Newsletter to Parents

SINGLETON PUBLIC SCHOOL

Find us at: 8 Hunter Street, Singleton NSW 2330 email: singleton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: (02) 6571 2250 Fax: (02) 6572 3076 website: www.singleton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Week 7 Term 2 QUALITY RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY 13 JUNE 2018

‘Super Citizen’ Afternoon Tea

Congratulations to the Term 2 Week 1-5 students who have been recognised as SPS ‘Super Citizens’. The students and I had a delicious afternoon tea with homemade cookies (from the amazing Lisa at our canteen) along with milk and juice to celebrate their achievement. I am looking forward to celebrating with our Week 6-10 students on Friday of Week 10.

Kindergarten 2019

Parents and carers are requested to contact the school office to register their children for Kindergarten 2019. The Department of Education is enforcing school zoning restrictions across the State and this may impact the availability of places within our school. Non-local enrolments will be subject to the ‘Non-Local enrolment’ procedures and a panel will meet to consider any applications.

Winter is here

With the cold weather well and truly arriving over the last few weeks it is a timely reminder for students to be wearing our school uniform and jumpers to keep warm. Please remember to label all clothing with your child’s name so if it becomes lost it is able to be found more easily.

ATSI Morning Tea and PLP’s

We are looking forward to meeting with parents and carers of our ATSI students on 22, June for morning tea and discussion around your child’s PLP goals and achievements.

Ms Deanne Brown Principal

Calendar of Events

Friday 15 June

Science Discovery Day at Muswellbrook leaving SPS at 8.15 am Year 3 excursion deposit due

Thursday 20 June

Sporting schools concludes for Term 2

Thursday 21 June

School Photo Day - return photo envelope and payment ON PHOTO DAY with correct money Office will be closed from 8.30-9.00 am for a staff photo Student Council and House Captains are to be at school at 8.50 am for 9.00 am group photos

Friday 22 June

Hunter Life Van notes and payment due to office

Monday 25 June

Hunter Life Van 6D, 7W, KS Year 4 Sydney deposit due

Tuesday 26 June

Hunter Life Van 6M, 3A, KDM

Wednesday 27 June

Hunter Life Van 5S, 3C, 1H

Thursday 28 June

Hunter Life Van 5K, 3Z, KL Debating Day at KSPS

Friday 29 June

Hunter Life Van 4R,4Z,7B

Monday 2 July

Hunter Life Van 5R, 4B, 1S Public Speaking finals days

Tuesday 3 July

Hunter Life Van 2PD, 2J, 2L

Wednesday 4 July

Hunter Life Van 1FL P&C Meeting 6.00 pm in school library Bandlink payment due by 12.30 pm to office

Thursday 5 July

Bandlink at Broadmeadow leaving SPS at 7.00 -7.30 am

Friday 6 July

Bandlink at Broadmeadow leaving SPS at 7.00 –7.30 am Last Day of Term 2

This weeks assembly will be hosted by the Band at the starting time of 12.45 pm.

The Week 8 assembly will hosted by The Aboriginal Culture Group at the starting time of 12.45 pm

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School Photos will be taken on Thursday, 21 June. Students are to wear full school uniform and return

photo envelopes on the day.

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PSSA Tennis Knockout

On Wednesday, 30 May Singleton Public School played Bolwarra at Howe Park. Representing Singleton were Abbie, Kaitlyn, Joshua and Lachie. They played brilliantly to win the match and displayed excellent sportsmanship. Singleton now progress to the next round.

Singleton 7 Sets 44 Games

Bolwarra 1 Set 16 Games

Cheryl Alaban Tennis Coordinator

Round 3 PSSA Netball

On Friday,12 June the school netball team played in round 3 of the PSSA tournament. The girls played against Muswellbrook Public School. The game was enjoyed by all and the girls competed fairly and gracefully against the other team. In the end, Muswellbrook Public School won 29 to 9. The girls all showed great spirit and worked well as a team. Everyone in the Singleton Public School community should be very proud of them! Thank you to all the wonderful parents that have supported the girls along the way, you have been truly appreciated. A big thank you to the wonderful umpires on the day! Finally, thanks to Ms Brown for your support, it was great having our Principal there to watch!

Di Merrick Organising Teacher

Regional Cross Country

Congratulations to Lachie, Caleb, Jack, Riley and Jai who represented Singleton Public School in the Regional Cross Country on Friday, 1 June. All the boys competed well. Well done!

Knights Knockout Opens Team

What an amazing team! We had a great day at the Newcastle Knights Knockout on Tuesday, 29 May. The whole team played brilliantly and we won four out of our five games. The boys displayed excellent skills in attack and defence and stood out for their wonderful passing skills and teamwork.

Thanks to all the wonderfully supportive parents who came to Waratah and transported the boys. Also much appreciation to Mr Martin, Mr Gilmore and Mr Ward for running the water. The Kirkland Shield will be held in August.

Cathy Black Rugby League Coordinator

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Canteen Roster - Week 8, Term 2 2018

Mon 18/6/18 Di Cooke, Monica Louw, Gabby Cooper

Tues 19/6/18 Elissa Tanner, Monica Louw

Wed 20/6/18 Cara Roohan, Melanie Drew, Lisa Delaney

Thurs 21/6/18 Melissa Wilson, Judi Wyllie, 1 more helper please

Fri 22/6/18 Rachel Bourke, Holly Cameron, 1 more helper

Canteen Roster - Week 9, Term 2 2018

Mon 25/6/18 Carolyn Martin, Allison Hodge, Rebecca Beattie

Tues 26/6/18 Lisa Mortensen

Wed 27/6/18 Cara Roohan, Claire Elgar

Thurs 28/6/18 Kylie Broadbent, Nicole and Todd Furness

Fri 29/6/18 Maxine Kolinos, Sandy Tickell, Tracey Adams

Please advise the Canteen if you have any changes to your rostered day.

Positive Behaviour for Learning – PBL Post-It Every fortnight our school focuses upon a new behaviour to reinforce our school values of RESPECT – RESPONSIBIL-ITY – QUALITY. All classes engage in small discussions about the various behaviours and students are rewarded for acting in an appropriate manner. This fortnight’s focus is:-

“ Taking responsibility for the choices you make ”

Parent Online Payment Advice - send to school office

Student Name: ______________________ Class: ____________________ Total Paid: _________________________ Date: ____________________ Description of Payment: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Online Payment Receipt number: _______________________ Where applicable, please ensure that you also send the permission note back to the class teacher.

8.40 am Play

9.10 am Morning Muster - class time

11.10 am Eating time

11.20 am Lunch 1

11.40 am Lunch 2

12.00 pm Middle session

1.30 pm Recess

2.00 pm Afternoon session

3.10 pm Home

Bell Times

Phone 02 6571 2250

Fax 02 6572 3076

Principal Deanne Brown

AP ES1 Gai Scoles (Relieving)

AP Stage 1 Samuel Johnson (Relieving)

Singleton Pubic School Details

AP Stage 2 Sharmyn Zeidler (Relieving)

AP Stage 3 Katrina Hackett

P&C Meetings First Wednesday of the Month

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Support Unit news

Last Friday, 8 June, some of the students from the Support Unit participated in the Newcastle Multi sports day held at the Forum, which was organised by the Department of Education. The students who attended had a fun filled day challenging themselves and getting out of their comfort zones. They were all engaged in the activities and participated in team and individual sports such as cricket, soccer, golf and hockey. Thank you to our volunteers Fran Foster and Wendy Mullen who were fantastic helpers.

Elaine and Denise

Morning Muster

The school is trialling having a “Morning Muster” only once per week on a Monday morning. This is try to increase the amount of learning time for students in the morning session. Announcements from Tuesday to Friday will be delivered in class by the class teacher.

Classes will still line up for the day under the COLA and be collected by their class teacher.

Evacuation

Our school is currently reviewing our evacuation procedures and will be undergoing an off site evacuation next week some time. A notice will be put on the App once this has been completed.

Late arrivals or early collection of children

If your child is late to school or needs to be collected from class before 3.10 pm, parents/caregivers must first report to the school office to sign the Student Leave Register and sign in as a visitor to the school. You will then be issued with a late slip/child collection slip to be taken to your child’s teacher. This shows the teacher that your child has been signed in or out at the office in line with DoE school attendance requirements.

Dogs on School Grounds

As per Section 14 of the Companion Animals Act (1998), dogs are prohibited on school grounds except where the principal gives permission. Where permission has been obtained, the dogs must be kept on a leash at all times. Therefore, please do not bring dogs with you into the school grounds.

Stocktake of School Equipment - Band Instruments

Each year the school conducts a stocktake of all school equipment. This is being conducted this week. All students that hire band equipment are asked to bring their instrument in to the office to be sighted during week seven or to have the instruments sighted by Mrs Dibley during band. There are also students with outstanding instrument hire fees for Term 1, please ensure these are paid as soon as possible.

Year 3 Outdoor Experience

The Year Three major excursion for 2018 is a two-day (over-night) trip to Outdoor Education in Morisset. The excursion supports and enhances our study of PD/H/PE, as well as contributing to all other areas of development.

During the excursion we are hopeful that the following activities will be available (weather permitting):

*High Ropes*Multi Climb*Night Activity (Country Fair) *Giant Swing *Archery *Bush craft*Bush walk

Travel is by bus which will depart at 8.45 am sharp on Thursday, 20 September 2018 and return to school by 3 pm on Friday, 21 September 2018. Full information packs will go home closer to the date of the camp. We welcome you to go online and find out more information at http://www.outdoorednsw.com.au/morisset/.

Approximately 70 students and 2 staff will attend the excursion. Due to limited accommodation facilities, we will only be able to take parents whose child’s medical needs require them to be present.

Approximate Cost: $190.00

This includes: coach travel, accommodation, programmed camp, qualified staff organising and managing camp activities, night activities, meals provided from Lunch on Day One to Lunch on Day Two. Please note: This price is subject to change depending on final numbers.

To secure a place, students are required to pay a non-refundable deposit of $50.00, which needs to be paid by 12:30 am on Friday, 15 June. If no deposit is paid by the due date it will be assumed that your child will not be attending. No late payments will be accepted. An amount of up to $140.00 can be taken at the office to allow for instalments to be made until the final cost is determined. Payment: The balance of money owing needs to be paid to the office by 10.30 am on Wednesday, 12 September. Parents experiencing financial difficulty are encouraged to speak with their child’s teacher or Mrs Burns at the office with regards to the Student Assistance Program. All discussions are private and confidential. Attendance on the excursion will be based on students’ demonstrated willingness to follow school rules and compliance with the school’s Welfare and Discipline Policies.

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Bandlink 2018

Our school has been invited to participate in BandLink 2018.

BandLink will provide Singleton Public School band students with quality instrumental coaching by tutors who are well qualified and ensemble experience with experienced conductors. It will all occur in a fun and supportive environment.

These days are fantastic and lots of fun! Your child will learn so much and gain a lot more experience from these days.

The 2 day workshop will conclude with a concert at 1.00 pm on Friday. There will be no charge for entry to the concert.

The cost will be $80.00 per child (this covers both days) and the school is providing the bus.

Where: Newcastle Racecourse, Broadmeadow

When: Thursday 5 and Friday 6 July 2018

Cost: $80 (due Wednesday, 4 July)

Time: The workshops run from 9.00 am- 3.00 pm each day. The bus will leave around 7.00 -7.30 am (bus time to be confirmed closer to the day). Payments are due back to school by Wednesday, 4 July

Kristy Dibley Organising Teacher

Too sick for school?

As the cold weather hits, so do the winter bugs. It’s often hard to know whether to send your child to school or let them stay home to recover, especially when that means an adult cancelling work. For safety's sake, if your child seems unwell you should always keep them home from school and seek medical advice. School A to Z and the NSW Health have created an at-a-glance chart to help answer your questions about common childhood illness and how long sick kids need to miss school. Find it by typing this link into your web browser http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/documents/49158/49542/Too%20sick%20for%20schoolFINAL.pdf.

Upper Hunter Science and Engineering Discovery Day 2018

The Upper Hunter Science Challenge Day will be held this Friday, 15 June, 2018 at the Muswellbrook Indoor Sports Centre. It will be run by staff from the University of Newcastle and feature a day of friendly competition to complete scientific based experiments against a number of other Upper Hunter Valley schools.

Selected students have been chosen to represent our school at this event. Mrs Grainger and Mrs Moore will be accompanying the students on this excursion. Children will need to wear full school uniform and bring morning tea and drinks. A sausage sizzle will be in operation for lunch provided by the Rotary Club of Muswellbrook. Please provide an appropriate lunch if your child does not wish to join in the sausage sizzle.

The bus will depart the Elizabeth Street gates, Singleton Public School at 8.15 am. Anticipated return is 3.10 pm.

Debbie Grainger Organising Teacher

Hunter Life Education Van

The ‘Healthy Harold’ Life Education Van will be at Singleton Public School from Monday, 25 June to Wednesday 4 July 2018. All classes will visit the van in separate sessions over this period. Each grade follows a different program so it is important for children to participate each year. The programs address many of the components and objectives within the NSW PD/Health/PE curriculum. A brief outline of the program contents is included on the permission note. The cost is $10.00 per child. Permission notes and money must be paid to the class teacher no later than 12.30 pm on Friday, 22 June. This enables the office staff to compile reports of payment for the class teachers. The Hunter Life Van is covered by Supercover, so if you have paid Supercover there is no need to pay for this event.

Day/Date Mon 25/6

Tues 26/6

Wed 27/6

Thurs 28/6

Fri 29/6

Mon 2/7

Tues 3/7

Wed 4/7

Session 1 9.30 to 11.00 am

6D 6M 5S 5K 4R & 4Z 5R 2PD 1FL

Session 2 12.00 to 1.30 pm

7W 3A 3C 3Z 7B 4B 2J

Session 3 2.00 to 3.00 pm

KS KDM 1H KL 1S 2L

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Sporting Schools

Sporting schools will conclude for Term 2 on Wednesday, 20 June.

Kindergarten Enrolments 2019 Open

Is it becoming time for your child to commence their school education? The school is now able to register names of all siblings and family members for Kindergarten 2019. If you would like to start your child at school next year, please contact the school office to record your interest.

Full details of information evenings, transition days and enrolment forms will be sent out in Term 3 to all names on the school’s register.

School Photos

In 2018 John and Tanya Parmenter will once again be taking the Singleton Public School School Photographs. They are members of a national group (MSP Photography) of highly successful photographers committed to providing professional photography and personal service at a competitive price.

MSP Photography use a pre-pay system for their photographic services either cash (correct money only) or you can also make online payments to MSP (see the instructions on the photo envelope for full details). A personalised envelope was sent home to students in Week 2, giving you the opportunity to order and pay for your children's photographs before they are taken. Please check your child’s details are correct and that names are spelt correctly – make any changes in red. They offer a 100% money-back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied with the photographs.

The personalised photo envelope needs to be filled in correctly, payment enclosed or receipt number from online payments written on the envelope, and returned to school on the Photo Day Thursday, 21 June 2018 (Week 8, Term 2).

Please do not misplace the envelope as it contains a shoot key that enables you to order and pay for the photos online and a barcode for the photographers to scan on the day.

The correct money for each student should be placed in their individual envelope. However, payment for all students in a family can be placed in one envelope. It is important that each member of the family hands in their own personalised envelope to the photographer - one order per envelope please. If you are including one payment for the whole family, the photo envelopes have a section towards the bottom of the envelope to include this information (eg “This envelope is empty, payment is enclosed with Joe Smith, 5E”).

Student Council and House Captains are to be at school at 8.50 am for 9.00 am photo.

If ordering more than one package of photos or class photo, please indicate clearly by adding the number required next to the appropriate box. (eg x 2).

Family/sibling photo envelopes are now available from the school office. These envelopes will also need to be returned to school on the photo day. The family photos are for Singleton Public School students only.

Group photos will be taken on the day for our Student Council, School Leaders and School House Captains and Vice Captains. These photos are often before school. Children in these groups will need to be at school by 8.50 am and meet at the back of the hall, ready for the group photos at 9.00 am. The photos will be able to be ordered approximately 4 weeks after the school photos. A personalised order form will be sent home once they are available to order with the student’s name on it and a notice will also appear in the school newsletter.

Please note: the school office or canteen does not handle change or money for photo day so the correct money is essential. The school office closed for the staff photo from approximately 8.30 - 9.00 am.

Full school uniform must be worn by all students, including navy socks and black shoes.

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P&C News

Last Wednesday night, June, 6 the P&C held their June General Meeting. Thank you to all those in attendance. It was a big meeting with a few big items decided on.

Firstly, it is with much excitement that we let you all know that we are pushing on with our Playground Upgrade, whilst we are only in the early planning stages, we have a way forward and we are very thankful to Ms Brown for helping to establish our new path. We do know that this is going to be a VERY costly project and we will need to raise a large amount of money to get this project completed. The bottom line is that unless we all make the effort to raise money for this project nothing will change, we need to gather the funds to make the playground a more safe, enjoyable and inspiring space for our children to play in. So where will the money come from? The P&C already has raised approx. $50,000 which is ready and waiting to be spent on this project. We will also be applying for grants to help fund the project. In addition, we need to also undertake some playground specific fundraising. We have decided on a few ideas that we are confident will help reach our fundraising goal and will let you know how you can help in the coming weeks once the details are finalised.

Some very exciting changes are also happening in the canteen. At the June meeting approval was given to set up online ordering for canteen lunch orders through Flexi Schools. This online ordering service is a safe and secure way for you to order lunches from your device wherever you might be. This is going to save Lisa, Tracy and all the canteen volunteers valuable time collating and sorting orders and counting money at the beginning and the end of the day. Many schools have introduced online ordering and from all accounts it has the potential to increase sales and save time which sounds like a win win situation. Keep your eyes out for more information over the next couple of weeks with all the details for you to get started to order online.

Planning is underway for our annual major fundraiser the much-anticipated SCHOOL FETE! This year the fete will be held on Friday, 7 September. Further details will be made available in the coming weeks once plans are put in place. This is a super fun day for families to come along to the school and share a day full of games, prizes, raffles and activities. Mark the date in your diaries now! All funds raised from the Fete will also be directed to the playground upgrade.

We are also looking for concreters or paver laying experts to help with some remodelling works on the sandpit. If you know someone handy in these areas please get in touch, we would love to offer them a chance to show off their skills to the entire school community!

VOLUNTEERS – are the glue that holds the entire P&C function together and we are always looking for more people to get involved. Breakfast Club is particularly short of volunteers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays so if you can spare an hour on these morning we would love to hear from you.

It is a very exciting time to be involved in the P&C with many projects that need to be organised, so please come along to a meeting, get in touch with one of the committee members or speak to Lisa in the canteen to find out ways that you can help out.

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VOLUNTEER PRIMARY ETHICS TEACHERS REQUIRED!  For Singleton Public School, Wednesdays in school term 1.00 ‐  1.30 pm.   All training and resources provided.  As an Ethics teacher you will guide discussions on vari‐ous topics to help children develop cri cal thinking skills and explore ideas, values and opinions about social behaviours and issues.  Must enjoy working with children, must complete police and working with children check, must be open‐minded and of good character.  For more informa on, go to h p://www.primaryethics.com.au/ or contact the school's program coordinator via email primaryeth‐icsatsps@gmail.com or on 0427141179

PARENT ONLINE PAYMENT LINK ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE  Westpac are making changes to the Parent online Pay-ment (POP) portal between 11th and 25th June 2018. It will be easier to use and will:-

Feature collapsible sections have grouped infor-mation in a more logical order making the form easi-er to use

Have browser auto-fill will allow parents and carers to make payments without having to re-enter details

Give you more time to enter details

Have larger controls to make it easier to use on mo-bile screens

Allow payment via a credit card or direct debit from a bank account

There will be no disruption to the online payment portal.

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Congratulations to our assembly award winners for Term 2, Week 5 2018

CLASS AWARD RECIPIENTS K - 6

Assembly Awards

KDM Lara Declan KL Zoe

Clay

KS Markie Chen-Jyun 1LF Omar

Lewis

1S Harrison Saxon 1H Danika

Lochie

2J Kayla Ping Ling 2L Kristy

Hannah

2PD Grace Brendan 3A

Arli Molly Mackenzie

3C Sophie Desert Bailey

4B Bobbie Nesha Abby

3/4Z Jack Cadel Jed

4/5R Cooper Harrison Lillyan

5K Riley Lachlan Charli

5S Hannah Charlie Jack

6D Harrison Jordan Emma

6M Kaitlin Hirani Sam

7B Coleby, Harley 7W Aiden , Bella

Singleton Stars

Early Stage 1 Mackenzie Stage 1 Hailey

Stage 2 Xavier Stage 3 Joe

Super Citizens

KDM Lara 3A Mia

KS Alana 4/5R Reagan

1FL Thomas 5S Amber

2J Layla 6D Nathan

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Congratulations to our assembly award winners for Term 2, Week 6 2018

CLASS AWARD RECIPIENTS K - 6

Assembly Awards

KDM Hannah Harlen KL Maggie

Ivy

KS Alannah Grace, Nikkaelah 1LF Josie

Brodie

1S Steve Alex 1H Jaek

Imogen

2J Sunny Hamish 2L Oliver

Vincent

2PD Meika Caitlin 3A

Kayden Tyler Avah

3C Hannah Lincoln Isabella

4B Lily Cameron Hamish

3/4Z Reece Hayley Koby

4/5R Alison Jack Jasmine

5K Abby Taj Chloe

5S Amber Charlie

6D Nathan Madison Abbie

6M Alex Brayden Alexis

7B - 7W -

Singleton Stars

Early Stage 1 Henry Stage 1 Olivia

Stage 2 Jessica Stage 3 Phoebe

Super Citizens

KL Ruby 3C Bailey

1H Bella 4B Nesha

3A Hannah 6M Jack

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7B and 7W Newcastle Multi Sports Day