Oxley Park Public School

Learning Together for the Future

114-130 Adelaide Street, St Marys 2760 : 9623 1375 : 9623 1340 : oxleypark-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 2 Week 10 2nd July, 2020

We made it to the end of term, Thank You! As we come to the end of term this Friday, I would like to acknowledge the work of the many. Thank you to our students who have done their absolute best in these trying times. They have worked remotely, learned how to navigate new learning platforms and then flipped back to learning in our classrooms. Thank you to our amazing students for your resilience, dedication and love of learning. This could not have happened though without the support of our amazing families and community. Thank you to our families for supporting your children’s learning and for supporting our school as we made many changes during the learning from

home and learning back in the classroom. We appreciate your support of the changes that are still in place for the pick-up and drop of procedures and for the online canteen. As we navigate through the holidays into term three further changes may occur, but we take our advice directly from the NSW Department of Education. If you would like to access the website for the latest updates here is the link. https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19

And last but not least is our amazing staff – Thank you! – You have worked harder these last two terms in the most trying of conditions and you are still smiling, showing up for work eager to lead learning across our school. Thank you to the amazing teachers and staff who work here – I am truly proud and humbled by the work ethic, the love of teaching and the love of our students. In my career I have never experienced such a tumultuous time in teaching let alone what has been happening around the world. I do take solace however in the wonderful, calm and professional manner in which our school staff managed a very intense time. During term two we were appointed two additional temporary teachers. The two teachers Mr Stephen Towell and Ms Janis Tahu have been a wonderful addition to our school. Mr Towell has been teaching S2/3W to ensure continuity of the teaching program and Ms Tahu has taught many classes across the school supporting wherever the need was. Thank you for both your efforts and supporting our wonderful school. Sadly, Mr Towell will be leaving us at the end of this term. He will however continue working and supporting many schools though his business called Digi Ed. We will most definitely see Mr Towell back in our school in the near future. Fortunately for us Ms Tahu is staying with us for the remainder of the year. The end of term harvest has been amazing. The gardens have thrived in this wonderful weather and under the watchful eye of Mrs Jurisic, thank you to the gardening students and staff who look after our produce, livestock and recycling projects whether it’s the worms, the paper recycling or the bees. We are fortunate to have such dedicated Eco Warriors at our school. School resumes for students on Tuesday 21st July, Wishing all our families a safe and happy holiday.

Working together in partnership for Quality Education

Kim Smith Principal

Stage 3

Stage 2

S2L

S2L watching a BTN clip about Johnson's journey as a refugee coming to Australia.

S2L writing a recount of Johnson's life.

Stage 2

S2R

Stage 1

News from S1H

Hello from the wide world of learning we have all been part of this term. S1H have taken part in many learning experiences and have worked tirelessly to make the most of every opportunity presented to them. We have been learning to apply a variety of skills to our day to day lives and interactions in group activities. We listen to everyone’s ideas and are showing how well we work as a team in S1H.

We have made towers using spaghetti and marshmallows and discovered that the tallest tower is not always the most stable…. We learnt to test out different prototypes until we were happy with the end result of the experiment. If we needed to change the original plan, we were open to all suggestions and adapted our thinking accordingly.

S1H were on the edge of their seats during writing lessons looking inside the Fearsome,

Frightening and Ferocious box, to find nothing but a cute, little bunny inside. They were in fits of

laughter finding out that the assumed beast was nothing more than a ‘bunny’.

Thank you for taking a journey with us into our learning. Take care from the S1H family.

Kindergarten

Oxley Park Public School (Learning Together for the Future)

To ensure your child has a smooth transition into Kindergarten we would like to invite you and your child to our ‘Stay and Play’ sessions.

‘Stay and Play’ Transition sessions are held on Wednesday 28th October and Tuesday 3rd November, 2020

from 9:00am-10:00am and on Tuesday 10th November and Thursday 19th November, 2020

from 2:00pm-3:00pm. Please meet in Area 3

‘Drop and Play’ Transition sessions are held in Kindergarten Classrooms on Wednesday 11th November, 2020

at 9:00am- 10:00am and at 2:00pm-3:00pm on Tuesday 17th November, 2020

Join Kindergarten for a Teddy Bear's Picnic on Wednesday 25th November 2020 at 9:30am. For more information please contact Oxley Park Public School on (02) 9623 1375

Learning through investigative play Play comes naturally to children and allows for an expression of self-identity, stimulates their wellbeing, enables them to build social relationships and is important for their learning and development. Play provides opportunities for children to learn as they discover, create, improvise, imagine and investigate. Play provides a supportive environment where children can ask questions, solve problems and engage in critical thinking. Play can expand children’s thinking and their desire to learn. Play-based curriculum is intentional and relates to the interests of the children. Our learning stations are organised in a thoughtful, deliberate and purposeful way. Our learning stations are science, maths, literacy, dramatic play, construction, tinkering, art and craft and sensory. This promotes the development of the whole child. Check out all the learning that happens in the preschool when the children are provided investigative play opportunities.

Oral language development

Problem solving

Literacy – writing our names

Using technology to resource

learning Fine motor and creativity development

Office News

Office Hours – 8.30am – 3.30pm

Changes to the daily collection of your children As the school office is at its busiest between 8.30 to 9.30am and 2.30 to 3.00pm, we would like to encourage parents/carers to make plans prior to school in regards to changes in pick-up arrangements. Whilst we recognise that at times there can be some unexpected changes in after school arrangements for students, can you please try and minimise calls by pre-organising where possible, with students. At times, the office is inundated with calls and messages needed to be given to students often with only a few minutes notice. The wellbeing and safety of students is our paramount concern and we do not want to risk messages not being received or unavoidable confusion.

Student Asthma Record, Anaphylaxis/Allergy ASCIA Plans If you have not yet returned your Student Asthma Record, Anaphylaxis/Allergy ASCIA Plans for 2020, please do so as soon as possible.

Kindergarten Enrolments Kindergarten enrolments for 2021 are now open. Please see the school office to complete your 2021 Kindergarten Expression of Interest and receive your enrolment form.

Thank you for your support

Karen Curcuruto School Administrative Manager

SAFETY A reminder around safety and our students arriving and leaving the school. If

students are riding bikes or scooters to school THEY MUST WEAR A HELMET.

NO HELMET – NO BIKE/SCOOTER

Thank you to Nepean Boltmaster

A big thank you to Nepean Boltmaster for their kind donation of hand sanitiser. It has been very

much appreciated in all our classrooms.

is back !

Commonwealth Bank’s School Banking program will resume at Oxley Park in Term 3 2020.

School Banking is processed every Wednesday, deposit books are to be dropped at the school office before 9am and will be returned to the children the following day via the class teacher. If you would like your children to do School Banking and do not currently have a Commonwealth

Bank account, information on how to open an account is available from the school office.

Oxley Park Public School Banking Coordinator

ENVIRONMENT NEWS

GARDEN CLUB VEGGIE SALE WEEK 10

In the front garden - (parents kiss and drop area Outside Admin Block)

Thursday 2nd July

9:15 - 945 am & 2:00 pm-2:30 pm

Friday 3rd July

If any left overs 9:15 am to 9:45 am

Lettuce - iceberg $3

Bok Choy $3

Chinese cabbage $3

Spinach $3

Radish bunch $3

Shallots bunch $2

Radicchio $2

Expressions of interest Richmond Agricultural College

Richmond Agricultural College is asking for expressions of interest for their enrolments in 2021.

https://richmondagcollege-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/enrolment.html

Congratulations to the following students who have received PBL Awards for week 7:

Name Class Award Term 2 Week 7

Tiana KC Bronze

Yuvraj S1A Bronze

Miguel S1A Bronze

Diyalini S1A Bronze

Noah S1A Bronze

Kiarna S1A Bronze

Dhruv S1B Bronze

Layton S1B Bronze

Esperanza S1B Bronze

Bridget S1B Bronze

Aaliyah S2R Bronze

Emily S2R Bronze

Christian S2R Bronze

Blandina S2R Bronze

Janet S2R Bronze

Chol S2R Bronze

Xavier S2S Bronze

Mikayla S2S Bronze

Vidun S2S Bronze

Lilly Rose S2S Bronze

Areeb S2S Bronze

Ashleigh S3A Bronze

Helen S3J Bronze

Cherish S3J Bronze

Jazzmine S3J Bronze

Jamie S3J Bronze

Nyakeh S3J Bronze

Isaac S3R Bronze

Jamel S3R Bronze

Congratulations to the following students who have received PBL Awards for Week 8:

Name Class Award Term 2 Week 8

Layla KC Silver

Inayat KP Bronze

Amara KP Bronze

Aaleyah KP Bronze

Isabella KP Bronze

Tiffany KP Bronze

Madelaine S1A Bronze

Talha S1A Bronze

Zienna S1A Bronze

Rian S1A Bronze

Anastacia S1B Bronze

Aaradhya S1D Bronze

Joel S1D Bronze

Adior S1R Bronze

AJ S1R Bronze

Sidney S1R Bronze

Lacey S1R Bronze

Jordyn S1W Bronze

Taidem S1W Bronze

Jennifer S1W Bronze

Hanin S2G Bronze

Jacob S2G Bronze

Eesha S2L Bronze

Zara S2L Bronze

Ava S2L Bronze

Eshaal S2R Bronze

Esther S2R Bronze

Ayuel S3A Bronze

Nathalia S3A Bronze

Apram S3A Bronze

Talya S3A Bronze

Ashleigh S3A Bronze

Ilayda S3M Bronze

Talasio S3M Bronze

Raymond S3M Bronze