Term 2 Week 8 Wednesday 15th June 2016

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Term 2 Week 8 Wednesday 15th June 2016

DATES TO REMEMBER Fri 17 K-6 Assembly 9:30am TEPS Bingo Night Tues 21 P&C Meeting 9:30am Lions Club & Environmental Reps

Gardening Day Fri 24 Books in Homes Giving Assembly

9:30am Schools Tree Day Tues 28 Stage 2 Onward & Upward, Memorial Park Fri 1 July K-6 Assembly 9:30am LAST DAY OF TERM 2

TERM 3 Tues 19 Jul STUDENTS RETURN Tues 16 Aug Yr 1 & 2 Excursion, Civic Theatre,

Newcastle Sat 17 Sep The Entrance Public School Community Fair Wed 21 - Fri 23 Sep Stage 3 Excursion, Canberra Tues 20 Stage 2 Excursion, Outdoor Education

Mangrove Mountain TERM 4 Mon 17 Oct - Fri 28 Oct K-6 Swim School TBA Multicultural Food Day

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Week 8 already and as always it is very busy at The Entrance Public School. Thank you to all the students for their outstanding representation at last weeks’ Reconciliation Assembly and the receiving of the message stick. It was a pleasure to hear our guest speakers talk about how passionate they are about our beautiful Central Coast and what family and kinship mean to them. Preschool Assessment & Rating It is a very exciting time for our school as we have received notification that our Preschool will be undergoing their Assessment & Rating process in the coming weeks. Our preschool will be rated against the National Quality Standards (NQS. There are seven quality areas, 18 standards and 58 elements that make up the NQS. If you would like more information about this process please visit http://www.acecqa.gov.au/national-quality-framework/assessments-and-ratings Congratulations to our senior boys PSSA state knockout soccer team who won a thrilling game in a penalty shootout. Thank you to Ms Martinez and all the parents who assisted with transport and supporting our team. A reminder that for student safety the school gates are locked from 9.30am until 3.00pm, we welcome parental involvement in our wonderful school and visitors are reminded to sign in at the office between the times that the gates are locked. Visitors are reminded that lessons continue until 3.15 and to be mindful not to disrupt learning for our students. Please also remember that as adults visiting the school you are expected to model appropriate behaviours in all areas of the school including the canteen, office and passage ways. Thank you for your assistance in making this great school even better. Please also be aware that over the next few weeks the police will have a greater presence in the area especially around the school in the mornings and afternoons. I urge all motorists and pedestrians to continue to obey the road safety

laws to ensure the safety of our students and school community, especially in the Kiss and Ride zone. Is your child making friends at school? Kids who get on at school tend to be more engaged in learning. Here are some ideas on how to help your child with social skills: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/development/how-friendships-boost-your-childs-learning Mastering spelling: Are you checking your child’s weekly spelling homework? Try talking to your child about how you spell, and what you do when you don’t know how to spell a word. Here’s some advice about how to help your child master spelling. Find out more: www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/english/english-tips/getting-your-child-used-to-writing Have a great fortnight. Mark Rudd PRINCIPAL

THIS FRIDAY 17th June Doors open at 4:30pm,

calling starts at 5pm DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Half Yearly Reports The teachers have been busily writing reports for the students in their classes over the last few weeks. The reports will go home the week beginning 27th June. When your child brings home their report, please make the time to sit down with your child and go through each aspect of their report and praise them for all of the hard work that they have been doing at school this year over the last five months. Win Bin Winners Congratulations to Paul K-6BW and Ruby K/1A, who were win bin winners for Weeks 7 & 8. Congratulations and well done to all of our outstanding students. School Assemblies The next K-6 assembly will be held this Friday 17th June. The assembly commences at 9.30am, parents are very welcome to attend. The final assembly for the term will be held on Friday 1st July. Preschool Enrolments for 2017 If you have a child who will be turning four years old before the 31st July, 2017 and you would like to enrol them in our preschool for next year, please collect an application form from the front office. There are only 40 places available. The preschool currently operates two groups; one operating every Monday and Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays, the other operating Thursdays and Fridays and the alternate Wednesdays. Priority must go to children who live in The Entrance Public School area and will be attending kindergarten at The Entrance Public School in 2018. Preference must also be given to students who have a disability, come from a low socio-economic family situation and/or are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. A birth certificate is also required for proof of age.

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The Garawa Pre-school is run by the Department of Education and Communities and fees have been heavily subsidised to cater for the needs of our community. This year the full fee rate per day is $15 per day. If the family has a Health Care card or are Aboriginal, fee relief is applied and the cost is reduced to $7.00 per day. To date fees have not been given to us for 2017. Warren Mee DEPUTY PRINCIPAL K-6 BW NEWS

What a fantastic time we had last Friday at our Multi Sports Day. The children were teamed up with students from Irrawang PS and spent the day rotating

around 5 different sports: cricket, golf, rugby league, AFL and soccer. It was delightful to see their huge smiles, as each of them tried their very hardest at the various activities. And didn’t they lift the roof off the bus with their enthusiastic singing on the way there and back! Swimming Scheme Next term students in K6BW will again have the opportunity to participate in weekly swimming lessons at Mingara Pool at a cost of $5 per week. Mingara have very kindly offered us their bus free of charge to transport students to and from the pool. We hope all the children will participate in this valuable opportunity to develop essential lifesaving skills. More information will follow. Home Reading Awards Well done to the following students who have recently received Home Reading Awards: 50 nights (Surf) - Cait Mary Best, Gemma White, Chris Green & Sabien Stragliotto Support Class Team KINDERGARTEN NEWS

Congratulations to the following students who have received their Home Reading Awards: Kinder Ainslie

50 nights: Jacob, Laila 75 nights: Scarlett 100 nights: Blair Kinder Quye 25 nights: Mia, Grace 50 nights: Keiralea, Courtney, Emelia, Tyson, Tilli 75 nights: Jarryd, Grace, Ava, Callum Kinder McFarlane 50 nights: Cooper 75 nights: Kayleigh, Mia 100 nights: Ruby, William Kinder Andrews 50 nights: Zac 75 nights: Kiana Kinder/Year 1 Ainslie 50 nights: Lyllee 75 nights: Miah 100 nights: Kayden Upcoming Events K-6 Assembly Friday 17th June TEPS Bingo Night Friday 17th June

A big thumbs up to everyone who received a RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY or PERSONAL BEST award at our mini assembly. Keep up the great work.

Regards Stephanie Ainslie, Nicole Quye, Donna Andrews and Mardi McFarlane STAGE 1 NEWS

The Stage 1 winner of our public speaking competition was Jessika from 2W. Jessika capably informed the audience all about her dog Milo. Congratulations Jessika. Thank you to the parents/caregivers who have sent in their deposit or paid in full for our Stage 1 Excursion next term. Snugglepot and Cuddlepie at

the Civic Theatre in Newcastle is the event on Tuesday 16th August. If you have misplaced the original note, please see the office or your child’s teacher. A $5 deposit is due this Friday. Congratulations to the following children who received a class award at our Stage 1 Assembly. Our clever home readers are included as well. 2C: Class Awards: Amelia- being an independent worker Ashley - being a hard working writer

Value Awards: Ted- a wonderful start to his new school Brayden – working hard to do his personal best at his new school

125 nights: Eliza 75 nights: Xander, Amelia 50 nights: Chase, Amelia 2K: Class Awards: Kristy – being a more independent learner Blake – enthusiasm in all areas of school

Value Awards: Casey – trying hard to improve her organisational skills Layla – working hard to do her personal best

25 nights: Layla and Aiden 50 nights: Casey and Blake 75 nights: Brodie 100 nights: Nyaka, Jordan, Liam, Isla 2W: Class Awards: Eedi - enthusiasm in all areas of school Dominic – fabulous emailing

Value Awards: Maddalin – being a kind and considerate classmate Calvin – thanks for being such a great star of the week

25 nights: Jai 50 nights: Mia 75 nights: Eedi, Georgia, Bella-Rose and Maddalin 100 nights: Lizzy, and Tesharnah 2/3M: Class Award: Jessika – for using commas when writing perfectly

Value award: Mathew – a sensible member of 2/3M who always tries hard to do his personal best

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1A: Class Awards: Avneet – excellent application to her work, especially her reading Aiesha – showing terrific application to her writing Value Awards: Azekual – welcome to TEPS. We are glad you have joined 1A Astin – showing all our 3 values and for being a top boy! 25 nights: Lily-Rose, Kayza and Stephanie 75 nights: Calm 100 nights: Saara 125 nights: Cameron 1B: Class Awards: Xander – an interesting narrative using adjectives about a baby Jade - excellent application to her work, especially writing Value Awards: George – always showing respect and completing work to the best of his ability Harmony- always shows our 3 values and always with a smile 50 nights: Choe, Kaitlyn, Zylah, Er Kai, Havana and Xander 75 nights: Kadee 100 nights: Jade, Marley-Jane and Czhaay 1P: Class Awards: Gabrielle – sharing and caring class member Aries – always tries his personal best Value Awards: Halainah – wonderful contributions in class discussions Johnson – being a confident, caring and kind class member K/1A: Class Award: Lincoln – enthusiasm during classroom discussions Value Award: Lyllee – being a positive class member Regards Stage 1 team STAGE 2 NEWS

Dear Parents/Caregivers, We have had an extremely busy fortnight. Not only did we have a fantastically organised athletics carnival, some students also participated in District X Country as well as competing in the semi-finals of the Public Speaking competition. Our Take 3

representatives spoke to the whole stage about the benefits of keeping our school and beaches clean and they will be doing the same at Newcastle University Ourimbah Campus where they will be hosting a Take 3 exhibition for the community. There have been a few notes sent home about some events coming up so please ask your child to show them to you so that these great opportunities provided by TEPS are not missed. Public Speaking A big thank you to all our semi-finalists: Sarah D, Amien D, Kaitlyn C, Laykin P, Mia D, Ashleigh C, Ella B, Jakub S, Patience L and Zoe H. It was great to see the students speak with such confidence and enthusiasm. Stage 2 were a great

audience and showed tremendous respect and support for their peers. These students are our finalist and will represent TEPS at the final hosted by The Lions Club. Finalists: Kaitlyn C, Ashleigh C, Patience L and Zoe H.

Bike safety for students A reminder to students who ride their bikes/scooters to school that they MUST wear a helmet. No helmet = NO riding Attendance Chatter Please note that teacher duty of care for students is between 8.45am and 3.15pm. This is the time when our staff are rostered to be on duty. There is no formal supervision provided for students outside these times. We ask parents to ensure that students are not at school before 8:45am and are not left at school after 3.15pm. These regulations are made for the safety of children. Staff are often required to attend after school meetings both on and off the premises. There are occasions when all teaching staff are involved in professional activities and need to leave the premises as close to 3.15pm as possible. Office staff are not responsible for the supervision of students before or after school. We seek your co-operation by ensuring that all children are escorted home as close to 3.15pm as possible. There are rare occasions when parents may be unable to be here at that time. We ask that you call the school and inform us when this occurs. Your support with this matter is much appreciated. What’s Happening in 3KD!!! It's been a busy start to the term, with our Year 3's sitting NAPLAN for the first time. Some of us were nervous, but we knew we would be fine and there was nothing to worry about! This Term we are studying the book "The Twits" by Roald Dahl and the students are quite engrossed with how terrible Mr and Mrs Twit are to each other. Our art is based around an idea from 'The Twits' and it involves the students working in small groups to produce a commercial for a particular item from (but it's a secret so we can’t tell you just yet). This commercial will be written by the students in 3KD and acted out in front of the green screen to add special effects. So stay tuned!! We have started STEM this Term and 3KD are loving it! STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The students are working in groups to overcome a problem together. They are given specific materials and a problem that can only be successful if they work together to come up with a resolution. 3KD have started Sports in Schools this term and are loving it. Regards Stage 2 Teachers

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STAGE 3 NEWS Hey Team, Student Absences Winter is now upon us. Winter typically means an increase in student sickness and absenteeism. It is important that all students attend school on a daily basis, unless they are sick or another critical reason prevents them from attending.

ALL ABSENCES REQUIRE AN EXPLANATION. Parents and caregivers are required to provide a valid reason if their child has not attended school on any one day. There are several modes that can be used to do this note, phone call, see your child’s teacher or use the School App. If students are sick consistently or if they are absent from school from extended periods of time, a medical certificate is required to verify the absence. It would help us here at school if explanations (in any of the above forms) could be provided immediately upon the return of students to school. If, after seven days no explanation is received, the absence is logged as unjustified and will be monitored by the Student Wellbeing Team and the Department of Education. Student education is vital and the first step to student success is regular school attendance. CAPA (Creative and Practical/Performing Arts) Electives This term Stage 3 students have been given the ability to choose creative or performing electives that run on Thursday afternoons. The electives offered this term include Visual Arts, Drama, Auslan Signing, Cross Stitch, Papier Mache or Digital Design. This term has been a very busy term with a number of other events that have been scheduled on Thursdays so these elective streams will be continued into the first couple of weeks in Term 3. SLAM Celebration Assembly On Monday Stage 3 will be holding their final SLAM (Successful Students All in Meet) for this term. This assembly will be a time when we recognise students in Stage 3 who have achieved in the following areas: AVID awards include:

A- The Overall ADVANCEMENT Award D- The Determination Award WICOR awards include:

W - An award for Writing I - An award for inquiry C - an award for collaboration O - an award for organisation R - an award for reading Maths

Outstanding effort in Mathematics. Parents, caregivers and family will receive invitations to this event. A celebratory morning tea will be held after our official assembly. As a stage, we have really seen some transformative efforts this year! Canberra Deposits to secure students’ placement on our excursion to Canberra ARE NOW DUE. If there are any financial concerns regarding payment for this excursion, please

contact Mr Stefans as soon as possible to ensure that your child does not miss out. Parents and caregivers if it assists, please feel free to pay off the balance for the Canberra excursion to the office either in weekly, fortnightly or monthly instalments if it makes things easier. The balance does not have to be paid until Term 3 Week 7. This is going to be a great memory making experience! Have an awesome week! Russell Stefans Assistant Principal- Stage 3 RUSSELL.STEFANS@det.nsw.edu.au The LaST News (Learning and Support Teachers) Home Reading Congratulations to all our wonderful home readers. We have started our lucky book draw for students who have reached 100 nights of reading. These lucky people have received books so far- Ivy, Victoria, Aaliyah and Nyaka. A reminder that once students reach 150 nights then they will all receive a book as part of our home reading scheme. They will continue to receive books at 200, 250, 275 and 300 nights of reading. Don’t forget EVERY NIGHT COUNTS.

Books in Homes On Friday of Week 9 at 9:30am we will be holding our next Books in Homes Book Giving Assembly. At this assembly 169 students will receive their set of 3 chosen books. A huge thanks to our sponsors for this term. They are Mingara, All Saints Grammar School Belmore, the 54 Hole Golf Challenge and the Central Coast Golf Day. Notes will be sent home to those students who are involved. Our role model for the assembly is author Jacqueline Harvey. Some books she has written include the Alice-Miranda and Clementine-Rose series. Check out her website and blog at http://jacquelineharvey.com.au/ where our school is mentioned in her upcoming events. Seasons For Growth Our Stage 3 Seasons For Growth groups will commnece on Thursday and Friday this week. Mrs. Harris’ Stage 2 group will be having their celebration on Monday 20th of June. Merryn’s Stage 2 group is continuing as planned each Wednesday. Sue Densmore & Jodie Harris LEARNING AND SUPPORT TEACHERS CANTEEN NEWS Just remember, if your children go home sick and they have a lunch order, can you please contact the canteen to cancel or pick up your order, as we can’t give out refunds. CANTEEN ROSTER Thurs 16th June Razaan, Kristy, Shelley Fri 17th Sandi HELP NEEDED Mon 20th Rita, Kristy Tues 21st Sammi, Kaylah Wed 22nd Brooke Thurs 23rd Rrazaan, Shelley, Kristy Fri 24th Sandi HELP NEEDED

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Mon 27th Rita, Kristy Tues 28th Sammi, Kaylah Wed 29th Mel, Brooke Thurs 30th Razaan, Shelley, Kristy Fri 1st July Sandi HELP NEEDED

Cheers, Emma Brophy 4333 5174

Swim Scheme 2016

I give permission for my child ………………………………… class ………………….to participate in the swimming scheme at Mingara Recreation Area from Monday 17th October till Friday 28th October. I understand that my child will be travelling to and from swimming lessons on the bus. I have enclosed a non-refundable deposit of $10.00 ……………………………………….. ………………… Parent/carer Date

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COMMUNITY FAIR

On Saturday 17th September our school will be having our first Community Fair. In future newsletters information regarding our fair will be published. Currently we are in the process of organizing our Community Fair and are offering stalls for hire to local small businesses who would like to be part of our day. The cost would be $50 or 20% of sales made on the day. If you or a business you know of would like to book a stall or receive more information, please contact:

Ally Bayfield on 4332 2422 (via the school office) or allison.grindrodr@det.nsw.edu.au

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