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Valley View Public School

Respect, Responsibility, Personal Best

Chamberlain Road Wyoming NSW 2250 Ph (02) 4328 4433 [email protected] valleyview-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 3 2019

COMING EVENTS

TERM 1

WEEK 3 Tuesday 12th February P&C Meeting 7pm Staffroom Wednesday 13th February Class Information Sessions

WEEK 4 Friday 22nd February Whole School Assembly

WEEK 5 Wednesday 27th February Year 6 Information Night NVHS Friday 1st March Infants Assembly

IMPORTANT DATES 2019

Monday 1st April School Photos Tuesday 14th May NAPLAN begins Wednesday 31st July Athletics Carnival Friday 30th August Father’s Day Breakfast Friday 13th December Presentation Day

SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Valley View Public School Respect, Responsibility, Personal Best

Chamberlain Road, Wyoming NSW 2250 Ph (02) 4328 4433 [email protected] www.valleyview-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE If you have a strong commitment to your goals and dreams, if you wake up every day with a passion to do your job, everything is possible. Chantal Petitclere

Dear Parents and Carers, What a great start to the school year! After visiting classes throughout the week, I am pleased to say that the staff and students are enjoying their classes and establishing wonderful work routines for a productive and successful year ahead. It is fantastic to see and hear the positive and enthusiastic spirit that is present within the school and community. I would like to congratulate our newly elected house captains for their successful nominations. We know you will do a magnificent job in leading your sports houses throughout the year. Swimming Carnival Yesterday we held our annual swimming carnival. This was a fantastic day with all teachers very proud of the participation and outstanding behaviour of our students. I was impressed by the way that all students got in and “had a go”. There were many amazing performances from our students and I loved watching the great sportsmanship and team spirit shown by all our students. A very big thank you for all the staff and especially to Mrs Harpur and Mrs Wilson for their organisation of the swimming carnival. Thank you, to the many parents who volunteered their time to assist on the day. Without your assistance, we could not run such an organised event. Parent Information Evening Our parent information evening will be on this Wednesday, 13th February. The teachers are looking forward to meeting parents and carers. These information sessions are a great opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and receive information about the year ahead, classroom organisation, expectations and the class program. The information sessions will be in classrooms and are as follows: Kindergarten – 3:30pm-4:00pm – Mrs Barrett (KB), Mrs Koopman (KK) Stage 1- 4:15pm-4:45pm – Mrs Bulloch (K/1B), Mrs Hollingsworth and Mrs Anderson (1 HA), Mrs

Horncastle and Mrs McCabe (1/2HM), Mrs Betteridge (2B) Stage 2- 5:00-5:30pm – Mrs Pratt (2/3P), Mrs Tomlinson (3S), Mr Tosevic (3/4T) and Mrs Harpur (4H) Stage 3 – 5:45- 6:15pm Mrs Wilson (4/5W), Mrs Turner (5/6T), Mr Keyes (5/6K) and Mrs Harrington (K-6H) Extended Leave from Attendance If you are planning a family holiday during the school term for more than 5 days, you need to apply for an Application for Extended Leave from school. An application for Extended Leave – Travel form can be collected from the office. Once completed please return it to the Principal at least two weeks prior to the leave then an approved Certificate of Extended Leave – Travel is issued. The original certificate is signed, copied for school records and returned to parents. The certificate needs to be carried during leave, as it must be produced when requested by police or other authorised attendance officers. School Uniform It is great to see so many children wearing full school uniform, especially black shoes. We remind students that jewellery should be kept to a minimum including stud type earrings and all students require a school hat. Morning Assembly It is wonderful to have a high level of community support at our morning assemblies; however, I kindly ask parents to please model appropriate behaviour by not talking during announcements.

Yours in Education

Mary Hunt Principal



STUDENT WELLBEING Here are a few handy tips for parents:

Encourage children to set goals and take responsibility Encouraging children to set goals and take responsibility for the upcoming year is a great way to get in

the right frame of mind. Research shows that children who are setting learning goals are consistently more motivated and take learning more seriously. Of course, what this means will depend on your child’s age, even younger children can be given simple goals to focus on, even if it’s just packing their backpack before bed each night; you can ease into the discussion by reading books about school and talking about what to expect and the school routine. Find out what they’ll be working on and if there’s anything specific they’d like to accomplish, and then work together to make a list of steps they’ll need to take to reach these goals.

Engage with their curriculum It’s always a good idea to talk to your child about what they have been learning, but if you can, try to

speak with your child’s teacher as well. This will give you a chance to find out what you can do to support your child at home and also be aware of any specific areas they may need to work on. Source: https:// education.nsw.edu.gov.au

YEAR 6 SHIRTS

This is the winning entry in this year’s competition to design the

Year 6 Shirt. Congratulations to Eliza from 5/6K on her design.

Year 6 students were given the opportunity to come up with a

design and they were then voted on by Year 6 students. Notes

have already been sent home with information on how to

purchase the shirts.

Orders need to be in by Friday, 8th March.



THIS WEEK IN PBL! Personal Best means doing everything possible to make the best choices every step of the way.

TRY THIS!

Discuss what personal best would look like in the playground. e.g. Getting along with others, sharing, taking turns, following the rules, helping others, listening for the bells, respecting the teachers and your peers.

Each child draws a small picture and creates a collage. Role Play Examples: Playing a game and taking turns Asking another student to join in Non Examples : Not letting a friend join in Arguing over whose turn it is. GIVE IT A GO! Practise being the best class in assembly lines Best class walking around the school The best friend The best sharer The best writing for the day.

SCHOOL LEADERS 2019 Valley View has elected a new leadership team for 2019. We will be introducing our leadership team in up and coming newsletters.

Hello, my name is Amy and I am a School Captain for 2019. I am in 5/6T and I do karate. I am available at all times if any student wants help in the playground. My hobbies are drawing, playing the drums, singing, dancing, karate and being with my friends. Hello, my name is Eddie and I’m a school captain for 2019. My class is 5/6T. My hobbies are acting, sport and maths. My goal for this year is to help everyone when they need it.



VALLEY VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL CALENDAR TERM 1 2019

CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun

1

28th Jan

Australia Day

Public Holiday

29th

30th

Students Return

31st 1st Feb 2nd / 3rd

2

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th / 10th

3

11th

Swimming

Carnival

12th

P&C Meeting

13th Class Information

Session

14th 15th 16th / 17th

4

18th 19th

20th

21st 22nd

Whole School

Assembly

23rd / 24th

5

25th 26th 27th Year 6 Info Night

at NVHS

28th

1st Mar

Infants Assembly

2nd / 3rd

6

4th NVHS Band

Premiers Reading Challenge Begins

5th

6th 7th PBL Rewards Day

8th BWPSSA

Swimming

Primary Assembly

9th / 10th

7

11th

12th

P&C Meeting

13th 14th

15th

Anti Bullying Whole School

Assembly

16th / 17th

8 Parent

Teacher

Interviews

18th

19th 20th 21st

Harmony Day

22nd

Infants Assembly

23rd / 24th

9 Parent

Teacher

Interviews

25th

26th 27th 28th

Sydney North

Swimming

29th Primary Assembly

30th / 31st

10

1st Apr

School Photos

2nd

3rd 4th 5th

6th / 7th

11

8th 9th 10th 11th Easter Hat Parade

NSWPSSA

Swimming

12th PBL Rewards Day

NSWPSSA

Swimming

13th / 14th



DRIVING AND PARKING SAFELY NEAR YOUR SCHOOL

The beginning and end of the school day are busy times for pedestrians and drivers outside schools.

You can help keep children safe by remembering the following:

Never park on school grounds for drop off and pick up times. Please do not drive up the school driveways in the mornings and afternoons.

Drop your child off and pick them up on the school side of the road.

Never call out to them from across the road - it is very dangerous.

Always take extra care in 40km school zones.

Follow all parking signs - these help keep your child as safe as possible.

Park responsibly even if it means you have to walk further to the school gate.

Never double park - it is illegal and puts children at risk.

Never do a U-turn or a three point turn outside the school as it puts children at risk of harm.

Model safe and considerate pedestrian and driver behaviours to your child.

Amy Anderson Work, Health & Safety

HOUSE CAPTAINS 2019 It is with great pleasure, that we announce and congratulate our Sports House Captains for 2019. Bradman Gabrielle A & Elias K Fraser Briannan G & Nadia M Laver Tirryn D & Daniel G McKay Willow D & Riley P These students will be leading various sporting projects throughout the school year including inter-house lunch time competitions, house point systems and sports equipment borrowing. They will also assist teachers and fellow students where needed. It is an honour to be part of the school leadership team, and we know these students will hold their positon with upmost pride. Congratulations again.

Mrs Harpur



UNIFORM SHOP

Email: [email protected]

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

Friday— 8:30am—9:30am

Just a reminder if you are unable to get to the shop on Friday mornings, you can email the shop anytime with queries. When placing credit card orders the CSV on the back of the card is not necessary to process your order.



P&C NEWS The first P&C meeting of the year is TONIGHT 7:00pm in the staffroom. If you wish to vote at the AGM, you MUST attend the February meeting and pay your annual membership ($1.00) or pay the Treasurer (Lenore) in person today at the latest. NOTIFICATION OF AGM – Tuesday 12th March 2019, 7:00pm in the staffroom. The P&C committee consists of community volunteers voted in at the AGM, to be held on Tuesday 12th March 2019 at 7:00pm, by the parent and citizens from the school and broader community. The committee consists of five positions being President, Vice President, Vice President (ADHOC), Secretary and Treasurer. All positions will be declared vacant and financial members of the P&C can vote for the positions. To become a financial member, you need to pay $1.00 by the close of tonight’s meeting so that you can vote at the AGM. We invite the school and broader community to attend our meetings, which are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in school terms at 7:00pm in the staffroom – all welcome!! BREAKFAST CLUB The Valley View Public School Breakfast Club has been running successfully for 12 years, with the assistance of volunteers and can be located in H Block at the top of the school. Students are welcome from 8.30am when the bell rings. Breakfast club is currently open every day thanks to our wonderful volunteers! This service provides a healthy breakfast to any children in the school that would like to use the service. A healthy breakfast helps them to start the day well, fuelling their minds for learning and providing the energy, they need to get through the day. We supply the students with toast, fresh fruit and milk. We would like to thank Bakers Delight Wyoming for their ongoing support through donations of bread for Breakfast Club. SCHOOL BANKING School banking for 2019 began today. Please send in your child’s bank book to the classroom teacher on Tuesday. Getting involved in School Banking is easy! All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways: Online Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account. In branch

Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.

If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account, they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking Day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet. To find out more about the School Banking Program and how to get your child involved visit Commbank.com.au/schoolbanking. DATES FOR THE DIARY February P&C meeting – TONIGHT 7:00pm in the staffroom. P&C AGM Meeting – Tuesday 12th March.

Thank you

Karen Gaiser P&C President

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



CANTEEN NEWS

Canteen days are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Hours are 8.30am to 1:50pm. Orders can be placed at the canteen from 8:30am to 9:00am.

This week we welcomed the new kindergarten kids to the canteen. Its been great to meet them and help them order lunches and snacks.

How to order lunches:

Please come to the canteen before 9am Write on a lunch bag with name and class (or bring in a prewritten bag from home) Write on the bag what the student would like for lunch (from our menu) Lunches are then picked up by students and delivered to the classroom. If the order has an ice block the

bag must be returned for collection of the icy treat Enjoy your lunch.

The warm weather is upon us and we are committed to providing healthy icy treats for the kids. As we are a Healthy School Canteen, we have strict regulations that we must follow in relation to icy snacks.

We are still looking for more volunteers – If you can spare a few hours per week/ fortnight or month. Please pop in and say hi – or msg me (0438 283165) I would love to hear from you.

Bec van Drempt

Canteen Supervisor



Notes issued this week:

Parent Information Night—Whole School

All notes are now on the school website at valleyview-schools.nsw.edu.au and on the App

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