Guise Public School
“Educating and caring for the whole child”
Eucalyptus Drive, Macquarie Fields Telephone: (02) 9605 4397 Fax: (02) 9829 3975
Web Address: https://guise-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Email: [email protected]
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School Term Dates 2020 Term 2 Monday 27 April – Friday 3 July
Term 3 Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September (Students return Tuesday 21 July)
Term 4 Monday 12 October – Friday 18 December (Students finish Wednesday 16 December)
Principal’s Report
Term 2 Week 10 2020
SCHOOL CALENDAR Friday 3 July Last Day of Term 2
TERM 3
Monday 20 July School Development Day
Wednesday 22 July Links to Learning resumes
Tuesday 21 July Students return to school
Friday 31 July School Banking resumes
Mon 3 – Fri 7 August Education Week
Friday 14 August Semester One Reports go home
Please report trespassing on school grounds, unlawful acts and vandalism to School Security on 1300 880 021
Principal’s Report
NAIDOC Week Celebrations For NAIDOC week, Guise Public School held a special day
on Wednesday this week, to celebrate the history,
culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only
in Indigenous communities, but also by Australians from
all walks of life. The theme for NAIDOC this year is
‘Always Was, Always Will Be.’
Students participated in a range of activities during the
day, including opportunities for weaving, threading
bracelets and dot painting. In addition, children were
treated to a free sausage sizzle and bottle of water.
Classes also decorated their doors around the theme
‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ for our annual Deadly Door
competition. The doors will be judged this week and
prizes awarded for the winning classes.
It was a fantastic day for all students and staff. I would
especially like to thank our wonderful Aboriginal
Education Officers, Ms Bell and Mrs Collier, who
organised the events.
Family Partnership Meetings Family Partnership Meetings will be held again in Week 5,
Term 3, where class teachers will have conferences with
parents/carers and students. During these meetings,
parents/carers will have the opportunity to review goals
that were set in Semester One and establish
personalised goals for each student to work towards
throughout the second semester. These goals will be
developed by the teacher, parent/carer and students and
will be reviewed as part of our reporting process at the
end of Semester Two.
For this semester only, due to School Operation
guidelines, Family Partnership Meetings will only be
conducted via telephone. There will be no school or home
meetings held.
This week, you will receive detailed information
regarding booking a time with your child’s teacher and
some tips for thinking about some goals you would like to
set for your child.
We are a team in the education of your child and we look
forward to meeting with all families throughout Week 5
to ensure each and every student is known, understood
and challenged to achieve their personal best.
Virtual Assembly Last Tuesday we held our virtual assembly, which was
streamed to all classes using the video conferencing tool
‘Zoom’. 5/6D were the hosts of the assembly in the hall
and we just had a small number of YCDI nominees and
Gold award recipients present for the actual assembly.
All other students and teachers were able to watch the
assembly from their class and present their Bronze and
Silver award winners at this time.
Congratulations to all our YCDI award nominees and
winners. You have all worked so hard and we are very
proud of your ongoing efforts.
Pre-Kinder Our Pre-Kinder program will start in Week 2 of Term 3
for children who will be starting school in 2021. During
the sessions children can learn essential pre-
kindergarten skills in a fun and interactive setting whilst
socialising with their peers and becoming familiar with
the BIG school environment. The flyer is included in this
newsletter with all information. Enquiries about the
program are welcomed at the front office.
Term Three As the term draws to a close tomorrow, I would like to
remind everyone that staff members will return to school
next term on Monday 20 July for the Term 3 School
Development Day, where teachers will be involved in
professional learning.
We hope all students enjoy a wonderful school holidays
with their family and we look forward to seeing all
students returning on Tuesday 21 July 2020, for the
first day of Term 3.
Have a wonderful week and happy holidays!
Megan Predl
P&C News School Banking
is on Friday
We will be resuming school banking in Week 2, Term 3.
Remember, Friday is School Banking day and students
should bring in their weekly deposit.
Thank you for supporting the School Banking program at
Guise Public School. We would also like to thank the
wonderful parents who volunteer as our School Banking
Co‐ordinators and process our banking every week.
You Can Do It update Term 2 2020
You Can Do It Winners Nominees
Getting Along
Ayaas Abdullah
Thorston Bartrop
Toni Pogmore
Jenna has always showed kindness and
respect towards her teachers and peers.
She loves welcoming new students into
Guise Public School and always puts her
hand up to show them around the
school. Jenna is very compassionate and
will be the first to offer any assistance or
help. Well done, Jenna!
Confidence
Chloe Pamplin
Joseph Sandoval
Patrick demonstrated confidence when
consistently completing all set online
learning tasks through Seesaw. Since
returning to school, he has confidently
and proudly been walking into school
and saying goodbye to Dad at the gate.
Patrick has moved from playing in
Structured Play to other playground
areas with confidence and ease at both
recess and lunch.
Organisation
Amelia-rose Ky
Jacob Sheen
Oberon Marshall-
Watson
Ruby Woods
Toni is a highly organised student. She
consistently demonstrates all of key YCDI
values and is always helpful and caring to
her peers. She is reliable both inside the
classroom and on the playground. Toni
has voluntarily been cleaning the
playground after every recess and lunch
in order to keep our school looking
fantastic. She is extremely deserving of
this award.
You Can Do It Winners Nominees
Persistence
Ava Valentine
Chace Webb
Ioane Ripley
Justice Ah Fa
Kalara Penrith
Aayansh engages in all aspects of his
learning with enthusiasm. He displays
success in his reading, writing and
numeracy due to his hard work ethic.
Aayansh is keen to contribute his
fantastic ideas in class. He has made
a wonderful start to Kindergarten and
is encouraged to continue to use his
persistence to continue to improve.
Resilience
Halleigh Brodie
Jaxon Stevens
Jnr displays resilience in overcoming
the challenging task of attending big
school. From day one of Kindergarten,
Jnr has displayed a willingness to take
on new learning, and bounce back
even when faced with challenging
tasks. He displays a ‘Never Give Up’
attitude to all aspects of school and
this attitude has attributed to his
growing success in his learning.
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