GUILDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL

APIA STREET GUILDFORD NSW 2161 PHONE: 9632 9675 FAx: 9892 1325 www.guildford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

NEWS UPDATE 2016 SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EDITION

Good morning special guests, parents, carers, staff and boys and girls.

Is this an ordinary assembly? Not at all, as today we acknowledge students’ outstanding success in learning, leadership and extra-curricular activities.

Throughout 2016, Guildford PS teachers have come to know students and how they learn. Like-wise, students understand the high expectations of their teachers, what good work looks like as opposed to outstanding work and work that needs more effort.

Firstly, let me congratulate the students for working together to make 2016 a year that truly reflects what GPS is about. There are four words that reflect what learning at Guildford PS is about.

1. Citizenship - consistently looking out to support others, setting a good example, doing things that help make GPS a safe, supportive and respectful place to learn.

2. Collaborative Thinking - working with others to create new and improved ways of doing things.

3. Voice - strengthening and building your own thoughts and opinions.

4. Leadership - using your skills and energy to assist other people to achieve new goals or targets.

If you have been sent to me with excellent work this year, raise your hand. I encourage parents, carers and teachers to look around at these students who consistently work at improving their skills and knowledge. I am truly a very fortunate individual having students visit me to share their learning. I usually ask “What are you learning about?” Usually we engage in a conversation about their work and what they have learned. My final question is usually “What’s another way you could have done this?” I thank students for being the heart of the school, for working hard to improve yourself.

Secondly, it is important to understand that parents and carers send their children to school every day expecting them to improve their literacy and numeracy skills. Expecting their child to be an effective communicator, a good friend, organised, focused and committed. Your ongoing support and encouragement is highly valued!

To Guildford PS teachers. If students are the heart of the school, I believe that makes teachers the soul of the school. Our teachers consistently plan and collaborate on effective learning experiences. They know their students and how they best learn. They build trust and ensure students fit and adjust. Our teachers are committed to providing a safe, supportive and challenging learning environment & they ensure that the needs of all students are met with rich classroom experiences. I congratulate teachers on your 2016 class and personal achievements.

Here are some facts about 2016 GPS programs that provided students with options to further develop their academic, social, spiritual and physical growth.

77 - students have achieved Gold Level 21 - SRC members

35 - library monitors 12 - house leaders

8 - debating team members 18 - miniLit participants

20 - reading recovery participants 8 - Gifted and Talented mathematics program

at Merrylands HS 10 - school chess team

10 - gardening club 100+ - dance troupe members

11 - computer club leaders 23 - SPARKS program participants 63 - New Arrivals program students

300+ - swim scheme participants 500+ - attended the swimming and athletics

carnivals Education week, Multicultural Day, Koomurri Indigenous experience, Olympic Games day and Book Fair made August our biggest month of the 2016. But a program of absolute significance was Peer Support which developed enormous leadership skills in Year 6 students who collaborated on and delivered high quality lessons providing opportunities for all students to participate, developing their self-confidence, sense of belonging, communication skills and development of new friendships. Year 6 students have certainly left a legacy of effective leadership and creative problem solving.

I would also like to acknowledge two teaching staff who will leave Guildford PS at the end of 2016 to take up positions at their respective new schools.

Mr Hanna was successful in being appointed as Deputy Principal Instructional Leader at Mount Annan PS for the next two years. Miss Ghassibe was successful in being permanently appointed as Assistant Principal at Mount Pritchard East PS. The contribution and passion that Mr Hanna and Miss Ghassibe exercise daily is remarkable. We wish both the best in their future roles.

Finally, to all students, staff, parents and carers thank you for your contribution this year, thank you for making Guildford PS a great school to be a member of. Merry Christmas to all! Have a safe & adventurous holiday.

Regards, Chris Haberecht

MERRy CHRISTMAS

CHRIS HABERECHT

For weeks, these students worked hard while being trained by the Year 6 monitors and selected Yr. 5 monitors. They were given practise to shelve books, acknowledge where books belong (Senior Fiction, Junior Fiction, Non Fiction, etc) and taught how to tidy shelves. They gave up their lunch hours with all having an 80% plus attendance record to training. Congratulations and welcome to the library monitor team.

The selected monitors for 2017 Library Monitor Team are:

3/4B: Zaynab El Ramlawi, Qoussay Agha, Rosabel Gyan, , Margaret Tan Terles,

Mahnaz Amiri and Rafael Lingad.

3/4C: Ainsley Eastwood, Husneya Muhammadi

3/4EH: Melissa Khazaal

3/4K: Neyfa Taleb, Hadeel kerdi

5J: Zachariah Abdulwahab and Josephine Wiredu.

5T: Shaekiba Rostami

5/6L: Alarnyx Tautuhi

GOLD —Term 4 Aarshan Noor 2E

TERM 4

DATES TO REMEMBER

16 DEC FRIDAY

LAST DAY TERM 4

19 DEC 20 DEC

‘SCHOOL CLOSED” No Staff @ G.P.S

19 DEC TO 30 JAN 2017 XMAS HOLIDAY BREAK

TERM 1 2017 DATES TO REMEMBER

30 JAN 2017

2017 FIRST DAY BACK

YR1-YR6

1 FEB 2017 2017 KINDY FIRST DAY

KINDERGARTEN AWARDS KC KH KF KM K/1K

Academic Achievement Malek Al-Zobbi, Bryce Macaraeg Josef Hiku Bronte

Eastwood Amira Taleb

Academic Achievement Mariam Hassin Zoya Ali Momin Butt Louisiana Xie Habiba Ziky

Collaborative and active class member Bibi Asiyah Karimi

Ghayure Ali Nazari Suana Basnet John Boima Shawn

Ramkissoon

Collaborative and active class member Riyad Al Doukhi Zakir Shahabzada

Celine Mahmoud

Demonstrating initiative and confidence in all aspects of school life Stefan Rusu Phoebe

Empasis

YEAR 2 AWARDS 2E 2K 2N 2O

Academic Achievement Lucas Ramsey Shubham Sheth Anika Penitani Kelly Vuong

Academic Achievement Aarshan Noor Kiana Cogger

Collaborative and active class member

Maleeha Kamoda Adam Hamdan Fiona Chen Mele Teu-Tekeu

Collaborative and active class member Muhammed Naboulsi

Critical thinker and problem solver Shannell Djan Aliasghar Muhammadi

Demonstrating initiative and confidence in all aspects of school life Zeyjan Olca Hilal

Abdulrahman Christian Bull

YEAR 3&4 AWARDS 3/4B 3/4C 3/4EH 3/4K 3/4R

Academic Achievement Justin Phan Ainsley Eastwood Mubarak Said Zainab

Hussain Muhadesa Ebrahimi

Academic Achievement Brian Mac Salahudeen Al-Zobbi

Creative Learner Rafael Lingad Husneya Muhammadi Faraz Hussain Ane Fifita

Creative Learner Patrick Empasis La-Teesha Maisema Collaborative and active class member Nicole Irving Genessa Rivera Tilangi Penitani Bibi Nargis

Karimi Zahraa Al-Ghizi

Collaborative and active class member Sumaiya Taleb Cameron Eastwood

Critical thinker and problem solver Kimmy Chung Danny Berisha Ghazal Mahdavi

Critical thinker and problem solver Hasina Yosufi

Demonstrating initiative and confidence in all aspects of school life

Zaynab El Ramlawi Zuhair Rizvi Fatima Colley

Demonstrating initiative and confidence in all aspects of school life

Melikeh Khan Alexandru Rusu

YEAR 1 AWARDS 1D 1L 1H Academic Achievement Ziad Abdalla Darius Djan Irena Khan

Academic Achievement Dima Daoudi Dae Jah Whaanga

Collaborative and active class member Auyee Li Waleed Al Attar Aman El Ramlawi

Collaborative and active class member Khushi Sharma

Critical thinker and problem solver Eric Chen Izaac Chung Nuh Hamdan

YEAR 5 AWARDS 5T 5J 5/6C Academic Achievement Nicole Tan Terles Josephine Weirdu Fatima El Kassab

Academic Achievement Zac Singca Yusef Tarabiya Creative Learner Rowayda Merheb

Collaborative and active class member Sybelle Alameddine Mansoor Tamaki

Collaborative and active class member Isra Khany Critical thinker and problem solver Yousef Nabizadeh Mahmut Atilgan Demonstrating initiative and confidence in all aspects of school life Jana El Ramlawi Alexandra Floyd

PSSA SPORTSMANSHIP CLASS

Junior Boys League Tag Lorima Rokosuka 3/4R Senior Boys League Tag John Tuuholoaki 5/6C Junior Girls League Tag Mariam Elsamad 3/4K Senior Girls League Tag Isra Khany 5/6C Boys Softball Mansoor Tamaki 5J Girls Softball Katherine Tran 6AK Boys Teeball Qoussay Agha 3/4B Girls Teeball Ainsley Eastwood 3/4C Junior Soccer Levi Mahony 3/4B Senior Soccer Mahdi Mansoor 6G Junior Netball Josephine Wiredu 5J Senior Netball Madison Osekerita 5J Junior AFL Austin Flood 5T Senior AFL Mohamed Kowaider 6G Junior Newcombe Ball Exodus Rees 3/4B Senior Newcombe Ball Prince Malla 6AK

YEAR 6 AWARDS 6G 6AK Academic Achievement Sarvin Emami-Naghadeh Linzi Salim Academic Achievement Mahdi Mansoor Prince Malla Creative Learner Ivy Tran Anna Chung

Collaborative and active class member Isabella Ramsey Demonstrating initiative and confidence in all aspects of school life Pallavi Kamoda

SPECIALIST WARDS Library EAL/D Digital Citizenship Community Language RFF

Kindergarten Isaac Kanj Obaida Baerli Francis Kanneh Amira Taleb Ali Amiri YEAR 1 Dima Daoudi Zahra Nazari Darius Djan Hamze El-Khaled Izaac Chung YEAR 2 Nerman El Kassab Sameera Nazari Shannell Djan Mohamed Daoudi Zeyjan Olca YEAR 3 Rubaba Ebrahimi Mahnaz Amiri Muddather Abdalla Muddather Abdalla Ghazal Mahdavi YEAR 4 Sumaiya Taleb Marzia Amiri Kristina Gierke Zaynab Elramlawi Justin Phan YEAR 5 Mansoor Tamaki Nooria Alizada Finau Fifita Hawraa Al-Ghanimi Mansoor Tamaki YEAR 6 Fatima El Kassab Nimco Hashi Ahmad Al Jebori Fatima El-Kassab Hope Croombes

Dux Sarvin Emami-Naghadeh Linzi Salim

Citizenship Pallavi Kamoda Public Speaking Award Sarvin Emami-Naghadeh

Performing Arts Dance - Yusif Tarabiya Choir - Kristina Gierke

On the 8th of December, students who have earned 30+ Guildford Stars participated in the Bush Tucker BBQ. We had Kangaroo, Crocodile and Calamari meat, with soft buns and fresh cordial. There were also delicious potato fillets for vegetarians.

They are committed to providing a sustainable product that promotes a healthy lifestyle as well as encourages all to have "Just a Taste" of what indigenous Aboriginal food has to offer.

We sincerely thank Alison and Fred from the Bush Tucker program for this wonderful experience.