Chloe, Alesha , Nate, Phoenix · 2 Tregeagle Public School Newsletter – Term 1 Week 8 2020 Bring a Drink Bottle We are asking that all students please bring a full, labelled drink

Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be a Learner

Date: Thursday 19 March Term 1, Week 8

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information for parents Our school is being vigilant in implementing the Department’s infection control procedures, including daily cleaning in accordance with normal protocols, the promotion of healthy hygiene habits and making hand sanitiser and hand wash available for all staff and students to use while at school. The NSW Department of Education and NSW Health are working closely to ensure the health and safety of all students and staff is maintained. Schools will always make decisions with students safety as the highest priority. All staff, students, volunteers and parents should remain at home if they are unwell. Those who become unwell at school will be sent home and asked to remain on leave until they are well. Our school, in accordance with advice from the Department is required to adjust our activities to ensure the safety of students and staff. The day to day learning opportunities held within classrooms will go ahead as planned, although we have had to make some cancellations/postponements. These include School Assemblies, Scripture, school photos and 3-6 Intensive Swimming to name a few. As other adjustments are made to the calendar we will communicate these to you. We still look forward to celebrating Harmony Day, PJ day and an ANZAC ceremony at school with the students in an adjusted format. The ANZAC ceremony will not be open to parents and the community.

Principals Message, Rebecca Fletcher

Birthdays Chloe, Alesha, Nate, Phoenix

Wk Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

T1 W9

23/3

24/3 25/3 26/3 27/3 PJ Day

T1 W10

30/3 31/3 1/4 2/4 3/4

T1 W11

6/4

7/4 8/4 9/4 10/4

T2 W1

24/4 SDD Teachers

28/4 First day students

29/4 30/4 1/5

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Tregeagle Public School Newsletter – Term 1 Week 8 2020

Bring a Drink Bottle We are asking that all students please bring a full, labelled drink bottle to school everyday. There are filtered taps which students can fill up their bottles during the day. The bubblers have been closed for hygiene reasons at this time. Harmony Friday 20 March WEAR: ORANGE CLOTHES On Friday Tregeagle PS will celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity in Harmony. Harmony Day is about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. It’s a time to reflect on the importance of respecting each other and our differences. Australia’s success as a multicultural nation is underwritten by our values, our mutual understanding of our rights and responsibilities as citizens and our respect for each other. Our shared Australian values of respect, equality and freedom go beyond our different cultures, and are what makes Australia such a great place to live. The message of respect and belonging can be lived by each of us, every day, not just during Harmony Day. By wearing orange on Friday, Tregeagle PS will be sending a strong message that ‘Everyone belongs’ in our school community. Students will be participating in 5 activity rotations organised by Mr Bock and the SRC events team around multi-culturalism and anti-bullying. There will also be a meal deal fundraiser on the day. Parent/Teacher Meetings If you would like to speak with your child’s classroom teacher, please call or email the school office to make a mutually appropriate time for a meeting or return phone call. Classroom teachers want the best for your children and are very busy before and after school; planning, attending meetings and professional learning and often they find it difficult to have an unplanned professional conversation with parents when they are on the run or preparing lessons. Thank you for your understanding in this matter. [email protected] School Uniform – Socks/Jumpers Recently Tregeagle PS has had an influx of students wearing odd or brightly coloured socks to school. School uniform socks are white, grey, navy or black socks. As the weather appears to be getting cooler could students wear their royal blue jumper/jacket. Students have been spoken to about this. Tregeagle PS has high expectations for all students wearing the correct uniform as it promotes a sense of collective school pride. Tell Them From Me student feedback survey (Term 1, 2020) I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices. http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used Tell Them From Me to survey 5.4 million students. Capturing the voices of our students will help improve how we do things at our school. I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 9 March and 8 May. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary. Please contact the school office if you do not want your child or children to participate.

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/

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Ms Braddon – Landcare News We have the best Landcare dads at our school! David and Dan came to our last Junior Landcare session and guided us through the process of splitting our bee hive. David donated a native bee hive to our school quite a while ago and it had now got so healthy and full of life that they were able to split it to create another bee hive. Our Junior Landcarers were fascinated by the intricate honeycomb patterns created by the bees and were able to taste the flavour of native bee honey – some loved it and some did not! It has a very interesting flavour indeed. The bees are very friendly and do not sting. Some bees took a particular liking to some students and were a little too friendly but our students managed just fine. We viewed the native bees with insect magnifying glasses and discovered that they have similar features to introduced honey bees. It was such an interesting afternoon and Dan, Chrissy and Bella are now the proud owners of a new family of native bees at their home. Thank you David for sharing your extensive knowledge and especially for the time you have taken to educate our students on something so important and valuable to our environment.

PSSA Sports Congratulations to Jesse, Miles and Chase for competing in the PSSA Basketball trials and to Jai, Tommy and Willow for competing in the PSSA Tennis trials. Both group of boys had a great time and are inspired to keep practising their skills for future competitions. Thank you for representing our school with pride and respect.

Teacher Information/Class News

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Mrs Collins – Library If your child has borrowed a library book which included a resource card, please ensure that the card is returned along with the book, thank you. These were sent out with students who chose to borrow them and provide an offline activity to do. Soccer Both girls and boys have byes for round one so no games will be played this term. We will continue training and teams will be announced soon. CAPA Students who are producing movies will need to bring in their costumes and any props they require by Monday 23/3/2020.

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Class Page

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PBL/Certificates

Tregeagle Eagle Award Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be a Learner

Recipients Week 6

Finn – KS, Isabelle – 1/2G, Samara – 2/3B, Madison - 3/4/5A, Bella – 5/6B PBL this week is Before School

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Tregeagle Eagle Award Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be a Learner

Recipients Week 7

Mitchell – 1/2G, Liam – 2/3B, Emmett - 3/4/5A, Sienna – 5/6B PBL this week is Sports Shed

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Orlando Sharing thoughtful ideas in class discussions.

Lucy Creativity and taking pride in her work.

Nate Demonstrating great focus and knowledge of sounds during Sound Waves activities.

Jaxon Expressing his scientific ideas using relevant vocabulary. Well done Jaxon!

Poppy Fantastic effort in writing. Well done.

Taj Eagerness and effort during guided reading.

Sarah Her great work when creating and counting equal groups in mathematics.

Logan His persistence and reflection when editing his writing.

Alexis Her great use of reading strategies and improved fluency when reading unknown texts.

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Notice from CommBank School Banking The health, safety and wellbeing of our communities and our people is our first priority. Due to the rapidly developing situation with Coronavirus, School Banking has been temporarily suspended from 20 March 2020 until the start of Term 2. Please do not bring your deposit book with your weekly banking into school. We will notify you when banking will recommence, thank you. School Photos School photos have been postponed to a date yet to be confirmed. All orders & payments will be held at the school until the new date. Year 7, 2021 Expression of Interest Forms - Year 6 Students "Moving into Year 7 in a NSW Government School in 2021" - expression of interest forms are due by no later than Friday 20 March so that high schools may commence the offers process. Please be prompt in your return of these forms. Your assistance is much appreciated.

Administration, Mrs Benson

Chelsea Experimenting with the use of imagery and language features to create imaginative texts.

Isaac Displaying a high level of engagement and understanding in the key learning area of mathematics.

Gem Effective use of rhetorical questions when writing a persuasive text.

Jesse Demonstrating perseverance and determination with your genius hour project. You are very talented.

Mei Demonstrating critical thinking skills during our science investigation. Well done Mei!

Eva Showing determination and perseverance in maths by increasing focus, seeking and applying feedback and completing homework tasks. Well done Eva!

Serena Being more confident and concise in solving mathematics problems and equations.

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The Rivers Secondary College, Expression of Interest for Enrichment Classes 2021 Applications for Enrichment classes for The Rivers Secondary College campuses (Kadina, Lismore & Richmond River) for 2021 were sent home with Year 6’s last week. Applications must be returned to Tregeagle P.S by no later than Friday 27 March in order to meet The Rivers Secondary College deadline. Book Club Issue 2 – DUE THIS Friday 20 March. All Book Club orders & payment are due to be returned to the school by this Friday 20 March. Alternatively parents may order via LOOP online. Lunch Wallets Please remember to write your child’s new 2020 classroom on their lunch wallets. We have had students needing to go look for their lunches as they were not in the right tub, thank you. Disco Has been postponed.

Tregeagle Public School PJ Day

Year 5/6 students at Tregeagle Public School are holding a Pyjama Day. When : Friday 27 March 2020 Who : Tregeagle Public School students Why : Fundraising for the year 5/6 excursion How much : Gold coin donation to wear pyjamas

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Chloe, Alesha , Nate, Phoenix · 2 Tregeagle Public School Newsletter – Term 1 Week 8 2020 Bring a Drink Bottle We are asking that all students please bring a full, labelled drink