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Ermington Public School Newsletter
Week 10 Monday 16th Dec Tuesday 17th Dec Wednesday 18th Dec Friday 20th December 2020 Week 1 Tuesday 28th January Wednesday 29th Jan Week 2 Monday 3rd February Wednesday 5th Feb Week 5 Thursday 27th Feb Week 7 Wednesday 11th Mar
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Party Day Smart Start Comm Bank Lessons – Stage 2 Talent Quest – Students only Year 6 Graduation Assembly – 1:45pm Last day for students for 2019 Last day for staff for 2019 2020 Staff Development Day – No Students Students return for 2020 (Years 1 – 6) Backflips Against Bullying Incursion (Year 1-6) Kindergarten 2020 – First Full Day at Big School School Band resumes P&C Meeting – 7:00pm School Swimming Carnival Zone Swimming Carnival
CURRENT NOTES/PAYMENTS
Gymnastics – All Students
($47.00) Please finalise ASAP
Intermediate Choir Group
Permission note and payment ($10.00)
Backflip Against Bullying Show
Years K-5 – Payments and permission note ($7.50)
Statement of Accounts
Sent home last week to finalise the 2019 student accounts
Congratulations to those students who received their Gold award this year and attended the Gold Award Celebration. We are all very proud of our students who have worked so well to meet all of our school expectations to be engaged, proud and successful students.
Winbourne Street, West Ryde NSW 2114
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02 9874 4109 Fax: 02 9804 7552
Week 9 Term 4 Tuesday, 10th December 2019
Thank You for a Wonderful 2019 and Happy Holidays I would like to congratulate the students, staff, parents and community of Ermington PS for such a successful 2019 school year. It has been wonderful to work alongside such an active school community who work so proactively and enthusiastically to improve the school for the students. Thank you to Mrs Vicki Tanner who has worked tirelessly this year as P&C President. Many thanks to the wonderful P&C and the remarkable volunteer base that has supported the school in so many initiatives. Many volunteers will be sorely missed next year as their children embark on a new journey at High School. Thank you for your contributions to Ermington PS. Congratulations to our Year 6 cohort who I know will have such fond memories of their time at Ermington PS. What a wonderful group of students! I wish them success in all their High School endeavours. Thank you to all the parents who supported the Year 6 teachers with the coordination of the Year 6 Farewell last week. It was a perfect send off for Year 6 and one that will be forever entrenched in their memories. A special thanks to Mrs Beverly Neill who has been the School Administrative Manager for the last nine years. Mrs Neill will be off on many travels in 2020 and beyond. I wish Bev all the best and thank her for her wonderful administrative and financial management over the years at Ermington PS. Executive Director and Director Educational Leadership Visit On Friday we welcomed Mrs Cathy Brennan and Mr Brad Griffith to Ermington Public School. The directors enjoyed visiting the school and were taken on a fantastic tour by Emily and Yuna. Our students enjoyed highlighting their learning experiences and the opportunities available to them at Ermington PS. A Few Highlights of 2019 Quality Teaching
K-2 Instructional Leader literacy support program with Mrs Stevens
Stage 2 class and teacher Quality Teaching Rounds Projects with the University of Newcastle
Teacher Professional Learning on Visible Learning and Effective Feedback
Learner Qualities initiative embedded in all classes K-6
Additional Parent Teacher Interview session to enable greater partnerships and goal setting with parents/carers
Literacy and Numeracy Workshops provided to parents in Term 1 to build parent understanding of the curriculum and ways to support at home.
Designated reading centre areas established in K-2 classes
Extra-curricular activities to provide opportunities for students to further develop their talents Student Wellbeing and Support
Improved Learning and Support Processes involving greater consultation with parents
Implementation of Literacy intervention programs including Reading for Life, MiniLit and Reading Tutor Program
Positive Behaviour for Learning Expectations developed for all areas in the school and signage installed to assist students in identifying expectations in each location
Social skills and quiet games implemented by School Learning and Support Officers at lunch time
Principal Report
Implementation of PD/H RFF with a focus on resilience building activities and social skills development
Engagement and support from a school chaplain to support student wellbeing across the school
Consistent classroom and playground management processes across the school
Implementation of Kindy Connections and Tuning Into Teens
Creation of a Kindergarten transition booklet to support quality transition to school Collaborative Practices
Weekly teacher stage team meetings involving analysis of external and internal data to generate individual student goals and inform teaching and learning practices in K-6
Collaborative conversations between the English as and Additional Language/Dialect Teacher, Learning and Support teacher and classroom teacher to ensure joint planning and target areas for individual students
All staff engaging with the Performance and Development Framework
Opportunities for colleague observations to build greater collaboration and share pedagogical knowledge to support the needs of all students
Quality peer support program and buddy activities
Marsden Learning Alliance Leadership Program Authentic Learning
Stage 3 Project Based Learning in Science and Technology
Community of Schools Marsden Learning Alliance STEM Challenge Day
Ermington PS and Ryde PS OC Challenge Day
Implementation and trial of Minecraft Edu (Library program)
Integrated resources including Reading Eggs and Mathletics
Challenging Learning Survey – OC Classes
STEM Lunch time group
STEM embedded across the curriculum K-6
Promethean Interactive panels installed in Stage 3 classes
Increasing use of Seesaw as a digital learning portfolio across the school Effective Systems and Processes
Implementation of Sentral system to enhance management of attendance, academic reporting, tracking of positive and negative behaviours
Quality Customer Service Delivery – School Administrative Manager involved in mentoring course
Positive review from NSW Audit for financial and administrative practices
Quality communication via enews, school newsletter and website
Learning and Support referral and Counsellor referral systems refined
Planned school rejuvenation and maintenance programs
Highly effective Kindergarten and Opportunity Class Transition programs and processes Thriving Partnerships
Delivery of new roofing to all blocks
Refurbishment of Blocks A, B and C
Refresh of administration block
Updated signage throughout the school
Two murals to instil belonging and pride at EPS
P&C Fete and Colour Run to raise funds for a new playground
Fence installed on oval
Improved maintenance of grounds
Successful Community User Programs – Aerobics and Dance, Chinese Language Program, Martial Arts
Picnic Tables distributed across the school
Learning links between Ermington PS and Marsden HS Party Days – Thank you Coordinators A huge thank you to Mrs Fiona Hooper and Mr Dylan Law for the coordination of Party Days for the students. Both events were highly successful due to your organisation. Thank you to the parents who volunteered and provided students with such fun activities. The smile on the students’ faces were priceless!
Leaving EPS in 2020 Please inform the school if you will not be returning to EPS in 2020 or will not be in attendance at the commencement of the 2020 school year due to extended travel arrangements or other circumstances. This will support the school in the organisation of classes and provide the school with greater insight of student numbers.
Ms Jen Riley Principal
Kindergarten It’s hard to believe that Kindergarten have made it through their first year of school! They have been incredibly brave, determined and resilient learners. Each week they challenged themselves in many ways, in all aspect of school life. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents and carers for your continued support throughout the year. We really have been fortunate to form a partnership that has allowed all children to achieve great things. We are extremely proud of each and every student, who managed to put a smile on our faces every day. Merry Christmas and all the best for a wonderful holiday break. Mrs MacKenzie and Miss Scott
Stage 1 This week was a busy week for Stage 1. On Thursday students had their K-2 Christmas Assembly where all year groups performed a Christmas carol. On Friday Stage 1 were off to the Koala Park Sanctuary. Stage 1 had a fantastic time with the animals. Students got to pat goats, lambs, koalas and kangaroos. We want to thank all the Stage 1 families for a fantastic year, and we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Stage News
Stage 2 Stage 2 teachers have had a delightful 2019 with the students. We all thoroughly enjoyed our end of year party day. Thank you very much to our parent helpers and the P & C for the amazing organisation. 4/5T have been busy finishing their wonderful quilt work. 3HQ have created some great Christmas treats! Yum! Stage 2 have been packing up their things to take home with some outstanding work to share with their families. Mr Whyntie, Mrs Harrison, Ms Blackman and Ms Taylor would like to express thanks and gratitude for all of your ongoing support this year and congratulations to all of the students in Stage 2 who have absolutely outdone themselves with pride. Their learning has been a true credit to them and are commended for it. Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday. We are looking forward to seeing you all in 2020.
Stage 3 Year 6 and teachers had a wonderful night last Tuesday at Ryde Parramatta Golf Club. The food was good whilst everybody enjoyed the dances and had a lot of fun. A special thank you to Belinda MacDonald for the wonderful Ermo cake and Mrs Barnes for her entertaining slide show. A special thank you to Fiona Hooper for organising our party day yesterday and to all our parent helpers. We are all so grateful for the hard work put in by our parents. Hopefully there will be not be too many tears. We are all looking forward to the break and look forward to welcoming new students into Stage 3 next year.
2019 Student Reflections
The murals make our school brighter.
The Ermo signs help us understand the rules for that area.
We like how areas are named in our school (Wombat Burrow, Ermo’s playground and Dingos den etc)
We like how they put up posters for what would be better for your wellbeing while learning.
We like the hard plastic, return and Earn and food scrap bins
The new tables are more colourful and cleaner for us to sit at
We like how the teachers decorate the school for different occasions.
Our school is becoming a better and safer place to learn and play! By Chloe & Stella Christian Community Aid cans and toiletries donations Thank you to the students who brought in cans and toiletries. Christian Community Aid picked up the school’s donations this morning and will make up Christmas gift hampers for family in need in our community. PSSA Congratulations to our girls' and boys' softball teams who won the grand final last Friday. The games were very entertaining and fortunately for the coach's and onlookers' nerves, they won convincingly. Unfortunately the volley ball team just missed out on victory but being runners up is a wonderful achievement.
Sport News
Around the school
The canteen will remain closed until Monday 3 February as we have NO VOLUNTEERS for Week 1 2020. VOLUNTEERS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED! We may need to close on another day unless we have more people to help out. Volunteers are needed for Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. If you are able to help out, please contact Wendy on 0412 154 004 or [email protected] if you are able to help. 2020 ROSTER
Mon 3 Feb Jinny, Rachel Tues 4 Feb Wendy, Nirmali Wed CLOSED Thurs 6 Feb Wendy, Xiaomin (pm) HELP NEEDED Fri 7 Feb Wendy, Patricia HELP NEEDED
Tennis Camp - Ryde Tennis Academy - Skills Development, Match Play, Drills, Games and Prizes. Camp 1 – Mon 23rd Dec – Tues 24th - 9am – 1pm ($75 – 2 days) Camp 2 – Mon 6th Jan – Thurs 9th Jan – 9am – 1pm ($150 – 4 days) Camp 3 – Mon 13th Jan – Thursd 16th Jan – 9am – 1pm ($150 – 4 days) $50 deposit, $40 (single day) - Children aged 5-16 years. Meadowbank Park tennis courts. For more information, please call Ray Brennan on 0418 168 868 KIDS ON KEYBOARD Kids on Keyboard is a fun and easy way to introduce children to the world of music and the keyboard. Class is open for students from Years 2 to 6. It is run before school on Wednesdays. If you are interested in enrolling your child for 2020 or want more information please contact Christine Dieckmann on 0409-247-424.
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Canteen News
