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Week 11 Term 1

2018

Learning For Life

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Important Dates

Friday 13/4 * Term 1 Ends Monday 30/4 * Staff Development Day No students at school Tuesday 1/5 * Term 2 Commences for all students K-6 * ANZAC Day Ceremony 11:30 am Friday 4/5 * K-6 Cross Country 11:30 am to 1:15 pm

Great Work This week had the opportunity to spend some time with Miss Searle’s spelling and mathematics classes. I also had some students show me their great work.

Sallyanne, Romeo and Lucia from 1S read me their sentence openers. Ben and Bailey from KM have been working well with Mrs Weary and Coby and Isabella from 1W read me their Big Writes. Remi and Kayden from KB read me their Big Writes. The students from K/6C and K/6P dropped in a gave me their work to hand on my wall and K/6P also made me a delicious cupcake. Congratulations to Tully from 3/4G who received our Big Movers Award last week.

Harmony Day To celebrate Harmony Day, our classes selected a culture or country and researched its customs, foods, dress and celebrations. Classes worked to create artworks for viewing and orange clothing or cultural dress was welcomed. The students had a great day and thank you to Mrs Hirst, Mrs Gabriel and Mrs Dever for organising the experience.

ANZAC Day Gosford RSL are holding their Commemorative ANZAC service on Wednesday 25th April, 2018. DAWN SERVICE 5:45 am Assemble near Gosford Police Station 5:46 am March off to Cenotaph 6:00 am Dawn Service to commence

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Harmony Day

MAIN MARCH AND SERVICE Time: 10:00am Location: The march assembles in Donnison Street near Kibble Park. 10:30 am the march proceeds from Donnison Street into Mann Street to Memorial Park for service commencing at 11:00 am.

We will have our school ANZAC Day ceremony after the holidays on Tuesday 1st May, at 11:30 am. NAPLAN 2017 The NAPLAN tests for Years 3 and 5 will take place in Week 3 and 4 of Term, Tuesday 15th May to Friday 25th May.

15th to 25th May - Language (test time 40 min) - Year 3 and Year 5 - Writing (test time 40 min) - Year 3 and Year 5 - Reading (test time 50 min) - Year 3 and Year 5 - Numeracy (test time 50 min) - Year 3 and Year 5 Sydney Rabbitohs Visit The Sydney Rabbitohs visited this week and presented sessions for our students in Years 3 to 6 on healthy eating, taking care of their teeth and promoting active lifestyles. The students had a great time participating in the activities and thank you to Mr Dawkins for organising the opportunity for our students.

Cross Country Our school K to 6 Cross Country Carnival will be held at school on Friday 4th May, 11:30 am to 1:15 pm. Parents and carers are welcome to attend. We will be presenting ribbons for the cross country, the swimming carnival and the athletics carnival at a special assembly in Term 2.

Emoji Movie Night Last Friday night our P&C held an outdoor movie night fundraiser. Our families had the opportunity to watch the Emoji Movie with a sausage sandwich and popcorn. The emoji cupcakes were a hit. Thank you to the P&C, parent helpers and staff for organising the great evening, for their assistance during the night and for making the delicious cupcakes. Application for Opportunity Class Placement in Year 5 - 2019 Opportunity classes cater for highly achieving academically gifted students who may otherwise be without sufficient classmates at their own academic and social level. These classes help gifted and talented students to learn by grouping them with other gifted and talented students, teaching them in specialised ways and providing educational materials at the appropriate level.

Applications for Opportunity Class Placement are considered mainly on the combined results of the Opportunity Class Placement Test and school assessments. The Opportunity Class Placement Test will be held on Wednesday 1st August, 2018.

If you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 Opportunity Class entry in 2019, you need to apply soon. You will need to apply on the internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email address). Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available from Tuesday 1st May, 2018 at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5

NIAGARA PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL Learning For Life

The application website opens on Tuesday 1st May, 2018 and closes on Friday 18th May, 2018. No late applications will be accepted.

There are no paper application forms. If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public Library. If you have a disability that prevents you from using a computer, you can contact the Unit for assistance after 1st May, 2018. You must submit only ONE application for each student. Staff Development Day As this is the final newsletter for the term, it is important to remind you that the first day of next term, Monday 30th April is a designated Staff Development Day where all staff will participate in professional learning on reporting and feedback. This means that all students Kindergarten to Year 6 do not return to school until Tuesday 1st May.

Finally, I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all our staff and volunteers and wish them a relaxing vacation. The number for school security is 1300 482 737 should you see anything out of the ordinary over the holidays.

Have a great holiday, enjoy the break and take care.

Adam Boulus Principal

BIG MOVER AWARD Tully M. - 3/4G

Congratulations to Tully M. who was awarded the Big Mover Award at last week’s Superstar Assembly.

Tully has made great progress at Niagara Park Public School. He has developed persistence and perseverance when completing tasks in the classroom and always strives to do his personal best at all times.

Tully is both a friendly and respectful student who is kind and thoughtful towards others. His lovely smile and warm greeting to ‘have a nice day’ brings much pleasure to his teachers each morning. Tully’s sweet nature shines through in everything he does and has been acknowledged and commented on by the many staff members that interact with him throughout the course of the week.

Tully has worked hard to develop emotional resilience when he is feeling disappointed or frustrated. He is able to recognise when something worries or concerns him and will calmly and confidently ask for help. Tully has formed some great friendships with his peers and clearly enjoys his interactions with them.

Tully is an asset to our school and a well deserving recipient of this award.

Vicki Young

Deputy Principal

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