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Dear Lovely Lawson,

LAMP !! Lateness and Attendance Monitoring Program 2018

Staff Training - First Aid I thank all the staff for completing the First Aid training with Pulse over the past two Tuesdays. This training completes our additional Professional development which will replace the last two Staff development days at the end of the year. Staff and all students will now finish on Wednesday 19th of December. The school will be unattended after this date.

District Athletics Carnival Friday 7th September A wonderful day with our students competing well against the districts best athletes!

Keep enjoying the challenges of Learning! Moira - Proud Principal!! Loving the #lawsonlearners

Issue 15 – Week 8 – Term 3 Wednesday 12 September

Classroom teachers will be contacting parents and monitoring lateness and any unexplained absences. We are hoping to work with families to support your child to fulfil their life opportunities.

Term 3 - 2018 Calendar

Week 8 12 September Kindy Parent Info Session: 5.30pm 14 September Principal Assembly – Awards/Performance 16 September Magpie Markets

Week 9 18 September P&C Meeting – 7pm 19 September Uniform Shop: OPEN 8.30-9.30am 21 September Fun Food Day

Week 10 25 September Choir Memorial Day Performance 28 September Principal Term Treat Day 28 September Last Day of Term 3

*Please note dates may be subject to change

“Big Day In” – Katoomba High School Stage 3 students have been invited to Katoomba High School on 16 October, 2018 to attend the “Big Day In”.

Should you wish your child to attend you can pre purchase the ride bands for $25 at Lawson PS office by Friday 21 September, alternatively, they can be purchased on the day at KHS for $30.

Parent Direct Toy Fundraiser This term we have decided to hold a toy fundraiser to raise much needed funds for educational resources for all students. A letter and catalogue has been sent home today with our Early Stage and Stage 1 students. Additional catalogues will be sent out to our other stages next week. All orders are to be processed online and delivered to your address. We appreciate your continued support.

Blue Mountains AECG Meeting Dates for 2018

Term 4, Week 2 - 25 October, Katoomba North Public School

p&cnews

Welcome to 2018 Lawson P&C Our next P&C meeting will be held on Tuesday 18th September

7pm in the Staff Room.

If you are looking at getting more involved in the school and think

that you would like to take on a roll within the P&C, please join us in

the staff room. Everyone is welcome!

magpie markets

The P&C will continue to run the Magpie Markets this year, and look

forward to working with you to continue making it our most successful

fundraiser – raising money towards supporting and enhancing our

children’s education.

The next market for this year is on Sunday, 16th September. The classes

allocated to help on the BBQ for this month are S2G and S1P. We

would greatly appreciate help from the families with students in these

classes.

Rosters will be provided closer to the

date. However, please put the date in

your diary now, so that you can be

prepared.

When you receive your roster, please let

the contact person know whether you

can help at your allocated time or not.

Next 3 Markets for your diaries!

21st October-S1C and ES1P

18th November- ES/S1H and SK-6

16th December-S3W and S3H

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uniform shop

The Uniform Shop will now operate on a fortnightly basis.

Should you require any items urgently please obtain a uniform order

form from the office.

The uniform shop is open between 8.30-9.30am.

Dates for Term 3

19th September

Next level Nacho Day

P&C are putting on a Fun Food Day on Friday 21st September. There will be yummy

treats at recess and your choice of Nachos at lunch!

What do you need to do? 1) As lunch needs to be pre-ordered, fill in the order form below and return to the

Office by Tuesday18th September, along with your money ($5 per order). Please

complete one order form per child.

2) If your child is going to buy fun food snacks at recess, you will need to send them

with some money on the day (50c per item).

3) Can you help? We need people to volunteer a little time, for the following jobs:

a) Providing snacks for the children to buy at recess. If you are able to

make/donate some snacks that we can sell for 50c each, bring them to the

kitchen on 21st September

b) Help serve on the day. We need helpers in the kitchen from the morning until

the end of lunch to prepare and serve food. If you are available for an hour or

two on the day, your help would be appreciated. Come to the kitchen any

time from 9am to join the team.

CommBank’s School Banking program is available at your school.

For more than 85 years, the School Banking program has been providing a fun, interactive way for Australian children to learn about the value of money and smart saving. As your child’s school participates in School Banking, CommBank also provides your school with fundraising support.

To be involved, all your child needs is a Youthsaver account. They can then make regular deposits at school on School Banking day and be rewarded along the way with our exciting Rewards Program. They can also keep track of their savings and more with the CommBank Youth app, available to download from the App Store.*

Get ready for your child to meet the Dollarmites and start saving with School Banking when they start school.

Ensure your child starts two great journeys at once.

To fi nd out more about the program, visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

Three ways to open a Youthsaver account for your child.

1. Apply online at commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

3. Visit any CommBank branch

Things you should know: *The CommBank Youth app is available to download on any iOS device 9.0+ from the App Store. Your child will need a NetBank client number and password to log on to the app. You can set this up when applying for a new account. Existing customers simply visit a CommBank branch with identifi cation for you and your child’s birth certifi cate, or if you can see your child’s account in your NetBank or CommBank app, visit commbank.com.au/youthapp and follow the steps. **The Bank will accept one of the following documents as acceptable identifi cation on its own. Please note citizenship certifi cate can only be used as identifi cation in branch. Birth certifi cate or the birth extract issued by an Australian state or territory. Birth certifi cate issued by a foreign government, the United Nations (UN) or an agency of the UN. Citizenship certifi cate issued by the Commonwealth. Citizenship certifi cate issued by a foreign government. Note: if written in a language not understood by the person carrying out the verifi cation, the document must be accompanied by an English translation from either a translator at the level of Professional Translator (or above) currently accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd (NAATI) or another accredited translator who currently holds an equivalent accreditation. NAATI is the Australian government owned National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters. Where a parent/legal guardian is a signatory to the child’s account, they are required to be identifi ed to the acceptable identifi cation standard. As this advice has been prepared without considering your objectives, fi nancial situation or needs, you should, before acting on this advice, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances. Full terms and conditions for the Youthsaver account are available at commbank.com.au and should be considered in any decision about the product. If you have a complaint in respect of this product, the Commonwealth Bank’s dispute resolution process can be accessed on 13 2221. Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124. ADV13366 010118

Your child will receive a Dollarmites deposit wallet when you open a Youthsaver account in branch, or in the mail if opened online or via the CommBank app. They will use this wallet to make their School Banking deposits.

2. Log on to the CommBank app (if you bank with CommBank)

Head to the menu on the top left corner, select ‘Products and offers’, then ‘Bank accounts’ and ‘Student and youth accounts’, scroll down to ‘Kids’ and tap ‘Open account’.

We will need to see personal identi� cation for you and your child. You can use a birth certi� cate, passport, driver licence or citizenship certi� cate.** If applying in branch, please bring along your child’s birth certi� cate and/or any applicable Court Order to help us identify you as the parent or legal guardian.

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