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Colyton Public School Nelson Street Mount Druitt Phone: 9625 8185 Facsimile: 9832 2403 Email: colyton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Issue 1 Term 1 Week 2 2017

School News

Principal’s Report WELCOME BACK and WHO’S WHERE AND DOING WHAT? A warm welcome to all of our new and returning families. 2017 is shaping up to be an exciting year and has already begun in a truly positive fashion. We have many new Kindergarten children and have established five full classes. Their first day yesterday went really well and kindergarten teachers were very impressed. We also have many new students in other years and are very keen to get to know them better throughout the coming year. Personally, I would like to thank the teachers, community and students I have already met for making me feel so welcome and for making the start of my year in a new setting so much easier – I truly appreciate it. As mentioned in the letter sent home earlier this week, classes were not permanent and due to increased enrolments we have had to form an additional class in K-2. There have been some minor adjustments across all grades to accommodate this. We have been lucky to secure Mrs Amanda Fitzpatrick to take this class for at least Term 1. Staffing List 2017 as it stands: EXECUTIVE: Principal: Ms Pate Cooper (Relieving)

Deputy Principal Ms Tracy Kemp Deputy Principal Ms Leigh Craven Assistant Principal (ES1) Mrs Cobi Candy Assistant Principal (1) Mrs Shannon McKervey Assistant Principal (2) Mr Shanan Wood Assistant Principal (3) Mr James Clark

CLASSES: KC Mrs Cobi Candy KG Miss Michelle Gillman KM Miss Mariana Sleiman KR Mrs Roslyn Rowling KS Mrs Sarah Sabellico 1J Miss Jessica Palmer 1N Miss Thuy Nguyen 1P Mrs Deb Palombo 1R Miss Emily Richards 1/2S Mrs Shannon McKervey 2F Mrs Amanda Fitzpatrick 2D Mr Eoin Durkin 2G Mrs Natasha McSharry/Mrs Alyssa Graham

2M Miss Ashley Moore 3C Mrs Amanda Cooper 3M Mr Brendan McQuiggin 3S Mr Irfan Shah 3P Mrs Eleanor Palmos 4R Miss Ashley Reddacliff 4T Mr Brett Taylor 4W Mr Shanan Wood 4/5K Mrs Sarah King 5A Miss Lee Angell 5H Miss Jessica Hulse 5R Mrs Lisa Rodgers 5Z Mr Tristan Ziolkowski 6C Miss Bree Castle 6H Miss Leanne Hall 6J Mr James Clark 6T Miss Jana Todorovic Release Program: Mr Tim Ryan

Mrs Natalie Schreurs Mrs Alison Miller Mrs Amy Sutton

Reading Recovery: Mrs Christine Pink Learning Assistance: Mrs Christine Pink

Mrs AmberAnderson Mrs Stacey Hind Mrs Rebecca Szann

EAL/D Teacher: Miss Judith D’Cruz Mrs Nona Collier Teacher/Librarian: Mrs Tracey Cox/Miss Melissa Neill

Later this term you will be given an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and find out more about what is going to be happening for them throughout the year. We are all looking forward to developing a successful educational partnership for your child. RULING THE SCHOOL Our ongoing focus on positive behaviour and effective learning means that we will continue to concentrate on four core rules which apply in all areas of the school and all learning environments.

Go Safely Go as a Learner Go Respectfully Go Responsibly

Rules and examples of behaviours that come under each heading will be highlighted each week with the students. This allows us to consistently manage all situations and have a common message being delivered to all students. Ms Pate Cooper Principal (Relieving)

Office News -Uniforms Uniform Price List Sloppy Joes All sizes (6-14) $21.00 Jackets All sizes (6-14) $30.00 Track pants All sizes (6-14) $18.00 Sports Socks-Primary Small (9-2) $5.50 Medium (2-7) $6.00 Large (7-12) $6.50 Caps/Bucket Hats $8.00 Library Bags $5.50 Available from the front office between 8:30am-9:30am Monday – Friday (please have close to the correct money). If parents are unable to come in to the office during these hours, credit card purchases may be made over the phone during the day and students will be given the purchased item/s and receipt. Unfortunately we are unable to sell uniforms after 3pm.

Library News

-Book Club Information

Being a new year we thought we would begin with giving

you some information regarding the book club program.

Eight times during the year (twice a term), students will

be given a book club order form by their teachers.

Please take a look through the catalogue at what

Scholastic has on offer, as in most issues there are

bargain books starting at just $1 and $2. If there is

something in the catalogue that you would like to buy,

this is how you can place an order.

LOOP is activated for parents who would like to order by

credit card. LOOP allows you to do all the ordering and

paying online without sending back to school any

paper stubs. Once the school finalises each order, these

LOOP purchases are automatically added to the schools

account and sent to the school. Class teachers will then

give out orders once they come in.

Please note: This is the only way the library accepts

credit card payments.

If you are a parent who would like to pay cash, then this

option is available. Tear off the order form from the

catalogue, write the student’s name and class at the top

and select what products you would like to buy. Once

the form is filled in, place it in a sealed envelope along

with the correct money and hand it into the library.

Ordering books through book club, helps the library to

purchase much needed resources. We receive a 20%

reward from all sales which is then used to buy new

books, equipment and supplies.

Regular information regarding book club due dates is

shared via the newsletter. Please take note of the date

when it is published as all orders, either loop or cash

payments, must be made by the due date set by the

school. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Thank you for your support in ordering resources from

Scholastic Book Club.

Mrs Cox and Miss Neill

Supa Club

SUPA Club is a non-denominational Christian group for Years 3 - 6. Meetings, which involve singing, prayer-time and games, are held first half of lunch each Monday in the Hall. Supervising teacher is Mrs Rodgers.

School Banking School Banking will resume on Thursday 9

th January,

look for the banking ladies with the sparkly hats in the COLA areas.

Term 1

Week 3

Tuesday 7th February OC leave for Orientation Camp Thursday 9th February OC return from Orientation Camp -School Banking resumes Friday 10th February CLC Sport trials

Week 5 Friday 24th February CLC Sport begins

Week 6 Monday 27th February School Swimming Carnival Friday 3rd March District Swimming Carnival

Week 7 Thursday 9th March Selective High Test

Week 8 Thursday 16th March School Photograph Day -Scholastic Book Club orders due