Lane Cove West Public School

CHATTERS Avalon Avenue Lane Cove NSW 2066 Telephone: 9427 4743 Facsimile: 9418 6865 Email: lanecovew-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.lanecovew-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Wednesday 4th May 2011

STAFF NEWS

Welcome to Leanne Steggles who will be taking class 2F for the remainder of 2011. We say goodbye to Allan Gray, our cleaner, and thank him for his contribution to the school. Allan has moved on to Mowbray Public School. Marina replaces Allan and joins Stefan, who you may have seen around the school in the mornings. Mrs Georgie Cropper will be retiring from the teaching profession at the end of this term and Nikki Adams will be taking over the teaching of 4C for the remainder of the year. Georgie has been teaching in NSW Primary Schools since1973, for over 38 years! Mrs Cropper has been at Lane Cove West since 2002 and has taught hundreds of our students and given our children a love of learning and of music. We will be holding a special Farewell Assembly for Mrs Cropper on Thursday 30

th June. We all wish

Georgie a happy final school term and a long and happy journey in the next phase of her life.

Mrs Georgie Cropper

SCHOOL HALL STAGE AND LIGHTING WORK Work on the new school hall and stage modifications is almost complete and we are looking forward to our first major school production in Term 3, “Beauty and the Beast”. More details will come to light shortly!

NAPLAN The National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests will take place next week for all students in Year 3 and 5 at our school and all schools across Australia. The Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Writing (persuasive text) tests will take place on Tuesday 10

th May, Reading on Wednesday 11

th

May and Numeracy on Thursday 12th May. A

report on each child’s performance will be sent to parents in mid-September.

CHANGE TO WINTER UNIFORM / SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS

We have scheduled The School Photographer to visit the school to take individual, class, group and whole school photos on Monday 30

th May.

Students must wear their full summer uniform for these photos. Students may start wearing their winter uniform when they feel cold but must be wearing their winter uniform by Tuesday 14

th June

which is after the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, the official time for changeover.

ANTI-RACISM CONTACT OFFICER (ARCO)

Jan Miley attended an Anti-Racism course yesterday and she will be the Anti-Racism

Contact Officer for our school. If you or your child experience racism within our school, please

contact Jan and she will arrange to have a confidential meeting with you and/or your child.

TERM 2 CALENDAR The Term 2 Calendar will be distributed to students tomorrow. The calendar will also be loaded on the school website.

TERM 2 COSTS & EXCURSIONS The Costs & Excursions notes are currently being finalised and will be distributed to all students tomorrow.

SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY The clouds parted and we managed to run the school Cross Country Carnival this morning. We thank Lane Cove Council for their support in opening Tantallon Oval for us as Blackman Park is still closed due to wet under-foot conditions. Thank you to Coach Brown and Mrs Davis for organising this event.

LAPATHON This year’s Lapathon will take place, weather permitting, on Thursday 19

th May at Blackman

Park from 1.30pm. We have reserved a rain date of Thursday 26

th May in case of bad weather.

Sponsorship forms were distributed to students last term to enable them to ask family and friends to sponsor them over the holidays. The Lapathon is always a fun P&C fundraising event so mark the date in your diary and come along and watch the children run. If you have not already done so, please return your child’s Lapathon permission note.

DOGS AT SCHOOL Just a reminder that dogs are not permitted on school grounds. Please leave dogs at home when collecting children from school and please do not tie them up at the school gates. We have found dog excrement on the school oval over the past few weeks and in the past have had incidents with dogs biting or frightening children. Thank you for your cooperation in this health and safety matter.

LOST PROPERTY Please label all clothing carefully and clearly, as we have a great deal of lost property in the school foyer at present. Please come and have a look for your child’s lost items. Any unnamed clothing will be sent to the Smith Family or Uniform Shop at the end of next week.

ANZAC DAY ASSEMBLY Thank you to Samantha Nutt and the Year 6 Events Committee for organising this year’s Anzac Day Assembly which was held at the end of last term. Special thanks to Larelle Stevenson who gave the Anzac Day address.

Anzac Day Wreath

Judy Doherty

That’s not a radish – THIS is a radish!!! 2M students enjoying the Vegie Garden

Canteen Open Thursday and Friday at lunch

times from 1.10pm – 1.45pm for Drinks, Snack Food and Ice Blocks sales. A Term 2 canteen menu is attached. Please note Ice Mony’s now cost 70c. Please assist the canteen volunteers by sending your child with the correct money.

Lunch Collection Roster Week 2

Thursday 5th May – Lydia Merrick, Deliver/Serve

Caroline Shone and Mardi Durie – Serve Friday 6

th – Kate McKeown – Deliver/Serve

Claire Andrews and Louise Piper - Serve

Week 3 Monday 9

th May – Cath Seddon

Tuesday 10th – Penny Villa

Wednesday 11th – Sondy Ghedia

Thursday 12th – Sharon Strassberg Deliver/Serve

Jenny Slade and Sam Kuhn – Serve Friday 13

th – Chris Saunders – Deliver/Serve

Irene Chin and Vicky Garvey - Serve

Band News

Welcome back to a very busy term 3 with 2 festivals and an assembly performance. It is very important that students practise as much as possible for the upcoming performances. Concentrate on those parts of the pieces that are difficult and ask your tutor to help you with it. Please note times for Ryde East Band festival below. Thanks to those who have already paid band fees. They are due this Friday and can be paid by cash, cheque, credit card or by internet. Please contact Kirsten Garwood if you do not have an invoice. Could any senior band member requiring a larger shirt please bring their band shirt to band next Tuesday so we can swap them. We have a number of size 14 shirts that are too large for our junior band members. Please contact Katrina if you require size 8 boy’s trousers or size 10 girl’s trousers. PARENT ROSTER Junior Band 11

th May - MADDEN and MODESTO

18th May - BROMWICH and YOUNG

Senior Band 10

th May - GOSS and SEDGEWICK

17th May - HAIRE and STRASSBERG

Please let Lynette Worrall know of any changes made. HOMEWORK Senior Band – Practice your new piece – Awake the Iron. Junior Band – Focus on Danza Africana. Jazz Band - Practise Canteloupe Island. Start looking at Sambeando. IMPORTANT DATES – PLEASE PUT THEM IN YOUR DIARIES BAND WORKSHOPS Sunday 15

th May – 1:15 – 5:30

ASSEMBLY Junior Band 24

th May – 2:40pm

FESTIVALS Ryde East Music Festival – Sunday 29

th May

arrival times: Junior Band – 7:45am Senior Band – 11:00 am Jazz Band – 4:15pm Yamaha Band Festival – Junior Band - Saturday 18

th June, time to be

confirmed. Senior Band - Sunday 19

th June, time to be

confirmed. NSW Band Festival Junior Band - Sunday 31

st July, time to be confirmed.

Senior Band - Sunday 28th August, time to be

confirmed. BAND PHOTOS Monday 30

th May during school photo day.

Students will need to bring their instrument and band shirt with them to school on that day. GALA NIGHT Thursday 1

st December – end of year concert

that all band members attend. The Band Committee

School Banking

Welcome back to school banking! Everybody seems to be back in the swing of things as Kate and Adrian were very busy. This term, in addition to the wallet and money box, you can now redeem the drink bottle for 10 tokens. The backpack (30 tokens) is still available until the end of Term 2 (1

st July 2011).

This week, we are very pleased to congratulate the following students who have received a School Banking Bronze certificate for their great efforts in making 10 deposits: Claudia Tateossian, Thomas Fong, Laura Strassberg, Kalani Howard, Alexander Strassberg, Zac Saber, Elysia Thanos, Harrison Leitch, Samuel Fong, Natalie Jakacic. Saving regularly is an important habit to get into, whether you’re saving a little or a lot. Keep up the great work and remember to bring in your deposits each Tuesday. It is never too late to join and learn great financial skills. Student banking information can be found on the CBA’s website www.commbank.com.au/dollarmites.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at any time. Thank you for supporting the School Banking program.

Banking is every Tuesday morning 9AM until 9:20AM

at canteen windows under the Hall COLA

School Banking Co-ordinator: Delphine DAVIES Phone 0430 107 778 or email delph70@iprimus.com.au

From the Uniform Shop

Opening Hours Tuesday morning 9.00-10.00am

Wednesday afternoon 3.00-4.00pm Online orders for winter uniform items can be made through the P&C website www.lcwps.com.au or you may complete an Order Form at any time and leave it with the ladies in the school office. These orders will then be filled and the items will be sent to your child’s classroom.

Years 2-6 Assembly

Blue Awards Congratulations to the following students who received a Blue Award at Assembly this week. Zoe Ritter – a great effort in class discussions Neelam Bains – working well in all areas Aria Eames – displaying enthusiasm during class discussions Laura Charabati – being a kind and cooperative member of 2F Hayley Fletcher – being a valued class member by helping others Matty Seddon – enthusiastic commitment in Gardening Club Jasmine Chady – being a caring and cooperative class member Jack Ziade – consistent effort in all areas Jessalyn Fenton – always working to a high standard Jacob Reynolds – adding interesting adjectives to his writing Maddie Church – consistently working well in class Tom Warburton – always trying his best in class Lachlan Clark – good listening skills India Rogers Liston – great class contributions Will Tobin – an excellent application to handwriting and book work presentation Adam McLean – displaying great interest and enthusiasm for all activities Luke Lucarelli – a well written exposition on “Mobile Phones” Sebastien Davies – a well written exposition on “Mobile Phones” Katja Turnbull – being a considerate and friendly class member Benjamin Murray – conscientious application to all tasks Erika Thomson – consistent effort and positive attitude Bradley Warwick – improvement in writing

Gold Awards Congratulations to Blake Goss in 5D who received a Gold Award at Assembly this week.

Lane Cove West Public School

Canteen Menu

Food Item Price Canteen

Drinks Popper Juice: Apple, Apple/Blackcurrant, Orange, Tropical $1.00 Green

Plain Bottled Water 600ml $1.50 Green

Ice Creams and Ice Blocks Ice Mony (small triangle ice block in various flavours) – Limit two per child

**.70c Amber

Paddle Pop, Chocolate and Rainbow $1.30 Calippo, Lemon or Lemon/Raspberry .90c

Snack Foods Red Rock Deli Potato Chips – Honey Soy, Chicken, Plain **$1.20 Jumpy’s Snacks - Chicken $1.00 Amber

Green = Healthy Choice

Amber = Buy in Moderation

Red = Buy only Occasionally

** Price increase on Ice Mony’s Prices @ May 2011

The Canteen is open on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 1.10 – 1.45pm.

TENNIS LESSONS

Hallam Avenue & Blackman Park Tennis Courts, Lane Cove West (JHTC servicing Lane Cove tennis locals since 1999)

Before & After School Tennis Programmes Ladies Daytime Coaching Lessons

Adult Evening Coaching/Workout Sessions JHTC Tennis Proshop

0414 768 776 (7 days) jhtc@jhtc.com.au www.jhtc.com.au

Jason Hogden Tennis Coaching

Do you reward unwanted behaviour?

At Parent Line, our counselling team regularly take calls from parents who are perplexed about their child’s behaviour. Why do they continue with behaviour that is

disruptive, non compliant and challenging? Parents often reflect on one child behaving and responding very differently from another child in the family. There is no simple answer for this and our counsellors approach parents by exploring a range of areas to help the parent uncover what might be going on for their child. Children are rarely able to tell parents why they are behaving in a certain way. Even when they have the vocabulary they don’t have the insight to understand their behaviour. Often they have learnt how to manage challenging situations and strong feelings by behaving in a certain way. Many times families accidentally reward this behaviour without knowing it. How often have we all given in to a tantrum?

It is important for parents to honestly and openly reflect on what kind of a unique person their child is. Some children are highly strung, others are shy, others dislike change, others are socially motivated etc. There are so many variations on

temperament and ability that it’s impossible to compare children in this way. Our challenge as parents is to understand and accept them as they are and to help them develop skills to manage the wide range of tasks that are required of them as they grow up. Secondly a good analysis of the home environment is useful. Our view at Parent Line is that parents try to manage things in the best way they can. We all have blind spots in our parenting strategies. Our goal at Parent Line is to assist the parents to

understand what their blind spots are and to look at other ways to tackle the issue. This is done without judgement about those blind spots, because we all have them, but as a way to develop a deeper understanding of the way we parent. We look at

what happens when the behaviour escalates for both the child and the parent. We review some of the strategies that the parent has already used and particularly look for clues about what works for their child. Our simple mantra is if it isn’t working – let’s do something different. We look at what can be put in place to avert the behaviour occurring, in particular exploring family routines, and using strategies to prevent the behaviour from happening and take a good look at what happens when the behaviour does occur.

Some of the issues we reflect on are: Do you make the instructions about the behaviour you want to change clear and simple for the child? How do you regulate your own emotional response when the behaviour occurs? Are your expectations about what you want the child to do realistic?

And what happens as a result of the behaviour? Many times, once we have uncovered what is actually happening around the behaviour we will find that parents unintentionally reward the behaviour by giving the unwanted behaviour lots of their attention. Also, parents may give in and let their child have what they wanted in the first place. Whilst it’s important to help children learn new skills so that they can function successfully in their world, it is important for us as parents to

notice small attempts at change, success and effort. The most powerful parenting tool we have is to notice and appropriately praise positive behaviour. This does not mean doing a song and dance each time your child behaves well but to use small acknowledgements like shared signals or a few words of encouragement to help the child understand that you have noticed their attempts and efforts and are proud of them. If you want to talk about your child’s behaviour with one of our professional counsellors,

call 1300 1300 52 or visit our website for tips sheets and parenting stories.