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6 WHAT’S HAPPENING ... Monday 1 October: Term 4 begins, children return to school. Tuesday 18 October: Kindergarten Orientation Thursday 20 October: Robotic Club visit IMC Tuesday 25 October: Kindergarten transition Wednesday 26 October: Kid’s Matter launch Friday 28 October: P & C Popcorn sales Monday 31 October: Year 5 taster lessons at Chester Hill High School Tuesday 1 November: kindergarten Transition Tuesday 8 November: Kindergarten Transition Tuesday 15 November: Kindergarten 2017 breakfast PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Mrs K Campbell

After some very wet days the sun finally shone for our Book Week celebration. The children looked absolutely amazing our thanks to all those parents who spent many hours creating the costumes. This year we also had a number of parents who dressed up and paraded with our wonderful staff to represent a wide range of book characters. There was much fun, laughter and admiration. We were very proud of the impressive art displays presented by the preschool and each of our classes. It was certainly a massive task to create such a display. We are very grateful to Mr Hawkins who dedicated many hours planning and resourcing for the occasion. Many parents were keen to visit the robotics display and were quite surprised to see how well the children were able to program and control the devices. Congratulations to our wonderful dance group and school choir they both performed at the Opera House this term. The choir were part of the mass choir and our dance group entertained the audience with their rendition of Oliver Twist. The children and staff devoted many, many hours throughout the year to prepare for this very special occasion. We were thrilled to have so many of our parents in the audience and the children were absolutely superb on the evening. My thanks once again to all the members of staff who consistently create so many memorable experiences for our students.

It has been an absolute pleasure to see so many students focussed on their learning tasks this term. It is very important for the children to maintain the significant gains they have achieved so please ensure that your child/ren continue to read and write during the holidays.

To coincide with the Book Week Character Parade an Art Gallery was on display in the hall. Students from preschool to year 6 created outstanding pieces of art work. Thank you to all the parents, families and caregivers that viewed these works on the day and congratulations to the staff and students for their wonderful work.

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Big congratulations to all the students who attended and participated in the day’s exciting events!

K-2 Athletics Carnival

Green Awards are issued to students who consistenly demonstrate our school values. The following students have received 6 awards which entitled them to a book prize.

Book Awards

KB - Tyson Phan, Daniel So, Rayan El Ali, Kosay Ghamrawi, Mohammed Taha, Janah Yassine, Fouad Fashik

KJ - Joey Manis, Mouhana Clausen

KT - Malak Alqudsi, Sedra Zreika, Zacharia El Chami

KW - Mariam Zaarour, Omar Mahrousseh

1B - Melissa Amood, Nadia Zaitoun, Ibrahim El Chami

1C - Naba’a Haidar, Giselle Khalil

1/2T - Atifah Khademi, Ayah Amood, Malak Malas, Zeinab Taha, Bakar Hammoud, Zanjabil Fatfat, Nouh Hussein, Razaan Awad, Maten Rahmany

2L - Has Mu Gaw Ler, Mohammed Khalil, Mohamad Malas, Moustafa Zod, Rami Issa

3B - Rozan Alqudsi, Ayah Chaker, Wardah Dib, Nadia El Sayed Ahmad, Fatimah Faraj, Aya Mohamad, Ghayssa Kanj, Serene El-Hawat, Badih Ajoub, Stephanie Salman, Zaher Naboulsi, Adam Fahed Osman

3K - Jasmine Otutaha, Defne Rasimoglou, Paige Tuitama, Vivian So, Saleh Yassine, Hanna Malas, Noor Moh’d, Narisa Win, Merryanne Tedjo, Layla El Kassab

3/4F - Abir Taha

4S - Modesty Tafeuni, Mohamad Dib

5/6B - Aarom Tun, Rayan Dib, Shaymaa Abdul Hamid , Maysa Chaker

5/6D - Dominic Chau, Foaud Ayoub, Hasan Hammoud, Mahmoud Naboulsi, Liyana El-Azzaz, Dibe Chaker, Mereana Pagaspas, Jean-Pierre Desaux, Nabil Hussein, Nicholas Tuitama, Ali Zreika, Mohammed Dib, Mina Rima, Mohamad Allouch, Abdulaziz Alabdulkarim, Nastran Shiravani, Anastacia Haghi, Anas Kamareddine.

5/6G - Rehamh Chehade, Sajed Rima, Serene Hamad, Alii Elzaphir,Caius Daoud, Adbul Agha, Abed Issa, Adam Hussein, Hussain Mearbany, Hiba Taha

5/6L - Hassan El-Assaad, Say Htoo, Maysa Darwiche, Zain El Masri

Silver Awards

Children at OGPS are engaged and happy learners who are always striving to achieve academic growth and demonstrate our school values. All students commence each year on the Bronze level and can progress to the Silver level before reaching the Gold level. The following students have now joined the list of Silver level students –

This year we celebrated another hugely successful book parade. Congratulations to all the students for participating and many thanks to the parents for the hours spent preparing costumes! There were so many amazing, creative, book-inspired costumes. Thank you to all parents and caregivers who dressed up and participated in the festivities.

Congratulations to all the book character parade winners, KB Nadin Agha, Grace Tato and Caleb Thorn-Reynolds- KT Ayaa Rose Naboulsi, Zacharia EL Chamia and Haysam El-Badar- KW Jana Mahrousseh, Hayley Win and Joshua Mourdhuj- KJ Aya Rima, Allysa Vaotuna and Khalaed Kara Ali- 1B Serene El-Hassan, Hamza Agha, Mahmoud Ghabash and Jibreel Osman- 1C Popiloa Immacula Tafeuni, Hayley Jade Tuitama and Abduallah Malas-1/2T Malak Malas, Omar Khalil and Ayah Amood- 2L Has Mu Gaw Ler, Rayan Saadieh and Mohamad Eid Malas-2N Fatima You El Magchouch, Selina El-Hassan and Hassan Issa- 3B Ayah Chaker, Ali El Dirani and Zaher Naboulsi- 3K Fatima Khalil, Hanna Malas and Noor Moh’D- 3/4F Jana El Hassan, Hana Dib and Shayma El Hassan- 4S Srah Abas, Surayah El-Fassan and Zakaria Hussin- 5/6 B Samir Abas, Shaymaa Abdul Hamid and Rayan Dib- 5/6 D Dibe Chaker, Nabil Hussein and Mahmoud- 5/6 G Reham Chehade, Alii Elzaphir, Danya Chekchok and Rayan Zreika- 5/6 L Layth Chaker, Angie Sleiman Barbera and Ahmed Saadieh.

KJ - Allysa Vaotuua

1B - Nadir Amine, Mark Te Tau Parrish

1/2T - Atifah Khademi, Shara Logronio

3K - Saleh Yassine, Yassar Dib

5/6B - Jana Koweider, Shaymaa Abdul Hamid, Zeenat Razak

5/6D - Abdulaziz Alabdulkarim

5/6L - Danya Chekchok, Samia Kanj, Rayan Zreika, Leanne Mhiech

It is always a pleasure to see enthusiastic children who are very proud of their work and keen to share and explain what they have achieved. The following children are to be commended for their effort and achievement:

Principal Visits

Debating 2016

The OGPS debating team has been working very hard over terms 2 and 3 to prepare and present six debates against other local schools.

We have debated topics such as “That everyone should have a Facebook page”, “That the Olympics are a waste of money” and “That celebrities are good role models”.

The round of debates is now complete, with the OGPS debating team winning four of their six debates; a great effort.

The team consisted of Stage 3 students: Zeenat Rezak, Shaymaa Abdul Hamid, Zain El- Masri, Say Htoo, Nabil Hussein, Omar Serhan, Ghadir Habib and Leila Safrglani. These students dedicated many hours to discussing, researching, writing and delivering our side of each debate & are to be commended on their hard work and for being wonderful representatives of OGPS in our district.

Mrs S.Scerri, Mrs S.Bates & Mrs A.Luongo

Road Safety Tips

Please remember that children are inexperienced road users and that it’s important they are supervised in the traffic environment. Please remember to –

• hold your child’s hand while crossing the road • always buckle up in your seatbelt and follow the child restraint laws for 0-7 years • help your children exit the car using the rear passenger door on the footpath side.

Choir members 2017

Serene Hamad Zeenat Razak Iesha Rifai Maysa Rifai Ayah Chaker Rozan Alquidsi Sue Moe Rayyan Dib Mustafa Dandan Ruqaya El Masri Lena Issa Jasmine Otthaha

was a hoot and all the hard work was

worth it!

We just can’t hide it!

We had a blast!

The 2017 Spectacular

Our final need for the garden is to have an irrigation system installed in 2017 to help with watering as hand watering is too time consuming.

Garden Bee News- Our 20th Bee

Out lovely chooks are laying about three eggs daily, much to our delight and good use in the kitchen. They are getting bigger and highly creative in finding ways to get inside the vegie beds despite of our best efforts to keep them out by using fine nets. The chooks are friendly and run to the students when they hear them entering the garden, expecting some tasty treats. One of the chooks is a definite ring leader, called "Safari” as she is always looking for exciting adventures or escapes.

The garden renovations, begun in 2015, have been finalised with more than 30 timber beds built to grow vegies, herbs and fruit. A small Indigenous section was recently added as well as ‘dust bath’ for the chooks’ daily cleaning needs. The old pallet compost was demolished, paving way to a new brick bay.

Since beginning our Kitchen Garden Project, in July 2011, we have held 20 garden bees to build our organic vegie patch. Many staff members and their families, with the school’s students and parents have worked hard to build the amazing garden! We are indebted to imc, our main sponsor, whose staff have voluntarily worked alongside us over many bees in the last five years, while also providing huge financial support - what a fantastic partnership!

Lansdowne Zone Athletics Carnival

On Monday 22nd August 39 students from Old Guildford Public School participated in the annual Lansdowne Zone athletics carnival which was held at the Bankstown Crest Athletics track.

The weather was cold and wet but our students braved the elements and did Old Guildford proud.

Due to the lengthy program all track events were timed and the fastest times in each heat were used to select the Lansdowne Zone Athletics track team. Students representing the Lansdowne Zone will compete in the SSW Athletics Championship which will take place on Wednesday 14th September at the Campbelltown Athletics Centre.

Nine students from our school have been chosen to represent the Lansdowne Zone. They are as follows: Abed Issa- Junior 800m, Adam Hussein- 12/13yrs -800m, Hannan El Hawat-11yrs girls 100m,200m and Long jump, Issra Amine-11yrs girls 100m and 200m, Modesty Tafeuni- 9yrs girls 100m and the Junior Relay team-(Mereana Pagaspas, Sarah Abas, Mariam Issa and Aisha Hussein).

Congratulations to the above students. We wish them well in their endeavour to compete at state level.

R. Frankson (Sports Co-ordinator)

Enrolment in 2017

Kindergarten places are now being allocated to students for 2017. If you have a child who will be attending kindergarten in 2017 please collect an application form from the office. You can confidently recommend our kinder program to neighbours with children who will be starting school next year. Those who have already enrolled will receive a letter early next term with details about the Kindergarten Orientation. This transition into BIG school is very important for the children to attend.

Research clearly shows that students who attend preschool are more likely to succeed at school. Places for our preschool in 2017 will be allocated next term and are in very high demand. If you have a child or know of a child who will need a position in our preschool in 2017 you should contact the office as soon as possible.

Congratulations 4S this terms library class of the term

winners!

It has been another busy term in the library.

Students from kindergarten to year 6 have been reading this year’s Australian Children’s Book Council shortlisted books. This year’s Book Week theme was Australia Story Country and students were able to read a wide variety of books written by authors from every part of Australia.

Our Book Character Parade was a great success. Thank you to all the parents, families and caregivers who attended the event. The costumes were amazing!

Prior to our Book Character parade a Book Fair was held in the library. Thank you to all families that supported this event. Due to your support we were able to raise over $700 that will be used to purchase new books for the library.

Once again it has been pleasing to see so many students borrowing regularly as well as using our new library system, Oliver, for searching and reserving their favourite books. In term 4 students will begin posting their own book reviews to the Oliver system.

Children’s Book Council Awards Winners 2016

Younger Readers : Soon, Morris Gleitzman

Early Childhood : Mr Huff, Anna Walker

Picture Book : Flight, Nadia Wheatley

Information Book : Lennie The Legend: Solo to Sydney by Pony, Stephanie Owen Reeder

K-2 Playground

Once again, we have been successful in receiving a grant organised through Fairfield City Council & funded by Fairfield RSL to continue developing our community playspace.

Fairfield RSL have very generously agreed to fund $22,500 for the addition of some wooden balance/walking beams & seating platforms, a dry creek bed, which will incorporate the bridge we already have, a jetty near the boat & some landscaping to beautify the area. This will extend from the boat, behind the lunch seats across to the slide.

We would like to acknowledge & thank Fairfield RSL for their continuous support of the OGPS Community Playspace project.

We have also added a large sandpit to the playground which the children will begin using soon.

All the equipment in the playground is available for use however, if preschool children are playing on or using equipment while waiting for siblings or after school, they MUST be closely supervised by an adult. Equipment must also remain where it belongs or returned to where it should be. Nothing should be left on the grass.

Thank you, Mrs S.Scerri

Tips for parents

1. When your child wants to show you something, stop what you are doing and pay attention to your child. It is important to spend frequent, small amounts of time with your child doing things that you both enjoy.

2. Talk to your child about things he/she is interested in and share aspects of your day with your child.

3. Set clear limits on your child’s behaviour. Sit down and discuss the rules in the home. Let your child know what the consequences will be if they break the rules.

4. Look after yourself. It is difficult to be a calm, relaxed parent if you are stressed, anxious or depressed. Try to find time every week to let yourself unwind or do something that you enjoy.

LADYBUGS and BUTTERFLIES Preschool

Book Parade and Teddy Bear’s Picnic

The preschool teachers are constantly being reminded how much the children like engaging in dramatic and imaginative play experiences. They enjoy dressing up and it is great to see the children exploring different identities and points of view through dramatic play. It is wonderful to see the children engaging in enjoyable interactions with their friends using verbal and non-verbal communication to express their ideas and emotions.

The ‘Book Parade’ and ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’ was certainly a fun and successful learning experience.

Australia’s International Film Festival for Kids

LITTLE BIG SHOTS 2016

On the 4th of August, Stage 2 went on an

excursion to the Opera House to watch ‘Little Big Shots’. It is an international film festival showcasing child-produced films including Australian and international children's features, shorts, animations and documentary films. ‘Little Big Shots’ festival provides extensive opportunities for students to explore the power of films and to examine the components of film making. Students investigated how the filmmaker used the camera, lighting, types of actors (live or animated), costumes, props, sound or other interesting aspects prior to the excursion. After the Little Big Shots festival students discussed techniques used by the filmmakers to make their favourite films. It was a highly entertaining and engaging film festival to watch. What an amazing, fun experience for all Stage 2 students.

Stage 2 Little Big Shots Excursions

The OGPS dance group performed very well at the Opera House concert on Monday 5th September. Every student represented our school with pride & we received many complimentary comments following the performance from organisers, parents & other teachers.

Our Spectacular

Kindergarten Transition & Orientation to School 2017

Tuesday 18th October: Orientation Day for parents

Tuesday 25th October: Literacy & Technology session for parents & time in a kinder class for the children.

Tuesday 1st November: Numeracy & Technology for parents & time in a kinder class for the children

Tuesday 8th November: Learning Through Play session for parents and time in a kinder class for the children

Tuesday 15th November: Breakfast for the parents and graduation for the children

NB: An invitation will be sent home for those involved

In Week 10 of Term 2, Stage 3 had the wonderful opportunity to watch a stage production of “The Little Prince” in Riverside Theatre, Parramatta. The production was put on by two members of Spare Parts Puppet Theatre. “The Little Prince” is best described as ‘a book for children written for grown-ups’’. It is a classic and thought-provoking tale adapted from the French original. The story explores the theme of childhood innocence and how this dissolves as we grow older.

Having read the story in class already everyone was excited to see it on stage and we were not disappointed. The props and puppets used were excellent and really added to the atmosphere of the production. Afterwards we were allowed to ask some questions about the production. We learned a lot from the puppeteers and judging by the fantastic questions being asked we may even have some future puppeteers in our midst!

We then walked down to the Parramatta River to blow off some steam on the playground, it was fantastic! We really loved the massive slide and had a great time there!

We would definitely recommend other Stage 3 groups to go and see “The Little Prince”, we loved every minute and know that they would too!

The Little Prince Excursion

Workers in the Community Stage 1 Incursions

We have had three exciting visits this term to help us learn about how different workers serve the community.

We have been visited by a police officer, a nurse and four fire fighters.

We especially liked sitting in the fire engine and holding the fire hose!

Perhaps some of us will become police officers, nurses or firefighters when we grow up.

We also enjoyed learning about how police keep the community safe and how nurses care for their patients.

Wordsworth Team

Nastran Shiravani Say Th’Bwee Htoo Amanada Assafiri Cengiz Wayan Kan Anastacia Haghi Zain El-masri

Shakespeare Team

Dominic Chau Joshua Tato Omar Serhan Zeenat Raazak Nabil Hussein Shaymaa Abdul Hamid

On Tuesday the 30th August two teams of intrepid authors and illustrators arrived at OGPS ready to undertake a mammoth task, to write, illustrate, edit and publish a book in a day.

Write a book in a day is a nationwide writing competition where teams of students have 12 hours to write, illustrate, edit and publish a book from individual parameters emailed to each team at 8am on the day of the competition. Prior to 8am all each team knew was that they would be given two main human characters, a non – human character, a setting, an issue and five random words that must be included.

Congratulations to all students involved and the superb books both teams produced. It was wonderful to see each team working so well together, knowing that to finish within the time limits, they needed to plan thoroughly so that each team member could work on a different chapter or illustration at the same time.

The books both teams produced will soon be in children’s hospitals throughout New South Wales and will also be able to be viewed at the write a book in a day website, https://www.writeabookinaday.com.

Further congratulations to these students as they raised over $700 for The Kid’s Cancer Project which is the benefactor of the write a book in a day project.

Stage 1 Community Helpers Day

Police Students engaged in a range of police

related rotations which involved: investigating a crime scene, taking

fingerprints and creating their very own police badge.

Hospital At the hospital, students were able to

become a receptionist, doctor, paramedic or nurse. They created their own doctor’s

briefcase, bandaged patients and filled out important forms.

Stage 1 Community Helpers Day

The day of Kindergarten’s first excursion finally arrived. We

were very excited to ride on the bus! On the bus ride we saw lots

of different buildings and vehicles. As we drove closer to

the city the buildings were taller and taller. The teachers told us

they are called ‘skyscrapers.’ We have been reading Possum Magic, and learning about Australian icons. So we

were very excited to see the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. We sat on the Opera House steps and then looked closely at the patterns in its tiles.

This term Kindergarten

students visited Belgenny

farm in Camden. They

were transformed into

farmers and helped to round up sheep, feed

baby animals and take a

bumpy ride on a tractor!

Kindergarten visits