POINT CLARE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER...Janaki Selvarajan - President, Point Clare Public School P&C Association YOUR CANTEEN >> ONLINE ORDERS ONLY

TERM 2 | WEEK 9 | 22 JUNE 2020

Takari Ave Clare Point NSW 2250 | 02 4325 0594 | [email protected] www.pointclare-p.schools.nsw.edu.au | www.facebook.com/PointClarePS

NEWSLETTERPOINT CLARE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Nurturing Inspiring Achieving

Thought of the Week

IMPORTANT DATES

Fri 3/7 PBL Rewards Day

3 July - LAST DAY OF TERM 2

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY 20 July, 2020 (first day Term 3)Students do not attend school

on this day Students return Tuesday

21 July, 2020

STUDENT ILLNESSES & HOMEWORK . Over the past week we have had a very high number of students absent each day due to a variety of illnesses. Students who have a medical cer-tificate to stay at home will be supported to learn from home in line with regular procedures if the student is able to (recorded as ‘F’). These regular procedures are different to what was offered during the “learning from home” period. If parents or carers require work to be provided to children whilst they are at home due to an underlying health condition they should contact their child’s teacher for assistance with this as well as planning for their return to school. For day to day absences the Department does not expect teachers to provide an additional learning platform. Students who have an occasional day off school to recover from a cold or flu should rest and recover. Assessment tasks can be caught up with and completed upon return to school. To support families who may still be “learning form home” the Department has released the following supports:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/learning-from-home/learning-at-home/learning-packages

SUCCESSFUL STUDENTSKindergarten had an excellent day on Friday celebrating everything about the Letter “P”! Congratulations to all the students and their teachers for making a Literacy focused activity so much fun. I saw plenty of perfect participation and a plethora of princesses, panthers, pirates and Pikachu’s.

AUDIT OFFICE OF NSW This week the school has been interviewed by the AUDIT OFFICE OF NSW in relation to school closure procedures relating to the COVID -19 pan-demic, bushfires and flooding events. I am pleased to report that we have received overwhelmingly positive feedback around the school’s response to each of these events.

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SCHOOL SPORTS UPDATEThis week our school is investigating whether or not it is feasible for us to hold a school Athletics Carnival next term without parental spectators. The guidance from the Department stipulates the following rules:

From June 11 – June 30 sport and physical activity programs will continue to focus on non-contact sports. Inter-school sport competitions such as zone sport, state wide competitions and knockouts, gala days or inter-school carnivals are not permitted. School carnivals such as athletics, cross country and swimming car-nivals are not permitted. Full contact and semi-contact sports are not permitted. From 1 July all school sport and physical activity program may resume in alignment with relevant health restrictions.

Tomorrow afternoon the Brisbane Water PSSA are holding a meeting to determine if there will be a ZONE PSSA Athletics carnival during Term 3. We will keep everyone updated via our Facebook page, once we have further advice.

NEW ENROLMENT PANELUnder the latest Departmental policy relating to the enrolment of students, all NSW public schools are re-quired to form an enrolment panel. The panel consists of a convenor nominated by the Principal, a staff representative and a parent representative selected by the P & C. The Principal cannot be on the enrolment panel as they are required to review any appeals to a decisions made by the enrolment panel. The Point Clare Public School enrolment panel is headed by Mrs Young and she is supported by the Assistant Principals and a representative from the P & C – to be advised. The panel only meets to consider potential non-local enrolment applications when the school has available places.

ASSET MANAGEMENTOur long awaited playground designs will be installed this coming Wednesday 24 June. The day will begin with the installation of two chessboards in the Library COLA area and then a large number of designs will be installed down under the Hall COLA. This will mean that the bottom playground will be out of bounds for the day. Bus lines will be assembled under the Library COLA and walked out to their respective buses by the duty teachers.

Unfortunately, the removal of the demountable building has been delayed until this Friday 26 June. To ensure the safety of all students, staff and contractors on site, the bottom playground will be closed from 8:25am until the end of the school day at 2:55pm. This will not have an impact on Before or After School Care but the Kindergarten children who have been playing in this area of a morning will have to move to the Library COLA. If the process is delayed we will advise any changes via Facebook and Skoolbag.

TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNINGThis week our staff are learning how to use the Prowise presenter software through our interactive whiteboard supplier Electroboard. The Prowise software is a replacement for the Smart Notebook that many teachers use every day. Next Wednesday, our executive team will be learning all about the new school planning require-ments for our next school strategic plan. Pending any further COV-ID 19 restrictions we hope to be able to invite community members into the school during Term 4 to help develop this next plan.

OPPORTUNITY CLASS TESTSIf you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2021, you need to apply between Tuesday 9 June 2020 and Friday 26 June 2020. You will need to access the online application at:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5

Mr Scott Campbell Principal

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LIBRARY NEWS Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) - Get involved in the PRC, there’s still plenty of time to get reading! Congratulations to the students who have already finished the challenge.

The challenge is open to all students from Kindergarten to Year 9 and holidays are a great time to catch up on reading.

Don’t forget to include your Bonus Free Choice Books. This year, due to learn-ing at home, all students will be able to include 10 Free Choice Books on their Student reading records. Please refer to the support article for information on adding bonus choice books https://prcsupport.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/24000054175

Read full details, including the rules of the PRC https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

PRC Key dates:Challenge opens for student entries: Monday 2 March Challenge closes for student entries: Friday 28 August

Students log on using their DoE username and password. Participating students receive a certificate if they complete the challenge by the closing date (which will look great in their CVs in the future!!).

Borrowing & Overdue Books - Students are reminded that they are able to borrow books for a period of 2 weeks. Students who are still reading their book are very welcome to borrow the book again or renew the loan so they can finish reading. However, the books must be brought into the Library, so we can physically sight the books, before they can be renewed. Overdue notices are being sent home this week, please ensure that all overdue books are returned ASAP.

If a book has been lost, please contact me. In some instances, a small replacement fee may be required to assist with the purchase of a new copy of the book.

Happy Reading!Jodie McCabe - Teacher Librarian


POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING (PBL)PBL helps all students achieve positive outcomes and supports them in achieving outcomes that enables them to be successful. This week’s PBL focus is toilets.

TERM 2 REWARDS DAYOur PBL Rewards Day will be held on Friday 3 July. This term all students from K-6 will be rewarded and acknowledged for their positive behaviour choices and commitment to learning during Term 1 and 2. Students are encouraged to wear mufti clothes in our PBL colours (green, blue, yellow) and they will be treated to a free BBQ lunch and movie. A note with more information will be sent home today.

PYJAMA DAY - TERM 3Friday 31 July (Term 3 Week 2) our school is supporting chil-dren in Foster Care by holding a fundraiser where students are allowed to wear their pyjamas to school for a gold coin donation to show their support. More information to come next term!


Takari Ave Clare Point NSW 2250 | 02 4325 0594 | [email protected]

WEEK 8 AWARD WINNERS



EARLY STAGE 1 - “P” DAY

P C P S P A R E N T S & C I T I Z E N S A S S O C I A T I O N

A warm hello to everyone!

Our enthusiastic new team is eagerly awaiting the opportunity to get back to running fundraising activities at the school in the second half of this year. Please keep checking the newsletter and our Facebook page for updates as we will need volunteers to help at these events. It’s a great way to meet others from the community while doing something to support our school.

School Banking is also hoping to return in Term 3 – watch this space for further updates!

NEXT GENERAL MEETING

7:30pm on Wednesday 12 August (Term 3)

P&C General meetings are held during school terms on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm. You do not need to be a member to attend. We hope that with the continued gradual easing of restrictions we will be able to return to conducting these meetings at the school next term.

Our meetings aim to run no longer than 2 hours and are the best way to gain insight into current and upcoming events at the school. Our group is centred on inclusivity. We value and respect the diverse experiences and perspectives our community have to offer.

You can join our association anytime. Membership is just $1 for the year. Forms can be obtained via the front office, at our meetings or via email.

As a community we have strength in our combined knowledge and experience. We are always looking for more volunteers to join our various P&C teams. It doesn’t have to be a regular commitment. Any time you can spare is valued.

At present these roles are still available:

- ASSISTANT BANKING COORDINATOR VOLUNTEERS (X2)

- COMMITTEE POSITIONS (CANTEEN / UNIFORM SHOP)

Please email us if you are interested in filling in any of the above positions.

Our email is: [email protected]

Select ’Like’ on our Facebook page for P&C event dates, updates and communication:

‘P&C for Point Clare Public School’.

I look forward to working together with you. Thank you for your continued support.

Janaki Selvarajan - President, Point Clare Public School P&C Association

YOUR CANTEEN >> ONLINE ORDERS ONLY <<

Counter items - online orders for recess & lunch where possible please.

Munchmonitor orders must be in by 8.15 am [email protected]

YOUR UNIFORM SHOP >> ONLINE ORDERS ONLY <<

Please order online by 7am Thursday

Orders can be collected from the Office only.

[email protected]


LOST PROPERTY & LABELLING

The blue cabinets near the Canteen contain lost items. They are separated according to the type of item.

Please label your child/ren’s school items so they can find them easily. We have set up a fundraiser with the label company ‘My Name Label’ which has great reviews and free postage. Ordering as part of our

fundraiser will provide you with a 5% discount and the P&C will receive an awesome 15% of all purchases made – which will go right back to funding things for our kids!

Use code: PCPS0515

The ‘My Name Label’ company sells all kinds of name labels suitable for clothing, lunch boxes etc.

Please ensure that you have your child’s first AND last name on their labels.

All items are cleared from Lost Property at the end of each term.

Thank you, The Uniform Shop Team

[email protected]

$$ GRANTS $$

Grants are usually available throughout the year for a variety of areas. We need your help with finding and (if possible)

applying for them.

So if you see anything that you think that any area of our school may be eligible for, please contact us.

The more eyes and ears out there looking for grants or competitions, the more chance we have of getting much

needed funding for our school and the services that support it.

Thank you, Grant Writing Team

[email protected]


SUSTAINABILITY

>> VOTE ONLINE DAILY <<www.terracycle.com/colgategardenvoting-au

Please continue to vote online via ALL your emails and keep collecting your recyclable dental waste (hygienically of course). The above flyer details the items that are

acceptable for the competition – no cardboard or packaging please.

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POINT CLARE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER...Janaki Selvarajan - President, Point Clare Public School P&C Association YOUR CANTEEN >> ONLINE ORDERS ONLY