EXCELLENCE INNOVATION SUCCESS COMMUNITY

POTTSVILLEBEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL

Wednesday 8 May 2019 Term 2 Week 2

PRINCIPAL NEWSWelcome back!Term 2 is full steam ahead! As the incoming relieving Principal, this opportunity allows me to return to the coast. I am very excited to be working with learners, staff and the school community in continuing to build high expectations in quality teaching and education for all at Pottsville Beach Public School. I feel very fortunate to be joining such a friendly and supportive school community.My aim is to ensure our learners feel secure, motivated and challenged in their education within an outstanding quality learning environment, taught by dedicated professional teachers. Encouraging learners to strive towards achieving personal best in academic, sporting, cultural and interpersonal endeavours is at the core of our daily teaching and learning programs. Working in partnership with you will further strengthen the positive parent and staff partnership we have here at Pottsville Beach Public School. Prior to my appointment to the school, I have had the privilege of leading South Coogee Public School in Sydney. A passionate school community with a focus on visible learning practices that ensured success and progress. I also hold educational leadership, consultant and other responsibilities that support fellow Principals and teachers, Internationally and Nationally, in collective efficacy practises and effective research-based educational strategies that cultivate strong future directions for the entire school community.I am appreciative to David Robson (Director Educational Leadership) and Mark Downward for the opportunity to work collaboratively with Pottsville Beach Public School; sharing our experience, knowledge and skill to provide the best opportunities for our children. I’m sure you will see me on the playground, so please do not hesitate to introduce yourself. I look forward to meeting you.

Trish FisherPrincipal

Tweed Coast Road, POTTSVILLE NSW 2489 T 6676 1161 E pottsville-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au W pottsvi l le-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

DATES TO REMEMBER - TERM 2 2019WEEK 2

Thurs 9 May ES1 - K/1H Assembly 2.10pmS1 - 2Q Assembly 9.15amB & G KO Soccer Gala Day Murbah

Fri 10 May School Cross CountryWEEK 3

Tues 14 May S2 & S3 NAPLANWeds 15 May S2 & S3 NAPLAN Thurs 16 April S2 & S3 NAPLANFri 17 April Walk Safely to School

Book Club orders closedS3 - 5T Assembly 2.10pmDistrict Cross Country - Murbah

INSERTSStatement of Accounts - all studentsCanteen MenuP&C Nachos DayTerm 2 Parent Planner

Let’s go Paperless! We are currently looking at some Eco-initiatives and as part of this thinking we are asking for your support to receive less paper from the school.To start we would encourage all families to make sure they are receiving notifications via Skoolbag. We will be sending as much communication as we can via this app. There will still be access to paper copies as we transition, however if you don’t need to use paper then let’s think Green! Please see above on how to keep up to date with our school. We would love you to join us and support our Eco-initiatives. Watch this space – more to come.

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Kindergarten Enrolments

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POTTSVILLEBEACH

NEWSLETTERPUBLIC SCHOOL

EXCELLENCE INNOVATION SUCCESS COMMUNITY

YOU CAN DO IT! - Organisation

WEEK 2 - Zoe H of 6B and Genevieve N of 2PS

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL NEWSParent Planner - Our current Term at a Glance format has had a facelift and a name change. This change has come about from a need to make this document user friendly for staff, parents and students. The new Parent Planner has been colour coded to represent the colour of the paper of stage notes. The Parent Planner has also been linked with our Skoolbag APP - all of the dates are on the APP calendar for easy reference. A push notification will also be sent out when an event has been changed, updated or cancelled. We look forward to your feedback.Reports - Reports are sent home twice a year and are an important tool to communicate student progress and achievement. Our school report has been changed and staff are excited to use this new format. We look forward to parent feedback. Semester 1 Parent Teacher interview information will be distributed in coming weeks.Aboriginal Garden Additions - last year we received a grant through the efforts of our P&C President Danielle Heaver’s of $10,000 from our Education Minister the Hon. Sarah Mitchell MLC and Geoff Provest MP. This grant has allowed us to maintain the garden and replenish sand, soft fall and mulch as well as invite three new friends into our beautiful Aboriginal Garden. On Monday our students had the opportunity to welcome them and they have been fully embraced by our students. A huge thank you to our very own Polly for all of his work in maintaining this space for us. Thank you also to Mr Geoff Richards of Richo’s Landscaping, who has supplied us with all of our garden needs as well as ensuring the safe transport for our new friends. Thank you Richo. You will also see that our garden has been extended and has some lovely new plants. Thank you to Katie John’s our P&C Treasurer who sourced a Woolworth’s grant of $1000 for our garden. We were able to buy mature coastal natives. Our garden has moved beyond the fence and looks amazing.NAPLAN - In Week 3 our Year 3 and Year 5 students will participate in the NAPLAN testing. These tests will run over lunch days with make-up tests being held the following Monday. Good luck to all of our students.Walk Safely to School (Friday 17 May) - Living in our beautiful coastal setting many of our students make their way to school by walking and riding. On Friday 17 May we would like to see as many of our students as possible and to invite our parents and community to join us on this day to celebrate Walk Safely to School. REMINDER Students returning to school with any injuries - parents are asked to notify the front office so that a risk management plan can be implemented for their child’s safe return to school.Kathy Frost - Relieving Deputy Principal

NC AFL - Will V and Jonah G NC Soccer - Jannahli G

OFFICE NEWS - Office Hours 8.30am - 3.15pmStatement of Accounts - All students have been issued with Statement of Accounts for stage levies and voluntary contributions. These may be paid using EFTPOS, POP (pament online), cash or cheque. You are most welcome to pay in instalments.Sue Matheson - School Administrative ManagerES1 NEWSWelcome back for another busy term. All classes have settled in wonderfully. KR and K/1H have moved into their new classrooms and they are looking fabulous!Assembly - K/1H are running this week’s assembly. Please come along and join us on Thursday 2.10pm in our school hall.Home Reading - We will continue to send readers home. Please send home readers back in the communication folder when you would like the book changed and complete the home reading log. Thank you for your support with this, it is great to consolidate the skills learnt at school.Happy Mother’s Day to all our amazing Mums, we hope you enjoy a relaxing day.Sports Day - Our sports day is Tuesday, please continue to wear sports shirts. We have fitness on Thursday, students can also wear their sports shirts on Thursday if you would like.Library - Kinder library is Friday, remember to bring in library bags and books each Friday.Parent Overview notes - Parent Overview notes have been sent home, this provides you with an overview of the content we will cover this term.Please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s classroom teacher if you have any questions at all.Shara Perry - Assistant Principal STAGE 1 NEWSWelcome Back Term 2 - We hope you and your family had a fantastic break together. It has been lovely hearing the exciting adventures the students had during their holidays. They seem refreshed and have hit Term 2 with a bang - excited to see friends and ready to learn.Stage Assembly - 2Q are hosting our stage assembly TOMORROW morning at 9.15am in the hall. The change is due to our school’s Cross Country, which many of our Year 2 students will be competing in. Cross Country - The school Cross Country will be held this Friday 10 May and begins at 9.00am. Year 2-8 year olds are invited to compete and will be the first to run. Students are well prepared after walking the course at the beginning of the week and training during our PE time. Story Dogs - Last week some of our Stage 1 students began participating in the valuable Story Dogs reading program. Students thoroughly enjoyed reading with our visitors. Thanks to Ms Stone for organising the program.BUNDJALUNG Language - Today Stage 1 students took part in

Story Dogs

UNIFORM SHOP Website: www.flexischools.com.au2019 Tuesdays: 8.45am - 9.45am CASH OR CHEQUE ONLY!Don’t forget you can order your child’s uniforms via Flexischools website. The uniforms are then sent to your child’s class. All done from home EASY!

The uniform shop would appreciate any second hand uniforms.

SPORT NEWSCross Country Carnival Schedule - Friday 10 May9:05am Students assemble under the large COLA9:15am Races begin - 8/9 Years Boys9:35am 8/9 Years Girls9:55am 10 Years Boys10:15am 10 Years GirlsRecess (Races resume at 11:45am after K-2 lunch)11:50am 11 Years Boys12:10pm 11 Years Girls12:30pm Senior Boys12:50pm Senior Girls Years 3-6 Lunch immediately after the final raceTimes listed above are approximate. Times may vary on the day.

District Netball - Milly M, Charlize H and Pippa H

FNC Hockey - Tori F, Milly E, Gracie C, Marlee S and Lennox W

Bundjalung Language lessons. Students excitedly learnt about the Indigenous languages map of Australia, our local languages and a greeting. They sure are quick learners!Amy Paron - Relieving Assistant Principal 3/4C NEWSOver the past few weeks 3/4C have been dissecting OREO biscuits! WHY?? We’ve been using the makeup of an oreo and its acronym Opinion-Reason-Explanation-Opinion to help us structure our persuasive writing texts. We have also been using our formula during argument volleyball in class. We believe our formula is pretty convincing and hopefully Mrs Fisher is persuaded to take some particular action when she receives some very convincing mail from 3/4C.Georgia Coleman - Class TeacherSTAGE 3 NEWSFNC Dance - Tickets go on sale Friday 10 May at 9.00am. More information can be found on the note that was distributed to all dancers. A huge thank you to Mrs Keyes and Mrs Smith for all their efforts.Cross Country - the students and teachers are looking forward to this exciting event on Friday - rain, hail or shine. Stage 3 Assembly - The next assembly will be hosted by 4/5K on Friday 17 May at 2.10pm.New 5M classroom - the wait is over! 5M have moved into their brand new classroom after ‘camping’ in a couple of locations during Term 1. Needless to say we are all a little jealous of this magnificent space. Congratulations Mr Mercer and 5M students and thank you for your patience! 4/5K is enjoying their new home at the end of C block. NAPLAN - will take place for all Year 5 students next week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. All students will remain in their own classrooms with their own teachers for these assessments.Leonie Richards - Assistant PrincipalOPERATION ART NEWSCongratulations to these artistic students whose art works have been chosen to represent our school at Operation Art this year! The artworks were of a very high standard once again making the judging very challenging. Thank you Mrs Tyson and congratulations boys and girls.Leonie Richards - Assistant PrincipalBOOK CLUB NEWSThe latest book club catalogue Issue 3 is open online until Friday 17 May. (Early bird orders if done by Friday 10 May will arrive ahead of time). Orders can be made through the LOOP system at scholastic.com.au. Parents are able to go online, select your child’s class, enter the books you wish to buy, pay with a credit/debit card and receive an instant receipt. The order will then be sent as a group order in your

child’s class. I receive an emailed copy of your order and send it home with your child when it arrives at school. Points earned go towards buying wonderful new books for our school library. Thank you for your support. Renai Hollis - CoordinatorP&C NEWSWelcome to our families for Term 2. Another term of P&C happenings with the Mother’s Day stall this week been a popular fundraiser for the school and wishing Mothers & Others a wonderful Day. Thank you to Michelle Acret and her fundraising team for the time and effort to have the stall run smoothly and a success. - Annual Entertainment Book will be sent home Week 3 for anyone who had not opted out to receive the book. - Term 2 P&C Lunch will be Monday 27 May “Nachos Day” notes to be sent this week with deadline to be returned before Week 4 and any volunteers for cooking, serving and borrowing of 10L pots and slow cookers along with your support will be required to make this lunch a success- P&C meet the first Tuesday of the month from 7.00pm - we welcome new faces to the meetings and committee, look forward to seeing you and sharing ideas. - Michelle Laws has kindly donated further funds to the value of $430 to the school which has allowed the sandpit to be replenished with fresh sandFiona Snell - P&C Secretary

NC Cricket - Sam A NC Rugby League - Jonah G, Cooper B and Kyah B