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Issue 17/2019 7 November 2019

DATES TO REMEMBER

TERM 4

8.11.19 Summer Sport Rd 12

10.11.19 10.30am Remembrance Ceremony at Remembrance Park, Lidcombe – Elizabeth and Jackson attending

11.11.19 9am-11am Playtime – Lidbury Hall 9.30am Remembrance Ceremony at Auburn Park – Kevin and Ashley attending STEM Workshops for 3A, 4L and 3/4B. 7.00pm – P&C meeting – Staffroom

12.11.19 D’Arts Rehearsal - Tempe 9.00-11.00am – Chullora Principals Network meeting @ Strathfield Office 9am-11am – Parent Resource Group – Lidbury Hall

13.11.19 STEM Workshops for 3T, 3M, 4C, 4K, 3B. **WASTE FREE LUNCH DAY**

14.11.19 8.30am – Breakfast Club 9-11am - Kindergarten Transition #5 Dance2bfit classes – K-6E and K-6S (in classrooms) 6.00PM – Auburn Review Citizenship Awards evening

15.11.19 Summer Sport Rd 13

18.11.19 **Work Experience students (Maysar and Laura) start 9am-11am Playtime – Lidbury Hall STEM Workshops for 3A, 4L and 3/4B.

19.15.19 9am-11am – Parent Resource Group – Lidbury Hall Prefect Speeches

20.11.19 STEM Workshops for 3T, 3M, 4C, 4K, 3B. Stage 2 Excursion – Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre D’Arts Rehearsal – Qudos Bank Arena

21.11.19 8.30am – Breakfast Club 9-11am - Kindergarten Transition #6 Stage 2 Excursion – Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre Dance2bfit classes – K-6E and K-6S (in classrooms)

22.11.19 Summer Sport Rd 4.30-6.00pm – Pacifica Night D’Arts All Stars Show – Qudos Bank Arena

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Selective High School applications The application process for selective high school placement in Year 7 in 2021 has been open from 9am on 8 October 2019 (last Tuesday of the holidays). There is only the online option available to apply, from this year there will be no more paper applications. Application information booklets will be distributed to all intending applicants, and promotional postcards with the website address will also be distributed as now, all applicants have to apply online. Just ask at the office for an information booklet about the process. It is certainly easier to apply online if you have internet access, your own email address and a printer but you only have to submit one application per student. A common reason for duplicates is that parents realise after submitting their applications that they have made an error and they complete another application for the same student. If you have made an error in your application, you can email the Unit at ssu@det.nsw.edu.au to have any information corrected and then you do not need to complete a duplicate application. If you need to make alterations, please ring the Selective High School unit or see Mr. Lewis. The online application can be found using this link: https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7 and more information can be found by using this link: https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7 All students seeking placement in a selective high school will be required to sit the Selective High School Placement Test on Thursday 12 March 2019. Parents applying online will need to lodge their applications by Monday 11 November 2019.

Lateness Mostly, lateness is being put down to sleeping in or heavy traffic, but still that is no excuse for your child to be late to school. The school bell goes at 8.55am every morning and your children are expected to be here by that time. If they aren’t, they have to go to the office to get a late note. Too many late notes and you will be referred onto our Home School Liaison Officer, who will treat the matter very seriously.

In the end, all I want is for students to be at school on time so we can work our magic, the more minutes they attend, the more they are able to learn and experience. Do you child(ren) a favour, get them to school on time so they can learn and grow as much as they can.

Enrol now for Kindergarten 2020 Does your preschool child turn 5 years of age before 31 July 2020? Have you enrolled your child at Lidcombe Public School for next year? Now is the time to fill in your application. Please call into the office for an enrolment form as soon as convenient or arrange for one to be sent home with an older brother or sister.

Our 2019 Kindergarten Transition program has changed dramatically and this will be the fourth year of its implementation. We have begun our transition days in Term 4, running from 9.00am to 11.00am in the mornings. We still have 4 sessions left on the following days:-

Thursday 14 November 2019

Thursday 21 November 2019

Thursday 28 November 2019

Thursday 5 December 2019

There will be a number of great activities for your child and you as their parent that will not only strengthen your bond, but also familiarise and build confidence in your child about their classrooms, teachers and other students.

If you have already completed an Application for Enrolment form for your Kindergarten child you will automatically receive further details about these sessions as they become available. If you would like to read some general information about enrolling in a NSW public school please refer to the Department of Education and Training website link:- www.schools.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/gotoschool/enrolment/detsef.pdf

Kindergarten students will start school on Wednesday 5 February 2020. Of course, parents and Kindergarten students will be called in before that for their Best Start Interview – times to be announced.

P&C Meeting The next P&C meeting will be held on Monday 11 June at 7pm in the staffroom. All welcome!

Presentation Day After trying to source a venue big enough to hold our whole school community (Westella Reception) we have decided to hold our Presentation Day in the same format as last year. Therefore, it will be held in two separate sessions: 3-6 Ceremony 9.15am – 11.45am K-2 Ceremony 12.45pm – 2.30pm Thursday 12 December 2019.

Pacifica Night Come and join in with the fun and festivities of Pacifica Night on Friday 22 November, between 4.30-6.00pm. It should be a fantastic night!

Thank you Just a quick thank you from me for ensuring your children came to school on Tuesday and Wednesday this week in the best uniform, looking handsome and beautiful. They were very well behaved during the process as it completely wrecks our normal routine, but all students responded well. Thanks also to my EALD team of teachers, Mr Duffy, Ms Ward and our student leaders for the effective work in running the sports photo day, and also to Mrs Rush for her liaison with the photo company (Master School Portraits) and the organisation of both days.

Platinum Awards Being Green suggests that your child is behaving very well and is doing what our teachers expect of them in the classroom and the playground. These awards have been running for over 3 years now. Our Week 3 recipients are:- Yousef Sadiq (3T), Haeun Kim (5B), Abdullah Kowaider (3A), Hannah Cho (3A) and Esther James (3M). Our Week 4 recipients are:- Spencer Soejanto (6H), Joan Jung (6A) and Kate Le (2C). Well done students!

**NEWS JUST IN…… At the NSWPSSA Athletics Championships at Olympic Park, Elizabeth Soliola, competing in the Senior Girls Discus event, made it into the final (final of 8 competitors) and finished 7th (in the state!) overall with a throw of 29.6 metres. Fabulous achievement Elizabeth. I am also told that Elizabeth, true leader that she is, was supporting the other competitors in the event and was being a great sportsperson. We are all so proud of you!!! More happening today with Elizabeth in Senior Girls Shot Put and Ethan Symes in Senior Boys Long Jump.

Also, you may be aware that year 6 student, Ashley Clavecillas, had entered into the MobileMuster competition. She went to the ceremony last night, and we believe that she has won the competition with another boy from Victoria, and therefore shares first prize. We will confirm this later with more details, but WOW, what an achievement. So proud of Ashley as well!!!

Great work ! Like I have said many times before, my favourite parts of the week are when students visit me with outstanding work. Today from 1A, Melody, Yumna and Catalena visited my office to show me their wonderful addition and multiplication skills. As you can see by the little whiteboards, they are great exponents of mathematical questions and they were just so excited to show and tell me all about it. Well done girls – I love to see such passion for education!

Newsletter All newsletters are emailed directions to our families. Electronic distribution is a much better method of communication with families as it allows the school community to enjoy great images of students in full colour without the environmental impact of substantial paper usage. We hope many of our families take up this option in the future. Thank you for taking up this option and saving just that little bit more of our environment.

EMAIL ADDRESS NEWSLETTER

My email address has changed, please update your records. Name of Child: ____________________ Class: ______________ Name of Parents: ___________________ Email address:-__________________________ Please hand in to Mrs Rush in the office as soon as possible

Parking around the school Unfortunately, I must stress this particular point again. The car parking around the school is at an absolute premium, I get that, really I do. But that doesn’t excuse anyone out there being unsafe in their cars. Quite a few parents have been seen parking in our grounds or behaving in an unsafe manner outside the school, (mostly parents that know the rules !) , double parking, speeding, letting children out of the right hand side of the car, mainly down near Mills St East and Gillivers Lane – you are seriously compromising the safety of the students ! People have even been seen to let children out of the car whilst on the pedestrian crossing ! With parking rangers coming out just about everyday, that could actually end up being a very expensive mistake ! Please ensure you drop your child(ren) off outside the school in a safe manner or walk you children to and from school using the pedestrian access points, not through the car park. Other parents have now complained about our parents double parking in Doodson Ave and Mills St., or even parking over resident’s driveways. What is happening is extremely dangerous and stupid, with students getting out of cars from the wrong side of the car into oncoming traffic. Please do not double park to let your children out. It is against the law and I have no problem contacting the authorities and giving them your license plate number if you are doing the wrong thing out there. We now have a dedicated police officer appointed to oversee this situation, so if you are doing the wrong thing, you will be fined ! I would really appreciate your assistance in this matter.

Principal

Did you know???

For the safety of all students, toddlers, babies and adults, please do not bring dogs into the school grounds, even on leashes. Some children have a genuine fear and it can be quite distressing for them as well as for parents, particularly those with very young children. Thank you for your support in this matter.

Under the Companion Animals Act

1998 No 87 (14.1.e), dogs are

prohibited in school grounds,

(whether or not they are leashed

or otherwise controlled).

SCHOOL TIMES

Students MUST NOT arrive at school before 8:30 am and must leave promptly at 3:00 pm Parents are reminded that school supervision exists between 8:30 am and 3:00 pm. A Before and After School Care facility is provided on the school site for parents needing child minding. Contact 0401680686 after school hours for further details.

Leaving students unsupervised on school grounds has legal implications for both the school and parents.

Access to the school is only possible via the pedestrian gate near the sandpit (Mills Street) during school hours. All visitors must report to the school office. Unauthorised persons on school premises are considered to be trespassing and will be reported to the police.

SMOKING IS PROHIBITED ON SCHOOL PREMISES

60 SECONDS WITH MR. LEWIS

This newsletter, Tasneem Badra from KBilby is our focus for 60 seconds with Mr. Lewis.

Name: Tasneem Badra

Class: K Bilby

What games do you play ? I play duck, duck, goose, tips and ring a ring a rosy.

What would you like to be when you grow up ? A hairdresser.

Best piece of advice you have ever received ? Never give up.

Favourite thing to do ? I love playing with my favourite toy, a cool

cleaning toy and I help my mum clean up.

Favourite school subject ? Reading.

Favourite colour and number ? Gold and 100.

Is there any one thing you can’t do without ? I am really missing my birds – 3

of them died and one flew away.

What’s your favourite school moment ? My first day of school.

Thanks for spending 60 seconds with Mr. Lewis, Tasneem !

8 November AFL – LPS v Auburn West at Webbs Avenue T-Ball – LPS v Rosehill at Granville Park Basketball – LPS v Rosehill at Auburn Basketball Centre, Wyatt Park Soft-Ball – LPS v Auburn North at Granville Park Cricket – LPS v Auburn West at Wyatt Park

15 November AFL – LPS v Granville at Webbs Avenue T-Ball – BYE Basketball – LPS v Granville at Auburn Basketball Centre, Wyatt Park

Soft-Ball – LPS v Guildford at Harry Gapes Reserves, Cricket – LPS v Rosehill at Wyatt Park

Softball: T-Ball Senior Boys won 18- 5 MVP: Efehan Uzunoglu Junior Boys lost 8-13 MVP: Justin Chen Senior girls won 14- 5 MVP: Nazanin Jamshidi Junior girls won 24-1 MVP: Serenity Tuainekore

Cricket: Basketball: Junior won 31-16 MVP Hadi Hadi Snr Boys lost 13-7 MVP: Justin Han Senior lost 22-16 MVP William Moe Snr Girls won 9-0 MVP: Romane Somai Mixed Jnrs won 6-5 MVP: Jason Lopes AFL Juniors won 68-7 MVP: TImoci Kagi Seniors won 39-9 MVP: Imad Majzoub

PSSA DRAWER TERM 4

PSSA RESULTS – WEEK 1 – 18 October

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Did you know that only 20% of Australian households recycle their plastic waste? Plastic can have damaging effects on our environment, especially because plastic is designed to last forever. To show our commitment towards reducing waste produced by our school, LPS will be having a ‘Waste Free Wednesday’ in Week 5. Students and teachers are encouraged to bring a ‘waste free’ lunch to school on the 13th of November.

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free lunch can look like: lunch?

Let’s make a simple change which can have a BIG and positive impact to our environment. We should

also mention that the class with the least amount of people who produce waste in their lunchbox will be

rewarded with a pizza party!!

WASTE FREE WEDNESDAY

How great was it to see so many students and staff dressed up like farmers for our Drought Relief Fundraiser held last Monday. The sausage sizzle was a great success and thanks to your generosity we

raised just over $3,800!!! This money will be sent to Trundle to be used to help the struggling families

there.

DROUGHT RELIEF FUNDRAISER

A large order of general uniforms arrived today and should be available for sale tomorrow. We are still waiting on sports uniforms, hopefully these will arrive by the end of next week.

We are introducing a new item to our range, reusable excursion bags – these will be sold for $10 each and should be available by next week.

Last Uniform Shop opening for 2019 will be Wednesday 11 November.

As some of our volunteer helpers have either left the school or gone back to work we are looking for some mums or dads who would like to help out in the Uniform Shop on a Wednesday morning, 8.30am – 9.15am or Friday afternoon, 2.30pm – 3.15pm. No experience necessary – please see Julie or Sonia in the office if you are interested.

On Tuesday 29 October, K-6Sapphire, K-6Emerald and 3-6Ruby visited Sydney Showground to experience a day on the farm. The students participating in workshops designed to expand on and enhance their knowledge of aspects of life on a farm. The children had a fabulous time handling chicks, tasting fresh honey and more.

RAS FARM DAY – EXCURSION TO SYDNEY SHOWGROUND

BREAKFAST CLUB – Thursdays 8.30am – 9.15am

As some of our volunteer helpers have either left the school or gone back to work we are looking for some mums or dads who would like to help out with Breakfast Club and School Banking. These only take up a small amount of time and you don’t even need to be available every week – sometimes we just need someone to fill in as well. No experience is necessary – please see Julie or Sonia in the office if you are interested.

SCHOOL BANKING – Wednesdays 9am-10am