Newsletter Term 3, Week 2

26 July 2016

Principal’s Message

Education Week Open Day Education Week takes place next week (Monday, 1st to Friday 5th August). Unanderra Public School will be holding an Open Day for members of our school community on Tuesday, 2nd August. The Open Day will feature opportunities for visitors to set foot inside classrooms and view a snapshot of the amazing learning that takes place each and every day at UPS. Visitors will also be able to enjoy a delicious morning tea and be entertained by a selection of our talented performing groups and individual performers. Education Week Open Day begins at 11:30am with entertainment in the school hall. Open classrooms commence at noon and continue up until our regular lunch break at 1:00pm. Visitors are most welcome to linger and enjoy a picnic style lunch. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us. All students will return to class at 1:45pm after lunch. Please consider joining students and staff on this special day. We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday. Stage 3 Mogo Excursion Stage 3 students and staff will be leaving for Mogo tomorrow morning at 9.00am. No doubt, those students attending will be very excited. Hopefully bags will be packed well ahead of time and double checked to ensure that all necessary items have been included. Stage 3 staff have been planning this event for a number of months now to ensure that students wellbeing is of the highest priority during the time that they are away. The

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5 cent Friday (every Friday)

This Week

Monday July 25

ISER Performing Ensemble Concert Change of time now at 9:15am

Wednesday July 27 – Friday July 29

Stage 3 Mogo Camp

NAIDOC Public Speaking

Tree Planting Stage 2

What’s coming up

Monday August 1 Education Week

P&C Meeting 7:00pm

P&C Spell-a-thon Sheet go home Tuesday August 2

ICAS University Test – English

Open Classroom 12:00pm – 1:00pm Wednesday August 3

Parent Café 2:00pm – 3:00pm Thursday August 4

District Athletics ½ Day

SISA K-2 11:30am - 3:00pm Friday August 5

District Athletics full Day

Whole School “Ned Show” performance Monday August 8

Surf Education Yrs 2,4 & 6 at 2pm Thursday August 11

SISA K-2 11:30am - 3:00pm Monday August 15 – Science Week

Dapto Library Visit for Book Week Primary 10am, K-2 11:30am

Tuesday August 16

ICAS University Test – Maths Thursday August 18

P&C Spell-a-thon Test

SISA K-2 11:30am - 3:00pM Tuesday August 23

K-2 Literacy Day

Book Week Parade Wednesday August 24

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Mogo excursion compliments units of work traditionally completed by Stage 3 bi-annually. I’m sure that our students will excel in regard to their behaviour during their time at Mogo. I’m confident that each and every one of them will prove themselves to be excellent ambassadors for our school and for Public Education in general. I look forward to hearing all about the excursion upon their return to school in Week 3. Parent Café Re-launch Please come along on Wednesday, 3rd of August to the re-launch of the Unanderra Public School Parent Café. The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are on us. We would love to see as many of our community members as possible between 2:00pm and 3:00pm. The Parent Café is an initiative that we are trialling in 2016. The basic idea is to provide informal opportunities for our school community to meet with staff in order to give us some feedback on elements of our performance. If you are unable to make P&C meetings but have some ideas around how we could improve community involvement within our school, we’d love to see you next Wednesday. National Tree Day Our school has been fortunate enough to secure the donation of 100 native plants as well as the expertise and assistance of staff from the Wollongong Botanic Gardens in establishing two new gardens on our school site. This coming Friday, students from Stage 2 will be assisting staff from the Botanic Gardens in planting many of the local natives that have been selected for our two new gardens. Students in Stage 2 are reminded to bring their own set of garden gloves where possible. Unanderra Public School wishes to thank the Wollongong Botanic Gardens for their generosity and assistance in establishing these new garden beds. Have a great week,

Gavin Hoy Relieving Principal

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Term 3 Daily Specials Mondays - Spaghetti Bolognese $5.50 Tuesdays - Pizza Day $4.00 Wednesdays - Chicken Stir Fry and Rice $5.50 Thursdays - Pasta Carbonara $5.50 Fridays - Fish Burger $6.00 New Daily Specials available for Term 3. Please note the small change in the specials as well as the price. Thank you, Made Fresh

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CLASS SHOWCASE 1/2J!

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Please note that ALL the COS Science Fair submissions are due on Tuesday 9th August (Wk4), as they will need to be shortlisted for the High School. Regards Stephanie Rodden iHub

Home Reading

It is wonderful to be able to celebrate students achievement. We are again including names in our newsletter of students who have reached 100 nights of Home Reading Congratulations to Alicia 1/2M and Phoenix 1/2J Kathy Dobinson Learning support Teacher

P & C Meeting: Our next P & C meeting will be held on Monday 1

st August at 7pm, in the staffroom. Please come

along and join us if you would like to hear more about what’s happening in the school, present ideas, share opinions, vote on items raised and/or help out with or hear about any of our P & C events. Upcoming events: Spell-a-thon: Will commence next week with spelling word lists and sponsor forms going home on Monday 1

st

August. Our Spell-a-thon written test will then be held on Thursday 18th

August to allow plenty of time for students to obtain their sponsors. This is always a great fundraising event that helps raise valuable funds for the school. Special prizes will be awarded to the top students who raise the most funds and also a class prize to the top junior and senior classes that raise the most funds. CUA $5,000 Grant - The school is again in the running for the CUA community grant of $5,000. Our school project is to enhance our playground with a life size chessboard and handball court. A voting process determines the winner. Voting commences on Tuesday 26

th July and closes on August 23

rd and can be undertaken once online and once

at the Shellharbour CUA branch. Please help our school win this money and cast your votes today as well as telling all your friends. Biggest Morning Tea (Education Week) - The P & C will be assisting the school during Education Week to host the Biggest Morning Tea. It will be held on Tuesday 2

nd August starting approx. 11:30pm. We require volunteers to help

with the setup, serving and clean up afterwards. If you are able to assist, please leave your contact details at the school office or contact myself on 0439190462. Father’s Day Stall - Will be held on Thursday 1

st September with a great range of gifts available for $5 each

including second chance items and gifts for grandfathers. A flyer will go home during August with details on the event and how you can volunteer to help on the morning. P & C Events – Village Fair: The Village Fair is scheduled for Friday 28

th October from 4pm to 8pm. Rides, food,

games and entertainment will all be included on the night. Our rides have been booked with Fosters Amusements and a variety of food options have also been arranged for dinner. We will continue to update you as information is available. School Hats: School hats are available for purchase at the canteen for $11. Joanne Crawford, P&C President

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Last week we had a good increase with 76 UPS bankers, a great effort for the first week back of Term 3!! The weekly class winners were 1/2E, well done and keep up the great effort. CBA is running an exciting competition during Term 3 with some great prizes to be won. To enter, students must make three (3) or more School Banking deposits during this term. Prizes up for grabs include camping kits, instant cameras and magazine packs. In addition, those who also complete the online Stargazing activity go into a separate draw to win one of 50 Playstation 4 packs. Students can complete the Stargazing online activity at any time during Term 3 at commbank.com.au/prizelights.

This term, the two new rewards that are available are the Jump and Skip Rope, and the Backtrack Eraser Pen. As stated in previous newsletters, the Mudsplat Handball and Flying Snake Tail are now out of stock. Available rewards include the Wildlife Writer Set, Outback Pat Bag Tag, Galaxy Glider (2015), Outer Space Saver Money Box (2015), Intergalactic Rocket (2015), and ET DVD (2015). Thank you for your continued support. School banking coordinators and volunteers, Elizabeth Ilievski, Jenny Evans, Anne Davies and Nicole Martin

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Mount Kembla Public School in conjunction with the Mount Kembla Mining Heritage would like to invite you to A DAY ON THE LAWN on Sunday 31 July 2016 from 10am till 4pm.

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Newsletter Term 3, Week 2

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Sleep Study

Dr. Sarah Loughran and Hayley Hargreaves are conducting a sleep study at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI). The study will investigate the impact of sleep, specifically sleep restriction, on children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The study will require participants to participate in mild sleep restriction for a period of five nights. We are currently looking to recruit participants who are: - Between the ages of 8- 12

- Willing participate in an at home study where their sleep with be monitored using an actigraphy armband for a period of two weeks

- Will be willing to engage in sleep restriction for a period of five nights. At completion of the study, participants will be given a $50 voucher and parents also paid $50 to compensate them for their time and effort. Interested participants should contact Sarah Loughran or Hayley Hargreaves (e: loughran@uow.edu.au or hh949@uowmail.edu.au, p: 4239 2116) for more information.

DAPTO LITTLE ATHLETICS 2016-17 season details We compete 2pm on Saturdays in Sept/October and then 5:30pm on Thursdays Nov - March Start: Saturday 17th September Venue: Dapto High School Ages: 3 to 17 years of age Registration Details: On-line Registrations open 1st August 2016 at www.daptolittleathletics.org.au Face to Face Registration Days at Dapto Leagues Club on the following dates - Saturday 20th August – 2pm to 4pm Sunday 28th August – 2pm to 4pm For further information, contact Andrew Kolts – 0402 840 983 or visit www.daptolittleathletics.org.au or find us on facebook.

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