Dear Lawson Parents and Carers,

Welcome Back

Hello to our Lawson community. It's great to see everyone back into school routine and enjoying the start to the year.

I'd like to thank everyone for braving the weather to attend our recent community BBQ. We had a great turn out, plenty of friendly conversation and the kids enjoyed a chance to socialise with friends.

While I know that families are very busy, working commitments and competing schedules can make it difficult to attend every school event, I want everyone to know that I continue to look forward to meeting all of our students' parents/carers and their families.

Did you know?... That the Blue Mountains Rotary Club provides a free breakfast for our students, each and every Friday morning Kids have access to a healthy meal which fuels them for the day. There is fruit, toast, cereals, hot milos and more. Not only does this set our students up for their learning, it gives families the chance to get out the door a little earlier than usual. Friday mornings are also a great chance to informally come together as a community. I hope to see you here.

School Planning

Lawson Public School is now in its' 132nd year of providing high quality education to our students. We have a proud tradition in public education and we want everyone to be a part of their school and community. This term, we will be consulting students, staff and parents in regard to our vision and future directions. We would love to know your thoughts. This week, we will be approaching families with a short survey to help us get this process started. We'd like to know what you think Lawson does well? Are there programs or traditions that need to stay? What is something we could do to improve the education that we provide for your children?

Congratulations Mrs Armstrong

Our outstanding Assistant Principal, Mrs Armstrong, has been accepted into the Aspiring Principals Leadership Program. Developed and delivered by the NSW Department of Education, this leadership Program will equip school or system leaders to lead improvement in student learning in NSW public schools.

During the program, Mrs Armstrong will continue to work in her role as Assistant Principal, here at Lawson PS.

Matthew Jacobson Principal

Issue 2 – Week 4 – Term 1 Wednesday 19 February 2020

Lawson Public School Satisfaction Survey

Dear Families, We would like to get your feedback about Lawson Public School. Our aim is to make improvements to our systems and practices to ensure Lawson PS is the best it can be. Please follow the link to answer 3 short survey questions. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F7RX8R2 We really appreciate your time.

Mr Jacobson Mrs Cross, Miss Conway and Mrs Armstrong Principal Assistant Principals

Term 1 - 2020 Calendar Week 4 19 February P&C Mee�ng: 7pm -Staff Room 20 February School Banking 20 February Springwood HS Expo 21 February Assembly: 9.05am -Badge Presenta�on 21 February Zone Swimming Carnival Week 5 24 February School Performance Tour: “No Bullying” 26 February Uniform Shop: 8.30am – 9.30am 27 February School Banking 27 February Katoomba HS Sneak Peek Day

Week 6 5 March School Banking 6 March Assembly: 9.05am Week 8 18 March School Photos * Please note dates may be subject to change

Reminder regarding “Anaphylaxis Action Plans”

Anaphylaxis Plans need to be updated annually by your Child’s Doctor. Please ensure your child’s updated Epi-pens and action plans are provided to the office as a matter of urgency.

For students with Asthma, please ensure we have an updated action plan and Ventolin that is in date, as some inhalers may expire during the year.

Parents and Visitors A friendly reminder that our morning bell is at 8.55am (prompt). We politely ask all parents and visitors to have completed their goodbyes prior to this time and vacate the premises as all gates will be closed at 9.00am for the safety of all students. Students that are late need to attend the office to collect a late note before heading off to class. For Students that need to leave early, parents/carers are required to come to the office for an early leaver note and the office will arrange for the student to come and meet them at the office. Permission Notes When returning permission notes for school activities it is a legal requirement to return a SEPARATE permission note for each child. If you pay online it is still necessary to return the permission note to the office. In addition, if returning multiple notes for more than one child/activity, there is no need to put each note into a separate envelope. We are able to process multiple payments for multiple activities/children in the one transaction. Please ensure your child/s full name and class are on the permission note. Lost Property There seems to be a constant stream of lost property being sent to the office. Could you please ensure you have all items labelled with your child’s name and class.

Our library has a lot of new books that need to be covered in clear contact before they can be put onto our library shelves or become part of the classroom library.

We would like to organise a Working Bee for Tuesday, 25th February 2020 from 9.00 am to 10.30 am in our Library.

It would be great to have as many helpers there as possible.

Morning Tea will be provided as a small token of appreciation.

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Newsleter Distribu�on

In keeping with our environmental approach Lawson Public school newsleter is posted on the school website and Facebook, this will be the primary source of distribu�on, however if you do not have access and require a paper copy please complete the informa�on below of your youngest child and return it to the school office by 28 February 2020. Child’s name ……………………………………………… Class………………………….

Special Religious Education and Special Education in Ethics 2020

Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE) will begin at

Lawson Public School on Thursday the 20th February 2020. Classes will operate from

9.05am – 9.35am each Thursday. The current structure of classes is outlined below.

However, these may be subject to change based on the volunteer educators available.

• SRE (Protestant classes) – currently 3 classes will operate. Kindergarten, Stage

1 (years 1 and 2), and a combined Stage 2 and Stage 3 class (years 3, 4, 5, 6).

• SRE (Catholic classes) – currently 3 classes will operate. K-2, Stage 2 (years 3

and 4) and Stage 3 (years 5 and 6)

• SEE (Ethics classes) – currently 3 classes will operate Stage 1, Stage 2 and

Stage 3 will have a separate class. We apologise as there will be no Ethics for

Kindergarten at this stage.

This year Ethics classes will be limited to 22 students. There are currently 26

Stage 3 students enrolled in Ethics therefore we are calling for four Stage 3

volunteers to opt out of this class. If you would like to withdraw your child

from this class please send a note to the SRE co-ordinator or Principal.

Students not attending SRE or SEE classes will attend Non SRE classes and will be

provided with meaningful activities, not lessons in the curriculum. Suitable activities

may include reading, private study, completing homework or other activities that are

considered to be appropriate by the school community.

All SRE, SEE and Non-SRE classes are supervised by teaching staff.

Students continue in the same arrangements each year, unless a parent/caregiver

has requested a change in writing. At any time, you have the right to change your

SRE/SEE nomination or to withdraw your child from the nominated lessons. A note

to the SRE/SEE coordinator or Principal will affect this change.

If you have any questions or require further information please feel free to contact

me.

Rachel Conway SRE/SEE Coordinator

We are the Aquanauts

Number of the Day

Aquanauts are growing alfalfa seeds in Science.

We are investigating Living Worlds. We know that • Living things have life cycles • Living things, including plants and

animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive.

Look how much the seeds grew over the weekend.

CC Yellow has hit the ground running! We have begun a daily play based learning session and are enjoying the hands on learning.

William sequencing a text

Artworks based on our weekly text

Building geometric shapes

A.K.A. ‘cubbies’

Maths games

Students in the ‘maker space’ Play dough phonics

p&cnews

Welcome to 2020 Lawson P&C

Our next P&C meeting will be held on Wednesday 19th February

2020 this will also include our AGM

7pm in the Staff Room. If you are looking at getting more involved in

the school and think that you would like to take on a roll within the

P&C, please join us in the staff room. Everyone is welcome.

magpie markets

The P&C will continue to run the Magpie Markets this year, and look

forward to working with you to continue making it our most successful

fundraiser – raising money towards supporting and enhancing our

children’s education.

The next market for this year is on 15th March 2020 The classes

allocated to help on the BBQ for this month will be notified once

school returns. We would greatly appreciate help from all families.

Rosters will be provided closer to the

date. However, please put the date in

your diary now, so that you can be

prepared.

When you receive your roster, please let

the contact person know whether you

can help or not. (Danielle Pace 0401173547 or mdpace@live.com.au

We are needing help from S2 Aqua and S2 Violet.

A roster will be sent home with your child with their allocated time slot

Magpie Markets 2020.... We need your help to fill positions in our

Magpie Market team. We are looking for the following.

-Bookings officer

-Quad stall holder collection

-Opening and Closing manager

We need these positions filled to allow the markets to run effectively.

They would require a few hours of your time once a month (third

Sunday) . If you are able to fill any of these rolls please contact Monika

on 0405302025

p&cnews If these positions are not filled we will be unable to run our markets.

This means that the major fundraising for the school will stop. Which will

result in extra costs for your family.

Please put your hand up and help our school :)

uniform shop The Uniform Shop will operate on a fortnightly basis. (Wednesday)

Should you require any items urgently please obtain a uniform order

form from the office.

The uniform shop is open between 8.30-9.30am.

Term 1 Dates

26th February

11th March

25th March

We are an all abilities inclusive football team for children and adults

who live in the Blue Mountains. Each Saturday we get together to play

football in a relaxed environment where players learn ball skills, make

friends, participate in a team sport and most importantly have fun!

We finish every week with a sausage sizzle and a chat. Siblings are very

welcome to join us too!

New and returning players can register online at

www.playfootball.com.au. Families can choose to use their active kids

voucher. Please see the Hawks web page for instructions–

www.hazelbrookhawks.com.au.

Bron and Lisa are able to assist with rego at the pitch too.

Fees are $80 per family. It’s never a problem if you can’t pay but please

still register for insurance purposes.

New players are welcome to come along for a couple of weeks to

try before registering. We break over school holidays.

For more information or any questions please ring

Lisa-0413548562

All abilities welcome and

enthusiastically celebrated!

BLUE MOUNTAINS

ALL ABILITIES

FOOTBALL

Come join the amazingly fun

BLUE KANGAROOS THE 2020 SEASON KICKS OFF

21/03 at 11:30

Minipitch Gloria Park Hazelbrook

Does your child have difficulty…

• Managing their worries and fears

• Separating from you

• With needing to get things right (perfectionism)

• With social situations

This info session will provide a general overview of anxiety symptoms in

children. The presentation will also provide parents/carers with helpful tips

and advice on how to respond to their child’s fears in a way that

encourages them to be brave when facing their worries.

Free Parent/Carer Seminar Building Bravery

(Parenting Anxious Kids)

Invited: Parents/carers from ANY primary school welcome Date: Tuesday 24th March 2020 Time: 5pm – 6:30pm Where: Katoomba Public School Community Hub