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LEETON PUBLIC SCHOOL 2Innovation, Opportunity and Success for All

: 69533488 : Mallee Street, Leeton Monday, 4 November 2019 : www.leeton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au : leeton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

What’s on at LPS

Week 4 Term 4 - Book Fair Monday - Thursday

Tuesday 5rd November Uniform Shop CLOSED

P&C Meeting 7.00pm Primary Staffroom

Wednesday 6th November NSW PSSA Athletics Carnival

Kindergarten 2020 Transition 9.30am-11.10am

Thursday 7th November NSW PSSA Athletics

Music: Count Us In at 12.30pm

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Week 5 Term 4

Tuesday 12th November End of Year Combined Scripture Service 10.50am

Learn, Play, Shine 9.45am

Uniform Shop OPEN 1.00pm – 5.00pm

Wednesday 13th November Kindergarten 2020 Transition 9.30am-11.10am

Stage 2 Assumption Villa visit 9.30am

Thursday 14th November School Spectacular Rehearsal

Friday 15th November Stage 3 Bizarre day

Year 2 excursion – Cotton Gin & Whitton Museum

Week 6 Term 4

Tuesday 19th November School Spectacular, Sydney

Uniform Shop CLOSED

Wednesday 20th November Kindergarten 2020 Transition 9.30am – 11.00 am

School Spectacular, Sydney

Thursday 21st November School Spectacular, Sydney

Friday 22nd November School Spectacular, Sydney

Water Survival Challenge

Upcoming Dates - Tuesday 10th December - LPS Presentation Day

- Friday 13th December - Lake Talbot K-6

- Wednesday 18th December - Student’s Last Day of school

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents, Carers and Community Members

Last week I was in Sydney at the 2019 NSW Primary Principals Conference. At the conference we heard from a variety of speakers including the current NSW Education Minister, Sarah Mitchell. We also heard from Brad Marshall, the Clinical Director of the Internet Addiction Clinic at Kidspace. He spoke about how addiction occurs and steps that can be taken by schools, parents and students to aid in overcoming such addictions. He has a blog which you can follow called the Unplugged Psychologist which gives tips to parents and carers around screen, internet and gaming for children.

Last Week at LPS

Walkathon Last Friday we held the annual Walkathon under warm conditions. The day was successful with $3,118.25 already being raised. This money will go towards the purchase of further home and class readers across the school.

A big thank you to everyone who has sponsored students for this event.

This Week at LPS

P&C Meeting – Tuesday 5th November – 7:30pm

The next P&C meeting will be held on Tuesday 5th November commencing at 7:30pm in the Primary Staff room. All interested Parents and community members are invited to attend this meeting.

Music Count Us In – Thursday 7th November

This Thursday students from LPS will be involved in the National Celebration Day when more than half a million students sing the same song, on the same day, at the same time – the annual Program Song. It is a song written by students, for students. The 2019 Program Song is called ‘We Are’ and will involve over 745,000 students from more than 3,400 schools all around Australia celebrating the value of music education.

Selective High School Applications – Year 5 2019 for Year 7 in 2021

There is still time to submit your online application for Selective High School placement in 2021. The application site will close on Monday 11 November at 10pm. No late entries are accepted. Please contact the Unit on 1300 880 367 or by email ssu@det.nsw.edu.au, if you require application assistance.

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Student Attendance in Government Schools

Regular attendance at school for every student is essential for them to achieve their potential. Parents and Carers are legally responsible for the regular attendance of their child/ren. Any day your child is absent from school is required to be reported to the school within 7 days by a parent or carer. A justifiable explanation of the absence should be provided. Principals are legally responsible for keeping accurate records of student attendance. Principals are also responsible for deciding if the reason given for an absence is justified. For this reason, Principals may request medical certificates or other documentation for long or frequent absences explained by parents as being due to illness. If Principals don’t consider an explanation to be satisfactory, they will record the absence as unjustified.

Please assist the school with making sure you advise your child’s classroom teacher or the school office on the day your child is absent or by using the School App to put in a note of explanation.

A reminder to all parents that this time of the year is extremely busy with many events scheduled. Events are listed on the Calendar on this newsletter along with the calendar on the school website.

As always I encourage open channels of communication between the home and school. Parents are encouraged to contact the school office to make an appointment to discuss any matters regarding their child's education with the relevant teacher or Assistant Principal.

Jayne Gill

Principal

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SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS

Congratulations to these students for their exceptional achievement, behaviour and service to others.

DIAMOND AWARD WINNERS

Back row L-R: Mikayla McP, Montanna McC, Jayla W, Emily A, Pepper G

Front row L-R: Bailey K, Vanessa S, Riley C, Beauu W, Hunter H, Cadell T

MERIT AWARD WINNERS

Fox Frankie VDH, Georgia D

Wild Koji R, Tayah W

Lester Cruz E, Juliette D

French August W, PJ T

Bland Harrison B, Imarni L

Blabey Jaxan P, Thomas J

Gleeson Kyle L, Nathan K

Jennings Madison B, Ben D, Lola MT

Griffiths Sophie O’C, Georgina J, Logan D

Ottley Phoenix K, Matilda W, Xavier S

Tan Willis B, Thomas J, Charlie V

Paterson Jack P, Brielle B, Ethan McD

Rodda Jack M-S, Chloe C, Jayden D

Gleitzman Joshua N, Kebron L, Vasati T

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LPS Walkathon

On Friday 1st November, K-6 students took part in the LPS annual walkathon. It was lovely to get out on such a nice day and go for a walk before the heat started to roll in. I would like to thank all the wonderful teachers and students who supported this event. A special thankyou to all our sponsors who helped raise money for new resources for our school. If you haven’t done so already it would be greatly appreciated if you could send the sponsorship money in within the following week.

The following students were selected from each year for displaying wonderful sportsmanship and enthusiasm throughout the walk and received a $5 canteen voucher. Congratulations to:

Kindergarten: Gurleen K

Year 1: Marshall McI

Year 2: Emily A

Year 3: Ryan Q

Year 4: Raffaele M

Year 5: Anna W

Year 6: Tom D

Mrs Hetherington

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Aussie-of-the-Month

Congratulations to Marshall McI who was nominated as Aussie-of-

the-Month for November. Other nominees were Nathan K, Jack H,

Tobias K, Phoebe D, Ivy T, Alexis T, Marshall McI (Aussie-of-the-

Month).

Back row L-R: Nathan K, Jack H, Tobias K

Front row L-R: Phoebe D, Ivy T, Alexis T, Marshall McI

Best Wishes for NSWPSSA State Athletics Carnival

LPS would like to wish:

Sebastian C - Shot Put

Riley L - 100m and 200m - 11 years boys

Ellena H - Junior Girls Shot Put and Discus

Solomon L - 100m 10 years boys

Vula W - 11 year boys shot put

All the best as they compete in Sydney this week (Wednesday 6th November) at the NSW PSSA Championship Athletics Carnival. Safe travels and enjoy this amazing experience being held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, competing against students from across New South Wales.

S2 Soccer Gala Day

Stage 2 students, as part of the Leeton-Narrandera Public School Association (LNPSSA), participated in a Soccer Gala Day in Narrandera. They played last Friday amongst their peers from Narrandera, Parkview, Yanco, Wamoon and Whitton/Murrami schools.

Student Reviews

Thank you everyone for a good day. We all had lots of fun and learnt lots. It was a bit challenging for some people. We had a chance to meet new people. We would like to say good luck to the people next year.

The soccer gala day was lots of fun and a very exciting day.

The day was very challenging but also very good for people who don't normally play soccer and also so we can learn more/new skills and just have a go in general.

Bronson, Raffaele and Demi

Tan

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Pinking it up with Jane McGrath Foundation

A huge thanks goes to the very enthusiastic

SRC members and parents who wonderfully

contributed their time to

produce a variety of lavish,

delicious pink patty cakes!

We raised a sensational $904.00. Thank you to all students

who supported this fundraiser.

Learn to Swim/ Water Survival Challenge

This week all students in Years 2 to 6 will bring home either a Learn to Swim or Water

Survival Challenge note.

Learn to Swim notes (blue) will go to all Year 2 children regardless of

ability. Those who are already competent swimmers will practise a range of strokes and

work on building stamina. Children in years 3 to 6 who cannot confidently swim 50m

freestyle will also receive a Learn to Swim note. I have used last year’s records to

determine who should attend. If your child had further lessons last year and can now

swim 50m please request a Water Survival note instead.

If there is any parent of a Yr3 to 6 student who thinks their child needs further skill

practice, even if they can just make the 50m, feel free to request a space in our Learn

to Swim program.

Dates: Learn to Swim will be daily for two weeks - 25th November to 6th December.

Cost: $57.00 covering bus fare and pool entry. $22.00 for bus fare only for Season Ticket holders.

Water Survival Challenge notes (yellow) will go to children in years 3 to 6 who can confidently swim

50m freestyle, without stopping or losing stroke shape, for testing. This assessment is because we need to know who will be

allowed access to the 50m pool at Narrandera for our end of year free swimming day. Children will also be tested by the

lifeguards at Narrandera on our party day.

Students who pass the challenge will also be taking part in three stroke correction and practice plus lifesaving drill sessions in

Week 9.

I recommend that all children about to take the Water Survival Challenge go to the pool a few times before they sit the challenge and swim a few lengths of the pool!

Date: Water Survival Challenge Friday 22nd November. Please note students attending School Spectacular will sit the WSC on

Friday 6th December.

Cost: $6.70 for bus fare and pool entry or $3.20 bus fare only for Season Ticket holders.

Details: Further details as to what to take to the pool, times attending and staff involved will be on the permission notes.

Mrs Jenny Tiffin Learn to Swim Co-ordinator

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GOLDEN APPLE SUPERSTORE CASH REGISTER DOCKETS

The Golden Apple Supermarket cash register docket scheme will be drawing to a close during November. Dockets from groceries, fuel, gardening and liquor are all accepted in the scheme. Please keep your dockets from any of these Golden Apple Supermarket departments and send them into the Front Office. We would be most appreciative if they can be bundled, stapled and added up however this isn’t absolutely necessary. We receive a wonderful donation back from the Golden Apple Superstore at the start of the following year. Thank you to the generous people who have already sent in their dockets.

P&C News

This year’s P&C major fundraiser will be a raffle drawn at Presentation Day Tuesday 10th December

2019. Raffle tickets were sent home with each family representative. The student/family who sell the most

raffle tickets will win a $50 voucher. Spare books are available at the Front Office. Thanks to the people

who are picking up extra books.

1st Prize - $1000 Golden Apple Voucher

2nd Prize - $200 Woolworths Voucher

3rd Prize - $100 Woolworths Voucher

$2.00 per ticket

NEW LPS SCHOOL

HATS

FOR SALE!

Our new Leeton Public School bucket hats are now available from the Front Office. Sizes range from Extra Small 53cm to Extra Large 61cm and they cost $10.00 each.

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CRUNCHY CABIN NEWS

A big thank you to Tyne and Cara who helped me out on

Friday at the Grandparents lunch, much appreciated.

CRUNCHY CABIN ROSTER

Week 4

Monday 4th-no helper needed

Tuesday 5th- no helper needed.

UNIFORM SHOP CLOSED

Wednesday 6th-Tyne

Thursday 7th- Cara S/V & Karen

Friday 8th- Bec

Week 5

Monday 11th-no helper needed

Tuesday 12th- Belinda D

UNIFORM SHOP OPEN

Wednesday 13th-Alice

Thursday 14th-Cara

Friday 15th-Foxy

Week 6

Monday 18th-No helper

needed

Tuesday 19th-No helper needed

UNIFORM SHOP CLOSED

Wednesday 20th-Tyne

Thursday 21st-No helper

needed

Friday 22nd

- Jo

CANTEEN WILL BE CLOSED

10th December - PRESENTATION DAY &

13th December - LAKE TALBOT

UNIFORM SHOP

OPEN ALTERNATE TUESDAYS OR BY APPOINTMENT.

CONTACT BELINDA 0427532401.

CLOSED tomorrow 5th November

Term 4 opening days:

12th & 26th November

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Che Jenkins Development Coordinator – MIA/Broken Hill Suite 3/234 Banna Avenue | Griffith | NSW 2680

M: 0477 303 542

We acknowledge the traditional owners of country across Australia, on which we play our great game, and pay our respect to them, their culture and Elders past and present.

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