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Hamilton North Public School Dynamic, Personalised Learning. Jackson Street Broadmeadow NSW 2292 Phone: 02 49693695 Email: [email protected] Chalkboard—Term 1 Week 4, 19th February 2020 ASSEMBLY THIS FRIDAY 21st FEBRUARY 2:30pm CLASS ITEM 1/2 Principal Message Dear Parents and Carers, Swimming Carnival Well we tried and tried but our swimming carnival was rained out on Monday. When we boarded the buses on Monday, we accepted that it was going to be wet and we might be in the rain or even swimming in the rain. Unfortunately, it was not only rain, there were several storms that did not let up. I would like to thank our students; the patience, resilience, responsibility and understanding you demonstrated throughout the day was outstanding! Thanks to our parents and families for your ongoing support throughout our carnival. Thanks to our teachers for your organisation and dedication that you demonstrate in organising events for our students, ensuring safety is of highest priority. A special thank you to Ms McInnes for your weeks and weeks of organisation. You did a marvellous job! Thanks to Mrs Selwood for your coordination and assistance with our carnival. Stay tuned for information about our Swimming Carnival in Term 4. Zone Swimming Carnival Zone Swimming Carnival was held today, and we are eagerly awaiting all results. Thank you once again to Ms McInnes and Mrs Selwood who worked into the night to prepare all of our entries for Zone Swimming Carnival. Thank you both so very much!
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Hamilton North Public School Dynamic, Personalised Learning.
Jackson Street Broadmeadow NSW 2292 Phone: 02 49693695 Email: [email protected]
Chalkboard—Term 1 Week 4, 19th February 2020
ASSEMBLY THIS FRIDAY 21st FEBRUARY 2:30pm CLASS ITEM 1/2
Principal Message Dear Parents and Carers, Swimming Carnival Well we tried and tried but our swimming carnival was rained out on Monday. When we boarded the buses on Monday, we accepted that it was going to be wet and we might be in the rain or even swimming in the rain. Unfortunately, it was not only rain, there were several storms that did not let up. I would like to thank our students; the patience, resilience, responsibility and understanding you demonstrated throughout the day was outstanding! Thanks to our parents and families for your ongoing support throughout our carnival. Thanks to our teachers for your organisation and dedication that you demonstrate in organising events for our students, ensuring safety is of highest priority. A special thank you to Ms McInnes for your weeks and weeks of organisation. You did a marvellous job! Thanks to Mrs Selwood for your coordination and assistance with our carnival. Stay tuned for information about our Swimming Carnival in Term 4.
Zone Swimming Carnival Zone Swimming Carnival was held today, and we are eagerly awaiting all
results. Thank you once again to Ms McInnes and Mrs Selwood who
worked into the night to prepare all of our entries for Zone Swimming
Carnival.
Thank you both so very much!
Parent Information Sessions Thanks to our parents who were able to make it to our Parent Information Sessions on Monday evening. We highly value the partnerships between parents and school. As I have mentioned before: As Parents we hold the Master Key, as Teachers we hold the Spare Key. Therefore, it is paramount
we work together. If you were unable to attend the information sessions but would like to discuss information
presented on Monday, please contact your child’s teacher.
Working Bee We are looking forward to our Working Bee next Friday 28th March. If you
know you can come, please let the office know. It is always good to have an
indication on who can come as this will determine what is ordered (plants,
dirt, wood chip, and of course, sausages for our BBQ). If you are unsure of
your availability prior to the working bee that is ok, just turn up in the
afternoon if you can lend a hand.
Principal Conference I am at a Principal Conference today, Thursday and Friday. Our executive staff, Mrs Selwood and
Mrs White are available in my absence.
Quality Work Congratulations to our beautiful students below.
Mathematicians who have a growth mindset!
Wonderful Writers who are very proud of their
work!
Well Done!
Maths Champs Our Maths Champs competition is fast approaching and the excitement is
building! Students have received their ‘help’ sheets from their teacher.
Our SkoolBag App A reminder to families that we have a SkoolBag App. The SkoolBag
App is free and can be downloaded from the App Store or Google
Play Store. This app messaging system is a great way to communicate
instant and important messages about school information and events.
After the app is downloaded search for Hamilton North Public School.
Attendance at school is of paramount importance! Regular attendance and engagement in school is strongly linked to the likelihood of students experiencing success in learning. Students who have poor patterns of attendance are at risk of not achieving their potential and are disadvantaged in the quality of choices they are able to make in later life. Parents of children from Kindergarten to Year 12 must ensure their children attend school every day. On occasion, your child may need to be absent from school. Justified reasons for student absences may include:
being sick or having an infectious disease
having an unavoidable medical appointment
being required to attend a recognised religious holiday
exceptional or urgent family circumstances e.g. attending a funeral
Explanations for absences should be received by the school within 7 days from the first day of any period of absence. Where an explanation has not been received within the 7-day timeframe, the school will record the absence as unjustified on the student’s record. Kind Regards Ms Lisa Noble Principal
Our school library has been abuzz alongside the start of the new year. With new books, technology, arts and crafts there is something for everyone…
STEM / TECH NEWS
We have been making excellent use of our STEM share tablet robotics kits. These include Lego WeDo and Dash robots. All students will be experiencing both together with apps that instil problem solving and coding skills. If you have any
questions or want to see the technology for yourself please feel free to pop into the library on a Tuesday or Wednesday morning prior to school commencing. Visiting the library… We had many children borrow books last week. Please remember that on your child’s library day, they must bring a bag in order to borrow books. Between 8:30-9am, on both days, the library is open for your children to return their books and borrow. We ask that all returns are placed in the return basket at the library entrance PRIOR to school starting at 9am.
Library days
Tuesday Wednesday
Kinder K/1 4/5 1/2
2/3 3/4 5/6
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2020
FEBRUARY
Friday 21st Assembly 2:30pm—Class item 1/2
Monday 24th Kindergarten full day from now on
Friday 28th Assembly 2:30pm Class item 4/5
Friday 28th Annual Working Bee
MARCH
Tuesday 3rd Hunter PSSA Swimming Carnival
Friday 6th Assembly 2:30pm—Class item 2/3
Friday 13th Assembly 2:30pm—Class item 3/4
Monday 16th P&C Annual General Meeting & regular meeting 6pm
Friday 20th Harmony Day
Friday 20th Assembly 2:30pm—Class item 5/6
Wednesday 25th Years 3-6 Cross Country 12-1:35pm
Friday 27th Assembly 2:30pm—Class item K/1
Mon 30th—Thurs 2 April Parent Teacher Interviews
APRIL
Friday 3rd Assembly 2:30pm—Class item KM
Thursday 9th Easter Hat Parade
Thursday 9th LAST DAY TERM 1
Tuesday 28th FIRST DAY TERM 2
MAY
Friday 1st Zone Cross Country
Wednesday 13th Athletics Carnival
Friday 29th Hunter PSSA Cross Country Carnival
P&C News Please see the survey information and request from the office of Tim Crakanthorp MP. As students headed back to school for 2020 I launched the Newcastle School Safety Survey, where parents, carers, school staff and local residents have the opportunity to raise safety concerns they have around Newcastle’s schools. The feedback I receive will then be used to lobby the NSW Government and City of Newcastle for improvements to traffic infrastructure around your school. This could range from pedestrian refuges, to changes to parking conditions, to something as simple as moving signage. No idea is too big or too small and I welcome all feedback. A Heart Foundation survey found that less than one third of Australian parents believed it was safe for their children to walk or ride to school, with factors in that belief including concerns about traffic volume and a lack of safe routes. As a re-sult, 64 per cent of surveyed parents reported driving their children to school most days. We know how important it is for our children to lead healthy lifestyles and selecting active transport options to travel to and from school supplements this, but safety always needs to come first. This is why I need to know what can be done to encourage more kids out of cars and onto the pavement. The survey can be completed online at www.nswschoolsafety.com/Newcastle and closes on Friday 13 March 2020. If you have any questions or would like more information please don’t hesitate to con-tact my office on 4926 1126 or [email protected]. Yours Sincerely Tim Crakanthorp MP
