Illawong Insight...AWARDS P A G E 4 T E R M 3 , W E E K 8 Students wishing to receive their awards...

Phone: 02 95431604 Email: [email protected] Website: www.illawong-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Dates to Remember

Illawong Insight 1 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 8 T E R M 3 , W E E K 8

O P E R A T I N G

H O U R S :

SCHOOL OFFICE ;

Monday—Friday

8:45am—3:45pm

UNIFORM SHOP:

Every Friday

9:00am—10:00am

MORNING

PLAYGROUND

SUPERVISION:

Monday—Friday

9:00am—9:25am

SCHOOL IN

SESSION:

Monday—Friday

9:25am—3:30pm

ASSEMBLY:

Friday Fortnightly

(even weeks):

2:30pm—3:10pm

A D D R E S S :

276 Fowler Road Illawong NSW 2234

SEPTEMBER 2018

Friday 14 Sporting Schools Football Program

Thursday 20 Stage 2 Swim Scheme

Friday 21 Summer PSSA commences

Sporting Schools Football Program


Friday 28 Last Day of Term 3 Sporting Schools Football Program

OCTOBER 2018

Monday 15 Students return for Term 4


2019 Kindergarten #1 Orientation 10am-11am

Friday 19 K-2 Swim Scheme commences

Saturday 20 P&C Outdoor Movie Night

Monday 22 Sports & Extra Curricular Photos



Friday 26 K-2 Swim Scheme

Tuesday 30 “Getting On Track In Time—Got It”—information session 9:45am

NOVEMBER 2018




P&C Halloween Disco

Thursday 8 2019 Kindergarten #4 Orientation 10am-11am


Tuesday 13 P&C Meeting 7pm IBASC facilities




DECEMBER 2018


Calendar

P A G E 2

“Minds are like

parachutes they

only function

when they are

open.”

-JAMES DEWAR

Principal’s Message Collective Wellbeing—Keeping our students safe

Lockdown Drill Next week we will be holding a mandatory emergency lockdown drill. Emergency drills are undertaken each year to ensure that all staff and students know what to do in case of an emergency. If you happen to be on site when a drill is conducted, you will also become part of the process. We appreciate your assistance in helping us keep our school safe.

Playground Safety On Wednesday during the staff meeting, teachers conducted a risk assessment on playground safety. We identified that an area for improved safety is during lunchtime when students move between the oval and the COLA. As a result, commencing next week, students will only move between the two areas during the half time lunch bell when the teachers change duties. This will ensure improved supervision for all students. Student Wellbeing Support Officer As part of our Strategic Direction 1 - Collective Wellbeing, we have employed a Student Wellbeing Support Officer to work at Illawong Public School two days per week for the rest of 2018. Jo Tsangarides (Miss Jo) will work as a Student Wellbeing Support Officer on Mondays and Wednesdays in Term 3 and then Mondays and Tuesdays in Term 4, 2018. The Student Wellbeing Support program is partially funded by the Department of Education under the state government’s Student Wellbeing Support Program (SWSP) and the remainder of the program is funded by the school and from community donations. I will be required to participate in an annual reporting and program evaluation. Miss Jo has 17 years experience as a School Counsellor at an independent school and whilst her role at Illawong Public School is not a school counsellor as such, she brings a wealth of knowledge to this role that will help support us to improve the wellbeing of all students.

What is the role of the student wellbeing support officer?

Miss Jo’s key tasks will include: Working closely with our school learning and support team to deliver student resilience and wellbeing services. Supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of students. Developing relationships with, and referring students to specialist services within the school or externally, under the supervision of the school principal. Attending Parents & Citizens’ meetings and parent workshops as required to provide details of the program and the services that are available. Facilitating community partnership programs between the school and the wider community, under the supervision of the school principal.

School Office Entrance

P A G E 3

Principal’s Message Student Wellbeing K-2 - Early Intervention Program; GETTING ON TRACK IN TIME - GOT IT!

Getting on Track in Time - Got It! is an early intervention mental health program for children in Kindergarten to Year 2 and their parents and carers. The program is school-based and is led and delivered by specialist NSW Child and Adolescent Mental Health teams in partnership with school staff and the Department of Education. The Got It! team works collaboratively with education staff, parents/carers and children to provide an evidence-informed approach to enhance social and emotional skills. The program helps parents and schools to identify children’s social and emotional difficulties and supports them to enhance social and emotional skills, and address any challenging behaviour. If you would like to find out more, an information session will be held in our Learning and Support room (E Block, upstairs) on Tuesday 30 October 2018 at 9:45am, all parents of students in years K-2 are welcome.

Student Wellbeing - Attendance and Absences Parents 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 Parents must provide an explanation for absences to 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.

Transforming Learning—Community Consultation Survey School Bell Times The survey will close on Friday 14 September 2018 so if you have not yet completed the survey, please consider doing so. The following link will take you to a very brief survey which will provide us with some information about your preferences for the morning and afternoon bell times. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V387WKB

Evidence-informed practice - Maths lessons

This fortnight I have enjoyed working with students during maths lessons. In 1/2 Namatjira we learnt about fractions and in 3/4 Olsen we learnt about the inverse relationship between multiplication and division. Visiting classrooms and team teaching is my favourite part of the job! Ms J. Birch Principal

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AWARDS

P A G E 4 T E R M 3 , W E E K 8

Students wishing to receive their awards at the assembly on 28 September,

must hand them into the office by TUESDAY 25 September.

GOLD AWARDS

K BOYD: -

K DONE: -

1/2 HART: -

1/2 MORGAN: -

1/2 NAMITJIRA: -

3/4 OLSEN: - Harrison B

3/4 ROBERTS: - Alex W, Lucy M

5/6 KEE: - Kiana N, Madison T

5/6 PRESTON: - Alivia L, Gabriella F

SILVER AWARDS

K BOYD: - Blake S

K DONE: - Emily D, Finn W, Thomas V

1/2 HART: - Max C

1/2 MORGAN: - Jayden B

1/2 NAMITJIRA: - Riley S, Jake P

3/4 OLSEN: - Ryder O, Eva-lee H, Georgia L

3/4 ROBERTS: - Winona B, Daniel V,Alex W, Flynn M, Jackson B, Sean S

- Lucy M

5/6 KEE: - Kiana N

5/6 PRESTON: - Pearce O, Alivia L, Mark F, Kiara D (2), Gabriella F

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

1/2 Namatjira—Jamie C, Alyssa R (2), Bailey W (2), Jake C (2), Maria V, Felix G, Lourdes G, Anthony K, Jacob P

3/4 Olsen—Zane W, Harry B, Ryder O, Sophia M, Alannah S, Bethany D

3/4 Roberts—Jackson B

5/6 Kee—Kiana N, Sophie M, Ahmed C

5/6 Preston—Sienna D, Lachlan F, Kiara D, Sam R

BOOK WEEK MEMORIES

President : Melissa Elkin email: [email protected] Vice President: Julie Patterson email: [email protected] Treasurer: Stuart Bowyer email: [email protected] Secretary: Nancy Feltaous email: [email protected] Fundraising: Sara Collins email: [email protected] Uniform Shop: Allison McInerney email: [email protected] BASC President: Jen O’Gradey email: [email protected]

P & C Fundraising Events for Term 3 All funds go towards the Playground Improvement Project.

Father’s Day Stall Thank you to Sarah Collins, Fundraising Coordinator for organising this event. We also thank our friendly mums and grandmothers who volunteered their time to helping out with the stall. Hope your special men enjoyed their gifts, and your child enjoyed giving them their chosen gift! We raised over $1,000.

Entertainment Books Orders are now closed. Thank you, parents and friends for your support and to Mrs Anne Ko for coordinat-ing this fundraising initiative. We raised $472!

Upcoming Events This WEEK ! TONIGHT! DON’T COOK COME TO SPADA. Spada – Family Pizza and Pasta Night - Thursday 13 September 2018. Gather your family and friends for a night off . Cost: $25 Adults $10 children. Two Dining Time Options: 5:30pm-7pm OR 7:30pm-9pm 20% of total sales will be donated to our school, going towards Playground Improvement Project.

Term 4 Fundraising Events Outdoor Movie Night – Saturday 20 October 2018. More details enclosed in this newsletter. If you are inter-ested in assisting with this exciting major fundraiser please email Helena Foss on [email protected]

Halloween Disco Friday 2 November 2018. For IPS students only. SAVE THE DATE.

Term 4 P&C Meeting Tuesday 13 November 2018 at 7pm at IBASC facilities all welcome. This will be the last for 2018.

Uniform Shop We are OPEN for Business in our new shop. Hope you have had the chance to come and have a look. If you are interested in volunteering in our new shop please contact [email protected] . If you cannot assist on a Friday, however, can assist on a different day of the week, we are also interested in hearing from you. We would love to offer an alternate day to our parents however, we need more volunteers to make this happen.

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Family Movie Night Tickets

Name: _________________________________ Class: ________ Phone No: _____________________ Number of tickets @ $10.00 each ___________

(Children 3 years and under are free with a paying adult)

Outdoor Beanbags available to hire @ $15.00 each ___________ Total Cash/Cheque enclosed $___________

Bank transfer and Credit Card facility available – Please contact Melissa Elkin (P&C President) [email protected] or phone 0424 055 445

Please return ticket order form with payment to the blue P&C box by 17 October 2018. Please DO NOT pay via POP

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