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Page 1 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Mascot Public School 207 King Street Mascot NSW 2020 Tel 02 9667 4301 Fax 02 9667 4905 [email protected] www.mascot-p.school.nsw.edu.au NEWSLETTER Term 1, Wk 8, 15th March 2017 The NSW Department of Educaon has responded to recent findings that one in five NSW children between the ages of 5 and 16 are overweight or obese, by updang its Nutrion in Schools Policy to include a revised Healthy School Canteen Strategy. The revised strategy aims to increase the availability of healthy food and drink opons by adopng the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines and including the use of the Health Star rang for packaged foods. This means that the traffic light system has been replaced by a new approach where ‘Every day’ foods must comprise at least three quarters of the menu and ‘Occasional’ foods must comprise no more than one quarter of the menu. Schools have been given unl the end of 2019 to transion into the new policy but are required to commence self-assessment of current canteen pracces and planning for implementaon by Semester 2 of 2017 (Terms 3 and 4). I will work with the P&C and School Council to determine how we do this. In the meanme, if you would like more informaon about the revised Healthy School Canteen Strategy, please visit the Healthy School Canteens website at hps:// healthyschoolcanteens.nsw.gov.au/ Informaon available includes: Informaon for school staff, canteen managers, students and the broader school community Details of the food and drink criteria Sample menus Video case studies Have a great week. HELEN EMPACHER PRINCIPAL ONLINE PAYMENTS You are now able to pay school expenses (not canteen or Before and Aſter School Care fees) online. On the home page of our website click the “Make a payment” opon and enter the necessary details. 20th March 2017 Years 1 & 2 Taronga Zoo Excursion P & C Meeng 7pm 23rd March 2017 Harmony Day assembly 9:15am 28th March 2017 School Council meeng 7pm 29th March 2017 Parent/Teacher Interviews (Yrs 3 - 6) 30th March 2017 Parent/Teacher Interviews (Yrs K - 2) 31st March 2017 PSSA sports finishes 4th April 2017 Kindergarten Meet and Greet 5:30 - 7:00pm 6th April 2017 Easter Hat Parade 7th April 2017 Last day of Term 1 26th April 2017 Students return for Term 2 RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL If you wish to receive our school newsleer via email please complete the details below and return to your class teacher. Eldest Student’s Name ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Class …………………………………… Preferred Email Address For Newsleer ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Please note that the Taronga Zoo excursion for Years 1 and 2 has now been scheduled for Monday, 20 th March 2017. Please remember to re-sign the permission slip for the new date.
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P R I N C I PA L’ S R E P O RT
Mascot Public School 207 King Street Mascot NSW 2020
Tel 02 9667 4301 Fax 02 9667 4905
www.mascot-p.school.nsw.edu.au
NEWSLETTER Term 1, Wk 8, 15th March 2017 The NSW Department of
Education has responded to recent findings that one in five NSW children between the ages of 5 and 16 are overweight or obese, by updating its Nutrition in Schools Policy to include a revised Healthy School Canteen Strategy. The revised strategy aims to increase the availability of healthy food and drink options by adopting the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines and including the use of the Health Star rating for packaged foods. This means that the traffic light system has been replaced by a new approach where ‘Every day’ foods must comprise at least three quarters of the menu and ‘Occasional’ foods must comprise no more than one quarter of the menu. Schools have been given until the end of 2019 to transition into the new policy but are required to commence self-assessment of current canteen practices and planning for implementation by Semester 2 of 2017 (Terms 3 and 4). I will work with the P&C and School Council to determine how we do this. In the meantime, if you would like more information about the
revised Healthy School Canteen Strategy, please visit the Healthy School Canteens website at https://healthyschoolcanteens.nsw.gov.au/
Information available includes: Information for school staff,
canteen managers, students and the broader school community
Details of the food and drink criteria
Sample menus Video case studies Have a great week. HELEN EMPACHER PRINCIPAL
ONLINE PAYMENTS You are now able to pay
school expenses (not canteen or Before and After
School Care fees) online. On the home page of our website click the “Make a
payment” option and enter the necessary details.
20th March 2017 Years 1 & 2 Taronga Zoo Excursion P & C Meeting 7pm
23rd March 2017 Harmony Day assembly 9:15am
28th March 2017 School Council meeting 7pm
29th March 2017 Parent/Teacher Interviews (Yrs 3 - 6)
30th March 2017 Parent/Teacher Interviews (Yrs K - 2)
31st March 2017 PSSA sports finishes
4th April 2017 Kindergarten Meet and Greet 5:30 - 7:00pm
6th April 2017 Easter Hat Parade
7th April 2017 Last day of Term 1
26th April 2017 Students return for Term 2
RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL
If you wish to receive our school newsletter via email please complete the details below and return to your class teacher. Eldest Student’s Name ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Class ……………………………………
Preferred Email Address For Newsletter ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Please note that the Taronga Zoo excursion for Years 1 and 2 has now been scheduled for Monday, 20th
March 2017. Please remember to re-sign the
permission slip for the new date.
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URGENT ATTENTION
STAGE 3 CAMP
Broken Bay Sports &
Recreation Centre
Parents of Years 5 and 6 students, your urgent attention is required. All payments for the Stage 3 Camp are due by Thursday, 16th March 2017. Late payments will not be accepted. There is an online Medical and Consent form that must be completed. It is available at: https://sportandrecreation.nsw.gov.au/ facilities/medicalandconsentform Parents/guardians must complete this form on behalf of their child. When communicating this information you must include the following details: Booking Number: 509867 Booking Start Date: 26/04/2017 Booking Venue: Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Centre All medical and consent forms MUST be submitted online by Wednesday, 5th April, 2017. If there are any issues, please come and see Ms Andreu Ana Andreu Stage 3 Assistant Principal
YEAR 6 STUDENTS
TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL 2018
An Expression of Interest form was sent home with all Year 6 students last week. Along with the form
was information about moving into Year 7 in a NSW government school. Parents and caregivers
are requested to read this information and complete the form to indicate your preference for the school in which you would like to enrol your child for high school. The Expression of Interest form needs to be returned to school by Friday,
17th March, 2017. If you need assistance to complete the form, please see Ms Andreu, the
Assistant Principal for Stage 3.
The first P & C meeting was a resounding success with a number of new faces bringing fresh ideas and energy to the committee. We have hit the ground running! With the end of term fast approaching, the P and C will be hosting a number of events which we would like to see many more faces and volunteers attend: 4th April 2017 at 5:00pm – A meet and greet for Kindergarten parents. This is a perfect opportunity to meet some other parents and have any questions that you may have answered. 5th April 2017 from 2:30pm – 4:00pm – A second-hand uniform stall will be held outside the main hall near the kitchen 6th April 2017 – Easter Hat Parade BBQ.
A new single point of contact has been established with a new email address: [email protected] this will help streamline communication. Please use this to get in touch regarding any ideas, questions or general enquiries. Our next P&C meeting is being held on the 20th March 2017 at 7:00pm in the teacher’s staffroom. Feel free to join us. Regards Elly Huttly, P&C President
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Guitar Tuition Program For students of any age
Contact Ricky Tel: 0407 534 944
Keyboard Tuition
For students of any age Contact VIP Music Tel: (02) 9411 3122
Classroom Music Program The students have been roadtesting our new instruments and have been learning to read from a score. They can now sing and play Funga Alafia, an African welcome song, on djembe, percussion, glockenspiel and recorder. The students have been playing in-class ensembles using these instruments and will later in the term create their own composition of the piece in small groups.
Singing in rounds has been a focus this term and the whole school will be performing a Congolese folksong called Banaha in 3-part harmony as a singing, moving sculpture on Harmony Day (Thursday, 23rd March 2017).
In-Class Recorders The students from Years 2-6 are learning recorder in class. They each have their own recorder which will remain in the music room. If they have a recorder already, leave these at home for practice. If you would like to purchase an additional recorder for home for $7.50, please see Ms (MUSIC) Young. If you ordered a Cool Cats recorder book with CD, these will be sent home towards the end of the term.
Extra-Curricular Recorder Groups with Ms Young The students are welcome to join: Beginner Recorder Group – Monday Recess – Please provide a named display folder. Intermediate Recorder Group - Tuesday Recess – Please provide a USB. This group will working on the Festival of Instrument al Music repertoire. 12 students will be chosen to represent the school at the Opera House on 6 September. Treble Recorder Group – Wednesday Recess - Starting Week 8 – Please provide your own treble recorder and a USB. MPS Guitar Tuition Program For students of any age Contact Ricky Tel: 0407 534 944 Email: [email protected] MPS Keyboard Tuition For students of any age Contact VIP Music Tel: (02) 9411 3122
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Why Being Active Is Important Active children are more likely to be active adults, and enjoy better overall health and wellbeing. Being active allows children to: grow and develop strong bones and muscles gain more confidence meet new friends develop new skills sleep better at night maintain a healthy weight reduce the risk of illness and disease The benefits of active play go beyond the physical, and include the development of social and language skills, as well as brain development.
Does your kitchen need an overhaul? Are the foods in your kitchen healthy choices? Children will snack on what is available to them and what’s served to them, so try to stock your home with healthy choices. Some ideas include: fresh fruit and vegetables dairy products (reduced fat for children over 2 years) high fibre or wholegrain breads, crackers and cereals. Make fruit and vegetables easy choices. Cut the fruit up into safe, bite-size pieces. Raw veggies like cherry tomatoes, snow peas, mushrooms, beans, carrots, capsicum and celery sticks are great foods to munch on. Remember to ensure that any raw veggies are not choking hazards and safe for the age of the child. Tempt hungry children with healthy food choices. What they see is what they will eat.
Food rewards Using food to reward good behaviour can encourage children to eat in order to feel good and to eat when they are not hungry. Avoid rewarding children with food as this may create bad habits. Other ways to reward children include: stickers or stars that go on a chart give praise, being as specific as possible small presents e.g. balls, stationery, chalk $2 to spend at a novelty store a stamp on a child’s hand time for a story or a hug
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