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Greenwich Public School Partnership and Opportunity Excellence and Success A Greenwich Road Campus: 72a Greenwich Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3731 F (02) 9906 4120 A Kingslangley Road Campus: 32 Kingslangley Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3217 F (02) 9906 6437 E: [email protected] W: www.greenwich-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Issue 3 Term 3 Week 10 25 September 2019
Good afternoon Parents, Carers and Friends of Greenwich Public School.
Welcome to Week 10 of Term 3.
Recognition and Thanks
As Term 3 and my time at Greenwich PS draws to an end, I would like to take the opportunity to say thank
you to the students, staff and parents for a wonderful 7 weeks at your school. Thank you to all the students
for your perseverance and resilience in dealing with the challenges you have faced in both learning and
the playground this term. It was a pleasure to be part of the Recognition Assembly this week and formally
celebrate the many successes of students this term. Thank you to the amazing teachers and staff for your
untiring commitment to the teaching and wellbeing of students. And finally, thank you to the many parents
who I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with. I am grateful to have been such a welcomed
visitor into the Greenwich Public School community this term.
Are you returning in 2020?
It’s that time again when we need to ascertain our numbers for next year. Planning has already begun. If
your children will not be returning in 2020, please complete the form attached to this newsletter and send
it in to either school office.
NAPLAN
Envelopes containing parent information and individual student reports for students in Years 3 and 5, who
participated in NAPLAN 2019 have been sent home with your child today. NAPLAN is a point in time
diagnostic test designed to provide you, your child and their teachers with information about how your
child’s learning is progressing. Should you have any questions or concerns about your child’s individual
NAPLAN report, classroom teachers are best placed to discuss these with you and provide insight into
your child’s overall educational progress.
School Clean Up - Friday 27 September
The core values that underpin the positive and proactive PBEL system at Greenwich PS are Respect,
Responsibility and Success. We encourage students to consider these values in their actions and decision
making, both individually and collectively. On Friday we will be asking students to think about what these
values look like in relation to our school environment, then putting them into action with a whole school
clean up before the end of the day! Students will be tidying their learning spaces and playgrounds,
including collecting lost property and rubbish, so students are welcome to bring a pair of kitchen or
gardening gloves if they wish.
Principal’s Message
Greenwich Public School Partnership and Opportunity Excellence and Success A Greenwich Road Campus: 72a Greenwich Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3731 F (02) 9906 4120 A Kingslangley Road Campus: 32 Kingslangley Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3217 F (02) 9906 6437 E: [email protected] W www.greenwich-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
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Parent Forum - Dr Kristy Goodwin
A reminder that the school council will host a parent seminar evening Thursday 17 October in the hall
with Dr Kirsty Goodwin on the "empowering of parents, educators and professionals to tame technology
and not be a slave to the screen." She will present two seminars to students on that day as well as an
evening seminar for parents. There will be no charge for these seminars for either students or parents. If
you haven’t already done so, please put it in your calendar.
Whooping Cough
Please be advised that a second person who attends Greenwich Public School has been diagnosed with
Pertussis (also known as whooping cough). For further information please refer to the NSW Health
pertussis factsheet attached or contact your Public Health Unit on 9477 9187.
Repairs to brick fence on Greenwich Rd
Repairs to the brick wall fence located on Greenwich Rd will take place over the school holidays. Weather
permitting, works are scheduled to take place from Friday 27 September (after 3:30pm) until Friday 11
October. There will be altered but adequate pedestrian access out front of the school, but no access to
the school from Greenwich Rd during these works. Families using GOOSH during this period have been
asked to use the gate on Chisholm St for drop-off and pick-up. Please note that the contractor in charge
of this repair is easyTrades. Should you have any queries or concerns during the works, please contact
Dan Courtot on 1300 300 674.
Building Update
The schedule of works for both sites is included below. These works are due to take place at both sites
weather permitting.
Kingslangley Road Site
A concrete pour will take place on Thursday 3 October from 7:00am to 10:00pm. Please see works
notification attached to this newsletter for further details.
Formwork to level 3 suspended slab, level 2 columns, stair, stair walls and lift walls
Reinforcement placement to level 2 columns, stair, stair walls.
Reinforcement placement to level 3 suspended slab.
Installation of scaffold around level 3 suspended slab.
Installation of blockwork around bridge stair.
Pour concrete to level 2 columns and walls
Greenwich Road Site
Setting on level 1 internal walls
Installation of plasterboard to walls on level 2
Installation of plasterboard to ceiling on level 1 & 2
Installation of external cladding.
Installation of louver and brackets.
Removal of soil off site.
Dismantle of external scaffold to sections of the main building.
Installation of downpipes
Hydraulic works off sign down Glenview street.
A reminder that Vicki will return from her leave in term 4 – I know she is looking forward to seeing you all.
Wishing all families a safe and enjoyable break.
Laura Barry
Relieving Principal
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Intention to apply for Year 7 entry to a selective high school in 2021 Selective high schools cater for academically high potential and gifted students. The Selective High School Placement Test will be held on Thursday, 12 March 2020. If you would like to have your child considered for Year 7 selective high school entry in 2021, you need to apply on the internet. Further information about the Selective High School Placement Test is attached to this week’s newsletter.
CLASS 5/6RR
What a creative term 5/6RR have had!
We’ve enjoyed researching ancient Egypt,
composing music and poetry and worked hard in
Mathematics. With ‘Crazy Hair Day’, our paint
splattered mural, the ‘Great Aussie Bush Camp’,
Education Week and our excursion to Darling
Harbour, Term 3 will be hard to beat.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM NEWS
Second Hand Uniform Stall – Kingslangley Rd Campus
Every Friday morning, the Student Leadership Team runs a
second-hand uniform stall selling un-named and unclaimed
second-hand clothing items. We currently have a large
number of jumpers, jackets, polo shirts and sports shirts for
sale. Items are washed and in good condition.
The stall runs from between 8.45 and 9.10am under the
COLA. Funds raised from the stall go to the school’s uniform
shop. Please note that only cash payments can be accepted.
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Lunchtime Sporting Competitions – ‘If you come, you’ll have some
fun!’
Over the last couple of weeks the Student Leadership Team have started
lunchtime sporting activities. We will cover all ages eventually. We have
begun with a Stage 3 Rugby Touch competition. Next term, students in
Years 1 and 2 will be able to shoot some goals in a soccer shootout
competition, and students in Years 3 and 4 will have some handball
fun!
All students are encouraged to participate. Keep an eye out for the
leaders who will be coming around to your classrooms to sign you up!
Darcy F and Angus M
School Captain and Vice-Captain
Judo NSW
Conor W (Year 3) represented Greenwich Public School in Judo NSW Junior Schools Cup. We
congratulate Conor for his enthusiasm and participation and winning a Gold medal in the individual
category.
Joshua Riddett from Judo NSW - “It was an awesome effort, and we’d love it if you celebrated his
success with the rest of the school”
Canteen News Canteen ordering through Flexischools will close at the end of term 3 you will need to register with our
new online ordering system “Cashless”.
Please find document attached with screen shots to help you register.
You can also click on this link to see screenshots of the process:
https://intercom.help/cashless/en/articles/3341818-getting-started-with-cashless
When your child is registered you can use CASHLESS for your canteen orders.
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PRIMARY ETHICS VOLUNTEER TEACHERS NEEDED TO MEET RISING DEMANDS…”Think about
it!”
Once a week, for the past four years, I have had the privilege of entering the classrooms of Greenwich
Public School as a volunteer primary ethics teacher. There, I have led children through discussions of a
broad range of age-appropriate ethical issues such as fairness, friendship, being an ethical consumer and
animal rights. We also cover topics such as logic and reasoning and the structure of arguments. Topics
are introduced to the children through narrative and role-play, and it is my role to facilitate a “community
of enquiry” in which the children identify the issues and form their own opinions while engaging and
responding to other perspectives. Teaching the kids over a few years has allowed me to see them develop
their thinking and reasoning skills as well as how to engage in a thoughtful and respectful discussion.
Watching them grow up physically and cognitively has been absolute delight!
At least 30 minutes is set aside each week for special religious or ethics education in NSW public
schools. Ethics is taught by volunteer teachers, mostly parents, using lesson resources written and
provided by Primary Ethics. At Greenwich, ethics is becoming increasingly popular, with 172 students
enrolled in 10 classes each week, likely to increase to least 12 classes in 2020. Becoming an ethics teacher
involves a two-day workshop and online training modules which include child protection awareness and
classroom management. All teachers must have criminal record and working with children checks.
Teaching ethics is one of the most rewarding things that I do; and has been a wonderful way to actively
participate with my children and their peers at school.
We need more volunteers to keep the ethics programme alive and healthy at Greenwich, not only to
meet the increasing demand, but also as parents like me with older children will likely step down as they
graduate to high school. Primary ethics has recently introduced more flexibility for volunteer teachers, such
as “Class Share” for those who can’t commit every week. For more information about Primary Ethics,
including what we do, how to support the programme and to join our wonderful team of teachers, please
visit the website: www.primaryethics.com.au
Sarah Baldwin
Ethics teacher and parent, Stages 2 and 3.
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FLEXISCHOOLS UPDATE
Despite our lunch order supplier, Cupcakes and Canapés, moving away from using Flexischools as of the
end of this term, the P&C will continue to use Flexischools for ordering uniforms, P&C contributions and
ticketing for P&C events.
UNIFORM SHOP UPDATE
Just a reminder that the kids return to school in Term 4 in Summer Uniform.
For Kindy - Y6 girls that’s the summer dress or the boys uniform below
For Kindy – Y6 boys that’s the blue school shorts & blue short sleeve polo
The last opportunity to purchase these items before Term 4 starts is on;
• Friday 27th September 8.30-9.30am at the Uniform Shop Greenwich Rd Campus (new & second hand items)
• Friday 27th September 8.45am – 9.15am at Second Hand Uniform Stall Kingslangley Campus (second hand & cash only)
Anything ordered on Flexischools between Monday 23 September – Sunday 13 October will be delivered
the first day of Term 4.
GET CREATIVE FOR GREENWICH ART SHOWCASE
If your child is looking for something to do over the holidays, suggest they make an artwork to display in
the Inspiring Artist section for students at the Greenwich Village Arts Trail on 2nd & 3rd November. The
theme is Nature and can be in any medium you like. See details on the flyer attached to the newsletter.
SCHOOL LUNCHES Unfortunately Monday lunch orders for the Kindergarten Campus will be unavailable as of the first week
of Term 4. Tuesday to Friday lunch orders are unaffected.
We are also looking for volunteers to help out with Lunch Orders for Term 4 - Tuesday through to
Friday.
Please click on the link below to put your name on the roster. Your support is greatly appreciated.
https://signhttps://signup.zone/4cB948ogctfvmiQt3up.zone/
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AWARDS Kindergarten Silver Awards Bronze Awards
Merit Awards
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DIARY DATES TERM 3 2019 WEEK 10 Wednesday 25 September
School Group Photos (Kindergarten
rescheduled for Term 4)
Thursday 26 September
Stage 3 Skellern Cup
Stage 3 - Interrelate Friday 27 September
Last day Term 3 TERM 4 2019 WEEK 1 Monday 14 October
Students return Wednesday 16 October
Kindergarten Field of Mars excursion WEEK 2 Monday 21 October
Transition to High School Cammeraygal High School
Tuesday 22 October
Stage 1 Field of Mars
2020 Kindergarten Orientation Wednesday 23 October
Stage 1 Field of Mars excursion WEEK 3 Tuesday 29 October
2020 Kindergarten Orientation Wednesday 30 October
Schools Spectacular Arena Choir Rehearsal
WEEK 4
Tuesday 5 November
2020 Kindergarten Orientation WEEK 5 Monday 11 November
Schools Spectacular Arena Choir Rehearsal
Friday 15 November
Youth off the Streets Fundraising Day WEEK 6 Wednesday 20 November
Schools Spectacular Arena Choir Rehearsal Quay Centre
Thursday 21 November
Schools Spectacular Arena Choir Rehearsal – Qudos
Friday 22 November
Schools Spectacular Arena Choir Rehearsal – Qudos
School Spectacular Matinee 11 am WEEK 7 Thursday 28 November
Stage 2 Interrelate WEEK 8 Thursday 5 December
Stage 2 Interrelate Friday 6 December
Year 6 Fun Day WEEK 9 Thursday 12 December
Presentation Assembly 9.30am Hunters Hill High School
Year 6 Graduation Dinner WEEK 10 Wednesday 18 December
Last day of Term 4
HARDCOPY NOTES SENT HOME Nil
SURVEYS FOR YOUR ATTENTION Nil
EMAIL ATTACHMENTS SENT HOME THIS WEEK
Intention to apply for Year 7 entry to a selective high school in 2021
NSW Department of Education Works notification – Concrete pour at Kingslangley Road campus
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