Week 10, Term 1

GUMNUT NEWS

ASHTONFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL Phone: 4934 3584

Email : ashtonfiel -p.school@det .nsw.edu.au

WEBSITE: www.ashtonfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

FACEBOOK:

www.facebook.com/ashtonfieldpublicschool

SCHOOL HOURS:

Supervision from: 8.25am Classes begin: 8.55am Classes finish: 2.55pm

NOTES SENT HOME:

Student invoices

Yr 1 Hunter Valley Zoo

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Easter Hat Parade, Thursday,

6th April.

Disco, Thursday, 6th April.

Star Struck Parent Meeting,

Thursday, 6th April.

Term 1 finishes Friday, 7th

April.

Students return on

Wednesday, 26th April.

Students wear Winter uniform

starting day 1, Term 2.

WELCOME TO WEEK 10 AT ASHTONFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL - Have you seen our new school sign yet? Thanks to our wonderful hard working P&C for the new school sign; it’s connected and up and running! It is another way you can stay informed with what is happening in our school.

STUDENT SUCCESS– Congratulations to Shay (Yr 6) for her inclusion in the Hunter PSSA Diving Team. Shay will be competing next week at the NSW Diving Championships – all the very best Shay! Best of luck to Shay’s brother Ethan (a former Ashtonfield student) who is also competing at the state competition in the older division; a true family affair!

EASTER HAT PARADE – Thursday, 6th

April – We welcome families/caregivers and friends to our 2017 Easter Hat Parade. Families/caregivers and friends – you are more than welcome to arrive at school from 10.15am with the parade set to start at 10.30am. Audience seating will be around the basketball court. All students K–2 and any interested students from Yr 3-6 will be participating in the parade. Following the Easter parade, the Easter raffle will be drawn. Families/caregivers and friends are welcome to stay for a picnic lunch – there will be a BBQ sausage sizzle lunch available - $3.00 for a sausage sizzle. Please do not include any real eggs, egg shells, egg cartons or chocolate on the hats.

STAR STRUCK PARENT MEETING will be held on Thursday, 6th April, 2017 at 7pm in 4M classroom.

CYBER SAFETY TIPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS -

Cyber Safety is always important! Children of the 21st Century will be using technology and the Internet for the rest of their lives. Parents are in a great position to teach them to be safe and responsible.

Following are some simple steps to keep your kids safe.

· Supervise your children’s internet use. Keep the home computer in an accessible place where you can keep an eye on what they are doing.

· Set a technology curfew. Turn off the wireless as many hand held devices are quite capable of surfing the net.

· Discourage children under 13 years of age to be registering with Facebook. Be your teenagers friend on Facebook so you can keep an eye on their activities. Monitor closely the chat programs associated with iPods.

· Remind your child that not everyone tells the truth online. Be careful.

· If they receive a message or email that is rude or threatening they should Stop, Block, Tell!

· Encourage your child to talk openly about their use of the internet. Encourage them to tell you if there are problems and encourage them to use the internet responsibly.

When used well, the internet and social media are wonderful tools. When not

used well, they can be very upsetting and damaging. Teaching children to use

this form of communication properly is an important part of parenting in the

21st Century.

Have a great week, Deb and Staff.

Principal’s News

Monday, 27th March, 2017

NEXT P&C MEETING: Tuesday, 16th May

at 7pm in the Library

CANTEEN OPEN: Mondays and Fridays

UNIFORM SHOP OPEN:

Tuesdays, 8.30am—9am 2.30pm—3pm

Thursdays, 8.30am—9am

EFTPos facilities now available

at the Uniform Shop.

WEEKLY ASSEMBLIES:

Mondays, 2pm K-2—odd weeks

Yr 3-6—even weeks

SPORT—TERM 1:

Kinder & Yr 2-6: Fridays

Year 1: Wednesdays

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Canteen Roster

Monday, 3rd April Friday, 7th April Friday, 31st

March

Tracy Amanda

Kristy Sara

Tracy Julie.M

Angella.H Karen

Tracy Anne.W

Maryanne

Canteen News

The canteen is open each Monday and Friday. However, this will depend on the number of volunteers available. If you are able to assist please contact Tracy on 0411 184 571.

Uniform Shop News

The Uniform Shop is open Tuesdays, 8.30am—9am and 2.30pm—3pm and Thursdays, 8.30am—9am. EFTPos facilities are available at the Uniform shop ONLY. Students will start wearing Winter uniform at the beginning of Term 2. Winter stock is now available for pur-chase from the Uniform Shop.

UNI NSW ICAS TESTS Students in Years 3-6 have the opportunity to participate in the following Uni of NSW tests. Should you wish your child to sit any of the Uni of NSW tests please complete the form below and return it to the office in a sealed and labelled envelope. Please return to the school office by Friday, 31st March, 2017. Students will sit for these exams at school. Please check the dates for testing below to ensure your child will be at school on those dates.

APPLICATIONS FOR : OF CLASS:

to sit the UNI NSW TESTS—Please tick

Digital Technologies (Yr 3-6) 23rd May, 2017 $9.00 $

Science (Yr 3-6) 30th May, 2017 $9.00 $

Writing (Yr 3-6) 12th June—16th June $18.00 $

Spelling (Yr 3-6) 14th June, 2017 $12.00 $

English (Yr 3-6) 1st August, 2017 $9.00 $

Mathematics (Yr 3-6) 15th August, 2017 $9.00 $

Total: $

Date: Parent Signature:

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Term 1 2017 Calendar

Week MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

10

April

27

Year 4 to Sydney

28 29

Year 4 return

from Sydney

30

31

Zone Netball &

Soccer Trials

11

3 4 5

6

Easter Hat Parade

Easter Raffle tickets

drawn

Disco

7

Last day of Term 1

P&C News

Thank you to everyone who attended last week’s meeting. As we miss April's meeting due to school holidays, our next meeting is Tuesday, 16th May. To coincide with the Easter Hat parade, our Easter Egg raffle is now going to be drawn on Thursday, 6th April. 1st prize will be an Easter egg basket to the value of at least $30. Thank you to all those who have donated so far. Our Mother's Day Stall is going to be held on Wednesday,10th May. Deliveries have started to come in, with some really lovely gifts for purchase. For those new to the school, we ask for volunteers to help set up our stall and sell gifts to the students. We will need helpers from 9am - 12pm, even if you can only spare an hour, it would be appreciated. (It's also a good way to ensure you get what you want if you're a Mum). New Canteen Policy If your child requires change of more than $5 or more they must wait for their change when placing their order OR collect their lunch and change from the canteen at lunch time. Dates for the diary 10 May Mother's day stall 16 May P&C Meeting 20 June P&C Meeting 18 July P&C Meeting 2 August Colour Run (Coinciding with Education Week) 4 August P&C Canteen at Zone Athletics Carnival 15 August P&C Meeting 30 August (TBC) Father's Day Stall 10 Sept Bunnings BBQ 19 Sept P&C Meeting 17 Oct P&C Meeting. 21 October APS Spring Fair 21 Nov P&C Meeting Nov Mango fundraiser 1 Dec APS Christmas Party

DONATIONS REQUESTED FOR OUR P&C EASTER RAFFLE

We require donations of Easter eggs or perhaps a book, toy or DVD to be handed in to the office by

Monday, 3rd April, 2017.

NO MATTER HOW BIG or SMALL!!

The more donations we have – the more draws we can have!!

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PHONE: 4934 2212

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EASTER RAFFLE Please return tickets to school office in a sealed envelope with correct payment and child’s name and class

clearly on the front. Please keep raffle tickets separate from other school payments.

Please return by Tuesday, 4th April. Drawn on Thursday, 6th April, 2017.

$1 – 3 tickets $2 – 8 tickets $5 – 20 tickets It would greatly assist us if you could cut the tickets along the lines before sending in.

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