Week 2, 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:

Yr 3—6 Swimming Carnival

Stage 2 and Stage 3

Permission to watch PG movies

Local Walks and Excursions

Permission to Publish

Sport in Schools program

Student invoices

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Yr 3-6 Swimming Carnival,

Tuesday, 14th February.

Zone Swimming Carnival,

Thursday, 2nd March.

WELCOME TO THE 2017 SCHOOL YEAR! A very special welcome to all of our new students and their families. Welcome to Mr Moore - teaching 6M this year, Mr Jim Linigan - relieving for Mr Wade while he is on leave and welcome back to Mrs Plunkett and Mrs Whale—2W. We have had a very positive start to the year - our classes are settled and everyone is starting the new school year with

enthusiasm. If you have any questions or concerns over your child’s class, your first ‘point of call’ is the class teacher. A new class and a new teacher brings new routines and new expectations - information about the year ahead in your child’s classroom will be given out at our upcoming Parent Information Evenings. The dates/times of these evenings are featured in the newsletter calendar. SUPERVISION IN THE MORNING - Supervision in the playground starts at 8.25am in the morning and ends after bus duty in the afternoon. Please make the necessary before and after school care arrangements to ensure the safety and wellbeing of your child. SWIMMING CARNIVAL The Year 3-6 Swimming Carnival is on Tuesday, 14th February at Maitland Pool. All primary students have received a permission note. The cost is $8 each to cover bus and pool entry. Students in Year 2 who turn 8 this year are also invited to attend if they are competent swimmers and can confidently swim 50 metres unaided in their strokes. There will be novelty events (within the pool grounds) for those students who are not participating in the competitive races. Everyone will be busy! Please note: as per DEC guidelines there will be no free swim time. Permission notes for any child in Year 2 turning 8 this year, who feels they are confident to swim 50m competitively can be picked up at the office or on the school website. Please note: this cannot be paid online as the cost is under $10. RESOURCE PACKS FOR 2017 will cost $65 per student ($40 for the third or more child). We ask that this is paid as soon as possible as the school has already outlaid expenses for these items. An invoice has been sent home to each family today. Please send payment in an envelope with your child’s name, class and “Resource Pack” written clearly on the front and place envelope in the silver tin at the school office. You may also pay online via the school website. Please enter “Resource Pack” under the payment description. YEAR 5 & 6 BATHURST EXCURSION Our senior excursion will take place from 14th March to 17th March. There are still limited places available. The full amount of $450 must be paid by Wednesday, 1st March. Please return medical and behaviour forms by 3rd March as venues must be advised of dietary and medical requirements. A camp information night will be held on Wednesday, 15th February (as part of the class information session). YEAR 4 SYDNEY TWO NIGHT EXCURSION will be held from Monday, 27th March to Wednesday, 29th March. There are places still available. The full amount of $275 is due by Friday, 10th March. SPORT IN SCHOOLS program will be held at school during Terms 1 and 2. A permission note has been sent home with all students this week.

Have a great week, Deb and Staff.

Principal’s News

Thursday, 2nd February, 2017

NEXT P&C MEETING: AGM on Tuesday,

21st February at 7pm in the Library

CANTEEN OPEN FROM

WEEK 3: 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:

To be advised

SPORT—TERM 1:

Kinder & Yr 2-6: Fridays

Year 1: Wednesdays

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LOCAL SPORTS AND EXCURSION WALKS notes have been sent home with all students this week. During the year we will use the park below the school playground for lunch activities, sport, morning PE etc. Students will also walk to Hunter Valley Grammar School to use their facilities and participate in our presentation assembly at the end of the year. Other local walks may include walks to the mail box, around the area for traffic safety etc. All students are required to return this form by Friday, 10th February, 2017. PERMISSION TO PUBLISH notes have been sent home with all students today. Throughout the year students may have their photo taken for such publications as the school newsletter, the year book or for the local newspa-per. Please note that student surnames will not be published. Student surnames will not be posted on social media such as Facebook or the school website. All students are required to return this form by Friday, 10th February, 2017. PERMISSION NOTES AND NEWSLETTERS are posted on our school website. Go to ashtonfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au. All whole school/class notes are posted but individual/sport team notes may not be posted. A REMINDER THAT PARENT ONLINE PAYMENTS can be made through our school website. Go to ashtonfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au and click on “Make a Payment” in the menu bar. Follow the prompts to make a payment via Visa or MasterCard. Please ensure you enter the payment description as mentioned in your child’s permission note. Detailed instructions are included on our website under Permission Notes. STUDENT ABSENCES Parents may phone the school office to advise of their child’s absence. Alternatively, an SMS will automatically be sent to parents each day if their child is marked absent. Parents are asked to reply to that SMS and their child’s reason for absence will be recorded. A REMINDER that parents and visitors are not permitted to park in the staff car park unless they have a disabled parking permit. Parents, students and visitors are also asked not to walk through the car park for safety reasons. INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CARE PLANS will be sent home with students (who already have health care plans at our school) in the near future. Parents are asked to update these plans and return them to the school office as soon as possible.

P&C News

The P&C are holding a movie night next Thursday, 9th February. This is opening night for the movie “50 Shades Darker”. Tickets are $20 and are available from the Uniform Shop and the office. If you would like to go, it would be appreciated if you could get your tickets ASAP as we need to finalise numbers. Grab your friends and join us for light refreshments, lucky door prizes and raffles from 6pm.

The next Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 21st February, 2017 from 7pm in the library. All parents are welcome to attend.

Canteen News

The canteen will re-open on Monday, 6th February, 2017 and will operate each Monday and Friday. However, this will depend on the number of volunteers available. If you are able to assist please con-tact 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.

Canteen Roster

Monday, 6th February Friday, 10th February

Tracy Kirsten

Karen.O

Tracy Angela

GUMNUT NEWS PAGE 3 WEEK 2, TERM 1

CLASS TEACHER CLASS TEACHER

Rel. Principal Deb Healey Rel. Deputy

Principal & Yr 1 Grade Supervisor

Donna O’Neill

Yr 2 Grade Supervisor

Kelli Shaunessy School

Administrative Manager

Wendy Smythe

KA & Kinder Grade

Supervisor (Penny)

Penny Anderson/Dana Williams 3M Natasha McDermott/Aleta Snow

KG Hayley Goff 3J Luke Johnson

KF Jenny Freeman 3P Emily Price

KM Erin Mackaway 3/4T Allison Taylor

1B Susie Burgoyne

4M

& Yr 3 & 4 Grade Supervisor

Brigita Meynell

1G Richelle Galluzzo 4S Shaye Moss

1R Natalie Ross 5H

& Yr 5 Grade Supervisor

Nicole Hurney

1W Sarah Wilkinson 5O Alicia Osland

2P Biannca Ernst/Kayla Perry 5/6W Daniel Willis

2R Rebecca Roberts 6C

& Yr 6 Grade Supervisor

Phil Cliff

2S Meghan Skelton 6K

& Yr 6 Grade Supervisor

Shaun King

2W Jessica Whale/Evelyn Plunkett 6M James Moore

Learning Support Team

Megan Gray Belinda Bower Bianca Stevenson

Arrowsmith Program/ESL

Cate Larke

Library & Japanese

Adela Davey Technology Max Labecki

Reading Recovery

Angela Head Counsellor David Lambert

Music Russell Thornton School

Administrative Officers

Melanie Miller Melinda Oke

School Chaplain/DSTA

Melissa McMellon School Learning Support Officers

Donna Jenkins Samantha McMellon Tina Appleby

General Assistant

Justin Ryall Rel. Site Manager Jim Linigan

Staff for 2017

Term 1 2017 Calendar

Week MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

3

Feb

6 7 8

9

P&C Movie Night—

Reading Cinema,

Maitland

10

Yr 2-6 paid sport

starts

4

13

14

Swimming

Carnival—Maitland Pool

Parent Information

Evening - Year 2 @

5.30pm

15

Parent Information

Evening -

Kinder @ 5.30pm

Year 5 & 6 @ 6pm

plus

Yr 5 & 6 Canberra

excursion information

evening

16

Parent Information

Evening -

Year 1 @ 5.30pm

Year 3 & 4 @ 6pm

17

5

20 21

Debating Training Day

@ EMPS

Zone Swimming

P&C AGM - 7pm

22 23

24

6

March

27 28 1 2

1

7

6 7

8 9 10

8

13 14

Stage 3

Canberra

excursion

15 16 17

Stage 3 Canberra

excursion returns

9

20 21 22 23 24

Zone Touch Trials

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 7

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