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21 June 201921 June 2019

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING(PBL) FOCUS

I am SAFEWe must remember to walk on the concrete to ensure we aresafe. If you run on the concrete, you might fall, trip over and

get hurt.We walk on all areas that are concrete, including the COLA,

paths and basketball courts.

SCHOOL SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM’SREPORT

Be an Eagle in your life, face thechallenges and never give up…

As the end of the term is fast approaching,just a reminder that student reports will besent home next Friday 29th June. These reports are anindication of your child’s achievements throughout the past sixmonths. Our teachers have been assessing students accordingto the Board of Studies outcomes, which allow two years forstudents to progress through each stage. All children needencouragement and praise to be confident and successfullearners. Home and school partnerships are the key toimprovement. Please take this opportunity to share and

celebrate the achievements of your child/ren for their first twoterms of school this year.

Our classroom teachers are looking forward to sharing yourchild’s learning and growth with you at our Parent/TeacherInterviews in Week 10. Yrs 3-6 are on Wednesday 3rd July andK-2 on Tuesday 4th July. All Parent Teacher online bookingsclose on Monday 1st July at 8:00pm so if you haven’t bookeda time, please do this as soon as possible.

Just a friendly reminder that the last day of term is Friday5th July. Students return to school on Tuesday 23rd July andcontinue to wear their full winter school uniform.

Thankyou for your support regarding the new times for the gate.The gate is now closed at 8am in the morning and will open at5pm in the afternoon ensuring everyone’s safety.

Mrs Gracie (R/Principal), Mrs Mlinaric (DeputyPrincipal) and Ms Saunderson (R/Deputy Principal)

P&C NEWSA quick message TO the P&C...

Pyjama Party Disco

Last Wednesday night the P&C organised an exciting ‘PyjamaParty Disco’. Our K-2 and 3-6 students and some teachers hadso much fun dancing the night away. Lots of glow sticks werepurchased and prizes were won by some amazing dancers.A BIG thankyou to the P&C who organised this event for ourstudents and thank you to all the parent volunteers andteachers who helped supervise this wonderful event.

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Uniform Shop

Please ensure that your child’s school jacket, hats and otheritems of clothing are labelled with their full name, as the LostProperty pile seems to be growing daily! Please rememberto check Lost Property or your child’s classroom if anythingforgets to go home with your child.

Just to let you know the Uniform shop has a NEW emailaddress. We are in the process of transitioning over to our newemail account for the uniform shop. Our NEW email address isparkleauniforms@gmail.com and we will respond to emails assoon as we can.

Don’t forget it is winter uniform time for all students, pleaseclick on the link to see an updated Uniform Shop Price List andCatalogue.

SCHOOL NEWS

Congratulations

We would like to congratulate Mr Palmer and Ms Fayard whowere successful in gaining a permanent teaching position atParklea. We look forward to them continuing their teachingjourney with us and the many opportunities that they will bringto the school and the students. We wish them continuedsuccess as teachers at Parklea Public School.

Parents’ Guide to HelpingChildren with Reading at Home

You can make a difference to your children’sreading journey. Your role as an advocate foryour children’s reading success cannot beoverestimated. It has a direct impact on theease and confidence with which they pursue their reading andwriting. It is the joy and love of sharing a good book on a nightlybasis that sets the foundation for their reading success.

To find out more on how you can make a difference in yourchild’s reading journey click on the link below.

Save the Date….100 Year Celebration

From the 16th – 20th September, Parklea Public School willbe celebrating 100 years of Public Education. We are lookingforward to welcoming past and present teachers and studentsto our school throughout the week. We will keep you up to dateon all our exciting activities in the weeks to come.

Please click on the link below to see what is happening inParkleas’ 100 Year, week of Celebrations.

World Refugee Day

Thursday 20th, June 2019 is World Refugee Day. On thisday we honour the spirit and courage of millions of refugees

worldwide. World Refugee Day is dedicated to buildingawareness and empathy towards the challenges and strugglesRefugees face every-day. Many refugees have lost theirfamilies, homes, their people and are forced to flee theirhomelands. We acknowledge the resilience, strength andvaluable contributions refugees make to our communitiesglobally.

In class, students will continue to build awareness byparticipating in activities reflecting on Refugee experiences andchallenges, inspiring empathy and inclusivity.

Mrs Pena,English as an Additional Language(EAL/D) Specialist Teacher

Technology Update - EduTECH 2019

In keeping with our goal to inspire the creators of tomorrowand learn all about the latest offerings in the Education andTechnology space, Mrs Fiona Gracie; Mrs Rosemary Mlinaricand several members of staff from the Create Team, attendedthe EduTECH 2019 Expo at the International Convention Centrein Sydney on the 6th-7th June. Some of the highlights of theExpo for staff were meeting Sir Ken Robinson, the world’selite thinker on creativity and innovation, attend a range ofinformative seminars on integrating Digital Technology tools intothe classroom, pedagogy and engaging students in the 3rdMillennium.

Staff attended various seminars provided by Google Education;Microsoft; TeachMeet and visited a range of hands-onworkshops involving Lego and Robotics. Numerous teachingresources, educational software and virtual reality applications;podcasting/radio and 3Dimensional Printing equipment wereexplored by staff. All staff who attended, look forward to sharingtheir experiences and technological knowledge with colleagues.

Dash the Robot.Dash the Robot. Dash the robot and Miss Murray.Dash the robot and Miss Murray.

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Mrs Kelleher exploring the human brain via VRMrs Kelleher exploring the human brain via VR

NEWS FROM OUR STUDENTS

Littering In Parklea Is Rising At AnAlarming Rate!

The Student Government Team has noticedan increased amount of rubbish being leftaround the school this term. We are advisingboth parents and students to be mindful of where your rubbishgoes and to use the bins provided. We would like your help inkeeping Parklea Public School and its surrounding environmentclean of rubbish, and an area we can all be proud of.

Written by: Cooper.

Multicultural Perspectives Public SpeakingCompetition Local Finals

Congratulations to the following contestants who representedour school at the Local Multicultural Perspectives PublicSpeaking Competition Finals at Jasper Road Public School onWednesday 12th June:

Year 3 - Eva

Year 4 - Lily

Year 5 - Lara

Year 6 - Ava

At the competition, each student had to present theirMulticultural Perspectives speech followed by an impromptuspeech on a given topic. Stage 2’s impromptu topic was“Dreams” and Stage 3’s impromptu topic was “Next Steps”.We are very proud of their achievements.

A special congratulations goes to Eva who won the Stage2 local finals. She will now go on and represent our schoolat the Regional Multicultural Perspectives Public SpeakingCompetition in August.

We wish her the best of luck in the next round of finals!

Eva (Year 3) – Stage 2 Local FinalistEva (Year 3) – Stage 2 Local Finalist

Debating

On Monday 17th June, Dhruv, Harry, Shruti and Ava travelled toToongabbie Public School with Mrs Cliff to attend the secondround of the Premier's Debating Challenge. Team Parklea werearguing against the topic “All School Work Should beCompleted on Computers”. Congratulations to these studentswho won their first debate against Toongabbie Public School.

Mrs Cliff(Premier’s Debating Coordinator)

Perkins Cake Stall

On Wednesday the 5th of June we held the Perkins Cake Stall.The student government representatives were responsible forrunning the cake stall which included setting up, selling thecakes and packing up at the end.

A huge thank you to all the students and parents who helped atthe stall or brought in a sweet treat. Together we were able toraise $786 which will go towards resources for the school. Welook forward to the cake stall next term.

From everyone on the Student Government Team, the SchoolLeaders and the Perkins Captains and Vice Captains.

Winter PSSA Results Round 6

Well done on Parkleas great team spirit.

Opposition Juniors Seniors Players

of the

Match

Boys Soccer Kenthurst 5 - 0(WON)

3 – 3(DRAW)

Riley andCooper

Girls Soccer QuakersHills East

2 – 9(LOST)

0 - 0(DRAW)

NevaehandLarissa

Newcombe Ball Rouse Hill 2 Girls

2 sets –0 set(WON)

Boys

2 sets –0 sets(WON)

Rylan andAlexis

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Opposition Juniors Seniors Players

of the

Match

Netball IronbarkRidge

2 – 11(LOST)

15 - 10(WON)

NaomiandArabella

Years 3 - 6 PBL Awards

Congratulations to our Stage 2 and Stage3 students whoreceived PBL awards at our assembly in week 6.

CLASS SAFE RESPECTFUL LEARNER

3C Adiyah Thomas Luke

3/4D Kimia Haroun Manjyot

3I Daniel Arsham Ishita

3M Kezia Lavanya Bobbin

4H Lillian Alinta Dilpreet

4K William Lily Shanikwa

4P Nadia Lana Saanvi

4/5H Brandan Alayna Ruby-Rose

5J Disha Ashtyn Bionca

5S Bhavya Jassey Charelle

5/6F Tayla Taj Charlie

6C Dakota Aditya Heath

6H Mannat Chevarli Sanuka

6L Noah Billy Taniesha

What’s Living in Kindergarten?

In Term 2, Kindergarten have been learning about “LivingThings” in Science. We have been investigating living andnon-living things and the basic needs which living things needto survive. As part of our Science investigations we areextremely lucky to be raising baby chickens for 2 weeks. Theyhave just started hatching and will continue to hatch over thenext few days and we can’t wait to look after them.

Our chickens could possibly be available for rehoming nextThursday. If any families are interested please see akindergarten teacher for more information.

Kindy Teachers

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