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Samuel Terry Public School Newsletter
Grays Lane, Cranebrook NSW 2749 Ph: 4730 2888
www.samuelterr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Wednesday 20th March, 2019
Week 8, Term 1
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Our P & C will be organising a barbecue at the school for the state election which is occurring
this Saturday. I would like to thank the P & C for their work in organising the barbecue and to all
of our parents, caregivers and other members of the community for volunteering their time to
raise funds for the school. The fact that we have so many people willing to give up part of their
weekend to assist is fantastic. We appreciate your support.
Parent-Teacher Interviews
We are looking forward to welcoming our parents and caregivers to the school for the parent-
teacher interviews on Tuesday, March 26. The purpose of the interviews is for the teacher and
parents/caregivers to communicate the progress each child is making and also to share
information with each other which may be beneficial for continued success at school.
Since there are so many interviews to be undertaken on the one day, please abide by the 10
minutes which have been allocated to the interview time to ensure that there are no time clashes
for families with siblings at the school. If you are unable to attend the interviews on the set date,
please arrange a mutually convenient date with your child’s teacher.
Ms Gray – HSLO position
Ms Gray will be taking up a position as Home-School Liaison Officer for the foreseeable future.
We wish her well in her new role. Mrs Blackford will teach 5/6G for the rest of the year.
Mrs Osborne will be relieving Assistant Principal and will supervise Years 5 & 6. Mrs Willingham
will assist Mrs Osborne in this role.
P & C Meeting
The next P & C meeting will be held on Monday, March 25 at 7pm. This meeting will be the
Annual General Meeting where all positions will be declared vacant and elections will be
undertaken. This meeting will be followed by a general meeting. All are welcome to attend.
Mr S.Lockley
Principal
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WK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 9
25 Anti-Graffiti Year 5 P & C Meeting 7pm
26 Parent/Teacher Interviews
27 Star of Month Morning Tea
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29
10 1 April
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3
4
5
11 8 Assembly K-2—12.30—1pm 3-6—2pm-3pm
9 Penrith RSL ANZAC Service Year 6
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11 Easter Scripture service
12 Year 6 Manly Surf Education Easter Hat Pa-rade –2 Last Day of Term
Money Matters
Software Package Kindergarten ---------------------- $20
Kindergarten Science, Art and Craft Fee ---------- $5
Software Package Years 1-6 ---------------------------- $25
Year 5 Hill End Camp ----------------------------------- $185 (deposit $100)
Choir T-Shirts ---------------------------------------------- $22
Choir Bus payment --------------------------------------- $32
Manly Surf Education Year 6 -------------------------- $55
Year 6 Hoodie ---------------------------------------------- $40
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KC
Zachary W
Harper W
KB
Braxton P
Bailee L
KF
Lincoln D
Zoe A
KL
Sophie B
Ronan M
1G
Kaitlyn G
Liam K
1K
Kaelyn T
Jaxsan S
1R
Liam E
Lucy D
1W
Ezekiel D
Mia B
2A
Angus H
Elizabeth M
2R
Marina C
Tayten B
2S
Miah G
Benjamin P
3P
Kourtney P
Monique Q
Quinn C
3S
Cooper S
Noah P
Zoe M
3W
Jakob L-C
Tia W
Parkah N
4K
Taleah F
Anihera M
Jarryd E
4S
Amelia G
Corey T
Katherine H
4W
Koby P
Alexis Z
Emily C
5C
Tiari D
Ashton W
Tyler L
5M
Zac T
Charlotte C
Anistacya H
5/6G
Cooper J
Taylor B
Tyler W
6OW
Kiara E
Alex S
Isabella A
6W
Tia-Jane G
Tess H
Riley W
K-2
Lucy D
Junior Aussie
Koby P
Senior Aussie
Tess H
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Star of the Month
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KC
Benjamin A
Mia D
Hayden B
KB
Charlotte M
Levi B
Rydah P
Ryan B
Fletcher C
KF
Jayden V
Indianna B
KL
Avah V
Sophie P
Koby G
1G
Lawson C
Hayley M
Camron W
1K
Kaelyn T
Maria B
1R
Elizabeth C
Izaak M
Isla S
1W
Lillian O
Isaac D
Cody W
2A
Kathlyn L
Hunter V
Parker S
2R
Cohan B
Olivia H
Lauren G
2S
Sophie-Lee B
Flynn N
Benni T
3P
Kourtney P
Monique Q
Quinn C
3S
Zara L
Lachlan G
Ella A
3W
Caleb P
Tallulah T
Lilly D
4K
Cooper H
Nikeisha R
Aurora T-R
4S
Abbey M
Cooper U
Sienna C
4W
Ruby H
Kacey J
Jai S
5CLily W
Julia T
5M
Memphis B
Indigo H
Logan A
5/6G
Jayden R
Scott J
Tahlia G
6OW
Dakota S
Raiden D
Chantelle R
6W
Biancha D
Jaxson L
Jack B
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Principal Awards
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1st Gold
Oliver K
Isaac D B
Kiara M-R
Chase W
Alexander H
Myah S
2nd Gold
Kourtney Q
Dylan S
Brax H
3rd Gold
William B
Angela S
4th Gold
Marina C
Hallie J
11th Gold
Reimana K-E
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Gold Awards
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EARLY STAGE ONE NEWS
It is wonderful to visit each Kindergarten classroom and see every single child engaged in their
classroom learning experiences.
In Kindergarten we explicitly teach and encourage the school values of being Safe, Responsible
and Respectful by
*Keeping our hands and feet to ourselves
* Following all teacher’s instructions
*Using kind words to others
*No rough play
EASTER HAT PARADE
Start creating Easter Hats as the Samuel Terry Easter Hat Parade will be happening on Friday 12th
April!
A note will be sent home in the next week with more information about this exciting event!
CLASSROOM LEARNING
We are focussing on the following concepts in Kindergarten this fortnight
PHONEMIC AWARENESS – ‘R’ ‘O’ ‘G’
SIGHT WORDS-
Little, to, hungry, big, no
And, for, looked, you
MATHS CONCEPT – Position, length
NEWS TOPIC – ‘My favourite toy ‘
‘My favourite place to go.’
HOMEWORK, HOME READING, SIGHT WORDS
Please revise your child’s sight words and read with your children at least every other night.
Completing these homework tasks consolidate learning that occurs in the classroom.
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Parent teacher interviews are being held on Tuesday 26th March.
Please speak to your child’s teacher if you have not already scheduled in a time. Please note that
interviews are scheduled for 10 minute allocations.
UNSUPERVISED SCREEN TIME
In recent weeks, the use of inappropriate, violent language has been concerning – all cases of this
language was based around the use of technology and viewing inappropriate clips and programs
on websites such as You Tube.
Some hints and tips that have been collated by the Australian Parent Council to assist in the moni-
toring of children’s use of technology is as follows; • Install parental controls so what children are accessing is appropriate
• Only use age-appropriate sites with high learning potential and not games.
• Bookmark favourite sites you have introduced your child to.
• Sit with children so you can explain how you are navigating and what they seeing.
• Always have the device in an area where you are able to see what they are doing
• Put a time limit on your sessions ad follow through with those time limits.
• Avoid just-before-bed computer time as it can be stimulating and interrupt sleep.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Mrs Goulden and Mrs Lowe
Early Stage One Supervisors
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Stage 1 News
Parent- Teacher Interviews: Interviews will be held next Tuesday, March 26th. If you haven’t already booked a
timeslot in with your child’s teacher, please ensure you do. If for any reason you cannot attend on this day, please
liaise with your child’s teacher to arrange a mutually convenient alternate day/time.
School Uniform: As the weather is starting to cool we ask that
all items of uniforms, such as jackets and jumpers, are clearly
labelled with the student’s name. This ensure prompt return of
student’s property. Generally speaking jewellery should not be
worn with our school uniform. If the children have pierced ears,
small studs are the safest earrings to wear. If the girls choose to
wear bows in their hair we ask that these be in school colours.
Thank you to all the families who have already paid for the software package. The programs are an integral part
of our class programs and great use at home. They also form part of the homework for each stage each week. It
would be greatly appreciated if you could pay for this as soon as possible.
Easter: The K-2 Easter Hat Parade will be held on Friday 12th
April (Week 11). More details are to follow in the coming
weeks. The Easter Service, which has been organised by the
scripture teachers, will be held for Years 1- 6 on Thursday
11th April (Week 11).
Valuable Items and small toys– The children are discouraged from bringing items of value to school as these
items may get broken or lost causing distress.
Valerie Armishaw
Relieving Stage 1 Supervisor
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Stage 2 Report
Congratulations to all our award winners over the last few weeks. There is some great work being done
in all the classes.
Software Package
There is lots of great work being done in Mathletics, Reading Eggs and with
Soundwaves. Please pay for this package as soon as possible so that all the chil-
dren are able to access it at home as well as at school.
Colonial Experience
We hope to have some photographs of the Colonial Experience Incursion to include in our next news-
letter. We are really looking forward to it!
Catholic Scripture
Until now the Year 4 Catholic Scripture class has not had a teacher and the children have completed
the program being followed by the non-scripture group. A teacher will start in this class on Thursday
28th March.
Coming Events:
PSSA Trials
There will be some PSSA teams next terms and the trials for these will be next week.
Cross Country – To be held 5th April
Easter Service for Years 1- 6 – Thursday 11th April
Maths Mentals Challenge
Congratulations to all the children who are trying so hard to improve their scores for the Maths Mental
Challenge!! There have been some great improvements!
The 20 sums are made up of 5 multiplication, 5 division, 5 addition and 5 subtraction.
If it is the 10 times table being done that week , the division will be by 10,
the addition will be adding 10 to a number and the subtraction taking 10
away.
The children have 1 minute to complete the sums.
For weeks 8 and 9 the tables to learn are-
Year 3 X 10
Year 4 X 4
Keep practising Stage 2!
Stage 2 teachers
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STAGE 3 NEWS!
Year 6 Hoodie:
Payment for Year 6 Hoodies is due Friday 5th April. Hoodies are $40 each. Unfortunately no order
forms or money can be accepted after this date. Once the order is placed jumpers will take
approximately 4-6 weeks to arrive. Sample jumpers to check sizing are available for students to try on in
Mrs Willingham’s room. Please ensure any payments made online are recorded on an order note and
returned to school the following day. Information note/order form can be found on our school website.
Software package:
Parents and caregivers are reminded to make payment for access to the software package. The
package costs $25 per student and gives students access to many wonderful online learning tools such
as Mathletics, Reading Eggs and the Soundwaves spelling program. These programs will be integrated
into our classroom lessons and can also be accessed at home. Payment for the software package is
due no later than Thursday 29th March.
Year 5 Overnight excursion—Hill End:
Year 5 students have all received a permission and information note about the 2019 Year 5 overnight
excursion to Hill End. The excursion will take place in Week 5 of Term 2 on Monday 27th May to
Tuesday 28th May, 2019. To secure your child’s place at the Year 5 overnight excursion, we require
a $100 deposit to be paid by Wednesday 3rd April, 2019. The balance of money owing is due next
term by Wednesday 8th May.
Year 6 Surf Safety Excursion:
On Friday 12th April, 2019, Year 6 students will travel to Manly Beach to take part in a surf skills and
awareness education program. The cost of the excursion is $55, this includes travel to and from Manly
Beach as well as participation in the program. Final date for permission notes and payment is
Thursday 4th April. Payments can be made by POP (through the school website), EFTPOS, credit
card (in person or over the phone) or cash payments can be made at the school office. No payments or
permission notes will be accepted after this date. Students are reminded that the bus will depart
school at 7.45am on the day. All attending students are asked to arrive at school at 7.30am so that
rolls can be marked, equipment collected and buses can be boarded for a 7.45am sharp departure.
Students are expected to return back to school by 3pm. Updates will be posted via the School Enews
app should our arrival time change.
Students who attend the excursion will need to wear their swimmers under their school sport uniform. All
students will be provided with a hi-vis rash vest to be worn whilst in the water. Students must also bring
along with them a change of clothes including underwear, two towels, a plastic bag for wet clothing,
school hat, sunscreen, recess, lunch and plenty of water for the day. We look forward to a wonderful
excursion with our Year 6 students.
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STAGE 3 NEWS!
Stage 3 times table challenge:
Again this year, all of Stage 3 will take part in a weekly times table challenge, where students will focus
on the mastery of set times tables over a 3 week period. Students are asked to practise their focus
times table as part of weekly homework and as part of daily maths learning in the classroom. Students
are tested at the end of each week and results are recorded. Congratulations to 5/6G who received the
highest overall class percentage in Week 6 and week 7. Congratulations to 5M, 6W and 6OW who all
had percentages in the 90’s. Keep up the fabulous work Stage 3!
Penrith RSL ANZAC Service:
On Tuesday 9th April, Year 6 students are invited to attend the Penrith RSL Student ANZAC service
which will be held at Penrith Paceway. The service will commence at 10.30am and will conclude at
approximately 11.45am. Students will be transported to and from the service by bus. There is no cost
involved with attending this service. More information about this event will be given in coming weeks.
Mrs Osborne
Stage 3 Supervisor
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Penrith City Children’s Choir 2019 Activities
Project I Singing Day
Sunday 17 March, 3.00pm – 5.30pm
Join us for an exuberant afternoon of song. The hilarious ‘Out beyond the black stump’ where ‘the moz-
zies roam in herds’ is by Australian composer Stephen Leek. There’s a rollicking arrangement of Ameri-
can folk tunes in ‘Charlotte Town’. Plus, the energetic song and dance from the Torres Strait ‘Sesere
eeye’. We develop vocal technique, musicianship and part-singing skills in an encouraging and joyful
learning environment supported by experienced adult mentors. A great introductory ‘taster’ for new mem-
bers. Friends and family are invited to attend an informal performance at the end of the workshop.
Project II ‘Wai Bamba’
Sundays 5 and 19 May, 3.00 – 5.00pm
A chance to sing and play an array of percussion instruments kindly donated to Penrith City Children’s
Choir by music teacher and chorister Christine Tapsell-Timbs. We will explore African rhythms in the cel-
ebratory song ‘Wai Bamba’, build an atmospheric soundscape to the delicate Japanese folksong
‘Sakura’, then sway to the West Indian lilt of ‘Tinga Layo’. No instrumental experience necessary.
Friends and family are invited to attend an informal performance at the end of the final workshop.
Project III Ancient Echoes
Sundays 1, 15 and 22 September, 3.00 – 5.00pm with a performance at
4.00pm on the final workshop with special guests The February Consort.
A very special project culminating in a joint performance with the recorder ensemble ‘The February Con-
sort’. Connecting to times long past is the magical ‘Myoon-myoon’ by Stephen Leek, the mysterious
‘Lady dressed in white’ by Lin Marsh and the powerful spiritual ‘Joshua fought the battle’ for choir and
recorders.
Project IV The Family Christmas Concert
Workshops Sundays 10 and 24 November, 3.00 – 5.00pm
Combined rehearsals Wednesday 27 and Friday 29 November, 7.30pm – to be advised
PUBLIC CONCERT Sunday 1 December, 3.00pm with Penrith City Choir, Penrith Symphony Or-
chestra and Penrith Youth Orchestra at The Joan.
A thrilling opportunity to sing with Penrith Symphony Orchestra in the best concert of the festive season.
The children’s choir will feature in that iconic song ‘Walking in the air’ with harp accompaniment. Other
performers include Penrith City Choir and Penrith Youth Orchestra plus local singing sensation Brittanie
Shipway. With a special guest from the North Pole rumoured to make an appearance, this will be fun for
the whole family.
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