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Principal’s Report

Dear Parents and Carers,

Asquith Public School at its very best! The Book Week Parade was a brilliant event where the school community came together to celebrate learning, community connections and the super powers of reading. The sun was out, the children were excited about books, family and friends relaxed in the sunshine and the staff revelled in playing dress–ups! Books are worth celebrating, and they most definitely do have super powers! How would you finish this sentence? Books can…

transport you to another place.

help you unwind and escape.

enable you to learn about the world.

develop your ability to empathise and understand the experiences of others.

allow you to talk, engage and read with your child.

inspire, motivate and guide you.

help us all learn together! Thank you to Miss Lenehan for organising the event, and to Mrs Carlos for her talented commentary throughout. I hope you enjoy the photos later in the newsletter. Mrs Gibbons Mrs Gibbons has been offered and accepted the position of Principal, of a new K-6 school in Ryde. A letter was sent home to all families on Tuesday with her words of farewell. This is a wonderful opportunity, and I am sure you join me in wishing her all the very best. In the meantime, I am delighted to continue in the role as Relieving Principal at Asquith Public School. A recruitment process for the position of Principal will be held in the near future.

Term 3 Week 5 22 August 2019

Upcoming Events 2019

Term 3 Week 6 28.08.19 Responsible Pet

Education Program – Years K-2

29.08.19 Stage 2 Cricket Gala Day

29.08.19 Father’s Day Breakfast

30.08.19 PSSA Zone Athletics Carnival

Week 7 02.09.19- Stage 3 Camp – 04.09.19 Milson Island 03.09.19 Kindergarten Reptile

Park Excursion 04.09.19- 06.09.19 Band Camp 07.09.19 Bogan Bingo –

Asquith Golf Club Week 8 12.09.19 Kindergarten Tour –

2.00pm 15.09.19 Working Bee Week 9 17.09.18 P&C Meeting –

7.30pm Library 20.09.18 Book Nook

Asquith Public School is a

NSW Government School

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Principal’s Report Continued

Father’s Day Breakfast, Thursday 29 August I look forward to sharing a hot pie or quiche with Asquith families next Thursday, 29 August. Our fabulous P&C have coordinated a Father’s Day breakfast with pies and quiches from Bite Me Bakehouse This is a great way to spend some time with your children, celebrating family and in particular our dads! Don’t forget to place your order by 10pm Sunday, 25 August on https://www.trybooking.com/537095. Bogan Bingo, Saturday, 7 September Another great event organised by our P&C! Time to bring out your inner bogan and ‘groove’ to some Bon

Jovi, Foreigner, Duran Duran, Madonna, Wham…and many more. Tickets are on sale now – purchase them

today at https://www.trybooking.com/BDSZW.

Gather some friends and family and put together your own table, or come along to meet some new friends

from Asquith PS.

The school needs your help One of my highlights at Asquith Public School has been the strong connections we have between school and home. The P&C are major players in this collaboration by organising and supporting many whole school community events. To ensure these can continue and flourish, please consider speaking to a P&C member or your class parents to offer your support. It can be as simple as helping to serve pies at the Father’s Day Breakfast, or a more ongoing commitment where you come along to the P&C meetings and contribute to

making Asquith an even greater place to learn. School Infrastructure NSW Workshop 1 was held on Tuesday afternoon to mark the beginning of the consultative and planning phase for a possible refurbishment/rebuild of the school site. As we are currently in the pre-planning phase, we remain mindful that this does not guarantee that the project will come to fruition. However, Tuesday afternoon was a great opportunity for a broad representation across the school to come together and discuss what makes Asquith PS such a great place to learn, and what we would like this to look like for the future learning of our students. The workshop group consisted of teachers across all stages of the school and representation from the Library, Support Class Unit, EALD and Learning Support. It also included parent representation. Thank you to Robert Peacock, Amanda Kingsmill and Peter List. Lee-Ann Newson was there to represent OOSH. It is anticipated that this phase will culminate in a design plan ready for submission by January 2020. The next Working Group will be held on Tuesday, 10 September. We will continue to update the school community as information comes to hand.

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Principal’s Report Continued

Book Week Celebrations!

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Principal’s Report Continued

Book Week Celebrations!

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Principal’s Report Continued

Which notes have been sent home this fortnight? If you are missing any of these notes or you need another copy you will find them in the notes section on the school website. Hard copy notes are provided to families and Skoolbag is used for updates and informal information. Please remember to subscribe to the Skoolbag app or check the school website for school communication. Skoolbag requires families to subscribe each group, eg. Choir, dance, Stage 2 as appropriate for your child’s activities and learning needs.

Grade or Stage Note

Whole School Letter from Megan Gibbons, Principal

Selected Students Zone Athletics Carnival 2019

Whole School Fathers’ Day Breakfast

Stage 2&3 Band Students Asquith Public School Band Camp 2019

Stage 3 Students Stage 3 Camp

Karan McDonnell Relieving Principal

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PBL

Asquith Public School PBL

Lokie Ribbons

Achievement Awards

Medal Awards

KF Ayur C, Seanna S, Imogen B

KP Jenny L, Simera K, Samantha S

KT Caitlin S, Savannah S, Abbey L

1H Callum P, Tylah W, Mia B, Chloe K, Jonathan I, Arad B, Annabelle B

1L Fenella W, Adrian D, Rocco M, Letha W, Fenella W

2/1C Emma E, James B, Ava H

2G Ibrahim H, Boaz S, Lily O, Piper L, Hugo G, Mia W

2F Yiming S, Artin D, Claudia E, Alexandra W, Mia H-S

3S Hasan F

4C Isaac M, Jackson S

4V Atsuto H, Jason B, Toby M, Lilly P, Agrim L, Todd B, Liam B

5L Cameron T, Nathan M, Miranda L, Tara C, Indigo A, Eva B, Maddison B, Hannaz T (x2)

6E Damien S, Geinevieve K, Bronte J,

6C Harper E, Leon B, Isaac L,

K-6C Aaliyah T, Will C

Week 4

2G Boaz S

2F Archie W

4V Kayla W, Pranav C (x2), Juniper L, Isla W

5L Miranda L, Nathan M, Charlie J (x2), James B

6C Reuben S

6E Damien S

K-6C Will C

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Merit Awards

Term 3 Week 4

KT

Valkyrie L For striving to do her best in reading.

Luke D Pride.

KP

Nozomi O Thoughtful contributions to class discussions.

Amayra B Pride.

KF

Lola W For her amazing ‘The Tiny Seed’ artwork.

Marv M Respect.

1H

Angelic A Settling into a new class and routine.

Callum P Respect.

1L

Tyler D Making an extra effort with his schoolwork.

Brody T Pride.

2/1C

Amy S Pride.

Gabe R Class award.

2F

Kate D Persistence in Mathematics.

Liliana T Pride.

2G

Charlie P Consistently having his news prepared.

Sammi S Respect.

3W

Chloe S Her powerful diary entry as the urchin.

Rhea M Pride.

3S

Mark Z Respect.

4V

Todd B Concise careful approach to his work.

Fren S Responsibility.

5L

Hannah T Using her time effectively in the classroom.

Cameron T Respect.

5RM

Hong Shuen S Fantastic effort in Math Mentals.

Suzannah L Responsibility.

6C

Sienna G Kindness and support of others.

Anahid J Respect.

6E

Chloe T Creative book week costume.

Lucy E Pride

2-6W

Hugh L Listening attentively and thoroughly and enjoying the author event during Book Week festivities. Responsibility.

Lucy F Excellent work in numeracy. Responsibility.

Term 3 Week 3

KF

Jaspreet G Confident number work.

Donovan R Pride.

KP

Wesley H Providing positive feedback to his peers.

Janista A Responsibility.

KT

Avy N For sharing his understanding of the needs of plants.

Hamid F Pride.

1L

Averie N Trying her best in all class activities.

Ibrahim M Respect.

1H

Sumarpreet S An excellent piece of persuasive writing.

Stefany K Respect.

2F

Christina K Persistence in learning her ‘friends of ten’.

Haris S Responsibility.

2G

Charlie S His positive attitude towards learning.

Sazannah G Respect.

2/1C Week 2

Matilda W Explaining her mathematical thinking.

Liliana H Pride.

2/1C Week 3

Archie B Amazing ideas during discussions.

Skye H Responsibility.

3S

Anais A-R Improved class participation.

Respect.

3W

Harrison T For always singing with pride.

Alexander I Respect.

4V

Nina F Improvement in speaking and listening tasks.

Kayla W Pride.

4C

Ramos A Welcome to 4C.

Ilya D Responsibility.

4/3Y

Toby E His fantastic use of sentence structure, adding detail and creating pace in his narrative

Marnie C Responsibility.

5RM

Susu C Enthusiastic and positive attitude towards art lessons.

Marata B Pride.

5L

Charlie J Showing persistence and striving to do his best.

Miranda L Pride.

6E

Niti K Enthusiasm for Maths problem solving.

Damien S Pride.

6C

Leon B Consistent effort to participate in classroom discussions.

Ivy H-B Pride.

2-6C

Anne S Preparing interesting news to share with the class.

Will C Pride.

2-6W

Alesio A Working hard to count different combinations of money.

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