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Learning to Live, Living to Learn Page | 1 25 Wentworth St The Ponds 2769 • 61 2 9626 7511• [email protected] • www.riverbank-p.schools.nsw.edu.au SCHOOL NEWSLETTER •7 February 2018 • TERM 1 WEEK 2 This is how we Learn and Live! Week 6 Week 3 BOOK FAIR in the Library Friday 16 Feb Summer PSSA commences Welcome Picnic for all families 5 - 7pm Week 6 Week 4 Monday 19 Feb Swimming Carnival Yrs 3-6 Meet the Teacher Evening School Hall Kindergarten: 6 - 7pm Stage 1: 7 - 8pm Wednesday 21 Feb P&C Meeting 9am All welcome Meet the Teacher Evening School Hall Stage 2 : 6 - 7pm Thursday 22 Feb Meet the Teacher Evening School Hall Stage 3: 6 - 8.30pm Friday 23 Feb 2018 School Leaders Induction Assembly 2pm Week 6 Week 5 Friday 2 March 11.30am Assembly KG 2pm Assembly Stage 1 - 2B Week 6 Week 6 Friday 9 March 2pm Assembly 6N Term 1 2018 Important Calendar Dates

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SCHOOL NEWSLETTER •7 February 2018 • TERM 1 WEEK 2 This is how we Learn and Live!

Week 6 Week 3 BOOK FAIR in the Library Friday 16 Feb Summer PSSA commences

Welcome Picnic for all families 5 - 7pm Week 6 Week 4 Monday 19 Feb Swimming Carnival Yrs 3-6

Meet the Teacher Evening School Hall Kindergarten: 6 - 7pm Stage 1: 7 - 8pm

Wednesday 21 Feb P&C Meeting 9am All welcome Meet the Teacher Evening School Hall Stage 2 : 6 - 7pm

Thursday 22 Feb Meet the Teacher Evening School Hall Stage 3: 6 - 8.30pm

Friday 23 Feb 2018 School Leaders Induction Assembly 2pm

Week 6 Week 5 Friday 2 March 11.30am Assembly KG

2pm Assembly Stage 1 - 2B Week 6 Week 6 Friday 9 March 2pm Assembly 6N

Term 1 2018

Important Calendar Dates

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SCHOOL NEWSLETTER • 7 February 2018• TERM 1 WEEK 2 This is how we Learn and Live!

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Welcome back to all our Riverbank families and a special warm welcome to those students and their families who are joining our school community. We hope you enjoy a long and happy association with our school. We take pride in setting high expectations of our students. They are the very centre of our structured learning environment, which offers exceptional opportunities for all. Our school is focused on the personal success and wellbeing of every student, enabling them to grow into respectful, responsible and successful students who build strong relationships. At Riverbank Public School, we strive to build a safe, inclusive and secure learning environment. Our Restorative Practice approach provides a framework for building respectful relationships, effective communication, personal and social responsibility and a sense of belonging. Students, staff, parents and community members are encouraged to participate in all aspects of school life. Parents are valued as true partners in the education of their children, contributing their initiative, energy, time and expertise to the school. At Riverbank, all students have the opportunity to attain knowledge, skills, values and attitudes enabling them to be reflective, self-sufficient and self-motivated lifelong learners. Riverbank is a large school and continues to grow daily. Our school has grown from 290 students in 2015 to 1100 in 2018. This year we have formed 42 mainstream classes and 3 support classes for students with special needs. Out of the 42 mainstream classes, we have 38 straight grade classes and 4 composite classes. We have formed the following classes:

• 10 Early Stage 1 - Kindergarten • 14 Stage 1 - Years 1 and 2 • 10 Stage 2 - Years 3 and 4 • 8 Stage 3 - Years 5 and 6

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SCHOOL NEWSLETTER • 7 February 2018• TERM 1 WEEK 2 This is how we Learn and Live!

The class names, teachers and a school map have been included in this newsletter and our 2018 School Information Booklet is now available on our school website. Middle Years - Years 5 & 6 (Stage 3) are part of an innovative Middle Years program with The Ponds High School. Stage 3 students will be based in eight demountable classrooms in the high school, allowing the learning environment and programs to cater for students maturing at different rates. Teachers from Riverbank and The Ponds High School undertake collaborative planning with an explicit and effective focus on Middle Years students and their transition to secondary school. School Invoices - 2018 school invoices will be sent out each term. Term 1 invoice will be sent home next week. To ensure your child attends the Swimming Carnival (Years 3-6 and Year 2 students turning 8 this year); please pay your Term 1 school fees as soon as possible. Opportunities for all - At Riverbank, students have a wonderful opportunity to participate in weekly Chess, Dance, Choir, Band, Music, Drama, ICT, Debating and PSSA sport programs. 2018 School Calendar - I have included the 2018 Term 1 Calendar in this newsletter which highlights key events throughout the term. Dates may sometimes vary, and new events will be added. The complete calendar is available on the school’s website. Meet the Teacher information evening sessions will be held on Monday 19, Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 February. All sessions will commence in the school hall and these sessions are for parents only. Individual student learning will be discussed at parent - teacher interviews in Week 10. School Priorities - I look forward to working with the school’s talented teachers, support staff and with our school community with the implementation of our priority areas of focus, being Kindergarten and Stage 1 Language, Learning and Literacy (L3) program, visible learning goals, Targeting Early Numeracy and a whole school focus on enhancing reading and writing skills. Our main priority is to foster a learning culture that ensures all students reach their full potential to become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens.

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Communication - Newsletters are published during even weeks and daily updates are sent out through our school app. Our Facebook page celebrates our weekly achievements. Morning Lines - Kindergarten students are to be taken directly to their classes of a morning and can be collected from their classrooms of an afternoon. Years 1 & 2 students will line up under the covered area near our school hall from 8.55am and their teachers will inform you where you collect your child of an afternoon. Parents are requested not to pick up their children from the upstairs classrooms. Years 3 & 4 students line up on the basketball court of a morning and afternoon. Years 5 & 6 students line up near the entrance to our bus bay. We request parents leave the school grounds as quickly as possible in the morning. Our school gates are closed at 9.15am and reopened at 2.30pm. There is a single gate entry should you require access throughout the school day. Teachers are on duty in the playground from 8.30am to 9.00am every morning. Entering and Leaving the School - Due to the installation of classrooms in our school carpark, staff now use the high school carpark, located on Wentworth Street. For safety reasons parents are NOT permitted to use this carpark for ANY reason, except those who have sought special permission from the school. Please DO NOT use the carpark as a thoroughfare to enter or leave the school or drop students off in the morning and pick-up students in the afternoon. Late Drop off and Early Pick Up - If you are picking up your child early, you must go to the front office and sign them out before you collect your child from the classroom. If a student is late coming to school, you must sign them in at the front office before they go to class. The school’s Kiss and Ride area is within the “No Parking” zone. You are allowed to stop your vehicle only to set down or pick up passengers. Your vehicle must not stop for more than 2 minutes. The driver must not be more than 3 metres from the vehicle. Highway patrol will be regularly patrolling our perimeter. The school has applied for a school crossing supervisor. Thank you for ensuring the safety of all of our students when entering and leaving the premises. Welcome Picnic - The staff and I look forward to seeing you at our Welcome Picnic on Friday 16

February from 5pm - 7pm in the school grounds. Please bring along a picnic and the P&C will be selling cool refreshments.

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Riverbank has a strict sun safe policy. With high temperatures throughout February, students will not be outside when the weather is over 32 degrees. All classrooms have sunscreen and students who do not have a hat play under the COLA. All classrooms have portable air conditioners and the demountables are air-conditioned. The P&C have fundraised for the installation of air conditioning in the school library, which will be installed this term. School Bells for Weeks 1-4 8.55am Morning bell 11.00am – 11.30am Recess 12.45pm – 1.30pm 3-6 Lunch 1.15pm - 2.00pm K-2 Lunch 3.00pm Afternoon bell For the first three weeks of the school year Kindergarten, have separate play times. We will be organising separate recess times for K-2 and 3-6 this year. Our first P&C meeting for 2018 will be held on Wednesday 21st February at 9am in the staffroom. Everyone is welcome to attend. At Riverbank, we value open communication channels in our school. You are more than welcome to make an appointment to meet with me by contacting the School Administration Staff at the front office. Alternatively, I am in the playground most mornings and afternoons and I always welcome feedback.

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2018 school leaders It gives me great pleasure to announce our 2018 school leadership team: Captains Savio J Charlie K Vice Captains Michael T Maya B Prefects Jacob C Zeynep U Ahyan S Sophie W Aarav P Georgia C Jaskirit K Juliana G Library Prefects Morgan E Amogh V Chanel P Shivalni N Daniel P Jack B Ky R Noel J Anika R Aarna K Piya L

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House Captains Piddington C – Brooklyn W VC – Emily D C – Kaya A VC – Parirk R Tomah C – Tamara D VC - Yanee B C – Ashbi S VC – Pranay M Boyce C – Alyssa T VC – Rasnam M C – Damon K VC – Shaun P York C – Tzara S VC – Katie W C – Imran O VC – Marvin E I look forward to seeing you at our Welcome Picnic on Friday 16 February. Best wishes for an exciting year ahead. Jeanie Brown Principal

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Riverbank PS Staff 2018

Principal Mrs Jeanie Brown Deputy Principals Michael Kammerer

Mrs Elisa Baker

Assistant Principals Mrs Cathy Thoroughgood (ES1)

Mrs Renee Wilson (Stage 1)

Mr Grant Rimmer (Stage 2) Mr Angus Lamont (Stage 3)

Mrs Lisa Sereni (Support)

Classroom Teachers Kindergarten Mrs Cathy Thoroughgood Mrs Jessica Matthews

Mrs Nicole Slater Miss Sharna MacMasters

Mrs Angela Hannigan Mrs Jordana Cooper-Durant

Mrs Larissa Jocabson Ms Sharon Grice

Mrs Sarah Henman Mrs Lorrinda Winthrop Mrs Shirley Lie Miss Rhiannon Walsh

Support Classes Mrs Lisa Sereni Mrs Barbra Govender Mrs Alex Mahoney

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Stage 1 Mrs Renee Wilson Mrs Renae Muzikant

Miss Daniella Brunetta Mrs Leah Felton Miss Lisa Harvey Miss Katelyn Stevenson Ms Samantha Jones Mrs Jaz Kement Mrs Gina Griffiths Mrs Jessica Muir Mrs Emma Dawkins Miss Katie Davis

Mrs Melissa Brace Mrs Felicity Fisher

Mrs Nikki Moroney Mrs Sandra Kafkis Mrs Leda Khaliqi

Stage 2 Mr Grant Rimmer Mr Stephen Trovato Mrs Kate Martin Ms Leah Jones Mrs Louise Worrall Mr Wallace Chan Miss Francesca Barraga Miss Ashleigh Edwards Miss Ashley Dennis Mrs Sanjukta Banerji Mrs Joanne Kemp

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Stage 3 Mr Angus Lamont Mr Laurie Van Ryan Mr Ben Cain Mr Nathan Lee Mrs Kylie Redman Mrs Garylene Neldner Ms Ruth Hendricks Miss Georgia Maher

RFF Music RFF Coding/Robotics Librarian/s

Mrs Sue Rozanc Mr Wallace Chan Miss Sam Jones Ms Katie Whelan Mrs Jennifer Kemp Mrs Elaine Smith

School Counsellor Miss Jessica Shimmen Learning & Support Teacher Mrs Tracie Campbell

Mrs Madhu Narayan English as an Additional Language/Dialect

Mrs Corazon Marin Mrs Konny Georgakopolous

School learning Support Officers

Mrs Marianne Finadri Mrs Belinda Sarina Mrs Jenny Wardell

Mrs Michelle McDonald Mrs Kerrie Langley School Administration Manager General Assistant

Mrs Jenny Newton Mr Garry Charters

School Administration Officer Mrs Jill Arundel Mrs Jeanette Jeske

Mrs Joanne Smith

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Restorative Practices Restorative Practices form the relational basis for Quality Teaching and Learning at Riverbank Public School. Our Restorative Practice Framework, because of its explicit nature, offers a common language and practice capable of fostering healthy relationships. Student achievement is enhanced through Restorative values being embedded as a way of being and learning together. Our approach fosters individual responsibility and helps develop empathy. Inappropriate behaviour or choices and mistakes can be viewed as an opportunity for insight, learning and development in both the academic and social domains. The explicit framework is inextricably linked to the Quality Teaching Framework and includes the following sets of questions to be asked by children, teachers and parents. When Things Go Wrong…..When Someone Has Been Hurt • What happened? • What were you thinking of at the time? • What have you thought about since? • Who has been affected by what you have done? In what way? • What do you think you may do to make things right? • What did you think when you realised what happened? • What impact has this incident had on you and others? • What has been the hardest thing for you? • What do you think needs to happen to make things right?

The process is empowering as it takes students from the past to the present and gives them hope for the future. It empowers them to make things right and heal any harm that has been done. A restorative classroom setting is one that values dialogue through an inclusive approach where everyone expects to be heard and through this participatory process, students develop the capacity to learn that emotions are an important and legitimate expression of healthy dialogue. This process helps students to deal with conflict, tensions and difference in respectful ways that engender trust and foster healthy relationships.

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SCHOOL NEWSLETTER • 7 February 2018• TERM 1 WEEK 2 This is how we Learn and Live!

School Motto The school’s motto, ‘Learning to Live, Living to Learn’, reinforces a broad and enriching curriculum, which not only focuses on the development of literacy and numeracy skills but also on the social and emotional wellbeing of the students whilst respecting a culturally diverse community. Riverbank Public School Code of Behaviour • We share the voice space by listening actively to others and expressing ourselves confidently. • We follow instructions by being in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing. • We use build-ups by saying encouraging, affirming things to others. • We keep our hands, feet and objects to ourselves so that everyone is safe. • We own our own behaviour because we choose how we behave. Our Help Increase the Peace (HIP) Keys – School Rules: Our school values will incorporate the ‘Help Increase the Peace Keys’ to promote a harmonious, nurturing and challenging living and learning environment.

The HIP program offers a whole school approach to building relationships through communication, co-operation, trust building and conflict resolution.

YELLOW KEY Care for Others GREEN KEY Think Before Reacting BLUE KEY Respect Yourself RED KEY Work Together for a Non Violent Way BLACK KEY Expect the Best

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SCHOOL NEWSLETTER • 7 February 2018• TERM 1 WEEK 2 This is how we Learn and Live!

SCHOOL BANKING School banking will resume on Wednesday 21 February. We would love more volunteers, please contact Karen Hyde via email [email protected] if you can assist on a Wednesday. A representative from the Commonwealth Bank will be present at the welcome Picnic. P&C

Change of Date Stage 3 Meet the Teacher Thursday 22 February

The ‘Stage 3 Meet the Teacher’ information session has been moved to Thursday 22 February. Our evening will commence at 6pm in the school hall with a Cyber Safety talk presented by Constable John Bollard from Quakers Hill Police Local Area Command. Due to the topics covered by Constable Bollard, no students are to attend. This will be followed by Stage 3 teachers presenting information about our routines and the fabulous programs we are offering our students. After the presentation you will have the opportunity to have a quick walk through the Stage 3 classrooms with the evening concluding at 8:30pm. Regards, Stage 3 Teachers

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`Term One MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

SAT SUN

1 29 Jan

Staff Development Day

30 Jan

Students return Yrs 1-6

31 Jan Best Start Testing

1 Feb Best Start Testing

2 Feb Best Start Testing

3 4

Feb

2 5 Feb Kindergarten commence

6 Feb

7 Feb

8 Feb

9 Feb

10 11

Feb

3 12 Feb BOOK FAIR

13 Feb

14 Feb

15 Feb

16 Feb WELCOME

PICNIC 5-7PM

17 18

Feb

4 19 Feb Meet the Teacher Kindy 6 - 7 Stage 1 7 – 8 Swimming Carnival

20 Feb Meet the Teacher Stage 3 6 – 8.30

21 Feb Meet the Teacher Stage 2 6 – 7

P&C 9am

22 Feb

23 Feb Leaders Induction Assembly

24 25

Feb

5 26 Feb

27 Feb

28 Feb Parliament

1 March

2 March Assembly K-2

3 4

Mar

6

5 March

6 March

7 March

8 March

9 March Assembly 3-6

10 11

Mar

7 12 March National Young Leaders Conference

13 March

14 March

15 March Selective HS Test

16 March Assembly K-2

17 18

Mar

8 19 March 20 March

21 March Harmony Day

P&C 7pm

22 March

23 March Assembly 3-6

24 25

Mar

9 26 March 27 March

28 March Easter Scripture Assembly

29 March Easter Hat Parade 2-3pm

30 March Good Friday

31 1

Apr

10

2 April EASTER Monday

3 April Parent Teacher Interviews

4 April Parliament

5 April

6 April Assembly K-2

7 8

Apr

11 9 April 10 April 11 April Cross Country 3-6

12 April Cross Country K-2

13 April ANZAC Service Assembly 3-6

14 15

Apr

16 April

17 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 21 22 Apr

23 April 24 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 29

April

Term 1 Riverbank Public School 2018

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Term Two

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT

SUN Week

1 30 April

SDD 1 May Students Return

2 May 3 May Cross Country

Back up

4 May Assembly K-2

5 6

May 2 7 May

8 May ICAS ICT

9 May

10 May

11 May Assembly 3-6

12 13

May

3 14 May

15 May NAPLAN

16 May NAPLAN

17 May NAPLAN

18 May

Assembly K-2 19 20

May

4 21 May

22 May

23 May

24 May

25 May Assembly 3-6 Disco K & Stage 2

26 27

May

5 28 May 29 May ICAS Science

30 May Parliament

31 May

1 June Assembly K-2 Disco Stage 1 & Stage 3

2 3

June

6 4 June 5 June

6 June

7 June

8 June Assembly 3-6

9 10

June 7

11 June Queen’s Birthday

12 June 13 June ICAS Spelling

14 June ICAS Writing

15 June Assembly K-2

16 17

June

8

18 June 19 June

20 June 21 June

22 June Assembly 3-6

23 24

June

9 Sydney North Dance

Festival

25 June 26 June

27 June Parliament

28 June

29 June Assembly K-2

30 1

July

10 Sydney North Dance

Festival

2 July Reports Home Year 6 Camp

3 July Year 6 Camp

4 July Year 6 Camp

5 July 6 July Assembly 3-6

7 8

July

Hols 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 15

July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21

22 July

SPORTS IN SCHOOLS

Term 2 Riverbank Public School 2018

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Term Three MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/

SUN Week

1 23 July

SDD NAIDOC Week

24 July Students return

25 July 26 July Athletics Carnival

3-6

27 July Assembly K-2

29 29

July

2

30 July 31 July ICAS English

1 August OC Test

2 August

3 August Assembly 3-6

4 5

Aug 3

EDUCATION WEEK

6 August Education Week

7 August

8 August

9 August Education Week Open Classrooms

10 August Assembly K-2

11 12

Aug

4 13 August Science Week

14 August ICAS Maths

15 August

16 August

17 August Assembly 3-6

18 19

Aug 5 20 August

Book Week Find your Treasure

21 August 22 August Parliament

23 August

24 August Assembly K-2

19 20

Aug 6 27 August 28 August

29 August

30 August

31 August Assembly 3-6

1 2

Sept

7 3 September Literacy and Numeracy Week

4 September

5 September

6 September

7 September Assembly K-2

8 9

Sep

8 10 September 11 September

12 September Athletics Carnival

K-2

13 September

14 September Assembly 3-6

15 16

Sep 9 17 September 18 September

19 September

20 September

21 September Assembly K-2 Year 6 Fun Day

22 23

Sep

10 24 September Year 5 Camp

25 September Year 5 Camp

26 September Year 5 Camp

27 September 28 September Assembly 3-6

29 30

Sep Hols 1 October

Labour Day 2 October 3 October 4 October 5 October 6

7 Oct

Hols 8 October 9 October 10 October 11 October

12 October

13 14 Oct

Term 3 Riverbank Public School 2018

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CODING INCURSION 3-6 WEEK 6

Term Four MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/

SUN Week

1 15 October Students Return

16 October

17 October

18 October Walk a Thon

19 October Assembly K-2

Ridges

20 21 Oct

2 22 October School Photos

23 October School Photos

24 October CAPA/Sport Photos

Interrelate

25 October

26 October Assembly 3-6

Grandparents Day

27 28 Oct

3 29 October 30 October

31 October

1 November

2 November Assembly K-2

3 4

Nov 4 5 November 6 November

7 November

8 November 2019 Kindergarten

Transition

9 November Assembly 3-6

10 11

Nov 5 12 November 13 November 14 November

Parliament 15 November 2019 Kindergarten Transition

16 November Assembly K-2

17 18

Nov 6 19 November 20 November

21 November

22 November 2019 Kindergarten

Transition

23 November Assembly 3-6

24 25

Nov 7 26 November 27 November 28 November 29 November

30 November Assembly K-2

1 2

Dec 8 3 December 4 December

CAPA Night 5 December Scripture Assembly

6 December Year 6 Dinner

7 December Assembly 3-6

8 9

Dec 9 10 December

Reports Home 11 December

12 December Excellence Assembly

13 December

14 December

15 16

Dec

10

17 December K-2 Christmas Concert

18 December Celebration of Learning

19 December Year 6 Assembly Last day for Students

20 December SDD

21 December SDD

22 23

Dec

24 December 25 December

Term 4 Riverbank Public School 2018

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WELCOME PICNIC

To welcome the New Year in and new families to our school

Details are as follows:

When: 16 February 2018

Time: 5 - 7pm

Where: Riverbank Public School

ALL WELCOME

Staff, students, parents, siblings, grandparents and carers.

Please bring your own picnic and rug.

The P&C will be operating the canteen with light refreshments

Riverbank Public School together with

Riverbank P&C Invite you to our Annual

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Downstairs

D5 Jordana

CD/Angela Hannigan

KCH

D4 Lorrinda

Winthrop KW

D3 Barbra

Govender 1-3G

D2 Lisa

Sereni 1-4S

D1 Alex

Mahoney 2-6M

Meeting Room

SP2 Music

Sue and Wallace

SP1 G9

Sharon Grice

KG

G8 Sarah

Henman KH

G7 LaST/EALD

G6 Sharna

MacMasters KM

G5 Shirley

Lie KL G4

Cath T/ Jessica

Matthews KTM G3

Larissa Jacobsen

KJ

G2 Nicole Slater

KS G1

Rhiannon Walsh

KR

D17 Francesca Barraga

3B

D15 Ashley Dennis

4D

D13 Steve

Trovato 3/4T

D11 Leah Jones

3J

D9 Nichole

Moroney 2M

D7 Sandra Kafkis

2K D16

Joanne Kemp

3K

D14 Sanjukta Banerji

4B

D12 Grant

Rimmer/ Wallace

Chan 4RC

D10 Ashleigh Edwards

3E

D8 Katie Davis

2D

D6 Jess

Muir/Emma Dawkins

2MD

Staffroom & Admin

Hall

Oval

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Upstairs

High School

Library Whelan/Smith/Kennedy

1.12 Gina

Griffiths 1/2G

1.11 Lisa

Harvey 1H

1.10 Felicity Fisher

2F

1.9 Mel

Brace 1/2B

1.8 Leah

Felton 1F 1.7

Daniella Brunetta

2B

1.6 Renee

Wilson/ Renae

Muzikant 1/2WM

1.5 Jodi

Seward 1S

1.4 Sam

Jones/Jaz Kement

1JK 1.3

Katelyn Stevenson

1K 1.2

Kate Martin

3M 1.1

Louise Worrall

4W

H8 Georgia Maher

6M

H7 Garylene Neldner

6N

H6 Ruth

Hendricks 6H

H5 Angus

Lamont 6L

H4 Nathan

Lee 5L

H3 Kylie

Redman 5R

H2 Jessica Beard

5B

H1 Ben Cain 5C

Oval

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The Ponds High School 180 Riverbank Drive, The Ponds NSW 2769

Phone: 9626 3562 Fax: 9837 0823 Email: [email protected]

6 February 2018

OPEN NIGHT 2018

ATTENTION: YEAR 5 & 6 STUDENTS

Dear Parents & Carers

The Ponds High School Open Information Evening will be held on Tuesday 20 February from

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

The evening will begin with an information session in the school hall located near Wentworth

Street; this will include a general overview of the school and systems including BYOD policy,

Learning Support and GATs programs.

The Ponds High School students will lead tours of the school and introduce the subjects on

offer. You will have the opportunity to ask teachers and students questions about the school

and their experiences.

Looking forward to meeting you on 20 February.

Yours sincerely,

Jenny Weal

Principal The Ponds High School

Principal: Mrs Jenny Weal Deputy Principals: Mr James Laird Mr Philip Scandizzo

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Riverbank Public School - School Zone Traffic Newsletter

Also a reminder that vehicles parking near an intersection without traffic lights are required to park at least 10 metres from the intersection as in the diagram below, unless sign posted otherwise.

If you are unsure about any New South Wales traffic legislation feel free to log onto the RMS website at www.rms.nsw.gov.au.

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Contact: 0416 100 089 | [email protected] | www.nwsydney.young-engineers.com.au

STEM Education(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

Young Engineers (YE) provides practical application of STEM through the use of motorised LEGO. YE prepares children for the future through caring and dynamic learning programs.

Term 1 2018 enrolment – NOW OPENTerm: 5th Feb to 9th April 2018 / 9 weeks (every Monday)Cost/Location: $180 / Riverbank Public SchoolRegistration: http://www.nwsydney.young-engineers.com.au/enrolment/

https://www.facebook.com/youngengineers.nwsydney

Time Program Eligibility

3:10 – 4:40 pm Lego Challenge Year 1 – Year 3

3:10– 4:40 pm Robotics (Coding & Programming)

Year 4 – Year 6