William Dean Public School

Bluey’s Bulletin TERM 2 WEEK 3 Thursday 12th May 2016

Yarramundi Drive, DEAN PARK NSW 2761

Phone : (02) 9626 5200

Fax: (02) 9837 1151

E-mail: williamdea-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Maria Dichiera

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Welcome to Term 2. We hope you have had a wonderful Autumn break and that the children have all settled back in their classes. We would like to extend a warm welcome to the new families at our school and hope that you enjoy being part of our wonderful school community.

COMMUNITY BREAKFAST AND WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE Thank you to all who attended our Community Breakfast and donated to the Leukaemia Foundation as part of the World’s Greatest Shave last term. We would like to thank all the brave students who shaved, cut or coloured their hair to raise funds for the cause.

Please read the great article that showcases our fantastic community spirit which was printed in the Blacktown Advocate during the school holidays. Reading the article made me very proud and honoured to be part of this wonderful school community.

ANZAC ASSEMBLY In the last week of Term 1 we commemorated ANZAC Day. Thank you to Mrs Krause, Mrs Lakeman and the students for the very moving ANZAC service held on 7 April. We would like to extend a special thank you to Mr Fish, for attending the service and for his contribution to commemorate this important day. Our thanks is also extended to all the families that donated flowers to be presented during the service. Your generosity was greatly appreciated. CROSS COUNTRY Thank you to Mr Daglis and Mrs White for organising the school cross country. I wish to commend all students for participating in this event, even though it was at times challenging. Congratulations and best wishes to all the students who qualified for the Blacktown Zone Cross Country which will be

held on Wednesday 25th May. MOTHER’S DAY Thank you to everyone who participated in our special Mother’s Day Breakfast. We hope that you enjoyed our small token of appreciation to all our mothers. Thank you to Mrs McGaughey for her wonderful organisation. We would like to extend a special thank you to the Community Club for organising the Mother’s Day Raffle and the stall. The students had a wonderful time choosing special gifts for their mums and/or grandmothers (there might be a few relieved fathers who were spared a trip to the shops). NAPLAN All students in Year 3 and 5 participated in NAPLAN this week. I would like to congratulate the students for their wonderful effort and for the maturity they displayed during each session. All we asked of the students was to try their best and they certainly approached these tasks in a responsible and mature manner. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Once again we would like to remind all families about the importance of students arriving at school on time and on a regular basis. Students’ punctuality and attendance are monitored on a regular basis. Any concerns will be reported to the Home School Liaison Officer (HSLO). Students should be at school by 8:50am ready for a 8:55am start; this will avoid miss-ing out on valuable learning time and in-terruptions to the other students. We would like to congratulate all the students who had excellence attendance in Term 1. Please see the name of students with excellence attendance in the newsletter insert. STUDENT SAFETY For the safety of our students, it is extremely

important that the car park is only used by staff members and authorised personnel. Children are very hard to see behind cars and their actions can be unpredictable, therefore, we would like to minimise the presence of students near the car park. Please take care as you drive near the school, particularly during high traffic times (8:30-9:30 am and 2:30-3:30 pm). It would also be greatly appreciated if all parents and caregivers encourage students to use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road. The crossing alerts drivers that pedestrians are around and they need to slow down. To ensure that we know who is in the school during school hours we ask that all parents, caregivers and visitors report to the office before going to any of the classes. Attendance at whole school events does not need to be reported to the office. STAFF UPDATE There have been a few staff changes this term. Mrs Madanat is now on maternity leave for the rest of the year. We would like to send Mrs Madanat and her husband all our best wishes as they wait for the arrival of their baby. LTM will be taught by Mrs Garland (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and Mrs McVicar (Thursday and Friday). Mrs McVicar returns from maternity leave. We would also like to welcome back Mrs Russell on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Russell will be supporting students that require additional help with Language or Dialect (E/ALD). Mrs A Naidoo will also be support E/ALD students on Monday. Mrs R Naidoo is on extended leave for the term. LTR will be taught by Ms Norford in Mrs Naidoo’s absence.

Regards Maria Dichiera

EARLY STAGE ONE REPORT

EARLY STAGE ONE REPORT

EARLY STAGE ONE REPORT

EARLY STAGE ONE REPORT

Stage one recently competed in our Cross Country Carnival. Well done to everyone who raced. On Wednesdays Stage One

children are enjoying participating in our Athletics Program where they are learning skills which they will be able to use in our

Athletics Carnival later this term.

Once again we would like to remind all families about the importance of students arriving at school on time and on a regular basis.

Students’ punctuality and attendance are monitored on a regular basis. Any concerns will be reported to the Home School Liaison

Officer (HSLO).

It is also very important that the students arrive at school in time. Students should be at school by 8:50am ready to start at 8:55am; this will avoid missing out on valuable learning time and interruptions to the other students.

We would like to acknowledge and congratulate excellent attendance by term, semester and yearly basis. The following explains what is required by students to be recognised for their excellent attendance.

100% attendance for a term, semester, year:

The student is at school and on time every school day

Excellent attendance for the term:

The student has a maximum of one partial absence less than 10 minutes

Excellent attendance for the semester:

The student has a maximum of one whole day and one partial absence less than 10 minutes

We would like to congratulate the following students for the 100% attendance during Term 1

STAGE ONE REPORT

ATTENDANCE

ANTONIO D - LTN

EDMOND L—LTN

LACHLAN H—LTR

TALISHA H—LTM

BRENDYN S—LTM

SARAH B—LTM

CHLOE F - LTZ

MOLLY F—LTZ

MATT M—LTS

MATTHEW M—LTZ

TAMARA N—LTZ

WINTER T—LTD

ILISAPECI S—LTE

JEHZIEL Y—LTE

ANNA L –LTK

JANECE M—LTL

DAKOTA—LTL

VICTORIA T—LTS

AMY R—LTL

AMELIA D—LTO

REILLY D—LTO

ISAAC M –LTO

LILY N—LTO

JOSHUA O—LTO

HANNAH C—LTS

VISHESH K—LTS

REWARDING ATTENDANCE

This term we have started a system to encourage

attendance. At the beginning of the week each

class will place all students names in a pencil case.

If a student is late or absent their name will be

removed. At the end of the week a name will be

drawn from the remaining names in the pencil case

and that student from each class will receive an

iceblock. This process is repeated each week.

LIBRARY REPORT

Thank you to all students for participating.

CROSS COUNTRY

8/9 Years 10 years

Girls Boys Girls Boys

1st Molly F 1st Riley J 1st Jessica R 1st Kale D

2nd Sha-Rae H 2nd Brock M 2nd Kayden O 2nd Kai S

3rd Ziahni L 3rd Jacob M 3rd Tara C 3rd Brodie G

11 years 12/13 years

Girls Boys Girls Boys

1st Marissa B 1st Reece P 1st Amy R 1st Kade W

2nd Yashini R 2nd Alex W 2nd Ebony L 2nd Kasra S

3rd Madison C 3rd Rusty T 3rd Elkie E 3rd Yiannis S

CROSS COUNTRY HOUSE POINTS

Goolagong – 144 points Bradman – 136 points

Elliott – 115 points Fraser – 97 points

Each month students have the opportunity to be named “Bluey of the Month “.

This award is now allocated on a class basis and not a stage basis which enables more children the op-

portunity to win the award. Each class will receive 3 awards throughout the year. To be a candidate for

the award students must display the following attributes:- Be hard working, dedicated, helpful, polite,

encouraging, kind, thoughtful, confident, enthusiastic and participate in activities.

Congratulations to the following Bluey of the Month Winners.

Congratulations to the following students who have recently received Principal’s Awards.

BLUEY OF THE MONTH AWARD

LTS

LTW

LTZ

LTK

Victoria T

Robert D

Chloe F

Ella H

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD

Term 1 Week 10 “Always displaying beautiful manners”

Jahzeel Y Amelia D LTD LTO

Jehziel Y Indianna G LTE LTR

Alexis D Xavier N LTK LTS

Denisandra D Robert D LTL LTW

Jakob K Sofia A LTM LTZ

Pippa G LTN

Thank you to all our wonderful mums who joined us for breakfast on Friday. We hope you all had a

lovely Mother’s Day with your families.

MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

——————————————————————————————————————————————- I _______________________________ of ___________________________________________ (name) (address) have NOT collected my 2 free plants from Blacktown Council this financial year and would like to donate them to William Dean Public School for planting in their School grounds. ________________________________ _________________________________________ (signed) (date)

Ms Dichiera and Student Leaders laying a wreath at the Shrine Of Remembrance, Rooty Hill RSL on behalf of our school.

PLANT A TREE DAY

Our school is again supporting Planet Ark’s ‘Schools National Tree

Day’ on Tuesday 16 August. Over 2000 schools across the

state will participate in Australia’s largest community nature-care event. In order for our students to plant trees on this day we are seeking your help by signing your yearly allocation of 2 plants from Blacktown City Council over to the school for us to collect on your behalf. If you wish to participate in this could you please sign the permission note below and return to school as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your help

ANZAC DAY MEMORIAL

Last term in partnership with Blacktown Area Community Centre we hosted a Community Breakfast to raise money for The Leukaemia Foundation with “The World’s Greatest Shave”. Together we raised $260 as a community. Thank you to the ladies from BACC for contributing to the breakfast and supplying prizes. Chelsea Hornjak also donated her pony tail which was sent off to Ascot Wigmakers in Crows Nest.

Below are photos from the article which featured in The Blacktown Advocate.

WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE

COMMUNITY GROUP NEWS (P&C)

EASTER GUESSING COMPETITION

Thank you to everyone for supporting our Easter Guessing Competition. Congratulations to the following winners.

Jackson F, Davran Z, Gabriel J, Isabella S, Oliver W, Ainsley D, Kaylee C , Aiden W, Daanial S, Riya P, Aryan R

Thank you to Dodo for providing us with tickets for the Family Easter Show and to everyone for donating prizes or

Easter Eggs. Thank you to Michelle Smoothy for donating baskets for us to use.

GRILL’D ROUSE HILL

Thank you to everyone who helped to raise money for our school by going to Grill’d at Rouse Hill and placing your

tokens in the jar. Due to the help of our community, we were presented with a $100 cheque.

MOTHERS DAY GUESSING COMPETITION WINNERS:

Congratulations to the following winners

Taylan Z, Talan R, Isaac M, Aryan R, Aneesah D, Vishesh K, Dean M, Hailey-Jade B, Hayley R, Matthew M, Oscar W,

Yannis S, Kayla R, Isaac P, Ashlee K, Ethan M, Scarlett F, Saumya M ,Emil D, Brianna M, Xaiver B, Aiden W

The profits from our Mother’s Day stall and Guessing Competition are still to be calculated. We will have the amounts

in the next newsletter.

Thank you to the following sponsors for your generous donation of prizes.

Herbal Beauty

Mary Kay by Athanasia

Nutrimetics by Rosie

Jamberry by Melissa

Nan’s Candles by Hayley Myers

Ella Myles-Formosa’s Great Grandmother Anne

Body Shop by Renee Shipton

Nature’s light by Gina G

Lone Pine Tavern organized by Fiona Taylor

Barone’s Chemist organized by Daniella Diana

A very kind lady who left donations at the office for us but didn’t provide a name

Thank you to Kellie Myers, Sal Darwiche, Jessica Powers, Amanda Flavell, Christina Passmore, Nicole Wheeler, Zara

Evans, Kelly Doolan and Gina Svinos for your help on the day with our Mother’s Day Stall.

COMMUNITY MARKETS:

On Saturday June 4th BACC are hosting Community Markets within our school grounds. The P & C are running the BBQ.

We are asking if anyone would be able to volunteer their time to help on the day. The times will be between 7:30am-

2pm. Please put down your name and times available on the sign-up sheet located on the notice board. If you are after

any more details, please feel free to see any member of the P & C committee.

MONTHLY MEETINGS: On the first Monday of every month, we also have a weekly meeting at 9:15am in the community room (please sign in

at the office first). If you cannot attend and would like something discussed please send an email to

community.club@yahoo.com.au.

We welcome any suggestions, feedback and questions regarding matters you would like us to discuss at our future

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Term

2

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

3 9th May 10th May

NAPLAN – Language and convention

11th May

NAPLAN – Reading

12th May

9-11am Playgroup

NAPLAN – Numeracy

13th May

4 16th May 17th May

ICAS

Digital Technologies

18th May

S2 Excursion – Scenic World Katoomba

School readiness info night 6.30pm—Library

19th May

9-11am Playgroup

2pm – LTO/LTS

Assembly

20th May

Walk to school safely day

5 23rd May 24th May 25th May

Blacktown PSSA Cross Country

26th May

9-11am Playgroup

9am Dental Assessment

2pm – LTZ/LTE

Assembly

27th May

6 30th May 31st May

ICAS - Science

1st June

10am PULSE Rehearsal Banks Public School

8.30am - Netball NSW Schools Cup Penrith

2nd June

9-11am Playgroup

2pm – LTM/LTR

Assembly

3rd June