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Dear Parents and Community,
It is amazing how fast the term is going by! Welcome to week 8 – we are hoping the cooler weather comes quickly as it certainly does not feel like
Autumn yet.
Parent dinner
I wish to thank the 30 parents that attended the Parent Feedback dinner last Monday evening. The feedback and advice given to the many areas of
the school that we chatted about on the evening is powerful and gives our school the momentum to keep being the very best for our students. See
the photos of our Parent Dinner in our newsletter.
Student sport achievement
Briar Road PS been represented by a number of students at different sporting events over the last couple of weeks. Congratulations to Layshara
as she represented the Campbelltown zone in Basketball. Also congratulations to Damien as he made the Campbelltown zone team for Rugby. We
also had a number of students that made it to Zone swimming carnival last week. Well done to Michyla, Joshua H, Barry, Jawdan, Ashalea, Levi,
Italia, Laysharna, Tristan, Leeroy, Joshua C, Kyomi, Montana and Amelia. Congratulations to Barry as he is now representing the Campbelltown
area at the Regional carnival this week.
Eye screening thankyou
The majority of our Year 1 students had a free screening test in week 6. A letter was sent home informing parents of the students that participated
what the results of the screening were and if further follow up was advised. Thank you to Eye Care Plus in Campbelltown who kindly donate their
time each year to provide this valuable service for our students.
Scarecrows
Congratulations to all the students in K/3B, 3/5B and 4/6C for their outstanding behaviour on the excursion to Camden Show last Friday. They had
entered 2 scarecrows in the scarecrow competition and received a 3rd and 4th place. Well done to students and staff!
School Hours
A timely reminder that the school hours are 9am-3pm. With the hot weather there seems to be a number of students who are being picked up early
each afternoon. This partial absence does count towards each students’ attendance and the Department of Education has guidelines to what
counts as a justified partial absence (such as an urgent doctor’s appointment).
Parent conduct at the school gates
Briar Road PS prides itself on having high expectations of our students in regards to safe conduct around the school. It has been bought to my
attention that some parents are choosing to use inappropriate language at the school gate. A school is a place where all students are to feel safe
and we all have a responsibility to make sure this happens. At all times I ask that parents and community members use appropriate language and
display appropriate behaviour both on the school grounds and around the school as we are role models for our students. A reminder that Easter is
fast approaching and we look forward to seeing community at our Easter Hat Parade on Thursday 24th March at 2pm.
Kind regards,
Mrs Vickie Hughes
PLP BBQ
On Tuesday the 22nd March there will be a staff BBQ at 3.10 pm with Aboriginal community. Together we will develop Personalised Learning
Plans for 2016. We look forward to yarning and setting goals with you for our students.
National Disability Insurance Scheme Information Sessions
Preparing you for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is rolling out across NSW
from July 2016. To assist you to prepare for the NDIS, Disability Services Australia (DSA) are providing free information sessions in various
locations across Sydney. All venues are accessible and parking is available Light refreshments will be available Please confirm your attendance 5
days prior to your preferred session by contacting the DSA Community Connections team on 1300 372 121 or email
communityconnections@dsa.org.au.
These are 2 sessions for Campbelltown area:
Thursday March 24th 10am to 12pm or 6.30 – 8.30pm at Wests Leagues Club
Saturday May 21st , 10am - 12pm at DSA Macarthur Specialist, 28 Warby Street
The Tell Them From Me student feedback survey
This term, our school, like many others in the state, will participate in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student
feedback survey. The survey aims to help improve student learning outcomes and measures factors that are known to affect academic
achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching
practices.
More information about the survey is available at:
http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents
The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide our school with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, how
engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. Schools in Australia and around the world have used the Tell
Them From Me survey to help improve how they do things at school.
I want to assure you that the survey is confidential and school staff will not be able to identify individual students from their responses. The survey is
conducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 21 March and 8 April
for students in Years 4-6. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.
A consent form and a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for parents/carers about the survey was sent home with students. If you do not
want your child or children to participate, please return the consent form to school by Friday 18th March. The FAQs and copies of the consent form
including translated consent forms, are available from the website above.
Leadership group Term 1 Fundraiser: Movie Night
Dear parents and carers.
The Year 6 leadership team will be holding a movie night at Events Cinema.
When: Wednesday 30th of March 2016, 6pm
What: Zootopia
Price: $10 each ticket (popcorn and drink deal will be available on the night)
A note will be sent home this week with further information / to pre purchase the tickets.
We look forward to seeing you all there.
Laura, Molly, Ryan, Lamara, Jesse and Tairo (your school leaders).
BOOK FAIR
Our Book Fair will be held in the Library
WHEN: Week one of Term two.
Begins Wednesday afternoon on the 27th of April until Friday afternoon the 29th of April. Open from 830-9:00 am in the morning and from 3:00-
3:30pm in the afternoon in the library. Loads of great deals on books, book packs, stationary and heaps of other cool stuff.
We hope to see you there!
SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS
WILL BE TAKEN ON: 06/04/2016
WWW.ADVANCEDLIFE.COM.AU
School photographs are scheduled to be taken by Advanced Life Photography.
Please return the school photo and payment envelope as soon as possible. It is our preference that ordering be completed online to reduce
administration and potential security issues related o the return of cash and envelopes on photo day.
Orders for packages and sibling photographs can be placed securely online at
www.advancedlife.com.au using our school’s unique 9 digit Online Order Code. DMH 32X 5NE
Portrait and group package orders are due by photography day.
Should you have any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering,
please direct them via email to enquiries@advancedlife.com.au
Briar Road PS Awards Assembly—Important Reminder
Our whole school assembly is fast approaching ( week 10 Thursday 31st March ). If you have earned 3 white awards, 3 principal’s awards, or 3
ribbons, please bring them in before this Thursday 17th March, in time for the whole school assembly in week 10.
Camden Show Support Unit Excursion
On Friday 11th March, K-3B, 3-5B and 4-6C went on an excursion to the Camden Show. It was a very hot, but we still had a great day. Prior to
Camden Show we all worked very hard to make 2 scarecrow to enter into the schools scarecrow competition. The theme was 'Olympics'. We made
Stanley who was competitor in the Para Olympic and Minion Kevin who was a competitor in the weight lifting division. At Camden Show our
scarecrows were awarded 3rd and 4th place. We received a certificate and ribbon for each scarecrow. Some of the events we enjoyed on the day
were the reptile show, pig races and watching the horse jumping practise.
9 Digit Online Order Code
DMH 32X 5NE
Term 1 Diary Dates
March
Thursday 17th Primary Assembly 2.15 5/6S Stage 2 Excursion The Woolwash
Friday 18th Infants Assembly 1.00—1.45pm 2R performance. Updated Emergency Contact Card due.
Monday 21st Harmony Day
Tuesday 22nd Aboriginal student PLP BBQ 3.10 pm
Thursday 24th Easter Hat Parade
Friday 25th Good Friday
Monday 28th Easter Monday
Thursday 31st Week 10 Whole School Awards Assembly 2pm School Hall
April
Fri 1st Gala Day Years 3-6
Tues 5th School Photo Money due
Wed 6th School Photo Day
Thursday 7th Anzac Day Assembly
Friday 8th Last Day of Term. Principal’s Party.
Gala Day News
On Friday we had our first Gala Day. The girls softball team won against Ruse, 7-6 and lost when they played Blairmount, 5-8. Girls tee ball won
against Blairmount 9-7 and lost against Bradbury and Rosemeadow. Our cricket teams played Blairmount , St Helens Park and Rosemeadow B
side. Seniors won all 3 games, Juniors won their Rosemeadow game and lost the other 2. In Tag our senior and junior teams played Blairmount,
John Warby and Leumeah. The juniors and senior C teams lost 3 games, senior A’s won all 3 games and senior B’s drew one game and lost 2
games.
Harmony Day
Next Monday the students and staff will be celebrating Harmony Day. We will all be wearing an orange ribbon, as a symbol of respect and
belonging. Students will complete learning activities which encourage them to think about differences and similarities they have with others from
different cultural backgrounds.
Numeracy News
We will soon be holding parent numeracy workshops to demonstrate, through games, the following numeracy skills:
Kindergarten students ( Early stage 1 ) will learn to count to 30 and represent numbers to 20 with objects, pictures, numerals and words.
Years 1 and 2 ( Stage 1 ) students will be counting, ordering, reading and writing numbers up to 999. They will use a range of strategies to add,
subtract, multiply and divide.
Years 3 and 4 ( Stage 2 ) students will count, order, read and record numbers up to 9999. They will use mental and written strategies, including the
written algorithm, to solve addition and subtraction problems involving numbers of up to 4 digits. They will recall multiplication facts up to 10 x 10
and related division facts.
Years 5 and 6 ( Stage 3 ) students will read, write and order numbers of any size, selecting and applying appropriate mental, written or calculator
strategies for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems. They compare and order fractions, decimals and simple percentages and
apply to real life situations involving money.
Parent Dinner Photos
Support Unit Scarecrows
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