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Dear parents, carers, students and staff, Student achievement:
We are fast approaching the end of a challenging and disrupted
2020. In my reflections I note that Guildford students continue to
demonstrate a growing level of resilience and perseverance. I have
conversations with a number of staff who agree, that students’
social skills and play behaviour have improved greatly this half
the year. Structured play for year groups and the addition of the
play equipment, picnic area and new sports field have provided
students more opportunities and choice. I congratulate our staff
and students for following and reinforcing our core school rules of
‘Be a safe, respectful and responsible learner’ Students are
equally applying themselves eagerly to their learning experiences.
Visiting James Erskine Public School Principal, Yvonne Quinlan,
visited our school this week to observe our students during their
class reading programs. Mrs Quinlan commented “Every Guildford
student I spoke to was able to tell me the learning intentions of
their task. They could tell me how they knew if they achieved the
task. Guildford students can clearly explain their learning goals”
This is a wonderful compliment to our students and teachers and the
progress they have made in 2021. Kindergarten Transition: 90
students are currently enrolled to start Kindergarten next year at
Guildford. The majority of these students have attended a
transition day where they got to experience a ‘real’ Kindergarten
classroom while parents and carers heard from key staff about how
we will support their child to grow and learn in to an active,
literate and numerate young person. A big shoutout to Mrs Bryceland
and her amazing Kindergarten transition team who worked quickly to
create a high quality program. I hope you have checked out the
school video link that Mr Searle developed…it’s simply
professional. End of year events: Presentation Day assemblies will
be held in our school hall this year on Thursday 10 December.
Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 restrictions, parents and family
mem-bers are not permitted to the assemblies. Kindergarten, Stage
1, Stage 2 and Stage will have their own sepa-rate assemblies. We
understand this is not ideal but the safety and wellbeing of
students and staff must be our priority.
Year 6 students have their high school transition next Tuesday
1st December. Each high school has a different schedule, so ensure
you are familiar with the day’s events and times. The Year 6
graduation and farewell dinner will be celebrated on Monday 14th
December. The P&C are generously organising the Christmas
Raffle. Next Thursday 3rd December is a mufti day where children
are requested to bring non-perishable food or toys for the
Christmas raffles. Every donation is highly appreciated. The VIP
party for students who achieved 30 Daisy Stars is on Tuesday 8th
December. This year there will be an inflatable obstacle course for
VIP students to play on. Students will also be provide with a pizza
lunch, water melon and cold drink. Congratulations to all our VIP
students. End dates for 2020 and start dates for 2021: Students
finish school on Wednesday 16 December and return to school on
Friday 29th January. Best Start testing for 2021 Kindergarten
students begins on Friday 29th January and conclude on Wednesday
3rd February. Further details will be provided to parents. Finally,
please use the survey link or return the paper survey if your
Kinder to Year 5 children are changing school next year. Stay safe,
remember to play outdoors and be kind to each other. Mr
Haberecht
Principal’s Message
GUILDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
APIA STREET GUILDFORD NSW 2161 Phone: 9632 9675 fax: 9892
1325
[email protected]
News Update 30th November 2020
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BRONZE SUPERSTARS KR Hassan Ghezy, 1M Elyas Noyan, Michael
Bowles 2A Taha Rezaiy, Matin Haidari, Shalom Raji 2R Minerva
Gardoll 2M Marwan Muna Alsadi, Sabah Taleb 2/1L Sesika
Fahina 3A Gazelle Agha, Marcus Zhang 3G Ryder Seuseu 3K Rukaya Al
Fadly, Angela Amiri, Jennen Hasna, Noor Khazma, Murtaza Rostami,
Sopia Barghachoun, Aarya Patel, Darryl Sloane, Farhan Ali Amin 4/3K
Najeeba Mokhtar, Rakshita Sudhakar, Amir Amiri, Janna Ziky 4J
Ibrahim Sammour 4Y Bahara Haidarzadah
SILVER SUPERSTARS KR Meleseini Latu, Sabir Hussaini, Jonathan
Sou, Amelia Pafarillaga 1AB Sajjad Mohammadi 1D Omar Bouzayane,
Mohamed Kadam, Bilin Alameddine, Eh Ku Paw, Sadek Sinjer, Zhen
Lin, Sayeed Karimi, Xyion Suberu, Ali Hial, Aydin Bekric Alusine
Jallah 1EH Naima El Samad, Syeda Marzia Fatima, Usama Staines, Arad
Naseri 1M Urwah Mubeen, Mahdi Naseri, Mohamed Chemra 2/1L
Sitayesh Mirzaee, Zainab Mansoor, Ana Ampevska 3G Alyce
Mahmoud, Hira Mahsud, Zahra Nazari, Yu Chen Huang, Lemar Awwad 3K
Fatima Al Anesy, Nargis Kamali, Omar Taleb, Adryan Estephan, Dakota
Robinson 4/3T Ahmed Zakout 4J Ruqia Ali Zada, Ali Kowaider, Hania
Mahsud, Favian Haque, Mark Joka, Ghayure Nazari, Amir Sharifi,
Amira Taleb, Hope Mahmoud, Zakir Shahabzada, Jamie White
4Y Faith Diaz, Diaka Namosimalua, Jack Jiang, Zabih Shahabzada,
Shahnaz Naaman, Josef Hiku
GOLD SUPERSTARS 1M Maham Noor, Hareem Umer 3K Fatima Al Anesy,
Omar Taleb, Nargis Kamali 4Y Sumaiya Sinjer
The staff @ Guildford Public School are so
happy & excited for your success. Be proud of your hard work
&
achievement.
TERM 4 2M Armani Zreika, Azrielle Faingaa 4/3T Abeha Mahsud KEEP
UP THE GOOD WORK
SPECIAL STUDENTS SENT TO SHOW GOOD WORK TO THE PRINCIPAL
Kind Regards Mr Chris Haberecht Principal
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Deputy Principal
Weekly News Ms Willis
There is nothing better than having students come to my office
to showcase their wonderful work. And boy, am I thrilled at the
work that I am witnessing. It is so exciting to be a student at
Guildford PS!
There has been a push in years 3-6 to improve student’s ability
to read and comprehend chal-lenging texts. Students have also been
required to recycle the question and justify their response when
responding to text so as to gain a deeper understanding of the text
at hand. This in turn is having a positive effect on their
independent writing. Research over the years has shown that good
readers become good writers. Here’s what being a diligent reader
does for you: It makes you a better writer by teaching you what’s
most effective in terms of building sen-tences, developing a
structure and strengthening one’s vocabulary. It also teaches
successful ways
to build plot, develop charac-ters and mood. What you see, you
can imitate. In the words of Albert Einstein:
If you want your children to be intelligent,
read them fairy tales. If you
want them to be more
intelligent, read them more
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CONGRATULATIONS to the students that were selected to take part
in our very special Refugee Art Project for 2020. Each of these
students has represented themselves on a panel that has been
erected on our school grounds. The diversity and vibrant colours of
the artwork adds a touch of brightness to our playground, and is
representative of the diversity of students at our school. I’m so
proud of the creativity these students have demonstrated when
creating the panels, and I hope they enjoyed being part of the
project as much as I did. Mrs Edge.
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E X P E C T A T I
Dear Parent/Carers, Please remember that the school canteen is
closed on THURSDAYS
Please remember to pack your child/children plenty of food
and
a water bottle.
The canteen will be closed for 2020
Wednesday 9th December WEEK 9
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TERM 4 – DATES TO REMEMBER
EVERY MONDAY DANCE GROUP 1:10pm - 1:50pm (In the hall)
EVERY TUESDAY
PHFS PLAYGROUP 9am - 11.20am (Tuesday 20th October - 15th
December)
EVERY WEDNESDAY 3-6 DANCE GROUP 1:10pm - 1:50pm (In the
hall)
EVERY THURSDAY 3-6 DANCE GROUP 3:15 - 4pm (In the hall)
EVERY FRIDAY K-2 DANCE GROUP 1:10pm - 1:50pm (In the hall)
WEEK 8 FRIDAY 4th December Year 6 - LASER TAG EXCURSION
@ Rosehill
WEEK 9 THURSDAY 10th December PRESENTATION DAY
WEEK 10 MONDAY 14th December
Year 6 Graduation Ceremony 9:30am - 12pm
Year 6 FAREWELL 5:30am - 9pm
WEEK 10 WEDNESDAY 16th December LAST DAY OF TERM 4
WEEK 1 FRIDAY 29th January 2021 FIRST DAY OF TERM 1
Years 1 - 6
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PLEASE VISIT GUILDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL WEBSITE TO VIEW THE
NEWSLETTER www.guildford-p.school.nsw.edu.au
