Kalori Term 1 - Week 4 19 February 2019

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Meryula St Narromine NSW 2821

P: 02 68894566 F: 02 68894451

E: narromine-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Denise Toohey - Principal

Parent Teacher Interviews Coming home shortly will be details of our parent teacher interviews which will be held in Week 6, Wednesday 6 March. These interviews are a perfect time for you to share your child’s areas of interest and any special information that will assist your teacher in building positive connections with your child. At Narromine Public School we value our parent teacher interviews as they serve to support stronger links between home and school. Please return your interview nomination form to ensure your place is secure and your teachers are available. Please remember that parents can

arrange to meet with teachers to discuss their child’s learning anytime throughout the year by contacting the Administration Office on 6889 4566. Family Volunteers All family members who are volunteering at our school in 2019, must complete the annual Working with Children Check through our office. This involves presenting 100 points of identification and signing a declaration. This check is a mandatory requirement of the Department of Education and must be completed each year. At Narromine Public School we also request the presentation of a Working With Children Check (volunteers) approval. All volunteers must visit our office upon arrival at our school to sign-in and collect a visitor’s badge. We greatly appreciate the contributions of our family volunteers and I thank our entire community for your assistance in keeping our children happy, safe and healthy. Policy for mobile phones, portable computer games, MP3 players/ipods, cameras and similar devices. Introduction There is a wide range of technology available today including mobile telephones, iphones, ipads, pagers, digital cameras, game systems, portable CD and MP3 players/ipods, personal digital assistants and other similar devices. Narromine Public School has reviewed the value of these devices and examined research regarding mobile phones and student success. The following criteria have been considered in the creation of this policy: • Opportunities for learning, • Patterns of student use, • Parents perceptions that mobile devices improve student safety and security, • Concerns of parents relating to the risk of harm to students through misuse, • Internet capabilities and connectivity of new technology, • Privacy issues for members of the school, and • OUR CORE BUSINESS- student learning. Students attending Narromine Public School are not to bring mobile telephones, portable computer games, MP3 players, ipods, iphones, ipads, cameras or similar devices to school. This policy will support the schools aim to provide a safe, caring environment for all students free from disruption, cyber bullying and invasion of privacy. The school will ensure that parents are able to contact students at any time during the school day to communicate important information. The school will work with parents to ensure children can stay connected in exceptional circumstances. Narromine Public School acknowledges that some parents may wish their child to carry mobile phone when travelling to and from school. Students may do this as long as they do not use the phone during school hours. Phones must be handed in to the school office for safe keeping during the day. IF STUDENTS BRING A DEVICE TO SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SCHOOL IT WILL BE CONFISCATED. Students will be directed to take the phone to the office where it will be registered.

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Denise Toohey – Principal continued

Students will be given a letter which outlines the process parents will need to follow to collect the device. Parents may collect devices after 2.55pm. Repeated misbehaviour or defiance relating to phones and other devices will be treated seriously by the school in accordance with school’s discipline system and the Department Of Education’s Suspension and Expulsion Policy. Procedures 1. Students who need to bring a phone to school take it to the office BEFORE school. It will be recorded and signed in and stored until 2.55pm 2. Any student found with a device will be directed as below- Remember they do not need to be using the device just have it on them. Procedures for student found with an electronic device 1. Classroom teacher/ playground teacher is to instruct the student to take the phone to the office for safe keeping. 2. If the child refuses the Stage AP is informed, and will follow up. 3. Device is taken to the office and recorded. 4. The AP or classroom teacher contacts the parent and informs them a letter is coming home with the child outlining the collection of the said device. 5. If student refuses to hand over phone or lies to AP it is referred to the Principal. National Apology Day

Assembly to mark National Apology Day in recognition of

the apology given by Kevin Rudd’s apology to the stolen

generation delivered on 13 February 2008.

Life Education

NPS students are lucky enough to have Life Education

visiting our school in Week 6. Life Education works in

partnership with schools to deliver PDHPE outcomes. Research shows that well designed

schools-based health education programs play an important role in helping children develop the

skills needed to make informed decisions. The Life Education Van allows children to explore

creative and collaborative learning in a space that is entirely different from a traditional

classroom. Children are encouraged to participate and learn through engaging education

experiences, which we believe bring out the best in all children. Specially trained educators

present vital health and safety messaging through tactile and multisensory activities. Each

session is designed to intrigue and excite children of all ages, which captures their imagination

and has a lasting impact! Life Education is FREE for our students; NPS covers the costs involved

to ensure that ALL of our children participate in this fantastic educational experience.

SRC Pink Stumps Day

Narromine Public School SRC are hosting Pink Stumps Day on Wednesday 3 April 2019 and there

will be an array of fundraising activities in Week 10. All money raised will go to the McGrath

Foundation. The events taking place are as follows:

• Pink marshmallow guessing competition

• Pink Stumps raffle

• Pink dress up day and cupcake stall on Wednesday 3 April.

NOTES HOME

Year 6 Polo Shirts

NARRAF Gob swimming

Stg 3 Excursion

Dental Screenings

P&C Note

Head lice -Year 2

School Photo envelopes

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Maths Matters

Learning to Count

When children are learning to count, they like to touch, point to and move objects as they say the number aloud – so

encourage them to!

• Have your child count toys, kitchen utensils, items of clothing as they come out of the dryer, collections (such

as stickers, buttons or rocks) and any other items your child shows interest in counting.

• Mix it up! Have your child count a set of objects but start at different places in the set (for example, start

counting in the middle of the set rather than at the beginning). This helps to develop the idea that the counting of

objects can begin with any object in a set and the total will still be the same.

• Sing counting songs and use counting in meaningful ways in games, such as Hide-and-Seek. Counting games,

rhymes and songs exist in every culture. Some counting songs and rhymes help children to count forward and

backward as well.

• Have your child skip count (counting by twos, fives or tens) to count larger groups of items quickly. Use objects

such as blocks, pasta pieces, toothpicks or buttons.

• Develop your child’s awareness of the symbols used to represent numbers by making it a game. Look for

number symbols in your home and neighbourhood such as on the television remote, on the microwave, on the

telephone keypad, in flyers and media and on signs.

• Play a number version of I Spy. For example, “I spy something that has the number five on it,” or “I spy

something in this room that there are three of.”

Ask for your child’s help to count items in your home. “I wonder how many chairs we have around the table? In this

room? In the house?” Count windows, light switches, lamps or beds. You might record “how many” by using a

combination of numbers and pictures.

Family Literacy Challenge

Get a family team together and have a go at the fun challenges to be in the running for a $10 canteen voucher. Make

sure you get your entry in the bright pink box in the foyer at the office. You have to be in it to win it!! To collect the

prize you need to make sure you have one name of a family member per entry. For example: The Jones Family- Andrew

Jones 4W.

Week 4 Vocabulary. Using the word ‘bibliopole’ create as many small words as you can. Bonus points if you write

down the meaning of the word.

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Go 4 Fun online

Is your child…

Aged 7-13 years old?

Above a healthy weight

In need of support to improve eating and activity

habits

Go4Fun Online is a FREE 10 week program that helps children

and families improve their eating and physical activity habits.

There are 10 online sessions and a weekly phone call from a

trained and qualified coach to help keep you on track.

Go4Fun online is for families in NSW who are unable to

attend the face to face version of the program.

Get involved and start collecting your weekly tokens and

prizes

To register or find out more:

1800 780 900

https://go4funonline.com.au/

School Photos

Our school photos are scheduled for Wednesday 13 March

2019. Order envelopes for school photos will be going home

this week. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link below or by using the envelope

returned to school with the correct funds.

ONLINE ORDER CODE: A3G DLQ MA4

Online Order link: https://www.advancedimage.com.au/keycode/keycodefinder.aspx?keycode=A3GDLQMA4

School photos purchased online DO NOT require envelopes returned to school. Sibling photographs must be ordered

either online or by special sibling order envelope (available from the office) prior to the day of photography. A sibling

photograph will not be taken without an order. Sibling photographs only apply to children enrolled at the school.

PBL News

Our PBL focus over the next two weeks at Narromine Public School is to show

respect by using good manners and listening. Students are encouraged to use their

manners when interacting with others in and out of the school. Some of the

examples that students identified as good manners included saying please and

thank you, playing fairly with others, encouraging others to join in their games as

well as taking turns.

Narromine Public School students understand that by listening to others they are

showing respect. Students are encouraged to follow the 6L’s – Legs, Laps, Lips,

Looking, Listen and Learn. By doing this they are taking responsibility for their own

learning.

Students will be required to achieve 241 points for RED level and 253 for BLUE.

Thank you for your support with your child's education.

‘RHR, That’s who we are!’ - PBL Team

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PBL Walls

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Sport

Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to all

students who attended

the Narromine Public

School swimming carnival. You all made it very successful. The results are as follows:

1st Macquarie 2nd Namoi 3rd Castlereagh 4th Bogan

Age Champions

Junior Girls Champion – Eadie Wilson Runner up – Alexandra Warren

Junior Boys Champion – Fraser Gill Runner up – Peter Wilson

11yrs Girls Champion – Addison Mackay Runner up – Lily Walker

11yrs Boys Champion – Miles Leese-Caines Runner up – Lukas McLauchlan

Snr Girls Champion – Abby Corderoy Runner up – Nyasia Kelly

Snr Boys Champion – Callum Hutchinson Runner up – Jonah Moss

We are sending 27 students through to represent Narromine Public at the Gobondery/NARRAF swimming carnival,

which will be held this Friday 22 February in Narromine. Just a reminder that notes are due back to school this

Wednesday. A very big thank you goes to all of our parent and community helpers that performed some sort of job to

assist on the day. Your assistance is appreciated.

For a full range of photos from the carnival see the NPS website https://narromine-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

School Sport

For Term 1 on Fridays in Weeks 6 - 11, Year 3-6 students will be going to the pool for sport. NPS values the impact

participation in sport has on student learning. NPS has budgeted to support this activity and therefore, pool entry will

be covered by the school. Students need to bring their swimmers, towel, sunscreen and hat. It is expected that

students participate every week as sport is a compulsory component of the curriculum. If for some reason one week

they are unable to participate please send a note to their classroom teacher explaining why they cannot participate.

Kristie Mackay

Sports Co-ordinator

Assembly Awards Week 3 Attendance – 2N Uniform – 3/4E RHR – 2B Assembly Class – 3/4R Super Val – 1S That’s Super – 5/6TJ PBL Draw Heidi (1M), Joe Robertson, Lara Smith, Abby Corderoy, Maddison Reynolds, Bailey Farvis Class Awards - Cooper Thurbon, Charli Hines, Kobi Siegel, Jade Moss, Annabelle Gibbs, Avah Adams, Archie Craft, Imogen McDougall, Molly Lillyman, Kye Unicomb, Emily Newton, Mariah Jackson, Georgia Walsh, Les Shillingsworth, Jaxon Stanford, Jessica Woods, Michael Fletcher, Zoe Tomkins, Frances Anning, Maddison Reynolds, Angelo Landsborough, Hope Knight-Murphy, Eadie Wilson, Travis Brassington, Bailey Farvis, Peter Wilson, Talen McNamara House Points – Namoi 70, Bogan 69, Castlereagh 62, Macquarie 48 Tech Awards – Harley Bender, Krystal Jetta, Ricky Wicks Swimming Carnival spirit awards (Mr Webb) Eadie Wilson, Bailey Farvis, Peter Wilson, Jack Wilson

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NPS Swimming Carnival

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MONTH MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 4 February

18

19

20 Hearing screening Book Club closes

21 22 NARRAF / GOB Swimming Carnival in Narromine

WEEK 5 February/ March

25

26

27 Dental Screening

28 Life Education

1 Life Education K-6 Assembly Host Stg 3 SRC Item 1M

WEEK 6 March

4 Life Education

5 Life Education

6 Parent Teacher Interviews Life Education

7 Stg 2 Local History excursion

8 3-6 swimming for sport

WEEK 7 March

11 Visiting performance

12 13 School photos

14 PSSA Western Swimming

15 K-6 Assembly Host Stg 2 SRC Item 5/6W 3-6 swimming for sport Vision screening

WEEK 8 March

18 P&C Meeting 5pm

19

20 21 22 3-6 swimming for sport NARRAF GOB Gala day cricket/softball at Peak Hill

WEEK 9 March

25 26 27

28 29 K-6 Assembly Host Stg 1 SRC Item 2B 3-6 swimming for sport

WEEK 10 April

1

2 Transition concludes for term 1

3 Pink Stumps Day Transition concludes for term 1

4 Transition concludes for term 1

5 3-6 swimming for sport

WEEK 11 April

8 9 Peachy Richardson Shield RL in Dubbo

10 11 State swimming

12 K-6 Assembly Host School Leader Item 5/TJ 3-6 swimming for sport State Swimming

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P&C Canteen

Just a reminder that all lunch orders must be in before school starts. Volunteers One of our P&C members will be running the canteen this Friday. If you would like to pop in for 5 minutes to see what’s involved in volunteering we would love to see you.

Community

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Community

NARROMINE PARKRUN -Narromine Wetlands parkrun commences Saturday 2 March. parkrun is a free,

weekly timed 5km run or walk. The launch is open to all to find out more! Your aim is to better your time each

week. To be involved please register at parkrun Australia - it's free! You must have your barcode with you to

participate. For more info search the Narromine Wetlands parkrun facebook page or call Ginni 0434 059 939.

Please note - children under 11 MUST be accompanied by an adult. Prams are welcome, strictly no scooters or

bikes. Dogs must be socialised and on short leads.