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Lane Cove West Public School Respect Responsibility Endeavour
Avalon Avenue,
Lane Cove NSW 2066
02 9427 4743
lanecovew-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
Chatters Term 3 Week 2
Principal’s Report
Thursday 1 August, 2019
Education Week
Education Week will be celebrated in Week 3 of Term 3. As part of our celebration of Education Week,
the school will be having Open Classrooms on Monday 5 August:
10.00 - 2.00pm-Student work will be on display in the school hall for parents, grandparents and
family members to view
11.30 - 12.45pm-Open Classrooms. We welcome parents, grandparents and family members to
visit classrooms and engage in learning activities with their child
12.45 - 2.00pm-Picnic Lunch
Welcome Back!!
Welcome back to all students and families. I do hope everyone has had a restful and enjoyable holiday and
all are refreshed and ready for what promises to be an exciting and eventful term. Some of the events we
look forward to include: Education Week, Science Day, K-2 Book Parade, K, 1 and 2 Swim School, Year 4
Week of Tastes, Stage 3 Digi Education and P&C Trivia Night.
Book Week Coming Up
On Monday August 19 Book Week begins and we are
celebrating with a K-2 book parade. Students are encouraged
to come to school dressed as a character from a book and will
perform a short parade at school at 9.45am. Parents are
welcome to stay and watch if they are free.
Thank you to the huge number of parents that attended our
parent forum last night. See page 3 for more details including
our first student report.
Upcoming School Tour Dates and Information for Kindergarten 2020
This term we will host two school tours and information sessions for families of children enrolling in
Kindergarten for 2020. The tour dates for 2020 enrolments are:
Thursday 8th August, 9.45am - 11.00am
Wednesday 21nd August, 9.45am - 11.00am
If you have a child who will be commencing school next year, please come to the office to collect an
enrolment package or download an enrolment application form from the school website to ensure you
receive all relevant information. Please also let any neighbours or local Lane Cove West residents know
that the time to enrol is now. Kindergarten Orientation will be in Term 4.
Baby News
Congratulations to Mrs Carlson and her husband who have
announced that they will be expecting their first child towards
the end of the year.
Staffing News
Congratulations to Mrs Jane Parish who has been appointed permanently to Chatswood Public School from
the commencement of 2020. Although it will be a loss to our school, a permanent teaching position with the
Department of Education is what our teachers all strive for and we are very excited for Mrs Parish.
Staff Development Day: Feedback That Makes Learning Visible
Last Monday, staff participated in a full day of professional learning with Corwin University on ‘Feedback
That Makes Learning Visible’. Workshops included: Learning From Others, The Visible Learning Research and
the Role of Feedback, Getting the Basics Right – The Role of Learning Intentions and Success Criteria, The
Instructional Feedback Model, The Role of Praise and Feedback to Teachers.
It was a very productive day and all teachers are very keen to put their learning into action in the classroom
by consciously providing feedback to students at the appropriate level, providing feedback based on the
learning intentions and success criteria for the lesson and learning to separate praise from instructional
feedback.
Resilience Doughnut Peer Support Program
This term Year 5 and year 6 students have been given the opportunity to teach younger students from
Kindergarten to Year 4 how to be resilient with the Resilience Doughnut program. This term we will have
eight lessons to teach and familiarise the students with the seven factors which contribute to being resilient
which include; the parent factor, skill factor, family and identity factor, education factor, peer factor,
community factor and money factor.
Part of this program is for our year five and year six students to take on a leadership role as well as create
new relationships with younger students. This includes being a positive role-model and leading by example.
As well as this, we will be able to develop these relationships outside of the 45 minute session of peer
support by simply saying hello and or playing with them in break times.
By Holly, Bridgette and Grace of class 6J
Parent Forum - Resilience Doughnut
Last night, we held a parent forum introducing parents to The Resilience Centre Director, Lyn Worsley who
presented on 'Parents Promoting Resilience: Building Resilience and Optimism in Your Child.' It was fantastic
to see so many of our parents come along and participate in the presentation and we know parents got so
much information out of it from the feedback we received.
Some parents were asking about getting a copy of the presentation. Unfortunately, we are unable to get a
copy; however, Lyn has written a book called 'The Secret of Strong Kids: Building Resilience into the Common
Language of Families.' The school will get copies of the book and make it available in our parent library in the
office in the coming week for parents to borrow.
The students have also started participating in their Peer Support Resilience Program. Each fortnight, the Year
5 and 6 students will update families in the newsletter what the focus has been so the common language can
be used at home.
Student Opportunities:
Every term, the staff at our school go above and beyond to ensure as many opportunities as possible are
provided to students at our school. Below is a list of opportunities being provided to students inside/
outside the classroom so far this year:
Classroom differentiation of content, processes, products and learning environments
Specialised Physical Education, Creative Arts and Grammar and Punctuation programs
Stage 3 Production – Aladdin – Mrs Campbell and Stage 3 teachers
Specialised STEM Programs K-6 – Mrs Lee and Mr Campbell
History/Geography inquiry and project based learning in the library K-6
Multicultural Public Speaking Competition – Miss Chan
Debating – Miss Kennedy and Miss Szeto
Dance – Miss Horsfall and Miss Kennedy
Choir – Ms Adams, Ms Sullivan
Sport – Zone and regional swimming, cross country, athletics, gala days throughout the year
Clubs – Art Club, Fencing, Games, Science, Sleek Geek, Minecraft, Robotics, Young Engineers, Coding,
Gardening, Kinder Social Skills, Chook Chat, Cooking (Mrs Butler, Miss Campbell, Coach Brown, Ms
Adams, Mrs Lee, Kelli, Mrs Silipo, Mrs Gee, Mrs Jangoshian, Ms Moncur, Miss Akhan, Mrs Stepcich)
Eureka Prize Competition – Mrs Lee
First Lego League – Mrs Lee and Mr Campbell will coordinate an in class and part out of class program
Tournament of the Minds – Mr Thomson, Ms Sullivan, Ms Moncur, Mrs Silipo, Mrs Lee, Mr Campbell,
Mrs Butler entering two teams in STEM and Language Literature
Eye Heart Science Competition – unsuccessful applicants invited to prepare experiments for
showcasing on Science Day in Term 3 – Mr Campbell
Write On Competition – Mrs Silipo
K-2 Enrichment Workshop – organised by Ms Saul and supported by Miss Kennedy, Mrs Gee, Mrs
Carlson, Ms Sullivan, Mr Clifford, Miss Akhan, Miss Szeto, Mrs Stepcich and Mrs Stephens
Years 3 – 6 Enrichment Workshop – Ms Saul and Miss Kennedy in Term 3
GateWays Leadership for Year 6 – Ms Saul
GateWays Eureka Writing workshop ‘Oh the Places You’ll Go’ – Ms Saul
GateWays Festivals – Ms Saul
Thank you to all our staff who genuinely and generously give their mornings, recess and lunch times to
provide so many opportunities for the students of our school.
Tania Weston
Principal
Weekly Value: Endeavour
Expectation: Demonstrate good sportsmanship at the
Athletics carnival
Upcoming Dates:
August 5 Education Week –Open Classrooms 11.30am-2.00pm
August 7 Stage 3– Australian Pioneer village
August 8 Kindergarten School Tour 9.45-11.00am
August 14 Jeans for Genes Day
August 14 P&C Meeting 7pm
August 15 Year 2 Excursion– School House Museum
August 16 Year 1 Excursion– School House Museum
August 19 Book Week Parade K-2 9.45am
August 20 Athletics Carnival
Athletics Carnival
Unfortunately our Athletics Carnival had to be postponed this week. The new date for the Athletics Carnival
is Tuesday 20 August. A new permission note will be sent home with all students and needs to be returned
to school before the carnival.
Assembly timetable:
3-6 Assembly Wednesday, August 7 at 2.40pm
K-2 Assembly Wednesday, August 14 at 2.40pm
Merit Awards
3H Mitchell J, Archer J, Madison W, Mahya B
3J Sohrab A, Anderson B, Angela K, Nathan T
3M Elyse P, Felix B, Marianne V, Ryan N
4C Mimi C, Luke M, Jackson Z, Angela O
4F Alex K, Patrick C, Lachlan W, Emily J
4L Shane C, Riley O, Sophie W, Evangeline Z
5A Elly J, Diana K, Oran L, Benji T
5C William B, Elliott G, Iris H, Leila W
6/5K Georgia L, Lyllah S, Jill Z, Hayden A
6J Jonty C, Ada J, Sienna G, Jayden B
6S Claire R, Bayley C, Alice M, Edward S
Gold Awards
Year 4 Jackson Z, Bronte D, Angus P
Year 5 Henry W
Year 6 Grace B, Aribella S
On Wednesday 14 August the 3-6 SRC will be hosting a mufti day to raise
funds for Jeans for Genes Day. Please whip out your best pair of jeans and
bring in a gold coin donation to help us fundraise for children with genetic
diseases.
Anaphylaxis at Lane Cove West Public School
We have a small number of children who could have a potentially life
threatening allergic reaction to nuts.
How can parents help these children?
Choose alternative sandwich spreads to peanut butter and Nutella.
Inform your child that these foods can trigger an anaphylactic
reaction.
Reinforce the school’s NO FOOD SHARING message.
Lost Property
Before the end of Term 2 holidays there was a huge amount of lost property. In order to sort out all this
lost property and return to students countless hours are spent by staff and students. This takes time away
from quality teaching and learning and as a result will no longer be done. However, we have been very
fortunate that a parent volunteered their time to sort and return the large amount of lost property which
was redistributed today. Thank you Mrs Booth for taking on the onerous task which benefits the Lane Cove
West community. If you would like to volunteer your time to assist in the ongoing sorting of lost property
please email Mr Josling at [email protected]
Thanks again to Mrs Booth for your assistance in this enormous task.
Anti-Bullying posters-1B
Calling all Scientists and
Engineers!
In celebration of this year’s National Science
Week, we are holding a whole school Science Day on Thursday August 22 2019 and are seeking people
who work in or have a background in scientific or engineering fields to help present an activity for a
class or a number of classes over the course of the day.
If you are available to help present an activity, even for just a morning (9:25am – 11:00am) or middle of
the day (11:30am – 1:00pm) session, please complete the expression of interest form that was sent
home last week, or email Mrs Lee at [email protected].
Sports lessons– Coach Brown
Please be mindful that Coach Brown’s classroom is the school oval and teaching continues until school
ends at 3.25pm. We would appreciate parents keeping their younger children away from the teaching
space and sporting equipment. Please keep a reasonable distance from the class if you are walking past so
that the children’s learning can continue without interruption.
WriteOn Competition: LCWPS Entries
WriteOn is an annual writing competition open to all NSW primary students in Years 1 to 6. The
competition provides students with the opportunity to become published authors with winning entries from
the competition being published in a Best of WriteOn anthology. Below are some outstanding pieces of work
submitted by our students. They should be congratulated for crafting such interesting and creative
responses to the stimulus.
Little Girl is a Wizard – Annalise 2C
Once there was a girl walking on the pathway and her name was Anna. Then a boy knocked into her
and dropped his hat. The hat is a wizard hat with lots of pink hearts and blue stars. She got up to give the
hat back to him but by the time she got up he was gone. She was wondering why the boy knocked into
her.
She thought that he might be her long-lost brother but then why would he knock into her. So she decided
to pack to go looking for the boy.
She had spent two days looking near the place where they had bumped into each other. She was lucky
that she had a photo of him because at that minute she saw the boy. Anna went over to the boy and
asked him his name. “It is Jack,” the boy said.
Jack said, “The reason I knocked into you is because your mum is a wizard”. So they went to her mum in
wizard world when they got there Anna was so happy to see her mum Anna became a wizard. When Anna
was 13 she went back to her home.
When Anna got home there was a box at her door when she opened it up it was a cat Anna named it
Whizzy. Anna was so happy and it was from her mum.
Jack he moved to a different country - Canada - because he really wanted to ski.
Hats– Max
Hats protect you from the sun. You can play with a hat in the sun. There are lots of hats used every day
for different wears.
A hat is used for lots of things. Here are some examples, growing plants, container, bin, compost bin,
tool box and more.
Tonnes of hats are used for different things every day. Not just wearing. Hats are awesome!
The Nature Hats– Amity age 8
‘Yay!’ I mumbled. I was finally getting a dressing table. Why? Because I had so many hats. They were over
flowing my wardrobe and I just could not stand having hats everywhere, nor could my mum, nor could my
dad, nor could my sister and brother, you see no one could stand it. Not at all. Not one bit. And now here I
was. I stopped daydreaming and began peering through the glass of: Tim`s Dressing Tables and Hats. ‘I may
need a new hat’ I whispered unlikely to myself. I had thirty eight at home. As I walked in the shop and a big
pink table came in my sight.
Chapter 2
NO, NO, NO!!! My brain shouted. My head heart from the shouting that was going on inside it. I just didn’t
feel comfortable with pink around me. Instead a lovely navy blue and turquoise dressing table caught my
eyes. I immediately ran to my mum and she looked at the price tag. ‘Cheap, come on Lila, let’s get this
dressing table purchased’ said mum. I walked over to the other side of the shop where the hats were
displayed. ‘Hmm’ I said under my breath so no one could hear. I looked at a hat that looked very simple. A
small blue hat. Everyone looked at me as I reached for the hat. As I put it on flowers began to grow and
after about five seconds the hat was a like a royal garden. How could this happen? I thought. Everyone
looked at me and one of the people said she’s gone that was all I heard.
Chapter 3
I was in a land of nature. I had actually disappeared from the shop to a whole new world. This was a world
of: The nature hats. I looked around trying on new hats but I was stopped by a giant green hat. It was as
big as a giant. I knew I was only in year five at school but I knew there was more to me than an eleven year
old girl and that I really did have magic to go to this land. I found my confidence and climbed over the giant
hat covered in flowers. On the other side of the hat was a big cliff leading to nothing. I closed my eyes and
whispered I want to go home. In a second I was back at the hat shop the nature hat was it’s same blue and
I ran to my mum who was about to purchase my table. ‘Mum, can I have this hat, its mag- it’s pretty and
blue!’ I said in a heap. ‘Sure darling one more hat, but only one more’ explained mum. Thankyou. I said and
once again I don’t know any more.
The End
Scholastic Literacy Pro weekly update
Since the start of the year, the number of words read by our Year 3-6
students now totals:
11,968,879
Do you want to know what topics are covered in Ethics classes?
Term 3 newsletter PrimaryEthics@Home is out and it covers topic 4 across all stages. You can access it via
the link below.
https://mailchi.mp/primaryethics/home-4-2019
You can also subscribe to receive future newsletter here: https://bit.ly/2MIk8bo
Band Update–1 August 2019
6-8 August 13-15 August
Concert Band Claire Kennedy Kate Bowery
Senior Band tba tba
Jazz Band Sonia Bannister Sonia Bannister
Junior Band Sue Meilau & Elizabeth Angstmann Denny Dixon & Catherine Lange
Band Convenor
Jane Corlett, [email protected]
Workshop Two: Sunday 4th August
Senior Band 8.45am to 12pm
Junior and Concert Bands 12.15pm to 3.30pm
All band members are expected to attend the workshop. This is an excellent opportunity to rehearse for the
next performance at the Australian School Band Festival. If you are unable to attend please notify your band
coordinator now as we need accurate numbers to finalise planning the day.
Students should wear casual clothes, bring morning tea and a water bottle. Parents must sign students in
and out. Please let the band coordinators know if someone else is collecting your child.
Jazz Band Workshop rehearsal:
Will be held on Wednesday 14 August from 3.30pm to 5.30pm. Tutors have been arranged to work in
sectionals as well as in full rehearsal.
Sunday 25th August: Australian School Band Festival (formerly NSW Band Festival)
All bands will be performing at this festival. This year it is to be held at a new venue, the Futter Hall, The
Kings School.
Full band uniform must be worn including black shoes and socks
Arrival Times for the festival are:
Junior Band: 11am
Senior Band : 11.40am
Concert Band: 12.40am
Jazz Band: 3.25pm
Percussion Tutoring:
A new percussion tutor may be available for lessons after school Fridays provided there are sufficient
students interested. Priority for lessons will be given to students in the band program however space may
be available for other interested LCW students.
Chess Club
A reminder that chess classes started up this week. Chess Club is open to students from Year 1 and operates
Mondays 3.30pm-4.30pm in the Year 5 Classrooms. Children enrolled in OOSH can still attend and will be
escorted to OOSH at the end of class. Run by the Sydney Academy of Chess, the club caters for beginners to
advanced players and offers the opportunity to participate in friendly interschool tournaments during the
year.
To enrol, please pay online with your credit card at www.sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment ,enter the
code BSH8YWMEGT and fill in the electronic form, with your child’s details. Read more about the benefits of
chess here: https://sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/benefits-chess
A permission slip is attached at the end of Chatters.
Liz Irwin [email protected]
School banking
School banking is on every Thursday at the canteen between 9-9.25am. We are still looking for volunteers to
help collect deposits on Thursdays between 8.55-9.30am. The rotation will be, two weeks on, two weeks off.
Oxana Rozova: [email protected] 0415 711 911
The Entertainment Book
The Entertainment Book is available for sale to raise money for the school. Please contact Mandy Brown on
0412 995 545 or at [email protected] See the attached flyer for details .
Issue 5 Orders close on Friday 9 August
You can place your child’s order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded
from the App Store or Google Play. No cash or cheques accepted. Remember that 20% of your spend comes
back to our school for use in the Literacy Pro Program.
Simone Chuah: [email protected]
Clare Hurst: [email protected]
1 hour lesson per week / 10 weeks
$200 per student per term
Small groups of 8 - 10 students
Worksheets & craft material includedSami Navarro is a professional
Spanish teacher based in Sydney with more than
7 years of experience
Insured by AON InsuranceAccredited Teacher by the ATA Learning through having fun!
Games, action songs, colouring & craft
How to enrol?
A New LinguaLanguage tutoring
LessonsAfter School Spanish
Term 3, 2019
Get in touch at [email protected] / Ph. 0423318380 www.anewlingua.com
Lessons focussed on the K - 10 Syllabus
Join our 10 weeks Spanish Lessons Program at
https://www.anewlingua.com/book-online
Following the Spanish K–10 Syllabus
The after school program is aligned with the K-10 curriculum for languages and prepares students for the study of Spanish from Kindergarten to Year 10.
Lane Cove West Public School
Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:30 pm / 5C classroom
SPOTLIGHT ISSUE 5 2019
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT • Dave Hughes and Holly Ife are husband and wife and
the author duo behind the books How (Not) To Annoy Dad, Excuse Me! and Excuse Me, Santa.
• Dave is an Australian stand-up comedian and you may have also heard him on the radio or even seen him on TV. He tells A LOT of funny jokes and likes to make people laugh!
• Holly and Dave have three children, Rafferty, Sadie and Tess. Their busy family life and hilarious antics are the inspiration for Dave’s comedy shows and (maybe) their latest book.
• Holly used to write real stories as a journalist for 10 years and now she enjoys writing funny stories for kids!
• Holly loves spending time with their children and likes to read, write, travel and bake.
MAKE SURE YOU GET YOURORDERS BACK TO SCHOOL BY:
AGES 6+ Sink your teeth into this fin-tingling book! Travel back in time through 48 pages that are swimming with fascinating facts about prehistoric ocean predators.
Dinosharks Item 022—Page 3
AGES 7+ Nelson’s AMAZING ninja skills! The circus is coming to town, and Nelson and his friends have a chance to be part of the show! But what will ninja Nelson do when BIG trouble arrives at the big top?
Ninja Kid: Amazing Ninja Anh Do Item 009—Page 1
They have a cat named Teddy and two dogs named Barkly and Bubbles
FUN FACT
SCHOLASTIC
Find out all about Dave Hughes and Holly Ife and their latest book that’s definitely, maybe, not entirely based on real life!
AGES 2+HOW (NOT) TO ANNOY DADS everywhere! ‘Look, Dad! I made you porridge and coffee... together!’ Follow Dad as he spends the day with his kids— what could go wrong?
How (Not) To Annoy Dad Dave Hughes & Holly Ife Item 027—Page 3
AGES 3+You can’t take Pig anywhere! When Pig, the world’s greediest Pug, goes on holiday, he causes CHAOS wherever he travels! But every party must come to an end...
Pig The Tourist Aaron Blabey Item 005—Page 1
Why Chess? • Create Brighter Thinkers• Improve Student Focus• Achieve Academic Success
Educational Benefits:• Improves concentration and focus• Develops logical thinking and problem solving skills• Enhances memory• Encourages creative and lateral thinking• Promotes discipline• Accelerates emotional development• Expands visualisation and spatial awareness• Demonstrates actions and consequences• Rewards correct decision making• Increases self-confidence• Provides opportunities to make new friends from diverse backgrounds
Term 1 Cost: $100 4th Feb - 8th AprTerm 2 Cost: $80 6th May - 1st JulTerm 3 Cost: $90 29th Jul - 23rd SepTerm 4 Cost: $100 14th Oct - 16th Dec
Lane Cove West Public School Chess Classes, 2019Mondays 3:30PM - 4:30PM
To enrol please pay online with your credit card at www.sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment
Enter the code FNM1DSF1WT and fill in the electronic form, with your child’s details.
*Fees are due on the first day of term. A late fee of $10 will be applied if payment is not received within 4 weeks of the start of the term. No refunds or credits for missed lessons during the term and trial lessons must be paid for.For pro-rata fees (ie. starting part way during the term) please contact Sydney Academy of Chess on 9745 1170.
Sydney Academy of Chess Pty Ltd ABN: 14 139 982 004
Level 1, 30A George Street Burwood, NSW PO Box 1325, Burwood, NSW 1805
P: 9745 1170 F: 9745 1176 E: [email protected]
OPTIONAL EXTRAS (prices include delivery)To enhance your child’s learning experience these items are available for purchase online at the time of enrolment
Workbook 1 – Cost: $30[For Beginner/Rookie Players]
Workbook 2 – Cost: $30[For Intermediate Players]
Workbook 1 & 2 – Cost: $45[SPECIAL OFFER]
Exploration in Chess Beauty – Cost: $41[For Advanced Players]
Chess Set & Roll-up Board – Cost: $33[Recommended for All Ages]
Chess Clock – Cost: $76[Recommended for All Ages]
Pay for four terms in advance and receive a free chess set or workbook 2 valued at up to $33. Offer expires 31st March, 2019.
Learn Music on Keyboard or Guitar at School
Great songs! Musical activities! Cool music knowledge!
Convenient at-school venue
Small group, 45 min weekly lesson
Competitive rate
Instrument not required initially
Enrol to start now!
(02) 9411 3122
www.learnmusicatschool.com.au
VIP Music est. 1984
LANE COVE WEST CLASS ARTWORKMERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
PRICE LIST Price
Calendars $12
Greeting Cards (pack of 8) $12
Diaries & Notebooks $15
Pillow Cases $18
Tote/Shopping Bags $18
Tea Towels $18
ORDERS CAN BE PLACED AT http://www.crazycamel.com.au/14025CUT OFF DATE FOR ORDERS IS FRIDAY, 9 AUGUST
Note: orders will be delivered to classrooms so we ask that you order per child.
CALENDARS
PILLOWCASES
DIARIES & NOTEBOOKS
TOTE BAGS
GREETING CARDS
Nutrition Snippet
… to pack a healthy lunch box
The average school child will eat more than 2,500 lunches during their 13 years at school.
Cancer Council’s website healthylunchbox.com.au is a one-stop-shop for everything families need to know about packing a healthy lunch box.
Parents will find information on the five food groups, what constitutes a healthy lunch box, sandwich alternatives, sandwich filling ideas, snack ideas, swaps for unhealthy snack foods, recipes and tips. The website features an interactive healthy lunch box builder where parents can get their kids involved in planning the lunch box and choosing foods they will eat and enjoy.
Lane Cove West Public School has our own Skoolbag
Smartphone App which we use to send you important
information. Please download and install the App.
Notifications
We suggest you select the year group for which you
would like to receive notifications. You can do this by
selecting the ‘GROUPS’ tab then ‘Add / remove groups’.
Student Absences
Student Absences from
school should be
registered through the
Skoolbag app.
