Luddenham Public School Newsletter · Hi, my name is Jacob Wallace. I was born in Blacktown and I am 9 years old. I come from a large family with 9 kids plus me. I am the ﬁh eldest

Luddenham Public School — Term 4 Week 2 1

Welcome back to Term 4. I hope that all students and their families had a fun school break and are now refreshed for a busy and exci ng Term 4.

Yesterday the 5/6 students par cipated for the first me in the Dance Sports Compe on at the Penrith Basketball Centre. Mrs Rootes and the students have been rehearsing for this event since April this year. The students had a great me and we are proud of their efforts. Congratula ons Kasey, Ryan, Blade, Xavier, Grace, Candace, Ebony, Makayla, Alisha, Chloe, Charlee, Ella, Jazmin, Lily, Bella and Trinity.

Congratula ons Alisha on your achievements as a member of the Sydney West Regional Under 12’s girls so ball team at the NSW State Championships at Manly on Tuesday 24th September to Thursday 26th September. Alisha played 12 games of so ball over 3 days. Her team won 9 games, lost 2 games and had 1 draw. The Sydney West Team came second and were awarded the silver medal. Well done Alisha, you are a star.

Congratula ons Ryan on your amazing achievements last week at the Sydney West Regional Athle cs Carnival. Ryan came first in Discus with a personal best throw of 36.64m. He came second in Shot Put

Principal’s Message

Luddenham Public School Newsletter

Luddenham Public School Ph: 4773 4111 24 Jamison Street Email: [email protected] LUDDENHAM NSW 2745 Website: luddenham-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

“Dancing is like dreaming with your feet” Dates to remember…….

25th October

Soccer Gala Day

World Teacher’s Day

29th October

Kindergarten 2020

Transi on

30th Oct—1st Nov

Stage 3 Camp

4th November

Public Speaking Cluster

Final

5th November

Kindergarten 2020

Transi on

7th—8th Nov

Stage 2 Camp

8th November

P&C Mee ng

12th November

Kindergarten 2020

Transi on

14th November

Grandparents Day

20th November

K‐2 Excursion

28th November

School Concert/Talent

Quest


Luddenham Public School Newsletter with a throw of 9.23m and he came 7th in Long Jump with a jump of 3.93m. Ryan has now qualified for the NSW Primary Schools Associa on 2019 State Athle cs Championships in both discus and shot put. We wish Ryan all the best at these championships on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th November at Sydney Olympic Park.

Ryan also competed in the Under 10 year old boys discus in Darwin on Friday 20th September. He threw a personal best distance of 34.12m and finished 3rd Place. We are so proud of you! You are a champion!

Term 4 is a busy term and there are a lot of upcoming dates for your calendar. Please check the dates to remember to clarify the exact dates. The upcoming events are: Public Speaking Final, Stage 3 trip to Canberra, Stage 2 camp to Yarramundi, Grandparent’s Day, K‐2 Farm excursion, School Concert and Talent Quest, High School Orienta on, Presenta on Day and Year 6 farewell.

The Kindergarten Transi on program is well under way and we are having a wonderful me ge ng to know our new students and their families. If you know of people in your neighbourhood who have a child ready to start school in 2020 please pass on this informa on.

Do you have our school’s Skoolbag App? Mrs Chapple posts a weekly update each Monday. Please make sure that you have your no fica ons turned on.

Karen Ellis

The following students have been recognised for

their safe and responsible behaviour since the last

newsle er:

Respec ul: Brock

Safe: Stephanie

Responsible: Soraya, Charnell

PBL Awards

Our Stage 3 students will soon be undertaking an

adventure in the na onal capital. Students will be

given the opportunity ro par cipate in a variety of

educa onal programs with a focus on Australia’s

history, culture, heritage and democracy.

The Australian Government recognises the

importance of all young Australians being able to

visit the na onal capital as part of the Civics and

Ci zenship educa on. To assist families in mee ng

the cost of the excursion the Australian Government

is contribu ng funding of $20 per student under the

Parliament and Civics Educa on Rebate program

towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to

the school upon comple on of the excursion.

This rebate has already been taken into account

when the total cost of the Canberra trip was

calculated.

If you have been present at our morning assembly

on Fridays, you would have heard the fun we’ve

been having the past term with Fun Fact Friday.

Ini ally, I assumed that I would be the sole fun fact

provider, crea ng a huge list in prepara on for the

weeks ahead. However, I have been pleasantly

surprised with the students’ ownership of this

exercise and very proud of their commitment to

researching and communica ng these interes ng

morsels of informa on. It’s wonderful to be a

partner in the students’ learning journey and

witness the joy knowledge can bring to our

community. I look forward to this terms’ fun facts.

Bring it on LPS!

Lindy Johnson

Learning and Support Teacher

PACER

Learning and Support



Congratula ons to the following students who have

won Award Vouchers since the last newsle er:

Healthy Choice: Blake, Grace

Most Polite: Ella

The next K‐6 Assembly will be held in

Week 5 on Thursday 14th November as part of

Grandparents Day at 10:20am.

Canteen News

K‐6 Assembly

P&C Mee ng

The next P&C mee ng will be held on 8th November 2019

Everyone is welcome!

Here at Luddenham Public School we will be

celebra ng World Teacher’s Day on Thursday since that’s the day the majority of our teachers are here at school. Why not take the opportunity to say a special thank you to your teacher on the day

P&C News



Over the past term the Aboriginal students were given the opportunity to interview their families about

their cultural background. Some of the students have already met with me to create their personal story.

This week I am delighted to share Jacob’s Story.

Lindy Johnson

Learning and Support Teacher

Learning and Support

Jacob’s Story

Hi, my name is Jacob Wallace. I was born in Blacktown and I am 9 years old. I come from a large family with 9 kids plus me. I am the fi h eldest. My favourite colour is red and favourite sport is tennis. I am a year 4 student at Luddenham Public School. My favourite food is spaghe and my least favourite is onions. I live on a chicken farm with many animals and my number one pet is Foxy our dog. When I grow up I would like to be an ar st, a gamer or a Youtuber. I am good at construc on and drawing. I am a proud Aboriginal boy.

My Dad was born in Blacktown too. He went to school at Patrician Boys School. His father, my Pop, came from Newcastle and went to Tighs Hill School in Newcastle and Maris Bros at Hamilton. His mother, my Great Grandmother, grew up in Moree. They are part of the Kamillaroi mob. Growing up they enjoyed local fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood and dairy. They spent their me enjoying football, cricket, athle cs, art and fishing. At Christmas they celebrated with Christmas trees, Christmas dinner and giving gi s. On birthdays they had the tradi on of sharing gi s while at Easter, Easter eggs were exchanged. Both New Years and Fire Cracker Night were also lots of fun, especially fire cracker night when a big bonfire was lit.



Congratula ons to the following students who were presented with awards at our

assembly today:

Class Awards

K/1

Charnell and Soraya

1/2

Jamal and Stephanie

3/4

Levi and Tyrone

5/6

Cody and Bayley

PBL Awards (Respec ul)

K/1 Jesse

1/2 Gimima

3/4 Luke

5/6 Ryan

Library Awards

K/1 Nate

1/2 Enes

3/4 Tyrone

5/6 Ebony

Luddenham Awards 3/4 Levi, Alex, Lucey, Chloe and

Xavier

Principal Award

Xavier







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Luddenham Public School Newsletter · Hi, my name is Jacob Wallace. I was born in Blacktown and I am 9 years old. I come from a large family with 9 kids plus me. I am the ﬁh eldest