Volume 2 Issue 5: 25 June 2015

http://www.mtdruitt-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

Important Dates Dates / Venues within the school may change due to unforeseen circumstances.

22-26/6/2015 Parent Teacher Interviews scheduled 11/9/2015 PLAN Reports Home Yrs 1-6

24/6/2015 Preschool closed for cleaning 11/9/2015 GALA Day for P-6

25/6/2015 Yrs 3-6 Athletics Carnival back-up date 16/9/2015 PSSA & Special Groups Photographs

25/6/2015 2.00 Fundraising Meeting in The Staffroom 16/9/2015 5 cent challenge ends 26/6/2015 9.00 P&C in the Staffroom 18/9/2015 9.00 P&C in The Staffroom 27/6-13/7/2015 School Vacation 18/9/2015 Movie Session: class winners of Challenge

14/7/2015 P-6 5 Cent Challenge starts 19/9-5/10/2015 School Vacation

17/7/2015 9.00 P&C in The HUB 16/10/2015 10.00 P&C The Staffroom after Assembly

20/7/2015 P/Sc & K Living Eggs Incursion 22/10/2015 2.00 Fundraising Meeting in The Staffroom

22/7/2015 Stage 1 IMAX Excursion-Sydney 2-6/11/2015 Swim School Mount Druitt Pool 10-30-1.30

23/7/2015 EIU Review Meetings-Mrs McErlaine 3 or 5 /11/2015 Kindergarten 2016 Transition

23/7/2015 2.00 Fundraising Meeting in The Staffroom 4/11/2015 Evacuation Practice P-6 scheduled

28/7/2015 ICAS English Test 5/11/2015 Evacuation Practice P/Sc scheduled

29/7/2015 Education Week Open Day 10 or 12 /11/2015 Kindergarten 2016 Transition

5/8/2015 SRC Pyjama Day-Gold Coin donation 17 or 19 /11/2015 Kindergarten 2016 Transition

5/8/2015 P/Sc Teddy Bears Picnic Day 20/11/2015 10.00 P&C in The Staffroom

7/8/2015 P/Sc Teddy Bears Picnic Day 21/11 2015 Shopping Trip-ask at the office-no children

11/8/2015 ICAS Mathematics Test 25/11/2015 ES1& Preschool Cake day

12/8/2015 Lockout Practice P-6 scheduled 26/112015 2.00 Fundraising Meeting in The Staffroom

13/8/2015 Lockout Practice P/Sc scheduled 29/11-4/12 Stage 3 High School Simulation Lessons

21/8/2015 9.00 P&C in The HUB 2/12/2015 P&C Gift Stall

26/8/2015 Stage 2 Cake Day 3/12/2015 P&C Gift Stall

27/8/2015 2.00 Fundraising Meeting in The Staffroom 8/12/2015 EIU Graduation Ceremony

12/8/2015 International Day 8/12/2015 Year 6 Parent Teacher Interviews

12/8/2015 Lockout Practice P-6 scheduled 9/12/2015 1.00 M-W Preschool Graduation

13/8/2015 Lockout Practice P/Sc scheduled 10/12/2015 Performance Day & Celebrations Draw

21/8/2015 9.00 P&C in The HUB 11/12/2015 K-6 Reports Home

26/8/2015 Stage 2 Cake Day 11/12/2015 K-6 Presentation Assembly

27/8/2015 2.00 Fundraising Meeting in The Staffroom 11/12/2015 Yr 6 Farewell

2/9/2015 P&C Fathers’ Day Stall 11/12/2015 EIU 2016 Interviews

3/9/2015 P&C Fathers’ Day Stall 11/12/2015 1.00 Th-F Preschool Graduation

7/9/2015 Surf Education St 2 & 3 Free Event 14-15/12/2015 2016 Preschool enrolments finalised

7-9/9/2015 Book Fair in the Library 15/12/2015 Movie Day

8/9/2015 10.30 Book Picnic in the grounds 16/12/2015 Preschool closed for cleaning

Please keep this page handy!

RRL Morning Tea

Wednesday in the first break in the EALD Room (old computer room).The winners are:

Buhse 5/6K Husna SMAC Thuvaraka 5/6K Rosebell JMAC Henrietta JMAC Kendrick 3/4K Jefree 5/6C

Shahana 5/6C Bailey 5/6B Hafsa 3/4C Mona 1/2S Evelyn 1/2V Rida 1/2C Judy 1/2F

Derrveelyn 1/2L Ariela KD Jenny 1/2V Mayar 1/2S Makael KW Eshayal 1/2V

Congratulations to you all!

P&C News President: Nicole Collisson

P&C Meeting

The combined P&C and Fundraising meeting will be held on Friday 26 June 2015 at 9.15 a.m. in the staffroom. All parents

and carers are invited to attend.

5 cent Challenge

Farewell Mr Foxwell

We would like to wish Mr Foxwell farewell and hope that he enjoys his new position as

Assistant Principal. 12F will miss you and the exciting lessons you always planned for them.

During his time at Mount Druitt Public School Mr Foxwell has taught classes across Years 1 to 6

and has been very active on the committees for Positive Behaviour for Learning, Work Health

& Safety, the Geography Curriculum and the Community Forum & Education Week.

Miss Raj will replace Mr Foxwell for the remainder of 2015.

Cost of advertising is $25.00 for 5 issues for business card size

Quarter page is $50.00 Half page is $75.00 Full page is $100.00

There would be a 20% discount to advertise for a full term.

We have 5 issues a term. We make 250 hard copies and upload onto our website. Payments can be made by cheque to Mount Druitt Public School 51 Belmore Avenue Mount Druitt 2770 NSW

Internet & Mobile Communications To maintain high levels of communication with parents our school has 4 methods of internet & mobile access.

Our school website is http://www.mtdruitt-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mount-Druitt-Public-School Our school app is https://mtdruittps.myauschools.com The download is free User Name: community Password: mtdruittps Our preschool app is https://mtdruittps.childcarers.com.au/Parents The download is free. Parents need to register and add an email address. Once parents are sent an email they will be able to access the site. Payments Excursions, preschool fees, voluntary fees etc are able to be paid from your home directly to the school. The link is on the school webpage. http://www.mtdruitt-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Look for this heading under the schools banner: $ Make a payment You can make a payment using Visa or Mastercard

If your child is absent you must send a note to the teacher the next school day

Ideas for teaching Maths at home using playing cardsHere are some suggestions for you to try with P-2:

- Play a game of concentration with number cards 1-10 (A=1). (How to play: Shuffle the cards and lay them upside down on the table

in rows and columns. Players take turns to turn over two cards at a time. They keep the cards if the numbers match; otherwise put

them back in the original place. Winner is the player with the most cards)

- Add the two numbers on the playing cards.

- Ask them to show you friends of 10. (eg. 2 and 8 make 10. 3 and 7 make 10.

Here are some suggestions for you to try with older ones:

- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: Flip 2 cards and make a two-digit target number. Each player then flips 3 or 4

cards and tries to make the target number using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The player who makes a number

closest to the target number wins.

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Preschool Experiences

Multicultural Women’s Craft Group in the Community HUB