Week 4, Term 2

Phone: 4934 3584 Emai l : ashtonf ie l -p .school@det .nsw.edu.au

WEBSITE: www.ashtonfield-

p.schools.nsw.edu.au

FACEBOOK:

www.facebook.com/ashtonfieldpublicschool

SCHOOL HOURS:

Supervision from: 8.25am Classes begin: 8.55am Classes finish: 2.55pm

NOTES SENT HOME:

Debating vs Tenambit PS

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Mon, 20th May— Fri, 24th May

Yr 3 & Yr 5 NAPLAN

Tuesday, 21st May Debate vs Tenambit PS

Thursday, 23rd May

GRIP Leadership

Wednesday, 5th June Year 3 Tocal excursion

Thursday, 6th June

Year 4 Tocal excursion

SPORT—TERM 2:

Every Friday

for Kinder—Year 6

WEEKLY ASSEMBLIES:

Every Friday, 2.10pm

Primary—even weeks

Infants—odd weeks

NEXT P&C MEETING: Tuesday, 21st May,

7pm in Library

CANTEEN OPEN: Monday—Friday

UNIFORM SHOP OPEN:

Mondays, 8.30am—9.15am Wednesdays, 2.45pm—3.15pm

Fridays, 8.30am—9.15am

EFTPos facilities available at the Uniform Shop.

Athletics Carnival

Monday, 20th May, 2019

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VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION Resource fees for 2019 cost $45 per student. These fees go directly to providing every day resources for all students in the classroom. Please send payment in an envelope with your child’s name, class and “Resource Fee” written clearly on the front and place envelope in the silver tin at the school office. You may also pay online via the school website. Please enter “Resource Fee” under the payment description.

YEAR 4, YEAR 5 AND YEAR 6 EXCURSIONS Thank you to those students who have already expressed an interest in attending the camps this year. A reminder that there are limited places available and the deposit is due NOW. JOIN AN AYO PROGRAM IN 2020 Know an aspiring young musician or arts administrator looking to broaden their skills? Applications for Australian Youth Orchestra’s 2020 programs will be open from 11-28 June! To receive program updates direct to your inbox, Register your interest at https://bit.ly/2HqL2i7

Library News This week our students in our Junior school will be taking part in National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS). NSS is an important campaign held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) that aims to en-courage more young Australians to read and enjoy books. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Now in its 19th year it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and litera-cy using an Australian children's book. Last year was the most successful year with over 1 million people across Australia taking part. This year’s NSS book is “Alpacas with Maracas”written and illustrated by Matt Cosgrove and will be read to our Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 students on Wednesday morning. Premier’s Reading Challenge Congratulations to the following 4 students who are the first to complete this year’s PRC: Grace 4B Travis, Catherine, Gabrielle and Demi 4W Sophie and Dhana 5S Akshara and Emily 5L Each week students in the Primary classes are given opportunity to read and add books to their PRC record sheet. The Challenge runs until 30

th August so there is still plenty of reading time ahead

This week’s word of the week is : goodbye

In Japanese: sayonara

In Wonnarua language: nginuwa

Debating News Ashtonfield Public School Has once again entered the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge for Year 5 & 6. We will again be fielding two teams this year. They are the Year 5 team; Ashtonfield Success and the Year 6 team, the Ashtonfield Archers. These students have already been training each week since beginning of term 1 and are look-ing to their first upcoming debates.

The Arrows will travel to Tenambit Public School tomorrow morning to compete in their first debate. For this round, the team comprises Liam 6M, Archie 6H, Caelan 5/6L, and Imogen 5/6L. We wish them well in their first public performance. Next week the Year 5 team will travel to Woodberry for their first debate. Sensei Davey, Teacher Librarian

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Term 2 2019 Calendar

Week MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

4

NAPLAN

WEEK

20

NAPLAN

21

NAPLAN

Debating—Tenambit PS

P&C Meeting, 7pm in

Library

22

NAPLAN

23

NAPLAN

GRIP Leadership

24

NAPLAN

5

May

27 28

29 30

31

6

June

3

4

5

Year 3 Tocal excursion

6

Year 4 Tocal excursion

7

7

10

Public Holiday

11

12 13 14

8

17 18

P&C Meeting, 7pm in

LIbrary

19 20 21

9

24 25 26 27 28

10

NAIDOC

WEEK

July

1

Great Book Swap

2

Aboriginal Science

Shows

3

4

Disco

5

Last day Term 2

CARRIE’S PLACE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOMLESSNESS SERVICES INC. Winter is a tough time for anyone, so we are asking the Ashtonfield community please dig deep and help out those most in need. The pantry at Carrie’s Place is running low and are in need of:

Pastas and pasta sauce

Cereal and UHT (Long Life) milk

Rice and sauces

Juice

Canned soup

Cup of soup

Two minute noodles

Canned meats

Peanut butter, vegemite and jam

Canned vegetables

Canned fruit

Tea, coffee and hot chocolate

Baby food

Toiletries—shampoo and conditioner, deodorant. If you are able to donate an “Essential Gift Card” from Woolworths or Coles, these are also fantastic for families.

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