Week 3, Term 3

GUMNUT NEWS

ASHTONFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL Phone: 4934 3584

Email : ashtonfiel -p.school@det .nsw.edu.au

PRINCIPAL Melissa Scully

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:

Kids Matter Survey

Coding and Robotics program

Choir performance 14th September.

Interrelate program Yr 3-6

PSSA Girls Basketball DATES TO REMEMBER:

Open Day, 7th August.

Education Week Award Ceremony, Wednesday, 8th August.

Bookclub orders and payments due by Thursday, 9th August.

Colour Run, Friday, 10th August.

School Photos, Monday, 20th August.

SPORT—TERM 2:

Every Friday for Kinder—Year 6

WEEKLY ASSEMBLIES:

Fridays Odd weeks—Infants: 2.10pm

Even weeks—Primary:2.10pm

NEXT P&C MEETING: Tuesday,

21st August, 7pm in Library

CANTEEN OPEN:

Closed until further notice

UNIFORM SHOP OPEN:

Tuesdays, 8.30am—9am, 2.30pm—3pm

Thursdays, 8.30am—9am

EFTPos facilities available at the Uniform Shop.

Dear parents,

Monday, 6th August, 2018

YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2 OAKVALE FARM EXCURSION

On Thursday the 2nd of August, Stage 1 students went on an excursion to Oakvale Wildlife Park as part of our science unit Living Things. The day started off with a stroll past the American Alligators and Eastern Long Neck Turtles followed by a walk through the reptile enclosure and bird aviary. The tractor ride through the park was a highlight of the day and the students loved seeing the free roaming kangaroos and the many duck varieties swimming on the ponds. Under the park’s main hut, students were able to feed the lambs and piglets and even milk Buttercup the cow. The students were so excited about being able to pat the resident carpet python, koalas and wombats. Stage 1 enjoyed a beautiful day in the sunshine and learnt a lot about many of Australia's native animals as well as some domestic farm animals. Thank you to our parent helpers and Stage 1 teachers that made the day

possible.

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EDUCATION WEEK OPEN DAY Tuesday 7th

August We are excited to provide a range of Explicit Instruction demonstrations in both Reading and Writing across our school on Tuesday morning for our school community. We have partnered with John Fleming to develop Explicit Instruction techniques within our school. John will be working with teachers this term on August 30 and we are looking forward to showcasing our amazing student improvements and teacher engagement with Explicit Instruction. We began the year with developing Reading Warm-ups and have recently launched Daily Writing Warm-ups. Reading and Daily Writing Warm-ups are being implemented in every classroom K-6. Please come and spend some time in a variety of classrooms to further understand the development of Reading and Writing at Ashtonfield Public School. Mrs Holt, Mrs O’Neill and Mrs Scully will be available to support parents with any questions throughout our demonstrations. Not all classrooms are demonstrating Explicit Instruction tomorrow, however all classroom are available to visit during open classrooms at 11:35am, after Lunch 1. Further opportunities to view Explicit Instruction in other classrooms may be available in the future.

9:00am Meet under the hall COLA

9:05am Mrs Scully explains Explicit Instruction Warm-ups

9:15am One Kindergarten class demonstrates a Reading Warm-up

9:40am One Year 1 and one Year 2 class demonstrate a Reading Warm-up

10:05am One Year 1 and one Year 2 class demonstrate a Writing Warm-up (part 4)

10:20am One Year 5 and one Year 6 class demonstrate a Reading Warm-up

10:45am One Year 5 and one Year 6 class demonstrate a Writing Warm-up (part 5)

11:00am Picnic lunch in playground (BYO)

11:35am Open Classrooms

12:15pm End of Education Week Open Day

P&C RUN 4 FUN COLOUR EXPLOSION—FRIDAY, 10th

AUGUST, 2018 All students received an information brochure/sponsorship form last term from the P&C for the Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion planned for this Friday, 10

th August, 2018 (Week 3, Term 3).

How to fundraise:

Create your 2018 Student Profile page at www.myprofilepage.com.au, set your fundraising goal and share your fundraising link to raise money online.

Use the back page of the information booklet to collect cash from people around you.

Register before Wednesday, 8th

August to receive free colour sunglasses on the day!

You can also register after the Run 4 Fun on 10th August.

Returning sponsorship money: All sponsorship is due by Friday, 17

th August, 2018. Sponsorship paid in cash can be returned to the school

office. Any cheques in relation to Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion sponsorship must be made payable to Ashtonfield Public School P&C Association. Sponsorship can be paid online following the instructions in the brochure. Please note: it cannot be paid online via the school website. Choosing your prize:

Go to www.myprofilepage.com.au and login to your profile page. Click on “ORDER MY PRIZE” and follow the prompts.

Complete the back page of the brochure and return it to school with any sponsorship money.

IMPORTANT: Prizes must be ordered by Friday, 17th

August, 2018.

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CREATIVE CRITTERS Last Friday, we enjoyed welcoming 25 new little faces to Creative Critters. We were delighted to get to know these children while enjoying fruit break and a play in the sunshine. After our adventures outside, we returned inside to listen to Mrs O’Neill’s favourite story ‘The very hungry caterpillar.’ Everyone then created a colourful butterfly to take home to show their mums and dads. We are looking forward to getting to know these children and their families over the coming weeks. Creative Critters runs every Friday from 9:15-10:45. For further information and to register please see the Office.

Library News Premier’s Reading Challenge This year’s NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge closes on Friday 31st August. This means there are still 4 weeks left for students to complete their Challenge. Any student who read extra books over the holiday break, bring in a list of those books to the library so that they can be added to their PRC record. Keep on reading, as; “The more you read, the more you know.” Dr Seuss

Debating News Tomorrow will see the showdown between our two Ashtonfield debating teams when they go head to head in Round 4 of the Premier’s Debating Competition for Years 5 & 6. Both teams have taken part in a series of debates against other schools and are currently undefeated. Unfortunately, tomorrow, only one of our teams will be winners. This debate will take place at 2.00pm in the Library. Interested parents are welcome to be part of the audience. It will be a very interesting debate and we wish both teams all the very best.

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KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS Staff will be required to record contact details and personal information regarding your child before an enrolment form is given so please do not send older siblings, neighbours etc. to collect a form. Please note: birth certificate, immunisation and proof of address must be provided with the completed enrolment form. Proof of address must be council land rates or lease agreement. Important: lease agreements must be current when the child starts school, ie February 2019. BOOKCLUB orders and payment are due by 3pm on Thursday, 9th August, 2018. A reminder that all orders and payments must be made online via Scholastic Australia. 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. There is a box in our office foyer marked “Carrie’s Place” if you wish to contribute to this wonderful service. If you have any further questions regarding donations please speak to Mrs Bower, Mrs Anderson or Mrs Galluzzo.

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P&C News

Dates to Remember 10 August Colour Run 18 September P&C Meeting 21 August P&C Meeting 16 October P&C Meeting 30 August Interrelate 20 November P&C Meeting Colour Explosion Fun Run – THIS FRIDAY 10 AUGUST! Helpers needed in canteen from 9am. If you are available, please message Jen on 0403385283. Early Bird registration and lunch orders need to be in by Wednesday 8 August. You can register at myprofilepage.com.au. Type in your unique code for a chance to win more prizes. Zone Athletics Carnival The P&C would like to thank Kay, Kirsten, Kristy, Gina, Lisa, Jen and Annie for their help in manning the Zone canteen last Friday, as well as the Griffins Football Club who ran the BBQ. The P&C recently bought athletic singlets for our cross country and athletics representatives which were debuted at this event.

Canteen – Unfortunately due to lack of volunteers and our canteen supervisor now unavailable, the canteen is currently closed until further notice. The canteen is run entirely on volunteers and the role of canteen supervisor is not a paid position. This has been a matter that has been discussed at previous P&C meetings and is again on our agenda for discussion at our next P&C meeting on Tuesday 21 August. New members are very welcome. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Natasha Jackson for running the canteen for the last 6 months and would like to wish her all the best for her future endeavours.

Uniform Shop News The Uniform Shop is open every Tuesday, 8.30am—9am and 2.30pm—3pm and every Thursday, 8.30am—9am. EFTPos facilities are available at the Uniform Shop.

WINTER UNIFORM IS WORN DURING TERMS 2 & 3

Thank you to our gorgeous models who are wearing full school uniform.

The uniform shop is open:

Tuesday 8:30 - 9:00am and 2:30 - 3:00pm

Thursday 8:30am - 9:00am

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SCHOOL PHOTOS will be held on Monday, 20th August. Personalised photo envelopes have been sent home with all students today. Students are to hand these envelopes to the photographer on the day. Please do not send the envelopes to the office as they will be returned to your child. Sibling photo order forms are available from the school office. Spare photo forms are also available from the school office or on our website if you have misplaced your child’s envelope. All students are to wear their full WINTER uniform.

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KP

Wow, what a Semester KP have had we have learnt so many amazing things! Throughout Term 2, KP have been learning about Ab-original culture and reading Aboriginal Dreamtime stories and appreciating Aboriginal artworks. We have really been enjoying listening to these stories and painting our very own artworks. During Week 1, KP participated in NAIDOC week celebrations and were privileged to be able to look at some Aboriginal artefacts, participate in traditional ceremonies, paint our very own boomerangs and participate in Aborigi-nal sports and games. KP are thoroughly enjoying learning about Aboriginal culture. Miss Tilbrook and Mrs Perry are very proud of the effort KP have put in during these lessons. Keep up the good work KP!

Term 3 2018 Calendar

Week MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

3

August

6

7

Education Week

Open Classrooms and

EI Demonstrations

8

9

10

P&C Run 4 Fun

Colour Explosion

“Creative Critters”

9.15am—10.45am

4

13

14

15

16

17

“Creative Critters”

9.15am—10.45am

5

20

School Photos

21

P&C Meeting, 7pm in

LIbrary

22 23

PSSA Girls Basketball

24

“Creative Critters”

9.15am—10.45am

6

27

28

29 30

Interrelate

6pm and

7.15pm

31

“Creative Critters”

9.15am—10.45am

7

Sep

3

4

5 6 7

“Creative Critters”

9.15am—10.45am

8

10 11

12 13 14

“Creative Critters”

9.15am—10.45am

Choir and soloist

performance at

Greenhills

Retirement Village

and shopping

centre

9

17 18

P&C Meeting, 7pm in

Library

19 20 21

“Creative Critters”

9.15am—10.45am

10

24

25 26

27

28

Last day Term 3

“Creative Critters”

9.15am—10.45am

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