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POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING(PBL) FOCUS

I am a SAFE, RESPECTFUL, LEARNER at alltimes.

I am sun safe when I bring my hat and bottle to school.I tell the teacher on duty when something is bothering me.I use my manners when I am talking to teachers and my

peers.

SCHOOL SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM’SREPORT

This is our last newsletter for the year so we would like tothank you all for your constant support and encouragement andallowing us to support your children’s growth and developmentthroughout the year!

It’s important we celebrate the wide range of successes eachstudent has had throughout 2019. Some of this growth hasbeen academic, some has been social, and other growth anddevelopment has been emotional, behavioural and perhaps,spiritual. Although we award only a small number of special‘Presentation Day Awards’, we know that every student hasmade gains and deserves some form of acknowledgement fortheir effort and progress.

Please take the time to have these personal conversationsabout successes and future goals over the upcoming schoolholiday break.

We would like to thank our exceptional hardworking teachingstaff, office staff, support staff our cleaners and generalassistant. We have an outstanding school staff and we arehonoured to work with them all.

Congratulations and thank you also to the many people whoassist us in providing the multitude of additional programs andopportunities to assist our students to reach their potential,including our P&C, parent helpers, canteen staff, music tutors,scripture teachers, school psychologist, District GuidanceOfficer and Home School Liaison Officer.

Without their invaluable input, we would not achieve suchwonderful success across our school.

We wish all our students who are leaving Parklea to eitherattend High School or other schools, happiness and successas they continue their educational journey.

As we commence the school holidays, we send a reminderabout keeping our students safe over the holiday period. Pleasesee below the ‘Safe People, Safe Places’ leaflet included in thisnewsletter. This important information is presented to us fromNSW Police and we encourage you to discuss this with yourchildren.

Our current Year 6 cohort as well as families and staff leavingour school at the end of this year will be part of our farewellarch on 18th December. There will no doubt be a few tears,however, it is a time to celebrate and wish our Year 6 studentsall the very best for High School. We know they are going to beamazing in their secondary schooling adventure!

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Just a reminder that all students in Years 1 to 6 return to schoolon Wednesday 29th January and Kindergarten students andnew students in the Support Unit will begin school on Thursday30th January at 9:30am to 2:30pm. Kindergarten students willmeet in the school hall.

We would like to wish all our families and students a very MerryChristmas and a Happy New Year!

We hope you have an enjoyable and restful break and we lookforward to welcoming you back in 2020!

Mrs Gracie (Principal), Mrs Mlinaric (Deputy Principal)and Ms Saunderson (R/Deputy Principal).

SCHOOL NEWS

School Leadership Team 2020

Congratulations to our 2020 school leaders! We know youare going to be wonderful leaders and role models for ourstudents. Thank you for always adhering to our school rules bybeing SAFE, RESPECTFUL LEARNERS. Well done and we lookforward to working with you in 2020!

Captains… Kareena & Christopher

Vice Captains… Lara & Harry

Prefects…Matilda, Olivia, Jassey, Ella & Manav, Cooper,Logan, Riley

We would also like to acknowledge and congratulate our 2019school leaders. You have been truly diligent, inspiring andfabulous role models to the students, staff, parents andcommunity of Parklea Public School. Parklea have been solucky!

We wish all the best as you start your journey at high school andencourage you to continue with your dreams of being GREATleaders.

Thank you Amy, Taj Natalie, Raymon, Justin, Liam, Nicholas,Cooper, Ella, Shruti, Jasmine and Erin.

House Captains 2019

Congratulations to the following students who were voted in asour House Captains for 2020.

Freeman… Siddarth & HollyPerkins… Lucas & AshtynRiley… Kian & Emily RoseRafter… Jibrael & Ashlyn

Book and Equipment List for 2020

A copy of the 2020 Book and Equipment list will be sent homenext week. The items listed on the book and equipment list canbe purchased from a variety of stores including OfficeWorks.

Please ensure that all items are clearly labelled with your child’sfirst and last name. This will assist you in preparing for 2020over the school holiday break.

Staffing

We will be seeing a few changes to our staff in 2020 and hopeto be able to notify every one of our anticipated class structuresearly in Term 1.

We would like to make some formal farewells to staff who areleaving our school. Mrs Corbett, Mr Chapman, we thank you forall that you have done for our school and wish you happinessand success in your future adventures.

Semester 2 Reports

Semester 2 Reports will be available on Monday 16thDecember, online through the schools SENTRAL parent portaland or the SENTRAL app . If you have not registered for theparent portal please do asap so you are able to access yourchild’s report.

Teachers have spent considerable time and effort assessing,evaluating and recording students’ progress over 2019 and weencourage you to read your child’s report and praise your childfor their efforts. If parents would like to discuss their child’sreport, please contact your child’s teacher.

English as an additional language or dialect

Parklea Public School is home to a diverse linguistic and culturalcommunity, celebrating the many languages our studentsspeak. If your child is learning English as an additional languageor dialect, he/ she will receive an additional report, showingtheir child’s progress in learning English language and theircurrent phase. Language phases include beginning, emerging,developing and consolidating. It can take up to 7 or more yearsto progress through these phases.

This information helps you to understand how your child isprogressing and how school is supporting their learning. If youhave any questions, please do not hesitate to see your child’steacher or Mrs Pena.

Performance Night

On Friday 29th November, Parklea Public School held theirannual Performance Night. Students performed andshowcased their talents in a variety of musical performances.To get the night started the teachers performed their owndance number, choreographed by Mrs Coburn, to the song‘Party Rock Anthem’. The teachers did a fabulous job sharingtheir shuffling and ‘cool’ dance moves with the crowd.

Students from Kindergarten to Stage Three were eager toperform a song or Christmas carol that they had beenrehearsing all term with their stage group. Thank you to allclassroom teachers for their hard work supporting the studentsto learn the lyrics and their wonderful dance moves.

The students were very excited to have a visit from Santa andParky and were also lucky to see performances by the Juniorand Primary Choirs as well as Kindergarten, Stage One andStage Two dance groups. The night ended with an amazingperformance by Stage 3 dance which then transitioned into aflash mob with the whole school performing together to ‘Let’sget Ridiculous’.

We would like to say a huge thank you to all staff, parentsand students who helped to make this night such a success. A

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special mention to Mrs Britz, Mr Hodgson & Miss Kim and theCAPA team for all their hard work organising this event for ourschool and to Mrs Mlinaric for choreographing the finale.

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Learning to Learn Team update!

Reading: Keeping Brains Active Through the Summer

Ring-fence the time to read

The summer holidays are bound to be busy, but 10–15 minutesof reading with your child every day is one of the best ways youcan help them with their learning. Aside from the educationalbenefits, regular story time can also be ten minutes of respitefrom hectic family life to curl up, read and talk together. Askquestions and discuss tricky vocabulary, but don’t be afraid tolose yourselves in a good story too. Helping your child to enjoyreading is an important goal in itself.

Take turns to read

Whatever age and level of reading fluency your child is at, they’llbenefit from both reading aloud to you and hearing you readaloud to them. Reading to an adult is the most important thingchildren in the early stages of learning to read can do to developtheir word reading. Reading aloud to children is a great wayof building their understanding, showing them what expressivereading sounds like and letting them enjoy a story. By bothreading and listening, your child gets the best of both worlds,learning more than if they only read aloud to you or listened toyou.

Think about the range of books

If children like a book and that’s all they want to read, fine. Itwon’t do them any harm and as they grow older, their tasteswill change, and they’ll move to a different series or type ofbook. But anything we can do to broaden children’s readingpalette is a good thing. You could try ‘book bingo’, where overthe course of the summer children are challenged to read sixdifferent types of book – a novel, a non-fiction book, somepoetry, a picture book, an old favourite and something theywouldn’t normally pick up, for example. Ticking each one offwith a stamp or sticker can be a very satisfying thing to do!

Visit your local library

It’s free and children love choosing their own books to read.Remember if the book your child chooses to read is too trickyfor them to read independently then read it to them or share thereading. Blacktown City Council libraries have free storytellingprograms and reading related activities for children aged 0-12years.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/summer/how-to-beat-the-summer-slump/

Learning to Create Team update!

Sentral Parent Portal

Our new Sentral Parent Portal is up and running for yourconvenience. There are still a number of families who have notsigned up to the portal. We strongly encourage all parents toregister ASAP to be able to access their child’s academic reportand to enjoy all the benefits and move forward technologically

with Parklea’s fast growing school vision of creating 21stcentury learners.

This free app allows you to be aware of everything that is goingon with the following benefits:

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact MrHillier or Mrs Mlinaric for assistance.

1:1 Future Focussed Learning

What a year it has been for Kindy 2019 with the introductionof our 1:1 iPad program and future focussed furniture! Ourstudents have absolutely blown us away with what they havebeen able to achieve this year and they way they have grownas learners and thinkers.

It has been amazing to watch our students take ownership oftheir learning, develop their critical thinking skills and to workalongside their peers to creatively solve problems!

We are looking forward to extending this program to all of K-2in 2020 and our teachers eagerly await the delivery of the newfuture focussed furniture in January!

Transitioning to School Websites

Below are two website links for families on ‘transitioning toschool’. They include information on transitioning toKindergarten and Primary to High school. The second link isfor parents of children with a disability who are transitioning toschool. We hope you find these links useful:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/going-to-a-public-school/primary-schools/starting-school

Kari Education

One of our students, Shaela received a Kari School Backpackfilled with exercise books, a scientific calculator and other usefulequipment for school to support her transition into High School.

We wish all our Year 6 students every success for thechallenges to come in their next steps of learning.

School Security

Our school grounds are enclosed lands. This means that theyare ‘out of bounds’ outside of school hours. Students do not

• Digital notes. No more paper permission notes tosign or papers sent home;

• Push notifications to notify parents of a new messagefrom the school;

• Instant messaging to communicate to parents swiftlyand easily;

• Online management of parent-teacher interviews;

• Online calendar; and

• Digital academic reports.

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have permission to be on school grounds unless they areparticipating in school-organised activities or attending OOSH.

From time to time, we do have unwelcome visitors to our schoolwho damage school property. If you are passing by and seeanything suspicious on the school grounds, we would verymuch appreciate you calling either Riverstone Police on 18382199 or the School Safety and Security Unit on 1300 880 021.Together, we can keep our school safe.

P & C

A message from our P&C…

Working Bee

A huge thank you to all of the parents and families that camealong to assist our working bee last weekend. Tables werepolished, gardens were given some TLC and the 100 yearcelebration pavers were laid. They look fabulous. If you haven’thad a chance yet, make sure you check them out.

Performance Night

Another fabulous night for the teachers, students, parents andcommunity to gather and celebrate another school year.Congratulations to all students for their wonderfulperformances.

Thank you for your support with both the P&C BBQ and Raffle.Some fabulous prizes were won and all proceeds will be putback into the school.

The Parklea P&C would like to wish everyone in the Parkleacommunity and safe and restful festive season. Wishing you alla Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. We lookforward to continuing to work together in 2020.

Parent Helper Morning Tea

Our ‘Parent Helper Morning Tea’ will be held on Monday 9thDecember at 10:45am in our school hall to show appreciationfor all that you do for our school.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Parklea’s Christmas Giving Tree

Thank you to all our wonderful and generous families who havecontributed to our school’s ‘Giving Tree’. There are many giftsfor children who are less fortunate than us and it was such awonderful way to bring joy and happiness to our community. Ifyou haven’t donated a gift, it’s not too late. Please visit our frontoffice to place your gift for a ‘boy’ and/or ‘girl’.

Thank you again for the donations to the ‘Giving Tree’, such alovely sight to see when you visit our school!

Class Party Day

Next week your child will bring home a note about their ‘classparty day’ which is taking place on Monday 16th December.

NEWS FROM OUR STUDENTSOur students achieve some amazing things both inside andoutside of our school. Look at what they have been doingrecently.

Riley Cake Stall

Thank you to the school leaders, Riley house Captains and ViceCaptains, The Student Government, teachers and the manygenerous students and parents who brought in cakes to theRiley cake stall. The day was a great success and we cleared allthe treats. We would also like to thank all students who broughtin a gold coin donation. On the day the school raised $1210.60,all funds will be donated to The Warren Weir Christmas Appeal.What an amazing achievement, well done Parklea! A big thankyou to the Student Government Team for all their hard work thisyear.

Miss Ilic, Miss Lampropoulos and the StudentGovernment Team

Music Tuition

Our 2019 Music Tuition program has been agreat success! Our tutors have been blownaway by the progress of our studentsthroughout the year and in particular, thedevelopment of their performance skills! Welldone to all our students for your great work! A special‘congratulations’ to the students who sat their Music TuitionAchievement Level exams this term! You should be proud ofwhat you have achieved!

If your child is participating in the program in 2020, pleaseensure that your deposit has been paid either online or at thefront office to secure your place.

Parklea’s own Gift Giver…..

A big WOW goes to one of our wonderful students at Parklea –Aayan. He decided to share his birthday with the animals downat the Blacktown City Holding Facility. Aayan used the moneythat he had been saving, to buy food and towels to donateto the animals at the facility. What a thoughtful and generousgesture to give to others who are in need, especially our fourlegged friends.

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Aayan what amazing Parklea spirit and pride you havedisplayed to all of us.

Well Done.

See you all in 2020…

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