PPS - NEWS PADDINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL

TERM 3, WEEK 3

6 AUGUST 2019

CONTACT US e: paddington-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

w: https://paddington-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

t: 9361 6730

KEY DATES

TERM 3 Friday 9 August Open Classrooms 9.15am - 10am All parents and carers welcome Monday 12 August Athletics Carnival – Trumper Oval 9.30am-12.30pm Yr 3, 4, 5 & 6 students only Tuesday 13 August Senior Choir - Choral Festival Rehearsal Tuesday 20 August Book Week Incursion – all classes Wednesday 21 August Grandparents Day Book Week Character Parade

Education Week We are celebrating Education Week with an open morning on

Friday August 9 9:15am to 10:00am.

All parents and carers are invited and encouraged to attend. Each class will be participating in a lesson focusing on Paddington’s Learning Powers. It is a great opportunity for our families to engage in our learning to learn strategies.

Life Long Learning Once again our staff development day was held at Glenmore Road Public School. Together, with La Perouse and Glenmore Road our teachers participated in a day of learning around providing and receiving feedback. This was an important day as it was another step in our journey towards establishing a school culture where learning is visible to both students and teachers. What works best from a teaching perspective and how to support students in achieving and progressing towards individual learning goals through feedback was a focus throughout the day. I am really proud of the professional manner and conversations our staff participate in at these combined training sessions. We have a talented team, working together and dedicated to continuing their own learning journey.

Uninterrupted Learning Time Teachers and office staff are working on improving the number of interruptions to our learning times during the day. The purpose is to lower distractions and increase focus time during lesson periods. We need your support in this effort: It is important students arrive to school on time and if an appointment can be made outside of school hours please do so. This will lower the number of interruptions to classrooms that inevitably occur when students arrive or leave outside of break time.

Athletics Carnival Athletics Carnival for Year 3 – 6 students will now be held on Monday 12 August, 9.30am – 12.30pm, at Trumper Oval. Students will leave school from 9am and will return to school by 12.30pm to have lunch as normal.

P&C Meeting – Postponed P&C meeting on Monday 12 August has been postponed a new date will be advised soon.

Grandparents Day and Book Character Parade Wednesday 21 August, is our annual Grandparents’ Day and Book Character Parade. All parents and family members are invited to come along to the Book Character Parade. With a special invitation extended to grandparents to come along as well.

Order of Events: 9.05 - 9.20am: Grandparents, parents and caregivers are invited to visit their grandchild’s/child’s classroom. 9.30 - 10.30am: Book Character Parade. Students and teachers are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite fictional book character. Students will parade in their costumes on the day, whilst carrying their corresponding book. Grandparents, parents and caregivers and are all invited to come and watch. 10.30 – 11.00am: Please enjoy a Devonshire Tea after the parade in the courtyard (students must bring their own recess).

Scholastic Book Fair During Book Week our school will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair on Tuesday 20 August and Wednesday 22 August. Families will be able to purchase quality books at great prices, whilst earning money for our school library. You can also purchase a book to donate to our school library. The books will be on sale in the courtyard each day from 8.45am-9.15am and 2.45pm-3.15pm. It will also be opened on Wednesday 21 August, 10.30am-11.15am.

SIBLING ENROLMENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN 2019

If you have a sibling child who will be eligible for Kindergarten 2019, could you please ensure the you have handed into the school, 'Application to enrol in a NSW Government school' can be downloaded from the school's website: https://schoolsequella.det.nsw.edu.au/file/8a02d9b7-f934-401e-b96a-0949f04a3e14/1/detsef.pdf or a hard copy is available from the school office. We kindly ask sibling families to submit their applications immediately as we are starting to plan for 2020.

SEMESTER 2 Fees – Term 3 and Term 4 Semester Two fees will be sent home next week to all families.

Message from the P&C – Don’t forget to order your organic fruit and vegetable box by Tuesday 20 August.

www.myorganicschool.com/paddington Information flyers available at the school office

SRC Dance-athon

What a fun afternoon had by all students at our annual ‘athon’! There was lots of dancing and singing and our entertainer was fantastic and

encouraging us to dance to raise money for our classrooms.

Sponsorship Money is now due and don’t forget there is a special surprise for the class who raises the most money

Please return all sponsorship money by 12th August