Principal’s Report

Priority Schools Program

Survey 2012

Parents and caregivers of

students in Kindergarten,

Years 1, 2 & 3 will receive a survey to complete and

return during the week of 5-9 March 2012. There will

be one survey per family.

The survey asks parents/ caregivers for their highest

level of schooling, highest qualification, their current

work situation and if you have been in a paid full or

part-time work and what sort of work you are doing

most of the time.

It is very important that those completing the survey

understand that if they have work in survey week but

do not have regular hours in other weeks, that they

are not in part-time work. Many of our parents have

high levels of qualifications from overseas which are

not recognised in Australia. These parents should be

sure to complete the survey carefully with what job

they are currently working in.

The completed survey will be sealed by parents into

an envelope. The information provided will not be

read by anyone in the school or local community.

The tear-off slip on the envelope will be removed by

the school when the envelope is returned. This slip

helps us to identify families who have returned the

form.

The survey is used to distribute additional funding for

schools, in the fairest way, and so this survey can

help your children.

Please be sure to return the survey by 9th

March 2012.

Students should return their survey envelopes before

9.00am to the front office any day in survey week.

Parents or carers requiring assistance to complete the

survey should call at the front office with their survey

and someone will be happy to help you.

Mick Kelly

Principal

The Deputy Principal

Welcome back to school everyone. Thank you to all

our parents for your patience whilst we wait for our

permanent teachers to be appointed.

Inside this issue

Priority Schools Program Survey Information

Special points of interest

School Staffing

15 February 2012

Volume 1 Issue 1

Important Dates Dates may change due to unforeseen circumstances.

6th

February 2012

Kindergarten commenced

17th

February 2012

P&C AGM 9.45am Staffroom

PSSA commences

22nd

February 2012

Zone Swimming Carnival

5th

-9th

March 2012

Priority Schools Program Survey

6th

March 2012

School Swimming Carnival

(Swimmers only)

14th

March 2012

Year 1 Local Area Walking Excursion

15th

March 2012

Selective High School Tests

16th

March 2012

P&C Meeting 11.45am Staffroom

21st March 2012

Harmony Day

6th

-22 April 2012

School Vacation

23rd

April 2012

School Development Day

3rd

May 2012

Fun Run

Ms Simarjeent Sohal joins us from Shalvey PS and

will be teaching 1S and started on Monday 6

February.

Mrs Tracey Caves from Tregear PS will be teaching

3T and will commence with us on Monday 13th

February.

Ms Shannon McKervey from Noumea PS will be

teaching 56M and commenced on class on 9th

February.

The teacher for year 2 is Ms Kara Bull who will

commence on class on Monday 20 February. The

class will be called 2B.

I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the staff

who have altered their programs to be sure your

children had a happy transition into their new classes.

Mrs Lowe, Ms McDonald, Miss Windschuttell, Mrs

Uthmeyer, Ms Wilson, Mrs Bishara and Mrs Melville

all worked on these classes so that the children had a

familiar face to start their new school year. These

classes have already commenced lessons from their

stage programs.

I am confident parents will welcome our new staff

and assist them to quickly become a part of the

Mount Druitt Public School learning community.

School Newsletter Our newsletter is on the school website and may be

accessed at www.mtdruitt-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ or parents

may choose to have the newsletter emailed to their

home or workplace. To register, go to the Mount

Druitt Public School website, click on the School

Newsletter link at the top of the page and register

your details. Alternatively, if you wish to receive the

newsletter through your child’s class please return the

reply slip in this newsletter to the school office.

Annelies Cameron

Deputy Principal

2012 SRC

MDPS School Captains

Morwarid Faiz Stage 3 MAC and Orville Finau 5/6S

MDPS School Prefects

Daniel Thick Stage 3MAC, Tyler Tuigamala 5/6W,

Jamie Kellett 5/6S, Hasib Ghairat 5/6M, Jessica

Delos Reyes Stage 3 MAC and Joanna Gevero 5/6M

Congratulations to our senior SRC for 2012.

Sports Captains & Vice Captains

Voting was held on Thursday for the new House

Captains and Vice Captains for 2012.

Congratulations to the following students who were

successfully voted in by their fellow peers:

FRASER: Boy Captain: Kevin Campbell 5/6W

Girl Captain: Alessandra Delfin 5/6W

Boy Vice Captain: Patrick Morton Stage 3 MAC

Girl Vice Captain: Ailima Mativa 5/6S

BRADMAN: Boy Captain: Simon Marsden 5/6S

Girl Captain: Julie Betts 5/6M

Boy Vice Captain: Andrew Vu Stage 3 MAC

Girl Vice Captain: Suman Ghairat 5/6S

GOOLAGONG: Boy Captain: Zion Tautalaga 5/6M

Girl Captain: Miles Ponce Stage 3 MAC

Boy Vice Captain: Jhaiden Pula 5/6W

Girl Vice Captain: Neva Togia 5/6M

ELLIOTT: Boy Captain: Justin Parkes 5/6W

Girl Captain: Jaidah Hoffman Stage 3 MAC

Boy Vice Captain: Kameron Dennis 5/6S

Girl Vice Captain: Aazmi Alam Stage 3 MAC

Just a reminder that these students are holding

positions of responsibility, so therefore their

behaviour must comply with the position they hold.

or they will be referred to the Stage 3 Supervisor.

Ms Rebecca Coyle

Teacher

PSSA AFL and Netball Coach

PSSA District Netball Coach 2012

PSSA Coordinator 2012

Getting off to a good start

Wondering how to help your kids do well at home

and at school this year? The department’s parent

resource School A to Z has a webcast full of expert

tips for you to help your children have a more

successful year.

The ‘Getting off to a great start webcast’ has a

number of chapters on how to motivate children for

learning, advice on peer relationships and how to

handle bullying, communicating with children and

the importance of strong home-school relationships.

The expert panel features advice from a child

psychologist, an experienced family doctor and the

department’s deputy director-general (schools) Greg

Prior.

Watch the webcast at:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/develop

ment/getting-off-to-a-good-start

National Year of Reading 2012

Welcome to a new school year. This is the national

year of reading and to celebrate, there is a host of

literary-related events and competitions happening

right around Australia. For an events calendar and

more information go to: www.love2read.org.au. Why

not make a late New Year resolution to read more

yourself? And if you have younger children and don’t

already read regularly to them, set aside some quality

time to help instil a love of books and reading.

We’ve got school covered

Practical help for parents is available online at the

School A to Z site. Created by the Department of

Education and Communities, this is a thriving online

community with comprehensive homework and

school life support for parents that is easy to use,

relevant and engaging. There are free apps to

download, informative podcasts, videos and articles

by experts in the field. Check it out and save it to

your favourites: www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au

TAKE HOME A BIG BROTHER OR BIG

SISTER

Give your children the wonderful opportunity to have

an international big brother or big sister by hosting

one of our exceptional international students arriving

in Australia in July 2012 for their 5 or 10 month

programs. Our international students from France,

Germany, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark

and Finland will live as a local, attend a local

secondary school, arrive with their own spending

money and comprehensive insurance cover – all

arranged by Southern Cross Cultural Exchange. Visit

us at www.scce.com.au, email

scceaust@scce.com.au or call us toll free on 1800

500 501, request our little booklets of international

student profiles, and capture the spirit of family and

friendship!

For your convenience when your child is absent from school please

complete the note below and return to your child’s teacher

ABSENCE EXPLANATION NOTE

STUDENT’S NAME ______________________

CLASS…………………

DATES OF ABSENCE ___________________________________

REASON____________________________________________

___________________________________________________

PARENT/CAREGIVER’S NAME ___________________________.

SIGNED__________________________ DATE_____________

Terms 1 & 2 2012

Positive Parenting $25 per person – 13 February 6 – 9pm; 15 May 6 –

9pm A 3-hour Seminar that will assist parents of children aged 3

– 8 years old to:

Know and acknowledge each child as an individual

Understand the power of focusing on what children are

doing well

Deal with what children do that is not working for

themselves or others

The Challenge of Disciplining Your

Child $25 per person – 19 March 6– 9pm; 25 June 6 –

9pm A 3-hour Seminar that will assist parents of children aged 2

– 12 years old to:

Understand what positive discipline means and how to set

clear boundaries that children respect and learn to

appreciate

Use conflict as a tool to improve relationships * Use tips

and hints on different discipline techniques

Ideas for Parenting Teens $25 per person – 26 March 6 – 9pm; 4 June 6 –

9pm A 3-hour Seminar that will assist parents to:

Reduce the anxiety inherent in raising teenage children

Help understand what is normal adolescent behaviour

Develop skills to communicate and negotiate with

teenagers

Being a Dad $75 per person – 6, 13 & 20 March 6 – 9pm A 3 session program that will assist fathers to:

Be a better Dad * Really connect with their children

Be able to discipline constructively and deal better with

conflict

Being a Mum $75 per person – 29 May, 5 & 12 June 6 – 9pm A 3 session program that will assist mothers to:

Understand themselves as a Mum * Really connect with

their children * Understand children at different ages

Learn positive ways to discipline children and

communicate more effectively

Seminars are held at Bella Vista & Rouse

Hill locations

Please call 8882 7850 for more information

or to book a place

Email: norwest@interrelate.org.au

Web: www.interrelate.org.au

Effective 1 January 2012

Change will be taped to the lunch bag and returned to the child with their lunch order

BREAKFAST HOT FOOD DRINKS

Milo V $1.00 Large Pie – reduced fat $2.70 Milk Flavoured fat freeGV $1.60

Cheese & Bacon Roll $2.00 Junior Pie $1.00 Milk Plain G $1.00

½ Cheese & Bacon Roll $1.00 Sausage Roll- reduced fat $2.50 Water Small G $1.50

Cereal in Cup V 50c Yummy Drummy $1.00 Water Large G $2.00

Cheese Roll V $2.00 Chicken Nuggets (each) H 50c Play Water $2.00

Pizza Pocket $2.60 Flavour Mineral Water G $2.00

SANDWICHES ALL $3.00 Beef Lasagne H $3.20 Apple Juice G V $1.50

Your choice of any filling from this selection

Spaghetti Bolognaise H $3.20 Orange Juice G V $1.50

Salad G V Vegetarian Lasagne H V $3.20

Chicken GH Vegetarian Fried RiceGV $3.20 FROZEN ICE TREATS

Tuna/Salmon G Mini Meat Balls x 5 H $1.50 Frozen Yoghurt V $2.00

Ham G Mini Spring Roll (each) V

50c Safari Pop (sugar Free) GV 20c

Egg G Garlic Roll V $1.00 Quelch Fruit Stick GV 50c

Baked Bean/SpaghettiV Cob of Corn GV $1.00 Juicie 100% juice GV 1.00c

Cheese G V Noodles-Chicken/ Beef/ Oriental V

$2.00 Go Gurt – yoghurt tubes V 60c

Tomato GV Cheese & Bacon Roll $2.00 Snappy – yoghurt base H 50c

Vegemite/ram/Choc mH $1.50 ½ Cheese & Bacon Roll $1.00 Jelly Stick – froze jelly VH 20c

Devon $1,50 Hotdog (no pork)and Sauce $3.00 Vanilla ice cream Tub V $1.00

Bread Roll V extra 50c Pizza Single your choice V Ham, Pineapple, Cheese, tomato, chicken, mushroom, capsicum, meatball, Garlic etc

$2.60 Moosie – choc, strawberry, bubblegum

G

$1.20

Mini Wrap V extra 50c

Toasted or Toastie free Hamburger $3.00

FRESH SALADS Chicken Burger $3.00

Coleslaw, Pasta, Caesar, Garden or Fruit Salad Term 1 & 4 ONLY *** G

Mini $1.00 Small $2.00

Cheeseburger $3.00 COUNTER SALES

Fish Burger V $3.00 Piranha Multigrain chips G V

$1.00

Samosa (each) V .50c Popcorn GV $1.00

Hot Chicken & Gravy Roll $3.00 JJ Snacks -chisp $1.00

Potato & Gravy GV $2.00 Fresh Yoghurt Tubs V From 60c

Hash Brown GV $1.00 Bread Sticks V 25c

Salad Box $3.50 Cheese & Macaroni VH $3.20 Red Rock Deli Chip $1.00

Includes spork Cheese Roll V $2.00 Gingerbread V $1.20

MISCELLANEOUS Jumpy – Kangaroo Chip V

$1.00

FRUIT S Paper LUNCH Bag 10c Ovaltines $1.00

Apple GV E Sauce- tomato, bbq, sweet & sour

30c Yogurt treats From 10c

Banana GV A Fork or Spoon 10c Pretzels V 50c

Orange G V S Corntos GV $1.00

Slinky Apple G V O

Slice Watermelon GV N

*Sandwiches are made with one slice white & one slice wholemeal * Sandwiches can be made to order with any stocked filling

Healthy Green foods= High Nutritional Value

Food coded Amber = Moderate Nutritional Value G = Gluten Free (more options are available please see canteen staff) V = Vegetarian Choices H = Halal Foods Prices subject to change without notice

Nepean Creative and Performing

Arts High School 115 - 119 Great Western Highway, Emu Plains NSW 2750

Mr A Baldacchino PO Box 91 Emu Plains 2750

Principal Phone: (02) 4728 7200

Fax: (02) 4735 6141 Email: nepean-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Do you think you can dance, perform, create?

Nepean High School is a selective school for the creative and performing arts. Talented students with a strong interest in Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music, Vocal, Visual Arts, Digital Media and Photography, are encouraged to apply. Local (in area) students wanting to be part of our selective Creative and Performing Arts Program must also audition or present a portfolio of work. To be a part of the 2013 Year 7 cohort of creative and performing arts students , or for more information contact the school 47287200 or website nepean-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au for an application package. All interested families are welcome at Open Night Monday 19th March from 6.00 pm

Closing date for applications 28th March 2012

BECOME A WEP HOST FAMILY Open your door to an international exchange student and expand your knowledge of other countries, cultures,

languages and cuisines!

A place to call home World Education Program (WEP) is inviting you to experience another culture in your own home by becoming a

volunteer host family to one of our international students arriving in July 2012. Our students from Italy, Belgium

and The Netherlands are looking forward to experiencing life in Australia, making new friends and becoming a

member of an Australian family soon.

Messages from Overseas

"Australia seems very interesting, I like the climate and I’ve heard that Australians are nice and friendly." ~

Daniela, Finland

"I want to discover something else and enrich me with a new and beautiful experience."~ Marie, Belgium

"I am curious to explore a different country. I hope to create friendships with others and be part of different

customs." ~ Matteo, Italy

Find out more! Getting to know your student before he or she arrives brings fun and joy to everyone involved.

Take the next step and contact WEP today to receive a full information pack for your family.

Chantel Woods

Inbound Exchange Administrator

Phone: 1300 884 733

Email: wep@wep.org.au

Online: www.wep.org.au

It’s easier than you think and a fantastic experience for all!

Welcome Kindergarten, 2012

KA KB KD KH Aamna Ali Alec Aayarash

Ali Ariel Amelia Arjun

Aliyah Crystal Anees Beau

Amanaki Ebony Anna Brent

Amelia Fatih Antoinette Cezli

Faaitaita Jayzee Ashton David

Gorkem Kalinda Benyamen Dilara

Hazel Kelepi Nicko ` Hafsa

Ipsikha Maryam Eliyas Harry

Jaiden Ola Genesis James

Kalem Prince Jacqueline Judy

Kirsten Rascha Livingston Mawazo

Madiha Raven Mikail Mehmet

Omar Rishab Munazzah Miriama

Rasif Saad Nikita Nitin

Saruja Sahil Rahimeen Omaima

Te-whatu Sayed Rezame Ryan

Veli Shayla Tanaeyah Sarah

Yusuf Sweeta Timothy Tauqeer

Taitoe Tyson Yaffez

Welcome Preschool, 2012

Mrs Johnson Mrs McErlane Mrs Darlington

Early

Intervention Group 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2 Angela Fatema Harish Areeb Benjamin

Alexandra Harris Jenessa Brooke Charline

Biya Henrietta Kanuusan Ceylin Daniel

Brendan Manahil Kianna Diamond Ella

Bryzbyn Marcus Manav Heela Eshayal

Christopher Maureen Mylee Henna Ethan

Dean Mariam Russell Jason Faran

Haveesh Martin Samisoni Lakheisha Hibba

Hope Maryam Sania Melissa Joshua

Joshua Peter Sukhdeep Nikylla Mia

Kuom Reeha Sultan Rosebell Mikaael

Lachlan Rubab Mohamad

Ryley Saarim Sebastian

Talen Shanuja Sakeena

William Sujana Sanam

Gardening Group

In 2011 we had a very dedicated gardening group who assisted with the gardens in the

school, weeding, planting, fertilizing etc. The gardens always looked beautiful and were

very much appreciated by staff and students.

After the many weeks of rain, there is some major work to be done especially in the

community garden. If you would like to be a part of the gardeners group please meet at the

community garden on Wednesday 22 February at 9.15 a.m. Jen Desland, the schools’

General Assistant is looking forward to parents and students from the IEC again this year.

Come and chat while making new friends.

Wear a hat and sunscreen, gardening gloves are optional. We have gardening tools but if

you prefer to use your own please bring them too.

If you are a keen gardener but Wednesdays do not suit, please let me know as we have

plenty of gardening to do and will happily accommodate you if you are able to assist.

Newsletter Reply Slip Please return to the school office

Family Name _________________________Youngest child’s class________________

Please supply my child with a copy of each edition of the school newsletter.

_________________________________ ___________

Signed Date