Railway Town Public School

TERM 3 WEEK 7 - 3 September 2018

Phone 08 8087 3008 | Fax 08 8087 7491 | Address 102-106 Wills Street, PO Box 785, Broken Hill NSW 2880

Email railwaytow-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au | Website www.railwaytow-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

DATES TO

REMEMBER

Mon 3 Sept School Administrative

& Support Staff Recognition Week

Fri 7 Sept

Barrier Athletics - Mildura

Stage 3 Excursion returns

Wed 12 Sept Book Club due

Wed 19 Sept Stage 2 Excursion final payment due

Fri 21 Sept Boys Basketball &

Girls Soccer Gala Days

Wed 26 Sept Boys Cricket & Girls

Basketball Gala Days

Wed 17 Oct Stage 2 Excursion

Thu 6 Dec Presentation Night

This week’s Assembly will

be hosted by:

Mrs Pascoe

Over the past two weeks, I spent quality time with my family making special memories of moments spent together. The highlights for me would have to be seeing the wonder and excitement in my 2 year old grandson’s eyes every minute of day and riding a roller coaster with my mother! I would like to thank Liz Gleeson and Jane Vaughan for relieving during my absence. They both did an outstanding job keeping the engine running.

Early yesterday morning our Stage 3 students and teachers left on their adventure to Canberra. I am sure that they will all have a wonderful experience, especially when they travel to the snow for the day.

I have been informed that the installation of the new playground equipment will begin this coming weekend. It has taken a while to get things going, and as we know, all good things come to those who wait, so keep watching the space between the large gum tree in the triangle garden and the C.O.L.A. where the GeoClimber will begin to take shape.

Have an awesome week...

Mrs Kerry-Sue Pascoe

Principal

FROM THE ENGINE DRIVER

The Best in the West

Check the school’s facebook page for updated information on the arrival time of the Stage 3 Excursion bus on Friday afternoon.

Regular attendance at school is essential for your child to achieve their educational best and increase their options in the future. NSW Public Schools work in

partnership with parents to encourage and support regular attendance of children and young people. When your child attends school every day, learning becomes

easier and your child will build and maintain friendships with other children.

The school is required to record explanations for absences as a way of ensuring that students are absent from school only when they are sick or have a justified reason for missing school. If you are able to explain any absences from school in advance (where possible) or as soon as possible after the absence we will adjust our records.

LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS

The Education Act 1990 requires that parents ensure their children regularly attend school each day it is open for students unless there is a justified reason for their absence (ie. illness, unavoidable medical appointment, required to attend a recognised religious holiday exceptional or urgent family circumstances). Following an absence from school, parents must ensure that a verbal or written explanation for the absence is provided to the school within 7 days.

To explain your child’s absence from school, please ring or email the school office, or send in a note. Absence notification booklets are available from the office upon request.

THE IMPORTANCE OF ARRIVING ON TIME

Arriving at school before 8.55am each morning:

Ensures students do not miss out on learning activities scheduled early in the day

Helps students learn the importance of punctuality and routine

Gives students time to greet their friends before class

Reduces classroom disruption for all students

Lateness is recorded as a partial absence from school and must be explained by parents in the same way as a full day absence, otherwise the absence will be documented as unexplained and unjustified.

TRAVEL DURING SCHOOL TERMS

Families are encouraged to travel during school holidays. If travel is necessary during the school term, an Application for Extended Leave may need to be completed with the school. Absences relating to travel will be marked as leave on the roll and therefore contribute to your child’s total absences for the year.

WHAT HAPPENS IF MY CHILD HAS UNACCEPTABLE ATTENDANCE?

The Department of Education may be required to take action where children of school age have recurring numbers of unexplained or unjustified absences from school. You may be asked to attend, along with your child, a Compulsory Schooling Conference to help to identify the supports your child may need so they attend school regularly.

COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Students who have shown acceptable behaviour and citizenship and had no unexplained or unjustified absences from school are becoming eligible for their Silver Awards in our student welfare system.

The following students are eligible to receive their Silver Award at this Friday’s Assembly hosted by Mrs Pascoe in Wilson Hall at 12.30pm. Students that are absent (eg. on excursion) will be handed their awards at next week’s Assembly.

SILVER AWARDS

KW 1/2M 2/3R 4/5G 5/6H

Gian Alcantara Angelina B Nayte Barrett Nathaniel B Lachlan Bongetti

Steele Bedford Lucas B Jack Camilleri-Fuller Addison Bongetti Brie Cattermole

Gabriella Bloomfield Cooper Bongetti Brianna Champion Sakari Broderick Austin Clavel

Peyton Crowhurst Ace Brennan Ashton Conway Cohen Clavel Jett Collins

Kayden Dowling Shaylee-Rose C Charlie Dyson Emily Dyson Noah Daniele

Mya Duell Sharnii Chaplain Tahlia Hannig Jye Giuliani Eadie Dening

Catalina Files Eamon Clavel Baylon Henderson Chad Gribble Cameron Dunne

Harrison Gilby Jackson Duell Zaxon Howard-Palmer Kynan McConnell Shayle Huxtable

Oliver Guiliani Sofie Durbidge Dylan King Abi Novello Kayla Jones-Robinson

Shaelie Hannig Deacon King Kyreece McEvoy Jezabella Ortega-Minear Ella King

Cooper Kennedy Shyla Marks Cameron Mercieca Lily Pascoe Janica Lohmann

Matthew Kennedy Connor Nichols Camaro Nott Rhys Pitt Kennith Lohmann

AJ Killeen Eva Novello Eleanor Pitt Henry Siemer Chakylah McEvoy

Kiara McEvoy Blake Nugent Billy S Phoenix Singleton Crystal Nichols

Nash Novello Samuel O'Reilly Peter Singleton Macie Trembath Maddie O'Neill

Mathayus Singleton Addison Pearce Nerida Taylor Chereine Wellington Abbashay-Star Pinnuck

Adele Smith Naleeah Riley Liam Watson Harry Wilmore Talan Pitt

Aisen Spencer Athena Singleton Miah Wellington Tahlia Probert

Jarrah Wellington Kiah Stephens Lil Wren Cohan Siemer

Luke Wren Lillian Singleton

CHILD PROTECTION WEEK

YMCA AFTER SCHOOL HOURS CARE & VACATION CARE

MORE BOOK WEEK FUN

Class Attendance School Target 92%

Well done to KW, 1/2M, 4/5G and 5/6H for improving your attendance rate last week!

SCHOOL NOTICES

Notes Sent Home Please contact us if you didn’t receive relevant notes

Note Given to Return by/action required

Statement of Account All families Pay outstanding amounts ASAP

Authority to Publish Students without authority Friday 24 August

Head Lice Note Youngest students Check for nits/lice and treat

Family Info Sheet Families with missing info AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Core Value Awards

KW: Mya Duell

1/2M: Angelina B

2/3R: Charlie Dyson

5/6H: Jake Dela Cruz

Assembly Awards

KW: Gabriella Bloomfield, Gian Alcantara

1/2M: Shyla Marks, Deacon King

2/3R: Eleanor Pitt, Hamish Waterhouse

4/5G: Chereine Wellington

5/6H: Lachlan Bongetti

KW 1/2M 2/3R 4/5G 5/6H ML School

88.02% 86.90% 87.97% 89.90% 89.03% 81.80% 88.07%

12 Sept

Home Reading 50 nights: Angelina B

200 nights: Jack Camilleri-Fuller

Canteen

The School Canteen is closed on Mondays and not open for orders on Tuesdays. If you have some time to volunteer in the canteen please contact our Canteen Manager Leonie Channing on 0458 503 306.

Parents & Citizens Committee

The P&C Committee meets on the third Wednesday of each month in the Staff Room at the School Office. Our next meet-ing is on 19 September 2018. All Welcome!

Library days

KW: Thursday

1/2M: Wednesday

2/3R: Wednesday

4/5G: Thursday

5/6H: Wednesday

ML: Thursday

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

FETE DONATIONS

5/6H will be running a stall at the fete in October

and we need your help.

We are asking families

to donate new toys or items suitable to use as prizes for our stall. These items need to fit inside a small paper

cup.

Miss Vaughan is also seeking donations of

clean glass jars for the fete. Clean glass

jars of all sizes, with or without

labels, can be

dropped off

at the Library.