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Note Term 3 Calendar 2018

Tuesday After School Sport

Basketball Years 3-6

Thursday After School Sport

Rugby League K-2

Sep 7 Engineering Discovery Day Years 5 & 6 only

Sep 10 Bookclub Issue 6 closes

Sep 13 Cluster Choir rehearsal

CCWTC

Sep 13 Cluster Choir concert

CCWTC 6pm

Sep 14 School Assembly

2K Showcase

Sep 19 - 21 Morisset Excursion Years 3-6

Sep 28 School Assembly

K/1T Showcase

Sep 28 Last day Term 3

Term 4

Oct 15 First day of Term 4

Reptile Park Excursion

Last week’s excursion to the Australian Reptile Park was a great success. Our brave K-2 students had a lot of fun and learned a great deal about many wonderful Australian animals, incuding snakes, spiders, Tasmanian devils, kangaroos, galahs, cockatoos, platypuses, turtles, dingoes, Mr Thompson and many more. Islington teaching staff were so proud of our infants students' great attitude, enthusiasm, confidence, intelligence and exemplary conduct. Islington Public School K-2 represented their school with great credit. Thank you all for a fantastic day!

SMS Attendance Notification

Refinements

Thank you to everyone for your feedback

on the school’s changes to our absence

notifications. Feedback has been largely

positive and the new system has been

supported well. Please ensure that

parent/carer/emergency contact details

are current to maintain the integrity of the

roll marking system and to enhance

communication and child safety.

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Chess League Tournament

Last Monday a crack team of chess masters

represented Islington Public School at the

Hunter Chess League tournament.

Islington’s chess players showed their mettle

in a gruelling series of matches against

challengers from the public and independent

education sectors. Needless to say, they put

all comers to the sword. Special mention to

Grand Master Oscar, who was undefeated

on the day.

Primary Major Excursion

This year’s major excursion to the Morisset

Outdoor Education NSW centre is nearly

upon us (Wednesday-Friday, 19th - 21st

September). Thank you to all who have

been madly rushing in permission and

medical notes, not to mention finalising

payments. Your efforts are much

appreciated. All outstanding permission

notes, medical information and payments

must be completed as soon as possible.

Cluster Choir

The Callaghan Cluster Choir concert will be

held on September 13th at CCWTC. The

show this year is called Around the World

and features songs that encapsulate the

excitement and adventure of travel. Our

primary students have been rehearsing and

are well on the way to putting on another

fabulous choir performance. Put the date in

your calendars. This is not to be missed.

A sausage sizzle will be operating before

the performance. Mr Lumley will corral

children at 5:30pm to get them on stage in

time for the show.

Birdman Soars!

Congratulations to Parnell from K/1T, who won first place in the Lake Macquarie Speech and Drama Eisteddfod.

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STEM Night

Wednesday night’s STEM night was a huge success. Student guest presenters and P&C

speakers celebrated Islington’s STEM programs and our students’ accomplishments. What a

great evening. Thank you, Phoebe, Bonnie and the P&C team for organising a wonderful

occasion.

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Assembly Spotlight Class

Our fortnightly school assembly

highlights the achievements of a single

class in depth. Next assembly’s

showcase class, held next week on

Friday 14th September, will feature the

uncannily gifted children of 2K! We encourage all our school community

to attend.

Tell Them From Me Parent Survey

The Partners in Learning parent survey is part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys on student engagement. The parent survey helps to clarify and strengthen the important relationship between parent and school. The survey questions aim to understand parents’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school, including teaching, communication and the school’s support of learning and behaviour. The survey also helps schools understand parents’ perspectives on activities and practices at home related to their child’s learning. Please take the time to complete the survey at:

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/yh63v

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Starstruck

If you would like to order 2018

Starstruck photo please contact

Newcastle School Portraits and

use the specialty code as shown.

During the course you will be supported to;

Collect work samples through a learning journal. The collection includes samples of resources, photographs or recordings of activities, short summaries of activities and reflections of practice. Be observed and supported by the classroom teacher and Amanda Burrows during the practicum experience. Engage in regular interviews related to session content with Amanda Burrows.

Parents as Teacher’s Classroom Helpers Volunteer Course

PaTCH To complete this course, participants are asked to commit to;

5 training sessions totalling 10 hours of tuition.

A minimum of 15 hours practicum in an early years classroom completing set tasks.

The course will take place in Term 4. Dates of training and classroom

visits will be negotiated to meet

the needs of participants.

The Parents as Teachers/Community Helpers (PaTCH) course is a training program to accredit volunteers supporting children learning to read, write and use counting in the early years of schooling.

Would you like to;

Develop your understanding of how children learn?

Consider how children learn to talk, read and write?

Explore the importance of speaking and listening to literacy and numeracy development?

Gain skills in assisting children by listening to children and talking with them about books being read and stories being written?

Understand the need for children to be able to link quantifying with words and numerical symbols?

If you answered yes, then this is the opportunity for you!

Positions are very limited and registration will be taken on a first in basis. Please register your interest with the school office on (02) 4969 3903.