SWIMMING CARNIVAL TOMORROW This year’s school swimming carnival will be held on Wednesday 12 February commencing at 9.45am. All non-swimmers will remain at school. Students in Years 3-6 (and Year 2 students turning 8 years old this year are also invited to attend) must return their notes ASAP. These students will walk to the pool from school. Students must have a hat, drinks and food for the day. Students are required to wear full school sports uniform to and from the pool. Assembly Time Change: Please note the new Assembly Time for Years 3-6 students for Term 1 due to sporting commitments.

ASSEMBLY TIMES Friday:

12pm Years 3-6

DATES FOR THE CALENDAR

12 Feb Swimming Carnival 14 Feb Cricket Trials 17 Feb Debating Workshop – Singleton Heights PS 18 Feb Zone Swimming 19 Feb Year 7 Orientation to Scone High School Meet the teacher 5pm 24 Feb Basketball Trials 26 Feb Rugby League trials 25 Feb SRC Induction

CANTEEN ROSTER Volunteers Needed

Week 3

10 Feb Racheal J 11 Feb Racheal J 12 Feb Racheal J 13 Feb Callie B 14 Feb Sasha G Sharna S

Week 4 17 Feb Racheal J 18 Feb Racheal J 19 Feb Racheal J 20 Feb Cher M 21 Feb Kristy O Sharon C

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE This week will be Kinder’s first week of full days at school. They are all settling in well and their Year 6 Buddies are doing an excellent job of being role models and showing care and kindness to the younger students.

Today is ‘Safer Internet Day’. It is a great opportunity to talk with your child about online safety. The safety website has great resources for parents. (See the link to the safety website later in this newsletter).

Good luck to all the students competing in the Swimming Carnival on Wednesday. We look forward to putting the results in next week’s newsletter.

Deborah Fisher Principal

SCONE PUBLIC SCHOOL Success For All 82 – 98 Liverpool Street, Scone NSW 2337 Phone: 6545 1049 Fax: 6545 3046 Email: scone-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.scone-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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https://www.esafety.gov.au/safer-internet-day

Term 1 Week 3 Tuesday 11 February 2020 BUS SAFETY LESSON

Kindergarten have had an exciting start to “Big School” at Scone Public School. We had an exciting morning learning all about how to stay safe on the bus. We hopped on the bus safely, used our inside voices on the bus and practised where to stand at our bus stop. Thank you to Mr Newling for driving us on the bus.

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INTRODUCING SOME OF OUR NEW STAFF FOR 2020

YEAR 7 ORIENTATION DAY

Our Year 6 students will be attending an orientation day at Scone High School on Wednesday 19 February. Notes have been sent home. Please sign and return the permission note.

MEET THE TEACHER EVENING All parents and carers are invited to attend our Meet the Teacher evening Wednesday 19 February. The Teacher will be in your child’s classroom from 5pm - 6.30pm. Please visit the class and meet this year’s teacher.

STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTS

Statement of accounts will be sent home this week with the students. Payments can be made online, in person at the office or sent in with your child in a sealed labelled envelope and placed in the drop box at the office. Please note if you have made a recent payment this may not be reflected on your account at this stage so please adjust payment accordingly.

RUGBY LEAGUE TRIAL

Upper Hunter Rugby League trials will be on Wednesday 26 February - venue to be advised. Permission notes will be sent out when more details are known.

HEALTH CARE PLANS – REMINDER

If your child has a Health Condition that requires them to have a Health Care Plan could you please provide the office with a current copy.

Chloe Reeves Interventionist and

6D Class Teacher (Fridays)

Troy Van Balen General Assistant

Glen Hughes Wellbeing Teacher

BUS INFORMATION Over the past few days Osborn’s Transport have sent out the remainder of the bus passes that had not been collected from our office with the relevant drivers, therefore if there are still students traveling without a pass it’s important that the student ask the driver for their pass, for some reason if the driver does not have the pass the parent or caregiver is to contact the office where a pass can be sorted.

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THERAPIST PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES 2020 Re: Working with Students Procedures

To allow students and staff to settle into the new school year, therapy for 2020 WILL NOT commence until after WEEK 3, 17 February 2020.

The process for requesting therapy delivery at school is as follows:

1. The family must submit in writing to the Principal a request for NDIS Service Provision to be conducted during school hours. Parents are asked to meet with the school to discuss their request. This request will be through the Request for NDIS Service Provision form. (Appendix 6).

2. This form is then processed during Learning Support Team meetings which are conducted on a Monday.

3. A letter will then be forwarded to the family with recommendations which will outline days and times available and they will inform the therapists of availability.

4. Therapists will be required to contact the school office by email at scone-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au and provide relevant details (name, email address, contact number and student you will be working with) that will enable the classroom teacher to contact you and confirm appointments.

5. New therapists that have not visited Scone Public School during 2019 will require to complete an Appendix 11 and supply our school with the necessary 100 points of I.D. which include a birth certificate/ marriage certificate or passport, drivers licence and their Working with Children clearance (letter with number and expiry date.)

6. When current therapists WWCC expires, documentation relating to the new number will need to be submitted. A new Appendix 11 will need to be completed at this time.

7. An induction will also be required before being able to work with students. An appointment must be made with the school office for this induction.

8. Therapists will be required to give a copy of their 2020 Child Protection Awareness Certificate.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

COMMUNITY NEWS

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SCONE NETBALL ASSOCIATION REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! The Scone netball season commences on Saturday 21st March 2020 and finishes on Saturday 1st August. For relevant teams, the finals will be held on the 8th, 15th and 22nd August 2020. Registration Costs NetSetGo Skills and competitive-$100 (5-9 years) Junior and Intermediate-$130 (10-17 years) Senior-$160 (18+) Grading Grading will be held on Saturday 7th March, 9am to 12pm and Tuesday 7th March, 4pm to 6pm. It is compulsory that all players attend both grading sessions as this will help is to make the teams as even as possible. If for some reason you can’t attend either grading sessions, please advise the club via email- sconenetball@outlook.com For information on how to register, please visit http://sconena.nsw.netball.com.au/ or download the MyNetball App https://apps.apple.com/au/app/mynetball/id996803131 Please contact the club if you have any questions- sconenetball@outlook.com

Term 1 Week 3 Tuesday 11 February 2020

Term 1 Week 3 Tuesday 11 February 2020