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Upcoming Events
Friday 14th February Twilight Swimming Carnival
4pm
NEW DATE & TIME
Monday 17th February P&C Meeting
7pm - Block A Sta�room
Thursday 27th & Friday 28thFebruary
Zone Swimming Carnival
Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th March Learning Conferences (further information to come)
Monday 16th March 2020 School Photos (further information to come inweek 6)
Spring Farm Public School2020 Newsletter Term 1 Week 3
From the PrincipalDear Parents and Carers,
On behalf of all of the sta� at Spring Farm Public School I would like to welcome you and your
child or children to the new school year. I would also like to extend this warm welcome to all of
the new families of students in Years 1 to 6 and to the Kindergarten students and their families
who have joined us from Wednesday 4 February, 2020.
Thank you for your support and patience for the �rst day and for the settling in period these past
weeks. The students, sta� and community have settled in well and are demonstrating the
school’s motto of Inspiring Creative and Resilient Learners!
Recent events
We are working towards a renewed hope and optimism after the catastrophic and devastating
�res that have plagued our nation over the past months.
Some of our parents and carers would have family or friends who have lost their homes, or
themselves being �re service volunteers. Some families may have been temporarily cut o� while
on holiday by the south coast �res or had friends or relatives living or holidaying in bush �re
a�ected areas. Our thoughts are with anyone who has been in any way impacted by the bush
�res. If your family requires support, please contact the school if you feel your child or children
require counselling or you can access support through:
https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/school-safety
In addition, the school is following all recommendations by NSW Health and Department of
Education on addressing the current Coronavirus virus and recent �oods. For more information
please access the link:
https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/school-safety
School Photos
School Photos will be held on Monday 16 March 2020. All students are to wear full summer
uniform. The School Photographer business will be conducting the photos on the day.
More information will be sent out in Week 6.
School Information
If you would like to know more about the school, for example, the daily routine and school times,
please go to the school’s website, go to the ‘About our school’ tab and below will be the
Information Handbook section. This will contain essential information about the school.
Change of Details/ Medical Conditions
If you have recently changed any details including phone number, emergency contacts, custody
documents, address etc. please see the o�ce to update student records. This includes updating
the o�ce with any current emergency action plans for any medical conditions.
Resource Contribution Fee
Currently the school and P&C are working on a new voluntary contribution fee that will
encourage families to make their contributions. This voluntary contribution fee enhances the
educational programs of Spring Farm Public School. The school is building upon its technology
equipment for all students to access as well as providing students with online educational
subscriptions such as Mathletics and Reading Eggs.
Extreme Weather
In the event of extreme weather, students and sta� stayed in their air-conditioned classrooms
during the breaks. Students will be able to go to the toilet or purchase from the canteen and are
encouraged to go straight back into their classrooms. This will be the same arrangement for any
extreme weather pattern/s throughout the year.
Parent, Students & Teacher Conferences
The school will be conducting a three-way meeting (student, parent and teacher) from 3rd and
4th March after school. This is an opportunity to discuss with the class teacher, your child’s
needs and goals for the semester. More information of speci�c times and locations will be sent to
you closer to the dates so you can schedule interview times online.
Please keep your Skoolbag app updated for the conference information.
Reminder and expectations about Morning Routines
Due to safety concerns, parents and carers are asked to keep the walk ways clear so that teachers
can organise their classes from 8:55am. Once the morning bell rings I ask that parents and carers
stand behind the witches hats, say their goodbyes and leave as soon as possible as this can
minimise separation issues with students.
Whole school assembly will be every Monday and Thursday morning. We will give reminders
about the week ahead and provide recognition of any achievements especially for our Positive
Behaviour for Learning bands. Parents, relatives and friends are welcome to stay and join us in
our assembly and celebrate the students and school’s achievements.
Please be mindful, when anyone is addressing the assembly that we all display good role
modelling by being respectful and courteous in these formal occasions. This includes limiting
side talking with each other and being pro- active with our toddlers.
For more information, please view the school’s Information Handbook for code of conduct for all
members of the local community as well as the Department of Education School Community
Charter.
http://www.springfarm-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/our-school/information-handbook1
https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/going-to-a-public-school/school-community-
charter
Communicating with Teachers and sta�
If you need to communicate with the class teacher or another sta� member you can either:
Email the school and the teacher or sta� member will contact you via phone and if they are
unable to talk to reach you, they will respond via the school email
See the class teacher in the afternoon at dismissal time
Contact the o�ce and they will contact the class teacher for them to call back or contact you
via the school email to arrange a meeting
The school will be using the Dojo and SeaSaw apps to celebrate student’s learning. Due to WHS
and privacy laws, the comments and messenger components on these apps will not be activated.
This will also ensure that your messages and any concerns can be addressed in a timely fashion
This will also ensure that your messages and any concerns can be addressed in a timely fashion
by contacting the o�ce so your messages can be passed on to teachers.
Classes for 2020
As we are a new and growing community, it is expected that the school will have increased
enrolments. Currently, enrolment numbers at Spring Farm Public School are 590 students which
is a big jump from four years ago when we started with only 58 students.
The school has 24 mainstream classes and 4 support classes (two Multi-categorical and two
Moderate Intellectual Disabled classes). Class placement is a complex process, especially in a
growing community, with class sizes set by the Department of Education and school structures
must take these procedures into consideration when forming classes. If student numbers
increase we will need to form another class or classes and therefore student movement may
happen or a class without a room may need to be in a temporary area such as the school Library
until a demountable classroom is established. The school and the Department of Education NSW
are working very hard to ensure all the students and sta� are catered for. In a few weeks, Spring
Farm Public school will have another demountable classroom established.
Welcome to our new sta�…..
Mrs Pearce
Ms Tapp
Mr Cameron
Ms Daly
Mrs Assad
Mrs Cary
Mr Coskerie
Ms Malnersic
Mrs Jafri
Mrs Watmore
Mrs Hoban
Mrs Koureas
2020 Classes
Teacher Stage Class Name
Mrs Collins (M-W)
Mrs Cary (Thu-F)
3 Colourful
Ms Neale 3 Nifty
Mr Coskerie 3 Motivated
Mrs Phillips 2/3 Playful
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Mrs Davison 2 Jazzy
Ms Delli Fiori 2 Dedicated
Mr Gauci 2 Gallant
Ms Chircop 2 Charismatic
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Ms Tapp 1 Trendy
Mrs Creber (M-W)
Mrs Walker (Thu-F)
1 Caring
Mr Cameron 1 Super
Ms Daly 1 Delightful
Ms Street 1 Enchanted
Ms Assad 1 Awesome
Mr Wade 1 Wondrous
Mrs Neale 1 Noble
Mrs Johnson 1 Joyful
Mrs Maher 1 Magic
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Ms Brennan ES1 Amazing
Mr Clark ES1 Cool
Ms Wing ES1 Witty
Ms Bonin ES1 Epic
Ms Blackburn ES1 Bubbly
Ms Bareham ES1 Lovely
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Ms Malnersic Support Class Team Cosmic
Mrs Wood Support Class Team Wishful
Mrs Kelly Support Class Team Kind
Mrs Morris Support Class Team Marvel
2020 Sta�
Name Position
Mr Jance Principal
Mrs Neal Admin Manager
Miss Urry AP Stage 1
Mrs Roberts AP Stage 1
Mrs Periera AP Early Stage 1
Mrs Berry (M-Tu) AP Stage 2/3
Ms Wylie AP Support Unit
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Mrs Glover School Administration O�cer (SAO)
Mrs Phillips SAO
Mrs Elliott SAO
Mrs Fulko (W-F) SAO
Mrs Pearce (M-Tu) SAO
Mr O'Reilly (M-Tu; Even Week Fri) Counsellor
Mr Berry GA
Mrs Cox School Learning Support O�cer (SLSO)
Ms Scuteri SLSO
Mrs Walsh SLSO
Mr Flack SLSO
Ms Cruze SLSO
Assistant Principal and sta� at Spring Farm Public School
This year, the Assistant Principals (Miss Urry, Mrs Pereira, Mrs Berry, Ms Wylie and Mrs
Roberts) will not have their own class but will be working alongside class teachers to team teach,
release class teachers to do their professional learning and to provide general support for their
Stage, students and sta�.
Class leaders for 2020
Class teachers will be organising class leader elections. Students who are interested to become
class leaders will be are asked to write and present a short speech to their peers. If students were
a class leader in 2019 they are not able to be elected again this year. Individual classes will do
their speeches at various times and completed by Friday 22 February 2020.
Parents and carers will be noti�ed if their child has been elected as class leader.
Some examples of class leader responsibilities include:
attending meetings during lunch/recess
running assemblies in week 8 of each term
assisting fellow students and sta� in playground programs
fundraising
Signing your children out of school
When you need to take your child or children out early from school please go to the o�ce to have
your ID checked and wait for your child to come to the o�ce. The o�ce sta� will contact the
class teacher to arrange your child or children to come to the o�ce. If no one is in the o�ce,
please stay there until someone returns. Due to safety and privacy laws, it is imperative that
parents and carers stay in the o�ce and not go to the class when you need to take or pick up your
child or children.
Adult toilets in the school hall
Due to child protection laws, we ask that all parents or carers who need to use the toilet or need
to take their toddlers or young children to a toilet please use the hall toilets rather than the
student’s toilets.
All dogs prohibited on school premises
Under the Companion Animals Act, 1998 No 87 (14.1.e), all dogs are prohibited in school grounds,
(whether or not they are leashed or otherwise controlled). Thank you for understanding and
support.
Information VideosBelow are some videos the students and Mrs Evans have prepared explaining some of the
procedures at SFPS.
Kiss and ride
https://youtu.be/REkeO_D9ogg
Assembly awards
https://youtu.be/pO0jEFnc6E0
Late or absent from school
https://youtu.be/s1d36IWGAlU
Playground expectations
https://youtu.be/L-Kv_JDW35c
Keeping up to date with school eventsPlease keep referring to your skoolbag app and the school’s website for alerts, updates and up and
coming events. If you are unsure of something and cannot �nd the information on the app or on
the school’s website School Calendar tab, please email the school and we will get back to you as
soon as possible.
Spring Farm Public School is a Nut Aware SchoolAs a school, we aim to minimise the risk to children with documented allergies to nut products.
We have some students who are highly anaphylactic and require their EpiPen injection if they
have contact with these type of foods that contain nuts or eggs! Please consider what snack bar
you send with your child or children as we are all responsible for the wellbeing of our students.
How can you help?
Avoid, or use ‘nut free’ alternatives to the following products:
Nuts or Nut bar
Peanut butter
Nut spreads such as Nutella
Fruit and nut bars and muesli bars
Biscuits
Chocolates and any other products that have nuts listed in the ingredients
The school acknowledges that it is impractical to ask parents not to send food which states ‘may
contain traces of nuts’ on the label. This nut aware policy applies to those ingredients speci�cally
listed on the product label. Please view the Department of Education policy on anaphylaxis
procedures for schools:
https://education.nsw.gov.au/wellbeing-and-learning/health-and-physical-care/health-care-
procedures/conditions/anaphylaxis
2020 Resource List - Guide Only
P&C NewsThe next Spring Farm Public School P&C meeting will be on Monday 17th February 2020 at 7pm
in Block A of the sta�room. All parents and carers are welcome to attend.
The AGM is being held in week 8 of Term 1 on Monday 16th March, where all executive positions
will be declared open and all �nancial members are able to nominate and vote in the 2020 P&C for
Spring Farm Public School.
The school is working with the P&C on returning lost uniforms. We thank the P&C volunteers
who sort out lost uniform on a weekly basis.
Canteen Online Ordering The school canteen has online ordering now available; please download the Flexischools App on
your phone to utilise this optional service.
For further information visit: https://�exischools.com.au/mobile-app
2020 Fresh Starts Canteen MenuDue to increased enrolment numbers at Spring Farm Public School, Fresh Starts Canteen's menu
has changed to better accomodate our growing school.
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Spring Farm Public School
2570 Barley Road, Spring Farm, NSW, Australia
0246583057
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