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Tea Gardens Public School News 25 Witt Street Tea Gardens NSW 2324

Office Phone: 02 4997-0286 Fax: 024997 1254 Email: teagardens-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: http://www.teagardens-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Principal: Mark Clemson

Monday 24 July 2017 Week 2 - Term 3 Issue Number 21

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Student of the Week

Congratulations are extended to our Student of the Week award winner, Arabella Sylvaney. Arabella has been recognised as our student of the week for being a polite and helpful student who works hard and always does her personal best. Arabella receives a certificate and is rewarded with a $5 voucher to the Ice Cream Shack. Keep up the great work, Arabella! We look forward to announcing our next Student of the Week this Friday.

BOUQUETS Class Captains Term 3 Congratulations to the following students for being selected as class captains this term.

Travellers Tyson Hall Alexis Condie

Footprints Harry Webb Talia Sloggett

Mallee Jhanella Dolan Shae Roberts

Atmosphere Rory Ingram Rosie Whitby Gibber Logue White Matilda Bryant

Boulders Darcy Ingram Kiah Gutteridge

Globetrotters Braiven Megallon Kaitlyn Smith

COMING UP

Tea Gardens Public School Annual Public Speaking Competition - 2017

As part of the Speaking and Listening strand in English students are required to deliver a prepared speech to an audience. Our school Public Speaking program continues this week with stage semi-finals being held.

With the huge talent we have within our school it always proves to be a very close competition! Thank you to all the parents for helping to prepare your children to undertake this task.

Education Week Activities

A number of activities have been planned for Education Week next week these include: Tuesday 1 August – Public Speaking Grand Finals Wednesday 2 August – Start Smart Financial Literacy Workshops Wednesday 2 August – Showcase Day for Year 5/6 students Thursday 3 August – Mathy Matt Show 2pm- fully funded by the school Friday 4 August – Action Packed Open Day Assembly 9:15am- Throughout the week, all classes will be involved in the development of a continuous

story. Our story will be presented at the Special Friday assembly. In addition, a number of awards and other presentations will take place. Open Classrooms 10:00am Please join us for a picnic lunch 11-11:50am incorporating busking for charity by our music students

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Sports Tabloids 12pm-1:30pm Sydney Conservatorium of Music – Northern Tour performance 1:55pm

SCHOOL NEWS

Voluntary Contributions

Thank you to the parents and carers who have already paid the school voluntary contributions. The amount of $50 per family has been set in collaboration with the P & C and has remained unchanged again this year. It would be appreciated if all families would pay this contribution to support the ongoing improvements at Tea Gardens Public School.

MERIT AWARD WINNERS

Congratulations to the following Merit Award recipients who received awards at our weekly assembly.

Class Student Name Reason

Travellers Alexis Condie Enthusisatic contributor during class discussions

Rhani Genner Well detailed art works Footprints Keira Sheather Doing her best in all learning activities

Dexter Jones “Phrasing” when reading

Mallee Jhanella Dolan Settling in well to her new school and classroom

Liam Mitchell Showing initiative during L3 groups

Atmosphere Bethany Hestelow Doing her personal best in public speaking

Abigail Alderton Doing her personal best in public speaking

Gibber Malcolm Hestelow Class effort

Haleigh Simmons Public speaking

Bianka Patteson Developing resilience

Boulders Isabel Botham Excellent speech presentation

Gethyn Bryant Fantastic preparation and speech delivery

Globetrotters Elle Newlin A focused start to Term 3

Makai Dvorik A focused start to Term 3

Assembly is held on Friday morning commencing at 9:10am and everyone is welcome. This Friday, the Ministers will be hosting our assembly. Next week we will be hosting a special Education Week Assembly.

COMMUNITY NEWS

MEAL OF THE WEEK Delicious hom em ade Ch icken Cur ry served on a b ed o f r ice f o r

$14.95 st ar t s Tuesd ay 25 July, b e q uick t h is one w ill sell out !

To w arm you up w e also have chicken and veget ab le soup , and our f am ous p um p kin

soup , b o t h f o r $8 served w it h t oast .

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING- PBL

School Focus of the week is: Respect Each Other expectations

Safety Personal Best Respect Look out for others Encourage your peers Kind words

Personal space Welcome others Good listener

Be a friend

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WHAT IS THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION? The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (the national data collection) is an annual collection that counts the number of school students receiving an adjustment due to disability and the level of reasonable adjustment they are receiving. The national data collection counts students who have been identified by a school team as receiving an adjustment to address a disability as defined under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (the DDA). The DDA can be accessed from the ComLaw website at www.comlaw.gov.au.

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT FOR MY CHILD? The aim of the national data collection is to collect quality information about school students receiving an adjustment due to disability in Australia. This information will help teachers, principals, education authorities and families to better support students with disability to take part in school on the same basis as other students. The national data collection provides an opportunity for schools to review their learning and support systems and processes to continually improve education outcomes for their students with disability.

WHY IS THIS DATA BEING COLLECTED? All schools across Australia collect information about students with disability. But the type of information currently collected varies between each state and territory and across government, Catholic and independent school sectors. When undertaking the national data collection, every school in Australia uses the same method to collect information. Therefore, a government school in suburban Sydney collects and submits data in the same way as a Catholic school in country Victoria and an independent school in the Northern Territory. The annual collection aims to, over time, lead to nationally consistent, high quality data that will enable schools, education authorities and governments to gain a more complete understanding of students who are receiving adjustments because of disability in schools in Australia, and how to best support them.

WHAT ARE SCHOOLS REQUIRED TO DO FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY? All students are entitled to a quality learning experience at school. Schools are required to make reasonable adjustments, where needed, to assist students with disability to access and participate in education free from discrimination and on the same basis as other students. These responsibilities are outlined in the DDA and the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards). The Standards require educators, students, parents and others (e.g. allied health professionals) to work together so that students with disability can participate in education. The Standards can be accessed via the ComLaw website at www.comlaw.gov.au.

WHAT IS A REASONABLE ADJUSTMENT? A reasonable adjustment is a measure or action taken to help a student with disability access and participate in education on the same basis as other students. Reasonable adjustments reflect the assessed individual needs of the student, and are provided in consultation with the student and/or their parents and carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made across the whole school setting (e.g. ramps into school buildings), in the classroom (such as adapting teaching methods) and at an individual student level (e.g. extra tuition for a student with learning difficulties).

WHAT INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED? Every year your child’s school will collect the following information for each student receiving an adjustment due to disability:

the student’s level of education (i.e. primary or secondary)

the student’s level of adjustment

the student’s broad type of disability.

The information collected by schools will be available to all governments to inform policy and program improvement for students with disability.

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WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION? The definition of disability for the national data collection is based on the broad definition under the DDA. For the purposes of the national data collection, students with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia or auditory processing disorder, as well as chronic health conditions like epilepsy or diabetes, that require monitoring and the provision of adjustments by the school, may be included.

WHO COLLECTS INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION? Teachers and school staff count the number of students receiving an adjustment due to disability in their school, and the level of reasonable adjustment they are provided, based on:

consultation with parents and carers in the course of determining and providing reasonable adjustments

the school team’s observations and professional judgements

any medical or other professional diagnosis

other relevant information.

School principals are responsible for ensuring the information identified about each student is accurate.

HOW IS MY CHILD’S PRIVACY PROTECTED? Protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all students and their families is essential and is an explicit focus of the national data collection. Personal details, such as student names or other identifying information, are not provided to local or federal education authorities. Further information about privacy is available from www.education.gov.au/notices.

IS THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION COMPULSORY? Yes. All education ministers agreed to full implementation of the national data collection from 2015. This means that all schools must now collect and submit information annually on the number of students receiving adjustments due to disability in their care, and the level of adjustment they receive. Information about the arrangements that may apply to your school in relation to this data collection is available from your child’s school principal and the relevant education authority.

FURTHER INFORMATION Contact your child’s school if you have further questions about the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability. You can also visit www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability. An e-learning resource about the Disability Standards for Education 2005 is freely available for the use of individuals, families and communities at http://resource.dse.theeducationinstitute.edu.au/

CANTEEN NEWS

Fresh for Kids and the Sydney Markets are running a fruit and vegetable promotion and our school P&C operated canteen have been invited to participate. This promotion will run from 10 August to 22 September 2017. Students are rewarded with a sticker with each purchase of food from the canteen that contains fresh / frozen fruit and /or vegetables (Juice drops not included). Once students have received 2 stickers, they will instantly receive a Fresh for Kids character key ring —there are 7 to collect. Their completed entry forms, will be kept in the canteen and sent back to the Sydney Markets to go into a draw to win some fantastic major prizes including: 1st Prize 1 x Home entertainment pack (TV and DVD Player) 2nd Prizes 3 x Apple iPad Mini 16GB 3rd Prizes 10 x Fresh for Kids gift packs including a backpack, lunch bag and drink bottle 4th Prizes 20 x Event Cinema movie vouchers There will also be a prize for the school that sends back the highest number of entries per student. Let’s get behind this promotion and see how many entry forms we can get. Fresh / frozen fruit available each canteen day. Please check the canteen menu for meals that contain fruit and vegetables, it all counts!!!

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FULL STEAM AHEAD!

Our school is looking for resources to establish a Tinkering and Maker Spaces room at school. This space will investigate the areas of STEAM (Science, Technology, Art and Maths) across the curriculum. If parents and friends have any of the following items that are not presently being used, I'd be very grateful for your contribution. Donations can be permanent or on loan. If on loan and the items are not to be recycled, please write your name on the item and it will be returned at the end of the year. Please drop these items in directly to me at school. Sue Purvis

STEAM RESOURCES- REQUEST

– Paddle pop sticks – Toothpicks – Empty drink bottles- fizzy

drink – Crayons, construction paper, – Tape and duct tape – Scissors – Wooden dowels, icy pole

sticks, wooden toothpicks – Modelling clay / Play dough – Containers such as biscuit

tins, tic tac boxes, film canisters, cereal boxes

– Building Materials – Tools: – Pliers, clippers, scissors,

hammers, snips, clamps, measuring tapes, screwdrivers, punches, hacksaws (variety of sizes)

– Scrap wood, balsa and plywood

– Vinyl floor samples – Cardboard and fasteners – Nails, screws, nuts, bolts,

washers, pins, clips tape, glues and hooks

– Junk to be deconstructed and recycled

– Phones – Calculators – Remote controls – Clock radios – Old unusable computers or

laptops – needle threader; – fabric glue; – Conductive tape

– Unneeded tools – Toys – Glue gun and supplies – Felt, fabric, card, foam, tile

samples, vinyl, plastic – Stickers – Pipe cleaners, rubber

bands, paper clips, string, fishing line

– Sewing supplies, snaps, Velcro

– Soldering iron and soldering supplies

– Voltmeter – Small LEDs – buzzers and things that

make light and sound – Batteries, assorted sizes – Wire, copper tape,

conductive paint – Resistors, capacitors and

other small electronic parts – Tools: wire cutters and

strippers, pliers, tweezers – Magnifying glass – Vice for holding parts and

circuit boards steady – Old or broken mechanical

toys – (think mechanical plush

animals, dancing Santas, remote control cars, and more)

– Recyclable container such as a strawberry basket or yogurt cup

– Felt – Needle

– Stainless steel or copper nails

– Philips head screws – Flat head screws – Coated wire – Zip ties – Soldering irons – Solder – Power drill screwdriver – Hammer – Saw – Sand paper – Pipe cleaners, rubber

bands, paper clips, string, fishing line

– Other interesting materials to experiment with:

– Reused inputs, outputs and switches; micro switches; light sensors;

– larger battery packs*; – LEDs; – computer fans; – mechanical moving toy

parts; – doorbells or sound makers – A piece of hot melt glue

stick – Broccoli band – Tape – Conductive thread – Coin cell battery – Round nose pliers – other non-fraying fabrics like

vinyl, pleather, etc.; – thread; – buttons; – pincushion;

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CANTEEN “SNACK SHACK” NEWS AND WINTER MENU

The school canteen is open each Thursday and Friday.

Salads, Rolls & Wraps Pre-Ordered – Lunch Time Only Salad bowl (Italian dressing or mayo) $3.00 Add chicken, roast beef, tuna or ham $1.00 Add egg or cheese .50c Chicken or egg, lettuce & mayo wrap $3.50 Chicken or roast beef & salad roll $4.00 Tuna or ham & salad wrap $4.00 Add egg or cheese .50c Chicken fillet & salad hamburger $4.50 Lean beef patty & salad hamburger $4.50

Sandwiches & Toasties Pre-Ordered – Lunch Time Only Vegemite $2.00 toasted $2.50 Cheese $2.50 toasted $3.00 Vegemite & cheese $2.50 toasted $3.00 Ham & cheese $3.00 toasted $3.50 Chicken & cheese $3.50 toasted $4.00 Tuna & cheese $3.50 toasted $4.00 Ham, cheese & tomato $3.50 toasted $4.00 Chicken, cheese & tomato $3.50 toasted $4.00 Ham, cheese & pineapple $3.50 toasted $4.00

Hot Food & Jaffles Pre-Ordered – Lunch Time Only Chicken nuggets (6) $3.50 with sauce $4.00 Chicken nuggets (8) $4.50 with sauce $5.00 Chicken nuggets (10) $5.50 with sauce $6.00 Chicken nuggets (12) $6.50 with sauce $7.00 Low fat beef pie $4.00 with sauce $4.50 Low fat sausage roll $4.00 with sauce $4.50 Baked bean jaffle $3.50 Spaghetti jaffle $3.50 Hot chicken or roast beef & gravy long roll $4.00

Drinks, Slushies & Smoothies Bottled water 350mls $1.20 Bottled water 500mls $1.50 Fruit juice 200ml popper $1.40 *orange, apple or apple & blackcurrant Flavoured low fat milk 300ml $1.60 *chocolate or strawberry Milo – hot or cold (lunch time only) $1.50 Slush puppie (lunch time only) small $1.00 Slush puppies (lunch time only) large $2.00 Fruit smoothies (selected days only) $1.50

Snacks & Fresh Fruit Seasonal fresh fruit cup $1.00 Watermelon pops .60c Grape wands .60c Apple slinky .60c Milo custard .60c Plain rice crackers (3) .10c (6) .20c Plain popcorn (sml bag) .20c Pikelets (selected days only) .30c each or 2 for .50c Fruit Muffin (selected days only) .50c Zucchini slice (selected days only) .50c

Juice Drops, Ice Blocks, Yoghurt & Fruit Ice Creams Juice drops (2) .10c (4) .20c Juicy fruits (1) .50c (2) $1.00 Yogo fruits (1) .50c (2) $1.00 Frozen pineapple, grapes or orange (sml bag) .50c Frozen fruit soft serve cups $1.00 Quelsh fruit stick – mixed flavours .50c Juicies – wildberry $1.00 Moosies – blue moon $1.20 Icy pole - lemonade $1.30