Term 3 Week 4

10th August 2016

Phone: 4647 7116

Fax: 4647 6617

Email: harringtnp-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Web: www.harringtnp-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

CARE for others BELIEVE in yourself SUCCEED through effort

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

August 2016 12th Athletics Carnival 12th Sausage Sizzle 16th ICAS Mathematics 16th 800m & 100 relays 17th PBL Expressions due 17-19th Yr 4 Berry Camp 25th Mimosa Recorder Perf.

Opera House

26th T3 Gala Day (1/3)

29th Cantabile Opera House Perf

29-31st Swim Scheme (Yrs 2-6)

September 2016 1st PSSA Athletics Field & 800m 1st -2nd Swim Scheme (Yrs 2-6) 2nd PSSA Athletics Track 2nd CBS Assembly 12.30pm 7th Primary Proms Rehearsal 15th Yr 6 Mini Fair 16th T3 Gala Day (2/3) 21st Primary Proms

Rehearsal/Concert 22nd CBS Assembly 12.30pm 23rd T3 Gala Day (3/3) 23rd Last Day Term 3 26th School Holidays

October 2016 10th Term 4 Commences 31st Canberra Excursion December 2016 12th Yr 6 Farewell, The Cube 6-10pm 16th Last Day Term 4

Harrington Park Public School had a wonderful Education Week. We

were very proud to open our classrooms to our community as well as

share our performance groups at our assembly. Thank you to those

who could take the time to share our day.

Our P&C have continued to support our students learning needs.

Most recently we have had to replace a number of electronic

whiteboards unexpectedly. Our school has always been well

resourced but we are at a point in the school’s lifecycle where we

need to update some aspects. The P&C through their tireless efforts

and our communities support of their fundraisers, are well placed to

help us replace these items so we can continue to support our

students in classrooms.

Over the next few months our school will transition to the new NSW

public schools’ finance system and a new bank account. As such,

there will be adjustments to how and when we can accept parent

payments. Parent / Guardian payments must be finalised by 23rd

September 2016. If you could make any outstanding payments as

soon as possible this would greatly assist in this transition. As part of

the new finance system the school will be enforcing payment cut-off

dates. The cut-off dates may seem early but are required to confirm

numbers and payments to suppliers.

We thank you for your understanding.

Warm regards

Kelly Paton Principal

2017 Kinder enrolments have commenced Enrolment forms are now available from the school’s office. Please

register at the office by supplying the required documentation and

registering for an initial assessment known as Best Start.

2017 enrolments will be taken between the hours of 9.30 am – 2.30 pm.

Many students from 5G

have been to the Vivid

Festival in Sydney. We

discussed the

attractions in class and

watched some videos of

the displays which have

been projected onto the

Opera House over the

last few years. This

gave us inspiration to

produce some creative

artworks.

What an exciting time we all had at the Science Museum, in Wollongong. We had the

opportunity to view the stars and constellations and watch a movie about aliens exploring

the planets, where they finally chose Earth as their perfect holiday destination. The two

levels of equipment to explore and learn about the effects of pushing, pulling, magnetism,

air and peddle power kept us entertained for ages. Finally, we watched and participated in

some fabulous experiments to do with water and its importance.

CELEBRATING SUCCESS

Congratulations to the following students who were recognised at their stage assemblies for their recent efforts.

Early Stage 1 Merit Awards KA Beaudi M Writing his name Kaitlyn S Great reading Jet D Fantastic work in maths KK Mahmoud A Focusing on all activities during reading groups Reuben F Maintaining concentration during reading groups Aliana Fantastic expression when reading aloud KL Sienna P Her wonderful effort during writing lessons Ruby F Great participation in class discussions Joshua K Excellent effort during reading groups KO Isaac M His excellent effort in TENS activities Diesel C His excellent behaviour & great listening skills Tayla P Great effort in learning her sight words KS Jasmine M Excellent writing using pronouns Joshua W Improved fluency and expression when reading aloud Jamil A Working hard to improve his reading Stage 1 Merit Awards 1M Aston N Working hard during maths lessons Arham A Making a fantastic powerpoint presentation Alicia P Excellent recall of number facts Pranavi N Amazing narrative writing Kynan E Outstanding improvement in fast maths Andrew W Fluent and expressive reading 1K Jessica D Consistently working hard in all tasks Milan V Improved effort during writing Julian B Putting an enormous effort into reading groups Izaac W Fantastic work habits Paul K Trying extra hard during reading groups Mae C Wonderful weekend recount 1D Jamie A Excellent effort during writing lessons Leroy M Outstanding work during mathematic lessons Matthew B Excellent attention during all lessons Daniella P Outstanding work during reading groups Sophi C Outstanding effort in all KLA’s Jazmin R Excellent work during reading groups

Stage 1 Merit Awards (cont’d) 1V Zeb S A fantastic improvement in his handwriting Evangeline B Her excellent vocabulary knowledge Emma W Trying hard during sport Harrison W A wonderful improvement in his work habits Bailey E Excellent comprehension work during reading groups Meagan R Always having beautiful book work 1/2M Alyssa S For an excellent recount of her holidays Oscar C For an excellent recount of his holidays Isaac M For an excellent attitude in reading groups Harry R Excellent fluency and expression when reading Amelia A Excellent work in TEN’s Activities Eliah F Excellent results in spelling 2G Alessandra Z Great work during number tasks Jacob S Trying hard to concentrate and complete tasks Blake M Working harder during reading tasks Nathan D Great work in activities Grace B Great work during shared reading Jay C Great work in all learning areas 2N Noah W An excellent effort in spelling groups Isabel P Her terrific effort in maths and reading groups Xavier S Using great expression when reading aloud Riley C Making a great effort to complete his story writing Lucas U For being a maths whizz! Simran S Applying skills learnt in her writing 2W Haze S A wonderful summary of his novel Myah L A great verbal summary of her novel Cameron W A great comprehension of her novel Keenen F Wonderful results in mathematics Cooper S Great work ethics in all key learning areas Jaxon S Great improvement with inferential comprehension 2E Keanu R Great effort during mathematics Zahra N Fantastic descriptive writing Hayley M Working hard in all areas Sienna B Excellent understanding of comprehensive adjectives Riley J Great contributions to class discussion Jake B Excellent ideas in science

CELEBRATING SUCCESS

Congratulations to the following students who were recognised at their stage assemblies for their recent efforts.

Stage 2 Merit Awards 3D Xander L Trying hard to learn his Spelling Bee words Ethan M Trying hard to improve his writing Charlie G Being a clever reading detective 3E Theo P Positive contributions to classroom discussions Jasen P Working well in class Irvin V Showing a good understanding of math problem solving 3J Logan G Being a caring and reliable member of 3J Atiek A His improved comprehension when reading Billy N His exceptional efforts in spelling 3/4T Charlize J For consistent on-task behavior Annabelle F For always working hard and showing beautiful behaviour Caiden S For demonstrating excellent time management skills during our open classroom 4C De Jay C For taking pride in his bookwork this term Braylan H For working hard in math lessons 4J Annabelle M For her dedication to her learning Pasquale M For his enthusiasm during class discussions and activities

Stage 3 Merit Awards 6D Bethany F Working hard to contribute to class discussions Concetta M Always being a hardworking class member Julia D Improved application during maths activities 6H Jayden M His improved use of descriptive language in narrative writing Anthony R A creative design for the threatened species art competition Lili W Applying herself in mathematics lessons when questions are challenging 6B Jack B Consistent application to all areas of his learning Bianca C Insightful contributions during class discussions 5/6S Jessica O Wonderful effort in writing tasks. Well done Darci C Outstanding contributions during reading activities. Well done Rafael Z Outstanding effort during mathematics tasks 5G Hannah Mc A very pleasing effort in writing Emily A A very pleasing effort in reading 5O Aaron V Excellent work with basic number facts Mikaela M Working hard to develop neat handwriting Elisha M Excellent story writing 5M Tuskin G Working well in reading activities Daniela S Great problem solving in mathematics

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On Thursday 4th of August, 2016, students from the Primary Dance Ensemble, the

Stage Two Dance Group, the Senior Drumming Group and the Hot Peppers Skipping

Team attended the 2567 Showcase that was held at Elizabeth Macarthur High School.

Students performed their individual items in both a matinee and evening performance.

All of the students represented the school with great pride, displaying wonderful

manners and performed with wonderful enthusiasm. All of the students should be so

proud of their effort on the day. Our two school captains, Luke Loprete and Annalysse

Stevens, along with Kiera Morrissey also compered the event for both performances.

A big thank you to Mrs Dalzell who facilitated all of the organisation for the event and

Mrs Scherer, Ms Mayer, Mrs Tidyman and Mrs Smukulis who assisted in organising and

supervising their individual groups on the day. Also, to Mr Green who was a coordinator

for the event, providing a wonderful opportunity for the students to perform.

”Popstars” the Musical opens Wednesday 10th August

Tickets online: https://t.co/71sipvEKdr In 2016, Elizabeth Macarthur High School will be presenting “Popstars” the musical. It’s boyband vs girlband in this hilarious brand new musical from the team that brought you the global hit Back to the 80’s. Packed with pop smash

hits from the hyper-coloured 1990’s by artists such as the Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, N*Sync and many more.