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5 July 20195 July 2019

The Aquila Feed

Education Week 5th-9th August

We are looking forward to hosting Education Week activitiesduring Week 3 of next term, 5th-9th of August. This is a timeto celebrate Public Education in NSW, and the achievements ofall students at our school. We are looking forward to having ourfirst ever book character parade and supporting the StarlightFoundation through a crazy hair and sock day. Moreinformation about other Education Week events will be sharednext term!

Term 3 Gymnastics

A reminder to all parents that the school Gymnastics programbegins next term. Please pay $33 to the office no later than July24th. Students who do not participate in the program will notreceive a reporting grade in Semester 2.

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Can You Help?

We are accepting enrolments for 2020Kindergarten children beginning term 3.

You can enrol your child in kindergarten for 2020 if they turn 5on or before 31 July in 2020. They must be enrolled by theirsixth birthday.

Please attend our office to collect an enrolment package.

For further information on enrolling in a NSW public primaryschool please follow the link

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/enrol-nsw-public-primary-school

What you'll need

You'll need the child's:

For children who've never enrolled in a NSW public school,you'll also need their:

Investigating Energy

Stage One have spent Term 2 investigating different types ofenergy and the sources that energy comes from. The FireAnts discovered that our bodies produce heat energy and canmelt chocolate, made plastic cup guitars to experiment withdifferent pitches and volumes of sound, and investigated howlight energy travels. Students have been inquisitive andmotivated, approaching their learning with an abundance ofenthusiasm and a desire to learn more!

Message from Rose Manousaridis,Principal

We have had a very productive firstsemester with our enrolments more thandoubling and managing ongoing change inour new and developing school.

I hope that you are happy with theachievements of your child and that thestudent reports you have received provide abasis for discussions around where to next?

The school holidays provide an excellent opportunity for familiesto spend meaningful time together away from the routine ofschool and this does not mean spending big money.

Try:

• personal details

• proof of residential address such as a council ratesnotice, electricity bill

• Medicare number

• medical details and health conditions

• doctor's details

• emergency contact details

• family law or court orders (if applicable)

• disability or other support needs, including anylearning and support plans (if applicable).

• birth certificate or identity documents

• parent/carer’s details

• residency status or visa number for child and parents(if applicable)

• passport, travel documents or current visa for childand parents (if applicable)

• Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR)immunisation history statement.

• Reading with your child

• Playing board games

• Singing and dancing together

• Cooking with your child

• Watching a movie and talking about it

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Congratulations to all our students who have grown anddeveloped in semester 1. We look forward to bigger and betterachievements in semester 2.

Congratulations to our teachers who have invested enormousprofessional energy and commitment into getting to know andunderstand their students and provide them with the bestlearning opportunities.

Finally, congratulations to our parents who have worked veryclosely with our school to ensure that their child’s learningis supported in the home environment. We know that whenschools and parents work together learning and wellbeingoutcomes are maximised for our students.

Have a wonderful winter break.

Kindergarten Reading Workshop

On the 24th of June, the Kindergarten teachers hosted a parentworkshop all about teaching reading to students inKindergarten. We explained the different strategies that childrenacquire over time and apply when decoding words, as wellas the importance of students understanding what they arereading. Thank you to all of the wonderful parents who attendedand engaged so eagerly with the workshop. We are eager tohost more parent workshops in the future. If you have anyrequests for what you would like us to cover, please speak toyour child's teacher.

Access the presentation below

Multicultural Perspectives PublicSpeaking

Wentworth Point Public School had three representatives in thelocal final of this competition which was held at HomebushPublic School last week. The competition has two divisions,one for students in Years 3 and 4 and one for students in Years5 and 6. Students presented a prepared speech and then had5 minutes to prepare an impromptu speech. Sriya was our Year4 competitor and she did a magnificent job with her preparedspeech “Multiculturalism at School” then followed up with awell argued impromptu speech on the topic “Accidents”. In the

senior competition Ruqayah and Lily both presented passionatespeeches on the topics “It’s Complicated” and “Human Rightsand Wrongs” with their speeches being well received by theaudience. Their impromptu topic was “Taking a Risk” whichbrought some entertaining responses from the competitors.Whilst our students were unsuccessful in reaching the nextround of the competition they can be justifiably proud of theirefforts in preparing for and competing in the local final. They aredefinitely public speakers in the making. Well done girls!

Gail Wheatley

Drama

During Term 2, all students have been developing theirself-esteem, trust and co-operation skills through drama. Theyhave participated in varied independent, paired and groupactivities. Drama has helped the Explorers find their voices. TheSunbears are developing their emotional understanding andlanguage skills through Drama while the Lions are learning towork together through role-playing. Students in Kindergartenhave been using their imagination to independently role-playmany different characters. Stage One students have beenworking collaboratively in groups to create short dramaticimprovisations. The Bees and Rainbow Dragons have beenlearning to mime and mirror each other’s movements in pairs.Stage Three have been experimenting with creatingimprovisations based on court room drama. The pieces thatthey have put together have been entertaining and enjoyable.The entire class gets involved and participates in the fun of eachperformance.

EALD with Mrs Prasad

Our New Arrival Program students are learning to writepersuasive texts this term. They are using different forms ofplanning so they can successfully write a persuasive text. Thestudents in Senior NAP 1, NAP 2 and NAP 3 are showingdifferent types of scaffolds used in their groups to assist them inwriting. Before students begin the formal lesson, they do some

• Teaching your child how to do house chores

• Walking in the park

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warm up activities. Students are playing ‘what is on my head?’for this lesson.

Puppies

The Puppies have been building their literacy and investigationskills while learning about 3D objects. Kindergarten studentsinvestigated different characteristics of 3D objects and howthese characteristics affect movement. We used play materialsto create models of real life 3D objects, and determinedwhether they would slide, stack or roll.

Lions

The Lions have been working hard in Mathematics this termto develop their knowledge and understanding of a varietyof topics. This week the Year 1 students have been workingon multiplication, by modelling groups of and practicing skipcounting.

Senior students have been discussing mass, and makingconnections to everyday life. Students used the pan balanceto compare mass and discuss whether items were heavier orlighter than a kilogram. The Lions enjoyed using the iPads toanswer the question ‘What weighs 1kg at Woolworths?’

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