Smithtown Public School

Community Newsletter

Term 2 2020

Smithtown Public School

30 - 38 Cannane Street

Smithtown NSW 2440

Phone: 6567 4529

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

Principal: Jenny Sawyer

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING

Innovation Opportunity Success

STREET LIBRARIES ARE BEAUTIFUL HOMES FOR BOOKS We invite you to share the joys of reading and create lasting connections inside the Smithtown community. Our Street Library offers a way to share good things to read—favourite books from your childhood or books to recommend to friends; books that teach, intrigue and engage you. All of us can help by keeping this collection stocked with good reading material. TAKE A BOOK: If you see something you would like to read, take it. GIVE A BOOK: Leave books here which you no longer read for others, to enjoy. SHARE A BOOK: Return your book to this Street Library or pass it on to a friend, neighbour or relative. Pay it forward!

NESTLÉ & CRUSTY’S BAKERY We would like to acknowledge and thank Nestle and

Crusty’s Bakery who continue

to support our winter

breakfast program. Eating

breakfast is important for

children and supports their

learning during their morning

literacy sessions.

Mr Pat Conaghan MP—Member for Cowper with our 2020 Year 6 Leadership Team

L:R Benji, Zaidon, Mr Pat Conaghan MP, Shaye, Will

SCHOOL SECURITY 1300 880 021 Whenever you see people at our school we are asking if you could ring School Security 1300 880 021 (24 hours) . You do not have to give your name, so there is no need to worry about these people finding out that you have called School Security. You just say that you are a neighbour to our school. You do not have to confront these people or speak to them. Just ring School Security whenever you see people / children even ex students who are behaving suspiciously. We value your support!

TERM 3 - 2020

Monday 20 July Staff Development Day

Tuesday 21 July Students return

Friday 25 September Last Day of Term 3

Monday 12 October Staff and students return for Term 4

P PLATERS Learners at our school achieve their P’s licence when they demonstrate independent learning habits. They also get to celebrate their achievements with hot chips from Smithtown General Store.

COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

On Monday 22 June at 2.00 pm community members met

at Smithtown Public School with the hope of clarifying the

values of the Smithtown community and the actions we

need to enact to achieve our shared vision for our

community.

At first we identified what are the positives of living in

this small unique community:

• Life -long friendships

• familiarity with families

• everyone knows kids and families

• kids watching out for each other

• feeling safe

• opportunity to teach our kids values

• looking out for each other

• easy to spot danger and strangers

• help there when we need it

• easy to socialise and connect with each other

What values do we want?

• respect for each other

• respect for people and their property

• respecting different opinions without judgement

• treating people the way you want to be treated

• helping others

• honesty being

• kindness

• parents working together to solve problems

• respect of community resources eg park

• being supportive, friendly

What values do we not want?

• disrespect

• bad behaviour in public places

• swearing, hurting people , littering,

• judgement

• conflict

Where to next?

1. What is the role of the school in teaching and sup-

porting shared values?

2. What is the role of parents?

3. What is the role of the community?

Please circle if you would be interested in attending any

of the following workshops at Smithtown Public School:

• Positive Parenting one hour mini workshops

• Conflict resolution workshop

• Establishing routines at home workshop

• Understanding child development workshop

• Other ideas please comment below:

We value your input in supporting us to make Smithtown a safe and caring community. Please drop off your ideas and comments to the secured box located at the Smithtown General Store.

• chinese whispers

• fighting, bullying

• making assumptions

• destruction of property

• talking behind peoples back

• poor communication

What actions will achieve our values/ vision?

• Speak to others children if they are in immediate

danger

• Coming together in a mature manner

• Speaking to others the way you want to be spoken to

• Use non- violent communication

• Resolve conflict

• Establish supportive networks

• Think of the bigger picture

• Allow children to be children, things will be different

for them tomorrow

• Talk more , listen more

• Get along

• Own your mistakes and don’t pass it on to someone

else

• If you have nothing nice to say , say nothing

• Mind your own business

• Supervise your own children

• Communicate in a way to resolve issues and bring

about understanding

• Ethics lessons

What will get in the way of achieving harmony and en-

acting our values within our community?

• Peoples negative opinions

• Texting rather than talking

• Thinking your kid can do no wrong

• Not using mistakes as opportunities to learn

• Not allowing kids a chance to work it out themselves

• Kids telling parents miss information