School Contributions

ERRINGTON COUNT W PUBLIC SCHOOL Y Email: [email protected] Website: www.werringcty-p.schools.nsw.edu.au John Batman Ave, Werrington County 2747 th TERM 1 WEEK 6 Wednesday, 4 March, 2015 Phone: 9673 2711 Fax: 9623 1337

We have certainly started the year off well on the sporting fields. At a glance…….. Congratulations to all our students who have been selected into

District teams and will not only be representing our school but Penrith Valley as well. We also have a squad of 23 swimmers at Calendar the District swimming carnival today. Well done!!!!!!!!

Term 1 Parent Concerns

Week 6 If you have any concerns regarding your child or others at our 2.3.15 school please contact me to discuss your concerns. Please do Kinders finish at 3.00pm not approach children in the playground to discuss any issues. These may encroach on child protection laws. Most Week 7 problems are usually solved very quickly when we look at the 10.3.15 whole issue. Assembly Run by: 2P Item: 2Q School Contributions 11.3.15 Assembly This year we are asking for a fee of $45 per child with a limit of Run by: 5/6M Item: 2Q $100 per family. 12.3.15 Selective HS Test With another new class this year we are having to provide an extra Interactive Whiteboard as well as extra technology. This Week 8 payment will also assist the school in covering the cost of book 17.3.15 covers, exercise books, stationery and paper. It also assists us in P&C Meeting updating our equipment including technology, reading material, sporting and maths equipment. Please assist us in providing the extras for your child through paying this fee as soon as possible.

School Website - www.werringcty-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Please visit our school website. You can access the school’s School Fees newsletter as well stay up to date with our school term calendars. $45 per child In the very near future you will be able to download permission $100 per family notes / information for our school events.

Our face book page is also available and this has been a valuable resource as a reminder of upcoming events as well notifying of cancellations and / or changes to arrangements.

Newsletter and Notes Email Subscriptions iPhone and iPad Apps We are pleased to inform you that you can now subscribe to receive newsletters, notes and notices via email and also access these via an app for your iPhone and iPad. Support for other phones is coming in the future. This subscription will also send emails to notify you of changes or cancellation of events eg. cancellation of Penrith Cup due to rain etc. We would prefer you to receive the newsletter electronically. There are many advantages:

 easy and direct reminders straight to your email account;  simple to use mobile apps  your child can’t forget or lose newsletters and notices;  access to the newsletters/notices if your child is absent from school;  reduced photocopying and administration time costs to the school; and  supporting our environmental initiatives.

Please note that any savings to the school is money that can be better used on classroom resources or for improving your child’s school environment. Subscribe for email updates 1. Visit our website at www.werringcty-p.schools.nsw.edu.au 2. Click the “Newsletters and Notes” top menu 3. Click “Subscribe to receive newsletters and notes via email.” 4. Under the “Email Subscribe” heading, tick on the Newsletters list and the other applicable lists, then enter in your name and email address. 5. Click Subscribe 6. IMPORTANT: An email will be sent to your email address, you MUST click the “Activate Now” inside this email that is sent to you. Get the school newsletter via an app on your iPhone and iPad 1. Get the iPhone and iPod Touch app by visiting http://iphone.schoolenews.com.au 2. Get the iPad app by visiting http://ipad.schoolenews.com.au

Tracie Duclos Principal It’s not too late!!!

If you wish to participate in the challenge please fill out the form below and return it to Mrs Baxter who will give you a Personal Reading Log.

For further information please visit the website. https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html I invite all students to take up the challenge as soon as possible. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Mrs Baxter Mrs Duclos Teacher Librarian Principal ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

To Mrs Baxter

______(name) ______(class) wishes to undertake the Premier’s Reading Challenge.

I understand that it is a condition of entry that students who enter and successfully complete the Challenge will receive a PRC Certificate and have their name appear on the PRC Honour Roll.

Signed ______(Parent/Guardian)

Procedures for Dealing with Overdue Library Books

Weekly Using OASIS the Teacher Librarian reminds students during library class time to return any overdue library books. Once a student has an overdue library book they are not permitted to borrow any further books until the overdue ones have been returned or the replacement costs paid for.

Monthly At the beginning of each month a computer generated (OASIS) reminder notice is sent to all students who have not returned library books. For those students who have already been issued with an OASIS generated reminder letter a letter signed by the teacher librarian and the principal will be sent to the student’s home via the post. Weekly class reminders continue.

At the end of the year a record is kept of all students and the titles of the resources that they have not returned. Students who have failed to return library books or pay for their replacement cost will be prevented from borrowing. This will not however prevent them from using any library resources whilst they are at school, nor prevent them from accessing the library at the appropriate times.

Mrs Baxter Teacher Librarian