Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday 18th March 2015

DEPUTY PRINCIPALS REPORT DATES TO REMEMBER TERM 1 School Assemblies The first Kindergarten to Year 2 Assembly will be held this Fri Mar 20 K - 2 Assembly 10am th Fri Mar 20 Yr 3 – 6 Assembly 12 noon Friday 20 March, commencing at 10.00am (please note change of usual time). The first Years 3-6 School Assembly Fri Mar 27 Aboriginal Performance th Wed April 1 SRC Disco will also be held this Friday 20 March commencing at 12 Thurs April 2 Stage 2 Camp deposit DUE noon. Parents are very welcome to attend. Members of the SRC, Aboriginal Student Leaders and Environmental Group Thurs April 2 Easter Hat Parade 12 noon representatives will receive their badges at these Thurs April 2 Last day Term 1 assemblies.

Easter Hat Parade PRINCIPALS REPORT Our Easter Hat Parade this year will be held on Thursday 2nd Week 8 already and I am continually amazed at all the April (the last day of term). The hat parade will be for all fantastic work that our students are producing. As I visit students in Preschool, Kindergarten and Years 1-6. The classrooms I see our students doing the best they can and parade will commence at 12.00 noon. Parents are invited to showing outstanding commitment to their learning. Well done view the parade and join their children for a picnic lunch keep up the great work. afterwards. The P&C will be running their sausage sizzle and will be drawing the winners for their Easter raffles. So come Congratulations to our Stage 3 students who visited The along and join in the fun. Entrance RSL branch for a tour of the museum, our students as usual set a high standard of behaviour and asked Win Bin Winners excellent questions to find answers to guide their learning. A Congratulations to Lily-Ann Salmon 2K, Madison Starkey 2K, big thank you to Diggers and the RSL branch for hosting our Madeline Nesbitt 2K and Rosealee Lockyer 5M who were visit. win bin winners. Congratulations and well done to all of our outstanding students who have received win bins.

As learning changes across our school community at The NAPLAN Entrance Public school, a challenge for parents and carers Year 3 & 5 students will be doing the National Assessment will be to ask their children, “What good question did you ask Program Literacy and Numeracy (Naplan) tests in Week 3 of today?” rather than “How was your day?.” These types of next term. The Language Conventions and Writing tests will questions encourage students to direct their learning and be held on Tuesday 12th May, the Reading tests on encourages a wide perspective on learning. Wednesday 13th May and the Numeracy tests on Thursday 14th May. Friday will be used for catch up tests for those who A reminder that the toilets at school are for, The Entrance were absent on any of the previous days. Public School students use only, visitors to the school throughout the day including before school in the morning University of NSW Exams and afternoon pick up that need to use the toilets need to Each year the University of NSW runs international see the office and be directed to a staff or visitor toilet. Thank competitions for students in schools throughout Australia and you for your assistance with this issue as it is for the safety of in some overseas countries. The competitions are held for our students and is a child protection issue. students in Years 3-6 in Digital Technologies, Science, Spelling, Writing, English and Mathematics. There is a cost Facts about fractions: If you’ve forgotten 3/5 of primary involved in competing ranging from $8.00 to $17.00. All school maths and 7/8 of high school maths, what’s left? Ah students receive a Certificate and an individual Student ha! Kids need help learning how to add fractions too. The Report indicating which questions they answered correctly, only thing left is to print these fact sheets. as well as the average mark for the state. The Digital Technologies competition is a theoretical test not a practical test. Find our more: https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/eppcontent/glossary/app/resourc If you would like your child to compete in any or all of the e/factsheet/4013.pdf competitions, please complete the application form near the end of the newsletter, place it in an envelope, including the Amazing art: Autumn’s the perfect season to take a trip to a total cost and return it to the school office. All applications gallery. The popular ArtExpress exhibition connects us to the must be returned by Monday 30th March. inner lives and self-expression of high school students. Amazing works are on show throughout NSW. Check out the Warren Mee calendar. DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

Find out more: http://artexpress.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/ ABORIGINAL PERFORMANCE AT THE ENTRANCE Year 6 students moving into Year 7 in 2016: Completed PUBLIC SCHOOL th Expression of lnterest form should be returned to your On Friday the 27 of March, highly respected Aboriginal primary school no later than Friday 20 March 2015. performer, Fred Reid is featuring at The Entrance Public School in his ‘Let’s Bridge the Gap’ Performance. Making phonics fun. Help your child Sounding out aloud: Fred’s performance aims to bring about better understanding learn to read by sounding out their words. Here are some of Aboriginal people and their culture. The performance tips to help your child gain confidence reading. encourages audience participation and begins with an

Acknowledgement to Country and Welcome Dance. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework- and-study/english/english-tips/phonics-helping-your-child- The cost of the show is $3.50 per student, money and with-letters-and-sounds permission notes need to be returned to the front office by Tuesday the 24th of March 2015. Have a great week! Mrs Liana Haslam Mark Rudd Organising Teacher PRINCIPAL

1 Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday 18th March 2015 K6BW NEWS children. We encourage and support our young children to ILP Meetings say “Stop it, I don’t like it” when things happen they don’t like. A big thank you to parents who recently If the negative behaviour of their peers continues, they go up K-6BW attended their child’s ILP meeting. It was to a playground teacher and report it. This is recorded on lovely to meet with you to share your clipboards and entered onto the computer. This way we can child’s achievements and successes and discuss their identify continuing incidents, determine whether it is bullying, learning goals for the coming year. Please remember that if notify parents and if need be, further interventions are you have any concerns or questions about your child at employed. school, you can always contact Mrs White or Mrs Best via email, your child’s communication book or telephone. If we Congratulations for the following children who received a are on class and unable to speak to you, we will always class award at our last Stage 1 Assembly: arrange to call you back at a more suitable time. 2A: Integration Class awards Being part of a busy mainstream school, offers students in Matthis Dewitte – an excellent class and school member the Support Class many valuable opportunities to integrate Kaitlyn Crouch – a responsible learner who is a pleasure to and socialise with their same-age peers. Sport, assemblies, teach scripture and whole school activities, such as the upcoming school disco and Easter Hat Parade, are some of the Value awards opportunities students have to join with their mainstream Baylie Kuech – a wonderful star of the week who peers, developing important social skills and networks. This demonstrated good responsibility to the job year, it has also been wonderful to see our students Chloe Osborn – showing respect, responsibility and confidently joining in play on the main playground before personal best all the time school and at recess and lunch times. 2K: SRC & Environment Representatives Class awards Congratulations to K6BW’s class representatives: Keliesha Loadsman Donovan – working hard in groups • Grace Groves-Loveridge, SRC Mason Tipping – gorgeous handwriting • Remy Sagaga, Environment Value awards Throughout the year Grace and Remy will take part in many – a kind and caring friend. Absolute events and activities, commencing with an excursion to Dominic Carpenter pleasure to teach Calga Walkabout Park on Wednesday. They will both be – beautiful manners and always trying her presented with their badges at an Assembly on Friday 20 Makayla White best March. Parents are welcome to attend.

: Mary Best, Gemma White, Chris Green and Sabien 2M Class awards Stragliotto Shayla Bentley – great improvement in reading Support Class Team – fast and accurate work in literacy groups Mitchell Hughes

KINDERGARTEN NEWS Value awards WIN BINs have now been introduced into the Teran Wood – a wonderful caring student K Kinder playground. They are our school’s positive Krystal Naylor – a quiet respectful student who always does playground reward system. If your child’s name is her best work lucky enough to be drawn out of the box on a Monday morning then they have won a prize from the Prize 1P: Box or a canteen voucher. It is a popular incentive that Class awards reinforces acceptable playground behaviours. Sunny Tierney – trying his best to be a fluent reader

th Isla McMeekin – spectacular skip counting “Let’s Bridge the Gap” performance- Friday the 27 March. The cost is $3.50 and can be paid at the office or Value awards given to your class teacher. Chase Pompey-Davis – always displaying beautiful manners and respectful behaviour School Disco – Wednesday 1st April. The K-2 time slot is Maddison Cheong – always showing respect and being a 5.00-6.15pm. The cost will be $4 and pre order tickets are good friend available at the office. 1B: A big thumbs up to everyone who received a Class awards RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY or PERSONAL Georgia Hunter – working hard at handwriting BEST award at our mini assembly. Keep up the Dominic Gunn – fantastic reading great work. Value awards Stephanie Ainslie, Nicole Quye, Amanda Roberts and Jessika Mackie – always displaying beautiful manners and Mardi McFarlane. respect to her class and teachers Eathan Thach – always using his manners and doing his STAGE 1 NEWS best All Year 1 and 2 children are expected, like the rest of the school, to keep their hands and feet to 1M: 1 themselves out in the playground. Last week Class awards several school personnel had to spend quite a bit of Layla Hawkins – big effort with her Maths 2 time following up on playground incidents where Chloe Williams – working hard in all areas boys have become physical to each other. Usually the ‘game’ starts out fun but someone always ends up hurt Value awards and then it is reported as bullying. Bullying is something that Nyaka Gumbs – showing responsibility occurs over and over again and is targeting a child/group of Jiro Bissett – showing respect

2 Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday 18th March 2015 1W: Good News Story Class awards On Tuesday The Entrance Public School was represented by Rylee Marteene – always being a pleasure to have in the 25 Year 4 students at ANZAC Day centenary celebrations. classroom They visited Diggers, toured through the museum and Kyle Rowland – always trying his best and being on task enjoyed a free lunch. What a fantastic opportunity for them to learn about the history of Australia. Value awards Jaylan Whelan – settling in to be a lovely class member of Classroom Snapshot – News from 3H 1W For Book Study this term, 3H is reading “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Riley Whitbread – settling in to be a lovely class member of by Roald Dahl. For the past 4 weeks we have been revolted 1W by the evil farmers who are out to kill our hero, the

We have had some clever little readers who have been handsome Mr. Fox, his loving wife, Mrs. Fox and the four reading regularly. The following children have received their small foxes. Thankfully the horrid farmers have only Sand Home Reading Award and pencil: managed to capture his tail so far.

1W: Apparently, Fantastic Mr Fox was Roald Dahl's favourite of Tesharnah Desmond, Eliza McQuarrie, Shyla Clarkson, his own books, and it's one his fans in 3H adore, too. The Jaylan Whelan, Kyle Rowland and Jessica Tatham language he uses in his writing is wonderfully descriptive and our class are now experts at using adjectives to make our 1P: writing more interesting! Our class goal is to be like Mr. Dahl Brodie Gale, Sunny Tierney, Isla McMeekin, Ivy Leger, and never ever write a boring sentence ever again! Hamish Roberts, Zoe Marshall, Caileigh Ballard, Dominic Bombardiere and Isabella Meilak

1B: Jessika Mackie, Tanaya Lake, Lizzy Gorsic, Matilda Hopkins and Liam Walmsley

2M: Jemma Wille, Eva Sloey, Selena Po-Williams, Rhiarna Jago

2K: Jacob Mills and Ella Ballard

2A: Chloe Dinov, Matthis Dewitte, Letitia Page, Laykin Pollard and Kaitlyn Crouch

Regards STAGE 1 TEAM

STAGE 2 NEWS Home Readers 3 Congratulations to these students who have Chelsea Leggett, Bradley Hogden, Jo-Jo Lockyer and Jack achieved 25 nights of home reading. We are very Costin with their Fantastic Mr. Fox artworks. proud of you and your achievements. You are a step 4 closer to valuing reading as a lifelong activity and This week’s mental maths strategy achieving 300 nights reading by the end of the year. Jump Strategy

Zoe Hatch Jamal Hamid 159 + 23 = Yasmin Bombardiere Emma Marshall Tye Page Reid Shackleton Teagan Vernon

Taylan-Paige Bennett Miakoda Collins Candice Constantine Patience Leger Chelsea Leggett Kayla Vinn Amelia Roderick Kane Patterson Ellie McKnight Riley White. Hannah Armitage Practice this at home!

General Business Camp Attendance – please notify the school of all absences. It is a Stage 2 camp deposits are due by Thursday 2nd April. To legal requirement to attend school and any absence must be assist parents in their decision to allow their child to attend justified. Please call the school the day of an absence or camp, Stage 2 teachers will be presenting a brief information send a note with your child the day after. We appreciate your session in Ms Bayfield’s room on: cooperation with this. • Wednesday 18th March at 8.45 am and

• Thursday 19th March at 3.30 pm. Uniform – Soon the cold weather will be upon us. Please ensure your child has the correct winter uniform ready to go During this time we will provide you with the opportunity to when the weather turns. view a promotional DVD produced by Active Education at

Morisset and we will attempt to answer any questions you Calendar Events – th may have. Friday 20 March Yrs 3-6 Assembly 12 noon th Friday 27 March Let’s Bridge the Gap - Aboriginal Regards Performance with Fred Reid st STAGE 2 TEACHERS Wednesday 1 April - SRC Disco

3 Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday 18th March 2015 STAGE 3 NEWS In each Stage 3 classroom students have daily planners, Hey Team, learning goals, student folders, stationery pouches and tote trays/pigeons holes as tools to help organise their learning. 5 Stage 3 is in full flight and students are working Stage 3 is very much about growing each student from a hard in classrooms to evolve into being successful sense of dependence to a self of self-reliance and learners. 6 independence when it comes to organising themselves for

learning and life. THE ROOSTERS ARE HERE! Anthony Minichiello of the Sydney Roosters NRL football It is each student’s responsibility to be organised for learning team visited our school today and spoke to Stage 3 students each day. This includes having the necessary tools for about racism. learning.

The “Roosters Against Racism” programme official It is essential that student learn the skilsl to be independent ambassadors are Sydney Roosters ambassador Anthony and organised as they head towards high school either next Minichiello, Mitchell Aubusson (Roosters NRL Squad and year or the one after. leadership group) and Roger Tuivasa-Scheck (Roosters NRL Squad) Students in Stage 3 are expected to: • Bring all of their own ‘tools’ for learning each day The “Roosters Against Racism” programme has been (stationery item etc.) developed in partnership with The Australian Human Rights • Complete home reading and any other set task each Commission, NSW Education and Communities, The Migrant night. Resource Centre, Play By The Rules and Left – Field • To bring in permission notes and money promptly for Business Solutions. various school events. The aims of the programs were to: • To have a note regarding days absent or if for • Promote social inclusion and harmony unavoidable reasons they are out of school uniform. • Raise awareness of racism in our community and the • To be responsible for their own behaviour, learning and success. negative effects it has on our community and individuals • Strategies of what to do if you are experiencing racism Encourage your child to take ownership today! Stage 3 or a bystander students are doing a great job and we want to continue to • Promote positive messages about our multicultural encourage them in the process of becoming organised society by using students interest in rugby league and learners. the Sydney Roosters School Disco Their visit today significantly impacted our Stage 3 students The School Disco is approaching. Students in Stage 3 who and helped to influentially spread the idea of a tolerant and have accumulated 16 ‘Onward & Upward’ points or more will accepting society. receive their invitations the week prior to the disco. Keep working hard team! ORGANISATION A KEY TO BEING SUCCESSFUL Throughout Stage 3 we are teaching students that in order to Cross Country Training be successful learners you have to be an organised learner. For Stage 3 Sport over the coming weeks, students will be Organisation is such an important key and it is a necessary training ready to compete in the school cross country later skill needed right across every aspect of our lives. this term. If students have not returned a walking permission note or have not brought a hat on the day of sport they will remain at school.

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Have a great week team!

Russell Stefans Assistant Principal- Stage 3 [email protected]

4 Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday 18th March 2015 LIBRARY NEWS SRC News The Premier’s Reading Challenge (“PRC”) for 2015 has Anti Bully Day - Friday 20th March begun again. The Challenge aims to encourage a love of TEPS SRC is supporting National Anti Bully Day and on reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable Friday 20th March, our whole school will be participating in them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition 2015 National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to This National Day of Action, which is now approaching its read more widely. We are encouraging all students to fifth year, provides an opportunity for schools to promote participate in the Premier’s Reading Challenge in 2015. anti-bullying messages and programs. Our school is part of a

Please note: There is no cost involved for the challenge. growing nationwide movement to ‘take a stand together’ Children can borrow books from the school library or local against bullying and violence. council libraries. As support of this important message, students are invited to th The Challenge finishes on 28 August 2015. wear a MUFTI HAT to school on Friday (no cost). Students

K-2 – 30 books (minimum 25 PRC books plus a maximum of and teachers will also be given wristbands to wear on the 5 personal choice books) day as a colourful way to 'take a stand together'. The

3-4 – 20 books (minimum 15 PRC books plus a maximum of National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence is 5 personal choice books) managed by Bullying. No Way!

5-6 – 20 books (minimum 15 PRC books plus a maximum of See http://www.bullyingnoway.gov.au/ for further 5 personal choice books) information.

K-2 students can read the books on their own, read them School Disco with someone, or someone can read the books to them. We will be holding our Term 1 school disco on Wednesday Students in Years 3-4 & 5-6 must read the books on their 1st April. Tickets cost $4.00 per student and can be pre- own. ordered through the office or purchased on the night. Student Reading Records are available from the library. Disco times are as follows: Please note, it is a condition of entry that all students who Kindergarten to Year 2 disco starts at 5.00pm, finishes at successfully complete the Challenge will receive an official 6.15pm. PRC certificate and their name will appear on the PRC Honour Roll. The Honour Roll lists student names in the PRC Years 3 to 6 disco starts at 6.30pm, finishes at 8.00pm. website only. Names are listed in alphabetical order (not by Parents are asked to collect students from the hall at the end school) and no other identifying features are included. If you of disco. do not wish for your child to receive a certificate or have their name published on the PRC Roll please let us know and Ms Bayfield, Ms Wilson, Mrs Marning they willl not be registered for the Challenge. These students On behalf of TEPS Student Representative Council. may take part in the Challenge unofficially – they may use the PRC booklists and will be recognised by the Entrance THE LAST NEWS (LEARNING & SUPPORT TEACHERS) Public School only. Sue Densmore & Jodie Harris

If you would like more information about this program or if Home Reading you wish to view the appropriate book lists please see Mrs Congratulations to all the students who have achieved their Haley in the school library or visit the PRC website 25 nights of home reading. Don’t forget that reading on the http://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html weekend and during school holidays counts towards each

Mel Haley level. LIBRARIAN

Here are some useful tips from Sue Larkey TUGGERAH LAKES DISTRICT SWIMMING CARNIVAL (www.suelarkey.com) on Autism Spectrum Disorders: RESULTS. rd On Tuesday the 3 of March our School Swimming Team Strategies to Encourage Reading. These strategies can competed in the Tuggerah Lakes District, PSSA Swimming be used with ALL children. Carnival at Mingara. Every child swam their very best and 1. Make reading a routine and try reading for only short should be very proud of their efforts. periods of time.

We were up against some very strong competition and many 2. Read stories that include the student’s special interests of the competitors do daily squad training with their local to motivate reading and comprehension. swimming clubs. Our Junior girl competitors did extremely 3. Let the child read one book of interest and one you well with; choose. 4. Make photo books about their own experiences to Stephanie Brennan finishing overall - 4th in the Junior Girls th th encourage reading. 50m B/F, 5 in the Junior Girls 50m BK/S, 8 in the Junior Girls 50m BR/S and 8th in the 10yr Girls 50m FS. Oral Language It is soooooooo important to help our kids rd Justine Carter finishing overall – 3 in the Junior Girls 50m understand and use as many words as we can so they can th BR/S and 6 in the Junior Girls 50m BK/S. understand and use them when they are learning at school.

Caitlin Lloyd finishing overall 3rd in the 8yr Girls 50m F/S, which qualified her to represent the Tuggerah Lakes District Easy ways to help your child to be a good language user at the Regional Swimming Carnival at Homebush on • Be a good language model. Tuesday the 18th of March. Congratulations Caitlin, a - Talk to them in sentences fantastic achievement! - If kids are using short sentences repeat them making them longer Reminder that all School Swimming Carnival ribbons will e.g. Child: “Daddy car” be handed out at the 3-6 Assembly this Friday the 20th Parent/carer: “That is daddy’s blue car.” of March at 12.00 noon. Jennifer and Caitlin will also - Fill in the gaps if there are mistakes receive their District Certificates at this assembly. e.g. Child: “She run fast” Parents are most welcome to attend. Parent: “Yes, she is running fast.” Liana Haslam Organising Teacher Fiona Seamer- School based Speech Pathologist)

5 Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday 18th March 2015

Just a reminder NO CREDIT given at the Canteen. ABORIGINAL ART DISPLAY CANTEEN ROSTER The Entrance Commonwealth Bank is proudly displaying our Thurs 19th Mar Shelley, Razaan School’s Reconciliation Artwork, titled BURRUGIN – meaning Fri 20th Mar Sandi, Kylie Echidna in Dharug. This artwork includes the handprint of every rd Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student enrolled at our school Mon 23 Mar Roxy HELP NEEDED Tues 24th Mar Leanne, Lea in 2014. The artwork will be there, on display for the next few weeks, th be sure to have a look as you walk past. Wed 25 Mar Roxy, Jodie th Thurs 26 Mar Shelley, Razaan th Fri 27 Mar Sandi, Kylie th Mon 30 Mar Roxy, Lisa EASTER DONATIONS NEEDED Tues 31st Mar Leanne, Lea st Please leave donations for our upcoming Easter Raffle at the Wed 1 Apr Jodie, Roxy & Mel canteen. Thanks P&C Cheers

CANTEEN NEWS Emma Brophy I would like to say “Thank You” to all our fabulous volunteers Canteen Mgr who help to make the canteen run smoothly. Phone 4333 5174

6 Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday 18th March 2015

BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE EASTER FAMILY FUN NIGHT

Thursday 26th March

All Free 6pm till 8pm BBQ for dinner

Jumping Castle, magic show, disco, fairy floss, popcorn and the Easter Bunny

Please book Ph 4350 1900 or [email protected]

Holiday Fun! FREE Rock Pool Rambles

Come and meet the residents of the rock pools with our expert leaders.

Dates for April 2015 Tuesday, 14th – Foresters Beach 9:30am Wednesday, 15th – Norah Head 10:30am Friday, 17th – Terrigal Haven 12 noon Saturday, 18th – Toowoon Bay 12:50pm

Bookings essential Ph: 0450 990 995

Meeting details will be given when booking. Shoes must be worn (no thongs). All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Lasts about 2 hours.

7 Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday 18th March 2015

HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBERS OR YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACT PERSON?

It is very important that we have the correct contact details for your children.

Students’s Name:…………………………………………………………………………Class………………

Address:………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Mother/Carer Phone No: (H)…………………… (M)…………………………..(W)………………………..

Father/Carer Phone No: (H)………… ………. (M)…………………..……….(W)………………………..

Emergency Contact Phone Nos:

Name:…………………………………………….. Phone No:…………………………………………………

Name: ……………………………………...……… Phone No:…………………………………………………

...... 2015 AUSTRALASIAN SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS

This year The Entrance Public School is offering the chance for students in Years 3-6 to enter the following competitions conducted by Educational Assessment Australia of the University of New South Wales.

Please indicate in the appropriate box(es) those competitions in which you wish your child / ren in Years 3 to 6 to be entered.

Child’s Name ______Class ______

Competition Test Date Entry Payment Included

Digital Technologies Tuesday 19th May  $8.00 

Science Wednesday 3rd June  $8.00 

Writing Monday 15th June  $17.00 

Spelling Tuesday 16th June  $11.00 

English Tuesday 28th July  $8.00 

Mathematics Tuesday 11th August  $8.00 

Total Cost ______

Signed ………………………………………………………… Date ……………………………. Parent / caregiver

Please place in an envelope with the total cost included. Please write your child’s name, class, Aust Schools Competitions and the amount enclosed on the front and hand in at the front office.

All entries must be received at the front office by Monday 30th March.

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