Eastlakes Edition Term 1 Week 8

Friday 22 March 2019

Rise to the Challenge

Everyone belongs

Thank you to parents, caregivers and friends who joined EPS students and staff in making our Harmony Day celebration a huge success. It was such a special day for our culturally rich and inclusive school. Messages of friendship, unity, diversity, respect and peace were sprinkled throughout songs, poetry and dance performances from all students K-6. Harmony Day is about:

• Multicultural Australia which full of different stories and traditions all coming together to embrace diversity;

• Respect and appreciation for everyone who calls Australia home;

• Working together and existing without conflict; • Treating each other as equals and creating

communities where everyone belongs – like our own school

• Celebrating the unique cultures that make our country what it is

• Celebrating each others traditions and stories while rejecting hatred, prejudice and racism;

• Encouraging all of us to create a future that is welcoming, accepting and safe;

No matter where you’re from, what language you speak, what you look like, or who you worship - we all belong! Anthia Tsantoulis Principal

Term 1 Calendar Dates

Week 9

Monday 25 March

Got Game K-6 Dance

Tuesday 26 March

10-12 Playgroup in hall Pyjama Day Fundraiser

Wednesday 27 March

School Photo Day Young Engineers Stage 3

Friday 29 March

UNSW Swimming 3-6 K-2 Sport

Week 10

Monday 1 April

Got Game K-6 Dance Parent Teacher Interviews

Tuesday 2 April

10-12 Playgroup in hall Parent Teacher Interviews

Wednesday 3 April

Young Engineers Stage 3 3-6pm Parent Teacher Interviews

Thursday 4 April

Parent Teacher Interviews

Friday 5 April

K-6 Assembly Parent Teacher Interviews

Stay Connected Twitter – @Eastlakes PS and @EastlakesEAL/D

Skoolbag App – Eastlakes Public School

www.eastlakes-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Out of school hours care on the school site SMOOSH

(Safe Multicultural Out of School Hours) offers care

for school-aged children aged 5-12 years, before and

after school during the school term.

In order for a child to enrol at SMOOSH, they must

enrolled at Eastlakes Public School.

Contact the SMOOSH coordinator or speak with one

of the employees at the school.

SMOOSH Mobile: 0431 427 176 Fax: 02-83388502

smoosh@SECC.org.au

Positive Behaviour For Learning

Week 9 Focus Week 10 Focus

We are being learners when walking around the school.

This means that we:

Go to the right place Be on time. Be ready to start.

We do this so we can be great learners at school.

We are learning to be respectful in all areas of school

We show respectful behaviour towards all teachers and students by:

Listening carefully to what you are asked to do.

Following instructions quickly.

Using your manners to speak respectfully.

Keeping our hands and feet to ourselves

We do this so we are respectful to everyone.

PBL GOAL AWARDS Congratulations to the following students

Bronze Award

Taylor 4-3R Sameen 4-3R Steven 4-3R Kemu 4-3R Laini 2-1S Senait 4-3R Dean 4-3R Luc 4-3R Juliana 4-3R Junan 6-5V Mariana KW Ayyan 2-1S Zahra 6-5P Nupur 4-3SH Taliyah 4-3SH Umer 4-3SH James 4-3SH Nadia 6-5V Sallam 2-1O Asad 6-5P Shobnom 2—10 Zakariyah 2-1O Caprice 6-5V Anamta 6-5V Marael 6-5V Saad 2-1O Daniel 2-1S Kuenzang 2-1S Summer KW Tazeem KW Evangeline KW Retaj KW

Rebecca 4-3R Nevaeh 4-3R Fahad 4-3R Kimora 6-5P Lucas 4-3R Siyarah 6-5P Jai 4-3R Mohammed 4-3R George 2-1S Enktur 4-3R Aziza 2-1S Harris 6-5P Aryan 6-5P Sara 4-3SH Daniel M 4-3SH Hugo 4-3SH Ezel 6-5V Aqilah 1KSC Shelly 6-5P Shazal 6-5P Anna 2-1O Winnie 6-5P Saib 6-5V Dhila 6-5V Marvin 2-1O Ridha 2-1S Eshan 4-3R Jackie 2-1S Shayaan KW Sajdah KW Mathew KW Steve KW

Silver Award

Sameen 4-3R

These award recipients are all the students who have reached Bronze and Silver levels from the beginning of this year.

Got Game Dance K-6 All students have been keeping fit every Monday participating in the dance program from Got Game.

Harmony Day Everyone Belongs

Our Oceans by 4/3 SH

Life in the Ocean

I’m lonely in the dark

With no friends to play with

Suddenly a ship appears

The pointy end thing heads

Towards me.

I swim as fast as I could

Don’t catch me.

I bit his leg and escape him.

He throws his harpoon at me

He caught me. I was angry

So I swallowed him.

By Azara

Why we should stop polluting the ocean

Plastic, it’s a problem for everyone and these are the reasons why. It’s a big problem for our oceans, we are getting chemicals inside our bodies and other animals. Single use plastic is wasteful. Fish and sharks think the plastic is their food and accidently eat it. By Hugo

Stop and Pick up Rubbish

It is time to clean up Australia’s rubbish because if you don’t then all the plastic bags will fly away and end up in the ocean.

Make the world healthy, don’t make it a plastic world. We keep our world clean and safe and strong. I hope you believe me to our world healthy and strong.

By Iman

Researchers from NeuRa (Neuroscience Research Australia) will be present sometime between the 22/3/19 - 5/4/19 researching child safety. Parents you may be approached to participate in their study. All participation is voluntary and it should take no longer than 10-15 minutes of your time'.