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NEWSLETTER - T1 W9 Mar 2015

Problem solving is about having a goal and working out how to accomplish it. Think of reading the instructions for an IKEA flat pack or planning to write a report for work. Problem solving enables people to manage, interpret, shape and alter their environment to improve their quality of life at home, school, in workplaces and the broader community. The importance of being able to solve problems is reflected within the syllabus documents and resources used by teachers. Some examples: • interpretandcriticallyanalysetextsby

respondingtoinferredmeaningwithinatext(Literacy Continuum).

• retellstories(HSIE Syllabus)• supportaconclusionbyexplainingor

demonstratinghowananswerwasobtained(Mathematics Syllabus)

• engageintheskillsandprocessesof scientific inquiry and technological design (Science and Technology syllabus)

Framing knowledge as a problem to be solved is a very effective way to develop student skills and understanding. This is because,

when carefully planned and implemented by the teacher, knowledge as problem solving is typically authentic and very engaging. Think of a group of students outside in the playground and applying maths and Science to set up a bush tucker garden; think for example of designing and calculating the area of the garden beds, determining the suitability of plants for the particular soil type and investigating practical uses for the plants. As demonstrated by the bush tucker garden project, knowledge as problem solving is very effective when presented in open ended learning activities where students are actively involved in higher-order thinking, and therefore in developing their own meaning and understanding. This includes students addressing multiple perspectives and/

or solutions and recognising that knowledge has been constructed and therefore is open to question. In open ended learning activities students must have the opportunity to analyse and evaluate knowledge and

regularly engage in sustained conversations about the concepts and ideas they are encountering. These activities typically incorporate a range of resources including technology, guest speakers, expert helpers, construction materials and printed media. Knowledge as problem is embedded into the pedagogy at Ashfield Public School such as the Here in our Garden learning initiative. Last year underlies the professional development of teachers, infuses the professional dialogue between teachers and parents, and drives educational initiatives. It is evident in the learning activities where students are capable of learning and understanding beyond the teacher and curriculum; where students actively construct their own understanding of new knowledge and concepts.Within the larger context of Ashfield Public School, within the organisation of curriculum, daily procedures, cultural traditions, celebrations and relationships with one another, there lies knowledge as problem solving at the very heart.Damien Moran Principal Ashfield Public School

From thePrincipal’s Desk

The real learning is in the actual solving of the problem


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Staff Communication MeetingTue 31 Mar - 8:15am - 8:50am................................................The Infants Home PlaygroupWed 1 Apr - 9:30am - 12:00pm................................................

Recorder club in the hall Wed 1 Apr - 11:30am - 11:30am................................................

K-6 Catholic ScriptureWed 1 Apr - 2:10pm - 2:45pm................................................

Staff Professional DevelopmentWed 1 Apr - 3:30pm - 5:00pm................................................

Last day of Term OneThu 2 Apr 2015

................................................Teachers Curriculum

Planning MeetingThu 2 Apr - 8:15am - 8:50am................................................

Principal’s Disco Thu 2 Apr - 10:30am - 11:00am................................................The Infants Home PlaygroupWed 8 Apr - 9:30am - 12:00pm................................................

Recorder club in the hall Wed 8 Apr - 11:00am - 11:30am................................................

Start of Term 2 for Staff Monday 20 2015

................................................Start of Term 2 for Students

Tuesday 21 2015................................................

Recorder club in the hall Wed 22 Apr - 11:00am - 11:30am

................................................Teachers Curriculum

Planning MeetingThu 23 Apr - 8:15am - 8:50am................................................

Kindergarten, Year1, Year 2 and Support Unit K-2 Zoo excursion

Mon 27 Apr - 9:00am - 2:30pm

Check Ashfield Public School’s website Calendar for more

upcoming events.

Principal’s RecognitionThese students have been chosen by their teachers to share their best work or commitment to learning with the Principal.

Mark your calendar

Year Name Reason

Year 5/6S NickLloyd Writing

Year 5/6C Christian HSIE

Year 5/6G PlacidoFrances

• Excellent academic work in class• Outstanding effort in reading

comprehension

Year 3/4P ChaityaSrijana Good work

Year 3/4K HeloiseAlex For creative cereal box covers

Year 3/4C IsabellaJames Focus and application in class

Year 2W OliverAnish Writing

Year 2/5A Rishab Excellent academic work in class

Year 1/2V ChelseaTuyet Terrific work

Year 1S SinipataLiam

• Great classroom helper & leader• Great commitment and a hard

working attitude

Year 1T DanielMohamed Handwriting

K/2D James Handwriting

KHMatthewClareSamuel

• Maths• Reading• Consistent Effort

KM ShafiBhargavarama For improved concentration in class

KK JunranAkin Writing


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In Kindergarten we have had a very busy and interesting time. The children have starred in a movie!! It will be débuted at the Honour Assembly in Week 10. Tickets are free so come along to the opening screening. The movie is all about Maths Power. Everyone had the opportunity to explore informal measurement in the Wangal Playground. We won’t tell you any more because we don’t want to spoil the surprise.

Harmony Day was celebrated on Thursday 19th March. Kindergarten sang up a storm with two big hits! They all looked gorgeous as each child was wearing a unique self-styled headband. We were all impressed with their serious application of the Harmony Day message of “Everyone belongs”.

Kindergarten was lucky enough to start Buddies in Week 7 with very capable Stage 2 students. Each fortnight the children will work with their buddy class to help develop skills needed at school. In Week seven 3/4P, 3/4K and 3/4C assisted Kindergarten to make their harmony headbands.

KindergartenStage Page



Support UnitStage Page

This Semester the Support Unit are embarking on a journey of learning…through the POLAR REGIONS. We have been learning about many of the different, and often strange, polar animals. Slowly our classrooms are transforming into arctic zones of blue and white – Snow and Ice!!

On Friday the 13th of March, the Support Unit went on an excursion to Canterbury Ice Rink!

We got to experience cold temperatures like in the Polar Regions that we have been learning about.

Everybody got a turn to slide on the ice like a penguin.

We would like to give a huge thank you to all the staff at Canterbury Ice Rink for making it such an excellent day.

The Support Unit Team



Stage 1 have been busy completing assessments across all subject areas, we are nearly there! What an insight! There has been so much learning and progress. It is wonderful to see many great and pleasing results. Getting ready for Harmony Day and thinking about all that it means to each of us every day has been rewarding and lots of fun. Our Harmony Day assembly was brilliant as usual. Stage 1 enjoyed performing and showing off our talents. Our days are so full of learning, sharing and having fun that this term has gone by so fast. We are all looking forward to the holidays and continuing our learning at home. We will remember to read lots, play hard and be safe.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Stage 1Stage Page



Stage 2Stage PageIn Stage 2, we have been designing cereal box covers.

Some things we needed to include so we got a good mark were appealing colours, free products in our cereal, characters, creative titles and creative slogans.

Some of the boxes were colourful, some were persuasive and some were persuasive and colourful.

There were different and unique cereal names like Magma Flakes, Power Crunch, Fizz Pops, Crunchy Bix, Sea Flakes and Football Pops.

Students also had creative slogans which made their cereal more appealing. Some slogans were ‘Join Your Friends for Breakfast’, ‘Buy It, Eat It, Love It!’ and ‘Power for the Day’.

Miss Karakatsis thought Alex’s slogan ‘Fire it Up’ was fantastic because it was creative and unique.

Oskar and Muhit (3/4K)



Stage 3Stage PageStage 3 students have been busy learning about the Great Barrier Reef. We have explored a variety of impacts that humans have made on the reef and analysed the depth of these impacts. We have made suggestions offered some solutions to which these impacts can be improved.

We have also been busy beginning our coding projects using the Scratch software and are grateful to the wonderful Claire for her assistance and guidance in using the software.



TheNews Room

Website of the weekDICTIONARY.COMis an app you can find on your phone, iPad and computer.

It will help you to learn new words meanings and helps you increase your vocabulary.

Word of the weekKEEK (KIːK)

A Verb

To peep surreptitiously.

“He keeked through the window”

Fact: Most English speakers don’t know this word! Well now you know!

Game of the weekFIFA 15 A soccer game where you can learn new tricks unlock players like

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and also you can make your own team and go around the world and vs other people this game is on Xbox 360, Xbox one, PS3, PS4 and also on your MAC which is a IPad so kids feel free to play Fifa 15 because it’s G rated.

Collaborative Learning

What is it?Collaborative or cooperative learning can be defined as learning tasks or activities where students work together in a group small enough for everyone to participate on a collective task that has been clearly assigned. This can be either a joint task where group members do different aspects of the task but contribute to a common overall outcome, or a shared task where group members work

together throughout the activity. Some collaborative learning approaches also get mixed ability teams or groups to work in competition with each other, in order to drive more effective collaboration.

How effective is it?The impact of collaborative approaches on learning is consistently positive, but it does vary so it is important to get the detail right. Effective collaborative learning requires much more than just sitting students together and asking them to work together; structured approaches with well-designed tasks lead to the greatest learning gains. There is some evidence that collaboration can be supported with competition between groups, but this is not always necessary, and can lead to learners focusing on the competition rather than the learning it aims to support. Approaches which promote talk and interaction between



Word of the week

Game of the week

Congratulations to:Isaiah Kylah

Hat AwardsAre you ready to find out who

the winners are:

Week 6 - KH, KK, K/2D, 1/2V, 3/4C, 1T, 1S, 5/6G and 5/6S

Week 7 - KH, KK, K/2D, 1/2V, 1T, 1S, 2/5A, 2W, 5/6G AND 5/6S

House PointsCurrent Tally

RILEY 4870

COOMBS 5585

FREEMAN 5290

PERIS 4570

learners tend to result in the best gains.

How secure is the evidence?Evidence about the benefits of collaborative learning has been found consistently for over 40 years and a number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of research studies have been completed. In addition to direct evidence from research into collaborative learning approaches, there is also indirect evidence where collaboration has been shown to increase the effectiveness of other approaches such as mastery learning or digital technology. It appears to work well for all ages if activities are suitably structured for learners’ capabilities and positive evidence has been found across the curriculum. Not all of the specific approaches to collaborative learning that are adopted by schools have been evaluated so it is important to evaluate any new initiative in this area.

A 2014 review article of cooperative learning was conducted by academics at the University of Queensland. The article found that cooperative learning was most likely to be effective when groups included four or fewer students with mixed prior achievement, and when students work on tasks that require them to cooperate.

Considerations for Collaborative Learning• Students need support and practice to work together;

this does not happen automatically.

• Tasks need to be designed carefully so that working together is effective and efficient, otherwise some students will try to work on their own.

It is particularly important to encourage lower achieving students to talk and articulate their thinking in collaborative tasks as they may contribute less.

Teaching and Learning Toolkit Australia



What do I do if I forget my homework?

Signed Forgetful

Dear Forgetful,

What you should do is come to homework club every Thursday from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm and if you need help with your homework you always have devoted teachers that will help you. In addition you could always ask your parents to help you do your homework after you come back.

Signed Derica

National School Chaplaincy ProgramAshfield Public School engages a school chaplain under the National School Chaplaincy Program, which is operated via an agreement between the Commonwealth and NSW Governments. The program enables a school chaplain to join our school community for 379 hours this year, which equates to about 2 days a week. The role of the school chaplain is to provide social, emotional and spiritual support to students, regardless of whether the student has a particular faith. Chaplains also help schools deliver non-religious wellbeing programs to build a positive school environment and to promote social skills and connectedness of students. Under the

agreement, a chaplain comes to a particular school via an external organisation. Our school chaplain is Heather Gorton. She comes to us through Reach Community Initiatives, which is based in Ryde. Heather has been part of the Ashfield Public School community since November 2007. She has also been part of the Ashfield Boys High School community since this time.

The Breakfast Club A delicious start to your day

At Ashfield Public School Heather is known as our Student Wellbeing Worker. This year Heather’s continues to operate the breakfast club before school, and tutor after school at the Homework Club. Throughout the day Heather works with teachers to support individual or small groups of students with a focus on social and academic skill development. Heather is also a proficient cook and teaches small group cooking classes. When needed, Heather also supports parents and makes referrals to different family services.Heather works at Ashfield Public School on Monday and Thursday each week. With our school focus on developing individual strengths, a love of learning and the capacity to achieve, Heather’s unique role to compliment teachers in providing a safe and supportive influence in our school community is valuable. Within a positive culture of student, teacher and parent wellbeing, we maximise the success of our students.



Hall MonitorsThe hall monitors always put the chairs out and back every two weeks. Don’t leave any personal items that belong to you in the hall. If we don’t know who it belongs to, we will put it in the lost property.

The Green Team & RecyclingHello parents and students, I’m Kenichi back for another green team report.

We found plenty of plastic bags, chip packets and plastic bottles in the BLUE bin. Please DO NOT put those in the bin because they cannot be recycled. Please put the following things in the bins:

Red Bin Blue Bin Yellow Bin Green BinChip packets Magazines Plastic bottles Apple coresSandwich bags

Paper Plastic bags Banana pills

Foils Books Laminated paper

Pear cores

Juice Box Note books NOT broken glass bottles

Seeds

Stephen

Fact of the WeekDid you know!A crocodile can’t stick its tongue out! Wow! By Jonas

March BirthdaysMarchOliver 2nd Lilyon 3rd Ana 3rd Molly 4th Eden 4th Max 4th Logan 5th Anay 6th Kai 7th Miette 9th Daniel 10th Sara 12th Luis 14th Jun 14thYujing 15th

Faisal 15th Oskar 15th Naman 16th Junran 18th Isabella 19th Aston 20th Denice 22nd Sidney 22nd Nabilah 24th Matthew 24th Lumiya 26th Malachi 27thJoshita 27th Rhea 30th



Deadly Kid ArticleHarmony and Aboriginals

Harmony day is when all cultures, religions and races including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders gather to celebrate diversity and unity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have always had celebrations such as the Bunya Nut Festival which was celebrated for many thousands of years. Compared to

this festival Harmony Day is relatively new and started on the 21st March 2000. By Jermal and Arthur

Nepali AmbassadorsThe Nepali Ambassadors in Stages 2 and 3 are organising an Ice Cream Day on Tuesday March 31st to help raise funds for the Stage 3 camp to be held later in the year. Posters for the event will appear around the school this week advertising what delicious treats are available. Cost $2.00

The Festival of the Horses - Ghode Jatra

Important celebrations take place in the Kathmandu Valley in March. A grand horse parade including various acrobatic style of shows are performed by Nepal military at Tundikhel-a fenced parade ground located in the heart of Kathmandu city. The celebration is attended by the state and government heads, ministers, high government officials and foreign dignitaries. This festival has become very popular and people from all over the country and foreign travellers travel to Kathmandu to attend the festival.

The festival tells a mythological story of a victory over a demon named Gurumapa, who lived in the meadow of the Tundikhel. There still exists a tree in the South-East part of the Tundikhel where Gurumapa is supposed to live.

The day before Ghode-Jatra, Newari-community people celebrates a festival; Panchare. Panchare is said to be a favorable day for consuming a large amount of garlic and meat.

It is believed that the sound of horses’ hooves on Ghode Jatra at Tundikhel keeps the spirit away. It is believed that, the faster the horses run the quicker Gurumapa’s spirit disappears. The fast running of the horses on this day is a good sign for the Nepali people.

By Kritika (3/4K), Asta (3/4P), Rhea (3/4C), Apekchya (5/6G) and Lisa (5/6S)



Chinese Ambassador

Hello everyone we are the Chinese Ambassadors and in this article we will be talking about two things. First we will talk about the lantern festival which was held at the end of the New Year festival. In the lantern festival there is a tradition to hang all the lanterns on the trees in the park with a riddle on them. You pick the riddle that you know and you give to the organiser and tell them the answer and if it is correct you get a red bag with money in it

and if you get it wrong you have to put the riddle back. But the big news is that we have a new Chinese ambassador, Yeashla.

By Olga, Yeashla and Ellen

Cultural Reporter of the WeekHi everyone my name is Lilyon

Today we will be focusing on Chinese

Have fun learning

Q1.What is your name? Nǐ jiào shénme míngz

Q2.how old are you? Nǐ duōdàle

Q3.Where are you from? Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái

Q4.how are you? Nǐ hǎo ma

Q5.I come from? Wǒ láizì

Q6.Hello everybody? Dàjiā hǎo

Maths HelpFor today’s maths help we will be telling you how to use squared.

For example, 102 = 10x10 = 1002. 10 2 means that you multiply it again with the same number. It is an easy way to do multiplication because it is faster to know the answer. But if you want to do it with the squared strategy, then you can do it.

By: Anne Jelyqa, Xiao and Tabatha

SRC Report

We had a fantastic turn out for our Harmony Day Assembly and Twilight Picnic. There were amazing performances and great costumes. Many students wore their National costumes and others wore vibrant colours of Orange. There was also fantastic food which came from fascinating cultures. We certainly enjoyed the amazing drumming performances which blew us off our seats, everyone had a chance to participate and they were very happy playing the big drums. We had the time of our lives.

SRC Executive

Lilyon



Playground Buddy Report Every day of the week, the playground buddies will be out in the Wangal playground, courtyard and main playground to help students who need someone to

play with, help them by making them feel safe and make them feel welcome among people. Playground buddies will be wearing a yellow vest so if you need help ask them or a teacher.By Nirmay and Vyom

We watched a fascinating video about eating healthy, by eating a plum or banana at least one a day. The challenge was that we had to eat a plum and a banana

a day, so we could keep healthy. The banana is rich in Vitamin A and the plum is rich in Vitamin C, that’s a good fact to learn! We are looking forward to eating as many plums and bananas as we can.Keep Healthy!

241/3vs

237/10

Pakistan Ireland

Pakistan won by 7 wickets 133/3

vs130/10

Australia Scotland

Australia won by 7 wickets302/6

vs193/10

India Bangladesh

India won by 109 runs213/10

vs216/4

Pakistan Australia

Australia won by 6 wickets

By VrajJonas



Survey of the Week

Last week, we celebrated Harmony Day at school where we had a big assembly and in the evening we had a twilight picnic. So, we thought it would be a good idea if we surveyed some people about the day and how thought about it. Here are some of their opinions: 1. I think harmony day is great because

everyone can celebrate their differences and enjoy learning about other people’s cultures.

2. I think celebrating harmony day is awesome because people from different countries can feel safe and believe that they belong here.

3. Harmony day is a really good day to come together from different countries to celebrate each other’s cultures.

4. I think it’s a very special day because we get to recognise each other’s traditions and cultures.

5. Harmony Day is an awesome day to celebrate what makes us! We are all different in a very special way and we show our countries and learn about other countries.

6. I am very lucky to be able to share my stories about my culture especially when there are people from all the different countries.

7. Harmony day was amazing this year because almost everybody in the school were dressed up in their traditional costumes.

8. Harmony day is a really cool day to celebrate because we get to see each other in our traditional costumes and try different kinds of food from different countries.

9. The best part of Harmony day is the Twilight Picnic because we got to share our traditional food and try other cultures’ food.

10. Living in peace and harmony is a vital thing for everybody in the world and at A.P.S we understand so that’s why we celebrate Harmony Day.

I hope you liked celebrating Harmony Day as much as we did. By Tabatha and Lisa

Tabatha Lisa



Device of the WeekThe device of the week is the Apple Watch (iWatch). We have chosen the iWatch as the device of the week because it is a watch that has most of the features of the iPhone 5 however all inside a watch. The apple watch has lots of apps that are already on there that you would usually have to buy on other devices.

By Patrick and Anthony

Diary of a Volunteer

Cardinal Freeman Retirement Village

“Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s off to school we go”On Tuesday 3rd February Judith Anderson, Naomi Swadling, Gerry Sheedy and I met at Ashfield Public School and spoke with Ms. Rosemary Zamberlan who coordinates the volunteer program. We discussed our involvement for 2015 and how we could build on our success from the previous year including the amount of time we would spend at the school and what we would be able to contribute.

The biggest need at the moment at the school is for volunteers to go into the classroom and listen to and assist children

Apekchya Arthur

with their reading. I found this an interesting experience last year with so many different nationalities in the room. I have been told there are over 40 different languages spoken in the school with 2 more added this year. One student has come from Norway and the other from Papua New Guinea.

When I have been with the students we not only read we also talk about their backgrounds, families and how they like living here. I have learned a great deal.

On Tuesday 10th February we began our “going back to school” and I went into my first classroom for 2015 with the same teacher Ms. Shirley Peshos, but different children, ages 8-9 with a few 10 years of age. It was wonderful being back in that environment. I noted of course children from different nationalities and am looking forward to learning more about them.

I was at the school from 9.15am to 11.00am and will put aside Monday or Tuesday mornings. Around 10.00am the students went outside to an area near their classroom to eat their fruits, cut up vegetables and other foods. I was able to chat with the students and we then moved into the “Harmony Garden which various children had created last year. Parents donated different plants, shrubs, fruit trees and flowering bushes. The children planted them and now care for them. There is a gardening club one afternoon after school. The garden looks superb with all the different colours and varieties. The students are very proud of the garden.

I look forward to my time at the school; believe me it is a rewarding experience.

Rev. John Hawkins



“I fall, I rise, I make mistakes, I live, I learn, I’ve been hurt, I’ve been broken but I’m alive. I’m human but I’m not perfect. I’m thankful for all I have.”

By Wazza

Hello everyone, We have been receiving plenty of jokes, so keep them coming. So get ready to laugh and have fun.

Q. Why did the music teacher need a ladder?

A. To reach her high notesBy Placido, Olga, Yeashla and Lillyon

Energy MonitorsDuring December 2014, the energy that Ashfield Public School used was 15,845.46 kWh and was required to pay $3,587.21. That is why Ashfield Public School tries to save energy so the school doesn’t pay too much for its energy.

By Ken

Dare to disagreeSo what does that kind of constructive conflict require? Well, first of all, it requires that we find people who are very different from ourselves. That means we have to resist the neurobiological drive, which means that we really prefer people mostly like ourselves, and it means we have to seek out people with different backgrounds, different disciplines, different ways of thinking and different experience, and find ways to engage with them. That requires a lot of patience and a lot of energy.

Excerpt from the transcript of the TED talk ‘Dare to disagree’ by Margaret Heffernan.

Link to the talk posted on @AshfieldPS Twitter feed.



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Class Teacher Parent ContactKH Liz Howard Bee Marrett-Bird

KK Kelly-Ann Kirk Manju Radhakrishnan

KM Danielle Metcalf Renee Geelen

K/2D Carla Di Francesco Effie Tsouvaras

1T Denise Te Awa [ Your name here ]

1S James Sandland Louise Millward

1/2V Bianca Vecetic Danielle Shepperd

2W Mee-York Wong Dyani Hoekstra

2/5A Kirsty Aitken Francene Sulfaro

3/4P Shirley Peshos Mimi Cook

3/4C Gemma Croft Carol Byers

3/4K Maria Karakatsis Lene Rui

5/6S Lauren Sten Reiko Azuma

5/6G Ken Giblin Nimo

5/6C Bryce Cartwright Effie Tsouvaras

Your Class Parent is a point of contact for you and a way of communicating with other parents in your child’s class. It is also a great way to share information about school and P&C events in your class group.We still need a parent from 1T to volunteer as the class parent. Could it be you? If you are interested please contact Louise on 0403 933 534 or [email protected] communicating with each other and supporting our P&C we can help to maximise the learning opportunities for our children, and strengthen links in our parent community. Thanks for taking part!

Ashfield Public School Class Parents 2015

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Photos ofThe WeekHarmony Day Photos by Grace Huntley Photography











StudentWork

Hey everyone and welcome to my page! In this newsletter, I would like to tell you why I have decided to draw these amazing drawings. I have decided to draw Baymax, which is the picture with a big fat white robot and the one with the strong red suit, because I thought it can make people have a great day.



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CommunityNews

Homework helpDo you struggle to understand your child’s homework? Does your child need to practice their spelling and times tables? Are you looking for inspiration for projects and assignments?

The free School A to Z app has been created by the Department of Education and Communities to help parents and their school-aged children, wherever and whenever they have homework and study questions.

Find out more: www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/about/mobile-applications/school-a-to-z

Homework and multi-taskingSomewhere along the line we seemed to have absorbed the idea that teenagers can multi-task perfectly because they’re digital natives. Can kids really do their homework and multi-task?

Find out more: www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/technology/using-technology/homework-and-multitasking-can-it-be-done

When lunch comes home again – uneatenAlmost nine out of 10 Australian parents say children’s resistance is a major obstacle in their efforts to provide a healthy diet, and in many cases school lunches are one of the battlegrounds.

But it’s a battle families can do without and there are some simple steps to help avoid it.

Find out more: www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/food/when-lunch-comes-homeagain

Help with EnglishDoes your child need help with spelling or writing? Here are some resources that may help.

Find out more: www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/english

MathsStruggling to remember everything you learnt in maths? If you need a refresher course, here are some tips and tools to help you to help your child.

Find out more: www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/mathematics



After School Mental Maths

Sessions At Ashfield Public School

Mondays & Fridays from 3:15pm Batch Duration: 1 hour once a week

Age Group: KG to Year 9 Admissions Now Open

Contact: Arpana Ahluwalia

(M): 0401 664 767 Email: [email protected]

Benefits, Course contents, Videos &

Testimonials available at:

www.mmabacus.com

MENTAL MATH ABACUS AUSTRALIA

Featuring comediansfrom Sydney and Melbourne International Comedy Festival

In support of:Ashfield Public School

7:30pm - May 8 Ashfield PS Hall

Liverpool Rd Ashfield, NSW 2131

Ticket Price: $35 http://www.trybooking.com/hdfg [email protected] - 0421 244 288



Parenting & Wellbeing Workshops at The Infants’ Home, 17 Henry St, Ashfield

Term 2, 2015

Thursday, 10am - 12.30pm

30 April - 4 June, 2015 (6 weeks)

Course cost: FREE + Free child-minding

Facilitators: Felicity Meehan & Danielle Pretty (Clinical Nurse Consultants - Sydney Local Health District)

The “Bringing up great Kids” program uses ideas of mindfulness and reflection to support parents to review and enhance their interaction and

connection with their children.

Through the program parents of 0-12 year olds will explore:

The origin of their own parenting style

Important messages that children communicate to their parents and how they do this

The importance of building self-esteem in children

Ways for carers/parents to take care of themselves and to find support when they need it

For more information and to register contact Jenny:

9799 4844 or [email protected]

This course is run by The Infants’ Home in partnership with Sydney Local Health District

Bringing Up Great Kids

for Parents/Carers

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