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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

I’d like to start this newsletter with “Harmony Day”, 21st March. This day celebrates Australia’s Cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. It is a day for all Australians to embrace cultural diversity and to share what we have in common. The central message for Harmony Day is

that “Everyone Belongs”, reinforcing the importance of inclusiveness to all Australians.

There are many items on the calendar for the remainder of Term 1, so please ensure you are aware of key dates.

Don’t forget that it is Mufti Day tomorrow, with students supplying an Easter Egg donation that will be collected by the P&C from classrooms.

Green Valley Public School’s Easter Hat Parade will be taking place on Thursday 24th March. Our K-6 parade will be held at 9.30am under the shelter. Parents and pre-schoolers are also encouraged to participate in the festivities by making an Easter hat to parade on the day.

Weeks 9 & 10 are only four day school weeks due to the Easter long weekend starting with Good Friday and concluding with Easter Monday Public holidays.

I’d like to wish everyone a very happy and safe long weekend spent celebrating and spending quality time with friends and family.

Happy Easter!

Mrs E Harris

Relieving Principal

Green Valley Voice Green Valley Public School

We’re here to inspire students to be the best they can be PH 9607 8710 F: 9608 4690 E: greenvally-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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

Issue 4 - Term 1 Week 9 Monday 21st March 2016

SCHOOL INFORMATION

EASTER HAT PARADE

WHEN: Thursday 24th March

WHERE: Under the shelter

TIME: 9.30am

Students in K-6 will be making an Easter Hat in class. They are also welcome to make a hat at home. All students who participate will go into a prize raffle and a winner will be drawn from each class. Parents and pre-schoolers are also encouraged to participate. There will also be an Easter colouring competition in classes, with prizes awarded during the parade.

Come along and watch our “egg-citing” parade.

ONLINE PAYMENTS

On line payments are now possible for amounts owing for students, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools website by selecting $ Make a payment.

When you access the $Make a payment you must enter:

the student name, and class OR the students name, and date of birth.

As a receipt will have been issued from the payment page a further receipt will not be issued by the school.

For any enquiries regarding the Online Payment process please contact the Office.

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS $40 for one student

$60 per family Please consider helping us out financially

with this payment. Payments can be made at the front office.

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DIARY DATES Dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances, * indicates new or changed dates since last newsletter. MARCH 22nd P&C Easter Mufti Day 22nd P&C Easter Working Bee 22nd 3-6 Assembly 23rd Last Wednesday Fitness Club 24th Easter Hat Parade 24th P&C Easter Raffle Drawn 25th Good Friday 28th Easter Monday 29th K-2 Assembly 2pm APRIL 1st PSSA Round 6 4th Bank Coloring Comp Winners Announced 5th Parent/Teacher Interviews 6th Buzz Day 7th “Cops & Kids” Stage 3-NRL 8th PSSA Round 7 8th K-6 Assembly 8th LAST DAY OF TERM 1 27th STUDENTS RETURN FOR TERM 2 29th PSSA Round 8 MAY 4th P&C Meeting 9am 5th Mother’s Day Stall 6th PSSA Round 8 10th NAPLAN 11th NAPLAN 12th NAPLAN 13th PSSA Round 10 17th ICAS Computer Skills 17th 3-6 Assembly 2-3pm 20th GVPSSA Cross Country Carnival 20th Walk Safely to School Day 24th K-2 Assembly 2pm 26th Kindergarten farm excursion 27th K-6 Assembly 31st ICAS Science JUNE 1st Stage 3 Camp 2nd Stage 3 Camp 3rd Stage 3 Camp 10th PSSA Season 2 Round 1 14th ICAS Writing 14th 3-6 Assembly 2-3pm 15th ICAS Spelling 16th SSW Primary Cross Country Carnival 17th PSSA Round 2 21st 3-6 Assembly 2pm 24th PSSA Round 3 JULY 1st PSSA Round 4 1st K-6 Assembly 1st LAST DAY OF TERM 2 18th STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY 19th STUDENTS RETURN FOR TERM 3

A new section will be added to all permission notes for parents to fill in once the on line payment has been completed.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

WHEN: Tuesday 5th April TIME: 2.00pm—7.00pm WHERE: Your child’s classroom DURATION: Interviews will be of 10minutes duration.

Kindergarten parents, please note that Best Start reports will be distributed at the Interviews.

Students in Years 3-6 are requested to attend the interview with their parents/caregivers.

All interview times will be confirmed in writing by Friday 1st April 2016.

CHANGE OF STUDENT OR FAMILY INFORMATION

Please remember to update the school where changes in address, phone numbers, court orders and medications occur. To provide for the safety and well-being of your child, we need the most current information available.

STUDENT ABSENCES If your child is absent from school, you will receive an SMS message on your mobile phone from the school on the day of the absence. Please reply to this message (at no cost) with the reason your child is absent and this is all that is required. You do not have to phone the school or send an absence note.

STAFF CAR PARK

The school car park is strictly for staff use. Parents are not to use it to drop off or pick up students. Parents who are pick-ing up students at the before and after school facility are asked to park on the street. Parents who are picking up students from after school training or Fitness Club are also asked to park on the street.

Next P&C Wednesday 4th May 9am

in the school staffroom. All Welcome

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Boys

OZ-TAG Juniors Daniel Sofkovski

Seniors Taj Medhurst

Boys

BASKET-

BALL

Juniors Alexis Rojas

Seniors Matthew Delgado

Boys

SOFT-

BALL

Juniors Arshad Anuj

Seniors Philip Nguyen

Girls

SOCCER Juniors Aya Maleki

Seniors Sharnise Madikan

Girls

TOUCH Juniors Cassandra Rawlins

Seniors Jade Gilbert

Mixed

NEWC.

Juniors Ghalia Maleki

Seniors Luca Spata

PSSA BEST AND FAIREST ROUND 3

The 2016 Premier’s Reading Challenge opened on the 7th March and will close on the 19th August. The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading in students. All students from Kindergarten to Year 9 are eligible to participate. A link to the Premier’s Reading Challenge website can be found in the Student Portal under the Learning section. Students can also log in to the PRC website at home using their Department of Education (DoE) username and pass-word. These are the same details the students use to access the Student Portal and the computer network at school. When they finish a book, students need to update their Student Reading Record with the book details. Students use their user names and passwords to access their Reading Record online at home. Once a student’s Reading Record is complete, please let Mrs Reardon in the library know so it can be validated. Year 2 students who are independent readers may like to take on the Year 3 challenge by contacting Mrs Reardon to change their level online. If you have any trouble or any questions, please see Mrs Reardon in the Library.

Year Number of books

you must read

Minimum number

of PRC books

Maximum number of Personal

Choice books

K-2 Classroom teachers will be reading PRC books to the class and all students will receive a certificate.

3-4 20 15 5

5-6 20 15 5

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