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Guise Public School
“Educating and caring for the whole child”
Eucalyptus Drive, Macquarie Fields Telephone: (02) 9605 4397 Fax: (02) 9829 3975
Web Address: https://guise-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Email: [email protected]
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School Term Dates 2019
Term 3 Monday 22 July – Friday 27 September (Students return Tuesday 23 July)
Term 4 Monday 14 October – Friday 20 December (Students finish Wednesday 18 December)
Principal’s Report
Term 3 Week 6 2019
SCHOOL CALENDAR Thursday 29 August P&C Father’s Day Stall
Friday 30 August Father’s Day Breakfast
Monday 2 September Zone Athletics
Tuesday 3 September Zone Athletics
Wednesday 4 September P&C Meeting
Friday 6 September Gala Day
Tuesday 10 September Stage 2 Excursion
Wednesday 11 September Dancesport Gala Event
Tuesday 17 September Assembly
Friday 20 September Back up Gala Day
Tuesday 24 September Multicultural Day
Friday 27 September Last Day of Term
Please report trespassing on school grounds, unlawful acts and vandalism to School Security on 1300 880 021
Principal’s Report
Jump Rope for Heart Last fortnight we held our Jump Rope for Heart Jump
Off Day as an end of term showcase of the students’
improved skipping skills and to celebrate the fundraising
money we have raised.
Jump Rope for Heart is a fantastic physical activity and
fundraising program that has been run by the Heart
Foundation for over 35 years. It’s a great way for
children to keep fit and learn new skills, but it also helps
raise funds for vital heart research and education
programs. Since Jump Rope for Heart started in 1983,
schools like ours have raised more than $75 million for
the Heart Foundation’s lifesaving work. Together Guise
raised an incredible $895 and this money will go towards
vital heart research and education programs. We’ve
loved seeing so many smiling faces skipping on the
playground and in sports lessons. My thanks goes to Miss
Lissner who coordinated the Jump Rope for Heart
program at our school and organised a fun-filled Jump
Off Day that was enjoyed by staff, students and
families.
Fire in the Fields Performance Last night I had the pleasure of watching our Junior and
Senior Dance Groups perform at the Fire in the Fields
performance at Ingleburn HS. This was a very
entertaining night and I would like to congratulate our
students who performed wonderfully to a packed
audience with great confidence. My thanks also to Miss
Lissner and Mrs Dobinson for leading these groups and
coordinating the event. Our students should feel very
proud of their brilliant performances!
Book Week – ‘Reading is my Secret Power!’ Students and staff all enjoyed a wonderful morning on
Thursday last week for Book Week. The theme this year
was ‘Reading is my Secret Power!’ and everyone had fun
dressing up for the book character parade. It was
wonderful to see so many parents, grandparents and
friends join us to visit on the day. My special thanks to
Miss Rossiter for organising the parade and activities.
SASS Recognition Week There are many people who do different jobs in our school
system to ensure everything runs smoothly. You all
probably know our wonderful staff working in the front
office, but we also have Support Staff working in the
library and school grounds, as well as in classrooms. This
week is School Administrative and Support Staff
Recognition Week, a time to acknowledge and thank the
often unsung heroes in our public schools. It is our chance
to say a special thank you to all of them in recognition of
the valuable services they provide to our school
community and the education of our students. If you are
in school this week, you might like to add your personal
thanks to our great team of friendly and hard-working
SAS and Support Staff. They are definitely
‘Superheroes’ in our eyes!!
Public Education Foundation Secretary’s Award On Tuesday night I was invited to attend the Minister’s and
Secretary’s Awards for Excellence presentation ceremony
at Sydney Town Hall, where our very own Mrs Heyburgh was
the recipient of a Secretary's Award for Excellent Service.
This ceremony provides an excellent opportunity to
recognise individual staff who have made a significant
contribution to the achievement of the goals of NSW Public
Education. Her award was presented for her unrelenting
focus on evidence-based teaching and ongoing improvement
of student learning and her passion and dedication for her
work as Deputy Principal Instructional Leader at Guise
Public School. I am sure you will join with me in
congratulating Mrs Heyburgh on this significant
achievement.
Tell Them From Me Survey I am delighted that this term, our school, will participate in
a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From
Me student feedback survey. The survey measures factors
that are known to affect academic achievement and other
student outcomes.
You may remember that our students also participated in a
Tell Them From Me student survey in Term 1 this year.
Asking students to complete the survey twice in one year
allows us to identify trends in student responses as well as
track engagement and motivation across the school year.
More information about the survey is available at:
http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au
I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The
survey is conducted online and will typically take less than
30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during
school hours between 26 August and 25 October.
Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.
A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the
survey has been sent home with students. If you do not want
your child or children to participate, please return the form
to school by tomorrow. Further information is available
from: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-
parents.
Father’s Day Just a reminder that tomorrow morning is our Father’s Day
Breakfast at school. We are looking forward to seeing all
the Dads, Grandads and carers who are coming to share a
BBQ breakfast with their children.
I hope everyone has an enjoyable Father’s Day this Sunday!
Have a wonderful week!
Megan Predl
Guise Public School
“Educating and caring for the whole child”
Eucalyptus Drive, Macquarie Fields Telephone: (02) 9605 4397 Fax: (02) 9829 3975
Web Address: https://guise-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Email: [email protected]
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Term
Three
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/
SUN
Week
1
22 July
School
Development Day
23 July
24 July
100 Days of
Kinder
25 July
26 July
27
28
July
2 29 July
Spelling Bee Final
30 July
Athletics Carnival
3-6
31 July 1 August
2 August
Athletics Carnival
K-2
3
4
Aug
5 5 August
6 August
Education Week
Assembly
7 August
P&C Meeting
8 August 9 August
Community of
Schools NAIDOC
Day
10
11
Aug
4 12 August
13 August 14 August
15 August 16 August
Jump Rope for
Heart Jump Off
Day
17
18
Aug
5 19 August
Book Fair all week
20 August
21 August
22 August
Book Week
Parade
23 August
Gala Day
24
25
Aug
6 26 August
27 August
Assembly
28 August
Fire in the Fields
29 August
P&C Father’s Day
Stall
30 August
Father’s Day
Breakfast
31/1
Aug/
Sept
7 2 September
Zone Athletics
3 September
Zone Athletics
4 September
P&C Meeting
5 September
6 September
Gala Day
7
8
Sept
8 9 September 10 September
Stage 2 Excursion
11 September
Dancesport Gala
Event
12 September 13 September
14
15
Sept
9 16 September
17 September
Assembly
18 September
19 September
20 September
Back Up Gala Day
21
22
Sept
10 23 September
24 September
Multicultural Day
25 September 26 September
27 September
Last Day of Term
28
29
Sept
School Planner Term 3 2019
