Irrawang Public School 21 Geer Street

RAYMOND TERRACE NSW 2324 P: 49872403/ 49872600

F: 49874063 Principal:

Stacy Mathieson Webpage: http://www.irrawang-

p.schools.nsw.gov.au Email:

irrawang-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Inside this issue:

Principal’s Message 1

Preschool News 2

Community PBL 3

Captains News , Lowes Sale, Smith Family

4

PBL News 5

LIBRARY News 6

Emergency Contacts, Screen Printing, Anaphylaxis Note School Gates

7

Volunteer Note , School Banking

8

Careers Day - Term 3 9

Vacation Care, & Port Stephens Library

10

About School NEWSLETTERS & Easter Note

11

Parking Signs, Preschool Payments, Aussie High 5

12

Absentee Note 13

IRRAWANG PUBLIC SCHOOL

An Innovative, Vibrant and Diverse Learning Community

Term 1, Week 10, 5th April 2019

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Shade Cover

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for "playing their part" in our shade cover over AusPlay journey. It is finally completed thanks to ongoing support from the P&C, a grant from AGL and fundraising contributions from our whole school community. The children absolutely love it and we are now happy in the knowledge that our children are being active under a sun safe cover. Teacher meetings Please ensure that if you need to contact a staff member regarding any issue, you ring the office and let them know. They will pass on your information to the relevant staff member, who will contact you back to discuss the issue or make a meeting time. All staff have a duty of care for all children at all times and are therefore unable to have side conversations with you on the spot. Thank you for your consideration of our staff and all the students in their supervision.

Toilets ONLY enrolled students are able to enter the K-2 or 3-6 toilets at ANY time for ANY reason. If you are a visitor to the school, whether it be adult, younger sibling etc. you must report to the office and use the visitor toilet there. Early Mornings Although it is great to see our students eager to be at school every single day, please be aware that there is NO ONE on duty to supervise your child until 8.25am. Please do support us in keeping everyone safe by ensuring your child is not too early or too late to school. With holidays fast approaching and many activities and learning experiences still happening at school, this is a timely reminder to check your child's bags for notes and payments. Our Facebook page and school website are also good avenues for reminders. Sincerely,

Stacy Mathieson

Principal

School Calendar 2019 TERM 1

Mondays - PBL Assembly 2:15pm 5/4 - PSSA Netball at Grahamstown PS 8/4 - Last Day for Easter Eggs, Toys, Books to be Donated for raffle 8/4 - Year 6 visit to IHS 10/4 - Easter Hat parade & Book Fair 12/4 - Last Day of Term TERM 2 30/4 - 1st Day for students 30/4 - ANZAC DAY Ceremony 3/5 - Zone Cross Country

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY LEARNING RESPECT

There have been lots of fun events at IPS over the past fortnight. The handball competition was a HUGE success and thank you to all the students who have been buying Stewart House handballs. Thank you to all the people who participated in the handball competition and the out of uniform day to help raise money for Stewart House with a gold coin donation. Just a reminder that on Wednesday the Easter Hat Parade is on and we can’t wait to see your crazy designs. Be on the look out, as there will be a special visitor bouncing around. After the amazing school holidays we will be holding an ANZAC Day assembly on the 30th April 2019. Parents are welcome to attend. Finally, the school holidays are right around the corner. Woo Hoo! Two weeks of family fun and lots of yummy chocolate for Easter, hope you all have fun and stay safe during the holidays. Thanks for a great Term 1

Phoebe Low & William Swan

PBL NEWS

IPS Staff, School Community, Students and Parents ARE

Safe, Responsible Learners who show Respect

This week we will focus on students learning KYHFOOTY. 1. Keeping Your Hands, Feet and Other Objects to Yourself (KYHFOOTY) 2. Following instructions, without comment 3. MYOB! It is the teacher's job to look after the class. 4. Using High 5 Helpers, when you have a disagreement or problem.

PBL Week 10

Library News –Weeks 9-10 Term 1 2019

What’s Hot in Irri’s Library

Library Monitors 2019

This week, our final group of trainee Library Monitors were badged at our Monday Afternoon Assembly after a few weeks of training on the job. Congratulations to

Evelynn Adams, Madison Brown, Isla Mawby and Kaylee Waters! You have undertaken your roles with passion and commitment and we look forward to you

joining our Library team!

THANK YOU! Irri’s Library would like to say a big thank you to Mrs Singleton and Mrs Burton for generously donating board games, puzzles and books to our library. Your items have been included into our structured play activity days and into the Library’s collection and have been warmly welcomed by the students. If you have any spare, out grown board games at home appropriate for our students, we are still seeking donations. Please come and see Mrs Lynch if you have any questions.

Book Sale The Irri’s Library Book Sale continues to operate in the Library during lunchtimes. If you would like to come and purchase a preloved book, they are available for 50c each. All money raised goes back into the library to help fund activities offered to students.

Holidays With the holidays fast approaching it is important to

know that our local public Libraries are opened with a range of activities on offer.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

During the holidays keep on reading! If you read something from your own bookshelf you can check if it is on the PRC checklist by going to the PRC NSW website and typing in the title of the book. If it is, you can get the PRC code and enter it directly to your reading logs

online. Go to the website and logon :-)

https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

Issue 2 orders are awaiting delivery.

SCREEN PRINTING: Reminder: You can leave your child/children’s Collared Sport Shirts in the office with $2 per shirt and we will have the school logo screen printed on them for you. Please ensure your child/children’s name is clearly marked on each shirt.

ANAPHYLAXIS Our school is a nut aware zone and asks all parents to NOT send food items that contain nuts to school. We have a number of students with nut allergies, with one case being severe and we want to ensure their safety can be maintained at all times in our environment. In cases where students have severe allergies, classrooms will also have specific procedures including routine hand washing af-ter each school break. Thank you in advance for understanding the needs of all our students by not sending nut products to school in lunch boxes.

IRRAWANG SCHOOL GATES:

Please be aware that our school gates are closed and locked daily at 9.30 am, and unlocked at 2.45 pm (Geer Street gate will be closed NOT locked). 1. Roslyn & Cambridge Street gates are closed & locked at 9.30 am, & Unlocked at 2.45 pm. 2. Geer Street gate will be closed NOT locked at 9.30 am, & opened at 2.45 pm. 3. Entry to the school between 9.30 am - 2.45 pm is through Geer Street pedestrian gate.

PRESCHOOL FEES: Statement of accounts for Term 1& Term 2 have been sent home. Term 1 fees are due. Please pay by 12/4/19. Payments can be made online at www.irrawang-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Or by cash at office/Preschool. Fees can be paid weekly, monthly or by the term. If paying by cash, please place money in an envelope with your child’s name, class & amount clearly marked on outside. Thank you

School Banking Is FRIDAY!

New School Banking rewards now available! Exciting new Term 1 Polar Savers rewards are now available, while stocks last! Scented Stackable Highlighters Snowy Origami Set

For every deposit made at school students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are two new items released each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them! Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every Friday.

Dear Parents/Carers,

IPS is an environmentally aware school.

The fortnightly newsletters are available on our school Facebook page and on our school website.

If you STILL would like a paper copy sent home with your child, please send a letter to the front office with your contact details and the name and class of your child with whom you would like it to be sent with.

Irrawang Public School: Absentee Note

Student Name: ______________________________________ Class:____________________ Date/s of absence/s ____________________________________________________________________ Reason for leave:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Signature:_______________________________________________ Date:____________________

Relationship to student:____________________________________

****************Please return with your child to class teacher. Thankyou***************

Irrawang Public School: Absentee Note

Student Name: ______________________________________ Class:____________________ Date/s of absence/s ____________________________________________________________________ Reason for leave:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Signature:_______________________________________________ Date:____________________

Relationship to student:____________________________________

****************Please return with your child to class teacher. Thankyou***************

Irrawang Public School: Absentee Note

Student Name: ______________________________________ Class:____________________ Date/s of absence/s ____________________________________________________________________ Reason for leave:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Signature:_______________________________________________ Date:____________________

Relationship to student:____________________________________

****************Please return with your child to class teacher. Thankyou***************