Lake Albert Public School

Main Street Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

Fax: (02) 6926 2065

Phone: (02) 6922 6400 Newsletter No 17— 8 June 2016

School Email: lakealbert-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au School Website: www.lakealbert-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

“Strive and Succeed”

OUR GOALS

Fostering quality

teaching and leadership

Enhancing the quality of student

learning and wellbeing

Connecting and

collaborating with the

community

Principal’s Message Semester 1 Reports As the end of Semester 1 rapidly approaches Lake Albert students and staff, are engaged in assessments and evaluation to complete student reports. These formal reports are an important way of communicating the progress of the student at the half way mark of the academic year. Reports will be sent home on Tuesday 28

th June.

Your child’s report is based on their performance while completing daily tasks in the classroom, formal and informal assessments, engagement in learning opportunities and teacher observations. Comments regarding both academic and social development are included in the report. All parents are reminded that this report can be discussed further with the Class Teacher upon request. If required please make a time to discuss the Semester 1 report with the Class Teacher. How2Learn This week I joined Mrs Scrivener and Mrs Roberts to attend a professional learning day on Innovation Learning. This day provided us with an increased knowledge of the power of visible learning strategies and was very insightful in providing us with confidence to better delivering and embedding the learning dispositions and habits of the How2Learn strategy. Our aim is to provide our staff and students with a focused strategy to build students' capacity to learn. At Lake Albert Public School we can achieve this by explicitly teaching dispositions and habits within our existing programs and practices to develop a learning culture that enables everyone to: • Be self-aware in their learning. • Use the language and dispositions of successful learners. • Share a belief that intelligence is learnable and expandable. Our community will be regularly updated on our focus and progress as we continue on our How2Learn journey. Staff Development Variation Lake Albert Public School uses our three School Strategic Directions (displayed at the top of our newsletter) to guide planning, programming, teaching, professional learning, learning opportunities and allocation of funds and resources. Our staff are committed to our strategic directions and refer to the School Plan regularly to evaluate performance and determine future directions for our school. A large part of meeting our goals is providing staff with quality professional learning and development opportunities. To best meet the needs of the school, all schools have the opportunity to use the Staff Development Days allocated at the end of Term 4 throughout the year by providing a variation to the times and dates of these development opportunities. LAPS staff have committed to attend training times outside of school hours on four occasions throughout the rest of the year to ensure that the professional learning gained in these sessions can be of value to our students in this school year. As discussed with the LAPS P&C our staff will engage in four additional training and development sessions in

Positive Behaviour Learning (PBL) CPR and Anaphylaxis How2Learn.

These additional development opportunities will provide impact in teaching and learning for our school 2016. P&C Disco Congratulations to all our dancers who attended the P&C School Disco on Friday night. 376 students and many parents and staff braved the bad weather to dance the night away. Our P&C would like to make special mention of Mrs Robert and Mrs Downing for their effort in making the night such a big success. Also a big thank you to all staff and parents who support the evening. Our P&C are in the process of planning the annual Trivia Night and the LAPS Colour the Lake Fun Run. Make sure you get involved in these two great school social events. Russell Graham Principal

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Live Life Healthy

CANTEEN NEWS & ROSTER

Thurs 9 June Nicole Snowden, Help needed

Fri 10 June Melissa Smith, Tara Field, Kristie-Lee Harris, Help needed

Mon 13 June Rachael Crowe

Tues 14 June Lizzie Macquarie, Help needed

Wed 15 June John & Judith Fisher

Thurs 16 June Nicole Snowden, Help needed

Fri 17 June Melissa Smith, Tara Field, Help needed, Help needed

On cold or wet days chicken noodle soup and hot chocolate is available for $1.00 Please have your lunch in a brown paper bag or a LAPS re-usable lunch bag which can be purchased at the canteen for $5.00

Viv Walker—Canteen Manager 0419 665 768

On Wednesday 22nd June the canteen will be having our Annual State of

Origin RED DAY - Sausage sizzle order forms are on page 6 of this newsletter.

Dates to Remember

Term 2 Week 7

Thurs 9 June LAPS School Band to watch the Kapooka Brass Band at 11.00am at the Wesley Uniting Church. Miss Dawson

Fri 10 June Infants Assembly K-2 2.20pm in the School Hall KS Presenting

Fri 10 June SRC Mufti Day - Gold coin

Term 2 Week 8

Mon 13 June Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend Public Holiday

Wed 15 June Stage 3 South Wagga Apex Public Speaking Group at 5pm - Mrs Heffer

Thurs 16 June Author Visit from Oliver Phommavanh - Stage 2 & 3

Fri 17 June Stage 2 excursion to the Rumble in the Jungle Production at KHS

Fri 17 June Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking at KPS

Fri 17 June Primary Assembly 3-6 2.20pm in the School Hall 5/6O Presenting

Term 2 Week 9

Wed 22 June Canteen RED Day and Sausage Sizzle for the State of Origin. Wear your footy colours.

Wed 22 June Book Club due today. Online LOOP payments or cheques made out to Scholastic Books only. NO CASH

Fri 24 June Stage 3 excursion to the Rumble in the Jungle Production at KHS

Fri 24 June Tony Lockett Shield Stage 3 Mr Pitchford

Fri 24 June Infants Assembly K-2 2.20pm in the School Hall 1/2D Presenting

Permission Notes and Money due

Voluntary Contribution Author visit book orders Canteen Sausage Sizzle order form and

money to the canteen Kooringal High School production ‘Rumble

in the Jungle’ permission note for Stage 2 & 3 - $7.00

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Best Class

3/4S 3/4P

Assembly Award Winners

Term 2 Week 6

3/4L Macenzie James Jack Stanton Gabriella Mannell Danika Macintosh

3/4D Shayla Halbisch Cooper Cox Lillian Finneran Molly Pillow

3/4P Elliarna Preston Harrison Miller Jessica McGowan Sienna James

3/4M Cedar Muir Luke Vidler Kaliyah Salmon Jenna Jeursen

3/4W Katelyn Clout Logain Holdsworth April Robilliard Bailey Ansell

4/5H Mia O’Donnell George Kieck Maggie Downie Megan Porter

5/6D Taylah Whytcross Harrison Brennan Ethan Elliott-Hawthorn Chelsea Shearer

5/6L Jorga Bootes Rowan Hoare Peyton Wolter Caden Byrne

5/6U Liley Marshall-Inman Lucy Fulham Alex Packer Shaun Bryder

5/6O Indiana McKelson Amber Lynch Jarrod Morgan Sophie Edmunds

K-6S Ethan Jackson

P & C Colour Run/Walk around the Lake The P&C are currently organising a colour run/walk around Lake Albert on Sunday, 23rd October. This will be a great family friendly day of fun. Online tickets are now available for purchase at https://www.stickytickets.com.au/35403/laps_colour_the_lake.aspx

This Friday the

SRC is having a

Mufti Day to raise

money for Camp

Quality.

Please ensure your

children wear

sensible WARM

clothing to school.

Thank you

Gold Coin

Donation

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Assembly Award

Winners Term 2 Week 5

KC Lucy Smith Mason Goodson Will Burnett Declan Wade

KH Alexis Ayton Shae-Lee Hunter Noah Watterson Riley Vincent

KS Harlee Stearman Nash Halls Toby North Eddy Sharp

K-1P Lachlan Moloney Alex Smith Ryder Scanlan Jorjii McDonald

1/2B Millie Mott Ruby Long Kiefer Lizasoain Angus Simpson

1/2D Mika O’Neill Shakiah Crowe Leo Priest Jed Cox

1/2E Aiden Brett Kruz McKenzie Jordyn Toomey Emma Edwards

1/2L Thomas Hosie Archie Barrow Isabella Hartwig Dylan White

1/2M Joseph Bein (Krause) Annabella Billingham Bella Wells Zak Smyth

1/2N N/A

K-6S Archie White

Enrol Now for Kindergarten 2017

We are now taking enrolments for Kindergarten 2017. If you have any children who will be starting school next year please contact the school office ASAP. If you know of neighbours or friends who may have their first child starting school next year we would also ask that you pass on this information to them. If at any time you would like to discuss the opportunities our school provides for

your child please contact the school office on 6922 6400.

Thank you to all of the families

who are still coming in to pay

their Voluntary Contributions.

It’s not too late! School Fees

are $50 for 1 child, $90 for 2

children and $120 for 3 or more

children. Eftpos is available in

the front office.

Thank you

Charity collection and donations We are still collecting little soaps, shampoos, conditioners, hand-creams, toothpaste, toothbrushes etc from hotels and motels we stay in for charity. We often don't need them so why not donate them to a charity. There will be a box in the front office for all these little goodies. We nearly have another two tubs full and ready to go! We are sure they will appreciate the items donated. Thank you in

advance.

Mrs Tinnock

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P & C NEWS We would like to extend a huge thank you to all the children who attended the disco on Friday night. We were overwhelmed by the huge response. We even had to make a quick dash to the supermarket for more supplies! Thanks also to the parent helpers and teachers who gave up their time to make it a huge success. The night raised over $2000 to be put towards resources for our children. We are still requiring your feedback regarding the canteen. Don’t forget to complete the canteen survey, which can be found online at : https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FGYHZHNF&h=OAQH_Ov7S The current leaders in the 5cent coin challenge are 3/4L, closely followed by 3/4D and 5/6L. Collect your 5 cent coins and bring them in, it runs until the end of Term 2. The class who raises the most money will win a lunch or morning tea of their choice. The P&C are currently organising a colour run/walk around Lake Albert on Sunday, 23rd October. This will be a great family friendly day of fun. Online tickets are now available for purchase at https://www.stickytickets.com.au/35403/laps_colour_the_lake.aspx

Your 5 cent coins! Start looking around the house, in your handbags, back of the lounge, fruit bowls, in the car and all the other places that 5¢ coins tend to hide. The LAPS 5¢ Coin Challenge provides a fun and easy way to raise funds for our school. Each classroom will have a coin tin for students to put their 5¢ coins in and at the end of Term 2 the class that has collected the most 5¢ coins wins a special lunch or morning tea.

All money raised goes towards our P&C fundraising

for the school, so start collecting today!!!!

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STATE OF ORIGIN SAUSAGE SIZZLE - WED 22 JUNE Child’s Name: __________________________________ Class: ______________

My child will have: Sausages on bread $2.50 each Fruit Boxes $1.00 each TOTAL AMOUNT PAID: $ _______ (Please return to the canteen by Monday 20 June)

Parent/Guardian’s Signature: ________________ Date: ______________ PH:

STATE OF ORIGIN SAUSAGE SIZZLE - WED 22 JUNE Child’s Name: __________________________________ Class: ______________

My child will have: Sausages on bread $2.50 each Fruit Boxes $1.00 each TOTAL AMOUNT PAID: $ _______ (Please return to the canteen by Monday 20 June)

Parent/Guardian’s Signature: ________________ Date: ______________ PH:

STATE OF ORIGIN SAUSAGE SIZZLE - WED 22 JUNE Child’s Name: __________________________________ Class: ______________

My child will have: Sausages on bread $2.50 each Fruit Boxes $1.00 each TOTAL AMOUNT PAID: $ _______ (Please return to the canteen by Monday 20 June)

Parent/Guardian’s Signature: ________________ Date: ______________ PH:

NSW V’s QLD State of Origin

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IMPORTANT NEWSLETTER INFORMATION FOR NEW AND OLD FAMILIES We still have parents coming to us saying that they are not receiving the newsletter every Wednesday. Here are the instructions for you to download the new School App for your Android and Apple phones. There are also instructions to sign up and receive the newsletter via email. Get school news via an app Download the app called “School Enews”. Open the app and search for “Lake Albert”.

iPhone and iPod Touch app: http://iphone.schoolenews.com.au iPad app: http://ipad.schoolenews.com.au Android app: http://android.schoolenews.com.au All other phones: http://webapp.schoolenews.com.au

Subscribe for email updates Visit our website at www.lakealbert-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Click the “Newsletters and Notes” heading (top menu) Click on “Subscribe to receive newsletters and notes.” Under the “Subscribe” heading, tick on the “Newsletters List” and the appropriate “Year Lists” that your children are in.

Enter in your name and email address. Click Subscribe IMPORTANT: An email will be sent to your email address, you MUST click the “Activate Now” inside this email that is sent to you. If you are having trouble accessing our Newsletter in this way please don’t hesitate to contact Michelle in the

school office on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.

Paper Newsletter I still wish to receive a paper copy of the newsletter each week (Please return to the front office) Childs Name: _________________________________________ Class: ______________________ Parent Name: _________________________________________

Change of details 2016

If you are moving house or have changed phone numbers or emergency contacts please send in new details in writing to the front office or fill out this form. Name of student/s:______________________________________________ Class/es: __________________ New address: ____________________________________________________________________________ Contact name: ________________________________________________________ mum/dad (please circle) Home: ___________________________ Mobile: _____________________________ Add emergency contact: ________________________________________Phone: ______________________

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