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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

SCHOOL UNIFORM Oatley West Public School maintains high expectations of students in all areas of school life, and students take pride in wearing the correct school uniform. The school uniform is set and endorsed by the P&C. Summer Uniform: The Summer Uniform is worn Monday to Thursday from the beginning of Term 4.

Winter Uniform: The Winter Uniform is worn Monday to Thursday from the day after Mother's Day.

Sports Uniform: The Sports Uniform is worn every Friday all year round. There will be occasions where your child will be required to wear their sports uniform on other nominated days. This will be with prior notification.

Shoes: Black shoes are expected to be worn with the uniform Mon-day—Thursday. It is acceptable for these black shoes to be a ‘jogger’ type shoe but must be all black.

Hats - All children must wear a school hat. Caps are not part of the School Uniform. Oatley West follows guidelines set by the Depart-ment of Education in respect to Safe Sun practices. If your child does not wear a hat, they will be instructed to go to a shaded area.

Clothing items in similar colours are NOT acceptable uniform.

Please clearly label your child’s name on all their belongings.

When students wear a school uniform, they feel included in our school community. Students, teachers, parents and carers, as well as members of our local community helped develop our school uniform to make sure it:

· meets the requirements of occupational health and safety, anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation

· includes items that are affordable, comfortable and made from easy-care and easy-wear fabrics

· is appropriate for the full range of school activities

· is suitable for all body shapes.

MR NASH’S CORNER

PSSA Trials 5 FEB

Music Council Meeting

6:30pm 18 FEB

School Photo Day 11 MAR

Swimming Carnival 4 FEB

P & C Meeting

6:30pm 11 FEB

School Values: Fairness/Integrity/Respect/Cooperation/

Excellence/Participation/Care & Responsibility!

Principal Nash continued

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The Uniform Shop is open for your convenience at the end of G Block, and is run by volunteers. Order forms can be completed and dropped in the uniform shop mailbox near the front gate. Download an order form from the school web-site under Parent Information or from the Skoolbag app. Please note, orders are not ac-cepted via e-mail. All orders will be delivered to your child’s classroom. The preferred payment method for orders is by credit card or cheque as we cannot be held accountable for lost cash/orders. Cards are generally debited one day pri-or to delivery.

OUR VALUES EDUCATION

The Importance of Value Education Education is a methodical effort towards learn-ing basic facts about humanity. And the core idea behind value education is to cultivate es-sential values in the students so that the civilisa-tion that teaches us to manage complexities can be sustained and further developed. It begins at home and it is continued in schools. Everyone accepts certain things in his/her life through various mediums like society or government.

Value education is important to help everyone in improving the value system that he/she holds and put them to use. Once we understand our values in life, we can examine and control the various choices we make in our lives. It's our duty to uphold the various types of values in life such as cultural values, universal values, personal values and social values.

Thus, value education is always essential to shape a student's life and to give him an oppor-tunity of performing himself on the global stage. The need for value education among the parents, children, teachers is constantly increas-ing as we continue to witness increasing violent activities, behavioural disorder and lack of unity in society. (Kerala Education, 2011)

We have 8 Core values at Oatley West Public School which we encourage our students, teach-ers and parents to live by.

Our eight Values are: · Respect · Responsibility · Cooperation · Care · Fairness · Integrity · Excellence · Participation

A value is chosen each week for the whole school and this value is published in the newsletter for you to reinforce at home. Values that are taught in the classroom to help our students :

Develop a love of learning

Pursue excellence and high standards

Develop care and respect for themselves and others

Take pride in their work Exhibit a strong sense of fairness and social

justice Have respect for and understanding of Aus-

tralia's history including the cultures and ex-periences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is-lander people

Have an appreciation of Australia's history and multicultural society

Actively participate as citizens.

All students are expected to : Attend school every day, unless they are legal-

ly excused Be in class on time and prepared to learn Maintain a neat appearance and follow the

school uniform policy Behave safely, considerately and responsibly

including when travelling to and from school Follow class rules, speak courteously and co-

operate with instructions and learning activi-ties

Treat staff, other students and members of the school community with dignity and re-spect

Care for property belonging to themselves, the school and others.

Being a new school year, the following link will take you directly to the School Handbook, or may I direct you to the School Website which should answer questions you may have about school procedures:

https://oatleywest-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/o/oatleywest-p/OWPS_HANDBOOK_Published.pdf_28th_Oct.pdf

Please be assured staff are vigilant, and monitor-ing for health issues across the school as well as keeping an eye on our kids wellbeing in regards to their perception of bushfires and storm damage. This is especially important as news reports and graphics can be quite confronting.

Principal Nash continued

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ORGANIC DIGGERS REPORT

V A L U E F O R T H E W E E K R E SP E C T Be polite, cooperative and sensible. Treat people as you would like to be treated. Accept and celebrate our differences.

Welcome back to the Organic Diggers for 2020. Many thanks to community members for their support at last December's working bee, we have far less of a task getting the garden ready for 2020 due to our labours! Special thanks to the Schofield family for running general maintenance on the garden during the holidays. The cover crop of Barley which we planted in the produce beds has been a massive success, with minimal weed infiltration into the grow space. This crop will be chopped and turned back into the soil to provide a nitrogen boost, preparing the beds for Autumn crops. A Saturday working bee is planned over the next few weeks, stay tuned for the announcement and note in next week's newsletter. The Organic Dig-gers Club will resume regular activities once the working bee has taken place. Happy gardening! Mr Burr - Organic Diggers co-ordinator

New Catholic Scripture Teacher Required in 2020: One new Catholic scripture teacher is re-quired at Oatley West Public School this year. Being a scripture teacher is very reward-ing. If you would like to join our friendly and committed team of scripture teachers in bring-ing the “Good News” to Catholic students at Oatley West Public for a 30 minute class on a Tuesday morning, please contact Michael Cum-mins (0413 586870 or cum-minsm@optusnet.com.au) . Free training, re-sources and support are provided.

SCRIPTURE CLASSES

P & C NEWS

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WHOOPING COUGH

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

There has been a case of whooping cough report-

ed to the school. Please contact your doctor if

you have any concerns and see attached the fact

sheet at the end of the newsletter.

Happy New Year to all our families and staff at

OWPS, we hope everyone had a safe and happy

break and are excited to get back to School for

2020! A warm welcome to our new teachers,

students and families just beginning with us and

welcome back to all our returning Oatley West

Public School families.

P&C meetings are where you can contribute ide-

as and have the opportunity to know our Princi-

pal and Deputy in a less formal setting. P&C

meetings are held Tuesday evenings in Weeks 3

and 7 of each School Term. You will find these

dates advertised in our school newsletter as they

are approaching. Our next general meeting will

be held Tuesday 11th February 2020 at 6.30pm

in our School Library, everyone is welcome to

attend any or all of our meetings – there is no

commitment to become a member or assist in a

higher role.

OWPS P&C support our school through sub com-

mittees Canteen, Community Festival, School

Banking, Uniform Shop and Music Council. Our

School Community volunteer many hours to pro-

vide these services and raise additional funds

each year to assist Oatley West achieve its goals

for our children. If you would like to be involved

in any of these activities, send us an email and

we will point you to the right contact person.

In late 2019, OWPS P&C committed $20,000 to

assist with further development of our Multi

Purpose Room into a STEAM focused room to

enhance the use of technology we have at

OWPS. If you have any suggestions for other are-

as you would like P&C to support, we welcome

your feedback.

If you would like to get in touch with P&C, please

email oatleywestpublicschoolpc@outlook.com.

Nic Portois - P & C President

Attention Parents and Caregivers with English as a

second language

If your first language is not English, the Department

of Education website has translated documents

available in many languages.

education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/going-to-a-

public-school/translated-documents

Also, there is a telephone interpreter service availa-

ble on 131 450 if you need help talking with our

school.If you need any further assistance, please

don’t hesitate to contact me via the school office.

Joanna Kritikos—EAL/D Teacher

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WELCOME KINDERGARTEN 2020

We welcomed our new Kindergarten classes for 2020

Everyone has settled down and are having a great time!

Manager – Sia Coelho Enquiries:

scoelho@iinet.net.au The Uniform Shop is open

for your convenience every Thursday from 9-10am

at the end of G Block. This onsite service would

not be available without our wonderful volunteers.

All uniform requirements are outlined on the

School website.

Summer Uniform – All students should now be

wearing their full Summer Uniform.

Thank you – Many thanks to Belinda P who volun-teered at the Uniform Shop last week. Exchanges: Exchanges can only be made on Thurs-

day when the shop is open. If you can’t come in to

see us when we are open, please leave your ex-

change at the school office in a bag, with your

child’s name and class noted as well as details for

the exchange. If the error is ours, please contact us

at scoelho@iinet.net.au

Uniform Orders: Order forms (dated July 2019) can be completed and dropped in to Letterbox 8 locat-ed in the front courtyard. Please note, orders are not accepted via e-mail. All orders will be deliv-ered to your child’s classroom on Thursday when the shop is open, provided the order is received prior to 9.30am on Thursday. The preferred pay-ment method for orders is by Credit Card or Cheque as we cannot be held accountable for lost cash/orders. Cards are generally debited one day prior to delivery. Plastic Bag Fee – Although we are endeavouring to be plastic bag free, orders will incur a $0.25 charge where a plastic bag is re-quired to deliver uniform to your child. This fee will automatically be added to your payment. If payment is made by cash or cheque, please ensure this fee is added to your payment. Volunteers needed: Currently, Uniform Shop only has a few regular volunteers who help. If you have a spare hour on Thursday mornings from 9-10am, please consider volunteering at the Uniform Shop. Whether it’s once a fortnight, month or term, all help is greatly appreciated. NB: A free Volunteers Working with Children check will be required if you wish to volunteer in any ca-pacity at the school. We take great pride in the appearance of the chil-

dren at Oatley West Public School and encourage

all students to wear the correct school uniform.

UNIFORM SHOP CANTEEN NEWS

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Welcome back to another great year at OWPS and welcome to all the new kids and parents to the school. Hope you all had a great holiday break. We are planning some very exciting and new things for the Canteen this year so keep an eye out for our regular updates. The Canteen is run by volunteers and so we are asking for new parents (and our awesome regulars) to sign up again. So if you have a few hours to spare whether it’s once a month, once a term or even once a year, come in and join us at the can-teen. I know your children would love to see you there. Please fill in the attached Canteen Volunteer Form and return it to the canteen or via our post box lo-cated at the front school gates. Online ordering is preferred by the Canteen and you can do this through Flexischools.com.au and follow the instructions to create an account. Please note that ONLY online orders are accepted on Fridays, so no over the counter lunch orders will be taken. Our Canteen Menu is also attached for your infor-mation. We are always happy to chat and answer any ques-tions you have so please feel free to pop in to the Canteen or contact us via the school or at the num-bers below. Laronne (0438422179) and Anh (0431700288) Canteen Supervisors

Why Chess? • Create Brighter Thinkers• Improve Student Focus• Achieve Academic Success

Educational Benefits of Chess:• Improves concentration and focus• Develops logical thinking and problem solving skills• Enhances memory• Encourages creative and lateral thinking• Promotes discipline• Accelerates emotional development• Expands visualisation and spatial awareness• Demonstrates actions and consequences• Rewards correct decision making• Increases self-confidence• Provides opportunities to make new friends from diverse backgrounds

Term 1 Cost: $90 10th Feb - 6th AprTerm 2 Cost: $80 4th May - 29th Jun*Term 3 Cost: $90 27th Jul - 21st SepTerm 4 Cost: $90 12th Oct - 7th Dec

Oatley West Public School Chess Classes, 2020 Mondays 1:20PM - 2:10PM

TO ENROL:Please collect a formfrom the school office.

Sydney Academy of Chess Pty Ltd Sydney Chess Centre, Level 1, 30A George Street Burwood, NSW P: 9745 1170 F: 9745 1176 PO Box 1325, Burwood, NSW 1805 E: enrolment@sydneyacademyofchess.com.au W: sydneyacademyofchess.com.au

*Term 2 - No chess on 8th June (Public Holiday)

Oatley West Public School Chess Classes – 2020Classes will take place on Mondays from 1:20PM – 2:10PM.

Term 3 – Cost: $90 [27th Jul - 21st Sep]

To enrol, please tick the appropriate boxes below:

Term 4 – Cost: $90 [12th Oct - 7th Dec]

Term 2 – Cost: $80 [4th May - 29th Jun*]*No chess on 8th Jun (Public Holiday)

Term 1 – Cost: $90[10th Feb - 6th Apr]

Total amount paid: $______________

Student’s Name: Date of Birth: _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _

Class: Parent’s Name:

Contact Numbers: (Home) (Work) (Mobile)

Email:

Relevant medical conditions / allergies:

Signed: Date: _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _

If your payment is not received by the day of the first lesson, your child cannot take part in the class. There will be no refunds for students who miss classes during the term.

If you are interested in your child taking part in this activity, please fill in this form and return it to the school office, along with payment for the appropriate term. Please ensure that you place the permission slip and payment inside a sealed envelope with your child’s name and class clearly written on the front.

Grading of StudentsTo give our chess coach an idea of the skill level of the group, please indicate your child’s approximate playing ability in the boxes below. If numbers are sufficient, students will be divided into groups according to their level. If you are unsure, here is a brief explanation of each level.Beginner: Children who can’t play or only know a few of the rules of chessRookie: Children who know the rules of chess, movements, special rules, check, checkmate, stalemate and can play a game of chessIntermediate: Children who understand opening principles, how to finish off the game, positional elements and tactics, and compete in tournaments.

Beginner Level Rookie Level Intermediate Level

Cheques are to be made payable to Oatley West Public School.

Workbook 1 – Cost: $31[Beginner / Rookie]

Workbooks 1&2 – Cost: $46[SPECIAL OFFER]

Workbook 2 – Cost: $31[Intermediate]

Chess clock – Cost: $77[DGT Easy Gametimer]

Chess set – Cost: $34 [Roll-up chess board + pieces]Advanced Book – Cost: $42[Exploration in Chess Beauty]

Delivery InformationName: ________________________________________________________

Postal address: _________________________________________________

Suburb: _______________________________________________________

State: ___________ Postcode: ___________

OPTIONAL EXTRAS (prices include delivery)

Sydney Academy of Chess Pty Ltd ABN: 14 139 982 004

Level 1, 30A George Street Burwood, NSW PO Box 1325, Burwood, NSW 1805

P: 9745 1170 F: 9745 1176 E: enrolment@sydneyacademyofchess.com.au

3rd February 2020

2020 Recorder Groups

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Recorder lessons are starting back this year on Friday 14th

February 2020 and continuing to

Friday 3rd

April 2020 (8 lessons). These lessons will take place in the 4 Red classroom.

Mrs McNamara has volunteered her time with OWPS over the last 7 years, but moving

forward and having no children at the school she will need to be contracted to the school.

Advanced lessons will run from 7.45am – 8.30am (2019 students only to attend this

time)

New Beginner lessons will run from 8.30 – 9.15am (students will need to purchase a

recorder and a beginner book. Mrs McNamara is currently sourcing the best price

options.

If you would like your child to start and continue lessons, CASH payment needs to be

received by Wednesday 12th

February 2020 to the office in an envelope. Payment for

term 1 will be $48 per child.

Please return the below slip along with payment to the office as soon as possible.

Kind regards,

Clair Bull Paul Nash

Recorder Group Coordinator Principal

My child _________________________ would like to be part of the OWPS Recorder Group. I have included payment of $48 for these weekly term 1 musical lessons. Signed: ________________________________ Date: __________________________

Whooping cough (pertussis)

In recent months there has been an increase in the number of school-aged children in NSW diagnosed with whooping cough (pertussis). Please be on the look out for symptoms of whooping cough: a runny nose, followed by a cough, which becomes worse (older children and adults may

have only a cough that can last for several months) a cough that occurs in spasms, which may be followed by vomiting a cough with a 'whoop' (a sudden noisy gasp at the end of coughing). In order to prevent further cases, if your child or any member of your family has symptoms of whooping cough please see your doctor and take this notice with you. This is extremely important if there is a baby less than 12 months of age living in the household. Whooping cough can be a serious life-threatening infection for babies. If your doctor diagnoses whooping cough in its early, infectious stage (within 3 weeks of the cough starting), please advise the school and keep your child at home until they have taken 5 days of antibiotics. Immunisation reduces the risk of infection, however the vaccine does not give lifelong protection, and reinfection can occur. The vaccine is provided free of charge for infants at 2, 4 and 6 months and again at 4 years. Please check that your child has received this primary course. If your child has not been fully immunised, discuss a catch-up plan with your doctor. Because protection wanes with time, free vaccine will be provided to Year 10 students as part of the NSW School-based Vaccination Program from 2009.

Information on whooping cough is available at http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/factsheets/infectious/pertussis.html.

OATLEY WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL

CANTEEN VOLUNTEER ROSTER 2020

First Name: __________________ Surname: ___________________

Contact Phone Number: ____________________________________

Email: ___________________________________________________

Working With Children (WWC) Number: _______________________

Childs Name and Class: _____________________________________

I can help out during the following times:

□ 10.00am – 12.30pm □ 12.00pm – 2.30pm □ All Day

□ Other ____________________

I am available:

□ Monday □ Tuesday □ Wednesday □ Thursday □ Friday

Please roster me:

□ Once a fortnight □ Once a month □ Once a term

□ Other ____________________

VOLUNTEERS ARE VITAL TO ENABLE THE CANTEEN TO CONTINUE

TO RUN

Please ask Mums, Dads, Aunties, Uncles, Grandparents and friends if

they are available to help out.

Thank you for your help! Your children and school appreciate it

OATLEY WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL CANTEEN MENU 2020 Oatley Park Avenue Oatley NSW 2223 P 02 9580 5048 F 02 9580 6372 E oatleywest-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Open Monday-Friday (unless otherwise advised) Online ordering at Flexischools.com.au

* VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED AND WELCOME * If you have any spare time to offer please come and book in your time today. We would love to see you in the Canteen! Contact Laronne 0438422179 / Anh 0431700288

SNACKS (Over the counter)

Fresh Fruit (apples, seasonal fruit) 50c

Popcorn (handmade, plain & unsalted) 50c

Chocolate Cookie (handmade) 50c

Cheese Sticks (handmade) $1.00

Cheesey Garlic Bread (handmade) $1.00

Custard Cup $1.00 (Vanilla/Chocolate)

Red Rock Deli Chips $1.20 (Sea Salt flavour)

Nutrigrain Snack Bag 20c

Weetbix Bites (each) 5c

FROZEN TREATS

Frozen Juice Cup $1.00 (Apple, Apple & Blackcurrant)

Quelch Frozen Juice Sticks 50c (various flavours)

Moosie (frozen milk treat) $1.00 (Chocolate, Blue Bubblegum)

Twisted Frozen Yogurt $2.00 (Mango&Watermelon, Strawberry/Vanilla)

99% Fruit Juice Slushie half cup $1.50 full cup $2.20 (various flavours)

SANDWICHES, ROLLS & WRAPS

Vegemite/Jam/Honey $2.00

Cheese $2.50

Ham / Chicken Breast / Tuna / Egg $3.50

Salad $4.00

*Add 50c for Roll or Wrap *Add 30c for TOASTED

EXTRAS

Cheese 50c

Tomato/Lettuce/Cucumber/Carrot/Beetroot 50c

Salad / Avocado $1.00

Sauce (Mayo/Tomato/BBQ/ Sweet chilli) 30c

Fresh Rice Paper Rolls (made to order – 2 per serve)

Vegetarian $4.00 (rice noodle, lettuce, cucumber, carrot)

Add chicken $5.00

SALADS

Garden Salad $6.00 (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot)

Greek Salad $6.50 (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, fetta cheese, olives)

EXTRAS

Tuna, Egg, Chicken $1.00

OATLEY WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL CANTEEN MENU 2020 Oatley Park Avenue Oatley NSW 2223 P 02 9580 5048 F 02 9580 6372 E oatleywest-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Open Monday-Friday (unless otherwise advised) Online ordering at Flexischools.com.au

* VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED AND WELCOME * If you have any spare time to offer please come and book in your time today. We would love to see you in the Canteen! Contact Laronne 0438422179 / Anh 0431700288

HOT FOOD

Large Meat Pie (from Oatley Pies) $5.20

Sausage Roll (from Oatley Pies) $4.50

Flame Grilled Chicken Wrap $5.50 (grilled chicken, lettuce, mayo)

Flame Grilled Chicken Burger $5.50 (grilled chicken, lettuce, mayo)

Beef Burger $5.50 (beef pattie, tomato, lettuce, sauce)

Cheeseburger $5.50 (beef pattie, cheese, sauce)

Chicken Breast Wedges 3 for $2.50 6 for $5.00 (crumbed - Steggles brand)

Chicken Breast Wedge Wrap or Roll $4.50 (3 crumbed chicken wedges, lettuce, mayo)

Vegetable Spring Rolls 4 for$2.50 8 for $5.00 (oven baked - commercial brand)

Mamee Noodle Cup $3.00 (chicken, beef)

Macaroni & Cheese Pasta $4.50 (homemade cheese sauce & macaroni pasta)

Pasta Bolognese $4.50 (beef & veges cooked in a homemade tomato sauce & pasta)

Chicken Dumplings 6 for $5.00 (steamed – commercial brand)

SUSHI ROLLS (Monday & Friday ONLY)

Avocado roll $3.50

Cucumber roll $3.50

Tuna roll $3.50

Tuna & Avocado or Cucumber roll $3.50

Chicken teriyaki & Avocado or Cucumber roll $3.50

Prawn tempura roll $3.50

Chicken Schnitzel roll $3.50

DRINKS

Water (600ml plain, still) $2.00

Nippys Flavoured Milk (250ml) $2.20 (Strawberry, Chocolate)

Fruit Juice Popper (250ml) $2.20 (Apple, Apple/Blackcurrant, Orange)

Focus Lite Sports Water (250ml) $2.20 (Lemonade, Fruit Tingle)

Juice Bomb (250ml sparkling 99% juice) $2.20 (Apple/Blackcurrant, Apple/Raspberry, Apple cola, Lemonade)

Hot Chocolate (Winter only) $1.50

***Lunch orders that include “Drinks and Frozen Treats” will be

stamped and should be collected from the canteen***