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Newsletter of the Leura Public School Community Volume 7, Issue 2 Term 1, 2019 Week 4
2019 OUR STUDENT LEADERS
Lauren, Thalia, Rylan, Nicole, Finn, Reilly
Coming Events
Week 4 21/2 Katoomba High Sneak Peak Year 6 students 21/2 Swampcare 1.00 – 2.00pm
22/2 Zone Swimming Carnival Selected students
Week 5 1/3 Clean Up Schools Day 1/3 No Waste Lunchbox Day
Week 6 4/3 Principal’s Assembly 2.00pm
Week 7 12/3 P&C AGM & General Meeting 6.30 – 8.00pm
13/3 ‘The Protectors’ incursion Years K-6
15/3 National Day Against Bullying 15/3 Music Incursion ‘Baltic Bar Mitzvah’ Years K-6
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From the Principal…
School Plan: Our Strategic Directions (SDs) and their focuses remain for 2019 as:
SD1: Teaching – Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting, Performance Development
SD2: Learning – Personalised Learning, Positive Behaviour for Learning
SD3: Connecting – Communication, Community Engagement
The leaders of these areas for 2019 are: SD1 – Mrs Field and Mrs Berwick; SD2 – Mrs
Forrester and Mrs Jinks; SD3 – Mr Atkinson and Mrs Berwick. The 2018 Annual Report is
currently being written. It will be published by the end of this term and access will be via the
school website.
The school Executive are currently in the process of planning our milestones (expected markers
of progress) for 2019, which will be used to guide our actions as we move through each term.
School Funds: The school has budgeted to utilise some allocated funds to subsidise
and pay for target programs that all students will benefit from
participating in. This term, the school is fully funding a music
incursion so that all students can experience a performance from a
band who are visiting the Blue Mountains as part of the local music
festival. In Term 2, students in Years 3-6 will be participating in an
Athletics program as part of PE and students across K-6 will be
invited to attend the Life Education program as part of learning in
PDH (personal development and health). These programs will be
partially funded by the school.
There have been a number of major projects planned in 2018 which
are still running, including installation of an LED message board for communication, installation
of a shade shelter in the primary playground, installation of new interactive whiteboards in
classrooms and renovation of the canteen. These projects require approvals and supervision
from School Infrastructure NSW, so the funds remain committed although not yet spent. We
will continue to work through the required processes to make them happen for our school. In
the meantime, we will not be holding a whole school fundraiser this year, instead opting to
consider this as a bi-annual event to allow us time to complete the projects still remaining and to
limit the financial burden that fundraising can have on families.
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Events Overview We are continuing in our efforts to minimise the impact on classroom learning of extra-
curricular and external commitments. The current planner for 2019 events was presented at
the P&C meeting last week. There are some important events on our calendar including our
traditional Book Week Parade, Great Book Swap, Art & Music Showcase and Newcombe Ball Gala
Day. We are also incorporating some revisions to other events such as Education Week and
Parent-Teacher Interviews. Excursions, incursions, competitions and class sport programs will
continue to be offered with links to specific focus areas for student learning. Important
upcoming events will be communicated on the school website ‘Home’ page, through the weekly
Skoolbag message ‘The Week Ahead’ and also via notes sent home to parents.
“It is not enough to be busy…The question is –
what are we busy about?”
(Henry David Thoreau)
Yours in education,
Elise Berwick
Principal
COMMUNITY REMINDERS
Please be mindful of our student safety when using the road spaces on
Mount Hay Rd, near the hall pedestrian gate. The school has received
complaints about drivers ‘double parking’, which is illegal, or stopping
next to a parked car to pick up or drop off students. Allowing children
to cross paths of traffic is extremely dangerous. We ask that as
adults, we model and encourage safe pedestrian behaviour and follow the road rules.
At our school, dogs are not permitted in the grounds. There are several
reasons for this related to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of our
students, staff and visitors. We ask that you abide by this request. If you would
like to walk your dog to school for drop off or collection of your children, please
wait with your dog outside the perimeter fence.
Reminder that the student toilets on the school grounds are for students only. An adult
bathroom is located near the school office. Please see office staff if you require the use of a
bathroom.
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POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING – Term 1 VALUE OF THE WEEK
Week 5: A Resilient student uses ‘No Go Tell’ immediately
Week 6: A Responsible student takes of their own & others property
ZONE SWIMMING
CARNIVAL The Zone Swimming Carnival will be held tomorrow, 22nd February at Glenbrook pool.
We wish our Zone team all the best for a great day – Elke, Kasiah, Elise, Fabian, Ellie, Anna, Hayden, Kaylee, Thalia, Aurea, Ewan, Tarik, Madelyn, Lauren and Elka.
CLEAN UP SCHOOLS DAY – FRIDAY 1ST MARCH Clean Up Schools Day is a national event to inspire students to learn about the
impact of rubbish on their local environment while playing an active role in their
community. It’s a day when students and teachers work together to clean up an area
of the school that may be collecting rubbish. Leura School will be involved in Clean
Up Schools Day on Friday 1st March.
NO WASTE LUNCHBOX – FRIDAY 1ST MARCH We are combining Clean Up Schools Day with a 'Waste Free Lunch' day. Waste
free lunches enable students to play a part in decreasing the waste we
contribute to landfill. What does this mean exactly?
‘Waste free lunches’ means packing items that can be composted or recycled
and that won’t end up in the garbage bin. That means, for example no single use plastic and no
packaged foods. Students and families at Leura are already very knowledgeable in this area and
many students already bring waste free lunch boxes. We look forward to seeing the majority of
students with a waste free lunch box on Friday March 1st. Thank you to parents and carers who
assist their child to participate with a waste free lunch.
CORE VALUES – Term 1, Week 4
Class Respectful Responsible Resilient
KF Charlotte Albie Theo
KJ Mila Willow August
1/2A Elena Harry
1/2B Chloe Mia Luca
1/2D Leroy Ava Ted
2F Jasmine
NOTES/PAYMENT REMINDER To assist families, the following is a list of activities and associated costs, for which permission slips and/or monies are to be
returned to the school. If there are any difficult circumstances in regard to any payments by the due date, for
incursions/excursions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
EXCURSION/ACTIVITY AMOUNT DATE/PAYMENT DUE
Internet Code of Behaviour Agreement No Cost ASAP
Hanging Swamp Permission No cost Monday 25th February
‘The Protectors’ Anti-bullying incursion $8.00 Friday 8th March
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Community Announcements: Blue Mountains BMX Club Come & Try Day: 23rd February 11am – 2pm Ferris Lane (off Wilson
St) Lawson. For further information www.bluemountainsbmx.com or email/phone
[email protected] Ian 0403 016 414 Stuart 0448 144 595
Blue Mountains All Abilities Football: Seasons kicks off 23rd March 11am rain or shine at the
mini pitch Gloria Park, Hazelbrook. For more information phone Lisa 0413 548 562 or
www.playfootball.com.au
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Congratulations to our very own P&C Joint President Vikki Willmott-Sharp for being nominated as a finalist for
NSW P&C Volunteer of the Year 2018 in the West Sydney Electorate!
The winner will be announced at the awards dinner on Friday, 1 March.
Stay tuned!
Our next Swampcare session will be Thursday, 21 March from 1.00–3.00pm. 4-Clownfish students will be joining us that day. Everyone is welcome at any session, but parents of 4C students might particularly like to join us that Thursday for some bush regeneration and exploring. Sturdy footwear required. Please be reassured, we work in the bushland surrounding the swamp, not in the swamp itself! To RSVP or for further information, please contact Lisa Scott-Smith – [email protected].
The Canteen will be re-opening on Friday, 1 March. Yay!
Look out for the note in your child’s bag by the end of this week.
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
P&C AGM 6.30-7.00PM
P&C General Meeting 7.00-8.30PM
Venue TBA
Our next meeting on Tuesday, 12 March will include the P&C Annual General Meeting (AGM). All P&C positions will be vacated and we would love to see some new people join the Executive Team. New people means fresh ideas and re-energises the P&C, which is really important for the school. Roles include President, Vice-President (x2), Treasurer, Secretary, Publicity Officer and Fundraising Co-ordinator. Positions also exist for Assistant Treasurer, Uniform Shop Manager, Social Media Coordinator and the Canteen Committee. If you're interested in any of these positions, please contact the current President at [email protected]. Position descriptions will be explained over the coming weeks, or you can check them out at our website:
http://leurapandc.weebly.com/pc-position-descriptions.html
If you’re not interested in a position on the P&C, you are still more than welcome to come along to the general meeting afterwards. We’d love to meet you!
