LEPS AND BOUNDS 1 A U G U S T 2 0 1 8 W E E K 2 , T E R M 3

D A T E S T O R E M E M B E R

THURSDAY 2 AUG

NO ASSEMBLY TODAY FRIDAY 3 AUG

PSSA Sport TUESDAY 7 AUG

Year 6 Grad Parent Meeting

at 6 WEDNESDAY 8 AUG

Education Week - Library

12:15pm

Open classrooms 12:45 - 1:30pm

THURSDAY 9 AUG

Primary Assembly 2pm Hall Host 3/4Z

FRIDAY 10 AUG

PSSA SPORT TUESDAY 14 AUG

ICAS Maths

WEDNESDAY 15 AUG

AECG Meeting

THURSDAY 16 AUG

Infants Assembly 2pm in Hall Host KS

FRIDAY 17 AUG

Trent Barrett shield Years 3 & 4

NO PSSA SPORT TODAY

TUESDAY 21 AUG

P & C Meeting 7pm WEDNESDAY 22 AUG

Book Parade 12:45pm

Book Fair 8:00am - 4:30pm

FRIDAY 24 AUG

Last day for PSSA Sport FRIDAY 31 AUG

Riverina Athletics Carnival

Lavington East Public School

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

5/6M, 5/6R Exploring

Angles

2

Relieving Principal’s

Message

3

Reminders

PSSA Sport

4

P & C News 5/6

Jungle Tracks 7

Connecting Country School

Circus Quirkus

8

Community News 9

NO ASSEMBLY TOMORROW THURSDAY 2 AUGUST 2018

Education Week 2018 Today’s schools -

creating tomorrow’s world

WEDNESDAY 8 AUGUST 2018

Presentation by Instruction Leaders 12:15pm in Library

Open classrooms 12:45pm - 1:30pm Stay and enjoy recess with your children

before classes re-commence at 2:00pm

Book Parade & Book Fair

Wednesday 22 August 2018

Book Fair

8:00am until 4:30pm

Book Parade

12:45pm under the COLA

All welcome

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5/6M and 5/6R Exploring Angles This week 5/6M and 5/6R have been exploring angles. They took the opportunity to soak up the sunshine and created many common angles on the basketball court using chalk. Year 5 learning intention Estimate and accurately measure and construct angles using a protractor and identify angle types. Year 6 learning intention Accurately measure and identify common angles and calculate unknown angles.

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Relieving Principal’s Message Congratulations to the students and staff for a fantastic start to the Term. So many positive and wonderful things happening within the school, which is very pleasing to see. Our NAIDOC Week Assembly last Wednesday was a wonderful effort by a lot of people, particularly the students. It was pleasing to see so many visitors to our school, supporting NAIDOC Week, our school and the students. Congratulations to our Year 5/6 Mortimer Shield teams who played in the finals at Wagga last Thursday. Our boys played rugby league, while our girls played league tag. The students can be very proud of their efforts. From the 6-10 August 2018 is Education Week. This year’s theme is “Today’s schools – creating tomorrow’s world”. We will be celebrating Education Week at our school next Wednesday 8 August 2018. Parents are most welcome to come to our school on that day. It will commence in the library at 12.15pm with a presentation from Mel Smithwick and Karen Bartlett (Instructional Leaders) on the importance of reading at home and helping children learn to read. Following this will be K-6 open classrooms from 12.45-1.30pm where students will share their thoughts around gratitude from their learning on the Resilience Project. We also welcome you to enjoy recess with your child before classes commence at 2pm. I look forward to seeing you at our school next Wednesday for Education Week. Arrival at School Before 8.30am - We are experiencing an issue with children arriving at the school grounds prior to the before-school supervision roster commencing. This practice poses potential risks to both children and the department. While it is appreciated that many families have two working parents and may find it difficult to delay their departure for work until the school's supervision begins, the school hours are 9.00am to 3.00pm. As an alternative, you may be able to make arrangements with friends or neighbours for the supervision of your children before and after school. Some families in our school who have working parents take turns to take each other's children to school. Whatever arrangements you make, you need to understand that you remain responsible for your child prior to 8.30am when the school’s supervision begins and after 3.00pm, unless waiting at school to catch a bus. The school accepts no responsibility and provides no supervision for students who arrive at school before 8.30am. The Memorandum to Principals from the Secretary, Department of Education clearly states: “It is not the responsibility of schools to provide free child minding services for students for extended periods before and after school.” The main point for parents is a reminder that school starts at 8.30am for a 9.00am class time start. Thank you for your continued support of our fantastic school, great staff and amazing students. Jason Weaven Relieving Principal

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RemindeRs…..

4/5CJ MOVIE ‘WONDER’ Permission notes due back Friday 3 August 2018. Movie viewing on Tuesday 7 August 2018.

EDUCATION WEEK - TERM 3 Wednesday 8 August 2018 from 12:15pm in Library.

ICAS MATHS Tuesday 14 August 2018.

GYMNASTICS PROGRAM - YEARS K TO 2 This program continues in Term 3. The next session is on Wednesday, 15 August 2018.

TRENT BARRETT SHIELD - YEARS 3 & 4 Friday 17 August 2018 for selected Year 3 and 4 students.

YEARS 3/4 EXCURSION 22 to 23 October 2018. Regular payments accepted. Final payment required by Friday, 21 September 2018.

YEARS 5/6 EXCURSION 20 to 22 November 2018. Regular payment accepted . Final payment required by Friday 26 October 2018.

SPORT VENUES - 3 August 2018

Hockey - Junior & Senior Albury Hockey Centre - Alexandra Park,

Cadell Street, Albury

Netball Juniors commence at 1:30pm. Seniors commence at 2:00pm

JC King Park - David Street, Albury

AFL Junior Jelbart Park, Dick Road, Lavington

AFL Senior Urana Road Oval

Soccer Red - Junior & Senior Jelbart Park - United. Dick Road, Lavington

Soccer Green - Junior & Senior Alexander Park, North Street, Albury

PSSA Sports News

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P & C News

UNIFORM SHOP

P & C MEETING We are currently seeking a new Vice-President for the P&C Association. Nominations can be accepted from now, in writing or in person, at the next P & C meeting on Tuesday, 21 August 2018 at 7:00pm. A new Vice President will be voted in at this meeting. The membership fee of $5 must be paid to the Treasurer of the P & C before the meeting if you wish

NEW SUMMER DRESS COMING SOON! The new summer dress will be available to purchase at the start of next term. A reminder that you do not have to buy one straight away. Simply replace it when your child grows out of their old one.

FUNDRAISING MEETING

Tuesday 7 August 2018 at Springdale Heights Tavern at 7:00pm. At this meeting we will be discussing our school’s upcoming Twilight Mini Fete. This will be held on Friday, 23 November 2018. Please come along and share your ideas. If you are unable to attend but have an idea, please drop a note in to the Canteen and Geraldine will table it for you. Everyone is welcome to attend.

FATHER’S DAY STALL

Will be held on Monday 27 August 2018. Gifts will be $5.00 each. When ordering please mark the order with a ‘F’ for Father or ‘GF’ for Grandfather. This will ensure that you receive the correct gifts. Notes with more information will be coming home tomorrow.

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P & C News continued

We urgently need volunteers to assist in the canteen. A note went home to each family yesterday.

If you can spare any time at all it would be very much appreciated.

CANTEEN

Soup of the week is Minestone.

Served with a bread roll for $5.00.

Frozen Yogurt - Gluten and Dairy Free - $2.00 each

Flavours available: Watermelon & Mango Strawberry & vanilla bean Chocolate & vanilla bean

Eat Fresh & Win

The Eat Fresh & Win campaign promotes fruit and vegetables and offers each student the opportunity to win great prizes. Each time a student makes a ‘healthy’ selection from the canteen they are rewarded with a sticker to add to their entry form. Upon collecting 2 stickers, students return their entry form to the canteen and the child is rewarded with a minor prize. The final step is for the Canteen Manager to send all completed entry forms back to the Sydney Markets for the major prize draw..

The campaign will commence on Monday 6 August and ends on Friday 21 September 2018.

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Jungle Tracks Finale Last week was the final session for our Jungle Tracks Program. The children were involved in different activities using African Drums. They had to echo the lead drummer, start a drumming conversation with another student and experiment with tempo and volume. It was a successful session and all participants were awarded a certificate for their contribution to the storytelling and mindfulness exercises throughout the course. A special thanks to Ali Reed and Laura Johnson for introducing the program to our school, and a BIG thank you to our wonderful students who shared their stories about their journeys to Australia. R. Johnson EAL/D Teacher

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Connecting Country Schools I am happy to announce that Lavington East Public School has been included in the Connecting Country Schools (CCS) project, which is delivering upgraded wireless connectivity to more than 900 schools around the state. CCS will upgrade wireless access in the school’s learning spaces, including some outdoor areas. This will assist our teachers with future-focussed teaching, which is preparing our students for digital age jobs and equipping them with skills for a technology-driven future. Improved wireless connectivity will also give students more chances to connect and collaborate, with greater access to online knowledge databases, streaming media, educational institutions and experts. Planning for installation at our school has commenced with the CCS project team from the Department’s IT Directorate, who are managing this project. We are all working together to ensure disruptions during the installation are kept to a minimum. Carly Burns Computer Coordinator

Circus Quirkus Last Tuesday, some students from Lavington East Public School attended the ‘Circus Quirkus’ performance at Albury Entertainment Centre. This event was hosted by the Rotary Club of Albury and sponsored by local business and organisations. The students who attended were well-behaved and reported that they enjoyed the show thoroughly. We even had our very own Brian Warhurst involved in one of the acts. An entertainer in the making! It was a very successful day for all. For more information about Circus Quirkus, please visit http://www.circusquirkus.com.au/ or their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Circus-Quirkus-84240073079/ R. Johnson

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Community News

BILLY BOUNCE Is a fun introduction to basketball and the development of ball skills Is a eight-week program Is designed for children aged 5 - 7 years Is conducted by specially trained coaches DATES: 8 week program commences 3 August TIMES: Fridays from 5.20pm - 6.00pm

COSTS: $96 (Includes t-shirt, basketball and participation certificate)