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Welcome back to a new (and very busy) term. The DoE has provided an update for families on current/changes for Term 4. The link for the latest information is provided below. https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families

Congratulations to the following students who received a Key to Success award at the Term 4 Week 10 school assembly:

Organisation Confidence Resilience Persistence Getting Along

Alice S Amelia F Ava W Lucas C Ophelia S Charlotte S

Owen W Will M Jack P

Jeremy R Aury P Harvey S Clara W

Evelyn C Blake W Destiny C Mia K Violet P

Zayne B Rex R Matilda B

Virtual Assembly The last assembly for Term 3 once again celebrated the success of our students across the school. Congratulations to Grace V-E and Laila C for their fabulous achievements in the Multi-Cultural Public Speaking competition. Grace will be competing in the finals next week. Students from 4 H presented a range of great work for everyone to see. We saw great art works representative of Sydney Nolan’s painting of Ned Kelly. Students read with confidence and great expression some of their imaginative writing pieces and information reports. Our school assemblies will be held fortnightly this term, starting next week. Leaders’ Report – Caylum F Jett D

Caylum Good afternoon teachers and students. We are two of your school leaders, Jett the Minister for Technology and myself, the Minister for Environment.

Date: 12.10.2020 Term 4 Week 1

NOTICEBOARD

Hamilton South Public School

The School Community….. Working Together for Children Phone: 4969 3795 Kenrick Street Fax: 4962 1214 Merewether NSW 2291 OOSH: 4961 2909 Canteen: 4962 2159 Email: hamiltons-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au School Watch Emergency: 1300 880 021 Website: https://hamiltons-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Jett Yesterday, Year six hosted a movie day, where students watched a movie in class and got to dress up in either their pyjamas or casual clothes. Year 6 also got the chance to come to school dressed as either Oompa Loompas or Minions. In total, the Year 6 fundraiser made a staggering $1770. Thank you for all of your donations, it has helped a lot. We all hope that you enjoyed watching a movie and dressing up.

Caylum This week we interviewed Miss Levi, she is one of our amazing support unit teachers and teaches SL. Her favourite thing about this school is that the children of our school are so kind. We also asked Miss Levi to describe herself in three words and she said ‘busy, bright and interested’.

Jett She loves it when her students get that ‘light bulb moment’. Miss Levi had some trouble deciding what her favourite song would be, so she said it would have to be either Boy in the Bubble by Paul Simon or Walking on Sunshine by Katrina in the Waves.

Caylum Her favourite foods are cucumber, avocado and lasagne. We asked Miss Levi what her dream vacation would be. She told us that she would absolutely love to go to the Maldives, just like everyone!

Jett She grew up in Sydney, at Kirrawee on the south side of Sydney. In Miss Levi’s spare time she does a lot of gardening, laying on the beach with an umbrella because like most of us, she doesn’t like to get sunburnt.

Caylum She also has a pond that she made with a bath and has a friendly blue tongue lizard that lives in her backyard with the insects. We hope that you liked learning a bit more about Miss Levi.

Caylum This week is the last week of Term 3 and we hope you have a safe and enjoyable holiday. Thank you for listening to our Leaders’ Report and please stay safe during the holidays.

Sports Leaders’ Report – Kayla H Benny A Benny On behalf of the sport leaders Kayla and I will be giving you this week's sport leaders’ report. We hope you enjoyed the basketball and gymnastics sporting skill sessions. It has been great to see everyone giving both sports a go and encouraging others. Kayla Thank you to Lonnie and Emily, the basketball coaches for supplying us with drink bottles. A special mention to Mr True for organising these activities for all of the students. Mr True has also ordered new skipping ropes that should be coming next term. Benny Just a reminder for all students to use school equipment properly. Thank you for using the skipping ropes appropriately and remember to use them in the P2 playground only. Mr True acknowledges that we didn't do the athletics carnival this term due to COVID but we will be trying to do it next term. Kayla Year 5 has been working hard to show leadership potential. If any Year Fives would like another opportunity to set a good example, the K-2 kids would love it if you would play some games with them at lunchtime, like refereeing soccer or playing hand ball. Come and see the sports leaders if you would like to take up this opportunity. Benny We hope everyone has a great holiday. Kayla Thank you.

HSPS Athletics Carnival As the restrictions for school activities have changed, we will be holding a modified athletics carnival at the Fearnley Dawes Athletics Track next Tuesday 20 October 2020. This carnival is only for students in Years 3- 6. K-2 students will participate in their own carnival at school on this day. More information will be provided this week about these events. Please Note: Parents and carers are unable to attend either of these events due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Kindergarten Orientation We are currently planning and organising our Kindergarten 2021 program. A wonderful video has been created for our new Kindies and their families. We will be sending out the link shortly. Other activities are currently being finalised. If you have a child who is starting Kindergarten next year and you haven’t let the school know, please give us a call ASAP. If you know of new families whose children will be coming to HSPS in 2021, please ask them to contact the school. The Canteen We are so excited that the canteen is coming back this term. There will be a couple of changes to our normal canteen:

• Canteen days have changed Monday, Tuesday, and Friday • We are offering a reduced menu • Our beautiful volunteers are not allowed to help yet • Starting from Monday 19 October for LUNCH service only. However there will be no

canteen on Tuesday, 20 October due to the Athletics carnival. • All orders have to be online through the Quickcliq ordering system, this includes the ice

blocks, chips and snacks. www.quickcliq.com.au • NO MONEY WILL BE TAKEN OVER THE COUNTER.

Mrs Sue Estens Principal

The 2020 ICAS - results are in! During Term 3 we had approximately 60 students from Years 4, 5 and 6 sit the ICAS tests in the areas of Science, English and Maths. Our students as a cohort performed well. You can see the overall results for each subject area below.

English

Maths

SCHOOL NEWS:

DATES TO REMEMBER

Tuesday, 20.10.20 ~Athletics Carnival

NOTES TO BE RETURNED Absence Note – if your child has been absent from school, please either fill out a yellow note, email the school or do an absence note on skoolbag. Departmental requirement states you have seven days to explain your child’s absence. School hours 8:55am-3:00pm Please note:- Students need to be in their classroom by 8:55am.

Science

At the end of Term 3 the Science Certificates were handed out. The English and Maths Certificates will be handed out over the coming weeks. Students who received high distinctions, distinctions or credits will be recognised at our regular assemblies. All other students will get their certificates in class.

High Distinction Distinction Credit

English

Elliott Mc

Banjo K Caleb L

Henry D Amaia R

Eloise D Rohan M Elly N

Hiranmayee B Anne D Gabby D Imogen L Oliver O Ophelia S Lachlan A Sienna E Kate J Heidi K Brodie Mc Finlay S Zoe T Charlotte V Jett D Tim D Isla Mc Ben M Kendall Mc Tom M Cooper O Molly P Hamish T

Maths

Banjo K OIiver O

Hiranmayee B Patrick D Gabby D Jasmine N Ophelia S Sophie W Lachlan A Henry D Sienna E

Distinction

Oscar S

Credit Oliver H Heidi K Kiara Mc Liam S Nik S Libby T Zoe T Tom W Brayden C Jett D Tim D Elliott M Isla Mc Ben M Tom M Rohan M Elly N Cooper O Hamish T

Science

Patrick D Oliver O

Jett D Elliott Mc Oscar S

Hiranmayee B Anne D Felix H Banjo K Lilly Mc Henry D Kate J Kiara Mc Liam S Isla Mc Kendall Mc Tom M Rohan M Elly N Cooper O

Mrs Tammy Binale ICAS Coordinator

I am very pleased to announce that ALL of our HSPS music programs will resume again in Term 4 at Hamilton South Public School. All group rehearsals will follow the guidelines that have been outlined by NSW Health and The New South Wales Department of Education. If you have any questions or queries or would like to join one of our music programs please contact the teacher listed below: Choir: Mondays Choir will resume in Week 2 Monday October 12, 2020 (Week 2) Choir rehearsals will resume on Monday October 12, 2020. Just a reminder that Mrs Rigney has taken over the day to day running of the choir so if you have any choir related questions or queries please make sure you send her an email at erin.mackaway@det.nsw.edu.au. RockCon: Tuesdays RockCon will resume on Tuesday October 13, 2020 (Week 1) RockCon rehearsals and lessons will begin this week. Please make sure you are at the hall and set up ready to play at 8am. If you have any questions or queries about the RockCon program or if you are interested in joining please contact Mrs Bell at: nadine.bell6@det.nsw.edu.au Training Band: Wednesdays Training Band will resume on Wednesday October 14, 2020 (Week 1) Rehearsals and lessons will start this week. Don't forget to bring along your Accent on Achievement and Blue band books. Students can check the band noticeboard in the hall for lesson times on Wednesday mornings. Lesson Timetables are also delivered to all Primary classrooms on Wednesday. If you have any questions or queries about the Training Band program or if you are interested in joining please contact Mrs O’Brien at: catherine.reed9@det.nsw.edu.au Concert Band: Thursdays Concert Band will resume on Thursday October 15, 2020 (Week 1) Rehearsals and lessons will start this week. Please make sure you are at school and set up ready to play at 8am. Students can check the band noticeboard in the hall for lesson times on Wednesday mornings. Lesson Timetables are also delivered to all Primary classrooms each Wednesday. If you have any questions or queries about the Concert Band program or are interested in joining please contact Mrs Bell at: nadine.bell6@det.nsw.edu.au Mrs Nadine Bell nadine.bell6@det.nsw.edu.au HSPS Music Coordinator

MUSIC MESSAGES:

We hope everybody had a lovely safe holiday break. Canteen will start back next week for online orders only with a limited menu. At this stage we can only have staff, but really look forward to having our volunteers back as soon as we can. This term we are opening Monday, Tuesday and Friday for first break/lunch only. This will be reviewed regularly as the term progresses. (Please note there will be no canteen on Tuesday 20 October due to the Athletics Carnival) All orders have to be online through the Quickcliq ordering system, this includes the ice blocks, chips and snacks. www.quickcliq.com.au NO MONEY WILL BE TAKEN OVER THE COUNTER. The Canteen Committee

CANTEEN NEWS:

SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP If you need to order anything from the uniform shop please email the school and your order will be given to Lauren. Your order will then be sent home with your child. Payment (in cash) can be sent in with your child to the office.

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