Principals’ message

I am a firm believer that every child and every key

person in their life, possess the qualities which are

essential to success: sincerity, honesty, humility,

courtesy, understanding and charity.

The challenging thing about it though, is that

sometimes we just don’t dig far enough below the

surface to unlock the true potential within. Though

our successes will be as diverse as we are as

individuals, and our failures, and mistakes may at

times seem overwhelming, who we are as a person

and how we treat ourselves and others is at the core

of how successful we will be.

“Treat others as you would want to be treated… for

the best index to a person’s character is how they

treat people who can’t do them any good, and

how they treat people who can’t fight back.”

Wellbeing

On the playground and in the classrooms, we

encourage children to practise self-awareness and

resilience skills, with support from staff.

The staff at Jewells Primary listen to children and

encourage them to acknowledge their emotions

and find a solution to the way they are feeling. It is

important for children seek out staff at the time they

are having difficulty with social interactions – this is

the most effective way to teach them the social skills

they need to work on.

At times, children will come home and discuss

experiences they are having on the playground or

at school. To support the mental health and

resilience of your child in

these times it is important to be calm and to not be

reactive and emotional. They are learning to

interact with others and need support and

understanding. Listen to and encourage your child

to acknowledge their feelings and speak about

them. Ask them and guide them on how they could

deal with it differently if it happens again.

Encourage them to tell the person to stop first and if

they don’t stop, then to go to the teacher.

Of course, if they are coming home constantly

speaking of any issues please make an

appointment with their classroom teacher to

discuss what is happening. This is a calm and

respectful way to support the wellbeing of all in our

community.

Attendance Matters…every school day counts!

Attendance at school and being on time everyday

has a huge impact on a child’s learning and helps

to ensure personal success.

As part of the monitoring procedures for the

Department of Education, parents and carers may

receive a letter informing them of their child’s poor

rate. This letter is a statutory requirement. The letter

will invite you to attend a meeting to discuss any

problems you may be experiencing and share

ideas in which we can work together to achieve an

acceptable level of attendance.

My aim is to work with the schooling community to

maintain, if not improve, a 95% attendance rate for

our children.

Term 1 - Week 6 Thursday 5th March 2020

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External Service Providers

With improved supports made available through

NDIS, many parents and external service

providers are seeking for their child to receive

additional support during school hours. This

support may include Speech and

Occupational Therapy. I am extremely happy to

endorse any additional support service delivery

through the school, but advise that before

service delivery can take place, parents need to

ensure that their NDIS service provider contacts

the school firstly to discuss their required

documentation.

P&C

The P&C AGM will be held on Wednesday 1st April

at 6.30pm in the school library. At the AGM, all

positions will be declared vacant, with the

opportunity for people to nominate for a position

on the school P&C executive committee and/or

sub committees.

All interested persons are welcome and encour-

aged to attend.

Road Safety

Recent issues regarding activity around

pedestrian crossings, car parking areas and road

safety has resulted in communication with

rangers and highway patrol. They will strategically

monitor the area and look to enforce safe

behaviours around the school.

Enjoy your week ahead.

Barry Croft

Principal

IMPORTANT DATES - 2020

Event Year Activity Date

Whole School Assembly All Stages Week 10 - Friday 3rd April at 9:30am

All Welcome !

Soccer Gala Day Stage 3 -

Girls and Boys

Thursday the 5th of March - 10am to 2pm

Mrs McDonell - Teacher Supervising

Parent Teacher Interviews Years 1 - 6

Kindergarten

Week 9 - 3:30pm to 6:00pm

Week 9 & 10 - before & after school

Uniform Shop Week 7 - Tuesday 10th March

8:45am - 9:45am

Sale Items available for $5.00

New Location in School Office Area

Jewells Primary School P&C

2020 AGM

Week 10 - Wednesday 1st April at 6:30pm in

the School Library

All are welcome to attend

Junior Choir begins for 2020 Year 1 and 2 Week 9 - Thursday 19th March at 8:45 am to

9:10 am in the Library - Teacher

Mrs Sarah McDonell

Deposit for Canberra &

Snow Excursion 2020

Stage 3 $50.00 deposit for the Canberra & Snow

excursion is due by Week 8 - Friday 20th

March 2020

Statements of Account Will be sent home in the following week, if

there are any discrepancies please do not

hesitate to contact the office.

Easter Hat Parade K-2 Week 11 - Wednesday 8th April

2:25 pm - 3:25pm

ANZAC Day Ceremony Week 11 - Thursday 9th April - (Time TBA)

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE

STUDENT ABSENCES

When reporting any absences for a student through Skoolbag App or via Email.

Please include - Childs FULL NAME AND CLASS NAME i.e. Sally Smith - Cockatoos

POP PAYMENTS - Parent Online Payments.

Please include -

Childs FULL NAME AND CLASS NAME

i.e. Sally Smith - Cockatoos

And please state what fee you are paying.

PHONE MESSAGES FOR STUDENTS

If you have to get an urgent message to your child for changes in pick up or afternoon

arrangements, please call the school before 2.45pm to ensure the message is received.

If you are running late in the afternoon the student will be brought to the office

by the teacher on duty . And must be collected from the office by the parent/

carer.

ANIMAL CLASS NAMES ON NOTES

When notes are retuned to the school office, please write the New Animal Class Names on

the note only. New Class Names & Teachers for 2020 are below:

Bilbies Miss White - Kindergarten

Lorikeets Mrs Pedonese and Mrs O'Sullivan - Kindergarten

Cockatoos Mrs Clarence - Year 1

Crocodiles Mrs Ivey - Year 1

Echidnas Mrs Smee - Year 2

Wombats Mr Sutherland and Ms Filan-Davis - Assistant Principal Early Stage 1 & Stage 1 - Year 2

Galahs Mrs James - Year 3

Goannas Mrs Williams - Year 3

Kangaroos Mrs Hoade and Miss Jackson - Assistant Principal Stage 2 - Year 4

Koalas Miss Douglas - Year 4/5

Kookaburras Mr McCulloch - Year 5

Magpies Ms Wagner and Mr Gray - Assistant Principal Stage 3 - Year 5/6

Platypus Ms Vial - Year 5/6 OC

Possums Mrs Mansfield - Year 6

Canteen Menu - Will now be available on the JPS website - “Notes and Information”

SkoolBag App - Is Jewells Primary School’s main form of

communication with the community.

It is also used to report absences from school, if you have

not downloaded the app please do so to avoid missing

out on any important information sent from the school.

To report an absence, select eForms - Absentee Forms -

Fill in student details, class and reason for absence.

This will be sent directly to the school teacher notifying

them of the students absence.

Skoolbag App which can be downloaded through -

App Store or Google Play

SCHOOL NEWS

20th March 2020

Scholastic Book Club is a great way to support your child’s love of reading! Plus 20% of sales

go back to teachers/school to purchase valuable educational resources.

Issue 2 is now open. A brochure will be sent home with your child shortly. You can also

access the catalogue at scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Please place any Issue 2 orders online by 20 March 2020.

A reminder that all orders are to be made online (scholastic.com.au/LOOP). The school

office cannot accept orders or payment by cash.

Happy Reading!

SCHOOL NEWS

P&C NEWS

School Banking is every Tuesday - Please bring bank

books in on the day and drop them INTO BLACK BOX IN

OFFICE FOYER not the classroom

Get involved in the School Banking program

Jewells Primary School is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to

all students.

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and

develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School

Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.

The rewards available during 2020 are:

Terry Denton’s Activity Book

Mini Soccer Ball (size 2)

Treetop Stationary Set

Treetop Handball

Tomato Seed Kit

Magic Mist Drink Bottle

Emoji Wallet

Snakes & Ladders Game

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution

of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the

number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.

Getting involved in School Banking is easy!

All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver

account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways:

1. Online

Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account.

2. In branch

Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence

and birth certificate.

If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight

away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites

deposit wallet.

School Banking day is Tuesday. If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2020 School Banking

program information pack from the school office or visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

COMMUNITY NEWS

Jewells Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop will be

OPEN 8:45am TO 9:45am on:

Tues 10 March 2020

FREE - SELECTED 2ND HAND ITEM’S WILL BE AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY.

Paid orders can be left at the office anytime.

Payment by POPS, Eftpos or Correct Cash

*SALE* $5.00 EACH

Boys Button Waist Shorts, Boys Long Button Waist Pants, Girls Tailored Shorts

*NEW LOCATION IN ADMIN BUILDING*

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS