Providing High Quality Education through Caring and Collaborative Partnerships

Term 1 Week 2

I would like to welcome back our school community for Term 1 2020. We hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year with the family. It has certainly been a challenging time across NSW with the continuing drought and fires. We can only hope for some relief in the not too dis-tant future.

The staff and I are looking forward to continuing the strong partnership we have established with our students and families in sharing with you a productive and positive year in which all our children are encouraged to reach their academic potential in a caring, learning environment. We completed the 2019 year on a high note with our students showcas-ing their achievements and talents at Presentation Night and commend them all on their successes. This year we have 12 students with classes split (K- Yr2 and Yrs 3-6) Monday – Wednesday with Mrs Dowling Brown on release Wednesday afternoon and Mrs Watson on Principal’s Release on Thursday. K-6 are combined on Thursday and Friday. Staff 2020 Mrs Robyn Watson Principal & Yrs 3-6 teacher Mrs Jessica Dowling Brown K-2 Teacher Mrs Libby Caton School Administration Manager Mrs Bec McLellan School Learning Support Officer Ms Jazz Saunders School Learning Support Officer Mr Robert Lewis General Assistant

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Principal’s Message

Diary Dates 04 Feb SDD 05 Feb Students return 05 Feb Director visit 10 Feb PL Literacy Mrs DB 06 Mar Tentative P&C Meeting 14 Feb Carinda/ Quambone Swimming Carnival Feb 20 Zone Swimming Coonamble Feb 25 PL NAPLAN Mrs W & Mrs DB Feb 27 Principals’ Network Meeting Feb 28 & Mar 02 AWA Weekend Mar 02 Regional Swimming Armidale Mar 05 Director visit Mar 18 & Parent/Teacher Mar 19 Interviews Mar 27 PPA Meeting Apr 09 End of Term 1

Apr 27 SDD

Apr 28 Students return

Swimming Carnival The Carinda/Quambone Swimming Carnival, is organised by Carinda this year and set down for next Friday, 14 February at Coonamble Pool. Please have your children at the pool by 8:45am for a 9:00am start. This year the Zone Carnival will be held on Thursday, 20 February. Please return permission notes by next Tuesday,11 February. It is suggested that students wear their swimming costumes under their sports uniforms again to avoid delays. With the extremely hot weather experienced over the holidays and this week please ensure that your child/children have their hats, plenty of water and that sunscreen is applied regularly.

We have a wonderful group of students and are looking forward to a great year with them all. This week we will be establishing classroom rules and expectations, allocating roles and responsibili-ties for Term 1 and also conducting assessments in Literacy and Numeracy over a two week period. This data will be used to establish a starting point for students with their progress tracked throughout the year. Our students will also be involved in goal setting which involves students reflecting on their previous learning and selecting an area or areas they would like to improve on during the term. Through dis-cussion they will set challenging and achievable goals which will be reviewed as the term progresses. Goal setting helps students to focus on their learning needs and recognise their own and others’ achievements. When the children have published these goals they will be displayed in the classroom. As a part of the goal setting process, Primary will complete learning journals where they reflect on what they have learnt during the week.

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At the beginning of each year we require information updates and permission notes to keep our rec-ords current.

We would please request that forms are returned to the school as soon as possible and thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

General Information

School Hours: 9:15 am —3:15 pm Students arrive from 8:45 am Teachers officially commence duty half an hour before school. Limited supervision is provided from this time with children encouraged to arrive at school at approximately 8:45 am. Children are expected to leave school promptly at the end of the school day. Staff provide supervi-sion of students departing by bus with other students leaving the school with parents, or on foot or pushbike. Transport - bus services Jude and Allan Masman, Western bus run: 6823 2301 Judy and Dominic Warnock, Eastern bus run: 6823 2335

Administration Matters

News from the Classroom

CPS VISION Carinda Public School aims to provide every child with a high quality education through caring and collaborative partnerships with staff, students, parents and the community. Students will participate in engaging, enjoyable learning experiences, while endeavouring to achieve their personal best and become respectful and successful life-long learners. A strong partnership with the small schools in the Western Plains Network will be maintained to pro-vide social, academic and professional learning opportunities for staff, parents and students. Created in consultation with staff, parents and community members, November 2014. Reindorsed by staff, parents and community members, October 2017

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Homework for Primary students this year will include spelling, times tables and home readers/reading. From time to time additional work may be set including research and writing tasks. Infants Homework: Spelling, home readers and occasional extra tasks. Need help with homework? Why not visit the NSW Department of Education’s School A-Z website. This is a fantastic site for parents and students!!! Browse the maths and English A-Z lists, subject help sheets, assignment starters, tips and more to help you support your child's learning. You will find it at the following URLhttp://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/

Tips - Mastering Spelling Are you checking your child’s weekly spelling homework? Try talking to your child about how you spell and what you do when you don’t know how to spell a word. Some advice about how to help your child master spelling can be found at: www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/english/english-tips/getting-your-child-used-to-writing

Student Use of Digital Devices and Online Services

You may have recently seen stories in the media about whether phones and other digital devices are harmful for students. We know that using technology is a key part of our daily lives and digital technology skills are important for learning and preparing our children and young people for life be-yond school. We also know we need to support our students to use technology in safe, responsible and respectful ways. To support schools and students, a new policy on the use of all digital devices in schools will apply in all NSW public schools from 2020. Our school will be updating the Online Communication Services: Acceptable Usage for School Stu-dents procedure to reflect the new requirements during Semester 1. The new policy includes the digital device restriction for primary schools announced by the NSW Government in December 2018. Under the policy, secondary schools retain discretion implement a similar restriction or pursue the approach that best suits their circumstances and the needs of their diverse communities. Information on this policy and responses to some Frequently Asked Questions are available at: NSW Department of Education’s website. We will update you on any future changes that may be required to our procedures before they are adopted into the school. We are looking forward to working with our school community to support our children and young people be safe online and balance the benefits and risks of digital technology. Kindest regards Robyn Watson

Homework

Carinda Public School McNamara St

Carinda NSW 25831

Phone: (02) 68 23 2235 Fax: (02) 68 23 2208

E-mail: carinda-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Mrs Robyn Watson

Providing High Quality Education through Caring and Collaborative Partnerships

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Our students 2020

The Rapid Relief drought team delivered vouchers to our families at the end of last year.

Scenes from our play, Treasure Island at last year’s Presentation Evening