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GeNote Term 1 Calendar 2019

Mar 22 School Assembly 2pm

3/4R Showcase

Mar 29 Earth Hour 2pm – 3pm

Apr 5 School Assembly 2pm

2/3S Showcase

Apr 10 Ice Skating 3/6B Only

Apr 12 Easter Hat Parade

9am

Apr 12 Last day of term

Assembly Showcase

Today’s assembly showcase from 3/4R

was a great success! Congratulations to

Mrs Ramsay and the talented 3/4R crew.

Our next assembly will be held on Friday

5th April and will feature the showcase

performance of 2/3S. All welcome.

PSSA

Islington Public School is participating in

the Primary School Sports Association

soccer competition next month. Fourteen

players have been selected from the ranks

of our primary students to form the first

Islington PSSA team in many years. Mr

Anderson has been coaching the team and

they are looking very competitive, as well

as having a lot of fun! The Round One

match is being held at the TAFE Hunter

campus field (next to the Pacific Highway,

Tighes Hill) on Tuesday 2nd April at 10am.

Easter Raffle Donations

Donations for our P&C Easter raffle can be

accepted at the office.

Harmony Day

Our Harmony Day celebrations and

multicultural feast was once again a huge

success. We owe a huge thanks to our school

community members who volunteered their

time and culinary skills, as well as to our

wonderful P&C for their mighty efforts in

coordinating their hard-working volunteers.

The Newcastle Herald were in attendance to

cover the event too, so keep an eye out for

this good news Islington story on our

Facebook page. A copy of the print edition

version is included here. Harmony Day is one

of the great days on our school calendar,

highly enjoyable and much valued by

students and staff, as well as showcasing the

wonderful diversity and richness of our

multicultural school population.

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Tell Them From Me Survey

Islington Public School is participating in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them

From Me student feedback survey. The survey measures factors that are known to affect

academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is

on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices. More information about

the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick

feedback on what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the

different ways that teachers interact with them. Capturing the voices of our students will help

improve how we do things at our school.

The survey is confidential, is conducted online and will take less than 30 minutes to

complete. It will be administered during school hours between 11 March and 12 April.

Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary. A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers

about the survey was sent home last week with students. If you do not want your child or

children to participate, please return the form to school by Monday 25 March.

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