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DATES TO REMEMBER Thurs 1 June PSSA Netball Trials Fri 2 9:30am Whole School Reconciliation

Week Assembly Mon 5 Bus Safety Talk Thurs 8 K6B Multi Sports Day Fri 9 Sydney North Cross Country 12:45pm Stage 1 Assembly Mon 12 PUBLIC HOLIDAY Wed 14 All Schools Knock Out Rugby League Mon 19 2pm Special Stage 2 Assembly

regarding Camp Fri 16 9:30am Whole School Assembly Wed 28 Jolybops Science Show Thurs 29 NAISDA Dance Workshop and

Performance, Wyong Arts Centre Fri 30 Jump Rope for Heart

Sat 19 Aug TEPS Annual Fair

If your child loses or misplaces their Opal card, you need to apply for a new one via the Opal webs ite and print out your receipt number. Put the receipt in a ziplock bag to keep it safe and dry, and give to your child to take on the bus until their new Opal card arrives at your house (about 2 weeks from applying).

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Week 6 already and as always it is very busy at The Entrance Public School. Well done to all our athletes at this weeks’ athletics carnival, our first K-6 carnival. The level of sportsmanship, determination and participation was outstanding. Congratulations to Mr Littlewood and the staff for a very well organised carnival and thank you to the parents who helped cheer for the competitors and our wonderful P&C volunteers for a great BBQ. Congratulations to Ms Ambrose and our netball teams who performed with skill, determination and passion at the netball gala day last week and thank you to the parents who assisted with transport. Congratulations to our students who represented the school at the Malinga Art Awards, our school won first prize in the Art Awards. Well done to Ms Saunders and Ms Barsby for all your hard work in organising our entry and the leadership you provide to our school. A reminder that if you have a concern regarding a conflict or have a concern with another student and your child that it is NOT appropriate to approach the child, all concerns must be raised with a staff member, Assistant Principal, Deputy Principal or the Principal. Failure to follow the correct way of dealing with these issues may result in the Police enforcing the Inclosed Lands Act which then prevents access to the school. Too sick for school? As the cold weather hits, so do the winter bugs. It’s often hard to know whether to send your child to school or let them stay home to recover, especially when that means an adult cancelling work. For safety's sake, if your child seems unwell you should always keep them home from school and seek medical advice. School A to Z and the NSW Health have created an at-a-glance chart to help answer your questions about common childhood illness and how long sick kids need to miss school.

Find it by typing this link into your web browser www.bit.ly/1hytn2E Mental maths strategies: We teach children a range of different strategies to add and subtract numbers. By showing them several methods for solving maths questions, we’re helping them to look for patterns. All this builds a good sense of “number” which means they understand the relationships between different numbers and why different ways to add and subtract work well. The goal is that your child will understand many ways to approach a maths problem and will be able to choose a way that makes the most sens e to them. School A to Z has a lot of resources, including help sheets on mental maths strategies, here : www.bit.ly/JkiUsY Does speaking another language at home confuse children? Are your children fortunate enough to be growing up in a home where two or more languages are spoken? Many parents worry that bilingualism can cause confusion and even delays in learning for their children, but according to the Raising Children Network, that’s not the case at all. A good knowledge of your native language can actually help your child with learning English. Bilingual children who are read books and spoken to in their native language find it easier to learn to read and write in English when they get to school. More information is at www.bit.ly/1m0agnk

Have a great fortnight.

Mark Rudd Principal

KINDERGARTEN 2018 If you have a child or know of a child that may be starting at The Entrance Public School in 2018, could you please contact the office ASAP for enrolment and Headstart

information.

Swim School 2017

There is still some vacancies for Swim School in Term 4. A deposit of $10 and a permission note is due to the school office. More information regarding swim school and what students need to bring will be sent home closer to the date.

Ms Ally Bayfield Swim School Coordinator

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DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Big congratulations to our amazing Girls Soccer Team! Mr Littlewood and I were lucky enough to watch them play last fortnight. The girls worked as a team, remained positive, displayed great skills and positive sportsmanship. A well -deserved 6-0 win. Well done to Shayla and Jaz for scoring a goal each and to Chelcee who scored 4 goals! Another highlight for me was having a delicious lunch prepared by K-6B. I loved the ‘Cous cous and vegetable salad’ – delicious and healthy. You are all so clever. Last Friday, Mrs Saunders, Mrs Barsby and our Aboriginal Leaders went to the Maliga Art and Culture Showcase. The showcase is an exhibition of visual stories regarding cultural identity and connection to place through the visual, performance and literary arts by local Indigenous young people. And guess what?? Our art piece WON! We are so proud of our K-6 ATSI students who created this amazing art piece. The Showcase is open until June 4

th and it is free. Go

and have a look if you have time! The Art House, ANZAC Rd Wyong. Did you know that our wonderful teachers spend hours and hours over many, many weeks writing student reports? I want to acknowledge our dedicated teaching staff for the time they are taking to analyse assessment data and individually writing each and every report comment. It is a massive job – thank you. It is always fantastic to walk into a classroom who are using technology to support their learning. Pictured here are some of the 6S boys engaging our Chromebooks.

Eleanor and Jack receiving their FIRST PLACE award from our Aboriginal Elders.

Have a brilliant fortnight everyone.

Nicole Heazlewood Deputy Principal

Koori Choir Performance On Monday, the 22

nd of May Mrs. Hindson accompanied 13

of our Koori Choir students to Mingara Recreational Club where they performed with students from other local schools at the 95

th annual general conference of the NSW Country

Woman’s association. They represented The Entrance Public School to a high standard and sang beautifully.

Mrs Hindson Organising Teacher

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K-6 B NEWS Firstly, a huge congratulations to all our students for their participation in the Athletics Carnival. It was so wonderful to see everyone trying their best and having

fun. Last week I was fortunate to be able to attend a Sue Larkey Workshop, which addressed strategies to support the inclusion of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In addition to plenty of useful ideas and strategies, Sue’s overriding message was that no two children are alike. Each has different needs, talents and interests. Our challenge as teachers, parents and carers is to give each child what they need to achieve the best possible outcomes in life.

Sue Larkey’s website offers some fantastic tip sheets, which are helpful for children with a range of disabilities. You can also subscribe to receive her regular newsletter via email and/or follow her page on Facebook. ASSEMBLY AWARDS Gabriel - for trying super hard to slow down her speech and improve articulation. Tayla - for being a happy and sociable member of K6B. HOME READING AWARDS Congratulations to Ryan for a tremendous effort reading at home. Ryan has now achieved his 125 nights (pearl) award.

Mary Best & Deb Eastment Support Class Team KINDERGARTEN NEWS

Congratulations to the following students who have received their Home Reading Awards: Kinder Ainslie-

25 nights: Mikayka, Hunter, Tyler, Jameel, Isabelle, Liam, Piper Kinder Quye- 25 nights: Zach, Sereaya-Lee, Mariam Kinder Andrews- 25 nights: Bailee, Jakob, Kai, Kyarn, Evie

A big thumbs up to everyone who received an award at our mini assembly. Keep up the great work.

Stephanie Ainslie, Nicole Quye, Donna Andrews and Kurt Walker

STAGE 1 NEWS What a fantastic day Stage 1 had at the Athletics Carnival on Monday. It was great to see all the students being active and having fun with the games and equipment provided by the Sports in Schools organisation. Well done to those students who also participated in the track events. A big thank you to Mr Littlewood for his wonderful organisation of the carnival.

Congratulations to the following children who received a class award at our Stage 1 Assembly. Our clever home readers are included as well. 2K: Class Awards: Cohen – Working well in literacy groups James – Staying steady and focused in maths

Value Awards: Gabrielle – Showing kindness and care at all times Johnson – Displaying beautiful manners at all times

50 nights: Johnson, Miah, Lilee and Kalais 75 nights: Avneet 100 nights: Gabrielle 2P: Class Awards: Georgie – Improved writing Astin – Improved writing

Value Awards: Lily-Rose – Always showing beautiful manners George – Always being cool, calm and collected

25 nights: Lily -Rose 50 nights: Lily-Rose, Chloe and Talia 100 nights: Stephanie 2L: Class Award: Ty – Excellent work in maths Aurora – Excellent writing

Value Award: Mia A- Friendship - being a great friend Miller – Great attitude to learning

50 nights: Miller 100 nights: Pyper 1M: Class Awards: Byron – Fantastic improvements in reading Stevie-Mae- HUGE improvements in writing

Value Awards: Sienna – for being a persistent learner Isabella – for being a hard worker with beautiful manners

25 nights: Ruby 50 nights: Jacob 75 nights: Toby 1K: Class Awards: Tianshu – Improvements in his writing! Joe – Persistence and a can-do attitude towards his learning

Value Awards: Jordan – Always including his friends and being a caring member of 1K Isabella – Having a positive attitude and a super smile!

K-6B

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50 nights: Michelle, Tianshu and Isabella 75 nights: Michael and Genna 100 nights: Ruby, Kaiden, Ziggy H and Dane

1B: Class Awards: Dylan – Great work in maths especially tens and ones Jenna – Great sportsmanship at Sport/PE

Value Awards: Jacqui – being a caring member of 1B Aston – Always being a responsible and respectful class member

Regards, Stage 1 Team STAGE 2 NEWS

What an action packed fortnight Stage 2 has had! Camp was an amazing experience and a wonderful opportunity for us teachers to see an important side of the children that we don’t often get the chance to see in the classroom. The children really enjoyed spending some special time with their teachers as well, watching us face our fears and be

part of the activities just like them!

Mini Camp Assembly Monday the 19

th June, Week 9, we are holding a special

Stage 2 Assembly, after lunch at 2.00pm in the hall. We would like to invite all parents, carers and family members of Stage 2 students to come along and share in our memorable moments from camp. Some students will share their written recounts and we will watch a slide show presentation of all our wonderful experiences at camp. We really hope you can make it.

For the Love of Reading A massive thank you goes out to The Entrance Lions Club for their kind donation to Stage 2 that has enabled the purchase of quality reading texts by renowned authors for every student in Year 3 and 4 this term. These books will assist in nurturing the love of reading amongst our children and support regular reading practises at home. The children were presented with their chosen books and personal book bags this morning by Mr Bob Dunne from the Lions Club. There sure were many happy smiling faces amongst Stage 2 today. Thank you again to The Entrance Lions Club and all you have done for our students at The Entrance Public School over many years, we are so lucky to have people like you in our community! Special mention also for Mrs Bayfield who organised this opportunity for our children!

Athletics Carnival Well done to all our students who put in their personal best at our Athletics Carnival on Monday and encouraged each other along. Thank you to all those parents who came along and joined in the fun and cheered us all along! Place getter ribbons will be presented at the next whole school assembly!

Rugby Skills Sessions Year 3 completed their 5 weeks skills sessions with the Waratah’s Junior Development team last Friday and Year 4 classes will commence their sessions this week. This program is a great opportunity for students to participate in some of the basic skills required to play the game of Rugby Union.

Stage 2 Teachers Mrs Haslam (4N), Ms Ambrose/Ms Brummel (4A), Mrs Bayfield/ Miss Cooper (4B), Mrs Canobie (3C), Mrs Kirk (3K) and Ms Wilson (3W) STAGE 3 NEWS

Hey Team, Congratulations Congratulations to all of the students from Stage 3 who represented TEPS last week playing netball and rugby. Thank you for being school citizens who represented our school proudly and with great sportsmanship.

A big well done to all of the Stage 3 participants who had a go during our Athletics Carnival on Monday. Congratulations to those students who have successfully qualified for events at the next level! It was a great day and a pleasure to see so many students participate, dig deep and have a go! Well done to all. A Special Congratulations A very special congratulations goes to Jett Long of 6S. Jett recently, on the 9

th May, travelled to Malaysia to represent

Australia for Futsal. Jett travelled and represented our country as Vice Captain of the Australian team. This is an outstanding achievement. Well done Jett we are extremely proud of you and all that you have accomplished.

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Student Reports Stage 3 student reports are currently being written by class teachers. Reports will be sent home on the Monday of Week 10. These reports provide a snapshot of how each student is progressing in their learning, and also indicates to parents and caregivers how students are progressing in their personal and social development. If, at any stage, you have a question or concern regarding your child’s learning, do not hesitate to make an appointment at the front office to meet with your child’s teacher. Stage 3 Public Speaking In the next week, Stage 3 students will receive a homework task which involves them writing a speech to present to their class towards the end of the term. In Week 9 of this term, students will present their speech to their class and two nominated students from each class will proceed to the final stage of public speaking, competing against students from other classes on Stage 3. In Week 2, Term 3, Stage Semi-finals will be held and a winner will be judged. Keep an eye out for the At Home Task Sheet, which will be sent home this week. Tumbi Tasters - Coming Soon!!!! Notes will be sent home with information regarding the Tumbi HS Taster Program which gives Year 6 students the chance to experience a subject at High School. These taster sessions are scheduled for each week next term and students will join with others from connected primary schools to experience high school life. The program will commence in Week 2 of Term 3. Parents and caregivers are responsible for transporting s tudents to and from these days.

Have a great week!

Russell Stefans Assistant Principal - Stage 3 RUSSELL.STEFANS@det.nsw.edu.au ABORIGINAL EDUCATION

Laura Barsby Aboriginal Teacher CANTEEN NEWS Hi Everyone, We now have – Macaroni cheese $3.50 Lasagna - $3.50 CANTEEN ROSTER Thurs 1

st June Razaan HELP NEEDED

Fri 2nd

June Kylie, Chloe, Sarah HELP NEEDED

Mon 5th Kristie, Rita, Breanna

Tues 6th Sammi, Sue, Elise

Wed 7th Kristie, Sarah

Thurs 8th Razaan HELP NEEDED

Fri 9th Sarah, Kylie, Chloe

Mon 12th PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Tues 13th Sue, Elise

Wed 14th

Kristie, Sarah Cheers, Emma Brophy 4333 5174

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