Important Dates: Term 3, 2019

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Hello and Welcome Family and Friends of

Thornleigh West Public School

T E R M 3 , W E E K 3

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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Important Dates

This Week’s Update

Deputy’s Message

Sport Update

Band News

TWPS Student News

Group

Fathers Day

Breakfast

Father’s Day Gift

Stall

Zone PSSA

Facebook

P&C

Address: Giblett Avenue,

THORNLEIGH, NSW,

2120

Email: thornleigw-

p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Phone: (02) 94844242

Fax (02) 94819471

TERM 3

7 August-13th September

Canteen Fresh Fruit and Vege Promotion

8 August Wakakirri School Performance in the school hall. Parents welcome (2pm - K-Yr2; 2:30pm - Yrs3-6)

9 August PSSA Stage 2: Pennant Hills Park PSSA Stage 3: Greenway Oval and Courts

12 August Zone Discus only at Pennant Hills Park from 1:30pm-3:30pm

14 August Zone Field and 800m heats, 1500m finals

15 August Open Night

16 August PSSA Stage 2: Pennant Hills Park PSSA Stage 3: Thomas Thompson and Pennant Hills Netball Courts

21 August Zone Track events including 800m finals

23 August Father’s Day Breakfast PSSA Grand Final

27 August Father’s Day Stall

29 August Wakakirri Heat

10 September P&C Meeting—School Library 7:30pm

24 September Mufti Day—Coon Toastie Truck Lunch

27 September NRL Icy pole Giveaway at Year 6 vs Teachers Oz Tag game

19/20 October Family Photo Shoot Fundraiser

TERM 4

28 October Grandparents Day

29 October P&C Meeting—School Library 7:30pm

12 November Mufti Day—Chocolate Block Donation

23 November TWPS Movie Night—3pm-9:30pm

3 December P&C Meeting—School Library 7:30pm

15 December Gingerbread House Family Event

This Week’s Update

It was with great pride that I admired the Opera House Concert Hall as our stage band waited patiently in the dressing room for their chance to shine. And shine they did! Last Wednesday evening, the Jacaranda Concert, the third in a series of four concerts as a part of the Festival of Instrumental Music, played host to our amazingly talented Stage Band and their conduc-tor Mr Dave Bell. The appreciative audience enjoyed the energetic and skilled performance which featured solos from Ruby, Catherine and Sean. Congratulations on a wonderful evening of music and a performance to treasure.

Congratulations Joseph! It is with awe and admiration that I congratulate Joseph K on his outstanding achievement last week as he represented Thornleigh West at the School Sports Australian Swimming Championships. As we have witnessed Joseph's amazing ability and talent for swimming grow from strength to strength, this year his achievement is incredible indeed. Joseph entered 11 events in the championships and received a medal place in each event. Joseph also broke a record in the 11 years 100m butterfly on the day. Everyone remember his name, one day we'll say I knew Joseph when he was in primary school. We are all tremendously proud of you Joseph and congratulate you for your outstanding achievements!

The P & C have registered our School Canteen to participate in the Sydney Markets “Eat Fresh & Win” Canteen Campaign. The aim of the campaign is to get kids eating more fresh fruit and vegetables. The campaign promotes fruits and vegetables and offers students the opportunity to win some great prizes.

From Wednesday 7 August 2019, all children who choose fresh fruit and vegetables in their lunch order or over the counter will be given one entry form with a sticker on it. Upon collecting two stickers, students return their completed entry form to the canteen and are rewarded with a minor prize – a Fresh for Kids scented stamper pen – there are 7 different designs to collect! During this campaign there will be additional options for children to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables at recess and lunch over the counter. A new entry form will be given once two stickers have been collected.

Students can enter as many times as they wish! All entries are collected and returned to the markets for entry into the major competition. All entry forms need to be returned to the canteen by 13 September. For further info and inspirational fruit and veggie to create at home, visit www.freshforkids.com.au

Finally, a car park safety reminder.

Over the last week, worryingly, I have seen an increase in pedestrian use of the Giblett St car park. At all times of the day, but particularly early morning and home time, please do remember to use the main exit, running along the side of the canteen and avoid cutting through the car park to leave the school. I would like to think we have student safety in the forefront of our concerns and some students are being exposed to potentially very unsafe situations. Home time is a busy time of day, we have inter-school transport arriving, deliveries and teachers in and out of the car park. Thank you for your atten-tion to this area and promoting road and pedestrian safety with your families.

Kind regards

Julie Granville

R/ Principal

Education Week 2019

Principals Address

Every student, every voice

I would like to acknowledge the Traditional owners of country, the Guringai people and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. I pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to any Aboriginal people present here today.

Welcome family, friends, visitors, teachers and students. Today we come together to celebrate a special day in our school calendar. A special day that puts a spotlight on our achievements, our aspirations and our determination to be ever striving for our dreams.

As a teacher and leader of Thornleigh West it is my absolute privilege to share with you a morning of excellence. I am very proud of each and every student of our great school. This being my 9th year at Thornleigh West, it is an opportunity to reflect on the growth, high expectations and achievements of our students. Not just achieve-ments at assemblies, or termly check ins, but the daily wins that come with perse-verance, a growth mindset and a culture and community that creates a supportive and nurturing learning environment.

At Thornleigh West our teachers are on the cutting edge of evidence-based research that supports cycles of continual reflection from students and teachers to acknowledge and identify current reality in classrooms, to develop strategies for our next steps and then take action to make those steps a reality.

The theme for education week 2019 is every student every voice.

At Thornleigh West Public School each and every student is known, valued and cared for. Each student is encouraged to be actively involved in their learning. To be deeply connected to their learning journey and a leader in peer and self-assessment. Student choice is embedded into integrated learning that fosters a sense of wonder, curiosity and the use of questioning to explore, expand and refine understandings. Students are challenged daily to stretch their imagination, think critically and deeply and make connections between learning, seeking to deepen understandings.

We know the changing landscape of education has increasingly complex demands. Students will be the problem solvers, change makers and active citizens of the future. We set students up to be life-long learners.

A real strength of Thornleigh West Public School is our connections beyond our school and how we look out to help us look within. Our Instructional Rounds network of John Purchase Public School, Oakhill Drive Public School, West Pennant Hills Public School and recently Normanhurst Public school, have, for the past 4 years built a strong, productive partnership with us to use self - reflection and data to inform future practice. During a ‘rounds’ visit, our guest teachers listen to students across the school, what are they saying, how do they know they are learning? How do they know where to next in their learning? What can they do if they get stuck? This process is one example of how we listen to students and how their feedback drives future directions, teaching and steps in learning.

This network has grown from strength to strength and every year challenges us to look at our goals for professional learning.

Our student focus groups, which each year gather student feedback on learning, go a long way to assist us to check in on how we are going as a school.

Student voice comes through our student leadership program, through SRC and senior leadership and sport opportunities.

Student voice helps keep us grounded, assuring teachers of the impact of teaching and learning.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the many areas of our school that contribute to make Thornleigh West the centre of excellence it is.

The incredible commitment of our office staff. The team that helps our school run so smoothly is led by Margaret Gordon and includes Deb Logan, Robyn Swartz and Deb Pollock. You are the face of our school, often the first point of contact for a new family moving to an area, a student requiring first aid from the playground or perhaps a parent with an enquiry. We thank you for the caring way you meet students and teachers’ needs every day. You know our school inside and out and make the connection between home and school such a reciprocally positive one.

To the executive and senior leadership team your commitment to excellence in education is second to none! Ms Allen stepping in to the Deputy role this term is a familiar face we welcome back to Thornleigh West. I would also like to acknowledge the hard work and commitment of our executive team Kath Boon, Nicole Dowd, Natalie Bourne, Nicole Binet and Robyn Batson who work tirelessly to ensure we are meeting student needs and have a relentless focus on our school vision. Your outstanding leadership is valued and truly makes a difference.

As a team we research best practice and considering our context, our students, implement best practice in learning, wellbeing, curriculum, assessment and report-ing all while creating and building something that can ’t be bought or downloaded ... relationships.

Teachers of Thornleigh West go above and beyond to deliver the best possible teaching and learning experiences for our students. Teachers collaborate towards aspirational expectations which mirror those of our community, and we see each other as partners in learning.

To our students, thank you for continuing to impress, challenge and inspire us to continue to create dynamic learning opportunities that engage and excite your love of learning.

Today we showcase our extra-curricular groups in particular the creative arts. We are proud to share the work of our 4 bands, 2 choirs, drama and dance groups. These groups are made of committed students that share a love of creativity and learning in the performing arts. Their teachers and conductors go the extra mile, starting with knowing their students and how they learn. They together develop skills and techniques that grow over time and with lots of practice to be of such an outstanding calibre that we will see today. Thankyou students and teachers for being such wonderful learning partners and sharing your passions with us today.

We welcome visitors and open our doors and classrooms as we offer a window in to learning across classes K-6.

And Next week we welcome our community back in to share our Science expo, where each and every student will have a sample of their learning over the last term on display. Stage 3 are currently creating their lego robotics projects to share with you. While all stages are linking science with integrated units and are looking forward to sharing their learning with you!

Although we would dearly love to have all students join us for our assembly today, we simply wouldn’t fit! So, as a way of having students here with us, we have made a movie with contributions from all classes, to bring their voices to us! I hope you enjoy our compilation of student thoughts on learning and their reflections on what it’s like to be a student at Thornleigh West.

Thank you for joining us today and sharing an important role in your child ’s learning journey.

Together we make a great team!

Deputy’s Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

It was such a lovely morning on Monday, seeing you sit side by side with your

children celebrating their learning together. What you got to experience for

such a short time is what we as teachers experience every day - which is

sharing the struggle and the joy of the learning process with your children.

Hats

As a whole school we are helping the children to practice safe sun

behaviours. The risk of skin cancer in our climate cannot be ignored, and as a

result, we are asking the children to wear their school hat in the morning ses-

sion before school starts, at recess and at lunchtime. Could you please sup-

port us in this endeavour by ensuring that your child has their hat at school or

in their bag every day. If they tell you they have lost it, can you assist them to

find it as quickly as possible so they don’t have to sit on the silver seats in the

shade at playtime. Also of assistance to us would be reminding them to have

it on their head when you kiss them goodbye in the morning. Even though the

sun is rarely hot at this time of the morning, it allows the children to get into a

good habit of remembering to wear their hat at all times when in the play-

ground and helps them to know that they do have it here at school. It may

seem like a small thing, but when these routines are established and

everyone follows them, it helps make the day go smoothly.

Ticks

We live in a beautiful area of Sydney - bushland, trees, birds and unfortunate-

ly little bugs called ticks. Ticks are quite common in this area so we would like

to remind you that at times it would be a good thing to check your child for

them, especially if they are complaining about being itchy. At school we are

not able to do the type of inspection that would be necessary to find the little

delights buried in interesting spots – like heads! Please refer to the Australian

Government website if you would like further information about ticks, what to

look for, and the required treatment.

https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ohp-tick-bite-

prevention.htm

Enjoy your week

Kind Regards

Sarah Allen

R/Deputy Principal

Sport Update

Athletics Carnival Ribbon Winners and Record Holders

Congratulations to the following students who will receive their ribbons and record certificates in next weeks assembly Tuesday 13th August.

2019 Athletics Carnival Ribbons - BOYS

Event Age 1st 2nd 3rd

7 Tyler W Hasung B Jeremy L

8 Joshua L Talen L Tom D

100m 9 Quinn O Sam T Asher C

10 Lachlan B Mason R Toby H

11 Cooper R Joseph K Ranush K

12 Yoo Sung K Kobe M Daniel S

Junior Lachlan B Mason R Quinn O

200m 11 yrs Cooper R Ranush K Jack C

Senior Yoo Sung K Kobe M Daniel S

Junior Tristan C Lachlan B Asher C

800m 11 yrs Cooper R Jack C Ranush K

Senior Kobe M Will B Cooper P

Junior Tristan C Daniel J Asher C

1500m 11 yrs Jack C Joseph K Cooper R

Senior Kobe M Byron R Will B

Junior Mason R Will V Tyler A

Shot Put 11 yrs Joseph K Cooper R Noah T

Senior Hayden B Sean R Byron R

2019 Athletics Carnival Ribbons - BOYS

Event Age 1st 2nd 3rd

Junior Lachlan B Daniel H Mason R

Discus 11 yrs Joseph K Cooper R Keanu M

Senior Yoo Sung K Levi K Will B

Junior Lachlan B Mason R Tristan C

Long Jump 11 yrs Cooper R Daniel C Joseph K

Senior Yoo Sung K Kobe M Daniel S

Junior Lachlan B Daniel Z Tristan C

High Jump 11 yrs Cooper R Joseph K Keanu M

Senior Levi K Ryan M Kobe M

Will B

Relay Junior Sturt Flinders Macquarie

Senior Ruse Flinders Sturt

2019 Athletics Carnival Ribbons - GIRLS

Event Age 1st 2nd 3rd 7 yrs Ada R Grace C Hayley A

8 yrs Anaaya H Michiko P Olivia C

100m 9 yrs Indigo H Ella C Elsie L

10 yrs Ruth H Summer C Soyoung K

11 yrs Miranda F Jessica G Maya R

12 yrs Madison M Lucy M Ava M

Junior Isobel K Summer C Soyoung K

200m 11 yrs Miranda F Maya R Rianna M

Snr Madison M Lucy M Ava M

Junior Jemimah S Indigo H Summer C

800m 11 yr Sophia A Ava F Lilah B

Senior Madison M Ava M Sienna D

Junior Jemimah S Indigo H Poorah H

1500m 11 yr Sophia A Kaitlyn L Lilah B

Senior Madison M Sienna D Elsie Q

2019 Athletics Record Holders

2019 Athletics Carnival Ribbons - GIRLS

Event Age 1st 2nd 3rd Junior Alex M Ruth H Madeline H

Shot Put 11 yr Georgia R Kiora L Caitlin K

Senior Lucy M Madison M Sienna D

Junior Holly M Alia C Ruth H

Discus 11 yr Jessica R Jessica G Georgia R

Senior Madison M Sienna D Maddie T

Junior Ruth H Isobel K Alia C

Long Jump 11 yr Jessica G Caitlin K Maya R

Mabel C

Senior Madison M Ava M Lucy M

Junior Ruth H Indigo H Jemimah S

High Jump 11 yr Scarlett C Ava W Maya R

Poppy S

Senior Madison M Lucy M Ava M

Relay Junior Ruse Macquarie Flinders

Senior Ruse Macquarie Flinders

Student Event

Tristan C Junior Boys 800m and 1500m

Jemimah S Junior Girls 1500m

Lachlan B Junior Boys Discus

Holly M Junior Girls Discus

Cooper R Junior Boys Long Jump

Joseph K 11 yrs Boys Shotput

Jack C 11 yrs Boys 1500m

Sophia A 11 yrs Girls 1500m

Kobe M 11 yrs Boys 200m, Senior Boys 800m and 1500m

Madison M Senior Girls 200m, Discus and 1500m

Yoo Sung K Senior Boys Discus

Lucy M Senior Girls Shotput

Band News

Congratulations Stage Band at what we hear was a superb performance at the Sydney

Opera House last Wednesday.

Best wishes to all bands and their conductors for their upcoming performance this Sunday at

the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival. We especially wish the Training Band

good luck as this is their first external performance. Have fun!

For further information on the event, please either contact your band coordinator via email or

go to https://asbof.org.au/festival-info/parent-page/faqs-for-parents/. Tickets are best

purchased online. Please arrive on time and consider parking delays.

Dates for your Diary

Term 3

Sun 11th Aug – NSW School Band Festival – All bands playing (COMPULSARY) – New venue

Tue 13th Aug – BAND MEETING – 7:30pm, staffroom. ALL WELCOME Thurs 15th August – TWPS Open Night – Stage Band Sat 21st September – NWPS Music by Moonlight – SCB playing. Term 4 Mon 7th Oct – Manly Jazz Festival – Stage Band Mon 28th Oct – Grandparents Day – all bands Thurs 31st October – Instrument Have a Go day – for all new potential 2020 band mem-

bers Year 2 and above. (Kids only) Mon 4th November – Band Information Night for all new Band families in 2020. Sun 3rd November – Hornsby North Band Festival, Hornsby North P.S. – ALL BANDS.

Time TBC Sun 23rd Nov – Movie Night – SCB playing Sun 8th Dec – Band and Jnr Choir End of year concert – Kids to arrive 1:30pm for a 2-

3:30pm concert, followed by party food. Ongoing Band Committee Meetings - Week 4 (13/8) and Week 9 (17/9) – all

welcome, including future band parents.

Email is Band’s primary form of communication so please contact us at twpsband2011@gmail.com if you are not receiving emails. When emailing the band, please assist the committee by using the subject to address who it is for. E.g. TB Coordinator / Instrument hire / Treasurer. Further information can also be found at https://twpspandc.wordpress.com/band/

Robin Beard (Band Convenor) and Nicole Ng (Assistant Convenor)

Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival Sunday 11th Aug – The Concourse CHATSWOOD

Full school winter uniform

TWPS Band

Event Name Event

commence time

Arrival time

requested

Number in the event

Approx. Finish time

TB Wilbur

Sampson 09:00 08:54 7/8 10:12

JCB McAnally 10:55 10:47 7/9 12:23

SCB Lovelock 13:50 13:05 2/2 14:20

Stage Ed Wilson 15:35 14:48 2/4 16:27

TWPS Student News Group

Watch out Sydney Morning Herald because Thornleigh West Public School has their own budding journalists reporting on the events that make our school one of the best in the area! The TWPS News Group Members are:

Naomi L 5C

Matthew L 5C

Xavier W 5C

Max N 5C

Kai C 5C

Caitlin K 5D

Phoebe P 5D

Dylan T 5D

Porah H 5D

Roman T 5D

Alia C 5W

Toby H 5W

Joseph K 5W

Ayden B 5W

Sean K 6B

Bryce K 6B

Andrew F 6B

Arwen P 6B

Hollie H 6B

Will M 6B

Cooper P 6C

Chris S 6C

Levi K 6C

Ben M 6C

Alex W 6S

Arnetta A 6S

Kaylee S 6S

Sam J 6S These amazing students have worked hard to give you the very first issue of the Thornleigh West Times. A digital copy can be found on the school's website at this link -https://thornleigw-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/learning-at-our-school/student-newsletter.html or you can get your own print copy in the school office next to the newsletter. They have worked hard to give you the very first issue of the Thornleigh West Times. A digital copy can be found on the school's website at this link - https://thornleigw-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/learning-at-our-school/student-newsletter.html or you can get your own print copy in the school office next to the newsletter. The news group has also worked hard on creating a news program so keep a look out for the finished product coming soon on the office TV and school website! Issue two of the Thornleigh West Times is due to come out at the end of Term 3 so watch this space. Happy reading!

Father’s Day Breakfast

Father’s Day Stall - Tuesday 27th August The Mother’s Day Father’s Day gift group will be holding their annual gift stall in the school hall from 9 AM to 3 PM. Each class accompanied by their teacher will visit the stall at a designated time and they will have 15 minutes to select and pay for their gift which will then be gift wrapped by our volunteers. The Father's Day stall website is now live and can be viewed at https://www.twpsmdfd.com/ The website features photographs, prices and information of the gifts available at the stall. We have also incorporated a gift wish list function. Please remember we have limited quantities of each gift so be sure to have a back up in mind particularly for the younger students. Don’t forget to bring the following on the day: • Money • Carry bag or plastic bag clearly marked with your child’s name on it • Wish list or shopping list Call out for volunteers These events cannot run successfully without the ongoing support of our wonderful TWPS families. A signup will be available later this week.

Zone PSSA Facebook

P&C

The P&C has a very active and informative Facebook page—www.facebook.com/TWPSPC

Not on Facebook?

The school website now has updated links to all our posts so you don’t miss any updates or information