Upcoming Events

Fri 17th Mar School Disco Mon 20th Mar Sydney North PSSA

Swimming Carnival Shave for a Cure Tues 21st Mar Harmony Day

Notes sent home this week

Notes Who Received

School Disco K-6

World’s Greatest Shave

Youngest in family

Tell Them From Me student survey

Yrs 4,5,6

All Notes available from the LMPS Website for download.

Wow! Lake Munmorah Public School, what a superb effort yesterday with all your donations of stationery items for the children of Nepal.

Your generosity means we could fill 10 suitcases with all the items donated.

Be very proud of yourselves! Your donations will make hundreds of children very happy and provide them with resources that they would not ordinarily have.

Term 1, Week 8- Thursday, 16th March 2017

Thank you for being responsible and responsive global citizens. Your kindness will make a difference!

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Thursday 16th March 2017 Principals Report Nepal Appeal Great school communities have enormous capacity to unselfishly think beyond themselves and to consider and respond to other communities that are not as well off or have been detrimentally impacted by a disaster. Yesterday, our great school did just this by showing enormous benevolence and generosity in donating a huge amount of stationery items to the children in schools in Nepal. (See photo on first page). It has been almost two years since this small nation experienced wholesale destruction when hit by a series of massive earthquakes, devastating homes, villages, towns, buildings and schools and by all reports many areas and communities are still just a pile of rubble, as if the earthquakes just happened yesterday. The reconstruction efforts continue but it will take years to rebuild the homes and key infrastructure of this proud country.

It is often said that the quality of a community is often measured by how we treat those less fortunate. With the amazing and impressive amount of stationery items donated yesterday it is easy to conclude that our community is one of the highest quality and one that does take the plight of others very seriously and genuinely wants to help others less fortunate. Over 100 pencil cases, packed full of pens and pencils and dozens of books and other items were donated by our students and families to give to the children of Nepal. These children have experienced considerable trauma with their lives being devastated by this disaster and their schools have largely been destroyed. Temporary learning centres have been erected and safe learning spaces are being provided where they are receiving tuition and the necessary psychosocial counselling to deal with the trauma. The stationery resources our community donated yesterday is much needed to allow students to continue their education and support the recovery process. We thank Ms Newman for her thoughtfulness and efforts in running this campaign and so to the student leaders and Ms Caban who managed much of the donated material. We look forward to seeing the Skype calls from Nepal as Ms Newman hands over the supplies to those children who will truly think it is Christmas to receive these wonderful treasures. We should be very proud that our great school has such a rich and enormous spirit

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) This great school takes every opportunity to promote a safe and secure school environment and

ensure that the behaviours of our students are underpinned by respectful relationships. In recent

weeks we have embarked on the introduction of a new comprehensive, integrated whole school

approach to student wellbeing and behaviour, Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL). PBL is a

process that supports the creation and consolidation of positive learning environments that

enable student learning and wellbeing. It does not replace Program Achieve, it will work

complementary to this program, strengthening the core principles that we impart to the students

each day. PBL will increasingly feature in our school and you will come to hear more about it

over this year. Soon we will be asking you to consider and tell us about 3-5 ‘core values’ that you

believe to be most important for our school community. These values would be those that would

become the central component of our PBL program and drive the development of desired

virtuous behaviours in our students. At this time, I just ask you to think about these but soon we

will be surveying you to find out what you think to be most important. We are very excited about

the introduction of PBL and the positive influence it will have on our students. I will keep you well

informed on our progress with the key initiative

Day of Action against Bullying and Violence and Harmony Day – 21 March 2017 This year we will be combining these days to take the opportunity to promote the key messages

that bullying and violence in never OK and, as the most multi-cultural country on the planet we

will celebrate the diverse cultures that make up the Australian nation. Next Tuesday we will be

holding a morning assembly and families are more than welcome to join us. For parents, this day

also provides an opportunity to discuss these matters with your child and to reinforce the key

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will celebrate the diverse cultures that make up the Australian nation. Next Tuesday we will be holding a morning assembly and families are more than welcome to join us. For parents, this day also provides an opportunity to discuss these significant days with your child and to reinforce the key messages of diversity, tolerance, acceptance and respect. The assembly will commence at 9:30 in the school hall.

P&C AGM The P&C AGM will be held next Tuesday 21 March in the teacher’s staff room. This is a very important AGM as all executive positions of the P&C will be declared vacant and the current office holders will not be standing again. This is an opportunity for a brand new P&C executive to be formed and to work with the school in our endeavours to provide our students the very best opportunities here at the school. We really encourage as many parents to attend this meeting even if you do not intend putting your hand up for an executive role. Hopefully we will have a full staff room on the night. Commences at 6:30pm. PAT Program – Developing Strong Writing Skills in Children- Next Monday Writing — it’s an important form of communication and a key part of education. But in today’s

technology-driven world, kids aren’t given many opportunities to practise and improve their ability

to write. This leaves many parents wondering how to improve their child’s writing skills. It takes

time to develop strong writing skills, and it can be a tough task to accomplish. Thankfully, there

are many things that parents can do at home to help improve children’s writing skills. At our next

PAT session, we will be offering some great advice and tips on activities parents can do at home

to help children develop sound writing ability. From fun activities to daily reading and writing

sessions, tips on how to improve kids’ writing skills will help your child build his or her skills in no

time. It will be held in the Hub and the Library on Monday 20 March at 9:30am and 6:00pm

respectively. Hope to see many of you there.

School Photos 17 March A reminder that our annual photo shoot will take place tomorrow. All students are to wear the full regulation uniform (including black shoes) and be well-groomed and presentable. These photos are valuable memories of a child’s school days and will likely be shown to other important people in their lives throughout their lifetime. It is important that they look good. Great Website to Help Your Child/ren at Home You want to help your child develop their literacy and numeracy skills, but working out how can be tricky. How do you find activities that reinforce and build on the concepts and skills your child will encounter in the classroom? The answer: this website. http://www.learningpotential.edu.au/ Everything here supports the Australian Curriculum for primary school, and is child (and parent) friendly. Browse by your child’s year level, or search for a topic, and the website will suggest ideas, activities, games and videos you can use to support your child’s learning. Instrument Donation Request Our school band continues to flourish and we have increased numbers for 2017, but we are well aware that some children are not able to be involved because of the costs of hiring or purchasing an instrument. To assist with this, we are looking for donations of any instruments that are in reasonable condition that families no longer use or require. Primarily brass and woodwind instruments are needed but any percussion instruments would be appreciated. If you think you can help I ask you to please approach the front office. Graham Holmes Principal

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Quality Workers/High Achievers This Week

Student/s Class Work Sample/s

Summer Bigeni-Dickens Jennifer Garcia Zara Dunstan Jayden Gould-Wood Mia Harris Timothy Schmidt

1/2M Amazing writing about our natural world.

Bradley Wood Matilda Dalgairns

1/2M Outstanding art work

Tayeisha Aubrey Riley Barnes

4M Excellent writing attempt.

Brayden Murphy Anais Goodship-Sadler

5/6C Very neat and well-presented work on sylla-bles

Brooklyn Lindeboom Pink Williams Alyssa Burton Brodie Moore

5/6L & 5/6D Extremely interesting bookwork on Asian cul-tures

Pink Williams 5/6D Terrific writing on inani-mate Alice – a virtual story

Harper Allsop Layla Smith Nicola Young Jet-James Paterson Grace Field Emerson Hammond

3/4V Great sizzling starts in their writing.

Kyah Blake Ryan Yendle Kayde Lloyd Faith Weir

5/6W Excellent attempts to dia-grammatically visualise a scene from their book.

Ravi Prodhan K-6R Outstanding video produc-tion of his class birthday party. Happy Birthday Ra-vi!

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YOU CAN DO IT

Persistence

Here are some of the “Persistence” lessons that our students have been learning about this week:

•Stating the meaning of persistence and interpreting what it means. •Stating the relationship between the “Giving Effort” way of thinking and persis-

tence. •Understanding the difference between “helpful thoughts” that lead to persis-

tence and “unhelpful thoughts” that lead to giving up.

One of the most important values of life is persistence. The ability to “not give up, when the going gets tough” can be the difference between succeeding and failing. Whether that be in sport, in your job or even in relationships. Now life isn’t about winning, but it is about achieving and reaching your potential. If you give up without having tried your best, you may look back with regrets. At Lake Munmorah Public School we want our kids to go through life developing an attitude that will see them reach their potential.

Developing persistence can be supported at home saying this to your children:

• Listen to your teacher and try your best. • Don’t worry about making mistakes. Make sure you are giving it your best

shot. • Some things are boring but they are important to practice and master (times

tables/ spelling etc). • It’s not always about winning. It is about giving 100% effort. • It is important to work hard because it will help you in life.

Congratulations to these students who have received Gotcha awards for demonstrating the values of YCDI this week:

•Ava K/1J •Daniel 3/4V •Ciara 5/6W •Keira 1C

Kind regards, Mr McSweeny

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World’s Greatest Shave Comes to LMPS! Just a reminder this Monday 20th March, Mrs Robbers and Mrs Battern will be having their heads shaved to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.

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Quality Workers

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‘Tell Them From Me’ Student Feedback Survey I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will partici-pate 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. Schools in Australia and around the world have used the Tell

Them From Me survey to help improve how they do things at school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will

typically take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours

between 13 March and 7 April. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey was sent home with Year 4,5 & 6

students this week. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return the form

to school by Friday 17th. Copies of the form and FAQs are available from: http://

surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents

Bruce Robinson Assistant Principal

WEEK 9 20th – 24th march

In the Library

Book buying times:

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School Photo Day

TOMORROW

17th March 2016

Full summer uniform and black shoes

to be worn

Money Envelopes to be handed to

Photographer on the Day

ATTENTION YEAR 6 PARENTS:

HIGH SCHOOL 2018 PLEASE RETURN

Year 7 Expression of Interest Forms

TOMORROW

Friday 17th March

SCHOOL DISCO

Wednesday 22nd March

$5.00 per student

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School Diary Please stick me on your ‘fridge’

TERM 1 March 17 School Photos 20 Sydney North PSSA Swimming Carnival @ Syd. Olympic Park Aquatic Centre 9:15am or 6:00pm PAT Sessions Topic 4 - Developing Writing Skills 20 - 24 BOOKFAIR in the Library 20 2:00pm Shave for a Cure 21 Harmony Day P&C Meeting & AGM 22 4:45 - 6:00pm K-2 Disco 6:15 - 7:45pm 3-6 Disco 24 12:45pm– K BLUE Parent Assembly

April 03 9:15am or 6:00pm PAT Sessions Topic 5 - Developing Maths Skills 06 11:45am Primary Assembly Of Recognition 12:45pm Infants Assembly Of Recognition 07 Easter Hat Parade END OF TERM

Canteen Wednesday Weekly Special

Week 9 $3.00

Chicken Tender Wraps

Canteen Volunteers Still Needed Urgently

If you could spare a

couple of hours would be fabulous