Swansea Public School Newsletter

Term 4 - Week 5

P&C Breaking News

Mr Carr received some amazing news this week, and we are going super-duper crazy at school.

Mrs Sarah Clack from our teaching staff has spent many hours putting together a grant to fund our fixed play equipment. Mrs Clack's hard work to this program has rewarded our school a generous grant of $150,000.

This is massive achievement, and we thank Mrs Clack for her ongoing commitment - thank you........you are amazing !!

We will be working collaboratively with Lake Macquarie Council, the P&C Committee, as well as students to design a new, 'out of this world' playground for everyone at Swansea Public School.

Watch this space - we will update you as we travel this very exciting journey.

Remembrance Day

Mr Carr and two of our students represented Swansea Public School at the RSL Commemorative Ceremony today to acknowledge Remembrance Day 2022.

Lilly C and Maddison J both had the important role of reading a poem to remember our armed forces. Mr Carr reported that the girls represented our school with outstanding respect and are amazing role models for their peers. Thank you Lilly and Maddison.

At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them. 

The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, which began at 11.00am on 11th November 1918.

As The Last Post is sounded on Remembrance Day at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month we will pay tribute to our fallen. They never returned but they will never be forgotten. “They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

Term 4 Calendar 2022

WeekMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
57th8th

9th

Kindergarten Orientation

9.30am - 11.00am

10th

11th

9.00am

Assembly - All welcome

10.30am

Remembrance Day Assembly

614th

15th

Yarn Up with Sue Stewart 2pm - 3pm

16th

Kindergarten Orientation

9.30am - 11.00am

17th

18th

9.00am

Assembly - All welcome

7

21st

Swim School starts

Aboriginal STEAM Camp

22nd

Swim School

Aboriginal STEAM Camp

Yarn Up with Sue Stewart

2pm - 3pm

23rd

Swim School

Kindergarten Orientation

9.30am - 11.00am

Aboriginal STEAM Camp

24th

Swim School

25th

Swim School

9.00am

Assembly - All welcome

8

28th

Swim School

Year 7 2023 Parent

Information Evening

29th

Swim School

Hello High School

Yarn Up with Sue Stewart

2pm - 3pm

30th

Swim School

P&C Meeting in the Library

6pm - 7.30pm

Dec 1st

Swim School

2nd

Swim School

9.00am

Assembly - All welcome

95th

6th

Year 6 Farewell

7th

Year 6 Mini Fete

8th

Swimming Carnival

9th

Academic Presentation Assembly

9.00am

Assembly - All welcome

10 

12th 

Sports Presentation

Assembly

13th

14th

Rewards Day

15th

Stage 3 Excursion Day

16th

Year 6 Clap Out

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR 2022

What is due?Due by
STEM applicationsASAP
Touch Football notesASAP
Aboriginal AECG STEAM Excursion notes and moneyASAP
Swimming School & Water Safety ProgramWednesday 16th November

Stage 3 Nelson Bay Excursion

Monday 5th December

Year 6 Farewell Friday 2nd December

*PBL Award Recipients - Term 4 - Week 4

KP 

Mrs Prince

Active Learner - Alexa B - Putting in a big effort with her writing

Respectful -  Darcy C - Always listening to the teacher and his peers

Safe & Responsible -  Axton T - Remembering to bring in his home reader each day

KR

Mrs Rogers

Active Learner -  Oscar C - Writing amazing descriptive sentences

Respectful -  Noah B - Showing beautiful manners 

Safe & Responsible - D'Lylah G - Showing beautiful manners 

2/1B

Ms Bakic

Active Learner - Benji G - Participating in daily phonics lessons

Respectful - Charlie B - Using whole body listening in discussions

Safe & Responsible - Rush N - Helping peers during Maths activities 

2/1C

Mr Choo

Active Learner - Amelia H - Giving 100% during dance 

Respectful - Indi B - Always treating her friends and peers with kindness

Safe & Responsible - Archie P - Consistently reading at home

2/1G

Mrs Gilbert

Active Learner - Emmeline W - Maintaining a consistent focus on work

Respectful - Shyla H - Lining up quickly and quietly

Safe & Responsible - Isabel W - Solving problems sensibly

4/3D

Mr Dornan

Active Learner - Kyson S - Having an improved attitude towards  his learning

Respectful -  Bodhi C - Demonstrating great sportsmanship during organised sport

Safe & Responsible - Aaliya VDS - Accepting group discussions in a positive way

4/3M

Mrs Melville 

Active Learner - Dylan W - Solving problems involving addition and subtracting algorithms with trading              

Respectful - Temperance HT - Working co-operatively in group work rotations

Safe & Responsible - Elara B - Listening carefully when work is being explained - especially in mathematics

4/3R

Mrs Rippon and

Mrs Robbers

Active Learner - Isaac Y - During our Maths groups and rotations

Respectful - Talon B - Listening to others during our 'Super Spy' discussions

Safe & Responsible - Sydney P - Giving honest feedback during our 'Super Spy' self monitoring of manners

6/5H

Mr Hellier 

Active Learner - Kyla G - Using art to express her creativity

Respectful - Dominik M - Staying calm and collected during class tasks

Safe & Responsible - Jonathan G - Engaging enthusiastically in activities at the Yr 6 Swansea High Transition day

6/5L - STEM

Mr Low

Active Learner - Hayley C - Completing all homework task to a high standard

Respectful - Lawson B - Helping out his peers in library

Safe & Responsible - Emma R - Hanging class artwork to make a room look amazing

6/5S

Mrs Sutcliffe &

Miss Simm

Active Learner - Taliah M - Showing amazing persistence during difficult mathematics

Respectful - Kali SS - Always helping our in the library and using her best manners

Safe & Responsible - Khloe W - Always following teachers instructions and being a role model to her peers

 *Positive Behaviour for Learning

*PBL Award Recipients - Term 4 - Week 5

KP 

Mrs Prince

Active Learner - Ember S - Completing all work to the best of her ability

Respectful - Alex H - Putting his hand up when answering questions

Safe & Responsible -  Lamar D - Reading his home reader every day and remembering to bring it to school

2/1B

Miss Bakic

Active Learner - Harley D - Asking great questions in science

Respectful - Erin M - Being kind to her peers in class

Safe and Responsible - Elias C - Using science equipment safely

2/1C

Mr Choo

Active Learner - Kailah Mc - Consistently sharing insightful idea during classroom discussions

Respectful - Geordi DV - Working hard to improve her whole body listening skills

Safe and Responsible - Zac S - Helping to organise activities for Kindergarten orientation

2/1G

Mrs Gilbert

Active Learner - Isabel V - Persisting with challenging activities

Respectful - Amelie W - Supporting others in their learning

Safe and Responsible - Lochie Brown - Actively participating in his learning

4/3D

Mr Dornan

Active Learner - Billy R - Having an enthusiastic attitude towards our science lessons

Respectful - Piper W - Setting an exemplary standard of behaviour for her peers

Safe and Responsible - Mikayla C - Having a settled start at Swansea PS

4/3M

Mrs Melville & Mrs Bales

Active Learner - Royce D - Always trying hard in Maths

Respectful - Niketah CG - Always using her manners 

Safe and Responsible - Kiara D - Sensibly moving around in group work

6/5H

Mr Hellier

Active Learner - Angus K - Maintaining focus during Maths

Respectful - Ashleigh Mc - Considering others feelings

Safe and Responsible - Sienna K - Displaying a sensible and mature approach to her learning

6/5L

Mr Low

Active Learner - Ruby H - Writing an engaging persuasive text on inflation

Respectful - Jayden T - Laying the class wreath at the Remembrance Day assembly

Safe and Responsible - Brody R - Collecting whole school recycling

6/5S

Mrs Sutcliffe

Active Learner - Ella S - Displaying resilience in completing maths tasks 

Respectful - Izzabelle T - Taking a more positive attitude to learning

Safe and Responsible - Izzabelle T - Always making sure our classroom is safe and tidy every day

KP - Mrs Prince

This week in Mathematics KP have been exploring Australian coins. They have loved investigating coins, learning about the pictures on them and determining which coins are worth more. A few games of heads and tails has also been lots of fun. Well done KP!

Library News

Deano Yipadee recently visited Swansea Public School and the children and staff loved it!

Deano has topped the book charts many times in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. His books are available in over 20 countries around the world and we were honoured to have him visit our school.

The photos will give you an idea of the awesome time we had.

Thanks Deano and thank you to Mrs Carlson for organising such a great event.

NRL Rebel 9 Team

NRL Rebel 9's Challenge

On Thursday, Week 3 our U12s Rugby League team travelled to Dudley to participate in the NRL Rebel 9s Challenge. The team won all 3 of their games throughout the day, defeating Dudley Public School, Wiripaang Public School and Belair Public School. The teamwork displayed by our students was exceptional with 8 different try scorers on the day.

Mr Andrews commends the team on their sportsmanship, respect and enthusiasm across all 3 games.

It was a pleasure to be a part of such an achievement for the team

Monster Mash Halloween Disco photos

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Lake Macquarie Council Waste Pickup Dates

SuburbDate
Caves Beach14 November 2022
Blacksmiths28 November 2022
Murray's Beach14 November 2022
Nords Wharf14 November 2022
Pelican21 November 2022
Swansea21 November 2022
Swansea Heads14 November 2022

The following is a schedule for bulk waste collections by suburb. Due to the nature of bulk waste collections some suburbs are split into different areas with collections scheduled for different dates within the one suburb. If you live in a suburb that is separated by dates you may be best searching for your next bulk waste collection date - https://www.lakemac.com.au/For-residents/Waste-and-recycling/When-are-your-bins-collected


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