Hammondville Public School Newsletter

 Thank you to our whole school community for your support and care this term. We’ve experienced so much together and we are blessed to be supported by our wonderful families who work with us in partnership.

We look forward to a bright Term 2 that will include many wonderful learning and sporting events. While we have parent-teacher interviews at the end of Term 2, please feel welcome to discuss any concerns or thoughts about your child’s learning at any time by making an appointment to speak with their teacher. This can be done via Dojo or by contacting our friendly office staff.

Homework Policy

Thank you to the parents who joined Mrs Murray for the Parent Forum on Monday, exploring our community feedback and Department Guidelines for Homework. Fabulous discussions ensued with thanks to the 107 families who provided their responses to our survey. Your voice was heard in this session. We look forward to representing your views as we draft our policy. Once in draft form, the policy will be presented to our community for final feedback before being adopted into practice at our school. 

Update - End Term 1 Special Events 

It looks like the weather will impact our PBL Assembly, ANZAC Service and Easter Hat Parade. 

• Our PBL Assembly will be rescheduled for very early Term 2 so that we are able to appropriately acknowledge and celebrate those students who have achieved the level of Cadet. 
• Our ANZAC service will be going ahead, however will be a 3-6 assembly, enabling us to stay our of the weather and acknowledge the day with respect. We will still have the piper and catafalque party joining us. Parents are invited to join us and will be seated behind stage 3.
• We are currently revisiting plans for our Easter Hat Parade that is usually held in the Kinder playground. We know that our children are very excited to parade their masterpieces. We will provide communication around this later today. 

Term 2

Staff will return to site for School Development Day on Tuesday 26 April after the ANZAC Day Public Holiday where we will be involved in learning focused on our Strategic Improvement Plan and the start of our professional learning journey around Trauma Informed Practice.

Students will return Wednesday 27 April.

We hope you all have a safe and restful break and look forward to welcoming you all back for Term 2.

Staffing

Congratulations to Miss Liana Harrison and Mrs Adrianna Mazloum who are getting very excited as they both prepare to welcome their babies over the next few weeks. We are all excited to hear your announcements of the safe arrival of your little ones.

Congratulations to Miss Thomson and Mrs Elliott on their upcoming weddings over the next 2 weeks. We hope your days are everything you dream that they will be. Enjoy every moment.

With Miss Harrison commencing her maternity leave and Mrs Fuller going on leave for a significant period of time next term, Miss Emily John will be taking over 3/4 Ruby as the classroom teacher for the remainder of the year in a full-time capacity to assist in limiting further transitions for our students. Miss John has held the role of RFF for Term 1. Mrs Fuller will return in week 6 in a role focused on building teacher capacity across our school, supporting our early career teachers. She will continue her role as the Stage 2 Assistant Principal.

While Mrs Fuller is on leave, Mr Grant Withers will be relieving in the role of Stage 2 Assistant Principal. He will continue in the role on Mondays and Tuesdays for the remainder of the year.

NSW PSSA Championships – Touch Football

Congratulations to Tyler H and Cailyn I who have been selected to represent SWS Region to play in the NSW PSSA Championships for touch football. We are incredibly proud of your achievement and know that you will represent our school with pride. We wish you both all the best in the upcoming competitions.

NSW Swimming Championships

Congratulations to our team of swimmers who represented our school and region so well at the NSW Swimming Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Monday and Tuesday. To have this many swimmers progressing to this level of competition is incredible. The results of the event are:

• Junior boys relay – Riley D, Riley H, Jordan and Finlay – 37th
• Senior boys relay – Jett E, Tyler H, Jayden S and Thomas T – 35th
• Thomas T – 14th 50m breaststroke, 30th 50m freestyle
• Jayden S – 15th 50m backstroke, 24th ind IM, 28th 100m freestyle, 30th 50m breaststroke, 33rd 50m freestyle, 35th 50m butterfly

Applying for Year 5 entry to an opportunity class in 2023

Applications for Year 5 entry to an opportunity class in 2023 open on Tuesday 26 April and close Friday 13 May 2022.

Parents apply online at:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5 

All candidates are required to sit the Opportunity Class Placement Test to be held on Thursday 28 July 2022.

The application dashboard enables parents to make updates and add attachments even after an application is submitted. Parents can also communicate directly with the Team through the system’s ‘messages’ feature.

Anyone experiencing difficulty completing or submitting an application, can contact the Team on 1300 880 367 or email ssu@det.nsw.edu.au 

Keep updated on the opportunity class placement process at:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5

With gratitude,

Jodie Clark

Principal

In our Week 7 newsletter, we shared the structure and teaching programs which operate as part of the Hammondville Public School Learning and Support Program. There are also a range of other components and tasks the Learning and Support Team provide including:

Assessment and Testing - Our Learning and Support teachers provide support to classroom teachers by assessing students in a range of areas. They will often meet with new children to our school, to assess their current levels. Our LaST staff have been trained in administering the CELF5 language screener to look at screening language development and will also complete a range of standardised, formal and informal observations and assessments to direct the teaching and learning cycle.

Access to Allied Health Specialists - We have a wonderful network of Allied Health professionals who provide onsite therapy for students using the parent pays model. This means that a range of therapists including Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists and Behaviour therapists will come to Hammondville Public school to engage in observations in the school environment and provide therapy sessions during school hours.

External service Providers - We value the input of service professionals who are able to come to Hammondville Public School and provide specialised programs for selected students. Ie. Mission Australia who have worked in collaboration with Hammondville for a number of years. Permission is required for involvement in these groups.

Personalised Learning and Support - Personalised learning and support is a process that supports a wide range of students with additional learning and support needs. At Hammondville we have Personalised Learning and Support Plans (PLASP) for students who require significant adjustments. Personalised learning and support is underpinned by evidence of four key elements or areas of activity: The assessed individual education needs of the student. The provision of adjustments or support to meet the students' assessed needs. Monitoring and review of the impact of the adjustment or support being provided for the student. Consultation and collaboration – of teachers with parents, support staff and other professionals where required. (DOE) All students who have a PLASP will have parent contact by their classroom teacher.

Applications for Integration Funding Support and Support Class placement- Applications can be made for Integration Funding. This allocation is for eligible students with a confirmed disability who are enrolled in a mainstream class and require moderate to high levels of adjustment. Additionally, applications can be submitted for students with a confirmed disability who would like to apply for a support class setting.

If you would like further information about how The Department of Education supports inclusive learning please visit the following website:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/inclusive-learning-support

Learning and Support Team

These April School Holidays Allied Health Partnerships will be running some small group holiday programs and Speech/Occupational Therapy assessments/screeners, for students from our school and our local community. There are three opportunities you may like to be involved with including: 

Lego Therapy Group-LEGO® - Based Therapy is used to increase motivation to participate and interact with peers. It is a group program where children have so much fun while learning valuable life skills. They love it! These groups will run on Monday 11th April at Hammondville Public School. 

Sport and Emotional Regulation Group-In this group your child can learn how to identify and regulate their emotions while engaging in fun sporting activities with their peers. These groups will run on Tuesday 12th April at Hammondville Public School.  

Therapy and Assessments and Screener-An assessment will provide detailed information about your child’s development. They help you as a parent, as well as their teacher, understand the areas that may be making their schooling more difficult. A screener will provide similar yet less detailed information. These assessments and screeners can be booked in between Monday 11th April and Friday 22nd April at Hammondville Public School. 

Included in this newsletter are three flyers with further information on each of these initiatives. If you would like to be involved, you can use the link or scan the QR code to book through Allied Health Partnerships, and they will provide you with all the details for your holiday group or assessment. 

Thank you, Mrs Waugh.

Friday 8 April 

• ANZAC Service - 10am - For grades 3-6
• K-2 Easter Hat Parade 2pm - Organisation to be confirmed

Wednesday 27 April

• Students return to school for term 2

Parents/Carers,

Please check that you have your child’s correct class on the My School Connect App. If ordering lunches through the app be sure to have it completed before 9am cut-off time. If you are ½ way through an order it will not be completed. Uniform orders can be done at any time.

Birthday Celebration orders and payment are to be in to the canteen 2 WEEKS PRIOR to the date required.

The Canteen DOES NOT HAVE CREDIT CARD FACILITIES. Lunch orders are through the app or cash. Uniform purchases are through the app, cash or bank transfer.

Please remind your child/children of the following:-

• Any items missing from their lunch order bring the lunch order bag to the canteen.
• Ice blocks can only be purchased at lunch times.
• Counter sales for everyone are MON – THU at recess and lunch time, FRIDAY is lunch time ONLY.

We are registered for the Wonder Recycling Rewards Program again this year. More information will be sent out next term, but you can start collecting your bread bags (no tags) during the holidays. They must be free of crumbs and the children can drop them off at the canteen.

School 3-6 Cross Country - Thursday 28 April 2022

Liverpool Zone Cross Country - Tuesday 24 May 2022

Sydney South-West Cross Country - Thursday 16 June 2022

NSW State Cross Country - Friday 22 July 2022

School Athletics - Monday 25 July 2022

Liverpool Zone Athletics - Thursday 18 August 2022

Sydney South-West Athletics - Wednesday 14 September 2022

NSW Athletics - Wednesday 19 October and Thursday 20 October 2022

Well done to Chloe D, Leearna and Juliette Z who represented the Liverpool zone at the Sydney South-West Basketball Championships. The girls won three of their four pool games, making it to the semi-finals, where they lost 12-30 against Green Valley. Well done girls!

Pool Matches

48-8 win against Macarthur

18-10 win against The Fields

2-30 loss against East Hills

25-4 win against Razorback

Semi-Final

12-30 loss against Green Valley