Welcome to week 8! I have certainly been feeling the buzz of excitement right across our community as we have been so fortunate to have so many events with our families onsite. The interactions between our teachers, students and families has been inspirational and we are loving every minute of it!
Thank you for being passionately involved in our school. There are more events planned this term, so stay tuned! We hope to see you with us soon.
Book Parade
Thank you to Mrs Stanley who choreographed the very best book parade I have ever had the pleasure of being involved in. We had nearly all students and all teachers take an active part in the day, dressing up and celebrating a love of literature.
Thank you to the many family members who attended on the day. We had aunties, uncles, grandparents, siblings… it was incredible, and it meant so much to us all to have you up here with us.
The Fathering Project
The Fathering Project was founded in 2013, by Professor Bruce Robinson in Western Australia, with the aim of supporting fathers, and father figures, to be the best parent they can be so their children can thrive. The Fathering Project educates, connects and mobilises fathers and families to create brighter futures for children. They do this with research-based prevention and early intervention programs and resources that engage, inform, inspire, equip and support fathers, families, schools, corporates and community-based organisations. The Fathering Project helps dads to be the best dads they can be, for themselves, their children and their families.
Our purpose for partnering with the Fathering Project is to strengthen father-child relationships and build stronger connections between families, schools and communities. Children with engaged fathers have better academic, social and emotional outcomes, and Dads benefit from being part of a supportive peer-to-peer environment that improves confidence, skills and commitment. Research shows that schools that specifically target fathers will see better outcomes for students.
When fathers participate in school activities, meetings and events, children enjoy school more, are less likely to have behaviour issues and are more likely to participate in extracurricular activities. Children are also more likely to engage more in school and perform better academically.
We are thrilled to be able to facilitate this at Hammondville Public School, under the passionate eye of our Assistant Principal, Mr Mark Betts.
If you’d like to join our dads group and get involved in the conversation, please click here https://portal.thefatheringproject.org/dads-group/hammondville-public-school/
Thank you to the many dads who have already joined our group and for those who came to get involved in the conversation last Friday.
Open Classrooms
Thank you to the many, many faces we welcomes into our school and our classrooms on Wednesday for Open Classrooms and for Reading on the Rug. It was an absolute joy to see our families engage in their child’s classroom and learning; certainly, something that hasn’t been able to happen for what feels like many years.
Kindergarten were having a great time with some maths games and playing cooperatively in their classrooms.
Stage 1 had a wonderful time taking their loved ones around their learning spaces and showing them how we use them safely and respectfully. It was great to see some dads get involved in the soccer game, too!
Stage 2 was a buzz of activity upstairs and downstairs, showing loved ones what they are most proud of.
Stage 3 were working hard in their classrooms, sharing their learning with their families and asking them to get involved as well. 5/6 Indigo were participating in their sport program with Mr Boardman, which was great for parents to see.
After a busy hour, we all gathered on our oval with picnic rugs and our favourite stories to relax and enjoy the sunshine and each other’s company with a great book.
Thank you to those who were able to join us today. It was great to have you here. Don’t stay away too long.
PSSA Grand Finals
Good luck to our PSSA teams who are competing in the grand finals this week!
Netball, rugby league green, boy’s soccer and girl’s soccer are all up to the challenge and will represent our school with integrity.
For parents wishing to attend and support our teams, we leave school at 12.00, with an approximate game starting time of 12.30pm.
Venues for each:
· Netball – Woodward Park
· Rugby league green – Hillier Oval, Liverpool
· Boy’s soccer – TBA
· Girl’s soccer – Hammondville Oval
Have a great fortnight, see you soon.
Jodie Clark
Principal
Thursday 15 September
Friday 16 September
Wednesday 21 September
Thursday 22 September
Friday 23 September
We are currently enrolling for Kindergarten 2023.
If your child has a younger sibling that is due to start school in 2023 please enrol them now so that we can ensure that you are provided with all the important dates & necessary information in relation to commencing Kindergarten.
Alternatively if you live in our catchment zone & have a neighbour whose child is due to commence school in 2023 please encourage them to complete the online enrolment application or contact our school.
To complete an online application you just need to go to our school's website & click on the enrolment tab at the top of the page or use the link that is attached to this notice.
The Online Enrolment System is designed to provide flexibility for parents to submit an Application to Enrol in a NSW Government School online at the time that best suits you. The application can be accessed on all browsers and mobile devices including iOS and Android.
The online application process is currently restricted to:
We offer our support and encourage you to complete your application to enrol online.
https://hammondvil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
In week 6 this term, 109 Stage 3 students and 8 staff members travelled to the nation’s capital Canberra for an educational excursion visiting numerous landmarks which aligned with our History unit from Semester 1 called Australia as a Nation. Our unit of work looked at democracy and citizenship in Australia and specifically looked at each level of government, how voting works and how our nation has developed over time.
On the first day students visited ANZAC parade looking at memorials and statues to our armed forces, the National Museum covering unique Australian artefacts, Parliament House mock parliament, the House of Representatives and Senate, and a drive past visit of other nations Embassies, High Commissions and the Prime Minister’s Canberra residence The Lodge.
On Day 2 students visited Old Parliament House and learned how an election is run and how to vote, Questacon- The National Science and Technology Centre and the Australian Institute of Sport for fun physical activities.
The final day of camp involved travelling to Corin Forest and participating in 2 hours of guided snow play before we headed back to school.
All students showed excellent behaviour and respect and were model students representing our school. A big thank you to all of the Stage 3 staff Mr Hughes, Ms O’Connor, Mrs Webb, Mr Ramsay, Mrs Murray, Mrs Potts and Mrs Cadden who attended, our SAS staff for support and organisation at school and to our parents and carers for funding the excursion and giving our students an amazing opportunity and learning experience.
Mrs Fleming
Stage 3 Assistant Principal
Students from Stage 3 at Hammondville Public School have recently undertaken, an education tour of the national capital. Students were given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy.
The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $30 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion and was credited to each student who attended the Canberra Camp this term.
Dates to note:
Friday 23/9/2022 – Colour Explosion
2nd Hand Uniforms:
If you have any uniform items that you no longer need, please consider donating to the 2nd hand uniform shop. Simple drop them into the canteen or office at any time.
Facebook:
Have you liked Hammondville PS P&C on Facebook yet?
This is the best place to see what’s going on with your P&C and a great place to ask any questions.
You can also email us at hammopandc@gmail.com
Birthday celebration orders and money must be in 2 weeks prior to the date required.
The canteen does not currently have Eftpos/Credit Card facilities. Payment for uniforms is cash, bank transfer or My School Connect. Lunch orders are cash or My School Connect. Orders must be completed before 9am using the app. Please remember to cancel any lunch orders you have placed if your child doesn’t end up coming to school by 9am or contact the canteen by 9.30am. There is no refund if the order has been prepared.
Uniform orders can be placed at any time using the app and will be filled as soon as possible and delivered to your child in their classroom.
UNISEX WINTER PANTS - are now available in sizes 4-16 @ $35.00 each. Please place an order by the My School Connect app.
A reminder of the price increase to flavoured milk and juice poppers to $2.50 each
Australian Netball Championships (Cailyn Iro) - 10-16 September 2022
Sydney South-West Athletics - Wednesday 14 September 2022
NSW Athletics - Wednesday 19 October and Thursday 20 October 2022
NSW Cricket (Leearna Harris) - 24-27 October 2022
School Swimming Carnival - Thursday 2 February 2023
Well done to the athletes who represented our school at the Liverpool zone athletics carnival. We finished the carnival in third place, which is a great achievement as we our one of the smallest schools out of the thirteen schools in the zone.
Overall Results
1st - Wattle Grove
2nd - Dalmeny
3rd - Hammondville
Regional Qualifiers
Cailyn Iro - 100m, shot put, discus and relay
Zaine Pepper - 100m, 200m and relay
Daniel Czech - 200m, high jump and relay
Siyanah Al Maaz - 800m, 1500m and relay
Riley Death - 100m and relay
Jessie Jax-Kysil - 100m and relay
Roxie Raines - high jump and relay
Lara Penney - discus and relay
Chapman Carroll - 1500m
Zac Frost - 1500m
Zion Godinet - relay
Zach Godfrey - relay
Thomas Tennant - relay
Jayden Schipp - relay
Emraan Mansaray - relay
Saoirse English - relay
Lola Blake - relay
Leearna Harris - relay
Caitlin McIlvena - relay
Individual Results
Congratulations to Zaine Pepper who was named the 11 years boys age champion of the Liverpool zone. Well done Zaine!
Cailyn Iro - 2nd place in the 12 years girls age champion
Lara Penney - 3rd place in the junior girls age champion
Congratulations to Leearna who competed at the Sydney South West cricket girls championships last week. At the conclusion of the carnival, Leearna was named in the regional team to compete at the NSW State Championships. Well done Leearna!
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