To prepare for 2022 NAPLAN Online in Term 2, our Year 3 and Year 5 students will participate in practise tests at the end of Term 1:

Year 5: Monday 4 April 2022 (Week 10) - Omnibus (a combination of reading, conventions of language and numeracy), Tuesday 5 April 2022 - Writing 

Year 3: Wednesday 6 April 2022 (Week 10) - Omnibus only 

Participation in these practise tests is to familiarise our students with the format of the tests and how to access the content online. The results of these tests are not used as a tool for assessing student ability. Another reason we participate is to gain a clear insight into the technical requirements needed to ensure students can complete the NAPLAN tests in Term 2.

While schools are not encouraged to 'teach to the test', we have found that students benefit from participation in this event and further practise can be done at home at the following link:

https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site

https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a whole-school framework that promotes positive behaviour across a school and helps schools develop safe and supportive learning environments.

Schools which implement the PBL framework make sure all students are explicitly taught the expected behaviours and establish clear and consistent boundaries. Staff take a proactive, preventative approach to ensure all students receive the appropriate level of support to help them to be successful at school.

You can support your child at home by using the language in our school PBL matrix when talking their day at school.

Some students can have a ‘bad day’ just like adults can. If your child has demonstrated challenging behaviours that are not in line with our expectations, it is important to relate the behaviour to the PBL matrix.

Well done to our very talented swimmers who competed at the Sydney East Swimming Championships at SOPAC Homebush on Monday 14 March 2022: Myka M, Zac S, Jamie N, Asia M, Cooper N, Capri McC, Kyah G, Abby B, Marli H and Jett N. 

Student Statements of Account including 2022 curriculum initiatives will be emailed to parents/carers next week. If you have recently changed your email address, please advise the school office and make sure to check your junk email folder. You will not receive a Statement of Account if all fees have been paid.

When paying via the link on the Statement of Account and you have fees in advance (unallocated credit) on your account, you may select USE CREDIT against owing items. Your unallocated credit may be used at any time and will roll over each year until your youngest child leaves Year 6.

If you would like to make an online payment to the Building Fund, + Add Other Item, type ‘Building Fund’ in the Description field and print your payment receipt.

Please do not hesitate to contact the school office should you require assistance.

In addition to making a payment via the link on your Statement of Account, school payments may be made via the Parent Online Payment (POP) portal on the Engadine West PS website under the 'Make a Payment' tab. We have been advised that new enhancements will be made to the POP page for parents and carers later this month including:

• a quick and simple user interface;
• mobile-friendly experience – making it easier to pay via phone or tablet (as well as from a desktop computer); and
• multilingual support which enables them to use POP in their preferred language.

• Friday 18 March - Year 6 moving into Year 7 2023 Expression of Interest forms due
• Monday 21 March - Harmony Day - wear an orange accessory
• Monday 21 March - Years 1-6 online bookings for parent interviews open 
• Monday 21 March - Kindergarten parent interviews commence
• Monday 21 March - Scholastic Book Club online orders due
• Friday 25 March - Years 1-6 online bookings for parent interviews close at 4.00pm
• Monday 28 March to Wednesday 30 March - Year 6 Canberra excursion
• Monday 28 March - P&C AGM at 7.30pm via Zoom
• Monday 28 March - Stage 1 and Stage 2 parent interviews commence
• Thursday 31 March - Selective High School Placement Test at Engadine West PS
• Monday 4 April - Stage 3 parent interviews commence
• Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 April - Year 5 NAPLAN online practise test
• Wednesday 6 April - Year 3 NAPLAN online practise test
• Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 April - NSW PSSA swimming carnival
• Thursday 7 April - ANZAC Day service via Zoom

• School cross country (TBC)
• Thursday 5 May - Mother's Day stall
• Tuesday 10 May - Years 3 & 5 NAPLAN online commences
• Friday 20 May - Engadine Zone cross country 
• Wednesday 15 June - Sydney East cross country

• Friday 22 July - NSWPSSA cross country 
• Tuesday 26 July - School athletics carnival
• Wednesday 27 July to Friday 5 August - Healthy Harold visits
• Monday 1 August to Friday 5 August - Education Week
• Thursday 18 August - school photo day (re-scheduled from Term 1)
• Wednesday 24 August - Engadine Zone athletics carnival
• Wednesday 14 September - Sydney East athletics carnival
• Thursday 15 September - Stage 3 Survivor Life Skills program

• Wednesday 19 October - NSWPSSA athletics carnival
• Thursday 20 October - NSWPSSA athletics carnival
• Monday 31 October - Year 6 photo day
• Wednesday 2 November - Year 6 Linkages at Engadine High School
• Thursday 3 November - Sports and special photo day
• Tuesday 29 November - Year 6 high school orientation day
• Monday 12 December - Year 6 farewell