Sutton Public School

Our annual Book Fair will take place next week from Wednesday 13th November to Friday 15th November.

There are many good reasons why Mrs Doran organises our annual book fair.

• Book fairs give children a motivation to read by offering them a wide selection of books to choose from that they can look at before they decide to buy.
• The Book Fair is open before school to give parents and children an opportunity to pick out and read books together. This increases the likelihood that they will want to continue reading.
• Our teachers get a chance to see books their students enjoy.
• Our teachers get a chance to see and buy books they would like to use in the classroom.
• Our Book Fair helps our school library. Our school receives a percentage of all fair sales to spend on books or library supplies.
• Our book fair celebrates reading. Our school hopes to instill a love of reading that last a lifetime!

Purchases may be made by parents and students before school - from 8.30am until 9.20am.  Students may also visit the Book Fair during lunch between 11.30am – 11.50 am. Both cash and credit card sales will be available.

• Upcoming Events
• 2020 School Captains Applications
• White Ribbon Day
• Band Workshop
• Public Speaking Competition
• Christmas Church Service
• Interschools Equestrian 
• P&C News
• Class of the Week
• Other Notices 

November

13th- White Ribbon Luncheon

13th - 15th -  Book Fair 

15th - Combined Schools Band Workshop

15th - Yass Rostrum/CWA Public Speaking Competition

25th - K - 2 Swimming Lessons Begin

27th - Consultation Meeting - Looking to 2020

December 

6th - Final Swimming Lesson for K - 2

7th - Sutton Community Christmas Party

19th - Responsible Pet Program

12th - Primary Presentation Evening

13th - Infants Presentation Assembly

13th - End of year Concert

16th - Year 6 Farewell

19th - Final Day for Students

 Year 5 students who wish to nominate for the role of School Captain or Prefect are invited to write a letter of application  to begin the process of electing students to leadership roles for 2020.  It is a long standing practice of Sutton Public School to elect school leaders each year and the current procedures for doing so are attached to this newsletter to inform you of the process.  Please follow the link below.

Expectations of Students elected to Leadership Positions

• Display exemplary behaviour at all times
• Work cooperatively with teachers and fellow students

• Uphold the school values
• Uphold all classroom and school rules
• Display good leadership skills
• Wear full school uniform with pride
• Conduct school assemblies
• Be a positive role model in the classroom and playground
• Be a positive ambassador- represent and speak publicly at community functions
• Willingly carry out the duties for which they are responsible to the best of their ability

I ask all parents of Year 5 students to discuss the invitation to nominate for a formal leadership role with their child.  I encourage you and your child to carefully consider the points I have raised and think deeply about the expectations our school and community hold regarding this role before nominating. 

Current procedures for the election of School Captains and Prefects can be found on our school website.

Letters of application should be addressed to the Principal and submitted by Friday 15th November, 2019.

On Wednesday 13th November 2019, the Monaro Local Area Commander will once again be hosting a ‘White Ribbon Leaders Luncheon for schools in the Queanbeyan network of Public Schools.  The seminar will be run in a similar fashion to previous years with guest speakers and videos covering the delicate subject of what constitutes domestic violence and the importance of respect in every relationship.

Our school is invited to offer five Year 5 students the opportunity to attend this seminar.  Students interested in taking part are asked to return the expression of interest form, to school by Monday 11th November. The organisers hope to have a strong representation of male students attend. 

All students who are part of the Band Program working with Mr McApline will participate in a full day band workshop next Friday, 15th November.  Students from Gundaroo and Jerrabomberra Public Schools are also invited to participate.

Following a full day of making music and learning together, the band students will combine to present a concert performance.  This will take place in our school hall from 2:30pm.  Parents are welcome to attend.

Nominations are invited from students in Years 2 to 6, of all primary schools in the Yass district, or who are resident in the Yass district, to talk part in a 'friendly' public speaking competition.

When:           Friday 15 November 2019.  6.30pm for Years 2 and 3 and approximately 7.30pm for Years 4, 5 and 6.

Where:         Yass

All details and topics for speeches are included in the nomination form attached.  Forms must be returned to school by Monday 11th November.

A Christmas Church Service will be held on Thursday 12th December 2019 at St Peter’s in Sutton for all students who participate in Special Religious Education (Scripture).  

Parents wishing their children to attend this service are asked to return a signed permission note by Monday 18th November.

Note below.

On Wednesday 27th November, parents are invited to attend a meeting to discuss plans for class structure, school organisation and key focus areas for 2020.  The meeting will be held in the Year 5/6 classroom and begin at 6:00pm.  Please confirm your attendance by Monday 25th November through the school email, phone call or by responding via Skoolbag eform.

The NEXT MEETING (and last of 2019) is TERM 4, WEEK 8, THURSDAY 5th December at 7pm.

Please remember all are welcome; however if you can’t attend but would like something added to the agenda, please contact the P&C via email (suttonpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au.) or on our Facebook page (@SPSPandCAssociation) to discuss.

Don’t forget we post all relevant P&C information and our events on our Facebook page, in the newsletter, on the noticeboard next to Kindergarten and via Skoolbag and all meeting minutes are available via the School website and upon request.

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT YEAR!

Next term will see the P&C begin planning for our next Fair, which is to be held in Term 1 on Saturday 28th March.

The P&C are seeking a co-coordinator to work with Linda to run the Fair. This role will require a high level of commitment, however is a fun event to be involved in and is our major school fundraiser for the year.

If we can’t find anyone to take on the co-coordinator role, the Fair may not be able to run in 2020, so please consider if you can donate some time and organisational skills.

(Note: you do not have to be a member of the P&C to take on this role).

P&C TREASURER

Our current treasurer Jodi Wood will be leaving the school at the end of this year and as such, we are looking for someone to take over her role. Ideally, our new person would meet with Jodi this term to get a full rundown of how the P&C accounts and procedures are run.

This position is only required until the next Annual General Meeting early/mid 2020 unless you find the position to your liking and nominate for the next year! We are actually a pretty cool bunch of people to work with and will give you a good understanding of how our little P&C runs!

If you’re interested, please feel free to contact Jodi on 0412 140 332 or jodi_wood@bigpond.com or any of the other members of the Sutton P&C Association.

Next year the P&C will need some new faces to take over the Mango Fundraiser and the running of the Murrumbateman Field Days parcel pick up. If either of these fundraisers interests you, please contact the P&C for more information.

To finalise our science unit on 'Living things', Kindergarten went on our first excursion to the Canberra Zoo and Aquarium. We learnt about animals' habitats and what they eat. We were brave enough to hold a Corn Snake and had lots of fun feeding the otters, emus and deers - one cheeky deer even tried to chew on a Sutton School skort! We had such a great day out but we were definitely exhausted after all the exploring!