Sutton Public School

A big heartfelt thanks to all parents, teachers and students who made our Welcome BBQ such a success.  We were glad to meet and mingle with parents and to be given the opportunity to get to know a little more about you and your family.  We want every student in our school to understand they are known, valued and cared for.  We want all our parents to know it as well.

I hope you all enjoyed yourselves.  Thank you for the conversations shared and the positive feedback given.  The tone is set for a positive year ahead  as we work together to challenge our students to greatness!

• Upcoming Events
• Pupil Free Day
• School Photo Day
• Assembly Awards
• Sutton Fair
• P&C News
• Class of the Week
• Other Notices

March

9th - Pupil Free Day

12th - Scripture Begins 

13th- School Photos

28th - Sutton Fair

April

9th - Church Service

9th - Last Day of Term

Our school will be once again be participating in district wide training for the Mathsburst Program  on Canberra Day – 9th March.  This day will be pupil free in lieu of the first day of the Staff Development Day term 2.  

Term 1     9 Mar     -  Canberra Day – Pupil Free

Term 2    27 April   –  Students begin Term 2 on Monday 27th April

Please contact the school if you require any further information or assistance.

School Photo Day is fast approaching.  Students have been issued with an order form containing a unique shootkey required to  complete an online order at www.msp.com.au .  Any family needing to make payment by cash should request a cash payment envelope from the school office.

Spare order forms can be obtained from the school office if required (ie lost order form or additional orders to be made).  A shootkey will be required if you use a spare order form. Any parent requiring a shoot key is to call MSP on 62559208.

Family/Sibling Photo order forms are also available from the school office on request.  Only children who present a Siblings Presentation order form to the photographer on Photo Day will have their Family/Siblings photo taken.   A discount applies for families with 3 or more children. After purchasing Individual Packs for EACH child a Siblings Presentation pack of your choice will be free.

All students are expected to dress in full school uniform each day.  Parents can access the full description of our uniform on our website.

On photo day, our students are to dress in summer uniform.  Students are asked to pay extra attention to their presentation  to ensure photo day success. 

Full summer uniform is as  follows:

• Green gaberdine shorts or skort with gold polo shirt - short sleeved
• Summer dress 
• White socks only
• Black shoes only

NB:  Hair accessories should be kept to a minimum and in keeping with the uniform code.  With the exception of medical alert bracelets and necklaces, jewelry should not be worn.

UNIFORMS

The school strongly encourages the wearing of the school uniform.  This uniform has been selected in consultation with the school community and is considered to be smart, comfortable, easy to wash and reasonably priced.  The school uniform shop is open on Monday to Friday from 8.45am until 2.30pm. 

If you can’t make it into the school to buy uniforms at these times, payments and order forms can be dropped into the front office and your uniform will be delivered to your child. Please note that cash, cheque or POP payments are accepted.  Don’t have an order form?  They are available on our website.

IMPORTANT:  Please label all articles of clothing to facilitate easy return

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Louis D - for always trying his best in all areas of learning!

Chloe L - for working hard during literacy time!

1/2C

Ben B - for great commitment to his learning! 

1/2R

Felix B - for working hard to ensure he completes his literacy activity contract each morning!

Jackie M - for sustained focus and effort in maths groups!

3/4F

Abby B - for always displaying the SPS value of friendship in the classroom!

Archie D - for displaying the SPS value of integrity in all his school work! 

3/4D

Marcus C - for working hard in maths!

Jessica H - for being a kind and considerate class member!

4/5D

Lachlan C - for working hard during literacy rotations and science!

Mick M - for working hard during literacy rotations and science!

5/6C

Ethan T - willingness to improve, edit and add to his work!

Jessica F - working to improve character and setting in narratives!

5/6M

Camron C - for using similes and the 5 senses to describe his character!

Archie G - for trying his hardest during fitness!

Our NEXT MEETING is TERM 1, WEEK 8, THURSDAY 21st March 2020 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.

SUTTON COUNTRY FAIR 2020

Our biggest fundraiser for the year is upon us again. This year, the Sutton Country Fair will be held on SATURDAY 28th MARCH between 10am and 2pm.

Planning is well underway and we have a great team of people getting sponsors, collecting prizes, organising rides, other activities and food stalls.

Between now and the day of the Fair, you’ll no doubt be inundated with requests for volunteer help & donations for our white elephant, book and cake stalls, as well as reminders about raffle tickets and wristbands. It is a lot of information and the Fair Team will do our best to ensure information is disseminated in a clear, concise manner. So, keep an eye out in the newsletter, via the P&C Facebook page and Skoolbag.

Next week the signup.com will go live and you’ll be able to choose a shift or role to volunteer for on the day. We still have some coordination roles to fill so please don’t shy away from putting your hand up for one of these.

From next Tuesday and Thursday, we’ll be opening the P&C container at the rear of the School to begin taking donations for the white elephant and book stalls. Please remember that someone has to sort through the donations so we can’t accept anything you wouldn’t be happy to purchase yourself. Anything not sold at the Fair, must be disposed of responsibly by volunteers so it’s really important we don’t have too much left.

If you have questions please contact Linda on suttonpublicschool-fun@pandcaffiliate.org.au.

This week in 3/4D we have be working hard in maths to improve our skills in subtraction. We have been practicing using different strategies to solve problems and enjoy using hands on resources like dice, cards and whiteboards to help us with our learning.