Hammondville Public School Newsletter

 ‘In the Spotlight’ Dance Festival

I would like to congratulate all the dancers on stunning performances on both Monday and Friday night. Thank you to all parents who travelled to ensure your child was at the festival. A huge thank you to Miss Borg and Mrs Webb for your time, dedication and talented choreography. Both dances displayed a strong storyline and essential dance elements showing the very best of Arts education. Well done to Jules Cross who represented our school as a compere on the Friday night show. Jules you spoke with poise and professionalism, your school community would be very proud.

Multicultural Public Speaking Competition

Well done to all our finalists who competed at the local public speaking finals last week. Our finalists were Marli Gomes, Caitlin McIlvena, Jules Cross and Mehar Gupta. They all spoke with clarity and presented exemplary speeches. All finalists should be commended for their efforts. A big congratulations to Jules Cross who won his final and will be proceeding to the next level of the competition.

Debaters

Good luck to our debating team who will be competing on Wednesday in Round 3 of the Premiers Debating competition. We wish you all the best of luck.

Planning Days

Over the next two weeks we will be holding our planning days to get ready for our Term 3 learning programs. This may mean additional casuals on classes and some classes being split. We thank you for your understanding of this important process in collegial team planning.

Smoking Near School Grounds

Could I please ask all members of the school community to be mindful of lighting up and smoking near school entrance ways and path ways. We would appreciate your consideration of others and move well away from the school when smoking, to protect our students. 

Merit Selection Process

I would like to congratulate Miss Madeline Borg who was successful in our recent merit selection process for a classroom teacher position at Hammondville Public School. I would like to thank all members of the panel for their diligence and professionalism during the process. Welcome Miss Borg to the permanent teaching staff at Hammondville Public School.

P & C Meeting

Just a reminder that our next P & C meeting is on next Monday 1st July in the school library. We welcome all members of the school community. Mr Warren Finn, (Director Educational Leadership) and Ms Jodie Clark (our new Principal) will be in attendance if you would like to meet them.

Positive Stars

I have had the pleasure of seeing some wonderful students over the last week who have been demonstrating excellent work and or behaviour in the classroom. I would like to congratulate theses students for being wonderful learners at our school. Well done to Zackary G. for a wonderful piece of writing, Heath O. for his maths turnarounds, Nash B, Micaela J. and Sienna A. for excellent persuasive writing, Gordan P. for his reading and Everly A., Harper S., Jett C. and Luke M. for excellent sentence writing on Macca the Alpaca. 

Have a wonderful week of learning!

Mrs Rebekah Murray

Rel. Principal

Friday 28th June - K-2 Assembly 9:15am

Friday 28th June - P&C Disco and Krispy Kreme Collection

Monday 1st July - P&C Meeting 7:00pm

Friday 5th July - 3-6 Assembly 9:00am

• Stage 2 Dance Fitness

• Netball - Woodward Park
• Rugby - Hillier Oval
• Girls Soccer - South Park
• Boys Soccer - Hammondville Bottom Field

School Office Hours of Operation

Our school office hours are 8:30am to 3:15pm.

EFTPOS Payments can be made between 8:45am - 9:00am and 2:30pm - 3:00pm.

Student Absences

The Education Act requires that a reason is provided to the school within 5 days of the occurrence of a student absence.

If your child is absent from school please notify us via Skoolbag or drop a note/medical certificate in our secure letterbox on the outside of the office wall. Do not send absent notifications to the class teacher via Class Dojo.

Late Arrival/ Early Departure

All students who are late to school must come via the office to receive a late pass, which is then to be handed to their teacher.

If you are picking up your child early from school you must visit the office first to receive an early departure pass, which you then give to your child’s teacher.

 Toileting Accidents

If your child is prone to toileting accidents please ensure that spare underwear and school clothes are kept in their bags.

If your child does borrow clothes from our school please ensure the clothes are washed and promptly returned to the office.

Nut Free Recommendation

Due to severe allergies of some students at Hammondville Public School, we do recommend that parents not send their children to school with nut products, eg muesli bars, peanut butter, nutella etc.

P&C Payments

All payments to the P&C must be CASH ONLY and in a separate envelope to school payments.

The PBL team would like to congratulate all Hammondville Public School students for their efforts in following the school values of Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be a Learner for Term 2.

Our lesson focus for Week 9 is to “Be Respectful: Respect other people’s personal space.”

Please discuss with your child the importance of respecting other people’s personal space.

The PBL team

A big congratulations to Jules Cross, Mehar Gupta and Antonio Zammit who competed in the Interschool Chess Challenge today. Mehar finished in third place and Jules and Antonio both finished in the top 40 out of 105 players.

Well done chess players!

Last week, the 1-2 and 3-6 Dance Groups performed at the In the Spotlight Dance Festival at the Seymour Centre. Well done to all our dancers and to Jules Cross who compered the night on Friday. Fantastic work.

1-2 Group: Breanna, Ruby C, Sarah, Ruby B, Aria, Annabelle, Lara, Selina, Ben, Lucinda, Sophie, Madeline, Gabriella

3-6 Group: Caitlin, Alyssa, Emily, Annabelle, Miriam, Zoe, Elizabeth, Jules, Amber, Delia, Natalie, Jessica

School Athletics Carnival: Monday 29 July, 2019

Zone Athletics Carnival: Wednesday 28 August, 2019

Regional Athletics Carnival: Friday 13 September, 2019

Well done to our Superstars of School Sport who showed sportsmanship, enjoyment and skill in this week's school sport activities.

Basketball - Matilda Connolly, Charlotte Crouch, Ali Danish and Lauren Osborne

League Tag - Matt Alberga, Ellie Drinkwater, Jordan Kenzie, Moriah Prasad

Scooter - Joaquin Cespedes, Max MacLeod-Jones, Aiyden O'Donoghue and Matthew Rowe

Soccer - Sissy Drinkwater, Jake Loaney, Alyssa Smith and Ahmed Youssef

Netball: Hammondville v Chipping Norton

Juniors: 18-3 win

Seniors: 2-22 loss

Rugby League: Bye

Boys Soccer: Hammondville vs Newbridge Heights Green

Junior A:  3-2 win

Goal Scorers: Oliver Stajcic x32 and Cooper Jenkins

Junior B: 0-1 loss

Seniors: 0-6 loss

Girls Soccer: Hammondville vs Chipping Norton

Juniors: 1-1 draw

Goal Scorer: Sienna

Players of the Match: Holly

Seniors: 4-1 win

Goal scorers: Emily, Elina, Makayla and Annabelle

To ensure that your child gets a Tuesday Treat when there is one they want PLEASE ORDER THEM as there is limited supply, you can order the Tuesday treat for lunch or recess.

Tracey & Sue

Tuesday's Tempting Treat:- Pikelets with Jam - $0.50 each, available at recess and lunchtime.

Regards,

Tracey & Sue

The uniform pool will be open Wednesday afternoon from 2:30pm- 3:00pm.

Prices:

All logo items are $2:00

Dresses, Parkas & Bags are $5:00

Thank you,

Tracey

28 June - School Disco

28 June - Krispy Kreme collection

23 August - Comedy Night  Save the date!

29 August - Father’s Day Stall

27 September - Colour Run

1 November - Halloween Disco

29 November - Christmas Carols and concert Save the date!  

School Disco Helpers 

The students are really looking forward to the disco this Friday with DJ Withers and DJ Betts! Are you able to help set up, clean up or serve food at the disco? The disco is a P&C run event and while we have support from the staff to supervise the children, the P&C rely on help from parents and carers to make the night a success. If you can help you can send a message through our Facebook site, email us, hammopandc@gmail.com  or contact Marlene on 0414 913 289.   

Parents Helpers List

As you may have noticed, the P&C require help from parents and carers (and sometimes students)  for most of the things that we do. We are compiling a list of names of people that we can call on when events are coming up. If you are busy on the day, that’s fine, we understand. The sorts of things still to come this year include: ·        

• Fathers’ Day stall
• The School Carols
• Discos
• Krispy Kreme orders
• The Colour Run
• Cake Stalls
• Sausage Sizzles
• Comedy Night
• Behind the scenes organising
• Behind the scenes purchasing
• Funding application writing (with or without support)
• Silver coin donation challenge 

If you can help at any event in any way please send an email to hammopandc@gmail.com Include your name, contact details and the sorts of things that you prefer to help with.  We will send an email prior to each event requesting for help. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or any member of the P&C for information about any aspect of the P&C or our events.  

Meet the New Principal

Come along to the next P&C meeting to meet our new Principal.

Ms Jodie Clark will be attending our meeting on 1 July to formally meet our community.

Come along to the library at 7pm and say hi.  

Marlene Greenwood

P&C President

It's time to get your dancing shoes on for the P&C DISCO! 

On Friday 28th June, come along and have fun dancing with DJs Mr Betts and Mr Withers! 

K-2 5-6pm,

Yrs 3-6 6:15-7:15pm. 

Cost is $5 and includes a drink. Money to be paid at the door. Food and drink will also be sold at the event. 

See the note sent home for more details. 

Tracey O’Hanlon

Earn and Learn Co-ordinator

Our NSW REDLO Ken Welsh is retiring. While we wait for his position to be filled, please contact me if you have any enquiries and I will direct you to the most appropriate assistance.

Your child's school report will soon be sent home, and families that have arrived at our school on posting in 2019 may wish to consider utilising the Education Assistance Scheme. The EAS is designed to assist students who need educational support due to mobility. There are time limits and eligibility criteria.

There have been some recent changes to the application process for Education Assistance.

Effective 1 May 2019 the EAS will be administered by the Education Support Team. Applications and reimbursement will now go to them via email  education.supportprograms@defence.gov.au

All enquiries regarding the application process and eligibility can continue to go to the Defence Family Helpline on 1800 624 608.

Many of our families are, or soon will be, experiencing a loved one absent from home due to service reasons. ForceNet Families is available to assist you to receive information and maintain contact. Download the app to register.

Visit the DCO website for information to assist you with managing Defence life.

http://www.defence.gov.au/DCO/_Master/documents/Publications/Deployment-Support-Booklet.pdf

It is always helpful if you advise myself and your child's teacher of any changes at home so we can put supports in place. Please make sure that your contact details are up to date.

Defence Families Australia (DFA) is the official ADF families advisory body to the Minister and Chief of the Defence Force. If you would like to have your say on an issue, or have been unsuccessful in resolving a concern through the appropriate channels then our DFA delegate Victoria Holland may be able to assist. Victoria can be contacted via email at central.nsw@dfa.org.au  It is worth having a look at the website http://www.dfa.gov.au  or Facebook - https://facebook.com/Defencefamiliesofaustralia

The Partner Employment Assistance Program (PEAP) has been expanded to 2 years following the members post-in date. To find out more about this program visit http://www.defence.gov.au/DCO/Family/Partners/PEAP.asp

The Holsworthy Community Group can provide you with information on events, activities and groups that are running in the area. Check out the closed Facebook group "Holsworthy Defence Families (Defence Community Group)" or contact Holsworthy Coordinator Mellissa McDonald on 0497 700 155 or coordinator@holsworthycommunitygroup.com.au There are social gatherings (often with child minding) craft, fitness, playgroup, Youth Zone (dinner and activities) that provide opportunities to connect with other families.

 Janelle Ford

Defence School Mentor     janelle.j.ford@det.nsw.edu.au

Registration to attend The Younger Heroes camps are OPEN so register now for your spot!  Camp dates are:

4-7 July - UKI (Northern NSW)

11-14 July - SYDNEY

19-21 July - SYDNEY    

Remember - these dates coincide with local school holidays so there is no missing school. The Younger Heroes camps are 3 night, 4 day (unless cautioned otherwise) experience. We camp out in nature focusing on improving resilience, enhancing communication and improving teamwork within a current or ex-serving member (parent) of the ADF and their child/ren. We do this with a selection of activities such as trekking, fun bush skills, and time around the camp fire! 

The Younger Heroes covers the cost of the camp however we do ask that participants pay a (refundable) deposit of $300 per family to secure their position.  This fee is can be reimbursed upon completion of camp or donated to The Younger Heroes to help offset costs.  If you are experiencing financial difficulty, pleas contact us as we have means to assist through the very generous support of Veterans Sports Australia https://veteran.org.au/