DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - 2019

TERM 2

Sunday 2 June

P&C Working Bee from 10am

Monday 10 June

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 11 June

P&C Meeting, 7pm in Bottle Brush classroom

Friday 14 June

Regional Cross Country Carnival

Saturday 15 June

ErkoWiz - get tickets here

Monday 17 June

First Nations Bedtime Stories Challenge

https://firstnationsbedtimestories.com/erko2019

Thursday 20 June

Koomurri performance and workshops

Tuesday 25 June

Last day to drop Earn & Learn stickers to school office or at Woolies store

TERM 3

Wednesday 31 July

Pre-loved uniform co-op, 7:45-9:15am

Tuesday 18 February, 2020

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Last Day

of

School

Term 2

2019

Friday 5 July

Last day of Term 2

for students

First

Day of

School

Term 3

2019

Monday 22 July

Staff return to school

Tuesday 23 July

K-6 return to school

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - 2020

TERM 1

Tuesday 18 February

P&C Welcome Wine + Cheese + AGM from 6:45pm

Thursday 20 February

Badge Assembly, 2:10pm, school captains, vice

captains, house captains, band and SSRC

Friday 21 February

School Swimming Carnival Y3-6, Sydney Uni Aquatic

Centre

Sunday 1 March

P&C working bee

Tuesday 3 March

Zone Swimming Carnival, Botany Aquatic Centre

GRIP Leadership event

Parent / Teacher interviews

Wednesday 4 March

Parent / Teacher interviews

Thursday 5 March

Parent / Teacher interviews

Thursday 12 March

Home Reading Info session, Library 8:15am

Friday 20 March

Harmony Day celebration

Thursday 2 April

End of term band performance, 2:30pm

Monday 6 to Wednesday 8 April

Stage 3 Dubbo / Bathurst Camp

Thursday 9 April

ANZAC Day assembly

Last day of Term 1

Friday 10 April

Good Friday - Public Holiday

TERM 2

Monday 27 April

Staff Development Day

Change of date for school photo day

Tuesday 19 May

It has been a hectic start to the year with lots of changes.

Classes / Teachers - We would like to officially welcome

Mr Cheeseman in Stage 3 and Ms A Evans in Stage 1 to

Erko this year!

A new change introduced this year will be Mrs Hopkinson

as a relieving AP for Kindergarten and Ms Eastley

(Welcome back!) as our substantive AP for Stage 1 (Years

1 & 2).

In Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4) we have created an above

establishment class as our numbers now in Stage 2 are

large. Ms Sallway and Ms Celic will share Wollemi class.

Ms Celic is now a permanent staff member at Erko and is

working hard on our processes and programming for High

Potential Gifted Ed students to implement in all classes.

Classes are set up as such to cater for the wide range of

abilities across a stage whilst giving the class teachers an

opportunity to differentiate practice to meet individual

student needs, collaboratively plan and accommodate

any new students that are moving into our growing

catchment.

In Stage 3 Mr Rodley will be relieving as AP for this year.

Buildings - a reminder that kindy is in Block C, Stage 1

the top floor of Block A and Grevillea in the middle level.

Stage 2 stretch from the first level of Block A through to

the southern end of Block B (heritage building). Stage 3

classes are all found in Block B.

Learning Support Team (LST) - This year we welcome

Mr Doug Graham as our new counsellor, Mr Rodley will

be taking over the coordination of our learning support.

Each week, the LST review all classes to identify students

needing assistance through academic, social or emotional

need.

Badge ceremony - This Thursday will be a big assembly

to hand badges to our new SSRC members, house

captains, school captains, vice captains and for the first

time, band leaders. Congratulations to all recipients.

Sentral - As time progresses more and more processes of

communication will move through to Sentral. Currently

attendance is recorded here but I am hoping that I will be

able to post more regularly about day to day events.

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ERKO BAND NEWS

BAND CAPTAINS - this year we are very excited to be nominating band captains - 2 per band. These students

have been selected by Emily, Edward, Mr Chadbond and Ms Cecire - and approved by the principal. The

decision was based on attendance at rehearsals and lessons, commitment to practice, punctuality and

behaviour. The chosen students will receive a badge. They will have added leadership responsibilities and be

key student representatives of the program. Captains will be announced for Intermediate and Concert Band

this week at the badge-giving assembly. Training band captains will be announced after term 1. New Captains

will be selected each year.

INTERMEDIATE AND CONCERT BAND - now have new music to be practicing this term. Please make sure you

practice your music and store it in a folder. Edward is already very happy after the first few rehearsals - so

keep up the good work!

TRAINING BAND - I am thrilled to be conducting the training band again this year - and what a talented group

of musicians they are already! Please make sure you are practicing regularly as this is the best way to improve.

Sometimes it can be slow going (and a little tricky!) so don't worry if you are finding it tricky so far, just keep

giving it a go. Books will be arriving this week! Thanks for being patient with this!

PRACTICE SHEETS - As you know, I provide practice sheets for the students to track practice at home. Let me

know if you would like one! I always have stickers in my bag so can check any time - or show your tutor or

conductor. At home practice is often even better with parent support - so please encourage your child/help

them to find a good time to work on it.

I am going away for a few weeks - performing at a children's festival in Italy! Edward will be conducting the

training band while I am away, and Samantha will be covering the flute tutoring. I can't wait to hear how much

everyone has improved when I get back!

Emily, Edward, Ben and Micaela

FROM THE PRINCIPAL - continued

Camp - Stage 3 camp notes have gone out and the process has begun for collection of payments. I would like to

remind all that the school is able to assist if need be through our school/P&C equity fund. I have done this camp

a number of times and I know students will enjoy it.

Uniform - Now is the time to remind all to put names on lunch boxes, drink bottles, hats etc. For new parents our

policy is that historically due to the number of unclaimed items, they are removed from the school. Items found

can be perused and collected in the brown hall.

Entering the school - Please enter the school through our foyer or pedestrian gates on Malcom Street and Bridge

Street. Please refrain from going through the carpark, as this can be dangerous - it is not a habit we want to en-

courage.

P&C - My thanks to all those involved in the kindy welcome bbq - which was a great success. A reminder too, that

the 2020 P&C AGM is tonight in the library.

SCHOOL COMMUNICATION

Dear Parents and Carers,

The school uses School eNews, which manages the distribution of our newsletters and school notes. The system also allows you to access previous correspondence from the school as well as receiving instant alerts if you wish to use the mobile app. We can also send you year specific notes and alerts.

You will need to subscribe to School eNews via the school website to receive newsletters, notes and year specific information via email. You can also access these via an app for your iPhone, iPad and Android devices at no cost. Instant alerts go to your smartphone or tablet device after you install the app ensuring that you do not miss important notices.

SUBSCRIBE FOR EMAIL UPDATES Visit our website at https://erskinevil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ 1. Click the “About our School” then “Newsletters & Notes” heading (top menu) 2. Click on “Subscribe to receive newsletters and notes via email.”

Under the “Email Subscribe” heading, tick on the “Newsletters List” and the appropriate year lists. If your child is part of our school band, please subscribe to that too.

3. Enter in your name and email address. Click subscribe IMPORTANT: An email will be sent to your email address, you MUST click the “Activate Now” inside this email that is sent to you.

MOBILE AND TABLET APP WITH ALERTS Download the app called “School eNews” by clicking the link below

1. iPhone and iPod Touch app: http://iphone.schoolenews.com.au 2. iPad app: http://ipad.schoolenews.com.au 3. Android app: http://android.schoolenews.com.au 4. All other phones: http://webapp.schoolenews.com.au Every email sent to you has a link to unsubscribe. For the ‘Newsletters” list, you will have to unsubscribe yourself when needed. All other ‘Year” lists automatically rollover to the next year on 1 January each year. The ‘Year 6” will be deleted and a new “Kindergarten” added. There is also a list for “Pre-Kindergarten” where new parents to the school can subscribe (this list is rolled over to ‘Kindergarten” at the beginning of the year).

If at any time, you change your email address, then re-subscribe on the school website. If you still have access to your old email address, you should unsubscribe on this account.

If you do not have access to the internet at home or work, please see the school office to discuss your needs.

Dr Brendhan Haynes Principal 29 January 2020

Merit Awards Week 3 Term 1

Bottle Brush Correa

Toby Dash

Eric Felix

Hibiscus Banksia

Alexander Ashton

Bella Ari

Grevillea Viola

Annika Sam

Jacob Sierra

Waratah Wattle

Lucca Iris

Keira Blake

Blue Gum Boronia

Aggie Hamish

Edmund Jessica

Hakea Lilly Pilly

Xavier

Emma

Wollemi Eucalypt

Sylvie Jasper

Margad

Lemon Myrtle Casuarina

Kaya

Chenzi

Melaleuca

Emily Manuelita

Class of the Week: Blue Gum

Daniel

ERSKINEVILLE PS PARENTS & CITIZENS (P&C) ASSOCIATION NEWS

P&C WELCOME MEETING: Wine & Cheese & AGM

Tuesday 18 February from 6:45pm in the school library – enter via the Bridge St gate.

A chance for new and existing Erko PS parents and carers to meet and mingle, and learn more about how the P&C supports our school and how you can get involved. Our Welcome Wine & Cheese event will be immediately followed by the 2019 AGM and February meeting.

All welcome!

Future P&C meeting dates will be confirmed following the AGM.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR

THE P&C EXECUTIVE

The P&C Executive ensures that the governance

and ‘business’ aspects of the P&C are looked

after. This includes taking care of the admin,

finances and processes that help the P&C

achieve its objective of supporting the school.

Voting for the Executive takes place at the Annual

General Meeting (AGM). If you’re interested in

standing for a role on the executive, the answers

to some common questions are on the P&C

section of the school website, or you can chat

with the current Executive at the meeting to find

out more.

UPCOMING P&C EVENTS

P&C Welcome Wine & Cheese & AGM Tuesday 18 February (Week 4) from 6:45pm in the library. All welcome!

Garden & Kitchen Working Bee Sunday 1 March (end of Week 5) 10am-2pm See below for more details.

Future event dates will be posted on the homepage of the school website.

WE WANT YOUR IDEAS!

Do you have an idea for an event – either for fundraising or for fun? Come along to a P&C meeting to share your ideas, or email erkopandc@gmail.com.

KITCHEN GARDEN WORKING BEE Sunday 1 March (end of Week 5) 10am-2pm

Our working bees are lots of fun! There’s a huge variety of tasks to suit all abilities, children are welcome (if accompanied by an adult) and lunch and refreshments are provided.

This term, the to-do list includes activities inside and out: pruning, weeding, general tidying, cleaning out the kitchen and pantry, installing new seats in the playground, planting seeds … and more! No special skills are required.

Come along to the Brown Hall to sign in, and then look for the team leaders in pink vests who can show you what needs to be done. It’s helpful if you can text 0403 697 117 and let us know you’ll be coming, so we can plan catering for lunch.

STAY IN TOUCH …

• Make sure you subscribe to the P&C optionin School eNews to receive updates onupcoming P&C events.

• You can contact the P&C Executive atanytime at erkopandc@gmail.com.