William Street, East Maitland 2323 Phone: 4933 7524 Fax: 4934 5012 Email: maitlande-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Respect, Responsibility, Learning, Co-operation and Participation

17 August 2016 No. 25 (Week 5 Term 4)

Educating Communities

Newsletter Week 5

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

After all of the excitement of the first three weeks of term, as of last week we are finally settling back into the routine of a regular school timetable. Having said that, however, thank you to everyone who supported the Student Parliament initiated Pyjama Day last week. It was a lovely opportunity to have a ‘comfy’ day at school as well as raise funds for a very worthy cause. I believe nearly $700 was raised - well done everyone! We have also hosted the next round of the public speaking competition and have students who have been successful in progressing to the next round. Congratulations to all students who participated! Maitland Group Sport New sport arrangements for students in Years 3 – 6 begin this week with the commencement of Maitland Group Sport, an opportunity for schools in the Maitland District to participate in sporting activities with and against each other. We have students participating in touch football, soccer, netball and boot camp. Students in Years 3 – 6 are either participating in Maitland Group Sport, which is held at Maitland Park, or participating in sports activities at school/King Edward Park. All sport will take place on a Thursday. Maitland Vietnam Veterans and Services Legion Offer The City of Maitland has the honour of giving 2 Squadron RAAF the freedom of the city being the 100th year since their formation. 2 Squadron is not only the oldest flying squadron but is also the most decorated. The Maitland Vietnam Veterans and Services Legion have invited our students to be in the Maitland Mall to witness this historic event and would very much like to have the students passively involved. To this end, they are offering vouchers for a hot dog and a small drink from one of the participating outlets in High Street. If you would like to attend the march and take advantage of this generous offer, students may obtain their vouchers from Miss Dudgeon, with a note of intent to attend, signed by a parent or carer. The event will involve over 100 airmen and airwomen

marching down the mall from Bulwer St to the Maitland Town Hall where the formal ceremony will be conducted. The march will begin in the mall at 10:00am on Saturday, 10 September 2016. This will leave everyone plenty of time to also participate in the school Relay for Life team. (See article later in the newsletter). Term 3 Staff Development Day Variation Please remember that care arrangements will need to be made for students on Friday, 16 September 2016 as the school will be participating in a combined staff development day and staff will not be in attendance at school on this day. Kim Dudgeon

Banner Winners

Congratulations Mia Stothard, Jack Williams and

Alex Corning

Year 4 Sydney Excursion

When: Friday, 26 August 2016

Where: Hyde Park Barracks and Colonial Walking tour

Cost: $48.00 per student

Please finalise payment for the excursion

by Thursday, 18 August.

Book Week Colouring Competition

Each student will receive a colouring competition sheet

this week. The image has been drawn by Shaun Tan

and includes many famous book titles.

Entries are due back to Mrs Hookway in the library

by Friday, 26 August. Stage winners will be

announced at our Book Parade.

Reminder of Class Library Days

Girls Touch Football Last Thursday the girls touch football team played against Tenambit Public School at Beryl Humble Oval in the knockout competition. We were successful and beat them 6-4. The girls have moved on to round 4 to play against the winner of Bolwarra and Vacy Public School. Well done to the girls for their wonderful sportsmanship and efforts during this competition!

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Well done to the following students

who completed the Premier’s

Reading Challenge.

Friday, 19 August 2016 Zone Athletics

Monday 2 Indigo, 5 Fraser, 6 Rudd, 3 McEwen, 4 McMahon

Tuesday 2 Denim, 3 Gorton, 3 Holt, 5 Hawke, 6 Howard

Wednesday 2 Plum, 5 Keating, 4 Whitlam, K Rose, K Aqua

Thursday 4 Menzies, 6 Gillard, 2 Emerald, K Violet, K Burgundy

Friday 1 Scarlet, 1 Tangeine, MC Classes, 1 Cyan, 1 Mauve

Mia Adams Owen Cox Sophie Roy

Keisha Atkins Sophie Davis Katie Slater

Liam Auld Brandan Farley Harrison Smythe

Charlize Bell Amarli Flynn Paige Andonovski

Ethan Bradley Millie Janson Fraser Atkinson

Alyssa Brown Corbin Janssen Kasey Biffin

Charlie Chapeyama Abbie Jenkins Jessica Brown

Mia Chapman Ebony Johnston Phoebe Buck

Jasmine Conibear Lauren Kime Tyla Catt

Mackenzie Kirk Dallas Adams Elliot Cox

Mackenzie Mears Hayden Blais Harry Hookway

Armani Mitchell Sophia Brace-Thomson

Liam Hungerford

Briana Radford Ella Brewer Lillian O'Brien

Dayna Robson Travis Caddy Eithan Radford

Jai-anna Spedding Connor Clague Tori Waqa

Macey Streeter Rebecca Clark Jasmine Johnson

Annalyse Stubbington Ella Cox Caitlin Newall

Regan Dodd Joel Thomson Neave Sloan

Lilli Farrell Isahbella Threlfo Zack Stewart

Angel Hoffman Zane Williams Breannah Taylor

Byron Hookway Jack York Lotus-Lea Taylor

Arabella Lane Nathan Boardman Miah Threlfo

Sara Lean Bethany Campbell Kasey Wilson-Roper

Caia Mapp Caitlin Card Ellis Heydon

Cameron McDeed Milana Edwards Ruby Nunn

Mackinley McNab Tygerlily Elbourn Chelsea Pugh

Emilee Miles Sienna Flynn Darcey Robson

If you are unable to come on your day please

phone or msg Jacki - school 4933 7524 or mobile 0419143528

Canteen Roster

22/8 Gayle Maier HELP NEEDED

23/8 Jemma Welsh Meg Vile

24/8 Katrina Maynard HELP NEEDED

25/8 Leanne York Emma Johnson Kylie Smith

26/8 Renae Reneham Lara Chapman Denise Potts

K Aqua

Grace Berthold

Felix Newton

K Burgundy

Leila Niznik

Nathan Maier

K Rose

Baylee Reynolds

Fynn Jaunalksnis

K Violet

Peyton Monnox

Claudia Flynn

1 Cyan

Ella Williams

Marcus Johnson

1 Mauve

Leo De Bastos

Logan Benson

1 Scarlet

Chase Kasteel

Blair Vorenkamp

1 Tangerine

Charlotte Mence

Isaac Masterson

2 Indigo

Conor Neil

Oakley Gurr

2 Plum

Wade Squires

Kadence Carr

3 Holt

Mia Adams

Luke Collins

Llewella Brooks

3 Gorton

Liam Auld

Travis Dumbrell

Samuel Pratt

3 McEwen

Xanthe Stephens

Lachlan Lawrence

Elwood Samuels

4 McMahon

Hayley Anderson

Chelsea Pugh

Alex Fean

4 Whitlam

Regan Dodd

Connor Clague

Travis Caddy

4 Menzies

Riley Roberts

Maggie Tierney

Jonah Fletcher

5 Hawke

Laura Stimson

Yazmin Hellyer

Kye Lowe

Ellie Doran

Oscar Affleck

Austin Wells

5 Fraser

Cooper Prowse

Zoya Hanlon

Milana Edwards

5 Keating

Angel Gover

Kohan Stubbington

Charlotte Gillespie

6 Rudd

Jade Griffin

Rahn Sonneveld

Lachlan Stig

6 Gillard

Zack Stewart

Jordan Studdert

Luke Davidson

6 Howard

Carl Dodd

Ellie Hill

Zac Van Maastricht

MC Blue Isaac Peattie MC Red Blake Twaddell

Stephen Goode

Events / Reminders

19 August Zone Athletics

24-26 August Great Aussie Bush Camp

26 August Year 4 Hyde Park Excursion

2 Sept Book Week Parade

8 Sept P&C Meeting 6pm Staffroom

9 Sept Year 6 5c Challenge

14 Sept School Disco

Mutual Banking Students need to drop their bank books off first thing Tuesday morning.

East Maitland Public School has registered to be part of

Maitland's Relay for Life 2016! Relay for Life is a chance

for communities to recognise and celebrate those who

have overcome cancer or are undergoing treatment, as

well as the people who care for them. Relay for Life also

provides an opportunity to remember the memory of

loved ones lost to cancer.

When: Saturday 10th September 2016

Where: Marcellin Park Lorn

Time: 10am-10pm

Cost: $20 per participant which includes a shirt and

breakfast on the day

Teams participate in a relay-style walk or run. There

just needs to be someone from the team to be on the

track at all times. There are no age limitations or fitness

requirements just lots of fun to be had supporting one

another. It is not compulsory to stay the entire day,

however, if you have no plans and wish to indulge on the

whole day experience by being great supporters of East

Maitland Public School and the Cancer Council then

please give it a go!

It would be great to get as many people from our school

community involved as we can. This is a wonderful

community event which will be loads of fun plus

supporting a wonderful charity. A few teachers have

already registered which is great to see! Invite family and

friends as this will be a great school community event!

The link below will take you directly to the team’s page

called 'EMPS students and families' where you can

register to be part of the team and/or donate to the

Cancer Council in support of our school team.

http://fundraising.cancer.org.au/site/TR?

team_id=49699&pg=team&fr_id=3975

If you have any trouble accessing this link you can also

google 'Relay for Life' or go to the website

https://www.relayforlife.org.au

which is their home page. CLICK on 'register' and

you can find a team by typing in our team name

'EMPS students and families'. You can then follow

the prompts to register.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries. Mrs Cribb

http://fundraising.cancer.org.au/site/TR?team_id=49699&pg=team&fr_id=3975https://www.relayforlife.org.au/

By Michael Grose

The pitfall of using other children as benchmarks

Benchmarking children’s progress with that of other children is not a wise parenting strategy. Inevitably, it will lead to

parent frustration as there will always be a child who performs better than your own on any scale you use.

Have you ever compared your child’s behaviour, academic progress or social skills with a sibling or your friend’s

children?

Comparing your child with others is a stress-inducing and, ultimately, useless activity.

But it’s hard to resist, as we tend to assess our progress in any area of life by checking out how we compare with our

peers.

When you were a child in school you probably compared yourself to your schoolmates. Your teachers may not have graded

you, but you knew who the smart kids were and where you ranked in the pecking order.

Now that you have kids of your own do you still keep an eye on your peers? Do you use the progress and behaviour of their

kids as benchmarks to help you assess your own performance as well as your child’s progress? Or perhaps you compare

your child to yourself at the same age?

Benchmarking children’s progress with that of other children is not a wise parenting strategy. Inevitably, it will lead to

parent frustration as there will always be a child who performs better than your own on any scale you use.

Kids develop at their own rates

Each child has his or her own developmental clock, which is nearly impossible to alter. There are slow bloomers, early de-

velopers, bright sparks and steady-as-you-go kids in every classroom. The slow bloomers can cause the most concern for

parents who habitually compare children to siblings, their friends’ kids and even themselves when they were in school.

The trick is to focus on your child’s improvement and effort and use your child’s results as the benchmark for his or her

progress and development. “Your spelling is better today than it was a few months ago” is a better measure of progress

than “Your spelling is the best in the class!”

Gender matters

It’s no secret that boys’ and girls’ brains were developed by different architects.
One major difference lies around tim-

ing,
or maturity. The maturity gap between
boys and girls is anywhere between 12 months and two years. This gap seems

to be consistent all the way to adulthood.

Quite simply, girls have a developmental head start over boys in areas such as handwriting, verbal skills and relationship

skills.

Boys benefit greatly from teaching strategies designed for their specific needs. They also benefit from having teachers

and parents who recognise that patience is a virtue when teaching and raising boys, as it seems to take longer for many

boys to learn and develop.

Kids have different
talents, interests and strengths


So your eight-year-old can’t hit a tennis ball like Novak Djokovic, even though your neighbour’s child can. Avoid comparing

the two as your child may not care about tennis anyway.

It’s better to help your child identify his or her own talents and interests. Also recognise that the strengths and inter-

ests of a child may be completely different to those of his or her peers and siblings.

Avoid linking your parenting self-esteem to your child’s performance

As a parent you should take pride in your children’s performance at school, in sport or their leisure activities. Seeing your

child do well is one of the unsung pleasures of parenting. You should also celebrate their achievements and milestones,

such as taking their first steps, getting their first goal in a game or getting great marks at school.

However, you shouldn’t have too much personal stake in your children’s success or milestones, as this close association

makes it hard to separate yourself from them. It may also lead to excessive parental pressure for kids to do well for the

wrong reasons – to please you!

The maxim “You are not your child” is a challenging but essential parental concept to live by. Doing so takes real maturity

and altruism, but it is the absolute foundation of that powerful thing known as “unconditional love”.

P&C News Our school’s P&C is made up of a great team of volunteers of busy parents and carers. If you have a suggestion, an idea or a concern please email us, leave your contact details with the office ladies or come along to one of our meetings. Our next meeting is a night time meeting to allow those parents and carers who usually can’t make our day ones to come along. It will be held on Thursday, 8th September at 6pm in the school staff room.

We are constantly planning fundraising events throughout the year to be able to purchase items for our kids. New readers, iPads, comfy classroom mats, sharing the cost of the electronic school sign and sporting uniforms are some of the things we have purchased in the last 12 months. Future funding projects include wall art outside the library, a new cooktop and stove for the multi categorical unit, plus ongoing maintenance with the Garden Club. If you have an idea that you would like us to fundraise towards, please let us know. Email details: eastmaitlandpublicschoolpandc@gmail.com Thanks to everyone’s assistance with various fundraising activities we were able to help our school footy team cover the cost of hiring a bus to take them to State Comp. Thermomix Raffle Win yourself a Thermomix! To enter simply fill in the entry form and pop it in an envelope with the correct money and drop it into the front office. Tickets are $10 each. Don't miss out on your chance to win this time saving cooking machine. Fathers’ Day Breakfast BBQ Bring your dad, pop, pa, mum and nan for our P&C Fathers’ Day Breakfast BBQ on Friday, 2 September 2016 from 7.00am to 8.30am around the Rotunda. Everyone is welcome, especially dads! We will be selling a bacon and egg sandwich and a drink for $5.00. The Bean Boss will also be there with their great, REAL coffee (additional cost).

Uniform shop We are now open Tuesday afternoons 2:00-2:30pm as well as Thursday mornings 8:30-9:00am thanks to our wonderful team of volunteers! If you are interested in helping please email us at any time. The uniform shop has NO EFTPOS facilities so please bring cash.

Term 3 Roster

Tues 2:00-2.30pm

Thurs 8:30-9:00am

Week 5 16/8 Renae and Davina 18/8 Jodi and Bron

Week 6 23/8 Connie and Denyse 25/8 Hayley and Kath

Week 7 30/8 Renae and Grisel 1/9 Kath and Suze

Week 8 6/9 Connie and Davina 8/9 Jo and Deslie

Week 9 13/9 Renae and Denyse 15/9 Jodi and Bron

Week 10 20/9 Connie and Grisel 22/9 Hayley and Kath

*******Volunteers Callout *********

We are looking for BBQ chefs, and general

helpers for the Father's Day Breakfast. If you

are able to help please email us at

eastmaitlandpublicschoolpandc@gmail.com

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