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

2 November 2016 No. 33 (Week 4 Term 4)

Educating Communities

PARENT ONLINE PAYMENTS (POP)

Our online payment system is now available. This facility is available through the school website. It is a great way to make payments if you are unable to get to the school and is very user friendly.

9:30am – 11:00am. We encourage all 2017 Kindergarten families to attend and look forward to hosting our final session next Tuesday, 8 November 2016. Colour Run Sadly the impending inclement weather meant that last week’s colour run had to be postponed. The new date is Tuesday, 8 November 2016! We have had a terrific response and are still looking forward to the evening. We trust that everyone will still be able to participate on this revised date. Peer Support

We commenced our peer support program last Friday for all students from K-6. Peer support provides opportunities for peer interaction across the school, developing communication skills, self-confidence and self-esteem. It offers leadership opportunities for our Year 6 students and facilitates the building of student networks between cross-sections of the entire student population. During peer support students will be learning about our five school values; Responsibility, Learning, Respect, Cooperation and Participation.

Kim Dudgeon

Newsletter Week 4

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

2017 Principal I am very pleased to advise that I will remain in my current position as principal (relieving) during 2017. Mr Foulstone has accepted the opportunity to continue in his current position into next year and we wish him well in that endeavour. I thank you all very much for the support that I received from the school community this year and for the welcome that I have received. I very much look forward to continuing the hard work that we are all doing at EMPS moving into the future. 2017 Planning To assist us in our planning for 2017, if you know of any planned enrolments for next year we would appreciate your advice. Similarly, if your circumstances are changing and your child/children will not be attending East Maitland Public School next year, please also advise us at your very earliest convenience. As I am sure you can understand, anticipated student enrolment is a large determining factor in whole school planning and it is of benefit to everyone for our information to be as accurate as possible. Further to the above, should you have any requests regarding the class placement of your child/children for next year, requests must be made in writing to ‘The Principal’ and received no later than Friday, 4 November 2016. Please note that requests will be considered, however, a request is a request only and cannot be a guarantee of placement. A number of factors go into making class placement decisions and judgments must be made with the best interests of the collective in mind. Kindergarten Orientation We had another terrific Kindergarten orientation session this week. Thank you again to everyone who joined us. Orientation runs for three consecutive Tuesdays from

Opal Cards Important information School travel passes only need to be updated when a student: changes address, or

changes school or campus.

A new application is required when: applying for an SSTS pass for the first time,

enrolling in Kindergarten,

progressing from Year 2 to Year 3,

progressing from Year 6 to Year 7, or

requesting an additional pass as a result of a new

shared parental responsibility situation.

For more information on planning your school travel, visit www.transportnsw.info or contact your local operator.

Government Selective High School 2018

Applications are now open for students who wish to attend a selective high school in 2018.

Application website closes Monday, 14 November, no late applications will be accepted.

For more information go to,

www.schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacement

End of Year Activities Organisation has started for our end of year activities. Some classes have already sent notes out. Please make sure notes and money are returned to the school on time. Samaritan’s Christmas Appeal. East Maitland Samaritan’s Group is conducting their yearly Christmas Appeal. During the month of December the Christmas hamper’s are handed out to families in need. We will have a box in the foyer for anyone who wishes to donate towards the appeal. We will be collecting items up until the Friday, 18 November.

Sports Awards Congratulations to the age champions for the Swimming Carnival, Athletics Carnival and Cross Country.

Jack York, Joshua Loren, Harry Hookway,

Makayla Sandy, Arielle Taylor, Jessica Curtis

Pepper Kasteel, Harry Hookway, Isaac Collins,

Dylan Fogg, Jade Griffin,

Linken Malone, Kalisha Buck,

Arielle Taylor, Isaac Collins, Sadie Hawke

By Michael Grose Earning the Right

Earning the right and not assuming a sense of entitlement is a life lesson parents, teachers and coaches must instil in children.

On talk-back radio recently I heard a caller tell a timely story about how as a child she was lucky enough to receive

riding lessons from a renowned horse expert.

He had one condition. She had to earn the right to be taught to ride a horse. That meant she had to muck out the

stables; brush and feed the horse; look after the gear and do everything else required to look after a horse. Only

when she’d proved herself could she earn the right to ride a horse under his tutelage.

This caller said this powerful lesson shaped her entire life. It taught that there were no entitlements in life; to work

hard and value her achievements. She never took anything for granted.

Contrast this with the extraordinary sense of entitlement of Australian tennis players Nick Kyrgios and Bernard

Tomic who routinely treat the public, players and the game that serves them well, with utter disdain. Their attitude

of entitlement is mind-boggling, not to say embarrassing to reasonable-minded, hard-working people.

Our kids should earn the right

The talk-back caller’s earning the right story is a fabulous lesson for all parents and teachers. If we want to raise a

generation to appreciate what they have, then we shouldn’t give children or young people everything on a platter. In an

era of small families, child pester power and relative affluence it’s tempting to simply give kids what they want.

“Dad, can I have a…?”

“Sure!”

The Rolling Stones were right four decades ago when they sang, “You can’t always get what you want!” Those words

form a great child-rearing lesson. That is, just because you can provide something for your kids, doesn’t mean that

you do.

They need to earn the right to have something by saving, working for or simply waiting until they are old enough to

appreciate it.

Similarly, kids don’t automatically have a right to greater freedoms such as going out at night; those rights need to be

earned by proving they are trustworthy.

Also, kids who think they are entitled to use a part of the house such as a living room without cleaning up mess are

acting with a false sense of entitlement. In fact, there are no entitlements, only rights. And rights are earned by

being responsible.

A child has a right to use the living room but they also have a responsibility to clean up a rather than leave it a pigsty.

A night banished to their room is a reminder that spending time in the living room is not an entitlement. It’s a right

that comes with conditions.

Earning the right! A simple phrase with so much complexity.

I suspect it’s a phrase that neither Nick Kyrgios or Bernard Tomic heard much when they were growing up. Maybe

their parents thought their prodigious talents excused them from having conditions placed upon them. If so, they did

them no favours as good manners, gratitude and graciousness appear to be lacking in their social repertoires.

It usually takes a parent, teacher or coach to remind kids that they have to earn the right to have things, to do

things and ultimately to be respected. That’s a lesson that stays for life.

If you are unable to come on your day please

phone or msg Jacki - school 4933 7524 or mobile 0419143528

Canteen Roster

7/11 Georgia Fletcher Nina Maurirere

8/11 Adora McDonald Judylin Lawler

9/11 Katherine Cant Gail Leckie

10/11 Linda Boardman Judy Drapp

11/11 Janee Binnie Hayley Lindsay Connie Cavanagh

Linen Roster Term 4 Linen Roster

04/11: Grisel Milford - Chilvers 11/11: Deslie Groves 18/11: Jodi Smith 25/11: Katie Brown 02/12: Jo Proctor 09/12: Grisel Milford - Chilvers 16/12: Katie Brown

If you are unable to change the linen on your

allocated date let me know and I will arrange a

swap.

Thank you

Katie Brown

Events / Reminders

8 Nov Colour Run 5-6pm

8 Nov Kinder Orientation 9:30-11:00am

7 Dec Carols

9 Dec Presentation Day

14 Dec Year 6 Farewell

16 Dec End of term 4

K Aqua

Chace Mapp

Grace Berthold

K Burgundy

Cooper Cox

Samantha Gosley

K Rose

Carter Wilkinson

Blake Gale

K Violet

Liam Petersen

Nixon Perrin

1 Cyan

Ben Henry

Ella Williams

Riley Layzell

1 Mauve

Zac Hamilton

Layla Martin

1 Scarlet

Lily Kavanagh

Nash Malone

1 Tangerine

Lachlan Clark

Birrani Towney

2 Denim

Emily West

Taylah Wakeman

Cooper Ebrill

Ayden Clay-Stewart

Jarvis Blackmore

Emily Smyth

2 Emerald

Zoey Groves

Flynn Bennett

3 Holt

Luke Collins

Charlize Bell

Brandon Waqa

2 Plum

Lilly Bradley

Henry Martin

3 McEwen

Mackenzie Kirk

Daniel Cake

Chester Lightfoot

3 Gorton

Hayden Roberts

Ebony Johnston

Jai-anna Spedding

4 Whitlam

Travis Caddy

Regan Dodd

Lily Skarin

4 McMahon

Cohen Peterson

Darcey Robson

Ella Cox

5 Keating

Gemma Bailey

Rebecca Wilson Roper

Jye Lavis

4 Menzies

Dakota Woodward

Myah Willett

Arabella Lane

6 Gillard

Harry Hookway

Kallen Warentini

Fraser Atkinson

5 Fraser

Brock Nardelli

Elektra Holbrook

Ella Wilks

5 Hawke

Luke Barlow

Molly Williams

Molly Dowde

6 Rudd

Chad Hungerford

Tahlia Williams

Jenaya Maurirere

6 Howard

Breannah Taylor

Cameron Conibear

Ella Stashinsky

P&C News We are sad to announce that our president Hayley Lindsay has resigned from her position within the P&C. Hayley and her beautiful family will be leaving the Maitland area. We wish them all the very best on this next adventure and would like to say a HUGE thank you to Hayley for all the hard work that she has put into the P&C over the last 2 years.

Our next meeting is Thursday, 10 NOVEMBER 6pm in the school staff room. Please come along if you have a suggestion or an idea. If you are unable to attend you can email us (email below) or leave your contact details with the office ladies. We are constantly planning fundraising events throughout the year to be able to give back to our school, any new ideas are appreciated. In order to keep our school’s Uniform Shop open in 2017 we are putting a call out for some more volunteers. It only takes 40 minutes and you can get rostered on as many times per month as you like (normally we try for twice a term). New helpers will be rostered on with someone with experience, but it is not too hard. If you can help in 2017 then please email us (email below) or leave your details with the office ladies. IMPORTANT * The uniform shop will be open on Tuesdays from 2:15- 2:45pm. Our Thursday morning hours will remain at 8.30-9:00am. Thanks to our wonderful team of volunteers! The uniform shop has no EFTPOS facilities so please bring cash. Please take note of the change in opening hours for Kindy orientation weeks which are in RED.

Red highlighted days are Kindy Orientation opening hours 9:00-11:00am

Thermomix Raffle Our Thermomix raffle was drawn this week. Congratulations to our winner Renae Renehan! May your dinners never be the same and you have more time to enjoy that afternoon cup of tea. We would like to thank everyone who purchased tickets

in this raffle.

Christmas Raffle It’s getting towards that time of year again when we are starting to think about Christmas. We will be holding our Christmas raffle again and would like to put the call out for any donations to go towards this. Vouchers or gifts (new) would be a fantastic addition to our annual hamper. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated. Mangos Thanks to everyone that handed their orders and money in for our Mango fundraiser. We will be in touch via this newsletter with regards to delivery details.

Bookkeeper Position We are currently looking for a Bookkeeper. Our current bookkeeper will not be involved with the school next year, and has offered her full support and handover to the new position holder. If anyone is interested in this position that covers the canteen, uniform shop and fundraising activities you will need to have the following:- Competent with MYOB or similar to complete –

entry of income and expenditure, bank reconcil iations, payroll, BAS, monthly management reports and yearly payment summaries.

Superannuation reporting procedures, preparation of Workers Compensation documentation and Insurance Renewals

Preparation of financial reports to present to monthly P&C meetings

Any questions, enquiries or applications to be emailed

to eastmaitlandpublicschoolpandc@gmail.com

Tues 2.15-2.45pm Thurs 8:30-9am

Wk 4 1/11 Connie, Renae, Kath

3/11 Jodi and Deslie

Wk 5 8/11 Connie, Renae, Kath

10/11 Jodi and Bron

Wk 6 15/11 Renae Denyse 17/11Hayley and Kath

Wk 7 22/11 Connie, Grisel 24/11 Suze and Bron

Wk 8 29/11 Renae, Davina 1/12 Jodi and Deslie

Wk 9 6/12 Connie, Denyse 8/12 Jodi and Bron

Wk 10 13/12 Renae, Grisel 15/12 Jodi, Bron and Deslie *stocktake*