Dates to Remember

Dear parents,

Recent Fires and Air Quality – The recent fires have caused problems with respect to the quality of air in our state. It has been interesting to note that at Glendenning we’ve had some days when we’ve needed to confine the students to their rooms, whilst in other areas, such as Penrith, it appeared that there was no smoke/pollution but it was essentially the same air! As a school, we base our decisions on the advice provided by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment available at https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/aqms/aqitable.htm. We do this, because it is simply not a matter of ‘smelling’ or ‘looking’ at the air – there are sophisticated devices needed to measure air quality. Today I visited rooms to check on maintenance matters and noted that whilst there was bound to be some trace of smoke in rooms (but none I smelt), teacher use of deodorisers, air con use and so on may well be ‘masking’ any trace of smoke.

We have – and will, when necessary – take the precaution of gathering all early arrivers in the library and then send them to rooms at 8.30am – whenever there are warnings about air quality. Once this process is in place, our normal routines apply in that:

• All asthmatics are reminded about their ‘puffers’ • All students – but especially any with breathing or lung problems, are monitored by teachers • Doors and windows are kept shut, air cons are kept on • Any student showing illness (of any kind) will be sent to the sick bay OR a school leader will visit the room

to provide further advice • Parents will be contacted when it is considered necessary • When parents are uncontactable and if a child continues experiencing breathing difficulties, first aid MAY

be given or an ambulance called • It is a parent’s right to decide to either visit and take their child home or keep their child at home for the

day (all school staff have been instructed that they are not to advise parents in this respect). • In the event of the students’ safety in rooms being put at risk because of problems with air quality, I will

contact the Director, School Leadership and our representative in the Occupational Health and Safety Directorate to provide advice. Parents will be kept informed.

Yours faithfully,

Doug Meaney

Principal

Glendenning Public School

Safe, Respectful Learners

Term 4 Week 6 Thursday 21 November 2019 135 Armitage Drive, Glendenning. NSW. 2761 Ph: 9832 8555 Fax: 98329724 E: glendennin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Fri, Nov 22 9am Payment Due C.A.R.E.S Bike safety program Fri, Nov 29 9am Payment Due First Aid For You Tues, Dec 3 4G attend C.A.R.E.S Wed, Dec 4 4R attend C.A.R.E.S Thurs, Dec 5 Year 4 from 3/4C and Year 4 from 4/5/6/M attend C.A.R.E.S Thurs, Dec 5 First Aid for You – Year 6 Fri, Dec 6 9am Payment Due End of Year Movie Mon, Dec 16 Year 6 Farewell Wed, Dec 18 End-of-Year Movie Excursion

Week 6 Messages

Who What Where

Miss Cole 3-6 Glee Club, Lunch 1, Tuesdays and Thursdays. All members must attend. Room 6

Mrs Colefax and Mrs France

All Lego Robotics Team Members - Lunch 1 - Tuesday Room 7

Mrs Colefax Debating - Lunch 1, Mondays Room 7

Mrs Colefax SRC Meetings - Lunch 1, Fridays Room 7

Mrs Herben Stage 3 Dance - Lunch 1, Wednesdays Hall

Mrs Lindsay Playground PALS meeting, Afternoon Tea, Thursdays Room 15

Miss Donovan Junior Dance - Lunch 1, Thursdays Hall

Mrs Bateup Koori Club - Lunch 1, Monday Playgroup Room

Mrs Bateup Playgroup - Monday 2-3pm, Wednesday 9-10am, all welcome Playgroup Room

Miss Simmonds Stage 3 Ballroom Dancing- Lunch 1, Mondays Hall

Mrs Sciberras Years 4, 5 and 6 Art Club - Lunch 1, Fridays Room 15

Miss Borg Advertisement Crew Meetings - Lunch 1, Fridays Room 20

School Banking Last Day to order rewards is Friday 29 November (Week 7) Last Day of School Banking is Friday 6 December (Week 8)

Salvation army –

ChriStmaS hamper Drive

Here at Glendenning Public School, some of the students are working together to organise a Christmas Hamper Drive for the Salvation Army. As a school community we would like to work together and show our support for others in need. Why: To help people who are in need of essential items and to bring joy to families in need over the festive period. When: Monday Week 5 until Friday of Week 8. Students and families are invited to bring items to school every day and place these into their classroom collection boxes after 9am. How you can support: Every classroom is going to have a box where donations will be collected. Anytime from now until Friday of Week 8, non-perishable items will be collected. These items may include tinned food, packaged drinks, packaged foods, toiletries, nappies and baby items, household items and snack foods. All items that are able to be kept without refrigeration will be accepted and very much appreciated. The students leading this project will turn your generous donations into a number of hampers. The more donations we receive, the more hampers we will be able to put together for those in need. The hampers will be presented to a member of The Salvation Army during the Monday Morning Assembly on Monday, 16th December at 9am. All parents are welcome to attend.

We WoulD like to thank you in aDvanCe for

your Support anD generoSity.

Remembrance Day Ceremony

On Monday the 11th of November, our school came together for our Remembrance Day ceremony.

On this day we were lucky enough to be joined by Flight Lieutenant James Brennan from the Royal Australian Air Force base in Richmond.

Prior to the ceremony, our current SRC members held a morning tea for our visitor where they had the opportunity to ask questions about leadership and serving our country. Our SRC members were, as always, exemplary representatives of our school and we are very proud of the way they conducted themselves.

Thank you to Flight Lieutenant James Brennan and Director of Educational Leadership Karen Smith for attending our ceremony as well as to those parents and community members who did also.

Playgroup Update What a busy term we have had a playgroup!

WEEK 7 will be the final week of playgroup for

2019. Sessions will run on Monday and

Wednesday. We will be having a disco and a

morning/afternoon tea to celebrate.

Playgroup will return in Term 1, 2020. Please

keep an eye out in the school newsletter for

updates on a starting date.

We hope everyone has a wonderful break and

thank-you for your commitment to running a

successful playgroup program in 2019. Wishing all

of our playgroup friends heading off to

Kindergarten the best of luck and we look

forward to seeing you all again next year.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK/VALUE OF THE WEEK

Term: 4 Week: 3

Student of the Week Value of the Week

KB Piet M - Demonstrating a positive attitude towards his learning Ashvika R - Safe

KJ Leila H - Her contributions to discussions, during writing lessons. Alesha M -Learner

KL Keya P - Consistent effort in all areas of learning Ibrahim M - Repsectful

KW Abigail B - Excellent contributions to discussions during writing lessons Lania T -Respectful

K/1/2D Hayley S - Enthusiastic participation during Multicultural day activities. Ekamjot B - Safe

1A Allyra T - Excellent contributions to writing lessons. Safaa S - Respectful

1C Advik - Enthusiastically sharing knowledge of his culture with the class Tyrese - Learner

1G Chase F - Great contributions during mentor sentence. Jaiden C - Learner

2C Pray P - Applying feedback in his writing. Nicholas K - Learner

2G Bilal D - Showing an interest in learning about the cultures of others. Ambreen S - Learner

2H Huzayl S - Respectful behaviour during open classrooms. Charlotte E -Respectful

2S Zahira H - Consistent effort in all areas of learning Christian M - Safe

3/4C Pragalbha T - An excellent performance for Multicultural Day. Zachary R - Learner

3K Kayla S - Her courage and dedication towards presenting at the Multicultural Day assembly.

Jerome G - Learner

3M Noah V - Consistent effort across all areas of his learning

Daloba - Respectful

3R Kate R - Fantastic efforts when working on her Geography project Aren B - Safe

4G Max A - Sharing his culture with the school. Siakini P - Respectful

4R Aryan P - For his intricately designed Portuguese tiles for the class multicultural day artwork

Joshlyn J - Learner

5/6F Zander V - Taking responsibility for his work. Sapumalee D - Respectful

5L Gurmehar C - Being a safe, respectful learner whilst at the Powerhouse Museum.

Izabell M - Learner

5S Nickhil N - Consistently displaying a positive attitude towards learning. Mysha M - Learner

6B Mustafa I - Sharing his knowledge of Muslim culture with his peers to assist in their research.

Vasiti P Respectful

6H Moussa B - His insightful contributions about EID during Writing Cycle sessions

Jacob P - Learner

STUDENT OF THE WEEK/VALUE OF THE WEEK Term: 4 Week: 4

Student of the Week Value of the Week

KB Scarlett F - Showing a positive interest in her learning. Gabriel M - Safe

KJ Jayden A - Listening to instructions during handwriting tasks. Amira E - Learner

KL Jada M - Great effort during writing activities Adrian E - Learner

KW Lily W - Applying herself during literacy tasks Anjleen K - Learner

K/1/2D Aiddyn P - Contributing to class discussions. Samreet K - Learner

1A Krith S - Improved effort during Maths lessons. Samar C - Learner

1C Braith P - Enthusiastic effort for participating in whole-class discussions

Mia P - Learner

1G Aarna P - Always including others on the playground and in the classroom.

Jack C - Safe

2C Ayden T - His enthusiastic participation in mathematics lessons. Trisha C - Respectful

2G Zara E - A fantastic mentor sentence. George T - Learner

2H Ayesha P - Always keeping on-task during all learning activities. Avneet K - Learner

3/4C Kavreet K - Always applying herself diligently to all learning Nandee - Respectful

3K Tahlia M - Being a safe, respectful learner during our Powerhouse Museum Excursion.

Jasnoor D - Learner

3M Meqdad N - Fantastic effort in all areas of learning. Joel M - Learner

3R Sulaiman M - For his effort and independence during writing Safeer S - Learner

4/5/6M Jasleen G - Having a positive attitude during Dance Fever lessons. Dhruv S - Learner

4G Rayan M - His excellent application to all class tasks Sameera S -Respectful

4R Rohan S - For remaining focused during literacy and completing all of his activities in the allocated time.

Tyreese C - Learner

5/6F Shreya K - For being a safe, respectful learner across all areas. Harbhagat - Respectful

5L Orlando M - Consistently applying himself to all set tasks. Taniya K - Respectful

5S Chardonnay S - Excellent contributions to class activities. Pritish R - Respectful

6B Lachlan C - Showing enthusiasm towards his learning during project time.

Jaireet P - Respectful

6H Brayden B - His enthusiastic approach to learning the Year 6 Farewell Dance

Zac S - Learner