Holsworthy Public School

High Quality Education, Strong Discipline Relieving Principal: Tammy Deiri

36 Infantry Parade Phone: 9825 1479

Holsworthy NSW 2173 Fax: 9825 2860

Email < holsworthy-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au>

Website: www.holsworthy-p.schools.gov.au

Wednesday 5 December 2018 Newsletter Term 4 Week 8

Rule of the Week

Week 7: Respect School Property and the Property to Others

Week 8: Take Pride in Our School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen and thank you to Year 6! We say a farewell to our magnificent Year 6 children who have been a joy to have at the top of our school. Not only have they worked hard to achieve, they have been fine ambassadors in the ways they have represented our school at sports, music and cultural events, helping visitors, encouraging and supporting younger children in their play and being superb, co-operative, dedicated and friendly members of our school. All 96 students have at various times made a good contribution to our school. They leave us this year to start their new journey into their secondary schools. We wish them well for their future.

The Year 6 Farewell was a great night. The new venue at Brighton Lakes Golf Club was terrific and our Year 6 students did us proud. I am sure everyone really enjoyed the night which went very smoothly, thanks to the excellent organisation and preparation by our Year 6 staff. Congratulations Year 6 students on a wonderful year.

PARLIAMENT CLOSING On Monday we had our Closing of Parliament Ceremony. We were delighted to welcome special guests: Mr Warren Finn, Director, Educational Leadership, Ms Melanie Gibbons, Member for Hughes and Mr Mark Watkins-Principal Holsworthy High School. The ceremony went extremely well with class representatives, parliament office bearers and ministers receiving recognition of their great efforts throughout the year. The ministers also presented excellent reports. I’d like to thank and congratulate everyone who has contributed to another very successful year of Holsworthy Public School Parliament. It is a great feature of our school, and we should be very proud. I’d also like to thank Ms Papathanasiou and the Year 6 teachers for their great work throughout the year.

SUPER GOLD MORNING TEA On Thursday we held our Super Gold Morning teas for 170 excited awardees. I was lucky enough to share watermelon, chips, cake, drinks, lollies and lots of jokes with these wonderful students. Each student left with a smile and a small present. Congratulations to those students for their continued excellent behaviour and hard work throughout the year. This was a small thank you as a reward.

2018 P&C As we move towards the end of 2018, I would like to personally thank your P&C, led by P&C President Richenda Goodbun, for their hard work and dedication to the students of Holsworthy Public School. We are very fortunate to have so many wonderful volunteers at Holsworthy Public School. The extra assistance from volunteers makes a real difference to the daily functioning of our school. Whether it be helping out covering books, laminating, assisting with P&C events, volunteering time with performing arts, reading, sport etc., we greatly appreciate the support.

PRESENTATION DAY –Come and Celebrate our student successes. Please join us and celebrate a fantastic year of learning and friendship at Holsworthy Public School. Presentation Day gives the whole school community an opportunity to celebrate the successes of those students who have attained excellence at school this year. We acknowledge and congratulate our students on a great year of learning in front of their families, friends, and teachers. Presentation Day Assemblies: Years 3-6 9.15-10.55am K-2 11.30am-12.50pm

Students and Families leaving the school (Other than Year 6) As we move toward the end of Term 4, staff will be looking at the placement of students in their classes for 2019. Accurate student numbers are important to ensure we make adequate plans for staffing and classes. To assist with this, we ask that if you are aware that your family will no longer be attending Holsworthy Public School for any reason—please advise the Office as soon as possible.

CAROLS NIGHT THURSDAY 13 DECEMBER

Families and friends are invited to join us on the COLA, Thursday 13 December from 6pm to sing, eat and be merry whilst being entertained by your very own children! There will be raffle prizes to win and a special visit from Santa! Gates open at 5.00pm for a 6.00 pm start. STUDENT STATIONERY PACKS FOR 2019 The school is again offering parents/carers the opportunity to purchase stationery items needed for 2019. This year we will also continue to use the company Kookaburra. The information on how to order and pay online and details can be found on our school website.

SEMESTER 2 REPORTS Reports will go home to parents on Thursdsay 13th December. I would like to commend the staff at Holsworthy Public School, for being extremely cooperative and supportive and professional in the manner they have written their reports this semester. Please keep in mind, if you feel the need to speak with your child’s teacher prior to the end of this school year, please make a time to do so now.

SCHOOL PLANNING 2019 - Please return this reply slip to our office ASAP.

My child/ren WON’T be returning to Holsworthy Public School in 2019. *Parents of students in Year 6 do not need to return this slip. CHILD’S NAME:_____________________________________ CLASS: ________ CHILD’S NAME: _____________________________________ CLASS:________ Signed:___________________________________________ Date: ____________

STAGE 2 This semester Stage 2 has been learning about the settlement

of Australia. As part of our learning we focused on the inquiry

question ‘Was life the same in 1788 for everyone?’ Classes

researched convict databases and worked in collaborative

groups to plan drama performances. 4J students wrote

historical recounts of the journey of a convict as they were sent

to Australia back in 1787. Here is an example of one.

The Life of Daniel Barnett by Abrar Zaman

My name is Daniel Barnett. I was transported on the ship, Friendship in the year 1787 because the

prisons were overcrowded and the government needed to send us somewhere. My crime was

Street Robbery for stealing 2 iron grapples which were worth 10 shillings. When I went to Court at

Winchester, I was sentenced to go to NSW for 7 years.

I worked as a waterman but I did the wrong thing and committed a crime. I did this because my

pipe at home was leaking. I stole some iron grapples to fix it. Before I was transported, I was held

in old prison hulks on the Thames. I was kept in a cell with another 102 convicts. The conditions

were smelly and the ship was full of dirt and grime. There were huge rats that ran over our bodies

and some went in our shirts. Convicts died with deadly diseases. It was humid and stressful for

convicts when they were all cramped in cells. I needed to vomit every day because of the stench

of the buckets.

I set sail as part of the 11 ships of the First Fleet. I left London on the 13th May. I was held on the

ship Friendship. The ship carried 103 convicts including me. The trip to the new colony was rough

and cramped. Sometimes cold salty water invaded our cells. The salt was disgusting and the water

was freezing. We had disgusting brussel sprouts and cabbage soup. People were regularly infected

by diseases. Luckily I was not infected.

In the new colony, I saw some people speaking a new language which made me scared. They ate

strange animals and had a different coloured skins. They also didn’t wear many clothes.

When I was there I had to make chimneys. My life was hard and I thought my hand would fall apart

because I had to hold heavy bricks all day until night as I helped build new barracks. I once tried

to escape from the wall but a citizen caught me, so back at the barracks I got whipped. Then I got

burnt shackles on my ankles which caused them to become skinny.

Life in the new colony was so different to life back in London. The weather was hot and humid. The

food was disgusting and we had to have the same food every day. I was treated like a pest.

MIND MARATHON CHAMPIONS

On Friday 23 November, three teams of students from the OC competed in the finals of the Mind Marathon, a Gifted and Talented competition run by East Hills Boys High School. The students competed against teams from across the Sydney and Wollongong regions. Earlier in the year, six teams of students from HPS competed in the primary school heats of the Mind Marathon and from that three of our teams returned for the final challenge. It was a day of problem solving and teamwork involving students in answering questions about various topics including English, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography, general knowledge and an engineering task. Congratulations to our mixed girls team; Teresa Yang, Claire Zhang, Angelina Tomy, Chloe Tan, Elly Liang and Katrina Ling, who won the entire competition.

SPORT NEWS

Unfortunately due to the wet weather last week, the grounds were closed on Friday. This means that this Friday, 7 December will be Semi Finals for T-Ball, Softball and Cricket and round 12 for Newcombeball and League Tag. Unfortunately the AFL teams did not make it to the Semi-Finals and will remain at school on Friday. PSSA RESULTS Round 11 Friday 23 November

Sport Junior Senior

Boys T-Ball/Softball VS Dalmeny WON 9-8 VS Dalmeny LOST 8-3

Girls T-Ball/Softball VS Dalmeny WON 8-7 VS Dalmeny WON 12-1

Cricket

Newcombeball VS Prestons LOST 11-5 VS Nuwarra WON 11-6

AFL VS Casula WON 83 - 9 VS Casula LOST 45 - 25

League Tag

DEFENCE SCHOOL MENTOR NEWS

During Term 3 Trooper Bear

returned home from his latest

deployment overseas. This trip

Trooper came home with a new

friend called Duck and Cover.

Duck was in the American Army

but has decided he would like to

join Trooper here at Holsworthy

Public School.

While overseas Trooper was also

lucky enough to meet the current

Chief of the Defence Force General

Angus Campbell.

A huge thank you to Major E Felix

for taking Trooper Bear on his

latest adventure and for always

supporting Holsworthy Public

School.

P & C NEWS - P&C Catch-Up

Welcome to the P&C Catch-Up section of the newsletter! Please refer to this section of the newsletter for

any P&C related events, updates or news. To contact the P&C, please leave a note at the Office or email

holsworthypandc@gmail.com.

MESSAGE FROM THE P&C PRESIDENT

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Holsworthy Public School community for their support of the

P&C throughout 2018, especially the P&C Committee and volunteers, who have worked tirelessly behind

the scenes.

I hope that 2019 brings more of us together to continue the work of building and supporting our School and

its community.

Finally, I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday period, and hope to see you all fresh and ready for 2019!

The next P&C meeting is on Monday 4th February starting at 6pm.

HOLSWORTHY P&C Sausage Sizzle

Saturday 8 December 2018

7am to 4pm

BUNNINGS Bankstown Airport

347 – 359 Milperra Road, Bankstown

Come support the Holsworthy Public School P&C Community Sausage Sizzle. All

funds raised will be going towards a new bike and scooter storage area in the

school grounds.

Please let your family and friends know so they can support our school

community.

P&C COMMITTEES

Currently, Holsworthy Public School P&C has three active committees;

Events Committee chaired by Candice Taylor,

Second Hand Uniform Shop Committee chaired by TBA, and

School Grounds Committee chaired by Richenda Goodbun.

If you are interested in joining any of these committees, please contact the P&C at holsworthypandc@gmail.com.

P&C 2ND HAND UNIFORM SHOP

Monday - 830am to 915am

Friday - 230pm to 315pm

LOST PROPERTY Labelled Clothing Every Friday, P&C volunteers collect, sort and return all labelled clothing that is found in the Lost Property tubs, which are located outside most classrooms. These items are then placed in the Labelled Lost Property box located in the Office.

Unlabelled Clothing If the clothing is not labelled, the item will be kept in the P&C room in a “Lost Property” tub. Students and parents are welcome to look through this tub on Monday mornings or Friday afternoons when the P&C 2nd Hand Uniform Shop is open.

REMINDER: At the end of term, unlabelled items will be washed and donated to the P&C 2nd Hand Uniform Shop.

Holsworthy Public Schools P&C Christmas Raffle Tickets: 50c each or 12 tickets for $5.00

Please remember to record the student name and class PLUS the buyer’s details on the returned stub.

Raffle will be drawn at the end of the Carols Night!

Carols Night Food Why cook?

From 5pm food trucks will be selling dinner. Come along early to secure your spot and have a feed.

**Pizza, Dumplings, Coffee, Dutch Pancakes and Mini-Melt Ice Cream**

All second-hand uniforms will be sold for the standard price of $3, with the exception of 2nd hand school

bags ($10), School caps ($12), and PSSA socks ($15).

Due to the large number of items in the Lost Property box without labels, the P&C 2nd Hand Uniform Shop

will now be selling clothing labels. Labels are 50c each and can be purchased when the 2nd Hand Uniform

Shop is open.

If you would like to donate to the 2nd Hand Uniform Shop, please drop off items during operating hours or

forward to the School office.

Volunteers Needed…

The 2nd Hand Uniform Shop is seeking volunteers. If you are available during school hours and can help,

please email holsworthypandc@gmail.com or contact the School Office

P&C CALENDAR*

(*Proposed events and dates)

Holsworthy Public School

Term 4 Key Events

Wednesday 5 December 2018

TERM 4 DIARY

TERM FOUR

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

WEEK 8

December 3 Year 4 to HHS 1.55-STEAM

Closing

Parliament

December 4 High School Orientation Day

December 5 Year 6 Farewell

December 6 Super Gold Morning Tea

December 7 PSSA Summer Finals

Pre School Visit Wattle Grove

WEEK 9

December 10 Practice Presentation Day

December 11

Presentation Day Assemblies

December 12 Stage 2/3 Party day

December 13 CAROLS NIGHT Reports Home BBQ-Awards HHS

December 14 PSSA Winter Extreme Weather Back up K-2 Party Day

WEEK 10

December 17 Moving Day

December 18

December 19 Last day for students

December 20

December 21

School resumes 30 January 2019

TERM 4 DECEMBER 8th December – P&C Sausage Sizzle @ BUNNINGS Bankstown

Airport.

13th December - Christmas Carols and Raffle

When What

Tuesday December 11 Presentation Day

Wednesday December 12 Stage 2 and 3 Party Day

Thursday December 13 Christmas Carols Night

Friday December 14 K-2 Party Day

Wednesday December 19 Last day of school 2018

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