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Lane Cove West Public School Respect Responsibility Endeavour
Avalon Avenue,
Lane Cove NSW 2066
02 9427 4743
lanecovew-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
Chatters Term 2 Week 6
Principal’s Report
Thursday 6 June, 2019
Lockdown Practice Every year, under Health and Safety Policies, it is mandatory for schools to practice emergency evacuation
and lockdown procedures. Next week, we will be practicing our Lockdown Procedures. Lockdown Procedures
are used in schools when there is a perceived threat at the school site and for the safety of all students, staff
and visitors we stay indoors. We are aware that practicing these procedures can cause some students
distress or anxiety, so we ask that parents have a conversation with children about the importance of
practicing these procedures and that there is no risk to any student next week. All classroom teachers will
also follow up with students before next week.
School Visit – Director and Executive Director
We are very pleased to announce that the school will host our Executive Director, School Performance, Mrs
Cathy Brennan and Director, Educational Leadership, Mrs Sue Low on Wednesday 19 June. The visit will
include our school showcasing ‘best practice’ through our Visible Learning, STEM and Writing initiatives all
aimed at ensuring all students in our school make at least one year’s growth every year and our high
educational aspirations for all our students.
Zone Cross Country
Report page 6
Visible Learning – Website and Parent Handbook
A reminder that the Visible Learning Parent Handbook is accessible
for all parents via our school website. The handbook is designed to
provide all our parents with valuable information about our school
vision, the learning pit and dispositions, learning intentions, success
criteria and using the language at home.
Additionally, on the school website under ‘Learning at our School’,
there is a new page dedicated to Visible Learning which also provides
parents with useful information on our journey to making learning
visible for all our students. From this page, parents can print the
Parent Handbook as well as the Learning Disposition posters. Well done to Evan G (4C) who
recently had a poem published
in The Village Observer
Baby news! Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Campbell who have announced that they will be expecting the birth of their
second child in November.
Visible Learning Parent Forum
We held our second Parent Forum on Tuesday night introducing parents to the Visible Learning model including The Learning Pit, Learning Dispositions, Learning Intentions, Success Criteria, This is Because and also language to use at home. Again, the forum was very well received. I would like to thank the Visible Learning Leadership Team who actively engaged with the parents on Tuesday night and it was great to see parent suggestions on how the model can be used at home.
Save the Date: Helping Your Child with Anxiety – Parent Workshop on Wednesday 19 June 6.00-8.00pm
From the survey parents completed last term, parents indicated that they were very interested in
attending a workshop on ‘Helping Your Child With Anxiety’ run by Northern Sydney Local Health District.
There is a flyer attached to this newsletter to RSVP to the workshop for catering purposes.
The workshop will run for two hours and the cost is being covered by the school. Child-minding will be
available on the night.
Date: Wednesday 19 June,
Time: 6-8pm
Venue: School Hall
Booking: www.schoolinterviews.com.au booking code: zc58t
Semester 1 Reports
All staff are currently working on Semester 1 Academic Reports which will be sent home on Monday 1 July.
If your child/ren have enrolled at our school in Term 2, an Interim Report will be sent home.
Save the Date: The Resilient Doughnut – Parent Workshop on Wednesday 31 July 7.00-8.30pm
As mentioned in previous Chatters, our Staff Development Day Professional Learning on Monday 29 April
was with Lyn Worlsey, Director of The Resilience Centre. Staff developed their knowledge and
understanding of the Resilience Doughnut Model and how we could implement a whole school program
to build on student’s strengths to help foster their resilience.
Last Friday, a team of teachers developed a Whole School Peer Support Program which will be
implemented in Term 3 with our Year 5 and 6 students being provided with leadership opportunities by
delivering the program each week, building on each student’s strengths to further improve resilience.
As part of this initiative, Lyn Worsley will be presenting a Parent ‘The Resilience Doughnut Model’
Workshop on Wednesday 31 July, commencing at 7pm. The parent workshop will conclude at 8.30pm,
however, Lyn will stay back after 8.30pm to have a tea/coffee with parents and answer any individual
questions you may have.
Kindergarten 2020
Enrolment packs are now available from the front office for children beginning school next year. Please let
any friends or neighbours with Kindergarten aged children know.
National Consistent Collection of Data for Students with Disabilities
This term, the learning and support team will be working with classroom teachers to collect data on the
students who are receiving adjustments to meet additional learning and support needs. All government
and non-government schools are required to take part in the data collection. This data will be provided to
the Australian Government to assist in the development of a consistent, national picture of the education
needs of students with disability. The information collected helps teachers, principals, education
authorities and families to better support students with disability to take part in school on the same basis
as students without disability.
Save The Date!
Monday 5 August: Education Week Open Classrooms 11.30 – 2.00pm
More information will be sent home closer to the date.
Tania Weston
Principal
Weekly Value: Endeavour
Expectation: Be a committed learner
Focus: Do your best in all school activities
Upcoming Dates: June 19 How to manage Anxiety in Children– Parent Workshop 6-8pm
June 25 Kindergarten Zoo Excursion
June 26 Athletics Carnival
June 27 & 28 Stage 1 Powerhouse Museum Excursion
July 1 Semester 1 Reports sent home
Double Parking on Cullen St
Double parking has become a huge issue again this term and we are only back one and a half weeks. A
reminder to parents, not only is it illegal to double park, but it is also extremely dangerous for students
and is sending a very wrong message to students of our school. Under no circumstances should any child
be encouraged to walk out onto a road between moving cars to get into a vehicle. Please consider the
safety of your children over convenience.
Assembly timetable:
3-6 Assembly Wednesday, June 12 at 2.40pm
K-2 Assembly Wednesday, June 19 at 2.40pm
Merit Awards
KA Hamish L, Jade F, Freya P, Alexy R
KC Conor C, Aston P, Ellie K, Evie B
KJ Anthony S, Eric P, Maia H, Kata C
KP Tama P, Nicholas G, Edward H, Peter B
KS Zac R, Bia C, Finnbar L, Mia B
1A Selina J, Adie H, Ivy E, Parker C
1B Harrison W, Archer F, Kiki L, Felix T
1C Oscar R, Lachlan H, Liam M, Ted Q
1H Charlotte G, Hugh S, Kian W, Willow C
2C Liam O, Boston D, Elise J, Avaleigh S
2H Oliver S, Tuesday B, James F, Rayah R
2J Zac T, Lulu L, Cate L, Angus M
2S James M, Harry H, Naomi T, Arabella J
3H Adam M, Helena F, Luc S, Damia H
3J Anqi J, Ophelia C, Rutvi D, Rosie F
3M Daniel K, Maxwell M, Olivia T, Nysa T
4C Ava S, Sarah C, Evan G, Gabriel L
4F Emily T, Alaska D, Allegra S, Josh F
4L Matthew W, Daniel B, Layla E, Lachlan E
5A Vrinda A, Shir F, Sunal K, Joel L
5C Tara N, Unukaa A, Doron K, Charlotte G
6/5K Ishaan I, Ash B, Olivia T, Tom B
6J Leo Y, Benji C, Millie G, Tom B
6S Eden N, Felix F, Finlay P, Ben F
Gold Awards
Year 1 Lachlan E, Milo T
Year 2 Isabella W
Year 4 Maddie T, Grace C, Veronica W, Deon K
Year 5 Charlie C
Banner
Grace E 5C
Zone Cross Country Carnival 2019
Last Thursday we had some very excited children attending the Zone Cross Country Carnival which was
held at Blackman Park. Although the weather was sunny, it quite chilly, but the children soon warmed up
when they ran their race. Everyone ran so well, and all the children should be proud of their efforts. Jett
N. was the only one who made it through to the next round. We wish Jett the very best of luck for the
next carnival. Many thanks must go to all our lovely parents who helped supervise our team, with special
mention to Mark (Lachlan’s dad) and Stefan (Vanessa’s dad) who were our parent Team Managers. They
did a fantastic job making sure all our wonderful runners got to their race on time.
Congratulations everyone!
Coach Brown
Crazy Hair Day
Last Wednesday's Crazy Hair Day raised a total of $783.20 for the Sydney
Children's Hospital Network! Thank you for all of your generous donations.
This is a fantastic result! Thank you to the 3-6 SRC who helped run the lolly
guessing competition. The correct number was 444 and the winning guess
was Augi 2C. The runners up were Marius 5C and Samuel 4C.
Ryde District Debating Competition
On Tuesday, 28 May our first debating team made up of Luke B, Elizabeth C, Jackson S and Giuliana R
participated in their first Ryde District Debating Competition. These amazing debaters gave up their time at
home and during school to prepare their speeches against the first opposition team from Eastwood Heights
Public School. They did exceptionally well on the topic: "We should ban reality TV shows involving kids". It
comes as no surprise that the winner for this round was Lane Cove West Public School. Congratulations to
this wonderful team and good luck to our next debating team held in week 7.
From the Debaters of Lane Cove West Public School
K-2 Enrichment Workshop
Last Saturday, 84 students K-2 participated in the K-2 Enrichment Workshops. Students thoroughly
enjoyed their workshops in the areas of engineering, biology, physics, chemistry, technology, music,
soccer, writing and illustrating. These workshops would not have been possible without our parents
volunteering their expertise and time on Saturday – thank you Tim, Belinda, Josh, Caroline, Leo,
Catherine, Rocky, Isabella and Aura, we appreciate the opportunities that you provided to our students.
Additionally, many staff members volunteered their time on Saturday afternoon to ensure supervision
and duty of care obligations were met and these workshops would not have been possible without their
support so on behalf of the community I would like to thank Miss Kennedy, Mrs Gee, Mrs Carlson, Ms
Sullivan, Mr Clifford, Miss Akhan, Miss Szeto, Mrs Stepcich, Ms Saul and Mrs Stephens. I would like to
acknowledge all the organisation that goes into making these workshops the success it was, so a special
thank you to Mrs Saul for taking the lead in all the organisation, planning and delivery of the day.
We will be organising the 3-6 Enrichment Workshop for Term 3, so if you are a parent with expertise and
talent in any field and would like to be involved, please contact either Ms Saul or Miss Kennedy who will
be organising the workshop.
Anti-Bullying posters-1B
After school enrichment
sessions available in Term 3
Band Update–6 June 2019
11-13 June 18-21 June
Concert Band Olejuru Lanfear Jane Lawrence
Senior Band Michelle Friend Cathy Mitchell
Jazz Band Sara Morgan and Souda Au Mabel Wong and Cyrstal Shi
Junior Band Sonia Bannister Sonia Bannister
Ryde East Band Festival
On Sunday 26th May students in the Senior, Concert and Jazz Bands all performed at the Ryde East Music
Festival. Congratulations to each of the bands. Senior and Concert Bands were awarded a bronze award
and Jazz band was awarded a Silver Award
Tutoring:
A reminder for students who attend music tutoring at school. Parents are responsible for supervising
their students whilst attending music lessons. Students should not be waiting alone at school prior to
lessons starting. Students may enter the classroom 5 minutes prior to their lesson in order to prepare. It
is unfair to the person having a lesson to have other students in the classroom prior to this time.
Want to play percussion?
We have a new percussion tutor who is interested in providing lessons at school provided there are
sufficient students interested. Please contact Jane for further details if you are interested.
Sunday 25th August: Australian School Band Festival (formerly NSW Band Festival) held at University
of NSW, Kensington.
Times to be advised
Band Convenor
Jane Corlett, [email protected]
You can place your child’s order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be
downloaded from the App Store or Google Play. No cash or cheques accepted. Remember that
20% of your spend comes back to our school for use in the Literacy Pro Program.
May is National Family Reading Month - Be a reading family/community and sign up for the Read
More in May Challenge and access a variety of family reading resources at
www.scholastic.com.au/nfrm
Book Club Coordinators
Simone Chuah: [email protected]
Clare Hurst: [email protected]
Enrol Now For
Next Term!
Chess Club is open to students from Year 1 and operates Mondays 3.30pm-4.30pm in the Year 5 Classrooms.
Children enrolled in OOSH can still attend and will be escorted to OOSH at the end of class. Run by the
Sydney Academy of Chess, the club caters for beginners to advanced players and offers the opportunity to
participate in friendly interschool tournaments during the year.
To enrol, please pay online with your credit card at www.sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment ,enter
the code BSH8YWMEGT and fill in the electronic form, with your child’s details. Read more about the
benefits of chess here: https://sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/benefits-chess
Chess Coordinator
Liz Irwin [email protected]
School banking
School banking is on every Thursday at the canteen
between 9-9.25am. We are still looking for volunteers to
help collect deposits on Thursdays between 8.55-9.30am.
The rotation will be, two weeks on, two weeks off.
School Banking Coordinator
Oxana Rozova: [email protected]
0415 711 911
The Entertainment Book
The Entertainment Book is available for sale to raise money for the school. Please contact Mandy Brown on
0412 995 545 or at [email protected] See the attached flyer for details .
A FREE WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS
• What is anxiety? • Different types of anxiety • What are the symptoms, impacts and causes of anxiety? • Ways to overcome anxiety • Traps to avoid • Where to seek help
VENUE: Lane Cove West Public School Hall DATES: Wednesday 19th June 2019 TIME: 6.00pm – 8.00pm Refreshments provided, child-minding available RSVP BY 7TH JUNE TO: www.schoolinterviews.com.au booking code: zc58t This workshop will be facilitated by a qualified Social Worker and Parent Educator from Child and Adolescent Parenting, Northern Sydney Local Health District
.
Join our exciting science programs for Years K-6 during the school holidaysWith more than 50 classes available in July 2019, you're bound to find a class you will love!
Now includes Robocamps (Years 1-4): Legobots, Space Robots and Medieval Mayhem.
• Class topics include learning about dinosaurs, volcanic eruptions, DNA, how to analyse blood for diseases & why animal poop is so fascinating!
• Our courses are designed to teach scientific concepts through experiments, art, drama, physical activity, craft & other hands-on activities.
• New courses are always added & all-time favourites are rotated each school holidays.
Drop off 8.30am – 9.30am
Activities 9.30am – 4.30pm
Pick-up 4.30pm – 5.30pm
Cost $126.50
BLAST OFF INTO THE WORLD OF SCIENCE at MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
Want more information? Visit our website: mq.edu.au/about/holidays
Creative Kids vouchers (value $100) can be claimed for any robotics class. Apply through ServiceNSW for your child's voucher.
CodeSpace Camps
www.codespace.education(02) 8806 3750
Visit our website to find out dates and register:
Code something awesomethese school holidays.
Minecraft · Roblox · YoutubeOver 2,800 kids our programs
School Holiday Camps NowOn Sale @ Gladesville
Minecraft Engineers:Rollercoaster RockstarsRoblox: RacecarsMinecraft Youtuber StarMinecraft Modding: Superheroes
Learn digital creator skills:
BRAND NEW COURSES FOR JULY
JULY 2019Drop off available from 8:30am. After camp care from
3:30-6pm – all centres – $10 per hour
P 9901 3144 E [email protected] www.lovendeuce.com.au
COST: $75 per day • $310 / 5 day camp
WILLIS PARK 325a Eastern Valley Way, Castle Cove • ST LEONARDS Talus St
For 5 to 8 year olds. Within a fun, safe, team environment – developing:• movement• co-ordination• reaction times• decision making• social skills• fitnessMULTI-SKILL TEAM SPORT
CAMP 1: 8-12 JULY 2019 • 5 DAYSCAMP 2: 15-19 JULY 2019 • 5 DAYS
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TERM 3 2019
FREETRIALSSTART 23 JUNE
IN THE ONE CLASS:students SING, DANCEand ACT at the same
time, learn scenes andsongs from Broadwaymusicals and gain vital
acting skills throughdrama games!
OUR LOCATIONS:
Killarney HeightsChatswood
Roseville St Ives
Lindfield
CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR:
Students (Kindy - Year 12)People with Special Needs
Adults
www.applausemta.com.au
For more info, contact:Ingrid Bass - Principal
0405 495 099 Or visit:
Become a volunteer ethics teacher
Do something life-changing this year
For around an hour a week, you can teach an ethics class at your local school and help children develop skills for life.
Ethics classes support children to develop the skills they need to voice their opinions, consider the ideas of others and to make decisions based on evidence and reasoning rather than habit or peer pressure.
In ethics classes, children discuss ethical issues using an approved curriculum designed for each age group and include topics such as Laziness, Voting, How can we work out what’s true? and Imagining how others feel.
Volunteers are needed now to teach ethics classes at a school near you. Training and support is provided.
Only about an hour a week Find out more at PrimaryEthics.com.au
Teach ethics at your local school
Become a volunteer ethics teacher
Do something life-changing today. Apply at PrimaryEthics.com.au/volunteer
Visit PrimaryEthics.com.au
to learn more
Primary Ethics seeks volunteers to deliver weekly ethics classes to children across NSW. While close to 40,000 children in government primary schools currently benefit from ethics education, with more volunteers it could be made available to many more.
Primary Ethics is the not-for-profit organisation that is authorised to develop and deliver special education in ethics to children in NSW.
We rely on parents, grandparents and community-minded people to become volunteer ethics teachers in their local primary school. It is a rewarding way to be involved in your local community, learn new things and help children develop skills for life.
Comprehensive training, access to lesson materials and classroom support are all provided. Previous teaching experience is not required.
Opportunities are also available for behind-the scenes roles including coordinators and regional managers.
– Dr Simon Longstaff The Ethics Centre
““In time, not very much time at all, it will be the decisions of the children we teach today that will shape the world.
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