Paterson Post Term 4, Week 4

26th October, 2015

Coming Events

OCTOBER

Tuesday 27th - Murrook excurs. Wed. 28th - Kinder Orientation Wed. 28th - 1/2 Assembly Thurs. 29th -Cricket at Paterson NOVEMBER Tuesday 3rd - Family Wellbeing Day Wed. 4th - Kinder Orientation Week 7 - Parent Interviews Monday 23rd - Swim school starts Years 2-6 Wednesday 25th - Captain Speeches

DECEMBER Thurs. 3rd - Dungog HS Orientation Day Tues. 8th - Presentation Night Thurs. 10th - SRE combined service Friday 11th - Creative Arts Concert Monday 14th -Year Six Farewell

02 4938 5114 www.paterson-p.school.nsw.edu.au Term 4

Notes Sent Home

Intensive swimming school note

Principal’s Update: Week 4, Term 4 Positive Behaviour for Learning Survey This week we opened a positive behaviour for learning survey. The link is on our Facebook page, or you can go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DP7HL5G. If you are unable to complete the survey online, a paper copy is available at the office. We would very much appreciate it if you could complete either the online survey, or the paper survey, and return it as soon as possible. The survey is very short; it should only take a minute or two. It asks you to rank a range of values according to how important you think they are to our school community. The selection of our school values will determine how we proceed with our positive behaviour for learning structure and it is vital that we get it right. We look forward to hearing your opinion. Family Wellbeing Day This will take place on Tuesday, 3rd November. This program is provided by the Lifeskills Group who provides mindfulness and wellbeing programs that focus on developing physical, social and emotional skills and self-regulating strategies to cultivate wellbeing, wellness and lifelong learning. Each class will have a 45 minute session throughout the day and families are invited to join with us to participate in the activities provided. A note on the times for each class session was sent home last Thursday and more information can be found on their website. All community members are welcome to attend any session. As I was lucky enough to win this day in a raffle, it is at no cost to the school. Following the session we will seek feedback on whether this is a program that families would like to see running at school on a more regular basis. Proposed Uniform Change Early this year, a uniform committee was formed through the P&C Association to consider a uniform change. The committee has met a number of times and has proposed a significant change to all aspects of our uniform in order to update it, make it more practical, wear better, and present our students in the best possible way. The committee will present their proposal to the next P&C meeting in November. If the change is ratified at that meeting, the new uniform will be introduced next year. If that is the case, the official changeover date will be in the winter period next year and there will be a long transition period through until the end of 2018. We would welcome your attendance at that meeting to consider the changes. Kindergarten Orientation Our first kindergarten orientation session was a great success on Wednesday. We had some very excited pre-school students who had a wonderful time creating an aquarium and a sparkly fish. Well done to our current kindergarten students who were a great help for the incoming students. It’s not too late for any students who may have missed the first session. If you know of any families with a student starting kindergarten next year, please ask them to contact our school for more information on enrolling.

Remembrance Day Commemoration On Wednesday, 11th November, we will hold a Remembrance Day Commemoration in our school garden. All community members are invited to attend. We will advertise the starting time closer to the date.

Have a wonderful week. Sarah-Jane Hazell

What I love about Paterson Public

School

I love Paterson Public

School because I get to

have lots of sporting

opportunities.

By Jarrod Haman

Murrook Excursion Parents Please Note: The bus will be leaving at 9.15am.

Please make sure your child is at school on time to catch the bus as there will be no teachers left at school. On Tuesday, 27th October all students K-6 will travel to the Murrook Culture Centre at Williamtown on a whole school excursion. Please make sure that all students have a hat, recess and lunch packed, and enough water for the day.

Term 4

Thinking of applying for a government selective high school for

Year 7 entry in 2017?

You must apply online at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/ shsplacement

The selective high school placement process for Year 7 entry is administered by the High Performing Students Unit^.

Contact details

High Performing Students Unit, NSW Department of Education

Email: ssu@det.nsw.edu.au Telephone: 1300 880 367 Fax: 02 9266 8435

T h e N a t i o n a l

Disability Insurance

Scheme (NDIS) is a

new way of providing

individualised support

for people with a

disability who have a permanent or developmental delay

that affects their ability to take part in everyday

activities.

If you live in Maitland, Newcastle or Lake Macquarie and

are under 65 you may be eligible to access the NDIS.

Visit us

Find out how the NDIS might assist you, your family

member or friend by visiting our information stands

between 9.30 and 4pm at:

Rutherford Marketplace - 28th

October, 18th November & 9th December

Lake Macquarie Fair - 4th November,

25th November &16th December

Morisset Square 11th November & 2nd

December

Phone:1800 555 727

Paterson PS Cattle Judging Team Well we survived Scone and did quite well considering the numbers of kids. The day started early for us

getting up at 4:30am, we left home by 5:30 and arrived in scone at 7:30 for an 8am start with the hoof

and hook classes, the steer didn't place in his class of 16, but the heifer got 7th in her class of 16.

A total of 720 students and 442 cattle were entered which set a new

record for this show. In the primary school section there was 128

kids entered in the Parading, Emma was first in, she got highly

commended out of a class of 18, next in was Dylan, Kieran, Becky

& Oscar. Dylan and Kieran got 2nd and 3rd in their group class

and Becky got fifth and Oscar got highly commended, Kieran and

Dylan got into the final 19 out of 128 students, but didn't win

the final.

All in all considering they were up against Kids that come from

country schools with a large ag background they all did really well.

The Group pic is the kids with kyren and Killer (aka "Dopey") and the

limousin youth members Monique Astrada and Allana Norris.

Looking forward to returning next year with a bigger team and

camping there next time.

By Mark Watts (Beef Officer Paterson PS)