18th March 2020

Principal’s Report

Week 7 PBEL Focus – being responsible for our belongings.

• At school this means putting our lunch boxes, hats and jumpers in our bags at the end of recess and lunch. It also means being responsible for all belongings in the classroom.

• At home children might like to discuss these ideas with their families and practise by putting their toys and clothes

back in the right place. Farewell & Thank You Bruce After 16 wonderful years at Terrey Hills Bruce has hung up his whipper snipper and BBQ tongs to take some time to travel around Australia. His smiling presence and willingness to help others will be greatly missed by all. Bruce spoke of how he enjoyed watching childrn grow and develop from Kindergarten to Year 6. B – Brightens up our day with his smile R – Represents our school in a positive way U – Understand our needs C – Creates a wonderful garden for us to play E – Enjoys talking to us and seeing how our day is going.

NAPLAN Online As children progress through their school years, it is very important that checks are made along the way to see how well they are learning the essential skills of reading, writing and mathematics – skills that will set them upon the path to success as adults.

NAPLAN is a point-in-time assessment that allows parents to see how their child is progressing in literacy and numeracy against the national standard and compared with their peers throughout Australia. At the classroom level, NAPLAN provides additional information to support teachers’ professional judgement about student progress. NAPLAN Online is a tailored test that adapts to student responses, providing better assessment and more precise results. Next week students in Years 3 & 5 will engage in online practice sessions to familiarise themselves with the type of questions and related functionalities available in the NAPLAN Online assessment. If you have any questions about Naplan Online please come and see me. NB: For more information go to Public Demonstration Site https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site Welcome Back to School BBQ - Terrey Hills Wonderful Community Spirit

The weather gods were smiling on Friday and it was wonderful to see so many parents, children and teachers enjoying the opportunity to relax and unwind together. Thank you to Events Coordinator Louise Eckersley and Year 5/6 Class Parents for baking mouth watering delights, manning the canteen, coffee cart and popcorn stalls, face painting, creating crazy hair, selling woven bracelets and cooking over 200 sausages to feed a hungry crowd. Thank you to Mr Watson, Mr Andrews and Year 6 students for organising and leading the oval activities.

Harmony Day Monday 23 March Harmony Day recognises Australia’s cultural diversity and appreciates the many different nationalities that make up this beautiful country. It is a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism and the successful integration of migrants into our community. Harmony Day is about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. At Terrey Hills, we want to acknowledge and celebrate our country’s multiculturalism by asking the students to wear a touch orange on Monday March 23rd.

YEAR 6 FAMILIES Reminder - Expression of Interest—High School 2021 Completed Expression of Interest Forms for entry into High School in 2021 need to be returned to the school office by Friday 20 March 2020.

How to talk to your children about coronavirus (COVID-19)Hto talk to your child With the media coverage at present it is understandable some children maybe feeling anxious. Children might find it difficult to understand what they are seeing online or on TV – or hearing from other people – so they can be particularly vulnerable to feelings of anxiety, stress and sadness. But having an open, supportive discussion with your children can help them understand, cope and even make a positive contribution for others.

1. Ask open questions and listen Start by inviting your child to talk about the issue. Find out how much they already know and follow their lead. If they are particularly young and haven’t already heard about the outbreak, you may not need to raise the issue – just take the chance to remind them about good hygiene practices without introducing new fears. 2. Be honest: explain the truth in a child-friendly way If you can’t answer their questions, don’t guess. Use it as an opportunity to explore the answers together. Websites of international organisations like UNICEF and the World Health Organisation are great sources of information. Explain that some information online isn’t accurate, and that it’s best to trust the experts.

3. Show them how to protect themselves and their friends One of the best ways to keep children safe from coronavirus and other diseases is to simply encourage regular handwashing. It doesn't need to be a scary conversation. Sing along with The Wiggles or follow this dance to make learning fun. You can also show children how to cover a cough or a sneeze with their elbow, explain that it’s best not to get too close to people who have those symptoms, and ask them to tell you if they start to feel like they have a fever, cough or are having difficulty breathing.

4. Look for the helpers It’s important for children to know that people are helping each other with acts of kindness and generosity. Share stories of health workers, scientists and young people, among others, who are working to stop the outbreak and keep the community safe. It can be a big comfort to know that compassionate people are taking action. 5. Close conversations with care As your conversation wraps up, try to gauge their level of anxiety by watching their body language, considering whether they’re using their usual tone of voice and watching their breathing. Remind your children that they can have other difficult conversations with you at any time. Remind them that you care, you’re listening and that you’re available whenever they’re feeling worried. https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/coronavirus-how-talk-child.html

Practical Help for Parents and Carers

Reading and comprehension tips Comprehension questions test how well your child understands texts that are read, listened to or viewed. These key skills will help your child answer comprehension questions. To help your child become a more effective reader suggest some of these strategies.

• Predicting – use information from the text, images or your own experience to try and predict what might happen next, how characters might react or what the outcome will be.

• Questioning – ask and answer questions about the text to help children understand the meaning of the text. • Monitoring – if something doesn’t make sense as you read it, stop, reread and think or discuss what you’ve read to

understand the meaning. • Visualising – it can help to paint a picture in our head of things being described or explained in a text – it helps bring

the text to life. • Making connections – compare what you are reading to:

o something in your own life o another text you have read or watched o something happening in the world.

• Summarising – notice the most important things in the text and use your own words to describe what you have read.

For information sheets, posters and checklists to help with English skills, visit our English help pages. See English A to Z for a comprehensive glossary of terms used in English studies.

Student News Congratulations to all students for frequently using hand sanitisers and soap, demonstrating appropriate coughing etiquette and general hygiene practices.

KB students testing out the new sand & water pit table.

Kitchen Garden Update

5/4A are working with Adam from Kimbriki to revilatise our garden beds with the long term vision of working in partnership with the school community for students to develop positive food habits for life and learn:

• about their natural environment, the seasons, and how to care for gardens • practical skills, from recycling, composting and preserving to budgeting and fundraising • life skills, such as cooperating, sharing, critical thinking and leadership • by doing and having fun (they don’t even realise they’re learning) • how to plant, cultivate, harvest, create recipes and enjoy eating what they have grown in an outdoor learning

environment. .

Congratulations to 3A for the highly entertaining rendition of ‘Home Amongst the Gumtrees’

Congratulations to Libby and Lara for manning the cake stall.

Thank you to Bruce, Mr Watson and Mr Andrews for their alertness and resolving the electrical problem.

Congratulations to John, Evie and Asher in KB for sharing their understanding of the writing task: To compose a simple text to convey an idea or message.

• Harmony Day – Monday 23rd March WEAR A TOUCH OF ORANGE TO SCHOOL (not a mufti day) • School Working Bee – POSTPONED • Coffee and Play (K 2021) POSTPONED • Parent Teacher Interviews POSTPONED • Cross Country Carnival –POSTPONED

School Banking School banking will be on as normal tomorrow Thursday 19th March. After tomorrow banking will not be on until term 2 so keep up your savings and you’ll have lots to deposit next term!

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Student of the Week

6/5 W Willow W 6/5 CS Tom B 5/4 A Nathan P 4 R Micayla C 2/1 J William C 3/2 C Eli K 2/1 K Clayton R K B Harry W

Choose Kind

6/5 W Paige C 6/5 CS Joseph B 5/4 A Willow K 4 R Brodie R 3/2 C Cian M 2/1 K Freya C 2/1 J Eliza D KB Zoe S

Merit Certificates

5/4 A Tasman H Nathan P 4 R Ella N 3 A Maddi P Jasper F 3/2 C Halle B Toby H 2/1 J Lucas M Indigo J 2/1K Carly M Nathan G

Music Awards

3A Georgia S Zach G 2/1J Elkha M 5/6W Elijah G

__________________________________________________________________ Canteen We have plenty of spots available to help out in the canteen for the second half of this term. If you can help out please register in the sign up genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0544a8a82da0f85-canteen4 23 March Kate Friesenecker & Volunteer required 11.15 - 2pm 25 March Volunteer required 9.15-11.15am & 11.15 - 2pm 27 March Tamara Smith & 1 volunteer required for 9-2 and 2 volunteers required for 11.15 - 2pm All volunteers - please remember to sign in at the office, wear your hair up and wear closed toe shoes. If you are unwell, please do not come in. Call Christie on 0404413857 if you have any issues. Thank you to all who are continuing to keep the canteen open!!

Uniform Shop HOW TO ORDER

1. Munch Monitor Online - Credit Card. (Munch Monitor can be accessed via SZapp)

2. During Shop Opening Hours - Eftpos - Credit/Debit card

To view school uniform details, log on to http://www.terreyhill-p.schools.nsw.edu You can also access the school website via SZapp.

1. Click on 'About Our School' tab 2. Scroll down and click on 'Uniform'. 3. You will find, order forms, summer/winter/sports list, shop opening times and general details of our operation.

If you need to exchange size, received the wrong product, warranty, munch monitor query/refund, or require further information please contact terreyhillspandcuniform@gmail.com