On Friday, July 24, students and staff celebrated the 50th anniversary of the school with a cake. Mrs Darlington joined us on the day, and our school captain, Isabelle cut the cake. The students will complete the work that they wish to share with their future selves, and we will bury the time capsule this week (weather permitting).

SHPS 50th Birthday

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This week’s focus strength is ‘Kindness’. This week and over the next week we will be focusing on this strength . Students will be encouraged to look for it happening at school and staff will be looking for this strength in the way the children interact with each other. Our Character Strength Super Hero this week is Za’Kiah.

Kindness Super Hero

Za’Kiah was chosen for this award because she is always kind in every way. She is polite and friendly with her friends and adults at school. Well done, Za’Kiah!

Strength of the week: Kindness I am helpful and empathic and regularly do nice favours for others without expecting anything in return.

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COVID-19 update

Playground back in use The students were finally able to enjoy playing on their playground equipment when they returned to school last week. The soft fall was purchased by our P&C, and the playground now adheres to strict Department of Education safety guidelines. Many thanks to Mr Parker for all his hard work over the holidays filling in the playground area with the new soft fall.

Parents are reminded that there are to be no non-essential visitors on the school site. Canteen and uniform shops are permitted to run, and allied health professionals (therapists) have returned to school, where necessary. Any person who needs to come on to school grounds for any reason, must report to the office, and fill in a contact information form, and sign to say that they are familiar with and agree to adhere to social distancing guidelines. This now applies to families as well as outside visitors. All visitors to the school are required to sign the visitors book in the office each time they come on to school grounds. Please remember to keep your child home from school if they show any signs of being unwell.

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Awards

Attalica - Fantastic effort in spelling. Mikayla - YCDI - Persistence to improve results in Maths. Mikaela - Huge improvements in reading. Lizabelle - YCDI - Becoming more confident in using technology.

Henry Isabelle

Hayden Henry

Mikayla Mikaela

Workers of the Week

Reports Semester 1 reports were distributed to students last Friday. These reports are a simplified version of the reports you normally receive, and did not include the A-E gradings. If you have any questions regarding your child’s learning, you are welcome to schedule an interview with their teacher.

Public Speaking Competition This year the Public Speaking Competition will go ahead as normal with all students presenting a speech in class. One student from each stage will be chosen to present their speeches at our Education Week Assembly in Week 3 and the winner will go on to represent the Sandy Hollow Public School at the Small School’s Public Speaking finals in Term 3. The topic this year is ‘Who is My Hero?’. Students are expected to prepare their speeches at home and present them in class this week. Finalists will be announced at the end of this week. Good luck!

Bronze Award

Recipients

Sportsperson

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Hayden—For displaying fantastic enthusiasm and effort during tennis.

health professionals (therapists) have returned to school, where necessary. Any person who needs to come on to school grounds for any reason, must report to the office, and fill in a contact information form, and sign to say that

come on to school grounds. Please remember to keep your child home from

1581 Golden Highway

Sandy Hollow NSW 2333

Phone: 02 6547 4521

Fax: 02 6547 4450

E-mail: sandyhollo-

p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

www.sandyhollo-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Assemblies Due to the latest advice from the Department of Education regarding visitors on school sites, there will be no assemblies again this term. Awards will be given to students on alternate Fridays and will be acknowledged on Facebook.

Pie Drive The P&C’s Pie Drive was a huge success, raising $1217.70. What a fantastic effort for a small community! Thank you to everyone who supported this fundraising venture, and especially our dedicated P&C members, Renee Roper, Michelle Stennett, Leanne Pike and Helen Smith, who helped pack the orders on Friday.

Tennis All students thoroughly enjoyed playing tennis for sport last week, and it was fantastic to see the older students encouraging and helping the younger students develop their skills.