term 2 week 9 oatley west lantern

TERM 2 WEEK 9 OATLEY WEST LANTERN - The school by the park 15.6.2021

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. The weather certainly made a turn for the better.

I’d like to share the School Vision developed for our School Strategic Improvement Plan 2021-2024. This is incorporated into the plan and is available on our website:

‘At Oatley West Public School, we are 'learning to live and living to learn' through quality instruction, positive partnerships with our com-munity, and a respect for the schools' eight core values- respect, fair-ness, integrity, cooperation, excellence, participation, care and re-sponsibility. Our vision is to prepare our students for a rapidly chang-ing world. Students are empowered to acquire, articulate and value knowledge and skills that will support them as life-long learners. The school will develop resilient students who embrace challenge, adapt to change and take personal responsibility to strive for excellence in all they undertake.’

SEMESTER ONE REPORTS Reports will be sent home next Thursday 24th June. These reports will reflect student learning progress up to this point in the year. You will recall we held parent/teacher interviews late Term 1, however if you would like to discuss your child’s progress with the class teacher next term, please call the office on 9580 5048. Provide your details and the office staff will give your information to the teacher who will reply to you with possible times.

EDUCATION WEEK TERM THREE – ‘Lifelong Learners’ The theme this year celebrates education as a lifelong journey from before a child enters an early childhood learning setting, progressing to primary and secondary school, and continuing their learning jour-ney into adulthood; learning a trade, entering tertiary education or the workforce. Further information about how Oatley West Public School will celebrate Education Week with our community will be sent out early next term however please mark Thursday 29th July (Week 3) as the school’s open day activities.

MR NASH’S CORNER

School Value/Athletic

Carnival Assemblies 21 JUN

Term 3 Pupil Free Day 12 JUL

Students Return to

School Term 3 13 JUL

Yr 2 Excursion Homebush Bay Yr 4 Rock & Water Program

16 JUN

Kids Art Orders Due

Last Day Term 2 25 JUN

School Values: Fairness/Integrity/Respect/Cooperation/

Excellence/Participation/Care & Responsibility!

Acknowledgement of Country

Oatley West Public School acknowledges the

traditional inhabitants and custodians of the

Georges River area, the Bidegal people of the

Eora Nation, and pay tribute to the special role

they play in the life of this region, and extend

that respect to all Aboriginal people involved

with Oatley West Public School.

Principal Nash continued


ASK ME What am I learning? How will I learn it?

Where to next?

VALUE OF THE WEEK: CARE

Play safely Show concern for the wellbeing of others Be friendly and make others feel welcome

Consider the needs of everyone.

CANTEEN NEWS Congratulations to the Oat-ley West P&C Canteen. The canteen is meeting the NSW Healthy School Can-teen Strategy. The Menu Check Service assessed the menu application against the food and drink criteria

of the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy and met the requirements of the Strategy. By having a healthy canteen, we are supporting the health and wellbeing of our students. In acknowledge-ment, the canteen has been awarded the Great Choice Certificate and Badge. This informs the broader school community of our commitment to a healthy school canteen. Congratulations to all members of the canteen!

STUDENT ATTENDANCE As part of our School Strategic Improvement Plan, we have formed a student attendance goal. Above 90+% is our expected student attendance target. Every day at school counts towards stu-dents achieving their best and realising their po-tential both academically and socially. If a student misses as little as 8 days in each school term, by the end of primary school they’ll have missed over a year of school. If you have concerns in re-gard to your child’s absences, please do not hesi-tate to speak to the classroom teacher or the As-sistant Principal supervising the stage so that we can work together to develop some positive strat-egies which will help to improve attendance at school.

2022 ENROLMENTS We are now accepting enrolments for 2022. Ap-plications can now be made online at the enrol-ment page on our website or through the Service NSW website. Due to revised enrolment guide-lines, our school can only accept ‘in area’ enrol-ments or those that meet the criteria for an out of area application. If you already have a child/children enrolled at the school, our enrolment panel would consider your out of area application as a priority. A full copy of enrolment guidelines is available on our website. If you have any ques-tions please feel free to contact our office staff, phone 9580 5048.

PRIMARY SPORT:

Season Two PSSA Round 1 was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Round 2 will be this coming Friday, due to the Sydney East Cross Country that took place last Friday.

REMINDERS:

• The uniform shop will be selling football socks that can be purchased for PSSA sports such as soccer and rugby league. The socks are $12.

• There will be a sports presentation assem-bly that will be announced in the coming days. This assembly will be for the place getters at the school athletics carnival.

• To continue to bring in bread bags and clips for our ‘WONDER’ program. We are receiv-ing an overwhelming amount, which is fan-tastic.

SEASON TWO PSSA SPORTS:

• Girls Netball

• Girls Football (Soccer)

• Boys Football (Soccer)

• Boys Rugby League

• Mixed Newcombeball

Alternatively, students are participating in Yoga,

Tennis or School Sport programs.

SPORTS REPORT


CONGRATULATIONS:

• To all students that participated in the

school athletics carnival. The day was very

successful, with all students participating in

a range of events throughout the day.

There were some fantastic results. Stu-

dents can see the results on the notice-

boards located near the basketball court.

All students will be advised if they will rep-

resent the school at the George’s River

Zone Athletics carnival.

• To all students that represented The Georges River Zone at the Sydney East Cross Country. Competition was very tough. There were also some great results from the day.

Cross Country Results Top 20 Finishers:

• Madena M U/11 girls – 1st

• Ashton M U/11 boys – 16th

• To Olivia N (Year 5), Olivia W (Year 5) and

Madena M (Year 5) who represented the

Georges River Zone at the Regional Touch

Football Championships. Competition was

very strong, with the zone coming away

fourth overall.

STAGE 2 BASKETBALL CLINIC:

Stage 2 took part in a basketball clinic last week. It was a great week, where all student learnt new skills.

SPORTS REPORT SPORTS REPORT


Kurtis Smith

School Sport Coordinator

CONGRATULATIONS

VALUES CERTIFICATE/ATHLETICS CARNIVAL ASSEMBLIES On Monday 21st June (Week 10) we will be holding TWO assemblies in the school hall. At 9.25am K-2 will be holding their 2nd Values Certificate Assembly for the year. At 2.15pm 3-6 will be holding their Values Cer-tificate Assembly, PLUS we will be handing out the 3-6 Athletics Carnival Ribbons. Parents are more than welcome to attend! Mr Griffiths - Stage 3 Assistant Principal (Rel.)

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY ORGANIC DIGGERS REPORT


Last week we had sunny skies and the Diggers were once again active in the garden. We planted kale of two types, pak and buk choi, coriander and spinach. This week we will be planting beneficial flowers to ward off insect attack and fungal prob-lems. Calendula, marigolds, cornflowers and gaza-nias will all be put into the ground. There are 2 working bees planned for Term 2. The participa-tion notes for both are attached to this week's newsletter. Happy gardening! Mr Burr Organic Diggers co-ordinator

CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS ROLFE AND MISS STAMATELOPOULOS Well done to both Miss Rolfe and Miss Stamatelopoulos who finally received their teaching degrees a few weeks ago. Despite graduating over a year ago both Miss Rolfe and Miss Stamatelopoulos had to await for their formal graduation due to COVID re-strictions. Both graduated from the University of Notre Dame. Congratulations Miss Rolfe and Miss Stama, we are all very proud of you!

The OWPS Community Festival Trash and Treas-ure stall is one of our biggest fundraisers for the school. We are starting our collection for pre-loved goods for this year’s festival on Thursday 24th June 2021 from 3:15pm - 3.45pm. The following items are the most popular: • Toys and sporting goods

• Books, DVDs, electronic games

• jewellery and fashion accessories

• Crockery, decorator & household items

• Household small appliances (in good working condition) Collectables etc. Please note we are unable to accept clothing, blankets, bed pillows etc - all donations need to be undamaged, complete and in good resalable condition. Bring your donations to the Shade Sail area near the kindergarten rooms between 3.15 and 3.45pm The next donation day will be Thursday 15th July 2021 so please have a look around the house over the holidays to see what you can do-nate.

If you have goods to donate but can’t make it on either of these days, please contact Belinda - [email protected]

SPORTS REPORT continued


P & C Donation

Look what has just arrived! Decodable Readers

for K – 2. These books were purchased from the

generous donation of the OWPS P & C . Thank

you to our P & C!

Mrs Dimovska

COMMUNITY FESTIVAL P & C DONATION

mailto:[email protected]

Exchanges will be accommodated on Thursday

when we are open. If you are unable to come in

on Thursday, please leave any exchanges at the

school office, in a bag together with details of

the exchange required, your child’s name and

class. All items being returned must be in their

original condition and packaging, with tags on.

Receipts should be included where possible.

Plastic Bag Fee – This fee ($0.25) will auto-

matically be charged, where a plastic bag is re-

quired. When ordering uniform, please ensure

this fee is included if you’re paying by cash or

cheque. Credit card payments will automatically

have the fee debited, where it hasn’t been in-

cluded.

NB: Order forms sent by email, will not be ac-

tioned.

SPORTS REPORT continued


Manager – Sia Coelho All Enquiries: owpsuni-

[email protected]

The Uniform Shop is open for your convenience

every Thursday from 9-10am, at the end of G

Block. If you are unable to come into the shop

when it’s open, please complete an order form

(dated February 2020) and place it in the Uni-

form Shop letterbox (No. 8), located in the court-

yard at the front of the school. All orders are

processed on Thursday, provided the order has

been placed in the letterbox prior to 9.30am

(email forms are not accepted).

Winter Uniform: All students should now be

wearing their winter uniform.

PSSA Sport Socks: Our school regulation football

socks are available for purchase from the Uni-

form Shop for $12. Season two sports that re-

quire football socks are girls and boys soccer and

boys rugby league. Sizes available are based on

shoe size, as follows: Size 9-12 (small), Size 2-7

(medium) and Size 7-11 (large).

Library Bags: Library Bags, which double up as

lightweight excursion bags, are available to pur-

chase from the uniform shop for $15

Chair Tidies: Chair tidies, which are hung on the

back of your child’s chair and used to store

books and stationery (keeping desks clear to

work), are available to purchase from the uni-

form shop for $15

UNIFORM SHOP (Cont) UNIFORM SHOP



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Native Garden Working Bee- Saturday 14th August 2021

Dear Parents / Carers,

A community Working Bee will be taking place on Saturday 14th August beside the

Kindergarten Pink and Blue classrooms.

We installing the 3rd stage of the native bush tucker garden. If possible,

wheelbarrows brought from home would be greatly appreciated. We will begin by

spreading mulch across the site, followed by planting a selection of native plants.

We will begin at 10am. Due to the fact that we must comply with Duty of Care

legislation, all adults attending must have a current Working with Children Check.

www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-check

No adults are permitted on site without a current WWCC. There is no cost

involved for the WWCC for volunteer applicants.

If you intend to participate, please return the slip below to the Organic Diggers box

in the office by Friday 13th August.

Many thanks

L Burr & M Waugh

Organic Diggers Co-ordinators

Native Garden Working Bee- Saturday 14th August 2021

Mr. Burr and Mr. Waugh,

I / we (names) _________________________________intend on participating in

the Organic Diggers Working Bee on Saturday 14th August.

My child(ren) ______________________________________from class(es)____.

There will be _____children attending with us.

Working with Children Check

I / we are already on the school system.

I /we have a current Working with Children Check(s).

Clearance Number(s): #_____________________

Signed:______________________ Date:________________

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Organic Diggers Working Bee – Saturday 17th July 2021

Dear Parents / Carers,

A community Working Bee will be taking place on Saturday 27th March in our

school gardens.

We will be weeding, mulching and preparing our produce garden. Additionally we

will run maintenance of the native garden.

Work will begin at 10.00am and finish at 12.00pm. All adults attending must

have a current Working with Children Check.

www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-

check

There is no cost involved for the WWCC for volunteer applicants. No adults are

permitted on site without a current WWCC.

Please return the slip below to the Organic Diggers box in the office by

Thursday 25th March.

Many thanks

L Burr and M Waugh

Organic Diggers Co-ordinators

Organic Diggers Working Bee – Saturday 17th July 2021

I / we (names) _________________________________intend on

participating in the Organic Diggers Working Bee on Saturday 17th July 2021.

My child(ren)___________________________from

class(es)__________are attending. There will be _____children with us.

Working With Children Check

❑ I / we are already on the school system.

❑ I /we have a current Working with Children Check(s).

Clearance Number(s): #___________________________________

Signed:___________________ ________Date:________________

TRASH TREASURE

AND

Donate your pre-loved goods!Help us to raise funds for OWPS

The OWPS Community Festival Trash and Treasure stall is one of our biggest fundraisers for the school. We are starting our collection for pre-loved goods for this year’s festival. This year’s festival will be held from the 27th - 29th of August 2021.

Please have a look around the house during the term and over the holidays, to see what you can donate.

The following items are the most popular:

• Toys and sporting goods• Books, DVDs, electronic games• Jewellery and fashion accessories• Crockery, decorator & household

items• Household small appliances (in

good working condition)• Collectibles etc.

Please note we are unable to accept clothing, blankets, bed pillows etc - all donations need to be undamaged, complete and in good resalable condition.

If you have goods to donate but can’t make it on either of these days, please contact Belinda - [email protected]

Where should I take my donation?

Collection Days:

Bring your donations to the Shade Sail area near the kindergarten rooms between 3.15pm and 3.45pm, during collection days.

• Thursday 24th June 2021 @ 3:15pm• Thursday 15th July 2021 @ 3:15pm

HOW TO ORDER▲ Log in (or register)

www.flexischools.com.au

▲ Select ‘Kids Art Project 2021’

▲ Select your items:Canvas $10Paint Palette $8

▲ Canvas and paint, along with further instructions, will be delivered to your child in Term 3!

Dear Parents & Carers,

The Oatley West Public School Community Festival is a weekend-long community event that raises money for our kids at OWPS. This year’s festival will be held in the school grounds over the weekend of the 27 - 29 August 2021. You can find more information at owpscommunityfestival.org

The Kids Art Project is a wonderful opportunity for our kids to be directly involved with the festival by showcasing their artwork in an art gallery display. Artworks are proudly hung where they can be viewed and enjoyed by all of the community over the weekend of the festival.

And once again we are opening it up to all year levels!

KIDS ART PROJECT 2021

Don’t forget, our kids benefit from every order, with all money raised going directly back to our school. This year we are also donating a special prize to the winning class who displays the most artworks.

Please note: this is a no-obligation, optional activity completed at home.

Ordering closes: 25 June 2021

Recycle - RecreateThis year’s theme is:

Participating students will be asked to create an artwork on their canvas using paint, in addition to coming up with a creative way to include recycled items from home.

Any questions please contact: Julie Schofield 0400 498 696Hayley Smith 0433 677 035

Casual Work

Multiple Casual positions – Georges River Area – 11617

Help protect our vibrant school communities

Become a Casual School Crossing Supervisor! Keep our kids, parents and teachers safe on the road

Be a second pair of eyes for our local motorists

Earn an income and still have time to live your life to the fullest

Shifts fall between the school zones hours 8.00am to 9.30am and 2.30pm to 4.00pm, with a minimum of one, one hour shift as and when required

Monday to Friday during the school term.

Does this sound like you? Reliable in good or bad weather

Good communication skills

Community spirit

Positive energy

If it does, visit jobs.transport.nsw.gov.au to apply today!

Applications close Friday 25th June 2021

https://jobs.transport.nsw.gov.au/

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