Important Dates: Term 1, 2019

T H O R N L E I G H

W E S T

P U B L I C

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N E W S L E T T E R

The Warami Hello and Welcome Family and Friends of

Thornleigh West Public School T E R M 1 , W E E K 5

2 7 F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 9

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Important Dates

This Week’s Update

Deputy’s Message

TWPS Prayer Group

P&C News

From the Community

Sponsors

Address: Giblett Avenue,

THORNLEIGH, NSW,

2120

Email: thornleigw-

p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Phone: (02) 94844242

Fax (02) 94819471

TWPS is sending out all notes via email in 2019

Notes that have gone out this week/still outstanding:

Permission to publish

Oakleigh oval and bushwalking permission

Gymnastics

Seesaw (some classes)

PSSA – Stage 2 and 3

If you are not receiving the notes, please contact the school office.

1 March

Clean Up Australia Day

Stage 3 PSSA - Ruddock Park

Stage 2 PSSA - Pennant Hills Oval Field 1

2 March Parents Social Evening—80s Trivia Night

3 March TWPS Garden Working Bee 10am-1pm

5 March 2.20pm K – 6 Assembly and SRC presentation

8 March Zone Swimming Homebush

12 March 2.20pm Years 3 – 6 Assembly

15 March Selective High School test

19 March P&C AGM 7.30pm

2.20pm Years K – 2 Assembly

21 March Harmony Day

23 March P&C BBQ (State Election Day)

26 March 2.20pm K—6 Assembly

Band Committee Meeting 7:30pm Staff Room

27-29 March Stage 3 camp

2 April

World Autism Day

2.20pm Years 3 – 6 Assembly

K – 2 Interviews 3-7pm

9 April 2.20pm Years K – 2 Assembly

Years 3 – 6 Interviews 3—7pm

11 April

ANZAC Service 11:30am

Principals morning tea

Year 6 vs Teachers game

12 April 2.30pm Easter Hat Parade

Stage 2 PSSA finishes

This Week’s Update

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Now that students are back to school after a break it ’s a good time to chat with your child about safe behaviours when you walk or commute to school. Top tips: Here are our top tips to help our students make a safe trip: 1. Be alert and aware Take note of the dangers you come across on your walk and bring them to your child’s attention. Point out dangers, such as vehicles coming out of driveways. Talk to your child about being alert in a road environment. 2. Hold hands When on the footpath, at a crossing or in a car park always hold your child's hand. It is advised to do this up to the age of at least 8 years old and closely supervise until at least the age of 10. 3. Choose a safe crossing Lead by example and choose a safe place to cross the road. Explain why it is the safest place to cross. 4. Set a good example Your child watches everything you do, so if you cross at the crossing they will too. It is also important to share these messages with other carers who may walk with your child to school. 5. Stop, Look, Listen, Think every time you cross the road Discuss this important road safety message. STOP! one step back from the kerb. LOOK! continuously both ways. LISTEN! for the sounds of approaching traffic. THINK! whether it is safe to cross. Practise makes perfect The more supervised practice your child can get the better, so why not make Term 1 the start of a new routine to walk with your child to school more often. Older children may be ready to make the journey to school independently. Before they take this step, observe if they are road safe and reinforce the road safety messages.

Swimming Results

House Teams

Age Champions – Congratulations!

Attendance – Every Day Counts

Please complete permission to travel forms if it is more than two days.

Flinders 1263

Ruse 890

Macquarie 859

Sturt 845

Juniors Ruth Harnwell and Mason Rawhiti

11 Years Caitlyn Kim and Joseph Kim

Seniors Sienna Dunlop and Bryon Ryman

Homework

At TWPS we focus on learning and not work. Research tells us the following about the impact of homework on children in primary school:

Homework offers no academic advantage. Instead, it overwhelms

struggling children and is boring for high achievers.

Homework is stressful. A study showed a direct relationship between time on

homework and increased anxiety, depression, anger, and other mood

disturbances among students.

As homework increases, national student achievement decreases. Data from

the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study showed the overall

correlations between achievement and the percentage of teachers who used

homework in grading are all negative.

Homework increases family conflict. The more parents help with children’s

homework, the more tension children experience.

Homework reduces time for other activities such as sport, music, art, or other

extra-curricular activities.

Homework places additional burdens on parents - who often don’t know how to help their children anyway - and on teachers, who have enough to do with-out having to collect, mark, and redistribute extra work for their students on top of that required by the curriculum in schools. Research DOES indicate that ALL children should read each night. Reading is shown to increase academic achievement and aid in learning. Reading should not be for a set number of minutes or pages it needs to be enjoyable. Similarly, self-directed learning at home by completing projects of interest can aid in positive motivation and learning.

Have a great week. Chantal Mamo BTeach BEd MA Creative Arts

Early Stage 1

Home reading (recorded and check)

Sight words

Speaking and listening (3 weeks cycle)

Mathletics (optional)

Stage 1

Reading ( recorded and checked)

Topic talks

Mathletics (optional)

Project (one per semester)

Stage 2

Reading (for enjoyment from library – read-ing log)

Mathletics (optional)

Project (one per semester)

Stage 3

Reading (self-directed)

Project (one per term)

Mathletics (optional)

Maths mentals

Deputy’s Message

Scripture and Ethics

Classes commence next week. Please note that to start the year there may a waiting list for

Ethics students. It is hoped and anticipated this will be able to be offered from term 2. Some

other grades across the school also have waiting lists for a placement in these classes.

This is due to the limited numbers that may be in a group and the availability of trained teach-

ers.

If you think your child has attended the wrong class, or if you have any questions regarding

your child’s placement, please contact the class teacher or me at school.

School Interviews

Individual Parent / Teacher Interviews are due to be held in week 10 and 11 of

term. The late evening will be Tuesday 2 April for year K– 2 and 9 April for year

3-6 where times are available until 7pm. A unique code for this will be pub-

lished to make bookings online.

Kind regards

Julie Granville

Deputy Principal

P&C News

For up to date messages from the P&C, including meeting agendas, fundraising

& general information follow us on Facebook.

www.facebook.com/TWPSPC Any enquiries email: twpspandc@gmail.com

Vanessa Erickson - P&C President

P&C News TWPS GARDEN WORKING BEE

Sunday March 3

10am until 1pm

Our garden has become very overgrown and is in desperate

need of a clean up to be ready for the new year planting.

Children are welcome to come along and Patty pays 50c per

bag of rubbish they collect!

So please come along if you have some time to spare. Bring

garden gloves and tools (shovels, trowels, rakes, buckets,

shears and secateurs etc).

Thanks from the GREEN THUMBS COMMITTEE.

TWPS Prayer Group News

Please join us as we pray for TWPS and our community. All are welcome—

especially new friends. We meet on Tuesdays at 9am, at the canteen steps.

Dates for Term 1 are:

5th March and 2nd April.

Any questions please contact Bronwen Cooper on 0422 503 408

From the Community