Phone: 6629 5220 Term 1 Week 2 2019

Fax: 6629 5398 7 February 2019 Email : tregeagle-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website : https://tregeagle-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

A Wonderful Start! Congratulations to staff and students on a very pleasing start to the new school year. Classes are settling in extremely well and it is lovely to see all of the students enjoying being back together. Tregeagle District Annual Swimming Carnival – Monday 11 February On Monday 11 February at the Alstonville Pool, all students from Year 2-6 will participate in the Tregeagle District Swimming Carnival. Please ensure your child’s permission note has been returned asap. An order of events for the carnival has been sent home today. Students need to come dressed in their full school uniform

Dates to Remember

Friday 8 February Tregeagle PS P&C Welcome BBQ Monday 11 February Tregeagle District Swimming Carnival – Alstonville Pool – Years 2 - 6 Friday 15 February Assembly – 2:30pm – 5/6 B Tuesday 19 February Captain and SRC Induction Assembly – 9:30am Friday 22 February P&C Meeting – 9:30am Thursday 28 February Swimming Program – Yrs 3 – 6 – Commences - 1:30 – 2:30pm (5 Thursdays) Friday 1 March Clubs – 2pm

TREGEAGLE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Sahara H, Tayla M and

Isabelle C

Tregeagle Public School P&C Welcome BBQ and New Sign Unveiling

When: Friday 8 February 2019 Time: 4-5pm All families and staff are invited to attend our annual Welcome BBQ. We will also be

unveiling our new Tregeagle PS sign. Sausage Sandwich and drinks provided.

Please advise if you are available to attend.

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(including school hat), with their swimmers underneath. Please also bring a towel and drink bottle. The canteen is available on the day (no lollies or soft drink). School Captain and SRC Induction Assembly – Tuesday 19 February This year our School Captain and SRC Induction Assembly will be held on Tuesday 19 February at 9:30am. All parents are invited and encouraged to attend this exciting occasion. SRC voting for Years 2-5 happened on Monday. The results are as follows:

Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Logan Madison H.

Chiana Gem

Annabel Jesse

Tommy Tayla Mitchell Bella

ILP (Individual Learning Plan) Meetings On Tuesday 26 February, Tregeagle PS will be holding ILP (Individual Learning Plan) parent meetings starting at 3.30pm. Who requires an Individual Learning Plan?

Students receiving high level support from the Learning and Support Team

Students in care

Students who are Indigenous

Students who require differentiated learning programs outside of stage outcomes Meetings will be booked online through ‘school interviews’. A link will be in next week’s newsletter. The learning and support team will send a letter home if your child requires an ILP meeting. We ask that all meetings with your child’s teacher to discuss adjusted learning programs please happen on this day to allow time for the teacher to get to know your child. Voluntary School Contributions Parents are advised that the cost of our voluntary school contributions for 2019 will be:

1 Child - $46 2 Children - $57 3 or more Children - $74

Book Levy This year at Tregeagle PS we will again be charging a ‘Book Levy’ to cover the costs of student workbooks and text books (in place of the old book pack arrangement). Students have received all of their workbooks for all subjects. Book Levy invoices will be $28 per student (K-6) to cover the cost of all of their books (including the Sound Waves Spelling textbook). Invoices will be sent home with students in Week 3. It is essential that these invoices be paid promptly to assist the school to cover costs. Voluntary School Contributions and Book Levies can be paid through POP (Parent online Payment) through the ‘Make a Payment’ tab on the Tregeagle Public School website. Tregeagle Hall Meeting - Tonight Tonight, Thursday 7 February, Tregeagle Hall committee will be holding a general meeting at 7pm. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. Tregeagle P&C Meeting- Friday 22 February The first meeting of the Tregeagle P&C will be held on Friday 22 February starting at 9:30am. It would be wonderful to have some new faces come along and find out about all of the wonderful ways that the P&C supports our students. Save the date: P&C AGM Meeting – Friday 22 March at 9:30am.

NDIS Service Providers

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Due the start of the school year, Tregeagle PS is being inundated with requests from NDIS service providers to organise visits with students in the school environment. NDIS has benefited so many families in wonderful ways since its full inception in 2016. Below is information for parents about how to request the delivery of an NDIS-funded therapy service in our school. As stated below, therapy services for children’s disability needs funded through a child’s NDIS support plan are best delivered outside of school time. Tregeagle PS also has a lack of available meeting spaces where therapy services are able to work with students, which also makes facilitating visits difficult to timetable. If you require an NDIS funded service for your child, please put this request in writing to the attention of the Principal and email to: Tregeagle-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Requesting the delivery of an NDIS-funded disability therapy service at a NSW public school The NSW Department of Education and the National Disability Insurance Agency recommend that therapy services for children’s disability needs funded through a child’s NDIS support plan are best delivered outside of school time. This allows the school to focus on teaching your child and all other students and ensures your child does not miss out on important learning time. However, in some cases, it may be suitable for these services to be provided at school. If this is the case, the school principal will manage these services in a way that does not affect your child's opportunity to take part in class. It is important that your child does not miss out on important learning and school programs because they are receiving therapy services. Principals must also make sure that the school is able to run to benefit all students without undue disruption to learning. How to request the service for your child is provided at school The principal must properly consider a request for a child’s NDIS-funded therapy service to be provided at school. Put your request to the principal in writing so that it is clear what you are asking and there is a record of your request. Organise to meet with school staff: Make an appointment to meet with the principal or the school staff they nominate. This may form part of your normal planning meetings with the school about your child's learning and support. You may want to invite the therapy provider to the meeting or include them in the discussion. Note: Schools will not meet any costs for providers to attend meetings at school. Bring all relevant documents and information to the meeting. This may include reports from specialists, therapists or, your child's NDIS support plan. The meeting will help the principal to consider whether providing the service at school will fit with your child's personalised learning and support provisions and the operational arrangements at the school. This might include discussion of the times when the service would be provided. The principal will then need time to consider your request. A service provider will not be able to work in a school before approval has been given by the principal. If the principal agrees to the service being delivered at school, the school will let you know and will enter into a written agreement with the therapy service provider. The principal will consider a number of important matters

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After the meeting, the principal will consider all of the information relating to the request and h ow the proposed therapy contributes to your child's personalised learning and support, as well as the potential impacts on other students and the school in general. The principal will consider:

the school's duty of care to all students and staff

how the service relates to your child's personalised learning needs and agreed educational adjustments or supports

impacts on your child if he or she needs to leave the classroom to receive therapy

arrangements to ensure that your child is adequately supervised when receiving the service

effects on other students if the service needs to be provided in the classroom

whether the service needs to be delivered at a particular time of the day Rebecca Fletcher Principal

Kindergarten students hard at work and play

Junior Landcare Expressions of interest forms have been given to students indicating they would like to join Junior Landcare for 2019. This wonderful opportunity is available to students from Year 2 up to Year 6. You may like to discuss this with your child and assist them to return the form to Mrs Spence by Wednesday 13 February. Our first Junior Landcare/Club afternoon will be held on Friday 22 February at 2pm. Kirsty Spence/Nardene Braddon (Junior Landcare Coordinators) Student School Banking For students who participate in the Student School Banking through the Commonwealth Bank it will start tomorrow. Please make sure deposit slip is filled in. Thank you

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CANTEEN NEWS

Canteen Canteen days for 2019 have changed to Fridays. Canteen will commence on Thursday 14 February - snack days (recess only) and Friday 15 February - Canteen day (lunch and recess). All orders need to be handed in by recess on Thursdays to receive your lunch order on Friday. Uniforms Term 1 uniform orders are now being taken. Order forms have been sent home or you can pick one up from the office. Uniform orders will be due back Monday 11 February 2019. Thank you

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