York Street, Teralba NSW 2284

www.teralba-p.schools.nsw.edu.au 02 4958 2117

teralba-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Principal – Richard Metcalf

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Upcoming Events Monday 26th August 2019 Term 3 Week 6

Wednesday 28th August Civic Theatre Excursion K-2 PSSA Soccer Friday 30th August Father’s Day BBQ Breakfast & Stall Wednesday 4th September Poetry Slam Friday 6th September Poetry Slam assembly Junior Netball Gala Day Friday 13th September P&C Colour Run Friday 20th September Senior Netball Gala Day Tuesday 24th September PBL Rewards Day Friday 27th September Last Day Term 3

PRINCIPAL REPORT SASS Week. This week across all public schools we take time out to celebrate the amazing job our wonderful SASS staff do. SASS stands for School Administrative and Support Staff. At Teralba Public School our SASS Team consists of Robyn, Paul, Meleaha, Karen, Lisa, Ange and Jen. SASS staff are vital in schools in supporting your children. Teralba teaching staff acknowledge every single day how amazing our SASS staff are. Without the SASS staff we would not know how much money is in the school, bills would not get paid, medication may not be given out, ice packs and sick children may not be looked after. Band aids, reading to groups and individual learning support would not happen. This week (and others) take the time to thank our wonderful SASS staff for the amazing job they do.

PARENT FORUM FEEDBACK Last week Teralba Public School staff held a parent forum to discuss future ideas and directions for the school. Parents are now invited to complete an anonymous online survey so that staff can continue to improve the school. The survey is 10 questions and should take about 5 minutes. Please take the time to participate. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L7VQVS3

LIBRARY Now that Mrs Pohl will be teaching in the library your child’s library day will be different. K-1 and 5-6 Mondays, 1-2 and 2-3-4 Tuesdays.

ZONE ATHLETICS Congratulations to our amazing Zone Athletics athletes. They not only conducted themselves well on the day but competed to the highest standard. Congratulations to Lola (800m), Daniel (Shot Put) and Tayla (Shot Put) for qualifying for the Regional Athletics Carnival this Friday.

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PUBLIC SPEAKING Congratulations to our wonderful Zone Public Speaking representatives. From all reports they did very well and enjoyed the experience. A very special congratulations goes to Reese who won the Zone Competition for Stage 1. Reese will go to the Regional Finals next month, representing West Lake Macquarie.

BOOK WEEK Yet another amazing Book Week celebration at Teralba Public School last week. Thank you to all the students who came dressed up as their favourite book character. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who attended the day. We look forward to next year.

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KIWANIS TERRIFIC KIDS Congratulations to Lara S for being our recipient for the month of July and Liam Gilbert for the month of August. Lara received her award for being a caring friend, hardworking and respectful. Liam received his for also being a great friend, always tries his best, hardworking and respectful.

FATHERS DAY This weekend is an important day, Father’s Day. To celebrate, Teralba Public School staff will be cooking a bacon and egg breakfast at 8:00 on Friday 30th August. It is free for all who come along. Following this the P&C will be holding its annual Father’s Day stall. Gifts range in price from $1 up to $6.

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IPLAY Why are fundamental movement skills important?

Fundamental movement skills are the ‘building blocks’ for movement. They are needed to participate successfully in all types of games, physical activities and sports.

As we can see in the picture below, the development of one movement skill pattern - the overarm throw - can be transferred into a number of physical activities. This provides children with numerous opportunities to participate in a variety of different sports and physical activities.

Children who are competent in fundamental movement skills are more likely to:

• Enjoy sports and activities

• Have a positive attitude towards physical activity

• Develop a lifelong commitment to physical activity

• Be fitter

• Be in the healthy weight range

• Have better socialisation skills

• Have better self-esteem and confidence - these improvements have a flow-on effect to other areas of a child’s life.

Children who do not master fundamental movement skills are more likely to drop out of sport and physical activities.