Appin Public School Strive to Improve

8th December, 2020 (Term 4, Week 9)

Dates to Remember:

Appin Public School 97 Appin Road Appin N.S.W 2560

Phone: (02) 4631 1220 Fax: (02) 4631 1486

Email: appin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

From the Principal

Welcome to Week 9 where I can hardly believe this is our last full week of school for 2020 and my last full week of school forever. What a year we have had and what resilience has been demonstrated!

Hoopla What a great success this annual event proved to be last Thursday afternoon! Our school raised $2138 in just one hour and there was so much fun and excitement evident. Well done to our Year 6 students and the teachers that supported them at their activity. We sincerely thank our parents who donated items for our stalls; we couldn’t have been so successful without you.

Semester Two Reports Reading through reports on our students is such a great pleasure as so many students have made impressive academic gains throughout this year. These reports are currently being finalised and printed and will go home to you this Thursday, 10th December 2020. Please remember to celebrate the learning that has taken place throughout this year with your child. All students have achieved many individual learning goals and have maximised their attitude to learning and effort. They can be justifiably proud of themselves and, I know you as parents, will be extremely proud of them as learners too.

Presentation Day This annual event celebrates and acknowledges the individual effort and progress in learning that every student in every class has made this year. This is a year to remember and teachers are immensely proud of all their students. Learning certificates will be presented to each student in their classroom before their Presentation Assembly in our hall to recognise academic achievement. Once again this year, every class will have awards to present to students at Presentation Assembly on a pro-rata basis. This means teachers have one award per 5 students in their class. All awards will include a certificate and a book voucher for QBD bookstore at Macarthur Square. This gives students the flexibility to select an appropriate book at their leisure. Our sincere thanks go to P&C who provide funds for these awards.

• K-2 – 9:30-10:15am • Years 3-6 – 12:00-1:00pm • Year 6 Graduation – 2:00-3:00pm

As these are student and teacher only events this year, all assemblies will be livestreamed to interested parents and community members. P & C Uniform Shop The Uniform Shop will be open on Wednesday, 27th January, 2021 from 8:30am to 11:00am and again on Thursday, 28th January, 2021 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. The Uniform Shop has Eftpos available for payments, as well as cash.

2020 Uniform Shop open 8:30am - 9:30am every Monday. Orders can also be left at the Office.

9th Dec Bowling Reward Day - Year K-2

10th Dec Reports to go home

14th Dec Presentation Day, Year 6 Graduation and Year 6 Farewell

15th Dec Class Christmas Parties

16th Dec Last day of Term 4, 2020 for Students and Teachers

18th Dec Last day of Term 4 for Office Staff - HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

26th Jan Australia Day Public Holiday

27th Jan Staff Development Day Uniform Shop open 8:30am - 11:00am

28th Jan Staff Development Day Uniform Shop open 3:00pm - 6:00pm

29th Jan Students in Yr 1 to Yr 6 Return for Term 1, 2021 Primary (3-6) - Swimming Carnival at University of Wollongong Pool (Yr 2 who turn 8 if strong, competitive swimmers only)

2nd Feb First day for Kindergarten 2021 - Specific time to follow

Wollondilly Electrical Donation A sincere thank you to Wollondilly Electrical for their generous donation to put towards our Presentation Day Assembly Awards.

Class Christmas Parties Our classes will still enjoy their annual stage-based Christmas parties this year on Tuesday, 15th December 2020. Previously, parents have supplied party food for all classmates to share. This year, we have come up with a wonderful solution to not being allowed to have any sharing of food due to Department of Education Covid-19 safety guidelines. Students will be able to purchase a special Christmas party lunch order from our Canteen on this day. Soon, information will be provided about available party lunch choices which will be individually packed by Allison and delivered to your child’s class on the day of our Class parties. If your child does not wish to order their party lunch, they can still bring their own lunch for this day.

Body and Mind Wellbeing Program TERM 1 - 2021 All families were sent home a permission note for the ‘Body and Mind Wellbeing’ Program for 2021.

We are asking that parents sign and return this permission note before Friday 11th December so that numbers can be finalised ready for the beginning of Term 1. If you require financial assistance, please contact the school

office. The program will take place each Thursday of Term 1 for all students in Years K-6. The total cost of the program is $14.00 per child. {4 sessions have been provided free of charge}.

PLEASE DO NOT PAY ANY MONEY THIS TERM Simply return the permission note even if your child is not participating in the program, as rolls and timetables need to be organised. Please ask for another permission note if you have not received one.

Gymtastic School Sports Program TERM 2 - 2021 Each Thursday of Term 2, students in Years K-6 will have the opportunity to participate in a Gymnastics Sports Program presented by Gymtastic. The program will run each Thursday from 6th May to 17th June 2021. A permission note with details will be sent home at the beginning of Term 1. Please ensure that all permission notes are returned by the due date shown on the individual notes.

Taronga Zoo Snooze Overnight Camp - Stage 2 Students in Stage 2 in 2021 will have the opportunity to attend the Zoo Snooze overnight camp from Thursday, 29th April to Friday 30th April 2021. A permission note with further details will be sent home early in Term 1.

Fees for 2021 Please be advised that fees for 2021 will remain unchanged: Software Levy: $20 per student Photocopy Levy: $20 per student Equipment Levy: $20 per student Voluntary School Contribution: $40 per student or $70 per family {2 or more students}

Teachers Now Targeting

TERM 4 WEEKS 9 & 10

Be Safe Make safe choices @ school & @ home @all times!!!!!

Student Achievements Congratulations to the twenty-three Year 5 students who so confidently and competently delivered their speech to be a minister last Thursday morning to a live Stage 3 audience and to the other classes via Zoom. Well done to Ryder from Tajiri class who has written a heartfelt letter to Santa. David in Disney class is now a “crocodile” in Maths meaning he can count on and back from any number, determine missing addends, use known number facts such as doubles and near doubles and basically, is an outstanding mathema- tician already and he is only in Kinder! Way to go students!

Stamp Chart Superstars Congratulations to the following students who have filled their stamp chart or accumulated dojo points by demonstrating and following our classroom rules: Tajiri: Ryder, Maddison, Benjamin, Ahmad Grant: Harry Knight: Caylen, Cooper, Bailey, Ned, Cohen, Max, Kai, Annabelle, Olivia Congratulations to all and keep up the fine efforts.

Student of the Week - T4 W7 Bell - Jett Disney - Ned Da Vinci - Evie Edison - Kye Tajiri - Kohan Hargrave - Patrick Grant - N/A Wright - Isla Duncan - Charlotte Butson - Bryce Knight - Cooper Einstein - Sophie Warren - Erin Galilei - Mitchell

Certificate Winners - 4th December, 2020

You can control who

you chat to and chat

only to friends

You can spin the

lucky wheel and win

money and a car

Its fun and

entertaining

By Bailey & Mav

It can be inappropriate

material and have

nudity

Severe violence and

language

Promotes crime and

theft

Can be extremely

addictive

Online chats with

strangers

Grand Theft Auto is game that involves

teaming up with your friends and doing

missions. During most mission you need

to escape the cops because this is a game

of crime. In other missions you help

other team mates escape.

You have to be age 17

to play

It cost $69.95 TO BUY

PPRROOSS

Summary TikTok is an app for making short

videos or long video on any topic you

can show your talents and express

your feelings.

12+

BBByyy GGGiiilllllliiiaaannnnnn

Positive things about TikTok Easy to make content by your self

Many tools can be used like filters ect

Show your talent e.g like art and more

Negative things about TikTok It is very addictive cause you can be on for hours or all

night and not even realize the time

Inappropriate content for children.

Open to hacking.

By Alegra &

Rylie 13+

snap chat PROS CONS

SUMMARY

COVID-Safe Summer Pack As we come closer to the end of the school year, we’d like to extend our thanks to you, our parent community, for demonstrating so much resilience and patience towards the circumstances we faced together. We strived together to get the best outcomes for our students despite the pandemic and you have stayed by our side the entire time. Thank you again. We will be sending a COVID-safe summer pack to each student before the year ends. The contents of the pack will help students maintain healthy hygiene practices and to stay COVID-safe during the school holidays. Here are some quick tips to help you and your families stay COVID-safe during the school holidays: * Encourage your children to use their packs whenever they leave the house * Meet outdoors whenever possible and wear sunscreen * Meet in small groups * Encourage good hand hygiene practices and remind your children to cough and sneeze into their elbow * Keep up-to-date with the latest health information by monitoring the NSW Government website From all of us at Appin Public School, be safe and enjoy the school holidays. Updating School It is very important that we have up to date and correct contact details for our students. If you have a new home address, mobile phone number or email address, please contact our school office to update these details as soon as possible.

Enrolments for 2021 It is vitally important this year that families notify our Office if their children will not be attending our school next year. Likewise, please notify our Office if you know of any families moving into Appin with children who plan to enrol at our school for next year. It is imperative that we know exact numbers as soon as possible to help with organisation of classes for 2021.

Naming of Clothing & Lost Property Please come and check our lost property bin before the end of term as we will donate any unclaimed items to the Uniform Shop or to a charity. Please also clearly label your child’s clothing or things they bring to school and replace these names when they wear off. Please also ask at the front office for any valuable lost items such as watches, glasses, jewellery etc.