Page 1 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Mascot Public School 207 King Street Mascot NSW 2020 Tel 02 9667 4301 Fax 02 9667 4905 Email: mascot‐[email protected]www.mascot‐p.school.nsw.edu.au NEWSLETTER Term 1, Wk 8 16th March 2020 CRICOS: Provider Name: NSW Department of EducaƟon CRICOS Code: 00588M School Uniform Mascot Public School is a uniform school. Full school uniform including black full leather shoes and school hats will be worn by all students. The way students present themselves conveys a strong message about themselves, their families and our school. A uniform dress code reinforces in students pride in their own appearance, insƟls recogniƟon of themselves as an integral part of the school community and assists in developing pride in represenƟng their school. Issues of expense and health and safety are also factors that contribute to the establishment of the uniform policy. “The NSW Department of EducaƟon believes that the provision of a safe working and learning environment for everyone at its workplaces is an integral and essenƟal part of its responsibiliƟes as a provider of public educaƟon” The aim of a school uniform is to: 1. To promote equity amongst all students 2. To further develop a sense of pride in and idenƟficaƟon with our school 3. To provide durable clothing that is cost effecƟve and pracƟcal for our school environment 4. To meet Work Health and Safety (WHS) standards Should compliance with the Mascot Public School Community expectaƟons of uniform including full leather shoes and school hat, be a significant financial burden, an applicaƟon for financial assistance can be collected from the front office and submiƩed to the Principal. COVID-19 As a precauƟonary measure, schools have been asked to adopt social distancing measures which require the cancellaƟon of assemblies, excursions, travel, some events and conferences. These measures are designed to reduce exposure to COVID‐19 via nonessenƟal gatherings. In response this, we will be cancelling the following events which were scheduled for the remainder of Term 1: • Harmony Day performance • ANZAC Day Assembly • Easter Hat Parade • All ESPSSA events. • Our K‐2 parent/teacher interviews may also be affected. We will let you know as soon as possible. Thank you for your support in helping us to keep our school community safe. 17th March 2020 Regional Swimming Carnival CANCELLED 20th March 2020 Harmony Day CANCELLED 25th March 2020 Stage 2 (Yrs 3&4) Centennial Park Excursion POSTPONED 30th March ‐ 4th April 2020 Parent Teacher interviews 1st April 2020 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Concert Seymour Centre Yrs 3,4,5 CANCELLED 8th April 2020 ANZAC Day Service CANCELLED 9th April 2020 Easter Hat Parade Preschool ‐ 6 CANCELLED Last day term 1 Term 2 27th April 2020 Staff Development day 28th April 2020 Student return to school 29th April 2020 Stage 2 & 3 Gala Day 6th May 2020 Cross Country ‐ School 8th May 2020 PSSA Starts 11th ‐ 14th May 2020 NAPLAN TesƟng Years 3 & 5
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P R I N C I PA L ’ S R E P O R T
Mascot Public School 207 King Street Mascot NSW 2020
CRICOS: Provider Name: NSW Department of Educa on CRICOS Code: 00588M
School Uniform Mascot Public School is a uniform school. Full school uniform including black full leather shoes and school hats will be worn by all students. The way students present themselves conveys a strong message about themselves, their families and our school. A uniform dress code reinforces in students pride in their own appearance, ins ls recogni on of themselves as an integral part of the school community and assists in developing pride in represen ng their school. Issues of expense and health and safety are also factors that contribute to the establishment of the uniform policy. “The NSW Department of Educa on believes that the provision of a safe working and learning environment for everyone at its workplaces is an integral and essen al part of its responsibili es as a provider of public educa on” The aim of a school uniform is to: 1. To promote equity amongst all students 2. To further develop a sense of pride in and iden fica on with our school 3. To provide durable clothing that is cost effec ve and prac cal for our school environment 4. To meet Work Health and Safety (WHS) standards Should compliance with the Mascot Public School Community expecta ons of uniform including full leather shoes and school hat, be a significant financial burden, an applica on for financial assistance can be collected from the front office and submi ed to the Principal.
COVID-19 As a precau onary measure, schools have been asked to adopt social distancing measures which require the cancella on of assemblies, excursions, travel, some events and conferences. These measures are designed to reduce exposure to COVID‐19 via nonessen al gatherings. In response this, we will be cancelling the following events which were scheduled for the remainder of Term 1: • Harmony Day performance • ANZAC Day Assembly • Easter Hat Parade • All ESPSSA events. • Our K‐2 parent/teacher interviews may also be affected. We will let you know as soon as possible. Thank you for your support in helping us to keep our school community
safe.
17th March 2020 Regional Swimming Carnival CANCELLED
20th March 2020 Harmony Day CANCELLED
25th March 2020 Stage 2 (Yrs 3&4) Centennial Park Excursion POSTPONED
30th March ‐ 4th April 2020 Parent Teacher interviews
1st April 2020 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Concert Seymour Centre Yrs 3,4,5 CANCELLED
8th April 2020 ANZAC Day Service CANCELLED
9th April 2020 Easter Hat Parade Preschool ‐ 6 CANCELLED Last day term 1
Term 2 27th April 2020 Staff Development day 28th April 2020 Student return to school
29th April 2020 Stage 2 & 3 Gala Day
6th May 2020 Cross Country ‐ School
8th May 2020 PSSA Starts
11th ‐ 14th May 2020 NAPLAN Tes ng Years 3 & 5
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Child Safety Handbook The “NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook” is a comprehensive resource to assist parents, carers as well as teachers on a range of topics essen al to child safety. The handbook has been updated to in‐clude key messages about bush fire safety given the unprecedented fires we experienced recently. The updated online edi on (link below) also includes important content updates from: NSW Ministry of Health, NSW Police Force, Fire and Rescue NSW, Rural Fire NSW, Transport for NSW, Sydney Trains, NSW Department of Family & Community Services, eSafety Commissioner and NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian. Here are the links where the digital handbook can be viewed: NSW Police Legacy website – h ps://www. policelegacynsw.org.au/ resources/ Child Safety Hub website – h p://nsw.childsafetyhub.com.au/handbook/
Digital Citizenship We all have a responsibility as parents/carers to maintain control over what and how much our children are seeing on screens. No age is too young to model good digital behaviour. Remember not to fall prey to the age old child gripe “everyone else is allowed to do it”. I can’t emphasized enough the importance of the central loca on of screens in the home, the addic ve nature of technology (and that’s not just for the children) and the importance for talk, about what they’re doing, how it makes them feel and how to alert an adult when inappropriate content pops up. Be aware for: changes in behaviour, not wan ng to join family meals and events, and the meltdowns when devices are removed or shut down. Advice is to establish the device usage rules out of the conflict zone (i.e. when using a device) and provide favourable alterna ves when me’s up: let’s take the dog for a walk, play footy in the backyard etc. You can read more on the website h ps://themodernparent.net/. In our busy world we some mes forget to reinforce the nice es with our children. Fortunately at Mascot many children excel in these.
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NEWS FROM 2D 2D have had a wonderful start to the year; se ling in well to our new classroom, making new friends and reconnec ng with friends from last year. During our Grow Your Mind sessions, we have watched the Kindness Boomerang video on Youtube and
had a discussion about kindness. We created our own boomerangs a er a discussion about kindness.
We also worked in pairs to create a Kindness High Five on Seesaw, thinking about what it means to be
kind to others.
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Gardening News! We have been busy bees this year ge ng our veggie patch up and running ready for our students to learn. Big shout out to the regulars that help out in the garden: Jess and Shayna. We value your constant support. Massive shout out to Troy who has worked so hard not only tending to the veggie garden but also mowing around the bed. Now our students can move through the space safe and easily! We cannot wait to pick our first crop and share it all with you! Any other interested parents who would like to help in our veggie garden, please see Ms Melissa Poyn ng! All welcome!
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SEDA College All stage 2 and 3 students are par cipa ng in a cricket and NRL program run by SEDA
College. This is a 4 week program that aims to get our kids moving while developing new
skills and having fun. The first session didn’t disappoint. Lot of fun was had by all.
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Zone Swimming Carnival On Tuesday 3rd of March a small group of students represented Mascot PS at the annual South Sydney Zone swimming carnival. Rain was predicted but we all arrived at Botany pool in high spirits and sheltered under our Mascot PS tent. All students participated in their events showing great team enthusiasm. Good luck to Mikayla who will be swimming at the regional swimming carnival at Homebush on the 17th March.
