Page 1 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Mascot Public School 207 King Street Mascot NSW 2020 Tel 02 9667 4301 Fax 02 9667 4905 [email protected]www.mascot-p.school.nsw.edu.au NEWSLETTER Term 1, Wk 6, 4th March 2019 CRICOS: Provider Name: NSW Department of Educaon CRICOS Code: 00588M Principal’s Message It was wonderful to return from my daughter’s wedding last week and be greeted by such happy faces. I would like to thank the Stage supervisors for doing a great job while I was away and to Ms Ross and Ms Russell for organising a fantasc swimming carnival. Congratulaons to all the students who parcipated and especially to those who will represent our school at Zone tomorrow. Best of luck! School Crossing Unfortunately there has not been a School Crossing Supervisor (SCS) available at the crossing at MPS for a few weeks. I am working with the Roads and Marime Services to recfy this. I seek your cooperaon in ensuring that the safety of the students is maximised when the School Crossing Supervisor is not in aendance. Please remind your children of the road safety messages which are: Wherever possible, cross the road at a designated pedestrian crossing facility Stop! Look! Listen! Think! when crossing the road Take care whenever you cross Don’t run across the road Anaphylaxis Reminder Please ensure NO nuts or nut products are brought to school. All families are asked to assist the children in our school who are anaphylacc as this is potenally a life threatening condion. Please do not send any of the following foods for your own children, whilst they are at school: Peanuts and other nuts including cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, pistachios, macadamia, brazil nuts, Peanut Buer or Nutella, Muesli bars or any other foods containing nuts. 4th March 2019 P & C Meeng 7pm 5th March 2019 Preschool School Photos Op A 7th March 2019 School Assembly 2pm 22nd March 2019 Harmony Day 27th March 2019 Parent Teacher Interviews 4th April 219 Sth Sydney Zone Swimming Carnival 11th April 2019 Easter Hat Parade 12th April 2019 Anzac Day Assembly Last day Term 1
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P R I N C I PA L’ S R E P O RT
Mascot Public School 207 King Street Mascot NSW 2020
CRICOS: Provider Name: NSW Department of Education CRICOS Code: 00588M
Principal’s Message
It was wonderful to return from my daughter’s wedding last week and be greeted by such happy faces. I would like to thank the Stage supervisors for doing a great job while I was away and to Ms Ross and Ms Russell for organising a fantastic swimming carnival. Congratulations to all the students who participated and especially to those who will represent our school at Zone tomorrow. Best of luck!
School Crossing
Unfortunately there has not been a School Crossing Supervisor (SCS) available at the crossing at MPS for a few weeks. I am working with the Roads and Maritime Services to rectify this. I seek your cooperation in ensuring that the safety of the students is maximised when the School Crossing Supervisor is not in attendance.
Please remind your children of the road safety messages which are: Wherever possible, cross the road at a designated
pedestrian crossing facility Stop! Look! Listen! Think! when crossing the road Take care whenever you cross Don’t run across the road
Anaphylaxis Reminder
Please ensure NO nuts or nut products are brought to school. All families are asked to assist the children in our school who are anaphylactic as this is potentially a life threatening condition.
Please do not send any of the following foods for your own children, whilst they are at school: Peanuts and other nuts including cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, pistachios, macadamia, brazil nuts, Peanut Butter or Nutella, Muesli bars or any other foods containing nuts.
4th March 2019 P & C Meeting 7pm
5th March 2019 Preschool School Photos Op A
7th March 2019 School Assembly 2pm
22nd March 2019 Harmony Day
27th March 2019 Parent Teacher Interviews
4th April 219 Sth Sydney Zone Swimming Carnival
11th April 2019 Easter Hat Parade
12th April 2019 Anzac Day Assembly Last day Term 1
Parents' Guide to Parental Controls Even if you've talked to your kids about screen-time limits and responsible online
behavior, it's still really tough to manage what they do when you're not there (and even
when you are). Parental controls can support you in your efforts to keep your kids'
internet experiences safe, fun, and productive. They work best when used openly and
honestly in partnership with your kids -- not as a stealth spying method.
Figuring out what kind of parental control is best is entirely based on your own family's needs. Some families can get by with simple, free browser settings to filter inappropriate content. Some families need help clamping down on screen time. Some folks are cool with spot-checks on their kids' devices. Wherever you are in your search, this guide can help you make sense of the wide array of options for managing your family's devices. Find the answers to parents' most frequently asked questions about parental controls. What are the best parental controls for blocking websites? What are the best parental controls for blocking websites and filtering content? What are the best parental controls for setting limits and monitoring kids? What are the best parental controls for kids' phones? What are the best parental controls for tracking location? What are the best network parental controls? What are the best parental control options for iOS phones and tablets? What are the best parental control options for Android devices? Can I set parental controls in specific apps, such as Snapchat? Do I need to worry about my kid disabling parental controls? Will my kid know that I'm using parental controls? By Caroline Knorr 2/27/2019 P&C Meeting – tonight Monday 4 March, 7pm Staffroom. All welcome!
Have a great week Helen Te Rata
A huge thank you to Byron who has given up his time to help mow our lawns and improve our gardens around the school.
Get out your disco shoes because at this week’s assembly 1/2WG and 1/2C
will sing and dance a song for you called FABULOSO! See you in the hall at
1:45 pm.
Drums and Cymbals If you happen to have any old drums, cymbals or bits of old drum kit hanging around your house, please send them in, as they can be put to good use with a new project Ms (Music) Young has brewing. It does not matter if the skins on the drums are broken. Industrial Strength Buckets If you have any strong buckets (metal or plastic) or industrial food buckets strong enough to be struck repetitively with drumsticks, please send them in to Ms (Music) Young.
Ponies If you have any retired ponies on sticks they can be stabled in the music room.
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This January Ms (Music) Young, Mrs Worthington, Ms Poynting and Mrs Ross were fortunate enough to spend a week training in music education as part of the 3-year Sydney Sympho-ny Orchestra Scholarship Program Ms (Music) Young was privileged to obtain for Mascot Public School. TunED-Up is a week-long immersion course of music pedagogy for K-6 teachers with a passion and desire to develop and expand music programs within their school community. This training was held at our very own Mascot Public School and our teachers were joined by 50 teachers from all over the country including as far away as Arnhem Land. The teachers spent the week with some of the best music educators in the country, learning new skills and techniques to take back into their classrooms. They listened, sang, moved, composed, played and danced their way through the week. They even sat in the pit amongst the orchestra, as they rehearsed in the ABC studios for their concert at Parramatta Park. Our teachers had a very spe-cial job as the orchestra played Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture… to play the cannons by way of pop-ping paper bags. John Northington conducted this special event and later visited the school to hold a conducting workshop. This training was an inspiring career highlight for our teachers and they now return to Mascot this year ready to road test their rich training. Mascot are now in their second year of this special scholarship, along with 5 other schools, where students will be exposed to special teaching and learning programs which include a free trip to the Orchestra (for Years 3 & 4 this year and Years 3, 4 & 5 next year), workshops with SSO musicians, tour of the Opera House, teacher training and more.
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What is it? Positive Behaviour for Learning is a whole school approach for creating a positive, safe and sup-portive school climate in which students can learn and develop. Why? Research based Best Practice Promotes whole school language Supports children’s growth and development When PBL is implemented well, teachers and students have more time to focus on relationships and classroom instruction. How it is used here at Mascot Public School Visual signage around school Whole School approach and language Assembly PBL focus Consistent consequences Recording of behaviour Mascot Merit award system
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Above is a diagram of Mascot Public School’s Merit System. It has been changed slightly from past years with a lot of thought and feedback going into the redesign. What is different? 7 years to complete entire system In 2019 students will be aiming for K,1 and 2 = Pennant 3 and 4 = Medal 5 and 6 = Trophy Awards have Respectful, Responsible and Learner expectations on them therefore as a parent or
carer you will be able to see what your child is receiving the award for. New tracking system is being generated to support and record achievements. We have also introduced sports counters that are being handed out during any sporting activity
this also includes lunch and recess. These tokens are placed in sports house box and the sports house with the most is announced in the last week of term.
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Week 5 in FANTASTIC 5/6F!
Here is a look into our Art Day. Our learning of the art element Value, was so much fun! It left us to
play with grayscale filters using technology and we also took on the challenge of experimenting with
the use of lead pencils and charcoal to demonstrate our new skills and expertise. What a fun way to
