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Greenwich Public School Partnership and Opportunity Excellence and Success A Greenwich Road Campus: 72a Greenwich Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3731 F (02) 9906 4120 A Kingslangley Road Campus: 32 Kingslangley Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3217 F (02) 9906 6437 E: greenwich-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au W: www.greenwich-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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Good afternoon Parents, Carers and Friends of Greenwich Public School.

Welcome to Week 5 Term 1.

Yesterday I witnessed our students participate in the Paul Kelly Cup at Gore Hill Oval. Congratulations to

all students who participated in the day. Once again Greenwich students were great ambassadors for our

school.

I must congratulate our students on both campuses for their consideration of both environments.

Greenwich road is being beautifully cared for by Kindergarten and Stage 1 while Stages 2 & 3 on

Kingslangley Road are being incredibly respectful and cooperative during this stressful time of change. I

am very proud of all our students.

Tell Them From Me Survey 2020

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate in a

Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey measures

factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the

NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices.

More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on what

they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact

with them. More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used Tell Them From Me to

survey 5.4 million students. Capturing the voices of our students will help improve how we do things at our

school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will typically take

less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 9 March and 8 May.

Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey is attached to this newsletter. If you do not

want your child or children to participate, please return the form to school by Friday 6 March.

Greenwich Road

Last Thursday afternoon we held a welcome to our new school evening. It was wonderful to see the local

community come along and take the opportunity to view the new buildings. We even had someone who

attended our school in 1929 join us.

Thank you to our P&C and our wonderful student leaders who assisted the executive staff during the

evening. A similar event will be held when Kingslangley Rd is fully operational.

Principal’s Message

Greenwich Public School Partnership and Opportunity Excellence and Success A Greenwich Road Campus: 72a Greenwich Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3731 F (02) 9906 4120 A Kingslangley Road Campus: 32 Kingslangley Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3217 F (02) 9906 6437 E: greenwich-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au W www.greenwich-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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Kingslangley Road Entry Changes

Taylor have advised us that occasionally school access for Kingslangley Road will need to be via the park.

Taylor will have traffic control to inform all teachers and students on arrival. If this occurs and I have

advanced warning, I will notify you through our Schoolbag app. There are occasions however when a

delivery occurs at a time not expected and students and teachers will need to access Henningham Park.

Traffic Control officers will be on duty at all times.

SRC Badging and Whole School Assembly

Our first whole school assembly will be held on March 5 at Greenwich Road campus. All students will need

to start the day at Greenwich Road on that day and Stage 2 and Stage 3 will walk to Kingslangley Road

at the conclusion of the assembly.

Students who are our SRC representatives for 2020 will be given their badges at this assembly and their

parents and carers are invited to join us. Invitations were sent out this week.

Building Organisation

Please refer below for the planned works for the week commencing 24 February 2020;

Main Building (Kingslangley Road)

Continued installation of external building cladding

Finishing off installation of internal plasterboard to level 3.

Continued louver installation around external windows.

Continued preparation to flooring for floor covers

Continued works to stair 1 and 2 handrails

Place concrete to northern amphitheatre area

Detailed excavation of South stair and amphitheatre.

Place concrete to external bridge stair.

Install structural steel to level 3 bridge cover

Building AB&L (Former classrooms and Hall)

Installation of structural steel to new cola area.

Commence construction of fire tank.

Installation of tiles in building A & B.

Painting of internal wall in building A & B.

Preparations of floors in buildings A & B

Installation of sub main

Gates on Greenwich Road

Due to frequent incidents of students leaving the school grounds because of gates being left open once

again, I need to strongly ask that as you move through our school gates you ensure they are closed behind

you. Please understand that this is for security reasons. I am happy to discuss this at any time. Your

patience and understanding would be greatly appreciated. This practice must also happen during GOOSH

times as well.

Thank you for your understanding and assistance.

I hope you have a wonderful week.

Vicki McKenzie

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Office News

Please return the yellow Student Emergency Contact sheet, even if there are no changes, along with the general permission note so we can update your details. Thank you to those who have already returned these forms. A school fee reminder will be sent via email this week.

SPORTING NEWS Basketball Trials - Results

Congratulations to Lucas L (Year 5) who successfully progressed through the North Shore and

Warringah PSSA Basketball Trials last week. We look forward to hearing about Lucas’ results from

yesterday’s Sydney North trials and wish him the best of luck on his future basketball endeavours!

PRIMARY SCHOOL 7s GALA 2020

Any students who are interested in participating in the Primary School 7s Rugby competition please

contact Ms Rutherford by email amelia.rutherford@det.nsw.edu.au

North Shore Zone Swimming Carnival

Last Friday, successful students were issued with their Zone Swimming documentation. Please complete

the permission and payment form and return to the Kingslangley Rd office as soon as possible.

Amelia Rutherford

Sports Coordinator

Dear Greenwich Students, Carers, Families and Friends,

I hope you are all well and that your new school year is happy and rewarding. I had such a fabulous year

down under and miss you all. Australia will always be a second home to me, and my heart has been with

you all as news of the fires hit the airwaves.

I am writing to share some exciting news. When we heard of the fires my school community wanted to

do something. So, they did… This was a grassroots initiative from our students and families. Ms. Smith

will attest to the kind and caring hearts of the Cameron school community.

The Year 6 and 7 Me to We students at my beautiful inner-city school in Burnaby led a school fundraiser

during Valentine’s Day week. They advertised, held a bake sale that raised $238.35, and went class to

class to collect student and family donations. These students collected many $.05, $.10, $.25, $1 and $2

coins as well as $10 and $20 and $50 bills. Many of the donations received came directly out of student

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piggy banks. Two students I know of contributed $50 of their own piggy bank money. I think my favourite

donation was a $.05, a $.25 and a $.01 cent coin from a Year 1 / 2 class. Clearly from the heart! Our Year

6 and 7 students worked very hard and put their hearts into this initiative.

It is with great gratitude that I report our school raised $1916.68 Australian Dollars to support the

outstanding work NSW Firies have done to get the NSW fires under control. So proud of our students and

so proud of the Firies who worked diligently to get the fires under control!

We’re all doing a happy dance here in Canada.

Best to all of you!

Gayle Hernandez, Canadian Exchange Teacher

Book Club

Welcome Parents and students to a wonderful new

year of Book club.

My name is Rachel Daniels and I will be helping Mrs

Walker our lovely Librarian with Book Club this year.

We are encouraging all parents to order your book

club online this year to make ordering easier. This

helps to get all the right books to the right student and

eliminates any discrepancies.

You can go online to scholastic.com.au/loop and

register by clicking on the "register" if you have not

registered before, and you are new to Book club. Following the registration process and creating an

account is easy just follow the prompts.

Another fast and easy way is to head to the App store or your Android equivalent and search for Scholastic

Loop. The App is a red square with a book and the word LOOP on the icon as pictured below. This is the

easiest way to quickly get the book ordered that your child would like from the catalogue.

After you have downloaded the App you can order any time before the due date which will be indicated on

the top corner of the magazine that is issued. Please make sure you have all orders in by the due date to

avoid any disappointment.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via the Junior Campus office.

Happy reading!!

Rachel Daniels

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AWARDS Years 3-6 Week 3 Assembly Swimming Awards

Bronze

Week 4 Swimming Awards

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SCHOOL BANKING – RECOMMENCES AT GREENWICH ROAD CAMPUS ON THURSDAY 5th

MARCH

School banking is offered as a P&C activity, through the Commonwealth Bank School banking program.

It runs under the COLA on Thursday mornings before school (8.45 – 9.10).

If you would like your child to participate in School banking, they will need a Commonwealth Bank

Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child either online or at any Commonwealth

Bank branch. You will need to have on hand identification for yourself and your child - a driver’s licence,

medicare card, and birth certificate are ideal.

On 5th March, you may also establish an account before school at the Greenwich Rd campus.

Jamey from the CBA will be at the Greenwich Rd campus on 5th March, from 8.45 – 9.10. Jamey can

answer any questions you have and can assist you to set up a new account – if you want do this, please

bring along identification for yourself and for your child.

If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account, they can start banking straight

away. They just need to bring in their deposit wallet on Thursdays.

If you would like to know more about School banking, please visit commbank.com.au/banking/school-

banking.html

School banking at Kingslangley Rd will resume in Term 2. In the meantime, students in years 3 – 6

are welcome to bank at Greenwich Rd. on Thursday mornings (they then need to make their own way to

the Kingslangley campus), and/or ask a sibling to bank for them. They can also make a deposit through

any Commonwealth branch.

KINDERGARTEN FAMILY PICNIC

Last Friday, the Kindergarten Family Picnic was held at Berry Island. The feedback was that it was a

great afternoon. Thanks to Myles Kennedy for organising this successful event for our Kindy families.

A few points to note for students new to banking:

Once your child’s account is set up, it takes 24 hours before it can be used for School banking.

The bank will tell you the BSB and account number. The first time your child deposits with School

banking please ensure their name, BSB and account number are all completed on the deposit

slip.

The Student ID number is then generated by the School banking team, after your child banks with

us for the first time. We write it into your child’s deposit book the next time they bank at school.

The minimum deposit is 5 cents.

We are happy for kids to deposit on behalf of older/younger siblings if their siblings have eligible

accounts and send in their banking wallet. We can also split a single note between two accounts.

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P&C SECRETARY ROLE VACANT

The P&C currently needs someone one from the school community to

volunteer for the position of secretary.

The secretary is a key position in the P&C. There are two main

responsibilities:

organising the two meetings per term including agenda setting in

consultation with the other members and taking the minutes of

these meetings.

manning the email and directing to the relevant people in the wider P&C team

Please email greenwichpandc@gmail.com if you are interested or would like more information. The

school community needs your support.

UNIFORM SHOP - Additional opening times

For Term 1 only we will open the Uniform Shop on Monday 2.30pm-

3.15pm as well as the usual Friday 8.30am-9.30am. This is to give all

parents another opportunity to access the shop and the second hand

uniform items.

CLASS LISTS

Class Parents have been appointed and you should be receiving class lists by email soon. If you haven’t

filled in the online parent details form, please do it now so that you can be included in the list and emails:

https://www.greenwichpandc.com/parent-contact-details-2020

P&C FACEBOOK PRIVATE GROUP

The Facebook group for Greenwich P&C is a great source of information and

updates. It is a private group and you will need to request to join.

Just type in the group name: Greenwich Public School P & C and request to join or

use this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1790462490980926/

You must add the class your child is in to ensure only parents join the group.

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LUNCH ORDERS

Regarding cancellation of an order, calls be made to the shop on 02 94397464. Staff will be there to

attend with urgency. Any calls in regards to orders can be made to the shop between the hours of

8.30am and 12pm.

DIARY DATES

Term 1 2020

WEEK 5

Friday 28 February

Clean Up GPS Day

WEEK 6

Thursday 5 March

K-6 Assembly – SRC & House Captain

badging at Greenwich Road campus.

WEEK 7

Thursday 12 March

Support Unit Swimming Carnival

Selective High School placement test

Friday 13 March

Zone Swimming Carnival

WEEK 8

Wednesday 18 March

Kindergarten incursion Bricks for Kids at

Greenwich Road campus

Thursday 19 March

Stage 2 Documentary incursion

(3/4 KJ, 3/4JD & 3/4 CA)

Friday 20 March

Harmony Day Celebration

WEEK 9

Tuesday 24 March

NAPLAN Information Evening

Stage 2 Documentary incursion

(3/4 OM & 3/4 BH)

Wednesday 25 March

Stage 3 Excursion

Friday 27 March

Regional Swimming Carnival

WEEK 10

Thursday 2 April

Autism Awareness Day

Friday 3 April

Clean Up GPS Day

WEEK 11

Tuesday 7 April

Recognition Assembly + Easter Parade

Thursday 9 April

Last day Term 1

HARDCOPY NOTES SENT HOME

Nil

SURVEYS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Nil

EMAIL ATTACHMENTS SENT HOME

THIS WEEK

Invitation to Parents and Carers of SRC

and House Captains Badging

Tell Them From Me student survey:

Information and consent form for parents

and carers

FAQs Tell them From Me student survey

Free Rugby Union Tickets

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