TERM 1 | WEEK 7 | 11 MARCH IMPORTANT DATES Wed 13/3 Student Banking P&C Meeting 7.30pm Thurs 14/3 Selective High School Test Friday 15/3 Scope IT - Stage 3 Wed 20/3 Student Banking Thurs 21/3 Harmony Day Friday 22/3 Scope IT - Stage 3 Takari Ave Clare Point NSW 2250 | 02 4325 0594 | [email protected]www.pointclare-p.schools.nsw.edu.au | www.facebook.com/PointClarePS/ | [email protected]NEWSLETTER POINT CLARE PUBLIC SCHOOL Nurturing Inspiring Achieving Thought of the Week SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS At Point Clare Public School, every student is known, valued and cared for. We are committed to focusing on building individual strengths and pas- sions. We are attempting to do this by creating strong partnerships with our parents, support agencies and other external providers to support student needs. To ensure greater success for every student we are working hard to embed systems that will review individual progress and celebrate success of every child. Every week I look forward to sharing more success stories with you about our PCPS students. Below are some examples of students who have produced clever pieces of work after the teacher has differentiated the lesson to suit their learning needs in Science & Technology and English. SCHOOL UNIFORM REVIEW According to the Department of Education (DOE) it is a requirement of all schools to review how they implement the DOE Uniform policy on a three year cycle. To meet this requirement the school executive and the P&C Uniform Committee will be meeting on 22 March 2019 to review current practices and to ensure that the school meets the required guidelines. In addition to this, the meeting will also discuss the possibility of introduc- ing house coloured t-shirts for “in-school” sporting activities. We would greatly appreciate our community feedback about this proposal and any other general feedback about the school uniform via the following survey. Please note that the survey will close on 21 March 2019 at 5pm. https://tinyurl.com/y2qdgnej Friday, 29 March, 2019
SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS At Point Clare Public School, every student is known, valued and cared for. We are committed to focusing on building individual strengths and pas-sions. We are attempting to do this by creating strong partnerships with our parents, support agencies and other external providers to support student needs. To ensure greater success for every student we are working hard to embed systems that will review individual progress and celebrate success of every child. Every week I look forward to sharing more success stories with you about our PCPS students. Below are some examples of students who have produced clever pieces of work after the teacher has differentiated the lesson to suit their learning needs in Science & Technology and English.
SCHOOL UNIFORM REVIEWAccording to the Department of Education (DOE) it is a requirement of all schools to review how they implement the DOE Uniform policy on a three year cycle. To meet this requirement the school executive and the P&C Uniform Committee will be meeting on 22 March 2019 to review current practices and to ensure that the school meets the required guidelines. In addition to this, the meeting will also discuss the possibility of introduc-ing house coloured t-shirts for “in-school” sporting activities. We would greatly appreciate our community feedback about this proposal and any other general feedback about the school uniform via the following survey. Please note that the survey will close on 21 March 2019 at 5pm.
https://tinyurl.com/y2qdgnej
Friday, 29 March, 2019
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SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL 2020The selective high school placement test will be held this coming Thursday 14 March 2019. Applications for placement in Year 7 in 2020 closed on 12 November 2018. Late applications are not accepted. Test centre information and test authority letters were sent by email (unless parents chose to receive mail only) after 5 pm on 28 February 2019.If you haven’t received any notification, you should contact High Performing Students Unit via:Email: [email protected] Or PH: 1300 880 367
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE This Friday our school will be participating in the National Day of Action against Bullying. The children in all class-es from K-6 have been participating in a range of activities aimed at reducing the frequency of bullying and developing a stronger understanding of what bullying actually is for the children. This will be further reinforced by our Peer Support program which will be focusing on Anti-bullying as the first major topic of the year. Our clever Stage 3 students are learning how to be an effective Peer Support Leader today in preparation for the program launch in a few weeks’ time. Additionally our teaching staff have been working through some profes-sional development opportunities around Anti- Bullying and have collectively agreed to complete three more courses after work hours through the E-safety commissioner. The staff will be involved in these activities after school hours on April 30th, May 7th and June 6th.
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT DAY VARIATION – FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2019After consulting with our P&C Association, the school teaching & administration staff and our Educational Director, Point Clare Public School will finish Term 1 one day earlier than previously advertised. The students will now finish Term One on Thursday the 11 April, 2019 and will resume school for Term 2 on Monday 29 April 2019. The reason for the change is due to a whole school professional learning event that is only possible on the 12 April 2019 for the teaching staff. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to our families and the wider community. We ask that all families please make alternative arrangements for your children on that specific date - 12 April, 2019 Mr Scott Campbell - Principal
SOME OF OUR AWARD WINNERS FROM LAST WEEK
SPORTING NEWS BRISBANE WATER ZONE SWIMMING CARNIVALThe cheers for Point Clare were loud and strong at the Peninsula Leisure Centre during last Friday’s zone swimming carnival. Our students performed well throughout the day, returning with a swag of certificates and two age champions. It was truly a fantastic performance! Our age champions were:• Haylie G in the 12/13 years girls division• Henry Mc in the junior boys division Overall Point Clare PS finished first in the point score to be named BWPSSA Zone Champion Swimming School.The Sydney North Regional Carnival is on the 28th March at the Hombush Aquatic Centre. Students who finished first, second or third in their 50 metres freestyle events and first and second in all other events (de-pending on entry times) have qualified for this carnival. Our school results were:• Henry Mc - 1st in the 50metres freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly and 200m medley and 3rd in the back stroke• Haylie G - 1st in the 100metres and 50metres freestyle, butterfly, 200metres medley and 3rd in the breast stroke• Cooper M - 1st in the 8yrs 50metres freestyle• Junior Girls Relay team consisting of Charlie S, Samantha G, Eva S and Elvira F finished 1st.• Charlie S - 2nd in the 200metres medley, 3rd in the 50metres freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke• Zac J - 3rd in the 100metres freestyle and 200metres medley• Xander S - 3rd in the 50metres freestyle• Max B - 3rd in the 50metres freestyle• Samuel W - 3rd in the 50metres freestyle Well done to all our Point Clare swimmers and good luck to those going to regional. Please note that Zone swimming certificates will be presented at this Friday’s Primary assembly commencing at 2.00 pm. Parents are most welcome to attend.Steve Rayner SOCCER & TENNIS Well done to Toby F and Zac J who represented our school in the Zone Soccer Trials last week. Both boys trialled well and were selected in the Zone team! We wish them all the best at Sydney North.Good luck to Tristan PM who will be representing our school tomorrow at the Sydney North Tennis Trials. Alana Currie SOME SPORT PHOTOS FROM LAST WEEK
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NUDE FOOD DAYNude food day is held on the first Wednesday of each month. Nude food day is about not bringing any plastic packaging or anything disposable besides food. Food scraps are not included. We would love for all Point Clare students to participate so that we can help reduce land fill and keep our environment clean.Year 6 Nude Food Day Committee SCHOOL PHOTOSSchool photo day is Friday 29 March. Order envelopes will be going home with students this Wednesday. Please only return this envelope with your child on photo day. Sibling order envelopes are available in the school office. Please note, full school uniform must be worn on this day, not sport uniform. SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBOrders are due back by Tuesday 19 March. Late orders will not be accepted. NEW SCHOOL BANKING REWARDS NOW AVAILABLE!
Exciting new Term 1 Polar Savers rewards are now available, while stocks last! Scented Stackable Highlighters Snowy Origami Set
For every deposit made at school students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individual-ly collected 10 tokens, they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are two new items released each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them!
Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every Wednesday.
P&C NEWS HARMONY DAY – SPECIAL LUNCH Online orders for the special Harmony Day lunch can be placed from 9.00am on Thursday 14 March until 9.00am on Tuesday 19 March. Please note, regular menu items are still available for online orders.
ELECTION DAY – 23 MARCH 2019 The P&C are holding food stalls outside the School Hall on Election Day. We have volunteer opportunities to man the food stalls for an hour at a time throughout the day from 8.00am. We need about 35 volunteers to cover the day - of course you can do two hours if you wish!
Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn’t work) to go to the signup sheet and pick your hour or two:
CAKE STALL 8.00 am to 3.00 pm (or till 5pm if any left) - need two people per hour
https://volunteersignup.org/TF34F
HOT FOOD STALL 8.00 am to 3.00 pm
Bacon and egg rolls from 8.00am to 10.30am and then sausage sandwiches from 10.30am to 2.00 pm & tidy up - need 3 people per hour - cooks/sambo makers/money takers.
https://volunteersignup.org/8CEYD
To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.
Thank you for volunteering!
RAFFLE TICKETS - EASTER Raffle tickets are being distributed today. Tickets are $1.00 each. There is a prize for the student that sells the most tickets. To be eligible for this prize, all raffle tickets must be returned to the school office by Monday 8 April. The raffle will be drawn following the Easter hat parade on Wednesday 10 April.
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