Welcome back to Term 3. I hope everybody had a safe and enjoyable school holidays, ready to be the best learners that we can be. This term is already over- flowing with busy acvies and is looking to be a fantasc term. Unfortunately, I have been unwell and have not yet returned to school. If you require assistance during my absence, please contact the office and the teacher relieving for me will be able to assist you. Student-Led Conferences Student-Led Conferences will take place during Educaon Week 5th - 9th August. These take the place of tradional Parent-Teacher interviews. Students will lead a 3 way conference with their parents/carers and teachers, showcasing work they are proud of, taking ownership of their learning. Parents will be able to celebrate these successes with their child and set future goals. Each teacher has been assigned a specific day to conduct their conferences. · K/1F - Monday 5th August · 5/6H - Tuesday 6th August · 3/4S - Wednesday 7th August · 1/2N - Thursday 8th August Your child must accompany you to the conference, even if this is before or aſter school hours. Please collect your child from either the library or science lab before your conference me and then accompany your child to their classroom where the teacher will meet you. A sign will be set up near the office on the day to show you where to collect the students from. If you have not returned your booking form, please do so as soon as possible to avoid missing out on your preferred meslot. It is a first in best dressed process. Community PBL Congratulaons to our two Community PBL awardees for the last two award nights, Addison Towers and Lacey Atkinson. Addison was nominated for her award in Term 2 Week 10 by a teacher from Raymond Terrace Public School for being absolutely delighul to her and her students at Star Struck. Her manners were impeccable and is an asset to Salt Ash Public School. In Week 1 Lacey received her award for always demonstrang the school’s PBL values of being a posive, respecul and safe learner. Lacey follows these values at school and in the community. Congratulaons girls! A message from the Principal What’s On 30th July Hunter Dance Festival, Zone Athletics Carnival 31st July Early Stage 1 Public Speaking @ Mayfield West PS, Stage 3 @ Shortland PS 1st August Beanie for Brain Cancer Day 2nd August Zone Athletics Carnival 5th-9th August Education Week 5th-9th August Student-Led Conferences 9th August Red Nose Day, Marketplace Performance Salt Ash Public School Term 3 Week 2 Notes in circulation Public Speaking Zone Athletics Carnival Marketplace Performance Student Led– Conferences Red Nose Day Menu POSITIVE RESPECTFUL AND SAFE LEARNERS
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Welcome back to Term 3. I hope everybody had a safe and enjoyable school holidays, ready to be the best learners that we can be. This term is already over-flowing with busy activities and is looking to be a fantastic term.
Unfortunately, I have been unwell and have not yet returned to school. If you require assistance during my absence, please contact the office and the teacher relieving for me will be able to assist you.
Student-Led Conferences
Student-Led Conferences will take place during Education Week 5th - 9th August. These take the place of traditional Parent-Teacher interviews. Students will lead a 3 way conference with their parents/carers and teachers, showcasing work they are proud of, taking ownership of their learning. Parents will be able to celebrate these successes with their child and set future goals. Each teacher has been assigned a specific day to conduct their conferences.
· K/1F - Monday 5th August
· 5/6H - Tuesday 6th August
· 3/4S - Wednesday 7th August
· 1/2N - Thursday 8th August
Your child must accompany you to the conference, even if this is before or after school hours. Please collect your child from either the library or science lab before your conference time and then accompany your child to their classroom where the teacher will meet you. A sign will be set up near the office on the day to show you where to collect the students from.
If you have not returned your booking form, please do so as soon as possible to avoid missing out on your preferred timeslot. It is a first in best dressed process.
Community PBL
Congratulations to our two Community PBL awardees for the last two award nights, Addison Towers and Lacey Atkinson. Addison was nominated for her award in Term 2 Week 10 by a teacher from Raymond Terrace Public School for being absolutely delightful to her and her students at Star Struck. Her manners were impeccable and is an asset to Salt Ash Public School. In Week 1 Lacey received her award for always demonstrating the school’s PBL values of being a positive, respectful and safe learner. Lacey follows these values at school and in the community. Congratulations girls!
A message from the Principal
What’s On
30th July Hunter Dance
Festival, Zone Athletics
Carnival
31st July Early Stage 1
Public Speaking @
Mayfield West PS, Stage 3
@ Shortland PS
1st August Beanie for Brain
Cancer Day
2nd August Zone Athletics
Carnival
5th-9th August Education
Week
5th-9th August Student-Led
Conferences
9th August Red Nose Day,
Marketplace Performance
Salt Ash Public School Term 3 Week 2
Notes in
circulation
Public Speaking
Zone Athletics Carnival
Marketplace Performance
Student Led– Conferences
Red Nose Day Menu
P O S I T I V E R E S P E C T F U L A N D S A F E L E A R N E R S
NAIDOC celebrations
On Friday 5th July we celebrated NAIDOC week. Our day was filled with cultural activities where students rotated through including art, music and stories. Uncle Gavie once again shared his great knowledge of Aboriginal culture with our students. He also performed a smoking ceremony and invited students to participate in it by walking around as he sang traditional songs and played the Didgeridoo. What a wonderful day.
Dance Festival
Tomorrow, 20 students will participate in the Hunter Dance Festival performing Men in Black for the first time. They will attend a rehearsal in the afternoon and then perform in the evening at Wests Newcastle. Students are reminded that they need to bring with them their plain white shirt, plain black long plants, black shoes and black socks. They will be given a jacket, tie and sunglasses for the performance. Students will need to be collected from the auditorium foyer at 8pm. A huge thank you to Mrs Smailes for taking over Dance Festival in my absence.
MarketPlace Performance
During Education Week, Salt Ash Public School has been invited to showcase Public Education talent at the Ray-mond Terrace MarketPlace on Friday 9th August. Buses will transport the students to and from the performance. There is no cost for this excursion. Dance group will be required to bring their Men In Black costume and the choir will wear full school uniform. A permission note has been sent home today.
Public Speaking Finalists
Congratulations to our SAPS Public Speaking Finalists who will be representing our school this week. Just before the holidays we held our school final where two students from each stage were selected to go on to the next stage of the competition and compete at other local schools. Congratulations to Scarlette and Charlotte (ES1), Lylah and Braxton (Stage 1), Aylira-Jayde and Zali (Stage 2) and Cooper and Aleisha (Stage 3). Good luck! Well done to all of the students who were chosen to represent their class at our SAPS final.
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Beanie for Brain Cancer Week
This week is Beanie for Brain Cancer Awareness Week. We are asking all students and staff to support this cause by wearing your beanie on Thursday and bringing in a gold coin donation.
Planned maintenance
Over the holidays we have had some planned maintenance taken place and is nearly at competition. K/1F and 1/2N classrooms have been repainted and new pin boarding added around the walls, the COLA has new gutters and down pipes, the staff toilets are being retiled and the old toilet block is also being freshened up. There are still a few things to be finished off with the temporary fencing to be pulled down after this occurs.
Silent Disco
A big congratulations to all of the students who were eligible and attended the Term 2 Rewards Day, our largest percentage of students yet, meaning so many positive, respectful and safe learners here at Salt Ash Public School. There was so much fun had by all at the Silent Disco. Each student was given a pair of headphones to wear and they could choose between three different music channels which could be alternated between for the entire disco, depending on their music taste. Everyone had an absolute ball and it was a great way to finish such a positive term.
You Can Do It! Award Recipients
Congratulations go to the following students for receiving their You Can Do It awards for continuing to follow the keys to success of being Confident, Resilient, Persistent, Organised and Getting Along.
Jamison, Leo, Sophie W, Xavier, Mitchell, Aiden, Libby, Chloe A, Addison, Annabella and Phoebe.
How many has your child read?
Mrs Ruth Higginbottom
Teacher Librarian
Scrap Wool Wanted
Do you have any scrap wool laying around that we could use for a Book Week craft project?
Any amount appreciated. Please drop it into the school or send to school with your child.
Thanks in advance.
Mrs Ruth Higginbottom
Teacher Librarian
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Office News
Payments to school
Payments can be made in cash at the office or online on the school website. Cash payments must be submitted
with the correct amount as the school does not issue change. If the cash submitted is higher than required we
will credit towards your child’s account. Please remember that we do not accept credit card or eftpos payments
at the office. All online payments must be made before 5pm two days before payment is due.
Canberra Excursion - instalment 3 & 4 are now overdue, instalment 5 is due by 16th August.
Year 6 Shirts - have been ordered with an estimated delivery in Week 2 of term.
Lost Property Items
Our lost property is still overflowing with clothing. We will be placing the Lost Property Basket in front of the
office stairs all this week until Friday 2nd August for parents and students to look through for any missing
items. Please note that ALL of the remaining items after Friday will be discarded on Monday 5th August.
Canteen News
Our Canteen will operate as normal with lunch orders on our Red Nose Day Friday 9th August as well as our Red Nose Menu which all students will receive a note home today. All orders for this day will need to be in by Wednesday 7th August.
We are starting a Fresh for Kids Campaign which encourages healthy choices. Children will receive a sticker for their healthy choices purchased at the Canteen. Collect two stickers to win a fruit scented stamper pen and other prizes can be won! See the Fresh for Kids information in this Newsletter.
Our Canteen desperately NEEDS VOLUNTEERS for both Mondays and Fridays otherwise we will not be able to continue operating.
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