MAROUBRA BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/home Duncan Street Maroubra 2035 Newsletter Week 3 Term 4 2014 ph: 9349 1569 Fax: 9349 5836 Email : [email protected] Web Site : http://www.maroubraba-p.schools.nsw.edu.au A Dear Parents and Carers, Staffing News Assembly Next Week KM Congratulations to Rose Strachen who was successful through merit selection to gain the permanent position of General Assistant at Maroubra Bay Public School. Rose has been filling the position on a casual basis and has done a great job in making our school such a showpiece. Congratulations Rose !! New Assistant Principal As our enrolments have increased we are now entitled to a third Assistant Principal for 2015. We have been able to advertise this position and form a panel to employ through the merit selection process. Thanks yet again to our P&C Secretary Trevor Byrne who agreed to be our parent representative on the panel. I have submitted the advertisement which will be on the DEC jobs website for the next two weeks. The panel will consist of: Kathy Sydenham– Convenor Belinda McLean– Assistant Principal Pagewood Public School Trevor Byrne– Parent Representative /P&C Secretary Dates for Your Diary Term 4 Friday 24th October Bigstart First Session Sunday 2nd November Advancelife Family Photo Fundraiser Monday 17th November— Friday 21st November Book Fair Monday 24th November Year 4 Boys Visit to Randwick Boys High School Kay Spicer– Teacher Representative Friday 5th December Enrolments 2015– Bigstart End Of Year Concert We have 70 students enrolled in Bigstart for our first session tomorrow which is the largest number of students we have ever had. Because of the number of parents coming to the parent workshops we will be holding them in the hall. Thursday 11th December School Picnic at Botany Pools If you intend to enrol your child for 2015 or know anyone who is please get in touch with the school as soon as possible. End of Year Concert Halloween Mufti Day As we make final preparations for concert items could parents please let their child’s teacher know if they will be away from school on the day. If some of the dancers and characters are missing on the day it will spoil the item. Please don’t leave it to the last minute!! Friday 31st October Kathy Sydenham Principal CURRICULUM /ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS BIgstart Top Playground School Grounds Due to the large number of Bigstart students the top playground will be out of bounds on Friday mornings. The installation of new steps across the access road to the oval has been completed along with a guard rail and balustrades. These replace the old steps that were too narrow to negotiate safely . It would be greatly appreciated if on Friday mornings parents and students could : Not use the top pedestrian entrance to enter or exit the school use the bottom playground and COLA when waiting for the 9:00am bell to ring. SPARK Reading Program Every year children are chosen to participate in the SPARK reading program. The SPARK program is a partnership between Maroubra Bay Public School and Mi9. The program has been running at the school for the past two terms and has been a wonderful opportunity for our students to develop positive relationships with a reading mentor from the corporate world. The SPARK program finished last Tuesday with the students receiving a certificate and book prize from their mentors. Thank you to Mr Mac for organising the program this year and ensuring that it was such a great success. Birthday Parties at School The outdoor classroom is a wonderful venue for birthday parties and it is great to see it being used by the school community. If you are planning a party in the area could you please just ring and let Dario know so we can put the date on a booking calendar. This will avoid double booking and it is important that the school knows who is on site after normal school hours in case of emergencies. The storeroom at the rear of 5/6G is finally almost complete and is now a much more useable space as it is now just one open space. School Fees As we are getting very close to the end of the school financial year it would be appreciated if all outstanding school fees could be paid as soon as possible. Not having a direct debit facility this year has meant that we are significantly down on the number of school fees paid. At the moment we have run most enrichment programs at a loss this year and our resources will be stretched if we are to try and keep these running in 2015. Payment can be made to the office by cash or cheque. Professional Development Mrs Vouros has just completed a three day professional development course titled Targeted Early Numeracy (TEN) Trainer. TEN is a program that targets numeracy in the crucial early school years. The aim of the program is to ensure that students reach the required benchmarks prior to Year 3. This ensures that the students have all the necessary foundations to build on their numeracy knowledge. It is envisaged that the program will be rolled out next year for all K-2 classes. PSSA PSSA sport continues tomorrow. The AFL teams will be playing at Heffron Park, while the T-Ball and Softball teams will play at Booralee Park . I would like to remind all parents and carers that students need to wear mouth guards to play AFL. As always parents carers and friends are invited to attend the games to support our teams. Mark Gigli Sport Co-Ordinator CURRICULUM /ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS School Leaders A letter went home last week with all Year 5 students explaining the process of standing for election as a 2015 School Leader. I would like to remind students and parents that their letters stating why they would like to run for election as school leader are due this Monday, 27th October. Mark Gigli 5/6G Teacher A flyer was sent home recently regarding the upcoming event at Maroubra bay Public School. On Sunday the 2nd November, we invite you to take advantage of the special offer from Advanced Life Photography for only $15. Please call Dario or email the address on the flyer to reserve your time. Technology Telstra Kids Grant Success!! Great news Maroubra Bay! We are delighted to announce our success in applying for a $1,200 grant from the Telstra Kids Fund. Telstra Kids funds much needed programs that can make a big difference to kids’ lives in school. Our Telstra Kids grant will be used to purchase two much needed laptop computers for students to use in the classroom. These computers will replace some of our ageing computer technology currently in use. Selective high schools Huge thanks to Stephanie Steadman who kindly recommended we apply for the Telstra Kids Fund program and prepared our application for submission. We are very excited to share in the million dollars the Telstra Foundation provides each year to help kids across Australia. eT4L Rollout Next week Maroubra Bay will be receiving 9 new laptop computers as part of the NSW government eT4L computer rollout. The arrival of these resources could not have come at a better time with increasing enrolments at Maroubra Bay and the recent completion of the new network cabling to J and H block. In the coming weeks, all students at Maroubra Bay will have access to computers in their classrooms to support education programs being taught in class. Care will be given to ensure that these new laptops are shared evenly throughout the school to give every child the opportunity to develop their ICT skills in the classroom environment. Daniel Crowther Computer Co-ordinator Online application for Year 7 entry to selective high schools in 2016 is now open. Find out more: http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/k6assessments/shsplacement/index.php Managing your child's weight It's all about family when it comes to influencing children's waistlines and no number of wonder diets can beat some simple changes at home. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/ zh/wellbeing/fitness/managing-your-childs-weight Choosing the right school shoes Can those school shoes last...one...more...term.....? And are the expensive ones REALLY better for your child’s feet? Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/ wellbeing/health/choosing-the-right-school-shoes Creative reading If your child is full of great ideas, share these 22 slides to help them tell their stories. Pixar's 22 rules for great creative writing are brilliant! http:// bit.ly/1fyxNK3 The Maths Behind The Fibonacci Spiral This term stage 3 has been learning about the Fibonacci and Archimedean spiral, and how we can accomplish the correct measurements to turn one of these into a spiral herb garden. On Wednesday the 22nd of October Holger, a kindergarten parent, volunteered to explain how the Fibonacci number pattern was figured, and the measurements needed to recreate our very own Fibonacci spiral. He started off explaining how Fibonacci’s father was a merchant and how he was always travelling. And then one day Fibonacci went with his Dad to Africa. Whilst travelling with his Dad he learnt a different system of numbers, known as the Hindu Arabic number system. He believed that this was much simpler than Roman Numerals and he tried to teach others this by writing a book, named Liber Abacci. In this math book he explained all about how to teach yourself Hindu Arabic numerals, and set up homework activities for readers. In one of these examples he had used multiplying rabbits as an example, which is how the Fibonacci pattern was formed. 1,1,2,3,5,8,13 . . . you find the sum of the current number by the previous number. We continued to learn about how petals grow away from each other and the ‘Golden Angle’ then his wife Jo showed an example of an Archimedean spiral. She told us that ‘Linear’ was when you walk in a straight line and uniform circular motion was when you walked along the exterior of a circle. Jo then switched on a record player and placed a piece of paper on it and let it slowly start at a constant motion. She then took a texta and drew a straight line at a constant speed, creating a perfect Archimedean spiral, leaving everyone baffled. Everyone was extremely grateful that Holgar used his own time to teach us about the Maths behind the Fibonacci spiral and we can’t wait to start gardening next week. Rachael Corban 5/6G CURRICULUM /ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS Catholic Scripture Father Phillips Royan and the Scripture teachers from St Mary & St Joseph Church are hosting a family celebration on Tuesday 11th November. Commencing at 6.00pm , with refreshments in the parish hall afterwards. Invitations for the mass have been sent home with your child To help us cater, please return the pink reply form ASAP. Carmel Cessario Catholic Scripture co-ordinator Public speaking made easier. Top Achievements from Randwick Boys’ High School I am always pleased to report the outstanding achievements of our students to our community. I am incredibly pleased to report the following which show the diversity of talent in our school and the superior levels of achievement being reached in so many areas by the talented young men of our school. This week, I presented awards to students who: achieved medallions (top 1%) in national Science competitions in Chemistry, Physics, and the Science Olympiad; achieved High Distinctions in the Science Olympiad and achieved Distinctions in the same competition. Many people rate speaking in public as one of their worst fears. But it’s an important skill for kids to master, which is part of the reason why we start them off with News in Kindergarten and progress to other presentation skills from an early age. Helping your child prepare their speeches and presentations at home will really boost their confidence. Here are practical tips any parent can use: http:// bit.ly/Kr3ukB We also recognised two students whose artistic talents are earning recognition: one who has earned a place in the cast for the forthcoming commercial production of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat to play in Chatswood later this year; another who has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Moran Contemporary Photography Prize. This is a magnificent achievement all the more so, when we consider that this young man is only in Year 7! Motivating “laid-back” children Finally, I was very proud to present to an outstanding State Champion his recognition certificate from the NSW Government for his sporting excellence at State level. Why do some children prefer to lead a lazybones life, while others love to tear around the sports field? Is it a hereditary trait? And what can parents do to encourage those children to get up off the sofa, or switch off the computer, and get a little physical? Find out more: http://bit.ly/1s5TN5Z It’s not too many schools that can boast this diversity of talent and achievement. I am very proud of the achievement of these young men and equally proud of the positive and supportive way in which their peers recognise, support and share in their achievements. It is one of the many things that makes Randwick Boys’ High School such a supportive environment. Lunch box ideas Wayne Duncombe Kids tired of the same old sandwiches for lunch each day? School A to Z’s Lunchbox section has some fresh ideas to help busy parents add some healthy, fresh variety to school lunches. http:// bit.ly/qsfDOE Principal Randwick Boys High School
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