Samuel Terry Public School Newsletter Grays Lane, Cranebrook NSW 2749 Ph: 4730 2888 www.samuelterr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Disco The school discos were a great success last Thursday night with the majority of our students and staff members attending. A lot of fun was had by all and the behaviour of all of the children was outstanding. A big thank you to the P & C for organising the event and it was great to see so many parents assisting in the canteen. Weetbix TRYathlon Decathlete Jake Stein will be presenting at a special school assembly for grades 1-6 on Friday morning for the launch of the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon. Local MP Stuart Ayres and the Mayor of Penrith Ross Fowler will attend the launch as will Olympic 50m Freestyle Silver Medallist James Magnussen. James will then spend extra time after the assembly fielding questions from some of our students and giving tips on leading an active and healthy lifestyle. Staff Car Park Our main staff car park is being extended to take staff cars off the side street parallel to the school fence line. This should ease some of the traffic congestion in the afternoons as parents will have more parking spaces made available to them. A fortnight ago I attached photographs of the new traffic conditions proposed by the Local Traffic Authority. Information and photographs will be posted on the school’s website for your perusal. If you have any concerns in regards to the traffic proposals please contact the Penrith City Council. As mentioned in a newsletter article last term, we have locked the pedestrian access gate next to the staff car park to ensure the safety of the students. It concerns me that some parents continue to walk their children through the car park. Some parents have even called their children to run across the new section of the car park whilst our groundsman was on the Bobcat during its construction. There are three other exits for parents and students to use. Kindergarten Orientation We look forward to meeting our Kindergarten students for 2015 next Thursday, November 13. If you have a child who will be in Kindergarten in 2015 and have yet to enrol, please do so as a matter of urgency so that your child participates in our Kinder Readiness Program. P & C Meeting The next P & C meeting will be held on Monday, November 10 at 7.30pm. The Canteen committee will meet at 7pm. Mr S.Lockley Principal Term 4 Week 5 Wednesday, 8th October CALENDAR TERM 4 WEEK 5 Friday 7th November Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Launch—Samuel Terry Public School 9.15am—10.30am Assembly K-2 Infants 12.15pm 3-6 Primary 2.00pm WEEK 6 Thursday 13th November Kindergarten Orientation 2pm Friday 14th November Assembly K-2 Infants 12.15pm 3-6 Primary 2.00pm WEEK 7 Monday 17th November through to Friday 28th November Swim School Years 2-6 Friday 21st November Assembly K-2 Infants 12.15pm 3-6 Primary 2.00pm MONEY MATTERS Swim School Years 2-6 Total amount, $73, due by Thursday 13th November K-2 End of Year Movie Excursion Hoyts Penrith Plaza Cost is $16.00 SENIOR GIRLS UNIFORM Please place your order now for the senior girls skirt and blouse. This is to guarantee your uniform order. We will not be taking any orders after THURSDAY 13TH NOVEMBER, 2014. Samuel Terry Public School Page 1 Samuel Terry Public School Newsletter PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS Congratulations to our students KG Rielly Smith—Fantastic work in science KNC Olivia Kearney—Always being well behaved, attentive and independent learner KS Shelby Lansley-mearns—Excellent effort and application at all times KA Jett Debono—Improvement in writing 1B Amelia Duke—”On Fire” completion of class work 1F Matilda Williams—Enthusiastic approach and a positive attitude 1W Autumn Mallia—A helpful and sensible class member 2C Jacob Gatt-Martyn—For an unfailingly positive attitude towards all he does 2GL Cooper Weyman—Always being a responsible and reliable class member 2P Kiera Briggs—Respectful, responsible 3H Mark Baraghini—Always displaying school values 3K Logan Lukacic—Being safe, respectful and responsible 3/4OL Ail Unar—Trying hard in all areas 4CW Amber Billing—Excellent work in reading 4G Marco Henic—Being a cooperative group member 5J Kayla Akbal—Being a kind and caring friend 5W Jesse M—Working diligently in maths 6J Wyatt Bax—Always polite 6T Grace Stanley—Improved comprehension results GOLD AWARDS 1st Lachlan Ellis KS, Cloe Bucknor KA, Brodie Andrews KA, Brodie Andrews KA, Kyle W- KA 2nd Lachlan Ellis KS 3rd Holly Pomeroy KG 4th Jett Debono KA, Indiana Keon KS, Lacey Hope KA, Paige Warby KA 11th Lachlan Parkes 3H, Kirrily Blackwell 4CW, Caitlin McVee 3/4OL 13th Jaydee Davies 3H 15th 3rd Banner!! Jacob Perry 3/4OL, Cooper Jaramillo KA, Chelsea Wyngaard 18th Abby Affleck 3H, Hayley Yallop 20th Gold—4th Banner!! Amie-Janette Golding 4G, Cooper Jaramillo KA 21st Dylan Giroud 3/4OL, Georgia Beatty 23rd Erika Harvey 25th Gold—5th Banner!! Alex Maples 6T 26th Teaowera Kolosovs-Eruera 4G, Sienna Driver 4G, Emily Waters 5W Samuel Terry Public School 30th Gold—6th Banner!! Billie Kuczynski 5W 33rd Emma Yallop 6J, Ryan Donaghue 6J, Tiana Dickson 6J 34th Emma Yallop STAR OF THE MONTH AUSSIE OF THE MONTH – Gary Budd 1F KS Lachlan Ellis KA Brodie Andrews, Logan Cashel 1B Biancha D, Amelia Duke, Cohen Phillips 1F Gary Budd, Tahni R, Charlotte T, Jasmin Wright 1W Reagan Alipate, Madison F, Riley Liddell 2P Mikayla Stewart 2GL Montana Lee, Tanikah Eddie 2C Corey Brady, Apryl Kelly, Kayleb Papas, Sam Micallef, Lachlan Terry AUSSIE OF THE MONTH – Jnr Christel Makis Snr Tamara Terry 3H Owen O’Connor, Gianna Fontanot 3K Shakita P, Jesse Charman, Seth Spiteri 3/4OL Caitlin McVee, Tobias Lang 4CW Micah Matijevic, Dylan Boultwood, Bartek Tschirch, Vanessa Baraghini 4G Emma Petersen, Christel Makis, Beau Jobson, Dylan Jobson 5J Tiana Petterson, Shaun T, Courtney T, KirraLee L, Ashleigh Akbal 5W Jesse M, Erika Harvey, Amelia Taylor, Tamara Terry 6T Mia Lennon, Makayla Peacock, Levi Earl, Monique Binns 6J Brendan Matijevic, Liam Turner, Tayla Jameson, Alicia Curtain, Luke Gulyas PSSA SURVEY As part of our communication to the community, we’d like your feedback on whether P.S.S.A. Sport should be part of our program in 2015. Please click on the following link or enter the link into your browser: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P3WC38J The survey will take less than a minute to complete. Page 2