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CROAK Newington Public School Learning for Life

Thursday 10 September 2020 Volume 19: Issue 14

49a Newington Boulevarde NEWINGTON NSW 2127 email: [email protected] Phone (02) 9748 7933 Fax (02) 9748 3120 web: www.newington-p.schools.nsw.gov.au School Hours: 8.55 am - 3.00pm

Athletics Carnival

Kindergarten 2021

If you are yet to lodge your enrolment application for a child starting kindergarten in 2021 or you know some-one in our enrolment boundary who is yet to submit an enrolment form for a child starting kindergarten next year, could you please ensure all forms are submitted before the end of Term 3. We need to start planning for 2021.

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From your Principal

Greg Weeks

Principal

School Attendance

In accordance with advice from NSW Health, parents and carers are reminded not to send children to school if they are unwell, even if they have the mildest flu-like symptoms. NSW Health have requested that schools encourage anyone who is unwell or has even mild flu-like symptoms, to arrange to be tested through their local medical practitioner or one of the COVID-19 clinics. Students with flu-like symptoms will need to be tested and provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test result and be symptoms free before being permitted to return to school. Students who do not undertake a COVID-19 test will not be permitted to return to school for a 10 day period. Ad-ditionally, they must be symptom free for at least 3 days prior to returning to school. Students who have seasonal allergic rhinitis or another condition that presents flu-like symptoms are still required to get tested for COVID-19 and return a negative test result. Where their symptoms continue beyond 10 days, students should provide documentation from their GP confirming their symptoms are typical for their condition. If the student develops new or changed symptoms, they should get tested for COVID-19.

How to be smart and safe on social media

The school has noticed an increase in student issues involving social media interaction outside of school. These issues often spill over into our playground and classrooms and detract from valuable teaching time. It is extreme-ly important to understand the age requirements of social media and to supervise your children when they’re us-ing these apps. Last year the Department of Education released a Digital Citizenship toolkit. The toolkit can be used to help par-ents empower their children to understand how their online behaviour affects themselves and others. You and your child can find information on: • how to ‘be positive’ by understanding online behaviour and its effect • be smart’ by thinking critically and being digitally aware • 'be safe’ by protecting your security, privacy and wellbeing. You can find articles and videos to equip and empower your child to minimise the risks and maximise the oppor-tunities in our digital future. The DoE has partnered with leading researchers to produce this toolkit. Guide your child through important concepts such as: • managing privacy settings in social media • collaborating online • avoiding scams and hoaxes • understanding the law when it comes to online speech

• internet banking, shopping online and much more. I encourage you to visit the toolkit at https://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/

Deputy Principal Awards Congratulations to these students who have earned themselves Deputy Principal awards for their special efforts: Jeremy A, Elaine D, Miray M and Camden F (KDS) for fantastic recount writing with illustrations

Noah N (3L) for writing an excellent weekend recount

All of 4Z for an incredible alphabet food compilation, expertly written and illustrated

Ryan P (4Z) for creating an extremely imaginative comic strip about cyber bullying

Zac K (KS) for a very informative and well-written report about cows.

2GO for creating an entire book of acrostic poems

Amber (5C) for a creative Are You OK? recipe

The following classes were awarded Class of the Week for their display of PBL expectations: Buruwang: 1CG and KM Cumberland: 6B and KR De Coubertin: 2GO and 6S

Year 6 Fun Day What do you get when you mix 105 enthusiastic Year 6 students, 5 awesome Year 6 teachers and a bunch of

wonderfully supportive parents armed with prizes, colour in all its form, game plans, beauty plans, action plans

and fundraising goals….well, Year 6 Fun Day, of course! It will be an amazing day with many a regulation that

inhibits it from looking like previous fun days, but will be just as jampacked and wonderful. In addition to the raf-

fle that is already on sale through our payments section of the website ($2 for 3, $5 for 8, $10 for 20), Fun Day

will take place Thursday 17 September (Week 9): K/1 9.00-10.00am, 2/3 10.00-11.00am, 4/5 11.20-1.00, with

Year 6 students being able to enjoy each others’ stalls during this time, too. The next day, Friday 18 September

Year 6 will hold a Fun Day stall to sell off any left over baked goods and prizes, so please allow your child to

bring money both days to get the most out of Fun Day. Thank you, everyone for your support now and then!

Year 1 Zoo Incursion

Sarah Williams and Natalie Lewis (R)

Deputy Principals


From your Deputy Principals

Going to the zoo by 1CG This week, this week We are going to view the zoo I’m really so excited Tell me now, are you? I hope I see a dingo With muscles that are strong I hope I see an echidna With a tongue that is long I hope I see a cockatoo With feathers that are white I hope I see a crocodile That has a strong bite

I hope I see a kangaroo Jumping in the grass I hope I see a snake Safe behind the glass I hope I see a platypus Eating yabbies with its bill I hope I see a seahorse Breathing with its gills I hope I see an emu Running very fast I hope I see a turtle In a race it would come last

I hope I see a koala Climbing in a gum tree I hope I see a bilby Staring back at me I hope I see a wombat With an upside-down pouch I hope I see an echidna With spines that make you say ouch! This week, this week We are going to view the zoo I’m really so excited Tell me now, are you?

Moreno Darmawan Tyler Poon

Ahmed Akhan


Awards

Congratulations to these recipients receiving Awards for Week 7 and 8 Term 3

Claire Ye Julian Campbell Ruby Jose Xavier Qin Felix Qiu Allen Weng Eugene Kim Delrick Huynh Jacob Chahrouk Sonny Han Sereena Kaur Sabeen Harkaty Raan Yu Juan Kim Emily Dusanovski Greg Seo Mustafa Hussain Isaiah Poon Hareem Imran Asher Kim Aston Yuen Arin Lee Hailey Cho Celeste Zhao Harley Morada Kyle Hu

Emrys Nash Sophia Iskandar-Smyth Elena Tran Sebastian Farag Paige Jorgenson Jia Kim Callan Korathota Jaden Zhang Hriday Majmudar Aarav Sharma Ameena Harkaty Arda Polat Turkeli Giulia Milo Liljana Liskewicz Jordan Park Sumayah Hamid Zac Kamanga Denis Tararykov Alex Yeh Ana Roni Reilly Chan Jeremy Antoune Amrith Rao Daniel Puno Ammar Rangwala Enzo Barreto

Eden Park Noah Caxala Erin Coles Justin Louie Aeden Campling Daniel Evran Alisha Kang Jeremy Moh Jayden Phan Tyson Shepherd Damon Wu Yejee Yun Mustafa Karimi Serin Duru Eddie Lin Kayla Lee Yina Yoon Ian Kang Sebastian Smith-Abisaab

Eshan Ali Ivy Caxala Elina Chen Lili Coubrough Devvin DeSilva Zachariah Kelada Aada Khan

Anne Ko Amelie Lopes Jamie Ma Maisha Mahmood Jemin Park Sophia Margiotta Ava Wong Olivia Shashoua Irene Kim Dallas Wong Jonah Chahrouk Jayden Ng Kevin Zhang Bruno Li Jasper Piercy Erasmus Olivia Qin Deran Simsek Briseis Taylor Aria Boyd Daniel Lambropoulos Yuna Oh Iria Thapa Navin Thawornwiphat Eyyup Aydemir Alice Yuan Gio Yeom

Ian Chen Jay Fuller Izaac Fabe Jizelle Bassal Kyle Camarda Sarah McCamley Atticus Stephenson Mia Casali James Loureiro Haaja Fayad Lana Yi Ruby Nolan

Braeden Crow Isaac Kim Mason Park Evelyn Rompies Nihira Lingamaneni Sakura Stevens Adhvik Rao Sienna Allan Eve McGregor Ellie Weeks Eden Kang Ruby Condliffe Yuna Lee Shlok Seth Tye Middleton Jaxson Keenan James Kurniawan Ryan Lee Gisele Elali Roseline Cho Henry Sunderland Ronin Saritas Isabella Phung

Mina Railey Elloise Nim Katerina Nazarov Amber Shin Xavier Shannahan Olivia Antoune Gabriel Arciga Joel Zuo Stella Tanamal Ammaar Waqar Avni Suman Felicity Kouch Patrick Jirgens Ye Seong Kim Siona Gulati Amelia Yeh Jaenoh Shon Majd Chekeri Sally Ha Bethany Power Sana Thapa Robin Park Hayley Kan

Angelina Liu Zimal Raza Zehra Tavlu Isabel Ballesty Amelia Margiotta Aiden Lim Alexander Farag Zakarya Hamelin Adrian Dabin Isra Eqbal Jeshaiah Caunca Lucy Masana Nikki Zarea Lejla Sinanovic Emily McCleery


Positive Behaviour for Learning

Oval

• Be space wise

• Be sun safe

• Use equipment safely

• Share the space

Term 3

Baking a smile

• A cup of happiness • A pinch of tears • A spoonful of sadness • 2 cups of confidence • A hug for good measure

So now I will ask, Are you OK?

By Amber O 5C

Spotlight


SPOTLIGHT ON LITERACY

AND NUMERACY

2020 Mathematics

ICAS Assessment

This year, Newington Public School participated in the ICAS

Mathematics Assessment online. We facilitated the online

Mathematics assessment each morning of week 7 and al-

most 250 students gave up their own time to participate.

ICAS Assessments are designed to recognise academic

excellence. Students are assessed on their ability to apply

classroom learning to new contexts using higher-order

thinking and problem-solving skills.

Last year, every grade that sat the ICAS Mathematics

Assessment scored above national average. We look

forward to finding out our 2020 results soon!

A huge thank you to Mrs Gibson for her organisation

and facilitation of the assessment.

Thank you to the following teachers who gave up their time to supervise

the assessments: Miss Colley Mrs Oliveira Mrs O’Donnell Mrs Gavrilos Mrs Eldridge Miss Donovan Mrs Lewis Miss Celestino Mrs Stephenson Mrs Gibson


Parenting Insight

Help kids tap into their inner resources My first parenting mentor, Maurice Balson, author of Becoming Better Parents constantly reminded parents, “If you want your child to be resourceful you need to put them in positions to develop their resources.”

Balson’s resourcefulness message is just as apt today. Coping with change, dealing with small losses, handling rejection and overcoming disappointment are the types of experiences that build a child’s or young person’s inner resources.

Developing resourcefulness is the appropriate approach to take when considering the disruptive impact that coronavirus is having on kids’ lives. A child who is struggling to come to grips with the changes brought about by the pandemic initially needs an emphatic, supportive approach. They also need encouragement to tap into their inner resources to help them man-age the hard times. The following strategies will help develop your child or young person’s inner resources.

Give them a chance to be resourceful

Harry, age 10, often leaves his lunch at home. His father, who works from home, won’t take forgotten items to school. Harry either misses lunch or persuades his friends to share their lunches with him. Either way, when Harry leaves his lunch at home he’s forced to rely on his emotional or physical resourcefulness to get by. And he does.

Catch them being resourceful

A child’s behaviours that gain a parent’s attention generally expand. Highlight a child’s good manners, acts of kindness or honesty and you’re more likely to get a repeat of those behaviours. Positive parental recognition is a high motivator for most kids. To encourage your child’s resourcefulness, focus your attention and positive comments on acts of resourcefulness and resilience they exhibit.

Encourage creativity

Sylvia, age 13 walked to school each day, saving her bus fare to spend on clothes that were out of reach of her parents’ budget. Sylvia found a way to overcome her money problem in her own way. Children and young people usually come up with very creative solutions when they’re allowed to own their problems.

Develop coping skills

Kids rely on their coping skills to help them manage their emotional states when life throws them curve balls. Build your child’s set of coping skills through direct teaching, modelling and discussion. Humour, distraction, relaxation, exercise, play and thought-distancing are some of the more common coping skills kids can use to help them tolerate their difficult feelings.

The resourcefulness a child develops when they experience adversity doesn’t desert them when life returns to nor-mal. It waits in the background, ready to be drawn upon again when hardships, frustrations and difficulties come their way.

Michael Grose

Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educators. He’s an award-winning speaker and the author of 12 books for parents including Spoonfed Generation, and the bestselling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It. Michael is a former teacher with 15 years experi-ence, and has 30 years experience in parenting education. He also holds a Master of Educational Studies from Monash University specialising in parenting education.


School Programs

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2020. Kindergarten Dan C, Hailey C, Elaine D, Gianna M, Mason R, Atticus S, Yina Y Year 1 JJ B, Jamie B, Ava C, Jin C, Majd C, Catharina C, Aaron C, Felix d, Lachlan D, Virginia F, Gabi G, Callan K, Cooper L, Angelina R, Tim T and Ryan W Year 2 Dream C, Serena G, Panya S, Inara S, Mitchell W, Jemma W and En Long Z Year 3 Mohib C, Alissa C and Emily D Year4 Camila CG, Zakarya H, Nicholas K, Aiden L, Amelia M, Advay UN, Saskia W and Ava W Year 5 Nikitha A, Arya G, Brendan K and Maria M Year 6 Ruhara P, Aymen V and Ava W Thank you to all those how participated in this year’s Reading Challenge.

Mrs Arnott ‘The more that you read, the more things you will know.’ Dr Seuss.

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