District Cross Country...Rautan - sharpener Penggaris - ruler Gunting - scissors Lem - glue Kertas - paper Buku - book Papan tulis - whiteboard Komputer - computer Meja - desk Tas

Scotts Head Public School - 21 Vernon Street, Scotts Head NSW 2447

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Teamwork Respect Responsibility Honesty

Important Dates

Gillian Stuart—Principal

Term 2 |Week 3| 14 May 2019

Exams test your

memory, life tests your

learning; others will test

your patience.

Fennel Hudson

Indo Corner Pensil - pencil Pena - pen Penghapus- - rubber/eraser

Rautan - sharpener Penggaris - ruler Gunting - scissors

Lem - glue Kertas - paper Buku - book

Papan tulis - whiteboard Komputer - computer Meja - desk

Tas sekolah - school bag Jam dinding - clock Guru - Teacher

Nampan - tray

Boleh saya pinjam pensilmu? May I borrow your pencil?

Benda-Benda di Ruang Kelas (Classroom Objects)

Term 2 2019

May 14 to 20 NAPLAN (Years 3 and 5)

Friday 24/5/19 Note:

Visit from the Indonesian Consulate (Change of Date)

Friday 7/6/19

Ocean Day

Friday 28/6/19

Athletics Carnival

District Cross Country

On Friday, Liam, Nina, Elkie, Urukhai, Ella, Bayley and Luan went to Bowraville

to represent Scotts Head in the district cross country. On a hot day over a

rugged course, these students showed tremendous determination to

complete the run while being positive and determined representatives of our

school and community. Special congratulations to Bayley (2nd place 10 years

boys) and Nina (1st place 12 years girls). Well done everyone!

Pak Chris.

Weekly Round Up

Scotts Head Public School - 21 Vernon Street, Scotts Head NSW 2447

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Principal’s Column This Week’s Whale Awards and Class Academic Awards

Hello, Giinagay, Hai,

This week is NAPLAN for our Year 3 and Year 5 students. The

following message to students was read out yesterday in

preparation for NAPLAN starting today.

“To Our Dearest Students from Year 3 and Year 5, this week

you will sit your NAPLAN test.

Before you take this test there is something very important

for you to know. This test does not assess all of what makes

each of you exceptional and unique.

The people who score these tests don’t know that some of

you love to sing, are good at drawing or can teach others how

to use a computer program. They have not seen the way that

some of you can dance with grace or speak confidently to a

large group. They do not know that your friends count on you

to be there for them when they are sad. They do not know

that you participate in sports, help your mum and dad or that

you play with your little sister or brother or your cousins. They

do not know that you are caring, thoughtful and that every

day you try your best.

These attributes cannot be tested. The scores you get from

this test will tell you how you did on that day but they will not

tell you everything. They can’t tell you that you have improved

on something that you once may have found difficult. They

can’t tell you that you brighten up your teacher’s day. They

can’t tell you how amazingly special you are.

So come to school, ready to do your best for the NAPLAN test

and remember that there is no way to ‘test’ all of the

wonderful things that make you, YOU!”

District Cross Country

Last Friday, our students travelled to Bowraville for the

District Cross Country.

We were well represented by a wonderfully behaved group

that did our school proud. Congratulations to all the students

who represented our school with so much enthusiasm.

Thanks to all the parents for transporting our students.

Thanks to Ritchie and Pak Chris for supporting our students

on the day.

Visible Learning

Visible Learning Plus is based on one simple belief: every

student should experience at least one year’s growth

over the course of one school year.

Our dedicated teachers came in on Saturday with other

local schools to begin their Visible Learning Plus

Professional Development Programme. It provides an in-

depth review and change model for schools based on

John Hattie's research. With a seminar and support

series the Visible Learning Plus team helps schools to

find out about the impact they are having on student

achievement. This day will substitute for one of the staff

development days at the end of year.

Visible Learning Plus is unique because it not only gives

teachers evidence to prove that what we are doing is

effective, it provides the data-gathering techniques we

need to continuously measure our impact on student

learning and use evidence to inform the next

professional learning steps.

Thank you to our P&C for the wonderful cupcakes they

made for Mother’s Day, they were absolutely beautiful!

Thanks, yaarri yaraang, terima kasih.

Bu Gillian

Gillian Stuart—Principal

Thank you to Cath for

giving her time and

expertise last Tuesday

to demonstrate how to

make beeswax wraps.

The wraps were a

beautiful gift for

Mother’s Day.

Beeswax Wrap Workshop

Parent Information - Reminders

Scotts Head Public School - 21 Vernon Street, Scotts Head NSW 2447

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8.30am Morning

Supervision

in cola

Start

School

8.55am

9.00am until

11.00am

Morning Session

Crunch and Sip

11.00am Lunch

11.50—1.30

pm

Middle Session

1.30 pm Recess

2.00pm-3pm Afternoon

Session

Bell Times

Links

School website:

http://www.scottshead-

p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

School facebook page:

https://

www.facebook.com/

scottsheadpublicschool?fref=ts

Skoolbag Application:

Search “Scotts Head Public

School” in the app store.

P&C News P&C email [email protected]

Remember to send in a

note if your child is absent

from school.

After 7 days, the system

automatically records as an

“Unexplained Absence”.

Canteen Roster

Week 4

MON 20/5 Mel & David

WED 22/5 Mel & Kelli

Week 5

MON 27/5 Mel & David

WED 29/5 Mel & Kelli

Notes to Students

Whole school notes are sent

home with the eldest child in

the family only.

Please fill in permission notes

including all SHPS students in

your family.

Book Club

Book Club orders are due this Friday 17 May.

Stewart House Donation Drive 2019

Notes went home last week. Please help support this wonderful program. Envelopes to

be returned by Friday 24 May.

Indonesian Consulate Visit

A reminder the date for the event has been changed to Friday May 24 from 9am to

1pm. Everyone welcome.

Footpath and Kerb and Gutter Works—Vernon Street, Scotts Head

The Council’s contractor Blue Dog Earthmoving, commenced the extension of the

footpath and kerb and gutter on Vernon Street between the Scotts Head Public School

and Buz Brazel Oval yesterday. The contractors will be on site for up to two weeks.

Payments to School

Payments can be made to the

school using the following options:

EFTPOS — at the office.

Parent online payment POP - via

the school website—using the

‘Make a Payment’ button.

Cash and cheque are still

accepted at the office.

Workbook Fees and Voluntary Contributions

A reminder to parents that fees and contributions

are greatly appreciated. These payments help to

provide valuable resources for our students.

Payments can be made online and receipts will

be sent home with students.

Thank you to all the families and community

members who purchased cupcakes for the

Mother's Day Cupcake Drive. We hope you

enjoyed your sweet treats and had a lovely day.

Election BBQ coming up - any donations of cakes

and slices would be greatly appreciated and can

be delivered to the COLA on the day. Volunteers

to help with the BBQ and serving would be greatly

appreciated.

Jess—SHPS P&C Secretary

School & Community News

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Year 6 Transition to High School

Last week the Year 6’s went up to Macksville High School for our first transition day. We participated in a variety of

different activities including science with Ms Conway, maths with Ms Campion and sport with Mr Parker.

In science, we did three different activities with Ms Conway. The first one was chemistry. We mixed some different

chemicals together, then wrote down the results. Next we did biology. There were lots of different frozen bugs. We chose

two different ones then wrote the similarities and differences. The last activity was physics. We used a pendulum to

record how much time it took to swing the different lengths, than we recorded the results.

In maths we came up with some ideas for our Year 6 farewell. We had a budget that we couldn’t go over. We had to

organise the budget of food, entertainment and the theme. We got into teams of 4 to complete the activity. Throughout

the whole transition, we had to work with all the other Year 6’s which helped us make new friends.

In sport, we played three different games. The first one was soccer, then oz-tag, and the last one was a new game that

crossed netball with basketball. (I’ve forgotten the name of that one). We all had some time to see the other high school

students and play with them as well. We all had a good time and learnt some new things together.

We can’t wait until the next one.

By Isaac.

School & Community News

Scotts Head Public School - 21 Vernon Street, Scotts Head NSW 2447

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School & Community News

Scotts Head Public School - 21 Vernon Street, Scotts Head NSW 2447

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Lifetime Connect

Playgroup

Scotts Head

Wednesdays in the LLLCC at SHPS

Playgroup Contact Number: 0447 485 276

Routine

10am-10:55am – Planned Activities

10:55am-11am – Wash Hands

11am – 11:15am – Morning Tea

11:15am – 11:35am – Free Play

11:35am – 11:45am – Pack Away

11:45am – 12noon – Group Time

12noon – Home Time

Boomerang Bags Boomerang Bags is still working hard on producing bags for the

community. If you are interested in being a part of this great

initiative, come along on Mondays from 3.15 to 4.15pm.

Meet the Candidates Forum

The Scotts Head Community Group has organised a Meet the

Candidates Forum. All five candidates have been invited to the

Forum to present their policies and answer questions.

When? Wednesday 15 May, from 7 to 8.30 PM

Where? At the school in the LLL Centre