Marks Point Public School Newsleer “Working Together” Findon Street, Marks Point NSW 2280 Phone: 4945 4433 Fax: 4947 7842 Email: markspoint -[email protected]Week 8 Term 4 Wednesday 2 December 2020 Respect, Responsibility and Excellence Dear School Community, School Community Survey Thank you to all school community members who completed our survey as we had over 60%of families respond. Our school will use this feedback to include in our next planning cycle, which is much appreciated. Creative Kids and Active Kids Programs The NSW Government is helping kids get creative and active with the new Creative/ Active Kids program. Parents, guardians and carers can apply for a voucher with a value of up to $100 per calendar year for each student aged 4.5 to 18 years old enrolled in school. The voucher may be used with a registered activity provider for registration, participation and tuition costs for creative arts, speech, drama, dance, digital design, coding, and music lessons and activities. The voucher can be used at any time during the calendar year it was issued. The Active Kids program provides two $100 vouchers for parents, guardians and carers of school-enrolled children to use towards sport and active recreation costs each year. Voucher 1 is valid January to December and Voucher 2 is valid July to December. What you need • A MyServiceNSW account (if you don’t have an account you can sign up after you select ‘Apply online’) and your child's Medicare card details. How to apply • Check the eligibility requirements and the types of activities. • Select the 'Apply online' button. • Log in to your account, or sign up for a MyServiceNSW Account. • Follow the prompts to apply for the voucher. Assembly Week 7 Congratulations to the students pictured who have persevered through another challenging term! Merit Awards Birthday Wishes Values Awards
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Marks Point Public School Newsletter “Working Together”
Findon Street, Marks Point NSW 2280 Phone: 4945 4433 Fax: 4947 7842 Email: [email protected]
Week 8 Term 4 Wednesday 2 December 2020
Respect, Responsibility and Excellence
Dear School Community,
School Community Survey
Thank you to all school community members
who completed our survey as we had over
60%of families respond. Our school will use this
feedback to include in our next planning
cycle, which is much appreciated.
Creative Kids and Active Kids Programs
The NSW Government is helping kids get
creative and active with the new Creative/
Active Kids program. Parents, guardians and
carers can apply for a voucher with a value
of up to $100 per calendar year for each
student aged 4.5 to 18 years old enrolled in
school.
The voucher may be used with a registered
activity provider for registration, participation
and tuition costs for creative arts, speech,
drama, dance, digital design, coding, and
music lessons and activities. The voucher can
be used at any time during the calendar year
it was issued.
The Active Kids program provides two $100
vouchers for parents, guardians and carers of
school-enrolled children to use towards sport
and active recreation costs each year.
Voucher 1 is valid January to December and
Voucher 2 is valid July to December.
What you need
• A MyServiceNSW account (if you don’t
have an account you can sign up after
you select ‘Apply online’) and your
child's Medicare card details.
How to apply • Check the eligibility requirements and
the types of activities.
• Select the 'Apply online' button.
• Log in to your account, or sign up for a
MyServiceNSW Account.
• Follow the prompts to apply for the voucher.
Assembly Week 7
Congratulations to the students pictured
who have persevered through another
challenging term!
Merit Awards
Birthday Wishes
Values Awards
Week 8 Term 4 Wednesday 2 December 2020
Respect, Responsibility and Excellence
PBL Focus: Being safe and
responsible in the play ground.
Kindergarten 2021
Our 2021 kindy students will be having their
third orientation session this Wednesday
Please note these sessions are for children
only. If you could please bring your child
through the Ashley Street gate and walk
them to the hall where you will sign your
child in and be greeted by the teachers.
Parents will then collect their child from the
same gate where they will be signed out.
Year 6 pool party day
Last week, Year 6 had a fantastic day at
Swansea Pool to celebrate the end of their
Primary School years. All children had a
wonderful day and their smiles said it all.
Thank you to Mrs Davis and Mrs Yeo for or-
ganising the day and to our wonderful of-
fice ladies who helped pull it all together so
quickly as restrictions were lifted.
Class attendance, uniform and
lining up awards
Behaviour Awards
Principal Awards
Week 8 Term 4 Wednesday 2 December 2020
Respect, Responsibility and Excellence
Presentation Day - Thursday, 10 December,
9:30am
Due to COVID restrictions, students, their par-
ents and carers will need to be aware that
graduation and award ceremonies will be
conducted in accordance with the COVID-
19 Safety Plan for graduation ceremonies to
ensure a COVID-Safe environment for all at-
tendees.
Requirements include:
• Guests will be invited based on the total
number of people (this includes staff,
students, parents & carer or visitors) who
are able to be accommodated under
the 4 square metre rule.
• Maintain a record of names and con-
tact details for all attendees including
school staff and contractors for at least
28 days after the event.
• This record will only be used for the pur-
poses of contact tracing for COVID-19
infections and are stored confidentially
and securely.
• All attendees including students, staff
and guests attending are well and free
of any flu-like symptoms.
For seating arrangements, the school will
need to:
• Keep all students seated under the
COLA and family members will have to
spread out on the grassed area.
• Family members need to be prepared
for inclement weather e.g. hats, sun-
screen, chairs/rugs or wet weather
gear.
• Ensure there is enough space for dis-
tancing of 1.5 metres between non-
household members.
• External visitors will need to remain seat-
ed as much as possible to minimise min-
gling outside of non-household groups
or close friend groups.
• Students will need to bring their own
pens if they wish to sign yearbooks or
other items.
• External visitors will not be allowed
access to areas outside of the desig-
nated event venue and should leave
promptly at the conclusion of the
event.
Week 8 Term 4 Wednesday 2 December 2020
Respect, Responsibility and Excellence
Our Plans include:
Four major prizes awarded per class with two family members are invited to attend - prize
recipients' families will be notified by a phone call/email. Big Mumma's Pizza (thank you to
the Dunne family!) who are sponsoring a trophy (and voucher) to be given to one student
every year as an Encouragement Award. The new incoming Student Executive Team will
be allowed to have two family members attend this assembly. We thank you for your on-