TERM 1 WEEK 4 OATLEY WEST LANTERN - The school by the park 17.2.2020 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY I had a visit from our new Director, Joanna French this morning. Aſter a tour around the school, we worked through the School Plan and the Department Targets for our school. I must say it ’s not hard for me to talk about all the good things that we have at our school. I look for- ward to working with Joanna and welcome her to the Georges River cluster of schools. Congratulaons and a big thank you to everyone that has supported our drive for a bushfire damaged school. The response has been overwhelming. I know Ms Farah and SRC Seniors have been very busy packing and re packing boxes ready for delivery as soon as we are appointed a school. I hope everyone took the opportunity to have a discussion around eSafety last week. The Safer Internet Day promoon provides the op- portunity for schools and parents to communicate the benefits, and the pialls when being on line. Please keep the conversaon going by referring to the Top Tips for online safety in the newsleer last week. The ‘Kiss & Ride’ zone in Dame Mary Gilmour seems to be working well (now that we know). The single gate is being opened each morn- ing and aſternoon to allow entry /exit from this area. The suggeson is that cars drop off their children and move up to the next spot when it becomes available. The queue can bank around into Park Avenue if needed as each car moves forward. This is not a parking spot during the Kiss & Ride hours. Be careful of these mes. It was great to see new parents at last week’s P&C meeng. Wel- come, and I certainly hope we see you back again. The P&C is open to all parents. You need 50 cents to become a member which allows you the right to vote on decisions made. The next meeng will be the AGM with all posions declared vacant. MR NASH ’ S CORNER Music Council Meeng 6:30 pm 18 FEB District Swimming Carnival 3 MAR School Photo Day 11 MAR Scholasc Book Club Orders Due 17 FEB Organic Diggers Working Bee 29 FEB School Values: Fairness/Integrity/Respect/Cooperaon/ Excellence/Parcipaon/Care & Responsibility!
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TERM 1 WEEK 4 OATLEY WEST LANTERN - The school by the park 17.2.2020
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
I had a visit from our new Director, Joanna French this morning. After a tour around the school, we worked through the School Plan and the Department Targets for our school. I must say it’s not hard for me to talk about all the good things that we have at our school. I look for-ward to working with Joanna and welcome her to the Georges River cluster of schools.
Congratulations and a big thank you to everyone that has supported our drive for a bushfire damaged school. The response has been overwhelming. I know Ms Farah and SRC Seniors have been very busy packing and re packing boxes ready for delivery as soon as we are appointed a school.
I hope everyone took the opportunity to have a discussion around eSafety last week. The Safer Internet Day promotion provides the op-portunity for schools and parents to communicate the benefits, and the pitfalls when being on line. Please keep the conversation going by referring to the Top Tips for online safety in the newsletter last week.
The ‘Kiss & Ride’ zone in Dame Mary Gilmour seems to be working well (now that we know). The single gate is being opened each morn-ing and afternoon to allow entry /exit from this area. The suggestion is that cars drop off their children and move up to the next spot when it becomes available. The queue can bank around into Park Avenue if needed as each car moves forward. This is not a parking spot during the Kiss & Ride hours. Be careful of these times.
It was great to see new parents at last week’s P&C meeting. Wel-come, and I certainly hope we see you back again. The P&C is open to all parents. You need 50 cents to become a member which allows you the right to vote on decisions made. The next meeting will be the AGM with all positions declared vacant.
MR NASH’S CORNER
Music Council Meeting
6:30 pm 18 FEB
District Swimming
Carnival 3
MAR
School Photo Day 11 MAR
Scholastic Book Club Orders Due
17 FEB
Organic Diggers
Working Bee 29 FEB
School Values: Fairness/Integrity/Respect/Cooperation/
Excellence/Participation/Care & Responsibility!
Principal Nash continued
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LEARNING AT SCHOOL AND AT HOME It's important to encourage your kids learning
at school and in the home - education empow-
ers our kids, giving them the ability to inter-
pret the world around them.
Learning at home is an opportunity for schools to collaborate with families to foster positive attitudes. It builds the capacity to support your child’s education and wellbeing at home and at school.
Here are some tips to help you support your child with learning at home:
• Learning at home is a reinforcement of the learning that has taken place in class;
• Support your child by establishing a routine where you can sit with them, or nearby, while they work;
• If you can’t always be around while they’re working, another way to do this is setting a time for you to review their work together once they’ve had a go;
• Be available to test their spelling, listening to them reading, and guide them if they can’t see the solution to a problem or don’t know where to look for information;
• Try to avoid simply answering the question;
• Don’t let it turn into a battle or become a negative part of their routine; If you find that your child is struggling with the work or it’s causing anxiety and conflict, its best to stop and arrange a time to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss the issues you are having at home. In this instance, you can instead choose an activity like reading a book or sharing a story, something that causes less stress and anxiety.
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V A L U E F O R T H E W E E K I N T E G R I T Y Speak the truth. Respect personal and school property. Do what is right.
Riding to school
Just a reminder that our students who ride their bikes or scooters to and from school and their parents/caregivers should read, sign and return the Oatley West Public School Bicycle safety guidelines and rider's agreement that can be found on the school website. More information about road safety around our school can also be found here. https://oatleywest-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/road-safety-at-oatley-west-p-s.html Attendance Attendance at school is compulsory for the full school day on all days that the school is opera-tional. Please follow the link below to find out more. There are various translated versions of this document too. https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/going-to-a-public-school/translated-documents/compulsory-school-attendance-information-for-parents Mrs Chappell
MESSAGE FROM MRS CHAPPELL
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MESSAGE OF THANKS
Message of Thanks
Thank you to all that donated so generously to the
SRC Bushfire Appeal. We had an unbelievable
amount of items donated and know that the recip-
ients of the donations will be extremely grateful.
A working bee is planned for Saturday 29th Febru-ary from 10.00am - 12.00pm. The Organic Diggers Club will resume regular activities once the work-ing bee has occurred. The day of the week that the club will meet has been changed to Tuesday to allow students with existing commitments on a Monday to participate. See today's newsletter for the note and return to the box in the office. The permission note for the Diggers club is also attached to this week's newsletter. The garden program at Oatley West PS is made available through ongoing community support. Happy gardening! Mr Burr Organic Diggers co-ordinator
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BEAR Program We are running the BEAR program again this year. We are looking for tutors who can assist reading with Stage 1 students for half an hour. If you are interested in volunteering for this program please contact Carina Cavallaro via the school office. A training session will be held on Tuesday 3 March at 9:30am at school. If you have tutored in the past please contact with your availability. Parent Reading Workshop Would you like some strategies on how to help your child with reading at home? Come along to our parent reading workshop on Thursday (Week 6) 5th March at 2:15pm. This suits stu-dents in Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2 or a stu-dent with reading difficulties. Carina Cavallaro
Welcome back to the Library at OWPS for 2020.
There has been no escaping the weather this
summer, but maybe you were able to escape to
somewhere else in a book.
Just a reminder that Library lessons are a part of
learning at Oatley West, and all students are ex-
pected to bring their Library bags and borrow
each week. Without a bag, students are not able
to borrow, as we need to protect our Library
books from being accidently damaged. If you
have any spare plastic bags at home, can you
please send them to the Library. We look for-
ward to working with you and your child/children
this year.
LUNCHTIMES IN THE LIBRARY: Always busy!
Rita Fitzpatrick and Holly Elms
SPORTS NEWS
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3-6 Season 1 Sport Congratulations to all students who made it into a PSSA team for Season 1. Please ensure you have complet-ed the Eform permission note located on the SkoolBag App by Wednesday. Students also need to return the Code of Conduct to their coaches. Coaches will be sending home information regarding draws, field location and training. Please keep an eye on the SkoolBag App as well as the school Facebook page. PSSA can often be cancelled early Friday morning and parents will be notified via these Apps. In the event of PSSA being cancelled, Tennis, School Sport and all Friday morning training sessions will also be cancelled. Good luck to all the teams in their first game this week. 3-6 Season PSSA and School Sport Friday Routine The following information outlines the routine for 3-6 Friday morning sport. This is helpful for all students and parents to read through:
Ensure you are at school on time. Your team needs you and buses leave promptly in the morning at 9.30am;
When the bell rings, PSSA and Tennis students are to meet their coaches on the basketball court, School Sport are to meet on the Astro-Turf and Bushwalking are to meet outside Mrs McDonald's classroom;
BYOD devices are to be left at school; Students must wear a school hat to PSSA. If students do not have a hat, they will not be taken to
sport; Ensure you bring plenty of water; Students will return to school at approximately 12pm. They will be given a recess break until
12.30pm to allow them to have something to eat and go to the bathroom; If you intend to take your child home directly from the PSSA venue, please notify the team coach in
the form of a note. You will be required to sign out your child on the team roll; Students participating at outdoor venues should use adequate sun protection, e.g. an SPF50+, broad
spectrum, water resistant sunscreen reapplied regularly and a hat.
3-6 PSSA Code of Conduct The behaviour and attitude of our students while in the community reflect on our school and effect the safety and wellbeing of all participants. It is, therefore, essential that all students leaving the school grounds under-stand our expectations and abide by our Code of Conduct. Participation in this activity is dependent on this Code being signed and adhered to. Students participate in PSSA during school hours and under the care and supervision of volunteer teachers. Parents and family members may attend sporting venues if they wish, but need to observe the Code of Con-duct and follow the values of Oatley West Public School at all times. Mrs Di Lucchio
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Name: Samuel Y.
Class: 5/6 Orange
Why did you want to be in SRC: I wanted to be an SRC because I have always
wanted to be a leader and support my school.
Hobbies / Interests: I love playing sports, particularly baseball and I also like mountain/endure biking.
Best thing about OWPS: The best thing about OWPS is all the friends you can meet and all the great teach-
ers that are here.
Goals for the year: I would like to be a good leader and role model all year long and do well representing
our school.
Name: Bronte L.
Class: 5/6 Purple
Why did you want to be in SRC: Becoming school captain or prefect was a goal
and dream I had for a long time, and now I have the role. I also wanted to be
school captain or prefect because I wanted to improve the school.
Hobbies / Interests: During my spare time I do many activities. They include playing indoor and outdoor
netball. I also do dancing with Studio 23 outside of school and I love to sew and read in my spare time too.
Best thing about OWPS: The best thing about OWPS is that it is like a whole big family that works together
and everyone tries their hardest every day.
Goals for the year: My goals for the year are; improving the school by adding or upgrading it, in class I want
to get better at writing and spelling.
UNIFORM SHOP
SCHOOL BANKING
We are a group that meets twice a term to pray for our school and it’s community. Our first meeting will be this week. All welcome. Day: Thursday 20th February 2020 Time: 9.30-11am Venue: 22 Oatley Park Ave Contact: Glynnis 0425 256 252 or Liz 0412 751 265 for more information or any enquiries We will meet outside the main school gate after the morning bell and can walk down together for anyone who us unsure of where to go. Liz Moll and Glynnis Nelson
OWPS COMMUNITY PRAYER GROUP
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Save the date for the Oatley
West Public School annual Trivia
Night:
Friday 3 April.
More details soon, but in the
meantime... can you help?
Our small committee is looking for donations to
form part of our raffle prize table. If you have a
business or connections that can offer anything,
big or small, any value, we would love to hear
from you.
There is a lot of work involved with setting up the
night and packing away the next day, so if you are
The Uniform Shop is open for your convenience every
Thursday from 9-10am at the end of G Block. This onsite
service would not be available without our wonderful vol-
unteers.
All uniform requirements are outlined on the School web-
site, including our exchange and ordering processes.
Summer Uniform – All students should be wearing their
full Summer Uniform.
Thank you – Many thanks to Jo G and Belinda P who volun-teered at the Uniform Shop last week.
Class Names: Please ensure you nominate your child’s full class name on your order form e.g. 5/6 Pink not 5/6P. The full class name allows us to be able to find your child’s class, for easier delivery.
Orders: All orders are delivered on Thursday when the shop is open, provided the order form is placed in Letter-box No. 8 in the front courtyard of the school by 9.30am.
NB: Orders are not accepted via email
Volunteers needed: Currently, Uniform Shop only has a few regular volunteers who help. If you have a spare hour on Thursday mornings from 9-10am, please consider volun-teering at the Uniform Shop. Whether it’s once a fortnight, month or term, all help is greatly appreciated. NB: A free Volunteers Working with Children check will be required if you wish to volunteer in any capacity at the school.
We take great pride in the appearance of the children at
Oatley West Public School and encourage all students to
wear the correct school uniform.
Can you volunteer? - We need your help with the School Banking program Many thanks to our wonderful parents, Chloe, Lily W and Tina Y who volunteered to process School banking deposits last Thursday.
Our students really enjoy participating in the Com-monwealth Bank School Banking program and to keep this program running we need your help. The program requires a volunteer School Banking Co-ordinator to facilitate the banking and distribution of School Banking rewards. The School Banking is pro-cessed at the same time each week and will only takes a small amount of your time. The Common-wealth Bank will provide support in how to run the program. Your help with the program will greatly ben-efit students as they develop vital saving skills and also help our school with fundraising. Currently, School Banking day is Thursday. If you are interested in volunteering for this great pro-gram, please contact [email protected] https://www.commbank.com.au/content/dam/commbank-assets/banking/school-banking/2020-01/reward-redemption-slip.pdf
STAFFING 2020 Position Staff Member Principal Paul Nash Deputy Principal Neralie Chappell Kindy Blue Sarah Morgan Kindy Green Christie Tracey Kindy Orange Jade Toofohe Assistant Principal
Irene Georgakopoulos TH, F RFF W Kindy Pink Kat Colbert M, TU, F Peaceful Kids W
Vicki Heneghan W, TH RFF F 1 Blue Kylie Smits M,T
Susan Manuel W-F 1 Green Deanna Cacciotti 1 Orange Cassandra Hunnam 1 Purple Kylie Thieson Rel. Assistant Principal
Simone Koutsodimas TH, F 2 Pink Kate Manners 2 Red Wendy McIntosh 2 Yellow Jacqueline Ramsay 3 Green Julia Dimovska Assistant Principal
Maria Hatzistergos W, TH RFF F 3 Orange Nick Poullos 3 Purple Jennifer Reilly M-TH
Ellany Stamatelopoulos F RFF W, TH 3/4 Aqua Tara Eldridge 4 Blue Melissa Di Luccio 4 Red Clair Bull 4 Purple Annalise Farah 5/6 Blue David Griffiths 5/6 Green Isabella Rolfe 5/6 Orange Jennifer McDonald 5/6 Purple Stephanie Aravanopoulos Rel. Assistant Principal
Nermine Assad W, TH RFF TU 5/6 Yellow Elanna Diwell EAL/D + NAPS Joanna Kritikos EAL/D Rhonda Parker-Smith M LaST Carina Cavallaro M - TH Library Rita Fitzpatrick M, TU, TH
Holly Blake / Carol Kalusek W, F RFF Levi Burr M, TU School Psychologist Marreta Coleman M, TU SAM Karen Haavisto Business Manager TU, W SAO Kathryn Golledge SAM TU, W SAO Carol Fulkner M, TU, W SAO Nancy Robertson TH, F SAO Kylie Gidney TU, W SLSO Karen Brown SLSO Angelena Shannon SLSO Pam Kovacevic SLSO Shan Ong Wellbeing Officer Benita Ollerton M, W-afternoon GA Eric Flynn M, TU, W GA Geoff Treble TH, F
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Morgan
2 Pink Miss
Manners
2 Red Ms
McIntosh
1 Blue Ms Manuel/ Mrs Smits
1 Green Miss
Cacciotti
1 Purple Mrs Thieson /
Mrs Koutsodimas
K Pink Mrs Colbert /
Mrs Heneghan
3/4 Aqua Miss
Eldridge
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BASKETBALL COURT
PARK AVENUE
HANDBALL COURTS
G BLOCK 145 125 126 114
DEM 1 143
I BLOCK
K BLOCK
J BLOCK 134 133 132 131
L BLOCK 142
M BLOCK 139 138 137 136
5/6 Purple Mrs Assad & Miss A
5/6 Orange Mrs
McDonald
5/6 Green Miss Rolfe
Senior Toilet Block
COLA
TO CATERPILLAR PLAYGROUND
TO CARPARK AND OATLEY PARK OVAL
DEM 2 144
OATLEY WEST
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ROOM LAYOUT
2020
3 Green Mrs Dimovska/
Mrs Hatziestergos
DEM 3 146
3 Orange Mr Poullos
Technology Store
LaST Mrs
Cavallaro
4 Yellow Miss Farah
DEM 4 147
4 Red Mrs Bull
5/6 Yellow
Miss Diwell
DEM 5 148
ASTRO TURF
4 Blue Mrs
DiLucchio Administration Karen H. 102 Kath/Kylie 103 Carol/Nancy 112
3 Purple Mrs Reilly/
Miss Stamatelopoulos
2 Yellow Mrs
Ramsay
1 Orange Mrs
Hunnam
Mrs Fitzpatrick/ Miss Blake/ Ms Kalusek
Library
School Assembly
Hall
K Orange Mrs Toofohe/
Mrs Georgakopoulos
130
K Green Mrs
Tracey
129
OOSH
School Psychologist 118
Lunch seats & Shade Area
OATLEY PARK AVENUE
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A BLOCK
N BLOCK 121 122
E BLOCK 123 124
F BLOCK 106
B BLOCK 140
H BLOCK
CANTEEN
Mr Nash Principal 101
Mrs Chappell Deputy Principal 111
C BLOCK 127 128
Staffroom 105
5/6 Blue Mr
Griffiths
115 117 Resource Room 113
149 110
Maths store
EAL/D
Mrs Kritikos
/ Mrs Parker-Smith
Dear Parents/Carers,
Re: Year 5/6 Ethics at Oatley West Needs Volunteer Teachers!
Primary Ethics at Oatley West Public School was a great success in 2019. We had 6 fully qualified EthicsTeachers teaching over 140 students across years K-6. And expressions of interest continue to be strong for2020.
Volunteer Teachers Needed
Unfortunately, one of our Ethics Teachers stepped down at the end of last year. This will mean theclosure of our 5/6 composite group, and those children will have to return to non-Scripture activities inthe hall.
But it doesn't have to be this way! If you or someone you know (not necessarily an Oatley West parent)is interested in volunteering to become an Ethics Teacher, our classes can continue!
Ethics Teaching is a great benefit toyour own children, a wonderful wayto give back to your community, andgives you a warm feeling inside!*
Extensive Support Provided
Ethics Teaching is not a bigcommitment. It requires only fortyminutes of teaching every Tuesdaymorning, plus approximately half anhour of preparation the nightbefore. Extensive curriculum support material is provided for each lesson, including a minute-by-minutebreakdown of what to do in each class. All curriculum documents have been pre-screened, pre-approvedby the Department of Education, and pre-trialled in actual classrooms. So you don't have to make upyour own material!
New Ethics Teachers are required to attend a two day workshop. Here you will be given detailedinstruction on being an Ethics Teacher including: a background on ethics; role-playing sample classes;classroom management techniques; access to curriculum documents and support forums, and more.
How Do I Express Interest?
For more information please visit the Primary Ethics website: http://www.primaryethics.com.au orcontact Richard Kennard on 0402 629 952.