Term 2 Week 3 (pdf 1 MB) - Picton Public School

NEWSLETTER
TERM 2 WEEK 3 ∙ WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Cyber Bullying Sessions
Thank you to Senior Constable Alan Clapham and Senior
Constable Mark Scambary for presenting 2 sessions to our
school last week on cyber bullying and cyber management.
The first session was with Year 5 and 6 students and I would
like to congratulate our students on their involvement. Our
45 minute session went very quickly with our students
wishing it could have continued. I would also like to thank
the parents who attended the following 45 minute session
followed by a delicious afternoon tea provided by the P & C.
Thank you for attending and the input you had during the
session, we appreciate you giving up your time to come and
discuss some very important issues for both school and
home. Thank you everyone.
Senior Constable Mark Scambary also continued his great
work with our school on Friday when he spoke to our
Kinder students about ‘keeping safe’. It is great to have this
involvement in our school.
P & C Meeting Last Night
Thank you to parents who attended our P & C Meeting last
night. The recent ‘Hat Survey’ was discussed with the
following recommendations made:
• The wide brim school hat will be a compulsory part of
our school uniform in 2014.
• Children already wearing school caps have until the
end of 2014 to change over to the school wide brim
hat ie we will have a transition period.
• New children enrolling at our school will only be sold
the school wide brim hat, all other hats and caps will
be phased out and not be repurchased.
• Coloured caps and hats should not be worn as only our
school hats are a part of our uniform.
This transition period will allow families time to convert to
the new compulsory school wide brim hat.
NAPLAN Testing
Just a reminder that NAPLAN testing for Yr 3 and Yr 5
students is taking place this week. Yesterday we had
Language and Writing, Reading was held today and
Numeracy is on tomorrow. Can I just remind parents that it
is very important that your children are prompt to school.
We also have a catch up day on Friday 17 th May who may
have missed any of these days.
Teacher Professional Learning – Share the Skills
We have a number of staff who are demonstrating lessons
for colleagues in our school and from visiting schools. I
would like to thank teachers: Liz Boyd, Di Monds, Vicki
Bywater, Maria Howard, Suzanne Capps, Chris Beard.
Teachers will also be visiting other schools to observe
lessons and meet with staff about excellent programs and
teaching strategies that we are sharing across the
Macarthur district next week. This is very exciting for our
school in terms of teacher development and a great
leadership opportunity.
Kind Regards,
Lyn Fraser, Principal
Upcoming Events
Thursday 16 th May
NAPLAN Testing – Numeracy – Years 3 & 5
Friday 17 th May
NAPLAN Catch up Day – Years 3 & 5
GRIP Leadership Day – Year 6
Stewart House Collection Ends
Thursday 23 rd , Friday 24 th May
Blue Mountains overnight excursion – Year 4
Wednesday 29 th May
12.00 National Public Education Day Combined Assembly
Thursday 30 th May
P & C and Canteen Tasty Tempter Fund Raiser
GRIP Leadership – Year 6
This is a very exciting opportunity for our Year 6 students
this year. It is being partly funded by school as we believe
this will be a valuable day for all of our Year 6 students and
look forward to full participation. Back at school we will be
developing this day and integrating the leadership skills with
other school programs.
Children will be departing school at 7.45am and will return
by approximately 3.25pm so children will need to be
brought to school early.
Please ensure all permission notes and payments are
returned to school tomorrow. Thank you.
Suzanne Capps, Relieving Assistant Principal
Uniform Shop News
The new Junior Girls Winter Tunic is now in stock!
You can order the new tunics by leaving an order form in
the office alternatively you can go to the uniform shop
when it is open on Tuesday Morning from 9am and
Thursday afternoon from 2.30 to 3.15pm.
The cost of the new tunic is $50.00.

TERM 2 WEEK 3 ∙ WEDNESDAY 15 MAY 2013
Safe Respectful Learner Awards: Term 2 2013
As per our previous note, changes have begun this term
with a transitional period that lasts for the remainder of
this year. The onus will now be on students to collect their
awards and take responsibility for handing them in to
receive a certificate or pin/badge.
To assist with a smooth transition to the new system:
• Students in Years K-2 will transfer to the new system.
• Students in Years 3-6 will continue to receive a
Trophy of Excellence.
• Year 6 may place a single award in the Magpie Box
(in a clip lock bag).
• In adjusting to the new system, some awards will be
returned unstamped and can be resubmitted.
• The SRL system is cyclical meaning there is no finite
end point whereas the Awards of Excellence were
cumulative. There are now no cumulative points.
All students will transfer to the new system by 2014.
Awards My Child Can Earn:
The Safe Respectful Learner (SRL) Award is replacing the
Merit Award currently received during weekly assemblies.
Leadership Awards are replacing the playground awards.
These are awarded both in the classroom and playground,
targeting cooperative behaviours and independent
leadership. On receiving 4 Leadership Awards, they are
handed in to the class teacher to receive an SRL Award.
Participation Awards are an addition to the current
system recognising a student’s dedication and effort for
participating in extra curricula activities e.g. debating,
band, choir, dance, etc.
SRL Badges are small pins that students can wear
everyday celebrating their achievements as Safe,
Respectful Learners. Students will need 2 big Achievement
Certificates to trade for a badge.
Stage 3 Assembly Awards Week 3
5P Ewan Morris, Caleb Pascoe, Ethan Seaman, Tristan
Taylor, Jarod Unwin, Jaxon Rigby
5B Dean Walsh, Lauren Turnbull, Maddison Kalpaxis,
Odin Daly, Joel Humberstone, Lachlan McDonald,
Jackson Docherty
5/6G Shelby Foye, Jasmin Montalto, Kylah Rice, Jamie
Weaver, Blake Horner
6C Connor McIntosh, Lachlan Dal-Pozzo, Harry
Richardson, Liam Edwards, Serena Davies, Ella
Pelgrave
6L Claudia Ball, Lachlan Capps, Keely Mewett, Joey
Tejada, Aaron McIntosh, Aaron Ivanoff
Health Notices
Head Lice
Please continue to be vigilant in checking your children for
head lice to help prevent this from spreading around and
school. We have recently had reported cases in K-2.
Shingles
Please note we have recently had one confirmed case of
shingles in our school. If your child develops any symptoms
please seek medical advice before returning to school.
Stewart House – Hand Balls
We will be selling blue and white ‘High Bounce Hand Balls’
next week at school to raise money for Stewart House. Balls
will be $3.00 each and will be on sale until sold out.
Mrs Shiels
Coordinator
Congratulations to James Jones, Malcolm Walsh, Ruby
Giltrow-Gorrie, Joel Rainbow, Lachlan O’Neill, Jordan
Latham and Danielle Bartyn from 4J who showed Ms
Fraser their excellent art work.
Yours sincerely,
Janeen Jackson
Awards Coordinator
Central Book Fair – Week 5
Will be on in the Library in Week 5 starting Monday 27 th
May. It will be open for students and parents to purchase
great books at great prices. Books can also be bought and
donated to our school library.
Mr Harvey
Librarian
Congratulations Ms Jourdan and 4J for your excellent work
on Bike Safety – great safety messages! Ms Fraser
27 LUMSDAINE ST, PICTON NSW 2571 ∙ PHONE (02) 4677 1497 ∙ FAX (02) 4677 2103
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Zone Cross Country Friday 10 th May 2013
A clear blue sky and rather warm temps greeted competitors for the Razorback Zone Cross County on Friday.
Competitors, parents and teachers walked the course and then waited for the marshalling calls.
Most age events had around eighty runners so the starts were a bit hectic, with the junior competitors having to
compress together to make a turn three hundred metres from the start.
All Picton junior runners made it through safely!
Then it was the seniors turn, with their course different, to accommodate the extra kilometre. There was a fall!
Ethan Tutt went down, luckily in the soft sand at the start, however he bravely continued on with skin off his
shoulder.
Picton PS students achieved excellent results, with everyone approaching their events with a determined attitude to
achieve their personal best.
Well done to all for an awesome effort.
Miss Jourdan
Mr McCarthy
Mr Boniface
Results:
Khye Odgers.41
Roanna Beeston 45
Emma Childs 48
Emma Day 15
Mathew Eagles 48
Chayce Smith 65
Liam Gotaass 23
Hamish Smith 39
Brooke Gechevski 14
Casey Godfrey 15
Cassie Stein 11
Danielle Bartyn 41
Olivia Maher 59
Jack Robinson 57
Indira Horsley-Elliot 55
Ethan Seaman 69
Bailey Depasquale 12
Paige Knapp 34
Jamie Weaver 38
Ethan Tutt 38
Brock Smith 39
Ethan Bondfield 58
Ragen Gilbert 35
Thomas Lewis 29
Georgia Ivanovic 14
Serena Davies 15
Dylan Parrott 9 (first reserve)
Razorback Team Members
These students will compete at
the Sydney South West Area Cross
Country Carnival at Hurlstone Ag
High School in Glenfield on 13 th June.
Sam Griffiths 1
Alex Honan 3
Olivia Foster 2
Sophie Smith 7
James Jones 6
Sam receiving his trophy from the Razorback PSSA President Mrs
Stewart
11 years Boys Team: Ethan Tutt, Bailey Depasqualie, Dylan Parrot
and Ragen Gilbert

Zone Cross Country
On Friday the 10 th of May we (Brooke and Cassie) attended the Zone Cross Country at Camden.
Brooke’s Mum drove us to zone and it took about 45 minutes to get there from Wilton. We finally got there and it
was 8:30am.
We were about the 3 rd people there and we were so nervous but exited.
When the teachers arrived (Mr Boniface and Miss Jourdan) all the runners got their name tags.
We walked the track at about 10:00am and it felt like it took an hour to walk. The grass was so long that nearly
everyone’s shoes were black and dirty.
At about 11:00am it was the under 10’s race, our race. We lined up in what place we came in our school Cross
Country. Brooke 1st, Casey 2nd, Cassie 3rd and Danielle 4 th .
At the starting line the starter said ON YOUR MARKS and then blew his whistle. We were off! About 100 meters up
the track there was a small gate but everyone managed to get through safely.
It felt much longer than the school one probably because of the heat and it was one big lap not two small laps.
At the end of the race Cassie came 11 th , Brooke came 14 th , Casey came 15 th and Danielle came 41 st .
We all finished strongly and we got a bottle of water at the end. Only the top 8 go to regional, but we are going to
try and get in next year. The seniors raced at about 12:15. A lot of our seniors got through to the next level like
Sophie Smith 7th, Olivia Foster 2nd, Sam Griffiths 1 st and Alex Honan 3 rd . James Jones in our class came 6th and
Dylan Parrot in year 5 came 9 th and is the 1 st reserve for 11 boys.
At the end of the day all of our Picton runners were exhausted. They were all fantastic and they got to have a
sausage roll and a snack.
By Brooke Gechevski & Cassie Stein 4J
Alex Honan – 11yrs, 3 rd Place
Dylan Parrott – 11 yrs, 9 th Place
Congratulations to all of our wonderful participants and their fine results. Well done girls and boys! Ms Fraser

P&C UPDATE
TERM 2 WEEK 3 ∙ WEDNESDAY, 1 5 MAY 2013
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MOTHERS’ DAY STALL
All of these ladies put in a huge effort to make this
a very special day for the children. It was lovely to
see so many new faces lending a hand!
Thank you to Dianne Crompton for her very kind
donation of gifts to sell – they were beautiful and
much appreciated.
Our annual Mothers’ Day Stall was an enormous
success, with lots of happy shoppers purchasing
beautiful gifts for the special lady/ies in their
families.
A massive $1,684 was raised from the stall,
thankyou to all our families for their support of
this annual fundraiser. We hope all the gifts were
enjoyed by the lucky recipients.
Of course there are lots of people that make these
wonderful fundraisers a success and we want to
thank the following people:
Gift Wrapping Team
Rowena Ramage, Michelle & Henry Jackson, Leanne
Lawes, Donna & Kellie Gibbons, Lisa Cook, Donna
Duck & Suzanne Kirby Jones.
Stall Team
Christie Farrell, Cindy Morris, Cherie & Patrick
Matthews, Natali Turnbull, Kelly Smith, Kylie Hood,
Olivia Radford, Leanne Lawes, Lisa Cook and
Suzanne Kirby Jones.
The biggest thanks of all needs to go to our Stall
Co-Ordinator, Suzanne Kirby Jones who puts so
much personal time and energy into ensuring every
aspect of the fundraiser runs smoothly. It is an
enormous task with organising starting back in
February. THANK YOU SUZANNE!!!!!!
RAFFLE RESULTS
Our raffle raised a fantastic $1,022 - thank you to
everyone who bought or sold tickets.
A huge thanks to our prize donors, Bret Quinn The
Good Guys, Campbelltown and DeeJays Hair and
Beauty, Picton. Your generosity helps us to raise
$$$ for our students – THANK YOU!
Congratulations to our winners:
1 st Prize: Kaden Warren
2 nd Prize: Rachael (ph. no. provided)
3 rd Prize: Ella Pelgrave
4th Prize: Cathy Hill
5th Prize: Amber Roope
6th Prize: Kendall Horner
7 th Prize: Nicole Maher

The raffle was drawn by Lyn Farrell and witnessed
by Suzanne Kirby Jones and Kellie Henderson.
Picton Public School P & C Assn
**FUNDRAISING TARGET**
Raised to date: $5,175
2013 Target: $12,000
EXCITING BBQ NEWS
Last night, the P & C voted unanimously to purchase
a new commercial grade BBQ to use for our
fundraising events. Sadly, our 10 year old BBQ is
only running on three gas burners and has lost most
of its handles and a leg! Our purchase will be made
in the next fortnight and hopefully supplied in time
for our Tasty Tempter Day.
ONGOING FUNDRAISING
PROGRAMS AT PPS
The Good Guys School Dollars
Program
Thank you to all the wonderful families who have been
sending in their school dollars from Bret Quinn, The Good
Guys, Blaxland Road, Campbelltown.
For every $25 you spend at the Good Guys, they will give
the school $1 in school money to spend on items for
fundraising raffles, etc. So don’t forget to ask the next
time you make a purchase and drop them off to the
school office.
Please fill in your docket number and the date of
purchase so that the dollars can be validated. They
will not accept any dollars that are not completed on
the reverse.
DON’T FORGET TO ASK FOR
YOUR SCHOOL DOLLARS
FROM THE GOOD GUYS
CAMPBELLTOWN WHEN YOU
ARE SHOPPING THERE!
TASTY TEMPTER LUNCH
ORDER AND MUFTI DAY
Our next Tasty Tempter Lunch Order and Mufti
Day will be held on Thursday 30 May 2013.
We are always looking for helpers for these days.
We need coin collectors on the gates from 8.45am
until the bell. We also need volunteers for the
lunch packing line – start at approximately 9.30am
until 11.20am. We have a lot of laughs and it is a
great way to get to know other parents and carers.
You can call/text on 0409 607 753 if you would like
to lend a hand or leave your name at the office.
Order forms will be sent home this week. $1 from
each order is donated to the P & C by Made Fresh!

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