Principal's message
Education Week
It was lovely to see so many families join us during Education Week to celebrate 175 years of public education in NSW. The school was buzzing and it was wonderful to feel like the past few years of restrictions due to COVID-19 are finally behind us. The classrooms were full, the Book Fair was a favourite and the picnic a very special way to round out the celebrations.
Thank you to Mrs Kleeman and Mrs Partridge for organising the day, ensuring it ran so smoothly.
Thank you to Miss Whitney in the Library for ensuring the Book Fair was such a success.
A more detailed report and photographs are included further in this newsletter.
School Show
We are so excited to announce that the ticket sales for our School Show will be opening at 10am Monday 14th August 2023.
Please ensure when booking that you know which show your child/children are in. See below the list of when each class/group is involved.
Show A
Concert Band
Training Band
Choir
Support Classes
1K
1/2A
2ZM
3/4L
3/4PR
5/6DA
5/6G
5/6N
Show B
Junior Dance
Senior Dance
KP
KR
KS
1M
2K
3/4B
3/4D
3/4K
4/5S
5/6K
5/6P
Ticket sales will open at 10am Monday 14th August 2023.
Click on the link below to purchase your tickets.
https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist?aid=194662
The cost of the tickets are: Adults $10, Children $5, Babies/Toddlers on laps are free.
Stage 3 camp
Stage 3 students and teachers are excitedly preparing for their camp to Milson Island next week. There are lots of fun activities planned and I'm sure the children will make some very special memories together.
NSW Education Draft Plan
The Department of Education has released the draft for Public Education in NSW.
The Department is consulting widely to ensure it addresses the current and future needs of staff and students. The input from staff, education partners, students and the school community are essential. Your feedback will help shape our plan for the future of public education in NSW.
Please follow the link below to have your say about the draft plan.
https://nsweducation.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bIpnDwd3qVc5um2?Source=Public
NCCD Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)
Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).
Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:
~ year of schooling
~ category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
~ level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.
This information assists schools to:
~ formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
~ consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
~ develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.
The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.
The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy).
Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal (https:// www.nccd.edu.au).
If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact the school.
2024 Kindergarten enrolments open
Kindergarten 2024 enrolment is open and we encourage all families to ensure that any children who are starting school in 2024 to complete the online enrolment form as soon as possible.
Please use the link below to take you to the online enrolment form.
Financial Assistance
Each year public school's are given funds to assist families that require financial support. If you do require assistance in these difficult times please contact the Office and arrange a time to meet with me and we will go through the term invoice together to see where we can assist. This needs to be done each term.
Mrs Wilson
Relieving Principal