Dear Prestons Public School Community,

I hope you are all having a great start to Week 3! There are a few exciting events and updates to share with you all.

Attendance Matters

A big congratulations to the classes who have achieved our class target goal of 90% attendance in Week 2. Well done to K Determined (97.22%), K Brave (95.83%), K Problem Solvers (94.44%), 1 Curious (90.91%), 2 Resilient (95.24%), 3 Collaborative (93.97%), 5/6 Determined (93.97%), and many more who are working hard to ensure regular attendance! A special shoutout to 1 Problem Solvers for achieving an outstanding 100% attendance! Keep up the fantastic effort, everyone! Regular attendance is crucial to your child’s learning success. Let’s continue striving to reach our goals.

PSSA Gala Day

Last Friday, our students had a fantastic day at the PSSA Gala Day. The sportsmanship, effort, and teamwork demonstrated by all our teams were commendable. I would like to thank our dedicated coaches and the parent volunteers who helped make the day such a success. It was wonderful to see so much enthusiasm and support on the field.

World Teachers' Day

Last Friday, we celebrated World Teachers' Day, a special occasion to acknowledge and thank our wonderful teachers for their hard work, dedication, and positive impact on our students. I encourage everyone to take a moment to express their gratitude to their teachers for the difference they make every day.

Combined Schools NAIDOC Event

Last Thursday, our Years 3-6 students participated in a wonderful Combined Schools NAIDOC event. The day was filled with cultural learning and a celebration of Indigenous heritage. Our students engaged in a range of activities that taught them about the rich traditions and contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It was an enriching experience for all involved.

Principal Conference & Relieving Principal

This week, I will be attending the NSW Primary Principals Conference from Tuesday-Friday. During my absence, Mrs. Lloyd will be relieving as Principal. I have full confidence that she will do an amazing job leading the school while I am away. Please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Lloyd if you need any assistance.

Mrs Van Der Meulen

Principal

At Prestons Public School we work together to improve the learning and wellbeing of every student, every day.

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Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November - Mobile Eyes/Dental Checks

Wednesday 30th October - Russ the Bus

Thursday 31st October - Halloween Mufti and Spider Day

Monday 4th November - P&C Meeting

Friday 8th November - Grandparents Day Breakfast

Monday 11th November - Remembrance Day Assembly

Wednesday 13th November - Kindy Transition

Tuesday 19th November - Parent Forum

Wednesday 20th November - Kindy Transition

Monday 25th November - Last day for homework club

Wednesday 27th November - Kindy Transition

Monday 2nd December - P&C Meeting

Friday 6th December - Stage 2 & 3 End of Year Celebration

Tuesday 10th December - Year 6 Farewell

Wednesday 11th December - Kindy Graduation

Thursday 12th December - Presentation Day

Wednesday 18th December - Last day of Term 4

Thursday 19th December - Staff Development Day

Friday 20th December - Staff Development Day

K to 2 assemblies will be held even weeks on Wednesday in the hall from 2.00pm to 3.00 pm.

Wednesday 6th November - Hosted by 2 Resilient

Wednesday 20th November - Hosted by 2 Reflective

Wednesday 4th December - Hosted by 2 Collaborative

3 to 6 Assemblies will be held even weeks on Tuesday in the hall from 2.00pm to 3.00pm.

Tuesday 5th November - Hosted by 5 Brave

Tuesday 19th November - Hosted by 4 Problem Solvers

Tuesday 3rd December - Hosted by 3/4 Reflective

Good morning & welcome to week 3! This week’s PBL rule is to stay within designated areas.

Here’s a quick update on what was shared at today’s morning assembly…

Mrs V congratulated all of our Principal Award recipients & warmly welcomed us all into week 3!

This Thursday is our Year 6 fundraiser, Halloween style! You can dress up in your favourite Halloween outfits or in mufti clothing but don’t forget to bring a gold coin donations & a few extra gold coins to purchase a spooky spider drink at lunch time on the day!

Russ the Bus, the travelling library will be visiting us on Wednesday & Thursday for all classes K-6. We will all participate in an author presentation and visit Russ the Bus to select our very own quality text to take home for free! How cool!!

This week we have our dental & optical bus visit for the students whom have completed the forms for a health check up during this week with Mrs Mitchell, the dentists & the optometrists

The attendance winners on 100% for week 2 term 4 is 1 Problem Solvers! Congratulations!!

Gold Banners

Alexa - 2 Brave

Tania - 5

Principal Awards

Lily - K Brave

Alexa - 2 Brave

Tasneem - 3 Brave

Lawrnce - 3 Brave

Emmy - 4 Problem Solvers

Pamela - 4 Problem Solvers

Oscar - 4 Problem Solvers

Tania - 5 Brave

Raghed - 5 Problem Solvers

On the 31st of October, Year 6 students will be hosting a Halloween Mufti and Spider Day. All students are encouraged to wear their best Halloween or mufti outfits.

Students will need to provide a gold coin donation for Mufti Day. Spider drinks will be sold for $2 during recess.

All proceeds will go towards End of Year Celebrations for Year 6 students.

ACTIVITY: Year 6 Fundraiser Halloween Mufti and Spider Day

DATE: Thursday, 31 October 2024

The Sydney Writers' Festival will be sending Russ the Story Bus and an author to visit our school. All students K-6 will participate in an author presentation, where they will learn different writing techniques to engage readers and strategies they can use to develop their own writing.

Following the presentation, students will visit Russ the Bus to tour the library and select a free book to keep.

P&C meeting to be held Monday morning, following our whole school assembly. Please meet in the community room on Monday the 4th of November following the assembly.

Agenda:

1. Spring fair reflection

2. Staffing changes

3. Building and playground updates

4. School Behaviour Support & Management Plan

5. End of year events

We hope to see as many of you as possible.

Grandparents Day celebrates the diversity of grandparent relationships across age groups, cultural backgrounds, and geographical locations.

Grandparents, grand-friends, kin, and those who take on the role of a grandparent in their family or community are recognised for their contributions.

At Prestons Public School, Grandparent's Day celebrates the relationship that grandparents have in our student's lives and the role they play. It aims to build relationships and positively engage our wider school community.

To celebrate this day, we invite Grandparents to join us for breakfast and some fun activities on Friday the 8th of November at 8:30am.

Remembrance Day Assembly will be held Monday 11th November, 2024 after school assembly. The assembly will be held under the Cola area and all parents/carers are welcome to attend.

Students are encouraged to bring flowers from home to place under flagpole.

Applications will be open each year from November to February (the following year) for both selective high school and opportunity class placement. Parents and carers will still apply online using the Selective high school and opportunity class placement application website.

Applications for selective high school and opportunity class entry in 2026 will be open from 7 November 2024 to 21 February 2025.

For selective high school placement, parents and carers will continue to apply when their child is in Year 5 and can now apply when their child is in year 6 until the end of Week 4, Term 1.

Please go to shsoc.education.nsw.gov.au/

This change to the application period means that parents and carers will now need to apply for opportunity class placement when their child is in Year 3 (or by the end of Week 4, Term 1 when their child is in Year 4). This change applies to students currently in Year 3.

Please go to shsoc.education.nsw.gov.au/

Key dates – applying for entry in 2026

• 7 November 2024 to 21 February 2025 – parents and carers apply for selective high school or opportunity class entry in 2026.
• 2-4 May 2025 – students sit the selective high school or opportunity class placement test for entry in 2026.
• 19 May 2025 – make up test date (approved illness/misadventure requests)
• Term 3, 2025 – placement outcomes and offers released to parents and carers
• Term 1, 2026 – students who gain entry begin attending their opportunity class or selective high school

Permission and Payment due via Sentral.

Year 6 students and teachers are invited to share a night of celebrations for the last year of primary school. Year 6 farewell will be held at The Hunts Hotel on the 10th of December 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

DATE: Tuesday, 10 December 2024 TIME: 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm

VENUE: Hunts Hotel

COST: $35.00

Have you enrolled for Kindergarten 2025? We are now in the process of organising our Kindergarten Transition program. Enrolments are completed and submitted online.

Please contact our friendly office staff should you have any questions or need assistance with the enrolment process.

Kindergarten Transition Dates:

• Wednesday 13th November 2024
• Wednesday 20th November 2024
• Wednesday 27th November 2024

Please enrol now to ensure your child is included in the Kindergarten Transition program.

To help us plan and organise our class structure and staffing for the upcoming year, it would be appreciated if you could inform us if your child will not be returning to Prestons Public School in 2025 or if your child will be taking an extended holiday and not returning on the first day of Term 1, 2025

Students in the Opal network applying for an Opal card (including a Term Bus Pass) for the first time will receive their School Opal card at their nominated postal address from mid-January 2025.

Students progressing from year 2 to year 3 and from year 6 to year 7 do not need to re-apply if they:

• are continuing at the same school, and
• are residing at the same address, and
• have not been sent an expiry notification from Transport for NSW.

Where a student meets the new distance eligibility, the system will automatically update their entitlement. If they do not meet the new eligibility, they will receive an expiry notification.

Students who change address, school, campus location, have repeated a year or received an expiry notification for their school travel entitlement need to renew or update their details before the end of term 4. This will ensure that schools can endorse applications, so their travel entitlement can remain valid for the start of the 2025 school year.

Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition that is due to expire will receive a notification advising them to re-apply.

Our school Newsletter, Prestons Post, is updated each week. This contains important information about upcoming events and activities at Prestons PS. Information and past newsletters can be found on our school website – www.prestons-p.schools.nsw.edu.au.

You can also access our school facebook page for important updates, photographs and information about upcoming or past events at our school - https://www.facebook.com/PrestonsPublicSchoolDecPages/. Various other notes are given out during the school term detailing specific activities happening at school. Please check your child’s bag every day as young children often forget messages.

Sentral

Our school is using the Sentral App to communicate with parents about everything that is happening at school. Sentral allows families to update their details, view academic reports, explain past absences, request future absences, view calendar events, book parent/teacher interviews, receive sick bay notifications, view school newsletters, as well as receive real time notifications and messages from the school.

With Hero, you have the ability to:

· Read and comment on posts relating to your child’s learning.

· View information on your child’s progress & goals.

· Read and comment on school notices sent to the class or groups your child is part of.

· Respond to school notices such as surveys.

· View school term dates and calendar.

· Navigate to other school-related webpages.

· Customise your account by adding a profile image.

· Select how you wish to receive notifications.

Please see notes below with more information and instructions on how to download app.

The canteen operates five days a week to provide lunches to the children at reasonable prices. Lunch orders are to be written on a lunch bag at home, with the child’s full name and class.

If you wish to order your child’s lunch, their lunch order is to be given to the canteen before school starts in the morning.

Lunch Orders can also be made using the online ordering system www.myschoolconnect.com.au. All orders must be made before 8am.

Class baskets are collected from the canteen at lunchtime, and your child will then receive their lunch order at the appropriate time during the school day.

Updated Menu is included below

Our School community supports the wearing of school uniform to encourage pride in our school. Our school uniforms are sold from Moorebank Uniforms & Embroidery located in Liverpool and Moorebank.

Orders can also be made online. Simply visit www.moorebankuniformsandembroidery.com.au

Enter the Password PRESPMUE2019 to shop online.