26 June Newsletter Week 26

The Rego Review
Creating Opportunity for Success
Find us at: 1 Auburn Road, Regents Park 2143 Ph: 9644 2404 email : regentspk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Term 2
A note from the principal…..
As Term 2 draws to a close it gives us all an
opportunity to reflect on a great two terms.
There has been great teaching and learning,
excursions and events. Students should be proud
of their achievements and focus on the progress
they have made and strive to continue to improve.
June 2015
 Resolve conflict respectfully, calmly and
fairly
 Wear the school uniform
 Attend school every day
 Not be violent
 Not bully, harass, intimidate or
discriminate against anyone
Parent/teacher interviews
I would like to thank parents and carers for their
attendance at our parent/teacher interviews.
There has been an increase in the number of
parents and carers attending these meetings
which is fantastic.
The wellbeing of all students is of the upmost
importance. We ensure all students access a high
quality education that includes developing a social
conscience and learning to respect each other.
If you were unable to attend a meeting with your
child’s teacher you can arrange an appointment
directly with the teacher next term. A meeting is a
great way to discuss your child’s progress and ask
questions.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish
everyone a safe holiday.
Holidays
I look forward to another exciting term.
Mrs Elizabeth Rump
Behaviour Code for Students
A little reminder:
NSW public schools are committed to delivering
high quality education in a safe and supportive
learning environment.
All students are expected to:
 Respect other students, their teachers
and school staff and community
members
 Follow school and class rules and follow
the directions of their teachers
 Strive for the highest standards of
learning
 Show courtesy to all students, teachers
and community members
CALENDAR – TERM 3
July 14 – Students return for Term 3
July 17 – P&C Meeting 9.15-11.00am
July 20-24 – RPPS NAIDOC Week
July 22 – School Athletics Carnival at the Crest
July 23 – School Assembly
July 27-31 – Education Week
July 27 – Professor Maths Incursion
July 28 – ICAS English Competition
July 30 – Education Week Assembly 1.50-2.45pm
Aug 11 – ICAS Maths Competition
Aug 17-19 – Stage 3 Camp to Teen Ranch
Aug 20 – School Assembly
Aug 21 – P&C Meeting 9.15-11.00am
Aug 24-28 – Book Week
Aug 25 – District Athletics Carnival
Sep 3 – School Assembly
Sep 9 – Regional Athletics Carnival
Sep 9 – Choir Rehearsal out of school
Sep 14 – Our Schools Spectacular
Sep 17 – School Assembly
Sep 18 – P&C Meeting 9.15-11.00am
Sep 18 – Last day of Term 3
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Kindergarten
Healthy Breakfast
Research suggests that breakfast is the most important
meal of the day but 1 in 4 children in Australia skip
breakfast. Children who eat a healthy breakfast before
arriving at school are far more likely to engage in
learning, be more settled, alert and brain active in the
classroom. We encourage all of our kindergartens to
ensure they eat well before coming to school. Find out
more at https://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/parentscarers/healthy-eating-and-drinking/importance-ofbreakfast.aspx
A Good Sleep on school Nights
Kindergarten students need a good sleep each night to
be able to cope with the challenges of school. They
need to have lots of energy for trying new activities,
making friends, listening, following instructions and
being confident learners. A good sleep will help your
child
 Remember what they learn
 Pay attention and concentrate
 Solve problems and think of new ideas
 Play sensibly
Kindergarten classes have been busy bees this term.
They have developed amazing oral language skills and
most are now able to create a simple text with
assistance. They are also developing reading skills
and we cannot over emphasize the importance of
reading during the school holidays. In Mathematics
they are working in small focused groups and
developing their understanding of number concepts.
Next term students will be involved in lessons about
Built and Natural Environments, Child Protection and
will continue their learning in English and Mathematics.
Last Friday, Regents Park Public School held a Pyjama
Day. Our kindergartens looked adorable wearing their
PJ’S. They had a lovely morning and had a chance to
hold their teddies whilst watching a movie. A welldeserved break after working so hard this term!
June 2015
Stage One students have had a very busy term.
They have worked extremely hard in Literacy,
developing strategies to become expressive,
fluent readers and passionate, creative writers. In
Numeracy they are working towards flexibly
describing and using a variety of strategies to
solve numbers problems.
We encourage you to assist your child at home by
ensuring they read on a daily basis, talking about
books together and encouraging your child to
write as often as possible.
In Science, students have been learning about our
Living World and have looked at the life cycles of
different living things. They also enjoyed planting
beans and watching and recording the changes in
their growth. As a culmination to this unit the
students had a wonderful day at the Royal Botanic
Gardens where they experienced some hands-on
activities around Minibeasts led by the education
staff at the gardens. The students loved the trip
into the city on the bendibus and particularly
enjoyed walking around the beautiful, lush
gardens and ponds.
The teachers would like to thank parents for
allowing students to attend planned excursions.
They provide invaluable experiences which help
support their learning and provide for rich talking
and writing opportunities afterwards.
We would also like to thank the parents who took
the opportunity to attend the Parent-Teacher
interviews last week. These interviews are an
important way of discussing students’ progress.
We wish you all a happy and safe holiday.
Stage One teachers
Have a safe and enjoyable holiday
Miss Yeung and Mrs Naidoo
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Term 2
June 2015
Stage 2 News
Well would you look at that, HALF the year is gone!
Half! Stage 2 have been working so hard at school that
the year has just flown right by, and as teachers and
caregivers we couldn’t be more proud of them and their
efforts!
In English, our new writing groups, where we are all
working in small groups with a teacher at our different
ability levels, have been incredibly successful in
helping each of us improve in writing. Each day we
take part in 30 minutes of guided writing. We have
been focusing on the writing process which is to plan,
construct, review, edit, publish, and then present. We
have begun using this process to write informative texts
and have been having great fun in these smaller
groups.
In Mathematics, we are working on measuring lengths
and areas. We had so much fun getting into the
playground with the chalk and marking lengths on the
basketball court. Ask us to show how we convert
between, millimetres, centimetres and metres! We
would love to show you. Next term we are focusing on
Multiplication and Division, it would be a great help if
our families would help us with learning our times
tables at home.
In the Creative Arts we have enjoyed exploring
and learning about different approaches to art. We
have really enjoyed experimenting with paint,
brush strokes and colour; as well as learning
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June 2015
about famous artists like Vincent Van Gogh and
Claude Monet.
Asayla
Kardia
The volunteer who pretended to be border
security was scary. She took many of our things.
Once we passed her we stayed in another country
for a long time. We also discussed what it is like to
be in a foreign land. We realised that having no
privacy, no common language, no bathroom, no
food and no job or money was a hard life.
Abdullah
Each Friday, Stage Two classes take part in PE
activities. On these days it is important we wear
our sports uniform, bring a hat and water bottle so
we are prepared for the activities. We have
enjoyed learning hockey and are now beginning to
work on basketball and game strategy skills.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to speak to us.
Kind regards,
Stage 2 Teachers.
We pretended to get on a boat that was heading
to Christmas Island. We listened to a true story in
the dark room. Finally we were rescued and
hoped to all get a Visa.
It was an interesting and valuable excursion. We
hope all asylum seekers can find a safe country to
live in peace.
Stage 3 Joint Recount by 4/5A
Stage 3 Excursion to Refugee Camp
On Thursday June 18 2015, 4/5A, 5/6M and 5/6W
went on an excursion to a Refugee camp at
Auburn. We went by private bus. 4/5A were split
into 2 groups. The first group left with 5/6W on the
first bus. The other half went with 5/6M on the
second bus.
When we got to our destination we were given a
lanyard and given a new identity. We had to be
that new identity for the whole day! The volunteer
was a refugee and showed us around. We had to
write down 5 things we had to take with us if we
were to flee our country or home in the middle of
the night. It was hard to choose five things in a
very short time.
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Term 2
DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY!!!!!
On Friday 22nd May 2015 a talented group of
children represented Regents Park Public School
at the District Cross Country Carnival. It was held
at Flinders Slopes, Mirambeena Regional Park. It
was a wonderful day of exciting races and our
student behaviour was fantastic! Keep it up
REGO!!!!!!
REWARDS DAY
Congratulations to the following students who
participated in our Rewards Day
KJ
Dujanah Al-Obeidi
Ali Aziz
Freshtadonia Ghafoory Rayden Chen
Ava Shaw
Khaled Daoud
Amy Vu
Suhayb El Bahsa
Bakr Khalid
Ibrahim Naveed
Corey Smedinga
Adam Talayeh
Sifa Taufahema
KN
Marwa Ahmed
Aaron Chen
Elizabeth Al-Mosawi
Antares Gabila
Allina Burt
Jason Guo
Ese Johnson-Ifoni
Liva Roebeck
Laranya Ragavan
Cameron Tuaefe
1F
Aurora Beaumont
Naser Al-Imam
Sophia Chau
James Ha
Maryam Mir
Dayan Jafari
Wafa Naqvi
Artem Saltanov-Kuznetsov
Quennell Pilato
Eren Toplu
Makia Soumaro
Ethan Wu
Annica Vuong
1-2K
Maryam Farzam
Edward Leavasa
Anna Kolka
Logan Scoda
Sophia Le
Arwik Subedi
Madina Sarwari
Vincent Tang
Sajeda Takeri
Riley Wu
Dia Zreika
2M
Watin Al Mannaa
Melissa Paseka
Hayley Duong
Sianali Sheppard
Howra Faghiri
Sereana Taufa
Mayasa Hassan Fadl
Ahmed Aziz
Samira Jebara
Leon Lin
Hifza Naveed
2-3B
Aya Abdulrahman
Omar Abbas
Dalal Abou Lokme
Mohamad Al Helou
Kathleen Charoentri
Harry Choi
Reem Khaled
Karim ElAbed
Ranya Khan
Legend Lam
Emily Li
Fadi Zreika
June 2015
Aijanah Valencia
Lannia McFarland
Sharon Sheppard
3-4W
Jana Al Mannaa
Brendan Le
Nada Al Waely
Anthony Thien Gia Truong
Sophie Du
Aaron Tran
Zoe Hamdan
Asalya Issa
Ellen Kolka
Francine Pilato
Jahsaya Rapihana-Busby Kardia Tran
Trist Wang
3-4DM
Talaah Abdeljawad
Ben Cao
Margaret Al-Mosawi
Nikhil Dayal
Leila Hassanzadeh
Youssef Kaballan
Joanna He
Phoenix Nguyen
Kyanna Jarvis
Aleeyah Aperocho
Maryam Najafi-Fakhr
Kobe Evans
Sheree Huynh
Ali Esmaeili
Hondfa Lam
John Ly
4-5A
Mamou Soumaro
Edwin Choi
Farishta Tahiri
Roland Ifoni
Anna Tang
Abdurehman Nasir
Evangelynne Valencia Mahmoud Osman
5-6M
Zaynab Al Helou
Danny Choi
Marwa Zreika
Wesley Leang
Yamamah Abdulrahman Kelvin Phan
Sumayya Alzoubi
Taipisa Pilato
Anita Lim
Andy Truong
Olivia Zhen
Raymond Gou
Daniel He
5-6W – names not available
Valerie Bailey
Taylor Tran
Annalise Illuzzi
Jethro Agtina
Niketa Koteka
Francis Hill
Isabelle Watkins
Irwin Lin
Noor Alwaely
Minh Thong Chau
Emaan Bilal
Chima Ekechukwu
Tristina Pham
Serhan Ersan
Sharnn Tuaivaafau
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Term 2
Heartbeat Community Choir
Everyone is welcome
Term 3
21 July – 15 September, 9 weeks
Every Tuesday from 9.00 am to 9.50 am
@ Heartbeat Church (61 Regents St)
June 2015
DANCE CLASSES
CRAVE DANCE STUDIO
FUN, FRIENDS & FIRST DANCE CLASS IS
FREE
All ages Wednesday Afternoons
Chester Hill
Enquire Now
0432 200 995
cravedancestudio@outlook.com
Enjoy Singing, Friendship and Morning Tea
Donation $ 5 per session
The program is run by Heartbeat
Church – Regents Park
Contact: 9738 9799 or
familychaplain@heartbeatchurch.org.au
BERALA UNITED PHYSICAL
CULTURE CLUB
MONDAYS – ST PETER CHANEL HALL KINGSLAND RD
BERALA
FRIDAYS – BERALA PUBLIC SCHOOL HALL HARROW RD
BERALA
COME DANCING TO KEEP FIT-HAVE-FUN
2015 CLASSES
Physical Culture is a form of dance for girls and
women of all ages from 2/3 years to
Grandmothers. It aims to build confidence, good
posture, fitness and flexibility through dance
CLEMENT ART SCHOOL
Well established Children art school
since 1993
Email: clementartschool@hotmail.com
Telephone: 0414 435 388
www.clementart.com.au
Epping , Hornsby, Chatswood, Burwood,
Hurstville, Eastwood, Parramatta, Killara,
Central, Castle Hill
INSTRUCTRESSES NICOLE BAKER &
REBECCA WHITE
ENQUIRIES KAREN WHITE
97932422 / 0408 263 170
DENISE BAKER 9649 6218
EMAIL: beralaphysie@hotmail.com or
Check out our website: www.beralaphysie.com.au
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Term 2
June 2015
for Children and Young People in Bankstown
June – July School Holiday activities for Children and young people in Bankstown
Name of Organisation
and Contact details
Chester Hill Neighbourhood
Centre
9645 3700
Name of Activity and Description
Age Group
Winter Garden Workshop 1
Bus Tour and Workshop to
Macarthur Centre at Sustainable Living
(MSCL)
5-12 years
Date
1 July
9.30am –
3.00pm
Where and Cost
Chester Hill Neighbourhood Centre
Chester Hill Community Garden
Cnr Waldron Rd and Hector St,
Chester Hill
FREE
Chester Hill Neighbourhood
Centre
9645 3700
Bus leaves at 9.30am.
Light lunch provided.
All children must be accompanied by a
parent or carer. Children must be over 5
years old.
Winter Garden Workshop 2
Seed Workshop at Chester Hill
Community Garden
Bookings Essential
Call or email:
communityworker1@chnc.org.au
7 July
10am – 1pm
Learn about various types of seeds, make
a healthy soup and do some crafts.
Light lunch provided.
All children must be accompanied by a
parent or carer. Children must be over 5
years old.
Chester Hill Community Centre
Nadia To’mah
9738 5443
Chester’s Kids Club
Craft, games and cooking activities for school
aged kids and their younger brothers & sisters,
with parent/carers.
Wednesday July 1 – Theme: Owls
Pom Pom Owls, Multicoloured Owls., Origami
Owls, Sandwich Owls
Thursday July 2 – Theme: Robots
Balancing Robots, Create 2D or 3D Robots,
Chester Hill Community Garden
Cnr Waldron Rd and Hector St,
Chester Hill
FREE
Bookings Essential
Call or email:
communityworker1@chnc.org.au
5-12 yrs
and their
younger
siblings
1 July
2 July
3 July
10am–12pm
Chester Hill Community Centre
25 Chester Hill Road
CHESTER HILL
Cnr Chester Hill & Wellington Roads
(Opposite Chester Hill Library)
FREE
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Edible Robot Treat
Friday July 3 – Theme: Winter Warmers
Mini Woollen Beanie, Hot Chocolate Mug
Biscuits, Winter Clothes Crafts
Wear comfortable play clothes, hat and
sunscreen.
Free morning tea provided.
Bankstown PCYC
9796 1287
Bankstown@pcycnsw.org.au
Tricking and Martial Arts Workshops
Bankstown City Council and PCYC Bankstown
are offering FREE Invincible Worldwide
workshops in the July school holidays.
For more information see:
www.invincibleworldwide.com
Workshops include a free annual membership
to PCYC.
To join in the fun, register by calling or
email:
recreation@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
or just drop in !
10-14yrs
2-3pm
9 July
2-4pm
15yrs +
3-4pm
These workshops are FREE but spots
are limited.
YMCA Bankstown
9771 6033
Gymnastics- Handstands, Cartwheels
and Roundoffs
5-12yrs
30 June
2-4pm
YMCA Bankstown
9771 6033
Sports and Games Clinic
5-14yrs
2 July
10-12pm
YMCA Bankstown
9771 6033
Cheerleading
5-12yrs
7 July
2-4pm
CARES Open Day
Jenny 9707 9424
Road Safety and Bike Education
Bookings essential
5 to 11yrs
8 July
10am - 2pm
Bankstown Youth Development
Service
9793 8324
NAIDOC Family Fun Day
All Ages
12 July
11am - 3pm
Come along to our family fun day in celebration of
NAIDOC Week. Celebrations include: Smoking
Ceremony and Welcome to Country; Stiff Gins (one
of Australia’s best known and most loved
Indigenous acts); educational workshops and
presentations; reptile show; Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander dance performance; jumping castle
and kids activities; and a FREE LUNCH
Bankstown PCYC
55 Meredith St, Bankstown
Call or register online at:
https://invincibleworldwide.eventbrite.co
m.au
Revesby YMCA,
184 The River Road, Revesby
$15
Revesby YMCA,
184 The River Road, Revesby
$15
Revesby YMCA,
184 The River Road, Revesby
$15
CARES Facility
Trebartha St, Bass Hill
$5 includes Sausage Sizzle
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown
FREE
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June 2015
RYC – Roundabout Youth Centre
Dillon Barnett
Youth Project Officer
9644 9436
ryc@chnc.net.au
Free Family Skate Night
Funded by Bankstown City Council, RYC will be
running a Free Skate Night for the whole family. The
night will include prizes to won, games, free bbq, DJ
playing music with the disco lights on!!
RYC – Roundabout Youth Centre
Dillon Barnett
Youth Project Officer
9644 9436
ryc@chnc.net.au
Friday Night Skate Nights
Bankstown Arts Centre
9707 5400
Krafty Kids
artscentre@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/artscentre
Fun art and craft activities for parents and little ones to
make together.
All Ages
1 July
6- 9pm
Roundabout Youth Centre
104 Carlingford Street, Sefton.
FREE
All ages
Every Friday
6-9pm
2-5 years
29 June
or
6 July
10-11am
All ages are welcome to come down to our Friday Night
Skate Nights where we will have our DJ playing music,
disco lights and games. Drinks & Pizzas will be
available to purchase on the night as well.
Roundabout Youth Centre
104 Carlingford Street, Sefton.
$5 for entry &
$5 for skate hire.
Non skaters have free entry and anyone is more
then welcome to bring their own skates.
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade
Bankstown
$5 per session
Bankstown Arts Centre
9707 5400
artscentre@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/artscentre
Bankstown Arts Centre
9707 5400
artscentre@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/artscentre
KIDS’ PARTY CONFIDENTIAL
Sean Murphy’s throwing the ultimate party for
the whole family! Fresh from the 2015
Melbourne Comedy Festival,
Kids’ Party Confidential is a hilarious ride
through the highs and humiliations of children’s
entertainment. You’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, you’ll
learn how to tie an incredible balloon sword.
Can’t wait!
LITTLE PICASSO
Explore cubism and understanding concepts through
creating your very own self portrait.
Suitable for
adults, teens
and kids aged
5yrs+
Friday 3 July 2015
11.30am-12.30pm
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade
Bankstown
FREE
Register online at:
kidspartyconfidential.eventbrite.com.au
6-10 yrs
29 June
Noon-2pm
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade
Bankstown
$20
Bankstown Arts Centre
9707 5400
artscentre@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/artsce
ntre
PRETTY PATCHWORKS
Be inspired by Aminah Robinson’s
exquisite patchworks and create a
colourful collage on a paper bag.
6-10 yrs
30 June
10am-noon
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade
Bankstown
$20
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Bankstown Arts Centre
9707 5400
artscentre@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/artsce
ntre
BREAKFAST BOWLS
Have fun with clay and create colourful
bowls for your delicious breakfast!
6-10 yrs
1 July
10am-noon
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade
Bankstown
$20 (plus $5 material fee)
Bankstown Arts Centre
9707 5400
artscentre@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/artsce
ntre
FROZEN WONDERLAND
Create a ‘Frozen’ inspired winter
landscape by drawing and painting on
canvas board.
6-10 yrs
6 July
Noon-2pm
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade
Bankstown
$20
Bankstown Arts Centre
9707 5400
artscentre@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/artsce
ntre
THE CIRCUS CLOWNS ARE COMING
TO TOWN
Discover your own unique clowning
character through a series of
improvisations. Learn basic techniques in
falling, tripping, sliding and juggling,
followed by a short performance piece.
PUPPET ATTACK
Learn to draw, colour, cut and assemble
your very own moving paper puppet.
6-10 yrs
7 July
10-11am
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade
Bankstown
$20
6-10 yrs
8 July
10am-12pm
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade
Bankstown
Bankstown Arts Centre
9707 5400
artscentre@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/artsce
ntre
Bankstown Arts Centre
9707 5400
artscentre@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/artsce
ntre
$20
STENCIL ART
Explore your creativity and create Banksy
style stencil artworks using paper, paint
and mixed media.
8-14 yrs
1 July
1-3pm
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade
Bankstown
$20
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