Newsletter Term 3, Week 7

Putney Public School
Excellence through Endeavour
Website: www.putney-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Email: putney-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Black & White News
1 September, 2016
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Dear parents and Carers,
The Fathers’ Day celebrations this morning were a wonderful way to recognise the fathers and grandfathers of our
Putney students and it was great to see so many of you able to join us. Many thanks to Michele Beaumont, P&C
Secretary, for organising the morning as well as the Fathers’ Day stall. A very special day for our students!
I wish all dads a lovely day with your families on Sunday.
Enrolments for Kindergarten 2017
A reminder to any families who have siblings commencing school in 2017, that enrolment applications are due this
term. The forms are available online or from the school office. Acceptance letters will be sent home at the
beginning of Term 4 with details about our two Orientation Days.
If you have any queries about enrolment, please contact the office to speak to the Principal.
Big History Prime at Putney PS
Last week Year 4 students had the opportunity to share their Big History knowledge with their parents at an
information night in the hall and Year 4 classrooms. We were fortunate to have special guest, Professor David
Christian, founder of Big History Institute and lecturer at Macquarie University attend as well.
Miss Colonna who has taught this 20 week program along with colleagues Mrs St Flour and Ms Gilbertson, has been
working in close collaboration with Macquarie University to pilot this program and establish resources suitable for
adapting this high school program to meet the needs of primary school students.
Parents’ feedback clearly reflect how impressed they are with the program and the effect it has had on their
children’s curiosity and desire to learn.
…. Loved this subject. She finds it stimulating and fascinating.
Exceptional and very educational. Thank you to the staff for the time and effort put in to teaching our children.
Thank you. This program has been integral in improving my child’s engagement at school.
Amazed at the level of conceptual knowledge and the ability to talk intelligently about their learning experiences.
Good program with solid content and inspiration to young minds.
Big History has promoted a lot of discussion both at dinner time and in the car.
Cyberbullying
At a recent Police Forum for Principals we were provided with information regarding the Office of the Children’s
eSafety Commissioner.
This office deals with complaints about serious cyberbullying affecting children under the age of 18 years and
investigates offensive or illegal online content such as child sexual abuse. They also provide safety education and
training and undergo research.
A cyberbullying complaint can be made at www.safety.gov.au/reportcyberbullying
Zone Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to all students who represented Putney last week at the Zone Athletics Carnival. It is always
pleasing to hear that our students demonstrated good sportsmanship and performed to their personal best at
events such as this.
Congratulations to the junior and senior girls relay teams who took first place in both of their relay finals and for
being awarded with the Girls Athletics School Champion of the Zone Trophy!
R. M. Russom
Principal
VISION STATEMENT
We empower students to be responsible citizens who are innovative learners and collaborative problem solvers.
We immerse students in an engaging learning environment in partnership with the school community.
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Premier’s Reading Challenge
Congratulations to the 54 students who completed the reading challenge this year. A special mention to Year 6
who had 12 students complete it, the most of any grade in the school.
Book Week Parade
A big thank you to all the parents who attended the Book Week Character Parade on last week. It was a huge
success. It was fabulous to see teachers and students entering in to the spirit and enjoying themselves. There
were so many wonderful costumes and clever ideas.
Kate McKenzie
Teacher Librarian
Well Done!
Three of PPS’ Year 6 class of 2011 have just been installed as some of the 16 student leaders at Ryde Secondary
College. Kathryn Hempstead (L) and Daniel Osmond (R) are prefects and Michael Warren (Centre) is one of two
school captains. Congratulations!
Riverside Enrichment program
On Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th August eight Year 5 students participated in the Riverside Girls High School
Enrichment Program. Over the two days the girls were mentored by Year 8 Gifted and Talented students, working
in groups to design the ideal high school classroom using the Design Thinking model. At the conclusion of the
program the students confidently presented their projects in a
presentation to parents and teachers.
Here are some of the student comments about the two days:
I enjoyed working together as a team to reach the final prototype
outcome. Isabella
I enjoyed the presentation the most because we got to show off our
great work. Amelie
C. Bradbury
Co-ordinator
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Rugby League 7s Legends State Final
Despite the inclement weather on Wednesday 24th August, the Rugby League 7s State Legends Finals took place
at Macquarie University. Coach Richard Warner and the boys were ready to play despite the conditions.
The team began the day with a game against Denman Public School from the Hunter/Maitland District
representing League Legend Steve Simpson. The boys played quality football and threw the ball out wide to our
speedsters to finish off the job. Bronson Ward crossed over for three tries. The game finished with a beautiful kick
from Keian to Omar to score a beautiful try. The final score was 20-6.
Our second game against Bankstown Public School representing League Legend Terry Lamb was a very different
style of game. The Bankstown boys were big and our team had to aim up in defense, which we did.
Unfortunately we lost the game by a conversion goal. The final score was 14-12.
The third game against Narrabeen North Public School representing Manly Legend Cliff Lyons. The rain was
torrential which meant the ball was not only hard to hold but difficult to see. It was another exciting game that
could have gone either way. Our defense was strong but we were unable to finish off our sets. The final score was
10-6.
Our final game was against a very competitive Bateau Bay Public School representing David Fairleigh, a North
Sydney Bears Legend. Putney was competitive but Bateau Bay was too strong and we were beaten convincingly.
The final score was 30-0.
Despite the conditions the boys had a great deal of fun sliding in the mud and meeting both Legends of the game
and current NRL players.
A big thank you once again to Coach Richard and Manager Kylie Noble for all their efforts. Alex Noble was the
trainer for the day under atrocious conditions. His assistance running water and helping with warm up drills was
much appreciated. Thanks to the parents for transporting the players to practices and the venue on the day.
Thanks also for scrubbing the jerseys and returning them so they are ready for photograph day.
Michele Brooks
Rugby League Co-ordinator
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Sports Report
A huge congratulations to all students who were involved in Winter PSSA sport this year. Summer Sport (T-ball,
Softball, Cricket, Tennis, Swimming and School Sport) will resume this Friday, 2nd September. Students will return to
the sport they were participating in back in Term 1.
Here are the team results from Winter PSSA:
Netball
Well done to all netball players on a great season. A special
congratulations to the Senior A team for making it to the Grand
Finals. Unfortunately they lost to Ryde East but demonstrated
outstanding teamwork and sportsmanship.
Throughout the season all teams demonstrated commitment to
improving their netball skills, training hard on the new multi-purpose
court. All players should be proud of their achievements.
C. Bradbury
Tiger Tag
Congratulations to both the boys and girls tiger tag team. The boys tiger tag team won the competition this year in
a very close grand final game against Denistone East! The girls team also achieved a fantastic result, coming 3rd
overall.
Well done to Riley T and Scarlet J for receiving the best and fairest
certificate
for
their
ongoing
commitment
and
leadership
throughout the season.
All students demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship, persistence
and team work throughout the competition and are very
deserving of their achievements.
J. St Flour
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Football
This year PPS fielded 4 football teams - Senior Girls, Senior Boys, Junior Girls and Junior Boys in the Ryde PSSA Football
competition. It was a tough season and our students played some very competitive games against other schools
in the area. At the end of the regular season our Junior Girls finished
first and the Junior Boys and Senior Girls finished in 4th place!
A fantastic Grand Final was held between Putney and Hunters Hill
Public and at half time it was 0-0. A superb goal from Baylee secured
the 1-0 win and Putney Junior Girls became the champions!
I would like to thank Shelley Broomhead and Tom Nock for their
assistance during the season. They provided administrative and
coaching support which resulted in a very successful season for our
school. Thank you to Ms Russell and Ms Bandiera for their support and
to all the players who showed great resilience, persistence and great
sportsmanship every week.
L. Hedge
AFL
This year PPS fielded a Junior and Senior AFL team.
The junior team developed some great skills over the course of the
season, particularly the Year 3 students, many of whom had never
played before. The juniors played well, with some great wins and some
losses, finishing about halfway down their ladder.
The seniors lost their first game and then went on to win EVERY game
they played, placing them first on the ladder at the end of the season.
Some of their wins were by a massive margin, with the opposition often
not scoring at all. We suffered a shock loss in the semi-finals and went
on to beat Hunters Hill in the finals, leaving us in 3rd place overall.
The boys played hard all season and showed great sportsmanship. I was
very proud of their achievements and conduct at ELS Hall. I would like
to thanks the Year 6 boys who set up one of the fields every week and helped me learn the rules of umpiring. A
special thank you to Frazer R for co-umpiring the last game of the season with me.
C. Featherstone
Zone Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to all students who represented Putney Public School at the Zone Athletics Carnival on Tuesday
22nd August. We had a fun-filled day with many students running, jumping and throwing personal bests. We had
great success over the day, with 13 students making it through to the
Area Carnival, including our junior and senior girls relay teams who
managed to out run the field taking first place in both of their relay
finals. We were also awarded with the Girls Athletics School Champion
of the Zone Trophy! Special mention to Mikayla K who received the 11
years Girls runner up age champion! We would like to thank all of the
parents for their support, especially the cheering from the sidelines.
Good Luck to Isabella H., Milan J., Mikayla K., Baylee B., Zoe S., Ashley
J., Scarlet J., Maeve B., Jocelyn L., Charlie B., Bronson W., Riley T. and
Max O. who will go on to represent Putney Public School at the Area
Carnival on the 12th of September.
E. Russell and C. Bradbury
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What did the mummy cow say to the
baby cow?
It’s pasture bedtime!
What do you call a How do you make a Why are cows so
cow that works as a milkshake?
good at maths?
landscaper?
Give a cow a pogo They have to cownt!
A lawnmooer!
stick!
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Naidoc Week
On Friday the 26th of August we celebrated NAIDOC week at Putney Public School. NAIDOC originally stood for
‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym has since become the name of the week itself. NAIDOC week is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements and is an
opportunity to recognise the contributions that Indigenous Australians make to our country and our society. As
part of our NAIDOC celebrations each class across the school selected an aspect of the Aboriginal culture to
study. Each class then presented their learning at their Friday assembly. Across the school every class chose an
interesting and significant aspect of the Aboriginal culture to reflect upon. Years five and six completed group
based research projects on significant Aboriginal people throughout history, while Kindergarten looked at artworks from famous Aboriginal artists. It was fantastic to see the Aboriginal culture celebrated in such a way that
provided students with insight into the lives of Aboriginal people throughout history and in society today.
C. Byrne
Co-ordinator
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School Photographs will be taken in Week 8 on Monday the 5th and Tuesday the 6th September.
All class and sibling photographs will be taken on Monday 5th September. Special group photographs, as well as
band and choir will be taken on that Monday.
All team sport photographs will be taken on Tuesday 6th September.
Students are required to be dressed in full winter uniform for the Monday photographs. Girls are to
wear tights rather than socks and ties to be worn if possible. Hair should be neat and shoes polished
please. Band students will need to bring their instruments on the Monday for the photograph.
All sport team photos will require full sports uniform on the Tuesday. Students will need to bring all of
their team uniforms to change into.
All photograph orders will be completed online – no cash please. Envelopes will be distributed. The envelopes
explain the different packages for you to select. They also explain how to place an order online and where to
record your 6 digit order number. Please fill out the order and return this envelope to your class teacher BEFORE the
day of the photographs. All order form envelopes should be returned even if you are not ordering a photograph.
Families wishing to have a siblings photograph need to fill out the sibling photograph envelope, which can be
collected from the school office.
To order online please visit the website: www.theschoolphotographer.com.au and select the “Click here for Online
Payments” button and follow the on screen instructions.
If you need further assistance please contact me.
N. Brigstocke
Photo Co-ordinator
NSW Junior Cycling Race Championships
This year the NSW Junior Cycling Road Race Championships were to be held in Wagga Wagga. We travelled the 5
hours drive there on Friday to familiarise ourselves with the course, even though we had spent 5 days in the last
school holidays training there with our coach. The competition is made up of 3 individual races; Time Trial, Road
Race and Criterium Race, with each race awarding it's own winner and medal. I have trained long and hard over
the last few months to make sure I was ready to compete at this level, riding up to 80-100km per week, and
managed win all 3 of my races and now be the Under 11 boys NSW State Champion.
K. Goltman
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Olympathon News!
Congratulations to our prize winners, following the successful draw of prizes for the Olympathon at our whole school
assembly last Monday, 22nd August. For every $10 raised, a ticket was placed into the draw to win one of the many
generous prizes donated by Yr 6 families, and outside agencies arranged by Year 6 parents.
Prize winners were: Brandon L., Sophia F., Holly O., Sybella D., Penni
P., Micah L., Ella P., Annika G., Ravi R., Catherine D., Teagan L.,
Alanah S., Thomas G., Marco J., and Matilda F.
On another note, thank you again to all the families and friends who
supported our Putney students’ participation in the Olympathon.
Thanks to your very generous donations, Yr 6 2016 raised $15485.05
This is an amazing figure and one that our Year 6 students are most
proud of.
It is expected that this money will go towards the development
outside the canteen, creating a more levelled space and installing
tables and chairs for students to use. The development of this area
will assist the community of Putney PS for many years to come and
will always be partly attributed to the hard work of our Year 6
students 2016.
“Year 6 students of Putney Public School would like to thank Hunters Hill Gourmet Butcher for their very generous
support at our recent Olympathon event. They supplied our delicious sausages on the day. We encourage Putney
Public School families to check out them out! They can be found at Shop 2, 45 Gladesville Rd, Hunters Hill. Ph 9816 1806”
Mrs Ward, Mrs Bradbury, Mrs Hahn and Ms Bandiera
Year 6 Teachers
On Saturday 10th September Operation Art 2016 will be unveiled at The Armory
Gallery, Sydney Olympic Park where over 800 artworks from almost 300 schools
will be exhibited. Our four finalists from the Putney P.S. Exhibition, Eve M, Baylee
B, Emily N and Lily L, had their artwork framed, were presented with
congratulatory certificates and sent invitations to the opening of the exhibition
where they will be treated
like star artists.
The exhibition is open daily from 10am-4pm
(free entry) until 30th October 2016. More than 10,000 visitors
are expected to view Operation Art 2016 with many students
and teacher from across Sydney. Please show your support for
the program and our Putney finalists by coming along to the
exhibition. On this event parking is available in P5 with a free
shuttle bus to the gallery or public transport to the Olympic
Park is also available.
Please visit www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au and follow the links to
Visual Arts for further information.
B. Fletcher
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Chess Challenge
On the 18th of August 2016, 5 students from Putney Public School went to the Inter-School Chess Challenge heat at
Meadowbank Public School. There they faced 7 rounds of intense chess against local schools. At the end of the
day, the top 3 schools made it into the Inter-School Chess Challenge final. Unfortunately, Putney Public did not
make it in. But, at the end of the day, those 5 students had a fantastic time at the Chess Challenge with Mrs Hahn
and would like to do it again next year. We would like to congratulate Zet C for being our highest scoring player
and thank Mrs Hahn for making this fantastic day happen. We would also like to acknowledge the support of Mrs
Kirillov who did a great job as pseudo-manager for the day.
S. Hahn
Co-ordinator
Scholastic Book Club Issue 6 is now available for ordering – Due by 7
September 2016
Brochures are available in the library and in the office foyer for interested students and parents to collect. The catalogue can also be viewed at h p://www.scholas c.com.au/schools/bookclub/catalogue.asp Only online ordering and payments will be accepted for Issue 6. For online ordering go to www.scholas c.com.au/LOOP. The office will not be accep ng any cash or cheque payments. If you have any ques ons or need help with your order please call Sally 0404 075 596, Robyn 0408 669 779 or Anna 0408 226 490. Book Club Coordinators
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Speech Pathology News
Phonological Awareness
Phonological Awareness (PA) refers to a set of skills that form the basis of literacy development.
Students with good PA skills can identify and manipulate the different components of oral language such as words, syllables and sounds. Some of the skills that make up PA include being able to:
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Count the number of words in a sentence
Clap/count the number of syllables in words
Identify and produce rhyming words
Segment words into their individual sounds (e.g. ‘cat’ is made up of ‘c’ ‘a’ and ‘t’ sounds, ‘box’ is made up
of ‘b’ ‘o’ k’ and ‘s’ sounds)
Blend sounds together to make words (e.g. “What word does ‘b’ ‘oo’ ‘k’ make?”)
Identify the first, middle and final sounds in words
Manipulate parts of words (“What’s left of the word ‘cowboy’ if you leave out the ‘boy’ part?”, “What’s left
of the word ‘take’ if you don’t say ‘t’?”)
Manipulating sounds in words to create different words (“Say ‘take’ but instead of ‘t’ say ‘m’”).
At home, parents can help their children develop strong PA skills by:
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Helping children clap/drum/jump out the syllables in a variety of words
Playing ‘I-Spy’ using the first sounds of words (not the letter name)
Reading regularly together
Talking about the rhyming words in picture books
Talking about the sounds you can hear in words
Playing games where you think of as many words as you can that start with a particular sound
If you have any concerns regarding your child’s phonological awareness or literacy development and would like
to have a chat about how to help them, please email Melissa at speechpathology@live.com or call 0414 255 283.
Calendar – Dates For Your Diary
September / October
2 September
Summer PSSA resumes - Round 6
5 September
LMBR - Go Live
5 September
School Photos
6 September
Sport/Group Photos
13 September
Regional Spelling Bee - Meadowbank Public School
23 September
Last Day Term 3
10 October
Students commence Term 4
11 October
Ryde Schools Spectacular (RSS) Choir Rehearsal - Ryde Civic Centre
17 / 18 October
Year 5 “Cares” Excursion
18 October
Yoga commences
27 October
Ryde Schools Spectacular (RSS) Performance - Sydney Opera House
28 October
Grandparents Day K-6
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