Principal's MessageHPAG Classes 2022 Five students (Ruby, Yerre, Lily, Ridit and Sophie) in year five have been participating in this program at Mt Kembla Public School one day each week for twenty five weeks. This program aims to provide enrichment for academically gifted students to assist them to optimise their learning and social skills in an extended environment. The Academically Gifted Class is not a supplement to the normal classroom program. It is designed as a withdrawal experience program. Tuesday was the final day of the program whereby all of the students presented their projects to their parents, teachers and principals. Congratulations! Organisational Changes due to Burst Water Pipe Thank you to our school community for your support during the unusual circumstances that occurred, resulting in our school being non-operational on Tuesday 1 November 2022. School staff identified the leak on Tuesday morning and immediately turned off the water mains to limit any further impact and water use. School Infrastructure NSW engaged a plumber who fixed the original problem. An electrician also attended to make the school safe and the Department’s IT team was onsite to assess fix any faults. We can confirm that 6 classrooms have been impacted across 2 levels, including the Practical Activities Area. We have done an initial assessment of damage and work is underway to clear and dry the water in these rooms. Unfortunately, one ceiling has been badly damaged making it unsafe for students and staff to use that area. Unfortunately, for the remainder of this term, some Stage 2 and 3 classes will need to relocate to other learning areas within the school. Stage 2 and 3 Learning Spaces • School Hall - 3/4J & 3/4R • Science and Technology (RFF) Room - 5/6D • Room 9 - 5/6S • Library - 5/6K Book Fair (Week 4) Changes to the Book Fair in our library meant it will now only open in week 4 and closed from week 5. Unfortunately Reading Club is postponed until further notice. Grandparents Day – Wednesday 2 November 2022 All grandparents of our Unanderra PS students were invited to join us in celebrating the valuable contribution they make to the educational journeys of their grandchildren. Teachers will utilised their classrooms, changed learning spaces and enjoyed the outdoor areas during this time to provide opportunities for grandparents and grandchildren to read together. Grandparents were invited to take grandchildren to the library for the book fair in the afternoon. It was such a joyous and successful day! Figtree High School Enrichment Class Visit A number of students were selected to observe the Enrichment Class at Figtree High School. This was a wonderful opportunity to see how the enrichment class operates, and will assist students to make an informed decision about joining the Enrichment Class at Figtree High School for Year 7 2023. Two teachers from Figtree High School, Sandra Fernandes and Ewen Porteous came to visit our Year 6 students last week and they are the 2023 Year 7 Advisers at Figtree High School. They met with their future Year 7 students from our school on Wednesday 26 October 2022. During this visit they introduced themselves and shared a short video that included a tour of the school and a welcome clip from two former students from Unanderra Public School. The students were able to ask any questions they have concerning their transition to Figtree High School. Last Day of Term 4, 2022 As we near the end of the year, I want to thank you for your ongoing support and notify you of a date change for the last day of Term 4 classes. Students will now finish school on Friday 16 December 2022. This is due to an additional School Development Day announced for staff across NSW public schools. School Development Days allow our staff to participate in professional learning that was put on hold due to COVID-19 staffing pressures and plan ahead for 2023 to ensure we meet the needs of our students. With this change, we ask that you arrange alternative care for your child on Monday 19 December. You can find local vacation care services for your child via the Before and After Care School Finder.External link Thank you for your understanding and support. Gymnastics Program During Term 4 all students from K-6 have been participating in a Gymnastics program as part of the mandatory Department of Education PDHPE K-10 syllabus. The program is being delivered by a team of specialist PE instructors from Got Game, who bring all of their own equipment and activities to our school throughout Term 4. The program has been split across the term with Stage 2 and Stage 3 classes participating between weeks 1-5 and Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 classes participating between weeks 6-10. Classes have been allocated a time slot each to participate in this program. The sessions are once a week for 5 weeks between Monday 14 November– Monday 12 December 2022. The children have been really enjoying participating in these sessions and look forward to them each week. Colour Explosion The UPS Colour Explosion will now be held on Friday 25 November. Students will have an early lunch 12:30pm-1:15pm. Parents will be invited to watch the run from 1pm and will be organised to remain on the grass areas behind the stage 2 classes. Teachers and students only will be involved in the race. Children will be able to leave early with their family once they have signed out via the front office. We will have six colour stations that will be headed by SLSO staff and SRC representatives. We are most appreciative of the support and work done behind the sense from the P & C committee. Ice-blocks will be provided to students once they have completed the running course. The Great Book Swap is back! For the past two years the pandemic has prevented many schools from hosting a Great Book Swap. We are hoping that the 2022 fundraiser will have a big come back. Our school is proudly involved. This year this initiative aims to raise $150,000 to gift 15,000 culturally relevant books to children living in remote Australia. Not only are you raising money for a great cause, you are also celebrating the first year of UNESCO's Decade of Indigenous Languages and learning more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander First Languages and cultures as well as instilling a sense of social responsibility in your students. Visit the website for some great learning resources and ideas to help make fundraising easier and more successful than ever. Thank you to our UPS community and Mr Scotland for providing this opportunity. COLA Progress The cola continues to be a work in progress. We hope that the roof will be completed very soon before the heat of the summer sun comes upon us. We thank everyone for their patience and understanding. Tales from the Science TrolleyAs most of you are aware we have a small leak which made a big flood at Unanderra Public School in Week 4 . This caused quite the rearrange with many teachers and students displaced around the school. This also meant that science has taken to the corridors and is now mobile being taught from a trolley in each classroom around the school. This has been a big change for all but the students have taken it in their stride and have been enjoying completing science activities in their classrooms. This term students have been learning about the 'Physical World', in particular how forces and motions effect the world and how we operate in it. Last week students in Stage 2 had to complete a task requiring them to make a paper clip float as part of their unit on magnetism. Each class had a great time firstly deciding how they were going to tackle the challenge and then working out what materials were needed to create a solution. It was fantastic to see how many different ways students were able to solve the problem. Well done to all students who had a go at our challenge in science last week. 5/6D have had many opportunities to incorporate the Aboriginal culture of our community, school and people of our class, into our learning. This semester we have enjoyed the yarning circle and engaged in stories from the Aboriginal culture such as The Whalers, Birth of the butterflies and How wombat lost his tail. We have drawn beautiful pictures from these stories and enjoyed learning about dream time and also drawn our own family circle in images. We are lucky enough to have students in our class that are related to the authors and illustrators of some of the books we have read, from the Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corporation in Kemblawarra. K-6 Assembly AwardsKB Merit: Stefania.G & Luke.W Student of the week: Wren A.R KS Merit: Ahmad O & Harlem F Student of the week: Abigail J 1/2AB Merit: Orielle F Student of the week: Noah P 1M Merit: Arlo M & Scarlett C Student of the week: Nicholas P 1P Merit: Daisy K & Eva M Student of the week: Cage J 2L Merit: Miranda J & Mariah G Student of the week: 2B: Merit: Kai. A & Eva. H Student of the week: Jett. K 3/4D Merit: Student of the week: 3/4S Merit: Memphis W-W & Maddy O. Student of the week: Dominic S. 3/4J Merit: Asher. G & Aya.R Student of the week: Annie.W 3/4R Merit: Holly L & Sama O Student of the week: Dakota B-H. 5/6K Merit: Alana G & Zoe M Student of the week: Taneeka. M 5/6D Merit: Jahkobi W & Manaia M Student of the week: Marcel M Silver: Charlotte A Adina M Adam C Bronze: Sam 5/6M Merit: Faith M & Alex W Student of the week: Zahlia L 5/6S Merit: Gemma C & Diesel R-F Student of the week: Shari JP & Brooklyn R Bronze & Silver AwardsBronze Awards: Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 Kaimia W Parker P Olivia H Trinity M Loretta S Ahmad Romon Kingston Alice Daniel Stage 2 and Stage 3: Audrey Y Ruby J Sam F Adina M Mohamed M Lucy L Freya S Kasey R Silver Awards: Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 Aria Ashlee Bowie Caius J Zachary Jackson C Abigail Maddison W Eloise Felicity Stage 2 and Stage 3: Taneeka M Charlotte A Adam C Adina M Anastasia W Aya R Eden W
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