Principal's MessageWhat a fantastic ‘Welcome to UPS fete’ we had on Saturday. A huge thank you to Lisa and her team of P & C executive and community members for the incredible amount of work they did to support what was a brilliant day. A fete such as this required lots of planning and extra time to ensure that everything runs smoothly and everyone attending is safe and can enjoy the experiences. This was certainly achieved, and I cannot thank the P & C enough for making this such a success. My huge thanks are also extended to Mrs Brennan, the administration staff for all the preparation they did beforehand and to the staff who dedicated their Saturday to help. Many staff brought family members (grown up and not so grown up!) to help and I am immensely grateful to them all for the work they did to ensure that our day was great. The whole day was so positive and a lot of fun for our children and visitors. Everyone was in great spirits and the experiences such as the ‘Creature Features’, inflatables, plaster casts and the face painting (to name a few) were extremely popular. The extreme heat did not deter our community and the support we received was generous and greatly appreciated. The money raised by the school will go towards the purchase of Literacy and Numeracy resources to support the introduction of the new curriculum in our K-2 classrooms. I wish to extend my huge appreciation to all our amazing students, staff and parents who have been managing numerous changes to timetables throughout this term. We do have a great partnership and I am certainly proud of the effort that our teachers go to in order to ensure that school routines run as seamlessly as possible. The students are really demonstrating that they can manage unexpected changes to situations while continuing to follow the values of Safety, Respect and Responsibility. Our recent K-2 assembly was a great reflection of this, all students were in correct school uniform and did their best to remain quiet and respectful, even though it was so hot! Well done everyone! As you may know our school run a variety of playtime clubs each day. Activities include Lego, drawing and technology. The thought and time going into these fun and interactive experiences for the children are making a positive difference. Please remember to encourage your child to participate in a play time club that may be of interest to them. The P & C will be running a BBQ next Saturday during the election at our school. If you have some time and can offer some help, I know it would be greatly appreciated. Please let Michael from the P & C executive know when you are available to help. Thankyou! Have a great fortnight ahead! Anissa Rajendra Upcoming EventsWeek 9 Naplan continues for years 3 & 5 Parent Reading Project Begins Harmony Week Week 10 Tuesday 28th March Easter Mufti Day and egg donation Wednesday 29th March K-6 Cross Country Week 11 Monday 3rd April Premier's Sporting Challenge (Stage 3) Easter Egg Colouring Due Thursday 6th April K-6 Easter Hat Parade Last Day of Term 1 In Visual Arts this term in 6S, we have been looking at different types of Aboriginal Rock Art and its importance. As a class, everyone covered their hand in paint and placed their handprint onto a piece of paper. We then used images and words to create a story of our lives and what is important to us. K- 6 AssemblyCongratulations to the following students who received a 'Student of the Week' and 'Merit' awards; KB Merit: Skylah C & Estelle L Student of the week: Emmy.B KS Merit: Student of the week: Odie C KE Merit: Onoeti T & Claudette G Student of the week: Mia M 1/2R Merit: Sage C & Ava D Student of the week: Hugo D 1M Merit: Hollie M Student of the week: Abraham M 1P Merit: Eloise H Student of the week: 2L Merit: Keiren E & Brianna J Student of the week: 2N: Merit: Harlem H & Airlie S Student of the week: Jax T 3/4C Merit: Hayley H & Jordi O Student of the week: Noah P 3/4S Merit: Zoe C & Millie B. Student of the week: Lola R-V. 3/4BA Merit: Cameron K & Nabiha M Student of the week: Keyara W 3/4M Merit: Van M & Bentley C Student of the week: Brodie K 5O Merit: Charlie C & Lachlan C Student of the week: Serena R 5D Merit: Daniel M & Audrey Y Student of the week: Madeleine W 6L Merit: Matilda C & Lucas S Student of the week: Adina M 6S Merit: Callum L & Yerremurra W Student of the week: Lily E Bronze and Silver AwardsBronze Awards: Stage 1: Arlo M Austin D Ella O Stage 2: Ayah S Bronte Stage 3: Callum L Yerremurra W Dakoto B-H Silver Awards: Stage 1: Lyla R Dylan M Jax F Stage 2: Kai A Stage 3: Emily P Ella H Clean Up Australia DayLast weekend was Clean Up Australia Day and the students and staff at UPS were excited to support this annual event once again on the Friday before. Clean Up Australia Day is a great opportunity to recognise what a beautiful country we live in but that it is up to all of us to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle every day keeping our environment clean and rubbish free both for ourselves and the animals that we share our world with. Classes spent 15-20 minutes after playtime on making sure to pick up every scrap of rubbish we could find in the playground. We have decided to make this a weekly event and take responsibility for keeping our school rubbish free and beautiful. Take a look at us hard at work… Ms Prior Clean Up Australia Day Co-ordinator Get Ready for the Big Veggie Crunch!On Thursday 30 March our school will be joining hundreds of schools across NSW to break the record for the most students crunching vegetables simultaneously. But we need your help to make it a success! On Thursday 30 March, please pack your child a container of vegetables (not fruit this time) for them to crunch on. Need some ideas? · carrot, celery, cucumber – cut into sticks or left whole · capsicum – cut into sticks or wedges · corn – raw baby corn spears or a cooked corn cob · broccoli or cauliflower florets - raw or lightly cooked to keep their crunch · tomatoes – small cherry tomatoes or a large tomato that can be eaten like an apple · beans or snow peas - raw or lightly cooked to keep their crunch · mushrooms – sliced or left whole · if fresh veg isn’t possible, try canned or frozen vegetables instead If you require more information on The Big Vegie Crunch, please contact the school or your child’s teacher. Assunta Brennan Vegetable Week School Coordinator
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