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GLENHAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOL
Phone: 9634-3675 Fax: 9899-5911
74A Glenhaven Road, Glenhaven, NSW, 2156
E-mail: glenhaven-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Website: www.glenhaven-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Principal’s Desk Week 3 Term 1
SWIMMING CARNIVAL
I have just got back to my desk after attending our annual swimming carnival. It was a very quick carnival
due to only students who were competing being able to attend. I suspect that the number of students
competing has also been affected by COVID as I am aware many lessons were cancelled during the
lockdown stage, especially the indoor pools.
Congratulations to all competitors, parent helpers and staff involved for a very well run, and extremely
hot, swimming carnival. I would also like to wish our Districts’ representatives all the best for the upcoming
carnival where they will represent Glenhaven Public School on Thursday 3 March, 2022.
COMMUNICATION
The school has had some issues lately with the Departments online communication tools with many areas
not working. I am aware of the countless hours that Ms Tuite has put into trying to ensure these channels
work. Please understand this is not poor communication from the school but simply issues beyond our
control.
I would also remind our community that all communication from the school comes through our Sentral
App. This needs to be checked regularly to ensure all families are up to date. If you do not have access,
of have forgotten your password/access codes, please contact the school so this can be rectified and
then you can receive all communication.
AFTERNOON PICKUPS
As our community is aware we have a staggered collection system which is working quite well in the
afternoon. I would however like to again point out the following systems that need to be in place to keep
our children safe and ensure a quick and smooth departure from school.
Top Gate. This is ONLY for students being collected by a parents or guardian on foot. Students are not
allowed to access cars from this gate.
Bottom Gate near OOSH. All students who are being collected by car are to be seated in this area.
Students in roughly the first 5 cars are directed to get into their cars. Once these have left parents need
to move down as far as possible and then the next 5 students will be directed into their car. This area
covers all the way down to the bottom past the gate.
This method is effective as it allows for more cars to be in this area which in turn stops cars being in the
NO STOP zone which incurs a very expensive fine. If students access cars from the top gate they cannot
be watched by a staff member and it stops cars from moving down. There have recently been some near
misses as cars have tried to come around a car that has stopped at the top and that car has then
attempted to pull out.
Students have been reinformed regarding this through their class teachers and the staff on afternoon
duty.Finally, a sincere thank you to all our famiies for their prompt notification of any positive cases of COVID and following isolation guidelines. As always, no child or staff member can attend school if they are classified as a close home contact or are displaying any flu or cold like symptoms. Kerry Maxwell | Principal LIBRARY NEWS Welcome back to another exciting school year! I hope all students have been reading over the holiday break and are ready to enter new worlds through the magic of books this year! LIBRARY TIMETABLE TERM 1 2022 Monday: 4M Tuesday: 3C, 4H, 5P, 5R, KS Wednesday: 5N, 6S, 1F, 1P, 2D Thursday: 3G, 2B, KR, 6H Students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 need a Library bag to borrow. PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE The Premier’s Reading Challenge begins on February 28th. Students will not be able to login to the website until this date. In the meantime, keep reading books and writing down titles ready for entry when the PRC begins. More details about the PRC to follow in the next newsletter.
RECOMMENDED READING FOR YEARS 3-6
Some authors, book series and individual titles to kick start your child’s enormous reading appetite for
2022!
Great Books to Read – Years 3 and 4
Authors Book Series Single Titles
Roald Dahl Diary of a Wimpy Kid 39 Clues Pippi Longstocking
Andy Griffiths The Borrowers Alice Miranda The Indian in the
Cupboard
David Walliams Rondo Spiderwick Callie’s Castle
Chronicles
Jacqueline Wilson Series of Unfortunate Penny Pollard The Velveteen
Events Diaries Rabbit
Duncan Ball Australian Girl Deltora Quest Nim’s Island
Michael Morpurgo Captain Underpants Harry Potter Tales of a Fourth
Grade Nothing
Paul Jennings Goosebumps Far Flung Adventure The Iron Man
Deb Abela The Worst Witch Kingdom Of Silk Old Tom
series
Emily Rodda EJ12 Geronimo Stilton Flitterwig
Kate DiCamillo Wishing Chair series Rowan of Rin Tashi
Enid Blyton Faraway Tree series Milly Molly Mandy Alice in
Wonderland
Leigh Hobbs Conspiracy 365 Flat Stanley Extra Time
Anh Do Freak Street Spirit Animals Cool
J.K Rowling Extreme Adventures 39 Clues Kasper
Jackie French Judy Moody and Stink Tiny Timmy Elephant in the
Garden
Aaron Blabey Indie Kidd Friday Barnes The Butterfly Lion
Frances Watts Ruby Redfort Middle School Charlotte’s Web
Great Books to Read - Year 5 and 6
Authors Book Series Single Titles
Catherine Bateson The Floods Hatchet Chinese
Cinderella
Jackie French Ingo Once series Diary of Anne
Frank
Michael Morpurgo Time Riders Skulduggary Pleasant Ella Enchanted
Morris Gleitzman Ranger’s Apprentice The Last Thirteen Clare De Lune
John Marsdon Brotherband Dear Dumb Diary Two Wolves
Colin Thiele Percy Jackson The Ellie Chronicles Grace
Deb Abela The Tomorrow series Dragonkeeper series Henry Hoey
Hobson
Jacqueline Wilson Keys to the Kingdom Inkheart Series The Boy in the
Striped Pyjamas
David Walliams The Dark is Rising Alex Rider Hitler’s Daughter
Roald Dahl His Dark Materials Parvana Grimsdon
Trilogy
Paul Jennings Rondo series My Story series War Horse
Andy Griffiths My Australian Story New Australian series Wonder
series
Tim Harris Artemis Fowl Gallagher Girls Alone on a Wide
Wide SeaThe beginning of our school year at GPS has seen teachers and students revisiting behaviour expectations in our school. Students have been explicitly taught what Responsibility, Respect and Personal Best looks like across all areas of the playground and classroom. Our classrooms have signs matching our playground signs, displaying what our three areas look like in clear statements. Throughout the year, we will be having a “PBL Fortnight Focus” where we will reteach expectations in certain areas where students need assistance. This focus will change every fortnight and is a direct result of our collected data regarding behaviour in the playground and in the classroom. Following these expectations will ensure that students will be responsible and respectful and will always be striving for their personal best. Many smileys have been handed out to students already for excellent behaviour and following expectations in the playground and classrooms. Our smileys are tallied every fortnight and the resulting graph displayed on the digital noticeboard outside the school office. These smiley tallies are added to our yearly House Points for the year and go towards the winning house trophy. Our fortnightly focus for the first few weeks of Term 1 is All Settings. Our Expectations Teaching Matrix for PBL is included in the newsletter for your reference. If you are able to discuss these matters as well with your children at home, this will help reinforce our school expectations. PBL TEAM
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