🎯 TERM 1 - WEEK 8

Monday 17th March

* NAPLAN continues

* Footsteps Program Continues

* Jump Rope for Heart Fundraiser Continues 💜

* Birrong Girls High School - Open Morning

Thursday 20th March

* Family Playgroup in the meeting room.

Friday 21st March

* Harmony Day - Wear Orange to School

*Ramadan Community Dinner - RSVP DUE

🎯 WEEK 9

Monday 24th March

* NAPLAN continues

* Footsteps Program Continues

Wednesday 26th March

* Ramadan Community Dinner - Starts 6:20 pm

Friday 28th March

* Family Playgroup in meeting room @ 9am - 10:30 am

* High School Nominations - CLOSE TODAY

🎯 WEEK 10

Monday 31st March

* Footsteps Dance Program Continues

Tuesday 1st April

* Easter Egg Donations Due Today

Wednesday 2nd April

* Kidz Mobile Zoo - Permission Slip & Money DUE

* Afgan Community Family meet & greet - 9:15am in school hall

Friday 4th April

* Jump Rope for Heart - Jump OFF DAY

🎯 WEEK 11 - Last Week for Term 1

Monday 7th March

* Easter Hats need to be returned to school - ready for the parade

Tuesday 8th March

* Kidz Zoo -Mobile Animal Farm Incursion

* Easter Hat Parade - Starts at 2:05 pm

Wednesday 9th April

* Whole School Cross Country

Thursday 10th April

* PBL Rewards Day

* Parent Group Coffee Catch up - 9:00am - Library

Friday 11th April

* Last Day School Term 1

Term 2 Starts - Wednesday 30th April

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to our Week 7 newsletter! It’s hard to believe we are already in the second half of Term 1.

As we transition into new classes, some students may find this change a bit challenging.

There are several reasons for this, including:

• Adjusting to a new teacher with different teaching styles and classroom routines

• Navigating different expectations as they progress to a new stage—particularly for students moving from Kindergarten to Year 1, Year 2 to Year 3, and Year 4 to Year 5

• Shifting away from familiar friends

• Encountering more challenging academic tasks

• Adapting to a new classroom environment

If your child is feeling unhappy in their new class, it’s important to communicate openly with them about their feelings. Validating their emotions and working collaboratively with their teacher can help address any concerns. This might involve discussing potential solutions, such as enhancing social skills, improving classroom dynamics, or adjusting learning methods based on their specific needs. Remember, students need time to adjust to their new situations. Please feel free to reach out if your child requires additional support.

Introducing Mrs. Medrano

We are excited to announce that Mrs. Medrano will be the new teacher for 3/4 Jade. She has been a regular casual teacher at Regents Park Public School and is well-known and respected by both staff and students. Welcome aboard, Mrs. Medrano!

Iftar Celebration

Our annual Iftar will take place on Wednesday, March 26. We invite you to join us and bring a plate of food to share. Everyone is welcome!

Mother's Day Stall

Thanks to our generous and enthusiastic parents, we are organising a Mother's Day Stall for Term 2. Please keep an eye out for further information regarding what children can purchase and how you can assist. A heartfelt thank you to all our parent helpers!

NAPLAN Updates

As of this writing, our Year 3 and Year 5 students have successfully completed three days of NAPLAN assessments. Well done to all students who participated! We extend our gratitude to Ms. Dakmak and her team for their efforts in ensuring the smooth running of these assessments. Thank you also to all the teachers who supervised the assessments and to Miss Martyn for preparing our technology on time.

Upcoming Events

We have many exciting activities coming up in the next few weeks, including the Easter Hat Parade, Iftar, Harmony Day, and Cross Country. Please remember to check the calendar for updates and reminders.

As always, if you have any concerns or feedback, please don’t hesitate to come and see me.

Warm regards,

Jodie Landon
Principal

On Thursday, 13th March, we will officially welcome and celebrate our newly elected Student Representative Council (SRC) members) at a special assembly. The SRC plays a vital role in giving students a voice, allowing them to contribute ideas, make decisions, and help shape positive changes within our school. These students have been chosen by their peers to represent their classes, and we are excited to see them take on this leadership responsibility.

Throughout the year, our SRC members will work closely with staff and students to organise initiatives, share student perspectives, and support school events. Their leadership will help create a more inclusive and engaging school environment for everyone. We look forward to working with them and seeing the impact they will make!

Ms Tatarynowicz

SRC Co-ordinator

Our Student Representative Council (SRC) members proudly hosted their first assembly for 2025 on Wednesday, 12th March. They did a fantastic job leading the event, showcasing their leadership skills and confidence. It was great to see them take on this important role, and we look forward to their contributions throughout the year.

At Regents Park Public School, we are committed to fostering a culturally inclusive, cohesive, and safe learning environment for all students. With your support, we strive to ensure that every child feels valued, respected, and included.

If you ever have concerns about racism in our school, we encourage you to speak with a staff member so that we can address and resolve the issue. You can also contact our Anti-Racism Contact Officers (ARCO), Ms. Ahllam Mourad and Mrs. Nancy Brutovska, by calling the school on (02) 9644 2404 or emailing regentspk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

The NSW Department of Education is committed to resolving complaints fairly and at the local level whenever possible. For more information on the process for making and resolving complaints, please visit the Complaints, Compliments, and Suggestions page on the NSW Department of Education website.

Together, we can continue to build an inclusive and respectful school community.

Our class has been busy learning about time and its importance in our daily lives. As part of our lessons, students created their own analog clocks, helping them understand how to read and interpret time accurately. Learning to tell time is a vital skill as it helps students develop numeracy, problem-solving, and time management skills. Understanding time allows students to plan their day, follow schedules, and develop independence in organising their activities. By engaging in hands-on activities like making clocks, students gain a deeper understanding of how time works and why it plays such a crucial role in their everyday routines.

Miss Panagopoulos

Stage 1 Class Teacher

Students have been working hard on their maths skills, practising counting and matching. In literacy, they have been focusing on letter recognition and writing. In science, they have been exploring the concept of living and non-living things. To bring their learning to life, they are conducting an exciting experiment to see how plants absorb water and transport it through their vascular system using colour-changing flowers and celery. It has been a fantastic hands-on way to deepen their understanding of plant science. 🌱✨

Ms Martyn

Early Stage 1 Teacher

At school, students are developing essential skills through Newcomb Ball and other active sports. Newcomb Ball is a fantastic team game that helps students improve their hand-eye coordination, teamwork, and strategic thinking. It also builds confidence in throwing, catching, and movement, which are fundamental to many other sports.

Engaging in active sports not only keeps students physically fit but also teaches important life skills such as communication, cooperation, and resilience. These activities encourage a healthy lifestyle, improve focus in the classroom, and foster a sense of teamwork and fair play. By participating in a variety of sports, students gain confidence, social skills, and a lifelong appreciation for staying active.

Ms Mallia

Sports Co-Ordinator

We are excited to invite our school community to a special Iftar gathering on Wednesday, 26th March in the school hall. This is a wonderful opportunity to come together, celebrate Ramadan, and connect as a community.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 26th March
🕕 Arrive from: 6:20pm
📍 Location: School Hall

🙏 A prayer space will be available (please bring your own mat)

The school will provide water & dates, and we ask families to bring a dish to share. Parents/guardians must stay with their children throughout the event.

📢 RSVP by Friday, 21st March via School Bytes or by contacting the school office.

We look forward to sharing this special evening with you! 💙✨

On Tuesday 8th April, Regents Park Public School will be holding our annual Hat Parade.

Tuesday 8th April

School Hall

2:00pm-3:00pm

This year we are asking all students to make their Easter hat at home. All hats need to be completed and at school on Monday 7th, the day before the parade.

Start thinking of some great hats to create to show off at our parade. You can find some great things at: Big w, Office works, Dollar shops etc.

Be Creative!

Get your child involved in Jump Rope for Heart, a fantastic program that keeps students active, healthy, and engaged while raising funds for lifesaving heart research and support programs.

📅 Jump Off Day: Friday, 4th April – students will showcase their skipping skills!

✅ Sign up today! 👉 Jump Rope for Heart Registration

Take a look at some of our students practising for Jump Off Day – they’re already skipping their way to success! 🏅💛💚

Regents Park Public School warmly invites our Afghan families to a special community meet and greet! This is a great opportunity to connect with other families, enjoy tea and coffee, and learn more about the support available to you.

As part of a network of schools, we are working to introduce the Families in Cultural Transition (FICT) Program through STARTTS. This program is designed to help newly arrived families settle into life in Australia by providing valuable information and discussions on topics such as support services, stress management, employment, parenting, and more.

The first session will be facilitated in Dari/Hazaragi by a trained FICT presenter.

Event Details:
📅 Date: Wednesday, 2nd April
⏰ Time: 9:15 AM
📍 Location: Regents Park Public School

We encourage all Afghan parents to join us for this informative and welcoming session. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our Early Stage 1 & Stage 1 students are in for a special experience as Kidz Zoo Mobile Animal Farm visits our school! This exciting hands-on incursion will allow students to interact with friendly farm animals while learning about their needs, care, and the important role they play in our lives.

The visit links directly to our Science unit, Living World, providing an engaging and interactive way for students to deepen their understanding of animals and their environments.

📅 Date: 8th April 2025
💰 Cost: $13.00
👕 Dress Code: Full school uniform & hat

📢 Payments & permission due by 2nd April 2025 via School Bytes 👉 School Bytes App

We look forward to a fun and educational day with Kidz Zoo Mobile Animal Farm! 🐷🐥✨

If your child is currently in Year 6, it’s time to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for their Year 7 transition in 2026. This process allows families to nominate their preferred NSW Government high school for their child.

✅ EOI forms are now available online – submit yours here: EOI Submission
✅ If your child will not be attending a NSW Government high school, please complete the Placement Not Required form using the same link.
✅ If you're still deciding, we encourage you to submit an EOI and update us once a decision is made.

📅 Deadline: All EOIs (digital & paper) must be submitted by 28th March 2025.

For more information, visit our website or contact the school office. Don’t miss this important step in your child’s high school transition!

Birrong Girls High School is hosting an Open Morning on Monday, 17th March at 9:00 AM, and they are inviting our Year 5 and Year 6 female students to attend.

This is a fantastic opportunity for students to explore the school, meet staff, and gain insight into high school life.

📧 Consent forms have been emailed to parents—please ensure they are signed so your child can participate.

If you have any questions, please contact the school office. Don’t miss out on this valuable experience.

Canteen is open from 8am every morning.

Breakfast is available from 8am - 9am

These items are only sold in the morning before school.

All lunch orders need to be placed by 9.15am.

Please use a paper bag which is clearly labelled with:-

Students Name

Class

Items Ordered

Amount of money placed inside bag.

Opening Hours

Tuesdays & Thursday

8:30am - 9:00am

Payments Options:-

Online through School Bytes

or cash payments to the office or uniform shop

Our school uses School Bytes for online permission notes and payments that can be accessed via a parent portal. The School Bytes parent portal enables you to view all your children in one portal and process payments for multiple siblings in one transaction.

Once your portal has been activated you can use it to give consent for events, process online payments and view the school calendar.

If you need assistance booking a vision, hearing, or dental check for your child, or accessing a GP, our Wellbeing & Health in Reach Nurse Coordinator is here to help.

Please contact Angii Higgins for support:
📞 0477 365 414
📧 angii.higgins@health.nsw.gov.au

We’re here to ensure your child’s health needs are met with ease and support! 💙

You can call health direct anytime day or night on 1800 022 222 and get the help you need.

healthdirect is free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Or call 131 450 to reach the Translating and Interpreting Service and ask to be transferred to healthdirect.

A registered nurse will answer your call, ask some questions and connect you with the right care.

The healthdirect nurse can:

• Connect you with a health expert by phone or video call
• Book you an appointment at a local urgent care clinic
• Connect with you with other appropriate, locally available health care, and

Call you an ambulance or direct you to the emergency department if your situation is life-threatening.

This email is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose, copy or distribute this email. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete it from your system and destroy any copies.

Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of NSW Health or any of its entities.

These are Medicare Bulk Billing Clinic walk-in clinic for non-urgent medical care and are open 7days a week, 8am-8pm.

FREE Arabic-Speaking Playgroups (See Flyers Attached in English & Arabic)

Join us for our 8-week FREE Playgroup & Parenting Sessions for Arabic-Speaking Families. Children under 5 are eligible to attend with their parents/caregivers for a play-based learning program delivered in language and run by bilingual/bicultural educators.

Parents can access much-needed information about the importance of Early Childhood Education and be assisted to enrol their children in local services. Great opportunity for families to socialise in language, meet new friends and discover the joys of play.

Tuesdays: 10.30am-12.30pm Arab Council Australia, Fairfield East

Thursdays: 10.30am - 12.30pm Helen Westwood Community Centre, Chester Hill

Contact:

Playgroup Project Officer, Yasamin 0423 280 049 or

Arabic-speaking Bicultural Worker, Haneen 0489 041 735

Or email us at biculturalsupport@ecsc.org.au

*Our Playgroups are funded through the Start Strong IDEA Pathways Program by the Department of Education.

Facilitated by Ethnic Community Services, a non-for-profit, charity organisation delivering the Bicultural Support Program - a UNESCO Best Practice Model in Early Childhood Education for almost 50 years.

Please be advised that due to low enrolment numbers at our OOSH service, Big Childcare Pty Ltd has made the decision to cease operations at our school. Their last day of operations will be Friday 25 October 2024.

To ensure continuation of care at our school, Chester Hill Neighbourhood Centre Inc will provide a transport service for our school from Monday 28 October 2024. You can find out more about this service here.

Service details

· BSC: 7:00 am – 9:00 am

· ASC: 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm

· Vacation Care (VAC): 7:00 am – 6:00 pm

· Contact details: Dale Donadel Ph: 02 9645 3700

· Address: 231 Wellington Rd, Chester Hill, NSW 2162

Transport arrangements

· Parents will need to drop children off at Chester Hill Neighbourhood Centre in the morning. Chester Hill Neighbourhood Centre will transport children to school before the first bell.

· Chester Hill Neighbourhood Centre will pick up children after school and take them to their centre for after school care. Parents will need to pick up their children from Chester Hill Neighbourhood Centre in the evening.

· Parents need to drop children at Chester Hill Neighbourhood Centre for vacation care.

· You must enrol at the service if you want your children to attend any of these sessions.

Please contact Dale Donadel using the contact details above if you have any questions.

chncioosh@bigpond.com.au

Thursday During School Term

Term 1 Workshops Start at 9:30am

For registrations

📩firdos@adsi.org.au

0421 996 590( Ask for Lily )

0428 547 122 ( Ask for Sher )

Consider coming along to a free parent program in Bankstown.

These sessions help parents manage children’s behaviour.

When: Fridays, 14, 21, 28 March and 4, 11 April ( 5 sessions)

Time: 10am-12 pm

Where: Bankstown Children and Families Hub,, 24 Jacobs St Bankstown

Who: For parents of 3-12 years that live, work or study in the Bankstown and surrounding areas.

Register: https://2025Tuning_into_kids.eventbrite.com.au

Free child care available if you need.

Morning tea, food and drink.

Please contact Wafa on 0478831797 for eligibility and interpreter requirements and general questions.

A specialist high school that accepts enrolments through audition and from our local drawing area.

Please find attached, information regarding our audition process for entry into Year 7 and Year 11 2026. Please feel free to pass this information on to your current Year 6 or Year 10 students who may be interested, and you may wish to include the attached letter in your school’s newsletter to parents.

Please advise your parents that Newtown High School of the Performing Art’s annual audition process is separate to the Year 6 into Year 7 Enrolments Online Program. This means that if a student is residing outside of our catchment area, they must not enter Newtown High School of the Performing Art as a Choice 1, 2 or 3 on the Expression of Interest forms you provide to Year 6 students but may apply via the online application located on our school’s website.

Home - Newtown High School of the Performing Arts (nsw.gov.au)

Auditions - Newtown High School of the Performing Arts (nsw.gov.au)

To assist parents and carers completing the ‘Moving into Year 7 in a NSW Government school’ form, please note the following:

• Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a specialist performing arts high school with specific enrolment criteria which requires students to audition if residing outside our catchment area.
• Students from within our local drawing area are encouraged, although not obliged, to audition for places in our performing arts stream if they wish to pursue their talent and interest in one or two of the disciplines.
  
  
• To apply for an audition, an online application form must be completed via our school website:

Auditions - Newtown High School of the Performing Arts

The closing date for audition applications online is Thursday 1 May 2025.

For any queries regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact Newtown High School of the Performing Arts on email newtown-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au or call (02) 9519 1544.'

Motiv8sports has performed events for thousands of children. We are a sports entertainment and education company dedicated to using sport as a tool to motivate children. We take an innovative approach to sport and offer an impressive array of events sure to inspire your staff and students. As well as in-school events we perform sports camps and clinics for thousands of children across Australia each year.

In April school holiday we are hosting our 2-day Super Camps. Super Camp is an energetic mix of sport, music, street culture, art and dance mashed up to create the ultimate atmosphere for kids who love having fun and expressing themselves. Campers will be treated to an incredible array of our trademark team sports in an environment full of energy, motiv8tion and unbelievable guidance from our professional team of coaches.