Term 1 Week 7 Newsletter - 6 March 2023
From the Principal
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Term 1 Week 7 2023
Have a great week!
ENROLLING YOUR CHILD IN YEAR 7 FOR 2024 (repeated)
To enrol your child in Year 7 for 2024, you will need to complete an Expression of Interest for Year 6 to Year 7 transition. The Expression of Interest (EOI) lets you indicate which school(s) you would like your child to attend in Year 7.
The EOI process is now available online. After you submit an EOI and it has been assessed, your child will be offered a place at a high school.
If your child will not be attending a NSW Government high school next year, please let us know by completing a Placement Not Required form.
If you are unsure whether they will be attending a NSW Government school (you’ve applied for a private school, or you are moving interstate), we ask that you still complete an EOI and follow up with your school once a decision has been made.
The online process will guide you through your options and collect the information required to make the process as smooth as possible.
For parents/carers who are not able to complete an application online, a paper EOI form can be collected from the school office.
For more information about moving to high school, visit Going to a public school.
Here is a link to the Expression of Interest (EOI) or Placement Not Required (PNR) forms from the school’s enrolment page
P & C POSITIONS - REPEATED
P & C ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
MONDAY 13 MARCH
Join our P & C in 2023 – It’s a great way to be involved in our fabulous school!
Being on the P & C is a great way of supporting our school and meeting other mums and dads. We would love to see you at the meetings. On Monday 13 March the P & C annual general meeting will be held. At this meeting all positions will be declared vacant. If you are interested in nominating for a position, you will be warmly welcomed as there are many positions to be filled.
Please complete a nomination form which can be accessed on the school website: johnpurch-p.schools.nsw.edu.au and click on the canteen, band, uniform P & C tab from the top menu, and then click forms. This form has also been included in this newsletter for your convenience.
From the Deputy Principal
Term 1 Week 7
Monday 6th March 2023
Dear Parents and Carers
The official induction of JPPS student leaders, announced below, will be held this Thursday, 9th March. The assembly will be held at 1:35pm under the COLA. Parents are cordially invited to attend.
We encourage and celebrate 100% attendance at school. Students will be acknowledged with class awards, so please try to encourage punctuality each morning and arrange appointments outside school hours, so partial absences do not impact 100% attendance records.
Have an enjoyable week!
Mrs Adela King
Deputy Principal
Congratulations Student Leaders 2023
Congratulations Student Leaders 2023
Our School Expectations
Congratulations to our students who have demonstrated our school expectations of Respect, Responsibility and Aspire.
This week's expectation is:
Respect: Be polite at the office.
Stop at the front desk and communicate your message clearly.
Purchase Pride Badges
Purchase Prides recognise positive student behaviour on the playground and in the classroom. When students receive ten Purchase Pride award cards, these should be left in Mrs King’s ‘award shelf’ in the school administration corridor. The ten awards need to be bundled together and clearly labelled with the student’s name and current class.
Award recipients will be presented with a coloured Purchase Pride badge, the week after their name is published in this newsletter.
Purchase Pride cards also have a 'tear-off' strip. This strip may be removed by the recipient and placed in the appropriate stage box outside Mrs King’s office, to go in the lucky dip draw for a canteen voucher. Canteen vouchers are drawn by our SRC representatives, at the end of each term.
The Purchase Pride badges recorded below, will be presented next Monday morning.
Congratulations to:
Taylor S (4/5B), Aisha S (5B), Oscar (4R), Charlotte (2D), Xin Z (1B), Shrishved (3/4B), Bella E x2 (5B), Kelly S (3S), Nawal Q (4R), Krish P (2R), Jacob M (4R), Cara C (5B), Kyros (4/5B), Sienna T (4M)
Class Awards System
JPPS has an incremental class awards system. When a student has received ten class awards, these should be left on Mrs King’s ‘award shelf’ in the school administration corridor. The ten class awards need to be bundled together and clearly labelled with the student’s name, current class and award level reached. A clear, snap lock bag is ideal for this purpose! Students need to be responsible for their own awards, as replacements are not issued.
10 Class Awards = Bronze 20 = Silver 30 = Gold 40 = Bronze Medallion
50 = Silver Medallion 60 = Gold Medallion 75 = Platinum Medallion and Principal for the Day!
This year, all awards (including Bronze) received by 3pm on Thursday afternoons, are ‘stamped’ and published in the next school newsletter, which is usually on the following Monday. At this time, I indicate when these awards will be presented. Silver Awards, Gold Awards and all Medallions, are presented at whole school assemblies. Please note that Bronze Awards are only presented at the end of each term, at the Principal's Morning Tea.
Bronze Award
These awards will be presented to recipients at the Principal's Morning Tea at the end of Term 1. This event is planned to be held at 10:30am on Tuesday, 4th April. The morning tea will be held in the hall and parents of recipients, are invited to attend.
Congratulations to:
Shrishved K (4/5B)
Silver Award
These awards will be presented at the next assembly. This assembly is planned to occur at 1:35pm on Thursday 9th March, under the COLA. All parents are cordially invited to attend.
Congratulations to:
Hayden S (6DM), Emma C (5B), Jesse B (6DM)
Gold Award
These awards will be presented at the next assembly. This assembly is planned to occur at 1:35pm on Thursday 9th March, under the COLA. All parents are cordially invited to attend.
Congratulations to:
Zoe C (6DM)
Bronze Medallion
These awards will be presented at the next assembly. This assembly is planned to occur at 1:35pm on Thursday 9th March, under the COLA. All parents are cordially invited to attend.
The Bronze Medallion morning tea for recipients and Mrs Black and Mrs King, will be held at recess on Wednesday, 5th April.
Silver Medallion
These awards will be presented at the next assembly. This assembly is planned to occur at 1:35pm on Thursday 9th March, under the COLA. All parents are cordially invited to attend.
From the Teachers
SPORTS REPORT
PSSA Results
It was an overcast day for the first game of PSSA on Friday 3rd March 2023. I am so proud of all students’ dedication to turn up to training and perform to the best of their ability on the day. Please see the results below:
Stage 2 vs Thornleigh West Public School
Tee Ball
JPPS Boys 7 won to TWPS 6
JPPS Girls 2 lost to TWPS 7
League Tag
JPPS Boys 4 lost to TWPS 9
JPPS Girls 2 lost to TWPS 5
Stage 3 vs Normanhurst West Public School
Softball
JPPS Boys 5 lost to NWPS 6
JPPS Girls 2 lost to NWPS 12
League Tag
JPPS Boys 7 won to NWPS 4
JPPS Girls 1 lost to NWPS 3
JPPS Swimming Carnival Ribbons
The JPPS swimming carnival ribbons will be presented to students who came 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th on Monday 13th March at the 8.55 am morning assembly. Parents are welcome to attend. Please note that ribbons are given to students based on their time in their event, not on their individual heat.
Beecroft Zone Swimming Carnival
The Beecroft Zone Swimming Carnival was held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on 2nd March 2023. JPPS was represented by Alannah S, Kathleen L, Dean Z, Ziyu F, Darcy LG, Liam F, Arthur W, Alastair B, Schevelle C, Aaron G, Natalie B, Shawn S, Kelly H, Osbon L, Michael W, Vera G, Neven P and Alejandra LG. Congratulations to all swimmers!
Big congratulations to Alannah S for being awarded Senior Age Champion!
2023 Swimming Carnival
2023 DANCE GROUPS
Congratulations to those students selected to be in our 2023 Dance Competition Groups. Thank you to all those students who came and auditioned and to parents for ensuring their child was at school bright and early.
Students who were succesful recieved an acceptance note on Friday. Please sign and return this note.
Dance rehearsals start this week and we look forward to seeing the students on their allocated days, below is a reminder of days and times.
- Stage 1: Monday lunch (hall) and Wednesday morning 7:50am (annexe)
- Stage 2: Thursday lunch (hall) Friday morning 7:50am (hall)
- Stage 3: Tuesday lunch ( hall) Thursday morning 7:50am (hall)
There have been a number of questions around stage 2 having a Friday rehearsal at the same time as PSSA. This is not an issue. Students who are part of both groups are required to alternate between practices.
Please contact Miss Mahler Dance Coordinator if there are any questions.
Kind Regards
Adele Mahler
HARMONY DAY AT JPPS 2023
This year, JPPS will be celebrating Harmony Day on Thursday 23rd March. Students and teachers are invited to wear orange clothing, or their traditional cultural dress on this day. Please ensure students’ shoulders are covered and they wear enclosed shoes.
Every class will be creating a video about a selected country to share with their peers. On Harmony Day, each class will watch the videos created and learn about other countries and cultures.
Parents are invited to attend the Harmony Day Assembly on Thursday 23rd of March, to celebrate our multicultural community.
It will begin at 1:35pm under the COLA.
Rebecca Taylor & Julie Mulcahy
Harmony Day Coordinators &
EAL/D Teachers
From the Office
SZAPP APP
Here at JPPS we use the Szapp App (in addition to email) to get important notifications to you. Please download this app to your phone if you don't want to miss any of our communications. The access PIN for this app has been sent but if you cannot find it in your emails dated 13 February please contact the school office on 9875 3100.
It is important you attach your details to your child/ren's class, year group and any other extra curricular group your child is involved in to receive all notifications.
LOST PROPERTY
Lost Property is collected and placed in boxes outside the administration building. The office staff collect lost property from the school grounds and return all labelled items to students in their classrooms a few times each week.
Please check these boxes if your child/ren has lost or misplaced an item of clothing or even a lunchbox or drink bottle.
Please also label your child's items so we can return them to their classrooms.
Thank you.