Liverpool West Messages

Welcome back students, parents and staff to another busy term. I sincerely hope you all had a lot of family and friend time over the break. Term 2 started off with a bang with our Stage 2 and 3 students participating in Check-in Assessments. NAPLAN has started and will continue next week. Winter PSSA has also started and we look forward to progress throughout the term. Enjoy looking through our newsletter as we wanted to be able to share so much with you.

Regards Mrs Bull

• Winter PSSA Begins - Friday 14 May
• NAPLAN Online Tests - Tuesday 11 May to Friday 21 May
• Support Unit Excursion Sydney Zoo - Tuesday 18 May (3-6 Mauve), Wednesday 19 May (K-3 Mint, K-6 Sky & 3-6 Sunshine)
• National Simultaneous Storytime - Wednesday 19 May
• School Ambassador Launch - Wednesday 19 May
• National Sorry Day - Wednesday 26 May
• International Fairy Day - Tuesday 1 June
• National Reconciliation Week - Thursday 27 May - Thursday 3 June

Goannas engaged in the dreamtime of 'How the Birds got their Colours'. This dreamtime speaks about when everything was being made the Birds were black until an incident happened and the birds got their colours. After rereading the story the children where asked to recall what colours they saw in the dreamtime. Their responses were recorded in our floorbook which is located near the computer if anyone would like a closer look.

Gymea Lilies have brainstormed how they can be safe on the road while they are crossing and riding a bike. Miss Noor showed them the stop sign, crossing sign and give way sign and where they would see them on the road. Outside the children practiced to use the signs, while riding the bikes and scooter.

Students in Kindergarten participating in Sporting from Schools Program on Fridays learning many different developmental skills.

3-6 Mauve students created some beautiful framed prints for Mothers Day last week.

Students in 1 Emerald using their estimating and checking skills to figure out how many cubes fill up the volume of 2 different sized containers.

3/4 Tangerine have been learning about Fractions and it was great to see all students engaged in identifying fractions by folding pieces of paper, labelling them and putting fractions in order. Well done everyone!!!

Furthermore, students learnt about Aboriginal totems (symbols) and their significance in our history lesson. Everyone had the opportunity to choose a totem and discuss how they could protect it. Great learning 3/4 Tangerine!!!

We are back in Scope IT again working with the circuit board and establishing a connection. We have been learning about the equipment and positioning of their parts on the circuit board. There is the : Resistor, LED, push button, potentiometer, capacitor and slide switch.

On Thursday 22nd April the U11's Liverpool Zone Rugby League Championships were held at Camden. Jerekiah George and Issac Parker represented Liverpool and finished 1st in their pool after defeats to Razorback 10-0, Horsley 40-0 and Green Valley 24-0. After not having a point scored against them in all 3 games, these victories progressed into the semi-final to play Bankstown. We defeated them 30-18, setting up a Grand Final against Campbelltown.​

In addition, a big congratulations to Jerekiah George who has been selected to play for Sydney South West in the PSSA U11's Rugby League Tournament in Kiama later this term.​

A positive wellbeing focus brings together the whole-school community to contribute to developing a positive, safe and support learning culture. This week our students have been learning to be respectful.

The students below are the first group of ‘Shared Breakfast Club Library’ winners. For the next 5 weeks each child who ‘reads’ or is ‘read to’ at Breakfast Club each day has their name put into a draw to win a book prize. 5 names are drawn each Friday by the School Captains and winners choose their book the following Monday.

Supporting kids' brain cancer research. Students from all Stages were encouraged to wear Pirate outfits, red bandannas, white pants or shirts or red/white striped clothes that are inspired by the theme . To participate in this fun event, students were be asked for a gold coin donation. The SRC Committee donate all proceeds to Kids Cancer foundation Funding science to help kids with brain cancer. We are grateful for the continued support.

Please support our Year 6 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Fundraiser by returning your order forms and money by WEDNESDAY 19 MAY (Week 5).

Each order will be for 12 Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnuts (1 dozen per box) for $19. The doughnuts will be pre-ordered and delivered to students on Wednesday 2 June (Week 7).

The more boxes of doughnuts ordered, the more successful this fundraiser will be for our Year 6 students. Also remember that the student that receives the most orders will receive 1 FREE BOX of Krispy Kreme dozen doughnuts.

Thank you for your support.

Afternoon Social Club is a free after school activity that provides support to your child through teachers at Liverpool West Public School.

Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation have supported our students in Reading by providing quality literature at Breakfast Club. Our student leaders and stage 3 students have been very helpful, reading to our students too!

Dear parents and carers,

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

Our school will be participating in NAPLAN Online between 11 and 21 MAY 2021.

In preparation for NAPLAN Online, our school will be participating in practice tests between 22 MARCH and 1 APRIL. The practice tests give students an opportunity to become familiar with the test format, functions and tools of the online tests in a test environment. The practice tests are not an assessment of student ability and will not be marked.

Excessive preparation for NAPLAN Online is not recommended. Students can use the public demonstration site to familiarise themselves with the types of questions and tools available in the NAPLAN Online tests.

If you have any questions about NAPLAN Online, please contact your child’s teacher.

Mrs Kate Regan

Regular attendance at Liverpool West Public School is essential if students are to maximise their potential.

Regular attendance helps students to:

• develop a sense of belonging
• develop and maintain friendships
• be more engaged at school
• progress with their learning
• be more aware of career and life options.

Every day counts. Missing just one day a fortnight can amount to four weeks of lost learning over a year. Over their school life, this can equal one year of missed learning. The information below outlines responsibilities of parents/carers, students and schools with some very interesting figures regarding the impact of days and minutes lost.

The best way to protect yourself from COVID-19 is the same way you would protect yourself from catching the flu or other respiratory illnesses. Remember there are simple steps to help stop the spread and good hygiene is in your hands. We have some pictures below to help stay safe during this time.

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We have over 18 different craft kits, including; Tie-Dye kits, mechanical STEM models, wooden build and paint models, value-packed art supply kits to suit primary and high school students, paint your own skateboard kits, and many more!

We are trying to get the word out to parents and children so they can learn more about Charlie Boots and get great value from their NSW Creative Kids Voucher.

It would be great to share our flyer via a handout (which we're happy to pay for) or advertise in your newsletter, so please let me know if this is possible and how many flyers you would need.

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Make sure to include all your contact information here.

Email: liverpoolw-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Website: https://liverpoolw-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Location: 79-81 Hoxton Park Road, Liverpool NSW, Australia
Phone: (02) 9602 8062