Waratah Whispers. Engadine Public School 1A Waratah Road Engadine NSW 2233 T

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1 Waratah Whispers Engadine Public School 1A Waratah Road Engadine NSW 2233 T Issue 7 - Term 1 Week 7 Friday 16th March 2018 Important Dates Week 8 Wednesday 21st March: Thursday 22 nd March: Friday 23 rd March: Week 9 Monday 26th March: Tuesday 27 th March: Thursday 29 th March: Friday 30 th March Week 10 Monday 2 nd April: Wednesday 4 th April: Friday 6 th April: Week 11 Harmony Day School Photos Assembly 3 6 (2.10pm) Mufti Day Easter Egg Donation Wrapping Night Highland s Haven official opening Easter Parade 10.00am Easter Raffle Drawn GOOD FRIDAY EASTER MONDAY Cross Country (8 years and over) Assembly K 6 (2.10pm) Friday 13 th April Last Day Term 1 School Photos School photos will be held on Thursday 22 nd March. Students should wear full school uniform including black shoes. If you are ordering online there is no need to return your envelope to school. Family photo envelopes are available from the front office. The cut off date to order FAMILY photographs online is 21 st March at midnight. If you are paying cash or credit card, family photo envelopes can be handed to the photographer directly on photo day. Sports for Schools Engadine PS is participating in Coles Sports for Schools which is now in full swing. Vouchers can be dropped into the school or into the box at Engadine Coles. Don t forget to tell your family and friends that they can also support our school by dropping vouchers into our in store box. ICAS ICAS is an independent, skills based assessment program which recognises and rewards student achievement. Information regarding ICAS has been sent home with students in Years 2 to 6. Any students who want to participate need to have the completed form and entry fee returned to the office by Monday. Harmony Day Wednesday 21 March is Harmony Day. It is an Australian Government program that centres on the message that Everyone belongs, reinforcing the importance of inclusiveness to all Australians. To celebrate Harmony Day, students are asked to wear their summer school uniform with an orange accessory, e.g. orange socks, orange wristband, orange ribbon or headband. Students in Kindergarten to year 2 are asked to wear their school sport uniform with an orange accessory. Environmental Club The Environmental Team are coordinating the collection of drink containers for recycling. Students can place used drink containers in the recycling basket outside the canteen. The containers must have their label and cannot be crushed. Please note that we cannot accept large amounts of household waste. This is only for drinks consumed at school or from the canteen.

2 Sydney East Zone AFL Congratulations to Jake R (Year 5) who represented Sutherland/Engadine Zones at the Sydney East Australian Rules Football Championship this week. The team won all their games but were defeated in the playoffs for 1st place going down Highland s Haven The official opening of Highland s Haven has been scheduled for Tuesday 27th March at 2.30pm. Both, Michael Williams from Highland Property and Mrs Hendrika Green will be in attendance. Parents and community members are most welcome to attend. Many thanks to Highland Property Agents for supporting our school. 2LT Story Writing Superstars Students from 2LT were practising writing Sizzling Starts during their writing lesson this week. Below is a story written by Tessa K. Ahh! shouted Tori. She was falling down into a scary hallway! Ouch! said Tori. Where am I? Tori looked forward. She got up and walked forward. Then out of nowhere came a stinky, ugly witch! Hahaha! Welcome to my home cackled the witch. Tori followed the witch. Then the witch took Tori out of the lair to a swimming pool! Yay! said Tori, taking off her sweater. She put on her swimmers and jumped into the pool. The witch went inside. She took off her cloak. It was Tori's mother Scholastic Book Club Teachers are currently distributing the latest Scholastic Book Club issue to students. Orders are due no later than Thursday, 22 March You may return the order forms to the Scholastic Book Club mailbox slot located in the office hallway, or alternatively, you can place your orders online by visiting: Your participation in Scholastic Book Club is directly supporting our school. Scholastic gives EPS a 20% credit on the total of your orders, which is then used to purchase literacy resources. If you have a question about how Scholastic Book Club is working in 2018, or are able to serve as a parent/carer helper, please contact Book Club Coordinator Lisa T. at EPSbookelves@gmail.com DON T FORGET TO WEAR ORANGE ACCESSORIES WITH YOUR SCHOOL UNIFORM ON WEDNESDAY 21 st MARCH TO CELEBRATE HARMONY DAY

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5 Locally owned and operated at 113 Banksia Avenue Engadine, we provide quality care to children aged 2 6 Open Mon Fri 7:30am 6pm 50 weeks of the year 3 specialised rooms for each age grp, 2 3, 3 4, 4 school age All meals provided Approved centre for childcare rebate and benefit To find out more or arrange a tour of our centre please contact us Phone engadine@playnaround.com.au Website Facebook Play n Around ELC Engadine