Springwood Public School

The Place To Be!

Telephone02 4751 1333

Emailspringwood-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Upcoming events

Thursday

07

November

Kindergarten 2025 - Second Orientation Session

Date

07 November

Time

All day

Location
Springwood Public School

Further information to follow

Friday

08

November

Hire a Helper Day

Date

08 November

Time

All day

Location
Springwood Public School

Hire a Helper Day Year 6 hire-a-helper day Hire-a-helper day is an opportunity for year 6 students to give back to the other students in the school. They offer themselves at auction to be helpers for the day. They are asked to be positive and selfless in ensuring that their “hirers” are given a happy, enjoyable day. As stage 3 teachers, we approach this day as an opportunity to develop a sense of community and citizenship within our year 6 students. It is a practical example of our school motto Strive to Serve. As is to be expected, all activities undertaken on the day have to fit in with school rules and Year 6 students will say a polite “No” to any requests which make them feel uncomfortable or self-conscious. While some students in Year 6 will be a little nervous about the auction process, please be aware that we go to great lengths to ensure that students have a great day. Some students with particular needs or concerns are hired out before the bidding and some students may only be hired out to certain grades or only to teachers. Some students are being auctioned in pairs, others as individuals. Some students have chosen not to be hired at all which we are okay with. A stage 3 teacher is always available during the day to assist Year 6 students if they are having difficulties with their hirer. All students will receive bids on the day, either from students or teachers. No student will be left standing at auction without bids. In short, the welfare of students is considered both before, and during the day itself. These issues and more have been discussed with the Year 6 group, who are looking forward to the day. Your child, as an individual or part of a group, will be able to hire a Year 6 student for the day to help them in the classroom and playground with work, jobs, outdoor activities and other fun tasks. Students hire helpers at a morning auction, with teachers assisting younger students during the process. While it is always difficult to say in advance how much money will be needed to hire a helper (due to the auction process) a sensible amount of money for a child to bring to school would be $2-$10. Students can then combine their money with others for higher bids. Usually only group bids result in the successful hiring of a helper. All money raised will be used by Year 6 for their end of year gift to the school and to subsidise the Year 6 dinner.

Thursday

14

November

Kindergarten 2025 - Third Orientation Session

Date

14 November

Time

All day

Location
Springwood Public School

Kindergarten 2025 - Third Orientation Session Further information to follow

Thursday

21

November

Kindergarten 2025 - Fourth Orientation Session

Date

21 November

Time

All day

Location
Springwood Public School

Kindergarten 2025 - Fourth Orientation Session Further information to follow

Wednesday

04

December

Year 6 Fun Day

Date

04 December

Time

All day

Location
Springwood Public School

Year 6 Fun Day Year six students are organising a Fun Day for all students, K-6. Students are asked to join a group and organise a fun and safe activity that their group will run on the day. Each group is responsible for the total organisation of its activity and running it for each of the year groups during the day. Activities on the day will include events such as Guessing Competitions, Face Painting, Sponge and Water Bomb Challenge, Spider drinks, Bike Rides, Soccer Shoot-out, Basketball, Raffles, Nerf Wars and Target Practice, Obstacle Course, Escape Room, Biscuit Decorating, Games room and more. Most activities will cost from 1 to 3 tokens. Students from K-5 will be able to buy tokens at 50 cents each to spend at the Fun Day. Tokens are used to avoid handling money during the activities. Tokens will be handed out to students on the Monday morning to avoid any being lost. The Fun Day activities will begin at 9:45am and run up until 2:30pm on a roster basis (normal recess and lunch will occur). Year 5, then Kindergarten will attend before recess, after recess Year 1 and 2, followed by Year 3 and 4 and finally, after lunch, Year 6. In the event of wet weather, the day will still go ahead. Funds raised will go towards the Year 6 Dinner, with remaining money used to purchase a gift to the school. This will be a Fun Day for all students and a valuable school community service from Year six students.

Thursday

12

December

Year 6 Farewell Dinner

Date

12 December

Time

5:30-9:00 PM

Location
Springwood Public School

Year 6 Farewell Dinner

 

 

 

BUSHFIRE INFORMATION FOR SPS

Dear parent/carer,

Please see below the bushfire emergency arrangements for our school this bushfire season.

Our school is in a bushfire prone area and is listed as Category 1 on the NSW Department of Education’s bushfire risk register.

To ensure the health, safety and welfare of students and staff, the Department has determined that on days when NSW Rural Fire Service declares a Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating for the Blue Mountains, our school will temporarily cease operations for the following day.

In addition, schools may be made non-operational due to changing higher risk conditions and advice from Emergency Services and the State Emergency Operations Centre.

We recommend that you download the Parent App and select to monitor advice from our school which will push notifications to you advising that the school is non-operational.

The Fire Danger Rating does not mean there will be a bushfire, but rather weather conditions that could pose a high risk for a bushfire event. The measure is proactive to ensure staff, students and the community remain safe.

To ensure that we continue to support student learning on these days, I have put the following arrangements in place:

School will be closed if there is a Catastrophic fire rating.

Our school will inform our school community after 4 pm if there is a change to the operational status of the school for the following day. To assist the school in contacting all families please ensure that you have provided us with up-to-date contact details.

Further information on up-to-date communication of school operations, can also be found through: 

We recommend that all of our families follow the advice of the NSW Rural Fire Service and ensure that your family knows what to do if there is a fire.

It can take as little as five minutes to make your plan. Discuss it with your family so you know what you will do in the event of a fire. https://www.myfireplan.com.au/

The attached flyer will provide you with mode handy information: Bushfire Danger Period Information for Parents and Carers,

Please contact the school on 0247 511 333 if you would like any further information about this matter.

Yours sincerely,

Mehmet Mehmet