Springwood Public School

The Place To Be!

Telephone02 4751 1333

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

Upcoming events

Tuesday

28

November

Year 7 2024 - Highschool Orientation Day

Date

28 November

Time

All day

Location
Various Local Highschools

Parent/Carers should have received information from their child's high school regarding start times etc. If you have any queries please contact the high school directly.

Wednesday

29

November

SPS P& C Meeting

Date

29 November

Time

7:00-9:00 PM

Location
Royal Hotel, Springwood

SPS P& C Meeting All welcome - 7pm Royal Hotel, Springwood

Thursday

07

December

End of Year Celebration and Graduation Assembly

Date

07 December

Time

9:30-11:00 AM

Location
Springwood PS Coolibah Hall

End of Year Celebration and Year 6 Graduation Assembly

Thursday

07

December

Year 6 Graduation Dinner 2023

Date

07 December

Time

6:00-9:00 PM

Location
Springwood Public School Hall

As the school year draws to a close, Year 6 are invited to attend a special Graduation Dinner/disco to celebrate their seven years of primary school. This event has to follow the Department of Education guidelines for Covid-safe school formals. This is an end of year dinner rather than a school formal. As such, we ask children to come dressed as they would for a party or an important family dinner. We want all children to feel comfortable and enjoy the evening and to be dressed age-appropriately. We strongly discourage the use of makeup. Children are to be dropped off at the school hall at 6pm. Parents may return at 8:45pm to watch a final slide show. We hope all students can attend and share this special occasion before embarking on a new chapter of their lives in 2024. If your child is unable to attend the Year 6 end of year dinner, could you please let us know in advance. We are looking forward to an enjoyable evening. Stage 3 teachers

Monday

11

December

Year 6 Fun Day 2023

Date

11 December

Time

All day

Location
Springwood Public School

Year six students are organising a Fun Day for all students, K-5, to be held on Monday 11th December 2023. 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. These tokens are available through the Schoolbytes website. To purchase the tokens Please go to the Schoolbytes parent portal 1. Click on payments 2. Click on add other items 3. Select the student 4. Year 6 Fun Day Tickets – enter the $ amount you wish to purchase (each ticket is $0.50). 5. Repeat these steps for each child 6. Complete the payment process. We sell tokens to avoid handling money during the activities. Tokens will be distributed on the day. 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. With thanks, Stage 3 Staff

Friday

15

December

Last Day of School for Children 2023

Date

15 December

Time

All day

Location
Springwood Public School

Last Day of School for Children 2023 Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and safe holidays!

 

 

 

2022 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