16 Dec 2017
We have seen students competing and receiving awards and high recognition for their talents at Wakakirri and DanceSport, performing at the Cantabile Music Festival - Sydney Opera House, Fire in the Fields, the opening of Ingleburn Fair, Kisney Concert, Education Week and of course our Christmas Concert.
Students developed their commercial skills, creating businesses – including 4Great Milkshakes; FFJ – Fresh Fruit Juice, Brain Freeze, B-City, Slimy, Fun Dough, Fresh colourful lemonade, The Stress Factory, Tyed to name a few. Students demonstrated their innovative and collaborative skills which culminated in an Entrepreneurship Fun Day – raising money towards the Year 6 Gift to the School.
The four pillars of the school vision was brought to life with the Stage 3 Student Conference and subsequent student – led workshops for the rest of the school. Our Stage 3 Leaders facilitated Innovation, Collaboration, Empowerment and Global Citizens. From this, we have empowered students to be future focussed global citizens – initiating a blanket drive for the homeless and also Care Packages for kids with cancer at Westmead Children's Hospital.
On the sporting field, Ingleburn PS, again demonstrated their successes and excellence in sports – including Athletics, Swimming, Tiger Tag League, Milo Cricket and PSSA Winter and Summer Sports. Opportunities for skills development were reflected in clinics and weekly programs including Got Game Athletics, AFL, NRL and golf.
Our TechTonics group also journeyed on two Apple Field Trips – exploring robotics, coding and innovating – establishing another active partnership with Apple.
Students' enthusiasm for learning were illustrated at Stage 2 and Stage 3 Camps, incursions such as The NED Show, Fizzics, Fairytales, Smart Start Program, Old Ways New Days Program, Drumbeats Program and excursions to the Casula Powerhouse - Simpson and his Donkey live stage production. The experience at Future Park at the PowerHouse Museum explored new technological concepts – inspiring students to innovate.
Teachers were empowered with future focus skills in providing a holistic education for students with professional development including: teacher self-directed learning and research, exploring the Eight Elements of Success, the iPad Cluster Program and Universal Design for Learning to name a few.
Students used See-Saw, Book Creator, Clips and more to demonstrate their learning. Successes in multimedia applications include Ingleburn PS' award of a major prize in the Film by the Sea Festival with two short movie clips.
Our well-rounded students represented Ingleburn PS at Regional Spelling Bee, Public Speaking, Debating (state), and also successfully gaining placement at the Interschool Chess Challenge, not to mention their results in ICAS Competitions.
The fun and learning was not limited to this. We also launched our new mascot – Iggy, who was designed by students and came to life when our Principal Mr. Green received an award and recognition – being in the Top 50 of Australia for his innovation and educational leadership. We are very proud and fortunate to have Mr. Green as our leader – driving innovative practice. In his address, he reflected on the vibrant global school that we are, leading the way in innovation and success.
"Ingleburn Public is a school where you can dream, create and build the most innovative ideas. It is a school where everyone is welcome, valued and empowered to make a positive difference in our own way for ourselves, our school, our families and our world. It is a school where children, parents and teachers work together to pave the way towards learning success, social wellbeing and global responsibility".
We would like to thank all of Ingleburn Public School staff for their professionalism and dedication to their roles and acknowledge staff who have brought enthusiasm and knowledge to the school, promoting excellence and supporting our students to improve results. It is this dedication and enthusiasm that provides the opportunities and successes of our students.
A huge thank you to the parents and friends who support and are active partners in this journey, attending and engaging with some/all of school events. I am sure that you have enjoyed seeing the students in action at these events. We value the support as we build the Ingleburn Education Community.
Thank you to our amazing P&C – you are a small group who have worked tirelessly and successfully to support our school.
Finally to our students, congratulations on your achievements this year. We have a school of amazing, engaged and enthusiastic students who excel and display their talents in so many ways. It has been wonderful to see the confidence, pride and citizenship grow.
We are looking forward to 2018 – working with newly formed partnerships with:
- Future Film Stars;
- Being a steering committee for the Film Festival;
- NSW Legal;
- UNSW;
- Jack Newtown Junior Golf Association and Campbelltown Golf Club;
- Schools in South Korea
- Apple Education – Student Field Trips and Teacher Program;
- CAST (USA) – Universal Design for Learning; and
- Veative – Virtual Reality Educational Modules – yet to be released in Australia.
And so it is, at the end of this year, that we wish you and your families a happy and safe holiday.
We look forward to seeing you all for another dynamic year in 2018.