Islington Public School in Newcastle, New South Wales | State school

Islington Public School

Locality: Newcastle, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4969 3903

Address: 17 Hubbard Street 2296 Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.islington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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18.01.2022 Breakout Boxes 4-6T, 4-6R and 3/4R have all enjoyed working with their peers to solve problems which enabled them to unlock the breakout boxes within a time limit. Using a variety of clues and tools they decoded a series of 5 different locks. Such a great learning atmosphere from an awesome bunch of kids!

18.01.2022 IPS Book Week Parade 2020

17.01.2022 IPS student stars’ space science learning featured by the DoE. Well done, Iso kids! You always make us proud

17.01.2022 House Sports Challenge Wattle vs Emu Sports Report by Sam The game was tough with Emu scoring the first goal . As soon as you knew it the game was over , not without Emu having to hold Wattle out right up to until the final whistle , taking the win 4-3.

16.01.2022 Our two senior classes today studied the phases of the moon, using some pretty sophisticated scientific equipment. Needless to say, they were over the...beside themselves.

15.01.2022 Newsletter Week 4 Term 4. Have a great weekend!

14.01.2022 A wonderful mixture of Passion Projects presented by 456R. We enjoyed a party, participated in new exciting games and an interactive play. We also observed an origami zoo, a parkour model and a sculpture. It was such a delight to see you all working so well together and being so inventive.

13.01.2022 Today our Year 5 students stepped up to promote themselves as potential leaders of the school in 2021. All of the students did a superb job, making it a very difficult decision for those voting. See their hard work here: https://youtu.be/C9Zv16OOdpg

12.01.2022 House Sport Challenge - soccer Wattle vs Banksia Sport Report by Kenny & Eddie Great match and well played by all . The players followed the rules and had great team work skills . Both teams were good sports . They tried extremely hard to win for their house. Banksia won 6-1 , Wattle fought hard only letting 1 goal in in the 2nd half . ... Tomorrow Emu take on Koala . See more

11.01.2022 Junior AECG Kids Teaching Kids Our Junior AECG meet on Thursdays during their lunch to organise Aboriginal initiatives within our school. In the last week of Term 3 every class was involved. A big thank you to our hardworking 'student teachers' Mirrin, Yvette and Bessie taught K/1A and KN an Aboriginal dance.... Lily and Charly took 1/2C and 2/3S on a bush tucker tour of our school, passing on information that Uncle Perry had taught them. Erin and Evie taught 2-6B, 3/4R and Mrs Harris how to make clay beaded bracelets. Shano, Jedda and Kiran taught 4-6R and 4-6T how to play Keetan, a traditional Aboriginal game. See more

11.01.2022 House Sport Challenge tee-ball Monday Wattle vs Banksia A super tight game , however, Banksia took the lead in the final minutes , winning 5-4. Wednesday ... Koala vs Emu Report by Lola It was a tough game. There was good sportsmanship, leadership and the teams were even . Each team played 2 rounds , Emu was in the lead in the first round but Koala struck back . The final score a tie , 7-7. See more

10.01.2022 House Sport Challenge - soccer Emu vs Koala Sport report by Mahnoz and Sylvie A tough game today, both teams had won their first soccer game last week . In the first half Koala scored and were up by 1. After half time all players spread out and played well in their teams . Koala scored again winning the game 2-0. Congratulations Koala ! ... Our next challenge is tee-ball, next week. See more

09.01.2022 ImaginARTive Art Club - 3/4R 's new business will be offering art lessons for ONLY $2 per lesson per child. Get in QUICK as spaces are limited. Children teaching Children (CTC) Please pay before school each morning this week, near the piano. Friday recess in 3/4R classroom Week 7 ( this week) - Space and Underwater water colour Week 8 - jewellery making... Week 9 - digital art See more

09.01.2022 Newsletter Week 10 Term 3

08.01.2022 Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots A huge thank you to the Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots program for their generosity in donating a beautiful resource box full of amazing books to our school . The books will be kept in the school library for all children to enjoy .

08.01.2022 Congratulations to our two IPS debating teams who both had victories over Belair PS on Friday. Well done, Mim, Harper, Betsy, Mahnoz and Scarlet, Lily, Sandra and Tama. Shout out to debating supercoach Ms Read also for mentoring these talented performers to achieve to such a high standard.

08.01.2022 3/4R have been working extremely hard to learn our school song in Auslan with Miss Salmon. The Auslan Tutor RIDBC app (rrp $20) is free from 21 - 27 September 2020 in celebration of International Day of Sign Languages.

08.01.2022 Enjoy these pics from today's Book Week parade. Our kids have raised the bar again....such creativity, imagination and spirit. What a great day!

06.01.2022 Reminder: Students return tomorrow Monday 12 October. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

06.01.2022 "Learn as much as you can about the culture and participate." - Aunty Deanna. Each year, NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who are part of some of the oldest continuing cultures on the planet. #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOC2020 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

03.01.2022 Wonderful to see so much creativity, collaboration and curiosity during maths investigations in 456R this term.

02.01.2022 Looking forward to it!

02.01.2022 Newsletter. Term 4; Week 6. Enjoy! And have a great weekend.

02.01.2022 Happy holidays to all of our students and families. We are looking forward to staff and students returning Monday 12 Oct. Attached are some pics of the last day of term!