EPPING PUBLIC SCHOOL Opportunity, Excellence, Success

Norfolk Road, Epping NSW 2121 Phone: 9876 1452 Fax: 9876 6873

Email: epping-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.epping-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

P & C Meeting: Second Tuesday of Each Month at 6.30 pm

NEWSLETTER Monday 30th November, 2015 Welcome to Week 9, Term 4

PRINCIPALS AFTERNOON TEA The following is a letter from a parent about the Term 4 Principals Afternoon Tea. Dear Mr Ford, Thanks for organising the exciting Principals Afternoon Tea. Alex (1T) talked about every detail yesterday dinner. It was obvious he couldn't only describe it orally but also could not stop his pen. Alex's letter:-

Yesterday the K-6 students went to the Principal Afternoon Tea. It was so exciting and scared because it was my first time. There were candies, chips, drinks, cakes and chocolates. It was so, so, so, so, yummy. Eric in 6G said this is his first and last time. Then everyone laughed, even Mr Ford.

I think it is a wonderful education that lets students always love what happens at school. Thank you and all the teachers and staff effort for making our children achieve and better themselves.

COMING EVENTS Tuesday 1 December Combined Christmas Service Wednesday 2 December Last Canteen Day Thursday 3 December High School Orientation Day Friday 4 December Presentation Day

ASSEMBLY There will be no Assembly for the remainder of the year. Please join us this Friday 4 December for our annual Presentation Day ceremony.

Harmonious And Caring School Community

GRANNY SMITH VISIT Last Friday the Year 3 Choir went to Chester Street Hall to entertain the elderly from the Granny Smith Day Club. First, we walked to Chester Street Hall. When we got there we sang five songs from the Epping District Music Festival with Mrs Yoo and some Christmas songs with Miss Evans. After singing, we got to talk to the elderly people for a while. We met 2 ladies who went to our school. One of them was a student who came when she was 9 and now she is 86. There was also a woman who taught at this school from 1972-1986. We had a great time singing and meeting the elderly members of our community at Chester Street Hall.

Arnav 3E and Joanna 3T

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CYBER SAFETY TALK Last Friday approximately 15 parents attended the cyber safety talk delivered by Senior Constable Chrystal. By all accounts it was an enlightening and informative session. The discussions were meaningful and parents took away practical ideas to support them in their children’s safe use of technology.

THANK YOU MORNING TEA Last week parent helpers received an invitation to the ‘Thank You Morning Tea’ to be held on Tuesday 8 December. As always we try to make sure we miss no one out but with over 100 invites sent out, invitations go missing, students forget to give them to parents or someone is accidently overlooked. Please if you have helped the school in any way mark in your diary Tuesday 8 December. The morning tea will commence in the school hall at 11 am.

REPORT ADJUSTMENT Reports will be sent home on Friday 11 December. There has been a minor adjustment

made to the Effort Rating section. There are still 3 levels of effort but the middle level has been changed from satisfactory to sound. We believe the rating sound reflects better the expected effort of a student in that particular grade.

CANTEEN LAST DAY This Wednesday 2 December will be the last day for our school canteen. There are only limited products available, as the canteen prepares for the summer break. Please see elsewhere in the newsletter for more details.

NEW ENROLMENTS 2016 With the end of the year fast approaching we are busy with organisation for 2016. If you know anyone who is intending to start their child in 2016 and have not contacted the school it is imperative that they do so. Please ask them to contact the school office before Friday 4 December, if possible.

PRESENTATION DAY Presentation Day is this week. The event will be held on Friday 4 December. A reminder, the event will be held in two parts. The K-2 Presentation Day will commence at 9:45am and conclude by 11:00am. There will be a 20 minutes break from 11:00am until 11:20am. The Year 3 - 6 Presentation Day will commence at 11:30am and conclude by 1:15pm. Lunch will immediately follow the Year 3 – 6 Presentation Day. If your child is to be recognised by receiving an award of any kind, you will have received an invitation in the mail. During this week we will be holding a rehearsal for all children being recognised on Presentation Day. Please let your child know if they will be receiving recognition on Presentation Day. All students should wear full school uniform including their black school shoes. All parents and friends are welcome to attend our Presentation Day.

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EXTENDED LEAVE If you are planning to leave school early this year or return after school resumes next year please notify the school of your intention or not, of returning to Epping Public School in 2016. This can be done by completing the form found elsewhere in this newsletter. Where this leave extends past 5 school days you will also need to complete an application requesting extended leave. These are available from the office.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR 2016 The last day of school for students is Wednesday 16 December. December 17 and 18 are Staff Development Days.

STAGE 3 RIDING BIKES TO SCHOOL Following the Bike Safety Day for Stage 3 recently, we will be trialling students from stage 3 riding their bikes to school. In the next day or two Mr Sherley will send home to interested parents an information package, including a permission section for students to ride their bike to school. I emphasise again that this is a decision to be made by parents and you need to take into account the traffic on route to school, your child’s riding ability and any other factors that may impact on your child’s journey. Mr John Ford Principal

NEWS FROM THE P&C

P&C CALENDAR – TERM 4/ 2015 • Friday 4 December – End of Year Mums

Dinner Out at 7:30pm at Pent Thai, Epping. • Tuesday 8 December – P&C meeting at

6:30pm • Thursday 10 December – End of term park

play at oval at 3:30pm

SOCIAL Thank you to Katrina and Smita who kindly brought some morning tea for us to enjoy as

we heard from Constable Crystal last Friday. Much appreciated!

End of Term Park Play on Thursday 10th December at 3:30 PM. Please bring a plate to share. Meeting at Epping Oval. No need to RSVP. Cancel in wet weather. End of Year Mums Dinner out!!! Scheduled for Friday 4th December at 7:30 PM at Pent Thai, Epping. Grab a few friends and come along and catch up with old and new friends. RSVP essential. Last P&C Meeting for the year is scheduled for Tuesday 8th December, 6:30 PM. All welcome! There will be no morning tea the following Friday. Class Parents - thank you for all your hard work this year! One last thing - the office ladies have a note they can send home for you regarding a class end of year/thank you gift for the teacher. Please send me an email with any questions. Enquiries: Cynthia Ravinthran 0404 488 238 or Glorya Williams glorya.kang@gmail.com

REQUEST FOR PARENT HELPERS - STAFF THANK YOU LUNCH Each year the school parents provide a special lunch to thank our hard working school staff.

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This year the lunch will be held on Wednesday 9 December starting at 11:20am. We would like some parents to volunteer to provide food and some more to help on the day. If you can provide some food, please let us know in advance what you will be bringing. This helps us with our planning, so we have the right amount. You might like to contribute a savoury dish OR sweet dish OR soft drink/juice. Food can be brought to the staffroom before school, or to the hall just before lunch begins. If you can provide food or help set up/serve/clean up on the day please let us know. Reply to Katrina Collins as soon as possible ckjsge@gmail.com / 0400 488 459.

UNIFORM SHOP Uniform Shop will be open on Wed 9th Dec. We welcome orders through the Office at all other times. Backpacks, zip Jackets and socks are all now back in stock. Dr Shoe who supports our school P&C will be at our School near the Uniform Shop (silver seats under tree weather permitting) Wednesday 18th November 3-3.45pm for all your school shoe needs.

CANTEEN

LAST DAY OF CANTEEN Wednesday 2nd December is the last day of canteen for 2015. Canteen will open both at lunchtime and during recess. Lunch orders for Wednesday Only the following items are available for order: Hot Dogs, Chicken Drummies, Sausage Rolls, Pizzas, Chicken Burgers, Vege Burgers, Melts, Sandwiches, Sushi & Salad. Sold out Frozen Milk Cups, Jelly, Moosies & Icy Twists.

CANTEEN SPECIALS • Pop Tops Juice reduced further to 80c

• Frozen Juice Cups (100% Juice) - 50c (Apple, Orange and Apple & Blackcurrant flavours)

FRIDAY CANTEEN COORDINATOR 2016 – VACANT Please contact the current Canteen Coordinators if you are interested in taking on this role or if you have any questions. If the role is not filled, we may need to close the canteen on Fridays.

CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 4/2015 DAY DATE Week 9 Food Shopper Sandy Sushi Collector Jing WED 2-Dec Steph/ Janice, Kira, Hyuna, Patti FRI 4-Dec CLOSED

BAND ROSTER TERM 4/2015 (TRAINING DAY DATE Week 9 THUR 3-Dec Paola Toose Week 10 THUR 10-Dec Rachelle Kho

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STUDENT NOT RETURNING

OR RETURNING LATE IN 2016

This is to advise that my child will not be returning to Epping Public School or will be returning after Thursday 28 January 2016.

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Class.........................................

My child will not be returning to Epping Public School in

2016.

My child will be returning to Epping Public School after Thursday 28 January 2016 . Date of Return: …………………………………… Reason......................................................................................

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Cake Stall Volunteer On 14 December 2015

Name: _____________________________________

Child’s name/class:

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I would like to volunteer to make __________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for your contribution – we really appreciate it!

Please ensure that a complete list of ingredients is attached otherwise will be unable to sell the donation on the day.

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