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Normanhurst News
Term 3 Week 6 28 August 2019
________________________________________________________________________________________ Principal’s Report
Dear Parents and Carers,
Student Representative Council Pyjama Day Fundraiser Today our Student Representative Council is raising funds for Stewart House through Pyjama Day. Thank you to all of the students and staff who have participated to support this worthy cause.
DATE EVENT Thursday 29 August K-6 Assembly
Friday 30 August Father’s Day Breakfast
Tuesday 3 September ICAS: Science Years 2, 5 & 6 (7.45 a.m.) – Selected students Year 2 Excursion
Wednesday 4 September ICAS: Science Stage 2 (7.45am) – Selected students Year 6 Canberra Excursion
NOTES SENT HOME
Friday 23 August Stage 3 Camp 2019 – Stage 3 ICAS Assessments – Selected Students Band News – Selected Students
Email: [email protected] Website: www.normanhurs-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Phone: 9489 1152 Fax: 9489 3257
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Father’s Day Breakfast We are looking forward to seeing many of the dads at our Father’s Day Breakfast this Friday morning. Thank you to Lisa Manton and her group of helpers for their coordination of this P & C event. Classrooms will be open throughout the morning in case any dads would like to pop in and see their child’s room after breakfast. Zone Athletics Last Wednesday was the second day of the Beecroft Zone Athletics Carnival. Our school team again displayed excellent performances and team spirit. Special congratulations to Thomas V and Olivia P who have progressed to the Sydney North Area level in their respective 100m events. They will compete early next term, along with Cassidy M who has progressed to this level in long jump after her excellent performance at the first day of competition. Well done also to Leon L, who made the final of his 100m event, and to Shiva R and Mitchell B who made the finals of their 200m events. Thank you to Ms De Palo who coordinated our school team for the zone carnivals and to Ms Martinson and Mr Rosewarn who also attended with the team on the competition days. SASS Recognition Week This week is Recognition Week for our School Administrative and Support Staff (SASS). Our SASS play an important role in our school, working in our office, tending to students when they are unwell, maintaining our school grounds and supporting students with individual needs. Thank you to our School Administrative Manager, Ms Alice Bell, our School Administrative Officers, Ms Deb De Angelis, Ms Thu Nguyen, Ms Kate Spender and Ms Jenny Thomson, our General Assistants Mr Bob Gleeson, Mr Pete Monardo and Mr Steve Pye and our School Learning Support Officers Ms Maddy Blunt, Ms Selena Bourke, Ms Amanda Dougall, Ms Alyce Hamer and Ms Gay Lawrence. Yesterday I took the SASS team to morning tea to recognise the great effort they give to their roles throughout the year. Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Regional Final Well done to Joel F who competed at the regional final of the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking competition last Thursday, following his win at the district competition last term. It was a fantastic achievement for Joel to reach this level and he demonstrated excellent presenting skills throughout this competition. Kindergarten 2020 Our final information session for Kindergarten 2020 was held last Thursday. Thank you to the parents who set up and served morning tea for our new families. All enrolment forms for 2020 Kindergarten should be submitted to the Administration Office before the end of this term, as during September we will be posting letters detailing our Transition Program.
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PSSA Competitions Our girls and boys T-ball teams competed in their respective grand finals of the PSSA winter competition last Friday. The boys had a very close game, against Cherrybrook PS, whilst the girls won their game against Thornleigh West PS, becoming grand final winners! This is a wonderful result being only the second year our school has participated in this competition. Thank you to Ms Martinson for coaching the teams throughout the season and to parent Leon Smith for his assistance with the teams.
Positive Behaviour for Learning During this fortnight all classes are revising expectations for transitions between the playground and classrooms and moving between learning spaces in our school. The Week 5 recipients for our PBL draw were Roman G and Arya S. Merit Certificates Congratulations to the following students who received a merit certificate at last week’s assembly:
Kind regards, Amber Gorrell Principal ________________________________________________________________________________________ Year 6 Farewell Fundraiser Cake Stall
We would like to thank all of the students for buying up big at our cake stall on Monday. We raised an impressive amount of funds which will now go towards putting together a fabulous farewell for our wonderful Year 6 students. An extra big thank you to Mr Sheridan, Ms Besson, Ms Khoo and Ms Gorrell for their treat baking, table lugging, kid wrangling, and general support throughout the day and in the lead up. Year 6 Farewell Committee
For Being Responsible Jonty B 3G Zofia M 4M Daniel S 5S Riona F 6M Hayley L 3W Elissa U 4/5B Charlotte S 6D Amanda T Computers Kai U 4L
For Being Respectful Samika A 3G Heath A 4M Taj W 6D Lachlan M Computers Liam E 3W Joshua P 4/5B Sophie P 6M Edson Z 4L Ben W 5S
For Striving for Success Cameron N 3G Aahaan M 4M Luke P 6D Hayley S Computers Zoe P 3W Cooper S 4/5B Louis M 6M Kai U Library Hunter S 4L Haile M 5S
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_______________________________________________________________________________________ P&C News Week 8 P&C Meeting Monday 9 September
Hornsby Council delivered fresh mulch for our newly planted garden beds late last week. Thank you to Ian and all of the helpers that assisted to spread it on Sunday afternoon.
This Friday is our Father’s Day Breakfast. Thank you Lisa for all of your coordination and to all of the volunteers who have rostered themselves to help with serving. We look forward to hearing the band perform and eating some yummy delights!
Calling for motions for our upcoming meeting in Week 8, if there’s something you’d like to have voted on or discussed at our P&C meeting, please email me the details at [email protected]. Remember our suggestions box is always in the office too.
Thankyou
Melissa Logan P&C President [email protected] ________________________________________________________________________________________Canteen News Tell your children to keep going with their healthy fruit and vegetable canteen choice. The “Eat Fresh and Win” competition is still running until Friday 20 September 2019. The stamper pens are only available while stocks last! Volunteer Vacancies Have you got an hour or more to spare to help in our Canteen on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday? We would appreciate a volunteer for any of these shifts in the next few weeks: (Please sign into your School24 account to accept any of these / see any other shifts for the month.)
● Fri 30 Aug 11.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. ● Fri 30 Aug 9.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. ● Wed 4 Sept 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. ● Wed 4 Sept 11.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. ● Thurs 5 Sept 11.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. ● Fri 6 Sept 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. ● Fri 6 Sept 11.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. ● Fri 6 Sept 9.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. ● Wed 11 Sept 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.
To offer any feedback, comments or report canteen food matters please contact me on the details below. :) Bonita Chan P&C Canteen Coordinator Mob: 0414 505 800 Email: [email protected]
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________________________________________________________________________________________ P & C Social and Fundraising
Father’s Day Breakfast – Friday 30 August
WE NEED YOUR HELP!! We still require a few volunteers to ensure our loved ones enjoy their special breakfast this Friday. If you are able to assist out with the following below, please click on this link; https://signup.com/go/AERyfiu • Serving hot food 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. • Money and marking off 8 a.m. – 9.15 a.m. • Tidy and pack up 9 a.m. – 9.30 a.m.
• For everyone who has ordered breakfast please make your way up to the COLA between 7.15 a.m. – 9
a.m. You will be required to have your name marked off first before collecting your breakfast. • A reminder that classrooms will be open for our Dad’s or special person to tour with their child/ren and the
NPS Ensemble Band will playing in the COLA to entertain all. Pam Gins P&C Fundraising Coordinator [email protected] _______________________________________________________________________________________ Uniform Shop News I am thrilled to have been appointed as your new Uniform Shop Manager here at NPS. I look forward to a long and successful working relationship with the school and thank you for welcoming me into your community. I look forward to meeting you all! We have a new email address: [email protected]. Please use this for all your uniform related enquiries and orders. The uniform shop will next be open on Friday 6 September, 8.30 - 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 - 3.30 p.m. After which the regular hours will be 8.30 - 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 - 3.30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month during school terms. During our opening times you can pop in to purchase both new and pre-loved uniform items as well as try items for sizing. Outside of our opening hours, you can purchase (new items only) by downloading the order form from http://www.npspandc.com/uniform-shop/ and emailing it, along with proof of payment, to [email protected]. Please ensure you are using the NEW ORDER FORM from the link above as it has the up-to-date prices (valid from August 2019). Orders will be packed and distributed to your child via the school office.
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We are planning to transition to an online ordering system in the very near future and further details will be given in future newsletters. If you have a new Kindy starter in 2020, be sure to beat the queues and place your order for collection during the forthcoming Transition Days. Please see your Orientation Packs for further information and order forms. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers who give their time to help at the Uniform Shop. We could not do it without you! The Uniform Shop will continue to rely on volunteers to operate - if you would like to help out please do get in touch. Thank you for your support. Kate Ward NPS Uniform Shop Email: [email protected] Order Form link: http://www.npspandc.com/uniform-shop/ ________________________________________________________________________________________ SRC NEWS
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OZKIDS ARTS PROGRAM COMPETITION
This year we are offering our students the opportunity to enter a piece of art into the Children’s Charity Network O Z K I D S A R T S P R O G R A M . This Art competition allows children to showcase their talents in Painting, Drawing, Photography and Computer Art in the OzKids magazine. It is distributed on a national basis and published online. Its purpose is to promote and support children's literary and artistic talents and to provide a vehicle for children to appreciate and develop their skills and encourage them to continue in the arts, especially when they see their work published.
The Due Date is Friday 20 September 2019. You must digitally enter your artwork here: https://www.ozkids.com.au/gallery.php Please put your school details as Normanhurst Public School and the contact teacher as Ms Brisot.
The Art Categories are: - Please read carefully before submitting an entry:
Drawing: Pencil, ink, charcoal, pastel, crayon. From life and observation. Drawings copied from published photographs should not be submitted.
Painting: Oil, acrylic, watercolour, gouache, casein, tempera on canvas, canvas board, paper, any flat surface.
Indigenous: Indigenous entries can be in any of the art categories, however must be produced by a true Indigenous Australian.
Photography: “Traditional” analog photography that requires the use of film and chemical processing to develop the image and print. Digital cameras may also be used. Your photos can be black and white, colour, or experimental. May be still life, landscape, photojournalistic, portraiture, abstract, commercial (product) photography.
Computer Art: Software-created works generated on the computer that use drawing, painting or design/building techniques to create people, animals, characters, objects, building, and vehicles – either realistic or fantastical – and ABSTRACT works.
For further information: https://www.ozkids.com.au/index.html
Drawing Painting Computer Art
Photography Indigenous
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teach.MathsNOW Scholarships are now open An exciting new scholarship has just been launched by the NSW Department of Education. Applications are now open for the teach.MathsNOW Scholarship, supporting the department’s commitment to ensuring that all NSW public school students have access to high-quality mathematics teachers. Do you know an industry professional or university student in a career area requiring tertiary studies in mathematics, such as engineering, accounting, finance or IT, who would make a great secondary mathematics teacher? The teach.MathsNOW Scholarship offers an opportunity to change career path and retrain as a mathematics teacher in a NSW public school. teach.MathsNOW scholars will receive up to $50,000 in equivalent upfront course contribution fees, paid part-time employment during studies and a guaranteed permanent teaching position in a NSW public school on successful completion. For more information and to apply, visit: https://www.teach.nsw.edu.au/getpaidtostudy/teachmathsnow Thank you in advance for your support and please contact [email protected] if you require further information about this request.
Kind regards,
teach.NSW
NSW Department of Education
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Normanhurst Public School Term 3 Calendar - 2019
MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN
WEEK 1
Staff Development Day
22 JUL
23 JUL
Peer Support Training Day
24 JUL
K-2 Assembly
25 JUL
26 JUL
27 JUL
28 JUL
WEEK 2
29 JUL
30 JUL
OC Test (Year 4)
31 JUL
3-6 Spelling Bee Final NO Assembly
1 AUG
2 AUG
Working Bee
3 AUG
Band Workshop
4 AUG
WEEK 3
P&C Meeting 7.30 p.m. BOOK FAIR
5 AUG
BOOK FAIR
6 AUG
OPEN DAY (Open Classrooms & Book Parade) BOOK FAIR
7 AUG
K-6 Assembly BOOK FAIR
8 AUG
9 AUG
10 AUG
11 AUG
WEEK 4
Group Photographs
12 AUG
PLANT A TREE DAY
13 AUG
Zone Athletics School Tour 9.15 a.m.
14 AUG
K-2 Assembly
15 AUG
PSSA Concludes
16 AUG
17 AUG
Band
Performance @
Chatswood 18 AUG
WEEK 5
AUTHOR VISIT Year 6 Cake Stall
19 AUG
20 AUG
Zone Athletics
21 AUG
3-6 Assembly KINDERGARTEN 2020 INFORMATION MORNING 9.15 –11.00 a.m.
22 AUG
23 AUG
24 AUG
25 AUG
WEEK 6
Primary Proms Rehearsal (Senoir Choir)
26 AUG
ICAS: Digital Technologies Stage 2 & 3 7.45 a.m.
27 AUG
SRC Pyjama Day Fundraiser
28 AUG
K-6 Assembly
29 AUG
Father’s Day Breakfast
30 AUG
31 AUG
1 SEP
WEEK 7
2 SEP
ICAS: Science Yr 2, 5 & 6 7.45 a.m. Year 2 Excursion
3 SEP
ICAS: Science Stage 2 7.45 a.m. Year 6 Canberra Excursion
4 SEP
K-2 Assembly Year 6 Canberra Excursion
5 SEP
Kindergarten Excursion Year 6 Canberra Excursion
6 SEP
Band Festival
7 SEP
8 SEP
WEEK 8
P&C Meeting 7.30 p.m. Battle of the Primary Schools
9 SEP
ICAS: Writing Stage 2 & 3 7.45 a.m. Battle of the Primary Schools
10 SEP
ICAS: Spelling Stage 2 7.45 a.m. Concert Rehearsal 11.30 a.m.
11 SEP
3-6 Assembly ICAS: Spelling Yr 2, 5 & 6 7.45 a.m. Year 1 Excursion
12 SEP
13 SEP
14 SEP
The Hills Dance Spectacular
15 SEP
WEEK 9
Primary Proms (Senoir Choir)
16 SEP
ICAS: English (Year 2 – 6 During School Hours)
17 SEP
School Tour 9.15 a.m.
18 SEP
K-6 Assembly Band Demonstration for Year 2 9.15 a.m.
19 SEP
ICAS: Maths Yr 2 - 6 During School Hours
20 SEP
21 SEP
22 SEP
WEEK 10
Concert Dress Rehearsal
23 SEP
CONCERT: K – 2 Matinee 3 – 6 Evening
24 SEP
CONCERT: K – 2 Evening 3 – 6 Matinee
25 SEP
NO Assembly Canteen Pancake Day
26 SEP
LAST DAY TERM 3
27 SEP
28 SEP
29 SEP
