Important Dates: Term 2, 2018

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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Important Dates

This Week’s Update

Deputy’s Message

Band News

Wakakirri News

From the Community

P&C News

Sponsors

Address: Giblett Avenue,

THORNLEIGH, NSW,

2120

Email: thornleigw-

p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Phone: (02) 94844242

Fax (02) 94819471

1 June Junior PSSA: Soccer and T-ball - Pennant Hills Park Senior PSSA: Netball and Soccer - Thomas Thomp-

son and Pennant Hills Netball courts

4 June Sports Captains at PHHS

5 June Year 6 Art Gallery

2:20pm 3-6 Assembly

8 June

1S and IG excursion Junior PSSA: Soccer and T-ball - Pennant Hills Park

Senior PSSA: Netball and Soccer - North Epping Oval and Courts

11 June Queen’s Birthday

12 June 2:20pm K-6 Assembly

15 June

Year 2 Excursion Junior PSSA: Soccer and T-ball - Pennant Hills Park Senior PSSA: Netball and Soccer - Greenway Oval

and Courts

18 June High jump trials this week

19 June 2:20pm K-2 Assembly 7:30pm P&C Meeting

21 June Choir Rehearsal

26 June Athletics Carnival years 2-6

28 June Principal’s morning tea

29 June K-1 Athletics Carnival

3 July 2:20pm 3-6 Assembly

4 July Reports go home

6 July 2:20pm Year 6 vs. teacher’s game

This Week’s Update Dear Parents and Caregivers,

It was an absolute pleasure to attend band camp last week. Thank you to

Yvonne Curran, Nicole Ng, Robin Beard and the band committee who

worked tirelessly to organise a great few days. It is a massive event that

required many volunteers to make it happen. Thank you to all the parents

who volunteered in various roles.

At Thornleigh West Public School we value the band program. Musical

education is so important and has many benefits to the developing brain.

Musical training helps develop language and reasoning: Students who

have early musical training will develop the areas of the brain related to

language and reasoning. The left side of the brain is better developed with

music, and songs can help imprint information on young minds.

Music builds imagination and intellectual curiosity: Introducing music in the early childhood years can help foster a positive attitude toward learning and curiosity. Artistic education develops the whole brain and develops a

child’s imagination.

The band camp concert was amazing! I sat closed my eyes and for a moment thought I was at a concert venue listening to a professional band –

just magic!

Zone Cross Country

Congratulations to the following students who will be representing Beecroft

Zone:

Biggest Morning Tea

Have a great week.

Chantal Mamo

Senior 1st Will A

11 years 2nd Kobe M

Juniors 6th Lachlan B

Deputy’s Message

Health Care

Health, safety and wellbeing is paramount for our students. As a part of our annual review of health care plans we are required to update all information for allergic reactions and anaphylaxis. Identified students require an individual health care plan to support ascia plans for anaphylaxis and allergies, asthma plans, medical and other health needs. These health care plans provide detail and information necessary and required by the department to support student

health and wellbeing.

I have reviewed current plans and found many to be close to or already out of date. If necessary for your child, a health care plan will be sent home over the

coming week.

Could you please make a time to meet with your class teacher to update both the health care plan as soon as possible and the attached action plan if required, with your medical practitioner with all relevant information (in colour) for your child. We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring safety and the wellbeing of students. Please call the school on 9484 4242, email or

communicate with your class teacher to arrange a mutually convenient time.

Please ensure contact names and phone numbers are included and accurate.

Knockout Cricket

Boys had an amazing first round victory defeating Hornsby North. Hornsby North batted first and after 25 overs scored 6/111. Our boys went into bat and reached their score by the 14th over with no wickets con-

ceived.

Got it – Week 4

Kind regards,

Julie Granville

Deputy Principal R

Band News Band Camp was last week! Well done everyone for a successful, fun band camp. The

children have enjoyed two days of intensive rehearsals with our conductors David Bell and

Andrew Hamblin, as well as a guest conductor Abi McCunn, tutorials involving 8 tutors and a

1-hour band concert on Friday.

A band camp could not be possible without a parent taking up the role of Coordinator.

Yvonne Curren came to our rescue you this year and ran a well organised camp in her first

year as band camp coordinator.

Yvonne, please accept our BIG thank you!

Yvonne worked solely in the weeks prior and throughout camp organising all logistics. At

camp she was assisted by our teachers Mrs Kath Boon, Mrs Libby Crothers and our parent

helpers. Without the help of parents, band camp would simply not occur. Thank you:

Tina Faber, Nicole Ng, Vanessa Erickson, Jowita Lee, Paul Davies, Kirsty de Vallance, Liz

Jenkins (or Chris), Vicky Galanti, Patty Correll, Julie Tanger, Annette Mead, Meaghan

Tchepak, Celia Norton, Lyndall Harrison, Michelle Patmore, Caroline Dalziel, Claudine

Kimber, Robin Beard, Sophie Wilson, Katherine Wilson, Carolyn White, Aimi Forsyth, Lisa

Michelson, Belinda Muir, Jennifer Park, Naomi Burgess, Katie Hokin, Michelle Lee, Sumarni

Meyer, Navneet Kaur, Soojin Kwon, Niluka Chinniah, Jane Massam, Dan Biro, Serena Xiong,

Nicky Honeysett (Apologies if I have left anyone out)

Yvonne would especially like to thank the TWPS office staff and Mrs Mamo for their support

in organising this band camp.

An 8-minute slideshow of the band camp has been uploaded on YouTube for those

interested. Please turn up the volume to hear our wonderful Stage Band and Senior

Band News Continued Dates for your Diary

Sat 16th June – Bunnings Cake Stall – Volunteers Required to bake and sell Wed 20th June – Senior Band play at PHHS Music Festival (Performance 7-8pm) Tue 12th June – Band Committee Meeting, 7.30pm in staffroom – ALL WELCOME Tue 3rd July – Band concert for a whole school concert – all bands (new) Sun 19th August – NSW School Band Festival (at UNSW) – all bands Sat 25th August – Spring Fair performances - all bands Sat 27th October - Bunnings Cake Stall – Volunteers Required to bake and sell Sunday

4th November – Hornsby North Festival – all bands Further information can also be found at https://twpspandc.wordpress.com/band/ or email us at twpsband2011@gmail.com

Robin Beard (Band Convenor) and Nicole Ng (Assistant Convenor)

Wakakirri News WAKAKIRRI … "ONE RAFT, ONE RIVER & TWO FRIENDS FIND FREEDOM".

Waky families please check that you are getting regular emails from the TWPS Waky team….

wakakirri@drawbridgedrama.com.au

We are still waiting for students T-shirt sizes, so we can order T-shirts and important ticket

information is available soon.

Rehearsals are continuing every Monday for Feuding Families, Wednesday for Show Boat

and Slaves, Thursday for Ducks & Street Kids & Respectables. The database is now up and

running so we will be contacting families soon to help with costumes, props, rehearsals etc.

FAIRIES, LOVERS AND MURDER MOST FOUL.

All students have now participated in a number of drama lessons. Centered around the story

'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain, we have been focusing on mime and

physical theatre. Some students have expressed an interest in watching videos at home that

we watched in class. Here are the YouTube addresses.

The Adventures Of Huck Finn Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS9-HeIUa-M Mime - ET the Mime - The Car - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPMBV3rd_hI

New parents may be wondering about the magic bread tags. I use the tags as

encouragement points in drama class. Students also enjoy collecting them, at home and

bringing them in. I also love getting drawings and research items.

ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE.

Mz. Karyn Johnson

https://twpspandc.wordpress.com/band/mailto:twpsband2011@gmail.commailto:director@drawbridgedrama.com.au

From the Community

Oliver! Musical at Pennant Hills High School

We would like invite Thornleigh West students to

audition for our December production of Oliver!

On Thursday, 7th June at 6:00pm, we are having an information night in the PHHS Hall for parents

and students who are interested in being involved.

After the information night we will open audition bookings for our audition day which will take place

KIDS GAMES HOLIDAY PROGRAM IS BACK!

WHO for: Kids years 1-6 WHEN: July School holidays, Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th July from 8.30 to 4.30pm… (yep, 3 whole days) Registrations open: Tuesday 5th June Registrations close: Friday 6th July WHERE: At Thornleigh Community Baptist Church (TCBC) 15-17 Duffy Ave Thornleigh

This is a combined churches outreach holiday program for kids including:

•St Stephens Normanhurst

•Thornleigh Community Baptist Church

Questions call TCBC office 9484 0093

P&C News For up to date messages from the P&C, including meeting agendas, fundraising & general information follow us on Facebook.

www.facebook.com/TWPSPC

Any enquiries email: twpspandc@gmail.com

Vanessa Erickson - P&C President

mailto:twpspandc@gmail.com

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