Bay Road, Waverton, 2060. Telephone 9955 2822

TTCo-operating school withThe University of Sydney

Wednesday 7th September 2011

Dear Parents/Carers,

Congratulations J Rockers!Congratulations to all of the North Sydney Demonstration Schoolperformed at the Sydney Entertainment Centre last night.amazed the audience with their creative storytelling through dance. The costumes andprops were absolutely inspiring and the children were the ultimate professionals.Congratulations and thanks to the following teachers and parents who have workedtirelessly for many months in preparation for this event;Penn, Peter Baldwin, Chris Pytko, David Hearnshaw,Paul Dudley (sets), and Cheryl Newtonhelped make this event so worthwhile!Photos from this exciting school event will be up on the website

Kindergarten 2012 Enrolling Now!Enrolments for 2012 are taking place now. If you have children or know of childrenwho are planning to start Kindergarten next year and who have not enrolled yet,please visit our office to complete an enrolment form as soon as possible. Enrolmentforms are also available on the website. This Thursday evening at 7pm there will bean information session in the Library for prospective Kwill not be impacted on by the industrial action taking place during the day.

Industrial Action Thursday September 8thThere will be minimal supervision at school on Thursday with the majority of NSDSteachers taking industrial action. Children attending school should assemble in thehall at 8.55 am where they will be allocated a room and superviParents wishing to support the teachers’ efforts to protect their working conditions andwages should wear red on Thursday. Thank you for your support to date. It is greatlyappreciated.

A Night At The Movies This Friday!This Friday the P&C will be hosting a movie nightare still available and can be purchasedavailable at the school office. Sausages, chicken kebabs, popcorn, drinks, lollies andglow sticks will all be available on the night. In the event of wet weather the movienight will be postponed and a notification will be posted on the website at 9am

Lavan has his say in ‘Student Voice’Don’t forget to check out page 3 and find out what our student exec has to say thisweek.

FABStar!Congratulations to Elli and Kosta for rec(Elli) and helping an upset Kindergarten student

Myra Wearne, Principal

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2011 Week 8 Term 3

North Sydney Demonstration School students whoperformed at the Sydney Entertainment Centre last night. 114 of our studentsamazed the audience with their creative storytelling through dance. The costumes andprops were absolutely inspiring and the children were the ultimate professionals.

to the following teachers and parents who have workedtirelessly for many months in preparation for this event; Amy Rogers, Todd Mackie, Jo

David Hearnshaw, Anamaree Williams (costumes),Cheryl Newton. Thanks also to the many other parents who

Photos from this exciting school event will be up on the website this week.

Enrolments for 2012 are taking place now. If you have children or know of childrenwho are planning to start Kindergarten next year and who have not enrolled yet,please visit our office to complete an enrolment form as soon as possible. Enrolment

e also available on the website. This Thursday evening at 7pm there will befor prospective Kindergarten parents. This event

will not be impacted on by the industrial action taking place during the day.

ion Thursday September 8thThere will be minimal supervision at school on Thursday with the majority of NSDSteachers taking industrial action. Children attending school should assemble in thehall at 8.55 am where they will be allocated a room and supervisor for the day.

the teachers’ efforts to protect their working conditions and. Thank you for your support to date. It is greatly

P&C will be hosting a movie night featuring ‘Despicable Me’. Ticketsare still available and can be purchased online or through completing the order form

Sausages, chicken kebabs, popcorn, drinks, lollies andl all be available on the night. In the event of wet weather the movie

night will be postponed and a notification will be posted on the website at 9am.

and find out what our student exec has to say this

for receiving this week’s FABStar! for your honestyand helping an upset Kindergarten student (Kosta).

nthsyddem-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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Wed 7 Sept toFri 9 SeptemberYear 6 camp

Thursday 8 SeptKindy 2012 InfoEvening 7pm to 8pm inLibrary

Friday 9 September*Last day for Card Artpayment*P&C Movie Night –‘Despicable Me’ from5:30pm

Mon 12 September9:15am SRC & EcoAmbassadors inductionAssembly

Wed 14 SeptemberP&C Meeting inStaffroom at 6:30pm

Monday 19 SeptemberRibbon presentationCeremony 1.30pm

Wed 21 SeptemberKindy excursion toEnmore Theatre

Thurs 22 Sept toFri 23 SeptYear 3 camp

Dem Newsletter, News and Notices!

ICAS Writing and English results100 students participated in the Writing 2011 ICAS test. Our results were very encouragingwith 2 high distinctions, 22 distinctions, 23 credits and 53 participations awarded. Of the 154students who sat the English test 4 were awarded high distinctions, 15 distinctions, 46credits and 89 participations. Congratulations to all of our students. It is important to notethat ICAS is a rigorous test that is designed primarily for high achieving students as opposedto NAPLAN which is designed for the entire student population. This is important toremember when comparing the school’s or your child’s performance to the State result.

Action Learning at the DemDid you know that the Interns and the Bachelor of Education Year 4 Honours students

conduct action learning projects while they are here at the Dem? Read all about these

projects on our website under the heading Our Partnership with the University.

RIBBON PRESENTATION CEREMONYOn Monday the 19th of September (week 10) a special assembly will be held to hand out theribbons from the 2011 NSDS Track and Field carnivals. You are welcome to join us in theschool hall at 1:30pm to congratulate these students and recognise the efforts of all whoparticipated.

Head Lice AlertWith the warmer weather students in different years have been reporting some outbreaks of

head lice. Please check your child’s hair regularly and treat appropriately. Thank you.

NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY

The Premier’s Reading Challenge has come to an end and all entries were validated and

sent to the Premier’s Office. WELL DONE NORTH SYDNEY DEM!

We had 410 students participate which represents 60% of our student population, our

highest percentage ever.

3DH won the prize of the first class to complete the challenge with 100% participation. They

will have morning tea with Mrs Wearne in Week 9.

In addition 1JP, 1BM, 1SF had 100% completion which is a fabulous result. In fact in Year 1

80% of all students followed by 78% of Year 3 completed the Challenge. FANTASTIC.

We also had record numbers in Year 5 and Year 6 reading the required 20 books each.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS WERE:

Yuta Kasai (4SM) and Max Lo (KAC) who both read OVER 100 BOOKS for the Challenge.

What an achievement boys. CONGRATULATIONS!

Student Voices – Lavan Chelliah Week 8 Term 3

This week we have an exciting week with J Rock and Year 6 camp. Next week on Monday 12th

September we have the Semester 2 induction ceremony. Congratulations to all the students who

have been elected to represent their class! I would like to congratulate all the children who

performed in J Rock and all the teachers who helped to make it so spectacular. From Wednesday to

Friday Year 6 will be at camp and they are very excited and can’t wait. Year 6 is going to the Great

Aussie Bush Camp in Tea Gardens. On Thursday our school is having a teachers strike.

The class 5/6KS participated in a program called Maths Investigation and was awarded first in the

whole of NSW. Their investigation was on costly cars and researched the price of a car including all

features for example fuel, registration and accessories just to name a few. Congratulations 5/6KS!!

We are really proud of your efforts!

On the 6th of September all of Junior Choir went to a full day rehearsal. We loved hearing them

perform at the The Bay opening ceremony and the Erlian visitors assembly.

A reminder to all the students, anyone who wants Card Art must order by the end of this week.

Remember on Wednesday Week 10 we have sports day where everyone will dress up as a favourite

sports star or as a sport itself. If you dress up you must bring a gold coin donation that will go to The

School of St Jude.

Stay tuned for next week’s Student Voices article from Olivia Dashwood!

As this article went to print Lavan was at J Rock so he was unavailable for a picture.

TheDem COMMUNITY NEWSPrinting of articles does not indicate endorsement by the school

YOUth Have Talent performances and activities at North Sydney Community CentreSaturday 10th September 2011 10am – 5pm.

Activities include: Sausage sizzle, Street Art & Screen Printing Workshop, Drumming Circle, Art Exhibition and Face Painting.Performances by Bradfield Senior College, Mosman High School, Chatswood High School, Green Bug Theatre, Neutral Bay

School of Dance, Dance 102 Neutral Bay, Kick Performance Group & Jazz Workshop Australia.

OPEN MORNING at North Sydney Girls High SchoolWednesday 14 September 2011 9.30am – 11.30am. Address by Principal and performances by students 9.30am – 10.30am.

Tours of the school 10.30am – 11.30am. Please note that there is no parking available in the school grounds.Please call Mrs Jenni Cooper on 9922 6666 ext 104 if you have any queries.

Confirmation 2011 RegistrationSt Francis Parish Hall,

19 Mackenzie Street Lavender Bay7.30pm Tuesday 20 September, 2011

Please bring a copy of the Baptism Certificate and a $60 registration fee.

BROTHERS OZ TAG (Non Contact Rugby League) CompetitionOur Summer OZ TAG Competition will start on Tuesday 18 October 2011 at Tunks Park, Cammeray. The competition is forboth Boys & Girls from ages 5 to 16. OZ TAG is a game of Non Contact Rugby League. It is easy to register by going onto ourwebsite. For all enquiries please contact Annette Hema on Ph: 0404 610 048 or email: brothersoztag@hotmail.com and pleasevisit our website: www.brothersoztag.com.au to register online.

FABStar! Features

FABStar! is an initiative to

recognise positive behaviours

in the playground.

Two FABStar! features (one

from K-2, one from 3-6) were

drawn from all the students

who received FABStar! slips in

recognition of their positive

behaviours on the playground

last week.

Our K-2 FABStar! Features:

Congratulations to Elli. She was

awarded a FABStar! slip for handing

in money. Thank you for your

honesty!

Our 3-6 FABStar! Feature:

Congratulations to Kosta. He was

awarded a FABStar! slip after he

helped an upset Kindergarten

student. Thank you for caring for

others!

Thank you to all our fabulous FABStar! recipients for making NSDS a

great place to be!

Movie NightDate: Friday 9th SeptemberMovie: Despicable Me

Tickets –Preferred payment method is via the online booking system:www.trybooking.com/UGBat the office.)

Food, drink & snack stalls available on the night

FATHER’S DAY GIFT STALLWe hope all of the NSDS Dad’s had a wonderfulThe children all had a great time shopping at the gift stall, it was wonderful to see suchwell mannered childrenThank you for your support.Thank you to Caroline Hodkinson

for running it. S

“WORKING BEE” COORDINATOR NEEDEDfriends?) to volunteer to runp&c@strategy-matters.com

DEM CARE “Lego” DRIVEDem Care would like to say a very big THANK YOU to the Doherty Family. The Dem kids arealready making good use of your donation

Installing energy efficient cooling and heating in all buildings

We are looking for any

heating & cooling in particular

contact the P&C on p&c@strategy

you can help out

P&C 2011 Event Dates for your Diary

Term Date

3 Friday 9th September

3 Wednesday 14th

September

4 Friday 9th December

If you have any questions or suggestions you please email

P & C News

September Time: 5:30 – 8:30pmDespicable Me Price: $10 per person

Preferred payment method is via the online booking system:www.trybooking.com/UGB (however cash/cheque order forms have also been made available

Food, drink & snack stalls available on the night and don’t forget your rugs and blankets to sit on.

FATHER’S DAY GIFT STALLWe hope all of the NSDS Dad’s had a wonderful Fathers day and liked their special giftThe children all had a great time shopping at the gift stall, it was wonderful to see suchwell mannered children and so many smiling faces, all having a great timeThank you for your support.

hank you to Caroline Hodkinson for organising the gift stall andfor running it. Special thanks also to Elizabeth Rowe & Ashley Grimmond.

COORDINATOR NEEDED – We are looking for someone (or a group ofnteer to run the school working bees. Please contact the P&C on

matters.com if you would like more information on how you can help out

CARE “Lego” DRIVE –would like to say a very big THANK YOU to the Doherty Family. The Dem kids are

already making good use of your donation

Installing energy efficient cooling and heating in all buildings

We are looking for any parents with knowledge or skills in the areas of energy efficient

in particular to contact us to make sure that we “get it right”

p&c@strategy-matters.com if you would like more information on how

Date Event Year group manag

the event

Friday 9th September Movie Night Year 3th

Next P&C Meeting

(6.30pm in Staff

Room) – CHILDREN

WELCOME

N/A

Friday 9th December End of Year BBQ Year 4

If you have any questions or suggestions you please email p&c@strategy-matters.com

Preferred payment method is via the online booking system:(however cash/cheque order forms have also been made available

don’t forget your rugs and blankets to sit on.

and liked their special gift.The children all had a great time shopping at the gift stall, it was wonderful to see such

and so many smiling faces, all having a great time.

stall and the Year 1 familiespecial thanks also to Elizabeth Rowe & Ashley Grimmond.

We are looking for someone (or a group ofPlease contact the P&C on

if you would like more information on how you can help out

would like to say a very big THANK YOU to the Doherty Family. The Dem kids are

reas of energy efficient

to contact us to make sure that we “get it right” – please

if you would like more information on how

Year group managing

event

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