Epping Heights NEWSLETTER

TERM 2 | WEEK 10 | 2 JULY 2018

IMPORTANT DATES

Wed-Fri

4/7 - 6/7

Stage 3 Canberra Excursion

Fri 6/7 Last Day Term 2

Fri 6/7 P&C Mufti Day (gold coin donation)

Mon 23/7 Staff Development Day Term 3 - NO STUDENTS

Tues 23/7 Students return Term 3

Thur 26/7 Maths Olympiad

128 KENT ST EPPING NSW 2121 02 9876 2791 [email protected] www.eppinghts-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

NEWSLETTEREpping HeightsPublic School

Newsletter articles due COB Friday

Values for this term:

Term 2 Participation & Personal best

Confidence Resilience Creativity

PRINCIPAL’S REPORTLast week our school again demonstrated excellence in Creative Arts when our dance troupes performed in the Sydney North Dance Festival at Glen St Theatre. As part of the audience on Monday night, I witnessed our students’ talent and enjoyment as their hard work at rehearsals came together in well-choreographed, fun performances. Congratulations to the students involved. I was proud to be your Principal. Thank you to the parents who supported through transport and costumes, hair and makeup. Special thanks and congratulations to Miss Moore and Mrs Hallett who so professionally prepared our troupes.

IN THIS EDITION: - Principal’s report - general news, reports, stage 3 camp, staffing news PSSA buses, new canteen, Kindergarten 2019, holiday activities- PSSA Report- Stewart House Clothing Appeal- Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition- Canteen News & menu - P&C news - Strictly Live Ensemble- Classifieds & Community Users


Epping HeightsPublic SchoolConfidence Resilience Creativity

Our creative arts talents were also on show at the Stage 3 Art Exhibition. It was wonderful to see all students K-6 and many visitors come to see the fantastic artworks created. Our Director of Educational Leadership (DEL)- Ms Sharon Ford was impressed when I took her through the exhibition and she was able to meet some of our artists. Congratulations to our Stage 3 students and thank you to the parents and grandparents who came to visit our gallery.

Ms Ford, the DEL for Hornsby network, was also very impressed when she met our school executive team and 2 of our expert teachers Mrs Cairn and Mrs Parfett. She commented that our school plan was very cohesive and focussed on achieving our collective vision for our students. Next term, she hopes to bring the Executive Director of Schools to visit our school as an exemplar.

Congratulations are also extended to our successful Multicultural Public Speaking entrants- Kaitlyn 4B, Anu 4W, Caden 5L, Louise 6E. They spoke very well in the competition last Thursday and made our school proud. Caden was awarded Highly Commended for his speech -‘Dreaming for the future’ about his dream for a future where people do not make assumptions about each other based on appearances. Thank you to Mrs Burke for organising the event and accompanying our students. For a full report, please see later in this newsletter.


Epping HeightsPublic SchoolConfidence Resilience CreativityWe are fortunate to have so many talented teachers at our school. They not only are quality educators who explicitly teach curriculum, but they are also willing and able to share many extra curricular expertise areas such as sport, technology, dance, art, student leadership, debating, public speaking, choir, band and music, so our students benefit. Ms Kelly is one such teacher at our school. Her musical expertise is recognised by the Department of Education and she is regularly asked by the Creative Arts Unit to lead major state-wide events such as the School Spectacular, Primary Proms, Southern Stars and (as pictured here) conducting and accompanying the Festival of Choral Music.

REPORTSSemester One reports were sent home yesterday. We hope you enjoyed sharing your child’s successes with them.

Peer comparison reports are available on request via email from the Office.


Epping HeightsPublic SchoolConfidence Resilience CreativitySTAGE 3 CAMPWe wish our Stage 3 students and teachers a wonderful time in Canberra for the next 3 days. Overnight excursions are a wonderful opportunity for students to enhance their learning and also develop independence and social skills. Parents- please follow the updates on Facebook. Be reassured if there are any concerns, our teachers will contact you.

STAFFING NEWSNext semester Mrs Moran will be working 2 days per week as a non-teaching executive. As KP parents have already been advised, Mrs Emily Tahir (nee Freeth) will be teaching KP for the rest of the year. Miss Goh will rejoin our staff as a temporary teacher for RFF and English as an additional Language or dialect. Miss Moore has been successful, through an expression of interest, in gaining the position as the Relieving Assistant Principal for Early Stage One- Kindergarten. We are sure you will welcome these teachers to their new roles and look forward to your continued support.

PSSA BUSESAs you may be aware some PSSA games have been cancelled due to wet weather. Once all students have paid for PSSA and once finals information or make-up games are known, we will be able to advise parents regarding bus costs. This is likely to be later next term as PSSA runs over Term 2 and 3.

NEW CANTEENWe warmly welcome our new Canteen operators- Yummy Bears Kiosk. Yummy Bears operates canteens in a number of local schools including Epping West PS and Jasper Rd PS. They were successful in achieving this role through the canteen tender process. Please see later sections of this newsletter for their welcome information and menu. The canteen will begin Day One next term. It will begin with cash orders only, with online ordering beginning as soon as possible. Thank you to Mr Martin Collings (P & C- Parent Representative) and Miss Heather Gerard for their hard work on this process.

KINDERGARTEN 2019Enrolments for Kinder 2019 open next term. If you know anyone with a child who turns 5 by 31 July 2019, please encourage them to enrol at our front office early next term. Details about enrolment can be found on our website at http://www.eppinghts-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/our-school/enrolmentPlease note that according to the NSW Government guidelines, you must now provide a copy of your child’s Immunisation History Statement.If you are out of area, please ensure you include a Non-local application form for our Enrolment Committee to consider.

If you are unsure if your child is ready, please visit http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/development/is-my-child-ready-to-start-school and speak with your child’s preschool or daycare teacher.

HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES Please see the inserts on the following pages for some great activity ideas during the school holidays

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/hu/wellbeing/fitness/10-ideas-to-get-your-kids-active-at-home-or-indoors

MS MEGAN BRIDEKIRKPRINCIPAL







http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/hu/wellbeing/health/springholidays



PSSA REPORTLast Friday, Epping Heights took two senior and two junior teams to compete in Game 8 of the PSSA competition. We were lucky enough to have the sunshine on the day. The coaches are seeing great improvements and sportsmanship throughout. Well done! Stage 2 and 3 played against Dural. Results are as follows:

Junior Teams Senior TeamsTee-Ball NetballGirls won 10-9 A team lost 17-2Boys lost 15-13 B team lost 14-5Soccer SoccerBoys won 5-1 A team won 4-2Girls lost 3-0 B team lost 2-0

Next week Stage 3 are on Camp and will not have a game. Stage 2 will play in week 10.

MRS SARAH BUWALDAPSSA COORDINATOR

STEWART HOUSE CLOTHING APPEAL 2018 Thank you for continuing to support the Stewart House Clothing Appeal. Since 2008 the Stewart House School Clothing Appeal working in partnership with The Smith Family has collected over 100,000,000kg of material with 90% of the product being reusable. The clothing drive’s purpose is to collect good quality clothes and accessories for resale in Smith Family stores. Your support then enables income to be generated for Stewart House to provide valuable services to 19,000 disadvantaged families, from all parts of NSW and the ACT that are in need whilst reducing our impact on the environment. Stewart House Bags will be sent home today. Please place your contribution of high quality used clothing in the bags provided and drop off in the designated space on the left side of the hall under the sign marked Stewart House Collection by 3.05pm Friday 27/7/2018.

Thank you for your ongoing support. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

MS ANNIE MACKENZIE, MRS EMILY TAHIR, MR DOMINIC BUCKMAN SRC COORDINATORS



MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

Last Thursday 4 students competed in the NSW Mutlicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition. They spoke very well on the following topics:

Kaitlyn 4BKaitlyn's topic was ‘Games bring us together’ and she focussed on video games. She gave kids a tip... next time your parents tell you to stop playing a multiplayer game like Minecraft, you can tell them you are not just playing, but engaging in a worldwide shared experience, bridging barriers of language and culture!

Anu 4WAnu's topic was ‘Kidpower’ and she spoke about kids such as, Malala Yousafzai, who has achieved amazing things as an activist for female education. She contrasted this with the power of small acts kids can do every day, like planting trees and buying less plastic.

Caden 5L - achieved Highly CommendedCaden's topic was ‘Dreaming for the future’ and he said even though he is third generation Australian, he is regularly asked "Where do you come from?' His dream is of a future where people do not make assumptions about each other based on appearances.

Lousie 6ELouise's topic was ‘Racism isn't just bullying’. She discussed the various forms of bullying that occur, and presented the Stolen Generations as one example of the devastating impact of racism. She hopes the children of today can stop racism in the future.

They all performed very well in the impromptu speeches as well- the Stage 2 topic was 'Trouble' and the Stage 3 topic was 'Breaking the rules'.

MRS SARAH BURKE



Dear Epping Heights Public School families,

Starting in Term 3- Yummy Bears Kiosk is your NEW School canteen operator.

We are very happy and excited to be part of your School!

We would like to introduce ourselves……… Yummy Bears Kiosk evolved from the long-time friendship of two busy mothers Tania and Teresa, and the need to create an employment opportunity conducive to a hectic lifestyle. Our business was created by our shared aspiration to fill our own children’s lunch boxes with new and creative options to keep them interested in a healthy lunch. We understand the importance of a nutritionally balanced diet and recognise the positive effects this has had on many facets of our own children’s lives. We produce high quality and nutritional foods daily made from fresh produce and cooked on site.

We currently operate Canteens at a number of Primary and Secondary schools in the Sydney Metropolitan area. We run our canteens proudly and successfully, we employ dynamic and committed staff to assist us in delivering healthy, delicious foods and a professional, reliable and friendly service at all of our schools.

The following ordering and payment solutions will be available:

• COMING SOON On-line ordering : Qkr (pronounced quicker) Qkr is an app available for both Android and Apple phone. Lunches may be ordered at no extra cost. Cut off time for lunch orders 8:30am

Or, Cash payments and orders placed over the counter at the canteen (an express box will also be available).

We welcome new ideas and initiatives and work hard to accommodate requests. We cater for special dietary requirements, gluten and dairy Free, halal, vegetarian and vegan.

Our menu is based on the Smart Choices Strategy:

EVERYDAY

OCCASIONAL

Please come to meet us at the Canteen, our food is great and we are very friendly!!!!



YBK RECESS MENU EVERYDAY Seasonal fresh fruit $ 1.00 Fruit kebab $ 1.00 Fresh fruit salad $ 3.00 Fruit salad and Greek yoghurt $ 3.70 Apple slinky $ 1.00 Crispy fruits – pure dried fruit $ 1.50 Carrot sticks $ 0.20 Health pack (carrot, celery, cucumber, ham cheese and crackers) $ 3.00 Cucumber, celery and carrot cups with Hummus $ 1.70 Cheese jaffle $ 0.80 Pizza bread $ 1.00 Oven baked Frittata bites $ 1.00 Greek Yoghurt cups $ 1.00 Greek Yoghurt cups with berries $ 1.50 Pauls vanilla Custard cups (GF) $ 1.00 Popcorn and raisin cups $ 1.00 Koala Popcorn Plain $ 1.40

OCCASIONAL Variety of homemade fruit muffins $ 1.50 Oven baked hash browns $ 1.00 Spinach and ricotta triangles $ 0.50 Garlic Bread $ 0.70 Jelly cups $ 1.00 Vegie chips (GF) $ 1.50 Banana bread $ 3.00

DRINKS EVERYDAY Water $ 2.00 Sparling Mineral water $ 2.50 Mount Franklin Flavoured sparkling mineral water $ 2.20 Pauls milk carton300ml $ 1.80 Sipahh straw to enjoy with your plain milk $ 0.50 OAK Flavoured milk 300ml $ 2.20 Soy milk $ 2.50 Coconut water $ 2.50

OCCASIONAL Juice poppers 99% fruit juice 250ml $ 2.00 Kids Nudie Juice $ 2.20 GLEE (99% fruit juice in sparkling mineral water) $ 2.20

YBK LUNCH MENU EVERYDAY SANDWICHES Option of white, wholemeal, multigrain, Helgas low carb and gluten free bread available Vegemite or honey $ 1.80 Vegemite and light tasty cheese $ 2.40 Light Tasty Cheese $ 2.20 Chicken, lettuce and mayo $ 4.00 Chicken and salad $ 4.50 Egg and Lettuce $ 3.50 Salad $ 3.50 Tuna and mayo $ 3.20 Tuna and salad $ 4.50 Light Tasty Cheese and tomato $ 3.20 Ham $ 3.00 Ham and tasty cheese $ 3.60 Ham and salad $ 4.50 Cheese and salad $ 4.50 Ham, tasty Cheese and Tomato $ 4.00 (extra fillings $ 0.50, toasted $ 0.50, roll $ 1.00Turkish bread $1.00) WRAPS / ROLLS Char grilled chicken breast with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and mayo $ 5.00 Falafel wrap (Falafel, hommos, tabouli) $ 5.50 Ham, cheese and Pineapple $ 5.00 Tuna, lettuce, tomato and mayo $ 5.00 FRESH SALADS Fruit salad and yoghurt $ 3.70 Salad and dressing $ 4.00 Grilled chicken and salad $ 5.00 Tuna and salad $ 5.00 Greek salad small $ 3.80 large $ 5.00

OCCASIONAL Homemade chicken schnitzel WRAP with avocado, lettuce and mayo $ 5.00 Caesar salad (lettuce, bacon, parmesan and croutons) $ 5.00 (with chicken $1.00 extra) (extra fillings in sandwiches, wraps, salads $ 0.50)



HOT FOOD EVERYDAY Penne Bolognese (pasta with Homemade Bolognaise sauce) $ 4.00 Penne with napoletano sauce ( with or without parmesan cheese) $ 3.80 Fried rice with Vegetables $ 3.80 Chicken kebab stick $ 2.70 Chicken kebab in a roll $ 3.70 Chicken Kebab on roll with lettuce $ 4.00 Chicken Burger (fresh chargrilled chicken breast, lettuce, mayo) $ 4.00 Portuguese chicken burger (chicken burger +Portuguese and sweet chili sauce) $ 4.50 Beef burger (100% beef patty, lettuce, tomato and sauce) $ 4.00 Vegetarian Burger (potato or lentil patty+ lettuce, tomato and mayo) $ 4.50 SOUP Wonton Soup OR chicken noodle soup $ 3.80

OCCASIONAL Ricotta and Spinach Rolls $ 3.00 Mrs Macs Light meat cruiser pie $ 3.50 Mrs Macs Good Eating sausage roll $ 3.00 Mrs Macs Potato Pie $ 3.80 Mrs MacsHalal Pies $ 4.00 Mrs Macs Halal Sausage rolls $ 3.00 Mrs Macs Gluten free pie $ 5.00 Mrs Macs Gluten free sausage roll $ 4.00 (sachets 0.30 cents extra)

FROZEN ITEMS EVERYDAY Frozen seasonal fruit from $0.10 to $ 1.00 (watermelon, rockmelon, pineapple, oranges, grapes) Quelch sticks $ 0.70 Juicies $ 1.00 Juicie Tubes $ 1.30 Mini Frozen yoghurt on a stick $ 0.80

OCCASIONAL Paddle pop $ 1.60 Choc coats $ 1.00 Spider sticks $ 1.00 Icy Pole $ 1.20 Twisted Yoghurt cups $ 2.50 (98% fat free Greek yoghurt with live and active probiotics)

Our menu is based on the Smart Choices Strategy:

EVERYDAY (food to eat everyday) OCCASIONAL (foods to eat sometimes)

DAILY SPECIALS

MONDAY Pizza Margherita $ 3.80 (Margherita is with tomato and mozzarella cheese) Pizza Vegetarian $ 4.50 Pizza Ham and Pineapple $ 4.50 Homemade Teriyaki Chicken with vegetables and rice $ 4.50 TUESDAY Homemade Lasagna (Fresh napoletano sauce and mozzarella cheese) $ 4.00 Homemade baked chicken drumsticks and potatoes $ 4.00 WEDNESDAY Homemade Butter Chicken with rice and a frozen juicie $ 5.00 Homemade meatballs with napoletano sauce and slice of bread $ 4.00 THURSDAY Bacon and Egg Burger + custard cup $ 5.00 Homemade Honey Soy wings with rice $ 4.50

FRIDAY Sushi (ROLLS : vegetarian/tuna/teriyaki chicken, BABY ROLLS 8pcs : cucumber/tuna/teriyaki chicken) $3.50



WE CATER FOR SPECIAL DIETARY REQUIREMENTS:

GLUTEN FREE Muffins $ 1.50 Banana bread $ 4.00 Twista Bolognaise $ 4.00 Homemade fried rice with gluten free soy sauce $ 3.80 Health pack with gluten free crackers and gluten free Hummus $ 3.00 Gluten free burgers $ 5.00 Gluten free wraps $ 6.00 Gluten free pie $ 5.00 Gluten free sausage roll $ 4.00 Gluten free curry and vegetable pie $ 5.00

DAIRY FREE Soy life yoghurt $ 2.50 Soy milk $ 2.50

HALAL Halal Pies $ 4.00 Halal Sausage rolls $ 3.00 Falafel wrap (Falafel, hommos, tabouli) $ 5.50 Chicken burger (chicken, lettuce and mayo) $ 4.00 Chicken kebab stick $ 2.70 Chicken kebab in a roll $ 3.70



STRICTLY LIVE ENSEMBLE 2018 – 25 SEPTEMBER 2018, 6.30PM

The Strictly Live! Ensemble will be held on Tuesday, 25 September 2018 at 6.30 pm at the School Hall. This annual concert has been a popular feature on the school calendar since 2011.

The ‘Strictly Live! - Ensemble 2018’ shall feature Epping Heights Training Band, Intermediate Band, Concert Band, Stage Band, 1-2 Choir, 3-6 Choir and performers. Funds raised from the concert go towards supporting the school band program.

Tickets will go on sale at a later date.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO AUDITION For children who are interested to feature as performers at the Ensemble, please submit an expression of interest to audition. The registration form will be available on Monday 9th July 2018 on the Epping Heights Band website at https://www.ehpsband.com

Registrations will close on Monday 30th July 2018.

An audition will be held during school music class with Ms Kelly on the week of 20th Aug 2018. The performance with a piano included or piano accompanied by parents, a separate audition will be held on 20th Aug after school.

The performance requires minimum of two instruments within an ensemble excluding piano/voice (with a piano/voice included it would need to be minimum of three (piano / voice + two instruments). Must have a current Epping Heights Public School (EHPS) student as a member of the ensemble and the current EHPS members must be the main performers of the ensemble.

Due to time constraints your act must be UNDER 3 MINUTES the performance must be Strictly Live - no recorded music or backing track is to be used for any part of the performance. Instrument performers must arrange their own piano accompanist. Please also consider the appropriateness of your choice of music including lyrics for an audience of mainly primary aged children.

BEST WISHESEPPING HEIGHTS BAND COMMITTEE



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WHAT IS THE WAY?Epping Baptist Church Winter Holiday Club

Fun, Laughter, Games and much more

ONE DAY ONLY with Quiz WorX

Friday 20th July 9.00am - 12.30 pm Concludes with family BBQ

Register on-lineEBC Winter Holiday Fun:

https://www.trybooking.com/VRGW

Cost $15 per child (family discount available)




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Dates: 22nd July, 2018 between 12-2pm

29th July, 2018 between 12-2pm

Macquarie Saints Baseball Club Cost: Free

A great day for the kids!

Mark King on 0411 624 207 [email protected]



Community User Groups at Epping Heights PS

Did you know there are many extracurricular activities offered by private businesses at our school? Please contact the groups direct if you are interested in attending any of these activities.

Activity Day Time Contact person Phone

Drama Enrichment Class Monday 3.15pm Halina Abramowicz 0422 542 166

Chess Class (Syd Academy of Chess)

Monday 3.10pm Brett Tindall 9745 1170

Zumba Class Monday 7.30pm Alicia Speer 0414 266 101

Guitar Lessons (VIP Music) Tuesday Morning Urszula Koh 9411 3122

Keyboard Lessons (VIP Music)

Tuesday Morning Urszula Koh 9411 3122

Mandarin Class (Happy Chinese)

Wednesday 3.15pm Nancy Zhou 0433 589 696

Art Class (Art Platform) Friday 3.15pm Fergus Tam 0412 168 198

Karate Class (Australia’s Youth Self Defence)

Saturday Morning Matt Klein 9904 5667

Parker Coaching College Saturday All day Rebecca Parker 0413 364 321

Peking Chinese Language Class

Saturday Afternoon Min Hua Li 0406 949 894

Punjabi Lessons Sunday Morning Narian Singh 0405 217 446

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