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Neutral Bay Public School
NEWSLETTERTERM 3 WEEK 2 ISSUE 23 31 JULY 2019
175 Ben Boyd Rd, NEUTRAL BAY NSW 2089
UPCOMING EVENTS
PH: 02 9953 1798 E: [email protected] W: https://neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity
SPORTAUG 1: Athletics Carnival Years 3 - 6
AUG 5-6: REACH Mathematics testingAUG 7: Small Steps Parent Information EveningAUG 8: Education Week Open Day
AUG 7: P&C Meeting
SCHOOL
P&C EVENTS
AUG 2: 4A & 4S Coastal ExcursionAUG 6: Year 5 Science in the City
EXCURSIONS Selective High SchoolsCongratulations to the students in Year 6 for their preparation and study for the Selective High School Test. As a result, students at our school have been offered a place, or are on the reserve list, for the following schools:
North Sydney Boys' High School 8 studentsNorth Sydney Girls' High School 12 studentsNorthern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus 16 studentsChatswood High School 2 studentsSydney Girls' High School 7 studentsSydney Boys' High School 2 studentsFort St High School 1 studentJames Ruse Agricultural High School 1 studentGosford High School 1 studentHurlstone Agricultural High School 1 studentAlexandria Park Community School 1 student
Education Week Open DayOur Education Week Open Day will be held on Thursday 8 August. The day’s activities will involve:
8.30am Book donations (Senior Library)
10.15-11.30am K-6 Assembly showcasing a number of class, choir, band, orchestra, dance group and public speaking performances
11.30-12.00pm Picnic lunch
12.00-12.30pm Class visits and book donations (Senior Library)
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Table of Contents Principal’s News Continued
Term Dates
Page 1 - Principal’s News
Page 2 - Principal's News
Page 3 - School News
Page 4 - REACH Science Results
Page 5 - Small Steps Information Flyer
Page 6 - Stage News K - 2
Page 7 - Stage News 3 - 6
Page 8 - Kindy Gallery
Page 9 - Kindy Gallery
Page 10 - Kindy Gallery
Page 11 - Netball Report
Page 12 - Science Technology
Page 12 - P&C News
Page 12 - Uniform Shop News
Page 13 - Canteen News
Page 13 - Community News
Term 3 - Tuesday 23 July - Friday 27 September
Term 4 - Monday 14 October - Friday 20 December
Years 3-6 Athletics Carnival We look forward to our Athletics Carnival for students in Years 3-6 to be held at the Warm-Up Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush. Parents are very welcome to attend and parking is available in the P2 car park. Parking tickets can be validated in the stand before leaving.
P&C MeetingThe next meeting of the P & C Association will be held next Wednesday 7 August, commencing at 7.30pm in the Music Room.
Parent WorkshopBefore the next P & C Meeting on Wednesday 7 August, the school will host a free Small Steps presentation for parents on anxiety awareness in children. The presentation will commence at 6.00pm in the School Hall. Please see a more detailed account of the presentation on page 5 of this newsletter.
CongratulationsWe would like to congratulate Eamon C (4S) for gaining 4th place in the U10 Boys’ NSWPSSA State Cross Country Championships. Eamon will compete in the Australian Championships later this term.
Best WishesGood luck to the Junior, Senior and Concert Bands who will be performing in the NSW Band Championships on Sunday 4 August at the University of New South Wales.
Kind regards,Judy GoodsellPrincipal
Congratulations also to Hannah Callaghan who has been selected to represent NSW in the PSSA Australian Football Girl Championships (Nationals).
Premier's Reading ChallengeThere are only a few weeks to go in the Premier’s Reading Challenge, as it finishes on Friday 30 August 2019. All students wishing to complete the challenge for this year and be eligible for their certificate need to have their reading records finalised by this date.
Please follow the link below if you need to update your student reading record.
https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html
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DONATE-A-BOOKOn Thursday, 8 August 2019, it is Open Day at Neutral Bay Public School, and the May Gibbs Memorial Library is holding a donate-a-book event in the Senior Library.
In the Senior Library, there will be a collection of books, both fiction and non-fiction, many of which the students have requested to purchase for the school library. Payment types accepted will be cash, cheques (payable to Neutral Bay Public School), Visa or Mastercard and EFTPOS. Prices start at $5.00 and any donations will be gratefully accepted.
Donated books will have a plaque displaying the donor’s name and they will be the first person to borrow the book from our school library. We hope that you will visit the Senior Library during Open Day and donate a book to our school collection.
Small StepsOn Wednesday 7 August, from 6.00pm-7.30pm, the school will host a free Small Steps presentation for parents on anxiety awareness in children. The presentation is run by an experienced educator from WayAhead, an organisation that is funded by NSW Health.
Topics covered during the evening will include:
• Signs and symptoms of anxiety• Different types of anxiety• Evidence-based treatments for anxiety• Referral and treatment options• Strategies on how to assist children with anxiety
Please confirm your attendance at this event at the school office.
Genevieve CarnegieDeputy Principal (Rel) NSTA
This is a great opportunity for children to represent their school. It is played at a range of tennis venues on the lower North Shore.
Date: Saturday 24 August 2019, 5:30pm to 9:00pm (approx). Wet weather back-up day Saturday 31 August.
Format: Graded round robin doubles. Each division consists of 4 to 6 pairs. Yellow balls, green balls and orange balls divisions available to enter. Your child REQUIRES a partner to event this event. Please contact your school to find other available players to partner with.
Dinner: Drink and pizza provided to all players. We regret we cannot cater for special diets.
Prizes: All winners and runners-up of each division receive medals or prizes.
Cost: $25 per player (inc GST).
Entries close: Saturday 10 August.
Only online credit card entries are accepted.
https://northernsuburbstennisassociation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-jikiiykl-htuitlijjj-j/
Australian Band ChampionshipsAustralian Band Championships – Sunday 4 August
Junior Band
Event: Wilbur Sampson EventWhen: Sunday 4 August 2019, arrival time 12:30pmVenue: The Clancy Auditorium, University of NSW
Senior Band
Event: McAnally EventWhen: Sunday 4 August 2019, arrival time 1:30pmVenue:The Clancy Auditorium, University of NSW
Concert Band
Event: Lithgow EventWhen: Sunday 4 August 2019, arrival time 3:30pmVenue: The Clancy Auditorium, University of NSW
Please wear school uniform as per the school website.
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Year 3 Year 4 Exemplary Exemplary Matteo A Yurun C Jack B Outstanding Outstanding Felix A Daniel D Aurielia B Aron E S Eamon C Jocelyn F Kevin D Matthew H Imogen D Tsz To Oscar H Harry D Haochuan J Bethany G Joshua L Isla H Increase M Amelie H H Kieran N Julian H-T Xavier O Ciara M Lachlan P Jake M Kylie R Tom M Rianna S Oisin N-O Aaliyah P Levi S Ipek T Katy T Sarah W Seveen W
Year 5 Year 6 Exemplary Exemplary Chelsea H Daniel B Sophie F Outstanding Lawrence H Sean A Penelope L Uma A Georgina M Cameron B Lauren M Leah C Anna P Julia D Tara D S Outstanding Siddharth G Hugo B Noah G Daniel B Nathanael G Hannah C Samuel H Ava C Elise H Matthew C Leonston H Tobe C Megan H Ziyue C Zach K Jet G Weiya K Nathanael H Xingchuan M Rory H Felix M-Y Darien H Saorise N Callan J Liam O Carmen L Tristan R Ethan L Sarah R Caitlin M Vincent T Novak P Sabeer V Juliet P Anna W Mitchell R Amy W Yousif S Matthew Y Lucian S Amelia S Audrey T Annelise T Hamish U Megan V Chanel W Ethan Y
REACH Science Results 2019
Congratulations to all students who sat the UNSW REACH Assessment last term. Certificates and detailed results will be issued shortly. The following students achieved results in the top two categories:
Where: Neutral Bay Public School
School Hall
When: Wednesday 7 August
Time: 6:00—7:30pm
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Miss L. Josephson - 2J Class Teacher
Kindergarten News Stage 1 News (Years 1 & 2)
Miss S.Butcher - KC Class Teacher
KB are working hard on their ‘Dazzling Descriptions’ this term in our writing unit. We have been brainstorming lots of adjectives to describe the characters in our shared reading books. This week, we read ‘The Silliest Scarecrow’. We worked in pairs to think of as many adjectives to describe the scarecrow at the end of the story. Here are some of our responses.
“The scarecrow is yellow and made from straw. He is tall like a tree. The scarecrow is funny and has white smelly socks on his hands.”Jarrah B
“He looks skinny and brown. The scarecrow is very silly and has a brown hat on wrapped with a yellow tie to scare the birds.”Harry W
We are looking forward to continuing our descriptive writing this term.
2J have been enjoying themselves way too much in art class. We have learnt about the history of Indigenous elders and how creative they were with their dot art paintings. We were inspired so much that we not only created our own masterpieces, but we also collaborated to create a joint class artwork to be framed and put on display in the classroom.
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Miss D. Nero - 5N Class TeacherMr W. MacInnes - 4M Class Teacher
Stage 2 News (Years 3 & 4) Stage 3 News (Year 5 & 6)Buddies with KM5N have enjoyed spending the last two terms getting to know their Kindergarten buddies. During a recent visit, 5N helped their buddies revise their sight words. They created a find-a-word using their sight words and swapped their worksheet with another student to try to find the words. As you can see from the photos below, all students were extremely focused throughout the activity!
Another year in 4M means another year of ‘4M Survivor’ (like the TV show). Each week, students compete in ‘tribes’ in either an ‘immunity’ or ‘reward’ challenge, comprising of physical and/or mental tasks. The losing tribe is sent to ‘tribal council’, where they consider who contributed the most to the tribe, showed good sportsmanship and demonstrated good leadership skills.
Our challenge last week was much trickier than it sounded. Inspired by the upcoming Athletics Carnival, students did a relay with a twist. Rather than passing a baton between the tribe members, each student had to complete a task - balancing a ping pong ball on a racquet, or dribbling a basketball or a rugby ball using only your head!
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Netball Reports Week 2 2019B TeamWe got off the bus hyped-up in the hot 20 degrees winter day, with the intention of doing our best and possibly winning. We started well with great intercepts and passes. At half time, the score was 6-3 their way. We came back quickly with heart. Soon the score was 7-all, then 11-all. We started to get fired up and both teams had no reserves. Then our tiredness got the better of us and they swooped in, scoring 2 goals, making the score 13-11. Two things we could definitely work on was our contact (3 ft away) and keeping a positive attitude whether the umpire is harsh or not. Special mention to Laurel W and Emily C for being flexible with positions. Player of the match goes to Laci W (6P) for her excellent intercepts and passes. In the end, we had a great, close game.Written by Captain Evie M (6K)
C TeamWe had a rocky start, Lane Cove were speeding around the court. They had the upper hand and were leading by four points, leaving us with only two points going into the second half. We all knew though, that in the second half we would conquer the court, and we were right. We were as fast as lightning. Bam! The goals just kept on coming! Eight in a row! We had a triumphant victory, 15-9 our way. Special mentions to Cecilia L (6M) for her incredible defence, Shinna T (6P), and Penny L (6M) for their much appreciated help of playing up to replace our injured players. The player of the match goes to Eliza A (6M) for her amazing shooting, passing and getting into space. The C Team needs to work on their lobs. Overall, we played a valiant game. We tried really hard and we had a great win.Written by Captain Caitlin M (6F)
D1 TeamThe whistle pierced through the air like a speeding bullet. On Friday, we faced the tough opposition of Northbridge. We tried our hardest throughout the game and the end score was 9-8 their way. Special mentions to Yukimi N (6S) for stepping up to help in the second half. Francoise B (6F) also gets a special mention for her amazing playing. The player of the match goes to Abbey M (6K) for her great sportsmanship. Next time, we could work on our lobs. Overall, we did very well. Well done D1 team.Written by Captain Sophie Hawkins (6M)
D2 TeamOn Friday, Neutral Bay D2 Team played Cammeray Public School. They played really well. The score was 2-1 to Neutral Bay. Everybody played amazingly well. The player of the match has to go to Audrey T (6M) for her flawless defence. She played GD and GK. Even though we played really well, I think we should work on sticking to our players.Written by Captain Sally Moreton (6F)
E TeamOn Friday, the E Team really tried their hardest, but in the end Castle Cove won 8-3. Everyone put in a spectacular effort and we saw some amazing saves. Special mention to Chelsea H (5T) for some great defence, and Annie T (6M) for stepping up and shooting some fabulous goals. The player of the match has to go to Mia B (6P) for trying her best at her positions and doing really well at them even though they aren’t her best. Mia also managed to mark her player really well. We have certainly improved a lot on not stepping, but we do need to work on our defence. Overall, we still played really well, even though we had two players away.Written by Captain Megan V (6M)
Boys TeamOn Friday, our opposition was Willoughby and their faces looked as though they wanted to win. Our team started with a few quick buckets and the total score at half time was 10-2 our way. The second half didn’t turn out as well as the first. The end score was 13-3 our way. Player of the match goes to Ziyue C (6M) for ending the game with three points.Written by Captain Bayley Chan (6S)
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Science and TechnologyScientist of the Month
Each month we will be sharing interesting facts about a famous scientist. This month’s clues are below. If you think you can guess who it is, then email your answer to Mrs Keeling: [email protected]
Alternatively, you can pop your answer in the pink box inside the science room.
Scientist of the Month - August
Who am I?
• I was born 1815 and died in 1852. If I was alive today I would be 204 years old.
• My father is the famous poet Lord Byron. • From a very young age my mother insisted I be
tutored in both Mathematics and Science. It was uncommon for women to study these subjects when I was young.
• From a very early age I showed skill and talent for numbers and language.
• When I was 17 years old, Charles Babbage became my mentor. He is considered the father of the computer.
• I described how codes could be created for the device to handle letters and symbols along with numbers and theorized a method for the engine to repeat a series of instructions, a process known as looping that computer programs use today.
• I am considered to be the first ever computer programmer.
Fun Fact: Michael Faraday and Charles Dickens were good friends with my husband and I.
Famour Quote
"The more I study, the more insatiable do I feel my genius for it to be"
P&C NewsNBPS 2019 RaffleSales have been low to date, therefore we have extended the draw date to Monday 26 August to allow more time for sales. There are some fabulous prizes to be won. Winners will be announced via the school newsletter on Wednesday 28 August.
Uniform Shop NewsWelcome back to term three.
Is time flying by and your kids outgrowing their clothing at a pace you can't keep up with? Come by the Nearly New Uniform Sale to see if we can help out with the needs of your growing kids, with an assortment of summer and winter uniform items.
Buying nearly new uniform helps to reduce the environmental impact for our kids, with less waste going to the landfill, and it costs a fraction of the price of new uniforms. Less waste, more money saved. A perfect combination.
Thank you again to all those who have donated. If you still have clothing that your kids have outgrown, please feel free to drop them off in the box beside the head office reception desk; marked Uniform Donations.
The next Nearly New Uniform Sale will be on the following dates at 8:15am:
• Wednesday 7 August• Wednesday 28 August• Tuesday 24 September
Any queries, please contact Tamia at [email protected]
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Thu 8/8 - CLASS 3D9 - 11 Vanessa BR, TWO VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED11 - 1 Vanessa BR, Andrew M, ONE VOLUNTEER
REQUIRED
Fri 9/9 - CLASS 3D9 - 11 Sarah C, Sarah W, ONE VOLUNTEER
REQUIRED11 - 1 Babette S, Julie Z, Sarah C, Sarah W
Mon 5/8 - CLASS 3D9 - 11 ONE VOLUNTEER REQUIRED11 - 1 Camilla P
Tues 5/8 - CLASS 3D9 - 11 Marg, Bev11 - 1 Marg, Bev
Wed 7/8 - CLASS 3D9 - 11 Laura B, ONE VOLUNTEER REQUIRED11 - 1 Raymond N, Kim B
Thu 1/8 - CLASS 3C9 - 11 Maria R, Ai T11 - 1 Megan D
Fri 2/8 - CLASS 3C9 - 11 Lisa H, Mai S, ONE VOLUNTEER REQUIRED11 - 1 THREE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
CLASS 3D - Week 2
Canteen NewsThis week, we have 3D volunteering, followed by 3G in week 3. We would appreciate some help this Friday from 11am-1pm as per the below, along with a few spaces in week 3. If you're able to help us out, please use the SignUpGenius link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4bafa82ca5f58-term14, email us at [email protected], or phone/text Kath on 0419 303 332. Your assistance is always appreciated and it really helps us out in getting all the food ready in time for our students.
May we remind all volunteers to have their hair tied back, and closed-toe shoes (no thongs or open-toe sandals). Also, please remember to sign in at the office and receive your visitors lanyard before arriving at the canteen.
The Canteen Team
Community News
CLASS 3G - Week 3
Buenos Dias!! Enrolment is now open for Term 3 and Term 4 2019. It is a Spanish Course starting second week with morning lessons;
● 7.45am to 8.45am Monday or Friday in the Junior Library.
Learn Spanish! Spanish is the world’s second most spoken language. It is more widely spoken than English and it is the official language in over 20 countries.
Interested? Please email [email protected] to register your interest.
Following us on Facebook: spanish class and Instagram: @spanishschoolau
Regards
Maria Moreno - 0450 959 800
Neutral Bay Public School Mandarin Classes Hua Xia Chinese Culture School
Non-native speaker class: Tuesday 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Native speaker class: Wednesday 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Express your interest by email to Lee Fan [email protected]. Due to the limited
spots available, first come first serve.
Website: www.huaxiachinesecultureschool.com.au
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