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Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Normanhurst News
Term 1 Week 5 25 February 2020
________________________________________________________________________________________ Principal’s Report
Dear Parents and Carers, K-6 Badge Assembly Congratulations to all of the students who received their leadership badges at last week’s assembly. Our 2020 Band Captains are Hannah D and Daniel S. Our 2020 Library Monitors are Sarah A, Atticus H, Grace H, Daniel J, Jasmin J, Talei L and Liam S. Class Parents Below is a list of the filled class parent positions. We are still seeking class parents for KP, 1C and 5H. If you have a child in one of these classes and wish to volunteer for the Class Parent role, please send an email to the school ([email protected]) this week stating your name, your child’s name and class, and “Class Parent Nomination” as the subject line. Where there is more than one volunteer for a class, the school will draw a name randomly.
CLASS PARENT KP TBA KS Uldouz Van Eenoo KV Ali Kerr 1C TBA 1F Mamata Titus 1K Sarah Hewett 2I Pamela Gins 2T Lauren Erickson 3B Jessica Alfonso 3J Elly Cowan 3/4D Erica Southern 4R Alexis Walburn 4/5V Jocelyn Cook 5H TBA 5/6M Shelly Rule 6L Taryn Khamlu
DATE EVENT Thursday 27 February 2020 School Swimming Carnival (No Assembly) Friday 28 February 2020 Brainstorm Production Sunday 1 March Band Workshop
NOTES SENT HOME Wednesday 19 February 2020 Years 2-4 Catholic SRE Class Cancellation – Selected Students Monday 24 February 2020 After School Pick-Up Zone: Normanhurst Road
Email: [email protected] Website: www.normanhurs-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Phone: 9489 1152 Fax: 9489 3257
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Classroom Visits This week I visited 4/5V and 5H and participated in their literacy lessons focused on grammar and reading. It was wonderful to see the students engaging so well in their lessons. 3B and 3/4D classrooms Installation of new carpet in 3B and 3/4D is due to occur this weekend. These classes will then be able to return to their rooms from next week. New Seating in K-1 Playground Area Last week new seating in our K-1 playground equipment area was installed, providing the students with a nice spot to sit and have a rest.
Drop-Off / Pick-Up Zone To make collecting your children from our pick-up zone streamlined, we have issued all parents with a surname label for their vehicle. This can be kept in the glove box or similar and displayed on the windscreen when you are accessing the pick-up zone. In this way, the staff member on duty will be able to quickly see who has arrived and ensure these students move to the vehicle from the waiting area inside our fence. Please note members of the executive team supervise the pick-up zone on Normanhurst Road as well as the students catching buses each afternoon, and our Crossing Supervisor is stationed at the crossing on Normanhurst Road. Accordingly, we ask that where you are not coming into the school grounds to collect your child, your child leaves via Normanhurst Road so that we can ensure their safe departure from school. Positive Behaviour for Learning Our school implements the Positive Behaviour for Learning program in both the playground and classroom settings. This week all classes will be discussing our school value of Strive for Success and how this relates to all settings in our school. The Week 4 recipients for our PBL draw were Reign S and Serafina Z. Striver Badges Congratulations to the following students who received a Striver badge at our last assembly: Blue badge – Arjun G and Jaxon K Red badge – Caroline H Citizen of the Month Congratulations to the following students who were selected as Citizen of the Month for their class for November:
Merit Certificates
Reuben O KP Annabella P 2I William N 3/4D Joel F 5/6M Olivia M KR Alexander S 2T Mikayla R 4R Talei L 6L Aiden C 1C Addison C 3B Minh L 4/5V Mohammed N 1F Natalie R 3J Grace H 5H
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Congratulations to the following students who received a merit certificate at last week’s assembly:
Kind regards, Amber Gorrell Principal ________________________________________________________________________________________ Volunteers Needed
Book Covering - Volunteers needed More Guided Readers have been received and we would love the assistance of some more parent helpers to cover these beautiful new books in contact before we can place them in circulation. If you can help out please give your details to the office. Contact is provided.
Ms Williams Learning & Support Teacher ________________________________________________________________________________________ Stage 2 and 3 PSSA Try Outs During Week 7, Stage 2 and 3 PSSA trials will be held during lunchtime. Netball and Soccer (Stage 3) trials will be held on Thursday 12 March and T-Ball (Stage 2) will be held on Wednesday 11 March. PSSA is a commitment where students are expected to train once a week during Term 2 and most of Term 3 with a match to follow on the Friday. Teachers will be collecting expressions of interest prior to the trials. If students know they will be unable to attend they are asked to inform the appropriate teacher prior to try outs so alternative arrangements can be made.
Blake Rosewarn, Lauren Martinson & Stephanie De Palo PSSA Coordinators
For Being Responsible Oona G KP Elliot N 1K Maria S 3/4D Jasmine J 6L Bronte P KS Lael H 2I Sam G 4R Max W Computers Marciano P KV Jasmine H 2T Gianna P 4/5V Luella W Music Emily S 1C Nicole H 3B Josh G 5H Patrick M 1F Alyssa R 3J Isabelle L 5/6M
For Being Respectful Estelle M KP Zachariah S 1K Isabella H 3/4D Noah E 6L Joseph S KS Gordon G 2I Madison R 4R Lily S Computers Olivia G KT Isa H 2T Oliver W 4/5V Eleanor D Music Ruhaan G 1C Addison C 3B William M 5H Celine B 1F Harper F 3J Elissa U 5/6M
For Striving for Success Leo H KP Annabelle B 1K Alex N 3/4D Brooke C 6L Sebastian V KS Lachlan W 2I Nico I 4R Jack L Computers Clementine B KV Cameron M 2T Reign S 4/5V Poppy W 1C Aurelia Z 3B Neha N 5H Declan F 1F Jack W 3J Adam T 5/6M
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_______________________________________________________________________________________ Swimming Carnival
I hope all the students are getting excited for Thursday’s Swimming Carnival. Please ensure your child has a hat, sunscreen, water, lunch and recess. Parents and careers are welcome to join us at Hornsby Pool. Please find the order of events below. I would ask those wishing to attend to keep in mind that this may change on the day due to time constraints. This is only a guide. Program:
Time Event
9.30 a.m. Arrive & Students to head to house areas.
9.40 a.m. 4x50 m Medley- (Timed Finals) Junior (7-10yrs) & Senior (11-13yrs)
9:55 a.m. 50metres- Freestyle (Timed finals) Ages 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
10:30 a.m. 50metres Breaststroke (Timed finals) Juniors (7-10yrs), 11yrs and Seniors (12-13yrs)
11:00 a.m. 50metres Backstroke (Timed finals) Juniors (7-10yrs), 11yrs & Seniors (12-13yrs)
11.30 a.m. 50m Butterfly- All ages (Timed finals) Juniors (7-10yrs), 11yrs & Seniors (12-13yrs)
11.50 a.m. 100m Freestyle – All Ages (Timed Finals)
12.00 p.m. 25m Freestyle Ages 7/8, 9, 10, 11, 12
12.30 p.m. 25m Breaststroke Ages 7/8, 9, 10, 11, 12
1.00 p.m. House & Teacher Relay - 4x 50m Freestyle
2.00 p.m. Clean up house areas & head back to school. Stephanie De Palo Carnival Coordinator ________________________________________________________________________________________ NPS Band News
Band Workshop Sunday 1 March (1pm-4pm) Band for the children and parents meet and greet - all parents welcome to stay. Band Camp (22 - 24 May) Band Camp registration is now open for NPS Band Families: https://www.trybooking.com/BIGET Fundraiser Sunday 29th March 2020 - Bunnings BBQ - all hands on deck - more details to follow Festivals (Save the date please) 23/08/2020 - ASBOF 12/09/2020 - North Shore Festival
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
________________________________________________________________________________________ Uniform Shop News Welcome Movie Night Friday 13 March from 5.30 p.m. P&C Meeting Monday 16 March 7.30 p.m. Thank you to all of the parents who have already returned their P&C volunteer forms. As a small school, your help is greatly appreciated in assisting the P&C in fundraising activities. Monies raised by these events directly benefit the school - our most recent projects, the lower playground Astro-turf, new smart boards for the classrooms and new fans for the school hall are good examples of what our P&C fundraise for, so whether it is time or money that you would like to pledge to this great cause, please return your form (as attached in today’s newsletter) and be involved. Our welcome movie night will be held on Friday 13 March from 5.30 p.m. The “Secret Life of Pets 2” will be on the big screen under the COLA and the P&C will be running a BBQ with plenty of drinks and snacks for purchase on the night. Attendance to the movie is free, so please bring your picnic rugs and cushions. Thank you to the Westleigh Rural Fire Service who are bringing a fire-engine for the children to have a look at, please bring your gold coin donation to support our local volunteer fire service. Melissa Logan P&C President ________________________________________________________________________________________ Uniform Shop News
Our regular opening hours are 8.30-9.30 a.m. and 2.30-3.30 p.m. every second week. Our remaining opening days for Term 1 are: Week 5: Friday 28 February Week 7: Friday 13 March Week 9: Friday 27 March Wide-Brim Hats We now have a small number of our wide-brim hats in stock in size XL. Please note that stock is limited. If you previously enquired about this size, please get in quick to secure your hat. Orders by Email Orders placed by email will be packed on a Friday and distributed to your child’s classroom. Please ensure that all email orders include a completed order form and proof of payment. The order form can be found here: http://www.npspandc.com/uniform-shop/. If you have any questions regarding ordering, or any other enquiry regarding the uniform shop, please get in touch and we will be happy to assist. House-coloured Headbands The uniform shop is looking at options for introducing some house-coloured items for the children to wear at the school’s sporting carnivals (swimming, athletics, etc.). This would be something low-cost, for example a headband that the children could wear to represent their house. We would very much like your help with gauging how much interest there would be for this. Please drop me a quick email (address below) to let me know if it is something you would consider purchasing for your child. Thank you!
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Volunteering in the Uniform Shop The uniform shop continues to rely on our volunteers to operate efficiently. We are particularly in need of more help for the Friday 2.30-3.30pm shift. Volunteering is a great way to meet new families at the school and it is fun! If you would like to be involved in 2020, please do get in touch by sending me an email. Thank you to everyone for your continued support of the school uniform shop. Kate Ward NPS Uniform Shop Email: [email protected] ________________________________________________________________________________________ Canteen News Remember the Swimming Carnival for Years 2-6 is on tomorrow Thursday 27 February. Kindy and Year 1 students do not attend, so this is a great opportunity for the little ones to visit the Canteen to buy something while the big kids are away. We are open for lunch orders and counter sales and Lisa can spend more time explaining things to them if they need help or ask any questions. Please set up an account and sign in to School24 to order lunch if you have not already done so. The School ID is 2567963. Also a Huge Thank You to Greg Waters who changed the door around on our drinks fridge to make things easier for us to access. Canteen Volunteer Vacancies WE REQUIRE LOTS OF VOLUNTEER HELP in the Canteen each week to make things run smoothly. If you can please spare one hour (or three), to help Lisa by sticking a sticker, chopping a carrot, or passing iceblocks to the children at recess or lunch hour then WE NEED YOU PLEASE!!! You can find these rosters at www.school24.net.au but over the next few weeks we would appreciate some help on these days:
● Thursday 27 Feb 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. ● Thursday 27 Feb 11.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. ● Thursday 5 Mar 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. ● Thursday 5 Mar 11.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m ● Friday 6 Mar 11.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. ● Friday 6 Mar 9.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. ● Wed 11 Mar 11.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Cancellations/edits can be made by sending an email direct to Lisa on the day [email protected] or SMS to Bonita (details below). Thank you for your time and help! Each time you volunteer at the Canteen you will be entered into a mini-draw (each term) for your Child to win a $20 Canteen top-up to your School24 account. Any feedback, questions and suggestions are welcome, please feel free to contact me. Thank you. Bonita Chan NPS P&C Canteen Co-ordinator M: 0414 505 800 E: [email protected]
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The Young Archie competition 2020
The Art Gallery of New South Wales invites budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to
submit a portrait for the Young Archie 2020 competition. This year we are again encouraging and
organising for students at Normanhurst Public School to enter a portrait in the Young Archie
competition (for 2020).
This ART opportunity is open to any student at NPS who has an interest in creating a portrait style piece of artwork for entry in The Young Archie competition. We will select up to 6 portraits
for submission.
Ms Kate Brisot will be coordinating the submission. All entries should be submitted to Ms Brisot
before Monday 2 March 2020.
Please see the specific requirements below that must be followed: The portrait should be of a person who is special to you – someone who is known to you and who
knows you and plays a significant role in your life.
To be considered for selection, an entrant must comply with all entry instructions and conditions.
There are four age categories: * 5-8 year olds * 9-12 year olds * 13-15 year olds. The Young
Archie exhibition will be displayed at the Art Gallery of NSW.
Instructions and conditions:
• One artwork only per entrant
• Must be on paper (NOT board).
• Must be unmounted and unframed.
• Must be no smaller than A4 (210 × 297 mm) and no bigger than A3 (420 × 297 mm).
• Can be vertical or horizontal.
• Any art materials may be used (eg paint, pencil, pastels, paper collage) but the artwork must be
two-dimensional.
AND:
• Clearly label the back of the artwork with which way it should be displayed, along with class, name, age, address and contact details. Make sure this doesn’t show through to the front.
• Do NOT roll or fold the artwork. We suggest placing it between two pieces of cardboard to protect
it and keep it flat.
For more information: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/young-archie/enter/
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Term 1 Committee Meeting – 27 February 2020
Our Term 1 committee meeting is happening on Thursday 27 February 2020 at 6.30 p.m. in the NOOSH building. Our committee meets once a term to discuss all NOOSH related matters. We welcome all NOOSH parents, regardless of whether they are a part of our committee to come and join the discussion! Any NOOSH related issues or concerns may be raised/discussed in this meeting. Please email our Director, Kerri at: [email protected] prior to the meeting so that your input can be added to the agenda. This ensures that an opportunity to speak can be afforded to all!
2020 TBC bookings Some of our families may notice that their bookings for 2020 may have a ‘TBC’ instead of ‘Perm’ on our system. This unfortunately means you are on our waiting list. We have applied to increase our numbers with the relevant department, and we are waiting to hear back whether that has been approved. We are working hard to ensure that as many people are able to use our service as possible, and once our approval goes through, we will email all on the waitlist to confirm Permanent bookings. If you no longer require your permanent bookings please contact the centre if you have any problems cancelling your bookings.
Signing In and Out at NOOSH Some parents have given us feedback that they would like a NOOSH sign out sheet to be more accessible to them. We are now bringing down the paper rolls to the areas that we are in, and are trying to keep the children’s bags with them. We will also aim to put signs up near the canteen area to let you know which areas NOOSH will be using each day. Please ensure that your child is signed out every day from NOOSH. Our touch screen is the best way for you to sign out. We have provided the clipboards as a convenience to you, but we ask that you sign out in one of these two ways every day. If you have problems with sign out or if you have any suggestions on how we can improve this procedure please let us know.
Vacation Care Our vacation care bookings will open online in week 7. Some things to look forward to include: The Royal Easter Show, Kingpin bowling/laser tag, a beach clean up day, a drumming workshop, and a big science workshop. We look forward to seeing you there!
Our new kindergarten children! We would like to welcome all our new families to NOOSH this year! We especially would like to welcome all our new kindy kids! We’re excited to have them with us, and are enjoying watching them settle into NOOSH.
If you have any other questions, or need any assistance with anything related to NOOSH, please feel free to email us: [email protected] Rachel Warner NOOSH Assistant Director
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Be Responsible. Be Respectful. Strive for Success.
Normanhurst Public School Term 1 Calendar - 2019
MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN
WEEK 1
AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
27 JAN
Staff Development Day
28 JAN
Kindergarten Best Start Years 1-6 commence
29 JAN
Kindergarten Best Start
30 JAN
Kindergarten Best Start
31 JAN
1 FEB
2 FEB
WEEK 2
Kindergarten commences
3 FEB
4 FEB
5 FEB
Leadership Camp (C & VC) K-2 Assembly
6 FEB
Leadership Camp (C & VC)
7 FEB
8 FEB
9 FEB
WEEK 3
P&C Meeting 7.30 p.m.
10 FEB
11 FEB
School Tour 11.30 a.m. Chess lessons Commences
12 FEB
3-6 Assembly
13 FEB
14 FEB
15 FEB
16 FEB
WEEK 4
17 FEB
School Photograph Day PARENT INFO EVENING
18 FEB
SRE/SEE Commences
19 FEB
K-6 Assembly (Badges)
20 FEB
21 FEB
22 FEB
23 FEB
WEEK 5
24 FEB
SRC Meeting
25 FEB
26 FEB
School Swimming Carnival NO ASSEMBLY
27 FEB
BRAINSTORM PRODUCTION UNIFORM SHOP OPEN
28 FEB
29 FEB
Band Workshop
1 MAR
WEEK 6
2 MAR
3 MAR
4 MAR
K-2 Assembly Zone Swimming Carnival
5 MAR
6 MAR
7 MAR
8 MAR
WEEK 7
9 MAR
10 MAR
School Tour 11.30 a.m.
11 MAR
3-6 Assembly SHS Test (Yr 6)
12 MAR
UNIFORM SHOP OPEN
13 MAR
14 MAR
15 MAR
WEEK 8
P&C Meeting 7.30 p.m.
16 MAR
17 MAR
18 MAR
K-6 Assembly
19 MAR
20 MAR
21 MAR
22 MAR
WEEK 9
23 MAR
24 MAR
25 MAR
K-2 Assembly
26 MAR
Sydney North Area Swimming Carnival UNIFORM SHOP OPEN
27 MAR
28 MAR
29 MAR
WEEK 10
30 MAR
SRC Meeting
31 MAR
1 APR
3-6 Assembly
2 APR
Parent/Teacher Interviews
3 APR
4 APR
5 APR
WEEK 11
Parent/Teacher Interviews
6 APR
Parent/Teacher Interviews (Late Session) State Swimming Carnival
7 APR
Parent/Teacher Interviews
8 APR
Parent/Teacher Interviews ANZAC Day Assembly
9 APR
GOOD FRIDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
10 APR
EASTER SATURDAY
11 APR
EASTER SUNDAY
12 APR
