Our School News Term 1 Week 7 2018

Week 9 - Term 1Mon 26 Mar

Tue 27 Mar Parent/Teacher Interviews

Wed 28 Mar Parent/Teacher InterviewsLife Skills Year 3 & 5

Thur 29 Mar Elanora Hat Parade 2pm3-6 Sportspro Movement & Athletics

Fri 30 Mar Good Friday Public HolidayWeekly Reminders!Un-Named Lost Property: Parents, please come and checkSchool Banking: on Fridays

Please send bank books in

Please visit our website at elanorahts-p.school.nsw.edu.au

Weekly Reminders!LIFE SKILLS FAMILY DAY: YEARS 3 & 5 March 21 PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT: Years 4, 5 & 6 March 17 7pm

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS: March 27 & 28 Details in newsletter and in email sent March 15RAFFLE TICKETS: Please keep selling your raffle tickets. Return Date is Tuesday Apr 3 (sold & unsold tickets)School Banking: on Fridays

Please send bank books in

Dates for Your Diary K-6 Cross Country Carnival: April 3

K-2 Eat a Rainbow: April 11 & 12

Last day of Term 1: April 13

K-6 Elanora Etiquette for next week is: Listening carefully without fiddling.

Week 8 - Term 1Mon 19 Mar

Tue 20 Mar

Wed 21 Mar Life Skills Years 3 & 5 Life Skills Family Day Years 3 & 5

Thur 22 Mar 3-6 Sportspro Movement & Athletics

Fri 23 Mar 3-6 Sportspro Movement & AthleticsPSSA for Term 1 Finished Last Week

Found!FOUND: Watches and App Health

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Parents and Friends,

I would like to thank the many families who came along to our Working Bee on Saturday afternoon – what a terrific turn out! We managed to tick quite a few items off our large TODO list, so thank you very much on behalf of our teaching staff, students and especially Mr Brooks! Our next Working Bee will be on Saturday June 9, so please save the date!

It has also been lovely to catch up with parents at the social evenings run by the P & C over the past couple of Saturday evenings and I thank you for your support of this ‘getting to know you’ initiative. Well done and thank you to Ro Brazel for working so hard to bring our community together. The last of these evenings, for our parents in Years 4-6, is tomorrow evening and I am looking forward to meeting up with many parents then.

Maths Information Night 1More than 50 parents attended our first Maths Information Night on Number and Algebra last Monday evening, presented by our wonderful Deputy Principal, Mrs Laurinda Lomas.

Parents learnt more about how we teacher Number and Algebra at school and were able to ask questions regarding how their children engage with maths concepts so that they may assist them appropriately at home. I would like to thank Mrs Lomas for her support of our learning community and remind parents that the second Maths Information Night will held in Term 2…watch this space!

Feedback from our Meet the Teacher Afternoon SurveyOverall, we received 72 responses to our survey, with 56 parents reporting they were generally happy with the event. Feedback was also obtained from the Class Parents and P&C meetings, with the following points being raised:• Having time to talk personally to the teacher or for the teacher to share a little about themselves as a

teacher/person was highly valued • Having something where the parents all get to meet was desirable • Being in the classroom was highly valued• A handout of all generic information was valued to avoid repetition of information.• Information regarding individual class routines/procedures was highly valued, over the generic info.• Meeting the grade team is desirable – perhaps upcoming excursions/events relevant to that grade could be

discussed first and then move to classrooms. • Having a gap in between sessions was not seen to be a solution to the parking situation as parents often

chat to each other after meetings

Suggestions for improvement included:• 2 sessions – one after school and one later in the evening however, this does not allow parents to meet• Various grades on different nights but grouped together eg- K-2-4-6 on one night and 1-3-5 on an

alternate night• Evening session to start after 6pm to allow working parents to attend.• Having the sessions earlier than Week 4.

Thank you for your feedback and suggestions which will be factored into our planning for 2019.

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Zone Swimming Carnival Thank you to Mr Jack Tier and Miss Dani Levido for their support of our Zone Swimming Carnival team last week.

The children represented the school in spectacular fashion, both in behaviour and achievement and we are very proud of all students who competed.

Congratulations to Kai C, Tom T, Dom V and Jessica M for making it through to the Sydney North Carnival on March 28, we wish you all the best. Well done, Elanora!

(pictured are Kiri S, Zahli S, Maddie F and Sascha M)

Until next time,

Leesa Martin Principal

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING & VIOLENCE Today, Friday March 16 our school participated in the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence.

Students enjoyed some morning tea with their buddies and spent time developing mutually respectful relationships. At Elanora Heights we have taken a pro-active approach by integrating a program at a whole school level. Students from each stage have been instructed on age appropriate anti-bullying lessons ensuring Elanora Heights PS remains a safe and friendly environment where our children are happy, learn and grow.

For more information visit https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/nationalday

Amy McKnight and Marianne de Paiva

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Elanora Heights Public School Parent/Teacher Interviews

Simply enter the code and press "Go"

Enter your details

Select the teachers you wish to see

Select the appointment times that suit your family best

When you click FINISH, your interview timetable will be emailed to you automatically. If you do not receive your email immediately –Check your junk mail folder AND make sure you have spelled your email address correctly

You can return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au at any time, and change your interviews - until the bookings close onFriday March 23 at 12pm

Parents that don’t have access to the internet at home, at work, at a friend’s house or on their phones may phone the school on 9913 7283 and we will assist with the booking times.

We look forward to seeing you then.

Laurinda Lomas Deputy Principal

2018 Parent/Teacher interviews will be held in Term 1, Week 9.The majority of interview times will take place on Tuesday March 27 and Wednesday March 28 from 3.00 – 6.00pm.

Other timeslots during the week may be made available by staff on other days in that week. Interviews are 10 minutes in length with 5 minutes to change over.Interviews with the Science, Music, Library, and Learning and Support teachers are available this year. Limited time slots are available. Please read the details provided.

You can book an interview at times that suits your family best. When the bookings open, go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and follow instructions below.

BOOKINGS OPEN Friday, March 16 at 9am.

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Elanora Hat Parade

When: Thursday 29th March

Who: K-6 students and their families

Where: School top oval

Time: 2pm

How: All K-3 students will be given cardboard to make a hat at school with their buddies. It is optional for students from years 4-6 to make a hat for themselves.

What: Students will need to bring to school any items they would like to use to decorate their hats.

Decorations: Such as, ribbons, pom poms, chickens etc,need to be at school during Week 8 which is the week before the parade.

We are looking forward to seeing you all at the parade. After the parade, students will be allowed to go home with their parents once they have been signed out by their class teacher.

Sylvia Zaratsian

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. Our working bee on Saturday was an extremely productive and enjoyable afternoon. The autumn weather was spectacular and we had lots of parents, children and staff turn up to lend a hand. A trailer load of weeds and debris were carted off from the bottom entrance and the painting of our school colours has transformed the entrance way of the hall next to the canteen. The paths and walls were also gernied near the Library and the ‘dungeon’ got a much needed clean out.

The workers were treated to freshly baked banana muffins from Heights Delights and of course there was the satisfaction of a job well done. Our smallest helpers will also be presented with a mini merit at lines for collecting uniforms, lunchboxes and rubbish from around the school. Thank you to Janine who coordinated the day, and to everyone who came along and made such a difference to the school’s grounds.

Our Parents’ Nights Out have been enjoyed and supported by many in our school community. It has been great to socialise without children and also mix and chat to some of our school’s wonderful staff. Thank you to our social committee who coordinated these events – and if you haven’t been to one yet, there’s still time! The Year 4, 5 and 6 Night Out is tomorrow, Saturday March 17 at 7pm.

Last call for the World’s Greatest Shave Event which is on this afternoon at Narroy Reserve 3-6pm. If you can fit it around your child’s sport training and are keen to get involved for a good cause, both children and parents can get a shave or a colour. It’s a great event with bbq and even a jumping castle so bring the whole family.

Time is a ticking to get out and sell as many raffle tickets as you can manage! There are only two weeks left to give yourself the chance of winning the grand prize of a car or become the highest ticket seller at Elanora. The highest ticket seller from both infants and primary will receive a mini iPad thanks to our sponsors Drake Real Estate and The Racquet Club. All tickets, sold and unsold, must be returned after Easter on Tuesday April 3.

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AND THE AWARD GOES T0...To assist us, when sending in the mini merits/awards from home, please either staple or clip them and

make sure your child’s full name and class is on the top of the mini merit.

The bronze awards are given out at lines every Monday, the silver awards are given out at the K-2 (Mondays), 3-4 (Wednesdays) and 5-6 (Tuesdays) assemblies held in weeks 2, 6 & 10 and the

gold awards are given out at the K-6 (Tuesdays) assemblies in weeks 4 & 8

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S... Zone Swimming Carnival

On Tuesday, March 6, thirty five students from Elanora Heights Public School attended the Pittwater Zone Swimming Carnival at the Warringah Aquatic Centre.

All children represented our school with pride, displaying respectful Elanora Etiquette towards teachers, parents and fellow-students.

It was a successful day with Elanora qualifying for 28 lanes in the finals. From those, four students have qualified for regionals to be held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in Homebush on Wednesday March 28. We wish Jessica M, Dominic V, Kai C and Tom T the best of luck.

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BRONZE AWARDSJACK A

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pictured are Tommy H, Billy H, Dom V, Lachlan F and Jiya V

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... PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE Congratulations to three avid readers who have already completed the 2018 PRC: Shylah M, Tyga L and Lachlan S!

It’s great to see students across all years reading for the PRC, which finishes at the end of August. Any books read since last September can be counted.

Information Sheets and Reading Records are available at the Library or by contacting the school.

There is a good support page at https://prcsupport.freshdesk.com/support/home but please contact us if you have any problems.

Joanne Argent and Anne-Marie Morrison Teacher-Librarians

To enter Books On-Line:Website: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc

Logon: the User ID and password your child uses at school

Add books: Choose Student Reading Records from the menu. Enter each book using

its PRC ID number, title or author. Books not on the PRC booklists, or more than two books in a series, can be entered as ‘Personal Choice’. Click the ‘Add a Choice’ button.

Year 2 independent readers may choose the 3 - 4 Challenge. In Student Reading Records, choose My Information and change the challenge level.

NEW YMCA OHSC COORDINATORDear Families,

I am excited to introduce to myself as the new YMCA coordinator. My name is Corey Strozer and I am settling into my new position in the beautiful school that I once attended as a child.

To give you some information about myself, I am currently in my third year of university studying a Bachelor of Primary Education. Throughout my career, I have assisted in coordinating roles at other OSHC services, worked as an SLSO (student support learning officer) and have just recently volunteered overseas in East Timor working as a teacher and assisting in a beautiful orphanage. If I have not yet met you, I very much look forward to that.

My promise is to give your children the best possible experience here at the YMCA and ultimately ensure that all families at my centre feel respected, safe and cared for. Respect, Achievement and Responsibility is something that is going to be followed through here at YMCA and I trust that you will soon see this.

Many thanks,

Corey StrozerCentre Coordinator

0418 474 120

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... School Cross Country Carnival.... |....Emma WidmanOnly three weeks to go until our School Cross Country Carnival! Classes have been busy improving their cross country fitness and we are looking forward to a wonderful event at our school. We welcome you to join us between 9:00am and 12:35pm on Tuesday April 3.

Thank you to all of those parents who have kindly volunteered to help marshal the course during the carnival.

We are still seeking parents who are able to help marshal the course. As a course marshal you will be standing at a point around the course ensuring students are safe and happy. This gives you the perfect vantage point to watch your child run at the same time!

If you are able to volunteer please send your name, child’s name, child’s class and time available (either 9:00-10.30am or 10:30-12:30pm) to

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

Please note 11 and 12 years boys and girls will be running first. Please see the timetable below.

Emma Widman & Dani Levido

Cross Country Carnival ProgramTime (Approx)

Events Distance Time (Approx)

Events Distance

9:15am 12 Year Boys12 Year Girls

3 km 11:15am Recess (will be delayed until after the Year 2 races

have been completed)

11 Year Boys11 Year Girls

3 km 11:45am 8 & 9 Year Boys 8 & 9 Year Girls

2 km

10:15am Kindergarten BoysKindergarten Girls

1 km 10 Year Boys10 Year Girls

2 km

Year 1 BoysYear 1 Girls

1 km

Year 2 BoysYear 2 Girls

1km

All times are approximate

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THE STELLAR ROOM We all want to give our children the extra edge to keep them motivated and engaged at school. And many of us are busy working full-time and can’t come into the school to help strengthen that home-school connection.

But there is an opportunity you may not have considered, and that is to ask a person in your extended network to come into the school to help out! That person acts as a representative for your family, and a special friend of your child. Even if your child is academically strong, please consider your wider social circle and ask them to help the school support those students who need some extra time reading to an adult.

The Stellar Reading Program still needs 7 more volunteers to spend 2 hours a week reading with Year 1 & 2 students. All that is required is an appreciation of children. We supply ongoing training, support and tea!

Grandparents, neighbours, family friends and other relatives are all welcome! You will see the pride in your child, as they know that their family is actively involved in making their school better and helping their friends and classmates.

When we strengthen our youngest readers, we strengthen our entire community. The glow on your child’s face is the icing on the cake!

Cybele Mannell

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Band Dates For Your DiaryMon 30 Apr Band Workshop Day 9am-3pm at school all band students

are expected to attendSun 27 May Senior Band to perform 9am at Narrabeen Sports High Car

Boot Sale – attendance compulsorySat 16 or 23 Jun Pittwater Instrumental Festival Strings Weekends at

Pittwater High School Times & Dates TBCSun 17 Jun All bands to perform at Wahroonga Music Festival

Times TBC Attendance is CompulsorySun 24 Jun All bands to perform at Northern Beaches Music Festival at

Pittwater High SchoolTimes to be confirmed – attendance compulsory

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James G (6C) Double Bass - Senior Strings

Cait B (3H) Violin - Senior Strings

Jade S (2W) Cello - String Beans

Sammi S (3H) Alto Saxophone - Training Band

Cassidy P (4AL) French Horn - Intermediate Band

Eliza P (6N) Clarinet - Senior Band

Clarinets Section Training Band

Percussion Intermediate Band

Bass Section Senior Band

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We are hopping towards Easter and have a number of fun things running for the children at Heights Delights. Our colouring in competition is about to begin. Entries should have been delivered to your child’s classroom this week. There are two printouts and there will be two winners - an infants student and a primary student. Entry is free and the winner will win an Easter Bunny shaped fruit platter for his or her class.

The canteen continues to have buttered hot cross buns available for $1 from now until Easter. Also, new this week are frozen mango smoothie pops. These little frozen treats are 80c and complement our existing flavours of strawberry, watermelon, tropical, chocolate milk and banana smoothie. All of our pops are made in-house and are classified as EVERYDAY menu items.

The school’s cross country will be held straight after Easter on Tuesday April 3. The canteen will be open on this day and will make refreshments available to students and parents. If you are able to volunteer for a period of time during the morning, please contact Ingrid. Extra hands at the counter will be much appreciated and keep wait times to a minimum.

Did you know that our chicken tenders come with a free fruit token? Simply take your stamped lunch bag to the canteen and select a fruit item off our menu. Choose from our new fruit salad cups, apple slinky, frozen orange wedges or pineapple rings.

To volunteer at the canteen contact Ingrid on 9913 272 or Ingrid.taylor@outlook.com or 0416 258 626.