HASTINGS HAPPENINGS
SAFE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA
TUESDAY, 15th
P & C Meeting 7pm
THURSDAY, 17th
Multicultural Public Speaking
Athletics Field Carnival
PRINCIPAL MATTERS
We are looking forward to our Cyber safety talks this coming Tuesday for our stage 2 and 3 students. Our
staff will have a professional learning session after school and a parent session organised for Tuesday
evening in our school hall. Thank you to our wonderful P&C for supporting the event and covering the costs
associated.
The Department of Education is now in the process of appointing a permanent Principal to Hastings Public
School. I will keep you informed of the progress and the Principal appointed is to begin in term three. My
time as Acting Principal is nearly over and I will be returning to my substantive school. I have thoroughly
enjoyed leading a great school and thank the staff, students and parents for their support this semester and
wish Hastings Public School continued success as an outstanding school.
Nigel Sherrard
ATHLETICS FIELD CARNIVAL
During sport this term, students in stage 2 and 3 have been learning the skills necessary to compete in
athletic field events (long jump, shot put, high jump). As the term has progressed, results and abilities in
each of these events has been collated and the top 10 students in each event for each age group will be
invited to the field carnival to be held next Friday 18th June.
Due to the long weekend, notes will not go home until Tuesday and we need the permission note and $3.00
bus fare back on Wednesday. If your child goes home today saying they are in the carnival, please have
your payment ready to send back on Wednesday.
TIMBERTOWN
Year 1 had a terrific time at Timbertown on Monday. The students learnt an abundance of knowledge about
life in the past, which correlated with the history unit, 'Past and Present Family Life.' Some of the highlights
included blacksmith demonstrations, panning for gold and steam train rides. Thank you to Mr Kelly, Miss
Dungay, Mrs Johnson & Mrs Kelly for great day out!
K-2 ASSEMBLY - 8 th
2HP
2R Lyla Flowers Rosie Ho Liam McDonald
LEARNING GROWING CARING
3R Matilda Williams Savannah Shephard
4M Zac Stubbs Ryder Pearce Alfie Bromley-Norris
4N Ella Welsh Jade Brown Olivia Waldron
4P Max Pengelly Calleigh Tutty Hazel Horwood
5B Lainey Acford Zavier Lewis Lucas Mansfield
5H Tyler Lewis Maddie Miller Connor Palmer
5M Kailey Liebeck-Butcher Cadence Heddles Zoe Townsend
5/6S Mylee Roach Emily Crossingham Edward Redfern
6B Avalon Enfield Charlie Arnold Jamon Gillespie
6H Ethan Carey Jack Rumble Lincoln Geange
6J Bryce de Silva Shylah Pryor Georgie Reynolds
CANTEEN CREATIONS
MONDAY “Pack a Protein Day”
Honey Teriyaki Chicken with rice & broccoli, a hard-boiled egg & a muesli bite
$5.50
WEDNESDAY “It’s Sushi” (HM, GF)
$1.00 Weekly Special – Avocado Sushi
THURSDAY “Nachos” (HM, GF)
& sour cream $4.50
$5.00
a packet of popcorn and your choice of:-
a vegemite, cheese or ham sandwich a red or green apple and
an Oak milk, a milkshake or a bottle of water
LAST WEEK’S JOKE
What sound does a nut make when it sneezes? Cashew!
Congratulations, Josie Hoffman (5/6S). You have won a Quelsch Stick!
THIS WEEK’S JOKE
Why don’t eggs tell jokes? First to the canteen with the correct answer wins.
Order Recess Snacks
NO EMAIL =
NO ORDER
Please note, the canteen does NOT have EFTPOS facilities. Flexischools or cash only
SPORTS UPDATE
PSSA Basketball …
Hastings Public School Vs Kempsey South Public School - Round 3 Boys
Hastings put together another dominant display to easily win their 3rd round
match. From the opening tip off it became apparent the class and
experience \ the Hastings boys possess as they quickly jumped out to 22 -
0 lead. It was a great opportunity for some of the boys only playing their first
or second competitive game to get some training in a game situation as
Hastings continued to pile on the points. All boys played exceptionally well
as a cohesive team unit which is very pleasing to see as we progress further
into the competition. The final score was 80 - 11. Our next match will be
against the winner of Tacking Point Public School and Wauchope Public
School.
COFFEE CUPS … Make a difference to the world we live in by saying no to single use
takeaway coffee cups and purchasing one of our Hastings Public School reusable
coffee cups. Glass cups are for sale for $30 and plastic cups for $10 and can be
purchased from the front office. All proceeds from the sale of these cups will go
towards further environmental initiatives at our school.
KILOMETRE CLUB 2021
Kilometre Club has wrapped up for Term 2. The wet weather tried to stop us, but the Hastings Public School
resilience shone through. It was great to see so many students out on the track running and walking each
day. The smiles on the faces of those students were priceless.
Over the seven weeks the program ran, we covered an amazing 8462 kilometres. We ran south from Port
Macquarie along the coastline of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia until we
finally stopped at Fitzroy Crossing. 171 students completed 20 kilometres, 89 students ran marathons, 36
students completed 60 kilometres, 16 students ran double marathons, 13 students ran 100 kilometres, 2
students ran 120 kilometres and 1 student ran a triple marathon. A huge congratulations to Nixon Huens
who ran the most kilometres this term with a whopping 133 kilometres!
Another pleasing aspect of Kilometre Club was the connections being made between students while they
ran and walked the track. Many students walked and talked with friends while other students established
new friendships. If someone fell down, there was always another student willing to help them up. If someone
needed help, the students knew what to do and who to see. The comradery that was established over those
few short weeks was exceptional. It was just so refreshing watching kids just being kids!
A massive thank you to the parent helpers that came along each morning to click the cards and mark down
the kilometres completed. Your help was invaluable and without you our Kilometre Club couldn’t run (excuse
the pun)! If there are any parent volunteers that would like to help next term, we would love to hear from
you as many hands make light work!
Kilometre Club will start up again next term in Week 2. We are excited to say that after a term of practise on
the track that our Kindy students are welcome to join in the fun! We can’t wait to see everyone at Kilometre
Club next term!
LEARNING GROWING CARING
Fitzroy Crossing, WA
Nixon Huens 2/3R Nixon ran the most kilometres this term with a whopping 133 kilometres!
LEARNING GROWING CARING
20 KILOMETRES
Isobel Grummitt, Tom Allen, Charlotte Taylor, Nixon Huens, Will S, Max Pengelly, James Cockshutt, William Redfern,
Thomas Lyttle, Lexi Edwards, Tom Dun, Tom Carson, Edward Redfern, Jack Earl, Thomas S, Matthew Walls, Henley
Fraser, Jade Brown, Manni McGrath, Annalise Southwell, Jacob Leech, Emma Whitton, Jacob Thompson, Ethan Dean,
Ethan Carey, Eleanor Pengelly, Aaron Prince, Billy St John-Foti, Jacob O’Dea, Zoe Menzies, Annika Prince, Terevanui
Thornton, Ella Welsh, Zoe Townsend, Avalon Enfield, William Witherow, Jessica Dun, Millie Gallagher, Finn Carey, Emily
Crossingham, Amelia Williams, Billy Brockhouse, Frankie Maher, Jasper Dodds, Luca Monteleone, Zach Kelly-Walsh,
Archie Spitzer, Jax Kelly-Walsh, Connor Duggan, Hamish Whitton, Theo Wood, Darby Welsh, Rourke Huens, Maisie
Horner, Georgie Hayes, Blake Crichton, Hudson Day, Harvey Jensen, Tom McGrath, Lucas Mansfield, Beau Drinkwater,
Asher Mansfield, Zara Moore, Archie Drinkwater, Louis Dimmers, Kobi Duggan, Archy Maher, Billy Moore, Myles
Hayes, Mitch Dodds, Stella Hocking, Lincoln Hocking, Taj Ramsey, Isla Brown, Charlie Curry, Lucinda Earl, Emma
Townsend, Sophie Griffiths, Naomi Scott, Cameron de Silva, Josh Earl, Jack McWhirter, Blair Griffiths, Mason Embling,
Ruby Williams, Cooper Menzies, Levi Emmerson, Baxter Bice, Sarah Morton, Bryce de Silva, Henry Schwab, Mylee
Roach, Jude Henderson, Ashton Fraser, Maya Cater, Hart Braley, Nick Thawani, Chayse Crew, Olivia Miller, Cooper
Monteleone, Alexander Suosaari, Mia Geange, Eli Crichton, Toby Anderson, Cooper Wilson, Sage Pryce-Boylan, Olive
Henderson, Beau Doyle, Ashton Cater, Toby Fraser, Bailey Gillespie, Summer Elford, Indie Devine, Lola Welsh, Laura
Chessor, Camille Hostettler, Jedda Lenton, Sienna Hatch, Jamilla Thomson-Jones, Skylah Shepherd, Bentley Atkins,
Hunter Page, Indiana Huens, Flynn Hunt, Kayleigh Lawrence, Nichole Redman, Nellina Mann, Xavier Morrison, Heath
Green, Hunter Waters, Max Morris, Sam Collins, Alice Pulham, Millie Andrew, Ralph Jensen, Tessa Allen, Cooper Berry, Jamon Gillespie, Ella McWhirter, Kaiden Southwell, Bowen Lester, Cooper Lambert, Rory Waters, Neve Moore, Henry
Campbell, James Stalder, Tyler Wright, Milla Penny, Emily Dun, Mason Joyce, Taylah Batton, Lucinda Morgan, Ollie
Bell, Sushanth Bhetwal, Lacey Barnes, Lewis Maclean, Leo Gregory, Lilly Burton, Eva Harris, Flynn Hunt, Mikayla Foster,
Sieanna Beauchamp, Skye Fletcher, Logan Riley, Indie Palmer, Zoe S, Jimmy Farrell, Jay Hansen, Tilly McNamara,
Marley Bowman
40 KILOMETRES
Max Pengelly, Nixon Huens, Thomas Lyttle, Luca Monteleone, Edward Redfern, Will S, Tom Carson, Frankie Maher,
James Cockshutt, William Redfern, Tom Allen, Thomas S, Sophie Griffiths, Myles Hayes, Theo Wood, Ella Welsh, Jasper
Dodds, Sarah Morton, Emma Whitton, Lexi Edwards, Eleanor Pengelly, Mitchell Dodds, Billy Moore, Jade Brown, Jacob
Leech, Jacob Thompson, Isobel Grummitt, Kobi Duggan, Zoe Townsend, Isaac Westcott, Tom Aaso, Charlotte Taylor,
Blair Griffiths, Matthew Walls, Billy Brockhouse, Beau Doyle, Zara Moore, Zach Kelly-Walsh, Archie Spitzer, Isla Brown,
Manni McGrath, Hamish Whitton, Baxter Bice, Archy Maher, Jude Henderson, Hunter Page, Skylah Shepherd, Millie
Gallagher, Toby Fraser, Maya Pryce-Boylan, Hart Braley, Henry Campbell, Ruby Williams, Darby Welsh, Connor
Duggan, Georgie Hayes, Camille Hostettler, Patrick Rolfe, Nick Thawani, Amelia Williams, William Witherow, Billy St
John-Foti, Alice Pulham, Jack Earl, Levi Emmerson, Harvey Jensen, Xavier Morrison, Emily Crossingham, Blake Crichton,
Ethan Dean, Emma Townsend, Cameron de Silva, Jake Whitfield, Jack McWhirter, Cooper Menzies, Annalise Southwell,
Ashton Fraser, Maisie Horner, Joshua Earl, Lincoln Hocking, Rourke Huens, Kaiden Southwell, Olive Henderson, Naomi
Scott, Mia Geange, Eli Crichton, Toby Anderson, Ralph Jensen, Hudson Day
60 KILOMETRES
Blair Griffiths, William Redfern, Tom Carson, Edward Redfern, James Cockshutt, Will S, Frankie Maher, Nixon Huens,
Tom Allen, Billy Brockhouse, Thomas S, Matthew Walls, Zoe Townsend, Isobel Grummitt, Jacob Thompson, Joshua
Earl, Mitchell Dodds, Maisie Horner, Thomas Lyttle, Sarah Morton, Theo Wood, Kobi Duggan, Hamish Whitton,
Annalise Southwell, Eleanor Pengelly, Ethan Carey, Myles Hayes, Baxter Bice, Billy Moore, Lincoln Hocking, Tom Aaso,
Jade Brown, Jasper Dodds, Luca Monteleone, Emma Whitton, Zara Moore
80 KILOMETRES
Nixon Huens, Frankie Maher, Will S, Tom Allen, Edward Redfern, William Redfern, Tom Carson, James Cockshutt, Ethan
Carey, Zoe Townsend, Blair Griffiths, Max Pengelly, Matthew Walls, Thomas S, Billy Brockhouse, Isobel Grummitt
100 KILOMETRES
Nixon Huens, Tom Allen, Blair Griffiths, Max Pengelly, William Redfern, Thomas S, Billy Brockhouse, Tom Carson, James
Cockshutt, Will S, Edward Redfern, Frankie Maher, Matthew Walls
120 KILOMETRES
SACRAMENTS 2021 … St Agnes’ Parish will be commencing
the Sacrament of Confirmation programme on the 21st
June this year. For anyone interested in their year 3 children
or any other children participating in this program, please
register via the QR Code or contact Peta Rourke on 0400
420 614 for further information. Thank you.
ROTARY CLUB GIANT BOOK SALE … at Panthers Port Macquarie Auditorium.
Friday 11th June 9am – 6pm
Saturday 12th June 9am – 6pm
Sunday 13th June 9am – 1 pm
TENNIS CAMP DAYS … will be held at Port Macquarie Tennis Centre, Pacific Drive (behind Port City Bowling Club)
during the school holidays. Monday 28th to Wednesday 30th June. Camp days include: tennis strokes and drills, mini
tournament and match play. Last day of camp finishes at 12 midday with a BBQ and presentation. Tennis rackets
are provided if required. For further information or to book contact Greg on0427 466 760 or visit the website
www.portmacquarietennis.com
PMQ INDOOR STADIUM … School Holiday Program will run from 28th June to 12th July (excluding weekends).
Times: 8.30am – 5pm. Cost: $30 per child.
For all further information and requirements, please go to our webpage to find our registration form.
DRAWN TO ART … Drawn to Art will not recommence lessons at Hastings School for Term 3. Please see holiday
workshop information below