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The Newsletter from Narrabeen North Public School
Week 8, Term 1 Thursday, 19 March 2020
From the Principal’s Desk…
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS PRESENTED WEEK 8
1M Owen B
2A Daisy H, Emily L
2H Liliana B
3B Tully N, Ava W
4D Akaesha M
3/4K Chloe M
5D Isabelle S
5P Poppy F
6F Jasman H
Well done!
STUDENT AND STAFF WELLBEING – COVID–19 UPDATE
Thank you for your continued support of the school
across this week as we have responded to
information updates on COVID-19 from the
Department of Education and Department of Health.
Currently there are no reported cases within our
school community. This means we are currently
operating as close to normal as possible with class
routines.
A reminder of school operational decisions currently
in place:
All school assemblies – cancelled
Shave and colour – postponed
Harmony day performance – postponed
Stage 2 excursion – postponed
Scripture and ethics – cancelled until further
notice
PSSA sport – cancelled until further notice
School gym program – cancelled until further
notice
Years 3 to 6 sport – cancelled until further
notice
Band rehearsals – cancelled until further notice
Grandfriend’s invitation – postponed
6 Namona Street, North Narrabeen NSW 2101 Phone: 9913 7928 Fax: 9913 7873 e-mail: [email protected] Website: narranorth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au Before and After School Care: 9913 2846
Dates to Remember
Tues 24 March-
Thurs 26 March
Wed 25 March
Fri 27 March
Mon 30 March
Tue 31 March
Fri 3 April
Sun 5 April
Mon 6 April-
Tues 7 April
Thurs 9 April
Tues 28 April
Wed 29 April
Tues 5 May
Tues 12 May-Fri
22 May
Wed 27 May
Thurs 4 June
POSTPONED! Kimbriki Sustainability
Excursion (Years 3 & 4 and Year 6
Environmental Leaders)
P&C Meeting: 7.30pm
Introduction to Debating Seminar
POSTPONED! Inter School Chess
Challenge
Harmony Day Poster & Song Writing
Competition Entries due
POSTPONED! Banner Assembly
NNPS Interschools Snowsports &
Mountain Bike Team Buy/Sell
Weekend
Parent/Teacher Interviews
Anzac Day Service: 10.00am
POSTPONED! Grandfriend’s Day
Easter Hat Parade: 11.30am
Last day of Term 1
First day of Term 2: Students return to
school.
NNPS Snowsports Information
Evening
NNPS P&C Mother’s Day Stall
NAPLAN Online—Years 3 & 5
students only
Kindergarten Orientation 2021:
Information Evening (Parents only)
P&C Meeting: 7.30pm
Kindergarten Orientation 2021:
School Tour & Classroom Experience
Pittwater Zone PSSA
TEMPORARILY CEASED
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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In the coming weeks there are still a number of events
planned. A final decision on these proceeding will be
made as required.
Teachers will reinforce with students the importance
of personal hygiene which includes:
1. Washing your hands regularly and thoroughly.
2. Sneezing into your elbow or a tissue, disposing
of the tissue straight away and then washing
your hands.
You can support our community health by acting on
government procedures involving self-isolation, keeping students home from school if they are unwell
and seeking medical advice. Please keep them
home until they are completely well or you are
advised by a doctor that they are safe to return. The
school should be notified immediately if your child or
someone in your home becomes ill with COVID-19.
In response to the changes this week, I commend
staff for their professional and calm manner in
supporting students. They have easily adapted to
new routines and ensured they have continued to
deliver learning programs and engage with students.
The students this week have also been fantastic –
following the hygiene requirements and being
respectful towards each other. Talking to many of
them in the playground over the past few days has
been helpful in answering questions and hearing their
understanding of the current situation.
The school will continue to provide updates to
parents as further information comes to hand and
school decision change.
ACHIEVEMENT – HIGH-QUALITY STAFF
Last Wednesday afternoon over 40 of our teachers
attended a professional learning session focused on
supporting students with anxiety.
The 90-minute session led by Professor Jennie Hudson,
Macquarie University, outlined 5 guiding principles in
assisting students who demonstrate the different forms
of anxiety. Professor Hudson shared practical
strategies for assisting those where anxiety starts to
impact on daily life.
As a staff we know that we support families in many
different ways, and I was very appreciative of our
teachers for their willingness to further their own
knowledge and deepen their understanding in the
area of anxiety.
EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP – PARENT/TEACHER
INTERVIEWS
Bookings for parent/teacher interviews for students in
K-4 opened on Wednesday, 18 March.
Currently we are still asking parents to make a
booking for interviews and this will be reviewed as we
move forward.
This year K-4 bookings for interviews are made online.
This system will make the process more efficient for
parents and teachers. If parents don’t have access to
an internet connection the class teacher or office
can assist.
For students in Kindergarten – Year 4, interviews will be
10 minutes each and will be held on either Monday, 6
April or Tuesday, 7 April. Please see below the
allocated day for your child’s class.
Monday, 6 April – KY, KA, KS, 1B, 1M, 1W, 2A, 3B, 3M,
4T, 4C Ms Cantrill and Ms Harding.
Tuesday, 7 April – KM, KWT, KK, 1F, 1R, 2B, 2S, 2H, 3C,
3/4K, 4D and Mrs Hendriks
Those children in Years 5 and 6 will participate in
student-led conferences. As these are group
conferences this process is currently being reviewed.
SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES – CAN YOU HELP?
For many years as a school we have been committed
to reducing waste and implementing a recycling
system.
To enable us to recycle soft plastics we need your
help.
Students have been encouraged to recycle our soft
plastics, and once they have been collected they
need to be delivered to a local supermarket.
To enable us to continue this practice we are seeking
volunteers to help us with collecting the soft plastics
from school and taking them to a supermarket. Given
the volume each week it would be every couple of
days.
If we could have many volunteers then we can
create a timetable to help.
Please email the school if you can assist:
Ryan Shepheard Principal
BOOKING INFORMATION
Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and follow
these simple instructions.
Access Code: gqv56
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PITTWATER PSSA NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
MEDIA RELEASE 'SCHOOLS TO
IMPLEMENT DISTANCING
MEASURES'. (The media release
from Mark Scott, Secretary
17/03/2020)
NSW Department of Education, indicated a ‘phased
social distancing strategy’ is to be implemented from
Monday, 16 March 2020. As part of this strategy ‘Arts,
Sports and Initiative events will be temporarily
ceased until further notice’. The Sydney North
Schools Sports Association advises that the following
trials/championships/knockouts will not proceed:
Primary girls football trials
Central venue water polo days
Primary Australian Football trials
Primary boys hockey trials
Primary girls hockey trials
Primary rugby league trials- opens and 11s
Primary boys football trials
NSWPSSA Swimming
NSWPSSA Diving
All Zone, Sydney North, NSWPSSA and NSWCHSSA
activities will be ‘temporarily ceased until further
notice’. This includes all NSWPSSA Knockout
competitions and all draws and matches of the
NSWCHS Statewide Competitions (formerly NSWCHS
Knockout).
All Pittwater PSSA events have been cancelled with
contingency plans being discussed between the
Pittwater PSSA executives. Any further updates will be
communicated through your school as well as the
app.
Thank you for your understanding.
Nathan Casey Pittwater PSSA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUACTION
COVID-19 AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IN NSW
Find out how you can keep up to
date, engage best practice
hygiene, and about learning
continuity in the case of
non-operational schools.
COMMUNICATION DURING COVID-19
You can follow updates on novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) using a number of channels. As always,
your school will be the primary source of information
relating to COVID-19 and your specific school.
KEEP UPDATED
https://education.nsw.gov.au/
Visit our COVID-19 page for all the latest
updates from the department including
temporarily non-operational schools, as well as
current advice from NSW Health and the
Australian Government.
Download our NSW School Updates app to get
alerts straight to your phone.
Our School safety page provides all the latest
updates on any schools that have temporarily
ceased operations.
Join the department's Facebook External
link page.
HEALTH ADVICE FOR OUR SCHOOLS
The best way to protect yourself from COVID-19 is the
same way you would protect yourself from catching
flu or other respiratory illnesses.
1. Wash your hands
Clean your hands for at least 20 seconds with
soap and water, or use an alcohol-based
sanitiser with at least 60% alcohol.
2. Cough etiquette
Cover your sneeze or cough with your elbow or
with a tissue (and dispose of it immediately).
Avoid close contact with people who are ill.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
3. Stay home if you are sick
If your child is unwell with a respiratory illness
they should remain at home until symptoms
clear up.
PITTWATER ZONE PSSA
To access Pittwater Zone PSSA current
news, draw, venue information, field
maps and wet weather updates,
please visit:
https://pittwaterpssa.teamapp.com.
The Team App is also available for all your hand held
devices through the App Store or Google Play.
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Bee Well…
Online bullying – or cyberbullying – is
engaging in bullying behaviour using
technology such as the internet or mobile devices.
Online bullying is different from other forms of
bullying:
It is more likely to happen outside school.
Harmful material can be shared quickly and
long after the first incident.
It can happen anytime, day or night.
It is more difficult for children to defend
themselves or get away.
HOW DO I KNOW IF MY CHILD IS BEING BULLIED
ONLINE?
The following behaviours may indicate your child is
upset by something happening online:
Being hesitant about going online.
Seeming nervous when an instant message,
text message or email appears.
Being visibly distressed after using a computer
or mobile device.
Suddenly avoiding the internet.
Closing a laptop or hiding a mobile device
when others enter the room.
WHAT CAN I DO IF MY CHILD IS BULLIED ONLINE?
There are lots of things you can help your child to do
if they are being bullied online:
Remind your child not to respond or retaliate.
Keep a record of any incidents of online
bullying for example take screenshots.
Block or delete the user who is bullying
remind your child to change their privacy.
Settings.
Contact the service provider – they can help
to block messages and calls.
Report the bullying. How to report online
bullying?
Keep records or screenshots of calls or messages
that are offensive or hurtful. If the bullying is related
to school, contact the principal to report what has
happened and work together to resolve the issue.
Call the police if your child is physically threatened,
and report serious online bullying behaviour to the
Office of the eSafety Commissioner.
Carpe diem
Michelle Dickson Assistant Principal
Wellbeing Team leader
KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION 2021
Information Evening (Parents Only)
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
6.15pm—7.15pm
Please RSVP to http://bit.ly/KindyInfo2021
LATE MORNING ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL
A reminder to parents, when a child arrives late to
school (after the bell has gone) their parent or
guardian is required to come with them to the office
and sign the late book. Late children are not to be
dropped off at the gate. They must be
accompanied by an adult inside the school.
ENTER NOW!
2020 HARMONY DAY POSTER AND SONG WRITING
COMPETITIONS
THEME: ‘PICTURE A WORLD IN HARMONY’
ENTER THE HARMONY DAY POSTER COMPETITION!
All entries must be A3 poster size. If your poster is not
A3 size, we cannot accept your entry.
NNPS ENTRIES CLOSE TUESDAY, 31 MARCH 2020.
Two winners from each stage will be selected to
have their entries submitted to the State wide
competition with great prizes to be won!
POSTER COMPETITION PRIZES
In each category the following prizes are awarded:
State Winner $500
Regional Winner $150
State Winner’s School $500
Entries can be placed in the Harmony Day box in the
School Office. We look forward to seeing your entry.
Justine Hendricks, Tamar Stewart & Rebecca Harris Harmony Day Coordinators
*Information on the song writing competition can be
found at: http://movingforwardtogether.org.au/
Song entries must be entered privately (the school is
not submitting these).
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PLEASE NOTE: Whilst every attempt is made to verify bonafide advertisers, the school does not accept responsibility therefore parents should use their own discretion.
SCHOOL OPAL CARD
For more information and to
apply for a School Opal card
call 131 500 or apply online at:
https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/ticket-eligibility-
concessions/child-student-concessions/primary-
secondary-school
NNPS Second Hand Uniform Shop
Open: Friday, 3 April 2020
Time: 8.45am—9.15am