The Grapevine

The P&C Newsletter from Narrabeen North Public School

Week 8, Term 4 Thursday, 2 November 2010

From the P&C President… Wow – what a dancing extravaganza! As a first time attendant, I would like to say thanks to all the kids for the wonderful entertainment. For anyone who hasn’t yet placed their order for the DVD, if you are quick you can place a last minute order in the P&C box. There is also the opportunity to submit a last minute order form for the fridge-to-go lunch boxes, however these must be placed by the end of the week. CHRISTMAS PICNIC SUNDAY 12TH DEC – EVERYONE IS INVITED!! Don’t forget to come along to Billarong Reserve between 2-6pm for a final end of year picnic. This is a free event. Games will be held between 4–5pm to add to the fun. Please bring your own picnic. In the event of rain the event will be cancelled. Fingers crossed that the sun shines before then. A reminder and clarification about the cookbook. Many of you have realised that the deadline for the submission of recipes was during the school holidays. No, this was not a misprint. The reality is that the best possible outcome for our organisers is to have your recipes submitted by the end of this term. There are three very important reasons for this:-

1. A huge amount of work needs to be done on a task like this and we don’t want the whole school community submitting their recipes at the last possible minute as we will be at risk of not being able to get the book organised by our deadlines next year.

2. All new parents will be given the opportunity to submit recipes in the new year so the organiser will already have this part of the project to coordinate in the new year.

3. To Keep the cost of the cookbook as affordable as possible we are aiming to offer corporate advertising in the book from local companies, however there are many different possible formats and layouts of the

book but the final layout depends entirely on how many submissions we receive (hence we need your submissions before we can move forward). The layout we select also impacts the cost of the advertising for these outside companies, we cannot source this advertising until we know which package we can offer them. Again another time consuming part of the project.

It was due to the consideration of the wonderful Monica Triant (the co-ordinator of this event), that she has offered to work over the holiday period so the deadline of the event can be extended past the end of school term, to take into account the particularly busy time of Christmas and end of year functions. As the recipes are all submitted on line or can be sent directly to the co-ordinator there is no need for the re-commencement of school to hinder your submissions. We hope you can appreciate the need for haste from our point of view and please keep those recipes coming. Gay Raubal

Dates to Remember - Term 4 3/12 Bizaar Bazaar

8/12 Presentation Day

8, 9 & 10/12 Surf Ed for Yrs 5 & 6

13/12 Picnic Day

14/12 Yr 6 Graduation & Farewell

15/12 Last Day of Term for students

31/1 Day 1 of Term 1 for 2011 for Yrs 1-6

31/1 , 1 & 2/2 Kindy assessments

24/2 School Swimming Carnival

From the Principal.... Principal Award Winners for Week 8 Congratulations to: Luka Davies-Seale, KS; Sam Silberberg, KS; Isabelle Schubert, KR; Jacob Stewart, KT; Mack Waller, KT; Indiana Harris, KT;Emily Berry, 1/2C; Lillian Antonio, 1/2C; Mia Creed, 1P; Isabel Waterman, 1P; Darion Mijalica, 1P; Ella Andersen, 1P; Kaitlyn Emery-Kwo, 1P; Benjamin Donald, 1P; Jayden Hunter, 1P; Lachlan Davidson, 1P; Zoe George, 1P; Ethan Carlile, 1/2C; Brody Hoy, 1/2C; Elise Kennedy, 1M; Mitchell Teppo, 3/4S; Kara Meth, 3/4S; Bailee Nix, 4B; Bailee Nix, 4B; Brody Skaarup, 4B;Robbie Caldwell, 4B; Hayley Creed, 4B; Tom Craven, 5/4M; Charlee Harker, 5/4M; Rhys Donnelly, 5/4M; Kate McKay, 5/4M; Kiara Phillips, 3W; Mia Heysmand, 3W; Reese Lawson, 3W; Kara Tucker, 3W; Ryan Long, 3W; Sam Moore, 3W; Kobe Bryant, 3W; Mitchell Barber, 3W; Marlee Hottes, 3W; Please note that these are the final Principal’s Awards for 2010. Banner Recipients—Congratulations to the following children who received their banner today: Nyla Bellamy, KR; Ryan Dening, KR; Kaloe Humphrey, KR; Beau Raubal, KR; Kasey Simpson, KR; Jade Watson, KR; Darcie Chapman, KS; Hayley Couch, KS; Zac Downs, KS; Coen Harding, KS; Imogen McKenzie-Neill, KS; Cooper McNeil, KS; Mia Velarde, KY; Bradley Wallace, KY; Alex Brown, 1/2C; Max Oldham, 1/2C; Sean Bosschieter, 1M; Aajuah Burton, 1M; Holly Gibson, 1M; Lola Reid, 1M; Morganne Speirs, 1M; Hadleigh Yeoman, 1M; Katie Andrews, 1O; Erin Balkin, 1O; Benjamin Donald, 1P; Zoe George, 1P; Erin Brooks, 2B; Max Calabretta, 2B; William Hall, 2B; Jasmine Nix, 2B; Skye Prosser, 2B; Aleksy Reeves, 2B; Cille Schliebitz, 2B; Jack Scott, 2B; Charlotte Walmsley, 2B; Ethan Couch, 2H; Max Davies-Seale, 2H; Misha Evstigneev, 2H; Luke Norton, 2H; Erika Wills, 2H; Joshua Yakich, 2H; Rory Kissane, 3/4S; Nic Palmer-Davies, 3/4S; Morgan Patterson, 3/4S; Ethan Raper, 3/4S; Isabella Rawson, 3/4S; Thomas May, 3B; Mitchell Barber, 3W; Zilla Gilmour, 3W; Mia Heysmand, 3W; Marlee Hottes, 3W; Sasha McKune, 3W; Sam Moore, 3W; Sam Moore, 3W; Jye Taggart, 3W; Leimart Alboro, 4/5M; Mark Beyer Stjerne, 4/5M; Luke Gallant, 4/5M; Libbie Ashton, 4B; Gracie Brown, 4B; Olivia Day, 4B; Flynn Grogan, 4B; Mollie Marnoch, 4B; Tom Obradovic, 4B; Jackson Stensness, 4B; Jade Conaty, 5G; Isabella Curtis, 5G; Mitchell Donnelly, 5G; Mitchell Donnelly, 5G; Ella Donohoe, 5G; Conor Hickey, 5G; Griffin Hoegee, 5G; Bronte Moller, 5G; Harry Van Der Saag, 5G; Claudia Vertel, 5G; Holly Duggan, 6D; Brittany Grech, 6D; Jacob Hall, 6D; Jack Heysmand, 6D; Brianna Lanzon, 6D; Georgia

Llewellyn, 6D; Zane O'Neill, 6D; Mackenzie Papageorge, 6D; Madison Papageorge, 6D; Jarrah Rogan, 6D; Mikayla Shanahan, 6D; Isabeau Wellington, 6D; Elise Black, 6W; Lily Brown, 6W; Emma Chattaway, 6W; Emma Chattaway, 6W; Nicholas Hayes, 6W; Kamran Khalid, 6W; Kyle Larsen, 6W; Dane Major, 6W; Yasmin Mirosch, 6W; Saskia Moffatt, 6W; Liam Moir, 6W; Milica Obradovic, 6W; Luke Stromquist, 6W; Jennaya Wiggins, 6W; Nathan Williams, 6W; Four seasons in one dance concert Congratulations to everyone involved in our dance concerts this week – students, staff, parent and our wonderful dance teachers, Debbie White and Miss Becky! The three performances were extremely well received by the audiences and everyone was impressed with the talent on show. Special congratulations to our drummer, Jacob White for his spectacular opening act! Well done! The performances are the natural conclusion of an educational program where our students actually get to put into action what they have been learning. It was clearly evident that they enjoyed the experience! Here’s to a great show once again in 2011!! My School Website I understand that the 2010 My School website which was to be released publicly on Friday, 3 December has been delayed indefinitely by the Education Minister Peter Garrett. More information will follow when it becomes available. 2010 Annual School Report – Parent Surveys It is a DET requirement that in the preparation of the 2010 NNPS Annual School Report (ASR) that parents, staff and students are surveyed in three mandatory areas for evaluation. We must evaluate a curriculum area, a management area and survey overall satisfaction with the school. This year our curriculum area for evaluation is SPELLING and our management area is SCHOOL CULTURE. Staff and students are currently completing online Zoomerang surveys in the three areas. The parent surveys open today and will stay open until Monday, 6 December. I invite you to go online and complete the surveys. Each survey should only take a couple of minutes. The final results will be published in the 2010 ASR which will be available in early 2011. The addresses for the three surveys are: School culture: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BJ434DNXT/

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Kindergarten 2011

If your child is starting school in 2011 and you have not as yet collected your

information bag could you please do so as soon as possible.

This pack contains important information

for starting school next year!

Spelling: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BJ43VDPF4/ School satisfaction: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BJ46CDQXB/ Paper copies of the surveys are available from the school office if you are unable to access the internet. Thank you for your cooperation and happy zoomeranging! Sentence of the week – guest class – 6W PART TWO - After 6W read the poem ‘Ations’ by Shel Silverstein, we wrote our own version of the poem. We didn’t realise just how many ‘ation’ words there actually are. To give a fact or receive information, When it’s your birthday, That’s a celebration (Nathan Williams) Konnichiwa means “hi” in Japan, That’s a salutation. (Emma Chattaway) When you do CPR on a person, That’s resuscitation. (Milica Obradovic) If you give me directions on where to go, That’s navigation. (Natalie Welsh) If you booked a five star hotel in the city, That’s fancy accommodation. (Liam Moir) When you build your speed up, That’s acceleration. (Travis Crimmins) When you come to the end of a journey or voyage, That’s the destination. (Jennaya Wiggins) If you see a dance concert that makes you want to dance, That’s inspiration. (Chelsea Forrest) If we had to leave a building because of a fire, That’s an evacuation. (Shaylyn O’Mara) Oh! Look over there, it’s a big spotty dog, It’s called a dalmation. (Maggie Smythe) If you do a loud burp and your co-workers hear, That’s humiliation. (Elise Black) If I help you at school and you help me, That’s cooperation. (Kasmira Pattison) When we resolve disputes, That’s arbitration. (Kamran Khalid)

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If you learn great things, You are getting a fabulous education. (Emile Mau’U) When you finish Year 6, That’s our graduation. (Yasmin Mirosch) My poem is great, But that is just my explanation. (Monique Nero) Planning for classes in 2011 The school year in 2011 begins on Friday, 28 January as a school development day for staff. Year 1 to Year 6 students start school on Monday, 31 January. (This week is actually counted as Week 2.) As in previous years, students will stay in their 2010 class groups with their 2010 teacher for the week as our enrolment numbers are confirmed. Once we have a solid idea of our actual enrolment, classes will move into their 2011 class as soon as possible. There is a chance that this could happen before the end of week 2 2011. Our new kindergarten students will be involved in the ‘Best Start’ assessment program on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Week 2 and their first real school day will be Thursday, 3 February. Robert Blanchfield.

Photographs from the Twilight Concert

Miss Hartman took photos of most of the classes on the night.

You can ask your child if they were

photographed and view the photos and order one at Miss Hartman’s room from

Thursday.

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KIDS CLUB NEWS   Hi  every  one we  are  nearly  at  the end of a fun and exciting year at Kids Club!  The  children  have  had  an amazing  time     making new  friends and  exploring  a  wide  range  of  fun and interesting activities. . Thanks to the Active Sports program this Term the children have  enjoyed Multi  sport  games  on  Fridays &  learning  to play  Tennis  with  the  professional  coaching  of  Scott  Van West. This has been a great way  to  for  the children  to de‐velop  and  wide  range  of  skills  including  developing  large motor muscles, coordination and expands their   awareness of  the wider  community.  All  important  criteria’s  for    our centre to stay  Highly Accredited.  Please note we have new, exciting and Important Changes 

happening at Kids Club for 2011  Before School Care 2011! We will open at 7am  till 8.30am Monday  to  Friday.  The  children  will  be  greeted  by  two friendly  staff members  and  the  children will  be  served  a nutritious breakfast before heading out to the play ground at 8.30 to join their friends.   After School Care will   open  from 3pm  to 6pm Monday  to Friday and will be offering 3 sessions of Active sports next year! With afternoon tea served.  All enrolments & re‐enrolments  will be online. Each family will  have  their  own  password.  You will  be  able  to  follow your  own  account  on  line, make  your  own  payments  and keep  up  with  all  Kids  Club  messages  and  engagements.  BOOKINGS  FOR  2011will  be  open  on  6  December  online look out for your email !  Please  be mindful  that  your  ACCOUNT MUST  BE  UP  TO DATE by  Friday, 10 December before we  can  accept  your 2011 placements.  If you have any questions with regards to this please call Annie daily  from 12.30pm on 9913 2846 or email on nnpsasc@gmail.com   

 Here’s to a Happy and Healthy Christmas. Thank you to all our Families for all your friendship and fun throughout the 

year.  

Looking  forward to a new and exciting 2011 Kind regards Annie, Emma and Victoria. 

 

NARRABEEN COMBINED SCHOOLS BAND 

The Band Information night on Mon‐day  22nd  November  was  very  well attended,  and we  have  lots  of  new kids  eager  to  start  learning  an  instrument next  year. Blow  tests  for  those who have expressed an  interest, will  be  held  in  Mrs  Hamilton's  room,  at  1pm  next Wednesday 8th December, to confirm choice of instru‐ment.  What  a  fantastic effort by  the whole  school  commu‐nity  in donating  items  for  the Hampers  raffled at  the concerts. We  raised  a  whopping  $1846  and  a  huge thank you goes to all those volunteers that sold raffle tickets,  made  lots  of  popcorn  and  sourced  prizes. What a great effort by everyone!! This money will go towards  growing  the  Band  and Music  Program  next year.  If  you were  unable  to  attend  the  Information  night, but  your  child  is  interested  in  joining  the  Program, then please contact Heidi Furber on 0412 317 179. 

LOST PROPERTY

DANCE CONCERT A number of student items have been misplaced

from the dance concerts.

Could everyone please check the clothing and accessories that come home.

UNIFORM It might also be a good idea to check school

uniform clothing and ensure that you have the correct child’s uniform.

There is also quite a considerable amount of lost property in the office. Could you please check and collect otherwise it will be donated to the clothing

pool for next year.

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Fridge-to-go® – keeping lunches tastier and drinks cold for up to 8 hours!!$5 per unit sold comes back to your school in fundraising dollars!!

This revolutionary new product is an extension of your refrigerator and is so much more than just a cooler bag as it keeps its contents cold up to 8 hours!! In this era of increased awareness of healthy eating, you can help raise money for your school and keep your food fresh and drinks cold all day!!

Fridge-To-Go® is so easy to use - unzip the removable panel(s), place in the freezer overnight, replace panels the next morning and fill with your food and drink. Completely portable, it requires no messy ice bricks, batteries or external power source. It’s durable, re-usable, 100% environmentally friendly, lead-free and PVC safe. See www.fridge-to-go.net.au for more product information.

Check them out yourself. Samples of the small and medium size Lunch Fridge in the school office. Great Christmas gift for the kids!

Complete the order form below and return to the school office by Mon Dec 6.Orders will be delivered to your child’s class unless otherwise stated on the order form.

Fridge-to-go® Australasia ABN: 22 127 184 892

PO Box 1130, Brookvale NSW 2100 AustraliaT 02 9938 3580 F 02 9975 4766 E info@fridge-to-go.net.au W www.fridge-to-go.net.au

FUNDRAISER ORDER FORMChild’s Name_________________________________________ Class _______ Parent Name: ________________________

I would like to pick this up from the office: Y N Please contact me when my order arrives Phone:_______________

Quantity:Small Lunch Fridge Qty: Pink ______ Red ______ Pacific Blue ______ Black______Spare Panel for Small Lunch Qty: ______

Medium Lunch Fridge Qty: Navy ______ Black ______ Red ______ Spare Panel for Medium Lunch Qty: ______

Mini Fridge 6 Qty: Navy ______ Black ______ Royal Blue ______

Cash enclosed ___ or Please charge my credit card:Visa ___ MasterCard ____ Bankcard ____Card Number - __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __Expiry Date - __ __ / __ __

Name on Card - _________________________________

Total Amount to be charged* - $ __ __ __.__ __*Note – delivery to one address for pickup/distribution.

Signature - ______________________________________Contact number – ( ) _______________________Email** – _____________________________________________________________

**Please tick here if you do NOT wish to be contacted by Fridge-to-go® with our exclusive offers. □

Medium Lunch Fridge FTG 3050

21W x 10.2D x 20H (cm) RRP $32.95

You Pay = $30 each(Fundraiser = $5 each)

Mini Fridge 6 FTG 3000

14.5W x 13.5D x 22H (cm)6 can capacityRRP $32.95

You Pay = $30 each(Fundraiser = $5 each)

Small Lunch Fridge FTG 3060

19.5W x 8D x 20H (cm) RRP $27.45

You Pay = $25 each(Fundraiser = $5 each)

SPARE PANELS are available for the small ($5.50) and medium ($6.95) lunch bags so there’s always a frozen panel ready!

*Colours available while stocks last.

Open Medium Lunch Bag

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First LEGO League at Macquarie University, Saturday December 4

During Term 3 and continuing through Term 4 a team of Stage 2 and 3 students have been involved in a Robotics program with expertise provided by Luan Heimlich from Macquarie University. Robotics involves programming NXT Robots to complete given missions including transporting LEGO items, and using rotation and light sensors. For the first time Narrabeen North Public School has entered the First LEGO League Challenge which focuses on a real-world topic related to the Sciences. Each challenge within the competition revolves around a theme and for 2010 it is Biomedical Engineering. Students will be designing and programming an NXT Robot and will practise missions to complete in a variety of challenges at Macquarie University on December 4. Students will also prepare a project on a chosen topic (related to Biomedical Engineering) to present to judges at the Robotics Challenge

Please come along to cheer on the Narrabeen North team and watch 57 teams complete their team challenges. Details of the day are available at the Office and as an additional attachment to this newsletter.

Karen Reid GATS Coordinator

WHOOPING COUGH

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