Balgowlah Heights Public School

Parent/Teacher Information Nights Parent/Teacher Information Nights will be held next week to welcome you and provide a range of information. The Information Nights will be held in the classrooms on the following days:

• Kindergarten Monday 18 February 6.00pm • Year 1 Thursday 21 February 6.00pm • Year 2 Thursday 21 February 6.30pm • Year 3 Tuesday 19 February 6.00pm • Year 4 Tuesday 19 February 6.30pm • Year 5 Thursday 21 February 6.00pm • Year 6 Thursday 21 February 6.30pm Term Calendar Included in this week’s Newsletter is a Term 1 Calendar detailing all of the events we can look forward to this Term. Year 6 to Year 7 Enrolment 2020 Next week information will be sent home to all families of students in Year 6 in regards to enrolment procedures for high school in 2020. Further information is on page 5 of this Newsletter. Kindergarten Kindergarten are off to a great start at school. The students have settled in well and are undertaking a range of activities working cooperatively with each other and enjoying learning.

NAPLAN Online Trials National Assessment Program- Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be held for students in Years 3 and 5 in the week beginning 13 May. This year students at our school will be undertaking NAPLAN online. The students in these grades will undertake a trial in the week beginning 25 February. The students will not be assessed on this trial. It is designed to assist their preparation and the school’s preparation.

SCHOOL EVENTS

Monday 18 February K-2 Assembly School Hall at 2pm Tuesday 5 March 3-6 Swimming Carnival Manly Swim Centre Monday 11 March Zone Swimming Carnival Manly Swim Centre Thursday 28 March School Tour at 9.30am

Excellence and Opportunity

Principal’s Message

Term 1 Week 3 13 February 2019

Swimming Carnival We look forward to our Swimming Carnival to be held at Boy Charlton (Manly) Pool on Tuesday 5 March. Information and permission notes will be emailed next week. The students may enter races in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. It is also a great opportunity to show our house spirit and support all the students. This year all students in Years 3-6 will attend the carnival as we will be holding novelty events in a smaller pool. Parents and friends are welcome to attend the carnival. School Photographs School photographs will be held on Monday 25 February, Wednesday 27 February and Thursday 28 February 2019. Further information will be provided in the near future. Anaphylaxis As part of our school and Department of Education Anaphylaxis Policy we thank you for your assistance by providing recess and lunch that does not involve peanut based products. If you require further information please contact the school. SportsPro This year all students will have the opportunity to undertake a range of sporting activities conducted by SportsPro. Sportspro is an approved provider. The program will cover activities such as minor games, athletics, sports skills and gymnastics. The timetable for this Term is detailed in the Term Calendar. Further information will be emailed this week. Year 5 ‘Get to Know You Day’ Last week the students in Year 5 had the opportunity to get to know each other by undertaking a range of team building activities which involved challenges, teamwork, problem solving and leadership. It was an excellent day.

School App Our School App is available free of charge and will provide you with information on school events. The app is SkoolBag and is available through the Apple or Android App stores. The app will provide you with the following information: • Calendar of Events • Push notifications on reminders for upcoming events • Push notifications advising you on changed circumstances e.g. PSSA

sport cancelled • School Newsletter • Canteen link to Flexischools • Notes • School Policies

Northern Beaches Secondary College - Year 7 Talented Academic Placement Test 2020 Intake & Forest High GATS Test Information is provided on pages 6 and 7 of this week’s Newsletter in regards to the Northern Beaches Secondary College Year 7 Talented Academic Placement Test and Forest High GATS Test for 2020. Upcoming Events

Term 1 Week 4

Date Activity Time

Monday 18 February SportsPro (Years 5 and 6) K-2 Assembly Kindergarten Parent/Teacher Information Night

2.00pm 6.00pm

Tuesday 19 February Concert Band Year 3 Parent/Teacher Information Night Year 4 Parent/Teacher information Night

7.45am 6.00pm 6.30pm

Wednesday 20 February Senior Band Junior Band

7.45am 1.00pm

Thursday 21 February Concert Band Junior Band Year 1 Parent/Teacher information Night Year 2 Parent/Teacher Information Night Year 5 Parent /Teacher Information Night Year 6 Parent/Teacher Information Night

1.00pm 3.05pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm

Friday 22 February Senior Band PSSA Summer competition commences

7.45am

Term 1 Week 5

Monday 25 February School Photographs Years 3 and 5 NAPLAN Online trials Years 3-6 Assembly

2.00pm

Tuesday 26 February Concert Band 7.45am Wednesday 27 February School Photographs

Senior Band Junior Band

7.45am 1.00pm

Thursday 28 February School Photographs Concert Band Junior Band

1.00pm 3.05pm

Friday 29 February Clean Up Australia Day PSSA Senior Band

7.45am

Have a great week. David Shuster Principal

TERM 1 2019 CALENDAR

Jan/Feb

1 28 Australia Day Public Holiday

29 School Development Day

30 Students commence Term 1

31 P&C Kindergarten Morning Tea

1

Feb

2 4 5

Kindergarten students commence school 9.30am

6 7 8

Feb

3 11 Kindergarten students commence full days SportsPro Years 5 & 6 P&C 7.00pm

12 13 14 15

Feb

4 18 SportsPro Years 5 & 6 Years K-2 Assembly 2.00pm Kindergarten Information Night 6.00pm

19 Year 3 Information Night 6.00pm Year 4 Information Night 6.30pm Arabanoo Committee Meeting 7.00pm

20 21 Year 1 Information Night 6.00pm Year 2 Information Night 6.30pm Year 5 Information Night 6.00pm Year 6 Information Night 6.30pm

22 PSSA R1 Summer competition commences Saturday 23 P&C Parent Summer Drinks 7.00-11.30pm

Feb/Mar

5 25 School Photographs NAPLAN Online trials Years 3-6 Assembly 2.00pm

26 27 School Photographs

28 School Photographs

1 Clean Up Australia School’s Day PSSA R2

Mar

6 4 SportsPro Years 1 & 2

5 Swimming Carnival

6 7 8 PSSA R3 Kindergarten Parents Welcome Drinks 7.30pm

Mar

7 11 National Youth Leader Day Zone Swimming SportsPro Years 3 & 4 Years K-2 assembly 2.00pm

12 Scripture/Ethics classes commence

13 14 Selective High School Test

15 PSSA R4 Sunday 17 Bally Bolt

Mar

8 18 SportsPro Years 3 & 4 OC/Selective High School Parent Information Session 3.30pm

19 20 21 22 PSSA R5 Saturday/Sunday 23 & 24 Band Camp

Mar

9 25 SportsPro Kindy Years 3-6 Assembly 2.00pm

26 27 28 School Tour 9.30am Sydney North Swimming

29 No PSSA

Apr

10 1 SportsPro Kindy Years K-2 assembly 2.00pm

2 3 4 5 No PSSA

Apr

11 8 Years K-6 Recognition Assembly 9.15am

9 Scripture Easter Service Years K-2: 10.30am Years 3-6: 11.25am

10 11 Grandparent’s Day 9.00am Easter Hat Parade (Years K-2) 10.00am NSWPSSA Swimming

12 No PSSA NSWPSSA Swimming

Term 1 Calendar

High School Enrolment Next week students in Year 6 will bring home a Moving into Year 7 in a NSW Government school in 2020 Information Guide which contains an ‘Expression of Interest’ form for students requesting a place at a NSW Government high school in 2020. This form is not an application to enrol at the school. This form must be returned to the school by Friday 8 March even if your child will be attending a non-government high school in 2020. For further information about the enrolment process please speak to your child’s class teacher.

Being Safe on the Internet Playing games, looking at videos and talking to friends online can be a lot of fun! Take a look at the tips on the Kids Helpline website at https://kidshelpline.com.au/kids/issues/being-safe-internet to make sure your children do it safely.

Chess Club Learn to be a chess champion! Coaching for students will be held for Years 3-6 on Tuesdays from 1:10pm to 1:55pm, which commenced on Tuesday 12 February 2019. Learning and playing chess helps children develop their logical thinking and problem solving skills, improves their concentration and focus, while also being a great source of enjoyment. Activities include group lessons on a demonstration chess board or interactive whiteboard, puzzle solving and fun practice games. Students earn merit awards by making checkmates, or by displaying skills and positive qualities, which all good chess players strive to develop. If your child is interested in taking part, you can collect an enrolment form from the school office, or email enrol@sydneyacademyofchess.com.au for a copy. For all enquiries, please contact Sydney Academy of Chess on (02) 9745 1170. School Banking School banking is up and running for 2019! Students hand in their deposit books and money to their class teachers on Tuesday mornings. For those who would like to start school banking, you will need to open a Youthsaver Account directly with the Commonwealth Bank. For more information visit https://www.commbank.com.au/banking/school-banking.html Every time a deposit is made, the children earn Dollarmites which can be saved up to redeem rewards. This year the children can keep track of their Dollarmites balance using the CommBank Youth App. For details see https://www.commbank.com.au/digital-banking/youth-app.html we will no longer be giving out the Dollarmites tokens. New banking volunteers are always welcome. It's just one hour on Tuesday mornings from 9:15am, two or three times per Term. If you are interested, please contact Billy Anderson at billyknudsen3@gmail.com PSSA Sport PSSA Teams will be finalised by this Friday 15 February with Round 1 commencing on Friday 22 February. 2019 Premier Reading Challenge The Premier Reading Challenge opens on 4 March 2019. The challenge encourages students to develop a love of reading for leisure and pleasure. Information about the challenge will be provided to students in the coming days. Megan Holland Deputy Principal

School News

Class Coordinator Callout Years 1 to 6 Class Coordinators are integral to helping the P&C and the teachers communicate with parents. Please consider if you can sign up for this role for your class for a couple of terms. Note: the role now spans a semester/half the year, i.e. two people per two Terms instead of two people each Term. We will provide class lists to all Class Coordinators for this semester prior to the Parent Information nights next week so they can use that opportunity to ensure all parents have added their details. The weekly P&C Newsletter ‘In the Loop’ will start from Friday 22 February. We are still missing Class Coordinators for the first semester in classes: 3S and 4CB and there are still a few gaps in the second semester Terms 3 and 4 (see second tab in the Google sheet). Click here to put your name down for your class. Bally Bolt - Early bird rates and fundraising Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Bally Bolt fun run on Sunday 17 March. Go to www.ballybolt.com to register and for more info. This year we hope to make Bally Bolt our big P&C fundraising event of the year and we are doing two new things: 1) *NEW* Charity: We have partnered with a charity and a portion of ticket sales will be donated to a very worthwhile cause - the proposed Manly Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice. Click here to find out more. 2) *NEW* Sponsorship: Giving the children a chance to get sponsored by family and friends for running the race. Next week, every student will come home with a sponsorship pack which contains a simple guide to setting up an online sponsorship form. We really encourage you to get on board with this. Children will be able to collect prizes after the race based on how much they raised and all proceeds will go to our P&C Building Fund and are tax-deductible! It's a great way, for example, for overseas family members to get involved and support the school. The Building Fund gives the school an opportunity to improve building and grounds, and supports the planned school assets masterplan, as mentioned by Mr David Shuster at the P&C meeting on Monday night. Click here to find out more about the student sponsorship program. Don’t forget to like our Facebook event page to be kept updated: https://www.facebook.com/events/302550343791603/ We are looking for volunteers to help us with making this awesome community event happen. We need 5 people to help with putting up posters - Please email Diana if you can help with this or volunteer in any other capacity. Kindy Welcome Drinks - Friday 8 March Come and enjoy a welcome drink and canapes at the Balgowlah RSL on Friday 8 March at 7.30pm. This is such a great opportunity to meet new people and make some friends for life! Tickets are available on Flexischools.

Walking Bus Just a reminder, our three routes are up and running. If you would like to join these routes, either as a driver or participant, please email Diana at bhpswalkingbus@gmail.com. Route 1 - Departing the bottom of Ernest Street (Wednesday morning) Route 2 - Departing from Willawa Street (Wednesday morning) Route 3 - Departing from corner of White/Wanganella (Tuesday and Friday morning) We would like to start a new route from the bottom of Woodland Street. If there any parents interested in potentially exploring this option, or if you would like to join the routes above, please email Diana at bhpswalkingbus@gmail.com to sign up.

*Summer drinks on Saturday 23 February are SOLD OUT!*

P&C

New to the school and want to make sure you don’t miss out on all the P&C comms? Please make sure you sign up for Skoolbag and also send an email to Alison at bhpsvpcomms@gmail.com and we’ll make sure you are on your class mailing list to receive the ‘In the Loop’ weekly email P&C Newsletter starting on Friday 22 February.

Like us on Facebook at Balgowlah Heights Public School P & C The P&C Team Opening Hours: Tuesday 8.30am - 9.30am

Thursday 2.30pm - 3.30pm Volunteers Please! - Just 1 hour of your time Thursdays 2.30pm - 3.30pm, please let me know if you can help out at bhpsuniformshop@gmail.com

• PSSA Socks - Available now $15 at the Uniform Shop and Flexischools. • What's New! Girls Navy Summer Shorts - Available now at the Uniform Shop and Flexischools.

Loretta Mykityshyn Uniform Shop Manager bhpsuniformshop@gmail.com Thank you to all the parents and children supporting our reusable cups initiative. The children have been so responsible returning their cups. We are very proud of them. Please remember that the new cut-off time to order lunch on Flexischools is 8.45am. Also if you child does PSSA please mark it on Flexischools. With the recent heatwave, the children have really enjoyed the icy treats on offer at the canteen. Unfortunately, the K-2 campus has missed out, as we haven't had any volunteers on a Friday to sell frozen treats to them. Ice-blocks on a Friday (or any other hot day!) is a real treat for our littlies, so please help us out if you have a spare half an hour on any hot day. Go to http://signup.com/go/yaQUgsw to sign-up. And for the new kindy parents, it's a great way to meet other parents and see your child at play! Click here to sign up for a canteen volunteer slot: http://signup.com/go/yaQUgsw Sanja Vidaic & Kathrine Baulderstone Canteen Managers

Is your child absent from Arabanoo? - Please let us know Please let us know if your child isn't going to attend Arabanoo. This can be done via our My Family Lounge App, by email or phone (details below). How to use the My Family Lounge App - Download from the App Store (Green Splodge) and login into the App. Marking your child as absent -

1. Click on Casual Booking (even if it’s a permanent booking) 2. Click on your child's booked day on the calendar (blue) 3. Check the details of the day 4. Press Mark Absent 5. A pop-up will display advising the day has been successfully marked as absent 6. Press OK 7. The selected day will change from booked (blue) to absent (yellow)

The centre will receive a notification of this absence. No further communication is required. Once you have finished using the app click on the menu top right of screen select Sign Out

Canteen

Arabanoo

Uniform Shop

Kindy Club - Biggest Year Yet ! We hope all the Kindies are settling in well, this is our biggest year yet. This week saw the start of our ever popular Kindy Club. The Club gives the new starters a chance to bond and get to know one another in their own little time. The Kindies take part in stories, craft making and team building games. Kindy Club will run 3.45pm - 4.30pm every day for the whole of this Term, we feel this really helps the children with their transition in School and Arabanoo. Breakfast Times - Arrive before 8:15am Please be aware if your child would like the breakfast special in the mornings they need to arrive before 8:15am. Toast, cereal and fruit are available until 8:25am. Sign In and Out - Press 'Done' Please ensure when signing your child in and out on the iPad that you press 'done' as the final step. We are finding parents/carers aren't completing the sign in process correctly. This is vital to be completed correctly as we may not know if your child has been dropped off or picked up. Extra-Curricular Activities - New 2019 Forms Needed If your child is attending an extra-curricular activity during their time at Arabanoo (either morning or afternoon) we require a permission form to be completed and returned. Without this form your child won't have permission to attend these activities. We require the updated 2019 forms for all children, 2018 form won't be accepted. An extra-curricular activity is one which has not been organised by Arabanoo e.g. a trumpet lesson, music bus, karate lesson or netball training. Contact Us - Email: admin@arabanoo.com

Website: www.arabanoo.com Phone: 02 9948 6722 Mobile: 0421 014 308

Rowan Friend The Arabanoo Team

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