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Balgowlah North PS A love of learning Manning Street, North Balgowlah T 9949 4499 F 9949 7832 E [email protected]

Term 2 Week 10 Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Term 2, Week 10 Holidays This Friday, 1st July is the last day of Term Two. It has been another busy, successful term and I thank the teachers and the children for their efforts. The teachers resume on Monday 18th July for a day of professional learning and the children return on Tuesday 19th July. Don’t forget to vote this Saturday, 2nd July and be sure to pick up a sausage sandwich and a cake or two from our P&C volunteers. My thanks to all the parents who are busily baking as we speak. More cake boxes are available from the school office, if required. Enjoy the break, we’ll cross our fingers for some glorious blue skies. Attendance We expect all children to attend up to and including this Friday. Department of Education guidelines for supporting student attendance note that regular attendance and engagement in educational programs is strongly linked to the likelihood of students experiencing success in learning. Students who have poor patterns of attendance are at risk of not achieving their potential and are disadvantaged in the quality of choices they are able to make in later life. Whilst some children have older siblings who attend schools which finish prior to our holidays, we require our students to be here at school. Should your child be absent from school, an explanation for absence must be provided to the school within seven days. For absences over 15 school days, an application for extended leave must be lodged with me. Semester One Reports You will receive your child’s Semester One report this afternoon. The boys and girls should be congratulated for their commitment to learning and their great progress. I think you’ll find the reports to be quite comprehensive and informative. I’d like to thank the teachers for their hard work in producing such quality reports.

Playground Equipment We seem to have a large number of pre-schoolers and toddlers in our school grounds of a morning. This is not a problem in itself, but the associated noise levels that come with spirited play on the equipment in our fort area are proving to be a distraction to some of our Kindergarten and Year One classes. Please be mindful of the distraction your pre-school children may be inadvertently causing. Choir and String Group I’d like to wish our string and choir children all the best for their rehearsals at the Salvation Army Centre and Croydon Public School tomorrow. The children will be performing in August as part of the Festival of Instrumental music. This is a fabulous opportunity for the children and I’d like to thank Mrs Malar and Natasha Roumanoff for their dedication to making this happen. Kindergarten Information Evening For those parents who have an additional sibling enrolling in Kindergarten next year, we will be having our Kindergarten Information Evening in our school hall on Wednesday, 27th July from 7pm. Please spread the word to your neighbours who have children enrolling in 2017. Enrolment paperwork can be collected from our school office and should be filled in as soon as possible to help us in our planning for next year. Shade Structure Construction A reminder that our new shade structures will be installed over our two sets of play equipment in the school holidays. Please be careful if you are in or around our school during this construction phase. We will finally have some shade in our playground over the two popular play areas which need it the most. Thanks to the P&C for your financial support and thanks again to the school community for your patience. Owen Taylor Principal

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Important Dates 1st July Last day at school 19th July All Students return to School 27th Kindergartern Information Evening 2nd August ICAS English Test 10th August Athletics Carnival 11th August Stage 1 Rock’n’Roll Performance __________________________________________ Stage One Concert - LET’S ROCK! Students in Years 1 and 2 are very enthusiastic and have been working extremely hard in dance and music this term in preparation for the Stage 1 Concert - LET’S ROCK! Date: Term 3, Week 4 - Thursday 11th August 2016 Matinee and Evening Performances. Venue: Balgowlah North Public School hall. Please mark the date on your calendar and watch this space for updates! _______________________________________ Grade Planning

This week, every teacher will be participating in a grade planning half day. This time has been allocated to staff to prepare grade learning programs for Term 3. This year staff are implementing the new NSW History,Geography and Science syllabus documents for the Australian curriculum. They are also working on the use of student achievement data to inform their teaching programs, using the PLAN tool. Staff are working extremely hard on ensuring a seamless transition for students to new syllabus requirements and methods of teaching. This planning time will assist this process and ensure the learning programs are consistent across each grade.

School Bands Shine! It has been such a pleasure to attend many band performances and rehearsals this term. Our Junior, Senior, Concert bands and String ensembles play with much energy and enthusiasm. It really is a toe-tapping experience. Congratulations to the children, who clearly have been spending many hours at home, as well as during their weekly sessions to practice and continually improve their skills. Many thanks to our very talented band conductors, who are the people behind the great improvements we see with our bands. Their enthusiasm for music and for the band is clearly contagious. Our senior string ensemble are travelling to Croydon Public School on Thursday for the combined string rehearsal. I know they will enjoy the day practising with other schools for their performance at the Opera House next term. All students were treated to a fabulous concert on Tuesday by the Balgowlah Boys Band, our Junior Band had the opportunity for Balgowlah Boys to join them for their morning rehearsal. The music was incredibly professional and I’m sure inspiring for all our budding musicians. Assembly We enjoy being able to share and celebrate the efforts and achievements of our students. This Thursday, 29th June, we will be entertained by our Senior Band in our K- 6 assembly. Parents and friends are most welcome to join us, please be seated by 1.45pm in the hall.

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School Leaders at Parliament House On Monday, our school leaders joined Mike Baird for a Leadership morning tea at Parliament House. This was a wonderful opportunity for our leaders to reflect on leadership and hear Mike talk about his leadership and career. Leaders from several primary schools also attended.

Lost Property Fairies Many thanks to Meaghan Croll and her band of helpers, Sarah Skinner, Rachel Bijl and Carmel McLeod. All labelled lost property items were delivered to classrooms last Friday. A huge task!! Congratulations to KH and 6M, these classes had no items in lost property, well done. Please encourage your child to be responsible for their items and regularly check lost property. Marita Nieuwenhuis Deputy Principal

Bear Pit Public Speaking Competition All students from K-6 participated in the Bear Pit public speaking competition this term. The aim of the competition is to give students from schools in the Manly area an opportunity to compete at a regional level, resulting in finals which are held in the ‘Bear Pit’ at Parliament House in Macquarie Street, Sydney. Public Speaking is not only a valuable life skill, it is also an important part of the English syllabus. Congratulations to the following students for outstanding achievement in the competition. Certificates will be presented next term at the K-2 assembly Week 2 (28th July) and the 3-6 assembly Week 1 (21st July). Bear Pit Class Finalists KG Xavier Cotty, Flynn Rilstone, Isabelle Kelly KH Beau Pashley, Karina Olofinsky, Elisha Durkin KM Madeleine Slocombe, Heidi Harvey, Eli Betts KRT Summer Wood, Tobias Overhoff, Edie Birch 1RH Max Tomlin, Scarlett O’Dell, Freya Macken 1R Scarlett Briger, Will Currie, Indiana Orth 1S Sam Clarke-Moar, Sofia Hartard, Annie Barnes 1W Bonnie Bijl, Jack Skold, Ethan Coetzee 2B Jessica Mace-Smith, Joe Stoddart, Abbie Paterson 2HR Tara Kelly, Joe Hayes, Ashley Griffiths 2J Angus Power, Saxon Flack, Indiana Ottawa 2M Zara Durkin, Jake Medved, Owen Chaloner 3H Ashley Gerrie, Willem Riddington, Louis Taylor 3J Chelsie Kick, Lucy Oliver, Kiran Jacobsen 3M Max Luidmanis, Nadia Walia, Eva Loyez 3T Sophie Filmer, Oliver Bortolussi, Ruby Slocombe 4M Evie Noble, Olivia Tully, Max Linden 4H Phoebe Barnes, Alice Bradley, Michael Hatzis 4N Harry Mozes-Brown, Lauren Kelly, Lily Wilson 4V Luc Johnstone, Despina Yanitsas, Hunter Ottawa 5BP Ella Coulcher, Sophia Goodman, Hugo Pike 5M Liberti Lorefice, Tyler Campbell, Scarlett Davies 5S Annabel Filmer, Isabella White, Marina Yanitsas, Charlotte Jones 6M Jess Hargreaves, Issy Anderson, Kalahni Filby 6S Chloe Barnes, Hamish Simington, Clara Berry 6W Scarlett Moore, Leah Burton, Ava Dawes Regional Cross Country Results All of our regional cross country runners are to be congratulated for their terrific efforts last Friday at the regional carnival at Gosford. The team of Nate Riddington, London Bachete, Thomas Klem, Alyssa Medved, Hamish Purdy, Dejan Boicheski and Jonas Antolik competed against twelve other districts and the competition was tough! We are all very proud of both their efforts and behaviour on the day. Hamish Purdy and Alyssa Medved earned a place in their





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age group and will be travelling to Eastern Creek to represent the region at the NSWPSSA cross country on Friday 22nd July. Well done, Hamish and Alyssa. We wish you all the very best of luck. Suise Stock Tennis Term 3 Tennis commences on Friday, week 1 in term 3. Spaces are now available and permission notes can be obtained on the school website or a copy is available from Miss Turner. Permission notes must be returned to me by Wednesday, 20th July. All students doing tennis must remember to bring their own tennis racquets. If you are able to walk to or from the courts with us please let me know ASAP. We leave the school grounds at 1.30pm and return at 2.45pm from the Wakehurst Tennis Centre. Katherine Turner Clothing Pool/Election Day Cake Drop Off Clothing Pool will be open this Friday from 2:45pm in the music room. It will also be the drop off point for all your yummy cakes and treats that will be sold on Election Day. Come and see myself and Yogi. Please be aware that children are not permitted to stroll into the music room and play the instruments, please keep them outside. Many thanks for your cooperation and a big thank you in advance for all your baked treats. Meaghan and Yogi Christmas Carnival – Second Hand Donations De clutter these school holidays and donate clean and quality items to the White Elephant Stall at the Christmas Carnival! We would love to receive fiction, non-fiction, coffee table books, children’s books and kid’s readers (all in relatively good condition please). Please leave your book donations at the front door of Eve Harvey’s home. 14 Eurella Ave, North Balgowlah. Please also hold onto your second hand toys, sporting equipment, homewares and clothing for the White Elephant Stall. Drop-off locations to be advised. Much appreciated, 2016 Carnival Team [email protected]




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