Principal

Mr Nigel Sherrard

Hastings Public School

85 Yarranabee Road, Port Macquarie, 2444

HASTINGS HAPPENINGS

NEWSLETTER

21st

May, 2021

EMAIL

hastings-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au PHONE

6582 2566 WEBSITE

https://hastings-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

WHAT’S HAPPENING at HASTINGS …

BEFORE &

AFTER SCHOOL

CARE

Your opinion

counts!

MONDAY, 24th

Uniform Shop Open 8:30am to 9:30am

WIN a Quelsch Stick - see Canteen Creations for details

TUESDAY, 25th

PSSA Basketball – Boys and Girls

LNC Rugby Union

WEDNESDAY, 26th

LNC Dance Festival at the Glasshouse

5.30 pm Showtime – Years 1, 3, 5 & 6

8pm Showtime – Years 2 & 4

Uniform Shop Open 2:30pm to 3pm

THURSDAY, 27th

NC Touch Football

LNC Dance Festival Showcase – Years 5 & 6 performing

FRIDAY, 28th

School Parliament

Uniform Shop Open 2:30pm to 3pm

PRINCIPAL MATTERS

BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL SURVEY Does your child need before and after school care? We want to hear from you – please complete a short

survey to help us understand your family’s needs for care out of school hours. Your responses will shape

what we do to expand and deliver Before and After School Care services in your community and across

NSW

Please complete the survey via the following website link:

https://surveys.education.nsw.gov.au/s3/OSHCParentsSurvey.

The survey will be open until 24 May 2021.

The survey has been designed to be easy to use and should take no more than two minutes to complete,

with a few extra minutes for those who would like to supply additional information.

If you need a paper or over-the-phone version of the survey, or require a survey translation, please contact

the Department of Education Before and After School Care Program team by phone on 1300 244 145 or

email at: BASCReform@det.nsw.edu.au.

CYBER SAFETY A note will go home early next week inviting parents to a cyber-safety presentation our school is arranging

with the kind support of our P&C. I commend this talk and invite you to come along if you can. Kirra

Prendergast is an engaging speaker with very relevant and important information to share on the evening

of 15th June at 6pm in our school hall.

LEARNING GROWING CARING

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Year 1 Winner, Dexter Van Mill

Speech - Karate

It was a pleasure to listen to the

wonderful students in Stage 1

who participated in the public

speaking on Tuesday. Some

interesting, well presented

speeches were delivered. Thank

you to Mrs Johnson for

organising the event this year.

Congratulations to our

Year 1 and Year 2

Public Speaking Champions,

Dexter Van Mill (1/2K) and

Charlotte Wilkins (2/3R).

Year 2 Winner, Charlotte Wilkins

Speech – My Cat “Mars”

CROSS COUNTRY Good luck to our students who are competing in the Lower North Coast Cross Country carnival in Kempsey

today. Many of our competitors have participated regularly in Kilometre Club.

DANCE FESTIVAL The dance festival is back! Our dance groups will perform at the Glasshouse next Wednesday evening with

the combined Year 5/Year 6 group also performing on Thursday night. Congratulations to our dancers for

their commitment and practise leading up to the event. Break a leg, girls & boys!

Nigel Sherrard

Principal

Kinder Bus Safety Program Yesterday, Kindergarten students participated in a Bus Safety Program. This included a presentation and,

most excitingly, a short bus trip around the school zone. For some of the children, it was the first time on a bus! Bus safety is an essential part of Road Safety and discussing with the student’s safe ways of travelling to and from school.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES LEVIES

FAMILIES INVOICED $30,850

PAYMENT RECEIVED $12,100

OUTSTANDING $18,750

FOUND

A pair of glasses were left on the office counter earlier this week. Are they yours?

LEARNING GROWING CARING

Shoe Lacing Lessons

Ascent Footwear, in partnership with The Athlete's Foot, visited us on Wednesday, 19th May, to educate the students

from Years 1 & 2. This fun, interactive workshop was used to help teach the students the important life skill of how

to tie their shoelaces correctly!

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Uniform Shop Open ...

Jumpers ... With the sudden cooler mornings, we have noticed several students arriving at school in non-

uniform jumpers. Please note only school jumpers & jackets are to be worn at school. PSSA jumpers are

not school uniform.

New uniform items can be purchased through the Flexischools app. Once you have completed your online

order, your order will be processed the next time the shop is open. The orders are brought to the office and

we will deliver those uniform purchases to your child. Unfortunately, only new stock is available through

flexischools. If you wish to purchase preloved, please visit the uniform shop. Our uniform shop often has

good quality second-hand uniforms available. Eftpos

facilities are also available

Girl’s Socks … At Wednesday night’s P&C meeting it

was agreed to add grey socks as an option to the

girl’s uniform. These are already in stock and

available for purchase at the uniform shop.

Dress Code … The policy was formulated by the

parent body. Sleeper earrings, (stud-gun) studs, a

watch and/or a plain signet ring are the only

jewellery that should be worn.

Students will be asked to remove jewellery (that

does not fall within policy guidelines), make-up

and/or nail polish.

THANK YOU A very big thank-you to our P&C Association who recently

purchased two Fountas Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Kits

for Stage 3 (Year 5 & Year 6). These kits, valued at over $500

each, are an essential resource for assessing reading and

comprehension levels.

Pictured are Mrs Leonie Mann, P&C Secretary, handing over

the kits to Stage 3 students, Tyler Lewis & Sarah Morton.

Monday 8.30am – 9.30am Wednesday 2.30pm – 3pm

Friday 2.30pm – 3pm

Community message for parents/carers

of our Year 6 Canberra Excursion

students.

This weekend is the

Aldi Snow Gear

Sale

LEARNING GROWING CARING

CANTEEN CREATIONS

MONDAY “Pack a Protein Day”

Honey Teriyaki Chicken with rice & broccoli, a hard-boiled egg & a muesli bite

$5.50

TUESDAY “Pita Pocket”

$5.50 Chicken Meatball pita pocket with tzatziki & lettuce

WEDNESDAY “It’s Sushi” (HM, GF)

$1.00 Weekly Special – Avocado Sushi

THURSDAY “Nachos” (HM, GF)

Nachos – corn chips, spicy beef, cheese, guacamole, salsa

& sour cream $4.50

EVERYDAY!

SURFS UP

LUNCHBAG

“Recess and Lunch Combo” … Collect at recess

$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

FUNNY FOOD FRIDAY

Each Friday, Mrs Hamel will post a joke. The first student to go to the canteen with the

correct answer on Monday, will receive a Quelsch Stick as a prize.

Last week’s joke was “What are twins favourite fruit?”

Answer “Pears!” This week’s winner was …Morghan Dawson 5B

This week’s joke is … Why do bees have sticky hair? Be first to tell Mrs Hamel the answer on Monday morning and win your prize!

Order Recess Snacks

and Lunches

online before 9am

Pre-ordered Snacks

and Lunch Orders

can be CANCELLED

ONLINE before 9am

FLEXISCHOOLS

www.flexischools.com

.au

Remember to click

the final

ORDER BUTTON

Check emails for

confirmation

NO EMAIL =

NO ORDER

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Kids flu vaccination clinic 2021 … Ages 5 years and over. Saturday 29th May from

11am to 1pm. Cost $24.95. Qualified nurse. Bookings essential, phone 6584 0044

FAB FUN DAYS ARE ON AGAIN! Soul Surfing will run a FAB FUN DAY on Tuesday 29th June

from 9am - 3.30pm. Surfing, activities, games and play all day long. Tired, happy, relaxed

kids ready for bed each night. $70 per normal FAB FUN DAY. Places are always limited so

book now. For more information, and to book, contact Corey or Loren on 0428 480 266 or

email corey@soulsurfing.com.au

WINTER WONDERLAND at CLUB NORTH HAVEN is back for this winter! Wednesday 23rd June to Sunday 11th July

Special Offer - Group Bookings Per Hour 9.30am to 12.30pm $20/Child and includes 1 hour

skating, skate hire and a Kids Meal. Max 50pax on the rink, for private hire minimum 25pax

CHEAP SKATE SESSION 5pm daily $15

Book by phoning Club Reception on 6559 9150.

www.clubnorthhaven.com.au

LEARNING GROWING CARING

KILOMETRE CLUB 2021 DISTANCE COVERED SO FAR:

5575 KILOMETRES

WE HAVE RUN AND WALKED TO:

PERTH

GREAT NEWS!!! Due to the wet weather this term

Kilometre Club has been extended for an

extra week! We now have 2 weeks left to

try and get all the way around Australia.

See you at Kilometre Club!

LEARNING GROWING CARING

20 KILOMETRES Isobel Grummitt, Tom Allen, Charlotte Taylor, Nixon Huens, Will S, Max Pengelly, James Cockshutt,

William Redfern, Thomas Little, Lexi Edwards, Tom Dun, Tom Carson, Edward Redfern, Jack Earl,

Thomas Steel, 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

Thompson-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

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 Steel, Sophie Griffiths, Miles

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

60 KILOMETRES Blair Griffiths, William Redfern, Tom Carson, Edward Redfern, James Cockshutt, Will S, Frankie

Maher, Nixon Huens, Tom Allen,