Phone 6582 2566 85 YARRANABEE ROAD, PORT MACQUARIE, 2444

Fax 6582 1380

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

Web www.hastings-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

HASTINGS Public School

NEWSLETTER 15th September, 2017

WEEK 10 : What’s On at Hastings ... http://www.hastings-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/calendar

Monday 18th Uniform Shop open 8:30 to 9:30am

Boys Touch Football v Kempsey West

K-2 Assembly 2:25pm Presenting Class 2D - Awards to KA, KH, 1C, 1M, 2B, 2D

Tuesday 19th Creative & Critical Thinking Expo

Student Banking

Wednesday 20th Uniform Shop open 2:30 to 3pm

P&C Meeting - Staffroom 7:30pm

Thursday 21st Dance Eisteddfod

PSSA Cricket v Wauchope

Friday 22nd TREAT DAY at the Canteen

School Parliament Sits

Uniform Shop open 2:30 to 3pm

THAT’S IT! - School returns for everyone on Monday, 9th October.

HASTINGS HERO

Congratulations to Audrey Greenhorn (5/6S) who was named

our Hastings Hero for Term 3. Audrey’s citation reads …

Earlier this year, Audrey spent three nights staying with her

grandmother in Taree. During the last night of her stay her

grandmother became unwell and an ambulance was called. Audrey’s

grandmother lives in a rural location and at 1am, in the middle of

winter, Audrey had to go out and flash the car headlights so the ambulance could locate them. After

assessment they deemed her OK to remain at home but six hours later the ambulance was again called and

took her grandmother to hospital. Audrey got to ride in the Ambulance as well and when they got to the

hospital she gave hospital staff the next of kin details and phone numbers. Remaining calm, Audrey stayed

with her grandma ensuring she was OK and kept family members updated on her condition until they

arrived. Audrey showed great maturity in coping with her grandmother being unwell and doing what was

needed even in the dark of night.

Our Hastings Hero award is proudly sponsored by Craig Barnett of First National Real Estate.

HASTINGS HAPPENINGS Respect - Responsibility - Initiative - Resilience

Commitment - Courage - Achievement

YEAR 2 DANCE GROUP is performing at

Monday’s Infants Assembly!

CHANGE OF DATE

The Year 6

Farewell Dinner

will now be held

Tuesday

12th December

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CREATIVE & CRITICAL THINKING EXPO

All parents and carers are welcome to join us next Tuesday, 19th September for our inaugural

Creative & Critical Thinking Expo which will showcase the learning students have undertaken this

term.

GRADE TIME ACTIVITIES

Kindergarten 9:30 to 11am Help Kindergarten build a dinosaur!

Year 1

1J – 10:30am; 1C – 11:30am;

1S – 1:45pm; 1K – 2pm; &

1M – 2:30pm

Created environments

Year 2 9:30 to 11am Grandparents are particularly invited to join Year 2

exploring, singing and enjoying morning tea!

Year 3 &

Year 4 3 to 4:30pm

Feeling HOT HOT HOT! Live cooking

demonstrations & paper plane construction

Year 5 &

Year 6 3 to 4:30pm

Experiments, robotics, electronics and the

construction of wigwams & igloos.

Special Requests:

Year 1

&

Year 2

Pre-schoolers are not encouraged to attend the activities Year 1 and Year 2 are

presenting for safety reasons. If they do come, parents are asked to please keep them

with you at all times and not let them wander around the classrooms and

demonstration areas.

Years

3-6

Siblings of Year 3 to 6 students are welcome to join their parents but again we ask they

stay with you under close supervision and not wander throughout classrooms and

demonstration areas. The play equipment is out of bounds for all.

PREMIER’S DEBATING CHALLENGE

Last Friday Hastings Opinionators competed against Port Macquarie Public School in the Premier’s

Debating Challenge. The topic for the debate was “that we should ban misbehaving popstars from

performing in Australia”. Hastings Opinionators were the affirmative.

Congratulations to our team, Frederik Morris, Axel Lindeman, Audrey Greenhorn & Lily Maqueda, who

won the debate and are now in the North Coast Regional semi-finals. A special thank you to Samuel

Reniers who is the team reserve. He prepares with the team leading up to each competition and

attends each debate, ready to stand-in if required.

PREMIER’S SPELLING BEE

Congratulations to Stephanie Dun and Ebony Walters (Stage 2) and Matilda Stewart & Kaden Knox-

Sheen (Stage 3) who represented our school at the Regional Finals of the Premier’s Spelling Bee in

Forster on Monday. All students did extremely well and are a credit to themselves for getting to this

level. In the Stage 3 division, both Kaden & Matilda made it to the final five before Kaden was

stumped by ‘precursor' from the unseen list. Matilda continued on and won the final correctly

spelling ‘capricious’. Matilda will now participate at the State Finals in Sydney on Wednesday, 8th

November.

BREAK A LEG

Wishing our dance groups the best of Hastings luck as they participate in the Port Macquarie &

District Dance Eisteddfod next Thursday at the Glasshouse. Please be on time meeting teachers at

the Stage Door and parents are asked to be prompt in picking up their child/ren at the end of their

session. Costumes should be returned to school for any Term 4 performances. Break a leg, boys

and girls!

BACKING TRACK COMPETITION

The final date to enter a backing track for the school song will be Wednesday, 20th September. The

track must be produced on Garage Band and be at a speed of 100 beats per minute so it fits under

the current school song.

Entries to be emailed to Mr Gornall at ben.gornall@det.nsw.edu.au by 11:00am on the

Wednesday. Mr Gornall and Mrs Starr will decide on the winning entry by Friday, 22nd September.

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OPERATION ART

Operation Art is an

initiative of The

Children’s Hospital at

Westmead in association

with the New South

Wales Department of

Education.

This year, four students from our school (James Cockshutt, Lily Maqueda, Josie Taylor and Naomi

Harris) had their artworks accepted into an exhibition at Sydney Olympic Park showcasing 800

artworks from students from K-12 in NSW schools. Of these artworks 150 receive special

recognition. James' artwork, 'My Dog, Macca' will be one of 12 on display in the offices of ANTSO

(Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) which is a sponsor of Operation Art.

After 12 months his artwork will then be placed in a children's ward at a regional hospital. This is a

particularly meaningful achievement for James as his family spent many months at Westmead

whilst his sister was undergoing treatment for leukaemia. James and Lily ('Senorita, Big Eyes')

both received a 'Paw Pick' which means they become part of a teacher's package.

INFANTS ASSEMBLY - 4th & 11th September, 2017 MATHLETICS Analiese Bishop

GIGGLES

Morghan Dawson Jemma Kowalewski

BIGGLES Adrian Taylor Bear Farmer

KA Matilda Erdelyi Siena Stratton William Redfern

KB Victoria Power Charlie Fox Summa-Lea Milburn

KH Jemma Kowalewski Miller Baird Paige Dallinger

KS Diesel Walker Violet Longstaff

1C Eva Beard Tyler Wright Lucas Golledge

1J Cooper Berry Cameron de Silva Josette Hoffman

1M Charley Hunter Tyarnah Komene Olivia Miller-Boswell

1S Van Lyons Isabelle Moane

2B Evan Rowe Nichole Redman Talis O’Brien-Oliver

2D Abe Whitfield Aaron Prince Tiffany Asher

2F Hayley Negus James Cockshutt Annabelle Mitchell

2S Jett Kukla Zara Dennis Sage Pryce-Boylan

CANTEEN CREATIONS

DATE ROSTER

10am – 2pm THEME WHEN PITSTOP COST

Monday 18th Meredith Wyatt Rise & Shine 8:30 – 8:50am Hot Crumpet & Strawberry Jam

80c

Tuesday 19th Mark Stewart Taste Testers Recess Blindfold Taste Testing Free

Wednesday 20th Kerri Caslick Wrap It Up Recess Spicy Taco $1.00

Thursday 21st HELP PLEASE A Taste of Italy Recess Mushroom Risoni $1.00

Friday 22nd Kimberley Day

Kerrie McKinnon Veg Out! Recess TREAT DAY! 50c - $2

Order lunches online (before 9am) at www.flexischools.com.au

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

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HASTINGS HULLABALOO RAISING FUNDS TO PUT A COLA OVER THE NETBALL COURT

To make our Hullabaloo

an outstanding success we need the help of

parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles and friends

Coordinators It’s not that hard! Simply set up your stall, grab some friends and away you go.

Coordinators are required for the Jumping Castle, Kids Sumo Wrestling and

Sideshow Alley – Challenge the Goalie and Lob A Chocolate.

Helpers One hour slots and we have 85 slots to fill! Times that by 2 (to have 2 adults

on each stall for each session) and we are looking for 170 parents! Easy, as

we have over 500 families in the school. Please don’t leave volunteering to

someone else because both of you are needed! It’s only 60 minutes out of

your day and you are helping your child’s school.

Setting Up & Do we have a few fit mums and dads out there to help set up from 7am and

Packing Away pack away after 2? We need your muscles! Egg & Bacon Rolls on offer for the

early birds!

Gecko Vouchers Gecko vouchers must be pre-purchased and will give your child $7.00 worth of

value for $5.00. Vouchers can be purchased through flexischools

www.flexischools.com.au or by completing the slip below and returning to the

office with your $5.00. Vouchers will be sent home via your child during the

week leading up to the fete.

My Cake Rules! Open to students of Hastings Public School only! Buy or bake a cake and

decorate it! The cakes judged to be the best decorated will win for their creator

a Family Voucher for Billabong Zoo (1st); a family voucher for Ten Pin Bowling

(2nd) or a family voucher for Putt-Putt Golf (3rd). All cakes must be solely the

creation of the student.

Raffle Who doesn’t want to win one of the amazing prizes on offer? Extra raffle ticket books

can be picked up from the office. Remember to supervise your children if they are

selling tickets around the neighbourhood.

Donations Please keep sending in donations to help keep costs down. All donations can be left

at the office.

Just Baked Treats & Biscuit Decorating - cake decorations, jelly crystals, icing sugar

Beauty Salon - nail polish, nail decorations, colour hair spray, make-up pads

Bottle Lotto - the target is for 700 (one from each student) bottles filled with nik-naks

HASTINGS HULLABALOO - GECKO VOUCHER ORDER FORM

Our family would like to order _________ Gecko Voucher strips at $5.00 each (Value = $7.00). Please send home with:- Child’s Name: _____________________________________ Class: ______ I attach payment of $ __________. Signed: ______________________ Parent / Carer

Gecko Vouchers can also be ordered at www.flexischools.com.au

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

Drawn To Art – After School Art Classes … Jane advises her after school art classes for Term 4 are

full. Thank you to all parents who returned their child’s permission notes promptly.

Wonderbook … Claire Pullen (mum of Anwen 1M), is delighted to launch WonderBook - a new

venture for primary students which explores the wonder of books through storytelling, creative

writing, craft and imaginative play. Claire is currently completing her MA in English Literature with a

special interest in children's books. The following sessions will be offered this school holidays at 20

Hillcrest Avenue from 10am - 12pm at a cost of $20.00

28th September 29th September 4th October 5th October

Do Not Open

Pandora's Box!

X Treasure Islands,

Treasure Maps X

Land of Giants Me and What I See:

Journals and Diaries

For more information / booking, please contact Claire on 0438 921 021 or email

clairegemma@hotmail.com (WWC1381714E).

Flying High Kite Festival … Sunday, 24th September at Lion’s Park (town Beach Headland).

9am Decorating

10am Junior kite flying competition and Best Decorated Kite

10:30am Kite flying demonstration

11:30am Open Kite Flying Competition

Intensive Learn to Swim … Port Macquarie Olympic Pool will be holding intensive learn to swim

classes during the holidays. Prices are $40 to $60 per child for the five days of the first week and

$36 to $48 per student for the four days of the second week. Fees include pool entry for the

participant. Bookings are now being taken and can be made at the pool. For further information

please phone 6583 1635 or email swimwellpmq@gmail.com

Westport Tennis Club … School holiday camps will be held between 9am to 1pm daily for both

weeks of the holidays. Cost is $30.00 per day or $120 for 5 days and includes tennis coaching, ball

skills and footwork activities. Suitable for boys and girls 5 to 12 years. Bookings can be made by

phoning Mark Rawlingson on 0412 834 336.

NSW Bike Week … Port Macquarie Hastings Council are holding a Bike Week Fun Day at Westport

Park (TOMORROW) Saturday, 16th September from 10am to 2pm. A day of cycling activities for the

whole family. The event is suitable for cyclists of all abilities. Entry and participation is free. Food,

drinks and entertainment available.

Eureka Explorers … Are you looking for fun and excitement for your child/ren during the holidays?

Eureka Explorers hold fun, innovative workshops in the STEM subjects of Science Technology

Engineering Maths. Morning sessions (10am to 12 noon) for students in Years 1 & 2 $35.00.

Afternoon sessions (1pm to 4pm) for students in Years 3 to 6 $45.00. Register now at

www.eurekaexplorers.com.au/register For all other enquiries phone 0455 331 010

“ON THE FARM”

$5.00 tickets available at the door

Glo products on sale

Canteen will be open for snacks & drinks

K-2

5pm to 6:30pm

3-6

7pm to 8:30pm