Email

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

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

HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER 17th May, 2019

85 Yarranabee Road,

PORT MACQUARIE, 2444

Phone 6582 2566

WHAT’S ON at HASTINGS … TERM 2 : WEEK 4 https://hastings-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/events.html

CERTIFICATE of

APPRECIATION to Amanda Cochrane

& Sue Richardson

(Charlie Cochrane’s mum & grandma)

Amanda recently donated a

Thomas the Tank Engine

play table and toys to Kindergarten.

Sue has donated two amazing

patchwork quilts for our sick bay.

Thank you ladies.

Your donations are truly appreciated!

Saturday, 18th

Election BBQ & Cake Stall

Monday, 20th

DANCE FESTIVAL TICKETS on sale

Uniform Shop open 8:30 to 9:30am

PSSA Boys & Girls Basketball v Tacking Point

K-2 Assembly 2:20pm. Presenting Class KS

Parent Workshop on Behaviour

Tuesday, 21st

Rugby Union Gala Day

Student Banking

Wednesday, 22nd

National Simultaneous Storytime - 10:40am

Uniform Shop open 2:30 to 3pm

Friday, 24th

LAST DAY for Kilometre Club

3-6 Assembly 9:20am. Presenting Class 5B

Responsible Pets Program - Kindergarten

PSSA Netball v Port Macquarie Public School

Uniform Shop open 2:30 to 3pm

PRINCIPAL MATTERS

Continuing Traffic Problems

Our school’s children’s crossings are located on Yarranabee Road and Braemar Drive. They are part-time

crossings which operate just before and after school hours. When CHILDREN CROSSING flags are displayed,

you must slow down and stop before the stop line if a pedestrian is entering the crossing or on the crossing.

Please note that when flags are not displayed, Yarranabee Road operates as a normal pedestrian (zebra

crossing).

Children are still developing skills that help them judge the direction of sound and the speed and distances

of vehicles. Children are physically small, harder to see and unpredictable. It’s everyone’s responsibility to

drive safely so children remain safe.

There are significant penalties for motorists who do not obey the road rules. If a motorist fails to stop at a

children’s crossing when there are children crossing, or if they approach a children’s crossing too quickly to

safely stop, they will receive a $561 fine and 4 demerit points.

Please slow down and be alert around our school!

The Polling Booth will be open and P&C’s famously renowned

ELECTION BBQ and CAKE STALL will be set up for Egg & Bacon Rolls, Sausage Sandwiches and home baked treats!

JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST OR MORNING TEA OR LUNCH!

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NSW Health

Last year the NSW Premier’s Department of Health media team contacted our school after hearing about

our healthy canteen initiatives and Kilometre Club. Impressed with what they heard, a visit was arranged to

do a short promotional shoot which is now of the NSW Health website and shared to schools throughout the

state. The video has also been uploaded to our website and can be viewed by clicking on the following link

…

https://hastings-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/doe/sws/schools/h/hastings-p/www/news/2019/5/nsw-premier-s-office---tackling-childhood-obesity.html

Parent Workshop on Behaviour

On Monday evening, I will be hosting a parent workshop on behaviour. The 2 hour program will help you to

help your child/ren now and into the future. Teaching children to be responsible decision makers, resilient

and self-regulated is always a challenge but an essential life skill. Sharing some strategies between home

and school can make a huge difference in supporting children to develop skills in effectively managing their

behaviour and emotions. The workshop will be held in the school library from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Cost is

$10.00 to help cover the cost of print materials.

Bookings are essential.

Thank You

Again, many thanks to the families who have paid their

child’s education resources levy. This levy supplies

your child with everyday classroom resources. We ask

parents to help cover part of the costs.

Jodie Paterson

Principal

KINDERGARTEN MOTHER'S DAY PICNIC & PAMPER

Our Kinder mums had a lovely time last Friday being treated by their children with hand & shoulder

massages and fun activities in their classroom. Afterwards, everyone enjoyed a picnic lunch in the

sunshine. Thank you to all the mums for coming and we hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day!

OPERATION ART

Every year government and non-government schools

across NSW are invited to participate in Operation Art, an

initiative of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in

association with the NSW Department of Education. The

Operation Art program provides a forum for schools and

students to demonstrate their visual arts achievements

through exhibitions at the Armory Gallery, Sydney Olympic

Park and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Some

exhibited works will eventually be hung at the Children’s

Hospital at Westmead.

Each school can submit four entries and we say “good

luck” to this year’s successful students:

Millie Geddes (5/6S) for her painting titled “The Dot”

Poppy McIntyre (5/6S) “Wonder”

Emily Lyttle (4K) “The Sun” and

Abbie Brown (5B) “The End of Summer”.

FILM by THE BREAKWALL - Extra Screening

We are very excited to announce Mrs Harris has arranged for our school to have our own private screening

of Film by The Breakwall on Friday evening, 31st May. Students from 5H, 5J and 5/6S are again welcome

to walk the Red Carpet at 5:15pm with the screening from 5:30 to 6:30pm. Cost is a gold coin donation at

the door. Seating and standing will be limited but we hope all interested families will come and view the

films made by students from Hastings, Lake Cathie, Port Macquarie, Tacking Point, Telegraph Point and

Westport Public Schools and Hastings Secondary College – Port Macquarie Campus.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES LEVIES

FAMILIES INVOICED $33,700

PAYMENT RECEIVED $15,043

OUTSTANDING $18,657

Millie, Poppy, Abbie & Emily

proudly displaying their Opertion Art entries.

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DISTRICT DANCE FESTIVAL

Dance Festival Tickets go on sale at the Glasshouse on Monday, 20th May. Tickets are $19.00 each and

can be purchased at the Box Office, over the phone or online. Notes regarding hair, make-up and costume

extras will go home and emailed soon.

• Year 1, Year 4 & Year 6 are performing on Monday, 17th June

• Year 2, Year 3 and Year 5 on Tuesday, 18th June

HASTINGS HULLABALOO 2019

https://www.facebook.com/hastingshullabaloo/

HELP PROMOTE 》We would love to see more people following Hastings

Hullabaloo 2019! Please invite your Hastings Public School friends and family

members to like our Hastings Hullabaloo 2019 facebook page so our messages

can reach the school community and beyond. We will keep you up to date with

all the fete news, upcoming meetings, donation requests, volunteer information

and all the excitement leading up to this major fundraising and community event

for our school.

ICAS COMPETITIONS

The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) is run by the University of NSW for

students in Years 2 to 6 interested in Digital Technologies, Science, Mathematics, Spelling, Writing and

English. This year, the format has changed and all tests, with the exception of Year 3 & Year 4 Writing, are

online. The price per paper has increased to $14.50 and the competition will run between 3rd and 19th

September. Further information will be sent home early next term.

SMS ABSENCE MESSAGING

With our new Sentral system, parents will receive a message on the morning their child is late to or absent

from school (unless previously notified). Parents are asked to acknowledge their child’s absence by replying

to the SMS with a short, polite explanation. This then cuts out the need to call the office, write a note to the

teacher or send an email. If you know your child is going to be away in advance you can let the office / class

teacher know and the absence will be recorded ahead of time.

3-6 ASSEMBLY AWARDS 10th May, 2019

3D Lacey-Rose Barnes Jacob Bell Jourdan Robson Flynn Taylor

3G Hunter Page Cameron de Silva Aaliyah Burt

3L Tahlia Thompson Eli Bennett Misha Kolganov

3/4P Matthew Walls Poppy Mason Manni McGrath

4B Annabelle Mitchell Kaiden Southwell Zac Graham

4K Rubi Roser James Westcott Ashton Cater

4M Charley Mainey Avalon Enfield Harlem Todkill-Arndell

5B Ashton Murray Rudy Klein Bodhi King-Johnson

5H Brooke Camozzato Declan Power Eli Collins

5J Amber Grange Skyla Donald Alliyra Bentley

5/6M Joshua Kobelke Hayley Blackwell Noah McCrystal

5/6S Kyla Roach Oskar Morris Maddie Hughes Max Brockhouse

6B Audrey Cassegrain Riley Morris Raymond Ncube

SPORTS AWARD

Rourke Huens

Stephanie Lawrence

SMILEY AWARD

Annalise Morton

MATHS

Lalita Sen Gupta

Olivia Wilson

CAN YOU HELP IN THE CANTEEN EITHER MONDAY or THURSDAY?

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LIBRARY NEWS

Premier’s Reading Challenge

2019 …

The Premier’s Reading

Challenge is now open.

All Kindergarten students will

be participating in this

challenge during their Library

lessons. The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure and enable them to

experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge for each student to read, to read more

and to read more widely.

If your children from Year 1 to Year 6 would like to participate, they have until August 30th to select and read.

Our Teacher/Librarian, Mrs Dobson, has recording sheets available to keep track of the books read and

students have access to a computer to record and update their Reading Log during recess or library lessons.

For more information, go to the official website: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

National Simultaneous Storytime …

The National Simultaneous Storytime is held annually by the Australian Library

and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and

illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in

libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and

many other places around the country. On Wednesday, our students will come

together between 10:40 and 11am to read “Alpacas with Maracas”.

Book Fair …

All classes will preview Book Fair next week, and will have the opportunity to fill

in a WishList, and take a catalogue home. Our 2019 Book Fair will run from

Monday, 27th to Thursday, 30th May. We aim to earn enough commission to buy a Film Kit which will be

accessible for all teachers to use with their class. Items SOLD OUT can be ordered and paid for.

POSTERS

BOOKS

BOOK PACKS

& STATIONERY

DATE MORNINGS RECESS AFTERNOON

Monday, 27th

Tuesday, 28th

Wednesday, 29th 8:00am to

9:00am

11.10am to

11.30am

3:00 to 4:00pm

Thursday, 30th May 3:00 - 3.30pm

WAUCHOPE SHOW SUCCESS

Congratulations to everyone who

submitted artwork to this year’s

Wauchope Show.

Your contributions saw our

school named “Overall

Champion Large School”.

Artworks are on display in the

main corridor.

CANTEEN CREATIONS

THANKS FOR

HELPING

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th

HELP WANTED Katherine Yager Danielle Blenkhorn HELP WANTED Kimberley Day

11 to 1:30pm 12:00 to 1:30pm 12:00 to 1:30pm 11 to 1:30pm 12:00 to 1:30pm

ORDER LUNCHES (or cancel an online order) before 9am at www.flexischools.com.au

CHALLENGE Kinder,

Year 1 and Year 2

Year 3 &

Year 4

Year 5 &

Year 6

Number of books

you must read 30 20 20

Minimum number of

PRC books 25 15 15

Maximum number of

personal choice books 5 5 5

PRC booklists

you can read from K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-9 3-4, 5-6, 7-9 5-6, 7-9

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BREAK A LEG! Wishing Reuben Reed all the very

best as he stars as “Pugsley Addams” in the Port

Macquarie Players Theatre production of The

Addams Family! The play will run from tonight until

2nd June.

SPORTS REPORTS

State Tennis … Report by Ben Grummitt

Last week I represented the North Coast at the PSSA State Tennis carnival in Inverell. Our team played

well coming 8th place overall from 13 teams. I played really well and I am very excited to try again next

year and vie for a national position.

Congratulations to one of our NC team members, Ruby Pade from Coffs Harbour, who was selected in the

NSW squad.

Touch Football … Congratulations to Manu Carter and Marley Carter for their selection in the Lower

North Coast Touch Football team. The boys will travel to Grafton on Tuesday, 11th June to compete in the

North Coast Touch Football trial. Best of luck to both boys!

Golf … This weekend William Martin will be competing in the North Coast Junior Masters Golf competition

at Kew Golf Club. The tournament is two rounds (36 holes) over Saturday and Sunday and attracts a field

from across NSW as it is one of the higher end competitions for ages 17 and under. William (whose

handicap is 26.4) will also represent Hastings Public School on the 2nd July in the PSSA competition in

Yamba and then in the U12’s NSW State Championships during the July holidays. We wish William all the

very best!

AFL Paul Kelly Cup … Report by Drew de Silva

Last Thursday, Hastings’ first ever AFL squad

competed in the annual Paul Kelly Cup. There were 2

teams; a Year 6 team and a Year 5 team. Many of the

students had never played a proper game of AFL

before. A special shout out goes to Josh Kobelke who

did his job so well that he caused the player he was

marking to fail at doing his job! Josh’s heroics enabled

Hastings to capture a win.

Both teams had some big losses and great wins. As a

newly formed group we are looking forward to

participating next year!

All the players would like to thank Mr Scott and James

Moir from the AFL development team for doing an

amazing job coaching us and organising this for

Hastings!

COMMUNITY NOTICES

First Holy Communion … The St Agnes’ Parish

Sacramental Team will be running a Sacramental Program

on Tuesday, 18th June (6pm) at St Agnes Parish Church, for

all children in Year 3 or above, that currently do not attend

a Catholic School, and are wishing to make their First Holy

Communion. To obtain your registration form and further

details regarding the program, please contact Simone Tydd

by Wednesday, 22nd May.

Email: sacramentalprogram@gmail.com

Kids Flu Vaccination Clinic … Terry White Chemmart

are offering flu vaccinations for children 5 to 16 years on

Saturday, 25th May from 12noon to 3:00pm. Bookings are

essential and can be made by phoning 6584 0044.

Vaccinations are $19.95 each.

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