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Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911
Hezlett Happenings ~ Friday 23 August 2019
Book Week 2019 What a wonderful week we have had here at North Kellyville PS celebrating quality literature. It was fantastic to see so many kindergarten students attend the bedtime stories evening on Tuesday and I think the parents enjoyed the stories just as much as the kids did. Our book character parade on Thursday was a great success and both the students and teachers looked amazing. Finally, a visit from children’s author and illustrator James Foley was a great way to end the week. Thank you to our librarian Katie Whelan for all her hard work behind the scenes making these events a reality. Ridges Zone Athletics Carnival Yesterday, North Kellyville PS sent a team of students to the Ridges Athletics carnival. All students were a credit to themselves and represented their school with pride. A few magnificent individual results were achieved with 3 students progressing to the Sydney West Regional carnival early next term. More information about these results can be found in the sports desk section. Kiss and Drop Zone A reminder that our designated kiss and drop zone is on Hezlett Road and there is parking available on Hipwell Avenue if required. If all parents can ensure they use the appropriate areas correctly to ensure our students safety and minimise congestion in our surrounding streets. Jersey Day Next Friday, 30th August is Jersey Day. Students are able to wear their favourite jersey or teams colours on this day. Here is the link to the Jersey Day website if you wish to learn more. We ask that if you would like your child to participate that parents have an age appropriate discussion with their child/ren in regards to the purpose of Jersey Day – raising awareness of organ donation.
2020 Enrolments We are now accepting enrolments for 2020. If you know of any future students who have not yet enrolled, it would assist our organisation greatly if you could please prompt them to enrol. Being able to accurately predict student numbers ahead of times enables recruitment and procurement processes to be more streamlined and effective. When students enrol late we are less prepared. Orientation days for Kindergarten 2020 will be very early next term. Please note that students residing outside of the catchment zone, including those who live in close proximity south of the school, must complete a non-local enrolment application for their enrolment to be considered. Non-local students are not guaranteed enrolment. Only exceptional and compelling cases are considered.
North Kellyville Public School catchment zone
Community Grant – We Need Your Vote! Thank you to the parents and friends of the school who have taken the time to vote in the MyCommunity Grant initiative. North Kellyville Public School is desperately seeking $65,000 in support to finance outdoor play equipment. Only the projects with the most votes will be funded. Your solitary vote may be the difference between us being given $65,000 or nothing! More information can be found here including details about how to vote. The voting page is here.
PRINCIPAL’S NEWS
Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911
Calendar on the Website Another helpful feature of the school website is the community calendar which is filling up quickly. We are diligently working to make this a trusted source of information about all school events. Take a look if you haven’t already and offer any suggestions to [email protected].
Term 3 Accounts Term 3 statements of account will soon be issued via email to the parent listed as ‘parent 1’ on each student’s enrolment form. The only items that will appear are any new costs this term (such as excursions) and any outstanding payments from Terms 1 and 2. I strongly encourage parents to make payment as soon as possible as the school is required to pay suppliers for resources. Years 4-6 camp and Swim School require pre-payment. Please see separate notices for details. Thanks Thanks for having me! It has been great to be a part of North Kellyville PS for the past few weeks. Although I have only been here for a short time it is easy to see the outstanding foundations that have been put in place to ensure students have access to the best possible education. I have enjoyed getting to know the students, they are very welcoming. The staff are dedicated and committed to providing opportunities for students and it has been a pleasure to support them in this. Mr Moth will return next week. All the best for the remainder of 2019, your foundation year. Luke Hogan Relieving Principal 23 August 2019
Parent Workshop – Learning Links Thank you to the parents who supported our parent workshop presented by Learning Links. It was unfortunate that 50% of registered attendees were 'no shows' for the session but those that attended found it very valuable. Parents learnt the basics for speech pathology and occupational therapy including how to support their children with their development of language and when to ask for hep from an external provider. We also spent some time discussing pencil grip and handwriting and parents were given some strategies around supporting their children in changing the pencil grip to a more effective one. Week of Tastes – Year 4 This week students in year 4 have been seeing, smelling, hearing, feeling and talking TASTE - that is what Week of Tastes is about! Sound both inside and outside our head plays a role in how we taste. Students learnt that food has less taste when our environment is noisy. Even the tempo of background music can influence our eating – slower music allows us to linger whereas fast paced music will speed up our eating. Students were blindfolded for some of the tastings which taught them that they can’t always trust their eyes. On Monday the Year 4 students will welcome Sarah Musico a 3rd year Apprentice Chef at the Star in Sydney. Sarah is also part of the young chef club of the Australian Federation and is currently working in a brand new restaurant called Chuuka which is owned by both Chase Kojima and Victor Liong. Sarah will talk to our students about food and even give them a tasting of some of the things she likes to cook.
Kasey-Lea McGill Assistant Principal 23 August 2019
TEACHER TALK
Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911
Zone Athletics Carnival On Thursday 22nd August our Zone Representatives attended the Zone Athletics Carnival at Blacktown International Sports Park Athletics Centre. Our students’ behaviour and sportsmanship was outstanding during this event. Thank you to Mr Southwell and Mr Hogan for their hard work as event officials. A big congratulations to Summer Paki who came 1st in the 9 Year Old Girls 100m Final, Danika Steyn who came 1st in the Junior Girls Discus and Louise Knight who came 2nd in the 11 Year Old Girls Discus. Well done and good luck to Summer, Danika and Louise who are advancing to the Area Athletics Carnival!
Cricket Gala Day On Tuesday 20th August students from years 3-6 went to the Cricket Blast Gala Day with Mr Southwell and Mr Janes. Students competed in 4 games of cricket where they all had an opportunity to bat, bowl and field. The Junior Boys were undefeated in their 4 games and the Senior Girls came 3rd in their competition. Congratulations to all the students who attended the day.
BOOK WEEK! What a week! Thank you to everyone who helped make our first ever Book Week such a success. We had a number of exciting events Book Fair Kindergarten Bedtime Stories Paul Marryatt author/illustrator visiting
Kindergarten Dress-up day - Book Week Assembly and
Parade James Foley visit
Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) Congratulations to Joanna C., Christelle L., ., Aayanpreet S., Sienna J. and Danika S. on recently completing the Challenge.
Ms Katie Whelan Teacher Librarian
THE SPORTS DESK LIBRARY BIZ
Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911
P&C TRIVIA NIGHT Ticket Sales to open very soon! Keep an eye out on school stream for online ordering. See attached flyer and order form for more details in the interim. Trivia Night is scheduled for Saturday 28th September. This exciting event will be located in the school hall from 18:00 – 23:00. The event will be a STRICTLY over 18 only event. We are still looking for sponsors and donations, so any support would certainly be appreciated! Sponsors will be recognised with acknowledgement on the school’s web site and social media and sponsor flyers on the tables. For further information, please feel free to contact Tracy (P&C Executive Member) [email protected]. Donations may be delivered to the North Kellyville Public School Front Office. Please mark ATTENTION: Trivia Night Donation Thank you for your time and support of our school.
Father’ Day Stall and Breakfast The stall will be held on Tuesday 27th August. The purchase of tickets has now closed. We are sure that the kids are excited to do their shopping soon! Don’t Forget: A bbq breakfast will be held to further celebrate our wonderful Dads and Grandfathers on Friday 30th August from 7:30am. We hope to see you there!! *If you are available to volunteer to cook or serve at the BBQ please email [email protected] P&C Meetings A reminder that our next P&C General Meeting is being held on Wednesday 11th September at 7:30pm in the library. Cookie Dough Fundraiser All Cookie Dough orders must be in and finalised by Monday 26th August so only days to go!!! Finish up your selling!!. The current scheduled date for pick-up of your order is (17/9/19)
Please LIKE our new Facebook page to stay updated: https://www.facebook.com/nkps.pca/ Entertainment Book Fundraiser You can now purchase your 2019-2020 Entertainment Book subscription and fundraise for the North Kellyville Public School P&C Association! Entertainment Memberships give you hundreds of 2-for-1 and up to 50% off offers from many of the most popular restaurants, attractions, activities, shopping, accommodation and more in your area. Memberships are available in two formats: the traditional Entertainment Book that comes with the Entertainment Gold Card and hundreds of valuable vouchers, or the Entertainment Digital Membership that puts the value of the Entertainment Book on to your iPhone or Android smartphone. Entertainment Books and Digital Memberships are $70, and the 2019-2020 Sydney Membership covers the Northern Beaches, North Sydney, CBD, Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, Greater West (Parramatta, Nepean, through to Blue Mountains) and the Sutherland Shire.
P&C NEWS
Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911
Click on this link to place your order now. NOTE: Hard copy books can be picked up on arrangement with Gloria Hill - please email her on [email protected] Stuck On You Fundraiser We have partnered with Stuck on You to assist you with all your labelling needs. Given the state of our unnamed items in school lost property this term, they would be a very good investment! For every order placed using our unique code, the P&C will receive a commission to further support us in our fundraising goals of new playground equipment for the children. HOW TO ORDER
1. Go to www.stuckonyou.com.au 2. Place your order 3. Enter fundraising code (NKPSPCA) at the
checkout for the commission to be sent to NKPS P&C
Alison Nicolson P&C President 9 August 2019 [email protected]
SCHOOL EVENTS / DATES ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
KEY DATES
Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911
Out Of School Hours Care – Wesley Mission has been appointed as the provider of out of school hours care. The centre will run out of the school hall both before and after school. Morning care will commence from 6:00am, while care in the afternoon will be provided until 6:00pm. Contact OOSH on 96266620 or email [email protected].
Facebook Page – ‘Like’ our Facebook page and encourage all of your friends, families and neighbours to do likewise!
Mailing List – To be added to the Hezlett Happenings mailing list, click here.
Parent Handbook – Edition 1 of the North Kellyville Public School Parent Handbook if available here. Please read this document to become acquainted with many school programs and procedures.
School Stream App – A lot of news, forms and notices are pushed out to mobile devices through our School Stream App. If you haven’t yet downloaded the app, do so now!
Parent Volunteers – must supply 100 points of ID to be brought to the office where it will be photocopied and kept on file for audit purposes and Appendix 5 which is a summary of the 100 points and a signed declaration about character and previous offences.
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Dollarmites School Banking – The P&C led school banking initiative occurs each Tuesday morning. Students can being their bank books to the special programs rooms between 8:30 and 9:00am. More information here.
QUICK INFORMATION
Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911
Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911
Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911
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Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911
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Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
[email protected] 8801 1911