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Welcome to

WEEK 8!

Don’t forget.....Thursday 8th December

Presentation Day

Years 2-6 - PHS @ 9:30am

Years K-1 - MVPS Hall @

1:30pm

Reminder... Friday 16th December

Last day for students

Friday 27th January 2017

Staff return

Monday 30th January

2017Students 1-6 return

p. 9999 3481 f. 9997 8446 e. [email protected] w. [email protected]

“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” - Carl Bard

Forgot something!

All notes are on the website - check it out!

A Message From The Office

Administration hours Monday to Friday 8:30am – 3:15pm

CHRISTMAS GIFT DONATIONS – will be collected on Wednesday 8th December.

Even though we are not having a “Christmas Carol Evening” this year, we will still be collecting gifts for charity for those parents who would like to donate. You can place your gift under the Christmas Tree (or box) in the office.

Gifts will be collected by Wiseberry Mona Vale, to give to children from Stewart House and Bear Cottage. Donations are required for children between 6 -17 years old.

Unwrapped in a gift bag is best as all gifts need to be checked for suitablilty. Please avoid toys that need too many batteries. New items only and please no food.

Thank you for your support.

Planning For 2017 If you are thinking or know you are leaving Mona Vale Public School in 2017, please let us know via email so that we can effectively plan classes for 2017.


From the Office

Have you purchased your Mona Vale School backpack?

All students must have a MVPS backpack in 2017.

Only Year 6 2017 are allowed to have a black back pack if they don’t have a MVPS backpack.

All bags MUST have a bag tag attached at ALL times.

Year 5 2016 – Applications For Academic Extension Class High School 2018

Students wishing to apply for Academic Extension Classes at Barrenjoey, Narrabeen and Pittwater High Schools in 2018.

Please see note on website on the notes tab. ALL ENQUIRIES [email protected].

Students are eligible for placement at their local designated high school. Applications are to be forwarded with payment to Narrabeen Sports High (see note for details). Applications close 24th February 2017.

2017 Text And Exercise BooksK-2 2017 are now able to order text and exercise books for 2017. Please order promptly to ensure a smooth transition into 2017. An app message has been sent. Please go to [email protected] and then to the Notes and Forms tab, and to Planning 2017 to see the notes with instructions.

Text books will be ordered online from Dominie and exercise books ordered online from Five Senses.

Years 3-6 will go live on 5th December. Stay tuned to the school app for conformation. Notes have been posted on our website, however, do not try to order until the app arrives to confirm our suppliers are ready.

ALL BOOKS WILL BE DELIVERED TO SCHOOL, ready for your child to start working at the beginning of 2017. Please order promptly to ensure a smooth delivery of books to all students.

If you are experiencing financial difficulty please contact Leonie.

Leonie GallardSchool Administration Manager


From the Office


Year 6 Dancesport revision

Support Classes to the Basin

Last day for students

Students return Monday 30th January 2017

Merry Christmas

10am Kindergarten 2017 welcome assembly

Presentation Day @ PHS9:30am Years 2-6 Recipients & Performance Band meet @ 8:30am @ PHS1:30pm - Years K-1 @ MVPS

Big Band Bash

Year 5 @ Surf School

Year 6 @ Luna Park

Year 5 @ Surf School

Year 6 Farewell

Year 6 Dancesport revision lessons

Choirs visiting Mona Vale Hosue

10am parent helpers morning tea

Combined Scripture Christmas assembly

FRIDAY 16th

THURSDAY 15th

WEEK 10WEEK 9

WEDNESDAY 14th

TUESDAY 13th

MONDAY 12th

FRIDAY 9th

THURSDAY 8th

WEDNESDAY 7th

TUESDAY 6th

MONDAY 5th

Calendar

Show respect to adults when going through doorways or

walking along paths by moving out of the way.

(begins Monday 5th December)

Mona ValeManners

Week 9

White Ribbon

White Ribbon

Mona Vale Public School came together last week to acknowledge White Ribbon Day. Every child made an individual ‘white ribbon’ and stuck it to the school’s fence to show the community that we, as a school, are doing our part to build Respectful Relationships

Special thanks to Phil, Austin T and Mr Kelson for organising the photo and video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_y0Qt47DyM&sns=em; a powerful image to remind us all that we are a White Ribbon School and we will stand up, speak out and act!

Regards

Miss Fiona Kelsall

SRC Mufti Day

Mufti DayLast Thursday, the SRC had a Mufti Day to raise money for the following 5 charities; White Ribbon, Stewart House, Fight on the Beaches, Dare the Boss and TLC.

Thank you so much for your generous contributions, we raised approximately $4 300. WOW!

The SRC Team


Sport News

Bladen Cup TennisTennis is the winner at Mona Vale.A record number of students and teachers entered the Bladen Cup tennis competition this year. We have been playing each lunchtime, working our way through the knockout matches.

Our champions for 2016 are:

Junior Boys: Josh HJunior Girls : Emma BSenior Boys: Pavle PSenior Girls: Isabella ETeacher doubles: Mrs Bryce and Miss Ashworth

Congratulations to all our participants and thank you to our umpires Miss Kelsall, Mr Johnson, Mr Johnston and Mrs Simons. Looking forward to a huge 2017 competition.

Eagle Tag Gala DayCongratulations to the Junior Boys and Girls Eagle Tag teams who took part in the next stage of the Peninsula Championships at Brookvale Oval last Thursday. Both teams won the Pittwater Gala Day and moved on to play against the Manly and Warringah area winners.

The boys lost in the Grand Final against Harbord 2-3. The girls won their Grand Final against Seaforth, 4-0, and are Champions for 2016!

Congratulations!!!!

Mrs Mel StevensonAssistant Principal, Stage 3

Chess

Chess Club Pizza PartyTo celebrate the end of the year, the Chess Club is having a pizza party!

When: Wednesday 7 December 2016.Time: Lunchtime - from first bell. Remember not to pack a lunch!Where: Outside the back of the hall for pizza and then inside for some friendly games of chess.

All students who were members at any time this year are welcome to come along. There is no cost. Parent volunteers and anyone interested in volunteering for chess club are also welcome to come along.

Planning for Chess in 2017Next year, due to other commitments, I will be handing over the role of Chess Chair. If there is anyone interested in becoming more involved with Chess Club, taking on a role or joining the committee, please send me an email.

The highlight for me this year was to see how much the kids enjoy playing chess. We all know chess is good for the brain and strategic thinking, but it’s also great to see the kids have fun, work together in teams and support each other.

By becoming involved in Chess Club, I have also gained a much better understanding of the P&C. They are a handful of amazing parents who generously give their time and skills to help our kids and our school. It’s great to be a part of P&C activities and the kids get so much out of seeing their parents involved in their world at school.

Let me know if you would like to join in and become more involved.

Anita O’HartVolunteer Chair of the P&C Mona Vale Chess Clube-mail: [email protected]


Live Life Well

Food Waste

Each year, around $7.8 million on food is thrown away in Australia. Try these tips to minimise your food waste at home:

• Plan meals in advance so that you only buy what you need • Store food correctly for optimal life • Start a compost for fruit and vegetables • Use reusable drink bottles • Take your own bags to the supermarket

Live Life Well

Berry Smoothie Ice BlockIngredients2/3 cup orange juice¼ cup frozen raspberries¼ cup frozen blueberries6 hulled strawberries

Method1. Blend orange juice, raspberries, blueberries and strawberries until smooth. 2. Carefully pour into moulds3. Place lids on moulds. 4. Freeze for 4 hours or until frozen. 5. Stand at room temperature for 1 to 2 minutes before removing from mould. 6. Serve.

Pre and Pro-BioticsBy Amanda McCredie

Humans have a mind blowing 100 trillion microbes living in and on our bodies. They outnumber our cells by ten to one. The relationship we have with our gut microbes has evolved over millions of years and it is becoming increasingly clear that microbes play a fundamental role in maintaining our health. Ideally, our gut should be home to a great diversity of microorganisms with the majority of organisms being beneficial to the body. This where pre and probiotics come into play in our daily diet. The following factors have affected the variety and number of beneficial bacteria in our gut: - stress - overuse of antibiotics- an increase in caesarean sections (one in three births) - the consumption of highly processed food - the increase in environmental toxins

Live Life WellSo what effect does this depletion have on our microbiome and how do pre and probiotics help? What we know thus far is that the digestive microbes play an important role in maintaining human health. The microbiome protects us from invaders by crowding out harmful bacteria. They also assist in synthesizing vitamins and hormones. They are involved in detoxification and help to maintain the immune system. If the beneficial gut microorganisms have been depleted, an imbalance in gut bacteria occurs. Pathogenic microbes and toxins may attack the gut wall, allowing only partially digested food to enter the bloodstream. This situation may contribute to the onset of food allergies and intolerances. Our microbiome also changes with age and it also requires a large diversity so that particular bacterial strains support our specific age related function.

ProbioticsProbiotics are live bacteria which are good for our health, especially our digestive system (the gut). We usually think of bacteria as something that can cause disease or infection. But your body is full of all types of bacteria, both good and bad. Probiotics are often called “good” or “helpful” bacteria because they help keep your gut and body healthy.

Like all ‘living’ things – probiotics are named with a genus, species and strain – and this is where it gets interesting – the benefit and effectiveness of a probiotic is only (and completely) determined by the strain.

The other thing that is very important to understand is that different strains have varying roles in the body. We liken this to dogs and differing breeds. All dogs are animals (genus), canines (species), but the different breeds (strains) have completely different characteristics. You wouldn’t use a Chihuahua as guard dog if you could get a German Shepherd!

Mrs Kristy WaterhouseYear 3 Teacher

Live Life WellSimilarly, you wouldn’t use a probiotic strain that has been scientifically proven to be effective for adult irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to boost beneficial flora to decrease the severity of atopic dermatitis (eczema) in children. It just doesn’t work like that!

So what foods are naturally full of probiotics…- Yoghurt- Fermented vegetables (think sauerkraut, pickles) - Miso soup- Kefir- Kombucha- Sourdough bread- Tempeh- Probiotic supplements

If you are going to take a probiotic supplement, it is very important to get a good quality probiotic, as many of the brands don’t even contain live bacteria! There is a big difference between practitioner brands and over-the-counter products.

Prebiotics Prebiotics are non-digestible food fibres that feed the good bacteria or probiotics. The more food, or prebiotics, that probiotics have to eat, the more efficiently these live bacteria work and they also discourage the growth of harmful organisms. The combination of both pre and pro biotics equals a healthier and happier gut.

You are probably already ingesting prebiotics but don’t even know it! Prebiotics naturally exist in many foods that hopefully we are already consuming on a regular basis. Foods that are high in fibre are also typically high in prebiotics so if we are all eating our recommend 35g of fibre a day we should all be providing our guts with good sources of prebiotics to build a healthy micro biome in conjunction with our probiotics.

Foods that are naturally high in prebiotics are:- Artichokes- Garlic- Leeks- Onions- Asparagus- Unripe Bananas- Wheat Bran

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P&C Canteen


CANTEEN ROSTERMONDAY

5thTUESDAY

6thWEDNESDAY

7thTHURSDAY

8thFRIDAY

9th

Angus GamsonTina Naylor

Helen M

Donna RKirstee Humphrey

Sandy Cozens

Craig RaikunaJack Pfeiffer

Hannah JonesHelpers Needed

Helen MChristina G

Lizzie Sullman

MONDAY12th

TUESDAY13th

WEDNESDAY14th

THURSDAY15th

FRIDAY16th

Di BrianMichelle Tasker

Michelle GregoryGi Graziano

Sandy Cozens

Last Day for Lunch Orders

Lisa RatcliffAnthea Froggett

Natalie WoodAnne Woolmer

Canteen Closed

K-6C Xmas visit

Jackie DawesTatum Moane

Canteen ClosedLast day of Term

The end of term is in sight.

Thanks to all those canteen volunteers who this year, as every year, have made working in the canteen an absolute pleasure.

Important Dates:Wednesday 14TH December will be the last day for lunch orders. The canteen will be open for recess and ice blocks on Thursday 15th December and will be CLOSED on Friday 16TH December.

Mrs Rebecca O’DonnellCanteen [email protected]: 9997 2442

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Staff Development Day - Friday 27th January Students return - Monday 30th January (Years 1-6)Kindergarten Best Start Assessments – Monday 30th, Tuesday 31st January & Wednesday 1st FebruaryKindergarten starts - Thursday 2nd February Last day for students - Friday 7th April

Staff Development Day – Monday 24th AprilAnzac Day - Tuesday 25th AprilStudents return – Wednesday 26th AprilLast day for students – Friday 30th June

Staff Development Day – Monday 17th JulyStudents return – Tuesday 18th JulyLast day for students – Friday 22nd September

Students and Staff return – Monday 9th OctoberLast day for students – Friday 15th December

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