Neutral Bay Public School

NEWSLETTERTERM 4 WEEK 3 ISSUE 34 30 OCTOBER 2019

175 Ben Boyd Rd, NEUTRAL BAY NSW 2089

UPCOMING EVENTS

PH: 02 9953 1798 E: neutralbay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au W: https://neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity

SPORTNOV 4: Oztag Gala Day Years 4, 5 & 6

NOV 7: Year 6 Mini FeteNOV 7: Kindergarten 2020 Information EveningNOV 8: Dance for DiabetesNOV 11: Remembrance Day AssemblyNOV 11: 2020 Junior Band Parent Info MorningNOV 12: Kindergarten 2020 Orientation Session

OCT 31: Halloween Carnival 4pm-9pm

SCHOOL

P&C EVENTS

NOV 8: 2V & 2J Schoolhouse MuseumNOV 13: Year 5 to Mosman High SchoolNOV 15: 2C, 2H & 2R Schoolhouse Museum

EXCURSIONS

Halloween CarnivalWe look forward to the Halloween Carnival being organised by the P&C Association tomorrow, Thursday 31 October from 4pm to 9pm. This will be a wonderfully scary evening of fun, food, rides and stalls for you and your family to enjoy. I hope to see many families attending.

Please note that Bydown Street will be closed on Thursday afternoon, for rides which will be set up there, affecting the Kiss and Drop Zone. Please use the Ben Boyd Rd pick up area instead. Students should wear school uniform on Thursday during school hours.

A special thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to help tomorrow. We are still calling for volunteers and appreciate you adding your name to your child’s roster. Please email your class coordinator with your availability.

Kindergarten 2020 Orientation ProgramNext week, our 2020 Kindergarten Orientation Program commences with the Parent Information Night on Thursday 7 November at 7.00pm in the School Hall. This will be followed by Kindergarten Orientation class visits for children on Tuesday 12, 19 and 26 November.

2019 Remembrance Day AssemblyThis year, the K-6 Remembrance Day Assembly will be held in the School Hall, commencing at 10.15am on Monday 11 November. Parents and visitors are welcome to attend this important commemoration assembly.

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Table of Contents

Principal’s News Continued

Term Dates

Page 1 - Principal’s News

Page 2 - Principal's News

Page 3 - School and SRC News

Page 4 - Stage News K-2

Page 5 - Stage News 3-6

Page 6 - P&C News

Page 7 - Halloween Carnival Map

Page 8 - Canteen News

Page 8 - Uniform Shop News

Term 4 - Monday 14 Oct - Wednesday 18 Dec

SRC Year 5 EventsStudent Representative Councils (SRC) work to represent students’ interests and needs in a variety of ways. They take action to bring about positive changes to students and the whole school community.

The SRC should enable students to have input on important school issues, such as rules and administration, curriculum, student wellbeing and buildings and grounds.

During this term, our Year 5 students will be involved in SRC Selection. This week, all Year 5 students attended a Leadership Day to build their leadership knowledge and skills. Interested Year 5 students also watched and participated in an SRC meeting. On Tuesday 5 November, interested students will obtain and complete a SRC Self Nomination Form, which requires them to get a parent signature and the signature of another student who will ratify their nomination. Students have two days to complete and return the self-nomination forms to Mr Rob Kesseler.

We look forward to supporting our Year 5 students who are aspiring to be elected for SRC leadership roles in 2020 throughout the process.

Tell Them from Me SurveyThank you to the parents who completed the Tell Them from Me Survey. Analysis of the feedback to the school will be completed, used to inform the 2020 school plan and communicated to parents in the 2019 Annual School Report.

Selective High Schools 2020Applications for students in Year 5 who wish to apply for a Selective High School (Year 7) in 2021 are now open. Applications close on Monday 11 November and must be completed online at http://education.nsw.gov.au/shs-oc. Late applications will not be accepted. An Intention to Apply letter has been sent home to all Year 5 students providing further information.

Important Term 4 DatesPlease note the following dates in your diary. Further information about these events will be distributed closer to the event.

Road SafetyPlease be considerate and respectful to drivers around the school. If you would like to communicate to another driver, please use positive and respectful language at all times.

Kind regards,Judy GoodsellPrincipal

Date EventWednesday, Nov 27 K-2 Principal’s Awards

Thursday, Nov 28 3-6 Principal’s AwardsFriday, Nov 29 Kindergarten Graduation DayMonday, Dec 2 Year 1 Presentation DayFriday, Dec 6 Year 3 Presentation Day

Monday, Dec 9 Year 4 Presentation DayTuesday, Dec 10 Year 2 Presentation Day

Wednesday, Dec 11 Year 5 Presentation DayFriday, Dec 13 Year 6 Presentation Day

Exciting Bay Way News!There has been an over-whale-ming response to our new Bay Way tokens this term. Students were more excited than ever to receive a 'Caught You Being Good' token for following The Bay Way. Parents, if you see these coming home, please return them to your child's teacher.

Thank you!The PBL Committee

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SRC News

DANCE FORDIABETES

LETS  FIND A CURE TO TYPE 1 DIABETES

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K-2: 12:30pM-1:30pM3-4: 2pM-3pM

5-6: 3:30pM-4:30pM$5 ENtRy (inClUDes a paRtY

sNacK!)

Year 6 Mini Fete

World CricketWORLD CRICKET COMES TO NEUTRAL BAY

Join us at the SCG for the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup!

A great opportunity to get tickets for the family at the semi-final of the women’s T20 Cricket world cup early next year. We have reserved a whole section of the ground for Neutral bay students and parents for the semi-final double header, as Australia aim to defend their T20 crown. Just click on the link below and secure your tickets.

Click on this link http://bit.ly/32Ex2Lh to get your tickets. Kids tickets only $5 and adults $20!

Tickets available until 8 November, so get in quick.

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Miss L. van Rhijn - 2V Class Teacher

Kindergarten News Stage 1 News (Years 1 & 2)

Miss S. Cooper - KC Class Teacher

We are all very excited about the Halloween Carnival this Thursday.

KC had a lot of fun making posters for our Hotdog and Sushi stalls.

We drew and painted hotdogs and fish-shaped soy sauce bottles. We had our photo taken for the poster too, with sushi rolls covering our eyes and mouth. They weren’t real sushi rolls – they were socks!!

FUN FACT: Did you know that the plastic tail on the end of the soy sauce containers are designed to spread wasabi on your sushi?

Don’t fill up on sweets and lollies - come and have dinner at our stall in Kindyland instead!

2V had the pleasure of spending some time with Healthy Harold this term, learning all about the human body. We went on an adventure called ‘All Systems Go’, in a futuristic machine called ‘The Venture’. We travelled through the different systems of the body and explored how it worked. It was fascinating!

We looked at factors that influence the function of our body systems, the impact food choices have on our health and energy levels, ways to manage peer pressure and the role our brain, heart, lungs and kidneys play in our bodies.

Did you know that Healthy Harold has been visiting schools for 40 years? Did he visit anyone else in your family?

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Miss D. Nero - 5N Class Teacher

Stage 3 News (Years 5 & 6)

Miss B. Saltmarsh - 3S Class Teacher

Stage 2 News (Years 3 & 4)Congratulations to all the students on your performances in the Stage 2 Musical. Everybody did an amazing job and worked really hard. Thank you to all the parents who attended the concerts to support our Stage 2 students for 2019!

In Week 2, 5N met with their KM buddies and completed ‘Roll to Create a Creature Game’. In this activity, buddies took turns rolling a dice and that number corresponded to which type of body, eyes, mouth, arms, legs and extras (spikes, tail, horns etc.) that they would draw their creature with. They then coloured their creatures in and gave them names. In preparation for KM’s writing lesson about their creature, 5N assisted their buddies with thinking of adjectives to describe their creature. The next day, 5N were tasked with figuring out how many possible outcomes of creatures there could be. As you can see from the pictures below, 5N and KM had great fun together!

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P&C NewsThe countdown is nearly ending for the school’s first Halloween Carnival on a school day. The P&C is very excited to be hosting this event, the first of its kind for Neutral Bay Public. It is going to be a fun-filled day with a variety of amusement rides for young and older children, petting zoo, food stalls, gift and toy stalls, flashmob, disco and many more attractions.

Just a reminder that the road will be closed from noon tomorrow, so please do not park on Bydown Street. Drop off in the mornings will be as usual, but please pick up your children on foot on Bydown Street or arrange for pick up on other surrounding streets. Please be familiar with our Halloween Carnival Risk Assessment Plan and Carnival Map (on the following page).

Those who have missed out on Flexischools to purchase their wristbands and tokens, these will be available for purchase on the day at $35 per wristband and $5 per token.

Halloween Carnival StallsPlease also check your class volunteer roster link to help out at your stall. There are some shifts needing filling if you can volunteer an hour of your time for your class stall.

CLASS CARNIVAL STALL

KB Kindy CupcakesKC Kindy Sushi and hotdogsKH Kindy Popcorn and pre-packed fairy flossKL Kindy chip packets and drinksKM Hairspray and TattoosKSV Kindy 2nd hand teddies and stuffed toys1A Costume Capers Shop1C Lucky Wheel1D Lucky Wheel1G 7D cinema/Ride on Ponies/Ride on Animals1M Chip packets and drinks1T Carnival Helpers2C Cupcake Corner2H Cupcake Corner2J Lucky Dip2R Cupcake Corner2V Cupcake Corner3C 2nd Hand Teddies and Stuffed toys3D Fairyfloss & toffee apples3G Lick or Treat Lolly shop3K New toys & gifts3S New toys & gifts4A Ticket Booth & counting room4C Popcorn / Strawberries & cream4M Ticket Booth & counting room4R Carnival Helpers4S 2nd Hand Board games & Puzzles5A Hot corn/Pumpkin Soup/Pizza5B Lucky Wheel5K Sushi / hotdogs5N Lucky Wheel5R Young Fashion boutique5T Lucky Wheel

Year 6 BBQ / Hot chips / Salad

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We would like to thank the following generous sponsors of the Carnival:

• Gareth Richards from McGrath• Neutral Bay School of Dance for the Flashmob• Michael Randall from Mediband for the Haunted

House• Mark Sewell from Natural Power Solutions for the

9D cinema• Brenda Wayman from Wayman Real Estate for the

Crazy Maze

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Canteen News5K are rostered on this week, followed by 5N next week. We would appreciate help this week on Thursday (11am-1pm) and Friday, and we would appreciate some help for the following week as per below. Please use the SignUpGenius link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4bafa82ca5f58-term16, email us at nbpscanteenroster@gmail.com, or phone/text Kath on 0419 303 332. Your assistance is always appreciated.

Thu 31/10 - CLASS 5K9 - 11 Fiona W, Fiona P, ONE VOLUNTEER

REQUIRED11 - 1 TWO VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

Fri 1/11 - CLASS 5K9 - 11 THREE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED11 - 1 THREE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

Mon 4/11 - CLASS 5N9 - 11 Kellie C (9.15am-11.30am)11 - 1 ONE VOLUNTEER REQUIRED

Tues 5/11 - CLASS 5N9 - 11 Marg, Bev11-1 Marg, Bev

Wed 6/11 - CLASS 5N9 - 11 TWO VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED11 - 1 TWO VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

Thu 7/11 - CLASS 5N9 - 11 Lisa K, ONE VOLUNTEER REQUIRED11 - 1 TWO VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

Fri 8/11 - CLASS 5N9 - 11 THREE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED11 - 1 THREE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

CLASS 5N - Week 4

CLASS 5K - Week 3

Please remember for all PSSA students, no hot food is to be ordered. Sandwiches (not toasties), and sushi are best. Please also select **PSSA** in Flexischools so we can have these prepared earlier than usual, to ensure your child is fed on time.

May we remind all volunteers to have your hair tied back, and closed-toe shoes (no thongs or open-toe sandals). Also, please remember to sign in at the office and receive your visitors lanyard before arriving at the canteen.

The Canteen Team

Uniform Shop NewsNearly New Uniform SaleWelcome back to Term Four!

Is time flying by and your kids are outgrowing their clothing at a pace you can't keep up with? Come by the Nearly New Uniform Sale to see if we can help out with the needs of your growing kids, with an assortment of summer uniform items.

Buying nearly new uniform helps to reduce the environmental impact for our planet, with less waste going to the landfill. Less waste, more money saved, a perfect combo.

Thank you again to all those who have donated the uniforms over the holiday. If you still have clothing that your kids have outgrown, please feel free to drop them off in the box beside the head office reception desk, marked Uniform Donations. Please note, hats and tights are not accepted.

The next Nearly New Uniform Sale will be on the following dates at 8:15am-9:00am in front of the school hall:• Wednesday 6 November• Wednesday 27 November• Wednesday 18 December

North Shore Police Area Command

Information night for Parents • Presentation by Police on Preventing Online Grooming• Presentation by NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian

about teaching young children protective behavioursand what makes an organisation a safe place forchildren

Thursday 21 November 6.30pm – 7.30pm

North Sydney Council

RSVP to your school by 31 October

Limited places available**Please note that Police are not able to discuss or answer any

questions regarding any current Police investigations

Parent Info Night

Please RSVP by 31 October at the School Office, or via email: neutralbay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

You can also RSVP via the Trybooking page: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=554946