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Term 1 - Week 9 2018

Neutral Bay Public School175 Ben Boyd Road Neutral Bay NSW 2089Tel: 9953 1798 Fax: 9904 1479 App: Primary Parent Planner

Monday9 April

Junior Band 7.45am

Tuesday 10 April

Senior BandJunior ChoirYear 3 Parent NAPLAN Information SessionConcert Band

8.00am8.00am8.00am

12.40pmWednesday 11 April

Mufti Day - Dolly’s DreamChamber Group Mixed Dance GroupOrchestraBay ChoirSenior Dance GroupKindergartern Museum DayJunior Band

7.00am8.00am8.00am8.15am8.30am

11.50amThursday 12 April

Concert BandGrandfriends’ DayYears 3-6 Combined Assembly

7.45am9.30am2.20pm

Friday 13 April

Senior BandSenior ChoirSchool ANZAC ServicePSSALast day of Term 1

7.45am8.00am10.10am12.20pm

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2018 TERM 1:Tuesday 30 January - Friday 13 April

TERM 2:Tuesday 1 May - Friday 6 July

TERM 3:Tuesday 24 July - Friday 28 September

TERM 4:Monday 15 October - Wednesday 19 December

Term Dates

Monday 2 April

Easter Monday

Tuesday 3 April

Senior BandJunior ChoirConcert Band

8.00am8.00am12.40pm

Wednesday 4 April

Year 5 CampChamber GroupYear 4 Opportunity Class Info SessionMixed Dance GroupOrchestraBay ChoirJunior BandK-2 Combined Assembly

7.00am8.00am

8.00am8.00am8:15am11.50am2.20pm

Thursday 5 April

Year 5 CampConcert Band 7.45am

Friday6 April

Year 5 CampSenior BandSenior ChoirPSSA

7.45am8.00am12.20pm

Term 1 - Week 10 2018

Weekly Calendar Page 1

Principal’s News Pages 2 & 3

Sports House Points Page 3

School News Page 3

Star of the Week Page 3

SCR News Page 3

Stage News Pages 4 & 5

Uniform Shop News Page 6

Band News Page 6

P & C News Page 7

Canteen News Page 7

Community News Page 8

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Principal’s NewsTerm 1 Parent/Teacher InterviewsThank you for taking up the opportunity to attend Parent/Teacher interviews. We have made 860 bookings. Thank you also to the teachers for providing this time.Grandfriends’ DayWe look forward to celebrating Grandfriends’ Day on Thursday 12 April. An invitation has been sent home with all students who are in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 later this week. There will also be an opportunity for parents to view the rehearsal concert on Wednesday 11 April at 2.00pm. The program of events is:

9.30-10.30am Concert outdoors featuring students in Years K, 1 & 2 performing, Concert

Band & Chamber Group.10.30-11.00am Class Visits11.00-11.30am Morning Tea in hall

Year 5 CampWe wish the students in Year 5 an enjoyable and worthwhile camp to Great Aussie Bush camp at Tea Gardens next week from Wednesday 4 April - Friday 6 April. A reminder the students will be leaving school at 7.45am on Wednesday 4 April.

City/Country Alliance-Moree P.S.As part of our link with Moree P.S. through the City/Country School’s Alliance we welcome Ms Abby White and Mr Dominic Brown who are teachers from Moree and will be teaching at our school next week on classes 3T and 6C.AnaphylaxisAs part of our school and Department of Education Anaphylaxis Policy we thank you for your assistance by providing recess and lunch for your child that does not involve peanut based products (includes products such as Nutella). If you require further information you are welcome to contact the school.Opportunity Class Parent Information SessionWe will be holding an Opportunity Class Parent Information session for parents who have students in Year 4 this year on Wednesday 4 April at 8.00am in 4M room.

Applications for Opportunity Classes in 2018 open online as of Tuesday 1 May and close on Friday 18 May. A note will be sent home in the near future providing further information.

Year 3 NAPLAN Parent Information SessionOn Tuesday 10 April (8.00am) we will be holding a NAPLAN Information Session for Year 3 parents in the music room. At this meeting we will discuss the purpose of NAPLAN, the tests involved and how the school uses the diagnostic information provided. A note will be sent home providing further details.

Year 1 & 2 Easter Hat ParadeThe students in Years 1 and 2 will participate in their Easter Hat parade on Thursday 29 March at 2.00pm. Parents and friends are welcome to attend the parade.

Morning Playground SupervisionA reminder teachers commence playground duty before school at 8.45am. On occasions, due to exceptional circumstances, a child may need to arrive at school a few minutes prior to this time. If this is the case the students wait in the designated area (silver seats near the Junior Library or in front of the staffroom) until the 8.45am bell rings. If you require further information you are welcome to contact the school.

Cross CountryOur school Cross Country will be held next term on Thursday 3 May (Please note change of date from Yearly Calendar). This year students in all years will be involved. The distances and approximate times the students will run are:

Kindergarten 12.30pm 1 lap of the top oval of Forsyth Park

Year 1 12.45pm 2 laps of the top oval of Forsyth Park

Year 2 1.00pm 3 laps of the top oval of Forsyth Park

8/9 Years 9.45am 2000m10 Years 10.15am 2000m11 Years 11.15am 3000m

12/13 Years 11.45am 3000m

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Sport House Points

Boyd Gilmore Milson Warung

Week Total

1 3 4 2

Term Total

17 17 23 23

Star of the Week

School NewsSick Children attending SchoolIf your child is sick before school it would be appreciated if they could be cared for in their home enviroment. Please do not send them to school, so we can minimise illnesses.

Congratulations to Ruby West who last week was acknowledged at the NSW Art Gallery for her selection in Operation Art’s Touring 50 from 2017.

SCR NewsMega Kindness WeekTo raise awareness of the importance of being kind to others, we are celebrating Mega Kindness Week from Monday 9 April – Friday 13 April. The SRC will be performing Acts of Kindness all week to show everyone just how fun and easy kindness truly is.

Some of the acts of kindness we will be performing include:

• standing at the school gates before school holding up positive signs

• handing out water bottles to teachers

• making a thank you card for the canteen helpers, office staff and cleaners

• placing positive signs on classroom doors

• leaving a gift on the teachers‘ desks

• making a kindness bulletin board with positive notes.

Kindness starts with one—who’s your one? We invite all students and parents to join us by doing one kind thing for someone every single day. Please see our suggested weekly calendar below for ideas.

Genevieve Carnegie

Deputy Principal (rel.)

Have a great week at Neutral Bay.David ShusterPrincipal

Road SafetyIn upcoming newsletters we will publish information in regards to safe driving practices around our school. This week’s message is:

Please do not turn or park in our neighbours driveways.

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Kindergarten News Stage 1 News (Years 1 & 2)Stage News

Miss H. Graf 1G Class TeacherMiss S. Cooper- KC Class Teacher

With Easter just around the corner, Year 1 has been busy working with their Year 6 buddies to create their own masterpieces to wear in the upcoming Easter Hat Parade. The classrooms have been filled with feathers, eggs, stickers and glitter galore, in preparation for this exciting event.

In Kindergarten we have enjoyed learning all about our different family traditions and the celebrations that are important to us and our families.

We have been busy getting ready for Easter, a celebration that a lot of us will share and enjoy with our families this weekend. We have made a ‘Funky Bunny’ artwork, and for our other Bunny masterpiece, we painted a pastel background using horizontal lines.

We have also all become qualified milliners this week, just in time for our Kindy Easter Hat Parade. Hoppy Easter every bunny!

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Stage 2 News (Years 3 & 4)

Miss E. Smith - 4S Class Teacher

Stage 3 News (Years 5 & 6)

Stage News

Mrs K. Fetcher - 6F Class Teacher

On Wednesday 21 March 2018, the students at Neutral Bay celebrated Harmony Day. Harmony Day is a national celebration in Australia, where we have the opportunity to learn and think about multiculturalism. Neutral Bay students were able to wear a touch of orange, or wear items of traditional cultural dress. In 4S we enjoyed learning about and celebrating cultural diversity in Australia. Some 4S students brought in special items to share with the class, and we also spent some time on the day to each decorate a dove to represent our understanding of Harmony Day. They come together to form a whole class artwork in recognition of this important day.

This term, Year 6 students have been busy reading and writing narratives with a ‘mystery’ theme. 6F created some spooky, spine-tingling house silhouettes to go with the wonderfully creative ‘Haunted House’ stories we wrote. Great job 6F!

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Uniform Shop News

The Uniform Shop Volunteer Team

Band News

Band Camp datesThe 2018 NBPS Band Camp will be held on the weekend of Friday 18 – Sunday 20 May 2018 at Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Wakehurst Parkway, Narrabeen.

Camp for Concert and Senior Bands will be from after school on Friday 18 May to 3pm Sunday 20 May. Camp for Junior Band will be from 7.45am on Saturday 19 May to 3pm Sunday 29 May.

The Band Camp is an essential part of this year’s music program for Junior, Senior and Concert Bands. Not only does it provide a flying start for all bands for the year, it provides concentrated tutoring in small groups and full rehearsals, establishes a sense of teamwork and belonging amongst all band members, and is a lot of fun.

Please plan to keep this weekend free. If you have any questions, please contact your Band Coordinators in the first instance.

We are looking forward to a great Band Camp!

NBPS Band Committee

New Uniform OrdersThe ONLY method of purchasing new uniforms is through Flexischools: www.flexischools.com.au - we do not offer over the counter sales. Orders are packed by volunteers and delivered to your child’s class. Questions? Please contact Ginita at nbpsuniformshop@gmail.com.

Exchanges and ReturnsDetails of the exchange/return process are included with all deliveries. If we do not have the required information, we cannot refund or exchange your item/s. All returned items must be unworn with tags still attached; we accept exchanges/returns up to 30 days after date of purchase only.

Second Hand SaleThe next second hand sale will be 4 April 2018, so mark the date in your diary now and come and stock up on a few spare items before we head into term 2. We are very low on Size 6 stock, so anything you have to donate would be greatly appreciated. Note – we DO NOT need jumper donations of any sizes at this time.

Second Hand Uniform SalesIf you would like to buy second-hand items outside of our set sale dates, please email Lyndsey at nbpssecondhand@gmail.com, detailing the item/s you would like, size, child’s name and class. Lyndsey will confirm the order to you, stock dependent, and have the order delivered to your child’s class.

Second Hand DonationsWe welcome donations of washed, wearable, unstained uniforms (we do not accept hats or tights). Please place your items the uniform shop box next to the office window. Thank you!

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P & C News

Canteen NewsWeek 9 (26 Mar - 29 Mar) 5A

Week 10 (3 Apr - 6 Apr) 4A

Week 11 (9 Apr - 12 Apr) 5C

Have a wonderful week,

From the Canteen Team

2018 Class roster

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Kindy and Year 2 Easter HuntsOver the weekend Kindy and Year Two held their Easter Hunts. There was lots of happy hunting and the Easter Bunny hopped in to say hello!

Thanks to Lyndsey Bramble (Kindy Year Coordinator), Claire Koutsis (Year Two Coordinator) and all the Class Coordinators and other volunteers who organised these events for the children.

Year One – it’s your turn this Wednesday!

2018 Fundraising DonationsThe Neutral Bay Public School P & C will be running a Fundraising Raffle during Term Two, as well as an online auction later in the year. Do you have gifts, vouchers or services to donate that the School could use as a prize in these fundraisers? Accommodation at a holiday house, donations from your place of work, jewellery, sports memorabilia to suggest a few. Please let us know if you can contribute to the prize pool by sending an email to nbpspandcpresident@gmail.com or if you have any questions please contact Sharmila Soorian on 0408 281 828.

Year Group EventsYear One Easter Egg Hunt

Wednesday 28 March 3.45pm Barry Street Park

Coming up nextP&C Grandfriends’ Day Morning Tea (Catered by Year 1 & 2 Parents) - Thursday 13 April

More information to come over the next few weeks.

Happy Easter everyone.

From the P & C

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Community News