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1Neutral Bay Public School - Term 4 Week 6
The Bay TimesThe Bay TimesNeutral Bay School News
Term 4 - Week 6 2018
Neutral Bay Public School175 Ben Boyd Road Neutral Bay NSW 2089Tel: 9953 1798 Fax: 9904 1479 App: Primary Parent Planner
Monday19 November
Junior BandSenior ChoirSRC Election Posters Due
7.45am8.00am
Tuesday 20 November
Senior BandJunior ChoirKindergarten Visit 2Concert BandLearn to be Safe Year 2
7.45am8.00am9.45am12.40pm
Wednesday 21 November
Chamber GroupSchools Spectacular RehearsalOrchestraJunior Band
7.00am8.00am8.00am11.50am
Thursday 22 November
Schools Spectacular RehearsalConcert BandJump Rope Party K-6
7.00am7.45am2.20pm
Friday 23 November
Senior BandYear 2 ExcursionNeutral Bay School TourSchools Spectacular PreviewPSSASchool Spectacular Evening Performance
7.45am
10.00am10.30am12.20pm7.00pm
Saturday 24 November
Schools Spectacular Matinee and Evening Performances
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2018 TERM 4: Monday 15 October - Wednesday 19 December
2019 TERM 1: Wednesday 30 January - Friday 12 April
TERM 2: Tuesday 30 April - Friday 5 July
Term Dates
Term 4 - Week 7 2018Weekly Calendar Page 1
Principal’s News Page 2
Sports House Points Page 3
SRC Election News Page 3
TBall Results Page 3
Stage News Pages 4 & 5
P&C News Page 6
Canteen News Page 6
Band News Page 7
Uniform Shop News Page 7
P&C Roles and Responsibilities Pages 8 & 9
Community News Page 10
Term 4 - Week 6 2018
Monday26 November
Junior BandSenior Choir
7.45am8.00am
Tuesday 27 November
Senior BandJunior ChoirKindergarten 2019 Visit 3Concert BandLearn to be Safe Year 2
7.45am8.00am9.45am12.40pm
Wednesday 28 November
Chamber GroupOrchestraCombined Scripture AssemblyJunior BandYear K-2 Combined Assembly
7.00am8.00am
11.50am2.20pm
Thursday 29 November
Concert BandYears 3-6 Combined AssemblyDramarama at Mosman High
7.45am9.30am11.00am
Friday 30 November
Senior BandKindergarten Graduation AssemblyPSSA
7.45am9.30am
12.20pm
Year 5 students at the City/Country Schools’ Alliance Student Leaders’ Conference
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Principal’s News
Judy GoodsellPrincipal
Combined AssembliesNext week we will be holding two Combined Assemblies to present Principal Awards as part of the Bay Way. Invitations were sent home to families of students receiving the awards today. The assemblies will be held on the following days:
• Years K-2 Wednesday 28 November 2.20pm• Years 3-6 Thursday 29 November 9.30am
We look forward to meeting parents and friends at the Combined Assemblies next week.
Presentation AssembliesThe 2018 Presentation Assemblies will be held in weeks 7, 8 and 9 of this term. Each grade will have a Presentation Assembly and the dates for these assemblies are:
• Kindergarten Friday 30 November 9.30am• Year 1 Monday 3 December 9.30am• Year 2 Wednesday 5 December 9.30am• Year 3 Friday 7 December 9.30am• Year 4 Monday 10 December 9.30am• Year 5 Wednesday 12 December 9.30am• Year 6 Friday 14 December 9.30am
For students in Years K, 1 and 2, each child will be presented with a certificate of acknowledgement. Families of students in Years 3-6 receiving awards will be contacted by email. Parents and friends are very welcome to attend these assemblies.
City/Country Schools’ Alliance Student Leaders’ ConferenceNeutral Bay Public School is proud of our relationship with Moree Public School as part of the membership of the City/Country Schools’ Alliance. Four of our Year 5 students participated this week in the 3-day City/Country Schools’ Alliance Student Leaders’ Conference held at the Collaroy Centre. Thank you to Mr Will Colebatch for supervising the students during the conference.
Schools SpectacularSchools Spectacular is an outstanding showcase of the talent in NSW public schools. In terms of size, scale and scope, Schools Spectacular is unequalled in the world with a 2700-strong choir, 2300 diverse dancers, an 80-piece symphony orchestra, a world-class stage band and a huge number of outstanding solo performers.
This year, our enthusiastic Year 5 and 6 Choir students have been practising hard and will participate in the Schools Spectacular. We wish them all the best for their performances on Friday 23 November and on Saturday 24 November where they will sing in the Matinee and Evening performances. Thank you to Mrs Emma Howells, Ms Liz Pagel, Ms Alison Taylor and Miss Ashleigh Lopez for organising and supervising our talented students at this wonderful event.
School FeesIt would be appreciated if all outstanding school fees could be paid promptly so that our office administrators can finalise accounts for the year. Thank you for your cooperation in this regard.
Head LiceWe have had some reports of students contracting head lice. It would be appreciated if you could check your child’s hair for nits/lice using the methods recommended from NSW Health. The link for information is:
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publ ichealth/environment/headlice/treatment.asp
P&C InitiaveThank you to all our parents who generously support Neutral Bay Public School by participating in P&C Initiatives. I encourage all parents to support the 32 auctions initiative as every cent raised is dontaed to the school. Visit www.32auctions.com/NBPS2018 for all details.
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TBall ResultsSport House Points
Boyd Gilmore Milson Warung
Week Total
3 4 2 1
Term Total
33 38 35 28
HomerunnersCaptain: Yuma JMVP: Gabe CWe played very well against Neutral Bay 4. Both batting and fielding led to a victory 19-29 our way. I chose Gabe for VIP because he hit well.
StrikersCaptain: Oliviae D CMVP: Tiana FSadly Artarmon won 25-18 runs. Our team played poorly in the first few innings. In the last three innings we tried to get back on top, but we were 1 down for being able to tie. The reason I chose Tiana is because she tried her best and got a lot of home runs. I think we played our best. We should work on our catching
Double OutsCaptain: Annie ZMVP: Samuel CToday Neutral Bay 3 played against Cammeray 1. It was very close game and both teams were evenly matched. In the end Neutral Bay came on top and won 17-16. Cammeray was a good team and they were great at both batting and fielding. We were good at working at a team, but we should work on hitting the ball as hard as we can. The MVP was Samuel C because of his excellent hitting and fielding.
MVPsCaptain: Joel A-E MVP: Daniel BToday we played a great game against Neutral Bay 1 (Homerunners). We could improve our fielding and placement of the ball when hitting. In the end we lost 29-19.
StealersCaptain: Lucile TMVP: Samuel RWe played Neutral Bay 6. The score was 22-16 our way. It was a great match with plenty of homeruns. Our teams’ strength today was the positioning we had on the field. We should work on our teamwork.
SlidersCaptain: Bayley CMVP: Joe KToday we faced Neutral Bay 5. They won 22-16 but everyone had fun. I chose Joe as the MVP because he hit phenomenally on the field. Our team all enjoyed the game even though we had a break because someone started to get sick.
SRC ElectionStudent Representative Councils (SRCs) work to represent students’ interests and needs in various ways. Our students are currently in the process of electing the SRC that will be formed in 2019. So far this term, Year 5 students have been invited to nominate themselves for the SRC, make an election poster and write a one-minute speech to be delivered to Year 4 & 5 students later this term.
Next week, all nominated students will be buddied up with a Year 6 SRC representative during a lunchtime meeting where they will have the chance to review the election speeches together.
In addition, all speeches must be presented in front of Ms Carnegie and Miss Murray before a student is able to deliver their speech at the SRC Election.
The SRC Election will be held on Monday 3 December in front of an audience of Year 4 and Year 5 students in the hall. Speeches are delivered in random order and the use of a microphone is not permitted.
Audience members are given a form on which they make notes about each speaker. If a student has an exemption from attendance at school on this day, he or she is encouraged to submit the speech in advance or to prepare a short video to be screened on the day.
Following the speeches, students in Years 4 & 5 return to their classroom and vote for exactly 10 students on the ballot paper provided. All results will be announced at the Year 5 Presentation Day.
We look forward to supporting our Year 5 students, aspiring to be elected to SRC leadership roles in 2019, throughout this process.Genevieve Carnegie Deputy Principal (Rel.)
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Kindergarten News Stage 1 News (Years 1 & 2)
Stage News
Miss L. Josephson - 2J Class TeacherMiss S. Cooper - KC Class Teacher
Year 2 was lucky enough to go the NSW Schoolhouse Museum of Education. Before entering the schoolroom, Year 2 students lined up in single-gender lines. Their hands were inspected for cleanliness before entering the schoolroom. Once inside, an oath to Queen and Country was recited. We sat on long-toms, original 1880s desks, and chanted tables, read from an original reader, learnt to write Copperplate using a slate and slate pencil, as well as with pen and ink. We had lots of fun Maypole dancing and playing marbles, looking through old school bags and discovering what students used to take to school, experimenting with jelly pads and examining photographs from the past. This old 1800s school even had the cane if students misbehaved.
This term, Kindergarten have enjoyed having Mr Wright and the tech experts visit our classroom each week. We have been busy learning about the different apps so that we can all become tech experts too.
We used Scratch Jr to create our own interactive stories. Coding is a new type of literacy. Just as writing helps us to organise our thinking and express our ideas, the same is true for coding.
We had fun using iMotion. We took a lot of photos and then made an object look like it’s moving quickly on its own.
We have made some beautiful artwork using Sketches School. The artist's toolbox helped us to create impressive sketches. Some of the tools that we experimented with are the pen brush, oil pastel, water colour and our favourite…. the smudge tool. Below are some of our masterpieces.
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Stage 2 News (Years 3 & 4) Stage 3 News (Years 5 & 6)
Stage News
Miss K. Murray - 5M Class TeacherMs C. Dauth - 4D Class Teacher
This term, Year 5 has been exploring poetry during our writing unit. Each week we focus on a different genre of poetry.
This week 5M has been studying the traditional Japanese art of Haiku poetry.
We learnt that the majority of Haikus are written about nature or animals and so we had a go at our own nature-inspired Haikus.
Panther by Ziyue CRacing after it’s prey.
Vicious, snarling, hungry growls.A big, black, blur beast.
Cheetah by Matt YCreeping predators.
Leaping to small frightened prey.Vicious tearing teeth.
By Mitchell R
By Megan V
By Georgina M
Last week, Year 4 went on an ‘Observatory Hill Environmental Education’ excursion as part of their ‘First Contact’ History unit. It was a one day excursion focusing on the first contacts between Gadigal Aboriginal people and European colonists. The students learnt about Barangaroo, an Aboriginal woman, and visited Barangaroo Point Park to learn about traditional Aboriginal culture. They also visited Parbury Ruins in Millers Point and The Rocks Discovery Museum in The Rocks to learn about European colonial settlement. Some of the other activities included were the weaving of bracelets and/or bookmarks from Lomandra grass, the sketching of Banksia Serrata plants, guessing the historical object and completing a ‘What’s the object?’ task in the Rocks Discovery Museum. Here’s 4D participating in the various activities!
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Coming up nextOnline Auction closes Friday 30 November 5pmEnd of Year Picnic Friday 7 December 6pmP&C Meeting & AGM Wednesday 12 December 7.30pm
P&C NewsEnd of Year Picnic - 6pm Friday 7 DecemberThe End of Year Picnic is coming up soon. Please pencil in Friday 7 December for a twilight evening to close out the year with a BBQ and cake stall in the Big School grounds. More details in the coming weeks.
P&C AGM - Postponed until Wednesday 12 DecemberThe P&C Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12 December.There are several positions that need to be filled for the 2019 P&C committee. These are:• Vice-President • Secretary • Communications OfficerIf you think this might be you, or just want to know more, please read through the role descriptions on pages 8 and 9 of this newsletter and/or contact our P&C President, Sharmila Soorian at [email protected]. Ideally, we would like the interested parents to shadow the incumbent office bearers before the end of the year.
One Term acting course 7-12yo worth $295
Voucher for a skin treatment worth $300.
1 Month Membership & 5 personal training sessions worth $780.
1 Term of dance lessons worth $195.
How to BidOn the site you can browse the items, however, to make a bid, you need to set up an account. The process is quick and very little information is required. You will find all the help including Q&As on the 32auctions website (Requiring an account for bidding makes it easy for us to identify & communicate with bidders during and after the auction.)We hope you all log on and bid on these wonderful items. Every dollar raised goes straight to the school. There are some fantastic items on offer and over $5,000 has already been bid across the listings on our site.
2019 Year CoordinatorsWould you like to be involved as a year coordinator in 2019? Year coordinators are the main contact between the P&C and the parent body (via class coordinators) for school events. Each Year Coordinator is responsible for working with the P&C Events Coordinator to organise one school event during the year (e.g. Grandfriend’s Day, Father’s Day Breakfast, etc), as well as one or two events for that class year (e.g. Year drinks, picnic, etc). If you think you might be interested in the role for next year, please contact our Events Coordinator, Vanessa Baumer-Rowley at [email protected]
Have you checked our auction site this week?www.32auctions.com/NBPS2018
Restaurant Vouchers and HampersCheck out all the great restaurant vouchers and hampers on our auction site – including the family favourite – Sushi Train. The gift hampers from the 32auctions website will be on display outside the office.Make sure you click the link to see the new items that have been added to the site. And there are heaps of items where you can still be the first to bid!
Canteen News
Week 6 19 Nov - 23 Nov KCWeek 7 26 Nov - 30 Nov KDWeek 8 3 Dec - 7 Dec KHWeek 9 10 Dec - 14 Dec KM
Week 10 17 Dec - 18 Dec KSV
Term 4 Canteen Class Volunteer Roster
PSSA reminder- The canteen wants to make sure you get your lunch on time. Therefore we ask you to remember to select PSSA when ordering and NO hot food (it won't be ready).
Volunteers Sign in and Out - Don’t forget amazing volunteers need to sign in at the office to get a volunteer lanyard before coming to the canteen
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Uniform Shop NewsNew 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 by Years 5 and 6 students.
Second-Hand Sales - Friday 23 NovemberThe next second-hand sale for the term will be held this Friday 23 November from 8.15am. There are many items available, so come and stock up now. A reminder, CASH sales only.
Band NewsJunior Band 2019Neutral Bay Public School has an excellent band program. There is a Junior, Senior and Concert Band. An experienced professional bandmaster, Mr Ray Hampton, conducts the Junior Band twice a week. There are no auditions for Junior Band. All children interested in being part of the band are very welcome. Most members of the band cannot read music and have never played their instrument before. However, with consistent effort, the children involved in the band program progress quickly.
Joining Junior BandOur Junior Band is open to students in Year 3 and older. Each year in Term 4, students from Year 2 (and older students) interested in joining the band program are invited to join Junior Band for the following year. This involves:
• Monday 19 November – There will be an information morning for parents in the hall from 8.15am. This is your opportunity to come along to learn about the band program and ask questions of our bandmaster. • Tuesday 27 November - Those children who are interested in joining Junior Band 2018 will attend an Instrument Selection Session (or blow test) in the hall, conducted by professional tutors under the direction of our bandmaster. This will be organised class by class, starting at 9.15 am.
What we need from youIf you would like your child to join Junior Band in 2019, please complete the attached Instrument Selection Form. This is available on the school website: https://neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/learning-at-our-school/creative-arts/band.htmlThis form needs to be printed and returned in hard copy as notes are made on it during the instrument selection test. Forms must be returned to the band mailbox next to the front office by Tuesday 20 November 2018.Please ensure your contact details are also filled in correctly and legibly.
Neutral Bay Public School BandsRay Hampton would like to invite all past students from Neutral Bay Public School Bands to return to school for one rehearsal and our End of Year Performance for 2018.
Rehearsal: 2 December Performance: 9 DecemberWhere: Neutral Bay Where: Neutral Bay Public Public School Hall School HallTime: 9.30-1:30pm Time: 3pm Show starts (arrive by 2:15pm)Please contact [email protected] if you will be attending or if you have any questions.
Further InformationWe encourage you to look at the band section on the school website. Please choose the ‘Creative Arts’ option under the ‘Learning at Our School’ link on the homepage.
If you have any further questions following that session, please contact Genevieve Carnegie on [email protected]
Please remember that the band program is run by volunteers and is not for profit. If you are interested and would like to volunteer for a small role, please let us know.
LAST ORDERS FOR TERM 4Orders received by 4.00pm Thursday 14 November will be delivered on Friday 15 November. After this, there will be no deliveries until school returns for Term 1 2019. So that you’re all set, we strongly urge you to order anything you need now!
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The Bay TimesJoin the P&C Executive - voting at AGM Wednesday 12 DecemberDo you have a few hours a week to commit to enriching your child’s educational environment? The Neutral Bay Public School Parents’ & Citizens’ Association (P&C) is looking for enthusiastic parents to join the executive leadership. It’s a great opportunity to understand how the school works and to have your say in how it runs (as well as providing vital support to the teachers, staff and administration of our school). You’ll have plenty of help during transition from the current team – email the contacts below for more info.
All positions on the P&C Executive are open for nomination, with elections held at the P&C Association Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 12, or by proxy vote if you are unable to attend. Nomination forms are available from the school office and can be returned to the office. Nominations will be accepted at the office until Wednesday 21 November 3pm, and at the AGM.
To vote in the election you will need to be a member of the P&C Association by paying an annual subscription fee of $10 (before the AGM). Contact [email protected] to renew your annual membership.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESPresident & Vice President (2x)Contact: [email protected]
The President is responsible for:• The successful functioning of the NBPS P&C
Association meetings;• The attainment of the NBPS P&C Association’s
objectives and consistently following the constitution;
• Ensuring that the NBPS P&C Association takes part in decision-making processes in the School and maintaining lines of communication with the Principal;
• Fostering fair participation of all members; welcoming new members and supporting volunteers;
• Acting as the P&C Association’s spokesperson when public statements or actions are needed;
• Being signatory on the NBPS P&C Association’s bank accounts.
Vice Presidents are responsible for:• Assisting the President in the tasks listed above;• Chairing meetings in the absence of the President.
SecretaryContact: [email protected]
The Secretary is responsible for:
• Carrying out the administrative tasks related to meeting resolutions;
• Preparing, in consultation with the President, all meeting agendas;
• Attending P&C Association meetings and taking notes of the discussions; producing and distributing Minutes to members for receipt, possible amendment and adoption at the following meeting;
• Receiving and tabling all correspondence, and writing and sending outgoing correspondence as required;
• Issuing notice of all meetings and maintaining official records of the NBPS P&C Association (i.e.: constitution, by-laws, rules of subcommittees, Incorporation Certificate, ABN details, list of financial (voting) members, Minutes, Attendance book).
Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer
Contact: [email protected]
The Treasurer is responsible for:
• Receiving and depositing monies, maintaining records, drawing cheques, authorising payments and presenting accounts;
• Ensuring that all funds held and handled by NBPS P&C are properly and openly accounted for (including all P&C Association committees). This does not mean that the Treasurer must undertake the actual bookkeeping her/himself, but she/he must ensure that the various sub-committee financial records have been kept adequately;
• Being signatory on the P&C accounts and should not delegate this responsibility;
• Encouraging members to understand the state of the P&C Association finances;
• Ensuring a case book or books are kept, recording all financial transactions of the P&C Association;
• Working with the sub-committee treasurers and an assistant treasurer; - Whilst all P&C members must be mindful of complying with financial accountability requirements, this is the Treasurer’s primary responsibility.
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The Bay TimesAssistant TreasurerContact: [email protected]
The Assistant Treasurer is responsible for:
• Maintaining the P&C Membership register and monitor who is allowed to vote when votes are required;
• Primary person responsible for depositing cash receipts (having co-counted with the Treasurer or the Treasurer's delegate) and needs to be present at all fundraising events where cash is being taken;
• Delegated to co-approve any general or fundraising expenses with the Treasurer;
• Liaise with the Uniform Shop team to ensure invoices are paid as required.
Fundraising and Events Coordinating Team (2-3x)Contact: [email protected]
This position is best split into two roles – Fundraising Coordinator and Events Coordinator.
The Fundraising Coordinator is responsible for:
• Establishing and maintaining sponsorship relationships with local businesses;
• Planning and running the annual fundraiser – typically a Ball and Auction in odd years and a Carnival during even years;
• Assisting the Events Coordinator.
The Events Coordinator is responsible for:
• Setting up Class Contact lists, and helping Class and Year Coodinators maintain their Class Contact lists;
• Planning and running a number of events throughout the year including community building events such as the Welcome Picnic, and Mother’s and Father’s Day events, and assisting with the annual fundraiser;
• Communicating to the parent body on behalf of the P&C via newsletters, pupil post and school newsletter.
Band coordinatorContact: [email protected]
The Band Coordinator is responsible for:
• Overseeing the administration of the band program, working with the coordinators of Junior, Senior and Concert Bands
• Reporting to the P&C on progress of the bands.
Canteen CoordinatorContact: [email protected]
The Canteen Coordinator is responsible for:
• Ensuring liaison between the Canteen Manager and the P&C;
• Managing volunteer parent helpers;• Organising and chairing Canteen sub-committee
meetings (approximately two meetings per term);• Plus: stocktaking; promotion of special days;
promotion of healthy canteen policy.
Uniform Shop CoordinatorContact: [email protected]
The Uniform Shop Coordinator is responsible for:
• Ensuring liaison between the Uniform Shop Manager and the P&C
• Assisting the Uniform Shop Manager with stocktaking; organizing volunteers;
• Organising and chairing Uniform Shop sub-committee meetings (approximately one meeting per term)
Communications CoordinatorContact: [email protected]
Communicates with the parent body on behalf of the P&C via newsletters, pupil post and school newsletter.
Roles to be filled for 2019
• Vice-President• Secretary• Events and Fundraising Coordinator(s), this role
can be shared• Communications Officer If you think this might be you, or just want to know more, please contact our P&C President, Sharmila Soorian at [email protected]. Ideally we would like the interested parents to shadow the incumbent office bearers before the end of the year.
Year CoordinatorsYear coordinators are the main contact between the P&C and the parent body (via class coordinators) for school events. Each Year Coordinator is responsible for working with the P&C Events Coordinator to organise one school event during the year (e.g. Grandfriend’s Day, Father’s Day Breakfast, etc), as well as one or two events for that class year (e.g. Year drinks, picnic, etc). If you think you might be interested in the role for next year, please contact either our Events Coordinator, Vanessa Baumer-Rowley at [email protected]
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