Welcome to our 70 Kindergarten students. The transition this week has been a very smooth one and the children seem to be really enjoying their time at “Big School.” Please remember that school will start at 9.30am and finish at 2.30pm for kinder-garten students till Monday 15 February. If you require before and after school care please call David on 0430369288 at PrimaryOSHcare. A holding room is available in the after-noons in KP (Ms Panetta’s classroom) till 3.00pm if required. Our first parent social evening is a barefoot bowling night on Saturday 27 February at 7.30pm. Please check the flyer for further details. Classes for 2016 Welcome back to all our teachers for 2016. The classes and teachers for this year are: KP Ms Natalie Panetta KS Ms Kate Stacey KD Ms Victoria Durazza 1C Mrs Carol Speight 1S Ms Emily Sussanna 1B Mrs Andy Bennett 1H Ms Kirsty Hall 2M Mrs Lexi McDonald 2E Mrs Elaine Mc Manus 2K Ms Jaala Kemp 3F Mrs Jordana Fraser 3L Mrs Lori Learmont 3/4W Mrs Melinda Ward 4A Mrs Lucy Ashton 4F Mrs Lisa Forsythe 5F Mrs Sally Fisk 5/6O’G Mrs Lynn O’Grady 6D Mr Pat Dylan Our support teaching staff consists of: Mrs Cadence Abrahams: English as a Second language (ESL) Mrs Karen Bellamy: Learning and Support teacher (LAST) Mrs Katrina Kemp: Reading Recovery and Gifted and Talent-ed program Mrs Mary Garth and Mr Pete Snailham: Teachers’ Aides Science teachers: Mrs Lisa Cash (Stage 3) Mrs Michelle Gib-son ( Stage 2) Mrs Sarah Birrell (Year 2), Mrs Lisa Morrison (Year 1), Mrs Lauren Finlayson (Kindy science and library) Librarians: Mrs Glynis Poole and Mrs Annette Murphy-Haste School Counsellor: Mrs Catrin Martin (Thursday & Friday) Our Office team: Mrs Pam Davison, Mrs Luise Nealon and Mrs Ann Baleisis Our executive teachers: Mrs Lynn O’Grady – Stage 3 (years 5 & 6) Mrs Lori Learmont – Stage 2 (years 3 & 4) Mrs Carol Speight – Stage 1 (years 1 & 2) Miss Lisa Phillips (off class) – Early Stage 1- Kindergarten.

All teachers will be having their Parent Information evenings within the next few weeks to give you information for the year about class routines and expectations. The next few weeks are a transition time for students and teachers are very busy settling their classes into their new environments so please keep interruptions to a minimum. Please wait till after the Parent Information nights to meet with teachers. Swimming Carnival – next Tuesday 9 February Next Tuesday we will have our annual swimming carnival. Students who turn 8 this year and can confidently swim 50 metres are encouraged to participate. Please ensure per-mission notes are returned to class teachers by tomorrow. As the carnival is only a half day carnival there is no time for “free swim” as events take up all the timeslot. All schools are only able to book the pool for half days so we will only be down there for the morning then return to school for normal lessons. Parents are not to take children home from the car-nival as lessons will resume in the afternoon. Class Coordinators 2016 This year we hope to have a strong link between P&C and the school through our Class Coordinators. Mrs Lois Neth-ery and Mrs Emmeline Stevens will coordinate the class coordinators for the year. You elect your class coordinator at the Parent Information nights coming up and their first job is to create a class contact list to communicate events and happenings within the school. We will have a Class Coordinator meeting after all the Par-ent Information nights are completed (about week 6 of this term). The Class Coordinator role is a great way to meet other parents and be an integral part of the school’s organi-sation. P&C meeting and High School Night - Tuesday 9 Febru-ary Next Tuesday we will have a presentation from the local public high schools on what their schools provide. The prin-cipals from Mackellar Girls, Balgowlah Boys and Cromer Campus’ will be in attendance at this night beginning at 6.30pm in the hall. The P&C meeting will follow at 7.30pm in the staffroom and we welcome all new parents to the first meeting of the year. Sunscreen - 30+ (or higher) At this time of year it is important that children have sun-screen on before they come to school. Children should bring

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:

77 Sunshine Street, Manly Vale T: 9907 9672 F: 9907 0890 E: manlyvale-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: www.manlyvale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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their own sunscreen to school and teachers will encourage students to reapply before they go out into the playground. Teachers can not apply the cream to students (child protec-tion reasons) and therefore roll-on sunscreen is a better option for our younger students. Please teach your children to apply sunscreen at home. Hats and drink bottles are a necessity for outdoor play so please make sure they are in bags daily and are named. PSSA coaches and grades will have communal sunscreen available for use. If your child has allergies to any sunscreen ingredients or brands please inform the school immediately. No Nuts at school Please do not pack nuts or nut products in lunch boxes. The school has a strictly “no nut” policy as we currently have 14 students who are allergic to different types of nuts and when in contact with nuts or nut products they can have a life-threatening reaction. No peanut butter, nutella or home-made treats containing nuts. The sharing of food is also not permitted at school. Birthday cakes and treats are not en-couraged at school but if provided must not contain any nuts. Canteen – Help needed! Volunteer assistance for the canteen is desperately required for 2016. We currently have no Canteen Coordinator or enough volunteers to help run the canteen for 2016. A can-teen open morning next Thursday 11 February at 9-9.30am will be run for interested and new parents to come and talk to Sarah and Mrs Lee about volunteering for a day, or even a half day in the canteen. Kindy parents are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting to talk to Sarah about the commitment and procedures to volunteer in the canteen. If you are interested in being the Canteen Coordinator please contact Sarah or Mrs Lee about the position or come to next Tuesday’s P&C meeting at 7.30pm in the staffroom to dis-cuss further. Tina Lee Principal

SCHOLASTIC BOOKCLUB

Scholastic Bookclubs are a great way for you to purchase quality educational/reading material for your children. An added bonus is that 20% of all sales comes back to the school in the form of vouchers which can be used to purchase much needed new reading material for the classrooms. There are usually 8 issues per year (2 per term). Submission date will be notified in the Bush Tele-graph. It is usually the Friday of the week the order forms are issued to the children. Ordering is simple. You can go online and com-plete the order (preferred method) or submit the paper order to the office. Items will be distributed to the children 1-2 weeks after I have submitted the final order. If you wish to keep the items secret, please send me an email and I will put aside for your collection from the office. Issue 1 is due back at school by 9.00am Friday 12 February 2016. No late orders accepted. If you have any queries, please contact me at:

freemankk14@gmail.com (Kylie Freeman)

High School Information Night Tuesday 9 February 2016

On Tuesday 9 February there will be a presenta-tion from the Principals of Mackellar Girls Campus and Balgowlah Boys Campus in our school hall. All parents are invited to attend however we strongly recommend Years 5 & 6 parents definitely attend to find out more about their children’s options for high school. Cromer High School is our local school and we are hoping the Principal can also attend. The presentation will start at 6:30pm and finish at 7:30pm in time for the P&C meeting to start.

Welcome to a fantastic year of Happy Reading! Borrowing officially starts in

Week 3. K-4 children will need to bring a library bag on their library day.

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CANTEEN CORNER

Welcome back to another year of delicious canteen lunches. Open Day at the Red Owl Canteen—Thursday 11 February from 9.00-9.30am. Pop in to see how we operate and meet Sarah & Susanna. Mums, Dads, Grandparents and other carers all welcome! No need to rsvp, just come along. We look forward to seeing you there. MEGA MONDAYS—make Mondays lunch order day! Don’t forget full service on Mondays has been so popular that it will now continue indefinitely. Mega Mondays with mini pizzas, sausage rolls, meat pies and now sushi available on Mondays as well as their usual days. Note Monday sushi orders can be made on the day but we still need Friday sushi orders by Thursday. Canteen Committee

CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 1, 2016

MON 8 Feb Meg Tonkin

TUES 1-1.30pm 9 Feb Mel Lovell

WED 10 Feb Heidi Galang

THURS 11 Feb Tracy Wolf & Naida Entwhistle

FRI 12 Feb Natalie Chew & Andrea Diletti

MON 15 Feb Lindie McKay

TUES 1-1.30pm 16 Feb Amy Osbourne

WED 17 Feb Diana Parnell

THURS 18 Feb Hellen Silva & Kerrie Coniglio

FRI 19 Feb Vanessa Lucas & Lisa Slatter

Please note: The canteen is only open from 1.00-1.30pm on Tuesdays for snacks. It is really important to find a re-placement if you can’t do your rostered day! If you can help in the canteen please call Nancy on 0431 935 543 or email: nancylambley@bigpond.com

2016 SCHOOL CALENDAR—Term 1

Week 3 Mon 8 Feb Owlets 9.30am in the hall

Tues 9 Feb Swimming Carnival 9.30am High School Information Night 6.30pm P&C Meeting 7.30pm

Wed 10 Feb Dance Ensemble auditions

Week 4 Mon 15 Feb Kindergarten Parent/Teacher night 6.30pm

Tues 16 Feb Stage 3 CARES bike safety Stage 2 Parent/Teacher night 6.30pm

Wed 17 Feb Scripture starts 9.00am Stage 3 CARES bike safety Stage 3 Parent/Teacher night 6.30pm

Week 5 Sat 27 Feb Barefoot Bowls Night 7.30pm, Manly Bowling Club

Week 6 Mon 29 Feb Stage 2 Gibberagong Excur-sion to Manly Dam

Week 7 Mon 7 Mar Stage 2 Gibberagong Excur-sion to Manly Dam Leadership Camp

Tues 8 Mar Leadership Camp Kindergarten & Yrs 5 & 6 Teddy Bear Day

Week 8 Wed 16 Mar Photo Day Zone Swimming Carnival

School Terms 2016 Term 1 Thursday 28 January to Friday 8 April Term 2 Wednesday 27 April to Friday 1 July Term 3 Tuesday 19 July to Friday 23 September Term 4 Monday 10 October to Tuesday 20 December

BAND NEWS

Band practice starts next week (week 3)

Senior Band—Monday and Wednesday

Junior Band—Tuesday and Thursday

All band members are expected to be at school by 7.35am to set up. Practice commences at 7.45am.

Also a friendly reminder that the Band Committee will be holding their AGM next Wednesday 10 February at 7.00pm in the school administration building. Any

band parents interested in joining the committee are en-

couraged to come along.

Sally Fisk

SCRIPTURE/ETHICS starts in Week 4, Wednesday 17 February at 9.00am

OWLETS

Owlets meet on Mondays from 9.15-11.00am in the school hall. Feel free to join in! For further information contact

Kyrralyn 0422 404 273.

MANLY VALE OSHC CENTRE Before and After School Care

0430 369 288 Website: primaryoshcare.com.au

P&C MEETINGS

Every 2nd Tuesday @7.30pm in the Administration Block unless otherwise advised.

Scholastic Book Club

Any enquiries regarding orders please email Kylie Freeman on paulandkylief@gmail.com

UNIFORM SHOP Opening times: Monday 2.30 to 3.00pm, Tuesday 8.40 to 9.00am

Friday 8.40 to 9.00am Any enquiries email manlyvaleuniformshop@outlook.com

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NOTES SENT HOME THIS WEEK

NOTE SENT TO

Parent/Caregiver Permission Notes K-6

Kindy Parent Survey Kindergarten

Swimming Carnival Yrs 2—6

Leadership Camp Selected students

Stage 1 Newsletter Yrs 1 & 2

COMMUNITY NOTICES Allambie Rugby Club registration now open online for players U6-U9. Go to www.allambierugby.com.au and follow the links. Info sessions at Allambie Hts Shops, Saturday 6 February 10.00am to 1.00pm. Allambie Netball Club Players turning 8 in 2016 and onwards, all games played at Curl Curl, regis-tration day Saturday 6 February, Warringah Mall 10.00am-2.00pm or online http://allambienc.nsw.netball.com.au/. Any enquiries con-tact Nicky 0403 902 666. MANLY ROOS RUGBY CLUB registration day Sat-urday 6 February, 9.00am to 1.00pm, Keirle Park, Manly. Australian Red Cross Blood Service is visiting Warringah Mall Friday 19 February 9.00am-2.30pm and Saturday 20 February 9.00am-2.50pm. Roll up your sleeves and give blood. Call 13 14 95 or visit donateblood.com.au Calling all Young Artists age 5+ - if you love to draw then enter the 2016 Westfield Warringah Mall Draw Yourself Competition. Produce an A4 size self-portrait using pencil, ink, charcoal or watercolour. En-try is FREE. For entry form and information visit www.ifulikeart.com.

Road Safety Tips

The flagged children’s crossing in Gibbs Street is the safest place for your child to cross when walking to and from school. When the flags are out, cars must stop for pedestrians.

2016 SCHOOL OPAL CARD Application forms are now available online. Students

progressing from Yr 2 to Yr 3 (and are out of the 1.6km ra-dius) need to reapply. For more information please visit

transportnsw.info/school-students School bus number change—744 to 661, 745 to 620