Hamilton North Public School Dynamic, Personalised Learning.

Jackson Street Broadmeadow NSW 2292 Phone: 02 49693695 Email: hamiltonn-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Chalkboard—Term 4 Week 3 Wednesday 30th October 2019

FRIDAY ASSEMBLY 2.30pm in the hall. No class item.

Principal`s Message

I have been absolutely amazed by the caring and thoughtful nature of all of our students! Since my

arrival I have witnessed all students demonstrating our school values. The value of Heart has been

shining brightly throughout our school. This week we have had many students doing ‘Random Acts

of Kindness’. Well Done HNPS students, you are amazing!

Wonderful Writers!! Since my arrival at HNPS I have been inundated with quality work

from proud students and teachers. Yesterday I had the pleasure of

reading some spooky stories from 1/2. K/1 have been writing

descriptions and I was impressed with their ideas, language and

punctuation. 2/3 spoilt me yesterday with my very own postcards! KP

have been learning about adjectives and are always keen to try hard

and share their success.

Well Done Students! Well Done Teachers!

School Disco – Thank you P&C What an amazing night, my very first Halloween Disco at HNPS! I can see why

students have been eagerly awaiting the disco. I was in awe of the costumes, so

much creativity! One of my hardest decisions since arriving at HNPS was

choosing the Best Dress, as I could easily give every student a prize. Thanks to

Artemis and Pete for creating an awesome disco atmosphere with non-stop

music, games and competitions. Thanks to parents for also supporting this disco,

your creativity with your child/ren’s costumes was outstanding.

An enormous thank you to the P&C

P&C Meeting Our P&C meeting has been rescheduled for this coming Monday 4th November at Hamilton North

Bowling Club from 6pm-8pm. I look forward to meeting with the P&C, with many items to discuss.

If you have not been to a P&C meeting for a while or if you have never been to one, we would love to

see you.

Canteen I would like to thank Shelly for her work as Canteen Manager. I have had many discussions with the community, parents and staff who have so many positive things to say about Shelly and her work in the canteen. This Friday will be Shelly’s last day in the canteen before she starts a new job. We wish her all the very best. The school is looking for volunteers to ensure the canteen continues to operate for the remainder of

the year, ceasing operation in Week 9 and 10 for end of year celebrations. If you are available to assist

in the canteen for Weeks 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 or any time during these weeks please contact Shelly or our

school office. Our canteen is open on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with Friday being one of our

busiest days.

Digital Media Festival

Only one more sleep to go! Our Digital Media Festival is on tomorrow night from 4.30pm-9pm. Our

Dance Group have been busy practicing with Miss Stewart and we can’t wait to see our Film on the

huge LED screen! We look forward to seeing you there.

School Leaders 2020 I had the pleasure of meeting with our Year 5 students this week to discuss School Leadership

positions for 2020. Students received a note on Monday which outlines our process and important

dates. Mrs Edwards, Ms Evans, Mrs Milgate and I all look forward to supporting our students as they

prepare their speech and enter into leadership positions. Thank you to our current Year 6 students

who were available to talk to our Year 5 students on Monday, you are amazing role models!

World Teachers Day Last Friday we celebrated World Teacher Day. It was a great opportunity for everyone to recognise and appreciate our teachers and the important role they play in shaping the next generation. This year, the focus was on #brightfuture. The #brightfuture of the profession and the #brightfuture of our students. Thank you to our amazing teachers at HNPS! I have only been

working with you for a short while however I instantly recognised

your dedication to each and every child at HNPS, your collegiality

and dedication to making the education community great!

Upcycle Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of visiting Upcycle with Ms

Piazzolla and some of our students from the Environment Club. I

could not even imagine what I would see there … the room was full of

creativity, clever volunteers and loads of inspiration. Please read Ms

Piazzolla’s report about this wonderful experience. Thank you to the

team at Upcycle, we look forward to continuing to work with you all.

Arrival and Pick Up – Keeping Safe An important safety message for our parents and carers picking up children at the end of the day.

Please use the front school gate. The back school gate is for staff traffic only. This area is out of

bounds for our students. With high traffic and limited visibility in busy times this area is not safe for

children. Thank you for your understanding.

Safe Online Callaghan College have invited our Year 5 and Year 6 parents to a Parent Information Session about how to keep our kids safe when they are online. Safe on Social Media delivers real life case studies and strategies to help parents support their children. The session will be held at the University of Newcastle on

Wednesday 6 November 2019. Please join us from 5.45pm, for a

6pm start. This session is open to all Callaghan College parents/carers and we are very pleased to extend the invitation to parents/carers with children in years 5 and 6 at our partner primary schools (please note, that it is an adult-only session, due to some of the content covered). Volunteers and Visitors to our School As I mentioned in a previous newsletter, we are extremely fortunate to have a number of our

volunteers in our school helping our students and our teachers. A reminder if you are in the school to

help or work in the classroom, please ensure you sign in at the front office. In accordance with

Department of Education policy we have to ensure all of our Working with Children Check

procedures are up to date. Our lovely office staff will be able to assist you with this if you have not

volunteered previously.

Ms Lisa Noble

Principal

Volunteer Afternoon Tea Wednesday 4th December 2019

1:30pm – School Hall Invitations will be sent out in Week 6

HNPS U10s Basketball Comp

Congratulations to the following students for representing our school in Round 1 of the Under 10s Basketball Comp: Marli F, Sunny T, Bellamy S, Tarquin A, Harshit S, Henry T (fill in) and

Liam H (fill in). It was a tough first match but all players showed pure resilience and heart at all times.

Many thanks to Sunny’s dad Nathan Topic for taking on the coaching role!

Round 2 is at 5.35pm on Court 4.

Kellie W (Myah and Liliah’s mum) will be filling in for Nathan this week as team

coach due to a clash with the Digital Media Festival. Many thanks to Kellie for this.

Good luck this week guys!

Environment Club Newsletter UPCYCLE VISIT Last Wednesday some of our Environment Club

members enjoyed an inspirational trip to Upcycle

to pick materials for our Market Garden banner

designed by Erin and Xanthia. We were blown

away by all the things that were being upcycled (waste turned into new

products). Even soy sauce fish and bubble wrap can be used for lettering on

banners and bunting. Ms Noble and Ms Piazzolla were impressed that even

every thread and tiny fabric offcut is used to stuff cushions, poofs, toys and

door snakes. This is what our members had to say.

Alice “The recycled denim dresses”

Ruby “The scrunchies”

Anna “We learned that most things we throw out can be upcycled”.

Bek “The recycled plastic bag dresses and the fact that absolutely NOTHING is wasted.

During the visit we selected the fabric for our banner as well as materials to create the pictures and

the lettering. Upcycle is open during the week and every second Saturday. Take the time to visit and

be inspired.

We would like to say a huge thank you to Annie for organising this and also to Cathy who has take

the time to teach us about upcycling as well as helping us to create our banner.

MARKET GARDEN

This week we have bunches of mixed greens, lettuce, berries, limes, herbs, broadbeans and Buy our fresh herbs to enhance the flavour of your cooking. Buy organic from us and cut down on supermarket plastic packaging. We are cheap and fresh!!

NSW Premiers Sporting Challenge – Ambassador Visit During Term 3, Hamilton North Public School participated in the 2019 NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge which encouraged students to participate and record their levels of physical activity. This challenge main focus is to get more students, more active, more often.

As part of this valuable initiative, our school was lucky enough to have Samantha Poolman, a PSC Ambassador visit our school to conduct a specialised netball clinic. Samantha, a born and bred Newcastle girl, currently plays for the Giants and has a strong reputation as an elite athlete and a very strong competitor. For 45 minutes, students from 1/2S along with our very own netball stars, participated in a personalised skills clinic. They had the opportunity to learn specific netball skills and drills in an active and fun environment. Samantha was a natural with the students and engaged them for the entire time even though the weather was very unrelenting. After the clinic, Samantha encouraged the students to ask questions, posed for photos and was more than delighted to sign autographs. It was a wonderful opportunity for the students who not only had lots of fun, but they learnt some new skills and met a local professional athlete.

What is the Digital Media Festival?

Schools across Newcastle participate in a combined community event featuring student entertainment, combined bands, dancing, singing, stalls, food and much more! The evening ends with the screening of films created and edited by students from said schools.

When is it?

Term 4, Thursday the 31st of October.

Where is it?

Callaghan College Wallsend Campus – there is a map provided.

Theme

This year as the date takes place on Halloween, all students are encouraged to dress up! Anything Halloween related.

Time

4:30pm-9:00pm. Specific times for dance events and the films will be provided as soon as possible.

Tickets

The cost is $5 per person OR $10 for a family of 4 OR $15 for a family over 4!

Reminder: If you are in the dance, you and your family have free passes.

Please buy the tickets from our school so all of the funds go back to us. You can purchase the tickets at the school office.

Tickets can be purchased on the night at the

College, although those funds will go to Callaghan

College.

Digital Media Festival 2019

Term 4

DIGITAL MEDIA TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!

Please purchase these from the front office.

The cost is $5 per person OR $10 for a family of 4 OR $15 for a family over

4! Reminder: If you are in the dance,

you and your family have free passes!

Please collect these from the office

as well.

Term 4 Thursday, 31st of October

4:30pm – 9:00pm

Digital Media

Festival 2019

Map – Callaghan College Wallsend Campus Address: 80/82 Macquarie St, Wallsend NSW 2287

COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER COMING SOON!!

HNPS P&C are running a cookie dough fundraiser!! Billy G's Gourmet Cookie & Biscuit Dough is made

in Australia using the finest ingredients to create that real Homestyle taste.

With ten delicious flavours, there's sure to be one to satisfy any cookie lover. Billy G's Gourmet Cookie &

Biscuit Dough is not sold in retail stores, only through fundraising so be sure to stock up!

The cookie and biscuit dough can be kept for up to four weeks in your fridge or you can refreeze on

multiple occasions. Keep your eye out for more info coming home next week!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2019

OCTOBER

Thursday 31st Digital Media Festival

NOVEMBER

Monday 4th Kindergarten 2020 Afterschool Play Session 3:30-4:15pm

Tuesday 5th Kindergarten Orientation Play session 2:15-3pm

Thursday 7th Kindergarten Orientation Play session 2:15-3pm

Monday 18th Kindergarten 2020 Afterschool Play Session 3:30-4:15pm

DECEMBER

Monday 2nd HNPS P&C General Meeting

Tuesday 3rd Year 6 full day orientation at Callaghan College Waratah Technology Campus

Wednesday 4th Volunteer Afternoon Tea 1:30pm in the hall

Monday 9th Presentation Night 5:30-7pm

Tuesday 10th Year 6 Revolution 5-7pm

Wednesday 11th Year 6 Farewell Disco 6-8pm

Thursday 12th Pool Party morning—Movie afternoon

Friday 13th Christmas Carols and Christmas Raffle 6-9pm

Wednesday 18th STUDENTS LAST DAY TERM 4

Thursday 19th Friday 20th Staff Development Days