Ryde East Public School 12 Twin Road, North Ryde, N.S.W. 2113 Tel: 9878 3681 9888 5620 Fax: 9878 6029 Email: rydeeast-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website address: www.rydeeast-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

NEWSLETTER 17th MAY 2016 TERM 2 WEEK 4

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT This morning parents and children joined us in the hall for our Kindergarten 2017 Open Morning. We had a large number turn up to hear Mrs Doig, Mrs Ironfield and our Captains and Prefects talk about the opportunities we have at Ryde East. This was followed by a school tour and a number of parents commented on how well our student leadership team spoke. I was extremely proud of their contributions to the morning. If you have a child, or know of someone who will be joining us next year, please come to the front office to collect an enrolment package.

Our dance group has been successful and has been invited to join the North Sydney Dance Festival at the Glenn Street Theatre in June. Congratulations to the students and Miss Mitchell for a job well done.

This Thursday a large group of our talented Cross Country runners are headed for Meadowbank Park to compete with other students from local schools at the Zone Cross Country Carnival. We wish them all the very best.

Come and join us this Friday for our Gold Card Assembly in the school hall at 9.20am.

This Friday is Walk Safely to School Day. This state wide initiative is celebrated each year encouraging children to follow safe practices as they walk to and from school each day.

Think of our neighbours when parking around the school. Please do not park in their driveways or across the entrances to their properties. Our neighbours help us with managing the security around our school when we are not here, so being mindful of them, when we are around our school, is something to consider.

Jane Imer Principal

Dates for Your Diary

W18/5 2M and 3D visiting New Horizons Th19/5 Zone Cross Country F20/5 Walk Safely to School Day F20/5 Gold Card Assembly Su29/5 Ryde East Music Festival

WORKING BEE FOR YEAR 5 FAMILIES Last Sunday there were around 30 of us at the Year 5 working bee. It was good to see some ex-pupils among us! Our efforts were directed towards having our school grounds ready for our school’s main fundraising activity, the Music Festival which is in two weeks’ time. Specific tasks completed included:

Rotary-hoeing the soft-fall material around the playground equipment

Raking and clearing leaves, rocks, sticks and seedpods from the playground

Spreading mulch in the grassed quadrangle area Cleaning playground drains and along the kerbs

inside the tennis court fences Washing playground seats and tables Pressure cleaning the metal seats and the

concrete under the COLA near primary toilets Weeding and mulching gardens

A huge thank you goes to all who came, and to our class parents who organised the usual morning tea and sausage sizzle lunch.

Working bees scheduled for the rest of the year are:

19th June - Year 1 24th July - Year 4 28th August - Year 2 30th October - Year 3

Phillip Ward Co-ordinator

LIBRARY NEWS

Fantastic news, we have had many more students register for the PRC over the last week! We still need as many students as possible to beat the record of 150 finishers.

Congratulations to this week’s finishers; KD – Noah, 1L - Gabriella, 2F – Jamie, 3D – Freddie, 3/4D – Oliver, 5/6W – Angelique.

RYDE EAST CAKE STALL

Sunday 29th May

Calling all volunteers!!

We are looking for a few more adult volunteers to help us run the cake stall at the school Music Festival on Sunday 29th May. Thank you to those that have

already volunteered there are just a few spots left where we need some help, from 12 noon to 4:30pm. Remember this is not just for music families, the money raised goes towards the school for much needed items.

As a friendly reminder, we will be sending your child home with a cake tray on Monday 23rd May. It would be fantastic if these could be filled with baked goodies and returned either to the school staffroom on the afternoon of Saturday 28th May or dropped off to the cake stall on Sunday 29th May. Cupcakes of all flavours will be fantastic, as well as brownies, slices, banana bread, cookies and biscuits, coconut ice etc.

To comply with food regulations and to protect those people with food allergies, please ensure that all food donations are labelled with ingredients.

Yvonne and Nicole will be outside the hall next week during the afternoons with extra trays for any willing bakers and we will also have foil tins for anyone keen to make some cakes.

If you have any questions or would like to offer your support, please contact Nicole 0417 537 105 or Yvonne 0401 063 835 repscakestalls@gmail.com

REPS CANTEEN NEWS PSSA AND ENVIROMENTAL GROUP You must include this on your Flexischools order or hand written order, as we need to have it prepared

for your child to collect at recess.

NEW HELPERS NEEDED - COME AND HELP AT YOUR CHILD’S CANTEEN As you can see we are still looking for spaces to be filled. If you can help out it would be fantastic. Please ring the canteen on 9878 2952.

DESPERATE - HELPER NEEDED THIS FRIDAY - ALL DAY WEDNESDAYS - 1/6 ALL DAY, 8/6 ALL DAY, 22/6 ALL DAY, 29/6 ALL DAY FRIDAYS -20/5 ALL DAY and EBH, 27/5 ALL DAY, 3/6 ALL DAY, 17/6 EBH, 24/6 EBH

THIS WEEKS ROSTER WED 18/5 Belinda Duncan EBH: Cathy Larvin LBH: Ayesha Ashan

FRI 20/5 EBH: Dianne Shaw EBH: Tatum Pringle LBH: Kim Breda ALL DAY HELPER NEEDED!!!

MON 23/5 Lisa Cowgill Melissa Yusofzai

Thank you Lisa, Kelly and Tonya Canteen 9878 2952 or rydeeastcanteen@gmail.com

RYDE EAST MUSIC FESTIVAL Sunday 29th May - HELPERS NEEDED The Ryde East Music Festival is to be held on Sunday 29th May. This is a fantastic fun filled day which raises a

lot of funds for our school from outside our school community. We still need many helpers to make this day successful and there are various positions that need filling, so please get involved.

Hall Setup – Help with carrying and setting up music equipment/tables/chairs in the school hall. This is on the afternoon of Saturday 28th May.

Driveway Attendant – Responsible for allowing authorised vehicles onto the school premises.

Practice Room Supervisor – Responsible for overseeing band practice rooms when band is in the hall performing (need 4-5 supervisors every session).

BBQ – Help to cook and serve on the BBQ.

Cake Stall – Responsible for selling cakes. No children on the Cake Stall please.

Band Fundraising – Responsible for selling lollies and popcorn.

Programs – Year 5 and 6 students to be responsible for handing out programs.

Hall/Room Pack Up – Responsible for packing away music equipment/tables/chairs.

Please take the time to complete the attached helper request form and place in the P&C box by

Wednesday 18th May. Alternatively you may contact me on 0414 560 907 or at skimpton@bigpond.net.au. The roster will then be printed in the school newsletter on Tuesday 24th May.

If you are unable to help on the actual day, why not consider cooking some cakes or slices for the Cake Stall. Remember – all proceeds made go towards improving our school!

Suzanne Kimpton P&C Fundraising

DISCO – 3rd June Dress through the decades and into the future!

Come along and have some fun dressing from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and into the future!

WHEN: 3rd June 2016 WHERE: School Hall INFANTS (K-2): 5.00pm to 6.30pm PRIMARY (3-6): 6.45pm to 8.30pm

‘Dance Fever’ will be hosting our disco again, keeping everyone very entertained!

Great news! You can pay for the disco using Flexi-Schools and provide permission for your child to attend at the same time, you will not need to go to the P&C box if you use flexischools, just log on and start your order:

https://www.flexischools.com.au

If your child wishes to attend and you would prefer to pay by cash, please fill in and return the form at the end of the Newsletter to the P&C box by Wednesday 1st June, with enclosed cash or cheque.

Please ensure you pay the P&C for this event and not REPS directly as the school will need to refund your payment.

DISCO helpers are needed so please volunteer via flexischools or on the disco form.

NOTE:

REPS discos are for students only. Any parents remaining with young children will need to remain outside the school hall.

Whist not preferred, payment can be accepted on the night at a cost of $15.

These are measures to make life as simple as possible for all our wonderful volunteers, and keep a happy safe environment for all your children.

Any enquiries please contact: Rachelle Robinson – 0432 397 319 rachelle.robinson@hotmail.com Sharon Cunningham – 0414 647 199 Lara Dominish - 0451 115 471

P&C MUSIC PROGRAM NEWS AMEB VIOLIN RESULT Congratulations to Jacinta for her

wonderful ‘A’ result in her 1st Grade violin AMEB exam. Keep up the wonderful work Jacinta! RYDE EAST MUSIC FESTIVAL – SUNDAY 29th MAY There are only two more weeks until the Ryde East Music Festival! Senior Band students are requested to arrive at school on the Sunday by 9.40am. Black pants and socks are required so please check that pants fit (we have not had to wear them yet due to the warm weather)! For further details, please read Lina’s email regarding dress requirements. ZONE CROSS COUNTRY THIS WEEK If your child is participating in the Zone Cross Country on Thursday this week, please let your tutor and instrument contact parent know. You may be charged for your lesson otherwise. TERM 2 INVOICES Invoices for band and tutorials will be sent out shortly. Every invoice should be dated and we ask that payment is made within two weeks of this invoice date. If you have any questions or queries, please contact our treasurer, Carolyn Rogerson. UPCOMING MUSIC DATES: Week 5 – Ryde East Music Festival – Sunday 29th May Week 8 – Training Band at Gold Card Assembly Week 8 – Wahroonga Music Festival, Sunday 19th June COMMITTEE CONTACTS Coordinator: Belinda Duncan - 0417 489 269, rydeeastmusic@gmail.com Secretary: Jennifer Harrison – bluettave@yahoo.com.au Treasurer: Carolyn Rogerson – carolyn@rogerson.id.au Band Manager: Lina Diaz – lina.diaz888@gmail.com Instrument Manager: Carol Crane – crane.ac@gmail.com

All Year 2 Parents

WELCOME – PARENTS NIGHT OUT

Saturday 21st May 2016

From 6.30pm

Hunters Hill Hotel

64 Gladesville Rd, Hunters Hill NSW 2110

See you there

Nikki & Errin (2F Class Parents)

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS - (New Uniforms only) The Uniform Shop is open every Tuesday morning from 8.45am – 9.45am or order online and have it delivered to your child’s classroom. www.picklesschoolwear.com Sara Rich – 0426 824 972

TENNIS COURT HIRE The school tennis courts are available for hire out of school hours for a nominal fee of $20.00 per hour for each court. Contact Margie Simpson on 0407 280 864

RYDE EAST OSHC NEWS Ryde East OSHC has its own website which can be accessed at any time. The website is www.rydeeastoshc.com.au

♥♥♥ Pre-Loved Uniforms ♥♥♥ Opening Time - Tuesday mornings from 8:45 - 9:30am. Pre-loved uniforms are available from the Canteen window alongside the New Uniform Shop. We are also selling 100% Cotton short-sleeve polo shirts for $27.50 each. Payment is by CASH only and notes of smaller denominations are appreciated. For any queries please contact Simone Haslehurst on 0414 965 225 or Cyndi Yu on 0430 202 071.