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Term 3 Week 8 12 September 2018

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Principal’s Report Dear Parents and Carers,

Premier’s Spelling Bee

Last week four of our students represented our

school at the district finals of the Premier’s

Spelling Bee. Artin K and Julian N competed in

the junior division and Jan A and Ansh P

competed in the senior division. All four

students did well when faced with some

extremely difficult words to spell. Special

congratulations to Julian N who placed first in

his division and will now compete at the

regional level of the competition.

Book Week Activities

Last week we celebrated Book Week with an incursion, a Book Parade and a Book Swap. It was wonderful to

see students enjoying these activities that promoted reading, as well as raising funds for the Indigenous

Literacy Foundation through the Book Swap. Thank you to Ms Spender, Ms Taylor, Ms Pogainis and Ms Mafi

for their huge efforts in coordinating these events.

The more that you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.

You can find magic wherever you look.

Sit back and relax, all you need is a book. – Dr Seuss

DATE EVENT Thurs 13 Sept Concert Rehearsal – No Assembly Fri 14 Sept Field of Mars – Kindergarten Excursion

Mon 17 Sept Sydney North Area Athletics Carnival Tues 18 Sept Enrichment Expo

NOTES SENT HOME

Mon 10 Sept Battle of the Primary Schools – Selected Students

Email: [email protected] Website: www.normanhurs-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Phone: 9489 1152 Fax: 9489 3257

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.normanhurs-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/


Staff Professional learning

Last week all teaching staff participated in a fantastic professional

learning session with staff from our Community of Schools. It was

presented by Dan Haesler and was focused on how having a

growth mindset can support students in maximising their potential

and support us in helping them achieve their potential. The staff

from all five schools in attendance gave very positive feedback

about the session. It is really valuable to work as a Community of

Schools, with one advantage being the ability to access speakers

that as individual schools we possibly could not.


Stage 3 Public Speaking Incursion

This week our Stage 3 students have been participating in a series of workshops centred on public speaking.

The workshops cover areas such as conflict resolution, presenting messages clearly and confidently and tools

to handle change. These workshops are great preparation for commencing high school for our Year 6 students

and for presenting leader speeches for our Year 5 students.

2019 Kindergarten

All enrolment forms for 2019 Kindergarten should be submitted before the end of this term as we will be posting

letters detailing our Transition Program this month.

Summer Uniforms

The official changeover date for summer uniforms is from the start of Term 4. However, where there are days of

warm weather over the next few weeks, students are welcome to wear their summer uniform.

Uniform Options for Girls

As part of the new Department of Education Uniform Policy, all schools will be required to provide an option for

girls to wear pants (Winter) or shorts (Summer). We already have a pants option for Winter. We have also

previously had a shorts option for Summer but the Uniform Shop no longer uses this supplier and the style was

not a popular option. Leigh Hudson has kindly sourced new options for shorts and she presented these at the P

& C meeting this week. Shortly we will be seeking input from staff, students and parents to determine with

which option we will proceed. Look out for information next week regarding a survey you can complete to offer

your input.

Positive Behaviour for Learning

During this fortnight all classes are revising expectations for assembly and how our three school values apply in

this setting. The Week 7 recipients of our PBL draw were Fletcher B and Annemieke T.

Striver badges

Congratulations to the following students who received a Striver badge at our last assembly:

Blue badge – Brian C, Sophia F, Paige J, Sharni-Claire W

Red badge – Grace H, Ameek J, Ava M, Courtney S, Busby T, Vicki V

Yellow badge – Sophie V

Citizen of the Month

Congratulations to the following students who were selected as Citizen of the Month for their class for

September:

Merit Certificates

Congratulations to the following students who received a merit certificate at last week’s assembly:

William M KT Lewis K 1/2B Hannah D 3/4W Malachy G KR Aaron P 2I Emily P 4G Caroline H K/1V Seth D 2M Lucy V 5S Hila J 1K William M 3M Keren Z 5/6M Zacharias Z 1G Emma N 3P George R 6D

For Being Responsible Jasmine H KT Patrick O 1/2B Shiva R 3/4W Baily Y C Computers Yolanda Y KR Rafael J 2M Cerys S 4G Sophia R Library Hasti J K/1V Sam G Library Siyi X 5S Briannah N Music Adele P 1K Harrison B 3P Georgia O 5/6M Eden M 1G Joshua G 3M Owen K 6D


Kind regards,

Amber Gorrell

Principal

________________________________________________________________________________________ School Concert

This year our School Concert will be on 25 September 2018 with the matinee commencing at 12.00 p.m. and the evening concert commencing at 6.30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased through trybooking.com at $10.00 per person for the Matinee and $12.00 per person for the Evening Concert. Due to limited space in the school hall, families will only be allowed to purchase two tickets per show.

How to purchase tickets – on the 31 August 2018 from 5.00 p.m. please go to the below URL.

Matinee Concert – https://www.trybooking.com/XMGD 12.00 p.m. performance

Evening Concert – https://www.trybooking.com/XMGB 6.30 p.m. performance The Concert Committee

For Being Respectful Harley R KT Natalie R 1/2B Ulysses C 3/4W Sophie V C Computers Maya N KR Saif K 2M Brooke C 4G Hannah D Library Abjullah F K/1V Jackson K 2I Kaitlyn S 5S Alison L Music Jade C 1K Edson Z 3P Toby C 5/6M Harper F 1G Gabrielle R 3M Travis L 6D

For Striving for Success Luciano J KT Sharni W 1/2B Summer W 3/4W Jonathan N C Computers Adesh W KR Olivia M 2M Talei L 4G Oliver W Library Nieve X K/1V Seth D 2I Nicholas H 5S Natalie R Music Nathan C 1K Zoe D 3P Sarah K 5/6M William D 1G Daniel A 3M Yumi V 6D

https://www.trybooking.com/XMGD

https://www.trybooking.com/XMGB


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Great Book Swap Wednesday 5 September was Indigenous Literacy Day and NPS held our first ever ‘Great Book Swap’ to raise

funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The day was a great success and we raised approximately $600.

This money will go towards funding important literacy programs in remote Australian communities. A very big

thank you is extended to all the parents who helped on the day with setting up and selling the books. The

Library Monitors and class SRC Reps were also a big help on the day. Of course, we would not have had any

books to sell if the NPS community had not been so generous with their book donations, so thanks to everyone

who donated books. We hope everyone enjoyed the experience of shopping for a new book and went home

with an interesting book to read.

Ms Carolyn Spender, Ms Vai Mafi and Ms Michelle Pogainis

Great Book Swap Coordinators

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Tell Them From Me

Parent Survey Now Open

For the next three weeks, our school will be participating in the Partners in Learning parent survey, another part

of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys (student, teacher and parent surveys) on student engagement. The

survey asks parents and carers questions about different factors that are known to impact on student wellbeing

and engagement.

Running this survey will help our school understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s

experience at school. These include: communication between parents/carers and staff, activities and practices

at home and parent/carer views on the school's support of learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will

help our school make practical improvements.

The survey is conducted entirely online on smartphones, iPads, tablets, laptops or computers. The survey will

typically take 15 minutes or less to complete and is completely confidential. The parent survey will be

conducted between 5 September and 26 September. Although participating in the survey is entirely voluntary,

your responses are very much appreciated. The survey is available in 23 languages.

More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au.

To access the survey for our school go to:

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/nps18

Kind regards,

Mr Stephen Sheridan

Assistant Principal

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/nps18


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P&C News Sunday 23 September NPS golf day

www.npspandc.com

http://www.facebook.com/NormanhurstPublicPC

P&C Meeting

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our last P&C meeting for Term 3. We had a great turn out

and a friendly and productive meeting. Working together we have considered and passed the following motions:

1. An amendment to the P&C’s constitution. Passed.

2. A proposal for small ‘thank you’ gifts for our long-serving committee members. Passed.

3. A new proposal for a mural. Passed.

4. A proposal that the P&C reserves sufficient funds (approx. $5,000) to securely fence the carpark end of the

K-1 playground. [Postponed pending the completion of work in this playground.]

5. A proposal that the P&C contribute $500 towards to cost of the Staff Appreciation Dinner. Passed.

6. A proposal that the P&C budget for $2000 (i.e. $500 per term) for the upkeep of the grounds. [Postponed for

the consideration of the new 2019 committee]

3. A proposal that the P&C contribute up to $10,000 towards the cost of a perimeter fence along Pennant Hills

Rd. Passed

4. A proposal that the P&C contribute approx. $8000 towards the replacement of the smartboards in 3/4W and

KR. Passed.

5. A proposal that the P&C contributes $8000 towards the purchase of robotics equipment for the School

[Postponed for the consideration of the 2019 committee.]

6. A proposal that the P&C contributes $5000 towards the costs of new K-2 readers. Passed.

7. A proposal that the P&C contributes $3000 towards the costs of new 3-6 Maths Boxes. Passed.

8. A proposal re the NPS P&C Communications role. Passed.

This is a truly fantastic result and I am very grateful to everyone who came along and helped make decisions

about how we spend the money you have donated to the P&C in order to help us support the School. Of

course, we could not be in a position to spend this money without the hard work of our committed volunteers

who fundraise tirelessly throughout the year. If you are passionate about helping the P&C achieve great results

like this, please consider stepping up for a role next year.

Thanks to the School

At our meeting on Monday, Ms Gorrell and members of the School executive gave a presentation explaining

the process of external validation. The process is rigorous and demanding, requiring hours of preparation and

thoughtful reflection on the past, present and future of the School. The results reported were impressive and I

know everyone will want to share with me in thanking our wonderful staff for all that they do ‘above and beyond’

in order to make our School such a special place.

Christmas Gift Charity

Each year for the past few years, I have suggested a charity which the P&C might support at our Christmas

singing event. In the past, we have supported the Hornsby Women’s Shelter and I would be very happy to

continue to do this, however I also wondered whether this year we might consider a drought-relief charity and

(to this end) wondered whether you would like to send me some suggestions ahead of the meeting in Week 3,

Term 4.

In case you missed it…

This year, I have had the opportunity to work with an enthusiastic, dedicated and experienced committee. As I

indicated last week, I will not be seeking re-election as P&C president next year. The following people have

also indicated that they will not be standing for election to these roles for 2019:

http://www.npspandc.com/

http://www.facebook.com/NormanhurstPublicPC


Scott Veale (Secretary and Vice President); Yemi Oluwi (Treasurer); Joe Maisano (Building Fund

Coordinator); Leigh Hudson (Uniform Shop and Vice President); Ruth Archer (Canteen) and Kriena Thorp

(Grounds Coordinator); Lisa Manton (Communications); Emma Veale (Fundraising Coordinator).

On your behalf I would like to extend our gratitude to this great team! I hope to say more about each of them

and their service to our school at our AGM.

New president

At the AGM in Term 4 I will not be seeking re-election as President of the P&C. If you would like to be

considered for this role, please get in touch. Ideally, it would be good to indicate your intention to stand well

ahead of the AGM. I am more than happy to chat with you and to facilitate a meeting between you and the

School.

Kind regards,

Elly Cowan

P & C President

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Band News Term 3 Parent Band Roster for Week 8:

Thu 13 Sep Concert Band 7.20 – 8.40 Ann Lim

Thu 13 Sep Training Band 12.50 – 2.00 Paul Harvey

Fri 14 Sep Intermediate Band 12.50 – 2.00 Sunny Hong

**NB In preparation for the School Concert in Week 10, Mr Sismey and Mr Tomkins have requested that the Training Band attend combined rehearsals with the Intermediate Band for the next 2 Wednesday mornings (weeks 8 & 9 ) at 7:30am. Thank you for your support.


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Library News

NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 2018

Congratulations to all students who completed the 2018 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge. We had two

hundred and sixty-three students complete this year’s challenge, which is a wonderful result. Thank you to

parents and teachers for supporting students in completing the Reading Challenge. Plus, a very big thank you

to our Stage Two and Three student buddies for sharing books with Kindergarten and Year One students so

they could all complete the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge.

If your child has completed the 2018 Premier’s Reading Challenge, please check that their name appears on

the list below (please note that some names of students have been omitted as they do not wish to be

published). If your child’s name does not appear on the list and they have completed the Reading Challenge

please email [email protected] .

Kindergarten: Hayley B., Juliet E., Leo E., Audrey F., Catherine F., Gordon G., Sophie G., Malachy G., Arielle

G., Arjun G., Jasmine H., Jing Zhe H., Lael H., Isa H., Michael I., Talia J., Nathaniel J., Luciano J., Oscar K.,

Safwan K., Emma K., Scotty L., Kingsley L., Nathan L., Sienna L., Fin L., Alison L., Cameron M., William M.,

Jonathan N., Annabella P., Jenny P., Eleanor P., Harrison P., Harley R., Will S., Caroline S., Oliver S.,

Alexander S., Theresa S., Adesh W., Lachlan W., Niamh W., Sophia W., Claire Y., Yolanda Y., Audrey Z., Elisa

Z.

Year One: April A., Vihaan A., Pouya A., Hamish A., Fletcher B., William B., Tristan C., Joshua C., Jade C.,

Addison C., Asriel C., Jayden C., Nathan C., William D., Abdullah F., Zoey F., Sophia F., Harper F., Mailey G.,

Harry G., Ruby G., Avni G., Isra H., Isabella H., Nicole H., Andie H., Caroline H., Hasti J., Hila J., Hossein J.,

Paige J., Jaxon K., Ashton K., Leo L., Nathan L., Riley L., Gemma M., Leo M., Jasmine M., Lachlan M., Eden

M., Briannah N., Alex N., William N., Nicole N., Patrick O., Amelia O., Emmanuel P., Adele P., Oliver R.,

Douglas R., Natalie R., Alyssa R., Sophia R., Arielle S., Megan S., sarina T., Maria S., Zara T., Oliver W., Jack

W., Oliver W., Nieve X., Jonathan Y., Aurelia Z., Zac Z.

Year Two: Samika A., Olivia A., Claudia B., Isobel C., Kara C., Oscar C., Mitchell C., Tom C., Seth D., Georgia

D., Liam E., Stanley F., Kahleb-Jay G., Robert G., Adrian G., Alfred G., Roman G.,Ben G., Sam G., Matthew

H., Nico I., Max J., Benjamin J., Albert J., Sophia J., Rafael J., Jackson K., Mia K., Thomas K., Lewis K., Saif

K., Hoon K., Hayley L., Minh L., Edward L., Joey L., Robbie L., Olivia M., Jacob M., Cameron N., Aaron P., Zoe

P., Olivia P., Oliver R., Madison R., Ieuan S., Marcus S., Iansylu S., Sargam S., Pirthika T., Arthur T., Thomas

V., Josh W., Sharni W., Jackson W., Nikita W., Ben Y., Shazib Z., Dominic Z.

Year Three: Heath A., Daniel A., Emma B., Shanaye B., Ella C., Hannah D., Zoe D., Audrey E., Joel F., Josh

G., Scarlett H., Artin K., Hugo K., Chace L., William M., Scarlett M., Chelsea M., Anna N., Chloe N., Valentina

P., Jayden P., Ethan P., Rhianna P., Eden P., Patrick R., Gabrielle R., Arya S., Carla S., Hayley S., Adam T.,

Kai U., Sonia U., Sophie V., Edson Z.

Year Four: Max C., Joanna C., Jacob H., Habib H., Mikala K., Yool K., Haile M., Grace M., Eloise O., Joshua

P., Emily P., Darvan T., Darvin T., Elissa U., Hailey W.

Year Five: Lara A., Dakota A., Sienna B., Arjun C., Ashleigh D., Lachlan D., Jack K., Lance L., Louie M.,

Cassidy M., Sophie P., Erin R., Jennifer S., Lia T., Lisa T., Vicki V., Mimi X.

Year Six: Toby C., Phoebe D., Sera F., Jaanvi K., Damien K., Travis L., Chiara M., Anna M., Karen M., Luke

R., Chelsea S., Lara U.

Carolyn Spender

PRC School Co-ordinator

mailto:[email protected]


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Canteen News


Normanhurst Public School Term 3 Calendar - 2018

MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN

WEEK 1

SDD

23 JUL

TERM 3 COMMENCES

24 JUL

25 JUL

K-6 ASSEMBLY

26 JUL

27 JUL

28 JUL

BAND WORKSHOP 1-4PM

29 JUL

WEEK 2

30 JUL

ICAS: ENGLISH

31 JUL

OC TEST (YR. 4)

1 AUG

NO ASSEMBLY YR 3-6

SPELLING BEE

2 AUG

3 AUG

4 AUG

5 AUG

WEEK 3

BOOK FAIR JUMP ROPE FOR

HEART VISIT P&C MEETING

7.30PM 6 AUG

BOOK FAIR

7 AUG

BOOK FAIR

8 AUG

BOOK FAIR NO ASSEMBLY

OPEN DAY

9 AUG

BOOK FAIR 10 AUG

11 AUG

12 AUG

WEEK 4

GROUP PHOTOGRAPHS

13 AUG

ICAS: MATHEMATICS

14 AUG

ZONE ATHLETICS

(FIELD)

15 AUG

K-6 ASSEMBLY

16 AUG

17 AUG

18 AUG

19 AUG

WEEK 5

CAKE STALL (YR 6 FAREWELL

FUNDRAISER)

20 AUG

21 AUG

ZONE ATHLETICS

(TRACK)

22 AUG

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

K-2 ASSEMBLY

23 AUG

SRC FUNDRAISER:

DAFFODIL DAY

24 AUG

Working Bee

Eucalypt 1 – 4 p.m.

25 AUG

26 AUG

WEEK 6

PEER SUPPORT TRAINING DAY

(STAGE 3)

27 AUG

STAGE 2 INCURSION: SKYWORKS

28 AUG

29 AUG

3-6 ASSEMBLY KINDY 2019

INFORMATION MORNING 9.15-11AM

30 AUG

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

31 AUG

1 SEP

2 SEP

WEEK 7

BOOK WEEK INCURSION

3 SEP

4 SEP

BOOK WEEK PARADE

5 SEP

K-6 ASSEMBLY

6 SEP

7 SEP

8 SEP

9 SEP

WEEK 8

STAGE 3 PUBLIC SPEAKING

INCURSION P&C MEETING

7.30PM 10 SEP


INCURSION

11 SEP


INCURSION

12 SEP

NO ASSEMBLY

13 SEP

KINDERGARTEN EXCURSION:

FIELD OF MARS

14 SEP

15 SEP

16 SEP

WEEK 9

SYDNEY NORTH AREA ATHLETICS

CARNIVAL BAND COMMITTEE

MEETING 8PM

17 SEP

ENRICHMENT EXPO

18 SEP

19 SEP

K-2 ASSEMBLY

20 SEP

21 SEP

22 SEP

23 SEP

WEEK 10

SCHOOL CONCERT DRESS REHEARSAL

24 SEP

SCHOOL CONCERT:

MATINEE & EVENING

25 SEP

PANCAKE DAY

26 SEP

3-6 ASSEMBLY

27 SEP

28 SEP

29 SEP

30 SEP

DANCE2BFIT KT, KR, K/1V, 3P

& 5S 1K, 2I, 3/4W, 5/6M & 6D

1G, 1/2B, 2M,

3M & 4G

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