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Hezlett Happenings ~ Friday 9 August 2019

Education Week – Every Student Every Voice It was lovely to welcome our community into the school yesterday to celebrate Education Week for the very first time at North Kellyville Public School. Our school leaders did a magnificent job hosting the assembly and our performance groups provided the entertainment. The students enjoyed showing off their classrooms and sharing a picnic lunch with their loved ones. Special thanks to the parents and staff who cooked such a delicious sausage sizzle. None of this would have been possible if it wasn’t for the amazing, dedicated staff who put in countless hours behind the scenes organising these events. Year 5 & 6 STEM Showcase Congratulations to all Years 5 and 6 students who proudly showed off their STEM research and designs at last week’s showcase. Visitors learned a lot about propulsion. It was terrific to see our students engage so thoroughly in the scientific method including collecting and analysing data after experimentation. Guardian Realty Exclusive Offer!! Our great supporter Brett Humby from Guardian Realty has an ongoing pledge to donate $1000 to the school for every sale made through a North Kellyville PS parent or referral. On top of that, the person making the referral will also receive a contribution from Brett. The details are: For any sale leads that come through the school or parents connected to the school, we will donate $1,000 to the school AND $1,000 to the person that made the connection / referral. Note that the property must be listed for sale and successfully sold. Rouse Hill High School Astronomy Night Rouse Hill High School will be hosting their annual Astronomy Night as part of National Science Week 2019 on Thursday 15 August 15th. Please read this message from our friends at Rouse Hill High School:

This is a free event in which we invite all our community to come, observe and learn about our night sky. The night will begin with a presentation in the school hall at 7:30pm. Star-gazing will commence at 8:00pm on the basketball courts. This is the eighth year we have hosted this event in partnership with the Western Sydney Amateur Astronomy Group (WSAAG). If the weather is not conducive to star-gazing, the event will be postponed - a notice on our school website will be made.

Mascot Competition! It’s time to get the creative juices flowing, the colour pencils out and the black felt tip pen! North Kellyville Public School is on the lookout for a mascot! The mascot will be used to support wellbeing practices including on signage, and become an integral part of the fabric of the school. This is a unique chance for your child to be part of North Kellyville history! Click

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

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here for more including an entry form. All entries are due to class teachers on or before Friday 16 August. 2020 Enrolments We are now accepting enrolments for 2020. If you know of any future students who have not yet enrolled, it would assist our organisation greatly if you could please prompt them to enrol. Being able to accurately predict student numbers ahead of times enables recruitment and procurement processes to be more streamlined and effective. When students enrol late we are less prepared. Orientation days for Kindergarten 2020 will be very early next term. Please note that students residing outside of the catchment zone, including those who live in close proximity south of the school, must complete a non-local enrolment application for their enrolment to be considered. Non-local students are not guaranteed enrolment. Only exceptional and compelling cases are considered.

North Kellyville Public School catchment zone

Notes on the Website Want to check which notes have been issued to your children and don’t know where to look? The North Kellyville Public School website has a page for this purpose! Navigate to the website and click on ‘About Our School’ from the top menu list. ‘Forms and Notes’ will take you to the most recent uploads. This week there are notes about:

• Community Grant (please vote) • Swim School (Years 1-3) • Mascot Competition (Years K-6) • Book Week • Years 4-6 Detailed Camp Information • Stage Overview – Early Stage One Term 3

2019

• Stage Overview – Stage One Term 3 2019 • Stage Overview – Stage Two & Three Term 3

2019 As you can see it is a very busy time of year! Please try to keep up to date with our communications to maximise your child’s school experience.

Calendar on the Website Another helpful feature of the school website is the community calendar which is filling up quickly. We are diligently working to make this a trusted source of information about all school events. Take a look if you haven’t already and offer any suggestions to luca.waring1@det.nsw.edu.au.

Community Grant – We Need Your Vote! Thank you to the parents and friends of the school who have taken the time to vote in the MyCommunity Grant initiative. North Kellyville Public School is desperately seeking $65,000 in support to finance outdoor play equipment. Only the projects with the most votes will

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be funded. Your solitary vote may be the difference between us being given $65,000 or nothing! More information can be found here including details about how to vote. The voting page is here. Term 3 Accounts Term 3 statements of account will soon be issued via email to the parent listed as ‘parent 1’ on each student’s enrolment form. The only items that will appear are any new costs this term (such as excursions) and any outstanding payments from Terms 1 and 2. I strongly encourage parents to make payment as soon as possible as the school is required to pay suppliers for resources. Years 4-6 camp and Swim School require pre-payment. Please see separate notices for details. Luke Hogan Relieving Principal 9 August 2019

Athletics Carnival All students participated in the Athletics Carnival on Tuesday 30th July. It was great to see all students in Years 2-6 having a go in the track events, shot put, discus, long jump and high jump. We are proud of the high level of participation and effort shown by all NK students. For our younger students it was a fun day of athletics and skill based activities that saw all students experience a variety of physical games. A big thank you to the teachers on the Athletics Carnival Committee for organising the day and to all the teachers who set up and supervised each activity. Thank you also to the parents who gave up their time to assist with duties on the day. Your efforts were a valuable contribution to the success of the carnival. Thank you to those who came along to support their children, some of whom participated in their very first sports carnival! Good luck to those students who will be attending the Ridges Zone Athletics Carnival. This will be held on Thursday 22nd August at Blacktown International Sports Park. Selected students will receive a note soon.

Andy Southwell & Caitlin Thomas Sports Coordinators 9 August 2019

THE SPORTS DESK

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NKPS Staff Interschool Sport Competition Yesterday some of the North Kellyville Public School staff competed in the first Kellyville Community of Schools interschool sport competition. This included teams from Beaumont Hills PS, Kellyville PS, Sherwood Ridge PS, Ironbark Ridge PS and Rouse Hill PS. This was an initiative started by Tom Moth to collaborate and work closely with our neighbouring schools. This week’s sport was some not so friendly newcombe ball. The NK crew did their best but with missing team members it was an uphill battle for the whole afternoon. Unfortunately the staff came second in both their matches. We are looking forward to the next game.

Parent Workshops A huge thank you to all the parents that took part in the Mathematics workshop on Wednesday 7 August. It was a chance for parents to learn about the ways mathematics is taught to students in 2019, see activities that students are completing in the classroom and it was a great chance for parents to ask our K-2 and 3-6 staff questions. Thank you Mrs Newth, Mrs Kadian, Miss Brighton and Mr Southwell for spending your evening upskilling the parent community. Our next parent workshop is happening on Thursday 15 August at 7:30pm. This will be presented by Learning Links and will focus on speech pathology and occupational therapy and give parents an insight into helping their children with many aspects of learning. There is a registration form and more information on School Stream in the ‘alert’ folder. Make sure you take advantage of these parent workshops. SRC (Student Representative Council) The SRC had their first meeting this morning. Unfortunately not a classes 1-6 were represented at our first meeting, I’m hoping the other students can

attend next week. Today SRC representatives had a voice and discussed ways they can help in the school. First on the agenda will be getting sports equipment out to the playground at lunch time so students have more variety to play with. I’m looking forward to working with these students as the weeks go on to see the contribution they give to NKPS.

Kasey-Lea McGill Assistant Principal 9 August 2019 Chess Update North Kellyville took the chess world by storm by entering 2 chess teams into the NSW Junior Chess League. Both teams were entered into the Rookie division and comprised of students from 3-6. Teams played on Friday afternoons, travelling far and wide to compete against a wide variety of schools. Our North Kellyville A team had an up and down season to end up sitting mid table. Our North Kellyville B team went through the season undefeated, with some players never losing a single match! This meant that North Kellyville B were champions of their division, bringing home our first piece of silverware. I would like to thank all the players for their enthusiasm and sportsmanship. I would also like to thank Deirdre Izci for volunteering her Friday afternoons to help transport students to our away games. We look forward to having more players try out next year.

TEACHER TALK

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Andy Southwell Chess Coordinator 9 August 2019

Book Week! Book Week is just around the corner! Please see the attached information note and flyer regarding the specific events and activities that we will be holding at our school.

Kindergarten parents/caregivers, don’t forget to book a spot for you and your child at our special Bedtime Stories evening, as part of our Book Week celebrations. Here’s a reminder-

Book Club Orders have now been placed for Issue 5 and should arrive next week. Borrowing

ALL students are now able to borrow ONE book each week but don’t forget to bring a library bag! There have been some timetabling changes this term so please make a note of your child’s library day-

Monday KD, KK, 2/1A, 2/1I, 4/3E Tuesday KC, 2/1H, 4/3B, 6J Thursday KT, 2/1N, 5S Friday K/6B, K/6J, K/6L, KY, KP, 4/3J

Author Visit Years 3-6 had a special visit from James #1 - James O’Loghlin - on Monday 5th August. James had the students in stitches with his stories! James #2 – James Foley – will be our special guest on the Friday of Book Week

Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) Congratulations to Hunter M., Nivika P., Vraj P., Lyla R. and Pete C. on recently completing the Challenge.

There is a very useful information note available here. If all else fails….Search NSW PRC via Google or see Ms Whelan!

3-6 class leaderboard

3-4 Challenge 5-6 Challenge 4/3B 7 5S 7 4/3E 9 6J 2 4/3J 6

LIBRARY BIZ

Challenge Countdown

21 Days to complete the Challenge

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Katie Whelan Teacher Librarian 9 August 2019

Please LIKE our new Facebook page to stay updated: https://www.facebook.com/nkps.pca/ Community Grant: Playground Equipment Time is running out!! Make sure you get your votes in to support our application. Voting is still open for the Service NSW My Community Project – one more week to go before the voting closes. The P&C has applied for a grant of $65,000 to fund the purchase and installation of playground equipment for the school. The project is called “Everyone Can Play in North Kellyville Public School” in the Castle Hill electorate and it would be great if everyone can tell their friends and family to jump on the Service NSW website and vote for our project. Voting closes on Thursday 15th August https://mycommunityproject.service.nsw.gov.au/project?projectId=cjy158iic1h5r0856y4baz0lx It will ask you to verify your details using your Medicare card, please be patient and still complete. Every vote counts!!! Trivia Night – 28 September

Important Note re: Date Change Due to several prominent gala balls and other fundraisers around the area on the same date, we have decided to change our trivia night to Saturday 28th September. This exciting event will be located in the school hall from 18:00 – 23:00. The event will be a STRICTLY over 18 only event.

We are still looking for sponsors and donations, so any support would certainly be appreciated! Sponsors will be recognised with acknowledgement on the school’s web site and social media and sponsor flyers on the tables. For further information, please feel free to contact Tracy (P&C Executive Member) tracyannerundell@gmail.com Donations may be delivered to the North Kellyville Public School Front Office. Please mark ATTENTION: Trivia Night Donation Thank you for your time and support of our school. Father's Day Stall and Breakfast The stall will be held on Tuesday 27th August. More information on how to pre-purchase gift tokens for children to do their shopping will be sent out soon via school stream and Facebook so keep an eye out! A bbq breakfast will be held to celebrate our wonderful Dads and Grandfathers on Friday 30th August from 7:30am. We hope to see you there!! Entertainment Book Fundraiser You can now purchase your 2019-2020 Entertainment Book subscription and fundraise for the North Kellyville Public School P&C Association! Entertainment Memberships give you hundreds of 2-for-1 and up to 50% off offers from many of the most popular restaurants, attractions, activities, shopping, accommodation and more in your area. Memberships are available in two formats: the traditional Entertainment Book that comes with the Entertainment Gold Card and hundreds of valuable vouchers, or the Entertainment Digital Membership that puts the value of the Entertainment Book on to your iPhone or Android smartphone. Entertainment Books and Digital Memberships are $70, and the 2019-2020 Sydney Membership covers the Northern Beaches, North Sydney, CBD, Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, Greater West (Parramatta, Nepean, through to Blue Mountains) and the Sutherland Shire. Click on this link to place your order now. NOTE: Hard copy books can be picked up on arrangement with Gloria Hill - please email her on NKPS.PCA@gmail.com Stuck On You Fundraiser We have partnered with Stuck on You to assist you with all your labelling needs. Given the state of our unnamed items in school lost property this term, they

P&C NEWS

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would be a very good investment! For every order placed using our unique code, the P&C will receive a commission to further support us in our fundraising goals of new playground equipment for the children. HOW TO ORDER

1. Go to www.stuckonyou.com.au 2. Place your order 3. Enter fundraising code (NKPSPCA) at the

checkout for the commission to be sent to NKPS P&C

Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough We are holding a Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough drive this term. Billy G’s is an Australian family owned and operated business. There are ten (10) delicious flavours including their NEW Strawberry Cheesecake and NESTLE® SMARTIES® cookie dough. There’s even a cheese flavoured Doggie Dough for your special fury family members! The delicious cookie dough is only available through fundraising and is not sold in stores, so stock up! Please finalise all cookie dough and prizes orders either online or by returning your Order Form to the NKPS School Office (Attn P&C) on or before (26/8/19). The current scheduled date for pick-up of your order is (17/9/19) How Does My Child Fundraise? Students have now (or will soon) received a Billy G’s Cookie Dough Order Form with instructions on how to collect orders from family, friends and neighbours and order prizes. Students can obtain orders in cash using the order form together with online fundraising. Students who sell one tub or more will receive an incentive prize for their efforts, but why not aim higher? You have the option to choose up to three (3) prizes dependent on the amount of tubs you sell. Family and friends are your greatest supporters, so ask them first for your support. Details on brochure sent home regarding ways to order and what prizes children could win. Thank you in advance for your participation, and happy fundraising! You’ll be scooping, baking and serving soon! Alison Nicolson P&C President 9 August 2019 nkps.pca@gmail.com

SCHOOL EVENTS / DATES ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

KEY DATES

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Out Of School Hours Care – Wesley Mission has been appointed as the provider of out of school hours care. The centre will run out of the school hall both before and after school. Morning care will commence from 6:00am, while care in the afternoon will be provided until 6:00pm. Contact OOSH on 96266620 or email oosh@wesleymission.org.au.

Facebook Page – ‘Like’ our Facebook page and encourage all of your friends, families and neighbours to do likewise!

Mailing List – To be added to the Hezlett Happenings mailing list, click here.

Parent Handbook – Edition 1 of the North Kellyville Public School Parent Handbook if available here. Please read this document to become acquainted with many school programs and procedures.

School Stream App – A lot of news, forms and notices are pushed out to mobile devices through our School Stream App. If you haven’t yet downloaded the app, do so now!

Parent Volunteers – must supply 100 points of ID to be brought to the office where it will be photocopied and kept on file for audit purposes and Appendix 5 which is a summary of the 100 points and a signed declaration about character and previous offences.

Follow our staff on Twitter: @moth_t @KaseyLeaMcGill @NewthSamantha @SoniaKadian1 @Miss_M_Cannon @Caitlin65032239 @NKPSLibrary @es_learning @Lauren33421276 @muqadasa_ghaf

Dollarmites School Banking – The P&C led school banking initiative occurs each Tuesday morning. Students can being their bank books to the special programs rooms between 8:30 and 9:00am. More information here.

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