Hamilton North Public School Dynamic, Personalised Learning.

Jackson Street Broadmeadow NSW 2292 Phone: 02 49693695 Email: hamiltonn-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Fax: 02 49621190

Chalkboard—Term 4 Week 8 Wednesday 5th December 2018

JUBILEE ORGANISATON

With thanks to the Flanagan family the P&C has

partnered with Glandore Estate Wines to bring

you our very own 75th Anniversary Jubilee

wines.

We will have 75 bottles of red and 75 bottles of

white for sale on the night of the Jubilee, which

will be adorned by the Grace Telford's winning

Jubilee artwork.

If you miss out on the night, there may be an

opportunity for another bulk purchase based on

interest received Any questions, please email me

(Rich Ley) at

hamiltonnorthpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

or call/msg me on 0401 474 990.

We look forward to seeing you all at the Jubilee!

The Jubilee Organisation Committee is looking

for volunteers who can help on the night of the

Jubilee, Friday 14th December.

They would like help in setting up/ selling/

packing up etc on the night. If you are able to

help, please let the office know and we will

contact the organising officer, Michelle Brace who

will contact you with details.

Thankyou

POOL FUN DAY

Remember we are going to Wallsend Pool on Thursday the 13th of December. Body paint and coloured zinc are not allowed at the pool. The cost is $12 and is due NOW.

There will be no teacher supervision at school to supervise children who don’t attend the excursion as all teachers will be on duty at the pool.

2018 Buddies Magazine The 2018 Buddies Magazine

has arrived!!

We have distributed pre-

purchased copies to students .

Cost is $35.00.

They will sell fast so if you

would like to purchase

payment can be made via EFT

or cash at the office or if you

can`t make it into the office we can take

payment over the phone or via the parent

payment portal.

Jubilee Sunflower

Commemorative Pack—$25 75 packs are available for students/families and

include:

- An engraved disc that will adorn our

sunflower commemorative mural

- An actual sunflower in our garden

Notes are available at the office.

Cash only as all money raised goes to P&C.

BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION

Starting dates for 2019 Tuesday 29th January - Teachers return Wednesday 30th January - Years 1-6 return Monday 4th February -Kindergarten

commence Pupil Free dates for 2019 Tuesday, 29th January - Term 1 Monday, 29th April - Term 2 Monday, 22nd July - Term 3 Thursday/Friday, 19th & 20th December -

Term 4 School Hours School commences promptly at 9.00am School finishes at 3.00pm School Uniform Supplies Hats - $10 (from school office) Bags - $40 (from school office) Library Bags $6.50 (from school office) School Shirts from Newys Workwear,

Broadmeadow - Ph 49653003 Navy shorts etc from large retail stores Book Packs Book packs are purchased at the beginning of the year. They contain all stationery requirements (exercise books, pens, reading record sheet etc)needed by the students. The cost is $60 per pack. They are available from the first day of school from the front office. Voluntary Contribution Our school voluntary contribution is $25 per child. This covers, for the year, photocopying, art paper and other consumables used every day by students to support quality learning activities. Wet /Hot Weather Practices The school policy is 'NO HAT, NO PLAY'. All students must wear a hat in the playground or sit in the shade. On wet days, the students are supervised in their classrooms at lunch, recess etc. Parking in Front of School Please take note of the parking restriction notices in Jackson Street. There is a 15 minute drop-off/pick-up zone and parking rangers often patrol the area.

CHRISTMAS CAKE DECORATION COMPETITION

Children drop the cakes off Friday Morning (14th December) with their name and age printed on an attached card. The cakes will be judged Friday morning. PLEASE NOTE that the cakes can be made or shop bought. The competition is judged on the decorations only, not the baking. The competition is for one large cake or 6 cupcakes. Donations of slices, cakes, biscuits etc for the sale on the night would be appreciated. U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s t a t e d t h e competition cakes and winning cake will be sold.

Environment Club Newsletter

My visit to Mother Home School.

On my holiday I the opportunity to visit the Mother Home School in

Cambodia. The school is only one classroom, but it is actually a shed

and a grassed area. It is an English language school where children

from local villages can learn to read and speak English. It was fun

being a teacher and we played “What’s the

time Mr Wolf”, which helped the kids say

their numbers 1-10.

It was a once in a lifetime experience; we

made a donation of $120 US from the

Environment club and some books and

sports gear. I learnt that children in

Cambodia are less privileged than children

in Australia. By: Alice Jae Wolfenden

Market Garden

This week at market garden we have silver beet, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant,

lettuce, chop suey, eggs, chamomile, flowers and fresh basil. Let us know if you

want any other herbs; we have them in the garden and can pick them for you or

you can pick your own for $1. Ask one of our members to take you on a tour.

HNPS Mini Rover Day Last Wednesday, students from the STEM club attended the Mini Me Cityscape Chal-lenge. They had to code a robot rover (using scratch) to make its way around a model of Newcastle’s Civic Precinct to find a water source (The fountain at Civic Park) to put out a fire. During the day everyone involved put their coding skills to the test and were lucky enough to meet and chat to the Lord Mayor of Newcastle. Scan the QR code with your phone to watch a video from the day. By Lainey and Ginger.

Gates open 5 pm Mega Mania rides.

Food trucks

Historical tour map available.

Medieval display and stall.

Children’s art sale in the hall open from 5-6pm. Buy a

sticker from the ‘art sale stand’ in the basketball area to make your purchase.

6pm Official opening -Drum Corp performance

Medieval performance

Cake decorating competition winners announced

7pm Carols performances begin.

School band, class items and parent/teacher band

Raffles at end of the night

3/4 All I want for Christmas is you

K/1 Hopping around the Christmas tree

Kinder Jingle bell rock

1/2 Santa Claus is coming to town

2/3 12 days of Christmas

4/5 Last Christmas

5/6 Cosby sweater

Parent band Christmas carols

Finish P & C Christmas raffle drawn

Year 5/6 Reminders! PLEASE NOTE A FETE DATE CHANGE DUE TO YEAR 6 ORIENTATIONS:

WEDNESDAY 5TH, THURSDAY 6TH AND FRIDAY 7TH DECEMBER – NEXT WEEK!

Date Event Information

Well done to our class Idol competitors and hosts. You did a great job and we were very proud of you all. Jake you are the bravest (and most talented) boy we know! Ash and Arlo – you guys are the funniest . Thank you to all those students who have ordered their year 6 shirts. There are still some in the office and money is now due by the end of next week. Year 6 voted this year on a white t-shirt with a design (thank you Xanthe and Arlo!) on the back. This is so it can be worn later and is easy to sign for keepsake. The t-shirt can only be worn in the last week of school. Please note: Full school uniform must be worn at all formal functions (not this t-shirt).

FETE DATE CHANGES: Please note a fete date change due to year 6 orientations: Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th

and Friday 7th December – WHICH IS NEXT WEEK…YIKES! Can I also ask that students begin to bring in

Zooper Dooper donations to school ASAP to begin to stock up freezer? Partially frozen packs are best for us to

refreeze as ones straight from the shop shelves can take the whole week to freeze.

STILL TO COME!

Week 8 3rd December

Volunteer Afternoon Tea

Year 6 Leaders and CSO’s will be playing hosts/caterers/cleaners to our wonderful volunteers. Thank you leaders and CSO’s!

Week 8 5th, 6TH and 7th December

Year 6 Micro-Fete (and 5L)

Micro-Fete: Year 6 will be holding a “Playground Micro-Fete’ for 3 whole days as part of our main fundraising event this year. Our focus for this event will be raising enough money to purchase a new ‘tent’ or shelter (commercial grade) for sports carnivals and special events as our parting gift to the school. Year 6 have decided that 2 tents are no longer enough and one tent per sporting house is now important for EQUITY!!! Our main fundraiser is our ‘Bake Stall’ and year 5/6 students are asked to bring in cakes or baked goods for the WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY of that week. We thank you for this in advance!

WEEK 9 12th Dec

Presentation Day

9:30-11am Waratah Technology High School

WEEK 9 13th Dec

Pool Party Day 9-2:30 Wallsend Pool. Please see note sent home already.

WEEK 9 14th Dec

Jubilee/Carols 5:00pm - Late Students to wear Hip-Hop or rap clothes with Christmas extras (colours, Santa hat or reindeer ears optional. Gold chains A MUST! ).

WEEK 10 Monday 17th Dec

Revolution Party (Year 6 only)

5-7pm

Cost: $20.00 per child (socks included!)

Please give money to office by end of Week 8.

FOOD AND DRINK NOT INCLUDED.

WEEK 10 Tuesday 18th December

Year 6 Farewell Disco (whole school)

Photos by Xanthe for Year 6 will be taken at school at 5:30pm. Disco starts

at 6:00pm

WEEK 10 Wednesday 19th December

Last day of school Secret Santa Gift

Year 6 clap out and final assembly 2-3pm Secret Santa gift to be advised.

Join us on Friday 14 December at Hamilton North Public School to celebrate our 75th Jubilee. Everyone is

welcome! From 5pm when the gates open, enjoy Megamania rides and inflatables; food vans including

fairy floss, coffee, snow cones, Dutch pancakes and more; as well as a variety of stalls. Take in Medieval

fight demonstrations and a Drum Corp student performance. Then relax on a picnic blanket and listen to

carols by torchlight and bands from 7pm. Other highlights on the night include Christmas hamper raffles,

a time capsule burial, school tours and a school history display.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2018

DECEMBER

Monday 10th Motiv8 Make-up Session

Wednesday 12th Presentation Day - Callaghan Waratah 9.30-11.00am

Thursday 13th Pool Party Day—Wallsend Pool

Friday 14th Reports home

Friday 14th Jubilee Celebration /Carols by Candlelight

Monday 17th Year 6 Revolution

Tuesday 18th Year 6 Farewell

Wednesday 19th Last day of school for students

20th & 21st School Development days for staff

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2019

JANUARY

Tuesday 29th Teachers return to school for Term 1, 2019

Wednesday 30th Students in years 1-6 return to school for Term 1 ,2019

FEBRUARY

Monday 4th Kindergarten students for 2019 commence

Wednesday 13th Swimming Carnival

The P&C are asking for donations for the Christmas raffle.

Please drop off items to the school office.