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Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155 https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au [email protected] 8801 1911 Hezlett Happenings ~ Friday 20 September 2019 Congratulations Support Class Staff This week the teachers and School Learning and Support Officers of the support classes were recognised at the Executive Director’s Term 3 Recognition Award Ceremony, held at The Epping Club. Stephen Bondfield, Desiree Jenkins, Stephanie Lynam, Nikki Gilbert, Britt Raymond and Sophie Morrissey were nominated for, and received, a prestigious award for the work that they have done in establishing an inclusive and supportive support class atmosphere and for the excellent outcomes being achieved by the students in their classes. On behalf of the school community I congratulate the team on this fine achievement. Peer Support Recognition This year North Kellyville Public School students participated in a Peer Support program which aimed to develop social and emotional wellbeing as well as establish positive peer relationships throughout the school. Peer Support Australia has featured our school in their recent newsletter, linked here. Thank you to Mrs Smallacombe for her coordination of Peer Support in 2019. Updated Hills Bus Timetable Hills Bus has updated their school service timetable for North Kellyville Public School. Their latest advice is now located on our school website here. NAPLAN Results On Monday, students in Years 3 and 5 will receive a report detailing their results in this year’s National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). If you require any assistance in reading your child’s NAPLAN report please consult with his/her class teacher. Please remember that NAPLAN measures only a very narrow component of what students know and can do and fails to capture a student’s success across the full scope of the primary school experience. While it will provide some useful information about each child’s performance under test conditions in aspects of literacy and numeracy, it will not tell you about their social competence, love of learning, participation in extra-curricular groups, resilience, citizenship, commitment to personal responsibility and many other notable outcomes of primary schooling. Trivia Night – September 28 Momentum is building nicely for the P&C’s trivia night, held on Saturday 28 September in the school hall. The staff team is primed, Trivial Pursuit has been played during lunch breaks, and Quiz Up installed on all staff phones. Don’t miss your chance to join in the fun! Visit the P&C section of School Stream for more information. Education Week Video Earlier in the term we celebrated public education week. The theme for this year was Every Student Every Voice. A brief video was produced where we heard from a range of students about how their voices are used to make the school a better place. The video now appears on our website, here. PRINCIPAL’S NEWS
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Hezlett Road, North Kellyville NSW 2155
https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
8801 1911
Hezlett Happenings ~ Friday 20 September 2019
Congratulations Support Class Staff
This week the teachers and School Learning and Support Officers of the support classes were recognised at the Executive Director’s Term 3 Recognition Award Ceremony, held at The Epping Club. Stephen Bondfield, Desiree Jenkins, Stephanie Lynam, Nikki Gilbert, Britt Raymond and Sophie Morrissey were nominated for, and received, a prestigious award for the work that they have done in establishing an inclusive and supportive support class atmosphere and for the excellent outcomes being achieved by the students in their classes. On behalf of the school community I congratulate the team on this fine achievement.
Peer Support Recognition
This year North Kellyville Public School students participated in a Peer Support program which aimed to develop social and emotional wellbeing as well as establish positive peer relationships throughout the school. Peer Support Australia has featured our school in their recent newsletter, linked here. Thank you to Mrs Smallacombe for her coordination of Peer Support in 2019.
Updated Hills Bus Timetable
Hills Bus has updated their school service timetable for North Kellyville Public School. Their latest advice is now located on our school website here. NAPLAN Results
On Monday, students in Years 3 and 5 will receive a report detailing their results in this year’s National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). If you require any assistance in reading your child’s NAPLAN report please consult with his/her class teacher. Please remember that NAPLAN measures only a very narrow component of what students know and can do and fails to capture a student’s success across the full scope of the primary school experience. While it will provide some useful information about each child’s performance under test conditions in aspects of literacy and numeracy, it will not tell you about their social competence, love of learning, participation in extra-curricular groups, resilience, citizenship, commitment to personal responsibility and many other notable outcomes of primary schooling. Trivia Night – September 28
Momentum is building nicely for the P&C’s trivia night, held on Saturday 28 September in the school hall. The staff team is primed, Trivial Pursuit has been played during lunch breaks, and Quiz Up installed on all staff phones. Don’t miss your chance to join in the fun! Visit the P&C section of School Stream for more information. Education Week Video
Earlier in the term we celebrated public education week. The theme for this year was Every Student Every Voice. A brief video was produced where we heard from a range of students about how their voices are used to make the school a better place. The video now appears on our website, here.
PRINCIPAL’S NEWS
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Years 4-6 Collaroy Camp
Students returned from the inaugural North Kellyville Public School camp this afternoon tired from a week of recreational challenge and physical wellbeing activities. Despite the wet, they participated in many adventures and formed positive memories. I’d like to acknowledge the staff members who attended. Miss McGill, Mr Bondfield, Mr Janes, Mr Southwell, Mrs Smallacombe and Miss Brighton committed 72 straight hours to being ‘on duty’ without a cent of overtime being paid or workload compensation made. Opportunities such as school camps can only occur when staff members are willing to go above and beyond. Thank you!
Term 3 Review
Although we still have one week left in Term 3, this will be the final edition of Hezlett Happenings until after the holiday break. Therefore it is time to pause and reflect on all of our shared successes this term and celebrate a job well done. Term 3 is typically characterised by many events which include Book Week and Education Week, and deep learning in classrooms as a result of well-established relationships, group dynamics and ways of working. As I’ve provided in previous terms, here is this term’s honour roll of achievements!
Premier’s Sporting Challenge completed
Premier’s Reading Challenge completed
School Camp to Collaroy
Hills Performing Arts Festival performance
Athletics Carnival
Ridges Zone Athletics Carnival
Education Week Open Day
Book Character Parade
Book Fair
Kindergarten Bed Time Stories
Rouse Hill High School Performance Night
Parent Workshop on Mathematics
Parent Workshop on NAPLAN
Playground Grant Achieved
Executive Director’s Award
Ridges Debating Competition
Hills Hornets Basketball Gala Day
Mascot Competition
218 extra laptops and iPads commissioned
Fathers’ Day BBQ
Fathers’ Day Stall
Woolworths Cricket Blast Day
New shade for support classes
Week of Taste
SASS Appreciation Week
Jersey Day
Excursions
Art Exhibition
P&C Trivia Night
Staff Changes
It is with mixed emotions that I report Desiree Jenkins’ successful application for the position of Relieving Assistant Principal at Seven Hills West Public School. Ms Jenkins will take up this ‘loan’ position next week and continue at Seven Hills West until the end of the year. We will miss her energy and expertise. Replacing Ms Jenkins teaching K-6J will be Grace McGuiness (M, T, W) and Carmen Bolst (Th, F). Both Miss McGuiness and Mrs Bolst are outstanding teachers committed to maintaining the wonderful learning environment and programs already established in K-6J. In Term 4, Emily Yates (KY) will commence in the role of English as a Second Language / Dialect teacher for two days each week. Miss Yates has been targeted for this role due to her passion for equity and her capacity to work with students of all ages throughout the school. Miss Yates will retain classroom teacher responsibilities for KY (M, Th, F) but will be joined by Sarah Polito who will also teach KY (T, W). We welcome Miss Polito to North Kellyville.
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Holiday Safety & Security
Throughout the holiday, we ask for your support in keeping our site secure. There will be vacation care and some contractors on site, but if you notice anything unusual particularly in the form of vandalism, I encourage you to contact School Security 24 hours on 1300 88 00 21 and to email me at [email protected]. I wish everybody good health over the holiday period so that you can enjoy time with family and friends. We are looking forward to seeing everybody rested and re-charged on Monday October 14. Art Exhibition
Next Monday and Tuesday afternoons/evenings we will be holding a spectacular art exhibition featuring work from students throughout the school. Mrs Apap and Mrs Ghafauri, our Creative Arts teachers, have been working hard to make the exhibition a spectacular showcase of our students’ skill and creativity. We would love as many visitors through the gallery as possible. Feel free to bring friends and family! Cash donations will be accepted at the door to support further creative arts initiatives.
Before & After School Care Next Week
Please note that after school care on Monday and Tuesday, and before school care on Tuesday will take place on the Kindergarten maker-space area. Follow signs to the Kindergarten area of the school to drop off / pick up your child/ren. Tom Moth Principal
Performing Arts Update
On Tuesday 24 September the 3-6 dance group and the 3-6 choir are performing at the Rouse Hill High Music, Art, Dance and Drama Performance Night. The performance will take place at Rouse Hill High School and start at 7pm in the hall. Friends and family can find the information to purchase tickets on School Stream. Parents of students in these groups are asked to go to School Stream and complete the permission form as soon as possible. It will be parents’ responsibility to organise transport for their child/ren to and from the evening performance. We look forward to seeing you there for another fantastic night enjoying the creative arts.
Stephanie Lynam 3-6 Choir Coordinator
TEACHER TALK
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Mrs Izzard’s Nepal Trip – Seeking Your Help!
I (Mrs Izzard) have visited Nepal as a volunteer for the last eight years and will be heading back again these coming holidays. I will be part of a team working with two Nepali Non-Government Organisations who assist disadvantaged children and those vulnerable to exploitation. In the link below you can see the many different ways just a small amount of money and support can assist. One specific need I thought our North Kellyville community could get behind is to raise funds for a young girl who suffers from a nervous system disorder and requires a wheelchair. This wheelchair would enable her to get to and from school more freely and for her to have some independence with her movements. If you would like to support this specific initiative please donate via the link provided below. Every dollar donated will be matched dollar for dollar. We appreciate any support that you can provide. If we achieve this goal, the remainder of the funds will go towards projects such as toilets, fencing, bricks for building a kitchen and other projects mentioned in the link. If you choose to donate you can remain anonymous or leave your name. I would encourage you to leave a short message and end with #wheelchair #NKPS. This way we can track all the proceeds from our school community and report back our NKPS community achievement. We are very blessed at North Kellyville with state-of-the-art facilities and this is a great opportunity to give back to those less fortunate. For more information, please feel free to see me, or follow the The Badi Project on Facebook, which shows what we have achieved and what we are striving for. Thanks in advance for any support small or large - every bit will go a long way! https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-kids-of-nepal-need-your-help
Note from Mr Moth: Mrs Izzard’s initiative is a personal one and parents are not in any way expected to contribute. Providing an overview of her mission is for your interest only. I am supportive of Mrs Izzard’s travel.
Racquel Izzard Stage 1 Teacher
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
Book Club
Book Club will resume next term with issues 7 and 8. Reading Hour
Many classes participated in Australian Reading Hour yesterday which is an initiative designed to remind Australians to take the time to learn, escape and relax! In children, reading has been shown to help with identity formation, setting them up for success in the future. In adults, reading has been shown to reduce stress by 68% more than listening to music, going for a walk, or having a cup of tea.
Katie Whelan Teacher Librarian
LIBRARY BIZ
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P&C Meeting Date
Our next P&C meeting will be Wednesday 30 October at 7:30 in the library. We hope to see you there! Father’s Day Stall and Breakfast
A very big shout out to our P&C members and volunteers for orchestrating these two wonderful events. Firstly, to Courtney and her team of helpers for the amazing organisation of the Father’s Day Stall - I know all the children enjoyed their “shopping” experience! To those who assisted with shopping, cooking, set up and pack away for the Father’s Day Breakfast...Marichelle, Kristy, Josh, Luke, Gloria and Simon - we appreciate you giving up your time! And an extra thank you to our wonderful NKPS teachers and GA Jeff who stepped in to lend a hand! Trivia Night
With just over a week to go until our first NKPS trivia night, I urge you to buy your tickets ASAP if you have not yet done so!! P&C member Tracy has put hours of hard work and planning to ensure that this will be a night to remember!
Saturday 28th September
NKPS School Hall
Arrival from 6:45pm - with a 7:30 start Lots of AMAZING prizes to be won donated from many supportive and generous businesses in our local community. For those pizza lovers, Bella Beaumont Pizza is arranging a special 25% off discount code for us on the night. Click here to check out the menu beforehand. NKPS Uniform Update
Our P&C uniform volunteers, Nayana and Tracy have listened closely to parent feedback and a brand new style of school hat is now available for purchase! It is broad brimmed for better sun protection with a toggle to tighten for a secure fit.
Billy G’s Cookie Dough
Thanks to all the families that got involved and showed their support! We were able to raise $1162 towards projects for the school and a big thanks to Courtney for arranging everything and dealing delivery and pick up of orders on a crazy rainy day!! Entertainment Book Fundraiser
It’s not too late to purchase your 2019-2020 Entertainment Book digital subscription. Membership gives 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. Amazing value at just $70. Click here to place your order now.
Stuck On You Fundraiser
We have partnered with Stuck on You to assist you with all your labelling needs. For every order placed using our unique code, the P&C will receive a commission to further support us in our fundraising goals. 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
Alison Nicolson P&C President [email protected]
P&C NEWS
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SCHOOL EVENTS / DATES ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE https://northkellyville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
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 [email protected].
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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.
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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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