MANLY WEST MINI MATTERS WEEK 8 TERM 3 Wednesday 7th September 2016

Principal’s Message:

The Production, ‘A Manly West Tale’

The production will be performed next Monday 12th September to Thursday evening 15th September. The matinees will begin at 1.30pm and the evening performances will begin at 6pm. The students have done a wonderful job rehearsing this week. Thank you to all the parents who have been involved

behind the scenes with backdrops, costumes, makeup and a myriad of other tasks. The hall will be closed on Thursday and Friday this week with the organization of the sound system and tiered seating. The morning programs

during the week will continue as usual.

Australian Interschool Titles –Manly West Snow Sports Team

Good luck to all those students who are competing this week in the Australian Interschools Snow Titles. We wish James Ford, Samuel Ford, Emita McCarthy, Toby McIlwaine, Tigri Olofsson, Millie Rundle, Sam Rundle, Clara Wall and Eric Wall all the best for a great experience representing Manly West PS.

Sydney North Athletics Carnival 3-6 Congratulations to all the students who competed at the District last week and also to those students who will now compete in the

Sydney North Athletics Carnival next Monday. Good luck to Ally Bullman, Sophia Addington, Dylan Swanson, Mercy Nathanael, Tylan Black Berryman, Octavia Williams, Amelie Taudien and James Linfield.

After School Care places

Occasionally students are able to obtain places for After School Care because of absences and parents are usually informed by 1pm. We ask

that parents please let the school know as soon as possible so that the office staff members are not attempting to locate students at the end of the day which can lead to unsafe practices.

Student News Congratulations to Daniella Phillips who is representing her club in State Gymnastics on the Floor, Vault, Beam and Bar at Rooty Hill on Saturday 10th September. She is already in Level 4 and has been to State twice for

Level 3 where she was placed 12th and for Level 1, where she was placed 6th. Good luck!

Congratulations to the Production Program

design winners; Orla Beacham, Scarlett Macnicol, Caylea Robinson, Georgia Ball, Ruby Mitford-Burgess and Saxon Macnicol.

Mrs Julie Organ Principal

Deputy Principal’s Message:

K-2 Assembly

We usually have a K-2 Assembly each Friday at 12:30. Due to the installation of the

new sound system, our next K-2 Assembly will be Friday 16th September.

Kindergarten Enrolments for 2017

If you have a child starting school next year and have not yet completed an

enrolment form, please do so before the end of term. The dates for the

Kindergarten Transition to School program follow.

The Kindergarten Information Evening for parents is on Thursday 27th October from 6pm.

There are two Kindergarten Orientation Days for students:

Orientation One is on Wednesday 2nd November from 9:45 -11am.

Orientation Two is on Tuesday 8th November from 9:45 -11am.

Playground Happenings

Thank you to Ivy Polkinghorne, Camille Hirose, Arran Darling and

Imogen Brown - four committed Year 4 students who set up and pack away

equipment in the Literacy and Numeracy Area on Monday, Tuesday and

Wednesday of each week. Jumbo versions of games such as snakes and

ladders, noughts and crosses and chess are available to all interested

students.

Thank you also to our many Year 5 Playground Monitors who continue to

organise play equipment on a daily basis for Kindergarten students.

Kindergarten Excursion to the Zoo

Yesterday, K Orange, K Purple, K Silver and K Yellow visited Taronga Zoo to complement their Geography unit,

‘People live in Places’. Students attended a Backyard to Bush workshop entitled ‘Dreaming and Living on the

Land’. K Orange enthusiastically reported the animals they met who were linked to Dreamtime stories. They

were introduced to a baby python called Child Snake who was apparently a cousin of the Rainbow Serpent.

They also met a Green Tree Frog, distant cousin to Tiddalik. K Orange enjoyed visiting the many animals,

including the big owl in the dark house, the Sun Bear being fed peanuts by the zookeeper and the empty

Meerkat enclosure with a screen showing where they were all hiding. The Meerkats had pups that were born

the day before.

Thank you to the many parents and staff, including our university students for your contribution to the day and

to Kindergarten for representing our school so well. K Blue, K Green and K Red will be visiting the zoo

tomorrow, leaving school at 9:30 sharp.

Mrs Wendy Mwanga

Deputy Principal Report

Manly West Production - ‘A Manly West Tale’

Matinee performances start at 1.30pm. Children will change into their costumes before their

performance and back into school uniform at the end of the performance.

Evening performances begin at 6.00pm and it is anticipated the performance will end around

7.30pm. Parents drop children at their allocated holding room at 5.30pm and BASC Staff will be taking

children to holding classrooms. A Classroom Holding Room Map is attached with the newsletter and is on

the Manly West website. Children wear normal clothes and will change into their costume once they arrive

at school.

Pick Up Details. All children are involved in the finale and teachers will take children back to holding

rooms at the end of the performance. For safety reasons children are to be collected from the holding

classrooms by an adult. It is important that all children are signed off the roll. If your child is being

collected by someone else, other than you, please send in a note with the appropriate details to your

child’s teacher.

The Partners in Learning Parent Survey Closes on Monday 12 September

Thank you to the many parents and carers who have completed the Partners in

Learning Parent Survey. Your feedback will help our school make practical

improvements.

The survey will close on Monday 12 September. The Partners in Learning Parent

Survey can be accessed via this direct link: https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/zrjvz

The PBEL for this week is Aspire: To rehearse your dance and part for the school

production, so you can do your best.

Deputy Principal Report continued:

92 students in Years 3 to 6 participated in the UNSW ICAS English Competition with impressive

results being achieved. Those students whose achievement was outstanding were rewarded

with Merit, Credit, Distinction and High Distinction Certificates.

Year 3

High Distinction – Charlotte Blenkhorn.

Distinction - John Engledew, Hannah Grant, Rose Quinn.

Credit – Taj Bald, Hannah Cooper-Larson, Luana Da Rocha, William Hough, Jack Kirk, Freida Kirkham,

Alice Yardley.

Merit – Luca Larner

Year 4

Distinction - Gracie Noble, Jocelyn Prevett, Amelia Rundle.

Credit - Naomi Ainsworth, Arran Darling, Eve Dowse, Oliver Ferguson, Sophie Kassel, Summer Lockwood,

Truth Nathanael, Ava Nicolson, Jack Searle, Tara Smith, Poppy Wrublewski.

Merit – Marla Washbourne

Year 5

Distinction – Zoe Ball, Alessandra Doyle, Alex Landrak, Saxon Macnicol, Sebastian Nop, Louis Rounsley.

Credit - Jemma Brown, Andie Korgul, Talia Macdonald, Jenna O'reilly, Kirsty Rey, Siena Rowland,

Piper Simons, Daisy Smailes.

Merit - Emily Braines, Natalie Brown, Olivia Cooper-Larson, Lachlan Corney, Jack Havranek,

Harper Hinterleitner, Hayden Macfarlane, Hannah Mcilwaine, Zev Shy-Tielen

Year 6

Distinction – Emma Kha, Charlotte Yan.

Credit - Camille Baker, Joseph Davey, Alicia King, Jonathan Ryan, Winona Wrigley.

Merit – Sophie Darton, Jadrien Guilas

Lost Property

There are regularly many items of lost property in our lost property tubs,

located outside the Primary DP Office.

Teachers aim to instil the value of ‘taking responsibility for our

belongings’.

We would appreciate your support in helping us to manage the ‘overflowing’

lost property.

Here are some suggestions to help teach your child to care for their own belongings:

Clearly label all items, including lunch boxes, drink bottles and jumpers.

Have a conversation with your child to check they have all their belongings at the end of each day.

Ask your child to take more responsibility for finding any missing items, by asking them to search or help

you search for their belongings.

Rather than buying another lunch box or jumper teach your child the importance of searching for missing

items, such as scanning the playground, looking in their classroom or going

to the lost property tubs.

Thank you to Sofia Davidson’s mother, Kylie for your time in assisting us to

reduce the lost property that accumulates every week.

Mrs Adrienne Bruce

Uniform Shop Thursday 8th September 8:45-9:45am

Monday 12th September 2:45-3:45pm

Chook Roster Saturday 10th September Tymkiw family

Sunday 11th September Beacham family

Canteen News

Price increases – from next term, the price of a couple of items will be going up, as follows:

- jelly (frozen and wobbly) - $1.00 - frozen juice cups - $1.00 - frozen Berri apple cups - $1.50 Canteen Roster for Term 3, week 9

Monday 12th September Tuesday 13th September Wednesday 14th September Emma Campbell AM Marie-Claire Johnston AM Sarah Bickford AM Emma King AM Jody Philips AM VACANCY AM Tanya Fenn PM Lucy Lopez PM Caz Thompson PM Jane Barnes PM Sue Smart PM Annabelle Cotton PM

Thursday 15th September Friday 16th September Tiane Olive AM Maggie Faulder AM Rebecca Taudien AM Jane Cameron AM Sue O’Brien PM Gerri AM

Nicki Brown PM Jodi Stacker PM Natalie Mitchell PM Jacqui Liddicoat PM If you’d like to fill a vacancy, please let us know. Our email address is mwcanteen1@gmail.com, call us on 9948 2257 or come and see us.

Thanks,

Rachel

Production Program Cover Design Competition:

We had an extremely difficult time judging the entries for the 2016

Production Program Cover Design Competition because the

illustrations were all of such high calibre. In the end we had to decide

on the top 6 designs so without further wait, here are the names of

the winning designers: Orla Beacham (1G), Scarlet Macnicol (2N),

Caylea Robinson (2DG), Georgia Ball (3JL), Ruby Mitford-Burgess (5S) and Saxon Macnicol (5P)!

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all those who entered! All entries will be returned soon.

The winning designers can come and collect their Canteen Voucher prizes tomorrow morning in the Library.

Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Swick

Diary Dates

Thursday 8th September KR, KB & KG Zoo Excursion 9:30am Bounce Back Parent Workshop

NO Primary Assembly

3:30-4:30pm Band Rehearsal in 6T Friday 9th September NO K-2 Assembly Saturday 10th September 7:00pm Performance Band performing at the Spring Festival in Chatswood

Monday 12th September 8:00-9:00am Concert Band rehearsal in 6T Sydney North Athletics Carnival 1:30pm MW School Production matinee

Tuesday 13th September 8:00-9:00am Intermediate Band rehearsal in 6T 1:30pm MW School Production matinee 6:00pm MW School Production Wednesday 14th September 8:00-9:00am Training Band rehearsal in 6T

1:30pm MW School Production matinee 6:00pm MW School Production

Manly West Before & After School Care

NEXT WEEK’S PRODUCTION ‘A Manly West Tale’ Children who come to After School Care and are performing that night will be escorted to their holding rooms at 5:30pm.

Term Accounts All accounts except those with extra sessions should now be finalised. LATE PAYMENT CHARGES apply for non-payment.

CENTRE NEWS Our Incursion/Enrichment Program continues this week. As a reminder, if at all possible, we would ask

parents to collect their children after 5:30pm on the relevant day. W/C 5/9/16 W/C 12/9/16 K-2 Wednesday – Earth Beats Thursday – Silly Science Club 3/4 Tuesday – 3D Printing Friday – Electronic Tinkering

5/6 Club Thursday – Cupcake Decorating Workshop Monday – Scientifix

Just a few of our other activities this week -

K-2 will be involved in joke books, dream catchers, DIY Where’s Wally Craft, touch footy skills and a game of wizards, giants and elves to name a few of the programmed activities!

In outside activities, 3/4 Club has a range from wide games such as capture the flag and running games such as survivor and bulrush. Also they will continue the time trial obstacle course challenge devised by the children.

Pokemon will take over Club 5/6 with a timed hunt for hidden Pokemon pictures. Also, three of the children will teach others the art of game programming on the computers and there will be a special afternoon tea with cookie cutters used to make fairy bread shapes.

ABSENCES To ensure the safety and welfare of the children in our care, BASC MUST BE NOTIFIED if a child will be absent from a booked session. Non Notification delays our awareness of any legitimate concern for a child’s safety.

Also, whilst looking for children and contacting parents, our Educators are having less time with the children in their care. Messages can be written ahead of time in each room’s ‘Parent Message Book’ or by email

admin@mwbasc.com.au . We can be contacted at late notice by phone on 9948 8113. There is a Non-Notification of Absence Charge of $11 (incl GST).

We also need to be informed of both Before School Care and After School Care Absences as early as possible, as there may be parents needing an emergency casual session.

Registering With Us To register your child with us, please visit our centre’s site https://manlywestbasc.hubworks.com.au and click on ‘ENROL’. Enter your child’s details and then click ‘SUBMIT’.

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