Neutral Bay Public School

Neutral Bay Public School 175 Ben Boyd Road,

Neutral Bay, NSW 2089. TEL: 9953 1798 FAX : 9904 1479

WEBSITE: www.neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au EMAIL: neutralbay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 5 Wednesday 25th February 2015

Swimming Carnival Congratulations to the students for their efforts at our school Swimming Carnival last week. Results from the day are published on page 6 and 7 of this Newsletter. Thank you to Mr Kessler, Mr Brown, Mr Ticli, Mrs Remenyi and Miss Taylor for organising the carnival and all the staff and parents who assisted on the day.

P&C The first meeting of the P&C Association will be held on Wednesday 11th March, commencing at 7.30p.m. in the hall. All parents and friends of the school are welcome to attend the meeting. Discussion topics for the night include: • 2015 school planning, initiatives and events • School Plan 2015-2017

P&C Twilight Picnic/Parent and Staff Welcome Evening We look forward to the P&C’s Twilight Picnic which will be held on Friday (27th February) from 6.00-8.00p.m. and Parent and Staff Welcome evening which will be held on Friday 13th March. Further information is on page 9 of this Newsletter.

Paul Kelly Cup (AFL) We wish the students in Year 5-6 participating in the Paul Kelly AFL Cup on Thursday (26th February) of this week all the best.

Parent Volunteers at the School Canteen and Uniform Shop Our wonderful School Canteen and Uniform Shop rely on the help of parent volunteers to run them. As the school has grown in numbers we are requiring the help of many fantastic parents either making lunches or helping with uniform shop orders. It is a great way for parents to connect with their child’s school and to get involved with the school community, plus have loads of fun. We are asking for parents to please contact Maree in the canteen or Elisabeth in the uniform shop to volunteer. We need you to help so these services can run for the children.

Clean Up Australia Day In support of Clean Up Australia Day the students have the opportunity of participating in our own Clean Up Day at school on Friday (27th February) of this week. Further information is on page 7 of this Newsletter.

SRC Mufti Day On Tuesday 3rd March the SRC will be holding a mufti day to support the YMCA Swimathon. The students are requested to donate a gold coin on the day. The theme is dress in blue and yellow colours.

The Language of Friendship Seminar The P&C has organised the Language of Friendship seminar to be presented by GoodGuys and GirlPower at our school on Thursday 5th March from 6.00-8.00p.m. Further information on this excellent event is on page 9 of this Newsletter.

Year 1/2 Excursion We wish the students in Year 1 an enjoyable and worthwhile excursion to the Field of Mars on the following days: • 2R, 2P, 2S Thursday 26th February • 1A, 1W, 2C, 2K Friday 27th February • 1C, 1E, 1M Friday 6th March

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Stewart House Every year Stewart House benefits financially from collections of clothing in schools. The Smith Family generously provides bags and undertakes the collection and pays Stewart House for each kilogram received. About $25,000 is raised each year from this collection. Bags have been sent home. Please put in the bags good, clean, wearable clothing, shoes, manchester and blankets. Please return the bags to the back of the hall by Monday 2nd March.

Calendar

Week 5

Thursday 26th February Senior Boys’ Dance Paul Kelly Cup (AFL) Year 2 (2R, 2P, 2S) Excursion

7.30am

Friday 27th February Year ½ (1A, 1W, 2C, 2K) Excursion Clean Up Australia Day P&C Twilight Picnic

6.00pm

Week 6

Monday 2nd March Junior Band Senior Choir Senior Band Chess

7.45am 8.00am 12.40pm 3.15pm

Tuesday 3rd March Concert Band SRC Mufti Day-Gold coin donation

12.45pm

Wednesday 4th March Senior Chamber Senior Girls’ Dance Junior Choir Orchestra Scripture Junior Band

7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.00am 11.10am

Thursday 5th March Senior Boys’ Dance Years 3-6 Assembly GoodGuys & Girlpower The Language of Friendship Presentation

7.30am 2.00pm 6.00pm

Friday 6th March Year 1 (1C, 1E, 1M) Excursion

Week 7

Monday 9th March Year 5 Camp Junior Band Senior Choir Senior Band Chess Kindy finish at 3.10pm for the remainder of the year.

8.00am 7.45am 8.00am 12.40pm 3.15pm 3.10pm

Tuesday 10th March Year 5 Camp Concert Band Zone Swimming

12.45pm

Wednesday 11th March Senior Chamber Senior Girls’ Dance Junior Choir Orchestra Scripture Junior Band Year 5 Camp P&C

7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.00am 11.10am 4.00pm 7.30pm

Thursday 12th March Senior Boys’ Dance Selective High School Test

7.30am

Friday 13th March P & C Welcome Drinks

David Shuster Principal (Acting)

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School Council Parent Nomination Form 2015 The School Council is seeking nominations from interested parents for a parent representative on the School Council. If more than one parent is nominated an election by secret ballot is required. The link to the nomination form is: http://www.neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/community/school-council

You must be a paid member of the Neutral Bay Public School P&C to be eligible to nominate and vote. Please pay Alex Fransen by Tuesday 3rd March to be eligible to nominate or by Friday 6th March to be eligible to vote in this election. For information about becoming a paid member of the P&C please contact Alex Fransen by email: alexfransen@hotmail.com .

Victor Tan (Deputy Principal) is the returning officer for this election. Please post your nomination form in a sealed envelope addressed to Mr Tan in the post boxes at front office by 4.00pm on Tuesday 3rd March.

Victor Tan Deputy Principal

Andy Danis (6C) has qualified for Area Tennis, which will be held in Gosford on the 10th March. Great News Andy!

Thank you to Maddie Newman 6T, Georgia Keel 1E, Poppy Debney 1E, Genevieve Djung 1M for their honesty in handing in some valuable lost property to the school office.

Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten) Kindyland has continued to be a busy place this last week! All of the Kindergarten classes have enjoyed meeting their Year 5 buddies. We are looking forward to seeing them every couple of weeks. Last Monday, the children took home their Home Readers for the first time. They are now changing these books every day so that they can practise the skills and strategies they have been learning to use at school. In Mathematics, the children have been learning to recognise and create patterns. Some of the patterns have been very complicated! Kindy classes are also starting to get ready for Grandfriend’s Day. They have been learning some songs with Ms Pagel during Music lessons.

Miss Dudley - KD Class Teacher

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Stage 1 News (Years 1 & 2) It has been great to see the children settling in to the Year 1 routine. The children were so excited to start Sport Skills. It is great to see them cooperatively engaging in sports games that encourage further development of their fundamental movement skills.

In preparation for the start of Reading Groups with our Parent Helpers next week, the children have been practising reading in their groups and completing a range of literacy-based activities that include listening, comprehension, spelling, phonics and sight word games. We can’t wait for our Parent Helpers to visit! If you would like to be a Reading Group Helper please speak to your child’s teacher.

Miss Jen Carew -1C Class Teacher

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Stage 2 News (Years 3 & 4)

Last week we had our first Stage 2 assembly. 4C led the assembly and performed a play. The play was based on a Chinese love story, in celebration of Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day. It is the story of the Willow Pattern.

Koong-See is the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Chinese mandarin. He wants her to marry a rich husband, but she has no interest in money and she doesn’t approve of arranged marriages. He insists that

she meets some rich young men but she finds them all vain and boring. Instead, she falls in love with Chang who is merely a

gardener.

Ms Sheridan Cooper – 4C Class Teacher

Stage 3 News (Years 5 & 6) This term 6T are studying the novel 'Holes' by Louis Sachar. As a part of our studies, students were asked to create a landscape representation of the environment described by Sachar throughout the novel. Here are two paintings of the 'Holes' desert environment by Madeleine Newman and Indi-rose de Caires. Mr J Ticli - 6T Class Teacher

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Swimming Carnival 2015 Our students travelled to North Sydney Olympic Pool last Wednesday for our annual Swimming Carnival. The weather was superb throughout the day, and a great time was had by all. North Sydney Olympic Pool is certainly a wonderful venue and we hope to return there for many years to come. A big thank you goes out to all the teachers and parents who helped throughout the day. We greatly appreciate your assistance! I would also like to thank the House Captains who did a wonderful job in organising their house and making sure the younger students did not miss any races. Results for all finals are listed below. Students who have qualified for the Zone Swimming Carnival are marked in red and will receive notes in the near future.

Open Medley: BOYS 1. Conner Maggs 2. Toby Willington 3. Alex McNicol 4. Hugo Willington

Final 50m Freestyle: 11 Years Boys 1. Toby Willington 2. Justin Setiadi 3. Dante Moeller 4. Seisa Melbourne

Senior Breaststroke: Boys 1. Alex McNicol 2. Lukas Robinson 3. Billy Minnett 4. Josh Parkes

Open Medley: GIRLS 1. Angelina Pona 2.Sophie Bateman 3.Jasmine Unicomb 4.Caitlan Loh

Final 50m Freestyle: 11 Years Girls 1. Angelina Pona 2. Sonia Freiburg 3. Gloria Khoshkhoo 4. Caitlan Loh

Senior Breaststroke: Girls 1. Lucy Rathbun 2. Sophie Bateman 3. Jessica Gies-Coutts 4. Rani Thomas

Final 50m Freestyle: 8 Years Boys 1. Benji McNicol 2. Alistair Hawke 3. Ethan Gregory 4. Dylan Tyler

Final 50m Freestyle: 12 Years Boys 1. Alex McNicol 2. Lukas Robinson 3. Billy Minnett 4. Josh Parkes

Open 100m Boys Freestyle 1. Conner Maggs 2. Toby Willington 3. Alex McNicol 4. Dante Moeller

Final 50m Freestyle: 8 Years Girls 1. Scarlett Cole 2. Samantha Wightwick 3. Grace Hardy 4. ----

Final 50m Freestyle: 12 Years Girls 1. Rani Thomas 2. Sophie Bateman 3. Lucy Rathbun 4. Bronte Cram

Open 100m Girls Freestyle 1. Sophie Bateman 2. Angelina Pona 3. Jasmine Unicomb 4. Rani Thomas

Final 50m Freestyle: 9 Years Boys 1. Hugo Willington 2. Angus McLachlan 3. Lewis Morsella 4. Max Donohoe

Junior Breaststroke: Boys 1. Conner Maggs 2. Lucas Farrugia 3. Hugo Willington 4. Jack Mulder

Junior Backstroke: Boys 1. Conner Maggs 2. Ivan Korolev 3. Hugo Willington 4. Fraser Wait

Final 50m Freestyle: 9 Years Girls 1. Bella Walker 2. Mia Marinovic 3. Chloe Moore 4. Alexandra Tanner

Junior Breaststroke: Girls 1. Alisha Choi 2. Jasmine Unicomb 3. Rosie Skinner 4. Mia Marinovic

Junior Backstroke: Girls 1. Jasmine Unicomb 2. Rosie Skinner 3. Lucy Faugust 4. Mia Marinovic

Final 50m Freestyle: 10 Years Boys 1. Conner Maggs 2. Fraser Wait 3. Oliver MacDonagh 4. Otto Jandera

11 Years Breaststroke: Boys 1. Toby Willington 2. Justin Setiadi 3. Yongteck Chung 4. Seisa Melbourne

11 Years Backstroke: Boys 1. Toby Willington 2. Yongteck Chung 3. Justin Setiadi 4. Seisa Melbourne

Final 50m Freestyle: 10 Years Girls 1. Jasmine Unicomb 2. Rosie Skinner 3. Audrey Abeywickrema 4. Conor Parkinson

11 Years Breaststroke: Girls 1. Gloria Khoshkhoo 2. Kaitlyn Petrides 3. Charlotte Harman 4. Angelina Pona

11 Years Backstroke: Girls 1. Angelina Pona 2. Sonia Freiburg 3. Mallika Aithala 4. Caitlan Loh

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Senior Backstroke: Boys 1. Alex McNicol 2. Calum Gaynor 3. Lukas Robinson 4. Oliver Hudson

Senior Backstroke: Girls 1. Sophie Bateman 2. Thalia Jonas 3. Rani Thomas 4. Bronte Cram

Junior Butterfly: Boys 1. Conner Maggs 2. Fraser Wait 3. Hugo Willington 4. Angus McLachlan

Junior Butterfly: Girls 1. Rosie Skinner 2. Bella Walker 3. Jasmine Unicomb 4. Christine Hur

11 Years Butterfly: Boys 1. Toby Willington 2. Justin Setiadi 3. Yongteck Chung 4. Gerard Brezniak

11 Years Butterfly: Girls 1. Angelina Pona 2. Mallika Aithala 3. -- 4. …

Senior Butterfly: Boys 1. Alex McNicol 2. Josh Parkes 3. Calum Gaynor 4. Oliver Hudson

Senior Butterfly: Girls 1. Sophie Bateman 2. Lucy Rathbun 3. Rani Thomas 4. Thalia Jonas

Carnival Committee (Mr Kessler, Mr Ticli, Mr Brown) PSSA T-Ball Results Round 2 In the Year 5 Competition, Neutral Bay White played against North Sydney. The North Sydney team made a strong start and their fielding was impeccable. However, our White team made a good come back with everyone in the team batting well. The final score ended with our White team losing 16-18. Player of the match went to Jack Coombs (5K) for trying hard throughout the game and showing great sportsmanship. The Neutral Bay Green team played an exciting game against Cammeray. Both teams were evenly matched, but by the end of the 6th innings our Green team had won 11-8. Player of the match went to Katie Wightwick (5R) for the way she encouraged her teammates and led by example. In the Year 6 Competition, Neutral Bay Red defeated Beauty Point 29-2. The game got off to a rusty start, but, captained by Sophie Bateman (6C) Neutral Bay quickly came together to play a fast and impressive game. There was plenty of great catches and some wonderful batting. However the most impressive part of the game was the great team spirit displayed by both teams. The player of the match went to Declan Elliott of 6T. Neutral Bay Black, captained by Sophie Hobson (6C), admits it wasn't their best game, however, there was a clear improvement in their batting. They were defeated by Cammeray, 25-3. The player of the match went to Alysha Airey from 6S. Miss Taylor and Miss Chapple (Coaches)

School Fee notices have been handed out to students and fees need to be paid promptly. Only students that have paid for their excursions which are part of the school fees will be able to attend the excursion. If any parent/carer experiencing difficulty paying fees, please contact the school office. Any change of a student’s details (eg. parent’s phone number, change of address, change of email addresses or your child’s medical condition), please contact the school office so we can update your child’s record. Parents are asked to please check that all student medications stored at the school office are not out of date and all action plans are current. The staff at the office relies on parent cooperation and assistance to keep this vital health supplies and records of students all up to date. School Office

Clean Up School Activities - Friday 27th February To support the Clean Up Australia Day campaign, our school will be participating in our own Clean Up schools activities on Friday 27th February. We will be cleaning up our school and surrounding areas. Please send in plastic/rubber gloves and a plastic bag to school with your child to enable them to participate in our activities. We are looking forward to a great day! Many thanks for your assistance. Miss Hudson - KH Class Teacher

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YMCA Swimathon Sunday 1st March My story is that I love to swim and I want to use my skill in swimming to do something good for someone else. I decided to enter the YMCA swimathon to help raise funds for disabled people. Last year I managed to raise $900. I got enough money to help employ a qualified instructor to teach disabled people, I also bought a float suit, a neck flotation device and got a disabled child 5 swimming lessons. This year I want to try and raise $1,500 dollars. I really want to make other people happy and safe in the swimming pool so that they can enjoy swimming like I do. Please donate as much as you possibly can even if it’s some pocket money you got on the weekend. Last year 1 swam 36 laps in 1 hour. This year I want swim at least 40 laps. Alex McNicol (6B) Year 3 / 4 Musical 'Peter Pan Jr' Last Tuesday morning we had around 97 children from Years 3 and 4 audition for this year's musical 'Peter Pan Jr’. Mrs Rabone, Miss Pagel, Miss Stone and I were impressed with the talent we saw and with the level of enthusiasm that we witnessed during the audition process. Congratulations to the following children who were successful in getting into the principal cast. Boys: Zaki Slamang (4V), Sebastian Sharp (4P), Max Mikolajunas (4O), Pavle Hornby (4V), Janak Dhabadgonkar (3D), Willow Carter (4P), Jean Leveaux ( 3B), Danny Casimaty (3R), Xavier Keen (4P), Fraser Wait (4V), Fionn Mikolajunas (3R) and Max Perry (3B) Girls : Amelia Soh (4O), Emma Baldwin (3D), Penny MacGill (4P), Rosie Skinner (4C), Malea Simmons (4P), Isabella Chao (3EC), Mika Brozin (4V), Olivia Jackson (4I), Lauren Young (4O), Latia Taulawakeiaho (3D), Christine Hur (4I), Laura Williams (4I), Ellen Melrose-Rae (3S), Jade Buchanan (4V), Zoe Richmond (4O), Miranda Newport-O’Connor (4P), Zoe Clarke (4P), Bella Walker (3S), Anneke Corry (4V), Georgina Gardiner (4V) and Lauren Watts (4C). Rehearsals have already started and we look forward to a fantastic show at the end of Term 3.

Miss Taylor (Co-Director)

Band Camp is fast approaching, please keep an eye out for an email from your band co-ordinators with important information about the camp, supervision roster and forms to fill in. These forms will be needed by the venue so once you get them, if you could fill them in promptly that would be a big help.

Key dates • 27th -29th March 2015 - Band Camp at Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen (two nights for Senior and Concert Bands, one night for Junior Band) • 3rd May 2015 - Band Workshop, Neutral Bay Public School We also have the date for the bands to compete in the NSW School Band Festival. All bands will perform (in different events) on Sunday 26th July 2015 at the University of New South Wales, further details to follow closer to the date. For now, please save the date

Claudia Stephens, Liesel Wightwick and Karen Au - Overall Band Coordinators

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NBPS Twilight Picnic All parents and children are invited to the NBPS Twilight Picnic on Friday 6 March from 6 - 8 pm at the School grounds. There will be Disco entertainment at the School Hall. Bring your own dinner, picnic, picnic blankets, chairs etc. Please note that this is a non-alcohol event. P&C First Meeting All parents are inviting to attend the first 2015 P&C on Wednesday 11 March 2015. There will be light refreshments and nibbles starting at 7:30 pm at the School Hall. Come and meet our new Acting Principal, David Shuster and other parents. The P&C will be discussing proposals for fundraising, the budget for the year, and the canteen roster which is likely going to be compulsory to support the growing number of students at the School. P&C Welcome Drinks All parents are invited to the P&C Welcome Drinks on Friday 13 March at 7:30 pm at the School Hall. Invitation will be handed out via pupil mail. This is a free entry event. Child Minding will be available on the night. $10 per child, $15 for two children, $20 per family. Please book at the school office. Places are limited. 2015 P&C Raffle Prizes The P&C are looking for any donation from the parents for our P&C Raffle Prizes. Holiday packages, Wines, Books, Jewellery, Handbags to suggest a few. Please let us know if you can contribute to the prize pool by sending an email to nbpspandcsecretary@gmail.com. The P&C will launch the NBPS P&C Raffle at the P&C Welcome Drinks on Friday 13 March 2015. P&C SEMINAR The NBPS P&C is pleased again to organise a seminar from the creators of GoodGuys and GirlPower, THE LANGUAGE OF FRIENDSHIP. Through interactive parent-tween activities, parents will learn strategies to help their child put out friendship fires, how to put a voice to their feelings and the best ways to support him/her through unhealthy friendships. We will also highlight the fascinating similarities and differences between boys and girls and their experiences in friendship. EVENT: GirlPower & GoodGuys Language of Friendship. This workshop is a parent-tween workshop suitable for boys and girls in Years 3 - 6 to attend with their parents. We advise that parents with children in Years 1 and 2 attend the workshop without their child. DATE: Thursday 5 March 2015

TIME: 6.00 - 8:00 pm.

VENUE: School Hall. COST: $35 per person and includes expert instruction, handouts, pencils and stickers RSVP: register please go to: www.trybooking.com/EAJV Sharmila Soorian - P & C Secretary

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Removal of Frozen Berries from the canteen menu

We would like to inform all our parents and children that we stopped serving frozen berries. The canteen has not used the Nannas brand at the centre of the Hep A issue in the media. Nevertheless we have opted to remove frozen berries from our menu. A special thanks to all the parents who comes in for an hour or so to help in the morning with the labeling of lunch bags, preparing orders and helping with other duties at the canteen. The time that you contribute at the canteen makes a big difference. A warm thank you to our Week 4 volunteer team. You were all amazing! Next week’s special is our delicious Chicken Schnitzel Burgers. The sign-up process is back online and it is quick and simple to do. Please register at https://www.signupgenius.com/register or email us at nbpscanteenroster@gmail.com

The roster for next week is below. If you cannot make your rostered spot, it would be enormously helpful if you could find a replacement before phoning 0426 226 235 or emailing nbpscanteenroster@gmail.com

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 02 - Mar -15 03 - Mar -15 04 - Mar -15 05 - Mar-15 06 - Mar -15 Gwen Murdoch

Nancy Huang France Beaulieu

Melinda Hayes

Madeline Mulder

Jess Keen Julie Zhang Victoria Panevin

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Kate Juniper

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Naoko Yamada

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Michelle Alejo – Canteen Coordinator

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Mosman High School Open Night Thursday 5th March 5pm – 8pm Displays and Student performances. Information on Special Programs.

Willoughby Girls High School Open Night Wednesday 11th March 2015 5.00pm to 7:30pm at the School Hall

Willoughby Girls High School - Extension Class Placement Test for Year 7 2016 Year 6 students will have an opportunity to sit a placement test for our Year 7 extension class for selected students. Saturday 14th March 2015 9.15 - 11.30am at the School Hall Please ring the school for further information and to book a test place. Phone: 9958 4141

Northern Beaches Secondary College Year 7 Academic placement Test 2016 Closing Dates for applications for 2016 intake Check school website for forms. NBSC Balgowlah Boys Campus – 3rd March 2015 by 4pm NBSC Cromer Campus – 3rd March 2015 by 4pm. NBSC Mackellar Girls Campus – 27th February 2015 by 4pm Students will sit the test at the Campus they wish to attend in 2016 Test Date - Thursday 19th March 2015 at 9am. Contacts NBSC Balgowlah Boys Campus: Lorna Curtis 9939 6942 NBSC Cromer Campus : Lorna Curtis 9939 6942 NBSC Mackellar Girls Campus : Wendy Mailey 9949 2083 Neutral Bay Public School, as a service to parents, will advertise community events that may be of interest. Neutral Bay Public School does not necessarily endorse or sponsor the events and accepts no responsibility for the management or organisation of these events.

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