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Term 4 Week 9 2016

Neutral Bay Public School175 Ben Boyd Road Neutral Bay NSW 2089Tel: 9953 1798 Fax: 9904 1479

Website: www.neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.edu.auEmail: neutralbay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.auApp: Primary Parent Planner

Table of Contents Term 4, 2016 - Week 10Weekly Calendar Page 1

Principal’s News Page 2

Bay Way Principal Awards Pages 3-4

SRC 2017 Page 5

Sports House Points Page 6

School News Page 6

Stars of the Week Pages 6-7

Sports News Pages 7-8

Stage News Pages 9-10

P & C News Pages 11

Band News Pages 11-12

Uniform Shop News Pages 12-13

Canteen News Page 13

Community News Page 14

Monday 12 December

Junior BandSenior ChoirYear 6 Graduation AssemblyChessYear 6 Farewell Dinner

7.45am8.00 am9.30am3.15pm6.00pm

Tuesday 13 December

Wednesday 14 December

Thank You Helpers BreakfastTalent Quest• Years 3 & 4• Years 5 & 6

8.15am

9.30am11.15am

Thursday 15 December

Party Day

Friday 16 December

Year 6 Farewell ArchLast day of the school year for students

2.45pm

Monday 30 January

Students in Years 1-6 commence new school year

9.10am

Tuesday 31 December

Students in Year 5 OC commence new school year

9.10am

Wednesday 1 February

Thursday 2 February

Kindergarten students commence school

7.45am

Friday 3 February

Term 1, 2017 - Week 1

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Principal’s NewsSemester II Student ReportsAll students in Years K-6 will be provided with their Semester II Report on Friday (9 December) of this week.

Presentation AssembliesWe look forward to our Presentation Assemblies to be held in December. This year each grade will be holding its own Presentation Assembly. The dates for these Presentations are:

Year 5 Friday 9 December 9.30amYear 6 Monday 12 December 9.30am

Bay Way Principal AwardsAt our recent combined assemblies we were pleased to present a number of students with Principal Awards. These students were presented with this award from having earnt four Bay Awards. Congratulations to these students. Further information is on pages 3 and 4 of this week’s Bay Times.

Thank You BreakfastWe will be holding a Thank You Breakfast next week on Wednesday 14 December to thank all of the wonderful parents and community members who have assisted us this year.

Band ConcertCongratulations to our students and former students who performed in the Band Concert last Sunday. It was an excellent concert. Thank you to the families for supporting the event.

Year 5 SpeechesCongratulations to the Year 5 students who presented leadership speeches this week. A list of the elected 2017 SRC students is on page 5 of this week’s Bay Times.

P&C Family PicnicThe P&C will be holding a Family Picnic on Friday 9 December. Further information is provided on page 11 of this week’s Newsletter.

Have a great week,David ShusterPrincipal

Year 6 Mini FeteThe students in Year 6 will be holding a Mini Fete for all of the school on Friday of this week (9 December). Funds raised from the fete will go towards the Year 6 present to the school. There will be over 25 stalls

End of Year PartiesOn Thursday 15 December the students will have a party day to celebrate the end of the school year. As a lead up to this day the students should not bring in confectionary to school. On Party Day the students are welcome to bring a small amount of party food. Further information will be sent home in the near future.

offering a range of activities and treats. It is suggested the students bring $5.00 in coins for the fete. Times for the Fete are:

K-3 11.10am-12noon

Years 4-5 12.15-1.00pm

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Bay Way Principal Awards

KindergartenAlisa Sayer

Annabelle Whyte-CleaverAtticus Licciardi

Ava GriffithsBenjamin BasaricByron Monahan

Carter KnottDwaraka SanagalaEdward OhlssonHannah PartisHarvey BastickIncrease Misra

Ivy MunnsJack BaldwinJoey CurtinKathy WangKeira Bucktin

Kylie RenLachlan O’HalloranLachlan Petrides

Maddy MooreMarcus LaoNiamh Reay

Noah Vasquez-TeradaPeter Manjariotis

Poppy BakerRuby West

Selwyn Zhao

Year 1Charlie Phillis

Charlotte MilwardCiara MansfieldElissa WeberGemma Clark

Harry DonohoeIsabella LongdenJasper Roebuck

Year 1Juliet Rockliff

Lauren MurrayLily Kitchen

Lucia RandleMegan DinhMillie Ellis

Naomi BeckerSaskia Uys

Sienna SewellSofia KatheklakisWilliam Stewart

Yuna Han

Year 2Anja O’Conner

Bonnie NgEllen Johnston

Hayden NgHenri SaadaHenry RyanJack Walton

Lauren WealeMilena JanderaTara De Silva

Xiao Xiao Dong

Year 3Aaron Kc Lucy

GibsonAidan PrenticeAlbert CotigaAlice Anand

Anna PanayotopoulosAva MacdonaldCaitlin EdwardsCamble ScottChanel Wang

Eliza AbeywickremaEvelyn MillerEvie Young

Year 3Harrison Meagher

Kayla WangKiara Fink

Lachlan Bennett-CramondLachlan VeranMegan VinalonNatalia MoonSally Moreton

Sophie RoussosTess Jackson

Yukimi NagashimaZavier Gursoy

Year 4Cara Harris

Claudia StiertzelDylan Lam

Isabella ArmstrongKatya Tzannes

Laura DongLiam MacfarlaneLuana FargeatMia Tzannes

Sam Johnston

Year 5Amelia Soh

Daria SuturinaEmma Sargeant

Georgia Alexander-EasawLauren WattsMaria Ayoub

Silja Risor-Hammer

Year 6Bronteney WangCharlie Rowley

Jessica Wei

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Bay Way Principal AwardsYear 3 Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

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SRC 2017

Adie Connor 5TAlexandra Suttor 5T

Alisha Choi 5KAliyah Campbell 5T

Anastasia Kellahan 5TAngelina Kendall 5R

Anneke Corry 5TArkey Astill 5T

Chloe Minnett 5KChris Roussos 5BChristine Hur 5TCleo Walker 5S

Emma Sargeant 5SEthan Jahani 5TFraser Wait 5T

Georgina Gardiner 5KJack Mulder 5R

Jade Buchanan 5BJeremy Davie 5TJosh Ashton 5B

Kai Scott 5TKor Mansfield 5SLauren Watts 5S

Lucy Baird 5TLucy Faugust 5MMaria Ayoub 5S

Marko Ivaneza 5SMia Cumming 5KMika Brozin 5R

Oliver Mace-Smith 5TOlivia Jackson 5SOtto Jandera 5B

Penny MacGill 5BPoppy Cheetham 5T

Rhiannon Lim 5MRosie Skinner 5S

Sakura Yamada 5MSamara Foulds 5TZaki Slamang 5K

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Sport House PointsSports House Points Term 4 Week 6

Boyd Gilmore Milson Warung

Week Total

1 4 2 3

Term Total

15 30 19 27

School News

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to our girls who achieved these wonderful results at BJP Physie National Championships at the Olympic Stadium for 2016 for their club Mosman.

• 7&8 year Overall National Team champion - Tess Jackson (3R)

• 9&10 year Overall Team champions - Emma Baldwin(4I), Heidi Klein (4I), Tess Jackson (3R), Olivia Jackson (5S)

• 11&12 year Overall Team champions -Emma Baldwin(4I), Heidi Klein (4I), Zoe Leihn (6S), Olivia Jackson (5S)

• 10 year National Champion - Individual- Emma Baldwin (4I) - back to back national champion

Student Medication in the OfficeAll student medication in the office needs to be taken home by Friday 16 December 2016 (the last day of school).

Please bring the medication back to school on Monday 30 January 2017 (the first day of school).

Student Opal Card Information

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School travel 2017 Application information Nov 2016

Information for parents, guardians and students Our school has partnered with Transport for NSW to use the new online process for you to submit school travel applications. This means we will be able to process your applications online, making it easier and faster for parents, guardians and students to apply for school travel.

Applications for school travel in 2017 are now open, including for travel to Mascot and Green Square station and for private ferries. Parents, guardians and students are encouraged to apply as soon as they are able via:

Applications for 2017 school travel are now open via www.transportnsw.info/school-students

A new application is required when:

applying for a School Opal card or travel pass for the first time, enrolling in Kindergarten, or requesting an additional entitlement as a result of a shared parental

responsibility situation.

You will need to do an update application if the student has a current school travel pass and:

is progressing from Year 2 to Year 3, is progressing from Year 6 to Year 7, or changes address, or changes school or campus.

Already have a School Opal card or travel pass?

When you’ve updated, and you are eligible for free school travel next year, Transport for NSW will send you an email confirmation once your application has been processed. For travel in rural or regional NSW, we’ll also inform your nominated transport operator(s).

If you already have a School Opal card that does not need updating, or you’ve successfully re-applied, the Opal card will automatically be updated for travel next year. Do not throw it out as you’ll be able to use it when the school year starts in 2017.

If you currently have a printed travel pass provided by your transport operator, a new pass will be will be ready at the beginning of the new school year.

School News

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Sports NewsPSSA T-BALL Round 7 Results

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Jack May (6P) who received his Junior Black Belt in Karate/JuJitsu yesterday 6 years after he started martial arts.

Congratulations to Naomi Peace (5K) whose Acro Trio placed 1st in NSW State Championships Level 2!

Neutral Bay 1Captain: Nick McPherson 6KToday Neutral Bay 1 played a great game against

Cammeray 2. Cammeray played very well. We played very safe T-Ball, with Ethan as man of our match and playing his best game yet. The end score was 26 to 8 our way. On behalf of our team we would like to thank Jack Coombs for coming and helping out.

Neutral Bay 2Captain: Anneke Corry 5TNeutral Bay 2 played against Middle Harbour 2. It was a great game for Neutral Bay for their last game of T-Ball for the year. The score was 28 to 10 to Neutral Bay. The player of the match was Xavier in 5R who batted and fielded well.

Neutral Bay 3Captain: Ruaraidh Kennedy 6KThis week was the last game of the season and Neutral Bay 3 have improved dramatically. This week we played North Sydney Dem 3 and won 22-14. We did well in fielding, getting 2 double plays. Batting could still be improved. Player of the match goes to Justin Setiadi for his consistent effort throughout the season.

Neutral Bay 4Captain: Katie Wightwick 6KNeutral Bay 4 played terrifically well beating the other team, Artarmon 5, by 15 points. The overall score was 11 to 26. We had an amazing season winning the majority of our games. Our strength today was our batting and our communication, support and sportsmanship. As captain for the game, I chose Charlie Rowley to be the player of the match for his great sportsmanship, support of other players and awesome playing. Our team played excellently in the T-Ball season. I would like to thank Miss Remenyi for coaching us this season, and all the other teachers for organising it.

Neutral Bay 5Captain: Lauren Watts 5SWOW! What a great season we have had! From the first day to the last, we have kept our positivity the whole year. Today we won 34-3 versing Cammeray 3. I could not choose between Adie and Daisy for person of the match. They both were very respectful of decisions made and played well.

Neutral Bay 6Captain: Zetian Ren 5TToday at T-Ball we played against Cammeray 4. It was a good and close game. The score was 11-23 to Neutral Bay 6. I think our team should improve on not over-throwing. We had three innings. In the first innings we

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Sports Newswere very good at batting. However, we dropped quite a lot of catches. In the second innings we got all the people who batted out. This meant they got zero runs! In the final iunnings we got a lot of runs and played well, even though we did a lot of over-throwing. The player of the match goes to Oscar. He was the first batter and was fielding on first base. He caught a lot of balls. Overall Neutral Bay 6 had a very good game.

Year 2 Swimming Scheme Photos

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Stage NewsStage 1 News (Years 1 & 2)Kindergarten News

Mrs M Catherin & Miss R Callanan - KHC Teachers

KHC have had a busy couple of weeks. They have all graduated now and are looking forward to starting Year 1. They have been playing with their buddies in the big school and getting familiar with their new play spaces for next year. We are all very excited for Christmas and the new adventures to come in Year 1.

As year comes to an end, Year One have been reflecting on their year. Some have described it as brilliant, some have even said it was a fun as a fun fair! The Year One teachers have had a fantastic year with all the students and are proud of each of their achievements.

Thank you to all the parents for coming along to our Assembly last week. All the students performed beautifully and it was a wonderful way to celebrate a great year.

We look forward to the last week with Year One.

The Year One Teachers

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Stage NewsStage 3 News (Years 5 & 6)Stage 2 News (Years 3 & 4)

3J have turned into Engineers this week! We were given the challenge to design and build a house/shelter made out of Lego. The problem was we could only use the 50 pieces that were allocated to us! Before we started, we learnt about the Engineering Design Process which we had to follow. It involves Asking; Imagining; Planning; Creating and Improving. In our engineering groups we brainstormed ideas and drew a blueprint of our house. Then we built it with the Lego. It was a valuable teamwork experience as we had to cooperate and communicate effectively as a team. Take a look at some of our constructions.

Designed and built by Janae, Yang and Felix

Designed and built by Samantha, Noah and Carmen

Designed and built by Zavi, Natalia and Aydin

Designed and built by Lucile, Charles, Hana and Ursula

Miss J Carew - 3J Class Teacher

Great Aussie Bush Camp

Year 6 Mini Fete Promotion

Year 6

Mini

Fete

Visit the Haunted House at the

Friday 9 December 2016

Join the Spooky Fiesta!

6P & 6K

$2!

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P & C News

Kindy Picnic Photos

Band News

End of Year Band ConcertThe band program celebrated a fantastic year of music at our end of year concert on Sunday afternoon. From Junior Band’s amazing performance of Somewhere Over the Rainbow to Senior Band’s polished execution of Pirates of the Caribbean; from Concert Band’s

marching rendition of Uptown Funk to Reunion Band’s amazing soloists the audience was thoroughly entertained. It was wonderful to have so many high school students come back to play with the Reunion Band and signifies the amazing band community we have here at Neutral Bay which continues after primary school has finished.

We thank all the family and friends who came to watch and support our fine musicians perform.

Many thanks also to all the parents who ferried the many car loads of band equipment to and from the venue to make the concert possible.

Presentation AssembliesOur bands have wowed audiences at the presentation assemblies over the past two weeks. These are a wonderful opportunity for the bands to perform for the wider school community.

• Monday 12 December 9.30am - Concert Band performing at Year 6 Presentation Assembly

RehearsalsA reminder that band rehearsals will continue up until the last week of school. Please remove all personal music from band folders as music and folders will be collected and sorted at the last rehearsals.

Return of Sheet MusicAt the end of the year it is important that all sheet music is returned to the band. If you are going on holiday before the last week of term, or if your child left the band earlier in the year, please arrange for sheet music to be returned before the end of the term 4.

Key Band Dates 2017The band program will start immediately in 2017. The first rehearsal for 2017 Junior Band is 7.45am Monday 6 February 2017.

Auditions for Senior & Concert Bands will be held first week back. The timetable is listed below and audition requirements are on the school website. Please make a note of the relevant dates in your diary, and ask your tutors to go through the scales and requirements with your child before the end of term. Don’t forget to take home your instruments to practise over the holidays!

• Monday 30 January 2017 8am to 10am - 2016 Junior Band auditions for Senior & Concert Band

• Tuesday 31 January 2017 12.30pm to 2.30pm - 2016 Senior Band auditions for Senior & Concert Band

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Uniform Shop News

Term 1 2017 Opening Hours The uniform shop will be open on Friday 27 January from 9.30am – 11.30am to assist new parents with their school uniform needs. All other orders outside of these opening times can be placed through www.flexischools.com.au.

FlexischoolsOrdering of uniforms through Flexischools (our online ordering portal) and is the only method of purchasing uniforms. There are currently over 900 families registered on Flexischools at our school. If you have not yet registered, please go to www.flexischools.com.au and sign up! New students starting school in 2017 can place an order through Flexischools and uniforms can be collected from the office.

Twice Weekly Delivery DaysThe Uniform Shop delivers orders twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The cut-off time for placing an order for next day delivery is 4.50pm.

Second Hand UniformsIf you would like to request a second hand item, please email nbpssecondhand@gmail.com .Donations of good quality, clean uniforms are always welcome. Please leave donations in the box underneath the mail boxes at the school office.

Would you like to volunteer in the second hand uniform shop in 2017?At the end of the year our lovely second hand uniform shop volunteer, Kate Leveaux will be stepping down from the role. Therefore, the position of Second Hand Uniform Shop Coordinator is available from Term 1, 2017. The position is a few hours a week during term time sorting through uniforms, answering email enquiries from parents and having second hand sales twice a term. Kate is able to offer training and ongoing support, if required. If you are interested in

Band News• Thursday 2 February 2017 7.45am to 9.30am -

2016 Concert Band and new OC students audition for Senior & Concert Band

• Monday 6 February 2017 7.45am - First Junior Band rehearsal

• 31 March - 2 April 2017 - Band Camp, Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen

• Sunday 21 May 2017 - Band Workshop, NBPS (exact times tbc)

2017 Band CommitteeOur bands rely on a dedicated team on the band committee to organise such a large, busy and wonderful program. The 2016 committee found it an extremely rewarding experience, with plenty of support from our bandmasters and Mr Tan. A number of us will continue on the committee for 2017, however there are also those who will be stepping down. An enormous thank you to these generous people for your help this year – the band community is very grateful!

Please have a look below at the vacant committee roles and see if there is any way you can find some time to lend a hand in 2017. The more the merrier and positions can be shared. Many of the positions are not full year commitments and are for a short period during the year (such as auditions, band camp, workshops & end of year concert).

We especially need to fill the important roles of Senior & Concert Band coordinators and Band Camp committee. Please speak with any of the 2016 committee or Mr Tan if you can help.

Junior Band Coordinators x 2 Full year commitment Diana Saada

Senior Band Coordinator x 2 Full year commitment vacancy

Concert Band Coordinator x 2 Full year commitment vacancy

Band Camp Committee x 2-3 Approx 4 weeks (Feb - Mar 2017)

Geraldine Magarey

Band Workshop Committee x 2-3 Approx 3 weeks (term 2)

Melinda Hayes, Sarah O’Callaghan

Auditions Committee x 2 Approx 3 weeks (start of term 1)

Daniella Zurita (+1-2 more)

Treasurer Full year commitment Melanie Lindsay

Music Librarian Full year commitment Carla Ryan

Instrument Hire Full year commitment vacancy

Incoming Junior Band 2018 Approx 3 weeks (Nov 2017) vacancy

End of Year Concert Approx 3 weeks (Nov - Dec 2017) vacancy

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Uniform Shop News volunteering please email Kate nbpsuniformshop@gmail.com

Exchanges, Returns & Faulty items If you need to exchange or return an item please leave the item/s in the box underneath the mail boxes at the office with your details (including Flexischools order number). If an exchange is required, the new item will be sent out to your child's classroom. If a refund is required, the funds will be refunded back to your credit card. All returned items must be in saleable condition with tags still attached. If you have a faulty item, please leave it in the box at the office (with a note with your child's name, class, details of the fault, and, if possible, details of the original purchase). I will quickly have a replacement item sent out to you.

Queries or Questions?If you have any queries regarding the delivery of an order or if you have received an incorrect item, please email nbpsuniformshop@gmail.com rather than Flexischools. They are purely the order/payment portal.

Canteen News

*CANTEEN CLOSED FRIDAY* *16TH DECEMBER 2016*

*CANTEEN OPENS* *TUESDAY 31ST JANUARY 2017*

Please be patient as we near the end of term. The canteen menu may be different than expected as we run down stock.

Two of our canteen assistants are away this week, so we need extra hands! More people needed on each day thanks. A small amount of time volunteered makes a huge difference to the canteen’s workload.

Help getting on the roster can be found here: http://www.neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/34264368/34271426/How%20to%20use%20the%20roster.pdf

Alternatively email Bridget at nbpscanteen@gmail.com

Mon 5/12 Junior lunch Jane H

Senior lunch Jane H

Tues 6/12 Junior lunch Jeremy H, Samantha H

Senior lunch Neha T-P, Geraldine M

Wed 7/12 Junior lunch Monica G, Andrea N

Senior lunch Andrea N

Thurs 8/12 Junior lunch Bridget D, Shasha B

Senior lunch Bridget D, Shasha B, Liya T

Fri 9/12 CANTEEN CLOSED

Have a great week everyone.CheersBridget

CLASS ROSTER - TERM 4, WEEK 10 – 1M and 1P

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Community News

The NBPS P&C warmly invites all NBPS families to

2 fabulous events on 1 big night!

Friday 9 December, 2016 6.00pm – 8.00pm

School Grounds & Hall

End of Year Twilight Picnic

!

The NBPS Cake Competition!

! See you there!

* Please note all children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult. No alcohol should be brought on to school grounds during the event. In the event of bad weather, the evening will continue to go ahead in the Hall and under the Cola ☺

Join all your friends for our great community Picnic and

Disco! Please bring your own picnic. No alcohol should be brought on to school grounds

during the event

For all our budding cake creators, it is your chance to shine!

• Cakes must be delivered to the multi-purpose building by 7pm for judging

• Categories for Kids and for Big People K - Year 2, Years 3 & 4, Years 5 & 6 and mums and dads

• $2 per entry • Please have your name and Year (if

child entry) clearly marked • All cakes to be sold at the Picnic with

proceeds donated to the school • Moosies for sale $1 at the canteen

Launch &Bunting Greeting Card Workshop

Thursday

8 December

3pm - 5pm

Civic Park

200 Miller St

North Sydney

A Merry Little Christmas

Community members are invited to attend the launch to find their selfie and Christmas message among the bunting. There will be light refreshments and a Bunting Greeting Card Workshop for 4 – 13 year olds.

To be part of the decoration, all you have to do is snap a selfie and pair it with a short Christmas message (up to 5 words), then either:1. Upload it on our website address below2. Text it to us 0432 882 8063. Send us an email to jess.gledhill@northsydney.nsw.gov.au

by Monday 7 November.If you fancy sending us an old fashioned regular photo rather than a selfie, we’re happy to receive them too.

Have Your

Selfie

Christmas is just around the corner and we're making sure North Sydney is ready to welcome in the festive season.

Our lamp posts and trees in Civic Park will be decorated with jumbo bunting and we want local faces to be part of the Christmas trimming.

For more information please visit www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/christmasselfie

or call Jess Gledhill, Arts and Cultural Programs Officer 9936 8192/0432 882 806.

Welcome to Neutral Bay Public School Mandarin Classes

We are running after school Mandarin classes in NBPS from Term 1, 2017. Asa 15-year community language school, our teachers are qualified andexperienced in teaching Chinese. We teach mandarin and simplifiedChinese through an "easy and fun" model for classes. Please expressinterests to Lee Fan by leefan1999@hotmail.com. *Spaces are limited, firstcome first serve.*

Organiser: Hua Xia Chinese Culture School Inc.Venue: Library, Neutral Bay Public SchoolStart: The second week of term1, 2017Classes: Native speaker class; Non-native speaker classTime: 3:30pm - 5:00pm, on Tuesday and Wednesday

(which day for native/non-native speaker class will bedecided on majority enrolment demand. Please indicate inyour email which day you prefer)

Cost: $20 per 1.5 hours session, textbook need to be paid separately

Enrolment: Download a student registration form from our website or askus, fill form and send it back to leefan1999@hotmail.com

Website: www.huaxiachinesecultureschool.com.au