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Seaforth Public School

37 Kempbridge Avenue, Seaforth 2092 Phone: 99481694 Web: www.seaforthpublicschool.com

The Seaforth Satellite The newsletter of Seaforth Public School Term 1 Week 6 – 4 March 2020

From the Principal

Parenting Ideas

The school has subscribed to ‘Parenting Ideas’ articles to share with the school community. This is a fantastic resource! Topics include everything from resilience and emotional intelligence, to positive parenting, mental health and wellbeing, and technology and parenting. The article included in today’s newsletter is Parenting in the Age of Disruption. Happy reading!

Playground Update

Exciting news that we had a start-up meeting today for our new playground that will be built behind the library. It includes balancing equipment, a dry river bed and bridge, play equipment including a climbing wall and ropes for upper body strength and some quieter activities in the way of large tic tac toe and connect four. I will let you know the exact date it will commence when I have it confirmed. The good news is it will only take a couple of weeks once work commences. Thank you to P&C for helping to fund this and for applying for a community grant to help us achieve this wonderful play area.

Smiling Minds

This week our entire staff trained in the Smiling Minds Program.

“Mindfulness has many benefits, some of which include reduced stress, anxiety and overwhelm; improved sleep and an increased ability to regulate strong emotions. Mindfulness helps you get better at responding, rather than reacting automatically in ways that may not always be so helpful. It increases awareness of your own responses and reactions, as well strengthen your ability to really listen to and be patient and



present with others. This in turn helps you provide the children you care for with the emotional support they need, rather than inadvertently pass on your own feelings of stress and anxiety.”

Some teachers are already using elements of it but now we will all have the appropriate training to implement it fully across the school. We were fortunate to be successful in an application for the Department of Education to pay for us to be trained. This wellbeing program is useful for children and adults. We plan to run a parent session in Term 2. More information to come on this.

Thank you to The Manly Sea Eagles

Many thanks to the Manly Sea Eagles players who talked to our students in Years 3-6 last week. The importance of a healthy active lifestyle, respect for ourselves and others and taking care of ourselves physically and mentally was a powerful and important message. Thank you to the Manly Sea Eagles for providing us with this opportunity.

Trudy Bates: Principal

From the Deputy Principal

Learning Support Information Session – Tuesday 10 March 8.45am

Next Tuesday 10 March our Learning and Support teachers Sarah Bye and Hilary McKimm will be hosting an information session in the morning from 8.45- 9.15am. This will be held in the upstairs Learning Hub in the main building at Kempbridge Campus.

They will be talking about how the Learning and Support Team is operating this year to support student learning and wellbeing at Seaforth PS.

A note will go home prior to the information session for students who have been specifically identified to receive intervention and support from the team. Please feel free to come along and find out what they do.

Liz Armstrong: Deputy Principal



Library News

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge has begun! The challenge aims at encouraging a love of reading for leisure and pleasure.

K-2 students will be participating in the challenge in class time, with myself logging student Reading Logs.

Years 3-6 will be encouraged to borrow Premier’s Reading Challenge books in library time and will be given some time to log books they have read on their Reading Log. Students can also log their books from home by heading to Premier’s Reading Challenge Website. If your child does not have permission for online access, he/she can participate in the challenge unofficially. The challenge runs till 28 August. If you have any questions check out the website https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/studentExperience.html#/ which has loads of information on the challenge and how you can support your child at home.

Students who enter the challenge will become eligible for a certificate.

Happy reading!

Lissie Malhas – Teacher Librarian

Music News

State Junior Music Camp Talented music students join together for one week each year to receive expert tutelage and develop their instrumental or vocal performance skills. Participants rehearse and perform high quality repertoire culminating in a concert for families and friends on the final night of the camp.

https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/studentExperience.html#/



Musical activities at camp include participation in a major ensemble (symphony orchestra, symphonic bands, vocal ensembles, stage band) as well as a number of elective ensembles and activities. Elective activities include brass and woodwind ensembles, jazz improvisation, composition, music theatre, percussion ensemble and more. The camp is residential so all students stay at the Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen, for the week. State Junior Music Camp is open to students in Years 5-8 at any NSW public school. The camp runs from Sunday 19 July - Friday 24 July For further information and to apply please visit the Arts Unit website: https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/state-junior-and-senior-music-camps

Brooke Alver: Music Teacher

Kitchen Garden News

Harvest Time

Silverbeet, eggplants and parsley have made its way to the garden along with the fresh eggs this week.

Weirdest Vegie in the Patch:

Zucchini Trombonino

This really long trombone shaped zucchini is growing on a trellis. It is AMAZING come and see it for yourself. It is near the rose arch. It can grow up to 1m but we will harvest it soon and send it off to the kitchen to become a delicious meal.

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Chickens vs Brush Turkeys

Rosie, Autumn and Scratchy are loving all the attention from the garden lessons. They are currently the object of research as chickens are being compared to the humble but prehistoric Brush Turkey. We are fortunate that we can study both these two species at Seaforth PS.

Some fun Brush Turkey facts:

- It is the male Brush Turkeys who build the huge nest.

- Brush Turkeys are like reptiles in the way they bury their eggs in a soil mound to incubate.

- They are related to the prehistoric birds like the Moa

- In many places in Australia brush turkeys are totems for Aboriginal people

The Frog Pond

Michelle and the gardeners have been busy creating a new habitat. Stay tuned for the official opening of the amphibious precinct soon.



Clean Up Seaforth

Clean Up Australia was on last weekend and some of the students said they participated in community events. Students also helped with a playground school clean up. As most rubbish found was small pieces of plastic it was discussed that a way of reducing this litter was to stop bringing plastic wrapping and small chip bags to school. Bring only waste free lunches and take rubbish home to be recycled.

Tanya Leishman: Garden Teacher

Kitchen News

Another exciting cook up in the Seaforth Kitchen.

Students made Baba Ganoush, with Organic Eggplants from the Seaforth Garden. They also made Flat Bread Crackers, Greek Dolmades and Silverbeet Triangles. All these delicious snacks are easy to make at home, for healthy and waste free lunch boxes.

Students also learned about additives in processed food and talked about the impact additives can have on our bodies. We used the app Chemical Maze (Cm), to explore food additives and which potential effect they can have on our well-being and health.

We also would like to acknowledge our partner “The Source” for providing wonderful recipe booklets (to be found at the office desk at Yatama). They have also helped us to arrange a display of reusable container, flasks, thermos, etc. to encourage a zero waste free lifestyle.

Come and have a look at the display, which can be found in the Seaforth Kitchen or visit the Store in Stocklands Balgowlah.

Bonus: 15% of your purchase at The Source, for anyone who volunteers during a lesson in our Seaforth Garden or Kitchen.



Recipes of the Fortnight

Roasted Eggplant

Ingredients

2 small-to-medium eggplants oil Method

Preheat the oven to 240 degrees

Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent the eggplant from sticking to the pan.

Halve the eggplants lengthwise and brush the cut sides lightly with olive oil.

Place them in the prepared pan with the halved sides down.

Roast the eggplant until the interior is very tender throughout and the skin is collapsing, about 35 to 40 minutes

Flip the eggplants over and scoop out the flesh with a large spoon, leaving the skin behind.

Baba Ganoush

Ingredients

roasted eggplants 2 medium cloves of garlic, crushed 2 tablespoons lemon juice ¼ cup tahini ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley ¾ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground cumin Pinch of smoked paprika, for garnish

Serving suggestions: warmed or toasted pita wedges, carrot sticks, bell pepper strips, cucumber slices, etc.

Method

Place a mesh strainer over a mixing bowl, then transfer the eggplant flesh to the strainer and discard the skins. Pick out any stray bits of eggplant skin and discard. You want to remove as much moisture from the eggplant here as possible, so let the eggplant rest for a few minutes and shake/stir the eggplant to release some more moisture.

Discard all of the eggplant drippings, drain and wipe out the bowl, and place the eggplant into the bowl.

Add the garlic and lemon juice to the eggplant and stir vigorously with a fork until the eggplant breaks down.

Add the tahini to the bowl and stir until it’s incorporated.



While stirring, slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Continue stirring until the mixture is pale and creamy, and use your fork to break up any particularly long strings of eggplant.

Stir in the parsley, salt and cumin.

Season to taste with more salt

Transfer the baba ganoush to a serving bowl and lightly drizzle olive oil on top.

Finally sprinkle parsley and smoked paprika on top.

Serve with accompaniments of your choice. It’s also great on sandwiches!

Cannellini Dip and Flat Bread Crackers Dip Ingredients 1 can cannellini beans (rinsed and drained) 1 garlic clove (sliced) 1tbsp parsley 1 tsp lemon juice Pinch of salt and pepper Method Add all ingredients into bowl Blend Flatbread crackers Ingredients Flatbread Olive oil spray Salt Cumin (optional) Method

Preheat oven 180C Place baking paper on baking tray Brush flatbread with tiny bit of oil Season with spices/salt Cut into strips or squares Place on baking tray Bake for 5min (until golden) Turn over Bake for another 5min Transfer onto cooling rack

Tofu Silverbeet Triangles Ingredients 150g hard tofu ½ onion diced 1 garlic clove crushed ½ tbs paprika 2 cups silverbeet (stalks removed) chopped Pastry Method Fry onion and garlic in olive oil for 5min Add tofu (crumbled) for 3min Add silverbeet Cook until wilted Use pastry Cut in 5 cm strips

Jess Forbes: Kitchen Teacher



Summer PSSA Match Reports

Friday 21 February

AFL – Senior played Harbord PS and were defeated 15-34. Good game guys. Best player was Olive. Fairest player was Conner. Captains Jessie G and Ellie C

Cricket – Juniors played Balgowlah Heights PS and lost 1/72 and 8/17. Better luck next time. Best player was Oliver. Fairest player was Ollie. Captain: Chaim

Cricket – Seniors - played Balgowlah Heights PS. And won . Great game boys. Best players were Taj and Freddy. Fairest was Will B. Captains: Liam J and Henry A

Eagle Tag – Boys Junior As played Cromer PS and were defeated 4-5. It was a close game but they cam out on top. Good game boys. Best player was Taylor. Fairest player was Fraser. Captain: Taylor

Eagle Tag – Boys Senior As played and won 5-1. Good game boys. Best player was Kobe. Fairest players were Hugo Mc and Angus Mc. Captains: Hamish and Riley

Eagle Tag – Boys Senior Bs played Curl Curl North PS and were defeated 5-6. Good game brothers. Best players were Archie and Henry. Captains: Jake and Miguel

Eagle Tag – Girls Junior As played Cromer PS and drew 1-1. We played a tough game. Great game girls. Best player was Ella. Fairest player was Zara. Captains: Elke and Jess H

Eagle Tag – Girls Senior As played Cromer PS and won 4-2. Good game girls. Best player was Charlotte H. Fairest player was Milly H. Captains: Immy S and Zara C

Newcomb Ball A1 Team were defeated 1-11, The A2 Team won one game 12-10 and lost one 7-11. The B Team won 11-9 and lost 0-11. Best players were Sarah M, Chloe N and Amelia J. Fairest players were Zoe A, Chloe R and Isla R. Captains: Alexa, Kyra and Louisa M

Volleyball – Girls Senior As played 3 teams. We played really well even though we lost all our game – but we got really close Good games girls. Best player was Sophie. Fairest player was Frieda.

Volleyball – Girls Senior Bs were defeated. Good game girls – thanks Miss Courouzos for coaching ia. Best player was Alina. Fairest player was Alana. Captain: Lucy

Friday 28 February

AFL

AFL - Senior played Harbord PS and won 29-0. We had a great game and all had fun thanks to Mr Trist. Great game guys! Best player was Rawson. Fairest player was Samay. Captains: Annabelle & Chloe E

Cricket – Juniors played Beacon Hill PS and were defeated 30 – 76. Sadly we lost but good game boys and girls. Best Player was James. Captains: Chaim and James.

Cricket – Seniors played Beacon Hill PS and won by 11 runs. Best player was Lucien. Captains: Matthew and Henry.

Eagle Tag – Girls Junior Bs played Cromer PS and drew. Good job for your first game – yay!. Best players were Orla and Elke. Fairest players were Kiki and Lila. Captains: Emily and Marie.



Eagle Tag – Girls Senior Bs played Cromer PS and won 6-1. We played well as a team. Best players were Charlotte and Addy. Captains: Tara and Zara

Newcomb Ball teams played Harbord PS, Narraweena PS, Cromer PS and Balgowlah North PS. The A1 team had an 11-6 loss and an 11-6 win. The A2 team had an 11-2 loss. The B team had a 3-11 loss. Best players were Gabriel, Isla R and Zoe A. Fairest players were Lara, Louisa M and Jess K. Carptains were Sophie W, Sophia K and Gemma B.

Volleyball – Girls Senior As played Narraweena PS and won 1 match and lost 2. Thank you Miss Courouzos for coaching us. Good game girls. Best player was Lauren. Fairest player was Thea. Captain: Liv.

Volleyball – Girls Senior Bs played Narraweena PS and were defeated 9-12. We lost all games but we enjoyed playing together. Good game girls. Best player was Maddie. Fairest player was Frieda. Captain: Annabel



P &C News

Next Meeting Monday 16 March, 7pm, Kempbridge Campus Library

Stay up to date by joining the P&C’s “Seaforth Public School Community” Facebook page. Simply search “Seaforth Public School Community” on Facebook and request to join.

Something big is coming to Seaforth PS! Tickets on sale very soon - Stay tuned to the school app and the SPS Community Facebook group for more info.

Jeremy White: P&C President

https://www.facebook.com/groups/seaforthpnc



Band News

Both bands are off and racing and looking forward to our Intensive Day on March 29. Vanessa Miles has done a considerable amount of work in the last few weeks compiling an up to date tutor list and allocating tutoring rooms at the school. Thank you Vanessa! Everyone should have a private tutor by now and should be working on band pieces with their tutors. Even if your child is studying for an AMEB exam, it will help the Band Program enormously if your child is able to look at their band pieces for five minutes of each lesson. Maddy & Rob have sent home information on what the children should be practising, it could be helpful to show that to your child’s tutor. If you don’t have a tutor, please let us know ASAP and we can help point you in the right direction.

Key Dates for the Diary: March 29, 12-5pm - Band Intensive Day April 1, 2.15 - Celebration of Learning Assembly - PB plays April 9, 9.30am - Easter Hat Parade, TB first school performance (Hot Cross Buns) May 4, 7.30pm - Term 2 Band Meeting at the RSL

For any other information or to join the Band program, please contact us on [email protected]

Allison Strickland: Band President

Uniform Shop News

Opening Times Monday 2.45-4.00pm Thursday 8.45-10.00am

Volunteers

The Uniform Shop is always looking for volunteers to come in during the year. If you would like to volunteer you can sign up at https://signup.zone/SK59jn7bcjZj9Y5gS

Flexischools Orders

Flexischools orders can be made for all Uniform Shop items and are processed twice a week and delivered to student classrooms.

If you have any questions or require assistance please contact me directly by text on 0410 418 836 or via email at [email protected]

Kitty Williams: Uniform Shop Coordinator

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School Banking

Tuesday. 8.40-9.10 in the Uniform Shop.

New School Banking rewards now available!

Exciting new Term 1 Treetop Savers rewards are now available, while stocks last!

Terry Denton’s Activity Book Mini Soccer Ball (size 2)

For every deposit made at school students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items, in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are two new items released each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them!

Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every Tuesday. 8.40-9.10 in the Uniform Shop.

Can you volunteer? - We need your help with the School Banking program! Our students really enjoy participating in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program and to keep this program running we need your help. The program requires volunteer School Banking Co-ordinators to facilitate the banking and distribution of School Banking rewards. The School Banking is processed at the same time each week and will only takes a small amount of your time .The Commonwealth Bank will provide support in how to run the program. Your help with the program will greatly benefit students as they develop vital saving skills and also help our school with fundraising. If you are interested in volunteering for this great program, please contact Jacky Fraser via the P&C Facebook page.

Jacky Fraser: School Banking Coordinator



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