have been absent from school should email their teacher via the school email, and ask for the code. Year 2 students will have the access code pasted into their homework book. Kindergarten and Year 1 will receive work through SeeSaw. I reiterate that arrangements will be made for students who do not have access to computers or other devices at home. Parents are asked to contact the class teacher if the occasion arises. Once again the above arrangements are in place should there come a me when schools are required to close. Meanwhile, the staff con nually remind students about healthy hygiene prac ces, par cularly hand washing. Students are asked to let their class teacher know immediately if the soap runs out in the bathrooms. We have supplies in stock. Parents and community members are asked to contact the staff or me if they are worried about any of the above. Finally, students are asked not to use the bubblers at school. Students should each have a water bo le in their bag or on their desk. BAND FEES ‐ Statement of Accounts for Band 2020 will be posted this week. It would be appreciated if these could be paid as soon as possible. ENVIRONMENT NEWS ‐ Come and visit the newly flowering cucumber plants near 5Rose. Remember, please do not touch the flowers—just admire!

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Coming Events…… Monday 23 March: Life Educa on K‐4 commences in Classrooms. Tuesday 24 March: Life Educa on K‐4 in Classrooms. Wednesday 25 March: Life Educa on K‐4 in Classrooms. Thursday 26 March: Life Educa on K‐4 in Classrooms. Friday 27 March: Life Educa on K‐4 in Classrooms.

From the Principal...

18 March, 2020

HORNSBY NORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL

Ida Street, Hornsby, NSW, 2077 Phone : 9987 4605 Fax : 9482 2527 Before/After School Care : 9482 3484 Email : hornsbynth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web site : www.hornsbynth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Welcome to Harmony Day. In our climate of worry and uncertainty, I invite all to embrace the Harmony Day slogan of “Everyone Belongs” and work co‐opera vely to care for each other and look out for those in need.

LATEST NEWS ON COVID‐19 ‐ On Monday, I wrote about the changes to school ac vi es and rou nes and I thank parents for their co‐opera on and understanding. Some more cancella ons to add to Monday’s list:‐

The Commonwealth Bank has suspended the Banking Program.

Group numbers for gatherings have changed to 100.

Parent helpers in classrooms should not come to school to assist un l further no ce.

Chess Classes on a Thursday morning are cancelled un l further no ce.

Scripture classes have been suspended. Teachers have been busy preparing the students for online learning access. We will use Google Classrooms and students will have a class code. Most students who have used Google Classroom with their teachers at school will not need a code as they have already joined the class. They can access the program on any device. Students who

State Knockout, or training this term. Training will hopefully resume towards the end of Term 3 and the compe on will resume in Term 4. Thanks, Michael Howard.

P & C News ‐ Please join us on Facebook to keep up‐to‐date on all ma ers P&C. Simply search for Hornsby North Public School P&C Associa on on Facebook and Like us to join. CANTEEN NEWS ‐ DIP OF THE WEEK: Hommous. The Canteen is closed—online orders only, so no volunteers are required un l further no ce. Vicki Stubbings, Canteen Manager. LAMINGTON DRIVE ‐ The Easter Lamington Drive is now well and truly underway. Thank you to the dozens of families who have already ordered. Please place your orders via hornsbynorthpandcfundraising@gmail.com or at the school office before Friday 27 March, to ensure some yummy treats over the school holidays. Payment can be made via the school website or at the office. Marika Skinner. BAND NEWS ‐ Just a reminder that due to the current advice from the Government and Health Professionals, all Band rehearsals have been cancelled un l the end of term. Tutorials will con nue either face to face or via Skype or Zoom. Please speak to your individual tutor in regards to these. If you have any ques ons please feel free to email me via hnpsband@gmail.com. Thank you, Gavin Hunter, Band Commi ee President. SCHOOL BANKING NEWS ‐ Following is a message from the CBA:‐ “The health, safety and wellbeing of our communi es and our people is our first priority. Due to the rapidly developing situa on with coronavirus, School Banking has been temporarily paused from 20 March 2020 un l the start of Term 2. Please don’t bring your deposit book with your weekly banking into school and we will no fy you when banking will recommence”. Thank you, Pearl, Ruth & The School Banking Team. CHESS CLASSES ‐ Chess classes are cancelled un l further no ce. There will be no chess class this Thursday 19 March. Thank you.

Community News ‐ KU‐RING‐GAI HIGH SCHOOL TOUR ‐ Ku‐ring‐gai High School is a community that values the individual worth and contribu on of all its members. Our school ensures excellent student centred, coeduca onal and comprehensive educa on with a posi ve focus on developing students through future focused learning. Come and see for yourself—Tuesday, 19 May and 16 June 2020 at 1:45pm. 403 Bobbin Head Road North Turramurra, 2074. Please RSVP to the administra on office as numbers for the tours are limited. Alterna vely, visits may be arranged by appointment.

From The Classroom ‐ SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ‐ Week 7, Term 1: Joshua, Daniel, Sofia, Rachel, Eloise, Anish, Keemaya, Zoe, Nikolay x 2, Sasha, Harvey, Jus n & Grace. KINDERGARTEN NEWS ‐ News Week 9: Talk about and draw a place that makes you feel safe. Thank you, Sharon Gates. PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE (PRC) LOGINS & PASSWORDS ‐ Students from Years 1 to 6 should all be aware of their Logins and Password for the PRC and Kindergarten were sent a note home last week with their details a ached. If your child/children have forgo en their Login details, please email me at debbie.nicklin@det.nsw.edu.au and I can provide you with their Login and Password details. Thank you, Deb Nicklin. WHAT’S IN YOUR BACKYARD? PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION ‐ Junior Landcare are running a compe on to get students outside and looking at our environment. Students can take a photo of something important to them in their garden/ park/balcony/school and write a brief reason why (25 words or less). There are four different categories that you can enter your photos in:‐ Biodiversity – birds, bees, insects, flowers, trees and

more! Food produc on – your food garden may include

vegetables, fruit and herbs. Indigenous perspec ves – bush tucker gardens. Waste management – worm farm, compost, recycling

bins. If this is something you are interested in, then get snapping!! We will submit all student’s entries together as a school ‐ due Thursday 9 April (last day Term 1). Please let Mrs Beencke know if you have an entry for the compe on or if you have any ques ons about it. More informa on can be found at: h ps://juniorlandcare.org.au/campaigns/whatsinyourbackyard/ Thank you, Michelle Beencke. PSSA CRICKET ‐ We had two nail‐bi ng encounters against Waitara P.S. last Friday. Our Junior team bowled and fielded well to restrict their opponents to 63 runs from 12 overs. The best bowlers were: Sid K. (1/1), Kean D. (1/3), Angus S. (0/3), Virat B. (0/4) and Jus n L. (0/4). Our run chase was on target, guided mainly by Brandon C. & Angus S. (23 runs), but we ended up falling 8 runs short with a total of 55 runs. Our Senior team also bowled first and conceded 46 runs from 12 overs. The best bowlers were: Daniel G. (2/5), Zac L. (1/6 from 2 overs) and Ashar A. (0/2). The run chase started well with Jayden H. & Zac L. (12 runs) and Remi V. & Daniel G. (11 runs) pu ng us in a strong posi on. Our final pair, Tom A. & Riley P. needed to score 9 runs from the last 2 overs to win the match. Tom hit three boundaries to guide us to a 52‐36 victory. There will be no more PSSA cricket matches, including

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ASQUITH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ENRICHMENT CLASS ‐ AGHS runs an Enrichment Class that is designed to extend high poten al and gi ed students. Expressions of interest for the Enrichment Class close on Friday, 20 March 2020. Please also be aware that even though expressions of interest are due this week, we have postponed the date of the Enrichment Class test due to current advice from the Department of Educa on and NSW Health regarding the developing situa on with COVID‐19. We will provide revised informa on regarding tes ng for the Enrichment Class to students and parents/caregivers who have registered as soon as this informa on is available. Thank you, Philip Batey, Deputy Principal | Asquith Girls High School. HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL LIBRARIES—IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING COVID‐19 ‐ At this me, all Hornsby Shire Libraries remain open. However, in the interests of public health, Council has taken the difficult decision to cancel all regular programs and events effec ve from 10am today, Wednesday 18 March un l Thursday April 30. Library members may con nue to borrow and return items. Loan limits have been extended to 40 items per member. We encourage social distancing and hope members will keep any visit to a library as brief as possible. Sea ng for studying and reading has been removed from floors and rooms. Children and teens are also asked to keep their visits to loans and returns only. Addi onally, these services have been suspended un l further no ce:

Prin ng and copying

Public computers

WiFi

Study Rooms at Hornsby Library

Jus ces of the Peace

Family History services Please download our Library app to manage your loans and for access to a wide range of e‐books, e‐audio and e‐magazines. Council con nues to closely monitor and follow the advice of state and federal authori es and will keep our community updated with further changes. Customers who are feeling unwell or have recently returned from overseas are urged to follow the advice of NSW Health. Find the facts: www.health.nsw.gov.au/coronavirus Coronavirus Health Informa on Hotline: 1800 020 080 Thank you for your coopera on and understanding. Please also follow our Facebook page for updates.

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