Lindfield Lines Term 3 Week 10 21 September 2016

Principal: Megan Lockery Deputy Principal K-2: Katrin Cornell

Relieving Deputy Principal 3-6: Angela Mustaca

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, 21 September

Year 5/6 Extension Class Parent Information Evening 6.15pm in the Library

Thursday, 22 September

SRC K-6 Mufti Day – Sports Theme

Friday, 23 September

Last day of Term 3

Monday, 10 October

Students return for Term 4 in Summer Uniform School Swimming Begins

Tues 11 October – Tues 1 November

Life Education Van at LPS

Friday, 14 October

Rec/School PSSA begins

Tuesday, 18 October

K-6 Book Character Parade 9-10.30am

Friday, 28 October

Halloween Dance-a-thon in LPS Hall Years K-2: 5pm-6.30pm Years 3-6: 7pm-8.30pm

Further upcoming events can be viewed by clicking on Calendar on the home page of the school website: www.lindfield-p.schools. nsw.edu.au

Principal’s Report

Gold for Ellie at National School Swimming Championships!

Congratulations to Ellie B from 4M who has so far won three gold medals at the School Sport Australia Swimming Championship. Ellie has been in Darwin, representing NSW Primary Schools Sports Association. She has performed brilliantly, winning the 50m and 100m backstroke and was part of the winning medley relay team, swimming the backstroke leg. Well done Ellie!

School Swimming Scheme Our Year 2 and some Years 3-6 students have been making wonderful progress in their swimming skills and increased their confidence in water activities during the intensive Swimming Scheme program. After the first week, many students were already showing improvement in technique and distance. It was a pleasure to watch them enjoying their lessons and making such noticeable progress!

Enrol for Kindy 2017 today! If you have a child turning 5 years old before 31 July 2017 or you know of a neighbour or friend in our catchment area – it is time to enrol for Kindergarten now! We want to make sure that you join in the transition to school program and benefit from our Kindergarten Orientation activities.

Happy Holidays I wish everyone a happy and relaxing spring holiday break. Thanks to all the students, teachers and parents/carers for making this term productive, exciting and full of outstanding achievements.

Camp Quality Puppets visit LPS

The puppeteers from Camp Quality had their audiences enthralled as they presented messages about cancer to our K-6 students. Using age appropriate shows, they communicated to the students that cancer cannot be caught; chemotherapy is a strong medicine but it does have side effects; the power of positivity and that it is not what you look like on the outside that counts but what you are like on the inside.

Lend Lease volunteers ‘lend a hand’

A team from Lend Lease carried out many projects to improve the school facilities as part of their volunteer day. We benefited from their labour as they painted an outdoor chess board, painted tables, moved mulch, laminated games and resources, painted a seat and decorated 2M’s demountable. Thank you Lend Lease for your efforts – we are very appreciative!

School Swimming Timetable for Term 4 – starts Week 1

Our school swimming program recommences on the first day of Term 4, Monday 10 October. Please be prepared with swimming costume, towel, underwear etc. Classes will swim on the following days:

Mondays 5G, 3 / 4E, 3H, 4S and 5S Tuesdays 1C, 4N and 2D Wednesdays 1W, 2R, 3B, 2B, 6A and 5/6K Thursdays 1H, 3GP, 2PT, 4G, 1D and 6S Fridays 1V, 2M, 5/6D and 4M

Wombat Stew

I enjoyed reading how to make ‘Wombat Stew’ as written by the students of 1C. Their version included adding chocolates and lollies to jelly – sounds and looks delicious! They shared their written ‘procedures’ of how to make the jelly and then add the lolly snakes, chocolates and sprinkles. I am sure that there is none left!

Dance of Champions On Sunday, our Senior Dance Troupe was one of 17 finalists in the McDonald's Sydney Eisteddfod 'Dance of Champions'. Their performance of the James Bond theme was outstanding and we were so proud of them. Miss Maclaine, Mrs Cornell and myself thoroughly enjoyed the evening and look forward to the event being televised on Channel 10 on Sunday 16 October at 12 noon. Well done, Senior Dance Troupe!

Advance Notice – Presentation Day Assemblies: Save the Dates! This year, we will be holding our Presentation Day Assemblies at our own school. UTS Lindfield is unavailable as construction of the new educational complex on the site will commence soon. We have decided to hold stage-based celebrations of student achievements and entertain audiences with musical and dance items. Invitations will be issued closer to the end of the year but the dates are as follows:

Kindergarten – Monday 5 December from 9.30 – 11.00am Stage 1 - Tuesday 6 December from 9.30 – 11am Stage 2 – Wednesday 7 December from 9.30 -11am Stage 3 – Thursday 8 December from 9.30 -11am

Killara Schools Partnership Middle Years Project

Last Thursday we celebrated the culmination of the Middle Years Project about feedback to students. Primary teachers from our Killara Schools Partnership paired with Killara High School teachers to team teach lessons in both the high school and primary class. It was not only an excellent professional learning opportunity but it gave both teachers an appreciation of teaching outside your own stage and school. Thanks to Mr Gortley for representing Lindfield PS.

Megan Lockery Principal

Planning for 2017 - Are you returning in 2017?

Student/s Not Returning to Lindfield Public School In 2017 It’s that time again when we need to ascertain our numbers for next year. Planning has already begun. If your child/children will not be returning in 2017, please complete the form below and send it in to the office. This does not include Year 6 students moving on to high school.

Dear Ms Lockery

My child/children will not be returning in 2017.

Name: __________________________________ Class: __________________

Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________

Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________

Reasons for Leaving: (optional) _________________________________________________

Parent/Carer Signature: __________________________________

Deputy Principals’ Report

Thank You Lend Lease!

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Edward Tai and Lend Lease for taking part in a community day at our school. Lend Lease painted the seats on Camphor Laurel, the rainbow seat near Palm Playground, a brand new chess board located in the Breezeway area and bright panels on one of our demountable classrooms. They also helped cover books and make resources in the library and spent hours pruning and gardening around the school. We are overjoyed with the results and would like to acknowledge all their hard work. Thank you!

Garden Club Co-Op This Week

This week the Years 3-6 Garden Club will be selling heirloom tomato plants that have been raised from seeds for $5.00 each. They will be on sale on Maple Playground this Thursday and Friday morning from 8.30am. Other produce grown in our school kitchen gardens will also be on sale in exchange for a donation. Organic produce includes kale, lettuce, parsley and a variety of herbs. All funds raised go directly to buying seeds for our spring and summer crops. We thank you for your support with this thriving environmental program.

Sporting Achievements

Congratulations to our Stage 3 boys who have won again in the State Cricket Knockout. They defeated Hornsby North and Felix and Toby both made more than 30 runs when batting. They will now go on to play against Wamberal from the Central Coast. Well done also to our Junior D Netball team that were placed as runners up in the PSSA Netball competition. At half time they were winning by one goal but unfortunately they lost 4-3 playing a very close game against Chatswood PS. Thank you to Miss Nero and Mr Elsley for coaching our teams.

English ICAS Results

We are very pleased with the results of the ICAS English competition. 7 students received a High Distinction, 22 received Distinctions and many students received Credit and Merit certificates.

High Distinctions Julie S 4M Ellie B 4M Laura L 4S Alasdair K 5/6K

Justin K 4M Jane G 4S Anna K 6S

Year 3 Distinctions Claire B 3H Zolly C 3/4E Nehan R 3/4E

Zoe C 3/4E Madeleine S 3/4E Consuela Z 3GP

Year 4 Distinctions Oliver W 4G Sebastian L 4M Ameya R 4G

Tazmin B 4G Audrey K 4N Benjamin S 4S

Royce K 4S Christopher L 4G Kevin Y 4N

Year 5 Distinctions Lauren C 5/6K Kailash S 5/6K

Year 6 Distinctions

Felicity C 5/6K Amelia J 5/6K Evelyn W 5/6K

Lucie G 5/6K James W 6A

Word of the Week

This year LPS has been focusing on building vocabulary. Each week students have learnt a new word they probably haven’t been exposed to. Students explored their meaning, putting them into sentences and often used these words in real life situations. Teachers were extremely impressed when their students began to use them in their writing or when having discussions. Here are some examples of the words we have added to our vocabulary.

Kindergarten Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 weep

gaze

ponder

sly

charming

courageous

elegant

colossal

determined

vivid

courteous

unique

efficient

abundant

triumph

vibrant

innovative

exhilarating

abide

murmur

disassemble

biosphere

contaminate

diligence

Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

debacle

pioneer

abundance

discombobulated

conserve

pertinent

repercussion

assimilate

plausible

comprehensive

concise

meticulous

monotonous

ambiguous

staunch

Watch Our Students ROAR!

This week all classes will be blogging about PBEL. The blog post represents a lesson taught or ways that students are demonstrating PBEL in the classroom. Here you can see 1C have prepared posters of our ROAR expectations and 3B created mind maps and focused on what is irresponsible behaviour and responsible behaviour in various settings in our school.

Halloween Dance-a-thon

We are excited to be hosting the school’s Halloween Dance-a-thon this year! Please see the notes that were sent home today in your child’s school bag for more information on this wonderful event!

Mufti Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow we will be holding the SRC mufti day. Students are asked to wear their favourite ‘sports’ clothes. We ask they provide a gold coin donation for charity. Katrin Cornell Angela Mustaca K-2 Deputy Principal 3-6 Relieving Deputy Principal

Book Character Parade

Our annual Book Character Parade will be held in Week 2 Term 4 on Tuesday 18 October. Come dressed as your favourite book character and bring in a gold coin donation.

The event will begin at 9:10am on the Pool Playground and will run until about 10:30am. All classes will have the chance to parade around the outside of the playground and on the stage. Parents and carers are welcome to attend!

We hope to see you there!

Miss Liddell and Mrs Kroie Teacher Librarians

Lindfield Public School’s

Halloween Dance-a-thon Friday 28 October in the School Hall

Years K-2 Years 3-6 5pm – 6.30pm 7 – 8.30pm

Come dressed in your best Halloween costume!

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School Travel Update 2017 Applications

School Student Transport Scheme Applications open 10 October 2016

From Monday 10 October 2016 parents, guardians and students over 16 years, will be able to apply for 2017 School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) travel pass by visiting www.transportnsw.info/school-students

Information for parents and students School travel passes only need to be updated when a student:

• changes address, or • changes school or campus.

A new application is required when:

• applying for an SSTS pass for the first time, • enrolling in Kindergarten, • progressing from Year 2 to Year 3, • progressing from Year 6 to Year 7, or • requesting an additional pass as a result of a new shared parental

responsibility situation.

For more information on planning your school travel, visit www.transportnsw.info or contact your local operator.

Passes for 2017 travel Opal network: Please remind ALL your students to keep their School Opal cards for travel in 2017. These cards will be automatically deactivated for school holidays and then reactivated for school travel in term one. Current School Opal card can be updated with changes of school, home address or operator.

Rural and regional travel: Student’s travelling with operator issued passes will receive a new pass in the new school year.

Absentee Notification

The Absentee Telephone Line is no longer in operation. We would appreciate it if you record student absences via the Skoolbag app which can be downloaded from the app store. Just search for Lindfield Public School. Simply open the app Select the eForms tab Select the Absentee Form tab

Community Notice Board

All community notice/flyers can now be found under the Parent and Community link on our website. http://www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/p-c-website/community-notice-board

Medical Alert Updates 2016

Please ensure all the children with anaphylaxis and other medical conditions, hand in their updated action plans. Kindly ask your doctors to sign, stamp and date them. The school needs to receive a coloured copy of the action plan for our health records. All students with a known medical condition must provide updated health plans for 2016. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Notes Sent Home

Notes available to download from the school website: www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Please look under the “Notes” tab.

Work on Display

Anaphylaxis at Lindfield Public School

At Lindfield Public School in 2016, we have a small number of children with a potentially life threatening allergic reaction. They are found across our school from Kindergarten to Year 6. How can parents help these children?

• If possible, choose alternative sandwich spreads to peanut butter and Nutella. If you have no alternative, inform your child that these foods can trigger an anaphylactic reaction.

• Reinforce the school’s NO FOOD SHARING message.

Work on display in the office for this week

KR & 5S

2017 Kindergarten Information

SHOWCASE & SCHOOL TOUR FOR PARENTS/CARERS AND 2017 STUDENTS Wednesday 7 September 2016 at 9.30am in the School Hall Come along to see and hear about some of the programs we have on offer and take part in a school tour led by our senior students.

PARENT INFORMATION EVENING Tuesday 25 October 2016 at 6.30pm in the School Hall This is an introduction to Lindfield Public School and information on preparation for school.

PARENT INFORMATION AND KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION VISITS Thursday 10 November and Thursday 17 November 2016 from 10.00am to 11.00am Children visit Kindergarten classrooms and participate in various activities. Children have morning tea on our Camphor Laurel playground (please supply morning tea for your child).

While the children are visiting the Kindergarten classrooms, there will be an information session for parents/carers in the school hall.

Please attend both Thursday 10 November and 17 November Orientation Days.

Principal: Megan Lockery Deputy Principal K-2: Katrin Cornell

Relieving Deputy Principal 3-6: Angela Mustaca

Lindfield Public School, 218 Pacific Highway Lindfield T: 9416 1903 www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Canteen

Canteen Ordering From Term 4, you will have the option of choosing either:

• Current manual paper bag system; or

• Online ordering with Flexischools

Menu and menu prices are the same for both systems. The cut off time for online orders is 8.30am and manual orders 9.00am

Key points for online ordering Costs on top of order price

• 10c for Bag

• 29c per each child’s order

Plus

• Credit Card or Paypal top up of your account

• 15c every time you top up plus 1% of top up amount

• Bank Transfer top up of your account

• Bank transfers are free but take 2-3 days to clear – so you cannot order straight away

Roster – Term 3 Week 10 and Term 4 Week 1 Week 10 (9am – 2.00pm) Thursday 22 September Friday 23 September Angel Lee Kellie Marshall Gill Gainsworthy Laura Stipo Kristy Yoon (9-12) Helper Needed Helper Needed (9-12) Helper Needed

(9-12) Helper Needed

Term 4 Week 1 (9am – 2.00pm) Monday 10 October Tuesday 11 October Agnus Wan Catherine Peden Helper Needed Helper Needed

Wednesday 12 October Thursday 13 October Cath Morrice David Greenhouse Ann Wang Helper Needed Helper Needed Helper Needed

Helper Needed

Friday 14 October Laura Stipo Helper Needed (9-12) Vivian Wei (9-12) Helper Needed (9-12) Helper Needed

Any Canteen queries

or to Volunteer for the

HELPER NEEDED

slots

please contact:

Debbie Bryant

9416 1903 (ask for Canteen)

Clothing Pool

Clothing Pool Opening Hours: 8:30 am - 9:30 am Wednesdays and Thursdays

Don’t forget the ONLINE ordering option – easy and secure via the P&C website. Orders are then delivered to your child’s class, usually on Wednesdays or Thursdays. PLEASE include your child's name and class.

PLEASE LABEL YOUR BELONGINGS News

It’s the end of term – time for some holiday action! Before we go we are holding a second hand sale!

Come and grab a bargain this Friday 23 September between 8:30-9:30am in the Community Room (just behind the canteen in the main building). Prices are heavily reduced on all our pre-loved uniforms.

To all our lovely volunteers: please remember to put your name onto the roster for next term and if you can spare an hour on Thursday (3:00-4:00pm) or Friday (8:30-10:30am) please help Greti with the sale.

Our Upcoming Volunteers’ roster:

Week 10

Wednesday 21 Sept Thursday 22 Sept

Greti Lindsay

Jean Nightingale

Ann Wang

Greti Lindsay

Michelle Ellis

Cara Rogers

Greti Lindsay Clothing Pool Manager orders@lpspandc.org.au

2nd Hand Uniform Sale THIS Friday, 23.09.2016 8:30 – 9:30am

Community Room

Price List - 2nd Hand Uniform Sale 23 September 2016 only

Summer dresses & Winter Tunics $15.00 Shirts (long and short sleeved) $5.00 Shorts (blue or grey) $5.00 Pants (grey) $5.00

Sports Polos $7.00 Skorts $5.00 Sports Jacket $10.00 Sports Pants $7.00

Jumper $5.00 Winter Jacket $10.00 Raincoat $5.00

Greti Lindsay Clothing Pool Manager orders@lpspandc.org.au

Swimming

Holiday Program – Squads & LTS

Bookings for the September/October holiday program are now open. Please go to the website for the timetable, pricing and to book - http://lpspandc.org.au/sport-and-swimming/

Allocations are made on a first-come first-serve basis. We try to accommodate preferences where we can, especially where siblings are swimming. Learn to swim classes are grouped on ability level and formed at the coaches’ discretion. Your booking is only secure once payment has been received.

Term 4 Swimmers - LTS & Squads

We still have places available in Term 4. Please contact swimming@lpspandc.org.au to register.

Timetable Change

Thursday morning 7.45-8.30am session has been changed to be a joint Junior/Intermediate level and is effective from Term 4. There are some places available so if you would like to change please email me. The new timetable can be viewed on our website.

Seahorses Club Night

The opening night for races is Friday 14 October. Opening Night will feature some introductory races for our younger swimmers – noodle and 25m. Opening Night is always a lot of fun and the BBQ, drinks & snacks will be available.

Any LPS student may attend but must register and pay their entry fee and are subject to our club rules. To register please go to our website and select either a Family pass (more than 1 child swimming), an Individual Pass (1 child swimming) or you may select a Casual pass which entitles a swimmer to one club night. The Family and Individual passes cover all club nights during Term 4 and Term 1.

http://lpspandc.org.au/sport-and-swimming/ - go to Pay for Seahorses Events

Important Dates

Term 3 Friday 23 September Grading 3pm Saturday 24 September LAST DAY OF SQUADS & LTS Term 4 Monday 10 October First day of Squads & LTS Friday 14 October Seahorses Club Night – Opening of Season 4.45pm for 5pm start For questions regarding any aspect of swimming at Lindfield check the Swimming page of the P&C website or email Michele McCarthy - Swimming Administrator swimming@lpspandc.org.au

Michele McCarthy Swimming Administrator swimming@lpspandc.org.au

Social Justice

Mystery Solved: Why is this possibly the last year of Operation Christmas Child? (OCC boxes now at the LPS office – see attached poster for details).

Because after seven years, it’s time for me to let someone else with new energy and vision take on the role of convenor of the LPS Social Justice Committee - so next year someone else will be empowered to coordinate which SJ events happen and who will benefit!

Yes - the Position of Social Justice Convenor is Open!

Do you have what it takes to inspire and organise a small, but amazing team of parent and child helpers who form the heart and soul of the LPS Social Justice Committee? And to coordinate with the school leadership, staff and the P&C? I never thought I did - but it’s amazing what can happen when you take the chance and step up!

Ever had a dream to change the world and didn’t know where to start – the best place is right where you are! Yes, no one can do everything – but is it time to do something more – like helping to empower LPS children to care?(Or if you’re not ready to be convenor but want to be involved – then come and still join the team!)

But if you are thinking about it, the plan is this: anyone interested in ‘having a go’ can nominate to be acting convenor for Term 4 at our first SJ meeting in Week 2. Formal voting on the position will be by the full P&C in February next year so no final decisions need to be made until then. Contact me, current convenor Nadja Leffler, if you would like more information at: socialjustice@lpspandc.org.au.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead

Nadja Leffler P&C Social Justice Committee

Operation Christmas Child

so the Social Justice Kids can sort them - CAN’T DO A FULL BOX? OR IF YOU RUN OUT OF TIME – DELIVER YOUR DONATED ITEMS HERE IN A PLASTIC BAG AND SJ KIDS WILL DISTRIBUTE TO OTHER BOXES. PLEASE RETURN UNUSED BOXES.

Items to include: a toy/wow item, something to love, school things, clothing/accessories, personal hygiene item; card/note if you like.

Please remember $9 postage in box OR if you pay via the OCC website you can have your box tracked! Any Questions? https://www.samaritanspurse.org.au/what-we-do/operation-christmas-

child/get-resources/ Or email - socialjustice@lpspandc.org.au

Your box will be delivered to slums and impoverished villages in SE Asia by Christian aid agency Samaritans Purse – pl. remember NO batteries, army toys or food items!

7th (and possibly last) year at LPS!

PLEASE COLLECT EMPTY SHOEBOXES

PLUS INFO LEAFLET WITH LABELS

– from TROPHY CABINET near LPS OFFICE

AND RETURN YOUR

FULL BOXES THERE BEFORE

Friday Week 2 of Term 4 (Oct 21)

Class Parent Co-Ordinator

Term 4 - Class Social Calendar

Date Class Event and Venue Time

Saturday 22 October KG KG Parents’ Social (dinner and drinks) at the Brunckhorst’s home 7.30pm

To have your class social functions in Lindfield Lines please email by 5:00 pm every Monday of term. Kylie Barter Class Parent Co-ordinator cpc@lpspandc.org.au.

Chess

LPS Girls Chess and LPS Junior Chess Championships

The LPS Girls Chess Championship (18 children) and the LPS Junior Chess Championship (17 children) were held over the past two Fridays. While there is an element of competition to it all, there is also a strong emphasis on having a good time. Congratulations to all who took part - whatever the result it is just being there that matters.

Final results were:

Girls - Jannah (5 wins out of 5), Emily (4/5), Lihini (3.5/5) Junior - Wyatt (4/4), Hari (3/4), Jeanyoung (3/4.)

Eric Tse Chess Coordinator chessclub@lpspandc.org.au

Band Program

Band News

Our band members have been busy performing for their respective conductors to gain their bronze, silver, gold or diamond awards over the past week. These awards will be presented at our special music assembly on Tuesday 29 November to which you are all invited.

In the meantime, enjoy the holidays everyone – and please try to fit at least a little practice in over the two weeks. Don’t let your instrument become a stranger!

Rehearsals start back in Week 1 of Term 4.

Band Calendar (recent changes in italics)

Please note that the JB morning rehearsal on Thursday 22 September is cancelled as the conductor will be away.

TERM 3

Week 10 Thurs 22 Sept JB morning rehearsal cancelled

Week 10 Thurs 22 Sept IB end of term party – come along to an open rehearsal and there will be food for the children afterwards

TERM 4

Week 2 Wed 19 Oct CB to play for Year 2 at 2.15pm (TBC)

Week 3 Fri 28 Oct morning Halloween performance – all ensembles (TBC)

Week 4 Tues 1 Nov JB to perform at assembly (TBC)

Week 4 Fri 4 Nov try outs for JB 2017

Week 6 Fri 18 Nov Music Spectacular – all ensembles to perform

Week 8 Tues 29 Nov Music assembly – awards and trophies presented. JB/SB to play school song (TBC)

Week 10 Presentation Day CB to play (date TBC)

We welcome feedback throughout the year on any aspect of the band program, so please either let your band reps know, or e-mail the band co-convenors, Megan Bryant and Michelle Taylor, directly on band@lpspandc.org.au.

Megan Bryant and Michelle Taylor Band Co-convenors band@lpspandc.org.au

Important Notice The LAC Management Committee would like to welcome Elyse Johnson back to

the centre, as she takes up her new position as Director.

Elyse is well known to LAC from her work between 2010 and 2014 where she was the Educational Leader at the Centre. Additionally Elyse has international experience in operating summer camp & after school care programs. She has

also worked with Sydney Living Museums to deliver primary education programs.

Elyse commenced permanently last week and is excited to be working with the LPS community to further develop the centre’s excellence. Elyse has some great plans for our centre and is looking forward to working with the LAC parents in

the months ahead.

We know you will make Elyse welcome. Please come in and introduce yourselves, she would love to get to know the parent community at LPS.

LAC Management Committee