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Neutral Bay Public School
THE BAY TIMESTERM 3 WEEK 4 ISSUE 63 12 AUGUST 2020
175 Ben Boyd Rd, NEUTRAL BAY NSW 2089
UPCOMING EVENTS
PH: 02 9953 1798 E: [email protected] W: https://neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity
SCHOOL
Principal’s News
AUG 12: Scripture and Ethics classes resumeAUG 13: Peer Support beginsAUG 17: Wellbeing Week
Wellbeing WeekIt is a joy to have all of our students back at school. Week 5 is Wellbeing Week at Neutral Bay Public School. Wellbeing Week will be themed ‘Gratitude is the best attitude’. It is a time to pause, reflect and take stock of all that we are thankful for in a year of uncertainty and change. Homework will be replaced with a ‘gratitude matrix’ for students and their families. Teachers will be celebrating the achievements of others. We look forward to enjoying this week as a community.
Currently, parents and carers are not permitted on school grounds. If you are dropping off or picking up your child during school hours, please wait outside the gate and contact 9953 1798 to speak to one of our office staff.
TERM DATESTERM 3Tuesday 21 July toFriday 25 September
TERM 4Monday 12 October toWednesday 16 December
Thursday 17 and Friday 18 (Staff Development Days)
Peer SupportLast week, Year 6 engaged in two days of Peer Support Training. Students worked collaboratively to develop their leadership skills, including active listening, problem solving, developing empathy, decision making and perseverance. This week, years 1-6 are commencing our Peer Support sessions. Groups will meet during weeks 3-9 for 30 minutes each Thursday morning. The groups are run by two or three Year 6 leaders with approximately 10-12 younger students. Students will work together through a number of structured activities.
This year, we are working on a module called 'Living Positively', helping us explore the concept of optimism. This weeks first session enables the children to get to know everyone in the group, agreeing on how they will work well together and interact cooperatively with others. They will also begin to think about what it means to be optimistic. We encourage you to talk to your children about Peer Support every week, as it will help to reinforce the concepts learned in each session.
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Principal’s News Continued
Victor TanRelieving Principal
Education Week - Virtual TourDid you miss our virtual tour as part of Education Week?To celebrate Education Week last week, our students and teachers proudly shared their work in the classroom celebrating this year’s theme ‘Learning Together’, by posting a virtual open classrooms video on the Learning Hub at https://neutralbaypshub.weebly.com/ on the ‘News’ page.
These videos are only available for the use of parents and students of Neutral Bay Public School. We ask that these videos are not shared on social media. We hope you enjoyed our classroom videos. Please send an email to [email protected] if you cannot find your Learning Hub or Weebly invite.
The other use of the Learning Hub is to provide parents with a term overview for each grade. This contains the main topics learning this term.
Student Values SurveyWe have a quick survey open at the moment for parents. We are interested in how you would rate our five student values, in order of importance. Please take the survey to help us with our school evaluation and planning for 2021-2024. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWeqeLv-L1842DBFC34mxQYlDDARvgzGQf_J_9y-Vo552Qgg/viewform
Chess ResultsNeutral Bay A def. Neutral Bay C 3-1Neutral Bay B had a byeNeutral Bay D def. Beauty Point D 4-0
Covid 19 Department of Education UpdateNSW Health have established a website to inform the community of actions they should take if they have been in a location where there has been confirmed cases of COVID-19 within NSW. Staff and students must comply with public health advice, which includes the requirement to self-isolate for the required period, if they have been at any of the locations published on this website on the specified dates and times. Students will be supported to learn from home while they are self-isolating.
Relieving PrincipalMrs Judy Goodsell will be relieving as Director Educational Leadership until at least Term 4 Week 8. During her absence, I will be Relieving Principal and Ms Genevieve Carnegie will be Relieving Deputy Principal 3-6. I am grateful to the Neutral Bay Public School team of students, parents and staff
Education Week - Virtual Book FairThis year, Neutral Bay PS is running a Virtual Book Fair by Carnival Fairs for Education Week. It offers a hand-picked selection of high quality books and developmental activity packs which parents and staff can purchase for their family, or to donate to school for classroom libraries.
Please see page 5 for ‘how to purchase’ instructions. The Book Fair is open from Monday 3 August to Friday 21 August.
Athletics Carnival - Parent Survey for Years 3-6 ParentsWe have a short survey open until Wednesday evening, for parents of years 3-6 students to assess the feasibility of holding our carnival this year with COVID-19 restrictions. The carnival may be held in September at the Warm Up Track at Olympic Park, Homebush, but this not confirmed. The survey can be accessed at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/nbpsathletics
In taking the survey, please consider the following COVID restrictions.
1. The carnival would be opt-in for all students in years 3-6. Students who do not attend the carnival will be supervised at school by staff.
2. No parent volunteers or spectators will be able to attend the carnival.
3. A maximum of 40 students and 2 staff members will travel on each bus.
4. All shared equipment will be sanitised throughout the day.
5. Hand sanitiser will be available to all students throughout the day.
Please note, that if the carnival does go ahead with a reduced amount of students, the costs involved may be higher than previous carnivals.
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Online EnrolmentsWe are excited to announce we rolled out the new Online Enrolment System on Monday, 10 August 2020.
The Online Enrolment System is designed to provide flexibility for our parents to submit an enrolment application online and at the time that best suits you. The application can be accessed on all browsers and mobile devices, including iOS and Android.
The online application process is currently restricted to:• Enrolments into local schools only• Children who are Australian citizens, New Zealand
citizens or permanent residents• Children who live in NSW.
We offer our support and encourage you to complete your application to enrol online. If, however, you do not feel comfortable completing an application online, a paper copy will be available for collection from the front office or can be downloaded from the Department’s going to a public school site. Further information about online enrolments can be found on our website here.
Second-Hand Uniform ShopThe P&C will continue to service the parent community with the nearly-new (second-hand) uniform sales upon request. Please email us what items you need at [email protected] and we will try to locate these items for you. Please note down your child’s name and class. We do not stock all nearly-new items, just what is available. Items will be delivered to your child’s class on Thursdays, provided that these items are paid in full. All items are $5 each, except for fleeces and tunics which are $8 each. Payments are to be made via direct deposits into the following account:
Account Name: NBPS P&C UniformBSB: 032-197 Account No: 414 392
Please note, the turn around time for uniform orders will be longer than 1-2 weeks during this restriction time, as we are unable to have parent volunteers. We appreciate your understanding.
School News ContinuedEthics CoordinatorOur current Ethics Coordinator is stepping down, and we are seeking a new volunteer so that ethics classes can continue.
The Ethics Coordinator communicates with school staff, supports ethics teachers and liaises with Primary Ethics, the not-for-profit organisation approved to design curriculum and training for the program.
This role provides a great opportunity for a parent who might be unable to volunteer during school hours, or would prefer to volunteer behind the scene, and is a rewarding way to engage with the school community. Times are flexible, requiring approximately 1-2 hours per week and online training is provided.
If you are looking for an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to our school and would be interested in applying for this role, please visit www.primaryethics.com.au, or contact the Regional Manager at [email protected] for more information.
Entertainment Book - Free Trial CampaignThe Free Trial campaign will be starting at Neutral Bay Public School as of 24 August.
A brief guide to the trial campaign:
• The campaign duration will be 2 weeks from the start date. The option for customers for a free trial will be available within that 2 week period via the online payment page (below). After the 2 week duration, the free trail option will no longer be available.
• The customer has 2 weeks to activate their free trial once they have registered and entered in their details. After that 2 week period, the membership will then become null and void.
• Please read the T&C’s to the trial campaign. The T&C’s can be found here: https://www.entertainment.com.au/member-information/trial
Online payment page: https://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/20401s5
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We hope you are all well and keeping safe. It was wonderful to have a great turn out at our P&C Meeting on Wednesday 5 August. Please see below an update on some exciting things planned in the coming weeks.
Hot Dogs/Sausage SizzleFor the remainder of the term, we are bringing back Hot Dogs and Sausage Sizzle for lunch on Thursdays! This Thursday, we will be selling Hot Dogs for $4.00. Orders will need to be placed via FlexiSchools by 5PM Tuesday 11 August. The following Thursday (20 August) will be Sausage Sizzle $3.00. This will continue for the remainder of the term. When making the order, please select the day (i.e Thursday lunch) to find the special option.
Father's Day StallWe will be organizing a virtual Father's Day stall for the students to pick out something for their dad, grandfather, or uncle for Father's day. All orders will be processed through FlexiSchools and delivered to the student’s classroom the week of 31 August. Further information about the gifts will be provided in the coming weeks.
P&C News
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
In this section of the newsletter, we showcase the terrific photographic work our students are doing at school. Today’s photo sequence was taken by
Nathan V (5D) during our Media Team meeting at lunch time last Wednesday.
Virtual TriviaCalling all Trivia MCs and Trivia Masters, we are going to be hosting an inaugural NBPS Virtual Trivia night this term. If you have a secret skill of hosting trivia, or have an amazing inventory of questions or amazing facts, we want to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected] you or your business are interested in supporting the school and gaining exposure to the parents and friends of NBPS, we invite you to let us know.
Sponsorship/Gifts in KindCould you offer a prize for our trivia nights (product or service/voucher)? We also have sponsorship packages available for our Inaugural 2021 “Our Favourite Pets Calendar”, as well as the opportunity to donate your time, enthusiasm and creative skills to putting these together. We would love to hear from you, so please send us an email at [email protected].
If you have any questions or feedback at all, please don’t hesitate to contact the P&C.
Have a wonderful week,
The P&C Team
A Virtual Fair is a web-based warehouse sale of books and activity packs run by Carnival Fairs on behalf of our school. It offers a hand-picked selection of high quality books and developmental activity packs which parents and staff can purchase for the family, or to donate to school or classroom libraries. Everything is discounted.
BookFairsby CarnivalFairs
www.carnivalfairs.com.au/virtual
• Picture Books• Early chapter books• Novels Suitable for children
7-14 years• Wide range of non-fiction, high
interest books
• Activity and reference books• Educational toys and activities to
help with literacy, numeracy and science
• A selection of great teen reads
WHATS ON OFFER?
HOW TO TAKE PART
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Log on to
Search for your school and select its name
Browse the books, add your selections to your shopping basket as you go
Follow the prompts to purchase your items using a credit card at the secure checkout
After the Virtual Fair closes, your order will be shipped. If you selected the ‘ship-to-home’ option, it will be shipped directly to you. Otherwise we will arrange distribution to you through your school.
WHAT IS IT?
www.carnivalfairs.com.au/virtual
SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL & PURCHASE GREAT LITERATURE FOR YOUR KIDS
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