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HappeningsHudson11 February 2016

From the Headmaster’s Desk

Ian Lehy

StaffBrian Gallagher will be marrying Hailey Potter next Saturday and we wish them a memorable day and a lifetime of happiness together. KJ Friend underwent an eye op last week and we wish him a speedy recovery. We welcome Jessica Blundell to our school as our Grade 7 teacher assistant. Congratulations to Kelly Bush whose son, Jack, was born last week.

SupportThank you to everyone who supported our inter-house athletics, our inter-house gala, our FP picnic, our Fathers' Club meeting and our cricket matches against Queens, Dale and Cambridge. There was a fantastic turnout at our Fathers' Club meeting and we wish c h a i r m a n , G a r y We i m a n n , a n d h i s committee, everything of the best for their term of office.

WebsiteWe thank Kirsty Dell and Anne Cloete from our Hudson Educational Development Trust for putting in Trojan work on our website over the past few months. It is now up and running and, I am sure that you will agree, that it was well worth the wait.

Partners in educationDi Grimmer shared with me an article in a Psychologies magazine by Lynne Gidish called “Your child's teacher: How to become true allies”. Here are the five key points of the article.1. Liaise with your child's teacher to ensure a shared responsibility for his/her education, including the imparting of virtues.2. Parental participation and taking responsibility greatly improve relations between teachers and parents.3. M u t u a l r e s p e c t , t r u s t a n d understanding is vital so, if you have a problem, rather approach the teacher on your own.4. Speak positively about your child's teacher and encourage your child to approach the teacher if he/she has a problem.5. Well-adjusted and successful learners are the ones who enjoy the privilege of sincere parental involvement.

Father’s ClubAt the father’s club meeting last week a black jacket was left behind. Please fetch from the office.

Open from Mondays to Thursdays from 12:00-15:00. Contact Julie Holmes on 083 417 8114 or

jholmes@hpps.co.za. We keep lost property.

Please ensure that your child’s clothing is labeled.Name Badges can be ordered at the School Shop for

R12.00

School Shop

You are welcome to join our parents’ prayer group on Thursday mornings from 7:30-8:00 in the Centennial Centre.

Parents’ Prayer Group

School MagazineThere are still copies of the 2015 school magazine available. You may buy one from the main office for R50.

Closing Dates for Applications

Closing Dates for Applications:

Grade R : Thursday 10 MarchGrade 1-7: Thursday 17 March

Parents who have siblings starting Grade R next year are encouraged to submit their forms as soon as possible.

Congratulations to Kelly and Clyde Bush on the birth of Jack Desmond

Bush on 4 February 2016.

The Grade 7’s were making "Jaws of life" - using syringes, card and split-pins.

D6 Communicator

Hudson Park Primary makes use of the popular D6 School Communicator system to communicate important day-to-day information to parents.

Parents, please take a moment to download D6. It is available for free for desktop PC's, Android phones and tablets, iPhones and iPads. There is also a mobile website.

Click on the following link choose the system you would prefer:http://www.school-communicator.com/download.php

12 Feb Valentines/CHOC AssemblyCivvies Day

16 Feb Grade 1 Gala

17 Feb Grade 2 GalaGrade 6 Camp(17-19 Feb)

18 Feb Grade 3 Gala

23 Feb SACEE Spelling BeeGrade 4-7

Upcoming Events

Term 1 13 Jan - 18 Mar

Term 2 5 Apr - 24 Jun

Term 3 18 July - 30 Sep

Term 4 10 Oct - 7 Dec

School Calendar

Please support the Eagle and Bean Coffee shop

while you wait for your child to finish his/her

sport. Tea, coffee, milo and hot chocolate are

available.

Eagle & Bean Coffee Shop

School Calendar

TELKOM TOWER

Telkom have started the installation of a new 15 meter tower

on the far side of the field near the cricket hut, improving data

coverage on their network, with added benefits to Hudson

Park.

Safety is always a serious concern and carefully considered by

HPPS. Mobile phone systems operate at frequencies between

800 and 1800 MHz. These fields are non-ionizing unlike X-rays

and gamma rays. The tower will also be surrounded by a fence

for your child’s physical safety.

Base station antennae use much lower levels than those from

radio and television broadcast stations. Public exposure to

radio waves is slight: The power levels are low and the signals

are transmitted intermittently rather than constantly. At

ground level near a base station, the amount of RF energy is

thousands of times less than the limits for safe exposure set

by the US Federal Communication Commission.

From the Foundation Phase...

Grade 1 and 2 UniformA very big thank you to all the parents who completed our uniform survey. An overwhelming majority selected the option that allows the Grade 1 and Grade 2 children to wear Phys Ed clothes to school twice a week. We have therefore decided to give this a trial run.

As from Monday 15 February all Grade 1 and Grade 2 children must wear the following to school on a Monday and a Wednesday:Ÿ White Phys Ed shirt with red collarŸ Blue Hudson shorts ( Boys may wear white rugby shorts if

they do not have a blue Hudson shorts)Ÿ Short white socksŸ PREDOMINANTLY white takkies

After a three month trial period, we will have a BIG meeting in the hall where we can make a final decision and hear all the concerns. Please do not buy the school tracksuit yet as we will make a decision before the winter uniform is worn.

Grade 1 GalaThe Grade 1's will be having their “Fun Swimming Gala” on Tuesday 16 February at 08:30.All pupils will have the opportunity to participate in about 4 fun races each.We do hope that parents will accept this invitation. There will also be a parent/child race at approximately 09:30. Please bring your costumes along.Please take note of the following:* Pupils must wear white/navy shorts, white T-shirts, white socks and takkies to school.* Costumes, towels, swimming caps/sunhats to be put into a clearly labelled bag or packet.* Sunblock must be applied to faces before coming to school, and please send extra sunblock with your child.* Suitcases and lunches are to be brought to school as usual.* Children will not be allowed to eat or drink during the course of the gala. Sip 'n Crunch will be provided at 09:00. * Parents who have gazebos and who are willing for us to use them must please mark them and send them to school by Monday 15 February. * There will be no school extra murals for the Grade 1's on Tuesday afternoon.Front GateAs you exit the Foundation Phase side, parents are parking right on the grass, cars that are exiting left are unable to see. Please could parents refrain form parking on the grass.

Grade 2 & 3 GalaGrade 2 Gala : Wednesday 17 February Grade 3 Gala : Thursday 18 February The Grade 2 gala starts at 10:45 on Wednesday 17 February and the Grade 3 gala starts at 10:45 on Thursday 18 February. Please note that the Father / Child race and the Mother / Child race are the last events on the programme.

* We do not allow the children to eat during the gala. They may bring a bottle of water to drink.* There will be no school extra-murals for Grade 2 on the Wednesday afternoon and the Grade 3 children on the Thursday afternoon.* Grade 2 will be dismissed at 12:50 on Wednesday and the Grade 3 children will be dismissed at 13:00 on Thursday. In extreme circumstances, should you need to take your child early, please speak to the class teacher.* Children must come to school in their costumes, white/navy shorts, white short sleeved sports shirt and white tackies. ALL clothes towels and caps to be clearly marked. * Children to wear a red, blue or yellow band around their wrist to identify their house: (Dominican – Blue; Clifton – Red; Vincent – Yellow)* Please ensure that your child is covered in sunblock and has a cap or hat.* Children are to sit with their class, not with their parents.* Parents are encouraged to bring along a beach umbrella and blanket and make use of the grass area around the pool. Please do not sit on the wall on the far side of the pool, within the pool area. * If the weather looks doubtful, please come prepared for the gala and bring your suitcase. The gala will only be called off at 10:00.We do hope that you will be able to attend the gala and support your child.

Hudson Park Primary & Eaglets are two of the first three schools, in East London to implement Neuronet as part of our curriculum. It has been introduced in all Grade R and 1 classes this year. Neuronet is a program where movement is used for

the systematic practice of neural synchrony, synaptic strengthening and temporal binding to create fluency in

learning.

From the Pastoral Department...

Congratulations Hudson for being the fourth top school for the month of

December 2015 – Your total MySchool funds were R4612 with your top supporter

being Woolworths Vincent Park! Congratulations and let's keep it up!

Over the past 3 weeks, Hudson Park Primary has collected 6928 litres of water for drought stricken

areas. A big thank you to all that so generously donated.

Ongoing CollectionPlease continue to collect plastic bread tags, 2nd hand cat/dog collars and any reading books. These items may be sent to the Drama room where they shall be handed over to needy organisations.

Visit to Langham HouseLast Friday the Outreach group and Hudson Port Rex Lions CUBS members visited Langham House Retirement Centre. The residents were delighted with the biscuits, entertainment and hand massages.

Water CollectionThank you to everyone who donated water - altogether we managed to collect 6928 litres of water to help the farmers and animals in the drought stricken areas. A big thank you to the Eco Club, Hudson Port Rex Lions CUBS and members of the Outreach group for organising this as well as Polyoak for providing containers.

Hudsonians stand together. Grade 5 teacher Mrs Human is fighting throat

cancer, and to show their support fellow staff members wore pink to

school!

From the Sports Department...

The U/10 boys tennis team played their first match against Stirling.

Sports Results as of 7 February 2016Hudson Park PrimaryCricket vs QueensU11AHPPS 67-9, Queens 48/10(D O'Neil 3/8, J O'Reilly 2/18) Hudson won by 19 runs

U11A Vs DaleHPPS 274/8 (B Goss 104, J Horsley 102) Dale 111( S France 2/16, D O'Neill 3/23, C Randell 2/12) Hudson won by 163 runs

Mini CricketHPPS u9A scored 54 runs and Kings College u9B scored 21 runs. HPPS won by 33 runsHPPS u9B scored 38 runs and Kings College u9B scored 28 runs. HPPS won by 10 runsTennis:Boys A vs Selborne A, Hudson lost 6-0Boys B Vs Selborne B, Hudson Lost 6-0

Results Border Squash Boys U11Jacob Sinclair 4thAlex Price 5thAdam Richter 19thDaniel Sirgel 20th Girls U11Kelly Emslie 1stJessica Jones 4th

Boys U13Micheal Donaldson 7thTeegan Morrison 17thLuke Swinney 22nd

Girls U13Kay-Leigh De Bruin 9thCara-Leigh Sanders 14th

Jordan Roebuck and Broque Iveson have been chosen to represent Border underwater hockey that will go to JHB in March to compete in The Nationals.

Hudsonians of the week

Well done to Athletics Victor Ludorum, Saige Casoojee and our Victrix Ludorums, Jenna

Ketteringham and Sanchia Poovan.

Well done to our cricketers, Alex Price, who scored 104 runs not out against Selborne, James Horsley, who scored 102 runs against Dale and Brad Goss, who

scored 104 runs against Dale.

As the rugby season fast approaches, it gives me great pleasure to introduce a number of positive initiatives which will be taking place at Hudson Park Primary School rugby. It would be appropriate at this time to first thank all the players, parents and coaches who were involved in the notable improvements of last year's rugby season. The commitment and positive attitude by all our stakeholders made these improvements possible. A defining contribution to the successes last year was the creation of our schools mission statement which is outlined below. I had the privilege of co-authoring the impressive document with our teachers and coaches who must take the full credit for designing a blueprint and purposeful direction for our rugby program. A significant reason for the on-field progress was the collective implementation of the skill essentials pathway outlined in the document and it is with excitement that we look to expand on the next three pathways this year.

Coach DevelopmentOn Sunday the 24th of January we were honored to have Greg Miller of the Investec International Rugby Academy come in and present a one day coach development seminar to the coaching staff of Hudson Primary. The session comprised of three modules namely theory of coaching, transfer of knowledge and skill development.The feedback from the coaches was very positive and the enthusiasm to get back onto the pitch and work with the children in preparation for the season was expressed by all. A special thanks to Greg and to all who were involved in the fundraising initiative last year which made this seminar possible, I am confident that we have added another level of performance to this season.

Rugby news 2016In closing I am pleased to announce a number of proposed changes to the training format at Hudson Primary this season which starts on March the 7th. Firstly a change to the training format and pitch usage will allow us to increase our training time. Feedback from coaches and parents indicated that greater preparation could be achieved through a slightly longer session and so we have created a format for training which will see us increase our skill involvements through effective pitch management as well as increase the amount of games that we play within the session so that the players will enjoy their rugby and have every chance to perform this year.Additionally we are excited to introduce the Tuesday core skills and fundamental movement's session for players who do not play Hockey as a second sport. In closing I would like to mention that details of both training times and the introduction of the skills session will be made available in our next newsletter as well as the coaching appointments which are currently being finalised. Until then I hope you enjoy what is left of the summer!Kind RegardsJames Winstanley

From the Sports Department...