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Week 5 - Friday 11 November 2016

End of Year Festival – Friday 25 November

All grades have been busy practicing their end of year dance routines in preparation for our End of Year Festival on Friday 25 November. These performances will kick off an amazing night so be sure to save the date.

The P&C are looking for volunteers to help out where they can. Please register your availability at http://signup.com/go/MUWPtj

Rides passes are now available to purchase online at www.trybooking.com/237053

Please see the P&C pages in this newsletter for more information.

Remembrance Day – Friday 11 November

Thank you to our Student Executive who represented the school today at the Remembrance Day Ceremony held at the North Sydney Cenotaph. Thank you also to everyone who purchased a poppy to wear today in support of our Defence forces.

Parent Survey – Maths Evaluation – Closes Monday 14 November

There is still time for parents to contribute their thoughts on the evaluation of our maths programs. Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BSTCL7B to complete. More information outlining some of our approaches and practices surrounding the teaching and learning of Mathematics can be found on the school website: http://www.nthsyddem-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/years/maths-evaluation .

Selective High School Applications – placement in 2018

If your child is in Year 5 then time has almost run out to register your application for a Selective High School position. Please submit your application online at: www.schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacement by 10pm this Monday (14 November).

Swim Scheme

If you have received a permission note for your child to participate in the Department of Education’s Swim Scheme program, but are yet to return to the office with payment, please do so by Monday 14 November. After this date, places will be offered to those students who were placed on a reserve list

Class Placements for 2017

Request forms for class placements are due to the school office by Friday 18 November. Forms will need to be completed by your child’s current school or pre-school teacher and by you. Please complete either the

request form to have your child separated from another student, or

request form for your child to be placed with another child.

on pages 2-3 of this newsletter. Details can also be found on the school website under Notes and Forms.

Myra Wearne, Principal

myra.janes@det.nsw.edu.au

What’s On?

Monday 14 November

Kindergarten Incursion

Tuesday 15 November

Year 5 Debating, West Ryde

Wednesday 16 November

* Year 6 Fair (held during

lunchtime)

* P&C Meeting, Library

630pm

Thursday 17 November

* Kindy Orientation Parent

Information Session

Friday 18 November

* PSSA TeeBall

* Sports in School program

Monday 21 November

* Kindergarten Local

Walking Excursion

Tuesday 22 November

Year 4 Aboriginal Incursion

Wednesday 23 November

Cammeraygal High School

visit for Year 6 students

Thursday 24 November

Year 3 Aboriginal Incursion

Friday 25 November

* PSSA TeeBall

* Sports in School program

* End of Year Festival at

North Sydney Oval

Monday 28 November

* Sports Presentation,

9:15am in Pacific Playground

* End of Year Band Concert

at North Sydney Leagues

Club

http://signup.com/go/MUWPtjhttp://www.trybooking.com/237053https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BSTCL7Bhttp://www.nthsyddem-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/years/maths-evaluationhttp://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacementmailto:myra.janes@det.nsw.edu.au

SCHOOL NEWS

Talent Fest 2016

The excitement is building as our annual Talent Fest draws nearer. Registration opens next week and class teachers will talk to each class about how to register.

There are a few things to remember when entering Talent Fest:

1. this is a fun event open to all students and is judged by the our SRC representatives (Kindergarten to Year 6);

2. you must bring your own instruments and props (there is a piano in the Hall); 3. if you want music to accompany your act you must send your music as an mp3

file via email to your Grade’s Talent Fest co-ordinator. Please wait until registration next week for further details about sending music.

Band News

Dates for Your Diary

Thursday 17 November - Senior Band plays at Kindergarten Orientation

Thursday 17 November - Junior Band plays at K-2 assembly

Monday 28 November - End of Year All Bands Concert at North Sydney Leagues Club, All Bands.

2017 Band applications

Please apply on-line at www.directionsinmusic.com.au or return the application form to the school office as soon as possible. Application forms can be downloaded from the school website and can also be found on the following pages.

End of Year All Bands Concert The End of Year All Bands Concert, which celebrates the achievements and progress of all three of our Bands, will take place at the North Sydney Leagues Club on Monday 28 November, 2016. Tickets are required for this event and will be available for purchase through the Try-booking on-line system within the next few weeks.

All Band Enquiries: Melissa Lanigan (melissa.lanigan@det.nsw.edu.au)

http://www.directionsinmusic.com.au/mailto:melissa.lanigan@det.nsw.edu.au

FABStar!

FABStar! is an initiative to recognise

positive behaviours in the

playground. A FABStar! slip was

drawn from all the students who

received FABStar! slips in

recognition of their positive

behaviours on the playground last

week.

The K-2 Fabstar!s this week are Roman & Sebastien who helped to cheer up an upset younger student who was in the no hat no play area.

Remember your child needs their hat every day during our very hot summer!

The Year 3-6 Fabstar!s this week are Arvind and Rafferty in Year 4 who told a teacher about a broken light then helped clean it up. Very mature behaviour boys.

P&C News

NSDS End of Year

Festival – please help!

Sign-up to volunteer by going to:

http://signup.com/go/MUWPtj

Buy your $25 ride passes by going

to: https://trybooking.com/237053

Please leave your glass jar and/or

hamper donations in the McHatton

Open Area. Thank you.

http://signup.com/go/MUWPtjhttps://trybooking.com/237053

P&C News: Ride Passes and Glass Jar Donations

P&C News: Hamper donations please

P&C News: Silent Auction

Dem Community News

St Joseph’s College Spring Fair – International Fiesta: Sunday 13 November 11am to 4pm.

Enter via Gladesville Road, Hunters Hill; Website: Joeys.org Purchase ride wristbands via:

shop.joeys.org

Fostering Young Lives is an Out of Home Care Agency within the Benevolent Society who are currently recruiting foster carers in our community. For more information, please call 8778 0600 or email Niamh.O’Connor@benevolent.org.au or go to www.benevolent.org.au for more information.

Become a WEP host family. WEP Australia is looking

for volunteer host families now! For more information

call 1300 884 733 or visit: https://wep.org.au/host/

http://www.benevolent.org.au/https://wep.org.au/host/

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