Important Anaphylaxis Notice We have students who are at risk of severe allergic reaction to some food items. This condition is potentially life threatening. Please do not send nut-based products to school with your child’s recess or lunch. Products include peanut butter, Nutella, sesame seed, loose nuts, muesli, nut or chocolate bars. 1 From the Principal… Dear Parents The school’s Knights chess team competed against Jewells Public School last Thursday and won 7 ½ points to ½ point. Well done Will, Finnleigh, Cameron and Matthew. Their next game will be held this week against St Patricks at Swansea. REMINDER: Do you have building skills and be able to help construct our new playground equipment? I am waiting for final Department of Education approval and once this comes it will be ‘all systems go’ to get our new playground in. I have included in this Noticeboard a draft plan of what the equipment will look like. It will replace the old ‘ausplay’ equipment. If you can help please drop a short message in at the office. Enjoy your week – Principal Event Class Activity Date Cost Note Due Date 4S Cupcake Day YrsK-6 Tuesday 18 August $0.50 No Goldmine Excursion Yrs5-6 Thursday 20 August $40.00 Yes 17 August “Moving into the Teen Years” Yrs 6 Tuesday 18 & 25 August Tuesday 1 & 8 September $32.00 Yes 14 August Taronga Zoo Excursion YrsK-2 Wednesday 26 August $40.00 Yes 21 August Book Week/Grandparents Day/Education Week YrsK-6 Thursday 27 August No School Concert YrsK-6 Wednesday 2 September $8.00 Yes 31 August Footy Colours Day/ Cancer Council YrsK-6 Friday 4 September Gold Coin 3N Cupcake Day YrsK-6 Tuesday 8 September $0.50 Orientation Day Kinder 2016 Wednesday 9 September Water Safety Program YrsK-6 Friday 11 September Disco YrsK-6 Thursday 17 September $5.00 No The Weekly Newsletter from Merewether Heights Public School Phone: 02 4963 3192 Fax: 02 4963 3714 Web: www.merewethht-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: [email protected]School Security Unit – 1300 880 021 Week 5 Tuesday 11 August, 2015 Noticeboard
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Important Anaphylaxis Notice We have students who are at risk of severe allergic reaction to some food items. This condition is potentially life threatening. Please do not send nut-based products to school with your child’s recess or lunch. Products include peanut butter, Nutella, sesame seed, loose nuts, muesli, nut or chocolate bars.
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From the Principal…
Dear Parents
The school’s Knights chess team competed against Jewells Public School last Thursday and won 7 ½ points to ½ point. Well done Will, Finnleigh, Cameron and Matthew. Their next game will be held this week against St Patricks at Swansea.
REMINDER: Do you have building skills and be able to help construct our new playground equipment? I am waiting for final Department of Education approval and once this comes it will be ‘all systems go’ to get our new playground in. I have included in this Noticeboard a draft plan of what the equipment will look like. It will replace the old ‘ausplay’ equipment. If you can help please drop a short message in at the office. Enjoy your week – Principal
Event Class Activity Date Cost Note Due Date
4S Cupcake Day YrsK-6 Tuesday 18 August $0.50 No
Goldmine Excursion Yrs5-6 Thursday 20 August $40.00 Yes 17 August
“Moving into the Teen Years” Yrs 6 Tuesday 18 & 25 August Tuesday 1 & 8 September
$32.00 Yes 14 August
Taronga Zoo Excursion YrsK-2 Wednesday 26 August $40.00 Yes 21 August
Book Week/Grandparents Day/Education Week
YrsK-6 Thursday 27 August No
School Concert YrsK-6 Wednesday 2 September $8.00 Yes 31 August
Footy Colours Day/ Cancer Council
YrsK-6 Friday 4 September Gold Coin
3N Cupcake Day YrsK-6 Tuesday 8 September $0.50
Orientation Day Kinder 2016 Wednesday 9 September
Water Safety Program YrsK-6 Friday 11 September
Disco YrsK-6 Thursday 17 September $5.00 No
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Early Stage One Awards: Lucas , Erin Ashley Dylan , Daniel. Stage One Awards: Cameron, Bryson, Patrick, Buddy ,Deegan, Amber, Immogen, Delphi Matilda, James, Ash Leila. Stage Two Awards: Jacob, Ashleigh, Cate , Sebastian, Eden, Ethan, Lucy, Jaydon, Jade. Stage Three Awards: Indiah, Millie, Ruby, Eilidh, Brielle, Liam. Happy Birthday to: Sophie, Chanelle, Holly, Mitchell ,James , Charlize, Deegan, Sophia.
From the Office...
WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN PROMOTION
In the past the school has received thousands of dollars’ worth of resources from the Woolworths Earn and Learn promotion. These resources included Mathematics , Art and Craft , Science, books for the library and items for educational play. These items have been greatly appreciated by the school.
The Woolworths Earn and Learn Promotion is currently underway. For each $10 you spend at Woolworths you receive a sticker – the more you spend the more stickers you will receive. If they are not offered to you at the checkout, please ask for the stickers. Please send your stickers into the school office, where they will be stuck onto provided sheets. The promotion runs until Tuesday 8 September, 2015. The more stickers we receive, the more items we will be able to obtain from the promotion. If you shop at Woolworths Westfield Kotara and Woolworths Market Town you can also place your stickers into the boxes labelled with our school name. KINDER ORIENTATION Kinder Orientation will be held on Wednesday 9 September, 2015. All enrolment forms together with a copy of their Birth Certificate and Immunisation Certificate need to be provided at the time of enrolment. Invitations have now been sent to all the children who have indicated they will be enrolling here next year. Should you know of anyone who has a child to enrol in Kinder next year, please ask them to contact the school office as soon as possible so they can receive an invitation. HAVE YOU RECEIVED?
An envelope containing a form/forms listing personal information for your child/children, forwarded home early in Term 1. Please return to school office as soon as possible.
Yrs K-2 Voluntary School Contributions note Yrs 3-6 Voluntary School Contributions and Camp note Yrs K-2 Taronga Zoo Excursion note – Due 21 August, 2015 Yrs 5-6 Goldmine Excursion note – Due 17 August, 2015 Yr 6 “Moving into the Teen Years” note – Due 14 August, 2015 K-6 Concert Rehearsal note – Due 31 August 2015
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OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS Camps for Yrs 3-6: Years 3 and 4 are going to Camp Toukley from Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 November. Years 5 and 6 are going to Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Camp from Monday 23 to Friday 27 November. We have previously asked for a camp deposit to be paid by the end of Term 2. The camp deposit is to confirm that your child will be attending camp and also takes some of the pressure off making the final payment in Term 4 with Christmas looming. We are at the stage where we have to advise the camps of numbers attending. Until we have definite numbers, we are unable to work out final costs. If you haven’t paid the camp deposit for your child, it would be appreciated if payment could be made no later than this Friday. Also, if your child will not be going to camp, would you please advise the school office?
From the Teachers...
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4S CUP CAKE DAY
4S will hold its Cup Cake Day on Tuesday, 18 August, 2015. Donations of cakes, slices and other goodies can be left at 4S’s classroom. (No toffees or nuts please as we have students with peanut allergies.)
Don’t forget – Cup cakes are now 50 cents each for a delicious treat. Helpers on the day would be most welcome and should come to the canteen at 10.30 am. 2015 PREMIER’S SPELLING BEE WORD LISTS AVAILABLE
The official word lists for the 2015 Premier’s Spelling Bee, provided by Macquarie Dictionary are now available for Stage 2 and 3 students to practise at home: https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/speaking-competitions/2015-premiers-spelling-bee Password: robot Junior (Stage 2) levels 1-5 Senior (Stage 3) levels 2-7 Students will be selected from in-class Spelling Bee in Week 4 to participate in our school Spelling Bee finals on Wednesday 12 August (Week 5). Stage 2 10.00am and Stage 3 11.45am. Mrs McC EDUCATION WEEK/GRANDPARENTS DAY/BOOK WEEK/ SCIENCE WEEK CELEBRATIONS
On Thursday 27 August MHPS will be celebrating Education Week, Grandparents Day, Book Week, and Science Week . These will be celebrated with a Book Week parade, classroom visits to observe students conducting science activities, a special morning tea for grandparents, and a performance by our school dance groups and band.
The itinerary for the day is:
9.30 to 10.00am Book Week Parade of students
10.00 to 10.30am Infants – visit to the Library Stage 2 – classroom visits Stage 3 – classroom visits
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10.30 to 10.50am Infants – Classroom visits Stage 2– visit to the Library Stage 3 – classroom visits
10.50 to 11.20am Infants – Classroom visits Stage 2– classroom visits Stage 3 – visit to the Library
11.20 to 11.50am Morning Tea
11.50 to 12.10pm Dance Group and Band Performances Book Week 2015
Book Week will be celebrated on Thursday 27th August as part of our Education Week and Grandparents Day celebrations. The theme for book week this year is Books Light up our World so students can come dressed related to the theme or any character from a book.
Some ideas based on the nominated Book Week books they have been reading in library are:
Pig the Pug – dress as a dog
Noni the Pony – dress as a pony, or Dave the dog, or Coco the cat
Rivertime- fisherman
Scary Night – scary creature
Go to Sleep Jessie – baby
One Minutes Silence – soldier
A-Z of Convicts – early settler or a convict
Book Donation Fair
A Book Donation Fair will also be taking place as part of the Book Week celebrations. New books can be bought by parents or grandparents for $5, $10, $15, or $20 to be donated to our school library. Your child/grandchild’s name will be acknowledged on a certificate inside the front cover and they will be the first to borrow and enjoy that book.
Merewether Heights Public school children have been reading the books nominated for Book Week in Library this term so we are all looking forward to sharing this exciting day with you.
Premier’s Reading Challenge
The Challenge closes at the end of August so time is running out. Please hand in completed reading logs as soon as possible.
Mrs L Teacher Librarian Train-on Debating
Our train-on debate team travelled to Tighes Hill Public School to compete in round 4 of the completion. Will (1st speaker), Sam (2nd speaker), Lewis 3rd speaker), Max (team advisor) and Milly (year 6 mentor) put in a fantastic effort and won the debate. The topic was that “school canteens should only be open one day a week”, with our team being the affirmative. Congratulations to our team.
Ms G - Train on debate coordinator.
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SCHOOL CONCERT 2015
Date: Wednesday, 2 September
Venue: Kotara High School Multi-purpose Centre
Lexington Parade, Adamstown Heights
Time: Evening performance: 6.30 pm start (Students to be there by 6.00 pm)
Cost: Evening performance: $10.00 each for parents, high school students and older No advanced tickets - pay at the door. Notes:
Children: We expect all of you to show your best Merewether Heights behaviour.
Children should be dressed as per their teacher’s instructions.
During the evening performance classes not on stage will be waiting in a holding area in another part of Kotara High School and will be supervised by classroom teachers.
We ask that children, who are not school students (ie: younger siblings) sit with their family, NOT join students in the holding room during the evening performance.
It is important for the success of our concert that all pupils attend, unless incapacitated.
All students are required to stay for the entire concert to participate in the finale.
We are hoping to limit the concert to no longer than two hours this year so that the evening is not too long and tiring.
There will be a canteen operating at interval during the evening performance.
THE P&C ARE COOKING A BBQ PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EVENING CONCERT.
The Barbecue will be served from 5.30 - 6.15 pm.
All students are to be seated in the holding room by 6.15 pm.
No parents are to be in the holding room, unless requested by class teacher.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS TO BE NO FOOD OR DRINK CONSUMED IN THE HALL. THIS RELATES TO THE BARBECUE AS WELL AS THE FOOD SOLD AT INTERMISSION.
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From the Parents... CANTEEN ROSTER Wednesday 12/8/15 Kelly, Nat Thursday 13/8/15 Reanna, Tracee Friday 14/8/15 Brody, Kristen Monday 17/8/15 Volunteers required Tuesday 18/8/15 CANTEEN CLOSED Wednesday 19/8/15 Kathryn, Laura Thursday 20/8/15 Nicole , Cathy Friday 21/8/15 Tony , Volunteer required Monday 24/8/15 Julie, Volunteer required Tuesday 25/8/15 CANTEEN CLOSED CANTEEN ROSTER VACANCIES 2015 TERM 3
Below is a list of days where help is needed in the Canteen. If you are able to help out on any of these days please contact Kim or see her in the Canteen. Any help you can give would be appreciated. Thanks.
Week Date Day Time
6 17 August Monday 9.30-2.30pm
21 August Friday 9.30-2.30pm
7 24 August Monday 9.30-2.30pm
26 August Wednesday 9.30-2.30pm
8 31 August Monday 9.30-2.30pm
9 7 September Monday 9.30-2.30pm
9 September Wednesday 9.30-2.30pm
11 September Friday 9.30-2.30pm
10 14 September Monday 9.30-2.30pm
16 September Wednesday 9.30-2.30pm
TERM 3 ROSTERS were sent home at the end of Term 2. If you did not receive one please go to the Canteen to collect. MAKE LIFE EASIER – PLACE YOUR CANTEEN ORDER ONLINE
Go to www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au
Sign up, add your child and add credit
Select your child.
Select order date
Add meal items to order
Confirm order
Every order receives a confirmation email with your order details
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CLOTHING POOL
The clothing pool is opened every Tuesday from 9am - 9.30am. The clothing pool does not carry a float so correct money is appreciated. Cash or cheque is accepted. Cheques should be made payable to MHPS P & C. Sorry we do not have EFTPOS facilities. SALE GIRLS GREY PANTS FOR TERM 3 - $25.00 (reduced from $35.00)
The roster for the clothing pool is as follows: Term 3: 18 August Sharron 25 August Kris 1 September Dora 8 September Toni & Meg 15 September Julie If there are any problems or changes that need to be made, please contact Sharron. EDUCATION WEEK The next P & C event is morning tea for Education Week/Book Week and Grandparents Day on Thursday 27 August. 6W and 5/6G will be in charge of selling the morning tea on this day. Everything will be sold for 50c -$1 with free tea and coffee. Volunteers are needed from 6W and 5/6G. Please let Sharron know if you can help on the day. The P & C would like to ask all families from the school to donate baked items to be sold on this day. Thank you
From the Community...
NEWCASTLE JUNIOR OZTAG – SUMMER COMPETITION Competition commences Wednesday 2 September through till 16 December. Venue Waratah Park, Waratah, Ages U/8-U/18 Boys & Girls. Game times 4pm. Cost $70.00 one off registration fee, shorts/tights $30/$40. Registration 13 August 4-5.30pm, 20 August 6-7pm @ Hamilton North Bowling Club. Contact Rhiannon on 0401 279 544 for more details. NEWCASTLE TOUCH FOOTBALL Summer Competition Juniors 6-18 years & Seniors – register in September – telephone Kerry Campbell on 4946 5877 for more information. NEWCASTLE REGION LIBRARY Children’s Book Week – High Tea with author Belinda Murrell at Wallsend District Library A special mother/daughter event with Belinda Murrell author of Lulu Bell series and historical time slip novels. Wednesday 26 August @ 4pm Age: 6-12 yrs Cost $7. Bookings essential 4974 5340.
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NEWCASTLE CITY JUNIOR CRICKET CLUB REGISTRATION Milo cricket for boys & girls aged 5-8 years. Join us at No. 1 Sportsground for 8 weeks of cricket fun, Fridays 4.30-5.30pm. Starting Friday 16 October – Friday 4 December. Contact Kylie on 0413 590 860 or Tommy on 0425 226 010 for registration details – Fee $90.00 MiloT20 Blast 7-12 years – Fee $109.00, Tonkin Tens for U11’s – Fee $190.00, 30 Over Cricket for U11 to U16/17 – Fee $190.00 Registration days – Wednesday 19 & 26 August – King Street McDonalds – 4.30-6.00pm Friday – 28 August & 4 September – Admin Building, No.1 Sportsground – 4.30-6.00pm YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE NEWCASTLE “Annie” – 21 September to 14 November, 2015. Purchase tickets at ypt.org.au or telephone 4961 4895. Ticket prices $17.50 adults and children. LOWES 1 DAY ONLY 20% OFF EVERYTHING – THURSDAY 13 AUGUST. Offer includes all schoolwear.
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