1 Tuesday 26 November 2019 Term 4 - Week 7 DIARY DATES Week 7 Thurs 28 November Music Showcase - Years 3 - 6 Fri 29 November Stage 2 Lawn Bowls continues Week 8 Tues 3 December Wanderers Visit - Stage 2 and 3 Wed 4 December Year 6 Mini Fete Thurs 5 December Christmas Service at All Saints Scripture Teacher Morning Tea Gingerbread House event Fri 6 December Year 6 Orientation Day at Epping Boys HS & Cheltenham Girls HS Stage 2 Lawn Bowls continues Week 9 Tue 10 December Presentation Day K-2 - 9.30am 3-6 - 12.30pm Wed 11 December Epping Boys HS Transition Day Thurs 12 December Year 6 Mini Fete back up date Fri 13 December High School Day Stage 2 Lawn Bowls continues Week 10 Mon 16 December Kindy Incursion - Bush Christmas Party Reports go home Year 6 Farewell Tue 17 December Years 1 - 6 Party Day Wed 18 December Talent Quest Last day for students Dear Parents & Community, Student Leaders Our Year 5 students are currently in the middle of the 2020 student election process. Our new, 2020 leadership team will be announced on Presentation Day. As Principal of Epping North, I am incredibly proud of each and every one of our students who stood for election. They have taken great care in crafting heartfelt, meaningful leadership speeches and have clearly taken time to consider their future leadership roles within the school. I would like to publicly recognise Mrs Anita Bareham who organised the 2020 student leadership process and supported the students so capably. I know that the students have benefitted greatly from her advice and tuition as they undertake the election process. Student Sickness Unfortunately over the last week, there have been a significant number of students attending sick bay with stomach upsets. There is obviously a bug going around at the moment, so if your child complains of a sore stomach, please do not send them to school. We need to try and stop the spread of this bug to other students and to members of staff. 3-6 Music Showcase Our 3-6 students have been keenly practising for the 3-6 Music Showcase which will be held this Thursday, November 28. They sound wonderful and have been really enjoying their music program during this term. They are very much looking forward to showing off their newly learned skills. Thank you in advance to Mrs Hope who has coordinated this event. We can’t wait to share it with you! PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
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Tuesday 26 November 2019 Term 4 - Week 7
DIARY DATES
Week 7
Thurs 28 November Music Showcase - Years 3 - 6
Fri 29 November Stage 2 Lawn Bowls continues
Week 8
Tues 3 December Wanderers Visit - Stage 2 and 3
Wed 4 December Year 6 Mini Fete
Thurs 5 December Christmas Service at All Saints
Scripture Teacher Morning Tea
Gingerbread House event
Fri 6 December Year 6 Orientation Day at Epping Boys HS & Cheltenham Girls HS
Stage 2 Lawn Bowls continues
Week 9
Tue 10 December Presentation Day
K-2 - 9.30am
3-6 - 12.30pm
Wed 11 December Epping Boys HS Transition Day
Thurs 12 December Year 6 Mini Fete back up date
Fri 13 December High School Day
Stage 2 Lawn Bowls continues
Week 10
Mon 16 December Kindy Incursion - Bush Christmas Party
Reports go home
Year 6 Farewell
Tue 17 December Years 1 - 6 Party Day
Wed 18 December Talent Quest
Last day for students
Dear Parents & Community, Student Leaders Our Year 5 students are currently in the middle of the 2020 student election process. Our new, 2020 leadership team will be announced on Presentation Day. As Principal of Epping North, I am incredibly proud of each and every one of our students who stood for election. They have taken great care in crafting heartfelt, meaningful leadership speeches and have clearly taken time to consider their future leadership roles within the school. I would like to publicly recognise Mrs Anita Bareham who organised the 2020 student leadership process and supported the students so capably. I know that the students have benefitted greatly from her advice and tuition as they undertake the election process. Student Sickness
Unfortunately over the last week, there have been a
significant number of students attending sick bay with stomach upsets. There is obviously a bug going around at the moment, so if your child complains of a sore stomach, please do not send them to school. We need to try and stop the spread of this bug to other students and to members of staff.
3-6 Music Showcase Our 3-6 students have been keenly practising for the 3-6 Music Showcase which will be held this Thursday, November 28. They sound wonderful and have been really enjoying their music program during this term. They are very much looking forward to showing off their newly learned skills. Thank you in advance to Mrs Hope who has coordinated this event. We can’t wait to share it with you!
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
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QTSS
This semester, our teachers are again using the Department of Education’s, Quality Teaching Successful Students initiative to participate in, collaborative planning, programming and assessment practices across all grades in the school. Through this, we will further increase consistency in curriculum across stages and year groups throughout the school. This will further impact the consistency of teacher judgment across grades and stages.
Attendance
We all want our students to get a great education, and the building blocks for a great education begin with students coming to school each and every day.
Missing school can have a major impact on a child’s future – a student missing one day a fortnight will miss four full weeks by the end of the year. By Year 10 they’ll have missed more than a year of school.
If your child is absent from school you are required to provide an explanation for absences to the school within 7 days from the first day of any period of absence through means such as telephone call, Sentral Parent Portal, written note or email. The 7 day timeframe for explaining absences is a requirement of the Education Act (1990).
Anthony Moran Principal
SCHOOL NEWS
Anglicare Toys ‘n’ Tucker
The Anglicare Toys‘n’Tucker Christmas Tree appeal has begun! We are collecting toys and tinned food for
those who are less fortunate in our community. The tree, where gifts can be placed, is in the office until the
end of Week 9 (the last full week of school). Toys’n’Tucker welcomes toys, books, tinned food, Christmas
cake and pudding. They shouldn’t be wrapped.
Thank you from SRC 2019
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NON-RETURN/LATE RETURN IN 2020
If you know that your child/children are not returning to ENPS next year or will be returning after the commencement of the 2020 school year on 29 January 2020 please complete the proforma below and return it to Mrs Mahieu in an envelope marked Leave or Late Return.
NON-RETURN IN 2020
The following child/children will not be returning to ENPS in 2020.
LATE RETURN IN 2020 The following child/children will be returning to ENPS in 2020 after the commence of the 2020 school. Please count them as returning to ENPS.
Date of Return: __________________________ Signed: ______________________________
Parent/Care Giver Phone: ____________________
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BAND NEWS
Registration for Band in 2020:
For Year 2 to 4 students interested in joining the Training Band in 2020, please register now by sending an expression of interest to [email protected]
Key dates for your diary:
Friday 6 December – All bands – End of Year Concert, BBQ starting at 5:30pm followed by concert at 6:30pm
Tuesday 10 December – Senior Band – Presentation Day
Instrument Repairs/Changes/Returns:
If your child’s instrument needs to be changed, repaired or returned, please send an email to [email protected]
The following families are rostered on for the few weeks of band:
web site: https://sites.google.com/site/eppingnorthpublicschoolband/
BOOK CLUB
Bookclub Issue 8 catalogues have been distributed to classrooms. This is the last Issue for the year so why not do some Christmas shopping and help support the school at the same time. Gift orders can easily be placed simply by choosing the gift option when ordering. You will receive a call from the office when it is ready to collect. Issue 8 orders are due this Friday, the 29/11. If a copy did not make it home the catalogue can be viewed online.
This week’s Meal of the Week is the fresh, healthy and delicious Tuna Rice Salad. This is made up of tuna and rice, mixed with juicy corn kernels, mini roma tomatoes, and finished with diced shallots straight from the vege garden. Perfect for a hot summer’s day.
Thought about becoming more involved with the school? Volunteering at the canteen is a great way to meet new people, catch up with friends, and support your school community. If you would like to join the canteen team, just email [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.
The next fortnight’s wonderful volunteers are;
Wednesday 27th November 9:00-12:00 12:00-2:00
Tanya Rintoul Lenny Hiendra
Friday 29th November 9:00-12:00 12:00-2:00
Christine Pringle Jill Brown
Wednesday 4th December 9:00-12:00 12:00-2:00
Summer Fawell
Friday 6th December 9:00-12:00 12:00-2:00
Isy Caswell Christina Matley
MODERN JAZZ & BOYS’ DANCE NEWS
Dance For Fun
Dance for Fun is up and running this week for the next 3 weeks and parents have been advised via email. Thank you for your patience while we organised the program.
Concert Video
We will open the concert video purchases on Flexischools soon, videos will be available for $15 each.
Dance Committee 2020
We have a great little committee that works with the school and our dance teachers to keep the program running smoothly. In 2020 we need two new additions to the dance team – someone who likes numbers and someone else who likes organising things. We’re currently divvying up responsibilities to help take the load off any specific role. If you’re interested in joining us to help keep our program running smoothly, please email [email protected].
Thanks everyone for your support.
ENPS P&C Dance Committee
UNIFORM SHOP
Uniform Shop Term 4 2019 Trading Dates
Mondays 8.30am to 9.30am
First Saturday of the month 8.30am to 9.30am
Flexischool orders are delivered to student classrooms on Monday of each week.
Please note all second-hand uniform items available through the P&C Uniform Shop are to be paid for at the counter during Uniform Shop opening times. In addition, all sample size uniform items used for trying on during open times are not for sale and must be returned to the Uniform Shop Manager or directly to the racks.
Volunteering - is super easy!
We have a lovely group of parents who regularly help out in the many roles required to run this ENPS volunteer-based P&C initiative. If you would like to find out how you can help please email us at [email protected].
For full details about the shop, the school uniform and how to lodge orders online through FlexiSchools, please visit our webpage https://sites.google.com/site/enpsuniformshop/home
OPPORTUNITIES
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The 27th Carols on the Common – Carols in North Ryde
Join us for a local event at Sydney's second largest Christmas Carols in the heart of Ryde. The 27th annual Carols on the Common kicks off on SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER at 5:30 pm with live entertainment and Carols begin at 8 pm. The night ends with a firework display at 9:15 pm. Don’t forget to bring a picnic blanket and some nibbles. Food will also be sold by a range of vendors on the night. Rides and other amusements will be available from 5:00 pm onwards. It's best to bring cash, as cards may not always be accepted.
Visitors are asked to bring a reusable water bottle and to take their rubbish home at the end of the night. Water refill stations will be located around the event as there will be no bottled water sold. Money raised on the night goes to worthy causes such as ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children)- an organisation bringing sick and ill children from nations all over the world for life changing surgery in Australia. This year’s Carols on the Common will feature a mo-ment of silence and bucket collection for the victims.
--- Getting there --- Rotary Carols on the Common is held at the North Ryde Common (Cnr Twin Rd and Wicks Rd, North Ryde). Parking is available on-site and in surrounding streets. Amenities such as food, drinks and bathrooms are all located on-site. Parking is available on-site for a small donation. Be sure to get there early, as this usually fills by 6 pm. Entry to parking is via Wicks Rd. Additional parking is available in the neighbouring streets.
More information : http://www.carolsonthecommon.org.au/
