12 June 2025

Principal’s Report – Term 2 Week 7

Last Friday our year 6 captains and vice captains represented our school at the 83rd Anniversary of the Defence of Sydney Commemorative Service at North Head. It was a beautiful service with Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of NSW, and host James Griffin MP. Our school leaders Niamh, Leo, Willow and Sam were outstanding in the way they showed their respect and acknowledged this occasion by laying a wreath. Thank you to the parents who assisted with transport on the day. It was a proud moment for the school.

Friday 13 June - No Assemblies

There are no assemblies this Friday. The “Runch” (recess/lunch) timetable will operate this week as PSSA will be on. We welcome 10 Cromer High School students to our home sport program this week, to help as part of a “Work Experience” program.

Good luck to our Manly Vale B Chess team, who will be playing Oxford Falls Grammar away this week. Our A team has a bye this Friday.

Kindergarten 2026 Open Day

Next Monday 16 June we will host our Kindergarten Open Day in the school hall starting at 9.15am There will be school tours and performances from our Senior School Band, Junior and Senior Choir and 2S class dance item. School tours will be run by our school leaders on the day. Please invite your friends and neighbours to visit if they are thinking of enrolling their children for kindergarten next year.

Choir and Drama Rehearsal- Tuesday 17 June

Next Tuesday our Senior Choir and Drama group have their technical rehearsals on the same day. Students who are appearing in both the choir and the drama rehearsal need to attend both rehearsals. Please complete the permission note sent home last week.

Please note that the venue for the Choir rehearsal has now changed to Marie Bashir Mosman Sports centre.

Good luck to our Drama group who will be performing next Thursday 19 June at the Chatswood Concourse as part of the LightsUp Drama festival. Thank you, Ms Webster and Mrs Hacking, for preparing our group for this wonderful experience.

Drama participants:

Roles: Elsie Sciascia, Darcy Richmond, Xavi Lincoln, Bessie Valentine, Ella Wilson, Lucy Paehlig, Amber Kelcey and Theo Boreham. 

Understudies: Amelie Eves, Ollie Bergelin, Cora Morgan, Grace Coles, Bobbi Giles, Sophie Brooke, Ashleigh Gray, Benji Yung and Zoe Chakravarty.

Band Performances next week- NSSWE Winter Festival

Our senior, intermediate and junior bands have a big week of performances next week at Forest High School. The senior and intermediate band performing on Tuesday night and the junior band performing on Wednesday night. We wish them all the be best for next week.

Dance Ensembles- Performances Glen Street Theatre- Wednesday 18 June

Next week our dance ensembles will be performing at the Glen Street Theatre. There is a dress rehearsal on Monday 16 June followed by a performance on Wednesday 18 June. We wish our Dance ensembles all the best for these performances next week. Thank you, Ms Hepworth and Mrs Gibson, and our wonderful dance teacher Ms Vanessa, for all the preparation for these events. Good luck to our Dancers! “Break a leg,” as they say in Showbiz.

Tina Lee – Principal

Dates for your Diary

Winter PSSA Manly Zone Competition

PSSA Training

PSSA Games

PSSA Girls Soccer Spectators - NBSC Freshwater Campus

Due to the growth of our girl’s soccer competition this year, we have added an additional playing field at NBSC Freshwater Campus to our Friday venues. If you are attending a game to watch your daughter play at this field, please do NOT park in the Freshwater Campus parking area, as it is reserved for staff, students, and Department of Education employees. 

Thank you for your support

Nicole Blackband - PSSA Girls Soccer Convenor

Stage 1 Science

This term, our inquisitive Year 1 & 2 students have been learning about the importance of storytelling in First Nations cultures, particularly in connection to our local area around Manly Dam. Long before our school was built here, this land was home to First Nations people who used storytelling to share history, culture, and knowledge across generations. In science, students explored how light interacts with different materials and how shadows are formed. To bring both learning areas together, they created their own shadow puppet performances to retell stories inspired by the traditions of First Nations people. It was a meaningful way for students to honour the history of the land we learn on, while combining science with cultural understanding.

Kindergarten - Science

In Kindergarten Science, we’ve been learning about the boss of our bodies —the brain! Through hands-on STEM activities, we explored how our brain and body work together. We studied a model skeleton and built our own with pipe cleaners, made brain headbands, used play dough to show different brain parts, and completed body part puzzles by placing organs in the correct spots. We also played games showing how the brain sends signals through the nervous system to our muscles in order to help us move. A big thank you to our P&C for their generous support and for providing us with these resources. 

Mrs Sorensen - Early Stage One Science

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Library

Board Game Bonanza

As the cold weather sets in why not visit warm the library at lunch for our Board Game Bonanza? For the month of June, we’ll have a variety of board games available for students to play and challenge their friends. Students in Year 1 – Year 6 can visit the library during the second half of lunch on their usual allocated day.

We would also welcome any generous donations of board games that you no longer need at home (but please check that all pieces are in the box).

Ali Webster – Teacher Librarian

Canteen

PSSA Canteen Orders

PSSA students, please order your Friday canteen orders through the RECESS section only. Orders placed through the LUNCH section will not be able to be collected due to students attending sport.

Placing a flexischools lunch order

Please make sure you select the correct date for your lunch order and check that you get a confirmation email that the order has been placed. Remember to order by 8.50am or use the late order section up until 10.00am

Birthday orders

Order your birthday frozen treats through the birthday treats section on flexischools by 1.00pm the day before. During PSSA season we do not recommend Birthday orders on Friday for years 3-6 as we can not guarantee that they can be collected by the class to celebrate.

Got an allergy?

If your child has an allergy please make sure to let the canteen know ahead of time so we have a record of it. Don't forget to tick the allergy alert button when making an order so that we can take extra care when preparing your child's food.

Sign up to help at the canteen

Volunteering at the canteen is a great opportunity to see your kids. Please sign up for a shift to help out. 

Please consider completing this short food safety course if you will be making sandwiches and toasties with us. Once you have completed the course don't forget to send us a copy of your certificate. 

Flexischools Ordering

If you are having trouble ordering or need help with your account you can call flexischools on 1300 361 769 or submit a question online https://flexischools..com/hc/en-au/

Got a question? or need to get in touch

Feel free to contact the canteen on email manlyvalepscanteen@gmail.com

Becky McGowan Canteen Manager, Manly Vale Public School

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