4 September 2025

Principal’s Report – Term 3 Week 7

Congratulations to all our winter PSSA teams for the season they have had this year. We have had a lot of rain and washed-out games, all teams played their final winter games last Friday with great sportsmanship and tremendous team spirit. It was a great day to finish our competition on.

Congratulations to the following teams who had great results from their competitions this year. Our Junior Girls Division 2 netball team coached by Ms Hepworth with assistance from Steph, came first. Our Senior Boys A soccer team were runners up in the competition, with our Junior A Boys soccer team winning the competition.   Ms Cash was the coach for the season. Our Senior A girls soccer team coached by Mrs Blackband also won the competition. Congratulations to all winter PSSA teams.

The summer competition will have one game this term in week 9, Friday 19 September. The rest of the Fridays this term will be school sport with a normal timetable in place. We look forward to a successful summer PSSA season next term.

SASS Week

This week we celebrate our School Administrative and Support Staff and thank them for all their support of the students, parents and teachers. The SASS team play a very important role in our school. This week is an opportunity to send thank you messages and provide a lovely morning tea for our support team. We truly appreciate all they do for all of us.

Thank you to our office staff Pam, Annabel, Danni, Maria, Kerry and our Teacher’s Aides Steph, Justine, Erin, Lizzie, Paddy, and Barry our General Assistant.

Peer Support- Last Lesson

Last Monday was our least Peer Support lesson for the year. We thank our Year 6 teacher and leaders for all the work they did in preparing the lessons and leading the groups. A lot of students received prizes of stationery and stickers for their contributions to lessons this week.

Thank you to Mrs Lucey and Mrs Oscroft who spent many hours organising the groups and lessons. It has been a truly beneficial well-being activity and really brought our students together as a community. Our year 6 leaders have learnt a lot about leadership and teaching students. 

Happy Birthday Manly Vale Public School

Last Tuesday we had a whole school photograph to celebrate 70 years of Manly Vale Public School.  It was a lot of organisation for the photographers, to sit 565 students in the shape of the number 70, but well worth the historical moment for all of us to take this snapshot in time.

We acknowledge that our school has been through a lot of changes, and we are currently surveying students, teachers and now the community on the idea of changing the current House flag names to reflect a more contemporary look for our school.

House Flag Name Change

Our current House flags are named after colonial explorers Macquarie (red), Hunter (green), Phillip (blue)and King (yellow). Each class has come up with some names for our Houses. We will keep the same colours but have some suggestions of new names ranging from flora and fauna to places, planets and Greek gods.

We are currently collating the list to put to a vote to our whole school community. If you have some ideas for House names, please email the school by Monday 15 September with your suggestions. The list will be collated and voted on by teachers, students and P&C.

Some suggestions so far are:

Banksia (green), Wattle (yellow), Bottlebrush (red), Bluebell (blue) Waratah (red)
Possums, Dingoes, Kangaroo, kookaburra, Emus, Wallaby Goanna, Echidna
Panther, Tigers, Monkeys
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus
Snake, lizard, spider, Crocodile
Black Swan ‘Honey Eaters, Lorikeet
Kindness (yellow) Respect (green) Honesty (blue), Strength (Red)
Manly, Shelley, Narrabeen, Warriewood
Kingfishers, Cockatoos, Lorikeets, Rosellas
Bimbimbie, Araluen, Panamunal, Taringa
Athena, Zeus, Posiedon, Felicitas

Father’s Day Breakfast and Skip-a-thon

This Friday we welcome all our dads or special friends to a breakfast. The choir will perform at 8.15am, with the band performing at 8.30am outside the hall. Parents are then invited to visit the classrooms, with the morning finishing at 9.00am. At 9.30am K-2 students will assemble for the Skip-a-thon. Dads are welcome to stay on and watch the skipping if they wish. Please note that all students must return a sponsorship form whether they have collected sponsors or not. Sponsorship forms can be handed in to the class teacher on the Friday morning before the Skip-a-thon starts.

All fundraising will go towards replacing the playground soccer goals, purchasing new equipment for the new K-2 playground and replacing and a new smartboard in one of the classrooms. We thank and appreciate all the work done by Amy Hansen and the Class Coordintaors for this event. Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to count the money and award the winning fundraising classes.

Frist prize- Class Pizza Day
Second Prize- Cupcakes for the class
 Third Prize- Quelch sticks for the whole class

Tina Lee – Principal

Dates for your Diary

Year 5 Dancesport Gala Success

Last Wednesday, our year 5 students proudly represented our school at the Dancesport Gala Night at Homebush. Over the past 15 weeks, students have been learning four dances - cha cha, tango, salsa, and jive under the expert guidance of our dedicated dance teacher, Svajone.

Throughout the program, students demonstrated resilience, fitness, and positivity as they embraced the challenge of preparing for the Gala. Their commitment and teamwork led to unprecedented success, with two of our couples placing first in the salsa and jive competitions. In addition, our school was honoured with a trophy for having the most couples from one school reach the finals.

We are incredibly proud of the way our students represented themselves and our school community. Their enthusiasm, determination, and achievements are a true celebration of their hard work and the supportive environment fostered throughout the program.

Dancesport Program Coordinators - Mr Le Jeune, Mrs Banham and Mrs Johnston

Dancesport Gala Results

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PSSA Winter Teams

Congratulations to the Senior Boys PSSA “A” soccer team who finished the season undefeated! It was a remarkable team effort and the skills and maturity you have shown is so very impressive. Amazing teamwork! Runners up on goal difference only. Ms Cash

Fantastic news, and a big congratulations to the Junior Boys PSSA “A” soccer team for winning the PSSA season. The boys won every match and worked as a team each week to achieve this awesome result. I am very proud of you! Keep enjoying your sport. Ms Cash

PSSA Senior A Girls Soccer

PSSA Junior B Netball Champions

Opportunity Class Placement Outcomes

2026 Opportunity Class outcomes are becoming available to parents in the coming weeks. The Selective Education Team will send parents of applicants a message when your outcome is available in your application dashboard. An email will also be sent to alert you to the message.

Please see the NSW Department of Education for more information.

Catherine Nelson - Assistant Principal

Father’s Day Breakfast Friday 5 September (tomorrow)

The Father’s Day Breakfast tomorrow starts from 7.30-9.00am at Cafe Owl. Parents can share breakie with their kids, support the raffle, have a photo taken with Dad, be entertained by the band & choir and tour their child’s classroom.

Flexischools is closed for orders now, but parents can still buy a coffee, hot chocolate, croissants, cheese rolls or honey bread from Cafe Owl and pay them directly on the day. Essential parents must show their Flexischool receipt when collecting their food from Cafe Owl.

Great selection of raffle prizes that Dad will love!

- Jaycar Electronics voucher
- Stone & Wood beer
- Exceptional wine, Orlando Steingarten Riesling
- Manly Vale Football Club voucher
- Quakers beer
- The Grumpy Barber vouchers

Click on the link to snag your winning raffle tickets

Skipathon Friday 5 September (tomorrow)

Please ensure all sponsorship forms and cash are returned to the class teacher by 9.00am tomorrow (Friday) so that all totals for classes can be finalised. It is preferable that you bank your raised funds through Flexischools prior to Friday and enter the amount raised on the sponsorship form.  Parents please send your child to school in their sports uniform.

All funds raised will go towards exciting new additions to support every student from kindergarten to year 6! New wellbeing wagon equipment for K-6, plus new sports goals for years 3-6, mini goals for K-2 and new play and sport equipment for the playground for all students.

Kindergarten Science

Kindergarten Science - From tiny seeds to big discoveries.

Did you know that seeds have a tough outer coating that keeps them safe until the conditions are just right for them to grow? Kindergarten has been exploring the fascinating world of plants—planting seeds, watching them germinate and learning about the plant life cycle and seed dispersal. We were amazed by the many ways seeds can vary in size, shape, colour and texture. Our biggest surprise came when we opened a packet of radish seeds—inside we found seeds with a shimmering metallic blue coating! Along the way, we have also planted grass seeds, cared for them by watering and created leaf rubbings to observe the intricate details of leaves that help plants make their food.

Mrs Sorensen - Early Stage One Science

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Stage 2 Dance Concert

Trivia Night

Calling all Tradies

Last year we had two amazing donations from two “tradie”parents of the School Cheery Chops (Tree solution specialists) and Call in Mr Smith (Painting). These items were auctioned off on the night and were a big hit raising huge funds for the school.
If you are a tradie and can donate your time/services please email the Trivia Committee, we would love to hear from you.

Email address: mvpstrivia2024@gmail.com

Library News

Step Into Spring

Spring is in the air! This month in the Library our theme is Step into Spring. We will have a variety of Spring-themed crafts, colouring and books available during lunchtimes in the library. Students are invited on their regular scheduled days - we cannot wait to see you there!

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Please note that the PRC closing date has been extended! Students in years 3-6 need to have all books read and entered into the PRC website by Friday 19 September (Week 9) to be eligible for a PRC certificate or medal at the end of the year.

Reminder:

Infants Students (K-2) have completed the challenge entirely at school – you do not need to do anything at home. Students have read 30 books in library and class time and will receive a certificate at the end of the year

Primary Students (yrs 3-6) are expected to complete the challenge independently. They need to read 20 books and enter them into the PRC website by the closing date, Friday 19 September, to qualify for a certificate at the end of the year. Students use their regular school login to access the website. Students may also visit the library at lunch for help entering their books online.

Please see the PRC website for challenge rules, booklists and information on how to log books to your reading record online. Most questions can be answered at the PRC website, however please contact me if you cannot find the information that you need, or if you have queries relating directly to your child’s account.

Happy Reading!

Ali Webster – Teacher Librarian

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Canteen

Blizzards are Back next week

The weather is warming up so Blizzards will be back next week. $3.00 each in some great fruity flavours.

Sign up to help at the canteen

Volunteering at the canteen is a great opportunity to see your children. 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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