27 February 2025

Principal’s Report – Term 1 Week 5

Thank you to all the parents and carers who attended our parent/teacher afternoons this week. It is always a great opportunity for parents and teachers to meet and discuss organisation and routines of the classroom. If you could not attend, please make sure you connect with the school and add your name to the class email lists. Our Class Coordinator Liaison this year is Mrs Amy Hansen.

These class lists are a vital communication for all parents between the school, P&C and parent community. Please make sure your email is included in these class lists. Email the office if you need it included this year.

Friday Assemblies this Friday – 28 February

This Friday we have the following assemblies:
3-6 assembly - 11.00am
K-2 assembly – 2.15pm – 2LW hosting

SRC badges & Principal Awards will be given out at these assemblies. Parents are invited to come along.

At the 3-6 assembly bus monitor badges, band and house captain’s badges & Principal Awards will be presented as well. See names below

Bus Monitors

House Captains

SRC

Band Captains

Band Captains 2025

Congratulations to our year 6 students below who have been elected as band captains for 2025. Both will receive their badges at this Fridays 3-6 assembly at 11.00am.

Darcy Morgan and Bennett Da Silva

Parent Workshop- “Teaching your child to read”

Next Monday 3 March Mrs Abrahams will present a parent workshop on how to assist your child at home in learning to read. This parent workshops is always well attended and enjoyed by parents who would like some support to assist their children with reading at home.

The session starts at 5.30pm in the staffroom All interested parents are welcome to attend, however please keep in mind the content is aimed at beginning readers (ie Kindergarten). Please RSVP to the office by this Friday morning if you intend on coming. You can also register your attendance via the flyer attached.

Balgowlah Boys Open day- Tuesday 4 March

Next Tuesday Balgowlah Boys High school will have their Open Day. All parents of our current Year 5 and 6 students are invited to attend. Please check their website for details.

Band Welcome Night- Tuesday 4 March

We are starting another year of our band program, and we will have a welcome afternoon tea next Tuesday afternoon at 4.30pm.  More information will be emailed to parents of our band students. Next week we will decide our band Committee for 2025 and explain the various roles required to run the band programs. The school band program is run as a sub-committee of the Parents and Citizens Association (P&C). The band requires parent volunteers. This is an extra-curricular activity and must be paid for by parents. Tutors and conductor rehearsals are an additional cost for this program. The school is unable to cover the costs of the band program.  Please consider helping with band organisation and communication if your child has joined the band. The roles are listed below:

Band Roles

Band President- Organises meetings

Band Secretary - Takes minutes for the meeting, writes the band newsletter, and organises communication of band events and performances.

Band Treasurer- Oversees the financial running of the band program. Reports to P & C treasurer.

Band Liaisons for Junior, Intermediate and Senior Band

• These roles require communicating events and performances and meeting minutes to all parents in the specific band you are aligned to.

Mrs Oscroft away Friday 28 February- Friday 7 March

Next week Mrs Oscroft will be away for the week. Mrs Blackband will replace Mrs Oscroft in the office for the week as Deputy Principal and Mr Gardner will take 5/6B for the week.

NAPLAN 2025 

All students in years 3 & 5 this year will sit the NAPLAN test online. The tests run over a 2-week period from Wednesday 12 March to Monday 24 March. Students who require additional time and support during these test sessions will be contacted by the school to authorise and give permission for these adjustments. 

Information and practice tests are available on the NAP Public Demonstration site. 

No Play on Equipment Before or After School

This year we have already had 2 broken arms due to accidents on the play equipment. Students must be closely supervised by a class teacher on this equipment during school times. Students are not to play on the fixed equipment before and after school during the pickup and drop off times. There is no teacher on duty at those times. Parents please do not allow your children to go on the equipment even if you are standing watching them.

Tina Lee – Principal

Dates for your Diary

PSSA Training & Games

PSSA training starts this week.

Please be ready to meet your coach at the below time and venue. Hats and drink bottles are compulsory.

Please note: Tomorrow Friday 28 February there is a change: No boys eagle tag training and the girls eagle tag will be training up at school not down at the oval (just a change in venue this week)

PSSA Games

High School Information for Year 6 Parents

As mentioned at the Stage 3 Parent Information Evening earlier this week, all Year 6 parents are required to complete an online enrolment form by Friday 28 March (week 9).

This indicates your preference of NSW Government High School. If you intend to send your child to a Catholic or Private school, there is a section on the form to indicate this decision.

MACKELLAR GIRLS

BALGOWLAH BOYS

THE FOREST HIGH

NSW Government High School’s Year 6 Orientation Day takes place on Tuesday 2 December 2025.

Parents are advised to regularly check the local high school’s websites throughout the year.

Balgowlah Boys Campus – Open Day

Please see the attached flyer on the Open Day for Balgowlah Boys Campus.

Narrabeen Sports High Open Day & Sports Academy Program

Narrabeen Sports High School’s Open Night is scheduled for Tuesday, 4 March 2025. 

This is a great opportunity to explore the school, meet teachers, and learn about the diverse programs on offer including students out of area enrolling by applying for our Sports Academy Program.

Manly Vale Public School Swimming Carnival Results

Swimming Carnival Update & Zone Representatives

We are excited to share the updated swimming results from our recent Manly Vale Public School Swimming Carnival! Congratulations to all students on their outstanding efforts and sportsmanship.

A special congratulations to the students who have qualified to represent our school at the MPSSA Zone Swimming Carnival on Tuesday, 19 March, at Warringah Aquatic Centre. The event will commence at 8:30 am and conclude at 2:00 pm.

Further details will be sent out to parents soon. Well done again to all our swimmers—we are so proud of your achievements in the pool! 🏊‍♂️🎉

School Photo Day

School Photo Day – Wednesday 9 April

A friendly reminder that School Photo Day is coming up in Week 11 on Wednesday, 9 April.

Photo order envelopes have been sent home with students this week.

Parents can place orders online via Advancedlife.com.au using our unique school code, P2B 27Y HEW. Online ordering is the easiest way to ensure a smooth process on the day, however envelopes can be returned to the office prior to the day. 

Thank you for your support! 🌟

School Bus Service – Data Collection

Manly Vale Public School has been selected to take part in a data collection campaign for Transport NSW Buses. The campaign has been created to collect a more accurate account of the number of students who use the school bus service.  Student Opal Card usage does not always reflect the number of opal cards allocated to each school.  This campaign is a trial to see whether an advertising campaign in conjunction with bus drivers manually counting students who board the bus, will provide more accurate data to inform planning, funding requirements and efficient processes.

During the campaign there will be a representative from Transport at our school who will have a small number of flyers to distribute where appropriate. Their main function will be to manually count students.  Collecting accurate data and supporting students to use their Opal Card, will inform future planning for bus service allocations. 

The campaign will start on Monday 23 February and conclude at the end of March.  During this time Transport will waive the $10.00 Opal Card replacement fee for lost or damaged cards.

Catchment for High Schools 2026/2027

Following comprehensive community consultation, changes to school offerings and school intake areas are being implemented in the Northern Beaches from 2026/2027.

Under the revised intake area boundaries, all families will have guaranteed access to a co-educational high school.

The updates provide improved alignment between primary schools and high schools, enabling more students to move from primary school to high school with their peers.

The alignment of intake areas is a high priority for the Department because it promotes student and community cohesion through the transition to secondary schooling.

From 2026, all students living within the 2026 Manly Vale Public School intake area will be designated to The Forest High School as their guaranteed co-educational option. These students will have an additional guaranteed option to enrol at either Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls or Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys campuses, if single-sex schooling is preferred.

However, some families who enrolled at Manly Vale Public School under the existing 2025 intake area, may find themselves zoned to a different high school intake area (Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer or Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater campuses) from 2026/2027.

To support all students at Manly Vale Public School to transition to high school with their peers, the department is implementing a temporary out-of-area allowance for these families.

The allowance applies to families of Manly Vale Public School students whose address has been designated to NBSC Cromer or NBSC Freshwater, under the 2026/2027 intake area plan.

These families will be able to make an out-of-area application to one of the Manly Vale Public School aligned high schools (NBSC Balgowlah Boys, NBSC Mackellar Girls or The Forest High School) which will be accepted.

The allowance will be in place from 2026 until all the Manly Vale Public School 2025 kindergarten cohort transitions to Year 7 (expected to be in 2032).

These measures ensure all students who enrolled locally at Manly Vale Public School, as per the current intake area, can transition to high school with their peers.

Book Club

Our book club co-ordinator Sally Andrew will be stepping down from her role. To continue this service to the students we will need a volunteer to organise and distribute all book club orders. If you are interested, please contact the school office for further information by email.

Canteen

Please remember to let your children know if you are placing a lunch order for them. The canteen is spending a lot of time chasing students to collect their lunch and students are missing out on valuable learning time having to come down to the canteen to collect their order after lunch.

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

Kindergarten 2025

If you will be ordering lunch from the canteen in the first few weeks of term, please let your child's teacher know so that they can help them find their way to the canteen to collect it.

Don't forget to download the Flexischools app for online ordering https://flexischools.com.au/ and turn notifications on so that you never miss a message from the canteen.

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. Do not 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. 

Birthday orders

Order your birthday frozen treats through the birthday treats section on Flexischools by 1.00pm the day before. 

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.

Got a question? or need to get in touch

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

Becky McGowan – Canteen Manager

Willoughby City Council Hosted Parent Seminars

The parent workshops have been organised by Willoughby City Council in partnership with Abba Psychology Consulting and Dr Kristy Goodwin, made possible with the generous ClubGRANT funding from Chatswood RSL. Please see the attached flyers for further information.

Community Notices

School Information