1 June 2017

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Congratulations to Mackenzie Jeffs and Lucy Scholtens who managed to run in the first 6 places in their Zone Cross country event. A tremendous effort from both girls who will now go on to compete in the Regional Cross Country in Gosford on Friday 9 June. Pippi Te Pania also came 7th which means she will be a reserve for the event. Congratulations to all our 47 Manly Vale students who competed at the Zone Cross country carnival and to Ms Fisk and Mr Dylan who accompanied the team and organised the event. As usual the behaviour and sportsmanship of our school team received recognition on the day.

Kindergarten Open day – Tuesday 30 May

Last Tuesday we hosted close to 60 new parents who were looking at Manly Vale Public School as the school for their children next year. The parents were entertained by our senior band, choir and dance ensembles with Kindergarten 2017 singing a song to conclude the day. Our school leaders conducted tours of the school and answered questions from our new and interested parents. Thank you to all the leaders, our Kindergarten students and teachers, Ms Panetta and the dance groups, Mrs McManus, Mrs Lucey and the choir, and Ms Phillips, Mr Dylan and Ms Fisk for their behind the scenes organisation. All our visitors enjoyed the day. The Kindergarten orientation program will begin on Monday 11 September. Enrolment forms are available from the office.

Stage 2 Field of Mars Incursion

This week and next our year 3 & 4 students will be participating in some environmental workshops with the team from Field of Mars. Bushwalking, photography and environmental observations and drawings will be done to further enhance the study of their local area as part of their geography unit of work.

Drama Group

Today our school drama group, Santiago Barrios Rincon, Dakota Birch, Phoebe Crowe, Morgan Andrews, Josh Slatter and Matilda Graham auditioned for the NSW Festival of Drama with their skit titled “Balancing Act.” Ms Jaala Kemp is the writer, producer and director of the item and has experienced great success in the last few years at these drama festivals. The team will hear within the next few weeks if they have been successful in their audition. Congratulations to all our actors! Matildas Graham is also to be congratulated for her debut television role in “Janet King” last Thursday night on the ABC.

Working with Peter Macinnis- author, botanist, university mentor

Manly Vale Public School as part of their Higher Order Thinking (HOT) programs has once again managed to secure Peter Macinnis to run workshops, mentor teachers and conduct bushwalks on our local environment. Peter Macinnis brings a wealth of knowledge and experience transforming the way we engage with our local bushland. This week, Ms Macinnis has worked with years 1 & 2 classes during their science lessons, and will give a talk to our year 6 students tomorrow. Next week our year 5 students will work with him during science. Thank you to our science teachers Mrs Cash, Mrs Morrison and Mrs Tams for making science relevant and engaging for all our students, and to Mrs Banham who organised these incursions for our students as part of her role as leader of the HOT programs.

Debating

Monday 22 May our year 5 & 6 debating teams attended a workshop at Mowbray Public School as part of the Arts Unit programs. The students learnt about the differing techniques to use when presenting arguments and delivering rebuttals. The students were given feedback and appraisals on their presentations and worked on their public speaking skills. They all had an amazing experience and learnt a lot from the day. Thank you to Mrs Humphreys and Ms Caruso for their work with our teams.

Cyber Safety Forum - tonight Thursday 1 June

Tonight Leonie “the Cyber Safety Lady” will be speaking at John Colet School at 6.30pm. The evening is free and open to all interested parents. Please register for the event by following the link below.

SRC - Friday 2 June

Tomorrow we have our SRC meeting in the school hall at 11.20am. Classes putting forward suggestions are KD, 2GC, 4K and 6OG. All parents are welcome to come and watch.

Junior Band performance - Tuesday 6 June

Next week our Junior Band will perform for the children at the Manly Vale kindergarten. This is an annual event for our junior band and a great way to show off their skills in front of a very enthusiastic audience. All students will walk down to the kindergarten on the day to perform.

Kokoda Track - Tuesday 6 June

Next week our Year 6 students accompanied by Mrs Lee, Mr Guzman and Mrs O’Grady will attend the Kokoda Track Memorial walk at Rhodes Park, Concord West. The students will talk to diggers who fought on the track during WW2 and enjoy the stories and first hand experiences that they share with the students. This initiative was organised in collaboration with the Balgowlah RSL and a very rewarding experience for our year 6 students.

Aboriginal Performer - Ryka Ali

Ryka Ali an aboriginal performer, artist, dancer and story teller will entertain all our students next Wednesday 7 June in our school hall. The performance will compliment work done by all classes on aboriginal culture and studies. We are very lucky to host such a professional performance at our school. This will lead us in to our acknowledgement of NAIDOC Week from 2 – 9 July with the theme “Our Languages Matter.” Thank you to Mrs Poole and Mrs Abrahams for your ongoing commitment and organisation of these events in our school. Cost for this event was included in the whole school fees at the beginning of the year.

Stage 3 Multicultural Competition - Speak Off

The finalists in the stage 3 Multicultural Speaking competition will present their speech in front of the 3-6 assembly on Friday 9 June. Good luck to all competitors. This program was run as part of our extension public speaking program for this semester.

“Diary of a Wombat Stew” - Friday 9 June

Our Kindergarten students will attend Glen Street Theatre to watch a rendition of the famous children’s book “Wombat Stew.” This will be their first big day out for the year and should be a lot of fun for all. Our Kindergarten students will leave from school at 9.00am and not return till after lunch. Please make sure you don’t order lunch on this day.

School Council Meeting - Monday 5 June

Our next school council meeting will be on Monday 5 June at 7.00pm in the staff room. The council will be looking at the recent traffic survey and directions for the school for the next 12 months. All parents are welcome to come and observe and contribute but only council members can vote on actions. Thank you to our School Council president Miranda Markezic, who along with Jenny Atkinson (P & C president) attended the Northern Sydney P & C meeting last Monday. Miranda and Jenny are leading our parent community through rapid change and their extra time and support is appreciated by the school.

Congratulations Gregory John

Congratulations to our representative soccer player Gregory John who has been selected in the Sydney North soccer team. Gregory has returned from an overseas coaching experience and now has been successful in being selected as 1 of the top 14 players in our regional area. Well done Gregory!

Principal Conference - 8 & 9 June

Next week I will be attending a conference for 2 days. Ms Phillips will be relieving principal on those days if you require assistance.

Tina Lee - Principal

Assistant Principal’s Report

75th Anniversary Commemorative Service

It was a pleasure and honour to accompany our four School Captains and Vice Captains to the 75th Anniversary Commemorative Service hosted by the Honourable Tony Abbott MP (Member for Warringah) at North Head on Friday 26 May. The leaders, Sonny Harper, Sienna Kelly, Ben Crowe and Grace Nairne, listened to guest speaker Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin (AC Chief of the Defence Force) present about the night war came to Sydney Harbour. Sonny and Sienna laid some rosemary and two books at the foot of the monument. Our leaders were understanding of the solemn nature of this event and were sensible and respectful. They looked lovely in their red blazers and represented our school beautifully.

Band

The senior and junior bands provided excellent entertainment as they performed at our last two assemblies. Both bands had shown great improvements after attending the band workshop mornings and it was fabulous to showcase them to the whole school. On behalf of the school and band committee I’d like to thank Ms Sally Fisk who has done so much work with the band and ensures they are prepared and organised for every event. Thank you also to Ben and Gergely, our two extraordinary conductors, who came to conduct for the performances. Band Camp notes will be sent home next week.

ICAS Competitions

The Science NSW ICAS Competition was held on Tuesday after school. The next competitions to take place are writing on Tuesday 13 June and Spelling Wednesday 14 June. A note outlining all the details for both competitions will be sent home next week. Please ensure your child/ren know they are sitting the competitions as there are no make-up times for those who don’t attend the scheduled afternoon. Students in stages 2 and 3 will be sitting the English Competition (1 August) and the Mathematics Competition (15 August) in school time.

School Photos

School photos were distributed yesterday. If you did not receive your package or would like to order more photos please contact the link below. If you wish to order a year 6 ‘muck up’ photo, an SRC photo, a Sports Captains or a School Leaders photo these will be displayed in the office foyer and order forms will be available there too.

Lisa Phillips – Assistant Principal

National Simultaneous Story Time

This week the kindergarten through to year two students enjoyed a presentation of “The Cow Tripped over the Moon”, by Tony Wilson and Laura Wood.

The story was re-worked as a readers’ theatre script and performed by the teachers for the children.

The well-known nursery rhyme, Hey diddle diddle, had been re-produced by Tony Wilson in a picture book format with some interesting additions.

There were many silly antics by the various characters, played by the teachers.

Who can forget Ms Sussanna and her amazing leaps and bounds, Miss Panetta and her prowess with the violin, and Mr Bennett and his ‘doggy’ ways!

The rest of the teachers played their parts with great finesse.

The cow was determined to jump over the moon and after several false starts, she was launched into space like a rocket

The performance was well received by the audience who joined in a whole group sing along of “Hey diddle diddle”.

Glynis Poole – Teacher Librarian

Guringai Festival

The Guringai Festival is a local annual festival that aims at raising the awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in our local region. The festival starts on Sorry Day, 26 May and continues through Reconciliation Week (27 May - 3 June) until NAIDOC Week, the second week in July each year.

This year’s theme is Connections, inviting people of all ages to connect and participate in events across the region. The festival promotes intergenerational conversations, activities and perspectives, and the ability to connect and shape our future, being inclusive of all.

Numerous reconciliation and community groups are involved, including local Councils. There are many events in our local area (most of which are free), including: storytelling, art and photography exhibitions, talks involving learning about local Aboriginal heritage and culture in our local environment, music, movie screenings, art and craft activities, and Sorry Day commemorations.

Manly Vale Public School will be discussing Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week in class over the next two weeks, culminating with an incursion by performer Ryka Ali and commemorating NAIDOC Week later in the term.

Click on the link and get involved!

The Aboriginal Education Committee

Zone Cross Country

Last Wednesday Manly Vale competed at the zone carnival for cross country. Spirits were high and all students put in 100%. It was wonderful to see so many parents attend and cheer on our runners. The top 6 finishers from each age group qualified for the regional cross country to be held in Gosford on Friday 9 June. An extra big congratulations to Mackenzie Jeffs (3/4W) and Lucy Scholtens (5F) who will be representing the Sydney North team at this event after finishing 5th and 6th in their respective races.

Sally Fisk

Scholastic Book Club

Orders are due back at school no later than Friday 16 June 2017.

Library News

Lost Library Books

Occasionally children loose library books. When books are overdue I usually send a notice home to remind families and ask for some help to find these books. If the books cannot be located, please let me know. Books have a replacement cost on the overdue note. If you wish to replace the missing book I would be very happy to receive a new copy of the book or payment for the replacement cost.

Glynis Poole – Teacher Librarian

Dates for Your Diary

Chess News

In round 4 of the NSW Junior Chess League, Manly Vale hosted Oxford Falls Grammar and Our Lady of Good Counsel.

Manly Vale A (Charlie Colwell, Rory Edgerton, Tom Stevens & Sean Meredith) lost a close match to Oxford Falls Grammar 2.5 - 1.5 with Charlie, Tom and Sean all ending up with a draw in their games.

Manly Vale B (Adam Turner, Harry Bromiley, Elizabeth Bromiley & Milo Wolf-Daffy) were defeated by Our Lady of Good Counsel 4 - 0 after giving their best against the competition leaders.

Andy Bennett

PSSA Draws and Venues

P&C News

Trivia Night is Manly Vale Public School’s biggest annual fundraiser, with every dollar raised going to the added extras our kids enjoy in the classroom and playground. It’s an evening full of prizes, a live band, fun trivia and lots of laughs.

Tickets are now on sale. Please visit the link below and click on 'Trivia Night 2017' up the top. 10 people per table, smaller groups are fine.

This year the theme is… AUSSIE ICONS Kath & Kim, Crocodile Dundee, Big Ted on Playschool or Mad Max – let your imagination roam.

Dress Code: Aussie Icons. But no high heels please! If we boogie too hard and scratch the dance floor, we won’t be invited back to Mackellar. Flat shoes only (thongs fall nicely into this category). Fantastic prizes for best dressed.

When: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Where: Mackellar Girl’s Campus School Hall
Tickets: $30 each
BYO food and beverages

Do you have a prize to donate?

Prizes auctioned on the night are donated or sourced by our generous parents and community.

Each classroom has a box where items can be safely donated. Here are some suggestions for what you might like to donate (new and unused items only), hampers will be part of a silent auction held on the night.

(Alcohol donations & any glass containers must go directly to the office via an adult. Children should not carry glass to school).

• Kindy: Chocolate / Beach / Hardware
• Year 1: Reading / Creative adults & kids
• Year 2: Pamper / Sports & health / Entertainment
• Year 3: Homewares / Gardening / Car
• Year 4: Wine & beverage
• Year 5: Outdoor
• Year 6: Gourmet / picnic

We welcome any donation, big or small — for prizes or sponsorship. If you have something else to donate (vouchers, tickets, experiences or unique prizes), we would love to hear from you.

Do you know someone who runs a local business who could donate a voucher?

We've got sporting memorabilia, art and front row tickets for the K-6 dance concerts, but the fundraising team would love many more prizes to auction off.

To donate a prize - please click here. For a 'prize request letter' or more information, please contact us via email manlyvalepcevents@outlook.com

Thank you.
See you on the night!

A message from Jenny Atkinson, P&C President:

A big thank you to all the volunteers who supported a tremendous turn out for Mother’s Day. From the logistics and comms team to the egg and bacon crew, the year 6 students on the cup pick-up table, the photo lab to the tables covered in flowers and the choir. It was a great chance to see the children’s classrooms and the rain managed to hold off. Just under 400 egg and bacon rolls and 200 coffees were served with smiles.

The main purpose was a chance for the school community to connect and enjoy the morning. In the past 2 years nearly 160 new children and their parents have joined our school.

A special call out to the Penny, Inessa, Peta, Ian and the team of smiling volunteers who all made the morning such a success.

Once again a big thank you and we look forward to Trivia Night on 17 June “Australian Icons,” it's going to be a cracker!

The next P&C meeting is Tuesday13 June 2017 at 7.00pm, all welcome.

Café Owl

Canteen Volunteers Roster Term 2, 2017

Community Notices

School Zones – keep our children safe

No Parking

drivers may stop to drop off or pick up passengers or goods for a maximum of 2 minutes. The driver MUST remain in or within 3 metres of the vehicle. The vehicle must not be left unattended. No Parking Zones can also be used to drop off and pick up children. (If times of operation are shown on the sign, the restriction only applies during those times). Penalty exceeds $173 plus 2 demerit points.

No Stopping

stopping is not permitted at any time. Dropping off or picking up passengers is not permitted in these areas. (A continuous yellow line also indicates a No Stopping zone). Penalty exceeds $265 plus 2 demerit points.

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