29 August 2019

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Congratulations to Kirsten Evans on receiving a “Gold” award in the statewide "Writeon" competition. Kirsten was one of the 17 successful recipients of this prestigious stage award. Her written piece and more information follows later in the newsletter.

SASS Week 2019

This week we take the opportunity to thank and acknowledge our School Administration Staff for all their work in supporting the staff and students and parents of Manly Vale Public School. To our office staff Pam, Luise, Annabel, Ann and Kriszta we wish to say thank you for the hours you put in to making our school run efficiently. For attending to students who are sick, booking buses, collecting notes and accounting for the financial wellbeing of the school, to coordinating the newsletter and answering the many enquiries…we thank you.

To our Student Learning and Support Officers Pete, Mary, Jayne, Stephanie and Justine thank you for the care and attention you give each and every student and the support you give to our teaching staff.

To Barry our GA and Jun and Greg our IT support team, thank you for the work you do in keeping our grounds clean and safe and our technology serviced and operational. We have the most tremendous SASS team at Manly Vale and thank them all for the work they do in the school.

Spell-A-Thon

After our father’s day breakfast and assembly on Friday students will go into classrooms for the Spell-A-Thon. The students will need to bring in their sponsorship cards this Friday so that anticipated donations can be recorded along with the spelling words correct, so that sponsorship money can be collected over the next 2 weeks.

All donations can be brought in to the class teacher to be recorded. Year 6 parent volunteers will be counting the money over the next 2 weeks to decide on the largest fundraisers for each stage. Prizes for stage winners will be given out on a Friday morning assembly on 13 September. Thank you to all parents, grandparent and friends who have sponsored our students.

Sponsorship money can also be banked via our P & C website below. Please be sure to clearly put your child’s name and class when using the online banking. Cash can be brought into school in a clearly marked envelope stating the child’s name, class and amount collected.

Father’s Day Sausage Sizzle

This Friday we invite all our fathers to a sausage sizzle at school. Orders can be made on the Flexischool’s website. The sausage sizzle will be outside the new school hall. Classrooms will be open from 7.30am-8.30am. Mrs Lee will be available for school tours from 8.00am at the top of the stairs. The choir will be performing outside the hall at 8.30am to conclude the morning. All parents are then invited to attend the Friday morning assembly where the school athletics carnival certificates will be given out. We look forward to hosting all our dads this Friday.

Congratulations Sarah Baxter

Sarah Baxter (4T) represented Manly Vale Public School in the cross-country ski race at Thredbo recently. It was great to have a representative in this event from our school. Well-done Sarah!

Book Parade Fundraiser

Congratulations to all our students who raised over $400 for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation as part of our Book Week parade celebrations. Thank you to everyone who donated a gold coin on the day and supported the parade by dressing up as their favourite book character or super hero.

Good Luck Tournament of Minds Teams

This Sunday our two Tournament of the Minds teams will compete in competition with both public and private schools to complete their problem solving challenge. Thank you to Mrs Radan who will be accompanying students to Roseville College this Sunday. We wish both the teams all the best and look forward to hearing about their results in next week’s newsletter.

Instrument Allocation Test - Band

Last Tuesday 33 students form years 3-6 auditioned in front or our 2 band conductors Carlos and Ben, in order to be designated an instrument to learn for next year. It is a very exciting to receive such an enthusiastic response from our students and we all look forward to a very strong band program next year. The school band and choir, dance and drama groups will all be performing in a school concert on Thursday 7 November. Be sure to come along and see them perform on that evening. Thank you to Ms Taylor and Ms Stacey for your organisation of our Band program.

Zone Athletics Carnival - Wednesday & Thursday this week

This week we sent over 40 athletes to the zone field and track events at Narrabeen Sports Centre. Mr Dylan and Mrs Birrell accompanied our students on both days. Congratulations to all competitors on their sportsmanship and school representation on these days. Athletics ribbons from our school carnival will be given out this week at the Friday assembly. Results from zone will be published next week.

Stage 3 Camp to Canberra

Next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday our year 5 & 6 students will attend a trip to Canberra. The students and teachers are all looking forward to seeing the sites of our National Capital and learning about the Westminster system as part of their democracy units of work. Visits to the Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Mint, War Memorial and Cockington Green are on the itinerary for those days. We look forward to hearing about the trip next week on their return. Students need to get to bed early on Sunday night to be at school by 5.20am on Monday. All the Year 5 & 6 teachers will be attending the trip.

Good Luck Talia Stedman and Kate Fewtrell

Next Monday Talia Stedman and Kate Fewtrell will compete in the Premier’s Bear Pit Public Speaking competition at State Parliament House. We wish both girls all the best for the competition.

Tina Lee - Principal

Dates for Your Diary

Waste Free Wednesday

Athletics Carnival 2019

Yesterday and today (Wednesday & Thursday) students from Manly Vale Public School represented the school at the Manly PSSA Zone athletics carnival at Narrabeen Sports Centre. All students did extremely well and had fun participating. Results will be in next week’s newsletter.

Congratulations to all competitors for doing their best and doing our school proud.

Please see attached results from the school athletics carnival held in Week 4. A reminder that ribbons will be handed out at this Friday’s morning assembly.

Kirsten Evans Writing Competition

Scholastic Book Club

Brochures were distributed to students this week and orders are due back at school no later than Friday 13 September 2019.

Band Cake Stall @ Bunnings Balgowlah

Canteen News

Thanks to all our amazing volunteers for last week, we had our biggest week ever and we couldn’t have managed it without you!

A special shout out to Fumie and Selina for getting in to the spirit of Book Week with us:

There are a few shifts to fill in September:

Monday 2 September – 9.00am-1.30pm
Wednesday 4 September – 9.00am-1.30pm
Monday 9 September – 9.00am-10.30am
Tuesday 10 September – 9.00am-10.30am
Friday 13 September – 9.00am-11.30am & 11.30am-1.30pm

Please contact us via the canteen email if you can help with any of these shifts: manlyvalepscanteen@gmail.com.

Kerry & Robyn – Canteen Supervisors

Canteen Volunteers Roster Term 3, 2019

Community Notices

Mosman Little Athletics Club

Registrations now open for 2019/20 season. Training day is Monday. All welcome from tiny tots (age 3) through to under 17’s. Go to the website below to register.

Allambie Heights Public School Spring Fair