10 February 2022

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

P & C Report- Tuesday 8 February

Last Tuesday night we had our first P & C meeting for the year. Thank you to all the parents who attended the zoom. It was lovely to be welcomed by our new committee:

President - Mr Karl Treacher
Vice Presidents - Mr Chris Nicholls and Mr John Gillings
Secretary - Mrs Karen Murgatroyd
Treasurer - Mr Peter Weatherston
Class Coordinator - Mrs Kristen Te Pania

The attendance was excellent, and we all are looking forward to a great year. Topics for discussion were:

Classes and class sizes
Staffing
Covid Guidelines
The Year 6 Camp and the swimming carnival
Vision and goals for the school year
Funding priorities for 2022
School Band, canteen and uniform shop
Fundraising

All parents are encouraged to pay a $1 membership fee for the year. Either by cash in an envelope at the school office or via the canteen website in order to register to vote at the next meeting. The next meeting will be Tuesday 8 March (via zoom). Please email all enquiries to Karen on manlyvaleprimaryschoolpc@gmail.com

Welcome Kindergarten 2022

The kindergarten students have all completed their Best Start assessments and are busy learning the routines of kindergarten. The teachers have reported that the children are very settled, and we were all so proud to see them all leave parents at the front gate this week and walk up to their classes by themselves.

We currently have 4 classes and a Teacher’s Aide (School Learning and Support Officer) in every classroom. Thank you to all the parents who attended the Kindergarten Information zoom last Monday.

We do hope to have a P & C welcome evening later this year for all our Kindergarten parents, along with parents of your new families.

Classes 2022

All of the students seem to be settling into their new classes. Please allow your child time to get used to the new routines of school. Every student will be a little anxious at the moment.

Year 6 Camp

Year 6 students went to the Great Aussie Bush camp last week. They were able to do all the activities even if it was in the rain. Thank you to Mrs Blackband, Mrs Ward, Mr Dylan, and Steph (SLSO) for attending the camp. I was able to go up for Wednesday night and Thursday and enjoyed participating in all the activities including canoeing, mud world and the Giant Swing.

Swimming Carnival - Tuesday 15 February

Years 3-6 students are all invited to attend this year’s swimming carnival. This year the organisation is a little different to reduce the transmission of Covid. Parents will be given the option to keep their children at home this day and participate in the home learning hub if they do not want them to attend.

Year 2 students who are turning 8 and can confidently swim 50 metres may attend otherwise all Year 2 students are to stay at school with their teachers.

We are unable to leave any 3-6 teachers here to supervise students as we need them at the pool. Parents have the option to send their child to the pool or keep them at home. Students who are attending the carnival need to return the permission note to school along with the $25 which will cover buses, pool entry and hire.

RAT Kits

Every student in the school should have received their first set of Rapid Antigen Test kits. The testing days should be on a Monday and Wednesday however we are leaving this up to the parent’s discretion.

The next batch has arrived for the next 2 weeks, so we are sending home these tests in the children’s bags on Thursday afternoon. Teachers also are testing on a Monday and Wednesday.

Teachers are not attending school if they are a close household contact, have symptoms or have Covid. You may find that your child is having different teachers now due to the above reasons. Our main aim is to keep the school operational and open to face-to-face learning. We are all doing our best to make sure we keep our school clean and that cohorts are kept separate to minimise the spread of Covid.

Cross ventilation and extra cleaning are occurring in every work area and teachers are also using the outdoors to teach students.

Please remember to keep your child at home if they are sick or displaying any cold or flu-like symptoms.

Parent Teacher Interviews

We were hoping to have zoom one on one meetings later this term depending on the guidelines. However, we need to have Class Coordinators assigned to classes as soon as possible. Teachers will be sending home communication to parents to get permission make class email lists and ask for parents to nominate as the Class Coordinator. Please keep a look out for this next week.

Kristen Te Pania will be coordinating the Class Coordinators this year.

Special education in Ethics (SEE) and Special Religious Education (SRE)

Wednesday mornings at 9.00am volunteer teachers from our parent community and local churches provide instruction in Ethics (philosophy of ethical concepts and issues) and Religion (Catholic or Protestant). Parents at enrolment are asked to designate if they wish to have their child in Ethics, Catholic Scripture, Protestant Scripture or Non-Scripture.

Ethics classes are a maximum of 22 students. These classes are instructed by parent volunteers. If you are interested in becoming an Ethics teacher please contact Tamara@tylermail.com.au. The class lists have been made from last year’s information. Please email if there is a change from last year. Ethics classes usually have a waitlist. If students aren’t able to be given an Ethics class they are put into non-scripture unless otherwise advised.

SRE and SEE classes start on Wednesday 2 March.

Please see the website for details regarding the content of these classes.

Drop Off and Pick Up Times

Drop off 8.40am-9.00am

Please use the following gates for drop off in the mornings.

Kindergarten, Year 1 & 2 - Main gate

Years 3-6 - Basketball court gate

Pick up - 2.50pm (Kindergarten only)

Kindergarten only at 2.50pm - Office gate and main gate

Pick up – 3pm (rest of the school)

Years 1 & 2 - Main gate

Siblings - Meeting gate for siblings to wait to walk home together- Outside Café Owl

Years 3-6 - Basketball Court gate.

School Bus

Buses leave promptly from 3.00pm of an afternoon. Students who are catching the bus should meet outside the school hall.

Tina Lee – Principal

Dates for your Diary

School Photos

Our Manly Vale Public School photos are fast approaching. On Thursday 3 March (Week 6), Advanced Life Photos will be at our school to take photos of the whole school, classes and families/siblings.

In Week 4, children will be sent home with an order form envelope outlining different options for photos if you wish to purchase them. You may pay for your school photos via the secure online advancedorder web portal (link below) specifically set up for our school using the unique 9-digit online order code P2B 27Y HEW. Parents who place their order online DO NOT need to return the order envelope. Only families who wish to pay via cheque or cash will need to return the order envelope to the school prior to photo day.

Sibling/family photos may be ordered online using the same code above or via a special sibling order envelope which can be collected at the office. Please note that sibling photos are only for siblings who are enrolled at Manly Vale Public School.

Please ensure that your child/children come to school on photo day wearing their neatest and cleanest, correct full school uniform and presentable hair.

Please note that students who do not have permission to be photographed WILL be included in the full school photo or their class photo.

School photographs will be returned approximately 4-6 weeks after day of photography.

Ellie Radan and Sarah Birrell

SRE (Special Religious Education) and SEE (Special Ethics Education) - 2022

Welcome back to all our SRE and SEE teachers and classes. We will begin Ethics and Scripture classes on Wednesday 2 March at 9.00am (week 6). For both of these programs to operate they require volunteers. Volunteers for scripture will need to make contact with your local church, and parent volunteers to teach Ethics need to visit the website:

The school coordinator for SRE and SEE will be Mrs Tanya Coleman who is available on a Tuesday and Wednesday at school. Please email the school if you have any queries: manlyvale-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Canteen News

The Canteen is excited to let everyone know that we have some great new menu items for you to try this term.

Orange Juicies - A zingy and refreshing frozen treat.

Emma & Tom's ABC Bliss - A delicious blend of Australian cloudy apple juice and Tasmanian blackcurrant juice.

Hot Cheese Roll - Crunchy oven warmed roll with a yummy cheese filling.

Friday Sushi - We are now able to offer our full sushi menu on Fridays.

We have also brought back the canteen favourites of Pasta Bolognese, available on Monday and Pizza, available on Wednesday each week.

Canteen Closed Tuesday 15 February

Please remember that the canteen will be closed on the 15th February for the swimming carnival. No orders will be able to be placed for that day.

Robyn Lambley & Becky McGowan - Canteen Managers

Community Notices

K-6 Young Investigators before school Science Club at Manly Vale Public School

Term 1 2022 topic: SPACE! Running 7.45 – 8.45 am Tuesday mornings

For more information, contact info@eyeheartscience.com.au or 0413 186 330

School Information