1 September 2022

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Congratulations to all our Zone Athletes on their achievements last week at the Zone Athletics carnival at Narrabeen. The weather held out and the Manly Vale team rallied together to produce some spectacular results on the day. Thank you to all the parents who attended and supported our athletes and transported them to and from the ground last week. Thank you to Mr Dylan and Mrs Birrell for all their organisation and supervision on the day.

Dancesport Gala Night- Homebush

Last Monday night our top 40 ballroom dancers from Year 5 attended Sydney Olympic Park for the Dancesport Gala event. Our dancers were among 670 students who danced the night away demonstrating their incredible talents in dancing the Salsa, Samba, Jive and Tango.

A highlight of the night was one of our aboriginal students Antwan Rhodes opening the event with a beautiful Acknowledgment of Country. It was a very proud moment for our school and his family. Congratulations to all our dancers and to Jemi Kells and Sky Tse who came 6th overall in the jive, and to Zoe Jelinek and Freddie Hancock on taking out 7th place in the Tango.

Thank you to all the parents and siblings who attended the event in support of our team and to Miss Taylor, Mrs McManus, Mrs Abrahams and Mrs Cash who also attended the evening.

Father’s Day Breakfast- Tomorrow 7.30am

Tomorrow we will have out annual Father’s Day breakfast to celebrate with all our Manly Vale dads. There will be a raffle and a photo booth, along with tea and coffee which can be purchased, so please bring in some cash with you.

Café Owl will not be open in the morning and the Father‘s Day sausage orders closed last Tuesday on Flexischools, so please eat before you come if you didn’t place an order, as there are no over the counter sales tomorrow. Thank you to all the volunteers who will be cooking the sausages tomorrow. Our school senior band and choir will be performing at the breakfast from 8.10am, with dads visiting the classrooms afterwards. Happy Father’s Day for Sunday!

Afternoon Arrangements

If you need to change afternoon pick up arrangements or send a message to your child, please make sure you contact the office before 2.00pm. After this time, the office cannot guarantee that messages will be passed on as classes are often not in their classrooms and hard to track down with sport, excursions and outdoor lessons. Parents are calling the office up to 3pm daily to organise afternoon arrangements and we are unable to get to the children in time before they leave their classrooms.

Operation Art 2022- Congratulations!

Congratulations to the following students on their entries into Operation Art 2022. These students are part of our talented art program “ART shack” and have received recognition for their entries in this year’s Operation ART competition. The student’s artwork will be exhibited at the Armory Gallery at Sydney Olympic Park from the 17 September - 30 October.

Congratulations: Peggie Valentine- 5T, Jack Earl- 5T, Immie Higby- 2S

Peggie and Jack will receive their certificates at this week’s 3-6 assembly at 11.30am on Friday. Immie will receive her certificate at the K-2 assembly on Friday 9 September at 11.30am.

3-6 Assembly this Friday

There will be a 3-6 assembly for students tomorrow after recess. Awards for 3-6 only will take place at the 11.30am assembly. Our Banner assembly is on Friday 16 September and the last day to hand in Principal awards ready for this assembly will be Monday of next week, 5 September.

Spelling Bee Finals- Friday 2 September

Goodluck Finlay Blanchard 6B and Oscar Baleikasavu 4J who will compete tomorrow against other schools in the finals of the Spelling Bee for 2022. Mrs Johnston will be overseeing the competition via zoom. Thank you to Mrs Johnston for running this competition for the school in lunchtimes. Our spelling whizzes have enjoyed the challenges. Good luck Oscar and Finlay!

Junior Band Tutorial Day- Tuesday 6 September

Next Tuesday our Junior Band will be receiving additional tuition following their normal rehearsal on Tuesday mornings. The additional tuition day is in place of our annual Band Camp. The morning will start at 7.40am sharp at the school hall. The band members will then go to withdrawal rooms to work with specialist tutors and then return to the hall for a workshop with Carlos. The band will then perform for our Year 2 & 3 students after this workshop and students from these grades will have the opportunity to express interest in the band by taking home a note for their parents for 2023. It is hard to believe that we are already recruiting for next year!

SASS Recognition Week 2022- 5-9 September

Next week we will be acknowledging the wonderful work of our School Administration and Support Staff including our office team, our teacher’s aides (SLSOs), Barry our General Assistant and Greg our IT support personnel.

Please take time out of your week to thank these committed and dedicated people who are always working behind the scenes to support students, teachers and the community.

NAPLAN 2022

Today year 3 & 5 students will receive their NAPLAN reports. NAPLAN is a nationwide assessment that will assist you in gauging where your child’s strengths and areas for development are in Literacy and Numeracy. The school also analyses this data and provides support and programs to assist with those students who require additional support and those that need extension work. The Learning and Support team and the Higher Order Thinking team meet fortnightly to discuss support for all students and take referrals from teachers.

The school currently has two Learning and Support teachers working 3 days a week and up to 5 teacher’s aides (School Learning and Support Officers) to assist in the classrooms and in playground with social skills. Thank you to our P & C for the $35000 worth of funds this year to fund additional time for our Learning and Support teachers Katrina Kemp and Bronwyn Loudon.

Tina Lee – Principal

Dates for your Diary

Father’s Day Breakfast – Friday 2 September

Zone Athletics Carnival

Last Wednesday and Thursday saw the completion of the Manly PSSA Zone Athletics Carnival at Narrabeen Sports Academy. It was a brilliant two days – albeit the windy weather – that showcased our amazing athletes from Manly Vale. We had a very successful two days of track and field events with some of our competitors now off to represent the zone at Regional on 19th September this year.

Well done to:

Neko Beale: 1st Place in Snr Shot Put
Ellie Briggs: 1st Place 11yr High Jump
Josephine Han: 1st Place in 8 yrs 100m Dash, 1st Place Jnr 200m Dash, 2nd Place Jnr 1500m Run
Alice Larbey: 2nd Place Jnr Shot Put
Terezka Havelkova: 3rd Place Snr Long Jump
Ruby Tyler: 2nd Place Jnr Long Jump
3rd Jnr 3 x 100m Relay: Jnr Girls Relay team (Josephine Han, Alice Larbey, Tyler Ruby & Izzi Ingram)
Jules Huisman: 2nd Place 9 yrs 100m Dash, 2nd Place Jnr High Jump, 3rd Place Jnr 200m Dash
Johan Hawryluk: 3rd Place 11 yrs 100m Dash
Harry Jeffs: 1st Place 12 yrs 100m Dash
3rd Jnr 4 x 100m Relay: Jnr Boys Relay Team (Hudson McLaren, Cammy Griffin, Jules Huisman, Max Torkington)
Dylan Seymour: 1st Place Snr High Jump, 2nd Place Snr Long Jump
Hudson McLaren: 2nd Place Jnr Shot Put

Those placed 1st and 2nd are off to Regionals, as well as third place getters for the 100m dash. We wish you the best of luck.

A huge congratulations to all athletes, you did an amazing job and did Manly Vale Public School proud. And a big thank you to all parents who helped transport students on the day.

Sarah Birrell & Patrick Dylan

Interrelate Family Evening – Monday 12 September

This term all Year 5 & 6 students participate in the school based Interrelate program ‘Moving into the Teen Years’, where they attend three sessions in weeks 8, 9 and 10.

Every year we also offer a family evening, consisting of two 1-hour sessions which covers how babies are made and puberty. Parents can attend these sessions with their children to share in the learning.

All Stage 2 & 3 parents will have received an email invitation to this event. This is not a compulsory event. It is only targeted at families of children who are starting to ask ‘those’ questions and feel that they need support in answering them. Sometimes when Stage 2 students have older siblings attending the program, families decide this is helpful. Parents can decide if their child is ready for this information or not.

We offer this event to all families as a courtesy, attendance is at the discretion of parents.

Junior Band 2023

Attention: Parents of Year 2 & Year 3 students

Would you like your child to join the Manly Vale Junior Band in 2023? We are recruiting for next year’s Junior Band.

Carlos, our fabulous Junior Band conductor, will be sharing a special presentation for year 2 & 3 students on Tuesday September 6 to tell them about this exciting opportunity. Applications will be handed out to interested students at this time.

Alternatively, you can register your child’s interest online via the following link:

A parent information session will be held over zoom at 6.30pm Thursday September 8 with our band conductors Ben and Carlos for any parents who have questions. The zoom link will be posted in next week’s Newsletter.

Mrs Monika Johnston and Miss Hannah Taylor – Band Coordinators

Maths Problem Solving Challenge

Week 6 Solutions & Successful Mathematicians

Week 7 Questions

Scholastic Book Club

Orders are due back Monday 5 September 2022.

Canteen News

The canteen relies on volunteers to open for counter service at lunch. Please sign up below for term 3.

We are in urgent need of volunteers for the following dates:

7 & 8 September – 13, 14 & 15 September

Term 4 is almost here, sign up early to get organised for the end of year. The canteen needs volunteers in the mornings to make sandwiches as well as at lunch to serve at the counter.

Birthday Treats

Please order your child's birthday treat by 1pm the day before to allow time for us to order and prepare them.

Emergency Lunch Payments

If you have been advised that your child has received an emergency lunch from the canteen, please pay for it as soon as possible. You can make payment via Flexischools using the IOU option.

Fresh Kids - Eat Fresh & Win

This month the canteen is participating in the Fresh Kids competition. When students purchase a fresh fruit or vegetable option, they will earn an entry to win great prizes. Completed entry forms can be returned to the canteen Monday - Thursday at the second half of lunch only. You will earn a fun sticker and get an entry card to redeem online.

Please make sure your details are written neatly so that you can be contacted if you win a prize.

Robyn Lambley & Becky McGowan - Canteen Managers

Community Notices

Northern Beaches Council Vacation Care

NSW Government Free School Holiday Camps

School Information