21 September 2022

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Welcome to the final Bush Telegraph for Term 3!

Be sure to lock in the first day of Term 4 into your calendars: Monday 10 October. Students resume on the Monday as there is no-pupil free day on the first day back. Term 4 is an eleven-week term and the last day of the school year for all students will be on Monday 19 December.

Excellent NAPLAN Results

Recently the NAPLAN results were distributed to families of students in Years 3 & 5 who sat the national assessment back in May this year. We are incredibly proud of our Year 3 and Year 5 students and teachers for the excellent NAPLAN results this year. The assessments provide a snapshot of how students are performing against syllabus standards at one point in time. We only had full access to our NAPLAN data last week, so a full analysis of all results is yet to happen. However, I am delighted to say we have made great progress in both Years 3 & 5 and we are happy with the results. More details on our results as they come to hand, but we should certainly congratulate students and staff on their continuous improvement, a result of quality teaching and applied student effort.

Check in Assessment

Check-in assessment for Year 6 has taken place in Weeks 8 & 9 this term. Next term, Year 4 will complete the assessments in Weeks 2, 3 and 4. The Check-in assessment is a NSW Department of Education online literacy and numeracy assessment available to support schools to assess and monitor student learning. The assessment can supplement existing school practices to identify how students are performing in literacy and numeracy and to help teachers tailor their teaching more specifically to student needs. Students with a disability may receive the same level of support during the assessment they would normally receive in the classroom. All students complete a reading assessment and a numeracy assessment. Year 6 students will also complete a writing task.

WH&S Evacuation Drill – Tuesday 11 October

Next Term on Tuesday morning our school will be conducting an evacuation drill. These regular drills are a way of practising and refining our processes in case we are ever required to respond to an emergency within the school grounds.

Teachers will brief and debrief their students about the event. However, please talk to your child if they can become alarmed by such drills and be sure to notify your classroom teacher.

Friday 23 September is the last day of this term, wishing everyone a wonderful and safe Spring holiday break!

Sharon Oscroft – Relieving Principal

Dates for your Diary

Year 6 Peer Support Activity Day – Friday 23 September

On the last day of term, Year 6 students will be running a sports fun day, where they will lead small groups of K-5 students through a series of gross motor activities at Millers Reserve. K-2 will return to school about 11.00am for recess. 3-6 will remain at the park until 12:30pm and return to school for lunch.

This day has been designed to allow students to interact K-6, forming connections across the school, ultimately enhancing each child’s ‘Sense of Belonging’.

Students will arrive at school at normal time, walk down to millers Reserve with their class teacher, undertake three activities, eat recess, continue three more activities and then walk back to school with their class teacher for lunch. The afternoon session will be spent back in classrooms as normal.

Students should wear school sports uniform with sports shoes and bring a hat and drink bottle. The canteen will be open for lunch orders only, however all students will need to bring recess from home.

If the weather is inclement the day will be postponed and rescheduled to Term 4.

Regional Athletics Carnival

Regional Athletics Carnival Results

A HUGE congratulations to our 9 students who competed at the Regional Athletics Carnival on Monday at Homebush Park. We had some fabulous reports back to the school about their tremendous efforts and results. We are so proud of them all and the way in which they represented not only our school, but also Manly P.S.S.A. zone.

Congratulations to you all, we hope you had a brilliant day and know that we are thrilled with your efforts and sportsmanship.

Congratulations to Josephine, Alice and Ellie who will be competing at the State level on 20 October. We wish them all the very best in their events.

Sarah Birrell and Patrick Dylan

Parent Forum – High Potential Gifted Education

Next term, the HPGE committee will be running a parent forum for those who are interested in learning more about High Potential and Gifted Education and the programs that we run at Manly Vale. Please click on the link to fill in the form and register your interest.

Author Visit from Ali Lowe

This week Stage 2 students were lucky enough to have a visit from the author, Ali Lowe. She talked to the students all about the process of writing and publishing a story including some creative ways to think of ideas. Ali led engaging writing activities which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. This was a great way end to our imaginative writing unit this term in stage 2. Thank you, Ali, for sharing your knowledge and creativity with us!

Ella Stoddart

Maths Problem Solving Challenge

Week 9 Solutions & Successful Mathematicians

Week 10 Questions

Canteen News

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers, we wouldn't be able to open without your help.

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.

Year 1 & Year 2 Frozen Treats

Years 1 & 2 are now ready to collect their frozen treats from the canteen at lunch time. Please remind your children to line up with their lunch bag to collect their frozen treats so they don't miss out.

Emergency Lunch Payments

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

Eat Fresh and Win Competition

The Kids Eat Fresh and Win competition has now closed. The canteen has sent off all your entry forms and the winners will be published on the fresh for kids’ website on 17 October. Prizes will be sent to the school, and we will distribute them as soon as possible.

Robyn Lambley & Becky McGowan - Canteen Managers

Community Notices

Northern Beaches Council Vacation Care

School Information