8 December 2022

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

It has been a wonderful week for all our students and staff as they conclude 2022 with our “Celebration of Learning” assemblies and our final banner assembly tomorrow. Congratulations to all students who received awards this week, and special congratulations to our new Year 6 Leaders for 2023.

Congratulations to all students in Year 5 who nominated for these positions, and we certainly look forward to filling the additional leadership roles of House Captains and Class Managers next year, for those students who were unsuccessful this time.

Thank you to all our 2022 Year 6 Leaders for the outstanding job they have done this year. We hope that the leadership skills you learnt will stand you in good stead for high school opportunities next year.

Banner Assembly - Tomorrow

Tomorrow we will have our final banner assembly for the year. Congratulations to the students below for achieving a banner. The assembly will start promptly at 9.00am under the K-2 COLA.

All parents are welcome to attend.

SRC Handover - Friday 9 December

Tomorrow the Year 6 students will hand over the Student Representative Council to the Year 5 School Leaders. This will be the last meeting for the year. All class monitors and representatives are acknowledged in this special assembly. Congratulations to all our SRC representatives.

Canteen Closed - Friday 9 December

As from tomorrow our school canteen is closed. Cleaning and stocktake will take place next week but there will be no opportunity for students to make purchases. Flexischools will also be shut down as from tomorrow. Thank you to Becky McGowan and her team of volunteers (special mention Erin Phillips, Kathryn Wadham, Terri Evans and Xara Roznerski) for their commitment to running such a healthy canteen during 2022. We look forward to more volunteers next year. Thank you, Helen Warrington, for taking on the role as canteen treasurer this year.

Year 6 Graduation - Monday 12 December 1.15pm arrive (1.30pm start)

Next week we will officially farewell Year 6 2022 at a formal graduation ceremony. Our wonderful Year 6 are preparing for high school transition and this assembly is an opportunity to thank them for their service to the school and wish them all the best on their high school journey. All parents of Year 6 students are invited to attend.

The graduation ceremony will be followed by the Year 6 graduation dinner on Tuesday 13 December at 6.00pm.

Picnic Days

Next week each stage has a picnic day. Please see the days and times below. These days are informal party days and mufti clothes can be worn. Please ensure students are wearing sand shoes as thongs and sandals are not appropriate footwear for school and the activities. Please be sure to pack drink bottles, hats and suncream for the day.

Year 6 Clap Out - Friday 16 December 2.30pm onwards

At the end of each year the school claps out our year 6 students as they leave primary school for the last time. All Year 6 parents are invited to come up to the school to meet their child as they exit Manly Vale Public School for the last time.

Staff Leaving 2023- Miss Erin Jones and Miss Ella Stoddart

It is always with great sadness that we farewell some of our teachers as they move schools to take up different positions. This year we will farewell Miss Erin Jones from 4J and wish her all the best as she takes up a new permanent Assistant Principal role at Mona Vale Public School. We will also say farewell to Miss Ella Stoddart who is also leaving us to take up a permanent teaching position at Mona Vale Public School. Both staff members have been dedicated and enthusiastic teachers of our Year 4 classes this year. We wish them every success for their future careers at Mona Vale Public School.

School Reports - Tuesday 13 December

School reports will all be sent home on Tuesday 13 December. An emailed version will also be delivered that day also.

School Fees and Library Books

Please make sure to return all library books and school equipment back to the school. This is the last week for a lot of formalised classes and all resources are now being returned for stocktake.

There are many families who still have outstanding school fees. Please finalise all payments this week. Picnic days are next week, and we would like all students to be able to attend their picnic days. If you are having financial difficulties, please make an appointment with the principal.

Classes Next Year- Leaving the School

We are starting to prepare for next year and it is important that we have correct numbers when forming classes. Please email the school if you are leaving next year. Classes are based on professional decisions made by the classroom teachers and the executive team. Friendship groupings are one of the criteria for forming classes but not the only one. Students do need to get used to being in classes without their friends. Remember that recess and lunchtimes and across grade activities e.g. excursions, do allow students to mix and mingle with others in their cohort.

Early Collection of Students

Please avoid collecting students during morning tea 11.00am-11.20am and lunch 12.50pm-1.40pm as students are in the playground and very hard to locate.

Tina Lee - Principal

Dates for your Diary

Stage 2 Science – Guest Lecturer Dr Avi Shalav

Year 3 students were thrilled to have a lesson on Tuesday with our guest speaker, the Lead Education Professional in Physics at the University of New South Wales, Dr Avi Shalav.

Dr Shalav and his outstanding assistant (daughter and Year 3 student – Zoe Shalav) wowed us with demonstrations and discussions about forces including the power of gravity and magnetism.

Thank you so much Dr Shalav and Zoe!

Tanya Coleman - Stage 2 Science Teacher

Operation Art

Maths Problem Solving Challenge

We have 6 students who have already submitted 5 solutions this term which has earnt them an invite to our special morning tea which we will be held next week. More information to come.

Courtney 2H, Alana 5BC, Sara 3J, Dorothy 1FH, Dylan 1C, Isabelle 2S

A huge congratulations to all students who have participated in our maths problems solving challenge, you’re all super star mathematicians!

Enjoy the holidays!

The Maths Committee

Week 8 Solutions & Successful Mathematicians

Week 9 Questions

Canteen News

The canteen will be closing for the year on 9 December. There will be a reduced menu until the end of term as the canteen gets ready for the holidays. We will have some Anzacs with Christmas sprinkles and Christmas themed jelly available for purchase.

Thank you, Canteen Volunteers

A huge thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who have come in this year to help at the canteen. We have enjoyed having you in to help make sandwiches and prepare lunches and all the children love seeing you at the counter each week.

A special thank you to Erin Phillips who has helped make an endless amount of garlic bread and hot cheese rolls this year. As well a huge thank you to Terri Eves and Xara Roznerski who frequently form our Friday dream team, successfully making our Friday lunch times happen.

Emergency Lunch Payments

The end of the year is fast approaching, please pay any outstanding amounts as soon as possible to help us finalise our accounts for the year. You can make payment via Flexischools using the IOU option.

Becky McGowan - Canteen Manager

Uniform Shop

Sustainable OSHC Vacation Care & Best Start Program

Please follow the link below to complete the online enrolment for Sustainable OSHC - Manly Vale.

If you have used the My Family Lounge software previously, please enter your username and password and select Sign In. If you have never used My Family Lounge before, please enter a username and password and select Register.

This will then take you to the home page where you will be required to complete the online enrolment form, direct debit form and provision of an ACIR Immunisation History Statement & relevant medical forms.

Jordan - Manly Vale OSHC Admin, Sustainable OSHC

Community Notices

Share Our Space Summer 2023

• Our School will be open on weekends and public holidays only.
• The outdoor facilities will be open on the following weekends and public holidays:
• Saturday 24 December – Tuesday 27 December 2022
• Saturday 31 December – Monday 2 January 2023
• Saturday 7 January - Sunday 8 January 2023
• Saturday 14 January – Sunday 15 January 2023
• Saturday 21 January – Sunday 22 January 2023

Cricket School Holiday Program

Balgowlah Physie

Basketball

School Information