2 February 2023

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Welcome back to 2023. I trust you all had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed time with your families and friends. This week we have welcomed 99 Kindergarten students (5 classes) and 23 new students to other year groups.

All students were placed in their 2023 classes on Tuesday and most students seem happy and settled in their new classrooms. Please remember that all students take a while to settle into their new surrounds and it is important to be positive about change and support your children during this transition time.

Northern Sydney Local Health District have shared a video series titled Supporting the Transition to School . The video series aims to provide practical ideas to help parents, carers, early childhood educators and teachers to support a positive start to school. The videos and accompanying flyers can be found here .

Welcome New teachers

We have some new teachers starting with us this year and we are also welcoming back some returning teachers from maternity leave.

P & C Meeting- Tuesday 7 February- 7pm

We will have our first P & C meeting for the year next Tuesday 7 February at 7pm in the staffroom. Please feel free to come along and meet this dedicated group of parents. The meeting will include directions for the year, fundraising targets and organisation and a report from the principal. All parents are welcome. Please bring a gold coin if you wish to be a voting member.

Executive Team

We have some new Executive team members this year including Mrs Sarah Birrell who will take up the role of Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction. (APC&I). Mrs Birrell has been a dedicated teacher on all grades at Manly Vale Public school and was successful in securing this promotion through a merit selection process. We look forward to Mrs Birrell working with teachers and in classrooms to support the implementation of the new syllabus.

Science Release from Face to Face

All primary school teachers have a weekly 2 hour release from face-to-face teaching. At Manly Vale we employ specialist science teachers to take the classes during this time. Our science program is full of hands-on experiments and activities and enjoyed by all students. Our science teachers this year include:

Mrs Yasemin Sorenson – Kindergarten
Mrs Jackie Holman- Years 1 & 2
Mrs Tanya Coleman- Years 3 & 4
Mrs Jessica Legg- Years 5 & 6

Library

Mrs Susan Yardley will still be relieving as our teacher/librarian until July this year (Wednesday- Fridays) when Mrs Alison Webster will return from maternity leave. Mrs Catherine Nelson will be taking library with Years 3-6 students on Monday & Tuesdays.

All classes visit the library once a week for borrowing and the library is timetabled to open at lunchtimes for specific grades.

Learning and Support

Our Learning and Support team meet every alternate Tuesday. Mrs Katrina Kemp will oversee the Learning and Support team this year with the assistance from Mrs Catherine Nelson and Mrs Sarah Birrell. All referrals to Learning and Support must be done through the classroom teacher.

Mr Joe Urben will be looking after our EALD students on a Thursday and Friday.

Mrs Cliona Mulloy is our school counsellor who is here on a Tuesday & Wednesday mornings.

Office /Administration Team

Our wonderful office team remains unchanged for this year. Mrs Pam Davison our School Administration Manager (SAM) will lead Mrs Annabel Marsden, Mrs Danni Wareham, Mrs Maria Boven (Tuesdays) and Miss Steph Davison (Mondays).

School Learning and Support Officers- Stephanie Davison, Justine Brabant, Jayne Crain, Mary Garth, Peter Snailham.

25 Classes for 2023

Kindergarten 2023

Our new Kindergarten students have been completing their one-to-one Best start assessments this week. Kindergarten will have their first official whole day at school next Monday 6 February. Parents are welcome to walk their children up to their classrooms for the first week. Pick up in the afternoon for Kindergarten will be at 2.55pm at the flag poles. This allows you time to leave before the rest of the school is dismissed.

Year 6 Camp- next week

Our Year 6 students will head off to the Great Aussie Bush Camp next Monday 6 February for 3 days. This camp will be a great opportunity for Year 6 to bond as a grade and prepare for school leadership. We wish them a safe trip up to camp and a happy time together. Thank you, Mrs Blackband, Mr Dylan and Miss Taylor who will be the 3 teachers attending the camp along with Pete Snailham our School Learning and Support Officer. Please ensure all notes and payments for camp are made by this Friday 3 February.

Parent Information Nights- weeks 4-5 (13 February- 24 February)

Later this term there will be an opportunity for you to meet your child’s class teacher and visit their classroom. Information nights for all grades will be held over a 2-week period starting from 13 February. Please check the school newsletter over the coming weeks for more details.

Bush Telegraph- School Newsletter

Every Thursday afternoon the Bush Telegraph will be available to parents on the Manly Vale website and to those who parents/carers who have registered with the Schoolzine App. Instructions on how to download the Schoolzine app can be found on the schools’ website or below.

We all look forward to a happy and productive year and working together to support all students’ learning and achievements.

Tina Lee - Principal

Dates for your Diary

Important Stage 3 Parent Information

Manly Vale Public School Stage 3 Parent Information Evening

Monday 13 February - School Hall
5.00pm - 6.00pm Session 1: High School Information
6.00pm - 7.00pm Session 2: Stage 3 Classroom Information
Year 6 parents are encouraged to attend both sessions, as guidance will be given on completing High School Expression of Interest Forms.
Year 5 are welcome to sit in on the first session if it is of interest or just attend from 6.00pm for relevant classroom information.

Your Local High School

Mackellar Girls High and Balgowlah Boys High offer Academic Placement for gifted and talented Year 6 students moving into Year 7 2024.

Your family's residential address must be within the school catchment area to apply. You can check this using the following link

These programs required a separate application and academic test to the process for mainstream enrolment.

If you are interested in applying for your child to sit the Mackellar or Balgowlah Boys academic placement test, please see the attached flyer for more information.

You will need to apply asap.

Mackellar and Balgowlah Boys Open Days: Tuesday 14 February 9:15am

Academic Applications close: Friday 17 February

Academic Placement test: Thursday 16 March

Warm Regards, Nicole Blackband

School Photo Day

Our School Photo Day has been scheduled for Thursday 2 March 2023. On this day, Advanced Life will be taking class, individual and sibling photos for the entire school as well as the SRC, Grade 6 and leadership group photos.

Prior to then, parents are encouraged to purchase the school photos for their child/ren by going to the link below and using the online order code P2B 27Y HEW. Attached is a detailed information sheet about how to do this online. Envelopes will also be sent home with your child/ren as an alternative way to purchase your photos. If purchasing via the envelope, please return your envelope with your payment to the photographer on school photo day. Online orders do not require an envelope returned to the school.

If you would like to have your children have a sibling photo taken, you need to pre-order online up to 24 hours before photo day. Please note that sibling photos only apply to children enrolled at our school.

Past years’ photographs are also available to order under the “previous years or group photo” tabs at our school’s advancedorder site when you click on the “Order school Photos Here” button. You can also order past packages, portrait images and gifts from your child’s unique, individual and secure advancedyou image archive site using the unique 9-digit image code P2B 27Y HEW.

Further information will be sent out closer to the date regarding school uniform expectations and reminders.

Sarah Birrell – APC&I

Canteen News

The canteen is so excited to be back for 2023. Back by popular demand are Chocolate Moosies. We also have some great new items on the menu in addition to our regular items.

Crunchy noodle salad
Pizza wraps- cheese and BBQ chicken
Spinach and ricotta rolls

Volunteers

The canteen needs your help to get all the lunches made as well as serve at the counter.

Please sign up below, feel free to sign up with a friend if you want, just pop both your names in the sign up sheet.

Birthday treats

Please only order frozen birthday treats through the birthday section to ensure we have enough stock. Orders must be placed by 1pm the day prior (or Friday for Monday orders)

Flexischools

If your family is new to the school, please sign up for a Flexischools account to be able to order at the canteen.

When making orders please ensure you check your confirmation email to ensure your order has been placed correctly.

Becky McGowan - Canteen Manager

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