16 March 2023

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Thank you to all the parents and students who attended the Interrelate Family evening last Monday night. It was very well attended and a great way to have those “tricky conversations” with your children. Thank you to Mrs Blackband who stayed back to lock up after the late evening.

Interrelate- Years 5 & 6

Next week our year 5 & 6 students will participate in the Interrelate program during class, the sessions start next Tuesday 21 March and continue through until Tuesday 4 April (week 11).

This program is an excellent way to introduce your children to sex education, puberty and positive relationships. All students in years 5 & 6 will need permission to participate in this program.

NAPLAN – Years 3 & 5

This week our year 3 & 5 students participated in the Writing and Reading components of NAPLAN- National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy. Next week they will complete the Conventions of Language and Numeracy.

There are catch up days in between tests for students who miss the test due to illness or misadventure. The final day of testing will be Monday 27 March (week 10).

Thank you to Mrs Blackband, Mrs Oscroft and the year 3 & 5 teachers for all their work in preparing our students for these tests and ensuring all students have equitable access to these assessments. Results from these assessments inform future planning and support for our students.

1G Assembly this Week – 2.15pm

This week there will be a K-2 assembly hosted by 1G at 2.15pm in the school hall. All parents are invited. There is no morning assembly this Friday.

Parent/Teacher Interviews – Weeks 9 & 10

Parent teacher interviews have been scheduled over the next 2 weeks. Please ensure you have booked an appointment through the online booking system by tomorrow Friday 17 March 10:00am. The interview booking form will expire after this time. All parents should have made an interview with their class teacher by tomorrow.

Banner Assembly and Swimming Records – Friday 31 March-9:00am

Our Banner assembly for this term is on Friday 31 March at 9:00am under the K-2 COLA. We will also present our swimming carnival record breakers with their certificates at that time. Parents of award recipients are invited to attend this special assembly. A personalised invitation has already been sent home to parents of Banner recipients.

The last day to hand in Principal awards to receive a Banner this term is next Wednesday 22 March. This is to ensure Banner recipients are printed in the Bush Telegraph that week.

The last, Term 1, Years 3-6 assembly will be Friday 24 March at 2.30pm.

Summer PSSA - Finishes this Friday 17 March

This week is our last summer PSSA day for the term. Our Friday timetable will revert to normal lunch and recess from Friday 24 March. We will be trialling students over the last few weeks of this term for a winter competition; however, we are one of eight schools who have been unable to secure buses as transport for this winter competition. The PSSA delegates are meeting this week to try and find a solution to this ongoing issue of the lack of bus drivers and buses available to transport our players. As a school we have tried four companies and have been unable to secure bookings for a winter PSSA competition. We will keep the parents and community updated as to whether a PSSA competition will go ahead.

NBLA Leadership Camp – Monday 20 March

Next Monday our school leaders will attend a leadership training day with other local school leaders at Narrabeen Fitness camp. Our school leaders will develop skills to lead meetings and the SRC, plan for projects during the year, and develop skills to work as a team to lead our student body. We hope our school leaders come back excited and motivated to lead activities throughout the year.

Congratulations to all our school leaders for 2023 and have a great day next week. Mrs Oscroft and Mrs Lee will be attending the camp.

Rafferty Lowe and Emma Dixon – School Captains
Thea Edgerton and Gavin Kim – Vice Captains
Jemi Kells, Reuben Te Pania, Peggy Valentine, Zac Lincoln – Leaders

Harmony Day – Monday 20 March

Next Monday students are encouraged to wear a “splash of orange.” It may be a hair tie, a wrist band or an orange ribbon or badge, to acknowledge the values of Harmony Day. The theme for “Harmony Day this year is “Everyone Belongs”. As part of our recognition and support of this day we ask that all students bring in a gold coin to support the earthquake victims of Syria and Turkey. All donations will go to CARE Australia in support of this charity.

Parents may also donate at the school office or through the link below.

Year 4 Field of Mars Incursion – Thursday 23 March

Next Thursday Year 4 students will participate in an incursion run by the Field of Mars. This inclusion allows our students to explore our local environment and create artworks and digital representations of their engagement with the local bushland of Manly Dam. Please ensure that you have paid for this incursion prior to Thursday. Year 3 students will participate in this incursion on Thursday 30 March.

Design, Make Innovate (DMI) showcase: Stage 3 – Friday 24 March

Next week our year 5 and 6 students will present a showcase of all their sustainable projects that they have worked on with their high school mentors this term The Design, Make, Innovate design challenge is a joint venture between our local high school Mackellar Girls and our Stage 3 students. All parents and visitors are invited to attend the showcase in the classrooms, next Friday the 24 March between 9:00am & 10:00am.

Tina Lee - Principal

Message from Cliona Mulloy – School Counsellor

Resilient Kids Toolkit (Royal Far West)

Parenting and caring for health and happy children is not the easiest job in the world, but the good news is that there are plenty of great evidenced-based resources that we can learn from. Over the next few weeks I plan to take some simple and fun ideas from the Resilient Kids Toolkit produced by the Royal Far West. This free Resilient Kids Toolkit guide is filled with many easy-to-follow strategies for parents and activities for kids. It’s designed to help develop positive relationships, strengthen mental health and build resilience and self-awareness. You’ll find essential and practical information to support you and your family and help you navigate stressful events and life’s challenges.

The key areas we will look at are:

1. What is emotional resilience?
2. Self-care plans
3. How to understand and manage emotions
4. Tips on connection and communication

To download your own free guide today, go to the link below:

Cliona Mulloy -School Counsellor - Manly Vale Public School

Stage 3 DMI EXPO

This term Year 5 & 6 have undertaken a Design, Make and Innovate project in conjunction with their Mackellar Girls mentors. Parents are invited to come into our Stage 3 classrooms next Friday 24 March between 9.00am & 10.00am to see the completed projects on display. You will have the opportunity to ask the students about their design solutions in response to our challenge of “Shrinking Your Carbon Footprint” to live more sustainably.

Stage 3 Teachers

NBSC Manly Campus Open Day

Monday 1 May
9.30-11.30 am
Ceremony and School Tour, followed by morning tea hosted by the P & C

Traffic and Travel Changes 2023

Bus service to New Catchment Area

We are currently working with Transport NSW and the Department of Education to provide a bus service to the new areas within our catchment zone. To truly reflect the need for a service to this new additional part our catchment, we require parents to apply for an Opal card for their children that will reflect their address details. Please complete an application for an opal card using the link below, even though there is not a service currently running to your area.

Please be aware that students who live within the SSTS exclusion zone (1.6km as the crow flies from the school) will need to pay $55 per term for the School Travel pass. Please complete your application prior to 14 March so a final decision can be made as to whether a bus is required to this new area.

Bus Stop at Quirk Road

Thank you to Mr Andrew McGuirk who has successfully petitioned Transport NSW to have a safer bus stop and crossing option for those students who currently catch the 618 buses. Engineers are currently looking into relocating the bus stop in Quirk Road further away from the intersection and putting a raised crossing for students to safely cross the road after exiting the bus.

There will be some community consultation over the next few weeks so parents and community within this area are encouraged to support this initiative, for the safety of our students. If you currently live in Quirk Road, please look out for consultation paperwork over the coming few weeks and make your responses.

Parking area closed during school pick up and drop off

In response to the recent traffic audit by Northern Beaches Council, the car park located on the corner of Sunshine Street and Gibbs Street is now closed for pick up and drop off for children.

Parents and community will not be permitted to enter and park in this council carpark from 8.00am- 9.30am (morning drop off) and 2.30pm – 4.00pm (afternoon pick up). Please be prepared to park away from the school and walk up, as Parking Rangers will be policing this over the next few weeks.

Exemptions apply for those vehicles who have a “Mobility Permit” sticker.

5 minute Parking Zone next to Car Park on Gibbs/Sunshine Street

Please make sure that you only park in the 5-minute parking zone next to the car park on Gibbs/Sunshine Street. Rangers will be fining drivers who stay longer than the 5-minute time slots. The “Kiss and Drop” 5-minute parking zones are meant for drivers to drop in and pick up or drop off. You are not supposed to leave your vehicle.

You are not permitted to do U-turns at the front of the school when leaving this zone so please continue down Gibbs Street. Rangers will be enforcing all these regulations over the next few weeks.

Please contact Northern Beaches council on 1300 434 434 or email council@beaches.nsw.gov.au for further information.

Zone Swimming Carnival

Last week our Zone Swimming Team went to Warringah Aquatic Centre to compete in the Manly PSSA annual swimming carnival. All swimmers swam their best and represented our school magnificently (please see attached results for all athlete times). We had a very successful day in the pool and many of our competitors made it to the Regional Carnival next Thursday. Congratulations to the following swimmers who will be representing Manly PSSA Zone at regionals:

• Dylan Burbidge
• Joel Colwell
• Jacqui Ellison
• Belle Gower
• Charli Gower
• Josie Han
• Jules Huisman
• Zac Lincoln
• Noah Lougher
• Hudson McLaren
• Reuben Te Pania
• Jack Weatherston

We wish you the best of luck.

Thank you to all students, spectators, and Mrs Birrell for their wonderful involvement at the Zone Swimming Carnival. Thanks also to Miss Hepworth for timekeeping all day.

Melinda Ward

Dates for your Diary

Harmony Day

The theme for this year’s Harmony Day is ‘Everyone Belongs’. Harmony Day celebrates our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds. It’s about inclusiveness, respect, and a sense of belonging for everyone.

Manly Vale Public School is celebrating Harmony Day on Monday 20 March. Students can wear a ‘touch of orange’ as orange is the colour chosen to represent Harmony Week. Traditionally, orange signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect.

We will also be collecting a gold coin donation to support the families affected by the Turkey/Syrian earthquake.

Classes will be engaged in discussions and lessons celebrating diversity. You may like to talk with your children about your own family’s heritage, share special recipes, memories and photos of celebrations and anything that celebrates your diversity and culture.

Students are also invited to enter the Harmony Day poster competition run by the link below. Entries are open to all school students in Australia. The theme for 2023 is Living in Harmony and students must submit an A3 size drawing, painting, or mixed media artwork. For more information on prizes and eligibility please see the link below:

Mrs Lucey can arrange for postal entries to be submitted by the closing date. If you are interested in entering the competition and would like her to arrange your entry, please submit your A3 artwork to Mrs Lucey (2LY) no later than Wednesday 29 March. Please remember to include your full name on the back of your artwork.

If you would like to learn more about Harmony Week, please visit the link below:

Mrs Karen Lucey

Mother’s Day Stall

Mother’s Day Stall - Friday 12 May

Attached to this newsletter is the flyer for our first fundraiser for the year. Parent volunteers from the kindergarten classes will be required to sort out gifts and collate items, as well as set up the stall and work on the day.

Please contact your Class Coordinator if you can assist in any way. New and unused items for the stall are donated from children who wish to purchase at the stall.

We also need raffle prizes, the bigger the better 😉 If any parent has a link to a local business that could donate a prize, please could you reach out to them.

Please advise of any raffle donations to Amy at

mvpspandccommunication@gmail.com

P&C Committee

Library News

IT’S BACK FOR 2023!

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE - how to enter books online.

The Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. Participation is voluntary.

Books can be entered from now until 18 August.

The school library has hundreds of PRC books for students to borrow. The K-2 Challenge is for students to enjoy 30 books with an adult or by themselves. The K-2 students will be completing the challenge entirely at school. They will receive a participation certificate at the end of the year.

The 3-4 and 5-6 Challenges are for students to read 20 books independently, with support from library staff as needed. They need to enter their PRC books on the website by the closing date, Friday the 18 August, to qualify for a certificate at the end of the year.

More detailed information can be found online at the link below:

How to enter books online

• Go to student portal
• Click on the Premier’s Reading Challenge Icon
• On the left-hand side of your screen, click on Student Reading Log.
• Enter book– Type the title or author I the box, then click the title that appears. ‘Add’.
• The book doesn’t come up at all. Use the ‘Add a Personal Choice Book’ box.

Thank you for supporting your child’s reading. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Sue Yardley and Laurenza Butcher - Teacher Librarians

Canteen News

St Patrick's Day – Friday 17 March

Friday 17 March is St Patrick's Day so the canteen will be celebrating with some yummy Shamrock jelly (50c) and pots of gold (freshly popped popcorn) ($1.00). We will also be hiding canteen vouchers from our lucky leprechaun in some lunch bags that can be redeemed for a frozen treat at the canteen.

Harmony Day – Monday 20 March

On Monday 20 March the canteen will be celebrating Harmony Day with the school. We will have some yummy orange jelly (50c) as well as harmony day orange juices ($2.00)

Volunteers

The canteen needs your help to get all the lunches made as well as serve at the counter. We really need volunteers on Friday mornings to help get all the sandwiches and toasties made. Without more volunteers the canteen will not be able to offer the full range of yummy foods each day.

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.

PSSA

If your child is competing in PSSA you will be able to order recess only on Friday. Please DO NOT order Friday lunch for your PSSA child as they will not be at school to collect it. We encourage PSSA children to order earlier in the week to enjoy all their lunch favourites.

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).

Year 3-6 students are encouraged to order their birthday treats earlier in the week as their PSSA classmates will not be at school to enjoy the birthday treats.

Flexischools Ordering

We are sorry for the difficulties in ordering through Flexischools last Friday (10 March). Flexischools have assured us that they have resolved the issues that prevented the app and website from working. If you have had any issues that have not been resolved, we encourage you to contact Flexischools as soon as possible (1300 361 769). Please remember that without an order confirmation your order has not been placed correctly.

Becky McGowan - Canteen Manager

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