22 June 2023

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Congratulations to our representative Cross Country athletes who participated in last week’s regional carnival at Gosford. It is an incredible effort to go through a school and zone competitions and then to compete at a regional level in any event. Well done to our following athletes on their tremendous results.

Josie Han (4A) 2nd and will proceed to the state carnival.

Sean Murphy (6B), Andres Madden (6T) and Indiana Fisher (6T) all placed in the top 15 places.

An outstanding effort from all our athletes.

Homework Survey

As a school we regularly seek parent and community feedback on various activities we have within the school. Please complete the 10-minute homework survey below by following the link.

Thank you everyone who has already completed the Manly Vale homework survey.

There is still time to complete the survey and provide your feedback on our current homework procedures here at Manly Vale. Your responses will help inform us on your feelings around homework, what works for you and your children at home and what we can do to improve our homework practices here at Manly Vale.

Please follow the link to participate. We really value and appreciate your time and feedback.

Kindergarten Open Day

Last Monday we welcomed new and interested parents into our school for an Open Day. Our school band, choir and drama group performed, along with a lovely item from our Kindergarten 2023 students. Thank you to Mrs Oscroft for all her organisation and to our school leaders who conducted tours of the school to conclude the morning.

If you have not enrolled your child for kindergarten 2024, please do as soon as possible so you appear on our email list. Our first Kindergarten Orientation program will commence next term and information will be emailed out to our new parents within the first few weeks back at school.

Pax Training

Thank you to all the parents who attended the PAX behavioural training last Monday afternoon. The response has been very positive, and another workshop is being planned for next term. The PAX toolkits were sent home with the attendees, and we hope they are being put to good use in the home situation. Thank you to Mrs Birrell and Mrs Oscroft for the running of this parent workshop. Please keep a look out next term for the follow up workshop.

K-2 Dance Concert- Disney- Wednesday 28 June

Next week we will conclude our K-2 dance program with our tribute to Disney concert. Kindergarten, Years 1 & 2 are all very excited to show off their dance moves to their parents and families. Please see the times below.

Kindergarten- 10.00am
Stage 1- Years 1 & 2- 11.30am

No filming or photography will be permitted during these concerts due to the strict privacy laws for some of our students.

Good Luck to our Dance Ensembles at Glen Street Theatre

Our Girl’s and Boy’s Ensemble Dance Groups will be performing at Glen Street Theatre on Friday 23 June and Monday 26 June in the evening. We wish them all the best for their performances and thank Miss Vanessa for her wonderful choreography of both items. Thank you to Mrs Kennedy and Ms Smyth on their attendance at these events and for all the “behind the scenes” organisation. The costumes look amazing, and I am sure parents will be in for a real treat at these concerts. Both groups will also perform at the K-2 concert next Wednesday for our school audience.

Good Luck Senior and Junior Band- NSWEE Concert

Good luck to our junior and senior bands in their performances this week at Forest High School as part of the NSWEE concert series.

K-2 Assembly Friday 23 June- 2.15pm

This Friday there will be a K-2 assembly in the school hall run by 1/2K. The Junior Choir will be performing at this assembly. Parents are welcome to attend. This will be our last assembly for the term. Final principal awards for K-2 students will be given out at this assembly. The 3-6 principal awards will be given out prior to the Banner presentation next Friday.

Banner Assembly - Friday 30 June 9.00am

Next week we will have our banner assembly in the school hall. Our senior band will be performing at this assembly. The following students will be receiving a school banner at this assembly. Invitations were sent home throughout the term to parents. We look forward to you all joining us for this important assembly.

Reports- 27 June

Next week the first semester reports will be sent home with students on Tuesday 27 June. They will also be emailed to parents. They are a summary of your child’s progress to date. Most students within a Stage cohort will receive a “C” achievement grade. A “C” grade is to be celebrated as this means that your child has achieved stage expectations in that area of learning.

Students only receive a “B” grade if they are working above grade expectations and are receiving extension work in this area. An “A” achievement is only given in consultation with the executive team if a student is working beyond stage expectations and have independent learning goals in this area of learning.

Students who are given a “D” grade are still working towards achievement of an outcome and may be receiving additional support to achieve this learning goal. “E” grading suggests that there has been limited progress in this area of learning and the students may require an individual program and support in this area.

Please keep and file these reports as they are sometimes required in the future, especially for high school entry or as a record of learning if students move schools.

Skip-A-thon

Congratulations to all the students on their achievement during the school’s Skip-A-Thon fundraiser last Thursday. Every student eagerly participated in a very active day and enjoyed competing against classmates in a variety of skipping activities. The total money raised from the day was $32,582.65. An incredible school effort! Thank you to all the parents, grandparents and friends who supported this fundraiser.

Congratulations to the following classes on winning the most money raised. They will receive their prizes on Thursday 29 June (next week).

K - 2 WINNERS

First Prize Pizzas - 2W
Second Prize Cupcakes - 1FH
Third Prize Zooper Doopers - 1G

3 - 6 WINNERS

First Prize Pizzas - 5CR
Second Prize Cupcakes - 4V
Third Prize Zooper Doopers - 4A

Total Money raised $32,582.65!

Taco Tuesday

Last Tuesday many families enjoyed Tacos for dinner as part of our Taco Tuesday fundraiser. Thank you to Lisa Sullivan and her team of volunteers who put together all the dinner kits and distributed them from Café Owl last Tuesday.

The amount raised will be advised next week.

Tina Lee - Principal

PSSA Training & Game Information

Training

Round 7 – Winter Draw

Dates for your Diary

K-2 Dance Showcase

Our spectacular K-2 dance concert will be Wednesday 28 June, with the dress rehearsal the day before on Tuesday 27 June. Information about the details of this concert will be sent home via Class Coordinators. Entry to the concert will be a gold coin donation.

This year we have decided to continue to separate the dance showcase into Early Stage 1 and Stage 1, due to the increase in audience members.

The Kindergarten dance showcase will commence at approximately 10:00am.

The Stage 1 (Years 1 & Year 2) dance showcase will commence at approximately 11:30am.

The students who participated in the dance concert have been invoiced $12.00. This cost covers costumes and props for their performance.

We ask that toddlers who attend the showcase be supervised and seated on an adults’ lap, due to the limited number of seats.

The school will not be filming the K-2 dance showcase this year. Unfortunately, parents and visitors are not allowed to film during the dance concert. Thank you for your understanding.

K-2 can’t wait to show off their incredible dance moves!

Mrs Kennedy, Miss Smyth and Miss Vanessa.

Road Safety

Message from P&C President

The P&C Federation is pleased to be partnering with the eSafety Commission to host this webinar for our parents and carers.

The webinar is designed for parents and carers of young people in primary and secondary school. It includes practical tech tips, conversation starts and digital parenting advice.

It will cover:

• creating a positive digital identity
• privacy and sharing online
• managing what you see online
• good practices in group chats
• help-seeking

e-Safety provide advice for parents and carers to help kids stay safe online.

eSafety’s purpose is to help safeguard all Australians from online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences.

Speaker - Greg Gebhart, Senior Trainer, eSafety Commissioner

This webinar will be facilitated by P&C Federation NSW.

Kind Regards, Karl Treacher

Canteen News

New Drink Options

We now have plain milk available (Australia's Own 200ml) as well as Chocolate Oat milk (Go Kids 200ml) for those that are dairy free or wanting a simpler option.

PSSA and Friday orders

PSSA students can only order recess on Fridays. We have included some yummy recess options so you can still get something great to eat before sport.

Volunteers

It is almost the end of Term 2. Why not get organised for term 3 now and choose your favourite shifts at the canteen now.

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.

Flexischools Ordering

Please remember that without an order confirmation your order has not been placed correctly.

If you are having trouble ordering or need help with your account you can call flexischools on 1300 361 769 or submit an question online.

Birthday treats

Please only order frozen birthday treats through the birthday section to ensure we have enough stock. Years 3-6 we recommend ordering birthday treats Monday- Thursday during PSSA season so that all students are at school to celebrate with their class.

Got a Question or some Feedback?

Feel free to contact the canteen on email ( manlyvalepscanteen@gmail.com )

Becky McGowan - Canteen Manager

Community Notices

Flower Power

Our Kids’ Gardening Classes are completely free to all children and will be run at 11am every weekday during the school holiday period: Monday 3 – Friday 7 July and Monday 10 – Friday 14 July 2023. Classes run for 30 minutes to an hour.

Kids’ Gardening Classes are held at all 10 Flower Power Garden Centres across Sydney.

School Information