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ELERMORE

ENDEAVOUR

Term 4 Week 6 23rd November 2018

Dear Parents and Carers,

On Wednesday this week, our Year students attended a

sports gala day at Glendale Technology High School. I would

like to commend our students on their enthusiastic

participation in the planned activities and for their

outstanding behaviour throughout the day. It is incredible to

think that our Year 6 students only have 18 school days left at

EVPS. I am certain that each and every one of our students

will make the most of their last few weeks as primary school

students.

Presentation Day

This year we will be holding a whole school celebration of

academic achievement and excellence on Monday, 17th

December. The assembly will commence at 9:30am and will

take place, weather permitting, on the grass area in front of

the library. Parents, carers, friends and family are invited to

join with us to recognise the outstanding achievement of our

students. Seating will be available and visitors are also

welcome to bring their own chair or picnic blanket.

At the conclusion of our presentation day ceremony, all

visitors are invited to share in a picnic lunch with their children.

A special lunch order will be available and order forms will be

sent home soon.

Following our picnic lunch there will be a Christmas Concert,

led by Mrs Robertson, featuring special performances from

each grade along with our school choir and band. We look

forward to seeing our community come together to celebrate

an outstanding year of fun, friendship and learning at EVPS.

Home Reading

Our Home Reading Program has now finished for this year.

Congratulations to all students who have enjoyed reading a

wide variety of books at home and improved their reading

levels. All home readers are now due to be returned to the

school. If they haven’t been returned by the end of next

week a reminder note will be sent home. Mrs Stevenson and I

would also like to say a very big THANK YOU to our amazing

volunteers who have given up so much of their time to keep

this valuable program going for our students. Without your

support this program would not have been possible. I would

also like to extend my thanks to Mrs Stevenson and Mrs Styan,

who have worked so hard to ensure that this program was a

huge success.

Numeracy at Home

Our Numeracy at Home program has also concluded for the

year. All Numeracy at Home kits are due back to classroom

by the end of next week. Please include a note in the pack if

there are any pieces missing. I would like to thank Mrs

Fernyhough for her work in creating all of our kits for each

Stage at our school.

Term 4 Week 7

Primary Assembly ~ 3/4G Mon 26/11

Drama Lessons Tue 27/11

IILA Leadership Forum Yr 6 Tue 27/11

School Banking Wed 28/11

Dance 2 B Fit Thur 29/11

Term 4 Week 8

Infants Assembly ~ KJ & KM Mon 3/12

Drama Lessons Tue 4/12

GTHS Orientation Day Tue 4/12

School Banking Wed 5/12

SRE – Scripture Christmas Performance Wed 5/12

Milkshake Day Thur 6/12

Dance 2 B Fit Thur 6/12

Term 4 Week 9

Primary Assembly ~ 3/4B Mon 10/12

Drama Lessons Tue 11/12

School Banking Wed 12/12

Elermore Vale Has Talent Wed 12/12

Dance 2 B Fit Thur 13/12

Blue & Gold Day Fri 14/12

Donation for Bethany

On Wednesday this week I received a very kind donation

from the Indigenous Services Committee at the Department

of Human Services in memory of Bethany Davis. The

donation of a range of native plants will be planted in our

Yarning Circle in Bethany’s honour. All of the plants donated

have a range of traditional uses as medicine, food or

materials. I would like to thank Jenny Kelly and her team for

this very kind donation. Mr Mandl and Mr Newham have

already planted the plants along the winding path into our

Yarning Circle.

Have a great week!

Cassie Bate-Barnier

Principal (Rel)

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Colour Run

Last Friday we had our Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion. Our students, staff, friends and family members had a fabulous time as

evident in all the smiling faces present. Elermore Vale PS is very thankful for the organisation and efforts of our committed P&C

members.

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P&C Information http://www.elermoreva-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/your-p-c

Feel free to contact us at evpspandc@gmail.com

CAPA Chocolate Boxes

Thank you to everyone for their support with this CAPA fundraiser. If you haven’t already done so, please return all

money to the office ASAP. If you have any questions, please contact Penny Kirkwood on 0414 774 797.

Milkshake Day

The canteen will be holding a milkshake day on Thursday, 6th December. Extra volunteers would be appreciated.

Milkshakes are $2.00 each and come in a variety of flavours including chocolate, strawberry, caramel and vanilla.

For those with special dietary requirements, clearly labelled, special milk alternatives, can be dropped off at the

canteen prior to the day.

Please contact Deb on 0403 597 582 with any questions.

Christmas Tree Ice Creams

Christmas Tree Ice Creams are now available to purchase at the canteen for $2.00.

School Banking Rewards – what you need to know

There has been a postal delay with rewards that

have been ordered. They are currently taking 3

weeks to get here, so please ensure you order by

Week 7 to receive your reward this year! Thank

you for your patience.

You can pre-order your reward with 9 tokens. Just

fill out the order form and put in your school bank

book.

The rewards still available during 2018 are:

Twister Power Handball

Sparkle Glitter Pens

Glow Light

Mighty Boom Handball

Heat Reactor Pencils

Slushie Maker Cup

Zoom Flying Disc

Please note that School Banking will NOT be done on the last day of school, Wednesday, 19th December.

P&C Position Vacant: Canteen Secretary

Please contact the P&C at evpspandc@gmail.com to express your interest, or to find out for more information about this

position you can click here. Forms are available here.

Canteen Roster

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Deb can be contacted on 4955 9016 or 0403 597 582 with any questions regarding the Canteen.

Holiday Care Elermore Vale Public School Would a Holiday Care service benefit you and your family? Dear Elermore Vale Public School Parent/Guardian, Camp Australia in conjunction with Elermore Vale Public School is currently conducting a survey to determine the level of interest in offering a Holiday Care Service, on the school campus, during the school holidays. We would like to encourage all parents to complete this brief survey to help us determine the viability of running this program. The survey will take approximately 3 minutes of your time. Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XYWBQQY To find out more information about our FUN, QUALITY, ENGAGING and SAFE before and after school care programs, please visit our website at www.campaustralia.com.au Thank you for your participation in this survey. Regards,

Camp Australia Team p. 1300 105 343 www.campaustralia.com.au