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Lindfield Lines
Term 3 Week 7 5 September 2018 Principal: Megan Lockery
Deputy Principal K-2: Katrin Cornell
Deputy Principal 3-6: Angela Mustaca
Principal’s Message
Happy Father’s Day
What a great success! Our dads enjoyed breakfast with their children
and playing the games. The Junior Band and Amadeus String
Ensemble entertained everyone whilst they ate their delicious food
prepared by the wonderful team of helpers. Once again, hats off to
P&C Social Committee coordinators Amelia and Alex for outstanding
organisation and to all the volunteers who so ably assisted. Well done!
Competition winners on the day were:
‘Shoot the Hoops’ – in 1st place with 10
hoops Omar S (Ryder 2G); Equal 2nd –
Chad F (Archer 3S and Mason KL) and
Yuze D (4T)
Bean Bag Shot Put – in 1st place Paul S
(Cady S KV); Equal 2nd place Gary S
(Callum S 3S) and Miguel Y (Lola 2M)
Drought Fundraiser closes this Friday
Thank you for your generous donations to the ‘Buy a Bale’ Drought
Fundraiser. Having raised over $7 000 we are keen to send it off to the
farmers so will close donations this Friday afternoon. Feel free to make
donations online or send in cash until then.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday 3 – Friday 7 September
Year 6 Jindabyne Ski Camp
Monday 10 September
Field of Mars Excursion for
1P, 1C, 1PT, 1H
Tuesday 11 September
Field of Mars Excursion for
1/2E, 1R, 2A, 2HK
Ryde School Spectacular Choir Rehearsal
Friday 14 September
Field of Mars Excursion for 2G, 2M, 2T
Monday 17 September
Area Athletics Carnival
Monday 17 – Friday 28 September
School Swim Scheme
Thursday 20 September
Extension Class Information Evening
Tuesday 25 September
Lindfield Blue Assembly
Friday 28 September
Emoji Themed School Disco
Last Day of Term 3
Monday 15 October
Students and Staff return for Term 4
Saturday 20 October
Trivia Night
Further upcoming events can be viewed by clicking
on Calendar on the home page of the school
website:
www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
SASS Recognition Week – Schools Need Us!
We are fortunate to have a dedicated team of administration officers helping our children, parents and
teachers across a wide range of tasks to keep our school running efficiently. Thanks to Lee Stewart,
Tania Fogden, Bhavna Chopra, Kathy Best, Carla Kapinga and Debbie Prosper for all their hard work in
the office. Thanks to Ken Nicol for attending to the maintenance around the school. This week we also
acknowledge our SLSOs (Student Learning and Support Officers) who work in the classroom and
playground to support our students’ learning needs. Thank you to our SLSOs Ellie, Brittany, Sharon and
Emily.
NAPLAN 2018
The results from this year’s NAPLAN online testing will be out shortly. School based results will be
available to Principals this week and the letters to parents about individual students will be issued from
13 September. The letter will include an explanation of the results.
Killara Schools Partnership Activities
ICT Workshop: Year 3 students from Lindfield Public School attended a Microbits challenge workshop
run by Mr. Harper and assisted by Year 10 Information and Software Technology students.
First, the primary students were introduced to how computers work and looked at how computers are
programmed (inputs and outputs). The Year 3 students were grouped together in pairs and given tasks
which required them to code using block codes and program the device (Microbit) in various ways that
required them to use their imagination in their work. It was a wonderful experience for everyone, and
everyone learnt something new in the process.
Written by KHS students - Suhaas Gambhir, Jessica Zhu, Rita Li and Nora Boukerch
Art Exhibition: Earlier this year some of our Year 4 students participated in an art enrichment workshop
at KHS. Their beautiful artworks were displayed as part of the KHS Art Exhibition which showcased HSC
works as well as amazing artworks from across all year groups. I was truly impressed with the standard
of art!
Megan Lockery
Principal
Deputy Principals’ Report
Emoji Disco!
Our Emoji Disco will be held on Friday 28 September which is the last day of
Term 3. A note about this is being sent home today and can also be found
later on in this edition of the Lines. The theme is ‘Emoji’ and we invite students
to come dressed as their favourite Emoji! Tickets will be $10 for the disco
which will include a snack. We are sure it will be a fun night.
Year 6 are having a blast in Jindabyne!
Early on Monday morning 108 very excited Year 6 students headed to Jindabyne. The teachers have
reported that everyone is enjoying themselves and that the snow is just beautiful! Lots of students are
already skiing! We are looking forward to their return on Friday afternoon at approximately 3.30pm. We
will send urgent messages via the Skoolbag app if need be.
Kindergarten Showcase
We loved welcoming our 2019 Kindergarten students and their families to watch our Kindy Showcase
last week. The boys and girls even went on a guided school tour. We saw lots of smiling faces and
students enjoyed getting their ‘Passports’ stamped during the tour that was led by Year 6 students. Our
Senior Choir, Stage Band, Class KS, Infants Dance Troupe and Ravel performed beautifully for our new
students.
Application for Year 5/6 Extension Class 2019
We will be holding a Parent Information Evening on Thursday 20 September 2018 in the school Library
commencing at 6.15pm for Year 4 students who are keen to try out for the Extension Class. Notes were
sent out this week with more information.
The Fire Brigade Visits LPS
On Friday the NSW Rural Fire Service
visited LPS to tell Year 5 and 6 Students all
about Bushfires. Students learnt about the
different types of fires and how residents
can protect their homes and community.
CARES
This week, Year 5 students participated in a Community and Road
Education Scheme (C.A.R.E.S.) excursion to St Ives as part of the
Stage 3, PDHPE program. Students have been taken through an
extensive road safety program on bicycles learning about how to
safely ride a bike. Even though it was wet, they all had a great time
and learnt a lot about bike safety.
Katrin Cornell Angela Mustaca
Deputy Principal Deputy Principal
5 September 2018
Dear Parents and Carers,
This term we will be holding an Emoji Disco in our School Hall on Friday 28 September 2018. K-2 students are invited to attend from 5 – 6.30pm and Years 3 – 6 students are welcome from 7 – 8:30pm. Entry to the disco is $10 per student. Students will be given a treat on the night.
We thank our teachers who will be organising and supervising this event. Students are invited to dress up as an Emoji. Some ideas are included on the back of this sheet. This could include one of the Emojis pictured above. Your child might like to come as a princess, fairy, wizard, policeman, farmer, sports star or chef! We ask that parents/carers drop off and pick up students promptly from the School Hall. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Katrin Cornell Angela Mustaca Megan Lockery K-2 Deputy Principal 3-6 Deputy Principal Principal
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Please return the payment slip below to the Administration box by Wednesday 26 September 2018.
Student’s Name: __________________________ Class: _________
I enclose $10 cash payment (please enclose correct money if paying by cash)
I enclose $10 cheque payment (please make cheques payable to Lindfield Public School)
I have made an online payment of $10 (go to www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au then ‘Make A Payment’ tab, then
choose ‘Other’ in the Payment Option section and type in ‘Emoji Disco’)
My receipt number is: ___________________________ Date paid: _____ / _____ / ____
Dress as an Emoji!
Here are just a few costume ideas!
Planning for 2019 Dear Parents and Carers We are currently planning classes and staffing for 2019. In order to do this, we need to know who is not returning to our school next year and who will be returning late. Thanks to those parents/carers who have already responded to the newsletter request and returned your slip. You do not need to send another form. If you are leaving Lindfield Public School and not returning in 2019 please complete the slip below. Thank you for your prompt attention. Forms can be submitted to the office or placed in the Administration Box. Megan Lockery Principal …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Student/s Not Returning to Lindfield Public School in 2019
Name: __________________________________ Class: __________________ Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________ Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________ The relocation is due to:
□ moving overseas or interstate
□ moving to NSW Department of Education School _____________________ (insert school)
□ moving to an Independent/Catholic School ___________________________(insert school)
Student Writing Samples
Please enjoy some writing samples from our wonderful students who have
been using the ‘Seven Steps to Writing Success’ program
Where The Wild Things Are One night, I got sent to bed without any dinner. I was starving! I closed my eyes and found myself on a tiny boat built just for me. The boat was automatic. After many years, it stopped by a tiny forest. It was a dark and mysterious forest. Through the darkness, I saw many eyes peeking out of the holes in the trees. I was scared, but I thought to myself, “I have come a long way, I shouldn't give up now.” So, I walked closer to the eyes peering at me and a tiger leapt out from behind the darkness. I wondered if all the other eyes were also tigers? But, I was wrong. They were all different animals. I was so scared that I wanted to go back home again. I hopped back onto my tiny automatic boat and sailed back home safely and peacefully. By Yolandy L 2T
Our Acknowledgment of Country
We would very much like to pay our respects to the Indigenous people who have traditionally owned and taken care of this land. We have a living culture that we shall acknowledge, respect and remember.
We look from the top of Mount Kosciuszko to create a thank you to everyone who put effort into making this country what it is today. It is very important to pay our respects to every aboriginal person, their relatives and ancestors that have taken care of this wonderful country for centuries. We thank you and welcome you to this magical country.
By Kristian N 2T
Changes by Anthony Browne
Newspaper Article
The Jungle House
On Tuesday the 14th of August Joseph’s house turned into a jungle. His Mum and Dad were gone and Joseph was seeing his living room change. He was flabbergasted. The couch had turned into a crocodile, the armchair was a gorilla and the TV was changing. In the kitchen the kettle had turned into a cat. Then he went to the bathroom. The sink was beginning to look human, it had a mouth, eyes, nose and a foot!
He does not know what is going on. If you have any information about these changes please call me.
Reported by Freya B 2HK
Changes by Anthony Browne
Description
My silk magenta slipper grew a black wing. It feels so soft I never want to let it go. I hear it begin to chirp. Then suddenly it grew another wing and was turning into a bird. I can hear its wings rustle together. Then it flies out the window and now it’s on the wall. It has changed from a slipper and is now a bird.
Olivia H 2HK
Changes by Anthony Browne
Newspaper Article
Joseph Kaye’s House is Changing
It happened on Tuesday 14 August at 15 Juddas St Rosetarmon. At 10:30am Mr Kaye noticed his kettle was meowing. He started freaking out so he went into his bedroom. When he went in he saw his slipper was turning into a bird. He tried to put it on but it flew away.
Then he went into the living room and it was like a zoo. The couch was a crocodile and the armchair was a gorilla. He got very scared. Joesph Kaye said ‘it was so scary, I freaked out a lot.’
If someone knows what’s happening please call me.
Reported by Lachlan S 2HK
Absentee Notification
We would appreciate it if you record student absences via the Skoolbag app which can be downloaded
from the app store. Just search for Lindfield Public School.
Simply open the app Select the eForms tab Select the Absentee Form tab
Community Notice Board
All community notices/flyers can now be found under the Parent and Community link on our website.
http://www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/p-c-website/community-notice-board
Medical Alert Updates 2018
Please ensure all children with anaphylaxis and other medical conditions hand in their updated Action
Plans. Kindly ask your doctors to sign, stamp and date them. The school needs to receive a coloured
copy of the Action Plan for our health records. All students with a known medical condition must provide
updated health plans for 2018. Thank you for your ongoing support.
Notes Sent Home
Notes are available to download from the school website: www.lindfield-.schools.nsw.edu.au
Please look under the ‘Notes’ tab.
Work on Display
Anaphylaxis at Lindfield Public School At Lindfield Public School in 2018, we have a small number of children with a potentially life threatening
allergic reaction. They are found across our school from Kindergarten to Year 6.
How can parents help these children?
If possible, choose alternative sandwich spreads to peanut butter and Nutella. If you have
no alternative, inform your child that these foods can trigger an anaphylactic reaction.
Reinforce the school’s NO FOOD SHARING message.
Please note, no students are allowed to bring
glass bottles to school for safety reasons
Work on display in the office for this week
1/2E and 5/6S
Library
2018 Premier’s Reading Challenge
Well done to the following students who have completed their Student Reading Records in the last
week of the challenge:
K-2 3-4 5-6
Zoe C Grace A Max L
Skye T Ryan K Olivia N-P
Isa W Roy K Madi S
Ady L Cedric C
That’s it! Thank you!
A big thank you to all the students, parents and teachers for all your efforts reading books and
entering books onto the website this year! We had 817 students who had books added to their lists
and 436 students finished the Challenge. Hopefully we can boost those numbers even further next
year!
If you missed the cut off date and have read the required number of books, please let me know. I
have until Friday September 14 to add any last minute books.
Certificates will be issued in Term 4.
Happy reading!
Renee Chapman Teacher Librarian
Canteen
TWISTA PASTA NOW ON THE LPS CANTEEN MENU
Your LPS Canteen is proud to announce the addition of freshly prepared pasta dishes to our menu.
These will replace the current pre-pack Spaghetti Bolognaise and Lasagne - on Mondays and Tuesdays
only. There are three to choose from;
Twista pasta with cheese $4
Twista pasta with tomato pasta
sauce and cheese $4
Twista pasta with tomato pasta
sauce, meatballs and cheese $5
These dishes are freshly prepared by our
Canteen Managers and contain good, fresh,
wholesome ingredients. Available from
Monday 10 September - you can order on
Flexischools now.
LPS CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS - WEEKS 7 (w/c 03/09) & 8 (w/c 10/09)
Thank you so much to all our amazing helpers, we couldn’t do it without you! With all the freshly
prepared food we are making and the growing popularity of our Canteen, we need ongoing help from the
LPS community. If you are free – please click here to sign up.
WEEK SIX: 1D & 1PT
Thursday Friday
Francesca Reynolds Jen Jarick
Melissa Barnett Emma Hodgson
SOS (9am-2pm) Helper needed (9am – 12)
Helper needed (9am – 12)
Helper needed (9am – 12)
WEEK SEVEN: 1H & 1C
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
SOS (9am-2pm) Ros Richardson SOS (9am-2pm) Jane Downey Gurbaksh
Rayat
SOS (11am-
3pm)
Nadine Nel SOS (11am-
3pm)
SOS (9am-2pm) SOS (9am-12)
Kellie O’Keeffe SOS (11am-
3pm)
SOS (9am-12)
SOS (9am-12)
SOS (9am-12)
Clothing Pool
Clothing Pool Opening Hours: 8:30 am - 9:30 am Wednesdays and Thursdays
Don’t forget the ONLINE ordering option – easy and secure via the P&C website. Orders are then delivered to your child’s class, usually on Wednesdays or Thursdays. PLEASE include your child's name and class.
PLEASE LABEL YOUR BELONGINGS
News
Raincoats
Looks like we are going to need them again! Don’t forget we do stock raincoats that will keep your little ones dry in the rain. We can also order adult sizes in.
Uniform Change-Over
It is officially spring and that means summer uniform is on the way too. You can wear either
summer or winter uniform (but not a combination of both) in Weeks 9 and 10. So now is a good
time to go and have a look through your cupboards and check if all summer items still fit! All
students will wear summer uniform from the first day of Term 4.
Our Upcoming Volunteers’ roster:
Week 7
Wednesday 5 Sep Thursday 6 Sep
Jean Nightingale Sonia Wills
Verena Conti
Jean Nightingale Tasha McArthur
Michelle Ellis
Week 8
Wednesday 12 Sep Thursday 13 Sep
Jean Nightingale Katrina Tottenham
Kristine Bennett
Jean Nightingale Kath Lucas
Regan Hibbert
Clothing Shop Manager – Greti Lindsay Convenor – Jean Nightingale [email protected]
Chess
This Friday we will hold our Junior (Year 2) Tournament and next Friday our Senior (Year 3-6) Tournament. The aim of the tournaments is to give our members the chance to experience 'winning' or 'losing' in hopefully a friendly atmosphere. To that extent we have party food organised and lucky dip draws. A reminder that Fees for Semester 2 are due and can be paid on the P&C website. Thank you. Eric Tse Chess Co-ordinator [email protected]
Swimming
OCTOBER HOLIDAY SWIMMING – BOOKINGS OPEN
Available to all LPS children! We are now taking squad and Learn To Swim registrations for the next school holidays. Week 1 – Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 October (4 days) Week 2 – Monday 8 October to Friday 12 October (5 days). Full details are on our website and bookings can also be made. Enquiries should be made to Michele at [email protected]
K-2 FUN NIGHT – SAVE THE DATE!
FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 4:30-5:30pm Seahorses are holding a free and fun night for keen swimmers in K-2. All levels of swimmers are welcome! We’ll have novelty races with noodles, 25m freestyle and relays plus more. Parents and siblings can cheer on from the grandstand and enjoy the famous Seahorses sausage sizzle. Drinks and snacks will also available. No need to register – just turn up in your swimmers and be ready to have some fun!
ENROLMENTS FOR TERM 3 - CLOSED
If you would like to enrol existing swimmers for Term 4 please email Michele with the details. Some sessions are already full. Requests will be noted but may not be available. To enhance your chances of enrolment, please consider enrolling into our October holiday program. Term 4 bookings will open mid-September.
NEW TO SWIMMING?
All new children must attend a grading session with our coach and be assigned a squad or lesson level. See dates below for upcoming grading sessions. Please contact Michele at [email protected] to register for an assessment.
IMPORTANT DATES
Term 3
Friday 21 September K-2 Fun Night Friday 28 September 3:15pm grading Saturday 29 September End of Term 3 swimming For questions regarding any aspect of swimming at Lindfield check the Swimming page of the P&C website or send an email.
Michele McCarthy
Swimming Administrator
TERM 2: LPS Class Social Calendar
Date Class Event and Venue Time
Friday 7 September 1P Class Park Play Two Turners' Reserve
3pm - 5pm
Saturday 22 September 1/2E Class Get Together West Lindfield Soccer Club
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Sunday 23 September 5/6A Play in the Park
Queen Elizabeth Reserve 2pm - 4pm
To have your class social functions in the Lindfield Lines please send an email to [email protected] by 8pm every Monday of term. Lynn McCardle Class Parent Co-ordinator [email protected].
Social Justice
Pre-loved BOOKS for children in drought
There are many children affected by drought. They are busy going to
school and helping their families to feed animals each morning and
night.
Would you like to show these children we are thinking about them?
A book would be a great escape and lovely way for them to relax.
The Social Justice Committee supports Rural Aid's Buy a Bale and
would like to assist families under stress by showing we care.
Your child may like to attach a note inside the book.
Please gather:
New or used children's books for drought affected families.
Picture books, novels or activity books are all welcome.
Where: Library foyer collection box
Images from this week show how dry it is in western NSW.
Sharing some great books with children in difficult circumstances will
really help.
Thank you for your support.
Sarah Rosewell Easdown
Social Justice Convenor
Strings
Father’s Day Breakfast
Thank you to the Social Committee for organising a wonderful morning for our fathers last Friday. The Amadeus ensemble had the opportunity to show their Dads what they have been working on in rehearsals. They performed two songs led by our lovely guest conductor Megan Lipworth.
Excursion to Roseville
Kindergarten - BACH
Every year the Bach ensemble together with Junior Band go on a short walking excursion to Roseville Kindergarten. This will take place on 12 September 2018 during school time. Permission notes were sent out via email on Monday and need to be signed and returned as soon as possible. We are also looking for parent volunteers to help on the day. If you have not received the email with the permission note please email [email protected]
Primary Proms Daintree Concert - 19 September - RAVEL
We are very proud to announce that the LPS Ravel ensemble has been selected to perform at the Primary Proms Daintree Concert at Sydney Town Hall this year. This is a very special honour for our LPS musicians and we wish them all the best for their upcoming performance. Permission notes were emailed out on Monday. We ask that all Ravel families read the information and return the signed permission notes as soon as possible.
Free STRINGS Trial:
Every year we give students interested in joining the Strings Program in the following year the opportunity to try their choice instrument. Students who are unsure which instrument they want to play can use this opportunity to try all instruments: violin, cello and viola. This year the Free Strings Trial will take place during school time on Monday 12 November (date tbc by the school). Details on how to register your child for the Free Strings Trial will be published in the Lindfield Lines in Week 9 of Term 3.
For your Calendars:
Term 3
12 Sept - Excursion to Roseville Kindy - Bach and Junior Band
19 Sept - Ravel to perform at the Daintree Concert, 2018 Primary Proms
25 Sept - Lindfield Blue Assembly - Vivaldi to perform
Term 4
8 Nov - Mozart in Assembly
12 Nov - Free Strings Trial (TBC)
30 Nov - Music Spectacular, Killara High School - all ensembles and bands
Verena Conti and Mary Alonti String co-conveners
Band
IB playing at the North Shore Band Festival
A friendly reminder that IB will be participating at the North Shore Band Festival this Sunday 9 September. Could all band members please meet on the grass area outside the School Hall at Chatswood High School no later than 1:45pm. We wish IB all the best for a wonderful performance!
JB performing at Roseville Kindy!
After a fabulous Father’s Day performance last Friday morning, our very popular JB will be performing again at Roseville Kindergarten next Wednesday 12 September. Permission slips were emailed out this week and are due back in by Monday 10 September. This is a lovely event for both the band and the excited little ones in the audience.
First Orchestra Rehearsal - Sunday 16 September
Due to extenuating circumstances, the first Orchestra Rehearsal has reverted back to the afternoon timeslot of 2:45 – 5:00pm, but will now be held in the Library. Every effort has been made to accommodate our busy Orchestra members and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Band Calendar
Term 3
Week 7 Sunday 9 September 1:45pm North Shore Band Festival Chatswood High School - IB
Week 8 Wednesday 12 September Roseville Kindergarten performance - JB
Week 9 Thursday 20 September IB TOUR
Term 4
Week 1 Thursday 18 October JB Recruitment Drive Assembly for Year 2 - 2pm CB
Week 2 Monday 22 October Band Info Night SB / CB
Week 3 Tuesday 30 October Halloween Flash Mob CB
Seiko and Mark Ruff Band Co-convenors [email protected]
MindQuest 2018
The MindQuest 2018 Talent Enrichment workshops will take place at Glenwood High School on the
weekend of 10 & 11 November. The workshops are run for students from Years 1 – 6 and cover many
fascinating topics over a range of Key Learning Areas. The closing date for applying for the courses is
Friday 19 October. It is anticipated that many of the courses will be full before the closing date. If you are
interested in your child attending a workshop, application forms are available from the school office.
