Meadowbank Matters THISTLE STREET, RYDE, NSW 2112 Ph: 9809 3648 WEBSITE: www.meadowbankpublicschool.net.au Fax: 9807 2121 EMAIL: meadowbank-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Term 4 Week 10 Wednesday 13 December 2017 NOTES/PAYMENTS DUE Newsletter articles to be emailed to meadowbank-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au by midday of Monday each week. No Assembly this week. CALENDAR OF EVENTS TERM 4 2017 Week 10 Thursday 14 Dec Friday 15 Dec Reminder Staff Meetings Tuesday & Thursday mornings NO CANTEEN Tuesday - Thursday Yr 6 Farewell Last day for Students Farewell Arch 2.45pm TERM 1 2018 Monday 29 January STAFF return Tuesday 30 January STUDENTS return - Years 1 6 Friday 2 February KINDERGARTEN 2018 start Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBEL) At Meadowbank Public School we work as a community to be Safe, Respectful and Responsible. To provide our students with the best possible learning environment. As a school we will focus on the same area for a number of weeks so that students work to improve their positive behaviours. Return to School for 2018 Students Years 1-6 return to school on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Our new Kindergarten students will start Friday 2 February 2018. Principal s Report Thank you to everyone who attended last week s Presentation Day Ceremony. Congratulations to not only our award recipients but to each and every student on the personal goals and achievements you have reached in 2017. I am immensely proud of them all and our very special school. Thank you to Ms Imseih for coordinating this very important event. Thank you also to our 2017 captains and vice captains: Nellie M and Deakin R, Alicia O, and Joel W. for compering the ceremony. Congratulations to our new 2018 Captains: Keshev N. and Tyler G. and Vice Captains: David C. and Maddie L. Our carols evening last Thursday was another success, it is always such a fun event. Thank you to everyone who attended. Special thanks to Mrs Crawford for her enthusiasm and wonderful organisation. Thank you to students, parents and teachers past and present who formed the talented carols orchestra. Finally, thank you to our canteen parents who arranged the great meal. Jenni Cope At Meadowbank we are safe, respectful and responsible.
Please Return PSSA Shirts All PSSA shirts should have been returned by now. If you still have a PSSA shirt at home please return it tomorrow ready for reuse next year. Vanessa Roach - Assistant Principal Wednesday: Year 6 Farewell Year 5 and 6 will be attending the Year 6 farewell this week. TIME: 6-9pm LOCATION: North Ryde Golf Club - The Auditorium DRESS CODE: Smart Casual (flat enclosed shoes) Parents are invited to come at 8.30pm to enjoy the speeches and for the special viewing of the farewell video. Friday: Last day for all students This Friday is the last day for all students for 2017. Join us for the Year 6 farewell arch at 2.45pm on Friday. P & C News Thanks to everyone who donated food at Carols Nights, with your generosity we were able to collect over 200 items of food that have now been donated to North Ryde Community Aid. These items will be packed into hampers and distributed to those in need within our community next week. Thanks to Kirralie Thomas Geraghty, our P & C Executive Officer who organised the raffle for Carols night. We raised over $350. Thanks to the students who helped sell the tickets on the night and to those who donated prizes especially the tickets to the wonderful productions of Beautiful the Carole King Musical and MAMMA MIA!. Zoe Williamson P & C President Thank you A big thank you to all our Canteen helpers on the Carols night. Angela I, Nicole, Jamie, EJ, Carolina, Ishani, Jackie, Jayden and Amelia. A special thanks to Bo and Kiyomi for all their effort in the lead up to the event and on the night. Canteen Closure The Canteen will be closed for the rest of the term and will not open until Wed 31 Jan. Canteen Working Bee Please come and help us spruce up the Canteen in readiness for another big year of feeding your children. If you can spare an hour or two tomorrow Wed the 13 th of Dec from 9am to spring clean the Canteen, please let Bo or Kiyomi know. All helpers will be rewarded with eternal gratitude and a yummy morning tea. Library News I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forward to seeing you next year. Take advantage of your spare time over the break to enjoy reading your favourite books. Thank you to the parents, caregivers and students who have returned their overdue book(s) or have seen me about an overdue notice. I have found very few on loan books last week, so please keep looking for them. Check out the Game On January School holidays program at your local library, with lots of activities including crafts, story times and singalong s. For more information go to the following website http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/events/school-holidays or http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/library/2 018-january-school-holiday-program.pdf. Noelene Steele - Teacher Librarian
Class Awards BIDGEE BOWDEN BRADLEY HAMILTON LINTON MANNING Name Sofia Moutzouris Aika Rivera Logan Dessaix Ali Sultani Sabrina Vagiotas Evelyn Lee Nivaan Pashiney Aphrodite Kapeleris Lachlan Inman Alex Bai Lucas Randall Shaarav Bhatia Vincent Chang Ivy Park Skylar Gangemi Violet Kim Lucas Yoon Pedro Carioni Baldi Blanka Salinska Adhrit Thakur Jessica Hesketh Leo Crisafulli Javeria Jawad Erin Kim Isabella Koussas Matthew Zhang Chloe Janda Vanveer Zala Freddie Greenaway Elizabeth Francis Ronnie Beshara Sophia Jiang David Park Daniel Shin Camille Ha Mark Starchak Rebel Klowss Yuva Jayakumar Tor Yokohata Emma Groves Samikshaa Bagla Siyuan Xu Bassam Aldahmashi MORRISON PORTER SHEPHERD Improvement SQUIRE THORN Improvement WHITTON Kazuo Badia Andre Kubatka Elise Wei Amy Kang Isabella Coulam Giaan Jung Aditya Menon Alexia Creighton Woojin Jo Olivia Hainzl Sofia MuSung Yehseo Shin Emily Tran Evelyn Lee Shray Parekh Isabelle Vagiotas Selin Yaman Nysa Aggarwal Kenji Park Ryan Wong Amelia Levy Amelia Inman Charlotte Ranginui Isabel White Faiz Ali Annabelle Liang Ava Henderson Zac Balta Emma Wijngaarden Christian Lane Kevin Lu Elena Ariyaee Artin Raoofi Ishen Navanugraha Harry Creighton Lui Rivera Sophie Lebeuf Ella Tarlinton Kevin Li Callum White Christian Theo Yehansa Dahanayake Jordan Zhu Jessica Koussas Angelina Liu WILLANDRA PDHPE Life Ed Health Award Library: K- 2 Library: 3-6 ESL K-2 ESL 3-6 STL K-2 STL 3-6 Sport: Jnr Swim Sport: Snr Swim Sport: Jnr Cross Country Sport: Snr Cross Country Sport: Jnr Athletics Sport: Snr Athletics Citizenship (School) Ryde City Council Elizabeth Muir Memorial Dux Captains Vice Captains Premier s Sport Medal Music Choir Recorders Chess Madison Louey Laurisa Sheen Jason Zhang Lawrence Yu Kamya Thakur Sungwon Lim Alicia O Connor Ella Donovan Sienna Seo Umika Ganji Kadyn Stockey- Bridge Brendan Ipwanshek Ainslie Hudson Sage Brophy Zach Billington Tyler Gronau Ryan Wong Joanne Lee Malakai Brophy Alena Bondarenko Helen Shou Isabell Perry Zaid Khan Leo Park Bevan Reed Tim Donovan Deakin Reed Lucas Low Bevan Reed Hannah Young Ella Hudson- McEwan Carmella Romarate TaoTao Fang & Eugene Kwag Tyler Gronua & Keshav Nair Madison Louey & David Coulam Tim Donovan Deakin Reed Finn Ryan Leo Park Tim Donovan Ella Hudson McEwan Ella Donovan Hannah Young Junior: Jake Michaels
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