Normanhurst News Email: normanhurs-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.normanhurs-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Phone: 9489 1152 Fax: 9489 3257 Term 2 Week 9 21 June 2017 Diary dates Tues 27 June SNDF Dress rehearsal and Evening Performance Wed 28 June SNDF Matinee performance Thurs 29 June SNDF Twilight performance Fri 30 June Last day of Term 2 Mon 17 July Staff Development Day Tues 18 July Students return for Term 3 Notes sent home this week Stage 3 Canberra/Snow Excursion Years 5 and 6 Bridge to Terabithia 6K only Principal s Report Crazy Hair and Sock Day Last Thursday 15 June the Student Representative Council coordinated a Crazy Hair and Sock Day to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Thank you to all students and staff who participated to support this very worthy cause. Be Respectful. Be Responsible. Strive for Success
Education Week Open Day Save the Date We will be holding our annual Open Morning for Education Week on Wednesday 2 August, including open classrooms and a concert where band, choir and dance group students will perform. A full program will be distributed early next term. Band Festival Last weekend the Training, Intermediate and Concert Bands performed at the Wahroonga Band Festival. All three bands represented our school to a high standard. Special congratulations to the Training Band which was awarded first place in their category. This is a great achievement for these students who have only begun learning their instruments and performing together this year. Instructional Rounds On Monday I was involved in an Instructional Rounds Project with staff members Miss Williams, Miss De Palo and Mrs Pogainis. Instructional Rounds are based on medical rounds for doctors and the idea of using real-life practice for professional learning. The team focuses on a Problem of Practice the school has committed to solve, using lesson observations and the data collected from these to make whole school recommendations. This was our third set of rounds as we ran two sets of rounds last year also. All staff are invited to participate in these projects through an expression of interest process and thus far 11 staff members have been involved. Feedback from all staff who have participated is that it has been a really valuable form of professional learning. Be Respectful. Be Responsible. Strive for Success
Parent Skills database A reminder to please return your Parent Skills Survey this week if you would like your information included in our database. Student Reports for Semester 1 A reminder that Semester 1 student reports will be sent home in sealed envelopes next Wednesday 28 June. At Monday night s P & C meeting changes to our report format were discussed. A letter regarding these changes will be included in the envelope with your child s report. Please look out for your child s report envelope in their bag in Week 10. Anti-Bullying and Discipline Plans At Monday night s P & C meeting Miss Williams and I presented our whole school Anti-Bullying and Discipline policies that have been revised this term through consultation with staff. At the meeting there was an opportunity for parents to review the draft documents and offer input. Once the final versions of these documents are prepared, they will be published on our school website. School Administrative Officer position As per our last newsletter, the Department of Education advised that our School Administrative Officer position would be filled through a transfer match. This appointment has now been finalised and I am pleased to announce Ms Debra De Angelis will be joining Normanhurst Public School from the start of next term. Debra visited yesterday and is excited to be part of our school community. Positive Behaviour for Learning During this fortnight all classes are revising expectations for the Computer Room and how our three school values apply to this setting. The Week 8 recipients for our PBL assembly draw were Cooper S, Emmanuel P, Oscar and Malinsa R. Striver Badges Congratulations to the following students who received Striver badges at last week s assembly: Hayley L blue Giselle Q blue Isabelle L - red Amelia V- red Amelia L - red Charlotte D - green Zoe H - yellow Merit Certificates Congratulations to the following students who received a merit certificate at last week s assembly: Xin Xin L KT William M 2I Chelsea S 5S Alyssa R KT Carla S 2I Ameek J 5S Andie H KV Alex K 2/3P Tabitha T 5/6N Jade C KV Grace M 2/3P Nathan H 5/6N Zoe P K/1M Elissa U 3L Nicholas V 6K Be Respectful. Be Responsible. Strive for Success
Jonty B K/1M Atticus H 3L Malinsa R 6K Olivia P 1P Jack K 4B Eden P Library Samuel W 1P David A 4B Ayam R Library Hunter S 2D Anna M 4/5G Emma B 2D Ashleigh D 4/5G Kind regards, Amber Gorrell Principal P&C NEWS www.npspandc.com http://www.facebook.com/normanhurstpublicpc Date Event Class Year 14 August P&C Meeting All Welcome P&C Meeting At our meeting on Monday night the P&C approved the following purchases for our school: Approved the funding for the purchase of a new Smartboard to the value of $4,272.40 Approved the purchase of a new BBQ to the value of $1000 Approved the purchase of a new esky to the value of $400 Band On behalf of the P&C I would like to congratulate the Training Band for coming first at the North Shore Band Festival last Sunday at Wahroonga Public School. Steve Clark President Band News Term 2 Parent Band Roster for Weeks 9 and 10: Thursday 22 June Concert Band 7:15 8:45 Taryn Khamlu Thursday 22 June Training Band 12:40 2:10 Thapanee MacDonald Friday 23 June Intermediate 12:40 2:10 Paula Stokes Monday 26 June Training Band 7:15 8:45 Claudia Hunter Monday 26 June Concert Band 12:40 2:10 Lisa Manton Wednesday 28 June Intermediate Band 7.15 8.45 Jason Ives Thursday 29 June Concert Band 7.15 8.45 Karen Beattie Thursday 29 June Training Band 12.40 2.10 Gillian Lorenzo Friday 30 June Intermediate Band 12.40 2.10 Jo Schuster Be Respectful. Be Responsible. Strive for Success
BAND NEWS: A big THANK YOU to all the families who purchased tickets to the NPS Bands Movie Fundraiser Despicable Me 3. We ve had a wonderful response and look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday! 2:15pm, Saturday 24th June Venue: Hornsby Odeon We will deliver the tickets to your oldest child s classroom by 22nd June. Please note: all children must be supervised. If you cannot attend yourself, please organise with another member of your family or another parent to supervise your child. If you do not receive your tickets or have any questions, please email us at fundraisernpsbands@gmail.com Be Respectful. Be Responsible. Strive for Success