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Neutral Bay Public School

NEWSLETTERTERM 2 WEEK 2 ISSUE 13 8 MAY 2019

175 Ben Boyd Rd, NEUTRAL BAY NSW 2089

UPCOMING EVENTS

PH: 02 9953 1798 E: [email protected] W: https://neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity

Students from the NBPS Year 5 Media Team in action

SPORTMAY 24: Knockout NetballMAY 30: Zone Cross Country

MAY 8: Year 6 Interrelate Evening 6pm-8.10pmMAY 9: Beanie for Cancer DayMAY 9: Kinder Bay Way Re-launch Mufti DayMAY 14: NAPLAN begins

MAY 9: Mother’s Day DanceMAY 10: Mother’s Day StallMAY 11: Mother’s Day High TeaMAY 15: P&C Meeting

SCHOOL

P&C EVENTS

MAY 27: Year 3 Excursion to Coal LoaderMAY 27-29: Year 6 Canberra Camp

EXCURSIONS NAPLANYears 3 to 5 students will be undertaking their NAPLAN online tests according to the following timetable. Please note the Year 3 writing test will be conducted in classrooms on Tuesday 14 May as it is a paper test. I trust this assists families with planning over the coming weeks. Please note that make up tests, for students who are absent due to illness, should be made by contacting Victor Tan at [email protected].

Tuesday14 May

All Year 3 Writing

5A Writing

5K Writing

5T Writing

5R Writing

Wednesday 15 May

5B Writing

5N Writing

5R Reading

3C Reading

3K Reading

Thursday 16 May

5A Reading

5K Reading

3G Reading

3D Reading

Friday 17 May

5B Reading

5T Reading

5N Reading

3K Language

3S Reading

Monday 20 May

5A Language

5K Language

5R Language

3G Language

3C Language

Tuesday 21 May

5B Language

5T Language

5N Language

3D Language

3S Language

Wednesday 22 May

5A Numeracy

5K Numeracy

3C Numeracy

3K Numeracy

Thursday 23 May

5B Numeracy

5R Numeracy

3D Numeracy

3G Numeracy

Friday 24 May

5N Numeracy

5T Numeracy

3S Numeracy

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Table of Contents

Principal’s News

Term Dates

Page 2 - Principal’s News

Page 3 - School News

Page 4 - Stage News K - 2

Page 5 - Stage News 3 - 6

Page 6 - Science and Technology News

Page 7 - Year 5 Media Team News

Page 8 - Canteen News

Page 8 - P&C News

Page 9 - P&C NewsPage 10 - Community News

Term 2 - Tuesday 30 April - Friday 5 July

Term 3 - Tuesday 23 July - Friday 27 September

Term 4 - Monday 14 October - Friday 20 December

Judy GoodsellPrincipal

Tell Them From Me SurveyTowards the end of last term, students in Years 4, 5 and 6 completed the ‘Tell Them From Me’ online survey. The survey provides valuable feedback on what our students think about school life and how engaged they are with school. A summary of the results will be presented to parents at the Week 9 P & C Association Meeting on Wednesday 15 May. A few of the key findings are:

• 95% of students valued school outcomes, believing schooling is useful in everyday life and will have a strong bearing on their future

• 90% of students reported they tried hard to succeed in their learning

• 92% of students had positive relationships, with friends they can trust who encourage them to make positive choices

• 92% of students considered they have positive behaviour at school

Opportunity Class Applications 2019Applications for Opportunity Classes in 2019 are open online and close on Friday 17 May. A note was sent home providing further information. The website for applications and further information https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5/application-process

Interrelate ProgramThe Interrelate Program is for Year 6 families to attend and will be held tonight in the School Hall commencing at 6.00pm. The program is run by Interrelate School Services and will prepare Year 6 children and parents for the physical, social and emotional changes associated with puberty. It also addresses changing emotions and relationships with peers and families.

We have found in the past that our parents and Year 6 children find the presentation very informative and useful.

School Cross Country CarnivalYesterday, the School Cross Country Carnival was held in perfect weather conditions at Forsyth Park and it was a great success. It was wonderful to see all our students enthusiastically participating and encouraging others. Results will be published in next week’s Bay Times. Thank you to Miss Brooke Saltmarsh for organising the event and to the students, parents and staff who assisted.

P&C MeetingThe first meeting of the P&C Association will be held on Wednesday 15 May commencing at 7.30pm. All parents are welcome to attend.

Mother's Day ActivitiesThe P&C Association has organised the following Mother’s Day activities:

Thursday 9 May Mother’s Day DanceFriday 10 May Mother’s Day StallSaturday 11 May Mother’s Day High Tea

Further information is on pages 7 & 8 of this week’s Bay Times.

Winter UniformAll students are requested to wear their winter uniforms from Monday 20 May. If the weather turns cooler prior to this date, your child is welcome to wear their winter uniform.

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Enrolling in Kindergarten 2020We commenced enrolment for Kindergarten 2020 last week. To be eligible for enrolment at our school, your residential address must be within our local area. Unfortunately, we are not able to accept out-of-area enrolments at this time.

To enrol, please book an enrolment appointment via www.schoolinterviews.com.au. You will need to bring all specified documentation to the appointment, as outlined on the school interview event page. If you have any questions, please email the school office at [email protected] or call us at 9953 1798.

Booking InformationURL: www.schoolinterviews.com.auEvent code: 2ycdj

We look forward to welcoming your child to Neutral Bay Public School next year.

School News

Year 6 Interrelate PresentationA Year 6 family evening program on ‘Where Did I Come From?’ and ‘Preparing for Puberty’ has been organised for tonight, Wednesday 8 May (Term 2, Week 2).

The evening program will take place in the school hall and commence at 6pm, finishing around 8:15pm. The program is run by Interrelate School Services and will prepare Year 6 children and parents for the physical, social and emotional changes associated with puberty. It also addresses changing emotions and relationships with peers and families.

We have found in the past that our parents and Year 6 children find the presentation very informative and useful.

Please note that this evening workshop is for Year 6 students and parents only. It is expected that students will sit with their parents.

Please bring $37 cash to be paid at the door.

Miss Kate Murray Year 6 Grade Leader

Carrie’s Beanies 4 Brain CancerTomorrow, Thursday May 9 2019, Neutral Bay Public School will be proudly supporting ‘Carrie’s Beanies 4 Brain Cancer’. This charity was founded to help fund research on brain cancer. Since 2015, the organisation has raised over $11 million. Your child is welcome to wear a beanie on the day and should bring in a gold coin donation. If your child doesn’t already own a beanie, no additional purchase is required. Instead, they can wear a hat. All donations will be given to the charity to continue helping brain cancer research. For more information about the charity, please visit: https://www.carriesbeanies4braincancer.com/

Look out for the SRC posters around the playground!

SRC - Social Justice Committee

Sound WavesThis year, we will be trialling an explicit phonics-based spelling program called Sound Waves across Years 1-6 to supplement our existing lessons. This program consolidates the synthetic phonics approach taught in Kindergarten. This approach uses a sound-to-letter strategy, which acknowledges that sounds can be represented in more than one way in written form.

Sound Waves promotes deeper understanding by replacing rote learning and memorisation with strategies that can be used for reading, writing and spelling. This incorporates word study, including morphology (prefixes, suffixes and Greek and Latin roots), etymology (word origins) and language concepts like homophones and homographs.

For more information, please contact Ms Genevieve Carnegie or your child’s class teacher.

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Miss D. Hanmer - 2H Class TeacherMrs M. Lazarus - KL Class Teacher

Kindergarten News Stage 1 News (Years 1 & 2)2H have been learning about number sequences in mathematics. We have been learning how to find missing numbers and describe the rule in number sequences. 2H are so lucky to have lots of wonderful resources in our classroom to help us learn in a fun and hands on way. In this lesson we made our own number sequences using hundreds charts. We used mathematical language to describe the rule of our number sequences. Some students demonstrated their number sequence using an interactive hundreds chart on the Smart Board. Other students described the rule by finishing the sentence on the whiteboard.

KL are very excited to be back at school for Term 2 of Kindergarten! We have been diving back into learning this term. This week we are learning new sounds to help with our reading. In mathematics we are learning about counting forward and backwards. KL have enjoyed using the iPads and activities in our maths groups.

This week in writing, KL has been working on making our sentences more interesting by adding details and extra information. We have enjoyed starting reading groups again this term and look forward to working with our parent volunteers.

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Miss K. Murray - 6M Class TeacherMiss T. Barone-Kriznar - 3K Class Teacher

Stage 2 News (Years 3 & 4) Stage 3 News (Year 5 & 6)3K have started Term 2 by re-visiting the place value of numbers. We have been looking at the place value of four-digit and five-digit numbers. 3K have been working in pairs and small groups to challenge each other by creating four-digit and five-digit numbers, and then adding one ten, hundred, or thousand to create a new number. We have also been revising place value and how this helps us determine numbers which are greater than or less than one another. 3K have loved creating their own numbers and working together through hands-on tasks during mathematical groups!

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Solution“Every idea has the power to shape our world.”

Every year, Google holds a competition called “The Google Science Fair”. This is an opportunity for High School students to find a problem worth solving, think up ideas, explore, develop and test their solution and communicate their results. The winning students from previous years are truly inspirational. 6M has loved watching the short videos that highlight the ideas of these young problem solvers. As such, we decided to tackle a world issue that our planet currently faces and see if we could come up with our own solution. While many people are unaware of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), it is a major issue affecting global environmental health - and a problem to which we all likely contribute without even knowing.

What have we learnt so far?Over 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean. Within the oceans, the currents meet at different points to form five major gyres. A gyre is a location within the ocean that is formed by a circular system of currents. Debris naturally collect in points like this. The North Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest of these patches. It is the world’s largest landfill and occupies an area in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and California. The UN Environmental Program has revealed that the amount of debris is growing incredibly quickly. The patch of debris is constantly changing, so it is difficult to make any definite judgements about its size and shape...or even its precise location. Some scientists estimate it might be twice the size of Texas!

This is just our Week 1 learning and we’re intrigued!Throughout the remainder of the term, 6M will be learning about the types of rubbish found in the GPGP, the densityof the debris, the reasons why there is so much plastic in the ocean, the impact on sea life, the path of the rubbish traveling to the GPGP, the problems associated with cleaning the GPGP and previous solutions that have been attempted. All of this learning will inform our own unique and original solutions to the GPGP problem. We will hold our own Science Fair and present our ideas within the school community.

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Science and Technology NewsScientist of the Month:

Each month we will be sharing interesting facts about a famous scientist. This month’s clues are below. If you think you can guess who it is, then email your answer to Mrs Keeling: [email protected]

Who am I?

• I was born 1791 and died in 1867.• I am known as the ‘father of electricity’.• I had to leave school at 13 and get a job in a

bookstore. Instead of just binding the books, I read them cover to cover because I wanted to learn more about the world.

• I became interested in chemistry and saved my money to buy some apparatus and different chemicals, so I could check that what I had read was actually true.

• I discovered Electric Magnetic Rotation-this eventually became the electric motor.

• Fun fact: I invented the toy balloon.Famous Quote:“Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature.”

STEAM Fun:

Last term, students in Year 1 and 3 engaged in a range of STEAM challenges, as part of their Science and Technology unit.

STEAM challenges require students to apply knowledge and skill from science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics in order to solve a specific problem. The tasks are collaborative and see students working with a limited amount of materials and under a time constraint.

The students all had lots of fun and created some very clever products. Their challenge was to create a structure for ‘Boris’ the Science Room mascot to allow him to remain at least 2cm off the ground. He likes to see the class and couldn’t from his position directly on the teacher’s desk.

In small groups, students were given only two pieces of paper and masking tape.

For an extra challenge for the older students, pegs were slowly added to Boris to see if he could still stay upright. The best creation kept Boris up off the ground and could hold five pegs, without Boris falling.

You can try it at home with a favourite stuffed animal and send in a picture to show us your creation.

Mrs R. Keeling

Neutral Bay Public School now has a media team made up of students from year 5.

The Media Team will create high quality TV news reports throughout the year about all the wonderful events and activi-ties here at NBPS.

Three main stories are featured in our news bulletins: firstly we cover important events at the school, secondly. we dsicuss

issues the students feel strongly about and thirdly, we show-case what the students are learning in class and how they are learning it.

Each group in the team has a script writer, a presenter, a cam-era operator and a video editor.

The school recently purchased a lapel (or lavalier) mic and a LED TV light that is dimmable and includes diffusers and col-our-correction gels. With professional equipment such as this we will be able to produce broadcasts with exceptionally-high production values. Many of our news presentions will also be filmed and edited with iMovie on the iPad.

The team meets every Tuesday at lunch time.

The media team is trained and co-ordinated by Mr Rutherford.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: MEET THE NEW YEAR 5

MEDIA TEAM

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CLASS KH

Canteen News

Thu 16/5 - CLASS KL9 - 11 THREE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED11 - 1 Mischa Q THREE VOLUNTEERS

REQUIRED

Fri 17/5 - CLASS KL9 - 11 Carol S FOUR VOLUNTEERS

REQUIRED11 - 1 FOUR VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

Thank you to all our KC volunteers who really came together to help us out in a busy week 1. This week we have KH, followed by KL. If we could ask for help as per the below, we would be very grateful. Remember, you will receive a free lunch, a warm cup of tea or coffee and hopefully see your child at service. It is also a great opportunity to meet some of the other parents in your class. Whether you can come in for an hour, or from 9am-1pm, any assistance is greatly appreciated. If you are able to help out anytime, please use the SignUpGenius link, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4bafa82ca5f58-term13, email us at [email protected], or phone/text Kath on 0419 303 332.

Mon 13/5 - CLASS KL9 - 11 ONE VOLUNTEER REQUIRED11 - 1 ONE VOLUNTEER REQUIRED

Tues 14/5 - CLASS KL9 - 11 Bev11 - 1 Bev

Wed 15/5 - CLASS KL9 - 11 Mizuka W TWO VOLUNTEERS

REQUIRED11 - 1 TWO VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

Thu 9/5 - CLASS KH9 - 11 THREE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED11 - 1 THREE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

Fri 10/5 - CLASS KH9 - 11 FOUR VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED11 - 1 FOUR VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

CLASS KL

May we remind all volunteers to have their hair tied back, and closed toe shoes please (no thongs or open toe sandals). Also, please remember to sign in at the office and receive your visitors lanyard before arriving at the canteen.

We remind PSSA senior students that it is important NO hot food is ordered. Sushi and sandwiches (not toasties) are always the best option. Please also indicate PSSA on Flexischools so we have your child’s lunch ready prior to the normal collection time.

The Canteen Team

P&C NewsParents, Carers, Teachers & Staff Cocktail PartySAVE THE DATE for Saturday night 22 June 2019 for the Parents, Carers, Teachers & Staff Cocktail Party.Formal invite & details to follow soon.

Mother's Day EventsFlyer attached regarding the Mother's Day stall that will be held at school this Friday 10 May. All gifts are $5, there is quite a selection of gifts and the children love having the opportunity to choose something out that they think you will like. There is the opportunity to buy more than one gift if they would also like to buy for grandma, step mum or another special someone in their lives.

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NBPS 2019 RafflePlease return all monies, stubs and unsold tickets to the School office by Friday 2 August 2019. All payments for the tickets are to be in cash. Please hand them in to the office. Please do not send your children to sell the tickets unaccompanied by an adult. Please support our wonderful prize donors.The raffle will be drawn on Monday 5 August 2019 and the winners will be announced via the School’s newsletter on Wednesday 7 August 2019 and will be notified by telephone.

The 19/20 Entertainment BookThe 2019 | 2020 Entertainment Memberships are here, with exclusive offers for everything you love to do. It’s our best Membership yet, packed with amazing offers for activities, attractions, shopping, travel and all kinds of tasty treats - from cool cafes to fabulous fine dining.The link to order the book is: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/20401s5

Woolworths Earn & Learn ProgramWe are excited to be taking part in the 2019 Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Last year, we collected 80,940 stickers and the school was able to purchase some great resources with the points we earned. Thanks to the parents who participated.

From now until 25 June 2019, you can collect stickers at Woolworths that go towards Earn & Learn points. For every $10 you spend at Woolworths (excluding the purchase of tobacco, liquor and gift cards), you will receive a sticker. These stickers can then be given to your children to collect on a special sticker sheet. Once it is completed, they can simply bring it back here to school or you can drop them into your local Woolworths collection box.

The more points we earn, the more we can redeem from a choice of over 10,000 educational resources including mathematics and English resources, art & crafts materials and much, much more! We are grateful for your support and look forward to a successful program.

Sydney Region 2019 Interschools SnowsportsOnline entries for the 2019 Interschools Snowsports Championships are now open for 16 to 20 July at Thredbo. Registration will close on 26 June. Please let Sharmila Soorian on [email protected] if you would like to participate in skiing, snowboarding, moguls, or cross-county.

Mother's Day EventsJust to also recap the links for the other two Mother's Day events are below in case you haven't bought your tickets yet.

They are:• "Mum and Son Dance lesson" -

https://www.grouptogether.com/MumandSonDanceLesson2019

• "Ladies and little Ladies High tea" - https://www.grouptogether.com/MothersDayhightea2019

Federal Election BBQSaturday 18 May 20197.00am-3.00pmNeutral Bay Public School

About 5000 voters are expected to vote at NBPS on a typical election day. We are running an election BBQ and a cake stall (Flyer attached). Cakes and any sweet treats donations can be dropped off on the election Saturday morning. Please consider volunteering by clicking on this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h5rsxtUAfvw6c11iIAPeMo2hQPqBtD0CHyb1HB5gZPA/edit#gid=0

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RSVP via the grouptogether link sent out by Coordinators