The Chalkboard The Newsletter from Narrabeen North Public School Week 6 Term 1 Thursday, 2 March 2017 From the Principal’s Desk…. Swimming Carnival Congratulations to all children who participated in the swimming carnival today. It was great to see so many competitors getting involved in the various races. The carnival is always an enjoyable day which is filled with competitive races, friendly rivalries between house groups and kids getting in the pool and giving their best. Well done to all! Thank you to Mrs Murphy and Mr Sutherland for their efforts in organising the carnival and ensuring everything ran so smoothly. Miss Dickson helped our convenors as well with her knowledge from previous carnivals. Thank you also to the hard-working parents who assisted with time keeping and other tasks. A great community effort! For those students who qualify, the Pittwater zone carnival will be held next Wednesday, 8 March at the Warringah Aquatic Centre. Helping Your Kids At Home With Maths On Wednesday, 22 March (Week 9) we will be hosting a mathematics information session for parents. The session will be 6:00pm – 7:00pm in the school library. Our guest host will be Anita Chin, who has recently worked at the school with students and staff. Anita is a leading Australian expert in primary mathematics education. She works with schools across Australia to transform teachers into confident, inspired mathematics educators. She does this by delivering a deep, whole-school understanding of the mathematics curriculum, along with innovative, enlightening teaching techniques that inspire and delight. Anita is a very engaging presenter and regularly runs workshops with parents. In the session with parents Anita will cover: Tips for helping your child with maths Teaching ‘times tables’ – multiplication facts If you would like to attend this information session, please complete the following steps. 1. Go to: www.schoolinterviews.com.au 2. Enter code: 7b9cj 3. Complete details. Creative Thinking in Science This week I had the opportunity to see students’ creative and critical thinking skills in science. Year 5 teacher, Ms Doyle has been working with students in 5L and 5M to investigate the difference between physical and chemical changes. Through a range of hands-on and experiment based activities the students have been predicting, questioning, observing and planning and conducting investigations to determine how compounds and mixtures can change. I was very impressed with the level of communication and discussion between students as they explored the different concepts whilst having plenty of fun. Great work Ms Doyle and Year 5! Ryan Shepheard Principal Dates to Remember - Term 1 Fri 3 Mar Wed 8 Mar Thu 9 Mar Wed 15 Mar Fri 17 Mar Clean Up Schools Day PSSA vs Elanora Hts PS Boys cricket—Lake Park Girls cricket—Rat Park (Narra Res) Tag—NNPS Softball—Boondah 1 TBall—Boondah 2 Zone Swimming Carnival @ Warringah Aquatic Selective High School Test Colour and Shave PCS Extension Class test 6 Namona Street, North Narrabeen NSW 2101 Phone: 9913 7928 Fax: 9913 7873 e-mail: [email protected]Website: narranorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Before and After School Care: 9913 2846
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The Chalkboard
The Newsletter from Narrabeen North Public School
Week 6 Term 1 Thursday, 2 March 2017
From the Principal’s Desk…. Swimming Carnival
Congratulations to all children who participated in the
swimming carnival today. It was great to see so many
competitors getting involved in the various races.
The carnival is always an enjoyable day which is filled
with competitive races, friendly rivalries between house
groups and kids getting in the pool and giving their best.
Well done to all!
Thank you to Mrs Murphy and Mr Sutherland for their
efforts in organising the carnival and ensuring everything
ran so smoothly. Miss Dickson helped our convenors as
well with her knowledge from previous carnivals.
Thank you also to the hard-working parents who assisted
with time keeping and other tasks. A great community
effort!
For those students who qualify, the Pittwater zone
carnival will be held next Wednesday, 8 March at the
Warringah Aquatic Centre.
Helping Your Kids At Home With Maths
On Wednesday, 22 March (Week 9) we will be hosting a
mathematics information session for parents. The session
will be 6:00pm – 7:00pm in the school library.
Our guest host will be Anita Chin, who has recently
worked at the school with students and staff.
Anita is a leading Australian expert in primary
mathematics education. She works with schools across
Australia to transform teachers into confident, inspired
mathematics educators. She does this by delivering a
deep, whole-school understanding of the mathematics
curriculum, along with innovative, enlightening teaching
techniques that inspire and delight.
Anita is a very engaging presenter and regularly runs
workshops with parents.
In the session with parents Anita will cover:
Tips for helping your child with maths
Teaching ‘times tables’ – multiplication facts
If you would like to attend this information session, please
complete the following steps.
1. Go to: www.schoolinterviews.com.au
2. Enter code: 7b9cj
3. Complete details.
Creative Thinking in Science
This week I had the opportunity to see students’ creative
and critical thinking skills in science. Year 5 teacher, Ms
Doyle has been working with students in 5L and 5M to
investigate the difference between physical and
chemical changes.
Through a range of hands-on and experiment based
activities the students have been predicting,
questioning, observing and planning and conducting
investigations to determine how compounds and
mixtures can change.
I was very impressed with the level of communication
and discussion between students as they explored the
different concepts whilst having plenty of fun. Great
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The Healthy Hut News
Our early Easter Theme Day was a great hit. The Easter
Egg Cookies flew out the door. Thank you to all the
wonderful volunteers that showed up on the day, we
were all ready and waiting for the kids to show up in
record time.
As you know we are reviewing all of our current recipes
to incorporate more hidden vegetables and making all
of them from scratch. The salsa has been a big hit and
the next item is our pizza.
Our pizza base is made with pumpkin, spinach, olive oil
and flour and a little bit of garlic. These are made into
individual round pizza’s making it easier for little hands
to hold. Our pizza sauce is made with tomatoes,
capsicum, basil, garlic and oregano.
Our toppings are:
Cheese $3.00
Ham and Cheese $4.00
Hawaiian $4.00
BBQ Chicken $4.00
Vegetarian Pizza $3.50
We use nitrate free ham,
organic chicken and all of our fruits and vegetables are
now sourced from the Sydney Fruit and Vegetable
Market, via a wonderful mum at our school, Anita
Clapham. Anita owns and runs NB Fresh Fruit and Veg
Co-Op. Please look her up on Facebook.
Jay and Georga
UNSW International Competitions and
Assessment 2017
Students in Years 2-6 are invited to enter the 2017
International Competitions in Science, Spelling, Writing,
Mathematics, English and Computer Skills. These
examinations incur an entry fee and are not run by the
Department of Education but by EAA - Education
Assessment Australia, an independent organisation
owned by the University of NSW. Your child will compete
against students in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, South
Africa and the Pacific Region.
The exams provide an opportunity for students to gain a
measure of their own achievement in an external
assessment situation.
All students receive a certificate and an individual
student report indicating which questions they
answered correctly, their total score, as well as their
average, compared with the rest of the students in the
state.
Certificates are awarded as follows:
High Distinction top 1% of entrants
Distinction to the next 10% of entrants
Credit to the next 20% of entrants
Participation to all other participating students
All students who achieve the highest score in each
state receive a University NSW medal.
Dates and cost are as follows:
Digital Technologies Tues 23 May $8.00
Science Tues 30 May $8.00
Writing Mon 12 –Fri 16 June $17.00
Spelling Wed 14 June $11.00
English Tues 1 August $8.00
Mathematics Tues 15 August $8.00
Please collect the entry form from the school office or
the 1C classroom. Return your form with the correct
payment to the school (drop in gold box in office) no
later than Monday, 27 March 2017. Entries after this date
cannot be accepted.
We encourage returning students to track their progress
since the last year they tested, and welcome any new
students wishing to participate.
K-L Clinton and S Humphries
(ICAS Competitions Coordinators)
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