Hamilton North Public School Dynamic, Personalised Learning.

Jackson Street Broadmeadow NSW 2292 Phone: 02 49693695 Email: hamiltonn-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Fax: 02 49621190

Chalkboard—Term 3, Week 2, Wednesday 1st August 2018

Newcastle City Zone PSSA Athletics Carnival When: Friday, 10th August 2018

Where: Hunter Sports Centre, Glendale

Time: 8.30am - 2.30pm (Please note: all 800m competitors are required to be at the ground at 8.15am for their event)

Main track and field events will start after 9.30am.

Cost: $10 per child (THIS MUST BE PAID TO SCHOOL, NOT PAID ON THE DAY)

Participants:

Charlie Goodwin, William Russ, Isaac, Lascelles, Jesses, Franze, Archi Oakes, Kynan Lascelles, Joseph Wilcox, Harry Walters, Flynn Richards, Isla Telford, Grace Telford, Myah Wolfenden, Keira Spoljaric, Lily Clark, Jasmine Newton, Ashleigh Welsh, Felicity Pfeiffer.

Notes went home with participating students yesterday.

Canteen Opening Our canteen opened today!!! Wednesday 1st August. And will be open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. If you can spare some time to volunteer please contact the office. New menu is attached to this newsletter. Staff update Mrs Ramsay has taken up a temporary teaching position at Islington Public School. We wish her all the best in her future career with the Department of Education.

Road Works From Monday 6th August there will be road works on Griffiths Rd & Broadmeadow road that may affect getting to and from school. Please allow extra time just in case.

Environment Club Newsletter President’s piece This week I have particularly interested in “War on Waste” (ABC Tue 830 or iview) a TV program all about helping the environment. In that show, Molly Steer, a 10 year old girl started a campaign “Straw no More”. A lot of plastic straws get thrown out every day. So, she decided to start getting rid of them. She started with her school, then other schools and even pubs. You can help turtles and other sea animals by using alternate or no straws. Here are some examples: Paper straws, Metal straws, bamboo or wood straws or even-NO straws at all! Sea creatures are dying every day. We can help stop this by not using plastic straws. www.strawnomore.org

By Alice Wolfenden

Market Garden This week we are chasing old spray bottles to put our citrus cleaning spray in. If you have any empty spray and wipe bottles etc; could you please drop them into the office. If you would like us to refill them with our powerful, chemical-free all-purpose cleaning solution, please leave your name with the bottle and we will have it ready for you at Market Garden on Friday. This will cost you just $1. If you wish to but the spray undiluted it is $4 a litre which will give you two litres when diluted with water. We have a special on lemons which will be just 30c each or 4 for $1. Lettuce, spinach, snow peas, sugar snaps and raspberries will also be available. We were very excited to see that the garlic we planted last term has shooted and look forward to making some garlic bread in the summer. Some things take a long time to grow but are worth the wait.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2018

AUGUST

Thursday 2nd NAIDOC activities

Friday 3rd Assembly—2.30pm No class item

Monday 6th P & C Meeting—HN Bowling Club at 6.00pm. All Welcome

Friday 10th Zone PSSA Athletics Carnival at Hunter Sports Centre

Tuesday 14th Education Week & Science Day K-6 11.50am -3.pm

Wednesday 22nd Athletics Carnival

Thursday 23rd Cluster Choir Rehearsal 9.30—1pm

Week 6 NAPLAN testing week

SEPTEMBER

3rd—5th Year 5 and 6 Great Aussie Bush Camp.

4th Myuna Bay Excusion

Wednesday 5th Kindergarten Orientation 9.30—11.30am for 2019 kindergarten students.

Thursday 13th Cluster Choir Rehearsal 9.30—1pm / Performance 6—7.30pm

Monday 17th School Photos (new date)

Wednesday 19th Book Week Parade 2.00—3pm

Thursday 27th Double Denim Disco 2.00—3pm

In the Spotlight: HNPS Staff Profile

This week’s super star is Jane Campbell-Horn, School Administration Officer.

Where did you grow up?

“The Golden Shire” otherwise known as Sutherland Shire in Sydney. A place that when your born into people say you

never leave. But I have, and I love living in Newcastle!

Why did you want to work within the school administration system.

After years of working within the beauty industry I completed a teachers aide course at TAFE and a school

administration course at Bankstown evening college because I had secretly always regrated not going to UNI to become

a teacher. I love the variety of working with teachers and students and like being the lady with the magic ice and band

aides.

Favourite place?

Cronulla beach or Merewether beach in the sunshine.

The person you most look up to and why?

No brainer! My Dad. He is kind and gentle and always ready to listen. He is also awesome at

fixing various things that are broken.

Favourite thing to do?

Walking along the beach with my puppy.

A funny story?

I recently went to a fancy dress birthday party dressed as Olivia Newton-John out of Xanadu,

complete with the white roller skates, flicked hair and flowing white dress. It has been many, many

years since I wore skates so friends were all waiting for me to fall over so they could laugh…..I

managed to stay upright except for one rather awkward fall to which everyone had a great laugh.

Needless to say I was a little sore the next day but I will ride again!!