on excursions without payment or communica on regarding inability to pay part or pay through a me payment system. STUDENTS LEAVING HORNSBY NORTH ‐ If your child/children are not returning to Hornsby North in 2018, not including Year 6 students, could you please let the School know in wri ng as soon as possible. YEAR 1 CHRISTMAS VILLAGE ‐ The Year 1 Christmas Village is on display in the Library. All classes in Year 1 have contributed to the display and the crea vity and educa onal benefits are so evident, par cularly when the students talk about planning, environmental issues and mapping to name a few of the skills acquired during this ac vity. Come along and visit the Christmas Village in the Library between 3.15pm—7.30pm this evening.

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Coming Events…… Wednesday 29 Nov: HNPS Carols Night. Monday 4 December: Kindergarten Presenta on 9.30am. Tuesday 5 December: Years 1‐2 Presenta on 9.30am / Year 6 High School Orienta on Day. Wednesday 6 December: Year 3‐6 Presenta on 9.30am. Thursday 7 December: Christmas Scripture Assembly / Band Party 6.30pm. Friday 8 December: Reports home / Year 6 Dinner.

From the Principal...

29 November, 2017

HORNSBY NORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL

Ida Street, Hornsby, NSW, 2077 Phone : 9987 4605 Fax : 9482 2527 Before/After School Care : 9482 3484 Email : hornsbynth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web site : www.hornsbynth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Only a few hours to go un l our promising performers entertain us with a wide variety of song and dance. I have had the privilege of viewing some items but others will be a total surprise for me as well as for parents. Once again I remind parents and caregivers of the importance of correct audience behavior with regard to cameras, iPhones and iPads. Please do not stand or hold equipment up so that the view of the person behind is blocked. Photographers should stand at the back or to the side of the audience. I ask all members of the audience to be considerate and sensi ve to the needs of others. Let’s hope the rain stays away and we, as a School Community, have a great night. PRESENTATION ASSEMBLIES ‐ Presenta on Assemblies will be held next week. The Kindergarten Assembly will be on Monday, 4 December, Years 1 & 2 on Tuesday, 5 December and the Years 3‐6 event will be held on Wednesday, 6 December. All Assemblies will commence at 9.30am and our aim is to conclude by 11.00am. COMING EVENTS ‐ Along with the Presenta on Assemblies, a number of school events will take place before the end of term. Not all events are relevant to all families, but these celebra ons include the Band Party, the Dance Party, the Year 6 Final Farewell Assembly, the Year 6 Dinner, Class Par es, Scripture Assembly and Reports home to parents. Parents who are taking their child/children out of school before the end of the term should send a stamped self‐addressed envelope to the Office, so that the reports can be posted. SCHOOL TRAVEL UPDATE ‐ A new or updated Opal Card applica on is only needed when a student is:‐

Applying for a school travel pass for the first me.

Reques ng an addi onal pass as result of a new shared parental responsibility situa on.

Changing school.

Changing home address.

Receiving an expiry no fica on.

Repea ng a school year.

Changing their name.

Reques ng a new transport operator. FEES AND CONTRIBUTIONS ‐ Statement of Accounts were posted last week. Many accounts are s ll outstanding, par cularly accounts for the Bathurst Excursion and Interrelate. The amounts owing are quite substan al. Parents please pay these amounts as soon as possible. Please see me if you are experiencing financial difficulty, as it is not acceptable to send students

PSSA CRICKET SHIRTS ‐ All Junior PSSA cricket shirts should be washed and returned to Mr Howard this week. All Senior cricket shirts should be washed and returned to Mr Howard early next week. CRICKET TRIALS FOR 2018 TEAMS ‐ Tomorrow, a detailed note will be sent home to all boys currently in Years 2‐5 who are interested in trying out for our PSSA Cricket Teams for 2018. Junior (Years 3 & 4 in 2018) trials will be held during lunch me, from 1:00‐1:40pm, on Friday 8 December and Wednesday 13 December. Senior (Years 5 & 6 in 2018) and State Knockout (Years 4‐6 in 2018) trials will be held on Tuesday 5 December and Tuesday 12 December from 8:00‐9:00am, as well as Friday 8 December during school sport me (9:15‐10:55am). Thanks, Michael Howard. PSSA LEAGUE TAG ‐ Last Friday was the Semi‐Finals of PSSA League Tag for 2017. Our Junior 1s played against Asquith 1s and produced a game full of Drama! We did some great things and some not so great things on the field during a seesawing game. With the clock cking down, we were clinging to a 5‐4 lead and it looked like a victory was coming. However, a lapse in defence proved costly and one of Asquith's speedy players was able to step his way to the try line to make it 5‐5 at the end of the game. This forced the game in to Golden Try extra

me, and a er a quick pep talk the Juniors were back on the field. Luckily, we were given the first chance with the ball and were able to make our way up the field and get across the line to take the score to 6‐5. We were then able to defend our line and hold out Asquith who had a right of reply with the ball. A very lucky escape indeed! Congratula ons Junior 1s. On to the Grand Final this Friday, where we will face Berowra 1s, good luck boys and girls. Our other teams played friendly matches last week and will do so again this week. There will be no training this week due to it being the final week of League Tag. I will run a training session for the Junior 1s during school me on Thursday. Thank you, Brad Keyes. PSSA LEAGUE TAG FINALS GALA DAY ‐ Last Wednesday our Senior Girls and Junior Boys competed in the NRL Bears League Tag Finals Day. The compe on consisted of public, catholic and private schools from the North Sydney Area who had either won or finished runners up at the Regional Gala Days they competed in. The Senior girls started off their day in a very compe ve way and displayed the great teamwork that had got them to the Finals by winning their first two games. Unfortunately the wheels started to fall off a er that, costly errors saw our poten al slip away and the girls lost their remaining three games to finish the Finals 4th overall. S ll a fantas c effort and you should be proud to have made it this far, girls. The Junior boys were undefeated in the Regional Gala Day and they brought their red hot form along to the Finals Day. A er a scratchy draw in their first match, the boys hit their straps and put on some fantas c performances against some quality opposi on to finish on top of the table with a draw and four wins in the Pool Matches. In the Grand Final the boys came up against a strong and speedy St Thomas Primary. This did not deter the boys one bit and they got away to a handy 3‐0 lead early in the game. St Thomas fought back with a couple of tries, but the boys managed to get another and hold them out for a 4‐2 victory. Mitchell S. (4Green) was named player of the finals. Great

From the Classroom ‐ SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ‐ Week 7, Term 4: Zachary, Kelly, Lucas, Max, Jessica, Anayaa, Josie, Sally, Kalana, Aariv, Abigail M., Ananya, Sienna, Caitlin, Yingyu, Andrew, Sarah, Tara, Jayden, Lucas, Tilly, Mikaela, Evan, Angelina, Chelsea, Lennox, Tabitha, Joe, Alice, Abigail B., Saloni x 2, Hollie, Robbi, Roshini, Sophia x 2, Rhys, Alexandra, Abishek, Macklin, Joshua, Ma hew, Danielle, Yu , Eita x 2, Isabelle, Daniel & Tindle. KINDERGARTEN NEWS ‐ Week 9 News Topic: My favourite thing this year in Kindergarten was when …….. Thank you, Sharon Gates. HEAD LICE ‐ The school has been no fied of a case of head lice. The only way to control the infesta ons is for every parent to be vigilant and regularly check their child’s hair. It is easy to blame other children and I know it can be frustra ng when re‐infesta ons occur, but it is s ll up to every parent to take responsibility. The head lice must be treated before the child can return to school. PSSA CRICKET ‐ Both of our teams competed in the PSSA cricket Semi‐finals last Friday (Juniors) and Monday (Seniors). Our Junior team ba ed first in their match against Berowra P.S. and compiled a decent score of 48 runs from 12 overs. The best batsmen were: Maanav S. (8 runs from 6 deliveries), Lucas H. (8 runs from 7 deliveries) and Josh R. (8 runs from 7 deliveries). Excellent bowling from Aryan K. (0/1), Jayden H. (0/4) and Ian A. (0/4) kept the match in the balance as the opposi on reached 23 runs from the first 5 overs. However, terrific ba ng by our opponents resulted in an 85‐48 victory to Berowra. Congratula ons boys on such a fantas c season! You should be very proud of your efforts this year and the way that you have improved your individual skills and developed so well as a team. Congratula ons to Lucas H. and Cameron S. for leading the team so well all season. Thank you to Mr and Mrs Hunter, Mr and Mrs Menzies‐Jackson, Mrs Hughes (Searle), Mrs Amarasinghe, Mr and Mrs Apostoloff, Mr Sahni and Mrs Thurbon for driving the boys to and from their matches all year. Our Senior team also ba ed first and scored a formidable 84 runs from 12 overs. The best batsmen were: Zen S. (15 runs from 6 deliveries), Arjun N. (12 runs from 6 deliveries), Jim H. (11 runs from 8 deliveries), Ma R. (9 runs from 7 deliveries) and Kaleb M. (6 runs from 6 deliveries). Turramurra’s run chase was looking good as they reached 51 runs from their first 8 overs. However, an excellent over from Arjun N. (0/1) swung the balance back in our favour, and it came down to the opposi on needing 20 runs from the final over for victory. Some big hi ng got them close, but we ended up winning by just 5 runs. Lachlan M. (1/4), Zen S. (0/4) and Ma R. (0/6) were our other best bowlers. For the fi h consecu ve year, our Senior team have made the Grand Final. If you would like to watch a good game of cricket, even if your child is not in the team, come up to Montview Oval on Friday morning to cheer our boys on. We will be playing against Waitara P.S. from 9:30am. The mee ng me outside the library is 8:45am and the drivers are: Stevens, Hills, Mizukoshi and Roberts. Thanks, Michael Howard.

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work. Congratula ons, to all the boys as it was a truly awesome team effort. HNPS is very proud of you. A big thank you to Mr Hughes for guiding the boys on the day and the parent drivers, your help was very much appreciated as was your support for the players on the sideline. Thank you, Brad Keyes. PSSA SOFTBALL/TBALL ‐ The Girl’s So ball team put in a huge effort against Warrawee P.S. in the Semi‐finals. It was extremely hot and they all gave their best. Unfortunately, they went down 10‐2 but they should be very proud of their efforts. Player of the Match went to Ella B. for her excellent sneaking. Congratula ons to our So ball girls for an outstanding year. You should be so proud of yourselves. Thank you, Ashlee Behn.

P & C News ‐ Please join us on Facebook to keep up‐to‐date on all ma ers P&C. Simply search for Hornsby North Public School P&C Associa on on Facebook and Like us to join. CAROLS NIGHT VOLUNTEERS ‐ Carols Night Volunteers – Wednesday, 29 November – Calling for Year 4 Parents! The me has come for Year 4 Parents to help with their one big event ‐ Carols Night!! This involves helping out in the Canteen and BBQ area on Carols Night. There are ac vi es to help with during and a er work hours, so that everyone can help out. * Christmas Carols Helpers ‐ CANTEEN ‐ From 3pm ‐ 8pm. There are 1 hour slots available. Go to h ps://doodle.com/poll/pip6pyysbyzpgr9v * Christmas Carols Helpers ‐ BBQ COOKING & SERVING –from 3pm ‐ 8pm or there are 1 hour slots available. Go to h ps://doodle.com/poll/tq93psdp42tyekfg Any ques ons, please contact Alexi on 0424 568 712. XMAS RAFFLE TICKETS ‐ A reminder to all parents/students to sell their raffle ckets and return the money and cket stubs to School this a ernoon. Tickets will also be available at the Carols. Thank you. CANTEEN NEWS ‐ DIP OF THE WEEK: Hummus. Volunteers are always welcome in the Canteen. If you can help at all, par cularly on Friday 1/12/17 11‐2.00pm, Tuesday 5/12/17 and Wednesday 6/12/17, please visit the Canteen. Helpers: Thursday 30 November: Janet Parise, Claire Rienits. Friday 1 December: Fran Gilkeson, Claire Rienits, HELPERS PLEASE 11.00—2.00. Monday 4 December: Emma Smith, Nicole Judge. Tuesday 5 December: Maria. HELPERS PLEASE. Wednesday 6 December: Anna Grindley. HELPERS PLEASE. Vicki Stubbings, Canteen Manager. BAND NEWS ‐ Students are busy in rehearsals preparing for our Band Party next Thursday, 7 December. Band Party invita ons have been sent home. Please return cut off slip by this Friday to assist with catering. Band Contracts for next year will go home at the end of this week. Please complete all paperwork and place in the Band Box no later than next Friday, 8 December. Keep up the home prac ce! Thank you, Catherine Pedersen, Band Commi ee.

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS—PRICE INCREASES 2018 ‐ Some items in the Uniform Shop will increase in price by a few dollars each commencing January 2018. Any orders paid for up to and including 7 December will be honored at current prices (including advance orders for Winter). I have been nego a ng and changing suppliers for the past two years in a bid to keep prices stable, but can no longer hold off on some of these increases. Please note the remaining trading days for December and Term 1 2018 (normal trading hours are 8.45am ‐ 9.45am unless otherwise stated): November: 30th—OPEN. December: 4th & 7th—OPEN. PLEASE NOTE THAT THURSDAY, 7 DECEMBER IS THE LAST TRADING DAY FOR 2017. January: Monday 29 (Pupil Free Day) ‐ OPEN 9am‐12noon. January: Tuesday 30 (first day back Years 1‐6) ‐ OPEN. January: Wednesday 31 (Kindergarten Best Start) ‐ OPEN. February: Thursday 1 (Kindergarten Best Start) ‐ OPEN. February: Friday 2 (Kindergarten 2018 First Day) ‐ OPEN. New prices will be on the school website shortly. If you are available to help with stocktake on Thursday, 7 December, please let me know. Tanya Manwaring, Uniform Shop Co‐ordinator. SCHOOL BANKING ‐ Next week is the last week for School Banking. We are s ll looking for a volunteer to assist in 2018, on Wednesday mornings, even on a casual basis—any help will be appreciated. Please contact the Office if you are interested. Thank you, Pearl & Ruth.

Community News ‐ CHINESE CLASSES ‐ Chinese classes held in Room 2Green at HNPS on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, 3:15pm ‐ 5:00pm. Please contact Helen on 0450 255 329 or helenwhua@gmail.com. ASQUITH CHURCH OF CHRIST COLOURING COMPETITION ‐ These will be available from the Office if you would like to enter the compe on. The completed entries must be taken to the Carols at Asquith Oval this Sunday, 3 December. Entry to the Oval is free, but please bring a dona on for Hornsby Women’s Shelter. BBQ from 6.30pm, Carols from 7.30pm & Fireworks at 9.00pm. Everyone welcome!

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