Lindfield Lines

Term 4 Week 6 15 November 2017

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 6 to Thursday 23 November

Life Education Van

Tuesday 21 November

Year 2 Swimming Carnival

Wednesday 22 November

Thai Canteen Specials Day

Thursday 23 November

P&C Meeting - Staffroom 7:30pm

Friday 24 November

Music Spectacular at Killara High School

Tuesday 28 November

Year 1 Swimming Carnival

Thank You Morning Tea 11am

Wednesday 29 November

Year 6 Mini Fete

Monday 4 December

9:30-11:00am Kindergarten Presentation Day

Tuesday 5 December

9:30-11am Years 1 & 2 Presentation Day

Wednesday 6 December

9:30-11am Years 3 & 4 Presentation Day

Thursday 7 December

9:30-11am Years 5 & 6 Presentation Day

Monday 11 December

K-2 Festivity Day

Tuesday 12 December

Lindfield Blue & Sports Assembly

Further upcoming events can be viewed by clicking on Calendar

on the home page of the school website:

www.lindfield-p.schools. nsw.edu.au

Principal: Megan Lockery

Deputy Principal K-2: Katrin Cornell

Deputy Principal 3-6: Angela Mustaca

Principal’s Report

2018 Student Leadership Candidates

Over the past two days, we have been privileged to hear our student

leadership candidates for 2018 describe their leadership ideals. They

presented their thoughtful speeches to all students from Years 3-6

and teachers. Boys addressed the topic – ‘Why is leadership

important?’ and girls spoke about ‘What leadership means to me’.

Congratulations to all candidates for speaking articulately and with

passion about leadership. Voting will now take place. Results will be

announced at the Week 8 assembly. We wish them all the best of

luck. We want children to remember that they don’t necessarily need

a badge to be a leader. We all can be leaders if we choose to be.

Our candidates were:

Skye B 5/6K Tom B 5G

Charlotte C 5G Luke E 5G

Annalise C 5/6D Caleb G 5/6D

Tahlia L 5A Jack G 5/6D

Laura L 5A Cameron L 5G

Charlea M 5G Sam N 5G

Ameya R 5/6K James R 5/6D

Julie S 5/6K Isaac S 5A

Alice T 5/6K Simon S 5A

Eliza T 5/6D Thomas S 5/6D

Sienna T 5G Darcy W 5S

Jessica W 5S Ian Y 5/6K

Maintenance and Buildings

For the rest of the term our school will be undergoing an extensive maintenance program funded by the

Department of Education as part of the backlog maintenance funding. External painting and roof repairs

on some buildings will be carried out. For this reason, you may see workmen at school on weekends

and during the week. Weather permitting, this weekend they will commence water pressure cleaning in

preparation for painting. I am looking forward to our school looking freshly painted and having new

gutters installed on some buildings.

The fence has been erected near the K-2 Toilets ready for the installation of the new demountable. This

will be in place in time for the new school year.

3G Assembly

At Tuesday’s assembly, 3G presented their artworks. They have been studying the artwork of Claude

Monet, looking at the different styles and techniques he used in his artwork. Techniques included short

brush strokes and the ‘impasto’ style which causes the eyes to blend the colours together on the

canvas, thus creating an ‘impression’ for the viewer. The students created artworks based on his ‘Water

Lilies, 1906’; ‘Japanese Bridge, 1896’ and then created some portraits that looked at the way light was

reflected off various objects outside.

Megan Lockery

Principal

Deputy Principals’ Report

Remembrance Day Assembly

On Friday we had a Remembrance Day Assembly for Years 2-6 and classroom

activities for students in Kindy and Year 1. Students were reminded of the sacrifice that

men and woman have made during war so we can live in peace. We observed one

minute’s silence, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed

conflicts. Thank you to Miss Nero, Mrs Batistich and Miss Buckle for their organisation

of the assembly and classroom activities. We also would like to recognise the students

who took part in our assembly. Thank you to Max who played The Last Post, Charles

and Charlie who laid the wreath, our 3-6 Choir, our Prefects who ran

the assembly and our Captains who represented the school at the

Roseville RSL Remembrance Day Service.

End of Year Class Parties

Please see the end of the Lindfield Lines each week for the date, time and location of end of year class

parties that will be held in either Week 9 or 10 this term.

Christmas/Festive Treats and Cards

Students are allowed to hand out Christmas/Holiday cards at the end of the year if they wish. They are to do

this in their own time e.g. before school. We do not want students bringing in bags of lollies for each other or

candy canes. This is to do with our Healthy Eating Policy at the school. We thank you for your support with

this.

Leaders Visit State Parliament

On Monday Miss Mustaca had the pleasure of

accompanying our leaders Fergus, Daniel, Lauren

and Amy to NSW State Parliament. Mr Jonathan

O’Dea, Member for Davidson, took our leaders on a

tour of the Legeslative Assembly and the Legislative

Council and then presented them with a certificate

to recognise their work as leaders. Mr O’Dea

explained how important it is to encourage others to

lead and contribute to our school and community.

Book Club

Book Club flyers went out today with our students. All orders are due back by November 25. Happy reading!

Kindergarten Project Based Learning

Kindergarten students have been very busy working on their Project Based Learning driving question of ‘How

can we as Toymakers create a toy for younger children to enjoy?’ They investigated different properties of

materials when selecting, designing and making their toys and engaged with parent helpers to bring their

design concepts to reality. Below are some pictures of their Toy Making Day.

Planning for 2018 Dear Parents and Carers We are currently planning classes and staffing for 2018. In order to do this, we need to know who is not returning to our school next year and who will be returning late. Thanks to those parents/carers who have already responded to the newsletter request and returned your slip. You do not need to send another form. If you are leaving Lindfield Public School and not returning in 2018 and have not yet returned a form, please complete the slip below. If you will be returning later than the first day of school, which is Tuesday 30 January 2018, please complete the ‘Late Return’ slip. If you will be returning to school later than 12 February 2018, you will also need to apply for Extended Leave. The Extended Leave form is available from the office and the school website under ‘Notes’. Thank you for your prompt attention. Forms can be submitted to the office or placed in the Administration Box. Megan Lockery Principal …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Student/s Not Returning to Lindfield Public School in 2018

Name: __________________________________ Class: __________________ Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________ Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________ The relocation is due to:

□ moving overseas or interstate

□ moving to NSW Department of Education School _____________________ (insert school)

□ moving to an Independent/Catholic School ___________________________(insert school)

Student/s Returning Late to Lindfield Public School In 2018

Name: __________________________________ Class in 2017: __________________ Name: __________________________________ Class in 2017: __________________ Name: __________________________________ Class in 2017: __________________ Expected date of return: ____________________________________________________ Reason: ________________________________________________________________ Parent/Carer Signature: __________________________________ Date: ____________

Absentee Notification

We would appreciate it if you record student absences via the Skoolbag app which can be downloaded

from the app store. Just search for Lindfield Public School.

Simply open the app Select the eForms tab Select the Absentee Form tab

Community Notice Board

All community notice/flyers can now be found under the Parent and Community link on our website.

http://www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/p-c-website/community-notice-board

Medical Alert Updates 2017

Please ensure all the children with anaphylaxis and other medical conditions, hand in their updated

action plans. Kindly ask your doctors to sign, stamp and date them. The school needs to receive a

coloured copy of the action plan for our health records. All students with a known medical condition

must provide updated health plans for 2017. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Notes Sent Home

Notes available to download from the school website: www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Please look under the “Notes” tab.

Work on Display

Anaphylaxis at Lindfield Public School At Lindfield Public School in 2017, we have a small number of children with a potentially life threatening

allergic reaction. They are found across our school from Kindergarten to Year 6.

How can parents help these children?

If possible, choose alternative sandwich spreads to peanut butter and Nutella. If

you have no alternative, inform your child that these foods can trigger an

anaphylactic reaction.

Reinforce the school’s NO FOOD SHARING message.

Library

Premier’s Reading Challenge – Gold and Platinum Awards!

Congratulations to these students who received a gold or platinum award this week! To receive a gold

award you need to complete the Challenge for four years and for platinum, seven years! That’s a lot of

books! For those students who continue to complete the Challenge from Years 3-9, they will be awarded

a medal for their efforts. Keep up the hard work!

If any students did not receive their certificate, we have noted that there has been a technical issue

where some completed records were not processed correctly by the website. Please contact your child’s

teacher librarian and we will chase up the issue.

Oliver – Current Loans

As we are now into our final weeks of borrowing, it is very important to keep on top of what books your

children have at home, especially if you are not returning in 2018. You can check which books you still

have on loan by logging into your Oliver account using your child’s school login details and click ‘Current

Loans’. Please note that borrowing will finish for the year at the end of Week 8 for K-5 and Year 6 will

become restricted to classroom use only from Week 7.

https://library.det.nsw.edu.au

Happy reading!

Mrs Chapman, Mrs Bulgin and Mrs Kroie

Teacher Librarians

NEXT P&C MEETING - PLEASE SAVE THE DATE

Our last P&C meeting for the year will be held on Thursday 23 November at 7:30pm in the staffroom. Refreshments will be served. Please see the attached agenda. Enjoy your week! Tina Cabela P&C President

LINDFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL P&C ASSOCIATION INC

GENERAL MEETING

Thursday 23 November 2017, 7:30 pm in the LPS Staffroom

All parents & carers are invited, and welcome to be part of the discussions.

AGENDA

Open meeting - Chair (Tina Cabela)

Welcome and apologies

Presentation - ‘School Planning 2018 - 2020’ by Principal and Deputy Principals including Consultative P&C Focus Group

Executive Report - Tina Cabela

Update for the year

Motion 1 : Approval of funds to be set aside for the Canteen refurbishment of $30,000

Motion 2 : Recommendation for 2018 P&C Voluntary Contribution of $350 per family

Motion 3: Review and adoption P&C By Laws (to be emailed directly to members and

placed on the P&C website)

Review of previous Minutes, and business arising

P&C Treasurer’s report - Pranita Kale

P&C Sub-Committee updates

Other business

Meeting close

Canteen

Thai Food Canteen Specials Day

ORDERS CLOSE THIS FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER

The Canteen will be having a Thai Food Specials Day next Wednesday 22 November. We have some wonderful Thai mums who will volunteer their time in the Canteen to cook a Thai menu which is guaranteed to be delicious! Please order on Flexischools by this Friday 17 November. The menu will not be spicy and will be nut free.

Volunteers needed

Term 4 - Week 6

Monday 13 Nov Tuesday 14 Nov Friday 17 Nov

Praweena Wongsasutharit Sherry Shang Jo Bush

Carmen Heeg Hoffman Helper Needed Tori Grimes

Wednesday 15 Nov Thursday 16 Nov Jennifer Lam

Sandra Cuello Tingting Li Danielle Boots

Catherine Liu Sabrina Chen Helper Needed

Michele McCarthy Helper Needed

Gillian Gu Helper Needed

Nicole Carlaw

Term 4 - Week 7

If you would like to volunteer please click here or please feel free to drop in anytime if you only have an hour to spare. Sarah Burnett, Claudette Mann and Katrina Tottenham Canteen Managers

Monday 20 Nov Tuesday 21 Nov Friday 24 Nov

Kayoko Kubo Alex Williams Alison Pottie

Helper Needed Chiwai Tong Helper Needed

Helper Needed (1/2 day) Helper Needed Helper Needed

Helper Needed (1/2 day) Helper Needed (Thai prep) Helper Needed

Wednesday 22 Nov Helper Needed (Thai prep) Helper Needed

Sandra Cuello Thursday 23 Nov

Helper Needed (x 2) Helper Needed

Helper Needed (Thai Day) Helper Needed

Helper Needed (Thai Day) Helper Needed

Helper Needed (Thai Day) Helper Needed

Swimming

JANUARY 2018 SCHOOL HOLIDAY SWIMMING

Enrolments are now open for our holiday squads and learn to swim lessons. Our holiday program is open to all LPS students even if you do not currently swim with us. If you have not swum in the program, then you must be graded before enrolling. See grading dates below. The holiday dates are: Week 1: Monday 8 to Friday 12 January Week 2: Monday 15 to Friday 19 January Week 3: Monday 22 to Thursday 25 January Our holiday squad program is ideal for those swimmers aiming to be competitive at the LPS school swimming carnival in February! Learn to swim lessons can only be booked in weekly blocks ie 5 or 4 consecutive days. All information and bookings are on our website www.lpspandc.org.au/sport-and-swimming

SIBLING OR FRIEND STARTING SCHOOL 2018

We are now taking registrations for new students starting school next year. They may join our January holiday program or lessons during term. New students must attend grading prior to acceptance into our program. Please see dates below. Please email swimming@lpspandc.org.au to book in your child’s assessment.

IMPORTANT DATES

Term 4 Friday 17 November Grading 3pm Friday 17 November Seahorses Club – arrive by 4:45pm, Races begin at 5pm sharp Friday 24 November Grading 3pm Friday 24 November Seahorses Club – arrive by 4:45pm, Races begin at 5pm sharp For questions regarding any aspect of swimming at Lindfield check the Swimming page of the P&C website or email Michele McCarthy - Swimming Administrator swimming@lpspandc.org.au Michele McCarthy

Swimming Administrator

swimming@lpspandc.org.au

TERM 4: Class Social Calendar

All Year Two parents are invited to end of year drinks

on Friday November 24 at the Greengate Hotel, Killara.

We're getting to the end of another year at LPS and it's time to relax, reflect

and recharge!

No need to RSVP, just grab your friends, book the babysitter and

enjoy! There is a private area booked for us from 7pm - see you there!

To have your class social functions in the Lindfield Lines please send an email to cpc@lpspandc.org.au by 8pm every Monday of term. Lynn McCardle Class Parent Co-ordinator cpc@lpspandc.org.au.

End of Year Class Parties

Date Class Venue Time

Tuesday 5 December 4N Ginkgo (Garden end) 2:15-3pm

Tuesday 5 December 6S Multipurpose 2:15-3pm

Tuesday 5 December 5S Casurina 2:15-3pm

Wednesday 6 December 3E Ginkgo (Car Park end) 2:15-3pm

Wednesday 6 December 3S Ginkgo (Garden end) 2:15-3pm

Wednesday 6 December 6A Mini Pool 2:15-3pm

Wednesday 6 December 2G Casurina 2:15-3pm

Thursday 7 December 4WB Ginkgo (Garden end) 12:25-1:10pm

Thursday 7 December 2HK Palm 12:25-1:10pm

Thursday 7 December 2PT Casurina 12:25-1:10pm

Thursday 7 December 5G Ginkgo (Garden end) 2:15-3pm

Thursday 7 December KV Level 1 Camphor Laurel 2:15-3pm

Thursday 7 December 2M Level 3 Camphor Laurel 2:15-3pm

Friday 8 December KB & KS Adventure 2:15-3pm

Friday 8 December 1H Level 1 Camphor Laurel 2:15-3pm

Friday 8 December 1C Level 3 Camphor Laurel 2:15-3pm

Friday 8 December 3CV Ginkgo (Car Park end) 2:15-3pm

Friday 8 December 3G Ginkgo (Garden end) 2:15-3pm

Monday 11 December 5A Ginkgo (Car Park end) 2:15-3pm

Monday 11 December 1M Level 1 Camphor Laurel 2:15-3pm

Monday 11 December 1J Palm 2:15-3pm

Wednesday 13 December 1S Level 1 Camphor Laurel 2:15-3pm

Wednesday 13 December KM Ginkgo (Garden end) 2:15-3pm

Wednesday 13 December 2T Palm 2:15-3pm

Thursday 14 December KC Level 1 Camphor Laurel 2:15-3pm

Social Justice

Books and toys for the Smith Family

Our amazing LPS teacher Miss Waters has been impressed by the work of the Smith Family and the

support they offer to families in need. The Children’s Social Justice Group have been inspired and invite

you to donate a new book or toy to disadvantaged children this Christmas.

Where? Please drop items in the office foyer box or the Canteen.

Who? The Smith Family Toy & Book Appeal hopes to collect new toys and new books to support

14,715 disadvantaged children around Australia this Christmas.

What? Please consider an appropriate item that encourages creativity or activity (no batteries or

weapons or costumes please). What would you give someone who may only receive one item this

Christmas? It is an interesting topic to brainstorm for the family. Balls? Building materials? Textas? What

are your favourite books?

Thank you for helping to make a difference!

Sarah Rosewell Easdown

Social Justice Convenor

socialjustice@lpspandc.org.au

Chess

“No matter how much time passes, no matter what takes place in the interim, there are some things we

can never assign to oblivion, memories we can never rub away.” ― Haruki Murakami

Where has this year gone? We've been so busy we are losing track of time. Anyway, before we

Obliviate!* ourselves, here are the results from our Never-Ending Lindfield Chess Tournament (10 rounds,

fascinating upsets!)

Champion - Kailash (8.5 wins)

Runner Up - Jeremy (8)

Third - Matthew (7.5 wins)

Year 6 - Kailash, Jeremy, James (7)

Year 5 - Matthew, Trent (7.5), Joshua (7.5)

Year 4 - Alex (7), Emily (6.5), Nehan (6)

Year 4 - Wyatt (5.5), Hari (5.5), Brendon (4)

Well done to all the children who took part and a special congratulations to Kailash for his remarkable

performance - he defeated 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 10th (losing to 4th and a draw to pre-tournament favorite 5th) on

his way to a well deserved win.

Coming up we have yet more chess tournaments - our A's will take part in the One Day State Finals on

the 26 November and the Girls will represent NSW (with two other teams) on December 2-3.

As an aside, our conquerors St Ives North from the weekly JCL were finally edged out at the semi-final

stage (and the final was a tie-breaker) - we were so close! Obliviate me now! Till next time, if I

remember.

* Obliviate! - from Harry Potter....

Eric Tse Chess Coordinator chessclub@lpspandc.org.au

Clothing Pool

Clothing Pool Opening Hours: 8:30 am - 9:30 am Wednesdays and Thursdays

Don’t forget the ONLINE ordering option – easy and secure via the P&C website. Orders are then delivered to your child’s class, usually on Wednesdays or Thursdays. PLEASE include your child's name and class.

PLEASE LABEL YOUR BELONGINGS

Clothing Pool is closed during school holidays

Please everyone remember – the Clothing Pool is only open during school time – We are CLOSED until the end of January!

Raincoats – now in size 4 and 2

They have been very popular – lovely and lightweight with the additional bonus of actually keeping our kids dry! We now stock them in sizes 4 – 12 and we can order them in size 2 as well as various adult sizes and colours.

Excursion bags only $12.00

o Great for school excursions

o Fits an A4 clipboard folder

o One per family is probably enough

o Has straps to carry as a backpack

Our Upcoming Volunteers’ roster:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4faeab22a2fd0-clothing1

Week 5

Wednesday 15 Nov Thursday 16 Nov

Greti Lindsay Verena Conti

Greti Lindsay Marianne

Volunteer needed

Week 6

Wednesday 22 Nov Thursday 23Nov

Greti Lindsay Volunteer needed

Greti Lindsay Volunteer needed

Convenor – Jean Nightingale Clothing Shop Manager – Greti Lindsay orders@lpspandc.org.au

Band

Music Spectacular

Our combined band and strings Music Spectacular is on Friday 24 November from 5:30 – 8:00pm at

Killara High School. This is a wonderful end of year musical celebration and a chance for all parents,

friends and carers to hear how far our children have progressed over the year.

We need help from parents/carers to make the evening a success for the children and conductors who

put so much time and effort into getting ready for this performance. Please click on the link below and

sign up to lend a hand.

Thanks so much in advance – your support is hugely appreciated!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4da9ad22a3ff2-lpsmusic

BAND CALENDAR – New items/ recent changes in italics

TERM 4

Week 7 Fri 24/11 Music Spectacular – All bands

Week 8 Tues 28/11 2pm JB to perform at assembly. Diamond awards and Conductor awards to be presented

Week 8 Final rehearsals for all bands

Week 9 Mon 4/12 SB end of year celebration 6 – 7pm with pizza

Week 9 Presentation Days: Stage 2 Wednesday 6 December – IB perform Stage 3 Thursday 7 December – CB perform

Week 9 Fri 8/12 CB day

Week 9 Tutorials finish at end of Week 9

Week 10 Tues 12/12 IB end of year celebration 3 – 4.15pm during normal rehearsal time. Hire instruments to be collected.

Week 10 Tues 12/12 CB Hire instruments to be returned to LPS school hall 3 – 4.15pm. No CB rehearsals this week.

Week 10 Tues 12/12 Orchestra perform at Lindfield Blue Assembly

Week 10 Wed 13/12 JB end of year celebration 3 – 4.15pm during normal rehearsal time. Hire instruments to be collected.

For questions or feedback regarding any aspect of the Band program at Lindfield, please e-mail the band

co-convenors.

Megan Bryant and Michelle Taylor

Band Co-convenors

band@lpspandc.org.au

Strings

What a turn out we had for our trial day on Monday! So many children are interested in

learning the violin, viola or cello and all of them had a go to see which one they liked the

sound of the most. Sometimes as parents we want our children to learn the way we learnt,

or to choose something we wanted to do, but couldn’t do. Please let your child decide this.

Obviously, there are some practicalities you may want to consider – driving a mini will not be your best

friend if you have a double bass in the boot!!! Your child will thrive more if they are doing something they

want to do, not what you want them to do.

Music Spectacular is approaching – November 24 at Killara High School. This is a compulsory

event for all students involved in strings and band. K-2 students have permission to leave once they

have performed, but Years 3-6 children must stay and support their fellow musicians and enjoy the

concert. Sarah Robinson will be emailing parents to ask for help, so please watch your inboxes and sign

up to assist.

All parents were sent a google form asking to complete an application for lessons in 2018.

Even if you are no longer learning in 2018, please email me directly so that I can remove you from the

email list.

Students who learn externally are also encouraged to complete the form as we need to know which

ensemble you are in for 2018.

Dates for this term:

1. 24/11 – ALL ENSEMBLES - Music Spectacular. Please note that this is a concert where ALL MEMBERS from ALL ENSEMBLES IN THE SCHOOL are to participate.

2. 3/12 – Christmas Concert. All ensembles to perform. There will be a party following all the performances.

3. 4/12 and 11/12 – Mozart/Amadeus/Bach/Vivaldi solo performances. Last get together of the year. 4. 5, 6, 7/12 Presentation day for Stages 1, 2, 3. Performances tbc.

Sarah and Marianne

Strings Convenors

strings@lpspandc.org.au

LAC 2017 FAMILY COOKBOOK ORDER FORM

Lindfield Activity Centre has created a

cookbook full of recipes that children enjoy

cooking and eating at the Centre. It includes

recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.

This is a fundraiser for the Salvation Army

Christmas Appeal. All profits raised will go

towards buying food, books and toys for

children and families in need.

If you would like to order a cookbook please fill

in, tear off and place the order form and EXACT

CASH in an envelope and return it to the

Centre.

COST: $25.00

Orders will close on 27 November.

Cookbooks will be ready for collection

between 4 - 8 December.

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LAC 2017 Family Cookbook Order Form

Child’s Name: ____________________________

Parent’s name: ___________________________

Contact ph: _________________ Contact email: ________________________

Quantity Item Cost

LAC 2017 Family Cookbook

Total: