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Term 4 - Week 8 2017

Neutral Bay Public School175 Ben Boyd Road Neutral Bay NSW 2089Tel: 9953 1798 Fax: 9904 1479 App: Primary Parent Planner

Sunday 3 December

Band Reunion Concert (Norths)

Monday 4 December

Junior BandSenior ChoirYear 3 Graduation AssemblyYear 2 Swimming Program commences

7.45am8.00am9.30am

Tuesday 5 December

Senior BandJunior ChoirChoir- Landowne GardensConcert BandYear 5 BayFest

8.00am8.00am

12.40pm6.30pm

Wednesday 6 December

Chamber Group OrchestraYr 4 Presentation AssemblyJunior Band

7.00am8.00am9.30am11.10am

Thursday 7 December

Concert Band 7.45am

Friday 8 December

Senior BandYear 5 Presentation AssemblyP & C Family PicnicSemester II Student Reports home

7.45am9.30am6.00pm

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2017 TERM 4: Monday 9 October - Friday 15 December

2018 TERM 1: Tuesday 30 January - Friday 13 April OC Year 5 starts Wednesday 31st January 10amKindergarten starts Friday 2 February

Term Dates

Monday 11 December

Yr 6 Graduation Assembly 9.30am

Tuesday 12 December

Year 6 Farewell Dinner Year 6 Art Show

6pm-8.30pm

Wednesday 13 December

Second Hand Uniform Shop SaleThank You Helpers Break-fastTalent Quest (Years 3 - 6)

8.15-9.30am

8.30am

Thursday 14 December

Party Day

Friday15 December

Year 2 Swimming Program ConcludesYear 6 Farewell ArchLast day of 2017 School Year

2.45pm3.15pm

Term 4 - Week 9, 2017

Weekly Calendar Page 1

Principal’s News Page 2

Sports House News Page 3

Stars of the Week Page 3

School News Page 3

Sports News Page 4 & 5

Stage News Pages 6 & 7

Uniform Shop News Page 8

Canteen News Pages 8

P & C News Page 9 & 10

School Community News Pages 10 & 12

Community News Page 13

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Principal’s News

Year 5 7.00pm Thursday 30 November

The Hotel Mosman

Year 6 8:45pm Tuesday 12 December

Norths

Grade Art ShowsThrough the P&C we are organising an art show for each grade. Each class has created an art work and these works will be auctioned at each show.The days and venues will be:

Presentation AssembliesWe look forward to our Presentation Assemblies to be held in December. Each Year will be holding its own Presentation Assembly. The dates for these Presentations are:

Year 2 Friday 1 December 9.30amYear 3 Monday 4 December 9.30amYear 4 Wednesday 6 December 9.30amYear 5 Friday 8 December 9.30amYear 6 Monday 11 December 9.30am

For students in Years K, 1 and 2 each child will be presented with a certificate with acknowledgement. Families of students in Years 3 - 6 receiving awards will be contacted by the school providing you with this information. Parents and friends are very welcome to attend these assemblies.

The link to view and bid on the art work is https://www.32auctions.com/NBPSAuction2017

Year 5 BayFestWe look forward to the students in Year 5 presenting BayFest on Tuesday 5 December from 6.30 - 8.00pm. On this evening a number of movies created by the students will be screened. All parents and friends are welcome.

Year 6 MinifeteThe students in Year 6 will be holding a Mini Fete for all of the school on Thursday 30 November. Funds raised from the fete will go towards the Year 6 present to the school. There will be over 25 stalls offering a range of activities and treats. It is suggested the students bring $5.00 for the fete. Times for the Fete are:

Years K - 2 11.00am - 11.50amYears 3 - 4 11.55am - 12.35pm

Year 5 12.40pm - 1.30pm

Have a great week.David ShusterPrincipal

Thank You BreakfastWe will be holding a Thank You Breakfast on Wednesday 13 December to thank all of the wonderful parents and community members who have assisted us this year. The breakfast will be in the Hall at 8.30am

State Cricket KnockoutCongratulations to the students in the State Cricket Knockout. They finished 2nd in the state after having won 8 games to make it to the final - a superb effort. Thank you Mr MacInnes for his work in preparing and organising the team. Thank you to the parents who assisted the team.

End of Year PartiesOn Thursday 14 December the students will have a party day to celebrate the end of the school year. As a lead up to this day the students should not bring in confectionery to school. On Party Day the students are welcome to bring a small amount of party food. Further information will be sent home in the near future.

Dogs in the PlaygroundThank you for your support in ensuring dogs are not brought into the playground. This is Department of Education policy and your assistance is appreciated.

Student MedicationsIt would be appreciated if you could collect your child’s medication from the school office on your child’s last day of school.

Schools SpectacularCongratulations to the students in the choir and dance groups who performed magnificently as part of the Schools Spectacular last week. Thank you to Mrs Tarjan, Ms Pagel, Mrs Howells, Miss Kessler, Mrs Josephson and Miss Lopez for their work in preparing these groups.

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Sport House Points

Boyd Gilmore Milson Warung

Week Total

4 2 1 3

Term Total

14 19 21 16

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Jemma Weavers ( 2L) for achieving the Dance Achievement Award at her Dance class. Jemma has been dancing for almost 2 years and has shown great development at dancing. The criteria for the award involves the ability to listen well in class, remember the dance steps and in time to the beat of the music. Well done Jemma!

Congratulations to Mia Koroleva (KD) who received a trophy for her excellent performance in tap class in Dance 102. Great News!

School News

School Opal Card News Applications for 2018 School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) and Term Bus Pass (TBP) travel entitlements are now open.

Choir NewsThe Junior and Bay Choirs will sing at Lansdowne Gardens retirement home on Tuesday 5 December. We will have a combined choir practice at 8:30am in the Junior Library on this day. A note went home on Tuesday via pupil post with the details. Please return the permission note to Mrs Cant or Ms Devine by Friday 1 December.

Thank you.

Emma Howells- Junior Choir conductor

Office NewsCould all outstanding school accounts please be paid. You can pay online using your credit card or pay by cash at the school office.

Year 6 News

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Sports NewsKnockout Cricket ReportQuarter Final vs Parkes Public SchoolThe school cricket team were off to Parkes for our quarter final match in the NSW PSSA Knockout Cricket Competition. Luckily, the first Ashes test match started just as we left Sydney, so the 5 hour drive went by very quickly!

The game day didn’t get off to the best start, as we lost the toss. However, our opening bowlers Sara and Seb quickly turned our fortune around and got us off to a fantastic start, with Sara claiming a wicket on the second ball of the match! Great bowling from Oliver (4 for 19 off 5 overs), Sarah (2 for 13 off 5 overs) and Aidan (1 for 9 off 2 overs) restricted Parkes to just 8/78 runs from their 25 overs. Continuous pressure in the field allowed just one batsmen from Parkes to get into double digits!

A slow but steady start from openers Chris (40, retired) and Xavier (28 not out) saw us slowly creep towards our target, getting the win inside 20 overs. A great result, a great trip, and some very tired children for the drive home!

Semi Final vs Leeton Public SchoolFresh off a trip to Parkes, the Knockout team arrived at school bleary-eyed at 5.55am on Tuesday 28 November, ready to drive up to Maitland. After winning the toss, we decided to bat. The team was full of excitement as the semi-finals and finals were played on turf wickets. For some in our team it was their first experience playing on a proper turf wicket.

An amazing start from our top 3 batsmen gave us a great platform to post a big total, with Chris (40, retired), Xavier (43, retired) and Jack (44, retired) allowing us to score a season-high total of 4/171 off just 25 overs. The job was not over however, and our bowlers ensured Leeton never had a chance to get in the game. The standout bowler, Kai bowled a superb spell, taking 4 wickets for just 2 runs in 4 overs. It will be hard for him to ever top those bowling figures! He was ably assisted by Seb (2 for 6 off 3 overs), Sara (2 for 19 off 5 overs) and Oliver (1 for 12 off 3), as Neutral Bay bowled Leeton out for 72 runs in 21 overs – securing a massive 99 run win!

Final vs Narranga Public SchoolOur good luck with coin tosses continued, and we decided to bat. Some exceptional bowling from

Narranga saw our top order under intense pressure with three early wickets. Thankfully Seb held us together with a hard-fought 18 runs across almost 15 overs. Some pinch-hitting in the final over from Fraser helped us to 8/61 from our 25 overs.

It was always going to be a hard total to defend, but Neutral Bay was right back in the game after Sara and Kai combined to keep Narranga to just 1/8 off the first 6 overs. Unfortunately, Narranga were too good at the end of the day, although Neutral Bay fought with admirable dedication and sportsmanship to the very last ball! For 10 players in our squad, it was their last time playing cricket for Neutral Bay, and although they didn’t get the result that they wanted, it was a memorable way to finish their primary school sporting careers. It would not surprise me at all to see some of these students representing Australia down the track!

333 schools across NSW entered the Knockout Cricket Competition, and to have made the final is an incredible achievement. Across the 9 games we played, Chris, Jack and Xavier each managed to score 200+ runs, with 12/14 players in our squad getting off the mark and scoring valuable runs for the team. On the bowling front, Sara – one of the few girls competing in a boys’ competition, led the charge all season with 13 wickets across 9 games. Kai was equally valuable, taking 12 wickets at an impressive strike rate of one wicket every two overs he bowled. Of the 12 players who bowled throughout the season, 10 students managed to take¬¬ at least one wicket for the team.

10 out of 14 players took at least one catch, including our wicket keeper, Chris, who took an impressive 10 catches behind the stumps. Furthermore, 9 players assisted in at least one run out. These statistics paint a picture of a fantastic team, in which every single player made valuable contributions. They should be incredibly proud of their efforts. Most importantly, the 14 players in our squad across 9 matches played with admirable sportsmanship and every single one of them had a smile on their face the entire time. For the four year 5 students who have played in our team this year, our eyes are already on the prize for 2018!

Mr W MacInnes – Knockout Cricket Coordinator.

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Home RunnersCaptain: Tom Roberts

Most Valuable Player (MVP): James Crosbie

This week the Homerunners played a great game against Beauty Point 1. The score was 23-16 in our favour with Finn Conlon getting 3 homeruns and 1 outstanding catch although MVP this week was James Crosbie for getting 2 homeruns and a brilliant catch considering it was his Homerunners debut. We did well fielding, but we need to work on our batting and positive communication.

Double OutsCaptain: Darcy Thompson

MVP: Daniel Livingstone

This week we played Neutral Bay 4 and we both played extremely well. We hit a lot of homeruns with 4 from Daniel. Therefore I chose him for MVP. It was a very close game. The final score was 32-30 in our favour. I am very pleased with my team because they played very well.

StrikersCaptain: Affan Salman

MVP: Jacob Skurnik

Today we played Beauty Point 2, in an exciting and interesting game. The final score was 29-11 our way. Our batting and running were good, but our fielding could have some improvement. Some highlights were Jacob Skurnik’s home run that went straight over the opposition’s heads. This amazing feat and many other great things have earned Jacob MVP.

MVPsCaptain: Ewan Odenthal

MVP: Alex Tanner

Today we played North Sydney 3 and we tied 14-14. I think we did well considering we were 4 players down. Alex took lots of catches and caught lots of people out

StealersCaptain: Alex Matterson

MVP: Brian Ahn

Today we played Artarmon 5 and we won 13 -5. We did quite well considering we only had 7 players. Brian (the MVP) played outstandingly. He caught many players out and hit a few homeruns. Overall we played an enjoyable.

Loaded BasesCaptain: Joel Garrett

MVP: Jay Burton

Today we played the Double Outs. We had a great game but we lost 30-32. The MVP today was Jay Burton for his positivity and homeruns. We need to work on hitting the ball lower as we kept getting caught out though it was close the whole game.

GloversCaptain: Oliviae De Calves

MVP: Dylan Lam

We played Cammeray and won 28-8. Our team played really well. Mac Waters was a great sport plus everybody played with passion and courage. Well done!!!

SlidersCaptain: Charlie Brownlaw

MVP: Hugo Ng

We played Anzac Park 2 and we all put in 100%. We won 34-14. Hugo was MVP for supporting the team and batting sensationally.

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Kindergarten News Stage 1 News (Years 1 & 2)Stage News

Mrs R. Vaccarella & Mrs A. Stewart - KSV Class Teachers Miss E. Smith - 2E Class Teacher

2E have been feeling artistic! Last week, we painted some vibrant backgrounds using warm colours. These were inspired by summer sunsets. We used large paintbrushes and long strokes to blend the colours into each other. We then drew a large crashing wave, using contrasting cool colours that stood out against our sunset backgrounds. 2E are ready for long, hot summer days and beautiful sunsets later this week, along with the start of December.

Here are some photos of our wonderful artworks. We hope you like them!

Kindergarten have loved visiting the Library this year! It is a wonderful time for listening to stories and reading a variety of books. The children adore taking a book of choice home to borrow for a week. Here is KSV returning their library books and enjoying themselves in Library time. Thanks Miss Blackie and Miss Mazey for a great year of Library.

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Stage 2 News (Years 3 & 4)

Mrs E. Butler - 3H Class Teacher

Stage 3 News (Years 5 & 6)

Stage News

Mr D. Brown - 5B Class Teacher

3H have been busy exploring different poetic devices this term. We have listened to poetry, read poetry and written a variety of our own poems. We have learnt about rhyme, alliteration, similie, tongue twisters and onomatopoeia. To explore onomatopoeia, we created artworks inspired by the pop art movement. We used primary colours and old newspaper clippings to create striking artworks, which complemented our chosen sound.

Fire & Rescue NSW School Visit Report

On the 14th November, Conrad Walsh from Fire & Rescue NSW came to our school to talk to all the Year 5 students as part of our Geography unit on Bushfires.

In preparation for the visit, all Year 5 classes submitted a series of questions about bushfires.

These included:

• To prepare for summer, what should home owners do to make their homes safe from bushfires?

• Up to what speed can a bushfire travel per hour?

• Do fires travel faster uphill? If so, why?

• What are the major causes of bushfires?

During Conrad’s presentation, he tried to answer all the questions we sent him and provided us with lots of additional information.

Year 5 thank Conrad for his wonderful visit!

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Uniform Shop News

Canteen NewsAll Kindy families and friends we need your help to make this busy time of year smooth sailing for the service we provide our children. We have great coffee and free lunch for all volunteers, not to mention great conversations! Its an awarding experience seeing all the happy faces as you serve cold treats to the students.Term 4 RosterWeek 8 (Nov 27th- Dec 1st) KD + KC

Week 9 (Dec 4th- Dec 8th) KL + KSV

Week 10 (Dec 11th- Dec 14) KM + KSV

How to Sign Up.

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Sign up via Sign-up Genius

http://signupgenius.com.

Thank you, from the Canteen.

Last Second Hand Sale for 2017We will be hosting the final second hand sale for 2017 on Wednesday 13 December, from 8.15am – 9.30am. Come along and stock up for 2018!

Second Hand DonationsIf your children will be changing sizes next year and you have any uniforms to donate, especially Summer items, we would love to receive them by 11 December so we can iclude them in the sale. We welcome all donations (except hats and tights) of washed, wearable clothes and you can place them in the uniform shop box next to the office window.

How do I order New Uniforms and when are they delivered?The ONLY (and easy) method of purchasing new uniforms is through Flexischools: www.flexischools.com.au.

We pack orders daily and these are delivered to your child’s classroom. The cut-off time for placing orders for the next day is 4.30pm.

Order Uniforms for 2108 NowThere’s a lot on at the end of the school year and at the start of the new year – so order your uniforms for 2018 now. Place your orders via Flexi Schools and we will have them delivered to your child’s class.

Exchanges and ReturnsDetails of the exchange or return process are included with deliveries. If we do not have the required information, we cannot refund or exchange your item/s so please check these guidelines. All returned items must be unworn, in saleable condition and with tags still attached.

Lost PropertyHas your child lost something? We are seeing so much lost property, especially jumpers, which are not being claimed. We urge you to check the lost property stand in building B as soon as your child misplaces an item, else the items will be donated to the second hand uniform shop. Don’t forget, you can buy a Ragtag via Flexischools – details below. Lunch boxes, drink bottles and random items will be discarded, if not claimed by Friday of each week.

No more lost Jumpers, thanks to RagTagd: https://www.ragtagd.com/

Avoid lost and found altogether! All new jumpers are

now fitted with a ‘RagTag’. Here is how it works.

1. When you buy a new jumper a tag which has a unique code is sewn into it, along with a number to send an SMS to

2. SMS to that number to activate your tag/pair it to your phone

3. If your child loses his or her jumper, and the jumper finds its way back to the lost property stand in Building B (which most jumpers do), the stand will SMS you to let you know the jumper is there

Already have jumpers you wish to tag? Tags are available for just $5 each via Flexischools. Sew the tag into your child’s jumper, activate as above and you are all set!

Questions and Second Hand Uniform SalesIf you would like to request a second-hand item out5side of our sale, please email Eileen at nbpssecondhand@gmail.com. Detail the item/s you would like (including size) and your child’s name and class. Eileen will confirm the order to you as well as payment details. A reminder that for second hand sales, we can ONLY accept cash.

The Uniform Shop Volunteer Team

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P & C NewsFundraising target met for 2017!A big thank you to everyone who has helped contributed throughout the year to the P&C – whether through the voluntary contribution, participation in events or to specific fundraising activities. We are pleased to report that we have met this year’s target of $200,000, raising a total of $202,251! A second large cheque was presented to the school at last Thursday’s Year 3-6 assembly. The funds raised have gone towards the following school initiatives (approximate amounts):

Science & Music Programmes $120,000

Learning Support $30,000

Technology & Furniture $20,000

Air Conditioning $30,000

Additional funds raised through to the end of this year (e.g. at the remaining art auctions and twilight picnic) will go towards next year’s fundraising target.

P&C Executive Team 2018Congratulations to the following members of the 2018 P&C Executive Team, appointed at last week’s AGM:

President Sharmila SoorianVice President Tim HawesVice President Peter Carter

Treasurer Jenni Spillane

Secretary Michelle Jackson

Uniform Shop Ginita Taylor

Canteen Alex MiddletonBand Diana Saada, Stacey Hardy, Linda

HardyEvents Vanessa Baumer - Rowley

Communications Peta Thomson

We are still looking for someone to fill the following roles:

• Assistant Treasurer

• Carnival Coordinator

If you think you might be interested, please contact Sharmila Soorian at nbpspandcpresident@gmail.com

Reminder – Year 5 End-of-Year Celebration Drinks with Art AuctionLast week’s Year 1 & 3 social night with art auction raised another $6750 for the school. Thank you to everyone who bid on the art both before and at the event, and to the art auction winners!

Parents and Carers of year 5 students are invited to the End of Year Drinks night this Thursday, 30th November at 7pm. The Year 5 Art Auction will also take place on the same evening where all Year 5 class art works will also be auctioned off on this night. All art will be on display out the front of the music room before school in the morning and at pick up time in the afternoon during the week.

The 32auctions site for Year 5 artworks will be closed at 6 pm on Thursday 30 November and will be carried over to the live auction at end of year drinks that evening from 7pm at the Mosman Hotel, 634 Military Road, Mosman. To buy tickets for the Year 5 night, please use the following link: https://www.trybooking.com/SXQB

If you are unable to attend the evening but would like to bid during the live auction, then you can do so by phone through an attending friend, or contact your class coordinator or the P&C Events Coordinator, Vanessa Baumer-Rowley, at nbpspandcevents@gmail.com

BAND NEWSConcert Band performance at the Conservatorium of Music

On the 25th November Concert Band were guest performers at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with the Northern Youth Symphonic Wind Ensemble. It was an amazing experience for Neutral Bay PS students to play alongside the talented high school musicians of the NYSW. Concert Band played beautifully and were a credit to our school. Well done Concert Band!

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P & C NewsRemindersOnly a few weeks left of the school year and all bands are polishing their pieces for the final performances of 2017!

Friday 1 December Junior Band performs at Year 2 Assembly

Sunday 3 December 3:30 - 5pm

End of Year Band Concert (Norths Club, Cammeray)

Monday 4 December

Concert Band performs at Year 3 Assembly

Wednesday 6 December

Senior Band perfoms at Year 4 Assembly

Monday 11 December

Concert Band performs at Year 6 Assembly

A reminder to make sure that all instruments and music come home this Friday for the End of Year Band Concert on Sunday. There will be no way to retrieve instruments or music folders from classrooms on the day of the concert!

Tickets for the End of Year Concert can be purchased from the following link https://www.trybooking.com/SMIR

Return of Sheet MusicAt the end of the year it is important that all sheet music is returned to the band. If you are going on holiday before the last rehearsal, or if your child left the band earlier in the year, please arrange for sheet music to be returned before the end of the term.

At the final rehearsals for the year all sheet music and band folders will be collected and sorted.

School Community NewsDear Parents and Carers,

Each class with their teacher have made a piece of beautiful art which we have had professionally framed.

To raise money for the school we will auction these off to you.

They will first be offered through the website 32Auctions and here is the link so you can begin to bid.

https://www.32auctions.com/NBPSAuction2017

Each grade has an end of year celebration drinks night held for all the parents and carers to attend. At this event we will also have a live auction for the children’s art pieces.

On the day of your event at 6pm the online auction (32Auctions) will cut off and be carried over to the evening live auction. This will take place approximately 8.30pm, if you are unable to attend the evening function but would like to bid, please have a friend who is attending, bid for you, on your behalf. We will warn guests 5 minutes prior to the auction, to start to call those not attending, to give them an equal chance to bid.

If you do not have anyone you know who is attending, but would like to bid at the live auction then please contact your class parent.

The art pieces will be on display at the school 1 week prior to your event.

(Please note the photos on the online website 32Auctions were taken prior to them being framed due to the reflection of the glass.)

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End of Year Celebration Drinks

with the Art Auction

November 30th 2017 at 7 pm The Hotel Mosman - upstairs

634 Military Rd   Mosman

Cost - $15.00 per person to cover cost of food Buy tickets via trybooking on this link https://www.trybooking.com/SXQB

Drinks may be purchased at the  private bar

Dear Year 5 Parent & Carers You are invited to the 

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Community News2 Pianos available to take homeIf you are interested in taking one of these pianos home please call Nelly Pierce NSBHS Business Manager on 9955 1565. You will need to organise the removal from the school to your home.

The B-Line Program is an integrated program of service and infrastructure improvements to support more frequent and reliable bus services for customers travelling between Northern Beaches and the Sydney CBD. A program of work is now underway from Mona vale to the CBD including new tidal flow systems, building new bus bays and work will continue into 2018.

As part of these infrastructure improvements, Roads and Maritime Services will be replacing sections of the T3 Transit Lane between Balgowlah and Neutral Bay with a bus lane in January 2018. The new bus lane would provide additional bus priority along the corridor, improve reliability of bus services for customers and help keep the Northern Beaches, Lower North Shore and Sydney moving.

The T3 lanes will be changed to bus lanes in the following locations:

• along Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation (from Condamine Street to Sydney Road, Balgowlah)

• along Spit and Military Roads (from Awaba Street, Mosman to Bent Street, Neutral Bay)

The new Bus Lanes will operate during the morning peak period from 6am to 10am weekdays.