The Newsletter from Narrabeen North Public School

Week 5, Term 4 Thursday, 14 November 2019

From the Principal’s Desk…

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

PRESENT WEEK 5

KA Olive L, Verity R, Callie S

KS Samirah E, Olivia T

KWM Owen B, Charlie F, Saskia G, Izzy M, Ellie O,

Bella O, Ryan Y

KY Evie S

1B Noah C, Jaydon H, Noah Q, Manvir S, Evie S

1M Zoe S

1W Liliana B, Bailey H, Indy-Lee K, Addison M

2C Lilou G

3G Brock A, Lennox B

3M Jake H, Elly I

4ST Tim A, Beau A, Isabelle S

4T Abigail H, Willo S, Surya Z

5W Isobel A, Harry C, Talia E x 2, Jade H, Verity T,

Angus T

6C Jamie S

6D Krista R, Sienna S x2, Lily T

Well done!

REMEMBRANCE DAY

One hundred and one years ago, on 11 November at

11.00am the guns fell silent on the Western Front.

World War One had finally ended.

For a minute on Monday we all stood in silence to

commemorate Remembrance Day and to

remember those servicemen and women who have

scarified so much for the freedom we have today.

During the minute of reflection, our thoughts

extended to the many Australian lives lost across all

battles and particularly those close to us in our

families.

Earlier this year at our Anzac Service, our special

guest and parent, Chief Petty Officer Zamri Burns,

spoke of his deployment overseas and the

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Dates to Remember

Fri 15 Nov

Mon 18 —

Wed 20 Nov

Mon 18 Nov

—Mon 2 Dec

Tues 26 Nov

Wed 27 Nov

Wed 27 Nov

Mon 2 Dec

Tues 3 Dec

Wed 4 Dec

Wed 4 Dec—

Fri 6 Dec

Thur 5 Dec

Tues 10 Dec

Thurs 12 Dec

Fri 13 Dec—

Tues 17 Dec

Mon 16 Dec

Tues 17 Dec

Tues 17 Dec

Wed 18 Dec

Wed 29 Jan

Mon 3 Feb

2020 Sport Captain Elections

Band Tour

Life Education

Eagle Tag Day

Kindy 2020—Starting School Evening

(Parents only)

P&C Meeting: 7.30pm

CAPA Concert

NSHS Orientation

G.A.T.E.Ways 1/2/3

Year 6 Great Aussie Bush Camp

G.A.T.E.Ways 4/5/6

Bizarre Bazaar

NNPS Presentation Day:

9:30am: Years 3—6

11:00am: Kindergarten to Year 2

Surf Ed

Year 6 Farewell

Kindy Graduation

Picnic Day

Last day of Term 4

First day of Term 1 2020: Years 1—6

First day of Term 1 2020: Kindergarten

Pittwater Zone PSSA Narrabeen North v Bilgola Plateau

Boys Cricket

Girls Cricket

Tag

Softball

T-ball

Newport

NarraRes1

B5

B2

B2

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Planning has started for the 2020 school year and

based on current numbers there will be 30 classes.

The accurate recording of enrolments is important, so

if your child will be leaving our school or returning late

in 2020 please let us know.

To help in the allocation of students to classes, I invite

parents to write to me directly to share any

information that might assist us in the planning of

classes. Parents will need to use the form available

from the office.

Please understand that this information is shared with

the school executive and other members of staff, so

please be considerate in the information provided.

Also, it is absolutely crucial that it is understood that

the school cannot guarantee that any class

placement request that is made will be fulfilled.

As circumstances change, parents are asked to

return a new form each year.

Please note, teacher requests are not considered as

part of this process.

There are many competing factors that are taken into

consideration when the school forms classes but

please be assured that the classes are made with the

best interests of all of our students at heart.

The final date for 2020 class information to be

submitted to me is Friday, 22 November. Please

understand that information submitted after that date

will not be considered.

Ryan Shepheard Principal

contributions still made by our defence force

personnel.

Just prior to Remembrance Day, I received on behalf

of the school a very special gift from Chief Petty

Officer Burns, an Australian flag. The flag was flown

over Camp Sullivan, Kabul, Afghanistan on 15

October 2019. It was formally presented to the school

by his daughter, Livia in Year 1, a significant honour.

As part of the school’s connection with the broader

community on Remembrance Day, I had the

privilege to join Miss McIntyre, a Year 6 choral group,

and the captains and vice-captains at the Pittwater

RSL Sub-Branch service.

Students represented all the Narrabeen North

community proudly – showing dignity and respect for

such an important occasion.

To all our former and current defence force

personnel, home and abroad, we say ‘thank you’. PLANNING 2020

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB

The Issue 8 Book Club catalogue will come home

with your child this week. All Book Club Orders need

to be finalised by Friday, 29 November.

Please visit www.scholastic.com.au/loop for ordering

and payment.

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COUNT US IN 2019

Celebrating music education in Australian schools

Everyone loves music, don't they?

After learning and practising "We Are", our whole

school came together to perform and celebrate the

joy of music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYUwYAxF4VA

Count Us In is a program where schools across

Australia sing at the same time. Narrabeen North PS

have been participating in this Music Australia

indicative for the last three years. This year was by far

our best performance!

Kindergarten showed off their talents with dance

movements, Year 1 learnt Auslan sign language,

Years 3 and 4 joined in with xylophones and

percussion instruments. Year 5 had amazing body

percussion and Year 6 kept the rhythm going with

cups.

Each stage had the opportunity to perform, so the

children could see the variety of musical talent in the

school. We ended with a K-6 musical extravaganza

with children singing so enthusiastically it was hard to

hear the instruments.

A big thank you to all the teachers and children for

their dedication to music!

Jane Cantrill & Tricia Hamilton

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Bee Well… FOCUS OF THE WEEK: CONFIDENCE

As they grow, it becomes more

important for children to gain approval from the

adults in their lives. Families and educators can help

improve children’s confidence and sense of self by

giving them regular encouragement and praise.

Praise is most effective when adults are mindful of

how and when they use it.

When praising children, focus on their efforts and

achievements. Praise that’s specific and

acknowledges the processes of completing an

activity or solving a problem helps develop children's

learning and motivation. For example, you might say

“You put away your toys so nicely” or “You've used

so many bright colours in your painting.”

Praising children for their efforts is motivating as it

teaches them what they're doing well.

They can then use this learning when they have

similar experiences in the future. For example, an

educator might say, “I noticed you were really trying

hard at building that block tower” or “Wow, look

how smoothly you're rolling out that playdough.” This

kind of praise is effective as it refers to the process of

completing an activity.

Michelle Dickson Wellbeing Team