Normanhurst Public School

Dear Parents,

It is hard to believe that we have come to the end of Term 1. It has been wonderful to get back into school routines and operations and finally return to a sense of normalcy for staff and students. In saying this we have had many families and staff isolating due to COVID and taking time away from school due to colds and flu. We have cautiously welcomed parents back on site due to the large number of COVID cases circulating in the community. I am pleased to say that I think we reached our peak by week 9.  We still have families isolating and I am hopeful that after the break we will have everyone back at school. 

Students return on Wednesday 27 April. The office will be unattended on the Staff Development Day, 26 April. Our administration staff will be completing their First Aid Training off site. Teachers will be engaging in professional learning offsite at the World Heritage listed Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. We will be participating in a cultural journey with Traditional Custodians and caretakers to deepen our knowledge of aboriginal culture and how we can embed aboriginal culture in our teaching and learning programs.

Students may return to school in their winter uniform. I am expecting all students to be in winter uniform by the beginning of week 3, 9 May.

Enrolments for 2023 now open

If your child is of school age for 2023 or you have friends or family moving into the local area, please get them to  complete an enrolment form online.

https://normanhurs-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/enrolment.html

To apply online, you must:

·        be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident

·        live in the local enrolment area for Normanhurst Public School

School Tours

Please contact the school office if you would like to take an informal tour of our school. School tours will take place on the following days next term.

Tuesday 17 May 2:30pm

Tuesday 7 June 9:30am

Tuesday 28 June 2:30pm

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent teacher interviews are taking place this week. Thank you for taking time to meet with the classroom teachers, I know the staff have been looking forward to connecting with you in person.  Please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher going forward if you wish to discuss your child/ren's progress.

Applying for Year 5 entry to opportunity class in 2023

Thinking of applying for Year 5 entry to an opportunity class in 2023? You must apply online at: https://education.nsw.gov.au/publicschools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunityclasses/year-5

Parents can register online from 26 April to 13 May 2022. Intention to apply for Year 5 opportunity class in 2023 notes will be sent via Skoolbag early next term. 

ANZAC Day

This week we will be commemorating ANZAC Day on Friday with our first whole school assembly.  

Colour Run

Due to the forecast of rain in the next few days, the school and the P&C have decided to postpone the Colour Run to 29 April, Friday Week 1 Term 2. 

Cross Country

Due to the forecast of rain over the next few days we have decided to postpone our Cross Country until next term. Once we have the back up date we will share it with you.

Parking around the school

A reminder to all to not park across our neighbours driveways in the morning and afternoon. Please continue to follow the traffic and parking rules around the school. 

Wishing all our students and families a happy holiday. Thank you again for all your support throughout this term.

The Term 2 Calendar is included in this week's Newsletter for your information.

Warm regards

Jacqui Gordon

Principal 

Trial Valet Pickup program

The trial is running this week and, if successful, should roll into Term 2 and beyond.
THE RULES:
- Valet Pickup will start from 3.05pm to allow foot traffic to clear first.
- There will be NO REVERSE parking into car spots in the yellow Pickup Zone, and
- NO DOUBLE PARKING to wait to join the queue (no obstruction of traffic flow); you will be motioned to go around the block and back into Fraser Road.
- Council Rangers will be enforcing rules and fines/demerits and tickets will be issued if you do not obey the rules.
- Please be mindful to abide by the pickup rules if you are participating to make it a smooth process for everyone on the road at the time.

NOOSH

We are continuing with our due diligence process to bring our NOOSH centre under the operation of the P&C banner to run like the Canteen and Uniform shop already do; it will have it’s own Sub-Committee and own constitution. This is a long work-in-progress project and we will keep you updated along the way. If you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to ask.

P&C Meeting

We have decided to move our P&C meetings to once a term (instead of twice) and this will be held in week 4 of each term; so our next scheduled meeting will be on Monday 16th May and will still be conducted via Zoom. If you would like a copy of the minutes taken (or others), please contact us: secretary@npspandc.com

Bonita Chan NPS P&C Association President
E:  president@npspandc.com

What a fun term it has been!

1. Kindergarten Family Welcome @ Magpies Waitara – Thursday 17 March.

The Welcome Night was an absolute blast! It was so good to meet all the new and continuing families in a social setting. Thank you to everyone who came along.

2. The Colour Run

This Friday, 8 April, pending the weather. We have approximately 6 more spaces for volunteers, so pop us an email to fundraising@npspandc.com if you would like a role in the event.

Over $16,800 raised to date. The fundraising is still open until 8 April. 3S is our leading fundraising class with an amazing $3,075. Our top fundraising student is Kara Chen from 6M, followed closely by Oliver Hadiardja from 3S, and then Johnny O’Donnell from K/1H. Well done team! We love your enthusiasm and school spirit!

Go to www.myprofilepage.com.au to create a profile and start fundraising. The platform is really fun and the kids create their own avatar and even get bonus coins for doing so. Once the Fun Run is complete your child will be able to order their PRIZES through the online platform too.

3. School Grounds Working Bee – Saturday 30 April, 9am-5pm

Come along and join the school community to give the grounds a spruce up. There will be a list of jobs to get done – which may include weeding, edging, mulch spreading, garden bed preparation – and a great team of people to get them done with. Lunch will be a sausage sizzle to fuel up. So come for the day, or a morning, or an afternoon. The more the merrier as we create some great progress for our children to enjoy.

To RSVP visit www.eventcreate.com/e/2022-working-bee-1

4. Mother’s Day Breakfast – Friday 6 May, 7.30-9am

The NPS P&C Committee is excited to welcome our mums, grandmas and special people to the 2022 Normanhurst Public School Mother’s Day Breakfast!

The morning will include a light breakfast and a great opportunity to connect with other members of the Normanhurst community.

When is it? Friday 6 May, 7.30-9am

Where is it? Normanhurst Public School

Who can come? Kids, mums, grandmas and special people

How do I get a ticket? Tickets are $10 per adult / $5 per child attending and can be purchased via School24. Select ‘Events’ and ‘Mother’s Day Breakfast’. Tickets are available until Tuesday 3 May, 6pm.

We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions about these initiatives, or would like to suggest something new, we’d love to hear from you. You can email Eve at fundraising@npspandc.com

Eve Quigley

NPS P&C Fundraising Coordinator

fundraising@npspandc.com

We transition to winter uniform in Term 2 - order now so you are ready for the changeover! The last day for orders this term is Thursday 7th April. Orders received after this date will be delivered in Term 2. The Uniform Shop is not open during school holidays.

Orders placed via our online Uniform Shop will be delivered to your child’s classroom on Friday each week.
Order online at - https://www.npspandc.com/uniform/

The Uniform Shop is open by appointment on Friday mornings to purchase pre-loved items or try items on for size.
Book an appointment at - https://signup.com/go/cmDYUyW

Please keep all packaging and tags attached until your child has tried on the clothes, in case you need to swap sizes. We are unable to exchange clothes without their original packaging.

Kristie Whitehead

NPS Uniform Shop 

Email: uniformshop@npspandc.com

The canteen will commence lunch orders on Thursday 3 February. Orders close at 8.30a.m.

Please ensure you update your child’s new class when prompted on School24.

At this stage there will be NO Counter sales at either recess or lunch.

You can order a frozen treat for your child to collect from the canteen at lunchtime once the teachers let them out to play. There will be a red stamp on their lunch order bag telling them to bring the order bag to the canteen to collect.

You can order just a frozen treat for them, there will be a paper with their order sticker and red stamp in the lunch order bags, they need to bring that to collect their treat.

Any questions please contact me by email canteen@npspandc.com

Lisa Pang, Canteen ManagerNORMANHURST PUBLIC SCHOOLE: canteen@npspandc.com

Band Workshop

Thank you to everyone who participated in the band workshop last Sunday. The afternoon was a great success and we heard some excellent improvements from both bands. 

Band Camp - Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd May
Last week, communication went out with information on band camp and how to register. Please let us know if you didn’t receive this email. Please register your interest in attending band camp before Monday 11th April. 

Week 11 rehearsals With cross country taking place on Thursday, Concert Band rehearsal will take place, as normal, before school. Training Band, however, will not take place as students are not due back to school until the afternoon.  Should cross country be cancelled due to wet weather, Training Band rehearsal will take place, as normal. 

Next Band Committee meeting: Tuesday 2nd May at 7:30pm (online). 

Caroline Smith Band President
E: npsbandinfo@gmail.com

The Catholic Scripture teachers from Hornsby Cathedral Parish wish you and your families a happy and Holy Easter! Click on the link below to receive your Lent and Easter activity booklet with a special message inside from your Scripture teachers.

 https://issuu.com/bbcatholic/docs/lent_and_easter_booklet_2_

 We thank you for your ongoing support and we look forward to being back next term.

 Warm regards,

 Louise Spencer