Normanhurst Public School

Normanhurst Public School is an inclusive and collaborative community dedicated to meeting student needs. We seek to prepare our students to adapt and thrive in a dynamic society by providing diverse and innovative experiences.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Father's Day Breakfast

Thank you to the P&C for hosting this event and a special thank you Eve for all your hard work to bring our community together. Thank you to all the mums and dads who helped behind the scenes. It was a lovely morning and we enjoyed seeing all the significant men in our students lives.  

We were so pleased to welcome Mr Alister Henskens, our local member of Parliament. It was a lovely surprise and we were delighted to show him around our school. Well done Cara, who at the last minute was asked to give Mr Henskens a tour of our school.

Planning for 2023

Planning for 2023 has begun.  Please inform the school if you are leaving at the end of this year. This does not include Year 6. Having this information allows us to successfully plan our classes and staffing for 2023.

For the Love of Reading

The enthusiasm for reading continues and are getting closer to our target of 9000 hours. Well done everyone. 

KINDERGARTEN AND NEW ENROLMENTS 2023

We welcomed Kindergarten 2023 families this morning to NPS.  Once again I would like to remind parents if you have a Kindergarten student starting school next year to enrol online before the first Kindergarten Orientation morning on November 8.

R U OK Day

R U OK? Day is the national day of action dedicated to reminding everyone that every day is the day to ask, “are you OK?” and support those struggling with life's ups and downs.

This week Normanhurst PS will be spending time thinking about ways we build on our friendships through kindness and checking in on each other. The link below is a video the students will be watching this week giving students practical advice to help them support their friends.

https://vimeo.com/734592390

Newsletter dates for the rest of the term:

Week 10 – 20 September

I will be on leave in week 9 and 10. Ms Angela Dayhew will be relieving as Principal.

I would like to thank you for another wonderful term at Normanhurst. It has been a very busy term for students and staff. Our students continue to achieve in all aspects of the curriculum.  We have a so much to be proud of. Enjoy your holiday break.

Warm regards,

Jacqui Gordon

Principal 

The 5 students who competed the inter school chess tournament have won 3rd place in the semifinals and now they are in for the finals which should be held next term.  What a great Trophy... they are now going to the finals in Term 4.

NSW Health are unwavering in their message that masks are an effective way of minimising the transmission of respiratory viruses and infections, and protecting our community, especially those who are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and flu.  

As case numbers within the community continue to rise, this is a reminder that mask wearing is strongly encouraged for students, staff and visitors, particularly indoors, and that now is not the time to become complacent.

Masks continue to be required for workers who support our students who are at greater risk of serious illness should they contract COVID-19, whether they be in schools for specific purpose (SSPs), support units or mainstream classrooms. 

To support ‘For the Love of Reading’ initiative we are hosting a Carnival Book Fair in the school library. Students will be able to purchase books from Monday 12th September to Thursday 15th September 2022.

The book fair will be open for students and parents before school from 8:30am – 8:55am (except Wednesday 14 September) and after school until 3:30pm (except Tuesday 13 September). Students will also be able to preview and purchase books from the Book Fair during their library lessons.

The selection of books at our Book Fair will include a wide range of quality books from Australian and overseas authors and illustrators. This is a fund-raising event and every purchase from the Book Fair raises money to buy resources for our school.

To purchase books at the Book Fair, students may

· pay cash on the day of sale (please place cash in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and class) · pre-pay from home using the secure online Parent Payment Portal www.carnivalfairs.com.au and use the ‘Parent Payments’ link (top right of home page) and make an online payment with a credit card. Your child brings in the receipt and this can be used to make any purchase at the Book Fair.

· pay by cheque made out to Carnival Fairs

· EFTPOS (Mastercard or Visa)

Please note, books cannot be ordered this year. Books must be chosen from the books at school.

Thank you for supporting our school and for nurturing a love of reading.

Carolyn Spender

Teacher Librarian

“I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.” – J.K. Rowling 

Normanhurst students have continued to dedicate their time to our whole school focus on reading. It’s wonderful to hear about the good reading habits that are developing. All the hard work is paying off as we creep closer and closer towards our school goal of 9000 hours. So far NPS has read 6753 hours collectively.   

Students continue to check the reading thermometer and weekly leaderboard that are displayed outside the office. Hearing the buzz of excitement as classes trade places on the leaderboard is music to our ears.  

Our current leaders are: 

1st – 6M 

2nd – 5F 

3rd – 4D 

Here’s a little check in our current class leaders throughout the school: 

Well done to all classes and students.
Only 3 weeks left. Keep up the great work NPS! 

Well done to our Zone Athletics team who competed at the Zone Carnival held at the Sydney Olympic Park last Wednesday. It was a huge day for the students meeting at the school for a 7:00am bus departure and returning to school at 4:30pm. 

Congratulations to Juliet E, Thomas V, Olivia P and Alexander S who have progressed through to the Sydney North Carnival finishing in the top 2 of their events.

A special congratulations to Juliet E and Thomas V who were crowned 'Age Champions' of the Beecroft Zone for their age category.

Last week in Peer Support… 

Students discussed skills, how to communicate their feelings and needs to others and skills they use when participating in a variety of activities. Some of the skills mentioned were teamwork, problem solving, communication, planning and empathy. When students understand that they already have many of the skills needed to succeed, they can feel more confident when trying something new. The students were asked to identify events which trigger different feelings and explore ways to seek support. 

During the week we encourage you to… 

Encourage your child to remember the skills they have used in one activity when trying something new. Also encourage your child to communicate their feelings and needs.  

There will be no Peer Support lessons in Weeks 8 and 9 due to excursions and incursions.  

The Musica Viva ensemble ‘Rhythm Works’ came to our school to perform on Tuesday August 23. It was the first live musical performance we have had visit our school in a few years, so it was such a special experience! Rhythm Works is made up of professional percussion players and composers who showed us how to use percussion and homemade instruments to make stories and sandscapes. We enjoyed pieces about a waterfall, the Opera House, a storm, a cassowary, a road train and a chameleon. Each one used different sounds, instruments and styles to take us on a journey. One student said, ‘The music helped me make pictures in my head.’ Many others really enjoyed the energy of the drumming and Boomwhackers. Some lucky students got to participate onstage playing the rainsticks and creating animal sound effects. It was a wonderful experience for everyone!

We had our 5th Round Debate on zoom against John Palmer Public School on Wednesday, August 24. We were the affirmative team, which was a much harder side with the topic, ‘That every schoolkid should have to play in a weekend team sport competition.’ Our first speaker was Millie O, our second speaker was April A, our third speaker was Natalie R and our team advisor was Ethan T. The adjudicator praised us on our team line, rebuttals and clear speaking manner, but unfortunately we lost the debate. We have now concluded the debating competition for the year, and it is very clear how much the students have learned about structuring debates, following the correct roles for each speaker and about coming up with models and rebuttals in our arguments. Congratulations to all of our Debating Club members for a great semester of debates! 

By Ms Layton and Mrs Spender

We finished the netball season on Friday August 26 with victories for both of our teams! It was finals day, so we were matched against the team closest to us on the ladder. We were evenly matched, and the games were close and full of good energy. The girls’ team had a shortened game, but showed excellent skills and dominated their game against Epping Public. They won 8-4, placing them 9th on the ladder. The boys played against Dural Public in a very close competition - often scoring goal for goal. The final score was 11-9, placing the boys’ team in 7th position on the ladder. What a fantastic ending to the season! All of the students have improved so much in their skills, team work, resilience and understanding of the game! I am so proud of all of them. By Ms Layton

We are very grateful to the Normanhurst Netball Club for the very generous donation of a Netball kit. We were so excited to receive some new bibs, high quality balls, some whistles, equipment bags and a pump. We know they will get a lot of use within our school! We tried some of it out at our final netball match last Friday. 

PHOTO: Stage 2 netballers who also play for NNC presenting the kit - Sophie, Alison, Eleanor and Natalie

Dates for the diary:

Father’s Day Breakfast

Huge Thank You’s to all our Wonderful Normo Dads (you know who you are!!) and volunteers who helped out with the Father’s Day Brekky put on last Friday morning! It was such a lovely occasion and great for people to mingle on the grounds again. Despite a few little hiccups (to be expected), we had a great morning and appreciate all the effort Eve and my other committee members put in for a successful event. We were also honoured by a visit from our local minister Mr Alister Henskens who came by to say Hello to our school community and show his support.

An unofficial and informal P&C meeting - Wednesday 7th September from 6pm - BLUE GUM HOTEL

For those of you interested in coming along to a “social” P&C, please join us at the Blue Gum Hotel on THIS Wednesday night, we plan to eat from 6pm and then have a meeting/informal discussion afterwards. This is in light of the request that perhaps the ONCE PER TERM formal P&C meeting is not quite adequate for the team to get together and discuss things in the interim to bring to the next formal meeting. If you want to come along and share some ideas, please do so but text Bonita to let us know to expect you, on 0414 505 800. Look forward to seeing you there!

Next General P&C Meeting is the AGM on Monday 31 October 2022 (week 4, term 4)

At the AGM all positions will vacate and be open for new nominations (or re-election)… if you are interested in being elected for a position on the 2023 Committee, please make contact with me and express your interest.

In particular the Treasurer, Canteen Convenor, Uniform shop Convenor, Band President roles will require new nominations, these positions are integral to the functioning of the P&C, school canteen, uniform shop and band. Handovers will be provided and the entire team is extremely supportive. Please contact me if you would like some more information about it.

We will elect in the next AGM, these Committee positions:

OFFICEBEARERS (4 positions):

~ P&C President

~ Vice President (x2)

~ Treasurer

~ Secretary

COMMITTEE (4*-6 positions):

~ Band President

~ Fundraising / Social Co-ordinator

~ Building Fund Co-ordinator*

~ Grounds Co-ordinator*

~ Canteen Convenor**

~ Uniform Shop Convenor**

*/** due to a lack of people these roles were combined, but are meant to be separate positions

NOOSH transition

There has been an extension to the deadline for the NOOSH to transition to the P&C, so the process has been delayed. Updates will follow as required.

Joining or renewing P&C Membership fees - please pay $2 fee

Name: Normanhurst Public School P&C Assn
BSB: 032-084
Account: 691 588
Reference: {Full Name} and PC Fee

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

The 2022 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge has now ended. Congratulations to the following 289 students who have finished the 2022 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge (please note that some names have been omitted as they are not to be published). It is wonderful to see so many students participating in this year’s challenge.

Kindergarten – Thomas B., Harvey B., Bryan B., Oscar B., Amelia C., Gabe E., Sophie E., Lachlan F., Niamh F., Miriam G., Lewis H., Ethan H., Charlotte H., Ava K., Bonnie L., Olive L., Max L., Edmond L., Louis M., Harrison M., Beau M., Chloe M., James N., Matamanea N., Sofia O., David O., Bradley P., Lincoln Q., Alvyn R., Alvin R., Will R., Oscar R., Samuel S., Suresan S., Henry S., James S., Daniel V., Matthew Y., Julian Z.

Year 1 – Anastasia A., Florence A., James A., Emmett A., Lily A., Grace B., Saunak B., Lilian C., Lachlan C., Saharsh C., Joshua D., George D., Sofia E., Alexa E., Spencer F., Alexander F., Austin F., Flynn F., Danica F., Josephine F., Kira G., Brody H., Emily H., Bailey H., Laura H., Samamyu J., Jay J., Valentino J., Harnoor K., Thomas L., Archer M., Andie M., Eric M., Omar N., William N., Johnny O., Alex P., Matvey P., Neave P., Isaac R., Andrey S., Olivia S., Ella S., Georgia S., Maya S., Hugo T., Dominic V., Dityaa V., Elliot W., Callum W., Victoria W., Samuel W., Isaac X., Ashton Y., Eric Y., Ryan Z.

Year 2 – Arta A., Rosha A., Eli B., Clementine B., Elaine C., Lily C., Samuel C., Selene C., Rory D., Jack E., Gabriel E., Luke F., Ethan G., Monika G., Emily G., Matt G., Oona G., Olivia G., Annalise H., Rosie I., Reija J., Charlie K., Sam K., Anthony K., Gia K., Divyan K., Edward L., Sean L., Matthew L., Audrey L., Antoni M., Olivia M., Estelle M., Willow M., Jake M., Lam N., Reuben O., Bronte P., Marciano P., Hayden P., Lenox Q., Laya R., Luke R., George S., Satvik S., Cameron S., Isabel S., Sam S., Joseph S., Hugo T., Jason T., Sebastian V., Jigyi W., Jade W., Alfred Y., Ryan Z., Jason Z., Jacob Z.

Year 3 – Charlotte A., Haydon A., Braxton C., Ella C., Sara C., Amaya D., Aarohi D., Anusha D., Rennah D., Eleanor D., Kaleb E., Declan F., Ruhaan G., Jiahe G., Eliana G., Cooper G., Srivihaan G., Arjun G., Oli H., Benjamin H., Emile L., Patrick M., Mohammed N., Elliot N., Stirling P., Matthew R., Zach S., Shirley S., Lily S., Mahiya S., Zanna S., Harrison S., Nathan S., Emily S., Pippa T., Hudson V., Vihaan V., Luella W., Finn W., Poppy W., Caspian X., Serafina Z., Oliver Z., Matilda Z.

Year 4 – Leo E., Audrey F., Gordon G., Sophie G., Malachy G., Arielle G., Jaydon H., Jasmine H., Aiden H., Sandy H., Lael H., Michael I., Talia J., Luciano J., Oscar K., William K., Safwan K., Scott L., Kingsley L., Nathan L., Alison L., Cameron M., William M., Hazel N., Annabella P., Jenny P., Harley R., Will S., Oliver S., Alexander S., Natalie T., Lachlan W., Claire Y., Yolanda Y., Audrey Z., Elisa Z.

Year 5 – Fletcher B., Nathan C., Zoey F., Harry G., Ruby G., Caroline H., Paige J., Leo M., Briannah N., Nicole N., Patrick O., Amelia O., Oliver R., Douglas R., Natalie R., Sophia R., Oliver W., Jack W.

Year 6 – Samika A., Isobel C., Kara C., Tom C., Robert G., Ben G., Sam G., Willow H., Nico I., Max J., Sophia J., Lewis K., Hoon K., Hayley L., Minh L., Robbie L., Cameron N., Aaron P., Ieuan S., Arthur T., Christopher Z., Dominic Z.

Reading Challenge certificates will be handed out at the end of Term Four.

Thank you,

Carolyn Spender & Norma Insuasti

(NSW PRC Coordinators)

**NEW** Hair accessories in our school colours

Hair accessories in our school colours (navy and red) are now available to purchase through School Ponytails. Our P&C earns 20% from your purchases! Click on the following link and make sure our school code is entered at the checkout - NORMANHURST PS.

https://www.ponytailsandfairytales.com.au/discount/NORMANHURST%2520PS?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fnormanhurst-public-school-normanhurst-nsw-2076

Term 4 Summer uniform

We change over to summer uniform in Term 4. Order online now so you are ready for the start of term! Visit our online shop at - https://www.npspandc.com/uniform/. Orders are delivered to your child’s classroom on Friday each week.

Opening Hours Term 4

The Uniform Shop will be open for online orders only in weeks 1 and 2 of Term 4, so if you would like to try on summer items for size or access the pre-loved clothing pool, please book an appointment to visit the Uniform Shop on a Friday morning before the end of Term 3 - https://signup.com/go/cmDYUyW.

Pre-loved summer uniforms

We are well-stocked with pre-loved summer dresses and short-sleeve shirts. Pre-loved dresses cost $10.00 and short-sleeve shirts $5.00. Book an appointment today to get the pick of the lot! First in best dressed!! https://signup.com/go/cmDYUyW.

Volunteers needed!

Can you spare an hour on Friday morning to pack orders and organise our pre-loved donations? We’d love your help! Please sign up at https://signup.com/go/jXXPXuT or email me at uniformshop@npspandc.com.

Any questions? Please email me at uniformshop@npspandc.com if you have any questions or can’t find what you are looking for on our online shop.

Kristie Whitehead
NPS Uniform Shop 

Email: uniformshop@npspandc.com

A huge thank you to Linda G, Kristie W and Jeanne O who helped on Open Day, I wouldn’t have managed the Morning tea , counter sales and a huge day of lunch orders without you.

Urgent Request for help on Friday 9th September

9am – 10am 1 or 2 volunteers to label and pack drinks, sticker bags, make sandwiches

12noon – 1.30pm 1 volunteer to help pack the lunches into class bags and serve at the counter

Other shifts are listed on the Volunteer roster on school24. Please consider helping as the canteen

Is getting busier and if we don’t see some volunteer helpers the menu will need to be changed and some of your children’s favourites many not be available. Please email canteen@npspandc.com if you are able to help

Lisa Pang
Canteen Manager
NORMANHURST PUBLIC SCHOOL

Lost Property - Please come and check the Lost & Found Box! 

Our lost property basket each week is overflowing with jackets and hats!  Also we have numerous 'other items' handed in that are kept in the office draw, so if you child has lost any item - please remind your child or children to check lost property and ask in the office.   

Please ensure that all your items are labelled with both their first and last name clearly - otherwise it won't find it's way back home!   

Thank you! 

Office Staff

Last week we celebrated Father’s Day, where we made “Dad, you rock!” rocks (see below). We also made our own procedure to make fairy bread! Coming up we’re celebrating the Starlight Foundation next week and we’ve also got a Save the Koala/Biodiversity week! On Thursday, we’re very much looking forward to “R U OK Day!”

NOOSH would like to thank parents /guardians for their cooperation in notifying us of your child’s absence. This really makes our job easier and ensures the safety of the children. Well done!

Vacation Care

This is the last week for Early Bird Vacation Care Bookings! Book now and save! Early Bird Bookings end Sunday 11th September. We’re looking forward to our fun packed program which includes: A visit to Luna Park, a tour of the Sydney Cricket Ground and Centennial Park, a trip to Lollipops Parramatta for laser tag and rock climbing, an excursion to iPlay Castle Hill for some arcade games, Games 2 U day which includes a games bus, laser tag and a hamster ball, inflatable day with a jumping castle and an inflatable obstacle course, and a visit from the people at the Western Sydney Wanderers for a coaching clinic! (Please note that the Western Sydney Wanderers players will not be in attendance). Please see below for our entire program!

What time do I need to bring my children to NOOSH during vacation care?

For In-centre and Incursion days, we would like your child to be at NOOSH by 9:00am to ensure they don’t miss out on the fun events of the day!

Please note for excursions we ask that your child arrives no later than 8:30am to ensure that we leave for excursion on time. We want to avoid your child being disappointed that they can’t spend as much time there as they’d like!

What do I need to bring for vacation care?

Please ensure your child brings to NOOSH every day: - Morning tea and Lunch - Water Bottle - Broad-brimmed hat & sunscreen

- Wears solid closed shoes - spare pair of clothes - Wet weather gear - Clothes you can get messy in

Also, there are some days that we ask that you bring extra things:

Inflatables Incursion Day (28/9/22): Socks

Magical Fantasy Day (30/9/22): Wear a costume from your favourite book or movie!

Games 2 U Incursion Day: (5/10/22): Bring your device/tablet

Lollipops Laser Tag and Rock Climbing: (6/10/22): Socks

Pet, Pamper and Pyjama day (12/7/22): Wear your PJ’s!

We’re looking forward to having your family join us for an exciting Vacation Care!

If you have any questions, or need any assistance with anything related to NOOSH, please feel free to email us at: normanhurstoshc@outlook.com

The NOOSH Team

Sue from the Uniform Exchanged reached out to us, see her message below! 

We are eager to help your year 6 parents by letting them know where they can find good quality, second hand uniforms for many North Shore High schools.

The Uniform Exchange in Pymble was created to help support parents financially and to encourage environmental sustainability.  This is achieved by selling preloved uniforms and text books for people within the school community.   The shop is open 6 days a week throughout the year, and we have over 13,000 quality second hand uniforms and text books in store, which cater to:

Abbotsleigh  -  Brigidine College  -  Barker  -  Knox  -  Loreto Normanhurst  -  NBCS  -  Pymble Ladies College  -  Ravenswood   -  Roseville College  -  St Leos  - The Kings School

The Uniform Exchange is dedicated to sustainability.  Our zero waste policy means we have saved over a quarter of a million uniforms and books from landfill, and benefitted underprivileged children in Africa, PNG, Cambodia, Fiji, Tonga and Vietnam.

Thank you for your help in forwarding our details to your year 6 parents.

Ph: 9988 3374

1/993 Pacific Highway, Pymble
(just opposite Pymble Train Station)