Manly Village Public School Darley Road, Manly NSW 2095 Sea Sider 9976 2733 9977 3066 manlyvill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 21 July, 2015 From the Principal Dates for your Diary Dear Parents/carers Wednesday 22 July Thursday 23 July * 3-6 Assembly – School Leaders * OC 2016 test *Year 1 Science incursion * Super Hero Day for Bear Cottage Sunday 26 July Band Festival - UNSW Tuesday 28 July ICAS English Wednesday 29 July * K-2 Assembly - 1A Thursday 30 July Open Day Friday 31 July *Mid-year Fundraising Social Event - Xmas in July party Wednesday 5 August 3-6 Assembly - 4F Thursday 6 August K-2 Athletics Carnival Tuesday 11 August 3-6 Athletics Carnival Wednesday 12 August ICAS Mathematics Wednesday 19 August 3-6 Assembly - 4P Thursday 20 August Kindy to Calmsley Hill City Farm Tuesday 8 September Yr 2 Excursion to Quarantine Station Monday 14 September Musica Viva - K-4 Friday 18 September Sports Photos Wednesday 28 October30 October * Y5 Camp * Y6 Camp www.manlyvill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au This week we welcome four new students to our school Ellen and Vendela W and Andrea and Artem K. Next week we will celebrate Education Week at Manly Village Public School. Education Week is a major event on the NSW public schools calendar. 2015's theme is 'Celebrating Local Heroes'. The celebrations will take place on Thursday 30 July 2015. A selection of performance items will showcase the wonderful experiences available for students at this school. A special guest ‘local hero’ has been invited to address the students at 9.15am. Please find a detailed timetable of the day’s activities within this newsletter. Classrooms will be opened for parents to visit with their children from 7.30am - 9.25am. This is a great opportunity for families to view and encourage the work that their child has been doing in class. Parents are also invited to stay for the performances in the hall and for morning tea with their children. Morning tea will be provided by the canteen team. Since beginning my new role as principal at MVPS, I am continually commenting on the dedication and commitment of the teachers and the wonderful children and families at this school, which is worth celebrating! I look forward to celebrating public school education with everyone next week. Philippa Becker Principal P & C meets at 7pm the 2nd Monday of each month during school terms. mvpspandc@gmail.com PLASTIC FREE JULY The challenge is quite simple...attempt to refuse single-use plastic during July. Plastic Free July aims to raise awareness of the amount of single-use disposable plastic in our lives and challenges people to do something about it. You can sign up for a day, a week or the whole month and try to refuse ALL single-use plastic or try the TOP 4: plastic bags, water bottles, takeaway coffee cups and straws. Join thousands of people from over 70 countries saying NO to single-use plastic this July. SUPERHERO DAY We will be holding our annual Superhero Day for Bear Cottage Thursday 23rd July. Students are invited to dress up as their favourite Superhero on the day and to bring along a donation to Bear Cottage. Bear Cottage is a hospice for children suffering from a number of life-limiting conditions. Students are encouraged to earn some money doing household chores to help someone less fortunate than themselves. We will look forward to the usual amazing response from families at our school. Christine Neill Teacher/Librarian 2ND HAND UNIFORM SHOP Open every Wednesday 8.30am - 9.30am, behind the canteen. We sell good quality 2nd hand uniforms and new hats. Get your PSSA Socks at the 2nd Hand Uniform Shop for $13.00 or from the School Office. SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB This week your child will receive from their teacher ‘Issue 5’ Scholastic Book Club. If you wish to participate, there are some popular titles - all at discounted prices! Our school has opted to be a ‘LOOP’ (Linked Online Ordering Payment) School. All orders are placed on-line & parent payments are accepted by CREDIT CARD ONLY. No cash or cheque payments accepted. Do not send back the brochure to school. Your order will be electronically linked when you pay by ‘LOOP’: visit scholastic.com.au/LOOP. For ease of ordering, our school is a distribution channel: books are ordered & paid on-line by parents, then 1-2 weeks later the order is received at the school & delivered to your child’s classroom. Our orders are due no later than close of business: Sunday 2 August 20% goes back to the school as ‘School Rewards’ on all Book Club sales- gaining valuable literacy resources for your child’s classroom. If you have any queries either contact Scholastic Customer Service on 1800021233 or our Book Club Coordinator Karina Hankinson on: karinaah_69@hotmail.com or 0419 910 420. Thank you for your support, and happy reading! The MVPS Scholastic Team BEACH BITES CANTEEN ROSTER Wednesday 22/7 Need Help Thursday 23/7 Zoe Friday 24/7 Need Help Monday 27/7 Need Help Tuesday 28/7 Need Help Wednesday 29/7 Zoe Thursday 30/7 Need Help Friday 31/7 Need Help 1) All volunteers, please wear closed shoes. 2) Please be sure to change your class on Flexi schools orders to ensure speedy delivery. Merit Awards We love the element of surprise, joy and pride in the children’s faces when they receive an award. Whilst we know it’s not always easy, please try to keep the following awards a surprise! These will be awarded to the students at the assembly on Wednesday 29 July commencing at 2:30pm. Class Name Class Name Class Name KA Kayla Platt 1A TBA 2C Bennett Clarke KA Daisy Greenan 1A TBA 2C David Ngo KA Ben Sullivan 1A TBA 2C Noah Rylands KD Sofia Ah Kam Parker 1C George Cameron-Doe 2J TBA KD Marley Bailey 1C Grace Stewart 2J TBA KD Thomas Choi 1C Charlie Denby 2J TBA KG Lily Vellas 1G TBA 2N TBA KG Aimee Lovell 1G TBA 2N TBA KG Mateus Aride Duarte 1G TBA 2N TBA KL Abigail Dickson 1M TBA 2S TBA KL Maylis Caille 1M TBA 2S TBA KL Jimi Mitchell 1M TBA 2S TBA KT Hector Maxwell 1N Olivia Dodds 2W Phoenix Cam KT Serei Bayley 1N Emma Bos 2W Hudson Carberry KT Adam Dekell 1N James Norman 2W Lily Kezik EDUCATION WEEK OPEN DAY Thursday 30 July 7.30am to 11.45am Open Classrooms 7.30am to 9am Local Hero Presentation to students in hall 9.15am to 9.45 am “Class Walk Throughs” for Students from 9.45am to 10.10am Student Performances for Parents 10.15am 10.17am 10.22am 10.26am 10.33am 10.37am 10.46am 10.50am Official Welcome - Ms Becker Combined Training Bands Stage 2 Choir Senior Band Arts North Choir Concert Band Infants’ Choir Senior Dance Group Parent Morning Tea 10.55am with Primary students 11.20am with Infants ENROLMENTS 2016 We are currently taking applications for Kindy 2016 enrolments. If you have a child starting school next year and you're considering enrolment at MVPS, please come in and see us in the school office with your child's details. Senior Girls Soccer - State Knockout Hello School Bankers and welcome back to term 3. This term we have 2 cool new prizes to choose from: Glow-in-the-Dark Solar System Cosmic Light Beam Torch Remember every 10 deposits you make, you can choose from one of the prizes available. We also have a new competition this term. This Wednesday, 22 July, our senior girls will play round 2 of the State Soccer Knockout against Avalon Public School at Careel Bay Field in Avalon. We thank Ms Alex Dunn for taking on the coaching of this fabulous team. We wish all the girls the very best of luck for the game. Jennifer McCredie Relieving Deputy Principal Please see details in the flyer attached. Good luck and happy banking ‘Artist in Residence’ - 6/5J’s Watercolour Experience at Manly Village with Mrs Anne Scott! 6/5J was immersed in the world of watercolour in Week 10 last term. Anne Scott, a former student of Manly Village and retired teacher; now artist, took 6/5J on a fascinating journey. Students first ventured to the playground to find ‘the right stick’ to create outlines for their work in ink. Discussion about techniques and playing around with watercolour soon followed. Anne also shared her story with 6/5J students. Seven years ago, she had a benign tumour removed from her brain. Her road to recovery was long and she has had to relearn many things. Anne lost all fine motor on her right side, presenting major challenges for a right hander. Perseverance and determination have seen her emerge as a beautiful artist using her left hand, and she certainly hasn’t lost her touch in the classroom! Our day with Anne Scott was inspirational and we thank her for giving of her time to work with our students. Please take a trip to the ‘top floor’ to see the stunning artworks created by 6/5J (on display outside the classroom). Congratulations 6/5J! Jennifer McCredie (Class Teacher) Sports Report PSSA games this week are scheduled as follows: Netball Junior and Senior B at 1pm, Junior and Senior C at 1.45pm Replayed from the washout last week Jnr B v Balgowlah Heights on court 11 Jnr C v Curl Curl North Yellow on court 20 Snr B v Curl Curl North White on court 14 Snr C v Balgowlah Heights on court 22 Rugby League Junior B v Balgowlah North at Nolans Reserve at 1pm Senior B v Balgowlah Heights at Nolans Reserve at 1.40pm Girls Soccer Juniors at 1.05pm, Seniors at 1.45pm Senior and Junior A v Manly West at John Fisher 3 Senior and Junior B v Balgowlah Heights at Old Reub Hudson Boys Soccer Juniors at 1pm, Seniors at 1.40pm Senior and Junior A v Manly West at Seaforth 1 Senior and Junior B v Manly West at Seaforth 2 Senior and Junior C v Dee Why at Dee Why 2 Good luck to our Senior Girls Soccer team playing their second round of the NSW PSSA State Knockout Competition against Avalon on Thursday (replayed from a wet weather cancellation last Thursday). Avalon have won this competition for the past 2 years and will be a tough match. However, we have a committed team of amazing girls who have assured me they can take them on. Good luck girls. Have a great week of sport everyone. Sherelle Spillane If you are planning on selling your property this year, Jake Rowe from McGrath Manly is offering his services to the highest bidder at auction. If you are the winning bidder, Jake will sell your home at no charge, with all proceeds going directly to the school. This is an incredible opportunity to save tens of thousands on the sale of your property, while also contributing to school. You can place a bid prior to the event privately via mvpsauction2015@gmail.com or place your bid on the night! Some of the other incredible auction items available to bid on at the event include World Cup Wallabies memorabilia, Audi R8 hot laps with a professional racing driver, original Damp Design artwork, wine, stunning skincare and haircare, dinner at local restaurants, box tickets to Randwick Racecourse, personal training and yoga passes, enableHR software for your business, Golf in the City, and so much more! Community News Science and Technology After-School Program! TechScience is a unique program suitable for children in primary school (7 years old and up), that aims to prepare today's children for tomorrow's world by teaching about the latest technological and scientific breakthroughs - Robots, Genetics, Virtual Reality, exploring the universe, 3D printing and much more. Next TechScience term starts August 3, 2015. For more details: www.TechScience.com.au or email info@TechScience.com.au Manly Village Public School, as a service to parents, will advertise community events that may be of interest. Manly Village Public School does not necessarily endorse or sponsor the events and accepts no responsibility for the management or organisation of these events.