Seven Hills North Public School

NEWSLETTER 45 Beethoven Street, Seven Hills NSW 2153 I www.sevenhilln-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

sevenhilln-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au I P: 9624 1275 I F: 98387839 A quality education in a caring environment

Issue 2

Term 2—Week 3

DATES FOR DIARY

TERM 2 MAY 12 PSSA Winter Begins 15 SISA Yr 6 Farewell Meeting

3.15pm 17 Stage 3 Excursion 18 Zone X Country 19 PSSA Assembly 2pm 22 SISA 23 ICAS Digital Tech 29 SISA 30 ICAS Science 31 Combined Choir Rehearsal JUNE 1 Debate—Quakers Hill 2 PSSA Assembly 2pm Movie Night 5 SISA 6 Dental Visit 9 PSSA 12 Queens B’Dday Holiday ICAS Writing to 16/6 14 Regional X Country ICAS Spelling 16 PSSA Assembly 2pm 19 SISA 22 Debate—Bert Oldfield 23 PSSA Reports to Parents 26 SISA 28 Parent/Teacher Evening 30 PSSA Athletics Carnival Last Day of Term 2

From the Principals Desk Arriving at School before 8.30am Please be aware that there are no teachers on duty before 8.30am. There are a number of students arriving before this time. The gates do not open until 8.15am and for your child’s safety please ensure that they arrive at school as close to 8.30am as possible. SHNOOSH has vacancies in the morning if your child/children are regularly at school early. This does not include students who are involved in before school activities. Partial Attendances With the cold weather approaching, we need to be more diligent about ensuring that our students are arriving at school prior to the morning bell. Arrivals after 9.00am are recorded as a partial attendance. If your child arrives late, an adult must accompany the child to the office to explain why they are late or the child needs to have a note with a written explanation. Taking Photographs at School We ask that when taking photographs and videos of your children at school functions that you don’t share these on social media if they include other students from our school. There are a number of parents who have requested that their children are not photographed. It is important to respect the privacy of others. NAPLAN The students from Year 3 and Year 5 had a calm and settled assessment process and I congratulate all the students on their mature approach to the testing process. Please keep in mind that the tests are only such a small window of your child’s ability. It does not take into account their emotional, physical or social intelligence. Mother’s Day Stall The Mother’s Day stall will take place on Friday. Thank you for your generous donations and DADS do not forget to give your children some money on Friday to enable them to shop for Mum. School Cross Country Thank you to all the parents who were able to attend our Cross Country on Wednesday 3 May. Congratulations to all the students who progressed to the next level of competition. The Zone Cross Country will be held at Patterson Reserve, Quakers Hill on Thursday 18 May. Thank you to all the staff and parents who assisted on the day. The students who qualified will be transported by bus to the zone venue and parents are welcome to join us there. Debating Congratulations to our debating team who were successful in their second debate against Metella Road Public School last Thursday. They compete against Quakers Hill 2 on Thursday 1 June at Seven Hill North and we wish them all the best.

SHNOOSH CARE Ph: 9620 9308

shnooshcare@optusnet.com.au

SCHOOL SECURITY

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OC Applications A reminder to all Year 4 parents that the online applications for a Year 5 Opportunity Class position closes on Friday 12 May. No late applications will be accepted. Road Safety Friday 19 May is “Walk Safely to School Day’. We encourage all students to walk to school with a responsible adult where possible. As you are walking with your child, please remind them to cross safely and to be careful near roads. Things to remember about road safety near a school:

Always cross the road at the crossing if available

Drive slowly and carefully near schools

Always ensure that seat belts are fastened prior to traveling

Winter Uniforms Winter uniforms are to be worn in the months of June, July and August.

Kate Pugh Principal

Message from the P&C Fundraising Report So far we are having some very successful fundraisers. Our Bunnings BBQ on 26 March raised $936. The Easter raffle was a great success with a huge number of donations from the community and other organisations such as Aldi also got on board with a donation of 72 bunnies and bags of marshmallows. We managed to raise $1818.80. Thank you to everyone who got involved.

Future Fundraisers Mothers Day Friday 12 May We are still in need of donations we will be taking donations up until the morning of the Mothers Day Stall. Bunnings BBQ Saturday 27 May We will be holding a Bunnings BBQ on Saturday 27 May if you are able to volunteer please sign up on the volunteers sheet which will be attached to the community noticeboard.

P & C Committee

Munch Canteen News When ordering online please ensure that you are using the correct date for the order. Please see instruction attached at the back of this newsletter. Also available are 3 step meal deals for only $6.

Library Gossip

WOW! FANTABULOUS! AMAZING! SPEECHLESS! BOOKS, BOOKS AND MORE BOOKS!

A huge thank you to all who managed to purchase something at our Bookaneer Book Fair. Thanks to your extreme generosity, over $7,600 was spent on the day. This entitled us to a whopping $2,600 worth of books from the shelves. You make me feel very lucky to be able to work with all of you. There were over 90 books donated this year, which I believe is a record. These donated books are currently being entered into our system, stamped and covered ready to go back to the family who donated them for the first chance to borrow them.

Enjoy reading together, Mrs Sinai

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DON’T FORGET THE

MOTHER’S DAY STALL

IS ON TOMORROW.

Gifts range from

$1 to $15

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Some Socks Getting Their Crazy On

Cross Country

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