Lindfield Lines

Term 4 Week 4 7 November 2018 Principal: Megan Lockery

Deputy Principal K-2: Katrin Cornell

Deputy Principal 3-6: Angela Mustaca

Principal’s Message

Book Character Parade

We were lucky with the weather and managed to hold our annual Book

Character Parade this morning. Even the teachers dressed up to

celebrate their favourite book characters! Thanks to all the students

who dressed up and to the parents/carers for organising the costumes.

We had amazing superheroes, Wally, Wimpy Kids, Thing, Dorothy and

Dinosaurs, just to name a few characters! Enjoy the photos that appear

later in this week’s Lines. Thank you to Mrs Renee Chapman for

coordinating this event.

English Classes for Adults

Mrs Juliette McDuie Ra, one of our EALD teachers, has been holding

English conversation lessons before school for our adult community

members. They have been enjoying their time together and improving

their English skills. The topic this week was fruit and vegetables and

they even went on an excursion to the school’s vegetable patch!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday 8 November

Kindergarten Orientation 2019 Session 1 10-11am

Monday 12 November

Remembrance Day Assembly 11:30am Years 2-6

Tuesday 13 November

K-2 Athletics Carnival

Wednesday 14 November

Chinese Canteen Specials Day

Thursday 15 November

Kindergarten Orientation 2019 Session 2 10-11am

Thursday 15 Nov – Tuesday 4 Dec

Life Education Van

Tuesday 20 November

Thank You Morning Tea –11-11:30am

Thursday 22 November

P&C Meeting 7:30pm

Sunday 25 November

Lindfield Laps

Tuesday 27 November

Year 1 Swimming Carnival

Friday 30 November

Music Spectacular at Killara High School

Tuesday 4 December

Year 2 Swimming Carnival

Further upcoming events can be viewed by clicking

on Calendar on the home page of the school

website:

https://lindfield-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

KL Assembly

The students in KL showed their improvement in their drawing skills from Term 1 by replicating a portrait

of themselves. It was wonderful to see how much more skilled they are now! They sang ‘I Feel Better

When I’m Dancing’ and entertained us all.

5K Assembly

Students in 5K shared their classwork in a novel format in yesterday’s assembly. They presented their

item as a news report and showcased their knowledge of urban places in Geography, emergency

procedures in PD/h/PE and Fantasy Writing in English.

2018 Maths Olympiad Results

This year we had two teams of talented Stage 3

mathematicians participate in the 2018 Maths

Olympiad competition. These 70 students

completed lessons with Mr Smith and Mrs Rivera,

as part of Stage 3 problem solving groups, as well

as taking part in five challenging problem solving

tests. Well done to all students for their

enthusiastic participation and determination to

improve their mathematical skills!

Our students performed extremely well with 15

participants scoring in the top 25% of the

program. We also had nine of our students score

in the top 10%, and two, Ian Y and Amita C,

scoring in the top 2%! Team A scored in the top

25% of all teams competing. Congratulations to all

of our students who received patches, pins and

achievement awards at this week’s Years 3-6 Assembly.

2018 Lindfield PS Summary of NAPLAN Results

Congratulations to students and staff on these outstanding results. This year, the results must be viewed

with some caution as online testing and tailored testing was introduced with around 500 schools across

the state participating in this modified testing environment. We were one of these schools. The online

platform was well received by our students and many of our students were able to take advantage of the

tailored testing that removed the ceiling effect allowing students to attempt more difficult questions.

EALD Afternoon Tea

Thank you to the parents and carers who attended the EALD (English as an additional language or

dialect) afternoon tea. It was lovely to see the community atmosphere and the friendships being made

and strengthened. Many thanks to our EALD teachers Ms Lynn Forster, Mrs Juliette McDuie-Ra, Mrs

Judy Smith and Mrs Hedy Allen for organising this event and sharing their knowledge. We are a

multicultural school representing over 49 languages.

School Result State Result

YEAR 3

Reading 80% achieved in the top two bands 51.9% achieved in the top two bands

Writing 72.5% achieved in the top two bands 52.0% achieved in the top two bands

Numeracy 71.1% achieved in the top two bands 44.3% achieved in the top two bands

Spelling 87.2% achieved in the top two bands 62.2% achieved in the top two bands

Grammar and

Punctuation

82.1% achieved in the top two bands 52.2% achieved in the top two bands

YEAR 5

Reading 64.3% achieved in the top two bands 26.2% achieved in the top two bands

Writing 28.6% achieved in the top two bands 12.8% achieved in the top two bands

Numeracy 75.5% achieved in the top two bands 28.6% achieved in the top two bands

Spelling 64.3% achieved in the top two bands 37.4% achieved in the top two bands

Grammar and

Punctuation

67.9% achieved in the top two bands 29.5% achieved in the top two bands

Growth from Yr 3 to Yr 5

Reading 72.6% achieved at or above expected

growth

57.9% achieved at or above expected

growth

Spelling 47% achieved at or above expected

growth

53.2% achieved at or above expected

growth

Grammar and

Punctuation

63.9% achieved at or above expected

growth

51.8% achieved at or above expected

growth

Numeracy 61.9% achieved at or above expected

growth

54.7% achieved at or above expected

growth

Writing 64.3% achieved at or above expected

growth

54.6% achieved at or above expected

growth

Planning for 2019

Dear Parents and Carers We are currently planning classes and staffing for 2019. In order to do this, we need to know who is not returning to our school next year and who will be returning late. Thanks to those parents/carers who have already responded to the newsletter request and returned your slip. You do not need to send another form. If you are leaving Lindfield Public School and not returning in 2019 and have not yet returned a form, please complete the slip below. If you will be returning later than the first day of school, which is Wednesday 30 January 2019, please complete the ‘Late Return’ slip. If you will be returning to school later than 12 February 2019, you will also need to apply for Extended Leave. The Extended Leave form is available from the office and the school website under ‘Notes’. Thank you for your prompt attention. Forms can be submitted to the office or placed in the Administration Box. Megan Lockery Principal …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Student/s Not Returning to Lindfield Public School in 2019

Name: __________________________________ Class: __________________ Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________ Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________ The relocation is due to:

□ moving overseas or interstate

□ moving to NSW Department of Education School _____________________ (insert school)

□ moving to an Independent/Catholic School ___________________________(insert school)

Student/s Returning Late to Lindfield Public School In 2019

Name: __________________________________ Class in 2018: __________________ Name: __________________________________ Class in 2018: __________________ Name: __________________________________ Class in 2018: __________________ Expected date of return: ____________________________________________________ Reason: ________________________________________________________________ Parent/Carer Signature: __________________________________ Date: ____________

Megan Lockery

Principal

Deputy Principals’ Report

Book Parade

Our students looked fantastic today in their book character costumes! As you can imagine it has been a

wonderful day for them to reflect on all the exciting characters that they read about in books. Reading

every night to your child, no matter their age, is a great way to build vocabulary knowledge, bond with

your child and discover all the magic and adventures that books have to offer. Keep reading!

2018 Book

Character

Parade!

High School Transition

Students heading to Killara High School and Chatswood High School in 2019 were lucky enough to meet

with staff as part of our Transition to High School Program. Our Year 6 students met with other students

going to the same school and had the opportunity to ask the high school staff questions about clubs,

sports, subjects and routines. They are excited about the next chapter in their lives.

Selective High School Applications for 2020

Parents of children currently in Year 5 who are interested in applying for a position in a Selective High

School are advised that the process will begin during the second week of the school holidays. The dates

are as follows:

9 October 2018 Application for entry in 2020 opens online

12 November 2018 Application for entry in 2020 closes

Applications are completed online. Parents who would like more information regarding the process

should have a read at the following web address.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-

7/application-process

Kindergarten Orientation Tomorrow

We are looking forward to seeing our new students tomorrow at their first Kindergarten Orientation visit.

Please see details regarding this event later in the Lines.

Presentation Day Assemblies: Save the Dates!

Please save the date for your child’s Presentation Day Assembly to be held later this term:

Monday 10 December: 9:30am – 11am for Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten)

Tuesday 11 December: 9:30am – 11am for Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)

Wednesday 12 December: 9:30am – 11am for Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4)

Thursday 13 December: 9:30am – 11am for Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6)

Tuesday 18 December: Year 6 Graduation Assembly and Stage 3 Disco evening

Katrin Cornell Angela Mustaca

K-2 Deputy Principal 3-6 Deputy Principa

K-2 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

The K-2 Athletics Carnival will be held on Tuesday 13 November 2018 from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm. Children are to come dressed in their sports uniform. You are welcome to join us from 12:00 pm onwards. The carnival will begin with novelty events. Grade novelty event locations:

Kindergarten- Ginkgo Playground

Year One- Palm Playground

Year Two- Maple and Adventure Playground.

Grade running races will be held on the Palm Playground after lunch. There will be separate races for girls and boys in each grade.

You are invited to enjoy a picnic lunch with your child on Palm Playground from 1:10 pm to 1:55 pm.

The K-2 carnival is a fun, non-competitive day with an emphasis on participation and enjoyment.

In the event of wet weather the carnival will be cancelled.

We look forward to seeing you on the day.

Dates for your diary- Lindfield PS Dance Auditions for 2019 Show Troupes

Auditions for the 2019 Representative Dance Troupes will take place in Week 8 (Week starting Monday

3 December). Commitment to the troupes is for the full year with troupes working towards the Sydney

Eisteddfod Sydney Opera House competition mid-year. All students are highly encouraged to audition

regardless of dancing experience.

2019 Dance Auditions will be held in the hall on the following dates/times:

Junior Show Troupe for 2019 - any student currently in Year 2 and Year 3 (2018) can audition

o Monday 3 December – 7:45-8:45am

Boys Hip Hop Crew for 2019 - any student currently in Year 2 through to Year 5 (2018) can

audition

o Monday 3 December – 1:15-2:00pm

Senior Show Troupe for 2019 - any student currently in Year 4 and Year 5 (2018) can audition

o Wednesday 5 December – 7:45-8:45am

Infants Show Troupe for 2019 - any student currently in Year 1 (2018) can audition

o Wednesday 5 December – 1:15-2:00pm

A note with specific details will be sent home this week so stay tuned for more information!

Thank You

Morning Tea

Dear School Community,

Many of you contribute to the life of the school in so many ways, e.g. class parents, excursion helpers, classroom helpers, P & C committees, Scripture/Ethics teachers, Multilit helpers, Project Based Learning mentors/speakers. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you.

Lindfield Public School wishes to invite all parents, carers and community

members to a ‘Thank You’ morning tea so we can express our appreciation

for your contributions.

Date: Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Venue: COLA (undercover area outside of hall)

Time: 11:00 am to 11:30 am

We hope you will be able to attend and we look forward to seeing you there.

From Lindfield Public School staff and students

Absentee Notification

We would appreciate it if you record student absences via the Skoolbag app which can be downloaded

from the app store. Just search for Lindfield Public School.

Simply open the app Select the eForms tab Select the Absentee Form tab

Community Notice Board

All community notices/flyers can now be found under the Parent and Community link on our website.

http://www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/p-c-website/community-notice-board

Medical Alert Updates 2018

Please ensure all children with anaphylaxis and other medical conditions hand in their updated Action

Plans. Kindly ask your doctors to sign, stamp and date them. The school needs to receive a coloured

copy of the Action Plan for our health records. All students with a known medical condition must provide

updated health plans for 2018. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Notes Sent Home

Notes are available to download from the school website: www.lindfield-.schools.nsw.edu.au

Please look under the ‘Notes’ tab.

Work on Display

Anaphylaxis at Lindfield Public School At Lindfield Public School in 2018, we have a small number of children with a potentially life threatening

allergic reaction. They are found across our school from Kindergarten to Year 6.

How can parents help these children?

If possible, choose alternative sandwich spreads to peanut butter and Nutella. If you have

no alternative, inform your child that these foods can trigger an anaphylactic reaction.

Reinforce the school’s NO FOOD SHARING message.

Please note, no students are allowed to bring

glass bottles to school for safety reasons

Work on display in the office for this week

1PT and 3CL

Student Writing Samples

Please enjoy some writing samples from our wonderful students in 6N who

have been using the ‘Seven Steps to Writing Success’ program

Caleb G

A warm hand grasped around my ankle, the cream colour camouflaged into the sand. The Sand Orcs

were attacking. I drew my sword and diced the monster’s arm off. I’m Kevin, the leader of the gelation

empire. The hazelnut sand orcs emerged from the land beneath us. They wore silver beaten armour, a

celestial bronze blade in hand and sand dripped down the sides of them. My army and citizens were not

armed, we were to lose this battle, one by one the orcs were picking off my people. Not even I could

defend us or win the fight. I fled the castle on my own two feet, leaving my beloved kingdom and people

to perish to the sand orcs, this was my safest option.

The crimson colour of the dusk sunlight slowly sank beneath the earth. The cool desert night’s breeze,

soft as a feather, blew across my face. I could smell defeat, almost as if I could hear the cries of my

people dying. My foot sank into the sand like it was a trap. I drew my sword.

Amita C

There was an enormous black hole. It looked as if it had been created by a giant hammer that was hit by

a really strong Tantil.

“This hole is really deep, Rodent Master” said Felicity. Felicity was the most beautiful Tantil in the whole

town. She had midnight blue hair, emerald green eyes, and a sweet and polite smile. However, her

usually smiling face was set in a worried, anxious expression. Rodent, no matter how lazy he was, could

not bear to hear Felicity like this.

“It’s going to be alright. What happened?” Rodent asked.

“So mum was cooking, then we heard a grinding noise we had never heard before. So then she walked

over to investigate the sun power line. Then we felt the ground shaking and mum just dropped into the

hole!” Felicity explained, while tears slid from her bright green eyes.

“Was the hole already there before everything, ummm… everything happened, I mean? Rodent asked,

puzzled.

“Well not really. The floor was only cracked open when the floor shook, then it just stopped,” Felicity said

sniffing. “And I think there is only one way to get mum out of the hole, and it is to drop in too.” Felicity

continued.

Lizzy B

Sirens blared, lights flashed, we ran. Adrenaline raced through my body and I turned and saw my mated

by my side. We hopped a rusty old fence. I could hear cops shouting. Gaping faces peered at us from

the gathering crowd. The still night was pierced by blue and red lights. Sirens from the bank made my

head hurt. The sack on my back seemed to be getting heavier, but still we ran. My lungs burnt and my

throat seemed to be closing up. I heard a yell as another policeman joined the chase.

We ran onto the main road, sliding to a stop. We were surrounded, sirens blared, lights flashed. We were

cuffed and lead to a blue and white van.

My lab is like another world. My mind floats to my work bench scattered with plans of future projects.

Suddenly in my minds’ eye I am standing in front of a ship. Confused, I made myself move forward using

the dream manipulator I had created. This wasn’t my creation, the thrusters were anti-gravity meaning

they used magnets to repel the earth’s magnetic field. I was astounded by the craftsmanship. Suddenly,

the ship burst to life. I tried to shake myself awake, but was unable to grasp reality.

“Deven!” my eyes snapped open. It was my social worker, “Deven, you must be tired, we should head

back.”

I rubbed my eyes and it was true, I was tired. Again, I glanced out the window. There was a flash of light

as the ship I saw zoomed across the sky, I blinked but it was gone. Yeah, I thought, I must be tired. I

walked out of my cell and headed back to my lab where my inventions were waiting.

School Student OPAL Applications for 2019 are now open

Students progressing to year 3 and year 7 do not need to re-apply if they:

· are continuing at the same school

· are residing at the same address

· have not been sent an expiry notification from Transport for NSW.

Where a student meets the new distance eligibility, the system will automatically update their

entitlement. If they do not meet the new eligibility, they will receive an expiry notification.

Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition which is due to expire will

receive a notification advising them to re-apply.

Term Bus Pass holders will receive a notification to re-apply.

If students need to update their information or re-apply, they should go online to

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails

Applications need to be submitted before 31 December 2018 to ensure student entitlements are

updated and their current entitlement/card is not cancelled. If their application is submitted after 31

December 2018, the system will automatically cancel a card and a new one will need to be issued.

Students in the Opal network applying for a SSTS or Term Bus Pass entitlement for the first time will

receive their card at their nominated postal address. Cards will be mailed out during December 2018 and

January 2019.

For further information visit https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts

Regards,

Transport for NSW

Canteen

Chinese Specials Day & colouring competition!

Remember to return your colouring competition entries to the Canteen by Friday 9 November to be in

with a chance of winning a lunch from the Canteen to the value of $6! There are two potential winners

from every stage (Kindy, Y1&2, Y3&4, Y5&6).

The Canteen is decorated and ready to

celebrate our Chinese Specials Day on

Wednesday November 14.

Order via Flexischools today - orders

close midnight Friday, 9 November.

Our Chinese mums will be cooking

everything fresh for you and the

mouthwatering menu is:

Pork dumplings ($3)

Marinated chicken drumstick with rice ($5)

Special fried rice ($5)

Fresh Mango pudding ($1)

LPS CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS: TERM 4, Weeks 4 & 5

Volunteers are needed in the Canteen Thursday 8 and Friday 9 November this week. Check out the

Term 4 schedule and if there is a day you can help, please email Cara Rogers at

lpscanteenvolunteer@gmail.com

Please note: if you can’t attend on your allocated day, please find a replacement and/or email Cara at

lpscanteenvolunteer@gmail.com. In a last-minute emergency please phone the school on 02 9416 1903

and ask for the Canteen.

Sarah Burnett, Claudette Mann and Katrina Tottenham

Canteen Managers

canteen@lpspandc.org.au

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 4 5-Nov 6-Nov 7-Nov 8-Nov 9-Nov

spot 1

Berenice

Vawser (6)

Cara Rogers

(2)

Christy Som Gyeol

Lee (5) Naomi Reiter (K) Jo Bush (6)

spot 2 Ada Fong (3) Zhihua Liu (3) HELPER NEEDED

Roslyn Richardson

(2)

Catherine Chai

(1)

spot 3 Jane Downey (2) HELPER NEEDED Sunhyun Kim (3)

spot 4 Janny Ng (5/6)

spot 5

HELPER

NEEDED

Week 5 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov

spot 1

HELPER

NEEDED Zhihua Liu (3) Jane Downey (2) Katherine Biber (6)

Elizabeth

Sullivan (2)

spot 2

Katie Sung (K)

12-3pm

Celia Taylor

(5)

Sonia Koo (2) from

10am HELPER NEEDED

Catherine Chai

(1)

spot 3 Agnes Wan (3)

Kayoko Kubo (3)

12-3pm Margaret Taylor

spot 4 Julia Ju (2)

HELPER

NEEDED

spot 5 Apple Huang (5)

HELPER

NEEDED

Week 6 19-Nov 20-Nov 21-Nov 22-Nov 23-Nov

spot 1 Eva Chan (3)

Nguyet

Nguyen (K) Merryn Sheriff (4) Jane Downey (2)

Catherine Chai

(1)

spot 2

Pip Loel (2) 11-

2pm Nadine Nel (K) Amy Sillett (3) Naomi Reiter (K) Eva Chan (3)

spot 3 Zhihua Liu (3) Yvonne Lai (K) HELPER NEEDED

HELPER

NEEDED

spot 4

HELPER

NEEDED

spot 5

HELPER

NEEDED

Week 7 26-Nov 27-Nov 28-Nov 29-Nov 30-Nov

spot 1

HELPER

NEEDED Zhihua Liu (3) HELPER NEEDED Jane Downey (2) Megan Crane (2)

spot 2

Katie Sung (K)

12-3pm

HELPER

NEEDED

Vonny Natan Cao

(2) HELPER NEEDED

Elizabeth

Sullivan (2)

spot 3

Sonia Koo (2) from

10am HELPER NEEDED

Catherine Chai

(1)

spot 4

HELPER

NEEDED

spot 5

HELPER

NEEDED

Week 8 3-Dec 4-Dec 5-Dec 6-Dec 7-Dec

spot 1

HELPER

NEEDED Zhihua Liu (3) Makie Tsuruga (3) Jane Downey (2) Jo Bush (6)

spot 2

HELPER

NEEDED

Cara Rogers

(2) HELPER NEEDED

Sonia Koo (2) from

10am

Catherine Chai

(1)

spot 3 HELPER NEEDED

Roslyn Richardson

(2)

HELPER

NEEDED

spot 4

HELPER

NEEDED

spot 5

HELPER

NEEDED

Week 9 10-Dec 11-Dec 12-Dec 13-Dec 14-Dec

spot 1

HELPER

NEEDED Zhihua Liu (3) HELPER NEEDED Jane Downey (2)

Karen Renolds

(1)

spot 2

Katie Sung (K)

12-3pm

Apple Huang

(5) HELPER NEEDED

Adelaide Kigenza

(K)

Elizabeth

Sullivan (2)

spot 3 HELPER NEEDED HELPER NEEDED

Catherine Chai

(1)

spot 4 Craig Norwell (1)

spot 5

HELPER

NEEDED

Week

10 17-Dec 18-Dec 19-Dec 20-Dec 21-Dec

spot 1

HELPER

NEEDED

Nguyet

Nguyen (K) HELPER NEEDED

spot 2

HELPER

NEEDED Nadine Nel (K) HELPER NEEDED

spot 3 Zhihua Liu (3) HELPER NEEDED

spot 4

spot 5

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Spot 1 9-2pm 9-2pm 9-2pm 9-2pm 9-12pm

Spot 2 11-3pm 11-3pm 9-2pm 9-2pm 9-12pm

Spot 3 11-3pm 11-3pm 9-12pm

Spot 4 9-12pm

Spot 5 9-12pm

Chess

Last term and over a few weeks we held the Senior School Tournament. Over eight hotly

contested rounds the final results were:

1st - Matthew X, 2nd - Trent S, 3rd – Asher C

Year 6 - 1st Matthew X, 2nd Trent S, 3rd Asher C

Year 5 - 1st Alex C, equal 2nd Boris Z, Emily J, Max L,

Year 4 - Equal 1st Landis C, Wyatt C, Hari S, Jayden W

Year 3 - 1st - Sid S, equal 2nd - Kiran C, Wansi H

Well done to all the students who took part!

Eric Tse - Chess Co-ordinator

chessclub@lpspandc.org

Clothing Pool

Clothing Pool Opening Hours: 8:30 am - 9:30 am Wednesdays and Thursdays

Don’t forget the ONLINE ordering option – easy and secure via the P&C website. Orders are then

delivered to your child’s class, usually on Wednesdays or Thursdays. PLEASE include your child's name

and class.

PLEASE LABEL YOUR BELONGINGS

News

No more Plastic Bags

The Clothing Pool is going plastic bag free. Please remember to bring along a bag to carry your

items home in.

Lunch boxes

They have removable panels that go in the freezer overnight and keep lunch cool

for up to eight hours! (my spies tell me they are great for cricket!!) We can order in

the bigger size to fit the Tupperware or Nudie lunchboxes! Come and have a look

at our sample. http://www.fridge-to-go.net.au/

Our Upcoming Volunteers’ roster

Our 2019 Kindergarten children are coming to visit the school this week. We are therefore opening the

Clothing Pool for them to try on and buy their new uniforms – please come and help us assist the Kindy

families on Thursday 8 Nov – please reply to Jean’s email so she can put you on our volunteer’s roster

or sign up on the sign up genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054DADA629A7F49-kindi.

Week 4

Wednesday 7 Nov Thursday 8 Nov

Thursday 8 Nov

Kindy Try-On

11.00-12:30

Greti Lindsay

Volunteer needed

Greti Lindsay

Jean Nightingale

Jasmine Jin

Greti Lindsay

Kristine Bennett

Claudette Mann

Michelle Taylor

Volunteers needed

Week 5

Wednesday 14 Nov Thursday 15 Nov

Greti Lindsay

Penny Yue

Greti Lindsay

Brenna Roumanos

Convenor – Jean Nightingale

Clothing Shop Manager – Greti Lindsay

orders@lpspandc.org.au

Swimming

SEAHORSES CLUB NIGHT

We welcome all LPS children to join us at Seahorses Club Night which is held at the LPS pool every

Friday evening during Term 4 and Term 1 of school. Seahorses' aim is to provide a fun and inclusive

environment for children wishing to swim in races. We run the famous Seahorses BBQ with drinks and

snacks also available. Please arrive by 4:45pm.

Don’t forget to:

Purchase your pass at the Seahorses section of our website - http://lpspandc.org.au/sport-and-

swimming/

Register for races by 10am Friday - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aaba82aa3f58-

seahorses26

LINDFIELD LAPS - SAVE THE DATE! 25 NOVEMBER

Join us for the pool’s major fundraiser of the year. We need the whole school community involved –

students, ex-students, parents, teachers and friends of LPS.

How does it work? A team of swimmers complete as many laps of the pool as they can in 40 minutes.

There is no minimum or maximum number of laps that each team member may swim.

Who can be in my team? Anybody! A team has a maximum of 5 members and can be your friends,

mum, dad, grandparents, aunt, uncle, siblings…

Do I need to be a good swimmer? No! We’ve had young ones on noodles, fabulous grandparents and

everyone in-between. It’s about having fun with friends and family and raising much needed funds for our

school pool.

See next week’s Lindfield Lines for details on how to sign up.

IMPORTANT DATES

Term 4

Friday 9 November Seahorses Club 4:45pm

Friday 16 November Seahorses Club 4:45pm

Friday 23 November Seahorses Club 4:45pm

Sunday 25 November Lindfield Laps

For questions regarding any aspect of swimming at Lindfield check the Swimming page of the

P&C website or email Michele McCarthy - Swimming Administrator swimming@lpspandc.org.au

Michele McCarthy

Swimming Administrator

swimming@lpspandc.org.au

Strings

Mozart Ensemble performing in Assembly

The Mozart Ensemble will show off their latest pieces at K-2 Assembly this Thursday at 2pm.

Please remind your child to bring his/her instrument and music to school on Thursday. The Ensemble is

meeting their conductor Adrian in the hall at lunch time at the half-time bell. They will then go to the

verandah outside the Music Room to set up their instruments and get tuned.

Rental instruments - 12 November

We ask that all families hiring a violin, cello or viola from the Strings Program please bring these

instruments to school on 12 November. We will be using these instruments during the Free Strings Trial.

In addition, we will use this opportunity to check all the instruments and flag them for future maintenance

(bows, strings etc).

All rental instruments are to be brought to the Hall between 8:30am and 9am.

The instrument can be picked up again from the Hall from 3pm in time for the afternoon rehearsals.

Strings Christmas Concert -

9 December, 3-5pm

The Strings Committee is inviting all the Strings families to this

year’s Strings Christmas Concert on 9 December, from 3-5pm in

the LPS Hall.

All Strings musicians will receive their participation patches at the

Strings Concert this year.

Please bring a plate of food to share after the concert!

For your Calendars: Term 4

8 Nov - Mozart in Assembly

12 Nov - Free Strings Trial - all rental instruments to the hall from 8:30am

30 Nov - Music Spectacular, Killara High School - all ensembles and bands

3 Dec - All ensembles: first auditions for ensemble positions 2019 (TBC

9 Dec - Strings Christmas Concert, 3-5pm, LPS Hall, all ensembles

10 Dec - All ensembles: second auditions for ensemble positions 2019 (TBC)

Verena Conti and Mary Alonti

String co-conveners

strings@lpspandc.org.au

Band

Seiko and Mark

2019 Band Rehearsal Schedule

To assist with planning your family schedules next year, we are pleased to confirm that the rehearsal

times for all Bands will remain unchanged in 2019:

Junior Band Wednesday 3:00pm – 4:20pm and Friday 7:30am – 8:45am

Intermediate Band Tuesday 3:00pm – 4:20pm and Thursday 7:30am – 8:45am

Concert Band Tuesday 7:30am – 8:45am and Thursday 3:00pm – 4:20pm

Stage Band Monday 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Please remember that if you already have a child in a Band this year, they will likely move up to the next

Band and matching rehearsal times pending the auditions held in the coming weeks.

Halloween Spooktacular comes to Maple Playground!

All of our fantastic Bands joined forces to bring a spooky vibe to Maple Playground last week. Well done

to all our ghoulish musicians on a fun and inspiring performance for our K-2 students - we are sure many

of them are now looking forward to signing up for Junior Band in Year 3!

Great opportunities to join the Band Committee in 2019!

If you enjoy seeing how music enriches your children’s lives, please consider applying for the positions

vacant on the Band Committee next year - Treasurer and Instrument Coordinator Assistant

(ICA). The ICA role will involve shadowing our current Instrument Coordinator for the next 12 months

with a view to then taking on that role in 2020. This does not require any previous experience and is an

excellent opportunity to contribute to the Band Program whilst receiving hands-on training and support

from our current Instrument Coordinator who will be leaving LPS at the end of next year.

Our amazing program cannot exist without the help and support of parents - if you think you can

contribute in either of these positions, please contact us on the Co-Convenors email below to discuss

what the roles entail in further detail. We warmly welcome all expressions of interest.

Band Calendar

With so many events on the LPS calendar in this final term, we urge everyone to take note of the

relevant dates below:

Term 4

Week 7 Friday 30 November Music Spectacular KHS - info to come - stay tuned!

Week 8 Tuesday 4 December Diamond Awards Assembly SB

Week 8 Last week of Rehearsals for the year

Week 9 Wednesday 12 December Stage 2 Presentation Day IB

Thursday 13 December Stage 3 Presentation Day CB

Week 8 Friday 7 December CB TOUR

Week 10 Band end of year party in their PM rehearsal / Hire Instrument returns - all Bands

Week 10 Tuesday 18 December Lindfield Blue Assembly JB

For questions or feedback regarding any aspect of the Band program at Lindfield, please e-mail

band@lpspandc.org.au.

Seiko and Mark Ruff

Band Co-convenors

band@lpspandc.org.au

Parenting Anxious Children

SEMINAR FOR PARENTS - TERM 4, 2018

A seminar for parents of children aged 4-10 yrs

discussing:

The nature of anxiety and the different ways it may

present in children, risk factors and potential

implications for parents and children, as well as

identification of practical strategies & resources to

assist.

Wednesday

21 November

Time:

10am-12pm

The seminar will be run at Hillview Community Health Centre 1334 Pacific Highway Turramurra. Entry via Boyd Ave. Please allow enough time for parking and arrive 10 minutes before the registered start time.

Unfortunately, we cannot provide childcare facilities and are unable to have infants/children attend with their parents.

The seminar is available to families who live in the Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai local government area.

The cost of the seminar is $10 however there will be no charge for concession card holders.

Registration is essential as groups fill quickly.

To confirm your place please call CYMHS on 9485 6155.

Participants will be asked to complete feedback forms.

The service reserves the right to postpone or cancel seminars in the case of insufficient registrations.

Hornsby Child and Youth

Mental Health Service

(CYMHS)