Neutral Bay Public School

Neutral Bay Public School 175 Ben Boyd Road,

Neutral Bay, NSW 2089. TEL: 9953 1798 FAX : 9904 1479

WEBSITE: www.neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au EMAIL: neutralbay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 2 Week 3 Wednesday 6th May 2015

Mothers’ Day We wish all mothers a happy Mothers’ Day this Sunday. The P&C will be operating a Mothers’ Day stall at school on Friday (8th May) morning of this week. The students are welcome to bring in $5 to purchase a gift if you wish. P&C The first meeting of the P&C Association for this term will be held on Wednesday of this week (6th May) commencing at 7.30p.m. in the library. All parents are welcome to attend. Discussion topics include:

• Revised school boundaries which will commence in 2016 • Adjustments to student learning • School App • School Plan

NAPLAN (Year 3 & 5) Students in Years 3 and 5 will sit for the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) on the following days this term:

• Tuesday 12th May Writing and Language Conventions • Wednesday 13th May Reading • Thursday 14th May Numeracy

Voluntary Contributions This Friday (8th May), the P&C will send home requests for the annual Voluntary Contribution. Your assistance is greatly appreciated as the funds raised are necessary to provide the following programs/resources at our school.

• Music and Science Programs $100 000-$120 000 • Additional Learning Support Officer assistance in classrooms $30 000 • Additional iPads and laptops $30 000 • Additional literature for children to read $30 000

The P&C note provides further background on these vital areas of expenditure.

School Plan Our School Plan 2015-2017 has been written and being implemented. A copy of the Plan is on our school website. Our strategic directions are:

• Drive our Educational Practice • Promote Wellbeing and Citizenship • Productive Partnerships

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Annual Report

Our Annual Report (2014) is available for reading on our school website. Detailed in this report is information regarding achievements of our students, results of evaluations, educational targets that have been established and a range of school profiles.

School App We have introduced a School App to provide you with information on school events. The app is Primary Parent Planner and is available for purchase through the Apple or Android app stores for $2.49 for a year. The app will provide you with the following information:

• Calendar of Events • Push notifications on reminders for upcoming events • Push notifications advising you on changed circumstances e.g. PSSA sport cancelled • School Newsletter • Canteen link to Flexischools • Notes • School Policies (in the future)

Available on the Primary Parent Planner website www.primaryparentplanner.com in the Parent Resources section are installation guides for the app.

School Development Day As detailed in the Term Calendar our third School Development Day for this year will be held on Friday 26th June (last day of this term) rather than Monday 13th July. On this day child care will be available from 7.30am to 6.00pm through the Before and After School Care Centre. Further information will be provided later in the term.

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Calendar Wednesday 6th May Senior Chamber

Senior Girls’ Dance Junior Choir Orchestra Scripture Junior Band Zone Cross Country P&C Meeting

7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.00am 11.10am 7.30am

Thursday 7th May Senior Boys’ Dance Year 5/6 Assembly (6T performing)

7.30am 2.20pm

Friday 8th May Mother’s Day Stall PSSA Competition Chess

12.10pm 3.15pm

Week 4

Monday 11th May Junior Band Senior Choir Senior Band Chess

7.45am 8.00am 12.40pm 3.15pm

Tuesday 12th May Concert Band NAPLAN (Language & Writing)

12.45pm

Wednesday 13th May Senior Chamber Senior Girls’ Dance Junior Choir Orchestra NAPLAN (Reading) Scripture Junior Band

7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.00am 11.10am

Thursday 14th May Senior Boys’ Dance NAPLAN (Numeracy) Years 3-6 Assembly

7.30am 2.00pm

Friday 15th May Opportunity Class applications close PSSA Competition Chess

12.20pm 3.15pm

Week 5

Monday 18th May Junior Band Senior Choir Sydney Eisteddfod 10 Years Public Speaking Senior Band Chess Winter uniform to be worn

7.45am 8.00am 9.20am 12.40pm 3.15pm

Tuesday 19th May Sydney Eisteddfod 11 Years Public Speaking Concert Band

9.20am 12.45pm

Wednesday 20th May Nepal Mufti Day Senior Chamber Senior Girls’ Dance Junior Choir Orchestra Scripture Junior Band Interrelate (Year 6)

7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.00am 11.10am 6-8pm

Thursday 21st May Senior Boys’ Dance Sydney Eisteddfod 12 Years Public Speaking Years 3-4 Assembly (Class 3EC performing)

7.30am 9.30am

Friday 22nd May Walk to School Day Kindergarten Featherdale Excursion PSSA Competition Chess

12.10pm 3.15pm

Have a great week, Regards

David Shuster Principal

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Kindergarten News

This week Kindergarten are learning the diagraph ‘ch’ and the ‘am’ word family. In Maths we are continuing to count backwards, as well as learning our ordinal numbers and recognising 2D shapes in our environment. We are looking at Australian animals and we are having fun learning lots of interesting facts about them.

KSV listened to step by step instructions to draw these great emus.

Mrs Stewart & Mrs Vaccarella (KSV Class Teachers)

Stage 1 News (Years 1 & 2)

1M has been looking at lines in Art. With the help of our Year 6 buddies, we have made colourful, fun flextangles to explore how lines can create movement and shape!

Mrs Mitchell (1M Class Teacher)

Stage 2 News (Years 3 & 4) Last week, 3B had some special helpers to help us learn more about ANZAC Day. Patrick’s Mum and Dad came to tell us about Patrick’s Great Great Grandfather who was an ANZAC soldier. They showed us a letter that was sent to his family after the battle, as well as some newspaper clippings. We were then lucky enough to see some real items from the army, courtesy of Patrick’s Dad, Anthony. He showed us his medals, uniform, hat, water bottle and even the bed they have to assemble themselves and lie on! Some of us then had a go on the bed! Patrick’s Mum, Dee, then told us the story of why ANZAC biscuits are so important and we had a go at making them ourselves! This experince of

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seeing and hearing about real life experiences of people who have fought in wars gave our class the opportunity to try and understand what things were really like for the ANZACs, which is an important element of studying History.

Mrs B Reid (3B Class Teacher) Stage 3 News (Years 5 & 6) 5T News

Over the past week, the students of 5T have been researching how Australia’s indigenous people lived prior to the arrival of the First Fleet. They then had to convert this research into a historical narrative that reflected what an Aboriginal child might have experienced as they were growing up. The narrative also had to clearly show how our indigenous people lived, what they ate, the structure of their chosen tribal group, medicines used and how they celebrated events, if relevant.

Below is an example of one of the amazing narratives that was written.

Yuerigi Coliyur

An Aboriginal Narrative by Eden Borrie (5T)

My eyes slowly opened to sunlight streaming through the cave. I blinked, and then turned my head to face my family. My mother, my Wiyanga, was still asleep with my father, my little brother asleep in her arms. Biyanga, father, was standing near the cave’s entrance by a crackling fire, gazing off over the river. My Gumang, Grandfather, was with him. I rose from the floor and walked over to meet them.

“Yuerigi, “my Biyanga said. “Wake your Wiyanga and tell her that the sun is already past the distant mountains and the fish are at peak schooling time.” I crawled over to where Wiyanga was sleeping and gently shook her shoulder.

“Wiyanga!” I said, “It’s time for the fishing.”

My name is Yuerigi Coliyur and the Cadigal are my people. Balenbai waters provide us with all the food we need for most of the year, including foods like fish, shellfish, oysters and crabs. Fishing, however, is not a job for a boy, but for great women like my Wiyanga.

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My Wiyanga was always out on the water in her big, bark nowie (canoe), fishing off the sides with great lines, carr-e-juns, and burras (fish hooks) made of turban shells. Mostly we fed on snapper or mackerel, but sometimes Wiyanga hooked up eels. My babana, Manyana Coliyur and I dug up yams and wild sweet potatoes, and Gumang roasted them on the fire as a treat.

Suddenly, Biyanga yelled, “Yuerigi! Yuerigi! Come here, now!”I rushed through the water shallows and found him holding a giant Kingfish in his arms. I dragged it up to the cave and set it in front of the entrance near the fire. They must have been out very far to catch a Kingfish!

That night, Wiyanga cooked the Kingfish over the fire and Manyana gave her the five sweet potatoes that we had found. I ran down to the water’s edge and gently washed the treats in the shallows. The meal was delicious and in no time at all, the moon sat on top of the distant mountains and it was time for bed.

Sometime later, I heard my parents whispering outside, their voices although soft, were rushed and harsh. They seemed to be having an argument, no, not an argument, a discussion about something important. In the dim light I saw my babana, asleep far away from me. This was unusual for him, as he does not like to be alone when he is sleeping for fear that the water monsters will come up and destroy his spirit. But there was no time to think about that now, it was time to sleep.

“Manyana! Manyana! Wake up! Please!”

My mother’s screams woke me in the wee hours of the morning. I opened my eyes to see my babana wrapped in paperbark with my family standing around him.

“Yuerigi, fetch the leaves from the sarsapirra tree and bring them to me.”

“Yes Wiyanga, “I replied. I sprinted to the water, dove in and swam across the river to the banks on the other side. Then I skidded down a steep hill and ran to an old tree in the middle of the valley. Hastily, I ripped off some leaves from the sarsapirra.

Whatever was wrong with Manyana, I had to get the sarsapirra leaves to my mother in order to help him. I ran back up the hill, jumped awkwardly into the river and half swam, half kicked my way across to our shore. Then it was back up to the cave with the leaves. My mother boiled them in a clay pot for some time, then let them sit and go cold.

During my absence, Manyana had woken up, but his eyes were foggy and distant, and he seemed to be in great pain. He was clutching his belly in his arms and muttering strange words that seemed to be in a different language under his breath.

“Yuerigi, “Wiyanga said to me. “Get Manyana to eat the leaves, but first mash them up in your hands.”

I did exactly what my Wiyanga told me to do and shoved the sticky mess into my babana’s mouth, terror coursing through my veins. Realising what they were, he tried his best to swallow the whole lot. Biyanga, Wiyanga, Gumang and I watched to see the effects of the medicine. The sticky sarsapirra leaves should help his stomach and stop any headaches he might have.

Wiyanga shoved more leaves into his mouth. Then we waited, and waited. Finally, he coughed violently, the leaves still staying down and then he sat up. “Gumang!” Manyana said. “Wiyanga, Biyanga, Yuerigi! Am I dead?”

“Of course not, my precious babana,” I said. “You are only dead if your spirit is destroyed. The illness you had was not strong enough to destroy your spirit, thank goodness.”

As soon as the sun was up the next day, Wiyanga was out fishing in her nowie, Biyanga and Gumang were spearing rock wallabies, a rare find, and Manyana and I were digging up yams once more.

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That night, we had a feast that was one never to forget. Wiyanga cooked up the four fat crabs she had caught, Gumang roasted our yams and Biyanga roasted the wallaby over the fire. Meanwhile, Manyana and I scarpered up trees to scare the possums and chased each other through the shallow water.

When the meal was finally over, Biyanga announced that the moon was over the distant mountains and it was time for bed.

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We also spent time in art imaging that we were Joseph Banks and doing scientific drawings of the wondrous flora and fauna we saw on our arrival in Botany Bay.

Below is an incredible drawing of a kookaburra by Taj Astill (5T)

Miss Taylor (5T Class Teacher)

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Year 6 Interrelate Family Evening program

A family evening program on ‘Where Did I Come From?’ and ‘Preparing for Puberty’ has been organised for the evening of Wednesday 20th May at Neutral Bay Public School. The evening program will take place in the school hall and commence at 6pm sharp, finishing around 8:15pm. The program is run by Interrelate School Services, an organisation that specialises in programs which are interactive, family focused and presented in the context of caring relationships.

The program helps to prepare Year 6 children and parents for the physical, social and emotional changes associated with puberty. It also addresses changing emotions and relationships with peers and families.

We have found in the past that our parents and Year 6 children find the presentation very informative and useful.

Please note that this evening workshop is for Year 6 students and parents. It is also expected that students will sit with their parents.

There is a charge of $30 per family. Please bring $30 cash to be paid at the door.

Ms G Carnegie-Assistant Principal

Neutral Bay Public School Debating

On Tuesday, the two debating teams had their first debate.

1st Gear had to debate the topic that homework should be banned. The team were awarded this debate. Congratulations Max, Claudia, Alex, Lucy and Patrick.

2nd Gear debated the topic that school holidays should be longer. The team lost narrowly in this debate. Congratulations Jack, Olivia, Laura, Sonia and Sophie.

What do you think about holidays and homework? You might like to debate these topics in your class or around the dinner table.

Mr V Tan and Ms M Magney Debating Coordinators

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Cross Country Results 2015

Congratulations to our Zone Cross Country representatives. The Zone Cross Country has been postponed until Tuesday 19th May.

Under 9s – BOYS

1. Hugo Willington 3R 2. Liam Macfarlane 3EC 3. Thomas Maslen 3EC 4. Angus McLachlan 4V 5. Adan Macfarlane 3B

Under 9s – GIRLS

1. Anneke Corry 4V 2. Alexandra Tanner 3B 3. Lauren Watts 4C 4. Anita Zordan 3B 5. Bella Johnson 4P

10 Year BOYS

1. Conner Maggs 4O 2. Sebastian Sharp 4P 3. Jack Coombs 5K 4. Finnegan Smits 4P 5. William Pearson 4P

10 Year GIRLS

1. Ava McDonald 4C 2. Angelina Kendall 4C 3. Gracie Bottomley 5M 4. Nicolette Rose 5T 5. Katie Wightwick 5R

11 Year BOYS

1. Seisa Melbourne 5R 2. Oliver Taylor-Ellis 5R 3. Hugh Lynch 5R 4. George Mason 5T 5. Chapman Tanner 5K

11 Year GIRLS

1. Angelina Pona 6B 2. Eden Borrie 5T 3. Bezi Saunders 5T 4. Blythe Ogilvie 5K 5. Mika Floury 5K

12 Year BOYS

1. Darren Medvedev 6B 2. Billy Minnett 6B 3. Inigo Castro 6B 4. Josh Parkes 6T 5. Alex McNicol 6B

12 Year GIRLS

1. Sophie Bateman 6C 2. Ela Parkinson 6B 3. Lucy Rathbun 6C 4. Sophie Hobson 6C 5. Sara Ebina 6T

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P&C MEETING The next P&C Meeting is on Wednesday 6 May at 7:30 pm at the School Library. All parents are welcome to attend. 2015 P&C RAFFLE Raffle sales to date have been low and the P&C would like to extend the draw date to Friday 29 May. Please return all monies, stubs and unsold tickets to the School office by Wednesday 27 May 2015. All payments for the tickets are to be in cash and handed in to the Raffle box outside the School office. The raffle will be drawn on Friday 29 May 2015 and the winners will be announced via the School’s newsletter on Wednesday 3 June 2015 and will be notified by telephone. You now have more time to sell your tickets, $3 per ticket or $30 for the booklet, to families, friends and neighbours. Please do not send your children to sell the tickets unaccompanied by an adult. Thank you to our very generous local business donors, we have some wonderful prizes to be won. - One Week Holiday Accommodation at Avalon Beach by Palm Beach Holiday Letting valued at $2,000 - Dental Treatment by Dr David Young and Associates, Chatswood, to the value of $650 - Gift Hamper by Ginger Flower, Kirribilli valued at $300 - Voucher for one pair of single vision glasses with complimentary antireflection coating from Specsavers Neutral Bay valued at $299 - 1 Month Membership plus 3 x 30 mins of Personal Training Session by Jetts Fitness Neutral Bay valued at $254 - A mixed case of 12 premium wines from Cellarmaster Wines valued at $250 - Carolyn Unwin natural hand-woven summer straw hat by Carolyn Unwin Collections valued at $250 NBPS ORCHESTRA Neutral Bay Public School Orchestra meets on Wednesdays from 8-9 am at the School Multipurpose Room. Any student who has started private tutoring for at least 6 months in violin, viola, cello or double bass can join the Orchestra. The Orchestra accepts K-6 students. NBPS SYDNEY INTERSCHOOLS SNOWSPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP Interested in downhill skiing, snowboarding or cross-country skiing? NBPS is looking to put a Snowsports team together to compete in the Sydney Region Interschools Snowsports Championship. Registration is now open for the Sydney Region Interschools Snowsports Championship, Wednesday 8 to Friday 10 July at Thredbo, NSW. The following events are open for registration: - Ski Alpine, Ski Cross, Snowboarding GS, Snowboarding Cross, Moguls and Cross Country. Parents who have expressed interests in participating in the Interschools, please contact Sharmila Soorian on sharmila.soorian@ihug.com.au or 0408 281828 so that the School can start forming teams. MOTHERS’ DAY STALL FRIDAY 8TH MAY - bring your $5 The Mothers’ Day stall is open for business again this year on Friday 8th May; this is an opportunity for all children to purchase a gift for the special person in their life with whom they celebrate Mothers’ Day. The SRCs will collect money and assist all children as they come class by class to the stand to make their choice. This is a community school event and whilst not compulsory, gives every child an opportunity to get a small gift. Please send your child with $5 on Friday 8th May. It is suggested that Kindy and Year 1 children bring their money in an envelope with their name and class on it. The P&C take this opportunity to wish all Mums and Grandmas a very special day! Belle Jackson, Anna Gibson and Dana Casimaty

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SEEKING: A NEW CANTEEN COORDINATOR We are sad to say our wonderful Canteen Coordinator Michelle Alejo will be soon be stepping down from her position, due to a change in her work circumstances, and so the P&C Committee is looking for a new Canteen Coordinator to take over the role, beginning this term. The Canteen Coordinator oversees the smooth running of the canteen, supported by the Canteen Treasurer Jeni Spillane and the P&C Executive, and works closely with the Canteen Manager and paid staff, who are in charge of day-to-day operations. The role requires approximately a couple of hours a week, mostly performed from home via email or phone, as well as in the canteen itself as required. The role would suit someone organised, cheerful and keen to support one of our school’s most important operations, at the heart of our community. Handover will be supported throughout the transition by the P&C Executive and Michelle Alejo. Key duties and responsibilities People management: Helping to recruit and manage staff with the support of the rest of the P&C committee, attracting parent volunteers to work in the canteen updating the volunteer database, Assisting the paid staff to manage the volunteer roster, Communicating with Kindy Parents regarding weekly rostered Moosie/Juicy Fairies. Conducting staff meetings once a term, arranging the annual volunteer thank-you drinks. Administration: Submitting weekly newsletter update (Monday nights) and attending P&C meetings and preparing/presenting a short update for the P&C (completed one week prior to the meeting) Submitting staff timesheets to the canteen treasurer every two weeks and working with the canteen treasurer to ensure payments are timely and profitability is adequate; alerting the P&C Executive to any events or situations at the canteen which attention such as equipment repairs or replacements etc. Liaising with Flexischools to update menu and order labels and with other external organisations, such as the Fresh For Kids program. Printing updated hard copies of the menu for the canteen manager each term. If you are interested, please drop us an email: Michelle Alejo nbpscanteen@gmail.com or Sharmila Soorian nbpspandcsecretary@gmail.com

Thanks to everyone who helped make our Band Workshop on Sunday such a success, especially our parent volunteers, tutors, bandmasters, band coordinators and particularly the children who worked so diligently and with great focus. All bands are sounding impressive, and we are looking forward to the final weeks of preparation before the upcoming competitions. Key dates • 1 June 2015 - Concert Band to compete in the Sydney Eisteddfod at the Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood - transport by bus • 2 June 2015 - Senior Band to compete in the Sydney Eisteddfod at the Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood - transport by bus • Sunday 26th July 2015 - all bands to perform in the NSW School Band Festival at the University of New South Wales - parent transport

Claudia Stephens, Liesel Wightwick and Karen Au Overall Band Coordinators

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Our canteen assistants Jocelyn Greig, Sylvia Seah, Ann-Charlotte, Samra Salman, Karen Martin, Jen Harris Flexischools website problem

We ask parents to note that if/when the Flexischools website is down (as happened last week), you can write your child’s lunch order on a piece of paper ask your child to bring it to the canteen before school starts. We can then get the orders early and can prepare them on time. If the Flexischools website is down, please do this rather than telephoning the canteen. We are very busy in the morning for the preparation and we are not able to take the orders via telephone. We appreciate your understanding on this matter.

A big thank-you to our great volunteer team in Week 2. A special thank to 1C parents who volunteered at the canteen. Ann-Charlotte organised a morning coffee at the canteen for 1C parents. That was a job well done and we welcome parents from other classes to catch up with friends, old and new, at the canteen - we look forward to offering you free muffins and coffee.The sign-up process is online and it is quick and simple to do. Please register at https://www.signupgenius.com/register or email us at nbpscanteenroster@gmail.com

Next week’s special is our delicious Pasta Bolognese.

Week 4 roster is below. If you cannot make your rostered spot, it would be enormously helpful if you could find a replacement before phoning 0426 226 235 or emailing nbpscanteenroster@gmail.com

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Michelle Alejo – Canteen Coordinator

We are sad to say our wonderful Canteen Coordinator Michelle Alejo will be soon stepping down from her position, due to a change in her work circumstances, and so the P&C Committee is looking for a new Canteen Coordinator to take over the role, beginning this term. Please refer to the P&C section for the description of the responsibilities.

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Hello from the Uniform Shop team The Uniform Shop is open every Tuesday in term-time, from 8.30am-9.30am - ADVANCE NOTICE - the shop will be CLOSED on TUESDAY 9TH JUNE. Sorry for any inconvenience. Flexischools orders are packed and sent to your child's classroom every day. We aim to have them delivered the day after you order them but occasionally delays will occur - apologies in advance if this happens!

With the cooler weather on the way, we stock 2 different fleece tops - the sleeveless fleece vest with a full-zip and the long-sleeved fleece jumper with half-zip. We also have some size 14 and size 16 sweatshirts still available. We are currently out of stock of age 7-10 and 11-14 tights but you can continue to order them and we will fill these orders as soon as new stock is received. The official changeover date for winter uniform is week 5 (Monday 18th May). That is when the children will need to start wearing their winter uniform full-time. This is either the winter tunic or the cargo pants with the long-sleeved white polo with school logo for non-sports days. For sports days, we offer long-sleeved versions of the house colour polo tops as well as fleecy trackpants. We also stock a bootleg-style trackpant which some girls prefer. The trackpants (both styles) are only for sports days, not for everyday uniform. Returns policy: Flexischools purchases: please email me at nbpsuniformshop@gmail.com to let me know and then leave the item at the office with your details (including Flexischools order number) and I will process the exchange/refund ASAP. If a refund is required, the funds will be refunded back to your Flexischools account ASAP. In store purchases: For exchanges, please email me at nbpsuniformshop@gmail.com to let me know and then leave the item at the office with your details and I will process the exchange ASAP. For refunds, please come to the Uniform Shop on a Tuesday morning with your original form of payment. All returned items must be in saleable condition with tags still attached. Please note that I am not at the Uniform Shop all of the time and that it may take a few days for me to action exchanges/refunds. Notifying me by email is a good way to give me a heads up!

Second Hand Items: Donations of good quality, clean items of clothing are always welcome. Please leave donations at the school office or bring to the Uniform Shop during opening hours.

To place an order for second hand items please email nbpssecondhand@gmail.com Thanks, Elizabeth and the Uniform Shop Team

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AFTER SCHOOL CARE INFORMATION

The Neutral Bay Creative Activities Group (NBCAG) after school care has a long waitlist, we understand for parents this can be challenging.

If you are waiting for a position, Kid Capers can provide after school care for your children till a position a NBCAG become available. Kids Capers is located in North Bridge and children are collected by staff and taken by a charted bus to the centre in Warners Park Northbridge. Children can be collected from the centre, or their staff will return children to Neutral Bay Public School at 5:45 each afternoon.

Childcare rebate and childcare assistance available.

Activities and afternoon tea provided.

For all enquiries:

Email: northbridge@kidscapersoosh.com.au

Phone: 0412 398 539

Additional information and enrolment forms are available on the website: www.kidscaperoosh.com.au

Teachers and Parents of Years 4 and 5, you are invited to the Annual Year 4 & 5 Cocktail Party.

This event is on Saturday, May 30th, 7.30pm-midnight

Invitation has been emailed to all Years 4 & 5 Light refreshments / Finger Food provided, BYO drinks

The Cost pp is $10 to be paid to the class coordinators or on the night

Can you please RSVP by 15 May and confirm your attendance via this link http://doodle.com/wte6r354m9pkzddc Each person attending needs to put their name down via the Doodle link.

Look forward to see you at the function.

Belinda Lucas (Year 4 Coordinator) and Ariane Kiel (Year 5 Coordinator)

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Neutral Bay Public School, as a service to parents, will advertise community events that may be of interest. Neutral Bay Public School does not necessarily endorse or sponsor the events and accepts no responsibility for the management or organisation of these events.

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