Principal : Christine Wild Phone— 6559 9261

Fax—6559 6475 Email—northhaven-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

NORTH HAVEN

PUBLIC SCHOOL

“THE FUTURE IS OURS”

Newsletter

21st November 2019 Term 4 Week 6 (Issue No.37)

VISION: North Haven Public School, in partnership with our community, promotes and provides a dynamic, future-focused learning environment fostering equity and excellence. Our school will deliver opportunities for every

student to become a successful learner and a caring, confident, creative individual.

Dear parents and community members, Thank you to our school community for their response to our recent interrupted routines. I know some families made the decision to keep students at home due to the smoky conditions. Students who did attend school were restricted to indoor activities. Hopefully the worst is over and we can enjoy the next 4 weeks without incident. Swimming School The disruption to our swimming program was certainly unwelcome. We will be contacting families soon to arrange procedures for refunds.

Classes 2020 We will be starting to consider class structure and temporary placements in the coming weeks. At this stage, we are on the cusp between 8 or 9 classes. To help determine whether we structure for 8 or 9 classes to begin with, it would be very helpful to know of any student movements that are likely to occur for the beginning of 2020. Please contact the office if you know you will be moving, know of any pending enrolments or can offer any information at all. Kind regards, Christine Wild Principal

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

CLASS PLANNING FOR 2020

To assist us with our planning of classes for next year, would any family whose children will not be returning to North Haven Public School in 2020 please complete the form below and return to school.

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS FORM FOR YEAR 6 STUDENTS MOVING ONTO HIGH SCHOOL

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class Planning for 2020

My children will not be returning to North Haven Public School in 2020. Name : ___________________________ Class : _____ Name : ___________________________ Class : _____

Parent/Carer Signature : ___________________________ Date : __________________

Library News Borrowing from our library will cease next week. Students are asked to please return their books over the next couple of weeks to ensure our resources are

available and ready for borrowing next year. We ask all families to check with their children and return books as soon as possible. You can check the books on loan via OLIVER Library through the student portal. If any families have problems returning books please contact Mrs Eggins in the library. Thank you. Diane Eggins Teacher Librarian

Band News Continuing Band in 2020 Current band members wishing to continue in band in 2019 are asked to please return their Continuation Notification form to school by Friday 29th November.

Junior Band 2020 Expression of Interest Expressions of interest are being taken for students who will be in primary in 2020 to join the Junior Band. Copies of the application form are available from the office for interested students. The Expression of Interest forms are due back at school by Friday, 29th November.

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS Monday morning 8.45—9.15 am

Wednesday afternoon 2.45—3.15 pm Page 2

SCHOOL NEWS

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Tues 26th Nov Drop in Day (Kinder 2020) 9.15 - 11.30 am Tues 3rd Dec Year 6 Orientation Day Camden Haven High School Wed 4th Dec Gala Night Tues 10th Dec Year 6 Farewell Dinner Fri 13th Dec Presentation Day

End of Year Fun Days All classes will be involved in special end of year fun days. Notes giving further information will be sent home shortly.

Monday 16th December Stage 2 Fun Day Laurieton Pool Tuesday 17th December Kinder to Year 2 Water play, Xmas

craft, tabloid activities class party at school Tuesday 17th December Stage 3 Fun Day Laurieton Pool

North Haven Public School Student Absence Note

My child _______________________________________ of class _______

was absent from school on the following date/s _______________________________________________________

for the following reason _____________________________________________________________________________ Parent/Carer Signature : ____________________________ Date: ____________________________

OUT OF UNIFORM

CRAZY HAIR & SOCK DAY Friday, 6th December

Friday, 6th December will be an out of uniform day to

support Year 6 fundraising for their end of year gift

for the school.

Gold coin donation

No hairspray or coloured sprays to be brought to school

Wear closed in shoes (no sandals or thongs)

No midriff or singlet tops (for sun protection purposes)

P&C FUNDRAISER CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

As in previous years the P&C will again be holding its’ annual Christmas Raffle. Tickets will be $2 per ticket and prizes will include an array of Christmas hampers. Raffle books will be sent home soon. Prizes will be drawn on Presentation Day on Friday, 13th December. The P&C is looking for donations of non-perishable pantry food or Christmas themed items so that we can make up some bumper hampers!! As a thank you from the P&C each student in the class that brings in the most donations will receive a showbag!! Let’s get those goodies rolling in …...

Last day for School Banking will be Monday 2nd December

Return of Loan Clothing We have recently provided a lot of clothing items to students attending swimming. Students have also had ‘little accidents’ at school and office staff provide a change of clothing at these times. We are now running very low on our spare clothing supply and ask those families to please return the items to school as soon as possible, clean and laundered.

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

K - 2 ASSEMBLY AWARDS Student of

the Week Values Awards Class Merit Awards

KD Arabella Emerton Cooper Mclelland Emily Summers Sonny Chaffey

K/1M Amelia Morris Jypsi Yonon Paris Lin Ruby Morris

1E Zeke Woollam Audrey Dante Ryan Winter Kaia Hunter

2H Patrick Dale Reef Hedges Macey Hutchison

PRIMARY ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Student of the Week

Values Awards Work of the Week

Good Sport Awards

3S Noah Crabtree Evie Dent

Molly Walker Luke Dante

Connor King Ben Burton

3/4T Koby Lee Willow Lawrence

Zedda Ray Bella Lahey Hayley Negus

Larnie Barnes Ellen Shaily Cash Piper

Austin Abbott

4/5M Kyle Moore Abbey Cook

Liam Brown Sunnah Hedges

Zahri George

5/6B Nate Muller Skye Ferguson

Luca Pensini Mischa Everden

Ashley Wheadon Zachariah Moir

6M Ruben Avelin Saxon Ritter

Deegan Vanderveer Taj Barber

Bronte Bowen Claire Summers

STUDENT BANKING Student school banking is Monday Bank books returned later in the week Page 4

Value of the Week

Care and Compassion

GALA NIGHT

OUR ANNUAL

CELEBRATION OF MUSIC

WEDNESDAY 4TH

DECEMBER

2019 Doors open at 6:30pm

Performers arrive at 6:00pm

GOLD COIN DONATION

Celebrate music at NHPS with

the Choir, Senior Band,

Junior Band, Year 6 Band,

Clarinet Ensemble, Staff Band

Year 6 Canberra Excursion Year 6 Canberra Excursion

Mrs Menzies reports that the excursion is going very well. Students and teachers alike are learning, having fun and enjoying the various activities, including—Telstra Tower, Royal Australian Mint, National Gallery of Australia, Australian Institute of Sport, Australian War Memorial, Parliament House, Questacon and the Dinosaur Musuem. Phew!!!

Bonny Hills Rural Fire Service

BE READY NOW

1. Be informed

Use RFS sites and handouts for information about what to do

Have Fires Near Me app on phone and check regularly

2. Be prepared - long before fires are in your area

Have a Bush Fire Survival Plan for your family and home

Refer to RFS information about preparing your home

Know what to do if you choose to stay or have to stay

Keep fuel in car topped up at all times in case of evacuation

Have empty bags or tubs available for packing

If you own pets familiarize them with evacuation cages or leads

Ensure cages or leads can be accessed if you aren’t there and are labelled

with pet’s name and your name and contact details

Investigate face masks for smoke or at least damp washers

3. Be aware, be a neighbour

Know who lives near by – are there elderly or disabled who might need

to get out sooner – have they got things in place?

Are there pets near by that might be alone if their family is at work?

4. Know when and where to go

Evacuation routes and evacuation centres will depend on fire direction

Listen to RFS alerts and follow the instructions of fire fighters

Individual households need to be aware of best and alternate routes.

Consider traffic congestion and hazards and leave early

REMEMBER

Fires don’t always arrive on days when everyone is home

What do you need to keep secure in case you aren’t home?

Is it worth considering a fire and waterproof safe?

Are there some emergency items that are worth keeping with you in case you

can’t return home

Refer to the list (over the page) of what to take and consider a back up of any of these

to keep with you when out of the house

Bonny Hills Rural Fire Service

IN THE EVENT OF AN EVACUATION

THINGS TO TAKE

Family members – pillow, blanket

Children – comfort toy, activity

Pets – Animals – lead or cage (labelled), food, water bowl, toy

Keys

Medication - prescriptions, list of medication

Wallet / Identification / Money - include cash not just cards

Mobile phone / laptop and chargers

Contact numbers - eg family (on paper not just on phone)

Important documents – eg passport

Face mask or damp washers for smoke

Torch

Drinking water – bottles, cups

Small Non-perishable Food - eg Muesli bars

Change of Clothes - fresh underwear, something warm

- woollen or cotton clothing is safest

Suitable footwear - leather is safest

Hat

Personal requirements – toiletries, reading glasses

Photos/ Digital data and photos / Backup hard drive etc

Personal treasures

Extras – eg pack of playing cards, book (could be a long wait)

SES phone number 132500 Bush Fire Information Line 1800 679 737