43 Elanora Road email: elanorahts-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au ELANORA HEIGHTS NSW 2101 www.elanorahts-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Phone 9913 7283 Fax 9913 3749

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Term 4 Week 6, Commencing 12th November, 2012

OUR SCHOOL WEEK

TERM 4 Week 6

Monday 12th

Nov 3 – 6 Assembly – Guitar Performance Year 5 Prefect Nomination Speeches

Tuesday 13th

Nov Kindy 2013 Parent Orientation – 7pm in Hall Wednesday 14

th Nov Interrelate Year 6

Thursday 15th

Nov Eagle Tag Gala Day – Years 3-6 @ Rat Park

Friday 16th

Nov PSSA Softball v BYE NO GAME Cricket v BYE NO GAME Eagle Tag v BYE NO GAME

TERM 4 Week 6

Monday 19th

Nov K – 2 Assembly Prefects Announced House Leaders Elected

Tuesday 20th

Nov Last Scripture Sessions Helpers Morning Tea P&C Meeting – 7pm

Wednesday 21st

Nov Band Demonstration – 11.15am to 12pm Interrelate Year 6

Thursday 22nd

Nov Year 5 First Aid Year 6 CPR

Friday 23rd

Nov

LAST PSSA FOR TERM PSSA Softball v Bilgola Plateau @ Newport Oval Cricket v Bilgola Plateau @ Newport Oval Eagle Tag v Bilgola Plateau @ Newport Oval

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Principal’s Message

Dear Parents/Caregivers, Changing schools? Research shows that when parents take the time to get children ready for a change of school they settle in quickly. Find out what to do if you’re planning to make the move, whether across town or interstate. Go to http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/development/smoothing-the-way-when-your-child-changes-schools. If you are leaving Elanora Heights could you please let us know ASAP?

Notes Home This Week

Local Excursion to Top Shops – Year 3

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Student Achievement I would like to offer my congratulations to Nathan C from 4R and Beau H from 4J on their selection in the Manly Warringah U12 Representative Basketball Team for 2013. Well done boys!

Kinder 2013 Parent Orientation\Information Night Just a quick reminder that the information evening is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday 13 November, at 7pm in the hall. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my Kindergarten teachers, Mrs Castaing, Miss Clydsdale, Mrs Smith, Miss Woods and Mrs Boreham for their work during the Kinder Orientation. I would also like to thank Mrs Yardley for her wonderful organisation and behind the scenes work with our future students.

Year 6 Fun Day Congratulations to our fantastic Year 6 students (and their very supportive teachers) on a fabulous Year 6 Fun Day. Well done everyone. If you would like to see what happened on the day visit our school website at http://www.elanorahts-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

P&C meeting Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to function without the backing of a supportive parent community. Your effort and support translates into more effective educational programs for our students. We need your support. Please come along to the P&C AGM and General meeting on Tuesday, 20 November at 7pm in the staffroom. I look forward to seeing you there.

Until next time,

Bill Gillespie, Principal

PBEL AWARDS

Please note that the Silver & Bronze Awards are given out at the K-2 & 3-6 Assembly & the Gold & Diamond Awards are given to the students at the K-6 Assembly.

(Parents, if you are sending the 20 mini merits from home, could you please make sure that at least one of the merits has your child’s surname on it. Thank you.)

(Please return slip to Office.)

My children will not be returning to Elanora Heights Public School in 2013.

Name _________________________________________________ Class __________ Name __________________________________________________ Class __________

Reason___________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Signed_______________________________________________Date_________________

GOLD BRONZE BRONZE BRONZE BRONZE BRONZE Daniel D Brooke D Rosie C Jessica T Sophie O

Brooke K Mia R Tahlia S Nelson H Alana P

SILVER Tom G Zane F Jackson C Maddy S Angelina B

James H Holly N

Tim J

Paige Q

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

All classes have now completed their Spell-a-thon tests.

All sponsorship forms and money are to be returned to school in a sealed envelope

with your child’s name on it to the class teacher ASAP.

We thank you for your support in this fundraising effort.

Many thanks, Brooke Coulson Spell-a-thon Organiser

LOST PROPERTY

We still have heaps of school jackets, lunch boxes & drink bottles in lost property.

All of the above will either be donated to the second hand uniform shop or thrown out this Friday. Please see the office if any of this belongs to you. Thank you.

Rehearsals, Stage Band and Senior Ensembles We are now settled with 3 bands: Junior, Senior and Stage. Flute and clarinet Senior Ensembles will rehearse during their regular Senior Band Wednesday morning session, the entire Senior Band will rehearse as one group from 3pm to 4pm on Thursday, and the Stage Band will rehearse from 4pm to 5pm on Thursday. These arrangements will stay in place until the end of term. The Senior Band will continue to fly the school’s colours at external performances. Next year’s program will be decided in the next few weeks and advice will be communicated as early as possible.

Strings We currently have seven students expressing interest to learn violin next year. It is still possible join this program. Please contact Liz Wakefield at: ehsw5@hotmail.com to express your interest.

Guitar This week we bring Part 1 of a 3 part series providing a little background about the guitar program.

Tutors Jose Zarb is a full time professional musician and an EHPS parent. He works primarily as a performer with several bands and duos as well as a good deal of solo guitar work. Cameron Jones is also a full time professional guitar player. He and Jose collaborate on a project called Gadjo Guitars which celebrates the music known as Gypsy Jazz. This project has been very successful. They play at many corporate functions and jazz festivals including Darling Harbour, Bellingen and the Brisbane Jazz Club. Jose and Cameron are both classically and jazz trained. Links to their work can be found at: www.marsalamusic.com.au | youtube marsala music Sydney | www.gadjoguitars.com www.emmagraveslive.com | or search youtube jose zarb Heineken Open Next week we will describe their teaching methods. Please contact Karen Milne at: karenmilne@optusnet.com.au if you intend to start or continue guitar next year.

Tim Cowdery Band President

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2013 Swimming Carnival

Early next year our swimming carnival will be held on Tuesday 5th February at

the Andrew ‘Boy’ Charlton Swim Centre in Manly. This carnival is for students

in Years 3-6 and any Year 2 students who will be turning 8 years old in 2013 and

are able to swim 50 metres unaided.

For next year’s carnival, time restraints have been placed on the swimming

centre and consequently the allocated time for our swimming carnival has been

reduced to approximately 3 hours (We had been allocated 4 hours in previous

years). The 2013 carnival will be held from 11:40am – 2:45pm.

This reduced time means that our organisation and running of the carnival for

2013 will change.

These changes are as follows…

Students must nominate which events they would like to enter by

completing a nomination form. For students wishing to enter their chosen

events, this form must be returned to their classroom teacher before

Friday 7th December.

Students cannot enter an event on the day of the carnival; however,

students can withdraw from an event on the day of the carnival.

There will be no finals. Place-getters and zone representatives will be

selected using the fastest times from the heats.

The nomination form was sent home to students on Monday of

week 5. If you need another note, spare notes can be found

at the school office or on-line on the school website.

Please ensure that when students are nominating for events,

they must be able to swim (unaided) the distance required

for each event.

To assist us with our planning of the day it would be

appreciated if all students could return the nomination form before Friday 7th

December.

We thank you for your understanding.

David Waters & Jonathan Rosconi

A message from the P&C ...

PSSA SPRING TRAINING

Junior Boys Softball Fridays 8am – 8.55am Top Oval Senior Boys Cricket Thursdays 8am – 8.55am Top Oval Senior Girls Softball Fridays 8am – 8.55am Top Oval Junior Girls Eagle Tag Wednesdays 3pm - 4pm Top Oval

PSSA RESULTS Elanora Heights v Result

Junior A Boys Softball Mona Vale Loss 3 – 1 Junior B Boys Softball Mona Vale Win 3 – 1 Senior A Girls Softball Mona Vale Loss 2 – 14 Senior B Girls Softball Mona Vale Loss 9 – 7 Senior Boys Cricket Mona Vale Loss 36 - 63 Junior Girls A Eagle Tag Mona Vale Win 5 – 2 Junior Girls B Eagle Tag Mona Vale Draw 4 - 4

CANTEEN NEWS

Below is the roster for the next three weeks. We are still in need of helpers on a few days, if you are able to help out, please call on the number below or drop by. It would be much appreciated. The canteen cannot operate without our wonderful volunteers & we really do appreciate you giving your precious time. Now available at recess is our Dip & Vegie Sticks, with either Hummus or Tzatziki dip & either carrot or celery sticks, selling for just 80c each. These can be pre-ordered for recess on Munch Monitor along with Cheese or Vegemite or Cheese & Tomato Saladas. When placing these orders, please tell your child to come to the canteen at recess to collect it, where it will be ready & waiting for them. Any questions, please feel free to contact me on the number below. Thanks, Wendy.

MUNCH MONITOR - www.munchmonitor.com - username: elanora. Password: munch2101. Wendy Douglass Canteen Co-Coordinator Ph: 9913 2721

TERM 4 WEEK

TERM 4 MONDAY

TERM 4 TUESDAY

TERM 4 WEDNESDAY

TERM 4 THURSDAY

TERM 4 FRIDAY

6. 12/11-16/11 NEED HELP SUSIE W LOUISE E 9.30 – 11.30 NEED HELP 9.30 – 1.30 CONNIE D

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KATE M

6. 19/11-23/11 9.30 – 1.30 NEED HELP

KATE M JENNY F

9.30 – 11.30 LAURA V-S 9.30 – 1.30 KAREN C

9.30 – 11.30 ERICA R

9.30 – 1.30 GILL E

DANNI Q

7. 26/11-30/11 DUANE S RENATE R KARIN S

SHARON C 9.30 – 11.30 MICHELLE F 9.30 – 1.30 TANYA D

LISA McF

VANESSA L-B

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Uniform Shop

Shop hours: Monday: 8.15 am – 9.45 am Thursday: 8.15 am - 9.45 am We offer ETPOS and CREDIT CARD facilities (Visa/MasterCard)

Suzie Duncan

Uniform Shop Coordinator

2nd Hand Uniforms If you require any second hand clothing please call me after 9 a.m. on 9913 1292 or email me at thewoodleys@optusnet.com.au Karen Woodley

Second Hand Uniform Coordinator

COMMUNITY NEWS

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