The Newsletter from Narrabeen North Public School

Week 1, Term 1 Thursday, 30 January 2020

From the Principal’s Desk…

WELCOME BACK/KINDERGARTEN 2020

Welcome back to all families to a new school year. I

hope that you all had an enjoyable and relaxing

holiday.

A very special welcome to the new families who have

joined our school community in 2020.

The children settled in very quickly and smoothly into

their new classes.

This coming Monday we will welcome our new

Kindergarten students. There are six classes this year,

and it will be an exciting time as the children start

their first year of school.

Kindergarten parents are welcome to attend a

special morning tea provided by the P&C after they

have dropped their child off to school for the first

time. This will be in the dome building.

New families will also have the opportunity to learn

about the school and the different services provided

as well as meet familiar faces they will see around the

school.

NSW GOVERNMENT ADVICE – CORONAVIRUS

In the past week there has been important

information shared by NSW Health on the coronavirus.

The NSW Government released information for

students returning to school on Wednesday regarding

any travel to China during the past two weeks.

Any child who has visited China in this period is

requested to not attend school for 14 days after the

departure date.

If you require any further information please contact

the school on 9913 7928.

CLASS ORGANISATION

Yesterday children moved into their new classes for

2020. On current numbers, we will have 30 classes. It’s

important for parents to be aware that the school

confirms its enrolments with the Department of

Education in a couple of weeks.

This is to allow new enrolments to be placed and any

students who have left the school to be finalised.

Whilst we aim to avoid unnecessary movement, a

significant change in enrolment numbers may require

a structural change in some classes.

Therefore, classes for 2020 will not be confirmed until

this time.

Please note that careful consideration and planning

guides the process of placing students into classes;

therefore changes are unable to be made based on

parent requests.

6 Namona Street, North Narrabeen NSW 2101 Phone: 9913 7928 Fax: 9913 7873 e-mail: narranorth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: narranorth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au Before and After School Care: 9913 2846

Pittwater Zone PSSA Commences Week 6

Narrabeen North v Elanora Heights

Boys Cricket

Girls Cricket

Tag

Softball

Tball

Lake Park

Narra Res

B5

B1

B2

Dates to Remember

Mon 3 Feb

Wed 5 Feb

Mon 10 Feb

Kindergarten students start

School Swimming Carnival

Meet The Teacher:

Years 1—6: 3.30pm—5:30pm

Kindergarten: 5:00pm—6:00pm

themselves to the teacher, receive information on

class routines and ask any questions.

For parents with children in Years 1 – 6, the ‘Meet the

Teacher’ afternoon will be on Monday, 10 February

from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.

For Kindergarten parents, the details are Monday, 10

February – 5.00pm to 6.00pm in the child’s classroom.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL DATE

The swimming carnival will be held on Wednesday, 5

February at Manly Boy Charlton pool.

A note with further details has already been sent

home to parents.

KEY DATES – TERM 1

Ryan Shepheard

Principal

REVISED STUDENT WELLBEING POLICY AND AWARDS

SYSTEM

One of the school’s strategic directions for the past

two years has focused on enhancing our Positive

Behaviour Engaging Learners (PBEL) framework which

is the basis of the school’s wellbeing program and is

supported by the Narra values.

A team of staff led by Miss Dickson and Mrs Clinton

has worked with teachers and parent and student

representatives to revise the previous framework

which was developed a number of years ago when

the school was smaller in size.

As part of the P&C meeting in October, the two

executive staff presented the revised framework and

the changes were met positively by those parents

attending.

Please see the information further in the newsletter.

STAFFING NEWS

This year we welcome new colleagues in permanent

and temporary teaching roles to the staff at

Narrabeen North. It is a pleasure to welcome Miss

Kekwick, Miss Hamilton, Miss Bolta, Mr Freeman, Mr

Morris, Mrs Woods and Mrs Fuchs.

For the school year, Mrs Graham and Mrs Murphy will

be on leave for 2020 along with Miss Russell for Term 1.

I would like to congratulate Miss Kerr and Ms Harris on

being the successful applicants in an open merit

staffing process at the end of 2019 and gaining a

permanent position on the Narrabeen North Public

School staff. Both teachers are very passionate and

committed colleagues who bring enthusiasm and

energy to our school. We are pleased to have both

teachers at NNPS!

HOURS OF SUPERVISION

A reminder to parents at the start of a new school

year, that children must not arrive at school prior to

8.30am unless they have a planned extra-curricular

activity.

Teachers are rostered on playground duty from

8.30am.

Once children have placed their bags outside the

classroom it is expected they move into the

playground until the bell rings at 9.00am.

At the conclusion of school at 3.00pm there is no

teacher supervision so consequently students need to

leave after the bell.

MEET THE TEACHER INFORMATION

On Monday, 10 February will be our ‘Meet the

Teacher’ sessions.

This provides an opportunity for parents to introduce

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3 Feb Kindergarten Starts

5 Feb Swimming Carnival – Years 3 to 6

10 Feb Meet the Teacher

Years 1 to 6 – 3.30pm – 5.30pm

Kindergarten – 5.00pm to 6.00pm

12 Feb Band Parent Meeting – 8am

26 Feb P&C Meeting – 7.30pm

6 March PSSA Sport Starts

10 March Zone Swimming Carnival

25 March P&C Meeting – 7.30pm

7 April Cross Country Carnival

SCHOOL OPAL CARD

For more information and to apply for a School Opal

card call 131 500 or apply online at:

https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/ticket-

eligibility-concessions/child-student-

concessions/primary-secondary-school

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NNPS AWARDS SYSTEM FOR 2020

1. Most awards will be signed and presented by a

classroom teacher or at an assembly. Awards can

be taken home immediately. Please refer to class

teacher regarding NARRA Green collection.

Awards are valid for one year from date received.

2. Students will be responsible for the keeping and

caring of their awards. When they have reached

enough NARRA Greens or NARRA Golds for the

next level, students must present awards to their

classroom teacher.

3. When a Certificate of Achievement is due, the

classroom teacher will authorise the award and

the information will be given to the office to

arrange it. Certificates of Achievement will be

presented at stage assemblies. Parents will only

receive notification for the child’s first Certificate

of Achievement in Kindergarten and be invited to

that first presentation.

4. When a Narrabeen Gold Banner is due,

Certificates of Achievement need to be taken to

the office who will authorise the banner. Parents

will be notified and invited to Banner assemblies.

5. When a student has received six Narrabeen Gold

Banners, or the equivalent of one Banner per year

(for late arriving students), they need to be

brought to the office to record for a medallion at

presentation day in Year 6.

PSSA 2020 CHANGES

A decision was made by the Pittwater PSSA

committee, with the support of the principals, to

move our PSSA matches to the mornings in 2020.

There will still be the same sports and competitions

available to our students. The only change will be to

the time of day these games are played, so that

students are not out in the sun during the harshest

part of the day, and in line with Sun Smart programs.

Several games were cancelled last year due to

severe UV ratings.

Games will start at 9:30am and students will return to

school by 11:30am. Normal classes will resume after

this.

Trials for summer PSSA will begin in Week 1 and

continue over the next couple of weeks. Students

should listen for announcements as trials will be held

at lunchtime as well as the Friday sport time.

PSSA SUMMER SPORTS ARE:

JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS- CRICKET

(hardball for seniors so girls can join team if desired)

JUNIOR & SENIOR GIRLS CRICKET

SENIOR BOYS/GIRLS-SOFTBALL

JUNIOR BOYS/GIRLS – TBALL

JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS – TAG

JUNIOR & SENIOR GIRLS – TAG

Juniors are aged 8, 9 or 10 years in 2020 whilst seniors

are aged 11, 12 or 13 years.

SUMMER PSSA WILL RUN:

Term 1, Week 6—8

Term 3, Week 9—10

Term 4, Week 1—6

WINTER PSSA WILL RUN:

Term 2. Week 2—9

(No PSSA week 8 due to zone cross country.)

Term 3. Week 1—5

We appreciate your patience and support as we

implement the new system for the benefit of your

children.

Carpe Diem

Miss Dickson Assistant Principal

Pittwater Zone delegate

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2020 STUDENT BOOK PACKS

2020 Book Pack orders should be

finalised for all students. Please see

attached link for details:

https://stuartanddunn.officechoice.com.au/search/

?ProductSearch=Narrabeen%20North%20Public%20S

chool

COMMUNICATION

Please be reminded that all communication will be

sent via the school app, e-mail or school website.

App: Download through either the App Store or

Goggle Play

E-mail: narranorth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: https://narranorth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

2020 SWIMMING CARNIVAL

The school swimming carnival

for Years 3 to 6, and eligible

Year 2 students, will be held

on Wednesday, 5 February at

Manly Boy Charlton Pool.

Parents are welcome to

attend.

EXTENDED TRAVEL

If you are intending to take your child out of school

f o r a ho l i da y o r l ea v e i t i s a

department requirement that you apply for leave

with the following conditions:

Local travel for ten days or more

Overseas travel for five days or more. A copy of

your itinerary and flights need to be provided to

the office.

PITTWATER ZONE PSSA

Summer PSSA commences

Week 6, Term 1.

To access the Pittwater PSSA Winter and Summer

draw, venue information, including field maps and

we t we a t h e r u p d a te s , p l e a s e v i s i t https://pittwaterpssa.teamapp.com

The Team App is also available for all your hand

held devices through the App Store or Google Play.

Games will start at 9:30am and students will return to

school by 11:30am.

BICYCLE RIDERS AGREEMENT

Any student who would like to ride their bike to

school is required to sign the Narrabeen North PS

Bicycle Riders Agreement. A copy can be collected

from the school office. Once complete, please

return it to the school office.

LATE MORNING ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL

When a child arrives late to school (after the bell has

gone) their parent or guardian needs to come with

them to the office and sign the late book. Late

children are not to be dropped off at the gate. They

must be accompanied by an adult inside the

school.

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The Second Hand

Uniform Shop

Open the first Friday of each month

Tim: 8:45am to 9:15am

CANTEEN...

Our school canteen, The Healthy Hut, is operated by

the P&C Association and is run by our Canteen

Manager, Jay Rogers, with the additional support of

volunteers, who we rely on to be able to provide the

Healthy Hut service to the school, five days a week.

If you are able to volunteer any time in the canteen,

p leas e co ntac t Jay v ia e -mai l a t

thehealthyhut@gmail.com or pop in to the canteen

and add your name and available times to the

calendar.

BIRTHDAY CUPCAKES & ICYPOLES

Cupcakes and Icypoles can be ordered for class

celebrations. These orders must be placed a day in

advance. Please contact the Canteen Manager if

you would like to place an order or need any more

information.

FLEXISCHOOLS ONLINE ORDERING

Ordering lunch and recess is via our on-line system as

follows:

Register for Flexischools by visiting:

www.flexischools.com.au

Add your student, their school and class to get

started.

Top-Up your account via Visa, Mastercard,

PayPal or direct deposit.

Make an order by selecting from the range of

options made available by your school and

proceed to make payment for the order listed in

your order pad.

Review orders by logging back in to your

Flexischools account. You can set recurring

orders, view transaction history or cancel orders

via your Flexischools login.

All orders must be placed by 9.00am each day. For

any questions regarding Flexischools, please call

1300 361 769.

Healthy snack items are alos on sale at recess and

lunch (no ordering necessary).

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE

KIDS CLUB

NNPS P&C Before & After School Care are an

accredited centre offering quality care for children

aged 5—12 years.

The centre is open for before school care from

7.00am to 8.30am and for after school care from

3.00pm to 6.00pm Monday to Friday during term

time.

If you wish to discuss availability with Kids Club

please contact them on:

Ph: (02) 9913 2846

E-mail: nnpsasc@gmail.com

Information is available on our school website at:

https://narranorth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/p-c/kids-

club-b-a-school-care.html

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