Wednesday 24th September 2019 Term 3 Week 10

A MESSAGE FROM MRS HUGHES Only three sleeps until the holidays! Over the holidays our school is going to start to transform and it is very exciting.

The P&C have engaged a contractor to build a retaining wall on the embankment next to the playground equipment. This will help with reducing the stormwater washing away our soft fall. It is going to really beautify the area and also provide seating, with two rows of sandstone and a garden through the middle. The school is going to fund the construction of a fence along the top to keep this area safe for our students. The same contractor will also be constructing a timber deck area to place our newly purchased mud kitchen and are installing a bridge from the playground into the Aboriginal garden area. A big thank you to all of our community (past and present) who have supported the P&C to make this happen. Thank you also to Year 1 students who provided the P&C with ideas.

We still have a lot of little jobs to do, which will need volunteers to help with so we can finish of this space beautifully. I am really excited and look forward to seeing the children enjoy these new areas. We already know how much they love nature play, with the construction shelters and the making of mud pies already happening on a daily basis.

In addition to all the work being organised and funded by the P&C, Schools Infrastructure have been given the direction to finish all scheduled maintenance work by April next year. This will mean lots of painting for our school and fixing up of areas that really need it! The next six months are going to see lots of improvements – our school will be beautiful inside and out!

Hope to see you at Friday’s Colour Run. Have a wonderful holidays with your children. Stay safe.

Lisa Hughes

Principal

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE HEIGHTS?

At New Lambton Heights Infants School we acknowledge that we teach, learn and play together on the traditional country of the Awabakal people, who are the custodians of this land. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

Term 3 Events Date

Uniform Shop Open Every Monday

School Banking Every Tuesday

Library Borrowing Every Wednesday

Assembly Every Friday 2:35pm

Dance2BFit Each Friday

P&C Colour Run Friday 27th September 1pm

Term 4 Events Date

Uniform Shop Open Every Monday

School Banking Every Tuesday

Library Borrowing Every Wednesday

Assembly Every Friday 2:35pm

Swimming Each Friday – Weeks 1-8

Students return to school

Monday 14th October

Athletics carnival Thursday 17th October

Year 2 transitions to NLPS

Tuesday 22nd October

Kinder Orientation Wednesday 23rd October

SAFETY MESSAGES Last week, we needed to remind some students not to climb the trees along the Marshall Street fence on their way home. It is a long drop and the fence beside it increases the risk of hitting something on the way down. I have also asked children not to climb the tree on Lookout Road, as this is such a busy area. If parents could discourage this, we would greatly appreciate it. We love tree climbing – just not at school! Please do not park or pull up in front of our neighbours’ driveways. This problem is ongoing –both in the mornings and afternoons. Even after last week’s messages, parents are still pulling up in the school driveway. This is an emergency access point, but also shares with our neighbours. If you can’t get a park out the front, please do not worry, your children are being supervised and the staff are happy to wait with students 5–10 minutes after the bell. Don’t forget, parents/carers are welcome to park in Marshall Street and wait at the back gate. A teacher will watch the students as they walk down the drive to their parents/carers. I please ask you for your assistance with both of these matters.

TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY Hooray!! We are half way there with 25 responses. Thank you.

Please give us important feedback by completing The Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Parents As Partners Survey. Last year the responses from this helped us plan ideas for the playground and also let us know that parents would benefit from some support with helping learning at home. Last year 40 parents completed this survey. Let’s aim for 50 this year!

Please click on the link below to complete the survey:

http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/nlhisttfm19

KINDER ORIENTATION SESSION 1 The sun was shining for our first orientation session on Tuesday. We had 32 new Kinders visit and they were warmly welcomed by K/1L and KBP students. Thank you to the P&C for organising morning tea and to Edwina, who stayed and served tea and coffee and chatted to our new parents. It was a lovely morning. Our next session is on Wednesday 23rd October.

WHO ARE OUR AWESOME AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK? Congratulations to our Term 3 Week 9 award recipients. 4 Merit Awards = 1 Gold Award 4 Gold Awards = 1 Blue Principal’s Award (High Tea with Hughsey) 1 Blue Principal’s Award and a Citizenship Award = 1 Gold Principal’s Award (High Tea with Hughsey) Please have all awards in by the Wednesday before assembly on Friday.

Our next assembly will be in

Term 2 Week 2. HIGH TEA WITH HUGHSEY Congratulations to Edith, Violet, Daksh, Parthib and Alex for receiving their blue, gold or blue and gold Principals Award this term. We had a lovely high tea at ‘The Heights Hilton’.

SASS MORNING TEA The children were not the only ones who enjoyed a high tea on Tuesday. The teachers provided lunch and morning tea for our hard working SASS staff – Mrs Whetham, Mrs Peterson, Cathy and Mr Williams. We are very thankful for all they do for our school – it would not run without them!

P&C NEWS We are working hard to reach our fundraising goal of $12,000 this year with majority going towards to our Imaginative Play Area. We are working with the students to finalise our plan and you will start to see some changes after the school holidays with elements of the Imaginative Play being delivered and the Retaining Wall works being completed.

To keep up to date with P&C activities and news, please follow our Facebook page; ‘New Lambton Heights Infants P & C’.

P&C ACTIVITIES SCHOOL RUN 4 FUN COLOUR EXPLOSION – THIS FRIDAY, 2pm We are excited to host a School Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion this Friday and we are so close to our fundraising goal of $3,000! We are busy planning the obstacle course around our playground and it’s shaping up to be a fun afternoon!

Every child should have received a letter about the Run4Fun, a fundraising booklet and the consent form which we will need returned to the school for your child to participate.

Don’t forget to pack

• An old white shirt • Old joggers • Old hat • Sunglasses or goggles to protect little eyes • Sunscreen and insect repellent • Garbage bags to protect the car on the way

home! If you would like to volunteer on the day, please check out our signup page https://signup.com/go/zNrqPTh

KINDY ORIENTATION – WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER AND THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER The P&C will be hosting Morning Tea for the parents and children during their Orientation Days and will be co-ordinated by Edwina Carle. If you able to contribute by bringing in any baked goods, please check out our signup page https://signup.com/go/zNrqPTh ATHLETICS CARNIVAL – THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Thank you to everyone who had volunteered and ordered for hot food canteen. With the new date decided we will be in contact to see if you are still able to assist and, for those who had ordered hot canteen, if you would still like to go ahead or would prefer a refund. Please make sure any new orders are in before the end of the term. TEA TOWELS Our limited edition tea towel design will be made up of self-portraits drawn by all our children and staff. The pictures and names will be arranged all together as a commemorative design for the whole school then screen printed onto premium 100% white cotton tea towels.

Don’t forget to order a few extras for family members and your keepsake box. Tea towels can be ordered via our online store https://new-lambton-heights-infants-school-pc-association.s… BUNNINGS BBQ FUNDRAISER – SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER We will be running another Bunnings BBQ at Kotara. If you are able to assist on the day please visit our signup page and put down your name. At this stage we don’t have enough parents to run the BBQ, so anyone who can spare 2 hours (there are 4 different shifts across the day) we would really appreciate your help!! https://signup.com/go/zNrqPTh

P&C SERVICES HEALTHY CANTEEN STRATEGY We are very close to submitting our menu check application for the NSW Healthy Canteen Strategy. We will be looking to change a remove the Red Rock Chip options from our menu items to ensure that we meet the criteria of three quarters everyday food and drinks and swapping any occasional foods to a similar food with a Healthy Star Rating of 3.5 stars or more.

FRIDAY SNACK CANTEEN ROSTER This week’s volunteers are Megan Collins & Val Gent. Canteen is held between 12.45pm and 1.10pm. Please make sure you can set up at 12.30pm ready for the rush!

Also, at the conclusion of canteen, please ensure that you restock ready for next week to make it easier for next week’s volunteers.

Canteen next term will be held on a Thursday, please visit our signup page if you would like to volunteer for canteen next term https://signup.com/go/zNrqPTh

If you can’t make your rostered day please arrange a swap with someone and notify nlhipandc@gmail.com. If you are unable to find a replacement, please advise Kate via the P&C so that a substitute can be organised. If you have any queries, you can contact the P&C on nlhipand@gmail.com

Term 3 Roster Friday 27 September

Megan Collins & Val Gent

UNIFORM SHOP We have set up our Square Account and the hardware has arrived and we are in the process of setting it up, which means families will be able to order uniforms online and also pay either in person or remotely with a credit card. We will keep you updated of progress but hope it is all up and running in the next few weeks. Please bear with us while we get this up and running! Any orders made online will be fulfilled on a Monday when the Uniform Shop is open. Any orders placed after a Sunday online will not be filled until the following Monday.

There is a wide range of second hand uniforms for the sale in the Uniform Shop – please feel free to drop in on a Monday morning to see what’s available.

If you have any uniforms which no longer fit your children and are still in good condition, please drop them off to the Uniform Shop where we can give them a new home.

Dear Parents/Carers, Our Athletics Carnival will now be held at school on Thursday 17th October (Term 4 Week 1) starting at 9:30am and finish 1pm. We are looking for some parent helpers to run our annual school athletics carnival. Please fill out the form below if you are able to help on the day. If you previously filled out a form to volunteer, thank you. Please fill out a new note if you are still available. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Athletics Carnival: Thursday 17th October I can help on the day

Name:___________________

Child’s Name:___________________Class:______

Activities include: (you can tick multiple and be given 1 on the day) Races: Marshall – Handing out 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Recorder – Recording Place Award Writer – Writing names on awards Tabloids: Egg and Spoon Race Sack Race Equipment: Set up and pack up

Please return note to school box or Miss Eveleigh.

With Thanks

Jessica Eveleigh 24/9/19