HURSTVILLE SOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL Maher Street, Hurstville 2220 9580 2695 9580 8984 [email protected] http://hurstvillesouthps.com.au/ WARATAH NEWS – 19th March, 2015 CRAZY HAIR DAY Principal’s Message CRAZY HAIR DAY On Wednesday the SRC led our charity fund raising ‘CRAZY HAIR DAY’. Thanks to Mr Scallone who provided the expertise on our willing celebrity shaves , Ms Tiari and Mr Chen. Mrs Jeffrey had her plaits cut off and the hair will be donated for making wigs for cancer sufferers. Luckily I have some wigs that I am happy to lend this crazy, but brave pair of teachers if they need them. All funds raised will go to the charity selected by the SRC. Just over $700! EASTER EGG DONATIONS Please keep those generous donations of the Easter Eggs and sold raffle books coming in as the volunteer parent team will put the baskets together on the Monday 30th March ready for the Great Easter Hat Parade on Wednesday 1st April (is that April Fools Day??). This will be a major fund raising event for our school so please support us as together we make Hurstville South, second to none! INTERRLEATE FAMILY SESSIONS Years 3-6 Tuesday 31st March 6:00pm Please find the very important Interrelate Family Sessions information flyer in your child’s bag. All money is to be returned to the school along with the booking form or pay on the night. This is a parent and child event. The last time we held these was in 2013 and they were very well received. The talk and screening will take place in the lower Denman hall with the first session Where Do I Come From? (for Year 3 & Year 4) starting promptly at 6:00pm, this is followed by the Year 5 & 6 program, Preparing for Puberty starting at 7:15pm. The interrelate sessions are very professionally handled and I highly recommend them to families and are very good value at $25 for one or $30 for both. The next presentation at our school will not take place until 2017. P&C ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) Our wonderful P&C will meet next Tuesday evening (24th March) to hold our AGM. At this meeting a report is given on the achievements and goals of the P&C during a very productive 2014, the current executive will stand down and we open up these positions for voting. If you have some interest in this, please come along to the meeting starting at 7:00pm. PLAYGROUND RESURFACING During next week we will have some disruptions to our playground as a team of workers have been contracted to come in and resurface some of our playground where the roots from trees and subsidence have made the play surface very uneven. The works are scheduled to begin next Tuesday (24th) and we are hopeful that the job will be completed by the weekend. In the interests of safety, there will be some changes to movement and play areas during this time and I ask for your assistance with this. EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR YEAR 7 2016 Year 7 Could all Year 6 students ensure that their EOI for placement in secondary school for 2016 be returned to Mr Rouland by Friday 20th March. Regardless of whether your child is hoping to go to a Selective High School or a non-government high school, we need those forms so that we can track your progress as we have to comply with government regulations. HARMONY DAY Mrs Wilson is preparing to have our school recognise Harmony Day on Monday 23rd March (at next week’s assembly). All students are encouraged to wear something of an orange colour on this day. Parents as always are most welcome. Vision China Times Children’s Art Contest NAPLAN ASSESSMENTS All Year 3 and Year 5 students who have been in Australia for over twelve months will be sitting the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy, in the fourth week of next term. The Language Conventions and Writing will be on Tuesday 12th May, Reading on Wednesday 13th May and Numeracy on Thursday 14th May. The Vision China Times newspaper has invited students from local schools to participate in their Easter Art Contest. Hurstville South Public School students are encouraged to express their creativity on the topic “My Easter” and will be given opportunity at school to create their submission. Philip Rouland Participating schools, contest results and winning artworks will be published on 4 April 2015 in the Vision China Times newspaper and website. Up to 30 prizes will be rewarded for participants in 2 categories 5-8years and 9-12 years. Entry is free and the competition is sponsored by the Sydney Royal Easter Show. DATES FOR THE DIARY Monday 23/03/15 Young Leaders Day Monday 23/03/15 Harmony Day Thursday 26/03/15 Combined Scripture Service Thursday 26/03/15 5/6T Excursion Hurstville Museum Tuesday 31/03/15 Interrelate Parent Night 6-9pm Wednesday 01/04/2015 Easter Hat Parade 9.30am Thursday 02/04/15 Last day of school for Term 1 Reminders Updates Have you changed your address or phone number? Please contact the office so we can update our records. Uniform Shop The Uniform Shop is open on Friday mornings 9am till 9.30am Mobile Phones Please remember all student mobile phones must be signed into the school office before school and signed out after school. Easter Raffle Thank you to all those who have returned their raffle tickets already. Extra raffle books are available from office. Thank you to all those who have donated eggs. All books need to be returned by Monday 30th March. $5.00 for a book of 10 tickets. Raffle Drawn Wednesday 1st April 9.45am Oatley West Art and Craft Show Show times: Opening Night Friday 20th March - 7.00pm - 11.00pm Saturday 21st March and Sunday 22nd March- 10am to 4.00pm http://www.oatleywestartcraft.org.au/
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