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ELERMORE

ENDEAVOUR

Term 2 Week 2 10th May 2019

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Dear Parents and Carers,

Wow, what a busy week! We have had students

presenting speeches, representing in sport, singing at

ChoralFest and the start of our Winter PSSA

competitions. Added to this has been ongoing

improvement work around our school and our

wonderful MAGS morning tea as well as our normal

school classwork. EVPS is definitely an exciting place.

NAPLAN begins on Tuesday for all students in Years 3

and 5. These assessments will be conducted online for

Year 5, while Year 3 will complete the writing in a

booklet and then do the rest of their assessments online

as well. There will be some minor alteration to recess

times as we ensure all of our students sitting these

assessments have the best opportunity to shine.

Thank you to the school community for your great

support of the ‘Adopt a Famer’ initiative, with many of

our students and staff coming to school on Wednesday

out of uniform. $362.35 was raised by our school and will

go directly to Rural Aid who will be dispersing the

money raised to farmers to spend in their communities.

Work has commenced with the construction of the ‘Kiss

and Ride’ shelter at the front of the school. This will be a

great addition and we are very thankful to the P&C for

their contributions in assisting with this project.

The Elermore Vale students continue to impress me with

their attitude and approach to school work and

involvement in extra- curricular activities. This week we

have had our school choir performing at ChoralFest

with Mrs Robertson and being awarded with a Highly

Commended. Our Boys PSSA Soccer Team played

Minmi PS and had an emphatic victory to progress to

the next round. Mr Boatfield was impressed by the

sportsmanship and teamwork that the team displayed.

I hope our ‘MAGS’ who were able to join us today

enjoyed themselves visiting the school and having

some morning tea. A big thank you to Mrs Fernyhough

for her organisation and the rest of the staff and school

leaders who assisted us in this event. We also would like

to thank our parent volunteers who ran the Mother’s

Day stall on Wednesday for our students. We hope

everyone enjoys a wonderful Mother’s Day this Sunday.

Luke Somerville

Term 2 Week 3

Primary Assembly ~ 3/4L Mon 13/5

Book Swap Begins Mon 13/5

Year 6 Young Teen Talk Thur 16/5

PSSA Winter Comp Fri 17/5

Term 2 Week 4

Infants Assembly ~ 1W Mon 20/5

Starstruck Rehearsal Wed 22/5

State Futsal Thur 23/5

GRIP Leadership Conference Thur 23/5

PSSA Winter Comp Fri 24/5

Term 2 Week 5

Primary Assembly ~ 3/4G Mon 27/5

GTHS GATS class assessment Mon 27/5

NSW PSSA Soccer Championship - Boys Tues 28/5

NSW PSSA Soccer Championship - Boys Wed 29/5

NSW PSSA Soccer Championship - Boys Thur 30/5

Star Struck Rehearsal Thur 30/5

Hunter PSSA Cross Country Fri 31/5

Responsible Pet Ownership K-2 Fri 31/5

Woolworths Earn & Learn

When you shop at Woolworths you can collect

Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers from the checkout

operator or via a team member at the self service

checkout to place on a sticker sheet. Sticker sheets

have been sent home today. Once completed, simply

palce the sticker sheet in the collection box in the

school office or give to your class teacher.

With everyones

participation, we

will be able to

redeem our

Woolworths Earn &

Learn Stickers for

education

equipment for our

school.

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Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition

On Monday the Stage 2 and 3 finals were held for the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition.

Last term each of our Stage 2 and Stage 3 classes provided opportunities for all students to prepare and present

a speech which reflected their understanding of a chosen topic with an underlying emphasis on Multiculturalism.

Two students from each class were selected to represent their class and at the stage assembly. They were judged

on their ability to present in a really loud, clear voice, regularly use eye contact and engage with the audience,

as well as demonstrate a deep knowledge of their topic. Two students from each stage final will have the

opportunity to represent our school and the local school finals later this term. Congratulations to our winners and

all our finalists who spoke extremely well on the day. We are extremely proud of you. In Stage 2 first place was

awarded Emma H and our runner up was Ashleigh L. In Stage 3 first place was awarded to Bridget W and our

runner up was Mackenzie L. Best wishes to these students for the next level later in the term.

Mr Boyd

SAVE THE DATE!!

Elermore Vale Public School

will be presenting a whole

school concert in November

2019.

The concerts will be on;

Wednesday 27th

November - 10am and 6pm

and

Thursday 28th November

6pm

Ticketing and costume

information will come at a

further date.

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Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will hold its annual Open

Day on Saturday 18 May 2019 with fire stations across

the State giving visitors a personal glimpse into

Australia's busiest fire and rescue service.

More than 80,000 people will attend Open Day at

their local fire station.

Open Day includes safety demonstrations, fire station

tours and the chance to inspect firefighting

equipment and trucks used by our firefighters when

responding to fires and other emergencies. There is

also an array of activities for kids.

Visitors can also speak to firefighters first-hand about

fire safety in the home, including how to install and

maintain smoke alarms and how to develop a home

escape plan to ensure they can quickly and safely

escape a fire.

For more information, contact Cardiff Fire Station on

(02) 4954 9111.

Please also note that if you get to Cardiff Fire Station

and it is closed, we may be responding to an

emergency.

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P&C Dates for the Calendar

Election Day

BBQ & Cake Stall Sat 18/5

School Banking

8.45am – 9.15am

Weekly

Wednesdays

Shaft Tavern Raffles

6.00pm - 7.00pm

Weekly

Thursdays

P&C Information http://www.elermoreva-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/your-p-c

Feel free to contact us at evpspandc@gmail.com

Shaft Tavern Raffles

We need your help! If you are able to volunteer some time, even for just one

Thursday in the year, we would be very grateful. Your help and support is

appreciated. Please contact Mel Baker on 0425 274 015.

The Shaft Tavern meat raffle runs every Thursday from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.

Chocolate Boxes

Last calls now for chocolate box money. Please could you return all money to

the office as soon as possible. Thank you.

Election Day BBQ & Cake Stall

The Federal Election is just around the corner, on Saturday, 18th May.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the BBQ and Cake Stall and also for

donations of baked goods for the stall.

If you can help in anyway, even for just a small part of the day, please contact

Jenny Hall on 0412 498 778.

Mother’s Day Stall and Raffle

THANK YOU - to everyone, we’ve had another fun year at the Mother’s Day Stall. We really appreciate everyone’s help

in running this fun event for our students again this year. Thank you to all our volunteers for helping organise, wrap, set

out and help our students choose some beautiful gifts for their MAGS. And a special thanks to those wonderful people

who used their creative flair and donated handmade gifts for our stall as well. We appreciate everyone’s time and

efforts!

Wishing all our MAGS a wonderful day on Sunday!

Canteen Roster

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

3 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17

Sarah Debbie & Neville Di Ramsey Sylvia Debbie & Neville

Deb can be contacted on 4955 9016 or 0403 597 582 with any questions regarding the Canteen.

Meet your Camp Australia Team

Our friendly team managing the Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) at Elermore Vale Public

School are extremely passionate about what they do and take their roles very seriously. They

provide a wide range of activities that engage all children each and every day at before and after

school care.

Morgan Gerick is the Program Coordinator that works here at Elermore Vale Public School.

Morgan has been working at your school since September 2017 and is an experienced and

qualified Educator with expertise in working with children in OSHC.

As part of Morgan's role, she has committed to the long-term development of the children in their

care and are supported by industry leading training as well as being qualified in line with the

National Quality Framework and industry regulations.

Between the hours of 7:00am-8:30am and 3:00-6:00pm, Morgan can be seen chatting with the

children who attend OSHC. If you haven’t met Morgan, please feel free to pop in and visit our

before or after school care program and Morgan will be able to answer any questions you may

have.

Register and Book Now

To register and book your child in our program, visit www.campaustralia.com.au and use the

school finder on our homepage to search for Elermore Vale Public School. To secure your

child’s spot, we always recommend making your bookings in advance.

We look forward to seeing you and your family soon!

From the Team at Camp Australia