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Term 3 Week 3 5 August 2019 Issue 17

Hannam Vale Public School 1159 Hannam Vale Road HANNAM VALE NSW 2443 Tel: 02 6556 7636 Email: hannamvale-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.hannamvale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au A proud member of the Camden Haven Community of Schools

Through this gate walk the nicest people in the world

HANNAM VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL – EXCELLENCE & OPPORTUNITY

The Star of the Week for Term 3 Week 1 is Laura Partlett!

For giving 100% in all learning tasks!

What in-school activity did you enjoy most last week?

The athletics carnival – our relay team qualified for

the Regional Carnival!

What book are you reading at the moment?

“Harry” on Reading Eggs.

What is your favourite subject at school and why?

Sports because I like running around.

What do you like most about Kitchen/Garden?

Setting up the cart. My favourite recipe in the kitchen

was Rice Paper Rolls.

What project are you working on in class?

Wet N Wild. We are given clues every week to work

out 4 plants or animals. The theme is My Kitchen

Rules so they all have a food in their name.

Do you have any pets? Tell us about one …

Lulu is my Jack Russell. She love tummy rubs.

What is your dream holiday? Where? Doing what?

Going to Cape Town and going on safari.

When you were at school what did you want to be

when you grew up?

A vet.

Coming Events Friday 9th August Kitchen Garden

12 –16th August Book Fair

Friday 16th August Book Parade Assembly

Tuesday 20th August

CHAFFS Rehearsal CHHS

Wednesday 21st August

CHAFFS CHHS

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MZPSSA Athletics Carnival Congratulations to all our students who competed at the MZPSSA Athlectis Carnival ion Friday. All these students performed well on the day and should be proud of their efforts. Our P6 relay team placed first and qualified for the Regional Carnival. What a fantastic result!

Wet & Wild Kitchen Rules Our students enjoyed investigating our clues last week and identifying the four wetland organisms: Peppermint Stick Insect, Pineapple Fish, Chocolate Wattled Bat and Plum Pine.

New Phone System We had our new phone system installed on Friday after the old one was damaged by a lightning strike.

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NAIDOC – Stories in the Sky Our 3-6 students had a an amazing visit to the planetarium at Camden Haven High School last week and we would like to thank the high school for organising and funding this special opportunity for our students. They learnt about the significance of the constellations and space for Aboriginal people.

Lake Keep It Excursion For those students attending the Lake Keep It excursion this term, medical and consent forms have been sent home. These forms need to be completed online so if you have any questions, need any further information, or would like to complete them at school, please contact the school office.

Koala Smart There was much excitement this morning with the arrival of our very own half metre Hello Koalas style sculpture! As part of the Koala Smart project, in term 3 the students have the opportunity to design a theme and paint the koala. All sculptures from participating schools will be put on display along with their ideas for saving a koala -showcasing all the the creative ideas of the students and schools involved. There will then be a public vote to decide a favourite, with the winners receiving their own full sized Hello Koala sculpture in their school colours!

Book Parade The book parade is only 2 weeks ago so start getting your costumes at the ready! The theme for this years book week is Reading is My Secret Power! Our book parade will take place on Friday 16th August, before assembly. Parents who wish to attend please arrive at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.

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Book Fair To coincide with our Book Parade, we will be holding our Book Fair in the library from Monday 12th August to Friday 16th August. There will be a huge range of books to choose from and every purchase made will go towards earning learning and literary resources for the school.

P&C News 100 Club The P&C has started a new 100 club. It is being held at the shop and the numbers cost $5 each. First prize is $200. Spread the word with family and friends. Thanks for your support Spag Bol Spaghetti bolognaise is available to purchase for lunch at a cost of $5 each. Place orders and payment with staff in the mornings and staff will heat your child’s meal in time for lunch.

P&C meeting The next P&C meeting will be held this afternoon, Monday 5th August, at 5pm. All welcome. Ada Bird The P&C would like to pay our respects to the Bird and Buttsworth families over the death of Ava Bird. She was a wonderful lady and we were very privileged to provide catering for her 100th birthday a few years ago. Ada had a wonderful connection with our school, most recently cutting the cake with our youngest student at our quasquicentenary in 2017. Rest in peace “Aunty Ada”.

Uniforms We still have an oversupply of winter uniform stock. If you wish to place an order, please leave it at the office with payment and we will fill it for you. If you are paying online please add your reference number to the order form. Quote of the week

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Term 3 2019 Aug Week 4 Science Week

12 Book Fair

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15 16 1.45pm Book Parade 2.30pm Assembly

Aug Week 5 Book Week

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20 CHAFFS rehearsal CHHS

21 CHAFFS CHHS

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23 Kitchen Garden

Aug/Sep Week 6

26 3MAPS Lake Keepit excursion (26-30 August)

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Sep Week 7

2 3 4 5 3MAPS Principals meeting 9.30am – 3.30pm 3MAPS staff meeting 4pm – 5pm

6 Kitchen Garden

Sep Week 8

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Sep Week 9

16 17 18 19 20 Kitchen Garden

Sep Week 10

23 24 25 26 27 Assembly