Parents, please note that the following foods and refreshments will be available for purchase tomorrow:

Sausage sandwiches ($2 each)

Sushi rolls

Drinks and ice blocks

Coffee from the Coffee Van

Gelato ($3) WHOOPING COUGH (PERTUSSIS) Two more cases have been reported. A separate note will be sent home today. SCHOOL LEADERS FOR 2019 We are in the process of organizing leadership roles for 2019. The following students were elected by peers and teachers for the role of School Prefect.

Girls Boys Lara Toby M.J. Jasmin Max S. Clara Cameron Abigail Lucas Bronte Luke Sophie Tobi Lucy Joel Nicola Ewan Audrey Max W. Kyra Jeffrey

This is always a difficult time for the Year 5 students. So many candidates for the role demonstrated outstanding commitment and school citizenship but unfortunately only a limited number can be successful for this role. However during the next week leadership roles will be offered to all Year 5 students. House Captains will be elected by students in Years 2 - 6 and library monitors and school leaders in IT, Environmental Education, School Photography, Dance, and Band will be chosen. Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow and at the Presentation Days next week.

Maree Sumpton Principal

From the Principal...

4 December, 2018

HORNSBY NORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL

Ida Street, Hornsby, NSW, 2077 Phone : 9987 4605 Fax : 9482 2527 Before/After School Care : 9482 3484

Email : hornsbynth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web site : www.hornsbynth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

The weekly newsletter will be published today in order to cater for our exciting day of Christmas festivities tomorrow. The stage is set for a wonderful day. The children are excited, the teachers are excited and I know parents and friends will be entertained and proud of their children as they demonstrate the results of hard work and dedication to performing arts. It was wonderful to return to work last Thursday and to be greeted by a foyer filled with hampers. Thank you all for the donations and to the parents, teachers and office staff who put the hampers together. Please continue to sell the tickets for the guessing competition (raffle). At the P&C Meeting last night it was decided to hold the drawing of the raffle over for another week, so the raffle won’t be drawn until Wednesday, December 12 at approximately 11am, after the Years 3-6 Presentation Day.

DETAILS OF THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL DAY It is promising to be a splendid day of excitement, happiness and fun for all. We hope to see as many parents as possible. The following is the program of events and times of each performance. Official programs designed by Year 6 students will be sent home today. PROGRAM 9:30-10am: Kindergarten in the K-2 Quadrangle 10-11am: 3-6 Musical (for Years 3 & 4 parents) 11-11:15am: Recess (Parents are invited to have morning tea with students) and Junior Choir’s performance on the 3-6 quadrangle 11:15am-12pm: Year 1’s Music and Movement performance on the Chess Board, followed by a visit to the library to visit Year 1’s Christmas Village 12-12:45pm: Year 2’s performance and Italian performance on Chess Board. 12:45-1:40pm: Lunch, a sausage sizzle (Parents are invited to join the students) and Cantare’s performance on the 3-6 quadrangle 1:45-2:45pm: The 3-6 Musical (for Years 5 & 6 parents)

As you can see from the program some parents could be at school for the entire day. We welcome you! You may like to visit your child’s classroom and assist with Christmas Art and Craft or you may wish to relax in the playground under the shade of the trees and/or the sails covering the quadrangle and outdoor areas. We hope this day will be a family/community day where everyone feels welcome and included. I know Mr Hughes, our Musical Director, the teachers and most importantly the children are very excited about the Musical. Of course the children in Kindergarten to Year 2 are always enchanting and give us the “cute” factor. The weather promises to be around 24° so all bodes well for a great day.

cricket nets on Friday 7th December, Tuesday 11th December and Friday 14th December. Senior (Years 5 and 6 in 2019) trials will be held during sport time (9:15-10:55am) on the next 2 Fridays, 7th and 14th of December. Seniors should bring their cricket kit to these trials if they have one. Thanks, Michael Howard. PSSA LEAGUE TAG - Last Friday was the final week of PSSA League Tag for 2019 and with it our Junior 1s faced off in the Grand Final against Turramurra 1s. Would the hoodoo be lifted? After the pre-game prep talk our chargers were raring to go and had the look of winners about them. Very soon into the game they were playing like winners, great attacking plays and some incredible tagging and an almost faultless team effort saw them go to the half-time break 5-0 up and looking in the box seat. Soon after the second half commenced we scored another try and then Turrumurra scored their first, then another and another... Despite Turramurra's comeback our chargers managed to retake control of the game and finished the game 9-6 victors and PSSA League Tag Junior champions for 2019. With this they became the first Hornsby North Team to do so, Junior or Senior. Mr Hughes and I are very proud of this result and so to should our Junior 1s squad as well as all the other squad members. Congratulations to our other 3 squads for their fine efforts over the year and the fantastic way they have conducted themselves on and off the field. On a personal note it is with sadness that I inform you that I will be moving on from Hornsby North next year. I was very hopeful to get the result that we did last Friday and it was fantastic to see the elation on the kids faces when the final whistle blew. I have thoroughly enjoyed being apart of the PSSA League Tag Program from its inception to now and I would like to thank all the players and the parents who have been involved over the last 5 Years. And lastly, thank you to Mr Hughes for all his support, companionship and encouragement during this time. Brad Keyes. PSSA T-BALL/SOFTBALL - Hornsby North Vs Turramurra North P.S. Grand Final week and what a glorious day it was! The sun was shining and all of the Hornsby North players were ready for the most exciting game of the year. The girls’ team spirit was high and they were all cheering each other on. First innings, we had some exciting plays where Jen H. was pitching perfectly and getting 3 Turramurra North players out! Next we batted and had some amazing players smashing big hits and getting home runs! Second innings, we had some amazing pitches from Olivia L., where she was lucky enough to get a few players out. The team worked well together focusing on stopping as many home runs with great fielding. Final innings, the score was very tight. All of the spectators were on the edge of their seats. The girls fielded first and they had some amazing catches, but unfortunately Turramurra North got a few players home. It was 5-5 and our turn to bat. All we needed was 1 runner home and we had won! Every single player was cheering on each team mate that was batting. WE GOT NOT ONE BUT THREE HOME!!! Congratulations to the undefeated PSSA Softball Champions of 2018 – Hornsby North!!! You all deserved this win, because over this year you have shown great talent, skill, perseverance and determination. It has been an honour to be your Coach. Well done girls.

Coming Events…… Thursday 6 December: Scripture Assemblies. Friday 7 December: Year 6 Dinner. Monday 10 December: Kindergarten Presentation Day / Dance Christmas Party. Tuesday 11 December: 9:30am Years 1 & 2 Presentation Day. Wednesday 12 December: 9:30am Years 3-6 Presentation Day. Thursday 13 December: Band Christmas Party 6.15pm. Monday 17 December: Year 6 Farewell Assembly. Tuesday 18 December: K-2 Party Day. Wednesday 19 December: Last day Term 4 for Students. Wednesday 30 January: Year 1-6 Return to School.

From The Classroom - SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS - Week 7, Term 4: Veerein, Khadija, Claire, Melissa, Tiara, Liangbo, Chloe, Yuwen, Justin, Lucas, Isabel, Max, Ellie x 7, Jordan, Daniel, Yutti, Valery, Ella, Andrew, Mikaela, Jonathan, Anton, Kevin, Katelyn, Trevor, Michael & Ayden x 3. KINDERGARTEN NEWS - What have you loved about Kindergarten this year? Thank you, Sharon Gates. DANCE AUDITIONS - Dance auditions went extremely well, and we had a very large number of students audition this year. Unfortunately, not all students could be selected, but all danced their best, it was great to see so many enthusiastic boys and girls this year. This year we will be posting the names of the successful students on the door of the Hall. Please make sure you go to check and please look carefully. This will be posted up on Friday, 7 December. They will not be in Ensemble lists as they will be formed and finalised at the beginning of 2019. If you have any queries or concerns, please contact Mrs Reeves. Also, if you don’t wish to be in the Dance Program and you were selected, please let Mrs Reeves know ASAP. PSSA CRICKET - Our Junior boys competed in the Grand Final last Friday against a very good team from Berowra PS. We bowled first, and an excellent fielding and bowling effort restricted the opposition to 47 runs from 12 overs. The best bowlers were: Jayden M. (2/3, including a team hat-trick), Aryan K. (1/3), Jayden H. (0/1), Zac L. (0/1) and Riley P. (0/1). All of our batsmen contributed well, with each pair scoring between 5 and 10 runs. The match was very tense and evenly-poised, as we required 10 runs to win from the final 3 overs. However, terrific bowling and fielding from Berowra, saw us fall 3 runs short with a total of 44 runs. Congratulations boys on an outstanding season that didn’t quite end the way you deserved it to. Congratulations also to Jayden H. and Josh R., who led the team so well throughout the season. Thank you to all of the parents who drove the boys to and from their matches during the year: Mr and Mrs Westwood, Mrs Apostoloff, Mrs Hills, Mr and Mrs Kho-Thomas and Mrs Dyson (Vayriot). PSSA Cricket Shirts All Senior cricket shirts should be washed and returned to Mr Howard by now, but there are still 7 shirts to be returned. Can all Junior cricketers please wash and return their shirt by the end of this week. PSSA Cricket—Trials for 2019 Trials for next year’s teams will be held over the next 2 weeks. A note was sent home yesterday for all boys interested in trialling, providing details of these trials. Junior (Years 3 and 4 in 2019) trials will be held during lunch time (1:00-1:40pm) at the school

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Thank you to all of the supportive parents, teachers and T-Ball players that were there to cheer the girls on for the win. I would like to give a BIG shout out to Trish (Olivia’s Mother) for coming and coaching the girls every week. Thank you Trish for everything!! Thank you, Lauren Page.

P & C News - Please join us on Facebook to keep up-to-date on all matters P&C. Simply search for Hornsby North Public School P&C Association on Facebook and Like us to join.

CANTEEN NEWS - DIP OF THE WEEK: Hummus. We have introduced sushi 3 days per week—Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. The new variety is salmon, cucumber & avocado. Helpers: Thursday 6 December: Toby Shan, HELPERS PLEASE Friday 7 December: Clare Rienits, Megan Bowen Monday 10 December: Asha Sidhu, Nadia Alex Tuesday 11 December: Asha Sidhu, Megha Baran Wednesday 12 December: Clare Rienits, Mina Vicki Stubbings, Canteen Manager.

BAND NEWS - Senior Band will be performing at the Years 3-6 Presentation Day next Wednesday 12th December. Our Band Party is on Thursday 13th December commencing at 6.15pm in the hall. Please RSVP using the google form link. Most tutorials will finish up this Friday 7th December with final rehearsals for all bands next week. Keep up the practice! Thank you, Catherine Pedersen, Band Committee.

SCHOOL BANKING - Our last day for banking is next Wednesday, 5 December. The rewards are still delayed and will be distributed as they arrive. All tokens are carried over to 2019. Thank you, Pearl, Ruth & The School Banking Team.

POSITION VACANT—Hornsby North Community Care Assn (Before & After School Care) In preparation for the December/January Vacation Care, the centre is opening the position of “Educators Aid”. This role invites junior applicants from the ages of 16-18 who are interested in holding a co-responsibility for the deliverance of Vacation Care program and the activities involved. At all times the Educators Aid will be under the supervision of a HNCCA Educator, however, successful applicants are encouraged to engage their passions, skills and knowledge into the program. Furthermore, this role has the potential to offer highly valued, successful applicants an Educator position within the centre upon the completion of their HSC studies. Applications open today and will close Friday 14th December, so if you, or someone you know may be interested in the position, please have them email through a resume and cover letter to hncca.staffportal@gmail.com Kind regards, HNCCA Management

Community News - JOSEPHINE’S EMPORIUM—”FASHION with PASSION” - Josephine and the team would like to invite you to join us for morning tea to preview the season stock for Christmas, including New and Pre-loved ladies clothing, accessories, jewellery, shoes, hand bags, and other household treasures. This Op Shop is one of the not-for-profit works of Emmaus Productions and the Mary Brown Memorial Foundation established by Monica Brown and the local Brown family of Thornleigh. Proceeds from the profits of the Op Shop will go to The Good Samaritan Foundation, a work of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan Australia (http://goodsamsfoundation.org.au/) Location: Josephine’s Emporium, 8D Station Street Thornleigh. Corner Pennant Hills Road and Station Street, (opposite ALDI). Saturday, 8 December, 10:00am – 12:00noon.

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LEARN TAE KWON DO – (Australian Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan Association). Established in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney since 1974. Training:- Tuesday 7.30-8.30pm (Hornsby North Public School Hall); Saturday 12.00-1.00pm (Asquith Community Hall, Storey Park). For enquiries please phone 9972 1651.