sent home last week. Students in K-3 brought items in for the Fair Raffle, so this time it is Years 4-6 students who are asked to donate items. If every child in Years 4-6 brings in an item, we will have approximately 340 gifts to put into hampers. Your assistance is urgently sought. At the moment 5Rose is the star class. They have filled one basket and have sent an urgent message for another! Thank you 5Rose. I ask other classes to take up the challenge and match or “out match” 5Rose. The P&C have informed me that the proceeds will go to the Drought & Bush Fire Appeals. TERM 4 2019 PRIMARY SCHOOL TENNIS CHALLENGE - On Saturday, 9 November, 6 of our talented tennis players competed in the above Challenge which is run by the Eastwood/Thornleigh District Tennis Association. Doubles Benjamin and Jay—Silver—Division 4. Ewan & Kevin—Gold—Division 6. Yash & Jinkai—Gold—Division 7. Congratulations boys, we are all very proud of you.

Maree Sumpton Principal

Coming Events…… Thursday 28 November: Bronze Medal Morning Tea 10.40am in Library. Friday 29 November: Honour Assembly 11.30am in Hall. Monday 2 December: P&C AGM 7.30pm. Tuesday 3 December: High School Orientation Day. Wednesday 4 December: Christ Festivities Day / Year 1 Christmas Village Open. Thursday 5 December: Year 1 Christmas Village Open. Friday 6 December: Year 6 Dinner. Saturday 7 December: Band Auditions. Monday 9 December: Kindergarten Presentation 9.30am. Tuesday 10 December: Year 1 Presentation 9.30am / Year 2 Presentation 11.15am. Wednesday 11 December: Years 3-6 Presentation 9.30am.

From the Principal...

27 November, 2019

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

We are on the countdown to our special day of festivities for 2019. The program for the day, Wednesday 4 December, promises to be one of joy and celebrations. We will be celebrating many things—the many successes during the year, the talents of students and teachers, the wonderful supportive community that is the rock of our school and hopefully the removal of all scaffolding and building materials! The program was published last week, but here it is again... 9.30am‐10.00am—Kindergarten in the K‐2 Quadrangle. 10.00am‐11.00am—3‐6 Musical (Years 3 and 4 parents) 11.00am‐11.15am—Recess—Parents are invited to have morning tea with students. 11.15am‐12.00pm—Year 1/Music and Movement–Chess Board followed by visit to library to view Year 1 Christmas Village. 12.00pm‐12.45pm—Year 2/Year 2 Italian–Chess Board. 12.45pm‐1.40pm—Lunch—Sausage sizzle available. Parents are invited to have lunch with students. Performances by Dance Groups and Choirs. 1.45pm‐2.45pm—3‐6 Musical (Years 5 and 6 parents). The musical this year is titled “Santa’s Stuck in the Fifties”. Years 3-6 students will perform in the musical and our younger students in K-2 will bring festive cheer in the form of song and dance. We may even have a special visitor in a red & white suit. Choirs and the Dance Groups will perform during the lunch break. I remind parents and caregivers of the importance of correct audience behaviour with regard to cameras, iPhones and iPads. Please do not stand or hold equipment up so that the view of the person behind is blocked. Photographers should stand at the back or to the side of the audience. I ask all members of the audience to be considerate and sensitive to the needs of others. Also, a reminder that when the children are not performing, they will be in usual classes with their teachers. We do not want children wandering about the school for safety reasons. The K-2 children will have the opportunity to view the musical with their teachers at a dress rehearsal. We hope you can join your child at recess and/or lunch though, and parents are most welcome at these times. The Year 1 Christmas Village will be on display in the Library for all parents to enjoy throughout the day. We hope the day is another wonderful community event at Hornsby North. HAMPERS FOR OUR RAFFLE - Requests for items for our Christmas Hamper Raffle were

With a total profit of just under $300, we will look to find a suitable Bushfire appeal to donate to on behalf of the school community! Watch this space for future Disco dates! Thanks, Helen and Linda (On behalf of the P & C). LAMINGTON DRIVE - Just 2 days left to put in your order for some yummy lamingtons. These will be delivered on Wednesday 11 December. Orders close this Friday, 29 November and no late orders will be taken. Lamingtons are $14.00 per dozen. Email hornsbynorthpandcfundraising@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thanks, Marika Skinner. UNIFORM SHOP - Do you have a child starting Kindergarten in 2020. Please be aware that you can now purchase your items from Term 4 onwards. The Uniform Shop is open on Mondays and Thursdays 8.45am to 9.45am. There is a full rack of sample sizes as well as good quality second hand items available to purchase. Come early to avoid the queues and new year price rises. The Uniform Shop will close after trade on Monday, 16 December and reopen late January 2020. The email address to contact me directly is hnpsuniforms@gmail.com. Tanya Manwaring, Uniform Shop Co-ordinator. BAND NEWS - There will be some spots left for some more auditions on Saturday, 7 December. You will need to get your Booking Form into the Band Box by Tuesday 4 December. Only put the Booking Form and NOT the actual Checklist. Please do not ring the night before the audition and try and book in for the next day. I would like to thank Angelique for organizing the auditions for this year and trying to keep things running on time, sometimes there are delays that are beyond our control. I do remind everyone that Angelique is a volunteer and doesn’t deserve to be treated and abused the way she has been by some parents. If you feel there is an issue, then contact myself via hnpsband@gmail.com and I will try and get back to you in a timely manner. Upcoming dates: Senior Band Presentation Day—Wednesday 11 December. Band Xmas Party—Thursday 12 December, and also instrument hire return. Thank you, Gavin Hunter. SCHOOL BANKING - Today was the last day of school banking for 2019, thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped out this year. Rewards will be sent home with students as they arrive at school, we are two weeks delayed. School banking will re-commence early in Term 1, 2020. We would like to wish everyone an enjoyable festive season and safe holidays. Thank you, Pearl & Ruth.

Community News - COLOURING IN COMPETITION FOR CAROLS AT ASQUITH OVAL - The Carols at Asquith Oval will be held on Sunday 8 December. If your child would like to participate in the Colouring Competition, the sheets are available in the Office foyer and should be taken to the Carols. A BBQ will be available from 6.00pm, with the Carols at 7.30pm.

From The Classroom - SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS - Week 6, Term 4: Phoebe, Lulu, Lyla, Ninad x 2, Lilia, Katrina, Isabelle, Linkin, Martin, Mia, Ahil, Juliette, Tsara, Sharon, Thomas, Ian, Matthew, Lucas, Karen, Alston, Casey, Charlie, Amelia, Karina, Zoe, Hayaah, Roy, Arielle, Boning, Kyra x 2, Anna, Dev x 3, Andrew, Naira, Eloise, Mikayla, Mimi, Hannah & Lily. KINDERGARTEN NEWS TOPIC - Week 8: Think of a special family celebration and draw different emoji faces to help you describe the emotions you felt when celebrating. Thank you, Sharon Gates. LIBRARY NEWS - This Friday, 29 November is the last day for borrowing books in the Library. It would be wonderful if students could return all books to the Library as soon as possible., Thank you so much, Deb Nicklin. PSSA CRICKET - Our Junior and Senior cricket teams have both made the PSSA semi finals, which will be played this Friday at Montview Oval. The Junior team finished equal 3rd on points, but 4th overall when for and against was taken into account, and will play against the undefeated Warrawee PS. The Senior team finished in 2nd position and will play against the 3rd placed Berowra PS. We will meet outside the library at 8:45am on Friday and the drivers are: Hunter, Ackland, Westwood, Apostoloff, Buttenshaw + any other Junior parents who are able to help please. Thanks, Michael Howard.

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. Helpers: Thursday 28 November: Toby Shan, Lauren He. Friday 29 November: Clare Rienits, Fran Gilkeson. Monday 2 December: Janet Parise. Tuesday 3 December: Toby Shan, Lina Shang. Wednesday 4 December: Clare Rienits. Vicki Stubbings, Canteen Manager. DISCO WRAP-UP - Thank you to all of our parent volunteers, the disco couldn’t go ahead without you! Some of our helpers have done all 3 of our discos over the last 18 months, and some started with their first last week! Thank you to the teachers who came for a dance, and to keep the kids cool with a water sprayer! Mrs Gates, Mrs Moyes, Mrs Oakley, Miss Duncan, Mrs Jones, Mrs Baynie, Mrs Cale, Miss Floyd the kids loved having you there! Thanks to Mrs Sumpton for allowing us to have another disco, and for staying back to lock up! Thank you to the kids for their impeccable manners, and for bringing their best dance moves!

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