Lindfield Lines

Term 1 Week 7 14 March 2018

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday 15 March

Selective High School Test

Friday 16 March

Anti-Bullying Day

Wednesday 21 March

Harmony Day

Online NAPLAN Practice Years 3 & 5

Thursday 22 March

School Photos

P&C AGM and Meeting 7:30pm

Friday 23 March

No PSSA or Sport

K-2 Assembly 2-3pm

Thursday 29 March

Area Swimming Carnival

Friday 30 March

Good Friday - Public Holiday

Monday 2 April

Easter Monday - Public Holiday

Tuesday 3 April

Lindfield Blue Assembly

Thursday 5 April

Year 4 Sydney Walks Excursion

Friday 6 April

No PSSA or Sport

Years 1-6 Winter Uniform Fitting

8-9:30am

Saturday 7 April

Kindy Winter Uniform Fitting 9-12 noon

Monday 9 April

Year 3 Sydney Walks Excursion

Principal: Megan Lockery

Deputy Principal K-2: Katrin Cornell

Deputy Principal 3-6: Angela Mustaca

Principal’s Report

Our Pedestrian Crossing Supervisor

Leah Byrne is our wonderful crossing

supervisor who cheerfully escorts our

students safely across the Grosvenor Rd

crossing every morning and afternoon. We

appreciate her efforts in caring for our

students. Thank you to those drivers who

obey the rules by stopping at the crossing

and waiting for Leah and the children to

finish crossing the road. Please note that

whenever Leah is holding up the lollipop

stick on the crossing, no cars may enter the

crossing. It is essential that all drivers are

fully focussed and not distracted by mobile

phones during pick up and drop off times as

this crossing is especially busy and we aim

to keep our children safe.

Principal Attends SRC Meeting

Yesterday I had the privilege of attending the Student Representative

Council meeting with the elected Years 2-6 Class captains. I

conducted a PMI (Plus, Minus and Interesting) session with them to

give the students an opportunity to provide input into our new School

Plan 2018-2020. This student voice activity was very enlightening as

children honestly gave their opinions about the school. They liked the

pool, computers, artificial grass on Ginkgo, the fact that teachers

make lessons interesting and that teachers push you to do your best

and they have a very nice principal. They would like more time with

buddies, toilets that don’t smell, more shade, more bins and more

handball courts.

Year 5 Girls in Science

Some Year 5 girls from LPS went to Killara High School where Year 8 girls from Killara High School mentored our girls through two different science experiments. In one laboratory, the students worked with Ms Arora and the Year 8 helpers to create an experiment using water beads and other materials, including bicarbonate soda, sucrose and white vinegar. Our girls chose which of these materials they would test. Some groups tested if the water beads absorbed colour from food dye and some other groups tested how the white vinegar affected the texture of the water beads. There were countless amounts of amazing experiments going on and it was a very good learning experiment for the girls as well as being a lot of fun. In the other laboratory, students worked with Dr Tran and the Year 8 helpers to conduct an experiment on what affects the swing rate of a pendulum. Our girls were able to change the length of the string, change the angle of the pendulum and increase the weight of the pendulum. They were able to fill in result tables and make scientific observations about the experiment just as you do in high school. They learnt the value of repeating experiments and working in groups. They were introduced to the scientific method and the concept of a fair test. (Written by Mia M, Fran G and Brianna W of Year 8 Killara HS)

Pink Stumps Day

We have received a Certificate of Appreciation for our donation of $300 for the Jane McGrath

Foundation as a result of Pink Stumps Day. Thank you for your donations.

‘Meet the Teacher’ Sessions

Thank you for attending our ‘Meet the Teacher’ evenings last week. It was great to be able to share our

plans and routines with you. The students have settled so well into the school year that it is hard to

believe we are already more than halfway through the term. Should you wish to follow up any issues with

your child’s teacher, feel free to make an appointment.

Lindfield Harris Farm opened today and showcased our Artwork

Last year, several budding artists were invited to paint some fruits and vegetables on a mural for the new

Harris Farm shop at Lindfield. It opened today and it was lovely to see their hard work on display and the

acknowledgement of our school students. Well done boys and girls!

Lindfield Learning Village

If you are interested in learning more about the new school which will be opening in 2019 on the old UTS

site in Lindfield please ring Suzanne Roberts at the Macquarie Park office on 9886 7000 to be placed on

a mailing list. As more information comes to hand I will publish it in Lindfield Lines.

Megan Lockery

Principal

Deputy Principals’ Report

Young Leaders’ Day

On Monday the Captains, Vice Captains and Prefects attended the Young Leaders’ Day Conference in

the city along with over 100 other schools. They were lucky to have the opportunity to listen to some

inspirational leaders talk about their journeys in life and how they overcame some challenges along the

way before becoming a leader. They heard the inspirational story of John Coutis who was born with no

legs. He spoke about finding inner strength to go on and that no matter what challenge lies in front of

you, never turn your back on it. They also heard from Lauren Cheatle who is the youngest member of

the Sydney 6’s cricket team. She spoke about how normal it is to make mistakes and that she lives by

the saying ‘if it doesn’t challenge you- it won’t change you’. Harrison Craig who was the winner of ‘The

Voice’ spoke about how to pursue a dream and how to overcome hurdles in your life and Matt Cosgrove,

a famous writer and illustrator spoke about five important things he believed were important for leaders. I

have listed these below:

1. Stay positive

2. Find your passion and practice

3. People are important

4. Be persistent

5. Imagination can help us

Our student leadership team has learnt some

amazing lessons this week and is looking forward

to putting some great ideas into action this year.

Please read some reflections of the day written by

our Prefects later on in the Lines.

2018 Student Leadership Team

National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence

A national Anti-Bullying Day of Action is being held on Friday 16

March 2018, with the theme of ‘imagine a world free from bullying’.

Students in their classes will learn about strategies to identify and

prevent bullying. They will complete tasks to enhance their own

understanding around this complex issue. Students from Years 1-6

will receive a wrist band and a pocket tip sheet of ways to combat

bullying.

Leading up to this day, students have taken part in a performance

called ‘The Magic Words' which emphasised the value of using

positive language and showing respect.

At Lindfield Public School we aim to deliver a powerful message to

students that bullying and violence is never okay. The following

website is a wonderful resource which you may like to explore at

home. https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/. This day of action is our

chance to stand together with schools around the nation to unite us

in tackling bullying as mentioned in the media and the letter to all

principals from Prime Minister Mr Turnbull and Educational Minister Mr Birmingham.

Harmony Day

All students will celebrate Harmony Day on Wednesday 21 March next week. Harmony Day celebrates

Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. The

theme is ‘Everyone Belongs’ and we invite students to wear a ‘splash of orange’ on this day.

P.A.L.S. (Playground Activity Leaders in Schools)

To continue supporting our Kindergarten students, Year 6 volunteers are providing valuable

guidance to K-2 students in their new role as clearly identified by their colourful vests.

P.A.L.S. are reinforcing school expectations, resolving conflict and engaging with

enthusiasm. We are grateful for their mature commitment to creating happy and safe

playgrounds, for all students. This program will start on Monday next week.

Online NAPLAN Practice

Next Wednesday, students in Years 3 and 5 will take part in Online NAPLAN practice. These sessions

will be used to make students feel confident and comfortable in using the online platform. The tests are

not marked and no data will be recorded.

The School Photographer Class Photos

All class photographs will be taken on Thursday, 22 March. Please return

individual student envelopes to your child’s class teacher immediately. Please

ensure that an individual envelope is completed for each child if you have

more than one child at the school. If you would like to order sibling photos,

please obtain a separate ‘SIBLINGS ONLY’ photo envelope from the office

and return it to Miss Mustaca. These photos will be taken during lunch time on

the same day. Full summer school uniform needs to be worn on photo day.

No sports uniforms on Thursday please. If paying online, please go to the ‘The

School Photographer’ website: www.theschoolphotographer.com.au.

High School EOI and Selective High School Tests

Year 6 students received their High School forms last week. Please complete the forms and return them

to your child’s class teacher NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 16 MARCH 2018. This allows us time to

process the forms before forwarding them on to the high schools. If any details on the form are incorrect

or if you have any questions, then please contact Miss Mustaca immediately.

The test for entry into Selective High School in 2019 will take place this Thursday 15 March. Parents and

carers will receive a note today with more information about the tests.

Summer PSSA and Training

This is the last week of Summer PSSA. Congratulations to all students who took part and thank you to

our coaches. Therefore there will be no training after this week. Try outs for Winter PSSA sports will take

place on Friday next week.

Year 5 Camp Photos

Photos of all the enjoyment at the Year 5 camp have been placed

on the school website. Follow the link to take a look.

http://www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/gallery/year-5-camp

Katrin Cornell Angela Mustaca

Deputy Principal Deputy Principal

Young Leaders’ Day Reflections

Throughout the day today, I realised how lucky I was to be going to a school where bullying is definitely

not tolerated. What made me think of this was when I listened to John Coutis talk about his childhood

and his experience with bullying. John Coutis was born with his legs all bent and in the wrong direction.

When he was born he was the size of an adult’s hand. This made doctors think that he would not live to

the next day. But thankfully, John Coutis is still here to tell the story of his childhood. Now he is 48 years

old while he wasn’t expected to live even one day. When John was 10 years old he arrived at school and

some bullies took him and physically hurt him. This is one of the many reasons why I appreciate being at

such a great school as this would absolutely not happen here. Later in life John got bullied again when

he had to go to hospital because some bullies hurt his legs. This was the day John decided to get his

legs cut off. While listening to John he told us two fantastic quotes. The first one is ‘know what is right,

know what is wrong, it’s your choice’. I like this quote because it’s telling you, you know both options and

you chose one. The second one is ‘treat others how you wish to be treated’. I also love this because it

tells you if you wish to be treated like John was, then treat others that way. But if you don’t then don’t

expect to be treated like that. The lesson that I took out of listening to John was that your actions, words,

ideas, play, effort, mistakes and behaviour are always your choice and you should treat others the way

you wish to be treated.

Eliza T

At the National Young Leaders’ Day Convention, I learnt so much and got inspired by some phenomenal

people who always make it through any hard times and challenges that they come across. At the

convention there were over 5000 school leaders! The speaker that really stood out to me was John

Coutis, because he was born extremely small and had deformed legs. He went through a really hard,

unimaginable childhood and got bullied terribly. He believes that you should never turn your back on a

challenge and always treat others the way you want to be treated. He taught everyone that there are

certain things you can’t control but you can control your own actions. John believes that setting goals is

really important and that they create direction, purpose and strength. His talk gave myself and many

others further motivation to try and be inclusive and act sensibly. He taught us not to take things for

granted and that not everything is easy. Some other speakers were Lauren Cheatle an Australian

cricketer who is only 19, Matt Cosgrove who is an incredible author and illustrator and Harrison Craig the

winner of ‘The Voice’ 2013. They all taught me so many lessons and I believe they are amazing role

models and some of their important quotes are;

Lauren Cheatle - “if it doesn’t challenge you it won’t change you”.

Harrison Craig - “no matter what your challenges are you can get over them and live your

dream”.

Matt Cosgrove “The 6 P’s: Perception is everything. Stay Positive. Find your Passion. People are

important. Be Persistent. Most things are Possible if you put your mind to it.”

John Coutis - “treat people the way you want to be treated.”

I enjoyed my experience so much they inspired me to be the best person I could be.

Skye B

Library

2018 Premier’s Reading Challenge

Well done to the following students who have completed their Student Reading Record:

K-2 3-4 5-6

Liam K

Renee T

To assist and encourage all K-2 students to take part in the Challenge, books read in class and in Library

will be added to student lists by the Teacher Librarians as they are read. So please do not be concerned

if you see different books added to your child’s list that you have not entered yourself.

The number of books each student is required to read can be seen below:

All books will need to be logged online via the NSW PRC website using your child’s individual logon

details. This is the same username and password they use to access computers and the internet at

school. Years 3-6 students will be given time to complete their records online during Library lessons.

All students who complete the challenge will be given special mention in the school newsletter and will

receive an official certificate in Term 4. Years 3-6 now also have their own ‘Wall of Fame’ in our school

library!

For more information, check out the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge website:

www.premiersreadingchallenge.nsw.edu.au

Please do not hesitate to contact or see us in the library if you have any questions or issues with logging

in or entering titles!

Good luck and happy reading!

Mrs Chapman and Mrs Bulgin

Teacher Librarians

Minecraft Education Edition

Last week 6D students were lucky enough to trial the new ‘Minecraft Education Edition’ in class. To

begin with, the students, in groups of four, were tasked with creating a mathematically themed theme

park. These theme parks were recorded on a two-dimensional map, using specific kilometre

measurements and a planning grid. Once all groups had finalised their designs and presented a

proposal the entire class went to the computer room to begin creating three-dimensional models of their

theme parks using Minecraft! Mr Smith went through a range of important rules and procedures for the

students to follow whilst they created their models on the Minecraft system and then created a single

server for the class. This single server system allowed for close observation of the groups as they

created their three-dimensional models of their theme parks and allowed Mr Smith to announce

instructions to the class that would pop up on their screen. The groups still have more work to complete

until their three-dimensional theme parks are finished and ready for a final presentation. ‘Minecraft

Education Edition’ is a very exciting program that will provide students and teachers with an endless

amount of opportunities to complete 21st century learning in a fun and exciting way!

Absentee Notification

We would appreciate it if you record student absences via the Skoolbag app which can be downloaded

from the app store. Just search for Lindfield Public School.

Simply open the app Select the eForms tab Select the Absentee Form tab

Community Notice Board

All community notices/flyers can now be found under the Parent and Community link on our website.

http://www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/p-c-website/community-notice-board

Medical Alert Updates 2018

Please ensure all the children with anaphylaxis and other medical conditions, hand in their updated

action plans. Kindly ask your doctors to sign, stamp and date them. The school needs to receive a

coloured copy of the action plan for our health records. All students with a known medical condition

must provide updated health plans for 2018. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Notes Sent Home

Notes available to download from the school website: www.lindfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Please look under the ‘Notes’ tab.

Work on Display

Anaphylaxis at Lindfield Public School At Lindfield Public School in 2018, we have a small number of children with a potentially life threatening

allergic reaction. They are found across our school from Kindergarten to Year 6.

How can parents help these children?

If possible, choose alternative sandwich spreads to peanut butter and

Nutella. If you have no alternative, inform your child that these foods can trigger

an anaphylactic reaction.

Reinforce the school’s NO FOOD SHARING message.

Please note, no students are allowed to bring glass bottles to

school for safety reasons.

INVITATION TO ALL PARENTS AND

CARERS - P&C AGM/GENERAL MEETING

The P&C’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday

22 March at 7:30pm in the staff room. All parents and carers

are invited to attend. Please see the agenda attached.

At the AGM, the 2017 Annual Reports will be presented, and

office-bearer and sub-committee representatives will be

elected. We welcome nominations for all positions.

Taking an active role in the P&C is very rewarding. It is also a great way to get to know other parents

and a good opportunity to learn more about the school. It is vital that these volunteer roles are filled.

Our first General Meeting for the year will immediately follow the AGM. For those of you who are new

parents to our school, we would like to welcome you to attend P&C meetings, not only so that we can

hear from you, but also so that you can learn more about the school and its positive attitudes towards

students and their families. Our P&C meetings are relaxed and we welcome discussion on issues. It is

through our active P&C that we are able to work with the Principal, teachers and staff to create a

positive school environment and to create policies which reflect the attitudes and values of the entire

school community.

Below is a summary of our 2017 Executive Members and Sub-Committee Convenors, and the current

status of nominations for these positions in 2018.

2018 P&C EXECUTIVE:

P&C Executive 2017 2018 Nominees

President Tina Cabela Nominations please

Vice Presidents x 2 Helena Court

Lucy Basten

Nominations please

Lucy Basten

Treasurer Pranita Kale Hana Krskova

Assistant Treasurer Kati Varela Angus Boyd

Secretary Bill Steenson Jennifer Lam Steadson

Assistant Secretary Sachin Mane Sachin Mane

Immediate Past President Tina Cabela

2018 SUB-COMMITTEE CONVENORS

Thank you to all the parents who have put themselves forward so far. If you are interested in

nominating yourself for any positions, please email me at president@lpspandc.org.au.

Enjoy your week

Tina Cabela P&C President

P&C Sub-Committees 2017 Convenors 2018 Convenor Nominees

Band Megan Bryant

Michelle Taylor

Seiko Ruff

Mark Ruff

Building Tina Cabela

Sarah Robinson

Tina Cabela

Sarah Robinson

Canteen Convened by Executive Jen Jarick

Lynn McCardle

Chess Eric Tse Eric Tse

Class Parent Co-ordinator Lynn McCardle Lynn McCardle

Clothing Pool Jean Nightingale Jean Nightingale

IT & Communications Alan Leung Alan Leung

Kerry Richards Nominations please

LEAF Merrin Hodge Merrin Hodge

Helena Court

Social & Fundraising Convened by Executive Amelia Hesketh

Alex Curtis

Social Justice Sarah Rosewell Sarah Rosewell

Strings Sarah Turner Verena Conti

Marianne Kopeinig Mary Alonti

Sports & Swimming Rob Warren Rob Warren

LINDFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL P&C ASSOCIATION INC

Annual General Meeting

THURSDAY 22 MARCH 2018, 7:30pm in the LPS Staff Room

Enter via the Front Door of the Main School Building

AGENDA

1. Welcome – Tina Cabela (Chair) 2. Circulate and review previous AGM Minutes 3. President’s Annual Report 2017 – Tina Cabela 4. Treasurer’s Annual Report 2017 – Pranita Kale 5. Tabling of Sub-Committee Annual Reports 2017 6. Election of Office Bearer positions:

President

Vice Presidents x 2

Treasurer

Assistant Treasurer

Secretary

Assistant Secretary 7. Election of Sub-Committee Convenors and Representatives:

▪ Band

▪ Building

▪ Canteen

▪ Chess

▪ Class Parent Co-ordinator

▪ Clothing Pool

▪ IT & Communications

▪ LEAF

▪ Social & Fundraising

▪ Social Justice

▪ Sports & Swimming

▪ Strings

8. Appointment of 2018 Auditor

9. New Members made financial ($1 per member). Members’ Register Updated.

10. Meeting close approx 8.00pm.

The first General Meeting of 2018 will take place at the conclusion of the AGM.

LINDFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL P&C ASSOCIATION INC

GENERAL MEETING

Thursday 22 March 2018, 8:00pm in the LPS Staffroom

All parents & carers are invited, and welcome to be part of the discussions.

AGENDA

1. Open meeting - Chair (TBC)

2. Welcome and apologies

3. a. Principal’s address – Megan Lockery b. Presentation by Angela Mustaca, Deputy Principal - ‘NAPLAN Online’

4. Review of previous Minutes, and business arising

5. P&C recent expenses tabled

6. P&C Sub-Committee updates

7. Other business

a. Amendment to By - Laws

i. The first dollar of the P&C voluntary contribution will also be regarded as

payment of the P&C membership fee

ii. No Executive member shall concurrently be an employee of the P&C. It will be

sufficient for these By-Laws that the person resign from one role before taking

up the other

b. Proposed Paid P&C Administrator Role

8. Meeting close approx 9:30pm

Canteen

Easter buns are available for a limited time

Delicious warm hot cross buns from our local bakery are now available at the Canteen until Thursday 29 March. You can order a half or whole bun with or without butter at Recess (Years 3-6) and Lunch (K-6). Please order via www.flexischools.com.au

Save the date for our ‘Dad’s BBQ Burger Day’ -

Wednesday 11 April (Week 11)

The Canteen will be having a ‘Dad’s BBQ Burger Day’. These burgers will be freshly made and delicious. They will be available to order via www.flexischools.com.au soon. Please watch this space.

Term 1 - Week 7/8

If you would like to volunteer please click here please feel free to drop in anytime if you only have an hour to spare. Sarah Burnett, Claudette Mann and Katrina Tottenham Canteen Managers

Wednesday 14 March Thursday 15 March Friday 16 March

Jane Downey Claire Ham Elizabeth Sullivan

Annabelle Woodhouse Melissa Barnett Craig Norwell

Helper Needed (12-3pm) Helper Needed (9am-1pm) Jen Jarick

Helper Needed (12-3pm) Helper Needed (12 -3pm) Helper Needed (9-11am)

Helper Needed (9-11am)

Monday 19 March Tuesday 20 March Wednesday 21 March

Helper Needed (9am-1pm) Nadine Nel Roslyn Richardson

Helper Needed (9am-1pm) Helper Needed (9am-1pm) Amy Sillett

Helper Needed (12-3pm) Helper Needed (12pm-3pm) Helper Needed (9am-1pm)

Helper Needed (12-3pm) Helper Needed (12-3pm)

Clothing Pool

Clothing Pool Opening Hours: 8:30 am - 9:30 am Wednesdays and Thursdays

Don’t forget the ONLINE ordering option – easy and secure via the P&C website. Orders are then delivered to your child’s class, usually on Wednesdays or Thursdays. PLEASE include your child's name and class.

PLEASE LABEL YOUR BELONGINGS

News

Art Smocks - $19.00

Are you in need of an Art Smoke? We sell them too. They are available in four colours -

red, yellow, green and blue and cost $19.00.

Library Bag Straps - $3.00

We now sell grey straps to add to the library bags. At $3.00 they are a bargain.

Raincoats – now in size 4 and 2 They have been very popular – lovely and lightweight with the additional bonus of actually keeping our children dry! We now stock them in size 4 – 12 and we can order them in in size 2 as well as various adults sizes and colours.

Volunteers needed

Due to the large number of new students to the school this year, the Uniform Shop will hold

extra try-on days for the winter uniform fittings – we are therefore looking for lovely

volunteers to please come and help us assist the new families Saturday 7 April 9:00-12:00

in one hour slots. Please let us know if we can put your name on our volunteer’s roster.

Our Upcoming Volunteers’ roster:

Week 8

Wednesday 14 Mar Thursday 15 Mar

Greti Lindsay Katrina Tottenham

Greti Lindsay Jane Downey

Week 9

Wednesday 21 Mar Thursday 22 Mar

Greti Lindsay Jodi Fielden

Greti Lindsay Jessica Burton

Convenor – Jean Nightingale Clothing Shop Manager – Greti Lindsay orders@lpspandc.org.au

Band

Can you believe that we are already in the second half of Term 1? All bands are working hard on their repertoire for the Open Rehearsal to be held during Week 11. Please pop into either one or both of the rehearsals to listen to how much they have achieved this term!

We will also be having our end of term parties at the last rehearsal of each band that week - Thursday AM for IB, Thursday PM for CB and Friday AM for JB.

Band Fees & Instrument Hire fees for Semester 1

Thank you to all the families that have made their payment. Fees are now overdue for anyone who has not made payment yet. Please click on the link below to take you directly to the payment page on the P&C website. http://lpspandc.org.au/25-2/

Parent Band

Did you know LPS has a Parent Band??? We currently have around 10 members. The Parent Band rehearse once a month on a Sunday afternoon from 3-5pm in the school’s music room. The parents perform for the children on the second night of Music Camp, and as a warm-up act at the Music Spectacular. We are always looking for any parents to join us for this very relaxed, fun get together. Please contact the co-convenors at band@lpspandc.org.au if you are interested in joining us! Next rehearsal is scheduled for Sunday 25 March 3-5pm.

Important dates

We have booked in JB, CB and SB into the NSW Band Festival for Sunday 19 August. Please make sure the date is marked in your diary.

Band Calendar 2018

Term 1

Week 11 Open Rehearsals for all bands / end of term party at the last rehearsal

Term 2

Week 1 Tuesday 1 May - ANZAC Day Assembly CB

Week 2 Friday 11 May - Mother’s Day Breakfast JB performance (TBC)

Week 8 17-19 June - MUSIC CAMP

Week 10 Tuesday 3 July - Lindfield Blue Assembly IB

For questions or feedback regarding any aspect of the Band program at Lindfield, please e-mail the co- convenors. Seiko and Mark Ruff Band Co-convenors

band@lpspandc.org.au

Strings

THANK YOU LPS families

for joining in the

Coloured Strings Day last week! All money raised will go towards

this year’s music camp in June!

For your calendars:

3 April - Lindfield Blue assembly - Vivaldi to play

Term 2

7 May - FOIM rehearsal at Croydon Public (9:15-1pm) – selected Vivaldi students

11 May - Mother’s Day breakfast - Bach & Junior band to play (TBC)

20 May - FOIM - selected Vivaldi students

17-19 June LPS Music Camp – all ensembles; parent volunteers needed

Verena Conti and Mary Alonti

String co-conveners

strings@lpspandc.org.au

Chess

A reminder that payment for the Semester is due and can be made online at the P&C website:

http://lpspandc.org.au/chess-club/

Preparations are beginning for the NSW Junior Chess League Primary Schools Competition in Term 2,

and we will be in touch with parents soon about this. Invitations will go to Blue, Green and selected

Purple Group members. Watch this space!

Eric Tse Chess Co-ordinator chessclub@lpspandc.org.au

Swimming

AREA CARNIVAL TRAINING

There will be two special training sessions for the swimmers attending the Area Carnival on Tuesday 20 and Tuesday 27 March 5:20-6:35pm. No need to RSVP just turn up.

SEAHORSES CLUB NIGHT - CHAMPIONSHIPS

Our club championships are being held every Friday night for the remainder of Term 1. Reminder that eligibility criteria must be met. Please see Larissa for details. To sign up this week: - http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aaba82aa3f58-seahorses20

NEW TO SWIMMING AT LPS?

Our new swimmer assessments will not be held for a few weeks due to upcoming carnivals. Please email swimming@lpspandc.org.au to book your place on Friday 23 March.

EASTER WEEKEND

There will be no lessons or squads on Good Friday (30 March), Easter Saturday (31 March) and Easter Monday (2 April). All lessons and squads will resume Tuesday 3 April.

APRIL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Bookings are now open for our April holiday swimming program. Squads and Lessons will be held Monday 16 to Friday 20 April. Existing students may enrol now online on our website. New students will need to be graded before enrolling (see date above/below for assessment).

IMPORTANT DATES

Term 1 Friday 16 March Seahorses Club – arrive by 4:45pm Friday 23 March New Student Grading – 3:15pm Friday 23 March Seahorses Club – arrive by 4:45pm Thursday 29 March Area Swimming Carnival, Homebush Friday 6 April Seahorses Fun Night & Presentations – arrive by 4:45pm Saturday 14 April Last day of squads & lessons for Term 1 For questions regarding any aspect of swimming at Lindfield check the Swimming page of the P&C website or send an email.

Michele McCarthy

Swimming Administrator

swimming@lpspandc.org.au

Social Justice

Mega Garage Sale!

The Mega Garage Sale in support of 100% hOPE Uganda is on these school holidays.

If you would like to donate please start gathering:

- Toys

- Games

- Sporting goods

- Bric a brac

- Items can be new or old (in good condition)

- No electrical or clothing please

Items will raise funds for children in need and help children enjoy a brighter future.

If you have items to donate please email me for drop off details: rosie25@gmail.com

Visit the charity to find out more about their amazing work: www.100-hOPE.org

Thanks for your support.

Sarah Rosewell

Social Justice Convenor