Lindfield Lines

Term 4 Week 3 30 October 2019 Principal: Megan Lockery

Deputy Principal K-2: Angela Mustaca

Deputy Principal 3-6: Peter Hayllar

Principal’s Message

A spectacular performance – ‘The Greatest Show’!

Last Thursday night our choir beautifully represented our school as part

of the massed choir of 550 students in the Ryde Schools Spectacular.

This prestigious event at the Sydney Opera House showcased the

talents from over 23 primary and high schools. Congratulations to our

choir, Ms Miggins and Miss Zhan on your outstanding performance!

Special

congratulations go

to Michaela H for

being a featured

vocalist during

‘The Place Where

Lost Things Go’.

Planning for 2020

A note went home yesterday to all students in Kindergarten to Year 5

as part of our planning for 2020. If you know that your child is leaving

the school or will be returning after Wednesday 29 January please

complete the form and return it to the school office. If your child will

be returning after 11 February 2020, you will need to complete an

Application for Extended Leave which can be found on the school

website under the ‘Notes’ tab or may be collected from the Office.

Student numbers are needed for us to plan staffing and classes for

next year. Thank you for your cooperation.

Megan Lockery

Principal

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday 30 October

BYOD Information Night – 6:30pm Hall

Thursday 31 October

K-2 Athletics Carnival 12-3pm

Monday 4-22 November

Life Education – Healthy Harold

Tuesday 5 November

Nude Food Day

Thursday 7 November

Parent Information and Kindergarten

Orientation Visit 9:30-11:00am

Wednesday 13 November

Canteen Greek Specials Day

Thursday 14 November

Parent Information and Kindergarten

Orientation Visit 9:30-11:00am

P&C Meeting – 7:30pm Staff Room

Wednesday 20 November

Year 6 Mini Fete

Sunday 24 November

Lindfield Laps 8am-12:30pm

Tuesday 26 November

Thank You Morning Tea for

Parent/Carer Volunteers

Monday 9 December

Years 5 and 6 Presentation Day

Tuesday 10 December

Years 3 and 4 Presentation Day

Wednesday 11 December

Years 1 and 2 Presentation Day

Thursday 12 December

Kindergarten Presentation Day

Further upcoming events can be viewed by clicking on

Calendar on the home page of the school website:

https://lindfield-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

PSSA - Cricket

Week 3 Friday 1 November

Division 1 – Wellington Oval East

Lindfield

Division 2 – BYE

Deputy Principals’ Message

National History Challenge

Last Thursday Zara W attended the 'National History Challenge' award ceremony at the ANZAC

Memorial, Hyde Park. Zara was presented with a certificate and medal for being the 'Year 4 NSW Young

Historian' for 2019 by the president of the History Teachers Association of NSW. Congratulations to Zara

and her family for such an outstanding achievement!

Our thanks go to Mr Katrak for representing Lindfield PS at the presentation assembly and for all of his

work in preparing Zara for this competition.

Year 1’s Outstanding Homework!

Homework is an important task that we each complete in order to reinforce and revise all the things that

we learn at school. Congratulations to all these Year 1 students who have an exemplary homework

record this year by receiving ‘outstanding’ on their effort chart. Great to see you taking pride in one of the

most important school skills.

Band Try Outs

Yesterday we were treated to

a Halloween Flash Mob as

our bands played some

spooky tunes on our

playgrounds. A reminder that

if you want to join Band or

Strings you must apply

online. Please see the Band

and Strings pages further on

in this addition of the Lines.

BYOD iPad Information Night - Tonight

In 2020, we will continue the ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) program in all

of Stage 3. This program allows for collaboration and it redefines learning.

We will be hosting a Parent Information Session tonight at 6:30pm in the

School Hall. The aim of this session is to explain how the iPads will be used

in the classroom in Stage 3 and provide parents with helpful ways to manage

their child’s iPad use at home. If you are a parent of a child who is moving

into Stage 3 in 2020, this will be a valuable session for you to attend.

K-2 Athletics Carnival

The annual K-2 Athletics Carnival is on tomorrow - Thursday 31 October. The K-2 carnival is a fun, non-

competitive day with an emphasis on participation and enjoyment. You are welcome to join us from

12:00pm onwards with a picnic lunch. Please send your child in their sports uniforms with hats and

sunscreen. Students will play some fantastic games and have some races on the Ginkgo, Maple and Palm

playgrounds. Make sure not to miss what is always a wonderful day.

Nude Food Day

On Tuesday 5 November the SRC and Garden Club are

organising our very first LPS Nude Food Day. The aim of Nude

Food Day is to try and reduce the huge amount of waste that we

send to landfill. We would like students to try and have all their

food packed into reusable containers instead of plastic bags,

aluminium foil or plastic.

Kindergarten Orientation Sessions

The first of our Kindergarten Orientation sessions will take place on

Thursday 7 November. Parents are asked to drop students off at the

appropriate classroom promptly at 9:30am, as will be indicated in an

email which will be sent out later this week. Parents will then head to

the hall to hear from guest speakers. At 10:30am parents will then

tour the school with their children, guided by our very capable Year 5

and 6 students. Our Kindergarten 2020 students will ‘stamp’ their

passport as they find and visit various areas of our school.

At this stage, it is expected that all enrolment documents for Kindergarten students beginning in 2020 have

been submitted to the front office. It is imperative that this is done as soon as possible in order to plan the

Orientation Sessions.

Life Education Van

This term we have Healthy Harold and Libby from Life Education visiting us

again. Students will spend a session in the van learning the tools they need to

make well informed and educated decisions about leading a healthy and safe

life.

Selective High School in 2021

Parents of children currently in Year 5 who are interested in applying for a position in a Selective High

School are advised that the process began during the second week of the school holidays.

The dates are as follows:

11 November 2019 Application for entry in 2021 closes. Late applications will not be

accepted.

All applicants are required to sit the Selective High School Placement Test to be held on

Thursday 12 March 2020.

Applications are completed online. Parents who would like more information regarding the process

should read the information contained in the following two links:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-

7/application-process

<https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7>

If parents have any questions or need assistance with applying please contact Mr Hayllar or Mrs Rivera

through the school. The note which was handed to students can also be found on our school website

under the Notes tab.

Angela Mustaca Peter Hayllar

K-2 Deputy Principal 3-6 Deputy Principal

Planning for 2020 Dear Parents and Carers We are currently planning classes and staffing for 2020. In order to do this, we need to know who is not returning to our school next year and who will be returning late. Thanks to those parents/carers who have already responded to the newsletter request and returned your slip. You do not need to send another form. If you are leaving Lindfield Public School and not returning in 2020 and have not yet returned a form, please complete the slip below. If you will be returning later than the first day of school, which is Wednesday 29 January 2020, please complete the ‘Late Return’ slip. If you will be returning to school later than 11 February 2020, you will also need to apply for Extended Leave. The Extended Leave form is available from the office and the school website under ‘Notes’. Thank you for your prompt attention. Forms can be submitted to the office or placed in the Administration Box. Megan Lockery Principal …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Student/s Not Returning to Lindfield Public School in 2020

Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________ Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________ Name: ___________________________________ Class: __________________ The relocation is due to:

□ moving overseas or interstate

□ moving to NSW Department of Education School _____________________ (insert school)

□ moving to an Independent/Catholic School __________________________ (insert school)

Student/s Returning Late to Lindfield Public School In 2020

Name: __________________________________ Class in 2019: __________________ Name: __________________________________ Class in 2019: __________________ Name: __________________________________ Class in 2019: __________________ Expected date of return: ____________________________________________________ Reason: ________________________________________________________________ Parent/Carer Signature: __________________________________ Date: ____________

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.

1. Simply open the app

2. Select the eForms tab

3. Select the Absentee Form tab

Medical Alert Updates 2019

Please ensure all 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 2019. Thank you for your

ongoing support.

Notes Sent Home

Notes are available to download from the school website:

http://lindfield-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Please look under the ‘Notes’ tab.

Work on Display

Anaphylaxis at Lindfield Public School At Lindfield Public School in 2019, we have a small number of children who could have a potentially life

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

How can parents help these children?

Choose alternative sandwich spreads to peanut butter and Nutella. 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 reason

Work on display in the office for this week

1PT and 5/6S

P&C FAMILY CONTRIBUTIONS

Thank you to all the families who have already paid their voluntary P&C family contribution. The Voluntary

Family Contributions are our biggest variable item in the P&C budget and these payments will go towards

projects to enhance our school, just as contributions from past LPS families have paid for items and

infrastructure that your children are using today. Payments can be made via the P&C website

www.lpspandc.org.au. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks for your continued

support.

Library

Our School Library – Oliver

https://library.det.nsw.edu.au

Lindfield Tournament of Books – Round 2: Final Four!

Thank you to all the Year 3-6 students and our teachers who voted in the first round of the tournament.

Some surprise eliminations have torn hearts with Round 2 looking to be even more brutal!

To vote in this round, you can visit the Library and scan the QR code displayed on the wall using your BYOD

or a Library iPad, or click the following link. You will need to sign in using your Google Education email

address (@education.nsw.gov.au). This round of voting closes Friday 8 November at 3pm.

https://cutt.ly/dezKanJ

Round 2 sees:

Diary of a Wimpy Kid vs Weirdo

Harry Potter vs Matilda

The Bad Guys vs The 13-storey Treehouse

Dork Diaries vs The Ice Monster

Happy voting!

Renee Chapman and Rachel Loftus

Teacher Librarians

Canteen

Friday Nov 8 – Can anyone please help?

To volunteer please text Cara on

0402057462 or email

lpscanteenvolunteer@gmail.com

31-Oct 1-Nov

Jane Downey (K, 3) Elizabeth Sullivan (3)

Amanda Hawkins (1, 3) Jen Jarick (2, 5)

HELP 11-3PM Cara Rogers (3)

Denise Bell

HELP 9-12PM

4-Nov 5-Nov 6-Nov 7-Nov 8-Nov

Agnes Wan (5) Shirley Hse (3) Katherine Edgar (5) Jane Downey (K, 3) Shane Blewitt (6,6)

Catherine Yu (5)

Michele

McCarthy HELP 9-2PM HELP 9-2PM HELP 9-12PM

Seiko Ruff (3, 6) Catherine Liu Erin Yoshie Shoemaker HELP 9-12PM

HELP 9-12PM

HELP 9-12PM

11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov

Jodi Norton (1, 5) Jane Sim (3, 5) Ashleigh Breen (2) Jane Downey (K, 3) Elizabeth Sullivan (3)

Catherine Yu (5) Hemna (K) HELP 9-2PM Naomi Reiter (1, 4) Catherine Chai (2, 5)

HELP 11-3PM Kellie O'Keeffe (5) Dan Oiu (5)

Jen Jarick (2, 5)

HELP 9-12PM

Click here to view the Term 4 roster:

Coming up: Greek Specials Day! Wednesday 13 November.

Look out for super healthy and fresh food - Greek salad, Trojan Triangles (cheese and spinach

triangles), Zeus Wrap (chicken souvlaki), frozen watermelon columns and frozen grape discs.

Halloween Milo Brain Freeze

(Milo Thickshake)

$1 - available Thursday

Don’t forget your Halloween money

Sarah Burnett

Claudette Mann

Katrina Tottenham

Canteen Managers

canteen@lpspandc.org.au

LPS Class Social Calendar

Date Class Event and Venue Time

Friday 1 November 5/6S Family catch-up, West Lindfield Sport and Recreation Club, 76A

Highfields Rd, Lindfield – entire family welcome

5pm

To have your function in the Lindfield Lines please email cpc@lpspandc.org.au by 8pm Monday.

Jen Jarick

Class Parent Co-ordinator

cpc@lpspandc.org.au

Dance – Extracurricular Troupes with REDed

Expressions of Interest are being called for

students who would like to audition for the 2020

Lindfield PS Dance Show Troupes - Infants

Show Troupe / Junior Show Troupe / Senior

Show Troupe / Boys Hip Hop Crew (all

competitive/performance focused).

All students in Years 1-5 in 2019 are

encouraged to audition regardless of whether or

not they receive dance tuition as an

extracurricular activity.

Audition Dates:

Week 8, Term 4 2019 - School Hall

Year 3-4 Junior Show Troupe - Monday 2 December - 7:45-8:45am

o open to students currently in Years 2-3 (2019)

Year 3-6 Boys Hip Hop Crew - Monday 2 December – 1:15-2:00pm

o open to students currently in Years 2-5 (2019)

Year 5-6 Senior Show Troupe - Wednesday 4 December - 7:45-8:45am

o open to students currently in Years 4-5 (2019)

Year 2 Infants Show Troupe - Wednesday 4 December – 1:15-2:00pm

o open to students currently in Year 1 (2019)

Complete online audition registration here: https://forms.gle/pMANWGQQoucTgrbA9

Contact: Ms Dale Pope - e: dale@reded.com.au

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.

The Clothing Pool is plastic bag free. Please bring along a bag to carry your items home in.

Please label your belongings!

Kindy Orientation – VOLUNTEERS needed

Our 2020 Kindergarten children are coming to visit the school in November. We are therefore opening the

Clothing Pool for them to try on and buy their new uniforms – please come and help us assist the Kindy

families on Friday 1 Nov or Thursday 7 Nov – please reply to Jessica’s email or sign up in the sign-up genius:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a044ba9a722abfc1-kindy

Lunch Boxes

These have removable panels that go in the freezer overnight and keep lunch cool for up

to 8 hours! (My spies tell me they are great for cricket!!) We can order in the bigger size

to fit the Tupperware or Nudie lunchboxes! Come and have a look at our sample.

http://www.fridge-to-go.net.au

Our Upcoming Volunteers’ roster:

Week 3

Wednesday 30 Oct Thursday 31 Oct Friday 1 Nov

Greti Lindsay Michele McCarthy

Elia Khoury

Greti Lindsay Claudette Mann

Jasmine Jin

Kindy Orientation

8:30-11:00 Greti Lindsay

Volunteers needed

Week 4

Wednesday 6 Nov Thursday 7 Nov Thursday 7 Nov

Greti Lindsay Lesley Glass

Tash McArthur

Greti Lindsay Michelle Ellis Ann Wang

Kindy Orientation

11:00-1:00pm Greti Lindsay

Volunteers needed

Convenor – Jessica Gregg

Clothing Shop Manager – Greti Lindsay

orders@lpspandc.org.au

Swimming

SEAHORSES CLUB NIGHT

We welcome all LPS children to join us at Seahorses Club Night which is held at the LPS Pool every Friday

evening during Term 4 and Term 1 of school. Seahorses Club Nights provide a fun and inclusive

environment for children wishing to swim in races. Club Night is a lot of fun for children and families and the

BBQ, drinks and snacks will be available. Please arrive by 4:45pm. Races begin at 5pm sharp.

Don’t forget to:

Purchase your pass at the Seahorses section of our website http://lpspandc.org.au/sport-and-

swimming/

Register for races by Thursday evening

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A4AABA82AA3F58-seahorses42/30116588

LINDFIELD LAPS - SAVE THE DATE! 24 NOVEMBER 8:00-12:30

Join us for the Pool’s major fundraiser of the year. We need the whole school community involved –

students, ex-students, parents, teachers and friends of LPS.

How does it work? A team of swimmers complete as many laps of the pool as they can in 40 minutes.

There is no minimum or maximum number of laps that each team member may swim.

Who can be in my team? Anybody! A team has a maximum of 5 members and can be your friends, mum,

dad, grandparents, aunt, uncle, siblings…

Do I need to be a good swimmer? No! We’ve had young ones on noodles, fabulous grandparents and

everyone in-between. It’s about having fun with friends and family and raising much needed funds for our

school pool.

IMPORTANT DATES

Term 4

Friday 1 November Seahorses Club 4:45pm

Friday 8 November Seahorses Club 4:45pm

Friday 15 November Seahorses Club 4:45pm

Friday 22 November Seahorses Club 4:45pm

Sunday 24 November Lindfield Laps 8:00am-12:30pm

Friday 29 November Grading for new students 3:00 pm

Friday 29 November Seahorses Club 4:45pm

Friday 6 December Grading for new students 3:00 pm

Friday 6 December Seahorses Club 4:45pm

Friday 13 December Grading for new students 3:00 pm

Friday 13 December Seahorses Club 4:45pm

Stefanie Kazaglis

Swimming Co-ordinator

swimming@lpspandc.org.au

Strings

Strings Trial Day – Monday 11 November – Registrations closing

this Friday

Thank you to all the families who have already registered their children for the Strings Trial Day on

Monday 11 November (2-3pm). Parents are not required to be present during the trial but are of course

welcome to attend. Our volunteers will collect the children from their classroom and will take the children to

their trial session.

If your child is interested in the Strings Trial, please register here: https://forms.gle/ngGX3K7BsPxNesKd9 .

Registrations for the trial will close this Friday 1 November. No late registration will be accepted as we

need time to work out a schedule for the sessions.

What is the Strings Trial Day?

The Strings Trial Day is for students interested in joining the 2020 Strings Program, particularly to those who

are new to Strings and are unsure about which instrument they might want to play. Students will have the

opportunity to try out the violin, cello and/or viola.

We will also be looking for parent helpers to help the trial run smoothly. Please let us know if you can

assist. Thanks to those that have already put their hand up to help.

Hired instruments required Monday 11 November

We ask that all families that have hired a violin, cello or viola from the Strings Program, please deliver these

instruments to the School Hall COLA between 8:30am and 9am on Monday 11 November. We will be

using these instruments for the Strings Trial. In addition, we will use this opportunity to check all the

instruments and flag them for future maintenance (bows, strings etc).

The instrument can then be picked up again at the School Hall from 3pm in time for the afternoon

rehearsals.

Mozart’s first performance – Thursday 7 November

Come support our marvelous Mozart musicians at their inaugural performance on Thursday 7 November at

2pm at the K-2 Assembly.

Music Spectacular – Friday 29 November – volunteers please!

We thank Helen H (from Strings) and Geraldine W (from Band) on kindly agreeing to help organise our LPS

Music Spectacular to be held Friday 29 November. In order for the event to run smoothly, we are asking for

several parent volunteers from each ensemble to help in the lead up to the event and/or on the day.

TERM 4 Upcoming Events

Week 4 K-2 Assembly – MOZART (Thursday 7 November)

Week 5 Strings Trial Day (Monday 11 November, 2-3pm) – all hired instruments to Hall

COLA between 8:30am and 9am.

Week 7 LPS Music Spectacular (Friday 29 November)

Week 8 Strings’ Christmas Concert (Sunday 8 December)

Weeks 9 and 10 Auditions for 2020 (Mondays, during ensemble rehearsals)

The Strings Committee

strings@lpspandc.org.au

Band

Registrations for Junior Band 2020 close tonight - don’t miss out!

Today is your last chance to register for JB 2020 so if your child is interested and in Years 2-5, please click

on the link below to sign up!

Junior Band 2020 Registration

All registered children will then attend the Instrument Matching Day on Friday 1 November to explore the

different instruments and determine the one best suited to them.

If you have any questions at all, please contact us on the Band Convenor email below.

There are plenty of reasons to come along to the Band Committee Meeting

tonight at 7:30pm

I don’t think I have time to commit to it….

There’s a huge variety of roles to be filled with various amounts of time required - you can choose

one that suits your busy schedule - or better yet, grab a friend and share a role!

I wouldn’t know the difference between a trumpet or a trombone…...

There is absolutely no musical experience needed to join the Committee whatsoever - that’s what

our exceptional team of Conductors and Tutors are for! The Committee is a team of wonderful

parents and we support each other and learn as we go.

Someone else will step up….

If everyone thinks this, we won’t have a full Committee to deliver the Program as we know it in

2020. It takes people to make things happen - we need you to ensure our remarkable Band Program

continues to thrive for your children into the future!

Even if you’re still not sure - grab a friend and please come along to the last meeting of the year to meet the

team. Refreshments and great company await from 7.30pm in the Staff Room.

~ Many hands make light work ~ see you there!

Calendar

Term 4

Week 3 Deadline to register for JB 2020 - Wednesday 30 October

Week 3 JB 2020 Instrument Matching Day - 11am Friday 1 November

Week 4 Chatswood High School Spring Concert - Sunday 10 November - CB

Week 7 Music Spectacular - Killara High School Hall Friday 29 November - all Bands

Seiko and Mark Ruff

Band Co-Convenors

band@lpspandc.org.au

Chess

The LPS Junior Chess Championship was held last Friday with 20 eager Year 2's. We were a bit concerned

as they seemed more eager for the chess than the food or the lucky dip draw!

After five rounds we had lucky dip prizes to spare (some members didn't want a lucky dip prize) and a

winner!

Congratulations Rusi our 2019 Junior Chess Champion with 5 wins out of 5! Runner ups were Theo and

David (4 wins out of 5) - well done. Special mentions to Alex, Aaron and Celine too with 3.5 wins.

This Friday we have our LPS Senior Chess Championships which promises to be our biggest ever - over 70

competitors in the Library.

Next Monday our senior groups will go to Wahroonga PS to compete in the NSW JCL One Day tournament

playoffs - this will be challenging!

Eric Tse

Chess Co-ordinator

chessclub@lpspandc.org.au

2020 School Travel Applications Now Open

To assist with any enquiries you may receive regarding student travel applications, we have provided

some information below.

Applications for student travel in 2020 opened on Friday, 11 October 2019.

Students progressing to year 3 and year 7 no longer need to re-apply if they:

are continuing at the same school

are residing at the same address

have not been sent an expiry notification from Transport for NSW.

Where a student meets the new distance eligibility, the system will automatically update their

entitlement. If they do not meet the new eligibility, they will receive an expiry notification via email.

Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition which is due to expire will

receive a notification advising them to re-apply.

Term Bus Pass holders will receive a notification to re-apply.

If students need to update their information or re-apply, they should go online to

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails

Applications need to be submitted before 31 December 2019 to ensure student entitlements are

updated and their current entitlement/card is not cancelled. If their application is submitted after 31

December 2019, the system will automatically cancel an entitlement/card and a new one will need to

be issued.

Students in the Opal network applying for a SSTS or Term Bus Pass entitlement for the first time will

receive their card at their nominated postal address. Cards will be mailed out from January 2020.