EPPING PUBLIC SCHOOL Opportunity, Excellence, Success

Norfolk Road, Epping NSW 2121 Phone: 9876 1452 Fax: 9876 6873

Email: epping-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.epping-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

P & C Meeting: Second Tuesday of Each Month at 6.30 pm

NEWSLETTER Monday, 4 April, 2016 Welcome to Week 11, Term 1

CROSS COUNTRY Last week Epping Public School held its annual Cross Country Carnival. There were a lot of competitors taking part from Kindergarten to Year 6. It was great to see everyone trying their best and having a good time. As House Captains it was fantastic to see everyone competing against one another in an excited and positive way. Everyone who took part in the carnival showed sportsmanship.

A big thankyou to all the parents who volunteered to help out on the day. Your help ensured that we had a fun and

safe carnival, we couldn’t have done it without your support. We would also like to thank the teachers who helped run the day. We are looking forward to finding out soon which house won the carnival. Imanya & Dean Yangoorga House Captains

COMING EVENTS Tuesday 5 April Harmony Day celebrations Wednesday 6 April ANZAC Assembly 10 am Uniform Shop open 2:45 pm Friday 8 April Last Day of Term 1 Monday 25 April ANZAC Day Public Holiday Tuesday 26 April Staff Development Day Wednesday 27 April Students begin Term 2 Canteen closed Uniform Shop open 9-10am Friday 29 April Canteen opens for Term 2 Stg 2&3 Excursion to Glen St.Theatre ASSEMBLY Assembly begins at 1:15 pm each Wednesday in the school hall, parents are welcome to attend. Congratulations to the following students who will receive an award at this weeks’ Assembly. Bronze Jiarong 1TD James 1Y Hiseo 1Y Hannah 1C Anesha 4L Silver Onew 3E Sahana 3E Please note: Principal’s Afternoon Tea Awards will now be presented.

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

CROSS COUNTRY What a fantastic event it was last Friday. I took my usual position at the bottom gate and it was great to see the children run by. Some were huffing, some were smiling, some were exhausted but all were having a go. I would like to share with you a part of an email I received from a parent following the event.

‘Just wanted to write a quick email to say that we really do have a fantastic school - it just warmed my heart to see Year 5 buddies holding hands and running with their Kindy kids, helping them navigate the course, helping them and encouraging them as they do their first cross country run. It was really fantastic!!’

Well done everybody who was part of the organisation, both staff and parents. I would especially like to congratulate Mr Sherley and Mrs Yoo, our organisers, on a job well done.

LMBR (LEARNING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT REFORM) As I have indicated previously the whole education department is undergoing a massive change in the way it operates its finances and manages students. Training involving our office ladies and me has now commenced. It will impact our normal business, although we will try to minimise the effect as much as possible. It will involve a change to the way we do our financial business with vendors and parents. It will necessitate the closing of the school to all financial transactions for a period of a week or even longer. As we become more familiar with the systems and processes we will continue to keep our school community informed.

SAFE AND HAPPY BREAK This will be our last newsletter for the term. I would like to take this opportunity to thank every member of our school community who has contributed in some way to the effective operation of our school. It is you people that make our school the wonderful place that it is. I

wish everyone a safe and happy break. I look forward to seeing you all back, happy and healthy next term. Mr John Ford Principal

STAGE 2 ROCKS WALKING TOUR The Stage 2 Rocks Walking Tour Excursion which was scheduled for today has been postponed due to the wet weather. A new date will be arranged for students to attend the excursion in Term 2. A note will be sent home early in Term 2 with the details. The activities planned will remain the same and permissions will remain current unless you contact the teacher. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Stage 2 Teachers

HARMONY DAY ‘EVERYONE BELONGS’ We will celebrate Harmony Day tomorrow, Tuesday 5 April. Harmony Day is celebrated world-wide and provides an opportunity for all Australians to:

• Say “no” to racism • Celebrate our many successes as a diverse,

harmonious multicultural society; and • Re-commit to our common values of

respect and goodwill towards fellow Australians from all cultural backgrounds.

This year in Australia there is a special theme for Harmony Day. It is “Diversity is our Strength.” On Tuesday, all students are invited to wear a national costume, a community, sport or organisation uniform – (scouts, guides, rangers,) their favourite sport’s team colours or something orange – (the designated Harmony Day colour) to show support for the values of Harmony Day.

Two special “Harmony Day” certificates will be given in each class to two students who demonstrate respect and goodwill at all times.

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Throughout the week special orange “Eppies” designed by the SRC will also be given out.

On Tuesday, we will also acknowledge “The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence”. This annual day provides a focus for all schools to say “Bullying No Way!” and to strengthen their existing message that bullying and violence are never justified.

Please remember to continue to bring in canned food for the Exodus Foundation. This is our school’s way of supporting those people less fortunate in our community.

Please join in, celebrate and have fun.

TOGETHER, WE ‘CAN' MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON HARMONY DAY.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Rowsell & Mrs Galillee The “EALD” team

ANZAC DAY ASSEMBLY This Wednesday, 6 April we will be holding our ANZAC Assembly at the ANZAC memorial wall and garden (weather permitting, otherwise it will be in the Hall). It will commence at 10am and all members of our school community are invited. If you would like to bring flowers to place at our memorial wall during the service, that would be appreciated. Thank you in advance, Mrs Christine Croker

INTENTION TO APPLY: YEAR 5 ENTRY TO AN OPPORTUNITY CLASS IN 2017 Opportunity classes cater for highly achieving academically gifted students who may otherwise be without classmates at their own academic and social level. These schools help gifted and talented students to learn by grouping them with other gifted and talented students, teaching them in specialised ways and providing educational materials at the appropriate level. Applications for opportunity class placement are considered mainly on the basis of the

Opportunity Class Placement Test results and school assessment scores. The Opportunity Class Placement Test will be held on Wednesday 27 July 2016. If you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2017, you need to apply soon. You will need to apply on the internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email address). Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available from 26 April 2016 in a printed application information booklet and at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/ocplacement. The application website opens on 26 April 2016 and closes on 13 May 2016. No late applications will be accepted. There are no paper application forms. If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public library. If you have a disability that prevents you from using a computer, you can contact the Unit for assistance after 26 April 2016. You must submit only ONE application for each student.

PLASTIC CUTLERY Many children bring lunches to school that need to be eaten with a plastic spoon and or fork. Please ensure that children are provided with these when needed. Please note that children are not to bring metal cutlery. Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.

NEWS FROM THE P&C

P&C CALENDAR – TERM 1/ 2016 • Wednesday 6th April – End of term play date

at 3.30pm • Tuesday 10th May – P&C Meeting at 6.30pm • Saturday 10th September – FETE 2016

SOCIAL Reminder - End of Term Park Play Date this week on Wednesday 6 April Come straight after school and enjoy the end of term park play date for K-6 at Epping Oval (Norfolk Rd) on Wednesday afternoon from

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3.30pm. Bring a plate to share and all siblings are welcome. It is a great chance to catch up and meet new parents and friends from your child’s class. Please note - If it is raining, the park play will be cancelled.

2016 CLASS PARENT COORDINATORS Below is the final list of wonderful mums who have volunteered their time to be Class Parent Coordinators in 2016. But Class 5/4A is still without a Class Parent !! It would be really great if we could have a full list of Class Parent Coordinators this year to organise the Fete Class Stalls. If one or two parents are interested in helping out with Class 5/4A or another class that only has one class parent, please contact me - Sarah O’Neill, P&C Social Coordinator (sjoneill@hotmail.com) KB (Mrs Bailey) – Suzzi Kang & Monique de Borde KC (Mrs Citer) – Fay Zhang, Mina Jung, Pinky Sharma KR (Miss Kerr) – Cindy Yu 1C (Mrs Croker) – Jenny Hsu 1TD (Mrs Townend/Miss Doyle) - Dishani Biyanwila 1Y (Mrs Yoo) - Lorena Gwyther & Priyanka Khandelwal 2G (Mrs Gibb) – Kathy Fahim & Coco Huang 2P (Miss Payne) – Gayatri Ganjare & Shirley Guo 3A (Mr Alice) - Karishma Daulat & Cindy Yu 3E (Mr Hines) – Katie Peake and Varsha Daithankar 4B (Mrs Buttrey) – Lara Winter & Aditi Sethi 4L (Mr Le) – Janice Ma 5/4A (Miss Assad) – Still Needs a class parent (ASAP) 5S (Mr Sherley) – Katherine Chen & Seema Krishnani 6/5G (Mrs Graham) – Janine Eastham 6M (Miss McGill) – Sarah Lee

CLASS CONTACT LIST 2016 A note has gone home for you to fill in your details for the class contact lists. Please note - Inclusion is voluntary. Please return this note

by Friday 8 April to the WHITE COLLECTION BOX at the school office. Your details will only be shared with the parents in your child’s class. If you have already emailed your contact details for inclusion on the class lists, you do not have to fill in the note. We are hoping to get as many parents as possible on the class lists so that Class Parent Coordinators can contact you throughout the year and organise lots of support for the Fete Class Stalls. If you have any questions regarding the Class Lists please do not hesitate to contact me – Sarah O’Neill, P&C Social Coordinator (sjoneill@hotmail.com)

FETE 2016!

Thank you again to everyone who has volunteered so far to make the school fete happen. The table outlines

where we are at. It’s a work in progress so if you have any comments, please let us know.

• In particular, if you think you can help with;

• face painting and henna tattoos on the day, • the loan of a Popup marquee to the school

for the day, • or even a mobi fridge (a mobile fridge)

Please contact Meher – 04315 61666 or Constanza – 04089 97576 or by email epsfete2016@gmail.com

FETE COORDINATOR ACTIVITY COORDINATOR Fete Convenors Meher Nariman

Constanza Hanich Graphics Jacqui Pitcher School Website and FB Glorya W

Meghna Entertainment Band Coordinator -

Lisa Denniss Publicity Karishma Daulat Donation Drive collectors TBA in Term 2 Food - Aussie BBQ Josh Pitcher Food – Chilean Paola Toose Food – Asian Jennifer Kang Food – Indian/ Subcontinental

Sonali Munot Ritu Mehta

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Food – Canteen Canteen coordinator

term 3 Food – Café EPS coffee and cake

VACANT

Side Show Alley Tambola (KB)

Suzzi Kang, Monique de Bord

Side Show Alley (KC) Knock em down

Mina Juny, Pinky, Fay Zhang, Julia Park

Side Show Alley (KR) Hoopla

Cindy Yu

Monster Raffle (1C) Sarah O’neill Jenny Hsu

Carnival Rides (1TD) Dishani Biyanwila Colour me fun Face Painting/ Bubbles/Tattoo/Hair spray/ Henna/ Balloon Animals (1Y)

Lorena Gwyther

White elephant books (2P)

Devahi Sivanesa

White Elephant homewares (2G)

Kathy Fahim, Coco Huang

Feed the bucket (3A) Karishma Daulat Cindy Yu

Gift Baskets (3E) Katie Peake Varsha Daithankar

White elephant toys (4B) Lara Winter Side Show Alley Chocolate Wheel (4L)

Janice Ma

Sideshow alley tyre and ball 5/4 A)

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Sponge Bob (5S) Seema Krishnani Lollyland (6/5 G) Janine Eastham Lollyland (6M) Sarah Lee

Thank you everyone and happy holidays.

CANTEEN Please note that the canteen will be CLOSED on the first Wednesday of Term 2 (27 April). The canteen will re-open on the first Friday (29 April). Canteen volunteers will be emailed a final version of the Term 2 roster this week, and a copy will be published in the first Term 2 newsletter. We look forward to your continued support and wish you all an enjoyable break!

CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 1/2016 DAY DATE

Week 11 Food Shopper Lilian Sushi Collector Glorya

WED 6-Apr Lilian, Leonie, Constanza, Janice

FRI 8-Apr Stephanie/Janice, Gayatri, Patti & Saumya

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