Hamilton North Public School Dynamic, Personalised Learning.

Jackson Street Broadmeadow NSW 2292 Phone: 02 49693695 Email: hamiltonn-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Chalkboard—Term 1 Week 3, 12th February 2020

ASSEMBLY THIS FRIDAY 2:30pm NO CLASS ITEM

Principal Message Dear Parents and Carers, Adopt a Knight This term I contacted the Newcastle Knights to see if

we could participate in their Adopt A Knight Program

… and we were successful! We have our very own

Newcastle Knights Player, Gehamat Shibasaki (Gem

for short) who will be working with our school

throughout 2020. He will come out to our school

approximately once a term and work with students

and teachers. He will be in the playground and our

classrooms. He will be at our school on the 3rd March.

I will keep you updated on what he will be doing

during his visits. We are so excited!

STEM Technologies We have a new Tablet Robotic Kit in our school and both the teachers and the students have

enjoyed the opportunity to use this equipment! Staff stayed back at school on Monday to use this

equipment and had a great time exploring all the possibilities for this equipment in the classroom.

Students who attended library this week have also had the opportunity to use this new equipment.

Miss Renna will also be opening our library on Tuesday and Wednesday at recess for students to

have additional opportunities to use STEM Technologies.

Enthusiastic Students It does not matter what time of day that you walk

into our classrooms you will see hard working and

dedicated students! Congratulations to all of our

classes for your effort and application to your

learning. This year everyone has been busy and I

have had so many students sharing their quality

work with me.

Book Packs Thank you to our families for the prompt purchasing your child’s book pack. Your child’s book pack contains all their stationery equipment they will require for the year. Additional equipment required will also be supplied by the school. The books included are specific to each class. A large cost of our book packs includes each child’s subscription to Mathletics, Reading Eggs and Maths Seeds (K-2). At our P&C Meeting last night it was a great opportunity to talk with parents about our book packs and explain further what is included in the cost of the book pack. We discussed the prices of internet software below: The value of the Mathletics Subscription for each child if purchased by parents is $99.00 The value of the Reading Eggs Subscription for each child if purchased by parents is $59.00 The value of the Maths Seeds Subscription for each child if purchased by parents is $59.95 Your child is able to use their password for these subscriptions at home as well.

Kindergarten Cuteness Our beautiful Kindergarten students have now been at school for a week and a half and I am amazed at how well they are all settling into school life. They are getting used to school routines and life in the classroom. They are enjoying time with their buddies; with our older buddies still tired at the end of the day! :) I have enjoyed many conversations with our kindergarten students and would like to share a couple. …… Last week as I was approaching the kindergarten verandah in the rain, a very caring Kindergarten said to me, “Don’t get wet Principal”. “Are you ok Principal?”. Today I was also informed by a parent about a conversation with their child about their day at

school. The Kindergarten student said, “In assembly Ms Noble was talking nonsense”. She was

quickly corrected by her older sibling saying, “Not nonsense, announcements”. I think I might

start writing a book with cute quotes!

Assembly Our Whole School Assembly begins this week for Years 1-6. Our Kindergarten Students will

attend their first assembly in Week 5 when they are attending school for full days. Mrs Selwood

will be running our assembly this week.

School Sport Our school sport starts this week. Please ensure notes and payments are made to the front office.

Please stay tuned for a survey that will be sent home soon about sporting preferences and options

for sport at HNPS. We would love to hear your feedback.

Swimming Carnival Our Swimming Carnival for Years 3-6 (including Year 2 students who are 8 years of age and can swim 50m) will be held on Monday 17th February at Wallsend Pool. Our previous permission note remains current. Should you wish to make changes to your child’s permission note please see the front office.

Our carnival will only be cancelled in the event of a storm. Zone Swimming Carnival is on the 19th February and we have to submit our swimming results immediately. If your child is eligible to go to Zone Swimming Carnival on Wednesday 19th they will need to

return their permission note immediately.

Parents and Citizens We had our first P&C meeting for 2020 on Monday night. I find this a great time to talk with parents on a variety of school items, gain feedback and work together.

Our next P&C meeting is our AGM and will be held on Monday 16th March at 6pm followed by normal P&C meeting. I would like to thank our P&C members that have filled the current positions, Frances Guest (President), Rich Ley (Secretary), Shelley Brandon (Treasurer), Danae Norrish and Nat Edwards (Fundraising). The dedication and commitment you have shown and continue to show towards our school, our students is outstanding! Thank you! A warm welcome to all parents and community to come along to our next P&C meeting.

Working Bee Our annual working bee will be on Friday 28th February (Week 5) from 3pm-6pm. There will be a

number of projects within the school. One project that has already

commenced is our garden at the front of the school. If anyone is available to

help our GA, Pete with this garden prior to our Working Bee we would

greatly appreciate your help and assistance. Once again, thanks to our

dedicated parents and grandparents.

I have had beautiful design ideas for our front garden – it is wonderful to

utilise the expertise of our parents and families! Again, a huge thank you

to Gary Archer for his dedication to our school! We are lucky to have you

helping in our school. Thanks to Nathan Topic for his handyman skills and continued

commitment to helping our school.

Lisa Noble

Principal

Hamilton North Swimming Carnival

Program – Mon 17th February 2020

Note: times are approximate 9.00 – 9:15 Assemble students on the basketball court – Bands/Ages on arms

9:40 – 10:00 Arrive at pool – Children get changed and assemble in seated area in houses. Fruit Break.

10:00 – 10:10 Swim Test

10:10 – 11:30 Races

Girls All Age 100m

Boys All Age 100m

8 Years Freestyle 50m Boys and Girls HEATS

9 Years Freestyle 50m Boys and Girls HEATS

10 Years Freestyle 50m Boys and Girls HEATS

11 Years Freestyle 50m Boys and Girls HEATS

12/13 Years Freestyle 50m Boys and Girls HEATS

Boys Junior Freestyle 25m (8,9,10yrs)

Girls Junior Freestyle 25m (8,9,10yrs)

Boys Senior Freestyle 25m (11, 12, 13yrs)

Girls Senior Freestyle 25m (11, 12, 13yrs)

Boys Junior Breaststroke 25m (8,9,10yrs)

Girls Junior Breaststroke 25m (8,9,10yrs)

Boys Senior Breaststroke 25m (11, 12, 13yrs)

Girls Senior Breaststroke 25m (11, 12, 13yrs)

Boys Junior Backstroke 25m (8,9,10yrs)

Girls Junior Backstroke 25m (8,9,10yrs)

Boys Senior Backstroke 25m (11, 12, 13yrs)

Girls Senior Backstroke 25m (11, 12, 13yrs)

Girls Junior Backstroke 50m HEATS (8,9,10yrs)

Boys Junior Backstroke 50m HEATS (8,9,10yrs)

Girls 11yrs 50m Backstroke HEATS

Boys 11yrs 50m Backstroke HEATS

Girls 12/13yrs 50m Backstroke HEATS

Boys 12/13yrs 50m Backstroke HEATS

Girls Junior 50m Breaststroke HEATS (8,9,10yrs)

Boys Junior 50m Breaststroke HEATS (8,9,10yrs)

Girls 11yrs 50m Breaststroke HEATS

Boys 11yrs 50m Breaststroke HEATS

Girls 12/13yrs 50m Breaststroke HEATS

Boys 12/13yrs 50m Breaststroke HEATS

50m Butterfly – any eligible competitors

12:00 – 12:30 LUNCH

12.30 – 12:40 Warm Up: Structured Swim

12:40 – 2:15 Races

Championship Races 8 yrs, 9yrs, 10yrs, 11yrs, 12 yrs Freestyle

Championship Races Jnr, Snr Backstroke

Championship Races Jnr, Snr Breaststroke

Girls Junior Relay 4 x 50m HOUSES

Boys Junior Relay 4 x 50m HOUSES

Girls Snr Relay 4 x 50m HOUSES

Boys Snr Relay 4 x 50m HOUSES

Individual Medleys?

House Relay – Junior Boy, Junior Girl, Senior Boy, Senior Girl

Parent/Teacher Race (Time and numbers permitting)

2.15 Pack Up / Clean Up / Mark rolls/ Parent sign out 2.30 On bus by 2:30 - Back to school 2:45 Arrive back at school

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2020

FEBRUARY

Friday 14th School Sport commences

Friday 14th Assembly 2:30pm—No class item

Monday 17th Parent Information Session 5:15-5:35pm & 5:45-6:10pm

Monday 17th Swimming Carnival

Wednesday 19th Zone Swimming Carnival

Friday 21st Assembly 2:30pm—Class item 1/2

Monday 24th Kindergarten full day from now on

Friday 28th Assembly 2:30pm Class item 4/5

Friday 28th Annual Working Bee

MARCH

Tuesday 3rd Hunter PSSA Swimming Carnival

Friday 6th Assembly 2:30pm—Class item 2/3

Friday 13th Assembly 2:30pm—Class item 3/4

Monday 16th P&C Annual General Meeting & regular meeting 6pm

Friday 20th Harmony Day

Friday 20th Assembly 2:30pm—Class item 5/6

Wednesday 25th Years 3-6 Cross Country 12-1:35pm

Friday 27th Assembly 2:30pm—Class item K/1

Mon 30th—Thurs 2 April Parent Teacher Interviews

APRIL

Friday 3rd Assembly 2:30pm—Class item KM

Thursday 9th Easter Hat Parade

Thursday 9th LAST DAY TERM 1

Tuesday 28th FIRST DAY TERM 2

MAY

Friday 1st Zone Cross Country

Wednesday 13th Athletics Carnival

Friday 29th Hunter PSSA Cross Country Carnival