Phone 6582 2566 85 YARRANABEE ROAD, PORT MACQUARIE, 2444

Fax 6582 1380

Email hastings-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Web www.hastings-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

HASTINGS Public School

NEWSLETTER 22nd September, 2017

What’s On at Hastings ... http://www.hastings-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/calendar

KICKSTARTING TERM 4 Friday 6th 5pm CLOSING DATE for Online Sports Payment (Stage 2 & Stage 3)

Saturday 7th Uniform Shop open - 9am to 12 noon

WEEK 1

Monday 9th EVERYONE (students & staff) return for Term 4

LAST DAY for Stage 2 & Stage 3 Sports Payments

Years 1 to 6 Dance Costumes to be returned

Uniform Shop open 8:30 to 9:30am

K-2 Assembly 2:25pm Presenting Class KB - Awards to KB, KS, 1J, 1K, 1S, 2F, 2S

Tuesday 10th Student Banking

Wednesday 11th Uniform Shop open 2:30 to 3pm

Friday 13th 3-6 Assembly 9:20am

Uniform Shop open 2:30 to 3pm

What a sensational end to an exceptional term! Term 3 has been jam packed with learning, events,

celebrations and successes. Thank you to the whole school community for all of the effort and hard

work that has gone into making the term a success.

This week was an outstanding culmination of class learning with the Creative and Critical Thinking

Expo. There were fabulous creations and demonstrations all around the school which were fine

examples of collaboration, problem solving, designing, creating and

innovating. The skills developed over the term are essential learning

outcomes for our students. I would like to thank Mr Morris for his leadership

of staff in this area and for co-ordinating this event. Creative and critical

thinking will be an area we will continue to develop into the future.

Other highlights this week have included a win for our cricket team. Well

done boys!! I was very lucky to be able to watch part of the match and was

thrilled to witness some skilful bowling and amazing catching.

Good luck to our Touch Football team who are competing in Coffs Harbour

today.

HASTINGS HAPPENINGS Respect - Responsibility - Initiative - Resilience

Commitment - Courage - Achievement

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY Mrs Dobson 30th September

and

Mr Scott 3rd October

CANTEEN HELP

REQUIRED Monday, 9th

Tuesday, 10th and Friday, 13th October

________________________________ LEARNING - GROWING - CARING

My week was topped off with a spectacular evening at the Dance Eisteddfod being entertained by

our fabulous dance groups.

Congratulations to all of our

competitors; the performances

were thoroughly enjoyable.

Thankyou to all of the families who

supported the dancers and of

course to our wonderful and very

dedicated dance teachers, you are

all amazing!

Have a very safe, happy and

relaxing holiday and we will see

everyone back in Term 4.

Jodie Paterson

SPORTS PAYMENTS

A reminder to Stage 2 & Stage 3 families (Years 3 to 6). The Term 4 sports choice payments must in

received at the office by 10am on Monday, 9th October. Students whose payments have not been

received by the closing time will stay at school for sport and their place will be forfeited.

Over the holidays, sports payments can be made online at

https://quickweb.westpac.com.au/OnlinePaymentServlet When completing the details the student

registration number is not required and the Ref/Invoice Number is the sport you are paying for ie.

Multi Sports, Learn to Surf, Gym Fitness etc.

EARN & LEARN POINTS

Thank you to everyone who supported our school during the Woolworths Earn & Learn promotion!

9000 stickers were handed in at school and another 8460 stickers dropped in the box at

Woolworths Settlement City. Our 17,460 point will purchase art & craft supplies.

BOYS CRICKET ROUND 4 VICTORY

The boys cricket team competed in the fourth round of the PSSA knockout on Thursday against

Wauchope Public School. Hastings won the toss and elected to bowl.

The Hastings bowlers have been on absolute fire in the competition thus far and this game was no

exception. Their accurate bowling was complemented by unforgiving fielding and exemplary catching.

The whole team contributed to the rapid demise of the Wauchope batsmen which had them all out

for 32 in the 15th over of their innings.

With a small target to chase, our batsmen knew that sensible batting was the order of the day. The

total was reached quickly thanks to excellent stroke play as Hastings passed the total in the 8th over

with only one wicket lost. The team is now looking forward to their round 5 match early next term.

Fantastic effort boys!

NETBALL INFORMATION for YEAR 1 & YEAR 2

A government voucher system is being introduced next year and will run for 4 years. This system will

provide a yearly discount of $100 for students K to 12 for sport registration. Netball will be one of the

cheapest sports available. If you are interested in your Year 1 or Year 2 daughter joining netball for

the first time in 2018 or would like further information please contact Mrs Heaton on 0401 236 146.

SUMO

WRESTLING

CHALLENGE

the GOALIE

JUMPING

CASTLE

These 3 HULLABALOO activities

urgently need a coordinator.

Please put your hand up to help or

grab a friend or two and share the load!

Year 2 Dance Group

________________________________ LEARNING - GROWING - CARING

PRIMARY ASSEMBLY - 15th September

SMILEY AWARD

Caitlyn Thompson

SPORTS AWARDS Brianna Wall

Lachlan Harrison

3B Abbie Brown Shaun Redman Patience Mansfield

3H Patience Mansfield Jarrah Burton Cameron Carson

3P Summer Rumble Connor Oates Max Launt

3/4T Zenden Babekuhl Cameron Carson Stephanie Lawrence

4G Seamus Cummins Isabella Gosson Josh Collins

4P Alex Barnes Manu Carter Sienna Chalmers

4S Audrey Cassegrain Xavier Allison Brooke Hodge-O’Brien

5J Beau Negus James Lee Frank Van Eerten

5M Jhydn Atkins Indee Hayward Chloe Mason

5/6S Matilda Stewart Brodie Burgess Tara Mitchell

6B James Williams Kody King Naomi Borg

6HP Chloe Eldridge Kaizer Bruce Patrick Mainey

Evie Martin Judson Grieve Stephen Jansz

Maths Groups Ellen McManus Cady Frost

CANTEEN CREATIONS

DATE ROSTER

10am – 2pm THEME

PITSTOP MENU AVAILABLE at RECESS ONLY

Monday 9th HELP PLEASE Beginning with “H”

PITSTOP WILL RETURN on

MONDAY 16th OCTOBER

Tuesday 10th HELP PLEASE Go Green Day

Wednesday 11th Kerri Caslick A Taste of The Orient

Thursday 12th Brianna Mainey Aussie Aussie Aussie

Friday 13th HELP PLEASE My Morning Protein

TERM 4 MENU … http://www.hastings-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/12366760/12373075/canteen_menu__term_4_2017.pdf

Order lunches online (before 9am) at www.flexischools.com.au

COMMUNITY NOTICES

MyTime … If you’re caring for a child with a disability or chronic medical condition, MyTime can

help! Ashley Kemp is the facilitator for the MyTime program – a social/support group for parents

and carers who have children with a disability or chronic illness. For further information please

contact Ashley on 6581 6800 or 0459 880 252.

Frugal Forest … Go on a 90 minute Frugal Forest adventure at Sea Acres! Kids will be taken on a

guided forest tour, conduct a “trash treasure hunt” and participate in a craft session where they will

create forest elements from waste materials. For kids 5-12 years. Cost is $9.00 per child. 25th &

27th September and 3rd & 4th October. Call Sea Acres on 6582 3355 to book in as numbers are

limited..

The Creative Hub (Port Central) … Flower Art workshop Tuesday, 3rd October and/or Hanging

Sculptures workshop on Wednesday, 4th October – both 10am to 12:30pm. $5.00 per person.

Bookings essential on 5525 1000 or portcustomerservice@gowings.com

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

________________________________ LEARNING - GROWING - CARING

COLLECT, SORT, MAKE & SELL … Items for Hastings Hullabaloo!

We would like to cover the basic costs of Hastings Hullabaloo

with donations from the school community to maximise our

fundraising efforts and ensure we give the students of Hastings

Public School their best fete yet! Over the school holidays, do

some collecting, making, sorting & selling.

We need the following to be donated in the 2 weeks leading up to our

Hullabaloo. THANK YOU to the families who have already contributed!

Bottle Lotto - All students are asked to bring in at least ONE filled jar for bottle lotto. Which class

will be bottle champions? Mrs Fieldsend & Mrs Martin will be keeping a tally to see which class

brings in the most! We require at least 705 bottles!

Handmade Crafts - Projects could include: sewing, knitting, crochet, paper crafts, soap, candles,

jewellery, woodcraft, metal craft etc. Your imagination is the limit and we can’t wait to see your

handmade creations.

Toys, Books and Clothes - Donations for our pre-loved stalls are still being sought. If you are

cleaning out the cupboards these school holidays, we would love your toys, clothes and books. All

items need to be of resale quality. Please ensure that they are complete, clean (no rips & stains)

and of good repair.

Grass Heads - 6HP have volunteered to make our Grass Heads in Term 4 but we still need

donations of grass seeds, googly eyes, rubber bands and stockings.

Temporary Tattoos - We want to tattoo your children with fun, kid friendly TEMPORARY tattoos

but need supplies. Please donate so we can increase our tattoo supplies.

Consolation Prizes - We hope to turn frowns to smiles with a simple sweet treat! Don’t avoid the

confectionery aisle during your next grocery shop and add a bag of lollipops to your trolley.

Biscuit Decorating - While grocery shopping also add icing sugar, food colouring, confectionery &

arrowroot biscuits to your trolley for our Biscuit Decorating stall - YUM!

Plants - It’s now time to start your plant propagating and potting. We require plants, plants and

more plants for our plant stall. Donations for our plant stall can be delivered to the School the day

before Hullabaloo.

Lego - Sick of stepping on Lego left lying on the floor or just have unwanted pieces at your house?

We are seeking donations for our Guessing Competition and Speed Lego Building Competition.

Just Baked! Homemade Treats - Test run your recipes for cakes, biscuits, treats & preserves for

our Just Baked! Homemade Treats stall. All donations must be packaged in air-tight plastic wrap

or containers (preferably single use), have all ingredients listed and be delivered either the day

before or morning of Hastings Hullabaloo.

Raffle - A BIG thank you to the families who have returned raffle tickets and collected additional

books. If you would like additional booklets to sell, please see the office or contact the fete

coordinators. Don’t miss out on your chance of winning fantastic prizes!

Happy Holidays, everyone!

STAY SAFE and KEEP WELL