Our School News Term 4 Week 9 2019

Please visit our website at elanorahts-p.school.nsw.gov.au

Weekly Reminders!All permission notes are available on our website under the ‘Notes’ tab

2020 Equipment Lists: Now available on our website under school notes. For your convenience, Elanora Heights Newsagency have kindly made up equipment packs which cover most of the items on our lists but not all and are available now.

K-6 Elanora Etiquette for next week is: Showing respect to others when walking through doorways or walking along paths by moving to the left.

Week 1 - Term 1Mon 27 Jan Public Holiday

Tue 28 Jan Staff Development Day

Wed 29 Jan Years 1-6 Students Return for 2020Kindy 2020 Best Start Testing

Thur 30 Jan Kindy 2020 Best Start Testing

Fri 31 Jan Kindy 2020 Best Start Testing

Dates for your Diary!Kindy 2020 Best Start Testing: Feb 3 Kindy 2020 Begin: Feb 4

Year 6 CARES Excursion: Feb 5 & 6 EHPS Swimming Carnival: Feb 11Meet the Teacher Evening: Feb 18

Week 10 - Term 4Mon 16 Dec Year 1 Fairy Tale Fun Day

Tue 17 Dec Year 6 Dinner Dance: Students to meet & greet, and photos 5:30pm-5:45pm

Wed 18 Dec Year 6 Graduation AssemblyStudents Last Day for 2019

Thur 19 Dec Staff Development Day

Fri 20 Dec Staff Development Day

Uniform Shop Extra Openings!For your convenience, the uniform shop will be open on Monday & Wednesday next week (Week 10) & next year on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday (Week 1). They will be open from 8:15am to 10:15am. An order form with prices is available on our website under P&C - Uniforms

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Parents, Grandparents and Friends,

After a busy fortnight of very special events, we find ourselves at the end of another wonderful year at Elanora Heights Public School. So much has been achieved throughout the year and there is much to celebrate and be proud of. Our Kindergarten students and their parents have survived their first year of ‘big school’ and next week we farewell our graduating Year 6 students and their families.

These milestones serve as reflection points in our lives and I would like to extend my gratitude to our staff, students and community for their outstanding work throughout the year to deliver on our strategic directions and make this school the very best example of public education. So many programs and initiatives have been implemented this year to provide rich learning experiences, promote wellbeing and create many happy memories for our students.

Along with farewelling our Year 6 students, we will also farewell and send all our best wishes to Kay Millar, Tracey van Niekerk, Andrea Rivas, Jo Argent, Melissa Moss and Leigh Evans-Bullock as they begin new chapters of their lives in 2020. Thank you for your many contributions to our school; you will be greatly missed.

Band End of Year Xmas ConcertLast Sunday it was my great pleasure to attend the annual Band Xmas Concert. It was incredible to hear the progress all band students have made throughout the year. A highlight was definitely a performance from our Year 2 students who have only joined the band this term – very impressive!

Congratulations to Rachel Rule and Jack Tier who have conducted our students this semester, along with Anna Davis for her coordination of our band program. Thank you to the many parents who support this program in so many ways. We look forward to watching our program continue to grow over the coming year. It is never too late to join band!

Presentation Day 2019Congratulations to all award recipients at our Presentation Day Assembly on Tuesday. It was lovely to have our event so strongly supported by our local community leaders with Mr Jason Falinski MP, the Hon. Rob Stokes, Councillor Sue Heins, Mr Andrew Stevenson DEL, Mr Dane Ropa Principal NSHS, Mr John Drake P& C President and Mrs Kay Millar SAM in attendance, for giving their time so generously to support our school.

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Presentation Day continued.....My thanks also to the fabulous presentation day team of Jono Rosconi, Laurinda Lomas and Louise Shea for their outstanding preparation and coordination of our assembly, along with the stunning musical items provided by our combined choir, strings and band students and their conductors.

Elaninja Warriors!The weather finally worked in our favour on Wednesday and we were able to run our Elaninja Warrior event in near-perfect conditions! The children (and several staff and parents!) had an absolute ball on the inflatable obstacle course as they challenged themselves to see how many laps they could complete.

An enormous thank you to Laura Smith, Kylie Grewal, Jono Rosconi, Kay Millar, Nicole Graham, Margi Chapman and Janine Ralston for their amazing organisation and communication efforts – we could not have managed the event without you. Thank you also to our incredible school community who raised approximately $20,000 through this event which will go towards supporting our sporting programs and student wellbeing initiatives. Well done, Elanora!

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The last week…

Next week we will celebrate with our Year 6 students at their farewell dinner dance and assembly. They have been an outstanding group of student leaders throughout 2019 and we wish them all the very best at their chosen high schools.

Our students will be finishing on Wednesday December 18, with our staff working on until Friday as they spend time planning their teaching and learning programs under the guidance of our instructional leaders. All information from this year’s class teachers is also handed over to the new class teachers to ensure our students are well supported as they enter their class groups for 2020.

I would like to wish our staff a relaxing holiday period after a busy year and extend this wish to all of our Elanora family and friends. Thank you for your support throughout the year and we look forward to working in partnership with you again in 2020.

Merry Christmas!

Leesa MartinPrincipal

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GIFT APPEAL....Stewart House & Bear CottageWe’ve done it again! The Annual Wiseberry Real Estate and SRC Christmas Gift Appeal for 2019 was a resounding success thanks to the generosity of the Elanora Heights School Community!

On behalf of the Student Representative Council, we’d like to sincerely thank you all for getting behind this initiative again for the 7th consecutive year. You have wholeheartedly supported our efforts, not only for the K-2 Gift Appeal but also for the 3-6 gold coin donation for those experience the effects of the bushfires as well as drought. The 3-6 students raised $574 which has been donated to the Bush Fire/Drought appeal.

Ms Vicki Bosler & Mrs Marianne De PaivaOn behalf of the K-6 SRC

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WELL DONE WARRIORS!Well it was worth the wait! Congratulations to our wonderful students on completing the Elaninja Warrior course last Wednesday December 11.

With the weather finally on our side, the students truly tested their strength and stamina by climbing over obstacles, balancing on beams and sliding down the Big Bopper inflatable at the end! It was great to see so many smiles!

We will be collecting sponsorship money until Monday December 16 and will then calculate the total amount raised and announce the winner of the class prize on Tuesday.

Thank you to everyone for their very generous donations!

Also a very special thank to our volunteers who ensured the students moved around the course in a responsible way. We couldn’t have done it without your help.

Mrs Laura Smith and Mrs Kylie Grewal Fundraising Coordinators

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... LADIES ON THE LAND & IT’S IN THE BAG APPEALTHANK YOU!!

I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to our school community for their recent support of two initiatives - Share The Dignities “It’s in the Bag” and Ladies of the Land NSW “pamper boxes” with whom I volunteered to collect.

The #itsinthebag Xmas drive aims to make life better for a woman or girl experiencing homelessness or poverty this Christmas. Handbags were filled with personal hygiene products and everyday luxuries for homeless women, women at risk or women experiencing domestic violence. We were able to drop a car boot full of bags to Bunnings for the charity. Amazing!

Ladies of the Land put the call out for people to donate pamper packs consisting of goodies in a shoebox for women living in drought affected areas. In conjunction with the NSW Department of Primary Industries, the CWA, the Flying Doctor Service, and many volunteers, these are distributed to farming women across the state. We were able to send 26 pamper boxes on their way to the distribution point in Orange. Great effort!

Thank you so much to everyone who helped support both of these charities this Christmas season. Your kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated. What an amazing school community we have.

Mrs Rebecca New

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I’m delighted to say hello and introduce myself as the incoming P&C President. I am really pleased to be taking on this role and I am very excited to work with a wonderful group of parents, Leesa Martin and her team to continue to create a school environment in which our children can thrive.

I would like to extend my thanks to John Drake for his leadership of the P&C over the last 3 years and I’d like to thank the parents who have volunteered their time to remain on or join our committee next year. I will introduce them all to you early next year. I hope you see a familiar face and that you will feel encouraged to come along to the meetings to join in the conversation, have some fun and share your ideas.

2020 is going to be a big year for our school as we head into our 60th year! We have many exciting things in store. For now, on behalf of the P&C Committee, I’d like to wish you all a very happy and safe holiday break and we will see you recharged and refreshed in 2020.

Part-Time Bookkeeper RequiredAt our November P&C Committee meeting, the P&C voted in favour of moving the voluntary Bookkeeping position for the Canteen, Uniform Shop and School Bands to a part-time paid position in 2020.

This is a critical role that ensures the efficient running of our School Bands, Uniform Shop and Canteen ensuring accounts are reconciled, employee wages and suppliers are paid on time, and we meet our requirements for the ATO and other government bodies.

This is a great part-time role, up to 8 hours per week during the school terms with accountabilities including:

• Payment of supplier invoices, through CommBank and CommBiz, including liasing with other bank signatories• Calculation and payment of all employee wages, tax and superannuation, email payslips• Lodgement of IAS & STP with ATO• Liaising with sub-committee managers/convenors on a regular (weekly/fortnightly) basis• Issuing invoices for the Music committee, liaising with parents, lodgement of Creative Kids vouchers with Service NSW• Entering credit card payments for fundraising events on POS machine, and banking cash• Monthly bank reconciliations, data entry into MYOB

• Liaise with P&C Treasurer prior to P&C meetings, year end audit, etc.

Prior bookkeeping skills and experience are essential.

If you are interested in applying for the position, please contact the P&C at: elanorahtspandc@gmail.com

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Volunteers NeededHeights Delights is looking for new volunteers for 2020. Please check the roster for Term 1 2020 on the next page to see if you can fill any gaps.

We have said goodbye to some of our long term helpers this year as their children move on to other schools and they will be missed by the canteen team.

If you are able to help us once a term or even more we would be delighted. We provide lunch for you and your child and lots of laughs and friendly conversation. Shifts run from 9:30am to 1:30pm but we are very flexible if your hours are limited. We love to see dads and grandparents in the canteen too; the children are always thrilled to have a family member at school for the day.

Free Meat SlicerLarge Meat Slicer Free to good home. Must be collected from the canteen by Wednesday December 18.

Please contact the canteen on 9913 2721 if you are interested.

Uniform ShopUniform Shop Coordinator Sue Garrity

Contact ehps.uniforms@gmail.com

Open on Monday & Thursday from 8:15am to 10:15am

Purchase in store or by order form available online via the school website

Pay by cash or card (Eftpos, Visa or Mastercard)

Second Hand UniformsSecond Hand Uniform Coordinator Karen Woodley

Enquiries or Purchases please contact Karen Woodley at: thewoodleys@optusnet.com.auUNIFO

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Week 310/2 – 14/2 CHARMAINE BROOKE

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Week 417/2 – 21/2 JENN F VANESSA L CHARLOTTE B

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Week 524/2 – 28/2 ROBBIE JEN P ANN RENATA P

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You can contact our canteen supervisor Ingrid at ehpscanteen2101@gmail.com or 0416 258 626To order school lunches online go to www.munchmonitor.com

Use log in – username: elanora and password: munch2101 | To Volunteer Ph 9913 2721

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Join our exciting science, technology, engineering and maths programs for Years K- 7 during the school holidays in December and January.

• Class topics include robotics, learning about dinosaurs, flight, astronomy, volcanic eruptions, DNA, maths, how to analyse blood for diseases & why animal poop is so fascinating! And many, many more.

• Our classses are designed to teach concepts through experiments, art, drama, physical activity, craft & other hands-on activities.

• New courses are always added & all-time favourites are rotated each school holidays.

Drop off 8.30am – 9.30am

Activities 9.30am – 4.30pm

Pick-up 4.30pm – 5.30pm

Cost $126.50

BLAST OFF INTO THE WORLD OF STEM at MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

Want more information? Visit our website: mq.edu.au/about/holidays

Creative Kids vouchers (value $100) can be claimed for any robotics or coding class. Apply through ServiceNSW for your child's voucher.

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JANUARY 2020HOLIDAY PROGRAM

online bookings: www. aussiegems.com.auphone: 9451 5706 email: info@aussiegems.com.auU N I T 1 0, 25 FR EN C H S FO R EST ROA D EAST, FR EN C H S FO R EST

Week 1: Monday 6th to Friday 10th JanWeek 2: Monday 13th to Friday 17th Jan

Week 3: Monday 20th to Friday 24th Jan

Monday 6th Jan to Friday 24th Jan 2020

REGULAR DAY 8.30AM* - 3.30PM - $65 includes morning tea & lunch

EXTENDED DAY 8AM* - 5PM - $80 also includes afternoon tea

$10 SIBLING DISCOUNT FORTHE 2ND CHILD IN A FAMILY

*drop off till 9am

Nerf BattlesNinja / Parkour

Basketball Gymnastics

Different craft activity to take home

M o n days & Fr i days: R eg u la r day o n lyT u es days, W ed n es days & T h u rs days:

R eg u la r o r Ext en d ed day

lunch will be one of the following each day: mini burgers, tacos, sausage sizzle or spaghetti bolognese - GF/Vegan available