Yabber, 7th October, 2015 Week 41

York Public School
YABBER
Evan Street, South Penrith
Phone: 4731 6577
Fax: 4721 7522
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.york-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Find us on Facebook – York Public School
From the Principal
7th October, 2015
Welcome to Term 4 at York Public School!
We had wonderful news last term regarding one of our students, Tanayah in Year 6, who won the
Stage 3 Taronga Bird Festival Banner Competition organised by Taronga Zoo and QBE. Tayanah’s
artwork was selected from a pool of 751 entries. Tanayah won her class a day at the Zoo and a
special animal experience. In addition her artwork will be flying high around the zoo on special
banners. 6BR will be visiting the Zoo on Tuesday 20th October.
It is also exciting times for our Year 3 and 4 students who will be attending their first overnight camp
with the ZoosnooZ at Taronga Zoo next week. We look forward to hearing all about this wonderful
experience from our students and staff.
Our Kindergarten Orientation Day will be held next week on Thursday 15th October. If there are any
York Public School families or friends that have a child due to start Kindergarten in 2016, and have not
yet enrolled in school, we ask that they please do so as quickly as possible so that they can be
included in the Orientation and Transition program.
Our final term is looking very busy and I encourage our families
to continue to check the calendar and our Facebook page for
updates.
Kelly Paton
Principal
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
School Hours
8.55am – 3.00pm
Office Hours
8.30am – 3.00pm
Receipting - Daily
8.30am – 2.30pm
** EFTPOS IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE BUT
CANNOT BE PROCESSED OVER THE PHONE **
PREMIER’S SPELLING BEE – REGIONAL
COMPETITION
Congratulations to Jade, Corey, Tashana and Nicklas
who competed in the Premier’s Spelling Bee
Regional Final at Faulconbridge Public School last
term. These students were faced with the challenge
of spelling some very difficult words and we are
extremely proud of their efforts. All four of our
representatives certainly lived up to York’s motto:
‘Pride in Achievement’. Mrs Zoglmeyer
Playground supervision commences at 8.30am.
No child should be in the playground before this
time.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ASSEMBLIES
K – 2 Friday 9.00am – 10.00am
3 – 6 Friday 2.00pm – 3.00pm
MONDAY WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES will only
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be EVERY 2 WEEK (EVEN WEEKS) now.
UNIFORM POOL will be open from 9:00am –
10:00am on Friday mornings (only when K-2
assemblies are on).
Corey & Jade
PSSA – Summer 9.30am – 11.00am Jamison Park
STUDENT BANKING – DOLLARMITE ACCOUNTS
Wednesday’s – Bank books to teachers at the
beginning of the day.
NEWSLETTER – YABBERS
Please email [email protected] to
receive the YABBER via email. The YABBER is also
available on our website and a link will be available
from our Facebook page when each edition is
uploaded.
YEAR 6 FAREWELL –
th
MONDAY 14 DECEMBER
at Penrith Golf Club from 6.00pm for photos –
students will move in for dinner at 6.30pm.
YEAR 6 GRADUATION CEREMONY –
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TUESDAY 15 DECEMBER
at York School Hall from 9.00am, students will make
their way to the hall via a student archway at about
9.15am-9.20am.
This year our Whole School Presentation Assembly
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will be held on Wednesday 9 December in the
Jamison High School Hall. Times for the K-2 and the
3-6 assemblies will be confirmed in the coming
weeks.
Tashana & Nicklas
ZOOSNOOZ
There will be ZOOSNOOZ information coming home
with students on Friday with final arrangements.
Please remember IF YOU HAVE
NOT YET sent in the MEDICAL
NOTE …. Please do this by Thursday
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8 October.
PUBLIC SPEAKING - 2015
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On Monday 31 August all class finalists from Years
3-6 took part in their year finals. The York school
audience was with a wonderful display of talent we
have throughout our primary school.
York Public School would like to send out an
enormous thank you to all of the school community
for getting behind us in this competition.
As a result of all your hard work (and fantastic
buying) we won the first place prize which means we
will receive $5 000 cash and a school visit from either
Matt Moylan (Penrith Panthers) or Jessica Fox
(Olympian Canoeist).
We will keep the community informed when either
Matt or Jessica will be visiting the school and how we
spend our prize money.
Again, thank you for supporting the school and your
local shopping centre.
We should in the next few weeks receive details on
the Woolworths Earn and Learn program, which
means a lot more goodies for the school.
The winners for each year were:
Year 3 Sienna Kennedy
Topic - Cats
Year 4 Summer-Jayne Robins
Topic - I didn't get a choice
Year 5 Bella Turner
Topic - A Magical Night's Sleep
Ciara Buckmaster
Topic - A World Without Electricity
Year 6 Katie Connolly
Topic - Cousins
Brodie Koopmans
Topic - Things I Love
These children will go on to represent York Public
school at the next level on the 13th October, 2015.
We all wish them well.
Miss Wright Co-ordinator.
FACEBOOK
ICAS COMPETITIONS
Results have been received from the University of
New South Wales for students who entered the ICAS
(International Competition and Assessment for
Schools) Writing, English and Mathematics
Competitions for 2015.
Students from York achieved excellent results when
they participated this year. These students deserve
the highest praise for their efforts and participation.
The highlights of our results this year are as follows:
Please respect this page – no negativity is greatly
appreciated or posts will be deleted.
Writing
Credit Certificate:
Jade Busst (Year 4)
Merit Certificate:
Ryan Byrnes (Year 3)
Mavilee Johns (Year 4)
Ben Homan
Charlotte Gimson
English
Credit Certificate:
Ryan Byrnes (Year 3)
Amy Cetinic (Year 4)
Mavilee Johns
Mathematics
Credit Certificate:
Riley Busst (Year 3)
Hunter Hopkins (Year 4)
Jade Busst
Melanie Ball
Georgia Smith (Year 5)
Merit Certificate:
William Waugh (Year 3)
Congratulations to all these students, and to all who
participated.
D. Zoglmeyer & S. Ricketts
ICAS Coordinators
Please remember this page is to keep everyone
updated on what is happening and is a reference
that can be accessed anywhere.
STUDENT LEAVE – HOLIDAYS & SICK
HOLIDAYS – If you are planning on taking your child
out of the school on vacation for 5 days or more an
‘Exemption from Attendance’ form is required to be
filled in and returned to school prior to your trip. You
will be required to take this away with you.
SICK – If your child is away from school because of
illness, it is a requirement that an absence note be
written and given to their teacher upon their return.
Alternatively, you can telephone the school informing
us of their absence and the teacher will be notified.
As previously advertised the P & C are organising a
Family Portrait Fundraiser
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When:
Sunday 1 November
Where:
York Public School Grounds
To Book:
Visit www.schoolinterviews.com.au
and enter the code PTAHH, pay your
$15.00 donation / payable by CASH
at the school office. Payment is to
be separate to any other monies and
clearly labelled – P & C FAMILY
PORTRAIT FUNDRAISER
Link will also be on our facebook page.
TERM 4 PLANNER
Will be sent home today
(7th October) with the
Youngest Student in each
family. It will also be
emailed separately.
PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE $15.00 IS PAID AT
THE FRONT OFFICE IN CASH ONCE YOUR
BOOKING HAS BEEN MADE.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRICE LIST – AUGUST 2015