13 November 2017

Newsletter Articles

November PBL Focus

Principal’s Message

Thanks P&C

Congratulations to the P&C for a wonderful Trivia Night, especially Graham Warn and the organising committee. I would also like to acknowledge SIPPS teachers who assisted with access on the day. It was great to see parents and staff enjoying the opportunity to have fun while supporting the great learning programs and resources that all students enjoy at SIPPS.

Thank you also to the P&C for coordinating yesterday’s cake stall fundraiser at the Bare Creek Trail Run.

I would like to acknowledge the tremendous work of our school’s P&C President, executive team and volunteers who have made a wonderful contribution of their time, talents and enthusiasm to support our school community this year. We look forward to the election of the 2018 P&C executive at the Annual General Meeting at 7:15pm on Wednesday 22 November in the STEAM Learning Studio.

Parent Survey Results

Thank you to parents who responded to the recent Tell Them From Me Survey. I will present the report derived from data collected in this survey at the P&C annual general meeting.

Kindergarten 2018

We enjoyed meeting our 2018 Kindergarten students and their families over the course of our Kindergarten Orientation program. Next year we will have two small classes.

Last week’s ‘taste of kindy’ morning featured a presentation and demonstration of our robotics/engineering programs held for new parents in our STEAM Learning Studio. Thank you to Mrs Hayllar for coordinating this event. Please see the following presentation.

BYOD ipad program

Thank you to those parents who attended our recent parent forum on our Bring Your Own Device ipad program. Mrs Hayllar and Miss Shin provided interested Stage 3 parents with a comprehensive presentation of how this program supports future-focussed and enhanced learning engagement for our Stage 3 students. Please see the following presentation.

Remembrance 11 Nov

In 2017, 11 November marks the 99th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18). Last Friday our school prefects Milan and Claire were invited to the Roseville Returned Servicemen’s Memorial Club to lay a poppy at the remembrance memorial on behalf of our school – ‘Lest We Forget’.

Staff news

Best wishes to Mrs Hayllar who will take maternity leave from the end of next week. Mrs Carol Myburgh will be the Relieving Assistant Principal and 5/6H teacher for the remainder of 2017.

Mrs Little is also on leave for the remainder of this year and Mrs Took and Mrs Strong will be sharing the learning and support teacher role during this time.

Best Wishes
Gillian Tegg

Celebrating Student Success

Rachel – Spelling Bee State Finalist

Congratulations to Rachael who was a star performer at last week’s Premier’s Spelling Bee State Final. Rachael is the first representative from our school to be invited to ABC studios in Sydney to participate in this prestigious event with other finalists from State schools across NSW. I was very proud and honoured to be there for this special event. Well done to Rachel on this wonderful achievement.

#PBL@SIPPS

Congratulations to the following students who have been presented with their wristbands for receiving 50 catch cards! It’s great to see the positive values of Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best on display at St Ives Park Public School.

Bella, Max, Andrew, Alex G & Marcus

Inspiring & Nurturing Successful Lifelong Learners

On Thursday the 2nd of November 1/2E and 2FT came together to sing "Shine Together" from the Count Us In program.

650,000 students in over 3,000 schools across Australia sang "Shine Together" at the same time. This program gets us to feel like a community with all the other schools.

By Jiyu

1/2E have been learning to write emotive poems incorporating the five senses. The success criteria for these poems was to use personification, onomatopeia, adjectives and short, sharp lines.

Creative Arts News

Christmas Charity Concert featuring SIPPS Choir

Don’t miss the opportunity to see our SIPPS Senior Choir perform at the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas Charity Concert on Sunday 3 December. The concert will also feature soprano Jessica Westcott and musical entertainer Guy Noble. Thank you to Mrs Cronin for organising this wonderful performance opportunity for our students. Please see the pdf link and website details below. Proceeds from the concert support ‘beyond blue’.

SIPPS parents can access a 70% discount on tickets by using the code word SIPPS when booking. There is a maximum of 2 tickets at this price. Children's tickets are $12. All can be purchased via the website: KPO website

STAGE 3 – BEAUTIFUL WORK

This selection of stunning oil pastel designs, created by students from 5/6H and 5/6S, is the outcome of a three stage project.

First, students closely observed collections of sea shells and seed pods to make detailed drawings.

Next, the textures and patterns were simplified as students re-drew and organised their shapes into pleasing compositions.

The final designs were drawn using oil pastels on textured paper. Some students chose complimentary colours, while others used harmonious colour combinations.

The results are vibrant and exciting.

Congratulations Stage 3!

Notes From the office

Bandemonium Note

It’s time to join the Band for 2018

It has been proved that learning an instrument has a positive effect on all aspects of a child’s development.

We have vacancies available on a number of instruments including flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass guitar and drums!

If you are interested in joining, or haven’t heard from us, please contact us ASAP.

Contact: sally@bandemonium.com.au or call 0403 542 494

Parents and Citizens Association

Trivia Night Thank You!

What a great turn out we had to the Trivia Night and what a fantastic night. The costumes were amazing, the competition was hot and the donations were generous. A huge thank you to Graham and Sarah who planned and ran the whole evening. To Emmy and Claire for sourcing the vast array of prizes. To Magdalena for the lovely poster and flyer design. And the others in the P&C who helped make it happen. If you were a successful bidder in the silent auctions, please don't forget to pay your dues to a P&C member or into our P&C bank account.

And if you or your business need some design work doing, you can reach Magdalena on:

0407 607 791
folioinflux@gmail.com

Bare Creek Trail Run

Well done runners of the Bare Creek Trail run. And thank you to Stewart, Sony and others who ran our cake stall and to all our bakers who contributed, supporting our school.

P&C AGM Wine and Cheese Night

Wed 22 Nov, 7:15pm in the school STEAM Room

Join us for the last P&C meeting of the year + AGM.

Put your hand up if you're keen on a specific role, or if you'd like to help out in the uniform shop or canteen next year.

Otherwise just get to know us and what we do, we'd love more families to join us next year.

Tennis Courts

Uniform Shop

The uniform shop will be open fortnightly on the following Wednesdays from 8.30 am.

Term 4 2017

Week 7 – November 22
Week 9 – December 6

2018 Dates

Years 1 to Year 6 Students

The Uniform shop will be open 9.00 am to 10.30 am on Monday 29th Jan 2018 for Years 1 to Year 6 Students.

Kindergarten Students

The Uniform shop will be open for Kindergarten students on Wednesday 31st January 2018 from 8.30 am to 10 am. This is when the kindergarten students will be having their Best Start Assessments.

Community Notices