6 November 2018

Newsletter Articles

November PBL Focus

Principal’s Message

Thank you

Thank you to all those members of the school community who have sent best wishes and congratulations regarding news of my promotion which will commence from the beginning of the new school year.

The merit selection recruitment process for my replacement will begin this term. The Director Education Leadership, Andrew Stevenson will manage the process which includes appointing an Acting Principal via Expression of Interest until the position is permanently filled in Term 1, 2019.

Festival of Children’s Music

Congratulations to our Junior Choir and Senior Dance Group for their outstanding performances at The 2018 Festival of Children’s Music. As the festival’s President, I was extremely proud of SIPPS students’ conduct and contribution to the success of this year’s festival. Over 500 students showcased the enormous talent of students and teachers from over 14 schools across Northern Sydney school networks. Thank you to Miss Emerson, Mrs Shanahan and Mrs Meyers for training our choristers and dancers and giving up personal time to give SIPPS students the opportunity to be part of this extraordinary experience.

Leaders visit State Parliament House

Last Friday our School Captain and Vice-Captains visited State Parliament with other student leaders from schools in the Davidson electorate. They undertook a tour of both the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council chambers and had the opportunity to meet the local state MP Jonathan O’Dea. Declan, Isobel & Matilda will share this experience as a presentation to the next K-6 assembly.

Remembrance 11 Nov

In 2018, 11 November marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18). This Friday our school prefects Ben & Amy will attend the Returned Servicemen’s Memorial Club at Roseville to lay a poppy at the remembrance memorial on behalf of our school – ‘Lest We Forget’.

Taste of Kindy

We are looking forward to welcoming new Kindergarten 2019 students and their parents to the upcoming Taste of Kindy events. These will take place on Tuesday 20 and Tuesday 27 November from 9:10 to 11am. On the first visit while our 2019 Kindy cohort enjoy a taste of ‘big school’, parents will enjoy a school tour, uniform fashion parade. On the second there will be a school readiness information session for parents.

Thanks P&C

Thank you to our school P&C for running their successful Election Day fundraiser and for providing our teaching staff with a special thank you morning tea to celebrate National Teachers’ Day.

Please continue to support the P&C’s current fundraising raffle initiative. The date for returns of tickets and money has been extended two weeks, until Friday 16th November. The draw will now be held on Wednesday, 21st November at the P&C's final meeting/AGM.

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 2019 P&C executive at the Annual General Meeting at 7:15pm on Wednesday 21 November

Reminder Selective HS Applications

Applications for selective high school placement in Year 7 in 2020 close on 12 November 2018 and The Selective High School Placement Test is on Thursday 14 March 2019.

Please see the following link if you would like information about applying for Year 7 entry to selective high schools in 2019.

Best Regards
Gillian Tegg

Celebrating Student Success

#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.

2nd Wristband (100 catch cards)

Awarded to: Gemma, Calista

1st Wristband (50 catch cards)

Awarded to: Hamish G, Braedon, Lily, Lucas M, Indy, Charlie, Poppy, Justin, Jessica,
Luca A

Inspiring & Nurturing
Successful Lifelong Learners

The Kindergarten Red Monkeys engineered their own monster which allowed them to think critically and problem solve. They used patty cakes as the foundation then they had a choice of added extras such as long and short pipe cleaners, googly eyes, jewels, pom poms and glitter confetti. The students had to decide whether the best material to hold their monster together with all its parts would be glue, craft glue or sticky tape. Each monster turned out completely unique with its own unique name and characteristics.

'My monster's name is Ray and he can shine lights like traffic lights' -Ayaan

'My monster has some hair and eyes and its name is Sidhu' -Jasleen

'I have triplet monsters. One of them has two eyes and it's name is JJ. Another monster is purple and its name is Kelly. My last monster has one eye and its name is Jess. They are all joined together by pipe cleaners' -Nicole

'My monster won the Beyblade battle. Its name is Eartheagle' -Woody

'My monster has tentacles and its called Slenderman' -Johnny

'My monster has four eyes, two pom poms, a straw and a pipe cleaner. Its name is Cupcake Dream' -Phoebe

'My monster is called Nammy. It has hearts and it has purple hands' -Evelyn

'My monster is friendly and cute. Its name is Ghosty' -Alicia

'My monster has an eyeball and a tail. Its name is Choppo' -Zec

'My monster is a pet and it is scary. Its name is Pet Monster' -Mitch

'My monster is cute and only has one eye. Its name is Pom Pom' -Blake

'My monster is green and it has one eye. Its name is Nancy' -Henry

'My monster is so powerful and it can smash things. Its name is Loanoor Elfor' -Jenson

'My monster's name is Pink. She is yellow and has blue stripes' -Keira

'My monster's name is Nammy' -Muzi

Kind Regards,
Katie Meyers

In the Artroom…

5/6 RED enjoyed creating patterns with carved cork printing stamps

Mrs Stobo

Kindergarten News

Notes from the Office

Term 4 Fees

Statement of Accounts were issued to all families last week. Below is a summary of the fees for this term. Thank you to the families who have already paid their fees. Payment in full by the end of November would be greatly appreciated. Preferred payment method is through the secure payment portal on the school website. Please follow the link below:

Whole School

• Maths Day – World of Maths incursion Wednesday 7th November $ 6.00
• Resilience/Team Building – Got games program every Tuesday $37.00
• Movie Day – Warriewood Cinemas “The Grinch” Monday 17th December $20.00

Early Stage 1

• Taronga Zoo – Excursion Monday 5th November $20.00

Stage 1

• Monkey Baa Theatre – Excursion Wednesday 31st October $32.00
• Seed, harvest, spoon - Incursion Mondays x 8 week $60.00

Stage 2

• Colonial Tales – Incursion Wednesday 14th November $22.00
• Seed, harvest, spoon - Incursion Mondays x 8 week $60.00
• PSSA Summer – Selected students $30.00

Stage 3

• Taronga Zoo – Excursion Monday 26th November $40.00
• PSSA Summer – Selected students $30.00

Parents and Citizens Association

Uniform Shop