14 November 2022

Newsletter Articles

November PBL Focus

Follow teacher and leader instructions. Sing our school song and national anthem with pride. Stand and/or sit silently and still.

Catch Card Winners

This fortnight’s catch card winners are:

Principal’s Message

Whirling through Term 4

We are now whirling through the weeks of Term 4 and are already halfway through the final term of the year. There are many upcoming events so please keep an eye on the calendar.

Gold medal morning tea

Proud parents joined the Gold Medal Morning Tea recipients for a feast. Congratulations to our students who have worked so very hard to achieve their gold medal this semester. A positive attitude, hard work and persistence enables students to strive for their personal best.

Leaders visit Parliament House

I was incredibly fortunate to accompany our school leaders at Parliament House in Week 4.

Jo, Eloise and Darren represented St Ives Park Public School when school leaders from local schools were invited to meet with our local member to experience the history of Parliament House.

Remembrance Day

We were able to observe Remembrance Day as a whole school and using our flag pole for the first time in many years.

While it was a sombre occasion, Olivia, Nina, Neil and Ryan led the occasion beautifully under the leadership of Mrs Follows.

Have you seen our pavers?

Our new pavers look sensational! We are delighted to share that our 50th Birthday pavers have been installed.

Parents and carers are able to view the pavers before school and in the school holidays when the school is open for Share Our Space. Check with the QR code to identify when the school space is shared.

New Curriculum Information Evening

Mrs Hayllar and Mrs Wright led our parent community in an informative session regarding the 2023 new curriculum and shared examples of how our students learn in class in English and Mathematics.

It was just wonderful to see so many enthusiastic parents at the curriculum information evening in Week 4 this term. Thank you for the terrific feedback from this session and we plan to offer more sessions in 2023 to support the learning for students at home by engaging with our community.

Reporting to parents and carers

Teachers complete formal written reports to families twice per school year. Teachers are currently busy completing Semester 2 reports which will be issued to parents and carers on Wednesday 7th December, 2022

Reports are a summary of your child's progress for each semester. The majority of students are expected to achieve in the sound level on school reports. Achievement is assessed and identified across the five bands which include:

Outstanding, High, Sound, Basic, Limited

It is vital that all students know that there is always more to learn and that learning is a journey throughout their lives.

We are all striving to become Successful, Lifelong Learners!

P&C Annual General Meeting – 16th November

Coming up this Wednesday evening is the P&C AGM to be held at the St Ives Bowling Club from 7:00pm. Parents and carers are welcome to gather from 6:30pm to mix and mingle.

The SIPPS executive team and I look forward to meeting our community for the AGM.

Presentation Day 2022

Presentation Day 2021 will take place on Wednesday 7th of December

We welcome parents to attend the Presentation Day assembly. Parents of children receiving awards will receive an invitation soon. Mrs Hayllar and Mr Duncan are working hard behind the scenes to again live stream the event to assist those parents who are unable to attend in person.

Kind regards,
Caroline English

Term 4

7th December Presentation Day 9:30 am
7th December Semester 2 Reports go home
13th December Student Picnic / Party Day
12th December Year 6 Farewell
15th December Student Talent Quest / SIPPS Factor
16th December final day for all students for 2022.

Did you know?

Recently Hamish shared his passion for music with the school. He performed for the school assembly and demonstrated his musical prowess on the double bass. Hamish also represented the school at the State Band camp earlier this year. Thank you Hamish for sharing your talent with the school community!

Art

As usual it's been very busy in the art room with a range of materials and media being used to create wonderful artwork.

• Year 6 students have had the chance to get creative with the clay to make their own three-dimensional outcome. They created a base of a double pinch pot which makes a hollow sphere for them to build upon. We have had some wonderful creations such as dogs, whales, monsters and human heads. The students always enjoy this project as it gives them lots of freedom to get creative.

• Year 3 - 5 students experimented with negative and positive space and produced a wonderful array of striking outcomes. Using two pieces of paper, one A3 white and one A5 black, scissors and glue they got very creative and blew me away with what they produced. This artwork is on display in their classrooms and adding a lot of interest to the space. They have also been working on producing black and white landscapes using a variety of patterns. These look very effective and the students have expanded their knowledge of dark, mid and light patterns.

• Kindergarten, Year 1 and 2 students got to create a Halloween silhouette artwork and were very excited to take their artwork home to put on display for Halloween. They got to choose what they were going to draw from a selection of images such as bats, houses, trees and pumpkins. They have also been working on creating a colourful hot air balloon outcome which they were very happy to take home and show off.

Choir

Congratulations to the SIPPS Choir on their recent performance at the Festival of Children’s Music. Our students joined with choirs from seven other schools in the Northern Sydney Region to create a beautiful, combined choir, which entertained a large audience at the Chatswood Concourse. They have worked so hard all year to learn the repertoire and have gained skills in reading music, singing and performance.

The SIPPS Choir looks forward to entertaining you again at the end of year Presentation Day on Wednesday 7th December.

Congratulations girls, I am so proud of your hard work and the enthusiasm you have brought to choir this year!

Mrs Cipollone

Band

Junior band - The Junior band will perform this Wednesday, 16th November at assembly. They have been practicing “Mickey Mouse March” to showcase to their peers.

Senior band - This coming Tuesday morning, the Senior band members will be demonstrating their musical instruments to the Year 2 and Year 3 students.

It's a great way for your child to hear each instrument before selecting 3 instruments to try before joining the band in 2023.

Private Instrumental lessons - Action Music has private instrumental lessons at the school. Private lessons are available on clarinet, flute , saxophone, trumpet, trombone and guitar.

David Bradley is an exceptional guitar teacher.

Hire instruments are available, so you don’t need to purchase an instrument.

Kate Habkouk
Band Conveynor
Action Music
Mobile 0419 630 511

Notes from the school office

Term 4 Fees

Term 4 Statement of Accounts were sent out recently. Please check your emails. Fees are now overdue and your assistance in finalising them by next week would be appreciated.

Term 4 School Travel

Lost property

We have a prescription pair of Rayban sunglasses (maybe left at the campout).

P & C

SIPPS P&C AGM
Wed 16 Nov

The P&C Annual General Meeting will be held on Wed 16 Nov at the St Ives Bowling Club.

Everyone is welcome to attend. Please join us from 6.30pm for a drink and to celebrate the successes we have had this year. The formal meeting starts at 7pm.

This year we have a number of long serving volunteers leaving the school as their kids head off to high school, so we are seeking new members for 2023 so we can continue to support our school.

Below is a short description of the formal roles. We also welcome all new general committee members, so please do come along to find out more.

Christmas Fundraising Raffle

Purchase your raffle tickets on Qkr! to be in the draw to win one of these gorgeous Christmas hampers, kindly donated to the P&C by generous parents in our school. All proceeds go to the P&C.

Gingerbread House Fundraiser

Help support the P&C fundraising efforts this term by purchasing a fun family activity for Christmas. Gingerbread house kits are available to purchase online. For every kit purchased, $15 gets donated to the P&C fundraising account.

You can order online for delivery to your house HERE :

50th Anniversary Commemorative Pavers

It is exciting to see that our 50th anniversary pavers purchased by SIPPS families have been formally laid for all to commemorate and enjoy.

Uniform Shop

An exciting change is coming to the new boys’ green shirts - an embroidered school badge on the pocket! This will be rolled out later this term. Boys will still be able to wear their plain shirts but any new purchases after they arrive will have the new embroidery and at increased cost (approx $5 extra to cover the embroidery).

We also have girls green bike pants (scungies) in sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14.

Perfect to wear under dresses.

Community

Here is the link if you have trouble with the QR code: