Mount Colah Public School

Telopea Street Mount Colah 2079 Ph: 9477 3627 Fax: 9482 2528
Website: www.mtcolah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Email: mtcolah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

NEWSLETTER
Term 1 Week 7 – 13 March, 2018
NO WARATAH CHOIR MONDAY 19/3 Tuesdays @ 8am – SENIOR CHOIR – K/1L classroom
Thursday 15 March Tuesday 20 March
 Road Safety Talk  Stage 2 Camp - Bathurst
Friday 16 March – end of SUMMER PSSA until Term 4 Wednesday 21 March
 PSSA Round 5 – 9.30am – Mt Colah vs Waitara  Stage 2 Camp – Bathurst
 Cricket @ James Park  Year 2 School House Excursion
 T-Ball & Softball @ Mark Taylor Oval Friday March 23
 League Tag @ Foxglove Oval  HARMONY DAY
Monday 19 March  P & C DISCO!
 Stage 2 Camp - Bathurst

**** PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING FOR PAYMENTS ****

SCHOOL - ONLINE THROUGH THE SCHOOL WEBSITE P&C (canteen, fundraising etc) = QKR! App
PLEASE DO NOT MAKE PAYMENTS FOR P & C ACTIVITIES VIA THE SCHOOL’s ONLINE PAYMENT PORTAL. PLEASE USE QKR!

UNIFORM SHOP OPEN FRIDAYS 8.45AM – 9.15AM

**SAVE THE DATE**
Mon 26 March – Commonwealth Games Day
Wed March 28 – Performance Band @ Assembly
Thurs 29 March - Sydney North Swimming Carnival
Fri 30 March – Good Friday – public holiday
Mon 2 April – Easter Monday – public holiday
P & C Contacts
Book Club – bookclub@mcpsPandC.asn.au
Canteen - canteen@mcpsPandC.asn.au
Dance Program - dance@mcpsPandC.asn.au
Fundraising - fundraising@mcpsPandC.asn.au
Music Program - musicprogram@mcpsPandC.asn.au
P & C Executive - exec@mcpsPandC.asn.au
School Banking - banking@mcpsPandC.asn.au
Uniform Shop - uniformshop@mcpsPandC.asn.au
YearBook - yearbook@mcpsPandC.asn.au

These Merit Awards will be presented at Assembly on WEDNESDAY 14 March at 12.30 pm in the School Hall

PRINCIPAL AWARDS
Matilda H, Olivia C, Sophie A (medal), Jack B (medal)

MINI MERIT AWARDS

Ashton E, Caleb H, Madison L, Ryan S, Jinna L, Ben F, Lucy Pe, Emma D, Jesse R, Ben U, Keira C, Konnor B,
Xanthe D, Zachary O, Lucy Pr, Braeden S, Riley S, Ziping Z, Dian M, Josh H, Fraser R, Kara D, Stella B

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO ASSEMBLY ON WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH

GROUND MAINTENANCE FOR 1 April 2018 HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Next roster TBA

NOTES HOME THIS WEEK

If you are missing any of these notes or you need another copy, you will find them in the notes section on the
school website.

Grade or Stage Note

Eldest child P & C Hot Cross Bun day , Stewart House envelope
All students Book Club brochure, school holiday advertising
 FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Healthy Eating a priority?

With so much information available on the internet
these days, it’s often difficult to decide which
information is correct and which information to believe.
One area where there seem to be considerable
confusion is the area of sugar in our diets. Are there
good sugars and bad sugars? Or is this just hype we get
from companies wanting to sell us diet products? Do
we know how much sugar is in the products we might
consume on a regular basis? I found this table helpful
because it represents in a visual way how much sugar
we find in common foods.

I guess we could ask ourselves, would I eat 9 teaspoons

of sugar straight if it wasn’t disguised in a soft drink?
The Premier’s Priority is to reduce childhood obesity in
the ten year period 2015-2025 from 22% in 2015 down to
17% in 2025. Everyone, including schools are expected
to play their part in this campaign. The points below are
taken from the Healthy Canteen Policy to suggest ways families can play their part in achieving this goal.
 Substituting sugary drinks with water at home and in lunchboxes. Adding slices of fresh fruit, herbs or
vegetables to the water jug in the refrigerator adds to the taste especially during transition periods.
 Including children from an early age in meal planning and preparation. Planning meals together,
compiling shopping lists, including children in the shopping trip and allowing children to assist in the
preparation and cooking of meals spikes interest, motivation and creates healthier eating options.
 Consulting children as to the contents in their school lunches and allowing them to assist in shopping
and preparation where possible.
 Planning and creating a small garden at home for growing fruit and vegetables. The greater the
responsibility and participation given to children the more likely they are to eat what they have
helped to grow.
Many more suggestions for healthy eating can be found through this link
https://healthyschoolcanteens.nsw.gov.au

Devices on buses
An increasing number of students have been using devices on school buses in the afternoon. This has
led to some inappropriate behaviour such as students photographing and filming other students without
their permission. This activity needs to stop as it has led to scuffles with potential damage to the devices,
not to mention the behaviour and discipline issues that the school is then having to deal with the next
day. Students should keep the devices in their bag until they reach home.

Dr John Paterson
Principal

VALUE OF THE MONTH - PATIENCE

Jude and Damon have received our
monthly school value award for
patience. Congratulations to these
students.
 ZONE SWIMMING CARNIVAL
What an amazing day we had last Thursday at the
Zone Swimming Carnival.

Congratulations to our 38 swimmers who competed

on the day. Your competitive spirit, great
sportsmanship and excellent behaviour shone
through on the day. You did yourselves and your
school proud.

Thank you to our team manager, Shannon, for

keeping our swimmers calm and making sure they
were ready for their events.

Special congratulations to the following students:

 James - 1st in the Junior Boys 50m freestyle,

50m backstroke, 50m butterfly and the
Individual Medley. He also placed 2nd in the Junior Boys 50m breaststroke event. James also broke a
Zone record in the 50m Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly.
 Ruby- 3rd in the 10 year girls freestyle; and
 Jade- 1st 8 year girls freestyle.

James Tod & Carol Barker

Swimming Carnival Conveners

ZONE TRIALS

Congratulation to, Benn, Ihaka, Kalan & Max who made it

through to the Combined Zone Trial for Rugby League. Also to
Ethan who has made it through to the same trial in football. Well
done and good luck to these students.

Congratulations also to Aiden Mc who yesterday made it through

to the Sydney North Trial for Cricket.

James Tod
Stage 3 Assistant Principal

NRMA ROAD SAFETY DAY

Just a reminder that the children can bring their helmets on Thursday for the National Road Safety Week talk if
they would like to be shown how to fit and adjust properly to maximise safety.

Carol Barker
National Road Safety Week Coordinator
 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE
On Friday 16 March 2018, students and teachers at MCPS will stand united to celebrate the eighth National
Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA).
The National Day of Action is Australia’s key anti-bullying event for schools. In 2018 the topic is ‘imagine a
world free from bullying’ and students will be encouraged to share their BIG IDEAS at an age appropriate
level in their classes.
More information and activities are available at:
https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/YourRole/Pages/For-Parents-and-carers.aspx
https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/ForKids

Mrs Pope, Mrs Auditore, Mrs Conroy and Miss Elton

NDA Committee

SELECTIVE SCHOOLS
The Selective High School Placement Test will be held on 15 March 2018 from 9.00am to 1.30pm.

Unless parents have made special arrangements with the High Performing Students Unit to attend an
individually allocated test centre candidates from this school have been sent to: Asquith Girls High School.

Go to https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-
7/the-test to find:
 Test centre allocations by public school.
 A map of test centre addresses under the heading 'The test'.
 The bulletin, Test information for parents and students. The bulletin contains very important information
about the test and should be read carefully.

SPECIAL RELIGION EDUCATION & ETHICS NEWS

We need your immediate help and support to facilitate more Ethics classes in 2018. Please review the detail
further along in the newsletter.

Ali Shahnazi
Ethics Coordinator

SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS – COLES PROMOTION

We have had a terrific response for the Coles Sports for School program and
are on our way to earning some fantastic new sports equipment. Vouchers
can be put in the collection bin at Hornsby Coles, Asquith Coles or at the
School Office. Thank you for your continued support.

Simone Hayward & Shannon Jones

Coles Sports in Schools Co-ordinators
 P&C
Our General Meeting for March will be held on Tuesday 20th March starting at 7.30pm. All welcome. We will
be discussing and voting on an amendment to the school uniform policy, regarding non gender specific
uniform options.

DISCO – fundraising@mcpsPandC.asn.au
Friday 23rd March. $9.00. Buy your tickets via Qkr! up until 12.00pm on Friday 23rd March. Volunteers are
required, please email if you are able to help out.

CANTEEN – canteen@mcpsPandC.asn.au
Hot Cross Buns - Thursday March 29. Recess only. For $2.00 choose from Traditional Fruit, Fruit Free or Gluten
Free. This is only available on a pre-order basis via our online ordering system, Qkr! Orders will close on
Monday March 26,

A copy of the new Winter 2017-2018 Menu in this newsletter. Our canteen is moving towards being aligned
with the new NSW Healthy Food Strategy

Anyone available to do the second Tuesday of the month? If you are able to lend a hand, please get in
touch via email.

Our wonderful volunteers for the coming week are:

Wednesday March 14 Renae W, Eleonora Wand Cassie P

Thursday March 15 Martine A and Brooke J

Friday March 16 Sharon M; Brodee G/Penny Cand Ali W/Danae S

Monday March 19 CANTEEN CLOSED

Tuesday March 20 Claire B and Claudia F

BOOKCLUB – bookclub@mcpsPandC.asn.au

Issue 2 is now online. Paper copies will come home this week.
http://www.scholastic.com.au/schools/bookclub/assets/pdfs/bc218.pdf

Orders are due by March 27. Please place orders at

https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx

SCHOOL BANKING – banking@mcpsPandC.asn.au

Our School Student Banking Coordinators were very happy to welcome four new depositors to our Banking
Family: Ashleigh C, Luke P, Keira C and Laird W.

Remember, if at any time you have a query about your child’s school banking deposits, or would like further
information, please email our coordinators.

Thanks for supporting School Banking! See you on Monday morning!

Alison Scott-Branagan, Jenny Dobrincic, Susan Spencer & Bethany Bell

2018 P&C Executive Team – exec@mcpspandc.asn.au
 BASC NEWS
As you are aware our AGM was held last night Monday 12 March. Thank you to the families that attended the
meeting.

Our Executive committee members for 2018-2019 are as follows:

President: Ali Shahnazi

Vice President: Susan Deburgh
Secretary: Brooke Black
Treasurer: Dawn Kilkelly
Public Officer: Nyree Lane

Our non-executive members are:

P & C Rep: Dawn Kilkelly

Staff Rep: Clare Dorey
Fundraising Rep: Nyree Lane
Family Rep: TBA

We would like to congratulate and welcome everyone to the committee and we look forward to
another fabulous year working with our families. Please keep in mind that all families are welcome to attend
our management committee meetings which are held on the second Monday of each month.

It that time of the year again and vacation care forms are out today via the school newsletter. Forms are also
emailed to families enrolled at the Service via HubWorks. Please make sure to return the vacation care form
as soon as possible if you require care for your child/ren this coming school holidays. The number of places
are limited and allocated based on the order of forms received. For more information please see the Director
or email us on ‘service@mtcolahoshc.com.au’.

Sahar Khorrami
Director/Nominated Supervisor
Mount Colah After School Care Association Inc.
service@mtcolahoshc.com.au