Ryde East Public School

I look forward to seeing you at the P&C Annual General Meeting tonight in the staffroom at 7.30pm. I will be updating you on the Building Program and our vision for Ryde East Public School for 2010.

Our school has an Extreme and Wet Weather Policy. When there are days of extreme heat, dust, wind or storms our students remain indoors during recess and lunch times. Last Friday was one such day. Sport was cancelled and the students benefited from remaining in our air conditioned classrooms.

Our Kindergarten teachers last week attended a two day inservice course on Best Start. This program aims at giving our Kindergarten students the best start to their learning of literacy and numeracy. All our new 2010 Kindergarten students will be assessed within the first weeks of Term 1 by our Kindergarten teachers. If you have a child starting Kindergarten and would like them to be assessed prior to starting school, assessments will also take place on Thursday 28th or Friday 29th January 2010. Please contact our Assistant Principal for Kindergarten, Mr Greg Miller by Friday 4th December if one of these dates is convenient for you.

The teachers have been busy writing Semester Two Student Reports which will be sent home on Monday 7th December. If you would like to have an interview with your child’s class teacher please make an appointment.

At the time of printing I am still awaiting confirmation on some results for PSSA semi final eligibility. At this point there will be a few teams from Ryde East who will be participating in the semis. The semi finals will be held this Friday at Meadowbank Park, and transport to and from the venue will be by bus departing school at 12.15pm. No extra cost will be incurred.

The students will receive permission notes as soon as we have confirmation regarding participating teams. Please sign this note as soon as possible and return it to the team coaches.

On Wednesday 11th November 2009, the senior cricket team went to ELS Hall Park to participate in the Milo Cup Cricket Gala Day. Our first game was against Carlingford West. We scored 78 runs but unfortunately Carlingford West came in and scored 84. Our next game was against Gladesville, they scored 66 and we scored 58. We then played Eastwood Heights. We got our highest score yet 115. They then went in to bat and got 37. Lastly we played Ermington in a play off for 5th and 6th we scored 80 and Ermington scored 61. People that retired on twenty were Kyle, Daniel, Archie, Mackenzie, Zac and James. Everyone played really well. Thank you Mr North for taking us and Mrs Wilson for organising the day.

The Junior Soccer team had a great season. We won most of our games but unfortunately we just missed out on making the semi-finals. Everybody played well and fair. We only lost to Gladesville and Ermington. Thank you to our coach Mr Warn and his ‘assistants’ Mr Williams and Mr North, who coached for one term.

Douglas: A fantastic left midfielder who beat the opposition players beautifully.

I really enjoyed captaining the team and I wish the boys good luck for the next season.

The Junior A Netball team had a smasher of a season and won every game for the first time since 1997. Everyone had an awesome time playing. But the most challenging game was against Boronia Park Public School in the Grand Finals, where we won 6-11, thanks to our fantastic defence who kept the ball away from Boronia’s shooters.

We only won thanks to our fantastic coach Mrs Kalil who helped us during the season. The whole team played really well throughout the season, and standing up at Meadowbank Park and receiving our medals was a real treat.

This year the Senior Soccer team had a great season coming in 3rd place. Harri and I thought that we had a great opportunity to make it to the Grand Final but unfortunately we did not. We had only lost 3 games and that was a very good result I thought. Also we had great fun.

Our best goal scorer was James. Our best players were Isaac, Tom, Harrison and Mackenzie.

Thank you to Mr Warn, Mr North, Mr Williams and Miss Wilson for taking us to Meadowbank Park and for training the boys.

As you willknow from the school newsletter and calendar, we are having a special working bee for all families, this Sunday 29 November, 9am–12 noon. You are invited to an enjoyable morning helping to maintain our school environment. If you missed a working bee this year, or would like to do another, you will be most welcome! As usual, children are welcome, too, under parent supervision. Tasks to be tackled include:

Please wear old clothes, hat and work gloves. Bring any useful safety equipment and tools you may have, such as spades, buckets, pruners, brushcutter and wheelbarrow, to supplement our school equipment.

If doubts arise owing to weather, please phone 0417 439 456 on the morning of Sunday 29 November. To assist planning and catering, please reply to your child’s teacher by this Friday 27 November, with the information indicated in the reply slip at the end of the newsletter.

As the year draws to a close I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank my dear friends and colleagues on the 2009 P&C Team for their endless commitment and dedication in supporting our school this year. In working together we achieved our working objectives and along the way had many laughs! You are truly fantastic! I have really enjoyed being part of such a great team and thank you for allowing me the opportunity to be team leader for 2009. We are so lucky to have the wonderful parent community who rolls up their sleeves and joins in unselfishly when the call goes out. A big thank you to Mrs Imer, and to all the Ryde East staff for your support in all our endeavours. We do what we do well because your support makes our jobs easier. The children of our school are a testament to their parents, they are really something special. With the varied P&C activities during the year, the children have become part of the working team. Thank you to the many children who have assisted the mums and dads at the many events during the year and for being polite, courteous and being great fun loving children!

Our last General & combined Annual General Meeting is to be held this evening commencing at 7.30pm in the school staffroom. If you have held a position this year or would like to be considered for a position for next year it is essential for you to attend this evenings meeting. This is an open meeting and l encourage all parents to attend and to participate. A full report of this year’s events including financials will be provided at this evening’s meeting. A copy of that report will be in next week’s news letter.

Positions

P&C President

Vice President Community

VP Fundraising

Treasurer

Secretary

Minutes Secretary

Building Library Fund trustee

Newsletter Co-Ordinator

Fundraising Committee

Canteen Convenor

Canteen Supervisor

Canteen Treasurer

Auditor

Canteen Roster

Music Committee Coordinator

Music Committee Treasurer

Music Committee Secretary

Band Manager

Music Committee Instrument Manager

Instrument Parent Contact x 5

Class Parents Coordinator

Disco Coordinator

Ryde East Music Festival Coordinator

Ryde East Music Festival Committee

Ryde East Music Festival Catering Committee

Uniform Shop – New Uniforms Coordinator

Uniform Shop – 2nd Hand Uniforms Coordinator

Annual School Report Representative

School Watch Coordinator

P&C Liaison – School Grounds

Year 6 Uniform Coordinator

School Banking

Book Club Coordinator

Merit Selection Parent representatives

Year 6 Farewell Committee

P&C Meetings Catering

Tennis Court Parent Coordinator

New parent morning tea - catering coordinator

Kindy orientations x 2 - catering coordinator

1st day Kindy morning tea

Coordinator for end of year acquisitions

REMINDER: Chalk Day this Thursday 26th November 2009 & the last Disco for this year is on this Friday 27th November 2009. Look out for details in today’s newsletter. It is not too late to get your forms and your payment in! All envelopes to the P&C Box. Thank you!

Christmas is coming……and so is our annual Musical Variety Night concert. Thursday evening the 3rd of December 2009. Thanks for all responses. If you would like your child noted in the program, please email their name and the name of the piece they will be performing on the night to rosechesterton@optusnet.co.au or if you are running a little late with your RSVP, please let me know by Friday 27th November.

As this variety night is being held in our relaxing grassed courtyard area just across from Miss Dhu’s class room, (senior side of the school) weather permitting, please bring rugs deck chairs and picnic baskets and enjoy a wonderful display of our children’s talents. Please remember no alcohol.

If parents have some fairy, party or festoon lights that can be used on the night to decorate the trees, please let me know ASAP, 0402 026 489. Thanks in advance to Phillip Ward for offering to hang them for us.

There has being a great response for the Music program 2010. Parents, you can still fill in an expression of interest form for 2010 and place in the music box by Friday 27th November 2009.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.

Believe it or not its time to do another roster. I hope to do the roster in week seven and publish it in week eight. If any of you are leaving the school this year or if you want to change you availability for next year please let me know by Wednesday 3rd December 2009.

If you have not worked on the canteen this year but would like to next year, your help would be most appreciated. Please contact me via phone or email.

Issue 8, the last issue for the year, will be handed out this week by your teachers. If you would like to order, please place in the P&C box no later than FRIDAY, 4TH DECEMBER so it can be distributed by the end of the term.

From this issue, I’m hoping to order a class set of picture dictionaries and more books from the $1 deal for teachers which has been continued in this issue as well. So….. if you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping, you just may find that extra little something without having to battle at the shops!!!

Thank you for your ongoing support this year. I’m now up to 5, A4 pages of teacher resources (not including the copious number of books for the library and book prizes) which we have all contributed to by ordering through Bookclub.

Remember to write ‘pick up’ and phone number on the envelope if you would like to pick up your order personally. There are copies of all the catalogues in the office.

Please remember if you would like to come to the disco on the 27th November, fill in the form at the back of the newsletter (if you have not already done so). Please place your completed form with money in an envelope and drop it into the yellow P&C box in the school office by Wednesday 25th November. Don’t forget to bring $3 on the night for your glowstick (please do not include money for glowsticks when paying for the disco).

Please fill out the form and place in the P & C box by tomorrow afternoon - Wednesday NOV 25

OOSH NEWS

School Holidays

Our school holiday program has been emailed out to all families. Programs are also available at the Centre. Please ensure the consent form is returned with your booking form and copy of payment. Bookings close Friday 11th December 2009.

Fees will need to be paid in full for OOSH and school holiday care in December and January. Fees are due Friday 11th December.

Please Note: Any fees outstanding will incur a fee of $20 and suspension of enrolment. The Centre can no longer sustain outstanding fees.

Disco: If your child will be attending the disco on Friday 27th November and you require OOSH staff to take your child up to the hall, please sign a consent form.

Air Hockey table: Thank you to the Marquis family for the donation of an air hockey table. This will be a very popular resource.

The New Uniform Price List as at 30th September 2009 is available from the school office.

As an additional service to assist parents, you may now order and pay for Ryde East Public School uniforms securely online and have them delivered directly to your child’s class room. When ordering, simply note the school, Child’s name and class in the address - delivery section of the checkout for free delivery. Please note: All internet orders will be delivered to the class room only. There will be no orders posted to home addresses.

The Uniform Shop is open each Tuesday morning during Term from 8.45am to 9.45am and is located at the school canteen.

The school tennis courts are available for hire out of school hours for a nominal fee of $5.50 per hour for each court. If anyone is interested in hiring the courts, before or after school, on the weekend or during school holidays, please contact Margie Simpson on 0407 280 864

World Education Program is looking for Volunteer Host Families for International Students arriving in July 2010. If you would like more information on becoming a Host Family, please contact:

Nikki Medwell - Inbound Exchange Administrator, World Education Program on 1300 884 733 or see the flyer on the school notice board.

TWT/Rotary Community Carols at North Ryde are looking for interested students to join the choir for their North Ryde Spectacular on 20th December 2009. If interested please see the flyer on the school noticeboard or contact 9801 6262 to find information regarding practice times.

“ CHALK DAY”

Calling all students of Ryde East Public to join in the fun of “Chalk Day”. A day where each class will transform the grey pavement of our school into a sea of colour & design!

Be part of this great yearly event. Order your chalk @ $1.00 per large stick by completing the order form below. Return the form along with the correct money in an envelope labeled “Chalk Day” to the P&C box in the school office by Monday 23rd November 2009

All chalk ordered will be given out by your class teacher on Chalk Day Thursday 26th November 2009.

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