Newsletter Wednesday 15th June, 2016
It’s not that I’m afraid of the dark, I just don’t particularly like it… Growing up I used to share a room with
my sister. It would frustrate me because she didn’t like the dark so we always had to sleep with a night light
on. It’s funny how we easily get used to these little things. Now that I’m living in my own house, I have to
admit I don’t like the pitch black dark. If I’m at home by myself I like to have a few lights on (much to my
husbands frustration) even if I’m not in a particular room because it makes me feel warm and safe. Light
has that effect, it makes us feel safe. Walking down the street at night or driving on a country road, street
lights make us feel safe. Light has that effect, it exposes, brightens and allows nothing to hide so that we
know there is nothing to fear. John 1:5 describes Jesus as THE light that, “shines in the darkness, and the
darkness can never extinguish it..” The light that makes us feel safe, that exposes any evil and can never be
overcome by darkness and can never be extinguished. May this light guide your life and illuminate the
paths that you walk in this world.
Thanks
Pastor Lyndelle Peterson
JUNIOR SCHOOL CHAPEL - CLASS ROSTER
Junior School Chapel is held every Friday morning at Fox Valley Community Church at 8.50am - All
parents welcome.
17th June - Mrs Els’ Class (Kindy)
24th June - Miss Andrews’ Class (Kindy)
28th June (Tuesday) K-Year 7 Combined Chapel (11.30am)
JUMPING CASTLE
The Prep children were learning all about Jumping Jim during week 6. To help them remember the “j j j”
sound they got to jump on a jumping castle! All the Prep children had a Jolly Jumping time!!!
MARBLE MAZES
In Technology last week Miss Ruiz’s Year One class created super cool Marble Mazes!! Some of us worked as
teams to make our mazes extra tricky. We made them on plastic plates, using paper, pipe cleaners,
paddle-pop sticks, tape, and match sticks. It was lots of fun creating and working together.
SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
Our School Athletics Carnival will be held on Monday 1st August, weather & ground permitting, at
Bannockburn Oval, Bannockburn Rd, Pymble. It is for Prep to Year 6. Students will need to wear their
sport’s uniform. Prep students who don’t have a sports uniform, can wear appropriate casual clothes. Please
ensure your child has packed plenty of fluids, snacks and wet weather gear.
Parent helpers will be needed in various areas, including canteen, to help the carnival run smoothly and we
would appreciate your help. Please fill out the form below and return to either school office or please reply
in the affirmative via e-mail if you are able to help. Buses will be leaving school at 8.50am SHARP and
returning by 2.30pm. The carnival will start at 9.15am, students need to be at the oval BY 9.00am if they
are not catching the bus from school. A note giving your child permission to catch the bus will be sent
home next week.
We WILL need helpers in the following areas and for the times noted below:
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I, …………………………………………… can help in the following area & or for the following time
TIMEKEEPING
HIGH JUMP
MARSHALLING
SHOT PUT
LONG JUMP
CANTEEN
Times: 9.15—12.15pm OR 12.15—2.15pm OR Whole day
NSWCIS CROSS COUNTRY
We wish our students all the best as they compete at the NSWCIS
Cross Country tomorrow.
LIFE EDUCATION VAN
The Life Education Van will be
JUNIOR SCHOOL REPORTS
Junior School reports (Kindy Year 4) will be sent home on
Thursday 23rd June. The report
will be in your child’s profile
folder.
HOW TO READ REPORTS
There will be 2 sessions on
“How to read your child’s
report” to be held in the Year 2
classroom at the Infant Campus,
on Thursday 23rd at 3.15pm or
Friday 24th June at 8.00am.
This is open to any parents who
would like to attend.
JUNIOR SCHOOL PARENT/
TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Parent/Teacher interviews will
be held at the Junior School
Campus on Monday 27th &
Tuesday 28th June 2016 for
Prep-Year 4.
To book an appointment time
you need to go to the following
website;
www.schoolinterviews.com.au
then enter the code hxmyk.
Please note the code is case
sensitive, so it needs to be all
small letters.
visiting our school from Thursday
23rd June to Thursday 30th June.
This will be for Prep to Year 6.
Topics include:
Kindy: Harold’s Surprise
Year 1: Harold’s Mystery Tour
Year 2: Harold’s Heroes
Year 3: All Systems Go
Year 4: Be Cyber wise
Year 5: On the Case
Year 6: Think Twice
YEAR 7 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL—RESULTS
Our High School Athletics Carnival was held Thursday 26th May 2016. Everyone did so well, we are really
proud that all our students gave their best and got involved on the day. Our award winners were
announced at Chapel last week— a special congratulations to you all for a job very well done!
CHAMPIONS
RUNNERS UP
12 year old girl
Emily Miller
Keeva Raftery
12 year old boy
David Oynike
Jakob Ormsby
13+ year old girl
Grace Colville
Jacinta Moussa
13+ year old boy
Zach Goodacre
Mason Jeffrey
Encouragement Award
Reina Randall & Nicholas Price
BASKETBALL GALA DAY
On Thursday 2nd June, students from Years 5 and 6 attended the
Basketball Gala Day at Macarthur Adventist College. The competition
was fierce and all the schools were determined to win, but only one
could take home the trophy. Wahroonga and Hills dominated all the
games and it came to the grand finals with both boys and girls in an old
fashioned derby with hills. Both of the finals were intense and very
close games with the boys from WAS winning in an awesome match 4-2
and the girls sadly going down 6-2. We had a great day and hope to do
it again soon.
By Pukhraaj Mavi and Harry White. Year 6.
CSSA ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
YEAR 7
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS
YEAR 7, 2017
COMBINED SCHOOL
CHAPEL
The Year 7 CSSA North Met Zone
Athletics Carnival for selected
students is being held this Friday
17th June at Blacktown
International Sports Park. Students
need to arrive at the Sports Park by
8.15am. If you haven’t already done
so, please return your consent forms
to the Middle School office urgently.
If your child is starting Year 7 in
2017 and would like to apply for an
Academic Scholarship, they must be
registered to sit the Scholarship
exam by Wednesday 22nd June.
A combined school chapel
will be held for all students
from Prep to Year 7 at the
Fox Valley Community
Centre on Tuesday 28th
June at 11.30am.
Scholarship Exams will be held on
Friday 22nd July. Please see the
School website for more
information.
Parents are welcome to
attend.
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY—YEAR 7
Design and Technology this term has seen students grow in their practical ability through the fabrication of
candle holders. The mixed material project predominantly focus’ on the development of their metal work
skills whilst utilising techniques learnt in the previous term during the
creation of their Animal money boxes.
THE RUNNING CLUB
QAS SURVEY RESULTS
The results from our recent Quality
Schools Review are now available
on the School website within the
Quality Schools Improvements
plan. You can view the plan by
following the information below:
www.wahroonga.adventist.edu.au/
parent_information/publications
Thank you to everyone who bought tickets to our social movie afternoon this Sunday . It is going to
be a fantastic and fun afternoon for the school community. We look forward to seeing you there.
Please arrive early to get your tickets - open from 2:15pm
DATES FOR REMAINDER TERM 2 FOR YOUR DIARY
FINDING DORY Movie Afternoon: Sunday 19th June - 3:15pm
Home and School Meeting: Monday 27th June 7PM
DATES FOR TERM 3 FOR YOUR DIARY
Home and School Meeting: Monday 25th July (1st day back!) 7PM
Hawaiian School Trivia Night - Adults only - Saturday 6th August ( TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE
SOON!!)
PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE
Congratulations to Shivon Chakravarti (Kindy), Callum Pennington (Yr 1), Elijah Pudaruth (Yr 1), Ashton
Boehm (Yr 2), Hannah Cooper (Yr 2), Twisha Srinivas (Yr 5), Jaz Burgoyne (Kindy), Sarah Conway (Yr 1),
Katie Miller (Yr 4), Alexander Moreau (Yr 4), Jason Slater (Kindy), Violet Williams (Kindy) and Maya Jeffrey
(Yr 6) who have all finished the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Great reading!
Remember, the Premier’s Reading Challenge does not finish until August 19 so there is still plenty of time
to complete it. Happy Reading!!
HOLIDAY BORROWING
This is the last week of borrowing for this term. Please make sure all Library books are returned to the
Library before the school holidays. If your child is still completing the Premier’s Reading Challenge and
would like PRC books over the holidays please send a note or email to [email protected]
stating how many books you would like (max. 10 books) and collect them in the last week of term.
Thank you!
COLOUR KEY EXPLANATION BELOW:
DATE
TIME
Yellow - Junior School Events
Prep to Year 4
Red - Middle School Events
Years 5 - 7
Blue - Whole School Events
Prep - Year 7
EVENT
COMMENTS
Wednesday 15th
June
9.00am
UNSW Spelling &
Writing Competition
Years 3-7
Thursday 16th June
ALL DAY
NSWCIS Cross Country
Carnival
Selected Students
Friday 17th June
ALL DAY
CSSA North Met Athletics
Selected Students
Carnival
Sunday 19th June
3.15pm
“Finding Dory” Movie
Hornsby Odeon see page 6
Thursday 23rdThursday 30th June
ALL DAY
Life Education Van
Prep—Year 6
Thursday 23rd June
3.15pm
Year 2 classroom
Friday 24th June
8.00am
How to read your child’s
report
How to read your child’s
report
Junior School Parent/
Teacher Interviews
Junior school campus - Computer room
& Library from 3.30pm - 7.00pm
Junior school interviews will stop at
6.30pm for the H & S meeting
Fox Valley Community Centre
Monday 27th Tuesday 28th June
Monday 27th June
7.00pm
Home & School Meeting
Tuesday 28th June
11.30am
Combined Chapel
Friday 1st July
ALL DAY
Last Day Term 2
Monday 4th - Friday
22nd July
Monday 4th-Friday
8th July
Monday 18th-Friday
ALL DAY
School Holidays
ALL DAY
Vacation Care
ALL DAY
Teachers In-Service
22nd July
Friday 22nd July
Year 2 classroom
Pupil Free - No school
Vacation Care will be available
Scholarship Exams
Year 7
Monday 25th July
8.50am1.30pm
ALL DAY
Term 3 Commences
Winter Uniform
Monday 25th July
7.00pm
Home & School Meeting
Thu, 28th July
ALL DAY
Milo Cricket Gala Day
Years 5&6—Selected Students
VACATION CARE
Vacation Care will be available during the 1st week of the holidays and the 3rd week (pupil free week) after
the School Holidays.
Week 1– 4th July to 8th July & Week 3– 18th July to 22nd July.
Come and enjoy arts & crafts, inside & outside games and other fun activities. Please ensure your child
wears old clothes & enclosed shoes.
Application forms are available from the OOSH room and outside the School Office. All forms need to be
returned by Thursday 22nd June so that all activities are well catered for appropriately.
Also please ensure your OOSH Care account is paid in FULL before the end of Term 2.
Wind in the Willows
By Marian Street Theatre for Young People
Toot toot! Join the classic adventure with Ratty, Mole, Badger and the naughty Weasels and Stoats who
want to take over Toad Hall. Help them save eccentric and boastful Toad in a new, fast paced, fun
production of Kenneth Grahame’s immortal story of life on the riverbank, adapted by David Gooderson.
For everyone 3 – 103 years old. Performances at the Knox Cultural Centre, Wahroonga. Book now at
mstyp.org.au for the July school holidays.