Fencing, Leaders 2021, New Lunch Menu and more: Term 4 | Week 6

Posted at 12:55 pm on 16 November 2020 Weekly News
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From the principal's desk
‘Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable’
  • Paramahansa Yogananda
This week we start the downward slope towards the end of Term 4 and 2020. On Friday we unveiled our new mural after 5 weeks of hard work. Today’s quote is fitting. Pictured is Deegan proudly showing off our project. He took a lead role in supporting the younger students to develop the art skills Daren taught. Our parents collecting students on Friday afternoon also caught an impromptu dance performance at the gate from our junior boys having just performed to the school. I thank Daren for his great work, and we will look forward to a continued biannual relationship. If you haven’t voted yet for where our mural should hang, please vote here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z666GZZ This week, our neighbourhood shop reopens, meaning we can begin ordering lunches again from Wednesday. Our order days remain on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We have sent home a paper copy of the new menu today, and after that, it will remain digitally on our website, FaceBook and Dojo for printing at home if required. There will be laminated copies in classes for students to refer to. Over recent months, I have been keeping the community informed on our fencing project due to commence in the summer holidays. Our initial intention was to complete Northcliffe Drive first, with Grandview to be considered in 2021. As we approach the end of the year, our financial situation has enabled us to complete the project in one phase. We save on-site costs, and we can then ensure the safety of our entire school as we begin the new year. I am proud to inform the community that we have been able to stamp this project’s go ahead, as it was the first item raised for consideration at my inaugural PandC meeting back in February. I look forward to returning to a new and shiny 1.8 metre navy blue fence come February 2021. Lastly, today I met with our Year 5 students to discuss leadership in 2021. All students in Year 6 hold an important leadership function, but some run for the formal office positions of Captain and Vice-Captain. Those students who expressed interest in these positions have brought home notes today. All of the information is contained within, but will require your endorsement as a carer. Please read the information carefully. It will then require my endorsement as Principal. As a person passionate about community leadership, I take this process seriously and will meet with each candidate when they return their notes to discuss my endorsement of their application. I thank our current leaders and look forward to handing over the positions on Presentation Day on the morning of December 8. We are now able to have limited community members at our Presentation Day by invitation and RSVP only, but I will share more information regarding this in the coming weeks. Have a great week. Kind regards, Kieren Corbyn (Principal)
The week that was
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Mobile dentist
Don't forget the Dental Mobile visit to Lake Heights Public School is next week. Consent forms are only available online for parents to sign in order to plan the number of children to be treated. To complete the children’s consent form click on the following link: https://mobiledentistry.totallysmiles.com.au/consent-forms/consent-e-form/
Merits
Student numbers

Anticipated student numbers for 2021 are very important to our school planning and financial processes, so if you are considering leaving, or know of someone who intends to come to our school in 2021, please get in contact. Every student affects these processes, so accurate gauging is vital and I appreciate the support of our community.
Book club orders due
Just a reminder that Book Club orders are due tomorrow Tuesday 17 November. Drop orders off to the office by 2:35pm.
Kinder 2021

Today we held the first formal Orientation for Kindergarten 2021. This year, as a new initiative, we are offering two of our Kindergarten 2021 students the opportunity to win a brand new school uniform package, valued at $150 each. To be eligible for this prize, all enrolment forms must be completed and submitted to the office by the evening of our Parent information night on Monday November 23. Spread the word in the community, if you want to be in the running for a free uniform, and you are starting Kindergarten in 2021, get your enrolment forms completed. Forms can be found online here: https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/going-to-a-public-school/translated-documents/enrolment-application and general information for our school can  be found here: https://lhps.nsw.edu.au/our-school/enrolment/ and of course our office can always help and provide hard copies. The completed forms must be dropped back to the office by Monday, November 23 to be eligible for the prize draw. If you have a child starting in 2021 in Kindergarten, please mark the carer evening in your diary at 3pm on the same day, and join us on Zoom at Meeting ID: 489 780 7076 and Password: 137141. Instructions for Zooming can be found at www.zoom.us
Yum

It's here at last. Check out the new menu for lunches which starts Wed 18 Nov. Just as before, write your order on a paper bag with your name and class, drop money inside, then place in your classroom orders bag.
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