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Ryde East Public School
12 Twin Road, North Ryde, N.S.W. 2113
Tel: 9878 3681 9888 5620 Fax: 9878 6029
Email: rydeeast-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Website address: www.rydeeast-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
NEWSLETTER 28th APRIL 2015
TERM 2 WEEK 2
A copy of this newsletter is available on the School’s website
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Thank you to the parents who joined us for our
ANZAC Day service in our school hall last Thursday.
Thank you to everyone who brought in flowers for
the service. We were fortunate to have Warrant
Officer Mick Leayr make a moving speech to our
students. In the afternoon our Stage 2 and 3
students had the rare opportunity to hear Mrs Kim
Phillips speak about the Gallipoli landing and the
soldiers from Ryde who were involved in the conflict.
Mrs Phillips is the author of a book ‘The Spirit of
Gallipoli - A Centenary of ANZACs’ which is a detailed
account of this historic event. Mr Phillip Ward very
kindly donated this book to our school library and
Mrs Phillips signed the book for us.
Thank you to all the
students and parents who
joined the Captains and
Prefects at the dawn
service at North Ryde RSL
on ANZAC Day. It was the
largest march for many years as we were all
commemorating the centenary of ANZAC.
Sunday’s Music Camp was an
awesome experience for our
talented student musicians.
Many thanks to our fabulous
music committee who coordinated this event and to Mrs Small and Mr Ward
for their help on the day.
Next Tuesday 5th May 2015 we will be holding an
Open Morning for parents of children who will be
starting Kindergarten in 2016. This morning will see
our Captains and Prefects speak to the parents and
children about what our school has to offer. If you
have a child starting school next year come and join
us at 9.30am in our school hall. The dates for the
activities we have planned for our next year’s Kindy
students is on our website.
The girls sport uniform is now shorts as we are
phasing out the skirt. Bike pants and leggings are not
school uniform and should not be worn as sport
uniform or under skirts and culottes. We have a
striking uniform and when everyone wears it
correctly it looks amazing.
The Annual School Report for 2014 is now available
on the school website for your perusal.
Next Wednesday is our Cross Country. It will begin
after recess at 11.35am and should be completed by
lunch time. The canteen is having a special treat for
our students in the form of a Sausage Sizzle. All
orders need to be in by 3.00pm on Monday 4th May.
Tomorrow night the P&C will be holding a general
meeting beginning at 7.30pm in our staff room.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
SCHOOL KISS AND RIDE/DROP OFF AND
PICK UP AREAS
A ‘Kiss and Ride Zone’ or ‘Drop-off and
Pick-up’ area utilises existing ‘No
Parking’ zones around schools. In these
areas, drivers may stop to drop off or pick up
children, however No Parking rules apply:
 Maximum stop time is 2 minutes
 Driver must remain in or within 3 metres of
the vehicle
 Vehicle must not be left unattended
Jane Imer
Principal
Dates for Your Diary
W29/4
W29/4
F 1/5
Tu 5/5
W6/5
W6/5
W6/5
Th 7/5
F 8/5
F 8/5
5D and 1F visit to New Horizons
P&C Meeting – 7.30pm
Infants Assembly – 9.20am 1K performing
Primary Assembly – 10.30am – 5D
Kindergarten 2016 Open Morning
Cross Country Carnival
Canteen Pack Lunch Day
Mothers’ Day Stall
Mothers’ Day Stall
Stewart House Day
Last day for Book Club orders
CROSS COUNTRY – Wednesday 6th May
A reminder that our school Cross
Country Carnival will take place next
Wednesday 6th May at 11.35am for
all students in K-6.
Students will complete the following
number of laps:
Age Group
Kindergarten, Year 1 and 7 years
old from Year 2
8 and 9 years old
10 years old
11 years old
12 and 13 years old
Number of
Laps
1
2
2
3
3
All students will need to wear appropriate footwear
and they can either choose to wear their school
sports uniform or house colours. Please make sure
your child has a water bottle and a hat on the day.
Students are encouraged to bring a rug, towel or
tarpaulin to sit on while they are not running.
If your child requires any emergency asthma
medication, please ensure that it is given to Mrs
Anderson at the school office before school. Make
sure your child’s name and class are clearly written
on the medication.
In the event of wet weather, the carnival will be
postposed to Monday 11th May 2015. Parents are
welcome to come along on the day to support the
students and enjoy the carnival.
Ms Sedevic and Ms Jenkins
Cross Country Coordinators
STEWART HOUSE DAY Friday 8th May
To acknowledge Stewart House Day this year, the
SRC will be sending home Stewart House Donation
Drive envelopes this Thursday. For your chance to
win a $4,000.00 family holiday, to a destination of
your choice, just place a $2.00 coin in the envelope
and return it to the school office by Friday 8th May.
The winner of the competition will be announced on
the 22nd May 2015.
Your donation supports the 1,800 children who
attend Stewart House at Curl Curl Beach each year
from public schools across NSW and the ACT.
Paul Johnson
SRC Co-ordinator
P&C NEWS
Ryde East Music Festival
Sunday 24th May 2015 8am – 5pm
The Ryde East P&C Association is proud to once
again be the host of the spectacular Ryde East Music
Festival. In its 18th year, this most prestigious event
on the annual music calendar provides primary
school bands the opportunity to perform against
their peers in a competitive forum. There are 4
performance categories ranging from Beginner,
Intermediate, Senior Bands and Mixed Ensembles.
This year’s festival will see just over 1000 children
from 34 school bands performing. There will be 14
schools represented from all over the Northern
Districts of Sydney from Castle Cove, to Birchgrove,
Beecroft and Pymble Public schools. This year we
also welcome North Ryde Public School to the
competition for the very first time. Our own Ryde
East Senior Band will be competing in the
Intermediate Concert Band Section at 11:40am.
Mark the date on your calendar as it is a fantastic
event which is open to all families at Ryde East to
attend and enjoy! At this time I would like to
acknowledge Marlene Richardson and former P&C
President Robin Butterfield who have done the most
wonderful job of coordinating this highly valued
event.
The Ryde East Music Festival is our yearly major
fundraising event. Aside from the band competition,
there will be a BBQ stall, cake stall, fairy floss and
goodies stall, as well as the famous satay stall. An
event such as this is dependent upon many
volunteers to assist on the day. As such, in today’s
newsletter, I am calling for volunteers from the
school community to assist on the day so that we
may compile the roster which will ensure that this
event runs smoothly on all fronts and is a success! If
you would like to help out in any way, please don’t
be shy and complete the attached helper request
form and place in yellow P&C box by Friday 15th May.
The roster will then be printed in the school
newsletter the following Tuesday 19th of May.
Remember, if you are unable to help on the actual
day, why not consider cooking some cakes or slices
for the cake stall. Our last cake stall on Election Day
was an outstanding success raising well needed
funds to assist our wonderful school. Your child does
not have to be in the Ryde East Band Program for
you to share in this Music Festival. This is an open
invitation to all families of Ryde East to join in and be
part of this magnificent musical event.
P&C Meeting
A reminder also that Wednesday night will be our
second General Meeting for the year. At 7.30pm in
the staff room, we will be discussing some exciting
new things we are looking to implement in the
school, so please come along if you can.
Have a great week
Genevieve Webb - P&C President
CROSS COUNTRY SAUSAGE
SIZZLE WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY
2015
The order form for our Cross Country
Sausage Sizzle pack lunch for next Wednesday 6th
May 2015 is attached to this newsletter. The
canteen will also provide normal service on the day.
Students will receive a hot beef, gluten free sausagesizzle on a fresh bread roll, an ice block and a choice
of drink for only $6. All forms are to be returned to
the yellow P&C box, in the school office, by 3.00pm
on Monday 4th May 2015. Please ensure you fill in
one order slip per child and include the correct
money.
Don’t forget our Winter Canteen Menu includes
some new items - mini pies for recess and scrummy
hot toasted sandwiches for lunch. This month it’s
home-made hot country chicken and noodle soup
every Monday.
If you have any suggestions or would like to be part
of the Canteen Committee please drop me an email.
We would love some more ideas and help!
Cheers
Kelly and Lisa
Kelly.centellas@gmail.com
MOTHERS’ DAY STALL
6th – 7th MAY 2015
Donations and Helpers Needed
Helpers are still required for next week’s Mothers’
Day Stall. If you would like to help serve at the
Mothers’ Day Stall, a form is included at the back of
the newsletter. For those of you not familiar with
our Mothers’ Day Stall, it is run over 2 days. The first
session is set aside specifically for infants (K-2) to
allow them to make their purchase during school
time, class by class. All other sessions are open to all
children (K-6). We usually need around 10 helpers
for the infants session and then around 4-6 helpers
for all other sessions.
Thank you to all those people who have already
donated items for the Mothers’ Day Stall. We are
still looking for more items and have listed below
some suggestions.
 Kitchen Related Items – tea towels, cake tins,
utensils, pot holders etc.
 Frames
 Recipe books
 Coffee Mugs and Tea Cups
 Chocolates / Tea / Coffee
 Candles / candle holders etc.
 Toiletries e.g. soap, shower gels, hand and body
cream etc.
Gift donations may be inexpensive, however please
be mindful to only donate unused, quality items
which would be appropriate gifts for Mothers’ Day.
Remember, your child or your friends child might
just purchase the very gift which you donated!
It would be appreciated if items can be left in the
specially marked box in the school office.
Thank you for your contributions which are always
gratefully accepted.
Note: Collections will continue through to Friday 1st
May 2015.
Suzanne Kimpton 0414 560 907
0404 096 153
Cindy Berghofer
RYDE EAST MUSIC FESTIVAL
Cake Stall 2015
Calling all bakers!
The Ryde East Music Festival, to be held on Sunday
24th May, is fast approaching and we are calling on
all the generous parents at the school to lovingly
prepare goodies for the cake stall at the festival,
which will be raising much needed funds for the
Ryde East P&C Association.
The cake stall at the State Election raised an amazing
$2,800 thanks to the school community and we
hope to do even better this time!
This event is not just for students and families in the
music program but for everyone involved in the
school. You can bake, or simply buy and donate - we
are most grateful for any donations. We will be
sending a cake tray home with your child on Monday
18th May and it would be great if you could return
this tray, full of goodies, to the staff room on
Saturday 23rd May, or directly to the cake stall on the
morning of Sunday 24th May.
From our experience, we know what sells really well
– suggested goodies include:
 Cupcakes – all flavours
 Brownies, slices
 Bar loafs – buttercake, sultana,
lemon/orange
 Banana bread
 Biscuits
 Coconut ice, fudge, toffee
 Scones
We are in the planning stages – if you would like to
help, please contact Siobhan on 0414 669475 or
siobhanreynolds@hotmail.com
MEETING TONIGHT 7.00pm NRRSL YEAR 6 PARENTS/CARERS
I am looking for volunteers to help co-ordinate the
end of year farewell for Year 6. The first item on the
agenda is to put together a group of dedicated
parents who will help plan the event scheduled for
December 2015 and be part of the committee.
Tonight is our first meeting at North Ryde RSL. We
will meet in the foyer at 7.00pm to make it easier for
members to sign in non-members. If you can't make
it and would still like to help feel free to call me on
0439 539 178.
Belinda Rossi
Year 6 Farewell Co-Ordinator
YEAR 6 FUNDRAISING CHOCOLATE
BOXES - Year 5/6 PARENTS
Thank you to those parents and children who have
sold chocolates and have returned their money. Due
to popular demand I have ordered extra Variety
Packs and these are available in Mrs. Wilson's office.
If you are unable to sell your chocolates please
return unsold chocolates to the front office. Please
remember when you return your money to write
your child's name and class onto the envelope and
place in the yellow P&C box located in the office. I
have had one envelope returned with money but no
name. If you are that person please let me know.
Thanks again.
Belinda Rossi
Year 6 Farewell Co-Ordinator
0439 539 178
BOOK CLUB
Issue 3 catalogues were distributed to teachers
yesterday. If you wish to order, please place in the
P&C box by Friday 8th May. There are spare
catalogues in the wall pocket in the office foyer if
you wish to browse other age groups.
In addition to our traditional form of payment to the
P&C box, Scholastic has also provided a new way of
ordering online. If you wish to order and pay by
credit card, using their LOOP (Linked Online Ordering
&
Payment)
system,
please
go
to
www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP. If using this method,
there is no need to fill in an order form and bring to
school, as your order comes directly labelled with
your child and class to the school. The choice is
yours.
A couple of back orders and late orders were
distributed yesterday to teachers from Issue 2.
Please check with your teacher or the office if Issue
2 orders have not been received.
Thank you to all the families that ordered from Issue
2. With total sales of $1,800, I look forward to
ordering more books and teaching resources for our
school.
Caroline Millar ph. 0432 145 122 or email
caro4140@gmail.com
Music
Needed
Festival
Helpers
The Ryde East Music Festival is to be
held on Sunday 24th May. We need
many helpers to make this day successful and there
are various positions that need filling.
Hall Setup – Responsible for carrying and setting up
music equipment/tables/chairs in the school hall.
This is on the afternoon of Saturday 23rd May.
Driveway Attendant – Responsible for allowing
authorised vehicles onto the school premises.
Practice Room Supervisor – Responsible for
overseeing band practice rooms when band is in the
hall performing (need 4-5 supervisors every session).
Hall/Room Pack Up – Responsible for packing away
music equipment/tables/chairs
Barbeque – Responsible for selling/preparation/
cooking of barbeque food.
Asian Food – Responsible for preparation/cooking of
Satay Skewers and rice.
Cake Stall – Responsible for packaging and selling
cakes. No children on the Cake stall please.
Band Fundraising – Responsible for selling lollies and
popcorn.
Programs – Year 5 & 6 students to be responsible for
handing out programs.
Please take the time to complete the attached
helper request form and place in the P&C box by
Friday 15th May. The roster will then be printed in
the school newsletter on Tuesday 19th May.
If you are unable to help on the actual day, why not
consider cooking some cakes or slices for the Cake
Stall. Remember – all proceeds made go towards
improving our school!
Suzanne Kimpton
P&C Fundraising
SCHOOL BANKING
School Banking had an
amazing Term 1 - 55
children opened new
bank accounts!!
Ryde East Public School
benefits from the activity of our school bankers by
receiving commission on accounts opened and on
deposits made throughout the year. In addition to
this, our children directly benefit by learning the
value of saving on a regular basis. In Term 1 our
school earned $667.61 in commission, which will go
toward our P&C Fund for purchasing valuable
resources for the children and our school.
Term 2 reward items have been released! If your
child has collected 10 tokens they can now select
from the Planet Handball, the ET DVD and the new
Term 2 items - the Intergalactic Rocket and the
Invisible Ink Martian Pens. Please note they must
collect the tokens from their own banking activities there is no token pooling or sharing.
Commonwealth Bank also keep a running total of
token balances – so if your child has lost any tokens
or you are not sure of their balance - just pop a note
in with their bank book and we will find out their
balance for you.
Remember when ordering reward items it can
sometimes take up to 2 weeks for your child’s order
to arrive. Please be patient and if they have not
received their reward item after 3 weeks, pop a note
in with their banking and we will follow it up for you.
School Banking continues every Tuesday throughout
Term 2.
If you have any additional questions you can contact
us via email at rydeeastschoolbanking@gmail.com
or phone/text Dianna Rich on 0410 669 227 or by
including a note in your child’s bank book.
P&C MUSIC PROGRAM NEWS
Awesome Music Day!
What a brilliant day we had last Sunday
at the Awesome April Music Antics. The workshops
were awesome, the food was awesome, the games
were awesome and the concert performances were
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! Even the rain didn’t stop
us. Congratulations to all the students, not only for
the fabulous concert – you are all achieving so highly
at this early time of year – but also for your
wonderful behaviour. I am looking forward to the
Music Variety Night at the end of the year already.
Many thanks to our wonderful music committee and
to all the parent helpers who worked behind the
scenes: setting up, manning the registration tables,
moving equipment and preparing and serving the
food. Without your support these kinds of events
cannot go ahead. Special thanks must go to Liz
Wilkinson, our highly coordinated Special Events
Coordinator, who organized and planned all the food
and rosters. Thanks to Mrs Imer and Mrs Small for
their support and for giving up part of their weekend
to ensure the smooth running of the day, and also to
Phillip Ward for pitching in everywhere! Finally,
special thanks to our wonderful tutors who inspire
and guide our students, we are so lucky to have such
a great group of tutors at our school.
Wanted: Helpers for our REMF Band Stall!
The Ryde East Music Festival (REMF) is on Sunday 24
May and we need helpers to run our band stall. The
band stall is our contribution to the music festival
and is a great fundraiser for the music program. If
you can contribute an hour or two on the band stall
please contact our band manager, Lisa Mach –
details below. If you have children in Years 5 and 6,
they too can assist on the stall and always have a lot
of fun playing ‘shop’ (under an adult’s supervision),
or assisting to sell raffle tickets. See the roster in
today’s newsletter for times.
Music Practice Rewards
Don’t forget to keep up those regular practices and
get your reward card signed. Week 3 and Week 7
assemblies are when prizes are awarded. For the
next Week 3 rewards you will need to have your
signed card in by Wednesday 6th May. Please put
completed cards WITH YOUR NAME AND
INSTRUMENT in the special box in the school office
foyer. Spare cards can be found in the music drawer
in the office foyer.
Music Dates for your Diaries
Week 3 Music Practice cards awards assembly
Week 5 Sun 24th May – Senior Band, Ryde East
Music Festival
Week 8 Training Band – Gold Card Performance
Week 8 Sunday 14 June – Senior Band, Wahroonga
Music Festival
Contact Parents
Coordinator: Belinda Duncan - 0417 489 269,
rydeeastmusic@gmail.com
Secretary:
Band Manager: Lisa Mach – lisa@machsonline.com.au
Instrument Manager: Akhila Nagarajan – anlgw02@yahoo.com.au
Treasurer: Nerradene Wolken – repsband@gmail.com
Music Practice Club Coordinator: Leanne Smith –
lwinsta@gmail.com
TENNIS COURTS FOR HIRE
The school tennis courts are
available for hire out of school
hours for a nominal fee of $20.00 per hour for each
court. Contact Margie Simpson on 0407 280 864
RYDE EAST OSHC NEWS
Ryde East OSHC has its own website which can be
accessed at any time.
The website is www.rydeeastoshc.com.au
UNIFORM SHOP NEWS - (New Uniforms only)
The Uniform Shop is open every Tuesday morning
from 8.45am – 9.45am or order online and have it
delivered to your child’s classroom.
www.youruniformshop.com.au
Sara Rich – 0426 824 972
♥♥♥ Pre-Loved Uniforms ♥♥♥
Opening times - Tuesday mornings from 8:45 - 9:30am.
Pre-loved uniforms are available from the canteen
window alongside the New Uniform Shop.
Payment is by CASH only and notes of smaller
denominations are appreciated.
Donations for Pre-Loved can be dropped at the shop
window on any Tuesday morning - please note that
we can only accept standard issue school uniforms.
Please do not leave your donations at the school
Office. For any queries, please contact
Vicky Moore on 0426 287 575 or
Simone Haslehurst on 0414 965 225
MOTHERS’ DAY STALL
If you can assist at this year’s Mothers’ Day Stall, please
complete the following and return to the P&C Box in the office by
Wednesday 29th April.
Name: __________________________________________________________________________
Email Address: __________________________________________________________________
Contact Number: _________________________ Mobile: ________________________________
Students Name: _______________________________________ Class: ____________________
Please circle which session(s) you can help at
Session 1: Wed 6th
May
1:30pm – 3:15pm
(infants Session) 10 helpers needed
Session 2: Wed 6th
May
3:pm – 3:45pm
(after school) 6 helpers needed
Session 3: Thur 7th May
8:20am – 9.20am
(before school) 4 helpers needed
Session 4: Thur 7th May
2:45pm – 3:45pm
(after school) 4 helpers needed
Thank you!
Suzanne Kimpton 0414 560 907
Cindy Berghofer 0404 096 153