MANNERING PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

2011- 50 years of Successful Learning for All at
Mannering Park!
VALUES - Understanding, Tolerance and Inclusion
50th Anniversary committee meeting
Our next meeting will be held on Monday 4th April in the
staffroom at 3pm. Please come to help us with our
planning.
Cyber smart
A brochure on Sexting has been sent home today.
Carparks
Students and parents are not to access the school
grounds via the carparks for OH&S reasons. Carparks
are for staff parking only, deliveries and emergency
vehicle access. Please assist us in this matter.
P&C News
The AGM will be a night meeting on 18 May at 6:30pm in
the Community Room to accommodate working parents.
Aboriginal Education
Term 2 AECG meetings will be 9 May and 20 June at
Gorokan High School at 5pm.
Australia Walkabout Park excursion
Congratulations to 2/3J, 3V, 3/4C and 4H who displayed
fantastic interest and behaviour on their excursion.
Thank you to the staff who volunteered to stay
overnight– Miss Chapman, Mr Vine, Mr Ingram, Mrs
Howie and Mrs Hannan and to Mrs Jones & Mrs Williams
for the day excursion.
Parent Teacher Interviews continue
Thank you to parents who have already come up for their
interviews.
Please check times for your child’s parent/teacher
interview as classes vary. Please take the time to
discuss your child’s progress with their
teacher.
At Mannering Park PS, we value home/school
partnerships. Please support the interviews.
MANNERING PARK
PUBLIC SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
www.mannringpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 24 March 2011
Assembly of Excellence
Our first Assembly of Excellence for the year, will be
held on Tuesday 5 April at 9:15am in the hall. Invited
parents are welcome to attend to see their child receive
their award.
Mosquito-borne diseases
Due to the recent rain, mosquito borne diseases or viral
infections have been on the rise across NSW. For
families heading west of the Great Dividing Range in the
Easter holidays please be aware of the increased risk of
Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVE), Ross River virus and
Barmah Forest virus.
To reduce risk, remember to:-
�� Cover up when outside and mosquitoes are active
( especially around dawn and dusk)
�� Wear light coloured, loose fitting long pants and
sleeves and covered footwear
�� Use an effective personal insect repellent on all
exposed skin. The best repellent contains Diethyl
Toluamide (DEET)
�� Reapply a repellent as directed
�� When camping, use flyscreens on caravans and
tents or sleep under mosquito nets
�� Mosquito coils or plug in vapourising mats are
effective when used outdoors. Devices that use
light to attract and electrocute insects are not
effective.
Important dates/events
5 April– Assembly of Excellence/ Reward Day
7 April– ANZAC day assembly
8 April– Last day of Term 1
27 April 2011– Students return to school for Term 2
5 May– Whole school photo
18 May- P&C AGM 6:30pm
23 May -School Development Day Term 2
6-9 June – Life Education van visit
12 September– 50th Anniversary
28 November-2 December–Milson Island–Year 5 and 6

Cyber-safety tips
Safe passwords
Encourage your child to set passwords that are easy to
remember but hard to guess.
The best passwords mean something memorable to you,
but wouldn’t be randomly guessed by others. Select
passwords that are:
Long - the more characters your password has,
the lower the probability that it can be
randomly cracked.
Diverse – use a range of different characters
including capital letters, numbers and special
characters (like a $).
More tips at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/news/
technology/cybersafety/yr2009/
passwords.php
Web cam safety
If your children are asking you to buy a webcam, it's
worth asking what it will be used for and where it will
be used. Think carefully about who your child is talking
to and what they may be able to see through the
webcam. You may choose to place the computer where
you can easily see your kids using it.
Do you know when a webcam is being used?
Do you know who your children are talking to?
Can you disconnect the webcam or securely turn it off?
Can you control access to the camera through a
password?
More advice at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/news/
technology/cybersafety/yr2008/webcameras.php
Encourage your child to be a good digital citizen
Life online works better when people maintain good
manners and treat each other as they'd like to be
treated. Talk about this with your child and it may lead
to a decline in bullying behaviour and disagreements
that children have.
More safety tips can be found at
www.schools.nsw.edu.au/news/technology/cybersafety/
yr2008/staysafe.php
Avoid getting spam
Most spam carry viruses that:
�� aim to harm your computer
�� contain explicit material, or
�� are an attempt at fraud.
How can you and your children avoid getting spam?
�� Be wary of who you give your email address
to.
�� Avoid posting your email address in chat
rooms or on social networking sites.
�� Have a generic email address set up – when
you do need to publish contact details, you
may want to use an address that you won't
be so worried about should it be flooded with
spam.
�� Be careful when filling in forms online – many
spammers (and also legitimate websites)
collect personal information, including email
addresses, via online registration forms.
Make sure you read and understand the
entire form before submitting any personal
information, particularly one that's
unfamiliar to you. You should also check the
privacy policy of any site that asks for
personal information. Make sure it states
that your details will not be passed on to
anyone else or used to send you unsolicited
email.
More advice at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/news/
technology/cybersafety/yr2008/spam.php
Regards
Annette Parrey

Australian Wildlife Walkabout Park
On Tuesday 2/3J, 3V, 3/4C and Year 4
from 4/5H were given the opportunity to
attend the day excursion for Year 2 and the overnight
camp for Years 3 and 4. This excursion was a part of
the unit of work they have been doing this term. All
students had a great time and got to experience the
following: bush tucker, ochre paining,
rope making, dreamtime stories, didge
playing, native animals and plants,
bushwalking, campfire and toasted marshmallows.
Thank you to Mr Vine, Mr Ingram, Mrs Howie and Mrs
Hannan who stayed overnight with me to supervise the
children and all teachers who attended.
Miss Chapman
Excursion Co-ordinator
Good News Letters:
This week’s Good News Letters recipients are:
KL Jorja Kitchin
K/1S Kobe Maxted
1G Jessica Long Josh Gulwell
1H Liam Nielsen Taylah Dyer
1/2A Alex Buddle Jaali Douglass
2/3J Paige Deaves Brayden Murnain
3V Sophie Murphy Brendan Peters
Christian Wait Demi McSparron
3/4C Andrea Luckie Lachlan Davey
Bailey McBurney
4/5H Chloe Welling Blake Gavljak
Lochlan Brekvoort Tiara Finn
5R Chicane Lockwood Kay Phillips
Jacinda Brown
5/6J Jack Hands Caleb Douglass
6F Nicole Lang Dylan Oliver
Values and Responsibility Awards:
K/1S Hailee Swain-Perrot
1G Madison O’Meley Chase Hoyes
1H Taela Gavljak Liam Nielsen
1/2A Max Saunders Bailey Black
2/3J Jordan Horne Louise Douglas
3V Jenaya Mahara Racheal Greenwood
3/4C Byron Newman Jessica Rogers
4/5H Bronte Kiddle Kellis Farrell
5R Jaydeon Tarawa Amber Packer
5/6J Miguel Olson-Gomez Tayla Conway
6F Emilio Olsen-Gomez
Bookwork Awards:
Congratulations to this week’s Bookwork
Award winners:
1/2A Bailey Black
2/3J Wilson Clarke
3V Demi McSparron
3/4C Isabelle Bird
4/5H Kellis Farrell
5R Krystal Miller
5/6J Caleb Douglass
6F Tylah Russo
Sports Awards
This week’s Sports Award winners are:
Brayden Murnain Brittany Vote
Dylan Hickey Dylan Thomas
Are you interested in a career in Children’s
Services?
Family Day Care is a children’s service provider of high
quality care in a Registered Educator’s home for
children aged 0-12 years.
This is an exciting opportunity to become a small
business operator, enabling you to set your own fees
and working hours and be responsible for your career.
A specialised course has been developed with Hunter
TAFE to provide applicants with free training. To be
eligible for free training you must be unemployed for
12 months and/or experience barriers to employment.
For further information please contact: Sharon
(Gosford area) on 43401111 or Bridgette (Wyong area)
on 43525252.
Regards and thank you for your time.
Bridgette Wilson-Bemet
Innovations - Project Officer and Child Development
Officer
Child and Family Services Wyong Shire Inc.
PO Box 8, Wyong NSW 2259
Tel: (02) 4352 5215 Fax: (02) 4352 2661
Email: bwilson-bemet@wyongfdc.asn.au
Achieving a world in which every child is enriched,
valued and nurtured
Canteen News
Just a reminder that your Easter Recess Hot Cross
Bun Meal Deals need to be placed by Tuesday, 5th
April 2011 for recess on Friday, 8th April.
Friday, 8th April will be a Red day with lots of yummy
goodies for sale, details next newsletter.
Our guessing competition is running, can you guess how
many eggs in the container??? 50 cents a guess to win
the container of eggs.
A big thank you to all my wonderful volunteers -
Steven Currie, Kylie Cerulli, Sara Cerulli, Marlene
Langham, Chelsea Blackwell, Lexie Davey and Sandra
Tuinman.
Regards
Simone Doyle

Fundraising News
Any donations for our Mother’s Day stall will be very
welcome. Don’t forget to keep those Easter raffle tickets
coming in. There are 4 major prizes and minor prizes as
well. Any donation towards this raffle, or money to go towards
purchasing prizes is most welcome. Any donation for the above
can be left in the front office. Thank you for your support in this
fundraiser.
Also don’t forget to send in your Thompson Pie Drive orders,
they are due back on Friday, 1st April and pickups available on
Thursday, 7th April from the Community room.
Thank you
Sara Cerulli
1st Mannering Park Sea Scouts
For boys and girls aged between 6 to 18 years.
Scouts Hall,Griffith Street Mannering Park
New days and times for Joeys, Cubs & Venturers
Joeys 6-8 Years Tuesdays 4-6pm
Cubs 8-11 Years Tuesdays 5:30-7pm
Scouts 11-15 Years Fridays 6:30-830pm
Venturers 15-18 Years Wednesdays 6:30-8:30
2011 Scouts motto:
“Be Prepared to Live”
Plus the usual 1st Mannering Park motto
“Be Prepared to have Fun”
What an understatement! The variety of
Activities offered to members of the
Scouting movement is mind
boggling.
For more info phone Sue
43593884 or Sharon 43591147
Wyong Youth Services
Invites
Local Services, Young People and their families
to
Wyong Youth Services Open Day
There will be service information stalls throughout
the afternoon.
This is a great opportunity
For Services and Families to get connected
Date: Wednesday, 13th April, 2011
Time: 2.30p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Afternoon tea will be provided.
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Wyong Youth Services
Gravity Lake Haven Youth Centre
Off Bannister Drive
Phone: 4339555 Fax: 43936951
Mobile: 0403129920
Email: wyongth@bigpond.net.au
Gosford Regional Show
30th April & 1st May 2011
“Kids Produce Section”
Children are encouraged to enter produce that they
have grown either at home or at school.
Every child receives a certificate from McDonalds and
ribbons are won by the best in each section.
For more info please call:
Jennifer Winslade 43741051
Uniform Shop:
We have moved! We are now in the Community
Room (Miss Oakley’s old room).
Some of our prices have gone up.
We are holding new term sale for Term 1 and
Term 2.
The specials are:
Girls trousers: $10 each (limited sizes)
Boys trousers: $10 each (size 4 and 5 only)
Polar fleece jumpers and jackets:
$10 each (size 14 and 16
only)
Girls skirts: $20 each (all sizes).
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