2 April 2025

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Principal’s Message

Gold Awards and Principal’s Assemblies

Congratulations to all students who were presented with their Principal’s Term Awards or their Gold Award at the assembly on Tuesday 1 April. Our Principal’s Gold afternoon tea was held on the same afternoon as the awards, so it was a big day.

Principal’s Award For Term 1

Congratulations to the following students who received the Term 1 Principal’s Award for Outstanding Application and Attitude to Work at the end of term assembly:

Kindergarten: River J (KB), Alex Z (KB), Maverick C (KC), Hannah R (KC), Evelyn D (KG), Alan L (KG), Danielle B (KL), Alessio S (KL), Alvin H (KW), Keira W (KW)

Year 1: Edison C (1B), Serina C (1B), Colin S (1C), Annalese Z (1C), Jeremy L (1M), Adela W (1M), Ian L (1S), Emily X (1S), Benjamin C (1T), Melanie L (1T)

Year 2: Andres L (2A), Olivia X (2A), Sebastien L (2B),  Aria S (2B), Hannah M (2BW), Kai N (2BW), Mark N (2M), Eden S (2M), Xander M (2Z), Arina Y (2Z)

Year 3: Matilda R (3J), Alec W (3J), Fabian B (3LH), Alexa J (3LH), Moneli B (3MW), Felix R (3MW), Joshua G (3R), Emma L (3R)

Year 4: Isabel A (4B), Olivia W (4B), Ava M (4H), Tristan Y (4H), Marcus H (4M), Yi Hyun J (4M), Stacey C (4P), Elvin Z (4P), Olivia H (4T), Rhyan O (4T), Ayuj G (4Y), Zoe S (4Y)

Year 5: Remy J (5G), Evelyn O (5J), Zane M (5N), Emma T (5N), Kiara Q (5P), Arissa R (5P), Louis H (5W), Allyssa X (5W)

Year 6: Rachel G (6GC), Ethan M (6GC), Elodie B (6H), Cuba N (6H), Katie B (6L), Alexander L (6L), Hania S (6T), Lena Y (6T)

Gold Awards

Congratulations to the following students who received their Gold Awards at the end of term assembly:

Year 1: Charlotte C (1B), Lukas F (1M), Ray Y (1S), Benjamin C (1T)

Year 2: Bruce W (2A), Ethan D (2BW), Sophia M (2BW), Carter N (2M)

Year 3: Jingyan C (3J), Brian N (3J), Joshua R (3J), James C (3LH), Lydia L (3LH), Erin D (3MW), Ryan F (3MW), Felix R (3MW), Enrique B R (3R), Kara P (3R), Liam R (3R), Selina Y (3R)

Year 4: Ava M (4H), Yumin K (4M), Jacinta M (4M), Rhyan O (4T), Zoe P (4T), Harry B (4Y), Emily F (4Y)

Year 5: Trevor N (5N), Nehir K (5P)

Year 6: Lorenzo F D S (6GC), Daniel H (6GC), Alistair H (6H), Henri B (6L), Anushka T (6T)

Ride to School Day

It was wonderful to see over 60 students riding their bike or scooter to school for Ride to School Day on 21 March and absolutely fantastic to see that every child had a helmet. The local council gave us a box of fruit for our bike and scooter riders.

A big thank you to Remy J (5G), Xavier B (5G) and Ahan V (5G), who were the bike monitors and helped parents and students navigate the safest place to park their bikes and scooters.

NSW Public Schools Student Surveys

In Term 2, we are offering our Years 3-6 students the opportunity to participate in the NSW Public Schools Student Survey. The survey gives students the chance to share their thoughts and feelings about life at school, including questions about their engagement, learning experiences and wellbeing at school.

Hearing directly from our students will help us understand what’s working well and where improvements can be made to our school. The survey is confidential, takes around 10 to 15 minutes to complete, and will be conducted online during school hours.

Participation is voluntary. If you prefer your child not to participate, please complete the opt-out consent form, which will be sent home, and return it to the school. Further information about the survey is available at https://education.nsw.gov.au/npss.

Harmony Day

Thank you to teachers Monique Jamgotchian, Caroline Cady and Ginny Lim who organised our whole school Harmony Day. It was lovely to see our students in national costume or wearing orange, the symbolic colour of Harmony Week. We have over 50 nationalities in our school so Harmony Week gives us an opportunity to recognise the cultures of all students within our school. Thank you to the following parents who shared their culture within the classrooms:

Lia Sugarevski, James Ding, Julia Fu, Anita Zhang, Cathal Mitchell, Xiai Sun, Cici Li, Shi Cui, Xiaomin Zhang, Olivia Stennett, Jenny Wong, Michelle Taylor and Lynette Chen.

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Persian New Year

Thank you to the Persian community who spent so much time creating a small card for every child to explain the traditions of Persian New Year. Norwruz, the Persian New Year, celebrates the arrival of spring and new beginnings (Northern hemisphere).

Final newsletter for Term 1

Thank you to all families for the amazing way in which you promote and support our beautiful school. It is a pleasure to work in such an outstanding school. Have a well deserved break and we will see you back ready for another busy term on Wednesday 30 April.

Christine Taylor
Principal

Deputy Principals’ Message

K-2 Kindness Crew

The K-2 Kindness Crew are a wonderful group of Year 2 students who meet with Mrs Shacham every week to plan ways to spread kindness around our school. Congratulations to the Kindness Crew on this wonderful initiative. It was all their own idea! This is what they had to say about their important work:

The kindness crew cares for people who are looking for friends. We also care for boys and girls in Kindy. We are the opposite of bullying. We help each other, we never give up and we encourage children to be kind. We stomp out bullying. We make our school a bully free zone by patrolling the playground regularly to look for people who are doing the right thing and being kind to others. We are going to look out for children who are being kind on the playground and the teacher will give them an R card for 'respect'.

By Lucien C (2Z), Carmen T (2A), Olivia X (2A), Xander M (2Z) and Hannah M (2BW)

Silver Awards

Congratulations to the following students who received their Silver Awards at assembly:

Kindergarten:

Year 1: Udaiveer B (1B), Oliver V V (1B), Sara K (1C), Sam S (1C), Oliver Y (1C), Adela W (1M), Brianna W (1M), Anthea J (1S), Eliyas K (1S), Jesse S (1S), Ray Y (1S), Orlando C (1T), Gem R (1T), Nicholas Y (1T)

Year 2: Evelyn B (2A), Aeden S (2A), Carmen T (2A), Olivia Y (2A), Alyssa Z (2A), Michelle Z (2A), Nivan B (2B), Katherine B (2B), Isabella H (2B), Leonard L (2B), Jayden C (2BW), Chuchen S (2BW), Cadence W (2BW), Webber K (2M), Lucien C (2Z)

Year 3: Alexa J (3LH), Gia L (3LH), Audrey M (3LH), William Z (3LH), Moneli B (3MW), Georgia G (3R), Iris T (3R), Albert W (3R)

Year 4: Alice N (4H), Alfred S (4M), Samaira K (4P), Abbie Y (4T)

Year 5: Natalie G (5G), Austin L (5G), Evelyn O (5G), Zane M (5N), Trevor N (5N), Chloe A (5P), Huxley G (5P), Gerald L (5P), Christian P (5P), Zoe P (5W), Kaitlyn W (5W)

Year 6: Elodie B (6H), Jae A J (6H), Jenson K (6H), Harper Y (6H), Vianna F (6T), Emily L (6T), Hania S (6T), Isabella S (6T), Anushka T (6T), Zoey Z (6T)

Bronze School Spirit Awards

Congratulations to the following students who received their Bronze School Spirit Awards at assembly:

Year 5: Ahan V (5G), Trevor N (5N), Eloise T (5N)

Year 6: Elodie B (6H), Jae A J (6H), Anabelle B (6L)

Naomi Shacham and Daniel Gorrie
Deputy Principals

K-6 Years News

Easter Hat Parade for K-2 and Year 6 Buddies!

We are eggcited to invite K-2 parents to our upcoming Easter Hat Parade! Students are asked to make their Easter hats at home and bring them to school on the day of the parade. Each class will parade, showing off their wonderful hats before everyone, parents included, will finish the parade with the Chicken Dance. We look forward to seeing you there!

Event Details:

• When: Wednesday 9 April 2025 (Week 11) at 9:10 am to 9:40 am
• Where: School Oval
• Who: K-2 students and their Year 6 buddies

In the event of wet weather, an alternative plan will be provided via School Bytes prior to the day.

St Ives North Public School Art Competition

This year, in lieu of Operation Art, we will be holding an internal art competition. We invite students to submit an artwork on the theme of ‘Kindness looks like…’.

Artworks can be up to A3 in size and use any medium, such as paint, watercolour, pencils, textas, collage or printing. Artwork must be submitted to the front office by Friday 9 May 2025. Please see the box labelled ‘Art Competition’ in the front office. The student's full name and class must be written on the back of the artwork.

Mrs Taylor, Mr Gorrie and Mrs Shacham will judge the artworks and the winners will receive their prize in Term 2 Assemblies. There will be a winner and runner up in Kindergarten, Stage One, Stage Two and Stage Three. First prize will be a $20 Scholastic Book Voucher, Second prize will be a $10 canteen voucher.

All artworks will be displayed across the school to showcase the wonderful efforts of our students. 

Pre School Playgroup

Term 1 of our Playgroup was a fantastic start for children preparing to start school next year! The children had a wonderful time playing, exploring, and making new friendships, while parents enjoyed chatting and connecting with each other. We’re excited to continue the fun in Term 2, and can’t wait to see both new and familiar faces again! The dates for playgroups next term are Tuesday 27 May at 9:30 am - 10:30 am and Tuesday 10 June at 9:30 am - 10:30 am.

K-6 Student News

Captains Attending a Pittwater Network Meeting

On Wednesday 26 March 2025, the school captains: Myra G (6GC) and Sachin A (6GC) were selected to attend a Director’s Pittwater network meeting with other student leaders in the area. The meeting aimed at tackling project-based challenges among a cluster of schools. This was to enhance the student voice within the community.

Myra and Sachin’s Experience

I had an amazing experience at the Pittwater Network in the Dee Why Education Office. Many primary and high school leaders gathered together to discuss many transitions from years in the past. Some ideas were the Kindy and Year 6 buddy programs, and from Year 6 to high school preparations. We also mentioned things we would add to government schools to make it a better place. I really enjoyed how all of us got to introduce ourselves by walking around the office and asking some questions about each other. It was great how we got to share our ideas in the end with the other student leaders. We were also given morning tea such as lollies and fruits and I loved that as well.

Myra G (6GC)

At the leadership meeting we talked about transitions in school. These included Year 2-3 transitions, Year 6-7 transitions and Year 12-University/job. We discussed what students would feel during these transitions. We came up with things like sadness, anxiety, confusion, fear and being overwhelmed. We then talked about what the schools do to help students transition without any of these negative emotions. Ideas that popped up included having a buddy, orientation days and having periods prior to the transition. We then discussed what other ideas they could use which included having one on one interviews with your teacher/s, having mock high school days (the same as a normal high school day) and having more activities for kids to do.

In addition, we went around and asked people what their favourite ice cream flavour was and if they have any pets. This was simply to get to know each other a bit better. A little while later we went around again and asked what school they went to and what are the characteristics of a leader. After that we voted for someone to represent the Pittwater Network and then we had morning tea and said goodbye.

Sachin  A (6GC)

Library News

Library Reminders

Just a reminder that students will need to have a library bag with them in order to borrow books from the library. Library bags are important to protect the books and ensure they stay in as good a condition as possible for all our students.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Congratulations to the 71 students who have already registered for this year's Premier’s Reading Challenge! A special congratulations is due for the following group of students who have completed the Challenge over the last fortnight. Fantastic effort!

William T (1M), Noyan Y (2M), Spencer F (4M), Harrison F (4P),  Zoe P (4T), Xenia Y (4Y), Evelyn O (5G), Travis W (5G), Austin Z (5G), Myra P (5P), Jayvin J (5W).

For any students interested in participating, register at https://online.education.nsw.gov.au/prc/home.html using your DoE login.

Good News

Spelling Bee Champ

The Annual Spelling Bee, conducted by Kids Enrichment at Burwood on Sunday 23 March saw over 70 children from different schools participate in the preliminary round, followed by multiple elimination rounds. Ahan V (5G) came 4th overall. A great effort by Ahan!

Sport News

Tennis Primary School Challenge

Congratulations to the following students who competed at the Tennis Primary School Challenge on Saturday 22 March.

Orange Ball:

• Gold - Fedor S (4Y) and Aaron K (4Y)
• Gold - Jasper A (3MW) and Joshua G (3R)
• Gold - Jayden C (2BW) and Cayden C (3J)

Yellow Ball:

• Silver - Emma Q (5G) and Jaydon L (5G)

Green Ball:

• Gold - Penny Y (4T) and Ethan N (4T)
• Gold - Andy W (5P) and Mark W (4P)
• Gold - Jeremy W (4B) and Ryder L (4B)

Also, well done to:

• Lauren K (5W) and Adele B (5P)
• Zoe P (5W) and Macey A (5N)
• Jack T (6T) and Joshua S (6T)

NSW State Little Athletics Championships

Congratulations to Bailey V (3MW), Anjali A (3J) and Sachin A (6GC) on their performances at the NSW State Little Athletics Championships on 22 and 23 March at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush.

Bailey V:

• Silver - 9 years Boys Long Jump
• 7th - 60m Hurdles

Anjali A:

• 16th - 9 years Girls Discus
• 13th - 9 years Girls 700M Race Walk (PB)

Sachin A:

• 11th - 12 years Boys 1500M Race Walk

Well done all of you.

P&C News

Persian New Year

Thank you to Zina Baghi, for organising the Persian New Year envelopes for students and sweet treats for staff on Friday 21 March. We hope that your children got an insight into the tradition of Nowruz and the P&C wish all the Persian community within the school rejuvenation and hope for the year ahead. A huge shout out to Faza Constructions for their generous sponsorship of this event.

Upcoming Events

The Mother’s Day stall will be held on Wednesday 7 May this year. We have some beautiful gifts available for your children to choose from, for a very affordable $10 per gift. There is also a raffle this year with some awesome prizes. Stay tuned, tickets will be released soon via Flexischools.

The federal election has been announced for Saturday 3 May and we want to make SINPS the place to come for families to vote and get their democracy sausage and delicious baked goodies. This is a wonderful opportunity to open up the school and welcome the community. We would love some helpers for the BBQ and cake stall, so please pop the date into your diary and put your thinking caps on about what yummy treats you may be able to bake and donate.

Roshell Boulton
SINPS P&C President

Community Noticeboard

Free Webinar - Empowering Parents and Carers to Tackle Screen Time Impacts and Support Healthy Habits

This is a free webinar for parents and carers of primary-aged children in the Northern Sydney region about managing screen time and building healthy habits at home.

Led by Brad Marshall (The Unplugged Psychologist), who is an internationally published author, researcher, clinician, and speaker in the field of healthy tech use. He will use this session to provide practical insights and strategies to help parents and carers navigate screen use. Topics include:

• The science behind how screen use affects children
• Warning signs of screen addiction
• Practical strategies to manage screen time and build healthy habits
• Where to find further information and support
• Live Q&A session

Date: Wednesday 28 May, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams

Register here or click on the flyer below for more information.

Ku-Ring-Gai Art Centre School Holiday Classes

Searching for fun, local and creative school holiday ideas? Ku-Ring-Gai Art Centre at Roseville has just released its Autumn School Holiday Program. Over 20 classes to choose from including Pottery, Collage, Manga, Portraits, Drawing, Minecraft, Jewellery, Writing, Pop Art, Painting and more. Morning, afternoon and all day class options available. Find out more at: https://www.krg.nsw.gov.au/Things-to-do/Ku-ring-gai-Art-Centre/Art-Centre-School-holiday-program   

Cancer Council Sunsmart: Think UV not Heat

With autumn in full swing, it's important to remember: think UV, not heat.

Sun damage is caused by UV radiation, which is different from the sun's thermal radiation (heat). The heat wave last month illustrated this difference: Sydney temperatures reached 36°C on one day and only 22°C the next day, yet the UV forecast for both days was very high at UV 8.5.

When the UV index is 3 or above, sun protection is recommended for all skin types. Ensure that children and employees use a combination of sun protection measures—clothing, hats, sunscreen, shade, and sunglasses—when outdoors. Download the free SunSmart Global UV app to check the current and forecasted UV in your area.

Useful Links

Extended Leave Application Form 

For travel of four days or more, please complete the online form through the link below or in the School Bytes parent portal in the Forms section: 

Volunteer Declaration Form for parents/carers wanting to volunteer at our school

The Department of Education has digitised their screening process and you now only need to complete a digital declaration. Parents and carers who would like to volunteer at our school for any reason (e.g. canteen, class helpers, reading groups, athletics carnivals, special events, etc.) are required to complete a Digital Volunteer Declaration. 

Prior to commencing volunteer work, please contact the office to provide your full name, email address and mobile number. The Department of Education will then send an invitation via email to you to complete an online Digital Declaration. Next time you attend the school, you will need to present a photo ID to finalise the screening process.  

We understand you may have already been through the screening process, but we are asking you to redo your declaration form through this new process.

Change of Student Details Form

Parents can now update student contact and address details by completing the online form through the link below or in the School Bytes parent portal in the Forms section: