30 July 2025

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Principal’s Message

Welcome back

It was wonderful to welcome back our students and families after the mid-year holiday break.

Some upcoming key dates

Sibling Teddy Bears’ Picnic

We are holding a Sibling Teddy Bears’ Picnic on Monday 4 August for any student currently enrolled at our school who has a sibling starting Kindergarten in 2026. The older sibling will enjoy a picnic with their younger sibling and take them on a tour of the school.

Preschool Kindy Playgroups

We are continuing our informal playgroups for prospective 2026 Kindy students. One of our expert Kindergarten specialist teachers runs the playgroup. Parents and children have an opportunity to stay and play in our expansive play areas. This gives the preschool students an opportunity to get to know their future school and meet new friends.

The next playgroup visit is: Tuesday 19 August at 9:30 am - Meet at the main administration entrance. 

Education Week - Ignite the Passion

Education Week will be held in Week 3 of Term 3 on Monday 4 August - Friday 8 August. Please see the timetable below so you can plan what events you will be able to attend. On Thursday during the open classrooms, a coffee cart will also be available.

Book Week

Please see the full range of activities below planned for Book Week. In addition, the P&C is partially funding the Book Week Musical for all students which will be held in our school hall. We have invited our local preschool to attend our Book Parade as part of their excursion to big school. We are looking forward to welcoming our little friends to our school.

All families are welcome to attend the Book Week Parade. See our full range of activities in the timetable below.

3-6 Athletics Carnival

All parents are welcome to attend the rescheduled 3-6 Athletics Carnival which will be held on Monday 11 August at Dunbar Park Athletics Field in Marsfield.

Tournament of Minds (ToM)

This year, our school will be represented by two teams in the Tournament of Minds (ToM) academic interschool competition. This tournament is designed to encourage lateral thinking, creativity and teamworking skills.

Our teams are now preparing for the tournament which will be held on 31 August 2025 at Barker College. Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent our school:

NSW School Student Surveys

All NSW Years 3-6 school students in government schools have participated in an evidenced based survey to understand how they perceive their school. This survey replaces the Tell Them from Me Survey. Here are the results from our school.

Full results of the Multicultural Public Speaking

Every class from Year 3 - Year 6 participated in the Multicultural Public Speaking Competition in Term 2. The following students were the successful class finalists. Congratulations to all students:

Stage 2 Winners: Alfred S (4M) and Zoe P (4T)
Stage 3 Winners: Myra G (6GC) and Sophia S (6H)

Christine Taylor
Principal

Deputy Principals’ Message

Silver Awards

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

Kindergarten: Cara L (KB), Eric L (KB), Aria P (KB), Elvis S (KB), Nishi S (KC), Benjamin L (KW), Keira W (KW)

Year 1: Danielle A (1B), Udaiveer B (1B), Ryan A (1M), Adela W (1M), Isla Z (1M), Anthea J (1S), Mayaan P (1S), Chris T (1S), Harry C (1T), Jorgia L (1T), Bilge S (1T), Kian N (1T)

Year 2: Carmen T (2A), Mika T (2A), Elisa R (2B), June D (2BW), Owen A E (2BW), Cadence W (2BW), Bastian B (2M), Webber K (2M)

Year 3: Sophie A (3LH), Chloe Z (3LH), Anjali A (3J), Bella B (3J), Claire C (3J), Cayden C (3J), Ruby D (3J), Aaron O (3J), Alison Z (3J), Ryan F (3MW), Zoe H (3MW), Alyssa R (3MW), Sophie McC (3R), Kara P (3R), Iris Z (3R)

Year 4: Marcus B (4B), Cora H (4B), Alexander M (4B), Chloe S (4B), Raphael H (4M), Desmond K (4M), Yumin K (4M), George P (4M), Carley Y (4M), Nathan Y (4M), Bevis Y (4M), Ali H (4P), Samaira K (4P), Sara K (4P), Ellie H (4T), Diana K (4T), Elon S (4T), Harley N (4Y)

Year 5: Natalie G (5G), Eric R (5G), Charlie N (5N), Carter S (5N), Oscar S (5N), Eloise T (5N), Niki F (5P), Alexandra G (5P), Nehir K (5P), Travis L (5P), Arissa R (5P), Fiora X (5P), Edison Z (5P), Caleb B (5W), Tyler C (5W), Omar H (5W), Daniel M (5W), Caitlyn Y (5W)

Year 6: Sachin A (6GC), Myra G (6GC), Abby L (6GC), Ethan M (6GC), Nicole W (6GC), Joshua W (6GC), Joshua Y (6GC), Isabel Z (6GC), Kevin Z (6GC), Lorcan T (6L), Brian H (6T), Evan M (6T)

Bronze School Spirit Awards

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

Year 5: Evelyn O (5G), Charlie N (5N), Oscar S (5N), Hugo X (5N), Niki F (5P)

Year 6: Sophia Z (6H)

Naomi Shacham and Daniel Gorrie
Deputy Principals

K-6 Years News

NAIDOC Week at SINPS

In Week 10 of Term 2, the staff and students at St Ives North Public School came together to celebrate NAIDOC Week. Our Year 6 leaders alongside the Year 5 Future Leaders, guided the students through a variety of Aboriginal stories and traditional games. It was heartwarming to witness all the students working together to honour this significant Australian event.

100 Days of Kindergarten!

A huge congratulations to our Kindergarten students who are now 100 days brighter! On Friday 25 July, Kindergarten students dressed up in bright colours and enjoyed the day by creating 100 themed glasses, dancing at a disco and participating in ‘100’ writing and maths activities. They also paraded around the school for their peers, and to parents, grandparents and guardians in the afternoon. It was a fabulous day. Congratulations Kindergarten!

Grade Spotlight - Year 2 Informative Writing

In Term 2, our Year 2 students embarked on an exciting journey into the world of informative writing, with a special focus on space and planets. Throughout the term, they explored the key attributes of informative writing, honing their research and planning skills. The culmination of their hard work was the creation of informative posters, where they showcased their newfound knowledge and writing abilities. We are proud of their creativity and dedication in bringing the wonders of the universe to life through their work!

Harmony Day Artwork Competition

Congratulations to Hunter P (KL) who received a Highly Commended in the Harmony Day Art Competition focused on the theme: “Harmony - We all have a role to play.”

Well done Hunter!

School Photos - Order Online Before Photo Days

This year our School Photography sessions will be on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 September in Week 8 of Term 3. You can now order and pay for the Individual, Group and Sibling photographs via the secure online AdvancedLife website. Photo orders need to be placed before photo day.

Please see the flyer below for ordering instructions and for the unique 9-digit online ordering code.

All extra-curricular group photos will be available to order after photo day. These photos are uploaded online for parents to purchase once photo packages have been dispatched to the school. Only the main student packages are available to purchase prior to photo day.

K-6 Student News

Pittwater Network Student Representative Council

On Wednesday 2 July, Myra and I attended a leadership conference. We learned about racism and how it can happen, where it can happen, how it can affect someone and how it is dealt with. We learned that schools have an ARCO which is an anti-racism contact officer and that if someone does something racist, they will go to the ARCO. Another interesting thing we learned was about Narrabeen Man. Narrabeen Man was found just down the road from where we met in Pittwater and we learned a little bit about him while we were at the meeting. One thing we learned was that he was killed in a violent matter because maybe he broke a law or did something really bad. Overall, this meeting was very interesting to go to.

By Sachin A (6GC)

At the Director’s Meeting for student representatives at Pittwater Dee Why, we mainly talked about racism. This was a chance for us to find out how we can solve problems in our school that are racist. We learned about how we should be able to handle it, and how someone might feel if they are being affected by it. We talked about the ARCO, which stands for Anti-Racism Contact Officer. This role is in most schools and they are responsible for dealing with racist problems around our school. We also learnt about a special Aboriginal man by the name of the ‘Narabeen Man’. It was found near a bus stop in Dee-Why, which is where our meeting was held! He was killed by three spears and what was extremely interesting, was that his body was four thousand years old! We got several snacks to eat for morning tea and we also received badges to raise awareness that we participated in this event. I personally found this meeting very interesting.

By Myra G (6GC)

Year 3 Primary Dance Workshop

We went to Sydney Dance Company on Friday 25 July to participate in a professional Department of Education Dance Workshop. First, we created our own dance with 16 counts, followed by lyrical dance to the song Monster Brain and then we did Latin dancing with a partner. Finally, we learnt a jazz dance to the song Rain on Me. Our favourite was Latin dancing and also choreographing our own dance. At the end of the workshop, we performed all our dances to the parents and teachers. We were all rewarded with a special treat for dancing amazingly. We would like to thank Michelle R and Bridget and Andy C for taking the time to drop us there and back.

By Anjali A (3J), Emilia S (3MW), Matilda R (3J), Sophie C (3MW), Zoe H (3MW).

Library News

Borrowing Books

We are so excited to be back for Term 3 and to see all your smiling faces in the library again. Term 3 is full of exciting book activities including Book Week and the annual Book Fair. We love seeing everyone selecting books and learning about your favourite authors.

As always, we appreciate all books being returned by their due date and if there are any questions about missing books, please reach out and let us know. Keep the beautiful artworks coming, our walls are filling up with your wonderful artistic creativity - it makes us smile every time we walk in the door. Happy reading!

Premier's Reading Challenge

Congratulations to the next group of students to have completed the 2025 Premier's Reading Challenge:
Chelsea B (KC), Ian L (1S), Aeden S (2A), Ranvit K (2A), Leonard L (2B), Zanthe G (2Z), Marcus P (2Z), Matilda R (3J), Kayla W (3J), Janet CH (3MW), William S (4Y).

The closing date for the Challenge has been extended to 19 September 2025 so there's still time to register and record the books you've read this year.  Go to the NSW Premier's Reading Challenge website and log on with your DoE  email address to register. 

Good News

Sydney Eisteddfod Violin Achievements

Yunchang L (4B) recently participated in the Sydney Eisteddfod violin competition in the school holidays and achieved wonderful results:

• 1st Place in the “Violin (9 Years)” category
• Highly Commended in the “Holzner Junior Violin Award (15 Years and Under)” category

Yunchang truly enjoys playing the violin, and we are very grateful for the encouragement and support from the school, orchestra and her teachers. She looks forward to sharing her music with classmates whenever there is an opportunity.

Well done Yunchang!

Ballet Eisteddfods

Congratulations to Enrique B R (3R) who competed in various Classical Ballet Eisteddfod competitions during the recent school holidays. Enrique did amazingly well and received two Highly Commended awards and second and third place awards at the Eisteddfod competitions in both the 10 years category and 9 years and under category. We are incredibly proud of him!

Sport News

Swimming Championships

Arnik S (6GC) had a successful campaign at Sydney Metro North West (SMNW) Championships on 28-29 June resulting in 6 gold medals, 4 silver medals, 2 SMNW records and 8 personal bests in his age group (12 years old). Please see his impressive results below:

50m Breaststroke: Gold
100m Breaststroke: Gold
200m Breaststroke: Gold
50m Backstroke: Silver
50m Freestyle: Silver
50m Butterfly: Silver
100m Butterfly: Silver
4x50m Mixed Relay Medley: Gold (new SMNW record)
4x50m Medley Relay: Gold (new SMNW record)
4x50m Freestyle: Gold

Congratulations Arnik!

Northern NSW and QLD Interschools Snowsport Championships

During the recent school holidays, six of our students competed at the Interschools Snowsport Championships at Perisher Ski Resort. They represented themselves proudly and took part in Alpine, Ski Cross, and Moguls qualifier races across different divisions.

The weather was pretty tough during the week with strong winds and snowfall making things much harder than usual. Some races were run only once, and the Ski Cross Division 5 events were unfortunately cancelled due to the conditions. But despite all that, our students showed great resilience, and we’re really proud of them.

Emma Q (5G) came 9th in the Moguls qualifiers and Patrick Z (1T) came 13th in Ski Cross so they might receive a State invitation - the top 15 individuals are eligible for an invite.

SINPS placed third in Division 6 among public schools, which is such a great achievement!

Well done to the following students who excel in their chosen sport and thrive academically as well!

Patrick Z (1T), Caroline Z (3MW), Melissa Q (3J), Xiang Kin Ethan N (4T), Emma Q (5G), Genevieve K (6L).

Gymnastics

Nila B (5W) competed on Saturday 19 July at the Sydney Gymnastic and Aquatic Centre in Rooty Hill at the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics State trial Competition.

Nila performed well and came 3rd on Bars. Congratulations Nila!

Soccer

Carter S (5N) competed at The Kanga Cup in Canberra from 14 - 18 July. He attended with his team from Elite Football Academy who were the defending champions from last year.

The team played exceptionally well and once again came home with the winning trophy for the U/10 Open Cup division. The final was won in a tight game which went into overtime.

They have not lost a game in two years of competing in the highest division. Something they are very proud of.

Congratulations Carter!

P&C News

Disco Night

What an amazing night! Held at the end of Term 2, Disco Night was a wonderful opportunity for the P&C to hold an event all about good times for our SINPS students.

The kids had an absolute blast dancing the night away! Given all the positive feedback, be sure to watch this space again next year...

A massive thank you to our amazing team of parent volunteers who helped keep our kids safe, happy, and thoroughly entertained: Ally K, Angela S, Anita H, Carlotta C, Jackie E, Jason S, Jeffrey Z, Joanna P, Julie S, Juno C, Kate K, Lily C, Linlin C, Lisa T, Matt K, May W, Mel A, Michelle H, Mona M, Natalie C, Natalie E, Natalie R, Nelly W, Rachelle A, Roshell B, Shiella C, Shin J, Simone C, Steffi S, Suzie N, Swati K, Tanya LF, Tora H, Xiai S, Yilin R and Zina B.

Kindy 2025 Tea Towels & Bags

To celebrate 100 Days of Kindy this year, the P&C coordinated special edition tea towels and tote bags. The end products were absolutely adorable, featuring drawings from all our Kindergarten students.

Thank you to all our Kindy families who supported the project, our incredible Kindergarten teachers, and our Kindy class parents for their help coordinating including Dishe J, Emelie F, Farid N, Lia S and Sarah H.

Bunnings Belrose Sausage Sizzle

The P&C were excited to secure a coveted Sausage Sizzle spot at Bunnings Belrose, as part of our continued approach to raising funds beyond our SINPS families.

The day was a great success, raising $2,300 from satisfied Bunnings customers! From cooking and serving, to bringing ice, donating supplies and dropping by for a sausage - the day was a fantastic team effort, only made possible by our wonderful SINPS families.

Special thanks to our volunteers and supplies donors, Ali S, Ally K, Alveen B, Jody H, Joyce K, Julie S, Justine B, Kate K, Kerry M, Kristin K, Lionel B, Lisa B, Natalia T, Natasha K, Noriko O, Phil B, Roshell B, Sarah M, Simon R, Sophie D, Suzie N, Tim K, Vanessa S and Xiaomin Z.

Save the date - Bunnings Pymble Sausage Sizzle

After the success of our BBQ at Belrose, we've been able to book in a spot at a second Bunnings location!

• Bunnings Pymble: Saturday 20 August

We would love to have school parents and family members volunteer and stop by again, to make this event as memorable as the last! Volunteer link to come closer to the date.

Year 6 Online Auction

As one of their main fundraisers for the year, the Year 6 Committee is holding an online auction in week 4. Get ready to bid, win and support a great cause!

Auction items include Principal for a day, class mufti day, teach a science lesson, librarian for a day and many more!

All funds raised will go towards making the Year 6 Dinner Dance a night to remember for our students in their final year at SINPS.

Kate Kirk
Treasurer

eSafety Webinar: Understanding Parent Controls

Help families stay informed by sharing this important topic with your school community. eSafety is hosting a free webinar for parents and carers to learn how parental controls can be used to prevent children accessing harmful content, manage time spent online and who they communicate with.

Date: Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Time: 3:30-4:15 pm

Please click on the following link for more information and to register: 

Community Noticeboard

Limit Setting Webinar for Parents

The Got-It! team is hosting a webinar for parents on ‘Staying Connected Whilst Setting Limits’. This will take place on Thursday 7 August at 6:30-8:00 pm online on Zoom. The webinar is open to all, and parents can sign up via the QR code in the flyer below.

Transition to School Webinar for Families

The Northern Sydney School Years team is partnering with Wayahead to offer a free Transition to school webinar designed to assist parents and carers for a smooth and successful start to school. This informative session will focus on understanding and managing childhood anxiety, with practical strategies to support your child through this important milestone.

Topics include:

• Understanding separation anxiety
• Recognising and breaking the cycle of anxiety
• Practical strategies to manage anxious feelings
• The “Small Steps” approach – helping young children tackle their worries step by step

To suit different schedules, we’re offering two webinar times.

Date: Wednesday 10 September 2025
Time: 12 - 1:15 pm or 7:15 - 8:30 pm
Where: Online via Zoom

Please click on the following link to register:

St Ives High School P&C International Food and Wine Fair

Please see the flyer below for more information about their upcoming Food and Wine Fair on 16 August.

Term 3 After-school Art Program at SINPS (K-6)

New class in Term 3!  Our classes now run every Wednesday and Thursday 3:00-4:00 pm at SINPS. To book a spot: click here

After School Public Speaking Classes

Please see the flyer below for more information about after school public speaking classes at SINPS.

Chess Classes at SINPS

Sydney Academy of Chess provides chess lessons before school on Wednesdays for K-6 students at SINPS. Please click on the flyer below for more information.

TalentMind Robotics and Coding after-school programs for Term 3

The schedule for all classes remains the same as before:

• Robotics with LEGO WeDo2.0 - for Y1 students in 2025 on Wednesday afternoons.
• Scratch Coding and Video Game Design - for Y3+ students in 2025 on Friday afternoons.

Please click on the below brochures for further details.

St Ives North OSHCare Newsletter

Please click on the newsletter below to hear about recent events at St Ives North OSHCare.

Ku-Ring-Gai Stealers T-Ball and Baseball

Please click on the flyer below for more information about their upcoming Come and Try T-Ball and Baseball Days.

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: