We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which Helensburgh Public School is situated.

We pay our respects to the

Dharawal people and to elders past, present and the future.
11 Fletcher Street, Helensburgh, 2508 Ph: (02) 4294 1332 or (02) 4294 1050
email: helensburg-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au web http://www.helensburg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Issue 24, Monday 6th August 2012 Week 4 Term 3

Helensburgh Hig
Celebrating 125 Years


PUBLIC SPEAKING
The Stage 3 representatives for the Seacliff Community of
Schools Public Speaking competition will be decided this
week. Each student has a prepared speech followed by an
impromptu talk on a topic they have not seen until the day.
Internally competition has been strong across the school
and I have been really impressed with the standard. The
Stage 2 representatives were chosen last week.
Congratulations to Kye and reserve Matthew.

Christopher Connor
Helensburgh Public School
125
th
Anniversary Year

























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In the early years of Helensburgh, the town was divided
into `name sections': `Pompeii' (pronounced Pompy eye) -
below the railway station, `Struggle Town' - from the
railway station to the school, `Helensburgh' - from the
current school to Walker Street, `Lilyvale' - east of Walker
St and south of Witty Bridge, `Blue Gum' - along Princes
Highway to what is now known as Lawrence Hargrave
Drive and `Darkes Forest' - unchanged, still Darkes Forest

There were many forms of transport used for children to
attend school including horse and cart, bicycle, horse
back, and of course, walking!

By 1915 the school had its first infants mistress", Clara
Morgan, who was replaced by Minnie Cusack in 1916.

The Headmaster was Mr Denning with a staff of 10
teachers and an enrolment of 560! Enrolments had
increased significantly as a result of the extensive railway
deviation works. This included the construction of a new
railway station and the cutting out of 2 railway tunnels.
The new Helensburgh Railway Station was officially
opened on 30th May 1915.








PRINCIPAL REPORT

EDUCATION WEEK 2012
Education Week was a great success at Helensburgh Public
School with a number of opportunities for parents and
community members to visit our school and to participate
in a variety of activities. During this special week students
from our school competed in both Infants and Primary
Athletics carnivals and invited parents to visit their
classrooms during Open Day. Our Primary Choir performed
at the 2012 Illawarra Choral Festival on Wednesday 1
August. This prestigious event is held annually at the
Wollongong Town Hall. I would like to thank Mrs Murray
for her leadership of the school choir this year and the
dedication of our choir members who give up their lunch
hours to rehearse and refine their singing skills.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
The school was blessed with a magnificent day with fine
weather and comfortable temperatures. I was impressed
with how smoothly the day ran given the postponement of
last week. I would like to offer the sincere thanks of the
organisers and teaching staff for the excellent parent
support we received on the day. It was a real Helensburgh
team effort and our students benefited from our efforts.
Congratulations to Beau W and Krystal who broke records
on the day. I look forward to the final House points score
and the formation of our strong representative team to
compete at the District carnival.

QUALITY TEACHING
Our school is committed to quality teaching for quality
learning; to this end teachers of Kindergarten to Year 2
have been receiving intensive training in Targeted Early
Numeracy (TEN) to enhance the teaching of numeracy in
the early years of schooling, a target clearly listed in our
2012 to 2014 School Plan. Parents may also be aware, our
Year 5 and 6 teachers are already implementing the
Counting On program which aims at improving student
performance in number. If you add these initiatives to the
work being done to lift student spelling performance
through our involvement in the Spelling Review, you can
be assured your child's school is committed to ongoing
school improvement through research based teaching and
learning programs.







We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which Helensburgh Public School is situated. We pay our respects to the
Dharawal people and to elders past, present and the future.
11 Fletcher Street, Helensburgh, 2508 Ph: (02) 4294 1332 or (02) 4294 1050
email: helensburg-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au web http://www.helensburg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Issue 24, Monday 6th August 2012 Week 4 Term 3

Important Dates to Remember
Date Event
8th August K-2 Assembly 1.45pm
9th August Song World Combined Workshop 2H & 2S
at Cringila PS
10 August 3-6 Assembly 2.15pm
14th August ICAS Mathematics/P&C Meeting 7pm/
Seacliff COS Public speaking finals
15th August Zone Athletics Carnival 1/2 day Sylvania
16th August Songworld 2H & 2S
17th August Zone Athletics Carnival full day Sylvania
20th August Raw Art
21st August Raw Art/Stage 3 Debating Competition
22nd August Raw Art
23rd August 4M and 4B Bike Day/Raw Art/Songworld
2H & 2S
24th August Cricket NSW Stage 1 visit
28th August Surf Safety Talk Yrs 2,4 and 6 2pm
29th August Fathers Day Stall/Yr 5 Leadership Day
30th August Heathcote HS Year 5 Maths Challenge
Day/4L Bike Day/Songworld 2H & 2S
31st August Summer PSSA starts
13th Sept 125th Anniversary Grandparents Day

K-2 Assembly
K-2 Principal Awards will be given out at the assembly on
Wednesday 8 August.





University of New South Wales
International Competitions and Assessments for
Schools 2012
We had twenty-four students participate in the Science
assessments this year with some excellent results.
As always it is an achievement just to participate and
complete these assessments and we would like to
congratulate every child who undertakes each exam.
Some of the outstanding results in the Science assessment
are:
Year Three
Olivia.M-Credit
Cassius.F-Credit
Harri.L-credit

Year Four
Max.H-Credit
Will.M-credit
Nicola.P-credit
Andrew.C-Distinction

Year Five
Ethan.L-Credit
Jiah.P-Credit
Jarrah.C-Distinction

Year Six
Ewan.R-Credit
Matthew.L-Credit

Congratulations to all our participants.
Mrs Sida
UNSW ICAS Co-Coordinator
Principal Award

KF Belinda, Leilani, Georgia, Rebecca, Kaia, Jamison, Kody
KB Indigo, Sophia, Brydie, Georgia, Jamaya, Brodee, Mackenzie, Braeden, Bailey, Lachlan, Cooper
KR Evelyn, Jessica, Cameron
KD Maddison, Emily, Tahina
K/1G Lara, Mackenzie, Keeley, Asha, Riley, Ayla, Satine, Amelia, Maeve, Keira, Sunny, Jackson, Jackson, Jake
1C Brooke, Niina, Tahlia, Alyssa, Kiara, Madeline, Lilly, Xavier, Banjo, Matty
1M Coco, Abbey, Zali, Mimi, Leah, Chloe,
1/2K Ava Belle, Abbie, Charlotte, Bella-Rose, Kyah, Ava, Jasmine, Shaylee, Matthew, Joel, Ryan, Fletcher, Harry,
Joshua, Lachlan
2H Emma, Olivia, Olivia, Ruby, Brianna, Cadence, Noah, Tyson, Luke, Ryan, Jordan
2S Jasmin, Chloe, Leah, Spencer, Kevin
2/3M Kalani, Elle, Koby, Cooper, Kira, Lara, Merryn, Lucy, Knox
3S Eilish, Hayley, Gabrielle, Mikayla, Ashleigh, Justin, Jye
4L Jasmine, Aimee, Corey, Aaron, Will
5/6C Zoe, Isla, Isabelle, Kristen, Piper x2, Bijou, Hawke, Reece x2, Brodie, Lachlan, Zac x2
6A Jamie, Claire, Ellouise, Karla, Hayley, Jade, Alysha, Lochlan, Daniel

We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which Helensburgh Public School is situated. We pay our respects to the
Dharawal people and to elders past, present and the future.
11 Fletcher Street, Helensburgh, 2508 Ph: (02) 4294 1332 or (02) 4294 1050
email: helensburg-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au web http://www.helensburg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Issue 24, Monday 6th August 2012 Week 4 Term 3

Netball Semi-Final
Last Friday our Junior B Netball Team played an amazing
game against Menai Public School. Helensburgh won 11 -
2. It was a fast paced game with every one giving their
best. Congratulations, girls - now onto the finals!


Wollongong Schools Choral Festival
Congratulations to our choir! Last Wednesday we attended
a full day rehearsal and then our evening performance at
the Wollongong Town Hall. The children looked so neat
and wonderful and sang beautifully. I would like to
congratulate them most on their behaviour. After teaching
them what ! call Performance Behaviour" they did
Helensburgh proud. They sat perfectly still on stage, never
fidgeted, never talked and looked to their conductor at all
times. They were praised on five separate occasions by
other teachers and the stage managers. Well done choir!



FATHERS DAY STALL
The stall will be held Wednesday 29th August and we ask that ALL money for presents be sent in to the class
teacher by Friday 24
th
August. Any money not receipted before the day of the stall, (i.e. brought in on the day) may
result in the child having to purchase a gift at the end of the stall as we will be monitoring the ratio of $10 to $5 gifts.
Please fill in the form below, nominating how many presents of each price range are required. Please send money and
note in an envelope clearly marked with your child's name, class and the amount enclosed. Any cheques should be
made out to Helensburgh Public School P&C and please do not include with any other school expenses.
Most presents will not be wrapped, because they have come to us in protective wrapping or boxes and we thought it
better to send the gifts home the same way. Your child will have chosen the item with love from our display table and we
ask that you remember this when they present you with it. PLEASE SUPPORT THE STALL - your children's education
will benefit.
_____________________________________________________________________________________

Childs name:____________________________________ Class:_____________

No. of $5 presents required __________ No. of $10 presents required__________ Total enclosed __________
Environmental News
The Name and Logo competition has been won by
!sla, Alannah and Piper with their catch phrase Our
hands and hearts are in it"-Enviro Team. This
caring and clever logo will be printed on t-shirts to
identify Enviro Team members.
So far this term, Stage 3 students have;
performed a school-wide electrical energy audit,
moved a mountain of mulch to the `quiet area', and
continued their quest to eradicate weeds-as well as
collecting compost and recycling from classrooms.
Sunday saw volunteers Mr La Flamme, Mrs
Hanley, and Neil and Jasmin Clarkson planting a
further 86 natives in the quiet area.
15 kilos of spent batteries have been collected
by the Helensburgh. P.S community via the office -
Thank you families!
Great news for our rainwater collection
system...a 9000 litre tank has been donated by
http://www.happyearth.com.au of Wollongong.


We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which Helensburgh Public School is situated. We pay our respects to the
Dharawal people and to elders past, present and the future.
11 Fletcher Street, Helensburgh, 2508 Ph: (02) 4294 1332 or (02) 4294 1050
email: helensburg-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au web http://www.helensburg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Issue 24, Monday 6th August 2012 Week 4 Term 3




125 Celebrations continue with our Anniversary
Fete!
Don't forget to order your all-day ride pass soon, as the
125 Anniversary Fete is only weeks away! Our class stalls
are coming together nicely but we still have classes with no
parent helpers for the day - please send back your
volunteer form so your class parent can organise their
roster (and breathe again). Thanks to those parents who
have returned your forms - you're in the draw to win a
family dinner at Raya Thai.

Over the next few weeks we'll be asking for donations of
small items needed by various class stalls. If you can help
by donating any of these, please bring them to school on
Friday afternoons, or send them to the office if this is more
convenient. 1/2K needs patty cake cases, sprinkles, 100's &
1000's, cachous, mini M&M, jelly beans, marshmallows,
skewers, plastic plates and spoons, gloves, chocolate, dried
apricots, coconut or flaked chocolate - obviously they are
working on something totally delicious! K/1 require small
items suitable for lucky dips; 2H needs can of coloured hair
spray and headbands; 4/5B would like empty, clean, clear
750ml plastic bottles and 5T would love some terra cotta
pots, small to medium size or glass tumblers to use for a
terrarium and pantyhose to make grass heads.
Thanks to the award-winning About Faces Photography
studio, families will have the opportunity for some great
savings when you pre-book a Fairy Dell or Fantasy sitting.
The fee is normally $150, but families who make an
advance booking will pay only $40, and $10 of this will be
donated to the school! Children can be photographed as
elves, fairies or dragon riders. Older children can be
photographed against a Hogwarts or other fantasy
background. Costumes are supplied or children may wish
to wear their own. To pre-book and take advantage of this
great opportunity, contact Janet on 4283 8480 or at
info@aboutfaces.com.au .
We are still in need of donations of books, DVDs, craft
items, White Elephant goods and Chocolate Wheel. Any
items you are able to donate can be left at the school on
Friday afternoons, and thanks! Remember to make your
125 memories jolly ones by ordering your 125 merchandise
and classic red wine!
Fete Coordinators
Sandy Szewcow - cszewcow@gmail.com or 0418 289 569
Gina Krohn - nhork@yahoo.com or 4294 1371
Library News

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Don't forget to get your Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC)
books entered onto your online reading log. The challenge
finishes at the end of August. If anyone needs any help
with their challenge please see Mr McQueen in the library.

New Books in the Library
Each Tuesday between now and the end of term there will
be 15 new books entering circulation in the library. These
books will be located on the new books shelves in the
library. So don't forget to check them out.

Changed Library Times
As a result of the stage three debating competition this
term, some classes have had to change their library times.
K/1G has changed from Tuesday to Monday and 2H has
changed from Tuesday to Friday.

Class library days are:
Monday: K/1G, 2S, 4/5B, KF, KD
Tuesday: KB
Wednesday: 2/3M, 5/6C, KR, 4M
Thursday: 3S, 6A, 5T, 3J, 4L
Friday: 1/2K, 1C, 1M, 2H, K/6R
Please make sure children have their library bags packed in
their school bags on their library day.


Follow Up to the National Nutrition and Physical
Activity Survey Of School Children
All students in years 2-6 at Helensburgh PS will be invited
to participate in an anonymous survey about eating
patterns, nutrition knowledge, sport, social networks and
physical activity. The survey has been conducted at HPS in
2000 and 2006 and we are now repeating the study in
2012 at the same schools from every state and territory of
Australia to compare the results and see if anything has
changed over 12 years.

All students in years 2-6 will be invited to complete a
survey about food, nutrition, physical activity, sport , social
networks and health and we will measure and record his/
her height and weight in private. The survey and the
height/weight measurement is optional. This survey is not
compulsory.

Special Reading Program Urgently Needs Tutors
At HPS we run a special reading program called `Hubbard
St". volunteer tutors work with our senior students.
Unfortunately this year some tutors have left so we are in
need of some more tutors. If you can spare as little as half
an hour once a week please see Mrs McPherson or leave
your name and contact number at the office. Mrs
McPherson runs a short training session for tutors. No
experience needed! The students will greatly appreciate
the help.

M.McPherson SLST

We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which Helensburgh Public School is situated. We pay our respects to the
Dharawal people and to elders past, present and the future.
11 Fletcher Street, Helensburgh, 2508 Ph: (02) 4294 1332 or (02) 4294 1050
email: helensburg-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au web http://www.helensburg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Issue 24, Monday 6th August 2012 Week 4 Term 3

Community Notices
Helensburgh V I E W Club
are going to see Legally Blonde Saturday 20
th
October 2012 Lyric Theatre 2 p.m. matinee $100.00 to be paid by Friday
17
th
August. Bus $25.oo to be paid on the day. Correct money please. The bus will leave from the centennial Hotel
midday .Lunch may be eaten on the bus, water only to drink. Bookings call Chris on 42941103

Have Your Will Prepared for a $50 Donation to the Salvos
Wednesday 8th August 2012 Helensburgh Community Centre Walker St Helensburgh. Volunteer Solicitors will be on hand to
change or prepare your Will @.15 - 6.00pm Cost $50 donation to the Salvos. For appointments ph Rosemary 9266 9631
between 9am and 4pm Mon to Fri.

Scarborough ArtShow
Students can enter art works in one of 3 exhibition categories K-2, 3-4, 5-6 The children's exhibition will run alongside the
adult exhibition at the Scarborough Art Show 2012 on the 6th & 7th October. Entry is free - and something the children can
do at home with their parents, or it can be done as a class activity if time permits. Entry forms are available
www.scarboroughartshow.com
Jo Reed Event Organiser 0411 790 140

2013 Illawarra Academy of Sport Athlete Applications NOW OPEN
The Illawarra Academy of Sport is now taking applications for the following programs: BlueScope Steel Individual Athlete
Program- Hockey Program- Netball Program- Rugby Union Program and Triathlon Program For program and scholarship
information and to apply, visit www.illawarraacademy.org.au and complete an online form. 2013 scholarship applications close
Friday, 16 August 2012.

Found
Mauve glasses in a brown case at the Athletics carnival please contact the office 4294 1322
Essential Elements trombone book with the name Tom Horton please contact the office 4294 1322

Registrations- Tues 21st
st
August 2012,
7:30pm- 8:30pm at the Netball courts Competition begins September 2012 Minimum 9 players in a team recommended *
played at the local courts (NO Travelling) *all equipment supplied * 6:45pm and 7:45pm games depending on the number of
teams in the competition* individual players welcome *great exercise, play for fun or competition. COST- New players= $80
(includes insurance), players already registered in 2012 = $40 Please email kristypoole@hotmail.com for a team
registration form or PHONE Kristy for any enquiries- 42943793
Rego 2012/13 - Helensburgh & Districts Little Athletics
Attention all new & returning athletes, Little A's is starting soon and Online Rego opened on Wednesday 1st August 2012.
Online rego + secure payment is the preferred way of becoming a Little A's member: it's faster, easier and much cheaper!
TINY TOTS (3-4 years old): $70 per child ONLINE versus $80 OFFLINE ALL OTHER ATHLETES (U6-U17): $85 per
athlete ONLINE versus $100 OFFLINE
Visit our website at www.helensburgh-lac.com and follow the links and instructions there, or contact us at hblac@live.com.au,
or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HelensburghLAC.
First Competition Night at Helensburgh Rex Jackson Oval will be on Friday 14th September 2012 from 5:45 pm. 3000m
races will still be on this season again (once a month). Offline Rego Dates at Helensburgh Workers Club: Friday 31st August,
Friday 7th September, and Friday 14th September between 6-8 pm.
Please complete and return with payment to Helensburgh PS office
125 Anniversary Fete all day rides $24 each
Number of ride passes purchased: ______________________________________
Amount enclosed - CASH or CHEQUE: $__________________________
Child`s name: Class:
Child`s name: Class:
Child`s name: Class:
Thank you! Your all day ride passes will be issued on fete day from 10.00am.

We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which Helensburgh Public School is situated. We pay our respects to the
Dharawal people and to elders past, present and the future.
11 Fletcher Street, Helensburgh, 2508 Ph: (02) 4294 1332 or (02) 4294 1050
email: helensburg-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au web http://www.helensburg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
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