LOOKING BACK ON TERM 3…….

NEW SECRETARY

Novak Chandler has stepped down from the role of P&F Secretary. I would like to thank Novak for doing an amazing job and all her hard work, juggling a very busy home life with school commitments. 

We would like to welcome Vicky Sharp as our new Secretary of the Lindfield P&F Association. This is Vicky’s first year at Newington and her son, Nathan Sharp, is in Year 5. It is fantastic to have a new parent as part of our P&F and we look forward to working with Vicky in the future.

BACK TO NEWINGTON DAY

For the first time ever, Lindfield joined the wider school community and took a stall at Back to Newington Day in July.

It was a fantastic day with lots of Lindfield families in attendance.  With two wonderful sports hampers on offer and a ball throwing competition, our prep boys were in their element.  The boys set up a sports trading card table and many of our dads seemed to be enjoying the ball competition as much as the boys!

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers on the day, we raised over $1,200.  The P&F and Sports Committee, in conjunction with Eliza, have decided to spend the funds raised on manufacturing two ball throwing targets which will be put to good use during sport time, at future events and our Mini Olympics

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FATHERS DAY

A huge thank you to our wonderful Year 5 parents for hosting our Fathers Day breakfast.  It was great to see the boys looking after their dads and serving them on the morning. 

The wonderful set up and delicious food on offer contributed to the success of the morning, with very few leftovers post event!

Thank you also to those parents who contributed to the Prep Shop sales table.  We sold many supporter items which will hopefully be used and worn with pride at our next school sports event.

LOOKING FORWARD TO TERM 4…..

LA FIESTA AT LINDFIELD – SATURDAY OCTOBER 29 at 7:00pm

This will be a night not to be missed!!!  Book your babysitters and join us for a colourful, vibrant and fun Fiesta to celebrate our fantastic community and another wonderful year.

Be tempted by food influenced from Mexico, Spain and South America; enjoy the fiesta tunes from John Watson (piano player from Minsky’s) playing live on the night; take part in some limbo; crack open a piñata made by our Year 5 and 6 boys or bid on the auction items.

Save the Date and look out for your invitation – coming home soon in hard copy with your boys and posted on Spaces.

In order to help our Social Committee organise the night, we would greatly appreciate as many returned RSVP’s as possible prior to the school holidays.

Our La Fiesta auction is a great opportunity to promote your business and support the school. If you are interested please contact me via email on jcashworth@vbmglobal.com. 

We look forward to seeing everyone on the night.

P&F ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – MONDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER 7 AT 6:30pm

We invite all our parents to come along to our AGM in Term 4.  Dr David Mulford, Head of Newington College, will be speaking along with an overview from Ben Barrington-Higgs.  Come and enjoy a drink and nibbles to mark the end of 2016 and find out what’s in store for 2017.

Julianne Ashworth
P&F President Lindfield

TUCKSHOP

We have changed the supplier of our pies and sausage rolls. Our new supplier is an old local favourite, Grace’s Bakehouse (formerly known as Lindfield Hot Bread Shop on Lindfield Avenue). I am sure they have many old customers amongst our parents. All their beef pies and sausage rolls are custom made for Lindfield.

As Term 3 was incredibly busy, we do need a healthy flow of volunteers. We will be sending out our request for Term 4 volunteers next week – so if you are a Year 6 parent and have been meaning to come see the tuckshop – this could be your last chance!

Please send an email to lindfieldtuckshop@newington.nsw.edu.au if you are able to help, even if it’s just for an hour. 

See you in the tuckshop!

Cheryll – Tuckshop Manager

PREP SHOP

From 12 September the Prep Shop will begin selling the summer uniform ready for the start of Term 4. We will also be open on extra days at the end of Term 3 including:

Friday 16 September: 3:00pm – 3:45pm

Friday 23 September: 8:00am – 8:45am

In addition we are offering 50% off the RRP of tracksuits until the end of Term 3 (no further discount applies to this sale price).  

Prep Shop Opening Times

The Prep Shop’s opening times are Monday afternoons from 3:00 until 3:45pm and Wednesday mornings from 8:00 until 8:45am.  If you need access to the Prep Shop at other times please contact the School Office on 9416-4280 or lindfield@newington.nsw.edu.au and arrangements may be made.

The current price list can be found on SPACES under Prep Shop.  To make an order, please complete the form and forward it to the School Office. It will be given to the Prep Shop volunteers to fill your order which will then be given to your son to bring home.

On another note, the Second Hand Uniform Shop will be open for business from 2:45pm-3:15pm on the first Monday of every month.  For Term 4 we will be open on Monday 7 November.

Jennifer Kahn – Prep Shop Manager

SPORTS COMMITTEE

Watch out for the Summer Sports Update coming soon in the Sports Section of SPACES. This details information about our summer sports teams, coaches, kit, training timetable and the Saturday matches.  There is also information on co-curricular sport programs.