Upcoming Events and Dates for Your Diary

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Upcoming Events: 3-6 Dance Auditions

We are looking for any students in Years 3-6 who would like to audition for this year's dance group! If your child is interested, they need to come to the hall at lunchtime Wednesday 11 February. Contact Miss Kilmore if you have any questions.

Second Hand Uniform Sale

The Meadowbank Public School P&C Association is holding a Second Hand Uniform Sale this Friday 13 February 2026 outside the Library between 8:20 am and 8:50 am. Payment by cash or Square. 

If you would like to donate old uniforms that are clean and in good condition, please bring them along. 

P&C Meeting

Our first P&C meeting for this year will be Tuesday 17 February. Join us from 7 pm in the staff room. Meeting starts at 7:30 pm (also on Teams).  

The link to the meeting will be posted in next week’s newsletter. All parents are welcome to attend. 

Swimming Carnival 2026

The school swimming carnival for Years 5-6 students will be held on Wednesday 18 February at the Ku-ring-gai Aquatic Centre. The cost for the bus and pool entry is $30.00. Further details and a permission note will be issued via Sentral (not School Bytes) on Thursday. This needs to be returned before Friday 13 February. No lunch orders can be ordered on the day.

Students in Year 2 (turning 8 this year), 3 and 4 are invited to attend if they can confidently swim 50 metres in a recognised stroke. This includes freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. 

For students in Years 2-4, if your child is able to swim 50 metres in a recognised stroke and would like to participate in the Meadowbank PS Swimming Carnival, a paper expression of interest form will be sent home on Thursday to those students that request a note. This note needs to be returned to school no later than Wednesday 11 February. Your child will be added to the activity and further details, together with the permission note, will be issued via Sentral (not School Bytes).

Thank you,

Natalie Beard and Jason Watts

Organising teachers

Scholastic Book Club Issue 1 Due

The deadline for ordering items from Issue 1 closes on Friday 20 February. Orders should arrive within 3-4 weeks from the closing date.

Reading together helps build confidence, imagination and a genuine love of books, and Book Club Issue 1 is a great place to start.

The last day to submit your issue 1 order is 20 February.

If you haven't placed your order yet, here’s what’s waiting for you in Book Club Issue 1:

✨ Receive up to 3 FREE books when you place your Issue 1 order

✨ Use your $5 discount code from your Issue 8 order last year (code below)

✨ Receive another $5 discount code to spend on Issue 2 

We’re also celebrating National Family Reading Month — the perfect chance to slow down and share stories. Register for the 31-Day Challenge and you’ll go in the draw to win one of 50 signed copies of Mr Luke’s Magic Library: Dinosaur Trail 

Book Club Issue 1 won't be around forever, so if it's still on your to-do list, now's the perfect time to order. 

Meet the Teacher Evenings - Save the Date

Building a strong partnership with your child's teacher is essential. The ‘Meet the teacher’ session is a formal opportunity to meet your child’s class teacher, learn about the class organisation and routines, and be informed of the year’s teaching and learning programs.    

The session will commence in the school hall with a 20-minute presentation, providing essential information about the upcoming school year. Following the presentation, parents will be invited to visit their child’s classroom, where they can meet the teacher, take a tour of the learning environment, and connect with other parents. 

Please note, this event is designed to share general information and build community; it is not intended for one-on-one discussions about individual students. If you wish to discuss your child’s progress or specific concerns, kindly arrange a separate meeting with the teacher. 

Wednesday 25 February 

Kindergarten to Year 2:  5:00 – 6:00pm 

Thursday 26 February 

Year 3 to 6 and Support Unit: 5:00pm – 6:00pm 

Our teachers are looking forward to meeting you and discussing all the exciting things we have lined up for the year.  

We kindly request that children do not attend the event, as their presence can create challenges with supervision and our duty of care responsibilities, as well as potentially disrupt the presentations. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.