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Current Dates to Note: |
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28 May -5 Sep |
Premiers Reading
Challenge |
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11 Jun |
Non Beginner’s
Workshop |
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13 Jun |
Letter Free Dress Day
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16 Jun – 20 Jun |
NAIDOC Week
Celebrations |
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20 Jun |
School Athletics
Carnival |
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25 Jun |
2N Bowling Reward Day |
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27 Jun |
Last day of school
Term 2 |
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Future Dates to Note: |
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14 Jul |
Pupil Free Day |
ATTACHMENT
- A World of Learning can be theirs with
Good Vision
HOME
Congratulations to the
following students who have reached their home reading targets:
25 Nights
Cheyanne Wilson, Andrew Beverley, Nakita Sargent, Kahtryn Dempster, Kerrod Patterson, Wayne
Sandow
50 Nights
Kristian
Boot, Sara Black, Brandon Ellingworth, Jorrell Pomeroy, Jeremy Sauer, Bridget James, Ryan Grimshaw, Haiden Stephens, Ivan
Peters, Connor Harris, Jade Solley, Jamall Lasserre, Lili Nash, Tamika Clayton, Brodie
Copley
75 Nights
Cameron Best, Alex
White, Tiana Pirini, Jarred
Collier, Ryan McMaster, Lauren Sama, Tiley Tydd
100 Nights
Shanell Baldwin, Madeleine Clarkin, Aaron Clifford, Rhys Evans, Hannah Harris, Justin
Linwood, Beau Mackie, Kyle Mayocchi, Nakita-May
Patterson, John Penny, Tarly Sharpe, Hayden Shelford,
Jesse Telke, Therese Ledgard,
Sean Best, Breanna Fletcher, Chris Meaby, Aimee Watts, Jarred Colllier,
Simone Weis, Daniel Fray, Luke Flahavin, Candace Coombes, Travis Eisel, Hayden Wardlaw
125 Nights
Tajanna Pamenter,
Brenna Putman, Kasha Killeen, Jamie Findley,
Joe-Dylan Coombes, Joel Appleyard, Daina Chay, Liberty Coombes, Kaitlyn Feldman, Danika Fletcher, Nicole Harding, Ashlee
Hilliard, Jared Hinds, Tylar Leask, Lyndon Linwood,
Cassie Rainbow, Nathan Searle, Brittany Winter, Ming Zhang, Ahser
Nowack, Dante Williams
CLASS NEWS
P/1C
We
are making puppets for our puppet show and planning “‘food, drink, tickets and
posters” to go with it.
2N
2N were very excited to hear that we are going bowling
because our class raised the most money during the school Spell-a-thon.
We can't wait to go. We have been working hard learning about islands and
making choices about a deserted island that we have landed on. We are
looking forward to sports day next week. Don't forget - letter free dress
this Friday. Our letter is M.
5R
With reporting time fast
approaching, students have been finishing projects and doing assessments. Biographies are starting to come together,
with most students nearly finished their first draft.
6P
Mrs. Paterson is a
student herself learning all about Robotics from Mr. Ethell,
an
MARY POPPINS
Congratulations
to these students for being selected to be part of a Mary Poppins
Art Workshop on Thursday, 5th June:
Ambah
Heffernan, Jonathon Mugford, Shakara
Best, Summer Mears, Taliah Fletcher, Keriann Zipperer, Kira Brieschke, Hayleigh Ford, Breanna Fletcher,
Amy Mollee, Joel Appleyard.
Well done
on your great behaviour and effort.
All of the
work produced during the workshop will form the basis of an exhibition to be on
display at the
Thank
you Mrs. Puller for supervising on her day off.
TUCKSHOP NEWS
- TUCKSHOP HELPERS
Without extra helpers,
the tuckshop will cease to operate on Thursdays. Please ring Deidre ( 4123 4888 or Janelle ( 4122 4471/0408412244
if you are able to volunteer some time – one day per month would be an
exceptional help!
- MENU
Due to a lack of
helpers there will be no more Thursday
special days.
Until further notice
there will be no Slush Puppies for sale.
Juice or milk poppers are available instead.
STUDENT COUNCIL
On Friday we will be
having a dress up day to raise money for the school. Each class has been given a letter to start
their costume. Participation is by gold
coin donation. Clothes need to be sun
safe and appropriate for school. Have
fun!
SPORTS CARNIVAL
Our
Athletics Carnival highly encourages participation of all students. When organising race events, children in
years Prep/1/2 & 3 will run in their year level cohort, not age level. Children born 1999 or older will run in their
age group.
Programs will be sent out the day before sports day, which you can bring
on the day.
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Families
are welcome to share their lunches together in our undercover area. All people will be asked to leave the oval during
the lunch break - including children and parents.
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In
fairness to all, parents and spectators are asked to refrain from being near
the finish line and from being too close to the sprint tracks.
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The
judges’ decision is final – any concerns should be raised immediately with the
overall carnival judges – Mr Rossiter.
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Please be
aware of the safety barriers near and around the shot put areas.
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No one is
permitted to bring aerosol cans or colour sprays
to school. Nikko/Textas
are not to be used for body graffiti.
Children are permitted to colour hair/faces only if it is done at home.
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All
adventure playground equipment is “OUT
OF BOUNDS” to “ALL”. A Safety Barrier will be placed around this
area.
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Streamers
are permitted only if kept totally dry.
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Parents
must be responsible for any young children in their care.
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Please
remember our “No Smoking”
policy. Refrain from smoking anywhere on
or near the school grounds.
Tuckshop order forms for
sports day will be
sent home this week. The
orders and money need to be returned by Monday, 16th June to enable
time to place orders. No late orders
will be accepted.
Any
helpers for the tuckshop on the day would be greatly appreciated – this will
help reduce the waiting time during lunch breaks. Please let Deidre at the
Tuckshop know if you are able to help.
All that is needed is an hour or so of your time during the day.
WORLD
ENVIRONMENTAL DAY
Last Thursday was World Environmental Day. This means you could change a light bulb and
put a power saving light bulb in. This
will lower your power consumption and create an awareness
around the world to limit greenhouse gasses.
Remember preventing green house gasses could reduce our climate change.
Your Environmental Leaders
Daina Chay and Peter Mason
Prep V
and Prep/1 C
This term we have been talking about cultural diversity.
To celebrate Reconciliation Week we have been making hands and planting a
garden of hands. We had lots of fun discussing how each one was different and the
same.
Lyndon
Todd
HEAD LICE
To avoid the spread of head lice if your child has long hair, please note
that it is school policy that hair is tied back.
Parenting tips
There have been requests from
parents recently asking for parenting ideas that will remain consistent with
the approach taken by the school. Our
Leadership program is based on the work of Michael Grose. Michael has also created a parenting ideas
program. Over the coming weeks we will
include snippets of the 16 elements that Michael talks about. You can also find his information on line at www.parentingideas.com.au .
ASSERTIVENESS
WHEN A CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON IS
UNDER PROVOCATION, BEING BULLIED OR TEASED HE OR SHE SHOULD:
• Make eye contact; stand in a
balanced, comfortable position about a metre from the person provoking the
aggression.
• Using a firm voice, ask the
other person to stop what he or she is doing. Use the person’s name if
possible.
• Repeat the response if the
behaviour doesn’t stop.
• If the provocation continues
he or she should walk away, ignoring the aggressor or seeking an adult if they
feel in danger.
WHEN A CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON
NEEDS TO STAND UP FOR HIS OR HER RIGHTS, TO ASK FOR SOMETHING, TO MAKE A STATEMENT
OR BE LISTENED TO RATHER THAN IGNORED HE OR SHE SHOULD:
• Attract the person’s full
attention;
• Be polite and use the
person’s name;
• Make good eye contact and use
a strong stance; and
• State the request or
statement using a firm voice;
• Give the other person an
opportunity to respond if appropriate. Ask questions to clarify the other
person’s position. Be polite but firm and avoid personal insults or using a
whining voice.
Encourage your child to
practise assertiveness in low risk situations
– in
front of the family or even in
front
of a mirror.
TUCKSHOP
volunteers
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Wednesday
11th June |
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Beryl
Appleyard |
Kathy
Dodd |
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Tuesday
17th June |
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Christine
Copley |
Janelle
Hilliard |
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Wednesday
18th June |
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John
Hinds |
Deidre
Sharp |
COMMUNITY NEWS
SOS FOR
HOST FAMILIES
Open Your Door to the World -
It is the dream of many teenagers to visit our vast and
“exotic” country, Down Under. Their dream can only come true with your help. It
is only through the hospitality of caring families, with an interest in better
cultural understanding and world peace, that these dreams can become reality.
STS Student Exchange urgently needs volunteer host families for students
arriving in July 2008, from
If you would like to join a
unique and growing group of families we need to hear from you now. Please phone
Margaret 3204 2156