Welcome everyone to Term 2 Week 6. Absent notes Please remember if your child is absent — upon their return to school you need to provide a written explana-tion for their absence. This note needs to include the date your child was absent, a brief explanation for why they were away and a parent/ guardian signature. If a note has not been received within 7 days the absence is noted as unjustified. Please see our Attendance poli-cy attached to this newsletter. Zone Cross country Congratulations to our students who participated in the Cross Country Carnival on Wednesday. A special thanks to our parents and families who came along to support the students in their races. Book Fair Our annual book fair is up and running and is set to fin-ish on 7th June this year. If you would like to purchase anything, please see one of your friendly staff member who will be happy to help. P&C Update Our next meeting is being held on Thursday, 6th June at 8.30am – family and friends are all welcome to attend. 4-6 Excursion Our school excursion is getting closer. Please ensure you are making regular payments to Mrs Hobden.

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Upcoming Events for your calendar:

Easter Hat Making Monday, 8th April

Easter Hat Parade

Whole School Assembly Wednesday, 10th April

PLP’s Commence

1st April

Last Day of Term 1 Friday 12th April

Students all across NSW public schools will ‘crunch’ on fresh fruit and vege at 10am. P&C Meeting Due to our PLP meetings this week the time of the P&C Meeting has been moved to 8.30am. It will be held on Wednesday in Mrs Dowe and Mrs Pinn’s classroom. Easter Hat Parade A friendly reminder that we are holding our annual Easter Hat craft afternoon next Monday, 8th April. We hope you are able to come along and help the children with their creations. Our annual Easter Hat parade will be held on Wednes-day, 10th April. Our friends from the pre-school will also be joining us for the event. This will also be our end of term whole school assembly– we hope you are all able to join us. The parade and assembly will com-mence at 2pm.

Transition to Kindergarten for 2020 Our Early Starters program will commence on Thurs-day, 1st August. We have brochures at our front office for further information. If you know of anyone who has a child and may be interested, please ask them to contact Mrs Hobden in the office. Eisteddfod On Thursday, the students performed their musical items at the Eisteddfod. A massive effort was put in and we received second place for “Bugs and Beetles” and First Place for “When I Grow up”. “When I Grow Up” was choreographed by Camilla Hoddle. A massive thank you for all the time and effort you spent working with the students to receive such a wonderful out-come.

Monday, 3rd June 2019

Upcoming Events for your calendar: Cash Cow lunches

Wednesday 6th June

P & C Meeting Wednesday 6th June 3.10 pm

Whole School Assembly

Thursday, 7th June 2.30pm

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday Monday 10th June

Book Fair

Thursday 23rd May to Friday 7th June

Cash Cows Our Cash Cows lunch on Wednesday will be sausage rolls. The children in the 2-6 class will be preparing the lunches on this day as part of our ‘Carroll Kids Kitchen’ program. If there are any parents who are available to assist on the day, please let Mrs Hobden in the front office know.

Whole School Assembly This Thursday we are holding a whole school assembly in the hall. The assembly will commence at 2.30pm. Please come along and celebrate the many achievements of our fabulous students. Small Schools Athletics Our Small Schools Athletics carnival is being held on Friday, 5th July. All parents and friends are welcome to attend. The carnival is being held at the Donnelly Playing fields in Gunnedah. SWOP IT Our school has joined Hunter New England Health initiative ‘SWOP IT’. Please find attached some SWOP IT tips that you may like to try in your children’s lunchboxes.

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Cash Cows commenced on Wednesday 13th February 2019. The P & C have done the draw for the food donations based on our school rolls. Money is due to the P & C by Tuesday before the lunch is to be made. Here is a list of the names:

Week Six 5th June Zoie Baker Carly Hobden Camilla Hoddle Dick Kestles Week Eight 19th June Holly Middlebrook Idske Galema Bonnie Perusic Paula Pratten Week Ten 3rd July Tammy Wadwell Craig Fermor Toni Faint Ashleigh Gardner

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When I Grow Up—First Place

Bugs & Beetles—Second Place

Term 2 Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

April/ May 1

29

Staff Development Day

PUPIL FREE DAY

30 Students return to school

1

P&C Meeting 3.15pm

2 3

May 2

6

NEWSLETTER WEEK

Small School’s Art Camp

7 Grip Leadership Conference

School Leaders

Small School’s Art Camp

8

Small School’s Art Camp

9

AECG Meeting 4pm

10 NPS SPORT

Autumn Fair

3pm til late

May 3

13 14

PPP Parenting

NAPLAN

15

School Cross Country

NAPLAN

16

NAPLAN

17

Life Education Van at Somerton PS.

May 4

20

NEWSLETTER WEEK

21

22 23

24 NPS SPORT

Zone Cross Country at Mullaley Public

School

May/ June 5

27

National Sorry Day

28 29

30

Students perform at Gunnedah Eisteddfod

Music

31

Whole School Assembly

June 6

3 Students perform at

Gunnedah Eisteddfod Choral Speech

BOOK FAIR

NEWSLETTER WEEK

4

BOOK FAIR

5

BOOK FAIR

6 P&C Meeting 8.30 am

BOOK FAIR

ASSEMBLY 2.30 PM

7 NPS SPORT

BOOK FAIR

June 7

10

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

11 12

13

14 NPS SPORT

North West Cross Country at Mullaley

Public School

June 8

17

NEWSLETTER WEEK

18 19 20

21 NPS SPORT

Student reports go

home

June 9

24

Parent Meetings

25

Parent Meetings

26

Parent Meetings

27

Parent Meetings

28 NPS SPORT

Whole School Assembly

July 10

1

NEWSLETTER WEEK

2

3

P&C Meeting 3.15 pm

4

5

SMALL SCHOOLS

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL