Dear Parents and Friends,

Big Bash Cricket - Cancelled Big Bash Cricket for Yrs 3 & 4 tomorrow 18th November and

Yrs 5 & 6 Thursday 19th November, have been cancelled due

to extreme heat forecast. Apologies to all the kids and school communites. Students will be refunded their $4.00.

End of Term Term 4 is rapidly drawing to a close. There are just four and a

half weeks left of the school term.

Teachers are busily preparing Student Reports and making

preparation for the end of year presentations.

As the term draws to a close, families are requested to check their homes carefully for library books or readers which belong

to the school. Could these be returned immediately so that

stocktakes can commence?

There are also a large number of items of lost property still at school. Parents are welcome to visit the school to claim items

which belong to their child. Any items left at the end of the

year will be donated to other families.

Election of 2016 Student Leaders Nominating Year 5 students have been presenting their

speeches to the students and staff this week. Students in Years

1 to 5 will vote on the 2016 student leaders for our school this week.

We wish nominating students well in their presentations.

The announcement and badging of school leader for 2016 will take place on presentation night.

Staffing Applications are invited for the various temporary Learning

Support Officer positions EPS has in 2016. Anyone

interested in applying for one of these part time positions is asked to forward their application to Judy McGuiness,

Principal EPS, by 4pm on Tuesday 1 December, 2015. Applications should include a resume and responses to the

2 questions below.

Question 1: Discuss your understanding of students with ‘disabilities.’ (maximum 300 words). Question 2: What is your view of the role a Learning Support Officer provides for students with disabilities in a school context? (maximum 300 words).

Stage 3 Excursion We are only a few days away and anticipation and enthusiasm is mounting – along with some understandable

nervousness. Parents should have received a final notice last week which accompanied all students and most

questions should have now been answered. Please don’t hesitate to contact he school if further clarification is

needed.

A final reminder that:

Mobile telephones (if being supplied) need to be

handed to teachers before departure

All medications must be handed to teachers prior to

departure , clearly labelled with your child’s name and

accompanied by details of dosage, times, etc.

Any $10 spending money that parents would prefer

teachers to keep-safe is given to staff in a named

sealed envelope prior to departure.

The bus will depart at 7am on Sunday. Please be

at school 15 minutes prior to this time with suit cases lined up along footpath for quick loading.

Students should have their backpack, drink bottles,

packed recess, lunch and afternoon tea, bus activities (eg. novel, playing cards, colouring book, pens/

pencils), etc., with them to take on-board (please do

not include with stowed luggage).

No additional food or lollies are permitted in the

cabins, as these items will attract visitors like possums and bush turkeys. Parent cooperation with

this is greatly appreciated.

EDWARD PUBLIC SCHOOL

Butler Street DENILIQUIN NSW 2710

Phone: 5881-2612 Fax: 5881-5090

Email: edward-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.edward-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Newsletter: Week 7 Term 4 – 17th November 2015

A PBL SCHOOL - Positive Behaviour for Learning - WE VALUE

RESPONSIBILITY SAFETY RESPECT

EDWARD PUBLIC SCHOOL

Week 7 Term 4 2015

Wed 18th Nov Yr 3/4 Big Bash Cricket-CANCELLED

Thurs 19th Nov Yr 5/6 Big Bash Cricket-CANCELLED

Fri 20th Nov Assembly

Week 8 Term 4 2015

Mon 23rd Nov Intensive swimming Yrs 2, 3 & 4

Stage 3 Excursion - Sydney

Tues 24th Nov Intensive swimming Yrs 2, 3 & 4

Stage 3 Excursion - Sydney

Wed 25th Nov Intensive swimming Yrs 2, 3 & 4

Stage 3 Excursion - Sydney

Thurs 26th Nov

Intensive swimming Yrs 2, 3 & 4

Kindergarten Orientation 9.30am-11.30am

Stage 3 Excursion - Sydney

Fri 27th Nov Intensive swimming Yrs 2, 3 & 4

Stage 3 Excursion - Sydney

Intensive Swimming Students in years 2, 3 and 4 have already received their information and notes regarding the Intensive swimming

program that starts next week. There is no cost involved and all notes are to be returned by tomorrow Wednesday

18th November.

Book Week 2015 ‘Books Light Up Our World’

Christmas Book Fair

Thank you! What a wonderful success. With close to

$3000 worth of books sold, we now have approx $600 to spend on purchasing new books for the library.

A big thank you to everyone who supported our Book Fair.

Mrs Druitt & Mrs Mulham

Kindergarten Excursion The students and staff of KGD would like to thank Mr and Mrs Michael for allowing us to conduct our excursion to

their farm on Friday 13th November. Also a big thank you to Catherine, Henry and Jack Michael for organising some

fantastic activities for our students and providing lots of information about farm animals.

The students enjoyed the experience immensely and learned many aspects about farm life.

After the farm visit we went to the RSL park where we had a BBQ lunch and play break.

Thanks also to the Deniliquin Library staff for providing the

class with a ‘storytime session’ and allowing the students

to explore the resources the library has to offer. Peter did a wonderful job of entertaining the students with his

stories and kept them enthralled throughout the time we were there.

A super day was had by all involved. The students were very excited to participate in the great learning experience.

Stage One Excursion Last Thursday, Year 1 and 2 students travelled to

Echuca for their annual excursion. The students have

been studying the topic “Now and Then” in history lessons and the excursion provided a perfect

opportunity to get a feel for life in the past.

The students enjoyed a 1 hour cruise on the PS

Pevensey, where they were able to see a steam engine in operation powering the paddles and to view the

kitchen, sleeping quarters and the drop toilet. There were lots of funny comments about that. Several

passengers on the paddle steamer complemented the excellent behaviour of the students.

Following the cruise two guides took the students on a tour of the wharf and its precinct. We saw the maker

that designates where NSW and Victoria meet, and checked in the rail cars to see some of the old tools

used by the railway men who loaded cargo from the

paddle steamers onto rail cars to travel to Melbourne.

The students learnt lots of interesting facts about the

various types of paddle steamer that went up and down the river in the 1800, including a floating church, a

hawker and even a ‘grog’ boat. They also heard that the wharf used to be 332metres long, which is 5 times its

current length.

Following the tour it was time to board the bus for the

Moama Adventure Playground. We all had lunch under one of the shelters provided and then spent 45 minutes

playing on the playground. Everyone was so excited and had a fabulous time playing make believe games in the

fort structures and using the swings.

We were lucky enough to avoid any nasty weather and

had a pleasant return trip to Deniliquin. Thank you to all of the additional adults who helped with supervision and

a big thankyou to the students. All of the adults were

very proud of your excellent behaviour. You all demonstrated the school values and respect,

responsibility and safety. Well done.

Canteen Roster

Tues 17th Nov Julie Saunders, Shirlee Jennings

Wed 18th Nov CANTEEN CLOSED

Thurs 19th Nov Kylie Green, Shirlee Jennings Fri 20th Nov Need Help, Shirlee Jennings

Mon 23rd Nov Need Help, Shirlee Jennings Tues 24th Nov Need Help, Shirlee Jennings

Wed 25th Nov CANTEEN CLOSED

Thurs 26th Nov Kylie Green, Shirlee Jennings Fri 27th Nov Need Help, Shirlee Jennings

Thank you to Elif Ozmen for her wonderful help all this

year. We wish Elif well on her move back to Turkey

with her family.

Another reliable volunteer in now unvailable due to work commitments. Please, anyone, can you come in

between 12.00pm and 1.00pm or longer any day. Thank

you.

Shirlee Jennings

At the P&C meeting last Tuesday night the P&C voted to support the school in its technology plan. We have agreed

to donate over $6000, which will be matched dollar for dollar by the school, to purchase a new bank of IPads for our children to use. Edward is at the forefront of using technology in education. This donation is only possible be-

cause of the hard work of so many people at this year’s fete, which raised $7000. As always, the hard work of the P&C directly benefits every child at our school.

It was great to see so many children and families at the first Kinder transition on Thursday. Thanks to Sarah Her-berte for her work preparing the Uniform display for the new parents. A reminder to all parents that the P&C oper-

ate the Uniform Shop as a service to families. We operate at just over cost, selling high quality uniforms. Orders can be placed with the office, or our great Office ladies can help as well. Laybys are welcome- so you can get or-

ganised for next year’s uniform needs.

Thanks so much to all of the parents and staff members who have supported the P&C during the year.