Newsletter Issue 19, 2020 - Be a Learner, Be Respectful, Be Safe Page 1

Issue 19

19 June 2020

INSIDE

Buddy Reading Program - OT 2

Butterfly Lifecyle with 1C 2

Australian Maths Competition 2

Art in 6F 2

3D Shape Models in 6F 3

K-6 Awards 3

Year 7 Tech Group 3 4

Careers Corner 4

Parent Portal Login 4

Macadamia Castle Holiday Activities 4

Breadroll Sushi 4

Uniform Store 4

Returning to routine School life is moving closer to a new normal. The great majority of students have settled into good routines and are very happy to be with their friends, learning again. During the week I met with the School Captains and asked their thoughts on, given we are moving closer to HSC examinations, how well senior students were travelling with their return to school and their preparations for the exams. Their advice included surveying students to capture the answer to this and other related questions. We will go ahead with the survey and it will target how they are feeling about their study program and preparedness for the HSC exams, their ability to continue with school work during the COVID ‘at home learning’ time, what further support the school can offer, and what advice the students would give the school should we have to manage a second wave of the virus. The insights of the students often provide sharp advice to our life at school. Rob Walker – Principal

Animal Tower The Evans River Year 11 & 12 STEP students have designed and built this

animal tower in response to the bush fire clearing that occurred at the end of

2019. This has been an integral part of our Indigenous Tourism unit. This

clearing destroyed many native animal tree hides that are used by a range of

animals, from micro bats, to possums to our larger brained birds like the black

cockatoo. Each hole in the tower has an animal box behind it, all ranging in

size for specific species. Inside the structure is lined

with mesh for micro bats, however the penthouse

suite is reserved for the black cockatoos.

The unique artwork was designed by the STEP

students. Two sides tell the travelling story of

Bandjalang people moving through this site

gathering food and heading toward Gumigadah,

whilst the other two sides are designed to blend into

the bush.

Craig Gillespie, Head Teacher TAS

IMPORTANT NOTE Please be reminded that students are NOT

to arrive at school before 8:30am as there is

NO SUPERVISION prior to this time. We

have a duty of care to ensure our students

are safe and unfortunately students have

been arriving at school significantly earlier

than that.

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Butterfly Life Cycle with 1C Ms Ciup’s Year 1 class have been learning about

the life cycle of butterflies and have also been

learning about symmetry.

Australian Maths Competition Just a reminder that students from Yr 3-12 that

wish to enter the Australian Maths Competition

need to bring $2 to the Office.

Art in 6F Students in 6F have created some wonderful

artworks this week.

Buddy Reading Program - OT This year in our Buddy Reading Program we have implemented a few

changes and are now including some occupational therapy (OT) activities and

speech therapy activities for our primary students. This is a great opportunity

for our high school student volunteers to participate and experience what OT

and speech therapy is like and provide them with an understanding of some

different career pathways they may want to pursue one day in the future!

These new inclusions to our buddy reading program came about due to a lack

of access to some of these services in our local area on a regular basis.

In this week’s newsletter we will focus on the benefits of occupational therapy

for our primary students.

OT helps kids play, improves their school performance, and aids their daily

activities. It also boosts their self-esteem and sense of accomplishment. With

OT, kids can develop fine motors skills so that they can grasp and release

toys and develop good handwriting or computer skills.

OT may combine a variety of strategies and can help children respond better

to their environment. Some OT strategies include:

Physical activities, such as stringing beads or doing puzzles, different

exercises to help a child develop coordination and body awareness

Play activities to help with interaction and communication

Adaptive strategies, including coping with transitions

Some of the skills OT may foster include:

Daily living skills, such as toilet training, dressing, brushing teeth, and

other grooming skills

Fine motor skills required for holding objects while handwriting or

cutting with scissors

Gross motor skills used for walking, climbing stairs, or riding a bike

Sitting, posture, or perceptual skills, such as telling the differences

between colours, shapes and sizes

Awareness of his or her body and its relation to others

Visual skills for reading and writing

Play, coping, self-help, problem solving, communication & social skills

Elizabeth Delman, K-6 Learning and Support

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3D Shape Models in 6F 6F have been doing a unit of work on 3D shapes

in Maths and had fun creating models out of

skewers and matchsticks.

K-6 AWARDS Term 2, Week 7

KW Piper

Harvey Summer

Fields Oliver

Duncan Zara Gow

1C Violet

Richards Jadon King

Kash Levett

Ruben Smith

1/2M Arayah

Wilson

Rubyn

Marks

Alyvia

Hudson Olley

Spencer

2/3O Sascha Fayle

Caden Plowman

Charlie Meiers

Raphaell Leroy

3/4E Ayla Gill

Frankie Williams

Ellie Fowler

Eric McKnoulty

4/5F Harper

Lawrence Steven

Williams Nicky

Aleckson Phoenix McClure

5/6B Jaiden Cooper

Leesy Forsyth

Jyah Wimbus

Sunny McLean

6F Ursell Barber

Chase Merrick

Oceanah Kearney

Anahata Maple

Year 7 Tech Group 3 The Agriculture and Food Technology group have been exploring the role of

legumes in the diet. In addition to sprouting and growing their own chickpeas,

the group have experimented with different meal options using chickpeas.

Yesterday they got to make chickpea nachos. The students are congratulated

for their attitude towards trying new things.

Alison McGeary, Year 7-12 Agriculture Teacher

Uniform Store

Every Friday 8:30am-9:30am, in the Performance Hall. Payments can be made by cash or Eftpos. Please be respectful of social distancing measures when visiting the Uniform Store at this time.

Principal: Rob Walker B:Ed:, M:Ed Email: evansriver-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Cypress Street, Evans Head NSW 2473 Website: www.evansriver.nsw.edu.au Phone: 02-6682 6666

Parent Portal Login https://web3.evansriver-c.schools.nsw.edu.au/portal/login

Year 10 Subject Selection into Years 11/12 – HSC and ATAR (Part 3) School Based Apprenticeships and

Traineeships (SBaT)

It is possible for a student to complete a

traineeship, or partially complete an apprenticeship,

as part of their year 11 and 12 studies.

More details about these are available on the above school website by

selecting “SBats” from the drop down HSC/RoSA menu or by clicking here.

Mr Chris Hayward, Careers Adviser

School Careers Website: www.evansriverk12careers.com

WILDLIFE GUARDIANS 7-11 years.

Become a Wildlife Guardian and understand

conservation and caring for our native wildlife.

Cost is $80 per person.

Time: 9am to 3:30pm (registration from 8:30am).

Dates available are 9th, 16th July.

KEEPER FOR A DAY Open to kids over 12 years.

Go behind the scenes and learn all about zoo

keeping from one of our qualified and experienced

Senior Keepers.

Cost is $100 per participant.

Limit 10 per workshop.

Time: 9am to 3:30pm (registration from 8:30am).

Date available: 10th July.

Bread Roll Sushi Ingredients: vegetable sticks, chicken /

flaked tuna, bread rolls

Method: Hollow out bread rolls from one

side to the other using the end of a fork or

spoon. Place vegetable sticks in the tunnel you

have formed through the bread roll. Stuffed the

remaining hollowed out space with chicken /

tuna. Cut in to 2-3 pieces.