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HAPPENINGS Phone: 4476 2556 Fax: 4476 2264 Email: [email protected] Web: http://web2.narooma-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/internet
Term 3 Week 5 NAROOMA PUBLIC SCHOOL 20 August, 2019
Tournament of Minds
Miss Symons and a team of children will travel to Wollongong on the weekend to compete in the ‘Tournament of Minds’ competition held at the university.
Our school has entered this competition to provide this opportunity to some of our ‘Gifted and Talented’ children that were dedicated enough to devote a lot of their own time to this initiative.
The children competing are:
Luke Barry, Jesse Doull, Claire Ovington, Jade Wilson, Johnny Constable and Ruben Smithers
I am looking forward to hear how the event went. Good luck to everyone involved!
Regional Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to the following children who will be representing the school and the Eurobodalla District PSSA at the South Coast Regional Athletics Carnival which will take place in Canberra on Friday September 13.
Dhardyan Hill, Mitch Lavis, James Kay, Dakoda Baker, Phoebe Davies, Rogue Constable, Jade Wilson, Meah Beecham, Jett Cook and Henry Niemoeller.
Mrs Muir will be the Eurobodalla PSSA district team manager at this carnival. Good luck to all of the above mentioned children.
Kindergarten 2020
Mrs Murphy has commenced work designing the Kindy Start program for Kindergarten children next year. Pre-school visits will commence this week and our school is liaising closely with the pre-schools to determine numbers for next year.
The Department of Education requires all schools to submit anticipated enrolments for 2020 so they can forward plan and be prepared for next year with adequate staffing and resources.
Just a reminder if you haven’t already done so and you have an eligible child for Kindergarten in 2020, please drop in or give the office a call to add them to our list.
I appreciate your anticipated co-operation and assistance with this matter.
Teddy Bears Picnic
Mrs Murphy has also been busy visiting our local pre-schools and meeting your children coming to our school next year. We are all looking forward to meeting our Kindergarten students for 2020 soon.
Our Kindy 2019 Teddy Bears Picnic has been scheduled for Thursday October 17, 2019. Please note this on your calendar if you have a child starting or you are considering starting Kindergarten next year.
More information will be sent home at a later date.
Satisfaction Survey
From time to time, schools survey their parent to gauge their responses, thoughts and feelings about how we are doing at school.
Attached to this newsletter is a Satisfaction Survey which we request as many families as possible to complete. This information will be collated and used in future planning exercises to assist us in improving in areas of need.
I ask families to complete the survey and return it to the front office by Friday, August 30, 2019.
Paul Sweeney Principal
Coming Events: Wed 21 Aug: Year 5 CWA Country Study
Thu 22 Aug: Book Parade in the Amphitheatre
Wed 28 Aug: District NAIDOC Public Speaking
Thu 29 Aug: PSSA Girl’s Rugby League South Coast Final
Thu 29 Aug: Fathers’ Day Stall
Thu 5 Sep: Stage 1 Mogo Zoo Excursion
11-13 Sep: Year 4 Jindabyne Excursion
16-20 Sep: Year 5 Berry Camp
Tue 24 Sep: Parent/Teacher Interviews
Fri 27 Sep: Last Day of Term 3
Mon 14 Oct: Students and Staff return to school
Thu 17 Oct: Teddy Bears Picnic
20-22 Nov: Year 6 Canberra Excursion
Thu 12 Dec: Whole School Presentation Day
Narooma PS Book Parade
Breakfast Club Please note that the Breakfast Club will be running from 8.30am to 9.00am and is under the COLA at the back of the school hall.
Schools as Community Classrooms
Please make sure to check our Facebook page for
up-to-date information on our playgroups.
TOUCH FOOTBALL
On Tuesday 13th August the boys touch football team travelled to Ulladulla to compete in round 4 of the Knockout competition.
With injury and illness striking our team in the days leading up to our game, playing the game with only 1 sub, the boys showed spirit, some great skill and sportsmanship in our loss. Ulladulla Public School were just too good for us on the day and we congratulate them on the way they played the game. Thank you to our wonderful support crew of parents who travelled with us. We appreciate your support.
Mrs Muir, Boys Touch Football Coach
DISTRICT ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
On Friday 2nd August, the Eurobodalla District Athletics carnival was held in Narooma. It was a great day and our athletes were very successful. They competed with great sportsmanship and showed plenty of determination to achieve many personal bests.
The following athletes have qualified for the Regional Athletics Carnival to be held in Canberra on Friday 13th September. Congratulations Jade Wilson, Bray Constable, Joel Constable, Rogue Constable, James Kay, Mitch Lavis, Dhardyan Hill, Meah Beecham, Dakoda Baker, Daniel Betts, Ruben Smithers and Phoebe Davies. Hopefully we’ll be able to include Jett Cook as well as we are currently awaiting confirmation of 800m qualifiers.
We wish these athletes all the best in their training leading up to the carnival and good luck on the day.
Mrs Muir, District Athletics Coordinator and Regional Athletics Manager
GIRLS RUGBY LEAGUE
Last Thursday Narooma PS took part in our first ever girls Rugby League Gala Day, the Kezie Apps Shield, held at McKay Park, Batemans Bay.
Our squad was: Rogue Constable, Bella Davis, Lilli Herman, Chantelle De Hume, Kymiah Stewart, Meah Beecham, Alyssa Moore, Shamiyah Kay-Stewart, Matilda McLaren, Topaz Dudley and Harmony Cannon.
A fantastic day of rugby league and sportsmanship was had by all. The girls played three games on the day with the first game resulting in a 34-6 victory over Eden PS. The team then followed this with a 40-4 win over Braidwood Central School, which took them into a very exciting final against Tathra which they narrowly lost 16-8.
The team thoroughly enjoyed their first taste of tackle rugby league and can be very proud of their efforts. All the girls played well and didn’t take a backward step all day, resulting in 18 tries scored with just 4 against.
A big thank you to parents for their support on the day. Special thanks to Mr Nigel Constable for his help with training and preparing the team.
.ONLINE ART GALLERY IS OPEN Only 1 week to go for art orders
Thank you to the many supporters of our school who have ordered children’s artworks for the P&C fundraiser. If you haven’t ordered yet, don’t leave it too late! The online ordering system is only open for one more week – until COB
on Monday 26 August. So head online to www.crazycamel.com.au/15544 , click on your child’s artwork and order as many products as you want. Please note that when ordering artwork for more than 1 child you will need to undertake separate transactions for each child. Happy shopping!
CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF ETHICS TEACHERS LOOMS Ethics classes are an important part of school life and have been running for over 5 years as an alternative to Scripture classes or ‘non Scripture’.
The children involved relish the opportunity to learn about various ethical questions such as ‘Being Greedy’, ‘Cheating’ and ‘Being Kind’.
At the same time as they grapple with these issues, they are learning how to have a respectful discussion with someone who disagrees with them; how to ask questions and weigh evidence about a topic; and how to behave well in a group discussion.
The Ethics program depends on volunteers – and the volunteers also have lives away from the school so sometimes they have to stop teaching ethics because of work, study, family or health issues.
This year we have only been able to hold Ethics Classes for Year 1, 2 and 3. Next year we will be losing a teacher, so we are facing a critical shortage of teachers. We need more volunteers!
If you think you would like to be more involved in your child’s education and in the school community, contact Mog Bremner, the Ethics Coordinator, on [email protected] or ring me on 0401 968 899.
CLEANERS REQUIRED
We are looking for reliable cleaning staff to work at a local Govern-ment sites in this area.
Experience preferred but not essential.
Training and uniform provided.
Please send your résumé to Joss Facility Management Po Box 1486 Oak Flats NSW 2529 addressed to Human Resources
or email [email protected]
Or for more information contact Simon
Ph: 0447 800 052 between 8:00am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday
A working with Children Check is required for this position
