HAPPENINGS

Phone: 4476 2556 Fax: 4476 2264 Email: Narooma-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: http://web2.narooma-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/internet

Term 2 Week 6 NAROOMA PUBLIC SCHOOL 5 June 2018

Lachlan Druhan & Shay O’Sheehan are off to State

Congratulations and well done go out to Lachlan Druhan & Shay O’Sheehan for representing the school and the Eurobodalla District at the South Coast PSSA Regional Cross Country Championships.

Both boys qualified and now will represent the South Coast Region at the State Cross Country! They will be travelling to Eastern Creek in July to compete against the best children in New South Wales.

What an achievement!

National Simultaneous Story Time

National Simultaneous Story time was a huge success!

The children all enjoyed the reading of the book which was wonderfully delivered by Mr Neville. He truly made this book come to life. You may even see a photo of him appear on our Facebook site.

Thank you once again to Mr Neville for organising this event.

Semester One Reports

Teachers are currently busy compiling the Semester 1 reports for their classes. These reports will continue to report upon the continuums outlined in the National Curriculum as well as provide families with the NSW State Government’s requirement for a five point scale.

The school is aiming to hand out reports to children on Friday July 6, the last day of this term.

Fingers crossed for a smooth printing process!

Parking and Safety of Children

I must remind our community that the mornings and afternoons are an extremely busy time of the day for schools. Children are coming to and from school and we need to consider their safety as they aren’t always fully aware of the dangers.

I have recently had some complaints to the school about cars being double-parked, cars traveling too fast in the school zone and general unsafe practices around the school boundaries. I also need to ask all parents and carers not to park or drop off their children in the staff car park.

Please assist the school by enforcing safe practices during these times. The extra couple of minutes of inconvenience is a lot better than the alternative which it everyone’s worst nightmare.

School Times.

We have noticed an increase in the number of children coming to school late each day. It is vitally important that all children arrive at school on time as lessons start promptly.

Children late to school miss out on vital information and direction from the teacher and they start each morning behind their classmates. They then need to play catch up which isn’t ideal.

I thank everyone for your anticipated co-operation with this issue.

Thank you,

Paul Sweeney Principal

Invitation to attend a Cyber Safety Parent Workshop

Dear Parents/Carers,

A Cyber Safety Workshop for parents/carers has been

organised for Thursday, 7th June, 2018 at 6pm in our

school library. The Cyber Safety Workshop will be

presented by local Police Youth Liaison Officer, Snr

Constable Donna-Marie Clarke.

This workshop presents a valuable opportunity for

Narooma Public School parents/carers to become better

informed about cyber safety practices and ways to keep

children safe online.

We encourage our school community to come along and

hear information to assist in protecting children against

bullying, especially over social media. You will have an

opportunity to ask questions and obtain knowledge in

regards to bullying and safety, as well as understanding

the law.

To reserve your place in this workshop, please advise the

school office.

Mixed Netball 2018 Apologies to the boys whose names were left out of last week’s newsletter:

Tom Wilson, Talon De Heaume, Matthew Elliot, David Manning, Beau White, Freddie Friskin, Deitter Stever, Travis Stubbs, Zac Faulkner and Jorge Constable.

Lighthouse Merit Awards

5 Merit Awards = 1 Gold Lighthouse Award

5 Gold Lighthouse Awards = 1 Banner

3 Banners = 1 Gold Lighthouse Trophy

Stage 2 & Stage 3 Assembly - Thursday, 7 June 2018 at 2.00pm

The following students will be receiving an award at our Stage 2 (Years 3 &4) & Stage 3 (Years 5 & 6) Assembly on Thursday.

Whales Class will be hosting this assembly.

Chloe Barnett 4 Kangaroos Meah Beecham 3 Platypus

Daniel Betts 5 Seahorses Bodie Crowe 3 Platypus

Libby Foat 3 Whales David Hogan 3 Kangaroos

Mason Homan 4 Kookaburras Takoda Lafferty 3 Platypus

Peter Longbottom 3 Whales Andrew Manning 3 Kangaroos

Kirra McCaughtrie 6 Eagles Jemesan McKenna 4 Kookaburras

Matilda McLaren 3 Platypus Hayley Meijer 5 Seahorses

Nina Morgan 5 Seahorses Jake Stonehouse 4 Kookaburras

Travis Stubbs 6 Eagles Jade Uleman 6 Seahorses

Coming Events: Thurs 7 June: Police Parent Talk Mon 11 June: Public Holiday Tues 12 June: P & C Meeting at 7.00pm Fri 15 June: Stage 3 Old Mogo Town Excursion 21-22 June: School Athletics Carnival Tues 26 June: K, 1, 2 and 3 to Four Winds 2 - 6 July: School NAIDOC week Tues 3 July: NAIDOC Week Parent evening Fri 6 July: Last day of Term 2

Farewell Tashe!

One of our favourite members of our school community, Tashe Long, is going on leave at the end of this term.

To celebrate her contributions to Narooma Public School, we are having a picnic lunch on Friday, 29th June.

All are invited, so stay tuned for the special lunch order to come home!

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

PBL whale-tail winners this week are Tea-Rose, Ismail and Sandy. This week our PBL target is safe play and problem solving in the playground.

AFL Tickets

Sydney—Saturday, 9 June

The school has applied for 5 free tickets to see the Giants play the Suns at Spotless Stadium on Saturday, 9 June.

If you are able to attend the game and are interested in going into a draw to win these tickets, please let Mrs Osgood know by returning this slip.

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AFL Tickets

Name: _____________________________________

Contact Phone No: ____________________________

Email Address:

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OPENS RUGBY LEAGUE STATE KNOCKOUT – CLASSIC SHIELD

Our Opens Rugby League team travelled to Bega last Thursday to play three rounds of the Classic Shield State Knockout. The boys had a comprehensive victory over Bega Valley PS in the first game followed by a bye in the second game which put Narooma PS straight through to the final.

The final was played in very windy conditions with Narooma PS narrowly defeated by Pambula PS after a shortened game. Although the boys didn’t come away with a victory, they can be very proud of their efforts and sportsmanship on the day.

Special thanks to Mr. Barry for his assistance in coaching and preparing the team and to all the parents for their support and transport .

Trevor Neville (Coordinator)

Girls’ Touch Football

Halle and Rogue, after successfully making the Eurobodalla District Girls Touch Football team, headed off to Albion Park on Friday 25th May.

The girls played very well and despite not being selected in the South Coast team, are to be congratulated on their effort, skill level and sportsmanship.

Well done, Halle and Rogue!!

Rugby Union at Canberra

On Sunday, a squad of 12 Year 3

boys played a tournament in

the GIO Stadium in Canberra.

They had a great time and even

got to alight the pitch at half-

time during the Canberra

Brumbies match against the Sun

Wolves.

“One Sport” Athletics

A “One Sport” Athletics club for children and Adult athletes is going ahead in the Eurobodalla -aligned with Little Athletics & Athletics NSW.

All members of the community are welcome & encouraged to be part of the exciting & dynamic beginning of this new sport based in the Eurobodalla Shire.

For more information please contact Suzy on 0419 421 955 or suzy@fitbod.com.au]suzy@fitbod.com.au

P & C UNIFORM FUNDRAISING SHOP

OPENING HOURS

Monday: 9:00 – 9:30am

Thursday morning: 9:00 – 10:00 am

Thursday’s Junior Assembly ONLY: 14:30 – 15:15 pm

Friday: 8:45 – 9:30 am

CASH & CHEQUE ONLY

Tilba Mexican Bush dance Saturday, 16th June

Tilba Hall

Tilba Mexican Bush dance is on again! Saturday, 16th June at Tilba Hall. Put on your poncho, sombrero and boots and come and enjoy our Mexican theme bush dance.

Music and dance calls by Mr E and Narooma High School students, nachos dinner included and a whole lotta fun.

Tickets $60 for family $20 for Adult $10 per child. For ticket payment details, please call Central Tilba Primary School on 4473 7210 or purchase from Sandy (the bread lady) at the Saturday Tilba markets.

See y'all there. Olé

Jo Lane Secretary Tilba P&C

Notification of Student Absences using

Mobile Phone Text Messages

At Narooma Public School, student attendance is a high priority. We know that students who attend regularly are more likely to be successful at school.

From this week, parents/carers will be informed by mobile phone message – Short Message Service (SMS) when their child is away from school.

The school would appreciate parents/caregivers contacting the school in advance if they know their child is going to be absent or late.

An SMS text message will be automatically sent to the mobile phones of parents/caregivers explaining that our records show that your child is absent from school. The message will read similar to the following:

Narooma Public School: Your child______________ was marked absent from school (date). Please reply to this message with an acceptable reason in line with the DoE requirements within 7 days.

When you receive a message from the school, press the reply option on your mobile phone, add your child’s name, a brief reason explaining their absence and date of absence:

e.g. Sample Student, Year 5 was sick yesterday 15/02/18

Please notify the school of your updated mobile phone number if you have not already done so.

Thank you for your assistance, cooperation and understanding as we implement this new procedure.

Narooma Public School P & C The next meeting of the P & C will be held on Tuesday, 12th June, at 7.00pm in the school staff room.