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Principal’s Message

Camden Show Last Friday we took over 320 children, 53 parents and 20 teachers to the Camden Show. Wow what an accomplishment! Every single child on the day did Thirlmere Public School proud. From the moment they got on the bus, until the day ended, they were respectful, thoughtful of others and followed the instructions of their supervising adult. When I arrived at the school and was informed that we took the whole school to the Camden Show my first thoughts were ‘you have to be kidding.’ In 22 years of teaching I have never been involved in such an experience. The preparation and organisation that goes into such an event is hard to fathom and involves days and days of work. The planning for the day was done mainly by Mrs Collins and I am extremely grateful for her exceptional organisational skills and commitment to ensuring we continued this tradition. The day ran so smoothly because of our committed staff and the procedures we had in place to ensure the safety of every child, parent and teacher on the day. So a massive thank you goes out to Mrs Collins and our 20 teachers and support staff who worked so hard leading up to the show and on the day itself. A huge thank you also to our 53 parent volunteers. It was an enormous task to supervisor children at the show and in such incredible heat. It would have been impossible to do it without you, and we are all extremely grateful for your support and commitment to ensuring all children had a wonderful experience in a safe and supportive environment.

Have a wonderful week. Lisa Whitfield

Thirlmere Public School 16 March 2016

Term 1 – Week 8

Coming Events

18 Mar K-2 Assembly 22 Mar Milkshake Day 23 Mar Grandfriend’s Day Easter Hat Parade 25 Mar Good Friday Public Holiday 28 Mar Easter Monday Public Holiday 30 Mar – 1 Apr Hill End/Bathurst Excursion 1 Apr K-2 Assembly

Oaks Road

Thirlmere, NSW, 2572

www.thirlmere-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

E: thirlmere-p.school@det.nsw.edu. P: 4681 8476

F: 4681 8727

The office is open from 8.30am to 3.00pm

Principal’s Awards

Kasey B, Jazlyn A, Caitlyn Y, Abbey P, Charlie H,

Amelie B, Abbey B, Finlay R, Kai D, Baxter K

Milkshake Day! Year Six are excited to be hosting their first fundraiser

for 2016! You can support the Year Sixes by purchasing a

milkshake of your favourite flavour (chocolate, strawberry or caramel) for $4.50.

Monday 21st March will be the last day to order your milkshake.

If there are any parent helpers who would like to volunteer their time please see Miss Wilder.

Families who are willing to donate a blender for the day should also see Miss Wilder.

DISCO CANCELLED

Due to the lack of disco ticket sales for Thursday 17th

March, Thirlmere P.S has decided to cancell the disco.

All children who purchased a disco ticket will be refunded their money by Friday 18th March.

Botany Bay Excursion Reminder

Money and permission notes need to be handed in by

the 18th March. We will not be taking any late payments.

If we do not have enough students going, we may need

to cancel this excursion as we won’t be able to cover all

costs involved.

Mrs Byrne

Thirlmere Public School 16 March 2016

Term 1 – Week 8

CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 1 2016 Please remember it is your responsibility to find a replacement if you are unable to attend. A copy of all volunteers contacts numbers will be left in the canteen so please collect a copy or alternatively you can have a copy emailed to you. Friday 18th Mar Lea Blatch & Belinda Kelly Monday 21st Mar Sharon Browning & Sarah

Fishpool Wednesday 23rd Mar Cindy Hile & Neen Donnelly Friday 25th Mar Good Friday Monday 28th Mar Easter Monday Wednesday 30th Mar Sharon Browning & Theresa

Young Friday 1st Apr Cindy Hile & Monique Hunt Monday 4th Apr Shannon Apps & Tammy Parker Wednesday 6th Apr Vanessa Zahra & Elizabeth

Norris Friday 8th April Closed

UNSW ICAS Competitions 2016

Students in Years 2 - 6 have received a note about this year’s UNSW ICAS examinations. ICAS provides an opportunity for all Years 2 – 12 students to gain a measure of their own achievement in an external testing situation. Entry to these competitions is not compulsory. The entry fee per student and sitting dates are as follows: Digital Technologies – 17 May 2016 - $8.00 Years 3-6 Science – 31 May 2016 - $8.00 Years 2-6 Writing – 15 June 20 16 - $17.00 Years 3-6 Spelling – 15 June 2016 - $11.00 Years 2-6 English – 2 August 2016 - $8.00 Years 2-6 Mathematics – 16 August 2016 - $8.00 Years 2-6 All of the above - $60.00 The last day for payment for all competitions is Wednesday 30.03.16.

Grandfriends Day/Easter Hat Parade

Thirlmere Public School will once again hold its annual Grandfriends Day and Easter Hat Parade next Wednesday 23rd of March. Students will be bringing home an invitation to give to an elderly person/s that is special in their life. Families are welcome to come and listen to our band and choir perform, as well as enjoy a delicious morning tea provided by our P & C Committee at 11am. The K-2 Easter Hat Parade and performances will then start about 11.45am and should concluded around 12.30pm for an early lunch and sausage sizzle with these younger students. Years 3 to 6 will commence lunch at 1pm.

Hope for Children Sausage Sizzle

A sausage sizzle will be held on Grandfriends Day with all proceeds going to the Hope for Children organisation which provides support to Ethiopian children. Pre-order forms will be sent home with your child and are due back on Monday 21st March. Families wishing to order a sausage for themselves should include the amount required on the form. Distribution of sausage orders will be staggered with K-2 students sausages delivered at 12.30pm and 3-6 students at 1pm. Please help support this worthy cause.

Thirlmere Public School 16 March 2016

Term 1 – Week 8

Dear Grandfriends

You are invited to attend Grandfriends Day at

Thirlmere Public School.

When: Wednesday 23rd, March 2016

Where: Thirlmere Public School

Time: 11am start

SCHOOL FINANCE & OFFICE NEWS Payments and Excursions

All excursions and sporting events have a last day to pay date. Parents are asked to have payments to the office before this date, as our system will not allow payments to be processed after the date. This will avoid any disappointment for your child.

EVENT COST OF EVENT YEAR LAST DAY TO PAY Hill End/Bathurst $ 60 – Deposit(paid by 26/2)

$250 – Balance $310 - Total

Year 5 and Year 6 Closed Wednesday 16/3/2016

Botany Bay “First Contacts” $30 Year 3 and Year 4 18/3/2016

Milk Shake Day $4.50 All Students 21/3/2016

Grandfriends Day Sausage Sizzle

Cost to be advised All Students 21/3/2016

UNSW ICAS Competitions Digital Tech – $8.00 Science – $8.00 Writing – $17.00 Spelling – $11.00 English – $8.00 Maths – $8.00 All Competitions - $60.00

Years 3-6 Years 2-6 Years 3-6 Years 2-6 Years 2-6 Years 2-6

30/3/2016 Note: These competitions are not compulsory and students can choose which competitions they would like to do.

Dance2bfit $27 All Students 4/5/2016

Thank you Administration Staff

Thirlmere Public School 16 March 2016

Term 1 – Week 8

Band

Band Fees for Term 1 are now due. Please pay immediately as Mrs Thomson requires payment.

Beginners band - $120 8 Week Program

Established Band - $105 7 Week Program

Notes Sent Home This Week

Kindergarten Sight Word Letter

Selected Students Beginners Choir

All Stages Milk Shake Day

Food

Extra School Reports

In some households there is a need for a second report to be sent to another parent not permanently residing with the student. Reports go home at the end of Semester One and Semester Two. If you require a second report, please provide us with the following details.

Name:_____________________________________ Address:____________________________________ Relationship:_________________________________ Email address:_______________________________

If you have any updated Court Orders/AVO’s that you have not provided to the school yet, could you please

arrange a copy as soon as possible.

We also require you to advise the ladies in the office if the structure at home has changed so that we can

update our records accordingly.

Public School Term 1 – Week 2

School Newsletter

Thirlmere Public School now deliver our newsletter by Email each week.

In the space provided below, please indicate the email address/es you wish to use to receive the newsletter.

The newsletter is also available to view on our school website: www.thirlmere-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Student Name: …………………………………………….. Class: …………………………..

1st Parent/Guardian Email : …………………………….………………………...………………

2nd Parent/Guardian Email : ………………………...…………………………....………………

3rd Parent/Guardian Email : ………………………...…………………………....………………

No paper copies will be issued.

Term 1 – Week 9

Term 2 – Week 3

16 December 2015

Term 4 – Week 11

3 February 2016

Term 1 – Week 1