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School
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Somersby Snippets
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840 Wisemans Ferry Road . SOMERSBY, NSW 2250
Phone: 0243 72 1233 Fax 0243 72 1254
Email : [email protected]
School Security
Number In the event of anything
suspicious you may see on
passing please phone
1300 880 021
The community acknowledges the
traditional custodians of the land on which the school is
located.
December 12 Year 5 Leadership Speeches Assembly
9am P and C Dinner
Black Sesame
December 14 Swim Scheme Ends
Helpers Afternoon
Tea 2.15pm
December 17 Presentation Day & BBQ
December 19 Year 6 Farewell
Movies @ Avoca
Class Parities
December 20 Staff Development
day No Students
PRINCIPAL NEWS Kirsty Squires
Year 5 Leadership Speeches Tomorrow morning our Year 5 students
will be giving their Leadership speeches. This is an opportunity
for our potential leaders to state the reasons why they want this
responsibility. There will be a special assembly in the hall at 9am
and all are welcome to attend. Helpers Afternoon Tea This Friday
afternoon from 2:15pm we will be holding a ‘Helpers Afternoon Tea’
in the library. If you have helped in any way this year we would
like to take this opportunity to say thank you for your support.
Whether it has been helping in the classrooms, cooking cakes,
helping at the fete, helping in the garden or in numerous other
ways please come along and let us show you just how much we have
appreciated your help and support. Intensive Swimming Scheme Our
school swimming scheme finishes this Friday. Over the past two
weeks the children have made substantial improvements in their
swimming skills and have learnt many valuable lessons in readiness
for the summer holidays. Students in the lifesaving group will take
home a note today informing them of their upcoming assessment day
and practise day. Presentation Day Next Monday, 17
th December is our Presentation Day. The formal
presentation assembly will begin at 9:30am followed by a recess
break where families are invited to stay and eat with their
children. We will then be running a tabloid sports session and
families are invited to help run activities or participate.
Following that, the P&C will be holding a BBQ lunch (lunch
orders were sent home last week and need to be returned by this
Thursday) so bring along your picnic rugs and join us for a
community lunch. The canteen will be selling drinks and snacks
during that period and the P&C will be selling ‘lucky dips’ for
$1. The afternoon session will be in the hall where Year 6 will be
running ‘Somersby S Factor’. Over the past few weeks students have
been auditioning for the grand final. We are looking forward to
seeing our students’ talents on display. Students’ Last Day To
celebrate the end of the year and to recognise the wonderful work
of our students this year, we are all off to the movies at the
Avoca Beach Theatre to see Madagascar 3. Permission notes were sent
out
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P & C Contact information
somersby-
[email protected]
Nicki Ward 0417 721 435
Uniform Shop Open every Tuesday
from 8:30am—9:15am
0407 039 479
Chantelle Singh
[email protected]
CANTEEN: Canteen will resume on Friday
08//02/2013
Instrument Hire 2013
There will be a small increase in instrument hire to $15 per
term, a total of $60 for the year. Due to the age of the
instruments repairing them is becoming very costly. We hope you
understand.
Text Book Packs
Information will be out soon regarding next year’s text books.
Stay tuned! J Broome
Book Mobile
Tomorrow Wednesday the 12th will be the last bookmobile visit of
the year. We thank Gosford Council for their patronage of our
school.
Quote of the Week Christmas waves a magic wand over this world,
and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
Norman Vincent Peale
Did you Know? Trees were decorated with apples, cakes and
candies for many centuries. Martin Luther was the first to use
candles on trees in the late 16th Century. In 1842, Charles
Minnegrode introduced the custom of decorating trees to the US in
Williamsburg, Virginia.
Office News
last week and are due back to school by Monday, 17th December.
At this
stage all staff are planning on attending the session so if your
child is not going can you please contact the school so we can make
arrangements. When we return from the movies we will be having our
class parties. Students are able to bring along food/drinks to
share with their class mates and this will be a nice way for the
students to end the year. Year 6 Farewell On Wednesday, 19
th December Year 6 will be having their farewell disco.
The theme for the disco is ‘Glitter Ball’ and all students are
asked to come dressed for the theme. The night starts at 7pm and
there will be a $2 entry fee. All students will receive a drink and
a snack. During the disco there will be games with prizes to be
won. The night will finish at 9pm. It is a nice way for our
wonderful Year 6 students to finish their time at primary school
and we are encouraging all students to attend. Canteen A reminder
that there will be no canteen for the remainder of the year.
Positive Behaviour For Learning (PBL) This week, Mrs Cranstone and
I have been working with staff from other schools who are at the
same stage in the PBL journey. We have been able to achieve a great
deal, and after our PBL Team meeting on Friday we will have more to
tell you in next week’s newsletter, including the re-veal of our 3
Core Values! Welcome Welcome to our new student, Archie who has
joined the K/ 1 class in
Year 1. We know that you will enjoy your time here!
Kirsty Squires
Dance Our Junior Dance Group will be performing a special
Christmas Dance on Monday, 17th December, during our shared
lunchtime. If possible could students please bring something red,
green or white to wear during the performance. It's time to get in
the mood for Christmas. We look forward to showcasing our hard
work. 2/3K News Could students please bring in a carry bag by
Tuesday, 18th December to bring home their books and artwork? An
enviro bag would be perfect for this as plastic bags may break. My
2012 - Creative writing by Teela Borrowdale In my opinion this has
been a fantastic year. In the beginning I found it a bit daunting
because I was changing schools but I'm glad I did it. Deciding
which things I liked best was very difficult. My best friends this
year have been Henna and Monet. I was friends with Henna first and
it was more recently that I became friends with Monet. Two of my
favourite activities this year have been independent reading and
art. I love independent reading because it allows you to read
whatever you want. I enjoy art because you can get really messy and
it is very cool. My hobby is horse riding. I love horses a lot and
I might get one of my own soon. My horse riding teacher's name in
Lindy and she was the top
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TERM DATES
2013
January 29 SDD
no students
January 30 Students
return
February 21 School
photos
March 11 Zone swim
carnival
April 12 Last day
Term 1
April 29 SDD no
students
April 30 SDD no
students
May 31 Zone Cross
Country
June28 Last day
Term 2
July 15 SDD no
students
July 16 Students
return
August 23 Zone
Athletics
September
2-4
Years 5/6
camp
proposed
September
11-12 Yr 4 camp
October 8 All return
December 18
End of
Term 4 for
students
rider in all of Australia. On a horse I can walk, trot, rise and
trot and canter. Cantering is lots of fun, it feels like flying and
I'm quite good at it. In my opinion this has been an extraordinary
year. A surprise has been around every corner and I have loved
being at Somersby.
Laura Knight Newcastle Permanent Primary Maths Competition A
number of students have received a certificate for excellent
achievement in this competition. Particularly worthy of note are
Casey and Nicole with distinctions, and Georgie J with a high
distinction. Georgie placed 73rd out of approximately 8500
entrants. Band Students intending to participate in the band
program for 2013 have the opportunity to access an instrument owned
by the school depending on availability. To help offset the costs
of repair, maintenance and eventual replacement, a term fee of $15
is to be paid to the school. Any queries should be addressed to the
school’s office. A special thank you to Ben’s Nan, Peta Daly, for
kindly donating a clarinet to the school. This kind gesture will
each year give students the opportunity to learn a musical
instrument.
Neil Mitchell P&C News P&C dinner - Wednesday,12
December Tomorrow night will be a social night out for the school
community. The P&C has organised an end-of-year dinner at the
Black Sesame Restaurant at East Gosford at 7pm. This dinner is open
to all members of the school community, even if you’ve never set
foot inside a P&C meeting! Join the school staff and many
parents for a celebratory meal to end the year. The meal will be
BYO alcohol, and the banquet will cost $27 per person. If you would
like to come along, please RSVP as soon as possible by emailing
[email protected]. Christmas raffle and lucky dips Thank you
to the many people who have donated prizes for the P&C raffle.
Together with donated items from the fete, we now have a super
raffle, with over 60 prizes to be drawn at next Monday’s
Presentation Day. Books of tickets were sent home last week, and
each ticket is just $1. Please return ticket stubs and unused
tickets to the office by this Thursday. If you would like to pick
up more tickets, they are available at the office. Uniforms We are
pleased to report that the issues with availability of the girls’
summer uniform fabric have been resolved. So there will be no need
to make changes to the uniform. Uniform order forms are available
from the school office and the uniform shop is open before school
on Tuesday mornings. Old uniform stock will be on sale on
Presentation Day. The uniform shop also has a supply of second hand
uniforms in good condition. All items are available for $2 each. We
will be placing a special order for sports polo shirts in house
colours i.e. Hawks - Blue, Swans - Red, Eagles - Green, Falcons -
Black. If you would like to place an order please text Chantelle on
0407 039 479 with the colour and size you would like.
Chantelle Singh
mailto:[email protected]
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Last week’s Christmas jokes were a big hit, so here are some
more!
What is the best Christmas present in the world? A broken drum -
you can’t beat it! How many presents can Santa fit in an empty
sack? Only one, after that it’s not empty any more! What did one
snowman say to the other snowman? Can you smell carrot? What do you
call an old snowman? Water How does Good King Wenceslas like his
pizza? Deep pan, crisp and even! How long should an elf’s legs be?
Just long enough to reach the ground! Knock Knock Who’s there?
Hannah Hannah who? Hannah a partridge in a pear tree
In the Spot Light 2013 Year 7 Orientation Day Last Wednesday, a
few Year 6 students including myself, travelled to Kariong
Mountains High School for an orientation day. We interacted with
other students from different schools as well as the high school
attendants. The day was fun, educational and enjoyable. Nicole On
Wednesday, 5th December I travelled to Gosford High School to
attend an orientation day. It was a good chance for me to meet some
other students and make some new friends. I think I will enjoy
being a student at Gosford High School because they have a variety
of activities to participate in. Georgie J My high school is Narara
Valley High. I got in the CAPA class so I was separated from all
the other classes. My orientation was really fun and I had a great
time. My favourite part was just meeting all my new friends and
teachers but also being accompanied by children from 25 different
schools. Ricki My name is Blake and I went to Narara Valley High
School’s orientation day. At my orientation day we saw performances
and we talked about our camp. We chose the people we will be with.
I can’t wait until next year. Blake Transition Elliot likes going
to Henry Kendall High School and doing may activities throughout
his day. He has met new people and new teachers who he will have in
2013. Elliot has got to know the school and its surroundings during
this time. His favourite part of the day is interacting with the
twins who are in his class and having lunch and recess with them.
Year 5 GATS Day (gifted and talented students) Last Friday we went
to a GATS day to participate in four activities: cooking,
photography, science and agriculture. First we went to agriculture
and we saw alpaca, sheep, chickens and cows. Next we went to
photography where we made black and white photos with special paper
and chemicals. Next we made some very tasty cookies which we ate on
the way home. Overall we had a really good time. Sebastien and
John
Who gives puppies Christmas presents? Santa Paws! Who delivers
presents to baby sharks at Christ-mas? Santa Jaws! What does a cat
on the beach have in common with Christmas? Sandy Paws? What do you
call Santa Claus when he doesn’t move? Santa Pause! What do you get
if you cross Santa Claus with a detective? Santa Clues!
Happy Birthday Noah Holly
Nathan
