Coorabell Public SchoolCommunity Newsletter

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Coorabell P.S. is a proud member of Lighthouse Valley Learning Community

Mango Lane, Coorabell NSW 2479 t: 02 6684 7281 f: 02 6684 7161w: www.coorabell-p.schools.nsw.edu.au e: coorabell-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Mr Geoff Coghlan

We are a nut aware school

To Be Considerate, To Be Positive, To Be Safe, To Be A Learner

INFORMATION VALUE OF THE WEEK P.B.L.

Term 3 Week 9 ~ Monday, September 10 2012,

THIS WEEK

IMPORTANT DATESMon 10 September Tennis with Denis

Tues 11 Sept Dolphin Excursion to Flat Rock

Wed/Thur 12 & 13 September Life Education Van

Mon 17 Sept last lesson of Tennis with Denis

Fri 21 Sept last day of Term 3

FAIRNESS Be tolerant, understanding and inclusive towards all

Welcome to Angela Maxwell and Sue Rowe (literacy consultants) to our school today. Angela will be demonstrating quality teaching of “Written Expression” with Turtles and Sue will be teaching “Aspects of Writing Continuum” with Lizards and Eagles. Sue will join our staff meeting to consult in regards to the school wide implementation of Best Start/Aspects of writing continuum.

Last Friday's school disco was an exciting, energetic and thoroughly enjoyable evening for all. Thank you to our fantastic P&C for all their efforts that ensured the night was such a success. Thanks also to the parents for supplying the delicious pizzas and other treats.

Thank you to Mrs Rowthorne, Mrs Cottrill and Mrs Cooper for organising 'Kids In the Kitchen' last Thursday for Turtles and Dolphins. The food that was produced was spectacular! Big thank you to the parents who went shopping and helped out with the cooking and preparation. Congratulations and good luck to Dylan. T, Zoe, Oliver and Ben who have been selected to represent Coorabell at the 2012 Regional Spelling Bee finals at Ocean Shores tomorrow.

Thank you Shelly and Amy for the delicious curry and treat last Friday.

I hope the Dolphins have a great time at Flat Rock tomorrow.

Congratulations to the Bangalow under 12 Netball team who won their grand final last weekend. It was very exciting.... the score was 4-9. They did so well to win and it was their first season of netball! Coorabell team players are Rosse, Mia, Hannah and Kirra.

Coorabell Public School Honour RollWe would like to thank Natalie and Stephen McGaughran for their very generous donation of having the Coorabell Public School Honour Roll updated last week.

Netball

players

Rosse

Mia

Hannah

Kirra.

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LAST WEEK

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR LEARNING This week we are focusing on

Eating Area behaviourTHIS WEEK (continued)

Please note: OHS- Students are not allowed to help with food preparation in the canteen.

LUNCH ORDER - Friday Sept 14P & C Lunches this week will be hosted by Azriel Re’Shel and Jo Hadad. Cost of Lunch is still $3.00 which includes a treat. Please have money & order handed into the classroom notes/money box by Wednesday morning. AS PARENTS PURCHASE ITEMS FOR LUNCHES ON WEDNESDAY NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED.

…… Vegetarian Stir Fried Noodles and a healthy treat.

Name..............................................................

Class ...................... Enclosed $ .............

TEACHING AND LEARNING POSSUMS: Letter of the Week- Letter Zz as in zoo, puzzle, bears, cheese; Sentence of the Week- Last week my mum and I went to the ......but.....; Maths - Subtraction – Take part of a group away to model subtraction/Compare groups to determine ‘how many are left’/record using informal methods ; Sport-Striking and Fielding ; COGS – Healthy Choices.

LIZARDS: Literacy – reading and writing recounts; Maths – length and data; Sport/PE - t-ball; PD/ HEALTH- Life Education; COGS - ‘Understanding Ourselves’ unit –celebrations- street parade sculptures using clay ; SCIENCE- Our body.

EAGLES: Literacy - comprehension strategies, 'here , held and hidden'. Benchmarking continued. Numeracy - Fractions and decimals. Informal and metric units for measuring area. COGS - special events and celebrations in families. Science and Tech - Insects project work CAPA - dance.

DOLPHINS: Literacy – Writing and reading – narratives, connectives, PEG spelling; Mathematics – Add and subtract decimals with the same number of decimal places; HSIE - Understanding each other, greetings in other languages, history of the local area. Science - Solar system, excursion to flat rock - studying beach ecology, rock pools, tides. PDHPE – star of the week, tennis, tabloids, Happy Healthy Harold.

TURTLES: Health Education, School magazine (cont), Neil Armstrong Written Expression task and publication. COGS - Assessing the language features of a self-produced Factual Description.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS WEEK 7POSSUMS: Claudia-for always completing ‘5 Star’ work; Xavier M- for being a positive listener this week.

LIZARDS: Sarah for being a considerate listener; Eden for being a willing helper.

EAGLES: Saxon for his steady work and improved concentration; Zac for putting more effort into his work.

DOLPHINS: Celeste for application and improvement in reading; Angela for application and improvement in reading; Kai for excellent application in all KLA’s

TURTLES: Matthew for his outstanding application and exceedingly positive attitude; Bella for her mature and positive attitude towards all classroom tasks.

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COMMUNITY NEWSSCHOOL NEWSP & C MeetingThe next P & C Meeting will be this Thursday September 13 in the Library, commencing at 6.30 pm. All parents are invited to attend these evenings. You find out firsthand about teaching and learning in each classroom, about school events on in that month and we discuss future plans and fund raising. We look forward to seeing you at our meeting.

Millennium ChildThank you so much to Glenda Kypriadis and Zoe Campbell for their help with sewing for the production. A local business have come to the rescue with an appropriate box that they assure me has the magical properties required for the Possum's Circus act.

Dolphins have had the wonderful experience of being taught by a great dance teacher, Peta O’Doherty, who has made some much needed improvements to their item with her terrific choreography. Thank you so much, Peta, as Miss Newnham and I were stuck in a creative rut and needed rescuing!

All is running smoothly and we are slowly combining a lot of little bits and pieces to make one big show. It's great to see so many parents getting in early with their child's costume and being prepared well in advance. Thanks for your support!

Colleen Crawford

Life EducationStudents K-6 will attend the Life Education programs this week on Wednesday and Thursday at Coorabell School. This activity is funded by the school.

No Assembly weeks 9 & 10 due to student/teacher committments

Avoiding injuries from school bags and computersHave you ever wondered if your child may be suffering physically from using a computer for schoolwork? Or if carrying their school bag may be causing them pain?

Go to: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/health/ways-to-keep-your-childs-back-and-posture-healthy.

BANGALOW SOCCER CLUB JUNIOR PRESENTATIONThe presentation for grades 6 - 11 will be held Tuesday 11th September at the Bangalow sports field commencing 4:30 pm.

The presentation for grades 12 - 17 will be held Thursday 20th September at the Bangalow Bowling Club auditorium commencing 5:00 pm.

WORLD STAGESSATURDAY 6 OCTOBER, 2012 1pm – 10 pm NORPA LISMORE CITY HALL

A one-day celebration of cultural diversity through music and food at Lismore City Hall presented by NORPA. Featuring Creole afro-funk queen Grace Barbe with her band and six other world-class music acts to get you dancing – Latin, reggae, hip-hop, Italian 30′s/40′s swing, funk and folk; a licensed bar and food stalls serving up delicious African, Indian and Brazilian feasts; a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony; kids activities and roaming performances.

WORLD STAGES is a ‘carnivalito’ for all the community! '

We have been creating digital art images of our classmates in Dolphins and Turtles. These are some of our crazy, wacky kids…do you recognise them?! In the lower primary we have been studying elements of drama, including mime, movement and improvisation. They have been having lots of fun exploring their ideas and presenting their talents.

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Its that time again! Please select a date and place your name on our Canteen Rosster below. This is a great fundraiser and a chance to help out at your childs school plus meet new parents.

All expenses are reimbursed by the P&C. Just remember to keep all your receipts. Lunch suggestions: burritos/veg and meat, pizzas, soups, nori rolls, pasta dishes, lasagna, sausage rolls/cheese and spinach rolls, sausage sizzles......or try something new! Try to provide a meat/vegetarian alternative.Lunches need to be ready at 1.00pm. The Possums will be served first at this time with the rest to follow from 1.05pm.

P & C LUNCHES - ROSTER TERM 4

PARENT ACTION SYMBOLParents - this symbol is an easy way to identify what you need to action this week.

P & C CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 4

Week # Date Parent Helper Menu

Week 1 Friday Oct 12 Jenny Moore Pizza Margarita, Ham/Pineapple and Vegetarian + healthy treat

Week 2 Friday Oct 19

Week 3 Friday Oct 26

Week 4 Friday Nov 2

Week 5 Friday Nov 9

Week 6 Friday Nov 16

Week 7 Friday Nov 23

Week 8 Friday Nov 30

Week 9 Friday Dec 7

Week 10 Friday Dec 14

Week 11 Friday Dec 21 No lunch staff development day

School DiscoWhat a great night!

It was loud, it was chaotic, but the kids had a great time and danced the night away. Thank you to all of the parents that made cakes and donated ingredients.

Thank you to all of the parents that took on pizza production!

Thank you to the parents for serving tea, coffee, popcorn, poppers, and cakes. Over $500 was raised from the event.

Congratulations Matthew Wareing, Rosse Wrencher, and Geoff Coghlan for winning the dance competition!

A big thank you to Coorabell Hall Committee for the use of the hall.

Thank you everyone from making it a great night for all.

As a school P&C, the funds that we raise contribute approx17% of the annual school budget. Our school receives limited funding from the government and our efforts are necessary to maintain the high standard of education for our children.

We need more volunteers, more voices, more minds at our

meetings. We need more members. Please come along this Thursday, 6:30pm in the library.

The following positions of Treasurer and Secretary are vacant. We will be calling for nominations at this next meeting.

Please contact Magira if you have questions. Many hands make light work!

NEXT P&C MEETING

THANK YOU PARENT HELPERS!!!

Please collect plates containers from the school canteen.

QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT MAGIRA AT MAGIRASOUP@HOTMAIL.COM

COORABELL P&C NEWS10th SEPTEMBER 2012