William Street Email: Bellingen-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Principal: Elizabeth Mulligan PO Box 42 Website: www.bellingen-p.school.nsw.edu.au Phone: 02 6655 1147 Bellingen NSW 2454 Fax: 02 6655 2615

Term 4 Week 9 Monday, December 1 2014

Canberra Excursion

42 excited students, Mrs Sommerville, Mrs Head and two parent helpers Dean Besley and Pete Barron set off at 6am this morning to Canberra. We know they will have a fantastic time and return with wonderful stories. What a great way to wind up their primary school years.

From the Principal’s Desk

Dear Parents/Carers There is nothing like a major outdoor event to bring on questionable weather and this is exactly what the Country Fair did last week!! The much needed rain did not stop this fundraising event from going ahead and once again it was highly successful. A huge thank you to Eddy for cooking the sausage sizzle; to the P&C parents who sold ice-cream and popcorn; to Olivia Bell and her assistants for fabulous face painting and most of all to our students who were just wonderful as they negotiated sales and purchases during what could be seen as a ‘real life’ maths lesson. Approximately $2200 was raised on the day.

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Term 4 - Week 9 Monday, 1 December 2014

Kindergarten Orientation has been a great opportunity for our staff to get to know the incoming 2015 Kindergarten students and vice versa. Thank you to Mrs Sutherland and her team who have made this such a valuable program. The performance by Stage 2 for the pre-schoolers last Friday was a lovely way to finish. Congratulations Stage 2. Last Thursday Mrs Sommerville and 18 potential leaders from year 5 attended the annual Bellinger Dorrigo Learning Community Student Leadership Training Day. The day included activities on communication, seizing opportunities and team work. Year 5 will utilise these skills in 2015 in the Buddy program, Peer Support, SRC and the student leadership team. Year 6 is in Canberra this week. I am confident they will be positive ambassadors for our school and community as they visit many of the major attractions in the nations capital. With only two and half weeks to go until the term ends there are still many events on the calendar. Please ensure you check the diary dates carefully so you do not miss any. Have a great week Elizabeth Mulligan, Relieving Principal

This week’s VALUE - TOLERANCE

Tolerance is accepting myself and others

Tolerance is knowing we are all different

Tolerance is being understanding and open-minded Grafton Interschool

Abby Raymond, Emily Sutherland & Florence Shen competed at Grafton Interschool on the weekend.

Abby’s Results 1st Barrels 1st Flags 2nd Pleasure Hack 14-14.2hh 2nd Girl Rider 10 years 5th 10 years Dressage preliminary 1.2 5th Bonfield Bounce

Emily’s Results 5th Barrels 4th Flags 5th Girl Rider 10 years 4th Bonfield Bounce 5th Hack 14.2 - 15hh

Florences’ Results 1st Pony hack 1st Pleasure 2nd Hack rider 8yrs 3rd Hack pairs 4th Dressage

Whole School Assembly

Students of the Month Congratulations to the following students who were recipients of the Student of the Month award at last weeks Whole School Assembly. These students have demonstrated outstanding attitude and citizenship at school.

K Yellow Leila Paterson K Blue Amelia Cronan-O’Connor K/1 Green Tarra Martindale 1MH Evie Glyde 1B Daisy Sully 2E Faith Anderson 2/3J Byron Elmaloglou 3M Gemma Childs 3/4W Finlay Lewis 4L Aidan Eastmure 4/5C Finn Barron 5/6S Billy Riley 5/6H Jessie Hanlon 5/6E Emmaline Bowes

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Term 4 - Week 9 Monday, 1 December 2014

P and C Meeting Tonight

Dear all, the last P and C meeting of the year will take place in the school library tonight at 7pm. Agenda items include the National School Chaplaincy Program. We’d love to see you there!

BOOK CLUB!!!

Just in case you missed something at the Book fair, the final issue of bookclub is being given out and will be due back at school NO LATER than Wednesday 3rd December. Thank you Mrs McFaul

Christmas Cards and Candy Canes

Feel free to give your friends Christmas Cards but please, no candy canes. Students are eating them early in the morning and once open, candy canes are very hard to wrap for later. some parents do not want their children to have them and some students have different dietary needs. Please save candy canes for home.

Band Performance

The band will be giving an end of year performance on Wednesday December 10 at 5.30pm. If you are thinking about learning an instrument next year, this is a great opportunity for you and your family to see how much fun it would be.

Warm Fuzzie

School Accounts

All school accounts need to be finalised before the end of year. We now have EFTPOS and are happy to take payments over the phone this includes all band, and string group payments.

SAFETY AND SECURITY If you notice ANYTHING amiss on

our school grounds (intruders, fire, break in etc.) please call 131 444.

This is a 24/7 service. Please help to keep Bellingen PS safe!

Student Banking Reward Items

Do you have 10 tokens? In Term 4 you can now order the following:- - Sea Streamers - Shark Keyring - Scented Pencils In addition to this we have the following items from 2013 still available for order: - Spen Moneybox - Pru Moneybox - Blue Wallet - Knuckles Jacks Game - Headphones As some items have run out, two additional items for order include: Dollarmites Slap Band Ruler

Dollarmites Beachball

Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and don’t forget that Tuesday is School Banking day!

Canteen News

Apparently, the Streets company did not get their name by being “streets ahead”. I still have no response to my enquiries about the demise of Fruit Stacks. This means that our sometimes over heated but still health conscious small clients will have to settle for frozen orange pieces as their means of keeping cool nutritiously. These will be on sale hence forth at 10 cents each, at least until the stock of these delicacies runs out. With only three weeks left until school breaks up for the year and with the last of these weeks closing on Wednesday for our little learners, the canteen only has two more opportunities this year for weekly specials. With this in mind the specials for the next two weeks will be in keeping with the traditions of a politically correct, non-religiously specific, not commercially exploitive celebration. The special this week will be turkey schnitzel, served with cranberry sauce and a fresh salad. The special will not be available until Thursday and Friday when it will sell for $3.50 or $5.00 with a drink Feeding your children to a better education, Eddy Vardabasso, Canteen Supervisor

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Term 4 - Week 9 Monday, 1 December 2014

Canteen Roster –December

Tue 2 Raelene McMahon, Leonie Jennings Wed 3 Leonie Jennings, Fiona Galloway Thu 4 Sharon Benelle, Elizabeth Joyce Fri 5 Penny Stark, Dan Pullinger Mon 8 Jo Barr, Raelene McMahon Tue 9 Emma Osland, Kahlia Fletcher

Current Notes

Yr 6 Farewell Dinner

P & C Raffle tickets

Yr 5 Permission note to Yr 6 Farwell disco

Stage 3 Surf Excursion

Meals on Wheels – Giving Tree

Diary Dates

December

Fri 28 Marvellous Toy performance, 2.10-3.10 Mon 1-5 Canberra Excursion Tue 2 Year 5 Golf Wed 3 BHS Band Performance, 2.15 Fri 5 Thank you Morning Tea Fri 5 Guitar Students Concert, 4.30 pm Music Room Sat 6 P & C, Bush Dance - Cancelled Mon 8 Year 6 BHS Orientation

Mon 8 Year 6 BHS Orientation – Parent/Carer session, 5 – 6pm Tue 9 Year 6 Farewell Wed 10 Band Performance 5.30pm Wed 10 Piano Concert, 9-11am Thur 11 Presentation Day Mon 15 Staff v Yr 6 T’ball game Tue 16 String Concert, 9.10 to 11am for violins, cellos, viola and double bass.

Community Notices Bellingen Public School does not endorse these products or services.

David Helfgott AND

BELLINGEN YOUTH ORCHESTRA The Warsaw Concerto

An evening to share the gift of music Saturday 6th December 2014 Bellingen

High School Multi-Purpose Centre

7pm Tickets from The Emporium, Hyde Street Bellingen, or at the

door Adults $25, Concession $20, Children free

People. Culture. Country. Be part of something extraordinary at Saltwater Freshwater Festival on Australia Day. Share and celebrate in the spirit of country where our rivers meet the sea. Experience living Aboriginal culture on the Mid North Coast, home to the nations of the Gumbaynggirr, Biripi, Dunghutti and Worimi people. Saltwater Freshwater Festival is back featuring headline act Archie Roach, joined by acclaimed hip hop artist Briggs, rising star Radical Son, Gumbaynggirr soul songstress Emma Donovan with her band the PutBacks and the fusion dance band DidJital. The complete festival line-up promises an inspiring experience for all. Enjoy dance, story, crafts, language, art, ceremony, children’s and youth area, workshops, yarn space and food from the heart of the saltwater freshwater communities. The festival was a massive success in its first year in Coffs Harbour in 2010, and after four years of touring the region, is now back in Coffs to position itself as one of the East Coast’s premier Aboriginal cultural events. Come together for Saltwater Freshwater Festival at Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens - Monday 26 January 2015, 9am – 5pm. Free entry. www.saltwaterfreshwaterfestival.com.au or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

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