Monday, 16 November 2015 Term 4, Week 7

Phone: (02) 4421 0422

Fax: (02) 4423 2728

E-mail: illaroo-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Home page: http://www.illaroo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Dear parents and caregivers

R emembrance Day Focus

At Illaroo Road we always take time to reflect on

the importance of Remembrance Day. Last Wednesday

our captains, Justin Hedayati and Mackenzie Lawrence,

had the honour of reciting ‘Flanders Field’ at the annual

Bomaderry RSL commemorative service. They

performed this poem beautifully before an appreciative

audience of local dignitaries. Later in the day at our

whole school assembly students were addressed by Marc

Pavillard, the Commanding Officer of 816 squadron from

HMAS Albatross. He spoke about the importance of

Remembrance Day, before presenting ‘Military Kids

Recognition Medals’ to two of our students, Erin

Hetherington and Clara Hetherington. These awards were

for perseverance on the home front during their father's

deployment with the Australian Defence Force as part of

Operation Manitou, Middle East Region 2015. His

contribution was very much appreciated by students,

teachers and parents in attendance.

P &C Annual General Meeting

New Executive Elected for 2016

Following last week’s Annual General Meeting we are

delighted to announce that we will again have an

outstanding executive. Office bearers for 2016 are as

follows:

President – Tess Thomas

Minute Secretary – Laura Sullivan

Senior Vice President – Carley Amy

Junior Vice President - Anthony Mussig

Treasurer – Adam Hodgkins

Canteen Treasurer – Bernie Morris

Canteen Convenor – Sandra Turnell

Uniform Shop Coordinator – Rachel Larsen

Uniform Shop Assistant – Stacey Beetson

Correspondence Secretary - Sherri Wearne

Publicity Officer – Unfilled

We thank all members of the new executive for their

ongoing support of the school. We can all look forward to

a productive 2016.

REMEMBRANCE DAY FOCUS

Be safeBe safe Be respectfulBe respectful Be responsibleBe responsible

R ugby Clinics For Year 2, 5 and 6 Classes Year 2, 5 and 6 classes have been given the

opportunity to participate in rugby coaching clinics being

conducted by NSW Rugby over the next couple of weeks.

Each class will be given five sessions by expert coaches.

Their focus will be on the development of sporting skills

applicable to all sports. Most importantly there will be an

emphasis on healthy lifestyle activity and having fun.

P arent Helpers Morning Tea

Thursday 3 December

Our annual parent helpers morning tea will be held on

Thursday 3 December in the school hall from 11.10am to

11.40am. All parents who have assisted the school in any

way at all over the year are invited to attend. It is our way

of thanking community members who have helped with

reading and maths groups, art and craft activities, sport,

scripture, canteen, uniform shop, excursions, and on the

school council or P&C. All our special helpers will be

made very welcome on the day.

B and ‘Soiree’

Learn How to Become a Band Member

This Wednesday, 18 November, the school band will be

performing in the library starting at 6.00pm. During the

show Mr Dunstan will explain to interested students and

their parents how they can become involved in his

amazing band program. It will be an informative and

entertaining evening not to be missed. All parents and

students are invited to this special event.

S chool Leaders 2016

Election Speeches on Monday

Next Monday I am looking forward to the election

speeches to be presented by Year 5 students running for

leadership positions for 2016. In recent years these

speeches have been impressive, leading to the election of

excellent school captains and prefects. It is expected that

this will again be the case. The speeches start in the hall

at 2.05pm. Parents of students giving speeches can attend

if they wish.

Graham Tink

Principal

DATES TO REMEMBER

November 18 ...... Nowra High School orientation

........................... Primary assembly at 2.00pm in hall

........................... IRPS band performance at 6.00pm

November 20 ...... Stage 2 Coolangatta excursion

........................... Infant assembly at 12.15pm in hall

November 26 ...... Year 5 2016 OC orientation day

November 30-December 11….Year 2 to Year 6

swimming and lifesaving scheme

December 14 ...... Presentation assemblies

December 15 ...... Year 6 Farewell

Allie Moffat KA Ayla Brodrick KA

Riley Lang KA Zeah Franken KB

Clara Hetherington KB Myra Betts KB

Chloe West KG Jake Mussig KG

Lochlan Smart KG Macy Dudgeon KS

Gracie Taylor 1S Lilly Adams 1S

Molly Floyd 1R Marcus Francis 1R

Sienna Matterson 1R Yanada Hepi 1W

Noah Mearns-Horneman 1W Kiowa Falls 1W

Kiah Leedham 2F Brayden Horne 2F

Leela Matthews 2F Logan Wright 2M

Chelsea Morris 2M Lincon Betts 2M

Matthew Beer 2L Antoni Anning 2L

Lucy Harrison 2L Harden Patel 3R

Kirra Greer 3P Hannah Button 4C

Sienna Klein 4D Dakota Wheway 4F

Matthew Malby 5S Jack Rutledge 5A

Tim Hopkins 5W Leila Moore 5D

Ruby De Strang 6B Hayden Presland 6C

Annabelle Woelk K/6A Jasper Dunn 6S

IRPS bulletin is sponsored by

Bob Jane T-Marts Nowra, Ph. 4421 8177 and Blackwood Kitchens & Joinery Ph. 4423 1113

Term 4 Talent Show Auditions

We will be holding our end of year talent show for Year

3 – 6 students on Tuesday 15 December: Years 3 - 4

from 11.30am and Years 5 – 6 after lunch. Singers,

dancers, musicians, poets, gymnasts, circus skills,

novelty items and others are welcome to audition. Year 5

auditions were held today and the remaining audition is

as follows:

Year 6: Monday 23 November

Mr Lowe

Band Soiree Wednesday 18 November, 2015 at 6.00pm

The concert band at Illaroo Road PS commenced at the

beginning of this year. I am proud to say that the band

has been a huge success. Students receive an instrumental

tutorial each week from Martin Fairweather or myself, as

well as one band rehearsal per week. To celebrate the

success of the IRPS band program, we are holding a

soiree on Wednesday 18 November at 6.00pm. The

soiree will showcase the talent so far reached by

individuals and the band.

Everyone is invited to the soiree and there will be no

entry fee. I look forward to seeing you at the concert.

John Dunstan

Band Director

Library Books

Due Back!

Our annual library stocktake will

commence soon. All library

books must be returned.

Please check for any books at

home with the IRPS barcode on it

and return them to school.

Thank you, Mrs Irving

Nowra High Orientation

Parent Information Afternoon

Wednesday 18 November

An information afternoon for parents will be held at

Nowra High School, in the hall, on Wednesday 18

November from 4.30pm to 6.00pm. This is a chance for

parents to find out a little more about uniform, school

expectations, Year 7 camp, stationery, books and other

essential information. There will be an opportunity to

purchase book packs and the school uniform as the

school shop will be open during this time.

A summer reading and Christmas book fair is

coming to school soon.

T he P&C 2015 AGM was held last week with all

executive positions being filled. A huge thank you to

all who have been elected, with our minute secretary not

even having a child at our school until next year! I am

looking forward to a very successful 2016.

During the meeting, we fare-welled the dedicated Laura

Hedayati and acknowledged her 11 year contribution to

Illaroo Road Public School and the P&C; and Lesley

McKinnon, who will be leaving the school this year also.

The heart of the P&C is in the dedication of its members,

so a huge thank you to both Laura and Lesley for your

contribution to our school.

T here are only a couple of weeks remaining before we

draw the movie voucher for the Bendigo banking

program. Our school banking day is Wednesday and you

can pick up an application form from the front office.

Tess Thomas, P&C Association President

These children have completed this level and will now

commence the next level:

Silver Gumleaf

Olivia Rice 1W, Hunter Park 1W

Nakyra Parker 1W, Grace Martin 1W

Zoe Castelino 1W

Gold Gumleaf

Billy Williams 2M, Jai Kendrigan 2M

Chelsea Morris 2M, Logan Wright 2M

Sharden Markham 2M, Max Thomas 2L

Level 5

Ashwyn Lloyd-Jay 3C, Dylan Lang 3C

Taylah Lee 3C

Level 7

Noah Simpson 5W

Level 8

Rochester Ashby 6S, Jasper Dunn 6S

Blake Ganderton 6S, Haelee Trenerry 5W

Emma Keane 5W, Kyla Jessop 5W

Cody Ewens 5W

Level 9

Indiana Veale 6S

IRPS bulletin is sponsored by

Bob Jane T-Marts Nowra, Ph. 4421 8177 and Blackwood Kitchens & Joinery Ph. 4423 1113

Operation Christmas Child

For a few years now, students at

Illaroo Road Public School have

been putting together Christmas

boxes for Operation Christmas

Child, which aims to provide needy

children around the world with a box of goodies for

Christmas. This year, we are aiming to fill 50 boxes. You

can get involved by:

Filling a box with a few appropriate items yourself.

Joining with a group of friends, or your class to fill a

box.

Donating a small item or two to be packed into boxes

by us.

Appropriate items include notebooks, tennis balls,

stationery, small toys, hats, stickers, marbles,

toothbrushes, hair brushes, face washers, hair clips, etc.

Please do not include any perishable items. Each box will

be labelled with the intended age group and gender of the

recipient.

Teaching our children about the importance of giving and

of helping those less fortunate is very important. For

more information, or to pick up a box to fill, please see

Mrs Irving. Items and boxes must be returned to the

library by Wednesday 9 December.

Mrs Irving and Mrs McLean

Defence News

Families get the chance to tell Defence what they think

about military life.

ADF families have the opportunity to provide feedback

about their experiences and views on service life through

the 2015 ADF Families Survey. This year’s survey will

focus on how relocations and absences from home

impact on families, and what Defence can do better to

support families during these times.

If you are a partner or parent of a permanent ADF

member or a permanent ADF member looking after

dependants on your own, tell Defence about your

experiences in the ADF Families Survey.

The survey should only take about 20 minutes to

complete and will be online at:

Defence Community Organisation

http://www.defence.gov.au/dco/families-survey

Defence Families of Australia http://www.dfa.org.au/

The ADF Families Survey opens on 16 November and

will close on 7 December 2015. The results are expected

to be available in early 2016.

Jenny Binns, DSTA

S C H O O L Z O N E

40 8 - 9.30 AM 2.30 - 4 PM S C H O O L

D A Y S

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Term 4, 2015 ROSTER

Wednesday 18 November .......... M Osborne / K Woods

Friday 20 November .................. D Malby / L Hodgkins

No Tasty Tuesday This Week

New Items

Frozen snow ice blocks - $1.00

Only available on Mondays

Potato vegie pie - $3.50

FREE QUOTES

•New built-in robes

•Renovate existing

•Cupboards and bench

•Laundry, office & storage

www.blackwoodkitchens.com.au

blackwood@southernphone.com.au

Phone 4423 1113

Mobile 0417 068501

2016

YEAR 3 STUDENT

BUS PASSES

All students entering Year 3 in 2016, who currently hold

a bus pass, must complete a new application form for

next year. These students will not automatically receive a

bus pass at the commencement of 2016.

The requirements of Transport for NSW are that students

in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 are eligible for bus

travel irrespective of the distance from home to school.

Students in Years 3-6 must reside more than 1.6km

(radial distance) from school. All students entering Year

3 in 2016 need to reapply and complete a new application

form.

Forms are available from the school office.

In order to plan our class/year numbers for next year, it is

very important that we know which families won’t be at

Illaroo Road Public School at the start of 2016. If you are

leaving, or think you are leaving this term or during the

Christmas holidays, please let the front office know as

soon as possible.

Thank you, Graham Tink

IRPS bulletin is sponsored by

Bob Jane T-Marts Nowra, Ph. 4421 8177 and Blackwood Kitchens & Joinery Ph. 4423 1113

Illaroo Road Public School

Year 6 Farewell

Tuesday 15 December 2015 Nowra Golf Club, Fairway Drive, North Nowra

5.30pm arrival time to prepare for presentation

6.00pm presentation of certificates and final roll call followed by dinner in the River View Function Centre

8.45pm parents are welcome to join their children for a dance.

The evening will conclude at 9.00pm

RSVP: to your classroom teacher by 4 December

Dress: smart casual

Swimming and Lifesaving Scheme Monday 30 November to Friday 11 December 2015

Cost - $55.00 per student

All Year 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 students are expected to attend

the swimming and life saving program including already

competent swimmers. The program will cater for all

students in conjunction with the DET ‘Learn to Swim’

scheme. It is a compulsory part of the PDHPE program

for all students in Years 2-6. This year we will be

trialling a new water safety and first aid component for

advanced swimmers.

A permission note has been sent home with each student.

It can also be obtained from the school website or the

school office.

Shoalhaven Football School Holiday Clinic:

School holiday clinics for ages 5-13 years will be

conducted at Shoalhaven Heads on 14th and 15 January

and at South Nowra on 19th, 20th, and 21st January from

9.00am to 12noon. All enquiries phone Mark Johnston on

0488034500 or email mjonno1@bigpond.com.au

Nowra Family Support Service:

Christmas craft workshop Wednesday 2nd and 9th

December. Phone 44215499 for details.

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