PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Reports – staff are extremely busy finalising assessments within the classroom and writing student reports.

These will be sent home on Wednesday 26 June (week 9) Budding Chefs/Gardeners – the current group of gardeners and chefs finishes today and the new groups of students start next week. If your child came home with a note yesterday please return it to the office as soon as possible. I know there is a new group of students excited to be cooking. Behaviour – I have had several parents discuss with me student behaviour at school and on the bus. It is important that students follow the school rules and listen to teacher instructions to ensure their safety. All students need to treat others with respect which means playing nicely, being polite and not teasing others. I expect our older students to be good role models for our younger students. Behaviour on the bus by students needs to be outstanding. Drivers need to get your children to and from school safely and this is made difficult when students are misbehaving. Please emphasise with your children the importance of staying in their seats while the bus is moving and that they should not be teasing other students. Principals from other schools have on occasion rung the school to make a complaint about the behaviour of our students and I don’t like getting these calls at all. Jumpers – with the colder weather please make sure that your child’s jumpers are clearly marked with their name so that they can be returned when they are misplaced. Notifications of Student Absences – with the rise of colds and flus amongst students I thought it was timely to remind parents of the procedures for

notifying the school of your child’s absences. If your child is sick, please call the office and notify Karen or send a note in with your child when they return to school. Absences that are still unexplained after 7 days are recorded as such in our records and a large number of unexplained absences means that we must involve the Home School Liaison Officer (HSLO). It is also important to remember that sick children should not be sent to school until they are feeling better. If you have any questions about this, please give me a call. Wednesdays continue to be our busiest day at school with a variety of activities occurring, besides the gardening and cooking groups. Remember to come and see me if you have any questions or concerns. Nicole

K/1/2 NEWS

Kinder have been learning about the letters q and z this week while Years 1 and 2 are learning about words that end with ‘nd’. We are also doing some last minute assessments for the reports in maths, writing and reading. Next week, we start a unit of work in writing on descriptions. Each student will be expected to bring a toy or similar into school for news. They will need to describe this toy to the class. I will send more information home about this in the next week so that you can help your child prepare for this. Homework – last week only Kinder students returned their homework!! I was very sad. Homework is due in every Friday morning. Please remind your child to pack it into their bags. We need to encourage them to pack their bags themselves, especially Years 1 and 2. It is amazing how many students tell me that mum forget to pack their homework!! Remember to come and see me if you have any questions or concerns. Nicole

FALLS CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL

TALKABOUT

Phone: 4447 8243 Fax: 4447 8023

E-mail: fallscreek-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: fallscreek-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 2 - Week 5 Wednesday 29 May 2013

2/3/4 NEWS We’re back on track and children took homework home on Monday. As well as spelling words they have a sheet about our HSIE topic. The children will be doing a project about a National Park of their choice. This week we introduced the topic and children were asked to choose a National Park they wanted to learn more about. More details about the project will go home with next week’s homework so start researching and gathering information. Please DON’T start the project until we have set all the expectations. Reports are underway at the moment and as this also involves many different forms of assessment we are very busy assessing the students. Last week we had a few very wet days and children being children this also meant some extremely wet shoes. We love the air conditioning however it was difficult to get shoes dry. I have told the children they can bring ugg boots / slippers to school to wear whilst in the classroom. These will not be worn outside and will go home each day. Kangaroos won the point score for the last fortnight and Golden Crocs were our champion desk group. Keep In Touch Lyn

5/6 NEWS This is a busy week of final assessments for the term before report writing commences. Our final assignment for HSIE is a research project of “What you might see in a rainforest”. Students will make a diorama (model), paint a picture or collage of the flora and fauna found in a tropical rainforest. To accompany their art the students will need to include a word list which can be written or typed. Spelling will need to be edited before publishing. Each project will be presented in class in week 9. Dion and Susan

WHAT’S ON THIS TERM THIS WEEK (5) Tuesday 28 May Active After School Communities Wednesday 29 May Waste Show Year 3 - 6 Rugby League Clinic Active After School Communities Friday 31 May Regional Cross Country NEXT WEEK (6) Tuesday 4 June Active After School Communities Wednesday 5 June Active After School Communities Wednesday 5 June ICAS Science Test Year 3 - 6 Rugby League Clinic COMING EVENTS Monday 17 June Year 6 Leadership Day Kangaroo Valley PS Wednesday 19 June Year 3 - 6 Rugby League Clinic Thursday 27 June FISST Athletics Carnival

MRS CULLEN Another fantastic week! This week we explored dancing the Heel and Toe Polka and the Cha Cha Slide. The Cha Cha Slide is a very popular dance around the world. The original version of the Cha Cha Slide by Mr C The Slideman (that the children have explored) can be viewed via You Tube.

It was lovely watching Year 5 & 6 perform it for the Shoalhaven Mobile Preschool children yesterday. Bonnie Cullen

SPORT The students have begun to practice their athletic skills during sport on Fridays for the FISST Carnival approaching in week 9. If you would like to assist with training on Fridays or volunteer to help out with the carnival on Thursday 27 June please let myself or Mrs Morison at the front office know. Yours in sport Mr Dion Lalor

Win a share of the Dollarmites’ treasure by saving in Term 2 of School Banking. The Dollarmites have found some amazing treasure on Savings Adventure Island and both your child and school could win a share of it in Term 2 just by saving. First prize is a $5,000 family adventure holiday to anywhere in Australia, with $500 spending money. Plus, the winning student’s school will also receive $5,000 to spend as they wish. What’s more, there are 25 Runners-up Kid’s Adventure Packs, worth over $700 each, to be won. Each adventure pack includes a Wii U, night vision goggles, a waterproof camera, walkie talkies and a Razor eSpark electric scooter! For you chance to win, students need to simply make three or more School Banking deposits during Term 2. To find out more, talk to your School Banking Co-ordinator or visit commbank.com.au/adventureisland Things to know before you Can: NSW Permit No.

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15/04/13 and closes 5/07/13. First entry drawn on 23/07/13

from all entries received will win, and details will be

published in the Public Notices section of The Australian on

2/08/13. The Promoter is Commonwealth Bank of Australia

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Sussex Street Sydney NSW 2000. Full terms and conditions at

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STUDENT ASSISTANCE SCHEME Each year the Department of Education & Communities makes available a small sum of money to each school to support students in genuine hardship. If you would like to apply for Student Assistance, please contact the office for further information.

CANTEEN ROSTER Friday 31 May Michelle Ullrich Monday 3 June Sharon Kubinyi

CANTEEN NEWS We have a great variety of toasted sandwiches for lunch, party pies, fish fingers or salads. Have you tried our Honey Soya crisps, pop corn or a frozen mousse (with marshmallows) for a snack at recess? If you require a menu ask at the canteen or visit the school website. There is a canteen network meeting on the 5 June at Berry Public School from 10a.m. - 12.30p.m. Staff and volunteers are invited. Please let Row-ena know if you wish to come along. Unfortunately for the canteen we lost a couple of our volunteers due to other commitments this term. We are in need of a couple more to replace them. PLEASE, if you are a parent, carer or grandparent who could spare one day a month for a few hours to help in the canteen you would be most welcome. You can even bring a friend with you. Training is provided. If you would like to know more just phone Rowena on 0458 099314. Rowena

URGENT NOTICE!!!!

Dear Parent/Guardian/Carer I wish to inform you that a student in our school is currently receiving treatment for cancer. As cancer is not a contagious disease, he participates actively in the day to day school program without any major limitations. A major concern, however, is that if this student develops measles, chickenpox or whooping cough he can become seriously ill. I seek your co-operation in preventing this situation. If your child has or may have measles, chicken-pox or whooping cough, I would ask that you please: 1. DO NOT send them to school. 2. You notify the school as soon as possible. Thanking you in anticipation. Nicole Humphreys

Today we had a visit from the

Shoalhaven City Council Waste show performers.