NEWSLETTER TERM 3 WEEK 8: TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2020

1463 Kyogle Road, Uki, NSW, 2484 Email: uki-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Ph: 02 6679 5128 Fax: 02 6679 5448 Website: www.uki-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

YEAR 5 DRAMA While Year 6 students are having their ‘SuperMe’ sessions with Kat and Lana from The Family Centre, I’ve been having great fun with all the Year 5 students in drama lessons each week. We’ve been learning about using voice, movement and imagination to create effective scenes. Students are also learning about being thoughtful audience members, who are able to view a performance and give constructive feedback. These concepts are integral to the drama section of the Creative Arts syllabus. Here are some students creating a ‘tableau’, where they’re learning how to position themselves on a stage in relation to each other to create one ‘picture’.

If your child starts Kindergarten in 2021 you are invited to join us tomorrow for the Teddy Bears’ Picnic. See inside for the detail.

Rachel Watkins, Principal

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL 2020 STYLE The annual Athletics Carnival is usually a day when we have lots of parents and volunteers to help to run all the events safely. This year, because we are unfortunately not able to have parents or volunteers helping with school events, we are going to do things slightly differently. Next Tuesday morning, we’ll have the running events on the bottom oval. This includes 25m races for our youngest students, right up to the longer races. Students should bring plenty of water in their own bottle (please remember they are not able to drink from the school bubblers at present). Students in Years 3 - 6 are currently practising high jump, long jump, discus and shot put. Next term, finals for these events will be held each week at school. Although we would love to have the Carnival with all our families there to help and support, at least this way we’ll be able to hold the competition safely, even without helpers, and students will be able to accrue the necessary points towards the sports prizes at the end of the year. A note about the running races has gone home today.

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS Education is a three-way partnership between student, school and home. We hope everyone has taken the opportunity to book a time for a phone interview with their child’s class teacher. The booking system will open again on Friday 11 September to allow bookings for next week, however you may also call the school office to book a time with 24 hours notice of the appointment. At the scheduled time, the teacher will contact you on the phone number you have provided. If you’re using a mobile phone, please ensure that you are in a spot with good reception before the interview starts.

SAFETY FIRST - TREE REMOVAL REQUIRED Each year, the Department of Education does an audit of trees on school sites to make sure that any risks are detected and minimised. Earlier this year, both the large hoop pines near the Rowlands Creek Road fenceline were identified as being potential safety risks - one due to a lightning strike directly on the tree, and the other because of a fungal infection. Since the original audit, the tree with the fungal infection has deteroriated at a much faster rate than anticipated. Several members of the local community have contacted me to express concern about the tree, and two more inspections have been done by arborists. We have reluctantly decided to have the tree removed because of the rapid rate of deterioration and the risk this may pose to students, staff and members of the public who live and walk near the site. At the moment, we are pursuing quotes for the tree removal. When this is done, I’ll advise the school and wider community of the scheduled removal date. The tree is a significant tree, and decisions such as this are not taken lightly. In line with best practice, suitable replacement trees will be planted.

Last Week’s Classroom and EKIDNA Awards Congratulations to all the award recipients from last week. ‘Well done’ to you all! Excellent work from the following students who earned their Bronze EKIDNA Awards: Sampson, Zaydhan, Ether, Hollie, Betty, Toby, Soren and Iziah. Very special congratulations to Luca, Mav, Ben, Lyla, Indeaka, Natalie, Sienna, Esjae, Oliver, Arlia and Radha who attained their Silver EKIDNA Awards.

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