Nymboida Public School

Innovation, Opportunity and Success

3890 Armidale Rd Nymboida NSW 2460

T 02 6649 4137 F 02 6649 4238 E nymboida-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

www.nymboida-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

NEWSLETTER Week 6 Term 1 5 March 2020

A supportive, diverse and engaging learning environment that develops confident and creative students.

Principals Message We have had a busy couple of weeks in the school grounds.

We have had a colourful mural painted on our main

classroom of animals and birds that are in the local area. It

looks amazing and will enhance our school entry. A new

school sign is also in the process of being installed.

We have had outages with our school phones which were

damaged by a lightning strike, this has now been rectified

and the phones are now working.

Term 1 Rewards Day

The students are excited about this term’s attendance

reward day which will be at the Palmers Island BIG 4 fun park

on Friday 27 March. A bus has been organised to transport

the children and more information and a permission note

will be sent home closer to the event.

Swimming

Congratulations to Cody, Marley, Roaran and Jacob who

recently competed in the North Coast Swimming

Carnival in the relay section. They came in 5th overall which

was a fantastic achievement. Well done!

Funky Hair Day

In support of The Leukaemia

Foundation’s World Greatest

Shave fundraising campaign, we

will be having a funky hair day at

school next Monday 9 March.

Students can come to school with

their craziest and funkiest hair and

bring a $2 donation. Coloured hair

spray and hair chalk will also be available at school.

UPCOMING EVENTS TERM 1

Mon 9 Mar - Funky Hair Day

Tue 10 Mar - Yr 6 Transition Sports Day SGHS

Thu 19 Mar - Harmony Day Celebrations

Fri 27 Mar - Term 1 Rewards Day

Mon 6 Apr - Surf Groms Sports Day Woolgoolga Beach

Tue 7 Apr - Small Schools Cross Country

Thu 9 Apr - Last day of Term 1

Reminder!

SCHOOL BANKING - TUESDAYS

CANTEEN Fri 6 Mar - Sarah

Fri 13 Mar - Nadia

Fri 20 Mar - Jamee

Fri 27 Mar - Sarah

UNSW ICAS Assessments

If you are a parent of a year 3-6 child and you would like

your child to participate in the UNSW ICAS assessments

which tests higher-order thinking and problem solving skills

for high potential students in:

Digital Technologies,

Science,

Spelling,

Writing,

English and

Mathematics

Please complete the attached expression of interest form

and return to school as soon as possible. Fees do apply.

Stewart House Donation Drive

Attached to the newsletter is an envelope if you would like

to donate to Stewart House. Each year 1,700 public school

children in need come to Stewart House from many parts of

NSW and the ACT. During their stay, children are provided

with optometric, dental and medical treatment as well as

emotional support. Please return the envelope to the

school by the end of term.

P&C Annual General Meeting (AGM)

The P&C recently held their AGM. All Positions were

declared vacant and nominations taken for 2020. Results

are as follows:

President: Erin Bolch

Vice President: Nina Jongen

Treasurer: Jamee Tipler

Secretary: Karl Bolch

The P&C are in the process of organising an Easter Raffle.

More details will be sent home when known.

Year 6 Sport Transition Day

The Year 6 Sport Transition Day at South Grafton High

School will be held on Tue 10 March 2020 from 10am to

2pm. Transport will be by private transport. Students

are to wear full school sports uniform. They are to bring

a hat, sunscreen, lunch and water. Students will partici-

pate in a variety of team building games and sports. The

aim is to support students with the transition to High

School and to build connections between the students.

Kidz Chat

The Daily Examiner newspaper will be sending a repre-

sentative to our school next Wednesday 11 March to

interview the students for the Kidz Chat column in the

local newspaper. If you do not wish your child to partici-

pate please contact the school.

Harmony Day

On Thursday 19 March the school

will celebrate Harmony Day. This

year, students are invited to wear

orange coloured clothing to repre-

sent all nationalities and cultures.

Families are invited to attend from 11.00am. We ask that

families provide a plate of food to share. We look for-

ward to a day of celebrating Australia’s cultural diversity.

National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence

Schools across Australia are being called to get involved

and take action on the tenth National Day of Action

against Bullying and Violence (NDA) on Friday 20 March

2020. The NDA gives schools the chance to take action

and empower young people to be part of the solution

when addressing bullying in their school community. It

provides an opportunity to focus on bullying and the big

changes we can make to create safer communities for

everyone. On the day, students will learn why it is so im-

portant to empower and educate young people on this

important topic.

Clean Up Australia Day

Last Friday students and staff took part in the Clean Up

Australia Day program. Gloves and collection bags were

distributed to our teams who were allocated different

areas of the school grounds. We were very pleased with

how little rubbish we collected! Well done to everyone

for keeping our school clean.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to Oliver B for the 20th February,

and to Ella for 10 March!

Expression of Interest (EOI)

UNSW ICAS Assessments

If you are a parent of a year 3-6 child and you would like your child to participate in the UNSW ICAS assessments

which tests higher-order thinking and problem solving skills in Digital Technologies, Science, Spelling, Writing, Eng-

lish and Mathematics for high potential students, (fees are applicable), please sign and return this note to the

school. Once we have received the EOI we will contact each parent individually with more information.

Yes I would like my child _________________________________ to participate.

Name: _______________________________Parent/Carer

Signed _________________________________________