Dear Parents and Community Members…. Oration

The friends of the School of Arts Committee

invited our Choir to open the Henry Parkes Oration on 26th

October. This event is held in Tenterfield and Canberra in

alternate years.

The choir sang our ‘School Song’ and ‘I Am, You

Are, We Are Australian’. Laylah Maher and Deakin Lee

followed with a presentation regarding Henry Parkes. Both

items were warmly received by the crowd with acclamation

and a presentation of appreciation by Mr Ian Thom – Great

Great Grandson of Sir Henry Parkes.

The friends of the School of Arts expressed their

thanks to the students and the teachers responsible for

their support, especially on a Saturday afternoon, and look

forward to continued interaction with our school.

Panning for 2014

We are currently looking at enrolments for next

year and possible class structures. If there are going to

be any changes to your child/children’s enrolments please

contact the school as soon as possible. If you are going to

enrol a child or know someone who is, please contact the

school as soon as possible.

Bowling Club Donation

Recently the Tenterfield Bowling Club very

generously donated $1000 to the school to go towards

softfall for the Infants play equipment.

We would sincerely like to thank the members and

committee of the Bowling Club for this amazing support.

Book Club

Book club , last one for this year. Great buys for

Christmas. Due back to school by Thursday, November

28th to the front office by 9am.

Library

This will be the last week children can borrow for 2013.

ALL BOOKS must be returned by Friday, December 13th.

Cricket Competition How to win a chance to go to the SCG for a 6er’s

T20 Blast game this summer – open to all schools and clubs

across the region. Register at www.sydneysixers.com.au/

nextgen

To enter the competition kids must tell us in 25

words or less why their school or club should win the chance

to be on the hallowed SCG Turf on national television!

Good luck everybody – as they say you have to be in

it to win it.

Year 6 Photos

Miss Eakin is requesting Year 6 students to bring in

photos of themselves and/or other Year 6 students of when

they were babies, toddlers and photos of them in their

school years including excursions. Please place the photo/s

in an envelope with the student’s name.

Book packs

Book packs will go on Sale from Wednesday,

November 27th at the canteen. The canteen will also be

open on Tuesday, January 28th. (Staff Development Day)

between 9am & 2:30pm .

Kindy $15

Yr 1-2 $16

Yr 3-6 $20

The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School

Attachments

K-6 Assembly pictures

Website: www.sirhparkes-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: sirhparkes-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Facebook: The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School

Phone: 6736 1401 Canteen: 6736 1732

Assemblies

Term 4, Week 8, 2013

Did you know???

If a child misses

half an hour per day

it equals:

half a day per week

which is:

4 weeks per year

and over 13 years of schooling that’s

Nearly 1 ½ years

Last P&C Meeting for the year will be tonight at 6pm.

Everyone is welcome it would be fantastic to see you all there.

Crunch and Sip

Some simple, easy, quick, cheap and healthy

ideas for Crunch and Sip:

* A piece of fruit eg. an apple, plum, peach,

nectarine, pear, mandarin

* Fruit cut into pieces eg. orange cut into quarters;

watermelon, rock melon, honey dew cut into slices

* A handful of fruit eg. cherries, strawberries,

berries, a bunch of grapes

* A handful of nuts (preferably not roasted or

salted)

AVOID dried fruit as dried fruit is often high in

sugar.

Health Message

PASSIVE SMOKING – is the breathing in of

other people’s smoke. Cigarettes contain over 7000

chemicals which are not just harmful to the smoker

but those around them. Some of the health risks

include:

Sudden deaths in babies and infants;

Increased risk of developing respiratory

illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia;

Increased likelihood of having coughs, wheezing,

phlegm and breathlessness.

Increased risk of meningococcal disease;

Increased risk of heart disease including stroke;

Increased risk of premature birth, complications

during delivery, miscarriage and stillbirth;

Increased risk of blood clots;

Reduced circulation;

Lower immunity;

Increased risk of developing some forms of cancer.

Smoking in government areas / grounds,

including schools and hospitals is PROHIBITED

(ILLEGAL). It is also illegal to smoke in or near many

sports grounds. In some states it is also illegal to

smoke in a car with passengers who are under the

age of 18.

If you are a smoker, it is never too late to

quit – just think of the health benefits (easier to

breathe, reduce the risk of heart disease and many

forms of cancer) and how much money you could

save. Also, think about those around you, especially

children, who don’t choose to smoke but have to

inhale all the polluted, unhealthy, disease causing air.

If you need help please contact you G.P. or call

1 3 78 48 ( 13 Q U I T ) o r v i s i t h t t p : / /

www.icanquit.com.au/further-resources/quitline .

Intensive Swimming Scheme

Last week, students from Year 2-6 started

two weeks of intensive swimming. The program

concludes this FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29th .

All students are progressing extremely well.

We encourage families to take their child swimming to see

what they now can do and to further assist in their

development – “Practice makes Perfect” (or at least better).

5-A-Side Hockey Last week, the finals for the 5-A-Side Hockey

Competition were held. The Bubblegum Heads (Thomas

Newman, Tamika McDonald, Hamish Cook, Loughlin Brack and

Sophie Ryan) and Billybob Square Pants (Deakin Lee, Amber

Butler, Shaun Brodie, Isabella Franchi and Anthony Luxford)

finished equal third with the Party Rockers (Chaney Rhodes,

Courtney Tonkin, Phoebe Cooper, Declynd Morris and Tyler

Sargeant) and the Crunchy Munchies (Liana Meneguzzi, Jade

Shearer, Jayden Zellers, Jacob Chawner and Paddy Hawke)

playing off to be the champions. In a tight game, the Party

Rockers scored an early goal, but did not secure their win

until 20 seconds from the end when they scored another goal

to win 2-0.

Congratulations to all the students who participated

giving up many lunch times to compete. It was fantastic to

witness the improved skill, team work and the development

of communication skills between the genders and the various

year levels.

Summer Reading Challenge Scholastic is holding a Summer Reading Challenge in

which children are being encouraged to read and log their

reading minutes. The reading minutes are recorded for our

school and our country as the Challenge is also between

Australia and New Zealand. The students just have to lodge

t h e i r s u m m e r r e a d i n g m i n u t e s a t

www.scholastic.com.au/summer to win some great prizes for

themselves and the school.

Reading for at least 10 minutes a day during the

school holidays sets your child up for a great start in the

new school year, keeps their mind active during the break

and develops overall reading skills and a love of reading.

Scripture Teacher and Parent Helpers Thank You Lunch

On Thursday, December 5th at 1pm, the staff are

holding a “Thank You” Lunch for our wonderful scripture

teachers and parent helpers. The lunch is for all people have

have taught scripture this year and/or helped our school

(some examples include: parent helpers in the classrooms

during reading, maths and other lessons, assisting in the

coaching of sport teams etc.).

This lunch is a small recognition to show our

appreciation for the amazing contribution you give to our

school providing our students with many opportunities and

assisting the staff.

COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Christmas Toy Run

The Christmas Toy Run will be on November 30th starting at

10:30am for 11am start.

Starting from The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School.

Toy Run approx. 120km via Storm King Dam, Ballandean &

Jennings.

Returning for a BBQ lunch at the school courtesy of

The Salvation Army.

Cost will be a Gold Coin Donation

All motorcycles must be registered with licensed riders.

For more info call Wayne on: 02 6736 4300

2014 show dates

The Tenterfield show dates for 2014 are

Friday 7th & Saturday 8th of February.

MTH WK MON TUES WED THUR FRI S / S

NOV 8 25

* Swimming Scheme

26

*Yr 6 THS orientation

day 11am-1pm *P&C meeting 6pm

27

*Yr 6 Transition to High

School 9:30am to 2:45pm

28

*Book club due back

9am *Out of uniform– Blue

29 30/1

NOV 9 2 3

4 5 *Year 6 farewell - 6pm

*Scripture and class

helpers lunch

6 PB Assembly 10:15am

7/8

HOMEBAKE (next week)

Mon 2nd Roberta Koch

Wed 4th Jennifer Donadel

Fri 6th Terri Rossington

CANTEEN ROSTER

Wed 27th Kim Cox, Vicki Hill, Liz Bridge

Thur 28th Michelle Bates

Fri 29th Lou Holley, Sylvia Swan

Mon 2nd Leeza Wishart, Melinda Campbell

Tue 3rd Help needed please

Wed 4th Kim Cox, Lea Rossington

MEAL DEAL THIS WEEK-”Fresh is Best”

A fresh bread roll filled with a crumbed chicken patty, cheese and BBQ sauce plus a small chocolate milk and a TNT icy pole $5.00

Other choices: Ham and cheese sandwich $2.20

6 Chicken nuggets $2.20

Every child who orders a meal deal this week will receive a free “Fresh is Best” pen.

DONATIONS (This Week)

Block Cheese Kristy Petrie

Cruskits Jayne Harvey

Lettuce Deanne Eaton, Lara Flanagan

Tomatoes Mahia Everson

Tomato Sauce Melissa Cowin

Sliced Beetroot Terri Rossington

Carrots Nicole Arnold

Mayonnaise Trudy Campbell, Tracy Caldwell

UP COMING DATES

*Year 6 Farwell - December 5th 6pm

*PB Assembly - December 6th 10.15am

*Reports Home - December 11th

*Rewards Day - December 16th

*Presentation Day - December 12th

*K/2 Social - December 17th

*LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS - December 18th

K-6 ASSEMBLY

Student of the week

Infants: Heath Kelly, Tahlia Neal, Harrison Finnerty,

Anita Cochrane, Amelia Sheppard, Adam Thomas,

Bonnie Zappa.

Primary: Rebecca Brown, Jessica Thomas, Wade

Kirby, Jemma Sutcliffe, Billy Henry.

Principal’s Award:

Cory Harding, Georgia Hollis

Bronze Pennants:

Rachel Cowin

Silver Pennants:

Rachel Cowin, Jemma Sutcliffe

“You Can Do It”:

Deakin Lee

Movember Update

As Movember draws to a close, our male staff have remained strong and avoided the urge to shave

for almost a month. In order to make the sacrifice worthwhile, the school will hold an out of uniform day

this Thursday 28th Movember. The dress will be ‘BLUE’ and correlates with Beyond Blue, the charity

behind Movember in support of men’s health. The cost will be a gold coin donation with all proceeds going

directly to Beyond Blue.

The boys would like to thank everyone for their support and look forward to a shave over the

weekend. Although, there is a vicious rumour that Mr Maher will continue with the growth as he’s run out

of razors!