Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

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South Grafton Public School Newsletter

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Term 2 Week 8 Thursday 21st June 2018

Principal’s Report

Congratulations to all our students who presented multicultural speeches last Friday. The quality was fantastic and Mrs Buckley and I had a very difficult job adjudicating. Congratulations to Mylie Wall and Zoe Rayward our Stage 2 winners and Charlize Wheeler and Joel Cook our Stage 3 winners. Mylie, Zoe, Charlize and Joel will now represent our school at the Multicultural Public Speaking finals on Monday 25th June at Westlawn Public School. Good luck to these students! Our thanks to Miss Carter and Miss Streader for their excellent organisation of this outstanding activity.

On Tuesday our Year 5 students participated in a transition day at South Grafton High School to help prepare them for high school. Students participated in a variety of activities such as computers, cooking, textiles and wood/metal work. Our students enjoyed this excursion and our thanks to the staff at South Grafton High School for offering our students this experience.

South Grafton High School Principal Ms Kristine Pizzaro and Year 7 (2019) Advisor Mrs Cate Wachope are visiting our Year 6 students and any interested parents tomorrow, Friday at 9.30am in the primary hall. The presentation will be of approximately 1 hour duration.

Good luck to Callum Dalton who is competing in the North Coast Rugby League team this week at Cudgen. We know Callum will represent our school in a very positive manner and try his very best. Good luck to 5/6 AP students and Mrs Pope who are attending Southern Cross University in Lismore tomorrow for a Robocup training and competition day. The Robocup search and rescue challenge is a great opportunity for the students to put their IT skills to the test. We are looking forward to hearing all about their challenge when they return next week. Our thanks to Mrs Pope for organising this excursion. On Tuesday Shyanne Martin, Keidis Laurie-Daley, Kay-C Gilcrist, Tallara Taylor and Miss Taylor attended a Community of Schools NAIDOC Art Workshop at Grafton Public School. The students worked with two local indigenous artists to create an artwork and mini story which will be displayed at Westlawn Public School during the NAIDOC Public Speaking competition. Thanks to Miss Taylor for supporting our students at this iniative.

Next week the Infants campus have the Life Education van visiting as part of their PDHPE Syllabus. Please remember to return your permission note with payment to your classroom teacher to ensure your child is able to participate in this fantastic program. Our thanks to Mrs Berry for organising this program for our Infants campus.

Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

sthgrafton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE www.sthgrafton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Good luck to the students who are competing in today’s PSSA AFL Knockout Gala day in Sawtell. Thank you to Mr Zacek who has organised this event and Mrs Warren who is also accompanying our students.

Congratulations to our soccer teams who defeated Gillwinga Public School last Friday in the first PSSA Knockout competition. The boys winning 8-0 and the girls winning 10-0. Both teams now progress to the next round against Westlawn PS. Both teams displayed great sportsmanship and our thanks to

Mr Jones, Mr Newman and Mr Davies for coaching these teams. Good luck to our fabulous dance groups who are representing our school in the Coffs Harbour North Coast Festival being held at CEX on Tuesday and Wednesday nights next week. Our Year 1, Year 2, Stage 2 and Stage 3 dance troupes will be performing. On Tuesday night Year 2 and Stage 2 and Wednesday Year 1 and Stage 3 are performing. Our thanks to our dance teachers Mrs Gillett, Mrs James, Miss Streader, Miss Carter, Miss Amanda and support staff who are accompanying our students on these two days. I am looking forward to seeing all our performances on both nights. Have a great week Peter Hickey Principal

Our school’s app, SkoolBag, has been updated with some improvements to give you more control over the content and notifications you receive. You do not need to download an update, however, you will notice some changes when using the app. We are finding this a very easy form of communication for our parents to access. Many parents are using the app to explain absences and sign permission notes. Currently we have 288 parents who have downloaded this app. Thank you for your support.

This year is our Book Fair and Book Character Parade year and we are starting to get excited about it! This year's Book Character Parade will be held on Tuesday 14th August at the Primary Campus .... so you can start planning your costumes now with plenty of time for creating your character masterpiece. The Book Character Parade is a great whole school event at South Grafton PS and students and teachers alike look forward to it every second year. We love seeing the fabulous costumes that everyone wears!! BOOK FAIR In conjunction with the Book Character Parade, our Book Fair will be at school from 3rd-16th August as well. There will be more information early Term 3 regarding opening hours and when you can come and browse and buy from it. Mrs Heyman - Teacher Librarian

Early next term we will be holding our Performing Arts Concert as part of our Education Week celebrations. Education Week begins Monday 6th August. The concerts will be integrated as part of our Open Classrooms on Wednesday 8th August. There will be 2 concerts on this day with one beginning at 9.30am for our Infants students and our parents and the 2nd concert that night beginning at 6.00pm. Primary students will view the concert rehearsal on Tuesday 7th August. During the day we will be holding open classrooms and morning tea and a picnic lunch. Further details will be available first week next term. As part of that week selected performances will also be participating at the Southside Performing Arts Concert being held at SG High School on Tuesday 7th August.

This fantastic Kindergarten orientation program starts on Tuesday 31st July. The program runs every Tuesday morning from 9.15am - 10.45am at the Infants campus. This program is for pre-schoolers starting Kindergarten at South Grafton Public School in 2019 and will develop early Literacy and Numeracy skills, provide a familiar learning environment and help ensure a smooth transition to Kindergarten. Please complete the registration form or call either office to register. We are also now taking enrolment forms for Kindergarten in 2019.

Student banking will be on Wednesday July 4th instead of Tuesday 3rd July due to the Primary Athletics carnival.

Education Week

Student banking change of day for Week 10

Book Character Parade

Preschool Playgroup Plus

SkoolBag App

Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

sthgrafton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE www.sthgrafton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Students of the Week Award KAO Kaelan Collett KRB Blaize Logan KDM Nova-Rose Filippa KDR George Roberts 1KG Jacob Everson 1KG Tabitha Simiana 1/2KW Jake Roberts 1CK Jake Elliott 2MA Shaedon Wheeler 2TJ Seinna Davey 2LS Harmony Fielden 3JD Jemma Leslie 3MM Tiffany Leman 3/4TA Ella Smith 4JR Annabel Dungey 4ES Cadence Wilkinson-Byrnes

4DM Nikki Truman 5SD Amie-Lea Perkins 5WC Andrea Thomson 5/6AP Taliha Davey 5/6TC Hannah Horstman 6TM Jacob Vickers 6DZ Cassidy Hallam Principal Awards Charlie Rouse, Jaida-Rose Collett, Aurora Menzies Blue Ribbons Micaiah Timmons, Kaitlyn Thornton, Andrea Thomson, Jayden Barker, Samuel Wratten, Lily Vercoe, Nate Tattis, Emilie Patterson, Shilah O’Davis, Isaiah Rowe, Ella McNee, Jesse Really, Brodie Rolls, Cooper Close, Jules Appo, Harper Frost, Khyrin Walker Martin, Oliver King, Brett Cabalagnan, Beau Kells, Liara Gipp, Annabelle Payne, Jordan Backwell, Ezra Morrison, Pride Awards Kaitlyn Thornton, Jayden Barker, Isabella Stacey, Jordan Barry, Jasmin Vassallo, Wyatt Weinert, Caitlyn Hutchins, Kirby Bryant, Grace Creighton, Will Collis, Maeve Giggins, Jailon Donohoe, Esther Barker, Caitlin Amos, Joel Cook, Lachlan Cameron, Tiarne Collins, Emily Henderson, Alison Connolly-Graham, Noah Russ, Chantel Fisher, Rahni McGrath, Mikaere Lloyd, Samuel Wratten, Toby Marsh, Lance Gilmore-Skinner, Beau Salmon, Bridgette Tough, Darby Rouse, Addison Brown, Aidan Really, Sarah Finlay, Emma Cameron, Jordan Pritchard, Ruby McNee, Aidan Menzies, Charli G, Bonnie Towers, Kalysta Williams, Clover Staader, Bonnie Towers, Savanna Purnell, Archie Ricketts, Noah Narayan, Isaiah Rowe, Eva Newman, Max Spencer, Elise Berry, Abigail Woods, Ella McNee, Taygen Walker, Nate Finlay, Amelia Goodwin, Liara Gipp, Oliver King, Jordan Backwell, Amelia Burnside, Kaine Logan, Olivia O’Neill, Ethan Dyer, Jaxon Stephens, Jarad Calton, Zyrah Pinote, Tiahni Johnson, James Godfrey King, Khyrin Walker Martin, Jessie Rohleder, Harper Frost, Scott Warwick, Mikinleigh Bullock, Kai McGregor, Tahlia Connolly, Roxy Walker, Oden Buchan, Bailey Pearson, Lilly Axford, Layla Knight, Taj Giggins, Brodie Rolls, Ayden Smith, Jules Appo, Ruby Battye, Charlee Sheather, Kaylen Bartkowski, Shakiaya Brown, Ezra Morrison, Jordan Wilson, Anja Dyer, Ari Towers

Thursday 21st June AFL Gala Day Sawtell Friday 22nd June 5/6AP Robocup SGHS Principal and Year 7 (2019) adviser Primary hall Mon 25th– Thur 28th June Life Education Van K-2 Monday 25th June Multicultural Public Speaking Finals at Westlawn PS Tues 26th - Wed 27th June Coffs Harbour Dance Festival Thursday 28th June AFL girls Paul Kelly Cup Monday 2nd July NAIDOC Week formal assembly Tuesday 3rd July Athletics Carnival Wednesday 4th July Infants Rewards Day Year 5 Aboriginal games Thursday 5th July Reports Home Stage 2 and 3 Rewards Day NAIDOC Public Speaking– Westlawn PS Friday 7th July Last Day of term Tuesday 24th July Students return Term 3 Tuesday 31st July PPP begins Monday 6th August Education Week ‘Creating Tomorrow’s World’ Tuesday 7th August Southside Performing Arts Night Wednesday 8th August Open Classrooms and Performing Arts Concerts Tuesday 14th August Book Character Parade

PRIMARY Monday Denise Kokkin, HELP NEEDED Tuesday Denise Kokkin, HELP NEEDED Wednesday Sam Pol, HELP NEEDED Thursday Kerri Martin, Belinda Wormald Friday Maree Conroy, Sharon Rogers INFANTS Monday Rhonda King, HELP NEEDED Tuesday Kerrie Martin, Ruth Brindley Wednesday Kerrie Martin, HELP NEEDED Thursday Rhonda King, Megan Hunter Friday Denise Kokkin, Rhonda King

Next week the Infants canteen are holding a Smoothie week. Students are to order their smoothie on the day required and will receive it for recess. Only 1 smoothie per day per child. Flavours are Banana, Blueberry and Strawberry $2 each

Upcoming Events

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