Term 2 Week 8DATE EVENT WHO ACTION

9/06/10 Wine and cheese night followed by P&C Meeting7pm

Parents and carers all welcome

Come along and join us

17/06/10 Stokers Siding Athletics Carnival½ Dayhigh jump, shot putt and discus.

All students, teachers. Parents and carers all welcome

Come along and cheer on your favourite house.

18/06/10 Stokers Siding Athletics CarnivalFull Day

All students, teachers. Parents and carers all welcome

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

We are almost half way through the year and we need to start thinking about our numbers for 2011. We are going to be very close to getting another teacher which would mean smaller class sizes.

I have had some very good enquiries recently so we need to keep spreading the word about our great school. I am so proud to be part of a school with such

STOKERS SIDING SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER 

Email address: stokerssid-p.school@det.nsw.edu.auWeb Page: http://www.stokerssid-

fantastic students and wonderful community support. Not to mention the pool of talent that we are fortunate to have with our experienced and caring staff.

I was disappointed to hear that one of our past parents has been criticizing our school to other prospective parents. Please let me know if you hear of this as we need to help people make informed decisions about their child’s education and not make decisions based on gossip. We have lost a couple of students due to this and the information was unfounded and inaccurate.

MERIT AWARDSCongratulations to our Merit Award winners for this week – Tazmin White, Lionel Dorrough, Rhys Kennedy, Janayah Browne, Ciara White, Isaiah Parry, Gabi Dilati, Finn Baker, Micheal Woodgate, Connor Morris and Janardhan Jolivet. Special congratulations to Megan Mason, who is our Student of the Week.

Upcoming Sports EventsPlease keep these dates free in your calendar:

17th and 18th June - Stokers Siding Athletics Carnival (high jump, shot putt and discus on 17th, other events on 18th)

25th June - Small Schools, ball games carnival (Murwillumbah) 29th June - Small Schools half-day Athletics Carnival (Cudgen) 1st July - Small Schools Athletics Carnival (Cudgen)

Permission notes in this weeks newsletter. 2nd July - Stokers Siding World Cup soccer day

Canteen RosterFriday 11th June - Debby & SoniaWednesday 16th June - NicoleMore volunteers are needed. Please contact Tess, Debby or Nicole.

P&C NEWS

TONIGHT Wine and Cheese night followed by a P&C meeting. 7pm in the school library. Please come along

FRUITOThank you again to the Williams, Dorrough and Browne families for continuing to support our fresh fruit program.

Library Awards Congratulations to Ella-Mai, Aurin, Ariela and Murayah who have borrowed from the library 10 times this year.Kids in the KitchenOn Thursday Roxanne, Tess, Jenny and Phil had their hands full with our second “Kids in the Kitchen” cooking program. Our budding “Master Chefs” tackled a full menu of cheese and spinach triangles, fried rice and ham and egg tarts.

SOME REMINDERS: Please return your evacuation contact details as soon as possible – it is

vital that our contact details are up to date School fees are now due: $40 per family. Textbook fees are $20 for

Kindergarten and $35 for Years 1 – 6 Please update your email contact if you wish to receive the newsletters

via email.

Canteen News

Please note that now the weather is colder the children are wanting more food to eat. Please provide more in lunch boxes when required. Many children are asking for credit at the canteen as they appear to be hungry. Unfortunately, the canteen doesn’t make a profit and cannot afford to give food away. Please note - No credit will be given.

TIPSNAIDOC Week celebrations between the 4th and 11th of July.NAIDOC is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the significant contributions of Indigenous Australians. Find out more at www.naidoc.org.au

Eco tipDid you know? Australian households spend on average, $1,500 on energy bills each year.What can you do? Install energy-efficient lighting such as compact fluorescent bulbs, and turn off lights when you leave a room.More tips at www.livingthing.net.au

Internet safety tipKeep computers out in the open!Your child might think twice about looking at inappropriate websites and won't be able to chat to their friends all night while you think they are doing their homework. More tips at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/click

Want to advertise your business here.Talk to Marg

Marg Eaton – Principal