On The Waves

2 Eucalyptus Drive Banora Point NSW 2486 T 07 55131 960 F 07 55 131 220 E banorapnt-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 10A Monday 14 September 2015

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CONGRATULATIONS TO TWO OF OUR 2014

GRADUATES Tineka Frampto and Mikaela Foster have received a Rising Stars Scholarship to study at Southern Cross Uni-

versity. It is wonderful to see them still achieving.

Tineka (Top) has received a Lords’ Taverners Scholarship and Mikaela (below) has received the Huawei

Technologies Australia Scholarship.

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From the Principal

Mr Greg Smith

The Partners in Learning parent feedback survey

Our school will also be participating in the Partners in

Learning parent survey, another part of the Tell

Them From Me suite of surveys (student, teacher

and parent surveys) on student engagement. The

survey asks parents and carers questions about dif-

ferent factors that are known to impact on student

wellbeing and engagement.

Running this survey will help our school understand

parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s ex-

perience at school. These include: communication

between parents/carers and staff, activities and

practices at home and parent/carer views on the

school's support of learning and behaviour. This valu-

able feedback will help our school make practical

improvements.

The survey is conducted entirely online at home or

on public computers. The survey will typically takes

15 minutes or less to complete and is completely

confidential. The parent survey is being conducted

between 17 August and 16 October. Participating in

the survey is entirely voluntary; however, your re-

sponses are very much appreciated.

More information about the survey is available at:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-

parents

As indicated in the previous newsletter, the ‘Tell

Them From Me’ parent surveys are now available

through the following link:

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/

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j_username=parent17741&j_password=Ban8282

Community Consultation Funding

We will hold a meeting on Wednesday 7th October

(Week 1 Term 4) at 6.00pm to discuss the Communi-

ty Consultation Funding that we have received along

with the ‘Strengthening family and community en-

gagement’. It is a positive step in continuing to

strengthen our school-community relationships. We

welcome the opportunity to engage with members of

our community in making decisions about how best

to utilise this funding. The meeting will be held in our

Conference Room in the Administration Building.

Year 12 Graduation

The Year 12 Graduation Ceremony will be held this

Friday 18th September in our hall, starting at

9.00am. Family and friends of Year 12 are invited

along to share in this important occasion.

Year 12 students can see their final assessment

ranks via Students Online from the 6th November. If a

student feels that their placement in any course is

not correct they should apply to the school for imme-

diate review. The appeal period finishes on the 18th

November.

I take this opportunity to wish all of our school com-

munity a safe and enjoyable Spring Holiday and look

forward to seeing you back for term 4 which com-

mences on Tuesday 6th October.

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JOIN SURF LIFE SAVING TODAY Coolangatta SLSC will be conducting a couple Bronze/Surf Rescue Certifi-

cate (SRC) courses over the coming months. To complete the Bronze Me-

dallion you need to be 15 years of age at the date of the assessment and

complete a 400m pool swim in 9 minutes or less. All members complet-

ing a Bronze Medallion will also complete a nationally recognised First Aid

Certificate. To complete the Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) you need to be

13 years of age at the date of assessment and complete a 200m pool

swim in 5 minutes of less.

Intensive 1 week Bronze (inc a full First Aid Certificate) and SRC Courses

(during the September school holidays). Starting Sunday 20th September

at 8.30am with training Sun - Fri (inclusive) from 8.30am - 3.30pm daily. Assessment Sunday 27th Sep-

tember at 8.30am.

Sunday Morning Bronze (inc a full First Aid Certificate) and SRC Course. Starting Sunday 18th October at

8.30am with training every Sunday morning from 8.30am - 11.30am for approx 8 weeks with an expected

Assessment Sunday 6th December at 8.30am.

Annual Membership U18 - $55, 18+ - $75. If you are interested in becoming a mem-

ber and completing these awards please contact the Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club

Office for more information on (07) 5536 8474 or office@coolangattaslsc.com.au

JUNIOR PUBLIC

SPEAKING AWARD

All students in year 7 and 8 are invited to prepare a speech on any

appropriate topic to compete in the JUNIOR PUBLIC SPEAKING

AWARD.

Students are to have their speech ready by November 2 2015 and it

must be no longer than 5 minutes.

The winner will be the person who is the most engaging and uses expression, volume and eye contact to

their advantage. They will receive an award on Speech Day at the end of the Year.

English teachers will have more information for any interested students.

Ms Nizette

Junior Public Speaking Award Co-0rdinator

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TWEED HOSPITAL AUXILIARY ANNUAL FETE

At the Civic Centre – Cnr Wharf & Brett Streets

FRIDAY 9 October – Doors open 10 am to 2 pm

Saturday 10 October – Doors open 8.am to 2 pm

*Books *Cakes, Jams & Pickles *Christmas Decorations & Gifts

*Crafts *Jewellery *Kids’ Soft Toys *Knitted Baby Wear

*Plants *Pre-Loved Clothing *Trash & Treasure *Remnants

*CHOCOLATE WHEEL* on Saturday

Light Refreshments & Sausage Sizzle served Saturday

Face Painting & Lucky Dips on Saturday

MAJOR RAFFLE DRAWN DURING FETE ON SATURDAY

*SAUSAGE SIZZLE* Saturday

Provided by Lions club who have supported our fete for many years. Other

supporters – Tweed Shire Council & Storage King

All proceeds from the Fete go towards purchasing much needed equip-

ment for the Tweed Hospital.

Come along & support our Fete. You never know, the equipment you help

fund could, one day, save your life.

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The Murwillumbah Show Society is looking for volunteers to assist with catering at the Murwillumbah Coun-

try Roots Festival. If you are interested please provide your information and time/s you would like to assist

on the Volunteers Roster herewith. All forms and enquiries should be forwarded to the Secretary.

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MAKE ONLINE PAYMENTS It is now possible for parents to make online payments to the school for amounts owing for stu-

dents, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or

MasterCard credit or debit card. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools

website (www.banorapnt-h.schools.nsw.edu.au) by selecting $ Make a payment.

Items that can be paid include voluntary school contributions, subject contributions, excursions,

sales to students and creative and practical arts activities (these include band, drama and dance).

There is also a category called Other this to cover items not covered in the previous headings, Other

can be used to make a complete payment of a school invoice.

When you access the $ Make a payment you must enter:

the students name, and

class and reference number OR

the students name, and

date of birth.

Please do not pay for uniforms online as the uniform shop is privately owned.

These details are entered each time you make a payment as student information is not held within

the payment system. There is also the option to enter the Student Registration Number and Invoice

number if you are aware of them, these are optional fields OR there is also the option to enter the

Student Registration Number and Invoice number these are not used at our school, please leave

blank.

This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details

are captured in a secure manner, these details are not passed back to the school.

You have the ability to check and change any details of the payment before the payment is pro-

cessed. Receipts can be emailed and/or printed.

Details of the payments are passed daily to the school where they will be receipted against your

child’s account. As a receipt has been issued from the payment page a further receipt will not be

issued by the school.

For any enquiries regarding the Online Payment process please contact

the School Administration Office.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

SCHOOL & COMMUNITY NEWS

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

The next P&C Meeting

will be held on

Monday 2 November

at 7.00PM DST All new parents are most welcome to come along

to support your child’s school

and meet other parents!

We would love to see you!

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SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWS

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SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWS

If your child or teen has difficulties with anxiety or

just seems to have too many worries, we would like

to introduce you to BRAVE Self-Help – an interac-

tive, online program for the prevention and treat-

ment of childhood and adolescent anxiety. It was

developed by a group of researchers from the Uni-

versity of Queensland and now, with the support of

beyondblue, this program is now freely available to

all young people aged 8 -17 years old who are living

in Australia.

BRAVE Self-Help provides strategies for children

and teenagers to better cope with their worries.

There are 4 programs available, one for children

aged 8-12 years, one for teenagers aged 12-17

years and one for parents of children at these ages

respectively. The program can be accessed as often

as you like, from the comfort of your own home. For

more information, or to register for the program,

please visit www.brave4you.psy.uq.edu.au.

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SCHOOL NEWSLETTER We now endeavour to email our School Newsletter to parents directly to their email address. Our goal is to have our

Newsletter a paperless one. We would appreciate it if you would update us with changes to your email address in order

for us to keep you in the loop. Please fill in the section below and have your child bring it to the front office.

Our fortnight Newsletter is available on our website at www.banorapnt-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Student Name/s: ______________________________________________________Year: ___________________

Email Address School Newsletter to be forwarded to: _____________________________________________

The school is installing a new roll marking/sms network system which requires up to date changes in email addresses

and mobile telephone numbers of carers/parents. If you have changed your mobile in the past and feel you may not

have informed the school would you please complete this form along with the email address.

Student Name ................................................................................................................... Year: ........................................

Father’s Mobile No. .................................................................... Mother’s Mobile No. ......................................................

Home Telephone No. ................................................................. Emergency Contact No. .................................................

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CHANGE OF INFORMATION

PARENT EMAIL ADDRESS

HELP!

Parents, if your child has some

school shorts that are no longer

required and you are happy to

donate them back to the school,

the Support Unit would GREATLY

appreciate these!