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Year 5/6
Term 3 Week 2 30th July 2018
Class Stars of the Week
Year 3/4
Kindergarten
Year 1/2
Year 5/6
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE NERAM Lets Hang it! Winner
Newling was very pleased to have two finalists on display at the NERAM Lets Hang It! art competition. Domonic and Nathan had their artworks selected as finalists and were very proud to see their work framed and on display for the public at NERAM. On Friday evening at a presentation ceremony the winners were announced in the packed Art Gallery. Nathan was awarded the People’s Choice Award for his entry. This is a wonderful accomplishment and we congratulate Nathan on this achievement. Gathering
This Friday our 3/4 class will host our first Gathering of
the term. Each class receives the chance to host just
one Gathering each term. It is fantastic that our
students run the assembly to get the experience of
public speaking and have the opportunity to get on
stage to show the school community some of their
talent and work each term.
Gatherings always start at 2:00pm in the Hall and are
usually brief, about 20 mins in length.
We look forward to seeing many parents and friends
present to support their children in 3/4 class at our
Gathering.
Breakfast Club
Our Breakfast Club service is very popular among our
students and the great majority make use of this most
days. Our team of volunteers do a great job preparing
and serving the food for our students each day.
On some mornings however we do not have sufficient
volunteers to run Breakfast Club so it should not be
relied on every day as the only source of breakfast. It is
a supplementary service for all of our students who
arrive early or would like some extra nourishment in
the mornings.
Student Mentoring
This week we have a new group of mentors starting at
our school who will visit a student each week and
provide one to one assistance with school to that child.
This is through the Red Cross Kids Hope Australia
program and a partnership with the Armidale City
Church.
Newling started this mentoring program this year and
we have now grown to have established the second
largest mentoring program in Australia – all in our first
year!
We now have 13 mentors that spend one hour with a
student each week that is focused only on that
student to help them be the most successful they can
be at school and enhance their capacity to learn.
Star Awards
“You’re a Star Award” certificates are normally
presented at the morning assembly to students who
have been using the You Can Do It keys to success and
demonstrating persistence, resilience, organisation,
getting along and confidence.
This week unbelievably none of our students
completed their star chart, even though many have
been rewarded with keys during the week!
The ‘Students of the Week ‘will enjoy the Star Room
all to themselves.
Murray Cox
Principal
Important Dates
July/ August
3/4 Gymnastics 30th
Soccer Gala Day 31st
5/6 Thalgarrah Excursion 1st August
Gathering - hosted by 3/4 3rd
August
K-2 Gym 9th August
Education Week - 6th – 10
th August
Dion Drummond Performance 12-1 13th August
Zone Athletics 17th August
Next Week– Education Week
Kindergarten– Thursday 9th August 10-11 am
1/2 - Monday 6th August - 11am
3/4 -Friday 3rd – 2pm
5/6 –Wednesday 8th August 10-11am
Why is reading 20 mins each school night so important?
- Focus of the Week
Taking Turns
Taking turns is such an important social skill to master. We use it in
everyday conversations, while waiting at the shops,
when playing games and in class.
Kids always pay attention to how adults act or what we do and say.
Show your child how you are taking turns when holding a conversation with someone or while
playing a game.
Library News
Term 3 is an exciting time in the Library. Week 5 will see many Book Week activities which include our much loved annual Book Fair in the Library Annex. Perhaps your child could start doing some helpful jobs at home to earn some money and save to buy a book. This year Book Week activities will take place within each of the classrooms and follow this year's theme of 'Find your treasure' in books. We look forward to hosting parents and visitors to see what children have been working on. More news to come closer to the time. A reminder that each child has a specific Library day but are also welcome to visit the Library during 2nd half lunch, from Monday -Thursday, to return or borrow from our terrific collection. Kindergarten - Monday 1/2M - Wednesday 3/4C - Thursday 5/6W - Tuesday Mrs Lyndal Knuckey Teacher Librarian
Let’s Hang It
On Friday night I had the privilege of attending the Neram ‘Let’s Hang It’ art competition. There were over 500 entries from 60 different schools around the New England. Nathan and Domonic were finalists. Nathan went on to win the People’s Choice Award!! Mrs.Watts
News From 3/4C
Decorating masks was a lot of fun. Students will be wearing these on Friday 3rd August at the 3/4 Gathering.
News from 1/2
On the last day of Term 2, the 1/2 class celebrated
our 100th day of school this year. We have 3 students
who have attended school every day this year so far.
We completed maths activities based around the number 100 and we finished the term with a class
party to celebrate being 100 days smarter.
News from the 5/6 Classroom
During Education Week, in Week 3, you are
invited to visit the Year 5/6 classroom. The
students would love to see you on
Wednesday 8th August, between 10 and
11.
We have a fun morning planned and
would love to share it with you!
Kindergarten News
Last week Kindergarten had their first Gymnastics
lesson for the term. It was a very exciting and fun filled
afternoon of learning new skills.
Kindergarten would also like to invite all family and
friends for a reading morning ,Thursday 9th August
10-11am , to celebrate Education Week. We look
forward to showing you our reading progress so
far.
Parents and carers are invited to be a part of the
literacy lesson in the 1/2 classroom next Monday
6th August at 11 am as part of our Education
Week celebrations. Hope to see you there.
ABSENTEE NOTE
(To be returned to Classroom Teacher first day back after absence)
STUDENT’S NAME……………………………………... …… Class ………….. Date of Absence/s ……………………
Reason for Absence
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Signature of Parent/Caregiver……………………………………….. Date……………………………………
Quote of the week.
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever
wasted ” ~ Aesop
SRC TRIVIA
Who is our School First
Aid Officer?
SRC TRIVIA
Each week children can answer the
question to go into the draw for the weekly
prize. The 1st correct entry drawn wins!