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Term 4 Week 5 11th November 2019
Class Stars of the Week
Year 5/6
Year 3/4
Kindergarten
Year 1/2
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Bunnings P&C BBQ
Thank you to the generous volunteers who helped with
the Bunnings BBQ on Saturday and raised $603.
We send our thanks to Helen, Greg, Hope, Melanie,
Stephanie, Juanita, Nancy and Joanne who all spent some
of their day cooking and serving in an effort to raise funds
to assist the school.
Your efforts and support are much appreciated.
Enrolments 2020
Parents are requested to please notify the Principal if you
plan to be leaving the area in 2020 or if you have not
enrolled your child for Kindergarten.
The school is happy to discuss with parents the readiness
of your child to start and may be able to support you
making this decision. There are only a few places left in
the Transition Class if you wish to start preparing your
child for school now.
If you know of any children of friends or neighbours who
will be starting school next year, please ask them to call
us.
Breakfast
Students need to start their day with a healthy breakfast,
after a good night’s sleep. Without breakfast children
begin to physically and mentally lag during the morning
session. Breakfast restores glucose levels, an essential
carbohydrate that is needed for the brain to function.
Many studies have shown how eating breakfast can
improve memory and concentration levels and improve
mood and lower stress levels.
Just like any other organ in the body, the brain needs
energy to work at it’s best!
Breakfast Club operates at school Monday to Thursday
for this very reason. It is open to every child even if they
have already had breakfast at home earlier.
Thanks to the many volunteers who help each morning
and Armidale Central Rotary Club who fund the supplies
for Breakfast Club.
Welcome Practicum students
Today we welcome two teachers in training who will
spend the next four weeks at school learning more about
the art of teaching.
Ms Amy Crawford will be working with the Kindergarten
class and Ms Kirra Schofield will be with the 3/4 class.
They will work with the normal class teachers to build
their skills and knowledge as they complete their teacher
training at Newcastle University. I am positive they will
learn a lot from our highly skilled expert teachers at
Newling.
Awards Assembly
This week’s Gathering is our Term 4 Awards Assembly
when deserving students will receive their Platinum,
Gold, Silver and Bronze badges and certificates.
This will be our last Awards Assembly for the year and
children will continue to work up to the next level from
now until the first assembly in 2020. Criteria for
achieving award levels can be viewed on our school
website. These are the pinnacle of rewards at our school
and children must consistently meet the criteria over an
extended time to receive the award.
Electives
Every Friday afternoon our electives have had every
student buzzing with excitement with the fun range of
activities on offer. It is great to go around the rooms and
see every child engrossed in an activity and working
together, supporting each other to complete the tasks of
the group.
Electives have proven such a success we will definitely be
continuing with the program next year. A big thank you
to the teachers who make the extra effort to create the
wonderful activities on offer. Without the dedicated
teachers we have at our school these extra programs
would not be possible.
Swim School
We are still awaiting details of Swim School and will
confirm arrangements, as soon as we can. The cost will
be approximately $70 per student to cover cost of pool
entry and instructors’ fees.
If you wish to start paying instalments the school is
happy to accept part payments/instalments up until the
start of the Swim School in about 4 weeks’ time. Please
enquire at the office to arrange such payment or, if
necessary, contact me directly if you have any concerns.
Only students who have paid in full will be able to
participate.
Star Awards
“You’re a Star Award” certificates were presented at this
morning’s assembly to successful students who have
been using the You Can Do It keys to success and
demonstrating persistence, resilience, organisation,
getting along and confidence.
Congratulations to our recipients: Vaughan and Khiarni.
Murray Cox
Principal
Important Dates
Awards Gathering hosted by 1/2 - 15th
Year 6 Orientation Day ASC - 19th
Kindergarten 2020 Morning Tea - 20th
Year 6 ‘Day Out’ - 27th
Presentation Day / School Play - 17th December
Happy Birthday
Jazayah 12th
Cyril 14th
P and C Notice
Next Meeting -
Monday 2nd December, 2pm
All parents and friends welcome.
* Christmas Raffle *
P and C are calling for donations of
non-perishable grocery items for the
Christmas Hamper Raffle to be drawn
at the end of this term. Please send
any items to school office.
News From 3/4
We are so grateful to those families that
supported the Stage 2 BBQ on the weekend –
thank you from all of us!!
As a class we will decide on the exciting end of
year excursion that we are going to organise as
a way of celebrating the success we have had
this year.
1/2 News
What a busy Term 1/2 have already had and it’s
only week 5!!!
We would like to say a huge thank you to Althea
Maya’s Mother and Grandmother for visiting last
week and talking to us about Belgium. We learnt
some amazing facts such as French Fries were
first made in Belgium!
News from 5/6
Kindergarten News
Last week Kindergarten spent a day at Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre. They learnt all about what animals need to survive: plants, air, water and shelter . They became teddies to help them understand the needs of animals and how we can take care of our environment, so that habitat is protected.
Last Thursday, Year 5 & 6 attended the Far Out Science day at UNE. We participated in four main activities- forensic chemistry, ecology studies, engineering and mathematics. Amongst about 15 other school groups the teachers were so very proud of the commitment and attention given by the Newling crew.
QUESTACON
Kindergarten Teddy Bear’s Picnic Thalgarrah
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.
SRC TRIVIA
How many keys do
you need for the Star
Room?
SRC TRIVIA
Each week children can answer the
question to go into the draw for the weekly
prize. The 1st correct entry drawn wins!
“ Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.“
~ William Arthur Ward