Term 4 Week 6 18th November 2019

Class Stars of the Week

Year 5/6

Year 3/4

Kindergarten

Year 1/2

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Awards Gathering

Congratulations to all the students who received

their Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze badges

and certificates at our Awards Assembly on Friday.

The recipients were:

Bronze – Hunter, Myuna, Rosanna, Lacy,

Mitchell , Antwone.

Silver – Austin, Tshayla, Tomas, Hailee, Montana,

Armani, Tyrone, Hayden, Keinan, Cooper.

Gold – Jayden, Phoebe, Beau, Lucas.

Platinum – Yamun, Torrah, Brooklyn.

This was our last awards assembly for this 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.

Well done to the 1/2 students who did a magnificent job hosting the Awards Gathering and provided us with a wonderful performance.

Kindergarten Orientation Morning Tea

Parents of children starting Kindergarten in 2020

are invited to attend an information session and

morning tea this Wednesday 20th from 9:00 to

10:00am, in preparation for the upcoming start to

schooling for their children.

Information about school and learning in

Kindergarten will be provided, as well as a

delicious morning tea.

We will also be treated to a special performance

by the Transition class!

Attendance Rewards

On Friday 36 children received attendance

rewards. Canteen vouchers are given out every 5

weeks for children who have been away or late to

school less than 2 days in the previous 5 weeks.

Being on time and at school every day is very

important for every child’s academic and social

development.

Air Quality

As the recent bushfires have left a blanket of

smoke across our region, we are taking measures

to limit exposure to the smoke during break times.

Decisions are made on a daily basis depending on

conditions as to whether children will stay indoors

or play outside. PE and sport lessons are also

being rescheduled due to air quality.

We are trying as much as possible to keep

routines as normal and offering alternate play

arrangements for any child with respiratory

concerns.

Quart-Ed Concert

Today we will host a vibrant string quartet of

music educators at your school in a free concert

for all students to supplement our music education

program.

Quart-Ed is a string quartet of music education

students from the Sydney Conservatorium, visiting

NECOM and Armidale. The group provides

immersive and meaningful musical experiences,

with active audience participation, as a string

quartet. They have a repertoire from various styles

of music, including jazz, pop, film, and classical.

Swim School

Swim School notes were sent home last week.

The cost was reduced to $50 per student as we

have compressed the program into the 7 days the

instructors and pool were available. The cost is to

cover pool entry and instructors’ fees for the

whole program with the overall cost being given a

40% subsidy by school.

We can to accept part payments/instalments up

until the start of the Swim School in about 3

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.

We hope that majority of our students are able to

take advantage of this excellent program.

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: Isabella,

Lincoln , Chloe, Dante, Lucas, Holly and Montana.

Murray Cox Principal

News From 3/4 As part of our literacy unit this term, we have been

discussing the way illustrators use colour to represent mood

and emotions. The students are very confident identifying

the feelings of a character based on the colours and

colouring techniques used by the illustrator and this gives

them deeper understanding of the messages being portrayed

– as the saying goes “a picture speaks a thousand words”.

The students attempted to use colour to reflect their chosen

emotion. They did incredibly well at demonstrating their

understanding.

1/2 News

News from 5/6

Kindergarten News

Kindergarten have been challenging themselves with STEM activities on Fridays. This weeks challenge was to make a boat that would carry a plastic toy animal. We had to make the boat out of a variety of materials.

Result - some our bouts floated and others needed some adjustments, so they would carry weight.

We loved exploring materials, and had an exciting time making them.

Kids talking… nothing special, right? But what about

when they have to pre-plan their ‘talking’ for an

audience of their peers, make it last at least 1 minute,

pose their own personal opinions, back up their

claims, make eye contact, speak clearly and slowly….

AND be marked by their teachers and one of their

classmates? Not so easy now!

Stage 3 students were required to plan a speech

about one of the characters from their novel ‘The

Thief Lord’ and what a job they did!!

Last Friday Year 1/2 hosted the last Awards Gathering for

2019. We sang ‘What a Wonderful World’ by Louis

Armstrong and signed it in Auslan sign language, as we are

studying ‘Around the World’. So far we have visited the

continents of Europe, Antarctica, Africa and we are

currently in Asia.

A huge congratulations to all award winners.

Important Dates

November

Year 6 Orientation Day ASC - 19th

Kindergarten 2020 Morning Tea - 20th

Year 6 ‘Day Out’ - 27th

Gathering hosted by 3/4 29th

December

P&C Meeting - 2nd

3/4 Tamworth Excursion - 4th

Swim school starts - 5th

Presentation Day / School Play - 17th

LOST PROPERTY

Please ensure that all uniforms and

hats are clearly labelled with your

child's name.

Happy Birthday

Hailee 21st

Lincoln 22nd

P and C Notice

Next Meeting -

Monday 2nd December, 2pm

All parents and friends welcome.

* Christmas Raffle *

Newling 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 donations

to the school office.

Some of our wonderful volunteers at last week’s P&C Bunnings

BBQ

Dear Transition Class Parents and Carers,

You are invited to the

Welcome to Kindergarten morning tea and information session.

When: Wednesday 20th November 2019

Where: Music room at Newling Public School

Time: 9am to 10am.

We look forward to having a chat about Kindergarten 2020 over a cuppa with you.

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

Name 2 Electives this

term?

SRC TRIVIA

Each week children can answer the

question to go into the draw for the weekly

prize. The 1st correct entry drawn wins!

“ We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.“

~ Neal.A. Maxwell