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Week 7 Term 2

2016

Stage 1 Excursion

Learning For Life

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Important Dates

14/6

School Banking

15/6—17/6

Stage 3 camp Canberra

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School Banking

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Friday 12/8

Olympathon

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Twilight Markets

Wednesday 14/12

Carols

Great work This week I had the opportunity to spend some time in 5/6O. We played times tables grabs and the the students were challenged with some problem solving activities. I also had some students visit to show me their great work. Kyrone, Gabryiel, Molly, Brianna, Ivy, Jacob, Charlotte, Hayden, Blake, Will, Jackson, Keiren, Manaia, Lillian and Lewis from 1/2B achieved 100 dojo points, Luca and Jasmine from 3G showed me their great reading work and Jayden from 5/6O shared his writing. Ethan from 1/2B achieved 150 dojo points, Katherine and Miller from 3G showed me their environmental charts and Miller’s fantastic art work is hanging on my wall and Michael, Harper, Samuel and Mikayla from 1J showed me their great work. Congratulations to Emelia KS, Stephanie 5/6G, Ronan 5/6H, Ethan 2MT, Ben 2T, Maddison KF, Jorja 5/6M, Timmy and Eve 1M, Lula 2/3J, Mikayla K/1H, Mitchell 5/6O and Chloe 1/2B for reading 100 nights. Stage 1 Excursion Our Stage 1 students had the opportunity to visit Henry Kendall Cottage as a part of their unit, Family Life Past and Present. Year 1 and Year 2 learnt about what life was like in the past and then enjoyed a picnic lunch at Fagan’s Park. Thank you to the parents and teachers for helping with supervision and thank you to Mrs Jackson for organising the excursions. Multicultural Public Speaking This week Angus 5/6M, Danny 5/6H and Maddison 4D represented Niagara Park at The Multicultural Public Speaking Competition. The students had to present a prepared speech and an impromptu speech. Thank you

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to Miss Owen for assisting the students with their impromptu speeches and coordinating our school’s involvement. Special congratulations to Danny for being awarded runner up in the Stage 3 competition. Debating This week our senior and junior debating teams competed against Erina Heights Public School. Both of our teams won their debates, a fantastic achievement. Thank you to the parents for assisting with transport and thank you to Miss Owen for coaching and coordinating our involvement. Stage 3 Canberra Excursion Stage 3 will head off on their overnight excursion to Canberra Next Wednesday 15th June. The Students need to be at school no later than 6:30 am on the Wednesday morning and will meet with their bags in the hall for roll marking. The bus will leave school at 7:00 am. The students will visit Parliament House, Questacon, the CSIRO and a variety of other venues. Thank you to Mrs Beckton for organising the Stage 3 excursion to Canberra. Community Room Our new community room now has a new sign thanks to Mrs Debnam . We will soon finish landscaping and we anticipate an awning fitted in the near future. Our community room is open each morning for tea and coffee and on Fridays our school chaplain Kerry Hennessey hosts morning tea. Valley Schools Leadership Forum Our school leaders will represent our school at Valley School’s Leadership Forum that will be held at Newcastle University, Ourimbah Campus on Wednesday 29th June. The aim of the Forum is to develop the leadership skills of our Year 6 students and they will have the opportunity to listen to guest speakers about their experiences with leadership. After morning tea, the students will be divided into four groups and will be involved in four workshops. The workshops will include Public Speaking, Leadership Styles, Environmental activities and Team Building activities. Year 6 students from each of the six primary schools and two high schools in the Valley Schools Learning Community will participate in the Forum. The students will then participate in a project at school after the Forum where they will be able to put into practice the leadership skills they have developed. A presentation will then be held on Wednesday 2nd November,7:00 pm at Niagara Park Public School where students from each school will have the opportunity to present the project they have led. Parents and community members will be invited to attend this evening. Thank you to Mrs Beckton for organising our school’s involvement. Take 3 For the Sea Our Green Sea Turtle Team along with Miss Tout attended the Take 3 for the Sea forum on Wednesday at Ourimbah University. The students profiled their environmental project along with 26 other Central Coast Schools. Thank you to Miss Tout for coordinating our involvement and thanks to our Green Sea Turtle Team for the environmental initiatives they have undertaken in our school.

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New School Banking rewards now available! Exciting new Term 2 rewards with an Outback Savers theme are now available, while stocks last! For every deposit made at school, no matter how big or small, students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are two new items released each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them! The Mud Splat Handball and Outback Pat Bag Tag. Win a wildlife family adventure holiday to Australia Zoo! This year School Banking is giving students the chance to win a family trip for up to two adults and three children to explore Australia Zoo and meet Bindi and Robert Irwin. Students who make 15 or more School Banking deposits by the end of Term 3, 2016 will be automatically entered into the draw. This is another great way to motivate students to save regularly and reach their savings goals. Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every Tuesday. Have a great weekend Adam Boulus Principal SPORTS IN SCHOOL AUSTRALIA

We are excited to announce that Sports in Schools Australia will be coming to Niagara Park in Term 3. They will be conducting a Gymnastics and Social Behaviour Program with all our classes. Students will be involved in a 30 minute Gymnastics and Social Skills program on alternate weeks each Tuesday at a total cost of $30.00 for the term! More information will follow in the coming weeks.

P&C NEWS Olympathon-Friday 12th August 2016 Twilight Markets-Friday 28th October 2016 Carols-Wednesday 14th December 2016

School Canteen Have you joined Flexischools yet? Flexischool provides busy parents & caregivers convenient access 24 hours a day, 7 days per week to our School Canteen and Clothing Pool to place orders. Facebook For most families at Niagara Park Public School, Facebook is part of our social networks. Did you know that the NPPS P & C have event pages on Facebook? You can find us under “ Niagara Park Twilight Market” and “Carols Under the Stars”, make sure you “Like” our pages to keep up to date with all the exciting news about these upcoming events. Regards Danielle Stonestreet P&C President

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Stage 1 Excursion – Henry Kendall Cottage

In Week 7, Stage 1 travelled to Henry Kendall Cottage in West Gosford to discover some local history through our History unit ‘Present and Past Family Life’.

We participated in 4 different activities, in which we were able to explore not only the cottage but the property also as well.

We started off by sketch drawing the cottage itself. The students came up with some very clever drawings. They were able to walk around the cottage and understand its structure to draw small details including the wooden shingled roof and the sandstone blocks used as bricks.

Next, we headed inside the cottage itself. The students had a great time exploring inside, looking at the different rooms and decorations the cottage had to offer. We learned that the cottage was built around 1895 and went through many different upgrades over time until the present day. As there was no electricity during Henry’s stay in this cottage, he managed to light kerosene lamps and light a fire to keep warm.

The students then headed into the museum, where we saw so many things that looked familiar. Our guide talked us through how old telephones used to work at the exchange and even how some irons needed coal and fire to run – making for some very dirty clothes! The students were able to walk around the museum and discover some local historical artifacts including typewriters, musical instruments and even old fridges and tools.

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Finally, we headed over to the Slab Shed – where all the farm machinery and tools were kept. The students learned about old engines and farm equipment, which helped source Gosford’s local export – oranges. Our guide showed us the progression of technology from back in the 1800’s right through to 2016.

A very special thank you to Mrs Jackson who organised our Stage 1 excursion and the opportunity to learn first hand about our local history outside our classroom. Also thanks must go to all our wonderful parent helpers who made our excursion very fun and helpful for our teachers!

Mr Kurt Briggs

PSSA Rugby League Thursday 2nd June

Last Thursday the Boys PSSA Rugby League team participated in the local PSSA Gala Day at Carrington Street Oval Narara. The boys played really well winning both of their matches. In the first game they beat Point Clare 30-4 and in the second game they beat Ourimbah 32-18. The boys played outstanding rugby on the day and showed great team spirit and effort to win both of their matches. Thank you to the parents who transported students to and from the game. Elliot Dawkins Rugby Coordinator

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