Eleebana Public School 70 Ian Street, Eleebana Newsletter Phone: 4946 8927

Fax: 4942 8437

Webpage: http://www.eleebana-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: eleebana-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Twitter: @eleebanaps

Term 2 Week 10 25 June 2012

Due to enrolled children's’ life threatening Anaphylactic allergic reaction to all nuts and peanut products, we would like to encourage families not to send these products to school with their children. These include peanut butter, nutella, sesame seeds, loose nuts, muesli, nut or chocolate bars or any products containing any type of nuts.

We say ‘NO’ to nuts

and nut products at Eleebana Public School

Principal’s Report...

Semester 1 Student Reports The reports were accompanied by a return slip to be completed and returned to school by last Friday. For those parents who wanted an interview with the teacher, please contact the school so the interview can happen before this Friday 29 June. Thank you everyone.

Teacher Industrial Action this Wednesday Following the note that came home last week about this action, the school will be operational this Wednesday 27 June, but with minimal supervision as a number of our teachers will be taking strike action around the governments ‘Local Schools, Local Decisions’ program and proposing the ‘Students Charter’ in response.

Alterations to routine for Wednesday included the re-scheduling of the Fitness A Thon till Wednesday 1 August (W3T3); across the counter sales only will be available at the canteen (no lunch orders); intermediate band and the concert band sectional (as discussed) will operate as planned; OOSHC will operate as usual; and the Glad Gunson Drive crossing facility supervisor will be in attendance

Fitness A Thon #3 New Date The date of our Fitness A Thon is Wednesday 1 August (W3T3). The teacher industrial action this Wednesday 27 June has meant that it is not possible to run the event successfully and safely.

Please continue to collect your sponsorships and make a big splash with this major P&C fundraiser.

We will have this Fitness A Thon, I feel it could be third time lucky!

Thank you to: Warners Bay Ice Rink, particularly owner Mr Phillip McCann, who offered his facility at a discounted rate for our band students day out on Tuesday 26 June (9.30-12 noon).

Reconciliation Week What an excellent week of celebration last week with the workshops presented by Phillip Green on Tuesday, then the Reconciliation Assembly which featured a formal celebration and appearance by Professor John Lester and artist Ms Camellia Boney, poems and prose pieces written by students, and the outstanding hands and feet displays. It was a very engaging week and celebrated our wonderful multicultural Australia, including our Indigenous and newly arrived peoples.

A special thanks to all teachers who assisted their classes with the displays, and especially Mrs Rebecca Hutchings and Mrs Jody Duff for the coordination of events and the day. Thanks also to Rebecca and Mrs Tracie Johnson who spent 8 hours last Saturday pinning the feet to the material for the display. This was a great community event enjoyed by all. Thank you!

New Parking Restriction on Ian Streeet/Glad Gunson Drive. See back page of this newsletter for details. Thank you everyone.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday 27 June Teaching Federation

Industrial Action (Minimal Student Supervision)

Fitness-A-Thon Postponed

Friday 29 June Hunter Golf

Last Day of Term 2

Monday 16 July Staff Development Day

Tuesday 26 June Soccer Knockout

Whole School Industrial Action

Wednesday 27 June

Last Weeks Notes

Tuesday 17 July Students return for Term 3

Notification of Major Contagious Infections/Diseases Could parents please notify the office immediately if their child(ren) have contracted any of the major contagious infections / diseases including Chicken Pox, Mumps, Measles, Rubella, Scarlet Fever, Glandular Fever, Fifth Disease (Slapped Cheek Syndrome), Hand, Foot and Mouth disease, School sores (Impetigo) Meningitis, Meningococcal and the like to minimise the chance of other students /staff / parents being affected.

Don’t forget fruit break!

Term Dates Term 2 will end this Friday 29 June for all. Term 3 will commence for teachers on Monday 16 July with Staff Development day. All students return for Term 3 on Tuesday 17 July.

Term 3 Staff Development Day All of our teaching staff will be at staff training and development on Monday 16 July.

From 8.30am till 2.00pm, we will be with our Local Management Group (LMG) of schools: Warners Bay H S, Valentine PS, Eleebana PS, Warners Bay PS and Biddabah PS. The program includes: Keynote Speaker Ahn Do: ‘Ahn’s story with a theme of resilience’.

Years 2-6 will have training sessions on ‘Focus On Reading’ which is the vehicle for school improvement across the LMG with a focus on implementing the 6 ‘super strategies’ for comprehension. While this is happening, our K-1 staff will be workshopped on identified areas of need across our schools. Some of these workshops will be presented to other groups by teachers from Eleebana PS.

In the afternoon, our staff will all return to Eleebana for the Environmental Education workshop presented by Amanda Gregory (Environmentalist) where we will look at grade actions for sustainability programs into the future.

Congratulations Hockey Players Last week, three of our hockey players were invited to play against teams in the State Hockey Championships being held in Newcastle. Congratulations Cassidy Motum, Miranda Jackson and Margot Diederichs who represented us with great skill and effort. Well done girls.

Visit by Kevin Rudd A video of Mr Rudd’s recent visit to our Year 6 rooms can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB73rBcK-iM This video and other photographs will be put on the school website when they have been collated.

Bandlink/Winter Winds Our band members worked really hard for a day and half in preparation for their great performance on Thursday afternoon at Bandlink.

A fantastic performance by both Intermediate and Senior Bands at Winter Winds yesterday afternoon.

Well done all.

Support Benn Harradine at the London Olympics Former Eleebana PS student Benn Harradine will be representing Australia at the London Olympic Games in the discus event. You can follow and support Benn by googling Benn Harradine. I am sure Benn would like to have our support at the Games

Table Facts for Next Week The table facts for students in Years 3 and 4 will be 7X tables The table facts for students in Years 5 and 6 will be 9X tables

Mr Graham will see class champions each Monday at 11.30am.

2013 Student Enrolments - Return of Enrolment Forms Could all families who have received their 2013 enrolment forms please return them to the school office this week or next so we can process them and confirm your child’s enrolment next term. If you have not left your child’s details at the office, please do so as soon as possible. All students who are 4 ½ to 6 years of age are entitled to start school in 2013 in our Kindergarten classes. If you have children who are in this age group, or know of families of children in this age group, or any neighbours who currently attend other schools and would like to attend Eleebana PS in Kinder to Year 6 in 2013, could you please contact the school office on 4946 8927 for an application form for enrolment. Thank you. If you have any concerns or issues relating to your child(ren) or school matters in general I would be pleased to discuss these with you. Ian Graham

KINDERGARTEN Talia Gee

Samuel Homard Charlotte Coulter Hugh Patterson Ben Munns Freya Ingram Olivia Marxsen Bradley Freeman Patrick Lehman Alex Clinton Tali James

Lachlan Chenery Mason Williams Hayley Brown Laura James

Brooke Stevenson Isabella Young Jake Pajtl

Flynn Kellar-Bridgart Sienna Easdale Cooper Jones

Anabella Thornton

YEAR 1 Jada Clarke Luke Hill

Jayden Langham Mohammed Medlej

Emily Watts Molly Bell Ruby Sills

Brandon Chenery Paige Farnant Sarah Carlton Matthew Tobin Holly Osborne Nathan Lockett Georgia Fenwick

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YEAR 2 Lachlan Haggerty Asha Kajendren Emilia Clinton Ethan Cooper Nicholas Little Amalie Macchia Lily Ferguson

Sophia Riccitiello Liam Deal

Adrian Kocunik David Gallagher Jayden Busch Liam Beazley Lachlan Brown Rosie Adams

YEAR 3 Jenaya Broad Leonidas Gee Lachlan Hodges Ethan Paterson

YEAR 4 Chloe Broadhurst Kaitlyn Klein Min Burke Emily Davis

Charlotte Ward

Sport News...

Macquarie Cup Soccer - Macquarie Field - Speers Point Round 9 - Friday 29 June Eleebana Juniors vs Floraville 1 - Field 6 at 12.45pm Eleebana Seniors vs - Floraville 1 - Field 6 at 1.30pm

Junior Rugby League Competition - Windale Round 9 - Friday 29 June: Eleebana 1 vs Mt Hutton - Field 2 at 1.30pm Eleebana 2 vs St Pauls Gateshead - Field 1 at 1.00pm

PSSA Netball Competition - Charlestown Courts There is no netball scheduled for this week.

Band News... Ice Rink Excursion The excursion to Warners Bay Ice Rink in on Tuesday 26 June. Students are reminded that they are required to bring their uniform to change into when they return from the excursion. Senior Band rehearsal is STILL ON in the morning.

Band Rehearsal Times Band rehearsal times have changed for Weeks 1 & 2 of Term 3 and will be as follows: Week 1 - Term 3 Monday: Senior Band in Hall - Time TBC - Intermediate Band in Library - Time TBC Tuesday: Senior Band only in Hall - 7.30-9.40am Wednesday: Intermediate Band in Hall - 7.30-9.40am & Senior Band Percussion only in 4G - 7.30-8.40am Thursday: Senior Band only in Hall - 7.30-9.40am Friday: Training Band in Hall - 730-8.40am

Week 2 - Term 3 Monday: Training Band in Library - 7.30-8.40am & Intermediate Band in Hall - 7.30-9.40am Tuesday: Senior Band only in Hall - 7.30-9.40am Wednesday: Intermediate Band in Hall - 7.30-9.40am & Senior Band Woodwind & Glockenspiel in 4G - 7.30-8.40am Thursday: Senior Band only in Hall - 7.30-9.40am Friday:Training Band in Hall - 7.30-8.40am

Office News... Family Photos Could the following families please see the office staff for collection of their family photos: Pritchard, McDonell, Leslie, Hankin, Giudes, Fenwick, Diederichs, de Grauw, Asquith, Adams. Thanks

Library News... Congratulations to Hugh Patterson and Alicia Chislett (KHawks), Alice Bell (KKoalas), Nathan Lockett (1S), Anika Mistry and Emma Doughty (1E), Emma Boyle (1L), Luke Taylor (2B), Parmi and Soren Saryazdi (2G), Amelia Gellatly (3H), Lily Patterson, Jasmyn Lockett and Denver Williams (3/4V), Emma Katon (4G) and Kaitlin Wilson (5H) who have completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge bringing our total to 131 students. Keep bringing those Reading Logs in! Thank you to those parents and students who have entered their reading logs online. We have 8 weeks to the end of this year’s challenge.

I had a fantastic holiday which I have been sharing with the students in order to help them with their own presentations for the National Year of Reading competition entries which will be on display in classrooms for Education Week in Week 3 Term 3. A huge thank you to Ms Dorin Suciu-Gleeson who took up my role during this time with the able assistance of Mrs Sue Selby. A big thank you must also go to Mrs Barbara Tilley who has been volunteering in the library helping out with the endless jobs – it’s like painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge – never ending but the effort is worth it!

Those who read - succeed. Robyn Forbes

Thanks to our Corpora te Suppor te rs

To report unauthorised entry or damage to school property, contact School Security Unit on 1300 88 00 21

P&C News... P&C Meeting The next meeting of the P&C will be held on Monday 30 July at 7pm in the staffroom. Notice of expenditure, discussion and voting will occur at this meeting regarding the purchase of two new air conditioners for the Library. All very welcome to attend.

Fundraising Fundraising priorities for this year are for the 2B and 2P classroom interactive whiteboards, major infants playground development (including sandpit area, cubby house shops/village) and a major joint funding program (P&C $50,000) including designated outdoor learning area, fixed playground equipment, re-turfing, aluminium seating and stage 2 of Kookaburra Hill.

Warren Spooner P&C President

Fitness-A-Thon Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, the Fitness-A-Thon will, regrettably, be postponed to next term, Wednesday 1 August. The good news is that we now have the holidays to continue collecting sponsorship! If you have handed in your sponsorship form, or need a new one, they can be collected from the school office. Any amount, small or large, is greatly received by the school.

Spring Fair An initial meeting for the organisation of this year’s Spring Fair will be held next Thursday 28 June at 2pm in the P&C room. This is our major fundraiser for the year as well as an incredible day for the whole family and community. This event takes a lot of planning and we would love to see may new faces and ideas to make this day even greater.

Entertainment Books Payment for Entertainment Books can be made by credit card, cash or cheque and returned to the office in an envelope marked “Entertainment Book” or, if you do not wish to purchase the book, please return it to the office asap as these are now overdue. Thank you for your support

Nicki Walpole Fundraising Co-ordinator

OOSH News... A notice to parents that Eleebana OOSH will be operating before and after school care as usual on Wednesday 27 June for the teachers strike.

Last week of Term 2 already! This week we will be cooking noodle chow mein, making button badges, drawing with water colour pencils, and creating with play-dough.

Happy Birthday to Rhys W, Mitch G, who are all celebrating birthdays this week. Happy Birthday to Erin P, Kayla P, Peter A, Josh P and Elliot S who are lucky enough to get the day off from school for their birthdays as they celebrate them during the holidays.

A reminder to parents that ALL fees must be paid before the end of Term. If you have questions regarding your account please do not hesitate to contact Carolyn or Kate.

Finally, we wish all our children and families a happy and safe holiday break.

For enquiries or information please phone Carolyn or Kate on 4942 8186 or call in between 7-9am or 2.30-3pm, NOT at 3pm, which is our busiest time of the day.

Carolyn & Kate OOSH Coordinators

Sheree’s Hair Design

Shop 2/44 Linden Avenue Eleebana

Salon :4942 8119

Mobile: 0413 778 832

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FUNDRAISING FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE

Our school is collecting ‘ring pulls’ to assist in raising funds (through recycling) for Ronald McDonald House. The collection point will be located outside the canteen door and they will be collected periodically. Please help us assist this charity and bring your ring pulls in.

Thank-you.

Student Banking... ‘Be a Dollarmite’ Competition Last day’s - competition closes 30 June 2012. Remember, if you have made 5 deposits at school since 16 April 2012, log onto www.commbank.com.au/beadollarmite and give us your best saving tip. There are great prizes up for grabs including the latest iPads and school excursions. Best of all, one lucky child will be transformed into our newest Dollarmite character. Good luck.

Community Notices...

School Watch School Watch is a volunteer program that greatly assists our school. The volunteers take a walk through the school grounds at varying hours checking the windows, doors and looking for trespassers. If a volunteer sights anything they are NOT to approach them, but to ring the school watch number (1300 880 221) and let security and/or the police handle the situation from there. So if you are interested in further assisting our great school community, let the school know.

Hunter School of Performing Arts Applications for Junior and Middle School Entry (Years 2-6) in dance, drama and music are currently available until 12 noon, Friday 20 July. For more information please contact Ms Kara O’Keefe on 4952 3297.

Mount Hutton OOSH Vacation care available for July school holidays. For more information phone 0431 411 758 or visit www.mounthuttonoosh.com

Junior Ranger Program Have a close encounter with Blackbutt’s reptile residents, hunt around the reserve for animals and get creative with craft and games. From 2-6 July and 9-13 July at 9.30am-11.30am. Fees apply and bookings are essential. For further information please contact 4904 3344.

Kids in the Park Sydney’s biggest school holiday program with over 50 options of sports clinics, creative workshops and fun events to keep your kids entertained. Full details can be found at www.kidsinthepark.com.au or phone 02 9714 7888.

Reminders... Rebel Sports All purchases from the Rebel Sports store in Charlestown result in a 5% rebate for the school P&C. Parents also have access to discounts on materials purchased. If you do not already have a card you can join online at seasonpass.com.au and swipe your card every time you are in the shop. Always let the store know that you are from Eleebana Public School when paying for goods.

Kookaburra Café News…

Last day for lunch orders for this term will be Tuesday 26 June. On Wednesday 27 June, Thursday 28 June and Friday 29 June it will be over the counter sales only. NO LUNCH ORDERS on these days due to cleaning and stock take.

Michelle Sommerrville Canteen Supervisor

Canteen Roster ...

Thanks to our Corpora te Suppor te rs

Monday ‘A’ 15/07/12

Tuesday ‘B’ 16/07/12

Wednesday ‘C’ 17/07/12

Thursday ‘D’ 18/07/12

Friday ‘E’ 19/07/12

STAFF Julie Newman Nicole Maison Jackie Bamberry Raelene Rye

DEVELOPMENT DAY Jasmine Hides Tracey McDonald Kylee Warner Julie Foster

CANTEEN Jo Turner (IT) Louise Bradbury (IT) Katherine Clifton Monique Pritchard

CLOSED Jody Crouch Janine Freeman Lisa Blackwell

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Don’t forget to record all your physical activities in your log book.

Activity during class time, at recess and lunch, as well as during sport and outside school hours, count towards the Challenge award for our classes.

Each student completing the Challenge will receive a personalised certificate from the Premier of NSW.

Relax Kids/Chill Skills classes for children ages 5-14 will commence in Term 3 in Merewether and

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Junior Coaching Camps from 9am – 2pm including a trip to Super Strike

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REVISED PARKING RESTRICTION ON IAN STREET, ELEEBANA

Lake Macquarie City Council have advised the school of an alteration to parking restrictions along the eastern side of Ian Street from house numbers 77 and 79. The “No Stopping” sign has been relocated to include both houses and their respective driveways and continues around the corner onto Glad Gunson Drive. Please refer to diagram below.