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Week 3 Term 2 NewsletterWednesday 15th May 2019

Principals MessageHello everyone,I hope all of the mums in our community had a great day lastSunday and were well taken care of throughout the day. All of ourstudents enjoyed putting together a little gift and card last Fridayand I hear there was some creative hiding of presents in differenthouseholds.This week our Year 3 & Year 5 students participated in NAPLANOnline. First up was the writing test, followed by the reading testtoday. All students have worked hard leading up to this point andshould be congratulated for their efforts. Tomorrow we have theSpelling and Grammar test followed by the Numeracy test on Friday.Due to NAPLAN we will not be holding an assembly this Friday. Goodluck for the rest of the week Years 3 and 5.This term the school will be hosting Empire Vale in the �rst round ofthe small schools PSSA soccer knockout competition. We will betrialling any students who wish to play for the team in the comingweeks.This Saturday is the Federal Elections and our school will be a pollingstation for the day. The P&C have organised a fundraiser in the formof a BBQ, as well as selling ra�e tickets for a hamper of donatedgoods. The following weekend is the ‘Folk at the Eureka Hall’ event.Doors open at 5pm and it looks like an amazing way to bring thewhole community together. The school will be selling cakes anddessert on the night to raise money for the school.We would greatly appreciate your support on both of the days andwe would like to thank the P&C for all of their efforts getting usready for these events.Enjoy the week Mr Dempster - Principal

Please return all school red portfolios asap please! (Years 2-6students)Remember your camp repayment schedulesPlease pay all school fee's and text book fees ASAP - Overduenotes to go home soon!Book Club Due Monday May 20th

Junior ClassOur shared story for this week is ‘Abeula’s Weave’. The book talks abouthome-made wares and the markets in Guatemala. Shamaya brought insome artefacts from Guatemala to show her peers, and explained manyof the cultural aspects associated with clothing and home-made fabrics.In Visual Art we continued our study of line and colour through thecreation of Line Monsters. The monsters show different line types andare painted with either warm or cool colours.

Senior ClassLast week the Senior class took a well-earned break from getting readyfor NAPLAN to make a small gift and card for mother’s day. The pop upcard proved to be very �ddly but they persevered and �nished with somenice gifts ready for Sunday

Senior Class Senior Class Senior Class

Writer Of TheWeek - Peach

Writer Of TheWeek - Peach

Writer Of TheWeek - Peach

WRITER OF THE WEEK - PeachThis week our writer of the week comes from the Junior class where they are looking at persuasivewriting.Peach was asked what her favourite food to eat at school is out of pizza and spaghetti and why. Whatfantastic writing,.Well done Peach!

GRIP Leadership DayLast Thursday at the Lismore Workers Club the Year 6 leaders and some of the SRC attended the GRIPLeadership conference. All students had a fun - �lled and very loud day with a mixture of leadershipgames and skills throughout the conference. Our school leaders worked on the characteristics of aleader, how to make a difference at school and in society as well as designing their own leadershippathway. It was a great opportunity to learn about leadership in schools and the surprise visit fromBilly Ray Cyrus capped off an entertaining event.

Grip LeadershipDay

Grip LeadershipDay

Grip LeadershipDay

Folk @ Eureka Cake Stall & RaffleEureka Public School has kindly been asked to participate in the ‘Folk atEureka Hall’ event on Saturday the 25th of May. We are looking fordonations of baked goods; volunteers to man the cake stall and also sellra�e tickets on the night. Please drop any baked goods into the school before the 25th and let theschool or a member of the P&C know if you would like to help on the night. Also please don't forget to drop any items in for our gift basket ra�e ASAP. Your help would be greatlyappreciatedThank youTeam Eureka PS

Election Day BBQThe school will be running a BBQ and ra�e at the elections on SaturdayMay 18th , as voting is being held at Eureka Public School. We arelooking for items that could go into a gift basket for the ra�e. If youhave a small item that would be appropriate such as non-perishableitems, please drop it into the o�ce ASAP.Thank you to all those that have already dropped in such great items.Team Eureka PS

Week 3 Special - Fetta & Spinach PieSpinach & Fetta Pie Week 3 Special

Music TuitionMish is a bright, energetic and inspiring teacher who has been teaching piano & singing for the past 15years. One on one lessons are recommended; $25/30mins. Shared lessons with max 2 kids are$15/30min per child. Must have 2 kids in a shared lesson. Fees are to be paid upfront for the term.Children receive reward stickers for home practice and focus during lessons which are added to theirstar chart; children are awarded a small stationary gift on the completion of their star chart. Childrenare also given folders to keep music in. If lessons are missed, catch up lessons will be done if possiblein the next week.

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Please let us know if you can take any of these dates for canteen in term 2 please.Simply email us at eureka-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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