Newsletter Issue 8, 2019 - Be a Learner, Be Respectful, Be Safe Page 1

Issue 8 21 March 2019

INSIDE Diary 2

The Understorey Theatre 2

Outdoor Recreation Excursion 2

World Poetry Day 2

North Coast Swimming Results 3

Kindy Growing Herbs 3

Big Brother Comes to School 3

Canteen Roster 3

Year 5/6 Video Conference 3

K-6 Awards 3

Careers Corner 3

Lismore Defence Careers Session 4

Parent Portal Logon 4

Crankfest 4

Boxing Classes in Woodburn 4

Playgroup 4

Beach Sounds Music Festival 4

Evans Head Preschool 4

World’s Greatest Shave Last week Erin Brownhill, one of our Year 10 students, participated in the World’s Greatest Shave. She had most of the school students and staff watching, as various people helped shave her head. Over $850 was raised for blood cancer research. Well done Erin! Thank you to all who donated and to the SRC students who helped collect the donations. Luke Cleaver , 7-12 Teacher and SRC Coordinator

Massive Plant Sale Massive plant sale at Evans River School on Election Day. Plants propagated by WISP and STEP students. Price from $5. Quality indoor and outdoor plants. Come and grab a bargain!

Craig Gillespie, 7-12 Teacher

Year 12 Election Fundraiser Come along to the school to vote on Saturday and support the Year 12 fundraiser BBQ. Sausage sandwich: $2.50; drinks: $2; drink and sausage combo: $4. The SONY Easter Raffle tickets will also be available to purchase.

Greta Nagle, Year 12 Adviser

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Diary

Week 9 Term 1 - Week A Mar 25 CHS Regional Football Defence Force Recruiting (Yr 10-12 interested students) Mar 28 Bill Turner Soccer Cup School Oval Mar 29 CHS Zone Table Tennis Goonellabah K-6 Assembly 9:30-10:10am Week 10 Term 1 - Week B April 1 NC Primary Football Grafton April 1 - 5 Preliminary Exams April 2 Byron Bay Film Festival Yr 3-6 April 3 - 25 Italian Exchange Italy April 4 CHS Regional Open & 15’s League trials Grafton April 5 NRPSSA League Trials Yamba Upcoming Events April 12 Last day of Term 1 April 29 Staff Development Day April 30 First day of Term 2 for students

The Understorey Theatre Hi all! I will be starting after school Drama Classes for children 8-12 years in Evans Head. Next term we will be learning about Improvisation and Stage Craft through drama games. My goal is to create an opportunity for children and young people to engage in the performing arts, creating an understorey of creativity in the community, so young people can create and share their stories. This is not part of my work as Drama Teacher in the High School at Evans River K-12 School, but is a way I can build the performing arts and share my professional skills within the school community. If you are interested please send an email to understoreytheatre@gmail.com with your preferred days. The class will run 4-5pm. Ajita Cannings

Outdoor Recreation Excursion On Tuesday of Week 8, students from the senior PDHPE class canoed Jerusalem Creek. The students are currently studying Outdoor Recreation unit of work. The day provided perfect conditions as we paddled over the glassy water. Also making use of the smooth water was a massive brown snake which interrupted our paddling rhythm. Inquisitive Wedge-tailed Eagles and White-bellied Sea Eagles circled overhead as the day went on. The students worked together to reach the mouth of the creek, where we stopped for lunch, and then headed upstream to where we could paddle no longer. Josiah Hoyle, 7-12 Teacher

World Poetry Day 21st March In Literacy, Year 1/2 M have been studying Nicholas Bland’s ‘Bear’ series and one of the titles ‘The Very Hungry Bear’ was our writing stimulus last week. In honour of World Poetry Day, Year 1/2 M have written a small piece of prose about their favourite food. Annette McKay, Year 1/2 Teacher Why I Love Cake - Hayden F. Melted dripping icing The drippy lovely caramel The yummy nice taste of vanilla cake The best day ever eating cake Wonderful! Why I Love Homemade K.F.C.- Charlotte T. Homemade K.F.C. mmm delicious in my big mouth Tastes sooo good and yummy Made by my loving mum Crunchy popcorn chicken Green drink in a really beautiful glass cup Sweet potato chips, yum! Why I Love Pasta - Jazmin McKinnon Yummy hot soft curly pasta Yummy soft creamy taste Pretty beautiful plates with snowflakes Lovely smells, smells like some creamy sauce It tastes really really good I was extremely full! Why I Love Lollies - Kaeden Gill Soft squooshy tasty lollies Sweet yummy sugar So juicy and yummy Square squooshy chewing gum Blowing excellent bubbles Little explosion pops! My tasty favourite lolly Why I Love Ice Cream - Sascha Fayle Mouth-watering lollies and wafers Cold drippy yummy and delicious Crunchy popping candy Yummy gummy bears Sometimes I like chocolate bubble gum Delicate strawberry flavour, yum! Why I Love Mangoes - Fletcher Chapman So juicy and tasty amazing food Beautiful light nice yellow So sweet and really fresh Off a sweet mango tree It slowly drips out of my mouth It makes me very sleepy Yummy, yummy sweet mango It’s very excellent!

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North Coast Swimming Results 4 of our high school students recently competed at the north coast swimming championships with some great results: Aidan Arnison: 12yrs Boys Age Champion McKinley Arnison: 12-15Yrs Girls Age Champion Jacob Yourell: 16yrs Boys Age Champion Caelan Cooper was also successful in 3 events Congratulations on these outstanding results and all the best at the state championships! Phil Cook, PDHPE Teacher

Kindy Growing Herbs

Big Brother Comes to School Shake & Stir Theatre perform George Orwell’s 1984 at Evans Head. Students in Years 9-12 will be attending a performance of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel 1984 in week 2 term 2 at the Performance Hall. The performance has played at Q-PAC and toured nationally, and is a chilling tale of Orwell’s predicted future which follows Winston Smith as he tries to evade his watchful colleagues, the brutal Thought Police and the omniscient Big Brother. The play also explores the role of love in escaping the oppression of the underclass. The Shake & Stir actors will host a Playbuilding workshop for any students who wish to learn about adapting a novel to the stage, and learn some playmaking skills. Students are to return their notes and $10 for the performance, plus $20 if they wish to attend the workshop, to the office. Ajita Cannings, 7-12 Drama Teacher

Year 5/6 Video Conference During the week, Year 5/6C and 6S participated in a video conference with the State Library of NSW to find out more about 'Migration to Australia' -from the days of first contact through to the twentieth century. In the video conference, they

were joined by Shellharbour Public School and together with the State Library examined a collection of items relating to migration. They explored some of the reasons for this movement of people and learnt a little about some of the people involved and their migrant experience. They got to see a variety of artefacts including journals and tickets dated back to 1882.

Elizabeth Delman, K-6 Teacher

Monday 25 Mar Help Needed

Tuesday 26 Mar Help Needed

Wednesday 27 Mar Help Needed

Thursday 28 Mar Help Needed

Friday 29 Mar Bev Reid

Canteen Roster - Week A The following resource and information is available at the schools careers website - www.evansriverk12careers.com Tax File Numbers (TFN) – for some time students have had to apply online to obtain a tax file number. All the steps and required documentation can be found on the careers website by going to drop down menu under “Important Information”, or by clicking here.. Once a student has received a TFN please stress to them the importance of keeping it in a safe and secure location. It is a number they will need for the rest of their working lives. Mr Hayward Careers Adviser

K-6 AWARDS Term 1, Week 7

KM Elise Hough

Makai Oldfield

Myka Clark

Azari Gordon

K/1C Stormi Hermann

Charlee Cross

Alyvia Hudson

Layla Fry

1/2M Sascha Fayle

Maesea Cooper

Nicholas Corbett

Amelie Lawrence

2/3O Lucy Hough

Cameron Horseman

Ellie Fowler

Quinnifer Barber

3/4E Maddie Griffiths

Matilda Strong

Savannah Semple

Milli Bruun

4/5F Jessie McInerney

Ruben Wilson

Byron Hudson

Hannah Forrester

5/6C Ivy Hamilton

Aurora Kennedy-Miller

Kooper Hancock

Isla Williams

6S Ella Pearson

Jade Price

Abbie Yourell

Ailie Macgregor

Dirrawong Awards

Storm Novak

Hayden Fry

Willy Harris

Abbie Yourell

Principal: Rob Walker B:Ed:, M:Ed: Cypress Street, Evans Head NSW 2473 Email: evansriver-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: 02-6682 6666 Website: www.evansriver.nsw.edu.au Fax: 02-6682 6777

Parent Portal Logon https://web3.evansriver-c.schools.nsw.edu.au/portal/login If you do not have a logon and would like one created, please contact the School Office.

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm (AEDT) Date: Thursday, 28th March 2019 Location: Lismore Workers Club, 231 Keen St, Lismore RSVP: https://www.defencejobs.gov.au/events/event/8RZM3VJ or cptgoldcoast@dfr.com.au

DEFENCE CAREERS INFORMATION SESSION