Tuesday Aug 28, 2012 Term 3,Week 7

Principals’ Report: Congratulations To the following students for their efforts in the University NSW Writing Competition; Cedar Lett (credit), Aleisha Bradbury(credit), Nimiah Anderson, Georgia Bartley and Jack Taylor (participation).

Thankyou To our local Rural Fire Brigade (Barry, Jen & Ray) for irrigating our top field which badly needed a water.

Enrolments We are now taking enrolments for the 2013 school year. Forms can be obtained at the office. Our Kinder orientation program commences in Week 2 of next term. Please contact the school if you have any questions. Year 5 Camp

Year 5 go on their excursion next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to the Great Aussie Bush Camp near Tea Gardens.

Ms Simmons and Mr Skinner will accompany them in what should be an excellent experience. All outstanding monies for the excursion should be paid before children participate. Any concerns please contact the school. School Accounts The school still has over $1500.00 outstanding from the purchase of textbooks at the start of the year. ALL classes including Kinder are using at least one textbook which are programmed in respective teaching and learning areas. Outstanding accounts will be posted out before the end of Term 3. We are quite happy for parents to pay off textbooks. Any concerns please contact the school.

School Fees Thankyou to families who have paid school fees for this year. Our P&C set school fees at $10.00 per student to a maximum of $30.00 a family. So far 46 out of 108 families have contributed.

Portfolios (1/2 Yearlys) Thankyou to those families who have returned student portfolios (1/2 Yearly Reports). It would be appreciated if any outstanding folders can be returned as soon as possible so teachers can commence adding Semester 2 assessment and work samples.

                      

Dates to Remember:

Wed Aug 29 Peer Support

Mon Sept 3—Wed Sept 5

Year 5 Camp

Fri Sept 14 Spring Fair

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Check us on our website: www.corindi-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

P & C Family Portrait Fundraiser

Sunday 16th Sept

Please return leaflets ASAP

$15:00

            Michelle Gould, P & C president

Spring Fair Meeting When: Thursday 30th August

Where: School Staff Room Time: 3:00pm

Great Debate Congratulations to our four students who participated in last weeks ‘Great Debate’ held at Mullaway Primary School. I was told that the team which comprised of; Georgia Bartley, Hope Brown, Will Dunning and Isabella Nolte produced the best result ever by a team from Corindi. Well done! Peer Support The second lesson as a part of the schools Peer Support Program will take place for all students K-6 this Wednesday. Last week students got to know about each other in their respective groups. This week groups will be focusing on ‘feelings’. Clothing As the warmer weather arrives, more and more clothing is being left lying around. Most of it is unmarked making it very hard to track down owners. Please take the time to check your child’s clothing to ensure that it is marked with their name.                             

Missing A black mesh sportsbag containing Corindi Public School sports shirts (blue with school logo) is missing. If anyone has knowledge of this please let us know. Class of the Week Congratulations to Kinder who were named ‘Class of the Week’. They will look after ‘Garbi’ for the week. Year 6 will present an item at next week’s assembly.                 Sick Students    

At the moment we have a number of illnesses passing through the community. Unfortunately, some students are coming to school already sick which isn’t good for the child or others in the school who might also catch the complaint. Please help us by keeping sick children at home.                       Mr Rayner    

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Our Weekly Winners:

Bronze: Dillon Shields, Navrin Howard

Silver: William Lonsdale, Isabella Nolte, Asher Goodman

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Win Bins: Arwen Lett, Matilda Jefferies, Jett Williams

Stars: Josh Dodd, Kirra Hardwick, Ciara Fairleigh, Ruby Chisholm, Jorji Bradbury, Madison Sampson, Jayden Perkins

UNSW Writing Competition : Aleisha Bradbury, Jack Taylor, Georgia Bartley, CedarLett, Nimiah Anderson

Hi from Kindy Thanks to those families who have sent in toys and games for our Spring Fair basket. The kids get a white card for bringing something in. This Friday is ‘Fun Friday’ in Kindy. We are going to plant some veges in our rejuvenated garden (thanks Tanya!), do some cooking (thanks Mrs Hoskin!) and other fun activities. It should be a great day. Kindy kids are doing some great writing in class—it’s amazing to see how far they’ve come! Have a great week!               Mrs Wiggins Year K/1 News Thank you to all those people who have sent in ‘goodies’ for our Spring Fair basket. As part of our COGS unit the students have been talking about how they come to school and how they might go to school in the future. They need to ask their parents and grandparents how they went to school and the games they played so we can make a comparison of past, present and future. Mrs Fripp  

Year 1/2 News Congratulations to Asher Goodman—our first Silver Award winner. Many others are close to their Bronze or Silver. In COGS we are talking about Families—What makes a Family? How are Families the same and different? Also the students are asked to bring in an item (photo, award, toy, souvenier etc) that holds a special memory. Each child will be asked to give a short talk about their item. In year 2 Maths we are exploring numbers to 1,000. Year 2 Camp— The overnight camp for all Year 2 students will be at the Woolgoolga Surf Club on Thursday afternoon of October 18, Week 2 of Term 4. More information closer to the date. Mrs Davies Year 2/3 News Homework and Spelling were given out yesterday. A reminder that Home Reading Books should be re-turned every day. Our Year 3 Camp will be held on the 10th, 11th and 12th October, which is first week back after the holidays. All payments should be made as soon as possible. Our class has a new student, Trae. We welcome him to Corindi Public School. Mr Taylor

 

Year 4 News Homework and Spelling sheets were given out yesterday and are due in on Friday. In Grammar this week we are looking at tense in a sentence and verb groups. In maths we have been looking at addition and multiplication patterns. We are going to move on to 2D shapes, Flips, Slides and Turns, Position and Compass Points. In writing we are going to write an Information Report about a famous Australian. The class read out interesting facts about Cascade at yesterday’s assembly. Spring Fair -Year 4 are collecting Car Care Products for our class basket for the Spring Fair. We need donations if we are going to make this a success. So far children have already brought in the following items: Wash and Wax, sponges, metal polish, windscreen wash, air fresheners, cloths, travel mug, wheel cleaner, protectant wipes, and engine degreaser. Mr Hasson Year 5 News Yesterday a project went home for our COGS unit—Making Informed Choices. Students may present their projects using power point or on cardboard. They will choose a topic on either smoking or alcohol. There will be no homework for the rest of the term as students will be busy doing projects. Camp News - We are off to camp on Monday, leaving school at 7:00am so be at school ready to go at 6:40am. We are expecting to return home on Wednesday at 5:00pm. A big thankyou to Mr Skinner for offering his time to come with us to camp. Miss Simmons

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Lace Up Lomback! Mr Taylor is again collecting football boots, socks, shin pads (anything soccer!) to send to the village children on the Indonesian Island of Lombok.  He can assure you, they are bringing much joy to the faces of these       children!     Thankyou...... 

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Year 6 News Notes went home yesterday explaining the next instalment of money needed for the Year 6 Queensland Excursion. Yr 6 give a big thank you to our 4 parent helpers, Mrs Buller, Mrs Taylor, Mr Smiles and Mr Bradbury for the extra effort it will take to organise their time and finances to be with us for the 5 days. Yr 6 projects are looking fabulous! We have learnt a lot and look forward to seeing the late ones before the week is over. So far we have one family’s contribution for the “Picnic Hamper”. Thanks Bradburys! This is a P&C initiative for the Spring Fair on the 14th September so any items that would entice bidders in the Silent Auction would be appreciated. Many of our class members are stepping up to the responsibility that goes with being the leaders in our school. As Peer Support leaders, in our first activity last Wednesday, teachers saw some excellent skills. Well done Yr 6! A special mention also to Jed and Max for their consideration and initiative in helping put away the soccer nets at the Mullaway Soccer Shield. When we see your independent efforts we are very proud of you.

Science Extension Groups

This is the last week of Science Extension Groups. It has been a busy but productive experience for the students who have thrown themselves into their chosen Area of Inquiry. They have extended their skills and knowledge creating a “Glogster” and are now problem solving to create a model that demonstrates one of the things they have learnt. If any parents would like to drop in between 2:30 and 2:45pm on Thursday, or 8:30am - 8:45am on Friday, to see what we have done, please do. Mrs Owen 

Book Fair

We are still waiting on the orders from the Book Fair to arrive. As soon as they do I will hand them out to students. Mrs Veugen

State Rugby....by Max Woodhouse  

On Monday 20th August, my family and I went to Armidale to watch me play Rugby Union for the North Coast at the State Championships. The first team we played were called C.I.S, an excellent side so we lost. We then played against the other teams and we won 1 out of 5 games. C.I.S won the State Championships because they won all of their games. I was proud to be chosen to play with the North Coast side.

The Great Debate Day.....by Georgia,Will,Hope and Bella 

On Tuesday, 21st August, the Corindi Public School Debating team went to Mullaway Public School. To debate against 4 other teams: Sandy, Woopi, Mullaway and Kororo. Our first topic was: Refugees Arriving in Australian Waters Should be Accepted. We took the affirmative case against Sandy and won! Secondly, we challenged Mullaway. They were persuavive and eloquent so they won. When we challenged Kororo we lost again but our last debate was against Woopi and we won! We did pretty well because we only had 30mins to prepare for each debate. Even though Kororo won the competition, our team got the best score Corindi has had since they started going to the Great Debate Day. We came 3rd!!!

 

FACE PAINTING

JUMPING CASTLE

BAKE

COIN TOSS

FAIRY FLOSS

POPCORN

LOLLIES

ANIMAL FARM BOOKS

CAKES

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Canteen Roster     THIS WEEK               NEXT WEEK Wed 29/08/12  Stacie Nugent        Tue   4/09/12  Christine Dodd, Sharon Ford Thurs 30/08/12  Leslie Cox, Dianne Frewen    Wed 5/09/12  Mel Keating, Michelle Gould                    Thur 6/09/12   Deb Cox, Glynis Treuer                        

Chicken Nuggets are back on the menu! Don’t forget delicious banana & strawberry smoothies.

Jo Bartley, Canteen Co‐ordinator

Can you help at the Spring Fair? Lend a hand &     support your school & this great event—we would love to see you.  All help greatly appreciated…..... Thanks, 

            Michelle Gould, P & C president

 SIX—A SIDE SOCCER

Mini World Cup

Who:          Students in Yr 4, 5 or 6 When:          Thursday 11th Sept—Thursday 20th Dec, 2012. (5:30pm every week) Where:          High Street. Woolgoolga Cost:    $25 per player How: Form a team of 6‐10 boys & girls.  Read all the rules & regulations.  Find a          parent team coordinator & complete the registration forms.  Registration          is on Monday 27th August & Monday 10th September from 7‐8pm up     

      stairs at the Seaview Tavern. Mini World Cup is a non‐competitive soccer program that aims to encourage fun & participation for both girls & boys. 

Enquiries: David King  0427956755 See school office for information & registration forms

Woolgoolga Touch Football  

Primary School teams are made up of children from Yr 3—Yr 6  High School teams are made up of children from Yr 7 –Yr 9/10  Registration is at the Woolgoolga Sporting Fields Wednesday 11th 

and 18th September between 4:00pm & 5:00pm  Organise your own team or get a few friends together & we will 

organise to get you into a team together  Each Primary team will need an adult delegate for their team  Teams to supply their own shirts with numbers on the back  Registration:    Cost is $35 per player for 2 terms of touch—Term 4 2012 & term 1 

2013  Competition starts Wednesday 10th October—19th December.  

Break over Xmas.  Games start at 4:00pm & 4:45pm  Referees needed 

Enquiries: Peta Fairbairn 6656 2255  

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