Upcoming Events

Wed 23rd Aug 11:45am - Book Parade Thurs 24th Aug Wallarah Zone Athletics

Notes sent home this week

Notes Who Received

Wallarah Zone Athletics

Zone Students

Fathers Day Breakfast

Family

Fathers Day Raffle Family

Super Duper Show Every Child

All Notes available from the LMPS Website for download.

Brian Hilton Star of

the Month

Congratulations to

Ethan Stuart

Well Deserved Winner!!

Term 3, Week 5 - Friday 18th August 2017

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Friday 18th August 2017 Principals Report Student Excellence

Each week students visit the principals office to share their learning experiences with me. These

students are selected by their teachers and receive a ‘Happygram’ to take home. Students

amazed me with the depth of their understandings of concepts and skills learned in their

classroom. This week I have been entertained with flutists, Layla and Carrissa and learned how

to draw using perspective techniques from Domonic Orme, Cooper Burnham, Tayte Smith and

Makai Damaso. I enjoyed listening to young scientists Beau Martin, Dylan Locke, Olivia Adams,

Porshia Elliott, Sophia Law, and Benny Denniss explain the concept of ‘capillarity’ and played

with slime. Shannae Watson and Cooper White dazzled me with science as they explained the

process of creating crystal stars using safe, common house hold products. Teachers are

genuinely bringing the science curriculum alive with engaging hands on experiences. Yesterday,

I was entertained by student readings of imaginative texts titled, ‘My Great Adventure’. Lucy Ord,

Amaliya Hazra, Cooper Carroll and Elijah Rawnsley proudly read their compositions to me,

followed by a chat about the author visits which they found to be inspiring.

Transition To School

Last Tuesday, we welcomed many new children and their families to our school in the ’Links’

session held by Mrs Jardine-Harris. These young, soon to be Kindergarten students cuddled our

visiting baby chickens, worked independently to create craft chickens and enjoyed listening to a

chicken story. The group ventured down to hall to experience the fun and energy of the ‘Science

Week’ activities with Mr Sanday and our Early Stage 1 cohort. They found it to be a ‘hair raising

experience’ as they interacted with the static electricity experiment.

We know that our transition students will be back each week to enjoy many school events and

the ‘Links’ activities that are offered until the end of the year. If you know of a child who would

benefit from the ‘Links’ transition to school program encourage them to come along.

Author Visits

Martain Chatterton author and illustrator, and his wife Annie visited the school today to entertain

students with his adventures through writing. Some lucky students were chosen to have

caricatures drawn of them. Below is Ryley Neverov smiling like a cheeky monkey. Darci

Holbrook experienced Martin as he built a drama using imagery and colourful vocabulary. She

was enthralled by the exciting opportunity to be one of Martins’ characters and part of the fun.

Thank you to Mrs Julie Treharne for organising this special event.

Regards,

Mrs Kathryn Vicich

Relieving Principal

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Public Speaking Competition

Congratulations to Ella Pierson, Kiara Weekes, Cooper Carroll, Lani Stone,

Harper Allsop, Brandy Simpson and Asher Francais for making the Public

Speaking area finals.

Last Thursday, these finalists performed their speech at Mannering Park.

A special mention to Harper and Asher who progressed to the Zone

Finals at Wanervale Public School on Thursday 17th August.

Well done!

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Zone Athletics

Congratulations to the following students who will be representing Lake

Munmorah Public School at the Wallarah Zone Athletics

Girl Finalists

Brandy Simpson

Keeley Teora-Caesar

Ryelie Fletcher

Lauren Derwin

Brielle Harris

Emily Evans

Rubee Carragher

Shae Hartfield

Shaleah Watson

Olivia McCulloch

Brooklyn Lindeboom

Gracie-May Rayner

Tahlee McMillan

Lilli Davidson

Mackenna Balfour

Pink Williams

Jada Binnie

Jordan Hopwood

Layla Bryant

Cate Spranger

Faith Weir

Laila Whittaker

Kylie Downes

Kelly Dalton

Jordan Tangaroa

Paige Nelson

Lara Stuart

Boy Finalists

Seth Murray

Tyrone Heath

Brodie Alderdice

Cooper Severino

Harry McPeak

Callan MacDonald-Owen

Hunter Simpson

Makai Damaso

Zac Papa

Koby Smith

Robert Whitelaw

Ryley Hoile

Wayde McAtamney

Connor Watson

Andrew Barlow

Tennesyn Higgins

Brodie Moore

Ethan Morrow

Harper Allsop

Adam Bennett

Lochlan Smith

Brayden Murphy

Ben Murray

Hayden Richardson

Brayden Fenwick

Ben Hartfield

Jace McMillan

Paul Attard

Hayden Richardson

Jawdy Alldred-Aiken

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BOOK WEEK PARADE

The Book Week Parade is on

Wednesday 23rd August, and will commence at 11.40am. Everyone is welcome to attend. All classes will be parading.

After the Parade, please visit the Book Fair in the Library, where there will be lots of books that can be purchased at reasonable prices.

We very much look forward to seeing the families and friends of our students at our Book Parade.

On Monday, author Rebecca Johnson, visited our school. She spoke to K - 2 students about how she writes her books and why she loves to write animal stories. The children participated in some role play and asked lots of interesting questions. Rebecca also signed all the copies of the books she sold.

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Raffle tickets will be sent home this week. $1.00 a ticket 5 tickets per sheet. Please return to the office in a sealed envelope clearly marked with

child’s name and class. Raffle will be drawn on 1

st September 2017, at the Father’s Day Breakfast

Extra tickets are available from the office and at our book week stall.

Our amazing local businesses have once again kindly donated prizes for our raffle.

Major Prize – SIGNED NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS JERSEY Signed Newcastle Knights Football

Tickets to the Knights last home game. Surf Shop Gift vouchers

Car detailing voucher Bunnings voucher

Beach Chair

With more coming prizes coming daily. Tickets will still be available on the morning of the breakfast. Don’t forget to buy lots for your chance to win something special for your Dad.

Would you still like a small gift from your child????

We will have a lucky dip prize tubs for the kids to choose from on the morning of breakfast!!!! All items priced between $2-$5 With limited gifts available make sure you get in quick to be surprised on Sunday morning. Looking forward to sharing a wonderful Father’s Day Breakfast with all the Dads, Grandads, Pop’s & amazing Men in our lives.

Father’s Day Raffle

P & C NEWS

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Book Week Stall P&C will have a stall at the book week parade on Wednesday 23

rd August 2017,

come up and say hi and purchase your Father’s Day tickets, uniforms and see what we have coming up to support the school.

Council Election BBQ What’s an election without a sausage sanga!!!! The P&C will be cooking the BBQ for all the hungry masses and we need your help ☺ If you could volunteer an hour perhaps when you come up to vote it would be much appreciated. Come and see us at the book week stall to put your name down.

A big thank you to all families that came out to support us with our McDonald’s Fundraising Night. We had a great time and it was great to see lots of McHappy faces ☺

Thank you for supporting your P & C.

All monies raised go towards purchasing resources and equipment that help

and support your children on their educational journey here at LMPS.

P & C NEWS pg2...

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School Diary

August 18 9:15am SRC Semester 2 Induction

Assembly Years 3-6 Author Visit 23 11:45am Book Parade & Book Fair BookFair 24 Wallarah Zone Athletics - Mingara

September 04 K-6 Super Duper Show 08 Aboriginal Students BILBYBASH

09 Council Election in the Hall 11 Sydney North Athletics 12 P&C Fun Run Stage 3 Spelling Bee Final - LMHS 22 Awards of Recognition LAST DAY of TERM

Stage 1 Science