Duranbah Public School

A quality education in a caring environment

Telephone 02 6677 7221 Fax 02 66777547

105 Duranbah Road, DURANBAH 2487 Email: duranbah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.duranbah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 5 Friday 24th August 2018

Principal’s Report

Halfway through the term! Say that out loud- it’s crazy! Our

school continues to thrive and our students continue to impress

us with the quality of their work, their attitudes and their

enthusiasm.

Morning Coffee

Thanks to all those who were able to join us this morning for

coffee. The van from Mockingbird Café brewed us a beautiful

cuppa, and the muffins were really yummy! This was just a thank

you to all our staff and parents who have been working hard,

contributing to our school and helping out in any way shape or

form that they always do. We know how lucky we are here to

have such great staff and parents, but we don’t take this for

granted. Thanks to Kathy and the P&C for supporting this

activity. If anyone gets a chance to thank the staff at Mockingbird

directly, that would also be much appreciated.

Cycle team presentation

On Monday’s assembly, Greg Blacklock presented $1153.00 to

the school on behalf of the team of cyclists who rode in a

fundraiser last Sunday. We really appreciated this effort and will

use the funds to directly benefit the students.

Science Fair

How wonderful it was to be able to mix with the kids and

communities from the other S8 small schools last Friday at

Tumbulgum PS. Our students were able to demonstrate their

learning in a really creative way and enjoyed the chance to

socialise. Thanks again to all of the parents who were able to

transport and join us for the day.

North Coast Primary Schools Public Speaking

Mrs Jones has been very busily coordinating this event for our

school. We have now got 9 finalists from our school presenting

at Monday’s special assembly from 2pm. From this group, 1

student from Years K-2, one from 3/4 and one from 5/6 will

advance to represent us at the North Coast Finals in September.

Please feel free to join us on Monday for these speeches. This

event will replace the normal school assembly on Monday

afternoon. Thanks to Mrs Jones for coordinating this for us.

Music Room update

The major refurbishments are finished! We are now just waiting

for carpets, paint and the finishing touches. We hope to be able

to use this in the next fortnight and move our music lessons into

the new space. If you’d like a chance to see the new room,

simply ask when you are at school next. Very exciting!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR 27 August- Public Speaking Special Assembly 29 August- Garden Competition Judging 9:00am 30 August- Life Saving Presentation 10-11am 31 August- Zone Athletics 3 -7 September- Child Protection Week 4 September - Zone Tennis Regional Championships 6 September- Cricket Gala Day (Milo T20) Yr3-6 7 September - Art Day, Spelling Bee, Tennis

Future Earth Day

Last Thursday, years 3-6 enjoyed the opportunity to work with

Cindy from the Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre

here at school. They learned about waste management, water

and energy use and the best way to preserve our living environ-

ments. They also participated in a Tweed Shire Council building

design competition using recycled goods to build a model.

Pictures from this were used in the recent advertisements for

the Council program and will be seen across the Shire.

The Todd Woodbridge Cup

Last Tuesday, 8 of our years 3 and 4 students travelled to

Tweed Tennis Courts to take part in the Todd Woodbridge

Cup. This competition also serves as a gala-fun day, intro-

ducing players to tennis. We played as a team, in games

against Tweed Heads PS, Bilambil PS and

Terranora PS. We played really well, particularly for a team

who had several players who had never actually hit a ball

with a racquet. We were good enough to win our pool

games and then advance to the finals, where we were nar-

rowly beaten by Bilambil PS. We were good enough, howev-

er to qualify for the regional finals to be held in Lismore on

the 4th September. The team is in training, getting lots of

practice at school and in some cases outside of school.

Needless to say, the team showed excellent sportsmanship

and had fun all day, making us all very proud of them. Thank

you to those parents who were able to help with transport

and encouragement throughout the day.

Thank you to all students and parents for sup-

porting our, Dress as a Farmer day. All mon-ey raised will be forwarded to our drought stricken farmers.

Staffing

We welcome Ms Katie Wheeler to our staff as a voluntary

Student Learning Support Officer for the next 10 weeks. Ms

Wheeler is completing her Cert IV in student learning services

and will put her learning into practice assisting with student

learning in small groups.

In weeks 8, 9 and 10 of this term, I will be taking some Long

Service Leave, and Ms Myler will be relieving Principal. Mrs

Field will teach years 4, 5,6 in this time.

Gardening Program Murwillumbah & District Garden Club will be judging our garden Wednesday

29th August at 9:00am

Les Peterkin Art Awards Congratulations to the following students who were minor prize winners in the 22nd Annual Les Peterkin Portrait Prize for Chil-dren 2018: Frankie, Tajali, Autumn, Me’Sharn, Bhumi, Leilani,

Eli G and Zeph. The second, third and fourth lists comprises 205 names of the minor winners who will have their artworks displayed in one of three folders (books 1,2 and 3) in the gallery

space. These winners will receive a small prize, and a certifi-cate, which will be posted to their schools for presentation.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Week 5 Award Winners

Jumpers We have a large collection of jumpers without names. If your child is

missing a jumper please check in the tub near K-2 classroom.

Year 4,5 and 6 Camp Reminder the deposits for the Year 4,5 and 6 Camp to Tyalgum Ridge in term 4, 2018 are now due. The deposit is $50, followed by one instal-ment of $60 due by 7 September and the final payment of $100 is due on 26 October.

Milo Cricket Notes were sent home this week for Milo T20 Cricket Day at Cudgen Fields Kingscliff on Thursday 6th September. Permission notes and payment of $2 are to be returned to school by the 31 August.

Reminders Please return permission notes for: FNC Athletics Zone Tennis

Community Notices

Week 4 Award Winners

3/2J & K/1 Completion of Bee Homes

Enjoying painting

Mieki, Dante, Madi, Eli

Austin, Cooper, Jake, Lenny

After shot

War on waste

Our baby sunflower seedlings