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EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery
Ph: 6683 4298
Monday
23 July 2020 Weeks 1 & 2, Term 3
www.empirevale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
School Captains
Congratulations to our two School Captains
for Terms 3 & 4, 2020. We know Violet &
Matilda will do their best to be good role
models and leaders for our
student body.
Education Week Display
Our student’s beautiful artworks will be
proudly on display at Ballina Shopping Fair
(Outside Target) during Education Week.
This display will provide an audience for our
students work as well as promote our school.
Please take some time to appreciate our
works and feel free to brag to the other
shoppers that these works were done by your
children!
RESPONSES DUE School Contributions ASAP
Public Speaking / Debating
To assist the students in achieving the
speaking and listening outcomes we are excited to continue to
offer a public speaking
program at the school. Students from all
grades will be asked to prepare a speech at
home and present their speech to the rest of
the class in weeks 4 & 5, Term 3. The speech
should be about one to three minutes in
length for K-2 and 2-5 minutes for years 3-6.
This year we will not be holding our annual
‘in-school’ competition but we will still be
entering students in the Multicultural Public Speaking
Competition as well as the Southern Cross Community of Small
Schools Public Speaking Competition.
Please see attached information sheets
School Contributions
2020 school contribution have been set at
$40 per student. Family rate of $100 if you
have 3 or more children.
The General School Contribution is paid
directly to the school and assists the school
in supplying your child with items such as text
books, pens, pencils, exercise books, sport
affiliation fees etc.
WEEKS 1&2
Electronic Attachments Public Speaking
Physical Attachments Receipts for payments (where applicable)
Public Speaking
http://www.empirevale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/
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EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery
Ph: 6683 4298
Assembly Term 2
On the last day of term 2 we held our week
10 School Assembly (sorry…. No external
visitors were allowed). We had quite a few
awards to hand out and some wonderful class
work to share.
The 3-6 class shared a Reconcilation iMovie
that they created with Ms Rantissi.
The K-2 class shared some Blob Monsters
they created with Mrs Went that used their
knowledge of symmetry that they had been
learning with Ms Avery & Miss Smith.
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EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery
Ph: 6683 4298
Senior class maths
The 3-6 class had a lot of fun making Play
Dough in preparation for our maths lesson on
Cross Sections. We made 3D models and
then used fishing line to cut the shapes to find
the 2D Cross Section that was formed.
I know what you’re thinking…. Maths is such
fun!!
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EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery
Ph: 6683 4298
COVID Guidelines
Dear parents,
Some points for term 3;
• Pick-up and drop off procedures remain
the same.
• Parents are still encouraged to remain
distant from each other and the staff.
Meetings with teachers are allowed.
• External providers & other activities
allowed under the current guidelines;
o Music in Schools
o Bundjalung Language
o Sandology
o Scripture
o Canteen / P&C meetings
o Interschool debating & public
speaking competitions (many of these activities are being
conducted via video
conference). o Incursions
o School-based sport
• Still under review for term 3
o Excursions
o Assemblies
o Parent volunteers
o Interschool sport for larger
gatherings
What you can do to help…..
- Practise good hygiene and help your
children to practise good hygiene.
- Inform the school immediately if you have
been in close contact with someone who
has tested positive for COVID-19.
- Keep students at home if they are unwell.
- Practise ‘Social Distancing’.
Learning in Lockdown books
Several parents have asked if it’s possible to
get another copy of the Learning in Lockdown
book… We have several additional copies
available at out cost price of $30 and can
certainly order more (although you may need
to wait until they on special again from BigW
to get them at that price). Please send in a
note or leave a message on our answering
machine if you’d one of our additional copies.
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EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery
Ph: 6683 4298
Junior Class
Show and Tell
The Junior
Class got an
extra special
treat when
Tahnae shared
his news this
week. His Mum
brought in his 9-
week-old baby
brother ‘Oakley’.
Tamzin and Oakley had originally planned to
simply bring in some woodwork craft projects
for Tahnae to show to the class but ended up
being the star of the presentation as the
whole class completely fell in love with baby
Oakley!
The Junior Class are learning about families
at the moment and this was a great
inspiration for many classroom
conversations.
Ms Rantissi & Miss Smith simply can’t wait for
Covid 19 restrictions to lift so they can give
him a snuggle!
Welcome William and Tobin
We would like to warmly
welcome our new recruits
William in Year 2 and Tobin in
Kindergarten to our school
community, who have joined
us from far north Queensland.
The whole school has really
enjoyed learning and playing
alongside our new students.
Wednesday 5 Sandology
Venue: EVPS
Date TBC Debating
Venue: Zoom
Weeks 4 & 5 EVPS Public Speaking
Venue: EVPS
Monday 17, 11:30 Assembly
Venue: EVPS
Date TBC Multicultural Public Speaking
Venue: Zoom
Week 6, Date TBC Bookfair
Venue: EVPS
Thursday 17
SXCSS Public Speaking Venue: Zoom
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