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School Calendar Friday 13th May -‐ Return Stewart House Envelopes Tuesday 17th May -‐ District Cross Country Thursday 19th May -‐ Bike Day Friday 20th May -‐ Walk Safely to School Thursday 26th May -‐ Sorry Day -‐ Waratah & School Captains
Jamberoo Public School WEEK 3 TERM 2 2016 NEWSLETTER PH: 4236 0173 FAX: 4236 0633
Strive and Succeed Email: [email protected] Website: www.jamberoo-p.school.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents and Caregivers
I wish to formally inform you that due to health and family issues, I have re5red as Principal of Jamberoo Public School. It has been a rewarding five years and I leave with many wonderful memories of the 5me I have shared with you. The responsibili5es of a Teaching Principal can at 5mes be very demanding, but despite this, I feel I have tried to do my best for the students and school community and have achieved this objec5ve most of the 5me.
Thank you all for your support during my 5me at Jamberoo. I will be saying farewell to the students at next Friday’s assembly, 20th May and would welcome the opportunity to say goodbye to parents / community members as well at this assembly.
Ms Adams will remain as Relieving Principal un5l the Director, Graeme Sutherland, decides to adver5se the posi5on.
Suzanne Hammond-‐Warne
A SMALL SCHOOL MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE
Strive and Succeed Email: [email protected] Website: www.jamberoo-p.school.nsw.edu.au
POP (Parent Online Payments) POP is the schools new online payment system. Payments can now be paid electronically. Click on on the school’s web page and fill in details. The office will s5ll take cash or cheque. We have also placed a minimum payment of $10.00 on transac5ons. Notes will now come home with a POP number. You must include this number when you are making a payment. Please don’t forget to send in signed notes with your receipt number when paying by POP. You can find instruc5ons on how to use POP on the school website under the heading NEWS.
Opportunity Class Placement Opportunity classes specifically cater for Year 5 and 6 students who are academically gi\ed and talented. Our nearest opportunity classes are Illaroo Road, Nowra and Wollongong. Year 4 parents who are interested in nomina5ng their child for the 2017 Year 5 OC need to nominate using the following link: www.schools.nsw.edu.au/ocplacement
Sydney Writers FesVval Thirty quick-‐ac5ng students from Year 4 – 6 took advantage of the limited 5ckets available to aaend the Sydney Writers Fes5val with Mrs Behl-‐Shanks next Wednesday the 18th May. We will meet at Albion Park Rail sta5on at 7.20am and return to Albion Park Rail sta5on at 5.17pm. Please note -‐ If your child is travelling to/from the sta5on with someone other than their parent it is necessary that the transporter holds a current Working with Children clearance. Mrs Behl-‐Shanks is s5ll seeking the assistance of a parent to help with supervision to and from Walsh Bay.
SporVng Snippets District Cross Country – We have nearly all permission notes for the District Cross Country Carnival to be held in Gerringong on Tuesday 17th May 2016. Students should arrive at Gerry Emery Oval by 9.30am, ready to walk the course and cheer on their Jamberoo team-‐mates. We wish our 33 runners all the best as they try to earn PBs at the district carnival.
South Coast Touch trials -‐ Congratula5ons to Eliza Schweitzer who represented JPS so capably last Friday at the South Coast Touch Trials. Eliza worked very hard, with her Tongarra team-‐mates to win all of the trial games. Unfortunately she was not selected in the South Coast team, but I believe she had a lot of fun trying.
Uniform Shop Star5ng Term 2, we will be changing our opening day to Tuesdays 8.45am -‐ 9.15am.
Bike Day Our next bike day will be held on Thursday 19th May. Students who wish to par5cipate in this lunch 5me ac5vity need to come to school prepared with a bike or scooter that they can confidently ride as well as a correctly fiaed helmet.
Working with Children Check If you would like to volunteer at our school it is compulsory to apply for a Working with Children Check. Volunteering includes the following -‐ Classroom helper -‐ Crunch & Sip -‐ Driving students to & from school ac5vi5es/ excursions -‐ Scripture Teachers -‐ P&C Commiaee Members Any child related ac5vity requires you by law to have a Working with Children Check. If you do not have a WWC you will NOT be able to transport children other than your own. If you get stuck and are unable to pick your child up from an excursion, your child will not be able to go with another parent/carer unless they have a WWC. Please apply as soon as possible for your WWC to save a possible future inconvenience. Instruc5ons on how to apply are on the school website under the heading NEWS. Kate De Las Heras
Strive and Succeed Email: [email protected] Website: www.jamberoo-p.school.nsw.edu.au
DebaVng Deba5ng will resume next Tuesday 17th May. As a date for the diary, supporters of our debaters, we shall be hos5ng our Deba5ng Gala Day at Jamberoo on the last Monday of term (27th June). Over this day each team will have 3 debates against the two Tullimbar PS and Mt Terry teams. Our development squad will be ac5ng as chair-‐people and adjudicators on the day.
MulVcultural PerspecVves Public Speaking compeVVon It is that 5me of the year again when we encourage all of our Stage 2 and 3 students to enter the Jamberoo round of the Mul5cultural Perspec5ves Public Speaking compe55on. Last year 2,000 students in NSW took up the opportunity to prac5ce their public speaking skills, heighten their awareness of mul5cultural issues, and improve their confidence. Will you be one of them this year?
What are the speaking requirements? At each stage of the compe55on contestants present both a prepared speech and an impromptu speech. For their prepared speech, contestants must choose a topic from the list of mul5cultural that follow. The prepared speech must have mul5cultural content. The impromptu speech is chosen by the adjudicator on the day, and will be on a general, non-‐mul5cultural theme. Contestants will have 5 minutes to write their impromptu speeches. The speaking 5mes for each speech and division are outlined below:
Year 3 and 4 prepared speech – 3 minutes; impromptu speech – 1 minute Year 5 and 6 prepared speech – 4 minutes; impromptu speech – 2 minutes
What do I talk about? This year the topics are:
Years 3 & 4 Topics 2016
The same but different Bullying Racism -‐ it stops with me Kids can make a difference The meaning of Australia Day When does a migrant become an Australian? Every family has a story The Olympics -‐ bringing people together Recipes for harmony You, me, us
Years 5 & 6 Topics
Respect Words can hurt My iden5ty Refugees Mul5culturalism online Boundless plains to share Stronger together Global connec5ons Re-‐Reclaim Australia "Boo" to racism in sport
When do I need to present my speech?
We will be holding our internal Jamberoo compe55on to decide who will represent us at district on the week star5ng Monday 30th May. If you are interested in par5cipa5ng or would like further informa5on please don’t hesitate to speak to Mrs Behl-‐Shanks. The district level of the compe55on, for our top two speakers from Stage 2 and Stage 3, will be held on the 7th June at Mt Terry PS.
Strive and Succeed
P&C Blurb I encourage parents to come along to our P&C mee5ngs, which are held in Week 3 and Week 8 in each term. Our mee5ngs run for two hours, and we value your input in making decisions that improve our wonderful school. Please read on for a summary from this week’s mee5ng.
• Megan Collins is seeking volunteers from year five parents to form a commiaee to organise the Year 6 farewell dinner. Please contact Megan via megan@pool-‐room.com or 0407 940 511.
• Rob Poole has enlisted a few fathers to ensure our long jump pit will be ready for athle5cs carnival, thanks Rob and dads for your 5me.
• Nicole Poole and volunteers held a very successful Mothers’ Day stall raising $530.00 for the school. Thank you Nicole and volunteers, I am sure there were many happy mothers in Jamberoo.
• Walabi loose change fundraiser comes to an end this Friday, I hear that some classes have already started on a second jar! Wow.
• Tania McInnes and Megan Buckley from Wurrata have a very exci5ng fundraiser planned for Term 3, watch this space! • A discussion was held around the Grandparents’ Day BBQ. It was agreed that kindergarten will not be allocated this
fundraiser going forward. Grandparents’ Day is the first showcase event of our school's calendar year and it is a special day for kindergarten students and their families as we welcome them into our school culture.
• We are considering holding a sausage sizzle fundraiser on the 2nd July, vo5ng with a smile (Federal Elec5on Day). • Naomi Poole has been very busy following up on Grant Applica5ons in an aaempt to secure funding for the proposed School
Hall Stage Curtains. We have a plan and a quote that staff and P&C are comfortable with. Further discussion is to be held by Staff to check the func5onality of the plan before the final decision is made. A huge thank you to Naomi (with assistance by Tania McInnes), for her efforts in chasing funding for this important project.
• Jackie Hall is looking at the cost effec5veness of hiring a bus to transport students and parents to school excursions such as SIMF and Southern Stars. Further informa5on will be available at our next mee5ng.
o A working with children check must be forwarded to the school if you are transporVng students to and from school events in private cars who are not your children. This was part of the principal report, and requirements are set out at the end of the newsle`er.
Thank you to the parents and teachers who aaended our mee5ng, discussions, brainstorming and laughter shaping into posi5ve sugges5ons and decisions. If you have any ques5ons or would like to know more, please email us at [email protected].
Regards Susan Mills P&C President
Kindergarten 2017
Our numbers for Kindergarten 2017 are looking fantastic at 21 possible enrollments. If you know of any student that will be enrolling at Jamberoo Public school in 2017 please ask their parent/carer to contact the school. I have delivered enrollment packages to Jamberoo Preschool or if you prefer you can collect one from the office. I know 2017 may seem a long way off but we need to start this process so we can see our actual student numbers for 2017. Your earliest return of the completed enrollment forms would be greatly appreciated.
Yamaha English Primary Tour I ________________ would be willing to host 2 students from Yamaha English
Primary School from the 1st – 3rd of August, 2016.
I understand that further information will be provided as it becomes available to the school.
signed: ____________________ date: _____________
Strive and Succeed Email: [email protected] Website: www.jamberoo-p.school.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 Chook Roster
Saturday 14th May - Williams Family Sunday 15th - Williams Family
Saturday 21st May Sunday 22nd May
Saturday 28th May Sunday 29th May
Saturday 4th June Sunday 5th June
Saturday 11th June Sunday 12th June
Saturday 18th June Sunday 19th June
Saturday 25th June Sunday 26th June
Merit Awards
Birrahlee Walabi Wurrata Nuninoona
Adam Saunders Chloe Adams Romany Janssens Sophie Williams
Amy Harris Deni Richardson Pippi McInnes Emily Condell
Odin Stubbles Lucas Fagan Nina Donnerbauer Alexandra Fitzgerald
Tahani Lokeni Nate Fletcher Jules Frost Jamie Smith
Calhoun Wager Lilli Mawbey Ella-Mae North Saffron Willoughby
Jack Woolley Kyra Egan
Learning Habits
Adam Saunders Aaron Petterson Pippi McInnes Isaac Contarin
House Winner: HYAMS
Bronze Awards Silver Awards
Joshua Sail Huddson Buckley Eliza Schweitzer Matthew Maguire
Alexandra Fitzgerald Mahala Probert Jack Maguire Amarli Aquilina
Isaac Contarin Laura Hall Emily Condell Ruben Janssens
Hannah Collins
