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Teamwork Respect Responsibility Honesty

Important Dates

Gillian Stuart—Principal

Indo Corner

Term 3|Week 10|19th September 2017

"Today was

good, today

was fun,

tomorrow is

another one"

Dr Seuss

Suka - like

Sangat suka - really like

Suka sekali - really like

Tidak suka - don’t like

Benci - hate

Term 3 2017

Thursday 21/9/17

Colour Fun Walk-A-Thon

Friday 22/9/17

Last day of Term 3

Suka dan Tidak Suka (likes and dislikes)

Yesterday our new Year 3 classroom arrived! There was much

excitement around the school as the final piece was installed.

The new classroom will be functional by the beginning of Term 4.

New Demountable on site

Term 4 2017

Monday 9/10/17

Students and Staff return for Term 4

Friday 20/10/17

Book Fair & Grandparents Day

Friday 3/11/17

Spring Fair

Friday 3/11/17

NRL Gala Day

Weekly round up

Scotts Head Public School - 21 Vernon Street, Scotts Head NSW 2447

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Hello, Giinagay, Hai,

Emergency planning and arrangements during the 2017-18 Bush

Fire season. I am writing to advise you that once again our school

has been identified as being in a bush fire prone area and to inform

you of our School Bush Fire Strategy. Our “Neighbourhood Safe

Place” during a bush fire emergency is Club Scotts – The Bowling

Club. It has a large open spaced building that is away from

bushland and can provide some protection from the immediate

threat of a fire.

These communication protocols will be used during an emergency;

Messages and updates will be sent through the school Facebook

page, notifications through our SkoolBag app, this will ensure

parents/carers are aware of temporary arrangements for the

school. Further information can also be found at NSW Department

of Education’s School Safety website: http://www.dec.nsw.gov.au/

about-us/news-at-det/bushfire-safety.

Next term I will be forming a focus group for the canteen reform and

to support the growing of our Kitchen Garden program.

For more information, please visit the new Healthy School Canteens

website: http://healthy-kids.com.au/school-canteens/canteen-

guidelines/nsw-healthy-school-canteen-strategy/. Please let me

know if you would like to be part of this Focus group in Term 4

2017.

Thanks to Janet and Angie for the time and energy you have put into

the Ethics program this term. Due to its growing popularity we need

more Ethic teachers to be trained. Ethic Training workshops will be

in Newcastle and Kingscliff on October 14 and 15, and the next

Sydney training sessions will resume in December. Please contact

Angie or Janet if there are any other parents who have time and are

passionate about kids.

“Family involvement in a child’s education is a more important

factor in student success than family income or education.”

International Reading Association (2002).

Principal’s Column This Week’s Whale Awards and Academic Awards

In our community-connected school a continual focus is

strengthening the bond between the school and the home/

community. Thanks to the parents who came along to meet

John Walters the creator of the home PAIR reading program. His

message was clear, the value of support from the home and

community cannot be overstated. Children in homes where

reading is modelled and encouraged come to school primed for

success. When the home places importance on literacy, the

child more easily understands and embraces a school with a

culture of literacy. Next term this world class Home Reading

Program will be implemented in Kindy and Year 1, where

children take books home that have tips and strategies in the

books so that parents know which strategy to use and how.

Everyone have a wonderful restful school break and I look

forward to leading and learning with

you all in Term 4.

Thanks, yaarri yaraang, terima kasih.

Gillian Stuart—Principal

John Walters, creator of

PAIR, the new Reading

Program our school will be

implementing

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Parent Information - reminders

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Spotlight Wildlife Tour

Nambucca Valley Land Care are organising a spotlight tour of Yarriabini National Park as part of

their Yarrahapinni to Killiekrankie Bush Connect project. The NSW National Parks Discovery

Rangers will take you on a guided spotlight tour of Yarriabini National Park, where we’ll learn about

and meet the park’s nocturnal wildlife. The tour will be held on Friday 27th October at 6.30pm at

the Pines Picnic area in Yarriabini National Park. If you are interested in attending, please return

note that went home last week.

Donations Needed

We have a few projects going on around the school and we would like to ask for donations of the

following: egg cartons, material for boomerang bags (eg. old doonas, pillow cases, old t-shirts),

unwanted sewing machines, cotton, pins, tin cans (eg. baked bean cans), colourful tiles for

mosaics, old CD’s. Donations of items can be dropped off to the office.

End of Term 3

Our last day of Term 3 is Friday 22nd September. Students and staff return for Term 4 on Monday

9th October. There will be no staff development day at the beginning of Term 4 as they will be held

at the end of the term/year.

Book Fair and Grandparents Day

Our Book Fair and Grandparents Day will be held on Friday 20th October. To celebrate books and

reading, students are asked to dress up as their favourite book character. Students are

encouraged to ask their grandparents to come along. It will be a fun day with prizes going to each

class. More information regarding the day will go home early next term.

Unwell children

We would like to remind parents that children who are unwell need to stay at home. They need to

rest and get better, not come to school where they will feel terrible and pass on their germs to

everyone else. We appreciate your understanding. Also, just a reminder that children who are

unwell for 3 consecutive days or more, a medical certificate must be obtained from your doctor.

Links

School website:

http://www.scottshead-

p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

School facebook

page:

https://www.facebook.com/

scottsheadpublicschool?

fref=ts

Skoolbag Application:

Search “Scotts Head Public

School” in the app store.

8.30am Morning

Supervision (in

cola)

Start

School

9.00am

9.00am until

11.00am

Morning Session

(Crunch and Sip)

11.00am Lunch

11.50—1.30

pm

Middle Session

1.30 pm Recess

2.00pm-3pm Afternoon

Session

Bell Times

Remember to send in a

note if your child is

absent from school.

After 7 days, the system

automatically records as

an “Unexplained

Absence”.

Canteen - We are in URGENT need for some canteen helpers! Canteen is open Wednesday and

Friday’s each week. We need parent helpers to go on to a roster for next term. At this stage we

aren't sure if the canteen will be operational next term due to lack of helpers. Please contact the

school asap if you are able to help out.

Holiday Discos - will be held again these holidays at Club

Scotts on Thursday’s from 6.30 to 9.00pm (28/9 & 5/10).

Club Scotts provides the entertainment and we collect entry

fees as a fundraiser. Come along for a fun night!

Car Boot Sale - We are holding the Car Boot Sale at the Spring

Fair in Term 4. If you would like to hold a car boot stall, please

contact Jenny on jen_meds@hotmail.com or 65697680.

P&C News

Canteen Roster

Week 10

WED 20/9 Rachel

FRI 22/9 Rachel

Our Colour Fun Walk-A-Thon is on this Thursday 21st September from 12.30-1.30pm to raise

money for our canteen. Our canteen is in desperate need of a complete refurbishment or

replacement; there are requirements which we are not meeting and we have a time frame to get

things up to scratch. We really appreciate everyone’s support.

Students are to dress up in colourful clothes and participate in a walk and be sponsored for their

efforts. Students can also get their hair sprayed on the day for $2. Don’t forget your water bottle!

The canteen will be open for students to purchase cold drinks, ice blocks, special cold treats and

fruit while the walk-a-thon is on. We’d love to have you come and join us or support the walkers

on the day. We also need a few volunteers to stamp the student’s cards each time they

complete a lap, please call the school or see Cass Lane if you can help out on the day. Money to

be brought into school by Friday 13th October. Thank you in advance for your support.

Colour Fun Walk-A-Thon

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A man wants to enter an exclusive club, but he doesn't know the password. Another man walks to the door and the

doorman says 12, the man says 6, and is let in. Another man walks up and the doorman says 6, the man says 3, and is let

in. Thinking he had heard enough, he walks up to the door and the doorman says 10, he says 5, and he isn't let in.

What should he have said? (see back page for answer)

Weekly Riddle by Zach, Koby and Jonah

Bumper Lettuce Crop in the Kindergarten/Year One Garden

On Friday the K/1 Class harvested 7 beautiful Mignonette Lettuce! We have been nurturing them since they

were tiny baby seedlings. After a good wash and drip dry we assembled delicious sandwiches. We had a

variety of yummy fresh ingredients including tomatoes, freshly baked wholemeal bread from the local bakery,

butter, mayonnaise, tasty cheese, freshly boiled farm eggs from Bu Bettina's chooks and of course our

beautiful crisp, green lettuce. Everyone got to create and devour their own sandwich combination!

Now to get planting with some new vegges to get ready for the Spring Fair!

Tools for Learning The “Tools for Learning” shed has been very successful these past few

weeks. All projects have been student generated with a minimal

amount of assistance from myself.

The emphasis has been “If you can think it, then you can make it”.

By Duke.

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Weekly round up

The teachers did their “Scotts Head Beauty School” act the

following morning as we ran out of time at the Talent Quest.

The audience really enjoyed the act. Congratulations Patricia on

your outstanding performance!

End of Term Assembly and Talent Quest

School and Community news

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Lifetime Connect Playgroup

Scotts Head

Wednesdays in the LLLCC at SHPS

Routine

10am-10:55am – Planned Activities

10:55am-11am – Wash Hands

11am – 11:15am – Morning Tea

11:15am – 11:35am – Free Play

11:35am – 11:45am – Pack Away

11:45am – 12noon – Group Time

12noon – Home Time

Riddle Answer: Three. He should have said how many letters

were in the number he said.

Registration forms are available at the school office.

Donation of $5 per house to cover advertising. Any

money left over will be donated to SHPS.