Magpie MurmurP U B L I C SCHOOL

Towamba

TERM 4 WEEK 7 THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2017

Tel 6496 7159 Fax 6496 7059 towamba-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

www.towamba-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Reminders

ATTACHED• 2018 school year calendar• Yr 7 Orientation

Coming EventsFri 24 Nov Hand in all eggs & wildcardsFri 24 Nov P&C Meeting 3pmFri 24 Nov Book club due27 Nov-1 Dec Swimming lessonsThurs 30 Nov PlaygroupTues 5 Dec Orientation Day HSFri 8 Dec C2K Breakfast BBQTues 12 Dec Reports homeWed 13 Dec School concertThurs 14 Dec Pool PartyFri 15 Dec Clean up day18-19 Dec Staff Dev Days2018 Students start 30 Jan

Message from the PrincipalFirstly I am thrilled to announce that I have been successful at gaining the position of teaching principal at Towamba School on a permanent basis. There is an appeal process, and this will become official next Monday, although I have been asked by many community members of the outcome to the position so felt it important to let everyone know. I am truly honoured and thrilled to be able to continue working at Towamba School and will promise you that myself and the staff at Towamba School will always be striving to do our best to ensure the best in students outcomes and wellbeing at Towamba School. Finally I would like to thank the school and the wider community for being so welcoming when I first arrived back in June.

It is also a very exciting time of year for a variety of reasons as we head into the final few weeks of school with swimming lessons all next week, school play rehearsal in full swing, and today I am visiting The University of Wollongong with the Year 6 students to give them an insight into future options when they leave school. It is a really interesting topic discussing with the students what they think they may like to do when they leave school, and as we all know the children have many more years of investigating and changing their minds as they get older. At this stage some of the career paths that came up were jeweller, aeronautical engineer, dancer, nature photographer, bike mechanic and a 3D modeller.

Glenn

P&C Meetingend of year planning

tomorrow at 3pmall welcome

Book ClubA reminder that if you wish to make an order our deadline is tomorrow. Payment and orders can also be made online- see the attached catalogue for more information. If you want the order not sent home with the student let me know! School swimming scheme - next weekThe bus will be leaving at around 11am each day for swimming lessons for all students at the Sapphire Aquatic Centre in Pambula. Swimmers can be worn under the school uniform in the morning but please remember to bring some underclothes for changing afterwards. Towel and sometimes a jumper are also required. Pack a hearty lunch as swimming is hungry work.Please note there will be no lunch orders on the Friday of swimming week due to the late return from swimming. Final egg and wild card tallyTomorrow is the day to hand in all golden eggs and spare wildcards, so that the tally can be done for the end of year awards. Please ensure students check their tray at school and any they may have taken home. In the last week all eggs for the year will be returned to students.Year 7 Orientation Day Tuesday 5 DecemberYear 6 students will find attached the paperwork regarding the Orientation for Year 7 at Eden marine High School, for students and parents, we will let you know, and send home the permission note. It’s usually a full day and starts with a parent information session as well. Should you wish your child to travel in on the high school bus please let us know so that we can inform Sapphire Coast Buslines, or call them yourself on 6495 6452.Kids In2Uni Our Year 6 students travelled into Bega with Mr Dinwoodie today for a chat and tour around the Bega campus of the University of Wollongong. This was the finale for a unit on tertiary education that the students have been working on in class. Once students are in high school there are opportunities to visit Wollongong as well as Canberra universities.Celebrating our past studentsTowamba is remembered fondly by many past students and through the school Facebook page we are celebrating past students, with a bit of a ‘where are they now’ feature. Hopefully this will run regularly, just depends how much input we get. Current school families will get the chance to read it here first though! If you know past students ask them to get involved- it’s all interesting!CPR UpdateStaff are doing our annual CPR Update on Monday December 18 in the morning with First Aid trainer Peter Bootes at school. Any parents interested in refreshing their CPR skills are welcome to join us, fee is $65 and will include a certificate.Old uniforms for a great causePlease bring in any of our old uniform red gingham dresses for inclusion in the project for Social Justice Advocates in Papua New Guinea. These items will be handed over to the representa-tives of the Social Justice Advocates at our school concert and presentation night. Gingham shorts are also included.

Students ReportsSemester 2 student reports will be sent home on the Tuesday December 12.

School Concert& Presentation Evening

Wednesday 13 December

Towamba Public School

Celebrating our past students

Tal McGowan

Work: adventure travel and event planning

Live: San Francisco, CA

Other news: I have lived in California for 10+ years, and have been lucky enough to guide luxury hiking and biking trips all over the word (in Bali, New Zealand, Israel, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Canada)

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Meeting- tomorrowDon’t forget we have our second meeting tomorrow to finalise the end of year planning. Please join us at 3pm in the MPR.P&C Hamper raffle We are looking for a lot more donations for our end of year ham-per- one of our major prizes in our fundraising raffle. Thanks for being part of it. Booklets of raffle tickets will be sent home soon so that families can start selling to friends and neighbours.Friday lunchesCheese and Bacon pies are in low numbers with no plan to restock before the end of the year. Please include a second choice on your lunch order bag just in case.Eggs We are also looking for egg donations for the Coast2Kosci BBQ on Friday December 8. Please let us know how many you can donate. Helpers also greatly appreciated on the day or prep.Garden- Monday afternoonsCommunity gardening helpers would be most welcome on a Monday afternoons 2pm to 3pm.

P&C News

Plain meat pie $3.50Gluten Free pie $4.00Cheese/Bacon $4.00Chicken/mushrm $4.00Vege pastie $3.50Sausage Roll $3.00Mini Pizza $2.50Juice $1.50Flav Milk $1.50

Lunch Orders

This week: Candice

Fri 1 December: NONEFri 8 December: EstherFri 15 December: unsure

PaymentsThe school website takes payments using Visa and Mastercard- either credit or debit. There is also the option to bring your card in and Nancy can process it through the website for you. Quick and easy!Concert nightStay tuned for more information on times, costumes and props.Pool PartyWe will be sending this note home next week with more details of the pool party on Thursday 14 December.

Upcoming staff dates in the next few weeks

Wed 29 Nov Mr Dinwoodie Budget training with Nancy

P&C Raffle Hamper

Community News

Towamba Playgroup

Our next day is

Thursday November 30

Last one at school for the year!

Everyone with younger children and babies welcome.

We meet in the MPR on every second Thursday from 9.30am

More info

contact Esther 0402 613 960

Cheese Making weekend2-3 December

Candelo ShowgroundMake a range of cheeses with mas-

ter cheesemaker Geoff SouthamFull cost includes all requirements

$100 -120 approx Contact Rebecca

0408 094 580

School eggsavailable

$5

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