Newsletter Issue 23, 2019 - Be a Learner, Be Respectful, Be Safe Page 1

Issue 23

1 August 2019

INSIDE

Diary 2 CHS Zone Athletics 2

Staff Meet Eddie Woo 2

Congratulations 2

Healthy Harold Coming Soon 2

Cows Create Careers 2

Australian Maths Competition 2

HSC Music Performance Tonight 3

Byron Writer’s Festival Family Day 3

Uniform Store 3

Canteen Roster - Help Needed 3

Byron Bay Writer’s Festival 3

The Twits Performance 3

Careers Corner 3

RVC Careers Expo 4

Air Force Cadets Recruit Nights 4

BreastScreen in Evans Head 4

Explore the Possibilities Expo 4

Woodburn Pony Club 50 Years 4

Parent Portal 4

Students in the Community There are many ways in which students of the school are part of the

community in which we live. Harry Whittaker, Doug Boyle, Adam Webster and

Bronte Phelps have been working with seniors in the community providing

technology help. It’s a Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre organised

activity. They have volunteered their time on Wednesday afternoons at the

Scout Hall for the tech support program known as “Be Connected”.

In an email to the school from Kim Walton (MRNC) Kim said “Their skills and

knowledge have been invaluable to many community members who have

come to the program.” During term 2 they worked with Sylvia Kilroy to develop

flyers, certificates and other documentation to support the local edition of

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Kim said “The outcome with their help to

promote the event was that over $1000 was raised for cancer awareness.”

Well done Harry, Doug, Adam and Bronte.

Rob Walker – Principal

Spelling Bee The NSW Premier’s Spelling Bee Competition will be held on Thursday 8th

August in the Performance Hall starting at 9:30am. Our Senior contestants

are Sunny McLean, Oceanah Kearney, Caleb Samuels, Jasmine Schmitt, Jett

McKenna, Bailey Strong, James Torrance, Will Weekes and Abbie Yourell.

Our Junior contestants are Sophie Fowkes, Arlo Blore-Jones, Judah Heath,

Teak Richards, Zoe Chapman, Matilda Strong, Jaiden Cooper, Jyah Wimbus

and Phoenix McClure. Two Junior and two Senior students will progress to

the Regional Spelling Bee final which will be held on Friday 6th September at

Ballina Public School. Best of luck to all of our contestants!

Kylie Elliott, Spelling Bee Coordinator

K-6 Family Concert Thank you to everyone who submitted art to the

Family Concert Competition. Congratulations to our

winner, Ivy Taig from Year 5. Her artwork will be

displayed on the front cover of our concert program

on the night.

A reminder to parents that students need to be in

their classroom at 4:30pm on Wednesday of Week

4. This will allow students time to change and talk

to their teachers. The concert will start at 5pm and

all family and friends are welcome. The senior

dance group will meet at the 5/6C classroom as

they are the first item on the night.

Mikaela Cashin, Year 5/6C Teacher

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Diary

Week 3 Term 3 - Week B

6 Aug Yr10 HSC Minimum Standards Test 9:00am-3:30pm

7 Aug HSC Drama Performance Night - Trials 6:00-8:00pm

8 Aug CHS Regional Athletics Coffs Harbour

Yr 3-6 Spelling Bee 9:30-11:00am

9 Aug K-6 Assembly 9:30-10:10am

Week 4 Term 3 - Week A

12 Aug K-12 Assembly 1:05-1:30pm

School Council 6:00-7:30pm

13 Aug Rugby 7’s Woodlawn

14 Aug K-6 Family Concert 5:00-6:30pm

16 Aug Healthy Harold K-6

Evans River Challenge (Yr 6 students from local schools)

Healthy Harold Coming Soon It’s almost that time of the

year when our Primary

students have a visit from

Healthy Harold and the Life

Education Van. Specially

trained educators present

vital health and safety

messages through tactile

and multisensory activities. Each session is

designed to intrigue and excite children of all

ages, which captures their imagination and has a

lasting impact! This is a compulsory activity for all

of our K-6 students so please be sure to return the

permission notes and payment of $10 per child to

the front Office.

Cows Create Careers Today our Year 9 Agriculture students travelled to

Lismore to make a presentation as participants of

the Cows Create Careers program. It is a Dairy

Australia program to promote careers within the

Dairy industry in Australia for Years 7-11 students.

Our Year 9 Ag students have been raising 2

calves as part of this program and working

alongside local dairy farmers to learn about the

industry.

They had to write a letter, take creative photos

and produce a YouTube clip around science.

We’re excited to announce that the following

students placed first in the Senior Division this

year: Oscar Forrester, Jordan Graham, Paris

Ryan and Corey Svoboda. Congratulations!

Luke Cleaver - Yr 7-12 Teacher

CHS Zone Athletics More than 30 of our high school students represented our school at the CHS

Zone Athletics in Lismore on Monday 29th July. Congratulations to the

following students who have qualified to compete at the CHS Regional

Athletics Carnival in Coffs Harbour: Aidan Arnison, Jasmine Clarke, Shiarnah

Faint, Greg Griffen, Cathaeriena Harrison, Raeyah Kapeen, Damien Rojcevic,

Chloe Trustum, Jack Semple, Damon Johnson & Ryan Stewart.

Congratulations also go to Chloe Trustum for

16yrs Girls Age Champion and Aidan Arnison

for 12yrs Boys Age Champion.

Phil Cook, Yr 7-12 Teacher

Staff Meet Eddie Woo This week some of our Primary staff were fortunate enough to attend a talk by

Eddie Woo at Southern Cross School. In 2018, he was named Australia ’s

Local Hero in the Australian of the Year Awards and listed as one of the Top

10 Teachers in the world by the Global Teacher Prize. Eddie is the Leader of

Mathematics Growth at the NSW Department of Education and he teaches at

Cherrybrook Technology High School, the second largest secondary school in

NSW. He is known for his innovation and personal approach in the classroom,

which in 2012 led him to start posting videos online for a student who was sick

with cancer and was missing a lot of school. Before long, his videos found an

audience across the country and beyond. Wootube now boasts more than

300,000 subscribers and has attracted more than nineteen million views

worldwide - and counting. Eddie’s

unique and caring approach to

teaching is breaking the

misconception that mathematics is an

inaccessible and difficult subject.

He has written two books, Woo’s

Wonderful World of Maths and Eddie

Woo’s Magical Maths and will be at

the Byron Bay Writer’s Festival this

weekend.

Elizabeth Delman, K-6 Teacher

Congratulations Congratulations Izaac Black from 5/6C for a fantastic music

homework project. Izaac, with assistance from his Dad has

made a working musical instrument out of recycled

materials. Good work Izaac.

Mikaela Cashin, Yr 5/6C Teacher

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Australian Maths Competition A number of our students from Years 3-12

participated in the Australian Maths Competition

today.

HSC Music Performance Night Tonight Our Senior Music students have been rehearsing

today ahead of their performance night tonight.

Come along and support our talented musicians

at 6:00pm in the Performance Hall.

Uniform Store Friday 8:30-9:30am Performance Hall Eftpos Available

The following resource and information is

available at the schools careers website -

www.evansriverk12careers.com

Vocational Education and Training As part of your HSC, you are now able to study

courses that not only contribute towards your HSC and ATAR (with certain

restrictions), but also give you an industry recognised qualification when you

complete that course.

The courses are called Vocational Courses and can be studied at school or

through TAFE through an external training provider (such as TAFE).

More information can be found on our careers website by clicking here.

Mr Chris Hayward, Careers Adviser

Monday 5 Aug Help Needed

Tuesday 6 Aug Help Needed

Wednesday 7 Aug Help Needed

Thursday 8 Aug Help Needed

Friday 9 Aug Bev Reid

Canteen Roster - Week B

Byron Bay Writers Festival A group of Year 11-12 Standard English HSC students enjoyed attending the

Byron Bay Writers Festival today to support their HSC in the craft of writing

module. They listened to well known authors including John Marsden, Isobel

Carmody and more.

The Twits Performance All of our K-6 students have a NORPA

stage production in Lismore to look

forward to later this term on 21st August

when they attend Roald Dahl’s The

Twits.

Elizabeth Delman, K-6 Teacher

Principal: Rob Walker B:Ed:, M:Ed: Cypress Street, Evans Head NSW 2473 Email: evansriver-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: 02-6682 6666 Website: www.evansriver.nsw.edu.au Fax: 02-6682 6777

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Air Force Cadets Recruit Night Candidates, parents

and friends are invited

to attend the recruit nights on

Friday 2nd August and Friday 9th

August at the Air Force Building,

Air Force Road, East Lismore.

For additional information:

Roy: 0405 166 060

Kelly-Ann: 0412 010 405

The NSW BreastScreen bus will be

returning to Evans Head in late August

2019 for approximately 2 weeks.

The service is free and women aged 50-

74 years are particularly encouraged to

contact BreastScreen for their free two

yearly breast x-ray. All women over the

age of 40 are eligible to be screened. Call

13 20 50 to make an appointment.