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Term 4 2015

School Calendar

2015

Somersby Snippets

24/11/2015 Term 4—Week 8

840 Wisemans Ferry Road . SOMERSBY, NSW 2250

Phone: 0243 72 1233 Fax 0243 72 1254

Email : Somersby-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS Kindergarten Orientation Our 2016 Kindergarten students will have their final visit to ‘big school’ tomorrow. Our Year 5 students have enjoyed getting to know their new buddies and have proven to be wonderful helpers. There will be a short assembly at 11am, followed by an information session for Kindergarten parents while our new students enjoy lunch time with the whole school. Reptile Park Visit Last week we were lucky enough to have a visit from the Education Officer from the Reptile Park who also brought along some visitors. She had two Tasmanian Devils that the whole school (and our new Kinder students) got to pat and ask questions about. It was a fantastic surprise! Thank you Last week we were also lucky to receive a cheque for $500 from the Tuesday Tennis Group. This is an extremely generous donation to the school and will be used to purchase additional classroom sets of readers. Community Fundraiser A few weeks ago, relatives of some our school families were involved in a terrible car accident at Kulnura. On Saturday there will a fundraising event at the shop to try to raise funds for the two young children who will require ongoing care. The school is hoping to help through a cake stall. We are asking for families to send in cakes, biscuits or slices on Friday for them to be sold on Saturday. All donations can be left at the office. Thanking you in advance! P&C On the topic of food, don’t forget to send in your recipes for our cookbook. All recipe donations will go into the draw to win a fantastic prize. The P&C are also organising a Christmas raffle and are after donations. All donations can be left in the box in the office and those who donate will also go into our weekly raffle for a canteen voucher. And last but not least, the P&C’s end of year social event is Barefoot bowls at Ourimbah RSL. All are welcome to come along, just let Wendy Paxton know. Hope to see you all there! Communication Please don’t forget that regular updates are available about school events through the school’s Facebook site or the Skoolbag school app (free to download on both apple and android devices). Presentation Day/Helpers Morinng Tea On Friday, 11th of December we will be holding our annual Presentation Day starting at 9:30am. This is a day to celebrate our students’ wonderful achievements for the year. At the conclusion of the assembly we will be holding a ‘Helpers Moring Tea’ to say thank you for all of the hard work and help that we receive from our wonderful community throughout the year. If you have helped in any way – transported students to an event, helped in the canteen, are working on the cookbook, donated anything throughout the year, volunteered in the classrooms etc, etc, etc please stay so we can say thank you! Farewell This week, we farewell a long standing family, the Apap family, who are moving out to Narromine. ‘Farmer Joe’ has been passing down his gardening knowledge to our

School Security

Number

1300 880 021

November 25

Kinder Orientation

November 27

Assembly Year 5

Leadership Speeches

November 27 Year 6 Car Wash

November 30

Swim Scheme Commences

November 30

Combined Scripture & Assembly

December 1 P&C Barefoot

Bowls

December 3 Year 6 High

School Orientation

December 4 K/1/2

Excursion Amazement

December 11

Presentation Day

December 16

Year 6 Farwell Last Day

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P & C

Contact information

somersbypandc@gmail.com

Nicki Ward 0417 721 435

Uniform Shop

Thursdays 2.30pm to 3pm

Mrs Kirrilly Green Email:

heycat1@bigpond.com

Canteen News

Friday 27/11/15

Nachos

or

Caesar Salad

Environment Group members this week and his wealth of knowledge will be sorely missed by all. Joe, and his older brother Michael, have been wonderful students here and we wish them, and their parents, all the very best.

Band Our band will be playing at tomorrow's new kindergarten assembly. Could all band members please bring their instruments and music. All expressions of interest notes for joining/continuing with the band for 2016 should be returned by tomorrow. Mountain resident Jim Benham has kindly donated a drum kit to the school. Band rehearsals and tutorial time table will remain as is during swimming scheme weeks.

Swim Scheme We have opened up places for Year 1 students to participate in the swimming scheme. If you would like your to be involved, please return the note this week. Students will come to school in uniform and change before traveling to the pool. All clothing and towels need to be labelled with names. A plastic bag for wet clothing is es-sential.

Singing Mrs Margaret Smith has been working with all the students K-6, developing their singing ability. We have greatly appreciated her involvement in the school and the students have benefitted from her expertise. Neil Mitchell

5/6 It is a busy week for both years 5 and 6 this week. Year 5 will be running their first assembly and presenting their leadership speeches this Friday from 1.45pm. During this time Year 6 are running their annual car wash. A note has been sent home today listing things they need to bring with them on Friday. Car wash will be running from 2-4pm, please bring your car down and support our fundraising efforts. Year 6 held a Milkshake Day today, one of our thoughtful students suggested that the money raised from this day go towards the fundraising for Lily and Reuben Tudor. All students agreed that this was a great idea so all money raised from today will be given to Nicki Ward to go towards Saturday’s fundraiser. Thank you, Year 6, what a kind and thoughtful thing to do. I received an email from Kariong Mountains High School last week, informing us that Kash, Sam and Asia have been accepted into their Selective Bioscience class for Year 7. Well done guys, this is a much deserved achievement. Congratulations. Laura Knight K/1/2 I would like to congratulate K/1/2 on their performance at Laycock Street Theatre last Friday. Students performed their skit ‘The Adventures of Zoe Waste Zoe and Wasteful Wendy’. What an amazing job they did! We would also like to say thank you to all of the parents who transported children to the show. Days like this are not possible without your support. We appreciate you spending your time transporting us to and from the theatre. No homework was sent home on Friday. Students can enjoy a homework free week but I would like students to continue to read each night. This week will be our last week of reading groups with parent helpers. K/1/2 would like to thank all of the parents who were able to come in and help throughout the year. Whether it was once, twice or every week, we loved having you in our room. Thank you! 2016 Kindergarten Orientation Tomorrow will be the last visit for our Kinders who are starting big school next year. They have had a fun time getting to know their buddies and new class mates. They will be joining us for lunch tomorrow. We look forward to seeing them every day next year Environment News On Friday, Somersby Public School was awarded a certificate of participation for their efforts in the Gosford City Council Greenhouse Program. The judges were very impressed with all of the environmental initiatives that are in place at our school. I would like to take this chance to thank the members of the environment group as well as all of the extra helpers for all of their hard work this year. I’m looking forward to another successful year next year. I would also like to congratulate Maggie and Burnum who were presented with special awards for their ‘at home’ environment projects. The judges loved Maggie’s texta lamp shade and Burnum’s reused pallet chair. Well done to you both. Jade Cranstone

The community

acknowledges

traditional custodians of the land on which the

school is located.

Student Banking

Class Winner

Term 4

Week 8

3/4S

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TERM DATES

2016

Students Years 2-6

resume school

January 28 2016

Student Banking

Tuesdays

Did you know?

The dot on top of the letter

'i' is called a tittle.

Character Building

thoughts!

I am being creative when I

dance, draw, paint or

write a poem or story.

Office News Dear Parents & Carers, Just a reminder, our financial year ends on 30/11/15. During the rollover process next week, we will be unable to receipt money. Mrs Padgett is currently putting together book packs for our students for 2016. They will be available to purchase from Week 9. More details in next week’s newsletter. Thank you. Jo Comensoli

Canteen News To enable us to cater to all requested lunch orders, please bring all lunch orders for Friday lunches to the office Wednesday mornings. Joey & Kirrilly

P&C News Family event: Barefoot bowls Tuesday, December 1 Our Barefoot Bowls night is next Tuesday, December 1 at the Ourimbah RSL on December 1, 6.30pm-8pm. This is a whole-of-school family fun night, to celebrate another successful year at Somersby Public School. It’s not too late to book just email somersbypandc@gmail.com or phone Wendy Paxton on 0428 437 137. Bookings close on November 27. The cost per person is $10. The RSL also has a great restaurant if you want to combine your bowls game with a meal out. Will your recipe be a winner? If your child brings a recipe to school for the cookbook, they will have the chance to win a prize. Raffle tickets are being given to each child who brings in their family’s recipes, and each ticket will go in the draw for a prize which will be drawn at presentation day. If you need a new recipe form, please visit the school office. Or just write or type your recipe on blank paper. Please remember to include your name and contact details, so we can get back to you if we have any questions. Also, if there is a family story associated with your recipe, we’d love you to include that too! If your recipe comes from another source (ie cookbook or another person), please acknowledge the source, and write the method in your own words. Christmas raffle Thank you to everyone who is bringing in items for the Christmas hamper. This raffle will be drawn at Presentation Day or at our Carols night. If you’d like to add something, please place items in the basket in the front office. Thanks for your support. Cookbook committee meeting Thursday, November 26 The next cookbook committee meeting will be at 2pm on Thursday, November 26 in the uniform shop.

Farewell Joe

Somersby School

Lanyard with 8 gig

USB drive

Only $15

Please visit the school

office if you or child

would like to purchase

one

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PBL Wall of Fame Congratulations to last

week’s

Happy and Friendly Playground Award

Winner

Term 4 Week 7

Breannah

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CANTEEN NEWSFLASH

SPECIAL

for FRIDAY 27/11/15

Nachos with cheese sweet chili

and sour cream $3.50

Caesar Salad $3.50

Added to the standard menu

Curried egg & lettuce sandwich $3.00

Tuna, corn, mayonnaise & lettuce

sandwich $3.50

Please specify your child’s choices and have

orders in Wednesday morning. Thanks.

Kirrilly & Joey Wyong Creek P.S. Fundraiser Where: Laser Blast 6/132 Chelmsford Rd Charmhaven Date: Thursday 3rd December Time: 4pm - 6pm Cost: $20 per person - for 3 games. Deposit: $5 per person. Booking or Questions: Please call Jen McCarthy - 0427 577 069