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Week 7 Term 4
2017
Learning For Life
[email protected] www.niagarapk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Important Dates
Tuesday 28/11 * School Banking Wednesday 29/11 * Parent Helpers Morning Tea 11:00 am * School Planning Meeting in the Library at 3:15 pm Thursday 30/11 * Kinder 2018 Orientation Day 9:15 am in hall Friday 1/12 * Superstar Assembly 2:00 pm in school hall
Great Work This week I had some students show me their great work. Lillian, Olivia, Faith, Laiken and Aiden from 3/4G achieved 50 dojo points. Aylah and Josh from K/2D have been working well in writing and Kaitlyn from 3/4B has smashed Multilit. Lily from KD shared her writing with me. Kobi from 2T achieved 200 dojo points and Calum from KS is working well in class. Ella and Elliot from 5/6J achieved 100 dojo points. Maddy and Darcy have worked well in Library and Archie from 2T achieved 100 dojo points. Elizabeth from 1F read me her descriptive text and Ella from 2T achieved 300 dojo points.
Congratulations to Micah 4/5D, Allira KD and Max KS for reading for an amazing 200 nights and well done to Anthony K/1M as he had a successful art exhibition at The Art Barn at Kariong on the weekend.
P&C Christmas Themed Mufti Day Our students had a great time dressed in Christmas themed clothing for our Mufti Day today. Thank you for your kind donations. All money raised will go towards the organisation of the Carols and Fireworks on Wednesday 13th December.
Kindergarten Orientation All Kindergarten students for 2018 and parents/carers are invited to attend our Kindergarten orientation session on Thursday 30th November at 9:15 am to 11:00 am in the school hall. The students will participate in activities within the current Kindergarten classrooms and an information session for parents will be held in the hall. The Clothing Pool will be open for the purchase of school uniforms.
Narara Valley Drive,
Niagara Park, NSW 2250,
Ph. (02) 43 283397 Fax (02) 43 291420
Christmas Mufti Day
Presentation Day Our students will be recognised for their academic and sporting achievements at our school Presentation Day on Wednesday 6th December, starting with the Years 3 to 6 Presentation at 9:15 am in the school hall. This will be followed by the K to 2 Presentation at 11:45 am. Parents will be invited to attend the ceremonies to celebrate their children’s achievements. Thank you to Mrs Shepherd, Mrs Young and Mrs Figallo for organising this special event.
Parent Helpers Morning Tea To show our appreciation for your assistance and support this year, we would like to invite you to join us at a special morning tea to say thank you.
Date: Wednesday 29th November, 2017 Time: 11:00 am Venue: The School Hall
We hope that you can attend and look forward to seeing you.
Welcome Mrs Hawkins This week we were notified that a new graduate, Mrs Ashleigh Hawkins, was appointed to a permanent position at Niagara Park Public School. Mrs Hawkins will be joining our staff in 2018 and she is very excited to be teaching in our fantastic school.
Summer Reading is a Blast Reading is the key to success in education, but reading is not confined to school - what is learned at school needs to be used at home through reading for pleasure and interest.
Reading with or to a child will help keep their reading skills alive and prevents the loss of these skills. In a similar holiday reading program, results showed that 96% of students who participated, improved or maintained their reading levels over the holidays. These holidays we will be running the Summer Reading is a Blast Holiday Reading Program. You and your child are invited to participate in Summer Reading is a Blast for these summer school holidays. There is no cost involved, just commitment to have fun reading through the holidays.
Every participating student in Years K to 5 will receive a Summer Reading is a Blast reading card in the last week of school to record what they read over the holidays. The card also has tips for shared reading activities. Students are asked to read for 21 days during the summer holidays.
They record their holiday reading on the provided card and return it to school by Friday 9th February, 2018. Students who complete the card will receive a book prize.
Have a great weekend.
Adam Boulus Principal
LIBRARY NEWS
NIAGARA PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL Learning For Life
Book Fair A huge thank you to all of our parents, students and community members that attended our Rewards Book Fair last week. Due to the large amount of support we received from our school community and the generous offer by Scholastic, we received over $3,500 worth of books for our school! This was a fantastic effort and will make such a difference across the school. Thank you all so much once again.
Next year, our school will be running a Book Fair during education week (Term 3 Week 3) with a company called 'Carnival' (for variety), and will not be having the second Fair. We thank Scholastic for their support in running so many successful Book Fairs over the years.
Returns It's that time of year when I start collecting all books ready for the end of year stocktake. This week was the last week of borrowing for students and all students have been made aware of the books that they currently have out in their name. Overdue notices have gone out and reminder wrist bands have been distributed. If your child cannot find their Library books, please don't hesitate to contact me at: [email protected]. Whilst holiday borrowing at our school usually means that students take home extra books over the break, this Christmas break is a little different as we finish up the year. Holiday loans will not be coming home unless they have been requested personally by a parent. If you require more books for your child to read over the break, please don't hesitate to contact me. Alternatively, our local Libraries at Gosford, Erina Fair and Westfield Tuggerah have a fabulous selection of resources available for borrowing. Overdues It would be appreciated if all overdue books are either returned or settled with the school before the end of this term in order to finish off the year. This way, lost or damaged books can be weeded from the system during stocktake. Your assistance with this matter is greatly appreciated. Kayla Frost Teacher/Librarian
SCHOOL BANKING REWARDS - What you need to know
The Future Savers rewards still available during 2017 are: Colour Change Markers 3D Chalk Set Table Case Smiley Emoji Keyring Volt Handball Pencil and Tech Case Epic Earphones
For every deposit made at school, students will receive a silver Dollarmite token. Once students have individually collected 10 Dollarmite tokens, they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items in recognition of their regular saving habits.
How to redeem a reward item 1. Complete the relevant reward coupon on the Rewards Card (available to download and print at commbank.com.au/schoolbanking or write a note stating what reward you would like. 2. Place the coupon/note in your yellow Dollarmite wallet, along with your 10 silver Dollarmite tokens 3. Hand it in with your School Banking deposit on School Banking day.
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Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every Tuesday.
School Banking Ladies
POETRY FROM 3/4G Last week you would have read some amazing Cinquain Poems from 3/4G. These poems follow a special structure with adjectives, verbs and feelings. Read below some more creative poems from their00…... class. Jude: Whovian (fans of Dr Who) Matias: Turtles Xavier, Jude Cute, wet Watching, obsessing, loving Swimming, surfacing, dwelling Enjoy watching our show Quiet strawberry loving rascals Fans Reptile
Farley: Elephants Thomas M: Video Games Jumbo, grey Virtual, interesting Running, eating, exhilarating Mashing, controlling, exhilarating Makes me feel amazing Magnificent levels to play Calf Consoles
Jasmine: Singing Baily: Cats Loud, exhilarating Furry, warm Spinning, humming, calming Running, purring, licking Good lovely cheerful voices Likes to drink milk Performing Pet
Laiken: Riding Faith: Kittens Hard, trying Cute, active Pushing, sweating, concentrating Scratching, meowing, hunting Emotionally and constantly draining Brave and swift forever Pedals Cats
Thomas T: Minecraft Finlay: Daleks Survival, creative Deadly, unordinary Building, killing, making Destroying, exploring, attacking Pixelated world-wide game Dangerous, exploding and scaring PlayStation Aliens
Olivia P: Cheetahs Ruby: Cats Fast, scary Silky, lazy Running, pouncing, hunting Scratching, lengthy, loving Sneaks up on prey Wowing creatures with style Cat Kitten
Julian: Scooters Stephanie: Dogs Professional skills Healthy, energetic Riding, grinding, leaping Running, walking, eating Ride the skate park Great pets to keep Cool Animals
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Tegan: Netball Aiden: Shinies (Pokemon Cards) Fun, fast Radiant, rare Running, shooting, passing Evading, sparkling, running Working as a team Extremely hard to fine Sport Glistening
Erik: Science Interesting, Fun Repeating, testing, running Very surprised for reasons Experiments
COMMUNITY NEWS
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