Newsletter Issue 1, 2019 - Be a Learner, Be Respectful, Be SafePage 1

Issue 1

31st January 2019

INSIDE

Diary 2

Equipment Students Need for School 2

Dropping Off & Picking Up Students 2

Suspension Procedures 2

Year 7 & 8 Swimming Program 2

Canteen Roster 2

Help Needed 2

Year 7 Laptops 2019 3

Uniform Store 2019 3

Woodburn Wolves Sign On Day 3

STEP Fundraiser 3

2019 K-6 Sports Captains 3

Careers Corner 3

Waves Dance Studio 4

‘One of the Kids’ Workshops 4

Neighbourhood Centre Playgroup 4

Boxing Classes in Woodburn 4

Breakfast at the Canteen 4

Welcome Back Welcome to school for 2019! We hope you have had a relaxing and happy

time as a family over the December-January period. It’s been a great start to

the school with many smiling faces in attendance. There are many exciting

opportunities ahead this year for the students!

There are some staffing matters of which to be aware. We welcome to the

permanent staff Ms Amy O’Connor (K-6 full time position). Mrs Delman has

been appointed to the school on a permanent basis (K-6 Learning and

Support 0.6 position). We also welcome Mrs Dani Ciup (K-6), Ms Mikaela

Cashin (K-6), Ms Allison Scragg (Mathematics, Technology, Sport), Ms Ruby

Johnsen (TAS: Technology, Hospitality, STEP and Project-Based Learning),

Mr Luke Hayward (Music, Distance Education, Student Support). Mrs Naomi

Sherlock returns to our K-6 teaching staff for 2019. The school is currently

working to fill a Head Teacher Mathematics position through a merit selection

process. Mr Adrian Delman is relieving in this role. Mr Glen Cook has taken

up a secondment to a role supporting indigenous language education in

Sydney and while he is doing so, Mrs Elizabeth Delman will relieve as

Assistant Principal.

Parents are asked to speak with their children about making the most of the

opportunities available at school, to be familiar with the requirements of the

Student Wellbeing Policy, taking care of their relationships with students and

staff, and ensuring they have the required equipment appropriate to their year

level.

We all look forward to working with you for a great year for each of the

students of our school.

Acceptable Uniform 2019 Jade shirt with embroidered logo (white with embroidered logo for seniors)

Plain navy on bottom half (not denim & no coloured inserts, stripes,

pockets or logos) or school logo shorts / skorts available from uniform shop

Footwear is to be completely black (no coloured logos, trim, sides of soles

or laces), footwear must be leather, suede or vinyl (not canvas), completely

cover the foot (ie sealed, no mesh) and must be of sturdy construction (ie a

shoe or boot; ugg boots are not acceptable)

Socks: navy, black, grey or white short socks (not multi-coloured).

Shorts and skirts must reach the length of the finger tips when arms and

hands are extended down the side of the body.

Jumpers: One of the three school jumpers from the uniform shop for cold

weather (all have the school’s logo). In addition, girls can also wear a plain

navy button down knit cardigan.

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Diary

Week 2 Term 1 - Week B

Feb 6 First Day for Kindergarten

Feb 7 Yr 7-12 Swimming Carnival

Feb 8 K-6 Assembly 9:30-10:10am

Week 3 Term 1 - Week A

Feb 12 CHS Regional Volleyball Port Macquarie

Feb 14 STEP Excursion to Art Gallery

Feb 15 K-6 Assembly 9:30-10:10am

Mid-Richmond Swimming Carnival

Navy is preferred for headwear.

Senior students are also permitted to wear a plain white button down shirt

with firm collar (ie not a polo) with a school tie, pleated navy slacks, shorts

or skirt, with white socks. Shoes must be completely black and completely

leather.

Equipment Students Need to Bring to School All parents / carers are asked to ensure students from Year 3-12 attend

school with the equipment required to complete their school work. Any

families experiencing genuine financial hardship meeting this need are asked

to make contact with Mrs D’Anna or Mr Walker at the school. Parents and

carers are encouraged to maintain good contact with class teachers to ensure

students are presenting at school with the required equipment.

Equipment List (minimum)

Pencil Case Red Pen, Blue / black pen

Pencil Glue stick

Pencil Sharpener Eraser

Ruler Scissors

Liquid Paper is NOT to be brought to school

Diary use is encouraged for Yr 5-12.

Dropping Off and Picking up Students to/from School Parents are reminded a ‘No Parking Zone’ has been established in Cypress

Street for parents who wish to pull up in their car and drop off or pick up their

children. Should you wish to accompany your child into the grounds you are

most welcome to do so by coming into the southern car park, parking the car

and walking in with your child. PLEASE DO NOT drop off children in the

southern car park unless parking in a designated parking space. Unloading

children near the ‘intersection’ in the car park or the canteen delivery bay is a

safety risk. There have been numerous ‘near misses’. In particular you are

asked NOT to use the canteen delivery bay as a pick up/drop off location –

please use the Cypress St ‘No Parking Zone’ for quick pick up/drop offs.

Parents and students are reminded there are two access gates in Cypress

street for pedestrian and bicycle access to the school.

PLEASE DO NOT use the car park gates for pedestrian access to the school.

If you are on foot or bike please use the Cypress St entrances. All students

are reminded that on entering the school they are to dismount their bikes and

walk them to the bike racks.

Evans River K-12 Suspension Procedures From time to time students will engage in behaviour which is unacceptable in

our school setting. Where the behaviour is extreme or ongoing, the situation

may arise where it will be in the best interest of the school community and the

student/s involved that the student be suspended from school for a period of

time or even permanently excluded.

The school has copies of the Department’s

Guidelines for suspension and exclusion and

these are available from the office.

Parents and students are advised that suspension

is immediate where a student:

Is in possession of a suspected illegal drug

Is violent or threatens serious physical

violence

Is in possession of a prohibited weapon.

In other circumstances suspension will usually

occur after there has been school based

intervention of some kind.

Parents are also advised that there are many staff

who are available to assist students in

management of their behaviour. Such assistance

will hopefully prevent behaviour problems from

progressing and resulting in suspensions or

exclusion. Please feel encouraged to contact the

following personnel for assistance if you have a

concern about your child’s behaviour: Deputy

Principals, Year Advisers, Executive Staff and our

School Counsellor.

Rob Walker – Principal

Year 7 and 8 Swimming Program All students in Year 7

and 8 will be

participating in a

swimming program as

part of the PDHPE

course for the first 5

weeks of the year. It is important that all students

participate in this incredibly important part of the

program to ensure competence in the water and

safety when around the water. Please help

support the school by encouraging students to be

prepared for each lesson and have their

equipment which includes $4 entry. If any families

are having financial difficulties please send a note

or contact the school. Please ring the school if you

have any concerns.

Sonya Price, PDHPE Head Teacher.

Help Needed As you can see, the Canteen Roster is looking

very empty this year. If anyone can offer an hour

or two to help Jodie in the canteen, she would be

very grateful.

Monday 3 Feb Help Needed

Tuesday 4 Feb Help Needed

Wednesday 5 Feb Help Needed

Thursday 6 Feb Help Needed

Friday 7 Feb Bev Reid

Canteen Roster - Week B

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Technology for Learning 2019: Year 7 Laptops Welcome back to 2019. The laptops and

backpacks have arrived. Over the next two weeks,

the school’s technical staff and Year 7 will spend

time setting up their new laptops. All of the laptops

will come with a new back pack (as shown) which

will keep the laptops more secure around the

school setting. The timeline for the set up and

distribution of the laptops is as follows:

Week 2/3:

Technical staff unpacking and imaging laptops

Year 7 students setting up their laptops

(technology ‘boot camp’)

Parents ensuring payments for laptops - $400

paid in full or $50 / fortnight payment plan.

Insurance option also available.

Week 4:

Tuesday 19th February (Yr 7 Welcome BBQ -

5pm Performance Hall)

Laptops and back packs issued to students

(students that have paid for laptops in full will

be able to take them home)

All Year 7 students will receive a back pack at

the ‘welcome BBQ’

School To Employment Program (STEP) Fundraiser Our STEP students have grown a beautiful crop of sunflowers, so today they

held a fundraiser, giving students the opportunity to have a photo taken with

the sunflowers or to purchase some sunflowers. Well done STEP students -

they look beautiful!

Uniform Store 2019

Open Fridays 8:30-9:30am in the Performance Hall

Eftpos Available Contact Gayle or the P&C School Careers Website – the school has

its own careers website:

www.evansriverk12careers.com

The website has two sections:

a) The home page which can be accessed

by anyone. It has a wealth of information covering

everything from applying to university through to applying for a tax file

number. Please see the introduction flyer later in the newsletter for some

general information about the site. Over future weeks I will be highlighting

various aspects of the site that parents and carers may find useful.

b) The student’s secure area can be accessed by students once an account

has been established. This area will be used during Work Education classes

(Year 10-11). It includes things such as resume builders, personality testing,

digital portfolios and much more.

If you have any questions about the new website please don’t hesitate to

contact me on 6682 6666.

Chris Hayward

Careers Adviser

2019 Sports Captains K-6

Dolphins

Captain Kylan Chapman

Captain Sabrina Saunders

Vice Captain Latrell Gordon

Vice Captain Kirra Clark

Marlins

Captain

Tucker Barany

Captain

Kyla Flaherty

Vice Captain Sol Novak

Vice Captain Oceanah Kearney

Sharks

Captain

Oliver Arragon

Captain

Ella Pearson

Vice Captain Deakan McManus

Vice Captain Ailie Macgregor

Stingrays

Captain Koopa Hancock

Captain Charlotte Locke

Vice Captain Alex Redman

Vice Captain Kiah Wise

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

Parent Portal Logon https://web3.evansriver-

c.schools.nsw.edu.au/portal/login

Breakfast at the Canteen Toast & fruit 8:30-8:50am

Available everyday Sponsored by

Evans Head IGA & MRNC Food Bank

WAVES DANCE STUDIO NOW

ACCEPTING ENROLMENTS FOR 2019

JAZZ | TAP | BALLET | HIP HOP

SINGING | ACTING | ACROBATICS

MODERN | CONTEMPORARY | PRIVATES

Operating from Evans Head and Broadwater,

Waves Dance Studio offers classes from tiny

tots through to adults.

For more information, head to our website:

www.wavesdancestudio.com

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