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School Calendar

Key Dates – Week 5, Term 1 2019

Mon 25th Feb – Melboune Excursion

Wed 27th Feb

Tues 26th Feb – Life Education

Thurs 28th Feb

Wed 27th Feb School Banking

Fri 1st March Zone Swimming

Carnival – Cobram

Clean Up Australia

Day

Mon 11th March Year 6 Forensic Day

at Finley High

Wed 13th March Riverina Swimming

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Principal’s Report

Welcome to Week 5! Early this morning, students from Year 3 &

4 boarded the bus bound for Melbourne. Mrs McKenna, Miss

Dring and Mr Vance will be leading them through many exciting

activities at venues such as Werribee Zoo, Melbourne Museum

and Science Works. We expect them home around 6pm on

Wednesday. Updates on the trip can be sourced via our school

facebook page.

Thank you to all the parents who attended the K-6 Parent

Information Night last Wednesday. This was a wonderful

opportunity to gain an insight into the running of Finley Public

School for 2019. If parents and teachers can work together we

can deliver better outcomes for our students. Sessions such as

these provide forums for information to be exchanged and

explained.

A huge thank you to the Finley Community Secondhand Shop for their generous donation. These funds are put

towards lowering the costs of excursions for all students from K-6. In particular this year we will be putting the

Year 5 & 6 funds towards subsidisng the Interative ANZAC show being offered by Finley High School.

School Captains Archie and Faith receiving the donation from Mrs Gwen James, Mrs Joyce Lewis and Mr Peter Larson.

Finley Public School Be Responsible • Be Respectful • Be a Learner

21-39 Coree Street

FINLEY NSW 2713

Phone: (03) 5883 1135 Fax: (03) 5883 2397 Email: [email protected]

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Life Education

The Life Education Program begins tomorrow. Local Miss Stephanie Vance is returning as the Life Education

Teacher to create an awareness of healthy living strategies with each class. The teachers continue this program

through the Personal Development/Health lessons within the classroom over the year. We encourage all

parents and carers to support this program. If you have not done so already please return your child’s

permission note and payment to the school office.

Please note the timetable change for 6/5A, now Tuesday and 2C, now Wednesday.

Tuesday 26th Feb Wednesday 27th Feb Thursday 28th Feb

1KL and 1KW: Harold’s Friendships 2C: Growing good Friends 4/3M and 4/3D: Be Cyberwise

6/5A: Relate, Respect, Connect 6/5L and 6/5RW: Relate, Respect,

Connect

Clean Up Australia Day

To continue our commitment to Clean Up Australia Day, we will be cleaning the school grounds and surrounds on Friday, 12:30pm.

Each child is asked to bring a rubbish bag and rubber/disposable gloves.

Kindergarten, Year 1 and 2 will clean up inside the school grounds. Year 3 and 4 will clean up along the fence line of the school property and the external footpath. Year 5 and 6 will clean up across the road at the Finley Apex Sport and Community Centre.

Upcoming Events

We are constantly updating the school calender with various events, please mark these in your diary.

March 1: Zone Swimming Carnvial

March 11: Year 6 Forensics Day at FHS

March 13 : Riverina Swimming Carnival

March 22: Harmony Day

March 22: Finley Public School Fete

March 25: Finley P&C Annual General Meeting 7pm

April 8: “ANZAC” Interactive Show Year 5 & 6 at Finley High School

April 9 – 10 : Parent Teacher Meetings



Zone Swimming Carnival

I would like to wish the students competing at the Finley Zone Swimming Carnival this Friday all the very best.

I know they will all represent themselves and the school to the best of their ability. Good luck.

Back Row: Chelsea M, Lindsey M, Brianna D, Harry D, Toby W, Imogen N, Faith V.

Front Row: Archie E, Kade P, Judd C, Emilee S, Ben R, Sam H and Evie W.

Absent due to Excursion: Matilda B, Piper P, Sophie H, James W, Cherish J, Emily M, Jackson T

Stage 3 Excursion

Miss Ackers is currently finalising activities for the Stage 3 excursion to Canberra, which will take place from

Monday 25th March through to Thursday 28th March 2019. Regular payments would be appreciated so we can

be confident on our student numbers prior to the cut-off date.

Attendance

Regular attendance at school is essential if students are to maximise their potential. Schools, in partnership with parents, are responsible for promoting the regular attendance of students. While parents are legally responsible for the regular attendance of their children, school staff, as a part of their duty of care, monitor part or whole day absences. If your child is sick, please send a note in to explain this absence within seven days of returning to school. Notes are required to explain why the child was absent as well as the date or dates this occurred. The note must also be signed by a parent or guardian. Thank you for your help with this matter.

Have a great week.

Ruth Haynes

Relieving Principal



Major Merit Awards

Imogen N, Lexie H, Emma T, Paige M.

Principal’s Award

Bianca G, Katelyn T, Ashley H.

Library Awards

Adam C, Matilda M, Charlie W, Chelsea M, Jensina K, Indie M, Cherish J, Reece S, Matilda B, Arabelle T, Bethany L, Chance P, Judd C, Oshan A, Andy S.

Library Class Awards

Class of 1/K W, 3/4B, K/1L,

Playground Awards

Piper P, Oliver S, Jackson T, Margaret M, Jensina K.

Canteen News

Volunteers

Wed 27th Feb Megan Matheson

Fri 1st March Jade Armstrong

& Ann Lee

Mon 4th March Rose Tilley

Fri 8th March Norma Gowans

Niru M 25 Feb

Patrick H 25 Feb

Eliza D 29 Feb

Archie B 1 March

Imogen N 3 March

Rory B 21 Feb

MEAL DEAL

Wed & Fri 1 x Pizza

1 x Sipahh Straw & Milk 1 x Pkt Chips

1 x Mini Callipo

$6.50



Library News A new initiative in the Library is to develop a love of reading by encouraging students to write book reviews for their fellow students.

Thanks to our first book reviewers Arabelle T and Bethany L.

We hope these are the first of many reviews and that it will encourage other students to read the recommended books.

Cherilyn Taig

Library Teacher

Book reviews

The Naughtiest Girl in the School – review by Bethany Loughridge

It is about a young girl called Elizabeth Allen who doesn’t want to go to

school. Her parents send her to a boarding school but she tried to be really

naughty so she could go back home.

Elizabeth ends up liking her school and doesn’t want to go back home.

I would recommend this book for readers aged 8-12, who like books with lots

of excitement. The Naughtiest girl in the school is only one of a series.

Whatever After - Fairest of them All - review by Arabelle Taylor.

If you read this book you are definitely going to find it interesting. The book

feels like a giant roller coaster because of everything that’s happening in the

story. The characters visit many different fairytales like Cinderella, Aladdin

and Snow White.

I highly recommend this book for all of students in Year 3 to 6.



P & C News

It’s that time of year!! Please come along and help us celebrate Harmony Day!



School Banking Program Finley Public School is excited to once again offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students. School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking earn Dollarmites silver tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.

The rewards available during 2019 are:

Term 1: Scented Stackable Highlighter, Snowy Origami Set Term 2: Yeti Fluffy Notebook, Icicle Slapband Ruler Term 3: Arctic Owl Fluffy Keyring, Scratch Art Cards Term 4: Water Skimming Bounce Ball, Polar Pencils & Pencil Toppers

Eligible students can redeem a reward by bringing their 10 silver tokens on school banking day. If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2019 School Banking program information note from the school office or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking.

Remember banking day is every Wednesday.



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