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UNIFORM

SHOP

Open Monday &

Wednesday Mornings Volunteers

urgently needed!!!

Wed 8th DecemberWed 8th DecemberWed 8th DecemberWed 8th December

Mullumbimby High School

Orientation

Wed 8th DecemberWed 8th DecemberWed 8th DecemberWed 8th December

P&C Meeting, 7pm

Thur 9th DecemberThur 9th DecemberThur 9th DecemberThur 9th December

Pool Party Yr 3-6

Santa Visit Yr 1-2

Mon 13th DecemberMon 13th DecemberMon 13th DecemberMon 13th December

Presentation morning Yr 6

Tue 14th DecemberTue 14th DecemberTue 14th DecemberTue 14th December

Year 6 Farewell

Wed 15th DecemberWed 15th DecemberWed 15th DecemberWed 15th December

Special Assembly

Last day of Term 4

Last week years 2 – 6 were involved in the ‘Greenhouse Trailer’ which is an initiative through the North East Waste Forum and North-ern Rivers Councils which includes Byron Shire Council. The green-

house trailer promoted recycling with our students through compost-ing, worm farming and awareness of how much we waste in NSW households over the year. The students really enjoyed the lesson

and I hope you enjoy reading a couple of their recounts.

As part of our schools Annual School Report and to assist with plan-ning each year we ask parents to complete a survey. Last week I sent out a survey to each family with the eldest child. I encourage

you to fill out the survey to help us with our planning; the feedback is really worthwhile for our decision making.

Danielle Haywood, Relieving Principal

Coming Events:Coming Events:Coming Events:Coming Events:

Canteen SpecialsCanteen SpecialsCanteen SpecialsCanteen Specials On Friday we will have

some leftover items from

the freezer that include

pies, sausage rolls, Na-

cho's & Spaghetti Bolog-

naise. There will be a lim-

ited number of each of

these items - first in. We

will also have Chicken

Burgers & Sandwiches.

A balanced education in a vibrant school community

7th December 2010 Term 4 – Week 9

AUSSIE OF THE MONTH & PEACE POSTER

“Green House Manager” Jo Hoy would like to extend

thanks to two wonderful helpers, River and Luke. Thank you boys. Keep thinking

recycling and don’t put food scrapes in the bin.

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noon when we thought all was

lost we WON our first game.

108 / 50. I bowled again and

was wicket keeper!

We had a presentation back at

the Terrigal oval and the state

team was announced.

It was sad to see the week come

to an end but I had the best ex-

perience in my sporting career. I

made new friends and felt very

proud of my school. Many people

asked where Mullumbimby was

and I proudly told them it was

not far from the most easterly

point of Australia. It’s the

biggest littlest town in Australia.

Canteen Roster

Wed 08/12/10 Lisa Cuthbert

Thur 09/12/10 Closed

Frid 10/12/10 Ellen Briggs

A reminder that notes for the

BBQ for the last day of term

(Wed 15th) need to be in by no

later than this Friday. There will

be recess available also on the

last day of term.

I am in need of new volunteers

for the start of next year as we

always lose some at the end of

every year. I am finding it very

difficult to do the roster as there

a r e s o m a n y e m p t y

places. Parents who have never

done canteen before are always

v e r y w e l c ome & t h e y

will have me there to show them

the ropes.

I would like to sincerely thank all

the volunteers that have helped

out during this year & wish eve-

ryone a Merry Christmas. I will

look forward to all your help in

2011 & for those whose children

are going on to high school,

thank you very much.

Nikki Ward

Special AssemblySpecial AssemblySpecial AssemblySpecial Assembly On Wednesday, 15th December

at 11.20am, there will be a

Whole School Assembly. The

assembly is an opportunity for

the children to say “Happy Re-

tirement” to Mrs Smart, Mrs Ty-

ler and Mrs Stenner. Parents are

also invited to attend this as-

sembly, to have the opportunity

to wish Mrs Smart, Mrs Tyler and

Mrs Stenner ‘all the best’.

Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea ---- Presentation DayPresentation DayPresentation DayPresentation Day Our Presentation Morning will

take place next Monday morning

commencing at 9:15. Students

in stages 2 and 3 will be recog-

nised for their efforts this year.

The Year 6 Graduation is part of

this assembly.

It is traditional for the Year 4

children to provide morning tea

for the parents who come to our

Presentation morning. We are

asking for a plate of food to be

brought to school on Monday

morning and left on the blue ta-

ble in the canteen. Thank you.

P&C NewsP&C NewsP&C NewsP&C News There will be a P&C meeting on

Wednesday the 8th at 7pm.

The P&C would like to thank eve-

ryone for their support during

the year.

We hope you all have a safe and

happy holiday break.

Tracy

High School OrientationHigh School OrientationHigh School OrientationHigh School Orientation The Year 6 students will be visit-

ing Mullumbimby High School

tomorrow for their 2nd Orienta-

tion Day. They will again take

part in a variety of lessons and

activities to help them make the

move from Primary School to

High School a smooth transition.

Pool PartyPool PartyPool PartyPool Party The stage 2 and stage 3 children

will be travelling to the Murwil-

lumbah Aquatic Centre on Thurs-

day for a fun day. All notes and

money should be handed in to

the office by tomorrow.

NSWPSSA Girls Cricket State NSWPSSA Girls Cricket State NSWPSSA Girls Cricket State NSWPSSA Girls Cricket State CarnivalCarnivalCarnivalCarnival ---- By Nimmitybel On the 22nd - 25th November

2010, I attended the State

Cricket Carnival with a team of

11 other girls. Our team was

spread over the north coast from

Port Macquarie to Mullum-

bimby. The team manager was

Mr Jack Priestly of Clunes PS.

In Term two I was lucky

enough to be selected for the

Far North Coat Girls Cricket

team. We had various trials

with the selection for the North

Coast State team taking place

in Sawtell. I was chosen as a

batter and second wicket

keeper.

We had a few training sessions

with Mr Priestly before we ven-

tured down to Gosford for the

tournament. Over the four days

we played 7 games. We were in

Pool A as the North Coast team

last year came 5th in the com-

petition.

Our first game was against the

South Coast, a very exciting

game but we lost by 2 runs in

the 25 overs. I bowled and bat-

ted well. I was fielding in slip.

In the afternoon we played

Polding a very experienced

team of country Catholic

schools from Dubbo , Inverell,

Mudgee, Wyong and Tamworth.

We lost 92 / 67.

On Tuesday we started out

very well playing the Western

Public Schools. We lost the toss

but fielded well but couldn’t

make the chase of runs and

lost again by only 3 runs. In

the afternoon we played the

winners of the competition Syd-

ney North Public schools. They

were the best team with one of

the girls retiring on 50 runs.

The oval we played at was

beautiful in Terrigal near the

beach with giant sandstone

cliffs to the south.

After that game the team went

to the beach and swam in the

warm water. We were very

lucky with the weather, all

week it was sunny and warm.

The next 2 games we lost the

toss and again we were chasing

runs, we didn’t make the win-

ning team on either occasion.

All was not lost as we had a

bye on Thursday morning and

Mr Priestly took us to tenpin

bowling.

We all had a great time and we

gave Mr Priestly a thank you

gift for coaching and supporting

us. He was great. That after-

CANTEEN NEWS

Nimmitybel

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Last week our class went to the Green House Group. The Green House Group is a group of people who travel to schools to show and teach

kids how to look after our planet. They taught us lots of amazing facts such as worms eat cardboard in the compost. They also

taught us that there are triangles on the bot-tom of drink bottles that have numbers on them from one to seven, which means they’re

recyclable. Did you know that lechate is cre-ated by plastic waste in the dump. They also sang songs that the class got to join

in with because when they pointed at our class we had to yell out “Think” and when they

pointed at our class two times quickly, we had to yell out “Think !Think !” . So if the Green House group comes to your

class, pay lots of attention and I bet you’ll love it just like I did. By Charlie Sanders

Year 3

Please be careful when driving, parking, reversing

in the school zone.

PERSONAL RECOUNTS

Last week our class went to the Green House.

The Green House is a group that teaches you

amazing and important facts about looking after

the environment that you need to know in your

life. It is very educational to kids and adults.

The people who run the Green House are Peter

and Jo. They taught us heaps of things! We

learnt about the ARRD way of life, which means

to AVOID, RECYCLE, REUSE AND DISPOSE. They

also taught us that poisonous lechate forms from

putting food in the waste bin. We learnt that

worms eat cardboard and poppers are recycla-

ble.

It was very entertaining. Jo showed us her worm

farm. It was amazing. Peter was funny too be-

cause he sang really funny songs, and told us

some spectacular stories as well.

I want to save the planet and try to do the right

thing. Thanks for showing me how Jo and Peter!

By Luke Grenfell

Year 3

Position Vacant

School Crossing Supervisor (Relief) To ensure ongoing supervision at the school crossing site Expressions of Inter-est for the position can be placed with the RTA on 1800 335 196. It is anticipated that the position will be advertised during the school summer break. Please call me on the above RTA contact number if you would like to discuss any aspect of the school crossing supervisor scheme. Rosalie Scherf