Tea Gardens Public School Witt Street, Tea Gardens, 2324

11/6/2013 Week 7 Term 2

NEWSLETTER

UPCOMING EVENTS TERM 2 WEEK 7

Wed 12/6 Interrelate (Yrs 5 & 6) Wed 12/6 School Social Yrs 3 to 6 (6pm to 7.45pm) Thu 13/6 Boys Soccer (vs Nabiac) 10.45am Fri 14/6 Assembly—Ministers (9.15am) Yr 3 Dance Group Performance

TERM 2 WEEK 8 Mon 17/6 ICAS Writing Test Tue 18/6 ICAS Spelling Test Wed 19/6 Interrelate Program (Yrs 5 & 6) Fri 21/6 Assembly (Diamonds) 9.15am

TERM 2 WEEK 9 Mon 24/6 Student Reports home Fri 28/6 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Fri 28/6 Last day Term 2

opportunity to practice their new skills. We debated the negative side of 'Every child should have a pet', and presented well-spoken arguments and fantastic rebuttal, which received very high praise from our adjudicator. Last Friday they had their first debate against Bungwahl Public School as part of the Year 6 Faculty Day at Bulahdelah Central School. They did a fantastic job and only narrowly missed out on winning. Our next debate will be against Wingham Public School in the coming weeks. Liz Winney Debating Co-ordinator Faculty Day After the debate on Friday; Rogue, Jade, Sean, Jonah

and Cait Hawes participated in a Geography Faculty

Day with other Year 6 students from local schools.

They participated in activities that are based on les-

sons they will cover in Year 7 next year. They all thor-

oughly enjoyed the day and got a taste of what to ex-

pect for high school in the coming years.

Newcastle Knights Knockout Congratulations to the boys who performed and played really well in the Newcastle Knights Knockout across the five games played on the day.

Coming Up School Social—Year 3 to Year 6 The Year3 to Year 6 social will be held tomorrow

evening from 6pm to 7.45pm. The theme is

“Characters from books and movies” and students are

encouraged to come in costume. Drinks will be $1

each and entry is $2. We ask that students from

Yacaaba and Corrie bring a plate of food for the night

to share.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Student of the Week Congratulations to Amber Sunner from the Latitudes class who was an enthusiastic and beautifully behaved student throughout the duration of the Bathurst excursion. Amber was also helpful while the students were packing up at the end of the trip. Congratulations, Amber on being named this week’s student of the week. Bouquets On Friday the 31st of July, four members of our school debating team travelled to Laurieton Public School to participate in a workshop hosted by Premier's Debating Challenge co-ordinator, Tony Davey. Jade Hunter, Rogue Bowman, Jonah Brumby and Sean Simmer were determined to participate and deserve to be proud of their efforts. Despite only arriving home from Bathurst late on Thursday night, and needing to be ready to leave for Laurieton at 7.30am the following day, they showed outstanding commitment and were rewarded for their efforts. Throughout the day students from all over the mid-north coast participated in two mini-competition activities, both of which our debaters won! They presented their reasons for why celebrity chef Jamie Oliver deserved a parachute more than other well-known celebrities. Well done to Jade for her fabulous portrayal of Jamie! Then later in the day they needed to plan what changes they would make if they ruled the world. Their plan to distribute utility robots that could transform into any electronic device impressed the adjudicators and gave them a convincing win over their opponents. The final activity of the day was a mini-debate against another school with only 10minutes to prepare in which there was no winner, but an

Boys Soccer This Thursday 13 June, the boys soccer team will be playing against Nabiac Public School at Memorial Park, Tea Gardens commencing at 10.45am.

Year 3 Dance Group Performance Mrs True and students from Year 3 have been prac-tising their routine and will be performing at assembly this Friday at 9.15am. Parents, grandparents and friends are invited to attend.

IMPORTANT CHANGE OF DATE - SEMESTER 1 GOLF TOURNAMENT The Semester 1 golf tournament scheduled for Mon-day 24th June has been moved to Tuesday 25th June. This is due to the closure of the club bistro on Monday nights. Please let Mr Weightman know if you can't attend. More information will follow.

Technology Survey Attached to the newsletter this week is a brief technology survey for parents to assist and guide our future planning and directions for the use of Information Communication Technologies here at Tea Gardens Public School. Please return the completed survey to school or complete the survey online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6W2JYND

Updating Student Emergency Contacts

A detailed “Emergency Contact Detail Reports” were

sent home recently with each family. Please update

any changes in phone numbers/names/Doctors/ and

any additional details that are not completed on this

report. It is important that we are able to contact you

and your designated emergency contacts should we

need to at any time. Thank you.

Woolworths Earn and Learn 2013 The managers of the Woolworth stores in Raymond Terrace have agreed to place the supplied school

logos above drop boxes at each store. If you are shopping in store don’t forget to ask for the Earn and Learn stickers and place in the drop box or return to the box in our school foyer. Student Report Folders Students who attended our school at the end of last year will have their student report folders. As we are sending home the first report for 2013 we need all folders returned to class teachers (or the office) by Wednesday 12th June. Our Kindergarten students also need to return their student report folders as their Best Start and Term 1 report went home at the end of Term 1. All new students to our school this year will have a folder supplied.

Kindergarten 2014

Parents who have children starting Kindergarten in

2014, please fill in the attached form to let our school

know about your child? Your child must be turning 5

years of age before 31st July 2014.

Tea Gardens Public School will be holding Kindergar-

ten Orientation sessions over the next two terms.

Letters will be sent out to all children’s parents

outlining dates and itineraries. Please let us know of

your child starting kindergarten in 2014 as soon as

possible.

Year 6 Commemorative T Shirts Order forms were sent home last week for Year 6 T Shirts. Please return your intention to purchase a shirt for your child as soon as possible. The cost will be approx. $32 depending on number ordered. Music Tuition Fees—Reminder Please note that all outstanding fees for music les-sons are now due. Please make your payment at the school office. Eftpos available. Thank you

TEA GARDENS PUBLIC SCHOOL

Kindergarten 2014 Registration

Child’s Name: ____________________ (M/F) Date of Birth: __________

Parents Name: ____________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________

Phone (H): _____________ (W) ____________ Mobile: _____________

If you know of any children in the community that may be starting school next year

please ask parents to contact us on 4997 0286.

STUDENT BANKING DAY IS TUESDAY 2013 Rewards

Term 1 and Term 2 Handball Wallet Knuckle Bones

CANTEEN NEWS—TERM 2 WEEK 7

TUESDAY 11/6 NO CANTEEN

WEDNESDAY 12/6 (Jen Ewen, Vanessa Ray) Apricot Chicken & Rice $4 meal only $5 with drink

Please Note: NO whole pieces of apricots ONLY nectar

THURSDAY 13/6 NO CANTEEN

FRIDAY 14/6 (Jude Woodfield, Karen Stewart-Katz, Christine Wisemantel) Lasagne & Salad $4 meal only $5 with drink

MONDAY 17/6 (Melissa Brown, Nicole O’Bryan) Meatballs, Pasta & Sauce $4 meal only $5 with drink LUNCH ORDERS Other items also available each canteen day are: Cheese, Vegemite or jam sandwich with a drink for $3.00 Drinks for $1 include: Apple, Apple/Blackcurrant, Orange Juice. Bottled Water, Milk: Chocolate, Strawberry or Banana

NB: Please state your choice for lunches on your brown paper bag along with child’s name and class and money inside bag

Congratulations to the following students who received a merit award on Friday 7th June 2013 They were: ANGLES Isabelle Heeley Working well in class Jaydon Condie Working well in class DIAMONDS Leah Gatenby Working well in reading groups Lara Randall Lovely book work KEYS Amber O’Bryan Being a happy and positive class member Shannon Stockell Being more focused on his work MERCURY James Linderman His excellent work in Literacy Jack Way His diligent effort in Mathematics STATISTICS Jasmine Mundell Enthusiastic participation in sports lesson Lilliarna Baillie Being a conscientious student RADIANS Lyn Vo Always work hard in class Emily Cusworth Her fantastic work in writing tasks TANGENTS Makayla Williams Excellent work in class Mia Reilly Enthusiastic class participation LATITUDES Skye Egloff Improvement in narratives Joshua Callaghan Showing initiative and enthusiasm in all areas of his work LONGITUDES Jordan Barry Improvement in spelling Nicholas Baker Application to library project

LIBRARY NEWS

BOOK CLUB DUE BACK BY

18 JUNE 2013

MESSY CHURCH

Church with a difference for young people and

parents. Craft, worship and a meal

provided. Sunday 16 June at 5p.m. At the Anglican Church

Phone 49971869 to book for the meal. Michael Birch

Year 6

Discover Uni Day

5/6/2013