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Principal: Mark Spencer PO Box 4030 - 595 Ballina Road, Goonellabah 2480

Phone: 02 6624 1444 Fax: 02 6625 1072

Email:goonellaba-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website:www.goonellaba-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

21st November, 2017 – Week 7 – Term 4

Kindergarten Orientation – tomorrow, 22nd November

Our final 2018 Kindergarten orientation day is on tomorrow from 9:20am – 2:00pm in the Kindergarten classrooms. If you

know of any pre-schoolers who will be starting school in 2018 please inform their families of our program and ask them to

contact the school on 6624 1444 for details.

Jarjum Homework Centre

Jarjum Pre-School is offering a homework centre for Indigenous students on Thursdays from 4-6pm. A bus is available for pick

up and drop off with enrolment forms available from the office.

Save the Date – End of Year Celebration – Thursday, 14th December

All stages will be having their end of year celebration on Thursday, 14th December.

K-2 Currumbin Bird Sanctuary

Years 3&4 Lismore Cinema and water play at school

Years 5&6 Wet’n’Wild

Student Parliament 2018 - Speeches

Please note that due to the special swimming scheme the K-5 Assembly plus parliament speeches will now happen at 12:00

o’clock on Tuesday, 5th December.

School Swimming Scheme

The Special Swimming Scheme is a 10 day learn to swim program for students from Year 2 to Year 6. The P&C and Wallers Bus

Service have kindly agreed to subsidise the lessons. The program starts on Monday, 27th November. More information is

available from the school office.

End of Year Reports

Staff are currently working on the end of year reports for students. Reports will be sent home with the children on Friday, 1st

December.

Gold Award Recipients 2017

Students who have received a ‘Gold Award’ this year are listed below. If your child’s name does not appear on the list and

they received their ‘Gold Award’ this year, please contact the school. Please note: There will be one more opportunity for

eligible students to be presented with the ‘Gold Award’ at the K-5 Assembly on Tuesday, 5th December.

Asante Kweka, Eemani Roberts, Chelsea Mallet, William Mallet, Sienna Rooney, Jayda Tarlinton, Ryley Keen, Jada Keen,

Melanie Thomas-Mallet, Maddy Wade, Bond Gibson, Isaac McAlpine-King, Ruby Bryant, Christianna Copeland, Lara Maguire,

Kiara Bryant, Lameka Vincent-Morgan, Harley Morris, Levi Castle, Peyton Schafer, Hannah Mitchell, Aliyah Flynn, Huda Aziz,

Hiba Aziz, Cooper Bryant, Ella Thomas-Mallet, Olivia Cavanough, Brandon Molina, Holly Whitelaw, Cassius Vincent-Morgan,

Michael Bushby,, Kane Daley, Muhammed Gondal, Matilda Cordy, Bella Davis-Glencross, Shanice Cavanough, Elliott King,

Charlotte Williams, Conor Jackman, Raymond Gordon, Jacob Brown, Dean Hall, Kira Turner, Ben Penney, Madison Wells,

Christian Sabando, Ezabella Morris, Levi Morris, Isireli Cawa, Jakaih Bergan, Alyce Klein, Malik Walker, Jazmyn Essex, Layla

Roberts, Myuna Sharpe, Benjamin Pechlar-Anderson.

Mark Spencer, Principal

Dates to Remember

Week 7

20th – 24th November

Wednesday Kinder Orientation

Friday Centenary of ANZAC

UNIbound SCU – Year 6

Out of School Sport

Week 8

27th November – 1st December

Mon-Friday Special Swimming

Monday K-2 Assembly – 1.10pm

Jade Parent Presentation

Tuesday Year 6 PD Day

Friday Out of School Sport

Reports to Parents

Week 9

4th – 8th December

Mon-Friday Special Swimming

Tuesday K-5 Assembly

Week 10

11th – 15th December

Monday Presentation Assembly

Carols By Candlelight

Tuesday Gold Award Celebration

Wednesday Year 6 Farewell

Thursday Celebration Day

Friday Last Day of School term

What is Speech? What is Language?

Speech pathologists are often asked to explain what the difference is between

speech and language. Speech is the way we pronounce sounds in words.

Language is how we join words together to make sentences and use these

sentences to communicate our ideas. Having good vocabulary and spoken

language is important for children when they are learning to read. By the time,

a child starts school they usually have about 2,000 words or more in their

vocabulary. If they have problems using language, it can affect their ability to

participate in classroom activities.

Here are some fun ways to encourage your child to learn new words and use

them in conversation.

Next time you’re in the car try some of these:

Play a game of categories. In this game, one player chooses a category

(e.g. animals) and each player takes turns naming an item in the category.

If a player is unable to name a new item, they are out.

Rhyme time. Similar to categories, try using rhyming words instead. For

example, the first player says “tree” the next person may say “key”, “bee”

and so forth.

Eye Spy: what car trip wouldn’t be completed without a game of eye spy.

P&C NEWS

The P&C committee are asking for

donations for the Christmas Hamper

Raffle. Donations of non-perishable

items decorations, toys may be left with

Allison at the canteen.

The raffle will be drawn at the Carols by

Candlelight on Monday, 11th December.

Raffle ticket books will be sent home

soon.

Petar Thomas receiving a “book prize” from

Kevin Hogan’s wife Karen Hogan. Below: Karen Hogan, Petar and Jamie Thomas

Goonellabah School Community News

Kids Who Inspire Us

At Goonellabah School we have many awesome kids who inspire us every day. In this section of the

newsletter staff share their thoughts about some of the many amazing kids at our school and what

they appreciate about them.

Mrs Erzetic- Selina has refused to

give up and has been determined to

remember new learning in Maths.

She has confidence and enjoys

learning new things and keeps trying

when things get tricky.

Mrs Yates- This term I have appreciated how Kyan has been so persistent with his comprehension. He is enthusiastic about this and his persistence has been inspiring.

Mrs Caught- I love that Nidish

always gives everything a go. I love

that he is always organised and

persistent and he always has a

smile on his face.

Interview with Mrs Thompson Where did you grow up? Biloela in Central Queensland Where did you go to school? St Hilda’s Southport with Ms Crealy What was your favourite game when you were a kid? Netball Do you have any siblings? Two sisters- Lynne and Fiona, I’m the middle child Who is your favourite superhero? Superman- because he saved the world Why did you want to become a teacher? To make a difference to children’s lives, so they love learning and believe in themselves and know that anything is possible. What is a life lesson you learnt that you would share with others? To remain curious about learning and believe you can and you will. Where is a place you would like to visit? Italy, for the food, culture and architecture.

Stage 2 Thursday Groups

This term our Year 3/4 students have had the opportunity to

select a group that they feel would support their learning and

interests. We have had a soccer group, craft group, STEM

group, Boys group and Girls group. Over a three week period

the students came together every Thursday afternoon to

participate in their choice of activity. Last week we had a whole

Stage assembly where we shared and celebrated our learning

and also got to play some group games. We are about to start

our last three week rotation of new activities.

Interview with Mrs Erzetic Where did you grow up? Seven years in Dorrigo NSW, one year in Tianjin, China and twelve years in Uralla, NSW. What was your favourite game when you were a kid? Spotlight Do you have any siblings? Yes, 3 brothers and 2 sisters Who is your favourite super hero? Wonder Woman Why did you want to become a teacher? I love learning and I love helping others learn. What is a life lesson you learnt that you would share with your 10 year old self? Enjoy being a kid Who is one of your role models? My Mum, through all tough times she never stopped learning, growing and changing. She has always been open about her mistakes and how she has learned from them. What is something you have loved learning about? Australian Marsupials with Year One

Stage 3 Personal Learning Projects This term in PDHPE the Stage 3 students have identified two personal goals that they would like to work on. The first was a value that they would like to further develop

within themselves and the second was a project that they would like to do that would support them to

develop this value. The students have then worked together in different

groups to support each other to achieve their personal goals.

There has been a group that have worked together to learnt the rules of basketball and work on how they interact and

support each other as a group. There was another group who worked on developing their confidence with singing, a third

group who worked together to develop a dance, another group that looked at developing healthy eating habits and

cooked different recipes each week, a group that developed and refined their soccer skills and a group that looked at developing initiatives to support the school community.

The effort, dedication and persistence of the students when engaging with these projects has been inspiring. Next week we

will have a Stage assembly to share our achievements with each other.