TERM 2 Week 8

Principal’s Report Health and Safety While teaching and learning is our core business at Floraville, nothing is more important to us than the safety of our students and staff. A school Health & Safety team meet throughout the year to review matters in this regard. Please be aware of a few current items, below. Emergency Management Prior to the end of term, the school will be undertaking an evacuation drill as part of our Emergency Management Plan. While students receive instruction in the correct procedures, practise is important in developing familiarity with school routines. If you are on site at the time of the evacuation, please comply with directions from staff. A Health & Safety briefing brochure is available in the front office.

Colds & Flu In the early weeks of winter, colds and flu have been quite prevalent. While we would love our students to attend school every day, please keep your child at home if they are unwell. Staying home allows the child to rest and recover, while reducing the spread of sickness within the class. School Property Works As listed below, a number of property works are due to commence on the school site. While these works contribute to school improvement, it is important for students and visitors to observe safety notifications. Temporary fencing will be installed in the relevant areas, with instruction not to enter the work sites. Property Update

• Bottom Playground - on Monday morning I will be attending a start-up meeting for these works. The school has been collaborating with the P&C for a number of years to improve the play area in this part of the school. A levelled play space, with tiered, sandstone retaining walls, will provide an excellent facility for outdoor play.

• Northern Boundary Fence – works are due to commence shortly for a security fence along the northern boundary, and also at the southern entrance to the school. This will enable greater site security over the weekend.

• Tree maintenance – the annual tree inspection was recently completed with some minor works identified for action.

Riley M (4/5A) can be extremely proud of his achievements. He has been working very hard and his effort is evidenced in his class work. Well done, Riley!

Last Day to Pay

Tomorrow is the last day for students to pay for the athletics carnival. Payments after Thursday will not be accepted.

Finally Around the school this week, students are busy preparing for our public speaking competition. The school art gallery will have their launch today at 2:00pm. The primary athletics trials were also scheduled for today, with the carnival set for Thursday, next week. Students are also looking forward to Tuesday night’s school disco. Simon Mulready Principal

Term Calendar

Date Event 8 20/6 Infants Assembly (KS) 2.15pm-3pm

21/6 Primary Assembly (6S) 10.20am-11am Macquarie Cup Soccer 12pm-3pm Macquarie Cup Netball 12pm-2.30pm Primary Sport 1.40pm-3pm

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25/6 School Disco

26/6 Responsible Pet Program K-2

27/6 Primary Athletics Carnival

28/6 Macquarie Cup Soccer 12pm-3pm Macquarie Cup Netball 12pm-2.30pm Primary Sport 1.40pm-3pm

Reminder of Money Due: Primary Athletics Carnival $11.00 due Thursday 20 June Macquarie Cup Soccer 2nd Instalment $50.00 due Thursday 27 June Macquarie Cup Netball 2nd Instalment $55.00 due Thursday 27 June Awabakal Environmental Education Centre $10 due Thursday 27 June (Yrs 1 to 6) Band Fees now due

News from the Office Office Hours 8.30am to 3.15pm

Please make sure you have the correct money when paying for activities or excursions. We now have parent online payments through the School’s Website as well as eftpos at the office.

You can now pre-pay fees and excursions in advance through our new system. Please use our School App to notify the school of any absences for your child or any change of details.

SPORT NEWS Good luck, Ben! Ben Mostyn is competing in the Under 11’s State rugby league competition this week. We wish him all the best. Thank you to our school community for purchasing from our cake stall last Friday. Ben and his family are very appreciative of your support. Also a big thank you to our Year 4 families for donating treats to sell. A number of Ben’s friends from Year 5 also donated treats. What a community effort!

This week’s virtue is CO-OPERATION: Co-operation is working together and sharing the load. When we cooperate, we join with others to do things that cannot be done alone. We are willing to follow the rules which keep everyone safe and happy. Together we can accomplish great things.

Macquarie Cup netball payments The 2nd instalment of $55 is due by Thursday 27th June. Please ensure the payment is made on time to avoid missed games. If you paid the full $110 payment, you are up to date. Heats Day Today, our 3-6 students along with a number of Year 2 students were at Marks Oval for our Heats Day. Students participated in shot put, discus and 200m races. These events are only run as finals at our Athletics Carnival next week. The results from Heats Day will be placed on the sports notice board by Friday. Athletics Carnival When: Thursday 27 June (Week 9) Where: Glendale Sports Centre Who: 3-6 students and those competitive Year 2 students who have turned 8 or are turning 8 this year. Year 2 students who meet the criteria are asked to come and collect a note from Miss Brindley’s classroom. Please return permission note and $11 by Thursday 20 June (tomorrow) Under 10’s Knights Knockout Congratulations to the boys that represented Floraville last week in the Under 10’s Knights Knockout competition at Cessnock. We played really well, winning 3 out of our 4 games. Unfortunately, we lost our last game by 1 try, which knocked us out of the competition. All boys played extremely well and had fun on the field with their mates. Well done, you represented your school proudly!

LIBRARY NEWS

Premier’s Reading Challenge Congratulations to Bella Ciarrocchi 6S, Rylan Hesbeth KH, Catelin Garland 2L and Jaya Ayshford 4/5A who have read the required number of books to complete the Challenge. All students are invited to participate in the Premier’s Reading Challenge. For more information, please refer to the official website https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home/html Literacy Pro Awards Congratulations to the following students who received Literacy Pro awards at our recent Primary and Infants assemblies. Blue Star Awards (25 points) were received by Harper Bellamy (1A), Lucy Pearce (1F), Matilda Blanch (3F), Laura Crawford (3F), Darcy Sarquis (3F), Mitchell Davies (3R), Florence Saker (4A), Asher Hollis (4A), Milani Baker (4A), Kalarna Swinkels (4C), Charlotte Richards (5O), Aiden Whitaker (5O), Charlie Griffiths (5O),

Red Star Awards (50 points) were received by Mya Terbeeke (2L), Lucas Campbell (3F), Lucas Oakey (3F), Seth Graham (4C), Hollie Purcell (5NR), Kate McCahon (5NR), Seth Diver (6S), Bronze Star Awards (75 points) were received by Quin Fox (2L), Max Lonergan (4C), Lachlan Wenke (4C), Silver Star Awards (100 points) were received by Alina Gal (3B), Lachlan Wenke (4C), Bella Ciarrocchi (6S), Gold Star Awards (125 points) was received by Jake Baillie (4A) OTHER SCHOOL NEWS School Disco - REMINDER Less than a week to go until the disco! - Tuesday 25 June in our school hall. The K-2 disco will run from: 5:00pm – 6:15pm and the Primary Disco from: 6:30pm – 8:00pm. Given the time of year, the theme will be Winter Woollies. Students are encouraged to come warmly dressed in something comfortable. Tickets are still available up until this Friday (21 June). Each ticket includes entry, chips and a drink (water, poppers and some soft drink varieties but no Cola will be served). Tickets will cost $5 for one and $10 for a family of two or more siblings. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. 2019 Public Speaking Competition Our Public Speaking Program is well and truly underway with classrooms abuzz as we approach the finals in Week 10. Explicit lessons in the 3 M’s of Public Speaking: Matter, Method and Manner are enabling students to improve their speaking skills and develop their confidence. Public speaking can seem like a daunting task for anyone and so we are especially proud of the efforts made by our children to research, prepare, practise, refine and present their own speeches to an audience. This process will facilitate ongoing learning and skills that should stick with them for life. We look forward to hearing every student ‘bring their words to life!’ Good luck, everyone! UNIFORM SHOP Uniform Shop Open Wednesdays from 2.30-3.15pm. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE UNIFORM SHOP. CANTEEN NEWS Primary Sports Carnival The canteen will be CLOSED on THURSDAY 27th JUNE. Roster Thursday 20/6 – Melinda Kennedy, Jenny Davies, Naomi Harris, Kylie Feeney (am) Friday 21/6 – Kristie Woodward, Amanda Steadman, Sarah Soewarno, Maree McCulloch Monday 24/6 – Kristy Reid, Kylie Wells Tuesday 25/6 – Rachael Searle, Melissa Eastham, Shanon McSweeny Wednesday 26/6 – Teresa Wilson, Katie Budden, Vivienne Tindall, Krystle Bambak Urbanovicz BANKING NEWS Floraville Banking team are pleased to see 82 students banking on Thursday. Let's reach 100, shall we! On June 20, your child has a chance to win one the following prizes: 4 Slushies, 3 Heat Reactor Pencils, 1 Sparkle Glitter Pens, 2 Zoom Flying Discs, 1 Glow light and 2 Mighty Boom Handballs. Our banking team love to see all classes participate. Well done 5NR for being our Class of the Week. Please note the bank books are sent back to the office each Thursday. It would be a good idea for your child to ask their teachers about their bank books if they don't have it back by Tuesday. We don't like seeing them miss out on banking and the rewards available after 10 deposits. Thank you to this week’s parent volunteers: Donna Timmins, Sandy Green, Kylie Feeney and Leana Suffell. Gabrielle Darabi Banking Coordinator