Term 2 Week 10 Newsletter 20 30th

June 2016

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

This term has flown by and everyone is ready for the winter break. Please remember to support the

school on Election Day for our cake stall and sausage sizzle.

I would like to thank Mr Collier for his efforts in being our relieving general assistant during Mr

Jordan’s absence, who returns next term.

On behalf of the staff we wish you a safe and warm holiday. School resumes for students on

Tuesday 19th July.

K/1 with their Grassy Heads, ready for their first haircut!

DATES TO REMEMBER

KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS 2017

We are now taking enrolments for 2017. If you know

of any prospective students, please have their family

contact the school on 49305266

Event Date Details

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Every Friday

Assembly begins at 2.50pm in the

Library.

Last day of Term 2

Friday 1st July

Students return for Term 3

Tuesday 19th July

Sausage Sizzle Commences

Wednesday 20th July

Term 3 roster last page of this

newsletter

CANTEEN CLOSED

Friday 22nd July

NO CANTEEN

3/4 NEWS As Term 2 comes to a close, 3/4H has finally got some completed dragon sculptures appearing in the classroom. They have taken all term but it was worth it. The 3/4 Heroes have come up with many great sculptural ideas to represent dragons in a variety of forms. All of them have a wire frame. Some of them have been sculpted completely from wire, other students have used plasticine and others have used fabric in creative ways. When’s the art exhibition this year? Mr Hieke

COURAGE TO CARE EXHIBITION

On Tuesday 18 June, our 5/6 class attended the Courage to Care travelling exhibition at the Maitland Regional Art Gallery. This is a student-centred program conveying the messages of social tolerance and of living in harmony. It emphasises the importance of standing up to racism, persecution and any form of prejudice. The World War II Holocaust is used as an example of a time when ordinary people had the courage to care and helped Jewish people to escape the Nazi regime, despite great danger to themselves and their families. Hinton students visited an exhibition of artefacts relating to this time in history, met Holocaust survivors who shared their stories, and discussed what they could do to stand up to bullying and discrimination today. I was extremely proud of our students who listened respectfully and showed a high level of empathy, understanding and curiosity. On several occasions I was complimented on the behaviour of our children which is always great to hear! Well done 5/6 and thanks to the parents who assisted in transporting them to and from the venue. If you can, please take the time to visit the exhibition yourselves during the holidays as it is a very worthwhile and enlightening experience. The following video on one of the Courage to care heroes we heard about, Sir Nicholas Winton, is also extremely interesting to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0aoifNziKQ Mrs Teresa Clarkson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0aoifNziKQ

Athletics Carnival A great day was had at the Athletics Carnival and all events were held before bad weather arrived. A big thank you to all parents who helped on the day.

Hi all! Just a reminder that Hinton

PS P&C is holding a cake stall this

Saturday, on Election Day. It's

always very popular and a great

fundraiser for our school so we

are hoping for lots and lots of

donations of delicious cakes &

slices etc. Can you help?

Donations will need to have an

ingredients list attached. Drop off

can be at the office anytime on

Friday – or if this doesn’t suit, text

Holly on 0407 899 379 and we

can work something else out.

Thanks everyone!

P&C NEWS Pie Drive – Who doesn’t love a pie – YES we are having a pie drive – look out for order sheets coming home this week. Orders will need to be back at school by 21st July, and pies delivered on 4 August. Yummy Yummy!!

SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER TERM 3 2016

Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who come along and help with sausage sizzle every week. It is greatly appreciated.

Roster Sausage Sizzle Term 3

Date

Name of volunteers

Wednesday 20th July

Nigel Parkinson

Wednesday 27th July

Mark Webb

Wednesday 3rd August

Steve Walterback

Wednesday 10th August

Steve Walterback

Wednesday 17th August

Steve Walterback

Wednesday 24th August

Val & Len Tomkins

Wednesday 31st August

Nigel Parkinson

Wednesday 7th September

Lynne Crebert

Wednesday 14th September

Nigel Parkinson

Wednesday 21st September

Val & Len Tomkins

Canteen Term 3

Canteen will be closed the first Friday back (22nd

July 2016). Parents are asked to contact Jade Hopkins

0401604066 to volunteer for Term 3. Please support our

canteen as the children love to have their canteen day

every Friday and your help is much appreciated!