Tomerong Public School BULLETIN. Term 1, Week 10 - Issue 10

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1 Respect - Responsibility - Participation - Safety Tomerong Public School BULLETIN Quality Education in a Caring Environment Term 1, Week 10 - Issue 10 Wednesday 4 April, 2018 PRINCIPAL S REPORT Easter Hat Parade and Raffle We all had a great time at the Easter Hat Parade last Thursday. A huge thank you to everyone who bought in supplies to use when creating children s hats and to everyone who donated goodies for the raffle. Thank you also to Mrs Dilley for all the work in making up the beautiful hampers, I m sure they were well received by the winners! UNSW Competitions A reminder that if your child is wishing to participate in any of the UNSW Competitions, entries close this Friday, 6 April. These are optional and are open to students in Years 3-6. The entry form is attached to this Bulletin. ANZAC Day Ceremony A reminder that parents and family members are welcome to attend our ANZAC service, which will be held at 10.30am next Thursday, 12 April. We also encourage students to participate in the Huskisson ANZAC March and Memorial Service on ANZAC Day on Wednesday 25 April. I understand that some students may not be able to attend, however, it would be wonderful if Tomerong School was well represented. The return slip is attached to this Bulletin again for parents to indicate if their child is planning to attend. Students are to meet at Hawke Street, Huskisson (near amenities block at the spider park, at 10am. Once again, students are expected to be in full winter school uniform. School Photos Our school photos will be taken on Wednesday 9 May (Week 2, Term2). Money envelopes will be sent home Week 1, Term 2 and need to be returned with the students on the day the photos are taken. Rod White Principal COMING EVENTS - TERM WEEK 10 Thu 5 Apr Fri 6 Apr -Cross Country K-6, Timber Hills -Whole School Assembly 2.30pm WEEK 11 Mon 9 Apr -Library Borrowing - 2-3K, 5-6B Tue 10 Apr -Library Borrowing - KD, 2M and 4-5D Wed 11 Apr Thur 12 Apr -Wacky Wednesday Fundraiser (Oz Harvest) -Library Borrowing - 1F -Uniform Pool am -ANZAC Day Ceremony am -Library Borrowing - 3-4B Fri 13 Apr -Last Day of Term 1 SCHOOL TERM DATES Term 1 - Tuesday 30 January - Friday 13 April Term 2 - Tuesday 1 May - Friday 6 July Congratulations to the following students who will receive a Class Award at this week s assembly: KD 1F 2M - Rusty and Charlie - Alexis and Noel - Jaya and Phoenix 2-3K - Iluka and Blayne 3-4B - Aliyah and Layla 4-5D - Riley B and Sarah 5-6B - Couper and Willa Library - Tarlia, Katelyn and Jye This week s value is Congratulations to last week s winners Kate L and Hunter E

2 Term 1, Week 10 - Issue 10 Wednesday 4 April, 2018 SPORTS SHORTS Cross Country - Tomorrow - Thursday 5 April The school s Cross Country will be held tomorrow, at Timber Hills, Kells Road, Tomerong. This is a whole school (K-6) activity. The cost of the excursion is $8 for those students travelling by bus or $2 (Toilet Hire Levy) for those travelling by private vehicle. Please make sure you have returned your permission note and money. Additional permission notes for this event are available from the office foyer. A limited canteen will be operating at the venue (no lunch orders). We also invite parents to bake cakes and delicious slices for this event to support the on-site canteen operating on the day. We are always in need of parent helpers at the canteen or on the course. If you can help, please let me know. Mr Munn CANTEEN ROSTER - TERM Date Friday 6 April Corner Wednesday 11 April Friday 13 April Charlie Hello, my name is Charlie. I have a big sister and she comes to our school too! I also have a little baby sister. At school, I like painting and handwriting. My favourite song is Incy Wincy Spider. At home, I like to play on my swings. When I grow up I would like to be a ballerina. CANTEEN NEWS Cross Country Don t forget that tomorrow is our school cross country and we will gladly accept donations of cupcakes, slices etc. You can either drop them at school in the morning before the bell or take them with you to Timber Hills. Also, any help in the canteen will be very much appreciated. End of Term LUNCH TIME SPECIAL - Wed 11 April Next Wednesday you will be able to buy Bolognese Cups. Yummy bread cups filled with Bolognese and you ll get two of these tasty treats for $2.50 Roster Please have a look at the roster on the canteen door and see if you can donate some of you time to help out. Kids love to see their parents or carers in the canteen, or even their grandparents! Lorraine - Canteen Co-ordinator Name of volunteer Emma Adrienne Emma SRC NEWS Wacky Wednesday A reminder that next Wednesday 11 April, the SRC are holding a Wacky Wednesday fundraiser. On this day, students are invited to wear crazy hair, crazy socks and mufti clothes. The SRC have voted to support OzHarvest for this fundraiser. OzHarvest is Australia s leading food rescue organisation, collecting quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivering it directly to more than 1000 charities supporting people in need across the country. For every dollar donated to OzHarvest, they can help provide two meals to someone in need. Pease come to school with crazy hair, you can wear it however you like, hairspray, glitter, messy, wigs, hats, as crazy as possible as well as colourful crazy socks. You may also wear mufti to school on this day. Please bring a gold coin as a donation for Oz Harvest. We look forward to a fun day! Mrs Darby SRC Tathra Bushfire Appeal Last Thursday the SRC held a fundraiser to support the Tathra community which was affected by the recent bushfires. We raised over $214 on the day and all proceeds will go to the School Aid Trust Tathra Bushfire Appeal. Thank you for supporting this lovely coastal community in their time of need. Mrs Darby P&C NEWS Coles Sports for Schools The Coles Sports for Schools promotion has now finished. Please make sure you return any vouchers by next Wednesday, 11 April. The collection boxes are located in the office foyer or at Coles Vincentia. Thank you to all the families that have been collecting vouchers, your support is greatly appreciated and the students will have a great time playing with the new sports gear! Kylie SCHOOL PHOTOS Wednesday 9 May Week 2, Term 2 The date is set for our School photos and students are expected to wear their full WINTER Uniform.

3 Tomerong Public School International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) 2018 The 2018 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) will commence in May. In past years, student participation from Tomerong has been high and very good results have been achieved. These competitions provide valuable learning experiences for students and allows parents to monitor their child s progress from independent data. The competitions are open to students in years 3 to 6 and all students who enter are awarded certificates and detailed information about their achievements. For more information visit Science - 29 May Spelling - 13 June Writing - 14 June English - 31 July Mathematics - 14 August The entry fees for 2018 are $9 each for Science, English and Mathematics. Writing is $18 and Spelling $12. The Writing competition is more costly due to manual marking of exam papers. The closing date for all entries is Friday 6 April, This will enable us to order the correct number of test papers prior to the assessments. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accept orders after this date. Please complete the slip below and return it with the appropriate fees on or before that date. If making a Parent Online Payment, under the Payment Options, tick the Other box and type ICAS Competitions as the Payment Description 1. Please see over for Parent Online Payment instructions. Tomerong Public School International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) 2018 My child of Year wishes to enter the:- Please tick the appropriate box. Science - $9 English - $9 Mathematics - $9 Writing - $18 Spelling - $12 I enclose in payment of the fees involved. I have made a Parent Online Payment. My receipt No. is Parent Signature: Date:

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5 TOMERONG PUBLIC SCHOOL Quality Education in a Caring Environment 355 Hawken Road, Tomerong NSW 2540 Ph: Fax: tomerong-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Respect - Responsibility - Participation - Safety Wednesday 28 March, 2018 ANZAC Day March and Memorial Service Wednesday 25 April, 2018 Tomerong Public School will be taking part in this year s ANZAC Day March and Memorial Service at Huskisson. If you would like your child/children to represent Tomerong Public School on this day, please return the attached note to the school with the names of the students attending. Students must wear their full WINTER uniform. The group will assemble in Hawke Street, (near the amenities block at the Spider park), Huskisson at 10am for a 10.15am step off on Wednesday 25 April. We hope you can join us. Please indicate below if your child/children will be attending on the day. Rod White Principal... ANZAC Day March and Memorial Service Wednesday 25 April, 2018 My child/children,,, will take part in the ANZAC Day March and Memorial Service held at Huskisson on Wednesday 25 April, 2018 as part of the Tomerong Public School group. Parent/Carer Date

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