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EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
Thursday
27 May 2021 Week 5 & 6
www.empirevale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
BCHS Transition
Congratulations to Odynn for being accepted
into year 7 one day per week as an early
transition student.
Odynn will be joining the year 7 classes in the
areas of Science, Technology and Maths.
Green Innovations
On Thursday 3 June, our Senior Class will be
participating in the Young Agents of Change program developed by The Green
Innovation Awards Team, at Southern Cross
University.
Their inspiring environmental ideas will be
mentored by industry professionals. We can’t
wait to see what comes from this unique
educational opportunity! Watch this space…
RESPONSES DUE EVPS Public Speaking (All students)
Please start helping your child/ren
Interrelate (Year 5/6 students), Biggest Morning Tea and Green Innovations (Year 4-6 students)
Due ASAP
Green Innovations – Mentor Visit
This Friday, App Creator - Stephen Austen
and Indigenous Culture Advisor - Oliver Costello, will mentor the Senior Class as we
work towards developing our Green
Innovation project.
We were looking for someone to support us
as we embarked on creating a mobile app to
collect data on local koalas and creating a
Mine Craft Educational Adventure to help
bring awareness to the cultural significance,
health and habitat loss of koalas.
We really wanted mentors who thought
outside the box and we are thrilled with who
the Green innovation Awards crew have
teamed us up with.
More information on our montors can be found later in the newsletter
WEEK 5 & 6
Electronic Attachments
Physical Attachments Receipts for payments (where required) Permissions:-
o Young Agents of Change (transport) o SSPSSA Soccer
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
The Science of Motion…..
In science the 3-6 students are exploring
forces such as friction and gravity by building
paper roller coasters. We have built our small
practice coasters learning about the
importance of careful folding and taping to
reduce the force of friction on our marble
“cars” and keep them moving along the track.
Now we are starting to build our larger roller
coasters to see who can create the longest
length of track or longest running time using
a limited set of materials and tools. Through
this process we will be able to understand
how changing forces affect the travel of our
marbles.
The study of Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton was considered to be one of the greatest scientists and mathematicians that ever lived. He was born in England on December 25, 1643.
Newton had new ideas about motion, which he called his three laws of motion. He also had ideas about gravity, the diffraction of light, and forces. Newton's ideas were so good that Queen Anne knighted him in 1705.
Students in the senior class were exploring
Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion in their Science
unit on Forces. We are now extending our
knowledge of Newton’s discoveries in our
studies of the ‘Great Mathematicians’.
Newton’s discovery of the refraction of light
gave the students the excellent opportunity to
use our light box and prisms to explore
refraction and the creation of rainbows
The more you tilt your track, the faster the marbles go because of the gravity pulling it down. Sophie
You need high berms for corners because the marble has a lot of momentum. Tully
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
Small Schools PSSA Soccer
When: Friday 11 June
Where: Geoff Watt Oval Alstonville
Times: Leaving EVPS 9.15am
(10:00am start) Leaving oval at
11.00pm to return back to
school.
Transport: Private car
Needs: Boots. (Shirts, shorts, socks, shin
pads will be supplied by the
school.) Joggers or soccer boots
are fine to wear but no fotty tag
boots.
Teacher in charge of this event – Miss Smith
The Empire Vale P.S. soccer team will be
competing in the PSSA Small School Soccer
Knockout Competition for 2021. Students will
be competing against Elthan with the winning
team advancing to round 3.
Soccer Team 2021 – Sophie, Gemma, Taj,
Odynn, Oceah, Tully, John Carlo, Koda,
Keirah, Blake, Harry & Matthew.
10:00 Arrive. Warm-up. Play
11:00 Finsh & return to school
Permission notes are attached & need to
returned by no later than Friday 4 June,
thank you.
Southern Cross Community of Small Schools’ (SXCSS) Spelling Bee
When: TBA (early next term)
Where: Wardell Hall
Time: 9.30am start (finish approx. 1.30pm)
Good Luck to those students who will be
representing the school at the Small Schools’
Spelling Bee!
Stage 2 Stage 3
Matthew T Odynn M
Harry H Sophie B
Blake B Gemma B
Mia M Oceah O
Permission notes will be sent out in the next week once a date has been finalised.
Reminder - Public Speaking
Our whole school Public
Speaking Program will
begin next week. A
timetable and information
regarding topics has been
sent home with all students.
Please take the time to
work with your child to help
them create and rehearse a great speech.
We can’t wait to hear everyone’s great
presentations!
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
Review - Assembly
Congratulations to all the students who
received awards at our whole school
assembly, it was wonderful to see so many
students being recognized for having great
personal characteristics and academic
achievements!
We all enjoyed the Junior Class’s creative
breakdown on how advertisements are
developed to persuade people to buy a
product, service or join an event.
The students created an advertisement for
our ‘Biggest Morning Tea’ and showed us
clever ways to get an audience’s attention
such a using mascots, catchy jingles, clever
questioning and calls to action. We all thought
Mackenzie did an outstanding job of being
our teapot mascot!
We have added an advertisement for our
Biggest Morning Tea just incase you were
unable to join our assembly. We hope to see
you Friday as we raise money to find a cure
of cancer!
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
Sport at EVPS
Fridays are a favorite day of the week for
everyone but at EVPS, our students get fitter
each and every week. Between try outs for
soccer, junior sport, skipping & boxercise the
teachers can hardly keep up. The last 2
weeks have been no exception.
Some more parts arrived for the school’s Bike
Track Tunnel! Junior students had a great
time in Miss Smith’s PE lesson giving it all a
test run!
(Cheryl and Ms Smith had fun assembling our tunnel with the power tools…. Ms Avery and Ms Rantissi were also very “helpful”!)
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
Monday each week (optional) Northern Rivers Conservatorium Music
Venue: EVPS
Friday 28
Biggest Morning Tea Venue: EVPS
Tuesday 1, 8 & 15 Interrelate
Venue: EVPS
Thursday 3 Green Innovations
Venue: EVPS
Weeks 7 & 8 (1-11 June) EVPS Public Speaking
Venue: EVPS
Friday 11 PSSA Soccer
Venue: Geoff Watt Oval
Friday 18 Multicultural Public Speaing Venue: Evans Head K-12
Thursday 24
Assembly Venue: EVPS
Date TBA
SXCSS Spelling Bee Venue: Wardell Hall
MOBILE LIBRARY
Wednesday 2 June
Peninsula Playgroup
We are hoping the Peninsula Playgroup will
be able to get up and running again soon but
we need to know who’s ‘out there’ with young
children who may be interested in coming
along!
If you know of any interested families in the
South Ballina-Wardell area, please ask them
to send us there contact details so we can
include them in any correspondence.
It will be great to get this up and running again
after our lengthy delay!
2021 General School Contributions
Thank you to those families who have already
paid their 2021 General School
Contributions. The School Contribution
assists the school in supplying your child with
items such as text books, pens, pencils,
exercise books, sport affiliation fees etc.
Payment is set at a low annual rate of $40
per student or a family rate of $100 if you
have 3 or more children.
Please make payments as soon as possible
through the website’s Parent Online Payment
(POP) system or by sending cash in to the
schoolin the usual way.
THANK YOU
May
June
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
Biggest Morning Tea
Isn’t it wonderful to think that we could find a
cure for cancer just by enjoying morning tea
together!
We warmly welcome you to join us at our
Biggest Morning Tea.
When: Friday the 28th of May, 11am
Where: Empire Vale Public School
RSVP: ASAP – As we need to know numbers for our Covid Safety Plan
What to bring:
A donation to help find a cure of cancer.
A plate of something delicious to share.
Dress up as something Tea-rific!
(Parents, carers and community
members are welcome to dress up too.)
HEALTH WARNING
Please do not bring food that
contains peanuts or peanut oil.
Thanks.
We hope to see you on Friday!
empirevalep.c@gmail.com
P&C Membership & Insurance – P&C
membership and students insurance due as
soon as possible please. • P&C membership ($7 per family)
• Student insurance ($7 per student)
Payments made to the P&C - Please note
that payments made to the P&C cannot be
made via Parent Online Payments (POP)
through the school. Payments to the P&C
may be made by; Cash
Cheque
Direct Deposit (BSB 032 591 / Acc 378203)
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
Have Your Say on Climate Change in Ballina Shire Community feedback is sought on Ballina Shire Council’s draft Climate Change Policy. The draft Climate Change Policy sets organisational emissions reduction targets for Council, and a framework for progressing climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience strategies for Council and the community. Ballina Shire Council targets are more ambitious than the NSW and Australian Governments and aim to achieve rapid emissions reduction by: • reducing Ballina Shire’s operational
greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero emissions by 2030
• using 100% renewable electricity for its
operations by 2030. These targets are considered achievable as they focus on Council’s operations such as water and wastewater, street lighting, community facilities, and planning and development.
The draft Climate Change Policy also looks at ways to progress climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies within the Ballina Shire community.
In addition to seeking feedback on the draft policy, Council is also encouraging completion of a short survey to find out how important community-wide climate change action is, what community targets could be set, and how this could be achieved. Feedback on the Climate Change Policy and the Community Climate Action Survey both close Wednesday 16 June 2021. To view the Climate Change Policy and participate in the survey please visit ballina.nsw.gov.au/climate-change-action.
StoryBoard Master Classes
StoryBoard Masterclasses are ongoing, regular fortnightly sessions in which young writers work on developing and honing their writing skills throughout the term.
The free Masterclasses are 90-minute workshops where participants explore a diversity of writing forms and genres. They free-write, plan, execute, edit and revise their work, often with the aim of bringing a singular idea from concept to completion. In some cases, the final pieces are published as an Anthology.
When: Fortnightly at 5 – 6.30pm on Thursdays (started Term 2, Thurs 29 April)
Where: Lismore Library
Suitable For:
Junior Group: 8 – 12 years (with author Zanni Louise) Senior Group: 13 – 17 years (with author Sarah Armstrong)
FREE, bookings essential at
https://byronwritersfestival.com/storyboard/masterclass/ and scroll down to the 'Register Here' icon and book in for either masterclass.
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
NSW schools invited to have their say on playground shade Good quality shade can protect us from the sun and help lower the risk of skin cancer. The Cancer Institute NSW has partnered with researchers from the Queensland University of Technology to explore what is working well and not so well about shade in playgrounds. We are inviting NSW school students as well as parents or care givers to complete a brief online anonymous survey to help build shady and sun-safe environments for our communities and work together to end skin cancers as we know them. Find out how you can participate here: https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/benchmarking-shade-in-nsw-playgrounds. Responses close May 31st, 2021. See the attached poster for more info
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Jess Ingold from The University of Sydney is conducting a survey for her Honours project in Primary Education. In this survey, parents and teachers from rural areas are asked about their experiences teaching Mathematics during last year's school closure due to COVID-19.
This is link to this short survey
https://redcap.sydney.edu.au/surveys/?s=T49E984EEY . There are three pages if you are a parent. Jess is hoping this will lead to improved mathematics teaching during any future school shutdown.
See the attached flyer for more information.
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
PERMISSION NOTE
PSSA Soccer Gala Day
I give permission for my child/children ………………………………………………… to participate
in the Soccer Gala Day at Geoff Watt Oval Friday 11 June 2021. I understand that transport is
the responsibility of the parent.
� I will be transporting my own child to this event.
� I will be transporting ___________________________________(student/s names)
� I can transport _______ (number) additional students (other than my own)
OR
� I confirm that I have arranged transport for my child with ___________________
� I need assistance arranging transport for my child.
By signing this form I also acknowledge my responsibility to;
hold a current driver’s license,
drive a vehicle with current registration and
abide by the RMS recommendation to seat children 13 and under in the back seat if a
front seat airbag exists.
If I have organised transport for my child, I take the responsibility to ensure my chosen
transporter abides by the afore-mentioned regulations.
Signed …………………………………… Date ………………………………….
Parent/ Guardian
Please return permission by no later than Friday 4 June, thank you
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
PERMISSION NOTE
Green Innovation Award’s - ‘Young Change Agents Day’
I give permission for my child/children ……………………………………………… to participate in The
Green Innovation Award’s ‘Young Change Agents Day’ being held at Southern Cross University (Block A
– Enterprise Lab) on Thursday 3 June.
Please fill in the transport information and return as soon as possible.
� I will be transporting my own child to this event.
� I will be transporting ___________________________________(student/s names)
� I can transport _______ (number) additional students (other than my own)
OR
� I confirm that I have arranged transport for my child with ___________________
OR
� I need assistance from the school to arrange transport for my child.
By signing this form, I also acknowledge my responsibility to;
hold a current driver’s license,
drive a vehicle with current registration and
abide by the KidSafe recommendation to seat children under 12 in the back seat if a front seat
airbag exists.
abide by the RMS regulation to seat children under 7 in an approved:
o Forward facing child restraint with an inbuilt harness, OR
o Booster seat with a properly fastened and adjusted seatbelt or child harness.
o Must not travel in the front seat of a vehicle that has a two or more rows of seats unless all
the back seats are occupied by other children who are also under 7 years.
o Must not sit in the front seat if the vehicle is fitted with a front seat airbag
If I have organised transport for my child I take the responsibility to ensure my chosen transporter abides
by the afore mentioned regulations and recommendations.
Signed ………………………………………… Date ………………….
Parent/ Guardian
Please return permission by Tuesday 1 June so we can finalise transport arrangements. Thank you.
EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298
Mentor Visits
This Friday, App Creator - Stephen Austen and Indigenous Culture Advisor - Oliver Costello, will mentor the
Senior Class as we work towards developing our Green Innovation project.
Stephen Austen General Manager. Product / Co-Founder | LanternPay Tech Support Stephen has experience spanning product and systems development, technology, sales and marketing
including creating and launching Flexischools helping over 1 million parents and 1000 schools.
In his current role as Chief Innovation Officer of InLoop, Stephen leads their product and innovation strategies,
distilling complex technical, social and external changes into simple, scalable solutions to achieve social
ambitions.When he’s not working with our teams on the next big innovations, you’ll find him piloting an aircraft
or riding his electric skateboard.
Oliver Costello
Bundjalung Jagun Director | Firesticks Alliance Indigenous
Corporation and Jagun Alliance Aboriginal Corporation
Indigenous knowledge
A proud Bundjalung man from Northern NSW, Oliver co-founded the Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation
in 2018, a purposeful, passionate and powerful Indigenous-led organisation championing change and drawing
upon traditional knowledge, skills and experience in both cultural burns and contemporary fire management and
practices.
He has a broad range of experience from community, private and public sectors in Indigenous Cultural fire
practice, Aboriginal Joint Management partnerships, Indigenous Natural Cultural Resource management and
Indigenous governance. He is passionate about caring for Country, Indigenous leadership, empowerment,
partnerships and recognition of cultural knowledge and practice through community led mentorship on Country.
Oliver hopes that after the widespread devastating fires that swept the country earlier in the year the broader
Australian public will start investing in Indigenous knowledge and leadership.
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