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HAPPENINGS

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Term 4 Week 10 NAROOMA PUBLIC SCHOOL 18 December 2018

Presentation Day I would like to thank everyone who attended the Presentation Evening last week at our school. I have received many positive comments about how everyone enjoyed the occasion!

Congratulations to the award winners from each class.

I would like to highlight the following students who received the following special awards:

Dux (Academic Excellence): Lilli Daly & Logan Allison; Triad Award (From Scholarship, Sportsmanship & Citizenship): Jorge Constable & Leah Adams; Senior Sports Awards: Lachlan Druhan & Halle Constable; Junior Sports Awards: Bray Constable & Rogue Constable; Creative Arts Award: Olivia Avery (K-2) & Anna Woolnough (3-6); Dot & Hilton Philip Award for Personal Achievement: Tom Foat; Aileen Hayward Award for Achievement in Music: Anna Woolnough & Giaan Cafe; Kevin & Isobel Connolly Award for Literacy: Sandy Loudoun; Quota / Sandra Carr Award for Technology: Tippy Scott; Joan Constable Award for Mathematics: Freddie Friskin; The Teacher’s Federation Award: Ella Sultana; The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly Leadership Award: Allie-Mae Cook; The Hon. Andrew Constance School Spirit Award: Crystal Davies; School Captains for 2019: Rogue Constable, Jade Wilson, Luke Barry & Lachlan Druhan.

I would like to recognise the hard work of those students, who did not have received an award, however still strived to achieve their personal best, display outstanding leadership, initiative, co-operation and dedication to our school.

End of Year / Beginning of Next Year Dates Just a final reminder, school for the students ends on Wednesday December 19, 2018.

Children from Years 1 to 6 in 2019 will commence on Wednesday January 30, 2019.

Kindergarten children will complete their Best Start Assessment from Wednesday January 30 – Friday February 1 and will commence school proper on Monday, 4 February. Parents of Kindergarten children will receive a letter with individual appointment times and starting time.

2019 School Structures All schools formulate a plan for the commencement of 2019. These plans can and do often change depending upon new enrolments after the holiday break as well as taking into account the families that move out of the area or school during this time as well.

For this reason, the school will commence the year with

children being grouped in their current classes for the first week. These groups will commence the school year’s curriculum with emphasise upon PD/H/PE, revision of concepts and social skills programs.

Staffing News Congratulations go out to Mrs Tania Hextell who was recently successful in obtaining the Teaching Principal position permanently at Central Tilba Public School. Mrs Hextell was relieving in this position for Term 4 and she was successful in merit selection.

Mrs Hextell has worked at Narooma PS for many years and will definitely be missed. On a personal note, I wish Tania every success as she ventures into the next stage of her career.

Mr Robert Russack will continue his Long Service Leave in Term 1 of 2019. I will keep the community informed about the school’s arrangements once this leave concludes.

Mr Alan Millar has also taken Long Service Leave in Term 1 and will transition into retirement after his leave concludes. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Millar for all of his years of dedication and service he has given the Department of Education and in particular, Narooma Public School.

Mr Max Clark will be joining our staff on a temporary basis in 2019. Mr Clark has recently been working at Cooma North PS before working casually at Narooma PS as he has moved into our area. We welcome Mr Clark to our school.

I anticipate that there will be more movement in staffing over the holiday break. The Department of Education are conducting interviews for permanent positions which won’t conclude before this newsletter is published. I predict a few of our current temporary staff members will be extremely competitive for these positions.

Canteen Tender I would like to announce to the community that the canteen tender for next two years was awarded to Mrs Mariah Elliston. Mrs Elliston will start in this position in 2019.

I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank Mrs Sarah Dudley for her service to the school over the past two years.

Merry Christmas Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in our school community that have shown your support for the school in your own special way.

I would also like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and wonderful holiday! Paul Sweeney Principal

School Banking School Banking will resume in

Week 2 Term 1 (2019).

Any rewards will arrive next year.

Narooma Public School P & C is proudly

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Coming Events:

Wed 19 Dec: Last Day of School 2018 for students.

2019: Tue 29 Jan: Staff Development Day Wed 30 Jan: Students resume school Mon 4 Feb: Kindergarten 2019 start school Thu 7 Feb: 1/2 day Swimming Carnival Fri 8 Feb: Swimming Carnival - whole day

Presentation Day Performances

Congratulations to all students for their performances at last Thursday’s Presentation Day.

For many, it was their first time on stage and their first time playing an instrument for an audience. They all did a fantastic job and deserve to be acknowledged for all of their hard work and dedication. Miss Garcia Music Teacher

The Clothing Pool will be opening every day for the first two weeks of school in 2019 from:

9.00am to 10.00am