Condong Public School Newsletter...Condong Public School Newsletter Citizenship Perseverance Sincerity 25 September 2019 Term 3 ~ Week 10 Important Dates! Thu 26/9 Special Crunch’n’Sip

Condong Public School Newsletter

Citizenship Perseverance Sincerity

25 September 2019 Term 3 ~ Week 10

Important Dates! Thu 26/9 Special Crunch’n’Sip

Fri 27/9 NO CANTEEN Fri 27/9 Award Winners Morning Tea Fri 27/9 End of Term 3 Sun 6/10 Daylight Saving Starts Mon 14/10 First Day of Term 4 Mon 14/10 Senior Camp to Lake Ainsworth Tue 15/10 Senior Camp to Lake Ainsworth Wed 16/10 Senior Camp to Lake Ainsworth Thu 17/10 P&C Meeting @ 5.30pm Fri 25/10 ‘Cinderella’ at Murwillumbah Civic Centre 10am

Condong Public School

77 McLeod Street, Condong NSW 2484

Phone: 02 66722390

Principal: Mr Brendan Quinn

Website: condong-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: [email protected]

What a lovely day was had at the Small Schools’ Ball Games last Friday. Congratulations to everyone who participated to the best of their ability, it was extremely pleasing to see great teamwork taking place. 2019 Division A Champion School winner is Condong! Sub Junior Ball Games first place goes to Condong, Junior Tug-o-War Runner Up is Condong and Senior Tug-o-War Runner Up is Condong. Thank you to all of the parents and grandparents who were able to come along to support us.

Small Schools’ Ball Games Results

Well done to our stage winners, Jayla (Early Stage 1 / Stage 1), Marleyah (Stage 2) and

Ashton Walsh (Stage 3) who represented Condong Public School at the Far North Coast

Public Speaking Finals at Tweed Heads South Public School last Thursday. They all

performed exceptionally well and gained fantastic public speaking experience from the

finals. Congratulations to Ashton who received a Highly Commended in the Stage 3 finals,

which was a fantastic result.

FNC Public Speaking Finals

Term 3 Wrap! The last week of term 3 is here and what a term it has been! It has been an extremely productive and exciting term and it is hard to believe how fast it has gone. This term our students have been involved in a variety of purposeful and powerful learning activities to complement our school’s learning objectives. These have included a Year 5/6 Careers Market Day, a hands-on maths incursion, athletics carnivals, several author presentations and workshops, Book Week celebrations, a crazy hair day and disco fundraiser, public speaking, a Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) workshop, school swimming scheme, NAIDOC celebrations and a Fruit n Veg Month Morning Tea. These fantastic experiences have allowed our students to be engaged in meaningful learning opportunities. Thank you to all of our fabulous parent and grandparent volunteers who have once again been able to offer assistance each week this term. Your time and support is greatly appreciated. We hope that you all have a fantastic break over the school holidays and come back refreshed ready for the super busy times that always occur in term 4!

Congratulations to the following students who earned enough merit awards to join the

teachers for a special morning tea this Friday - Lainey Blacklock, Ruby Hay, Mia Linos,

Odin Monk, Braxton Parker, Kade Rossall, Chayse Ryan, Lucy Blacklock, Indi Lee,

Clinton Mainstone, Jayla Dee, Jack Bartlett, Jayden Higgins, Mia Lee, Zen Schoer-

Higgins, Ronan Oxley, Blayde Saunders and Ashton Parker.

Award Winners Morning Tea

Voluntary School Contributions 2019 Voluntary school contributions allow the school to provide an enhanced level of resourcing for all students at Condong Public School. These key resources are highly important to the daily work of each student. The level of school contributions set by the Condong Public School P & C Association for 2019 is as follows: 1st child $49, 2nd child $34, 3rd child $26, 4th and subsequent children are free. It would be appreciated if contributions could be finalised by the end of this term. You can use the Parent Online Payment (POP) option.

Canteen News—NO CANTEEN ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK When ordering please ensure that lunch orders/recess orders are written on separate paper bags with child’s name/class clearly marked and money placed inside bags. It would be appreciated if orders are sent to school each Thursday. MORE VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED TO ENSURE THE WEEKLY RUNNING OF THE CANTEEN. The Canteen Roster for Week 10 of Term 3 is as follows:

Friday, 27 September NO CANTEEN (PROBLEM WITH FREEZER—NO STOCK AVAILABLE)

Kindergarten 2020 We are currently taking enrolment applications for students wishing to start Kindergarten in 2020. Do you know of a family member or

friend that has a child ready for school next year? If so, please ask them to contact Mrs Cantwell to arrange for an enrolment form.

As many of you have no doubt heard we have been celebrating Fruit and Veg month with lots of fun activities, discussions and tastings

occurring in our rooms. Only 5% of NSW children eat enough vegetables so we have been discussing the benefits of health eating and

encouraging students to bring along vegetables as well as fruit for our Crunch and Sip break each morning. To celebrate the end of fruit

and veg month we will be having a special whole school Crunch and Sip tomorrow with a variety of fruits and vegetables on offer for all

students to try, kindly donated by Coles Murwillumbah. It should be a fun way to try some new fruits and vegetables and celebrate

leading a healthy eating lifestyle.

Fruit and Veg Month

Free Student Sports & Creative Vouchers The NSW Government is helping kids get active with the Active Kids and Creative Kids program. The Active Kids program provides two $100 vouchers for parents, guardians and carers of school-enrolled children to use towards sport and active recreation costs each year. These are not means tested so anyone can apply. From 1 July 2019, parents, guardians and carers can apply for the second $100 Active Kids voucher which equates to $200 per child per year. Each year you can also apply for one $100 Creative Kids voucher for art, music, theatre, circus etc. Voucher 1 is valid January to December and Voucher 2 is valid July to December and this one is out now. The vouchers may be used with a registered activity provider for registration, participation and membership costs for sport, fitness and active recreation activities. To use a voucher, find a registered activity provider and present your voucher when you sign up. The Active Kids program is one of more than 70 NSW Government rebates and savings that help with your cost of living. For more information and to apply for vouchers go to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher

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