Week 6 Term 4 2009 MINERVA SCHOOL TALENT QUEST & HOT DOG DAY! NEWSLETTER DATES TO REMEMBER 2009 Tuesday 1 December Senior School Formal Wednesday 9 December P&C Thank You Morning Tea Thursday 10 December Presentation Day Saturday 12 December P&C Bowling Party Wednesday 16 December Last day of school for 2009 for all students. DATES TO REMEMBER 2010 Tuesday 26 January AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY Wednesday 27 January Staff Only, return for Staff Development Day. Thursday 28 January All students return for first day of Term 1, 2010. PO Box 614 SUTHERLAND NSW 1499 Telephone: 9521 3433 Fax: 9545 3316 email: [email protected]Minerva School The announcement of a 2009 ‘Talent Quest & Hot Dog Day’ was met with much excitement from the students at Minerva. The idea for this special day was suggested by SRC members during their meeting with Principal Mrs Young and SRC Coordinator Mrs Slater. The students had a wonderful day and enjoyed freshly made hot dogs for lunch. Staff and students were then entertained by talented singers, musicians, dancers, actors and joke tellers as they took the stage for Minerva’s Talent Quest 2009. Congratulations must go to every student who performed on the day. We are very lucky at Minerva to have such a variety of talent! A big thank you must go to Mrs Diane Slater for organising the day and Mrs Jenny Marshall for organising the hot dogs and drinks for the students. Minerva has set a very high standard for the talent quest and we are all looking forward to next year’s event ! Learning for Life
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The announcement of a 2009 ‘Talent Quest & Hot Dog Day’ was met with much
excitement from the students at Minerva. The idea for this special day was suggested by
SRC members during their meeting with Principal Mrs Young and SRC Coordinator
Mrs Slater.
The students had a wonderful day and enjoyed freshly made
hot dogs for lunch.
Staff and students were then
entertained by talented
singers, musicians, dancers,
actors and joke tellers as they took the stage for
Minerva’s Talent Quest 2009.
Congratulations must go to every student who
performed on the day. We are very lucky at Minerva to
have such a variety of talent!
A big thank you must go to Mrs Diane Slater for organising the day and Mrs Jenny
Marshall for organising the hot dogs and drinks for the students. Minerva has set a very
high standard for the talent quest and we are all looking forward to next year’s event !
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Week 6 Term 4 2009
Lastly, I would like to say thank you to all the staff,
students and parents who have supported me in Michael’s
absence throughout the year.
It has certainly been a busy, challenging, productive and
demanding position which I have enjoyed immensely.
Have a wonderful Christmas and a safe
New Year with your loved ones.
Fiona Young—Relieving Principal
REPORTING NEWS I would just like to extend a very warm thank you to all
the parents who, over the last three years, have contributed to our parent surveys on our new reporting
system.
It is through your input that we have been able to fine
tune our new reports and hopefully make them a lot more
valuable for you.
I would like to make a very important point.
We have made a few subtle changes to the wording of the P-scales. Please keep this in mind if your child has changed
a level since Semester 1, it may mean that the P-scale that suits them the best now is a different one because of the
subtle wording changes.
On receipt of your reports please contact your class
teacher if you have any concerns.
Kind regards
Tracey Gocher
Acting Assistant Principal
MINERVA SCHOOL WEBSITE I am happy to announce that the Minerva website will be
going live very soon!
Our address will be www.minerva-s.schools.nsw.edu.au
We hope that as it grows over the next few years it
becomes a valuable resource for you and your child. Please feel free to call me if you have questions regarding
the website.
Enjoy !
Kind regards
Tracey Gocher
Computer Coordinator
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE What a busy, exciting and eventful year it has been.
We are now gearing up towards finalising student reports, Year 12 School Formal, Presentation Day, Zoo Mobile, P&C Morning Tea & Bowling afternoon and end
of year class Christmas parties. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to
the teachers, support & Admin staff, parents and carers for your ongoing dedication and support of our students
throughout the year.
Some of the year’s highlights include; The school band performing at Sydney Town Hall,
Novotel Hotel, Broderick Gillawarna Schools 25th Anniversary - music sensations, we are all very proud
of you!
All the students who performed in the Talent Quest- your magnificent performances blew the staff and
students away!
The SRC, School Captains & Prefects – Working together as a team on behalf of your peers.
Congratulations on your spectacular achievements this year.
All of the students who have represented their
school at carnivals, excursions, work experience- we are very proud of you all!
I would like to congratulate each and every student for their determination and commitment throughout the
year and always ‘reaching for the stars’.
Welcome Back
Michael Vella will be with us again in 2010. Melanie Holland is returning from maternity leave this
year. Geoff Tunks will be back on class for the start of 2010.
We all look forward to seeing you.
Farewell Sadly it is time to say goodbye, farewell and good luck to
three members of staff who have been at Minerva for a
significant amount of time. Garry Thomas our school counsellor who, after twelve
years is taking the opportunity to spread his wings at
another school. Lyn Nelson our librarian who after sixteen years has
decided to stop and smell the roses and spend time with
her grandchildren. Mr Glen our general assistant who is retiring after
twelve years at Minerva to go fishing and watch the
sunrise any day he fancies. And so on behalf of the staff, students and parents of Minerva thank you for the valuable contribution you have
made to one and all here. We wish you good luck, good
times and best wishes in your next adventure.
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Jacob harvesting our bumper beetroot crop!!
Preparing beetroot
for fresh juice.
Class M sampling lots of
different combinations of
fruit and vegetable juices.
Beetroot was a favourite
for Dane!!
CLASS M
Class M enjoying their healthy food wraps during
cooking lessons with Mrs Marshall.
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CLASS F
Malachi enjoying time on his
favourite bike.
Roland watering Minerva’s
vegetable patch.
Jonathon spending time
on his favourite play
equipment.
CLASS D
Class D boys enjoyed a ballet performance by the
Australian Ballet as well as the sights and sounds of the
beautiful Sydney Harbour. They were excellent
ambassadors of Minerva School.
CLASS A There’s a new kid in town!
He enjoys maths and works
hard.
He can read music and plays
the piano.
He loves to sing and does it
with his whole heart.
Welcome to
Class A Patrick !
Week 6 Term 4 2009
CLASS CW
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CLASS CS
Class CS enjoyed their sailing adventure at
Kogarah Bay Sailing Club.
CLASS R
Hi! from Class R What a busy and fast term 4 we are having! Work experience finished last week, many students have said
how much they enjoyed their work site, being out of school on Thursdays working in the community. My
observation is that all students in class R have been improving and consolidating desirable generic work
skills.
The next major event we are looking forward to is the Year 12 Farewell on Tuesday 1st December at
Sutherland United Services Club. There are four leavers from class R – Ashley, Nathan , Joshua ,
Nikita and Lara from class CW. As Assistant Principal I personally wish the leavers all the best for their futures and I am sure they will
successfully transition to their post school lives.
Best Wishes for the Christmas holidays
Russell Hely & Moya McCann
For Literacy Jack is typing his story on the com-
puter that he wrote during Creative Writing.
As part of her science unit of work, Lara is busy
creating an ‘Environment’ scene using a paint/draw