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LINDISFARNeANGLICAN GRAMMAR SChOOL

Primary Editionprincipal@lindisfarne.nsw.edu.auwww.lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au

Postal AddressPO Box 996Banora Point NSW 2486Mahers Lane CampusTerranora NSW 2486 07 5590 5099Sunshine Avenue CampusTweed Heads South NSW 284607 5523 1143Absentee Line 07 5590 5927

Upcoming EventsMAYWeek 15AMon 19 K-4 Assembly - 2:00pmTue 20 Stage 3 Public Speaking

Semi Finals -1:45pm ICAS Computer Skills (Year3 -Year 6)

Wed 21 Twilight Concert -3:30pmSat 24 TNA NetballWeek 16BMon 26 Year 3 Camp (26-27 May)

Stage 1 Chapel - 2:10pm Stage 2 Chapel - 2:40pm

Wed 28 Principal’s TourStage 3 Chapel - 2:30pmNSWCIS Primary Girls/Boys Touch Football

Fri 30 Little Learners’ TourSat 31 TNA NetballJuneWeek 17AMon 2 Swim Survival Skills (2-6 June)

K-4 Assembly - 2:00pmAssessment and Reporting @ Lindisfarne Primary - 6:00pm

Tue 3 Assessment and Reporting @ Lindisfarne Primary - 9:00amLindisfarne Public Speaking Competition FinalsResponsible Pet Program

Wed 4 Barnabas House Chapel - 6:30pmICAS Science

Sat 7 Netball Reps State Championships

Week 18BMon 9 Queen’s Birthday HolidayTue 10 School Photos - Mahers

LaneP&F Meeting 7:00pm - Mahers Lane

Wed 11 School Photos - Sunshine AvenueCuthbert House Chapel - 6:30pm Stage 3 Chapel - 2:30pm

Thu 12 School Photos - Sunshine Avenue and FamilyNSWCIS Cross Country

Fri 13 Stage 3 Cake Stall

From the Assistant Principal (Head of Primary)Assessment and Reporting @ Lindisfarne PrimaryThank you to those who responded to Jodie Duggan’s recent survey. In direct response to the information gathered, we invite parents of K-6 students to attend an information session where the Primary School’s assessment and reporting practices will be explained. Topics to be explored include:

• Why Assess?

• Assessment strategies

• What’s the point of Student Led Portfolio Conferences?

• Written reports and the mandated 5 point scale – what does this mean?

When: Monday 2 June

Time: 6:00pm

Where: Sunshine Avenue Hall

Or

When: Tuesday 3 June

Time: 9:00am

Where: Sunshine Avenue Hall

RSVP: [email protected]

Report ChangePlease note written reports for Kindergarten – Year 6 students will be posted home during the last week of Term 2. Student Led Portfolio Conferences will also take place in the last week of term and will focus on celebrating the individual learning journey of each child.

Class teachers will contact you directly if they have a concern regarding your child’s progress and learning. Alternatively, parents are welcome to make a time to meet with their child’s teacher. These meetings are to take place at a mutually convenient time outside the portfolio conference week.

Congratulations to our House Captains for Term 2St BarnabasOlivia MoloneyBridget Kenny

St AndrewFinn ArmstrongJoely Morgan

St CuthbertEvie ParkinsonFinnegan Wagner

St StephenCate RobertsWilliam Jordan

Term 2 : Week 14 : 16/05/2014

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden @ Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne Primary has joined the 574 schools Australia wide that have become part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation.

Kitchen Garden Schools deliver regular kitchen and garden classes, enabling skills-based learning that extends across the entire school curriculum. Whilst it is our aim that all children from Preschool to Year 6 will be involved in the project, initially, Year 3 and Year 4 classes will participate in the program. This term the students will be planning the gardens and learning valuable kitchen skills. Teachers will attend Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden professional development and we will begin acquiring necessary kitchen and garden resources. Thank you to the Parents and Friends Association for their generous $5000 donation to kick start the program.

The Kitchen Garden program would be greatly enhanced by parental and wider community support. If you are interested in volunteering your time or you are able to contribute through the donation of any of the equipment listed below, please contact either myself ([email protected]) or Jo Hetherington ([email protected])

Some of the things we need:

• 2 x wheel barrows

• 2 x ridged grill pans, heavy based

• 2 x electric fry pans

• 2 x pasta machines, hand cranked

• 1 x food processor

• 2 x digital measuring scales – up to 6kg

Good quality knives – kitchen Garden trainers recommend ‘Global’ brand

• 2 x serrated

• 12 x paring

• 12 x cooks 13cm – 20cm

Mother’s Day Thank YouThank you to all the wonderful mums who volunteered their time to make such a beautiful range of gifts the children were able to purchase for their lucky mother this year. The stall was a huge success with all proceeds going to the Parents and Friends Association.

Michele Chandler

Year 4 Retreat Room4T are undertaking a project to convert the back room into an inviting retreat for reading and small group activities. If anyone has old bean bags at home that are not being used we would love them for our retreat space. Bean bags can be delivered straight to our classroom.

Thank you from Miss Turnbull and 4T

You have a Friend - Tweed Blanket AppealAs we approach winter, there are many people, including families, within our community who are in desperate need of warm bedding and jumpers. In conjunction with John Lee from You Have A Friend, we are asking the Lindisfarne community for the donation of new or second hand blankets, doonas and/or jumpers. These items can be placed in a collection bin in Student Administration and will be distributed directly to those in need in this region.

For more information on the work of this organisation, visit: http://www.youhaveafriend.org.au

Thank you for your kind support.

Georgina Meeves, Year 12 Student

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Cross CountryKindergarten took part in the annual cross country carnival on Thursday 1 May, with students from Preschool to Year 5. Miss Arnold had been practising with the Kindergarten students in sports sessions prior to this event. Kindergarten wore their house colours and were very enthusiastic and enjoyed running on the day. The highlight was when two students from each class ran with two teachers, Mrs Manning and Miss Read at the end of the morning. This was a memorable day for all the students involved.

The Alphabet TreeAfter adding most of the letters of the alphabet to The Alphabet Tree and learning to make words with the Word Bug, Kindergarten is now beginning to write sentences. We are learning to write using caterpillar sentences to help leave spaces between words and so far it has been lots of fun. Kindergarten boys and girls should be very proud of their sounding out and blending skills. They have written about some interesting things and have even begun to create class big books, taking inspiration from some well know children’s literature. Make sure you come in and take a look. The children would love to share their fantastic work with you.

Our beautiful Mummys

Thank you to all our lovely Mums who came in this week for our Mother’s day morning. The children were so excited to have their mums in the room with them and enjoyed making bracelets together. We had spent the past week talking about our Mums and why and how they are special and unique. The children made many choices when designing their own mugs in the Joeys room and when helping make up the words to the song they sang. Inviting parents into our room encourages the children to celebrate and share their contributions and achievements which helps develop a sense of belonging and comfort

for the children in their Preschool environment. Group projects also promote a sense of self and develop partnerships between

home and School. The children confidently participated in this experience and responded positively to their mums coming in

to visit.

Jo Hetherington, Director of Early Learning

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Stage 3 News

No Stage 3 Assembly in Week 15A (Tuesday 20 May) due to the Public Speaking Semi-Finals starting at 1:45pm in the Mahers Lane Theatre. Parents are welcome to attend.

Heroes and VillainsIt is with great excitement, that Year 5 students commence the study of an English literature unit ‘Heroes and Villains’. The students will be exploring several types of texts and the ability of each to educate the reader or viewer of a moral message. Students willl analyse current day hero texts including visual images, web pages, movies, paintings, picture books, stories and television. They will be challenged to compare types of text and their effectiveness in conveying the desired message. Students will also explore Aboriginal and Asian texts with Hero and Villain themes also.

Our art work has been inspired by Heroes and Villains and the American artist, Roy Lichtenstein who is famously known for his comic book subjects.

Sharon Powell, Teacher 5P

Performing Arts and DancingThe students of Stage 3 are thoroughly enjoying their Dance and Drama lessons under the expert tuition of Casey Tangye and Amy Skene. They are learning many valuable skills and are looking forward to sharing these in the future.

Krissy Affleck, Stage 3 Coordinator

Term 2 has started with some excellent opportunities for dancing and moving. Lessons have started with Ms Casey on Monday afternoons in the shed, whilst Ms Hassell enthusiastically leads Stage 3 elective dance on Friday afternoons.

Here are a few words from our young inspired performing artists.

“In Year 5 dancing, we’ve been doing stretches. We also learnt moves like, turns, kicks, gallops and a bridge pull-up. We have started to learn a routine. Our nice dance teacher Ms Casey is teaching us lots of other moves.” by Josie Davies 5P

“5P’s experience in dance has been heaps of fun with Ms Casey. We get to listen to music and take our shoes off. It is the second best part of Mondays”. By Bailey Gadd 5P

“We have been learning to do all sorts of things such as turns, stretches, kicks and so much more. Ms Casey is really nice because she teaches us step by step. We are also starting to learn a dance that has great choreography. It is so much fun learning dance with Ms Casey.” By Georgia Wilson 5P

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Sports NewsTennis – Year 2 FREE Tennis Lessons.2L are thoroughly enjoying their FREE tennis lessons every Monday morning with Beverley Peck. It will be 2N and 2R’s turn very soon.

Year 2 – you can get a FREE T-shirt. All you need to do is log on to:

http://hotshots.tennis.com.au

Free T ShirtCoach2486Arkinstall ParkBeverley PeckEnter all your information it asks for then T-shirt size and colour preference.

Students who would like to purchase a tennis racquet directly from Bev, they cost $20. Simply send in $20 in an envelope and Bev will give them their brand new racquet.

HockeyCongratulations to Jade Reid in 6K who has been selected in the NSWCIS Primary Girl’s Hockey team for the second year in a row. Well done Jade. We wish you all the very best at the NSWPSSA Girls Hockey Championships in Narellan on 17-19 June.

Cross CountryGood Luck to our 41 Primary Cross Country runners competing in the NCIS Cross Country Championships at Kingscliff/Salt today. Results will be in the next newsletter.

Gymkhana ChampionCongratulations to Dakota Hayes (Year 4), who successfully competed in her first Gymkhana recently achieving 5 firsts, 1 second and 3 third places. We are very proud of her accomplishments.

Touch FootballCongratulations to Lacie-Rose O’Kane, Brooke Swindells, Jye Conquest, Bryn Richards, Ryan Simpkins and Kipp Thrupp who have been selected in the NCIS Primary Girls and Primary Boys Touch Football teams. They will trial for the NSWCIS Teams on Wednesday 28 May in Werrington, Penrith.

Athletics CarnivalOur Primary Athletics Carnival is on Friday 20 June, week 8, at Walter Peate Oval, Kingscliff. Should you wish to help out on the day please email me [email protected] with your preference for an event: timekeeping (100m, 200m, 800m), high jump, long jump, shot put, discus or turbo javelin. Remember…many hands make light work. This carnival is for all students in Years 3, 4, 5, 6 and any student in Year 2 who turns 8 years this year and who would like to compete.

Hats are required every day please, especially on PE days.

Jodie Arnold, Primary PE Teacher

EngQuestOn 7 June, a group of Stage 3 students attended an after school workshop with Mrs Dowker and Miss Affleck called EngQuest. EngQuest is an engineering program designed to help kids understand the purpose and properties of engineering. We are learning how to make a solar cooker and on the way to building one we will learn about different types of engineering. We have already learnt about some of the properties of the solar cooker. This is an amazing program that develops teamwork and friendship. Check out the EngQuest site for more info and watch this space for updates.

http://www.engquest.org.au

By Jake Frazer and Patrick Sheard 5P

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