Nowendoc Public School Brackendale Road Nowendoc 2354 Ph: 67770905 Fax: 67770947 gala, Woolbrook and Yarrow- itch, up and performing so it shows Clinton’s appeal. Parker astounded us all with his coordinated moves with balancing a plate on a pole. As he rose from a prone po- sition on the floor, rolled over and bounced to a standing position we all willed the plate to stay on the plate,. It did! As we head off for our spring break, I encourage you to enjoy your ‘kid time’. Your children are very special and so look forward to spending leisurely time with you. Chat, play, dance, sing, read, snug- gle and laugh and show them how special they are. TV, DVD’s and IT games may be easy but they rob you of the many rewards you deserve. Keep Smiling! We are down to the final week of term and Parker, Emily, Phoebe and Charlotte are showing us little gems of information about their learn- ing everyday. Parker happily accepting advice on how to make his writing more interesting by adding additional details. Phoebe quietly putting her head down and determinedly writing a complete piece in- dependently. Charlotte trying to write a sentence ‘all by herself’. Emily, casually say- ing, “oh yeah, it’s one of those rules ci makes an s sound when wanting to spell circus”. They are all enthusiastically using their skills and Tracey and I are enthusiastically applauding each one. The DEC instability at the moment may be causing us some unwanted frustrations but working with our happy little vegemite's each day certainly reminds us why we love teaching. Our two Small Schools Days were resounding successes. The New Zealand author, Craig Smith, captured every- one’s hearts, with his colour- ful renditions of his popular books. Nowendoc, captured Craig’s heart; rising early he spotted a platypus and our koala mum and bub bid him good bye. He hopes this will fuel his enthusiasm for a book idea, which has been bubbling away - Ko-ality Time. Clinton and his Circus Skills had everyone up and testing their abilities. It is the first time that we have seen the visiting teachers, from Nian- Kathy’s Corner Mrs Worth’s Week The Nowendoc Shout 18 SEPTEMBER 2013 TERM3 WEEK 10 Diary Dates Week 10 SuperHero Week Friday 20 Sept Last Day of Term 3 Term 4 Week 1 Monday 7 Oct First Day for Staff and Stu- dents Week 2 Tuesday 15 Oct Excursion to Capitol Theatre, Tamworth – Emily Eye Finger wolf’. He reads it with such enthusiasm and ex- pression you can almost imagine him in the role of the boy. Emily continues to surprise with her ability to remember ‘tricky’ spelling words. All stu- dents are enjoying making an animation of their shared story about Snow Fluff. Charlotte, Phoebe, Emily and Parker continue to make brilliant progress in their reading, writing and spelling. Phoebe is im- proving in confidence in all aspects of reading while Charlotte is now working independently on SoundCheck activities. Parker’s book this week is ‘The boy who cried