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Camp Mr Steward

What fun they had!

■ 2013 ■ Term 4 ■ Weeks 7 and 8 ■ Principal: Meredith Holden

■ Phone: (02) 6924 5475 Learn for Life

■ Fax: (02) 6924 5432 Illabo Public School

■ Email: [email protected] 1 Layton Street

■ Website: www.illabo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Illabo NSW 2590

Illabo Public School ■ Principal: Meredith Holden Learn for Life

■ Phone: (02) 6924 5475

■ Fax: (02) 6924 5432 Illabo Public School

■ Email: [email protected] 1 Layton Street

■ Website: www.illabo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Illabo NSW 2590

■ 2013 ■ Term 4 ■ Weeks 7 and 8 ■ Newsletter

2013 Calendar Term 4, Week 7

Friday 22 November 1st Swimming, 2-3:00pm

Term 4, Week 8

Thursday 28 Nov Life Education Van and PARS

visit by Mr Roworth, 11:00am

Friday 29 November 2nd

Swimming, 2-3:00pm

Term 4, Week 9

Monday 2 December Financial Rollover

Wednesday 4 Dec Ngumba-Dal Meeting, 7:45am

Thursday 5 December Year 6 Farewell at Eurongilly PS

Friday 6 December Last swimming lesson, 2-3:00pm

Term 4, Week 10

Tuesday 10 Dec Milo T20 Cricket Day in Junee

Wednesday 11 Dec Presentation/Speech Night,

7:00pm

Friday 13 December Mrs Holden’s birthday

Term 4, Week 11

Wednesday 18 Dec Last day of term 4 and 2013 for

students!

Thursday 19 Dec Staff Development Day

Friday 20 December Staff Development Day

Term 1, Week 1 2014

Tuesday 28 January Staff Development Day

Wednesday 29 Jan Students in Years 1-6 commence

term 1

Thursday 30 January Kindergarten to commence

Term 1, Week 2

Monday 3 February Black Billy Cup Swimming

Carnival

Feature Photo

Our students (under the tutelage of Beck), learning to

make pasta at the recent Years 3-6 Camp Mr Steward

In this issue ... A message from Meredith ........................................................ 3

Excursion Week ......................................................................... 3

Congratulations ........................................................................ 3

Robotics Shield ......................................................................... 3

Swimming Lessons .................................................................. 3

Visual Arts Exhibition .............................................................. 4

Year 6 Farewell .......................................................................... 4

School Leadership, 2014 ....................................................... 4

Play Costumes ........................................................................... 4

Sleepover ..................................................................................... 4

Junee Carols .................................................................................... 4

Life Education Visit ....................................................................... 4

Snail Race and Cup Theme Day .......................................... 4

P&C News ........................................................................................ 5

Bunnings ...................................................................................... 5

Leprechauns Bean .................................................................... 5

P&C Christmas Raffle .............................................................. 5

P&C Christmas Party ............................................................... 5

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A message from Meredith

Excursion Week

A very huge thank you to Nathan and Beck for opening

their home to our students during camp week.

A jam packed camp was held with scavenger hunts,

Taekwondo lessons, fencing classes, Paramedic

instructions, archery lessons and cooking! Beck was

head chef in the kitchen, teaching our children to make

their own meals – homemade sausages and rainbow

pasta! Mr Steward invented a great game, sprinkler

soccer! Camp Mr Steward turned out to be the best!

Thank you to Fiona Hamilton for driving out the

Hamilton camper trailer and to parents, Cathy Passlow,

Nicole Hopkins and Justine Churchill for providing

transport both ways.

K-2 had a fantastic learning experience at the

Uranquinty Bakery on Tuesday 5 November. Children

baked sourdough bread and an amazing family size

apple and cinnamon pie! Lunch was enjoyed at the

bakery with the bus on the way home smelling

amazing with home cooked goodies ready for

afternoon tea!

We thank our fabulous P&C for providing a wonderful

experience by helping with funding for both

excursions.

Congratulations

Our very best wishes are extended to Jenna and David

Downey on the early arrival of their precious daughter,

Caitlyn Beth.

We welcome Mrs Lesley Bowman to our school,

starting this Wednesday, as a replacement for Jenna

while she is on leave.

Robotics Shield

Selected students from Year 5 and 6 today combined

with St Joseph’s Primary School and Eurongilly Public

School for the Robot Shield at Junee High School.

A Robot Kit was provided for each team to create a

robot, developing teamwork and thinking skills.

The Junee Robotics Shield will conclude on Tuesday 26

November with standout teams from each day invited

back for the shield presentation.

We thank Mr Matthew Brown, Principal Junee High

School for his continued wonderful organisation skills

and commitment to the Ngumba-Dal Learning

Community.

Swimming Lessons

Our Intensive 10 day Swimming Program begins this

Friday at the Junee Recreation and Aquatic Centre

with three lessons in term 4 and the remaining 7

lessons in term 1 next year.

The lessons will be from 2:00-3:00pm each day with

the following dates organised:

Friday 22 November 2013

Friday 29 November

Friday 6 December

Black Billy Cup – Monday 3 February 2014

Tuesday 4 February

Wednesday 5 February

Thursday 6 February

Tuesday 11 February

Thursday 13 February

Tuesday 18 February

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Thursday 20 February

Entry into the pool is $2.00 per student per day or

$1.00 if spectating, payable to school before each

lesson. If you have a yearly entrance pass into the

pool, please let us know.

The school bus has been organised to transport our

students to and from swimming, which we thank Ron

for his availability once again.

Please make sure your child brings their swimming

costumes, a towel and hat each day, with the school

sunscreen always available.

Visual Arts Exhibition

Last Thursday afternoon Ms Leahy, Mrs Downey and

Mrs Ryan attended the opening of the Visual Arts

Exhibition at the Athenium Theatre, Junee. Our

student’s artwork was on display alongside all Junee

schools’ work including the Pre-school and St Josephs.

We thank Mrs Merrin Glasgow from Junee High for

organising a fantastic event and the team from Junee

High for their hard work with setting up the exhibition

and catering for the opening.

Year 6 Farewell

After counting your responses to our survey for where

to hold this year’s Year 6 Farewell, the result wasn’t

conclusive, so it has been decided to stay with tradition

and head to Eurongilly PS on Thursday 5 December

to join them for the celebrations. The event starts at

6:00pm and finishes at around 8:30pm.

Please return the tear off on the invitation attached to

indicate whether you can come and how many from

your family will attend for catering purposes. The

Eurongilly P&C will be providing a sausage sizzle. A

plate of party food to share for supper would be

appreciated.

School Leadership, 2014

Candidates for School Leadership positions of School

Captain, Vice-Captain and Sports Captain will present

their speeches on Thursday 5 December.

Play Costumes

A big thank you to Rhonda Churchill for coordinating

the play costumes. Children will need a basic black T-

shirt, black shorts / leggings / trousers or skirt for the

night.

Sleepover

After the Year 6 Farewell at Eurongilly PS, Years 3-6 are

invited to sleep over at Illabo PS. I will be here to

supervise students but will require a second person to

make this happen. If a parent would like to join us,

please let me know as soon as possible.

Junee Carols

Students who responded to our Expression of Interest,

will be combining with Eurongilly PS to present an item

for the Junee Combined Churches Carols on Sunday, 1

December at 5:00pm at the Memorial Gardens, Junee.

Mrs Carter will be supervising this event. More

information to come.

Life Education Visit

Please return all permission notes and money by next

Monday, for the upcoming Life Education Visit on

Thursday 28 November. The cost for this is $6.00 per

student, with the school budget subsidizing a third of

the cost.

Snail Race and Cup Theme Day

Winners of the annual Fashions on the Field last week

were:

K-2 Boys: Alastair Ramsay 1st

Henry Stanyer 2nd

Tom Day 3rd

K-2 Girls: Asha Hillam 1st

Emily Ryan 2nd

Ava Croker 3rd

Years 3-6 Boys Sam Churchill 1st

Hayden Ingham 2nd

Max Day 3rd

Years 3-6 Girls Emily Churchill 1st

Lily Passlow 2nd

Zara Hamilton 3rd

Winners of the much anticipated Snail Race were:

Taiyo Rees 1st; Hayden Ingham 2

nd; Joshua Wheat 3

rd.

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P&C News

Bunnings

A big thank you to everyone who helped with our

Bunnings fundraiser this year. We raised just over

$2000 for the day! The cooking and its presentation

were of such a high standard so many thanks to all

involved. We appreciate your efforts.

Leprechauns Bean

Illabo Public School has signed up to be part of the

Leprechauns Bean Rewards program. If you are in

Wagga and buy coffee or a meal at Leprechauns Bean,

part of the price comes back to our school. They are

located 180 Forsyth Street Wagga.

P&C Christmas Raffle

P&C will run a raffle at this year’s Presentation Night. If

families could please donate an item with a Christmas

theme and put it in the green tub in the school

staffroom, that would be great. Ideas for this are a

bottle of wine, Christmas cards or decorations,

shortbread etc. If all items could please be in the tub

by Monday 10 December, thank you.

P&C Christmas Party

Andrew and Fiona Hamilton will be hosting this year’s

P&C Christmas Party at their house for pizzas by the

pool. The date for this is Friday 13 December with

adults only. More details to follow close to the time.

A big thank you to all involved with our P&C

fundraisers this year and a special thank you to

Andrew Hamilton for his time as P&C President.

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Community News

What’s happening at the Junee Library over the

summer holidays-

Parenting Tips

Comprehension help for teens

Some kids will read perfectly in primary school and

then suddenly struggle with comprehension in high

school. Here’s why:

Comprehension help:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-

study/english/english-tips/reading/comprehension-

strategies-you-can

Planning for the future

Throughout your child's school life you'll need to make

choices about aspects of their education and future.

Here’s a selection of tips to help you plan for parent-

teacher talks, subject selection, careers advice and

back-to-school.

Planning for the future:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-

study/planning-for-the-future

Kids, homework and lies

Do you think your child is lying about their homework?

Listen to psychologist Anne Hollonds chat with James

O'Loghlin on what to do when the dog eats the

homework.

Homework tips:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-

study/homework-tips/kids-homework-and-lies

Maths at home

Kids' early experiences with measurement are often

based on watching their parents. Seeing mum or dad

measure and pour ingredients for a recipe or weigh

items at the fruit shop will often become part of their

play.

Maths at home:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-

study/mathematics/mathematics-tips/helpling-your-

child-measure-mass-and-volume

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