Duranbah Public School

A quality education in a caring environment Telephone 02 6677 7221 Fax 02 66777547

105 Duranbah Road, DURANBAH 2487 Email: duranbah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.duranbah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 5 - Edition 13 Friday 23 August 2019

Principal’s Report

The middle of the term!?!? Can you believe it? Time flies when

you’re having fun and we are certainly doing that.

P&C Meeting

Thanks to all those who were able to attend our school P&C

meeting last week. The meeting minutes are available from

school for anyone who wished to catch up on the agenda items.

PSSA Small Schools Soccer

On Wednesday our 456 class travelled to Murwillumbah to

compete in the PSSA Small Schools Soccer KO. They have been

preparing for this for many months and were really happy to finally

be able to get onto the field to participate. The day was a

complete success, with our students giving their all in 2 full-on

matches. In our first match, we were just pipped by Burringbar in

a terrific game. The second game saw us matched against

Crystal Creek, where we came a valiant second again. All day

long, the kids chased furiously, kicked fantastically and did not

stop trying. Their sportsmanship, their enthusiasm and the

enjoyment they got from playing together as a team was clear for

all to see. Well done team, and thank you to all the parents who

were able to transport, support and cheer!

Les Peterkin Visual Arts competition

Congratulations to 8 of our students who were successful in

gaining a place in this prestigious competition run annually

throughout the greater Tweed area. 4246 entries were accepted

from 36 schools, making this a significant achievement. Zoe,

Autumn, Mikayla, Eva, Gally, Liv and Austin were all winners in

the minor ‘book’ component of the competition and Leilani was

fortunate enough to achieve first place in the 11-13 year old

section. A wonderful achievement for these students, well done!

Creative Arts Camp

Our 7 students who attended this camp had an amazing week. While they were fatigued (and perhaps a little homesick too!), they experienced an excellent week of art, music and physical

activities. They certainly did us all proud and created an excellent reputation for our school. Well done! Athletics Carnival

Congratulations to our 5 students who competed in the Murwillumbah District Athletics last week. They did their absolute best and produced some excellent results. Liv and Geordie were

fortunate enough to place in their events and have qualified for the Zone Carnival this week. Good luck and we look forward to hearing how you go!

Mark Your Calendar 26 August Milo Monday

27 August Tennis Todd Woodbridge Cup

28 August Garden Competition

28 August Wednesday Special Lunch

30 August Fathers’ Day Bake Stall

Sushi Friday

2 September Milo Monday

3 September Multicultural Day

4 September Wednesday Special Lunch

6 September Sushi Friday

Toilet upgrade

Many thanks to Dan Mueller for working over his weekend to

paint our student toilets and make them more pleasant for our

kids. Thanks also to our P&C, (Kathy in particular) for

supporting this upgrade with the locating and purchasing of

resources.

Passion Projects

Many thanks to those parents who were able to help with our

last cycle of Passion Projects. This program really provides

excellent opportunities for our students and a great way to

connect home and school. The next cycle is being created for

a start in week 6. If you have the time to spare and would like

to help out in this program, just contact Mrs Field here at

school.

Save the date! Chicken Coop Working Bee September 8

Well the slab is laid, and we are now just waiting to build, build

and build some more. The date has been set for the working

bee planning to continue the project, with details to follow.

Save the date!

Ooshies

With the number of disagreements over who owns which

ooshie, and the growing instances of students being distracted

during learning times (Yes, we did ask them to keep them in

their bags), we are now asking students to keep their valuable

collectibles at home to play with. We thank parents for their

support in this.

Hopefully everyone has a wonderful and relaxing weekend

doing what they enjoy most.

Jason Ellem

Principal

Office News NEWSLETTER ON FLEXISCHOOLS

During Term 4 2019, to support our Sustainability Program and

to facilitate distribution of our Newsletter to everyone in our

school community, we will be trialling only publishing our

fortnightly School Newsletter on Flexischools.

Parents and carers will need to advise us if they require a

paper version of the Newsletter.

If you are still having any difficulties accessing the Flexischools

App, please either phone their Customer Service on 1300 590

044 or email support@flexischools.com.au.

Parent Book Swap

We now have a Parent Book Swap operating in the Office. You

may just borrow or bring any books along you would like to

swap.

Enrolment Policy

The NSW Department of Education have just provided infor-

mation for parents regarding the Enrolment Policy and non-local

students. We have attached a copy of this policy to this News-

letter.

Lost Property

We have returned all items labelled with a name to it’s owner,

but we still have lots of Lost Property in the box in the Office,

drink bottles, jumpers (not school jumpers), a tennis racquet. If

your child has lost something, please encourage them to check

the Lost Property in the office. All unclaimed Lost Property will

be donated to a charity at the end of term.

EXCURSIONS

Todd Woodbridge Tennis Cup will be held on Tuesday 27

August, please ensure permission notes have been returned,

along with the $3 in cash for the court hire.

Norfolk Island Camp Student Agreement Forms which

were distributed at the last Parent Meeting, are to be

completed and returned to the school office as soon as

possible.

P & C News

All future P&C Meetings will be held on Tuesdays in Weeks 4 and 8 of each Term.

NEXT MEETING TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER AT 1.45 PM IN THE GREEN ROOM

Fathers’ Day Stall - We will be holding a Fathers’ Day Stall at school on Friday 20 August, which will be a bake sale at the end of the day 2.15 pm - 2.30 pm in 3 sessions. The teachers are to aid with a school craft day. Further information to follow. Student Banking Day Change - Student Banking will now be processed by our wonderful volunteer on FRIDAY mornings. Term 3 has two new reward items from the Polar Savers range available to redeem: Artic Fluffy Keyring and Scratch Art Cards.

Week 5 - Hugo, Neave, Liv, Tajali

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

CONGRATULATIONS

Week 4 - Ace, Jasmine, Felix, Jake (absent)

PASSION PROJECTS TERM 3 2019

Sustainability/Garden Program 2019

Community Notices

Students using a stringline to mark out

our 3x3m square to assist with the

start of our chicken coop formwork.

The slab is poured for the chicken coop! Thanks Mr Cantwell,

Matt Camps, Crofton Needham and of course Brims Concrete

and JH Williams for supplying the materials. The next stage will

be removing the formwork after the concrete has dried. Marking

out of 24 x fence posts and 2 gate entrances before the Working

Bee on Sunday 8 September. We will require volunteers for the

next stage to almost finish it, ready for the chickens.

Exploring with mud using all our senses

Discussions on the importance of “National Tree Day” ideas for our school environment.

Felix—”Plant more trees to help with bird habitat.”

Brookiynn— “Deforestation in the past, plant more local trees eg endangered species.”

Composting

and

catching up on our jobs in our

beautiful veggie garden ready

for our garden completion

judging in next week on

Tuesday 27 August.