Newsletter Issue 26, 2020 - Be a Learner, Be Respectful, Be Safe Page 1

Issue 26

20 August 2020

INSIDE

2/3O Dash Robots 2

Waratah Award Canoeing Trip 2

Debating 2

P&C Raffle Winner 2

Eco Warriors 2

P&C Father’s Day Stall 3

Evans River Challenge 3

Peer Support 3

SAS Staff Recognition Week 3

K-6 Athletics Carnival 4

K-6 Awards 4

Careers Corner 4

Uniform Store 4

Parent Portal Login 4

Max and the Surf Max McGillivray is in Year 5 at our school. Max is a keen and skilled surfer

who participates in surfing competitions. It started with watching Dad enjoying

surfing and then seeing some of his friends take it up. Max also said “I like

being at the beach”. Last weekend Max participated at the NSW State

Shortboard titles at Maroubra. Shortly prior to the tournament Max was

advised he could only compete in one age division at the titles. Max is

currently 10 years old. His correct age division for this tournament would have

been the under 12s. However, if successful the under 12 division is not able

to access the Australian titles so in discussion with his parents Max decided

to compete in the under 14 division and if successful he would be able to

progress to the Australian titles.

Max competed on both Saturday and Sunday. He competed in two heats on

Saturday and was placed first in both. In each heat Max was up against three

to four other competitors. In the whole of the 14s division there were about 50

competitors. On Sunday Max participated in three rounds before he made the

final. He progressed through all three finals and having made it as a semi-final

competitor he had qualified to compete at the Australian titles. “In the final I

was winning for about 8 minutes then another competitor achieved a good

score and he took first place. I finished in second place. Max will next

compete at the Australian titles off Stradbroke Island later this year.

Max said “I enjoy surfing. It is really fun. Each time you get a really good wave

you just want to get out there. I am sponsored by Billabong and that has given

me a big confidence boost.” In training and competing Max has also surfed in

Western Australia, South Australia and Indonesia. Max trains every day in the

water. Dad trains me and Mum is the support crew. “I also have a surf coach:

Peter Duncan who is Evans based.”

Congratulations on your achievements to date Max. Watch this space!

Rob Walker – Principal

IMPORTANT NOTE Please be reminded that students are NOT

to arrive at school before 8:30am as there is

NO SUPERVISION prior to this time.

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2/3O Dash Robots Ms O’Connor’s class had fun exploring with our new Dash robot friends this

week.

Waratah Award On Tuesday, Year 7 students completing the Waratah Award went on a canoe

paddle up the Evans River. It was a beautiful sunny day, however the wind

was against us in both directions. This really tested the students ’

perseverance and resilience, but they were outstanding. They demonstrated

great skill, communication and teamwork. Big thanks to Mr O’Reilly for

organising the day. Michelle Gray, Technologies Teacher

Debating On Thursday afternoon, the Evans River 7/8 debate team competed in the

first round of the Premier’s Debating Challenge. We competed against

Alstonville High School. We were very nervous as we hadn’t competed before.

The topic of the debate was ‘That students in Year 8 and below should only

ever receive feedback instead of grades or marks’.

We were lucky enough to get the topic we wanted and even got our preferred

side of the debate, the affirmative side. By the end of the debate we believed

that Alstonville High had the upper hand, but to

our surprise, we ended up winning. The

adjudicator had plenty of feedback for all of us,

and we were grateful to receive her advice. We

look forward to our next debate against South

Grafton High School at the end of the term.

Halle Fardy, Year 8

P&C Raffle Winner Congratulations to Raphaell Leroy, the winner of

the P&C Fire Pit Raffle.

Eco Warriors This year our school was a successful Sustainable

Schools Grant recipient. Some students from 4/5F

who are passionate about increasing our school’s

sustainable practices have been helping with the

initial phase - Green Waste. These students have

written persuasive texts to encourage students to

put their green waste in the correct bin.

“We would like it if you could recycle your food

scraps!”

“I would love you to know that we are trying really

hard to keep the environment safe. We don’t want

to see rubbish making it to the ocean where there

are sea animals that can choke on different types

of rubbish. Please don’t litter, don’t be lazy and

put your waste in the correct bin.”

“At our school, we are sorting out our rubbish. We

have a squad that is helping people learn about

putting food scraps in the bins with the green lids

that we have set up in front of the sandpit. There

are two bins for food scraps. Please make sure to

check the sign, as meat and fish only go in one of

the bins and remember to put plastic wrappers in

the blue bins.”

“At the end of each day all the food scraps are

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Peer Support This week in Peer Support the children will identify their strengths. Children

will explore the following important strengths - curiosity, kindness and

teamwork. Through the activities, children will be able to recognise which

strengths they possess. They will realise how important it is to use their

strengths in different situations. During the week, encourage your child to

share their strengths with you.

Fiona Fields, Peer Support Coordinator

SAS Staff Recognition Week Next week is SAS recognition week where we recognise and appreciate the

work of all our non-teaching staff.

taken to the agriculture farm to feed the pigs and

goats and chickens. Feeding the animals saves us

money, and we are recycling all our food to the

animals that they will enjoy.”

“We are trying to stop pollution and landfill from

being a problem. If you put a little effort into using

the correct bin, maybe the world will follow in your

footsteps. We don’t want to see animals dying

because of the rubbish. We want to see animals

live. We would like YOU to work HARD for us to

save the sea and land animals. Putting your food

waste in the correct bin is very important to us,

and it is also very important for the environment.

WE are counting on YOU!”

Sophia Hudson, Tahlia Ison, Ava Litchfield,

Taleah Riley, Nicky Aleckson and Thomas Daly.

Evans River Challenge On Friday 14th August, Year 6 students from

Coraki, Casino, Woodburn and Broadwater came

together with the Year 6 students at Evans River

for the annual Evans River Challenge. The school

gymnasium was converted to a ‘county fair’ of

market stalls and activities. Students were

challenged with setting up a stall, promoting their

activity and having a turn at all of the other stalls

in the market place. The gym was a flurry of

activity as they all attempted to use their sporting,

thinking and persuasion skills and at times had to

rely on old-fashioned luck. The students also took

part in science experiments with Mr Cleaver and

made Artistic creations in the Art Room with Miss

Simpson. All enjoyed the day. Future transition

details will be provided in upcoming newsletters

and the school Facebook page.

Josiah Hoyle - Yr 7-12 Teacher

Wednesday 2nd September

Gifts range from $1-$5

Organised by the P&C

Uniform Store

Friday 8:30am-9:30am in the Performance Hall

K-6 Athletics Carnival With the possibility of further restrictions coming into schools, K-6 moved their

annual K-6 Athletics Carnival forward to Tuesday this week to ensure our

students did not miss out, and what a glorious and sunny day it was!

Without our usual crowd of parents and helpers, we relied on the wonderful

support of our Yr9 students and the loud cheers from the students

themselves. Congratulations to all who helped and the students who

participated on the day.

Two records were broken on the day:

Kai Cooper broke his Yr6 buddy’s old 70m record for the 6-year-old boys

with a time of 14.34 seconds (Old record: Jarvis Semple 14.56s – 2014).

Jamal Cowan set a new record in the 11-year-old boys’ discus event with a

throw of 17.84m (Old record: Callum O’Grady 17.20m – 2005).

Congratulations to these students! Your name has been added into the record

book!

We still have 2 events to complete for students turning 8 or older in 2020,

before the announcement of age champions, the winning house and the

presentation of ribbons – the 800m and high jump events will be conducted

over the next few weeks during sport time. Fiona Fields - K-6 Teacher

K-6 AWARDS Term 3, Week 4

KW Ava

Mumford Harvey Bruin

Summer Fields

Elijah Webber

1C Jadon King

Olivia Parker

Kash Levett

Madisyn Armfield

1/2M Arayah

Wilson

Joey-James

Gill

Peyton

Gordon Charger Bradley

2/3O Jasmine

Ryan Charlie Meiers

Sascha Fayle

Kira Binge

3/4E Jimmy

Halloran Ayla Gill

Zoe Chapman

Isaac McLeod

4/5F Tahlia Ison

Joel Lammers

Miley Gill

Amber Weir

5/6B Sunny

McLean Caitlyn Sutton

Myriam Weekes

Savannah Semple

6F Jessie

McInerney Noah Hayes

Oceanah Kearney

Anahata Maple

Principal: Rob Walker B:Ed:, M:Ed Email: evansriver-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Cypress Street, Evans Head NSW 2473 Website: www.evansriver.nsw.edu.au Phone: 02-6682 6666

Parent Portal Login https://web3.evansriver-c.schools.nsw.edu.au/portal/login

University – Early Entry Many universities use

schemes other than

the ATAR to gain

entry into their

courses. The criteria

for these vary from institution to

institution. Some are based on school

recommendations while others look at a student’s

community involvement. Often offers are made

prior to the release of the ATAR’s, hence the

name “early entry”.

A comprehensive list of all the schemes can be

found by clicking here or by going to the school

website and selecting Post School

Options>University>Early Entry Schemes.

Mr Chris Hayward, Careers Adviser

Careers Website:

www.evansriverk12careers.com