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Lennox Head Public School

25 Byron Street

Lennox Head NSW 2478

T 02 6687 7230

F 02 6687 7082

E lennoxhead-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Lennox Lookout

Respect, Responsibility, Integrity

Parent/Teacher Interviews Parent/Teacher interviews will be held on Wednesday 27 March from 3:40pm in the hall. These will be 7 minutes in duration. To book a time with your child’s teacher you will need to go to the following website: www.schoolinterviews.com.au and click on the ‘Make a Booking’ tab at the top of the page. The event code is jchr5. Then follow the instructions. If you have any

problems please call in and see us at the office. If you are unable to make it to these interviews please contact the office to arrange an alternate time with the teacher.

P&C Message

Easter Egg Donations The Easter Hat Parade is fast approaching and we need your help! As you may be aware every year we have an egg raffle and for this to be a success we need donations of Easter eggs. Please bring in donations of Easter eggs to the front office. Raffle tickets will be sent home in the next couple of weeks for families to sell. Remember the more eggs we have, the more prizes we will be able to give away!

WHAT’S COMING UP! 2019

TERM 1 WEEK 7 Saturday 16 Mar P&C Trivia Night – 6:30pm-9:30pm School Hall WEEK 8 Monday 18 Mar Book Club orders due Tuesday 19 Mar Year 6 Commemorative Shirt – school shirt and money due Wednesday 20 Mar SRC Fundraiser – Wear warm colours for Wagga Wagga Public

School Friday 22 Mar Friday Assembly – 12pm School Hall – 5/6R item WEEK 9 Wednesday 27 Mar Kindergarten’s ‘My First Year’ photo feature in The Northern Star Parent/Teacher Interviews WEEK 10 Tuesday 2 Apr Paul Bryant Public Speaking Competition Friday 5 Apr Friday Assembly – 12pm School Hall – 5/6M item Stage 3 Lake Keepit Overnight Excursion Deposit Due - $150 WEEK 11 Wednesday 10 Apr Easter Hat Parade 9 and 10 may school photo 16 Aug – Lake Keepit balance due 9-13 September – Lake Keepit

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Principal’s Message Another great 2 weeks of learning and engagement has been prevalent at our great school. I would like to thank all of the students, teachers and support staff for their amazing efforts. I would also like to say a massive thank you to all of the volunteers that are able to give up some of their time to assist in the school, it is greatly appreciated. I know not everyone’s circumstances allow them to do this, but if you can assist in any way please let your child’s teacher know. Thank you also to all of the volunteers for ensuring that all relevant Working With Children Checks and paperwork have been completed with the office. I would like to say thanks to parents and carers for ensuring that they are dropping children in the morning and leaving the site promptly. This is greatly appreciated by teachers. What is of some concern is the parking and driving behavior at the rear of the school. Please don’t park in areas where there is a no stopping or parking sign. This hinders the traffic and places students at risk. Number plates of repeat offenders have been passed onto local council and police who will take necessary action. The council has been out to the school on a couple of occasions due to parent complaints that there has been continual dangerous driving/parking behavior at the rear end of the school. Council Rangers have been documenting and recording what they are observing. We ask everyone to please adhere to the signage in this area. It is everyone’s job to keep children safe. Attendance In previous years we have had a number of children arriving late to school each morning. This year, unfortunately this is still continuing. We do thank those families who are ensuring their students are at school by 9:30am. As a reminder, all late arrivals are recorded through our school attendance data which is regularly audited by the Department of Education. Whilst there are instances where late arrivals are justified, including morning medical appointments and unavoidable delays such as traffic or family emergencies, many are not justified. This includes getting up late, running late or leaving home late. It is vitally important that children are at school, ready to start the day by 9:30am. This sets students up for a successful day and ensures they are included in morning routines, such as explanations about the learning to come. One of our PBL expectations is being responsible. Responsible and successful learners are on time, organised and present. We appreciate the support of all our school community including parents and carers in helping our children become responsible and successful learners. Invoices Thank you to everyone who has been so prompt with payment of these invoices. If you have any queries or concerns please call in and see us in the office.

Annual School Report The Annual School Report is now available on the school website. Under the ‘About our school’ banner click on ‘School planning and reporting’ and scroll down to the link ‘2018 Annual Report’ (PDF). Hard copies are also available in the office. Have a lovely weekend, Deb Langfield Principal Woolworths Disney Letter Tiles Promotion The Kindergarten classes are currently collecting the Woolworths Disney Letter Tiles (you receive one tile for every $30 spent at Woolies). They are great to use in Literacy activities! If you would like to donate any or give away your doubles we would be very happy to use them. Please send them to Mrs Thomas in KT. Library News Overdue Books Last Friday overdue notes were handed out. Please check with your child if they have an overdue book and return it to the Library. Book Club Book Club closes on Monday 18 March. No late orders will be accepted after this date. Orders can be made on line using LOOP with Ashton Scholastic Bookclub. Premiers Reading Challenge K-2 students read 30 books for the challenge. 3-6 students read 20 books for the challenge. CWA competition The country of focus for this year’s competition is Papua New Guinea. Information will be handed out to students in the near future. Entries for Year 3 and 4 are slightly different than in previous years. This year it will be a hand drawn mask or head dress that is designed and coloured by the students on A4 paper. Donations Thank you to Charlie H for donating books to the Library. Sports News Congratulations to the students who will now go on to represent our school at state level for swimming. Well done to our girls relay team, Jamilah, Neeve, Ava and Sophie and also to Harry who will be competing in the boys 50m freestyle race. We hope you swim well and enjoy your time in Sydney in week 11, good luck! Lots of students have also been busy trialling for PSSA sporting teams, congratulations on your efforts.

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Friday Assembly Awards Week 6 Gold Cards Vader A Elise G Evie P Jasri S Sienna H Tilly B Xavier D Jasper D x2 Sadie C x2 Jacob P Peaches M x2 Archie D Eve C Rab D Ela J Alice P x2 Harry R Jesse P Lily S Tam D Xavier M Tully C Clem D Oliver P Lillian W Weekly Achievement Awards KC Mason S Tochi I KD Ella M Maximillian C KR Julius C Louie W KT Sam D Maeviella W 1G Harley D Oliver N 1R Jack M Amelia W 1V Marley B Xavier D 2B Nate W Jade C 2H Alice P Emery M 2N Elsie W Tyson B 3/4A Reef W Spencer C 3/4H Eadie H Keala B 3/4J Kobi C Levi S 3/4M Lily F Isaac C 4/5O Isabella O Tait W 5/6C Hannah T Lillian W 5/6M Tianna W Clay A 5/6O Poppy M Ashton J 5/6R Matilda M Neeve A Library Jai R Jack C Music Sophie B Miah B STEM Indi C Ava M

Student of the Week – Alice P The student of the week this week is a positive role model to her peers and is a kind and caring member of 3/4H. She consistently goes above and beyond, producing quality work in all Key Learning Areas and takes pride in the presentation of her book work. She comes to school every day with a smile on her face, contributing to a happy classroom. She consistently upholds our school's three Key Values of Respect, Responsibility and Integrity. Well done Alice! Great work Alice! ‘Three Key Values in Action – Dolphin Slips Dolphin Slips are given to students for demonstrating the Three Key Values of Respect, Responsibility and Integrity. Draws are made each week from the Dolphin Slip box. Each student receives a canteen voucher. Mila K Hunter L Mia D Calvin G Teaching Respect and Responsibility – Class Award The Dolphin Award is given to the class that demonstrates the best listening and participation skills during the weekly assembly. Week 4 class: 2B

WEEK COMMENCE

MON TUE WED THUR FRI

18 Mar Ivana Carmen Joyce Allison Tracey

25 Mar Ivana Elise Nikki Wendy

W Anita

Jo

1 Apr Ivana Carmen Joyce Allison Tracey

8 Apr Ivana Elise Nikki Wendy

W Anita

Jo

Term 4 Canteen Roster

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Honour Students Tianna W Frankie M Merit Student Heidi S LSTT Band News Fees Invoices for current band students have now been emailed. If you haven’t received your invoice please contact Fiona Clarke kids_musik@yahoo.com.au. Full fees and/or first instalment are due Friday 8 March. Creative Kids Voucher Many parents have successfully applied for the NSW Creative Kids Voucher. If you are yet to do so, you can apply by following the steps below To Apply:

1. Go to www.service.nsw.gov.au 2. Create an account 3. Apply for Creative Kids Voucher (follow steps) 4. If you are successful with your application you

can redeem your voucher with me-Fiona Clarke (Postcode 2478)

Once you have your voucher simply email the name and number on the voucher to Fiona, including your Childs date of birth.

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