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Lowanna Public School Be safe, be respectful, be a learner www.lowanna-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email:[email protected] Phone: 02 6654 5243 Fax: 02 6654 5370 54A Grafton Street, Lowanna NSW 2450 Relieving Principal: Judith Muldoon Week 9 Term 4 – Tuesday 11/12/2018 Almost the End of Term 4…. Thursday 13 th December: End of Year Assembly Wednesday 19 th December: Last Day for students. Principal’s Report Welcome to week 9. Where did this term go? We have a big week getting ready for our End of Year Assembly, and our Christmas Fair. The Children have had a fantastic few days with our Ocean Awareness, rehearsing for our presentation and completing Christmas Craft. Ocean Awareness A group of Students from Lowanna and Ulong were able to experience the wonders of the Ocean, including dodging blue bottles. Activities at Park Beach included body surfing, Iron Man races, board surfing and resuscitation. Thanks to the eager surf lifesavers our students were able to participate with enthusiasm. Year 6 Big Day Out I was privileged to share the Year 6 big day out with our girls and the girls from Ulong, what a lovely way to celebrate the end of primary school. Our girls did Lowanna PS proud, with their quiet and courteous approach to activities. They all participated in each activity, and well just seem to love being upside down at the moment.
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Lowanna Public School
Be safe, be respectful, be a learner www.lowanna-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email:[email protected] Phone: 02 6654 5243
Fax: 02 6654 5370 54A Grafton Street, Lowanna NSW 2450 Relieving Principal: Judith Muldoon
Week 9 Term 4 – Tuesday 11/12/2018
Almost the End of Term 4….
Thursday 13th December: End of Year Assembly Wednesday 19th December: Last Day for students.
Principal’s Report Welcome to week 9. Where did this term go? We have a big week getting ready for our End of Year Assembly, and our Christmas Fair. The Children have had a fantastic few days with our Ocean Awareness, rehearsing for our presentation and completing Christmas Craft.
Ocean Awareness
A group of Students from Lowanna and Ulong were able to experience the wonders of the Ocean, including dodging blue bottles. Activities at Park Beach included body surfing, Iron Man races, board surfing and resuscitation. Thanks to the eager surf lifesavers our students were able to participate with enthusiasm.
Year 6 Big Day Out I was privileged to share the Year 6 big day out with our girls and the girls from Ulong, what a lovely way to celebrate the end of primary school. Our girls did Lowanna
PS proud, with their quiet and courteous approach to activities. They all participated in each activity, and well just seem to love being upside down at the moment.
Snr Constable Jo Brooker, Youth Liaison Officer
Jo Brooker came to visit Lowanna last week. She spoke to the students about the importance of cyber safety, and about the occurrence of vandalism, graffiti and being on or in a property without permission. The students were able to speak about the consequences of “bad choices”. In addition, about how
this could affect their future job opportunities.
Mrs Denise Knight, Mayor of Coffs Harbour The Mayor of Coffs Harbour, Mrs Denise Knight, came to visit the students at Lowanna today and apologised for not being able to make it to our End of Year Assembly. The students were able to talk with Mrs Knight about her job as Mayor and what she loves about it. She encouraged the students to visit the Coffs Harbour Council, the Art Museum and the Library.
End of Year Assembly This Thursday at 1 pm
Please arrive early and be seated ready for a 1 pm start.
Looking forward to celebrating the successes of 2018.
Christmas Fair 2pm to 3 pm The students have been earning ‘Christmas Funny Money’ to spend at our Christmas Fair. Activities will include:-
*Face painting *Nail polishing *Hair spraying *Candy cane reindeer making *Christmas biscuit decorating
They will also be collecting their Christmas Craft Bags ready to display their Christmas decorations at home.
Packing Up at School As we approach the end of the school year, we will be sorting books and collecting each child’s equipment. Please send in an extra bag with your child so we can send home the books used this year. We will begin Packing up tomorrow and students will be able to take home the majority of their schoolwork. For those who walk home, you may be able to collect their books on Thursday at our end of year Assembly.
School Attendance Whilst attendance at Lowanna Public School has shown great improvement with 100% for a few days, I have noticed the amount of school absences are quite high. It is VITAL that ALL students attend school on a regular basis to enable them to gain the
most out of their learning and to retain the skills taught. I have included a quote from The Schools Attendance Policy, for you to consider in the new year. Make education important!
Habitual Absence is defined as ‘The child/young person is of compulsory school age (6 years to current leaving age) AND is habitually absent’. ‘Habitually absent is a minimum of 30 days absence within the past 100 school days. However, principals should consider other factors, such as the student’s age and learning support needs in deciding on action earlier than the 30 days indicated.
Looking forward to celebrating Lowanna Public School’s End of Year with you all on Thursday.
School Reports Reports have been completed and editing is almost finished. They will go home at the end of the week. Just a reminder of how grading works. Below is an example of a chart that can be found on the front of your child’s report.
Body Confident Children and Teens for Parents Coffs Harbour Locally supported by:
FREE (BOOKINGS REQUIRED) Join the Butterfly Foundation for a relaxed and informative seminar for parents of primary and secondary age children to give knowledge, information and tips to help you better understand and promote positive body image in the home. Topics covered include: Background on body image and the importance of prevention
Key influences on body confidence, including social media
Importance of role modelling positive body image and healthy behaviours
Reducing appearance based talk and handling ‘stuff’ they say
Awareness around behaviours that increase or decrease body satisfaction
Referral and support information
Please note this session does not cover fussy eaters.
Date: Tuesday, 2nd April 2019 Time: 7 - 8.30pm Venue: Boambee East Community Centre
Register: HERE - https://thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/our-services/education/education-events/
The Butterfly Foundation is Australia’s largest charity supporting those affected by eating disorders and negative body image. We are bringing our unique whole community program to young people, parents & professionals in Coffs Harbour, 2nd – 4th April. For further information contact, [email protected]
