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Wed 15th

Kinder transition

11:15 – 3:15

1pm Scripture

Fri 17h

Yoga

Saturday 18th

Outdoor Movie Night

Backyard Ashes

7.30pm

Outstanding Notes

Scripture Notes

District Cricket trials

Live Life Well surveys

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Visitors to Stage

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Yoga

Insect Hotel

Our students have been very busy working together gathering ideas for a new and improved learning environment. They would like your thoughts, ideas and support in making this wonderful opportunity a reality. If you have any materials, ideas, catalogues or time to help out at school with planning or making items, or perhaps taking a group for a sewing project such as cushion making, please let us know what or when you would be available. Year Three had a wonderful time writing stories this morning with Mrs Meier. Thank you Mrs Meier and all our wonderful parent and community helpers which make our school an amazing community school indeed. Tomorrow we again welcome our Kinder transition students from 11.15 until 3.15! It is lovely to see our new kinders looking more and more at home here at school with each visit. We are planning a milo day thanks to a very kind donation from Mrs Walsh this morning. Good luck to Rosie Collins who is competing in the State Athletics Carnival. We wish Rosie all the best and hope she enjoys every moment of this fabulous experience. Anne-Moore, Principal

STAGE ONE NEWS

In Stage 1 we have been learning about information reports, rain forests and orang-utans. In HSIE learned about the states, territories and capital cities of Australia. We have been practising a Reader’s Theatre script about Danny in the Toybox.

Kinder Transition Update Last Friday, we welcomed Laura Hatty and Josef Meier for their first Kindergarten transition session. By all accounts, they enjoyed their day. Josef and Laura will visit us again this Wednesday from 11:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Please note that Parent/ Teacher Interviews have been MOVED FORWARD to this Wednesday. Hatty 11:15 a.m. Meier 11:45 a.m.

Principal’s Report

STAGE ONE CLASSROOM SURVEY

This week Stage One students will be conducting a survey regarding our classroom design. We will be surveying parents, other students and school staff. Students will bring home the parent survey today. It would be most helpful if you could complete and return the survey by the end of this week. (Friday 17th October, 2014). Thank you… Stage One and Miss McKelvie

FAITH FAMILY ISSUE 40

In this issue there is a large emphasis on looking out for each other and broadening your understanding of what family means. The first page looks at having patience with family members. The next page talks about the challenge of extended family, the importance of it and how we can welcome others in that don’t have their extended families around. The article goes on to talk about families and how they are like trees, growing and changing. All parts of the tree help each other and are important. There is an encouragement to explore your family tree and see what you find.

Other parts of this issue talk about the atmosphere at home what you are going to do about it? Are you going to go with it or change it for the better?

There is a story of a girl and her mother and how it applies to church families today and more talk about family and an encouragement to care for those in need around you.

I hope that you enjoy the read and are encouraged to think about your life and family circumstances and how you can influence it/them for the better.

Thanks

Jeremy Polkinghorne (Matong Public School Chaplain)

LIBRARY DAYS

Stage 2/3 Monday

Stage 1 Tuesday

HEAD LICE

Head lice are becoming a problem again. Parents please check your children’s hair and treat if necessary.

AWARDS

Stage One:

Sam Booth - application to Maths

Julia Walsh - exciting reading progress

Stage Two:

Florence Meier – fantastic reading literacy circles

Jake Manley-Freeman – trying to complete all maths tasks to the best of his ability

Stage Three:

Anthony Rudder – Clever thinking in Maths

Gracie Collins – Challenging herself in Maths

Special Awards:

David Beard, Digby Currie, Samantha Costello and Chontal Costello

Principal’s Award:

George Hatty – responsible behaviour and attitude

Tackling

Tricky

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15 Kinder transition 11:15am – 3:15pm State Athletics

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18 P&C Movie Night 7.30pm

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21 Book Club Due

22 Mrs Moore - Conference Enviro Champs Finale Mobile Library

23 Mrs Moore - Conference

24 Mrs Moore – Conference Kinder transition 9.15am – 3.15pm Responsible Pet ownership Yoga

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26 WEEK 4

27 Grandparent’s Day

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29 NAIDOC P&C Meeting

30 Cricket trials Ganmain

31 Kinder transition 2pm -3.15pm Yoga Aspiring Leaders Mrs Moore & Miss M

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10 Finance Meeting – Mrs Moore & Mrs Evans

11 Life Education & Healthy Lunch

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17 Kidsmatter – Mrs Moore & Miss M

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PORTFOLIO RETURN WANTED PLEASE

Please return portfolios to school at # Old pairs of socks your earliest convenience. # Old newspapers Remember your Stars and Wishes sheet. # Fabric scraps Thank you

Where is your favourite place at school?

INSECT HOTELS On Thursday 18th September all

students participated in the making of our insect hotels. Each

student got a section of the hotel to decorate. Students needed to collect natural and recyclable items that would

encourage insects to live within our environment.

All the students had a great time finding and creating their section. This project was facilitated by our Envirochamps, who did a fantastic job of initiating the idea and design of

the insect hotels.

A big thank you to the parents who helped out by bringing in items from home, and to those who joined us on the day

and assisted the children to create their insect hotels.

If anyone would like to visit the insect hotels they are along the back fence near Mrs Moore’s house.

COOLAMON LIBRARY NEWS

Join us for our author visit on Tuesday, 21st October @ 10.30am. Thea Hayes will be visiting with her debut novel “An Outback Nurse”. In this charming book Thea shares her story of how she went from a young city nurse to moving to the outback whilst finding love along the way. Book sales and signings will be available, with morning tea provided.

Our next Storytime will be held Friday 24th October @ 10.30am. The theme is “Pets”. Come and join in the fun of stories and songs; we welcome new families to come along.

The library is a great place to study particularly for the upcoming HSC exams. It provides a quiet and different environment, as well as wifi access and a selection of study guides to borrow. Everyone is most welcomed.

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