Hello parents, carers and friends of Sandy Beach Public School, Clean - up School Day As part of the annual clean up Australia Day, our school participated in the campaign by picking up rubbish around the school. Thank you to parents who participated and to Miss Abbott for coordinating the event Community Fund Grant On Friday MP Kevin Hogan presented our school with a cheque for $14,144. This is to go towards constructing a mini soccer field with artificial turf on the south oval. This will be an exciting edition to our school when completed. Grounds Improvements We are currently undergoing works to improve our playground. Cementing work to improve access to COLA is currently underway and new basketball backboards and hoops have been purchased and installed on the court in the COLA. (Covered Outdoor Learning Area)

Digital Leaders and Library Monitors At Friday’s assembly our leaders to assist Mrs Hearn with ICT across the school were presented with their badges.

Congratulations to: Senior Digital Leaders Ethan Russell, Poppy Haagsma, Benjamin Watson, Ashlee Orr, Lucas Messner, Cohen Wallace and Jayla Williams. Junior Digital Leaders: Blair Hearn, Jaisiah Smith, Ayla Eggins, Leo Peck, Archie Tobin, Townes Evan-Wood, Seth Ryman-Shaw and Harry Wyatt.

In addition, 4 students who helped Mrs Klazema in the library were presented their library monitor badge. Congratulations to Paige Saiban, Alice Franz, Montana Walsh and Laiken Callister.

SANDY BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL 19 Saye Close, Sandy Beach NSW 2456 Phone: 02 66 561 777 Fax: 02 66 561 624 Email: sandybeach-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.sandybeach-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Principal: Diane Blevin Issue 3 March 4, 2020

Science Lessons Mrs Craig has been involving the students from K to 6 in some great learning activities including bush tucker around the playground, forces of gravity, sustainability and soil testing just to name a few activites.

Attendance A reminder that it is our school policy that students arriving late or leaving early are signed in or out by their parent / caregiver at the school office. Arriving at school on time is also essential to a student’s success. Important organisational information is shared with students at assemblies and in class at the commencement of each day. This information sets up each student for success and builds confidence to be at school, ready to learn. At this month’s P&C meeting it was decided to introduce an Attendance Award for students. This will be given out each semester to students who have 98% attendance. In addition a new award will be given out at Presentation Day for 99% attendance for the year. The aim is to reward students with a good attendance record and promote the importance of being at school. Footsteps Dance Incursion We encourage all students to attend. The cost is $21 per student. If families need financial assistance they should see their class teacher or contact the office. Swimming Congratulations to all the students from Sandy Beach Public School who have participated in swimming events over the past 3 weeks. Congratulations to the following age champions: Junior Boy- Austin Harper Junior Girl- Bayley Johnson 11yrs Boy- Oliver Lawler 11yrs Girl- Alice Franz Senior Boy- Noah Fluechter Senior Girl- Ella Dudgeon The Champion House for the carnival was Cedar. Congratulations also to Ella Dudgeon and Oliver Lawler who were age champions at the District Carnival for their age groups too. We have a number of students participating in Coffs Harbour at the Regional Carnival today. We wish them luck. Diane Blevin Principal

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Mar 6 6 Ivory Stage Assembly Item Mar 16-20 Footsteps

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK K Aqua Kalani Billing Jye Hearn K Lime Cadel Blackmore Zali Hollywood K Purple Hunter Vaughan Amity Porter 1 Indigo Zayley Pledger Van Phillips 1 Sapphire Zahaliah Taylor Noah Waters 2 Orange Allirra Timms Harrison Becker 2 Red Kade Golsby-Smith Ayda Walker

Star Solvers Isaac Wicks and Bailey Davey

Classes of the Week 2 Orange and 1 Sapphire

3 Blue Elouise Orr 3 Teal Evie Hollywood 4 Gold Zoe Sims 4 Violet Tilliqa Foulstone 5 Coral Lila Brammah 5/6 Turquoise Blaize Lovett 6 Ivory Brock Stubbs

Star Solver Jack Deakin

Class of the Week 5 Coral

P & C News

Hi everyone Thank you to all our families who came to the Nerf Shoot Out night. It was a great success and we raised over $600. Canteen We have now started online canteen orders. You can use the Flexischools website or app to place your child’s lunch orders online. You can still place orders the traditional way. Kind Regards, Amie Wallace P & C President

P & C Meeting

Monday 6 April