Wood Street, Inverell, NSW. 2360 Telephone (02) 67223072 Fax: (02) 67224324

Term 1, Week 6 Tuesday 28th February 2012

Inverell public

―Living and Learning Together‖

Up and coming

- Cricket IPS vs Bingara central Brooks Oval 10am 1/3

- Clean up Australia Day at school 2/3

- Regional swimming in Armidale 6/3

- Scripture starts 6/3

- School Photos 7/3

- Winter Zone Trials 9/3

- Year 6 T-Shirt money

due 9/3

- P & C AGM Meeting 7pm 14/3

Reading the Pledge of Office

The leaders induction ceremony took place

on Thursday the 16th of February. The

2012 Captains, Vice Captains, House

Captains, Sports Monitors, Canteen

Monitors, Library Monitors and Bus

Monitors received their badges. It was a

great honour to receive our badges, we will

all wear them with pride, respect and

honour. We will lead Inverell Public School

to success in 2012.

Reporters

Matthew, Andrew, Georgie and Brooke.

School photos

Please note that the

school photos are on

the 7th of March.

Please return money

and order form no

later than the morning

of photo day.

Please have your

children dressed in full

summer uniform.

Induction ceremony

Andrew Morris receiving his badge

Tom Grice and Miranda Boney

Soaring kites

Year 6 have been busy making kites as part of their H.S.I.E unit on China. The students have had great fun decorating and flying the kites.

Principals message

The Priority Schools Funding Program (PSFP) provides schools with extra funding and staffing

that enables schools to implement additional learning programs for students.

In recent years Inverell Public School has used the funding to support supplementary literacy and

numeracy programs such as the Literacy and Maths Program (LAMP) and additional maths

groups for students in years 3-6.

Next Monday, 5th March 2012, families of students in Years K—4 will receive an envelope

containing the survey that is required for our school to be considered for the next 3 year PSFP

cycle 2013-2015.

It is very important that we have 100% of the forms returned as a high return rate is required to

ensure that our school will be considered for the program.

These surveys are highly confidential, any information will not be seen by any staff.

As an incentive, every child who returns a survey will receive a voucher for an icy pole from the

school canteen. In addition the names of all students in Years K—4 in the family will be entered

into a draw for 2 Ipod prizes or 3 Easter Egg prizes on return of the survey.

The class who returns the most surveys in the shortest space of time will be treated to a special

home made pizza lunch from the canteen.

Please be aware that surveys need to be filled in carefully. If you have any queries about the

survey content or the most appropriate terminology, please contact the school for assistance.

A member of the School Executive will be available at the school from 11.30am each day to

provide assistance to complete the survey.

Assistance is also available for families who may require an interpreter. Mr Faren Boney,

Aboriginal Education Officer, will also be available to provide assistance.

I know I can rely on your support. Thankyou in advance for your assistance.

Robyn Stewart

Principal (Relieving)

Miranda, Chloe, Steven, Joel, Rahni, Cody, Adrian, Clinton and Hayley

Joel

Merit awards Congratulations to the following students who received awards this week;

Aaron Weatherall, Miriam Grice, Jet Burns, Decodah Durbin, Billy Cunningham, Tyrone Gordon, Sam Dillon,

Siobhan Potter, Tahnee Porter, Shaye Fields, C-J Whalley, Georgie Mitchell McLane, Zane De Witt, Emily Pischke,

Tyson Hodges, Haydon O’Grady, Mikayla Budda Dean, Casey Farmer, Mikayla Glendinning, Naomi Wiedemann,

Keith Almoite, Stephanie Goodwin, Michael White, Jesse Atkinson, Kayla Kennedy, Jake Pritchard, Kyeshia Sutherland,

Adrian Robertson and Dylan White.

Principal Awards;

Charlie Grills, Zeke Waters Miller, Madison Wood, Jorgha Beard, Lily King, Jada Waddell, Freya Grice, Hunter Hollis, Brooke Fenton,

Georgie Dettmann, Sherrie Aguilar, Phoebe McLachlan, Tiana Ellis, Joshua Doogood, Haidyn Giles, Justin Quirona and

Amity Dyke.

Sports Awards;

Andy Grills, Mary Pischke, Sam Chappell, Brooke Fenton, Kyeshia Sutherland, Hatley Dunlop, Elijah Wynter– Kenny, Clinton

Masterson, Bailey Crawford, Toby Kennedy, Claire Gleeson, Miranda Boney, Tom Grice, Gabby Rogers and Todd Fenton.

A big apology to Kaden House who’s name was not mentioned in last weeks newsletter for the reading award.

Captain’s report

Clean Up Australia Day is this Friday, each class

will be doing activities.

Remember to cross at the designated crossings

in the mornings and afternoons. Do not cross

without teacher or parent supervision.

School photo money needs to

come in as school photo’s are next

Wednesday!

Captain

Georgie Dettmann

Sports report

All swimmers performed really well on Friday at

the Zone Swimming Carnival.

Hunter Hollis and Michael White have qualified

to swim in Armidale at the Regional Carnival

next week.

Our school cricket team will play

Bingara Central School at Brook’s

Oval on Thursday. Good luck boys.

Sports Captain

Jackson Ballingarry

School photos

Photo envelopes have been sent home with

each child. The pre-pay form needs to be

completed and returned to the school with

payment by the 7th March 2012. Only

students with a completed pre-pay order form

that has been returned to school by photo

day will have photo’s taken.

Remember to wear full summer school

uniform on photo day.

Premiers reading challenge

2012 marks the 11th year of the Premiers

Reading Challenge. This year being the ―Year

of the Reader‖ we are hoping as many

children as possible participate.

K – 2 read 30 books and are completing in

class.

3 – 6 read 20+ can include books read in class

or at home.

To help children select books from the library

have been marked with coloured dots.

K—2 Yellow

3—4 Pink

5—6 Blue

For any further information please contact

Tennille Lulham at school.

School fees

School Fees for 2012 will be $30.00 per child

or $60.00 per family.

Invoices will be sent out in due course.

P & C Meeting

The March meeting will be the Annual

General Meeting on Wednesday 14th

March at 7:00 pm in the staffroom.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Canteen News Tuesdays and Thursdays are pastry free days!

That means no pies or sausage rolls will be available on these days.

Slushies are $2. They are made from 100% apple juice. New flavours regularly.

Thursday 1st and Tuesday 6th Specials

Chicken mini wraps $2.00

Noodles in a cup $2.00 Available to Primary only

Healthy bites

Lychees! Lychees are a great little fruit

to pop in the lunch box for something

different. They are easy to peel and

reveal a shiny ball of firm sweet flesh

with a delicate taste. Chew around the

shiny brown seed and enjoy. Yummo.

Be quick as lychees will only be readily

available for another month. Lychees

are very rich in Vitamin C and also

supply dietary fibre.

CANTEEN ROSTER

WEDNESDAY

29/2

THURSDAY

1/3

FRIDAY

2/3

MONDAY

5/3

TUESDAY

6/3

Gai Single Lisa Mundy Jodie Caine Lisa Kirk ― HELP NEEDED‖

Our canteen is an important part of the school. If anyone is interested in helping out in the

canteen please contact Marianne 67223070. Any help is very appreciated.

Help needed 6/3

Ways to STOP Otitis Media

• Breastfeed

• Sit your baby up to bottle-feed.

• Do not smoke near your baby.

• Eat crunchy fruit and vegetables.

• Blow noses; do not sniff.

• Wash hands to stop germs.

• Get the kids to run, jump and roll around.

• Do not put things in their ears.

• Information compiled by Bev Walls, Itinerant Support Teacher – Hearing, Inverell Public School 6

You can do it!

Getting Along