11 Newsletter Term 1 Week 3 11.02.13 Week 07 [pdf, 3 MB]

Upcoming Events...Monday 11 February 2013 - Term 1 Week 3Tues 19 March Senior Citizens’ ConcertFri 22 March Ride 2 School DayWed 27 March Young Leaders Conference- BrisbaneTweed Art Gallery Excursion- Yrs 3/4Thurs 28 March Tweed Art Gallery Excursion- Yrs 5/6What's happening in our school community...Thurs 28 March Easter Hat Parade - Kinder to Year 4Fri 29 March Good FridayMon 1 April Easter MondayFri 12 April Last day - Term 1 for Students/StaffIntroducing Heidi Burton, School Chaplain.Tweed Heads Public School has been successful in the application for federal funding to commence aSchool Chaplain program. The three year funding allocation will enable the school to provide a rangeof programs that will offer support to students and their families.I would like to introduce to you our School Chaplain, Heidi Burton. Heidi comes to us with a wealth ofexperience in her role. Heidi will be responsible for supporting the spiritual, social and emotionalwellbeing of students regardless of faith or beliefs. The school chaplain will be available each Mondayand Wednesday mornings. Heidi has already commenced her work here at the school and is currentlyin the process of making neighbourhood contacts to establish and coordinate a breakfast programhere at the school.A referral process to access school chaplain support will be established through the school’s learningsupport team. Parental permission for student inclusion in any school chaplain activity or programwill be required. More information on the School Chaplain programs will be provided once they areestablished. The staff and school community can look forward to working in close partnership withHeidi in the future as she offers and provides support to our students here at Tweed Heads PublicSchool.Swimming CarnivalCongratulations to the students who attended last week’s 2013 Swimming Carnival. The managers ofBanora Pools were very complimentary to the staff on the students’ attitudes and behavioursthroughout the event. Well done to all of our students for being great ambassadors for our school. Byall accounts received from staff it was a very pleasant evening with excellent student participation in(Continued on page 2)

(Continued from page 1)events by those who attended and with some excellent records being broken in the pool. Our swim squad will be selected by MrMcNamara and we wish them the best of luck as they move on to the next level of competition.Staff attendance at last week’s Twilight Swimming carnival was excellent. A special thank you to the staff for being there to support theafter school event and well done Mr McNamara for coordinating another great swimming carnival and this time no rain!Jacquie McAllumPrincipalSports NewsHOUSE CAPTAINS AND VICE CAPTAINSCongratulations to our new House Captains and Vice Captainswho were elected by the students last Wednesday afternoon.BradmanCaptains - Ben and HollyVice Captains -Lachlan and TahnieFraserCaptains - Ahri and NicoletteVice Captains - Jahreez andEmilyFreemanCaptains - Kirra and KyraVice Captains - Zak and ZetahPerkinsCaptains - Mykah and ChloeVice Captains - Dan andJesse-LeeSWIMMING CARNIVALTHPS Swimming Carnival was held last Thursday 7th February andthere was NO RAIN!! for the first time in a number of years.Perkins was the winning house on the night.Indiana broke records in the 100m, 50m Freestyle,50m breaststroke, butterfly, backstrokeand 200m medley.Sunni broke the 100m freestyle and 50mbreaststroke records. Congratulations to thosetwo students.Well done to all the students who attended.Thank you to all the parents and teachers foryour support.Tobacco Legislation Amendment Act 2012The Tobacco Legislation Amendment Act 2012 amends theSmoke-free Environment Act 2000 and bans smoking in the followingoutdoor public places from 7 January 2013:• Within 10 metres of children’s play equipment in outdoorpublic spaces;• Swimming pool complexes;• Spectator areas at sports grounds or other recreationalareas during organised sporting events;• Railway platforms, light rail stops, light rail stations, busstops, taxi ranks and ferry wharves;• Within 4 metres of a pedestrian access point to a publicbuilding; andFrom 2015, in commercial outdoor dining areas.A range of factsheets explaining the new laws are now availableon the website www.health.nsw.gov.au• Children's outdoor playground equipment• Public swimming pools• Spectator areas at public sports grounds• Public transport stops and stations• Entrance to or exit from a public building• Commercial outdoor dining areasLibrary NewsLibrary Opening Times - Term OneEvery lunch time Monday to Friday.Students also visit the library during their allocated library time inclass. Class library days will be put in the newsletter when classeshave been finalised.Returns at any time through RETURN chute inside the door.Borrowing - number of books allowed at a timeKinders – 1 book (to start with – if they prove to be good borrowers& return books regularly) then they progress to 2 books, thento 3 books.Yrs1/ 2/ 3 3 books4 4 books5 4 books6 4 booksBooks can be borrowed for 2 weeks; if you are still using a bookplease bring it in to be renewed.Library bags - all students need a library bag to protect booksfrom being damaged. Infants K - 3 can not borrow without a bag.TWEED DISTRICT SWIMMING CARNIVALThe Tweed District Carnival will be held on Wednesday 20th Februaryat Banora Pools. Children who have qualified will receive anote this week.Overdue books – overdue notes are sent out regularly. Pleasehave a thorough search for the books as it is school policy that thereplacement value be paid.Book ClubScholastic Book club is sent home about 8 times throughout theyear. For those parents new to book club, it is an opportunity to

Weekly Student Blue Awards1F Kaylee, Ethan1W Charlie, Tyla3/2C Alabama, Jade, Molly3/2S Gurmanjot, Jacinta, Chelsea4M Indiana, Sacha, Zach6/5C Allie, Ben, Nicolette6/5R Dante, Sunni, AhriBookwork AwardsChloe, Celine, Keeley, Samantha, Moana, Chloe, Holly, ZetahWelcome to our New Students1F William, Blake, Lee1W Clarence3/2C Molly3/2S Gurmanjot, Tre4M Katie, Thomas, Paris6/5C Jasmine, Lachlan, Cassidy6/5R Dante, Tahnie, Mitchellpurchase books and other items for your child through theScholastic Book Club Company. This also helps the school withbuying new books for the library.Information on how to order is on each book club sheet.Special points to make book club ordering easy: Make sure your child’s full name and class are clearlywritten on the envelope. Clearly mark each item to be ordered on any forms. Place the order form and the correct payment in asealed envelope with book club on the front. If paying by cheque – make it payable to Scholastic Australia If paying by Credit Card follow the instructions on theorder form ensuring the receipt number is on the orderform If paying by cash – please seal the envelope as coinscan slip out of the small openings (especially $2 coins) Return completed orders to your classroom teachersOrders must be returned by the due date. Check weekly newsletter/classroomor Library for due date. Late orders can notbe accepted.NSW Premier’s Reading ChallengeThe NSW Premiers Reading Challenge is on again.Students wishing to enter the reading challenge this year canget a log sheet from the library to record their books or recordthem straight onto the website. We will be registering studentsin March. The challenge runs from now until 25 August. Here isthe web address for you to enter your records at home (afterthey have been registered!). Just log on to kidspace using yourschool log in and under Learning (then press>more) there is aPRC link.https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/portal/If you need help please see Mrs Underwood in the library.Students must complete a set amount of reading as follows:* Children in K – 2: To experience a book they can listen to thebook, participate in shared reading of the book or read part orthe entire book independently.The Library has a large number of the books on the PRC booklist which can be easily found either by using the web enquiry atschool or by the special stickers on the book. Students who successfullycomplete the challenge receive a Premier’s ReadingChallenge Certificate and appear in the honour roll.If you wish your child to participate in the Premier’s ReadingChallenge, please complete the form below and return it to MrsUnderwood in the library as soon as possible.Mrs Kerry Underwood.(Librarian)PRC BooksPersonal ChoiceK - 2* 25 53 - 4 15 55 - 6 15 5Yes I want to register my Child in the PRC challengeBook ClubBook Club is due backonTuesday 19 February.Childs name ________________________________________Class_________________Parent’s/ Caregiver’s signature __________________________