NORFOLK ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL

Volume No. 50 Week 8(B) 9th September 2019 Principal’s Report

Reading is my Super Power Last week we celebrated the joys of reading as part of Book Week. Our theme this year was ‘Reading is my Super Power’. Students and staff dressed up as characters from books, K-6 students danced the evening away at the SRC disco on Tuesday, and we ran in-class activities to share what we love about reading. I’d like to thank Sarah Jenkins for her organisation of the book parade. It was also great to see our colleagues from Banyan Park be a part of this event. A special shout out to Emma Cullen and her team at Banyan for the fabulous work they do in acknowledgement of Early Childhood Educators Day on Wednesday this week. And to our parents…we love the effort and support you provide behind the scenes. It was also heartening to see the smiles on your faces as our students paraded their fantastic costumes. Tell Them From Me – Partners in Learning Survey Every year we invite parents to give us valued feedback about the school and the quality of our service delivery. The ‘Tell Them From Me’ survey window is currently open between now and the end of the term. Our ‘Partners in Learning Survey’ can be accessed at: http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/nicsparents Parents will have access to additional information via letters home, email and Facebook. Further information can be found at: https://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/ School Captains I had the pleasure last week of interviewing our candidates from Year 11 vying for our senior leadership positions for 2020. It is so encouraging to see such wonderful young people bringing to the table such deep and authentic qualities. My mantra is ‘Aspire to Inspire’. I’d like to say thanks for me to all our candidates for their passion and connectedness to the school and their peers, as their interviews this week were nothing short of inspirational. I wish all our candidates well with their speeches at Tuesday’s assembly next week. School Photos School photos will be next week (weather permitted) kicking off with Kindergarten at 9:15am on Monday morning. Hopefully we will have a good weather window across the weekend for full school uniform. Lawn Bowls Tracey Wora, Maycee Deszecsar and Ellie Dixon have returned after representing the NSW North Coast Region at CHS Lawn Bowls. They put on a master class despite the unfamiliar fast greens presenting difficult conditions at times. The team were recognised by officials for their sportspersonship and excellent representation of Norfolk Island. Hat tips go to Ellie Dixon for being awarded North Coast region’s Most Valuable player; an exceptional achievement as a 14 year old competing against Australian Champions in the Opens Division. As always, we are very proud of your collective advocacy for the school, the sport of bowls and for Norfolk Island.

P&C Meeting Thank you to those who attended our meeting on Wednesday evening. At our meeting we talked about future projects and grants the P&C are working towards. The school is currently working on a plan to upgrade one of the school buses with accumulated funds from the school’s 2018-2020 budget, the sale of one of our buses and a partnership P&C grant.

This is part of a long-term, sustainable bus provision strategy. If you would like to know more about our future projects, and be part of the planning process to support student learning through our P&C partnership, come to our next meeting on Wednesday, October 16 (Term 4 – Week 1). Things coming up Term 3 - Week 8: School Photos – Today 9th September School Captain Speeches – Tuesday 10th September. Year 6 Tour Commences – Friday 13th September. Regards, Brett Carr

NISEDU (Norfolk Island Special Education Development Unit) The Norfolk Island Special Education Development Unit (NISEDU) is a not- for -profit, incorporated association which is comprised of community members who share a common goal—establishing a supportive network for children with additional needs and their families.

Through their fundraising efforts, NISEDU is also able to support visiting health professionals in their travel to Norfolk Island. These periodic visits allow all Norfolk children to access diagnostic and therapy services. Another function for NISEDU is to purchase appropriate therapeutic aids and resources to support ongoing specialist programs, both in the home and at our educational facilities.

An AGM will be held this afternoon Monday, 9th September 2019, at 5pm at the Norfolk Island Central School, in the

Cec Barkman Room

NICS School Canteen

Specials are available from Tuesdays to Fridays

Drop off your own lunch box and pick up from Cara at the canteen. Please make

sure your lunch box is labelled with your name and class.

Brody Boudan and Abigail Williams will be receiving their High Five recycling awards

tomorrow at K-12 Assembly

Special: Chicken Schnitzel subs $6

A & H Show Monday 14th October 2019 (1st Monday of Term 4) IT’S SHOW TIME AGAIN!! YIPPEE!!!!

All students entering into the A & H Show need to register their entries at school with their teacher before the end of Term 3. Artwork, cra s, tex les etc should be brought to school by week 10.

Any entries done during the holidays MUST be entered and paid for at the A&H Show office behind Rawson Hall, and then brought to the Supper Room on Sunday 13th October from 1:30pm to be included.

Any perishable/fragile entries (cakes, sand posies, vegie models, lego models etc) must be delivered to the Supper Room on Show Day between 8‐8.30 am ready for judging at 9am.

All K‐2 students need to bring in $1 to their teacher for their show entries which have been organised at school by their teachers.

Students in Years 3‐6 need to bring to their teacher $2 or 20c per item for their entries. Secondary are to organise their entry money with their teachers.

Entries must be student’s original work and should be labelled with their individual number on the front and on the back with their name, year and entry class.

All wri ng entries must be entered at the school and handed to Mrs Tierney or Ms Hale no later than Friday 27 September. Thanks yorlyi.

REMEMBER: THERE IS A SIZE RESTRICTION for K‐6 artworks and models. See Mrs Tierney if unsure.

2019 Sports Person of the Year

Male and Female; Senior and Junior

Nomination Forms are also available from the School Front Office

Please find attached to this week’s Newsletter nomination forms for 2019, Junior and Senior Male and Female Nomi-nation Forms for Sportsperson of the Year.

Nominations will close on Friday 20th September 2019, at the close of business 3pm.

2019 Sports

Person of the Year

Norfolk Island Central School P.O Box 214 Norfolk Island

Telephone 23000 Email Address Norfolkisl-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au NICS Sportsperson of the Year – Junior and Senior student nomination Form 2019

Name: Instructions

List your achievement in each of the areas below and tally the points Sign your nomination form and hand it to the Front Office

Nomination sheets are due to the Front office on or before Friday 20th September 2019 at close of business 3.00pm Nomination forms will not be accepted after this date

Event / Area Description Point Swimming Carnival

Age Champion

1st - 7 points

2nd – 5 points

3rd – 3 point

Record Broken (3 points)

Event Winner (2 points)

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Athletics Carnival

Age Champion 1st - 7 Points 2nd – 5 points 3rd – 3 point Record Broken (3) Event Winner (2)

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Cross Country

Age Champion

1st – 7 points

2nd – 5 points

3rd – 3 point

Record Broken (3)

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Rep Sport – This is for

sports that students

have represented

through the NSW DoE

system (not sports out-

side of school)

International (representing Australia) ______________________________ (15)

National (representing NSW)_____________________________________ (10)

State_________________________________________________________ (8)

Regional _____________________________________________________ (4)

Zone_________________________________________________________ (3)

Trials________________________________________________________ (2)

Signature

Total

Overall Total

Sportsperson of the Year – Nomination Guidelines 2019

Points to be allocated according to criteria within two areas namely:

School sports

School endorsed representative

Note: Nominations will be accepted from the students themselves or their parents. No staff nomina-tions (other than for their own children) will be accepted.

In order to be considered, candidates must have participated in all three of NICS carnivals unless ex-tenuating circumstances apply, e.g. (Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals)

N.B. Nomination sheets are due to the Front office on or before Friday 27th September 2019 at close of business 3.00pm

School Carnivals School Endorsed Representation (NSW DoE)

Point Allocations

15 Interna-

tional Representation (Australia)

10 National Representation (NSW)

8 State Representation (North Coast)

7 Age Champion (Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country)

4 Regional Representation at Combined High Schools (CHS) or Primary School Sports Asso-

ciation (PSSA)

3 Record broken at NICS carnivals (any) or Zone Representation at North Coast Region or

selection for Possible v Probables

2 Winning an event at NICS carnival (e.g. 100m sprint, 50m Freestyle) or attendance at

North Coast Regional trial.

NOTE: Nominations will not be accepted from students who have displayed poor sportsmanship

Age Champion (1st =7 pts

2nd = 5 pts

3rd = 3 pts)

International Representation (Australia) (15)

Record Broken (3) National Representation (NSW) (10)

Event Winner (2) State Representative (North Coast) (8)

Regional Representative at Combined

High Schools (CHS) and Primary School Sport Association (PSSA)

(4)

Community Sport Representation 2019

This is for students that have represented Norfolk Island within their sporting group. We would like to recognise students who have taken the time to travel away and participate in their chosen sport-ing events.

Please list your students sporting achievements for 2019.

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ACHIEVEMENTS:

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Students will be acknowledged with a certificate of achievement at the Sports and Citizenship Award Ceremony in Term 4, 2019.

KINDERGARTEN—YEAR 12 CONSUMABLE FEES 2019 Consumable fees and Voluntary School Contributions are due to be paid. Pay online

(instructions below) or by cash to the School Front Office

. Kindergarten

Yearly

Workbook and Resources $35.00

Years 1 and 2

Workbooks and Resources $50.00

Years 3 and 4

Workbooks $65.00

Years 5 and 6

Workbooks $65.00

Laptop Levy $80.00 $20 per Term

Years 7 & 8 Yearly

Technology Mandatory $80.00 $20 per Term

Art $30.00

PDHPE $5.00

Music $5.00

Laptop Levy $80.00 $20 per Term

Years 9 & 10 Yearly

Visual Art $60.00

Visual Design $60.00

Music $25.00

PDHPE $10.00

PASS $5.00

Food Technology $200.00 $50 per Term

Wood Technology $80.00 $20 per Term

Textiles $100.00 $50 per Semester

Laptop Levy $80.00 $20 per Term

School Contribution $40.00 $10 per Term

School Contribution $40.00 $10 per Term

School Contribution $40.00 $10 per Term

School Contribution $40.00 $10 per Term

School Contribution $40.00 $10 per Term

School Contribution $40.00 $10 per Term

Year 11 Yearly

Visual Art $75.00

Music $20.00

PDHPE $10.00

Construction $100.00 $25 per Term

Technology Timber $100.00 $25 per Term

Hospitality $200.00 $50 per Term

Hospitality Uniform $50.00

Textiles & Design $100.00 $50 per Semester

Laptop Levy $80.00 $20 per Term

Year 12 3 Terms

Visual Art $75.00

Music $20.00

PDHPE $10.00

Technology Timber $75.00 $25 per Term

Construction $75.00 $25 per Term

Hospitality $150.00 $50 per Term

Textiles & Design $40.00 Plus own material for Major Project

Laptop Levy $60.00 $20 per term

SLR $10.00

SLR $10.00

School Contribution $40.00 $10 per Term

School Contribution $30.00 $10 per Term

Payment may be made on line through POP (parent online payments) through

our school website http:/www.norfolkisl-.schools.nsw.edu.au

or by cash or cheque If you are using the online payments, you

will need to enter a LANDLINE number. If you don’t have a landline phone,

please feel free to use the school’s land-line number which is 23000