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DES Tomlin Dance Co. provides dance classes in avariety of genres including classical ballet, contemporary,jazz, hip hop, tap and tiny tots for boys and girls of allages.

The classes combine the perfect balance ofprofessionalism and dance structure as well as being funand enjoyable. The school’s advantages are its familyfriendly culture and individual attention in class toencourage self-confidence, growth and developmentand most importantly - the love of dance! The schoolprides itself in providing quality teaching by principal, DesTomlin.

Des began dancing in 1962 and celebrates her 52 yearloving dance this year. Des has been trained in Chiccetei,ATOD, BBO ans RAD. She studied with Lorraine Norton ofSydney, Geoffrey Cavell and Estella Nova of Parramattaand Shirley Reeves and Ross Hutchison, both in thesuburbs of Sydney.

In 1980, Des took over the running of her mother’s ballet

school in Sydney where she remained teaching until theend of 1993 when she embarked on a career of teachingand choreographing for both amateur and professionalproductions throughout Perth.

After 13 years in Perth, Des returned to NSW to care forher mother and retire from the large scale dance scene.The Camden Haven area is fortunate to have such aqualified, experienced and knowledgeable danceteacher.

Des delights in passing on her wealth of knowledge andexperience to her students in a passionate and caringmanner. Listen intently and ask lots of questions - you’ll beamazed by how much you will learn.

Enjoy your learning with Des Tomlin - you’ll love it! Allclasses are held at the Catholic Church Hall on OceanDrive, Laurieton. Give Des a call on 0417 189 845 toenquire on how you can give your child or you a greatdance opportunity. Tap and Jazz/Hip Hop classes are alsoavailable for adults!

For kids who love to dance

Flying a new flag

Dramatic afternoonat St Joseph’s

FEDERAL Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespierecently visited Herons Creek Public School tovisit the staff and students and present a newNational Flag to replace the old one which haddeteriorated.Students pictured with Dr Gillespie are JesseyGreen, Ethan Morson & Elizabeth Bean

STUDENTS treated parents and friends to an afternoon of theatre onWednesday to showcase their dramatic talents.

Year two, under the guidance of teachers Buddy Moylan andMichael Connolly, presented a theatrical version of the Aboriginal storyon the Three Brother Mountains - a truly local legend detailing theformation of the Camden Haven’s most iconic landmarks.

This beautiful production was followed by the school’s All SaintsDrama group? who performed a medley of acts including the witchesof Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a twist on Goldilocks and the Three Bearsand skits about fashion, a fear of the dark and the inner workings ofthe mind of a child trying to get out of doing household jobs.

The performances were slick and entertaining. It will be exciting tosee what they come up with next time!

Scaredof the dark? These

three aren’t... much!Chanel Tate-Whalley,

Ellie and Sam De Silva.

From tots to teens these local businesses have you covered

Des Tomlin DanceCo

LEARN TO DANCE TODAY!

Classes & Workshops in:-• Classical Ballet • Tap • Comtemporary

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REGISTRATION DAYS – Tues 28th Jan & Wed 29th Jan 5pm to 7:30pm

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LAURIETON Early Education Centre, would liketo wish all our graduates a wonderful first yearat primary school, it will be very sad to farewellthese children, with some having been at thecentre for the. 2 years we have been open.

Laurieton Early Education Centre usconveniently located opposite the Colescomplex on Lord St. The centre operatesbetween 7:30am-6pm, is open 52 weeks peryear, only closing for public holidays.

“it’s hard to believe that we’ve been openfor over two years. However during that timewe’ve made some wonderful friends,purchased additional resources for both indoorand outdoor learning environments, along withadding vegetable patches, compost bins anda Worm farm.” centre owner Julie says.

“Our centre provides bsby love nappies,linen, and sunscreen. We have online digitalportfolios, available to parents at theirconvenience. We also offer discounts for publicholidays.

“We have vacancies in both our roomsacross the week, which helps meet the everchanging needs of our families. This also allowsus the flexibility when needed to swap children’s

days or offer make updays, along withadditional days.”

You can contactJulie for enrolments on65595187 and don’tforget to follow us onFacebook.

From little things,big things grow

2014 school leaders

North Haven Public School’s 2014 captains and councillors. Backrow L to R - Grace Kuhnell, Jacob Fardy, Connor Cook, Matthew Cheers(c)Front row L to R - Bronte Hart, Kyra Evans, Emily Hollis (c), HamishCook-Webber.

Back to school

Moorland Public School Ph 6556 5151 Email moorland-p.school@det.nsw.au

Website www.moorland-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Hannam Vale Public School Ph 6556 7636Email hannamvale-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website www.hannamvale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Johns River Public School Ph 6556 5130Email johnsriver-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website www.johnsriver-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Kendall Public School Ph 6559 0040Email kendall-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website www.kendall-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Herons Creek Public School Ph 6585 7125Email heronscrk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website www.heronscrk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

North Haven Public School Ph 6559 9261Email northhaven-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website www.northhaven-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Laurieton Public School Ph 6559 9084Email laurieton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website www.laurieton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Camden Haven High School Ph 6556 8100Email camdenhave-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website www.camdenhaven-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

CAMDEN HAVEN COMMUNITY OF SCHOOLSDelivering excellence, opportunity and success

Years 7, 11 & 12 resume 29th January 2014. Years 8, 9 & 10 resume30th January 2014. For enrolments contact any of our quality schools below.

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From tots to teens these local businesses have you covered

THE Pied Piper Children’s & Babywear,Laurieton, has been established for over 27years and has been servicing its customersover that time with quality school uniforms forlocal schools.

Proprietor Helen Lewis, pictured, offersprofessional help on fitting uniforms as shebelieves it is important for her customers to besatisfied. The quality uniforms

Helen stocks take the wear and tear ofevery day use - this is a necessity as studentsshould get at least two years’ wear out oftheir uniforms.

In the long term, uniforms are moreeconomical for school than casual clothing.The Pied Piper stocks the complete uniform forSt Joseph’s Primary School, including their newsport polo, and Laurieton Public School. Navyshorts for boys and girls for Kendall Public

School are also available. Cotton Red Robinsocks in white, grey, black and navy arestocked.

Quality brands include Midford, Stubbiesand Scags for durable school wear.

My advice to customers is, “Don’t leave itto the last couple of days to purchaseuniforms.”

With the move to larger, brighter premises inBold Street, The Pied Piper offers more spaceand comfort for everyone to shop.

During the school holidays The Pied Piperhas received numerous wonderfulcompliments about the displays and largevariety of brands and quality clothing theystock.

For your convenience lay-bys are offered,along with Eftpos and credit card facilities.

The absolute best in schoolwear

LAURIETON Public Schoolcelebrated the achievements oftheir students for the 2013 yearwith their PresentationAssemblies. The students werewell supported by parents andcommunity members who werethere share in the children’ssuccesses.

To open proceedings theschool looked ahead to the2014 school year, the schoolnamed their School Captains for2014. Chaz Wiegold and HollyWilliams were named to leadthe student body next year asSchool Captains whileAlexander Knight-Viale andMarley Hodgkinson were

announced as Vice Captains. All children received a

certificate of appreciation fromtheir class teachers whileindividual students wererecognised for achievementsand qualities above the norm.

Our Special Awards this yearwere:

Dux of the Year: DeclanAttenborough

Citizenship Awards: JamesLavender, Joshua Newell andGeorgia Smith

Sportspersons of the Year: TaiSchwarz & Kingsley Brown(Stage 1)

Caitlyn Austin & JoelNewman (Stage 2)

Krystal Clarke & DeclanAttenborough (Stage 3)

School Spirit Awards: LucyMaxwell & Caleb Moss

NSW Premier’s SportingChallenge Award: Tiana Moore

Band Musician of the Year:William Jackson

Encouragement Awards:Teagan Potts, Ty L’Hullier, BeauCranfield, Samantha Shedden,Isabel Farr, Fionn Tylor, JacobWorton, Cassie Wheeler & TielerGardner.

Laurieton Public School Dux of the Year:Declan Attenborough

Celebrating student achievement

The StEPS program is an initiative of NewSouth Wales Health and offers all four-year-oldchildren free vision screening before they startschool.

Children rarely complain of eye problems,children may not realise they can’t see well.

Children’s eyes may look OK andparents/carers might think that their child cansee well but some children might still have avision problem.

The only way to tell if a child has a visionproblem is to have the child’s vision testedone eye at a time.

Centrelink have made mandatory the four-year-old Vision screen with StEPS or anOptometrist and the “Healthy Kids Check”(HKC), for the payment of Family Tax BenefitA. For those children starting school in 2014who may have missed StEPS at their Preschoolor childcare centre or who did not attend aPreschool it is recommended to attend ascreening in January, Port MacquarieCommunity Health Centre - Tuesday 21January. For an appointment, contact WendyMutton, StEPS Coordinator, on 6656 7061.

Healthy eyes with StEPS

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