EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298

Wednesday

16th August, 2017

Week 5

www.empirevale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

2017 Scholastic Book Fair

Welcome to

the Jungle!

Scholastic

Book Fair

Can you believe

that our

Scholastic

Book Fair is

next Tuesday?

It feels like it has crept up on us all like a

hungry Tiger.

Our student book parade will start on

Tuesday the 22nd at 11am, with the Book Fair opening soon after the parade finishes.

Afterwards we will have a range of activities

such as games, book readings and challenges

that the whole community is welcome to stay

and get involved with.

It would be great for each family to bring

a plate of morning tea for the school

community to share. Something in a Jungle

theme would be lots of fun.

It is going to be a wonderful day! We hope to

see you all you bookworms there!

PARENT RESPONSES DUE Premiers Spelling Bee (selected students)

DUE – Tuesday 5th September

Ballina Coast School Transition

“Get to Know You Day”

As part of their year 6 transition to high

school program, Ballina Coast High School will

be holding a “Get to Know you Day” for Yr 6

students on Thursday 17th August. The day

will take place at Dunes on Shelly,

commencing at 9:00am & finishing around

3pm.

The day will consist of getting to know you

and team building activities to support

transition to high school. Students can wear

casual clothes and need to bring recess, drink

bottle and sunscreen. Lunch and

refreshments will be provided. Transport will

be the responsibility of the parent.

AFL Game #2 EVPS vs Wardell

Thank you to our transporters who were able

to transport to Teven last Friday & to those

who are able to transport to Wardell this

Friday, (please disregard previous seating

arrangements for Wardell).

REVISED SEATING ARRANGEMENTS were

sent home on Monday & can be found on our

website.

WEEK 5

Electronic Attachments

Physical Attachments

Revised ALF Transport arrangements to Wardell PS for Friday 18th

(sent home on Monday)

Community News – Media Permission request by Refugees

EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298

Review – Life Education

Students were very excited to be a part of

the Life Education Program last Thursday.

Sessions focussed on important issues such

as healthy food & nutrition, personal safety,

physical activity, cyber safety & much more.

Here’s what our students had to say about the day…….

Roman “I loved it when Harold tried to steal the banana”

Elliot “I learnt how important it is to follow the rules”

Fletcher “Harold told me all about his holiday”

Harry “I found out how my body reacts when I am scared. My heart will beat really fast!”

Review – AFL Match Teven

On Friday, August 11th, the senior students from EVPS travelled to Teven-Tintenbar Public School to play the first of the AFL interschool matches. First the students had a quick skills session with Yanni the Umpire and then it was onto the game. All students were able to play in each of the three major field positions e.g. backs, centres and forwards.

In the early stages of the game, EVPS were able to keep their opposition away from the ball by using their height advantage and this soon gave them some quick goals. As the game continued, Teven-Tintenbar began to slowly claw their way back into the match. By the end of the 3rd quarter, they were playing the better football and notched up some good goals. EVPS however still managed to keep their score ticking over. In the fourth and final quarter there was some very impressive marks (catches) taken and wonderful punts (kicks) through the sticks (goals) by the EVPS students which secured a great win. Yanni announced the score at the end of the game as EVPS 28 – Teven-Tintenbar 25.

Thank you to those parents who helped with transportation. Go Empire Vale! Game 2 will be Wardell P.S at Wardell on Friday 18th August. Then Game 3 the final match, will be Cabbage Tree Island P.S at CTI on Friday 1st September.

Mr Spencer

EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298

Review – Assembly

Well done to all students who were presented

with awards at our recent School Assembly.

It is fantastic to see so many students

receiving recognition for their good work and

social skills throughout this term. It was also

wonderful to see parents, carers and

community members joining us to celebrate

our school success stories at assembly.

The assembly audience enjoyed a lively

performance of Snow White and the Poison

Apple from the Junior Class. It was great to

see such enthusiastic acting!

Congratulations to Sally Crethar for achieving

a Small Schools Athletics Carnival New

Record for 11 years girls high jump with a

jump of 1.18m!

Rohan accepting his reward from Mrs Rantissi

for having his artwork accepted into

Operation Art, Sydney.

Work Experience

We would like to welcome Emily Binder, Year

10 student from Ballina Coast High School,

who will be completing Work Experience in

the Junior class next week.

EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298

Thursday 17th

“Get to Know you Day” (Yr 6)

Venue: Dunes on Shelly

Friday 18th

AFL, EVPS vs Wardell (4/5/6)

Venue: Wardell PS

Friday 18th

FNC Zone Athletics (qualifying students)

Venue: Cavanbah Centre, Byron Bay

Tuesday 22nd

Bookfair (Jungle Theme)

Venue: EVPS

Thursday 24th

SXCSS Public Speaking (Selected Students)

Venue: Tregeagle PS

Friday 1st

AFL, EVPS vs CTI (4/5/6)

Venue: CTI PS

Monday 11th

Assembly

Venue: EVPS

Tuesday 12th

Premiers Spelling Bee (Selected Students)

Venue: Ballina PS

Tuesday 19th 12noon

Spring Concert Matinee &

Wednesday 20th 6pm

Spring Concert

Venue: EVPS

Friday 22nd

Last day of term / Casual for a Cause

Venue: EVPS

Inspire Your Kids to Live Offline

With electonic media and small screen

devices becoming an increasingly

common part of our everyday lives it

can be difficult to set limits for our kids’

usage of them.

Rather than saying ‘no’ all the time,

entice your child away from the TV and

screens with an outdoor adventure,

project or idea. Encourage your kids to

spend time outdoors with friends or

family. Introduce them to new hobbies

or try things like flying a kite,

bushwalking, bug catching, baking,

painting, photography, craft activities,

board games or help them come up

with their own creative ideas.

Setting simple limits such as ‘no screen

time’ before school and at dinner time

and making bedrooms screen free

zones will help you to keep track of the

amount of time your kids spend on

screens and ensure that it doesn’t get in

the way of sleep and activities that are

good for their development.

August

September

EMPIRE VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms Bonita Avery Ph: 6683 4298

Just Futsal

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TINTENBAR-EAST BALLINA JUNIOR CRICKET CLUB - SIGN ON

2017/18

When: Saturday 26th August 9am-12pm

Wednesday 30th August 4pm-5.30pm

(sign on & clinic training session)

Where: @ Kingsford Smith Nets, Owen Street, Ballina Milo In2Cricket (5-8yrs) Stage 1 entry level cricket (8-10yrs) Under 12, 14, 16 yrs Alternatively register your interest online

www.bit.ly/tebcc2017 More info: James Robbins 0401 719 646 Visit us on facebook.com/Tintenbar-East-

Ballina-Junior-Cricket

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Drone photograph of

Empire Vale PS

courtesy of Allan Monti

Principal: Ms. B.M.Avery Empire Vale P.S.

Ph: (02) 66 834 298 River Dr.

Fax: (02) 66 834 407 EMPIRE VALE

empirevale-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au NSW 2478

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Updated Seating Arrangements for AFL – Wardell

(Wardell PS)

Friday 18th August 2017

Cars will need to leave the school at 12:40pm for a 1:00pm start.

Mavis Franklin - Jumarlia

Kylie Monti - Grace, Hien, Tobias and Lillian

Bob Unger - Tayla, Toby

Steve Potter - Jack and Keelan

*** Transporters, please remember that primary aged students should not be seated in the front

seat if your car is fitted with a front seat airbag.

For those students who have not been allocated a seat you will be required to contact those parents

listed above who have possible spare seats to arrange transport for your child for this event.

Please don’t leave this to chance as we often have parent transporters reorganizing at the last

minute and we are unable to anticipate this at school. Students not attending will remain at school

for some much needed revision work.