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Term 1, Week 6 5 March 2020

Calendar

March

Saturday 7 March Peel High School Year 7 Open Day9.30am-12 noonParents and Guardians of students currently in Year 6 (2020) who are interested in the Year 7 Selective Class for 2021

Monday 9 March NRMA Bus Safety for KindiesWednesday 11 March P&C Meeting

7pm in the staff room

Thursday 12 March Selective schools testFor students who have applied to sit the selective schools test. This will be held at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School from 9am to 1.30pm.

Friday 13 March Assembly - Year 5/6W item - note change of date2.40pm in the hall

April

Friday 3 April Assembly - Year 5/6R item2.40pm in the hall

Monday 6 April State swimming carnivalWednesday 8 April P&C Meeting

7pm in the staff room

Thursday 9 April Term 1 endsFriday 10 April Good FridayMonday 13 April Easter MondaySaturday 25 April ANZAC DayMonday 27 April Term 2 commences

Staff Development Day

Tuesday 28 April Term 2 commences for students Life Education Van visit

May

Tuesday 5 May Come and Try Dayfor students starting Kindergarten in 2021

Thursday 7 May Mothers Day stallP&C fundraiser

Friday 8 May School cross countryTuesday 12 May NAPLAN commencesWednesday 13 May P&C Meeting

7pm in the staff room

Friday 15 May Pie Drive deliveryP&C fundraiser .Date to be confirmed.

Clothing Pool - open each Monday and the first Friday of each month, 2.30-3.30pm

Great start for cricketersLast Friday Nemingha Public School defeated Timbumburi Public School in their first round game of the NSW PSSA Cricket Knockout competition.Timbumburi worked hard to set a respectable total of 50 in the damp conditions on our oval. Nemingha were determined to limit Timbumburi’s run-scoring chances with outstanding performances by Isaac Kelly, Beau Williams, Alex Mackenzie, Brock Moxon, Cooper Jones and Nicholas Condrick. Lewis Lesslie worked his wicket-keeping magic with three supported runouts.

The bowling attack worked cohesively, resulting in Henry Haling, Mia Gentle, Angus Brennan and Thomas Petrie all securing wickets.

Nemingha made short work of Timbumburi’s total thanks to Henry Hailing and Mia Gentle top scoring with 22 and 10 respectively.

Congratulations on a fine win. Nemingha’s round-two match will be held at Nemingha Public School against Quirindi Public School on Friday 13 March.

2020 KINDY KIDS2020 Kindy Kids feature will be in Thursday, 29 March, edition of The Northern Daily Leader.

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The following notes have been sent home this week:

All studentsParent feedback survey

Year 3 studentsSeeking volunteers for Year 3 classroom " Notes due Friday 6 March

Selected studentsTamworth Zone PSSA football trials " Notes due Monday 2 March

Tamworth Zone PSSA hockey trials " Notes due Friday 13 March

Tamworth Zone PSSA cricket trials " Notes due Monday 16 March

PSSA cricket, Round 2 " Notes due Monday 9 March

Interested students, Years 4-6NSW Primary Chess League " Notes due Friday 13 March

Interested students, Years 3-6NW Primary School 7s rugby union " Notes due Tuesday 10 March

Participating studentsCanberra excursion

Thank you and goodbyeWhat an amazing three years I have had at Nemingha Public School! After a 40 year career in teaching, it is time for my retirement and venture into the next chapter of my life! It is a bitter sweet moment in my life as Nemingha Public School has been the ‘icing on the cake’ in my career. Although I am very sad to be leaving, I am leaving with happy memories of the wonderful, fun-loving children and caring and supportive staff. I will miss everyone dreadfully.

My partner, Paul, and I have been presented with the opportunity to go into a small business, and although a little nervous, we are quite excited about the prospect.

I would like to thank the whole Nemingha community – staff, children and parents for making my time at Nemingha Public School the most memorable period in my teaching career.

Ms Toni Reid 5/6R teacher

HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITIONParents are reminded that expressions of interest for high school must be returned to Nemingha Public School by 20 March.

Goodbye Ms ReidIt is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Ms Toni Reid tomorrow. Toni has been a valued member of Nemingha staff since 2017 and has decided to retire and relocate to Gunnedah. Toni has been teaching for 35 years and over that time has never lost her passion for teaching.

We will miss her dedication to the students in her class and support with many school activities.

She initiated the Student Representative Council in 2018, which has been so successful under her guidance involving the senior classes with “student voice”. The staff will miss her support and her wonderful sense of humour.

Starting next Monday the children in 5/6R will welcome Miss Georgia Wall, who comes to us from Dubbo where she taught at Macquarie Anglican Grammar School all of last year.

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

2020 CalendarThere is a complete term-by-term calendar of school activities available for download on the schools website.

Go to https://nemingha-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Click on About our School and then Calendar.

Please note that these calendars are subject to change and might not contain all activities. Please refer to our newsletter, “Newslink” each week for details of any new or changed events.

Congratulations to these students, who will be receiving Gold Awards at the assembly on Friday 13 March:

ANDREA STUARTSAMUEL STUART

JAKE ELWIN

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What’s cooking in the Canteen

Canteen VolunteersA huge thank you to the wonderful parents and grandparents who have volunteered on this term’s canteen roster. At this stage I don’t have a volunteer for Friday 3 April. If you are available on this day and would like to help please get in contact ASAP.

If this date doesn’t suit but you would like to volunteer in the canteen please let me know. I have started to fill Fridays on the Term 2 roster.

Thank youRenae Mumford, Canteen Manager, 0417 029 377

This communication app is primarily used for disseminating general class information.

If you have something you need to inform your child’s teacher about, please either email or phone the school and leave a message. Class teachers don’t always log into class dojo to check for messages.

VOLUNTEERING AT SCHOOLAll volunteers who wish to work within the school are required to complete a declaration form which is available from the school office.

You will be required to show one government-issued photo identity document with full name, date of birth and current residential address and, if relevant, one change of name document.

It is necessary that these procedures are completed prior to beginning any voluntary work at the school.

CANBERRA EXCURSIONRemember you are welcome to make weekly or fortnightly payments for the excursion.

There are only eight school weeks left before final payments are due.

P and C Fundraising News

Last Thursday evening a group of proactive fundraisers met at the Longyard to discuss this year’s fundraising events. Our favourites will remain unchanged, such as Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls, the Gingerbread House Night and Bunnings BBQs.However, in the coming weeks I will be launching a Pie Drive in conjunction with Watson’s Kitchen in Narrabri. So please start to get your freezers ready in anticipation of pies, lamingtons and pastries.This year we will see the return of our infamous P&C Dinner Dance and, as a final hoorah, our jolly President has selected a very fitting theme of ‘Christmas In July’. The event will be our major fundraiser for the year and as such I require suggestions of any raffle items or prizes that could be offered on the night. If you have an idea of who we may be able to approach or if your place of business could assist us please reach out.The proceeds of these events will go towards the volleyball court upgrade project and annual travel expenses, so any business names or contacts that would tie into this may also help. I can be contacted on my mobile if you wish to discuss your ideas.Bec Jordan, Fundraising Co-Ordinator0428 717 987

The annual Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) collects information about Australian school students who receive an adjustment to address disability.Nationally consistent information on students in Australian schools receiving adjustments for disability enables schools, education authorities, and governments to better understand the needs of students with disability and how they can be best supported at school.

Every year, our school collects the following information for each student receiving an adjustment due to disability:

y the student’s year of schooling y the student’s level of adjustment y the student’s broad type of disability.

Data collection will commence in August and further information will be provided closer to the date.

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Registrations are now open for DUNGOWAN JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE

To register go to www.playrugbyleague.com

Enquiries: message us on Facebook, or email dungowancowboysjuniors@outlook.com

DIGITAL CHILD SAFETY HANDBOOK We are pleased to advise that a new edition of this valuable safety resource is now valuable online with updated safety content. We urge all parents and carers to download this latest edition and discuss the safety content with your children. Child Safety Handbook App available for download:

Visit the Child Safety Hub

Read the Child Safety Handbook

NEW EDITION AVAILABLE NOW

DIGITAL CHILD SAFETY HANDBOOK We are pleased to advise that a new edition of this valuable safety resource is now valuable online with updated safety content. We urge all parents and carers to download this latest edition and discuss the safety content with your children. Child Safety Handbook App available for download:

Visit the Child Safety Hub

Read the Child Safety Handbook

NEW EDITION AVAILABLE NOW

SPORT REPORT

Regional swimmingOn Monday 12 Nemingha students travelled to the Area Swimming Carnival in Armidale to represent the Tamworth Zone. The students were fine ambassadors for our school, competing well in the pool and showing excellent sportsmanship. Our three relay teams swam well, all being placed in the top 15 out of a field of 24 teams. Congratulations to Porscha Ring, who will represent our area in 11 year girls 50 metre breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly and 100m freestyle, Eric Russell in the 11 year old boys 50 metre breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, and Jiah Kelly, who will represent in the 10 year old 50 metre freestyle. The State swimming finals will be held in Sydney in April.

Rugby Union 7s Gala DayWe have had a great response to the invitation to participate in the gala day on Thursday 19 March. There are still opportunities for the girls in years 3/4 and 5/6 to gain a spot. This is an opportunity to learn how the game is played, with only seven on the field at a time and in a relaxed, teaching environment.This day has been arranged to coincide with the Waratahs game over the weekend and we are hoping that some of the Waratahs players will come and meet the students.If your daughter is interested, please contact the office and fill in a note. Training will be on the next two Wednesdays.Please note that it is a contact sport and players will need a mouthguard.

Basketball trialsCongratulations to Harrison Hamilton, who was the first student to gain a place in a North West team for State Championships. He participated last Friday in several games and skill drills to make the team. He will now continue with training on Sundays before the State carnival next term at Terrigal.

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expoTuesday 10 March 2020

6.00pm THS CafeteriaThis is your opportunity to engage with the teaching and executive staff at Tamworth High School. Our school will be on show and ready to answer your questions about

your child’s enrolment and education at a quality public high school.

Each faculty will be on display to excite and inform you about what’s on offer at THS. Interactive displays, lucky

door prizes and face to face time with our teachers.

Supper will be served by our HSC Hospitality students with short performances by our CaPA students.

Let us show you what THS is really all about!

All Welcome!

Year 7 2021

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