Message from the Principal…

The last two weeks of this term will be quite busy at Nabiac PS. Excursions, reports, parent

teacher interviews to mention just a few things. Reports will be sent home on Thursday this

week and parent teacher interviews will be held in Week 10. Please see the note attached to

this newsletter for details about when teachers are available for interviews.

An important event next week is our 2018 NAIDOC

celebration, which will be held on Monday 2 July. The

NAIDOC theme for 2018 is “Because of her we can.”

Our assembly will be held at 11:30am. Uncle Steve

Brereton and the staff have organised some great

activities for the day. All parents and carers are very

welcome to attend.

As part of our NAIDOC celebration we are providing a sausage sizzle for the whole school

for lunch next Monday. All students will be provided with a sausage sandwich for lunch. They

will still need to bring their own recess and drink. If you do not wish your child to have a

sausage sandwich please provide their lunch as normal. If there are any parents who may be

able to assist with cooking and assembling sausage sandwiches on the day, please let the

office staff know.

Have a lovely week.

Mrs Kessey

Principal

Calendar June

25 P&C Meeting 6pm

27 The Very Hungry Caterpillar

27 Stage 2&3 Excursion

28 Out of Uniform Day

28 Boys Touch Knockout

28 Reports sent home

29 Girls PSSA Soccer

July

2 NAIDOC Day Celebrations

2 Parent/Teacher interviews

held this week

6 Last day of term

23 Staff Development Day

24 Students Resume

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Newsletter Term 2, Week 9 25th

June 2018

Assembly

Assembly this week will be run by the leaders. Gold awards will be presented at the assembly to be held on Friday at 2.30pm in the school hall. During Friday’s assembly students will be practising for our special NAIDOC assembly which will be held on Monday at 11.30am.

Core Value

This week our value is Responsibility. “I can be ready to learn so I

can do my best.”

Thought for the Week

“My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a

doctor, a lawyer, a policeman and a preacher but every day,

three times a day, you need a farmer.”

~ Brenda Schoepp

P&C Meeting Our P&C Meeting will be held tonight at 6pm in the staff room. All parents and carers are welcome to attend. Parent/Teacher Interviews Reports will be sent home on Thursday. Please see below for information regarding Parent/Teacher interviews. Sent home with every student today was an interview slip to allow you to indicate when you are available to talk to your child’s teacher. Interviews will be held next week. PSSA Boys Touch Football This Thursday Nabiac Public School will host Pacific Palms in a Touch Football Knockout. There is no fee attached to this event. The boys will kick off at 10.30am on the Town Oval behind the school. Parents are welcome to come along and support our team. Mark Jackson Coordintor Stage 3 Public Speaking The Stage 3 Public Speaking Final was held last Friday afternoon. The four speakers from Years 5 and 6 were all enthusiastic and entertaining, and should be commended on the quality of their presentations. Zarrah Scott was the winner for Year 5, with Cooper Brady a close runner-up. Year 6’s competition was taken out by Millie Potts, followed by Lilli P as the runner-up. Congratulations to all students who participated in this year’s competition.

A special mention, and thank you, to Mrs Dunning and Ms Johnson for judging the final competitions.

Mrs Arandale and Miss Dunne. Public Speaking Coordinators

Out of Uniform Day Come dressed as a farmer this Thursday for out of uniform day and help our drought stricken farmers out West. The SRC would like every child to bring a non-perishable food item to school in lieu of the usual gold coin donation. Items such as canned or dried food please. Thank you in advance for supporting our Farmers. Nabiac P.S. Student Representative Council.

AEDC This Monday and Tuesday our school will be taking part in the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC), which is a nationwide census of early childhood development and helps our school and community understand how children are developing before they start school, what is being done well, and what can be improved. The AEDC is an Australian Government initiative run by the Department of Education and Training.

Children do not need to do anything to be included in the census and will attend class as usual. During the census, teachers record information (including children’s names and dates of birth) based on their knowledge and observations of each child in their class. The questions to be used by the AEDC in the upcoming collection are available at www.aedc.gov.au/instrument.

This year’s AEDC is a great opportunity for everyone including parents, local communities, schools and other agencies to work together to bring long-lasting benefits to children and their families. If you would like more information about the AEDC, please refer to frequently asked questions section on the AEDC website at www.aedc.gov.au, or phone 1800 092 548.

The AEDC is voluntary and is not a school test, so should you wish for your child/children’s information to be excluded from the census, please contact Karin Madden.

This is for kindergarten students only.

Dear Parents This year parent teacher interviews will be held in the last week of term in your child’s classroom. Reports will be sent home this Thursday. This will allow time for you to read the report and have any questions ready for the interview. The interviews will be an opportunity for you to discuss your child’s progress in class. We will offer phone interview as an alternative for parent’s that can’t make it to school for a face to face interview. Please indicate this preference on the note sent home with every student today and return to school. All class teachers have requested an interview for every child in their class. Please read the following timetable of when your child’s teacher will be available for an interview.

Class Day/date Times venue

K BM Mr Martyn Miss Brock

Monday 2nd July Tuesday 3rd July

9.00 – 11.00am 3.00 – 5.00pm

K BM Classroom K BM Classroom

K/1B Miss Brace

Monday 2nd July Tuesday 3rd July

1.00 – 3.00pm 3.00 - 5.00pm

K/1B Classroom K/1B Classroom

1/2 M Mrs Madden

Tuesday 3rd July Wednesday 4th July

3.00 – 5.00pm 1.30 – 5.00pm

1/2M Classroom 1/2M Classroom

1/2T Mr Tickle

Tuesday 3rd July Wednesday 4th July

3.00 – 5.00pm 9.00 – 11.00am

1/2T Classroom 1/2T Classroom

3Q Mrs Quinn

Tuesday 3rd July Tuesday 3rd July

9.00 – 11.00am 3.00 – 5.00pm

3Q Classroom 3Q Classroom

3/4D Miss Dunne

Tuesday 3rd July Thursday 5th July

3.00 – 5.00pm 1.30 – 5.00pm

3/4D Classroom 3/4D Classroom

4/5J Mr Jackson

Tuesday 3rd July Thursday 5th July

3.00 – 5.00pm 9.00am – 11.00am

4/5J Classroom 4/5J Classroom

5/6AG Mrs Arandale Mrs Gorman

Tuesday 3rd July Friday 6th July

1.30pm – 5.00pm 10.00 – 11.00am

5/6AG Classroom 5/6AG Classroom

Please fill out the interview return slip with three time preferences and return to your child’s class teacher as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you at the interviews. Canteen Roster

Term 2 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 9 26th June Faye Thompson Melanie Arnfield

27th June Rhonda Lamborn Jess Crick

28th June Emily Pye Michelle Thompson

29th June Tracey Dell Jess Crick Tanya Combe

Week 10 3rd July Margaret Dale Jess Crick

4th July Jaime Cathie Crystal Delamotte

5th July Jess Crick Tanya Combe

6th July Geraldine Carson Chris Heffernan Lyn Dower

Term 3 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 1 24th July Michelle Thompson Margaret Dale

25th July Jess Crick Jaime Cathie

26th July Emily Pye Lisa Jacobs

27th July Chris Heffernan Geraldine Carson Jamie Lea Eason

Week 2 31st July Tanya Combe Jess Crick

1st August Crystal Delamotte Jaime Cathie

2nd August Rebekah Phegan Michelle Thompson

3rd August Tracey Dell Lyn Dower Jess Crick

Week 3 7th August Michelle Thompson Jess Crick

8th August Tanya Combe Jaime Cathie

9th August Emily Pye Lisa Jacobs

10th August Chris Heffernan Jess Crick Tanya Combe