Reminders for this week

Return Rivers College Roadshow note

Return Interrelate Permission Note + Money Year 5 & 6

Mark Monday 9 March in your diary for P&C Meeting

Year 6 plan to visit high school open nights

Pay School Contribution - $30 per child

Have a hat at school EVERY day

Coffee Camp Public School

Andrew Dixon - Principal

(02)6689 9259

1846 Nimbin Road, Coffee Camp NSW 2480

coffeecampp.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Web: www.coffeecamp-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

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Term 1 Week 6

Wednesday 4 March 2020

A note from the Principal…

Congratulations to our school’s PP5 relay team who are competing today at the North Coast PSSA swimming carnival.

We will update our Facebook page as soon as we have more information about the results, also will put in next weeks bulletin.

At 3:00pm this afternoon we have the first of our two, ‘Meet the Teacher’ parent information sessions. If you were to attend today’s

session, there will be another session next Wednesday the 11th of March. Over the coming weeks, there are PSSA basketball, soccer

and AFL trials. If your child has taken home a note for these representative opportunities, please ensure it gets back to the school

immediately, signed and with payment so we can forward the to the relevant selector/convenor. I would also like to remind our Stage

3 students of Interrelate at Blakebrook PS on Tuesday 10/3 and the Rivers Roadshow on Wednesday 11/3 of next week.

Andrew Dixon

Diary Dates

4/5 March Rivers Information Nights (for Year 7 2021)

Wed 4/3 Whole school parent information at 3:30pm

Fri 6/3 Assembly Mon 9/3 3.15pm P&C Meeting Tues 10/3 Interrelate for Years 5 & 6 at Blakebrook School Wed 11/3 Rivers College Roadshow @ Lismore South PS Tues 17/3 Nimbin Central Info for Year 7 2021

Tuckshop

Friday 6 March 2020

Taco Salad Bowls with

Natural Corn Chips

Salad: lettuce, cheese, tomato, carrot

Full Day 9:30-11:30 Fruit

Magali Amanda A Amanda A

Recess - Bring money in a purse for these items

Toast plain - 30c Raisin Toast -

50c

½ cup of milk -

30c

Cheese slices- 30c Fruit Smoothies - 50c Fruit Salad -

50c

Lunch - Bring money in a purse for these items

Fruit juice in a cup

50c

Frozen yogurt

80c

Fruit Icy Pole

50c

Paper Bag

Orders:

Year 5/6 - Canberra Fundraising

Every Wednesday at lunchtime students from Years

5 & 6 will be selling ice blocks for $1 to help with

fundraising for Canberra excursion.

Please note that there is a limit of 1 ice block each.

Ice blocks

$1 each

HELP!!! We are looking for some guitars to use at school for students wanting to learn and play guitar.

If you have a guitar you would be happy to give to the school, please bring it into the office.

Farewell to the Star Tree

Last weekend saw the final demise of Coffee Camp Public School’s beloved Star Tree. Some of you may remember this large

spreading tree which dominated the space between the Assembly Area and the Music Room. It was planted in the mid 1950’s

at the time the school was rebuilt on it’s current site following the total loss of the old school in the disastrous 1954 flood.

It grew quickly and became such a feature that it was adopted as the school emblem. Several generations of Nimbin Valley kids

were sheltered from the hot summer sun under its graceful branches and generous shade. And in Autumn, it gave a

magnificent display as it’s star-shaped leaves turned red and carpeted the ground; hence the name “Star Tree”. For those of

you with a botanical bent, it was an Oriental Plane Tree Platanus orientalis.

The Star Tree was still flourishing for the school centenary in 2010. Sadly, in the years that followed, it developed a fungal dis-

ease. Despite a couple of attempts to save it, it eventually gave up the ghost. All that was left was a forlorn stump which

eventually had to be removed as the extensive rotting root system was creating a hazard. The area has now been levelled and

grassed over, leaving no evidence of the magnificent tree that once stood there.

It’s YOUR P&C Association

The first P&C Meeting for 2019 is at 3.15pm on Monday 9 March in the school library. Will you be there? This is your

opportunity to be involved with the school which your child attends.

P & C Association Activities All parents and carers with children at Coffee Camp Public School are members of the P&C Association. It’s your P&C so please get involved and soon!

• Attend meetings

Meetings are held in a relaxed fashion in the school library. These are a chance to meet with other parents and discuss plans

for fundraising and social activities, and decide how to spend the money!

There are only 2 meetings each term. Days and times for meetings this year will be discussed at the first meeting.

For more information about the P&C Association please phone Lucy 0429 869 487.

The date for the first meeting of the year is Monday 9 March at 3:15pm in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

Come along and meet the new Principal find out about staffing, timetabling and what is planned for 2020 at Coffee Camp Public School.

New ideas are always welcomed. All funds raised are spent on resources and activities which benefit your children.

Tuckshop

Would you and your children like to see tuckshop up and running soon? Think about how you can help this year. Tuckshop day is

Friday and there are other jobs for those who can’t get to school on Fridays. Can you:

* Help on the roster for a full day * Help on the roster for a morning only

* Supply fruit * Cook lunch menu items eg pasta sauce/curry/soup

* Shop weekly for bread and milk * Help clean at the end of term

The tuckshop coordinator is Magali 0411 079 440 Text or ring (not in a good phone service area).

Tuckshop roster person is Tarryn 0455 739 824.

If you want to volunteer for tuckshop and don’t have a note please call the school office.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT TUCKSHOP in 2020

Government regulations require that all volunteers in

schools have a working with children clearance.

This includes all tuckshop helpers.

Tuckshop will commence ONLY after the roster is filled

with volunteers who are cleared for working in schools.

Please return your roster form promptly.

Apply for your working with children check online and

then email to coffeecamp-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au or

visit the school office with 100 points of ID and complete

the Department of Education paperwork.

Please see WWC options in the box beside or call the

office for further information.

Working with Children Clearance - Options

There are 2 options for parents to get the Working with

Children clearance for parent/carer volunteers in schools.

The Working With Children website does state that you do not

need a WWC to volunteer at the school your child attends.

However, If you do not have WWC number then the Department

of Education requires that you complete a form and provide 100

points of ID.

We have been encouraging parents/carers to get their WWC

number as it is a simple process and once obtained can be used

for all volunteer roles in the community. The options:

Option A. Visit the WWC site:

https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/

working-with-children-check/apply/apply

Click on the button to apply for a check. Complete the details and

you will get an application number. Take the application number

and your driver’s licence or other proof of ID to Services NSW at

58 Ballina Rd Lismore which is open 7am-7pm.

Option B. Complete a Department of Education form and

provide 100 points of ID to the school office.

If you have questions please contact the office.

School Contribution Fees pay by POP or cash

The School Contribution fees are $30 per child per year. These fees are put towards the purchase of

school text books which your child uses every day at school.

You can pay with cash or by POP.

Interrelate “Moving into the Teen Years” a Program for Year 5 & 6 Students

Children from Years 5 & 6 are invited to join students from other small schools to participate in a program run by Interrelate called ‘Moving into the Teen Years’. The program consists of three 90 minute sessions and will be held at Blakebrook Public School on Tuesday 10th March. Students will need transport to and from Blakebrook School. The cost is $38 per student which includes a workbook. If payment is difficult please contact the office.

Program for Year 5 Students

Program for Year 6 Students

Please return permission note and money asap. Payments can be made online with POP using the Make a Payment tab on the school website www.coffeecamp-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

For more information about the program please call Interrelate on 1300 473 528 or phone the school.

Year 7 in 2021 - Expression of Interest Forms

Our Year 6 students are happily settled in their leadership role here. However, the high schools are already planning for next year. It is time to think about Year 7 for 2021.

Your Year 6 student has been given an Expression of Interest for high school form.

Whatever your choice of high school all families must return this form. Depending on your choice of high school, different sections will need to be completed.

Your designated local school is based on your home address and has been written in Section B.

Section A: ALL families need to complete section A.

Section B: Complete this section if you would like your child to attend their designated high school as shown in the box.

Section C: Complete this section if you would like your child to attend a public high school which is out of zone for your home address. You need to nominate your preferred school and reasons for choosing it. You must sign section C and so will the principal. If you have questions about Section C please contact the school.

Section D: There are no selective high schools in our region.

Section E: Complete this section if your child will not be attending a public high school.

If you have any questions, please contact the office.

ALL forms MUST be returned by Friday 18 March.

All the local public high schools are holding information see timetable below.

Preparing for Year 7 in 2021 - Information Sessions

Nimbin Central on Tuesday 17 March

Rivers Secondary College - Richmond River Campus-5 March 5-6:30