Peats Ridge Weekly

Week 7 Term 4 November 19 2012

COMING EVENTSFriday 23rd November Memorial service for Annamieka Livermore (2.30pm)Monday 26th November Last Active After School SportTuesday 27th November Combined Scripture Christmas AssemblyWednesday 28th November P & C Meeting (3.20pm)Monday 3rd December Swimming School commences for 2 weeksWednesday 5th December Kariong Mountains High School Orientation Day for Year 6 studentsThursday 6th December Student Leader/ School Captain Speeches and Elections (2.30pm)Tuesday 11th December Silver and Gold Level Privilege Day OutMonday 17th December Year 6 Celebration Day OutTuesday 18th December End of Year Presentation NightWednesday 19th December Last day of 2012 for students Year 6 “Parade of Honour” 2.40pm in the hall. Parents welcome!!!!Thursday 20th December School Development Day for TeachersWednesday 30th January First Day of Term 1 2013 for Years 1-6 OnlyThursday 31st January First Day of Term 1 2013 for Kindergarten

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGEMEMORIAL SERVICE for Annamieka LivermoreIncluded with this newsletter is an official P & C invitation for parents, relatives, friends and community members to come along this Friday, 23rd November. A memorial service will be held in the school hall for Annamieka Livermore, followed by an afternoon tea.

P O S I T I V E B E H A V I O U R F O R LEARNING (PBL)Following last week’s newsletter information about PBL, Mr Randall spent a training day with Nicole Mulhearn, Regional PBL Coordinator for Hunter Central Coast and he has prepared a very quick survey for parents. This survey was sent home last Friday. Please complete and return to school as this survey, along with staff and student surveys will provide initial data for our PBL ‘journey’. BOOK MOBILE Please return all bookmobile books. The bookmobile’s last visit will be on Tuesday, 11th December.

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Reminders• Please return all spare red hats and check

jumpers for correct names.

• School Phone Number: 4373 1149

• Active After School Sports MONDAYS ONLY

• Email: peatsridge-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

• Newsletter available online at our website:

• http://www.peatsridge-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/sws/view/home.node

SCHOOL SWIMMING SCHEMEThe annual School Swimming Scheme has been booked for this year commencing on Monday 3rd December and concluding on Friday 13th December. Separate permission notes will be issued this week. Wednesday, 5th December is Year 6 Orientation Day at Kariong Mountains High School and this has been factored into the costs for these students.

SCHOOL CAPTAIN NOMINATION & ELECTION PROCESSAll Year 5 students are invited to submit nomination forms for Student Leaders / School Captains and House Captains for 2013. Nomination forms were issued to Year 5 students last week.The roll description for a student leader is:• To provide leadership to the student body.• To represent and speak publicly on behalf of the student body at school functions, at meetings and on

selection committees as required.• To represent the school at community functions, school occasions or as directed by the Principal. • To act, dress and behave in a manner suited to the role.

The candidate needs to address the following criteria:• Demonstrate an ability to uphold the school’s core values and the code of conduct.• Participate positively in school activities.• Demonstrate pride in the school and wear the school uniform.• Display an ability to speak effectively and articulately as is appropriate to the given social setting

(personally, publicly, to peers, to mixed ages, informally & formally).• Demonstrate an ability to effectively communicate in writing appropriate to the social setting and

audience.• Demonstrate consistency in behaviour and attitude that has the endorsement and support of peers and

the broader school community.• Display an ability to effectively contribute and participate as a team member (student leadership).

Year 5 candidate leadership speeches will be held on Thursday, 6th December. Voting will occur on Friday,7th December.

Garry StandenPrincipal

ASSEMBLY AWARDS WEEK 5, TERM 4 We congratulate Mykalah P. for achieving her bronze level award, Bianca V. and Karl W. for achieving their silver level awards and Jade W. for achieving her gold level award at assembly on Friday, 16th November.

Citizenship - Danielle V., Daisy G., Ellie S., Angus G., Tristen A., Azaria M.Merit Harry L., Austin P., Ethan S., Taras S., Rose K., Jared S., Kayla H.

LIBRARYBook club due Wednesday

Book FairThe Book Fair is over and was a huge success. The fair raised over $500 towards resources for the library. We used $350 for new books in the library and $150 will be used for resources next year.

I would personally like to thank Wendy T., Angie H., Mandy A., Simone G., Kim R., Lynette P., and Rebecca V. Without the support of these amazing people the fair would not have been the huge success it was.

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Privelege Day ExcursionFor your child to be invited on the Privelege Day excursion all awards must be received at school by Friday,30th November (week 8).

100 Nights of ReadingThe 100 reading night book prizes have closed but in order to continue to encourage ALL children to read I have decided to keep recording reading nights. Although students have not been eligible to receive a book prize on presentation night, any student who subsequently reaches 100 nights before the end of term will receive a prize from my win bin.

Julie Blair Teacher Librarian

CANTEEN Canteen will not be open this week.

P & C NEWS

The Peats Ridge P&C invites youto a memorial service to celebrate the life of

Annamieka Gerada Francisca Erich Livermore

Please join us to remember this remarkable woman who touched so many.

8 June 1952 - 24 May 2012Memorial Service to be held atPeats Ridge Community Hall - Peats Ridge Public SchoolFriday, 23 November 2012at 2.30pmand afterwards in the memorial garden for the unveiling of a plaque.An afternoon tea will be served following the service.

RSVP - by Wednesday, 21st NovemberSimone Glover - Secretary P&C

0419 611 071 or 4375 10203

COMMUNITY NEWS

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANGROVE MOUNTAIN & DISTRICTS COUNTRY FAIR Inc.

Notice of Annual General MeetingNotice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the

Mangrove Mountain & Districts Country Fair Inc.will be held at

7.30pm13th December 2012

The Union Church Hall, Wisemans Ferry Road, Mangrove Mountain.The ordinary business of the meeting will be:

1. To confirm the minutes of the previous annual general meeting and of anygeneral meetings held since that meeting.

2. To receive from the Committee reports upon the transactions of the Associationduring the last preceding financial year.

3. To elect officers of the Association and the ordinary members of the committee4. To receive and consider the Auditor's Report and Audited Accounts on the

financial affairs of the association for the last financial year.The special business of the meeting will be:

1. In accordance with the new funding policy to distribute the results of thefunding applications to those representatives of the community organisations

that applied for funding who are present at the meeting.J MacLeod, Treasurer - 13/11/2012

by authority of the CommitteeInquiries

All inquiries should be directed to Mick GowTelephone: 4376 1146, email: mjgwildwood@bigpond.com

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