Seaham Public School and P&C NSW

Phone: (02) 49886 234

Fax: (02) 49886 435

Email: seaham-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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

27 October-24 November

Kinder Orientation for 2015

Saturday 1 November

P&C Shopping Trip

5-7 November

Stage 3 Camp

Wednesday 12 November

P& C Meeting @7.30 pm

Wednesday 3 December

Annual Presentation

Tuesday 9 December

Year 6 Farewell

2015

Wednesday 4 February

School Photos

Friday 6 February

Swimming Carnival ( 3-6)

Wednesday 18 February

Swim Safe (4-6)

Friday 27 March

Athletics Carnival (3-6)

Wednesday 1 March

Back Up Athletics Carnival

Monday 17 August

Teen Talk Year 5

Tuesday 18 August

Teen Talk Year 6

SCHOOL NEWS

Term 4, Week 2

Principal’s Message Dates For Diaries

Due to enrolled children’s life threatening Anaphylactic Allergic reactions to all nuts and peanut products.

We would like to encourage families not to send these products to school with their children. These include

peanut butter, nutella, sesame seeds, loose nuts, muesli, nut or chocolate bars or any products containing

any type of nuts. We appreciate your support in this matter.

16 October, 2014

It has been another fantastic week at Seaham Public School.

Our students continue to work hard and behave in a very

positive manner. On Tuesday we uncovered an old box of

White Seaham Jumpers which were destined for the paint shirt

box. They seemed to have become a fashion “hit” as many

were borrowed during the cold snap on Tuesday and

Wednesday. We did announce and remind our students that

they did not fit in with our current uniform, however we will sell

them to anyone who is interested for $5. They could be a

great “keepsake” for our Year Six Students to collect signatures

on. If you would like one, they can be purchased from the

K/1S room for $5.

Planning Week: All of our teachers have had a planning day

this week. They have been relieved from class in their stage

groups to work on integrating Science and History into our

scope and sequences. This work is part of the planning and

implementation of the new Australian Curriculum.

Fantastic Achievement: Jayden Hancock is in Sydney today at the State

Athletics Championships competing at Homebush in the Discus. We wish him well

and we will have a full report in next weeks newsletter. Cooper Thew also

continues to excel in basketball making the NSW Under 14’s Country Basketball

Side. Cooper will play in the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup in January.

Well done to both boys.

School Planning (Community Workshop): A reminder that next Tuesday, 21

October, I am holding two planning sessions where community members can come

and hear about findings so far and comment and contribute to directions they want

our school to head in. The sessions will be from 9am to 10am and from 5pm to

6pm. Please RSVP by ringing the school office, indicating which session you would

like to attend.

Mango Fundraiser: On Monday flyers were forwarded home to families in relation to the healthy

fundraiser that the P&C are giving families the chance to take part in. The Mangoes will be delivered

straight from the farm, “Kensington Pride” to our school. Kensington Pride Mangoes are renowned as

the best in the world with the most pleasant flavour and smoothest flesh. Tray’s of Mangoes weigh 7kg,

with 14-20 mangoes in each tray. Trays are $25 each. As a school, we have to place a minimum order

of 64 trays (please offer this to your family, co-workers, friends and neighbours). We ask that families

support this healthy fruit innovative. Orders need to be submitted by Wednesday, 29 October. Please

contact the office or visit our web page for additional order forms if needed.

Canteen: Thanks to everyone who has returned their order for next Tuesday's special lunch day. The

last day to get your orders in to the office is tomorrow, Friday 17 October.

Canteen Roster

Friday 17 October

Kerri Todd

Cassie McCumstie

Monday 20 October

Dannielle Turner

Renae Armitage

Tuesday 21 October

Shannon Gillon

Wednesday 22 October

Peta Salter

Sandra Batchelor

Thursday 23 October

Annette Harding

Friday 24 October

Tricia Haynes

Kerri Todd

Shopping Trip Saturday 1 November. Flyers were sent home on Monday to

families in regard to this great opportunity for you to get a head start on your

Christmas shopping. Tickets are on sale at the office. Tickets are $35 per

seat on the bus. The shopping day will include Birkenhead Point Factory

Outlets, Homebush DFO outlets and Ikea. It would be appreciated if you

could please promote this trip to friends and family. The bus will leave

S e a h a m S c h o o l a t 7 a m a n d w e h o p e t o b e

b a c k b e t w e e n 7 . 0 0 p m - 7 . 3 0 p m .

School Accounts: Families with outstanding balances have received their

family statements. Your prompt attention to the outstanding amount is

needed. Schools Financial Year ends on 30 November. It is essential that

payment is received before 14 November. We thank you for your cooperation

in regard to this matter.

Kinder Orientation: Our Kinder Orientation for 2015 is fast approaching. It

would be appreciated if those families that have not returned their enrolment

forms and information, could do so prior to orientation day.

2015: Preparations are underway for the start of the 2015 School Year. If

your child/ren will not be returning to Seaham Public in 2015, please contact

the office. If you know of anyone moving into the Seaham School Zone, it

would be appreciated if you could please advise them to contact our office.

Staff Car Parks: Just a reminder to families that parking in the staff car park

is not permitted at any time. This is a Departmental Policy that requires your

support. We thank you for your assistance with this matter.

Thank You: We would like to thank our Seaham families for their support

with the recent change to Family Afternoon Pickup Guidelines. Your continued

support with waiting in the undercover area of an afternoon for your child/ren

when picking up is very much appreciated.

Gold Merit Reward: Children are working very hard to achieve their gold

merit card. Those students that have reached this goal will be rewarded with

a bowling session at the Raymond Terrace Ten Pin Bowling Centre.

Stage Three Camp: The Stage Three Camp is fast approaching. Families

are asked to please finalise their payments at their earliest convenience. This

camp will be a great life long memory for our students.

Lion’s Club Donation: In

last week’s newsletter we

mentioned the fantastic

“hearing dog” which was

donated by Clarence Town

Lion’s Club. We thank

Janelle O’Neill from Dungog

Chronicle for the below

photo.

Newsletter Briefs

Good for Kids good for Life

Tempting your tastebuds: Some children take time to develop a liking for a range of vegetables. Although at times this can be frustrating and the temptation is to give up, it’s important to continue offering vegetables regularly as they are packed with nutrients that children need.

So how do we tempt children’s taste buds? It’s important t o know that children often need to be exposed to a food 8-14 times before they will start to accept the taste or texture of the food. The trick is to keep offering the food, showing that you enjoy eating it and encouraging your child to taste o r try that food.

When it come s to vegetables, it helps to serve them in different ways - some children love vegetables raw but not cooked, some love them baked but not steamed and some only like them served separately and not mixed together.

The key is perseverance. Below are some great vegetable ideas:

Serve them as finger food as they a r e e a s y t o p i c k u p . Serve them in different shapes by using a small biscuit cutter. Serve vegetables with dips such as cottage cheese, salsa, hummus etc. Mix vegetables into pa s ta and r i ce d i she s . Involve children in preparing and growing vegetab les. Th is increases their familiarity and willingness to try new vegetables.

Reference: Adapted from Munch & Move Healthy eating newsletter snippets

Photo courtesy of Dungog Chronicle.

Welcome Back Madison: This week

we welcomed back Madison Griffis to KL.

Madison has had a very exciting five

months with her family. Madison has

climbed Ayres Rock, attended school in

Alice Springs, and travelled throughout

Darwin and Queensland. Seeing and

feeding the crocodiles were Madison’s

favourite thing.

School Permission to

Publish & Online

Services

Current Notes Farewell Year Six:

Ewan Mowbray: Ewan

wi l l be attending

Maitland Grossmann

High School in 2015.

When Ewan grows up,

Ewan would like to be a

World Class Cricketer.

Ewan’s favourite movie

is James Bond Skyfall

and he loves to watch

Elementary and Utopia.

Ewan loves Balmain

Bugs and his favourite

game i s c r i cke t .

E w a n ’ s p r o u d e s t

moment at Seaham

Public was playing Arthur

in the School Performance. Some of Ewan’s closest friends have been,

Georgia, Jordan M, Kieran, Harrison, Andrew, Cooper, Clayton and Alex.

Jeremy Nunan: Jeremy will be attending Dungog High School in 2015.

Jeremy is hoping to be an Australian Cricketer when he grows up. Cricket is

his favourite show and cricket is Jeremy’s favourite game. Jeremy’s favourite

accessory is his book. Jeremy’s proudest moment at Seaham Public has been

making the Hunter Softball Team. Some of Jeremy’s friends have been,

Cooper, Ethan, Joe, Jordan M, Alex, Sam, Sam C, Kieran and Andrew.

Alex Lidbury: Alex will be attending Hunter River High School in 2015. Alex

intends to be a Football Player or Electrician when he grows up. Alex’s

favourite movie is Avatar and Kingswood Country is his favourite TV Show.

Dogs are Alex’s favourite animal and his favourite colour is blue. Becoming

House Captain has been Alex’s proudest moment at Seaham Public. Harrison,

Jeremy, Jordan M, Kieran, Clayton, Cooper, Lex, Andrew, Sam and Ewan have

been some of Alex’s closest friends.

Jordan Murphy: Jordan will be attending Maitland Grossmann High School in

2015. Jordan wants to be an Engineer when he grows up. Percy Jackson Sea

of Monster is Jordan’s favourite movie and a cricket ball is Jordan’s favourite

accessory. Jordan loves to play cricket and eat pizza. Jordan’s proudest

moment at Seaham School has been being elected Vice Captain. Ewan,

Harrison, Kieran, Cooper, Jeremy, Sam, Andrew, Jayden and Robert have been

some of Jordan’s closest friends.

Aidan Thompson: Aidan will be attending Dungog

High School in 2015. Aidan would like to be an

Engineer when he grows up. The Harry Potter

Series is Aidan’s favourite movies and he loves to

watch The Big Bang Theory. Sweet chilli chicken is

Aidan’s favourite food and soccer and handball are

his favourite games. Aidan’s proudest moments at

Seaham Public School have been being a part of the

2014 boys cricket team and being elected Vice

House Captain for Warren. Aidan will miss all the

staff and students of Seaham Public School.

Getting organised for Term 4: Welcome back to school! Keep track of the week numbers of each Term and help your family stay on top of the million and one things happening this time of year with School A to Z's monthly planners. They're easy to print out and pop up on the fridge for all to see. You might even want to print a spare for each child's bedroom so there are no excuses for them to forget homework, chores and other weekly activities. http://bit.ly/UbmQz8 Public speaking made easier: Many people rate speaking in public as one of their worst fears. But it’s an important skill for kids to master, which is part of the reason why we start them off with News in Kindergarten and progress to other presentation skills from an early age. Helping your child prepare their s p e e c h e s a n d presentations at home will r e a l l y b o o s t t h e i r confidence. Here are practical tips any parent can use: http://bit.ly/Kr3ukB Motivating “laid-back” children: Why do some children prefer to lead a lazybones life, while others love to tear around the sports field? Is it a hereditary trait? And what can parents do to encourage those children to get up off the sofa, or switch off the computer, and get a little physical? Find out more: http://bit.ly/1s5TN5Z Lunch box ideas: Kids tired of the same old sandwiches for lunch each day? School A to Z’s Lunchbox section has some fresh ideas to help busy parents add some healthy, fresh variety to school lunches. http://bit.ly/qsfDOE

Newsletter Briefs

Debating: Mrs Imber and her Year Five Debating

Team, consisting of Gabi Leggett, Ally Mason, Eliza

O’Donnell and Amy Batchelor are today competing

at Wirreanda Public School. Full details will appear

in next weeks addition. We again thank Mrs Imber

for her many extra hours of work and commitment

that she dedicates to our students and school.

Ou r s t u d en t s h a v e

completed their second

week of Gymnastics.

Students are having a great

time getting to participate

in many different activities.

Thank you to the

School Gymnastics

Group for their

professionalism and

expertise. It is a

w o n d e r f u l

opportunity for our

students to take

part in this great

form of physical

activity.