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Dear parents, carers and friends of our school,

Summer is here and December is just around the corner. It is hard to believe that there is only three weeks to go un l the end of the school year. There are s ll so many things happening around the school and s ll much to look forward to. This week some of the important events include:

Tuesday 1st December – 6.30pm P & C Mee ng

Wednesday 2nd December – Excursion to Sydney – theatre performance ‘Ma lda’.

Thursday 3rd December: a) Year 6 Orienta on Day at Tomaree High

School b) Mudgee Public School Band performing for

students c) Twilight Band Concert at Soldiers Point Public

School ‐ our school band (under the direc on of Mrs Forester and Mrs Bianca Wilson) will perform.

2015 Presenta on Day – Tuesday 8 December This special event is a celebra on of our students learning and achievements in 2015. We are looking forward to welcoming many special guests, parents and friends to these special assemblies. The venue is our school hall with Kindergarten – Year 2 Presenta on Day beginning at 9.30am and Years 3 – 6 Presenta on Day being celebrated from 11.15am. Morning Tea will be provided for our special guests in between the two assemblies. Planning for 2016 We have begun the forma on and alloca on of classes for 2016. The classes are structured in a way that best meets the needs of students and teachers and are formed by staff and ra fied by myself a er discussion with the execu ve.

The following criteria are used to ensure that the classes that are formed are in the best interests of ALL the students. These criteria are not in order of importance and include:

Friendships ‐ students who need support from

another close friend.

Friendships ‐ students who are too friendly with

another student and are best separated so both

students can concentrate on their studies.

Behaviour problems ‐ students who are best

separated so their learning and the learning of other students is not affected.

Special Needs ‐ these may be social, intellectual,

emo onal or physical.

Cultural Balance ‐ each class is formed to have a

range of na onali es and cultures.

Personali es ‐ in some special cases the

personali es of both teachers and students are considered before a decision is made regarding the placement of a student.

Gender Balance ‐ we also like to keep a balance

of boys and girls in each class.

Considera on is given to whether a teacher and student have been together before.

As well as the above criteria, all classes will be formed to be academically and socially balanced. Parent requests are also taken into considera on. This cannot always be accommodated but is important to us.

Star ng the school year – 2016

The school year starts on Wednesday 27 January with our Staff Development Day. Students in Years 1 – 6 start school on Thursday 28 January. Kindergarten will be mee ng the Kinder teachers to complete Best Start Assessments on Thursday, Friday and the following Monday. Kindergarten students will have their first day at school on Tuesday 2 February.

Year 1 – 6 students will start the year in their 2015 classes so that we are able to make adjustments to the class forma ons to include new students and any students that may not return a er the holidays.

Narelle Mann, Principal

Shoal Bay Public School SNIPPETS 61 Rigney Street, Shoal Bay 2315. Phone: 4981 1007 Fax: 4984 1637

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

Email: [email protected]

From Narelle’s Desk ...

2015 Term 4 Calendar

Wk 9 Nov-Dec

30 Nov

No more borrowing from Library:

returns only .. Please return books

for stocktake ASAP

1 Dec P&C Meeting @ 6.30pm

2 Matilda: Sydney Excursion 8.30-5.30

Y7 Info Session at THS 4.30-6.30pm

3 Year 6 Transition to THS

2pm Mudgee PS Band Visit @ 2pm

Twilight Bandstand: SPPS 5.30-7pm

4 KK Assembly @ 2.40pm

(KK, @G, KP & 1W perform)

Wk 10 Dec

8 Presentation Day K-2 @ 9.30am

3-6 @ 11.15am

9 Last day for School Banking

Scripture Christmas Assembly

10 Reports home to students

11 Year 6 Final Assembly @ 2.30pm

Term 4 Week 9 Mon 30 Nov 2015

Payments Due Amnt Due by

Movie Day $20 10 Dec

Pool Party Day $8 8 Dec

P&C Fun Run

We will be holding an adidas School Fun Run as a major fundraising event

this year. The event will be held on Tuesday, 29 July within the school grounds.

The adidas School Fun Run is a healthy, fun and active fundraiser that en-

sures we send the right message to our students about getting active, having fun and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The main focus of this

event is on participation. Family support is most appreciated as we en-courage all students to get involved.

All students will receive a Sponsorship Form today, to help collect spon-

sorship on behalf of the school. The funds raised will be used to pur-chase new play equipment for the Early Stage 1 playground.

We ask all parents to read the Sponsorship form and sign the front page

to grant permission for their child to fundraise and participate in this event. Students who raise just $10 or more will receive a reward for their effort. In the

Sponsorship form you will also find many other benefits like the chance to win a family holiday to Disneyland! Students wanting to track their progress and use online fundraising, can do so by logging onto schoolfun-


Garden Club

Garden club will be holding a fresh produce stall on Thursday morning before school, outside the hall.

Nuf Nuf & Crazy Hair Day for Cystic Fibrosis

Year 6 ran an awesome Nuf Nuf for their last event. They raised

$922.95 towards their year 6 gift and $325.65 to go to the Cystic Fibrosis foundation. Well done to all involved.

Presentation Day .. Tuesday, 8 December

Don’t forget that Presentation Day is on Tuesday, 8 December.

Children are expected to dress formally in their full school summer uniform. This is a formal school assembly to celebrate our children’s

achievements in 2015. We will have a number of special guests, parents and community members attending. Kinder to year 2 will be held from

9.30-10.30am. Years 3-6 will be from 11.15am to 12.30pm. The canteen will be closed on this day so all children will need to bring their own lunch and recess.

KH Assembly this Friday

This week at assembly, we will have KK, 2G, KP & 1W performing their school spectacular items. All parents welcome to attend.

P&C Fun Run

We will be holding an adidas School Fun Run as a major fundraising event

this year. The event will be held on Tuesday, 29

July within the school grounds.

The adidas School Fun

Run is a healthy, fun and


2/3B Maddy, Hayden, Chilli 3/4C Olivia, Emma, Jye, Nash, Henry

Crazy Hair Day

Nuf Nuf: Hungry Hippos

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