7 Salamander Street Phone: 6652 3355

Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 Fax: 6651 3991

Email: coffsharb-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web Address: www.coffsharb-p.schools@nsw.edu.au

Coffs Harbour Public School

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to Term 4. I hope you and your family enjoyed a happy two weeks together. This is a very busy term with a lot of exciting activities and events on. A suggestion may be to have the school calendar on the fridge so that you can see at a glance, the events each week.

Over the holidays our school was abuzz with activity. The vegetable garden fence was erected and the land was cleared. Five classrooms had new carpet laid and the inside of one building was repainted. The administration demountable was brought in. The library demountable will ar-rive next weekend. These two demountable buildings will house the admin staff and the library whilst the major works go ahead next year.

I have been speaking with the council regarding some ideas for safer drop offs and pickups – especially in Salamander Street. I will be having further meetings with the council and RMS to hopefully make a plan that will enable a safer environment. I encourage all families to use Curacao Street when dropping off or picking up children as parking is so much easier and safer.

All the very best to Phoenix Duggan who is representing our school at State Athletics next week. We wish Phoenix all the best.

Our school is holding the second and last fundraiser for the school year to raise funds for the school bus. It is a Golf Day this Sunday at Coffs Harbour Golf Club. It’s not too late to enter a team. Great prizes are up for grabs. Thanks to the many families who are able to join us on the day. For more information please contact the Coffs Harbour Golf Club.

Looking forward to meeting our new Kindergarten Parents at our 2018 Kindergarten Expo tomorrow morning.

Tonight is the P&C meeting. It begins at 6pm in the school staffroom. I hope you can make it.

Have a great week, Leonie

Mrs Leonie Buehler — School Principal

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work and we pay our respects to the Elders both past and present

11th October, 2017

You are invited to…

Grandparents’ Day 2017

Friday 27th October 9:30am – 10:30am

Each grandparent is unique and irreplaceable. As society changes, the role of grandparents changes, but some things about grandparents are constant… their unconditional love.

OVERVIEW OF THE DAY

9:30 am Classroom visits

10:00 am Morning tea for grandparents in the

Rainbow Room then COLA area

We look forward to spending Grandparents’ Day

with you at Coffs Harbour Public School.

P&C News

Welcome back everyone. We are starting off term 4 with a fundraiser on Friday 20th October at Flip Out!! Tickets are $15 per bouncer. Students and their family are welcome. Please note all children must be supervised by a parent/guardian for the duration of the night. Tickets available from Monday 16th October, mornings at the table near the shelter.

We now currently have 4 Executive roles vacant. These roles are President, Treasurer & 2 Vice Presidents. If you are interested in taking on a role please contact us for more information.

Our next P&C meeting will be held tonight, 6pm in the school’s staff room. We would love to see some new faces.

To find out more please email us at chpspandc@gmail.com or contact Sarah on 0401271348. You can also get regular updates on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/chpspandc

New Flexible Seating

‘Honestly, I’m finally excited to learn. This is the best idea in school. It’s comfy and enjoyable.’

Jacob 5/6H

‘I love that we can now be comfortable while we are learning and we have so much more space to move around.’

Harper 5M

‘I like the new classroom because I fell more comfortable and I am working with people I don’t normally work with.’

Chloe 5/6H

‘I like the new arrangement because you get to try out new learning spaces and now we can fit all of 5M and 5/6H in one classroom.’

Preston 5/6H

‘I like this because I can relax and when I relax I get my work done much faster than I did before.’

Unknown

‘I like this new class because it allows you to go into both class and also outside on the veranda.’

Caprice 5M

‘Day one, term four I stepped into my class and I was amazed! I like it better now.’

Eligh 5M

‘I like this classroom because it is very different to any other classroom I have ever been in. We don’t have to sit in the same spot every day and it is very calming.’

Unknown

‘I like going to school because there is flexible seating and we have been given the responsibility to freely move around the class to find the right spot for us.’

Steven 5M

Come and find out everything both you and your child need to know to start

Kindergarten next year. Find out about uniforms, bus travel, Best Start, enrolment

procedures, transition dates and much more! Pick up your free library bag with some

‘goodies’ inside.

Coffs Harbour Public School

WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR

KINDERGARTEN EXPO

THURSDAY 12TH OCTOBER

9.30AM - 10.30AM IN THE SCHOOL HALL

For further information regarding Kindergarten enrolments, you may contact:

* Mrs Bree Mifsud

Assistant Principal K-2

* Mrs Louise Blomfield

Instructional Leader K-2

We look forward to welcoming our 2018 Kindergarten students

and their parents to our school.

Coffs Harbour Public School

7 Salamander Street

Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2450

(02) 6652 3355

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

Kindergarten 2018 at Coffs Harbour PS

Dates to Remember.

Thursday,12th October Kindergarten Expo. Come

and visit the school between 9.30 and 10.30. The Expo will be in the hall and information will be available from a range of sources. You will also be able to organise a Best Start appointment for your child in 2018, at this time.

In Term 4, every Friday, for 6 weeks, between 2.00pm and

3.00pm students can come along to the Kindergarten rooms to experience a range of activities and have the opportunity to become familiar with the school,the teachers and other students. Parents are very welcome to attend, ask questions, or learn a few activities and games to support student learning at home, if they wish.

Friday, 20th October 2.00-3.00pm in classrooms Friday, 27th October 2.00-3.00pm in classrooms Friday, 3rd November 2.00-3.00pm in classrooms Friday, 10th November 2.00-3.00pm in classrooms Friday, 17th November 2.00-3.00pm in classrooms Friday, 24th November 2.00-3.00pm in classrooms Parents and students are welcome to attend any, or all of, the above days.

If you have any queries, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Louise Blomfield, the school’s Instructional Leader, or Bree Mifsud the Kindergarten Assistant Principal on 66523355

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Wk 1

9/10

First Day of Term 4

10/10 11/10

P&C Meeting

(6pm Staffroom)

12/10

Kindergarten Expo

9:30am -10:30am

13/10

Golf Day on Sunday 15th

2

16/10 17/10

State Athletics

18/10 19/10 20/10

K - 2 Assembly (11:30am)

3 - 6 Assembly (12:15pm)

Performance by Year 3

P & C Flip Out

Fundraiser 5-7pm Kinder transition 2-3pm

3

23/10 24/10 25/10 26/10 27/10

Grandparent’s Day

World Teacher Day

Kinder transition 2-3pm

4

30/10

Lighthouse Concert

(evening)

31/10 1/11 2/11

Music Count Us in

3/11

K - 2 Assembly (11:30am)

Performance by Year 2

3 - 6 Assembly (12:15pm)

Performance by Year 4

Kinder transition 2-3pm

5

6/11 7/11

Year 3 Regional Museum

Excursion

8/11

Year 4 Regional Museum

Excursion

9/11 10/11

Kinder transition 2-3pm

6

13/11 14/11 15/11 16/11 17/11

K - 2 Assembly (11:30am)

Performance by Year 1

3 - 6 Assembly (12:15pm)

Performance by Year 5

Kinder transition 2-3pm

7 20/11

Intensive Swimming

21/11 22/11 23/11 24/11

Kinder transition 2-3pm

8

27/11

Intensive Swimming

28/11 29/11

Scripture Concert

(10:30am)

30/11 1/12

K - 2 Assembly (11:30am)

Performance by Kindergarten

3 - 6 Assembly (12:15pm)

Performance by Year 6

9

4/12 5/12

Year 6 Farewell

(Tabatinga)

6/12 7/12 8/12

PB Assembly - 9:30am

Mini Fete

(11:30am - 1:00pm)

10

11/12

Reports go home

Talent Quest

12/12

Presentation Day

13/12

Rewards Day - Pool

14/12

Attendance Party

15/12

Last Day of School

for 2017

Coffs Harbour Public School

2017 Term 4 Calendar