Coffs Harbour Public School Mr Peter Hickey – Principal

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

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

25.6.2013

Principal’s Report Central Dance Performance I had the great pleasure of attending the North Coast Central Dance Network performance at the Cex last Wednesday evening. All schools performances were excellent and it clearly demonstrated the talent that students across our region have. I was extremely proud of the Coffs Harbour P.S. students and also to be part of our wonderful Public Education system.

Creative and Performing Arts is an important and well represented area of our curriculum at Coffs Harbour Public School. However, the performances I saw from many schools on Wednesday evening go way beyond a normal curriculum expectation. The teachers, along with the students put in many hours of practise. It is also important to acknowledge the work the teachers do in shopping for materials, making costumes and giving up many hours of their own family time to dedicate themselves to providing additional opportunities for students. A big thank you to Mrs Holden, Mrs Baird and Mrs Hodgson for their work in this area.

Winter Sports Day The winter sports day was held last Friday. Except for the weather being a little bit chilly it was an excellent day. All staff and students had a wonderful time. I was able to attend both the netball and the soccer for part of the day. CHPS students were all displaying fabulous sportsmanship and learning many new skills.

Stage 3 Excursion Camp was another wonderful experience for our stage 3 students last week. The venue coordinators were extremely impressed with our student’s behaviour throughout the 4 days. Congratulations to you all. The children were able to see and do many interesting things, including an educational lesson and role play at Old Parliament House, an overnight camping experience at the zoo and the opportunity to watch the ‘Socceroos’ qualify for the World Cup. What a great excursion and our sincere thanks to Mrs Firkins, Mr Woodham, Miss Mulrooney and Miss Callinan for giving our stage 3 students such a memorable excursion.

Staff Development Day The Term 3 staff development day will be held on Monday 15th July. School resumes for students on Tuesday 16th July. The teaching staff and school learning support officers will be involved in a number of learning opportunities including; Occupational therapy, utilising multi-modal texts in the classroom and a hearing course. The administration team will be attending a TAFE course on front line management. Staff development day provides wonderful opportunities for all staff to increase their capacity to deliver their work at an optimum level and also to network with staff in similar roles form other schools in the area. Finally, I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday. I would like to thank the staff for their continued hard work and dedication to the students of CHPS. Thank you to all of the parents who continue to support the school in many ways and assist in providing opportunities to students. Have a great week and enjoy the time with your families over the holidays.

Jodie Hayes

Relieving Principal

Coffs Cup Day Reminder Coffs Cup is Thursday August 1. Please remember that your child needs to be picked up promptly at 12pm. Bus timetables will not be adjusted.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Date Day Event

24 - 28.6 Monday

Stage 3 Reports home

NAIDOC Week

26.6 Wednesday NAIDOC celebrations

Years 3-5 Climate Clever display 2-3pm

27.6 Thursday Parent Interviews commencing 1pm

Appointment times went home with reports

28.6 Friday PB Assembly

LAST DAY OF TERM 2

25.7 Thursday School Photos

26.7 Friday Touch Footy Gala Day

30.7 Tuesday Education Week Open Day

1.8 Thursday Coffs Cup – School closed from 12pm

Special Education News

Fundraising The Trivia night has been set Friday 6th August. Some great donations have come in so a huge thanks to Cassie Stewart & the TAFE students for all the organisation and hard work. We have received donations from:

Zen Japan Coffs Harbour Mensland Muffin Break, City Centre Hidden Image Hair Salon Palm Centre Pharmacy

Coffs Harbour High School Musical Coffs Harbour High School is thrilled to be presenting their new original musical, Garlambirla, at the Jetty Memorial Theatre. Garlambirla (the Gumbaynggirr name for Coffs Harbour) has been developed by the school CAPA department in consultation with local elders, parents and students and celebrates the shared history of living on the beautiful and abundant Gumbaynggirr country. Where: Coffs Harbour Jetty Memorial Theatre When: Thursday 15th August, Friday 16th August, Saturday 17th August Cost: $10.00 for adults and $7.00 for students/concession. Coffs Coast Community Circus Over the next school holiday period the Coffs Coast Community Circus well will be running the following Circus Workshops – 3 day Circus Workshop - Ages 5-16years Monday 1st July, Tuesday 2nd July and Wednesday 3rd July starting at 10am and will run through until 3pm.Includes Aerials (silks, trapeze, sling etc.) Acro balance, Mini tramp, Circus play (Diablo, Hooping, Juggling etc.) There is something for everyone. Bring your own lunch, fruit and water is provided. Cost is $60 per day $150 for the 3 days (Family discounts apply) Bookings are essential. Please call Sally 0427092415 or Danielle 0413604759 to book your spot. Parlour Workshop - Ages 7 & up Thursday 4th July starting at 10am and will run through until 3pm. Parlour is a holistic training discipline using movement. Cost is $60 for the day (Family discounts apply) Stage 3 Sydney Excursion: Last week I went to Sydney it was fantastic we did lots of things.

Here are some of the things we did: we went to Centre Point Tower, 3 museums and Sydney Aquarium. We stayed in the bus for the first night then at Aaron’s hotel for two more nights and on the last night we stayed at Taronga zoo.

My favourite thing to do was stay at Taronga Zoo. We saw a turtle shell that was as big as an elephants head and we also saw lots of reptiles.

It was really fun.

Grace White

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