Newsletter 15/2014—Be a Learner, Be Respectful, Be Safe Page 1

INSIDE Diary 2

Adolescent Immunisation Program 2

CHS Hockey-Chicks With Sticks 2

Put the “Snazz” back into Sandwiches 2

Canteen News & Specials 2

CLO News 3

Science Trivia 3

Canteen Roster 3

K-6 Awards 3

Thank You Von Pickens At the P&C Meeting on Monday night, Von Pickens‟ incredible contributions to

our school community were celebrated. Von has been connected with our

school since her first child enrolled at Woodburn Central in 1990 and she has

held a range of positions on P&C. In recent years since her son left school, she

has continued to be an active P&C member through the Uniform Shop and

organising events such as the Mother‟s Day Stalls for K-6.

Kindergarten 2015 On Monday night an Information Evening was held for students enrolling in

Kindergarten in 2015. Mrs Piccoli and Ms Durheim guided families through

what to expect in Transition activities and what their child will be learning in

Kindergarten. In the coming months Mrs Piccoli will be visiting the Pre-Schools

and there will be a number of events here, which the students can attend to

familiarise themselves with their new school.

Mini Carnival Thursday 5th June 11.30-1pm

Teddy Bear‟s Picnic Friday 15th August 11.30-1pm

Transition Mornings Monday 13th, 20th, 27th October,

3rd,10th November 9.30-11am

Parents are welcome to these events and are encouraged to complete and

hand in enrolment forms to the office. This will assist in our planning for 2015.

Yvonne Sharpe Relieving Principal

Grip Leadership Conference Last Friday the Year 6 School

Captains: Tully Brednow, Noah

Boutle, Holly Richardson and

Riley Perkins went to the Grip

Leadership Conference in Tweed

Heads.

We had a lot of fun & we learnt a

lot about being better leaders in

our school. There were a lot of

fun activities that we enjoyed, but

we specifically enjoyed the „Loud noises‟ which was three short sessions filled

with really LOUD screaming. Another one of our favourites was the „Lead like a

strawberry, not like a watermelon‟ session, where we learnt that a watermelon

leader is a leader that is different on the inside to the outside, where as a

strawberry leader is the same both on the inside & outside.

By Tully Brednow, Holly Richardson, Noah Boutle, Riley Perkins.

K-6 Peer Support We have commenced our Peer Support lessons this week. Years 1-6

participates in Peer Support for 30 minutes each Monday. Two Peer leaders

Issue 15

22nd May 2014

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Diary

This Week - Week 5 Term 2- Week B

May 26 School Council Meeting 6:00pm Library

May 28-29 Year 9 PASS Canoeing Adventure Evans River

Next Week - Week 6 Term 2- Week A

Jun 02 Eco Warriors Tangler Bin Launch

Learner Driver Parent Information Night 6pm

Jun 03-05 Year 10 PASS Water World Challenge Minnie Water

Jun 05 Mini Carnival Preschool ,Kinder, Year 1 Evans Head

Jun 06 CHS & PSSA Cross Country Kendall

Questacon - Snr Physics & Y10 Science SCU Lismore

Coming Events

Jun 09 Public Holiday

Jun 10 K-6 Harmony Day

All Year 7 & Year 9 Boys Immunisations Library

Jun 11 Science & Engineering Challenge Y9 &10 SCU Lismore

K-6 Movie Night & BBQ 5pm for 6pm Primary

Jun 12 PSSA Netball Gala Day

Jun 13 Stage 3 SCU Science Day Lismore

Jun 16 P&C Meeting 4:30pm Library

CANTEEN News &

SPECIALS

Minted Lamb on Mash $5.00

Soup of the Week

Pumpkin Soup Sml 1.50 Lge 2.50

Tuesday 27th May will be Pancakes Tuesday. Bethany Bayliss, Erica Bayliss, Mia Tosomeen and Claire Brownhill have purchased the ingredients and are donating their time and money to provide the pancakes for this breakfast. Thank you girls this is a wonderful thing to do.

facilitate a small group of 8-10 younger students, who work together through

a number of structured activities. Each teacher will supervise 3 groups in their

classroom. We are working on a module called Keeping Friends-helping us

explore the concept of friendship, build relationships and develop skills in

empathy and critical thinking. The module runs for 8 sessions. Our first

session enables the children to get to know everyone in their group, agreeing

how they will work together and interact cooperatively with others. They will

also begin to think about the meaning of friendship.

We encourage you to talk to your children about Peer Support every week as

it will help to reinforce the concepts learned in each session.

CHS Hockey– Chicks with Sticks On Monday the 19th May our open girls hockey team travelled to

Goonellabah to play against Kadina High School. Although the girls played

with great determination we went down 0-3 on the day.

Unfortunately the game was cut short when a brown snake decided to join in

the action. We had to wait 20 minutes for it to make it‟s way across the field. A

big thank you to Michael Lock for umpiring on the

day and also to the families who assisted with

transport. It was a pleasure to take our girls

away , as usual they demonstrated great team

comradery and good sportsmanship.

PUT THE ‘SNAZZ’ BACK INTO THE SANDWICH!! TRY:

Triple Deckers – make a sandwich with 3 slices of

bread and 2 layers of filling. Remove the crusts

and cut into 3 strips.

Pita Pockets – half a pocket of Pita bread filled

with filling.

Use cookie cutters pressed into your sandwiches

to make some fun sandwich shapes. Imagine how

much fun your child would have eating an animal-

shaped sandwich!

Whole wheat sandwich size crackers (eg.

Sandwich-size crackers) with your child‟s

favourite toppings.

Vary meats – include lean ham, chicken, turkey,

tuna or salmon (in spring water).

Add reduced fat cheeses.

Use a variety of vegies – like grated carrots,

zucchini, lettuce, cucumber and sliced tomatoes

(pat dry to prevent sandwiches from going soggy

and put them between dry fillings).

Adolescent Vaccination Program The North Coast Public Health Unit will again be offering a vaccination service at our

school. The schedule for this year is as follows:

Year 7 Students (Male and Female) & Year 9 Boys

Term 2—10th June

1. Gardasil (HPV) Dose 2

2. Varicella (chicken pox)

3. Boostrix & HPV - catch ups if required

4. Dose 2 Gardasil (Year 9 Boys Only)

Term 3/4—27th October

1. Gardasil (HPV) Dose 3

2. Catchup of Boostrix, Varicella & HPV as required

3. Dose 2 Gardasil (Year 9 Boys Only)

Year 8 students HPV– Boys and Girls

There may be a small number of students that will need to catch up in Term1 and

Term 2 to complete their Gardasil.

A Parent Information Kit can be obtained by contacting Bernadette at the Public

Health Unit. The Kit contains information about the vaccine and the disease that it

protects against and a consent form.

A record of the vaccination will be kept by the Public Health Unit and a copy will be

provided to the vaccinated students for their records.

Parents with any questions or concerns can ring Bernadette at the Public Health Unit

on 6620 7503

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K-6 AWARDS Term 2 Week 3

Kinder Kylan

Chapman Sean Sinclair Sophie Robinson

Savannah Semple

Yr 1 Thomas

Dempsey Nayt Walker Ella Pearson Leah Turner

Yr 1/2 Kirra Clark Jace Savage Luke Stewart Jack Semple

Yr 2/3 Aidan Arnison Halle Fardy Ned Barany Caelan Cooper

Yr 3/4 Krystal Bodley Jasmine Deas Ellie Fisher Eric Redman

Yr 4/5 Ethan Alchin Cameron Trott Rose Evans

Yr 5/6 Tully Brednow Darcy Banks Sharni Fry

Jakob Willows Antonio Costello

Dirrawong Awards

Ziggy McCartin-Cole

Sharni Mitchell Charlie Mills Ellie Fisher

Monday 26 May Charmayne Stevens

Tuesday 27 May Janine Hutley

Wednesday 28 May Kathleen Motbey

Thursday 29 May Donna Moore

Friday 30 May Merey Turner

Canteen Roster - Week B

Science Trivia! This Week’s Question: What is the name

given to the gas created from the fermentation

of cellulose in a cow‟s rumen?

Last Week’s Question: What does an

epidemiologist study?

Answer: The branch of medicine that deals

with the study of the causes, distribution, and

control of disease in populations.

Lyn Thomson - CLO 6682 6666 lynette.thomson8@det.nsw.edu.au

The NRMA Free2go program is great for learner Drivers and it is FREE for

your first 12 months.

Personal Roadside Assistance for 12 months if you're 17-20 years old at time of

sign-up. If you're 16 years old at time of sign-up you get personal Roadside

Assistance for 24 months! As long as you're a Free2go Member, regardless of

what vehicle you are in, or whether you're a driver or passenger, NRMA will be

there to help get you on the road again. PLUS MORE check it out and sign up at free2go.mynrma.com.au

Learner Drivers On Monday 2nd June a free 2 hour workshop will be held in

the School Library, by NSW Roads and Maritime Services at 6pm for parents

and supervising drivers. Book at the school office. (Book now as it is filling up)

Cows Create Careers Program

Evans River School along with

nine other schools in the Lismore

region are participating in the

“Cows Create Careers program”.

This six-week program aims to

increase awareness of dairy

industry careers in a very hands on

way. Year 9 Agriculture students

will be rearing two three week-old

calves. Our calves came from Peter

Graham’s dairy farm, Rich River

Farms at Codrington. Peter

outlined to the students how to

feed and look after the calves.

Emphasising the importance of

keeping their stalls clean and aired.

Locally, the project is funded by

Subtropical Dairy and receives

additional support across the state

from local companies Norco and

Genetics Australia.

Peter Graham with students Preparing a feed

The school is collecting SPAR BUCKS for the upcoming SPAR auction on 28th June. If we are successful in

buying an item we will then use it as a raffle prize to raise funds for a school project. If you would like to help us

raise some bidding money for the auction just drop off any Spar bucks at the office or with a teacher.

STELLA

SOPHIA

Principal: Rob Walker B.Ed., M.Ed. Cypress Street, Evans Head NSW 2473 Email: evansriver-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: 02-6682 6666 Website: www.evansriver.nsw.edu.au Fax: 02-6682 6777

P&C News Our next meeting will be held on

Monday 16th June in the Library at

4:30pm. Please come along and

bring your ideas and suggestions.

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR TAX HELP 2014

Free Training provided

The Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre is looking for volunteer assistance in delivering

the annual ATO Tax Help program.

Tax Help is a free, volunteer run, community service for people on low incomes. Volunteers

will assist in preparing and lodging straight forward returns for eligible participants.

We can’t run it without you!

For more information google taxhelp volunteer To register to volunteer phone the Mid

Richmond Neighbourhood Centre on 02 6682 4334

or email catherine.ohalloran@mrnc.com.au

Topics to be Covered: Why be an engineer

What do engineers do How do you become an engineer

Guest speakers include: Engineering Professionals and University Students

Date: Thursday 26th, June , 2014

Time:6:30pm-8:00pm at Venue: Ballina Surf Club, Light House Parade, East Ballina

This free Forum is for all students in Years 9,10,11 and 12 who are interested in Engineering as a career choice

Light refreshments will be served

Register: Registration essential by Friday 20th June, 2014

Phone Engineering Australia on 02 4911 7310