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Upcoming EventsFebruaryWeeK 5aMon 24 Stage 1 and Stage 2

Assembly - 2:00pm NSWCIS Primary Tennis Championships

Tue 25 Stage 3 Assembly - 2:30pmYear 4 Camp Midginbil Hill (26-28 February)

Fri 28 Stage 3 Swimming StartsSat 29 TNA Netball Round 1

MarCHWeeK 6bMon 3 Chapel Services

Stage 1 - 2:10pm Stage 2 - 2:40pm

Tue 4 Chapel Service Stage 3 - 2:30pmNCIS Swimming Championships

Wed 5 Welcome to Parent Reps Afternoon Tea

Fri 7 Stage 3 SwimmingSat 8 TNA Netball

WeeK 7aMon 10 Stage 1 and Stage 2

Assembly - 2:00pm Tue 11 Stage 3 Assembly - 2:30pmFri 14 Year 2 Campout

Stage 3 SwimmingSat 15 TNA Netball

From the Assistant Principal (Head of Primary)Friendship Woes At Lindisfarne we promote an inclusive culture and assist the children in developing the important skills of friendship making and maintenance, conflict resolution and empathy. Often parents counsel their children to stay away from or not to play with one of their peers who may be causing some angst. Further to this, parents may request teachers to make sure this arrangement is enforced. As I am sure you can appreciate there are approximately 440 children from Preschool to Year 6 and it is not practicably possible to ensure each of these requests are maintained. The strategy the staff encourage (and rehearse in classrooms) is for students to practise their communication skills by articulating clearly to their peers their concerns. For example, rather than saying “I don’t want to play with you”, children are encouraged to express their concern, eg “I don’t want to play with you because you always boss me around. If you can let me make decisions too then we can play together”. By doing this both children are learning: one is practising assertiveness and the other is learning how to be a better friend. Teachers continually educate the students in these skills in the classroom and are available at recess and lunchtime to assist with modelling these interactions.

Year 4 Camp ExcitementOur Year 4 students and teachers are eagerly anticipating their camp next Wednesday through to Friday. This annual trip to Midginbill Hill is a wonderful experience for the children to strengthen their friendships and to develop cooperation and teamwork skills. We look forward to hearing about their adventures upon their return.

Dry Dock Road MayhemThank you for your patience with the road works currently occurring on Dry Dock Road. We have been advised these works should be completed by Friday 21 February.

Term 1 - House CaptainsWe are very pleased to announce our House Captains for Term 1.

Saint andrew

Dakota Hayes Daniel Green

Saint barnabas

Madeleine WarnerSamuel Smith

Saint Cuthbert

Isabella HodgsonConnor Hooley

Saint Stephen

Sophie BeckThomas Cronk

Michele Chandler

Student School BankingWe are seeking a volunteer from our school community to process the Commonwealth Bank student banking each fortnight on a Wednesday morning. For further information please contact the Sunshine Avenue Administration Office on 07 5523 1143.

Term 1 : Week 4 : 21/02/2014Assembly Assembly is held in Week AMonday

• Stage 1 and 2 2:00pm

Tuesday• Stage 3 2:30pm

Chapel Chapel is held in Week BMonday• Stage 1 2:10pm

• Stage 2 2:40pm

Tuesday• Stage 3 2:30pm

Stage 3 NewsCongratulations to the following Year 6 Students who have been elected House Captains for 2014

Saint StephenBrooke Swindells 6ALogan Crouch 6FG

Saint CuthbertJade Reid 6KNathaniel Bryant 6K

Saint barnabasKatisha Luff 6ABrodie Copeland 6A

Saint andrewEmma Matusch 6FGMackenzie Ebbott 6K

Prefect and House Captain badges will be presented at next week’s whole School Assembly at Mahers Lane on Tuesday 25 February at 11:50am. Parents are welcome to attend.

Krissy Affleck, Acting Stage 3 Coordinator

6FG News6FG have had a busy start to the year. We are excited to be implementing the Australian National Curriculum. During Term 1 the key topic is

‘Celebrating Us’.

Our Science Unit, ‘Celebrating Us’ focuses on Solids and Liquids. We have identified

the things we would usually expect to find at a celebration and then categorised them into solids

or liquids. Some of the items we examined were; red frogs, ice cream, lemonade,

popcorn, jelly, gift boxes, wrapping paper and party whistles.

In our Maths lessons we have been working on Place Value. We have played a variety of games and completed some fun activities to reinforce our understanding of larger numbers.

Our classroom is looking bright and cheerful after students created ‘Colourful Artworks’ made from a design using coloured card. The colours were inspired from the book we have been reading in Literacy called ‘The River That Gave Gifts’.

Tracy Foyster and Rosemary Greenup, 6FG Teachers

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What We Have Been Learning At PreschoolThis year the Preschool has welcomed four new bantam chickens and two new guinea pigs. We also have Samara the guinea pig from last year. We incorporate the animals into our planning each week to provide the children numerous opportunities to interact with them, whether it is feeding them, finding food for them, making sure they have fresh clean water, cuddling them, cleaning their cages, washing them or letting them out for a run. It’s all fun and provides wonderful learning opportunities.

The children are learning to become socially responsible and show respect for the environment as they explore relationships with other living things.

Some of the benefits of having classroom pets are that they:

• Instill a sense of responsibility and respect for life.• Make wonderful learning resources.• Are good for morale and teach children about relationships

and the needs of another living being. Learning to care for a pet helps the child learn to care for other people.

• Bring increased sensitivity and awareness of the needs and feelings of others, both human and animals.

• Teach children that living things need more than just food and water to survive.

• Help children to see how directly their behaviour and actions affect others.

Studies have shown that the presence of animals tends to lessen tension in the classroom.

The children are able to take the guinea pigs home for the weekends and holidays. There is a list on the front door of the preschool building if you would like to take them home for the weekend.

Over the past few weeks Kindergarten has been introduced to The Alphabet Tree picture book and literacy program. They have become familiar with the characters; the leaves, the word bug and the purple woolly caterpillar. We have read this picture book on which the literacy program is based and started to explore foundational literacy skills such as knowing the difference between a letter, a word and a sentence. The children have had fun discovering words that rhyme, syllables and new sounds through a series of engaging learning activities. So far we have added four sounds to the tree and each week we will continue to add new ones. Soon we will begin to join the letter leaves to make words and then build sentences.

I wonder if we will get some help from a special visitor in the coming weeks…

If you would like to find out more about The Alphabet Tree there will be an information session held on Wednesday 26 February at 5:30pm. We hope to see you there!

Baby sitting is available but must be booked by Friday.

Jo Hetherington, Director of Early Learning

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Sports NewsHockey Gala Day21 very lucky boys in Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 experienced a fabulous Hockey Gala Day at the Murwillumbah hockey fields on Tuesday. They formed three teams of 7-a-side playing field modified games. They played four 22 minute game each. Tweed Border Hockey Association provided fantastic coaches and referees for an awesome day of come-and-try-hockey for 18 teams from five local schools. Thanks to everyone involved in this fun day, especially to our three Lindisfarne coaches Liz Galvin, Natalie Loemker and Peta Fahy. Margie Coleman was very supportive on the day and helped us out with specialised coaching and guidance. Our lucky boys were: Adam Laycock, Jake Frazer, Tadhg Galvin, Cooper Robins, Finn Armstrong, Thomas Cronk, Connor Hooley, William Jordan, Eli Lawrence-Hamden, Lucas Martins, Lewis Churchill, Rupert Fahy, Flynn Howarth, Brodie McDowell, Isaac Rogers, Keaton Ebbott, Declan Hannam, Oliver Jeffrey, Sven Loemker, Tyler Richards and Jye Walker.

Jodie Arnold, Primary PE Teacher

Coffee Club @ LindisfarneCoffee  Clubbers:

•  Make  hands-­‐on  resources  for  teachers  to  use  with  children  in  their  classrooms

•  Meet  and  enjoy  the  company  of  other  parents  in  the  community  When:  Every  Wednesday  morning  from  9:00am  -­‐  10:30am

Where:  In  the  HallWhat  you  need  to  bring:  An  appreciation  for  good  company

 

Come and join in the fun at:

Community Veggie Garden Project Preschool - Year 6This year we are hoping to set up a large kitchen garden in the area near the chickens. This project will be ongoing and involve all of the children from Preschool to Year 6. We would love to have as much parent input as possible to get this project up and running. Please let me know if you would like to be involved with any of the following:

• Input into the planning process

• Building of the garden beds

• Providing any materials eg sleepers, soil, plants etc.

• Ongoing help once the garden is up and running - with weeding, planting, watering etc.

• Scarecrow making

jhetherington@lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au

Jo Hetherington, Director of Early Learning

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Canteen NewsWelcome back. This term we are expanding our gluten free options. Please come and see me at the Canteen for more information.

A few reminders:• Sushi can only be ordered online by 8.15am. No over counter orders for sushi.

• Toasties are available at recess on Wednesday and Thursday only.

Lastly could parents please change their online orders to reflect their child’s class for this year.

Volunteers are most welcome, particularly on Fridays - volunteers receive a $5 voucher to use at the canteen for each child at the Sunshine Avenue Campus. Your volunteer time commences when you bring your child to school and finishes about 1:00pm or earlier if needed. Lunch is provided for you.

Anne Begg – Canteen Co-ordinator

The Tweed’s own award winning farm attraction, Tropical Fruit World, invites Lindisfarne families to participate in a special event on the morning of Saturday 8 March.

The TFW team will produce a new video showcasing the beautiful property and the activities on offer there – and you’re invited to come along as extras on the shoot! Experience a behind-the-scenes look at professional video production and enjoy a (free) fun and educational private tour with fruit tasting, animal park, boat cruise, fruit icecreams and more. The video will feature on a new website and at international travel trade shows. No talent required – just smiles!

Tractor seats are limited, so please contact Tropical Fruit World soon on 02 6677 7222 for more information.

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Bookings are essential (07) 5524 8711

Contact the Intake Worker between 9am—12.30pm Mon—Fri

Supporting yourself and your child through adolescence.

It can be difficult to know how to respond to challenging behaviours. Knowing more about how to support and communicate with your teenager can assist to get them

safely through adolescence. Cost: $30

Understanding Teenagers

Two Saturdays 9.30am- 3.30pm

DATES: Feb 22nd & March 1st

VENUE: The Family Centre, Tweed Heads South

For up to date info go to

www.thefamilycentre.org.au

Run through The Family Centre’s REALskills high schools programs Course Fees:Course fees cover part of the cost of refreshments & resources provided for course participants. The Family Centre is committed to providing equal access to all the courses we offer. An inability to pay course fees will not restrict your access to the courses we offer. If you are unable to pay course fees please talk with our intake worker or the course facilitators.

Six Wednesdays 5:30pm- 7:30pm

DATES: March 5th– April 9th

VENUE: Murwillumbah Community Centre

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