Week 5 - 16th November, 2018

FROM THE DESK OF OUR PRINCIPAL

Greetings, Wow!! What a fabulous start to the week. I was privileged to sit in the audience at the C.ex Coffs Harbour to enjoy the Lighthouse Community of Schools Concert. This annual event showcases the creative performing arts of students from Tyalla, Coffs Harbour, Narranga and Kororo Public Schools, and Orara and Coffs Harbour High Schools. The performances were varied and included dance, orchestral, singing and signing to songs. Tyalla Public School can be very proud of all our students who performed on the night – Maree Torrens who delivered the Welcome to Country, our Combined Indian Dance Group, Boys Dance Group and Stage 2 and 3 Dance Groups. Congratulations to the students for their commitment and enthusiasm. A huge thank you to families for supporting their students, to the teachers who assisted in the lead up, and on the night, and in particular to Miss Courtney Martyn for all her hard work organising, teaching and coordinating this fantastic opportunity for our students, your children. Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) travelled to Port Macquarie for their three day excursion. Many wonderful and humorous anecdotes have been shared upon their return. Well done to all the students who attended and congratulations on your good behaviour and the way you represented yourselves and the school. A huge thank you to Mrs Devereux, Mrs Luchetti, Mrs Booth and Mr Portelli who voluntarily organised and attended the excursion to enable these great learning opportunities for the students. Thank you also to the flexibility of teachers at school during this time who adjusted duties, class programs and supervision to enable this to happen. Thank you to the families who are endeavouring to ensure their children are not arriving early to school and who have provided notes of explanation to classroom teachers if it is unavoidable. I am also pleased to note that families are recognising WH&S procedures in regards to the requirement of all persons who are on school site prior to 3:00pm signing in upon arrival and signing out on departure. This week classes have shared amazing writing; Mrs Rayner’s class shared their Fingerprint Poems in which they used imagery and focussed on similes and metaphors, Mrs Clark’s MC class shared their personalised Acrostic Poems in which they described personal qualities and Mr Ferguson’s combined 3/4 group presented Information Reports in the form of poetry. Teachers and students are engaged and excited about the progress in learning and the varied forms of writing in which it is demonstrated. Well done! Enjoy the beautiful weather we are having. Sharon Rovere Principal (Relieving)

26th November MONDAY

KINDER 2019 ORIENTATION - 9:30am to 11:00am (students in the classroom)

26th November MONDAY

STAGE 3 SURF SCHOOL - more information to follow

26th November MONDAY

P&C MEETING - 6:00pm in staffroom (everyone welcome to attend)

28th November WEDNESDAY

2019 SCHOOL CAPTAIN SPEECHES - 12:30pm in the hall

4th December TUESDAY

COFFS AND ORARA HIGH SCHOOL ORIENTATION DAY - more information to follow

7th December FRIDAY

PRESENTATION DAY - save the date

10th December MONDAY

KINDER 2019 TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC - 9:30am to 11:00am (families welcome to attend)

13th December THURSDAY

YEAR 6 FAREWELL - more information to follow

17th December MONDAY

TYALLA’S GOT TALENT - details of auditions and times to follow

18th December TUESDAY

TYALLA FAMILY CAROLS NIGHT - save the date (details to follow)

19th December WEDNESDAY

LAST DAY OF TERM 4 - happy holidays :)

FRIDAY MOST WEEKS

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY - ALL WELCOME - 2:30pm in hall (refer Facebook for cancellation advice)

Term 4 Dates for the Diary

(these dates may be subject to change)

P&C NEWS

The next meeting of the Tyalla Public School P&C Association will be held on Monday, 26th November at 6:00pm in the school staffroom. Parents and friends of the school are most welcome to attend. We are always looking for fresh ideas to make our fabulous school even better. We would love to see you there.

YEAR 1/2 MUTTONBIRD ISLAND EXCURSION

Year 1 and 2 visited Muttonbird Island on Monday to learn about the Aboriginal significance of Muttonbird Island and the history of the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores area. A great time was had by all and the students returned with some fantastic knowledge.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY OF SCHOOLS CONCERT

Congratulations to students who performed at the Lighthouse Community of Schools concert on Monday evening. We have had loads of positive feedback and our students are to be congratulated on their efforts. Well done to all of our dancers. Once again, a big thank you to our staff who gave up their time to ensure the success of this event.

KINDERGARTEN 2019 ORIENTATIONS

We have two more Kindergarten Orientation sessions happening before the end of the year. These are on Monday, 26th November from 9:30am to 11:00am and our Teddy Bear’s Picnic on Monday, 10th December from 9:30am to 11:00am. Families are most welcome to attend the Teddy Bear’s Picnic. If you know of any children who will be starting Kindergarten in 2019 please have them call in or contact our office staff for an enrolment pack. This will assist us with our planning and give them the opportunity to attend our orientation sessions.

Year 3/4 have returned from their three day excursion to Port Macquarie full of stories. A big thank you to staff for organising and accompanying students on this excursion. Student activities included a trip to the Billabong Zoo, the Maritime Museum, the Koala Hospital, Trial Bay Gaol, a trip to the beach, ten pin bowling, and of course, a visit to Timbertown! You might like to ask Mrs Devereux about her run in with a duck!