Week 6 - Term 3, 21st August 2013 Dear Parents,

Skills in resilience are promoted in NSW Public Schools because through them children fare well in life.

Research shows children with good resilience perform better at school and are less likely to take part in risky

behaviour, particularly as they enter the teenage years. The education department's principal psychologist,

Ron Balderston, describes resilience as a shock absorber for the potholes of life.

"Resilient children know how to cope and have developed skills that enable them to flex so they can manage

life's blows when they happen without them getting too down, stuck on ways that aren't helping or giving

up," Ron says.

Next time your child is furrowing their brow and staring off into space, ask them if they're thinking dolphin or

shark thoughts. That's the advice from psychologist and resilience specialist Andrew Fuller on helping your

child to recognise the positive (dolphin) or negative (shark) approaches they may be taking on life issues.

"Dolphin thinking can help you out and shark thinking can eat you up. It doesn't matter how old your kids

are, they can still understand it," Andrew says.

Dolphin thinking and shark thinking is just one in a series of simple tools you can use to help your child

develop good resilience skills. Other tools include playing games and puzzles with your child to develop their

problem-solving and concentration skills, teaching your child to read people's emotions to understand

objective situations, and helping them to learn how to cheer themselves up after a hard day.

Learning to become successful is one of the most important aspects of building

resilience.

"The things that are most important are teaching children what a good life is,

how to live life well, how to extract pleasure out of things and how to turn

things around when they're tough." Andrew says. Learning to become

successful is one of the most important aspects of building resilience.

"Success is contagious and if you have a feeling you can be successful in one avenue of your life then the

likelihood of that ricocheting into other areas of your life is high."

Enjoy the week

Sue Mackay

Principal

“Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It's not logical; it's psychological.” - Stephen R. Covey

Important Dates

Friday, 23rd August

Assembly 5LF at 2.30pm

Wed, 28th August

2014 KINDERGARTEN EXPO

Friday, 30th August

Fathers Day Stall Assembly 4VW at 2.30pm

Monday, 2nd Sept

School Photos - Payment envelopes will be delivered soon

DEPUTY’S REPORT by June O’dell

The Great Debate Kororo has won the Great Debate for the second year in a

row. This is an annual event between Sandy Beach, Mullaway, Woologoolga, Kororo and Corindi Public Schools.

Congratulations to our debating team who were presented

with the perpetual trophy to bring back to our school. Our

four debaters: Cameron B, Stella T-G, Luke K-F and Jace S were also presented with a medal each.

The students have been training very hard with

Mrs Tristram. They took part in four debates on the day with only thirty minutes allowed for preparation before

each debate. The students won all of their debates and

competed against Mullaway P.S. in the final.

Science Discovery

Stage 2 and 3 students at our school have been given the opportunity to attend a Science Demonstration on ‘Magnets

and Electricity’. As part of a promotional offer the cost is only $1 per child. Although we have already had a visiting

performance this term because of the interest in science and the very reasonable cost we have booked in a session

for Stage 2 and stage 3.

Venue: Hall Dates: Stage 3 Tuesday 10th September 2:00 - 3:00pm

Stage 2 Thursday 12th September 2:00 - 3:00pm

Ethics classes

All children who are exempt from Scripture were given an

application form yesterday for parents to complete if they

wish their child to attend Ethics classes. I apologise that it

was not sent out last week as indicated in the newsletter.

Top Tips on Building Resilience

Teach your child to experience success by supporting

them in something they like doing whether it's a sporting, academic or artistic endeavour.

Help them develop skills to be successful at school such

as having good concentration and memory by playing card games and puzzles.

Being able to read people's emotions is powerfully

predictive of how well children can get on with people at school. Play games with your child by predicting what sort of day a person walking down the street may have had.

Be aware of the ‘yuk and yum' factor – some things will

make your child feel good and other things will make them feel bad. The idea is for them to gather things around them that cheer them up if they've had a bad day.

Keep things in perspective – explain to a grumpy child

their circumstances are not the worst possible, and that others have been through similar situations. Walk beside them as they handle the situation. This helps them to build hope and the belief they can handle problems when they come up. New Primary Ethics Teachers Starting at Kororo Some of you may have heard about ‘Primary Ethics’, or perhaps your child was attending ‘Ethics Classes’ at Kororo in 2012. Primary Ethics Classes are offered to students who have been exempted from Special Religious Education (Scripture) by their parents/caregivers. If you’re not familiar with Primary Ethics, then please have a read of the enclosed information sheet and give me a call with any questions. Unfortunately, due to a lack of specially trained and selected Volunteer Ethics Teachers, Kororo has not yet been able to offer Ethics Classes in 2013. BUT, there’s some great news! We now have two new Primary Ethics Teachers fully trained and ready to start classes! They are Di Weekes and Dimitri Young, two locals from Korora who have a child currently attending the school. Di and Dimitri will be teaching Primary Ethics to children currently exempt from Scripture across all Stage 1 classes and many Stage 2 and Stage 3 classes, starting in Week 7 this term. To learn more about Primary Ethics, or enquire about becoming a Volunteer Ethics Teacher yourself, you can visit www.primaryethics.com.au, or contact your Volunteer Ethics Coordinator, Melissa Giese (Ph 6653 6436 or 0428 516 830). Staying private on Facebook

Many parents may not be aware that students must be at

least 13 years of age to legally create a Facebook

account. Parents are encouraged to exercise

supervision around social media sites and their

children’s access. Social media sites have a range of

parent friendly information to assist with any

problems which may arise in this form of

communication.

Do you know how to untag photos and keep your

Facebook page private? Find out more: http://

www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/

how-to-stay-private-on-facebook-20130730-

2qvn1.html

2014 KINDERGARTEN EXPO NEXT WEDNESDAY, 28TH AUGUST

CALL US TODAY 6653 6201 if you haven’t

received an invitation.

KA Lucas M, Oakley W, Jewel S, William C.

KB Lucy G, Melchor G, Bethany B, Jai C.

KCR Daniel W, Bronte P, Thomas R, Alyra L.

KG Amelia C, Mia D, Benjamin K, Oliver K.

1AN Zavannah B, Charlie C, Oskar G,

Yvonce C-R.

1GS Oscar H, Zahli D, Krystal E-F,

Aaliyah M.

1MW Alex W, Kyan P, Emily K, Abbey G,

Mollie D, Adrian I.

1RP Nicole K, Paul M, Maria B, Lily V.

2DD Holly W, Eimile O, Lachlan M, Jack P.

2GH Bec H, Araken P, Tylani H, Connor B.

2JB Isla D, Izaya J, Hailey M, Abbey G.

2SC Lachlan H, Jack C, Yana B, Bailey G.

3BY Melanie V, Slade H, Jalen F, Ariana D, Skye M.

3LM Zane M, Austyn B, Peter J, Asher F, Yashar C.

3/4MS Will B, Levi B, Lily J, Lily M, Cloe N.

4LS Addison T, Levi B, Adeline T, Jack W.

4VW Isobel H, Liamm B, Olivia G, Olivia S,

Jorja W.

5HG Bailee M, Brooklyn L, Josh T, Jakson G,

Holly M, Zac C.

5LF Henry M, Renee H, Emily P, Hayden F,

Ella K.

5/6BT Tarryn A, Cameron B, Sophie W,

Cooper D.

6CA Chelsea C, Kaden N, Sid S, Tia W,

Craig R.

6DH Danielle P, Daisy F, Kirra H, Bilqis A,

Roy M.

Starworkers

FATHERS DAY STALL

The Fathers Day Stall will be on

Friday, 30th August.

Each present costs $5.00 and we have lots

of great gifts, so you can buy for Dads, Grandpas and Carers.

Any parents available to help on the stall from 9am to 12noon are most welcome.

CAN YOU HELP? Kororo Garden Gurus would like to plant some colourful displays of flowering annuals (such as pansies, poppies etc), so we are on the lookout for some really large containers. Perhaps you have something useful that you no longer need - concrete laundry tubs, terracotta planters, old wheelbarrows etc. Let’s be creative recyclers - anything large that will hold soil! Many thanks Leanne Bourke and Anja Neal

CANTEEN ROSTER

Thursday, 22nd August Kathy Eagles

Friday, 23rd August Cheree Humphries

Tuesday, 27th August Hilary Melittas

Wednesday, 28th August Debbie Gurber