Duranbah Public School

A quality education in a caring environment Telephone 02 6677 7221 Fax 02 66777547

105 Duranbah Road, DURANBAH 2487 Email: duranbah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.duranbah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 3 - Edition 12 Friday 9 August 2019

Principal’s Report

Week 3 and everyone is whistling while they work! Being in our

classrooms, you would feel the energy and the enthusiasm our

students have for their learning. With so many opportunities

available for our kids, it’s great to see how they make the most of

these.

P&C Meeting

We will be hosting our school’s P&C meeting this Tuesday at

1:45pm for anyone interested. Kathy is currently compiling the

Agenda, so if there is anything you’d like included, let her know or

simply drop a message into the office.

Creative Arts Camp

Seven of our students have an excellent opportunity next week to

participate in and enjoy the North Coast Creative Arts Camp at

Lennox Head. These students were fortunate enough to be

selected after an application process which saw over 60 students

from across the state miss out. We really look forward to hearing

how they enjoyed and developed their music and creative arts

skills.

SRC

Mrs Jones has got our Semester 2 SRC (Student Representative

Council) program up and running, with the recent meeting

formatting lunchtime groups. These groups revolve around

student interest, are coordinated by the student leaders and

provide extra activities for our students during break time. Well

done to these leaders and thank you to Mrs Jones for driving this.

Staffing

We welcome back Ms Myler next week after some personal

leave. In doing this we thank Mrs Field for capably stepping into

the teaching role in K/1 and also Miss Valenti for doing so in the

4/5/6 class.

Music Program

This week saw our music program resume at full capacity. Mr

Mueller with drums on Mondays, Ms Guthrie-Watts with piano/

keyboard and also vocals on Tuesday, and Mr Hawkins with

Guitar/Uke and ensemble on Wednesdays and Thursdays. There

are spaces in all of these programs for any students who wish to

learn these instruments, just speak with Mrs Ramsden in the

Office.

Athletics Carnival

Today (Friday) saw five of our students travel to Murwillumbah for

the District Athletics Carnival. We don’t know how they went at

this point, but we look forward to hearing their results and are

sure they will do the very best they can. Thanks to Ms Kirk for

coordinating the travel and participation for our students.

Passion Projects

Next week will be the last session of Passion Projects for this cycle. Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered this cycle, the kids are really loving it! In week 5, following this cycle,

we will have the third round of the ‘creative kids program’, where 4/5/6 will travel to Robina for an Apple Store masterclass and K-3 will enjoy Visual Arts workshops here at school. Thank you to Mrs

Field for coordinating the Passion Projects again.

Mark Your Calendar 9 August Book Club Closes

11 - 16 August North Coast Creative Arts Camp

11 August Working Bee POSTPONED

12 August Milo Monday

13 August P&C Meeting (1.45 pm)

14 August Wednesday Special Lunch

16 August Sushi Friday and New Student Banking Day

19 August Milo Monday

21 August Tennis Todd Woodbridge Cup Wednesday Special Lunch

Spring Collective

Last weekend saw our Norfolk Island fundraising group

coordinate the ‘Spring Collective’ market day at Casuarina

Hockey fields. There were many and varied stalls available

and lots and lots of locals and visitors took advantage of what

was on offer. Many thanks to the P&C who hosted a book stall

and also the parents of our school who were able to share

their wares with our community. A big thanks to Annie for

coordinating the event and the many parents and families who

supported her in doing so.

Chicken Coop

Our plans for a school chicken coop are coming together

nicely. The concrete pad for the coop is being poured next

week and the working bee to put it all together is being

planned at this upcoming P&C meeting. This is yet another

example of our community helping our school, and so many

people will contribute, but a special mention so far to Matt

Camps and Crofton Needham for their assistance thus far in

the project. Thanks also to Annie for overseeing the project.

Hopefully everyone has a great weekend and enjoys some quality down-time.

Jason Ellem Principal

Week 3 - Jay, Indira, Lenny and Austin

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

CONGRATULATIONS

Office News FLEXISCHOOLS ACCESS

All School Notices, Newsletters, Alerts are now posted on

Flexischools. The Flexischools App has been upgraded

requiring users to register, so you will need to make sure you’ve

got the Flexischools App installed on your phone, if you already

have, stop it and restart the App. When it opens it asks you to

login. If you don’t yet have a login, click ‘register now’ and follow

the prompts. If you are still having any difficulties please either

phone Customer Service on 1300361769 or email

help@flexischools.com.au. Please do not use Flexibuzz.

EXCURSIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Todd Woodbridge Tennis Cup will be held on Wednesday

21 August, for those students who have expressed an interest,

permission notes will be sent home soon.

Spelling Bee Final is at Bogangar Public School on Tuesday 10 September. Finalists are: Brooklyn Wheeler, Leilani Marshall, Zoe Nixon-Hind, Jasmine Austen.

NORFOLK ISLAND CAMP UPDATE

Payment Reminder - $200 will be due on 9 August

and the final payment of $191 will be due 6 September.

STUDENT AGREEMENT FORMS which were

distributed at the Parent Meeting last Thursday, are to

be completed and returned to the school office as soon

as possible.

School Representative Council (SRC) Initiatives

MILO MONDAY - Students can purchase a cup of Milo and a

biscuit in 1st break on Mondays. Cost will be $1 for Milo or

$2 for Milo and a biscuit. The funds raised will go towards

our school’s Sustainability Program.

OUR NEW SPORTS SHIRTS HAVE ARRIVED!! The cost to parents is $18.50 each.

The P & C are subsidising them for $10.00 each. Once your child has outgrown the shirt they can swap for a 2nd hand larger size for free. Students will be able to wear their sports shirts to

sports activities and to school as part of their uniform.

P & C News

All future P&C Meetings will be held on Tuesdays in Weeks 4 and 8 of each Term.

NEXT MEETING TUESDAY 13 AUGUST AT 1.45 PM IN THE NEWLY PAINTED GREEN ROOM (OLD LIBRARY)

WEDNESDAY SPECIAL LUNCHES We still require volunteers to cook and/or serve the Wednesday Lunches in Term 3 for the following dates:

11, 18 and 25 September Please phone the office if you can assist. STUDENT BANKING DAY CHANGE Students Banking will now be processed by our wonderful volunteer on FRDIAY mornings. Term 3 has two new reward items from the Polar Savers range available to redeem: Artic Fluffy Keyring and Scratch Art Cards.

Community Notices