Glen Innes Public School Term 4 Week 7

Tuesday 26 November, 2019

Glen Innes Public School 171 Church Street Glen Innes Like us

Phone: 02 6732 2577 www.facebook.com/det.nsw.edu/

Email: gleninnes-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.gleninnes-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Dates to Remember

Swim School

Mon, Tue, Wed Weeks 6, 7, 8

Permission note and pool entry required

Master Chef

Stage 2 Selected students

Thursday 28 November

Piano and Band Parent Concert

Friday 29 November

1:30pm-3:00pm

Please park in Taylor or Meade St

Master Chef Stage 3

Selected students

Thursday 5 December

Disco

Wednesday 4 December

Stage 3

6:30 - 8:00pm

Thursday 5 December

Early Stage 1 & Stage 1

4:30 - 6:00pm

Stage 2

6:30- 8.00pm

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In Class with 2/3 S 2/3S have been very busy this fortnight with swimming lessons, rehearsals, as well as lots of reading, writing and other classroom activities. We did find time to start our tree for the Red Cross Christmas Tree Display. We have designed, sculpted, scrunched, cut, folded, tied, glued, stapled and decorated a tree for the display. We hope you can make it down to see the end product of our hard work and celebrate all the hard work done by the Red Cross.

Presentation Day 2019

Presentation Days are as follows

Kindergarten - Year 2

Thursday,12 December 9:30am - 11:00am

Stage 2

Thursday,12 December 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Stage 3

Friday,13 December 10:00am - 11:30am

Principal’s Report

Our students have seriously enjoyed the first three days of swim school at the Glen Innes Aquatic Centre. Remember to pack swimmers and a towel that are clearly labelled with your child’s name, so any misplaced items can be returned quickly.

A friendly reminder that your child’s attendance at school is compulsory. Please ensure, when your child cannot attend school due to either illness or other approved leave, you notify the office with an explanation within seven days. You can phone, send a note, use the GIPS app or email any reasons for non-attendance. We look forward to seeing your child at school daily, ready to learn, because accumulative days absent means your child is significantly missing out on important learning.

This week we look forward to a very special visit from the NSW Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, The Hon. Sarah Mitchell, Member for Northern Tablelands, The Hon. Adam Marshall, and Director Educational Leadership for the Northern Tablelands Network, Mr Matt Hobbs. They are visiting a number of schools who have recently been impacted by fire and drought. They will spend time in classrooms with our students as they discover the incredible opportunities offered to all students at Glen Innes Public School.

As the weather warms, it is important to look after our child’s wellbeing. Please remind them to dress appropriately before leaving home. Colourful hoodies no longer need to be worn, however, it would be a great idea to have a light weight jumper in your child’s bag in case we do experience a cold snap. Please also remind your child to drink lots of water, wear their hat when outside and play in shaded areas wherever possible.

Relieving Principal - Rosh Mercer

Swim School

Week 7 Monday 25 November, Tuesday 26

November,

Wednesday 27 November

Week 8 Monday 2 December, Tuesday 3 December

and Wednesday 4 December

If your child misses…

that equals which is And over 13 years of

schooling that’s…

1 day per fortnight 20 days per year 4 weeks per year Nearly 1.5 years

1 day per week 40 days per year 8 weeks per year Over 2.5 years

2 days per week 80 days per year 16 weeks per year Over 5 years

3 days per week 120 day per year 24 weeks per year Nearly 8 years

Eve’s Date Slice

1/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup chopped dates

125g butter 2T golden syrup

1 cup self raising flour

Heat all ingredients minus the flour in a saucepan or in the microwave until melted. Add the flour and mix well. Press into a lined tin and bake for 6-8 minutes in a moderate oven. Cut into slices. This stores well in the fridge and recipe can easily be doubled and frozen for lunchboxes later on.

Recipe credit: Eve Chappell

With the end of the year

nearly upon us we remind

our families to return

Library books for the

purpose of stocktake.

Parent Concert

Parents and Carers

attending Friday’s Parent

Concert in the New Hall are

reminded to please park in Meade

or Taylor Street to ensure the Bus

Bay is clear of cars for after school

pick up.

Wish Upon A Star

Students from rural and regional towns across NSW went to Sydney on the weekend for a circuit-breaker from the unrelenting drought and GIPS were lucky enough to have 4 students selected to participate; Harlow, Archie, Ellie and Daniel. On Friday the 22 November, we headed off to Sydney until Sunday with 50 other students from around the region to participate in the Department of Education initiative 'Wish Upon A Star' with a total of over 150 students from NSW.

We had a weekend at the Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Centre on the Hawkesbury River and it was a chance for them to experience the excitement of things others take for granted.

They were in awe of seeing trees, seeing water in rivers, feeling soft, green grass under their feet. We were lucky to attend the Schools Spectacular at Qudos Bank Arena, which was phenomenal. The students also participated in activities at the Sport and Rec centre including games, fishing and swimming at the beach. The students were all absolutely amazing and it was a pleasure to take these students to Sydney. Thank you to all involved.

Miss Say - Classroom Teacher

State Athletics Carnival

On Tuesday 5 November, I went down to Sydney to represent North West in the 1500m and 800m. In the morning of the next day, I ran the 1500m. I came 27th out of 38 and a time of 5.30. Later that afternoon, I ran the 800m and came 34th out of 39 and ran a time of 2.50. I really enjoyed running on a synthetic track and running against the top runners in the state. Leo

On 5th November I went to Sydney for athletics and competed in long jump. I tried my hardest and eventually got 12th out of 38 other people. It was fun and I had a good experience. Izabella

I took a train down to Sydney and I came about 25 out of 41 people. I jumped 3.59m in my first jump, 3.32m on my second jump and 3.27m on my final jump. It was awesome. Jaydan

P&C School Banking

As our school banking year is nearing the end we would like to thank everyone who has supported the program this year. We have seen a lot of regular bankers each week which has been fantastic. Our last day of banking for the year will be Thursday 12th December. Orders for reward items placed after this week will not be processed or sent until 2020. You will still receive them, but there will be a little wait. Just a reminder that if you are moving on to High School in 2020 but have siblings still attending the school, they are able to continue banking for you each week.

If anyone has siblings starting school in 2020 with us, hop online or pop into the branch to set up their account so they can start banking next year.

I would like to extend a big thank You to Mrs Martin who has been assisting with school banking for the past 2-3 years. She has been an amazing contributor to school banking. Sadly Mrs Martin will not be with us next year as she and her family are moving interstate. We wish them all the best in their new school.

This means that we have a school banking position that needs filling. Please let us know if you would be interested in helping in this position. It would be once a fortnight from 8.40 for approximately an hour. You don’t need to have banking experience to help out.

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas break and we will see you back in 2020.

Nicole Husband School banking coordinator

Poetry and writing simulated from a students photo of the fires on their property.

Samuel from 2K shared a photo at dusk of the fires on his property. This very real event inspired 2K in their writing and drawing.

Fire Safety

If you or your child/ren have experienced trauma as a result of the fires threatening our community, please contact our local New England North West HealthWISE service on 6766 1394 or visit https://healthwisenenw.com.au/

2K jointly constructed persuasive text on

why rain is important and created artworks

titled ‘Water Saving”.