Issue 37 1st December, 2015

Important Dates Wednesday, 2nd December Deputy Ombudsman visit - 9:30 -11:30am Friday, 4th December Big Banana Day - Years 3-6 and all SSU Friday, 4th December Water Play Day – Years K-2 Monday, 7th December Thank You Afternoon Tea for Volunteers Monday, 7th December Talent Quest- time TBA Tuesday, 8th December P&C meeting at 1:45pm Thursday, 10th December Whole School Social Dance – 12 -1:30pm Thursday, 10th December International Disability Day Friday, 11th December Presentation Day – 12:00pm Start Tuesday, 15th December Year 6 Graduation – 9:00am

News from the PrincipalBIG BANANA EXCURSION AND WATER PLAY DAY - FRIDAY To celebrate the year and reward those students who have consistently followed our Code of Values, School Rules and worked hard throughout the year to improve their learning, an excursion to the Big Banana has been organised by the teachers for Years 3 to 6 and all students from the Support Unit. Students who are not invited to attend, or are unable to go, will remain at school. The teachers of K-2 have planned an exciting Water Play Day on the 4th December at school. Permission notes have been sent home. Students who are not invited to attend Water Play, will be provided with alternative activities.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DISABILITY Don’t forget! Next Thursday is our Social Dance Day with the theme of blue and orange to promote and celebrate International Day of Disability.

Our Term 4 Student Representative Council show the sample bags for

Disability Day.

P&C MEETING - NEXT TUESDAY Our final P&C meeting for 2015 will be held on Tuesday, 8th December. This is a great forum for parents and carers to put forward ideas to support our school and discuss what is happening at the school. We’d love to see you there. CONGRATULATIONS TO JA-LISSA SIMPSON Congratulations to Ja-Lissa Simpson who competed in the National’s Karate competition last Saturday. She came third in her age group and made it into the Australian team. Well done Ja-Lissa!

Sally Ryan, Principal

Other News

With International Day of People With a Disability looming, I'd like to share the

song which is currently being used for assembly. A few months ago, I happened upon this catchy tune which seemed to grab my attention often. It's by a band called X Ambassadors and the song is called Renegades. X Ambassadors consists of four band members: Sam Harris, Casey Harris, Noah Feldshuh and Adam Levin. Sam Harris and Casey Harris are brothers, and Casey Harris has been blind since birth. Casey is the keyboard player. The music video was shot in the band's hometown and depicts several people with disabilities working to overcome their challenges. It has a personal aspect to it, since Casey Harris has been blind since birth. If you would like to listen to and see the clip, the YouTube address is http://youtu.be/1u-niluB8HI Mrs Stewart SCHOOL CAPTAINS, SPORT CAPTAINS AND YEAR 6 FUN PHOTOS A reminder that if you would like to make an order for a School Captains, Sports Captains or a Year 6 ‘Fun’ photo, please make sure you do so by this Thursday.

Canteen and P & C News Canteen Parents/carers please note, the canteen will be closed this Friday, 4th December, 2015, due to Big Banana and Water Play excursions. P&C Meeting Our final P&C meeting for the year will be on Tuesday, 8th December at 1:45pm in the staff room. All welcome.

Community News Made With Love Handmade Markets Sunday, 6th December, 2015 from 9:00am to 2:00pm Venue: CEX Coffs – upstairs and downstairs

Cnr Vernon St and Pacific Hwy Gold coin entry with all proceeds to local charity.

KP MEASUREMENT - MASS Last week the students in KP learned that the mass of an object can be measured by hefting and/or using an equal arm balance. The students tested the weights of two objects by lifting and balancing them and comparing the weights in each hand. This was called hefting. The students also predicted which classroom object would be heavier and then placed it on a two pan balance and observed which side was lower. They discovered that the pan that was higher held the lightest weight and the pan that was lower held the heavier weight. The children also used a program called Rainforest maths on the interactive whiteboard to predict the heavier and lighter objects on a two pan balance.