Monday 10 November - Term 4 Week 6

Principal’s Report Times Tables for this week: Years 3 and 4 will revise the 9X. Years 5 and 6 will revise the 1X-10X. Mr Graham will see class champions at 11.30am on Monday.

SRC Cup Cake Day: The Student Representative Council will be holding their second fundraiser for this term this Wednesday 12 November. Cupcakes will be available for sale for $1. All money raised will benefit the local Downs Syndrome society. Band Solo Night: The band solo night will be held next Monday 17 November, commencing at 6pm at Belmont 16s. There will be performances from all bands on the night, as well as individual performances from the Year 6 band students. This is a wonderful celebration of banding from our students. Come along and enjoy!

November Band and P&C Meetings: The November Band and P&C Meetings will be held on Monday 24 November (Week 8). The band meeting will commence at 6pm and the P&C Meeting will follow at 7pm, both meetings will be held in the staffroom. All family members are very welcome to attend.

Principal Long Service Leave: I will be taking 3 weeks long service leave during weeks 7, 8 and 9. In my absence, Dr Carl Leonard will be relieving Principal and Mrs Kim Harris will be relieving Deputy Principal. Ms Lauren Devereux will take KH during this period. Life Education Program: The Life Education program will be implemented next week, commencing on Monday 3 November and conclude on Friday 14 November. Notes have come home about this program earlier. Life Education is a valuable program which attempts to prepare our students with strategies to manage the temptations of modern living. Thank you to Mrs Buckton for coordinating this program.

Welcome 2015 Kinder students and families: Our 2015 Kinder students have their third orientation day this Wednesday 13 November, commencing at 11.15am. This will include a welcome BBQ for 2015 Kinder students and their families and also performances by students in Years 1 & 2 and our Jazz band.

Calendar Day Week 6: 10 November – 14 November Week 7: 17 November – 21 November

Monday • Life Education • Band Solo Night at 6pm Tuesday • Life Education

Wednesday • Life Education • Councillor Short List Vote Yrs 4-6

• Year 7 for a Day

Thursday

• Gymnastics Year 2 • Life Education • Kinder Orientation Day #3 11:15-12:30

(Includes performances by Years 1 and 2 and Jazz Band)

• POSTPONED - Volunteer Night Out

• 2014 Councillor Speeches & Voting 9am • School Disco – Juniors 5:30pm

Seniors 7:00pm • Gymnastics Year 2

Friday • Life Education

Won’t Be At Eleebana Public School in 2015? If your children are definitely NOT going to be at EPS in 2015, could you please let the office know as soon as possible please? We are now planning our enrolment numbers for classes in 2015, and need to have an accurate estimate of our numbers.

2015 Student Enrolments: All students who are 4 ½ to 6 years of age are entitled to start school in 2015 in our Kindergarten classes. If you have students who are in this age group, or know of families of students in this age group, or any neighbours who currently attend other schools and would like to attend Eleebana PS in Kinder to Year 6 in 2015, could you (and tell them to) please contact the school office for an application form for enrolment. Thank you everyone.

Ian Graham, Principal

Deputy Principal’s Report Congratulations Mr Graham: If you were in any doubt, let me assure you that running a school of 600 students and making it as great as EPS is an incredibly demanding job. Mr Graham has selflessly given himself to this role and we join with him in celebrating the announcement of his much-deserved retirement.

Please save the date - Friday 12 December from 2:45pm to come and say farewell. Selective High Schools (Merewether HS): Online application for Year 7 entry to selective high schools in 2016 closes 17 November. Find out more: http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/k-6assessments/shsplacement/index.php

Choosing the Right Shoes: School shoes may all look the same but the cost can vary from about $30 to $120 and beyond. Does a more expensive shoe mean a better shoe? Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/health/choosing-the-right-school-shoes

NSW Public School Terms and Holidays : Here’s a snapshot of NSW public school terms and holidays for 2015 - 2016: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/events/vacations.html

Jargon explained: If your child's teacher mentions G&T in the COLA, she's actually talking about gifted and talented classes being held in the covered outdoor learning area. More school jargon explained: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/homework-tips/school-jargon-busters

Where’s the Octopus? Wow - it's videos like this that show kids how cool studying science can be. Watch it with them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoCzZHcwKxI&feature=youtu.be

Great things I saw last week: Welcome to our 2015 Kindergarten doing great things at their orientation visit. Thank you to Dr Reed who gave a wonderful talk to Year 6 regarding Australia's wartime involvement.

Have a great week.

Dr Carl Leonard

Library News Another fantastic performer, Chelsea Crouch 5HM has now completed next year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge. Chelsea only needs to complete her Challenge in 2016 to receive her Platinum Award in Year 7. Another inspirational student, well done, Chelsea. Reading Logs have now been issued to all students, if your child has not received one please come to the library after checking with the class teacher.

Those who read succeed.

Thanks, Mrs Forbes

OOSH News The scavenger hunt and the big storm were the highlights of last week at OOSH. We also harvested some of our herbs and several families took some home to cook with. Kate and Carolyn are currently in the process of putting together enrolment packages for next year and these will be available for collection at the centre in the coming week.

A reminder to all parents and interested community members, the next Committee meeting is on the 18th November at 6:30pm in the OOSH room. If you wish to have a voice in the way our OOSH service is run you are invited to come along to any Committee meeting, you do not have to be a member of the committee to attend, but you need to be a member of the Committee to have voting rights.

Happy birthday to Ella D and Imogen J, we hope you both have lovely birthdays.

For OOSH enquiries or information please phone Carolyn or Kate on 49428186 or visit us between 7-9am or 2.30-3.00pm (please avoid after 3pm as this is our busiest time of day).

Thank you, Carolyn and Kate

Band News There is a Band Meeting tonight 10th November in the staffroom starting at 6pm. All parents are welcome.

Solo Night will be held at Belmont 16ft Sailing Club on Monday 17 November. All students, parents, staff and friends are invited to attend this special evening as our Bands and Year 6 soloists perform.

There will be an information session held in the Library on 20th November during the K-2 Disco for any parents of students wishing to participate in the Training Band next year. Please come along for an informative session on the processes and benefits of Banding at our school. If your child is in year 3-5 and is interested in starting to learn how to play an instrument please feel free to come along also. Expressions of interest forms will be handed out to children in year 2 during the week.

Band awards will be handed out to children at 9:00am Thursday 11 Dec under the COLA at assembly, please invite parents and friends to come along and watch the presentation.

During weeks 8 and 9 of Term 4 Mr Goeldner and Dr Leonard will be listening to students for the Musicianship Syllabus.

The students are allowed to have their scales in front of them, however, extra credit is given for those knowing their scales without the music. Students that have completed an AMEB exam this year and Year 6 students are not required to sit the assessment, however, they may if they choose. Please advise Mr Goeldner in writing (except for Year 6) if your child will not be sitting the assessment. It is very friendly and positive.

If any child would like to sit the assessment earlier please come

David Goeldner

Aerobics News After creating some opportunities for interested students to come and learn some Aerobics, a draft allocation for 2015 teams has been decided. A detailed 2015 yearly planner and commitment criteria will be detailed in notes home later this Term where you may decide if this Sport is appropriate for you and your child.

After careful consideration, it is expected that Eleebana Public School will have;

Aerobic Category

Team Name

Students Basic Criteria All students must exhibit

Future Legends

TBA 7 2014 Year 2 students

New to the Sport Follows audition choreography

Excellent classroom/playground behaviour Strong independent work ethic Self-motivated Developed resilience

Stage 1 Open

Eleebana Firecrackers

7- 9 2015 Years 3-6 students

New or experienced in Sport Follows audition choreography neatly and

exhibits good timing Primary Aerobics

Eleebana Energy

7-9 2015 Years 3-6 students

New or experienced in Sport Follows choreography with established

basics (posture, upper body strength, flexibility)

Primary Open

TBA 3-5 2015 Years 4-6 students

New or experienced in Sport Follows choreography with established

basics in addition to complex moves (splits, presses and aerial jumps)

Canteen Roster: 17 November – 21 November

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Steve Bradbury Kathy Thorncraft Tracey McDonald Angela Sills Lis D Annouska Ranasinghe Kathy Eftimovksi Robyn Tooze Juley Troy Lorena Sharrock Margaret Maclean Adele Cashion Meredith Newton

Canteen News Unfortunately I have had to postpone our Volunteers Night Out. It will now be held on Thursday 27 November at 7pm, venue to be advised. Apologies for any invconvenience. Regards Annie.

P & C News – from the President The P&C will be running its BBQ the evening of the school disco on the 20th November. If you would like to volunteer to assist with the BBQ or in the canteen please see myself or Annie.

If you can volunteer for the canteen at any point over the next closing weeks of the year Annie would be most appreciative. There have been numerous days where Annie has had to work on her own, and close for over the counter sales.

There will unfortunately not be any Christmas Carols this year due to a shortage of man power. We will look to holding one next year.

The next P&C meeting will be held on 24 November at 7pm, due to Band Solo night being held on the 17th November.

Thanks, Vanessa Price

Community Notices

The Catholic Parishes Boolaroo /Warners Bay and Booragul: would like to extend an invitation to parents of Catholic children from Year 3 in 2015 and upwards to commence a program to celebrate the sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Eucharist in early 2015. Information leaflets and application are available from the school office or contact the Parish office on 4958 2031.

RUN NEWCASTLE - Newcastle Foreshore: SUNDAY 30TH NOVEMBER 2014 (6km walk, 6km run 12km run): Help raise much needed funds for the adolescent ward at John Hunter Hospital. The whole school community can contribute to this – students, staff, parents, grandparents and even friends. Each registration contributes to OUR school earning up to $1000 worth of sporting equipment from HART Sports!

HOW TO REGISTER: *Visit the website www.runaustralia.com.au *Click ‘Register now’ *Select ‘Run Newcastle’ *Click that you are registering as a TEAM *Select ‘Public/school’ *Search for ‘Eleebana Public School - OFFICIAL’ *Then fill out your details **YOU MUST JOIN THE OFFICIAL TEAM OR YOU WILL NOT BE ADDED TO THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL COUNT**

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