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Monday, 2 September 2019

From the Principal

Welcome to Week 7.

The countdown to our Fun Fair is now beginning. This Friday will be the last chance for the pre-purchasing of our ride's armbands. For the low price of $20.00, your child can have unlimited rides on our inflatables at the Fair. Come and buy them from our P&C on Friday morning. They'll be set up just outside our library.

It was fantastic to see all the smiling faces at last Friday's Father's Day Breakfast and I'd like to thank our school staff for once again, putting on a great event for the day. Our staff go above and beyond to give our students and families the opportunity to participate in great things like this, giving up their own opportunity to spend these memorable times with their own children and families. I for one, would like to say a very public, "THANK YOU!"

We've got an ever growing pile of lost jumpers, jackets, lunch boxes, drink bottles and hats (and other items) outside the office. We are able to give these items back to their owners if names are clearly labelled, unfortunately many are not. Please come and see if these belong to you. If items aren't claimed by the end of the term, they'll be placed in our second hand uniform shop.

We had a great Staff Wellbeing Week last week, with lots of laughter, yummy treats and a huge mystery (ET was KIDNAPPED and held to ransom) and some parents have asked why we have Wellbeing Week. If teachers are not feeling on top of things, run down and with 'buckets empty' they find it hard to give their best in the classroom and to your children. It's important that we look after our school staff, as they look after your kids, ensuring your children can do their best, helping them learn each and every day. I'm very proud to say, our team at Tenambit do a fantastic job of looking after each other, the same way they look after your children. Wellbeing Week is just one week out of the term where we make even more of an effort to recognise the great job we all do.

Until next week, Donna Stackman #iamtenambit #tenambitstrongertogether

PBL Affirmation Week 7:

This week we are revising our PBL expectations covered this year.

Ask your child if they can tell you what our expectations are for each of these areas:

1. Our School PBL Expectations

2. Their Classroom Expectations

3. Our Non Classroom Settings Expectations for: Fields, MPC, Office, Walkways and COLA

Discuss how they demonstrate Respect, Responsibility and Excellence in each of these areas.

Respect Responsibility Excellence Term 3 Week 7

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Tenambit Public School

Contact Us Tenambit Public School

Edward Street, Tenambit, NSW, 2323 T 02 4933 7196

Web: www.tenambit-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: tenambit-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS

8.30am – 3.15pm

Book Fair Well done Tenambit Public School community. Through the great support we received with the Book Fair we have made just over $700.00. This will be used to purchase books and to enhance our library space.

A big thank you also to Evelyn, Lachlan and Noah Anderson who very kindly donated a book to the school on Book Fair day. I'm sure all our students will enjoy the wonderful story book.

COMMUNITY FUN DAY Unlimited inflatable rides via the prepaid armbands. Available Friday morning for $20.00 – outside the Library from 8.30 to 9.00am. (Cash only). Regional Spelling Bee This Wednesday we are hosting the Regional Spelling Bee. We would like to wish our Junior Competitors: Riley and Heath and Senior Competitors: Jayden and Sophie all the best! They are competing against forty other students in each session, from twenty three local schools. We would like to congratulate them on reaching the regional level and look forward to watching them compete in this exciting event!

ICAS Assessments This week the ICAS Assessments begin for the students who have enrolled to participate. Students will be sitting these exams online for the first time this year. We wish all of our participating students the best. The dates for the exams enrolled in are as follows: Digital Technologies: Monday 2nd September. Science: Thursday 5th September Writing: Monday 9th September Spelling: Thursday 12th September English: Monday 16th September Mathematics: Wednesday 18th September

(Please note: enrolment has now closed)

School Calendar Term 3 Week 7 Mon 2nd Sept – Fri 6th Sept Hunter Creative Arts Camp Monday 2nd September ICAS Digital Technologies Tuesday 3rd September Reg Kelly Cricket - Tarro Wednesday 4th September Spelling Bee Regional Final

CUBS 9.00am – 11.00am Thursday 5th September ICAS Science Week 8 Monday 9th September ICAS Writing Wednesday 11th September

Hunter Wetlands Excursion Stage 3 Kinder Excursion to Oakvale Farm CUBS 9.00am – 11.00am

Thursday 12th September ICAS Spelling Newcastle Museum Excursion – Year 1

Saturday 14th September Community Fun Day Week 9 Monday 16th September ICAS English

P&C Meeting – 6.00pm Tuesday 17th September Newcastle Museum

Excursion – Year 2 Wednesday 18th September CUBS 9.00am – 11.00am

ICAS Mathematics Thursday 19th September Talk like a pirate day Week 10 Tuesday 24th September MHS Dance Ensemble Wednesday 25th September CUBS 9.00am – 11.00am Friday 27th September Last day of term School Calendar – Term 4 Week 5 Wednesday 13th November CUBS Graduation Week 6 Wednesday 20th November Kinder Expo Week 9 Wednesday 11th December K-6 Presentation Day Thursday 12th December Year 6 Farewell

ASSEMBLIES

Infants: Monday 2.25pm

Primary: Thursday 2.25pm

Father’s Day Breakfast We had a fantastic turn out for the Father’s Day Breakfast on Friday morning, braving the weather to spend time with the children.

CANTEEN NEWS

We have two new items added to our menu:

VEGETABLE FRIED RICE $3.00

BEEF BURGER $4.00

These new items are approve by the Healthy School Canteen Association and are available for

lunchtime ordering through Fexischool app or over the counter.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE NEW

TASTY ITEMS! _____________________________

We are always looking for volunteers to help out in the canteen. Please contact the school if you

can donate any spare time.

We have had some fantastic new equipment supplied to the canteen by the wonderful P&C.

Now our delicious food is prepared on high quality cookware. Thank you to the P&C.

HEALTH ALERT

Chicken Pox and Influenza A

Please note we have had several confirmed cases of Influenza A and Chickenpox at the school. Please see attached links for Fact Sheets regarding them both. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/influenza_factsheet.aspx https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/chickenpox.aspx The full fact sheets have been posted onto our Skoolbag App page.