urriculum training ulmarra public school · 27th october 2011 curriculum & training district...
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Term 4 Week 3 27th Oct ob er 201 1
CURRICULUM & TRAINING
District Professional Learning
workshops run at Ulmarra Public.
SPORT
Congratulations Kyle McIlveen!
INNOVATION
Principals join for Video Conference
regarding National funding.
Ulmarra Public School
Excellence Innovation Opportunity Success
Contact us:
12-14 Pacific Highway, Ulmarra. N.S.W. 2462
www.ulmarra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02 66445266 Fax: 02 66445373
Principal ~ Sandra Armstrong
COMMUNITY
Partnerships Officer visits UPS.
BUILDING RESILIENCE During the early school years, home life and family relationships are still the biggest influence on a child’s development. Good family relationships and lots of positive attention are just what your child needs to learn and grow and build resilience that will be essential in later life. Helpful articles on talking and listening to your children, handling tantrums, negotiating tricky behaviour and building self-esteem can be found on the website www.raisingchildren.net.au. This site contains a host of easy to understand information on parenting children from babies to teenagers. School A to Z – the department’s new online school community for parents – is offering you a chance to win one of five iPad2 devices. To be in the running, visit http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/about/win-an-ipad and sign-up to receive regular updates packed with information and resources to help you support your child’s learning and development. School A to Z offers you practical help with homework and study, child wellbeing and health, technology use and keeping kids safe online. Regards,
Sandra Armstrong Principal CONGRATULATIONS KYLE Congratulations Kyle McIlveen who competed in the State Athletics high jump event last week. Ulmarra P.S. is very proud of Kyle’s commitment, effort and good sportsmanship. Kyle, who can almost jump his own height, has been a stand out athlete in many events over the years and is to be commended for his efforts. SCHOOL SATISFACTION SURVEY We have extended the deadline for the completion of this survey until midnight, Friday, 28th October. Thank you to the families who have already completed the survey. We encourage you all to do so, so that we can have opinions that represent the majority of our school community. The survey can be located at the school website www.ulmarra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au with
links on the Home Page. Paper copies are available from the school office. TOURNAMENT OF THE TIMES The annual Tournament of The Times Challenge was held last week in our computer lab. Students from 14 small schools took the 100 question challenge with great care, commitment and concentration to record their combined accuracy and time scores. The overall Junior Champion was Rachel Rollings of Ulmarra. The overall Senior Champion was Jacob McMahon of Chatsworth Island. The senior position was very closely contested with only 1 second between first, second and third places. Well done to Ulmarra student Dylan O’Neill who was the third placed senior. Congratulations to Rachel and Jacob for their winning performances. The winning school for 2011 was Ulmarra. Well done to all competitors. We look forward to next year’s Tournament. CLARENCE RIVER REGIONAL FILM FESTIVAL On Tuesday 1st November, “The Giant Eel” will screen along with other short films from Clarence Valley schools and TAFE, at the Saraton as part of the inaugural Clarence Valley Short Film Festival. This festival is not to be confused with the Big River Film Festival which is in its 7th year this year and will take place at SGHS on Wednesday, 23rd November. The Big River Festival will premiere this year’s film, “Ned Kelly” and will also feature new releases from other Clarence Valley schools. The Giant Eel is an animation of a local Aboriginal Dreamtime story and was created by students at Ulmarra in 2008. The festival will begin at 6pm. It is a great animation and this is the first time it has been seen on such a large screen. Please come along, support our budding film makers and our own company, “UPS Productions, Never Down…………….” and enjoy the evening’s entertainment! INDIGENOUS STUDENT ART EXHIBITION This exhibition includes art works from indigenous students across the Clarence Valley and will show at the Grafton Regional Art Gallery from 26th October till the 11th December. Don’t miss it!
NEWSLETTER
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we work on; the Yaegl and Gumbaynggirr people.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday/Sunday 24th October
Footsteps Dance 25th October
Footsteps Dance Kindergarten Orientation
Transition to School School Banking
A-Team Canteen
26th October Footsteps Dance
27th October Footsteps Dance
Canteen
28th October Footsteps Dance
Survey Monkey Closes A-Team
29th/30th October
31st October Ned Kelly Film Shoot at Squatter’s Rest Tucabia
1st November Kindergarten Orientation
Transition to School School Banking
A-Team Canteen
Clarence Film Fest Saraton
2nd November Assembly 1/2C
3rd November
JACARANDA HOLIDAY
NO SCHOOL
4th November
A-Team
5th/6th November
7th November 8th November Transition to School
School Banking A-Team Canteen
9th November 10th November Canteen
11th November A-Team
12th/13th November
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