Dear parents and carers,

The second week of term has flowed smoothly. 

Our K/1 children have been taste testing the carrots and strawberries from our veggie gardens and the overwhelming response has been that the veggies grown at school are much tastier than those coming from the shops.

We have been continuing the journey with focussing on aspects of our way of engaging at play times.  So far this term we’ve had a focus on Keeping Games Moving and Being Safe.  Choosing to adopt this way of playing has helped to ensure that everyone gets a turn to try out their skills, which is terrific to see.

Public Speaking – congratulations to Camilla G, Camilla M, William, Emma, Beau, Genevieve, Banjo and Hamish.  Today they did an admirable job participating in the Archdiocesan Public Speaking competition via MS Teams.

They competed against students from Pambula, Cooma, Goulburn Crookwell, and Bombala.

Congratulations, you did a fantastic job!

Our first Mufti Day for this term is set down for next Friday.  Everyone is reminded that when we have a Mufti day, we make a gold coin donation to support those less fortunate then ourselves.  I encourage everyone to remember that our Mufti Days are a small way to provide support for those less fortunate then ourselves.

Book Week is coming…tomorrow

This year’s theme is Curious Creatures, Wild minds!

It is hoped that everyone has been thinking about which character you might come along to our Book Week Parade as, remember to bring along the book that your character features in!

The children should wear their outfit to school, and we will be out the front tomorrow morning between 10:40 – 11:00am for you to drive past and check out our visiting characters.

We look forward to giving you a wave tomorrow!

Sports – please be aware that we are planning for various sporting activities this term.  A note relating to his year’s swimming program will be coming home early next week.

P & F – Our P & F have the Canteen up and running again, for this term.  Thank you to Catherine for your efforts to reintroduce recess through the canteen.

Please note the RECESS menu is up and running for next week – remember to pre order your recess as there will no over the counter sales.

Volunteers and suggestions for the menu are always welcome and appreciated, if you can help, please contact Catherine.

Please note that we need to comply with the NSW Healthy Canteen regulations as well as the current NSW Health covid-19 regulations.

Please see the attached order forms.

Please fill in and return order forms by Tuesday. 

Next Friday (30/10) is our next Mufti Day and the P & F will be offering a Set Lunch Meal deal.  The meal includes the choice of a bacon & egg roll or a gluten free bacon & egg wrap plus a popper and a lemonade icy pole.

If you would like to order a Mufti Meal Deal, please return your order form by Wednesday.

Changes to routine - Thank you to those families who are keeping us informed when children are absent from school, or there are changes to the regular routine. 

 Please make it your custom to check in at the office if your children are running late to school – we appreciate your efforts to do this. 

Take care and stay safe,

As the calendar for Term 4 quickly fills up, it makes me very aware of how quickly the end of the year is going to come. Before we get lost in the ‘busyness’ of the end of the year, here is a prayer for peace, hope and joy. I like the image of God as the centring rock of our lives. 2020 has been a year filled with challenges and it is good to know that God is always there as a source of strength and support when times are difficult.

God of hope, who brought love into this world,
be the love that dwells between us.
God of hope, who brought peace into this world,
be the peace that dwells between us.
God of hope, who brought joy into this world,
be the joy that dwells between us.
God of hope, the rock we stand upon,
be the centre, the focus of our lives
always.

Amen

Prayer retrieved and adapted from https://www.faithandworship.com/prayers 

Peace and blessings,

Kreative Koalas is an action learning program which engages students in sustainability awareness, understanding and action through art, design, creativity, and teamwork.

Part of this involves connecting experts in the community who hold the knowledge, wisdom, and experience to assist the students to learn more.

The Year 5/6 students, who are continuing to focus on the importance of water and its management, recently enjoyed speaking with Joel Conron about his work as a plumber, and his current role as Director of Conron Stockcrete, and aspects around water sustainability.

Plumbers have a range of interesting skills and do a wide variety of work. Mr Conron spoke to students about jobs a plumber might do, as well as tools and tricks of the trade.

Here is what the students had to say:

The most enjoyable moment was seeing what tools a plumber uses. We also got to hold the tools to see how they could be used to service water pipes and to complete his work.

The most engaging aspect was when Joel talked about the tools he uses as a plumber. It was also engaging to learn about water sustainability things plumbers install and use.

The most challenging moment was taking everything in that Joel told us! Being a plumber is a very involved job. Sometimes they have some not so fun jobs to do too, such as cleaning out drains.