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Dates to Remember:

Friday 31 May

NR PSSA Cross Country

Corndale

Wednesday 5 June

Grafton Eisteddfod

Thursday 6 June

Iluka Spelling Bee

Monday 10 June

Public Holiday

Friday 14 June

Assembly 2.30pm

Tuesday 18 June

P&C Meeting

Wednesday 26 June

High School Transition

Friday 28 June

Assembly of Excellence

WEEK 5, TERM 2. 29TH MAY 2019

The Maclean Show awards

It is tennis for sport this term

Smoothie Bike Thank you to Mrs Essex for organising the Smoothie Bike through Community Health. Students have had fun pedalling for their smoothies during lunch break. 

Principals News

Election Day Fundraiser

Cold and Flu Season As we head into cold and flu season, please use the following fact sheets to assist you in the decision as to whether or not your child should stay home to recover. School is not the place to be when your child is feeling yucky. A quicker recovery https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious /factsheets/Pages/default.aspx 

Maths Seeds K/1/2 Students are now able to access Maths Seeds online. Maths Seeds is incorporated with Reading Eggs and students can use their same passwords to get online at home to practice core maths and problem solving skills. This subscription is free for Palmers Island students.

Public Works This week, work has commenced in the old 'uniform room.' This room will join to open up the K/1/2 room and become a sink and wet area for the classroom. We look forward to this work being completed. K/1/2 will work in the back half of Ms Hardaker's classroom for the remainder of this week.  MHS River of learning This Wednesday, I will take our captains as representatives to Maclean High Schools' River of Learning special assembly. Ruby and Blaze will participate in the school’s Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Program.

Kids In The Kitchen

Mrs EssexTeamwork and the Monster Truck Group. Our Thursday monster truck group focused on building teamwork skills amongst the students.  Teamwork is an important skill for young children as it requires them to work cooperatively with other children towards a purpose that they share. Every member of a team has to respect each other’s opinions and abilities in order for the team to work effectively. Working as a team is very social, involving the exchanging of actions and ideas and a significant amount of interaction.   PIPS teachers are dedicated to ensuring each and every student is well adjusted in all aspects of society, not just within the curriculum.  Groups such as these can help students to develop those important social skills that will help improve their ability to communicate with others.

K/1/2The highlight of week 3 was enjoying our first Kids in the Kitchen session on Friday. Our class would like to thank the wonderful parent volunteers who helped make it a success. Richelle (Indi's mum), Terry (Illah and Bryice's dad), Jaime (Hunter's mum), Bec (Keegan and Sav's mum), Maree (Nathaniel's mum) and Carley (Cohen's mum).  Additionally a big shout out to Mrs Essex for organising the yummy recipes and ingredients. The food that we made was sold at the P&C cake stall at the Election. It was great to see so many children returning homework last week. Although no Hat Trick awards were presented, there were some students who were close! Fingers crossed for this week! This week information about News is being sent home with homework. Each week the news topic will link to the subject "Personal and Family Histories".  Please take note of what day your child's news is to be presented and assist them in preparing it as part of their homework. Kindy homework will now also include a Math revision activity as well as home reading and sight word practise. One more thing... children in K12 can now access the program Math Seeds by using their Reading Eggs log on. They are welcome to access it as home for additional Math consolidation. If your child needs their log on details please see us. Regards, Ms Clare and Mrs Wiseman

Teamwork also helps children feel like a part of a community and can help in all areas of learning. Communication, social, and emotional skills are all strengthened when children learn to work as a team, which can help improve self-esteem and confidence in kids. Some tips from the Learning Lodge, 2017. Regards, Mrs Essex

3/4/5/6 Welcome to week 5 Another busy week! PIPS Spelling Bee We held our Spelling Bee this last Thursday. It was a tough competition and great to see lots of children having a go. Congratulation to our Stage 3 winners Blaze and Ruby and our Stage 2 winners Marley and Zahra. They have qualified to compete in the Clarence Valley Spelling Bee at Iluka PS on Thursday 6th June. Homework I would like to thank those families who make homework part of your weekly routine. All children have been given their spelling lists for the term and a homework grid. Please ensure these and a record of reading is completed and returned each Friday. Cross Country I would like to wish our representatives all the best for Friday’s Cross Country in Corndale for the Northern Rivers Cross Country: Isla Old, Jacob Hourn, Phoebe Funnell and Ruby Martini. 2019 Premiers Reading Challenge The students now have access to a new site where they can search for books and add to their reading log. Parents are encouraged to assist students enter their books read and actively be involved with your child’s reading by discussing books and reading together. https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/studentExperience.html#/ All entries must be complete by 30th August. Small Schools PSSA Soccer Our game against Harwood was challenging and all children showed great sportsmanship and team spirit. Harwood were a very strong side and our kids put up a terrific battle with great attack and awesome defence however Harwood scored more goals and won the game. Well Done! Tui, Blaze, Abi, Ruby, Jakoah, Jacob, Nya, Will, James, Phoebe, Zahra, Isabelle, Marley and Isla. I would like to thank the parents for their support!

3/4/5/6Debating I would like to thank Kelly Martini for giving up her time to work with our debating team. The first debate was held at our school today against Iluka PS and the topic was “Education”. Our debating team are: Ist speaker Phoebe Funnell, 2nd speaker Tui Simpson, 3rd speaker Ruby Martini, team adviser Lyla Hannah. Abigail Funnell was our timekeeper for the day. Our adjudicator, Mr Andrew Bennett was impressed with the skills and awarded the win to PALMERS ISLAND!!! Hurray! Eisteddfod Wednesday 5th June at the Sheraton Theatre in Grafton. 3/4/5/6 will be participating in the verse speaking at the upcoming Grafton Eisteddfod. We will performing two poems. “Surf’s Up” by Lee Ann Holmes and “Television” by Roald Dahl. Children have been given a copy of these and need to practice at home. The whole school will also be participating in the choir section and will be performing the songs: “My Island Home” and “Better Than”. Excursions Preparations have started for the Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 excursions. Please add these dates to your calendars. It's a great idea to start part payments early. Years 3 and 4 Coffs Coast Adventure Centre - Wednesday 4th - Friday 6th December. Approximate cost $248 plus bus cost or private transport. Years 5 and 6 Brisbane Highlights with children from Chatsworth Island and Coutts Crossing - Monday 4th - Thursday 7th November. Approximate cost - $360 includes all travel, meals and events As planning evolves I will pass on more information Kind regards, Kathy Hardaker Spelling Bee

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