Training Band First Public Performance What a wonderful afternoon this was for our Training Band, their families and an eager audience of supportive students. Congratulations Training Band students, you did a great job of your first public performance and Mr Goeldner and some friends from the Newcastle Army Band also entertained us and provided models of how music can be enjoyed by all. Special thank you to Training Band Master Ms Susan Phillipa, Mr Goeldner and Ms Hindley for organising this presentation. A great time was had by all.

Fruit ‘n’ Veg Boxes Paperwork will come home this week for the purchase of fruit and vegetable boxes (see last week’s newsletter for box details). The closing date for orders is Thursday 9 September, for a delivery date on Tuesday 14 September. This service is offered as a service to the community and is a P&C fundraiser. Thanks to Maureen Hayes and her team for providing this service.

September P & C Meeting The September P & C Meeting will be held next Monday 13 September, commencing at 7pm in the staffroom. Come along and hear about student news, Annual School Report survey outcomes and building progress. A very warm welcome is extended to all families!

Sporting and Other Photographs. These photographs will be taken on Thursday 16 September (Week 9). Photographs being taken and uniforms required will be attached to next week’s newsletter and will be placed on our website as soon as the information becomes available.

Thank You Parent Helpers Recently we held our Fathers Day Stall. A special thanks to Donna Jones for leading our P & C team in this activity. Also, thank you to Sandra Elsworthy, Tracey McDonald, Tracey O’Grady, Amanda Veale, Cathy Sjostedt, Bronwyn Faber, Nancy Pearcey, Jenny Sugg and Nicholas, Narelle Clarke, Jacqui Bell, Rebecca Jacobs, Lyne Gomez and Jake, Jo Turner, Terry Burke, Amanda McNulty, Tonia McKenzie-Low, Felicity Jackson, Nikki Walpole, Nadine Masia, Marion Davis, Nicole Maison, Michelle Curtis, Jo Farnant and Kim Hagan for their time and effort in preparing gifts for the stalls. Last Thursday the following parents assisted at the canteen during the 2 discos: Nadine Masia, Sandra Elsworthy, Amanda Veale, Tanya and Natasha Mullard, Felicity Jackson, Michelle Sommerville, Nikki Walpole, Lisa Groves and Warren Spooner. Your assistance was greatly appreciated.

Correction Last week, we made an error in regards to the performance of Callam L at the National Cross Country Championships held in Brisbane recently. Callam finished 20th in Australia in his age group and his team finished 2nd overall. Again Callam, congratulations on a superb effort! We are all very proud of you.

Spotlight Tickets I believe only 80 tickets are available for the Tuesday (21 September) matinee performance. Jump in to see our students in a great creative and performing arts show!

Fitness-A-Thon BBQ Winners The classes who had the highest % of forms returned for the Fitness-A-Thon were 1/2 S, 2G and 4/5S. These classes will enjoy a BBQ lunch tomorrow 7 September.

Congratulations Hunter Athletes at State Championships The following students will represent Hunter Region at the NSW Athletics Championships in Sydney on Wednesday 20 October and Thursday 21 October: Callam L 800m, Reece P 800m, Luke M High Jump and Ryan C 100 & 200m.

Last Weeks Notes Whole School Fruit & Veg Canteen orders

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Fax: 4942 8437

Webpage: http://www.eleebana-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: eleebana-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Twitter: @eleebanaps

From the Principal... 2010 Term 3, Week 8 6 September 2010

Due to enrolled chil-dren’s life threatening Anaphylactic allergic re-actions to all nuts and peanut products, we would like to encourage families not to send these products to school with their children. These include peanut butter, nutella, sesame seeds, loose nuts, muesli, nut or chocolate bars or any products containing any type of nuts.

Calendar Wednesday 8 September Zone Boys Cricket Trials (Thornton) Friday 10 September Year 2 Wetlands excursion

P & C News.. Father’s Day Stall We hope the students enjoyed their shopping experience at the Father’s Day Stall this year and hope all our Dads and Grandfathers had a lovely Father’s Day. The final amount raised is yet to be confirmed. We sincerely thank all families who donated gifts for the stall and also thank Elliot Humphrey and his family for kindly donating 2 prizes towards the raffle. The Father’s Day stall would not be possible without the generosity of those who offer their time to wrap and prepare gifts and assist with the smooth running of the stall. The P & C sincerely thank the following people for their time and effort:- Sandra Elsworthy, Tracey McDonald, Tracey O’Grady, Amanda Veale, Cathy Sjostedt, Bronwyn Faber, Nancy Pearcey, Jenny and Nicholas Sugg, Narelle Clarke, Jacqui Bell, Rebecca Jacobs, Lynne and Jake Gomez, Jo Turner, Terri Burke, Amanda McNulty, Tonia McKenzie-Low, Felicity Jackson, Nikki Walpole, Nadine Masia, Marrion Davis, Nicole Maison, Michelle Curtis, Jo Farnant and Kim Hagan. Congratulations to the following lucky winners of the Father’s Day Raffle:- 1st—Zane Fleming 4G 2nd—Josh Pidutti 5H 3rd—Laura Tilley K Red 4th—Mitchell Falleni 5H Christmas Fair Don’t forget to mark the Christmas Fair on your calendar—Saturday 23rd October, starts at 3pm.

Notification of Major Contagious Infections/Diseases Could parents please notify the office immediately if their child(ren) have contracted any of the major contagious infections / diseases including Chicken Pox, Mumps, Measles, Rubella, Scarlet Fever, Glandular Fever, Fifth Disease (Slapped Cheek Syndrome), Hand, Foot and Mouth disease, School s o r e s ( I m p e t i g o ) Meningitis, Meningococcal and the like to minimise the chance of other students / staff / parents being

From the Library.. Last minute Premier’s Reading Challenge finishers for 2010 are: Lilly G 2G, Olivia B 5H, Lachlan T 6HD and Emily G 6L. 180 students completed the Challenge. 25 Gold award winners will be published in the newsletter prior to Literacy Day in Term 4. 36.7% of the school’s student population completed the Challenge which was an improvement on last year’s effort. The most successful grade was Yr 3 with 47.6%, followed by Kindergarten with 44.6% and Yr 2 with 43.5%. Yr 6 improved on their efforts with 4.1% in 2009 to 21.4% this year. The best classes overall were 1/2SH with 88% of stu-dents successfully completing the Challenge followed by KGreen 59%, 4/5S 50%, 3B 48.3%, 3J 46.6% and 2G with 40.7%. The Premier’s Reading Challenge has been proven to increase literacy levels and ensure that students are exposed to, and reading rich language texts so continued improvement is our goal for next year. It would be wonderful to think we could get to 50% in 2011. Those who read – succeed

Robyn Forbes

Years 3 & 5 NAPLAN Results Student results are expected next week. We expect to get these results very early next week and will send them home in the first instance.

We Are Still Taking Enrolments in All Grades for 2011 All students 4 1/2 to 6 years of age are entitled to enrol in Kindergarten for next year. At Eleebana Public School, we have decided to group our young Kindergarten students together in one class for 2011, in addition to our mainstream Kinder Classes. If you have a child eligible to enrol for school in 2011, or know of anyone who has a child(ren) for enrolment in Kinder to Year 6, could you please direct them to the office for details. All families who have registered for 2011 should have received their ‘Application to Enrol’ forms by now. If you haven’t, please contact the school office as soon as possible.

A Student Work Sample from 5M can be found on page 7 If you have any concerns or issues relating to your child(ren) or school matters in general I would be pleased to discuss these with you.

Ian Graham Principal

PSSA sport this week: Soccer: Semi finals this week. Football: Seniors Vs Mt Hutton on field 2 at 1.30pm Juniors Vs Mt Hutton 2 on field 3 at 1.30pm Netball Semi finals and round robin for remaining teams

Canteen News.. Date for your diary - Volunteer Family Day - BBQ Sunday 14 November. Don’t forget no pies, sausage rolls or finger buns this week due to Fruit and Veg week.

Canteen Roster

OOSH News..

Our Spring programme starts with collage, coloured mosaic flowers, raffia cards, painting with star/moon stencils and cooking zucchini slice muffins. Children were eager to participate in the Father’s Day crafts - particularly the hammering of nails. Happy Birthday this week to Lachlan T. (11), Jacinta L. (8) and Jemma H. (8) from your OOSH friends. Spotlight is on the horizon so please remember to cancel early if not requiring sessions - this allows families on the waiting lists to come that day. All parents are welcome to attend the annual general meeting on Tuesday 14 September at 6.30pm in the OOSH room. We must have parent support/involvement for OOSH to open. For enquiries or information please phone Carolyn or Wendy on 4942 8186 or call in between 7-9am or 2.30-3pm, not at 3pm, which is our busiest time of the day. Carolyn & Wendy OOSH Co-ordinators

Community News.. Living Smart Festival Living Smart Festival will be held on Sunday 12 September 2010 at Speers Point Park from 9.30am — 5pm. FREE ENTRY. WIN AN ECO HOLIDAY! NATIVE PLANTS GIVEAWAY, LIVE MUSIC. Event Details: www.lakemac.com.au or call 4921 0333

NIGHT TIME STATEWIDE: EVERYDAY HERO

Saturday 16 October from 6:30-8:30pm.

Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery in collaboration with Sydney’s Performance Space is proud to present Night time Statewide: Everyday Hero, an evening of short performances, participatory live work and video, and time-based artworks.

Limited tickets available… only $8 including light refreshments.

Book now on 49658260. Salvation Army community Services. Have your Will Prepared for $40 at The Salvation Army Community Services Cnr Union and Parry Sts, Newcastle West, from 8am to 6pm. All money raised will go to The Salvation Army Community Services Centre Newcastle..

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Spotlight News!!

Important Notice! A full dress rehearsal will be held for all spotlight performers on Monday 20 September.

Could all students please bring their costumes to school on this day. Thank you. THERE ARE NO TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THE MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY NIGHT PERFORMANCES. There are still 80 seats available for the Matinee performance at 10am Tuesday 21st September. A completed order request is required for the purchase of all tickets. These forms can be downloaded from the spotlight News section on our website or from the school office. Spotlight programs will be coming home in the very near future showing an order of events for the performances.

To report unauthorised entry or damage to school property, contact School Security Unit on 1300 88 00 21

Community News cont... Rebel Sports Sponsorship Rebel Sports Charlestown offer an enormous range of sporting equipment and services. By purchasing their products, quoting rebate no 23879 and swiping your discount card you will receive a 5% discount and our school will receive a 5% sponsorship. School Watch School Watch is a volunteer program that greatly assists our school. The volunteers take a walk through the school grounds at varying hours checking the windows, doors and looking for trespassers. If a volunteer sights anything they are NOT to approach them, but to ring the school watch number (1300 880 021) and let the security and/or police handle the situation from there. So if you are interested in further assisting our great school community, let the school know. Mark Korsman School Watch Coordinator

School Banking School Banking is a great way to help teach children to save and also gets benefits for our school. Every new account opened through our school earns the school $5 and we also receive commission for every deposit made at school. If you are interested in opening a Commonwealth Youthsaver account, please complete the following: Name of child_____________________________________________ Class_______________________ Name of Child____________________________________________ Class_______________________ Parent Signature__________________________________________ Phone Number________________

EXPERIENCE ANOTHER CULTURE BRING HOME A BROTHER OR A SISTER In January 2011, students aged 15 – 18 years, from over 20 countries will be arriving in Australia to study at local schools for 2-10 months. Opportunities exist to act as a host family in a volunteer/unpaid capacity. Hosting can be on a temporary, short or long term basis. Host families help provide our students with the chance to study and experience life in Australia. This is a great way to learn about another country and culture, establish a lifelong link to a family in another country and contribute to international goodwill. If your family can offer a friendly, supportive and caring home environment, contact us today. To learn more about this opportunity call Student Exchange Australia New Zealand on 1300 135 331 or visit our website. http://studentexchange.org.au/

Peace Day The United Nations designated Peace Day is 21 September. This was established in 2001, through the efforts of Jeremy Gilley and his Peace One Day initiative. Eleebana Public School will commit to world Peace Day this year, by holding a special day of activities on Wednesday 22 September. This will be an out of uniform “White Shirt Day”. Everyone is asked to wear a white shirt, or dress all in white. There will be a gold coin collection to support the Peace One Day initiative. All children will participate in special creative arts and other activities, to highlight the importance of peace, not only globally, but also locally, and within our own minds. There is a highly inspiring and informative nine minute film summary about how Jeremy Gilley’s idea for International Peace Day came to be a reality. To view, go to: http://bit.ly/demCD2, or for the main website, go to: www.PeaceOneDay.org The specific page on the website where you can see a short film about Peace One Day in schools can be found at www.peaceoneday.org/en/takeaction/in-the-classroom

Quality Work Awards

Bronze Awards Bayley C Jack R Jack G Samuel R Hannah H Liam W Melody C Claire S Kiara R Holly Q James B Jacob D Evie H Ailsa B Lachlan T Jordan S James S Jordan S Nathan R Luke N Chris M John J Josh H Bayley H Brandon H

Silver Awards Bayley C Hannah R Hope M

Maddsion W Makayla S Jakob R Ryan D Bradley M Parkar R

Gold Awards Portia T Claudia L James H Andrew L Tom P

Nicholas S Chloe A Isabel B Bethany L Isabella M Bridie N Erin P

Nathan B Tyla R

Principals Awards Shannen H Rhys H Jenaya B Chelsea C Kirraj L Lilly G Jacob K Abbey B Kayla D Thanks to our Corporate

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More Bronze Awards Dylan G Dylan G Jayden E Sam D Jazmyn T Jemma H

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Fruit and Veg Week...

Fruit & Veg Week is happening this week at Eleebana Public School. Our School will be involved with activities to support and educate our students about the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables.

Activities will cover a range of key learning areas and all students from K to 6 will be in-volved. The canteen is running a special menu for the week. Each day has a special lunch that is nutritional and healthy. Please order in advance.

There is also a ‘Family Challenge Journal’ (on the back page of this newsletter) that encour-ages family to discuss and eat fruit and veg at home. Please fill in and return with your child’s homework.

Thanks for your support and encouragement.

Don’t forget fruit break

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Student News… Two of our students, Emma W and Kyra R, recently competed at the NSW Women’s Artistic Gymnastics State Champion-ships. Emma competed in Level 1 and achieved 1st on Floor, 1st on Uneven Bars,1st overall and making her State Champion in her level. Kyra competed in Level 2 and achieved 3rd on bars and 3rd on beam. Her team won gold for the Hunter. Well Done girls!

Emma W Kyra R