Newsletter Issue 25, 2018 - Be a Learner, Be Respectful, Be Safe

Issue 25

23 Aug 2018

INSIDE

Diary 2

WISP Garden 2

Evans River Challenge 2

“Find Your Treasure” Book Week 2

P&C Father’s Day Stall 3

Under the Sea Fun Day P-2 3

Canteen Roster 3

Careers Corner 3

CHS Open Boys Hockey 3

Byron Bay Chess Camp 4

UNSW Bragg Student Writing Prize 4

Charity High Tea 4

WEP Student Exchange 4

EKKA trip Students from Senior Agriculture, Year 9 Agriculture and Year 9 Food

Technology were given the opportunity to attend the Brisbane Exhibition on

Thursday, 16th August. The day was beautiful and we all had a chance to

investigate the marketing of Australian food and fibre products. We also

managed to sample some delicious food.

Many thanks to the students for their behaviour on the day - you are all

legends!

Mrs McGeary & Ms Gray.

Emerging Artist Program 2018 Two of our high school students recently spent a day with Kim Michelle Toft, a

local marine artist, renowned author, illustrator and publisher of environmental

children's books depicting vibrant underwater worlds painted on silk.

Ella Gillespie and Tahj Hodder had a great day learning about what it's like to

have a career as an artist/author. They spent the day being mentored by Kim

and both students created amazing works of art.

Kim Michelle Toft was our special guest yesterday for our Book Week

celebrations and the Primary students got to attend her presentations and see

her award winning books.

Newsletter Issue 25, 2018 - Be a Learner, Be Respectful, Be Safe

Diary

Week 6 Term 3—Week A

26 Aug Tournament of the Minds Kingscliff

28-30 Aug PSSA NSW Rugby Union Trials Coffs Harbour

29 Aug Father’s Day Stall

31 Aug K-6 Assembly 9:30am

P-2 Under the Sea Activities 11:30am-1pm

Week 7 Term 3—Week B

2-14 Sep Italian Students Visit

3 Sep Regional Spelling Bee

5 Sep 7-12 Social, Italians Visit

MR Public Speaking Coraki

7 Sep K-6 Assembly 9:30am

WISP Garden The Work In School Program (WISP) allows participating students to develop

skills in food production and nursery skills. The food that is grown is used

within the school. Trees and shrubs are used for the cultural walk and school

landscaping. This program teaches these students valuable work skills.

Evans River Challenge Last week, Year 6 students from Evans River, Woodburn, Coraki and

Broadwater ventured into the school gym to take part in a series of fun

activities. The annual Evans River Challenge saw students participate in

quizzes, a math challenge, drama, sport, and science challenges. The

students were placed into mixed groups and were tasked to construct a span

bridge from mixed materials. All students enjoyed the day and we look forward

to having them again for their orientation day.

Farewell AJ Yesterday we said

farewell to AJ Brown, our

school Pastoral Care

Worker. She has been in

the role since July 2016

and has done a great job

connecting with our

students and supporting

those experiencing tough times. We thank AJ for

her contribution to the school and wish her well in

whatever the future holds.

“Find Your Treasure” Book Week Wow! What a fabulous day we had in Primary

yesterday, celebrating this year’s Book Week

theme “Find Your Treasure”. There were some

amazing costumes and artworks, stories, activities

and the highlight of the day for many was

attending a workshop run by local artist, illustrator

and author, Kim Michelle Toft. Thank you to Mrs

Delman for organising such a wonderful day!

Newsletter Issue 25, 2018 - Be a Learner, Be Respectful, Be Safe

Monday 27 Aug Help Needed

Tuesday 28 Aug Help Needed

Wednesday 29 Aug Roslyn Wood

Thursday 30 Aug Help Needed

Friday 31 Aug Bev Reid

Canteen Roster - Week A

The following resource and information is

available at the schools careers website:

www.evansriverk12careers.com

Applying to University – Part 2

There are a number of schemes offered to

year 12 students to support them in gaining entry to university. Year 12

students will receive this information in various meetings throughout term 3.

These schemes can be found by clicking on HSC/ROSA and then selecting

“UAC Info for Yr 11 & 12” and then selecting “General Information” on the

school website.

Educational Access Scheme - (EAS) can help students who have

experienced long-term educational disadvantage gain admission to university.

Bonus ATAR Points - Institutions allocate regional and subject bonus points

to eligible Year 12 students who want to study at a tertiary level. They also

allocate bonus points as part of their Educational Access Schemes.

School Recommendation Scheme - (SRS) aim to help you access higher

education through recommendations from the school. Participating

universities use a wide range of selection criteria, including school

recommendations and senior secondary studies.

Chris Hayward, Careers Adviser

School Photos - Last Chance A courtesy reminder that Evans River K-12

students can still purchase school photos up until

Friday 31st August 2018. Please call Academy

Photos on 1800 816 224 to place your order. Do

not call the school as the Office has nothing to do

with these final orders.

P&C Father’s Day Stall Wednesday 29th August

Gifts $1 to $5 Primary students will visit the stall after Whemella in class groups. Any parents that would like to help, please arrive between 8:30am-9:00am.

CHS Open Boys Hockey Congratulations to our Open

Boys Hockey team. They had

a massive 5-1 win over Castle

Hill in Grafton today and are

now in the top 8 in the state.

They will be off to Lithgow in

Week 9. Well done boys on

your fantastic result!

Principal: Rob Walker B:Ed:, M:Ed: Cypress Street, Evans Head NSW 2473 Email: evansriver-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: 02-6682 6666 Website: www.evansriver.nsw.edu.au Fax: 02-6682 6777

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UNSW BRAGG STUDENT SCIENCE WRITING PRIZE Are you a writer in Years 7-10? Want to win great prizes? Write an 800 word

essay on ‘Technology and Tomorrow’ and you could win a fantastic set of

prizes, including publication in Australia’s top science magazines, a $500

UNSW Bookshop voucher, a subscription to the Australian Book Review and

a trip to the Bragg Prize award ceremony and launch of The Best Australian

Science Writing 2018 in Sydney. Best of all, every school will receive an entry

prize. Your 800 words could consist of: a news story on technology that is

being developed and its predicted impacts; your own ideas for new

technologies in the future; or the impact of a particular technology on society.

Closing date: 5pm Tuesday 28th August, 2018

Cost: Free

Entry Details: see Mrs Warwick (Science Teacher)

More information: www.refractionmedia.com.au/braggstudentscienceprize/