Week 6 Term 4 2009

MINERVA SCHOOL TALENT QUEST & HOT DOG DAY!

NEWSLETTER

DATES TO

REMEMBER

2009

Tuesday

1 December

Senior School Formal

Wednesday

9 December

P&C Thank You

Morning Tea

Thursday

10 December

Presentation Day

Saturday

12 December

P&C Bowling Party

Wednesday

16 December

Last day of school for

2009 for all students.

DATES TO

REMEMBER

2010

Tuesday 26 January

AUSTRALIA DAY

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Wednesday 27 January

Staff Only, return for Staff

Development Day.

Thursday

28 January

All students return for

first day of Term 1, 2010.

PO Box 614 SUTHERLAND NSW 1499 Telephone: 9521 3433 Fax: 9545 3316 email: minerva-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Minerva School

The announcement of a 2009 ‘Talent Quest & Hot Dog Day’ was met with much

excitement from the students at Minerva. The idea for this special day was suggested by

SRC members during their meeting with Principal Mrs Young and SRC Coordinator

Mrs Slater.

The students had a wonderful day and enjoyed freshly made

hot dogs for lunch.

Staff and students were then

entertained by talented

singers, musicians, dancers,

actors and joke tellers as they took the stage for

Minerva’s Talent Quest 2009.

Congratulations must go to every student who

performed on the day. We are very lucky at Minerva to

have such a variety of talent!

A big thank you must go to Mrs Diane Slater for organising the day and Mrs Jenny

Marshall for organising the hot dogs and drinks for the students. Minerva has set a very

high standard for the talent quest and we are all looking forward to next year’s event !

Learning for Life

Week 6 Term 4 2009

Lastly, I would like to say thank you to all the staff,

students and parents who have supported me in Michael’s

absence throughout the year.

It has certainly been a busy, challenging, productive and

demanding position which I have enjoyed immensely.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a safe

New Year with your loved ones.

Fiona Young—Relieving Principal

REPORTING NEWS I would just like to extend a very warm thank you to all

the parents who, over the last three years, have contributed to our parent surveys on our new reporting

system.

It is through your input that we have been able to fine

tune our new reports and hopefully make them a lot more

valuable for you.

I would like to make a very important point.

We have made a few subtle changes to the wording of the P-scales. Please keep this in mind if your child has changed

a level since Semester 1, it may mean that the P-scale that suits them the best now is a different one because of the

subtle wording changes.

On receipt of your reports please contact your class

teacher if you have any concerns.

Kind regards

Tracey Gocher

Acting Assistant Principal

MINERVA SCHOOL WEBSITE I am happy to announce that the Minerva website will be

going live very soon!

Our address will be www.minerva-s.schools.nsw.edu.au

We hope that as it grows over the next few years it

becomes a valuable resource for you and your child. Please feel free to call me if you have questions regarding

the website.

Enjoy !

Kind regards

Tracey Gocher

Computer Coordinator

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE What a busy, exciting and eventful year it has been.

We are now gearing up towards finalising student reports, Year 12 School Formal, Presentation Day, Zoo Mobile, P&C Morning Tea & Bowling afternoon and end

of year class Christmas parties. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to

the teachers, support & Admin staff, parents and carers for your ongoing dedication and support of our students

throughout the year.

Some of the year’s highlights include; The school band performing at Sydney Town Hall,

Novotel Hotel, Broderick Gillawarna Schools 25th Anniversary - music sensations, we are all very proud

of you!

All the students who performed in the Talent Quest- your magnificent performances blew the staff and

students away!

The SRC, School Captains & Prefects – Working together as a team on behalf of your peers.

Congratulations on your spectacular achievements this year.

All of the students who have represented their

school at carnivals, excursions, work experience- we are very proud of you all!

I would like to congratulate each and every student for their determination and commitment throughout the

year and always ‘reaching for the stars’.

Welcome Back

Michael Vella will be with us again in 2010. Melanie Holland is returning from maternity leave this

year. Geoff Tunks will be back on class for the start of 2010.

We all look forward to seeing you.

Farewell Sadly it is time to say goodbye, farewell and good luck to

three members of staff who have been at Minerva for a

significant amount of time. Garry Thomas our school counsellor who, after twelve

years is taking the opportunity to spread his wings at

another school. Lyn Nelson our librarian who after sixteen years has

decided to stop and smell the roses and spend time with

her grandchildren. Mr Glen our general assistant who is retiring after

twelve years at Minerva to go fishing and watch the

sunrise any day he fancies. And so on behalf of the staff, students and parents of Minerva thank you for the valuable contribution you have

made to one and all here. We wish you good luck, good

times and best wishes in your next adventure.

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Week 6 Term 4 2009

HOME EC

Jacob harvesting our bumper beetroot crop!!

Preparing beetroot

for fresh juice.

Class M sampling lots of

different combinations of

fruit and vegetable juices.

Beetroot was a favourite

for Dane!!

CLASS M

Class M enjoying their healthy food wraps during

cooking lessons with Mrs Marshall.

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CLASS F

Malachi enjoying time on his

favourite bike.

Roland watering Minerva’s

vegetable patch.

Jonathon spending time

on his favourite play

equipment.

CLASS D

Class D boys enjoyed a ballet performance by the

Australian Ballet as well as the sights and sounds of the

beautiful Sydney Harbour. They were excellent

ambassadors of Minerva School.

CLASS A There’s a new kid in town!

He enjoys maths and works

hard.

He can read music and plays

the piano.

He loves to sing and does it

with his whole heart.

Welcome to

Class A Patrick !

Week 6 Term 4 2009

CLASS CW

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CLASS CS

Class CS enjoyed their sailing adventure at

Kogarah Bay Sailing Club.

CLASS R

Hi! from Class R What a busy and fast term 4 we are having! Work experience finished last week, many students have said

how much they enjoyed their work site, being out of school on Thursdays working in the community. My

observation is that all students in class R have been improving and consolidating desirable generic work

skills.

The next major event we are looking forward to is the Year 12 Farewell on Tuesday 1st December at

Sutherland United Services Club. There are four leavers from class R – Ashley, Nathan , Joshua ,

Nikita and Lara from class CW. As Assistant Principal I personally wish the leavers all the best for their futures and I am sure they will

successfully transition to their post school lives.

Best Wishes for the Christmas holidays

Russell Hely & Moya McCann

For Literacy Jack is typing his story on the com-

puter that he wrote during Creative Writing.

As part of her science unit of work, Lara is busy

creating an ‘Environment’ scene using a paint/draw

software program called ‘Art Rage’.

A work sample by Annaliese—’Soccer Dog’ !

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MINERVA SCHOOL

BAND

And the band played on......

For Broderick Gillawarna School’s 25th Anniversary

Celebration.

The Band members are Sebi, Nikita, Stefanos, Dane,

Shannon, Ashley, Jay, Alexander, Dean& Jacob.

Guests and parents

expressed their delight

and thanks for

providing the special

entertainment for the

day.

A parent rang the

following day to thank

us and to ask where

we sourced the music

as she had searched all

over the internet

without success. She

was amazed when told the song is a Minerva original.

A big thank you to all the parents of the band and to

Alexander and Jay Hernandez for helping with the

instrument set up on the day.

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SHOW OFF #2 ART EXHIBITION

Last years show at the St George Regional Gallery was

such a success we were welcomed back to participate

in ‘Show Offs #2’.

Every student in our school produced a large abstract

painting as part of a joint schools exhibition.

Our theme was ‘Watch What Happens’ and that’s ex-

actly what we did! The paintings were essentially improvised allowing our

students to work more freely and intuitively with col-

our and shapes. The net result was a vibrant, uncon-

trived display of lively and sensitive artworks.

If you haven’t seen the show yet, you still have a few

days to visit and experience a wonderful feast for the

eyes and heart.

Mr ‘K’

(Teacher/Coordinator) SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB

Dear Parents/Carers/Teachers and Students

Scholastic Book Club was introduced into Minerva

School in term 2 this year.

Throughout the year many of you have purchased

from Book Club and by doing so Book Club has been

able to contribute $400 in teaching resources back

into the school.

Thank you for your generous support throughout the

year.

Book Club will continue in 2010.

Kind Regards

Joanne

Volunteer Book Club Coordinator

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MINERVA SCHOOL MERIT SYSTEM

Six Achievement Awards = One Excellence

Award

Three Excellence Awards = One Medallion

Five Medallions = One Trophy

MINERVA SCHOOL

P&C ASSOCIATION

TRIVIA NIGHT

A huge ‘Thank You’ to all who came and supported the

Minerva P&C Trivia night.

It was a great success !!

The evening raised approximately $4000 !!

The P&C will be able to now fund:

New representative uniforms

Trophies for Presentation day

Christmas Bowling Party

Sponsoring Formal for Year 12 school leavers.

Parent and teachers Thank You Morning Tea.

The P&C is now the official sponsor for the "School

Band" and will be supplying them with new uniforms

and any other expenses that are needed.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO GENEROUSLY

DONATED AND HELPED ON THE TRIVIA NIGHT

WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOUR

SUPPORT !!

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY

Minerva Yr12 Dinner at Sutherland United

Services Club Tuesday 1st December 7:00pm

(P&C sponsoring all Yr12 Leavers)

P&C Thankyou Morning Tea for Parents And

Teachers- Wednesday 9th December 11:15am

Presentation Day Thursday 10th December

(P&C Christmas Raffle Will be drawn)

P&C Christmas Party AMF Bowling Southgate

Saturday 12th December 2:00pm.

On behalf of the P&C Committee 2009, we would like

to wish all students and parents a safe and happy

holiday season. .

Jay Hernandez

P&C President

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Saturday 28 November 2009

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Fantastic rides, entertainment, great market stalls,

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