Narrandera East Infants School

Excellence in Early Learning

47-57 Elizabeth Street, Narrandera NSW 2700 T: 02 6959 1858 F: 02 6959 1756 E: narrandere-p.admin@det.nsw.edu.au W: www.narrandere-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Mrs Davis and I attended our first week of L3 (Language Learning & Literacy) training last Thursday at Narrandera Public School. L3 is one component of the Best Start initiative that aims to ensure all students are on track in their Literacy and Numeracy learning by Year 3 and we are looking forward to bringing this explicit teaching into our Kindergarten class. We welcomed Ms Kate Smith from Leeton to our school last Friday replacing Mrs Steward in Year 1. This week we welcome Ms Brooke Taylor from Ganmain who will be replacing Mrs Steward this coming Friday. We hope to employ both Kate and Brooke throughout the year on a casual basis. Thank you to those parents who attended our Meet the Teacher evening followed by our first P&C meeting for 2012 last night. We look forward to working with you all throughout the year. Thank you everyone who stayed for the very successful P&C Meeting last night. It has been decided that we will be holding our twilight fete on March 30th. The first Fete meeting will be held on Feb 20th at 7.00pm in the staffroom. We would love to see you all come along and bring all your ideas for stalls and attractions. Year 1 & 2 enjoyed their first visit to the stadium last Friday. This Friday sport will be held at school as we will be holding a Rugby League Clinic, run by Dean Wymark from Leeton. We have had a very positive start to 2012 and students are very happy and settled. Please try to get your Bookpack fee paid as soon as possible and many thanks to those who have already done so. Look at our beautiful Kindergarten students, all ready for a busy year ahead. We have 11 boys and 8 girls and they are all as keen as mustard and ready to face the year ahead, the first of many on the i r educational journey. Have a great week Karen Babbs Principal

Week 4

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13/02/12 Meet the Teacher P&C Meeting 15/02/12 No school for Kindergarten 16/02/12 Fruit Day 17/02/12 Library - all classes Rugby League Clinic at school 12.00 - 1.00

This week at Narrandera East

Term 1

Week 6

________________________________________________________________________ 27/02/12 First full week of school for Kinder Students 01/03/12 Fruit Day 02/03/12 Library - all classes Stadium for all classes Clean Up Australia

Week 4, Term 1

Week 5

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22/02/12 No School for Kinder Students 23/02/12 Fruit Day 24/02/12 Library - all classes Stadium for Yrs 1 & 2 Water Play Fundraiser

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Remember Narrandera East Infants has a

No Hat - No Play policy. So please remember your hat at all

times or you must stay in the shade.

Week 4, Term 1

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NEIS Calendar of Events 2012

12 Week 4

13 Meet the Teacher - 7.00 P&C Meeting - 8.00 Canteen: J Wivell

14 15 No school for Kindergarten

16 Fruit Day

17 Canteen: M Riddell J Wivell

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19 Week 5

20 Canteen: K Hay

21 22 No school for Kindergarten Regional Principals Conference

23 Fruit Day Regional Principals Conference

24 Water Play Fundraiser for Can Assist Canteen: J Ahern J Wivell

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26 Week 6

27 Canteen: M Semmler

28 29 1 March Fruit Day

2 Kinder sport at the Stadium Clean Up Australia Day Canteen: A Buchanan J Bloomfield

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4 Week 7

5 PSP Surveys home to parents Canteen: K.Hay

6 7 8 Fruit Day

9 PSP Surveys due back Canteen: J.Wivell G.Shute

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11 Week 8

12 Canteen: J.Wivell

13 14 15 Fruit Day Kite Day

16 Canteen: J.Ahern M.Riddell

17 St Patrick's Day John O’Brien Festival

18 Week 6

19 Canteen: R.Hanington

20 21 22 Fruit Day

23 Canteen: R.McClymont J.Bloomfield

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SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

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Happy Birthday

to Jasmine Choy, Maisyn Paterson-Myers, Jake Semmler & Martin Steele

who all had birthdays in January.

Happy Birthday

to Chelsea Seymour who turned 8 on the 6th,

Jarrah Murray who turned 6 on the 9th, Charlotte Stewart who turned 5 on the 10th

& to Phoebe Warren who turns 6 on the 16th of February.

Awards for Week 3, Term 1

Kindergarten: All Kindergarten students for settling well into school

Year 1:

Phoebe Warren - lovely neat handwriting Tenison Godden-Lee - trying hard with all of his work

Louis Deen - great work in reading groups

Year 1/2: Ryan Brewer - clever thinking in maths

Chelsea Seymour - settling well into her new school Sophie Whyte - being an excellent class captain

Week 4, Term 1

Our first topic from the Museum in a Box this term is “Mini Beasts.” Each term we have a different box come to our school from the Australian Museum in Sydney. Our students love this ‘hands on’ approach to science. Pictured are some of the wonderful exhibits the students have been exploring.

Narrandera Junior Tennis Narrandera Tennis Club will resume its Junior Tennis programme, Hotshots, in first term for 6 weeks staring Tuesday, 21st Feb. Starting time is 4.00pm for Red group (5-8yr olds) and 4.40pm for Orange group, Green group and competition group with Louise (9yrs plus). Cost per session is $5.00. Please contact Marcelle on 6959 1095 for further enquiries or just turn up at the courts.