Phone 6760 9225 Fax 6760 9479 Email nemingha-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web nemingha-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3, Week 9 20 September 2018

Calendar

September

Saturday 22 September 80s NightP&C fundraiser at Loomberah Hall.

Sunday 23 September Bunnings BBQP&C fundraiser

Monday 24 September Debating FinalNemingha Gold v Tamworth Gold10.30am in the library - all welcome

Tuesday 25 September Lunchtime Concert1.30pm in the hall - all welcome

Friday 28 September End of Term 3

October

Monday 15 October Start of Term 4Students return

Tuesday 23 October Kinder OrientationThursday 25 October Tamworth Primary Schools Choral FestivalWednesday 31 October Kinder Orientation

November

Wednesday 7 Nov Cybertalk@NPSfor Years 5 and 6, with Senior Const Michelle King. 2.15pm in the library - parents welcome

Friday 9 November Kinder Orientation AssemblyWednesday 14 Nov P&C meeting

7pm in the staff roomTuesday 20 November CAPA ConcertWed 21 November Captain Speeches

December

Saturday 1 December Bunnings BBQP&C fundraiser

Friday 7 December Presentation Day9.45am - all welcome

Tuesday 11 December Scripture ServiceWednesday 12 Dec P&C meeting

7pm in the staff roomThursday 13 December Year 6 FarewellMonday 17 December Moving Up DayTuesday 18 December Class partiesWed 19 December End of Term 4Sunday 23 December Bunnings BBQ

Clothing Pool - open each Monday, 9.30-10.30amand on assembly days at 1.30pm

Staying safe thanks to the SESOn Tuesday Kinder and K/1 enjoyed a visit from Jenny and Clare from the Tamworth State Emergency Service (SES). This term, students have been learning about personal safety, emergencies and people who can help us.

While we are suffering a drought, it is still important that students learn about flood and storm safety. We learnt about home emergency kits and the importance of not playing or driving in flood waters. We were then shown some of the tools in the truck and the safety equipment used to keep their volunteers safe.

Martina Stimson

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Learning about our history, heritage and governmentChristopher Jackson, Principal and Roving Reporter

For many young Australians, the only time they will ever visit their national capital is when they participate in an excursion to Canberra with their school.

Orchestra to perform at farewell concertThe Nemingha Orchestra will be performing in a lunchtime concert at 1.30pm on Tuesday, 25 September.This will be the last concert conducted by Mr William Blaxland. Unfortunately, due to work commitments he will be unable to continue tutoring students of brass.

We would like to thank him very much for all the effort he has put into teaching his students, composing music and conducting both the orchestra and concert band. His talents will be missed.

Everyone is very welcome to attend the short concert on Tuesday.

By visiting Canberra, students develop a deeper understanding of how we’re governed and our Australian identity, fostering a sense of national pride.

This week our Year 5 and 6 students, along with Toni Reid, Yvonne Webb and I, have been treading the pavement around our nation’s capital. It started with a visit to Telstra Tower on Monday evening. We were able to spot various landmarks about Canberra from the top of Black Mountain. Max Satori was keen to see where Parliament House was and Blake Tongue was amazed at the new colours of light projected onto the Australian Mint at night.

On Tuesday the group participated in the “We Will Remember Them” tour through the Australian War Memorial. Hayley Williams had special treatment from the tour guide, Robert, when he found that it was her birthday by allowing her to ask extra questions. Riley Gentle, Maddison Betts and Paige Breen read the ode out in the tomb of the unknown soldier for each group, which was a very moving experience.

In the afternoon it was the Australian Institute of Sport that caught many of the students’ eyes, with visions of completing on the international stage sometime in the future. Our guides, Tara and Liv, were netball and track athletes who showed us around the incredible facilities at the AIS.

Yesterday the group spent the morning at Parliament House, learning that there are 4,500 rooms housing over 8,000 employees. We saw a number of politicians working on the Senate and House of Representatives floor. The tour guide,

Rebecca, was impressed with our students’ knowledge of our government.

I was very proud of every one of our Year 5 and 6 students and my heart swelled with pride when a guide at Questacon went out of his way to congratulate Nemingha students saying that they were one of the best schools he had seen. “They were so well behaved waiting in line and showing kindness towards others,” he said.

This excursion wasn’t just about participating in a wide range of programs in Canberra, building our students’ understanding of how we are governed but it is also about cooperation, resilience and organisation skills allowing them to manage being away from home and most importantly having fun.

Tamw�thPrimary Schꝏls

Ch�al Fes�val

Tickets $10Available at your local school

with performances by

Nemingha Public School

Nundle Public School

Somerton Public School

Tamworth Public School

Tamworth South Public School

Timbumburi Public School

Tintinhull Public School

Westdale Public School

CelebratingPublic Education

�ursday 25 OctoberTamworth Town Hall

commencing 6.30pm

Tickets are limited

One night only!

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What’s cooking in the CanteenMeal DealWe will be having our Term 3 Meal Deal next Monday, 24 September.

The deal is a grilled chicken burger with cheese, lettuce and mayonnaise and your choice of flavoured milk for $6. Please return your order form attached to a brown bag by tomorrow, Friday 21st.

Reminder: Under the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy we are not permitted to sell sausage rolls, pies or hash browns at recess. All other menu items are available to order at recess and lunch.

Strawberry MoosiesPre-packed frozen treats such as the Twisted Frozen Yogurts and Moosies fall into the “Occasional” food category. We have recently discovered that unfortunately the strawberry Moosies do not meet the 3.5 Heath Star Rating required of “Occasional” foods to be sold in NSW canteens. As a result we will only be stocking chocolate Moosies.

We are in the process of discovering new frozen treats that will fall into the “Everyday” food category.

Thank youRenae Mumford,Canteen Manager, 0417 029 377

KOOTINGAL-MOONBI SWIMMING CLUB

SIGN ON DAYSunday 21 October 2018, 11am to 1pm

at the Kootingal Pool, Denman Avenue, KootingalFeel free to come along and meet our coaches and some of our existing members and their families. Enjoy a sausage sizzle, cool icy pole and fun dip in the pool. We look forward to meeting you then!

A, B & C SquadsKootingal-Moonbi Swimming Club coaches work with all swimmers in our A, B and C squads to monitor, correct and fine tune their strokes in order to improve their ability and speed. At this level children can see improvement in their ability as well as achieving at school carnivals, zone, country and state levels.

Mini SquadKootingal-Moonbi Swimming Club’s Mini Squad is for those children who can confidently swim 25m using freestyle but who may need close monitoring to correct their stroke and improve their ability in other strokes. We have a dedicated coach who focuses solely on our Mini Squad, nurturing each child so they can achieve their potential and move up to the next level.

The summer season will run from Monday 22 October 2018 to Friday 29 March 2019 (23 weeks).

Contact Chelley Johnstone 0413 527 850Email kootingalmoonbiasc@gmail.com

www.kmasc.com.au

2018/19 Season - Come & Try / Sign On Days Sunday 9th September - 10am until 12 noon Sunday 23rd September - 10am until 12 noon

Tamworth Regional Athletics Centre

Registrations –All registrations are to be made online, www.lansw.com.au Our website has more information regarding registration, membership and uniform prices

www.tamworthlac.org.au Come & Try – Sunday, 9/9 & 23/9 will be Come & Try days, we will offer a range of activities for interested athletes to try. You can decide if you then wish to register.

New Members – Register & Pay online, print out your confirmation & bring to Little A’s Club house with your birth Certificate on the sign on day to receive your numbers & purchase uniforms.

Existing Members – Register & pay online, print out your confirmation, bring to Little A’s Club house on sign on day to receive your numbers.

Friday 19th October will be our first skills and training night which will start at 5:30pm. There will be NO Come & Try days at the start of the season – Each athlete must have their 2018/19 season number attached to their uniform to take the field.

Uniforms – Uniform stock is on hand available for purchase at the Sign on days (Cash or chq only- no EFTPOS) see website for prices.

For more information www.tamworthlac.org.au

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WANT TO PLAY CRICKET? Peel Valley Cricket Club is looking for players for the 2018-19 season

The formats are:

Year 6 - Term 4 comp only Year 5 - play Term 4 and Term 1 - 9 a side with 25 over matches Year 4 - play Term 4 and Term 1 - 7 a side with 20 over matches Years 2/3 - 'Woolworth's Master Blaster com' (replaces Milo T20 Blast) Kinder/Year 1 - Woolworths Junior Blasters (replaces Milo In2 Cricket)

The link for all registrations is - https://playcricket.com.au/

How to register: 1. Click on the link and type 2340 into ‘Search by Suburb or Postcode’ 2. Select ‘Tamworth Junior Cricket Association’ (second one down) and press ‘Next’ 3. Depending on your child’s age group, scroll down to either ‘Junior Blasters’, ‘Master Blaster’ or ‘Junior Comp’ (For ‘Junior Comp click on ‘Peel Valley’ either option Year 4, 5 or 6) 5. Click ‘Register’ then ‘Continue’ 6. New players will need to create a myCricket ID. Players who have played before will be asked to retrieve their myCricket ID numbers - there are options to do a search for your ID and password. 7. Check all your details and a credit card will be needed to pay.

Registrations due by the last week of this term.

Enquiries: Paul Purdy 0408 340 276 Luke Scicluna 0428 421 828

SCHOOL HOLIDAY TENNIS CAMPS

Jarrod Campbell and the team at the Northwest Tennis Academy will be holding 2 awesome tennis

camps in the upcoming school holidays for the kids. Heaps of fun and great activities to keep the kids

actively entertained having loads of enjoyment in a fun, safe & educational environment.

• 4 – 16 years of age catered for.• Fully supervised and run by a highly experienced

and qualified team of tennis professionals.

Camp 12/10/18 – 5/10/18

Camp 28/10/18 – 11/10/18

Time9am – 12pm daily.

Cost $85 week

OR $25 per day.

Family discounts available.

End of camp party and presentations.

NORTHWEST TENNIS ACADEMY

Tamworth Tennis ClubNapier St, Tamworth

PHONE: Jarrod - 0421287004

EMAIL: northwesttennisacademy

@hotmail.com