Nowendoc Public

School

Brackendale Road

Nowendoc 2354

Ph: 67770905

Fax: 67770947

gala, Woolbrook and Yarrow-

itch, up and performing so it

shows Clinton’s appeal.

Parker astounded us all with

his coordinated moves with

balancing a plate on a pole.

As he rose from a prone po-

sition on the floor, rolled over

and bounced to a standing

position we all willed the

plate to stay on the plate,. It

did!

As we head off for our spring

break, I encourage you to

enjoy your ‘kid time’. Your

children are very special and

so look forward to spending

leisurely time with you. Chat,

play, dance, sing, read, snug-

gle and laugh and show them

how special they are. TV,

DVD’s and IT games may be

easy but they rob you of the

many rewards you deserve.

Keep Smiling!

We are down to the final

week of term and Parker,

Emily, Phoebe and Charlotte

are showing us little gems of

information about their learn-

ing everyday.

Parker happily accepting

advice on how to make his

writing more interesting by

adding additional details.

Phoebe quietly putting her

head down and determinedly

writing a complete piece in-

dependently. Charlotte trying

to write a sentence ‘all by

herself’. Emily, casually say-

ing, “oh yeah, it’s one of

those rules ci makes an s

sound when wanting to spell

circus”.

They are all enthusiastically

using their skills and Tracey

and I are enthusiastically

applauding each one.

The DEC instability at the

moment may be causing us

some unwanted frustrations

but working with our happy

little vegemite's each day

certainly reminds us why we

love teaching.

Our two Small Schools Days

were resounding successes.

The New Zealand author,

Craig Smith, captured every-

one’s hearts, with his colour-

ful renditions of his popular

books. Nowendoc, captured

Craig’s heart; rising early he

spotted a platypus and our

koala mum and bub bid him

good bye. He hopes this will

fuel his enthusiasm for a

book idea, which has been

bubbling away - Ko-ality

Time.

Clinton and his Circus Skills

had everyone up and testing

their abilities. It is the first

time that we have seen the

visiting teachers, from Nian-

Kathy’s Corner

Mrs Worth’s Week

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Diary Dates

Week 10

SuperHero

Week

Friday 20 Sept

Last Day of

Term 3

Term 4

Week 1

Monday 7 Oct

First Day for

Staff and Stu-

dents

Week 2

Tuesday 15 Oct

Excursion to

Capitol Theatre,

Tamworth –

Emily Eye Finger

wolf’. He reads it with

such enthusiasm and ex-

pression you can almost

imagine him in the role of

the boy. Emily continues

to surprise with her ability

to remember ‘tricky’

spelling words. All stu-

dents are enjoying making

an animation of their

shared story about Snow

Fluff.

Charlotte, Phoebe, Emily

and Parker continue to

make brilliant progress in

their reading, writing and

spelling. Phoebe is im-

proving in confidence in

all aspects of reading

while Charlotte is now

working independently on

SoundCheck activities.

Parker’s book this week

is ‘The boy who cried

Craig Smith– Author Day

Craig Smith - Author Day

Circus Skills Day

Emily is 8

Happy Birthday Emily After watching the calendar all term Emily’s birthday finally arrived.

Thanks to Danielle we all enjoyed chocolate cake with the obligatory

sprinkles.

Our birthday photo capturing four little munchkins is adorned with the

obligatory birthday balloons.

Happy Birthday Em!

Mary’s Birthday

Students Return to School

Monday, 30 January, 2012

Soccer

Soccer Competition Awards As you can see, Nicholas, Emily and Parker, were very proud recipients of

their Participation/Encouragement Trophies.

Each Saturday during winter they have travelled between Armidale and

Walcha to join with new friends to play in the local Soccer Competition.

The purchase of soccer goals at school enabled Emily and Parker to prac-

tise their skills and for all of us to have fun.

Mary’s Birthday

Students Return to School

Monday, 30 January, 2012

Community Chat

Hairdressing

Denise Hawdon will be at Nowendoc on Monday, 14 October, 2013.

Denise provides a full hairdressing service for men, ladies and children.

Please phone Beth Higgins on 67 770970 to make an appointment. If this date does not

suit, please phone Denise on 67 692344 for an appointment in her salon at Niangala.

Nowendoc Public School

Creativity - Collaboration - Care

Visitors Always Welcome

www.nowendoc-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

NOWENDOC OPEN GARDENS

SUNDAY, 29TH SEPTEMBER 2013

FROM 10.30 AM TO 3.30 PM

The gardens open are:

John & Robyn Farrell - “Nowendoc House, Nowendoc

Herbert & Gwen Higgins – “Weegoona” Tops Road, Nowendoc

George & Sue Lyon - “The Springs”, Thunderbolts Way, Nowendoc

Hot water, tea and coffee will be available in the gardens and you are invited to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the gardens at your leisure.

Entry by gold coin in the donation box at the entrance of each garden.

Beneficiaries: Nowendoc Memorial Hall & Nowendoc United Church