Dear Parents and Community Members…..

What a chilly start to the week! As usual, it

seems to be the grown-ups who feel the cold and

comment on the weather, while it almost seems to go

unnoticed by the children. Nonetheless, if the

sudden change has caught you by surprise and your

child needs something warmer, remember that

student jackets can be purchased from the front

office and fleece jumpers from Flannagan’s. Please

do ensure that items of clothing are clearly marked

with your child’s name.

Good luck to our Netball and Touch teams

who are off to Glen Innes for trials on Thursday –

let’s hope the weather is kind to them there. The

Soccer team is going to Shirley Park tomorrow and

might have it a little warmer here than in Glen

Innes!

We have both the P&C and AECG meetings at

school this week. I encourage parents to consider

coming along. It is a great way to be involved in

decision making, or just in generally helping out as

you are able.

The committee responsible for overseeing

the 150 Years of Public Education in Tenterfield

celebrations has started to get things underway. If

you have any items such as photos, old school books

and uniforms, or any other items of interest that

you are willing to lend us, please do start bringing

them in. We can copy and return photographs and

the like, or otherwise clearly label and store items

for you that might be useful for display in October.

(Dates for celebrations are Friday 10th and

Saturday 11th October). If we get items in early, it

will give us a good idea of what we have on hand for

making displays and how much room we will need.

Please do keep letting family and friends know that

the event is occurring. They may wish to return to

Tenterfield if they live away, or start thinking of

stories to share about their experiences of

schooling here.

Have a great week everyone,

Sue Coleman

GRIP Leadership Conference

Yesterday, our student leaders and Indigenous

leaders attended a leadership conference in

Armidale. The day included four interesting

leadership lessons, many fun filled games and great

quizzes. The students were taught about the

qualities of a great leader such as H.E.R.O (Helper,

Encourager, Role Model and Organiser). Students

were also encouraged to lead like a strawberry and

not like a watermelon (referring to leading with

integrity and being the same person on the outside as

you are on the inside). We would like to thank Mr

Pryce for allowing us to accompany his students from

Mingoola Public School on their school bus and Miss

Coats for coming with us. The students gained a lot

of interesting information and had an amazing, fun

day!

Ella Wishart 5/6C

The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School

Attachments

Website: www.sirhparkes-.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: sirhparkes-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Phone: 6736 1401 Canteen: 6736 1732

Assemblies

*NO ASSEMBLIES

Term 2, Week 2 , 2014

P&C Trivia Night

The date of our trivia night has now

changed to the 14th of June.

Please get your teams together and join

us for a fun night out. For more

information please see the front office.

Mother’s Day Stall

We will be holding our Mother’s Day stall

this Thursday and Friday-

Gift prices range from 50c-$4.

Crunch and Sip Crunch and Sip has started again. All

classes participate in Crunch and Sip at

approximately 10am each week day. Students

are encouraged to bring one piece of fruit or

vegetable (eg. apple, mandarin, pear, corn on

cob, carrot, peeled or cut up orange) or a small

container of fruit or vegetables (eg.

strawberries, grapes, watermelon cut up, diced

or thin sticks of celery, carrot, capsicum or

cucumber) or a handful of seeds and nuts or

fruit in a fruit cup (MUST be in natural juice

NOT syrup). Students are also encouraged to

bring a drink of water. Studies have shown this

small break increases a student’s concentration

while promoting the importance of healthy

eating.

Health Message - Premier’s Sporting

Challenge Last week, students from Kindergarten

to Year 6 and most of the staff began the

Premier’s Sporting Challenge. The challenge aims

to promote a healthy lifestyle by emphasizing

the importance of being active. ALL ages are

encouraged to do moderate activity for at least

30minutes (any exercise/activity which has your

heart beating faster eg. brisk walking, jogging,

playing football, kicking the ball around, walking

the pet, mowing the lawn with a push lawn

mower, gardening, vacuuming).

You don’t have to do the thirty minutes in

one go – you may do 10 minutes in the morning

and 20 minutes in the afternoon. PLEASE sup-

port your child/ren in this activity and why not

join them? Just imagine the games you can play

while spending more time together and being an

AMAZING role model.

School Cross Country Last term, all students from K-6 were

given a note regarding our school cross country.

This event will be held this week on Friday,

May 9th at 10am at our school. All students who

participate will receive a FREE fruit ice-block.

All family members are welcome and

encouraged to attend the event to support all

the students.

School Cross Country Fundraiser

Once again, as part of our annual K-6 School

Cross Country, our school will be conducting a major

fundraiser for this term so we do ask for your

support. This event will be held on Friday, May 9th.

Family support is most appreciated. Funds raised will

provide additional resources for the students such as

Sport, Science and Technology and Art resources and

new blazers. Students have received a sponsorship

form with a selection of over 70 prizes to choose from

such as Nerf, Sony, Hot Wheels, Razor, iPods Shuffles

and more. After the event, students are encouraged

to collect their money from their sponsors and return

the MONEY AND SPONSOR FORM (clearly indicate

the chosen prize) to your child’s classroom teacher

A.S.A.P.

If you have misplaced your sponsorship form,

please see your child’s classroom teacher or the

office. We ask you to seek donations for $2 or $4 or

$5 or $10 per sponsor. Students who receive $10 or

more in donations will be entitled to a prize of their

choice. Also on offer is a 2GB MP3 player for the

highest fundraising student and a free surprise party

for the highest fundraising class. Each student will

also receive a Berri Quelch frozen juice stick on the

day of the event. WIN A FAMILY HOLIDAY TO

THE GOLD COAST OR HAMILTON ISLAND OR

FIJI – each student/family has the chance to win a

family holiday simply by raising $10 or more.

For more details on this promotion and how to

enter, please view page three of the Sponsorship Form

or go to www.myschoolathon.com.au

Happy fundraising, and we look forward to see-

ing you at our K-6 School Cross Country to cheer on

the students.

Year 2 – 6 Social Term 2 Social for students in Years 2-6 will be

held on Wednesday, May 14th in the Bruxner/Primary

Hall from 5-7pm. The cost is $4.50 which covers

supper, prizes and also a small donation to assist our

sponsor child and their community in Vietnam to have

clean water, food, clothing, medicine and an education.

The theme is 70s. Think ABBA, ACDC, hippies, disco,

John Travolta. So get out those bell bottoms,

multi-coloured tops and glasses, big hair and boogie

the night away.

COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD

Junior Basketball Rego

Basketball Rego will be on Wed 7th April 5pm-6pm

Thursday 8th April 5pm-6pm

$75 per player (includes $2 per week)

Further details contact Mark Cooper 0411 864 042

Pirate Night

Junior youth group (Primary school age)

Friday Nights 4pm-5:30pm At the Salvos (cnr Logan and Nass Street)

Ring 67 36 17 22 for more information Gold coin donation Games, sport, craft, songs, FUN, FUN, FUN.

ALL WELCOME

Drama Club

Drama Club starts again this term. Tuesdays & Wednesdays.

Preschool age upwards. Call/email Kerri Swain for more info:

67361466 / kerri@jandk.com.au.

Tenterfield’s Mother’s Day Classic Fun Run/Walk

Sunday May 11th, 2014

Shirley Park

4km Run/Walk & 8km Run

(8am early registrations) 9AM START

Australia’ largest Mother’s Day Celebration, raising money for

research to eradicate breast cancer. Come and join in the fun!!

Register: mothersdayclassic.com.au or come on the day!

MEAL DEAL THIS WEEK- “On a Mission”

Enjoy a wrap filled with crumbed chicken, cheese and BBQ sauce with a popper and a bowl of

rainbow ice cream topped with a wafer biscuit $5.00

NOT TO BE ODERED AS A MEAL DEAL

Other choices: Tray of lasagne $3.50 Sausage roll $2.50

MTH WK MON TUES WED THUR FRI S / S

2 5

* GRIP leadership

conference—

Armidale.

6

* P&C Meeting.

7

* AECG Meeting at

SHPMPS.

*Soccer –Here

8

*Netball and Touch trials—

Glen Innes.

* Mother’s day stall.

9

* School cross country and

fundraiser.

* Mother’s day stall. * NO ASSEMBLIES

10/11

3 12 13 NAPLAN

14 NAPLAN

*Social 5-7pm

Years 2-6

15 NAPLAN

16 *Assemblies:

17/18

CANTEEN ROSTER

Wed 7th Kim Cox, Vanessa Wadsworth, Gary Horan

Thur 8th Help needed please

Fri 9th Michelle Wilcox, Lou Holley

Mon 12th Pam Hair, Jann Oberman

Tue 13th Trudy Campbell

Wed 14th Kim Cox, Vicki Hill, Janice Chawner

HOMEBAKE (next week)

Mon 5th Ally Stuart

Wed 7th Sarah Nalder

Fri 9th Marie Thomas

Block Cheese Jann Oberman, Amy Kelly, Belinda Dowd

Lettuce Michelle Wilcox, Lara Flanagan

Sliced Pineapple

Jen Sutcliffe

Mayonnaise Margaret Ellis

Onions Jenny Petrie

Margarine Jules Hennessy, Polly Sargeant

Eggs Gary Horan

Tomatoes Kaela Kelly

Sliced Beetroot

Roberta Koch

DONATIONS (This Week)

BOOK FAIR Book Fair started this week

And ends on Friday.

TIMES: Recess: 11am-11:30am

Lunch: 1:15pm-1:45pm

PARENTS WELCOME.

Book Club Issue 3 book club went out last week and is due back

Thursday, May 15th

by 9am to the front office.

DANCE FEVER HAS

HIT THE SCHOOL

GRIP LEADERSHIP