As our year draws to a close I would like to thank the many people and organisations that have assisted us in any way during the year. Our school has enjoyed good community support and we have endeavoured to support community activities and events. For staff it is an extremely busy time of year and I appreciate the way in which they carry out their duties in a professional manner. This week has been very interesting with up to three staff members away sick and not always being able to replace them with casuals. Staff have taken on extra duties, extra students and reorganised their daily program to accommodate. 80 Merit Reward A large number of students enjoyed an indoor games afternoon, healthy food and a variety of activities to encourage them to continue to make positive life choices. These students always endeavour to do their best and it is great to be able to reward them. Many of these students will also be invited to attend the 100 merit reward day which will be held at the Roxy Theatre next Monday. 60 Merit Rewards Students who have achieved 60 merits and had not participated in the last 60 merit reward day have been invited to join in a movie session. Mrs Hancock will supervise these students for this activity. Intensive Swimming Students in Year 2, and primary students who cannot competently swim fifty metres are attending our intensive swimming program this week and next week. This program provides these students with an excellent opportunity to significantly improve their swimming ability. Both Mrs Haug and Ms Withers regularly undertake Austswim training so they can run this activity. Annual Presentation Morning

School staff would like to invite interested people to Warialda Public School’s Annual awards morning which will be held on Monday 13th December. Students will arrive at 9.15 and the presentations will commence at 9.30am and should conclude at 11.00am. Annual Christmas Church Service All students and parents are invited to attend our annual Christmas church service at St Simon & St Jude’s Anglican Church on Tuesday 14th December at 10.00am. Student Report Cards Report cards will be forwarded home on Friday 10th December. Each student report card contains a great deal of information which reflects student achievement over the last semester. It is important to remember that as the content taught for this semester is different it may be possible for students to achieve at a different level depending on the difficulty of this content. F1-11 Fly over Ex Warialda student Nathan Miller flew over his old schools on Monday at 1.10.pm. The F1-11’s are being mothballed and the pilots were able to select a town to complete their last mission in this aircraft. Students were very excited and watched from the school oval. Yr 6 Transition Students in Year 6 spent Monday and Tuesday attending their last transition days at Warialda High School. The transition program is aimed at having students ready to learn on their first day at high school next year. They have undertaken many sessions to make them more familiar with the school layout, classes and general expectations from high school staff. Staff would like to wish Year 6 ‘all the best’ for next year.

2nd December 2010

Week 8 Term 4

Warialda Public School

From the Principal’s Desk

What’s Cool At School

Canteen Roster Week 9, Term 4 2010 Monday 6th December Felicity Marchant Thursday 9th December Meredith Miller * Friday 10th December HELPERS NEEDED *THIS WILL BE THE LAST DAY FOR CANTEEN FOR 2010.

Apple Juice or Orange Juice? Orange

Favourite Video or Computer Game?

Fairies

What is your favourite song at the moment?

Ring ring ring the bell

Do you have any hidden talents?

Painting

If you could have a Super Power what would it be?

Flying

If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be?

To my Grandma’s

Apple Juice or Orange Juice? Apple

Favourite Video or Computer Game?

Healthy Harold

What is your favourite song at the moment?

Old MacDonald’s Farm

Do you have any hidden talents?

No

If you could have a Super Power what would it be?

Breathe fire

If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be? To my Aunty’s

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ICE SKATING IS BACK IN TAMWORTH DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND

The Atrium Shopping Centre in Tamworth's CBD is very excited to announce that this coming Dec/Jan School Holidays the Centre will once again play host to the winter magic indoor Ice Skating Rink. Last school holidays The Atrium Ice Skating Rink welcomed over 5,000 skaters young and old alike who, by all reports, had a fun and exciting time. The Atrium Ice Skating Rink will be open every day for general public skating 9:00am to 5:00pm starting on Saturday the 18th December 2010 right through to Sunday the 23rd January 2011. All you need to bring is a pair of socks and a sense of adventure. We provide everything else you need. No bookings required. General public skating session (45 minutes average) Adults $15.00 Kids $13.00 under 12 Toddlers $ 8.00 under 5 – in the toddlers only section Get active, get out of the summer heat and have a great time on the ice these coming school/Xmas holidays.

1. IDENTIFY The infection can be deadly in babies but anyone can get whooping cough

Babies and young children can stop breathing or develop severe coughing bouts that end with vomiting or gasping for breath People of all ages can get whooping cough and can spread it to babies. Adults often just have a mild cough that lingers.

2. PROTECT Immunise your baby on time to

get the best protection

Keep anyone with a cough away from your newborn especially until your baby has had 3 whooping cough vaccines.

Booster vaccines for children and adults stop whooping cough spreading to babies.

Immunity fades. You can still get whooping cough, even if you’ve been immunised.

3. PREVENT Whooping cough spreads quickly

when people cough in the early stages of the infection If you have symptoms, see a doctor fast and get tested Early detection and early treatment prevents spread to others Stay home until no longer infectious. Ask your doctor when it’s safe to return to work, school or childcare.

The following dates are provided for your information: 29th November Intensive Learn to Swim Week 1 6th-10th December Intensive Learn to Swim Week 2 10th December Reports Cards go home 13th December Annual Presentation - Memorial Hall Year 6 Farewell Dinner - G & B Club 15th December Term 4 Ends for Students 4th February 2011 Staff only back to school 7th February 2011 Students 1—6 back to school 8th February 2011 Kindergarten starts school

 

Shannon Gordon 14th December

Charlie Dawson 19th December

Lachlan McKay 19th December

Jed Carroll 21st December

Vicki Klingner 21st December

Blake Mintoff 23rd December

Byron La Fontaine 24th December

Jai Harrison 29th December

William Jones 30th December

Our school is going to participate in this campaign in December. Anyone who has any school bags that are no longer in use and would like to donate them to the Cambodian children just drop them into the office in December. We will collect as many bags as possible and then they get sent to a depot in Sydney where they will be filled with books & stationery and then shipped to Cambodia for the children. These children have to walk a long way for school and most of them don’t have any thing to carry there necessities in.

Tharawonga Fun Day Saturday 4th December 4.30pm

at Yallaroi Hall markets, auction of quilts (painted by the children),

face painting, jumping castle, BBQ available and much more...

FREE ENTRY

Carols in the Park (Captain Cook Park)

12th December 2010 at 7.30pm

Flame safe candles on sale supporting

farming projects in Uganda

The Students at the school would like to say a big thank you to Mrs Dawson who has kindly donated money to the children’s Ward at the Tamworth Base Hospital on their behalf

School Banking Congratulations on a wonderful year of School Banking! It is great to see lots of students saving regularly and collecting their Dollarmite tokens. In Term 1 next year there will be some new and exciting reward items announced, which can be redeemed for 10 tokens each. Alternatively, your child can continue to collect 30 tokens to redeem for the backpack until the end of Term 2, 2011. Please remember that the School Banking Rewards Program is designed to reward individual savings behaviour so no pooling of tokens will be accepted and for our school to receive commission deposits must be made through School Banking.

Girl Guides Warialda Girl Guides would like to extend an invitation to all girls aged 6 years and older to join them at their weekly gathering. Meetings are held Thursday afternoons 3.20 - 5.30pm in the Queen Street Guide Hall. For further information please contact Robin Reeves Ph: 6729 1293

Warialda Public School PO Box 107

WARIALDA NSW 2402

Hope Street Phone: 6729 1131 Fax: 6729 1190

E-mail: warialda-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

For Sale Honda CRF80 2009 model Good condition, original tyres $2500 Phone Mathew Williams 0427 956 075

Junior Cricket Development Clinic will be on in Tamworth 20th to 22nd December 2010 and Inverell 19th to 20th January 2011. If any one is interested please contact the office for more information.

For Sale 2002 Blue Holden Commodore Ute, 5 speed manual, 8 months rego, bull bar, tow bar, new front tyres, pioneer stereo $10,500 Jenni Williams 0427 588 296

For Sale Full boys wetsuit Size 14 (small adult) Near new $100.00 Lee-Ann Taylor 0427 582 597

For Sale Cement pavers 190mm x 190mm Same as the Council footpath Approximately 500 50c each paver ($250.00) Money will go toward the new outdoor kitchen at the school Contact school 6729 1131

Christmas Cards All students have designed their own postcard style Christmas cards. They will then be judged and the best 15 cards will then be put together with envelopes available for purchase. The cost of this will be $8.00. You also can buy your child’s own Christmas cards in a pack of 15 for $8.00.

Student’s Name __________________________ Class ____________ Christmas Cards ($8.00) Qty ___________ Amount $_________ Child’s Christmas Cards ($8.00) Qty __________ Amount $_________ Please enclose payment with order. Total order $_____________ Orders are to be back by tomorrow Friday 3rd December 2010.

Samples of some of the Kinders Christmas cards