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On the traditional lands of the Gumbaynggirr people

NEWSLETTER NO. 9 TERM 1 WEEK 11 TUESDAY 4th APRIL, 2017

IMPORTANT DATES
Wed 5th April School Cross Country Fri 7th April ANZAC Day Assembly @ 11.40am

5th6th April State Swimming Carnival Fri 7th April Easter Hat Parade K-2 @ 2.05pm

Thurs 6th April Stage 3 Social - $2 and wear mufti Fri 7th April Last Day of Term 1

Fri 7th April Easter Raffle Draw @ 9.20am Tues 25th April ANZAC DAY (Public Holiday)

Fri 7th April Stage 1 Social - $2 and wear mufti Wed 26th April Students Return for Term 2

FRIDAY ASSEMBLY
The 5/6P assembly item at last Fridays school assembly started with a very moving
version of a Kate Miller-Heidke song called Caught in the Crowd. It is a song about a girl
who witnesses a boy being bullied but does nothing. This was followed by some short
skits that the students wrote themselves about bullying and what you should and shouldnt
do if faced with being bullied. It was great to see a serious message combined with a bit of
entertainment!! Well done 5/6P! Also congratulations to our fortnightly class award
winners who were presented with their certificates.
 NEWS FROM
Our focus this week
OUR PRINCIPAL is the green rule
raise your hand
MR TREVOR and wait for
permission
MULLIGAN to speak

ON-LINE NEWSLETTER
Welcome to our first electronic newsletter. Over the next three weeks you will receive
a message from the school indicating that the newsletter is available on line. You can
access it via your smart phone, by email or on the schools website. Several paper
copies will be kept in the school office foyer area. If you dont already receive the
newsletter by email but would like to, please give your email address to the ladies in
the front office.

PARENT / TEACHER INTERVIEWS

A letter is being sent home with your child today inviting you to come and discuss your childs efforts so far this
year. The letter asks you to indicate a suitable time to meet with your childs teacher. Teachers will be
available at different times throughout the week beginning Monday, 1st May through to Friday, 5th May (this is
the second week of Term Two).

Please take the opportunity and fill in a time slot and return it to your childs teacher. They will send a
confirmation slip back to you with a selected time.

CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL

At this stage the Urunga Recreation Grounds Committee have not closed the playing
fields. We will still be holding our school cross country tomorrow unless the weather
deteriorates significantly. The course may be slightly altered to avoid the wetter areas.
Please make sure you send an extra set of dry clothes in your childs bag in case of rain.

Please check the P&C Facebook page tomorrow morning from 8:00 am
with updates about whether the cross country carnival will be going ahead.
You will receive a message by SMS if the carnival is postponed.

LEAVE
Ms Hansen will be returning on limited duties at the start of next term and is planning to be back to full-time
teaching in the second half of Term 2. Thank you for your kind thoughts and consideration. Mrs Bird will be on
the class through this transition period.

REMINDERS:
END OF TERM ONE and STARTING TERM TWO:
Friday, 7th April is the last day for students and staff before the Easter Holidays. There is an ANZAC assembly
on Friday from 11:45 am and you are most welcome to attend. Kinder to Year Two also have their social,
Easter raffles will be drawn at 9.20am and the Easter Hat parade is in the afternoon starting at 2.05pm.

Teachers return on Monday, 24th April for a training day. All students return on Wednesday, 26th April.

Tuesday, 25th April is ANZAC Day. On behalf of our school and the
Urunga RSL Sub Branch I invite students to be part of the ANZAC Day
service which commences at 11:00 am at the cenotaph. Please ensure
that your child comes in full school uniform. Our school will be
participating in the march which will form up at 10:45 am, our school
band will also be performing and some senior students will be
participating in the ANZAC service as well.
AMELIAS ORCHESTRA
PERFORMANCE
Having joined the Bellingen Youth
Orchestra earlier this year, Amelia
played her first performance with them
at the Bellingen High School for the
Clappers Film Night on Friday 24th
March. It was a great experience for
her and she had a fabulous time. The
film night was a great success! Well
done Ameliaa great achievement!

CAF 1/2H
1/2H have completed a series of learning
activities around a story called Mrs Wobble
the Waitress. Written by Allan and Janet
Ahlberg.

The students have enjoyed the story

immensely and as part of our learning, last
week we transformed our classroom into the
Midnight Moonlight Caf. I wanted to share
some of the students writing that came about
from the experience.

It was the best day ever. Yesterday Cohen was the chef and I was
a juggling waiter and Marc was too. We had lollies and cupcakes
and biscuits too. The customers were 2A and when they came in
me and Marc didnt juggle very well.
by Charlie Kelsall.

1/2H had been working on Mrs Wobble the Waitress. 2A came to

the Midnight Moonlight Caf, it was a blast! The caf was enjoyable
and lots of fun. We had readers and decorators. Emma was a Maitre d, Grace was a waitress. Damian was
a drink waiter, Sebby was too. I was a table decorator. I made all the fans with other friends.
By Jayne Bulluss.

Yesterday we had a caf and I was a Maitre d. It was fun!

The caf was called Midnight Moonlight and 2A came in to our caf. 2A were our customers. We had menus
too. I took Mr Alex and Mrs Arnold to their seats, it was a good caf. The waitresses were taking their orders.
There were juggling waiters, they were Charlie and Marc. We had fairy bread, lollies and cupcakes. Cohen
brought in the cupcakes and they were bubblegum, strawberry and banana.
There were readers and the readers were Savannah and Erin and they were quiet. We moved the tables and
we had tablecloths, flowers and fans. It was awesome!
We did not do any work. The lovely teacher is Mrs Bird.
It was a fun and great day. EASTER RAFFLE
By Aliyah Wells. One of our major fundraising
activities during the year is the
Easter Raffle. Books of raffle
tickets are available for
families to sell for 50c a ticket.
WHATS DUE We are also asking for
School Contribution payments donations of suitable Easter themed items for our
prizes. Can you please kindly return to school the
Easter Raffle sold tickets and money sold tickets, money and a donation to our Easter
Easter themed raffle donations raffle. More books are available from the front
Yr 6 excursion note and deposit due office. The winners of the raffle will be announced
Friday 7th Arpil at a short morning assembly on Friday 7th April.
Thank you, we are all very egg-cited!!
 NEWS FROM OUR
COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER
JENNY LUXON

SPOTLIGHT ON.. Matthew Cornelius

A couple of months ago, on the 26th February, my grandfather and I went to Roar and Snore at Taronga
Zoo in Sydney. Roar and Snore allows you to sleep over at the zoo and go behind the scenes for a midnight
tour. The tents we slept in looked out over Sydney Harbour and were very fancy with a wooden floor, power
points, lights and beds.

We did many things including feeding the giraffes,

seeing what the animals diets are and we got to
be the first people to do things in the morning. I
loved seeing the big gorilla, meerkats and Pygmy
hippo most of all.

Then we went and did a ropes course where there

were many different obstacles, 10 meters off the
ground.

I received this trip as a Christmas present from

my family. It was very fun and I recommend it to
everyone.
Matthew Cornelius 5/6W
P&C NEWS - MOTHERS DAY STALL
The P&Cs Mother's Day Stall will be held on Thursday 11th May (Week 3 in Term 2). Please remember if
you are shopping in the holidays, to pick up a gift up to $5 in value for the kids to buy on the day.

Out next meeting and AGM is Wednesday 26th April at 9.30am. We hope to see some new faces as well
as our regulars. Attending a meeting now and then is a good way of knowing how the school runs and a
small contribution to helping make a difference to
your childs school life. SCHOOL ASSEMBLY AWARDS
Karen Nicol - P&C President
TERM 1 WEEK 10
KW 3/4P
REMINDERS:
EASTER HAT PARADE FRIDAY 7th APRIL Kai Davis Lennon Roberts
The Easter Hat Parade is this Friday. Students from Zayn Davis Ava McLellan
Kinder to Year 2 are to bring their hat creations in to Bianca Baker Jazmin Vicary
school on the day of the parade. Students will Imogen Webb
assemble in the bottom COLA at 2.05pm to parade K/1G 3/4R
their creations then walk down town.
Sophie Lamb Ashlee Little
Alison Wallace
Charlie Phillips Henry McGovern
Max Boaz Mollie Young
SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
Tomorrow (Wednesday 5th April) is our school cross Lily Richardson Lachlan Davis
country event It will involve all students from Kinder 1/2H 5/6P
to Year 6. Students will walk down to the Urunga Rec Makayla Young Alby Nesh
Grounds with their teachers. Students are to wear Marc Tate Aurora Beale
their house colours or school uniform. Only those Damien Turner Malayna Penn
children aged 5,6 and 7 must have written permission
Sebby Tate Will ONeil
from their parents to run in their age race. All
students who turn 8 this year will be competing in the 2A 5/6W
2km run. Stage 1 students should be returning to Tegan Paul Brady Penn
school by lunchtime. Stage 2 & 3 students should Lucy Rodgers Riley Meenahan
return to school before 2pm. Makayla Day Jake Van Haren
Helen Hoffman Jorja Howlett Mia Flynn

The school canteen will be OPEN as usual on Cross Country Day (Wednesday).
Students from all Stages can place lunch orders. Lunch orders will be delivered to
the Rec Grounds for those students still competing.
(There will be no canteen open at the Rec Grounds)
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ROAD SAFETY
Here at Urunga Public School we take the
safety of our students very seriously and
this includes their safety as they travel to
and from school.

Please keep your eye out for a number of

key road safety messages which will be
included in our school newsletters.

As part of our Road Safety activities at

UPS we will be participating in the 'Walk
Safely to School Day'
on Friday the 19th of
May. Please keep your
eyes out for more
information early in
Term 2.