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Inthisissue:

Principal’sReport

Pages1-7

MultilitProgram

SchoolDisco

Page7

What’sOn

Bookclub

NAIDOCWeek

Page8

LibraryInfo

Page9

Term3Calendar

Page10

Principal’sReport

WelcomeBackWelcomebackeveryonetothestartofTerm3.Thestudentsarelookingrefreshedaftertheirbreakandwerepleasedtoseetheirfriendsatschool.Term3atCambewarracanbeverycoldandwindysowesuggestthatstudentspurchaseschoolbeaniesfromtheuniformshopandhaveplentyofwarmclothingclearlymarkedwiththeirname.

WehaveanotherbusytermwithNAIDOCWeekcelebrationsplannedfornextweek,WakakirriPerformancesduringWeek5andEducationWeektowardstheendofthisterm.PleasekeepaneyeontheSchoolBagAppforinformationduringthetermaboutplannedevents.

AMessageofSupportforourBiniukChildrenBelowisaheartfeltletterfromAmandaAnderson,Daniel,MitchellandRhiana’smum.InsupportoftheoperationthechildrenwillundergoshortlywewillsupportJeansforGenesDayonMondaybywearingjeansandbringingagoldcoindonationinsupport.Asthechildrenwillneedtopreparefortheoperationbyshavingtheirhairwethoughtitwouldbegreattodothisatschoolwiththesupportofalltheirfriends.IhavetoadmiretheresilienceandstrengthoftheBiniukfamily,particularlymumAmandaforholdingthefamilytogethersolovingly.Here’swhatAmandawroteforournewslettertoyouall:

“AsmostofthestudentsandparentsarenowprobablyawaretheBiniukkids-

Daniel,MitchellandRhianaallhaveaconditioncalledchiari1malformation.

Currentresearchstatesthatthereisnogeneticlinkdespiteitbeingclassedasa

rareconditionandallthreechildrenhaveit.Ourfamilyisnotaloneandother

familieshavemultiplesuffererssomoreresearchintothegeneticlinkofthis

conditionisneeded.

SoconsideringitissoclosetoJeansforGenesDayandMitchellandRhianaare

havingbrainsurgerytoalleviatethesymptomsoftheirchiarionthe26thof

July,wethoughtwecouldgettheschoolinvolvedinraisingmoneyforgenetic

research;iftheyfindthelinkthenlessinvasivetreatmentsofthisconditionand

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Principal’sReport(continued)othergeneticconditionsmaybecomeavailable.

Wearealsohopingtoshowthekidssomesupportfortheiroperationbythestudentswearingjeansand

givingacoldcoindonationonMondaythe25thJuly.Thekidswillalsobegettingafunkynewhairstyle

onMondayintheCOLAfrom11.15amtopreparefortheiroperation.Wehopethesupportoftheir

friendswillhelpkeepthekidsspiritshighandtokeepthempositive.”

Iaskedthechildrenhowtheyareallfeelingabouttheupandcomingoperationsandthisiswhattheseinsightful,resilientchildrenhadtosay:

Rhiana:“Iamfeelingabitscaredaboutmyoperation.

Iamhappythateveryoneishelpingmetofeelbetter.”

Mitchell:“I’mfeelingOKaboutmyoperation.I’m

excitedthatmyfriendsaregoingtodonateacoin

towardstheresearch.I’mabitexcitedthatmyhairis

goingtohaveacrazyshavedpatterninitnextweek

atschool.”

Daniel:“I’mlookingforwardtomybrotherand

sistergettingtheiroperationsoit’soveranddone

with.Wecanallbetogetheragainwhenthe

operationsarefinished.”

OrganisationtoSupporttheBiniukFamily–Monday25thJulyStudentsmaywearjeanstoschoolandbringagoldcointowardstheresearchintothegenesofchiarimalformations.StudentsmaychoosetowatchMitchellandRhianareceivefunkynewhairstylesintheCOLAfrom11:15amonMonday.

OutstandingSchoolAttendanceComingtoschoolregularlyisimportantforstudentstolearnandtodevelopongoingfriendshipswiththeirpeers.ThefollowingstudentshaveattendedschooleverydayduringTerms1&2andhavemadeanawesomeefforttoattendschoolregularly.

Congratulationsto:

KA-JaiPhielixKG–AivaMohr,VizmaMohrKS-NickolasBooth1C-SiennaWindsor1R–RihannaNye,LucasHerberz,FinnMcMillan,TysonWills2H–DarcieJohnson,TaleighaKnowles2R–JasminColivas,MeganJohnson,AmeliaLynch,LigaMohr3/4B-DylanPhielix,CaitlinCampbell,AmyEvelyn,BellaFrench,AidenGonzalez3/4S-MiaJayne,HaemishFrederick4/5B-SzymonAndrezjewski,ThomasJenkinson,ThomasBooth,SamuelGonzalez,CameronHertzberg,SamuelPhillips5/6I-IsabellaCroft,GabiJohnson,ChloeMarney,BridgetSheils,HenryJenkinson

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Principal’sReport(continued)

P&CElectionCakeStallandBBQTheelectionP&CcakestallandBBQwasagreatsuccesswithlocalvotersenjoyingasausagesandwichandpurchasingcakesfromthecakestall.ThankyoutothosefamilieswhowereabletoassistbydonatingacakeonFridayorbringingoneupduringtheelectionday.AhandfulofP&Cmembersandcommunitymembersprovidedtimeduringthedaytocookandsell.Thankyouforgivingyourtimeandsupportingtheschoolonsuchacoldday…ourschoolcommunityandteachersreallyappreciateallyoudoforushereatCambewarraPublicSchool.

StaffDevelopmentDay–GrowingLittlePeopleOnMondayteachers,officestaffandSchoolLearningSupportTeachersspentthedaywithNeridaOberg-afamilycounsellor-whowasabletoprovideacomprehensivelookatparentingchildrenintoday’sworldandthestyleofparentingwehavehadmodelledbyourownparents.Wewerealltouchedinpersonalwaysandwereprovidedwithstrategiestosupportchildrenandourselvesthroughtheschooldaywhenwemayarrivetoschooltryingtomanagefeelingswithinourinternalworld.Thesestrategieswillhelpassistusallduringtheday,particularlyindevelopingresiliencetotheupsanddownsoftheday.Thedaywasawonderful,positivewaytostartthetermtogetherandwethankNeridaforherinsightsandguidanceintotheinnerworldofchildrenandofourselves.

Here'swhatafewofthestaffhadtosayabouttheStaffDevelopmentDay:MrsTurner:“IenjoyedmydaywithNeridaona

professionalandpersonallevel.Itreinforcedto

methatweareallonajourneyofself-discovery

anditisimportanttometocontinuereflecting

andworkingtowardsimprovingtherelationships

withthepeopleIcomeintocontactwith.”

MrsChalker:“ThedayspentwithNeridawasaninspiringdayandawindowintotheimportance

ofvaluingeachother’sdifference.Embracing

thesedifferenceswithourstudentsandwitheach

otheriswhereIwasmostinspiredtokeepmy

attentionandfocusonthroughouttheday.”

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Principal’sReport(continued)

Stage3CampAttheendoflasttermStage3students,teachersandSchoolLearningSupportOfficerstravelledtoCampYarramunditoenjoyfiveverycoldbutwonderful,jam-packeddaysofactivitiestogether.Fromallaccountseveryonehadanamazingtimetryingnewactivitiesandpushingthemselvesbeyondwhattheythoughttheycouldn’tdo.Ofcoursetheseexperiencescanonlyhappenwiththegoodwillandsupportoftheadultswillingtobeawayfromtheirownfamilies.ThankyouMagella,Wendy,MrIrwin,MrsMerryandMrStanleyforattendingcampwithStage3students.

Here’swhatafewoftheteachersandstudentshadtosayaboutcamp:

MrIrwin:“CampYarramundiwasanawesomeexperience

thatchallengedthekidstotryandexperiencenewthings.

Thekidsneededtostepoutoftheircomfortzoneswhich

theyalldidexceptionallywell,enablingthemtofeela

senseofaccomplishmentandpride.Thekidswere

extremelywellbehavedmakingthecampaveryhappy

andfunexperienceforusall.”

Maddy:“Campwasfunandinteractive.Thebestpartof

thecampwasmeetingupwithmyfriends.Theteachers

andotherstudentsencouragedoneanothertogobeyond

whatwascomfortableandthishelpedmetotrynewthings.”

Johnathan:“Campwasenjoyable,particularlybecauseI

gottohangoutwithmyfriends.WhenIwentonthegiant

swinganddidtheabseilingitwasfantasticdoingthese

activitieswithmyfriends.Ireallyenjoyedcamp.”

Chayton:“Thecampwasreallyenjoyablebecauseeveryone

encouragedmetogopastmylimitsandsoIhadfun.

ThethingsIthoughtIcouldn’tdoseemedeasywhenIdid

them.IrealisedIcoulddoanythingIsetmymindonand

learnttohavefunwhiledoingit.Itwasagreatcampthat’sforsure.”

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Principal’sReport(continued)

GoldMedalWinnerDidyouknowYasminwongoldattheNSWPSSAStateHockeyChampionshipattheendoflastterm?Yasminwasthegoalkeeperanddidanawesomejobinnotallowinganygoalsfromtheoppositeteamthrough.NiceworkYasmin…agreateffortandweareallproudofyou.

Here’swhatYasminhadtosayaboutthewin:“ItwasawesometowinaslastyearSouthCoastcame9

thand

thisyearwewonthecompetition.Itwasgreattobegoalieas

itisthestrongestpositionIplayonthecourt.”

Haveagreatweekeveryone,MrsHilliar

ParentHelpersNeededforMultilitProgram

AnyparentwhowouldliketoassistindeliveringaprogramcalledMULTILITtoindividualstudents3timesaweek,pleasecontactHelenBailey-LearningandSupportTeacheron44460038.Theprograminvolvessightwords,phonicswordattackskillsandreading.Eachsessionlastsupto30minutes.Trainingofprogramwillbeprovided.

Yourhelpwouldbemuchappreciated.

SchoolDisco

Wow!WhatanamazingtimeweallhadtheschooldiscogroovingandshowingoffoursuperdancemovestothecoolmusicplayedbytheamazingDJChapterOne.Wehadsomestardancerswhoshonebrighterthanthediscoball,takinghomesomecoolprizes.Thelimbowasahighlightandthefoodwasscrumptious.Ahugewelldonetoallstudentswhoonceagaindisplayedoutstandingbehaviourreflectingtheschool’sCoreValues.AbigthankyoutotheDJ,staff,parentsandstudentswhomadetheschooldiscoamemorableevent.Year6areextremelygratefulforallthehardworkthatwentintoorganisingthefundraiser.MrsMerry

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What’sOn

Monday,25/7NAIDOCWeekbeginsJeansforGenesDay–GoldCoinDonation

Tuesday,26/7

Wednesday,27/7OCTest

Thursday,28/7

Friday,29/7

Monday,1/8

NAIDOCWeek:25–29July

ThisyearatCambewarraPublicSchoolwewillbecelebratingNAIDOCWeekfromMonday25thtoFriday29thofJuly(Week2,Term3).

NAIDOCWeekcelebrationsareheldacrossAustraliatocelebratethehistory,cultureandachievementsofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeoples.NAIDOCiscelebratednotonlyinIndigenouscommunities,butbyAustraliansfromallwalksoflife.

TheNAIDOCThemefor2016reflectsSonglines:Thelivingnarrativeofournation.Thissignificantthemeconnectsthedreamtimewiththejourneysofancestralspiritsastheycreatedtheland,animalsandloresthroughtraditionalsongs,stories,danceandart.Theycarrysignificantspiritualandculturalconnectiontoknowledge,customs,ceremonyandLoreofmanyAboriginalnationsandTorresStraitIslanderlanguagegroups.

TheweekisanopportunityforourschoolcommunitytoparticipateinarangeofactivitiesandtosupportourlocalAboriginalandTorresStraitIslandercommunity.WeencourageallstudentsandcommunitymemberstotakepartinNAIDOCweekcelebrations.

Parent/guardiansarewelcometoparticipateintheweek’sactivities.Pleasemakeyourchild’sclassroomteacherawareoftheday/syoucansupportourschool.

Welookforwardtoacelebratingwithyouall.

KindRegards,NAIDOCCoordinators-MrsWellington,MsReitzandMrsMerry.

Bookclub

Issue5ofBookclubhasbeenhandedouttostudentsandisduebackbythe5thofAugust.BookclubcanbeorderedonlinethroughLOOPorbyplacingyourorderandmoneyinattheoffice.Bookclubordersassisttheschooltopurchaseresourcesforstudents.

Thankyouforyoursupport.

MrsBryant

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STOP PRESS….WAKIKIRRI 

The Wakikirri performance will be the evening of 18 August 2016 at the WIN 

Entertainment centre. 

Ticket orders through school have now closed.  

Anyone wishing to purchase tickets for the performance can call the Ticket 

office direct on 136100 after 9am on the 29th July 2016. 

The ticket office will not be able to tell you where the Cambewarra group will 

be seated but hopefully by the end of next week the school office will have the 

seating details if your interested. 

 

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Cambewarra Public School Term 3 – 2016 (PARENT) WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/SUN

1 July

18 Staff Development Day 19 Students Return 20 21 Wakakirri Tickets Money Due no later 3pm

22 23/24

2 July

25 NAIDOC WEEK 26 Visiting NED Show K-6 27 28 29 30/31

3 August

1 2 ICAS English Kinder Farm Excursion to Evison’s Farm

3

4 Kidsmart Program for selected K-2 defence students

5 Kidsmart Program for selected K-2 defence students

6/7

4 August

8 P& C Meeting

9 10

11 District Athletics ½ Day

12 District Athletics Whole Day

13/14

5 August

15 16 ICAS Mathematics

17 18 Wakakirri Performance Night Wollongong Entertainment Centre

19 20/21

6 August

22 23 24

25 26

27/28

7 Aug/Sept

29

30 Book Fair 31

1

2 Book Character Parade

3/4

8 September

5 Book Fair

6 7

8

9 10/11

9 September

12 P & C Meeting

13 14 15

16 17/18

10 September

19

20 21 22

23 Last Day of Term 24/25

LAST DAY TERM 3 23rd September TEACHERS & STUDENTS FIRST DAY BACK Term 4 - 10th October