Kindergarten - Year 6 FinishYear 3 Sustainability Expo
Fri 18 Peer SupportLast day of Term 3
OctObersun 4 Daylight Savings commencesWeek 30bmon 5 Labour Day Holidaytue 6 First day of Term 4Wed 7 Walk & Talk Tour - Sunshine AvenueFri 9 Walk and Talk Tour - Mahers LaneWeek 31AWed 14 Small Scholars’ Seminar - Years 5
and 6 – Period 1 and 2thu 15 FUN Swimming Carnival -
Kindergarten - Year 2
From the Head of PrimaryStudent, Parent, Teacher interviewsAcross this fortnight, students from Kindergarten to Year 6 are leading conferences with their parents under the guidance of their classroom teacher. They will be sharing their learning journey, stating their personal learning goals and how they are progressing in achieving these targets. The children eagerly anticipate these meetings, as they are proud of their achievements and relish the opportunity to share their learning with their family.
Brain Builder FactSetting goals is one way to help learners maintain their focus and keep their concentration levels high. Goal setting primarily accomplishes two things: It focuses student attention on the task at hand and it provides the pleasure of anticipating the achievement of the goal, thereby stimulating the production of endorphins (the feel good chemicals in the brain).
Brain Builder AwardsCongratulations to our winners:
Sanan Ahmad Macy Parkinson Ava Arghyros Summer Parry Billy Wardle Ava Wells Ariana Brown Caitlin Sutton Evie Barlin Josephine Caton
2016 Year 5 Parent Visit to Mahers Lane CampusThe transition from the Sunshine Avenue campus to the Mahers Lane campus can be a time of trepidation for parents of Year 4 students. In order to help allay any concerns, parents of our current Year 4 cohort were invited to the Mahers Lane campus this week for a tour, informative chat and visits to the classrooms. Feedback from those who attended was positive, with all feeling more relaxed about the impending transition. A further parent information evening will also be held at 6:30pm on Wednesday 4 November in the lecture theatre at the Mahers Lane campus.
Michele Chandler
Term 4 House CaptainsCongratulations to our House Captains for Term 4.
Grandparents’ DayToday was one of the most enjoyable days of the School year. The children love their grandparents visiting their classrooms, sharing their learning, introducing their friends and teachers and doing special activities with these very important people in their lives. Thank you to the parents who volunteered their time to bake and serve a delicious morning tea for the grandparents.
Year 5 campYear 5 camp at Lake Ainsworth, near Lennox Head, was exciting! It was about twelve o’clock when we got there. We firstly had a tour of the camp grounds. We saw the cabins, toilets, and where some girls stayed. The rooms were called Beachside. We returned to the spot where we started, it was called ‘Spot X’. We also saw a place where we would do night activities and BMX riding. The night activity place was called ‘The Stadium’ where we did some cool activities. We could see the rock climbing wall outside of it. We walked to our rooms, the boys were next to each other and the girls were separated from the boys. When we unpacked we had to go the dining hall. We had lunch there before we split into our groups: Dugongs and Whales. I was in the Dugongs.
The activities over the next few days were: rock climbing, cookout, BMX riding, raft building, night games (one of my favourites), ultimate scissors/paper/rock and a county fair where we played games (like a fair) and we would earn “money” and we could spend it on other games. My favourite activity was raft building because we were in a team and we got to have a swim in the lake. Raft building was where we got some materials - two canoes, five pipes, lots of rope and oars.
Overall this camp was one of my favourite camps because we got to go on the beach and we got to swim in “Coca Cola Lake” I truly loved this camp.
Finn Armstrong - 5KL
Peer Support Next week, our Peer Support Program wraps up for another year. The Year 6 leaders have done an outstanding job of engaging students and promoting positive relationships with their group members. Students are looking forward to sharing their peer support experiences and reflections in the coming weeks.
Year 2Throughout the term, Year 2 have been investigating toys and the forces of push and pull through a series of fun experiments and hands-on activities. The students combined their knowledge of how things move and what they know about toys, then designed their very own using recycled materials. Here are a few of their entertaining creations.
“My toy is a jumping toy. Put it on the ground and push down on the end of the paddle pop stick. The force of your push will make it jump and turn in the air. It can also be used as a catapult.”
Tyler
“My toy rolls on it’s wheels when you push it. You can pull the ball back and then let it go. This will pull the toy forward and it will roll. I had fun making it.”
Ava
“My toy is a pig that you can pull along and play with. It also has a lead that you can also use to reel it in towards you. It slides on it’s belly.”
Olivia
Emotional Resilience ProgramYear 4 students took part in an Emotional Resilience program at the Sunshine Avenue campus.
The goal of the Enhancing Emotional Resilience program is to teach coping skills to improve a child’s abilities to bounce back and face potential difficulties with confidence.
Leanne, a child psychologist from The Lakeside Rooms, ran four workshops with the students in Year 4 and demonstrated different strategies to support a child’s emotional resilience in school and at home.
Aggression through subtle means as well as controlling any angry feelings was discussed and how children can deal with those uncomfortable situations and remain calm, relaxed, confident and strong.
Children were then encouraged to talk more about how they are feeling at home and in school through a series of challenges that were sent home.
This was an excellent program that encouraged lots of discussion and deep thinking.
Kim Denny, Year 4 Teacher
Gold Coast EisteddfodSpeech and Drama We are half way through the Speech and Drama Eisteddfod at Robina Community Centre.
Congratulations to the students who have performed exceptionally well thus far:
Reuben Collins Second, second, third
Sophie Beck Second
Elliot Shepherd Second
Lily Alford Third
Tom Todorovic Third
Noah Shepherd Third, highly commended
Juliette Collins Third
Kimiyo Tango Highly commended
Marija Todorovic Highly commended
Honours certificates were also awarded to Joely Morgan, Tahlia Clack, Pippi Perrow and Siara Travaglia.
More results to come next newsletter.
Congratulations also to Taylah Field who came second in the humorous poetry section of the Somerset Festival of Young Performers in late August.
Kim Shepherd, Speech and Drama Teacher
Let’s Look at LunchboxesHas your child attended the ‘Let’s Look at Lunchboxes’
cooking demonstrations during Tuesday lunchtimes? So far students have been shown how to make
rice paper rolls, zucchini fritters and cucumber rollups. All healthy and fun foods to put
in the lunchbox. These holidays, encourage your child to get in the kitchen and try these recipes.
Here are the fritters and cucumber roll up recipes:
• 1 spring onion• salt and pepper to taste• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
for cooking
method:1. Grate zucchini and carrot2. Squeeze out the liquid3. Cut up the spring onion
and bacon4. In a separate bowl, mix
egg, cheese or bacon, onion, salt and pepper
5. Add the zucchini mix to the egg mix and stir
6. Heat the frypan with small amount of oil
7. Put tablespoon drops of mix in the pan
8. Flip over after about one-two minutes
9. Put into your lunchbox and enjoy!!
Cucumber Roll-upsIngredients:
• 1 cucumber• Half avocado• 1 carrot
• 1 tomato• Half lemon
method:1. Grate the carrot2. Cut up the tomato finely3. Mash the avocado in a
bowl.4. Add the carrot and tomato
and a squeeze of lemon5. Using a peeler, peel the
cucumber into long strips6. Spread the avocado mix
along the cucumber strip7. Roll up8. Put into your lunchbox
and enjoy!!
Sports NewsCIS Touch FootballLucy Tandler in Year 6 has been busy representing the School recently. She attended the CIS Touch Football in Sydney from 17-20 August. Lucy also represented the School in Grafton for netball on 2 September and then travelled to the Sunshine Coast to compete in the Parks Grom Stomp Competition on 3 September, in which she came second. Well done Lucy.
Congratulations AmyAmy Cronk is a flyer for Currumbin Cheer Leopards Junior 1 and has been selected for the Pinnacle bid cheerleading competition in Melbourne, against the best of the best in Australia. At each competition, only the highest scoring team in the entire division gets the bid to enter the Pinnacle. This event takes place straight after Nationals in Melbourne on 28 November.
Early Learning CentreKindergartenKindergarten Swimming Program
Kindergarten students have been having a fantastic time in the pool. From Weeks 6 to 9 each Kindergarten class has been going to the Tweed pool twice a week for intensive swimming lessons. The students thoroughly enjoy their lessons and have really grown in confidence, developing and improving their skills. Next Tuesday is their final week and we will be practising rescue procedures. It has been an amazing experience for all the students and we are certainly ready for the FUN swimming carnival next term!
PreschoolFather’s Day - Preschool KoalasTo celebrate Father’s Day in the Preschool Koalas’ room, fathers were invited to spend time in the classroom after they attended the Big Boy’s Breakfast on Friday 28 August or the morning of Wednesday 2 September. On both days the students enjoyed spending time with the dads who could stay and play. Everyone was very excited to give their fathers the special card and gifts they had made.
Emma Blaikie, Preschool Koalas Teacher
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Saturday 12 September, 9am - 2pm | Murwillumbah Civic Centre
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