We welcome our Department of Education visitors Warren
Blissett, Greg Foy (Assets) and James Quiring (Technology) to
the school this week. The Assets and Technology team will be
spending all week collaborating with Karen Heldon, Director,
Territories Capital and Major Projects, Department of
Infrastructure and Regional Development and her team.
Thank you to the NICS staff who will also be contributing
during their stay.
NICS Debating Team
Joni King, Harry Hayes, Ruby Ciantar and Ashley Kytola will be
flying out off the Island today to take part in the State
Championships in debating. Students will be attending the
Sydney University. Well done students and Ms Hale who has
once again developed these students with the skills of
debating. The school community wishes you all the best of
luck we know that you will do your school and the Island
proud as debaters and ambassadors. Thanks to the
community for their incredible support.
Outrigger Competition
We wish Ada Nebauer all the best as she leaves tomorrow to
compete in the South Queensland Outrigging Championships.
Good luck Ada and well done with your achievements.
Year 10 Work Experience
Our Year 10 students have completed their first week of Work
Experience with another week to go. The school community
would sincerely like to thank everyone who has helped in any
way to make this possible for the students.
Judi Byrnes
Our fly in/out School Counsellor will be back on Island on
Monday 28th November. For appointments please contact me
at the school if you would like an appointment with Judi for
yourself and/or your child.
Student Medicals
A few weeks ago a package was put together to distribute to
students with health conditions which may require support at
school, we want to work with you to keep your child healthy
and safe at school. Parents/Caregivers have been asked to
complete the forms and return to the Front Office. If your
student has an allergic reactions, asthmatic etc. or is
anaphylaxis an Action Plan is requested which is available
from a doctor at the Norfolk Island Health and Residential Age
Care Service (Norfolk Island Hospital).
Academic Prizegiving
Will be held at Rawson Hall on Wednesday 14th December
2016, commencing at 6pm. Invitations will be handed to
students next week.
The Norfolk Island Central School P&C is calling for expressions
of interest for the operation of the NICS canteen from 1st term
of the 2017 school year.
It is likely that the regulation of the service will fall under
the NSW DEC NUTRITION IN SCHOOLS POLICY which is
available online at that address. It is important that prospective
operators have viewed this policy. Details of leasing
arrangements will be discussed with prospective operators in
the last week of term 2016.
Expressions of interest should be address to:
The Secretary,
NICS P&C Association
Norfolk Island Central School
P.O. Box 214
Special at the
Canteen this Week
Cheese Burger—$5
Homework Centre is offered to students every Tuesday
afternoon from 3pm to 4pm in the School Library.
All students from Year 3 to Year 12 are invited to
attend. This is a great opportunity that is offered
to study and complete their homework, this is
supervised by teachers.
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!! 3-6 NEWS
Changes for 2017:
As of next year, due to Departmental guidelines, cakes and lollies will no longer be allowed to be brought in
to share with classes, due to children with Anaphylaxis and Allergy conditions. We are sorry for any
inconvenience with this. But I am sure you will understand the good intentions behind it.
Stage 3 Tissues please:
Although it is coming to the end of the year colds and coughs are still upon us and as some children have not
yet brought in tissues for their class for the year we are asking for some boxes to see out the year please!
Thankyou in anticipation.
THE YEAR 7/8 DEBATING TEAM FROM NORFOLK ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING THEIR QUEST TO COMPETE IN NEXT WEEK’S
NSW PREMIER’S DEBATING CHALLENGE.
We would like to thank NICS staff, the SRC and our fellow students (for believing in us!) and the following clubs, organisations and individu-
als for helping us financially.
We wouldn’t be competing in Sydney without you!
THE NORFOLK ISLAND ROTARY CLUB THE NORFOLK ISLAND BOWLING CLUB
THE NORFOLK ISLAND RSL CLUB THE NORFOLK ISLAND QUOTA CLUB
LIONS CLUB OF NORFOLK ISLAND & ARTHUR’S VALE & DISTRICT 201N5 –
Kings Langley Lions, Manly Lions, RICHMOND LIONS, CITY OF RYDE LIONS, CARLINGFORD-DUNDAS LIONS & the Follow Your Dream Foundation
THE P&C GAI BRODTMANN MP
Results showing the impact of
schools that do implement L3:
It’s the most magical time of year…your child
can write to Santa To all the boys and girls on Norfolk Island it is almost time to start writing your letters to Santa Claus.
Santa’s mail box will be on the footpath outside of Beauty ‘N’ More (opposite The Golden Orb Bookshop) each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.00 to 5.00 ~ Wednesday and Saturday until 1.00 pm from Thursday, December 1st, with the last mail closing for the North Pole on Friday, December 16th.
When writing to Santa it is important to tell Santa your full name and Norfolk post box number for him to send a letter back to you….ask Mum or Dad or an older brother or sister for help or to check you have done it correctly to make sure you receive a reply from Santa Claus.
P.S. Mrs. Claus tells us Santa is looking forward to receiving many letters from Norfolk Island.
Norfolk Island Central School PO Box 214 Norfolk Island 2899 Phone; 0011 6723 23000 Fax: 0011 6723 23100 email: [email protected]
Dear NICS Families,
All students are invited to join us for an End of Year Fundraiser for Jonny and Mai on Thursday 8 December. It is a great opportunity for the NICS community who want to make a difference in one of our student’s life to come and have a fun time, enjoy a sausage sizzle and make a donation.
The event will be filled with lots of the Easter Carnival favourites like the jumping castle, the green machines, bubble soccer and lots of other stalls.
Tickets are priced at: $ 10 per student
$ 15 for 2 students
$ 20 for 3 students
And $ 25 for 4 students
Your ticket will include one sausage on bread, and unlimited turns on the Easter Carnival stalls of your
choice. Extra sausages are $1.
Please and fill in the form below and return to the office with the money by Tuesday 6th December for
catering.
We truly hope to see you there! Thanks in advance for your support.
Sincerely,
NICS SRC, Youth Assembly, Staff and P&C
My child/children_______________________________ will be attending the event. Yes No
(Name and Grades)
Number of children: ________________ $10 $15 $20 $25
Extra sausages: ________ @ $1 each TOTAL:
Thursday 8 December
Love Love
below useful. Head lice are only found on the human head or hair. Head lice do not live on furniture, hats, bedding, carpet or any-
where else in the environment. Treating anything other than the human head does not eradicate head lice.
There are two main treatment options to remove head lice:
Mechanical removal
Chemical removal
Mechanical removal Mechanical removal involves applying conditioner to dry hair. Cover all of the hair with conditioner, detangle hair
with normal comb and separate into sections. Then, using a fine long toothed metal lice comb, comb through the
hair in sections. The conditioner does not kill lice but stuns them for about 20 minutes enabling easier removal.
The long toothed metal comb will remove nits and the stunned head lice. Wipe the comb on a white tissue and
check for any lice or nits. Keep combing until no more appear on the tissue. This method should be done every sec-
ond or third day until no nits and lice remain, usually about 7 to 10 days. Please see the explanation below for
more detailed guidance.
This method is the preferred way to detect and treat head lice because it is effective, does not contribute to insecti-
cide resistance in head lice and also presents a low risk of skin irritation.
This method also helps manage head lice before they become established on the head. Simply keep a good head
lice comb in the shower and every time your family washes their hair use the fine comb through the hair. This will
ensure lice are "caught" before they lay too many eggs. If your children are old enough to wash their own hair en-
courage them to use the comb themselves. Or keep a comb handy to where you wash your children's hair and use
it every shampoo.
Chemical removal
What you need for this method:
Normal comb to detangle hair prior to using metal lice comb
Chemical treatment containing synthetic or natural insecticides that kill head lice (talk to your local pharmacist
to identify the treatments containing insecticides)
Fine toothed metal lice comb (available from your local chemist or online)
White paper towel If you choose to use a chemical treatment, remember to follow the instructions carefully. You will also need to
comb through the hair to ensure the treatment is working. If you find dead lice it means the product has worked. If
you find live lice, the treatment has not worked. Don't be tempted to re-apply or over-apply the same chemical if it
doesn't appear to be working. Instead switch to another treatment that uses a different chemical compound or use
the ‘comb and conditioner method’ as described under the mechanical removal. It is very important that you repeat
the chemical treatment in seven days to kill any newly hatched eggs as most chemical treatments will not kill the
eggs (nits). Once your child is free of lice and nits, remember to regularly check with a fine toothed head lice comb and condi-
tioner as described above. Early detection and treatment will prevent re-infestation of other family members and
classmates.
Some tips for treating long hair
Depending on the hair length and type, it is often easier to neatly section long and thick hair before applying conditioner to avoid getting the hair into a terrible tangle. Some ideas on how to do this are described here:
Part long hair once from forehead to scalp, and use hair clips to keep the part in place.
Apply conditioner along the part line. This is to stop lice from crossing from one side of the head to the other.
Part the hair in a straight line from the ear around the scalp to the centre part and clip or pin the top section to the crown of the scalp. Do this also on the other side until you have four sections. You can part the hair into