Hasn't the term flown! It has been a great 10 weeks full of fun and learning. Thank you to all of our parents who came in last week to discuss the progress of their children, it was a pleasure for all of the teachers to discuss the many achievements and strengths of each of our students. Please feel free to make an appointment anytime throughout the year to discuss your child's progress.

Pumpkin Soup Day. We are chopping up the school pumpkin crop to make soup on Friday for the students. Students can come to school out of uniform as long as they wear something orange! If we have leftover soup, it will be available for families to take home in reusable containers at the Friday assembly.

Art Show Raffle. Milly has been handing out books of raffle tickets for the upcoming P&C Art Show. Last year the raffle alone raised $5000 – let's try and match it! Money and extra raffle ticket books can be dropped off/collected at the school office, or see Milly directly.

P&C Meeting. P&C meeting, 2.30pm -3.30pm tomorrow afternoon in the Staff Room. All welcome!

Tennis at Wollombi with Mark Barrow. Tennis with Mark will resume in Term 3, every Monday afternoon from 3.30pm until 5.00pm. Cost is $6.00 per child.

First Day Back. A reminder that we look forward to seeing all students returning to school for Term 3 on Monday July 22nd. Our staff development day will be on Monday, 19th August.

Premier’s Reading Challenge. With the holidays approaching it is a good time to continue your reading as the Premier’s Reading Challenge ends on 30th August.

Head lice reminder. Parents, please take the opportunity this holidays to check and, if necessary, treat your child for head lice. Let's start Term 3 nit-free! Please use this link for further information https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/practical-help-for-parents-and-carers/family-wellbeing/health/removing-head-lice-and-nits.

Education Week. Week 3 of Term 3 is Education Week! On Tuesday 6th August we will be having a special Education Week assembly at 9.30, then invite parents, relatives and community members to visit our classrooms to spend time with our students in their natural habitats and join in learning activities. We will conclude the morning with a delicious morning tea! Hope you can make it.

Canberra 2019. Year 5 and 6 students are looking forward to the Canberra trip at the beginning of Term 4, where we explore national institutions and try to catch sight of federal politicians in their natural habitat. The total cost of this excursion is $250.00. Part payments can be made to the office or via payment online on our website at any time. Final date for payment is Friday, 20th September. The cost of the trip has been greatly reduced thanks to the fundraising efforts of the P&C, who are covering the cost of the bus.

Enjoy the break! Mr Howe.

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Time for a break!

LOST PROPERTY!!

Please take some time to check the

plastic tub at the front gate for items belonging

to your child/children. To assist us in returning

lost property please ensure all items are clearly

labelled. Thank you.

Yengo Yarns…

Museum in a box recount snippets

Yengo got a box but not any box. It was from the Australian Museum! I could not wait to open it.

When it was time to open it, I felt so excited! It was stunning, mind blowing and spectacular!

Sonny

The National Parks Museum in a Box is a giant box that contains dioramas, DVDs, binoculars,

games, insect specimens, books and more. Lakota

We spent the last few weeks investigating it in Science and Geography. Ryder

We wondered what was inside. When we became experts, we got to teach Finchley and

Warrawalong. I ran the station with the echidna, bat, frog and snake. Eli

As a class, we organised 6 rotations. My favourite was guessing the animal sound. No-one knew

the koel sound. Foxx

We wrote a script of what we were going to say to the other students inside our project books.

Wilson

Finchley came in first and we showed them where they were going. Then Warrawalong came in.

Kye

It was great. I was on birdwatching for Finchley and I rotated around with Warrawalong. Sam

My favourite station was the DVD because we got to learn more about national parks. Marley

The thing I liked the best was birdwatching because we go to use binoculars. Ruby

We went birdwatching and found a black cockatoo. Adina

I saw honey eaters and golden finches sitting on branches of crooked trees waiting till scared. I

read Finchley a book called The Bushwalk and taught them about the insect specimens. Mother

nature is a wonderful place. Tyler

The Australian Museum is massive so it would be quite hard to show how good it is by packing it

into a small box. We went there on our excursion and I think they did a great job! Harper

I can’t wait to get another one. I think that was the best school day in my life. Katie

At the end, we all got the PBL! Jack

We are working on the 6S Problem Solving Strategy in Maths!

Finchley news…

Another mighty week in the Finchley room. We felt very privileged to be invited into the Yengo room to participate in seven different rotations informing us all about National Parks. Each station was run by Yengo students who looked after us so maturely. We particularly liked the bird watching, animal noises, real echidna and flying fox specimens and the animal dress up stations. Yengo, you are leaders in the making!

Yesterday we made 'vowel hands' to support our learning about the many ways you can make the a-e-i-o and u sounds. Great work Finchley!

Thankyou to all the parents who came in for a parent/teacher interview last week. It is always a joy to share your child's progress and achievements with you, and it is a great opportunity for any questions or concerns to be addressed.

My door is always open!

Warrawalong warblings..This week we have been continuing our exploration of poetry, in

particular the 'compact power' of haiku. Without a lot of the grammatical considerations of formal writing, poetry can provide a 'short circuit' for students to express themselves. Enjoy these contributions, on the theme 'Winter'.

Hand creeping quiet

Crawling through nooks and crannies

A winter's prison.

Kiah

As white as feathers,

Soft as a sheep's woolly bum

Cold as an ice shard.

Stratton

Daisy-white falling,

Glittering diamond landscape

Summer is no more.

Phoenix

Endless train of lace,

White, cascading, falls quiet

Snowflakes delicate.

Jasmin

Freezing frostbite hands

Icy water cold in cups

Sunny days no more.

Jade A

Deep like an ocean,

Precious crystals, paper white

Winter is now here.

Piper

Cows greet the sunrise

Sunbeams burst through bare branches

Stars slowly vanish.

Meika

Leaves drop like dead flies,

Trees as bare as the vast sea

The winter is here.

Jade B

A white wedding dress,

An icy blanket on grass

A magical time.

Ruby

Stars of the Week!

Thank you to Cooper from Finchley, Katie and Adina from Yengo and Jade B from

Warrawalong for working so hard to uphold our school values of Respect,

Responsibility, Courage, Honesty and Compassion!