Postal AddressPO Box 996Banora Point NSW 2486Mahers Lane CampusTerranora NSW 2486 07 5590 5099
Sunshine Avenue CampusTweed Heads South NSW 284607 5523 1143
Absentee Line 07 5590 5927
Term 2: Week 8 : 20/3/2015
Upcoming Events
MarchWeek 9aTue 24 Group 18 Rugby League Primary
Schools Thu 26 Better Buddies PicnicFri 27 Stage 3 swimming lessonsSat 28 TNA Netball Round 3 OPEN DAY
MARCH PAST aprilWeek 10BMon 30 Year 4 Little Thinkers’ Group - 8:00am
Fitzpatrick Cup Hockey Day Years 5-6Year 1 - Year 6 Student/Parent/Teacher Sharing Session
Tue 31 P&F Meeting (and AGM) - 6:00pm - Mahers Lane libraryYear 1 - Year 6 Student/Parent/Teacher Sharing Session
Wed 1 Year 1 - Year 6 Student/Parent/Teacher Sharing Session ELC Easter Hat Parade
Thu 2 Last day of Term 1 Fri 3 Good FridayWeek 11aTue 21 First day of Term 2Thu 23 Preschool - Year 12 Cross CountryFri 24 Anzac Day Service - Years 1 - 4 9:30
Sunshine Avenue campusAnzac Day Service - Years 5 - 12 9:40 NgahriyahNSWCIS Primary Boys Soccer Championships
Sat 25 Anzac Day
From the PrincipalDear Parents
Our coach continues to impress during its commute to and from school. Students have been reminded that the closed circuit TV recording continues to ensure their excellent behaviour on our buses.
Gillian Anstee, Principal
From the Assistant Principal - Head of PrimaryBrain Builder AwardsCongratulations to the recipients of our Brain Builder awards this fortnight:
phoebe robins Kindergarten Turtles Quincy Symonds 1 Kinchin James cunnah 1 Rhapsody Oliver Wilson 2 Cryptodynamic ruby hannam 2 Relucent Bridie Bedford 3 Matrix Damien lark 3 Telary cooper Nichols 3 Wight Sabina Dempsey 4 Darkle Oliver paley-Mason 6 Doctiloquent Jake Frazer 6 Fulgent
Brain FactsWHY learn times tables?
Many children do not see the benefits in devoting time to learn times tables, so this week Professors Duggan and Chandler visited Stage 2 and Stage 3 classrooms to explain.
Our brains can only hold limited pieces of information in our working memory at one time. When faced with a challenging mathematical problem, we rely on our working memory to temporarily store relevant facts needed in order to reach a solution. By learning times tables to the extent where we have immediate recall, we are shifting these multiplication facts to our long term memory thus freeing much needed space in the working memory.
Long Term Memory Tip: The Five Times Repetition Formula
If you review your learning FIVE times, your memory will be able to keep the information in your brain FOREVER!!! Here’s the secret:
1. Review your work one hour after learning something new.
2. Then review again the next day
3. A week later devote time to reviewing the learning again.
4. Again one month later
5. Final time six months later … Then it’s yours FOREVER!
Student AbsencesIn the event of a student’s absence, the appropriate campus must be notified before 8:45am by calling the number below.
Year 2 Camp Out With KidsOn Friday 13 March, Year 2 had their annual Camp Out With Kids. The children were so excited in the lead-up to this event that it was hard for them to believe it was finally here.
After days of beautiful weather we were met with some rainy weather on Friday night. It was great to see the positive attitudes and the smiling faces continue despite the wet weather.
This program is designed to create an atmosphere where children can spend quality one-on-one time with a parent or carer together in a fun, safe outdoor environment without the distractions of TV, phones or computers.
The evening consisted of setting up tents and sleeping bags on the oval followed by interactive games, songs, dancing and shared story telling as well as meaningful opportunities to honour each child. Our parents were fully dedicated to not only enjoying but valuing this precious time with their child and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
The children have been continuing with their camp activities in class and it has been interesting for us to note the numerous ways the valuable issues raised during the Camp Out are now evident in their discussions.
Miss Newham, Miss Read and Mrs Campton - Year 2 Teachers
Student/Parent/Teacher Learning Journey SharingAn integral component of our SH-LINKS program is the opportunity for the children to share their learning journey thus far this year with their parents. All parents from Year 1 – 6 would have received notification about these meetings that will be occurring from 30 March through to 1 April. Bookings are to be made through the online PTO system.
If you have concerns about your child’s progress or need to speak with the teacher without your child present, please make an alternate time.
Sunshine Avenue Campus Parking Unfortunately I continue to hear reports of parents who are disregarding parking regulations. These people are not only being extremely inconsiderate, they are also placing pedestrians in danger.
I urge you to be cognisant of the parking signage and to follow the School’s pick up and drop off procedures. If your child is not yet independent in buckling their own seatbelt in the afternoon or in being able to leave the car unassisted in the mornings, please do not utilise the turning circle area at these times.
Michele Chandler
Lindisfarne Jamhubs at Mahers Lane CampusOur music programs at Lindisfarne seek to encourage curiosity and imaginative thought where students take ownership for their own learning. The aim of our programs is to motivate students first, before moving them into other musical and learning styles. Our new performance set ups do just that. Two weeks ago we unveiled three new Jamhubs which include: a selection of guitars (acoustic and electric), bass guitars and associated leads and amps, mixers, keyboards, a digital drum kit, microphones, tuned and non-tuned percussion and other melodic and harmonic instruments as required.
Each Jamhub enables students to work together collaboratively and also acts as a silent recording studio. The focus on practical music making is supported by new curriculum programs which are fully integrated with listening, practical music making, improvising and composing. The prime objective is to make music learning as practical an activity as possible. These programs focus on learning done ‘with’ and ‘by’ students, not ‘to’ and ‘for’ them.
To encourage performance confidence within the school community, a bi-weekly lunchtime concert program has
been introduced. This will be run by the students, attended by performers only and supported by a
series of invited practising musicians who will provide feedback directly to the students.
Better Buddies PicnicAs part of our Better Buddies Program, Kindergarten and Year 4 children will be celebrating the end of first term with a special “Teddy Bear’s Picnic’ on Thursday 26 March. The picnic will be held in the preschool playground. Children are asked to bring their usual lunch and a favorite teddy bear to share the occasion.
News from 6FG
This term has been an extremely busy time in 6 Fulgent (shining brightly). Students have arrived each day armed with a Growth Mindset, ready to learn and take on new challenges. We have been exploring the concept of diversity in English and read a number of picture books related to this. Science has been an exciting time as we have been studying the properties of solids and liquids. We are all looking forward to making ice cream this week and choosing our own flavours. Many of our students have represented the School in a number of sports including swimming, rugby union and soccer. We are off to a flying start and are looking forward to what the rest of the year brings.
“It’s Okay to be Different” by Jake, Bailey and Lukas
In English, 6 Fulgent (6FG) has been learning about diversity. We have read a book called “It’s Okay
to be Different.” by Todd Parr. Each student then created their own book with a targeted
audience of Year 2 (7-8 years of age). We were required to write the text and draw
the pictures. Students have been
researching about Todd Parr. Todd is an American author who writes picture books about differences and more. We have also written “It’s Okay to be Different“ books with groups from different classes. When we have finished these books the teachers will send some of them to Todd Parr himself.
Krissy Affleck, Stage 3 Coordinator
Sports NewsSwimmingCongratulations to Evie Scharenguivel 3W, Brooke Morris 6FG, Cooper Thomson 3W, Flynn Southam 5KL and William Jordan 5JM who competed in the NSWCIS Primary Swimming Championships at Homebush in Sydney on Thursday.
Rugby UnionCongratulations to the thirty three boys and one girl, Olivia Kane 3T, who represented our school in the Casuarina Cup and Casuarina Shield Rugby Union day. All students played strongly and represented our school proudly. Our U10’s BLUE team were joint winners with Pottsville Primary in the Casuarina Shield. Players were: Carter Ellis-Crawford 4D, Rupert Fahy 4D, Oliver Jeffrey 4D, Brodie McDowell 4D, Keaton Ebbott 4K, Jordan Glover 4K, Ryan Parry 4K, Isaac Rogers 4K, Jasper Bristow 3M, Dane Henry 3M, Kobe McKimmin 3W. Thank you to our fabulous parents who helped on the day, especially our coaches: Mr Kane Milroy, Mr Brett McKimmin, Mr Mark Henry, Mr Matt Kane and Mr Brett Glover in the lead-up to this event. A great day was had by all.
Soccer The NCIS Soccer Championships were held in Armidale last week. Lindisfarne had twenty six primary students compete in this event. Our primary girls’ team had a great day with one win and two losses. Congratulations to our primary boys’ team who were undefeated champions on the day winning their four games 8-0, 2-1, 2-1, 1-0. Five Lindisfarne players were selected in the NCIS primary boys’ team and will compete at the King’s School, North Parramatta, Sydney on Friday 24 April 2015.
Congratulations to: Lucas Martins 5ML, Lewis Koppel 6AF, Oliver Churchill 6AF, Connor Wilson 6DD and Finnegan Wagner 5KL. We wish you every success.
Netball TNA Round 2 is Saturday 21 March. Best of luck to all Lindisfarne teams.
Rugby League Twenty eight boys will be competing in the Group 18 Rugby League Primary All Schools Challenge on Tuesday 24 March at South Tweed Juniors. Best of luck.
HockeyFitzpatrick Shield – Monday 30 March – Murwillumbah
We have forty nine Years 5 and 6 students interested in competing.
KindergartenFor the past couple of weeks Mr Pettit has been running Health/Science lessons during Kindergarten rotation times. The unit is called “From Paddock to Plate” and has been investigating the benefits of good nutrition and the process that some foods go through before they reach our tables.
One week we looked at the process that milk goes through before it is ready for us to drink. We have been comparing unprocessed foods with highly processed foods. We have learnt that in most cases, foods in their most natural states are much better for us than those that are highly processed as they are more likely to be full of sugar, salt, preservatives and other additives.
This week we began investigating some aspects of food packaging. We found that food in its most natural state is also more beneficial to the environment. It is less likely to be packaged in materials such as plastic that are rarely recycled and end up harming the environment, and leftovers can be
used in compost which is great for the garden. We made some posters to put up in our classrooms.
PreschoolLooking at our ‘Feelings’ in the Joeys’ room.
We have been reading many of Trace Moroney’s ‘feeling’ books over the past few weeks. She has written a story for each emotion. These stories have been carefully written to help children better understand their feelings and in doing so gain the self-trust needed to deal with and have control over their different emotions. ‘When I’m feeling angry’ has helped develop the children’s understanding that it is ok to feel angry, BUT it is not ok to hurt our friends when we are angry. We have discussed and modeled different ways for the children to vent their anger in safe ways. We have been singing ‘When you’re happy and you know it’, using different actions to highlight our different emotions. The children love it when we break out into laughter and find that everyone’s giggles are contagious.
A mirror was used to observe different faces we pull depending on how we feel. The children had fun exploring our angry, happy and sad faces. We decided to take photos of each of the children using different facial expressions. They enjoyed experimenting with using the camera and computer to help capture these faces. There has been lots of expressive language used to describe our facial expressions. We have incorporated this learning into our art area and the children have made their own ‘Feely’ faces.
2015 Year 4 Scholarships
2016 Year 5 Scholarships
2016 Year 7 Scholarships
Current Year 4 students are welcome to apply for a Year 4, 2015 academic scholarship.
Successful applicants will be awarded a scholarship that is applicable for Term 2 - Term 4 2015 only.
examination Details:
Facilitator: Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School Date: Tuesday 7 April, 2015 location: Mahers Lane campus
For more information regarding the Year 4 Scholarship, including how to apply, please visit www.lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au/enrolment/2015-year-4-scholarship.
Current Year 4 students are also welcome to apply for a Year 5, 2016 scholarship.
Successful applicants will be awarded a scholarship that is applicable for the duration of Years 5 and 6 only.
examination Details:
Facilitator: EduTest Date: Saturday 2 May, 2015 location: Mahers Lane campus
For more information regarding the 2016 Scholarships, including how to register with EduTest via the School website, please visit www.lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au/enrolment/scholarships.html
Current Year 6 students are welcome to apply for a Year 7, 2016 scholarship.
Successful applicants will be awarded a scholarship that is applicable for the duration of Years 7 to 12.
examination Details:
Facilitator: EduTest Date: Saturday 2 May, 2015
location: Mahers Lane campus
For more information regarding the 2016 Scholarships, including how to register with EduTest via the School website, please visit www.lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au/enrolment/scholarships.html
What is the Family energy rebate?The Family Energy Rebate helps to cover the cost of energy bills for NSW households with dependent children. In 2014-2015 the rebate gives:
• Up to $150 credit on electricity bills for eligible applicants who hold an account with an electricity retailer
• Up to $165 direct payment to nominated bank accounts for eligible applicants who live in a residential community (caravan or mobile home park) and receive electricity from the park operator.
am i eligible FOr the rebate?To be eligible you MUST:
• Be a NSW resident; and
• Have been assessed by the Federal Department of Human Services (DHS) as being eligible for the Family Tax Benefit (FTB) A or B at any time during the 2013-2014 financial year, and have received an FTB payment in respect of that eligibility; and
• Be an account holder of an electricity retailer, or a long-term resident of a residential community (caravan or mobile home park), whose name appears on the electricity account for supply to her or his principal place of residence.
What DO i neeD tO DO beFOre i aPPly?Before you apply, here’s a quick checklist. Have you:
• Lodged your tax return for 2013-2014 with the Australian Taxation Office or informed the Department of Human Services (DHS) if you are not required to lodge a tax return?
• Received confirmation from DHS as to your eligibility for Family Tax Benefit A or B for 2013-2014?
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Community NewsSUPER 4’S BOYS HOCKEYAll you need is three mates to make your team of four to play.
Where: Tweed Super Sports, Chinderah Bay Rd, Chinderah. Date: Term 2 Wednesdays (April 22 - June 24) Time: Games will be scheduled 4:00-6:00pm and are forty minutes (two twenty min halves) age: 13 and under boys how much: $20 per team per game ($5 per player) equipment: Hockey Sticks are supplied if needed, please supply Shinpads and Mouthguard Dress: Training clothes and joggers.
Ring Margie on Mobile 0413 622 950 for enquiries or to register your team.
