Lennox Lookout Lennox Head Public School
25 Byron Street Lennox Head NSW 2478
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WHAT’S COMING UP! 2017
WEEK 8
M onday 4 September ‘Go Live” LMBR
Friday 8 September Last Assembly for Term 3
WEEK 9
Monday 11 September Payments can be made again
Friday 15 September No Assembly
Friday 15 September Town & Gown Art Exhibition Open Night @ 6pm
Saturday 16-17 September Town & Gown Art Exhibition – School Hall
WEEK 10
Tuesday 19 September Grug & the Rainbow Year K-2
Friday 22 September No Assembly
Last Day of Term
REMINDER Please no payments for fees or excursions can be made next week. As of Monday 11 September the new system will be up and running and payments can be made as usual by cash, EFTPOS and POP.
Tournament of Minds Rugby League 7’s
Congratulations to the Year 5 and 6 students who On Wednesday 23 August, Lennox Head Public competed as part of the Lennox Head Public School School’s Rugby League 7s team represented the North Tournament of the Minds team on Sunday. These Coast in the Legends of League State Finals at students have been working together for the last few Macquarie University Sporting Fields in Sydney. To earn weeks, developing their public speaking, performance a spot in this competition, the boys had to win through skills, critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork the local competition and then the regional competition. skills. On the day, thirty schools, from both public and private education systems made up the opposition for the State We are yet to hear back with any official results from the Finals, representing a total of 661 schools that were part regional event however our students received extremely of this year’s competition. positive feedback on the day and should all be very pleased with their achievements! On the day, the NRL had lined up for some former legends of the game to rub shoulders with the stars of the future. Our boys had the opportunity to meet legends like Brad Fittler, Andrew Ettingshausen, Darryl Brohman, Mario Fenech, Terry Lamb and Nathan Hindmarsh, as well as some current Sydney Roosters and West Tigers players. Surprisingly, the boys were less excited about this than Mr O’Rafferty.
Lennox Head made a great start to their campaign, winning their opening two pool matches. Complacency in their third match saw Lennox Head lose possession for most of the first half. They could not recover from this and went down by a try.
Looking at the results and fixtures to come, Lennox Head surmised that if they had a big win in their final pool match, that they had a great chance to make the top
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FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 | TERM 3 | WEEK 7 e ight eight. After some much needed encouragement, Library Lennox Head were ready to take their finals chances into
eight. After some much their own hands. Lead by some Donations incredible runs by Josh Y, Tyrel K and Cohen B, Lennox Thankyou to Lila and Stella Paff for donating books to the Head surged to an incredible 40-0 drubbing of their library. It is greatly appreciated. opposition – the biggest score line of the day. At the game’s end, the Lennox Head contingent eagerly Premiers Reading Challenge checked the updated results, and were thrilled to realise This has now closed. Students will receive certificates for that the boys had done enough to qualify for the quarter completing the reading challenge next term. finals. The following is an article written by Kate and Aurelia After a long day of tough footy, Lennox Head geared about a special author visit we had last Friday. Thankyou themselves up for a big clash against a very classy girls. Mulyan outfit. Finn S grabbed control of the game early, through a terrific dummy half scoot to bag the important first try of the quarter final. Momentum of this game The Story Board Bus- swung like a pendulum, with each team trading try-for-try. Tyrel K mesmerised the Mulyan defence with some silky BEEP BEEP! footwork, while Lennox’s solid backs, Callum S, Brody R, Beau J, and Dembe R made try saving tackles and The Story Board decisive runs upfield. At full-time Lennox Head claimed Bus, associated with an 18-12 victory to progress to the semi-finals. the Byron Bay Writers Festival, After a short turn around, Lennox was again on the field. travelled to Lennox Their opposition was St Joseph’s Nyngan. After only a Head Public to hold a couple of minutes, Lennox was down by 6 and needing presentation and some inspiration. Josh Y came off the bench as an workshop with year impact player, and immediately boosted his teammates four, five and six who drew level at 6-6. Once again, Lennox Head was students. The Story locked in a tight battle, with neither team relenting. At full- Board Bus is a time, the scores were locked at 18-18. Despite the draw, travelling, creative Nyngan progressed into the final as they were first to writing program trouble the scorers. inspiring next generation readers Although the boys from Lennox Head were disappointed and writers. to have so narrowly missed a berth in the State Grand Final, they all walked away with smiles and their heads Our school’s visiting held high. So after months of competition, many hard author, Jesse fought games, dozens of tries, hundreds of tackles, and Blackadder, did a presentation about her expedition to countless bumps and bruises, Lennox Head Public Antarctica and her inspirational writing opportunity in School’s rugby league 7s side can officially claim to be Antarctica. The workshop involved 25 students from third best in NSW (although some of the players and an Stage three to develop creative writing skills. unnamed coach are claiming equal second – perhaps deservedly so). The workshop went for two and a half hours. The children thoroughly enjoyed the author visit from Jesse Throughout the entire competition all of the boys involved Blackadder. They were absolute legends, displaying emphatic learned many writing competitiveness, fairness, and incredible sportsmanship. techniques which They can be exceptionally proud of their achievements. they will apply in their class. The school would like to thank the parents who were integral in getting the boys to local competitions and in By Kate and Aurelia making the trek to Sydney last week. Mr O’Rafferty would like to thank the boys for making it as far as they did, allowing him to swap the classroom for the sidelines throughout the year! Well done, Legends of 2017!
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Principal’s Message Earn and Learn Don’t forget!!!! Keep the stickers coming in, we
I am simply going to start with Wow!!! I have been appreciate your support! If you still have some stickers at amazed this week by the array of talent that was on home please bring them into the school, we have sheets for you to stick them on and a box in the front office. display at our school concert, over 3 magnificent shows. I am incredibly proud to lead such a creative and talented group of teachers and students. I have also been Have a great weekend, humbled by the efforts of many parents who were able to give up their time to assist. In addition I would like to say Kind Regards a heartfelt thanks to out tireless team of P and C workers Deb Langfield who organised ticket sales and provided the BBQ on both Integrity in the eating area evenings. I would also like to say thank you to the Always place rubbish in the bin parents that were able to swap tickets so that other when instructed to leave the eating area. parents could attend. I greatly appreciate your generosity. Have a say!
I would also like to commend the tireless efforts of Miss We'd love to hear what you think about Lennox
Kate Sommerville who spent many additional hours Head Public School and the learning that takes ensuring that the concert was a huge success. Thanks, place. Please take a few minutes to share your you are a definite asset to our school, thanks again and opinions and provide any feedback by following well done, you deserve to be proud! this link:
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New Build This is still moving ahead. It looks like that the current demountable buildings will be moved to other locations in the playground at the end of this term, so that the new classrooms can commence. This will involve a little bit of work on our part as they do need to be completely Canteen Roster Term 3 - Week 7 - 10 emptied before they are moved. I will certainly keep everyone updated as to what exactly will be occurring as Week Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Commence soon as I know. 4 Sep Carmen Julie Joyce Anita Gemma Enrolments 2018 11 Sep Leigh Carmen Caz Tracey As mentioned last week - If you know of anyone who has Allison not yet enrolled their child for Kindergarten for 2018, 18 Sep Carmen Julie Joyce Anita please ask them to come to office as soon as possible, Gemma as we now organising information to go out to families to invite them to orientation early in term 4. Additionally if you know of anyone else who will be enrolling next year, School Concert - Junior Choir please come and see us at the office, so we can add names to class lists for 2018.If you know that you may be leaving the school next year, we also ask that this is communicated to us, so we can adjust our plans accordingly. We thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
Office As you are aware the office has been unable to process payments over the last week, as we transition to a new finance system. As notified last week in preparation for this new system the office staff have a number of tasks that need to be undertaken early next week so we are able to beginning accepting payments again. We would like to request that if possible you try not to contact the school next Monday and Tuesday as the office staff will be incredibly busy. If you have something urgent to tell us, by all means please do, but we request that you try to limit interruptions to the office staff if possible. When our new payment system is up and running we will notify you, Respect when Lining Up so that you are once again able to make payments as required. We thank everyone for their patience during this Keep the toilet area clean. very busy period. Leave the toilet when I am finished.
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It’s sign on time at Lennox Head Alstonville Surf Lifesaving Club
Fun in the sun: It’s that time of year again when we dust off the swimmers, stock up on zinc and get ready for the nippers season.
Becoming a nipper is a great way to make new friends, learn about the ocean, develop some new skills, and when ready, to challenge yourself.
Sign on will take place on Sunday, 10 and 17 September from 9am to midday at Lennox Head Alstonville Surf Club, Pacific Parade, Lennox Head. Come along, meet some of our nippers, and have all your questions answered.
Nippers season commences on Sunday 8 October 2017, with nippers split into age groups ranging from U6 to U14. Each age group is supported by experienced age managers who are passionate about teaching kids how to safely enjoy the beach and water.
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