TALLIMBA PUBLIC SCHOOL

“A LITTLE SCHOOL ACHIEVING BIG THINGS!”

Monday 30th May 2016 Principal’s Message

WEEK 6 TERM 2 I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Year 6 students for their participation in the GRIP Leadership IMPORTANT DATES conference last Friday. Their participation and enthusiasm was inspiring and the students have come Week 6 away with a number of projects planned for the future.

Last Tuesday, we had the privilege of three visiting Tues 31 Music with Denise teachers from West Public School to observe the learning strategies that have been Wed 1 Small Schools Debating 1 pm implemented in our classrooms. It was lovely to Library receive feedback on how polite and engaged our Director of Schools Visit - students were with their learning. Mr David Lamb

Thurs 2 Middle School

Fri 3 Creative Arts Day Public School

Week 6

Tues 7 Music with Denise

Wed 8 Library

Thurs 9 Middle School

Fri 10

CORRESPONDENCE Weethalle Creative and Practical Arts Focus Day Creative Arts Day Weethalle Public School This Friday, the students will be travelling by bus to Permission Note. Weethalle Public School to partake in a creative arts Regional Cross Country Permission Note. focus day. Students will be participating in rotational groups with students from the small schools network. COMING UP Activities will be specifically targeted to cater for the students learning stage, providing the opportunity for School Photos Tuesday, 14th June the children to experience creative projects that they may not have experienced through a classroom program.

Kikoira St, N.S.W. 2669 TALLIMBA Ph: 69 757251 Fax: 69 757258 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tallimba-p.schools.det.nsw.edu.au PUBLIC SCHOOL

Dear Parents,

Tallimba Public School has been invited to and will be attending Weethalle Public School Creative and Practical Arts Day, Friday, 3rd June 2016. Tallimba Public School students will be combining with students from other small schools in our area for a great day of learning and fun. Mrs Morden, Mrs Quade and Mrs Sutton will travel with the students by bus to Weethalle Public School.

Where: Weethalle Public School

When: Friday, 3rd June 2016

Travel: By Bus

Take: Hat, water bottle, fruit, recess and lunch. A canteen will be available.

Time: Leave Tallimba Public School at 9 am and return by 3 pm for buses home.

Cost: $5 per student

Deb Morden

Principal

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I give permission for my child/ren………………………………………………. to travel to Weethalle Public School, Friday, 3rd June 2016. I understand my child will be transported by bus with Mrs Deb Morden, Mrs Kate Quade and Mrs Rowena Sutton. We will depart Tallimba School at 9 am and return to school by 3 pm.

Enclosed $......

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Crazy Hair Day Our Lolly Guessing competition has commenced, at 20c a guess. This will be drawn on Friday, 17th June, in conjunction with our Crazy Hair. Funds raised will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Reading for Meaning Last week’s quiz: Congratulations David who answered last week’s quiz correctly. The answer to the quiz; the cowboy’s horse was named Friday. This week’s quiz: Q: What are four things that have an "eye" but cannot see?

Voluntary School Fees Voluntary School Fees for 2016 are set at $35 per child or $55 per family. These fees assist your school in offsetting the cost of buying resources for the students. Payment can be made by instalments. Thank you for supporting our school.

Needed If each student could bring to school an empty shoebox for an upcoming creative and practical arts project, that would be appreciated.

Tallimba Public Hall Committee Please note that we have recently purchased additional chairs. When hiring equipment from the hall, the orange chairs are not for hire. The cream chairs can be hired for indoor use only and the green chairs can be used for outdoors. All chair hire is at $1 per chair. Please ensure that all equipment hired, is returned to the Hall in a timely manner, cleaned ready for the next user. Thank you.

Infants News The Kindergarten sound focus this week is ‘b’. In Literacy, we commence our narrative study of Where’s Mum? by Libby Gleeson and Craig This week’s learning habit focus is: Smith. In this unit we take a closer look at Openmindedness. imagination and characterisation, with the clever use of nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters to Ethicon was created to promote: depict the story. • Children becoming open minded and respectful of

other people’s opinions. Our learning focus in Math has been addition and • subtraction and this week we review and Students taking responsibility for the choices they consolidate these concepts. make. • Help students think fairly and use evidence to We examine the close ties between people, their support their decisions. Place, their Language and their Culture, in • Student awareness of how their actions affect Geography. We will discuss how different living other people. things use and rely upon particular environments/places (the river, bush, beach) and When learning, Ethicon understands how important highlight who/what would live in or use these his actions are and uses this to make responsible places, e.g. the land: people, birds, plants, choices. He uses his open mindedness to explore animals - such as koalas, echidnas, wombats, all possibilities and takes his time to acquire all the etc. Further to this, we will discuss why and facts. Ethicon can look beyond himself to see his how the land is connected to each of these role in creating a future he wants for himself and living things, e.g. as home, as a source of food. others. He is able to actively listen to others and build on what they know to learn deeply. In our science lesson, students explore how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures How to be like Ethicon: have made paints by mixing materials from the • Think about your actions beyond yourself. natural environment. Students investigate mixing • Be open to seeing, thinking and hearing in new ochres or chalk with different binding materials to ways. • Get as much information as you can to determine the effects of different binders. make fair decisions. • Take responsibility for the choices you make. Primary Class (Year3/4 + Year5/6) News • Be respectful and considerate of other people’s Stage 3 (Year5/6) children will be participating in opinions (even if you disagree with them). the small schools debating competition this • Know you are part of a bigger picture. Wednesday. Any parents wishing to come and support the students are more than welcome, debate commences at 1.00pm.

This week we will be continuing the Mathematics unit on time.

Students will be continuing with their reports on Antarctica. Lesson focus this week will be on navigating websites and locating appropriate information. Weather permitting, our Science unit will be investigating friends or foe that live under ground and how they help our environment. Kikiora St, Tallimba, NSW 2669 Phone: 69 757251 Fax: 69757258 Email: [email protected] Website: [email protected]