Nimmitabel P.S. Newsletter Friday, 31 May 2019

GIRAFFES CAN’T DANCE! BRINGING LITERACY AND THE ARTS TOGETHER

TERM 2 WEEK 5 Nimmitabel P.S. Newsletter

GIRAFFES CAN’T DANCE BIGGEST MORNING TEA Last week we received a visit from Sue Dawson, Arts Next Tuesday (June 4), we have been invited to Coordination Officer for Southern Arts NSW. Sue participate in the Biggest Morning Tea to be held at the presented a unit of work based on the book ‘Giraffes Nimmitabel Country Club. We will be walking to and Can’t Dance’. The session combined literacy and the from the club (weather dependent), departing school creative arts in a high-engaging way. at 10.15am. To support the fundraising efforts, we would like all students to bring along a gold coin on As a side note: following the session Sue sent an email, Tuesday. complimenting the NPS students on the way they engaged in the session, saying this was one of the EARN & LEARN most positive receptions she had received from a As I'm sure you're well aware, we've been busily school! collecting Earn & Learn stickers to help get some new equipment for the school. And to all those parents ALPACAS WITH MARACAS who've been collecting for us, thank you. A story of a fun-loving pair of alpacas with a dream to perform on the big stage was the focus of this year’s We've been told that Earn & Learn finishes on the 25th National Simultaneous Storytime event. In total, NPS of June, which means that we only have a few more students were part of 1,138,889 participants, from weeks left. So if you shop at Woolworths, please don't over 11,554 locations taking part in the event. This forget to pick up those stickers if you shop there record made 2019 the biggest most and successful between now and then. Thanks everyone! year yet, with 1 in 28 people in reading simultaneously! LIBRARY UPDATE Reminder: school library borrowing occurs on Fridays. EXCURSION In order to borrow, we would like each student to bring In late June we have been invited by High a library bag to school. We have a few students who School to attend the dress-rehearsal performance of are active borrows and never miss a week, yet we have their upcoming school production ‘The Little Shop of a number of students who are yet to borrow a single Horrors’ . This production will take place at the Cooma book from the library in 2019. Hopefully we can Little Theatre and features a number of former NPS reverse this trend in the weeks to come! students in the cast. GOOD LUCK CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS Previously we had indicated this would take place on Good luck Piper, Dash and Olivia - this trio will be Monday 24 June. Please note: it will now take place on representing NPS and the PSSA at Tuesday 25 June. A permission note and program for the Regional Cross Country Carnival in Nowra next the day will be distributed shortly. Friday.

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THANK YOU TERM TWO CHEFS MORE LOST PROPERTY Our Friday cooking program continues to impress. So Additional un-named items of clothing have appeared far this term, our year five and six students have at school during the last fortnight. Can you please created an array of wonderful meals - from Pho Soup ensure that all items of clothing are clearly marked to Hungarian Goulash, it has been a taste sensation with your child’s name. from around the world! REMINDER: HEAD LICE Thank you to Mrs McGinn who volunteers her time Earlier this week we distributed a note indicating that each Friday to coordinate and guide our cooking nits/head lice are present in the hair of some students program, and expose the NPS students to different within our school. taste sensations. Please check your child’s hair for nits/lice over the TERM TWO STUDENT ACTIVITY DAY weekend using the methods recommended in On Wednesday 3 July, we have a scheduled small information from NSW Health: schools activity day at Public School. We http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/headlice/ are still awaiting details of the events and activities Pages/treatment.aspx scheduled for this day - when this has been provided we will distribute an information sheet and permission If you find any eggs or lice please commence note. treatment as recommended.

As a heads-up, we will require transport assistance to One recommendation to help reduce transmission of and from Adaminaby on the day. head lice at school is tying hair back or braiding of long hair and by checking your children’s hair CLAIM THE DATE regularly. P&C Pasta and Trivia Night: Saturday 3 August at the Nimmitabel Country Club.

CANTEEN ROSTER: LUNCHTIME 12.15pm DATE SERVER COOK WEEK 6: 3 JUNE FLANAGAN COOK WEEK 8: 17 JUNE FALLINS SCANES WEEK 9: 24 JUNE POND McPHERSON ** SERVERS: if you can not serve on a rostered day, please contact the school no later than 9am on the day ** COOKS: if your rostered week is not appropriate, can you please organise your own swap with another family

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• Canteen • Regional Cross WEEK Country, Nowra 6 • School Library • Friday Cooking

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• Queen’s Birthday • Mobile Library • School Library WEEK • Friday Cooking 7

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• Canteen • School Library WEEK • P&C Meeting, • Friday Cooking 8 5.30pm

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• Canteen • Cooma • Mobile Library • School Library WEEK Excursion • Friday Cooking 9

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• Canteen • Small Schools’ • School Library WEEK Activity Day: • Friday Cooking 10 Adaminaby PS • Last day of term 2