Palinyewah Post

Term 4 – Week 3 30 Octo ber 2019 The newsletter of Palinyewah Public School

Kindergarten 2020 Stewart House A big welcome to our Kindergarten 2020 Each year, a group of students from the students who attended our orientation days. area have the opportunity to go to We look forward to having Will and Will at Stewart House for 12 days. This year, Lexi school next year. and Harry will be attending from Palinyewah. Special thanks to the following sponsors who have helped to make flying to and from a reality:- • Wentworth District Community Bendigo Bank • Wentworth Op Shop • Coomealla Club • Council • Deakin Rotary Club • Cristal Mining / Tronox • Euston Club

• Buronga Gol Gol Lions Club

• & District Lions Club

Learning in MAPPEN this term Students in Kindergarten are studying 'Topsy Dates for your diary:- Turvy Tales'. We are focusing on fairy tales and what we can learn from them. Thinking November creatively and using their imaginations gives Wednesday 13 Year 6 HS orientation students the confidence to explore new Year 6 Writing environments and solve problems. Students Tuesday 19 Workshop - CHS - will consider how can we design and make 9am-12pm objects using different materials. Tuesday 19 Life Education

Living History - Gone Years 1, 2 & 3 students are studying a Thursday 21 creativity unit called 'Robot Buddies'. In this but not forgotten Monday 25 – unit, students will learn about the design Stewart House process and consider how we use objects in Friday 6 our lives. They will also consider how Wednesday 27 Toy Library Year 6>7 transition materials are selected to design and build Wednesday 27 new objects. visit to PPS December Years 5 & 6 are considering a social justice Year 6 Writing unit called ‘Care for the Kids’. Students are Wednesday 3 Workshop – CHS – learning about the biggest problems faced by 9am-12pm children around the world. They are also Annual Concert and looking at the different aid agencies that are Wednesday 11 Presentation Night trying to help children. Students are learning Thurs12-Wed to use different persuasive literacy devices to Swimming School 18 convince us to support a children’s charity.

Participate Persevere Succeed Ph: 03 5027 9242 Fax: 03 5027 9342 [email protected] palinyewah-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

School Assembly Lunch Box ideas Week 2 Awards Check out the latest ideas on our school + Noah - excellent hand/eye Facebook page. coordination in cricket skills

+ Charlie - writing an imaginative Recycling description of the beach Remember to send in your bread tags. A + Georgia - developing abilities in writing a collection jar is at the office. ‘sizzling start’ Oral health items e.g. toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, dental floss containers, are Home Reading also being collected for recycling through Wonderful to see many students continuing Terracycle. their reading over the holidays.

Congratulations to:- Facebook 150 nights Issy Noah Follow us on our school Facebook 175 nights Charlie Harry page. 250 nights Georgia

NSW PSSA Athletics Community Notices

Best wishes to Harry as he competes in

Sydney in the 800m event.

School Concert, Presentation and Community Night Wednesday 11 December Preparations are well under way for our circus themed concert night.

Can you assist with any costumes for these characters? - ballerina (size 8) - jackets for ringmaster / lion tamer etc … sizes 8 / 9 / 11 - clowns – sizes 5-7

The P&C is currently sourcing donations for the raffle and number board fundraisers from a variety of local businesses. Please consider approaching businesses with whom you regularly deal to ask for a donation. Donation request letters are available from the school – please contact the office to have a personalised letter created.

Donations of non-perishable food items with good ‘best before’ date for the raffle hamper can be sent into school at any time. Keep an eye out for half price specials – consider donating some of your family’s favourite food items – you might be the lucky winner!

Raffle tickets will be sent home in the near future. This year, funds raised will go towards the cost of shade sails over the playground.