Nimmitabel Public School Calendar - Term 1 Week 6 - Monday 3rd March - Friday 7th Monday 3rd - Tuckshop Server: Jaz Sheehan Cook: Nicole Fleming Tuesday 4th - Fairytale Dress Up day Wednesday 5th - Mrs Wall - Music Thursday 6th - Library Friday 7th - Sport Uniform Day - Regional Swimming Carnival at Dapto - Good luck to all our swimmers! Week 7 - Monday 10th March - Friday 14th Monday 10th - Tuckshop Server: Alyssa Hildyard P&C Meeting @ 2p.m. Thursday 13th - Library Friday 14th - Sport Uniform Day Cook: Pauline Cook Upcoming Events: Friday 28th March - School Cross Country for all students K-6 Thursday 3rd April - District Cross Country - held at Nimmitabel PS Tuesday 8th April - Canberra War Memorial visit Wednesday 9th April - Life Education visit / Movie Night 5 p.m. Friday 11th April - Last day of school / Easter Hat Parade / School Athletics Carnival Our vision: “To create a community of learners where students are challenged and supported by their teachers and their peers” *Appointments to speak to teachers can be made before and after school. Please contact the office to make an appointment. Please remember to sign your child/children in or out of the school, and to notify their teacher if they are late or picked up early at the School Office NIMMITABEL PUBLIC SCHOOL Wolfe St, Nimmitabel, NSW 2631 email: [email protected] Phone: 02 6454 6205 Mobile: 0438 546 205 Fax: 02 6454 6405 Nimmitabel Public School Congratulations to all students who participated in the recent Snowy Mountains PSSA Swimming Carnival. Back Row: Charlotte, Emma, Lisa, Dale, Kayla Front Row: Cassidy and Maggie 02/2014 Week 5 Term 1, 2014 Nimmitabel Public School Newsletter SNOWY MOUNTAINS PSSA BACK TO SCHOOL BBQ SWIMMING CARNIVAL Many thanks to the P&C for organising a very pleasant Back To School BBQ last week. Office bearers for this year are as follows: Congratulations to all Nimmitabel students who participated in the Snowy Mountains PSSA Carnival last week. President: Liz Jardine Highlights of the day included students beating their previous personal best times as well as the P5 relay team and Lisa and Dale qualifying for the Illawarra South East Region carnival in Dapto on Friday 7th March. Vice President: Nicole Fleming Secretary: Jo Heesom-Green Treasurer: Kate Waldren Tuckshop: Linda Thistleton Lisa Haylock came second in the breaststroke and Dale Sheehan placed third in backstroke and second in the butterfly. Catering: Lisa Kobold & Pauline Cook I would like to thank all members of the P&C for their hard work in 2013 and for future good works! These are our best school results in quite a long time - something to be proud of. **Claiming the date** The school needs your help with serving/catering for the District Cross Country on Thursday 3rd April. Remember ‘many hands make light work’. LIBRARY Library day: Thursday Please have a look at home for any school library books, as our records show that we have still not received some books borrowed in the 2013 school year. BOOK FAIR P&C MEETING The next P&C meeting will be held on Monday 10th March at 2 p.m. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated. Your support of the Scholastic Book Fair is greatly appreciated. We sold over a thousand dollars worth of books, resulting in $130 worth of books going to our school library and $166 in rewards to purchase books throughout the year - a fantastic effort for a school our size. Page 2 Nimmitabel Public School Newsletter SCHOOL PLAY A school play has been planned for term two this year. Mrs Wall has already purchased the script and music, and has begun working with students this term. Putting on a school play is a great experience and we are quite excited. SCHOOL INFORMATION SESSION Many thanks to our parents who attended the information session today. Remember you are always welcome to come and speak with your child/ children’s teacher about any aspect of school - we have one request - please make an appointment. student. A permission note is still required and will be sent home with the Week 7 newsletter. WAR MEMORIAL EXCURSION There is a whole school excursion planned to the War Memorial in Canberra on Tuesday 8th April. Further details will be forthcoming with the permission note in the next newsletter. Many thanks to the P&C for contributing $500 towards the cost of the bus - this helps to keep this invaluable experience affordable for all families. KEY SPORT DATES OFFICE DAYS Our school Administrative Manager Liz Blyton does not work on Mondays or every second Tuesday. If you need any assistance from Liz in the office please do so when possible Wednesday through to Friday teachers may be able to assist you on the other days but their main commitment is to student learning. LIFE EDUCATION The Life Education program will be run at Nimmitabel P.S on Wednesday 9th April. The school will be covering the cost of attendance for each Our school cross country will be held on Friday 28th March at 9.00 a.m. on the golf course - parents/ grandparents/ family friends are welcome to attend. The athletics carnival will be held on the last day of term: Friday 11th April along with the Easter Hat Parade. SCHOOL WEBSITE Please remember that if you cannot locate a newsletter, permission note, tuck shop roster these items are regularly uploaded to our school website: http:// www.nimmitabel-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ You can also check out the gallery section for photos of special events and projects. Page 3 Kind Regards, Nimmitabel PS Staff