From the editor
Leaves newsletterPrincipal's Report
Term 1 ends on Thursday 1 April 2010, students return for Term 2 Tuesday 20 April 2010.
Daylight savings ends on Sunday 4 April
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour at 2am on Sunday 4th April.
Annual General Meeting School Council and P & C
Both the School Council and P & C held their AGMs on Wednesday 17th March. I would like to thank all the outgoing officers who worked tirelessly in 2009 to support the school and welcome the newly elected P & C officers and Council representatives. I particularly thank Pam O’Flaherty, who has served as P & C President for a number of years. Pam provided outstanding support to the Senior Executive in my first year as Principal and we have very much appreciated her professionalism and her positive approach. We look forward now to working with the new P& C President, Vivian Glass and returning School Council President, Clive Hawkins.
Year 11 and 12 Examinations
A reminder to Year 12 and Year 11 that they should be studying for their Half-Yearly Exams, which begin Monday 22nd March for Year 12 and Tuesday 20th April for Year 11. It is very important for all Year 11 and12 students to develop a focused study plan not only for these exams, but for assessment tasks. Students will need to allow sufficient time to prepare for their exams. Each student should be averaging three to four hours per night and at least six to seven hours on weekends.
School holiday camps
NSW Sport and Recreation's action-packed kids' holiday camps are run by experienced and well-qualified instructors. Young people learn social living skills, experience challenging activities, develop self-esteem and make new friends. They also have great fun and won’t have a moment to spare! Find out more at www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/kidscamps/index.asp
Eco tip
Did you know? Australian households spend on average, $1,500 on energy bills each year. 90% of that energy comes from fossil fuels such as coal – this creates greenhouse gas pollution and causes global warming and climate change.
What can you do? Reduce greenhouse gas pollution by washing clothes in cold water and avoid using a clothes dryer – let air and sunlight dry them wherever possible. See more information at www.livingthing.net.au
YouTube
Did you know that NSW Public Schools has its own channel on YouTube? You can view it on www.youtube.com/user/NSWPublicSchools. There are some great videos about a range of different topics including dealing with head lice, cyber-safety and explaining the MySchools website. Take a look for yourself!
Video games go live – what parents need to know.
Games consoles like Xbox, Playstation 3 and Wii now let your child access the internet to connect with players from around the world. Whether they’re communicating live via text, speaking to each other through headsets or linking up through webcams, it means gaming now has a social networking element.
It also means that as a parent, there’s a lot more research you need to do before you can plug and play. Read this month’s Click (www.schools.nsw.edu.au/click) to find out about the new gaming environments, and how parent controls can make it a nicer, safer virtual-world to be in.
National Youth Week: 10 - 18 April
NYW is the largest celebration of young people in Australia. Thousands of young people aged 12-25 all across Australia get involved in NYW each year. For more information about how you can get involved, visit www.youthweek.com
Rosemary McDowall
Principal
EASTER EGG DRIVE
The SRC would like to thank all who donated Easter Eggs for our annual drive. Last week we visited Stewart House, Mona Vale Hospital and Manly Far West to deliver your wonderful donations. The eggs bought a smile to many - thank you.
A thank you to Mr Dodds who helped us to deliver the eggs at Stewart House, where we met some of the students and were able to spend recess break playing basketball with them. We were then taken on a tour by the Principal and told all about the great things that Stewart House has to offer. The students visiting this week were from Tamworth and the Fairfield area.
At Mona Vale Hospital we delivered eggs to the Children's ward, Rehabilitation and Surgical, plus the newly opened Dialysis ward - where we were given a rundown what this service offers. We thank Jeanette for showing us around, the friendly staff and patients.
At Royal Far West we visited all the classrooms, even getting to play a memory game with the older Primary students on the smartboard. The students visiting were from all over New South Wales, thousands of kilometers away from Sydney.
Thank you again to all who supported - the eggs were all received with a smile and a thank you.
BUS ZONE
Cars were booked on Tuesday morning. All parents please note that you will be booked if you drop your children off in the bus zone in the morning. Please observe all signs as the fine is over $100.00.
Please do not drive through the top carpark as students are getting off buses and walking through each morning.
CANTEEN NEWS
LUNCH BOX OPTION
The Canteen has developed a new option for students/staff to bring their own plastic lunch box (NOT take-away containers) to the canteen for over the counter options (salads, pastas, fried rice etc. options).
These items are usually $3.50, but if you use your own container and be ECO Friendly these items will be reduced to $3 a serve.
Thank you.
Canteen Committee
CANTEEN ROSTER - MARCH 2010 (amended)
CAR BOOT SALE
