Dear Parents & Caregivers,

Congratulations to our Year 3 students who went on their first overnight excursion last week to Kianniny cabins near Merimbula. They had a fantastic time. Miss Rees  and Mr. Thackray have spoken highly of their behaviour. Well done boys and girls!

Special thanks to the teachers and parents who looked after the students on this excursion. I hope you managed to catch up on some sleep over the weekend!

Our school’s annual Presentation Night will be held at the Narooma High School hall next Monday at 7.00 pm.  All families are invited. This is a special night when we recognise the outstanding achievements of our students. Our senior choir and the dance group will also be performing.

There will be a P. & C. meeting tomorrow evening at 7.00 pm in the school staff room. Please come along for a good night of discussion with other parents who care about our school.

Enrolments for 2010 Kindergarten are now being taken.  Please contact the school if you have not already done so if you have a child entering Kindergarten next year.

Thank you for supporting our school where we are proud of our past and prepared for the future.

Marilyn Gibson

Principal

Book Club Orders

Issue 8 is now out and is the last issue for the year.  There are lots of great specials and orders are due back no later than Thursday, November 26th.  Please remember to put your name and class on your orders.  NO LATE ORDERS.

Narooma High School P & C End Of Year Supper

Wednesday, November 25th

7 pm at Fromage Pizza

An invitation is extended to parents of Year 6 students wishing to meet the High School P & C members and current primary school P & C members.

Book Covering

If you are able to cover books for the Library, please call in and see Mrs Constable.

Reminders

P & C Meeting Tuesday, 24th November at

7.00 pm in the Staff Room. All welcome.

Stage 2 Swimming on Fridays. The children will swim each Friday from 11.45 am - 12.45 pm until 11th December. Please ensure your child brings $3.00 for pool entry and $1.00 for bus back to school, swimmers and towel.

Stage 3 Leisure Sports on Fridays. Please make sure students bring their money and are in full sports uniform including school hat.

Whole School Assemblies for Term 4 will commence at 10.30 am on Thursdays.

Canteen

Please remind your children to bring their lunch orders to the canteen FIRST thing in the morning. There have been a lot of late orders and these children have been missing out on their preferences.

It would be great if you could put your name down on the canteen roster for one day this term. Your child will love having you serve them and their friends and you'll have a fun day too. Please come and see me or give me a call on 44762556 to organise a day that suits you.

Thanks to Kate, Trevor and Maria for helping out last week.

Thanks,

Kylie.

Playgroup at Narooma Public School

Every Tuesday from 10 am - 12 noon, there is a parent-run playgroup in the "Schools as Community Centres" room at our school.  All children and their carers are welcome.  This is a friendly group and we welcome new arrivals any time.  There is a tin for gold coin donations only when parents can afford to contribute.  Please bring along something to share for morning tea if you can.  We cut everything up and all have a snack together around 11 am.

Clothing Pool

We welcome all used school clothing. Our clothing pool is in our Parents’ Room and is open on Mondays and Fridays between 8.45am and 9.10am.

All items are in good condition and will cost between $1.00 and $3.00.

Dalmeny Preschool & Long Day Care

For 2010 enrolments, phone 44767111 and make an appointment to talk with one of the centre’s qualified teachers about getting your child’s Early Childhood

Education underway in 2010. Child Care Benefit approved and Accredited as high quality service.

Kids’ Playgroup

Every Tuesday, 10am-12 noon in our Schools as Community Centre. All children and their carers welcome. Please bring something to share for morning tea.

CHALLENGED BY YOUR CHILD’S ASTHMA?

Parenting Children with Asthma

Researchers from the University of Queensland are investigating the challenges faced by parents of children with asthma. This project involves a survey examining the factors that parents believe make management of childhood asthma more difficult.

What does participation involve?

Parents of children with asthma, aged 3 - 12 years, can participate by completing a set of online questionnaires about their family, their child, and their child’s asthma. These questionnaires will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

You can complete the survey at:

http://exp.psy.uq.edu.au/asthmaparents

For more information, contact Caroline Gregory on 0733659186 or email caroline.gregory@ugconnect.edu.au

Your participation will be greatly appreciated.

THEATRICS

Theatrics presents “The Toy Box” at Narooma High School on Saturday, 28th November at 2.00pm and 6.30pm. Students/Concession $12.00 and Adults $15.00. Ticket sales at the door. For enquiries phone 0405195497.

BIG TOY RAFFLE

Christmas is coming.

Drawn Sunday, December 6th, at 6.30pm at Narooma Golf Club. Tickets $2.00 each or 10 for $10.00, available at the office or main bar. 65 prizes including bikes, dolls, sports equipment, board games and more.

KIDS CHRISTMAS PARTY

Saturday, 12th December, Bluewater Room from 6.30pm. $2.00 entry, fancy dress, Santa, prizes and disco.

BOOK COVERING

If you are able to cover books for the Library, please call in and see Mrs Constable.

‘ADULT ED’ COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEWS

This term Adult Ed has many opportunities for parents to be involved with learning. There are some great courses for work or leisure getting underway soon. For course details call us on 44729202 or visit www.eaec.edu.au.

PLEASE NOTE

The NSW Department of Education and Training does not endorse any product or service advertised in this newsletter.