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May 2012

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30	1 Cross Country ... 09:30AM Cross Country Yrs 2-6 from 09:30AM to 01:00PM This event is held each year at the Buffalo Creek Reserve. Junior students, ages 8-10, complete a 2km course and senior students complete a 3km course. Parents are welcome to attend to support their children. We also request that parents do not bring thei...	2	3	4	5 Band BBQ fundr... All day Band BBQ fundraiser - Artarmon All day The band will be holding a BBQ fundraiser at the Bunnings store in Artarmon. Love Food Hate... 02:00PM Love Food Hate Waste workshop from 02:00PM to 05:00PM Hunters Hill Council in conjunction with our Playground Committee are running an afternoon workshop at the school for parents & the community to learn about ways to reduce our food waste. Advice will also be given on setting up compost & worm farms at hom...	6
7 Living Eggs - ... 09:30AM Living Eggs - Kindergarten from 09:30AM This program allows children to appreciate the beginning of the life cycle of a chicken. Fertilised eggs are provided in an incubator and the students watch the hatching of the eggs and enjoy the first few days of the chicks’ life.	8 Grandparents D... 10:00AM Grandparents Day from 10:00AM to 11:30AM We recognise the significant role that grandparents play in the lives of our students. On Grandparents Day students can invite their grandparents to come to school in the morning. The day starts with a short concert then grandparents go to their grandchil... Living Eggs - ... All day Living Eggs - Kindergarten All day This program allows children to appreciate the beginning of the life cycle of a chicken. Fertilised eggs are provided in an incubator and the students watch the hatching of the eggs and enjoy the first few days of the chicks’ life.	9 NAPLAN testing... 09:30AM NAPLAN testing - reading from 09:30AM to 01:00PM Parent meeting... 07:00PM Parent meeting SpellingWriting from 07:00PM to 08:00PM Kim Reynolds & Kerrie O'Brien will be taking parents through how spelling and writing are taught from K-6. The meeting will be held in 4/5KD classroom (lower level of the new block) Life Education... All day Life Education week All day Life Education is a personal development program aimed at teaching students about the dangers of drugs, both prescription and recreational and alcohol. In the senior years of primary school they provide students with strategies to understand and handle pe... + 1 more event(s)	10 Stewart House ... All day Stewart House mufti day All day Author visit 09:30AM Author visit from 09:30AM to 11:00AM Stage 2 Living Eggs - ... All day Living Eggs - Kindergarten All day This program allows children to appreciate the beginning of the life cycle of a chicken. Fertilised eggs are provided in an incubator and the students watch the hatching of the eggs and enjoy the first few days of the chicks’ life.	11 Mothers Day P&... 09:30AM Mothers Day P&C morning from 09:30AM to 11:00AM Our P&C ensures that the mothers in our community are recognised. They ensure that there is a small celebration in the morning. A highlight will be the choir singing for the mums. Students are then able to purchase a small gift for their mother to the val... Living Eggs - ... All day Living Eggs - Kindergarten All day This program allows children to appreciate the beginning of the life cycle of a chicken. Fertilised eggs are provided in an incubator and the students watch the hatching of the eggs and enjoy the first few days of the chicks’ life.	12 Living Eggs - ... All day Living Eggs - Kindergarten All day This program allows children to appreciate the beginning of the life cycle of a chicken. Fertilised eggs are provided in an incubator and the students watch the hatching of the eggs and enjoy the first few days of the chicks’ life.	13 Living Eggs - ... All day Living Eggs - Kindergarten All day This program allows children to appreciate the beginning of the life cycle of a chicken. Fertilised eggs are provided in an incubator and the students watch the hatching of the eggs and enjoy the first few days of the chicks’ life.
14 Education Week... 09:30AM Education Week Open Day from 09:30AM to 12:00PM All public schools celebrate Education Week. The theme for this year is NSW Public Schools Creating the future. Life Education... 09:30AM Life Education week from 09:30AM Life Education is a personal development program aimed at teaching students about the dangers of drugs, both prescription and recreational and alcohol. In the senior years of primary school they provide students with strategies to understand and handle pe... Living Eggs - ... All day Living Eggs - Kindergarten All day This program allows children to appreciate the beginning of the life cycle of a chicken. Fertilised eggs are provided in an incubator and the students watch the hatching of the eggs and enjoy the first few days of the chicks’ life.	15 NAPLAN test - ... 09:30AM NAPLAN test - Language & Writing from 09:30AM to 01:00PM NAPLAN is the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy. Students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit for this test in every state of Australia. It provides schools with valuable data about the learning of their students and helps in the strategic plan... Life Education... All day Life Education week All day Life Education is a personal development program aimed at teaching students about the dangers of drugs, both prescription and recreational and alcohol. In the senior years of primary school they provide students with strategies to understand and handle pe... Living Eggs - ... All day Living Eggs - Kindergarten All day This program allows children to appreciate the beginning of the life cycle of a chicken. Fertilised eggs are provided in an incubator and the students watch the hatching of the eggs and enjoy the first few days of the chicks’ life.	16 NAPLAN testing... 09:30AM NAPLAN testing - reading from 09:30AM to 01:00PM Parent meeting... 07:00PM Parent meeting SpellingWriting from 07:00PM to 08:00PM Kim Reynolds & Kerrie O'Brien will be taking parents through how spelling and writing are taught from K-6. The meeting will be held in 4/5KD classroom (lower level of the new block) Life Education... All day Life Education week All day Life Education is a personal development program aimed at teaching students about the dangers of drugs, both prescription and recreational and alcohol. In the senior years of primary school they provide students with strategies to understand and handle pe... + 1 more event(s)	17 NAPLAN testing... 09:30AM NAPLAN testing - numeracy from 09:30AM to 11:00AM Life Education... All day Life Education week All day Life Education is a personal development program aimed at teaching students about the dangers of drugs, both prescription and recreational and alcohol. In the senior years of primary school they provide students with strategies to understand and handle pe... Living Eggs - ... All day Living Eggs - Kindergarten All day This program allows children to appreciate the beginning of the life cycle of a chicken. Fertilised eggs are provided in an incubator and the students watch the hatching of the eggs and enjoy the first few days of the chicks’ life.	18 NAPLAN catch u... 09:30AM NAPLAN catch up day from 09:30AM to 11:00AM NAPLAN catch up day is usually the Friday of the NAPLAN assessment week. It is the opportunity for students who were unable to sit tests because of illness or family commitments. If the student has missed any test, parents will be notified of this opportu... Life Education... to 03:15PM Life Education week to 03:15PM Life Education is a personal development program aimed at teaching students about the dangers of drugs, both prescription and recreational and alcohol. In the senior years of primary school they provide students with strategies to understand and handle pe... Living Eggs - ... to 03:15PM Living Eggs - Kindergarten to 03:15PM This program allows children to appreciate the beginning of the life cycle of a chicken. Fertilised eggs are provided in an incubator and the students watch the hatching of the eggs and enjoy the first few days of the chicks’ life.	19 Music camp All day Music camp All day A music camp will be held at the school for the band and strings groups. Band workshop 03:00PM Band workshop from 03:00PM to 07:00PM A band workshop will be run this year using the same daily format at band camp. The workshop will start on Saturday afternoon from 3-7pm. The workshop will continue on Sunday morning from 10am - 1pm.	20 Band workshop 10:00AM Band workshop from 10:00AM to 01:00PM This is the second day of the band workshop. The day will commence at 10am and finish at 1pm. Music camp All day Music camp All day A music camp will be held at the school for the band and strings groups.
21 School Council... 05:00PM School Council meeting 5pm from 05:00PM to 07:00PM This meeting will be held in the staff room. P&C meeting 07:45PM P&C meeting from 07:45PM to 10:00PM All are welcome to attend our P&C meeting which will be held in the school library.	22 ICAS Computer ... 09:30AM ICAS Computer test from 09:30AM to 11:00AM For selected students who have applied to sit the test. Stage 3 Writie... 09:30AM Stage 3 Writiers Festival from 09:30AM to 03:30PM Stage 3 children will be attending this festival at Sydney Theatre Company. They will hear the writers talk about their craft, read from their works and take questions from the audience. The authors presenting are Tristan Bancks, Oliver Jeffers, Oliver Ph...	23 Zone Cross Cou... 09:30AM Zone Cross Country from 09:30AM to 03:15PM Selected students will represent the school and compete against other schools at the Zone Cross Country. Details of the time and venue will be posted nearer to the event.	24 Calmsley Farm ... 09:30AM Calmsley Farm excursion (Kindy) from 09:30AM to 03:15PM Kindergarten students will be visiting Calmsley Hill City Farm in Abbotsbury. Students will learn about what is produced on a farm, how the needs of animals and plants are met and how animals and plants meet our needs too. Students also meet the farmyard ...	25	26 Working bee - ... 08:00AM Working bee - playground from 08:00AM to 03:00PM Come along with your garden equipment or tools for a day of fun, sweat and cheers anytime from 8am to 3pm.	27
28 Parent/teacher... 09:30AM Parent/teacher interviews 1M, 1L from 09:30AM to 04:30PM These interviews are for 1M and 1L parents only due to new teaching staff starting at our school.	29 Multicultural ... 09:30AM Multicultural Public Speaking from 09:30AM to 11:00AM This year, our school will be participating in the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition. This competition aims to heighten the awareness of multicultural issues among NSW primay school students while developing their interest in public s...	30 Regional Paul ... 09:30AM Regional Paul Kelly Cup AFL from 09:30AM to 03:15PM	31	1 Netball clinic 01:45PM Netball clinic from 01:45PM to 03:00PM	2	3

Upcoming events

Music camp May 19 All Day
Band workshop May 20 10:00AM
School Council meeting 5pm May 21 05:00PM
P&C meeting May 21 07:45PM
ICAS Computer test May 22 09:30AM

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