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Dates to Remember

13-17 Aug ICAS Maths Competition

15 Aug Small Schools Concert rehearsal

Soccer 5’s Competition

17 Aug Athletics Carnival – Wyong HS

23 Aug Book Week Parade

24 Aug Long Assembly 2.15pm

26 Aug Community Working Bee

31 Aug Fathers Day Lunch

UNIFORM SHOP:

Open Monday morning

9:00am -9:30am and

Friday 2:00pm –

3:00pm

CANTEEN:

Open Tuesdays

for recess &

lunch orders

The kitchen has 'HOT' water I would like to say a big thank you to Shayne Ward (Zoe and Tayla's

dad) for all of his hard work and efforts in installing hot water into

the kitchen. This is going to make a big difference to our clean ups

after our weekly cooking days, and especially on our community

cooking days like our Winter Feast. Shayne didn't stop with the hot

water though, he went to Bunnings and purchased a new timber

bench top and a new larger and deeper sink bowl, and donated his

time to install this.

Shayne's work is greatly appreciated by all of our students and

school community, and is indicative of the great community that we have here at Jilliby Public School. Thank

you Shayne!

Mariner’s Shield Soccer 5’s Gala Day 12 students from Years 5 and 6 will be involved in the Mariners Shield, Soccer 5s gala day. The event will

take place this Wednesday 15th Aug. Kick off for the first game is 9am. Please be aware that the bus will be

leaving the school at 8.30am sharp in order to make it for the first game. Students will need to wear soccer

equipment (shin pads, boots and shorts) as well as their sports shirts, all other gear will be supplied. Parents

are welcome to come along and cheer on our players.

The Amazing Race On Wednesday we are heading up to Somersby Public School with

all six of the small schools in our region to have our first whole

school rehearsal. It is an exciting time as this is the first time we

have brought together every student from each school to perform.

Students must be at school by 8.30am on Wednesday morning.

We will be there for the whole day as stated in the permission notes and the bus travel will be covered by

the school. Somersby Year 6 children will be running a basic tuckshop on the day for recess so you may wish

to pop a few dollars in your child’s bag for a special treat. ALL proceeds raised from this will go to the 'Buy

a Bale' fundraiser supporting our farmers.

A reminder that tickets are now on sale at the box office at Wyong Arthouse or by visiting

www.thearthousewyong.com.au

352 Jilliby Rd, Jilliby 2259 Ph: (02) 4355 1240 Fax: (02) 4355 1401

Email: jilliby-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.jilliby-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Tuesday 14st August, 2018

Just to answer a few questions that have come through our office this week.

1. Yes. Every child from each of the small schools will be participating and on stage throughout the

performance.

2. Yes. Both the matinee and evening performance are exactly the same show.

3. Yes. We would like children to stay in Wyong between the matinee and evening show unless previously

arranged. Supervision throughout this time will be provided.

4. Yes. We do need you to pick up the children after the evening performance.

5. Yes. You can invite your brother, mother, sister, cousin or neighbour to the performance. The more

people in the theatre the better.

6. Yes. We do know it is a big day (it will be for us as well) but this is a first time ever event so it’s a big

deal for our schools.

Home Reading We have started a new whole school Home Reading program to try and encourage our students to engage in

reading at home. We are asking that all students K-6 read every weeknight for at least 15-20 minutes.

Students are also encouraged to read on weekends if they wish to do so.

Parents are required to write the name of the book and the date, then sign the home reading card and return

it with student books to school each day.

2018 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Our annual whole school Athletics Carnival has been scheduled for Friday, 17th August. In preparation for

the day we are asking for volunteers to help assist with the day’s events. We are looking for marshals for

races, helpers for each group and supervisors/measurers for field events (discus/shot put).

If you would like to volunteer, could you please let Mr Bof know as soon as possible.

Canteen day changed to Tuesday Just a reminder to families that due to the change in canteen coordinators the canteen is now open on

Tuesday’s for recess and lunch orders.

Years 5 & 6 OzTag Gala Day

The 5/6 OzTag day was a fantastic day. Each team played 4

games and had some really tough competition. The boys won their

first game by forfeit but were still able to play a friendly game.

The girls showed awesome teamwork skills and were able to move

the ball down the field. We had some great runs! I would like to

thank all the parents that assisted in the travel arrangements.

Without you we would not have had our teams!

K-4 OzTag Gala Day

Last week Jilliby Public School students took part in the

K-4 and 5/6 Oz Tag gala days. Our students played hard

and showed great sportsmanship during the competitions.

It was great watch our students surprise themselves at

their own resilience and display a never-give-up attitude!

Well done to all teams you have made us very proud. Thank

you to all of the parents who came to support the teams

and to the 5/6 parents who provided transport for the

event.

Trevor Bof, Sports Coordinator

School Photo Day Postponed

The school has had to postpone Photo Day due to a clash of dates with the Small Schools’ Concert rehearsals.

School Photos will now be taken in Term 4 on Wednesday 17th October.

Aboriginal Project

On Thursday our Aboriginal students had the opportunity to work with Sue and Mrs Bowes to start to create

a bowl from the bump on the hugging tree. To do this they marked a shape around the branch scar and started

to cut a valley around the border. To do this they were closely supervised and used a tomahawk. It is hoped

the tree will shed the bark and then they will have the opportunity to finish the bowl with art work. As this

has not been tried before by us, it is a learning process which will help us appreciate the skills of our

indigenous people. We hope to be able to share the finished product in the future.

EDUCATION WEEK PERFORMANCE

Last week, as part of our Education week celebrations all students K-6 travelled to Westfield Tuggerah to perform

class items on centre stage.

Throughout the week there were 12 schools from around the Central Coast performing, and it was a wonderful

opportunity for us to showcase the wonderful work of our students at Jilliby Public School.

Our students all looked wonderful in their costumes and were excited to show the crowd the performances they

had been rehearsing.

Thank you to all of the parents and families who came along to support and encourage our students on the day.

After the performance, students then enjoyed watching Hotel Transylvania 3 at the movies, followed by a

McDonalds treat for lunch before heading back to school. It was a wonderful day and all of the students did Jilliby

Public School proud with their wonderful behaviour.

Grandparents and Family Day celebrations

A big thank you to everyone who came along on Friday to celebrate Grandparents and Families Day. The weather really

turned it on for us, and it was wonderful to see so many family members present on the day.

It was wonderful to see and hear some of the great items that our students showcased both at our assembly and in their

classrooms on the day, they were all very excited to show off their hard work in front of their loved ones.

Thank you to all of the families from 4/5/6 who went to a tremendous effort to make and bake lots of sweet treats for

our students to sell at their Year 6 farewell cake stall fundraiser. Students raised over $400 to go towards their end of year

celebrations.

Days like this give us as a school an opportunity to give back and say thank you for all that you do to support us in giving

your children the best possible education, setting them up for great success in the future.

School Working Bee – TERM 3

Calling all of our amazing helpers from our last ‘Working Bee’

and anyone who may have missed out due to prior

commitments. Now is your chance to come and contribute to

the improvements we are making to our school.

WHEN: Sunday 26th August, 2018

TIME: 8am – 3pm

WHO: We would appreciate any assistance throughout the day, whether it be for an hour or 2, or for the

whole day.

WHAT TO BRING: We are asking all of our helpers to bring along any of the following

- Wheelbarrow – multiple needed

- Shovels – multiple needed

- Rakes – multiple needed

- Garden gloves – most helpers will need these

Please let us know prior to Sunday if you have any of the below items that we can use on the day

- Push lawn mower

- Whipper snipper

- Drill

- Gurney

CHILDREN ON SITE: Due to Work Health and Safety, we will not be able to have children helping with

the working bee on Sunday. We will have the Library open from 9am-12pm as a quiet area for children to

play on technology (if they bring their own), colouring in, watching a movie, reading a book or playing board

games. There will be an adult on supervision during this time.

JOBS WE WILL BE UNDERTAKING ON THE DAY:

- Clearing, cleaning and mulching of gardens

- Levelling of the oval

- Rubber pour on kids race track

- Cleaning of concrete paths

- Fixing and cleaning of chicken coop

- Tidying of the front of the school – carpark/gardens

LUNCH & REFRESHMENTS:

We will be providing a sausage sizzle lunch and soft drinks and water throughout the day for all of our

volunteers. Please let us know in advance if you or your children have any food allergies.

SIGNING ON: Please ensure that you sign on at the table near the front office, and sign out before you

leave.

MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK – WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!

Classroom Learning

K/1 Classroom

It certainly has been a busy and exciting time in our room recently. In

Week 2 we had the K-4 Oztag Gala Day at Gosford and it was a great

experience to play organised games with other schools. We would like

to say a huge thank you to Mrs Stephens for bringing our yummy

lunches and snacks to make it a great picnic too. We scored lots of

tries and even though we did not make it into the finals, it was a

fantastic day.

On Monday we had another bus trip, but this time it was to Tuggerah

to perform on the stage at Westfield. There were lots of nerves, but the children performed their Maori

Stick and Poi beautifully. Afterwards they had the fun of attending a movie and a special lunch before heading

back to school. I want to congratulate the children on their beautiful manners and behaviour. We will be

travelling to Somersby and to Wyong Art House for further practices and then we will take the stage on the

6th September for the Small Schools’ Combined Concert.

In class we have been learning to read the time on an analogue clock,

collecting and presenting data on graphs and improving our counting

and number skills. In English we are working on our descriptive writing

and spelling patterns. Kindergarten have been developing their Hearing

and Recording sounds with a weekly test. As part of our Science and

Geography we had a lesson in the garden looking at the difference

between and Australian and an Asian vegetable garden. We planted

Wom Bok, beetroot, lettuce, spring onions, capsicum, zucchini, and

bean seeds. We will keep them in the shade house until the frosts have

finished.

On Friday we celebrated our Grandparents and showed how we stay fit with Mousercise, a fun form of

aerobics. We are now looking forward to Book Week and our Book parade on 23rd August.

Wow! What a busy and fun start to term 3.

This week in 2/3/4

Another busy week of learning 2/3/4 this week. We had a great time

performing for the community at Westfield Tuggerah and watching Hotel

Transylvania 3! Thank you to all of our community members who came out

to watch our performance. We finished up our learning about different

types of angles and started working on effective planning for writing. On

Friday we finished up the week with a wonderful visit from our

grandparents and family members. Students thoroughly enjoyed showing

their special family members their work and sharing a lovely poem with

them. Next up a full dress rehearsal at Somersby Public School for our

small schools concert and athletics carnival at Wyong High School on

Friday!

4/5/6 Classroom

This term in Literacy Groups we are looking at the Super Six

Reading comprehension strategies; activating prior

knowledge, making connections, questioning, monitoring,

predicting, inferring, visualising and summarising. The Super

Six Reading comprehension strategies are tools that

students can use while reading to help them understand a

text. These strategies can help students to stay engaged

with a text and gain greater enjoyment while reading.

This week our class will be given their home reader folders.

This is to record the amount of reading students are doing

at home. When students complete 25 & 75 nights they will

receive a special certificate in class and for 50 & 100 nights

they will presented with a certificate at the weekly

assembly. Remember news articles, which is part of this

term’s homework will count towards students’ home reading.

Last Wednesday we had our first Kitchen lesson. Paisley & Charlie reported on the lesson.

Kitchen this week started off with an ear piercing fire alarm. The menu for that session was Potato, Leek

and Chive Soup, Leafy Green Ravioli with Tomato and Garlic or Butter and Sage Sauce, Ratatouille, Master

Salad, Mixed Berry Sorbet and Coconut Rough. We picked some parsley fresh from the garden to put in our

salad and soup. Next we set up the tables, chairs and cutlery. We all sat together and had a blast. After we

washed up and got some mixed berry sorbet with coconut rough. Yum!

By Paisley and Charlie.

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program It was a wonderful start to the term with the new menu and our senior class cooking last

week. They are the first class to enjoy the luxury of hot water on tap and the new big sink

to wash large utensils.

The menu for this session will be Potato, Leek and Chive Soup, Leafy Green Ravioli with

Tomato and Garlic or Butter and Sage Sauce, Ratatouille, Master Salad, Mixed Berry Sorbet and Coconut

Rough. If you able to donate any of the following items, it would be greatly appreciated. We thank you in

anticipation.

celery

4 x leeks

net onions

net red onions

potatoes

bunch shallots

red capsicum

cherry tomatoes

zucchinis

tomatoes

eggplant (Lebanese)

eggs

net lemons

silver beet or kale

salad leaf

cucumber

minced garlic (jar)

veggie stock

dark cooking chocolate

sage leaves

tin tomatoes

white sugar

frozen berries

desiccated coconut

sour cream

large block butter

00 flour 1kg bag

parmesan cheese

kilo ricotta cheese

The Kindergarten/Year1 class began the garden sessions exploring Australian and Asian style edible garden

planting. We planted many vegetable varieties and hope to enjoy the harvest and cooking later this term and

early in Term 4.

Julie and Sharryn

ASSEMBLY AWARD Recipients Term 3, Week 2

Term 3, Week 3

JILLIBY JEWEL REWARDS Term 3 Week 2 & Term 3 Week 3

K/1 Class Merit Hannah

Class Merit Isabelle

Values Award Alex

2/3/4 Class Merit Beau

Class Merit Hunter

Values Award Elizah

4/5/6 Class Merit Ceanna

Class Merit Hailey

Values Award Johnathan

K/1 Class Merit Christopher

Class Merit Ayden

Values Award Billie

2/3/4 Class Merit Savanah

Class Merit Rylan

Values Award Tannen

4/5/6 Class Merit Charlee

Class Merit James

Values Award Dakoda

AWARD NAME YEAR

SAPPHIRE Charlee 6

RUBY Sophie 3