Newsletter last updated Thursday, July 01, 1999
(newer articles from top down)
Story Competition
All of Year 5 and Year 6 children were invited to write a science fiction
story for the Australian Publishing Group sponsoring the 1999 schools short story
competition. The following childrens stories were chosen to represent Telarah Public
School in the competition, together with their story titles.
Amanda Ede - Wacka's
Sally Ann Cook - Earth Crushed the Sun
Cecillia Devine - Time Warp
Danielle Lawrence - Space
Courtney McMullen - Get Rid of that Monster
Samantha Kerr - Kirby's Mission
Danielle Mackie - Meego
Hollie Randal - Marshall the Marta
Linda Wells - 28 Weeks Away from Home
Jemma Moriss - Space Adventure
School Annual Report
All families should have received a copy of the school 1998 Annua report. It
was posted by the Department of Education to each family. If you did not get one just ask
for one at the school office.
New procedures for the Suspension and
Expulsion of School Students
The Director General of the department of Education and Training released new
procedures for the Suspension and Expulsion of School Students in Term 4 1998. These
procedures are to apply as from the beginnings of the 1999 School Year.All schools are
required to advise parents that there are new peocedures and that a copy can be obtained
from the school. If any family would like a copy please ask at the school office.
School Grounds
Parents are asked to let their children know that no one should be in the
school grounds after school hours or during the weekend. People using the cricket nets
have caused problems for neighbors.
The simple rule is that no one should be in the school grounds after school. Can I ask for
your co-operation by discussing this with your children (especially teenage).
Swearing
Sometimes some of the children are heard swearing at school. This is one area
we are to be very serious about stopping.
Children have been told at assembly that swearing will not be tolerated. The teachers have
been asked to report incidents of swearing. The following procedure will apply:
- First offence - name recorded and warning given
- Second offence - letter to be sent home to parent
- More offences - parents will be asked to come to school to discuss the issue with their child
Please talk to your child about this issue and we hope you agree it is an area that is important and needs to be treated seriously.
Australian Red Cross
Do you have a kind and generous heart and a spare 5 minutes each morning
between the hours of 8am and 9am then the following information is for you. Telecross - a
program run by the Australian Red Cross is current recruiting volunteers to make a daily
phone call to a member of the local community, who is generally frail aged, disabled or
medically at risk. This program enables these members of the community to maintain their
independence by being able to live in their own homes. If you are interested in becoming a
volunteer caller contact, Di Rodgers +61 2 49912072 Monday to Friday.
Uniform Shop
If anyone has a fold up screen they no longer use would they like to donate
it to the uniform shop. We would like to have one so that the children can change behind
it. Thank you.
Swimming Carnival
Congratulations to all children that participated. Thank you also to the
staff and parents involved during the day. The carnival was organized by Mr. Sarquis and
Mrs. Stone and we thank them for their work.
Winning House: Bligh
Junior Boy Champion: Joshua Papworth
Junior Girl Champion: Jessica Dart
11 Year old Boy Champion: Clay Skinner
11 Year old Girl Champion: Shay Keysell
12 Year old Boy Champion: Chad McDonald
12 Year old Girl Champion: Patrisha Campbel
Sun Protection Information for Parent Newsletters
This summer parents need to be as vigilant as ever about their children's sun
protection as unprotected exposure to the sun in the first 15 years of a child's life more
than doubles their chance of getting skin cancer later
on.
New research into children's sun protection was released in December
1998 to coincide with the launch of the Summer VS/'99 Sun Protection
Campaign of the-NSW Cancer Council and NSW Health.
A survey of more than 800 NSW parents indicated that while they intended to protect their
children from the sun, they were not taking all the necessary precautions. while 98 per
cent of parents surveyed thought there was a lot they could do to protect their children
from the sun, only 18 per cent had adequately protected their children on a recent
outdoors occasion. Patents reopened using either sunscreen, or clothing or hats rather
than a combination of all three.
This research has provided the basis for a new refined campaign to remind parents of the
need to slip and slop and slap when it comes to providing sun protection le.
slip on a shin and other clothing that covers the skin, slop on 30+
sunscreen and also slap on a broad brimmed hat or legionnaire style cap.
So, next time you take your children out in the sun make sure you put those good sun
protection intentions into practice. Vigilance about - using a combination of sun
protection practices is an excellent investment for their health later on.
You won't leave a gap if you Slip AND Slop AND Slap