Terara Times

Next year will see some changes at Terara Public School and the staff have been working hard to ensure that they will all go ahead smoothly for the benefit of the students. Many students (and parents) have been curious to know who their teacher will be in 2020. Now that arrangements have been finalised, we are pleased to announce teaching roles for next year:

Relieving Principal    Mr Watt (Terms 1 & 2)

K/1                               Miss Gould

1/2                               Miss Daly

3/4                               Miss Nebe (Terms 1 & 2)

5/6                               Miss Cooper

All staff are excited about their new roles and have been busily planning for their year ahead.

Semester Two Student Reports will be sent home this Friday, 13/12/2019. Teachers have put in many hours of work to assess and analyse students' learning, behaviour and attitudes over Terms 3 and 4 to provide a detailed report to parents for each student. Reports are produced according to NSW Department of Education guidelines whereby students achieving a 'C' grade are competently achieving the reported outcomes. All grades and ratings are explained on page 1 of the report. Students are assessed on a range of indicators for achieving the learning outcomes covered during the semester.  The teacher's comment further elaborates on each student's learning. Each student has also reflected on their learning throughout the semester and their comments have been included on their report to provide their insight.

This week's assembly will be hosted by 5/6W and will feature videos of Year 6 students reflecting on their time at Terara Public School.

Please return all library books as soon as possible for the library stocktake, which is currently in progress.

Please ensure students have returned excursion notes for the Reward Day excursion to the Bay & Basin Leisure Centre (for all students K - 6) on Tuesday, 17/12/2019, or let the office know if they won't be in attendance on that day. There is no cost for this excursion as the P&C and the school have paid all costs in full.

Class 5/6W will be attending the Shoalhaven Zoo this Wednesday, 11/12/2019. This excursion is their prize for their winning entries in the Endangered Species Competition, from the Shoalhaven City Council. Please ensure all students in 5/6W have returned their permission notes.

With technology and online trends constantly changing, we know how hard it is to keep up with what is happening for children and teens online. The Australian Government's eSafety website has an excellent guide for parents to help you keep your kids safe, and we highly recommend you take a look to get the latest and most reliable advice. The link below will take you straight to the parents tab.

Lyrebird Preschool - Enrolling now for 2020, limited positions available for 4 year olds.  Please contact us on 4421 4604 or email admin@lyrebirdpreschool.com.au