Newry News Friday, 28 March 2025

week 9

  • Friday, 28th March - Year 6 to 7 EOI High School applications close.
  • Friday, 28th March - Stewart House envelopes due.

week 10

  • Thursday, 3rd April - VoSS Cross Country @ The Pocket PS all students (note change of date).

week 11

  • Friday, 11th April - Easter Hat Parade & Assembly @ NPS
  • Friday, 11th April - Last day of Term 1

Term 2

Week 1

  • Monday, 28th April - Staff Develpment Day - no students
  • Tuesday, 29th April - Staff Develpment Day - no students
  • Wednesday, 30th April - students back to school

Week 2

  • Monday, 5th May - Wednesday, 7th May - Coffs Coast Adventure Camp - Years 4-6

week 3

  • Thursday, 15th May - Kindergarten 2026 Information Sessions 2 pm and 5:30 pm.

cross country reminders

All students will travel by bus to the VoSS Cross Country at the Pocket Public School next Thursday, 3 April. Reminders:

  • The bus will depart Newrybar PS at 9 am sharp.
  • Parents are welcome to attend and spectate. Please follow directions for parking when you arrive at the Pocket PS.
  • Dogs are not allowed.
  • The event will be going ahead unless there is thunder and lightning. Please ensure your child has a change of dry, warm clothes, including shoes and a bag for their dirty, wet clothes. The track is likely to be wet and muddy.
  • Parents are not permitted on the back field (the track).
  • The 5 and 6 year old races will be run while the other age groups are walking the track.
  • There will be activities run throughout the day to engage the kids (soccer, movie room, drawing, etc).
  • A canteen will operate. Please ensure your child has enough money if they wish to purchase lunch or pack lunch with enough money for a snack.
  • Please ensure your child has enough food for the whole day - lunch, recess, snacks and a water bottle.
  • If you are taking your child home before the end of the event, please ensure you let a teacher know so they can be marked off our roll.

kindergarten 2026 information sessions

Do you have a neighbour, friend or family member interested in Kindergarten at Newrybar Public School in 2026? Information sessions will be held on Thursday, 15 May at 2 pm and 5:30 pm for parents considering placing an application to enrol at Newrybar Public School for Kindergarten 2026. At these meetings, the enrolment process, in zone and out of zone enrolments, orientation activities, how classes at Newrybar are organised, curriculum, starting school for your child, uniforms and other topics will be discussed. If you know someone, please tell them to contact by email newrybar-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au or phone 6687 1343 to register their interest.

Virus and Cold Season

As the weather starts to cool down, colds, flu and viruses ramp up. If your child is displaying cold or flu symptoms, please keep them home until symtoms have gone.

EASTER HAT PARADE AND ASSEMBLY

Our Term 1 assembly will be held on Friday, 11 April following our annual Easter Hat Parade. Students are asked to create their own Easter hat at home using found, borrowed and recycled materials to wear in the parade. All parents and families are invited to attend, and bring a picnic lunch to enjoy with their family after the assembly. Students are welcome to wear mufti dress. Please ensure you are sunsafe, that is no singlets or midriff tops and wear enclosed shoes.

nsw public schools Student survey

In Term 2, we are offering our students the opportunity to participate in the NSW Public Schools Student Survey. The survey gives students the chance to share their thoughts and feelings about life at school, including questions about their engagement, learning experiences and wellbeing at school.

Hearing directly from our students will help us understand what’s working well and where improvements can be made to our school. The survey is confidential, takes around 10 to 15 minutes to complete, and will be conducted online during school hours.

Participation is voluntary. If you prefer your child not to participate, please complete the opt-out consent form, attached to this email, and return it to the school. Further information about the survey is available here.

free autumn holiday fun

The Holiday Break Program provides access to activities during the school holidays. There are over 300 activities on offer during the autumn school holidays, covering everything from sporting clinincs and art workshops to cultural experiences and music festivals. Click on the interative map for more information.

Congratulations to our March Aussie of the Month, Juma. In recognition of your outstanding kindness to your buddy, your willingness to help others, and commitment to making a difference and embody the true spirit of what it means to be Aussie of the month.

HARMONY DAY

Harmony Day's purpose is to celebrate Australia's vibrant cultural diversity and promote inclusiveness, respect, and a sense of belonging. Orange is the color chosen to represent Harmony Week, signifying social communication, meaningful conversations, freedom of ideas, and mutual respect.

Byron bay high school INFORMATION NIGHT

Students in Year 6 attended the recent Byron Bay High School Information Night. They were welcomed by the School Leaders, and two Year 7 students who talked about their high school experience so far. A school tour was conducted by teachers through the different faculties.

UNE Discovery

Students were transfixed when learning about the study of entomology and the role of paleo-artists during the visit from scientists from UNE Discovery. After exploring our playground for insects, students used hand held magnifying glasses and electro microscopes to learn about their body parts. With the assistance of light boards, students took on the role of paleo-artists to draw what they think extinct and living animals look like. They also designed future settlement plans for Mars.

Soccer Gala Day

The Stage 2 & 3 NPS soccer teams had a great day at this weeks Gala Day in Lismore. Everyone played really well and had lots of fun. Lots of goals were scored too. Well done to all players!!

SENIOR INQUIRY

To celebrate Australia's vibrant cultural diversity and promote inclusiveness, respect, and a sense of belonging students completed a mini-inquiry and presented their learning.

K-1 MATHS

Kindergarten are learning to recognise and remember dice patterns through games. Year 1 continue to read, write and order 3 digit numbers.
K-1 have been investigating 2D shapes this week using paper folding and cutting, split pins and building sticks and geo-boards. We learnt how shapes are named by the number of their sides and vertices.

2-3 Maths

Students eagerly engaged in making 3D models this week with a focus on prisms and pyramids.

2-3 ART

In our Visual Arts lesson, we looked closely at an artwork from 1608 - Winter Scene with Skaters near a castle. We used textas to create fine-line drawings of our own winter scenes.

K-6 maths & coding

K-Yr 6 students have been experimenting with our robotics kit in the classroom this week. Year 2-6 students created block coding sequences to solve challenges requiring movement, lights and sound. More advanced problems saw students debugging codes to improve accuracy and performance. Ms Albans maths class introduced the drawing and driving tools of the Spheros to the K-1 students and were fabulous teachers.
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