Term 1, Issue 5 2017

Brewarrina Central School News

We have reached the end of Term 1, 2017. It has

been an action packed and exciting term where

the students of Brewarrina Central have been

involved in learning a great deal in many subject

areas. The Kindergarten students have all settled

into “Big” school really well and the Year 7 are

manoeuvring their way through their first year of

Secondary school. The Year 12 students have

completed their Half Yearly Exams. All students

from Kindergarten to Year 12 have generally been

making a genuine effort to engage in their

learning and improve their results. It has been a

pleasure to walk around the school to see

students engrossed in their learning and involved

in a myriad of activities both within and outside

of the classroom. All the staff at Brewarrina

Central School are dedicated to ensuring that our

students attain their goals. I would like to thank

all the students for their excellent work this term.

I would also like to thank the families of our

students who have ensured that the students

attend school regularly, in uniform and prepared

for learning. Please remember we can always

help out if required. Thank you too to the

wonderful staff who make sure everything

happens as it should. Without their energy,

enthusiasm and dedication Brewarrina Central

would not be the vibrant place it is.

This week we will be involved in the Whole

School Assembly which will also be the school’s

ANZAC Assembly. I would love to see as many

students as possible on Tuesday 25th April to take

part in the Community’s ANZAC Day Ceremony.

We also have the Easter Hat Parade and various

other Easter Activities which are causing

excitement in the K-6.

On Friday afternoon we begin the Holidays. I wish

everyone a happy, restful and SAFE holiday. I look

forward to seeing all our students back at school

on WEDNESDAY, 26TH APRIL ready to take on

Term 2.

Thank you and Take Care everyone.

Christine Grieves.

Thank you for a wonderful term! It has been jam-

packed with many opportunities for our children

to demonstrate their talents and abilities. Thank

you to all the staff that have supported the

children with this.

We have a large number of K-6 students

attending a PBL morning tea to acknowledge our

values of being SAFE RESPECTFUL LEARNERS.

This week we are finishing off with our Easter Hat

parade, PBL Prize draw and handball tournament.

Hopefully the Easter bunny will also drop in and

leave us some goodies.

All the staff would like to wish you Happy Easter

and we hope you have a safe, enjoyable break

and we look forward to seeing everyone next

term.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Thanks, Beck Williams

Primary awards

Kinder H: Noah Trapman, Carissa Flight, Charles, Sullivan,

Kaiden Bloomfield, Tyrone Higgins, Hank Kirby, Finn Close

Year 1 C: Deontai Williams, Sanaa Kirby, Aaliyah Boney –

Coffey, Harmony Kelly

Year 2 B: Chelsea Sullivan, Michael Trapman, Myah Williams

Year 3 D: Tadhg Close, Lauren Gordon, Darnell Heatherill

Year 4 P: Liam Trapman, Karleasha Barker, Mathew Barker,

Billie-Jean Williams

Year 5 S: Rhae-Kye Waites, Kasey Orcher, Alex Kirby-Byrnes

Year 6 F: Bryce Waites, Keelan nicholls

Class of the Week: Year 4 P

Library Award: Year 1 C

PBL Wristbands Term 1

Congratulations to the following students who earned

wristbands this term:

Year 7

1 wristband 2 wristbands

Kaden Orcher

Jyl Waites

Terrilee Williams

Kobi Bennett

Austin Bloomfield

William Croaker

Mattia Higgins

Karl Knight

Molly Murray

Rahni Williams

3 wristbands

Malakye Biles

Mythys Grant

Raymond Orcher

Year 8

1 wristband 2 wristbands

Tristian Tattersall

Corey Annis-Brown

Kieran Boney

William Dennis

Mia-Rae Murray

Maverick Wales

3 wristbands

Lara Bennett

Tiona Cochrane

Steven Salt

Year 9

1 wristband 2 wristbands

Maylee Bloomfield Thomas French

Xanthe Eyre

Stevee Hammond

Kynan Heatherill

Michael O’Connor

Dylan Shillingsworth

Jackahl Sullivan

3 wristbands

Clay Bennett

Katherine Higgins

Tarah-Lea Kirby

Fayth Pakutoa

Ebon Walsh

Year 10

1 wristband 2 wristbands

Barry Bussey Alisa Annis-Brown

Grace Gordon

Shannon McHughes

Bailee Nicholls

Josiah Sullivan

3 wristbands

Janalee Conroy

Haily Daronte

Alii Pakutoa

Year 11/12

1 wristband 2 wristbands

Joseph Gordon

Jazzlyn Pearsall

Ashalye Cochrane

Chantae Eyre

Diondre Murphy

3 wristbands 4 Wristbands

Tamika Nicholls Tegan Bennett

The Reward Day will be held in Week 11 of this

term. Students who earned two or more

wristbands are able to take part in the reward.

Parents will also receive letters home.

Chantae reported that her experience as

photographer with Moorimbilla was awesome.

She learnt some fantastic new skills and is keen to

keep developing her photography finesse.

The school values input from all parents and

carers. We have a very active staff that work

tirelessly for every student. Please remember if

you have any questions or concerns about your

child, to contact the school and we will always do

our best to work with you as we all want to same

thing: Smart, strong and successful kids that will

become the leaders of tomorrow.

Thankyou to the secondary staff for their

dedication and hard work this term, all teachers

and support staff do a fantastic job. Thanks to

Adam and Uncle Charlie- Clontarf engages and

supports our students no like other. And aren’t

we lucky enough that we also have Girl Fit to

support our girls- thankyou Mrs Close, Aunty Beck

and your team. Wishing our students and families

a restful break- see you next term!!

Sarah Trapman

The playground continues to be a focus for the

PBL team and all staff. A reminder for students:

Place rubbish in the bin

Sit to eat, then clean up your space

Plastic bottles only at school ‘

Unfortunately there has also been an increase in

graffiti. Our lovely new tables in the high school

have scratch marks and students have written

their names on them. This is disappointing, as a

lot of work went into ensuring the high school

students have a positive, welcoming learning

space. The graffiti will be cleaned over the

holidays, and we hope that all students will

respect the space from now on.

Keep your eyes open for a new competition next

term, focusing on rubbish and keeping our school

clean.

A massive thankyou to the hardworking PBL team

this term, always coming up with new ideas and

putting in a lot of extra time for our kids. The

support of all staff is essential to the success of

the PBL framework in the overall wellbeing of our

students, so thanks everyone!!

At our school we are

Safe

Respectful

Learners

PDHPE and Sports News

We have had a really busy term with PDHPE and

Sports.

Year 7 and 8 have been looking at scenarios

surrounding risky situations and are doing a great

job. Their effort in class has been high and

continues to improve. Special mentions go to

Kobi Bennett and Lara Bennett.

Year 9 and 10 have been looking at ways to plan

for the future and have been developing skills in

writing cover letters and resumes. Great work

from Stevee Hammond and Haily Dorante.

9/10 PASS have been working really hard on their

assessment task. They have been researching all

the technical aspects of their chosen sports and

presenting their findings to their classmates.

Special mention goes to Alii Pakutoa and Janalee

Conroy.

Year 11 has started their preliminary HSC and I

could not be prouder. They are working

independently and are learning topics

surrounding ‘the dimensions of health’ and

‘health promotion’. Their assessment task is to

interview a range of people on their attitudes

surrounding health.

Year 12 have been investigating ‘Health Priorities

in Australia’ and are looking at key concepts

surrounding health care facilities and the Ottawa

charter.

In sports news, Alii, Bailee, Josiah and Diondre

travelled to Cobar 2 weeks ago for the NRL

knockout. The boys joined teams with Bourke and

played really well. The highlight of the day was

Diondre’s inside pass to Alii who did the self-

proclaimed ‘shimmy shake’ and scored under the

posts.

The 2nd Annual Rugby 7’s Kurtley Beale Shield will

be on the 19th May. Please come and support the

boys and girls.

Here are some pictures from the term.

Clontarf News

The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the

education, discipline, Self-esteem, life skills and

employment prospects of young Aboriginal

men and by doing so, equip them to participate

more meaningfully in society.

General Comment: The Academy has had a

very busy Term 1. Last week was the Senior

Rugby League Carnival at Dubbo. This is the

largest Carnival we have held for the seniors since

NSW opened its initial Academies. The 16 teams

showcased some great skill over the event with

the Bre/Bourke team no exception. There was

some wonderful teamwork involved in the tries

scored during the day. The Team was eventually

knocked out in the semifinals and missed the

opportunity to win back to back senior titles. The

winners of the day the Melville Mantis team

showed that although being a new Academy that

they have captured the Clontarf way quickly by

playing hard but fair football at all times.

The team celebrated a great Term 1 and carnival

by having Pizzas and heading to the movies. This

was a great way to enjoy the night and chat

about some of the days excellent games.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank

everyone for their ongoing support in Term 1 we

have enjoyed great success in the classroom and

on the sporting field. This could not be achieved

without the help of all of you who give up your

own time and effort to see the Academy fellas

succeed. We look forward to seeing you all in and

around the Academy in Term 2.

WHATs ON NEXT WEEK:

Goodooga Gala Day Thursday.

MORNING TRAINING TIMES (incl.

pick-ups) Staff welcome!

Tuesday, 7:00-8:00 – Sport focus followed by

healthy breakfast

Thursday, Goodooga Gala Day

CONTACTS

(Adam Close Director) 0419 260 028; (Charlie

McHughes Operations Officer) 0428 985 812

Clontarf Foundation

Brewarrina Academy (BA)

Woodwork for Term 1

The woodwork room has been very busy this term

with a number of projects completed.

Stage 5 Ind Tech Wood – Spice Rack

Stage 4 Tech Mand – Skills Project (Box or money

box), Pucket and jewellery

Yr 6 – Toy Car and Jewellery

Yr 2 – Paddle pop stick box

REMINDER PARENTS

Nursing Staff from the AMS visit our

school every Monday,

Wednesday & Friday to conduct General First Aid

Notice Board

School Holidays Begin-

Monday 10th April

Staff Return for Term 2-

Monday 24th April

Students return-

Wednesday 26th April

Brewarrina Central School

would like to wish everyone

a Safe and Happy Easter and

we look forward to seeing

you all back here in Term 2