Principal’s Report

CCC

Kingfisher Avenue, Coleambally, NSW, 2707

Phone: 02 6954 4131 Fax: 02 6954 4396

Email: coleamball-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 3

Coleambally Central School

A Quality Education in your Community

6 August 2019

COMING UP IN TERM THREE

Wed 14 - 15 Aug - School Merino

Wether Challenge

Thu 15th Aug - Zone PSSA

Athletics Griffith

Fri 16th Aug - National Science

Week Celebrations

Mon 19 Aug - Musica Viva

Fri 23 Aug - Book Week Parade

Fri 30th Aug - Riverina PSSA

This Week at

Coleambally Central School

5-9 August - Education Week.

Wed 7th Aug - Stage 6 ArtExpress

Excursion to Wagga.

NRL Development Day –Primary

Thu 8th Aug - Education Day

Welcome to Week 3 of Term 3! Coleambally Central School will celebrate Education Week tomorrow, Thursday, 8 August 2019. A full program of the day’s events was sent home with students last Friday and also published on our school Facebook page yesterday. We have a fantastic day of events planned and parents and members of the community are invited to ‘kick things off’ with Morning Tea in the Secondary TAS Kitchen at 11.00 am and then join us for an official Education Week Assembly in the School Hall at 11.30 am, which will feature performances by our Junior Choir and encore performances from the Primary Talent Quest. Open Primary Classrooms follow at 12.00 pm and parents will have the opportunity to see some STEM activities, including our cute robot Cubetto in the Year 1 class, Ozobots in the Year 4/5 classroom and Stage 4 STEM Class and 3D printing in the library. We round things off with a free ‘sausage sizzle’ lunch and a Year 7-10 Kahoots Challenge in the library after lunch. Please join us for the day and see the wonderful things we are doing and I am sure we will see lots of students having a voice! Kindergarten 2020 I am pleased to announce to our 2020 ‘Kindy’ parents that our Year 1 classroom teacher Mrs Kathryn Hardy has been appointed to teach a K/1 class next year while Mrs Clarke is on maternity leave. This decision has been made early to inform parents and assist planning for the 2020 Kindergarten ‘Mini Kindy’ Transition Program. Mrs Hardy will participate in transition activities as their teacher next year. National Science Week Next week is National Science Week. National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology, with science events across the nation. Students will have the opportunity to participate in two events, SCINEMA, the international science film festival with various films and times for students of all ages. We will also have a paper plane challenge on Friday, 16 August 2019. Details are included in this week’s newsletter.

Assessment Task Due Dates

8 Aug - Stage 5 Part 1 Yr 10

9 Aug - Stage 5 PE Assessment

12 Aug - Stage 5 Eng

Assessment Task 4

22 Aug - Stage 6 English

Standard Task 2

23 Aug - Yr 8 History Task 1

26 Aug - Stage 5 Youth Mental

Health Awareness

Stage 6 CAFS

PAYMENTS DUE

Year 5/6 Canberra

Excursion Friday 9th Aug

Year 3/4 Dubbo Zoosnooze

Deposit due Friday 9th Aug

Stage 5 Sydney Experience

Final Payment Friday 9th Aug

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Book Week Every year across Australia, the Children’s Book Council of Australia brings children and books together to celebrate Book Week. This year Book Week will be celebrated from 17 to 23 August 2019 and as part of the celebrations primary will be hosting a Book Week Character Dress Up Day on Friday, 23 August 2019. I am sure we will see lots of superheroes and other character favourites and there will be book prizes for the best costume for each year K-6. Start planning the costumes for the day! ICAS Assessments This year ICAS is moving to an online parent payment system and parents have until 14 August 2019 to

order and pay for assessments. Visit https://pay.unswglobal.com.au/ and enter our unique school code

946758aaff to order and pay online and confirm your child’s participation. Opening the school newsletter

online should also activate a link to assist accessing the webpage.

School Merino Wether Challenge Next week students in Stage 6 Agriculture will travel to Deniliquin to participate in the Southern NSW Heats of the 2019 School Whether Challenge as part of their participation in the program. Thank you to Mrs Briony Fattore for organising such a wonderful opportunity for our students. School Facebook Page We are receiving very positive feedback from the community on our school Facebook page. Over the last few days the page has been used to promote and communicate Education Week, the Primary Spelling Bee, ICAS Assessments and a Temporary School Learning Support Officer vacancy at Tirkandi Inaburra. Keep those ‘likes’ coming! P & C August Meeting The normal August meeting of the P & C will take place next Monday, 12 August 2019 in the School Library at 5.30 pm. Finally…. Our door is and always has been open – whether you are happy, sad or mad. We need to know if we are not doing something right, but I also need to know that you trust our motives and intentions. Everything we do, every single day is for YOUR children. Until next week,

Timothy Allen Principal

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Junior Talent Show. On the last Friday of Term 2, we were all treated to an entertaining afternoon at the Junior Talent Show. The children performed exceptionally well and all of them had a positive reception from the audience. At the Primary Assembly last Friday, the Talent Show certificates and acknowledgements were awarded. Congratulations to Millar McGown for her guitar solo "Stand By You". Millar received a Merit Certificate and $10 canteen voucher. Congratulations to Xavier Jones for his guitar solo "Thunderstruck". Xavier received a Merit Certificate and $5 canteen voucher. Congratulations to Lucy Bolton for her solo dance "Let Her Go". Lucy received a Merit Certificate and $5 canteen voucher. Several students received Encouragement Certificates for their special efforts in working together as a group, practising their item and supporting each other in presenting a high standard performance. Congratulations to: Alana Jones, Piper DeMamiel, Blaine Byrne, Isaac Jones, Kai Inggs and Hugh Perkins for their play "Star Wars"; Savannah McKinnon, Tara Bedard and Zoee Steinhardt for their disciplined Physical Culture display; Andrew Fattore, William Perkins and Campbell Rowan for their enthusiastic, fun item "Baby Shark". Everyone who performed at the show received a Participation Certificate to acknowledge their efforts. We'd like to thank and congratulate the following students in order of their programmed appearance: Piper DeMamiel, Lucy Bolton, Hunter Roberts, Lilly Roberts, Alec Roberts, Nathan Vearing, Wilkie Evans, Xavier Jones, Izabella Cooney, Millar McGown, Georgia Perkins, Tayla DeMamiel, Ivana-Rose Lawson, Tara Bedard, Zoee Steinhardt, Savannah McKinnon, Amber McGown, Isaac Jones, Kai Inggs, Blaine Byrne, Hugh Perkins, Alana Jones, Kaylee Filmer, Layla Filmer, Chelsea Hibbert, Isabelle Boldiston, Chloe Boldiston, Hamish Greenwood, Pippa Wilson, Campbell Rowan, William Perkins and Andrew Fattore. Mrs Lothian

Totem Poles The drawings on the totem poles have been finished and the backgrounds are ready to paint with hand prints next Thursday. This will be done as one of our Education Week class activities. Thank you to the parents and friends who have already brought in some containers of paint. If anyone else has some exterior, water-based acrylic house paint you could spare, in any of the following colours, we would appreciate your assistance in creating our native garden feature. We are looking for red, yellow, black, grey, brown and orange in any shade and any amount. Any donations will be gratefully accepted at the front office before Thursday morning. Mrs Lothian

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On Friday our School Spelling Bee took place. In each group students showed great spelling talents and compassion towards each

other. Unfortunately only the two remaining spellers from the junior and senior groups are successful to proceed to the next

level.

Well done to all our spelling bee participants for taking part in the classroom spell off and stage Spelling Bee competition.

Congratulations to Xavier Jones and Andrew Fattore from the junior group and Tayla DeMamiel and Cooper Payne from the

senior group who are now elegible to go to the next level.

The Regional Premier Spelling Bee competition is due to take place on Thursday 12th of September.

Good luck to these four spellers and keep practising.

Spelling Bee co-ordinator Miss Lyons

Spelling Bee

New additions to the AG Department

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Today, NRL Games Development Officer, Andrew Lavaka visited our Primary students. Each primary class had the

opportunity to participate in the Phase One League Stars skills sessions in our school setting and if interested can

enrol in the Phase 2.

Phase 2 - is delivered after school for students who are interested in extending their experience beyond the school setting. Phase 2 is a paid program which will run on Wednesdays for 6 weeks.

Students may bring their runners to wear during this 30 minute session if they wish too.

More information will be provided tomorrow from the visiting NRL team.

Yours in sport

Monica Lyons

National Rugby League Ltd

Book Week 2019

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Primary Awards

Kinder

Laura Bedard For being a motivated and independent student with a great love of learning. Olivia Hardy For self correcting her writing to improve meaning. William Turner For contributing greatly to class discussions. Year 1 Braxton Leach For being responsible in class, trying to complete tasks quietly and independently. Jaiden Stevenson For trying to work more independently in class. Hugh Perkins For getting 100% in his spelling test for the first time. Lilah Curphey For participating in more class routines. Yr 2/3 William Perkins For maintaining pleasing standards in his learning activities. Hannah Vremaric For excellent rhythm and keeping time in Dance. Delilah Filmer For having a positive attitude towards her classwork and completing activities on time. Jorjiana Dinsdale For showing interest, enthusiasm and appropriate application of newly learned concepts. Year 4/5 Nathan Vearing For sharing his ideas with the class and explaining how he solved problems. Tanaya-Lea Cooney For sharing her ideas with the class and explaining how she solved problems. Declan McKinnon For asking great questions to enhance his learning. Layla Filmer For consistently contributing to class discussions. Gabrielle Perkins For using great expression when reading to the class. Chaise Davie For making great connections to the real world when he is reading. Year 5/6 Year 5/6 (whole class) For respectful, responsible and safe behaviour. Jaydah Martin For exceptional behaviour in class. Elle Bedard For responsibly assisting others during Maths Mentals. Dylan Walsh For being a diligent and respectful student.

Primary Class Awards

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Coleambally Irrigation

Scholarship

Coleambally Irrigation Cooperative Ltd (CICL) in conjunction with the Country Education Foundation of Coleambally-Darlington Point is offering a scholarship for

students studying Engineering in 2020, with scholarship funding up to $7,500 a year available for the successful applicant for expenses relating to their study.

This CICL Grant Latta Bonded Scholarship is a wonderful opportunity for a young

person wishing to pursue a career in Engineering. Applications open 1 September and

close on 30th November 2019 and can be found at www.cef.org.au.

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