Monday, 1 December 2014

What’s Ahead . . .

1 Dec Year 6 Farewell Celebration Evening

3 Dec End of year Social

4 Dec PBL Rewards Day - Crazy Sock Day

9 Dec PEPS Presentation Night at 7.00pm

12 Dec Village Fair

14 Dec Carols in the Park

16 Dec PBL Rewards Day

16 Dec Reports to go home

17 Dec Final day of student attendance

“The Parrot” is sponsored by Ray White Parkes Phone: 6862 1900

Special Celebration

Tonight the Year 6 Farewell will be held for

these students. It is a very special time as

the staff join with the students’ families to

celebrate the conclusion of their primary

schooling.

I was a rather proud principal yesterday

as I watched 1/2N perform at the Parkes

Bowling Club. I received numerous

comments regarding the wonderful

performance as well as the exemplary

behaviour of our students.

May your week be full of joy!

Michael

Merit Certificate Criteria for this week

Working cooperatively in group activities

Making the playground a happy place

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) focus

for this week is talking to a teacher if there is a problem.

Merit Certificates for Term 4 Week 8

Participating in Appreciating and Wiradjuri

practical activities encouraging the effort

of others

KL: Patrick Virtue Connie Witherow Jackson Austin K-1I: Michael Fritz Jemma Underwood Haidin Hodge

1-2G: Vincent Long Hunter Kriedemann Lachlan Plummer

1-2JO: Xaviar Lasserre Deegan Ingram Skykiah Hopgood 2-3KO: Ethan O’Neill Georgia Hawken Tayah Reeves

3-4R: Jacob Biddle Dustin James Jasper Moore 4-5L: Belvin Thomson Trudy Richardson Hayden Angrave

5-6F: Tejana Michael Cordelia Moon Col Rauchle

5-6S: Cooper Kearney Shaneal James Sally Richter K-6W: Hayden McCormick Thomas Sladden

PBL Rise Above Self Award: Brody Beuzeville

Love Of Reading: Trudy Richardson

SRC Christmas Hamper Raffle The Presentation Night is fast approaching and traditionally we sell raffle tickets for a Christmas Hamper

at this school event.

If you could please donate non-perishable

items to this special hamper, it would be

greatly appreciated. Examples of what to donate could include, tins of food, biscuits,

lollies, sauces, wrapping paper, cards, etc.

A free ticket is given to students who donate items for

the hamper.

Thank you to the students who have already donated

items.

Parkes High School Orientation

Year 6 attending Parkes High School in 2015 will have their Orientation Day this Wednesday, 3 December.

Students have been asked to wear their sports uniform, including joggers and broad brimmed school hat. A note will be sent home on Tuesday with more information.

Wonderful School Ambassadors

Jeremiah Alexander, Danilo Bottaro-Porter, Ebony Bayliss-Cox, Cameron Frogley, Nalani Barber, Bradley Bell, Keira Bloomfield, Hunter Kreidemann, Lachlan Plummer, Lainey Myors, Thomas Burkitt, Paul Richter, Isabella Hughes and Ellie Thornbury entertained an appreciative Parkes Bowling Club audience by dancing “Strip the Willow” as part of St Andrew’s Day celebrations.

A big thank you to Mrs Neilsen and the families of the students involved.

‘The Town Bowling Club wishes to thank the

children from Parkes East Public School for

their terrific dance routine at the Scottish

Concert.

A big thank you to their teacher, Mrs J Neilsen,

as well as the great support from the

parents.’

PBL Rewards

Crazy Sock Day

Thursday, 4 December

“The Parrot” is available at the Parkes East Public School website (along with other relevant school information and news). Please access the website at: www.parkeseast-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

End Of Year Social

The end of year school social will be held on

Wednesday, 3 December. All children, including kindergarten are invited to attend

this special night of dancing.

Venue: School Hall Theme: Party Time

Stage 1 and Kindergarten Time: 6.00pm to 7.00pm Cost: $2.00

Stage 2 and Stage 3 Time: 7.15pm to 9.00pm Cost: $3.00

Come along and enjoy our last social for 2014.

Carols in the Park Sunday 14 December, 2014

at 7.30 pm

Music by the Parkes Shire Band

at 6.30 pm

Cooke Park

If it is wet, it will be in the Parkes Leagues Club

Presented by the Combined Churches of Parkes Supported by Parkes Shire Council

Talent Quest

Last Monday evening the 2014 Talent Quest Final

was held at the Parkes High School Hall. The hall

was filled with supporters all keen to watch the

night’s proceedings.

The performers were both excited and nervous

about performing in front of a large audience, but

they soon forgot their nerves once they were on

the stage performing.

All the acts were of a high standard and it was

obvious they were well prepared as they were

dressed in colourful costumes and knew their

routines. The audience was not disappointed with

the night’s entertainment.

There were three judges for the finals,

Miss Ann Wildman, Miss Rhonda Harpley and

Mr Malcolm Bruce who were all impressed with

the standard of each act. This made the task of

judging quite a challenge.

Here are the winners from the Talent Quest

Finals:

Stage 1 - Thomas Burkitt, Paul Richter

and Danilo Bottaro-Porter performed a

lively dance routine to the popular song

- ‘Lets Get Ridiculous’.

Stage 2 - Heidi McPherson captivated

the audience with her ballet routine

from ‘Swan Lake’.

Stage 3 - A troupe of dancers

consisting of Isobella McCrae, Tilly

Basman, Kayla Swetland, Ruby

Dawson and Taylor Hawken had all

the audience tapping their feet to an

old favourite song ‘Jail House Rock’.

Congratulations to all the winners and well done

to everyone who had the courage to enter the

2014 Talent Quest.

Thank You

Class 4/5L would like to say a big thank you to

Mrs Bottaro-Porter for presenting us with a digital weather station kit.

We are now able to show wind speed and temperature at

any time. We are looking at humidity, air pressure, forecasting the weather and much, much more.

Thank you to

Mrs Bottaro-Porter. We are really

appreciating all the

different activities we can now do with

regards to the weather. Thank

you.

Radio Show

Last Tuesday, 25 November, Jacob Chambers,

Calvin Matthews, Rachel Ostler and Hannah Strom travelled to Forbes to present a radio show at 97.9

Lachlan Valley FM.

They were very professional and

entertaining as Radio Announcers.

We would like to

say a big thank you to the Lachlan

Valley Radio show for the amazing

opportunity.

Soccer Coaching Course 2015

Football Federation Australia - Skills Acquisition Coaching Course (6-13 year old players) to be held in Forbes.

This course is held over one and a half days at the Botanic Gardens Forbes on 28 February and 1 March.

The course will be delivered by Mr Andrew Fearnley,

Western NSW Football Coach and Football Development Manager.

For further information please contact Doug Mckenzie on 0412287810, email dougmck63@yahoo.com.au.