NANGUS NEWS

Nangus Public School Phone: (02) 69 447 221 Hulong Street Fax: (02) 69 447 258 NANGUS NSW 2722 Principal: Mrs Bronwyn Annetts

E-mail: nangus-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au BULLETIN No 33 Term 4 Week 10 Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Dear Parents, Caregivers, Families and Friends, SYMPATHY On behalf of the school community, I would like to extend deepest sympathy to Gai and Gary, Casey and Tyla on the loss of Gai’s brother, Phillip at the weekend. We are thinking of you with kindest thoughts. PRESENTATION NIGHT Oh what a night! I hope all stakeholders enjoyed our very special night last Friday evening. It was a truly wonderful celebration of student and school achievement for 2016.

Thank you to all who attended for helping to make it so special and thank you to families

and community members for providing supper. Congratulations to all of our students on your awards and for the quality entertainment in the excellent musical items and delightful musical drama of the “The Little Red Hen”. Thank you to staff and students for working so efficiently in recent weeks to prepare for the success of the evening.

Mackenna Powell from Gundagai Real Estate and WFI presenting Colby Hann with his ’Most Improved Student Award’ and Harry Lemon presenting Harry Hayes with the Sports Person

Award

Mrs Helen Sheridan presenting the ‘Jeff Collins Trust Citizenship Award’ to Blake Longhurst on behalf of the Collins family

Isobella Makeham and Casey Smith receiving the ‘Strive to Achieve Award’ from Mrs Annetts

The primary school band entertained the packed Nangus Hall with their rock music.

The infant students entertained the audience with an outstanding performance of

“The Little Red Hen”. YEAR 6 FUNDRAISING Representatives of the Year 6 leadership team, Isobella Makeham, Tazmin Makeham and Dylan Edwards, worked alongside me at a Street Stall in Gundagai last Thursday, raising funds for the Year 6 fundraising initiatives. Thank you Darrell Edwards for his assistance on the stall and for helping transport larger items and thank you to Gai Derrick and Kay Makeham for donating items to be raffled. Raffle winners were: 1st – Amanda Fairleigh 2nd – Mavis Turner 3rd – Kande Ryan and Kevin Keogh was the winner of the 100 club. Thank you to all who supported our stall. Our Year 6 group have shown much initiative for and enthusiasm in fundraising this year amongst their overall excellent leadership. An article was in this Monday’s edition of the Gundagai Independent about their excellent leadership, fundraising initiatives and special picnic area which they created with Craig Makeham. Thank you to the families of our Year 6 students for their support throughout the year of the students’ fundraising initiatives and of school activities in general. The Year 6 group will have a special lunch and a swim at the Gundagai Pool tomorrow. Thank you to Michelle Makeham for assisting me with transport. I extend my very best wishes to our Year 6 group for their high school days and beyond. I hope they enjoy the variety of activities in the secondary settings and continue to be happy, successful citizens.

CONGRATULATIIONS JAMES Year 2 student James Smart has been awarded third place in the Member for Riverina, the Hon, Mr Michael McCormack’s Christmas Card Design Competition. This is a huge thrill and James will be presented with his award by Mr McCormack at a special assembly tomorrow morning, Thursday 15th December. James’ family members will be in attendance and all parents, caregivers and community members are welcome to attend tomorrow’s special assembly. James is a clever artist and this particular design was of a large 12 wheeler truck carrying a round bale with a banner message on the bale of “Merry Christmas to All. There is also a plane overhead with Santa doing a ‘gift drop’! It is truly delightful and very apt for our Nangus, Riverina and Australia! Congratulations James! We are also most grateful to Mr McCormack for travelling out to Nangus Public School to present the award in person to James. CLASS PARTY AND WATER FIGHT This Friday 16th December, the last day for students, we will be having a school party. Parents and caregivers are asked to send along an item to be shared at recess time. Thank you. Items could include; Doritos, chips, fruit, savoury biscuits, lollies or sweet items. Students are asked to bring their regular lunch and bottle of water. Students are asked to come ‘out of uniform’ on Friday. We will also be having water activities (water fight!!) on Friday afternoon. Students are therefore asked to wear suitable clothes for this activity. Swimming costumes would be a good idea to bring so students don’t have to wear wet clothes home, especially bus travellers. Students may bring along water pistols, etc but these are not to be used until the water activities begin under adult supervision in the afternoon. Please make sure any water toys have your child’s name on them. Please note it is not necessary that students bring along water pistols or water fighting toys as the school will provide some. There is no need to go and buy any. Looking forward to Friday’s fun- I love a water fight!

BUNNINGS BBQ Thank you to the many families who have offered to help at next week’s BBQ at Bunnings. This is most appreciated at this busy time of the year. HOLIDAYS AND CHRISTMAS This Friday is the last day for students in the 2016 school year. Thank you to families for your support of me, our students, staff and the school over the past year. Students return to school on Monday 30th January, 2017. I wish all families and staff members a happy Christmas and a safe, happy holiday period.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND BEST WISHES TO ALL

STUDENTS, FAMILIES and STAFF FOR A SAFE, HAPPY, HOLIDAY

PERIOD AND 2017!

DATES TO REMEMBER

Term Four 2016

Week Day Date Event

Wk 10 Thursday 15/12/16 Member for Riverina, Hon. Michael McCormack visiting at 9:30am to present James with award

Friday 16/12/16 Last day of 2016 school year for students Wet weather forecast!!

Wk 11 Tuesday 20/12/16 Last day of 2016 school year for staff

Friday 23/12/16 P&C BBQ at Bunnings

Term One 2017

Week Day Date Event

Wk 1 Friday 27/01/17 Staff return for 2017 school year

Wk 2 Monday 30/01/17 Students return for 2017 school year

Wk 3 Friday 10/02/17 Black Billy Cup, Junee Tennis Trials, Wagga Wagga

Wk 4 Tuesday 14/02/17 Small Schools’ Swimming, Gundagai

Wk 5 Wednesday 22/02/17 Highlands’ Swimming, Tumut

Bronwyn Annetts Principal COMMUNITY NEWS

1. Nangus Hall will be hosting a New Year's Eve Party with live band Loose Connection, Tickets $20, school children free from 7.30pm, BYO food and drinks. All Welcome

2. Anglican Parish of Gundagai Christmas services – See attached