“every student, every opportunity, every day” “enriching Primary education”

‘Providing Opportunities for

Personal Achievement’

SCHOOL

CALENDAR

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

23/10/14 Yr 7 (all) & Yr 9 boys HPV Immunizations-3rd dose

5/11/14 Kindergarten 2015 Orientation Morning

19/11/14 Year 7 2015 Orientation Day

15/12/14 Presentation Night

MOLONG CENTRAL SCHOOL “Providing Opportunities for Personal Achievement”

NEWSLETTER

Phone: 6366 8224 Fax: 6366 8220 email: molong-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Kindergarten to Year 12 Issue No: 32 22nd October , 2014

KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION MORNING – Wednesday 5th November in the school Library from 9.30am to 11.00am. All children turning 5 years of age before August 2015 are eligible to be enrolled at Molong Central School at the commencement of the school year 2015. The Kindergarten Orientation Morning for students commencing school in 2015 will be held on Wednesday November 5th in the School Library. Parents are invited to attend the morning information session, whilst the 2015 Kindergarten students will spend time in the classroom with the 2014 Kindergarten Students. Children are asked to bring morning tea with them, whilst morning tea will be provided for the parents and carers. Parents are asked to bring enrolment forms and all relevant documentation required in the enrolment process to the parent session. Many of the 2015 Kindergarten students have already spent time in the school, enjoying the opportunities afforded by our great Ready Set Go Program which has been running for most Thursdays in Term 3. Thank you to the Kindergarten teachers, Mrs Thornhill, Mrs Monk, Mrs Sullivan and Mrs Audrey Brown, the Assistant Principal of Stage One for the organisation of this well received program. Mrs Thornhill and Mrs Monk will be teaching Kindergarten in 2015. Our 2014 Kindergarten students have benefitted greatly in Literacy under the L3 Program which has had amazing results for our students. Mrs Brown is a District Trainer for this program and has been working with the Kindergarten teachers as well as Kindergarten teachers from other schools. Most Kindergarten students are reading above the State Benchmark and many students are reading well above expected literacy levels. It is an amazing program and thankyou to the Stage One Team for their expertise and knowledge. YEAR 11 COMMENCE THEIR HSC STUDIES Year 11 commenced their HSC Studies at the start of this term and will receive their Preliminary HSC report this week. Over the past school weeks, all Year 11 students have been interviewed by Mr Taylor, MCS Careers Adviser regarding their career options and required HSC subjects. Mr Costa ( Head Teacher Mathematics) and Mr Taylor have also been working with the students on their subject selections, making sure that the choice of subjects fulfils the requirements for the HSC and the Australian Tertiary Assessment Rank for University Entrance in 2016. Under their guidance, students will be able to change their subject allocations by the start of Week 4 (27th October).

Year 11 students have received their Year 12 Assessment books for 2015, along with the Higher School Certificate Rules and Procedures 2015 booklet which is published by the Board of Studies Teaching Education Standards (BOSTES). HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE The Higher School Certificate commenced on Monday 17th October with the first examination being English Paper 1. These examinations will continue until Wednesday 5th November with our students sitting the last examination, Information and Digital Technology, on that day. The HSC examinations are adjudicated by external examiners under strict rules for the Board of Studies Teaching Educational Standards. The school wish to acknowledge and thank Mrs Beryl Leitch and her team as they have been appointed examiner supervisors for the 2014 Higher School Certificate at Molong Central School. We wish all our students all the best for their examinations. YEAR 7-10 EXAMINATIONS The examinations for Year 7-10 will be held on:- 3rd to 7th November: Years 7 and 9 (Week 5) 10th to 14th November: Years 8 and 10 (Week 6) Primary classes will continue to complete their assessment and tests during class throughout the term leading to the publication of reports. ESSAonline 2014 The Essential Secondary Science Assessment (ESSA) test for Year 8 student will be held on Thursday 13th November 2014. The test takes approximately 80 minutes and is an interactive multimedia test completed entirely on a computer. It is called ESSAonline and contains multiple choice, short response and extended response tasks, which are grouped around real-world issues, including scientific investigations. This is a diagnostic test, with tasks framed on Stage 4 outcomes and essential content in the NSW Science Years 7-10 Syllabus. Students will be tested on their knowledge and understanding of Science; understanding and skills in the process of scientific investigation; ability to evaluate evidence; make judgements and think critically and ability to access information and communicate scientific ideas. Since students complete ESSAonline on a computer, each student needs to bring headphones or ear buds that plug into a school computer. If your child has a disability that needs special consideration or has been educated in English for less than one year, please contact the school to discuss special provisions or possible exemption from the test. Results will be available during Term 1 2015. Information about each student is confidential and held securely and a personal report for each student will be sent to parents/carers. If you require more information regarding this testing please contact the MCS Main Office.

Janis Glasson Principal

School Planning 2015

Attached with this Newsletter is a questionnaire regarding School Planning for 2015 for parents/carers to complete and return to the school. Thanking you in anticipation Mrs Glasson.

YEAR 7 ORIENTATION

19/11/2014 8.55-3.20pm

For Year 6 children starting

Year 7 in 2015

For more information please contact Jenny Barrow on 63668224

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CADIA VALLEY OPERATIONS EXCURSION On Friday 12th September students from Years 7 and 8 went on a Science excursion to the Cadia Gold Mine and Canowindra Fossil Museum. The first stop on the excursion was Cadia Gold Mine where the students were treated to a tour of the processing plant after a quick introductory talk. Inside the plant the students were able to see the giant ball mills where the rocks from the mine are crushed into smaller pieces. They then moved through to the froth flotation area where the students could see the gold forming at the top of the large vats of chemicals. The students also had an appreciation of how dirty the mining process was after leaving the plant. After a quick trip over to the open pit look out and a short photo shoot, we were back on the bus heading for lunch. The fossil museum was our next stop, where the students were able to look at the fossils of the various fish species found in the region. The students were able to track the fossils and evolution of the fish over time with the use of the audio devices. They also enjoyed the video connected microscope and the dirt under their fingernails. Overall it was an enjoyable day for all and we would like to thank the staff at both Cadia and Canowindra for their efforts. Mr B Evans, Head Science Teacher

CAN WE MAKE A WATERMELON EXPLOAD? On the last day of term, Year 10 science students organised an experiment to see how many rubber bands were necessary to cause the structural integrity of a watermelon rind to fail. Many students gathered to watch the tense process of adding one rubber band at a time until the rind finally exploded, splitting into many pieces. The watermelon was, of course, then enjoyed. And the answer... you need 1372 rubber bands to cause a watermelon to explode (although, different kinds of rubber band, or the individual characteristics of a watermelon may change that). Miss Renee Lidgard, Science Teacher

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Secondary News

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY METAL “We designed, planned and built a shovel rack for the Agriculture Show Team. We started planning at the beginning of the second term and have worked consistently for the past 10 weeks. We designed the shovel rack to be modular so it can be easily pulled apart and transported from one place to another, using many different materials such as: Horse shoes, RHS (rectangular/rolled hollow section) steel, steel rod, checker plate, angle iron. We also used many hand and power tools which helped us work efficiently and to produce a high quality finished product, such as: Cold cut saw, Pedestal drill, Hammer, Angle grinder, MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welder, Paint brush and files. The shovel rack was painted to protect it from corrosion and to match our school colours. The hooks on the each end of the rack hold shovels and the hooks that are welded underneath the crossbar hold halters. The letters MCS at the top make it clear to observers that the students of Molong Central School are proud of their school.” Lachlan Middleton & Scott Twiss, Year 10 students

ASSESSMENT TASK DATES

Term 4: Weeks 3&4 23/10/14 - 31/10/14

23/10/14 Yr 7 Yellow PDH – Puberty brochure/ pamphlet due

24/10/14 Yr 7 English – Newspaper article due

24/10/14 Yr 7 Blue PDH – Puberty brochure/pamphlet due

Scott Taprell, Deputy Principal

MERITS Harley ARCHER, Shanniece CALLAN,

Tarryn MILES, Ethan REID, Branden ROBERTS, Tieke THOMAS

MCS students after their enjoyable tour of Cadia

Students watching and waiting with anticipation

L-R: Scott Twiss & Lachlan Middleton with their finished product

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Reading Tips for Parents of Kinders Source: www.readingrockets.org

Play with letters, words, and sounds! Having fun with language

helps your child learn to crack the code of reading. The tips

below offer some fun ways you can help your child become a

happy and confident reader. Try a new tip each week. See

what works best for your child.

Talk to your child

Ask your child to talk about his day at school. Encourage him

to explain something they did, or a game he played during

recess.

Say silly tongue twisters

Sing songs, read rhyming books, and say silly tongue twisters.

These help kids become sensitive to the sounds in words.

Read it and experience it

Connect what your child reads with what happens in life. If

reading a book about animals, relate it to your last trip to the

zoo.

Use your child's name

Point out the link between letters and sounds. Say, "John, the

word jump begins with the same sound as your name. John,

jump. And they both begin with the same letter, J."

Play with puppets

Play language games with puppets. Have the puppet say, "My

name is Mark. I like words that rhyme with my name. Does

park rhyme with Mark? Does ball rhyme with Mark?"

Awards Bronze:

Rose Kelly Juliette Mills

Marley Vandervelde Claire Murdoch

Amelia Thurtell Darcy Hill

Jack Glynn

Silver: Claire Miller Ruby Rogers

Lizzy Chloupek Hunter Hobbs

Charlie Brown Priscilla Power

Emma Wilson Lacey Brown

Cameron Quilty

Gold: Maggie Kirby Makayla Dive

Platinum: Olivia Norton Olivia Philpott

Declan Linde Lucy Vis Lowe

Banner: Nathan Wilson

Badge: Molly Weekes Mercades Oste

Isaac Leisk Lachlan Hobbs

LEARN-TO-SWIM Parents of Year 2-6 learner swimmers (and students

new to school this year) should have received a note

last week about our 10 day Learn-To-Swim Program

commencing on Monday 24th November at Molong Pool.

To assist planning, could parents please ensure signed

notes are returned to the Primary Office by this

Friday 24th October indicate whether (or not) their

child will need to attend these lessons. Any child who

is NOT able to swim a distance of 25 metres with confidence, in deep water using a recognised stroke

is able to attend. Full details of the program will then

be sent home with participating students. Notes are

available from the Primary Office if your child needs

to attend but did not bring home a note.

PRIMARY NEWS

STUDENT OF THE WEEK Class Student

K Sapphire Tyrone Darcy-Stewart – For settling beautifully into

Kinder Sapphire.

K Pearl Lara Stevenson – For reading more confidently and

fluently.

K/1 Quartz Thibault Lefebvre – For working diligently during

literacy groups.

1/2 Opal Demelza Lee – For great effort in News presentations.

2 Topaz Paris Mills – For outstanding behaviour and

improvement in Maths.

3 Ruby Mattheus Chloupek – For a fantastic effort in Maths.

3/4 Diamond Jordan Allsop – For settled work habits in class.

4/5 Garnet Lucy Vis-Lowe – For a fantastic approach to all her

work.

5/6 Emerald Seth Beletic – For a great performance as Father

Bear.

6 Zircon Sarah Rapley – For a great start to her SciFi Lotus

diagram.

Library Meg Murray – For always following instructions and

excellent presentation of her work.

Uniform Award – Tuesday Week 2 Term 4

Stage 1 – Darcy Hill

Stage 2 – Tim Harvey

Stage 3 – Sam Woodhouse

Club 200

Jerome McKellar Thibault Lefebvre

Teague Lefebvre Ella Kirby

Jake Rodger Jamin Rendell

Maggie Kirby Carter Kirby

Alyssa Watts Winston Gibbs

Callum Gibbs

Have a wonderful week!! Jane Backhouse Deputy Principal - Primary

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CANTEEN 23/10/2014 –31/10/14 HELP IS DESPERATELY NEEDED ON THIS ROSTER. Please give one morning per month to the Canteen-that is all it takes. Ring the Canteen on 6366 9009 from 8.30am-1.45pm. If you can’t work on your day just call me. Thank you, Tina McGovern, Canteen Manager.

23/10/14 4

th THURSDAY

24/10/14

4th

FRIDAY

DONNA TAPRELL

HELP NEEDED

27/10/14 4

th MONDAY

28/10/14 4

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TUESDAY

29/10/14 5

th WEDNESDAY

30/10/14 5

th THURSDAY

31/10/14

5th

FRIDAY

KATE HAZELTON

LISA GARLICK

HELEN DAVIS

HELEN DAVIS

SARAH LEISK

From the LIBRARY…

Week 3 Term 4

JUNIOR FICTION Our Australian girl series (1930): – by Michelle Hamer Meet Daisy (Book 1) Daisy all alone (Book 2) Amelia Jane gets into trouble – by Enid Blyton Australian girl series: Annabelle and the missing turtles – by Rose Inserra Tom Gates series: A tiny bit lucky – by L. Pichon Sam Silver, undercover pirate series: The treasure map - by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler, illustrated by Leo Hartas Paws – by Kathy Finikakos, illustrated by Heath McKenzie Wandihnu and the old dugong – by Elizabeth and Wandihnu Wymarra, illustrated by Benjamin Hodges The very sleepy pig – by John Malam, illustrations by Sally Anne Lambert Primrose – by Alex T. Smith JUNIOR NON-FICTION Angry birds playground: Fun things to make and do – published by Top That! Publishing PLC Superkid – by Claire Freedman and Sarah McIntyre Remembering Lionsville – by Bronwyn Bancroft (a Premier’s Reading Challenge selection for Stage 2) Oliver and the noisy baby – by Mara Bergman, illustrated by Nick Maland SENIOR NON-FICTION Guinness world records 2014 – published by Guinness World Records Limited SENIOR PICTURE BOOK The Little Prince series – published by Graphic Universe: The planet of the night globes (Book 6) The planet of the giant (Book 9)

Hi everyone, Apologies to those students who haven’t yet received recognition for their entries during Book Week. Following are the winners of the competitions that were held in the Library last term: Dinosaurs: 1st – William Ryan; 2nd – Teague Lefebvre; 3rd - Logan Doolan; Highly Commended - Paige Bohringer Prams: 1st – Darcy Hill; 2nd – Demelza Lee; 3rd - Laura Lapins; Highly Commended – Emmison Shapland and Jack Ryan Chairs: 1st – Sophie Heath; 2nd – Annika Doola; 3rd – Harrison Hill; Highly Commended – Charlie Bohringer Surfboards: 1st – Harrison Hill; 2nd – Charlie Bohringer; 3rd – Delta Rodwell; Highly Commended – Lily Bone and Paige Bohringer Buttons: 1st – Mardie Campbell; 2nd – Abbey Quinn; 3rd – Mercades Oste; Highly Commended – Victoria Norton Parachutes: 1st – Mercades Oste; 2nd – Natarsha Linde; 3rd – Lily Matthews; Highly Commended – Henrietta Pottie and Joe Spencer Book Covers: 1st – Charlotte Lapins; 2nd – William Ryan; 3rd – Jake Rodger iPads: 1st – Molly Weekes; 2nd – Sophie Heath; 3rd – Lily Matthews; Highly Commended – Lucy Jones and Katelan Philpott iPods: 1st – Regan Quinn; 2nd – Will Thomas; 3rd – Christopher Jones; Highly Commended – Jacob Petrie Secondary Winners: Year 9 – Jessica Burgess, Shanniece Callan & Naomi Chloupek. Due to commitments with the Primary production last term, prizes will be distributed to students this week. Thank you for your patience! Mrs Hall

GIRLS NIGHT IN

Molong District Soccer ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2014

MOLONG BOWLING CLUB 5PM

ALL WELCOME, BRING THE KIDS, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!.

SUMMER HOCKEY

ORANGE HOCKEY CENTRE,

MOAD STREET, ORANGE

8 WEEKS OF FUN & GAMES

FOR UNDER 9s AND UNDER 12s

STARTING WEDNESDAY 22/11/14

4-5PM – ONE OFF FEE $40 In addition to the one off fee you can purchase an Australian Hockey start-up kit for $30, includes, stick, ball, mouth guard, shin pads, training shirt & height chart. Come along every Wednesday afternoon and join in the fun. No need for a team, just bring along a friend if you like. Please wear appropriate clothing, including joggers, shin pads and mouth guard. There will be sticks available to borrow each

week. All enquiries to Kate on 0447186494.