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1st April 2019 Term 1 Week 10

Trundle Central School Newsletter A school that provides a

professional, stimulating and challenging learning

environment

Principal Mr John Southon

Head Teacher Secondary Mr Gerry Capell

Assistant Principal Mrs Fiona Sanderson

Reminders This week: Tuesday 2/4/19 Basketball Sessions

Wednesday 3/4/19 Yr 11 Hospitality @ Peak Hill

Wed, Thur, Fri Self-defence classes

Thursday 4/4/19 Art Excursion

Friday 5/4/19 Primary Assembly

Secondary street stall

Monster clothing give away

Next week: Tuesday 9/4/19 Parent-teacher interviews

Wednesday 10/4/19 4 T’s Gala day @ Trundle

Friday 12/4/19 X Country

P&C President

Mrs Rhonda Grady

Secretary Mrs Kelly-Lee Dunn

Treasurer Mrs Lubka Prebendarcik

Members of Tzu Chi Australia with Mr Southon, Principal

Tzu Chi Australia are a Buddhist group based in Sydney who raise money to help

the Australian community. Our school is honoured that they chose to visit us.

Happy

primary

students

with

donated

school

packs.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.trundle-c.schools.nsw.edu.au/


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Principal’s

Message

Another busy week at this outstanding public school.

On Tuesday, Basketball sessions continue, Self-defence

for years 5-10 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 9/10/11

Visual Design excursion to Orange Thursday,

Secondary street stall, Primary assembly and

MONSTER clothing giveaway Friday.

I have been very impressed with the skill and

professionalism of Miss Rona Jackson when coaching

sport. All sessions have been well planned, safe and

have been targeted to various skill levels. I understand

Rona is planning holiday sport coaching clinics. I hope

these are well supported because anything that

increases the opportunity for children in this town and

helps a local coach display their skills, should be

supported. I believe the theme park and movie theatre

are closed for renovations so these clinics will provide

a realistic alternative until these attractions re-open.

The Self-defence classes have been made possible

through a partnership between the school and the

P&C. These sessions are not designed to create

superheros but to allow your children to develop a

few strategies to survive a violent situation. Trundle

Central School is an oasis of civility but we are not

educating students for Trundle but the world. Many

people may wonder how self-defence classes fit into

the curriculum. It is simple, quality schools such as

ours take seriously our duty of care to students. A

student asked me last week if I have ever had a

physical fight. The answer is yes and I won my last one

by a colour bond fence and 100 metres. Most people

will have situations where they need to defend

themselves, a friend or family member. However, I

firmly believe civilised humans lower themselves to the

status of an animal if they attack another.

Unfortunately, some of our students may come up

against one of these animals, so a few strategies are

not a weight to carry.

The clothing give away has been made possible

through the school being proactive and seeking the

support of various organisations. Clothing is incredibly

expensive, therefore I encourage people to take

advantage of this opportunity for free quality clothing.

A gold coin donation would be appreciated but not

compulsory. This is not charity but the embracing of

opportunity and a fund raiser for your school. The

clothing will be available for inspection from 11:30am

on Friday this week.

The school through a partnership with Thread

Together has secured numerous pairs of quality shoes.

On the school Facebook page is a picture of the shoes.

These shoes can be inspected at the school and can be

purchased for a small donation to our bus fund. In

many cases the donation sought is less than 10 percent

of the retail value of the shoes. This is an opportunity

to purchase new shoes at a fraction of the retail price

and help the Trundle community and your school.

Primary Assembly is the culmination of a very hard

terms work. I have been very impressed with the way

all students have settled into positive work habits. Our

students are building the strong foundations needed

for future success. On Tuesday last week, I

accompanied Mrs Southon on an excursion to Dubbo.

Two things were made abundantly clear to me during

this excursion. First, the quality in terms of behaviour

and effort of these children is incredible. They are a

credit to their parents and this outstanding school.

Second, early primary school teachers definitely earn

their money. Between finding lost clothing,

remembering which student cannot eat bread, which

one does not like butter, the one that becomes car

sick, medication time for some, finding glasses,

refereeing which colour is the best and understanding

what the hell they are upset about, teachers actually

get time to teach. I was asleep on the couch by

7:30pm, a fact the minister found incredibly gratifying

and humorous.

Last week was Secondary Movie night and Primary

Social. The rules for both events are always available in

the newsletter prior to the events. This school always

follows a set policy because if the rules are bent for

one, it becomes the standard. I will always support my

staff at these events as they are an extension of my

beliefs and authority. In short, it is an absolute waste

of time arguing the point in relation to the school

policy. My interpretation of the policy through my staff

is what will be followed. Every parent has the right to

make a complaint about the school and I encourage

this to happen, if you feel you have a genuine

grievance. A complaint about a school following school

and departmental policy could be difficult to prove.

On Friday, I had the absolute pleasure and honour to

host a small working party of the Tzu Chi Buddhist

group. I am always intrigued by people who can

embrace a belief system and live a life of community

service.




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This organisation donated exceptional school starter

packs to our K-3 students. I am very excited about a

partnership between this organisation and your school.

This group understands and supports the concept of

the school not only being the centre of quality

education in the town, but also a provider of facilities

and pastoral care. Possible projects I spoke about to

this group are: refurbishment of the senior room into

a purpose built learning space, establishment of a

community orchard and an extension of internal

irrigation capacity of the school to allow for the

establishment of a community vegetable garden. Many

of our roofs do not drain into tanks. I consider this a

waste of a precious resource, water. The idea behind

the community gardens is not to affect local food

businesses but to supplement the diet of our students

with fresh fruit and vegetables that would not normally

be purchased in the weekly shop. These vegetables and

fruit will not be wrapped in cardboard or plastic but I

assure students they are still ok to eat.

Last week I received a phone call from Holly from Life

Education. The school will take part in a partnership

with Life Education to encourage corporate support of

the Life Education movement. I absolutely believe in

Life Education and as a result I am pleased to support

this initiative.

Australia is an exceptional country. We have just had a

State Election without any significant violence or civil

disobedience. America, the home of democracy could

learn from Australia. If anything, the level of political

apathy in this country is dangerous. In Australia, we

have compulsory voting, a system that allows every

person equal representation in the political process. It

amazes me the level of informal or ‘donkey’ votes

where people deliberately make their vote not count.

It seems that many of our great grandfathers would

consider this unforgivable because they fought wars to

allow all of us to elect the government. I suppose we

could sit around and contemplate that by not voting a

person is exercising freedom of speech, which is also a

core value. I would like to think this school teaches

students to be active agents of change by formally

voting. Maybe those people who do not vote also do

not accept the gifts this country provides.

Observant people would notice that the school is

laying turf around the multipurpose court. This will

require more water in the short term to establish, but

after this period will be easily maintained. In reality, the

school grounds now need less water than when both

ovals were operational. The multipurpose court,

cricket nets and School to Work shed are now where

a football field was previously. This significantly

reduces our water requirements. I have spoken to

senior council representatives and they have assured

me that there is not a two hour restriction for

watering as the dam is metred. It is impossible for us

to keep this community asset in good condition with

only two hours two times per week. Consider the

mathematics. We have approximately 70 sprinklers

that are connected to the tank. Two hours does not

even complete one cycle of one line. The Brookview

Street units which deserve water as much as us have

less than 10. I am very willing only to water two days

per week but until there are restrictions imposed by

council, our whole oval will be watered, which

requires much more than two hours. I understand that

the water is a community asset. However, I am also

asking for some common sense in this debate and the

size of the area to be considered. Also the pump for

the dam has been non-operational for a considerable

period. Any water lost from dam is through

evaporation at this stage.

Recently, Mr Chris Harris a journalist that did a

wonderful story on our school wrote a very cutting

piece about spelling mistakes in school newsletters.

One of the people identified as having spelling mistakes

was Mrs Cara Cracknell, former principal of this

school. I believe this is very unfair as I still benefit from

the incredible work of Mrs Cracknell in developing

policy and procedure. It is not a valid assumption that

a few typos in a newsletter are the indication of the

literacy of a person. Indeed, I would think the

journalistic quality of the Telegraph would be more in

question than the skill of Mrs Cracknell.

Checking my spelling.

John Southon

Principal

Rivah Stevenson

received the Principal’s

Award for consistent

effort this term.




Trundle Central School P&C

Inc. Invites you to attend their

When: Saturday 22nd June Where: Trundle Golf Club

Time: 6pm arrival for a 6.30pm start Cost: $10 per person - you can have 8 people to a table

- money payable on the night. * Platters will be available on the night for additional charge - more information to follow in the coming weeks *Please call 68921303, message us on Facebook or email [email protected] to book your table. Come along for a great night full of fun and laughter, whilst also raising funds for the students

of Trundle Central School.

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Time Volunteer One Volunteer Two BBQ Cooker BBQ Server

8am-9am

9am-10am

10am-11am

11am-12pm

12pm-1pm

1pm-2pm

2pm-3pm

BBQ Clean up

Trundle Central School P&C Inc.

Street Stall and Sausage Sizzle Fund Raiser

Friday 3rd May 2019

Please see below a roster for the day. Please indicate a time you would like to volunteer.




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1st Prize: 2 tickets to the ABBA Concert on

Saturday 4th May - Kindly donated by

Executive Events Solutions

2nd Prize: Merchandise Pack - Kindly donated by Executive Events Solutions

3rd Prize: Handbag and Bracelet - Nangar Gems

Tickets: $2 each or 3 for $5

Tickets available from: Trundle True Value Hardware, Trundle Foodstore, Trundle Newsagency,

Trundle Pharmacy and at the street stall on the day.

Otherwise fill in the form below and return it with the correct money to Trundle Central School -

Tickets will then be written out in your name.

Raffle will be drawn Friday 3rd May @ 3pm

---------------------------------------------------------------

Trundle Central School P&C Inc. Street Stall Raffle

Name:_____________________________________

Phone Number: _____________________________

Amount Enclosed: ___________________________

Please ensure that correct money is enclosed - no change will be given




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Trundle Central School

CROSS COUNTRY

will be held at the Golf Course on

Friday 12th April 2019

commencing at 9:20 with the

Infants Race (5-7yrs)

* Please Note this is a change to time/date for our School Cross Country

More information will be in the newsletter next week.




Term 1 Week 10

Ajax’s

Weekly Woof

Woof Woof awards: 500 happy woofs to our Buddhist friends at Tzu

Chi Australia. Your visit once again shows us that

people care all over Australia. The school packs are

amazing.

5 happy woofs to Jacko and the school to work

students for laying the turf around the multi-purpose court. This area is going to be a

community asset especially when the fitness trail is

finished. I am sure the boys appreciated my help

with digging holes. I am sure Jacko was counting

the number of trucks going to the tractor pull

when he looked at my work. There were at least

three trucks.

5 happy woofs to Lachlan Skipworth for picking up

the rubbish that was left on the oval last week.

Mate you could have left the crumbs!

15 happy woofs to those students who helped

when two students had accidents in the playground

last week. Our school had a bad week last week

but gravity can be a bugger.

20 happy woofs to Digger Anderson and

committee for the tractor pull. Southo said the

financial multiplier effect of a good idea on a

country town is not only measured in money but

the amount of awareness of our town. I think that

means happy people come back.

10 angry woofs to students not putting their food

scraps in the bin. As part of my community service

I have been eating the scraps but Southo said I will

need a reversing buzzer on my backside if I keep

going. I think he may need a mirror.

10 angry woofs to the people who decide it is alright to do burn outs in Gobondery street. It

appears not all humans have evolved rationale high

order thinking. There are young children that live

in that street.

Until next week, Ajax

Ajax likes to learn too!

Bark with laughter with

Ajax:

Why was 6 afraid of 7?

Because 7, 8 ,9 !




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Primary

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Students of the week K/1 - Declan Stuckings

1/2 - Scarlett Southon

3/4 - Lachlan Skipworth

Mrs Sanderson - Thomas Sanderson

Sportspersons - Scarlett Southon, Jake Zerafa, Joshua Lynn,

Joshua Clayton, Mikayla Penny,

MacKenzie Smith

Sun Safe Policy This term is a No Hat No Play term. Students

MUST wear a wide brimmed hat. This means that if

they do not have a hat, they cannot participate in

any outdoor activities including lunch time play. We

keep a small selection of spare hats for those

students who accidently forget their hats. These

hats are washed regularly but are not to be used every day by the same students. We will endeavour

to call parents to let them know their child has

forgotten their hat so that it can be found. Please

make sure you put your child’s name inside their

hat.

Year 1/2 Excursion Last Tuesday the Year 1/2 students, Mrs Southon

and Mr Southon participated in an excursion to

Dubbo. They watched the Gruffalo and enjoyed

lunch in the park together. Thank you to Mrs

Southon for organising this excursion for the

students and to Mr Southon for driving the bus.

Social Last Thursday night a social was held in Room 12.

It was a fabulous night for all the students involved.

Thank you to Mrs Southon, Mr Burley, Miss

Waterford and Mrs Cleal for supervising the event.

These opportunities would not go ahead without

teachers volunteering their time to organise and

supervise the event.

Basketball Sessions This week will be the final sessions of basketball.

These sessions have been a fabulous experience for

the students and we would like to thank Rona for

her expertise and patience.

Parent/Teacher Interviews The teachers are looking forward to meeting with

all parents next Tuesday 9th April for parent/

teacher interviews. This is a fabulous opportunity

for parents to discuss their child’s progress with

their classroom teachers.

Please fill in your chosen time slots, send them back

into school or call the school to arrange a time.

PSSA Girls Netball Trials Girls from years 5 and 6 will have the opportunity

to be involved in PSSA Girls Netball Trials with girls

from Tullamore next week. A note will be sent

home as soon as details have been finalised.

Assembly Join us for an assembly on Friday 5th April at 2pm in

Library. Each class will have an item to perform.

This is a fabulous opportunity to see what the

students have been doing in their classrooms.

Please see the attached flyer.




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Secondary

Last week we had some new teachers from Forbes

High School who visited TCS to observe some

classes as part of their professional learning. Both

of these teachers commented on our students’

behaviour and engagement in an extremely positive

way. As always these comments are pleasing as

they are an external source of feedback on our

students and teachers.

Our chess team progressed to the next round of

the NSW Schools’ chess tournament with some

stunning victories and stubborn stalemates.

Congratulations to all student’s involved and Mr

Lynn for his organisation and coaching of the team.

On Thursday our Year 8, 9/10 Elective Art and

Year 11 Visual Design students will be travelling to

Orange to view the Archibald Portrait exhibition.

As well as taking in the exhibition our students’ will

also be undertaking a workshop. This is an

excellent opportunity which allows our students to

access such engaging activities and experiences.

Thanks Mrs Gray ans Mrs Williams for the

organisation of this excursion and Mrs Bridges for

her support in transport.

As previously noted in Mr Southon’s newsletter we

consistently try to offer extracurricular

experiences to school for our students. One of

these innovations is self-defence classes. While we

abhor violence we wish that our students have

some level of skill to keep themselves safe if that

unfortunate scenario ever arises. This week on

Wednesday Year 7/8 and Thursday Year 9/10 will

be having instruction on this at school. It is a credit

to the students’ maturity that we feel this can be

offered at school.

Finally a heads up for what will be a very busy next

Friday. We will be having the cross country in the

morning, followed by a Secondary Reward

Assembly in the middle session of the day. After

lunch our fabulous SRC will be running Easter

activities.

Any questions please contact me at school.

Have a great week

Gerry Capell

Head Teacher Secondary Studies

Across the Careers Advisers Desk ANU Undergraduate Student Guide 2020

Secondary Sports Person of the Week William Taylor, Sam Charlton, Jason Gerry, Dylan Martin

Secondary welfare levels

Congratulations to the following students who have

received the correct amount of pink slips to move to

a higher level. All students start at Level 3 each

semester. Each level has rewards with Level 6 being

the highest.

Level 4 (15+

pink slips)

Year 7 – Abby, Blair, Alecia

Year 8 – N/A

Year 9 – Will C, Lionel, William

Year 10 – N/A

Year 11 – Bobbie

Year 12 – N/A

Level 5 (30+

pink slips)

Year 7 – Charlie, Maggie, Harry,

Sam, Zac, Ollie, Erin, Jason,

Hannah, Jim, Paddy, Kiera

Year 8 - Ryan, Harrison, Grace,

Xander, Casey, Alex, Aliethea,

Year 9 – Noah, Jennet, Jason, Will

L

Year 10 - Ashlee, Hamish, Nick,

Skye

Year 11 - Ella, Emily, Monique,

Ethan, Robert, Ryan

Year 12 – Brooke, Harrison, Brodi

Level 6 ( 75+

pink slips)




All assessments must be submitted to the teacher before 8:55am on the due date.

Penalties will apply after this time.

YEAR 9/10 SUBJECT

DATE GIVEN

DATE DUE

In Class or At Home TOPIC

PDHPE 13th

March 10th April

In class and at home

Fake News

Design & Technology

18th February

11th April

In Class Kitchen

Tray

HSIE 1st April 8th April

In Class Rights and

Freedoms

YEAR 8 SUBJECT

DATE GIVEN

DATE DUE

In Class or At Home TOPIC

Visual Arts 4th March 10th April In class and at

home

Desert Weavers

English 2nd April 11th April In class Novel study: Holes

YEAR 7 SUBJECT

DATE GIVEN

DATE DUE

In Class or At Home

TOPIC

PDHPE 20th

March 1st May

In class and at home

First Aid

English 2nd April 11th April In class

Novel study: A Rose for

the ANZAC Boys

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Secondary

Secondary Assessments & Homework

Secondary parent-teacher interviews plus

Next Tuesday evening we will holding our first

formal parent/teacher evening. I genuinely believe

that these are extremely important events which

assist in the formation of communication channels

between home and school. The old saying is that it

takes a village to raise a child and in the same sense

it’s not just the school which contributes to

children’s education. I often use the word team

when discussing our school community for the

simple reason that is what we are.

Please attend next Tuesday’s conference even if it

is just an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher

or a chance for a free sausage sandwich [big thanks to our awesome P&C for the last part!]. Also all

parents are welcome to see me in my position of

Head Teacher, even if I do not teach your child

specifically [Year 7/8 parents are welcome to come

and see me with any questions, comments or

antidotes].

Please fill and return the secondary booking

sheet included in today’s newsletter.

Don’t forget to wear

your sport uniform for

the Self-defence

classes:

Year 7/8 on

Wednesday

Year 9/10 on

Thursday




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Community

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GOLF IN TRUNDLE

Trundle Golf Club Meeting. Thursday 4th April at 7.30pm after 9 hole

social golf. Come along if you want golf to

continue throughout 2019.

Social golf on every Thursday at 5pm -

Men & Ladies.

Trundle Community Day Centre Every Friday at Services and Citizens Club 10am-12

29th March: Bingo

5th April: Chaplaincy work with Bob Schneider

12th April: Visit to Childcare Centre

19th April: No Day Centre- Good Friday

26th April: ANZAC activities + biscuits!

Morning Tea and activities. Gold coin donation.

Dolly’s Beauty

and Beyond

Opening hours:

This week:

Thursday and

Friday

Call Dolly:

0428 921 092




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