DIARY DATES Tuesday 8 th : HUB 9-12 Breakfast Program Wednesday 9 th : Thursday 10 th : HUB 9-12 Healthy lunches Cross Country Friday 11 th : RDO Monday 14 th : PUBLIC HOLIDAY Important Dates: Rainbow Mania Disco Friday, 18th June Dear Parents, Carers and Community, It is disappointing that I need to write to the community about these matters. Ivanhoe Central School would be one of the very few schools in the state that has a full compliment of staff. Many schools are short staffed, for example one school north of the Barrier Highway only has 5 teaching staff, they are meant to have 21. This is largely because of how teaching staff has been treated by that community. For the most part we feel that we are treated very well. I would say that our parent/carer community is the most positive and supportive group that I have ever worked with. However, in recent weeks I have been told of teaching staff that were attacked by community members outside of school, both verbally and racially. The people responsible do not have children at the school. I would like to highlight the expertise of the staff at our school and their teaching qualifications. Ms Shannon Ingham- Pre-School, Infants (K-2), Primary Ms Natalie Scadding- Infants (K-2), Primary Ms Alison Johnstone- Infants (K-2), Primary, Learning and Support K-12 Mr Peter Hinten- Science, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Biology Mr Simon Tuiqali- English, Society and Culture Mr Don Brooker- Design and Technology, Engineering St/Ind Tech- Engineering, Food Technology, Indust Technology-Electronics, Indust Tech -Graphics/Graphics-Tech, Indust Technology-Metal, Indust Technology- Timber, Textiles and Design/Textile Tech Mr Kuki Gavoka- Mathematics (Years 7-10), Mathematics (Years 11-12) Ms Mere Mafi- Learning and Support K-12, Special Education I have worked at schools in the past where the entire Maths, Science or Technology faculties have been taught by staff not trained in that area. Our primary staff’s training covers the whole breadth of Preschool to Yr. 6. We have two teachers trained in supporting students with additional learning needs. I am very proud of the staff that we have in our school. Greg Edwards Principal
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DIARY DATES Tuesday 8th:
HUB 9-12
Breakfast Program
Wednesday 9th:
Thursday 10th:
HUB 9-12 Healthy lunches Cross Country
Friday 11th:
RDO
Monday 14th:
PUBLIC HOLIDAY Important Dates:
Rainbow Mania Disco Friday, 18th June
Dear Parents, Carers and Community,
It is disappointing that I need to write to the community about these
matters. Ivanhoe Central School would be one of the very few schools in
the state that has a full compliment of staff. Many schools are short
staffed, for example one school north of the Barrier Highway only has 5
teaching staff, they are meant to have 21. This is largely because of how
teaching staff has been treated by that community. For the most part we
feel that we are treated very well. I would say that our parent/carer
community is the most positive and supportive group that I have ever
worked with.
However, in recent weeks I have been told of teaching staff that were
attacked by community members outside of school, both verbally and
racially. The people responsible do not have children at the school.
I would like to highlight the expertise of the staff at our school and their
teaching qualifications.
Ms Shannon Ingham- Pre-School, Infants (K-2), Primary
Ms Natalie Scadding- Infants (K-2), Primary
Ms Alison Johnstone- Infants (K-2), Primary, Learning and Support K-12
Mr Peter Hinten- Science, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science,
Biology
Mr Simon Tuiqali- English, Society and Culture
Mr Don Brooker- Design and Technology, Engineering St/Ind Tech-
Ms Mere Mafi- Learning and Support K-12, Special Education
I have worked at schools in the past where the entire Maths, Science or
Technology faculties have been taught by staff not trained in that area.
Our primary staff’s training covers the whole breadth of Preschool to Yr. 6.
We have two teachers trained in supporting students with additional
learning needs.
I am very proud of the staff that we have in our school.
Greg Edwards
Principal
It is that fun part of the year of our annual Ivanhoe Central School Cross Country Festival. Indeed it is a fun filled activity that will be conducted on Thursday, the 10th of June, 2021. The event will start from our school block close to the water tank on the Cobb Highway. The students will finish at the school and there will be BBQ lunch provided. A few polite reminders is for the students to drink a lot of water during the week, students to bring in their running shoes and hats on Thursday.
K-3 are building their own shop front for their classroom in STEM.
Isla and Cea-anna pictured here carrying the start of the project.
Our road trip #1—By Isla
We left for Dubbo at 7.30am. It was cold. On the bus, some of us looked out the window
and some of us played on the IPads. We stopped in Hillston for breakfast and I had a
yummy bacon and egg roll. Miss Scadding bought a cord for us to play music through the
car. We listened to country music and Miss Scadding and I have the same taste in music.
Dubbo Trip—By Kyeanna, Aisake and Joel
When we arrived in Dubbo on Tuesday afternoon, we went to the zoo and
unpacked all of our stuff. Once we had finished unpacking, we went and had
sausage sangas with sauce for dinner. After dinner, we went down to the river
where there was a fire. We were so exhausted from our long road trip, we left
the fire early and started to head back to camp where there was heaps of
tents set up. Inside the tents were sleeping bags for each student and a lamp
so we had some light if we needed it during the night. As soon as we got back, we put our
pj’s on and went straight to bed.
Night walk with the lions—By Nadia
On Tuesday, we went for a night walk to see the lions before dinner. We had to take a red
torch instead of a bright one, because it could hurt their eyes.
The female and male lions had to be separated because the lionesses
would fight over the male. The male lions name was Malinzi, he was the
only male lion in the zoo. There were also three female lionesses one was
named Maya and the other two we didn’t quite get their name. One of the
female lions were Malinzi’s mother. Some nights we could hear Malinzi roar really loud. They
had a big yard to run around and play in.
When we saw the lionesses Maya and Malindi’s mum came up to the fence and lay down.
Before we left two of the female lionesses were growling at each other, but they were just
playing. It was amazing looking at the lions up close, we felt like we could reach out and
touch them. They were prowling up and down the fence, it looked like they were hungry.
The zookeepers don’t give them as much to eat as they would have in the wild, because
otherwise they will grow too big for their enclosures. We learnt
that the female lion goes under the male lion’s chin so that the
predator cannot get there, this keeps their throat safe.
It was unreal seeing them at night when no one else was there.
Galapagos tortoise—By Jada
On Wednesday afternoon we were walking back to camp and saw the Galapagos tortoise
sign.
We went in and saw the father tortoise, Franklin. He was in a cave like
enclosure it was nice and warm in there, so he didn’t get sick. He was
so big he weighed about 150 kilos. His foot was huge. If you put a baby
tortoise next to his foot it would look tiny.
Through a window we saw the 6-year-old tortoises, their names were Penna and Turbo.
There was sand and rocks on the floor, so it felt like they were on the Galapagos Islands.
The tortoises were so tiny they weighed about 2 kilos and were the
same size as an adult’s palm. We also saw the 9-year-old tortoise,
his name was N.J, he weighed about 4 kilos and was a bit bigger
than the 6-year-old ones. Franklin the father tortoise, was all alone
so he didn’t hurt the young ones by accident.
Wednesday Morning Walk Part 1 By Cea-anna
We woke up in the morning and it was so cold. After breakfast, we walked to the tiger’s
cage. His name was Clarence. Clarence was walking back and forth on the grass strangely.
The zoo keeper, Sebastian, threw him some kangaroo meat and he put on quite a show
while he gobbled it all up. Sebastian told us that Clarence loves
Chanel No.5 perfume and he would roll all round in the perfume.
Clarence is the only male teenager at the Dubbo Taronga Zoo.
Wednesday Morning Walk Part 2—By Jullian
On our morning walk, we saw 4 hippos. There was one baby hippo and he was so cute. He
had two sisters. They were very big. The big boy hippo was cute too. Hippos can’t swim in
water because they are too heavy, but they can run in water. The hippos make tracks at
the bottom of the river. When the rain comes it follows the hippo’s tracks. It is cool to
know because I love hippos so much. There were three more hippos,
but we couldn’t see them. The other three were boys. The water was
muddy, but the hippos do not care about the muddy water because
the hippos had fun in the water. The little hippo went under the water
and back up it was very funny and cute. The boy hippo was bigger, so
big that he can smash the baby but he wouldn’t do that to the baby.
Wednesday Morning Walk Part 3 - By Myesha
We saw the siamangs on their island. There was one female and one male, they were a
bonded pair. The female was sitting on the pole enjoying the morning sun. The male was
swinging on the rope, he had really strong arms. The keeper had
to talk really fast before the siamangs began to sing. The siamangs
have an inflatable throat sac to make them extra loud. Each pair of
siamangs has a special call, it is called their love song. Some parts
of their song sounded like a galah. Sometimes the female put her
hand in front of her face to check if her pitch was right, if her pitch was not right the male
would not respond and she would have to start again.
On another island were the white-handed gibbons, they were a bonded pair as well.
After they got together the zoo keepers learnt they could not
have babies, but they can not break them up because they will
get really sad. Gibbons are really smart, they learnt how to stand
near the cage bars so they keepers can take blood to check if they
are healthy. The male gibbon was checking each branch to see if
it was strong so the female didn’t get hurt. The gibbons sounded like sirens when they
called out, we thought they were ambulances driving past before we saw them.
Meet the animals—By Jada
On Wednesday afternoon we went to the Education Centre, our school and St Joseph’s
went together. We sat in a circle and Matt told us all about different Australian reptiles.
We saw a children’s python. They are not venomous instead they curl around their prey
and squeeze. On the side of their head they have tiny bumps so they
can see temperature. This helps them to hunt at night.
Matt brought around a shingle back lizard for us to look at. It eats
snakes, snails , slugs and caterpillars, so we want them in our gardens.
The last animal we saw was the blue tongue lizard. It uses its tongue to
smell around because it cannot see as well. The tongue is blue to act
like sunscreen, so it doesn’t get sunburnt when they stick it out. When
people are mowing the lawn, they need to be careful, so they do not
kill the reptiles.
It was disappointing that we could not touch the animals because of the COVID
restrictions, but it was still amazing to see them up-close.
Wednesday: Australian Night Walk—By Ella
On the second night, we went on an Aussie night walk after dinner. We went to see
koalas, quokkas, echidnas, wallabies and dingos. We weren’t allowed to use a normal
torch as it would hurt their eyes, so the zookeepers used a special red torch.
We were lucky to see a koala awake as they sleep for 18-20 hours a day because they
need a lot of energy to digest gum leaves as they can be toxic. The koala that we saw was
pulling gum leaves off one by one and eating them. Koalas only eat 50 out of 700 types of
gum leave, so when they burn down they must try and find a new tree, this can be hard
for them to do.
We saw two quokkas on the ground under the koalas, they looked
like they were sleeping. Quokkas originated from an island near
Western Australia. When people saw them, they thought they were
rats and so they named the island, Rottnest Island. Quokkas are
known as the happiest animal on earth as they are genetically made
with a smile on their face.
It was hard to spot the echidnas in the enclosure, but eventually we saw one walking near
the back wall. Echidnas spikes are made of keratin, like our hair and fingernails. Echidnas
are monotreme, which means they lay eggs, have warm blood, and have a pouch. When
the eggs hatch the mother keeps the baby, called a puggle, in two special fat rolls for
about 6 months.
We walked into the enclosure to see the wallabies, some of them got close to us.
Wallabies tails are more flexible than a kangaroo’s, so they can sit on them. Wallabies are
also macropods: macro means big and pods mean feet. So macropods mean bigfeet.
We went to the fence of the dingos but we could not see any, they
were sleeping, because they are very old. Dingos can’t actually bark, so
they howl like wolves to communicate. They are not actually native to
Australia; they were introduced about 5000 years ago.
I think that the night walk was fantastic, and more people should do it.
Our road trip #2 —By Isla
On our way home, we stopped in Forbes for lunch at McDonalds. We also played car
cricket and it was fun! A red car is out and a yellow equalled 6 runs. We saw white cars
the most. We were waving at truck drivers and road workers to see if they would wave
back. Miss Scadding and Miss Ingham stopped at the crossroads and I went home with
Dad. I had so much fun on the excursion!
Please join us for a BBQ dinner and kids
movie night at the school hall from 5 pm,
Today , 7th June.
There will also be breakfast provided
the following morning at school from 8 am.
Week 2, Term 3
19th—20th July
Week 6, Term 3
16th—17th August
Week 9, Term 3
6th—7th September
COME ALONG TO THE RAINBOW MANIA DISCO FOR A SUPER FUN
EVENING OF DANCING AND PRIZES!
THERE WILL BE A $10 ENTRY FEE PER PERSON WHICH
INCLUDES A HOTDOG AND SNACKS FOR THE NIGHT
COME DRESSED IN YOUR BEST RAINBOW MANIA
OUTFIT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF OUR MANY PRIZES!
HUB—YEAR 12 CHILDREN & PARENTS WELCOME
WRITE YOUR 3 FAVOURTIE DISCO SONGS BELOW AND WE WILL ADD THEM TO THE
PLAYLIST FOR THE NIGHT
CUT ALONG THE DOTTED LINE AND HAND THIS PIECE OF PAPER WITH YOUR
SONG PREFERENCES INTO THE FRONT OFFICE BY THE 10TH OF JUNE
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HUB will run each Tuesday & Thursday from 9am-12pm.
This is a free service offered by the school and all families with children aged
between 6 weeks—school age are welcome to join.
Come along for lots of fun & learning!
Kim Huntly—HUB Coordinator
For more information, please contact the school (02) 6995 1108.
The next P&C meeting will be held
Thursday, 15th July
at 1pm in the school boardroom.
The next Preschool meeting will be held
Thursday, 15th July
at 1:30pm in the school boardroom.
President—Jacqui McKenzie
Secretary—Rebecca Ashley
Treasurer—Mallory Turner
Wishing a big
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to Ella who turns 11 on
Wednesday!!
Fresh pumpkins, eggs, onions and ducklings
available to purchase. Please call the school on
(02) 6995 1108 for more info.
This week in school we are focusing on kindness and
acceptance.
Have you seen all of the books displayed in the library?
Why not find a comfy cushion in the library with friends and lay
in the warmth and discover all the wonderful books we
have available to read.
“No matter who you are, where you come from,
where you live, what you look like, who you love,
whether you are small or tall, whether you walk or
run, this book celebrates the richness in our differ-
ences and the joy that ……… we are all EQUAL.”
“No matter who you are, this book celebrates that
we can all extend a hand, make amends, share a
laugh, solve a problem, heal a hurt, and love one an-
other. There are so many ways to care and to show
that……..we are all KIND.”
COMMUNITY ITEMS ITEMS FOR PUBLICATION
Items for publication in the school newsletter need to be submitted to the school (via email or in person) by 4pm Thursday, prior to
publication. This will ensure items are included in the next newsletter.
Due to large numbers of community advertisements coming into the school to be added to the newsletter, the cost is escalating. We would like to continue to
produce large and colourful copies but to make this possible we will need to charge a fee for each advertisement.
$20 a month or $5 per ad as a one off.
Community Notices are accepted in good faith and at the discretion of the
Principal.
Get Well Wishes
We would like to extend well wishes in their recovery to Nick Carmichael
and Michael Reid for their season ending injuries. See you both on the