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Issue 18 – Term 2 – Week 8 Monday 11 June 2012

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE Assembly Success – Well done to Year 4 and Mr Preston! They provided an amusing and enjoyable assembly to their friends and parents. Clever limericks, all written by the students, were presented in the form of skits. They managed to maintain their personas through the entire assembly. Some of the „old men‟ took a long time to get on and off the stage, much to the delight of the audience. Academy Award winning performances by all!

Visit to the Harry Jarvis Wing – Accompanied by Miss Mills and Mrs Jones, Kinder ventured to the Harry Jarvis Wing to entertain the residents. They performed

beautifully, singing lots of songs and reciting nursery rhymes. Much to the delight of the children, and the audience, Dorothy, a former school teacher, led the children in ‘Miss Polly had a Dolly’. It is great to see our youngest children, being thoughtful, caring citizens. Dance Festival Feedback – It was most gratifying to receive an email from Mr Colin Parker, Regional Director for the Riverina, congratulating our students on their excellent performance on 1 June. Mr Parker commented on the sophistication of the performance and their beautiful execution of the piece. Well done team, and thank you to Mr Parker for taking the time to contact us. More Dance – Hot on the heel of the success of our Dance Troupe, Faith Pyers attended the NSW Public School State Dance Camp, held at the Sydney Dance Company Studios. No doubt, Faith will have lots of tales to tell, and much to share with her dance colleagues.

Senior Debate – Congratulations to the Senior Debate Team, made up of Austin Todd, Claire Holt, Sophie Killalea and Bailey Martin on their win over Henty Public School on Tuesday, 5 June. This was a

hard fought and close debate. Our team, under the guidance of Mr Bruce Allworth, were well prepared and worked together as a cohesive group. Top job! The Community of Schools Debating Challenge – Billabong High School hosted a fantastic day of debating for Year 3 and 4 students on Friday, 8 June. The day was led by Billabong High teachers and Year 11 students. It was an opportunity for students to learn about debating, how to debate and the skills and techniques used in

debating. Ellen Mathie, Kairos McClutchie, Henry Gulliver, Olivia Hearn, Leah Watson and Becky Bulle attended and thoroughly enjoyed the day. With this sort of knowledge under their belts, it may be best not to argue with these students! Continued Maintenance – Though much is happening, with lots of noise and movement, learning has not been disrupted. Tradesmen have been very considerate and have tried to fit in with the workings of the school. The Infants verandahs are being coated with a non slip surface and have been completed over the long weekend. The netball court is usable, and now only requires lines to be really serviceable. After much grunting and moving of furniture, the carpets were cleaned on Thursday night. Thanks to all the staff, who always manage to cope beautifully and complain little. A very busy week! Kate Wedgwood Relieving Principal

K TO YEAR 2 EXCURSION REMINDER Just a reminder to please hand in your child‟s payment and permission note for our Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 excursion to Wagga Wagga. If you need another permission note, please ask Mrs Landale. Thank you to those who have returned their note and payment of $25 already. We are all very excited about our excursion to Wagga Wagga on Tuesday, 19 June 2012. Thank you. Mrs Landale

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TERM DIARY – TERM 2

Week 8

Mon 11 Jun QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Wed 13 Jun Riverina Cross Country Carnival at Deniliquin

Fri 15 Jun Riverina Boys and Girls Touch Football Trials

Week 9

Mon 18 Jun Active After School

Tue 19 Jun K-2 Excursion to Wagga and NSW Uni Spelling Test

Wed 20 Jun State Knockout Netball at Thurgoona

Thu 21 Jun Reports home to parents

Sun 24 Jun Working Bee

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RIVERINA DANCE FESTIVAL Email from: Mr Colin Parker, Regional Director, Riverina “Kate Having attended the Riverina Dance Festival in Albury last Friday evening, I had to drop you an email to congratulate the students and staff responsible for the excellent performance of Mad World. I was most impressed with such a sophisticated performance from primary school students and so beautifully executed. Please pass on my congratulations to all involved. Regards Colin”

CANTEEN ROSTER Fri 15 June: Melissa Churchill and Jacqui Ross Mon 18 June: Sally Bulle and Anna Watson Fri 22 June: Narelle Emerson and Phoebe Gulliver

REMEMBER TO SIGN YOUR CHILD IN AND

OUT OF SCHOOL If your child arrives at school late or leaves early, it is a legal requirement that you come to the office and sign your child either in or out of school. This enables us to

know where your child is at any time and should there ever be an emergency, your child‟s teacher will know instantly if your child is on the school premises. If, for example, your child arrived late, and you did not sign them in, then the roll will show your child as being absent and their teacher (in an emergency situation) may forget to look for them.

SCHOOL WORKING BEE

The P&C has organised a working bee for Sunday 24 June. The list of jobs to do is many and varied and should you have some spare time, your assistance on this day would be greatly appreciated. Children are welcome.

Mulch the environmental area;

Pull down the old shade structure in front of the chook pen;

Spread out a load of crusher dust in front of the office over the walkway;

Tidy up garden areas and mulch;

Put border up around tree and mulch;

Push out the old trees in the old school house residence area so we can plant new trees.

AWARDS Miss Mills William Mathie – Excellent manners and

always being polite Maddy Wheeler – being an enthusiastic helper Miss Murphy Cianna Toll – For always being kind and friendly towards

others Jasmine Young – For settling really well into her new

school Mrs Landale Andrea Seymour – For trying her best in all KLA‟s Seth Webb – For fantastic journal writing this week

Mrs Preston Tahlia Francis – Always being a considerate student HPS Dance Troupe – Professional picture perfect

performance Thomas Taylor – Improved spelling test results

Mr Preston Chelsea Brennan – For great enthusiasm towards our

class item Leah Watson – For excellent limerick writing

If you are interested in purchasing any of the following items, please see the office staff.

K-2 size chairs $5 each Pin-boards $5 each Worm Tea $1 to $3 each

It‟s back! From 9 May to 1 July 2012 you can collect stickers from the checkout in any Woolworths store and place them on your sticker card (available from the office). Collect 1 sticker for every $10 spent and once your card is complete place it in the earn & learn box in the school office, grab another card from the office and start again. At the end of the promotion our school can choose from a range of English resources, arts and crafts materials, science equipment, sports gear and more which go towards your child‟s education.

Ready Set Go! Sports For Schools is back! From 13 June to 14 August 2012 you can collect your vouchers in any Coles, BI-LO, Pick‟n Pay and Coles Online stores and place them in the Coles box in the office. Collect 1 voucher for every $10 spent At the end of the promotion our school can choose from a range of sports gear which goes towards your child‟s physical education and fun.

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Miss Lavis Freya Mackinlay – Excellent maths test results Greta Mackinlay – Excellent VIP Work in comprehension Austin Todd – A fantastic simile poem Miss McIntyre Alyce Parker – For working well and completing work in

science Mrs Wedgwood Claudia Allworth – Stepping up, taking control and

delivering a speech confidently Damon Brennan – Creative and prolific poetry writing Georgie Nicholls – Commitment to HSIE and art Thomas Beaumont – Being “The Top Dog” in his maths

group

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Damon Brennan, Sam De Steiger, Archie Gunn, Aylee Jenkyn, Rohan Jepson, Jack Webb, Jorgia Webb.

STAR OF THE WEEK

Angus Wright, Kindergarten

Jasmine Young, Year 1

AUSSIES OF THE MONTH

Portia Martin, Year 1

Being a good friend and joining in all school activities.

Lewis Bowen, Year 6

Being responsible, friendly, well-mannered and an excellent role model.

COMMUNITY NEWS

FLYAWAY GYMNASTICS

IS PUTTING ON A SHOW

On Friday 22 June and Saturday 23 June our gymnasts will be performing in One Hit Wonders. Gymnasts aged 3-18 years will be performing in what promises to be a spectacular event. The show times are 6.00 pm Friday and 2.00 pm Saturday. Tickets are $7 adult, $3 child and are available pre-sale at the gym or at the door. The show will be held at Flyaway Gymnastics

on Fallon Street Albury. Phone 6041 1127 for more information.

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FLYAWAY GYMNASTICS

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM Flippin' good fun! - Book your child in to Albury Wodonga's only gymnastics club for a fun filled school holiday program these July school holidays. Children aged 5 - 12 years welcome. Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 July 11.00 am – 1.00 pm and Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 July 11.00 am – 1.00 pm. $15 per session or $40 for 1 week. Bookings essential. Please

call (02) 6041 1127 to book your child in.

Holbrook Landcare Network

Women in Action Veggie Gardening–Soils and Plantsmanship Event

Holbrook Landcare Network is running a special series of gardening events in 2012 that focus on learning skills that can translate to farm management.

The Holbrook Landcare Network 2012 Gardening Program is designed to provide lots of valuable information in a fun, social context to encourage members who may find it tricky to participate in our field days.

The first event on 18 June will be at Abby Paton‟s „Fellow Hills‟ where there will be information on Veggie Gardening; understanding soils and soil health and what plants need to grow well.

Edwina Hayes, Regional Landcare Facilitator, is keen to talk further about the program. She can be contacted on 02 60363181.

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Issue 17 – Term 2 – Week 7 Monday 4 June 2012

On Wednesday, Kindergarten had

the opportunity to go and visit the

Harry Jarvis Wing for the very first

time! We sang a few songs and

chanted some nursery rhymes. We

had a fantastic time and we really

think the residents enjoyed it too!

Miss Mills said that we were the best group of children she had

ever taken to the hospital.

Congratulations on a job

well done, Kinder!

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Year 4’s Assembly

Limerick Skits

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