Hillston Central School
Upcoming Events
P & C Meeting 13th November—TONIGHT
7pm
ACMF 12th - 16th November
Year 7-10 exams
12th - 16th November
Year 7 Orientation 14th November
ACMF Concert
15th November 1.45pm
Kinder Orientation
16th & 23rd November 9am - 1pm
Year 12 Formal 17th November
Intensive Swimming
26th November - 7th December
Principal’s Assembly 27th November
Year 6 Formal
30th November
62-80 Moore St Hillston NSW 2675 T 6967 2277 F 6967 2385 E [email protected] Principal S Ryan Website https://hillston-c.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Term 4 Week 5 Edition
You may have heard your child talking about these words at home. These dispositions are PERSIST, USE FEEDBACK and CONNECT. We are tweaking our year group awards at our term Principal’s Assemblies to reflect the Visible Learning focus; we will now include at least 1 award for a child that is demonstrating these dispositions.
Sandy Ryan
Principal
This week we welcome back HCS’s own version of royalty, Rachel. This is not just a regular visit — this time we are celebrating 10 years of working with the Australian Children’s Music Foundation. We look forward to sharing with our community all we have learnt over the years at the ACMF Concert this Thursday.
Music, music, music! Congratulations to our Senior School Band who performed at the Leeton Outback Band Spectacular over the weekend. All students are to be commended on their performance. A huge thank you to Mrs Bartholomew for her continued dedication to our school band and organising this great opportunity for our students. And to Mr Laurich who enhances our senior band with his talent on the tuba.
As part of our whole school commitment to Visible Learning, all students have been participating in two 20 minute lessons per week, all year. During these lessons students have been focusing on understanding the characteristics or dispositions of an effective learner and how to apply these skills to their learning.
PRIMARY AWARDS
Silver Awards: Lola, Blake, Amber, Ebony, Rhys, Maddison, Breanna.
Student of The Week Awards: David, Aynslee,
Tegan, Eli, Lane.
Reader’s Awards: Christine, Kenzy, Maddison, Rachel, Lewis.
SCHOOL NEWS
Found iPod: please claim from Front
Office
Excitement Plus
Kindergarten enjoyed visiting the Hospital
where they engaged in sharing photos
from their recent excursion with the resi-
dents. Primary students will be visiting
the residents each fortnight as a way of
connecting with our community.
Katie Maher | Kindergarten Teacher
P&C Meeting Tonight
The P&C are holding their monthly meting
tonight at 7pm in the Staff Common Room.
We would like to see some fresh faces
getting involved with the organisation. The
P&C has a valuable role within the school
community. Please come along tonight and
see what we do to support the students and
staff at Hillston Central School
Rebecca Dalton | P&C President
Leeton Outback Band Spectacular
On Saturday the HCS Senior Band travelled
to Leeton to perform in the Leeton Outback
Band Spectacular. They started at the Jarrah
Mall before joining with 160 other
musicians to perform as part of the Outback
Band Spectacular Concert at the Roxy
Theatre. What a wonderful opportunity for
our students!
Robin Bartholomew | Band Coordinator
GIRL’S NIGHT IN
#bigthanks #biglove #biglaughs
We donated $1000 to the Cancer Council
and
We deposited $265.30 to Hillston CAN ASSIST.
Special thanks to every person who attended to ensure the night was a great success.
Auctioning our precious garments was touching and poignant.
Lindsay Adams’ sensational Lemon Meringue Pie fetched $80 at auction and included all HCS ingredients.
Hannah Dalton delighted the crowd with a funny, embarrassing story, which resonated with all of us.
The candle ceremony was a moment to remember, reflect and be grateful for times passed and times to come.
#keepkermit #triplethefun #caringcommunity
Gardening and Sustainability
Kinder have been exploring Gardening
and Sustainability this term.
In Art the students were directed to
collect leaves from the playground and
glue tail feathers on an emu. Students
discussed Daddy emus looking after the
babies while Mummy emus went to work.
The whole class then joined the Blues
Brothers to… Shake a Tail Feather!
| Andree Bellamy
SCHOOL NEWS
Remembrance Day Service
We held a Remembrance Day service on Friday ahead of Sunday’s 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. Matthew
Downing shared the importance and meaning of this day for us to acknowledge all Australians who have served
our country. Students placed poppies around the old school bell in memory of those who have served.
| HCS Staff
Visible Learning Update
What makes an effective learner? Our school
community voted and we think effective stu-
dents need to PERSIST, USE FEEDBACK and
CONNECT.
Throughout this year, students have participat-
ed in 20 minutes lessons focusing on what per-
sistence looks like and sounds like in the school
context as well as how to give and receive
effective feedback.
This term we are focusing on the final charac-
teristic/disposition of Connect. Students whom
are able to connect their learning to previous
knowledge or something in their ‘real’ world
are more likely to be engage and have a deep
understand a topic.
Stay tuned for updates on making connections
to learning
Sarah Martin | Visible Learning Leader
SECONDARY AWARDS
COMMUNITY NEWS Hillston Amateur Swimming Club
“Fitness, fun and friends”
When: Swimming Club Race nights are held every Thursday night commencing at 5.15pm. Swimmers who can complete a minimum of
25m freestyle unassisted are also invited to participate in Squad training once a week held on a Tuesday afternoon from 4.15pm
Registration & Assessment of Swimmers: Rego will take place on Thursday evening the 8th of November at the Hillston ‘Swimming Pool @ 5pm, this will be followed by an assessment of all swimmers between 5.30pm-6.30pm (in order to place swimmers into squad training groups). A free BBQ will also be held to welcome everyone back to the pool for the 2018-2019 season.
Swimming Club membership fees: $80.00 per Family (includes
swimmers insurance during swimming club activities- Club time trials and squads) Registration does not cover pool entry, families/individuals must purchase a season ticket from the Carrathool shire council.
Pool season Ticket: $140 for family pass; single $70
For More Information please contact Robin Bartholomew (Pres) on
69672999 or 0466972999
First Aid Course
When: Thursday 20th December
9:30am-4:00pm approx. (times dependent on course below)
$155 full course OR $125 Refresher OR $45 CPR only
Places are filling fast. For more information please contact
Robin Bartholomew on 6967 2999 or 0466 972 999
The programme will run for 10 weeks in total. Starting on the
7th November and going until the 12
th of December and then
from the 13th of February until the 6
th of March.
The Junior Blasters will cost $80 and is for ages 4-8 de-
pending on skills and the Master Blasters cost is $35 and
is for ages 8 and up. If you are unsure, of which group your
child should be in please contact Merv Bartholomew on
0448072999. All registrations will need to be completed by
the second week (Wednesday 14th November) to
continue.