Rankin’s Springs Public School Newsletter

Monday 17th June 2019

Term 2 Week 8

Thank you to everyone that attended the Official Opening of What’s happening TERM 2 Week 8 our new Playground on Friday. We were very fortunate to Tue 18th June Mobile Library welcome Member of Murray Helen Dalton’s Senior Staffer, Week 9 Rebecca Young, Shire Council Mayor, Mr Peter Mon 24th June CWA International Day Laird and wife Anne, and Council General Tue 25th June Circus @ Binya PS Manager, Rick Warren. Week 10 th Special thanks must go to the Parent’s and Citizens Thu 4 July Griffith Small Schools Athletics Carnival Association for their commitment to providing support for Fri 5th July End of Term 2 Assembly 2pm school projects like this. The whole school and community TERM 3 appreciates your hard work. Week 1 Mon 22nd July Staff & Students return Tue 23rd July Mobile Library Thu 25th July Christmas in July Fri 26th July Round Robin Week 2

Week 3 Education Week Wed 7th August Life Education Van Week 4 Thu 15th August Zone Athletics Week 5 Book Week Tue 20th August Book Week Character Parade Please note dates and events are subject to change, please check for weekly updates. Angus Argent-Smith represented our school at the Cross Country Permission notes due in: carnival in last Thursday. Binya Circus day Congratulations to Angus on his Griffith Small Schools Athletics efforts.

The end of term is fast approaching. There are still many activites that all students will be involved in, including the CWA International Day, Circus Day at Binya PS, the Griffith Small Schools Athletics carnival and the end of Term 2 Assembly. Semester 1 reports are currently being prepared and will be handed out during Week 10.

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School Awards REMINDER Our school awards are based on encouraging Library Day: students to be outstanding learners and develop Year 3-6 is Monday learning skills which will enable them to become K-2 is Thursday life-long learners. Over the next few weeks in our newsletter, we will Students must bring their library be adding information about the various awards we bags to borrow books to take deliver in our school and what the awards are home to read. awarded for. This week we are highlighting Resourcefulness

June Birthdays

Sharli – 11th June Sophie – 19th June

Habit of Mind Awards

In the 3-6 classroom we have been studying Papua New Guinea and making a joint presentation to show at the CWA International th Day, Monday 24 June. Everyone has taken on different roles and has been enjoying learning Melissa – Resourcefulness- for creatively using a range of resources to solve problems. about the different aspects of the country. Year 4 Braxton – Resourcefulness – for using all of his have also been very busy writing their speeches skills for reading and writing. about technology that has changed the world. We

can’t wait to hear what they have in store for us! We’re getting excited for the circus at Binya Public coming up in Week 9 as well! Our class narrative is coming along nicely and we’re very keen to start printing our characters using the 3D printer. Busy, busy, busy! It’ll be the holidays

before we know it! Thursday 20th June

P & C News CWA Our next meeting will be moved forward to The P & C will be catering for a small group th of teaches doing training at the school on the Monday 17 June due to Queens Birthday 19th and 20th June, please offer your help to holiday. Meeting will commence from 10am at Renee, Sally or Monica if you can make a the CWA Rooms in Ninti Street. All welcome slice, sandwiches or hot nibbles. to come along, please bring a plate to share. We will be having a branch Land Cookery Bunnings BBQ – 10th Aug. All infant student Competition open to all NSW/ACT residents, families will be helping out on the day. 80c per entry, judging at 12pm. The cakes 8.30am to 11.30am Green, Fair, Luelf. are; date loaf, peach blossom cake, and 11am to 2pm Rebetzke/Cairns, Argent-Smith, cinnamon tea cake (under 18’s). Pickersgill. Our Annual Luncheon followed by International Afternoon will be held on 1.30pm to 4.30pm Molloy, Raymond, th Papatodori. Monday 24 June, we encourage the school parents and community to come along as the primary class will be presenting facts about Golf Day – 17th Aug The P & C are currently Papua New Guinea. organising a letter to request donations for the Golf Day, please have a think about who you can approach for a donation. Please Golf Club Due to low numbers, the Annual General save the 17th Aug in your diaries as any Meeting has been postponed to Tuesday 25th helpers are appreciated on the day. June 2019. Time is 7:30pm, to be followed by Next P & C meeting Wed 19th June at 3.30pm a brief general meeting. Please come along at the school. Also, anyone keen to to discuss future plans for the golf club. participate in organising the Golf Day can Enquiries to Rocky, Scott or Ellen. come at 2.30pm (Wed 19th June) to the school library.

Church Together The next services to be held at St Luke’s Anglican Church is Sunday 16th June at 5:00pm Sunday 21st July at 5:00pm Everyone Welcome

Catholic Church Mass Sunday 30th June at 5:30pm All are welcome.

Rural Fire Service The Annual General Meeting for Rural Fire Service will be held Sunday 30th June 2019 at the Fire Shed. 12noon. BBQ Lunch provided.

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Keep the boredom out and the hockey in the school holidays with one-day hockey clinics run by Hockey NSW-accredited coaches. Focused on fun and development and utilising the revolutionary new Joey Ball, they’re suitable for kids of any ability under the age of 12. Don’t hesitate - get your school holidays plans sorted now!

When: Sunday 21 July 2019, 10:00AM - 3:00PM Where: Public School, 765 Rankins Springs Rd, Beelbangera To register go to: www.hockeynsw.com.au/events/42850/

Rankin’s Springs Branch of Country Women’s Association Cordially invites The Rankins Springs Community

To our annual luncheon Monday 24th June 2019 Commencing at 12 noon Followed by our International Afternoon Featuring country of study “Papua New Guinea” $15 pp, includes continuous raffle Venue: Rankins Springs Hall Supper room RSVP Wednesday 19th June 2019

Secretary Gaye Banfield Email:[email protected] Phone: (02) 6966 1147 Mobile: 0428 179 359