CCC Coleambally Central School

A Quality Education in your Community

Kingfisher Avenue, Coleambally, NSW, 2707 Term 4 Week 5 12 November 2019 Phone: 02 6954 4131 Fax: 02 6954 4396 Email: [email protected]

This Week at Coleambally Central School Principal’s Report Mon 11 - Fri 15 Nov Yr 7 – 10 Exams Welcome to Week 5! Tue 12 Nov - HSC Finishes Everyone at Coleambally Central School would like to thank our community Women in STEM Stage 3—6 for working with us and trusting that we have your child’s best interest at Wed 13 Nov - Kindergarten 2020 Transition 1/2 Day heart. We all work hard to ensure that our school is inclusive and tolerant so Lunchtime Yoga Yrs 3-6 that all students feel cared for and supported. During the next few weeks we Thu 14 Nov - Yr 12 Formal will be conducting surveys to gain your opinion on what we do well and what we need to improve. This will take the form of a short questionnaire, but we are also intending to telephone some parents as part of a ‘focus group’ type COMING UP AT CCS approach. We genuinely want to find out what you think, so when you receive the questionnaire please take the time to complete it and return it to Mon 18 Nov - Yrs 7-12 rollover school and if we miss you when calling, call us back to have your say. Kindergarten 2020 Transition Whole Day Mon 18 - Tues 19 Nov - Yr 8 Year 12 Farewell Dinner Central West Excursion The Year 12 Farewell Dinner will be held this Thursday, 14 November 2019 at Fri 29 Nov - Primary Assembly the Coleambally Community Club. I am looking forward to meeting now Hosted by Yrs 4-6 2.20pm ‘ex-students’ and their families and celebrating their achievements in Tue 3 - Fri 6 Dec, Tue 10 & Wed 11 Dec - K-6 Intensive completing their Year 12 and HSC studies. Please note that this is a Swimming Program Department of Education function until 9.30 pm and there will be no alcohol Thu 12 Dec - Merit Assembly allowed as per departmental policy. Tue 17 Dec - Presentation Night Women in STEM This week we are participating in two regional STEM events as part of the Assessment Task STEM Industry School Partnerships (SISP) Program. Last night a number of Due Dates staff attended the STEM Regional Showcase which was held at the Griffith Tue 17 Dec - English Stage 5 Regional Theatre and hosted by Regional Development – . Task 1 This was a great opportunity and as a result a T4L StemShare specialist will be visiting in Term 1 next year to run workshops with Primary and Secondary students and we will participate in Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence (MASE) visits next year to run ‘incursions’ for students. Next term we have ‘Tablet’ and ‘PC Robotics’ STEMShare kits arriving and today a large cohort of female students will participate in the Women in STEM presenta- tion at Griffith Regional Theatre, along with nearly 1,000 students inthe Griffith region.

Secondary Academic Rollover This week will be the last week of the 2019 scholastic year for Year 7-10 students before they roll over next week to the 2020 scholastic school year as part of the compressed curriculum pattern of study. Student will receive new timetables and will require new books for subjects they commence. They will also be provided with the relevant Assessment Booklets shortly. If

RESPONSIBLE SAFE RESPECTFUL there are any questions or problems please contact the front office for support.

Stage 6 Year 11 and returning Year 12 students will commence Preliminary HSC subjects next Monday, 18 November 2019. Students will receive their new timetables and will also complete the HSC Readiness Program, ‘Crossroads’ and the anti-plagiarism ‘All My Own Work’ programs as they commence Stage 6 studies. Student will also receive information on the Stage 6 Technology Program, where students will be loaned a DoE device during their Stage 6 studies.

Year 8 Excursion Next Monday and Tuesday Year 8 students will participate in an excursion to Lake Cowal Gold Mine and Wel- lington Caves. Please ensure all permission notes and payment s have been forwarded to the front office be- fore we depart Monday morning.

Roofing Upgrade Primary students have returned to their classrooms as Block B has been completed as part of the roofing up- grade. We apologise for any inconvenience, but are sure everyone will be very happy with the works when completed.

Finally…. I am looking forward to some quality time with our Year 8 students next week when I accompany them on their overnight excursion. Our door is and always has been open – whether you are happy, sad or mad. We need to know if we are not doing something right, but I also need to know that you trust our motives and in- tentions. Everything we do, every single day is for YOUR children.

Until next week,

Timothy Allen Principal

Reminder

Year 8 Central West Excursion 18th & 19th November 2019 Safe The Yr 8 Excursion Permission note and payment of $164.00 is now due.Respectful Notes and payment can be returned to the school office. Payment can also be paid online via the school Responsible website MAKE A PAYMENT tab. Thankyou.

Student work on display in the school office

RESPONSIBLE SAFE RESPECTFUL Primary Class Awards

Kindergarten Thomas Cooney for fantastic improvement in all areas of learning.

Year 1 Jaiden Stevenson for giving 100% effort towards all learning tasks. Dakota Greenwood for showing care and understanding towards classmates when they are upset. Blaine Byrne for using new knowledge and skills when completing tasks in class. Nathan Rose for using problem solving skills to complete difficult Mathematics tasks.

Year 2/3 Andrew Fattore for showing a responsible and mature attitude in class. Brock Williams-Jenkins for showing initiative and responding positively to work taught in class. Zoee Steinhardt for showing interest in Story Writing and completing her narrative. Campbell Rowan for always showing interest and enthusiasm towards his school work. Harvey Pound for displaying qualities of responsibility and honesty in class. Delilah Filmer for showing initiative, and being a reliable and conscientious class monitor.

Year 4/5 Isabelle Boldiston for a wonderful improvement with her cursive handwriting. Felicity Wilde for always being ready to help her peers. Layla Filmer for a fantastic effort when working on division problems with remainders. Alex Pound for a wonderful effort solving division problems involving decimals. Nathan Vearing for great use of sophisticated vocabulary in his writing.

Year 5/6 Marli Simoes for his illustrations and interpretation of the digital story and moral behind- ‘The Magnificent Thing.’ Tayla DeMamiel for her interpretation and illustrations of the digital story and moral behind- ‘The Magnificent Thing.’ Georgia Perkins for being the first member to break the ice and present her fantastic speech- ‘Australia on the screen’ to the class audience. Cooper Payne for his fantastic persuasive speech presented to the class audience on his chosen topic- ‘Sport and multiculturalism’. Piper Demamiel for being a kind and considerate class member who is always ready to learn and stretch herself.Safe Lucy Bolton for demonstrating a positive attitude and application to work across all learning areas. Respectful

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Remembrance Day Poem by Tirkandi Inaburra Students

SOMEWHERE TODAY…fighting will begin,

... guns will be fired, …the land and sea will be mined.

SOMEWHERE TODAY… blood will be spilled,

W … limbs will be amputated, …brave soldiers will die. SOMEWHERE TODAY… neighbours will become enemies,

A … watchtowers will have snipers,

… even kids will be made to fight. SOMEWHERE TODAY…army tanks will come,

R …planes will fly overhead,

…bombs will fall.

SOMEWHERE TODAY…terror will come,

…people will run from their homes,

…and only ghost towns will remain.

SOMEWHERE TODAY…soldiers will hand over their guns,

P …people will be set free, …happy faces will be everywhere.

SOMEWHERE TODAY… no more lives will be taken,

E …a country will be set free, ...white flags will fly.

SOMEWHERE TODAY…we’ll be silent for one minute,

A …the world will stop,

…wreaths will beSafe placed on memorials.

SOMEWHERE TODAY… hearts will be grateful,

C …families willRespectful remember who they lost, … flowers will be placed on graves.

SOMEWHEREResponsible TODAY…neighbours will help each other,

E …kids will play freely on the street,

…and people will live together in a peaceful world.

RESPONSIBLE SAFE RESPECTFUL Stage 5 Ag go to Shepparton!

On Thursday 7th November five members of Stage 5 Agriculture travelled to Shepparton with their scrap metal cow (Deborah) to participate in the Cows Create Careers Dairy Day. It was an adventure to take Deborah on a 400km journey with us, and we were relieved to find upon arrival that the only thing to fall off was her back right hoof, although her head had drooped to a depressing angle. She looked rather sad, but a bit of bright blue baling twine and wire soon perked her up and she absolutely shone in the Shepparton RSL. Thank you to Sally and Lily for the quick and effective repairs, and wheeling Deborah through the Shepparton RSL foyer (not for the faint hearted as her training wheels kept pulling to the right – wheel alignment?). WIN news were present, and a shot of Deborah started and ended the news segment – go Debs!! She deservedly stole the limelight. Welders Lachlan Fattore, Jordan Duffy and Clayton Longford did a great job. A big thank you goes to Mr Hughes for allowing us to use the Tech Room and equipment, and for fixing up some of the welding. We really appreciate it, this project wouldn’t have happened without your assistance. Also thank you to our farmer parents for providing the scrap metal. The Dairy Day proved to be very entertaining, with Laura dressing up as an inflatable cow pat, Giaan as a milk carton and Mrs Fattore had the honour of wearing the cow head in the teacher quiz round (so much better than the goat). Laura, Giaan and Dallas took out line honours in the Cow Pat Challenge, in the fastest time ever according to the organisers. Giaan sprinted tirelessly in the Calcium Challenge (right), doing a superb job despite the 10 toothbrushes hitting her in the face with every step. Ironically when she finished her teeth were no cleaner….

Above: Laura Mannes in disguise.

The award presentation concluded an action-packed morning. We were delighted to receive 2nd place in the Senior Category for the 2019 Cows Create Careers program. Other place getters were Grammar in 1st place, and Cobram Anglican Grammar 3rd place. It was a very proud moment to place amongst the Grammar schools, well done Stage 5 Ag!

Back: Laura Mannes and Giaan Cullen Front: Sally Evans, Dallas Wilde and Lily McKersie Above: Lily McKersie and Dallas Einstein working on the Calcium Challenge

Alas, the long day took its toll on Deborah and she lost her head at . We will endeavour to undertake a head reattachment and she will start her new role as the CCS Education Support Cow in the very near future. Meanwhile our lovely calves Gavin and Jonah are now weaned and weight 130kg each. They will be off shortly to the feed lot to eat away to their heart’s content (without neurotic sheep stealing their feed and chasing them). They have been lovely, gentle calves to have at school and it will be sad to see them go.

Left: Mrs Fattore incognito.

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P&C and Community Announcements P&C and Community Announcements

IT’S ICE CREAM WEEK AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN.

1 scoop $2.00

2 Scoops $3.00

CHOC TOPS $3.00

CLEANERS REQUIRED

We are looking for reliable cleaning staff to work at local Parents/Guardians, Government sites in the Coleambally area. Please be aware that children under the age of 10 must be Monday to Friday, various casual positions available. accompanied by an adult at all times at Bus Stops also whilst

crossing the road. Experience preferred but not essential. Training and uniform provided. Seat belts are now fitted in all school Buses. All students/passengers must wear a seat belt.

We are only keeping everyone safe. Please send your résumé to Joss Facility Management Thank you PO Box 1032 NSW 2710 or email C & J Robertson [email protected]

PORTSEA CAMP Please see flyer on next page

There are 7 places still available and the $150 deposit would be due on application.

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PORTSEA CAMP 2020

CANOEING  GIANT SWING  FLYING FOX  HIGH ROPES  SWIMMING  SNORKELLING FISHING BEACH GAMES GALORE  DISCO  BIKE RIDING  ABSEILING  ART & CRAFT WOODWORK  CAMP FIRES  FACE PAINTING  HIKING AND SO MUCH MORE!!!

Jerilderie Portsea Camp Committee is once again seeking children interested in attending the 2020 Portsea Camp.

The camp will be held from Saturday 11 January – Friday 17 January 2020 for children aged between 9 and 12 years of age.

The cost of the camp has been set at $350, being for 7 days of great fun and awesome activities with accommodation, meals and transport provided and children will also receive a T-shirt, hat and drink bottle included in the cost.

Jerilderie has been allocated with 40 places only and applications with a deposit of $150.00 are to be returned to Murrumbidgee Council Jerilderie Office by Friday 1st November 2019. The balance of the fee ($200) is payable by Friday 6th December 2019. Please make payments by the due date to guarantee your spot. (Cheques to be made out to Jerilderie Portsea Camp Committee, alternatively direct deposit to BSB 633-000 Account # 158651968).

To obtain an application form or for further information contact Eden Hercus or Heidi Bryce at the Murrumbidgee Council Jerilderie Office 35 Jerilderie Street during office hours or phone (03) 5886 1200.

Jerilderie Portsea Camp Committee