Issue 31: Thursday 14 October 2010
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Published by: MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL Bow Street, Merriwa 2329 Ph: 6548 2119 Fax: 6548 2534 Email: [email protected] Online: www.merriwa-c.schools.nsw.edu.au Issue 31: Thursday 14 October 2010 Community members are invited to “pack a picnic” and enjoy a self drive open garden tour of Wybong and Sandy Hollow. Entry fee is just $10, with all funds raised supporting the Steve Walter Foundation in aid of Childhood Cancer. Tickets and maps are available from Denman Information Centre or at Sandra’s at Sandy Hollow. For more details please call Kerrie on 0429 673 184 MERRIWA RINGER Thursday 14 October 2010 Page 1 NSW Rural Fire Service Liverpool Range Zone Upper Hunter, Liverpool Plains & Gunnedah Shires Phone: 1800 081 166 Fax: (02) 6747 1489 REPORT ALL FIRES ON “000” ‘Proudly Supporting the Merriwa Ringer’ DISCLAIMER Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily endorsed by the Publisher, Merriwa Central School. No responsibility is accepted by the Publisher or its Committee for the accuracy of information contained in articles. The advertising of and use of product names does not constitute recommendations or endorsement by the Publisher or its Committee. Advertisers indemnify the Publisher and its Committee against all liability claims or proceedings whatsoever arising from the publication. MERRIWA RINGER Thursday 14 October 2010 Page 2 MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S REPORT I hope all students had an enjoyable and Our students would be amazed to learn that the relaxing holiday and are prepared for a Korean school day starts at 8.20am and finishes productive term. At the end of last term we at 9pm. There is much to learn from our Asian farewelled the Year 12 class of 2010. Mr neighbours, and much to be thankful of to be Davidson as Year Adviser was overwhelmed by Australian. Wherever we live it is important to the maturity and sensitivity demonstrated by learn from each other and understand and his students. Thank you to the catering team of respect different cultures. parent helpers who made the Year 12 Farewell an enjoyable and delicious event. Higher School Certificate Year 12 students commence the formal Higher School Certificate examinations today. Business Studies is the first exam and we wish all students the best of luck throughout the examination period. Once again this year the examinations are under the expert supervision of Mrs Elaine Sparrow and will take place in the Great Hall. I would like to thank Mrs Sparrow and her team of helpers for the ongoing support of our Darren Noonan students during the external examinations. Principal Korean Study Tour Coming events Over the break I had the opportunity to visit Korea as part of a delegation from New South October Wales. As a guest of the Korean Government I Week1 joined nine other principals from across the State. The country was decimated in the 1950’s Thursday 14 HSC exams begin when Australian troops joined international forces during the Korean War. A war in which Week 2 most people know little about, except for the popular TV series M.A.S.H. Thursday 21 Yr 7/8 Technology Camp Friday 22 Yr 5 Assembly In a very short time period (50 years) the Korean economy has made an amazing turn around. Korea is now a world leader in manufacturing and technology. MERRIWA RINGER Thursday 14 October 2010 Page 3 Primary News MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL Primary News WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4 YEAR 1 & 2 It was great on Monday to see all of the Year 1 and 2 wrote some great sentences children arrive back safely, happily greeting when they were studying “Waddle Giggle each other after their two weeks of holiday. Gargle”. We will be encouraging the children to wear their school hats for play as the weather will Here are just a few: be warming up, bringing with it the increased Over the mountain, in a pond swam a golden threat of skin cancer from exposure to higher yellow duck. UV. The school follows the policy of “No hat, Jemma Grady play in the shade”. Children without school Over a year and through a day grew a special hats to wear will be restricted to the COLA pink flower. area for play. Mekayla Towell Over the hill and through the town walked the The term will be quite busy with Kindergarten brown bird. transition and year 6 transition into secondary Jamie Constable school, swim school and the Canberra Over the ocean, through the coral swam the excursion as well as presentation days and rainbow seahorse. election of captains for 2011. Please ensure Tanja Sormaz that you regularly check the Ringer for Over the rainbow through the mist walked the upcoming events. sparkling unicorn. Tamara Sormaz. QUILT RAFFLE Through the monster forest under the trees The quilt, kindly donated by Diane Byfield, roared the ugly monster. which was raffled to raise money for the Harrison Amidy Canberra Excursion was won by Janet Taylor. Our sincere thanks go to Diane for donating Ruth Hoye the quilt and to everyone who bought and sold tickets in the raffle. A special thank you goes to Wendy Hobday who spent many PRIMARY SPORT TERM 4 hours selling tickets. NAPLAN RESULTS Children in Kindergarten to Year 6 will do sport on Wednesdays instead of Tuesdays during We are quite pleased with how our Year 3 and Term 4. This will commence as of week 2 – 20 Year 5 students performed in the NAPLAN October and will run each Wednesday except which was conducted in May. Our Year 5 when Swim School is conducted (weeks 6 and students showed growth equal to the State 7 of the term). and Hunter Central Coast in all aspects of Literacy. Our Year 3 students performed best More information regarding swim school will be in writing, whilst our Year 5 students included in further copies of the Ringer. Please performed best in Grammar and Punctuation ensure that your child wears their school hat where they were above both the State and for all play during Term 4. Hunter Central Coast schools, and in Data and Measurement where their results were above Kristen Pringle the rest of the Region. Parents who have not received their child’s NAPLAN report can collect them from the office. MERRIWA RINGER Thursday 14 October 2010 Page 4 MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL Secondary News YEAR 12 NEWS At the end of Term 3 Year 11 parents and I would also like to make a special note of the students decorated and catered for the Year 12 Year 11 decorators during the day and helpers farewell. on the night. The following students worked happily during the day decorating Nick McLoughlin, Jey Rawlinson, Donna Smith, Zoe Nairne, Cassie Constable, Aggie Fedor, Kristen Hunt, Leanne Hobday and Jared Austin. The students who worked tirelessly on the evening gave up the opportunity to attend as guests and are to be congratulated on the wonderful job they did. Donna Smith, Sofya Hoole, Zoe Nairne, Connie Constable and Leanne Hobday are pictured above just before the evening began. Well done girls. Special mention must also go to Liam Cronin (Year 7) who helped set up the P A system for the evening. Thank you Liam. If this support and effort is an example of the spirit among the class of 2011 then Year 12 will be a successful year. On behalf of the Year 11 students I would like to thank those parents who helped with the decorating Kylie Austin, Cassie Constable and Di Inder and the parents who helped on the night, Kylie & Glen Austin, Anne Marie & Warwick Nairne, Cassie Constable and Carol McLoughlin. Without their help during the day decorating and the evening cooking the night would not have been so successful. Thankyou. Year 11 wish Year 12 all the best of luck in the HSC. J Hegarty Year Advisor MERRIWA RINGER Thursday 14 October 2010 Page 5 MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL STUDENT O THE WEEK Name: Jade McConnell Year Group: 10 Favourite Subject: Maths Favourite pastime: Listening to Music Dream Career: Wealthy Entrepreneur Best school experience: Winning the Science and Engineering Challenge Best personal achievement: Dux of Year 6 Advice on how to stay Confident: Be yourself and don’t worry about what everyone else thinks. ROAR Athlete Profile Name: Will Taylor Year Group: 9 Favourite Subject: English Favourite sport: Football Favourite team: Bulldogs Favourite player: Andrew Ryan Best personal sporting achievement: Working out how to play Rugby Union Advice to young players: Pay attention to your coach MERRIWA RINGER Thursday 14 October 2010 Page 6 MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL ROAR REPORT Congratulations to all of our students who All games or competitions organised by competed in sporting grand finals at the end external organisations that are school endorsed of the recent season and also to those who activities. were involved and had a go throughout the year. Training sessions where skills training requires physical contact between participants As our focus turns toward the summer sports schedule (Touch Football, Cricket and Swimming) it is timely that we consider safety Additional to this is the recommended use of in sport. suitable headgear and shoulder pads. MOUTHGUARDS As ROAR is an ongoing program it is advised that all students wishing to participate in contact activities bring a mouthguard to all Whilst fitness and skill development is crucial sessions and events. Failure to do so will result to providing for safe participation in sport it is in withdrawal from certain activities. also important to utilise the correct equipment. WALLA RUGBY The Department of Education has a policy that mandates the compulsory use of In November the Australian Rugby Union will be mouthguards in Rugby League and Union hosting a Walla Rugby Gala Day that will invite based activities.