Naradhan Public School & Community Newsletter
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Contact us: Ph: (02) 6896 9808 Naradhan Public School & Fax: (02) 6896 9852 Email: [email protected] Community Newsletter Web: www.naradhan-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Kooba St Naradhan NSW 2669 WEEK 4 TERM 3 Monday 13th August 2018 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Week 3 was full of exciting learning opportunities for our students and we all enjoyed welcoming our guests into our school for our Education Week celebrations. Healthy Harold dropped in to Naradhan on Tuesday, teaching Infants about the qualities of a good friend and Primary students learned about building positive, safe and respectful relationships. Students will continue learning about relationships as part of their learning in PDHPE. A big thank you to Matt and Bec Brown who picked the van up and got it to Naradhan for us! Although the weather wasn’t ideal for outdoor Primary students were involved in some role play to Maths activities on Wednesday, students and staff explore how tone and body language can impact how enjoyed a great day at Weethalle for the Small respectful our words are. Schools Maths Day. Students were in small groups and rotated around a range of hands-on activities, practising number and measurement skills. It was also a great opportunity to catch up with students from other schools and is fantastic to see some friendships growing. Many thanks to all who attended our Education Week celebrations on Thursday. We were lucky to have Mrs Karen Burke, Director, Educational Leadership, attend our assembly and present school leaders, Lily and Kaleb, with a special leadership award. Lily and Kaleb were recognised for their leadership at NPS so far this year. The weather was perfect for a picnic lunch after assembly and students enjoyed a tabloid sports afternoon. Have a great Week 4! Miss Denna Tye Percy, Bryson and Tyrelle workin g on a Length activity Principal involving estimation and measuring at the Small Schools Maths Day Contact us: Ph: (02) 6896 9808 Naradhan Public School & Fax: (02) 6896 9852 Email: [email protected] Community Newsletter Web: www.naradhan-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Kooba St Naradhan NSW 2669 WHAT’S COMING UP? LOWER LACHLAN ATHLETICS CARNIVAL The Lower Lachlan Athletics Carnival will be held in West Wyalong this Tuesday 14th August. Miss Tye will be attending, please contact the school if you require assistance with transport. BOOK PARADE Our annual Book Parade and Book Fair is coming up on Friday 24th August. Time to start thinking about favourite books and costumes!! Ruby brought a cake to school on Monday to celebrate her birthday. Happy Birthday, Ruby! SCHOOL PHOTOS School photos have been booked for Wednesday 29th August. Please return envelopes to school by Thursday 23rd August with payment. If you would like family portraits please ask for a family envelope by contacting the school. NAIDOC CELEBRATIONS The Lake Cargelligo AECG is hosting a NAIDOC celebration on Thursday 6th September. NPS will be joining a number of schools on the day to engage with a variety of activities. More details to come. SMALL SCHOOLS PUBLIC SPEAKING The Small Schools Public Speaking Competition will be Reily t on Harold in a game of darts. akes held on Wednesday 19th September. The competition is open to Stage 2 students (Years 3 & 4) who will be given a number of topic choices to prepare a speech Lily and Kaleb on and present to the judges vis Video Conference. receive More details to come. leadership awards from Mrs OLI TOWNSEND CONCERT Karen Burke, Director, The 10th Oliver Townsend Concert will be held on Educational Thursday 20th September at 7pm. Students and staff Leadership have started to work on some ideas for our performance and are very much looking forward to it. All the Students proudly singing the school song. Left: Gemma, Ayla and Ruby received Attendance awards for 98% Attendance in Term 2. Right:Ayla received her Silver award for 100 Dojo points. Left: Reading awards, Lily 150 nights reading, Kaleb and Zara 100 nights reading and Gemma 50 nights reading. Right: Kaleb, Ella and Ayla receive Mathletics awards. Right: Gemma, Tyrelle, Ruby and Percy all received awards for Reading Eggs Ayla, Kaleb, Ella, Lily, Isy and Reily all received participation awards in the Science ICAS and congratulations to Lily received the AR reading award for this Zara on receiving a Merit. term. We would like to wish a big Anglican Church Sunday 19 August (Pentecost 13) 9 am @ Lake 10. 30 am @ Tullibigeal To August Birthdays 12. 30 pm @ Weethalle Sun. 26 August (Pentecost 14) th 5 Ruby Brown 10 am @ Lake 7th Jack Little 5 pm, Benediction @ Lake 11th Helen Templeton Sun. 2 September (Pentecost 15) th 17 Royce Johnston 10. 30 am, Combined service @ Tullibigeal 31st Heather Morris/ Zara Haddrill *No service @ Lake Sun. 9 September (Pentecost 16) 10 am @ Lake Sunday 16 September (Pentecost 17) 10 am @ Lake *No service @ Weethalle Sun. 23 September (Pentecost 18) 10 am @ Lake BLAND SHIRE COUNCIL Sun. 30 September (Pentecost 19) The council puts out media releases on a 10 am @ Lake 5 pm, Benediction @ Lake regular basis so I have added a link to the council website for your information. There are two current media releases: *Council green lights West Wyalong Community Theatre *Council commits $40 million to local road maintenance http://www.blandshire.nsw.gov.au NARADHAN RURAL FIRE BRIGADE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING When: Thursday, 16th August, 2018 Where: Naradhan Fire Shed Time: 7.00PM President: Anthony Morris 68 969 821 Secretary: Kerrie Johnston 69 661 335 ITAV Hi all, Kate and I are very sad to let everyone know, ITAV will no longer be visiting Naradhan. Our last session was last Wednesday. This was due to funding requirements changing. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed our visits to Naradhan and have made some wonderful connections with your community. We would like to especially thank Helen and Christina for their support through the years and the Naradhan school for cheerfully hosting our events. We are sincerely sad to be saying goodbye and wish your wonderful community the best for the future. Till we see each other again, Kind regards, Julie & Kate Naradhan - Thursday 16 August 3.30pm – Naradhan Hall The main objective of the forum is for the community to provide Council with suggestions and input for capital improvement projects within the shire. This information is then costed and prioritised against other submitted projects and ultimately assists Council in budget preparation for the following financial year. The forum is also an opportunity for the community to speak directly with Councillors on issues that concern or affect them. Agenda items are to be notified to Council by Thursday 9 August 2018. Further information in relation to Community Forums is available by contacting Council’s OGM Administration Officer, Marina Uys, on (02) 6972 2266 or [email protected] Bland Shire Council 6 Shire Street PO Box 21 WEST WYALONG NSW 2671 Ph: 02 6972 2266 Fax: 02 6972 2145 Email: [email protected] Lake Cargelligo Show Society Inc Junior Cattle Judging & Parader’s Competition At the 93rd Lake Cargelligo Show Saturday, 1st September, 2018 9.00 am - Registration 10.00 am – Judging & Parader’s Workshop 11.00 am – Competition begins (closed in shoes must be worn) Novice, Intermediate & Open Sections Min age of 8 years for Competitors. No experience necessary – just come and have a go! Workshop Presenter and Judge: Mr Denis Moxey SPONSORED BY ELDERS LAKE CARGELLIGO Contact: Judy Hague 0427 966 672 or Kerrie Johnston 0428 661 335 An Evening with ! Dr Michael Carr-Gregg One of Australia’s highest profile adolescent and child psychologists. Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is a well known and respected psychologist, author of 11 books, broadcaster and specialist on parenting, children, adolescents and the use of technology. He is a columnist for a number of publications and he is the resident parenting expert on Channel 7’s Sunrise, psychologist for Channel 9’s morning extra program and the morning show with Neil Mitchell on Radio 3AW. Join Dr Carr-Gregg for an informative and practical session suited to Parents, Teachers and Care-Givers on Raising Happy and Resilient Children and What they are doing online and How to keep them safe Monday 10th September - Griffith Ex-Serviceman Club - Yambil Street - Griffith 6:30 for a 7pm start - 90 minutes inc Q&A Tickets: $20 each or Group Bookings of 3 or more $18 each available on line https://www.trybooking.com/XCAI **30c Booking Fee applies. and at the Hanwood Public School Office - Cash Only This event is open to all community members and is proudly supported by an initiative of the Hanwood Public School P&C Association YANCO WHITE SUFFOLKS Third On-Property Ram Sale Wednesday 12th September 2018 Inspection 9:30am, Auction 11:30am Approx. 60 performance recorded 2017-Drop White Suffolk Rams for Auction by Helmsman MN3V Status for OJD | Brucellosis Acc. Free Lunch and refreshments provided Yanco Agricultural High School Selling Agents Dominic O’Mahoney—Elders Narrandera 0408622195 259 Euroley Road, Yanco NSW 2703 Tim Hutchinson—Breed and Hutchinson Leeton Stud Manager: Ellie Quinn 0427931533 School (BH): (02) 69511500 Mobile (AH): 0429317738 Email: [email protected] Term Three Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 4 ICAS Maths Zone Athletics Miss Tye @ PPA Miss Tye @ PPA @West Wyalong Conference Conference Miss J @L3 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 5 Natural Art VC Miss Tye & Miss J @ Miss Tye @ Principals Book Fair & Book Effective Reading Network Meeting, West Week Parade Mrs Castle @ Workshop, Griffith Wyalong Website Training Miss J @ Effective Reading Workshop, Griffith 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 6 Soccer Coaching Virtual Excursion to School Photos Miss Tye @ PLAN2 Art Gallery NSW Training 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 7 Soccer Coaching NAIDOC Day 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 8 Author Visit Western Athletics Miss J L3 Training 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st Small Schools Public Oli Townsend Concert- Rankins Springs 9 Speaking (Yr 3 only) 7pm Round Robin Contact us: Kooba St Naradhan NSW 2669 Ph: (02) 6896 9808 Email: [email protected] Fax: (02) 6896 9852 Web: www.naradhan-p.schools.nsw.edu.au .