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Volume 25 Issue 9 June 2019 Nurturing & Tailored Environment — Transition to School Tooraweenah Community Health Transition to School starts Monday Clinic 17th June for any Kindergarten Gilgandra students who will be, or are Health Service considering enrolling in Kindergarten We are happy to talk to you about your 2020 for Tooraweenah Public health (or health problems) and Refer you School. to an appropriate team. This is an opportunity to find out Services Provided more about the school, and the Baby/Child Health check unique and tailored setting that we offer our students. Transition Immunisation (Please call Sarah prior students come to school on to the clinic to book) Mondays until mid-Term 4 and join Speech and Occupational Therapy into the K/1/2 classroom becoming Referrals familiar with routines and Wound assessment Simultaneous Story Time with students from developing confidence to start their school journey. Help to understand the aged care sys- Tooraweenah Public School and Preschool They participate in games and activities which they tem Referral to My Aged Care collect in their scrapbook, taking this home every week to share with parents their experiences Blood pressure check from the day. Fall prevention We have had very positive feedback to the transition program in the past years and would like to welcome and encourage new families and students to experience learning in our nurturing and Immunisation Information tailored environment with high staff to student ratios. Medication Advice th Many parents often wonder how students interact socially in small schools. Students at our Next Clinic: Thursday 20 June school play in the playground across all ages much like a big family. The older students relish in 10am to 12pm taking leadership roles and look after our younger students. If you are interested in enrolling in our Transition to School Program or know of someone who may Tooraweenah CWA Rooms be interested, please contact Karen Smith on 68481073 or [email protected] for an enrolment form and information package. Community Revitalisation Workshop - Thursday 27th June 2019 Contact for Contact for Child Community Health and Family Health The Community Revitalisation Workshop has been rescheduled for Thursday 27th June ( 02) 68805943 or (02) 68805937 or (02) 68805944 (02)68805940 2019 commencing at 6.30pm. The Venue will be advised when you book to attend. Sheree, Sue or Sarah or Sue-Ann Allan Parker will facilitate the community workshop with a focus on community driven Megan change. Allan aims to equip communities to act on what the community can do, to facilitate change. The workshop will explore innovation and result in new goals and new ways to network Ovarian Cancer Australia together in the community. Our vision is to save lives and ensure that The workshop is a gathering, rather than a meeting, run as an informal conversation no woman with ovarian cancer walks that also crosses generational boundaries. alone. If people are interested in attending they can contact Amanda via email: Help Line: 1300 660 3345 [email protected] Web: ovariancancer.net.au Toora Motors & TOORAWEENAH Christie & Hood General Store TRADING CO *Mechanical repairs *Coffee Auctioneers Stock and Station Agents *Rego checks, RTA *Fresh sandwiches Your CRT Store in Tooraweenah *Inspection Station *Hot dogs Real Estate Post Office and Newsagency *Green slips *Home cooking For all your livestock and property *Fuel *Groceries requirements contact our: Contact Lester Gilgandra Office 6847 2033 *Tyres *Green groceries for all your agricultural needs Dubbo Office 6884 3800 *Batteries *Drinks, snacks Phone: 6848 1011 or 6848 1127 *Car trailer hire *Sliced cold meats After Hours Fax: 6848 1197 *Computer diagnostics *Ice Leonie or Steve Paul 6847 2741 0429 472 741 Tim 6889 6109 0429 843 804 Phone: 6848 1182 Colin 6884 3802 0429 843 802 Fax: 6848 1120 Read the Toora Bungles at: http://www.gilgandra.nsw.gov.au/Live/Your-Community page 2 Toora Bungles June 2019 Volume 25, Issue 9 Tooraweenah Public School Coonamble Gala Day the Cross Country Champions on the day: protection lessons with Mrs Jenkin and Y- Students from years 3-6 nominated to Juvenile Boy 1000m Sam Trickey PEP instructor Andrew. Students have participate in the Small Schools Team for Juvenile Girls 1000m Holly Wykes participated in lessons in small groups and Netball and Rugby League at Coonamble. It Junior Boy 2000m Jahkaia Hughes are learning about important child was very pleasing to see so many of our Junior Girl 2000m Lara Duff protection topics such as sense of self, students put their hand up for the challenge Special mention must also go to Daisy Wykes power in relationships, recognising abuse and participate with such great who competed for the first time in the and protective strategies at age appropriate sportsmanship on the day. 2000m race and as an 8 year old, came 2nd levels. These topics cover conversations and Our students joined with Carinda, against the 8, 9 and 10 year old girls. A very activities around rights of the child, Quambone and Marra Creek to form the gutsy effort indeed! similarities and differences, trusted adults, Small Schools Teams for the day. Mrs Peart, Technology Open Classrooms warning signs, body parts, types of abuse, who supervised the rugby league, reported secrets, safe and unsafe situations and No that the Toora kids represented the school Go Tell strategies. with pride. Special mention going to Jahkaia Karen Smith Hughes who showed outstanding Relieving Principal sportsmanship throughout the day. Tooraweenah Public School Thank you to the staff and parents who Safe, Respectful Achievers transported students and played an active |w| 02 role in supervising, coaching and refereeing 68481073 at the Gala Day. Billionaire Boy It is always a great experience to watch live theatre and the performance of Billionaire Some of the Small Boy at the Dubbo Regional Theatre, was no Tallis, Brock & Darcy coding with LEGO We do 2.0 Schools’ exception. Students were enthralled by the Sparklers set design changes and story being told We welcomed parents as well as patron, Mrs Netball team through acting and music. Thank you to Pike into our technology classroom on Craig Dowsett who transported the students Friday. Our guests were amazed at the skills to Dubbo and to the staff for their help in of the students in building and coding Lego supervision and organization. We Do 2.0 and coding the Dash robots. Mark Pitts- Fitness and Rugby Thank you to Petria and James Cameron for The 5/6 Barbar- Coaching by Mark Pitts is our Friday sport for providing their expertise during technology ians Term 2. We are fortunate to have a coach of lessons. Team his calibre live locally and make available his John Fleming Excursion Tallis & Brock fitness facility for some of our lessons. This Students and staff travelled to Gilgandra pictured program is supported by a sporting schools Public School for Mr John Fleming’s Term 2 far right grant. visit. Thank you to Gilgandra Public School NAPLAN for once again welcoming our students into The NAPLAN assessments have been classrooms. Mrs Jenkin and students in the completed online. I have been impressed Years 3-6 class were observed by Mr Fleming with the students’ persistence and work and other staff for their Narrative writing ethic in completing these assessments. We lesson. It is fantastic to see the students look forward to using this assessment in developing such outstanding skills in writing. combination with school assessments to Mrs Smith and Mrs Jenkin found the Years help determine teaching and learning goals professional development opportunities in 3/4 Barbar- for the students. observing other teachers use the Fleming ians Easter Colouring in Competition techniques in their classrooms highly Team Congratulations to Lexi Trickey who was the beneficial. Professional Learning led by Mr Jahkaia pictured second place winner in the Gilgandra Fleming after school allowed the staff to centre Newsagency Easter Colouring in have some questions answered and clarify Competition. Well done, Lexi! their own use of the techniques. Thank you Cross Country to parents in assisting the school with transport and therefore allowing us to take Karl’s Motorcycle and advantage of these opportunities for our Small Motor Repairs school. National Simultaneous Story Time Our students joined over 1,085,587 participants across Australia and New Cross Country competitors Zealand in reading Alpacas with Maracas, the biggest National Simultaneous Storytime The Tooraweenah Cross Country was held ever! The Preschool and School students Phone Karl on: recently at the Tooraweenah Golf Course. enjoyed the story and were very keen to 0434 613 155 or Parents and community members came have a turn with the maracas. 6848 1186 along and supported the students. Y-PEP Congratulations to the students who were Students have been participating in child June 2019 Volume 25, Issue 9 Toora Bungles page 3 Around The Traps Tooraweenah LPO Clothing bin are reminded that it is for clean and return home a little less drought weary. The rainfall for Tooraweenah for May was clothing and if anyone has clean blankets or Undertaking this most valuable role Kristy, has 18.6mm falling over 4 days with a YTD total of Doonas not being used we can find them a been appreciated by everyone. THANK YOU! 218.2mm over 21 days. home in the cooler weather. Thank you for These events were supported by Gilgandra Please ensure you use your correct mailing your support. Shire Council through funding from the address to speed up sorting and delivery, make Australian Government as part of the Drought sure your mail has been correctly addressed Biggest Morning Tea Communities Funding and you put the appropriate amount of Tooraweenah’s biggest morning tea was on th postage on larger letters.