■ 2013 ■ Term 3 ■ Weeks 1 and 2 ■ Principal: Meredith Holden
Archibull calf creativity in learning
■ Phone: (02) 6924 5475 Learn for Life ■ Fax: (02) 6924 5432 Illabo Public School ■ Email: [email protected] 1 Layton Street ■ Website: www.illabo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Illabo NSW 2590
Illabo Public School
■ Principal: Meredith Holden Learn for Life
■ Phone: (02) 6924 5475
■ Fax: (02) 6924 5432 Illabo Public School
■ Email: [email protected] 1 Layton Street
■ Website: www.illabo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Illabo NSW 2590
■ 2013 ■ Term 3 ■ Weeks 1 and 2 ■ Newsletter
2013 Calendar Feature Photo Term 3, Week 1 Tuesday 16 July Students return to school and P&C Meeting, 6:00pm Wednesday 17 July ND Meeting, 3:30pm Friday 19 July Meredith commences leave Term 3, Week 2 Wednesday 24 July Kinder Orientation commences for the year 9:00am
Thursday 25 July Years 5 and 6 Debating at Stella with the Archibull calf – Eurongilly PS our contribution for the project
Friday 26 July District Athletics Carnival at Cootamundra Saturday 27 July Tricolours Rugby game at Illabo In this issue ... – P&C to hold barbecue Term 3, Week 3 Education Week A message from Meredith ...... 3 Tuesday 30 July AASC commences for T3, 3:00- Thanks ...... 3 4:15pm Archibull Calf ...... 3 Wednesday 31 July IACS English Competition and Staffing ...... 3 Jeans 4 Genes Day Congratulations ...... 3 Thursday 1 August K-2 to St Joeys for Peter Combe Show Kinder Orientation ...... 3 Friday 2 August Community Snow Trip and Snow Education Week ...... 3 Theme Day at school Peter Combes ...... 4 Saturday 3 August Riverina Schoolboys Rugby Snow Day ...... 4 Carnival – P&C to work Illabo Public School’s Facebook Site ...... 4 Term 3, Week 4 District Athletics ...... 4 Monday 5 August Meredith back from LSL and Premiers Debating Challenge ...... 4 Bernadette’s first day Trent Barrett Shield Gala Day ...... 4 Term 3, Week 5 P&C News ...... 4 Tuesday 13 August IACS Maths Competition and Trent Barrett Shield at Temora AASC ...... 4 Wednesday 14 Aug ND Meeting, 7:50am JDSSAC Results ...... 4
Woolworths Earn & Learn ...... 5
Illabo Public School
A message from Meredith is taking a break from her studies in Masters in Education during her time with us. Welcome back to a very busy term 3. We hope you all had a relaxing and rejuvenating break. Congratulations
Thanks Well done Miriam Hopkins and Anisa Rees who both received a Credit in the ICAS Computer Competition. We would like to thank Mr and Mrs Robert Hamilton Congratulations also to Taiyo Rees who received a for the collection of shells for craft lessons, and the Participation. Hamilton family for chicken sitting over the holidays. We would also like to congratulate the following for Also thank you to Nangus Public School for hosting the fantastic results at the recent Small Schools’ our Small Schools’ Athletics Carnival at the end of term Athletics Carnival: 2. Miriam Hopkins – Junior Girl Champion We also thank Mrs Justine Churchill for the wonderful Alastair Ramsay – Competitors Trophy Active After Schools program she has provided for our (more results page 5) students. Thank you to our wonderful parents for providing transport and cheering our children on the day. Archibull Calf
Our section of the Ngumba-Dal Archibull calf has been completed and returned to Junee HS for the next primary school to complete their section. As you can see from the main photo our students clearly depicted Illabo with the produce we need to sustain our life – water (billabong, tanks and windmill); silos for grain (canola and wheat); cattle for meat and our favourite – an ear of wheat on the calf’s ear! Well done to our students!
Staffing
As you are aware I will be on long service leave from Friday 19 July to Monday 5 August. I thank Mr Nathan Kinder Orientation Steward who will be relieving as principal on Monday, Thursday and Fridays and Mrs Cheryl Carter who will Next Wednesday, Kindergarten Orientation will begin – be filling the role on Tuesday and Wednesdays, we welcome our future students to their big day at big completing administration tasks. school. The program is open to all children who turn 5 years old before 31 July, 2014. We thank Mrs Jenna Downey who is looking forward to supporting our classroom learning programs during If you know of anyone who would like information this time. We would like to congratulate both Jenna about our program, please get them to contact the and David on their anticipated arrival of their baby in school. Enrolment Packs are available from the office. January 2014. Education Week Mr Steward will be working Fridays only from week 4 (on my return from leave) returning to the family Education Week is from 29 July to 2 August. Again, our properties at Grong Grong – we will certainly look school will be supplying a promotional board at the forward to Fridays! Wagga Wagga Market Place to showcase what a wonderful school we have. Ms Bernadette Leahy who has previously worked at Illabo and is an experienced K-6 teacher, will be team teaching with myself Monday to Thursdays. Ms Leahy
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Peter Combes Premiers Debating Challenge
Our K-2 students have been invited to a Peter Combes Our year 5-6 debating team will travel to Eurongilly PS Concert (one of Australia's best loved children's on Thursday 25 July for the fourth round of the songwriters) at St Joseph’s Primary School in Junee on competition. We thank Mrs Nicole Hopkins who has Thursday 1 August from 10:00-11:00am at a cost of offered to transport our students on the day. We will $6.00 per child payable to school prior to this day. leave school at 11:20am and return for lunch. Students Transport will be by school bus leaving school at are to wear full winter uniform. 9:30am. A permission note is attached. The team consists of: Emily Churchill, Zara Hamilton, Snow Day Jesse Daley and Miriam Hopkins. The community snow trip is being held on Friday 2 Trent Barrett Shield Gala Day August. For remaining students at school we are having a snow themed day (mufti clothes) to ensure a Our year 3 girls have been invited to join Junee PS to fun day for everyone. play in the Trent Barrett Shield Girls League Tag Competition being held in Temora in week 5 on Illabo Public School’s Facebook Site Tuesday 13 August. A canteen will be available on this day. A permission note will be sent home when more Our Facebook site is up and running. Please Like our information is received. page to receive ongoing information etc.
P&C News Please keep Saturday 27 July free for helping serve District Athletics and cook food for the rugby match held at Illabo (note The Cootamundra and District PSSA Athletics Carnival change of date). is on next Friday 26 July at Albert Park, Cootamundra P&C will be serving at the canteen at this year’s starting at 9:00am. A canteen will be running on the Riverina Schoolboys’ Rugby League Carnival held in day with hot food, sandwiches, tea, coffee and drinks. Junee, Saturday 3 August from 8:00am-5:00pm. In case of wet weather, an announcement will be made over 2WG around 7:30am. AASC Mr Steward will be attending with Mrs Downey staying Active After School Communities will commence week at school for remaining students. 3, Tuesday 30 July and finish week 9, Tuesday 10 We thank you in advance for providing transport for September. This term our focus is on cricket. The times your child. Please indicate on the attached permission are from 3:00pm until 4:15pm with the bus running note if you are available, or need assistance for later on this day. Students are to please wear transport. appropriate footwear and hat and bring a water bottle.
Please return the attached permission note prior to the first session. The children are looking forward to a great term of after school sports! JDSSAC Results
Well done Illabo PS for receiving equal 1st in Relays, 2nd in Ball Games and 2nd in Marching.
Congratulations to the following students who received a place in their age races:
Asha Hillam – 2nd; Maeve Ryan – 3rd; Tom Day – 1st;
Stella Duck – 2nd; Harry Pratt – 2nd; Alexis Hayes – 1st; Sienna Hillam – 3rd; Ollie Brabin – 1st; Al Ramsay – 3rd ;
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Emily Ryan – 2nd; Anisa Rees – 2nd; Sam Churchill – 2nd; st rd Woolworths Earn & Learn Mim Hopkins – 1 ; Emily Churchill – 3 ; Zara Hamilton st st – 1 ; Jesse Daley – 1 . Thank you to everyone for your support! We have raised a massive 8880 points to spend on resources for 200 metres: our school. Stella Duck – 2nd; Ollie Brabin – 1st; Anisa Rees – 1st; Mim Hopkins – equal 1st; Sam Churchill – 3rd; Emily Parenting Tips Churchill – 3rd; Jesse Daley – 1st. Sorting fact from fiction 400 and 800 metres: You can't always trust what you read when researching nd rd rd Stella Duck – 2 ; Sienna Hillam – 3 ; Harry Pratt – 3 ; information for homework, assignments or projects. nd Zara Hamilton – 2 . Here are ways your child can tell a good website – or any document – from a bad one. Long Jump Find out more: Stella Duck – 1st; Sienna Hillam – 3rd; Al Ramsay – 2nd; http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and- Miriam Hopkins – 1st; Anisa Rees – 3rd; Max Day – 3rd; study/homework-tips/sorting-fact-from-fiction Emily Churchill – 2nd; Zara Hamilton – 3rd; Jesse Daley – 1st. What’s in a game? Among teen and preteen gamers, the names of violent Discus video games travel fast. And before you know anything Al Ramsay – 2nd; Mim Hopkins – 3rd; Max Day – 2nd; about these games your child wants to play them. How Emily Churchill – 1st; Zara Hamilton – 3rd; Jesse Daley – do you make an informed decision about what to buy? rd 3 . Find out more: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/10-most- High Jump violent-video-games-and-10-alternatives Stella Duck and Sienna Hillam – equal 1st; Ollie Brabin – 2nd; Harry Pratt – 3rd; Mim Hopkins – 1st; Anisa Rees – 3rd; Jesse Daley – 2nd. Community News Shot Put St Joseph’s Church News Al Ramsay – 2nd; Harry Pratt – 3rd; Mim Hopkins – 1st; The Sacrament of Reconciliation is being administered Emily Churchill – 2nd; Zara Hamilton – 3rd. on Wednesday 21 August 2013 at 6:00pm at St Joseph's Church in Junee. A parent’s meeting will be held at the school on Tuesday 23 July at 6:00pm. Please contact St Joseph's this week on 6924 1717.
Tricolours Rugby Game at Illabo On Saturday 27 July the Cootamundra Tricolours Rugby Union team will be playing the Leeton Phantoms at the Illabo Sports Stadium starting at 1:00pm. Old Boys 1:00pm Reserves 2:00pm Firsts 3:15pm Barbecue and bar available at the grounds. Presentation following at the Illabo Hotel from 5:30pm with the kitchen open for meals. Look how big our chickens have gotten!
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