Address: PO Box 55, Ariah Park 2665 Phone: (02) 6974 1105 Fax: (02) 6974 1017 Email: [email protected] www: http://www.ariahpark-c.schools.nsw.edu.au Number 16, 2011 Monday, 6th June 2011 Week 7 Term 2 From the Principal’s Desk ……………. Thursday Welcome to Week 7 of Term 2. I will be on FACS leave. Athletics Carnival Friday Congratulations to Mr Angel on running Primary Girls’ Basketball in Narrandera. such a fine carnival last Friday. Mr Dehlsen will be in Wagga for ‘Reading Everything went off extremely well with to Learn’ training. the earliest finish to the carnival ever. School’s Learning Support Team Congratulations to Blue House on meeting. winning the Championship Trophy but Did you Know? watch out for Red House in the next few The longest word in William years as there are some talented sports Shakespeare’s plays: people coming through. “honorificabilitudinitatibus” in Love’s I must also say well done to Red House Labour’s Lost and the average caterpillar for getting so many points for cheering has 2,000 muscles in its body, the and helping out at the Carnival. average human has 700. What’s on this Week: Until next week, take care. Monday Peter Morse Good luck to the Primary Boys’ Touch team at Wagga and to the Year 7/8 Swan Student of the Month Shield Boys’ AFL team in Corowa today. Mr Radnidge and Mr Angel will be in charge of these teams. Year 11 and 12 half-yearly reports go out. Executive meeting after school. Tuesday Year 9/10 Rotary Debate against Temora High School at APCS. Essential Principal Training in Wagga. Wednesday Students representing APCS will attend a Youth Forum in Temora on Wednesday Night. Mr John Dowling, School Education Director will be in the school. Ariah Park Central School New sletter Week 7, Term 2 Michelle Chisholm has been awarded Friday, 10th June the Student of the Month certificate and Primary Girls’ Basketball – Narrandara presented with the perpetual trophy Bookclub orders due back – am following our most recent whole school assembly. Michelle’s certificate listed the NEXT WEEK (Week 8) following attributes: Monday, 13th June Excellent all-round attitude to school Queen’s Birthday public holiday Making great progress in mathematics Tuesday, 14th June Prompt with completion of class work PSSA Riverina Cross Country Improved work in written expression Wednesday, 15th June Excellent attitude to computers and Year 9/10 Rotary Debate vs St Anne’s @ always gives 100% effort St Anne’s Assisting peers in Middle School electives Thursday, 16th June Always willing to help out others in class Year 7 – 2nd vaccination Taking a keen interest in music, Year 11/12 parent interviews especially guitar Friday, 17th June Consistent effort and application in CHS Riverina Cross Country dance Both students and staff congratulate Whole School News Michelle on this Award – well done. Whole School Assembly The first whole school assembly for this Canteen News term was held on Thursday, 26th May, Roster with the following certificates and Friday, 10/6/11 – D Worland, E O’Hare awards presented. Monday, 13/6/11 – L Harper, J Fisher Staff Awards Students in primary receive a Staff Diary Award after having been awarded 4 Note: Items in bold indicate new items Merit Awards and students in secondary on diary must have attained 6 Merit Awards THIS WEEK (Week 7) before being awarded with a Staff Monday, 6th June Award. Year 7/8 Boys to Swan Shield – Corowa Congratulations and well done to the Boys’ Primary Touch – Wagga following students: RAP reports handed out th Primary Tuesday, 7 June Year 9/10 Rotary Debating vs Temora High Brooke Denyer Bella Fairman School at APCS Hayley Writer Taylor Heath Wednesday, 8th June Alexander Riley Judd School Captains meet with Temora Police Ingram Youth Forum @ Temora Will O’Hare Bonnie Gaynor Zac Dart Brady Edis Angela Banfield Emma Chalmers Thomas Denyer Fraser Harper 2 Ariah Park Central School New sletter Week 7, Term 2 Blair McLean Hannah O’Dwyer Lily Walker Olivia Seymour Shelby Worland Mitchell Doyle Matthew Joseph Ryall Seymour Reuben Ridley Thomas Lawrence Daniel Clark Emma Storm Megan Hewett Erin Hewett Lily Doyle Gemma Fisher Adam Prentice Matthew Prentice Students with their Staff and SRC Secondary Certificates Meg Gaynor Marilla Harper Courtney Noack Jasmine Smith 7/8 Rotary Debating Harry Walker Louise Chisholm Bethanie Durham Sarah Hewett Kayne Gordon Ben Johnstone Jayden McLean Gabrielle McCormack Mikayla Grealy Codie Harper SRC Certificates The following students were presented with a SRC Award. Receipt of this award indicates that a primary student has The following students were presented received at least 8 merit awards and in with a certificate of commendation in secondary it’s 12 in order to attain a SRC recognition of their outstanding efforts Award. in being runners-up in the Year 7 and 8 Paris Barnes Louise O’Hare Rotary Debating Competition for 2011: Kacy Bell Nancy French Ben Johnstone, Harry Walker, Sarah Emma Doyle Sharnie McLean Hewett, Marilla Harper, Kayne Gordon Matthew Prentice Mitchell Maguire and Mitchell Maguire. Matthew Davey Well done to these students also. These students are to be congratulated on this fine achievement. KROP Congratulations to the students who auditioned for KROP (Kids Rapt on Performing) as you have been selected to perform at Griffith. The dates for KROP are Thursday 4th August and Friday 5th August 2011. We will also be attending a rehearsal on Wednesday 20th July. Tickets go on sale from the 6th of 3 Ariah Park Central School New sletter Week 7, Term 2 June from the Griffith Regional Theatre. SEAT (Student Equity and Advisory More information will be given out at a Team) Meeting later date. Well Done! The Presidents of our four school Mrs O’Hare improvement committees: Gabrielle McCormack (Events), Sarah Hewett Secondary News (Gardens and Maintenance), Emily Year 7&8 English News Hewett (Media and Promotions) and We have had a busy start to the term Matthew Davey (Sport), have been and have completed 3 short focus areas: invited to attend a face to face meeting NAPLAN revision, Debating and Drama. encompassing a number of Riverina We are about to start our next major schools involved in the SEAT Initiative in unit which is an exploration of picture th Wagga on 15 June. The meeting will be books. Students will be learning about from 10am to 2pm and students should the interrelationship between words and return in time for the buses. Notes have visuals and focus on the audience and gone out about this meeting and need to purpose of texts. There will be a lot of be returned ASAP. hands on learning including the Mrs Drumore construction of an online virtual picture book and a real picture book to share TPCCC (Temora Police and Community with some of our younger students. An Consultative Committee) Youth Forum assessment task, giving more detail, and Students representatives from Year 9 to a new spelling list will be issued this 12 have been invited to a Youth Forum week. at Temora Ex-Services Club on Mr Englert th Wednesday evening (8 June) at 7pm. Year 9/10 Rotary Debate Notes needed to be returned last Friday, Year 9/10 debaters will participate in so students need to let me know ASAP if their first Rotary Debate tomorrow they are still attending. Full school evening (7th June) here at APCS in room uniform (including blazer and tie with 15 at 7.00pm. Parents are most skirt/black pants) is to be worn on the welcome. Debaters need to be at the night). school, in full school uniform, at 5.40pm. Mrs Drumore Mrs Drumore Coolamon Social Year 9/10 Premier’s Debating Ten students accompanied Mrs Drumore Just to alert parents of Year 9/10 and Miss Ostle to the Coolamon Social debaters that we have upcoming last Friday night (3rd June). Students’ debates against Cootamundra High behaviour was, as usual, very good and School and Junee High School which will we were grateful to Coolamon Central require us to travel. Unfortunately we School for their courtesy in continuing to are waiting on these schools to finalise invite us to these events. arrangements. Mrs Drumore Mrs Drumore 4 Ariah Park Central School New sletter Week 7, Term 2 Assessment Tasks this Week great help that the secondary students 9/10 History were in assisting at numerous events. A Whitlam Dismissal Assignment big thank you also has to go to the Due: Monday, 6th June (week 7) teachers and staff who work tirelessly all day and also the P&C for running the Upcoming Assessment Tasks canteen. The PSSA District Carnival will be held on 7/8 Commerce th World Travel Assignment the 29 July (week 2, term 3) at Ardlethan while the CHS Zone Carnival Due: Week 10 will be held only a few weeks away on 9/10 English Assessment Task 3 the 21st June (week 9) at Coolamon. I Documentary Making Task th have included an interim list of the Due: Friday, 24 June (week 9) qualifiers for the next carnivals (which is Sport News printed at the end of this newsletter). If 2011 Athletics Carnival you feel there is an error or issue, please Another great day was presented for this contact Mr Radnidge or myself to year’s Athletics carnival. As in some of investigate and resolve these. the recent carnivals, the Red house again With the CHS Zone Carnival being only a showed their great house spirit by few weeks away, I have already included winning the march to the oval.