GOOLGOWI PUBLIC SCHOOL TO THE STARS NEWSLETTER TERM 1, WEEK 11 Principal: Mrs Anne-Maree Young Penney Street, Goolgowi, NSW, 2652 T 02 6965 1207 F 02 6965 1309 E [email protected] Calendar Principal’s Message *Please note dates from week to week as there are Cooperation - Respect – Responsibility occasionally some changes. Thank You Term 1, 2019 This Friday brings Term 1 to a close and I Week 11 Friday 12 April Easter Hat Parade would like to thank everyone involved with the 12pm school for their support of students and staff. Last Day Term 1 The students have had many opportunities to participate in a range of activities due to this Term 2, 2019 support. I would like to thank the staff for their Week 1 work to provide interesting and challenging Monday 29 April School Development learning and to the students who are Day becoming more willing to try new things. Tuesday 30 April Students Return Have a happy and safe holiday! Week 2 Friday 10 May Cross Country Easter Hat Parade Notes coming home this week This Friday at 12 o’clock the school will be conducting their annual Easter Hat parade. Nil Students have been busy at home designing Canteen their creations for the different categories in the parade. As usual, our judges will have a Wed 10 April - Janaya Clark & Allana Shaw difficult time. Please stay after the parade for Student of the Month a yummy P&C barbecue. Everyone’s welcome especially pre-schoolers who can join the parade. ANZAC Day It has been a strong tradition at Goolgowi PS that students participate in the ANZAC Day march, which falls in the second week of the holidays. Students will need to be at the Jordon Williams Goolgowi Community Hall at 2:45pm as the For being a motivated and respectful march begins at 3pm on Thursday 25 April. It learner. is important that they wear their full school uniform and make sure they have their school hat. Several of the older students will be part of the ceremony. Fundraising for New iPads Thank you to everyone who has donated to our fundraising; so far we have been able to raise $5,130. The deadline for our Robotics and Coding program has been extended until July. We put a post on Facebook so it would be great if you could share it with five others and extend our fundraising network out into the wider community. I understand that the Page 1 Term 1, Week 11 Tuesday 9 April 2019 drought has had a huge impact on the community but if you have friends, family, clients or businesses who would like to donate to our worthy cause and receive a tax deduction, please ask them to go to the following website: https://www.schoolsplus.org.au/robotics- coding-goolgowi-ps/. This year, we are raising funds to purchase 10 iPads, a fileserver to manage them and a subscription to ZuluDesk to download apps. P & C Office Bearers Dekota- If Rex came to visit me I would kick The AGM of the P & C was conducted last him out. Tuesday. The 2019 office bearers are: President: Kylie McKenzie Vice-president: Allana Shaw Secretary: Sharon Domjahn Treasurer: Janaya Clark BBQ coordinators: Gillian Star, Penny Headrick, Mary Ellen Aramanini I would encourage all parents and carers to become involved in the P&C and support their activities. It is a great way to make new friends, be a part of the consultation process involving future directions in education at the school and help raise funds that will benefit all students. I would like to thank the outgoing president and secretary Gillian Star and Beth Liddicoat for their work during their term of office and all members of the P&C and the Harry- If Rex came to visit me I would get him parents who have assisted them for their a girl friend and raise some babies. support of the Goolgowi students and staff. Anne-Maree Young Principal in the classrooms? K/1/2 News Miss Sim’s note to self… Do not get a class pet! After reading all about the adventures of a class pet iguana called Rex in Rex by Ursuala Dubosarsky, K/1/2 wrote what they would do if Rex came to their house. Creative licence and brainstorming took hold and the results were quite interesting. Here is some of Austin - If Rex came to visit me I would get a their writing… big boot and kick him out of a two storey building. Page 2 Term 1, Week 11 Tuesday 9 April 2019 Still on the topic of pets, in science, we 5/6 News created some pets out of playdough and drew their enclosures. We had to make sure their A big congratulation to the entire Year 5/6 enclosures included everything they needed class for their great determination and to survive; food, water, shelter, air and space. persistence during Term 1. We certainly Lucy made a cat. worked our brain muscles over the last 10 weeks. This week we will be revising concepts taught during Term 1 and completing our major learning projects we have been working on for the past few weeks. The students have been learning about filming and editing. Many have completed excellent short films about our school demonstrating many different videoing skills. I think we may have some budding movie directors and film editors in our midst with the quality of the final products they have produced. Bronwyn and Tyler both made fish. I would like to wish everyone a very happy and safe holiday and I look forward to working with everyone in Term 2 after a well- earned break. Mrs Liddicoat Technology News Drop and drag block coding is what the K/1/2 class have been learning about in their weekly technology lessons. They learnt to Bronwyn’s water enclosure and Tyler’s fish. program our Dash robots to move backwards, forwards and left and right. Last week, we Miss Sim had a mini Dash Olympics, where the 3/4 News students programed the Dash robots to move forwards with a ball. We even finished the Students in 3/4 have been busy learning how lesson with a sprint race to see who could to make connections with the texts they are move the furthest without losing their ball. reading as part of their comprehension development. Students will continue to develop this skill and participate in a range of other reading activities based around ANZAC Day. Students will be comparing the size of fractions and learning their 4 times tables. Determining the position of an object will involve activities to improve students’ understanding of maps. We will be continuing to focus on the structure of persuasive writing texts. This week students across the school will enjoy participating in a range of creative arts activities based on ANZAC Day and Easter. Mrs Liddicoat Miss Gordon/Mrs Young Page 3 Term 1, Week 11 Tuesday 9 April 2019 PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) PBL focus for this week: Value: Cooperation Focus: Follow game rules and play fairly. Action: Take your outs and ins. Awards Congratulations to our weekly award winners: Miss Sim Bronwyn - for always being a helpful member of class and helping to keep the classroom tidy. Dekota - for persistence in learning tasks and striving to achieve. Miss Gordon/Mrs Young Lexie - for conscientious effort in all learning tasks. Mrs Liddicoat Jordon - for a great effort with his animal information report. Big Vegie Crunch Last week students participated in the big Vegie Crunch. Students brought in vegetables and fruit to beat last year’s record for the largest number of NSW children eating vegetables simultaneously. PBL Awards Canteen Voucher - Bronwyn Page 4 Term 1, Week 11 Tuesday 9 April 2019 Merriwagga defeat Goolgowi in the semi final. Deniliquin win the Group 17 competition. Gunbar was a major check point in the London to Sydney car rally. Large crowd attends CWA Debutante Ball in Goolgowi. Community News Goolgowi Golf Club News CELEBRATING 50 YEARS On Saturday the 2019 season hit off with a two person Ambrose played. Goolgowi Exies Club News Winners of the day - Noreen & John Blunden, runner up Jamie Elliot of Daryle Sinkinson. Giant Easter raffle Long Drive Ladies: Noreen Blunden Get your tickets now from the club. Men: Dion Pascoe Drawn this Friday 12 April NTP: 3rd John Blunden Limited kitchen menu on Friday 5th Dion Pascoe Club Captain Ray Christoff welcomed new member Steve Johnson and other visitors, Noreen & John Blunden and former club champion Jaime Elliot. What Happened 50 Years Ago? Col Mitchell appointed coach of the Rabbitohs for the 1969 season. Darlington Point transfer from Group 17 to Group 20. This is just a sample of our Fantastic Easter raffle. Page 5 Term 1, Week 11 Tuesday 9 April 2019 This could be yours, be in it to win it !!!!!!!!! This Friday 7.30 The Riverina Clubs Superdraw went to the Coro Club and the lucky member was there and claimed the prize so this week the SUPERDRAW is a handy $2,800. The Superdraw is between 7 & 9pm, on Thursday. You must be a current financial member and on the premises at the time of the draw! ANZAC DAY Thursday 25 April 2019 March at 3pm (Club closed while ceremony is on.) Goolgowi Preschool Cake Stall Smorgasbord meal available Two Up Volunteers needed for sandwich making ANZAC Memories Australians serving overseas often had their photograph taken and turned into postcards for them to send home to their families and loved ones.