Holbrook Public School Quality education for all in a secure and caring environment Albury Street (PO Box 42), Holbrook NSW 2644 T 6036 2021 F 6036 2901 Email: [email protected] Website: www.holbrook-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Issue 38 - Term 4 - Week 8 Monday 28 November 2011 Schools Spectacular is the biggest event of the year in FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE Public Education and our school and our students were one of the selective few to be part of it. What an Schools Spectacular: Unique to Public Education - experience! It has produced stars such as Human Spectacular! Brilliant! Amazing! Unbelievable! Nature, Paulini, John Foreman (the show’s host), Emma The theme for Schools Spectacular 2011 was Pask, Felicity Urquhart, The McClymonts and Angus and Imagine. In its 28th year, how better to celebrate the Julia Stone. The students now have a new friend in Jack input of our young people than to highlight their Vidgen, winner of Australia’s Got Talent, a student of imagination. Sydney Distance Education High School, who they saw, met and performed with. They will never forget it. Words really can’t describe or do it justice. When I asked parents what they thought of the performance they were Co-host of Schools Spectactular was Kayne Tremills from actually lost for words. I don’t think any of us have ever ABC3 as ABC television film every performance for it to seen anything like it before. What an experience! It is so be televised on ABC1 on Sunday 18th December from big, has so much talent and is so professional. It is by far 7.30 p.m.-8.30 p.m. and then again on New Year’s Eve – the best thing I have ever seen or been part of. I can’t Saturday 31st December from 7.00 p.m.-8.30 p.m. It will wait to see it again! be seen by over 1 million viewers across Australia. Kane and our students became best friends as everywhere we A man watching the performance two seats down from went the students kept running into Kane. They were me on the Friday night said this was better than watching even interviewed to appear on TV. the musical Mary Poppins he had seen two weeks ago. His comment is not surprising considering some of the Schools Spectacular went for 3 days, involved 5 shows students who performed will be part of musicals next and 2 full rehearsals, with each day starting at the year, such is the talent. Sydney Entertainment Centre at 7.45 a.m. and finishing Issue 38 – Term 4 – Week 8 Monday 28 November 2011 TERM DIARY – TERM 4 Murphy and the Year 1 class for running a great assembly last week. Week 8 Tue 29 Nov Kinder Orientation follow up Annual Sports Assembly – this will take place this Friday 2nd December Wed 30 Nov Year 6 Farewell Dinner from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and will Fri 2 Dec Sports Assembly at 10.30 a.m. incorporate Friday’s normal assembly as well. The assembly will be run by Week 9 the Year 5 students. Presented will be Mon 5 Dec Intensive Swimming - Years K to 4 awards related to the three major carnivals, zone Intensive Swimming - Years K to 4 representatives and awards for individual sports. We Tue 6 Dec and P&C Meeting at 7.30 p.m. hope to see you there. Intensive Swimming - Years K to 4, Wed 7 Dec Creative Catchment Kids and Congratulations to our Junior Debating Team – who Reports Home had a victory in the final against Henty PS last Wednesday Night. Congratulations to our team of Thur 8 Dec Presentation Night at 7.30 p.m. Georgia Papworth, Taylah Schirmer, Tom Parker and Intensive Swimming - Years K to 4 Fri 9 Dec Jack Watson. Wonderful achievement! and Riverina Blues at 11.45 p.m. A 16 hour day! Each show went for over 3 Kinder Orientation– we look forward to seeing the 20 hours. It involved 3,500 students from across the state, a new keen Kinders for their next visit tomorrow, Tuesday full orchestra, marching band, stage band, 1,400 student 29th November from 2.00 p.m.–3.00 p.m. in the choir, the world’s biggest classroom and included every Kindergarten room. They will spend more time with their show sold out to an audience of over 9,000 people. It Year 5 buddies (who are all doing a great job) and do was huge!!! some fun activities within the classroom. We look forward to again seeing our new and Congratulations to our 12 students - Jemma Lang, eager students. Sophia Ross, Isabelle Coughlan, Ali Bulle, Sophie Killalea, Harrison Weaven, Claudia Allworth, Sarsha Intensive Swimming – this will McCallum, Emma Coughlan, Angelena Ross, Matilda start next Monday from 1.00 p.m. Preston and Fletcher Weaven who all performed –3.00 p.m. and is being brilliantly and should be very proud of their efforts. The organised by Mrs Preston. This is relationship shown between the 12 students was an important program that will wonderful to watch, their behaviour, enthusiasm and benefit students who need to commitment outstanding. As parents, everyone was very learn or improve their swimming. impressed. For the first time this year, it will involve all students from Kinder to Year 2 and any other students who need to A big thank you to our fantastic parents – Jacquie Ross, improve their swimming ability. Anna and Michael Coughlan, Sally Bulle, Penny Evans (Sally’s mum), Anna Allworth, Marg Killalea and Justine Presentation Night – this will be on next Thursday night, Lund for their great support and all the work they did 8th December in our school hall starting at 7.30 p.m. It helping supervise the students, applying make-up and should be a wonderful evening and we do hope you are catering for their needs. You all did a tremendous amount able to make it. of work and without your efforts the students don’t get to enjoy or experience things like this in the first place. Jason Weaven Principal Congratulations Mrs Preston, who made all this possible for the students to experience. She has given up so much of her time and effort, and at the same time fulfilling AWARDS her other commitments within the school such as teaching Year 3, whole school performance, Riverina and Miss Mills State Dance, school swimming, netball and numerous Katie Laverty – Excellent other responsibilities. Our school and students are improvement in listening extremely lucky to have Mrs Preston. Chloe Watson – Caring and supportive friend The Schools Spectacular has always prided itself on the Miss Murphy lessons and the teachings that foster not only creativity Caitlin Holt – For excellent participation during our but also the values of public education. Indeed Spec can assembly practices be seen as a wonderful teaching and learning Ned Satchell – For working co-operatively during maths opportunity, providing students with many challenges and activities valuable life experiences. Hopefully next year, we can again have students selected from our school to attend. Mrs Landale Ada Crain – For excellent persuasive writing Spectacular! Well done everyone! Lachie Rodd – For trying really hard with division this week Next School Assembly – congratulations to Miss Issue 38 – Term 4 – Week 8 Monday 28 November 2011 Miss Burton CANTEEN ROSTER Junior Debating Team – For an outstanding performance and win at the debating grand Fri 2 Dec final Jackie Marshall and Jacqui Ross Mackensie Melbourne – For presenting an excellent Mon 5 Dec speech at the debating grand Sally Bulle and Jodi Ross final Fri 9 Dec Angelena Ross – For representing Year 4 in the public Narelle Emerson and Phoebe Gulliver speaking competition Georgia Papworth – For representing Year 4 in the public speaking competition CANTEEN HELPERS NEEDED Mrs Preston We are looking for helpers in the Alanah Black – Remembering her times tables in maths school canteen on Mondays and Fridays during Term 1 next year. If Miss Lavis you are able to help please call Claire Holt – Excellent creative writing Georgie Millard on 6036 2902. It Brian Marshall – Enthusiasm and participation on the only takes half an hour of your time and your children Ballarat excursion really love to see you there. Year 5 – A great Ballarat excursion Mrs Wedgwood LUNCH BAGS Carla Bender, Anna Coughlan, Reon Holmes, and Jodie Parker – Patience, good humour and being a Please remember to mark all lunch huge help on our Melbourne bags clearly with the following: excursion Child’s name and class Josh L Year 3 Year 6 – Being excellent ambassadors for our school on Order contents Party Pie $2 the Melbourne excursion Price Sauce .20 Change (if needed) $2.20 If money is included in another SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD sibling’s bag Tahlia Francis, Jackson Gibbs, Phoenix Webb, Seth Webb SCHOOL CHAIRS FOR SALE The school currently has around 20 small plastic chairs STAR OF THE WEEK for sale at $5.00 each. If you are interested, please see the office staff. YEAR 6 FAREWELL DINNER – 30th NOVEMBER Year 6 parents are invited to have dinner downstairs in Jag’s Restaurant. The staff and Year 6 students will be dining upstairs. LOST PROPERTY Lost property that has not been claimed by the end of Term 4 will be donated to the Op Shop or placed in the school’s second hand clothing pool. Amelia Hearn EMAIL TO THE PRINCIPAL Kindergarten “I would like to congratulate Mrs Wedgwood and all the year 6 children on DANCE SHOES WANTED a fabulous three days in Melbourne.