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Principal’s Report

CCC

Kingfisher Avenue, Coleambally, NSW, 2707

Phone: 6954 4131 Fax: 6954 4396

Email: coleamball-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au 11th September 2018

Term 3 Week 8

Coleambally Central School

A Quality Education in your Community

Coleambally Central School

Week 8 12 September - Mini Kindy 12.30 - 3pm

Coming Up 19 September - Mini Kindy 12.30 - 3pm Year 7 Immunisation 21 September- Footy Colours Mufti Day 24 September Yr 6 into Yr 7 Information session 6pm 25 September - Whole School Spring Concert 26 September - Mini Kindy 12.30 - 3pm 27 September - Healthy Harold

28 September - Yr 12 Farewell

Assembly

Welcome to Week 8 of Term 3.

Stage 6 students are reminded of information provided to them re-garding opportunities for potential scholarships and early entry to university. Mrs Penny Sheppard visited the school last week and Stage 6 students were provided with information on the Country Ed-ucation Foundation(CEF) Darlington Point/Coleambally and applica-tions for this year’s round of grants and scholarships, which include an Engineering scholarship from Coleambally Irrigation Cooperative Ltd. Applications with the CEF close on 31 November 2018. Year 12 students have also been provided with information on the Schools Recommend ation Scheme, which can provide students with early entry to university. Applications for the Schools Recommendation Scheme close on Friday, 28 September 2018 and there is not much time to complete an application if students are considering this opportunity. Students are encouraged to see our Pathways Officer Mrs Jacquelyn Young for assistance with an SRS application if you require help. Transition Programs The 2019 Kindergarten Transition Program ‘Mini-Kindy’ commences tomorrow, with the first session with Mrs Clarke taking place. On Monday, Mr Allen and Mr Turtle visited St Peter’s Coleambally and Darlington Point Public School to meet students and commence the 2019 Year 7 Transition Program. Parents of Year 6 students at all schools will receive an information pack which includes an enrol-ment application and a letter informing them of the Year 7 Transi-tion Program activities and Parent Information Night. Life Education Van The Life Education Van will be visiting Coleambally Central School on the last two days of Term 3. Depending on their year, primary students will participate in modules relating to the human body, physical activity, nutrition, medicines and drug education and healthy relationships. I am sure students are looking forward to meeting Harold!

Year 3 Artwork

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Road Safety As the beautiful spring weather begins, more students will be inclined to ride a bicycle or scooter to school. If you are riding a bicycle or scooter to school it is mandatory to wear a helmet. Helmet laws for cyclists of all ages in NSW help prevent head injuries and brain damage from falls and crashes. The Road Rules state that a bicycle rider on roads and road-related areas must wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened. This applies to all bicycle riders, regardless of age, including children on bicycles with training wheels and any child being carried as a passenger on a bike or in a bicycle trailer. Finally…. My door is and always has been open – whether you are happy, sad or mad. I need to know if we are not doing something right, but I also need to know that you trust our motives and intentions. Every-thing we do, every single day is for YOUR children. If we can do it better, tell us.

Timothy Allen

Principal

PBL winners

Week 8 PBL winners of the canteen vouchers are Rowan Wilson, Songkran Burton and Chloe Boldiston

Congratulations!!

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Primary AwardsPrimary AwardsPrimary Awards

Class

Awards

Kindergarten Isabella Shields: Including direct speech in her story writing. Hugh Perkins: Excellent recall of number facts. Isaac Jones: Excellent effort in reading groups.

Year 1/2 Jaiden Stevenson: For working productively in L3 groups. Jim Appleford: Welcome to Coleambally Central School. Tom Appleford: Welcome to Coleambally Central School. Chloe DeMamiel: For working hard on her creative writing. William Perkins: For consistently neat handwriting.

Year 3 Louise Rose: Excellent presentation of all written work. Chelsea Hibbert: Having a keen and enthusiastic attitude towards her Maths work. Jessie Pound : Attentive concentration during Maths lessons. Tyler Pardy: Focussed attention to detail in his art/pattern work.

Year 4/5 Nate Walsh: Great work in English identifying command verbs. Lisa Strachan: Excellent effort in Mathematics trying to solve problems involving money. Chloe Leach: Excellent effort in Mathematics adding three-digit numbers using trading. Lilly Roberts: Excellent work in Science exploring the properties of different types of materials.

Year 5/6 Clair Hay: Contributing positively in group activities. Zoe Rowan: Quick accurate answers in Maths. Lachlan Wilson: Quick accurate answers in Maths. Ethan Inggs: Consecutive home runs in Sport.

Year 7 Maths Assessment 2 - 12 September Dance Assessment - 14 September French Assessment Task 2 - 20 September Science Assessment Task - Due 21 September CAPA Assessment Task - Due 24 September Year 8 History in class Assessment Task - 19 September Gymnastics Assessment - 20 September

Assessment Task - Due Dates

Stage 5 PDHPE - Due 17 September Science in class Assessment Task - 18 September Stage 6 Ancient History Assessment Task 5 - Due 11 September

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The School Merino Wether Challenge 2018 This is an annual competition run by the NSW Stud Merino Breeders

Association to provide young people with experience in the merino

industry. Edgelabra Stud, Warren, provided a flock of 400 merino

wethers to be divided amongst 36 schools across NSW. Each school

received 7 wethers, with 6 to be shown and 1 reserve. The sheep were

delivered in February, grown out and shown in Dubbo on the 28 – 29th

August.

Our wethers received praise from the judges for their presentation,

structure and uniformity. They were judged for wool and structure on

Tuesday before being shorn. Each wether’s fleece was weighed and

assigned a yield %. The wethers were then weighed and muscle/fat

measurements taken by ultrasound. We were pleased to have good

muscle (>26mm) and minimal fat (<1mm per kg).

Our wool yield was good (75%) with an average micron of 19.2. This means our wethers had an excellent

balance between meat and wool production, and would prove a productive enterprise on farm. Well done

Stage 6 Agriculture!

We would like to thank Mr Harrigan for his help and organisation, and Ian Payne and Sharon Breed for

donating our sheep pellets and accompanying us to Dubbo.

Chantal Knight holding her sheep (No. 99), who was

chosen as an exceptional wether to demonstrate

sound structure in the Edgelabra bloodline. Cam

Munro, General Manager of Edgelabra, is pictured

above with Chantal.

Presentation of the Production Class,

equal second place to Gulgong High

School and Coleambally Central

School. Red Bend Catholic College

from Forbes took out first place.

Our wethers at the Dubbo Showground, Tuesday 28th August.

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NSW CHSSA Secondary Athletics State Championships Laura Mannes, Phoebe White, George Payne and Thomas Fattore travelled to

Homebush in Sydney to compete in the NSW Combined High Schools Sports

Association Secondary Athletics Championships held on the 5th, 6th and 7th

of September.

Phoebe White - 16yrs girls high jump (5th), long jump (6th), 100metres and 200metres. George Payne - 17yrs boys 400m Laura Mannes - 15yrs discus (15th) Thomas Fattore - 17yrs javelin. Congratulations to all four students on their sporting achievements at a state level.

2018 Sir John Monash Education Bursary

Applications are invited for the Sir John Monash Education Bursary. Applicants are invited to submit an essay: “In a modern world that espouses the importance of credible role models, please define Sir John Monash’s eligibility to sit comfortably within this privileged sphere”. (Please reference the importance Monash placed on education, opportunity, vision and self-belief.)

Entry in this essay is open to long term residents of Murrumbidgee Council who are considering entering into post secondary education through University, College or TAFE, or an approved course of formal training with a Registered Training Organisation, ie apprentices, trainees, adult education. Entries close at 4.00pm on Thursday 27 September 2018.

The bursary is valued at $2,000 and is awarded to assist with personal costs associated with course expenses. The successful applicant will be announced at the Sir John Monash Dinner and Lecture to be held on Monday evening, 8 October 2018, in the Jerilderie Civic Hall, Jerilderie.

Full requirements and conditions, including cover sheet, are available to download from Council’s website www.murrumbidgee.nsw.gov.au

P O Box 96 Craig Moffatt

JERILDERIE NSW 2716 GENERAL MANAGER

New CCS Website

Coleambally Central will have an updated website

from Friday 14 September 2018.

Visitors to the site using the the old URL will be

automatically redirected to our new site

https://coleamball-c.schools.nsw.nsw.gov.au

Community

Announcement

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Looking at a career in Engineering then take a good look at this wonderful

opportunity…

Coleambally Irrigation Cooperative Ltd (CICL) in conjunction with the Country Education

Foundation of Coleambally-Darlington Point is offering a scholarship for students

studying Engineering in 2019. The students need not necessarily be in the first year of

their Engineering course.

The students would apply for a CEF CDP education grant for 2019 and if successful in

being awarded a CICL Grant Latta Bonded Scholarship will be funded by CICL on the fol-

lowing basis:

If the recipient is a first year student, they will receive $5000 for that year, increasing to

$7500 for the remainder of the course.

If the recipient is a second (3rd or 4th) Year student, they will receive $7500 for that year

and the remainder of the course.

The recipient will receive their scholarship funds through CEF CDP on the provision of

invoices or receipts for expenses relating to their study – for example, accommodation,

texts, specialist equipment, travel …

The recipient would be required to work for CICL for a period of time during the main

summer and winter vacations each year. They would be paid for this work. They would

be required to work for CICL post- graduation for a period of 3 years (dependent on

whether they receive the scholarship from year one.) If the recipient chose not to work

for CICL, or leave during the 3 year period, they would be required to refund the

scholarship or a portion thereof.

The recipient can study at any University he/she chooses. The student would be

required to make satisfactory progress throughout the course.

This CICL Grant Latta Bonded Scholarship is a wonderful opportunity for a young person

wishing to pursue a career in Engineering.

Applications at www.cef.org.au Open 1st September, 2018 Close 30th November, 2018 Any preliminary questions – please contact Penny Sheppard 02 69549157.