CONDOBOLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL Term 1 Week 10 28 March 2017

68 Molong Street Principal: Ms Deborah Nay Telephone: 0268 952 134

Condobolin 2877 condobolin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Facsimile: 0268 953 665

DATES TO REMEMBER

Friday 31 March

Cross Country

5P Formal Assembly

1.00 pm

Monday 3 April

P & C Meeting 7.00 pm

Friday 7 April

Easter Hat Parade K-2

Last day of Term 1

Term 2

Staff Return:

Monday 24 April

Tuesday 25 April

ANZAC day march

10.30 am at RSL

Students Return:

Wednesday 26 April

Allergy AAA School this means that children,

parents, carers and visitors are

asked NOT TO WEAR

anything scented as we have

children with severe allergies

in our school.

Please: NO nuts

(including nutella)

School Banking

Mondays

Strong Smart Proud

At Condobolin Public School we are STRONG, SMART & PROUD

This Friday all of our students will be participating in our annual school cross country event. Children aged under 8 years of age will be running 1 km, students from 8, 9 and 10 years of age will run 2 km, and students aged 11, 12 and 13 years old will run 3 km. Our children have been preparing for this event with regular practice sessions held throughout the past few weeks.

Parents are welcome to come along and cheer on the students as they run or walk the course. We ask that spectators take care not to cross the track as students are running as they have the right of way. Students will return to their classes following their races.

The starting times provided below are approximate only and may vary on the day:

(Girls to race, then boys) Kinder - 9.30 am Year 1 - 9.35 am Year 2 (under 8 yrs) - 9.40 am

All Stage 2 (+ 8 yr olds from Stage 1) to be on the oval at 9.55 am 8 and 9 yrs Boys - 10.00 am 8 and 9 yrs Girls - 10.05 am

All Stage 3 to be on the oval by 10.15 am 10 yrs Boys - 10.20 am 10 yrs Girls - 10.25 am 11 yrs Boys - 10.30 am 11 yrs Girls - 10.35 am 12/13 yrs Boys - 10.40 am 12/13 yrs Girls - 10.45 am

Cont. p 2

Cricket Knockout

Our boys cricket team were to be playing in the next round at Ungarie last week. Due to the large amount of rain received last week, the game was postponed to this Wednesday. We wish them well in this next game.

Netball Knockout

Our girls’ netball team will play in the first round of the knockout against the students of the Bedgerebong Small Schools team on Monday, 3 April, at the Condobolin SRA Grounds. Parent Online Payment

Information about Parent Online Payment (POP) was sent home to parents last week. If you did not receive the yellow booklet of information, please contact the school for another copy.

Assembly

This Friday, 31 March, the students of 5P will be leading our formal assembly. Parents and carers are invited to join us in the hall from 1.00 pm.

Easter Hat Parade

Students in K-2 will be parading their wonderful millinery creations in the annual Easter Hat Parade next Friday, 7 April ahead of the school holidays. Family and community are invited to join us in the hall for a 12.45 pm start.

Tummy Bugs

There continues to be cases of diarrhoea or vomiting in our community. Please seek medical assistance if your child develops a rash, shows signs of dehydration or the symptoms continue beyond a couple of days.

Hand washing before eating and after using the toilet is the best method of reducing the spread of diarrhoea and vomiting. Children should not be attending school if they have diarrhoea or vomiting. Please send a note to explain the reason for absences or ask for a medical certificate if you take your child to see a doctor.

P&C Meeting

All parents and carers are invited to attend the next meeting of the P&C on Monday, 3 April in the school library. The meeting will be held from 7.00 pm.

School Holidays

School finishes for Term 1 on Friday, 7 April for two weeks of vacation. Students return to school on Wednesday, 26 April.

We hope to see students join us for the annual Anzac Day march on Tuesday, 25 April when we meet at the RSL by 10.30 am for the march to begin at 10.45 am

Deborah Nay Principal

Focus this week: Talking Positively

Strong Smart Proud

Wednesday: Sweet & Sour Chicken & Rice $6.00

Thursday: Flame Grill Chicken Burger & Bacon $6.00

Reminder to students and staff that order Nachos. These need to be picked up from the

canteen to avoid spillage.

Thankyou Cee.

UNSW ICAS International Competitions and Assessment for Schools.

Students (Yr 3 – Yr 6) who enter the NSW ICAS performance competitions will receive a

UNSW Global certificate recognising their achievement – Participation, Merit, Credit,

Distinction and High Distinction.

All entries and money collection is due by Wednesday 29 March to obtain 2016 prices.

The entry fee per student, per subject:

Digital Technologies $8.00 ………………

Science $8.00 ………………

Writing $17.00 ………………

Spelling $11.00 ………………

English $8.00 ………………

Mathematics $8.00 ……………… Total: $..................

All money collection is to be delivered to classroom teachers.

Condobolin Amateur Swimming Club

Presentation Evening

Thursday 30th March

5.30 pm for 6pm BBQ dinner

$5.00 per person

At the Sports Club

Adults are asked to bring a salad or a dessert please.

The primary class attendance winner is class 3F and Mrs Fyfe.

3F will celebrate their attendance reward with Miss Davis in the computer lab.

The infant’s class winner is class 2P and Ms Porter.

2P will celebrate their attendance reward with free time in the hall having fun

and dancing to the latest Just Dance songs.

Congratulations to both classes 3F and 2P.

This year the attendance assembly will be run by Mrs Jones. Assembly will be the same

as previous years with a class from the primary and infants end winning the best

attendance for the fortnight.

I would like to encourage students to do their best to follow the school motto, It’s not

OK to be away or late by presenting each class that wins with a certificate to keep and

proudly display in their classroom. The winning classes select a class reward to enjoy

with their peers to celebrate this achievement.

At the end of the year the two classes with the most certificates will receive a

surprise reward to acknowledge their efforts. Students are encouraged to do their

best to attend school regularly and on time. If students are away please remember to

get their note in within seven days of the first day of absence.

“Speak Up” - Public Speaking Competition

Students may like to start preparing for our Condobolin Public School “Speak Up” public

speaking event. This will be held at school in Week 2, Term 2.

Participating students, must have prepared a 2 minute speech from one of the following

topics:

Years 3/4 It Was Only An Accident.

Over The Fence.

My Favourite Shoes

Years 5/6 Pull Up Your Socks

My World

If I Were 5 Years Older

Speakers must begin with ‘Madame Chairman, my topic is……”

Each speaker will be marked within criteria around vocabulary, voice projection, posture,

eye contact, speech structure and content.

Every speaker will be awarded a participation certificate and two students from each stage

will be selected to represent Condobolin Public School at the CWA Public Speaking

Competition to be held on Tuesday 16th May.

Devansh has achieved

Silver Level.

Ryan Goodsell with his

swimming trophies.

CONGRATULATIONS

You are invited to attend our annual K - 2 Infants Easter Celebrations on

Friday 7th April 2017 in the school hall commencing at 12.45pm.

Students from each class will entertain you with an Easter item and take part

in the Easter Hat Parade showing off their glorious Easter hat creations.

Judges will award students for their artistic design of hats and the best Strong

Smart and Proud behaviour.

We invite you to stay and enjoy the recess break with your child / children

under the Infant’s Cola area. You may like to bring a picnic recess or purchase

some yummy treats from our school Canteen.

We are looking forward to sharing this fun occasion with student’s family,

friends and community members.

K-2 Staff

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Cross Country 2017 Friday 31st March

Starting times (all times are approximate): (Boys to race first then girls in each race)

All infants to be on the oval by 9.30am

Kinder – 9.30am

Year 1 – 9.35am

Year 2(non-competitive) - 9.40am

All Stage 2 (+competitive 8yrs) to be on the oval at 9.55am

8 and 9yr Boys- 10am

8 and 9yrs Girls- 10.05am

All Stage 3 to be on the oval by 10.15am

10yrs Boys- 10.20am

10 yrs Girls- 10.25am

11/12 Boys- 10.30am

11/12Girls- 10.35am

8, 9 and 10 year old students will run 2 laps and wear a Blue wristband

11, 12 and 13year old students will run 3 laps and wear a Red wristband

Students will receive a green award for participation on the day. Early next Term there will be an

assembly to award the winners of each race.

The following students will be presented with awards at the Assembly on

Friday at 1.00 pm

MERRIT CERTIFICATES KO Joshua Dabinett KS Clancy Lewis 1D Tyler Dargin

1R Jarell Atkinson 2B Harlow Kennard 2P Ryley Kennard

3F Lara-Lee McRae 3L Joshua Bennett 4K Suzanna Wright

4R Hugh Patton 5P Beau Shoemark 5/6S Shontay Solomon

6B Jessica Kiss K6L Lorraina O’Dell

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

KO Kooriarna Merritt KS Jacob Doyle 1D Memphis Jones

1R Chad Cunningham 2B Jaden Glasson 2P Jada Reardon

3F Mikaela Harris 3L Ashanti Nelson 4K Emma Patton

4R Jessica Wallner 5P Emily Wood 5/6S Nadia Hopkins

6B Skye McDonald K6L Zakayla Smith

The school has had the

pleasure of having Jacqui and

her sister Rahel visit our

school over the last couple of

weeks. The girls are visiting

cousins in Condobolin and

took the opportunity to

experience life in an Australian

school. They have discovered

it is very different to their

school in Switzerland. We

have learnt that some words

are similar in English and in

German however others are

quite different. Rahel took the

opportunity to show us her

village in Switzerland using

Google Earth but unfortunately

due to some construction in the

village at the time we didn’t

get to see her house. We did

however see how beautiful and

green the village was

compared to Condo! Both 2B

and 1R have loved having their

visitors for a little over a week

and we are going to miss them

when they leave. We say thank

you for sharing a little of your

holiday with us and we wish

you well on your long journey

home.

Mrs Buerckner.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY ROAD SAFETY REMINDER

FOR FAMILIES

With the school holidays approaching, daily routines will soon change. Different play locations and holiday destinations means different traffic environments.

So to help keep our children safe, families are reminded about these key road safety points:

Stop, look, listen, think every time you cross the road. If your child is aged 8 years or younger hold their hand when walking near or across roads. If your child is 9-10 years old always actively supervise them.

It’s the law that everyone wears a helmet when riding a bike in a public place. It makes sense to wear a helmet when riding scooters and skateboards too!

Click clack front ‘n back every person for every trip. Everyone in the car must be securely buckled up in the right seatbelt or child restraint.

Talk to your child about being a safe road user. Reinforce safe road behaviours by being a good role model! Children learn safe road behaviours from the adults who care for them. Talk about what you are doing to be safe when near roads, in the car and when riding.

Point out road safety differences and dangers in new environments. This is especially important when on holidays in different surroundings. Roads, footpaths, parks, carparks, bike tracks and bike lanes may look different in holiday areas.

The best way to keep your child safe is to actively supervise them.

Talk and teach your child about road safety every time you are out an about.

Remind other adults who care for your children to do this too.

You can find out more at:

Safety Town

Department of Education

Transport for NSW

Have a safe holiday break!