Gunnedah South Public School Newsletter

Friday May 10, 2019

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Gunnedah South Public School Winder Place Gunnedah NSW 2380 Telephone: 02 6742 1899 App:

Term 2– Week 4, 2019

Monday 20th May

Operation Art Exhibition AECG Camp Year 6

Monday-Wednesday Monday & Tuesday

Tuesday 21st May

Southern Rugby Trials PSSA Girls Football at Lismore

Tuesday—Thursday

Friday 24th May

Zone Cross Country & Softball Trials at Mullaley Horse sports at Quirindi P&C TRIVIA NIGHT

Term 2– Week 3, 2019

Monday 13th May

First day of winter uniform

Tuesday 14th May

Year 3 & 5 NAPLAN P&C Meeting

7pm

Wednesday 15th May

Year 3 & 5 NAPLAN

Thursday 16th May

Year 3 & 5 NAPLAN

Friday 17th May

Whole School Assembly PSSA Netball Knockout Zone Rugby Union Trials Zone Touch Trials

THANK YOU

To our wonderful

Teachers from

Gunnedah South,

The Namoi Valley

Partner Schools and

beyond!

Saturday 18 May 2019 Our School hall is a designated polling

places from 8am to 6pm local time.

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Dear Parents and Community Members,

It has been fantastic to see our students return to school this term with much excitement and enthusiasm. We have many activities planned in the coming weeks, so please ensure you read the newsletter to keep informed. From everyone at Gunnedah South Public School, we wish all our wonderful South mums and South grandmothers a happy Mother’s day. I hope you have a fantastic day on Sunday and are spoilt!

Debating & Chess Our school staff are always looking to provide further opportunities for students. We have started to introduce debating and will look at expanding this program throughout the term, and Mr McGuirk is currently working to develop a Chess club.

Cross Country Congratulations to all students who participated in our School Cross Country last Friday. The day was brilliantly supported by parents, students and teachers. The Cross Country was well organised and run, thanks to our staff, and the students enjoyed themselves. It was noticed how encouraging the students were with each other, saying things like “well done” and “good run”. The great sportsmanship and friendship was nice to see.

Reminder - Term 3 Staff Development Day To support our local community during AGQQUIP and families, the Term 3 Staff Development Day will be on Wednesday the 21st of August. This obviously is our preferred day for students to attend AGQUIP in 2019 and will support less disruptions to student learning.

NPS — Sport This week our students started NPS sport again for Term 2. A big thank you to all who have organised the fantastic array of activities for our students to participate in.

Premier’s Reading Challenge Our school participates in this statewide Challenge where students read a required number of books before August 31.

In K-2 it is 30 books which can be shared, read alone or in class. In Years 3 -6 it is 20 books, 15 must be from the Challenge book list and five free choice titles.

Our school has over 300 K-2 books, 350 Years 3-4 books, 380 Years 5-6 books and 200 Years 7-9 making lots of choices for every interest.

Congratulations to the many students who are already well on the way to completing the Challenge:

Full rules and booklist are at

https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

NAPLAN Next week our Year 3 and Year 5 students will participate in the NAPLAN assessments. Please be mindful of our students during this time and understand that there will be some minimal disruption to classrooms and regular routines. While NAPLAN can be a stressful time for students, it is a wonderful tool for schools to track individual student growth across their schooling, and it also provides valuable data for the school to improve the quality of teaching and learning. If you have any concerns or questions regarding NAPLAN, please do not hesitate to speak with your child's class teacher or myself.

Finally, thank you to all the helpers who assisted with the P&C Mother’s Day Stall on Thursday. Children were given the opportunity to buy something nice for their mum or grandmother. We really hope you enjoy the surprise, with something they’ve chosen especially for you.

Have a great mothers day weekend.

Kind regards,

Pete Baum (aka Mr. B)

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GOLD 6W Jack Fouracre

6T Charlotte Semmler, Jada Villegas, Timothy Marshall-Thorning

6F Sienna Lennan

5B Laura Demmery

4L Bella Anderson

4H Lacie Kleinschafer, Lachie Ellison

4C Owen Casey, Lucas McKeowen, Erin Mitchell

3M Nash Carlyon, Jorja Tresize, Maddison Thomson

3G Zali Beasley

2H Nash Swain, Peter Morgan

1S Scarlett Berryman, Will Riordan

1H Olivia Collier, Nella Newman, Tyler Small

1D Quinn Eyre, Lucas Gallacher, Violet Grace, Mackenzie Harmes, Harry Langdon, Linden Miller, Callie Stephens

1C Sophie Williams, Isabel O’Neill, Darcie Crane

TITANIUM 6W Jack Fouracre

5B Laura Demmery

4H Lacie Kleinschafer

SILVER 6W Jack Fouracre, Charli Alvey

6T Charlotte Semmler, Deakyn Laws, Timothy Marshall-Thorning, Jada Villegas, Alex Thompson

6F Shakira Conomos, Jessica Ferguson, Sienna Lennan, Oscar Donoghue, Angus Johns, Jarvis Cameron

5/6M Ella Hancox

5S Zenae Burwood, Zahlia Milne

5B Laura Demmery, Heidi Tull

4L Bella Anderson, Lilyian Morton, Charlee O’Hearn, Ruby Friend, Chyanne Squires, Harriet Snow, Charlie Duff, Lachlan Swain, Khorbin Wheeler, Thomas Woolley

4H Lacie Kleinschafer, Millie Small, Cobi Jolliffe, Olivia Perrett, Lachie Ellison

4C Owen Casey, Lilly Harris, Timothy Craigie, Lucas McKeowen, Olivia Semmler, Ashley Williams, Ryder Hatch, Erin Mitchell, Lane O’Donnell

3W Georgia Dowe

3M Nash Carlyon, Jorja Tresize, Clancy Heath, Krista Nossiter, Dylan Emmerson, Arabella Holmes, Maddison Thomson, Riley Stacey, Lylah Tindall, Marnee Walters

3G Olivia Welsh, Zali Beasley, Cooper Hicks, Tyler Crowley

2S Evan Thomas

2H Nash Swain, Eva Kelly, Jaydah Budden-Talbott, Indie Beasley, Peter Morgan

1H Olivia Collier, Nella Newman, Tyler Small, Georgina Bartlett, Mya Hartog, Chance Higgs, Noah Porter, Tyler Small, Kallie Walters

1S Scarlett Berryman, Will Riordan, Lucas Capper, Baxter Carlyon, Sophia Nossiter, Lachlan Pringle, Amarly Riley, Chynoah Squires

1D Quinn Eyre, Lucas Gallacher, Violet Grace, Mackenzie Harmes, Harry Langdon, Linden Miller, Callie Stephens, Libby Capper, Kaiden Matthews, Balin Muddle, Lachlan Riley, Lola Scott, Lucy Semmler

1C Darcie Crane, Sophie Lane, Isabel O’Neill, Alaska Rowlands, Mia Stevens, Sophie Williams, Archie Yianakis

KH Eli Smith

K-6R Bradley Bartimote

MERIT CERTIFICATES

The School Cross Country was run with great success on Friday. The rainy weather held off for perfect running conditions. Congratulations to everyone that participated and the winners and placegetters who will have the opportunity to attend Zone Cross Country in Mullaley at the end of Week 4. The top 3 placegetters in each age group will be recognised at our Whole School Assembly in Week 3.

A big THANK YOU should go to everyone who assisted in the organisation of the Cross Country and to all the parents who assisted us on the day.

Miss Willcocks and Mr Gleeson

BRONZE 6W Kyren Kleinschafer, Mitchell Slee, Max Jewis, Daniela Kelly, Charli Alvey, Baylee Marchant, Danyella Young, Jayde Emmerson

6T Kodee Bendall, Deakyn Laws, Dylan Turnbull, Alisha Barton, Mason Guest-Lennox, Katie Eveleigh, Alex Thompson, Timothy Marshall-Thorning, Jada Villegas

6F Shakira Conomos, Jessica Ferguson, Kadence Milne, Nathan Stark, Melissa Bartlett, Samuel Dick, Sienna Lennan, Sienna Mitchell, Aleena Dundas, Jayla Woolaston, Charlotte Semmler, Jarvis Cameron

5/6M Darcy Mills, Noah Kelly, Corinne Wise, Claire Dowe, Abbie Passfield, Aisha Anwari, Claire Dowe, Ella Hancox, Tiah Small, Jacob Tindall, LuJie Cao

5S Frankee Barnes, Emmy Torrens, Hollie Johnstone, Imogen Riley, Rhianna McAlpine, Zenae Burwood, Rochelle Costello, Angus Jansen, Zahlia Milne, Imogen Riley, Joanna Villegas, Keaton Walters

5L Amber Welch, Harry Ryman, Louis Cobb, Hannah Beasley, Lachlan Percy

5B Oliver Shoesmith, Lane Torrens, Charlette Keeler, Lachlan Southwell, Milla Petersen, Julian Heath, Charlette Keeler, Cruize Moore-Duff, Heidi Tull, Linkin Turner, Siri Sparkes

4L Rubee Bendall, Lilyian Morton, Charlee O’Hearn, Sidney Cooper, Bella Anderson, Ruby Friend, Jack Borthistle, Sidney Cooper, Charlie Duff, Leila Harris, Andrew McMaster, Sophie Partridge, Mitchell Passfield, Gabriella Pease, Mia Smith, Elsa Sparkes, Lachlan Swain, Jett Varcoe, Brooklyn McAlpine, Liette Tindall, Khorbin Wheeler, Thomas Woolley, Harriet Snow

4H Ayrton Neale, Cooper O’Hearn, Olivia Perrett, Millie Small, Isaac Zechel, Cooper O’Hearn, Dallas Mills, Jordi Jeffery, Annabella Stephens, Isabella Marshall, Mia Geddes, Taylah Miller, Mia Swain, Charlie Barnes, Chelsea Budden, Hala Daher, Lachie Ellison

4C Lilly Harris, Rex McAllan, Joseph Ruttley, Owen Casey, Olivia Lewington, Erin Mitchell, Chyanne Squires, Ruby Beasley, Lucas McKeowen, Lane O’Donnell, Olivia Semmler, Ivy Fouracre, Sara Pike

3W Chantelle Burge, Niko Thompson, Sophie Neilsen, Henry Hoppe, Dustiin Weekes, Ella Pringle, Camden Muddle, Lachlan Young, Levii Porter, Cooper Mitchell, Georgia Dowe, Gabriel Dick, Isabelle Gilbert, Lukas Ridley, Lillee Gray

3M Marnee Walters, Asher Cameron, Clancy Heath, Bella Southwell, Arabella Holmes, Dylan Emmerson, Jorja Tresize, Marnee Walters, Ruby Newman, Eloise O’Donnell, Riley Stacey, Maddison Thomson, Lylah Tindall, Shaedon Wheeler, Olivia Crawford, Krista Nossiter, Tim Craigie

3G Cooper Hicks, Ruby Locke, Lucy Hannaford, Jake Fisher, Riley Sutton, Sam Dew, Abigail Sutcliffe, Zali Beasley, Tyler Crowley, Sam Dorrington, Addison Laws, Ruby Locke, Olivia Welsh

2R Kayleigh McCauley, Jacobi Morris, Reuben Crawford, Aria Brown, Layla Budden, Charlize Fouracre, Breanna Kemp, Kayleigh McCauley, Nate Wise

2LZ Ryan Rayward, Marley Hill, Stella Goodall, Lainey Stewart-Harris

2H Ryder Alvey, Jase Lihou, Eden Morgan, Zayden Kleinschafer, Nash Swain, Peter Morgan

2B Hamish Thomson, Keith Borradaile, Lila Mortimer, Kayla White, Evan Thomas, Claire Howes

1S Brooklyn-Marie Hunt, Connor Casey, Hayden Towe, Scarlett Berryman, Lucas Capper, Evanna Louis, Sophia Nossiter, William Riordan, Isla Thomson

1H Nella Newman, Baylen Bacon, Lola Brady, Naila Anwari, Georgina Bartlett, Benson Jounquay-Hayes, Eva Payne, Noah Porter, Kallie Walters

1D Kaiden Matthews, Charlie Wyllie, Lola Scott, Quinn Eyre, Violet Grace, Amelia Roberts, Libby Capper, Lucas Gallacher, Mackenzie Harmse, Harry Langdon, Ruby-Rose Mendham, Linden Miller, Balin Muddle, Lachlan Riley, Lucy Semmler, Callie Stephens, Mitchell Woolley, Charlotte Wyllie

1C Azaylia Roberts, Bray Jones-Stuart, Levi Smith, Darcie Crane, Isabel O’Neill, Archie Yianakis

K/1A Annabelle Mitchell, Penny Gilbert, Charlotte Clark, Abdul Khan, Alex Thomson, Sophie Altman, Carter Mackay, Camden Many, Poppie Scotford, Nicholas Swain, Quade Young

KT Ella Bower, Tyson Cleal, Hannah Neale, Tyler Jaeger, Ruby Rayward, Hugo Holmes, Eli Smith

KS Caleb Briton, Merinda McCauley, Ace Villamin, Callie Berryman, Levi Dick, Flynn Locke, Pearl Meredith

KM Oliver Henderson, Mason Colbran, Arthur Graham, Jacek Gilchrist, Scarlett Hall, Chloe Lane, Annabeth Sullivan, Reuben West, Arley Winner

KH Nathan Reeves, Kiara Wheeler, Alexander Budden, Reuben Wallace, Cameron Sills, Claire Ellison

K-6R Will Hunter, Kobe Knight, Kyren Roberts, Tyren Colbran, Bradley Bartimote

Yarn Up

With KH

In KH, students have been creating two patterns and three patterns using Aboriginal symbols. Haven’t they done an amazing job!

We would also like to introduce “Goldie” the guya (fish). He is joining KH as part of their Living Things unit in Science this term as we learn all about what plants and animals need to survive.

ICAS 2019

Dear parents/caregivers,

I wanted to provide you with some information about ICAS 2019. The assessments will be undertaken online this year and are scheduled for the later part of the year (Term 3).

ICAS is an independent, skills-based assessment program which recognises

and rewards student achievement from years 2 - 6. The assessments

comprise of eight separate tests: Digital Technologies, English, Mathematics,

Science, Spelling Bee and Writing.

This is a voluntary program and students can nominate to sit the assessments

at a cost to parents/caregivers. If you are interested in having your child

independently assessed using this program, please keep an eye out for a

nomination form which will be sent out towards the end of this Term.

Nomination forms will be due back at school on Thursday 22nd August 2019

(Term 3 Week 5).

Miss Marianne Pankhurst

Subject Sitting Dates Test Closing Date

Digital Technologies Tuesday 3rd September Thursday 22nd August

(Term 3 Week 5) Science Thursday 5th September

Writing Tuesday 10th September

Spelling Bee Thursday 12th September

English Tuesday 17th September

Mathematics Thursday 19th September

Tacos

Equipment

Knives

Chopping board

Frying pan

Measuring spoons

Wooden spoon

Method (What to do)

Heat oil in pan on medium heat.

Add onion and cook stirring for 3

minutes.

Add cumin, coriander, paprika and

cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring for 30

seconds or until fragrant.

Add the mince and cook until browned.

Add the canned tomatoes, tomato paste

and kidney beans. Cook stirring

occasionally. Turn heat to 5 so mix-

ture is just bubbling.

Meanwhile, cut up lettuce and tomato.

Arrange tacos and enjoy.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 teaspoon ground cumin

2 teaspoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon paprika

Tiny pinch cayenne pepper

1 onion, diced

250g beef mince

200g can crushed tomatoes

2 tablespoon tomato paste

½ cup kidney beans

Taco shells

Lettuce leaves

1 tomato, chopped

½ cup grated cheese

Woolworths Earn & Learn 2019

This year we will again be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this

program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school and all we need you

to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths.

From Wednesday 1st May to Tuesday 25th June or while stock lasts, we are collecting

Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every

$10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn

Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the sticker sheet

can be dropped into the collection box here at the school or at your local Woolworths.

At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is

extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources for Maths, English,

Science and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft, Sport and for our library. If you’d like to

know more visit woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

Any questions please contact Mrs Jodie Sams.

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