PRINCIPAL Ben Delanty Friday 7th June 2019 CAPTAIN Charloe Thompson VICE CAPTAIN Summer Lavender PRIMARY CAPTAIN Montannah Fomia PRIMARY VICE CAPTAIN Micaiah Donaldson Improvement, innovaon and change: The school has been researching mulple opons for resurfacing our basketball court. We are pleased to advise the community that the surface is to be covered in an AstroTurf style of material that will allow for a smooth court surface and remove all the cracks currently effecng the playing surface. We are also refurnishing our computer lab with all new furniture and devices. Quality Teaching: backward mapping: Teachers are connuing to work on ‘backward mapping’ as a focus for their professional development. This is a process of starng our planning with the end product or syllabus outcome in mind. We then map out a sequence of learning that answers the following quesons: 1. Where do students need to be? (The curriculum outcome) 2. Where are the students at currently? (A current assessment: Assessment For Learning) 3. How will students get there? (What do I need to teach for students to be able to demonstrate the outcome?) Whilst our teaching staff work in this process regularly, it is vital that we revisit the benefits of ensuring that we are focused on where we want students to arrive at the compleon of their units of work. From the Principal
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PRINCIPAL Ben Delanty
Friday 7th June 2019
CAPTAIN Charlotte Thompson
VICE CAPTAIN Summer Lavender
PRIMARY CAPTAIN Montannah Fomiatti
PRIMARY VICE CAPTAIN Micaiah Donaldson
Improvement, innovation and change:
The school has been researching multiple options for resurfacing our basketball court.
We are pleased to advise the community that the surface is to be covered in an AstroTurf
style of material that will allow for a smooth court surface and remove all the cracks
currently effecting the playing surface. We are also refurnishing our computer lab with all
new furniture and devices.
Quality Teaching: backward mapping:
Teachers are continuing to work on ‘backward mapping’ as a focus for their professional
development. This is a process of starting our planning with the end product or syllabus
outcome in mind. We then map out a sequence of learning that answers the following
questions:
1. Where do students need to be? (The curriculum outcome)
2. Where are the students at currently? (A current assessment: Assessment For
Learning)
3. How will students get there? (What do I need to teach for students to be able to
demonstrate the outcome?)
Whilst our teaching staff work in this process regularly, it is vital that we revisit the
benefits of ensuring that we are focused on where we want students to arrive at the
completion of their units of work.
From the Principal
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Every student is known and cared for:
I have recently consulted senior Departmental personnel including Mr Matt Hobbs, Director Educational
Leadership around supporting the school in increasing student attendance. An Attendance Strategy
Review is currently underway and I seek community support in increasing student attendance. The
school currently has varying approaches to support student attendance, and will be detailing multiple
options with staff, parents, students and community groups to build our capacity to ensure that our
school is a safe and welcoming environment that is conducive to learning. We are looking closely at the
procedures that we use to monitor and feedback attendance data to all stakeholders and what ‘blockers’
to attending school exist for our students that are attending school below the state average of 93%.
If you would like to participate in supporting this process, please completed the following and return to
the school ASAP. If you would like to meet and discuss ways for us to increase attendance, please contact
Best chance of success - Get your child off to a flying start
WORRYING
Less chance of success - Makes it harder for your child to progress
SERIOUS CONCERN
Not fair on your child - Possible court action
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Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability
Notification for Parents and Carers
All Government and non-Government schools across Australia are required to participate annually in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).
All Australian schools will collate data on their students who are receiving adjustments to meet additional learning and support needs, in accordance with their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Disability Standards for Education 2005. This data will be provided to the Australian Government to assist in the development of a consistent, national picture of the education needs of students with disability. The data must not explicitly identify any student. General information about the national data collection can be found on the Australian Government Department of Education and Training (AGDET) website at https://www.education.gov.au/what-nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability
Privacy Protection
The NSW Department of Education follows the requirements of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002. Schools collect, record, store and use data about individual students in line with these requirements. Data security and protection is a priority and students’ personal details will be kept confidential.
Clause 52 of the Australian Education Regulation 2013 (Cth) identifies the data NSW Department of Education must provide to AGDET for the NCCD. It includes the number of students at each year of schooling, the number in each category of disability and the number at each level of adjustment. The information is provided as a series of number sets that must not explicitly identify a student.
The AGDET follows the requirements of the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 when handling any data provided in connection with the NCCD. A public information notice providing students, parents and carers with important privacy information about the data collection is available on the AGDET website
If you have any questions about the data collection please do not hesitate to contact the Ashford Central School Principal, Mr Delanty on (02) 6725 4101.
Students in K/1 have been participating in a range of engagement rich classroom activities. One activity that students participated in was a STEM activity where they used toothpicks and marshmallows to design and build a castle. Students had to think about the size of their marshmallows so that their structure was sturdy.
Students in K/1 enjoy sharing in reading with each other. There are many opportunities in the K/1 classroom for students to enjoy their love of reading.
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During term two Year 2/3 students will explore an
integrated learning unit including lessons which are
designed to introduce the concept of ‘home’ and
‘connection to place’. The unit of work introduces
concepts which are intended to be built upon. The
series of lessons uses Indigenous artists and their
artworks in the context of the human physical and
spiritual connection to geographical space.
Year 2/3 Visual Arts Term 2
Students read ‘The Rainbow Serpent’ and discussed the meaning of
the dreamtime story, which recognised the connection to creation.
The Rainbow Serpent dreaming in Aboriginal society represents one
of the great and powerful forces of nature and spirit. Connected to
water, the Rainbow Serpent is the great life giver, and protector of
water, which is his spiritual home.
Students creating their Rainbow Serpent.
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Collect as many stickers as you can
between now and 25th June 2019.
Bring the stickers into the ACS office, so
we can redeem them for new equipment!
ACS Ag Plot are growing an assortment of vegetables. Pumpkins are available to
purchase through the front office at school for $3.00 each.
WANTED
Cardboard tubes from paper
towel, aluminium and cling wrap.
Could you please send these into
the front office so they can be
used during NAIDOC Week!
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ACS Studec invite parents and
community members to attend
their ‘PINK’ Family Cricket Fun Day to raise funds
for the McGrath Foundation!
Thursday 13th June 2019
11.50am - 3.00pm
A gold coin donation to dress up in pink
Cricket Game - Teachers V’s Students V’s
Community
BBQ - $2 sausage sanga & onions
50c for cordial
Cupcake stall
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Ashford Central School Winter Uniform As the weather, cools parents are reminded of the correct school uniform. Students are to wear long pants in dark navy or dark navy tracksuit pants. Tracksuit pants to match the school jackets are pictured (left). The jacket and track pants are available for purchase through the school’s office. The jackets are $20.00 and the track pants are $22.85 for children’s sizes (e.g. 4 - 16y) and $25.15 for the adult sizes (e.g. S - XL) Please note that North West Sport jumpers and Roosters Football jackets are NOT school uniform.
Pictured below are examples of the summer uniform
Is your Preschooler coming to
Ashford Central School next year?
Are they attending the Transition
Program yet?
If not, call the school today!
Ph 6725 4101
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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
10 Queens Birthday
Long Weekend, 11 12 13 Studec 'Pink' Cricket
Family Fun Day Fundraiser for the McGrath Foundation
14 North West Cross
Country,
17 Armajun Hearing
Tests, Central Schools Touch Football U16s
18 Central Schools
Touch Football Opens 19 UNE Discovery
Voyager Yrs K-6 20 UNE Discovery Voyager
Yrs 7-10, Bookclub Due 21 Athletics Carnival
24 Life Education Van, 25 Life Education Van 26 Inverell Eisteddfod
K-6, OORALA Boys Yr 11/12 27 28 Studec Footy
Favourites Day
June 2019
The Australian Maths Competition will be held on
Thursday 1st August 2019.
Students in Years 3-12 wishing to participate will need
to have their entries into the school office by Friday
14th June 2019.
Entry cost - $5.90
Competition
Australian
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
1 Yr 11/12 Science
Excursion 2 Parent /Teacher
Interviews (Primary) 3 NAIDOC School
Celebration Day 4 Principals Assembly, P&C
Meeting 4pm @ ACS, School Planning Committee Meeting 3.05pm
5 Rewards Excursion
8 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 9 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 10 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 11 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 12 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
15 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 16 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 17 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 18 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 19 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
22 Staff Development
Day - Pupil Free Day 23 Students Return,
Premiers Sporting Challenge Begins
24 25 26
July 2019
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TERM 2 - WEEK 5
Infants Sam Baker Kurt Charles Ruby-Rae Ellis -Darkin
Primary Michayla Schneider
Secondary Sarah Harvey Imani Halloran
Ashford Central School recognises the struggles
and stresses the current drought is having on
our community.
We would like to offer our shower facilities and
washing machine to community members who
are low on water, FREE of charge. Facilities are
available during times the cleaning and teaching
staff are present at school.
For more information please don’t hesitate to
contact the office.
2019 Term 2 PBL FOCUS “Between Classes”
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Ashford Rural fire Brigade Next meeting will be held the second
Wednesday of each month,
7.30pm at the fire station
unless notified otherwise.
All members are asked to attend.
* All health care needs * Wound care
* Distance dispensing service *
Baby care & nutrition * Sunglasses
* Health & beauty products
Phone 02
Phone 02 67254013
Ashford Community Church
Presbyterian Parish Office Ph: 02 67 210 511
Anglican Office Inverell Ph: 02 67 223 179
Church services:
Alternate Sundays 9.00am @ the Presbyterian or
Anglican Church.
Services held at Sunhaven Activity Room
Bi-Monthly.
“Jesus is moving, Jesus is present, Jesus is Lord”
St Patricks Catholic Church
Mass Times 11.00am each Sunday, except the 5th
Sunday of the month. Liturgy is at 10.30am. All are
welcome to attend.
Thought of the Week
If you don’t change anything, nothing will change...
Games. Food. Friends. Bible Talk.
Term 2
We have an exciting year planned for the Ashford Community Church Youth Group! Every Friday night, 6pm-8pm. Youth Group is open to all high school aged students in the community and has no cost. Hope to see you all then! Regards, Ashford Community Church Youth
Centre, Saturday 8.00am for blood tests and normal
surgery from 9.00am to 5.00pm.
There is a hospital at Texas. The phone number for the
doctor on these days is:- (02) 67 262 000.
Phone number for the doctor at Texas Surgery is
(07) 46 531 363.
To make appointments or any other days, call Campbell
& Freebairn Chemists, Ashford, on
(02) 67254013.
CHEMIST
The chemist is open on Monday to Friday, 9.00am to
12.30pm and then 1.30pm to 5.00pm. Closed for lunch
from 12.30 to 1.30. Saturdays 9.00am to 12.00pm.
If prescriptions are needed they can be dropped at the
chemist by 11.30am for the afternoon delivery which is
here by 2.30pm. Any scripts after that time won’t be out
until the next afternoon. There are no deliveries on
Saturdays.
OTHER NECESSARY PHONE NUMBERS
Community Health Centre: (02) 67 262 030
H.A.C.C. Phone Number: (02) 67 254 479
Blood tests are done Thursday fortnightly.
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Ashford Home Support Programme
(Previous known as HACC)
This service vehicle is available to all eligible clients for transport for medical appointments within a set area. As a
general rule, the boundaries are; Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Warwick, Tamworth and Armidale.
Due to the current demand, if you need the vehicle, ring the office and book as early as possible. Cost for this
service depends on where you need to go.
Day Centre is held each Tuesday from 10am to 2pm with a bus trip outing on the 4th Tuesday of each month. If
you would like to join in for Day Centre call the office for more information.
A shopping bus service is available from Ashford to Inverell on a fortnightly basis (Pension Day Thursday). The cost
is only $10 return and passengers are collected from home & returned to their home. For further information
contact the office.
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ASHFORD WEDNESDAY 12TH JUNE - 9AM With Dr. Noel O’Dempsey
Ashford Showgrounds 26 Emmaville Rd
Ashford . BBQ provided.
TERRICA WOOLSHED WEDNESDAY 12TH JUNE - 3PM With Dr. Noel O’Dempsey
Terrica Station 500 Terrica Road
Inglewood . BBQ provided.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT PETER RAMSEY M 0429 995 396 EMAIL [email protected] www.wilshireandco.com.au
TENTERFIELD THURSDAY 13TH JUNE - 9AM Tenterfield Bowls Club
77 Molesworth St. BBQ provided.
Guest Speaker
Dr. Noel O’Dempsey
“ParaBoss - what’s new, what’s different & what’s
improved”
Sunhaven Hair Salon
HAIRDRESSER AVAILABLE THURSDAYS
Ladies Colours & Cuts Men’s cuts Kids cuts
CASH ONLY
Taking appointments for the following dates in July and August-
4th July 11th July 25th July 1st August 8th August
