Newsletter Friday 27th October 2017 Doyle Street Goodooga NSW 2831 Phone: (02) 6829 6257 Fax: (02) 6829 6294 [email protected]Term 4 Week 3 Goodooga Central School Page 1 Principal Annie Downes Assistant Principal Hayley O’Connor Head Teacher Secondary Studies Malcolm Banks TERM 4 Monday 9th Oct - Tuesday 19th Dec TERM 1 - 2018 Staff Start - Monday 5th February & All Students start on Tuesday 6th February 2018 SCHOOL TERM DATE 2017 Principal Report Journey to Respect Garden Opening: Thank you to all who attended our wonderful Journey to Respect Garden Opening. Our dancers were a source of much pride again on the day. Well done boys. I would like to thank the hard work of Mindy Gibbs, George Lane, Tommy Stanton, Aunty Nick and Wayne Gibbs. All of these people contributed enormously to the development of this garden over the year. (Please see page 2 for photos of the opening.) We would like to take this opportunity to farewell Pat and thank him for all of his work in our Community Gardens. Pat has maintained the community food gardens for quite a long time and his efforts have been greatly appreciated by all. All year, we have been trying to organise air conditioning for our classrooms in our school (and solar panels on the roof - to offset the cost of the air conditioners). I applied for a grant of $26 000 towards our solar panels and we won this grant. The Department of Education have finally given approval for both of these projects to go ahead and the monies have been taken from our school account. This work will soon be taking place. The Department of Education are going to paint many of our classrooms in the next month and our student toilets will be getting a new roof. Nine of our students from Primary and Secondary school will be going to Lake Keepit in Tamworth next week, to participate in a Dance Camp. They will be working with dance teachers to learn traditional dances that they will perform to open a large conference on the Wednesday morning. We hope that they have a great time. I would like to give a reminder to parents and caregivers that no phones are allowed on excursions any more. If you wish to call your child, you can do so through the teachers’ phones (numbers are provided on the permission note). Last night, we had a great time at the Year 12 Graduation Ceremony in Moree, where we supported Tamika in her graduation with all of her Year 12 cohort across the Northern Borders Secondary Access Program. This was a brilliant evening and Tamika made all of our school very proud.
Thank you to all who attended our wonderful Journey to Respect Garden Opening. Our dancers were a source of much pride again on the day. Well done boys. I would like to thank the hard work of Mindy Gibbs, George Lane, Tommy Stanton, Aunty Nick and Wayne Gibbs. All of these people contributed enormously to the development of this garden over the year. (Please see page 2 for photos of the opening.)
We would like to take this opportunity to farewell Pat and thank him for all of his work in our Community Gardens. Pat has maintained the community food gardens for quite a long time and his efforts have been greatly appreciated by all.
All year, we have been trying to organise air conditioning for our classrooms in our school (and solar panels on the roof - to offset the cost of the air conditioners). I applied for a grant of $26 000 towards our solar panels and we won this grant. The Department of Education have finally given approval for both of these projects to go ahead and the monies have been taken from our school account. This work will soon be taking place.
The Department of Education are going to paint many of our classrooms in the next month and our student toilets will be getting a new roof.
Nine of our students from Primary and Secondary school will be going to Lake Keepit in Tamworth next week, to participate in a Dance Camp. They will be working with dance teachers to learn traditional dances that they will perform to open a large conference on the Wednesday morning. We hope that they have a great time. I would like to give a reminder to parents and caregivers that no phones are allowed on excursions any more. If you wish to call your child, you can do so through the teachers’ phones (numbers are provided on the permission note).
Last night, we had a great time at the Year 12 Graduation Ceremony in Moree, where we supported Tamika in her graduation with all of her Year 12 cohort across the Northern Borders Secondary Access Program. This was a brilliant evening and Tamika made all of our school very proud.
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Kindergarten Transition
Hello Everyone, We have had a great start to the term in K12. Everyone has been working very hard and achieving many wonder-
ful things. In HSIE we have been learning about India, during English we have been writing about Red Pandas
and in Maths this week we are learning about volume and capacity. One of the most exciting things now though, is when the Kinder Start students come to visit us in K12
each week. It is so much fun!
Having fun in K-1-2
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Intensive Swimming for K/1/2
Week 7 - Monday 20th November to Friday 24th November
Information will be handed out has it gets closer to the date!
Presentation Day 2017
Family and Friends Come and celebrate with Goodooga Central School
10.00am
Monday 4th December 2017
Goodooga Central School’s Hall
Everyone Welcome!!
MID TERM BREAK
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER
& MONDAY 13th
NOVEMBER 2017
School Resumes
TUESDAY 14TH NOVEMEBER 2017
Are your details up to date?
Have you moved or changed phone numbers? Please inform the front office with any change in your living situation so we contact you if the need arises.
Indigenous Games Day T-Shirts 2017 4 sale!!
Shirts for sale $25.00 Each
If you would like to purchase one of this years Indigenous Games Day shirts please see the school
front office.
Shirt Sizes are from Medium - 5XL
Limited in Stock so hurry in and get a great Shirt!
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A Reminder:
With the weather ‘warming up’ please remember to send your children to school wearing a hat & closed in shoes & sunscreen each day. A water bottle is also recommended, which the students are able to keep in their classroom fridge.
We are also encouraging students to drink lots of water at school. Packing sandwiches and fruit for their lunch and recess is highly encouraged to provide students with healthy energy for tackling daily school work.
ATTENTION ALL PARENTS/CARERS
If your child/children are absent from school could you please contact the school on (02) 682 96257 or send a note with your child to explain absence. This would be appreciated.
Thank you!!
Parents, Caregivers & Community Members
If you have the need to enter the school grounds for any reason including
delivering lunch money etc, could you please sign in at the front office as part
of our work place safety.
Thank you!!
Dhiiyan Guumali - Play Group
Permission Notes All students are responsible for returning permission notes/
monies by the due date, or they will not be attending any events.
Play group is every Monday from 10 am-12 pm in the
blue room down the back of the school.
Lunch is provided
The most important gift that you can give to your
children is your love.
Attendance Notice High school students are expected to attend every day. The DEC stipulates that all students in N.S.W should have an attendance no less than 85% to meet educational requirements. Attendance is linked to Abstudy and Youth Allowance. If attendance drops below 85% then Centrelink can moderate payments if a student does not attend a day or part of a day of school, as the school has a Duty of Care. If students have more than 15% unexplained absences, the Home School Liaison Officer (HSLO) will contact the student’s parent/carer.
