JUMBUNNA
63 - 101 Chester Street WARREN NSW 2824
Ph: 02 6847 4438 Fax: 02 6847 4419
Email: [email protected]
Website: warren-c.schools.nsw.edu.au
Relieving Principal Bryce O’Connor
Deputy Principal Wade Greenwood
Executive Staff Head Teachers
Robyn Taylor - Secondary Studies Dianne Hamilton - Science/Maths
Christopher Perry (Rel) - English/HSIE Jenny Brooker - Wellbeing
Assistant Principals Elyse Perry (Rel) Lyn Westgarth
School Administrative Manager Roz Hunt
IT Manager Cade Wilde
Learning and Support Teacher Suzanne Mayger/Jade Lovelock
Teacher Librarian Narelle Whittaker
Aboriginal Education Resource Teacher
June Hawkes
Aboriginal Education Officers Phyllis Oates Allison Fuller
School Counsellor Margaret Bourke
School Chaplain Stephen Bignall
Canteen Manager Janice Oriel
Breakfast Club Coordinator Joanne Lincoln
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Celebrating 150 Years of Education
Education Week is a state-wide, annual event to celebrate Public Education in NSW.
This year it is held this week from 31 July to 4 August.
The week highlights the achievements of Public Education and local schools, putting
the spotlight on our students, our educators and the communities that support them.
What’s On in Term 3 August/ Sept Week 4 10 Ridley/Trudgett Netball gala day
Week 5 14-18 Book Week
15 Gobondery/NARRAF Athletics
Barden Park Dubbo
16 Yellow Band Morning Tea
17 Book Week Assembly
1 Western Region Athletics Week 7
4-8 NAIDOC Week 8
8 Gobondery/NARRAF Netball/Touch Warren
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Mrs Cherie Hansen, Mr Garry Hansen and their two
daughters Elly and Tilly.
Welcome back to term 3. Our new Instructional Leader
has started this term. Cherie Hansen comes from
Bingara Central School. I’m looking forward to adding
someone with her experience as a Learning and
Support Teacher to our leadership team. Cherie will
play a key role in building staff skills and knowledge in
teaching and assessing literacy and numeracy across
both the primary and secondary years. She will also be
assisting us in further developing personalised learning
for students.
This week we have been celebrating Education Week. I
hope you were able to join us for our open day. The
theme for this year was ‘’I Learn, We Learn” and
celebrates the achievements of our students, educators
and communities. Each and every day I see the efforts
of our school community to ensure our students are
receiving personalised learning and striving for
improvement. In the coming weeks we will be starting to
develop a new school plan. Before we start a new plan,
however, we need to evaluate our current plan. The
staff have put together a survey for parents to contribute
to this evaluation. The link to the survey will be sent out
to the email on file. If you do not receive the link, you
can use the link below. It will only take you 5 minutes.
https://goo.gl/forms/lEqyVQ2QbUTCvxhj1
Principal - Bryce O’Connor
Parent/Caregiver and Student Assessment and
Reporting surveys.
Schools are required to regularly review other targeted
programs or practices each year. If these programs are
not part of their major targets or are minor in nature, a
less intensive form of evaluation may be appropriate.
Parents need to have a voice in the evaluation of
school programs. Their participation can be undertaken
through discussions at P&C meetings, individual
discussions, formal or informal focus groups or through
a survey. We have selected a survey for the parent and
secondary student voices.
Secondary students will be completing the survey
during school time. Parents/Caregivers will have the
opportunity to complete the survey in their own time.
Parents have two options in accessing the survey.
Option 1.
Copy the web address https://goo.gl/forms/
bD5ALcIqX6NjOtfz2 and access the survey,
Option 2
Visit the Warren Central School Facebook page and
access the survey via the link on our page.
We encourage as many responses as possible and the
feedback we receive will assist in future school plan-
ning.
Please complete by 18 August 2017.
All results are anonymous and we will give a written
report of the feedback for all to see.
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K—6 News
We value RESPECTFUL RESPONSIBLE
LEARNERS
Welcome back to Term 3
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome every-
one back to Term 3. Term 3 is going to be a very busy
term filled with Life Education, Ridley/Trudgett netball gala
day, Gobondery/NARRAF Athletics, Gobondery/NARRAF
netball and touch football, Education Week, Book Week,
NAIDOC Week, Kindergarten 2018 transition, netball and
touch football clinics and much more! We look forward to
sharing these events with you and having the pleasure of
your company at these events.
Life Education
Life Education was held on Monday 31 July and Tuesday
1 August. Students loved seeing Healthy Harold and will
now continue their learning in class with their workbooks.
Thank you to Val Soulsby for organising a generous
donation, which decreased the price students needed to
pay.
Rainbow Day
Our K - 6 Rainbow Day for Term 2 was held on Tuesday
27 June. Students who reached rainbow thoroughly en-
joyed celebrating their success at rainbow day. Students
participated in Bricks 4 Kidz lego, as well as other activi-
ties such as free time, games, iPads, lunch and games
outside. Some of the lego creations were fantastic and
extremely creative. A huge thank you is extended to Mrs
McCormack for all her wonderful organisation of this day.
We all appreciate the great effort put into making Rainbow
Day special.
Stage 3 Excursion
This year the Stage 3 excursion will be held from
Monday 20 – Friday 24 November at Lake Keepit
Sport and Recreation Camp, Tamworth. Places are
limited so expression of interest forms and $50 de-
posit must be returned by Friday 4 August in order to
attend.
Ridley/Trudgett Netball Gala Day
The Ridley/Trudgett netball gala day will be held at
Victoria Oval on Thursday 10 August. Please assist
us by returning these notes as soon as possible in
order to finalise the teams. The girls are looking for-
ward to this wonderful day.
Kindergarten 2018 transition
Kindergarten 2018 transition to Warren Central
School takes place every Tuesday for one hour. Dur-
ing the first few weeks all Kindergarten 2018 students
will attend this transition. Following that, from week 4
onwards, only students who are intending to enrol at
Warren Central School will attend. Students will at-
tend with Preschool or Little Possums. Orientation
days will be held early Term 4. Please ensure enrol-
ment paperwork is completed prior to these orienta-
tion days. We look forward to welcoming all these
students to our school for this valuable transition
program.
Gobondery/NARRAF Athletics
The Gobondery/NARRAF Athletics carnival will be
held on Tuesday 15 August at Barden Park Dubbo.
Students have received their notes. Please assist us
by returning these notes and money as soon as pos-
sible. All students must travel as a team on the bus.
There are some limited places available for parents at
a cost of $15 each.
Glasses
Students in K - 6 were very excited to receive their
glasses last week. They look smart and have found
they are helping them in class. We were fortunate to
be a part of this wonderful program.
Lillian Bailey, Nathan Edwards-Schrouder, Kara Forbes, Charlotte
Mitchell, Hunter Casey, Jerome Amatto-Shepherd and Daniel
Russell
Above: Jacob Wilson, Gracie Leonard, Toby
Greenwood, Zephyr Nielsen and Harrison Leach
enjoying Bricks 4 Kids.
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We are holding a Scholastic Book Fair in the Library
from Monday 14 to Friday 18 August between the
hours of 8.30am-3.15pm. During the Book Fair your
children can purchase quality reading material. All
sales benefit our school library, enabling us to
purchase some great resources and books for your
children.
In this Jumbunna you will notice further information
regarding competitions, the Book Fair and the Book
Week assembly. No excuses for boredom over the
weekend! Encourage your children to have a go at one
of the activities! Great prizes are on offer!
If you have any queries regarding our Library please
contact Mrs Maclean or myself at any time.
Mrs N Whittaker
Parent Teacher Interviews
Parent teacher interviews will take place next Tuesday 8
August from 3:15 - 6pm in the school library. Please return
your interview sheet as soon as possible in order to get your
preferred time.
Netball Clinics
This term students in years 2 to 6 are participating in some
netball clinics. We have been fortunate to secure funding
through the sporting schools program in order to run these
clinics. Kindergarten and Year 1 were also lucky enough to
participate in an introduction clinic last Thursday. All the stu-
dents thoroughly enjoyed the clinic and learnt a lot of essen-
tial netball and ball skills. We are also organising some
touch football and rugby league clinics for this term.
Book Week
Book Week will be held in Week 5 with our exciting book
week parade and assembly being held on Thursday 17
August. We hope you have been busy thinking about your
costumes and starting to get them ready. Book week
competitions are due Monday 7 August. Don’t forget your
20c per entry. We are looking forward to this exciting event.
Book Week is fast approaching and preparations in the
library are well underway.
We will be celebrating Book Week in Week 5 of this term
which is 14 -18 August. The Book Week assembly and
character parade is on Thursday 17 commencing at 1.30pm.
The theme for this year is “Escape to Everywhere“. We
would love to see as many parents and friends attend this
event and watch our talented students perform and present
their book characters in the parade.
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2/3 Kookaburras use the force!
In Science this term we are investigating the different forces in everyday life. The class had a great time exploring
how toys can be moved as a way of observing how forces act in air, water and on the ground.
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English & HSIE
Term 3 This term presents our students with exciting opportunities to develop their knowledge and creativity in diverse ways. Year 7 are studying picture books and focusing on the concept of Point of View. They will look at different fairy tales and imagine how the story would change if the villain became the hero. Their task will be to create their own picture book based on a traditional story but giving their own twist to the tale. Stage 5 Green are exploring the world of poetry. They will be working on their folio task, choosing a poem to analyse, creating a narrative and discussing a topical issue. This assignment challenges students to evolve their skills and extend themselves. I’m looking forward to some good reading! Stage 5 Gold are doing Geography this semester and will be studying biomes and looking at sustainability. Stage 5 Green are doing History this semester and have begun to look at the Rights and Freedoms topic. Stage 5 Commerce are completing the ‘Running a Business’ unit where they will complete a portfolio and have to come up with a business idea, and then put that idea into practice and record results. The Year 11 Standard class are studying Drama in the form of the David Williamson Aussie classic, ‘The Club’, focusing on the robust, earthy dialogue of the football club. Year 11 Business Studies will be completing a Business Plan assessment task before getting ready for their Preliminary Examinations at the end of term. Year 11 Legal Studies are working on essay writing in order to form an argument on the effectiveness of law reform before completing their Preliminary Examinations later in the term. Year 12 Business Studies are winding up the Human Resources topic before getting ready for the Trial HSC examinations. The Year 12 CEC class will be exploring the world of travel; travel writing, blogs, brochures, planes, trains and automobiles, the experience of going from here to there. Students are to be encouraged to give themselves time to complete their assignments to the best of their ability and develop their confidence and skills.
Students have recently started on the topic “Japanese Food and Drink” and will spend most of the term on it. In this topic students extend their vocabulary knowledge of food written in hiragana (Japanese food) and katakana (Western style food). Students will learn what Japanese people actually eat and the benefits of one of the healthiest diets in the world. Being able to say what food they eat and don’t eat, what food they like and don’t like and how to order food at a restaurant are the key grammatical structures taught. We will also engage in chopstick relay races, use chopsticks to eat rice and participate in the wasabi challenge! In these photos students are playing my “Japanese version of snap”. They need to listen to the food said in Japanese, locate and “snap” the picture for it and then try and “snap” the vocabulary card by reading it in Japanese. It was a challenging game! Mrs Lovelock
Stage 4 Japanese
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Congratulations to the
Warren Central School
lawn bowls team who have
qualified in first place in the
first round of the NSWCHS
Lawn Bowls competition in
Coolah on July 19. A big
thank you for the excellent hospitality at the Coolah
Sporting Club.
Photo: Jack Taylor, Daniel Stanley and Matt Marks.
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New glasses arrived for students involved with
the OneSight charity foundation.
OneSight is a charity foundation of the Luxottica
Group (OPSM, Sunglass Hut, Laubman and
Pank) providing free eye care, with no obligation,
to low socio-economic and remote communities.
Students looked very smart with their new
glasses.
Thank you Mrs Brooker and Ms Mayger for
organising and distributing the glasses to all the
students.
Sunday was Happy International
Day of Friendship
They’re thoughtful and supportive, brave
and trustworthy, empathetic and kind.
They’ll lend a shoulder when you’re feeling
down, and there when you need them most
and will lift your spirits whether they’re near
or far.
Students comments in the playground:
They’re friendly.
They help you when you’re down.
Spending time together.
Playing with a friend is always fun.
Caring for each other.
Listen to what your friends are saying.
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Healthy Bones Action Week
The first week of August marks Healthy Bones Action Week
across the country. Healthy Harold and the Life Education
programs partner with schools to enhance and develop
messages about healthy eating and maintaining good health
and wellbeing. Through the programs, children not only
identify good foods, but learn about the physical impacts and
importance of nourishing their body. As almost 60 percent of 2
-16 year olds miss out on their daily recommended dairy
Intake, now is a good time to add an extra portion in their
lunchboxes! www.lifeeducation.org.au/dairy-nutrition-
andeducation
Healthy Harold celebrates Be MedicineWise Week (21-27
August, 2017)
As parents we need to make sure we are fully informed when
it comes to providing medicine to our children. When your
child is feeling unwell speak to your local pharmacist for
advice.
When you child says they feel sick, ask them where they feel
sick, what’s hurting to understand why they might be feeling ill,
before resorting to an analgesic. They may be dehydrated and
need to drink fluids, or have strained their eyes and need
some screen downtime and fresh air!
If you do need to give your child some medicine, after advice
from a pharmacist or doctor, help them to understand what a
medicine is, why you are giving it to them and that it needs to
be taken properly. Keep all medicines well out of the reach of
little hands. Let your child know that the medicine cupboard is
for adults only.
It's equally important for us to recognise our own practices,
and what we role model, when it comes to medicine use. Take
a few minutes to identify for yourself the reason you may have
a headache and look to alternatives such as having a rest,
drinking water or getting some fresh air rather than take
medicinal help first.
At Life Education, our Mind Your Medicine module helps mid-
dle and upper primary school children to understand that while
medicines can be helpful they can also be harmful if used
inappropriately. For more information, visit https://
www.lifeeducation.org.au/
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Have you recently moved house or changed your
phone number???
Please contact the Front Office with your updated
information.
Thank you.
Merchandise
available
150 Years Celebration logo on
the umbrellas.
Umbrellas for $25
Caps For Sale $10 each
SRC are selling the caps at lunchtime
each Wednesday.
Above: Hamish Callander, Zoe Taylor and Aimee Sheppard.
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PBL Focus K-6: The music means:
YOU ARE IN LINES
Secondary: SPEAKING
POLITELY
Congratulations to our Star Students.
Week 2: Primary Bella Gough and Secondary Taylah Reid.
Week 3: Secondary Zoie Rookledge and Primary Lily Stacey.
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Primary enjoyed a day with Bricks 4 kids, free play and
lunch provided for Rainbow rewards day.
Secondary had a gorgeous day at the Taronga
Western Plains Zoo. Well done to all these students.