Quandialla Central School “Together we provide opportunities to succeed”

NEWSLETTER Third Street

QUANDIALLA NSW 2721

T 0263 471 207

F 0263 471 248

E quandialla-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Tuesday, 28th

July 2015

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Constructing a new Raised Garden Bed

Students from Year 3 – 6 worked very hard under

the supervision of Mrs Robinson, constructing a

new raised garden bed which will be used in the

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden.

ICAS results

Some of our students recently completed the

ICAS tests. These tests are conducted by the

University of NSW and are voluntary. The tests

are open to students in all schools across NSW.

The student results are being sent to the school.

We will post the results to parents and present

the certificates at our next school assembly.

This morning three students are completing the

English ICAS test.

Education Week

This week is Education Week and the theme

state-wide is “Celebrating our local heroes”. Our

Education Week activities will be on Thursday, 30

July. There will be an “open classroom” session

starting at 11.30am. Years 3 – 6 students will be

in the kitchen for their SAKG lesson and K, 1 – 2

will be in their classroom. Parents and

grandparents are invited to visit the classrooms,

then have lunch with the students in the

playground. Please bring a basket lunch.

Tree day

Our Schools Tree Day was postponed from last

week due to the wet weather. We will plant our

trees this week, when the ground has dried out a

little. Our tubestock was provided by the Weddin

Community Native Nursery, a volunteer group

based in Grenfell. The nursery specialises in

propagating plants native to the Weddin Shire

area.

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If you are looking for local trees, shrubs, grasses

and groundcovers, contact the nursery on 0456

879 481 or visit them at 45 East Street, Grenfell.

Happy birthday

This morning we sang a very “Happy birthday” to

Monty Ryan who is seven years old today. Monty

is in our Year 1 group this year. I’m sure Monty

will have a very happy week.

Enrolling children at school

Quandialla Central School is a well-resourced

school, with excellent teachers and staff, where

students consistently achieve excellent results.

The school works closely with parents, families

and the community.

Parents and families are invited to contact the

school for further information on enrolling children

in Kindergarten and Years 1 to 6 at Quandialla

Central School for the 2016 school year.

Contacting the school

Please contact the school for further information. I

am always available to meet with parents, provide

further information and answer questions.

Kind Regards

Phillip Foster – Principal

Quandialla Central School is participating in the

2015 Woolworths ‘Earn & Learn’ promotion.

Stickers may be placed in the Quandialla Central

School ‘Earn & Learn’ box at Young and Temora

Woolworth stores. Alternatively stickers can be

dropped into Quandialla Central School during

office hours.

Your support to our school is greatly appreciated.

The Woolworths Earn & Learn program gives our

school the chance to earn new educational

resources.

Last year more than 14,500 schools and Early

Learning Centres benefited from the program,

boosting supplies in classrooms, libraries, music

room, gymnasiums and science labs.

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Years 3 – 6 News

Robotics Camp

Bribbaree Public School is hosting a Robotics

Camp on the 9th and 10th September for Year 4

and above and I have booked four students in to

the course. The lead trainer from Mac IT will be

teaching the pupils how to build and program the

robots. This camp should be lots of fun and

complement the robotics the Year 6 boys will be

learning in at the Henry Lawson High School in

the second half of the term. It is planned that

these students will return and teach the rest of us

how to use our Robotics kits properly.

Science and Engineering Day

On Friday 21st August Year 6 have been invited to

attend a Science and Engineering Day at The

Henry Lawson High School. The students will

work in cooperative groups to problem solve.

They may have to build a catapult, a rocket, a car,

a bridge or a tower. Last year the students had a

lot of fun mixing with pupils from the other

schools. I know the boys will enjoy this day again.

The 26-Storey Treehouse

Students in 3 - 6 will be travelling to Wagga

Wagga Civic Theatre on the 31st August to see

the production of The 26-Storey Treehouse. The

play has been travelling around the state and has

been collecting some excellent reviews. Details

of our travel arrangements and a permission note

will be sent home when finalised.

3 - 6 Homework

Students should be working on their CWA

Projects on Italy as it is due at the end of next

week. We have been writing summaries in class

and the students are able to take their books

home. If they bring a USB to school they can

copy the work or send it home by email. They

should all have white cardboard by now.

K, 1 – 2 News

Kindergarten took home some tricky words

yesterday (on blue paper, glued in a book). They

can practice these during the week and bring the

book back on Monday for more words to be glued

in.

We are in the garden this week.

Book Club is due on Monday, 3rd August.

Stay tuned for more information regarding

sporting schools (The new active after schools

name). This program has only just been

launched so is taking a little while to roll out. It

will be offered for 5 weeks and will be Table

Tennis. More details to follow.

Date for your Diary: Book Week Celebrations

will be August 19th. Start thinking about those

costumes.

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Quandialla Central School – School Photos

Monday, 17th August, 2015

Our School Photos for 2015 will be taken on

Monday, 17th August, in the school grounds.

Photo envelopes (with prices) will be attached to

next week’s newsletter.

Students are asked to wear their full school

‘Winter Uniform’.

If the weather is inclement photos will be taken on

another day. Parents will be notified of this day,

prior to the photos being taken.

Mrs Ruth Penfold will be taking our School

Photos this year.

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SCHOOL INFORMATION

Canteen operates each Wednesday.

CANTEEN ROSTER – TERM 3 - 2015

15th July Tracy Penfold

22nd July Sarah Ryan

6th

29th July Catia Nowlan

5th August Tracy Penfold

12th August Danielle McAlister

19th August Margaret Priestley

26th August Sarah Ryan

2nd September Tracy Penfold 17

9th September Catia Nowlan

16th September Tracy Penfold

BELL TIMES

8.55am Roll Call

9.00am Period 1

10.00am Period 2

11.00am RECESS

11.20am Period 3

12.20pm Period 4

1.00pm PRIMARY LUNCH

1.20pm SECONDARYLUNCH

2.00pm DEAR

2.20pm Period 5 3.20pm

3.20pm SCHOOL FINISHES

DIARY DATES – TERM 3

WEEK 3

EDUCATION WEEK

Tuesday, July 28th ICAS - English Wednesday, July 29th CANTEEN Thursday, July 30th Education Week - Open Classroom - starting at

11.30 am Stephanie Alexander Kitchen

Garden Years K, 1 - 2 (Garden) Years 3 - 6 (Kitchen) Education Week - Lunch in

the playground (Please bring a basket lunch).

WEEK 4

Wednesday, August 5th CANTEEN Thursday, August 6th Stephanie Alexander Kitchen

Garden Years K, 1 - 2 (Kitchen) Years 3 - 6 (Garden) Life Education Van Visit P.&C. Meeting - 7.30 pm in the

staffroom

WEEK 5

Year 12 - Trial HSC Exams commence Tuesday, August 11th ICAS - Mathematics Wednesday, August 12th CANTEEN Thursday, August 13th Stephanie Alexander Kitchen

Garden Years K, 1 - 2 (Garden) Years 3 - 6 (Kitchen) Friday, August 14th Yr 3 - 6 Science & Engineering Workshop at T.H.L.H.S. School Assembly - 2.30 pm

COMMUNITY HEALTH

Drop in Clinic – 9.00 am to 10.30 am or by Appointment. All other services as usual.

Phone: 6347 1200

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2015 It is the Country Women’s Association Project time again.

The country we will be studying this year will be Italy.

Due the end of the fourth week TERM 3 – 7th August 2015

ALL YEARS 3 TO 6 STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART

Over the next three weeks we will spend considerable time in class reading about Italy and learning how to make summaries. The students will end up with information for their projects. I will be assessing how they do this.

Students will need to collect pictures of Italy.

Students who wish to make their project unique will need to be doing additional work on the project for homework. Parents are encouraged to help with layout on the cardboard.

ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY THEIR OWN WHITE CARDBOARD.

Mrs Robinson – Assistant Principal

LIFE EDUCATION NSW

Visit to Quandialla Central School

Thursday, 6th August, 2015

Life Education NSW will be visiting our school on Thursday, 6th August, 2015.

K, 1 – 2 will participate in the program – Harold’s Mystery Tour. The program covers body workings, safe use and storage of medicines, peer pressure and coping strategies, safety and decision making.

3 – 6 will participate in the program – Harold’s Diary. The program covers friendship, resilience, expressing emotions, coping strategies, healthy food choices and active lifestyles.

The programs address many of the components and objectives with the NSW PD/H/PE curriculum.

There will be no cost for the students.

Please Note:

Life Education permission notes were sent home last week.

Please return permission notes to the school by Friday, 31st

July, 2015.

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Last Minute

PLEASE NOTE:

Bookings:

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