Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065 [email protected]Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE www.sthgraſton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au South Graſton Public School Newsleer We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work and we pay our respects to the Elders both past and present. www.sthgrafton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au www.facebook.com/SouthGraftonPublicSchool Term 1 Week 2 Thursday 10th May 2018 Principal’s Report On Tuesday we had Mr Bob Hayes and Mr Fred Norris from the South Grafton RSL Sub Branch visit our school to present Mr Tapp with a Certificate of Appreciation for the outstanding performance by our Academy Choir as part of the South Grafton Anzac Day Service. Mr Hayes also commented on the outstanding attendance of our students as part of the march. All members of our Academy Choir who participated on the day will also receive a thankyou certificate from the RSL Sub Branch. The RSL also donated $100 towards our excellent choir program. Our school has had a number of outstanding sporting successes in the last week. Congratulations to the following students who have gained selection in North Coast PSSA Sporting teams to participate at upcoming State carnivals: Caitlin Amos and Kael Cook - Hockey, Callum Dalton - Rugby League and Lilly Tough - Soccer. This is an outstanding achievement by these athletes and we wish them all the best at these carnivals. Congratulations to our Netball team who played Westlawn PS in the first round of the PSSA state knockout. The team played extremely well but were beaten by a better team on the day. Thank you to Mrs Pope for her coaching. Our team looked superb in their new uniforms Congratulations to our Tennis team who played in the PSSA state knockout against Westlawn PS. Despite playing very well our team were defeated. Our thanks to Mrs Albert and Mrs Rouse for their organisation. Good luck to our Rugby League team who are playing Grafton PS in the first round of the State knockout next Monday at Frank McGuren Fields. Our thanks to Mr Duroux for coaching this team. Good luck to all our students who are participating in the Clarence Zone Cross Country being held tomorrow, Friday at Junction Hill. Mrs Rouse, Mrs Lavery and Mrs Warren will be accompanying our students. Good luck today to our girls and boys cricket team who are playing Westlawn PS in the state knockout at JJ Lawrence Fields. Our thanks to Mr Zacek and Mr Newman for their coaching of these teams. Thank you to our P&C, Craft Group and our volunteers who have worked tirelessly making beautiful gifts for our students to purchase for their mums for Mother’s Day. The range and quality of the gifts was outstanding. Thank you to our community for supporting these stalls and I would like to wish all our mums a wonderful Mother’s Day this Sunday.
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Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065
On Tuesday we had Mr Bob Hayes and Mr Fred Norris from the South Grafton RSL Sub Branch visit our school to present Mr Tapp with a Certificate of Appreciation for the outstanding performance by our Academy Choir as part of the South Grafton Anzac Day Service. Mr Hayes also commented on the outstanding attendance of our students as part of the march. All members of our Academy Choir who participated on the day will also receive a thankyou certificate from the RSL Sub Branch. The RSL also donated $100 towards our excellent choir program.
Our school has had a number of outstanding sporting successes in the last week. Congratulations to the following students who have gained selection in North Coast PSSA Sporting teams to participate at upcoming State carnivals: Caitlin Amos and Kael Cook - Hockey, Callum Dalton - Rugby League and Lilly Tough - Soccer. This is an outstanding achievement by these athletes and we wish them all the best at these carnivals.
Congratulations to our Netball team who played Westlawn PS in the first round of the PSSA state knockout. The team played extremely well but were beaten by a better team on the day. Thank you to Mrs Pope for her coaching. Our team looked superb in their new uniforms Congratulations to our Tennis team who played in the PSSA state knockout against Westlawn PS. Despite playing very well our team were defeated. Our thanks to Mrs Albert and Mrs Rouse for their organisation. Good luck to our Rugby League team who are playing Grafton PS in the first round of the State knockout next Monday at Frank McGuren Fields. Our thanks to Mr Duroux for coaching this team. Good luck to all our students who are participating in the Clarence Zone Cross Country being held tomorrow, Friday at Junction Hill. Mrs Rouse, Mrs Lavery and Mrs Warren will be accompanying our students. Good luck today to our girls and boys cricket team who are playing Westlawn PS in the state knockout at JJ Lawrence Fields. Our thanks to Mr Zacek and Mr Newman for their coaching of these teams. Thank you to our P&C, Craft Group and our volunteers who have worked tirelessly making beautiful gifts for our students to purchase for their mums for Mother’s Day. The range and quality of the gifts was outstanding. Thank you to our community for supporting these stalls and I would like to wish all our mums a wonderful Mother’s Day this Sunday.
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NAPLAN for 2018 at SGPS is online along with 500 schools across Australia as part of a trial. As such all tests, except the Year 3 Writing test, will be computer based. Our timetable will be: Tuesday 15 May - Year 3 & 5 Writing Wednesday 16 May - Year 5 Reading Thursday 17 May - Year 3 Reading Monday 20 May - Year 5 Conventions of Language Tuesday 15 May - Year 3 Conventions of Language Wednesday 16 May - Year 5 Numeracy Thursday 17 May - Year 3 Numeracy All tests will be in either the Library or IT room and will be completed before lunch each day. It would be greatly appreciated if students are on time to school during this time so tests are not delayed. Being part of this online trial is a great privilege and opportunity for our school and students. If students happen to miss allocated times Mr Jones will follow up to ensure all tests are completed. The process for students in Year 4 who wish to apply for our Opportunity Class in 2019 has started. All applications must be done online. Important dates are as follows: Tuesday 1st May 2018: Online applications open Friday 18th May 2018: Online applications close Wednesday 1st August 2018: OC Placement Test Parents will be able to access the online application at https://education.nsw.gov.au/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5. All Year 4 students should have received a note with more information. We ask for the note to be returned so we know who has applied but this is NOT the application. Please contact Mrs Buckley if you require further information. Just a reminder our annual contributions are $30 for one student and $50 for two or more students. We appreciate your assistance in paying this contributions.
On Wednesday 13th June we will be celebrating Grandparents’ Day and the wonderful contributions our grandparents and senior family members make towards our families. We are looking forward to an excellent day to celebrate these special people in our lives. A separate note with details is accompanying this newsletter. Have a great week Peter Hickey Principal
Visiting Authors Term 1 We finished off Term 1 with some fantastic visiting authors from the Byron Bay Writers' Festival. Zanni Louise visited Stage 1, Samantha Turnbull Stage 2 and Jesse Blackadder Stage 3 on the last Wednesday of Term 1. The students who were successful with their application participated in a writer's workshop with these amazing Australian authors. Students were able to learn first hand from these accomplished authors exactly what it takes to build a great story. Stage 1 were at the Infants' campus, Stage 2 in the Library and Stage 3 used the Festival bus and enjoyed the beautiful sunny weather and wrote outside in the writing tepees. It was a great way to finish the term! Term 2 This term we also have Aleesah Darlison visiting our school on Friday Week 4. Throughout the day, she will present a different talk for all students from Kindy to Year 6 based around her experience as another great Australian author. More information about her can be found at http://www.aleesahdarlison.com . Book Club Issue 3 brochure has been sent home and closes on Tuesday 15th May, so please have your order done online via The Loop by this date. Mrs Heyman Teacher-Librarian Thank you to our parents who are already using the Skoolbag app. We are finding this a very easy form of communication for our parents to access. Many parents are using the app to explain absences and sign permission notes. Currently we have 255 parents who have downloaded this app. Your continued support would be greatly appreciated as we hope to have a paperless newsletter in the very near future.
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Students of the Week Award KRB Summah De Bono KAO Tyson Cameron KDM Joey Gaddes KDR Takavia Croake 1BK Isabella Houlihan 1KG Chloe Jones 1/2KW Paton M 1CK Khyrin Walker Martin 2MA Charlotte Reeve 2TJ Ben Weinert 2LS Jessica Zomer 3MM Emily Loy 3/4TA Ruby McNee 4ES Aila Giggins 4DM Chayse Brown 4JR Chloe Brown 5LG Biianca Rhodes 5SD Teya-Rae Sweeting 5WC Ava Tattis 5/6TC Noah Backwell-Geerin 5/6AP Mia Torrens 6DZ Lillee Really 6TM Athrun Thompson Principal Awards Indianna Kroehnert, Lucas Falappi, Levi Gilmore, Jaxon Stephens, Koen Croft, Kiana Logan, Charlotte Moran, Kalysta Williams, Emma Lawson, Lani Crspe, Jasmin Vassallo, Ella Whalon-Hollebone Blue Ribbons Joey Gaddes, Miley Abraham, Hunter Rainbow, Caleb Lolic, Charlotte Reeve, Rhianah McGrady, Taj Giggins, Ava Thurgood Randall, Charni Adamson, Saphira Sinclair, Lucy Warwick, Sarah Finlay, Emma Cameron, Aidan Menzies, Jordan Pritchard, Ella Smith, Aila Giggins, Violet Williams, Nayte Meyer, Annabel Dungey, Chloe Brown, Melanie Leman, Ella Sinclair, Emma Lawson, Hailey Fensom, Owen Marsh, Teya-Rae Sweeting, Ava Tattis, Sienna Caple, Evie Jenkins, Mia Nicholson, Max Rayward, IsaiahWright, Charlotte Blood, Chantel Fisher, Tiarne Collins, Emily Barrett, Ruby Bowling, Tamika Gaddes, Zoe Bailey AEO Award Chloe Taylor, Mia West, Kyhliah Ferguson Pride Awards Harvey Rediger, Josie Vickers, Coopa Davey, Hunter Rainbow, Caleb Lolic, Annabelle Payne, Beau Kells, Kaine Logan, Yirrili Williams, Kaliyah R, Isabella Taylor, Liam Slater, Blake Howard, Kayden Skinner Gordon, Kazrianna Duroux, Cienna Barker, Jake Elliott, Stevie Ray Simiana, Braithen De Bono, Jacob Everson, Roxy Walker, Scott Warwick, Kayleb Adams, Ava Thurgood-Randall, Taj Giggins, Seth Anderson, Mia Muller, Hunter Kroehnert, Billy Cain, Georgie Salmon, Shaedon Wheeler, Carter Slis, Isabella Bailey, Rhianah McGrady, Heston McConnell, Jaimin McLennan, Allyrah Hunt, Nate Tattis, Finn Hegedus, Riley Lolic, Aiden Quinlin, Laurie Ayres, Killara Quinlan, Kiedis Laurie-Daley, Joseph Simiana, Izaac Christian, Charlie Froesch, Shilah O’Davis, Jami Reid, Saphira Sinclair, Mitchell Zammit, Leila Horstman, Taj Lentini, Violet Williams, Byron Buchan, Lexi Bryant, Zac Noble-Rodgers, Nayte Meyer, Ella McNee, Annabel Dungey, Dean Brown, Phoenix Higgins, Thomas Fisher, Reagan Carpenter, Charlie Egan, Oscar Wales, Alana Gabanski, Jamie Pearce, Amie-Lea Perkins, Lemeki Kurimalawai, Jake Blackadder, Hailey Fensom, Kael Cook, Phoenix Lee, Mackenzie Love, Joshua Crapp, Taliha Davey, Ben Simpson, Kahlia Wheeler, Blake McPhee, Charlotte Blood, Kayleb Williams, Noah Russ, Lillian Patterson, Emily Henderson, Kysha Wyse-Tapp, Izac McConnell, Nicholas Shorrock, Maison Cavanagh
Friday 11th May Clarence Zone Cross Country Junction Hill Tuesday 15th May NAPLAN starts Friday 25th May NAPLAN finishes MNC Cross Country Tuesday 5th June Eisteddfod Wednesday 6th June Eisteddfod Thursday 7th June GRIP Leadership Coffs Harbour—Prefects Monday 11th June June Long Weekend Wednesday 13th June Grandparents Day Friday 15th June School Multicultural Public Speaking finals Mon 25th– Thur 28th June Life Education Van K-2 Monday 25th June Multicultural Public Speaking Finals at Westlawn PS Tues 26th - Wed 27th June Coffs Harbour Dance Festival Monday 2nd July NAIDOC Week Tuesday 3rd July Athletics Carnival Wednesday 4th July Infants Rewards Day Thursday 5th July Reports Home Stage 2 and 3 Rewards Day Friday 7th July Last Day of term Tuesday 24th July Students return Term 3
PRIMARY Monday Kerrie Martin, HELP NEEDED Tuesday Sam Pol, HELP NEEDED Wednesday Denise Kokkin, HELP NEEDED Thursday Belinda Wormald, HELP NEEDED Friday Normal Purnell, Denise Kokkin INFANTS Monday Rhonda King, HELP NEEDED Tuesday Kerri Martin, Sam Lowe Wednesday Kerri Martin, HELP NEEDED Thursday Rhonda King, Denise Kokkin Friday Julie-Anne Parente, HELP NEEDED
Net Program $90 for the season, with the Active Kids Vouchers the cost of the program is fully covered. Saturday at 12:30pm Every Suncorp NetSetGO participant will get a pack when they register. It’s packed with goodies, including: * a size 4 netball * Suncorp NetSetGO t-shirt * a Healthy Habits activity book * Suncorp Super Netball collectable player card Suncorp NetSetGO is a fun, safe, social and active program for girls and boys turning 5 to 7yrs or new players 8yrs. It gives kids of all abilities a positive introduction to netball and teaches them the basic skills of the sport. Please contact Brooke Burton 0437426070 for more information.
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CRANES Jacaranda Preschool has been a part of the local community for nearly fifty years. We pride ourselves on providing high quality education and care for children in the Grafton area. Jacaranda Preschool is open from 8.30am to 4.00pm. Fees start
from $12.50 per day. Please contact the preschool for more information 6642 4082 or [email protected]
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