Kalori“Message Stick”

Term 4Week 6

Principal’s Message

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15th November 2016

Henty Public School

43 Sladen Street Henty NSW 2658

T 02 6929 3184

F 02 6929 3057

E henty-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

W henty-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

“Achievement for All in a Safe and Respectful Environment”

We are Responsible, We are Respectful, We are Learners

Year 5/6 ExcursionCongratulations to Year 5/6, Mrs Liston, Mrs Malmo, Mr Roulston and Mr Brown who attended the excursion last week. I have heard great stories, viewed amazing photos and received positive feedback from many students and parents.I am sure that this was a wonderful experience and you will cherish many memories for years to come.Please note photo above of the Year 5/6 visting the Prisoners of War Memorial in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens on Remembrance Day.

Captain SpeechesThe 2017 captain speeches will be held this Thursday at 9.30am in the school hall. Voting will commence at the conclusion of the speeches. We look forward to hearing from our future leaders.Parents and friends are welcome to attend.

Sports AssemblyPlease note that our sports assembly is this Friday at 2pm. A flyer is included in todays Kalori.

Remembrance DayCongratulations to all students who represented Henty Public School at the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Henty Park last Friday.

Regards, Mr Justin Graham

NovemberMon 14th to Fri 25th: Intensive swimming

Thurs 17th: Captain speeches at 9.30am

Fri 18th: Sports assembly at 2pm

Fri 18th: School Tennis Championship

finals at 11.30am at the town courts

Thurs 24th: P & C Meeting & School Disco

from 5.30pm

Fri 25th: Kinder Transition 12.30pm to

2pm

Tues 29th Nov: Band Concert at 10.30amDecemberThurs 1st: Creative Arts Night at BHS

Fri 2nd: Kinder Transition 12.30 to 2.00pm

Fri 2nd: School swimming 8 yrs plus

Wed 7th: Combined scripture service at

10 am

Thurs 8th: Presentation Night at 6.30pm

Fri 9th: School swimming 8yrs plus

Mon 12th: Year 6 Farewell

What’s On at HPS?

Henty Public School

Kindergarten - Claire RossAll Kindergarten students will be involved in intensive swimming this week and next week. Students will walk to the pool after lunch and return at approximately 3pm. I look forward to seeing their confidence grow in the pool during their lessons.Homework this week includes; home reading, news plan and spelling activities. In writing, students have been exploring poetry with Mr Turner. They have created some poems about themselves and using their five senses. We look forward to publishing these on the computer.Please note: Kindergarten students will not be at the school assembly due to intensive swimming. All awards for students in K/1 will be handed out at the following assembly in Week 8. Have a great week.

Year 1 / Year 2Emma Byles / Sarah SheatherLast week we were treated to a variety of visits including the dentist ladies, cricket representatives from Sydney Thunder and a session about being responsible around pets. All sessions were very informative and enjoyed by all.This week intensive swimming lessons begin for most students. Please ensure your child has their towel, swimmers, hat and drink bottle to take to the pool each day. We will be eating our lunch on return to school. This week our spelling focus is er=ladder and revision of consonant blends and in maths we are investigating fractions and number patterns. A huge CONGRATULATIONS to all the children who presented their speeches to the class last week. I was very impressed!* Home Reading (10 minutes), Spelling Activities, Maths Challenges*

Year 2 / Year 3Jolonna Brand / Justin GrahamBoth Mrs Brand and Mr Graham attended Professional learning about Trauma informed practice in the early years. This learning will be valuable to bring back and share with the students and staff at school.With assessments being completed, it is a good opportunity for “second chance learning”, where our learning is directed towards areas we stll need assistance with.We also remind students that although we are halfway through the term, we are not in wind down mode and learning is still the priority in our classroom.Our 3 values of respectful, responsible and learner are still expected in our classroom.By the way it was Kilroy who stole the feast!! But he had help.....

Year 4 / Year 5 - Mary ListonThank you to Year 5 and 6 for an amazing excursion, I enjoyed every minute of it, well almost every minute! It was a lot of fun and you students were an absolute pleasure to be with. Thank you to Geoff Roulston, our bus driver and parent on call at all times. To Craig Brown, the die is cast you will have to go on every excursion now! We appreciate both men and their support and assistance over the 4 days.Home Learning went home yesterday and is not due back until Friday this week.Captains’ speeches will take on Thursday at 9.30am, good luck to all students who will present a speech to the whole school telling us about themselves and why they believe they will make a great school leader.

Year 5 / Year 6 - Joanne MalmoIt is without doubt that our excursion was a huge success for all involved. Each of the venues we visited provided the students and staff with fabulous history lessons and unforgettable experiences. The success of the excursion was due to the involvement of all the students and their willingness to participate fully in all of the experiences. A special thank you to Craig Brown for his support and assistance last week, some students will never forget his very own ‘sound and light show’ and his talent on the handball court! Geoff Roulston looked after us superbly and made himself available when extra adult assistance was required. Mrs Liston, once again, organised the excursion with ease and ensured that we all made the most of our time away. Despite the fact that we were cruising along the Hume Freeway at 11am on Remembrance Day, the students still showed their utmost respect and joined Australia in a minutes silence at the appropriate time. This week we are back into the swing of learning in the classroom with some follow-up activities from last week. We are also tying up loose ends from our science investigation and we’ll begin learning about farm and house safety. The Year 5 students are invited to present their captain speech on Thursday at 9:30am, family and friends are welcome to attend. Immediately following the speeches (approx. 10:30), the Year 5/6 students will hold an exhibition in our classroom displaying their recently completed gold rush projects, please make some time to view these amazing creations.

Yr 5/6 enjoying panning for gold at Ballarat

CLASS NOTES

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SCHOOL NEWS

SCHOOL CANTEEN ROSTERThe canteen co-ordinator is Alison Baldock.

TERM 421st Nov: Debbie Klemke

28th Nov: Nicole Edwards

5th Dec: Julie Milton

12th Dec: Jenny Zorga

HATS ARE COMPULSORY IN TERM 4!No hat, play in the shade.

The school disco for Years 3-6 will be held on Thursday 24th November from 5:30pm-7.00pm. The theme for the disco is ‘Around The World’ and the Year 3/4 students are required to bring supper to share. The disco will coincide with the P&C meeting.

AssemblyThere will be an assembly this week at 3pm in

the school hall.

Henty Public School 2016 Kindergarten Transition Days

Henty Public School is offering the following transition days for pre-school aged children. These days will assist your family in becoming familiar with our school.

Date & Time Activity What will be involved Friday 25th November 12:30pm-2:00pm

Children Numeracy Session in the Kindergarten classroom

Pre-school students will participate in a range of numeracy activities in the Kindergarten classroom. Please bring a packed lunch.

Friday 2nd December 12:30pm-2:00pm

Children Meet your 2017 buddy!

Gather in the Kindergarten classroom for some fun games and activities with our 2017 buddies. Please bring a packed lunch.

TIME: 10:30 DATE: Tuesday 29th November PLACE: Henty Public School

Come listen to the students in year 4, 5 and 6 at Henty P.S play some of the musical pieces they have prepared including Hard Rock Blues, Long Way to the Top, Power Rock, Jingle Bell Boogie and When the Saints go Marching in. Everyone is invited and we hope to see you there on the 29th of November.

ReminderPlease remember to place all money that comes into the office in a zip lock bag or

envelope with your childs name on it.

Henty Public School

Invites you to

The 2016 Sporting Presentation Assembly

When: Friday 18th November, 2016 Time: 2.00pm

Where: School Hall

Guest Speaker: Montana Ross

Students sporting achievements throughout the year will be acknowledged and recognised at this special assembly. Members of the

public and greater community are invited to attend the assembly.

Montana Ross is a past pupil of Henty Public School and undertook almost all of her primary years at

the school. She was an active participant in all sporting events and

represented the school at Riverina level in a number of different

disciplines. Since leaving school she has gone on to pursue her dream of

competing at national level in Polocrosse. She currently plays as an

intermediate player (16-21 years) and played in the National Finals as

a member of the NSW U21 Women’s Team in Albury in April

2016. Her goal now is to play in the 2019 World Cup to be held in

Warwick Qld.

Please join us at our Sports Assembly and help celebrate the sporting achievements in 2016.

The staff and students of Henty Public School.

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SPORT

COMMUNITY NEWS

Red Ball Tennis: What a great effort by our tennis players in Sydney last week, Angus, Josslyn, Ryder and Hannah, they placed 7th out of 28 teams overall. Well done to you all.

School Tennis Championships: The games will continue this week around illness and absences and we hope to have the finals played on Friday morning at 11.30am at the town tennis courts, all families will be notified.

Intensive Swimming: The intensive swim program has commenced with a bit of a cool start but it is up and running. Thank you to all staff for rolling with the changes and we hope the students benefit for the intensive instruction. It is important that they visit the pool regularly to maintain skill level and become confident in the water. Remember to bring in you money for pool hire and lifeguard costs, thank you.

Sports Assembly: This year our Sport Assembly will take place on Friday 18th November at 2pm and we are delighted to welcome a past pupil who has participated at national level in her area of sport. Montana Ross will be our guest speaker and she will speak about her career as a Polo Cross Player and her recent experiences at the National Championship in Albury earlier this year. We look forward to hearing all about competing at such a high level. Our winning house will also be announced but Sportsperson of the Year will be revealed at Presentation Night on Thursday 8th December.

Shotokan Karate SchoolShotokan Karate School will be holding two

more free information sessionsat the Henty Lifestyle Centre on Friday 18th &

25th November at 5-30 pmEnquires Lorri Roden 69293071 or

0438003071

Henty Aqua Classes Held at the Henty Swimming Pool every

Monday and Wednesday night at 7pm. The cost is $12.00 plus pool entry or seasons ticket.

HENTY SWIM CLUB 2016- 2017STARTS BACK SOON!

Swim club will officially start back for training on Monday 28th November.

Come along and join us this year for another great season of swimming! Quality training by a qualified coach with sessions

determined by age and ability. It’s a chance to be challenged, learn more about fitness, improve your swim times and to enjoy bbqs,

social gatherings and much, much more!

We have many fun things planned for this year, so please do make sure you come along, bring a friend and have some fun!

We will have swimwear available for purchase at registration.

New option of PRE-

REGISTRATIONavailable!

We encourage everyone to use this system to

avoid delays and queues!

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DATES OF ASSESSMENT

(registration also available on these

dates)4 – 5.30pm on

Monday 21st Nov and Wednesday 23rd November

First club night Friday 2nd Dec

SWIM CLUB COMMITTEEEXECUTIVE

President –Joanne KnobelTreasurer – Julie White

Secretary – Willow Aliento

SWIM COACHFabrizio Andreoni

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