Kalori Term 4 - Week 4 5 November 2019

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Meryula St Narromine NSW 2821

P: 02 68894566 F: 02 68894451

E: narromine-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Denise Toohey – Principal

Wudhagaragarra Awards

A huge congratulations to Jonah Moss, Lily-Louise Walker and Kerrie Walden for their success in the

2019 Wudhagaragarra Awards. These awards are a celebration of the Excellence in Indigenous

Education achievements by students, staff, parents and community.

Jonah has received his award for his outstanding achievement in sport and Lily-Louise was

acknowledged for her outstanding achievements in the area of student leadership. Our Aboriginal Education Officer,

Kerrie Walden, was celebrated for her outstanding contribution to educational achievement by an Aboriginal staff

member. These three are very worthy recipients and I’m sure you will join with me in celebrating their successes. They

will receive their awards at a special ceremony in Dubbo tomorrow morning.

Year 6 Profiles

Today’s Kalori has the final in our Year 6 Profile series. I have enjoyed reflecting on all our Year 6 students have

achieved, in their participation and the opportunities our school has offered. To read their memories of Kindergarten

is heart-warming and to know that our school has given them such a strong foundation as they move towards their

high school journey is profound. Congratulations to all our Year 6 graduating students, enjoy these last few weeks of

your primary school experience as you prepare for the adventure ahead.

First Lunch, Second Lunch

I’m so excited to see so many of

our staff and students

embracing the change to our

eating routines with first lunch,

second lunch. There have been

some delicious, healthy and

nutritious offerings in

lunchboxes including wraps,

salads, sandwiches, leftovers in

thermoses, quiche and rice

paper rolls. This change to

eating routines sees our

students making healthier and

more sustaining choices for their school lunches. Students are encouraged to eat a more substantial part of their lunch

at 10.55am to maintain them through peak learning times followed by a fruit or vegetable snack at 12.10pm and a

smaller healthy lunch option at 1.10pm. As previously occurred, students are given time in class to eat their lunches

and outside playtime remains the same ensuring our students have plenty of time to be active throughout the day.

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Denise Toohey – Principal continued

Our School Captains

Lauren Turnbull and

Andrew Smith

reflected on the

change with the

following comments:

“It’s a good change, not having the wait so long to eat our

lunch. It means we don’t get crazy hungry and we can

concentrate better in class. Our classes are calmer after the

food breaks,” said Lauren.

“Having my big lunch earlier means my food in my thermos

stays nice and warm and I’m eating less snacks now,” said

Andrew.

We thank you for your support in embracing this change

which is aimed at reducing high sugar, salt, and fat processed

snack foods in our students' lunches. To assist with the

change we will be hosting a Cancer Council Healthy Lunchbox

seminar on 13 November at 11am.

NOTES HOME

Headlice - Kindy, 1M and 1S

Yr 6 Graduation dinner

Yr 6 photos

Stg 3 Aviation Museum

excursion

Gold Level reward

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PBL News

During the lunch breaks, our PBL students, are being treated to extra sporting activities. We

have a new SLSO, William Coleman, who is running a range of physical activity challenges.

Some of these challenges include: tug-of-war, relays, basketball and squat challenges. William

has reported that there is good participation from students across all Stages. He has also

noticed that there has been an improvement in the skills of the students. Keep an eye out for

William in the playground with his sporting equipment.

Also, our new initiative of first lunch, second lunch has commenced where students are encouraged to bring healthy,

substantial and nutritious food. Well done to the students who are packing healthier alternatives such as salads, boiled

eggs and fresh fruit salad. It has also been noted that more students are bringing reusable containers. Healthy food

options provide the students the vitamins and minerals to promote good brain health to encourage and support their

learning.

Please remember for students to achieve BLUE level this term, they are required to have 213 points and for RED level

201 by Friday of Week 9. Also, there will be stage rewards during Week 5 for those students who have achieved 100

points.

Thank you to those parents and carers who have encouraged their children to be respectful, honest and responsible

learners by supporting our healthy food options. Healthy foods contain nutrients and vitamins that can boost brain

health and improve your mood. By fitting more of these into your diet, you’ll be on track to feeling good. Keep up the

good work! Thank you for your support.

RHR, That’s who we are!’ - PBL Team

Assembly Awards Week 3 Attendance – 2N Uniform – 2B Best Class of the assembly – 1S RHR – 1S Super Val – 1M That’s Super – 34E PBL Draw – Barney Gordon, Will Heckendorf, Addison Daley, Shayla Schneider, Charlotte Hutchison and Courtney Kennedy. Class Awards – Edith McCutcheon, Kurtis Heckendorf, Brenton Bonwick, Kaidance James, Heath Masters, Mason Burns, Deighjay Wilson, Bobbi-Lee Dickson, Lashari Murphy, Scott Housden, Aliyah Braun, Tyrone Wright, Nevaeh Simmons, Adelaide Maher, Lohan McNeil, Klaneesha Knight, Heidi McLauchlan, Sophie Barnes, Leslie Shillingsworth, Cody Rose, Tylar Diggins, Bridget McDonnell, Kayeisha Davison-Knight, Chloe McCarthy, Sean Colville, Spencer Craft, Lauren Turnbull, Nacarlia McKellar, Harry Wells, Azurra Thurston, Bailey Simmons, Makailah Murphy, Cruz Gillespie, Ethan Lowe and Lacy Tyrell. House Points – Bogan 714, Macquarie 652, Namoi 652 and Castlereagh 556. Family Literacy Award – Jesse Stockings. Science Awards – Azurra Thurston, Brent Baxter and Damon Brezzo.

Have you changed your contact details?

Please remember to update your contact details with the school office as

they change. Call 6889 4566 or call into the office to update.

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Maths Matters

Fraction Fruit

In 5/6G we have been learning about fractions, percentages and

decimals. Students participated in a fun, hands-on lesson with healthy

fruit to consolidate and extend on their understanding of fractions,

percentages and decimals.

We cut different kinds of fruit up into proper fractions of 1/2, 1/4, 1/3,

1/8, 1/16 and compared the differences in fractions adding to the

consolidation of their understanding of fractions.

Within this lesson, students learnt:

• Comparing and ordering fractions.

• Cutting a whole fruit into proper fractions.

• Adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions.

• Solving problems using proper fractions, improper fractions and

mixed numerals.

• Applying mental strategies to solve problems involving addition

and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator.

• Mental strategies for generating equivalent fractions, such as

multiplying or dividing the numerator and the denominator by the same

number.

Family Literacy Challenge

Welcome to term 4 of our Family Literacy Challenges. Complete and submit your entries to the front office for a chance

to win a prize. Make sure you have one name of a family member per entry. For example: The Jones Family- Andrew

Jones 4W.

Week 4 Vocabulary - Using the word ‘outstanding’ create as many small words as you can. Bonus points if you write

down the meaning of the word.

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Sport

This term Year 3-6 are doing swimming for sport on Fridays from 11:30am-1pm in Weeks 4, 5, 6 and 7. Students will

be taken through a series of activities such as water confidence, water safety skills, stroke practice and diving. All

students are grouped according to the signed permission note from Term 1 and teacher judgement based on their

swimming ability. If you feel that your child is in the wrong group please send in a signed note to their classroom

teacher stating which group you feel they should be in.

Students are reminded to bring their swimming costume, towel, hat and sunscreen.

If students are not swimming one week, a signed note explaining why they are not swimming needs to be sent in to

their classroom teacher.

Gobondery/ NARRAF Tennis Gala Day

On Friday, eight students travelled to Tottenham for

the Gobondery/ NARRAF tennis gala day. The girl

representatives were Hannah Preston, Jessica Woods,

Heidi Turnbull and Addison Mackay. The boy

representatives were Lachlan Warren, Josh Richards,

Noah Richards and Fraser Gill. Students played

doubles against teams from Warren, Trangie,

Tottenham and Tullamore. The tennis was

competitive and all students played fairly and had fun.

Kristie Mackay - Sport Coordinator

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Dream Cricket Dream Cricket was an inspirational day that allowed students with special needs to engage with a variety of sporting

games, helping to develop their skills and confidence in a supportive and inclusive setting. We travelled by bus to

Dubbo, which included some lovely singing from students. Our favourite games were batting and bowling in front of

the sticky wicket keeper. We all participated with great enthusiasm and were rewarded for our efforts with a public

presentation, where we received a shiny gold medal. We would love to acknowledge and thank the Rotarians who

organised a fabulous event.

Mrs Fortnum and The Dream Cricket Team (Mrs Coleman, Leslie, Tyrone, Cody, Kayla, Makailah and Jake)

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Term 4 Calendar

MONTH MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 4 NOV

4 5

6

7

8 Gold Level excursion 3-6 swim for Sport

WEEK 5 NOV

11 2020 School Leader Speeches

12

13 Healthy lunchbox seminar 11am

14

15 Assembly Host Stg 2 SRC Item 34E 3-6 swim for Sport

WEEK 6 NOVEMBER Intensive swimming

18 19

20 High School Transition

21

22 3-6 swim for Sport

WEEK 7 NOV Intensive swimming

25 26

27 28 29 Assembly Host student leaders Item KK 3-6 swim for Sport

WEEK 8 NOV

2 Aviation Museum excursion

3

4 Presentation Day

5 6

WEEK 9 DEC

9 10

11 12 Year 6 Graduation Assembly and Dinner

13

WEEK 10 DEC

16 PBL reward day Stages 2/3 @pool

17

18 Final day for students

19 Staff development

20 Staff development

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Community

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Community