principal’s report...barraba central school term 1 – week 9 25 march 2013 principal’s report...

Barraba Central School Term 1 – Week 9 25 March 2013

principal’s report

Last week we had an enjoyable week with many activities keeping the school busy. Senior Citizen Week saw the residents of Richardson House enjoy the songs sung by the K-6 students and the bowls afternoon attended by Year 10 went well. I hope to make the bowls competition become a more regular event on our calendar. Special thanks to Mr Chand and the Bowling Club committee for their organisation and execution of the afternoon. Also last Thursday Harmony Day was enjoyed by all and was a fantastic success. Well done to all of the teachers and students involved.

This week we introduce our Senior Classes: Year 11 and their Year Advisor Mr Ken Thomas and Year 12 and their Year Advisor Mrs Jennifer Longstaff.

Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Rupert Richardson Art Show at the Golf Club. Despite the power being out for some time the Rotary committee and everyone involved should be commended for an excellent well organised event. A reminder that our termly calendars that appear in our weekly newsletter may change slightly from week to week so please keep an eye on up-coming events. I will attempt to highlight these changes however it would be great if all parents could please ensure that they have the most recent calendar on their fridge. We are again offering children in Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 the opportunity to take part in the University of New South Wales Competitions at a cost of $7-$10 per competition completed. These competitions have a reputation for being very challenging. Please contact the school if you require any additional information. Parents wishing for their child to sit these exams will need to contact the school by 02/04/2013.

Primary Telephone: (02) 6782 1266 Email: [email protected] Secondary Telephone: (02) 6782 1104 Postal Address: PO Box 123 Barraba NSW 2347 Principal: Mr Adam Forrester

YEAR 11 (left) Back Row: Cameron Brown, Ciejai Lee, Martin Vaughan, Maddie Frost, Daniel Lord. Front Row: Lara King, Natasha Brown, Mr Ken Thomas, Hamish Devine, Keiran Darlington, Morgan Phillips, Nilsson West, Caitlin Frost, Ayla Webster.

YEAR 12 (right) Jackson Faulkner, Tye Griffiths, Jake Haines, Elle Russell-Atkinson, Emma Brodbeck, Brendan Ervine, Mrs Jennifer Longstaff (below).


School fees are currently coming in at a steady pace. Thank you to everyone that has already paid. New invoices will be sent out today to those parents who have misplaced this invoice. If you have any concerns or problems, please contact me at school. Remember Primary school fees are a flat rate of $25 for 1 child and $50 a family; Secondary $50 per student - $100 per family; an additional $50 a year for students electing to do Metal/Woodwork/Food Technology and Art in Years 9/10. Students in Years 11/12 doing Industrial Technology will need to pay an additional course fee of $100. A reminder that students not paying for their projects will not be allowed to take them home. School fees can be paid weekly and electives amount to as little as $1-$2 a week. Please contact the school if you have any questions or concerns. Finally this week is the Easter long weekend. I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable 4 day break.

Until next week! Adam Forrester Principal

Thank you A huge thank you is to be extended to the residents of Richardson House for the beautiful crocheted blanket they have kindly crafted and donated for our Primary sick bed. Pictured are Macy Dennis, Mackenzie Austin, Ryan Austin and Phoebe Cheatley displaying this stunning piece of handiwork.

Combined Scripture Service for Easter On Monday 25 March a combined Scripture service will be held for Easter where our fantastic Scripture teachers will spread the message of Jesus. The students will then enjoy an Easter bun which has been kindly supplied by the P&C.


Years 1/2 – ‘LET’S CELEBRATE’

1/2K have been learning about the religious and cultural significance of local, Australian and International festivals. They have done a lot of writing about the celebrations they have learnt about. The following has been typed and organised by Mrs King.

Pancake Day is today. It is Shrove Tuesday. BROCK PHILLIPS

On Pancake Day I put the pancakes in the pan and we

ate them. JACK COOMBES

I love pancakes with sugar and lemon.

FINN HART

Pancake Day is called Shrove Tuesday. Pancakes are good with butter and maple syrup and sugar. The best is maple syrup. Pancakes are good. I love pancakes. I cook

them for my family. They are good. MICHALA PRINCIC

For Chinese New Year we are going to make a dragon.

THOMAS DWYER

I made a Chinese lantern. It is red. COREY WHEELER

I was born in the year of the dog and my sister was born

in the year of the rat. LARA FORRESTER

Finn and Nate ate Chinese food and we saw the dragon

and the fireworks. NATE ELKIN-MCDONALD

I saw some real Chinese people.

DALE NEAL

On the weekend I went to the Tamworth show. We

went on rides. We went in a maze, on the tea cups and the Ferris wheel. I had lots of fun.

RILEY PAYNE

At the show I went on the Whizzer and I won a big clown. I got my face painted.

TAYLER LODGE

I am going to get fairy floss at the show. I am going to

the Dodgems and Clowns at the show. RUBY CHEATLEY

I am going to the show with mum and Jessica and Emily and Brandon and Becky. We are going on the Dodgem

cars and then we are going to buy some fairy floss. KIAH NEWELL

On the weekend I went to the Barraba show and I got a

show bag. When I got off the Giant Swing I nearly vomited!

CHARLOTTE HEYWOOD

I will enter Lego and craft. I am going on the Dodgem cars. I am going to get my face painted by Rodney the

Clown. I am going to eat fairy floss. ZOE O’DELL

At Lara’s birthday party, I hit the piñata and all the

lollies came out and we played red rover cross over. LEVI KEIGHRAN

I am going on the Dodgem cars at the show. After the

show, I am going to eat fairy floss. GEMMA KERNEY

I went on the big jumping castle. I got my face painted.

KADE KEIGHRAN

I am making a Japanese fish kite for Japanese Children’s Day.

LIAM TROTTER

They make fish kites in Japan to make boys grow strong and healthy. There is a girl’s day for dolls.

CAMERON TONKIN

I brought a doll in to class to celebrate Girl’s Day in Japan.

HAYLEY WHEELER

I was a flower girl for my aunty’s wedding. She had a big wedding cake. We had it in the bush and it was prickly. I

was two. SOPHIE DRAYCOTT


Study Centre Where: Primary school campus When: Each Monday afternoon from 3.15pm – 4.00pm. Study centre will continue to run for the remainder of Term 1. Please contact the school for further enquiries.

100 Reader Club Awards Congratulations to our AWESOME students who have achieved 25 Readers. Keep up the fantastic work!

Senior’s Week Last Tuesday our Primary students visited Richardson House for Senior’s Week. Students entertained the residents with fabulous songs and are to be commended on their behaviour.

Back Row: Jack Mackey, Coben Todd, Jack Myers, Max Kerney Front Row: Jack Thompson, Angel Cluff, Emily Pullen, Will Russell


YEAR 5/6 WRITING

Year 5/6 have been working on an Accelerated Literacy Unit

based on the novel ‘68 Teeth’

By James Maloney.

They have reconstructed a very exciting passage from his book

and written cinquain poems about crocodiles.

The wild pig shot out of the long grass, quick as a race horse and

more powerful than a gun.

Crocodile Powerful and tough

Scaly smooth and knobbly Juicy explosion of chicken Dangerous vicious reptile

By Annabelle Pegus

A wild mustang shot a cross the grassy paddock,

fast as a lightning bolt and more powerful than a bullet.

A ferocious bull shot out of the muddy creek,

fast as a pig dog and more powerful than a bulldozer.

Crocodile

Rough and tough Knobbly, long , scary and sharp

Juicy explosion of chicken Courageous and tough

By Erin Bridges

The huge pig dog shot off the truck,

Fast as a greyhound and more powerful than a crocodile.

By Zoe Ann Darlington

A ferocious pig dog leaped off the

ute, Fast as a crocodile and more powerful than a weight lifter.

Crocodile

Rough and dangerous Knobbly,scaly,sharp

An explosion of chicken Scary, yummy and powerful

By Casey Devine

Cinquain crocodile

Powerful courage dangerous Painful stumpy sharp propels

Fat huge disgusting Gruesome long ugly tough

Despicable and fierce

Crocodiles! Huge, brown

Scaly, rough, fat Squishy, smelly , yuck, slimy

Wouldn’t go near them!

Cinquain crocodile

Powerful courage dangerous Painful stumpy sharp

Propels fat huge disgusting Gross long ugly tough Despicable and fierce

Crocodiles!

Huge, brown Scaly, rough, fat

Squishy, smelly ,yuck, slimy Wouldn’t go near them!

By Kattie Frost

Crocodile Scary and powerful

Scaly, smooth and soft Delicious, yum, beautiful and tasty.

The big ugly sword fish flew out of the disgusting water, faster than a crocodile and more ferocious than

a great white shark.

Crocodile Scary and powerful

Scaly, smooth and soft Delicious, yum, beautiful and tasty.

The big ugly sword fish flew out of the disgusting water, faster than a crocodile and more ferocious than

a great white shark. By Breanna Haines

Green, ugly, scaly.

Rough, bumpy, sharp. Melts in your mouth tastes like

Chicken. A serenely amazing

Creature.

The enormous bulldog leaped over the

Fence, as tall as a giraffe and more cunning than a fox.

By Morgan Drew

Crocodile Huge and deadly

Soft, knobbly, scaly Explosion of pork in my mouth

Awesome creature

An agile mountain lion flew out of the prickly bush, quick as a snake and more powerful than a bulldog.

By Brie Stanger

Crocodile Scaly, huge, dangerous

Knobby , smooth, rough, sharp Soft and disgusting taste

Painful, powerful,long,scarey,fierce

A massive orca raced through the waving coral, quick as a cheetah and as powerful as a crocodile.

By Chloe Payne

Crocodile Scary and rough

Smooth under belly Deliclous and deligntful

Huge and terrifying.

Crocodile Rough Dangerous Sharp

Knobbly Smooth Huge Force Soft Underbelly

Powerful A mouth chomping piranha bit his way through the seaweed bigger than a shark and more powerful

than a whale shark By Nicola O ‘Dell


Crocodile Green and white Scaly and soft

Like exploding chicken and pork Dangerous

awesome creature

The big black octopus zoomed through the old rusty titanic,

quick as an f1 racer and as rough as sand paper Chaz Cheatley

Crocodile

rough ,huge, fierce knobby ,smooth ,sharp

soft and disgusting taste powerful and dangerous

A ferocious pig dog leapt off the

ute, fast as a lion and more powerful than a shark

Xanthe Hart

Crocodile Powerful, dangerous Knobbly, scaly, rough Squishy, disgusting A ferocious beast

Georgia king The terrifying t-rex thundered

though the dusty plains As sly as a fox and as mean as a

very cranky teacher. By Georgia King

Crocodile

A deadly monster of life. Lumpy and rough.

I think it might taste nice. I think it’s despicable and does not

know any better.

A blood-thirsty Eagle charged through tall grass, As fast as a

Cheetah and more powerful than an Anaconda.

By Piper Wheeler

Crocodile Rough, Powerful, Muscled, Knobbly, Fierce, Smooth, Explosion in your mouth

The massive ocker swam to the

steep bank, fast as a cheater and more powerful than a

thunderstruck. By Ryan Austin

Crocodiles

Vicious And Fierce Hard, Lumpy And Bumpy Dangerous Meat To Eat Gators, Catch Em Later

The Enormous Eel swished in the

rushing waves, quick as a cod and more shockful

than a lightning bolt. By Taylah Wilkinson

CROCODILE

Green wide Exploding

Huge sharp Bristles Force

Cinquains

Crocodile

Long, powerful Scaly, rough, stumpy

Tastes like rotten chicken Stand clear

A monstrous kraken rumbled

through the sea creatures, quick as a rain drop and powerful as a

bulldozer. By Stephen McGregor

A horrible serpent tore through

the cave, fast as a hawk and more skilled than a killer whale.

Cinquains

Crocodile Scary, fat

Rough, stumpy, force A fierce wild creature

Watch water By Ethan Tonkin

A massive jaguar pounced out of the long grass, fast as a lightning bolt and more powerful than a

roaring river. By Macy Dennis

Crocodiles

Enormous and Vicious Rough, Bumpy, Scaly

Gator, Delicious A Dangerous Beast

The enormous orca jumped over the ice berg, higher than a kanga

and more terrifying than an armed assassin.

By Phoebe Cheatley


ChildFund Visit Year 5/6 Irving Last Wednesday students in Year 5/6 Irving were visited by members of the ChildFund organization to establish a connection with a class in Laos. We made movies and photos to upload to our class in Laos. Laos is our study of another culture and we are delighted to be able to continue the relationship with ChildFund that was initiated by Mrs Carter several years ago. Our class will be working with ChildFund throughout the year to learn more about the children and culture of the HMON (Mon) people in this remote rural village. We will also share our school and town with them.


Rugby Development On Friday March 15, students in Years 1-6 enjoyed a visit from Rugby Development Officer Steve O’Brien who held a clinic of ‘skills and drills’. The students thoroughly enjoyed these activities and learned important skills in the process.

Study Centre Where: Secondary Library When: Every Monday afternoon for the remainder of Term 1. Afternoon tea: 3.15-3.30pm. Study: 3.30-4.30pm


Year 11 Biology Ecosystems Studies

Excursion

As part of the Preliminary course in Biology, the

students must undertake field studies to

measure and report on both Biotic and Abiotic

features of a given environment. The students

have been undertaking these studies in Crowdy

Bay National Park. The class travelled to the

site on Wednesday 13th March and returned on

Friday 15th March. The students measured

abiotic features over a 24hr period as well as

profiled diagrams of transects studying

abundance and distribution of species in the

area. The students camped in tents and cooking

was done on the BBQ’s provided. A great time

was had by all in attendance and students are to

be commended on their excellent behaviour.

Scott Good

Head Teacher

PRIMARY CANTEEN ROSTER

DATE VOLUNTEER

WEEK 9

Monday 25/03/13 Alison Ward Dale White

Friday 29/03/13 Good Friday

WEEK 10

Monday 01/04/13 Easter Monday

Wednesday - Meal Deal 03/04/13

Von Pegus

Friday 05/04/13 Tammy Wade Bobby Coombes

WEEK 11

Monday 08/04/13 Jackie Lott

Friday 12/04/13 Tanya Langford

Volunteers needed

We are always on the lookout for volunteers to help in the Primary School

Canteen. If you are able to assist in any way please contact the P&C

Canteen Manager Kelly Phillips on 0427 915094.

It is a great way to get involved in our fantastic school, and is a huge support to

our canteen staff.


2012 P&C Presidents Report 2012 proved to be a very interesting year for me as the President of the P&C. I would like to extend a huge thank you to all committee members. It is a team effort to make our P&C work effectively. In particular I would like to extend my thanks to Tracy, Rhonda and Susan for their help and input. Thank you to all the staff, parents, grandparents and carers for their support at meetings and assistance when needed with fundraising endeavours. We witnessed some new changes in 2012. These include a new Canteen Supervisor; a big thank you to Kelly for the smooth transition into her new role as the Canteen Supervisor. We saw changes in the senior uniforms reflecting positively in the school and community. Newsletter format and title page was changed and made to look more appealing to the community. Rhonda also secured new advertisers for the 2013 newsletter. She was also able to get additional donations for Annual Prize Giving. We had great success with our Cross Country Fundraiser. This was a very successful fundraiser and Jennylyn has already secured a booking for the 2013 carnival. This will give the P&C another opportunity to fundraise. Well done to Jennylyn for getting all the schools together and thanks to those who helped with the fundraising. I would also like to mention some of the financial contributions that the P&C has made during the year. These include:

Annual prize giving

Library books

Accident Insurance Cover for students

Roses for the garden

Shirts & Blazers for the Leadership team

Financial support to State Final Players

Royal Far West

Document Camera (will be paid this year)

New uniforms for team sports (will be paid when invoiced) The P&C had the opportunity to work with the acting principal, Brian Norman, for the last 12 months. I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new principal and his family to our school and community. We the P&C look forward to working together with the school and making it into another successful year. Thank you Sue Reed

General Reminder

Library books A reminder to all students and parents to please check at home for any library books that are overdue so that these can be

returned to the school library as soon as possible. A library slip will be sent home with the cost of the book if you have misplaced it.

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9 March

25 26 *Parents-Teacher Evening regarding progress reports

27 28 *Winter Trials *Easter Hat Parade

29

*Good Friday

10 April

1 *Easter Monday

2 3 *Rugby 7’s Armidale

4 *Yr 12 Half Yearly Exams *Sec Progress Report Meeting

5

*Sec Assembly *Prim Assembly (5/6I) *Yr 12 Half Yearlies

11 April

8 *Yr 12 Half Yearlies

9 *Yr 12 Half Yearlies

10 *Yr 12 Half Yearlies *Yr 7 Lake Keepit *P&C Meeting

11 *Yr 12 Half Yearlies *Yr 7 Lake Keepit

12

*Yr 12 Half Yearlies *Yr 7 Lake Keepit


Please contact the school if you would like your community organisation meetings placed on the calendar – it will be updated weekly. We would also like to send a copy of the newsletter via email for the odd occasion that you may miss a hard copy .

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 April

29 *Staff Development Day

30 *ANZAC Day Ceremony

1 2 3 *UNE Open Day

2 May

6 7 *Playhouse Performance Stage 5-6

8 *School Photos * P&C Meeting

9 10 *Mother’s Day stall

3 13 14 *NAPLAN

15 *NAPLAN

16 *Yr 12 Reports handed out at Info night

17 *Primary + Secondary Cross Country

4 20 *Yr 11 Half Yearly Exams

21 *Yr 11 Half Yearly Exams



24 *CHS KO Netball Warialda *Sport fun day with Yr 6 SLR to run

5 27 *VET Work Placement *Primary Zone Cross Country (Barraba) *Assessment week

28 *Assessment week for Yrs 7-10




6 June

3 4 5 6 7

7 10

11

12 P&C Meeting

13

14 *NW Cross Country

8 17 *Yr 11 Reports go home

18 *Waratah Cup (Opens Rugby) *Buchan Shield (16s Rugby)

19

20 21

9 24 *Reconciliation Week activities

25 26 27 *Athletics Carnival

28 *Assembly Hand out Yrs 7-10 Reports

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