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■ 2014■ Term 1 ■ Weeks 8 and 9 ■ Principal: Kay Thurston

■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839 Loyal to my School

■ Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School

■ Email: [email protected] Queen Street

■ Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663

Bullying? No Way!

Tomorrow we take a stand

Junee North Public School ■ Principal: Kay Thurston Loyal to my School

■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839

■ Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School

■ Email: [email protected] 1-15 Queen Street

■ Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663

■ 2014 ■ Term 1 ■ Weeks 8 & 9 ■ Newsletter

Calendar Term 1, Week 9

24 March Active After-School K-2

Life Education Van

25 March Active After-School 3-6

Trent Barrett Shield

27 March Robotics Workshop @ CSU

28 March Assembly 2:30 pm

Term 1, Week 10

31 March Active After-School K-2

(last session)

1 April Active After-School 3-6

(last session)

P&C meeting 6:30 pm

3 April Scripture Easter Assembly

1:20 pm

4 April Assembly 2:30 pm

SRC disco K-2 – 5:00 – 6:00 pm

3-6 – 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Term 1, Week 11

10 April Junee North Athletics Carnival

11 April Easter Fun Day/ P&C raffle

drawn

Last day Term 1

25 April ANZAC march

Term 2, Week 1

28 April Staff Development Day

29 April Students return

ANZAC service 2:30 pm

Week 8 assembly: 1/2S

Week 9 assembly: KM

In this issue ... Principal’s report ........................................................................... 3

Life Education ............................................................................ 3

Choir performance ................................................................... 3

NAPLAN information .............................................................. 3

University of NSW Competitions ....................................... 3

Parent-Teacher Interviews .................................................... 3

Swimming surveys ................................................................... 3

Anti-Bullying & Harmony day ............................................. 3

Family Details ............................................................................. 3

Welcome back Mrs Post! ....................................................... 3

Sport News ...................................................................................... 8

Cricket success .......................................................................... 8

Basketball trials ......................................................................... 8

District Soccer success ........................................................... 8

Trent Barrett Shield ................................................................. 8

Robotics Workshops .................................................................... 8

Feature Photo

Isabella, Kiara, Brittni and Trinity remind us to wear

orange tomorrow for Harmony & Anti-Bullying Day

Junee North Public School

Principal’s report

Life Education

Today we had our first classes attend the Life

Education van. KM, K/1 and 5/6B had a wonderful time.

The K and K/1 classes learning about safe and unsafe

behaviours, as well as looking at healthy food options.

5/6B children discussed and learned about the effects

of alcohol, laws relating to alcohol and strategies

relating to peer pressure. Year 6 in particular enjoyed

their final visit with Harold! All other classes will attend

the van next week. Thank you to our parents for

supporting this very worthwhile program.

Choir performance

Our choir performed today at the Ex Services club as

part of Senior Citizen’s Week. The audience members

thoroughly enjoyed being entertained by our students.

Thank you to these wonderful children and to Mrs

Davis who have given up lots of afternoon tea time to

practice.

NAPLAN information

Next term our Year 3 and 5 students will participate in

the National Assessment Program in Literacy and

Numeracy (NAPLAN). These national tests will be

conducted from Tuesday 13 May to Thursday 15 May.

A separate information letter has been sent home

today to parents of these students. Any parents with

questions or concerns regarding the NAPLAN test are

more than welcome to contact me.

University of NSW Competitions

Entries are now open for interested Years 3-6 students

wishing to participate in the University of NSW

competitions. The following competitions and costs

available are: Spelling $12; Writing $18 and

Mathematics $9. Entry forms are available from the

office or via our website and Skoolbag app.

Parent-Teacher Interviews

Many parents have already met with teachers this week

to discuss their child’s progress. These term 1interviews

are a wonderful opportunity for parents to ‘touch base’

with teachers and find out how their child is travelling

so far. Any parents who were unable to meet during

the times allocated are more than welcome to contact

teachers to arrange another suitable time.

Swimming surveys

Thank you to those parents who have sent in their

surveys regarding a possible school swimming

program. At this stage 28 have been received. Of these,

24 have indicated that they would support a school

program, 4 do not. It is vitally important that we get as

many of these back as possible to get a clear indication

from all of our families. If you want to have your say

please return these before next week’s P&C meeting.

Anti-Bullying & Harmony day

A reminder that tomorrow is our day to take a stand

against bullying and to encourage tolerance and caring

of others. All students are asked to wear orange to

show their support. These messages are widely

promoted throughout Junee North all year-round

through our expectations and classroom programs.

Our students are taught to recognise bullying and the

strategies they need to use if they feel they are being

bullied. One of the most important messages is for

them to let someone know! Our teachers and I will

always act on bullying reports if they are reported.

Enclosed with today’s newsletter is our Anti-Bullying

brochure which has been developed as part of our

Anti-Bullying policy. Take the time to read and discuss

it with your child.

Family Details

There are often occasions where we need to contact

parents and carers. It is vitally important that this

information is up-to-date. Our new Skoolbag app

allows parents to update their details very easily; or

alternatively a copy of the family details update note is

attached to today’s newsletter.

Welcome back Mrs Post!

Mrs Bostock will not be returning to Junee North for

the rest of this year. She will be continuing in her new

role at the Centre for Reading. Mrs Bianca Smith has

done a wonderful job in caring for the students in 3/4S

this term. Unfortunately she will be relocating to

Victoria at the end of this term. We wish Mrs Smith all

the best in her future (and especially with the arrival

later in the year of her first baby!). We are very

fortunate to have Mrs Donna Post returning to us. Mrs

Post will take charge of the 3/4 class from the

commencement of Term 2 – welcome back Mrs Post!

Kay


FOEI – Family Occupation &

Education Index

A wonderful response by our parents!

Over the past week Mrs Leigh Fitzgerald has been in

contact with many families regarding getting accurate

details into our system. These families will be getting

letters next week regarding updating their details as

discussed with Mrs Fitzgerald. This could mean a

considerable impact on our school’s funding! Please

get those letters/ forms in by Friday 4 April as the

department will be uploading this information during

the school holidays.

SRC Disco!!

Our SRC has organised our first disco

for the year!

When? Next Friday 28 March

K-2: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm

3-6: 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Where? The school hall

What to wear? K-2 – you favourite party clothes (make

sure you wear sensible shoes for dancing!

3-6 – have requested an 80’s theme!

Dig out some fluoro/ leg warmers/ big hair or mullets!

Cost? $4 (includes drinks)

What to bring? A plate of food to share (1 plate per

family); your best manners!

Get ready to have some fun!!

P&C News Working Bee this Saturday!

A reminder that we have our P&C working bee this

Saturday 22 March, commencing at 9:00 am. We have

a large load of soft-fall bark that needs spreading

under the playground equipment. We need as many

helpers as possible (with extra shovels and

wheelbarrows if you can!) to make this job easier. The

more helpers, the quicker we can get this much-

needed job done.

Our next meeting – we need new members!

Our next meeting is set down for Tuesday 1 April at

6:30 pm in the staffroom. At this meeting we need to

elect a new President. We are in desperate need of

some new parents to put up their hand to be part of

next year’s committee. Now is a great time to come

along and learn about each role while the current

committee members are in place. Parents need to

understand that if we don’t get a new committee next

year, there will be no funds raised for your children;

our canteen cannot operate; our uniforms cannot be

sold. Come along and help us to help your children.

Easter raffle

Today a raffle book containing 10 tickets is being sent

home with the youngest member of each family. There

will be 5 prizes of a lovely Easter basket. Tickets are $1

each. Tickets and money need to be returned, and the

raffle will be drawn on Friday 11 April at our Easter

Fun day.

Canteen News

Tomorrow to support Harmony Day we will be selling

orange jelly and orange cupcakes. Don’t forget we still

need helpers for our canteen.

Uniform orders

Attached to today’s newsletter is another winter jacket/

winter tunic order form. Orders are payment must be

in by 21 March to ensure they arrive by Term 2.


Merit Awards Week 6 Kinder Riley Dobson

Ruben Jacobs

Zoe Green

Hailey Shaw

K/1 Kiralee Hogarth

Adam Parker

Keegan Newman

1/2S Ryan Crowder

Eleanor Baldock

Aimee White

Chase Baxter

Matthew Boyton

1/2W Chloe Masters

Hannah Fitzgerald

Tyler Booby

Tyler Heir

Alex McGregor

3/4D Liam Baldock

Jake Vanzanten

Paige O’Rafferty

Cooper Wright

Lilly-May Sutherland

3/4S Tenaya Gerhard

Kye Wright

Felicity Davis

Savannah Field

Joel Crowder

5/6G Caleb Gustowski

Morgan O’Rafferty

Sarah Kaesler

Luke Davis

Jordan Hawke

William Crawford

5/6B Kiara Longmore

Kasey Miller

Nick Hogarth

Jacob Eccleston

Brittni Seton

Ellie White

Sidney Jennings

Merit Awards Week 7 Kinder Kynan Catlin

Destini Shephard

Emily Edson

Montana Butt

Riley Dobson

K/1 Breannah Morriss

Cameron Robertson

Adam Parker

Tahlia Wooden

Claire O’Rafferty

1/2S Makayla Cameron

Elizabeth Collins

Jaidyn Vanzanten

Shallan Wright

1/2W Jack Diffey

Erica Wooden

Kiara Parker

Casey Watkins

Mattie Makeham

3/4D Benjamin Gallop

Nicholas Richards

Dimity-Lee Crocker

Lachlan Howe

Megha Paul

3/4S Max Kelleher

Chelsea O’Rafferty

Sophia Cameron

Annabell Eccleston

5/6G Lachlan Richards

Thomas Kelleher

Makeeta Jenkins

Eilee Philipse

Samuel Gallop

Arianne Crowley

5/6B Joanna Doran-Hume

Jamie Whiles

Tom Fitzgerald

Daminica Jackson

Riley Makeham

Brooke Harpley

Jonathan Blackburn


Positive Behaviour Awards Term 1 Week 6

Kinder Tahlia Mellish-Clarke

Kynan Catlin

Riley Dobson

Daniel Hindmarsh

K/1 Cameron Robertson

Tahlia Wooden

Jessica Eccleston

1/2S Allan Cameron

Jaidyn Vanzanten

Alesha Orr

Ryan Schultz

Jaxson Allen

1/2W Torah Newman

Ruby Lemmich

Cody Hackett

Chloe Masters

Casey Watkins

3/4D Ellie Crawford

Megha Paul

Zach Diggins

Nicholas Richards

Charlie McEwen

3/4S Ella Baldock

Bayley Guinan

Seth Collins

Tahlia White

Krystal Hindmarsh

5/6G Taylah Hackett

Luke Davis

Jaylah O’Meley

Arianne Crowley

Makeeta Jenkins

Zoe Collins

5/6B Brooke Harpley

Jonty Orr

Bailee Phillips

Jonathan Blackburn

Harry McEwen

Luke Smith

Maddison Howard-Kroker

Positive Behaviour Awards Term 1 Week 7

Kinder Taj Sheedy

Ayla Harris

Zoe Green

Manish Paul

Bodhi Thelan

K/1 Miah Robertson

Kailyn Harris

Alexa Wright

Junior Dargin

1/2S Chaz Sheedy

Eleanor Baldock

Caidence Reberger

Maggie Hawke

1/2W Caitlyn Payne

Kaylie Knowles

Hannah Fitzgerald

Myles-Cody Fletcher

Tyler Heir

3/4D Dru Brodin

Bailey Judd

Lachlan Howe

Cooper Wright

Zach Diggins

3/4S Madeleine Cameron

Ella Fitzgerald

Tangiora Takarua

Riley Hackett

5/6G William White

Sarah Kaesler

Morgan O’Rafferty

Thomas Kelleher

Savi Arico

Lachlan Payne

5/6B Patrick Tulaga

Grace Flagg

Isabella Field

Bailey Robertson

Kiara Longmore

Kasey Miller

Trinity Johns


Principal Awards Term 1 Week 6

1/2S Jaxson Allen

Maggie Hawke

Dakota O’Connor

1/2W Ruby Lemmich

Tristan Davis

Term 1 Week 7

K/1 Kiralee Hogarth

Keegan Newman

1/2S Ryan Crowder

Eleanor Baldock

Aimee White

1/2W Chloe Masters

Hannah Fitzgerald

Tyler Booby

Tyler Heir

3/4S Tenaya Gerhard

3/4D Liam Baldock

Jake Vanzanten

Lilly-May Sutherland

5/6B Kiara Longmore

Kasey Miller

5/6G Luke Davis

Jordan Hawke

Blue Level Awards

Term 1 Week 6

1/2S Shallan Wright

Elizabeth Collins

Term 1 Week 7

K/1 Cameron Robertson

Tahlia Wooden

Jessica Eccleston

1/2S Allan Cameron

Alesha Orr

1/2W Torah Newman

Ruby Lemmich

Cody Hackett

Chloe Masters

3/4S Ella Baldock

Krystal Hindmarsh

3/4D Ellie Crawford

Megha Paul

Charlie McEwen

5/6B Maddison Howard-Kroker

5/6G Taylah Hackett

Luke Davis

Jaylah O’Meley

Arianne Crowley

Makeeta Jenkins

Zoe Collins


Sport News

Cricket success

Well done to both our boys and girls teams! The boys

won their second round game against Harden last

Friday; Yesterday our girls defeated Junee Public and

will now go on to their second round of the PSSA

Knockout. Huge thanks to Mr Baldock for his

organising and coaching of both teams.

Basketball trials

Congratulations to the boys and girls who travelled to

Albury on Monday to try out for the Riverina basketball

team. While none of our students made it through,

they all tried their hardest and were terrific competitors

showing wonderful enthusiasm and attitude.

District Soccer success

Several of our senior boys and girls travelled to

Cootamundra on Tuesday to try out for the

Cootamundra District soccer team. Well done to all

students who tried out. Congratulations to Ellie White,

Daminica Jackson, Grace Fahy, Jamie Whiles and Nick

Hogarth who were successful in being selected. These

students will now travel back to Cootamundra next

week to try out for the Riverina teams. Good luck!

Trent Barrett Shield

Next Tuesday we have many of our Year 3 and 4

students travelling to Temora to compete in the annual

Trent Barrett Rugby League/ League Tag shield. We

have some very keen children looking forward to the

day. The focus for the day is on having fun, learning

the game and team work. A reminder to parents

assisting with transport that we need to leave from

Junee North by 9:00am.

Robotics Workshops

Next week several lucky Year 4 and 6 students will be

attending a ‘RoboCup’ workshop at Charles Sturt

University. Last year we were very fortunate to have

been part of a special training day and subsequent

Junee District Robotics Competition. The Year 6

students attending this year were some of our

competitors last year. Our aim is to train these students

and the year 4 children to become our mentors. It is

hoped that eventually we can purchase some of our

own robotics kits and share this wonderful problem-

solving activity with lots of other students at Junee

North.

Community News

Happy Senior Citizens Week!

To all of our wonderful Junee Senior Citizens we say

‘Happy Seniors Week!’

Thank you to all of our wonderful senior citizens who

have supported Junee North over many years. Thank

you for continuing to instill your advice and values into

our young students.

We strive to ensure that we are educating our students

to become respectful and responsible community

members who will continue to take pride in our

wonderful town.


students are proud learners who

are:

Respectful – we treat ourselves and each

other with respect, show care and regard for

property

Responsible – we take responsibility for

our learning and our actions. We own up to

our mistakes so we can learn from them.

Safe – we always take care and act in a safe

and appropriate manner.

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