Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

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South Grafton Public School Newsletter

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.

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Term 2 Week 6 Thursday 1st June 2017

Principal’s Report Today our school leaders attended the GRIP Leadership conference held in Coffs Harbour. At this conference our students learnt about what makes a successful leader and the qualities associated with excellent leadership. We are looking forward to our leaders using these new strategies they have learnt in our school setting and continuing to develop their own unique leadership skills. Our thanks to Mrs Rouse and Mrs Kilduff for accompanying our leaders on this excursion. Good luck to our Netball team who are playing Corindi Public School in the 3rd round of the PSSA knockout competition on Monday 5th June at Woolgoolga. Our thanks to Mrs Pope for coaching this team. Good luck to all of our students who are participating in next weeks’ Grafton Eisteddfod which is being held on Tuesday and Wednesday at South Grafton High School. Our school has entered into a number of items including Dance, Choir, Band and Verse Speaking. Students who are participating have received a permission note which needs to be returned by Monday 5th June. Our thanks to the following staff who have prepared our students for this Eisteddfod: Band - Ms Edwards and Miss Grayndler, Choir - Mr Tapp, Verse Speaking - Mrs Rosnell, Mrs Coombes, Mrs Pope and Mrs Walters, Dance - Mrs Gillett, Mrs Thompson, Mrs McIntyre, Miss Carter and Miss Amanda. Please read the permission note carefully to ensure our students are fully prepared for the Eisteddfod. Good luck South Grafton Public School.

Congratulations to Isaac Barker who competed last week at the State AFL Carnival. The North Coast team won 4 out of their 5 games and finished 5th, which is a great achievement. I received a fantastic email from the coach of this team this week which I would like to share: I am the North Coast Australian Football coach - a role I have been privileged to hold for the past 14 years. However this year I am compelled to write to you to share my admiration and awe in regards to players/students who represented your school. Whilst 2017 state championships provided North Coast with a record equalling 5th place amongst all of the other 13 regions represented as a result of 4 convincing wins and 1 hard fought loss, this is not the main purpose for my email. One student from South Grafton PS, Isaac Barker, was an integral member of the team. His mature, positive and growth minded attitude in all aspects of the North Coast team from training weekends and throughout the championships was unequalled in my experience in this role. He is an absolute credit not only to himself and his parents but also your school. Thank you for playing such an important role in developing these great examples of Public Education. Yours Sincerely Dean Burkitt - North Coast PSSA Australian Football Coach I returned Dean’s email thanking him for his coaching of this team and recognition of Isaac who is also an outstanding School Captain and role model at our school. This is reflected in our school ethos where we expect our students to always perform with integrity and respect, as competition is not always about winning.

Good luck to our Paul Kelly Cup boy and girl AFL teams who are participating in this competition next Wednesday 7th June at Coffs Harbour. Our thanks to Mr Zacek and Mrs Pope for coaching these two teams. Our school initiative ‘GOT IT’ program continues to run with great success this term. Thank you to our ‘GOT IT’ team and our parents who are participating in this program. Our school has the opportunity to run this program again in Semester 2. Our thanks to Ms Small for her leadership of this program.

Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

sthgrafton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE www.sthgrafton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Students from our Primary campus have been delivering a range of excellent Multi Cultural Public Speaking topics to their classes. The quality of the presentations have been excellent and congratulations to our students and staff on their excellent preparation. The finals of this competition will be held on Friday 9th June in our Primary hall and the winners will then compete in the Grafton finals to be held at Westlawn Public School on Thursday 15th June. Our thanks to Miss Carter for her organisation of this activity. Mrs Buckley and I will be adjudicating our finals, which we know will be a very difficult task due to the high quality of our students’ speeches. This week I have surveyed our students regarding our school homework procedures. Next week I will be surveying our staff and the following week I will survey our community for their feedback on our current homework policy.

Please continue to check our diary dates as we have a number of upcoming activities and many of our students are receiving a variety of permission notes to support these activities . Your prompt reply to these notes is always appreciated. Please keep a close eye on our Facebook page which highlights the wonderful activities our students are involved in. We also utilise our Facebook page to inform our community of any last minute changes to activities.

Have a great week Peter Hickey Principal

A reminder that Grandparents’ Day is fast approaching on Thursday 8th June. Here is a reminder of the details: Our guests are invited to the Cambridge Street Campus (K-2) where morning tea will be provided from 11.00am followed by classroom visits from 11.30am until 12.10pm. Our guests who have grandchildren on the Primary Campus may then move to Vere Street (Years 3-6) where classroom visits will commence at 12.20pm followed by a sausage sizzle at 1.00pm (cost $2.00 each). No pre-ordering required. We hope to see many of our senior family members at this celebration.

KTD consolidating some of the maths skills we have learnt on the computers.

Saturday 3rd June Mods - 9.30am Legends 1 - Simbas (Umpires) 9.30am Legends 2 - Nalas (Umpires) Div 1 - Southies - Bye Div 2 - 9.30am BLF2 - Cubs (Canteen) 9.30am Grass F5 - Sarabis Reminder: Club Fees are now due

Year 6 mentoring Infants students

Book club issue 4 has gone home and online orders will close Wednesday 7th June. A reminder that all Scholastic Book Club orders can now only be done online by parents/ carers at home or at Library Café on Wednesdays. Payment will need to be made by credit card and the office will not accept cash payment for orders. For parents/ carers not already

registered to order online please follow these steps:

In the browser bar Log-in to: www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Enter -State (NSW)\ School name (South Grafton Public School) Click on Close on the message that comes up Click on ORDER Click on Issue 4 – ORDER Follow the prompts to add your child’s name and details to begin the ordering process. These will save for future purchases.

School Hockey Draw

Book Club Issue 4

Grandparents’ Day

Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

sthgrafton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE www.sthgrafton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Upcoming Events

Community Notices

Monday 5th June Discovery Science Show PSSA Netball Knockout Tuesday 6th June Grafton Eisteddfod Band, Choir, Verse Speaking Wednesday 7th June Grafton Eisteddfod Dance Paul Kelly Cup AFL Thursday 8th June Grandparents’ Day Monday 12th June Public Holiday Tuesday 13th June Responsible Pet Visit - Infants Wednesday 14th June Netball Gala Day Maclean Thursday 15th June Coffs Harbour Dance Festival Multicultural Public Speaking Finals - Westlawn PS Tuesday 20th June Canteen Meeting 9.00am Tuesday 20th June P&C Meeting 6.00pm Library Monday 26th June Naidoc Week Wednesday 28th June School Naidoc Activities Reports home 12noon - 1.00pm SGHS Visit with Year 6 students Parents Welcome Thursday 29th June Infants End of Term Rewards Friday 30th June Primary Athletics Carnival Thursday 7th September Market Day Saturday 21st October Sesquicentenary Ceremony

KNC Tabitha Simiana KTJ Roxy Walker KAO Aailyah-May Sullivan KTD Khyrin Walker/Martin 1KG Carter Slis 1BK Jalani Bannerman 1CC Charlie Rouse 1/2KW Alesha Truman 2ES Lucy Warwick 2MA Joey Simiana 2DR Dallas Vidler 3DM Kaiden Grainger 3/4LG Matika Lloyd 3TM Michael Mundine Rafferty 4TA Ella Sinclair 4TH Esther Barker 4DM Farrah Slis 5WC Joshua Vassallo 5LH Dre Boney 5/6TC Erika W 6DZ Brayden Lolic 5/6AP Molly Dungey 6JR Shelly Witchard

Principal Awards Nicholas Shorrock, Charlie Birkett, Logan Pitkin, Odessa Newman Blue Ribbons Mackenzie Love, Phoenix Lee, Lillian Patterson, Dayne Croft, Joshua Vassallo, Jorja Keating, Shelly Witchard, Brianna Carney, Molly Dungey, Caitlin Eggins, Brody Rainbow, Luke Marsh, Sharni Bunn-Ellingwood, Zoe Bailey, Ruby Bowling, Isaac Hall, Evie Jenkins, Zara McKenzie, Emily Barrett, Mylie Wall, Channing Katon, Zyrah Pinote, Chloe Fensom, Mary-Grace Ballis, Layla Casbolt, Jessica Zomer

PRIMARY Monday Belinda Wormald, HELP NEEDED Tuesday Riley Burton, HELP NEEDED Wednesday Julie Mahy, Casey Wall Thursday Danni McPherson, Tina-Marie Tarrant Friday Sharon R, Maree Conroy INFANTS Monday Rae-Ann Finlay, HELP NEEDED Tuesday Rhonda King, Barbara Tibbett Wednesday Kerri Martin, HELP NEEDED Thursday Rhonda King, HELP NEEDED Friday Rhonda King, Kerri Martin

Clarence Valley Council Toolbox: A Parenting Festival!

Ever wish you had a little help? Ever struggled with the day to day pressures of parenthood? This year Clarence Valley Council are excited to offer 10 days of informative networking, talks, workshops, as well as both local and nationally recognised keynote speakers. This is a not to be missed chance to access industry and expert knowledge across the Clarence Valley. And it’s all FREE! but spaces are limited so please book to ensure you don’t miss out! With over 25 free events being held, there is something for every parent, or parent to be, at this years Toolbox: Parenting Festival! Event details: Workshops will run June 19th-30th 2017. For a full schedule please contact: Karrin De Bono Clarence Valley Council Locked Bag 23, GRAFTON NSW 2460 P: (02) 66 420 958 Karrin.debono@clarence.nsw.gov.au

FUN FACT Did you know that your heart is a muscle? Just like the muscles in your legs or arms. And like muscles in your legs and arms, it is important to exercise your heart as well.

Canteen Roster

Awards

CRANES Jacaranda Preschool has been a part of the local community for over forty 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 3.30pm. Fees start

from $15 per day. Please contact the preschool for more information – 6642 4082 or jaca@cranes.org.au

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