Inside this issue:

Students of the Week 2

Captains Speeches 3

Kids VS Wild 4-5

Work Experience 6

School News 7-8

Community News 9

Term 4 Week 8 Issue: 22

1st December 2017

Ardlethan Central School Small School...Big Opportunities

ardlethan-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Coming Events –December

Mon 4th-Fri 8th Dec

ACS Intensive Swimming

Tue 5th Yr 6 Graduation Night

Thurs 7th P & C Meeting 7pm

Fri 8th Christmas Church 9.00am

Tue 12th Presentation Night @ 6.30pm

Wed 13th Gold Rewards Excursion

Thur 14th Lake Talbot Awards Day

HSC Results Released

Canteen Roster –December

Fri 1st Liz Barnes

Tue 5th Liz Barnes

Fri 8th Liz Barnes

Scripture Roster—December

Fri 1st Renee Doyle

Fri 8th Church Service @ Catholic Church

A graduation is always such a special occasion - the culmination of years of hard work; the

actualization of goals attained and the acknowledgement of successes achieved.

For these six wonderful people it has been a journey that started 13 years ago with tentative

steps at first, but one that has taken them to remarkable heights. Of course they encoun-

tered trials and tribulations along the way...days when the destination seemed much too far

away and when they wondered would they ever make it…but they did…and of course have

come out all the more stronger and resilient for the journey. They have experienced excep-

tional moments, magical moments and created memories and friendships that will be fondly

remembered in the years ahead. Kerrilee Logan

Congratulations! Today is your day.

You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself any direction you choose. (Dr Seues)

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For always being an enthusiastic & helpful member of the class

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Ardlethan Central School

Josephine Bray

Weeks 6 & 7 Nitara Hackney - Excellent effort in maths Benjamin Minchin - For improvement in handwriting Chloe Andrews - A great week in reading Brock Strickland - Effort in Visual Arts Violet Gordon - For her interest & dedication to our science activities Billy Strickland - For excellent participation in all areas of his learning Callum Morris - Being kind and helpful to casual teachers Cooper Barlow - Impressive results in Spelling assessment Seth Morris - Being kind and helpful to casual teachers

Great work ethic For her interest & dedication to

our science activities

Effort & improvement in Multiplication & division

Ashlyn Hawkins

Elke Richens

Isaac Maslin

Ardlethan Central

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Our School is in safe hands.. Last Friday we held a special assembly where our students who wanted to be considered for Primary or Secondary School Captains, 2018, presented their Captain speeches. Each year when students stand up to speak you can see their nerves, you feel so much for them as we all know what it is like to stand up in front of your peers and speak, it can be really quite terrifying. Our students did an amazing job in presenting their speeches. As a school staff we were so proud of each and everyone of them, personally I was touched and extremely proud of the fabulous values they shared and the pride they showed in our great little school. Below are the Secondary students speeches, in the next issue we will feature the Primary students speeches. Enjoy the read. Kerrilee Logan

Leila’s Captain Speech Good morning students, staff and parents. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Leila Verney. I have attended ACS since year four, which although I haven’t been here my whole schooling life I have been here for 7 years, that’s 64% to be exact. I am extremely proud of my school, my achievements here and the opportunities I have received. Over the years I have attempted to put my best foot forward in everything I do, whether it be my exams or participating in school sports carnivals. Now, I can’t promise anything overly awesome like changing the bubblers to soft drink, banning homework or changing the 5 day school week into a 1 day thing, but what I can promise is that I will do whatever I can to make this school a better place for everyone, whether that means listening to people’s problems, taking their ideas to SRC meetings or even playing a game of handball with them. I don’t want anyone to see me as some big scary senior kid but as their mate. I’m not going to go into detail about my achievements because I don’t want to bore anyone and I know that frankly, none of you really care. I just want everyone who votes for me to know that it is a smart choice and that the school will hopefully benefit from it. Thank you for considering me as your school captain for 2018. I look forward to the possibility of leading my school in the future and I hope you do too.

Jayden’s Captain Speech Firstly, I’d like to thank all of you who are attending today’s special assembly. For most of you that don’t know me, my name’s Jayden Woodward and I’m running to become one of Ardlethan Central School Captains for 2018. I have been at Ardlethan since year 4 when my family and myself moved from Western Sydney to Ardlethan to run the local pub. My first day here was terrifying I didn’t know anyone but I settled in well thanks to my mates and the teachers. Being a leader isn’t just about being an outspoken character that gets noticed, it’s about all the other little qualities. Words like hard working, dedication, persistence and enthusiasm spring into mind, the-se are all extremely important in becoming a good leader.

Having the opportunity to become one of the two School Captains of Ardlethan Central School means a lot to me. The role of School Captain is immensely important, not only for the school but for the wider communi-ty of Ardlethan. If elected School Captain, I will proudly represent the school, in everything I do. Wear-ing the logo on my shirt everyday gives me an immense amount of pride and satisfaction. As School Captain, I will strive to guide every single one of you in this room to success, continuing to set a good example to you all. If elected School Captain, I will endeavour to do the school proud, in anything and everything I do. Thank you all for listening and vote one for woody!

Kids Vs

Building /Page 4

Week 6, Year 5-8 students had the

chance to have time to continue build-

ing their shelters. All survivalists are

making great progress in building and

engineering their project designs.

Week 7: It was time for students to

learn about water and how they could

find life-saving water to keep hydrated

in the hot Australian wilderness. We

learnt about how to use evaporation

and transpiration from plants to obtain

drinking water using a solar water still.

Check us out in action!

Stay tuned for next week were we find

direction from the sun and stars and

learn how to signal for help.

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Ardlethan Central

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Work Experience For the first week of work experience I went to Tumut, to work at the National Park with Shane Herrington and Talia (it was so much fun, the people were really funny and nice). The first day was pretty relaxed, I woke up and went to the Tumut Information Centre where I was introduced to most of the staff. After introductions we drove up to Yarrangobilly Caves and then we took a tour through Jersey cave where I learned about the caves history and how it was made. Then we went to Long Plains hut and Cooinbil hut, when it began to rain (ugh!). On Tuesday onward to Thursday was pretty much the same, we drove up to Yarrangobilly caves again, where we taught kids aboriginal culture such as:

How to play the Yidaki (didgeridoo), and the sounds it creates e.g. kookaburra, dingo, and kangaroo. Throwing a boomerang Paint their faces How to make a fire using string bark, sticks and oaka. Making bracelets and rope out of string bark

On Friday, we drove to Adelong to teach kids to count in Aboriginal and taught them to make bracelets and we then painted their faces, after that we drove back to Tumut. The week at Tumut was fun and I learned so much. The second week of work experience was pretty…….eventful, I worked here at school with year 3/4/5/6 with Mr Carnie and Ms Crocker. I had fun. I mostly entertained the kids, helped them, listen to them read to me and helped out the teachers. (All I know is, I won’t be doing that for a living). By Jordan Booth

Last week I went to Temora Nursing Home for work experience. Throughout the week, I participated in a range of activities around the home, these included talking and playing games with the residents, learning how to care for some of them, feeding them and even playing piano for some. I enjoyed the week a lot and definitely will consider age care nursing as a future career. Amy

For work experience I went to both Ardlethan Preschool and the K/1/2 room. I assisted with the children, helping them with spelling and other learning areas. If I ever went into child care as a career I would definitely go into early learning. Leila Verney

During my second week of Work Experience I went to Landmark, in Ardlethan. I enjoyed it. The activities I was involved in, were Retail, Stock Take, re-stocking, checking client’s crops for pests, open field days and crop judging. Loclan Nau

In Week 2, for work experience, I went to the Forbes Veterinary Clinic. During the week I met all of the staff who worked there and many locals. During the days there, I watched a lot surgery and went to a few farm visits, I also walked and played with many of the animals. My favourite part of the week was helping look after a Labrador that was bitten by a tiger snake, it was also quite interesting watching the vets at work. I thoroughly enjoyed my week at the clinic and would definitely consider being a vet, or vet nurse as a career in the future. Hannah Scarlett

For week experience in Week 2, I went to Cricket NSW for 3 days. On the first 2 days, I mostly did Business work and I helped at a school clinic. On the 3rd day I was lucky enough to be able to be shown around the SCG team rooms and I was with the NSW blues cricket team whilst they trained and met the coach, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Nevill and Kurtis Patterson. All up I really enjoyed myself and I thank Mrs Bray for organizing the Work experience. Jayden Woodward

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Ardlethan Central School

Ardlethan Central School

Presentation Night 2017

Ardlethan Memorial Hall

Tuesday 12th December 2017

6:45pm for a 7:00pm start.

Ardlethan Central School would like to extend an invitation to all Parents, Carers, Students, Staff and Community Members to attend.

Expression of Interest

Ardlethan P & C is taking expressions of interest

from girls 16 years and over who would like to

take part in the 2018 Debutante Ball.

Please contact Fiona 0429 421562 by 30 November 2017

Photos for Presentation

Any parents/carers with photos of their child participating in a school event is welcome to bring their photos to school to be included in the Highlights Presentation shown at Speech Night.

Troy Carnie

Library News

Just to let everyone know that all

borrowing has now stopped. Could

parents and carers check at home for any

books belonging to the library and return

as soon as possible.

P & C Meeting

Please note change of date to Thursday 7th December

In Library at 7.00pm

Due to Yr 6 Graduation Dinner

Ardlethan Central School

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Please forward advertisements/articles for the Ardlethan Central School Newsletter ONLY to the below address

ardlethan-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Please type “Newsletter Article” in the Subject line

Closing time for advertisements/articles is Tuesday by 3.00pm Term 4 closing dates are: Tuesday 12th December

NO HAT NO PLAY

It is a school policy that students are required to wear a hat in the playground and as

we are entering into summer this is particularly pertinent.

Children in the playground are definitely required to have their school hat on

without exception.

Please ensure your child’s name is written clearly somewhere on the hat.

If you require a hat/s they are available from Fiona Minchin for $15

SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP

Summer is Coming….

We are now taking orders for

Summer Skirts, Skorts and Dresses.

Don’t leave it until the last minute as these are hand made locally.

We also have a large range of polos and shorts in new and second hand.

Phone or message:

Fiona 0429 421 562

Messages for Bus Roll Please ring office before 2.45pm

with any variations for children catching the bus

or being collected by another person.

SCHOOL UNIFORM OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS

Please finalise any outstanding amounts for uniforms

before the end of Term

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The Kelpie’s Bark—

Community Newsletter

Wanted to Borrow

An electric waffle maker for Kids Club on 14 December 2017.

If you have one you would be willing to lend, please contact Ann Popple

on 0416 510753.

Thank you.

Wanted to Hire

Caravan for on-farm Christmas accommodation

(on-farm at Beckom).

Only needed for two nights —

Christmas night & Boxing Day night.

No cooking, etc, will only be used for sleeping

accommodation.

Please phone Maureen Wykes 6974 1087

or 0427 741 087.

Please leave a message if unanswered.

The Kelpie’s Bark—

Community Newsletter

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22 November 2017

ACTIVE KIDS GUIDELINES LAUNCHED

Parents of school children across NSW are encouraged to take advantage of the $100 ‘Active Kids’ rebate for sporting and fitness related costs launching early next year.

Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke MP, welcomed the release of the ‘Active Kids’ Rebate Guidelines, saying families can take advantage of the rebate from January 31 next year.

“This rebate addresses one of the most important issues across our local community –easing the cost of living for families,” Ms Cooke said.

“We know how household costs can add up and want to ease the pressure on families where we can, so we are encouraging parents take advantage of this rebate and enrol their children in their preferred sport.

“These activities could include traditional sport such as netball, football or cricket; as well as other fitness or physical activities such as swimming classes or dance,” she said.

From 31 January 2018 parents will be able to claim up to $100 per school enrolled child per calendar year as a voucher to reduce the cost of eligible sport and fitness activities.

"Every dollar counts in the household budget and this $100 will reduce a barrier that stops kids from playing more sport.”

“Through Active Kids, we want to make sport more affordable and continue our target of reducing childhood obesity rates by five per cent over 10 years.”

The rebate is not means tested so every family has access to this initiative. Parents will be able to register for the voucher online from January 31 2018 or through their local Service NSW Centre.

Guidelines are available to view at:

www.sport.nsw.gov.au/activekids.

MEDIA: Deb Clarke – 0474 159 981

Media Release

Steph Cooke MP Member for Cootamundra

Dynamic Duo Stuart Macpherson

FUNDRAISER

Join us for a fun filled night of Trivia-Banter, Auctions & Live Entertainment

DATE: Sat December 2nd

TIME: 6pm (7pm sharp start)

PLACE: Ardlethan Hall

COST: $30/person or $70 family (2 adults & Children under 18)

BYOG & NIBBLES

RSVP: 27th November

Pete's cousin Stuart Macpherson has

offered to come all the way from

Wollongong to host this night for us. He is

a well known comedian & will include a bit

of light banter with his trivia.

Olivia McDermott is our entertainment for

later in the night & is a well known local

girl.

Tables of 10 (if possible) with 1 leader to

make sure money is collected & paid

before the 27th November. (no money will

be exchanged on the night).

Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place Trivia.

Raffles & Lucky Door Prize.

Some Auctions items include: Signed &

Framed AFL Guernsey's, Holiday valued at

$1000, Livestock transport & lots more.

Payment can be made at the Ardlethan

Post Office (before November 27th)

or via direct deposit.

For all enquiries, please contact

Reckell on 0429 782 552 or

Renee on 0429 378 344.

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Ardlethan Lion’s Club

Christmas Fairy Lights/Decorations Competition

Ardlethan Lion’s Club is hosting the Christmas fairy lights and decorations competition for 2017.

Judging will take place 12th & 13th December evenings, so turn on those lights and light up Ardlethan/Beckom.

We will announce the winners at the carols in the Park on 17th December. Categories are:

Ardlethan best lights/decorations Beckom best lights/decorations Best business house Ardlethan/Beckom Best farm Best Nativity

1st Prize winner will receive a prize and certificate. Runner up a certificate.

Farms participants please contact Janice on mobile: 0447 667 490

Ardlethan Lion’s Club - 2017 Carols in the Park - 17th December

This year is actioned packed starting off with 4.30pm Twilight markets accompanied by light music, food

and drink stands. 7.00pm The Carols kick off which include:

Local Choir Junior Drama Pantamine ACAT readings Local singers SANTA and his elf visit (music hosted by Neil & Relle)

Throughout the night Best lights/decorations winners announced Chocolate wheel raffles—hams and other prizes to be won FREE MAJOR LUCKY PARK PRIZES Including: Push bike - Convention oven - Boom Box

(Must be there on the night to win) Prizes proudly donated by Lion’s Club, Ardlethan Post Office, NAB, Ardlee Outback and many others.

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Thank You Advance Ardlethan Committee would like to thank the ladies who cater for the Community Luncheon each month.

They are June Currie, Lyn Litchfield, Dell Garrett, Jill Pursehouse, Anne McDougall, Sue Diggelman, Sandra Werner, Bessie Brill & Sylvia Gillett.

Also Denise Hollingsworth for collecting the money, the men for setting up the tables, Rex, Ernie and Boundso, those who gave the prizes for the Christmas raffle and door prize.

Neil, Rellie, Pauline & Jenny for their wonderful music.

Everyone is very much appreciated for their time and efforts.

All proceeds go towards the up keep of our beautiful Memorial Hall. Once again a big thank you all!!!

Ardlethan Pre School are currently taking

enrolments for 2018.

Our Pre School was rated as “Exceeding”

earlier last year and we pride ourselves on

providing an excellent “prior to school”

service for our community.

We have a purpose built centre, well trained

and experienced staff and run a play based

program based on the needs of each

individual child.

Please contact Fiona or Melanie for more

information – 69782323

Email ardpreschool@hotmail.com or find us

on Facebook.

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COMING EVENTS Fri 1st Dec Lion’s Club Street Stall

Sat 2nd Dec Trivia -For Pete’s Sake @ Ardlethan Hall 6pm

Sun 3rd Dec Ardlethan Country Music – Christmas Party

Thur 7th Dec CWA Christmas Party @ Ariah 62 @ 12.30pm

Fri 8th Dec Hospital Auxiliary Street Stall

Tue 12th Dec ACS Presentation Night @ 6.45pm

Fri 15th Dec London Hotel Local’s Christmas Party

BUILDERS & HOME MAINTENANCE

Quality professional work Contact: Mark Smith 40 Bygoo Street Ardlethan Phone: 0410 446 933

Painting

Tiling

Plastering

Carpentry

Water proofing

Window repairs

Sheet metalwork

Most handyman work

Newell Highway, Beckom PHONE; 69 782 329

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Petrol LPG Diesel ATM

*** Phone re-charge available—any provider ***

KITCHEN HOURS 6.30am ‘til 6.30pm

34 Ariah Street

OPENING HOURS

Monday to Friday: 8.30am—5.30pm

Saturday 8.30am —12.00 noon

Sunday—CLOSED

Fresh Produce/Groceries

Delicatessen/Cooked Chooks

Phone 69 782 171

Santa’s Letter Box

Hello to all girls and boys Christmas is approaching very quickly.

Santa’s letter box will be in front of the Ardlee Outback shop on a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday mornings.

Santa has already received some

Christmas Mail BUT the mail has to have an

address on your letter PLEASE.