CARROLL PUBLIC SCHOOL
Newsletter - Week 10, Term 3, 2013.
www.carroll-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents and Community Members,
NEW ENGLAND REGION EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARDS
Last Thursday Carroll Public School was the proud recipient of the 2013 New England Region
Excellence in the Arts award.
This award was resented to Carroll Public School by Mr Adrian King—Director, Public Schools N.S.W.
Following is a summary of our Magical Musos to Maestros program which commenced in 2010.
The Magical Musos to Maestros program was implemented at the start of 2010. commencing with classroom music under
the guidance of a young classical composer, Chloe Charody. Chloe had won the very prestigious Young Australian Composer
of the Year Award in 2007.
Initially, students from Years 2 to 6 participated in two hours of classroom music each week for nine months. The program
was centred on the six concepts of music—pitch, rhythm, duration, timbre/tone colour, structure and dynamics, and
expressive techniques. Students then moved on to both individual and group compositions derived from their understanding
of these concepts.
This introduction was followed by individual tuition, incorporating the theoretical and practical components of learning a
musical instrument, as well as performance.
Assisted by the Gunnedah Conservatorium of Music, the school employed tutors in drums, piano, violin and guitar. The
conservatorium has been integral in providing quality tuition, workshops and live performances as well as professional
guidance for staff members. Staff members are now very confident in the implementation of quality classroom programs.
Students, parents and community members were given the opportunity to interact with both composers and performers at
hugely successful workshops held at the school. Classical music in 2010 had been made accessible to the Carroll
Community.
In 2013 the program extended to include Kindergarten and Year 1 students. At the 2013 Gunnedah Eisteddfod, seven
students took to the stage and were awarded first place in the Musical Theme section, where they were required to sing,
dance and act. It was a very proud moment for students, staff and parents.
The Magical Musos to Maestros program will continue beyond 2013. The mutually supportive relationship with the
Gunnedah Conservatorium and music teacher Jamie Brown will also continue.
Qualitative data on the success of the program has been gathered from observations, discussions and performance levels.
The program has enabled students to think at a higher level, beyond simple recall. It is an excellent vehicle to stimulate
students’ thought processes in all other areas of learning, honouring each students as an individual learner. The Magical
Musos to Maestros program has provided rich and valuable opportunities for purposeful interaction with others—not only for
students but also for staff and community members.
Using music as a vehicle, students have been transported to a world far beyond the tiny village of Carroll .
The Three Musketeers
NEW ENGLAND REGION EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
THE WINNING TEAM!
SPRING HOLIDAYS
The spring holidays are almost upon us and we are all looking
forward to the break. Would you believe however that I keep
forgetting that we break up this Friday!!
Holidays of course begin on September 21 and students return on
Tuesday October 8, the day after the long weekend.
NEW STUDENTS!
At the beginning of Term 4 we will welcome
4 new students to the school:
Kindergarten student—Sarah Ozkam
Year 2 students—Breeana Ward & Adem Ozkam &
Year 4 student—Lindsey Ward
We are all very excited to be welcoming these new
students to our school.
“Look out boys—here come the girls!!”
BOGGABRI SMALL SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SPEAKING This Friday of course our children will be
competing in the Boggabri Small Schools
Public Speaking Competition.
We have been very busy this week
preparing for the competition and I am
very pleased with the standard of public
speaking being demonstrated by our
students.
It will be great to see them in action on
Friday.
Please remember that we will be leaving
the school on Friday morning at 8am.
ENROLMENTS FOR 2014 Forward planning is now underway.
If you have a child who will start school next year
or you know someone who does, please obtain an
enrolment form from the school office as soon as possible.
Kindergarten students need to be
5 years of age on or before July 31, 2014
to be eligible to enrol in Kindergarten in 2014.
NEW AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
No doubt all of you would have heard about the development
of the new Australian Curriculum perhaps through newspaper
reports, broadcasts and mention was made of it at the begin-
ning of the year in our newsletter.
The development of the Australian Curriculum was guided by
the Melbourne Declaration on Education Goals for Young
Australians which was adopted by the Ministerial Council in
December 2008.
The Declaration emphasises the importance of knowledge,
skills and understandings or learning areas, general capabili-
ties and cross-curriculum priorities as the basis for a curricu-
lum designed to support 21st century learning.
It is compulsory for all schools in NSW to implement the new
English syllabus in 2014 followed by the Mathematics syllabus
which will be optional to teach in 2014 but must be fully
implemented in 2015.
Next term in English at Carroll Public School we will be teach-
ing units of work based on the outcomes, content and stage
statements on the new English syllabus. Included in each news-
letter next term will be a copy of the stage statements and
contents in English beginning with ESI.
Staff are looking forward to the change and challenge of
teaching a new syllabus—I know I am!!
Enjoy a wonderful holiday everyone!!!
I am looking forward to a very busy and exciting Term 4.
Kind regards,
Christine
LATE PRESS
It appears that Carroll Public School is on a roll at the moment. We have just received news
that year 3 student, Kiara Harris has been successful in winning the New England
Department of Education and Communities, Giyanha Dirrabuu Murri Awards—Future
Outstanding Aboriginal. Kiara will receive this prestigious award early in term 4.
CONGRATULATIONS KIARA!!!
A WELL-DESERVED AWARD
WE ARE ALL VERY PROUD OF YOU!!!
CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO THE FOLLOWING 100 CLUB WINNERS!!!
$1 tickets
Paddy Smith—you have won $40
Christine Patison - you have won $20 (donated back to school)
Michelle Horvat—you have won $10
$2 tickets
Tracey Swain—you have won $75
Grace Agnew—you have won $50
Tyrone—you have won $25
BIG THANKYOU TO ROB HATTAM FOR ORGANISING THIS.
OUR EXCURSION FUND FOR 2014 NOW STANDS AT $260!!!