Gunnedah South Public School Newsletter Friday 2nd November, 2018

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Gunnedah South Public School  Winder Place  Gunnedah NSW 2380 Telephone: 02 6742 1899 

App:  

Term 4 – Week 4, 2018 

Monday 5th  November 

Year 6 excursion to Sydney  Year 5 excursion to Canberra  S Factor heats 

Monday– Friday  Monday– Friday  

Wednesday 7th November 

KA Visit to  GS Kidd 

9.30‐11.20 

Thursday 8th November 

G2 PSSA Mee ng 

4pm 

Term 4 – Week 5, 2018 Tuesday 13th November 

P&C mee ng  7pm 

Wednesday 14th November 

Mo va onal Speaker  Luke Kennedy visi ng Yrs 3/4 & 5/6 

 

Friday 16th November 

Year 5 Captain Speeches –round 1  Kinder Transi on  S Factor Finals  

    9am—2pm 

WELL DONE STATE ATHLETES! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a great chance to say ‘Good Luck’ when Bella and Hayden Sawyer dropped their li le sister to school on Tuesday  

morning before heading off to Sydney for State PSSA Athle cs. 

Gunnedah  South  is well  represented  in  the North West Athle cs team which   competed at  Homebush  Olympic  Park  on  Wednesday and Thursday.  

Other members of the team from South are: Josh  Casey,  Liam  Duff,  Chad  Fisher,  Lacie Kleinschafer,  Jedd  Rennick,  Harry  Ryman,  Tyler  Sco ,  Owen  Shoesmith,  Ellie  Thomas and Tyrone Winsor. 

It  is  a  huge  achievement  to make  it  to  this level of  compe on and we  are  very proud of you all. 

Dear Parents and Community members, 

It  is  hard  to  believe we  are  already  in November and  that  there  is  only  6 weeks  of  school  le   this year. Students’ final day for the year is Wednesday 19th December.  

A er  the  students  break  for  their  holidays, Teachers  will  con nue  to  work,  as  they  will par cipate  in  professional  development  ac vi es on 20th and 21st of December. 

 

EXCURSIONS 

Next week  Stage 3  students will be  taking part  in their major excursion for the year. 

Year 5 are going  to Canberra and will meet at  the carpark entrance; Winder Pl, of the school no  later than 7.30am. 

Year  6  are  going  to  Sydney  and  are  required  to meet  at  the Gunnedah Railway  sta on  at 9am on Monday morning. Please go directly  to  the sta on where your teachers and staff will meet you there, Remember…  you  do  not  have  to  come  to  school first. 

 

IMPORTANT DATES 

Presenta on Day 

Presenta on  day  will  once  again  be  held  at  the Gunnedah  Town Hall  and  this  year will be on  the morning  of  Wednesday  12th  December.    More informa on will be distributed closer to the day. 

 

Year 6 Farewell 

The  ladies  in  administra on  have  had  several enquiries as to when the Year 6 farewell will be. It is on the evening of Wednesday 12th December. Year 6  students  will  receive  informa on  regarding  the farewell as the  me gets closer. 

 

WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL SAFELY 

Unfortunately,  this week  I have  received visits and calls  from  members  of  the  community  who  are extremely  concerned  that  our  students  are  not being safe when walking home from school.  

We  will  be  running  extra  lessons  at  school concerning  road  safety  in an effort  to address  this issue.  If  you  have  children who walk  to  and  from school, please speak to them about the correct way to cross roads and wait for oncoming traffic to pass. 

Wishing  everyone  a  relaxing  and  enjoyable weekend. 

With kind regards, 

Nicki Walsh 

Relieving Principal 

MERIT CERTIFICATES

GOLD 6L Alecia Coker, Ava Mitchell

2M Lillee Gray, Zahlee Penfold, Abigail Sutcliffe

1C Maddison Craig, Reuben Crawford, Claire Howes

1D Caden McKinnon

KA Kassidy Campbell-Jacobs

SILVER 6W Ava Coleman, Thomas Eveleigh, Angus Waerea, Zoe McAlpine

6L Alecia Coker,Stella Robertson, Ava Mitchell, Olivia Heath

6D Isabella Sawyer, Cooper Williams, Alyssa Frey

5S Tom Mainey

5C Jayla Woolaston, Sarah Kemp, Josh Casey, Jai Read-McInnes, Jada Villegas, Baylee Marchant, Ally Harris, Jack McCulloch, Savannah Eather

3H Kyden Hunt

2LZ Samuel Dew

2M Lillee Gray, Zahlee Penfold, Abigail Sutcliffe, Harley Eveleigh, Levii Porter

1C Maddison Craig, Reuben Crawford, Jason Duff, Claire Howes

1D Josephine Spradbrow, Kayla Poss, Caden McKinnon

KA Xander Howes, Kassidy Campbell-Jacobs, Marlee Murphy

KH Nella Newman

TITANIUM 6L Alecia Coker

BRONZE 4R Heidi Tull, Tyler Scott, Katelyn Carr, Jorja Eschbach

4P Lane Torrens, Charlette Keeler, Maddie Stewart, Zahlia Milne

4M Declan Holt, Deekirah Rowlands, Harry Thomson, Eli Talbott

3S Tyler Hobden, Isla Murphy, Ruby Friend

3M Sophie Partridge, Lacie Kleinschafer

3H Sunny Wicks, Chyanne Squires, Annaliese Maguire, Lachie Ellison

Term 4, Week 2 Results Top Classes

#1 MC — Average 818 Points per student #2 4P — Average 604 Points per student #3 2M — Average 261 Points per student

Top Students #1 Aleisha Doolan 4P 4506 Points

Equal #2 Louis Cobb 4P 3240 Points

#3 Keaton Walters 4P 3230 Points

Equal #2 Laura Demmery 4M 3240 Points

P & C News Tickets are still available for our major raffle, the 10 prizes are fabulous and there will only be 1500 tickets sold. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=386463& or if you would prefer to buy your tickets offline, please leave your name and contact number with the office ladies. A member from the P & C can then get in contact and process the ticket order for you.

Year 7 Selective High Schools in 2020 Reminder

Please note that applications for Selective High

Schools 2020 close on 12 November 2018.

Parents and caregivers interested in their child being considered for a

selective high school are urged to visit the website to obtain the relevant information and to complete an application.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7

FREEPARENTEVENING

With

LUKEKENNEDY

20TH NOVEMBER 6pm at the High School 

Come along and take the opportunity to hear one  of Sydney’s best mo va onal speakers 

LUKE KENNEDY

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On the outside he looked strong and confident, on the

inside his thoughts would come to haunt him. He was

incredibly scared, depressed, anxious, and

awkward in social situations. Luke always worried what other people thought about

him which led to him committing some harsh acts

and missing out on many positive opportunities.

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He opens up the audience’s eyes, and mind, to their ego – to the labels that we battle to live up to, and relates his story back to some of the

masks the audience would be wearing. He then shows

how these labels, and worrying what other

people think, is ruining our relationships, following

through on ideas (it could be as simple as not making

those crucial sales calls, or not putting your hand up in

class), happiness, and success in every area of life.

Becoming aware of ones ego and labels, is the first

step towards releasing it.....

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Here at Gunnedah South, we are extremely fortunate to have secured a member of the family referral service to work on site here at school for 3 days during term 4. This service can provide advice on the agencies that could benefit your child’s development as well as assistance in making appointments and/or writing and submitting referrals for your child. This is a fantastic opportunity for parents to gain knowledge of the various agencies available and making contact with them. If you would like to make an appointment with Toni from the family referral service, please contact Mrs Walsh or Miss Burgess via the school office 67 421899.