Jerrys Journal 27-31 Doyle Street, Jerrys Plains NSW 2330

Term 1 Week 10 Phone: 6576 4018 11 April 2019 Email: jerrysplain-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

www.jerrysplan-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Well what a busy few weeks we have had! It all began with a visit from Power FM on Thursday

28th March. This was an early start to the morning but most of the school were here at 7am

ready for a free breakfast and a morning of fun. Damien, Stolzy and Lucy kept up the pace by

dancing and playing games with the students, and even challenged the entire school to a run-

ning race on the back oval. Damien was completely outrun by Braith and admitted that he was

impressed to have been beaten by the fastest 10 year old in the country. A lot of our students

also had the opportunity to speak on radio, I’m sure that they had the whole of the Hunter Val-

ley laughing with their jokes. A great morning enjoyed by all.

Last Saturday we held a working bee to fix up some areas around the school. Thank you to

Hunter Valley Operations and Buildtell for your generosity and time on the weekend. The re-

furbished cubby house, sandpit and basketball court look great. Taking down the old fence

that divided the school has helped to create more space. The brand new gardens along the

front of the school look fantastic. Thank you also to the parents, students and community

members who came along and helped out.

Michele Renneberg

Relieving Principal DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

12/04 Last Day of Term 1

30/04 Students Return for Term 2

09/05 School Photos

Respect—Organisation—Commitment—Kindness—Safety

K-2 Classroom We were delighted to have Life Education Australia visit our school. The K-2 students were very excited to meet Happy Healthy Harold and join him on a learning adventure. We learned all about safety rules in different environments including the playground, classroom and at the beach. We also discussed what situations are real emergencies and practised

calling 000.

Miss Renneberg

Celebrity of the

3-6 Classroom A snapshot of our term

History: Changing Places, Changing Faces

Below is a biography of an Indigenous Australian of the Year written by Jayda.

Mandawuy Yunupingu Musician

(1956-2013)

Mandawuy Yunupingu was born as Tom Djambayong Bakamana Yunupingu on 17 September 1956 in Yirrkala in Arnhem land. His skin name was Gudjuk. Yunupingu changed his name to “Mandawuy” in 1990 which means “from clay”.

His siblings names are Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Gulumbu Yunupingu, Ngapanyapa Yunupingu and Barrapu Yunupingu.

In 1983 he published “Outstation schools at Yirrkala”. Yunupingu went to Deakin University in 1988. He was a principal at a local school.

Yunupingu was diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure, by October 2009 he was on the kidney transplant list. Sadly Yunupingu died on the 2nd of June 2013 in his hometown, Yirrkala.

Matilda stands proud as our

‘celebrity of the week.’

Geography: Australia & its Features

Elvis gives students the task of sharing a tongue

twister with peers.

Brandon explored Australian states, territories and

capital cities during our study of Australia.

Mrs Holt

3-6 Classroom Writing Workshop: Persuasive Writing

Below is an exposition that has been written by Jesse. Below is a discussion that has been written by Dean.

Too much money is spent on computer operating sys- tems, new and old… Firstly, operating systems from the 90’s are maybe over $100. They might cost that much, because they are al- most 30 years old! Who would pay that?

Secondly, On July 26th, 2018, Microsoft ended their free offer for a free upgrade to Windows 10. Now they are charging it for $USD199.99 again! Maybe it might be because it is like the last argument that you will read soon. And in Australia that is: $284.86! That is like the most expensive Windows version ever!

Thirdly, inflation is making software more expensive, because inflation is rising 2.4% everything! And that is a huge problem because do you know what companies want? More money. They just want their budget to grow.

Lastly, because we have new technology, it also means that software is getting more advanced. And that means it’s getting more expensive! Now you know why too much money is spent on operat- ing systems! Maybe just leave your OS how it is. There is nothing wrong with it, modern or not. (if it’s DOS just upgrade.)

Should Instagram be banned? Instagram should be banned because other people can be hurt by each other and you have to be 12 and over to have a phone so your kids should not have Instagram.

On the other hand Instagram is great because if you are very far away from your best friend you can communicate with them and put photos up of you.

Another reason Instagram is also destructive is be- cause if you put up a picture of you and your best friend they will get mad at you and you get grounded.

Instagram has its ups and downs but I’m going to leave the decision up to you.

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Students work collaboratively to construct a

raft out of straws that can float and hold 20

counters.

Left: Briony and Bella work on their designs.

Right: Tyson, Clayton & Chase work on their

designs.

Mrs Holt

Investigating number

3-6 Classroom Math Investigations

Investigating length

Shelby is all smiles as she explores

number using the split strategy.

Alice shows off her aeroplane design for

the class paper plane competition.

Investigating perimeter

Left: Students find out the perimeter of a garden

fence if the area of the garden is 12m².

Creative and Performing Arts

Nathan shows off his chocolate wrapper Below James works designing the Sydney Harbour

Bridge as part of our Geography unit.

Mrs Holt

design as part of Charlie & the Chocolate

Factory study.

3-6 Classroom

Happy snaps!

Mrs Holt

Jerrys Juniors Proudly supported by

Bird Feeders

In the drier months of this year we had been discussing the growth of grass

and plants. We came to the conclusion that the birds in our environment

may not get enough food when it is dry. What could we do to solve this?

Make our own bird feeders! We decided to paint them green so it would

slightly blend into the bird's natural environment. We spent the afternoon

exploring our natural environment and bird watching.

Wombat Stew

We have been discussing the animals in our environment and Cooper men-

tioned a wombat, from this we decided to read the book ‘Wombat Stew’. Eve-

ryone loved this hilarious, imaginative book so we decided to create our own

Wombat Stew, but with a twist! We collected materials from outside and in-

side the classroom to create a colourful, creative stew. We had so much fun!

Miss Scott

Jerrys Juniors Proudly supported by

Teamwork

A big focus has been the emphasis of teamwork, cooperation and collabora-

tion with peers. The children are forming relationships, transferring

knowledge and developing their social and emotional wellbeing throughout

these activities. We have used the activities such as; big floor puzzles, team

games and discussions around working together to complete tasks.

Emotions

At this age, children feel an enormous range of emotions that can be quite

confusing for them. We have been speaking about our emotions, the different

types we might feel and relating it back to certain scenarios. Although the

emphasis has been on how we deal with our emotions in these situations.

Miss Scott

Jerrys Juniors Proudly supported by

Working on our fine motor skills

All the activities that we explore in Jerry’s Juniors have the development of

fine motor skills in mind. The children have been improving their pencil

grips, concentration and complex sensory and fine motor skills with

Working with numbers

We have also been focussing on our one to one correspondence when count-

ing, and I must say there are some very brilliant maths brains in Jerry’s jun-

iors. William and Cooper were both very proud of their counting and effort!

Celebrating Easter

Today we celebrated Easter with our teacher and peers, this being the last

week of the term before holidays! The children created their own Easter bas-

kets, decorated eggs, went on a MASSIVE Easter egg hunt and competed in

egg and spoon races. The kids had the time of their life, interacting with

their peers and celebrating Easter.

Thank you children and families for the wonderful term of Jerry’s

Juniors, I have enjoyed every second of getting to know each of you

and building supportive relationships for the future.

Have a happy and safe holidays and I will see you all next term!

Miss Scott

Congratulations to Matilda, Alice, James and

Jayda for reaching 50 nights of reading.

They have all received their Bronze Award

and are now working their way up to silver.

Great effort!

Kayecare has shared another eventful week, we have certainly embraced the cooler few days. This gave us the op- portunity to explore our environment, investigating the possibilities of starting a winter vege garden—the kids have been researching what we can plant to suit our needs . The chicks are growing fast and have been a social and conversation point for the kids. They have learned to be gentle with them and have been feeding them each day, with this comes learning responsibility for their pets. Our pet rooster, Monday, and his kids have moved to Jayda, Laycee and Nash’s home. They now live in the Taj Ma- hal of chook pens and will be very spoiled I'm sure . As we continue our mindfulness and relaxation afternoons I find the kids are so settled and focused allowing their little minds and bodies to refresh for the rest of their day. The kids have been engaging in mud play in the out door kitchen. They choose what natural products will make the best stews and pies. This promotes language development and decision making as well as sensory play. This week Kaye was observing the cooking and stirring of mud, listening to the kids singing and talking about their project. I could hear Nash singing ‘yewwwww gooey yummy chewy Wombat Stew’ we had read this book the week before and obviously was remembered. As we gear up for the Easter break the kids are well into craft and the excitement of an Easter egg hunt next week. Enjoy the holidays, stay safe. Take care, Kayecare.

Brought to you by Kaye Care

P&C News

Weekly BBQ Every 2nd Friday starting this Friday 12/04/2019 between 6:00pm—7:00pm the P&C will hold a BBQ at the Jerrys Plains Tavern, all funds raised help our school. We would like to run a roster system to run the BBQ so not the same person is doing it each fortnight, if you could please spare an hour or 2 on a Friday evening to help out please contact Donna on 0400 477 573

Meat Raffles Coolmore Australia have kindly offered to donate meat each fortnight to hold weekly meat raffles. These raffles will occur after the BBQ each week at the Jerrys Plains Hotel.

School Canteen—This Friday This Friday is RED DAY, The P&C will supply a Hot Dog and Juice for every student at lunch. Students will still need to bring in their fruit break and recess.

Don’t forget to return your Easter Raffle Tickets, winners will be drawn on April 12th

Morning Bus Run Upgrades will be made to a two-kilometre section of highway near Ogilvies Hill and a four-kilometre sec- tion between Bowmans Crossing and Saddlers Creek at Winery Hill (Hollydene Winery Hill). We are ex- pecting this project to continue till late 2020. This may possibly have an impact on the times the bus col- lects children in the morning, we hope to be on time however delays of up to about 10 mins may happen. We have been asked if you could please have patience while the bus company works out the best solution to this matter.

School Photo Day

School Photos will be taken on Thursday 9th May (week 2 next term). Order forms and sibling order forms were sent home earlier this week. They must be completed and re-

turned to school on the day of photos. Payment can be made online, by cash or cheque.

CAKE RAFFLE

Purchase a 50c ticket to be in our draw for the

weekly cake raffle. A beautiful cake is donated

by Easy Bake Cakes each Friday.

Tickets on sale all week at the school office. Anyone is

welcome to buy. The lucky winner will be

drawn each Friday afternoon at the school

assembly

Are you interested in starting your own business – jewellery, sewing, candles or a tourism venture on

the farm using empty buildings or a spare paddock? Then this may be for you, an opportunity to gain

skills and have support as you develop another source of income for your farm.

BUSINESS TRAINING FOR RURAL FAMILIES IN SINGLETON

Five two-hour sessions focused on developing a micro- business or agritourism venture delivered by the

Business Centre Newcastle on:

Starting your own business

Business numbers

Selling online

Marketing

Personal Development

The course is free, it will be delivered on Friday’s between May 10 and June 14 from 10am-12 noon, fol-

lowed by a light lunch. Child minding is available.

If you are interested contact the Singleton Neighbourhood Centre, 21 Mary Street Singleton 65712499

or snc5@bigpond.com

Activites and prices are subject to change. \ ,

AUTUMN 2019 SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

Tue, 23 April

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YMCA Ninjas / Free G Mon, 15 April &

9am - 10.30am

Circus Fun Mon, 15 April &

10.30am - 12pm

$24

$24 Tue, 23 April

Rhythmic Fun

Tue, 16 April

9am - 10.30am

$24

Aero Gymnastics

Tue, 16 April

10.30am - 12pm

$24

Tumbling Class

Thurs, 17 April

9am - 10.30am

$24

All Things Gymnastics

Thurs, 17 April

10.30am - 12pm

$24

Singleton Netball—Winter Net Skills Clinic

Boys and Girls aged between 5 & 7 are invited to attend our Winter clinic to be held in conjunction with the

Saturday Winter Competition in 2019! Participants must be turning 5 in 2019 to register.

Net Skills will commence on 4th May and run for 11 weeks through until 10th August. Please check our website for

winter competition breaks as we have time off over school holidays. The program will commence at 11:15am and

run until noon.

Cost—$80 (included in this cost is a NetSetGo pack sent out by Netball NSW)

** The NSW Active Kids Rebate may be able to be redeemed against your registration fee (conditions apply) **

Registrations can now be completed online via our website—singletonnetball.com

We will be taking limited numbers to ensure that all of our [participants have a great experience!

**Registered coaches are also welcome to attend this clinic and learn some new coaching strategies**

Please email singletonnetball@hotmail.com if you have any queries

Book Fair Week—Week 4, Term 2

Our school will participate in the

Scholastic Book Fair in Week 4, Term 2.

The theme for this years fair is

“Catch the reading wave”

So catch the reading wave into our

school book fair.

Everyone is welcome to come along.

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overleaf. The aim of the burn is to provide greater protection for life and property against bushfires by

reducing the build-up of bushfire fuel.

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