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Kalori Term 1 - Week 2 7 February 2019

Respect, Honesty, Responsibility – RHR – That’s Who We Are

Meryula St Narromine NSW 2821

P: 02 68894566 F: 02 68894451

E: [email protected]

Denise Toohey - Principal

Welcome to all our existing and new families. The staff and I trust that you had a safe and relaxing holiday. 2019 is full of exciting opportunities for our students, community and staff. All students have had a smooth transition to their new classes and are demonstrating the values of our Positive Behaviour for Learning philosophy; RHR – Respectful, Honest and Responsible learners. Leadership Assembly Our Leaders Induction Assembly saw our 2019 student leadership team presented with their badges. This is a very memorable moment for the students at NPS as their parents are invited onto

the stage to pin the much treasured leadership badge onto their student’s shirts. Pride flows from student to parent and vice versa. Congratulations to all our school leaders, please view the photos in this Kalori to share in this joyful moment. Parent Information Sessions Thank you to those families who attended our Parent Information Sessions on Wednesday afternoon. If you were unable to attend and would like a copy of the presentation that was shared with your parent peers please contact your stage leader or the office and we will gladly email the information to you. Kindergarten 2019 To our new Kindergarten students and families, welcome to Narromine Public School! Our newest students are quickly settling into the school routines and have been happily making friendships across our school. Their little faces are beaming with the excitement of starting school and their big eyes are taking in all the learning experiences that are being shared. We are so grateful and blessed to have you as the newest members of our NPS family. Staff Development The staff participated in a Development Day on Tuesday 29 January. We had the pleasure of hosting Ralph Pirozzo who engaged the staff in a variety of teaching moments and activities based around STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and the importance of differentiation of learning for quality learning. Staff are refreshed, energised and delighted to be back at school continuing the outstanding learning tradition of Narromine Public School. New appointments

Emma Briggs – 2N Hello! My name is Emma Briggs and I am teaching 2N. I am 23 years old and originally from Sydney. I moved to Narromine at the start of the school year. I graduated from Macquarie University last year and I am currently completing my Masters in Special Needs Education. I love sport and being active, I played first grade Women’s AFL with the North Shore Bombers in Sydney. I am very excited to be living in Narromine as I love the outdoors, going for bushwalks, fishing and skiing down at the river. Tracey Jones – 5/6TJ

Hi I’m Tracey Jones and I’m team teaching with Mrs Turnbull on 5/6TJ. I’m originally from Lismore on the North Coast. I’ve been teaching for 25 years and have taught in both primary and high schools. I taught for many years at Tullamore Central School as our family has a farming property in the area. I’m looking forward to joining the supportive and friendly Narromine Public School’s community.


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Year 2 Swimming Carnival

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Denise Toohey – Principal continued

Holly Griffiths – 5/6G Hi I’m Holly Griffiths and I am new to Narromine Public School this year. You will find me teaching Stage 3 in 5/6G. I am originally from Dubbo and am very excited to be teaching in Narromine. Please feel free to come and say hello, introduce yourself and have a chat.

Narromine Public School Staffing 2019

Denise Toohey (King) Principal Teaching staff: Kylie Hall ESt1/St1 Instructional Leader KK- Rachel Krueger KM- Renee Minton 1M- Kristie Mackay 1S- Rachael Smith 2N- Emma Briggs 2B- Melissa Baker Kevin Geyer Stg2 Assistant Principal 3/4E- Belinda Edmunds 3/4R- Alyce Rhodes 3/4GP- Crystal Paine and Kevin Geyer Amanda Turnbull Stg 3 Assistant Principal 5/6W- Sharron Walsh 5/6R- Danielle Rapone 5/6G- Holly Griffiths MC- Bree Fortnum 5/6JT- Tracey Jones and Amanda Turnbull

Support staff: Jock Webb – Science and Technology Julie Wilson – Early Action for Success Louise Craig – Library and RFF Glenyss Wrench – Literacy supports Emma Smith – Support Teacher for Learning Transition and Community Staff: Sarah Atchison – Leader Karen Hamilton - Teacher Anna Newbigging – SLSO Kerrie Walden – Aboriginal Education Officer Kirsty Kelly - Aboriginal Education Officer Lee-Maree Cowley (Seve) – School Counsellor Tina Heterick – Aboriginal Schools Liaison Officer Desary Betts – Relieving Home School Liaison Officer

School Learning Support Officers: Kylie McKinnon – Leader Wyatt Walden Jessica Brown Wendy Coleman Lily Spackman Ashleigh McKeown Lynne Mc Cutcheon Melissa Rudd Jody Beahan Jenny Parslow GA and OH&S Rod Wyatt – General Assistant Rex Gower – OHS John Butcher – Grounds Assistant Michael Gordon – Grounds Assistant Administration Team: Kerry Gower – School Administration Manager Angela Hilder – School Administration Officer Marilyn Masonwells - School Administration Officer Judi Milgate - School Administration Officer Kristel Chapman - School Administration Officer Clare Gill - School Administration Officer

Please note that our canteen ‘Taste Buds’ will be non-operational on Friday (tomorrow) due to the swimming carnival. We apologise for any inconvenience. Staff Development Day

The NPS staff have recently undertaken professional learning with

Ralph Pirozzo on creating the most engaging learning experiences

and planning opportunities for our students. Teachers enhanced

their knowledge about engaging and challenging students with

exciting Science/Technology/Engineering/Art/Maths (STEAM)

lessons. Throughout the day, teachers participated in creating and

developing units with a STEAM focus to use within our

classrooms. Teachers also developed their understanding and

expertise in supporting students with 36 thinking tools to improve

our students’ creative and critical thinking skills. A highlight of the

day was when teachers and SASS staff engaged in using all the

exciting technology that was available. We learnt about 3D

glasses, 3D pens, Ozobot, Beetbot, Bluebot, Makey Makey,

Microbit, Sphero, Thymio, Wonder Dash, Edison, Lego

Mindstorms, mBot, drones, coding and looping. Ralph was a

fantastic presenter who inspired us all.


Maths Matters

Family Literacy Challenge

Welcome to our Family Literacy Challenges. You will need to get a family team together to complete the challenges.

There will be a box in the front office to submit your entries. To collect the prize you need to make sure you have

one name of a family member per entry. For example: The Jones Family- Andrew Jones 4W.

To be in the running for a $10 canteen voucher make sure you get your entry in the bright pink box in the foyer at

the office. You have to be in it to win it!!

Week 2 Adjectives. Adjectives are words that tell us more about a noun eg: The big brown dog. Big and brown are

both adjectives. List as many adjectives as you can that describe your home. Look around your home for objects as

inspiration.

PBL News

Welcome back to school for 2019. This term is shaping up to be very productive. All classes have

been very settled with students engaging in their learning.

Our aim at Narromine Public School is to establish and practise consistent whole-school

responsibility for following instructions using common language and expectations. Students are

expected to respond immediately when given an instruction. This is to ensure learning is not

being disrupted and all students are safe. Also, we will be focusing on showing respect by

speaking nicely. Students will be expected to use appropriate tone when interacting with others

as well as making an effort to be nice to people.

Students will be required to achieve 241 points for RED level and 253 for BLUE.

Thank you to the students for a positive start to the year. Well done!

‘RHR, That’s who we are!’ - PBL Team


Sport

Friday School Sport

Students in Year 3-6 are expected to wear their sports uniform

every Friday. For Term 1 on Fridays Year 3-6 students will be going

to the pool for sport. NPS values the impact participation in sport

has on student learning. NPS has budgeted to support this activity

and therefore, pool entry will be covered by the school. Students

need to bring their swimmers, towel, sunscreen and hat. It is

expected that students participate every week as sport is a

compulsory component of the curriculum. If for some reason one

week they are unable to participate please send a note to their

classroom teacher explaining why they cannot participate.

NPS 2019 Swimming Carnival

The school swimming carnival will be held this FRIDAY 8 February

and students nominated for their events this week. All students are

to come to school first and then walk to the pool in their house

groups. Students are encouraged to come dressed in their sporting

house colours. All students in Years 3-6 will attend the swimming

carnival as well as participating Year 2 students that are turning 8

years old this year. Year 2 students turning 8 this year that are not

strong swimmers will not be eligible to race. These students will

stay at school and attend class as per normal. It is important that

parents are aware that for students to enter racing events at the

carnival they must have strong swimmer ticked on their swimming

note and they must be in that group for sport as well. If your child is

in Years 3-6 and not a strong swimmer, they will be able to

participate in novelty events in the pool that will be held

throughout the day. Students are to bring swimmers, towel, hat,

sunscreen, plenty of water and either a packed lunch or money for

the canteen. The Gobondery/NARRAF swimming carnival will be

held on Friday 22nd February at Narromine and the Western

carnival will be on Thursday 14 March.

Swimsuit Regulations for Carnivals

The following is some information regarding swimmers that

students are permitted to wear.

Swimsuits worn by competitors shall be non-transparent and

conform to the following design:

(i) Men’s swimsuits are limited to one (1) suit that covers at

most the body surface from hips to knee. Swimsuits may not extend

above the waist or below the knees.

(ii) Women’s swimsuits are limited to one (1) suit that is of

“open back” and “open shoulder” designs that may extend down to

the knee. Swimsuits must not extend below the knees.

(iii) No zippers or fastening devices are allowed except for a waist tie.

(iv) Swimsuits must be of textile material and must not contain any non-textile material such as polyurethane or

neoprene.

ORDER OF EVENTS

1. Girls All Age Freestyle – 100m

2. Boys All Age Freestyle – 100m

3. Girls 8 yrs Freestyle – 50m

4. Boys 8 yrs Freestyle – 50m



7. Girls 10 yrs Freestyle -50m





12. Boys 12 yrs Freestyle – 50mm



15. Girls Junior Breaststroke – 50m

16. Boys Junior Breaststroke – 50m

17. Girls 11yrs Breaststroke – 50m

18. Boys 11yrs Breaststroke – 50m

19. Girls Senior Breaststroke – 50m

20. Boys Senior Breaststroke – 50m

21. Girls Junior Backstroke – 50m

22. Boys Junior Backstroke – 50m

23. Girls 11 yrs Backstroke – 50m

24. Boys 11yrs Backstroke – 50m

25. Girls Senior Backstroke – 50m

26. Boys Senior Backstroke – 50m

27. Girls Junior Butterfly – 50m

28. Boys Junior Butterfly – 50m

29. Girls 11 yrs Butterfly – 50m

30. Boys 11 yrs Butterfly – 50m

31. Girls Senior Butterfly – 50m

32. Boys Senior Butterfly – 50m

33. Girls Junior Medley – 200m

34. Boys Junior Medley – 200m

35. Girls Senior Medley – 200m

36. Boys Senior Medley – 200m

37. Girls Junior Relay – 4x50m

38. Boys Junior Relay – 4x50m

39. Girls Senior Relay – 4x50m

40. Boys Senior Relay – 4x50m


Sport continued

2019 House Leaders

Naomi Captains – Jack Wilson and Isabella Press

Namoi Vice Captains – Chaice Thurbon and Kaylea Speer

Macquarie Captains – Miles Leese-Caines and Hannah Preston

Macquarie Vice Captains – Ryan Newton and Nyasia Kelly

Castlereagh Captains – Quention Schneider and Shayla Schneider

Castlereagh Vice Captains – Callum Hutchinson and Addison Matthews

Bogan Captains – Harley Bender and Krystal Jetta

Bogan Vice Captains – Jonah Moss and Kayeisha Davison-Knight

House Colours

Namoi – Yellow

Macquarie – Green

Castlereagh – Red

Bogan – Blue

Kristie Mackay - Sport Coordinator

Summer Reading Challenge

On Thursday, 31 January, we had

the Reading Challenge reward

which is a Nerf Challenge in the

hall. The nerf darts were flying

everywhere and everyone was

running and having fun. There

were six groups of five and we had

ten minutes each to play against

the other team. We had boys and

girls who picked up the darts and

put them in the boxes for the

teams. We had the battle in the

dark and we had to wear safety

goggles in case we got hit in the

eyes. There were obstacles to hide

behind during the battle. Everyone

got hit by a dart including Mrs

Walsh. Everyone was so sweaty

and tired after it. It was one of the

best rewards so far. - Josh Richards

and Murray Devlin

Too sick for school link

This link gives parents and carers advice on how to manage various health conditions in relation to attending school.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/practical-help-for-parents-and-carers/family-wellbeing/too-sick-to-go-

to-school

Drought Assistance

Drought assistance has been

offered through Narromine

Uniting Church and Rotary.

Anyone seeking assistance is

encouraged to make contact

with Principal Mrs Toohey for

a reference to the contact

person.


Kindy 2019


Community

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alerts.

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NARROMINE PARKRUN

Narromine Wetlands

parkrun commences

Saturday 2 March. parkrun

is a free, weekly timed 5km

run or walk. The launch is

open to all to find out more!

Your aim is to better your

time each week. To be

involved please register at

parkrun Australia - it's free!

You must have your

barcode with you to

participate. For more info

search the Narromine

Wetlands parkrun facebook

page or call Ginni 0434 059

939. Please note - children

under 11 MUST be

accompanied by an adult.

Prams are welcome, strictly

no scooters or bikes. Dogs

must be socialised and on

short leads.


MONTH MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 2 February

4 Kindergarten commence

5 2019 Leader Induction Assembly 2pm Parent Information afternoon 3.10pm

6

7

8 Narromine PS Swimming Carnival

WEEK 3 February

11

12 Transition commences Term 1



15 K-6 Assembly 3-6 swimming for sport

WEEK 4 February

18

19

20 Hearing screening

21 22 NARRAF / GOB Swimming Carnival in Narromine

WEEK 5 February/ March

25

26

27 Dental Screening

28 Life Education

1 Life Education K-6 Assembly Host Stg 3 SRC Item 1M

WEEK 6 March

4 Life Education

5 Life Education

6 Parent Teacher Interviews Life Education

7 8 3-6 swimming for sport

WEEK 7 March

11 Visiting performance

12 13

14 PSSA Western Swimming

15 K-6 Assembly Host Stg 2 SRC Item 5/6W 3-6 swimming for sport Vision screening

WEEK 8 March

18 19

20 21 22 3-6 swimming for sport NARRAF GOB Gala day cricket/softball at Peak Hill

WEEK 9 March

25 26 27 28 29 K-6 Assembly Host Stg 1 SRC Item 2B 3-6 swimming for sport

WEEK 10 April

1

2 Transition concludes for term 1



5 3-6 swimming for sport

WEEK 11 April

8 9 Peachy Richardson Shield RL in Dubbo

10 11 State swimming

12 K-6 Assembly Host School Leader Item 5/TJ 3-6 swimming for sport State Swimming

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