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Public Speaking Champs
Well done Tom and Johanna!
■ 2017■ Term 1 ■ Weeks 4 and 5 ■ Principal: Kay Thurston
■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839 Loyal to my School
■ Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School
■ Email: [email protected] Queen Street
■ Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663
Making A Splash!
Swimming Carnival Fun
Junee North Public School ■ Principal: Kay Thurston Loyal to my School
■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839
■ Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School
■ Email: [email protected] 1-15 Queen Street
■ Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663
■ 2017 ■ Term 1 ■ Weeks 4 & 5 ■ Newsletter
Calendar Term 1, Week 4
15 February JNPS Swimming Carnival
16 February Assembly @ 2:30 pm
Term 1, Week 5
23 February Assembly 2:30 pm
District PSSA Swimming (note –
change of date)
Welcome BBQ & Info Evening
5:30 – 7:30
Term 1, Week 6
28 February P&C AGM @ 6:30 pm
Assembly @ 2:30 pm
Term 1, Week 7
9 March School Photos
Seniors Week choir performance
@ 11:00
Assembly @ 2:30 pm
Term 1, Week 8
13 March Riverina PSSA Swimming
16 March Assembly @ 2:30 pm
Week 4 Assembly: 5/6B
Week 5 Assembly: 5/6S
THUMBS UP! To all of our wonderful swimming carnival
participants – you were awesome!
In this issue ... Principal’s report ........................................................................... 3
Welcome BBQ & Information Night ................................. 3
Sporting House Captains ...................................................... 3
SRC class members .................................................................. 3
Safety in Hot Weather ............................................................ 3
What’s happening in our school? ........................................... 5
Swimming Carnival .................................................................. 5
Parent Volunteers ......................................................................... 7
Feature Photo
Torah looking pleased with her efforts at Wednesday’s
carnival.
Junee North Public School
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Principal’s report
Welcome BBQ & Information Night
This year we are combining our Parent Information
sessions with a ‘Welcome’ BBQ. The evening will be
held on Thursday 23 February, commencing at 5:30
pm. The program for the evening is attached and I do
hope we get as many of our families as possible to
come along. Thank you to our P&C who will be
catering on the night. Come along and enjoy a sausage
sandwich and a drink, whilst getting to meet other
families and our staff; as well as finding out all about
your child’s classroom programs. If parents are unable
to attend the information session, teachers will have a
handout which can be sent home upon request.
Sporting House Captains
Congratulations to our newly elected Sporting House
Captains. These students have an important role to
play in manning our sports shed, running assemblies
and assisting with sporting events. House captains for
2017 are:
SLATER: Bayley Guinan & Grace Robertson
FLOYD: Charlie McEwen & Ella Fitzgerald
LATHAM: Benjamin Gallop & Chelsea O’Rafferty
Grace, Bayley, Ella, Charlie, Chelsea & Benjamin are
ready to carry out their duties.
SRC class members
Also elected and presented with their badges are our
Semester 1 Student Representative Councillors (SRC).
Each class votes for a boy and a girl to be their voice at
regular SRC meetings. Mrs Shephard is our SRC
coordinator and she ensures that these children have
lots of opportunities during their term as an SRC.
Shortly a meeting will be held where the SRC decide
upon their fund-raising ventures for the semester; as
well as discussing any suggestions they have for
improving our school. Semester 1 SRCs are:
KINDER: Charlie Munday & Tilly Hanlon
1/2M: Kaden Shaw & Lucy McGregor
1/2D: Ace Hayman & Delaney Baxter
1/2W: Angus Baldry & Shaylie Johns
3/4M: Tristan Davis & Mya Chisholm
3/4D: Jack Henderson & Aimee White
5/6S: Cooper Vanzanten & Paige O’Rafferty
5/6B: Cody Hackett & Shallan Wright
Safety in Hot Weather
We received several calls last week regarding whether
or not our school is air conditioned and whether our
school closes during high temperatures. The
Department of Education provides advice to schools
regarding supporting students in hot weather (link to
this is below):
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/gotoschool/a-
z/hotweather.php
At Junee North we ensure the utmost safety and
protection of all of our students and staff during the
heat. Every learning space has air conditioning,
students are provided with access to several areas
during break times in the heat (under the COLA, inside
the library and hall), students are encourage to drink
water regularly - drink bottles are kept on their desks
at all times. We even allow a quick run under the
sprinkler to cool off!
Kay
Junee North Public School
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Reminders
Welcome BBQ/ Information sessions:
Thursday 23 February – starting at 5:30 – see note for
session times.
No Hat Play in the Shade
School hats must be worn during break, PE and sport
times. Please ensure hats (& other items are clearly
labelled with your child’s name.
Canteen
Canteen days are Wednesdays & Fridays. (No canteen
on swimming carnival day!)
School Banking
Banking is every Thursday. Students are to put their
bankbooks into their class bank bags. There are some
great incentives for regular banking – see our poster
outside the office!
P&C News Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday
28 February. All positions will be declared vacant
and we are keen to see some new faces take up these
positions.
Our P&C provide wonderful support to our school
through fundraising, running our canteen and
providing a forum for our families to be involved in the
education of their children.
Air conditioner Funding
At our last P&C meeting it was decided that funds
would be provided to assist with the upgrade of air
conditioning in several areas of the school. Whilst all
classrooms and learning areas are air conditioned,
several room have quite old units which require
constant repair, as well as having old blue gas heaters
which are not conducive to the best learning
conditions for our students. Quotes are currently being
sourced. This is just one of the many ways that our
P&C helps out our wonderful school and benefits every
student.
Merit Awards Term 1 Week 3
Kindergarten Imogen Dobson
Izabella Douglas
Tilly Hanlon
Milla Lewis
Charlie Munday
1/2M Thomas McCann
Callum Cochrane
Anna O’Rafferty
Leah Schultz
1/2W Holly Fitzhardinge
Lachlan Cameron
Seth Wright
Millie Allen
1/2D Grace Hume-Landrigan
Aaleya Harris
Thomas Gallop
Cody Vanzanten
3/4D Ruben Jacobs
Kailyn Harris
Caleb Kearnes
Lochlan Judd
Cameron Richards
Montana Butt
3/4M Micah Kemp
Jack Bourke
Amy Jarrett
Mattie Makeham
Alexa Wright
Tristan Davis
5/6B Montanna McLennan
Jaidyn Vanzanten
Torah Newman
Bailey Willis
Bayley Guinan
Grace Robertson
Benjamin Gallop
Paige Vanzanten
5/6S Elizabeth Collins
Madeline Jellett
William Holloway
Benjamin Smith
Erica Wooden
Julian Schachtner
Junee North Public School
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What’s happening in our school?
Swimming Carnival
Our annual school swimming carnival was held on
Wednesday with great success. It was wonderful to see
a high level of participation and tremendous
sportsmanship, with students cheering on their house
mates. A big thank you to the helpers from Junee High
School, and to our parent helpers. Your assistance
certainly made our day run smoothly. Special thanks to
Mrs Davis on her wonderful organization of our
carnival.
Junee North Public School
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Junee North Public School
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Parent Volunteers
We love having our parents & family members helping
out at school events, in the classroom and in our
canteen. New Department of Education require all
volunteers to complete a Working with Children
Check. Volunteers simply need to go online at the link
below and follow the procedures (you will need your
driver’s licence details). There is no cost involved for
volunteers.
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-
working-children-check
Parent Information
Head Lice
Unfortunately head lice are a part of school life that
can be frustrating for our families. When we are
notified, a letter is sent to all families within that class.
Recently we have had several cases and we would
appreciate all families checking their child’s hair for any
eggs/ live lice and treating accordingly.
School A to Z
School A to Z is a great website offering parents
practical advice about homework, tips on learning,
wellbeing, technology and resources to help support
your child's social, physical and mental development.
There are assignment starters based on popular school
project topics, with facts and links to credible websites
to help avoid last-minute assignment meltdowns.
The site gives even the busiest parents access to some
of Australia’s best teachers and experts, 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. Expert contributors include maths guru
Adam Spencer, psychologist Andrew Fuller, parenting
expert Michael Grose and personal trainer Michelle
Bridges.
There’s even a section on healthy school lunch boxes,
with recipes from leading chefs.
School A to Z can also be downloaded as a free app!
You can find answers while you’re racing home from
work or waiting for training to finish, thanks to free
mobile apps that feature hundreds of definitions about
maths and English terms, illustrated examples and
instructional videos, as well as kid-friendly educational
maths and spelling games.
Community News
Southern Inland Rugby Sevens
Three (3) Week Program in the Southern Inland Region
to ease Girls into the game of Rugby Union.
The girls will learn all the basics of the game and get to
participate in rugby 7s games in week three of the
program in order to begin their quest as the next
Aussie 7s Star and Potential Olympic Gold Medallist.
The Program will be run at the following venues:
Week One: Recreation Ground, Temora (Training)
Week Two: Jubilee Park, Griffith (Training and Game
Based Activities)
Week Three: Conolly Rugby Complex, Wagga
(Training, Rugby 7s Games and Meet & Greet
with Aussie 7s Star Alicia Quirk)
The Program costs $45 which covers registration and
gives the girls a bucket hat and drink bottle.
Registration forms available from the school office.
ALL REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE BACK
BY – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17th
Junee Anglican Church – Kids Club
Every Thursdays of term beginning 9th February
3.30pm to 5.00pm
Cost: $2.00 or $5.00 per family. All are welcome
Contact: Glen McDonald
Ph: 0433 077 330
Email: [email protected]
Coolamon junior football and netball
sign on
Set down for Friday February 24th at the Coolamon
pool from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. This is designed to work
in with the touch footy so the young ones can come
across after their game and the older kids can sign on
before they play.
Junee North Public School
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Welcome BBQ & Parent
Information Evening
Thursday 23 February
A warm welcome is extended to all of our Junee North
families to attend our Information Evening. Come along and
enjoy a sausage sandwich and a drink. Take the opportunity
to meet and mingle with staff and other families. Children
can enjoy a game of cricket or volleyball whilst parents
attend information sessions being hosted by our teachers.
Session times:
5:30 BBQ under the COLA
5:30 – 6:00 – Kindergarten
6:00 – 6:30 – Stage 1 (1/2D, 1/2M & 1/2W)
6:30 – 7:00 – Stage 2 (3/4D & 3/4M)
7:00 – 7:30 – Stage 3 (5/6B & 5/6S)
Come & Join Us!