Public Speaking Champs

Well done Tom and Johanna!

■ 2016■ Term 4 ■ Weeks 5 & 6 ■ Principal: Kay Thurston

■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839 Loyal to my School

■ Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School

■ Email: juneenorth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Queen Street

■ Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663

Rio Dance Spectacular!

Our students wow the crowd

Junee North Public School ■ Principal: Kay Thurston Loyal to my School

■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839

■ Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School

■ Email: juneenorth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 1-15 Queen Street

■ Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663

■ 2016 ■ Term 4 ■ Weeks 5 & 6 ■ Newsletter

Calendar Term 4, Week 5

7 November - 11 Stage 2 Swimming Scheme

November

10 November Year 6 Transition visit to JHS

Stage 2 to REEC (no swimming)

11 November Kinder 2017 Transition Day 3

P&C Cake Stall

Term 4, Week 6

14 November Additional swimming session

Stage 2

17 November Assembly @ 2:30 pm

18 November Fun & Run Day

Term 4, Week 7

22 November Kinder 2017 Parent Information

Session @ 10:00 am

24 November Last assembly for 2016

26 November Carols on Broadway 4:30 pm

Term 4, Week 8

30 November 2017 school captain speeches @

2:30 pm

1 December Scripture Christmas Assembly @

1:00 pm

2 December Last canteen for 2016

Term 4, Week 9

5 December Medallion Assembly @ 2:30 pm

6 December Year 6 Transition visit to JHS –

includes parent information

session/ tour

8 December Presentation Night @ Junee

High MPC @ 6:30 pm

In this issue ...

Principal’s report ........................................................................... 3

Dance Spectacular – amazing!! ........................................... 3

Fun & Run Day .......................................................................... 3

Stage 3 experience the capital ............................................ 3

1/2W Movie Success! .............................................................. 3

What’s happening in our school? ........................................... 6

Stage 3 Canberra Excursion ................................................. 6

Dance Spectacular ................................................................... 8

Feature Photo

1/2D students super excited to perform at our dance

spectacular!

Week 5 Assembly: KW

Week 6 Assembly: 1/2D

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Principal’s report

Dance Spectacular – amazing!!

Our Dance Spectacular was a huge success.

Congratulations to all of our students on their

enthusiasm and wonderful performances. I have been

hearing lots of positive comments that this was one of

our best concerts! A huge thank you to Sheree Elwin

our wonderful dance teacher. Sheree did an amazing

job in choreographing and teaching these dances to

our students. Hopefully we can get her back again next

year! My sincere thanks also to our wonderful teachers,

many of whom spent tireless hours creating costumes.

Thank you to Mrs Shephard and 5/6S for creating our

back drop. I trust all of our families were thoroughly

entertained.

Cooper, Luke, Jaxson, Jaidyn, Eleanor, Madeline &

Maggie are all set to perform!

Our finale to celebrate these amazing performances!

Fun & Run Day

A reminder that next Friday – 18 November is our Fun

& Run Day. This will be a mixture of Relay for Life but

also include lots of extra fun, student-run activities,

with funds raised to support the Cancer Council. This

event will run throughout the day, commencing with a

sausage sizzle lunch at 11:30. A note will be going

home this week outlining further details. We would

love donations of various items for stalls & prizes eg.

Small prizes for lucky dips; cakes for our cake stall

(bring in on the day); bags of treats for prizes.

Stage 3 experience the capital

Our Year 5 and 6 children enjoyed a wonderful

excursion to Canberra in Week 3. From the Australian

Institute of Sport, to Questacon, the war Memorial and

Parliament House – to name a few – they certainly

were kept busy but learned a tremendous amount.

Thank you to Mr Baldock and Mrs Fitzgerald for giving

up their time to supervise with me. A big thank you to

Michael Diggins who greatly assisted with groups (and

hopefully didn’t lose too much sleep!)

Tahlia and Matilda test their rowing skills at the AIS

1/2W Movie Success!

Congratulations to 1/2W on achieving 3rd

place in the

German Film competition. This was a fantastic result.

Well done!

Kay

Junee North Public School

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Merit Awards Term 4 Week 3

KM Samuel Schachtner

Lachlan Cameron

Phoebe McGuinness

Grace Hume-Landrigan

KW Chelsea Hume-Landrigan

Isabella Dargin

Benjamin Field

1/2W Talia Chapman

Ruben Jacobs

Ayla Harris

Cody Vanzanten

Bodhi Thelan

Ace Hayman

1/2D Ruby Barker

Amelia Moon

Montana Butt

Millie Allen

3/4D Bailey Willis

Hannah Fitzgerald

Cody Hackett

Cameron Richards

Lachlan Phillips

3/4M Mattie Makeham

Kiralee Hogarth

Alesha Orr

Chase Baxter

Lochlan Judd

Seth Wooden

No awards for Stage 3 – Canberra excursion

Reminders

Stage 2 REEC excursion is this Thursday.

Wear mufti – sensible enclosed footwear

and a hat!

Stage 2 Swimming– every day this week

except Thursday (at REEC) plus extra day

next Monday 14 November.

Cake donations for P&C stall this Friday.

Year 6 Transition to JHS this Thursday –

students need to be there by 9:00 am

Merit Awards Term 3, Week 4

KM Aleeya Masters

Charlotte Asmus

Jessica Hume-Landrigan

Jacob Davis

KW Thomas Gallop

Layla Ghannumi

Callum Cochrane

Aaleya Harris

1/2W Keegan Newman

Breannah Morriss

Delaney Baxter

Lucas Schachtner

Junior Dargin

Tahlia Mellish-Clarke

1/2D Emma McGuinness

Destini Shephard

Lucy McGregor

Sienna Butt

3/4D Ryan Schultz

Myles-Cody Fletcher

Ryan Crowder

Maggie Hawke

Mya Chisholm

3/4M Ngarama Te Maru

Mazry Aurisch

Chloe Masters

Allan Cameron

Jaxson Allen

Elizabeth Collins

Tristan Davis

Luke Moon

5/6B Zach Sheppard

Cooper Wright

Zach Diggins

Kye Wright

Jack Armstrong

Charlie McEwen

Paige O’Rafferty

Chelsea O’Rafferty

5/6S Tiger-lilly Kemp

Nicholas Richards

Matilda McDevitt

Benjamin Gallop

Bayley Guinan

Savannah Field

Paige Vanzanten

Annie Heir

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Book Awards

Term 3 Week 4

1/2D Ruby Barker

Pennant Awards

Term 3 Week 3

1/2W Tahlia Mellish-Clarke

Junior Dargin

Zachary Green

5/6B Kye Wright

Pennant Awards

Term 3 Week 4

KW Shaylie Johns

1/2D Amelia Moon

3/4D Cameron Richards

Lachlan Phillips

3/4M Lochlan Judd

Home Reading Awards Term 4 Week 3

50 Nights

Chelsea Hume-Landrigan

75 Nights

Ruby Barker

100 Nights

Riley Dobson

125 Nights

Montana Butt

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Term 3 Week 4

100 Nights

Aleeya Masters Tahlia Mellish-Clarke

Chloe Masters

125 Nights

Isabella Dargin Cody Butt

175 Nights

Caitlyn Payne

200 Nights

Benjamin Field Caitlyn Payne

What’s happening in our school?

Stage 3 Canberra Excursion

Stage 3 enjoyed their excursion to Canberra, with an

extremely full itinerary. We visited the Australian

Institute of Sport, National Capital Exhibition Centre,

Questacon, Telstra Tower, The Electoral Commission

Centre, The Australian war Memorial and Parliament

House!

Lilly, Grace, Savannah, Tenaya, Matilda and Tahlia

testing out their arm wrestling strength.

Charlie doesn’t quite reach the height of our tallest

volleyball player – Tom Edgar who is 212 cm or 6ft 11

½ inches!!

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Tiger-lilly, Charlie and Ryan take to the podium

Dimity-Lee tests out the tiny shower inside a submarine

at D-Zone

CJ & Julian pay their respects at the war Memorial

Ryley and Tenaya in charge of the votes at the Electoral

Centre

Junee North Public School

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Dance Spectacular

No words – just some great pictures from our amazing

night!

Thank you boys and girls, teachers and our fantastic

dance teacher, Sheree!

Junee North Public School

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P&C News

Cake Stall

Reminder: we will be holding a cake stall in town on

Friday 11 November. Donations of cakes and slices

will be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at

school the morning of the 11th

. Helpers on the stall

greatly appreciated. Contact Teri Edson or Nichole

Schultz.

Christmas Movie Night

Following the success of our last family movie night,

we have locked in a Christmas Movie session on Friday

9th

December. Stay tuned for more details!

End-of-year Raffle

Thank you to the many families who have already sold

their book of tickets. Our raffle will be drawn on

Presentation Night – Thursday 8 December. There are

extra books of tickets available if you sell yours!

Parenting Information Cyber bullying

The statistics around cyberbullying are sketchy, mainly

because it often goes unreported. What we do know is

that the likelihood of children being bullied online or

over the phone increases as they get older and use

technology more frequently.

We also know that parents typically monitor their

younger children's online activities more than they do

tweens and teenagers. Unfortunately the age when

kids are most likely to be cyberbullied coincides with

when we're least likely, as parents, to know about it.

Having published these and other interesting findings

in a 2009 research report, the Australian

Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has

created tips for parents to help keep their kids safe

online and to give some direction for those who think

their child may already be experiencing online bullying.

Say NO to cyberbullying – tips for parents

Talk to your child about cyberbullying before it

happens. Work out strategies to address cyberbullying

that both of you are comfortable with so your child

knows what to expect if they do report their concerns

to you.

Establish one or two other trusted adults your child is

comfortable in approaching about their concerns.

Be aware of what your child is doing online and

explore it with them.

Keep the lines of communication open so your child

will be comfortable about talking to you if something

is worrying them. Help your child to develop the skills

they need to interact safely and respectfully online.

Guide their online activities and help them learn to

communicate appropriately with friends and family.

Try to locate the computer in a shared or visible place

in the home.

Discuss the kinds of sites that are ok to explore and

those that are not and have clear rules about online

activities.

Help your child to block anyone who sends offensive

content. Most social networking services allow users to

block and report someone who is behaving badly.

What to do if you think your child is being

cyberbullied

Discuss any changes in mood or behaviour with them.

If you are concerned, help your child to stay connected

to friends and family they trust.

Notify the police immediately if you have serious

concerns for your child's safety.

Work with your child to save some evidence of

cyberbullying behaviour – it may need to be followed

up by the child's school, internet service provider (ISP),

mobile phone carrier or the police.

If you need to involve your child's school, ask them to

thoroughly explain their processes so that you can

work toward achieving a positive outcome. (NSW

public schools have anti-bullying policies which you

can ask to see, or can often find on their websites.)

Cyberbullying won't stop if it's ignored – you can help

by listening to your child and working with them to

take control of the situation.

Junee North Public School

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Selective High School Application

The application process for Year 7 selective high

school placement in 2017 has begun.

Important dates are as follows:

Tuesday 11 October 2016: Online applications

opened

Monday 14 November 2016: Online applications close

(late applications will not be accepted)

Thursday 9 March 2017: Selective High

School Placement Test

Parents will be able to access the online application

at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacement.

Intention to apply letters are available from the school,

for parents of Year 5 students. Please note - parents

who complete an Intention to apply must still submit

an online application.

Community News

Junee High Fundraiser

Reconciliation

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held on Tues

8th November at 6:00pm in St Joseph's Church. If there

is any child who is interested in being a part of this

program could you please phone St Joseph's School

on 69241717 or email me -

drumm@ww.catholic.edu.au before the end of term.

Margaret Drum Religion Co-Ordinator

St Joseph's School