Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

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South Grafton Public School Newsletter

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Term 2 Week 8 Thursday 15th June 2017

Principal’s Report Congratulations to all of our students and staff on their fabulous performances and efforts across a range of activities last week. Our school was truly outstanding and this reflects the excellent quality of our students and the hard work of our staff preparing our students for these wonderful opportunities. Well done SGPS! Congratulations to our class winners who presented speeches in the finals of the Multicultural Public Speaking held last Friday in our Primary hall. The speeches were of a very high standard and Mrs Buckley and I were very impressed with all of our students’ excellent efforts. Congratulations to the following winners: Stage 3 - Charlie Birkett and Nadia Smith Runners up Charles Jeffery and Max Rayward. Stage 2 - Zoe Rayward and Mylie Wall Runners up Sophie Johnson and Andrea Thomson

Good luck to these students who will be competing in the finals of the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition to be held at Westlawn Public School today. Stage 2 begins at 10.00am and Stage 3 begins at 12.30pm. Our thanks to Miss Carter for her excellent organisation of this activity and Mrs Buckley for her assistance with adjudicating.

Last Thursday our two debating teams debated against each other in the first round of the Premier’s Debating Challenge. The topic was ‘That we should ban fast food companies like McDonalds and KFC from Australia’. Congratulations to the Tigers team who were the affirmative team on winning this debate. The Tigers team consisted of Joel Cook, Charlie Birkett, Charles Jeffery and Haley Williamson. The Dolphins team consisted of Caitlin Eggins, Micah McIvor and Riley Sinclair. Our thanks to Mrs Huxley for adjudicating. Next week both teams will be debating against teams from Nana Glen PS and Grafton PS in the second and third rounds of the Premier’s Debating Challenge. Good luck to our four Dance Troupes who tonight will be performing at the CEX as part of the Coffs Harbour Dance Festival. This festival is a showcase of Public School Dance across the region. Our school performances are always an excellent example of the outstanding Creative Arts Program we provide. Good luck to our Year 1 Dance, Year 2 Dance, Stage 2 Dance and Stage 3 Dance groups and their teachers Mrs Gillett, Mrs Thompson, Mrs McIntyre, Miss Carter and Miss Amanda. The responsible Pet Program for K-2 has been postponed to Friday 30th June due to the ill health of the presenter. Earlier this week we had a number of other cancellations due to poor weather. We will always notify our community on our school Facebook page as soon as we are aware of any changes which may affect our organisation. Miss McLennan will be on leave for the rest of this term. Mr Bell will continue on her class and Mrs Dodd will continue as relieving Stage 2 Assistant Principal. If you have any concerns please contact Mrs Dodd or myself.

Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

sthgrafton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE www.sthgrafton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Good luck to our Netball team who are playing Woolgoola PS next Monday in the next round of the PSSA knockout weather permitting. Good luck to our girls cricket team who are playing Narranga PS next Tuesday in the second round of the PSSA Knockouts. Today, if you wish to contribute to our new school homework policy, I have attached the Parent Survey for you to complete and return to school by Thursday 22nd June. We have surveyed our staff and students already. We have distributed one copy per family to the eldest child. Please adjust the survey if you need to include more than one child. Our school recently submitted an Expression of Interest to be in partnership with a STEM action school to continue to develop the high quality IT program we are currently offering our students. Yesterday I was informed that our application was successful and we will be building a partnership with Alstonville Public School as a mentee school. This will include staff professional learning and excellent opportunities to pursue and lead STEM/ robotics/ coding etc in our school. Great things happening at SGPS!!!... Just a general reminder to please ensure your children's school uniforms are clearly labelled with their name. We are finding a large number of jumpers not labelled or the label has worn off, so it is difficult to find the correct owner. We appreciate your help with this and also ensuring your children are wearing the correct school uniform. Peter Hickey Principal

A reminder that Rewards Day for Kindergarten and Stage 1 is on Thursday 29th June 2017. This term we are going to Grafton Ten Pin Bowling. We would appreciate everyone returning their permission note and money to their classroom teacher by Monday 26th June 2017. The cost for the day is $10.00 and students are able to wear mufti clothes on the day.

What a wonderful day we had for Grandparents’ Day last Thursday. Thank you to all our wonderful senior family members who supported their families and our school. The attendance on both campuses was outstanding and I have been reliably informed it was our biggest ever. Well done SGPS community! A number of the photos are available to view on our Facebook page.

Grandparents’ Day

Infants End of Term Rewards Day

Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460 T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

sthgrafton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE www.sthgrafton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Upcoming Events

Community Notices

Monday 19th June PSSA Netball v Woolgoolga Tuesday 20th June Canteen Meeting 9.00am PSSA Girls Cricket v Narranga Tuesday 20th June P&C Meeting 6.00pm Library Thursday 22nd June Fried Rice Day - Primary Monday 26th June Naidoc Week Tuesday 27th June Year 5 Naidoc Games at McKittrick Park End of term Rewards Day Stage 2 Wednesday 28th June School Naidoc Activities Reports home 12noon - 1.00pm SGHS Visit with Year 6 students Parents Welcome Thursday 29th June Infants End of Term Rewards End of Term Rewards Day Stage 3 Friday 30th June Primary Athletics Carnival K-2 Responsible Pet Program Thursday 7th September Market Day Saturday 21st October Sesquicentenary Ceremony

KNC Jacob Everson KTJ Chloe Hutchins KAO Oden Buchan KTD Mya Boney 1KG Zoe Cameron 1BK Aurora Menzies 1CC Jena-Leigh Lang 1/2KW Lance Gilmore-Skinner 2ES Bridgette Tough 2MA Jemma Leslie 2DR AJ Cox 3TM Abigail Kellaway-Small 3DM Keira Lafferty 3/4LG Lilly Vidler 4TA Grace Burgess 4TH Ava Tattis 4DM Daniel Ballis 5WC Summer McCarthy 5LH Mikaere Lloyd 5/6TC Charlie Birkett 5/6AP Hannah Blundell 6DZ Luke Marsh 6JR Seagle M Principal Awards Eli Whitney, Rylee Kroehnert Blue Ribbons Taj Giggins, Sophie Parente, Hudson Bowe, Aaliyah Sullivan, Eli Whitney, Ruby McNee, Rhianah McGrady, AJ Cox, Tashiah Woodley-Walker, Joshua Crapp, Sophie Johnson, Nevaeh Jackson, William Cameron, Georgia Shorrock, Tyler Allison, Lemeki Kurimalawai, Sienna Caple, Logan McGrath, Beau Subat, Chloe Brown, Emilee Cavanagh, Tylar Donohoe, Wyatt Brett, Brayden Lolic Remember for every pair of shoes purchased from The Athlete’s Foot, $5 will be donated back to our school.

PRIMARY Monday Rae-Anne Finlay, HELP NEEDED Tuesday Belinda Wormald, HELP NEEDED Wednesday Casey Wall, HELP NEEDED Thursday Danni McPherson, HELP NEEDED Friday Sharon R, Norma Purnell INFANTS Monday Rhonda King, HELP NEEDED Tuesday Kerri Martin, Samantha Pol Wednesday Kerri Martin, HELP NEEDED Thursday Rhonda King, HELP NEEDED Friday Jo O’Meally, HELP NEEDED Fried Rice Day for the Primary Campus is Thursday 22nd June. Orders must be in by Tuesday 20th June. No late orders will be taken after this date. Just a reminder that we are registered with Amart Allsports Kickback Program. If you/your family/friends etc shop at any Amart Allsports, our school will receive 5% of the sale. You are required to just simply register in the shop and nominate South Grafton Public School as your school of choice. You will receive a card for your membership. This can be used at any Amart Allsports shop. Thank you to the families and friends who have registered, nominated and purchased to support our school.

Clarence Valley Council

Toolbox: A Parenting Festival! Ever wish you had a little help? Ever struggled with the day to day pressures of parenthood? This year Clarence Valley Council are excited to offer 10 days of informative networking, talks, workshops, as well as both local and nationally recognised keynote speakers. This is a not to be missed chance to access industry and expert knowledge across the Clarence Valley. And it’s all FREE! but spaces are limited so please book to ensure you don’t miss out! With over 25 free events being held, there is something for every parent, or parent to be, at this years Toolbox: Parenting Festival! Event details: Workshops will run June 19th-30th 2017. For a full schedule please contact: Karrin De Bono Clarence Valley Council Locked Bag 23, GRAFTON NSW 2460 P: (02) 66 420 958 Karrin.debono@clarence.nsw.gov.au

Canteen Roster

Awards

CRANES Jacaranda Preschool has been a part of the local community for over forty years. We pride ourselves on providing high quality education and care for children in the Grafton area. Jacaranda Preschool is open from 8.30am to 3.30pm. Fees start

from $15 per day. Please contact the preschool for more information – 6642 4082 or jaca@cranes.org.au

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