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

Congratulations on a very settled start to Term 4. We have had some fantastic results in the International Competition and Assessments for Schools (ICAS). In English, Gypsy Barnier Bondor achieved a High Distinction - top 1% of the state which is an amazing result. Max Rayward, Molly Dungey and Kailee Rose received Distinctions. Brodie O’Hara achieved a Distinction in Maths. Isabella Lehman and Tom Lehman achieved a Distinction in Spelling and Isabella Lehman also achieved a Distinction in Digital Technologies. These are fantastic achievements for these students and we are very proud of their results.

Congratulations to our Infants’ students who received their silver badges yesterday. It was wonderful to see so many students and their family members attend the morning tea. Many of our students will be receiving badges this term and we look forward to celebrating and acknowledging their achievements.

A Jacaranda note is going home with this newsletter outlining the arrangements for Jacaranda Thursday which is a HALF DAY holiday again this year. School is open until 1pm. Please read attached note very carefully for additional details.

This term Stage 3 are attending venues around Grafton for sport on Friday afternoons. This started last Friday and will continue for most of this term. The children really enjoyed the first week participating in a variety of different activities, including ten pin bowling, indoor soccer, dance, basketball and aerobics.

Early this week our Year 6 students attended Southern Cross University in Coffs Harbour as part of the STELLAR program which promotes aspirations for our students. These types of programs really encourage our students to aspire to great heights and realise they have the ability and capacity to achieve anything they chose to pursue. A reminder to our parents that university opportunities for students are available as there are many options to assist our families support their child’s dreams. Aim HIGH and anything is achievable!

Today I placed our order from our Woolworths Earn and Learn fundraising. Our thanks to our community for their support as we have been able to order a number of numeracy and literacy resources to support our students and staff.

Have a great week Peter Hickey

What a fabulous day. Students moved around a variety of hands on activities at the University of Southern Cross in Coffs Harbour. The first section was based around health. Groups were learning about CPR, taking pulses and blood pressure. The second group pulled apart skeletons and human bodies and TRIED ever so hard to put them back together. The third group were challenged with some physical activities. All groups were supported by qualified professionals or trainees in that field from the University. The second part of the day was either programing robots or learning a new CODE program called ALICE in the UNI tech laboratories. The final part of the day was spent at the Marine centre next to Opal Cove (which is also part of the University). Here we learnt about some of the different creatures in our local seas, what's affecting their health and some interesting characteristics - such as the star fish - which regurgitate up their stomach, processes the food outside their body and then slurps it back in! Yum!

A big thank you to Troy at Southern Cross University for organising the day, bus drivers and staff. Hopefully it has inspired some students to pursue tertiary education.

Mrs Pope

Principal’s Report

South Grafton Public School Newsletter

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work and we pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.

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Term 4 Week 2 Thursday 15th October 2015

STELLAR

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

At the end of T3 some students from 5/6AP submitted a grant application to participate in the Lego/Google tournament. Every year, teams of up to 10 students build, program and compete with a robot, while also learning about a modern problem in science and engineering and developing solutions for it. There are 3 aspects to the program. Build the lego robot and pre program it to complete a number of tasks within 2 and a half minutes. Present a project, based around 'Trash'. Teams learn more about the competition theme and present their ideas to a panel of judges. Working on the project teaches students to research, think critically, work as a team and speak publicly. The project shows students they have the power to change the world, as teams can share successful ideas with their community, their school, their families, even all of Australia and the world! Thirdly to embed the core value of First League Lego into students work: being responsible citizens of tomorrow.

The grant worth over $5000 has provided SGPS with EV3 robot, registration, training and lego, lego and more lego!

Mrs Pope

Please assist your children in returning their Library books EVERY WEEK so that they can borrow new books. Unfortunately, if books are not returned no additional ones can be borrowed.

Book Club Please note there will not be any Book club this month due to our Upcoming BOOK FAIR!

The Book Fair will be arriving in school on Friday 6th November. A fantastic chance to pick up some stocking stuffers, holiday reading and great, educational presents! (We will not be having a Book Character Parade this year as we have had Market Day this year. The Book Character Parade will be back next year.) Classes will be visiting the Library on Friday 6th and Monday 9th November to browse and create their Book Fair Wish Lists. Book Fair will be open to students or parents/carers who are purchasing on:Tuesday 10th November 8.30-9am & 3.00-5.30pm. Wednesday 11th November 8.30-9am & 3.00-5.30pm. So come on in and support SGPS Book Fair!

Children who participated in the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser and raised the required amount were rewarded with their prizes this week. Congratulations to all these students and Mr Watson for his organisation.

Preschoolers had another great day at PPP this week. Miss King’s group made beautifull sunflowers. We are asking our parents if they have a pre-schooler attending Kindergarten next year to please ensure you have enrolled your child by filling in an enrolment form and lodging it at the office.

Lego/Google grant successful!

Library News

Jump Rope for Heart prizes

PPP

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

Friday 16th Oct Stage 3 Police Visit Tuesday 20th Oct Primary Silver Badge P&C Meeting 6pm Library Wednesday 21st Oct CSI Parent Evening High School Grafton High School Taster Day Saturday 31st Oct March of Youth Monday 2nd-5th Nov Year 6 Sydney Excursion Monday 2nd Nov Year 5 Excursion Coffs Coast Thursday 5th Nov Jacaranda Half Day 9am-1pm Friday 6th Nov Venetian Carnival Tuesday 10th Nov Kindergarten Parent Orientation Sunday 15th Nov P&C Laura Jean Family Portraits Monday 16th-27th Nov Stage 2 Learn to swim Tuesday 17th Nov Kindergarten Orientation P&C Meeting 6pm Library Thursday 26th Nov Volunteers’ Thank you Luncheon Thursday 3rd Dec Carols on the Green 6-8pm Thursday 10th Dec Presentation Day Friday 11th Dec Stage 2 and 3 Rewards Day Monday 14th Dec Year 6 Farewell Dinner Wednesday 16th Dec Students’ last day of school Student of the Week KNC Kage Lang KTA Ruby McNee KDR Porsha Cook KMS Jacob Maher KBK Lilly Small 1TD Hope Bullock 1CC Sonny Watts 1AS Dacian Jackson 1KL Macca Gaddes 2LH Ella Sinclair 2JD Ryan Hobbes 2KT Izayah King 2DM Claire Patterson 5TC Hannah Mcaught 5DZ Jacob Winill 5/6AP Freya McGrath 5/6BT Jack Marsh 6WC Amelia McLachlan 6MN Hugh Shipman Principal Awards Esther Barker, Alanna Burchell, Keighan Henderson-Wales, Annabel Dungey, Mylie Wall, Leo Filippa, Dallas Vidler Silver Badge Denver Carthew, Madison Nicholl, Connor Jackson, Holly Blundell, Ryan Vickers, Maddison Giggins, Arielle Keenes, Teah Purnell, Jack Marsh, Dylan Barford, Jackson Smith, Ava Kroehnert, Jack Plesman-Clark, Shakira Morgan, Ryan Wheeler, Connor Forrester, Isabella Lehman, Andrew White, Gracie Green Blue Ribbons Izayah King, Seth Croft, Isaac Williams, Wil McConnell, Tre Matchett, Luke Fuller, Freya McGrath, Ronan Fysh, Krystelle Lentfer

Cambridge Street Monday 19/10 Rae-Ann Finlay, HELP NEEDED Tuesday Rhonda King, HELP NEEDED Wednesday Rhonda King, HELP NEEDED Thursday Melissa Vinall, HELP NEEDED Friday Maree Conroy, HELP NEEDED

Vere Street Monday 19/10 Belinda Wormald, HELP NEEDED Tuesday Christine Mitchell, Riley Burton Wednesday Sharon Rogers, Christine Mitchell Thursday Danni McPherson, Mindy Kyte Friday Norma Purnell, Anzhela Stappleton, HELP NEEDED Laura Jean Portrait Fundraiser - South Grafton Public School P&C. Sunday 15th November. Contact Kelly Vickers for more information on 0419 162 075 2015 Jacaranda Queen Candidate, Kirsten Knox is holding an Underage Disco at the South Grafton Ex-Servicemens Club – 16th October. 6pm - 7pm under 12s 7:30pm – 9:30pm – 13 years to 17 years. School ID required $10 per ticket. Phone : Kirsten on 0401015191 or purchase at the door.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Parent & Carers Workshop

Helping children understand and manage emotions

Dates: Saturday 14th, 21st & 28th November 2015

Time: 10am to 1pm

Cost: $35 per workshop*

Venue: Copmanhurst Community Hall Grafton St Copmanhurst *A Medicare rebate is available on the workshop fee (Total fee $105/ Medicare rebate $57)

A light luncheon is provided.

The workshops aim to help parents develop practical strategies to:

• manage challenging behaviours like backchat, tantrums and fighting etc • help children understand and manage emotions

Greenway Cottage Counselling Jodie Johnson

Ph: 0408 663 551

Bookings essential as numbers are limited