Hillston Central School

Upcoming Events

Kinder Orientation

17th, 24th & 31st October 10am-12pm

HSC Commences

18th October

Riverina Bluebell– Sam and Jenny Bailey visit

24th October 9am-10am

SRC Cambodia Day

26th October

Year 7 Orientation 31st October & 14th November

ACMF

12th 16th November

ACMF Concert 15th November

Year 12 Formal 17th November

62-80 Moore St Hillston NSW 2675 T 6967 2277 F 6967 2385 E hillston-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Principal S Ryan Website https://hillston-c.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Term 4 Week 1 Edition

Welcome back to the last school term for the year! Before we turn around planning for the new school year will be well underway and Christmas will be upon us.

We wish all our Year 12 students all the best with their upcoming HSC Exams, beginning this week. This is where all their hard work and diligence pays off. Thank you to those dedicated secondary staff who gave up some of their valuable holiday time to run HSC study days, we really appreciate your dedication to our students’ success.

A thank you to Mrs Peters and her makeover crew who donated some of their treasured holiday time to paint the Ladies Lounge at the Club in preparation for the Year 12 Formal.

At our final assembly on the last day of Term 3 we said our good byes to our outgoing Year 12 and welcomed our new school leaders for 2019. Congratulations to Charly Mott and Charlotte Bartholomew who are 2019 School Captains. They have some big shoes to fill, but we are very confident they will take on their new leadership role with maturity and confidence.

A huge thank you goes to Leon Cashmere who donated his time in the last week of Term 3 to help us build the new fence around our Ag Plot. Not only did Leon give us his time but he also patiently taught our Ag students the required fencing skills.

Congratulations to Connor Lee on his results in Sydney at the CHS Athletics Carnival.

Have a great week everyone.

Sandy Ryan Principal

Accelerated Reader Awards:

Aynslee and Lily

PRIMARY AWARDS

200 Nights Reading: Japneet 125 Nights Reading: Christine 175 Nights Reading: Baxter 100 Nights Reading: Kenzy

150 Nights Reading: Ava and

Matilda C Silver Awards: Christina, Lara, Veer, Elijah, Natalie, Gracie and

Baxter

Students of the Week: Eliza, Charlotte,

James, Aynslee and Japneet

SCHOOL NEWS

SRC Drought Relief Day

24th October

HCS SRC invites all students and community members to join together for breakfast– Bacon and Egg Rolls $5. 8 am-8.45am.

Students to come dressed as a farmer (gold coin donation)

Young farmers challenge to be held at lunch

Community members are invited to stay to listen to Sam and Jenny Bailey deliver their inspirational story from 9am-10am

All money raised to go to our farmers.

Please join us

Writers Workshop

2.50-3.20pm in the Library

on Tuesdays and

Thursdays.

An extension activity for all students K-6

who love to write. Mrs Murphy will be

there to help edit and publish work.

Parents please advise staff if you child

has permission to stay at slab time for

writers workshop.

GOOD LUCK

Good luck to our Year 12 students who

start their HSC exams this Thursday.

Year 9 PDHPE

Year 9 PE will be participating in dance

on Monday’s Period 5&6 over the next

four weeks. We had a fun time on

Monday with ALL students actively

involved. Please encourage your child

to participate and be involved each

week. Students will be expected to

participate unless they have a note for

being sick or injured.

“Shot Put” Guessing Competition

The winner of our “Shot Put” Guessing

Competition is Ukaipo Mann she

guessed 402 and there were 403! Thank

you to everyone that supported our

fundraiser for Connor Lee’s trip to NSW

All Schools Carnival in Sydney. We

raised $218.

2019 School Captains

Congratulations to our 2019 School

Captains Charly Mott and Charlotte

Bartholomew

Kinder Orientation

Kinder Orientation starts this week

on Wednesday the 17th October.

New kinder students come along to

experience big school from 10am-

12pm.

Musical Video Files

Last term’s musical was a big success. If you would like a copy of the performance, please bring in a 16 Gigabyte USB. Make sure it is clearly labelled with your name and has nothing on it. Please let me know if you would prefer the Thursday or Friday night performance or both.

Connor HCS Champion

Well done to Connor who represented Hillston Central School in the 15 years Shot Put at the NSW ALL Schools Athletics Carnival in Sydney. 8th in the state is a huge achievement and we are all extremely proud of him

St Joseph’s Performance

This Friday primary students will be having an early lunch then walking down to the town hall to watch the St Joseph’s Performance Porridge.

Every once in a while, along comes a speaker who stands out from the crowd. Sam Bailey is one of those. A farmer, pilot, hus-

band and best-selling author, he has achieved all of those from a wheelchair and has an incredible ability to take an audience

on the journey of his life. It's a rollercoaster ride that promises to make people laugh, cry, appreciate what they've got and re-

alise that nothing is impossible.

From a childhood growing up in the Australian bush to a car accident in the outback that turned his life upside down and its

aftermath, Sam tells his story in his own down-to-earth laconic style that captures the great Australian spirit of 'having a go'

and he's changing the lives of people of all ages, from all walks of life.

He relates how he beat the odds to fulfill his life-long dream to be a farmer, learning to ride a four-wheel motorbike devising a

hoist to get into farm machinery and ultimately learning to fly an ultralight.

Sam then found his soulmate in former Tamworth – based ABC radio Rural Reporter Jenny Black – who he proposed to ‘live’ on

regional radio. The real-life proposal jammed the phone lines and the fax ran out of paper.

They appeared on ABC TV’s ‘Australian Story’ in 2000 with an overwhelming response and their book ‘Head Over Heels’ was

published in April 2006.

Today they live and work together on their beef cattle property in North West NSW, in between travelling the country telling

their story and giving inspiration to others.

They are also working towards their next big goal – Sam becoming the first quadriplegic in the world to fly a helicopter and fly-

ing into schools to inspire children to fulfill their own dreams and goals. The project is called Helifirst and will be launched in

2018. You can find out more information about Sam and Jenny at their website www.sambailey.com.au We look forward to

seeing you at Sam’s presentation on 24th October at HCS.

Sam Bailey Presentation coming to HCS

SRC Welfare Day “Wellbeing - the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy”

During the last week of term 3 the SRC hosted a Welfare Day for students and staff. The day involved many activities that

highlighted the importance of an individual’s wellbeing and how we can all make a difference in each other’s lives with a little

bit of help, friendship, care and support.

The day was divided into three sections. During session one we were fortunate to host a few professionals in their fields to

deliver wellbeing messages to our students. The secondary students received a presentation from the Police who focused on

Cyber Bullying and internet safety as well as a crew from Headspace Griffith who focused on mental health, depression and

anxiety. The secondary students were also addressed by local health worker Cass Mullins, who ran a presentation on healthy

eating and basic nutrition. While the secondary students were hearing from the experts the primary school K-5 were involved

in a bike safety training session which included, bike checks, bike safety and of course some bike track time which was set up

by staff and students in order for the students to put all their skills into practice. The bike activity morning was then topped off

by the Headspace crew who delivered a presentation on acceptance and empathy. A fantastic time was had by all.

During session two students participated in some fun team building challenges, this created a lot of excitement amongst the

students and developed their skills in communication and team work, skills essential for life and individual well-being.

Following lunch we welcomed another group of experts from the community into the school. These guests along with a

number of teaching staff, ran a variety of activities for the student body to be involved in. The activities included Archery,

Button Jewelry making, Relaxation, Gaming, Beauty therapy, Art making, Healthy Cooking, Lego Building, Scavenger Hunts,

Outdoor games and Boxing. This was a great way for students to relax and participate in activities that were fun and engaging.

A big thankyou to all of the staff at HCS for all your efforts in making the day a great success and of course a massive thankyou

to all of our visitors for giving up your time to be involved in our welfare day without you the day would not have been the

success that it was.

Wider Community Guests Speakers (Field Experts)

Schools Police Liaison Staff - Cyber bullying and internet safety

Griffith Headspace Team - Mental health, depression and anxiety (Sec), acceptance and empathy (Prim)

Cassandra Mullins - Nutrition and health eating

Hillston Community Guests

Belinda Hutchison (Cooking)

Jo Burgess (Cooking)

Naomi Raison (Button Art)

Sam Neal (Boxing)

Rachel McMaster (Beauty Therapy)

Brett Coonan (Video Games)

Hillston Central School Staff

Thankyou - Hillston Central School SRC

SRC Welfare Day

COMMUNITY NEWS Hillston Amateur Swimming Club

“Fitness, fun and friends”

Welcome everyone to a new season! Hillston Amateur swimming club caters for all ages and abilities. From the beginners who

take on the challenge of swimming 15m - many taking advantage of an aid or to take a rest on the lane ropes to stop and take

a breath! The 25m and 50m and over events are there for those who progress and want more of a challenge. The main focus

of Thursday evening Club races is ultimately to have fun, gain friendships and develop team spirit in a healthy environment.

When: Swimming Club Race nights are held every Thursday night commencing at 5.15pm. Swimmers who can complete a minimum of 25m freestyle unassisted are also invited to participate in Squad training once a week held on a Tuesday afternoon from 4.15pm

Registration & Assessment of Swimmers: Rego will take place on Thursday evening the 8th of November at the

Hillston Swimming Pool @ 5pm, this will be followed by an assessment of all swimmers between 5.30pm-6.30pm (in order to place swimmers into squad training groups). A free BBQ will also be held to welcome everyone back to the pool for the 2018-2019 Season.

Swimming Club membership fees: $80.00 per Family (includes swimmers insurance during swimming club activities-

Club time trials and squads) Registration does not cover pool entry, families/individuals must purchase a season ticket from the Carrathool shire council.

Pool season Ticket: $140 for family pass; single $70 For More Information please contact Robin Bartholomew (Pres) on 69672999 or 0466972999

Hillston Junior Basketball (5-12yrs)

Come & Try afternoon

will be held at the Hillston Community Hall

from 5pm-6pm on

Monday the 29th of October 2018

Anyone interested should come along

For more information please contact Jodie Cheatley on 0488902396

Hillston Junior Cricket Club

AGM

Postponed until Monday 22nd

October

6.30pm

Hillston Ex-Serviceman’s Club

All positions are available and

without a committee there won’t

be any junior cricket!