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22nd August 2016 Term 3 Week 6

Trundle Central School Newsletter A school that provides a

professional, stimulating and challenging learning

environment

Reminders Tuesday 23/8/16 Girls Resilience Program Year 9/10 9:30am - 11:00am Wednesday 24/8/16 Book Week assembly Dress-up Parade 2:00pm - School Library Friday 26/8/16 P&C Hot Chips Day

P&C President

Mrs Joanne Coster

Secretary Ms Elysse Coomes

Treasurer Mrs Kelly-Lee Dunn

Principal Mr John Southon

Head Teacher Secondary Mr Gerry Capell

Relieving Assistant Principal

Mrs Fiona Sanderson

9/10 Food Technology Cake Decorating Last week students in 9/10 Food Technology decorated cakes to enter in the

show. A standout performance this year with high quality cakes all round.

Congratulations to all the students who participated and thank you again to Miss

Rowlands for her hard work.

Year 11 Metals & Engineering Brad Watt and Albert Wykes have just completed their BBQ project. The

boys made one each using skills they have learnt this year. Their welding

skills are improving each lesson and their marking out is accurate. Look for

the boys at Bush Tucker Day using their new BBQ. Thanks to Miss

Rowlands for guiding them through the process.

Tara Coster Ryan Cohen-Wilding

Leah Martin Niamh Hiller-Stanbrook

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.trundle-c.schools.nsw.edu.au/


Term 3 Week 6

Principal’s

Message

This week, the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book

Week, Girls Resilience Program Tuesday and P&C Hot

Chip day Friday. The P&C conducts these days as

fundraising activities for the school. Please support your

P&C as 100 percent of profits are returned to the

school. This money raised by a few benefits all children.

This week we also welcome Carla Valentine to Year 7.

I am sure she will find the opportunities at this school

amazing.

Parents will be receiving their child’s NAPLAN results

this week. NAPLAN is a diagnostic tool that gives a

snapshot of student’s literacy and numeracy

performance in one test on one particular day. This school does not encourage student exemptions

from the test and does not have an increase in mystery

viruses which only affect students struggling in literacy

and numeracy around NAPLAN time. Our results are

an accurate reflection of how our students are

performing on the day of NAPLAN.

The programs operating in the school are allowing

children to improve with a significant school wide shift

towards the higher bands in NAPLAN and some

outstanding results. The challenge for the school in

partnership with families is to increase the pace of this

improvement. This school also has a very small sample

in some years allowing one child to corrupt the sample

statistically making it not a valid reflection of the school.

For example, I would love to say 25 percent of students

scored in the highest bands of NAPLAN which is true.

Indeed, last year I laughed when a school with one child

attempting NAPLAN stated their school report 100

percent of students are above minimum standards. This

is true statistically, but not an accurate reflection of the

school population and the challenges all school’s face in

partnership with parents. I see no reason why Trundle

Central School cannot become a lighthouse school for

literacy and numeracy development if we continue to

be innovative and set high standards. This is my goal but

we are not at this level yet. We should aim high and

work towards this goal.

In some very good news for the community and our

school we have been successful in obtaining a grant for

$6500 from Parkes Shire Council Community

Development fund for the construction of our netball

and tennis court. This is about 7 percent of the

construction costs. This sounds a small amount but it is

a very good start for the project. Ironically 7 percent is

about what I achieved in the Netball unit at school in PE

at school as well.

The standard of school uniform this school is very

good. Recently I visited other schools in the district and

I observed pleasingly that our standard of uniform is

better. However, it can always be improve as I believe

in continuous improvement. Uniform allows all children

to be equal despite parents income. It also allows our

school to be safer as any child not in uniform is easily

identified. Congratulations to parents and please

continue to maintain and improve the standard of

uniform.

The school has been allocated an additional eleven

computers under the government Technology for

Learning Program. This is on top of the schools over

100,000-dollar investment in technology over the last

two years. Some of these computers will be used to

replace older machines. Others will be placed in the

senior room to allow stage 6 students access to

improved technology and others will be utilised in a

purpose built learning support room. This learning

support room will be established in what is currently a

General Assistant room. The General assistant will be

relocated to the Ag Plot shed. The idea is to centralise

all Learning Support into a purpose built area improving

access to resources and technology.

Year 10 students will be selecting subjects for stage 6

study this week. I encourage students to be realistic but

not slam future doors shut because of a failure to

accept a challenge. I have always stated I have as much

respect for a student who gains employment as one

who progresses to stage 6 study. For example, Bryce

Rowley-Howarth started Year 11 and found it difficult.

He went out and actively looked for employment. I

have considerable respect for Bryce as he is progressing

in his life through employment not sitting around

expecting this great country to support him. I believe

Year 10 students have two options be in some sort of

education or find employment. Sitting around making

excuses or hoping the world will cut them a break

without any effort is not an option.

In my time as Principal at Trundle Central I have

declared the position vacant of 4 students. This is not

an easy decision and I give students ample opportunity

to improve effort and behaviour in accordance with

Departmental policy. However, I cannot have

seventeen-year-old people coming to school and not

making a genuine effort to succeed. This is especially if

their attitude and effort is affecting other’s ability to

achieve. Year 10 students should be very aware of my




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stance before starting stage 6 study in 2017. The formwork for the slab for our small motors

program has been completed. This project is well

behind schedule as the wet weather has delayed

construction. It appears the way to solve any drought is

to plan to build a shed. Indeed, I was a bit worried last

week as there were four days in a row of sunshine,

almost a drought this winter.

Recently the school has been used at the weekend for

people to enjoy a few beers and some takeaway Pizza.

Obviously we have the best grounds and facilities in the

district so it is understandable that people would

like to utilise our grounds. Maybe it has been a

couple staring at each other romantically over

the basketball court, school Gym, or using the

glow of the state-of-the art computer room or

the sound of the two 3D printers completing a

student’s project to declare their love for each

other or using our high speed WiFi to send

romantic messages. Unfortunately, this couple

have to suffer as I will be asking the local police

to patrol the school because others have just left

the bottles and rubbish for others to clean up. If you

are found in the school grounds without permission, it

is a police matter. I cannot be clearer than that.

Another great day in Trundle,

John Southon

Eloise Hiller-Stanbrook

Paige Fox

9/10 Food Technology Cake Decorating

Chelsea Taylor

Brooke Morgan

Olympic Trivia Quiz

Congratulations to Alice Bridger who was the winner of the Olympic Quiz




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Term 3 Week 6

P & C News

Don’t Forget our

HOT CHIPS & POTATO SCALLOPS DAY

Friday 26th August.

$3 per bucket of Chips

$1 Potato Scallop

$2 Drinks will be sold on that day.

The P&C would like to ask for any donations of wrapping paper.

We will be running a Father’s Day Promotion

and would like to wrap some presents.

So if you have any spare wrapping paper please send it to

the school office. Thank you

Father’s Day

Stall

The P&C will be running a Lucky Dip Father Day Stall.

Gifts to the value of $2, $5 and $10 will be available.

This is a lucky Dip so you WILL NOT be able to choose your gift.

The stall will be running in the lunch break on

Friday, 26th August

Tuesday, 30th

Wednesday, 31st &

Thursday, 1st September.

So Kids, remember bring your pocket money to buy a

Fathers Day Present. Great Gifts will be available




Primary

Term 3 Week 6

Students of the week K/1/2 - Lily Kirk

3/4 - Eric Fernando

5/6 - Xander Hartig

Special Reward - Jessica Morgan, Aidan Kirk

and Jake Zerafa

Sportspersons - ALL YEARS - 2/3/4/5/6

Upcoming Events

Gobondery/NARRAF Athletics – Dubbo Last Tuesday 26 students competed at the

Gobondery/NARRAF Athletics carnival in Dubbo. It

was a fantastic day. All our students competed with

enthusiasm. We had outstanding results with

William Taylor (11yr Boys), Aliethea Stokes (11yr

Girls) and Jamie Harper (Senior Boys) awarded

with Age Champions. We also had Mya Houston

(11yr Girls) and Paddy Williams (Junior Boys)

awarded Runner Up in their age division. What an

amazing achievement! We have 12 students

who are eligible to compete in a variety of events at

Western Area Athletics on the 2nd of September.

Thank you to all the fabulous parents who have

volunteered to transport their children and others.

3/4/5/6 Excursion payments Just a gentle reminder that an

excursion payments are due

each fortnight during this

term. The next instalment of

$40 is due on Friday 2nd September.

Dress Up and Assembly – Book Week –

Wednesday 24th August 2016 This week is Book Week and the K-6 students are

participating in activities relating to this year’s

shortlisted books. We would love parents and

carers to come along and join us for these

activities.

WHEN: Wednesday 24th August

TIME: 9:00am – 11:00am

WHERE: Primary Rooms

The annual CBCA

Book Week is here!

This year the theme is

‘Australia! Story Country.’

Book Week is about enjoying the experience of

exploring stories.

We will be hosting a book week assembly at 2:00pm in the library and dress up parade on

Wednesday 24th August. The students are asked

to think about some of their favourite book

characters and come to school dressed up.

Event Date Students

Involved

CWA Country of

Study Day

11:30am Tuesday

23rd August Years 3/4/5/6

K-2 Excursion to

Tullamore

Tuesday

23rd August K-2

Book Week

Assembly and

Dress Up Day

Wednesday

24th August All K- 6

Military

Experience Days

Thursday

25th August/

Friday 26th August

Years 5/6/7

Hot Chip Day Friday 26th August Whole School




Term 3 Week 6

K-2 English Day in Tullamore On Tuesday (tomorrow) K-2 are travelling to

Tullamore Central School to combine with their

infants for a ‘fairy tales’ day. The children will be

listening to traditional stories and taking part in

various different literacy activities. The children are

allowed to wear mufti on this day and please

bring your crunch and sip, recess and lunch with

you. The cost is $5 for the bus.

We are going to have a great day!

Parent Helpers K-2 are very excited about how well our L3

(Language, Learning and Literacy) rotations are

going. These happen every morning from 9am-10.00am. We are inviting parents to come

and help out at this time if you have any free time

in the mornings. The children would love to see

you there and show you how clever they are

getting!

Please call the school if you can volunteer.

Ms Downes

Bus Duty Parents of students who travel by bus need to

ensure that they notify the school of any changes to

their child/ren’s after school arrangements before

2:50pm.

Clothing It is vital that your child/ren’s names are written

into any items of clothing they wear to school. This

reduces the risk of confusion and ensures that

jumpers and jackets are returned to their owners if

they are misplaced.

Hats Although Terms 2 and 3 are not part of our NO HAT NO PLAY policy, we are

recommending that the students bring a hat on

sport days and P.E. days to reduce any risks of

sunburn and windburn.

Military Experiences Day

On the 25th and 26th August, Year 5/6 along

with Year 7, will be involved in a two-day

Military experience run by Kelly-Lee Dunn.

Kelly-Lee has run this program in multiple

schools and it is a fantastic opportunity for our

students. It will involve two days of problem

solving and physical activities.




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Term 3 Week 6

Secondary

All assessments must be submitted to the teacher before 8:55am on the due date. Penalties will apply after this time.

YEAR 9/10 SUBJECT DATE GIVEN DATE DUE In Class or At Home

TOPIC

Agriculture

3/8/16 23/8/16

In Class

Agriculture

Assessment Task

YEAR 8 SUBJECT DATE GIVEN DATE DUE In Class or At Home

TOPIC

YEAR 7 SUBJECT DATE GIVEN DATE DUE In Class or At Home

TOPIC

English N/A 28/7/2016 In Class topic

test Poetry

Secondary Assessments & Homework

This week we have our Year 10 students provisionally

choosing their Year 11 subjects for 2017. The students

have had our teachers explaining the various subjects

on offer for next year. We will be working on this as a

class group during this week and then on Friday we will

be conducting individual interviews with the students.

Parents are encouraged to attend this interview

and can book a time through calling the front office. A

letter will be sent home with each student in regards to

this process. Parents are also welcome to call the

school to speak to myself with any questions in regards

to this.

Also this week we are having Scripture on Monday.

Years 7 & 8 will be during period 5 and 9 &10 will

attend period 6. Our Secondary female students have

their last Resilience Program on Tuesday. Our Year 7

students are joining with Years 5 & 6 for a Military

Experience on Thursday and Friday. Another week full

of many and varied opportunities for learning.

This week also our Year 11 students studying Metals

and Engineering will be away on their work placement

block in Dubbo. We wish our students all the best and

hope that they get the most out of their time away

from school.

Our Year 12 Student has completed her Trial HSC

Exams. Well done Jess. Have a quick breath and then

plunge back into study for the real exams which are not

that far away!

Our students represented us formidably across a whole

range of areas at the local show. I had a quick lap

through the Pavilion and was amazed at some of the

creativity that our students have demonstrated. The

cooking was amazing, the metal BBQ that won first

prize was innovative, and the decorative cakes as always

left me flabbergasted.

I would also like to make mention of the three

secondary students who worked tirelessly in the

Merino Sheep section. Albert Wykes -Year 11, Ryan

Taylor - Year 8 and Ethan Whalen - Year 8 were polite,

helpful, excited to learn and enthusiastic to the

extreme! I had several members of the community

coming up to me during the day to compliment them

and the farmers who were displaying sheep couldn’t say

enough just what a massive help they were on the day.

The vast majority of our students are steadily increasing

their welfare levels. The following students have all

reached Level 4.

Year 7-Kylie Fernando, Sue Wu, Hamish Sanderson

Year 8-Lucy Aveyard, Ella Bridger, Hannah Dunn, Amy

Mallard, Willa Stokes, Alex Brown, Robert Stokes

Year 9-Brooke Morgan, Paige Fox, Harrison Williams

Year 10-Tara Coster, Leah Martin, Chelsea Taylor

Year 11-Maddie Coster, Brad Watt, Albert Wykes

Congratulations to all of these students.

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any

questions in regards to the Secondary department.

Have a great week

Gerry Capell

Head Teacher Secondary Studies.




Year 11 & 12

HSC

6 SLR

VISUAL ART

15%

20%

ATHLETICS

BODY OF WORK AND VAPD RESOLUTION

7 COMMUNITY AND FAMILY

ENGLISH ADVANCED

ENGLISH STANDARD

ENGLISH STUDIES

HOSPITALITY

MATHEMATICS GENERAL 1

VISUAL DESIGN

20%

15%

15%

20%

- -

20%

40%

REPORT

AURAL TASK LISTENING

READING/ WRITING TASK

TRAVEL POWER POINT

PRACTICAL & THEORY TASK

ASSIGNMENT (PROBABILITY, HOUSEHOLD COSTS, DESIGN)

GENERAL MODULE: DESIGN PROJECT

PRELIMINARY

6 WORK PLACEMENT - -

7 AGRICULTURE

ANCIENT HISTORY

CAFS

ENGLISH ADVANCED

ENGLISH STANDARD

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

MODERN HISTORY

SENIOR SCIENCE

SLR

WORK STUDIES

25%

20%

25%

25%

25%

40%

25%

20%

20%

15%

Poultry Research Trial

Roman City Block

Family Structure Essay

Writing Folio

Listening and Speech Task

Project 2

Source Analysis Core Study

First Hand Investigation – Plant Growth/Germination

Healthy Lifestyle

Experiencing Work - Workplace Diary

Last week this is what the senior

room looked like when live coverage

of Usain Bolt’s races were about to

start.

Congratulations to our Year 12

student - Jessica Farrar on

completing the Trial HSC exams.

Only 5 more weeks of school to go!!




Library

JOKE OF THE WEEK

Mr Hooper and The Cat with the Col-

oured Tail travel through the country-

side in their icecream van. They enjoy

looking for heart shapes (their favourite

game) and making people happy with

their delicious moon-creams. But a

dark feeling is following the cat. Some-

thing is wrong. When the ice-cream van

enters the forest, Mr Hooper and the

cat realise the heart of the world is in danger. Will they be able to save it? A

lyrical fable about love and healing.

The day before the underwater

fancy-dress parade, Alfie got

that strange uneasy feeling .

Sometimes it’s hard to be

brave. Sometimes you get that

feeling. Sometimes you’re just

not ready … until, one day,

you are.

‘Hey there guys. Would you

l i k e a b a n a n a ? ’

‘What’s wrong with you.

Brian? You’re a piranha.’

Brian loves bananas. Trouble

is, Brian’s a piranha. And his

friends aren’t happy about

his fondness for fruit...




Community

Term 3 Week 6

1st September

Free to a good

home x2 Female goats

Approx.: 1 1/2 years old

Quiet and friendly, hand fed. Contact: Miss Ranger at Trundle

Central School - 6892 1303




Term 3 Week 6

RAS Foundation Rural Scholarships Rural Scholarships are available to support individuals in NSW who demonstrate a passion for rural and commitment for any career that will ensure the future success of rural and regional NSW. Scholar-ships of $5,000 for full-time study or $2,500 for part-time study are available. There is no limit on the types of courses that qualify or the age of the applicant. You could be studying anything from physiotherapy, engineering, teaching, agricultural science, horticulture, medicine and commerce - and almost everything in between. You could be studying at University, TAFE or VET courses, on campus or by distance learning. However applicants all have one thing in common - a de-sire to play an active part in the future of rural NSW. Applicants for a Rural Scholarship must: Be enrolled in or applying for study in any accredited tertiary course at an approved Australian educa-tion provider Demonstrate a desire to contribute to the future of rural NSW Demonstrate how a scholarship would assist them in achieving their education or training goal Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident For further information: http://www.rasnsw.com.au/foundation/scholarships-and-grants/ras-rural-scholarships/

FRRR Domino's Give for Good grants Give for Good is an annual program offering rural, regional and remote Australian communities grants

of up to $5,000, for community-led projects that respond to one of these three impact areas. A total of

$150,000 will be available in 2016.

Education and youth initiatives (17yrs and over): provide young people in rural communities with

opportunities to develop skills, access quality vocational and traditional education, and receive support

Leadership and entrepreneurship: to harness, nurture, develop and leverage the creativity that exists

within communities to respond to local opportunities and challenges

Skills, knowledge, and networks needed to prepare and recover from natural disasters: ensure

that communities impacted by natural disasters can access support for community-led recovery when

they are ready, and for projects that will facilitate their recovery.

For further information: http://www.frrr.org.au/grants/GiveForGood



http://www.rasnsw.com.au/foundation/scholarships-and-grants/ras-rural-scholarships/

http://www.frrr.org.au/grants/GiveForGood


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