Barraba Central School Term 1 – Week 3 14 February 2013

Principal’s Report

Week three and our newsletter is constantly evolving in content and look. We have some

very positive feedback from our new look newsletter and are constantly looking for ways

to improve it. This week has been a very busy week to date. In Primary we have had our

Chant and house colour day which was hotly contested between the three houses. The

students looked fantastic and chanted well. The best ‘chanters’ on the day went to Keepit

house – well done to everyone involved.

Primary Telephone: (02) 6782 1266 Facsimile: (02) 6782 1615 Secondary Telephone: (02) 6782 1104 Facsimile: (02) 6782 1231 Postal Address: PO Box 123 Barraba NSW 2347 Email: barraba-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Principal: Mr Adam Forrester

Barraba Central School Term 1 – Week 3 14 February 2013

Thank you We would like to extend a huge thank you to Mrs Barbara McGregor for

her generous donation of student equipment for Food Technology and

Hospitality classes. The students are having a flamin’ good time cooking

up a storm.

eMagazine 2012 eMagazine is a fantastic celebration of pictures and articles of 2012. This is available on DVD

from both the Secondary and Primary Administration Offices for the cost of $5.00. Don’t miss

out on your chance to capture your child’s memories of their 2012 school year. Purchases can

be made from either the Primary or Secondary Administration Offices.

Primary News

Study Centre Primary study centre commenced on Monday 11 February. The study centre will run each

Monday this term commencing at 3.15pm and concluding at 4pm. All students in Years 3-6 are

welcome and we encourage students to attend. A light fruit snack will be provided. Teachers

will be able to provide help for students at no cost. Please contact the school for further

enquiries.

On Wednesday night I had the pleasure of attending our first P&C meeting for 2013. It

was great to see so many of our parents and community members in attendance. Special

thanks must go to Caitlin Frost who supervised children so more parents could attend.

We hope to see even more parents at our next P&C meeting.

The Secondary swimming carnival was held on Thursday this week due to the change in

dates on the regional calendar and we apologise if this has caused any inconvenience.

On Thursday we had our meet and greet evening for Primary parents to allow parents the

opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher. A sausage sizzle was provided and it was

great to see so many parents in attendance.

To complete this action packed week on Friday we have our Primary induction

assemblies. All parents are invited in at 2.30 in Primary hall. Look forward to seeing

you there!

Next week is a little quieter.

Adam Forrester

Principal

Barraba Central School Term 1 – Week 3 14 February 2013

Primary Swimming Carnival

On Wednesday the Primary swimming carnival took place and was a very exciting fun-filled

day for all in attendance with the Champion house being Keepit. All three houses tried really

hard and must be acknowledged for their sportsman-like manner and ‘give-it-a-go’ attitude. A

thank you must also be extended to the teachers for running such a successful carnival. It was

great to see so many family and community members supporting the children and enjoying the

day. Well done!

Our Infants enjoyed a day of playing with ‘bubbles and balloons’ and by all accounts all

students had a fantastic morning.

Breakfast Club

Breakfast club has started again in 2013 with Robin and Mark from Red Cross providing tasty

and nutritious breakfast for students on Wednesdays and Fridays. Thank you gentleman! Robin

and mark are assisted by members of the Junior Red Cross.

Barraba Central School Term 1 – Week 3 14 February 2013

Shrove Tuesday

Students in Mrs Irving’s 5/6 class celebrated ‘Shrove Tuesday’ well-known as Pancake Day in

Australia as they got to work in the kitchen making pancakes.

Secondary News

Study Centre

Study centre will operate on Monday afternoons in the Secondary Library for students in Years

7 -12. Afternoon tea will be provided for students between 3.15 - 3.30pm. From 3.30-4.30pm,

students can then work on homework, assessment tasks or study with assistance from a teacher

if required. There is no cost for this facility and all students are encouraged to attend.

Secondary Swimming Carnival

Keep an eye out for results and photos in next week’s

newsletter.

Barraba Central School Term 1 – Week 3 14 February 2013

Tips for the week!

Primary school

Maths questions: Are you in search of an educational game to

sharpen your child's maths skills and recall?

Maths Monkey's Quest features maths

questions on topics ranging from addition

and subtraction to ratios and percentages.

It’s aimed at children from Years 3 to 8.

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/about/mo

bile-applications/maths-monkey-s-quest

Secondary school

Technology talks: Find out about all the technologies your

child could be using at school, at home and

on the go. Scan the A-Z list for overall

knowledge, find out how gadgets work,

what their good points are and other usages

you may need to be aware of.

Find out more:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/technology

PRIMARY CANTEEN ROSTER

DATE VOLUNTEER

WEEK 4

Monday 18/02/13 Von Pegus

Wednesday Meal Deal 20/02/13

Kirsty-Lee Russell

Friday 22/02/13 Cheryl Spence

WEEK 5

Monday 25/02/13 Tanya Langford

Friday 01/03/13 Narelle Fisher

WEEK 6

Monday 04/03/13 Bec Keighran Jackie Lott

Wednesday -Meal Deal 06/03/13

Alison Ward Dale White

Friday 08/03/13 Von Pegus

WEEK 7

Monday 11/03/13 Lucy Hart

Friday 15/03/13 Tammy Wade Bobby Coombes

WEEK 8

Monday 18/03/13 Amy McKay

Wednesday - Meal Deal 20/03/13

Kirsty-Lee Russell

Friday 22/03/13 Cheryl Spence

WEEK 9

Monday 25/03/13 Alison Ward Dale White

Friday 29/03/13 Good Friday

WEEK 10

Monday 01/04/13 Easter Monday

Wednesday - Meal Deal 03/04/13

Von Pegus

Friday 05/04/13 Tammy Wade Bobby Coombes

WEEK 11

Monday 08/04/13 Narelle Fisher

Friday 12/04/13 Tanya Langford

Jargon buster Wondering why your kids talk about

playing under the school COLA?

Baffled at parent-teacher discussions

about KLA's? This list of common

abbreviations or terms will help you

to become familiar with the world

inside school.

Find out more:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/ho

mework-and-study/homework-

tips/school-jargon-busters

Barraba Central School Term 1 – Week 3 14 February 2013

2013 – Term 1

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

4 18 19 20

21

NRL Shark’s visit

22

5

March

25

Secondary PLP’s

26

Secondary PLP’s

27

Secondary PLP’s

28

Secondary PLP’s

1

Barraba Show

weekend

6 4

NW Swimming

Carnival

Armidale

5 6 7 8

Sec Assembly

Prim Assembly

Parents and Yr. 6

to school

luncheon & info

session

Community

College Meeting

5.30pm

7 11

North West

Swimming

Carnival

12 13

NW Touch Trials

14 15

Moonbi Horse

Sports

8 18 19 20 21

Harmony Day

22

Sec Assembly

Progress reports

CHS KO Opens

B&G Touch

Rugby Union

Trials

9 25 26

Parents-Teacher

Evening post

progress reports

27 28

Winter Trials

Easter hat Parade

29

Good Friday

10

April

1

Easter Monday

2 3

Rugby 7’s

Armidale

4

Yr 12 Half

Yearlies

5

Sec Assembly

Prim Assembly

Yr 12 Half

Yearlies

11

April

8

Yr 12 Half

Yearlies

9

Yr 12 Half

Yearlies

Faculty Meetings

10

Yr 12 Half

Yearlies

Year 7 Lake

Keepit

11

Yr 12 Half

Yearlies

Year 7 Lake

Keepit

12

Yr 12 Half

Yearlies

Year 7 Lake

Keepit

Please contact the school if you would like your community organisation meetings placed on the calendar – it will be

updated weekly. We would also like to send a copy of the newsletter via e-mail for the odd occasion that you may miss a

hard copy.

Barraba Central School Term 1 – Week 3 14 February 2013

Wool Classing Certificates

There are two brochures available at school that outline the Certificate III in wool clip

preparation for owner classers and Certificate IV Wool classing for professional wool classers.

These programs are being offered to community students and to school students but they do

attract an enrolment charge which is listed on each brochure. Concessional enrolments of $100

per course are offered to people receiving some Centrelink payments. Please contact the school

or come to the Secondary office and pick up a brochure.

The courses will start at the Secondary School next Tuesday 19/02/13 at 3:30 to provide

information to prospective students and start the first class with the community students from

Barraba who have already enrolled. This class will run from 4:00 to 6:00 on the first day to

gauge the most suitable time for the group.

World Education Program (WEP)

World Education Program (WEP) Australia is now accepting applications from

students who wish to participate in 2013/14 exchange programs for a summer,

semester or year. Students can choose to study and live life with a carefully

selected host family in more than 25 countries.

Become a WEP Host Family! Experience the joys of hosting an exchange student and gaining an international family

member. Visit www.wep.org.au to find out more.

Take home a big brother or big sister Give your children the wonderful opportunity to have an international big brother or big sister

by hosting one of our exceptional international students arriving in Australia in July 2013 for

their 3, 5 or 10 month programs. Our international students from France, Germany, Italy,

Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Japan, and Spain will live as a local, attend a local

secondary school, arrive with their own spending money and comprehensive insurance cover –

all arranged by Southern Cross Cultural Exchange. Visit us at www.scce.com.au, email

scceaust@scce.com.au or call us toll free on 1800 500 501, request our international student

profiles, and capture the spirit of family and friendship!

Barraba Central School Term 1 – Week 3 14 February 2013

Message from Your P & C

As another year begins the P & C would like to welcome our new Principal and his family to

our school and the Barraba community. We look forward to working with him for the

betterment of our school. It was lovely to see all the new faces of the Kindergarten class and I

am sure it will be no time at all before Mrs Middlemiss has them in routine and learning their

ABC’s. The first meeting of the year saw some welcome new faces. The canteen has been

freshened up over the holiday break and Kelly will be getting new menus out shortly. The Cross

Country Fundraiser will be happening again this year on Monday the 27th of May and we will

be looking for volunteers to make it happen. Details will be provided at a date closer to the

event.

The P & C would like to make it known that although it is an open forum that allows parents to

express and share views and concerns it is not the place for attacks on individuals. Unsigned

vexatious letters defaming individuals will not be tabled. If you have genuine concerns speak to

the teacher concerned, the head teacher or the Principal.

P & C meets every second Wednesday of the month at 6pm in the Primary Staff Room,

with the exception of school holidays when there are no meetings. The AGM will be on

Wednesday the 13th of March and will be followed by the general meeting and all are welcome.

Bring your children along as free supervision will be provided while you are at the meeting. If

you have any questions, concerns or comments but cannot make it to a meeting please feel free

to contact any of the committee members or drop us a letter care of the Schools office and we

will discuss it at the meeting.

Tracy Frost

Secretary

P & C Association

For more information please contact:

President: Sue Reed 67821225

Treasurer: Rhonda Phillips 67821848

Secretary: Tracy Frost 67833147