Principal’s Report

CCC

Kingfisher Avenue, Coleambally, NSW, 2707

Phone: 02 6954 4131 Fax: 02 6954 4396

Email: coleamball-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 3

Coleambally Central School

A Quality Education in your Community

2020 Term 1 Wed 26 Feb - Yr 11 RYDA Course Narrandera Thu 27 Feb - PSSA Zone Swimming Carnival Mon 2 Mar - Secondary Zone Swimming Carnival Tue 10 March - Yr 7 & 10 Vaccinations Mon 30 Mar - Fri 3 Apr - VET Work Placement Mon 6 - Wed 8 Apr - Stage 6 Preliminary Exams

11 February 2020

Welcome to Week 3 of Term 1! Coleambally Central School works to create positive environments for students, staff and the entire school community that supports student learn-ing. We strive to ensure that every student is known, valued and cared for. The best education happens when parents and schools work together. Earlier this year the NSW Department of Education introduced a School Com-munity Charter, developed in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders. The charter outlines the responsibilities of parents, carers, educators and school staff in NSW public schools to ensure our learning environments are collaborative, supportive and cohesive. Parents and carers can expect: to be welcomed into our schools to work in partnership to promote student learn-ing; communication from school staff will be timely, polite and informative; professional relationships with school staff are based on transparency, honesty and mutual respect; and to be treated fairly. Tolerance and under-standing are promoted. Please see the copy of the charter attached to this week’s newsletter. Walking to School As part of their overall care for students, schools often set guidelines for arriving and departing school safely. Primary aged students are safest when they are supervised by an adult, while older, secondary students need to be aware of the road rules and safety advice when walking to and from school independently. Safe pedestrian behaviours are taught as part of the PDHPE syllabus and it is generally accepted that parents and carers can assist by reinforcing that parent’s hold their child's hand until at least 8 years old and then closely supervising until at least 10 years of age. As our Duty of Care, we would encourage parents not to allow students to walk home unaccomp- anied by an adult until the age of 10. Swimming Carnival Thank you to all community members who attended last Friday’s Swimming Carnival. It was a wonderful day enjoyed by all in attendance, with the weather being kind to us also. I would like to thank all staff who assisted on the day, with a special mention to Miss Naomi Atkinson and Mrs Diana Tooth who organised the event as Sports Coordinators. Congratulations to all winners and participants on the day and we look forward to presenting Age Champion Awards at Presentation Night at the end of the year

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Assessment Task - Due Dates

3 March - Stage 6 Standard

Maths Task 2

5 March - Stage 6 Ag

Assessment Task 2

K– 6 Essentials

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Borambola Camp As part of the development of the Year 7 Transition program our Year 7 students and Peer Support Leaders participate in a two day camp at Borambola Sport and Recreation Camp near Wagga Wagga. This was to take place next week, but due to unforeseen circumstances has been postponed to Week 5 or 6. Parents will re-ceive information as soon as it is confirmed by Borambola Sport & Recreation. Lions Club Youth of the Year Lions Club Youth of the Year is a prestigious event for young people, which boasts many high profile Australi-ans among the ranks of former entrants. Students will have an unequalled opportunity to experience an inter-view situation in a friendly atmosphere and a chance to practise public speaking skills. The Coleambally Youth of the Year will take place on Thursday, 20 February 2020 and Maurice Boldiston and Adrian Hayes from the local Lions Club met with senior students last week to promote the event with students. STEM This term the school has received two STEMShare Kits, one PC Robotics Kit and a second Tablet Robotics Kit. We are also attempting to coordinate a visit from a STEM Share educator who will conduct workshops and STEM activities with Primary and Secondary students. Miss Danielle Montgomerie and Mr Rod Hughes are leading the implementation of STEM within the school in 2020. Watch this space! Lunchtime Activities Miss Montgomerie is planning two lunchtime interest group activities that we hope commence next week. These activities will take place on the lower level of the Library, which can now be also used as a ‘Makerspace’. The activities are a STEM interest group, utilising the STEMShare Kits and a Lego Club. Students may need to ‘sign up’ for the activities, as we believe they will prove popular and numbers are limited due to space and resources. Further information will follow. Finally…. Our door is and always has been open – whether you are happy, sad or mad. We need to know if we are not doing something right, but I also need to know that you trust our motives and intentions. Everything we do, every single day is for YOUR children. Until next week

Timothy Allen Principal

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PBL Week 3

Congratulations to our PBL

draw winners

Sally Evans Yr 10

Dallas Wilde Yr 10

Tanaya-Lea Cooney Yr 6

Joe Rossato Yr 6

Primary Class Awards

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Kindergarten /Year 1 Olivia Hardy for being able to work independently and quickly learn class routines. Nathan Burke for great effort in writing and learning his letter sounds Year 2 Isaac Jones for consistent participation and always being a helpful member of our classroom Jaide Pound for consistently working hard and being a caring member of our classroom Yr 3/4 Jorjiana Dinsdale for using efficient mental strategies during Mathematics. Alec Roberts for being an independent learner across all Key Learning Areas Rowan Wilson for great thinking when solving Maths problems Year 5 Hayley Pound for a positive and happy start to Year 5 Damon Pound for precision and accuracy in our one-point perspective drawing unit Year 6 Felicity Wilde for excellent work in grammar identifying count and non-count nouns Declan McKinnon for excellent work in spelling choosing appropriate synonyms and antonyms Chloe Leach for excellent work in grammar identifying count and non-count nouns

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Griffith PSSA Calendar Trials occurring in Term 1 where individual students with particular sporting expertise in these events may nominate to

attend and parents are responsible for organising attendance. The details of Term 1 events are:

Boys and girls Basketball trials – Individual nominations by Friday 21st February - Griffith

Boys AFL trials – Individual nominations by Friday 21stth February – Narrandera

Girls AFL trials – Information is attached to the newsletter.

Please contact Diana Tooth at school to nominate your child for this event.

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K-12 Swimming Carnival

Tirkandi Inaburra Boys’ Acrostic Poems

As an ice-breaker last week, the boys had fun thinking of some interesting character traits and adjectives to match the letters in their names…

H appy

A wesome

Y oung

D eadly

E shay

N gunnawal

X cellent

A mazing

V’s best friend

I ndigenous

E ntertaining

R ich

I ntelligent

ama Z ing

I nteresting

A boriginal

H andsome

A wesome

J oker

A mazing

C ool

K ind

B rave

E nergetic

A dventurous

U nique

C lever

O pen-minded

D edicated

Y oung

J ealous

A wesome

M ad

A dventurous

I ndigenous

N otorious

E shay

T errific

R andom

I nsane

S porty

T anned

A wesome

N ice

B east

R aging

A wesome

E etswa

D opey

Y oung

N otorious

B oisterous

L oud

A wesome

K ingpin

E shay

C razy hair

O utstanding

L azy

B right

Y oung

B rave

U seful

D eadly

D etermined

Y oung

K ind

A wesome

Y oung

L azy

E shay

B ezerk

B rave

R ider

O P (over powered)

D idge player

I ntelligent

E shay

NSW Primary All-Schools Girls 12 Years & Under Australian Football Selection Trial Term 1, Weeks 10/11

Registrations for this event close 5:00pm Friday 13 March 2020

All girls who trial must be available, if selected, for the School Sport Australia Championships in Adelaide, South Australia from 1 to 8 August 2020.

How to enter: To apply for the Primary All-Schools Selection Trial in your area, you must complete the on-line registration and payment by the closing date, Friday 13 March 2020. Further information is available from the NSW School Sport website by clicking on the link for each trial.

Registrations close 5:00pm Friday 13 March 2020

Cost $10.00 per student

Who The trial is only for Primary School Girls 12 Years and Under. Girls can be 12, however must not be turning 13 in 2020. Girls enrolled in Secondary Schools are ineligible to trial.

When and Where Thursday 2 April 2020 • Southern Inland @ Jubilee Park, Wagga Wagga Wednesday 8 April 2020 • South Coast @ Hanging Rock Sports Ground, Batemans Bay • Metro East @ Olds Park, Penshurst • Mid North Coast & Inland @ Tulkaba Park, Newcastle Thursday 9 April 2020 • Metro West @ Blacktown International Sports Park (Field 2), Rooty Hill

• Northern Coastal & Inland @ Fitzroy Oval, Coffs Harbour

© NSW Department of Education

Collaborative. Respectful. Communication.

Positive environmentsIt is important that our NSW public schools are positive environments and that parents and carers are kept informed of students’ progress and school announcements.

Parents and carers can expect:

• To be welcomed into our schools to work in partnership to promote student learning.

• Communication from school staff will be timely, polite and informative.

• Professional relationships with school staff are based on transparency, honesty and mutual respect.

• To be treated fairly. Tolerance and understanding are promoted as we respect diversity.

What our schools provideNSW public schools work to create positive environments for students, staff and the entire school community that support student learning. We strive to ensure that every student is known, valued and cared for.

Ensuring respectful learning environments for all members of NSW Public Schools communities.

The best education happens when parents and schools work together.

The School Community Charter aligns with the NSW Department of Education Strategic Plan 2018 – 2022.

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The following School Community Charter outlines the responsibilities of parents, carers, educators and school staff in NSW public schools to ensure our learning environments are collaborative, supportive and cohesive.

Unsafebehaviouris not acceptablein our schools

We work together with theschool

We prioritisethe wellbeingof all studentsand staff

We treat each other with respect

School Community Charter

Communicating with our schoolsOur staff will find a time to talk to you when they can give you their full attention. Please remember that while our staff are in class or dealing with other matters, they may not be available to answer your questions immediately.

Our schools and communities will make sure that written communication is appropriate, fair and easy to read. We encourage you to use email and social media appropriately to connect with your school and stay up-to-date with up-coming events in the school community.

Our guide for parents, carers and students provides useful information about the complaints process: education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/rights-and-accountability/complaints-compliments-and-suggestions/guide-for-parents-carers-and-students

Respectful communication is a rightIn all workplaces people have the right to feel respected. Unacceptable and offensive behaviour has no place in our school communities.

To ensure the wellbeing of students, staff and the community in our schools, steps will be taken to address unacceptable behaviour. This may include restricting contact with the school community or, in more serious cases, referral to NSW Police.

We create collaborativelearningenvironments

education.nsw.gov.au

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Unacceptable behaviour may include but is not limited to: • Aggressive or intimidating actions, such as violence, threatening gestures or physical proximity.• Aggressive or intimidating language, including the use of obscenities, making sexist, racist or derogatory comments or using a rude tone.• Treating members of the school community differently due to aspects such as their religion or disability.• Inappropriate and time wasting communication.

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We all playour part

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