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Term 1 Week 7

At: Trundle Central School

Croft St, Trundle

Trundle Central School Parents

and Citizens Association

FRIDAY

17 MARCH

5:30pm - 8:30pm

Jumping Castle Face Painting Green Machine Racing Horizontal bungee Coffee & Donuts

Photo Booth Laughing Clowns Ice-cream Parlour Student Showcase BBQ—Steak & sausage

sandwiches Curry Bar Krispy Kreme Stall Pot Plant Stall Pick-a-box Henna tattoos Guessing Jar 100 Club Catapult of Death 3D Printing

Crazy hair & nails and much more

CONTINENTAL

2017 TRUNDLE CENTRAL SCHOOL

mailto:[email protected]

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


Term 1 Week 7

The Trundle Central School Continental is in 11

DAYS and we need helpful parents and community

members to help us on the night. It will be held on the

school grounds on Friday the 17th March, 2017. If

you could spare an hour or two, it will make the night a

success. You can call the school office on 6892 1303

and express your interest in helping. We have a number

of stalls that you can assist us with.

Jumping castle

BBQ and Curry Stand

Plant Stand

Photo booth

Pick a box

Thank you to all parents and community members that have already

volunteered their time in pasted events and to this continental. If you have

contacted the P&C about volunteering and don’t see your name above

please contact the school office and they will add you name to the above

list.

5-6 pm 6-7 pm 7-8 pm 8-9 pm

Kylie Strudwick Volunteer 1

Jo Randall Volunteer 2

5-6 pm 6-7 pm 7-8 pm 8-9 pm

Ann-Marie Taylor Lisa Hartig Volunteer 1

Tim Taylor Lionel Hartig Volunteer 2

Volunteer 3 Christine Harper

Volunteer 4 Richard Harper

5-6 pm 6-7 pm 7-8 pm 8-9 pm

Volunteer 1 Natasha Grady

5-6 pm 6-7 pm 7-8 pm 8-9 pm

Volunteer 1 Lubka Prebendarcik Lubka Prebendarcik

5-6 pm 6-7 pm 7-8 pm 8-9 pm

Volunteer 1 Kelly Wilding Kelly Wilding

Volunteer 2 Carolyn Watt Carolyn Watt




6th March 2017 Term 1 Week 7

Trundle Central School Newsletter A school that provides a

professional, stimulating and challenging learning

environment

Principal Mr John Southon

Head Teacher Secondary Mr Gerry Capell

Assistant Principal Mrs Fiona Sanderson

Reminders Tuesday 7/3/17 WAP English Speech Day @ Tullamore Wednesday 8/3/17 PSSA Cricket @ Condobolin Thursday 9/3/17 CHS Swimming @ Dubbo Friday 10/3/17 PSSA Swimming @ Dubbo Week 8 Wednesday 15/3/17 4T’s Gala Day @ Trangie Friday 17/3/17 CONTINENTAL

P&C President

Mrs Joanne Coster

Secretary Mrs Rhonda Grady

Treasurer Mrs Kelly-Lee Dunn

MiniLit Our new literacy program

operating out of our new specialist learning centre




Term 1 Week 7

Principal’s

Message

This week Western Access Program Speech Day

Tuesday, PSSA cricket Wednesday, CHS swimming

Thursday and PSSA swimming Friday. This week has

many sporting activities which is I believe a very

positive aspect of this school. Sport transcends racial

and socio-economic barriers (even Rugby Union) and

as such provides opportunity and wonderful memories

for some children. I can clearly remember the feeling

when Moree High School won the University Shield in

Rugby League but I struggle to remember learning my

times tables. However, we must maintain the correct

balance between extra curricula activities and the

requirements of the classroom. I completely

understand that parents of talented children in sport

are constantly paying for buses and other fees but

these extra sporting activities are not compulsory and

again it is a parent decision to approve participation in

extra sport.

Continuing on the sporting theme I am now at the

stage of obtaining the last quote for the netball/tennis

court. I have had to tone down my original plan

because of a funding shortfall but I believe starting

construction is important. At this stage, the first few

tennis games will be without a net and only one goal

for the netball court. Our students are adaptable so it

will not be a problem. I am hoping for another grant to

be successful so completion of the whole project is

possible this year. I believe it is important that this

school has as good or better facilities than schools in

larger centres. Living in a rural area should not be a

disadvantage. Indeed, I want this school to make it a

definite advantage to live in Trundle.

In August the former Governor General of Australia,

Major General Jeffrey will be visiting our school. I have

asked his representative if he can talk to our students

about leadership and a positive mindset. This is an

amazing opportunity for our students to meet an

Australian who has held the highest office in this land. Room 14 has now gone from school sauna to the most

comfortable room in the school with the addition of

refrigerated air-conditioning. This is a significant

investment from school funds but I believe it is

important that our learning spaces are as comfortable

as possible. I can already hear the chorus of people

stating, when I went to school some days were fourty-

seven degrees in our water bottles and I rode a three

legged donkey backwards to school. Times have

changed and we have the technology to make our

rooms comfortable for students so that is what I

believe we should do within our budget restrictions.

The school rock band recently had the second session

with the sound technician who is coaching the band for

the recording of a song. This project places band

members under some increased pressure because they

are stepping up a level. However, if they do not try

they will certainly fail themselves; if they at least try

there is a very good chance of success and a

conversation starter for the rest of their lives. The

challenge is to perform together not as individuals as

with any group.

The school self-funds a guitar program. This is fifteen

dollars per term which is approximately half what one

lesson will cost privately. In return for this massive

subsidy the school expects the money to be paid, a

reasonable expectation I believe. I will have to remove

students from the program this week if the money is

not paid. This is not an easy decision as children suffer

but I cannot allow a culture to develop in the school

that allows people not to pay a small fee for this

privilege. Five dollars twenty cents for a schooner of

beer, fifteen dollars for ten music lessons a term. Sort

of puts it into perspective.

The school agriculture program will have two new

additions in the near future. Agriculture students will

take part in the school Merino Wether Challenge. In

this challenge the school will receive eight young shorn

merino wethers. Schools are responsible for the care

of these sheep up to August when they will be judged

for wool and meat value by the NSW Stud Breeders

Association. They will be then sold and the profits

returned to the school. Thank you to Boyd and Alex

Aveyard for helping us with the logistics of this new

project and providing advice to our students.

The second change in Agriculture is the purchase of an

incubator to breed our own chickens. This will allow

students to be involved in additional aspects of

agriculture. I regularly show the existing hens my

chicken sandwich as motivation to lay more eggs but

production is still down. Maintaining younger stock by

turning over older birds is definitely the answer. Students are being taught agriculture not the care of

pets and as such they need to be aware of all aspects

of animal production including the need to cull

unproductive stock at times. Observant people would

notice that we have fenced the agricultural plot into

small paddocks. This is to allow students to conduct

mini crop trials. All we need is some rain to allow us




Term 1 Week 7

to till the land. Well done to Mr Ridges and Mr Grady

for continuing to improve the teaching of agriculture. Schools I believe need to have a wide scope of

curriculum to cater for the talents and interests of all

students. This school has the ability and culture that

allows us to extend the academic ability of students,

but this is only one aspect of school. Not all students

have the ability or desire to be doctors, lawyers or

accountants. This is a positive as I do not want my

accountant to change my oil. When my car needs

servicing my mechanic is the most important person in

the workforce. My accountant should be concentrating

on saving me enough money to afford the service. All

occupations need to be valued and our children need

to believe that they are a success no matter what their

skills are, or their level of development. Extra

curricula activities or extending existing programs, help

students to discover their skills. If you walk around the

school at any time you may see students using state of

the art computers, building drones, fitness classes,

additional art, drama and music. This compliments the

excellent delivery of core curriculum and specialist

programs that have resulted in significant increases in

our NAPLAN results.

Homework frequency and length is one of the most

asked questions of teachers and often can be a

controversial subject. Many parents passionately

believe in homework where as others see little value.

A recent study from the Victoria Institute of Education

involved two random samples of students. One was

exposed to regular homework the other was not. The

study found there was no difference in academic

results between the two groups. The longitudinal study

also found motivation to learn in High School was not

increased by regular homework in primary. In fact,

some students resented the homework so much they

actually resisted work in the classroom environment.

Other studies I expect show completely the opposite.

The Department of Education asks individual schools

to formulate a policy on homework. Next term I will

be surveying parents to gain a perspective of

community views. However, the foundations of the

policy must be:

Homework and assessment task are separate.

Assessment tasks are compulsory.

Parents may discipline students for not completing

homework as a rule in your house but schools

should not have a blanket rule placing sanctions

on children for non-completion of homework.

This is because some student’s do not have a

home environment that is conducive to

completing homework. Therefore I believe

punishing students is a form of discrimination.

Homework must be appropriate to a student age

and ability.

Kindergarten students should review their core

learning at home but no new work should be

set for homework.

Recently every parent would have been especially

shocked at the news of a mother allegedly trying to

drown her two children in the Murray River,

unfortunately succeeding with one. The incident

highlights the extent of mental health problems in our

community and that children are always the innocent

victims of adult problems. A tragic event with massive

continuing affects. Many people may have failed these

children not just the mother.

Mrs Fran Hosie has retired after a long and excellent

service as our school cleaner. Fran always brought a

smile to work and showed genuine pride in her work

and this school, an example to others. The school will

mark her retirement in the near future with a function

of Fran’s choice.

On a bright note the footy season has started. Thank

you to the students who are quick to tell me the score

when the Sharks loose but are surprisingly hard to find

when they win.

Another great week in Trundle

John Southon




Primary

Term 1 Week 7

Students of the week K/1/2 - Hailey Bolam

3/4 - Jessica Morgan

5/6 - Grace Hartig

Mrs Gray - James Smith

Sportspersons - Joshua Lynn and Jason Gerry

K-6 Swimming For Sport K-6 will be going to the pool for Sport this

Friday.

Please ensure your children have swimmers, a

towel, sunscreen, a swim shirt and $2 for entry

to the pool unless you have a season ticket. We

will be walking back to school at the end of sport

unless we have been notified of alternative

arrangements.

PSSA Boys Cricket This year we are entering a Boys

Cricket team in the PSSA Boys Cricket

competition. We are combining with

Tullamore and have selected a fantastic

team of 12 boys ranging from Years 3-6. Our first

game will be against Condobolin this Wednesday,

8th March. We wish the team the very best of luck

in their first game!

WSSA Swimming Paddy Williams and Harrison Grady will

represent our school and Gobondery/NARRAF at

the WSSA Swimming carnival on Friday, 10th March.

Good luck to these students! We know they will

represent our school and district with pride.

Gobondery/NARRAF Gala Day – Peak Hill The first of our Gala days will be held at Peak Hill

on Friday, 17th March. This Gala day involves

students who are interested in playing Cricket if

they are in Year 5/6 and T-ball if they are in

Year 3/4. It is all about having fun, meeting new

students and learning to play each sport. A note

will be sent home over the coming week.

Crunch and Sip Children are encouraged to bring FRESH fruit or

vegetables to school for Crunch and Sip. They are

also able to have a sipper bottle of water in the

classroom.

K-2 Science Challenge K-2 have been given a STEM (science, technology,

engineering and mathematics) to design a boat that

will float and hold weight. Students have been asked

to think about how they can make a marble float

and what materials they will need to build this. We

will be testing this challenge on Friday 17th March in

our science lesson and you will be able to see our

designs later on that evening at the continental!

Dear Parents & Caregivers If possible, would each child in K-2 bring

in their own pair of headphones?

These will be used in the computer

room each week and also with our classroom laptops and Ipads. Headphones will

be stored safely at school and only used by

the child who owns them.

Thank you, Ms Downes

NO HAT NO PLAY In Term 1, children must wear a wide brimmed

maroon hat. We have a NO HAT NO PLAY

policy. Please ensure that your child has packed or

is wearing their hat each morning.

Please ensure you have written

your child’s name inside the hat.




Term 1 Week 7

Secondary

This week sees the return of our work placement

students and supervising teachers. Norma and Erica

Stevenson were superb in both their performance and

attitude last week It was a pleasure to spend time with

these young ladies and as usual the employees were

extremely satisfied with the work of these two

students. Also big thanks to Ms Rowlands who

supervised for a night in Dubbo. We always appreciate

the extra effort our staff commit to enable our

students to access opportunities that they could miss

out on due to our geographical location.

Tuesday our HSC English and Advanced English

students will be in Tullamore for an assessment task.

It’s hard to believe that our Year 12’s have only 2

terms and 5 weeks to go! Thanks to Mrs Gallacher for

taking the students to Tullamore for this assessment.

Our Year 12’s should also realise that they have their

Half Yearly Examinations approaching fast. These will

be held in Week 9 and 10 of this term. Wednesday our Hospitality students will be heading

over to Peak Hill for a practical assessment day. These

days allow our students to demonstrate competencies

in these course which enables them to be awarded

their Certificate II from TAFE which is a nationally

recogonised accreditation. So it is obvious how

important these days are. Thanks to Mr Southon for

taking the students over. Again it is the staff’s

willingness to undertake these tasks that allows our

school to operate so successfully.

On Thursday we have our students who qualified

travelling to Dubbo for the Western Area Swimming

carnival. We wish our students, Monique, Brad, Ryan

and Kylie all the best for their races and thank Mrs

Morgan for organising and supervising on the day.

Our assessment schedule for 7-10 has been revamped

in the last week, with some minor changes being made

to spread out the load of assessment for the students.

The students will receive these later this week. Our

Year 10 students will also be given a copy of our

assessment policy as they are entering a formal

assessment year, with successful students achieving

their ROSA (Record of School Achievement) at the

end of the year. Students in 7, 8 and 9 will receive the

policy as an email for those who wish to study it in

detail.

As always if there are any questions in regards to the

oncoming weeks for secondary students please do not

hesitate to contact myself or Mr Southon at school.

Have a great week

Gerry Capell

Head Teacher Secondary Studies

Secondary Sportspersons of the Week Isabel Aveyard, Robert Stokes, Emily Harper and

Monique Morgan

Western Area Swimming Best wishes to our Central Schools Relay team who

will compete in the Western Swimming Carnival in

Dubbo on Thursday. The team consists of Brad Watt,

Ryan Cohen Wilding, Monique Morgan and Kylie

Fernando. Whilst Monique and Kylie will also be

swimming in individual events. Good luck to all

swimmers we know you will all participate to the best

Congratulations to the following students

who have received the correct amount of

pink slips to move to a higher level.

Level 4 (15 pink slips)

Noah Bryne,

Ashlee Bartijn, Kylie Fernando, Carla Valentine, Skye

Wilson, Nathan Howarth,

Ella Bridger, Shelby-Lee Dellow, Emily Harper, Amy

Mallard, Monique Morgan, Maddison O’Bryan, Willa

Stokes, Izaac Longhurst, Ethan Pascoe, Bobbie Smith,

Robert Stokes, Ryan Taylor, Ethan Whalen, Codie

Wilson

Eloise Hiller-Stanbrook, Sasha Karaitiana, Brooke

Morgan, Ryan Cohen-Wilding

Gemma Price

Level 5 (30 pink slips)

Isabel Aveyard, Stacey Conin, Jennet Dorman,

Hannah Payne Lionel Hartig, William Longhurst,

Tommy Morgan, William Taylor

Hamish Sanderson, Jaxson Whiley

Harrison William

Niamh Hiller-Stanbrook, Leah Martin, Chelsea

Taylor, Brodi Gavin-Rossiter

Maddie Coster, Ashleigh Newham, Erica Stevenson,

Norma Stevenson, Bradly Watt




Term 1 Week 7

Across the Career’s Advisers Desk Youth Central Finding an Apprenticeship or Traineeship

http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/jobs-careers/apprenticeships-traineeships/finding-an-apprenticeship-or-

traineeship

Scholarship opportunities at The NSW Department of Education for future teachers

Opening May/June 2017 for 2018

Be part of video conference student groups to learn more. Register your interest to keep up to date to Teach

NSW.

https://www.teach.nsw.edu.au

Careers Harvest

Great website on all career fields and pathways on the land, environment and agriculture. Explore career

options, scholarships and internships on offer.

http://www.careerharvest.com.au/

Defence Jobs Australia Information Sessions

https://www.facebook.com/pg/DefenceJobsAustralia/events/

Work experience with NSW Fire and Rescue

Now open for 2017

In 2016, 77 secondary schools participated in the program, with students coming from as far as Cootamundra

and Narrabri. The program takes 10 students per week. You are encouraged to book early. Find out more at:

http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=764

The 10 Skills You’ll Need By 2020 (And Beyond)

What skills do you think the average job seeker will need in 2020? Here are the top 10 skills that will help you

future-proof your career.

http://www.careerfaqs.com.au/news/news-and-views/the-10-skills-you-ll-need-by-2020-and-beyond

10 High-Paying Jobs You Won't Need A Degree For

Want a great paying job, but don’t want to spend years studying at uni? Here are the 10 highest paying jobs in

Australia that don’t require a degree. You’d be surprised at the variety of jobs that pay well and value experience

and technical skills far more than whether or not you went to university. http://www.careerfaqs.com.au/news/

news-and-views/10-high-paying-jobs-you-wont-need-a-degree-for

Projects Abroad Info Pack – www.projects-abroad.com.au

Stage 6 Upcoming Assessments WEEK YEAR 11 YEAR 12

7

SLR: Task 2: Fitness

Work Studies: Task 1: Workplace Communication

HSC - Hospitality - Practical and Theory

HSC - Modern History - Extended Response

HSC - SLR - Fitness

HSC - Work Studies - Workplace Communication

8 CAFs: Task 1: Extended Response

Senior Science: Task 1: Secondary Sources

NIL

9 Ancient History: Task 1 Oral Presentation

Mathematics: Task 1: Assignment

HALF YEARLY EXAMS

10 English Advanced: Task 1: Related Materials Portfolio

English Standard: Task 2: Critical Writing

English Studies: Task 1: Photo Essay

Mathematics General: Task 1: Finance, Algebra and

Measurement Task

Visual Design: Task 1: Graphic Design

HALF YEARLY EXAMS



http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/jobs-careers/apprenticeships-traineeships/finding-an-apprenticeship-or-traineeship

http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/jobs-careers/apprenticeships-traineeships/finding-an-apprenticeship-or-traineeship

https://www.teach.nsw.edu.au/

http://www.careerharvest.com.au/

https://www.facebook.com/pg/DefenceJobsAustralia/events/

http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=764

http://www.careerfaqs.com.au/news/news-and-views/the-10-skills-you-ll-need-by-2020-and-beyond

http://www.careerfaqs.com.au/news/news-and-views/10-high-paying-jobs-you-wont-need-a-degree-for

http://www.careerfaqs.com.au/news/news-and-views/10-high-paying-jobs-you-wont-need-a-degree-for

http://www.projects-abroad.com.au

http://web3.trangie-c.schools.nsw.edu.au/webcal/calendar/5

















Library

Joke of the week

Term 1 Week 7




Community

Term 1 Week 7

GARAGE SALE 21 Croft St

Trundle

Saturday 11th March 2017

8am to 12.30pm

Furniture, garden pots etc

Trundle Junior Cricket Club Presentation Night Trundle Junior Cricket Club will be holding their

presentation night on Wednesday, 15th March

2017.

All Primary cricket players and Milo players, as

well as their families are welcome to join us for a

sausage sandwich at the Services Club on

Wednesday 15th March 2017 at 5.30 for a

6pm start. The AGM will follow.




Term 1 Week 7

Trundle Back in Time Vintage Rally & Tractor Pull 25th and 26th March 2017 On the weekend of the 25th/26th March, Trundle P&A Society is hosting the Trundle Back in Time Vintage Rally

and Tractor Pull.

Included over the weekend there will be displays of memorabilia, antique engines, cars, trucks, tractors and

demonstrations of vintage working machines. For those who like to shop there will be market and swap stalls. A major part of the weekend will be the vintage tractor pull. Thanks to our generous sponsors there will also

be prizes for car and engine displays and novelty events.

Sunday morning, owners of road certified vehicles are invited to go on the coffee/paper run down town and

pose with their machines in photo shoots in the main street and outside local buildings, before returning to the

showground to wrap up proceedings. The weekend will be well catered for with food and bar facilities Friday night and all day Saturday. The Men’s

Shed is runnnig the breakfast BBQ on Sunday through to close at lunchtime.

Camping facilities will also be operating. The P&A invites all of the community to come along and if you have an old faithful or rusty relic parked away in

the shed, why not bring it in and enter in the fun. (Don’t let all the prizes go to the out-of-towners!)

Hope to see you there for what should be a great weekend visiting the past.

Trundle Showground

Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 March 2017

Gates open from Friday afternoon

Entry Adults $5

Stall Holders $10

For event information contact:

[email protected].

For camping information contact:

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Term 1 Week 7

P&C News

P&C Monthly Meeting

The P&C members are

holding their monthly

meeting on Wednesday,

8th March 2017. The

meeting is held in the school

library, at 3:30 pm. We would greatly appreciate

the support of parents and community in this

meeting as we try to finalise the planning for our

2017 TSC Continental. If have expressed your

interest in filling one of the two vacant positions

on the committee or wish to express your

interest, please attend this monthly meeting.

Continental Raffle 2017

Our major Continental raffle for 2017 is an

amazing camping package. It includes a 10-man

tent, esky, camp kitchen, camping chair,

stretcher bed, lanterns, waterproof jacket,

Roads & 4WD Atlas and much more.

Tickets are available in the local Trundle shops

and the school.

Krispy Kreme fundraiser

The Krispy Kreme

orders have been

finalised and will be

arriving Fresh from

Sydney on Continental day. Thank

you to everyone that have placed an order. We

will also have ‘Freshly brewed Coffee and Donut’

deals at the continental for everyone that has

missed out on ordering the donuts.

Trundle Central School Showcase

Student, don’t forget your entries for the

showcase. You can build anything out of Lego/

Duplo or enter your much loved doll or teddy.

There will be three categories this year, with

terrific Prizes.

Category 1: Most loved doll or teddy

Category 2: Most creative Lego/Duplo design

Category 3: Most beautiful doll or teddy

TRUNDLE CENTRAL SCHOOL Continental Raffle

You can also order tickets below if you are unable to

get into town. Just state the number of tickets below

and send the note and money to the front office.

Name: ___________________

Contact number: _______________

Number of raffle tickets: _________ x $2 each

Total: ___________ (Cash only please)

M a j o r CONTINENTAL

Trash and Treasure Stall A Trash and Treasure stall will be operating at the school continental.

Items or Donations can be left at 12 Forbes Street Trundle (Fran Hosie’s

House) or brought to the school on the day of the Continental. All

money will go to the Trundle Central School P&C



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