TERM 2 WEEK 8

Friday

16th June 2017

Gunnedah South Public School

Proud supporters of the

“You Can Do It” Program

CONFIDENCE Supporting & caring for your children.

Gunnedah South

Public School “With oar and sail ”

Relieving Principal: Mrs Nicole Walsh Assistant Principals: Mrs Justine Davies

Deputy Principal: Graham Conn Mrs Judy McGowan

School Captains: Toby Bartlett & Lucy Reid Mrs Vicki Merlehan

Administration Manager: Mrs Kerryn Pryor Mrs Jenny Ross

Phone: 6742 1899 / 6742 1448 Fax: 6742 4217

Email: gunnedahs-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.gunnedahs-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Skool Bag App ; Gunnedah South Public school skoolbag

(available from the iTunes store and Google play store)

Flexischools Online Ordering: www.flexischools.com.au

Special points of interest:

Pet Safety

Tamworth Eisteddfod

High School Transition Day

Aboriginal Survival Technology

Years 5 & 6 Fundraising

Softball, Touch, Netball, Golf

School

Week MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

9 June

19

Pet Safety Kinder

Touch Football –v– GPS

NW Girls Softball Trials

20

Pet Safety Year 1

Rugby League

21

Tamworth

Eisteddfod

7s Rugby Union Final

Tamworth

High School Transition -

Whole Day Visit

22

Aboriginal Survival

Technology

Stage 2 & 3

23

NW Netball Trials

10 June

26

NW Golf Trials

27

NW Boys Softball

28

Years 5 & 6

Fundraising Day

29 30

CWA

Competition

Closes

Final day of term 2

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5th June—9th June—WEEK 7 Term 2 TOP CLASS 4S 26,578

TOP STUDENTS Jorja Eschbach 3,704

Grace Honeysett 3,400

Bronte Snow 2,720

A big week in Mathletics.

Congratulations to all the students.

SCHOOL NEWS…

YCDI Jase Lihou, Nash Swain, Jessie Johnston, Ekam Sahota, Eli Clarke, Cooper Hicks, Isaac

Zechel, Ella Carter, Tyler Howes, Olivia Lewington, Oliver Irwin, Kodiee Luke, Tom

Mainey, Isla Wise, Kye Towill, Bella-Lee Colbran, Nathan Stark, William Curran, Rocky

Wild, Niko Thomson, Ruby Newman, Yarraki Budden-Talbott, Eden Wilcox,

Dallas Mills, Andrew McMaster

PBL Eden Morgan, Dustiin Weeks, Sienna Swain, Jacinta Ibrahim, Claire Howes,

Lochlan Janson, Arabella Holmes, Leila Harris, Lily Harris, Sophie Gardner,

Isabelle Gilbert, Rubee Bendall, Johno Barton-Collins, Ruby Beasley

SCHOOL NEWS…

Silver Aria Brown, Charlie Ellison, Stella Goodall, Jacinta Ibrahim, Harley Lynam,

Chaise Meredith, Claire Moore, Cyrrah Moore-Duff, Jayla Battis

Bronze

Lachlan Skuthorpe, Ryan Rayward, Scarlett Tate, Nash Carlyon, Shanelle Ryan,

Lila Mortimer, Oliver Friend, Aria Brown, Ellie Beasley, Josie Spradbrow,

Kelly Briggs, Oscar Zechel, Bill Scott, Eva Kelly, Eloise O’Donnell, Van Jordan,

Quincy Wallace, Sam Dorrington, Jorja Tresize, Edward Waerea,

Chelsea Cochrane, Sophie Neilsen, Chase Fermor, Sam Dew, Kiarne Ruttley,

Zahlee Penfold, Ava Talbott, Evaan Entwistle, Cobi Jolliffe, Rubee Bendall,

Zavier Eveleigh, Breanna O’Hara, Shelby McKay, Lachlan Chaffey, Alyssa Wise,

Charlie Barnes, Joseph Ruttley, Linkin Turner, Eli Talbott, Damien Preston,

Georgia Oliver, Imogen Riley, Angus Eather, Mikayla Ferguson,

Charlette Keeler, Rhianna McAlpine, Landon Mortimer, Arleena Tariq,

Corinne Wise, Zenae Burwood, Amber Welch, Mason Guest-Lennox,

Keaton Walters, Will Hicks, Charlie Bridge, Alice Swain, Hayley Gardner,

Clive Donnelly, Jack Fouracre, Elias Briggs, Riley Price, William Dwyer,

Finnegan Leader, Bronte Snow, Jayla Battis, Tiah Small, Rakha Titaley,

Macey Sutherland, Levii Porter, Liam Snelson, Scarlett Donoghue,

Harley Eveleigh, Jaxon Hatch, Abigail Sutcliffe, Ollie Tudgey-Hennessey,

Hunter O’Neill, Nick Mainey, Aiden Flannery, Georgia Dowe, Mayse Frey,

Tobey Eyre, Joseph Bunce, Harriet Snow, Jelena Briggs, Olivia Semmler, Clinton

Hall, Thomas Wooley, Annaliese Maguire, Tom Preston, Lachlan Swain

Dear parents and carers,

I hope everyone had a fabulous long weekend and feel refreshed after an extra day off. This week teachers have been completing mid year reports and they will go home on Monday of week 10, that is the 26th June.

Sport Cross Country Our runners were amazing today at Coolah for Area Cross Country with several of them now progressing to STATE!!

Students who won a place in the North West side to compete at state on the 21st July include:

Finn Leader,

Chad Fisher,

Jake Atkins,

Harry Ryman,

Oliver Shoesmith,

Stella Robertson.

At the time of writing this, we were still waiting for the 12 years results, so will add them to next week’s newsletter. Congratulations!

Basketball: Both girls and boys basketball teams travelled away this week, with both teams reaching the final of the North West champion’s knockout. Students did the school proud with great sportsmanship and attitude to fair play. Thank you to Miss Holdom and Mr McGuirk for managing and coaching the teams.

Next week will see our Touch football side here at school at 9:30am on the oval.

Rugby League play Coonamble at Longmuir on Tuesday at 11am.

The final of the North West 7s Rugby Union will be held in Tamworth on Wednesday and our Netball girls play Quirindi on Thursday.

From the Relieving Principal…. School Photos Envelopes for school photos

are to be returned to school and will be

collected by the ladies from Montage

Photography. All enquiries regarding photos

are to be directed to Montage Photography,

not the school office. Montage is located

directly across the road from the Town Hall

or you can call them on 6742 6616.

Titanium lunch

It is always such a pleasure to take the

students who have reached Titanium out to

lunch. This week I had the pleasure of the

company of Charlotte Semmler and Leni

Wicks. Both girls

are certainly great

representatives of

our school and it

is easy to see why

they have been

awarded with titanium.

Upcoming dates:

Monday 19th:

Touch football at GSPS

Pet Safety Talks Kinder and Year 1

Tuesday 20th:

Rugby League at Longmuir

Pet Safety Talks Kinder and Year 1

Wednesday21st:

Rugby Union in Tamworth

Choir go to Tamworth Eisteddfod

Yr 6 High School Orientation

Thursday 22nd:

Aboriginal survival technology sessions S2 &S3

Parent Reminder:

Learning time commences at 9:05am and concludes at 3pm. The expectation is that students arrive prior to the morning bell and stay at school until 3pm. When students are continually late or are being collected early, they are not receiving the benefit of a full day at

school.

Three students came to read me some of the narratives they had written

today and they were very impressive! Well done to Clancy, Ruby and Sophie.

I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend.

Kind regards,

Nicki Walsh

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This year, the C.W.A. are studying the country of Nepal. The Gunnedah branch of the C.W.A. would like to invite our students to participate in a Powerpoint competition for Primary and a colouring in

competition for Infants. For specific information please see Miss Reynolds or Mr Sumpter.

Last Thursday, the school Tennis team took on Tamworth Public in the North West Final of the

state wide PSSA Knockout Competition. Coming up against Tamworth Public, who had 6

representatives in the North West team, it was always going to be a tough day at the office. Our

opening singles got the match off to a brilliant start with the team winning 3 of the 4 sets. Those

results, however, did not indicate the closeness of the match.

The doubles followed suit, with the straight doubles pairs winning the match for South with 7-5

and 6-4 score lines. Final score, Gunnedah South winning 6 sets to Tamworth 2. Special mention

must go to our No. 3’s, Thomas Donaldson and Ava Coleman. Congratulations to all the players

on a real team effort. The experienced Issy Moore and Chloe Dorrington led by example,

grinding out their wins. Michael Walsh and Mason Louis also made huge contributions. The

team’s next match will be in the Quarter Finals of this state wide competition.