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Reflecting on our home learning journey

■ 2020 ■ Term 4 ■ Weeks 7, 8 & 9 ■ Principal: Owen Gill

■ Phone: (02) 6924 5227 Educating, Enriching and Empowering Students

■ Fax: (02) 6924 5224 Eurongilly Public School

■ Email: [email protected] Eurongilly Road

■ Website: eurongilly-p.schools.nsw.gov.au Eurongilly NSW 2663

Eurongilly Public School ■ Principal: Owen Gill Educating, Enriching and Empowering Students

■ Phone: (02) 6924 5227

■ Fax: (02) 6924 5224 Eurongilly Public School

■ Email: [email protected] Eurongilly Road

■ Website: https://eurongilly-p.schools.nsw.gov.au Eurongilly NSW 2663

■ 2020 ■ Term 4 ■ Weeks 7, 8 & 9 ■ Newsletter

Calendar

Term 4, Week 10

Tuesday 15 Dec Swimming 1:30pm – 2:30pm

Mangos arrive

Wednesday 16 Dec Last day for students

Term 1, Week 1 (2021)

Wednesday 27 Jan Staff development day (SDD)

Thursday 28 Jan Staff development day (SDD)

Friday 29 Jan Yr 1-6 return

Term 1, Week 2

Monday 1 Feb Kindergarten 1st day

Tuesday 2 Feb Yr 3-6 swim training

Term 1, Week 3

Tuesday 9 Feb Yr 3-6 swim training

Friday 12 Feb Black Billy Cup

Term 1, Week 10

Thursday 1 April Last day Term 1

Feature Photo

Farewell Liam, Ellouise, Sienna

and Grace!

In this issue... A message from Mr Gill .............................................................. 3

Presentation Evening .............................................................. 3

Year 6 Farewell .......................................................................... 4

Student leaders 2021 .............................................................. 4

Ngumba-Dal pole project for Junee Adventure

playground ................................................................................. 4

Excursion ...................................................................................... 5

Swimming.................................................................................... 5

2021 dates and family holidays .......................................... 5

Santa Dash Walkathon ........................................................... 8

Eurongilly Public School

Educating, Enriching and Empowering Students

A message from Mr Gill

Presentation Evening

Last Thursday, we celebrated individual and whole

school achievements for 2020 at our annual

presentation evening. Although quite different to a

traditional Eurongilly Public School presentation, the

ceremony ran smoothly under the school COLA with

awards, speeches, acknowledgements and student

performances. In what has been an extremely unique

and difficult year, there were still many successes to

celebrate. Congratulations to all of our students for your

efforts and progress, you have each risen to the

occasion and are deserving recipients of your awards

and acknowledgements.

I’d like to thank our parent and family body for your

continued support throughout 2020. I look forward to

building on the strong founding learning partnerships

and opportunities initiated this year. A special mention

to our wonderful P&C, your commitment to servicing

our students is outstanding and well done on finding

new fundraising opportunities. Farewell to the Orr and

Brabin families. On behalf of the students and staff,

thank you for your contributions to the school and

shared memories over the last 7 years. We wish Sienna,

Grace and Harriet the very best for the future.

Our staff were also acknowledged last Thursday evening

for their commitment and passion towards supporting

our students and their learning. Miss Kim Guthrie, Miss

Alice Worldon, Miss Amanda Case, Mrs Jessica

Makeham, Miss Sadie Jansen and Mr Rodney Brennan

each continually go above and beyond their role

statements to make our school the best it can be and I

look forward to having them on board in 2021. We

farewelled Mrs Rachel Harris early in the year and now

also farewell Miss Rhiannon Daley, who has made a

strong and positive impact on the Year 3-6 class this

year. Thank you Miss Daley! Mrs Nichole Scott will also

be a sad absence, at least for the beginning of 2021, as

she continues her role at Junee Public School. We look

forward to welcoming and introducing Miss Victoria

Dickey to the Eurongilly Public School team in the new

year, Miss Dickey will be leading the Year 3-6 teaching

and learning program. Finally, although not official staff

members, a special acknowledgement to Mrs Jessica

Carter and Mr Laurie Harbrow for the great work and

positive input they deliver each day to our students,

staff, parents and school.

A final thank you from me to everyone reading this

newsletter. Thank you for taking interest and valuing our

awesome little school. I wish you a merry Christmas, a

safe and happy holiday break and I look forward to

sharing stories, knowledge and learning in 2021.



Year 6 Farewell

Last Tuesday, we held a unique little Year 6 Farewell at

school to officially acknowledge all of the achievements

of Ellouise, Grace, Liam and Sienna as they graduate

Year 6 and head off to high school. They have been

outstanding student leaders this year and will be sadly

missed by both students and staff. They are well

prepared for their future endeavours and we wish them

the very best for the future.

Student leaders 2021

As we farewell our 2020 Year 6 students, we also

welcome the new generation of student leaders. Sam,

Malee and Levi are all very excited to be in Year 6 next

year, whilst Claire, Jesse and Archer will play significant

support roles as Year 5 students and fellow Stage 3

peers. Our Year 6’s of 2021 will be formally

acknowledged as student leaders at our Leadership

Induction Assembly early in the new year.

Ngumba-Dal pole project for Junee

Adventure playground

Our school has recently completed the design and

painting of an Aboriginal pole that will be displayed

beside similar poles by fellow Ngumba-Dal schools at

the new Junee Adventure Playground, located at Loftus

Oval. Alice oversaw the project, with senior students

finding and stencilling native animals, with symbols and

patterns added for affect. Each student also added their

thumb print. We thank Alice for her time and patience

in creating a wonderful artwork we can all be proud of.

The poles are set to be on display by the end of the year.



Excursion

Our K-6 end of year celebration excursion was a great

hit for the students this week. They indulged in a movie

at the cinemas, popcorn, lollipops, a KFC lunch before

capping the day off with a couple of games of 10-pin

bowling. A massive thank you to the P&C for covering a

large part of the costs of this fun and relaxing day out

to cap off a busy and successful year.

Swimming

Our students have been mustering their energy to take

part in end of year swimming lessons ahead of the

Summer break. Our last session, this Wednesday 16

December, will be accompanied by some extra water

play reward time to cap off the school year. Parents may

choose to meet us at the pool for the last part of the day

before a final goodbye for the year. Alternatively,

students will be farewelled from the school gate at

3.15pm. Thank you again to the P&C for covering the

costs of these additional swimming lessons.

Our 10-day intensive school swimming program will not

be commencing at the beginning of 2021. The program

will be held later in the year, once our Kindergarten

students have established themselves in primary school.

Our Year 3-6 students will be partaking in 2 swim

training sessions prior to Black Billy Cup.

2021 dates and family holidays

Please refer to the school calendar for the start of the

new year. Year 1-6 students attend school on Friday 29

January, yes Week 1 is extremely short! Kindergarten

students start to transition to whole days from Monday

1 February. If any families are planning on holidays

during February or March, could you please let us know

approximate dates ASAP for planning purposes.



Santa Dash Walkathon

Our Santa Dash Walkathon for Seeds of Hope in Peru

was held on Friday the 11th of December. The students

put in an amazing effort! Even when they got tired they

knew that one more lap around slowly would be an extra

point and more funds being raised by those students

who were sponsored per lap.

The event was followed by a traditional Peruvian

Chocolatada Navideña, where our students enjoyed a

cup of chocolate milk and panettóne.

Muchas gracias to everyone who donated. Final figures

are yet to be calculated but we know Eurongilly Public

School total will exceed $500 and this will go a long way

in supporting the 2021 nutrition program for the

students who attend Seeds of Hope. We look forward to

perhaps hosting another Santa Dash Walkathon in 2021.

Could families please return their green permission to

publish forms and any money by tomorrow

(Wednesday) morning so we can finalise this initiative

before the end of the year.



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