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SCHOOL

INFORMATION

Address:

Derribong Street

(PO Box 6)

Trangie 2823

Phone: 6888 7578

Fax: 6888 7602

Email:

trangie-c.school@

det.nsw.edu.au

Website:

www.trangie-

c.schools.nsw.edu.au

Principal:

Anne Holden

Deputy Principal:

Dimiti Trudgett

Access Coordinator:

Susan Larkings

Head Teachers:

Kate Wilson

Ted Wright

Assistant Principals:

Jo-Anne Ellis

Jacky Murtagh

Welfare Coordinator:

Cheryl Rowley

School Admin Manager:

Jaye Milgate

Parents & Citizens

Association

President:

Meredith Andrews

Vice President:

M.Ebsworth

Secretary:

Kate Broughton

Treasurer:

Amanda Kater

Trangie Central School Newsletter

1st June 2017 Term 2 - Week 6

What’s On

P & C Meeting

Tuesday

13th June 2017

4.00pm

TCS Library

Wk 6 2/6 3/4P Trangie IGA & Local Shops Visit 11.30am-1.10pm

2/6 Primary Assembly in 1/2E Classroom 2.00pm - Everyone welcome!

2/6 Star Spotting at TCS Community Event - Secondary Grounds 6.00pm-8.00pm

Wk 7 5/6 3/4P McDonald’s Tour in Dubbo - Depart TCS at 9.15am

5/6 Yrs 9-11 NAISDA Workshop & Audition at TCS 10.30am-12.30pm

6/6-7/6 Yrs K-6 + Early Birds - Life Education Van Visit to TCS

7/6 Yr 5/6 NSW Premier’s Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition in

Dubbo - Depart TCS at (TBC)

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From the principal Hi everyone – Going from success to success!

Please Accept our Condolences

All Trangie Central staff and students would like to extend their sympathy to Mrs McMaster and her family for the

loss of their mother and grandmother. I know how keenly they will mourn her loss.

Cross Country

Congratulations to our Primary Cross Country team that travelled to Yeoval last week. The team came away winners

of the whole day and eight students made it away to the next level! Well done to everyone!

We apologise to Aston Gordon who, with a mix-up of pickups got left behind. So sorry Aston, we are fixing up the

excursion policy so that never happens again and everyone will have a copy. We hope that the day at Dubbo Show

made up for it!

Reconciliation Day celebration

Trangie Central School is proud of the Aboriginal culture of so many of our students and staff and we were honoured

and proud this week to be asked to send members of our Secondary Aboriginal Dance Ensemble to Narromine to

celebrate Reconciliation. Our Year 7 students, Miss Murtagh’s Year 6 from 2016, were also asked to attend and

recreate their thought-provoking MADD Night item which moved so many people last year.

Behaviour Code for Students

Public schools have very clearly defined expectations of behaviour. I have attached The Behaviour Code for Students

to this newsletter so that all of our community - parents, caregivers and students – can have a common understanding

of what the Department of Education has stipulated and therefore what will be expected and enforced in our school.

We are very fortunate indeed to have school population that works as a team, follows our rules and wears our uniform

almost without exception. There are a few students at the moment, however who feel that they should decide what our

uniform should look like. Our school has a very strict uniform code which cannot be ‘adjusted’ at whim. The uniform

code is the same for everyone will be enforced for everyone in the same way.

I would like to thank all our families for being so supportive and helping us set and maintain our usual high standards.

Uniform is compulsory and therefore if anyone has trouble with the cost of this please do not hesitate to contact us to

arrange a payment plan. I would like to recognise and thank the P&C for managing our uniform shop to ensure that all

uniforms are offered to the students at cost price.

Attendance banner for this week:

Year 1 - No students on the less than 85% attendance list

Year 6 - Only one student on the less than 85% attendance list

Year 11 - Best Secondary class

Year 9 - The Secondary year that needs to improve

Congratulations and well done to all those parents and caregivers who give their child this gift.

Finally ........

My door is and always has been open – whether you are happy, sad or mad. I need to know if we are not doing

something right but I also need to know that you trust our motives and our intentions. Everything we do, every single

day is for YOUR children. If we can do it better, tell us.

Facebook is for cowards – so please tell us to our face!

All the best

Anne Holden

Our children can achieve great things when we set

high expectations for them.

Staff Smile of the Week (Week 5)

Goes to Jo for being extremely compassionate.

Very heartfelt!

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Behaviour Code for Students

NSW public schools are committed to providing safe, supportive and responsive learning environments for everyone. We teach and model the behaviours we value in our students.

In NSW public schools students are expected to:

Respect other students, their teachers and school staff and community members

Follow school and class rules and follow the directions of their teachers

Strive for the highest standards in learning

Respect all members of the school community and show courtesy to all students, teachers and community members

Resolve conflict respectfully, calmly and fairly

Comply with the school's uniform policy or dress code

Attend school every day (unless legally excused)

Respect all property

Not be violent or bring weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol or tobacco into our schools

Not bully, harass, intimidate or discriminate against anyone in our schools

Schools take strong action in response to behaviour that is detrimental to self or others or to the

achievement of high quality teaching and learning.

Behaviour Code for Students: Actions Promoting the learning, wellbeing and safety of all students in NSW Public Schools is a high priority for the Department of Education and Communities. We implement teaching and learning approaches to support the development of skills needed by students to meet our high standards for respectful, safe and engaged behaviour.

Respect

Treat one another with dignity

Speak and behave courteously

Cooperate with others

Develop positive and respectful relationships and think about the effect on relationships before acting

Value the interests, ability and culture of others

Dress appropriately by complying with the school uniform or dress code

Take care with property

Safety

Model and follow departmental, school and/or class codes of behaviour and conduct

Negotiate and resolve conflict with empathy

Take personal responsibility for behaviour and actions

Care for self and others

Avoid dangerous behaviour and encourage others to avoid dangerous behaviour

Engagement

Attend school every day (unless legally excused)

Arrive at school and class on time

Be prepared for every lesson

Actively participate in learning

Aspire and strive to achieve the highest standards of learning

The principal and school staff, using their professional judgment, are best placed to maintain discipline and provide safe, supportive and responsive learning environments. The department provides a policy framework and resources such as Legal Issues Bulletins, access to specialist advice, and professional learning to guide principals and their staff in exercising their professional judgment. In this context the NSW Government and the Department of Education and Communities will back the authority and judgment of principals and school staff at the local level.

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Deputy Principal

Dimiti Trudgett

Head Teachers

Kate Wilson

Ted Wright SECONDARY

Head Teachers’ Report

As the weather gets colder, it’s a lovely time of year to curl up inside with a

good book. Reading is an essential part of our young people’s development

of language, ideas and social learning, as they explore worlds and characters

that are more (or less!) familiar than their own. Everyone should be aiming

to read fiction for pleasure for at least 20 minutes every day. There are

plenty of novels on the shelves of the TCS library, just waiting for someone

to borrow them and be whisked away into their pages.

University of Sydney Kickstart Biology Workshop

This week our HSC Biology students attended the University of Sydney

Kickstart workshop in Dubbo. The workshop is a series of hands-on

activities directly related to the HSC syllabus and it provides experience and

resources that may not be available in all schools.

The students dissected brains and eyes, they investigated genetically

inherited traits in fruit flies and blood types in families. They observed and

discussed sensory perception in a range of animals, including flatworms,

bees, platypus, fish, lizards and snakes. There was sound equipment for

students to investigate how sound is generated, transmitted, received and

interpreted by humans and we used otoscopes to look into each others ears

(just like a doctor does!). In addition to all that, there were animal embryo’s to compare and

pentadactyl limbs (five-fingered hands) that show how closely we are related to other

species.

Fact of the Day 1: the dog has the greatest range of hearing of all animals and elephants

have the greatest range of hearing in the low frequencies.

Fact of the Day 2: whales, dolphin and porpoises evolved from hippopotamuses (and so did

horses!).

Fact of the Day 3: if you slice and dice a planarium flatworm, you can grow more worms or

worms with 2 or 3 heads!

Overall, this workshop is a valuable experience for our students and it was a joy to watch

them being actively engaged in their learning and enjoying themselves!

Ms Ebsworth

Biology Teacher

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SECONDARY Deputy Principal

Dimiti Trudgett

Head Teachers

Kate Wilson

Ted Wright

CHS Under 16s Touch Footy

TCS travelled to Dubbo for the Under 16s Touch Football competition. Graced with great

weather, the boys kicked off against Warren Central School, having a 2-all draw. This was a good

start to the day leading into another three games. Unfortunately, the boys weren’t able to get a

win, with an injury occurring to one of the boys.

James Churchward demonstrated great leadership skills on the field and tried his best to keep the

momentum and morale high. Congratulations to the boys for a great day full of sportsmanship and

fun!

On the other hand, the girls had a blinder of a day. The girls took out their pool, finishing

first and progressing into the finals. The first round saw the girls win 10-0 against

Mendooran, with Jacana Powell scoring five tries, Tegan Hamilton and Demi Dunn two

tries each and Jesse Cole one try. This built the girls’ confidence as they played Trundle

Central School to secure a 4-3 win in the final seconds of the game. The girls started to get

a bit fatigued but dug deep to take a win over a competitive Coolah Central School team,

winning 3-0. Taking out their pool, the girls then played in the finals against a well

experienced Molong team who scored in the first three minutes, catching us off-side. The

girls re-grouped and maintained a tight defence line but were unable to break the Molong

defence in attack. Fatigue let the girls down in the last five minutes, allowing two more

tries, giving Molong a 3-0 win.

It was a successful day for our TCS students with a lot of new and young players on the

team. Congratulations to both teams!

Jessica Skinner - Sports Coordinator

CHS Open Boys Touch Footy

On Friday 26 May the Open Boys competed in the NSW CHS Central Schools Touch Regional Gala Day. The boys

were placed in Pool B for their round games. The results were as follows:

Game 1: Trangie 5 beat Mendooran 4

This was our first game of the day which we started off well and took the lead. However, Mendooran came back and

we had to work hard to maintain our led. Bryce Hannaford made some good ground with his drives and Morgan Gale

excelled in attack, scoring 3 of our 5 tries. Reed Heterick and Daniel Flannery also scored a try each.

Game 2: Trangie 7 beat Warren 1

Trangie was too strong for Warren, who only had 1 substitute for the game. Wingers Mal Hanley and Nick Newman

went really well, scoring tries from the outside with their quick pace.

Game 3: Trangie 8 beat Molong 4

The boys all played extremely well this game. They went in knowing it would be a hard game and lifted. Their drives

down field and movement of the ball was great, with the opposition referee saying that a team hadn’t made him work

that hard as a ref for a while (which was a huge compliment from the ref/coach).

Game 4: Dunedoo 2 beat Trangie 1

This was a very physical game, especially from the opposition. The boys struggled a bit in attack as fatigue started to

set in for some. It was a close game, with Daniel scoring our only try. Losing this put us second in Pool B for the finals,

which were next.

Finals: Coolah 6 beat Trangie 3

Coolah were a great team and had come top of Pool A. Trangie dug deep but unfortunately were unable to take the

lead. Daniel, Mal and Reed were our try scorers and the team did really well against the strong Coolah team.

Overall, it was a great day of touch. The boys did themselves and the school proud. We only had 3 substitutes which

they all started to feel later in the day after 5 games. A huge thank you to Blake Dennis for being a ref, I know it was a

hard job but we really appreciated it. Congratulations to the boys and hopefully next year we can make it through to the

next level!

Dimiti Trudgett - Deputy Principal

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Access Coordinator

Susan Larkings ACCESS NEWS

Excursion Pickup/Drop Off Change of Location for

Narromine

Due to recent confusion, TCS has decided to set a new pick-up/drop-off point for ALL Secondary & Primary students in Narromine, effective immediately.

Parents: Please ensure you keep the front page of any permission notes sent home as this will have all the information you will require for

your child’s excursion.

Old address: Shell, Narromine

New address: Dundas Park (Skate Park), Mitchell Hwy, Narromine

TERM TWO - Week 6

General Business

HSC and Preliminary Assessments due next week (June 7):

All assessments are due on Wednesday at 9.00am.

Events Coming Up Work Placement Block B is this week. We have Brodie Adams and Caleb Fidock attending. We would like to

wish the students well for the week, I am sure they will do themselves, their family and the school proud.

Next Thursday is an HSC Construction day at Tullamore Central School.

Feel free to visit the Western Access Program website for more information about the program, policies and

procedures.

http://westernaccess.nsw.edu.au/

http://www.facebook.com/WesternAccessProgram.

Susan Larkings

Access Coordinator

HSC 2017 Preliminary 2017

Agricultural Exam – Farm Product Study

English Studies – Research Task

Modern History – Personality Study

SLR – Sports Administrations

Work Studies – Teamwork and Enterprise Skills

Senior Science – Disaster Prevention

CaFS – Task 3: Study of a Group

SLR – Task 3: Sports Administration

Work Studies – Task 3: Teamwork and Enterprise Skills

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Friday 2nd Premier’s Speaking

Challenge

School finals in the 5/6 classroom from 9:10am-10:00am.

Junior and Seniors.

Tuesday 6th Life Education Van Kinder, 3/4 and 4/5

Wednesday 7th Life Education Van Early Birds, 1/2 and 5/6

Wednesday 7th Premiers Speaking Challenge

Western Region Finals

Dubbo for 2x Junior and 2x Senior representatives

Friday 16th Soccer Gala Day All students Years 3 – 6

***Families to donate baked goods for cake stall

operating on the day***

Assistant Principals

Jo-Anne Ellis

Jacky Murtagh PRIMARY Assistant Principals’ Report

The Importance of Reading

Reading fluently is the building block of ALL academic learning and

parents/ caregivers have a huge role to play in this process.

We ask that you spend AT LEAST 20 MINUTES listening to your

child read each night. This can be hard if you’ve got a larger family

but it is really important that you make this a priority. Even our most

fluent, Year 6 readers will benefit greatly from reading aloud to an

adult each night.

Our teachers and staff work very hard to develop reading skills and

allow time in each day for reading but nothing can come close to

having a loving adult to snuggle up with and read to at home.

YOU can make a massive difference to your young reader and

their educational success.

Moorambilla Workshop

Last Friday, our students were fortunate to be involved in a fantastic

music workshop. Michelle Leonard and her group of inspiring

musicians, educators and creators visited our school from 4.00pm-

5:30pm to run her music workshop. Students participated in singing,

rhythm work and lessons to expand their knowledge of musical

notation and history. Throughout the process Michelle and her team

identify a small number of students who demonstrate a ‘flair’ for

music to be part of her Moorambilla residency camps and gala

concerts. Our students thoroughly enjoyed the process and I was very

proud of their enthusiasm, lovely manners and the general way they

conducted themselves. Selection letters are sent to the school next

month. Fingers crossed!

Shae Eldridge, Ebony Shaw and

Katelyn O’Neill enjoying expert

instruction from Michelle Leonard

Absences

If your child is absent from school please contact us ASAP to let us know. You can phone the school, use the app,

write a note or an email. Just let us know!

Reminders

Jacky Murtagh - Assistant Principal

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Assistant Principals

Jo-Anne Ellis

Jacky Murtagh PRIMARY Years K-2 National Simultaneous Storytime at Trangie Macquarie Regional Library

2017 Western Drama Camp

Last Sunday, six girls from TCS travelled to Lake Burrendong to

participate in the Western Region Drama Camp. There were three

tutors who took different age groups and made a play with them.

There were lots of different activities such as physical theatre,

characteristics (where we learn how to take a person and think about

what they’re thinking and use their mannerisms etc) and the last

group was all about your voice. We learnt how to project our voice

and breathe deeply using different parts of our stomach. We got to do

theatre sports on the last night. It was really fun because we got to get

into teams of seven and we had to be quick thinkers and when we got

a topic we had to do a performance about it. My team had topics like

making an ad for a pen, miming a winter sport and we had to talk for

five minutes without stopping.

There was so much laughter and fun on this camp. On the last

day we had two teams and had to create a drama camp chant.

The judges couldn’t decide who won so they gave everyone a

lolly. We finished off with a performance for the parents when

they came to pick us up. Besides having a great time with my

friends I think drama camp is a worthwhile experience because

you learn heaps of new skills, meet new people from other

schools and have heaps of fun.

By Ellie Broughton

Above: Ellie Broughton, Mia Gleeson, Sophie

Purseglove, Zoe Andrews, Bridie Hayden and Matilda

Brennan at the 2017 Western Drama Camp.

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Assistant Principals

Jo-Anne Ellis

Jacky Murtagh PRIMARY Cross Country at Yeoval

On Friday the 26th of May, children from TCS went to Yeoval to race kids from other schools for Cross Country.

The course was 2km or 3km for the older kids. The track was truly a cross country as we had to run through puddles,

down beside a creek, over rocks and potholes and the course was quite hilly. Our school won the overall point score

and we were presented with the shield. Six students from our school are heading away for the Western Area

competition in Geurie. Congratulations to:

Jock Kater

Sonny Morton

Xander Cummings

Ellie Broughton

Narelle Shillingsworth

Mia Gleeson

Thank you to the teachers for organising the event and taking us away and to the children who showed respect and

great sportsmanship. Our best memories are…

“ Making new friends from other schools but I didn’t like falling into the pothole!” Katelyn

“I met up with one of my karate friends from Narromine and I was proud of coming 3rd and making it away to

Western.” Sonny

“I liked seeing kids from my two old schools, Yeoval and Narromine PS. I think I

ran my worst though because I fell in two pot holes before I even started the race

and then I face planted.” Blake

“My best memory was keeping on going even though I was exhausted. I felt quite

proud of myself” Shae

By Shae Eldridge, Katelyn O’Neill, Sonny Morton and Blake Hodge

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Assistant Principals

Jo-Anne Ellis

Jacky Murtagh PRIMARY

Excursion Pickup/Drop Off Change of Location for

Narromine

Due to recent confusion, TCS has decided to set a new pick-up/drop-off point for ALL Secondary & Primary students in Narromine, effective immediately.

Parents: Please ensure you keep the front page of any permission notes sent home as this will have all the information

you will require for your child’s excursion.

Old address: Shell, Narromine

New address: Dundas Park (Skate Park), Mitchell Hwy, Narromine

YEAR 6 CAKE STALL FUNDRAISER

WE NEED YOU! Year 6 students will again be holding their

annual cake stall fundraiser at the upcoming

Gobondery/NARRAF Soccer Gala Day, when our town

hosts Primary schools from all around the district. All

families are asked to bake at least one or two items

for sale at the stall. Please label your item with an

ingredients list and have sliced/packaged ready for

sale. Possible ideas may be; mini quiches, zucchini

slice, cake, biscuits, jelly cup. All money raised is

used to subsidise the Year 6 dinner.

Date – Friday 16th June

If possible, please take food straight to the oval OR

bring to school that morning. Thank you all!

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