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Trangie Central School Newsletter

28th November 2013

Address:

Derribong Street

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

Access Coordinator:

Troy Jones

Head Teachers:

Debbie Waters

Anne Fisher

Assistant Principals:

Penny Dugan

Jacky Murtagh

School Admin

Manager:

Jaye Milgate

Parents and Citizens

Assoc.

President:

Melinda Gleeson

Vice President:

Kirsty Cook

Secretary:

Sally-Jane St Clair

Treasurer:

Amanda Kater

What’s On P & C Meeting

Due to current

commitments the

next P&C Meeting

will be held in early

Term 1, 2014.

AECG Meeting

To be Advised

Week 9 2/12 to 6/12 School Swimming K-6

3/12 to 4 /12 First Aid Course for Year 10

3/12 Year 6 Dinner

5/12 Presentation Day commencing 12pm

Week 10 10/12 to 13/12 Yr 6/7/8 Transition Excursion

See ‘From the

Principal’ for a

full 4Ts report.


From the principal

Smile of the Week

Goes to Alissa Miller for

always being so super

organised.

What a team!!

There is nothing

we cannot achieve

together!!

Music Workshop Success On Friday Mr Lee, Ms Dorman and I took 12 students to

Tottenham to participate in a music workshop with

Tottenham Central, Trundle, Tullamore and Trangie. We

took trombones, trumpets, clarinets, guitars, saxophones,

drums and a euphonium. There were different guitar

workshops and a concert band of about 30 people. We

were joined by an adult group from Tottenham and Ms

Dorman and I took advantage of the opportunity and

played in the band too which was a real treat for us as we

do not get to play often enough. The concert band was

conducted by Mr Justin Screen from the Conservatorium

of Music and our own local expert Mr Lee led one of the

guitar groups. We were incredibly fortunate to have the

expertise of Mr Screen and Mr Lee on the day.

The concert band learned 4 new pieces on the day and our

students, many as young as Year 4 had to follow a

conductor, read music, play in parts and were also

required to play in front of the rest of the band. It was an

incredibly steep learning curve for our beginners but I was

so proud of how they conducted themselves on the day

and how much progress they made in such a short time. At

the end of the day we held a mini-concert and showed off

our expertise! Daniel Flannery’s guitar solo was

exceptional and Christopher Metcher’s courage as the

drummer was amazing. Well done to everyone.

The day was such an enormous success that next year we

plan to have such a day each term, with the workshop

being held at a different school each time. Hopefully we

will take a much larger group next time and include our

violin and cello players in a strings group. The students

learned what a wonderful experience it is to make music

together – a thrill that they will always remember.

Our outstanding music program will continue next year

with an annual participation fee of $20 payable by all

students to cover photocopying etc and an instrument hire

fee of $20 per term if you wish your child to use a school

instrument, to cover maintenance and replacement costs.

If there are outstanding fees carried over from 2013 into

2014 these will need to be paid before students will be

entered onto the 2014 program.

Work Ethic

At Trangie Central School we have high expectations of

the work ethic of our students. Our staff work incredibly

hard and are excellent role models for our students. Our

examinations have been completed for the term, but we

will be holding classes as usual until the end of week 10

with lessons directly related to the skills and content as

defined by our syllabuses. We will be having no

‘entertainment’ such as videos, colouring in etc and it will

not be until Week 11 when Christmas activities may

begin. We expect that attendance will continue full time

until the end of term unless there is a reason that has been

discussed and formalised in line with attendance policies

and the appropriate paperwork. It is important to note that

Year 10 students have the same attendance requirements

as the rest of the school and should be at school until the

last day, which is Wednesday 18th December.

Enrolments

If you would like to enrol your child in our wonderful

school we accept applications at any time. If you are

interested in visiting our school please contact the office

and you are welcome to have a look around. Enrolments

are accepted in line with our enrolment policy.

Finally ........

My belief is that if a child is not at school then they

cannot learn. I will continue to work with families and

support them in ensuring that all children attend regularly

and so take full advantage of all the opportunities that a

good education offers. It is the best possible gift you can

give your child. We cannot do this unless we work as a

team.

Remember:

It does not rate to be late!!

As always, my door is open. Do not hesitate to come in

and see me if you have a concern. No problem is too hard

to solve if we work together.

All the best

Anne Holden

Principal


SECONDARY

iKi School Program Workshop

On Tuesday this week, Kim Macrae conducted iKi workshops with 7-10 students to prepare them to

become mentors for primary students. iKi is a traditional aesethic ideal of human behaviour and

combines physical fitness routines with outcome based content that is very engaging. Students

become stronger, more confident and develop leadership qualities as they learn. This worthwhile

program was met with enthusiasm from the students and it will be great to see the end results when

completed in the near future.

Band Workshop

Last Friday, our band members attended a workshop held at Tottenham. This new initiative will see

many schools come together to form a regional band that will perform at various functions. It is

wonderful to see the region collaborate and even more wonderful for our students to be part of it.

This week will see 60 touring Eleebana Public School students attend our school to hold another

band workshop and to perform with our students on Friday 29th November.

Transition Excursion

The transition excursion for Years 6, 7 & 8 will be held on 10th – 13th

December at Broken Bay S & R Centre, Brooklyn. All students are

getting very excited about this upcoming event and it will give our

new 2014 Year 7 enrolments an opportunity to become more

familiar with our staff and students here at Trangie Central. Over the

course of the week, students will participate in some very enjoyable

activities. All relevant information has been sent home to parents/

caregivers.

2014 School Leaders

On Tuesday, three of our Year 10 students; Kaeleb Appleyard, Shanae Thompson

and Katherine O’Brien, delivered speeches to the secondary school vowing to be

an effective School Captain in 2014. The students spoke both persuasively and

eloquently whilst stating their reasons to gain the position. Our students have voted

and the results will be announced at our Presentation Day Assembly on Thursday

5th December.

First Aid Training

A First Aid course is being delivered to Year 10 students on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th

December. This will gain them an Applied First Aid Certificate and will be conducted by The

Australian Lifesaving Academy of NSW. Students have been given permission notes and will need

to ensure the $70.00 fee has been paid prior to their participation in this

training.

School Spectacular

Tune into Channel 9 at 7pm on Saturday Night or to GO! At 1:30 pm on

Sunday to watch our talented dancers in the Aboriginal Ensemble.

Have a great weekend

Debbie Waters

Anne Fisher

Head Teachers


PRIMARY

Student of the Week

Chris Marshall

For: An amazing improvement in all areas of

his learning

Favourite Colour: Green

Favourite Music: Guitar

Favourite Food: Cyclone Ice Blocks

Good at: Basketball

My Hero: My Mum

Assistant Principals’ Report

Primary school swimming has begun with great enthusiasm. On

Monday each child was assessed doing a series of tasks to help

teachers place the children in the appropriate groups for their

swimming levels. Children have been involved in developing their

swimming skills as well as learning some important life saving skills.

It is great to see the students coming to school with their swimming

gear under their uniform and sunscreen applied. This means we are

organised SO much quicker and able to get into the water and have

extra time swimming.

A great big thank you to our absolutely WONDERFUL teacher’s aides

for their support in the water and poolside. We are very lucky to have

you!

KINDER ORIENTATION

Congratulations to Miss

Greer, Miss Druce and

helpers for organising a

terrific series of Kinder

orientation events.

It was a very positive

experience for our youngest

students, with children

returning home with terrific

creations and stories to tell.

Year 6 Graduation

Dinner RSVP and payment for the

Year 6 dinner is overdue. If

you intend to come, please

make contact with the

Primary office so that

arrangements can be made.


PRIMARY

Hands on Learning is daily practise at TCS

= great educational outcomes and developing a lifelong love of learning

TCS BAND NEWS

Mr Lee and Miss Dorman have organised

for the Eleebana Public School Touring

Band to come to our school on Friday.

Students who learn a brass instrument are

asked to bring in their instruments so that

they can rehearse with the band. All Primary

children will be able to watch a performance

from 12pm in the Multi Purpose Sports

Centre.

Community members are welcome to

attend this concert.


The Staff of Trangie Central School

invite you to their

Annual Presentation Day Thursday 5th December 2013

At 12:00pm in the Multi Purpose Sport Centre

The staff, students and parents of Trangie Central School

would like to thank all the businesses and community

members that have generously donated towards our

Annual Presentation Day.

Agricultural Research Centre Social Club

Agriland Pty Ltd

ALX Livestock Exchange

Astill Welding

Auscott Pty Ltd

Australian Defence Force

Charles Sturt University Future Moves

Country Women’s Association Trangie Branch

Mark Gleeson Constructions

ICPA of NSW Inc. Tottenham Branch

JJA Delta Agriculture

Ken and Di Hilder Welding& Transport

Masonic Lodge of Narromine

Mr Digger Clark

Mr Dave Short

Mr Mark Coulton MP

Mr Kevin Humphries MP

Mr & Mrs B Young, Caltex Trangie

Mr & Mrs C Brennan

Mr & Mrs D Carthy

Mr & Mrs R Steer

Mrs B Warner

Mrs F Wallace

Mrs J Anderson

Mrs J Quigley

Mrs M Haigh

Mrs P Clark

Mrs J Colwell

Macquarie Darling Partners

Narromine Shire Council

Narromine & Trangie Teachers Association

Rawson Family

Returned Services League of Australia- Narromine

Reuben F Scarf Memorial Foundation

Roseville Chase Rotary Club

Trangie Local Aboriginal Lands Council

Trangie Action Group

Trangie Bowling Club

Trangie Central School P & C

Trangie Stores Pty Ltd


Access News.

Week Eight - Term Four

General Business.

2014 Access Camp at Lake Burrendong.

For Preliminary Students.

In 2014 Term One, Week Four our Year 11 students will be taking part in the compulsory

Western Access Program camp to Lake Burrendong Sport and Rec Camp. The camp

provides our students with further opportunities to socialize and partake in a variety of

recreational activities with other students involved in the Western Access Program and have

valuable face to face lessons with their WAP teachers.

Further information regarding the 2014 Lake Burrendong WAP Camp will be sent out to

students soon. This will include parent/caregiver consent forms, medical information and

detailed information about the camp. Cost of the camp will be $150.00.

2013/14 HSC students

Some of our senior students have participated in Work Placement this week: Lauren Buswell – The Grape Vine Café, Elizabeth Hutchison - Dubbo RSL Club Resort,

Jacob Nolan -Will Powers Structural Steel, Dylan Linnett – Custom Steel Frames and Damien

Dowsett – Ag and General Engineering.

I’m sure they will be very tired by the end of the week…..

The following students from Trangie will participate in Construction Work placement over

the next 2 weeks.

Week 9 Jacob Nolan - Mark Gleeson Construction

Week 10 Damien Dowsett - Mark Gleeson Construction

The Work Placement fee of $150.00 needs to be paid to the Administration Office in order

for students to participate in this program. Parents/caregivers are reminded to ensure that

payment is finalised prior to commencement of the Work Placement.

Student paperwork must be returned ASAP.

Students must contact their employer one week prior to placement.

Feel free to visit the Western Access Program website for more information

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

http://www.facebook.com/WesternAccessProgram. Regards Mr. T Jones. Access Coordinator.

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Digital Photography Course, 2014

Trangie Central School we hope to offer an evening course in Digital Imaging in 2014.

The course outline is based on the requirements of the HSC Content Endorsed Course

Photography, Video and Digital Imaging. Health and Safety issues are also included in the

course.

The proposed syllabus modules to be covered are set out below.

Where: Trangie Central School Computer Lab.

We will also try to organise some ‘field trips’

around Trangie while daylight saving allows to

practise techniques and compare results with other

members of the class.

When: Tuesday or Wednesday evenings.

The actual time will depend on work or family

commitments of the students.

At present, it is likely that the starting time will

be 6:00 pm.

Cost: $25 for the year to cover paper and printing.

Costs of any additional, non-materials essential

will be the students’ responsibility.

Equipment needed: A digital camera would be an

advantage, but the school has several which can be

borrowed for class activities. If you have a laptop,

you might like to consider bringing it along to work on in class.

More information: Call the school on 68887578.

Introduction to Practice in Digital Imaging

This module provides an introduction to the techniques of digital imaging. Digital photography requires an

understanding of basic software tools. This module is well suited to students who have had limited experience

in this field.

Developing a Point of View:

In this module students develop their artistic skills in digital imaging by thinking about their intentions and the

intended audience for their work, and how the world can be interpreted through selected subject matter and

concepts.

Manipulated Forms:

In this module students discover how various techniques and technologies can be used in the construction and

transformation of imagery in digital works. Techniques include correction of errors, removal of unwanted

components by cropping and re-framing and adding special effects.

Project:

Throughout the year, you will be working on a group or individual project (your choice). This will probably

involve preparing a portfolio, an album or some other form of visual document such as a family history or

coverage of a special event.


Reminder - Adult Photography In 2014 we are proposing to offer an Adult Education Photography/Digital Imaging course for interested

members of the community. This course would offer such topics as:

Understanding and using your digital camera

Storing and cataloguing your digital images

Printing and storage of prints

Digital manipulation using computer software

A final project (to be discussed after the course begins)

For those who are interested please return the tear off slip below.

Please return this slip to the School Office.

Name: _____________________________ Contact Number: __________________________

Student Smile

Emyli Townsend was our

smile student of the week

and received

chocolates.

Eleebana Public School

Touring Band

Will be performing a

CONCERT With Trangie Central School

Band students on

Friday 29th of November

at the

Multi-Purpose Sports Centre

From 12 NOON

For the Trangie

Community to

enjoy.

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