a yeoval central school central of excellence term 1 week 8 · 2020-01-29 · a p&c treat day...

A CENTRAL

OF EXCELLENCE

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‘ A C H I E V I N G T O G E T H E R ’

Achieving excellence at your local central school Achieving excellence at your local high school

Yeoval Central School Term 1 Week 8

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE The DER Information Night for parents and Year 9 students to take possession of their new DER laptop will be held on the 17th March. It is important that all parents and students attend this meeting other-wise the students will not receive their laptops. A letter and student agreement has been sent home. The meeting starts at 6.00 pm in the library. Good Luck:

Our Horse Sports team of Ivana van der Spek, Alison Brown and Kyla Whitton compete at Lithgow today.

The secondary Water Polo team compete at Cowra on Tuesday.

Students from our agricultural class are par-ticipating at the Beef Spectacular (eight stu-dents) from Tuesday to Thursday.

It is somewhat disappointing that messages in our newsletter are not discussed at home. Our newslet-ter has all the information needed for parents and students to organise their calendar and respond to requests. Unfortunately we continue to chase notes and payment for events, some students are repeat-edly not wearing the correct uniform or bringing a note of explanation, cans of drink appear at school when we advertise that they are banned and codes of behaviour are questioned even though our merit and discipline policy has been sent home. I listen with interest to all parents requests and think that it is wonderful when you visit our school. The stu-dents as a group are great to work with and we ap-preciate your support.

14 March 2011

Good News Letters were sent to Brittney Smith, Alicia McConnell, Brenda Cole- Jerrard and Grant Iles for their wonderful effort as Peer Leaders.

Many primary students and some secondary stu-dents have been to see me over the past two weeks to show me their great work in “Principal Time”. There is some wonderful writing taking place as part of the Reading to Learn Program. This pro-gram has been extended into the secondary sub-ject areas this term. Mrs Joanne Blatch is coordi-nating the secondary program while Mrs Debbie Blatch is monitoring progress in the primary de-partment. Celebrate Attendance by notifying the school. Parents or caregivers are required by law to pro-vide an explanation to the Principal to say why their child was absent from school. A note, email, fax or phone call of explanation is acceptable. All notes should contain: 1. Date that the note was written. 2. Child’s name. 3. Days/date the child was absent from school. 4. Reason the child was absent. 5. Signature of the child’s parent or caregiver. Please remember to notify the school if an ab-sence is prolonged due to illness or circum-stance. A Big Request: School photos are on Tuesday 22nd March. Please ensure that your child has a complete summer school uniform (see ‘For the Parents’ section). Also, with cooler weather approaching, now is a good time to purchase and label a school jumper. John Bernasconi, Principal

A P&C Treat Day is on this Friday at recess before the Shadow Puppets show. Parents from K/1 and Years 9/10 have been asked to cater for the stall. Please contact Ms Belinda Lorimer 68464114 for details about how you can assist. P & C News

School contributions are due. Donations to the clothing pool can

be sent to the school office. Volunteers are needed for the Elec-

tion Day cake stall. Donated gift items for our Mother’s

Day stall are needed. ANZAC Day biscuit drive is being

organised. Tin food items will be collected

over the year for raffles. The response of a donation for the

primary students to wear a “brown school hat” was only 50%.

The P & C request that all students wear the correct uniform.

We appreciate any assistance and de-pend on your support. Contact: Gaela Elliott - 68464560 Kellie Burgess - 68464388 Michele Kerin - 68464519 Belinda Lorimer - 68464114 The P & C set goals and commitments for the year: Among our goals is our continuing sup-port for the Year 6 Farewell, the building up of our finances so as to help the stu-dents and the school and allowing for one major goal to be agreed upon. We will continue our commitments towards Mathletics and our support for those stu-dents that go away to represent our school. The meeting covered the future of the old basketball court and the big plans for this area, as well as our involvement in the Yeoval Mulga Bill Bicycle Festival. We will be on the look out for parents and students to help with this major fund-raiser for our school.

Yeoval Central School Achieving excellence at your local high school

Principal

Mr John Bernasconi

Assistant Principal Mrs Jo Blatch

Secondary Head Teachers

Mr Nathan Cluness Mr Scott Olsson

(Relieving)

Address Obley Street

Yeoval NSW 2868

Phone 02 68464004

Fax

02 68464317

Email yeoval-c.school@det. nsw.edu.au

Web address www.yeoval-

c.schools.nsw.edu.au

P & C President Mrs Gaela Elliott

Secretary

Mrs Kellie Burgess

Treasurer Mrs Michele Kerin

Fundraising Coordinator

Ms Belinda Lorimer

P & C Meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7.30 pm

Next P & C Meeting

10 May 2011

A member of the Western Access

Program

Mr Bernasconi invited us all to have a tour of all the new works at the school the bene-fitting of our children, for example the new paint and carpets in the primary class-rooms. Our fundraising calendar is all prepared (by our wonderfully efficient fundraising com-mittee and their resourceful leader, Belinda). There will be a copy displayed in the office for you to know when you are needed. I invite you to join us for the next meeting (10th May). We welcome all par-ents to assist in discussions and planning for our students educational future. Gaela Elliott. FOR THE STUDENTS The “Pump House” is open three

mornings a week. Mr Olsson has done a fantastic job organising this facility for students. A primary room will be ready this term.

The “Shadow Puppets” show is on this Friday. Payment for the perform-ance is now due.

St. Patrick’s Day is Thursday—wear something green and bring a small SRC donation.

P & C Treats Day is Friday. FOR THE PARENTS School photos are to be taken on Tuesday 22nd March. Please ensure that your child looks tremendous in their school summer uniform. Please purchase any uniform items needed by ringing Zelma Parkes 68464194, Gaela Elliott 68464560 or our school office(tie only).

COMING EVENTS 14th March: Horse Sports > Lithgow 15th March: Water Polo > Cowra !5th – 17th March: Beef Spectacular > Dubbo 17th March: Year 7 Vaccinations DER evening for Year 9 laptops 18th March: Shadow Puppets performance – 11:30 am P&C Treats Day 21st March: Harmony Day


22nd March: School photos 28th March: Easter competition for students commences REMINDERS Year 7 Vaccinations Thursday—be at school

on this day. Year 9 students and parents DER evening on

17th March. Shadow Puppets and Treats day this Friday. ASSEMBLIES I attended the Primary and Secondary assemblies and reminded students (primary and secondary) about complying with school rules and being in control of their behaviour. I mentioned that School Watch works well only when students show respect to teachers and one another and dis-play good manners at all times. We all expect an improvement this week. Primary Class of the Week: Years 5/6 for their excellent work designing eco-friendly houses. Secondary Class of the Week: Years 9/10 Timber for their awesome work. Students of the Week: Years K/1: Jayden Fox For his enthusiastic approach to his learning. Years 1/2: Ailee Tremain For being a star student in all areas. Years 3/4: Liam Ward For being a responsible leader in our class. Years 5/6: Emma Becker For giving 110% all the time.

Year 12: Cody Dietrich For his great effort in the school triathlon Primary Merit Awards

STUDENT SAFETY For the safety of all students, we would appreci-ate it if all visitors to the school please report to the school office.

No Hat, No Play in the sun. Primary students must wear a school hat.

No aerosol cans or cans of drink at school YCS is a nut free school Chewing gum is banned

VALUES FOR AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS We encourage and emphasis tolerance, under-standing and harmony. Social skills, particularly those that create good teamwork, are most im-portant in our school.

KIDZ QUIZ The Quiz is for students to test their gen-eral knowledge. All students are invited to complete the quiz and hand it in at the office by Thursday each week by 3:20 pm. To win a treat all answers must be correct (including spelling). This week: 1. If you mixed the colours blue and yellow together, what colour would you get? 2. How many millimetres in 1.2 litres? 3. How many months in 2 years? 4. If an actor is performing a mime, what can’t he or she do? 5. What is: 27 + 143 + 34 =?


Have you met: SKYE CUSACK Skye’s favourite things:

Food: Pizza

Colour: Black Music: Robot dance

Movie: Simpsons

Interests: *Playing dolls *Swimming *Bears *Riding my motorbike

Dream: To be a movie star

Have you met: JOSH BERNEY

Josh’s favourite things:

Food: Subway

Colour: Green Music: Linkin Park

Movie: Iron Man Interests: *X-Box *Shooting *Soccer

Dream: To join the Army

Captains’ Corner

Year 12 students travelled to Orange High to be given talks about 3 different types of uni-versities. This talk gave us an insight into what courses were available at different uni-versities and also about other things that are available at university for us. Thank you to Mr Cluness and Mrs Bates for the transpor-tation.

Congratulations to Hannah Vickers, Taleah Van Kemenade, Rebecca Vickers, Sydney Tremain, Xavier Charnock, and Grace Monk. We hope you all had a great day.

Good luck to Ivana van der Speck, Alison Brown and Kyla Whitton at the Lithgow Horse Sports.

Good luck to the Yeoval Yabbies as they travel to Cowra on Tuesday to play Water Polo.

Thank you to Brittney Smith, Alicia McCon-nell and Harrison Blatch who travelled to Dubbo with Mrs Tremain for a SRC day. A lady from World Vision talked to them about helping students in our region who don’t like to go to school and teach them the basic things in life such as cooking and washing. While they were there they did a number of teamwork activities. They all thoroughly en-joyed the day.

Reminder to all students: The talk in assem-bly last Friday was about school watch and respect. Hopefully you abide by the guide-lines talked about, in an appropriate manner.

RICHARD BRADSHAW PUPPETS

On Friday 18 March Years K-10 are invited to attend this amaz-ing puppet performance. Cost is

$5.00 per student. Parents wishing to attend this performance may do so at $5.00 each, pre-school children attending with a parent are free.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY Thursday 17 March

Come dressed in green and Please bring a gold coin donation

to support the SRC.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in old push bikes for our “Animals on Bikes” sculpture. The response was over whelming. We now have plenty of bikes for our project.


YEAR 7 VACCINATIONS

This Thursday 17 March, please make sure you have returned all forms to the

office.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST For 2011 School Certificate/ Higher School Certificate

Presiding Officer nomination— Yeoval Central School.

Please contact the Principal by 18 March 2011 6846 4004

SCHOOL SPECTACULAR CHOIR AUDITIONS

This year Yeoval Central School is auditioning the choir for inclusion into the NSW Public Schools School Spectacular. The School spectacular will be held in Sydney in November. Any interested secondary students will need to audition individually in school this week. There are limited places available for this exciting opportunity. Thank you Helen Johnson

P & C TREATS DAY The P & C will be holding a treats day this Friday 18 March at recess. Treats will range from 20 cents to $1.00 and will be available to all students. We are asking if parents from K/1 and 9/10 could make donations of treats for this stall. Could you please drop all donations to the staff room by 9.00 am on Friday. Any parents wishing to donate half an hour of their time to help sell treats on the day can contact Belinda on 6846 4114. Please help support our treats day. Thank you, Belinda.

During secondary sport we conducted our first ever Yeoval TRYathlon. Students entered in the teams event and Cody Dietrich took on Mr. McLaurin in the individual event. The students had to swim 200m, cycle 5km and run 2km. The winning team was Grant Iles, Corey Furminger and Josh Lees. Runners up were Mat-thew Wykes, Josh Berney and Lachlan Wykes and third place went to the team of Jake Monk, Jayden Sarsfield-Cusack and Jordon Harvey. However the star of the show was Mr McLaurin who completed the course in 22 minutes which was a fantastic effort. We will hold another TRYathlon in Term 4.

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SRC DISTRICT MEETING

On Thursday 10 March three student delegates, along with Mrs Tremain, attended the initial District SRC meeting at Dubbo Senior Campus. The aim of the day was to liaise with other student representatives and discuss what they have planned for their schools in 2011. Our delegates, Brittney Smith, Alicia McConnell and Harry Blatch impressed the convenors with their decisive plans for student activities within our school. Their presentation was effective and engaging with clear cut goals and a pathway to achieve these goals. They are to be congratulated in the manner in which they conducted themselves.

Mathletics:

Congratulations to the following students who re-ceived awards this week: Bronze: Phoenix Blatch, Lola Giblett, Jaide Deven-ish, Hannah Vickers, Ariana Wakely, Lachlan Blatch, Ruben Hudson, Lincoln Monk, Mackenzie Tremain, Taleah Van Kemenade, Paige Murphy, Travis Parkes, Brittney Smith. Silver: Victoria Brown, Boudicea Blatch, Alison Brown, Ethan Monk, Grant Iles.

Merit Awards Congratulations to the following students who have received awards in the Student Merit System: Bronze: Lachlan Wykes, Dean Jerrard, Caley Becker, Laura Johnson, Sydney Tremain, Lillie Snell. Silver: Samantha Sinnett, Paige Murphy, Peta Morand, Ivana van der Spek.

Examples of Year 7 Raps (Music) Drawin’ and writin’ all day long

Watchin’ TV and wearing thongs Rugby and cricket down the line I think weekends are mighty fine

My ‘fridge is a work of art It’s full of apple tarts It also holds rusty cans And leftovers in the frying pans.

Waking up at 9 in the morning I always know that it will be boring

Eating, packing there’s no time Let’s just hope that it will be fine.

PLEASE NOTE:

The Year 10 English assessment task set for Friday 11 March has been moved to Friday 1 April.

AUSTRALIA MY COUNTRY This year, Years 3-6 will be com-pleting the RSL “Australia My Country” project as homework. The due date for this project is Friday 8 April. Students have been given examples and have selected what they are going to do.

Living with your TEENAGER .....

Free Seminar: Guest Speaker Graham Hyman

Venue: Dubbo RSL Theatrette Date: Tuesday 22 March 2010

Time: 7.00 pm—9.00 pm Booking and contact details: Centacare Dubbo

(02) 6885 0277

Harry Blatch

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