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broad range of educational initiatives and programs that are world class. In order to understand how the wider community view these initiatives and the benefits they have on our school an anonymous On Line survey is available to our community. The sur-vey should take 10 minutes: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/westernnswschools Congratulations to all primary athletes selected to participate at the District Carnival last Friday. Students selected to represent our Gobondery / NARRAF District at the Western Carnival on the 3rd September in Dubbo will be notified when we receive the results.

Year 10 students have completed subject selections for Year 11. Student lists will be collated and stu-dents advised of their choices. Mrs Bates inter-viewed each student to ensure that the best deci-sion was made for students to achieve their goals. Year 12 Hospitality students completed their sec-ond catering commitment for the Molong Players. Congratulations Mrs Verdon and students. Mind Challenge Enrichment Workshops will be operating in Dubbo on 23rd – 24th October. Students interested in this Gifted and Talented opportunity should ring - 02 88146256 for more details. The convenor will post you an information pack. SCHOOL LUNCH ORDERS Lunch orders must be paid for when students place an order unless prior arrangements have been made with the Billabong. Credit is not available to stu-dents at the Billabong. FOR THE STUDENTS The “Shoot Out” will recommence when the

weather warms up. Homework Centre each Wednesday after

school. P&C Treats Day > Friday. University visits next Monday & Tuesday for

Years 10—12.

John Bernasconi, Principal

Quality teaching and learning in a well-resourced environment

Yeoval Central School Term 3 Week 6

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Our school Choirs and Instrumental group per-formed magnificently at the Wellington Eisteddfod last week. We were all delighted with the results that our school gained in the various sections in which our students were entered. Congratulations Mrs Helen Johnson and Mrs Joanne Blatch who spent many hours organising student groups, ar-ranging music and practicing with students.

Our school gained five FIRST places and a SECOND in the choir groups and two FIRST places in the instrumental sections. The adjudicator’s reports are on display in our school notice board.

To showcase our achievements there will be an Eisteddfod As-sembly held on Friday 27th August in our school library commencing at 9:00 am. All parents are invited to attend this assembly to listen to our talented students. The groups involved in the choirs were: Secondary Small Choir, Secondary Large Choir, Senior Girls Ensemble, Jun-ior Girls Ensemble, Year 5/6 Choir and the Com-bined Central School Choir. Five students entered the ICAS writing competi-tion and were awarded three credits and two par-ticipation certificates. Congratulations to Jake Monk, Lachlan Blatch and Harrison Blatch who received a Credit.

As part of the Department of Education and training Western NSW Region our school has access to a

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FOR THE PARENTS Internet safety tip: Encourage your child to talk with you about their on line ex-periences. This will make it easier for them if they see something inappropriate or are emailed something unsuitable. Go to www.schools.nsw.edu.au/click Dealing with teenage girls and peer pres-sure: School Parents online magazine offers some great advice for parents. Find out where your daughter gets her mes-sages from, be straight about no-go zones, be your daughter’s role model. Find out more: http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/news/ezine/yr2010/issue02/girlpower.php

COMING EVENTS 25th August: Kinder farm excursion 26th August: Year 10 farm visit 27th August: P&C Treats Day, Eisteddfod assembly for all students and parents > 9:00 am. 30th August–3rd September: Work place- ment Year 11 30th August: CSU University visit for Years 10 – 12 at 2:00 pm. 31st August: University visit for Years 10- 12 at 10:00 am. 3rd September: Western Athletics (Primary) Father’s Day Stall. LIBRARY NEWS

Last week some overdue notices were sent home. We are aware that many of these books are returned very quickly and thank you all for that. However, some books have still not been returned and this may be for a variety of reasons.

Many of the children try to do the right thing and place the books straight onto the shelves. It is lovely that they are so tidy (I hope they are as good at home!) but all books need to be returned to the front desk so that they can be returned on the computer system. That way we can keep track of all the books in the li-brary.

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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 Dianne Monk

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 14 September 2010

A member of the Western Access

Program

Occasionally, books do go missing and although we are unhappy about that we also realise that these things can happen. An overdue notice can inform parents of this dilemma and enable them to help their child have a good look for the book and hopefully find it. Otherwise please come in and see me. I promise I won’t bite!

Finally, all primary children who wish to borrow need to bring a book bag to school. These help us to keep the books in good condition for everyone to enjoy, so please ensure that your children have a bag for library each week. Thank you once again for your assistance and I hope to see lots of books being bor-rowed each week. Annabel Gavin Relieving Librarian

REMINDERS Homework Centre each Wednesday

for one hour after school. Kinder Farm visit notes due. Year 10 Farm visit note and payment

due. 27th August: Eisteddfod assembly;

parents welcome > 9:00 am.

ASSEMBLIES I attended the Primary and Secondary assemblies and congratulated all students for their participation in the Eisteddfod this year. I also congratulated the primary students who were selected for District Athletics.

Primary Class of the Week: Years 1/2 for their fabulous Scotland projects.

Secondary Class of the Week: Years 9/10 IST for persistence in learning how to program in visual basic.

Students of the Week:

Kindy: Victoria Brown For her kind and caring atti-tude towards her class mates.

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Years 1/2: Elijah Cole-Jerrard For his phenomenal reading of a big chapter book. Years 3/4: Shyrryly Cole-Jerrard For having a good attitude towards her work this week. Years 5/6 : Symone Hudson For her fabulous enthusiasm on the trip to Canberra. Year 8: Morgan Mobbs For consistent effort in ICT and German.

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.

No AEROSOL CANS at school

YCS is a nut free school

VALUES FOR AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS We value Responsibility: being accountable for your individual actions towards yourself, others and the environment.

KIDZ QUIZ The Quiz is for students to test their general 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. How many legs does a funnel web spider

have? a) 8 b) 4 c) 10 d) 6. 2. Which country has the kilt as its national

dress? a) Holland b) Scotland c) Ireland d) Wales.

3. How many eyes does a Cyclops have? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4.

4. What is a male whale called? Is it a buck or a bull?

5. Where are the smallest bones in your body located? a) ear b) hand c) foot d) spine.

Mathletics:

Congratulations to the following students who received awards last week.

Bronze: Phoenix Blatch, Douglas Philipson, Boudicea Blatch, Daniel McClure, Hannah Taylor, Matthew Tremain, Joseph McClure, Christopher Taylor, Sydney Tremain, Lachlan Blatch, Blake Cameron, Garion Cole-Jerrard, Ruben Hudson, Jamie Jerrard, Taleah Van Kemenade, Tyrone Bate-man, Makalha Brown, Morgan Mobbs, Matthew Wykes.

Silver: Beth Cannon, Gabriel Davis, Samantha Sinnett, Patrick Whalley, Corey Furminger.

Merit Awards

Congratulations to the following students who have received awards in the Student Merit System:

Bronze: Kia Cole, Sarah Pickford, Lara-Jane McGlashan, Emma Becker.

Citizenship Awards

Kia Cole, Jacob Harvey, Sarah Pickford, Alex Morand, Sarah McCarthy, Ashleigh Taylor, Laura Johnson, Gemma Munce and Kathryn Horner. For helping with the Molong Players.

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Have you met: JOE McCLURE

Joe’s favourite things:

Food: Tacos

Colour: Blue

Music: Chris Tomlin

Movie: Alvin and The Chipmunks

Interests: Soccer Sport Motor bike riding Playing with Mum & Dad

Dream: To play soccer in FIFA World Cup

Have you met: DARBY TREMAIN

Darby’s favourite things:

Food: Lasagne

Colour: Green

Music: Becky Cole

Movie: Action movies

Interests: Camping Fishing Sport

Dream: To be a farmer and have a big vegie garden/orchard.

Eisteddfod Encore Concert

Friday, 27th August 9.00am Assembly

Featuring Items form Verse Speaking, Choirs and Instrumental Groups

Morning Tea provided for parents after the

assembly. (small charge)

Come and join us after the Eisteddfod assembly, the P & C with the Hospitality class

will be providing coffee, hot chocolate and scones for a small cost.

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The coffee shop will be in the kitchen.

ASSESSMENT TASKS DUE IN WEEK 6: Year 7: English—News Article Year 9: Visual Arts—Cubist Painting Year 10: Visual Arts—Cubist Painting Year 11: Business Studies, Mathematics, PDHPE, Photography CEC.

MOLONG PLAYERS

This year the Yeoval community was lucky enough to receive two opportunities to cater for the Molong Players. One for the Yeoval Central School and one for the Yeoval Preschool.

This gave both organisations an opportunity to raise $2000 and a fantastic opportunity for our Hospitality students to do real catering jobs serving 200 people in a commercial kitchen. The students did a fantastic job at the events and need to be congratulated for their amazing effort.

The students include: Kia Cole, Jacob Harvey, Sarah Pickford, Hayden Devenish, Alex Morand, Sarah McCarthy, Ashleigh Taylor, Laura Johnson, Gemma Munce and Kathryn Horner. Some students will be pre-sented with a Citizenship Award at this week’s assembly.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents who have helped with the fundraising efforts in the past couple of months for such events as the Molong Players, Quick Shear, Mulga Bill soup kitchen, bringing in ingredients or making cakes and slices for the Molong Players. Your efforts are really appreciated and without your support these events would not happen.

Megan Verdon & Belinda Lorimer

P & C Treats Day Friday 27th August 2010

Treats range from 20c to $1.00

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