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Monday 2nd February 2015 Ph: 02 63771101 Fax: 02 63771004

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Back Row: Blake Macphail, Jack Johnson, Rachael White, Caitlin Size, Grace Brown & Quilla Brodie Front Row: Nathan Morgan, Emmitt Bush, Georgia Bennetts, Shayley Cameron & Kobi Lewis

Back Row: Josh Witton, William Allison, Oliver Cameron, Angus Kearney & Kade Bennett-McInnes Front Row: Evan O’Neill, Lakkita Moffat, Ebony Harkin, Matilda Dunbier, Zoe Richard & Amber Thomas Teacher: Mrs Simmons

Welcome Kindergarten & Year 7

commenced last year and will be publicly available at the end of Term 1, 2015. As a reminder for all families, if any enrolment or contact details have changed over the break, can you please advise the school as soon as possible. This includes changes to mobile phone numbers and family members that are required as emergency contacts. It is a requirement for enrolment in all DEC schools to have the most current informa on provided to the school. In the instances of students having medical condi ons, the school must be consulted, with health care professionals, to develop health care plans for every student. This informa on is confiden al and will be communicated to staff appropriately so that student safety is maintained.

As men oned this term is going to be busy, and we start with our K ‐ 12 Swimming Carnival this Friday. The school will also be holding its annual Autumn Fair on the 28th of March, on the morning of the NSW Elec ons being held at the school. The Autumn Fair is a major fundraiser for the school and provides the school the capacity to offer so many more opportuni es to our students. This Tuesday night is the first P&C mee ng for the year and all parents and carers are invited to a end and support the school.

Principal’s news with Mr Brendan Maher

Welcome back to students, parents and staff to another exci ng and busy year at Coolah Central School. I want to welcome our new families and students to our school community and hope they enjoy their learning at our great school. I want to welcome Mrs Sandra Sievers to our school as our new Secondary Mathema cs teacher replacing Mr Chris Dungate. Chris Dungate re red last week a er more than 15 years at Coolah Central School. He has been a posi ve and successful school leader as Principal of Coolah Central School and con nued his passion of teaching mathema cs un l his re rement. I want to publicly thank Chris for his services to Coolah Central School and to public educa on in NSW throughout his career. Sandra Sievers brings a wide variety of experiences and skills to the school and she will also be teaching the Year 6 Mathema cs course, as part of our high school transi on program and also to extend our students in numeracy.

At the end of 2014, I had to make the decision to reduce the number of classes in Primary and Infants to 5, based on the number of enrolments in our Primary and Infants areas. Although we are close to regaining the sixth class back, I am con nuing to develop our curriculum around the 5 classes. A er discussion with parents and staff, I want to clarify that the student alloca ons in classes is not in any way based on student ability or results. The classes have been developed primarily to have similar numbers of students across all three Primary classes. This year we will s ll maintain our Numeracy program, where classes will be taught based on their enrolled year, leading to smaller more specialized numeracy classes K ‐ 6. If we do have further enrolments then the development of the classes will be reviewed accordingly. At Coolah Central School we offer a broad and rigorous curriculum to challenge and engage students. In the coming months, as part of the School Planning process, I will seeking input from the community as to other pathways the school can offer, such as adult learning courses in VET or other HSC subjects. The school planning process

What’s coming Up At CCS?

Week 2 - Term 1 2015

Mon 2nd Feb Kindergarten Start School

Fri 6th School Swimming Carnival

Tues 3rd P&C Meeting 6.00pm Staff Room

Week 4 - Term 1

Wed 18th Primary Zone Swimming

Week 3 - Term 1

Tues 10th NRL Bulldogs clinic - whole school

Deputy Principal - Mr Mick McLeod Welcome back to another year of productive work and success at Coolah Central School. A special welcome to all our new students to CCS, in Kindy and the new additions across the board from Year 1 to Year 12. I feel sure 2015 will bring with it many new and exciting opportunities, a few challenges and much success. I trust you all had a great Christmas Break and come to this year fresh and excited about the Year ahead. We live in a world which has many challenges. There are situations beyond our influence, and sometimes beyond our understanding. What we need to focus on as Students, Parents and Staff is making sure we concentrate on those things we have some control over. The day to day way we go about our lives and work is fundamental to our a success or lack of it. By taking on the personal challenges and giving them our best shot, we are setting ourselves up for success, and making the community we live in healthier and more vibrant. If we do that well enough then we also give society in general the best chance of improving the lives and wellbeing of everyone. Have a great year; make sure your efforts and attitude are positive and that your focus is on doing the best that you can.

Thinkspot 94 The Beauty of Thinking

We have all heard the old saying: Look before you leap. Itofcoursemakessense,itisalittlebitofwisdomdesignedtokeepussafe.Itcanalsobeinterpretedmorewidelyasthinkingthingsthroughbeforewemakeadecision.Itisaboutbeingsmartratherthanjumpingtoconclusions.Ithelpsusavoidmakingmistakeswhichweareunabletowindback,orcreateproblemswecan’trepair.Thewisdomofthinkingthingsthroughisoftenlostonus,itcausesusandotherspainasweblunder,sometimescausingphysicalinjuryorevendeath,andmoreoftencausingemotionalstress.Itisattherootofallthebadthingsthathappenonsocialmedia!Wecanavoidthesemistakesbytakingthetimetothinkthingsthrough,byaskingquestions,by

gettingadvice,andbyactingwithabigheartratherthananarrowandself‐centredmind.

Ifwetakethesesimplestepsasourbasicwayofdealingwithothers,andwithdailysituationsourlifewillde initelybelessstressful,andalmostcertainlymorepositiveandrewarding:

Think your way to Success! Think Spot by MM©

Kindergarten/Year 1 News -

Mrs Simmons

A very warm welcome goes to all of the students in K/1. We have 11 Kindies and 9

Year 1 students. A warm welcome goes to all our new families. I am really looking forward to a busy fun-filled and productive year ahead with K/1. Each week we will have two class captains and this week our captains will be Ebony and Ryan. Every student will have turn at being captain. A huge thankyou to all Kindy parents for bringing your children in for the Best Start testing. All of the students tried very hard and I was very proud of them. Feedback will be sent home soon. Homework will commence this week for Year 1 and next week for Kindy. Year 1 students will need to complete Unit 1 only and they will also need to write out their spelling words each night as well as practise their reading. What’s on this week? Wednesday - Library. All students will need to bring in a waterproof Library bag please.

Friday - Swimming Carnival. All Kinder and Year 1 students will need to come to school first as we will walk down to the pool at about 10.15am. Students may wear their swimmers to school under their sports uniform or clothes which are their house colours. The will need to bring sunscreen, rash shirt/sun shirt, towel, hat, food for recess and lunch (unless they are buying it from the pool canteen) and a big drink of water. All parents and friends are very welcome to attend. Depending on the weather, we may return to school in time for the buses or we may stay at the pool. We will let you know on Thursday. An information sheet has been sent home today. Please ask if you have any queries. Each day we will be having “sip and crunch”, so the students will need a drink of water and some fruit please. It would be great if the fruit is already peeled and/or cut up please. The students’ book packs can be paid for when it is convenient to you . All of the equipment and the books your child needs as been included in these packs.

REMEMBER TO CHECK K-6, 7-12 OR WHOLE SCHOOL NEWS FOR INFO WHICH AFFECTS ALL STUDENTS

Year 1/2 News - Mr Rowlands

Welcome to week 2. Firstly I would like to

congratulate the students of Year 1/2 for their impressive transition last week into a new class with a new teacher. Everyone is excited and refreshed which is great to see. I would also like to welcome two new students to Year 2 this year, Amelia started last week and has fitted in perfectly and today we have Madison joining us also. Welcome to you both, I am confident you are going to love Coolah Central School and Year 2 this year. Happy Birthday today to Clare Morton who turned 8 years of age today. She has had a great day with a new puppy to love and care for. Which is exciting. Today students were given a Year 1/2 Information sheet which also has attached the parent and student login codes for Class Dojo. I urge you to sign up as a parent as this interactive program will give you access to all sorts of information throughout the year.

Students also took home their homework contracts text, spelling book and home reading booklets today. Please ensure your child is only completing 1 contract per week , several spelling lists per week and reading as regularly as possible. If your child has been reading throughout the holidays you may back date the reading logbook. This weeks contract is number 1 and it is all due this Friday, but some students might like to hand it in on Thursday because of the Swimming carnival. This Friday is the fore mentioned swimming carnival. Students in Year 2 that turn 8 years of age this year are to go to the swimming carnival from 9am, while all other students under 8 and in Year 1 come to school in the morning. Kindy and all other students will attend the swimming carnival from 10.15am. Best of luck to all students swimming this Friday. I trust everyone will have a great week, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any concerns. Mr R.

Year 4/5 News - Mrs Wilson Welcome back to another busy school year I trust that your holidays have been refreshing and that you are all reading to embrace the

new school year with enthusiasm. 4/ 5 this year will be very busy, I will endeavour to keep you up to speed with the what's happening in and beyond the classroom as best I can. English- We will begin our first spelling unit this week it will be based around the sounds b & bb. Students will have their lists in an exercise book to practice each night with their homework. We have already started our grammar and writing units based around expositions (persuasive writing). The students have completed their pre-writing test and I look forward to seeing their improvements as the unit progresses. I would like to encourage all students to read aloud for 10 minutes each night as part of their homework. Maths This year the Year 5 students will have Mrs Wesley for maths and the Year 4 students will come together and have me for Maths. Both Mrs Wesley and I have already set maths homework this term. The Year 4

homework was to complete the first "Are you ready" mathletics unit this was due today. The Year 5 students have been given a sheet and this is due this Thursday. The Year 4 students will start the year looking at a unit called "Reading and Understanding Numbers" within this unit we will address place value, ordering numbers, using zero as a place holder and saying numbers up to and including one million. Science and Technology- we will be looking at a unit on dinosaurs. History- We are looking at Solids, Liquids and Gases. PD/H/PE- This week we will have the pleasure of being able to attend a cricket clinic. This will be held on Wednesday so please have students bring their joggers. Sport- Swimming Carnival all day Friday students to come straight to the pool Homework will begin this week Please pay for book packs ASAP they are $50

Year 3/4 News - Mrs Ferguson & Mrs Burgess Welcome back to the 2015 school year. Once again I am pleased to be sharing the class with Mrs Martine Burgess who will

take the class on Wednesdays and Thursdays. We will be working closely together to ensure continuity of lessons and also to make class time both interesting and fun. We would gladly welcome parent helpers who would like to come at 9.30am Monday to Thursday for reading. Please let us know if you are interested. Happy Birthday goes to Maggie who turned 8 in the

holidays, Grace and Riley who turn 8, and Charlotte who turns 9 this week. What a lot of birthdays!! Homework books will be sent home today. This week we have spelling words to learn. Please practise these every night both saying and writing the list. The spelling test will be next Monday, only for this week due to the Swimming Carnival being on Friday. On Friday children turning 8 and over this year will go straight to the pool in the morning. Please see elsewhere in this newsletter for more information regarding the Swimming Carnival.

SRC News SRC speeches and election will be conducted this Wednesday at 11:05am. Be prepared and good luck. Successful students will be given their badges at a Thursday assembly along with the house captains and vice captains. If anyone would like to donate bread for the primary toast program they can start doing so this week please

Year 5/6 News - Mrs Wesley A very special welcome back to everyone and very special welcome to all my new and familiar mum’s and dad’s. I have written up

an information letter detailing all the important things for Year 5 and 6 to know for the year. This letter has gone out today so look out for it please. During the holidays we had just one January birthday and a big Happy Birthday goes out to Heidi who celebrated during this time. Last week Year 5’s were given a revision addition sheet to complete as Mathematics Homework. This is due back on Thursday however many have already completed and returned it which is AMAZING and SENSATIONAL.

This week have begun our spelling using parts of the new Sound Waves books. While we are not starting formal homework this week the spelling has begun and a list has gone home today to learn. The focus sound is ‘b’ as in balloon. We will have a quiz on Thursday instead of Friday due to the Swimming Carnival. This Friday is the annual Swimming Carnival and everyone is expected to attend and compete in some or all events. Students were given the opportunity to nominate events last Friday. Please be ready for a 9am start on Friday at the pool and have plenty of sunscreen, water and food available to get you through he day. The canteen will be operating on the day as well. Have a great week back and remember to work hard.

Menu for the Swimming Carnival Friday 6th February 2015

Hot Chips $2.50 Ice Cream Scallops $1.00 Drinks Cans $2.50 Pluto Pups $2.50 Water $2.00 Sausage Rolls $4.00 Juice Poppers $1.00 Pizza Singles $2.50 Ice Creams prices vary Fresh Cold Meat Rolls $4.00

All lunch orders must be handed to the front office by Wednesday 4th

Whole School News

Friday is our Annual Swimming Carnival. All students are expected to attend. Year 2 students who are turning 8 this year and all other students Years 3 - 12 will be at the pool all day. Mrs Simmons and Mr Rowlands will bring the infants children down around 10 - 10.30am. Buses will drop off and pick up from the pool. Students are encouraged to wear house colours - Cunningham - Green, Liverpool - Blue and Warung - Red. Don’t forget to bring sunscreen and plenty of water especially if it is hot. Cost of entry to the pool is $3 if you do not have a season ticket. Also in the newsletter is a lunch order list for the pool on Friday. Please write up your lunch order and it is to be handed to the front office by Wednesday 4th with money included.

Note - The school canteen will not be open.

Secondary Students Tax File Numbers The Secondary Schools Tax File Number (TFN) Program will not continue beyond 31 December 2014. This means that School TFN forms will no longer be processed beyond this date. How students can apply for a TFN from 1 January 2015 The Australian Taxation Office in partnership with Australia Post is making it easier for individuals to apply for a TFN. Students can now apply for a TFN online and have their identity verified through an interview at a participating Australia Post office. Applying online is the fastest and most convenient way for students to get a TFN. More information on applying online can be found at ato.gov.au by searching for 'QC27248' Students who are unable to visit a participating Australia Post office will need to complete the application form Tax file number - application or enquiry for individuals form (NAT 1432). More information about lodging this form can be found at ato.gov.au by searching for 'QC22604' The ATO will continue working with teachers to educate students about tax and superannuation. The curriculum resource Tax, Super & You is a free, easy to use, online educational resource aligned to the school curriculum of each state and territory. This resource can be accessed at taxsuperandyou.gov.au

Careers

Already there are activities on for students and their families. In the newsletter there are 2 advertisements from CSU (Charles Sturt University) for MY DAY - these are days held for Year 11 and 12. Students are able to see about Careers they may be interested in. The first two on offer are - Teaching, Nursing and Social Work in Dubbo and Exercise and Sport Science Bathurst. Read the ads and if you are interested see Mrs Staniforth for a registration form.

SECONDARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT/ASSIGNMENTS

Year 7 History - Homework Sheet Week 3


English - Poem Week 2


Year 10 English - Revise Techniques Ongoing

Year 11 Modern History - Proposal Week 5

Year 12 Biology - Study Notes 9/2/15

PDHPE - Study Notes 9/2/15

Modern History - Case Study Week 9

Food Technology - Review Questions Week 3

I.T Metal - Folio Development Ongoing

Music - Viva Voce Week 4

Females

First Name Last Name Class Age

Zoe Richard 0 6

Dutchase/Jessica Bush 1 7

Eryka-Lee Elwell 1 7

Ayeisha Ewers 1 7

Amelia Bourke 2 8

Indie Witton 2 8

Grace Kearney 3 8

Tessa Rindfleish 3 9

Alana Hungerford 4 10

Ashtyn-Rose Cameron 5 11

Charlie-Jai Ellis 5 11 Melaine Osborne 5 11

Heidi Packham 5 10

Brie Pettet 5 11 Gemma Pettet 5 11

Lilly Potts 5 11 Henrietta Bourke 6 12

Quilla Brodie 7 13 Grace Brown 7 13 Shayley Cameron 7 13

Georgiah-Rose Nye 8 13 Jessica Stokes 8 14

Nikeisha Cameron 9 15

Mikayla Rindfleish 9 14

Fiona Anlezark 10 16

Rosie Brodie 10 15 Jennifer O'Neil 10 16

Alycia Trainor 10 16 Lacey Miller 11 17 Wendy Su 11 0

Tiarney Douglass 12 18

Chloe Hungerford 12 18

Males


Oliver Cameron 0 6 Kade Bennett-McInnes 0 0

Angus Kearney 0 6 Josh Witton 0 6 Lachlan Soster 1 7 Seth Bennett-McInnes 1 7

Marcus Su 2 8 Cooper Paul 2 8 Mervyn Thompson 3 8 Riley Mills 3 8 Braiden Potts 3 9 Reginald Rindfleish 4 10

Dylan Power 5 11 Wyatt Bush 5 11 Fabian Douglass 6 12 Izaiah Potts 6 13 Zayne Ewers 6 11 Hamish Packham 6 12 Mathew Hungerford 6 11

Jake Burgess 6 12 Blake Macphail 7 13 Kobi Lewis 7 13 Emmitt Bush 7 13 James Williams 8 14 Tristan Parry-Rolls 8 14

Ethan Miles 8 14 Logan Miller 8 14 Brody Pettet 8 13 Travis Wellington 8 13

Charles Wellington 8 13

Jarrod Douglass 8 14 Daniel Latham 9 15 Brady Hungerford 9 16

Adam Williams 11 17 Austin Burgess 11 16 Fraser Ticehurst 11 17

Bailey Lewis 11 17

Henry Williams 12 18

Nigel Baker 12 18

Junior Primary = Ages 8/9/10 Senior Primary = Ages 11/12/13 Junior Secondary = Ages 12/13/14 Senior Secondary = Ages 15/16/17+

Females First Name

Last Name Class Age

Sophia Bradley 0 7 Matilda Dunbier 0 6 Ebony Harkin 0 6 Claudia Dunlop 1 6 Josie Malone 2 8 Clare Morton 2 8 Bonnii Porter 2 8 Camilla Ranken 2 8 Olivia Rogers 2 8 Sienna Whitbourne-Martin 2 7

Rhianna Nealon 3 9 Kardia Speer 3 9 Jessica Sternbeck 3 8 Maggie Walker 3 8 Fiora Whitbourne-Martin 3 9 Rosemaree Nairne 4 10

Charlotte Porter 4 9

Kaitlyn Belfield 5 11 Charlie Roberts 5 11 Bonnie Size 5 10 Dolcie Malone 6 12 Bonny Morton 6 12 Nikita Speer 6 12 Caitlin Size 7 13 Rachael White 7 13 Cassandra Spina 8 14 Korina White 8 14 Louella Meares-Riley 9 15

Indee-Anna Mihan 9 15

Annie Roberts 9 17 April Dowling 10 16 Sophie Ratatagia 10 16 Kara Wortley 10 16 Taylor Douglass 11 17 Harmony Heathcote 11 16

Male


Evan O'Neill 0 6 Benjamin Young 1 7

Ryan Johnstone 1 8

Blair Yates 2 8 Wyatt Yates 2 7 James Meares-Riley 2 7

Thomas Burgess 2 8 Hallam Weatherley 3 9

Kane Weatherley 3 9

Jock Ranken 4 10 Xavier McDonald 4 10

Archie Malone 4 10 Ashton Hepplewhite 4 11

Hamish Dunbier 4 10 Robert Nealon 5 11 Noah Moore 5 11 Harrison Mihan 5 12 Edward McDonald 5 11

Jordan Sternbeck 6 12 Angus Morton 6 13 Ethan Hepplewhite 6 12

Logan Gilbert 6 12 Cody Douglass 6 12 Nathan Morgan 7 13 Jacob Sternbeck 8 14 Johnty Pettet 8 14 Thomas Moore 8 14 Justin Mogg 8 14 Harry Malone 8 14 Keith Jacobs 8 14 Charlie Malone 9 15 Daniel Bradley 9 15 Jarred Kitchin 10 16 Taylor Johnstone 10 17

Branioc Rankin 11 0 Torren Hepplewhite 11 17

Nikolas Gilbert 11 17 Chaiyse Yates 12 18 Aaron White 12 18


Females


Lakkita Moffat 0 5 Amber Thomas 0 6 Jessi Edwards 1 7 Alice Gilder 1 7 Chloe Hanson 1 7 Klairissa Ives 1 7 Tia Thomas 2 7 Adysen Grammer 2 8 Maddison Pike 2 8 Abby Ives 3 8 Kiesha Rusten 3 8 Phoebe Gilder 3 9 Phoebe Ellis 4 9 Tammarind Ives 4 9

Madeline Miller 4 10 Skyla Wicks 4 10 Taylor Wright 4 10 Sophie Cook 5 11 Jade Gardiner 5 11 Emma Kuchel 5 11 Charlotte Bennetts 6 12 Ebony Lodge 6 12 Terri Schiemer 6 12 Georgia Bennetts 7 13 Briana Blake 8 14 Caitlin Cook 8 14 Meredith Piper 9 14 Celia Piper 9 14 Bronte Nasmith 9 15 Kimberly Tuckey 9 15 Chloe Whitfield 9 15 Kristen Furley 10 15 Emma Bailey 11 17 Ashley Finn 11 17 Maddison Furley 12 17

Males


William Allison 0 6

Sidney Thompson 1 7

Jed Lang 2 7 Isaac Curtis 2 8 Brendon Edwards 2 8

Toby Tuckwell 2 8

Lachlan Cook 3 9

Max Gardiner 3 9

Pike Jyeson 3 9 Lawson Thompson 3 9

Ardie Curtis 4 9 Eli Blake 4 10 Roy Kuchel 4 10 Campbell Thompson 4 10

Blake Wright 4 10 Aaron Cook 5 11 Charlie Gilder 5 11

Logan Pike 5 11 Kye Blake 6 12 Ryan Miller 6 12 Brendon Sternbeck 6 12

Jack Johnson 7 13

Joseph Furley 8 13

Edward Cox 8 14

Alex Grammer 8 14

Charlie Spicer 8 14

Hugh Wesley 8 14

Brandy Wicks 9 14

Sam Cox 9 15

Justin Lewington 10 15

Braydon Burgess 10 16

Langdon Piper 12 17

Blake Carlyle 12 18 Brandon Grammer 12 18

Sam Wesley 12 18

Cody Whitfield 12 18


Coolah Junior Sports Come and meet Canterbury Bulldogs

players at Coolah Junior Rugby League

Muster day

WHAT: Coolah JRL Muster day WHERE: Bowen Oval, Coolah WHEN: Tuesday 10th FEBRUARY, 2015

4:00pm – 5:00pm (5yrs – 16yrs) CONTACT: Daniel Swan 0408 907 125 [email protected]

Term 1 and 4 Tantalisers

Ice cups sm $0.30 Ice cups lg $0.60 Frozen Yoghurt $1.50 Jelly Cups sm $0.30 lg $.060 Lemonade Icypole $1.00 Paddlepops $1.50 Mini calippo’s $1.00 Potato Chips $1.00 Popcorn $1.00

SNACKS

Chicken Wedges $1.00 Corn on Cob $0.50 Yummy Drummies $1.00 Potato Scallop $1.00 Hash Brown $1.00 Chilli Tenders $1.50 Chiko Roll $2.50 B/E Muffin $2.50 Chicken Chippees 6 for $1.50

Tomato Sauce (Portion) $0.30

COOLAH CENTRAL SCHOOL CANTEEN PRICE LIST

Poppers $1.20 Fruit Juice sm $1.50 lg $2.50 LOL $2.00 Slush Puppie $2.00 Bottle Water $1.20 Cans $2.50 Milkshake sm $1.00 Milkshakes med $1.50 Milkshakes lg $2.00 Flav. Milk (carton) sm $1.50 lg $2.50 Smoothies - milk $2.50 - juice $2.50

DRINKS

Pizza Single $2.00 Large Pies $3.20 Potato pie $3.40 Chicken/Veg pie $3.40 Sausage Rolls $2.70 Mini Pie $1.80 Mini Potato Pie $2.00 Chicken Burger $5.00 Hamburger $5.00

Vegemite $1.00 Cheese or Tomato $2.00 Egg $2.00 Ham or Chicken $3.00 Salad $4.00 Meat & salad $5.00 Salad Bowls $4.50

Sml Chilli Sub $3.00 Large Chilli Sub $4.50 Ham/Cheese Tornado $3.50 Chicken /gravy Rolls $4.00 B/L/T $3.00 Salad Wraps $4.00

Sandwiches/Rolls/Wraps

Plain or Chicken Salt—no cost—please ask

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