Glen Innes

Public School

T U E S D A Y 2 6 T H J U L Y , 2 0 1 6 W E E K 2 , T E R M 3

Friday 29th July

NNE Regional Athletics Carnival

Monday 1st August - Friday

5th August Education Week

Thursday 4th August

Book Club Due

Friday 5th August

Education Week Open Day

Tuesday 16th August

Uni Maths Competition

Wednesday 24th August

Visiting Performance

Dinosaur Science

Upcoming

Events

Phone: 02 6732 2577 Fax: 02 6732 1804

Email: gleninnes-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.gleninnes-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

NAIDOC Focus Day

Wednesday 20th July saw Glen Innes Public School come to life with our

NAIDOC Celebrations. The theme for NAIDOC in 2016 is ‘Songlines’ and we began the day with a welcome assembly, showcasing the amazing talents of our students. Everyone, from Kindergarten to Year 6 had been learning the song ‘Raining on the Rock’ over the past term and to hear all the students performing the song together was spectacular. We have also had a very dedicated group of girls who have been studying the art of Aboriginal Dance with the guidance of Karen Potter, and performed with the song and after the song. The girls were accompanied by the Term 2 DRUMBEAT students and special guest, Al Weatherall who played the didgeridoo.

During the welcome assembly, Uncle John Kirk gave the Welcome to Country and Layla Mackay and Aalihya Fields gave the Acknowledgement of Country. Dainaihya Speedy( Year 2) and Jalinta Smith (Year 4) explained to the school and our special guest “what NAIDOC means to their family.” All four girls should be very proud of their confidence and the way they spoke on stage. We were also treated to a Traditional Smoking Ceremony. Al Weatherall and Karen Potter explained how the smoke would cleanse the school and ward off bad spirits.

Following the assembly, students spent time rotating through the school and participating in a number of activities involving Aboriginal dance, music, language, local history and artefacts, storytelling, bush tucker, art and more. Each of the activities was supported by a local Aboriginal Community member, including parents, the Department of Education, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Glen Innes Lands Council, Armajun Aboriginal Health Service and Family and Community Services.

It was wonderful to see so many Ngoorabul Elders and Aboriginal representatives from outside agencies joining together to celebrate NAIDOC. The students were incredibly engaged in all of the activities and there was a positive buzz in all learning spaces. The welcome assembly was especially moving and showcased the talents of our students. Thank you to everyone

involved in making our NAIDOC Celebrations a success.

Book Club Book Club is due on Thursday 4th August 2016. Please ensure your book club order is complete with your child’s full name and class. Cheques are to be made payable to Glen Innes Public School.

Principal’s Report

Welcome back to Term 3. I trust that everyone had a nice break with their families and are keen to get back into the school rhythm.

Our school community celebrated NAIDOC Week last Wednesday and we had a huge day with a large number of community members attending. It was fantastic to see everyone at the celebration, getting involved with the many activities organised. Thank you to Mrs Nikki Lee and Mrs Karen Potter for organising the day.

Next week we will be inviting families into our school and classrooms to celebrate Education week. Glen Innes Public School is a wonderful learning environment and we are very proud to open the doors and allow people in to see how good our school is. More information about Education Week will be provided in this Newsletter.

Congratulations to the Senior Boys football team for winning their knock out game in Tamworth yesterday. The boys and Mrs Bower are having a great run in the competition and we are very proud of their achievements. Good luck to all the students competing in the regional athletics carnival on Friday.

Anthony Buckley

During Week 3 our Library will be holding it’s Annual Book Fair in conjunction with Education Week.

The Book fair will run from Monday 1st

August to Friday 5

th August.

The Library will be open to buyers (students, parents and carers) before school 8.40am to 9.10am and during afternoon recess 2.45pm to 3.10pm, and during open day on Friday.

Payments can be made by cash, eftpos or cheque. If paying by cheque, please make cheques payable to Glen Innes Public School.

There will be a variety of books available for purchase with books starting at $4.00.

2016

Run 4 Fun

The P&C is holding a school walk-a-thon

program as a major fundraiser this term.

The event will take place on Friday 16th

September 2016.

Please ensure that completed forms and

money is returned to school by Monday

12th September 2016.

Athletics Carnival

After the postponement of the athletics carnival on Friday 24th June, due to inclement weather, Wednesday 29

th June was a much better day and lead to a successful and

enjoyable day. The new format on the carnival enable all students to be involved and a part of the carnival.

Congratulations and thank you to Miss Grewal for her efforts in preparing the novelty events, to the teachers for their tireless work during the trials and the carnival itself, the volunteers who assisted in any way and the students for their involvement and enthusiasm. A big thank you must also go to Mr Balchin for all his help in setting up and packing away the carnival. Thank you also to the P and C for their commitment to supporting our school sporting events.

Congratulations go to the following students who were awarded champion or runners up in their age division.

Junior Girl Champion: Charli Elliot Junior Girl Runner Up: Nia Teece Junior Boy Champion: Jack Causer and Oscar Knox Junior Boy Runner Up: Nate Grennan 11 Year Girl Champion: Chelsea-Rose Kerr and Nioka Levy 11 Year Girl Runner Up: Charli Lynn 11 Year Boy Champion: Kaleb Hope 11 Year Boy Runner Up: Tom Walsh Senior Girl Champion: Lucy Goldman Senior Girl Runner Up: Maddison Crawford Senior Boy Champion: Mitchell O’Brien Senior Boy Runner Up: Harlon McLaren and Jack Grob

A special mention must also go to Kaleb Hope and Jack Grob on their result of breaking the discus records in both the 11 years and senior boys with distances of 31.93m and 31.89m respectively.

Congratulations to Wongabilla who were the winning house in 2016, gaining a total of 183 points.

As a result at the carnival, sixty-seven students have qualified to represent Glen Innes Public School at the Northern New England Zone carnival to be held on Friday 29

th July at King

George Oval.

Once again we must congratulate all students on their participation and sportsmanship on the day, as well as say a special thank you to the parents, family members and friends who supported the students on the day. It was great to see so many people out and about on a beautiful day.

Student Banking Welcome to Term 3 Banking. This term the Prize lights competition is running. If you make 3 deposits during Term 3 you will have a chance to win one of the Star Saver prizes including camping kits, instant cameras and magazine packs. If you enter the online activity you have the chance to win a Playstation 4 pack.

Congratulations to our Term 2 Blitz Saver Winner, Lachlan Davidson. He has received a prize pack from the Commonwealth Bank.

A big thank you to Mrs Chappell who will be assisting Mrs Crawford and Mrs Husband on Wednesday mornings at the school banking window.

Remember its not too late to start banking. Come and see us to collect a starter pack.

Thank you all and keep up the consistent banking.

Belinda Crawford and Nicole Husband

Monday 1st August to Friday 5th August

OPEN DAY Friday 5th August 2016

Open Classrooms between 10.00am and 11.30am

Guests are welcome to stay and have morning tea with the students and visit the book fair during that time.

Notes Accompanying Newsletter

School run 4 fun walk-a-thon Book Fair