Mission Statement

Quality education for all.

Principal

Mrs Coral O’Neill

77-85 Currajong Street

PARKES NSW 2870

Ph: 6862 1702; 6862 1867

Fax: 6862 5047

Email:

parkes-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website:

www.parkes-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

P&C Association

President

Mr Grant Orr:

0428 643 282

Secretary

Mrs Sarah Wilkinson:

0414 973 496

Treasurer

Mrs Kristen Jarvis

0427 928 214

Stage 1 Excursion On Monday 13 May, Year 1 and Year 2 students went on their excursion to the Orange

Adventure Playground and the Orange Theatre. They had a wonderful time exploring the

playground and seeing the ‘magic’ of Grandma Poss and Hush. The students were met at the

door of the theatre by magicians doing magic tricks. As they entered the theatre, the set was

mystical and magical. Once the lights dimmed, Grandma Poss appeared and the show started. All

the children were enthralled. It was a wonderful excursion and the teachers were all very proud

of how the students represented the school.

Term 2, Week 4 - Tuesday 21 May 2019

Current PBL Focus We move safely around the school and the

community

Stage 1 excursion

fun

Name: Emily Griffiths

Age: 5

Class: K-6 Red

Teacher: Mrs Barry

Teacher Comment: Emily is a hardworking and co-operative class member. She

is always happy and kind to others.

Favourite Activities: iPads, playing with friends, reading, painting.

What career interests you? I would like to be a teacher.

Possum Magic Writing from 2 Red Grandma Poss and Hush first went to Adelaide to have crunchy, yummy Anzac biscuits. These are made with golden yellow oats and runny sweet golden syrup. Grandma Poss and Hush’s second place they went to was Melbourne to have mornay and minties. Mornay is a casserole with lots of creamy cheese sauce. Sydney was the third place Grandma Poss and Hush went to and they had steak and salad. The steak could have been beef or lamb. Salad is made from all kinds of colourful vegetables. At Brisbane, Grandma Poss and Hush had pumpkin scones which are made from mashed pumpkin, eggs and milk. In Darwin, Grandma Poss and Hush had a tasty vegemite sandwich with big blobs of vegemite. Hush got her tail back. Grandma Poss and Hush’s next place they went to was Perth and when they got there they got to eat pavlova. The pavlova had juicy fruit on the top and in the middle there was crunchy stuff. Hush’s body could now be seen. Grandma Poss and Hush then went to Hobart to have lamingtons. They have chocolate sauce and coco-nut on the top. Hush could now be seen all over her body.

Written by Timmy Longhurst

Grandma Poss and unhappy Hush went to magnificent Adelaide and they ate Anzac biscuits. They were delicious. Anzac biscuits are made out of golden oats and it is also made out of sweet, delicious, syrup, flour like snow and sugar as sweet as a beautiful flower. Melbourne is one of the places were Grandma Poss and Hush went to. In Melbourne, they eat mornay and minties. Mornay is a type of tuna and other delicious spices and it has cheesy sauce on top. Minties are a type of lolly that tastes like mint. Sydney is the next place Grandma Poss and Hush went to and they had steak and salad. Steak and salad is a delicious food. Steak can be different types of meat and salad is a mixture of vegetables and leaves. Brisbane is next for Grandma Poss and Hush. They have pumpkin scones there. Pumpkin scones are made out of: salt, cooked mashed pumpkin, flour and eggs. You can put sour cream on top with some spices. Darwin is a very hot place and Grandma Poss and Hush went there. They eat vegemite sandwiches there. Vegemite is an Australian spread and it is used on bread to make sandwiches. Perth is a place where Grandma Poss and Hush went to and the eat pavlova there. Pavlova is made out of lovely egg whites and delicious sugar. Hush gobbled the pavlova up because it was so good. Tasmania is the last place Grandma Poss and Hush visit. They eat lovely lamingtons there. Lamingtons are a sponge cake covered in chocolate sauce and when the chocolate sauce is still gooey they get dipped in coconut.

Written by Ava Pearce

PARKES EAST PUBLIC SCHOOL FETE

Saturday 1 June 2019 - 9am -1.30pm

Lots of stalls - fun for young and old

For up to date information about the Fete,

find us on Facebook.

B SCREENED - The mobile Breastscreen van is coming to

Parkes, Little Theatre Carpark, Cnr Bogan and Dalton Sts

Late May - mid July 2019

Call 132050 to book your free screening mammogram for

women aged 50-74 years.

Whole School Assembly Ms Richardson’s class will be performing an item at the assembly this week; Wednesday 22 May. Parents, relatives and caregivers are welcome to attend.

Life Education Van Visit The Life Education Van is visiting our school from today until Wednesday 29 May. The cost per student is $5.00. Healthy Harold merchandise orders can be handed to the office during this period.

Tennis Knockout - Round 3 Last Friday, our tennis team walked to the Parkes tennis courts to play Tottenham Central in our Round 3 game. Whilst one of our team members was injured, Rhys Thompson came in to play as our reserve.

We began the day well with Faith Clarke and Ella McColl both winning their singles in straight sets and Rhys also pulled through a tie-breaker to win his singles game.

Flynn Thompson’s luck was not shining, missing several close shots on the line in his first loss. While the doubles games were closer, we managed to win 3 out of the 4 sets. Overall we won 6 sets to 2.

These great results gave us the win for the day, moving us through to Round 4, when we will be playing against Cudgegong Valley. Well done players.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

21 May - 29 May ................ Life Education Van

Wednesday 22 May ............ Support Classes to Orange Sports Day

Friday 24 May .................... LPSSA Cross Country at Forbes

Thursday 30 May ................ ‘By the Light of the Moon’ Performance

DON’T FORGET

Payments Due:

Life Education Van $5.00

Year 6 Canberra Excursion $50

Opera Australia $8.00

School newsletters emailed In order to streamline our newsletter process and include more news items and photos, we are progressively phasing out the hard copy and moving towards digital. The newsletter has always been on our website and this will continue. We will also be including it on our Facebook page. At present, we email copies to parents/carers who have requested this format. If you wish to receive a copy by email, please send your request to the school email - parkes-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au so you can be added to our list.

Kindergarten Dad’s Day

Thank you to Catholic Care who provided a wonderful opportunity for dads, grandparents and carers to visit our school and partake in a variety of activities. The students were heard to say: “I loved my dad being at school”.

K-2 LITERACY AWARDS The students who received the literacy awards and capes at the assembly were:

Kindergarten Jakiel Wilson Sienna Kirwan

Year 1 Jayden Finn Miele Whittington

Year 2 Anabelle Cottier Ali Moin-Ud-Din

Congratulations to the following students

who gained a:

White Merit Certificate:

Heath Mulligan 2 Blue

Hannah McIntyre 4 Blue

Jeanie White 3 Blue

Information Night Thank you to all of the families who attended our Information Night for the 2020 Kindergarten children. Over the next few weeks I will be running school tours for families who are considering enrolling their child at our school in 2020.

P&C BBQ at the Voting Poll I would like to sincerely thank the P&C and all of the people who helped out on the P&C BBQ on Saturday. The egg and bacon rolls appeared to be a highlight, with the wonderful smell of the BBQ enticing quite a few people to come along and buy something to eat (and even come back for seconds). Thank you to those people who supported the P&C in raising $1200.

Sporting Activities We have a large number of students involved in representing our school in various sporting activities at the moment. This includes tennis, hockey, rugby league, the Activate Inclusion Sports day and cross country. Our students always represent themselves and their school with pride and we are certainly proud of them.

STEM Activities Our school is involved in a Digital Technologies project with ACARA (one of only 160 schools across Australia) with a specific focus on STEAM. STEAM intertwines the principles of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics with key skills such as problem solving, strategic thinking and collaboration to produce quality products. Each Friday afternoon the whole school spends an hour focused on STEAM based learning activities. Each class works on one activity for two weeks before rotating to another STEAM based activity.

Have a terrific week Mrs O’Neill

Parkes Public School Cross Country The Parkes Public School cross country carnival was held last week. The weather was great for running and all the students participated enthusiastically. Well done everyone!

Thank you again to the parents and community members who came to Spicer Oval to cheer for our students. A very special ‘Thank You’ to the parents who helped out on the day. Your help is always very much appreciated.

Congratulations to all the students who participated. You all tried your best on the day. You can be very proud of your effort and enthusiasm. Special congratulations to the following students, who achieved a first, second or third place in their age group:

8 Year Old Boys 8 Year Old Girls

1st Kobey Tanswell 1st Alyssa Britt

2nd Tyson Gustowski 2nd Aleeya Ehsman

3rd Joel Whitney 3rd Charlotte Orr

9 Year Old Boys 9 Year Old Girls

1st Boyd Hutchins 1st Haylee Chambers-Lewis

1st Eamon Moody (Tied) 2nd Evelyn Greef

3rd Harry Yelland 3rd Chloe Mudiman

10 Year Old Boys 10 Year Old Girls

1st Xander Greef 1st Belle Batt

2nd Zac Guy 1st Hannah McIntyre (Tied)

3rd Finlay Quince 3rd Milli Mackay

11 Year Old Boys 11 Year Old Girls

1st Taj Lovett 1st Grace MacGregor

1st Karma Dechen (Tied) 2nd Nina Richardson-Bartley

3rd Ewan Moody 3rd Chloe Phillips

12/13 Year Old Boys 12/13 Year Old Girls

1st Luka Parkin 1st Tia Dunn

2nd Jack Nutley 2nd Shaykharn Hornery

3rd Thomas Ball 3rd Faith Clarke

Please note that the Lachlan District Carnival is on at Forbes on Friday 24 May.

Special congratulations also go to the Parkes Public School Cross Country Champions for 2019:

Junior Boy Champion Junior Girl Champion

Boyd Hutchins and Eamon Moody (Tied) Belle Batt and Hannah McIntyre (Tied)

Senior Boy Champion Senior Girl Champion

Luka Parkin, Taj Lovett and Karma Dechen (Tied) Tia Dunn The winning sporting house was Lawson!

The students will receive their trophies, medals and ribbons at a time to be advised.

Students representing Parkes Public School at the Lachlan Cross Country will have already received a note from Mr Roberts.

Thank you and well done everyone! Mr Roberts Cross Country Organiser