19th May 2016 - Jindera Public School

Week 4, Term 2
19th May, 2016
Week 4, Term 2
19th May, 2016
COMMUNITY NEWS
Principal: Ms Lianne Singleton
Assistant Principal: Mrs Cathy Zemaitis, Mr Des Knight
Administration Manager: Jenny Groch
Address: 131 Dight St, JINDERA.NSW.2642 Phone: 0260 263 280 Fax:0260 263 642 E-mail: Jindera-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au website: Jindera-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 Week 4
19th May 2016
will be able to select one of the
following teams:
Soccer - Mr White
Hockey- Miss Blair
Netball - Mrs Klironomakis & Mrs Simpson
Due to popular demand, we are including AFL
teams as well. Mr Knight and Mr Clayton.
Congratulations to Mrs Shelley Callanan who has
been appointed to the School Administration
Officer position, replacing Mrs Misic who retired
from the school last year. With the increase in
student enrolments this year, the position has
become a fulltime position, 5 day a week position. The competition will commence on Friday 3 June
Mrs Callanan will commence her permanent and finish on Friday 26 August.
position in Term 3.
Team selections and training began last week
and will continue both this week and next.
Congratulations to our star award winners Rocky Students who remain at school will participate in
Iaria, Ryan Whiddon, Roary Purcell (K), Domynic alternative sporting activities.
Wayenberg, Sienna Finemore, Lily Dougherty
(Year 3) and Hannah Curphey (Year 5).
When the PSSA competition begins in Week 6,
lunch for all students will be from 12:30pm.
The following silver award winners will be added
to our honour board in the foyer area and invited This year, we are reinforcing the How 2 Learn
to our Term 2 award winners barbeque: Ashton learning habit of responsibility and asking
Talbot (2), Mikayla Talbot (2), Jaspa Wegener students to be more responsible for themselves.
and Jade Campbell-Smith. Congratulations.
If a student forgets their sporting equipment or
money we will not be ringing parents to bring
Bluearth welfare program
these things to the school. If a student is on
This week, all classes
detention that week, they will not be allowed to
participated in the second
attend the PSSA competition for that week. If they
session of the whole school
demonstrate poor sportsmanship or have more
initiative, The Blue Earth Program. The aim of this than one detention in the term then they will be
program is to involve students in movement withdrawn from the competition for the remainder
based activities which will promote health, vitality of the season. All students who remain at school
and emotional wellbeing. Bluearth is a national will participate in alternative sporting activities.
health promotion charity on a mission to improve
the health of all Australians and address the Rock it visiting performance – Tuesday 24
burden of disease that is associated with May
increasingly sedentary lifestyles. The program Rock it is an entertaining voyage through blues,
has been well – received by all students and heavy metal, hip-hop and country music with
teachers, who eagerly look forward to the three larger than life characters. This compelling
activities and essential learnings the program performance is a fun-filled and fully interactive
delivers. If you would like more information about curriculum based show, designed to inspire
the program your child/ren are involved in, please children in their love of music. Rock it is designed
see the class teacher.
to leave students feeling confident and buzzing
with excitement at all the possibilities open to
Assemblies for 2016 – Thursday 23 June
them through music.
The second Term 2 assembly is on Thursday 23
June and will be conducted by 4/5K.
The cost to students is $6.00, parents/carers
Assembly begins at 2:45pm.
welcome to attend from 10:00am in the school
hall. Additional permission notes are available
PSSA
from the office if required.
Jindera Public School will, once again, participate
in the Albury Winter PSSA competition. Students
Week 4, Term 2
19th May, 2016
Year 4 major excursion to Echuca – 6,7 and 8 June
A permission note with further details and student medical forms were
sent home two weeks ago regarding the Year 4 excursion to Echuca.
The paperwork should be completed and returned by Friday, 20 May
2016.
NAPLAN – 10, 11 and 12 May
National Assessment in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) was
conducted last week with all students in Years 3 and 5 participating.
NAPLAN is one test on one day and is only a small component of our
assessment and reporting of student achievement, however, it does
determine our school’s funding levels. An individual student report will
Thanks to a very generous donation from the P&C, the total cost for be prepared by BOSTES and sent home in the coming months.
the excursion is now $250.00. This should be paid to the school office
by Friday 27 May 2016.
Teaching through enduring concepts – History and geography
learning in Term 2
Years 5 and 6 major excursion to Broken Bay and Sydney
This term JPS students will be learning about history and geography
An expression of interest was sent home last week for students in through our conceptual learning theme of Heritage and Diversity –
Years 5 and 6 who are interested in attending the major excursion to Identity. This term, all students will learn history and geography,
Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Centre and Sydney, departing however, we also want them to learn concepts that will become
Albury on Sunday 28 August and returning on Saturday 3 September. lifelong learning and can be adapted to a variety of situations. For
instance all students will engage with age/stage appropriate content
Students will travel to the Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Centre at and learning, eg the impact Captain Cook had on Australia’s history in
Hawkesbury River by the evening XPT. Students will change trains at Years 3/4 as well as a focus on perspective and empathy.
Sydney’s Central railway station for Hawkesbury River where they will
catch the ferry to Broken Bay sport and recreation centre. Following 3 We will be implementing the new NSW History and Geography
full days at Broken Bay, students will travel to Sydney, spending syllabuses and the emphasis is very strongly on skill development
Thursday night at the Sydney Central YHA, before returning to Albury (the enquiry approach) as well as the acquiring of knowledge. This
on Saturday morning. This is a massive excursion, packed full of dovetails very strongly with the How 2 Learn philosophy.
exciting experiences and learning.
The enduring understanding that we aim to develop in our students
this term is:
The total cost for the excursion is $400.00 thanks to a significant "Heritage, diversity and identity - We are shaped by aspects of
grant from the P&C. This includes most meals, all travel, our past, based on birth, inheritance or membership of different
accommodation and attraction entry fees. The very generous groups and to live harmoniously we need to understand and
donation from the P&C has enabled us to subsidise this excursion to respect these differences".
reduce the cost to parents/carers.
As a parent, to assist your child/ren’s understanding of this concept
you can begin to have conversations with them about your family
Mrs Zemaitis, Ms Singleton and a School Learning Support Officer will history/background/culture and any significant historical moments for
accompany the students on the excursion. Two parent helpers will your family as well as any artefacts or places that are special to your
also be accompanying the students.
family. These discussions do not have to include all details of your
family history, you may choose to follow one line of one side of your
If you would like your child to attend the excursion, please complete family only.
the expression of interest and return it, along with a $50.00 deposit, to These discussions will have a hugely positive effect on your child’s
the boomerang blue box by Friday 27 May 2016. Please note well, we ability to understand the concepts being taught this term as well as
are limited to 55 student places only so please secure your child’s developing a student’s understanding of their place in the world. We
spot as it is filling up fast by returning this expression of interest as thank you in advance for your support.
soon as possible. Further information and medical forms will be sent Lianne Singleton
home in the weeks prior to the excursion. Parents/carers are
Money Envelopes
encouraged to pay off the excursion throughout the remaining weeks
of Term 2 and Term 3 with the balance to be paid, in full, by the
excursion date. If you require student assistance with this excursion, Don’t forget money envelopes are available at the
please contact the school.
office if you wish to make a payment for excursions
Week 4, Term 2
19th May, 2016
Walk Safely to School
Day
When: This Friday 20th
May
Where: The Village Green
Meet: from 8.45am
Leave: 9.10 am
With: House Captains &
Mrs Simpson
or performances or any payments please come and
2016 Southern Riverina Cross Country – Friday 6 May
On Friday the 6th of May, 40 Jindera Public school students made the grab a handful to use.
trip to Burrumbuttock for this year’s Southern Riverina Cross Country
carnival. The weather was spectacular and the course was in
immaculate condition allowing all competitors to show off their
endurance and will-power. All of our students did their best and every
single one of us could leave the day with our heads held high. We
were fortunate enough to have 5 students progress through to the
Riverina carnival which is in Gundagai on Thursday the 16th of June.
Congratulations to Mikayla and Ashton Talbot, Archie McDonald, Ben
Christensen and Alistair Brooksby who advance to the next level. We
are sure that they will do Jindera Public School and the Southern
Riverina proud. Many thanks to the parents who also made the trip
over and helped with the running of the day and for cheering our kids
on.
P & C NEWS
P&C meeting – Monday, 6 June from 3:40pm in the staffroom.
Fundraising (calendars) – All classes, K – 6 and their teachers are working on their artwork for the
Jindera PS calendars. These artworks will then be photographed and collated into our special JPS
calendars which will be sold as our major 2016 fundraiser, just in time for Christmas. Calendars will be
available for $10.00 per calendar and families can purchase as many as they wish. Look out for these in
Term 4.
To assist with the production costs of the calendars, Jindera businesses and families are invited to
sponsor a page (25 on offer). Company logos and/or acknowledgments will be included on the sponsored
page. If you are interested in sponsoring a page/pages of the calendar please contact the school for
further details and to register your interest. Angus Brooksby, President
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UP AND COMING
1/2K ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE
The children from 1/2K ran last weeks assembly. We had been
reading the book “The Night Pirates” and we decided to learn and
perform a readers theatre of the book.
The children really enjoyed dressing up in their pirate gear for the
assembly.
FRI 20TH MAY
WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL
TUES 24TH MAY
ROCK-IT PERFORMANCE
TUES 31ST MAY
ICAS SCIENCE
MON 6TH JUNE
ECHUCA
SUN 28TH AUG
BROKEN BAY
NOTES HOME
DUE DATE
FRI 20TH MAY
ROCK –IT PERFORMANCE—ALL
FRI 20TH MAY
ECHUCA– YR 4
FRI 27TH MAY
BROKEN BAY
UNIFORM SHOP
PSSA SPORT
SOCKS ARE
NOW AVAILABLE
AT THE
UNIFORM SHOP
FOR ONLY $10
CANTEEN ROSTER
Friday 20th May
DS—Jody Martin
Special Lunch deals….
Ass— 1 Melissa Wiffen (Training)
All volunteers will receive a free $5 lunch and so will
each of their children on the days you work to thank
you for your valuable time.
Ass—2 Belinda Persall
Friday 27th May
DS—Chris Butler
Ass 1— Barb Murray
Ass 2—Leearna Abbott
PSSA STARTS
DS—9.30—1.30/2.00pm
Change of shift times
Ass 1– 9.30—12.30pm
Lunchtime changes 12.30pm Ass 2—11.00—1.30/2.00pm
Friday 3rd June
DS— Melinda Delaney
P and C Meeting
Ass 1– Tania Carabott
3.40pm staffroom
Ass 2—Leearna Abbott
All boxes in classes 3-6 to be ready first please, as
those children need to have eaten, changed and be
on the bus ready to leave at 1.00pm.
BUS PASS APPLICATIONS—NOW ONLINE
NEW: Rural/regional applications now online - http://www.transportnsw.info/schoolstudents
Any new applications for school travel passes in rural and regional NSW will need to be completed online instead of using
paper forms.
This change makes it easier to apply, as you only need to complete one form for each eligible address that covers all
situations, including journeys that involve multiple transport operators or modes of transport. It’s also easier for schools
and bus operators, as Transport for NSW will now handle the applications.
This change only affects the application process; no changes to any public transport services are planned.
Regardless of where you live in NSW, you can now update your details online (e.g if the student changes address or
school).
New applications for school travel passes for 2017 open from the start of Term 4, 2016.
Parents without ready access to the internet can phone 131 500 for assistance with their application.
Week 4, Term 2
19th May, 2016
Week 4, Term 2
Tidiest Bags Awards
19th May, 2016
MERIT AWARDS
This term the SRC has introduced the Tidiest Bags Award. It has been
judges by an executive SRC member, such as a school leader or house captain
along with a senior and a junior SRC representative. We will be presenting a
MC
class award to the winners.
KC
Congratulations to our Week 1 & 2 winners.
Week 1
Week 2
Judges
Ilona, Tom Nock
Lily Delahunty, Max H, Rori K
Winners
4/5K
6S
Jindera Fun Run
The Jindera Fun Run is on again.
It is being held on Sunday 29th
May, beginning at 10 am. We
would like to win the Schools
Challenge trophy and would like
as many children as possible to
compete, wearing their school
uniform.
The run is 5km and costs $5
entry for children under 16. All
money raised goes to build a
multi-purpose stadium near the
Jindera Pool. See the flyer in this
Newsletter or around the
community for more details, or
contact Mrs Simpson
William Hawkins
K/1B
Jett Lenaghan, Brody Wayenberg, Logan Annetts, Oli Bergic, Xavier East, Abby
Vroomen, Justin Reeves, Asha Byers
1/2 K
Thomas Walch, Imogen Podubinski, Charlotte Wright, Violet Pleydon
2/3 B
Oliver Donovan, Thomas Delahunty, Jorja Pearce, Layla Mitsch, Bonnie McMillan,
Brayden Creek, Mikayla Talbot
3/4 E
Jade Campbell-Smith, Lucas East, Polly Deppeler
4/5 K
Gemma Keating, Archie McDonald, Hayley Gleeson, Thomas Wiffen, Rhys Whiddon,
Tanieka Yelland
5Z
Emma Reid, Tyson Hawking, Tyler Jones
6S
Chloe Brown, Brock Finemore, Caleb Jones, Grace Cheshire, Paige Slockee, Logan
Manwaring
Last Friday KC and K1/B hosted a “MA SPA” session for their mums and special ladies in their
lives.
Our guest were treated to a hand massage, mini– manicures, hair styles, relaxation head
massages and refreshments.
Thankyou to our guests for their enthusiastic participation in the session. It was a lovely
opportunity to thank our mums and special ladies for all they do for us.
Mrs Baker and Mr Clayton