Principal`s News - Southern Cross School K-12

Southern Cross School K-12
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Newsletter
Issue 15
21 September 2011
New Captains Announced
Lyon Captains
Smith Captains
Pictured above: School captains Lachlan Jones, Fraser Jones, Gabrielle Alford and Caitlin
Brogan.
At left Lyon - Kurt Jansson, Catherine Allardyce, Mitchell Fitzpatrick, Abby Phillips
Smith - Mischala Harrison, Emily Hart, Kieran Mann, Nathan Hodge
Warner - Brett Williams, Mikayla Gray, Angalee Narayan-Gray, Jacob Stephenson
Ulm -Brandon Cockfield, Emma Lohman, Grace Armstrong, Tim Colegate
Warner Captains
Ulm Captains
Principal: Mr John Baker
Sophia Wins State Gold!
Congratulations to Sophia Hinrichsen who
has won gold at 400m State finals at Sydney
Olympic Stadium on Saturday 10 September!
Events to come for
Sophia include the
State Heptathlon in
2 weeks at Newcastle
and All Schools State
in October for 400m
& 400 hurdles.
Sophia is an
outstanding athlete
and we wish her
all the best in the
upcoming events in
October.
Deputy Principals Mr David Cox, Mrs Kim Edwards, Mrs Michelle Slee
2-40 Chickiba Drive, East Ballina 2478
P: 02 6686 0503
F: 02 6686 0508
E: sthcross-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Canteen News
Dear Families,
With the weather starting to
warm up I am in the process of
updating the canteen menu,
so stay tuned for updates next
term!
A few things to note..
State Athletics
Shortly after returning to school next term our athletes will travel
to Sydney to compete in the PSSA State Athletics Championships.
K-2 Merit Awards
The boys will compete over two days, 20 and 21 October at the
Sydney Athletic Centre at Homebush.
The boys have been training hard for their events and we wish
them the best of luck.
Pictured are:
* PLAYWATER is no longer available,
Back: Daniel Serone (shot putt), Izaak Loosemore (discus).
however it will be replaced with Re-Nu,
a natural flavoured water available in Front: Tom McCall, Bayley Topper, Johnny Gibson, Aleki Ingham
lemon/lime or raspberry - $1.90ea
(junior boys relay)
* New addition to the menu of Organic
hard boiled eggs – 60c ea
* Sauce squeeze are 30c each
* Home Ice Cream – Boysenberry frozen
yoghurt - $1.20ea
* Lipton Iced Tea 250ml - $2.50 ea
* Lipton Iced Tea – 500ml - $3.50 ea
Sushi orders can be placed on
Monday or Wednesday for lunch
on Fridays - $2.50 ea. You can
also buy bite size pieces for 50c
each on Fridays as well. (Thank
you to Michelle for making these
fresh for us each week)
I have also introduced as a
healthy eating choice - frozen
orange pieces for 20c ea and
corn or rice thins for 10c ea.
You also may not be aware
that our beef patties on our
hamburgers and spaghetti
bolognaise are home made and
made from organic lean beef.
Hope you enjoy the holidays and
PLEASE if you can volunteer some
time in the canteen, we would
love to have you help us.
Kind Regards, Leisa,
K-6 Canteen Superviser
PJ or Green Day for
Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Disease
K-6 are having a “Dress in Pyjamas or Green Day”
as part of our support to raise awareness of
Mitochondrial Disease.
With all of the fantastic support our school
community has given over the past months, the P&C
have made a donation to AMDF so we do not require
a donation.
Students may wear appropriate PJ’s (not singlets or
nighties etc). Proper shoes are still required. If PJ’s are
not your scene, wear green.
Mitochondrial Disease affects both children
and adults and often multiple family members.
This disease robs the body of energy and life.
Mitochondrial is a congenital disease, however it is
becoming more prevelant in adult onset.
Thanks for your support.
K-6 Staff
Great Results in the University of NSW Tests
Congratulations to all our
children who sat for the
University of NSW Educational
tests. Any child in Years 3 to 6
could nominate to compete for
the tests.
We had a small number of
children sit for the Computer,
Science, Spelling, Writing,
English and Mathematics tests.
Henry Aho
Katie Collett
Alexander Fleeting
Ruby Grant-Frost
Keidar Harris
Yimbukayi Kelly
Levi Meldrum
Xavier Morhaus
Anna Shelford
Bethany Shepherd
Keani Smith
Cameron Stewart
Ella Toole
Jack Trease
Jack Walsh
Silver
* Large Strawberry frozen yoghurt $1.80ea
Please remind your children
to place their orders as soon
as they arrive at school. Lots
of orders are coming in very
late and with limited or no
volunteers to help me in the
canteen, it can result in the kids
missing out on what they have
ordered and getting a sandwich.
Bronze
Congratulations to all the
children who attempted the
test.
Benjamin Luke and Georgia
Wheatland achieved Credits in
Computers.
Joshua Manning was awarded
a Credit in Science.
In Spelling Ryan Richards, Jesse
Halloran and Josh Newman
achieved crediteds.
Jamika Smith a Distinction.
In Writing Jamika Smith
and Georgia Wheatland
both achieved Distinctions.
Benjamin Luke also achieved
a Distinction in English. We
are still awaiting results in
Mathematics. Well done!
Drew Atkinson
Mayson Barton
Mackenzie Berry
Campbell Booth
Noah-Jay Cluff
Shilo Cluff
Kyan Courtney
Liam Cox
Hannah Crowe
Millie Crowe
Matthew Dein
Neil Fellner
Willow Gallagher
Bethesda Gambotto-Burke
Bailey Garrity
Cody Gillespie
Sophia Gooley
Jaden Graham
Mia Grant
Ruby Grant-Frost
Riley Green
Felix Greig
Lochlan Hardy
Zali Hill
Ethan Jenkins
Lewis Kelly
Yimbukayi Kelly
Juan Khannitha
Aaron Latham
Harrison Latimer
Tarneisha Lawson
Duncan Mackellar
Lion Maybir
Emily McKeown-Mathews
Lateisha McNeice
Ella Mein-Black
Macy Orchard
Sam Pauling
Matilda Preston
Paige Reeves
Benjamin Schoup
Mariah Seaborn
Bethany Shepherd
Lilli Smith
Itamar Stein-Weinberg
Cameron Stewart
Penny Trease
Kaylah Tyrrell
Kieran Van EngelenSarah
Wassen
Ryah Whitby
Gold
Millie Crowe
Izack Howat
Dameeka Middleton
Year 9 English
Mrs Rosner’s year 9 class were asked to write an
appropriation of the King Lear story as part of their
Introduction to Shakespeare unit. Here is the story Erin
Baker wrote.
e stood so close to the edge of the bridge, he looked
H
as if he was about to dive into a pool for a pleasant
swim. His fingernails dug into his palms as he put on his
best poker face.
“Tell me!” he screamed vainly, with lips tight. “Tell me
how much you really do love me!”
“Father” Arabelle screamed “This is ridiculous! Get
down! You know how much we love you!”
The father turned his head “Tell me, and I will tell you
what you can have after my death!”
The two younger, greedy sisters sniggered. The oldest
rolled her eyes, thinking to herself how foolish her
father really was.
“I will jump!” His shrill cry could be heard from the other
side of the village.
The second younger sister, Dana, shuffled forward, with
fake dismay over her face.
“Father! Do not jump! I love you as much as the sun in
the day!”
The father happily took a step back “That is not
enough!”
“You don’t love me!” he cried.
The youngest sister, Abelena, stepped forward proudly.
“Father!” she proclaimed “I love you as much as the
moon in the night!”
The father chuckled, took another step back and said
“That is not enough! You don’t love me!”
Then he turned to his third daughter expectantly.
“Father” she scorned, “this is silly! You know we love you
a lot”.
The father looked down on the girl, then back to the
rushing water underneath the bridge.
“How much?” he smirked.
Arabelle smiled innocently “Father! I love you as much
as the hair on your head”.
“Which is….” Dana snorted
“Very little!” Abelena finished with more cackles of
laughter.
The father took two steps forward and vainly said,
“Dana, you shall get the house”.
She jumped up and down happily, imagining the sell
price.
“Abelena, you shall get the possessions”
She goofily smiled, imagining her mother’s jewels.
“And you, Arabelle, shall get the goat” he spat.
Her smile faded. She nonchalantly stroked her blonde
hair. (She unlike the other brown headed sisters, had
inherited her mother’s hair. She had also inherited her
mother’s evilness.)
She stepped towards her father with a sly grin. Then put
her hands on his fat belly and pushed him off the bridge.
The father didn’t even scream.
In fact the only sound the sisters heard was the big
splash the big fat man had made when he hit the water.
“Now” Arabelle smiled “I can get my goat”.
The two other sisters stared at the other sister worriedly,
then ran to the other side of the bridge to see the body
floating down the river.
“I never really liked daytime” Dana smirked.
“And I hate nighttime!” Abelena laughed.
Thank You Year 12 Sponsors
A HUGE thanks to these generous businesses
in Ballina and Lennox Head for donating towards our
Year 12 prizes
• Ardill Payne & Partners
• Baker, Mannering & Hart
• Ballina Bowling Club
• Ballina Buslines
• Ballina Denture Clinic
• Ballina Locksmiths
• Ballina Players Theatre
• Ballina RSL Club
• Ballina Tenpin Bowl
• Ballina Toyota
• Beachside Bargains
• Bunnings
• Bytes Dental
• Collins & Hume Accountants
• Dr Colin Macdonald
• Dr Shelton Dental Surgery
• Elders Lennox Head
• Family Medical Centre
• Gregory Enright Accountants
• Jeff Pratt Bobcat & Excavator Hire
• Kevin Geaghan Funerals
• Lennox Head IGA
• Lennox Head Pharmacy
• Lennox Head Veterinary Clinic
• Lennox Head Video
• McGrath Real Estate
• North Coast Radiology
• NSW Sugar Milling Coop
• Parkview Funeral Home
• Shaws Bay Hotel
• Southern Cross Credit Union
• Sullivan Nicolaides Ballina
• Techton Building Services
• The Book Warehouse, Ballina Fair
• The Good Guys
• The Kezbah
• Woolworths Ballina
ADMIN NEWS
As from 10 October 2011 we will be
charging $10 for dishonoured cheques.
Unfortunately this cost is beyond our
control.
Community News
NSW Bike Week in the Ballina Shire. The event will be held on
Sunday 18 September, 2011 from 8.30am – 11.00am at Shaws
Bay Reserve, East Ballina (close to the entrance of the caravan
park). Contact Ballina Shire Council for info on Ph 6686 1427.
Bookings are essential. Free BBQ for all participants and lots
more.
Ballina Triathlon Club Sign On Day 8 October 2011 - 1-3pm at
Pop Denison Park, Shaws Bay, Ballina. Free swim run to be held
at 2pm. Come along, sign up and have a run. www.ballinatri.com
Alstonville Junior Water Polo Sign on at Alstonville Pool
Friday 16 Sept – 4.30-6.00pm and Saturday 17 Sept –
9-11am. Enquiries: Mark Tozer tozermac@exemail.com.au or Ph
6628 5638. A parent/guardian must accompany child to Sign On.
Ballina Memorial Swimming Club Sign On at Ballina Memorial
Pool - Saturday 24 September 10am-12pm.
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Principal’s
News
etball News
Two Southern Cross School K-12 teams battled out
tough games against friendly rival, Ballina High School
in Round 1 of the CHS Knock out competition early
in Term 2. Our Open team consisting of Mikayla Gray,
Catherine Allardyce, Gemma Ryan, Brianna Wilson,
Sam Ryan, Kate Shaw, Elina Kalns and Isabel Mayo were
narrowly defeated. In the U15 game it was close again.
Eliza Armstrong worked hard in the centre for the entire
game, while Olivia Barrett and Kate Shaw were superb
in goals. Sam Ryan and Erin Copeland were consistently
strong in defence and Isabel Mayo and Elina Kalns held
their ground as WD and WA respectively. Winning by
just one goal, the U15 team progressed to Round 2,
defeating Murwillumbah High School in a home game
at the Ballina Courts. Bianca Bowtell was a valuable
addition to the team by this stage. We now had 8
players.
The rest breaks were certainly needed in Round 3 as the
Southern Cross team came up against Kingscliff High
School. They played a hard game but were defeated by
a stronger Kingscliff team.
The boys in the Aboriginal Dance group gave an outstanding
performance at the recent Child Protection Week awareness
picnic day last week. They attended and performed on the day
under the guidance of Mr David Hartwig.
All players are to be congratulated for such a great
effort. A special thank you to Year 11 student Emma
Lohman for being our school umpire. Her expertise
was greatly appreciated. We were fortunate to have
the support of parents Liz Shaw and Paula Copeland.
Thank you Liz and Paula for your good advice and
continued support of school netball. On behalf of the
Southern Cross Netballers thank you also to our Parents
and Citizens Association for your generous support in
enabling us to purchase the new netball dresses.
Term four is fast
approaching, AFTER
a relaxing end of term
3 break. I would like
to publicly thank the
whole staff of our
wonderful school
and each and every
volunteer and family
member that makes
us operate so well. We
serve our students and
families in the genuine
hope that they grow
and contribute to our
broader Australian,
indeed world wide,
society even more
than we have been
able to contribute.
The NAPLAN results
should now be with
every family and
overall our students
performed well. Of
course there is always
more to do and the
staff are now into a
Liz Harbison
process of analysing
the results and
making pans for
supporting students
over the next 18
months as a result of
these pointers. The
Collage of Currumbin Fun pictured above
results from NAPLAN
are only a moment in
CURRUMBIN EXCURSION 2011
time capture and the
Kindergarten students could not have asked for better weather teachers now need to
use this as one piece
when they went on an excursion to Currumbin Wildlife
of evidence together
Sanctuary. The sun was shining and so were the smiles as the
with their professional
children had the opportunity to learn about many Australian
animals and even interact with them. A big thank you to all the judgment to plan for
improvements. We
parents who accompanied us, as this enabled the children to
move around the sanctuary in small groups and make the most utilise our School
Development Days for
of the day.
this purpose as well as
weekly staff meetings
- for daily updates and news please visit our website
after school, and
individual teachers do
Date Event
more in their out of
Responsible
school hours time. If
15-22 September Year 11 (Prelim) exams
Ms K Edwards
you specific questions
19-21 September School Certificate trial exams
Ms K Edwards
about your child
please contact the
21 September
Deadly Days for year 7 Aboriginal students - Coffs Harbour
Ms T Smith
appropriate classroom
23 September
Year 12 Breakfast & Farewell from 7.30am.
Mr M Cartwright
teacher in K-6 or Year
Adviser in 7-12.
24 September
School holidays commence
Fortnightly Calendar
10 October
11 October
12 October
13 October
14 October
17-19 October
17 October
18 October
20 October
First day back for students Term 4
Kinder 2012 Information Night for parents and carers 7pm in Kinder rooms
Last day for Year 12 Formal Dinner ticket purchases
Year 7 swimming program commences 11.15-12.50pm
Newsletter deadline 9am
Year 4-5 Tallebudgera camp
Kinder orientation visits commence (for next 3 weeks)
Year 7 swimming 9.10-10.40am; Year 8 swimming 11.15-12.50pm
Year 1 excursion to Dorroughby 9am-2.45pm
Ms L Butt
Mr M Cartwright
Mr M Smith
Mrs C Oaten
Ms L Butt
Mr M Smith
Mrs J Craig
I wish all families
a wonderful safe
enjoyable holiday.
John Baker.
Uniform Shop News
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not be open on Friday
23 September due to
the Year 12 Farewell
and Presentation.
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