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Term 2, Week 8 18 June, 2018

Calendar

June

Wednesday 20th June DISCO Sausage Sizzle Order DUE - $3Friday 22nd June Boys & Girls Soccer V Cudgegong Valley

Public School at Billy Dunn Oval Colour Run Sponsor Money DUEWednesday 27th June Disco Theme - “Black & White” - $3 entry Sausage Sizzle - $3 - 6.00pm - 6.30pm Disco - 6.30pm - 8.30pm Athletics Lunch Order DUE

JulyWednesday 4th July P&CMEETING-Staffroom5.00pmFriday 6th July AthleticsCarnival-VictoriaParkFriday 6th July EndofTerm2

Monday23rdJuly StartofTerm3StaffDevolpmentDay

Tuesday 24th July Students Return

UNIFORM SHOPTuesday afternoons - 3.00pm - 3.30pm

Friday mornings - 9.20 am - 11.30am

Girls Rugby League Gala Day

On Wednesday 13th June we had 9 girls play at the Girls RL Gala Day in Dubbo. We played 4 games for the day. The girls showed persistence, resilience and awesome sportsmanship on the day. We had two wins against Dubbo West and Mudgee PS and two close losses to Orana Heights and Forbes North.Losa, Sigrid and Shannae were try scoring machines each coming away with more than 3 tries each for the day. Kayla and Hayley tackled like crazy always there to help other team mates out. Darcy and Katelyn made some fantastic runs with determination. Ruby and Marnie played their first tackle game ever and by the end of the day were getting more involved with tackling and having a run.A big thank you to the parents who drove over and supported us on the day. Well done girls on your fantastic effort and your great sportsmanship! You represented our school with pride.

Western Cross Country Geurie

Max, Dannielle, Lola, Kayla, Nicola, Ivy, Hayley, Nikko all competed and represented our school with pride at the Western Cross Country last week.

Well done!

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PRINCIPALS MESSAGE

SURVEYThere has been a survey sent out on behalf of Gulgong Public School asking for community consultation. If you can spare 5 mins to fill this out and tell us about the job we are doing here at Gulgong. The process is anonymous so all answers are private and will help shape the directions of the school.

This week at school our focus will be Organisation.

It is important for students to be organised at school for their learning to progress. This means, students need to take responsibility for where they are and how ready to learn they are. Organisation involves the ability to establish what it is that you want to do, to know where to begin the task, to understand the sequence in which to carry it out (including pulling together the necessary materials), to problem-solve in the event of a challenge, and the ability to persist with the task to completion (and within an appropriate time frame).Organisation is an important aspect in play, language, social interaction, personal management (e.g. self-care tasks or bringing home all their belongings from school), and academic task performance (e.g. homework, project planning and performance).Organisation is typically a skill that needs to be specifically modelled, supported by sensible structures (such as diaries or visual charts, labelled storage containers) and reinforced by realistic routines (pack away one toy/task before commencing another). I will include a photo of a student well organised and ready to learn.

David LewisPrincipal

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Snapshot of K - 6 W

The students of K-6W have had a great couple of terms this year.

Beginning with a favourite activity of swimming and this year had the added benefit of our school’s expert tutor, Beth. Water activities are a great way for our students to explore their sensory needs. When in the water, their attention can be heightened therefore, when they are in the water, other skills such as speech and gross motor skills can be worked on.

2018 has been a fantastic year for Anthony. He has been determined to become a prefect since 2016. In order for him to function as a prefect he has been working very hard to overcome a number of huge anxiety hurdles. He was a boy that never liked too much noise, never liked to be touched by others and he’s overcome his fear of the heaters in the hall. He is conversing more with his peers and teachers alike and has been so proud to pull on the blazer for special events.

A favourite activity for all of K-6W is Wednesday mornings. We pile into the Prado and head to Mudgee for Riding for the Disabled (RDA). It’s a volunteer run service for all people with disabilities. Our students are led around the course, engaging with their walkers and horses alike. Each and every student looks forward to riding each week. They are able to accomplish so many things whilst sitting atop of the horse. They are learning to both call and follow instructions, engage with their horse and the volunteers and build much needed core muscle strength. It’s a tremendous volunteer run organisation that is helping to transform our kids.

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Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with DisabilityNotification for Parents and Carers

All Government and non-Government schools across Australia are required to participate annually in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). All Australian schools will collect data on their students who are receiving adjustments to meet additional learning and support needs in accordance with their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Disability Standards for Education 2005. This data will be provided to the Australian Government to assist in the development of a consistent, national picture of the education needs of students with disability.The data provided to the Australian Government by the NSW Department of Education is provided in such a way that it cannot be used to identify any individual student or school.General information about the national data collection can be found on the Australian Government Depart-ment of Education and Training website at https://www.education.gov.au/what-nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability

Privacy ProtectionThe NSW Department of Education follows the requirements of the Privacy and Personal Information Protec-tion Act 1998 and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002. Schools will collect, record, store and use data about individual students in line with these requirements. Data security and protection is a priority and students’ personal details will be kept confidential. Under Clause 52 of the Commonwealth Australian Education Regulation 2013, data collected by the NSW Department of Education for the NCCD must be provided to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training. This includes the number of students at each level of education, the number in each category of disability and the number at each level of adjustment. The information is provided to the Commonwealth as a series of number sets that cannot be used to identify any individual student or school. The Australian Government Department of Education and Training follows the requirements of the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 when handling any data provided by NSW Department of Education in connection with the national data collection. A public information notice has been developed to by the Australian Government to provide students, parents and carers with important privacy information in relation to the data collection. This notice is available on the department’s website at https://www.education.gov.au/what-nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability

If you have any questions about the data collection please do not hesitate to contact Carmelina Leotta at Gulgong Public School.

Putting Health At The Top is

a program designed to improve gut health, help you lose weight, balance hormones & kick the sugar addiction.

To find out more come along on Wednesday 27th June

5.30pm - 6.30pm at

The Butcher Shop Cafe. Or search Facebook

Phatt for Life with Darlene Curry