CONDOBOLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL Term 4 Week 9 5 December 2017

68 Molong Street Principal: Ms Deborah Nay Telephone: 0268 952 134 Condobolin 2877 condobolin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Facsimile: 0268 953 665 DATES TO REMEMBER Term 4 Wednesday 6 December Swim Safe Safety Day Learn to Swim program continues Friday 8 December Year 6 Graduation dinner Monday 11 December Banner Assembly 10:30am Tuesday 12 December Presentation day 12.15 pm School and Sport Captains announced. P&C Raffle tickets to canteen Thursday 14 December Class Parties 10:30am – 12:30pm Friday 15 December Last day for Students Tuesday 6 February 2018 Return to School Yr 1 – 6 Tues,Wed,Thurs 6-8 Feb Best Start Kindergarten Friday 9 February 2018 Kindergarten Start Allergy AAA School this means that children, parents, carers and visitors are asked NOT TO WEAR anything scented as we have children with severe allergies in our school. Please: NO NUTS (including nutella)

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Our congratulations go to Riley Keen on his participation and achievements as a member of the Western Region PSSA cricket team at the State Championships on Thursday, 23 November. Riley was listed on the website http://mycricket.cricket.com.au as having one of the best bowling performances of the competition. Unfortunately, the Western PSSA team were knocked out in the first round, with the following results: Western PSSA 10/78 B Truman 2/10 M Gveric 2/14

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Today, our Year 6 students have been participating in the last of their transition opportunities by attending Orientation Day at the high school. This will set them up for a positive start to their secondary education. Year 6 Farewell After seven years of primary education, we recognise our Year 6 students with a special dinner, presentation of graduation certificates and a social with Year 5 students this Friday afternoon. A brief outline of the evening is as follows: 5:30 - 6:30 pm Year 6 dinner 6:30 - 7:00 pm Graduation presentation – parents welcome to attend 7:00 - 8:30 pm Year 5 and 6 social Students will need to be collected from the hall at the end of the evening. No students will be permitted to walk home unescorted. Class Parties Class parties will be held between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm on Thursday 14 December. Notes from class teachers will be sent home.

Banner Award Assembly The last assembly of the year is our Banner Award assembly, which will be held on Monday, 11 December from 10.30 am. Parents and community are invited to attend. Students who have been Strong, Smart and Proud throughout the year and who have excellent attendance will be presented with their Banner Award. Presentation Day Parents are invited to attend our end of year Presentation Day at the school hall next Tuesday, 12 December from 12.15 pm. The change from evening to day is to allow our students to be acknowledged in front of all peers and allow the opportunity for all students to be present to receive their awards. Parents of award recipients will be notified. Students are required to be in full summer uniform. In addition to students being presented with an array of class and school awards, our 2018 School Captains and Vice Captains, as well as sporting Captains and Vice Captains will be announced. Swimming Carnival Information Entry forms for next year’s swimming carnival will be sent home before the end of the week. Please return this information as soon as possible. Permission notes and more information for the carnival will be sent home in the first week of next year. It is important that parents sign the three (3) sections required, giving permission to be involved, and acknowledging how strong a swimmer the child is and which events they can be involved in. Where the three signatures are not provided, notes will be returned to parents to complete the paperwork. This is a safety requirement. Student Reports It is expected that the End of Year student reports will be issued early next week. With the change of system, reports may not be sent home on Monday as hoped. If your child has not received his or her report by the middle of next week, please contact the school. In the last few of years, there have been some changes in the ways in which English and Mathematics are reported. The expectation across the state for primary students is that there will be an overall English grade and a comment. We understand that this may make it difficult for parents to identify how well a child is performing in specific areas, such as reading, writing or talking and listening. Mathematics is broken into three areas, instead of five as in previous years. Grades are provided for number and algebra, measurement and geometry, and statistics and probability. There is also an overall grade for mathematics. Parents are reminded that a C grade is one that is at the grade expected level. It means: The student has a sound knowledge and understanding of the main areas of content and has achieved an adequate level of competence in the processes and skills. When you receive your child’s report, please take the time to read the explanation of the grades. The explanations provide a good deal of information around what a student can do. Canteen The canteen will be offering a limited menu next week. Parenting Ideas Blog Being able to tactically ignore taunts is a skill that some people are good at, and others are not. If interested in learning a different strategy for dealing with teasing, go to the following Parenting Ideas link: https://www.parentingideas.com.au/2017/12/raising-a-little-shrugger

Important Dates School finishes for our students next Friday, 15 December. Students in Years 1 – 6 will return to school on Tuesday, 6 February 2018. Kindergarten students will be involved in Best Start Assessments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 6 – 8 February. They will start ‘big school’ on Friday, 9 February. Information about Best Start Assessments will be sent to families where enrolment forms have been received. Deborah Nay

Principal

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P&C Raffle News: There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in the P&C Christmas Raffle this year thanks to the generosity of our school community. Please return tickets to canteen. The winners will be announced at the Christmas assembly 12 December. A Big thank you to everyone that contributed towards the raffle.

Sport Captain Election Day is Thursday 30 November-Week 8 As a candidate you are asked to prepare a short 2 minute speech on why you are a suitable candidate for this position of school leadership. Speeches will be delivered during a sport house meeting next Thursday at

Lachlan PSSA Selection Trials for Boys & Girls Tennis 2018 Any students (boys and girls) in Stage 2 or 3 in 2018 who wish to try out for the PSSA Tennis Trials in Parkes on 12th February 2018 are asked to see Mrs Leslie to put their nomination in before the end of this term. Venue: Parkes Town Tennis Complex, Parkes Date: Monday 12 February 2018 Time: 8am – approximately 12 noon Convenor: Mrs TeAnau Dolbel- Parkes PS 02 6862 1702 Please note you will need to find your own transport to and from Parkes on the day. Pupils attending the District Trials at Parkes should ensure they wear sandshoes. Cost of court and ball hire is $10.00 per player- to be paid to Mrs Dolbel on the day. Any pupil attending the District Tennis Trials must be available for selection in the Western team that will participate in the NSW PSSA Tennis Carnival from 8-11 May 2018 at a venue to be confirmed.

Staff and students have been enjoying our six new colourful outdoor table and chairs settings, manufactured by local company Felton Industries. These not only look wonderful in the playground, the opportunity to sit at each side of the tables provides a better sense of being together when sitting or eating. They are also easy to get in and out of. The new seats are positioned outside the canteen and we welcome you to try them out. Many thanks to our P&C for their generous contribution towards the cost of the seating. We also extend our thanks to Condobolin Aboriginal Health who also kindly donated $1000 towards the cost.

Last week 3L enjoyed performing two Aussie Christmas songs at their assembly. We wanted to get into the spirit and show how some Australian’s celebrate Christmas with their families. Thank you to the parents, students, staff and visitors who attended. We hope you enjoyed our items. We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, a wonderful New Year and a happy holiday. Thank you, 3L and Mrs Leslie

We are proud to announce that the yearbook is ready for dis-tribution at the end of the week. Students are able to get the yearbook free of charge by bringing in a USB Flash drive or blank CD with more that 200MB of storage. The yearbook is being released digitally as a PDF document. Please clearly label the USB or CD and give to Mr Mendes to receive your yearbook. We are working on loading up a low-definition copy on our website as well.