Kalori“Message Stick”

Term 3Week 3

6th August 2019

Henty Public School

43 Sladen Street Henty NSW 2658

T 02 6929 3184

F 02 6929 3057

E henty-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au W henty-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

“Achievement for All in a Safe and Respectful Environment”We are Responsible, We are Respectful, We are Learners

August5th - 9th - Education Week

7th - Golf lessons

7th- Assembly: 2 Green

7th- P&C Meeting, 5:30pm

9th - Education week Open Day/ Book Fair

14th- Golf lessons

15th - Bluearth

16th - Bernie O’Connor Carnival

21st- Golf lessons

21st- Assembly: K/1 Red & K/1 Blue

23rd- PBL Treat Day

29th - Bluearth

30th- Riverina Athletics Carnival

September4th-Assembly: 5/6 Pink

6th- Combined Mental Health Day @ Culcairn

12th - Bluearth

12th- ICAS Spelling Competition

17th- English ICAS Competition

18th- Assembly: 4/5 Black

19th- ICAS Maths competition

17th to 19th- Henty Machinery Field Days

20th - Gala rehearsal

23rd - Gala rehearsal

24th - Gala Production

26th - Bluearth

What’s On at HPS?

Henty Public School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Kalori /2

Hi everyone, Education Week Welcome to Education Week 2019. We have had a great start to the term and are keen to show you what students have been learning about at school. Please join us for our Education Week and Book Week activities throughout this week to celebrate all that is great about Henty Public School. A huge thanks to all staff who give their best every day for your children. I am so very proud of the hard working team that we have. This is evidenced in the very positive growth that we are seeing in all classrooms. Please take this week as an opportunity to thank staff for their tireless dedication to your child’s education. Relieving Responsibilities This week, I begin my short relieving role as Director of Griffith Schools. Emma Quinn will relieve in my position as Principal whilst Claire Ross will relieve in her position as Assistant Principal. Mary Liston will take 2 Green. I want to thank them in advance as I know they will do a great job in my absence. I am looking forward to learning lots about effective practices across the Riverina and sharing them with staff and parents of our community. Farewell to Janette Hahn It has been wonderful to have Janette back in the school as School Administrative Manager this term however her skills are much in demand! She will be leaving us again soon to join the Schools Finance Team at the Wagga Education Office until the end of Term 1, 2020. We wish her all the best and know that she will return with amazing knowledge that she will be able to share across our network. Good luck, Janette. Tania will take over as Relieving School Administrative Manager and Peta will be back joining us as School Administrative Officer. Tell Them From Me The Tell Them from Me survey window is open again. This is your opportunity to let us know how we are going. Parents can reflect upon how well the school is doing supporting your child, keep you informed and creating a positive learning environment. We will place a link on our Facebook page and in the Seesaw app for you to follow. Please help us out by setting aside 5 minutes to complete the survey! Celebrating Attendance Congratulations to 2 Green who had the best attendance last week.

Celebrating Attendance at Henty Public School Congratulations to 2 Green for an outstanding attendance percentage of 96.5%

School target This term so far Last week Best class

attendance last week

94.5% 93.6% 92.6% 2 Green I am going to miss you all whilst I am off on my adventure. I look forward to seeing everyone in Week 8. Happy Education Week Tina

SCHOOL NEWS

SCHOOL CANTEEN ROSTER 11:30am-1:30pmCanteen Menu remains the same as Term 2Term 3

August12th Jenny Zweck19th Heidi Weston26th Jen Haines

September2nd Kristel White9th Izumi Hooper16th Amanda Bahr23rd Simone BrownPlease let the office know if you can help out!

Kalori /3

WHATS NEW:

UNIFORM UPDATE FOR ALL STUDENTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!!Normal school uniform is to be worn Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.Sports uniform is to be worn Thursday & Friday.

Wagga Wagga Eisteddfod: The School Band is competing in the Wagga Wagga Eisteddfod on Thursday 15th August. The bus will be leaving at 8.30am sharp so band members please be at school by 8.20am. Performances will commence at 9.30am and parents/friends are welcome to come along and watch.Permission notes have gone out so please return ASAP along with your $5.00 for the bus. Band members also please remember to wear black pants, black shoes and black socks. You will also need to bring your own morning tea and lunch.

Year 5/6 Excursion Payment Schedule: All Yr 5/6 students have been given a note regarding their excursion which is on the 6th to 8th November. The first deposit of $75.00 is now OVERDUE and so is the second deposit of $40.00.Please see the office regarding your account if you have not paid. Please call into the office to set up a payment plan. Families are able to make payments as small as $10 per week.

Parent Online Payments: Just a reminder that you can pay for any school payment online via our school website. Just go to the “ Make a Payment “ tab. You can also pay via credit card over the phone or via cash, cheque and eft at school.

ICAS Assessments: If you would like your child to participate in these assessments the form is due back in to the office by Friday 9th August. If you would like another form please come into the school office. These rigorous assessments allow students to apply their learning and challenge themselves across a range of subjects. This year we are participating in Mathematics, English & Spelling which will be held later in the term.

Lost Property: The lost property box is overflowing with unclaimed items from last term. Many of these are unnamed so please come in have a look if you are missing something. All items will be donated to the clothing pool if they are unclaimed within a few weeks.

Band Payments: Term 3 Due NOW! $30 per Term. Payments can be made per term or one lump sum. Instruments are not allowed to be taken home unless fees are paid. If your child participates in band, the Term fee is to be paid as per the music agreement that was signed at the beginning of the year. If you or your child wishes to change to the musical experience component that does not have a fee attached please let the office know.

Canteen Promotion Mon 6th Aug to Fri 20th Sept: Pick a food from the canteen menu that contains fresh fruit or vegetables & receive a sticker. Collect 2 stickers to receive a fruit scented stamper pen. See our Canteen Manager Jamiee Fraser on Mondays for more details & an entry form.

Kalori /3

SPORT

Todd Woodbridge Tennis Knockout:Last Friday all students from Years 3 and 4 attended the Todd Woodbridge Tennis Knockout at the Henty Park Tennis Club. Children competed in a fantastic, fun filled day, where they had the opportunity to show case some great tennis skills. Thanks to Mrs Malmo and Junior for accompaning the children on the day.

Riverina Athletics:Congratulations to Ashton, Ashtar, Zadkiel, Odin, Ryder and Levi who have made it on to the Riverina Athletics Carnival being held at the Les O’Brien Athletics Precinct in Albury on the 30th August. It is a terrific accomplishment for the boys and we wish them the best of luck.

Bluearth:This Thursday we begin our Term 3 Bluearth lessons with Katelyn. We are all very excited about another fun filled term of personal growth and activities related to team building and resilience. Please remember to wear sports uniform this day.

Bernie O’Connor:Bernie O’Connor is now fast approaching. As a school we are very keen for another fantastic day at Yerong Creek. This year the Bernie O’Connor Carnival is being held on Friday, Week 4, 16th August. Permission notes have been handed out so please retun these with the $5 for the bus ASAP.

Golf:All students enjoyed their first golf lesson last Wednesday with Penny Graeber from The Thurgoona Golf Club. Just a reminder that students are to wear normal school uniform on a Wednesday for these lessons.

Ashton Scholz Athletics Success:Congratulations to Ashton Scholz who was awarded his certificate yesterday for being the 11 year old runner-up age champion at the Southern Riverina Athletics Carnival held last term.

What a lovely week of sport we had last week!!

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Kalori /4

It’s the Scholastic DINO-MITE Book Fair Stomp, Chomp, and Read!

Super-sized fun awaits when the school community is turned into reading raptors, bookceratops and readasaurus rex bookivores ready to unleash

their inner dino and enjoy a stomping, chomping, reading good time!

Book Parade Dress up as your favourite book

character

Book Goal Add 50 new books to student home

libraries

Dinosaur Guess How many dinosaurs

are in the jar?

Colouring Competition

Win a book fair voucher

Please continue to vote for our Community Project Grant

Last term, the P&C and the school worked together to apply for a Community Project Grant to place a COLA and playground area on the school oval valued at over $68,000. We are excited to announce that our application MCP19-02565, Active Kids, Active Community has made it to the next round!

This means it now goes to a public vote for all residents in our electorate. Voting is open now and closes on 15 August. People can vote for more than one project but we are awarded 10 voting points if you put the school first!

You can head to mycommunityproject.service.nsw.gov.au WITH YOUR MEDICARE NUMBER to vote for Active Kids, Active Community.

VOTE 1 MCP19-02565, Active Kids, Active Community

AROUND THE SCHOOL

Be Responsible

Be Respectful

Be a Learner

Congratulations to Skarlette our lucky winner of a voucher to the value of $5.00. WOW cards are given to

students to recognise their PBL achievement at school during the week and are placed into a box in the office.

The $5.00 can be spent at the school canteen or in the school office .

Kalori /5

5/6 PINK CLASS NEWS

A great start to the term so far, well done 5/6! We have had good attendance and when people have been away they have asked for work to catch up on, which is really impressive. As we get closer to High School its important all students are trying their best, taking responsibility for their own learning and becoming more independent. I have been impressed with the students thrive to challenge themselves during learning tasks and thinking outside the box!Yesterday we read through our script for GALA and students have gone home to think about what role they would like to play. Some parts have small speaking roles and others more. We are hoping there is a role for everyone to suit their needs and confidence. We will also begin our dance practice this week and begin making some props! It’s very exciting for everyone! Year 5 students in my class will only be performing in the class dance but will have helping roles throughout the term as we prep for the big night.Students have also been busy writing a story book to present to students in Kinder to Year 2. We are up to our final editing stage and getting ready to publish with pictures! Keep an eye on SeeSaw to see what your child has written about!We have also been busy using our technology skills. This term we decided to use them in a different way and create some Aboriginal art pieces on the computer! We are very excited to start using and exploring with some of the new technology we have for this semester too. Students in 5/6 had a meeting last week about the 5/6 excursion and expectations. Some students are yet to decide if they are coming and or still to make a payment. Please discuss this with your child and talk to the front office about a payment plan. We also talked about hanging around the classroom during play times. The classrooms are an out of bounds area during these times and students should only be putting their bags away and going off to play. We have had cases of things beginning to go missing and all students have been warned, if they continue to hang around they will be missing out on play and potentially getting a Major!Last week was the best this year with students handing in their home learning tasks, congratulations. It is important to read each week outside of school and practice spelling and timetables. Well done to all those students that hand in their home learning and at a high quality each week.Keep up the great effort 5/6 and please don’t hesitate to talk to me if you have any concerns

Mrs Davis

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COMMUNITY NEWS

The Henty Park Tennis Club is looking for players for the

upcoming 2019/2020 Saturday afternoon competition.

Players welcome in all sections from beginner to advanced.

Please let Tania Wettern (0428 634 727) if you are a new or existing player

and would like to play this season.

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SUN 18TH AUGUST 2019, 11amHOLBROOK SPORTING COMPLEX

DON’T DROP THE BALL ON HEALTH!

HOLBROOK BIG FREEZEMND - MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS

SPONSORED TO DO THE ICE SLIDE.DONATE AT https://everydayhero.com.au/event/support-fightmnd

Helicopter

TENNIS BALLDROP

• First prize $1500 closest to the pin

• 600 balls selling for $30 each

PROUDLYSUPPORTING:

FOOD

DRINKS

KIDS’ ACTIVITIES

AUCTION

overview Holbrook Sporting Complex In conjunction with Holbrook District Fundraisers A community family orientated day out. A small group of people have formed a “get together” to raise funds for

● Research for Riney ● Bowel Cancer Australia ● Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Inc ● FightMND

Hope to raise funds by

● selling numbered tennis balls to be dropped from a helicopter onto the football oval. ● MND Big Freeze slide for 4 brave local identities doing the plunge into icy water - rumour has it that the

four local identities are doing the slide in a netball uniforms ?? ● Spit Roasts & BBQ and drinks available ● Auction of great prizes.

Dropping 600 numbered tennis balls from Helicopter above the footy field (Hugh has donated his services) ‘Old’ tennis balls kindly donated from Holbrook, Henty & Culcairn Tennis Clubs and Griffith/Hay annual ‘ball drop” Prizes - Closest to the pin 1st $1500 and others ($3000 in total)

● FREE entry

● Coffee van

● Children and family activities during the afternoon

Buy A Ball - but be quick as they are selling fast Sarah at The Ten Mile Vicki at Post Office Emma at Holbrook Tennis Club Kerry of Holbrook Rotary Liz of Holbrook Gym Club Fiona of Holbrook Race Club Holbrook Football and Netball Clubs home games Or at the event on Sunday 18th August 2019 from 11am Or holbrookdistrictfundraisers@gmail.com or Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Holbrook-District-Fundraisers Some of the donated items so far Collingwood 2019 footy jumpy signed by all 2019 players Australian Open 2020 Tennis tickets Jewellery By Julia Simpson Gym Club annual Memberships Loads of quality good burning wood Several Chest freezers filled with Sides of lamb, beef packs The Victoria Hotel Melbourne accommodation

● All donations of goods and/or services gratefully accepted.

Money for this very worthy fundraiser can also be dropped into the school office and given to Tania. The cost for a tennis ball is $30.00 each so please consider donating to

support these charities.

Henty Preschool – Picture Products fundraiserTurn your child’s treasured memories into durable, high-quality melamine Pictureplates that will last a lifetime! Order forms and payments are due this Friday 9th August, 2019, so that templates can be given out and need to be returned by Wednesday 21st August. Please contact Robyn at the Preschool for further details ph. 02 69293 472.