Term 4, Week 6 21 November 2019

Upcoming events 21-22 November 2019 Year 3 Lake Keepit Excursion 25 November 2019 Intensive Swimming Scheme commences QPS Talent Quest commences 25 November 2019 Intensive Swimming Scheme continues QPS Talent Quest continues 28 November 2019 2020 Leader Speeches 3 December 2019 QHS Year 6 Orientation 5 December 2019 Sports Captain Speeches 10 December 2019 Presentation Night – 6.30pm 11 December 2019 Year 6 Dinner Kinder/Year 6 Graduation Assembly at 2.30pm 12 December 2019 Year 6 Fun Day

Permission notes and payment due –

Note due - Year 6 Orientation Day

Notes home this week 1. School Leaders/House Captain Speeches Timeline Those Nominated 2. Year 6 Orientation Day Year 6 3. Year 6 Behaviour – End of Year Privileges Year 6 4. Disability Christmas Party K-6S

Next Assembly Friday 22 November 2019

Assembly commences at 12.50pm

Everyone welcome

3-6 Thursday Sport

Please make sure your children wear their sports uniform on a Thursday for another week.

From the Principal’s Desk Lake Keepit Excursion and Great Aussie Bush Camp This morning some of our Year 3 and Year 4 students set off for Lake Keepit NSW Sport and Recreation Camp. Our students and teachers will have a great experience while away at camp, taking part in archery, canoeing, high ropes and many more activities. As it has been Year 4’s second time to Lake Keepit they may experience new challenges that are usually for older students. I am hopeful that they have a great trip as I know many were very excited to be going away. We were fortunate enough to be able to reschedule the Great Aussie Bush Camp and our students will set off on the 2 – 4 December 2019. Miss Wellham and Miss Mackaway will be joining the students. The students will enjoy team building activities like raft building, crate climbing and orienteering. Thank you once again to our parents for your understanding and support regarding our school excursions. Leaders 2020 Last week, Year 5 and staff voted for the students who will hold a leadership position in 2020. There were ten students selected for the opportunity to stand for a Captain or Officer position. Year 5 were informed of their successful candidates at a Year 5 only assembly. The 10 candidates for School Leaders in 2020 are: Samuel Durie Walt Flanagan Jack Goodwin Tobias Pollard Lachlan Stenner Sophie Boorer Alexandra Frith Ruby Owen Alexis Slater Pollyanna Thibault I would like to congratulate the successful candidates and also those students who nominated themselves to be included in the vote. All candidates should be extremely proud of themselves for having the courage and confidence to be part of the leadership process. Please take note of the details further in the newsletter regarding when and where the School Leader and House Captain speeches will take place. Pool Fees Just a reminder that students of Quirindi Public School do not have to pay a fee to enter the Quirindi Pool. This will remain in place until the 31 December 2019. It is unclear as to whether or not this will continue in 2020. But we will certainly let you know if this is the case. Intensive Swimming Next week our Intensive Swimming Program will commence. For two consecutive weeks, students will have swimming lessons at the pool. The program is centred on teaching children water safety and lifesaving skills, stroke development and stroke correction. The improvement in students’ abilities and confidence over the two weeks is wonderful. Students are asked to wear their swimmers to school underneath their uniform so minimal time is spent on changing and more time is spent in the pool. Kirsty Matthews – Relieving Principal School Leader/House Captain Speeches – Timetable Due to a clash of activities on our school calendar we are needing to move the date of our School Leader Speeches. Previously the date was set on Wednesday 27 November 2019, it will now happen on Thursday 28 November 2019. Please see the below information for the times and dates of speeches: School Leader Speeches – Thursday 28 November 2019 at 12:30pm (Hall) House Captain Speeches – Thursday 5 December 2019 at 2:45pm Cunningham (Library) Oxley (5/6L) Liverpool (2SP) Taylor (4A)

Student of the Week KA Belinda Hancock and

Koen Cronin KF Hollie Devine and

Jaylah Sampson KF Alexander Maczi and

Heidi Uptin 1M Bronson Hunt and

Savannah Nean-McMaster 1W Amahlia Cronin, Paige Brown

and Jake Bright 2D Samuel Uptin and Maddison Taylor 2SP Mikayla Jones and James Fincham 3H Indie Boyd and Heidi Owen 3/4B Brooke Jones and Lylianna Walzak 4A Jacob Parker and Logan Lamb 5/6B Olivia Hill and Bridie Palmer 5/6L Charlotte Sweeney and Braydon Nean 5/6M Evie Gimbert and Nicholas Pryor K-6S Cooper Gourlay and Kyle Daw Merit Certificate KA Ella-Rose Goodwin KF Rosie Maybury and Nash Whitten KF Jax Colbourn and Pia McKenzie 1M Indy Piggott and Hunter Wright 1W Nate Pringle and Heath Lawson 2D Emma Donoghue and Hayley Campbell 2SP Toby Woolley and Mia Webster 3H Seth Gumowski 3/4B Alexander Stone and William Gordon 4A Zaine McKay and Charlie Curll 5/6B Beau Swain and Hayley Munro 5/6L Lachlan O’Brien and Alexandra Frith 5/6M Iyeesha Stedman, Chloe Williams and

Pollyanna Thibault K-6S Quincey Scanlon and Jesse Gourlay Mr Valentine Flynn Maskell Music Awards Matilda Hayward and Mikayla Jones, Jamie Alcorn and Indi-Lee Graham

Co operation At Quirindi Public School we learn and play together.

State Athletics State Athletics was held at Homebush two weeks ago. Seven athletes from Quirindi Public School competed in the North West team. Alexis Slater gave the ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ in the opening ceremony which was a wonderful privilege. All the children were outstanding representatives for our school and the North West with some students achieving their personal bests. Senior girls relay team 5th in heats - 58.26 (winning school’s time was 54.44 in the finals) Olivia Cowan Beatrice Thibault Sophie Boorer Alexis Slater Olivia Cowan Shotput 15th - 8.6m Alexis Slater 100m finals (semi finals 13.51 5th - finals 13.82 10th)

200m semi finals 15th - 29.43 Long Jump - 23rd - 3.85m

Brandi Frewin Discus 11th state 25.56m Braydon Nean Discus 17th 29.07m Kiarni De Jong 100m - 30th 14.83 Well done to all the children who competed at State Athletics. The sportsmanship displayed over the two days was outstanding. Jennifer Alcorn, North West Athletics Manager

Sick Bay We have had a number of children at sick bay with vomiting, diarrhoea, colds and coughs! Please ensure you keep your child and any siblings at home for at least 24 -48 hours and discuss personal hygiene particularly washing hands with them. This is a highly contagious virus and your assistance would be very much appreciated.

Lost Property Once again our basket is overflowing with clothing that cannot be returned to the rightful owners as the articles are not labelled. If you think your child may have lost clothing this term, please come to the office to look through the lost property. Families are most welcome to come and claim anything without a name as their own. All unclaimed clothing will be sent to a local charity shop at the end of next week.

Library As we near the end of the school year, can everyone have a good look around the house for any library books that may have been borrowed during the year. We have a large number of outstanding long-term overdue library books. These are essential resources for our school and we’d love for them to be returned. If you come across any of our library books over the next few weeks, can you please place them in the returns box in the library. NEXT WEEK IS THE LAST WEEK FOR BORROWING!

K-2 Christmas Shopping It is that wonderful time of year again when many of us are preparing for Christmas. K-2 has a tradition of offering Christmas shopping to all of their students. This initiative is not only lots of fun for the children but it also provides us with funds for purchasing resources to be utilised in K-2. We appreciate the tough times that have hit a lot of our families due to the ongoing drought and are therefore not asking you to supply the gifts this year. We will however accept any donations you are happy to make. When: Friday 6 December Time: Allocated times during

the day to be advised We are asking for parent/carer volunteers to help on the day. Their job will be to sell the presents which will then be wrapped by the Year 6 students. We will send out a note closer to the day, informing you when your child’s class will be going shopping. That way you can help during your child’s shopping time if you would like to. Mrs Tammy McGuckin – Teacher

Friday 22 November 2019

P&C Fundraiser

Mangoes are on their way!!!

Mangoes will be arriving

Thursday 28 November 2019

They can be picked up at the school kitchen from 3.20pm until 5.00pm.

Quirindi Public School Bell Times

9.20am School begins 11.20am - 12.00pm Break 1 1.30pm – 2.05pm Break 2 3.20pm School

concludes

School Office Hours Office hours are

8.30am to 3.30pm.

Del’s Corner

Term 4 Month Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat / Sun

Nov 18

19

20 P&C Meeting –

6.30pm

21 Year 3

Lake Keepit 22

Year 3 Lake Keepit

23/24

Nov 25 Intensive

Swimming QPS Talent Quest

26 Intensive

Swimming 27

Intensive Swimming

28 Intensive

Swimming

2020 Leader Speeches

29 Intensive

Swimming 30/1

Dec 2 Intensive

Swimming 3

Intensive Swimming

Year 6 Orientation

QHS

4 Intensive Swimming

5 Intensive

Swimming

Sports Captains Speeches

6 Intensive

Swimming K-2 Christmas

Shoping

7/8

Dec 9 Presentation Night

Practise 10

Presentation Night

11 Year 6 Dinner Kinder/Year 6

Graduation Assembly @2.30pm

12 Eloura Visit

Year 6 Fun Day 13

QPS Talent Showcase assembly

14/15

Dec 16 17 18 Last day of term

19

20

21/22

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