Term 1 Week 10 2 April, 2015

We have finally reached the end of Term 1. The students and staff have had a productive term with our new Kindergarten students all settled in, joining the students in Year 1 and 2 for the Easter Hat Parade today. Thank you so much to the parents, grandparents and carers who helped to construct the wonderful Easter Hats but also to those who came along and watched our parade. Congratulations to the students for their fine singing and thank you to Miss Linda Wood for her organisation of this event.

Our P&C work tirelessly to raise funds and support the learning programs within the school. This has included the Election Barbecue last weekend and our popular Easter Raffle. Students and families generously donate Easter eggs and bunnies which are sorted and grouped to make a large number of prizes. The students who brought eggs are lucky enough to have an opportunity to win one of the many prizes but they also go in to a special draw for further opportunities to win. The Easter Raffle was drawn today and there were some very happy faces in our school hall. Thank you to all the families who donated eggs and those who bought tickets. Thank you also to the members of the P&C who put all the prizes together. It is a great way to finish the term and we are thrilled that the money raised will go towards purchasing some much needed Maths resources.

Sturt takes great pride in rewarding students for good behaviour both in the classroom and in the playground. Today was our Catch A Good Kid (CAGK) reward, an Easter Tabloid, for students who have followed our rules consistently during the last five weeks. Congratulations to all those students and thank you to Miss Susan Brasier for co-ordinating this activity.

Our Stage 3 students and staff returned from an excellent excursion to Canberra. The students were wonderful ambassadors for the school and learned a great deal from their visit. Thank you again to the teachers who attended the excursion and to Mrs Rhonda Seaman for her organisation. The excursion also serves as a perfect opportunity for these students to build up camaraderie which will stand them in good stead for the remainder of the year.

Please be aware that it is really important that parents take care with parking so that they are not parking in “no parking” or “no stopping” zones. This includes parking really close to the corner for pick up or drop off times. It is a very challenging area to find parking spots at these times however it is impossible to ensure student safety when parking in the wrong zones as it limits visibility and students are subsequently being put at risk.

I wish you all a happy Easter and a safe holiday and look forward to students returning on Tuesday 21st April.

Mrs Kerry Barker, Principal

REMINDERS Tuesday 21 April First Day of Term 2 Tuesday 21 April P&C Meeting Friday 24 April Anzac Day Ceremony Tuesday 28 April Athletics Carnival

NOTES SENT HOME THIS WEEK Readysteadygokids—Free Class coupon, K, Y1, Y2

NAPLAN—Letter to parents

Term 2 Calendar

Canteen Winter Menu

Vanuatu Appeal

HAPPY EASTER

EMU In English 1-2 Emu have been listening to stories from different countries

around the world. We watched a video clip from Bali called ‘Gecko’s

Complaint’ read by Miriam Mills and wrote our own narrative about animals. These are some of our stories. We also painted our own Gecko.

Red Dog A long time ago there was a red dog that said “Hi what is this all about?” The monkey said “Go to the tiger and he can find a place for you”. The next day the monkey and the red dog were there and then.... The tiger said “Who is this red dog?” And the monkey said “The red dog’s name is Ellie and then they found a place for her to live.

By Laila Norton Fraser

The Rhinoceros and the Lion. One day there was a rhinoceros and it couldn’t go to sleep so he went to the lion and said “ I can’t go to sleep, can you talk to the fire flies?”

By Joshua Healy

The Komodo Dragon Once there was a komodo dragon and he did not have friends because he had a poisonous bite. He went to red dog. “Red dog will you play with me?” he asked. Then he went to tiger. “Tiger will you play with me?” “Bye Komodo Dragon” he said. He was so sad so he went to sleep. When he woke up he went to find a friend. He asked Monkey and Monkey said “no”. Then he asked Buffalo and he said “no”. Then he went home and said “tomorrow I’ll ask Whale and Rhinoceros,” and he went to sleep. When he woke up he did ask them both and they said “no”. He was very sad. He went home. On the way there he saw something. He went towards it……. To be continued

By Charlie Harper

Tiger and the Fireflies A long time ago there was a tiger. It was a little tiger and it couldn’t sleep because fireflies were blinking their lights on and off all night.

By Mia Kennedy

The Komodo Dragon and the Buffalo.

One day in Bai there was a Komodo Dragon and a buffalo. In fact there were a lot of buffalo. It was a herd and they were all good friends!

By Denby Stead.

Leeping Frogs A long time ago a little leaping frog couldn’t get to sleep. “Can you talk to the fireflies and tell them to be quiet?” said Leaping Lizard.

By Stephanie Charlton

By Charlie Harper

By Denby Stead

By Grace Lisle

By Mia Kennedy

By Pranav Raman

By Yashaswi Kakshapati

By Stephanie Charlton

By Toni Smith

MERIT CERTIFICATES

Awarded for Class Achievement

Term 1—Week 9

Koala Billy Davies

Kookaburra Aidan Lyons

Kangaroo Georgia Worton

Bilby Alina Flores

Emu Grace Lisle

Goanna Ambrose MacLean

Platypus Ethan Curran-Smith

Acacia Brianna Alexander

Waratah Thisuka Bandara

Banksia Riley Dolan

Snowy Jakoaba Smith

HOW 2 Learn Awards

Awarded for weekly habit or disposition Term 1—Week 9

Koala Ella Bridle

Kookaburra Abdul Al Yahya’Ey

Kangaroo Sanuka Bandara

Bilby Mackensie Smith

Emu Eleanor Bourke

Goanna Kristen Mundy-Thiele

Platypus Phoebie Ryan

Acacia Hannah Stirling

Waratah Meg Pinney

Banksia Larissa Maynard

Snowy Will Curran

RED CARD AWARDS

Behaviour, Participation and Citizenship

Term 1—Week 9

Koala Cooper Matthews

Kookaburra Anokshihaa Kirubananthan

Kangaroo Acadia Urquart

Bilby Allira Kerr Bright

Emu Nate Reid

Goanna Lucy Ayton

Platypus Sabrah Willers

Acacia Ned Bromhan

Waratah Brianna Rapmund

Banksia Maggie Matthews

Snowy Danny Himiari

LIBRARY AWARDS

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Raaid Mahbub

KOALA

Always doing his best and excellent classroom

behaviour.

Class Borrowing K-2 Kangaroo

Class Borrowing 3-6 Lachlan

Early Stage 1 & Stage 1 Effort &

Application to Work

Emu

Stage 2 Effort & Application to Work

Sarah Ayton

Stage 3 Effort & Application to Work

Jorja Pinney

STAGE 3

CANBERRA EXCURSION

STURT P&C CANTEEN FACEBOOK GROUP

Roster – Week 1 Term 2 10.00am-1.30pm

Monday Closed—No students Tuesday Doris Wednesday Megan Foster Thursday Shamia Binta Zoha Friday Maryanne Marsden, Heidi Cockburn

Thankyou to everyone who helped make Term 1 run very smooth. In Term 2 we need lots more canteen volunteers especially on a Friday, if you can help please let me know.

Canteen Mufti day was a bug success, thank you for your support.

Joanne Klimpsch Canteen Supervisor P: 0400 840 223

SPORTS DATES APRIL 2015 28th Sturt Public School Athletics MAY 2015 8th Sturt Public School Cross Country

P & C NEWS Can you believe it is the last week of term, how quick this term has gone! A big thank you to everyone who helped out at the Election BBQ, especially to all the children who sold cakes and raffle tickets. It was a great day and opportunity to connect with our community. Thanks to Heidi for her organisation, we raised over $1200 which is going towards new maths equipment. Uniforms—Orders for winter uniforms will be placed in Week 2, so get in early with your order so you don’t miss out. Orders can be placed online school24.com.au ID# 2530963 or fill out a form from the office. Maggie Dent will be in Wagga on the 3rd-5th of May delivering her 'Boys Boys Boys' and 'Sandpit to Adolescents' seminars, watch this space for more info, or go to ww.maggiedent.com to learn about Maggie. Thank you to everyone who has already completed the parent survey, copies of the survey will be sent home next term if we were not able to speak to you this term. Easter Raffle - thank you to everyone who brought in eggs, chocolates and other items for the raffle. A big thank you to Nicole, Alison, Marney, Anita and their helpers for putting the baskets together. Congratulations to all of the winners! Enjoy the holidays and join us the first day back at school for the April P & C Meeting, 7pm in the staff room. Happy Easter Kristen Whiticker

WAGGA EQUESTRIAN SCHOOL April 2015 School Holiday Horse Riding Clinics

Session 1: Beginner Clinic-Wed 15th April, 2015 Session 2: Beginner Clinic-Thur 16th April, 2015 Session 3: Intermediate Clinic-Fri 17th April, 2015

Phone: Jane Lindholm 0416 221 781 Email: waggaequestrian@bigpond.com

EASTER

HAT

PARADE

~TERM 2—CLOTHING POOL will only BE OPEN FRIDAYS 9-9.30pm~

Wagga Wagga Music Bowl, Botanic Gardens Register online or on the day from 8.30am

mothersdaysclassic.com.au 4km walk starts at 9.30am

EASTER CUP CAKES—EMU CLASS