The Weilmoringle Word

Moree and a Mountain for School Leaders

ANZAC ASSEMBLY

Our students represented us proudly at our ANZAC Assembly

on Wednesday 26th April. Students laid wreaths to remember

those who fought for our country. They also read the Ode,

sang the National Anthem, learnt about some Aboriginal peo-

ple who represented Australia during wartime and reflected in

a minute’s silence. After the ceremony we all moved out to

the flag poles and watched as the flags were raised back up

from half mast. The students were very respectful and then

shared ANZAC biscuits and a cup of tea with our visitors.

Weilmoringle Public School

Wednesday, 31st May

Term 2 Week 6

Tuesday 6th June Bourke Outback Challenge

Wednesday 7th June Mrs Wright to Lightning Ridge for Hub Day

Monday 12th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 13th June Composting & Worm Farm Workshop

Tuesday 13th June P & C AGM and meeting 3:30pm

Wednesday 14th June

Regional Cross Country

Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st June

Mrs Wright to Dubbo for Principal Meeting

Thursday 22nd June

School Disco

Monday 26th to Friday 30th June

NAIDOC Week Celebrations more information to follow!

Friday 30th June Last Day Term 2—school returns Tuesday 18th July

Dates to Remember

When we went to the Leadership

camp we went to Moree. We went

to a conference so we stayed at a

caravan park where there were hot

springs pools. When we finished in

Moree we went to the national park

at the Warrumbungles. We went

bush walking and rock climbing. It

was scary. I had a little trouble going

up because I had to climb up the

rocks and it was really hard. We had

to make a movie and it was fun be-

cause we had an iPad. Then we had

to show our movie to the others and

they were pretty cool as well. We

had to sleep in a tent because it was

called a CAMP and that cool because

it was the first time I had ever slept

in a tent. It took us a while to pack

because we had stuff everywhere.

When we got home I was so happy

to be home because I missed my

home and family.

By Rebecca

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When we went to Moree the first night for dinner we had Domino’s Pizza. The second night we went to

the R.S.L. club and had dinner but the third night we went to Mr Duncan’s friends house. During the day

we went to the town pool. It was fun.

On Thursday we went to the Warrambungles but I didn’t like it because we had to sleep in tents not in

houses. I was very, very cold. When we went to Warrumbungles we had to walk up a big mountain but I

didn’t like it. We even had to do Yoga. I hated it. It was like we were in church and we had to put our

hands together like we were praying.

By Shayarni

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Aunty Zona was an original Freedom Rider

and kindly agreed to speak to us about the

Freedom Rides. She is here in the black and

white picture with Charlie Perkins and she is

pictured below with our school leaders.

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On the cross country I came second and Addison came first and

Rebecca came third. When we finished we got a drink and we

were puffed and we were crying. We put cold water on our

heads and it was lovely.

By Shaniece

On Tuesday, 23rd May we had our school cross country.

Thirteen students ran the race. The little children had to go

first. I did the race in 11 minutes and a lot of the families came

to cheer the runners on. All the children got an early mark

because we all finished the race.

By Addison

On Tuesday was cross country Addison came first, Shaniece

came second, Rebecca came third, Nikylah came fourth and I

came fifth. Lots of adults came to the cross country to cheer us

on and my time was 21:44.

By Nathaniel

Six of us went to Brewarrina to represent our school at the

Regional Cross Country. I came third, Shaniece came 4th,

Addison came 3rd and we all get to go to the next level at

Geurie.

By Lewis

Cross Country Capers

It’s been a busy start to Term 2 with ANZAC Day, camp, NAPLAN and

cross country. Unfortunately we don’t yet have a permanent principal

as after careful consideration the panel has not recommended the

appointment of any applicant. The exciting news is that both Mr Dun-

can and myself will be staying for on until at least the end of the year.

Mr Duncan is working hard on plans for NAIDOC Week and we should

have a note home soon with all the details.

I’m so proud of how our school leaders made it to the top of Split Rock in the Warrumbungles. It is a very

challenging walk with a few places we needed to climb on all fours. I’m happy to admit I was tempted to

give up a few times and I was a lot more scared than I wanted to admit. I certainly needed to face my long

held fear of heights but I took a deep breath and kept going. I’m not sure that I would have had the same

persistence when I was in year 5 or 6! Since the camp the school leaders have been brainstorming ideas for

ways we can reduce, reuse and recycle. The overhaul of our school vegetable garden, addition of a com-

post bin and worm farm and the introduction of a hen house and chickens form the major part of their pro-

posal. They are currently making a movie about what they would like to do.

Your child has probably been asking for extra fruit and this is so we can have a fruit break each morning at

10:15. We were finding many of the children were losing concentration and complaining they were hungry

mid-morning. The short break during which the children share some fruit has seen an increase in produc-

tive work during the morning session. Please send a piece of fruit or some vegetables that can be eaten raw

to share. Popular choices are apples, carrots, snow peas, tomatoes, watermelon, oranges and mandarins.

All of the children are making gains in their learning and the teachers are currently working on reports

which will go home in Week 9. There will be an opportunity to meet with teachers to discuss your child’s

learning towards the end of the term.

Lastly I want to thank everyone for making both myself and Mr Duncan so welcome in the community. We

are looking forward to continuing to work closely with you and we encourage our students to Strive for

Success!

The Final Word!

Goodooga Rugby League

Gala Day