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A VERY BUSY WEEK
To enham Central School Encouraging all in the aim to Be er Our Best
Week 6, Term 2
Monday, 25th May, 2015
Merilba Street
To enham, NSW 2873
Phone: 02 68924006
Fax: 02 68924159
email: to enham‐[email protected]
Principal
Mr Steve Garriock
Assistant Principal
Mrs Rose Mar n
Head Teacher Secondary Studies
Mrs Sarah Lindsay
P & C President
Mr Rick Benne
We are on the internet
www.to enham‐c.schools.nsw.edu.au
Reminders
Stage 4 and 5 exams begin this week CWA Public Speaking– Parkes Tuesday 26th Captains Leadership‐Sydney Wednesday 27th
Assemblies
Friday 5th June
P & C Mee ngs
Mee ngs are held every third
Tuesday of the month in the school
library star ng at 7.00pm (Term 2 & 3)
Next mee ng ‐
Tuesday, 16th June
SOCCER, DEBATING, LAWN
BOWLS, MUSIC AND MORE…
P a g e 2
Congratulations to
our primary
debaters.
Principal’s message
Our primary deba ng team have begun the Western Challenge Primary Deba ng Compe on with a win over Narromine PS. Chloe Harley, Madi Hopkins, Will Horsburgh and Robert Adam all did extremely well, speaking clearly and presen ng a range of good arguments. I should also add that Kira Roberts was an excellent chairperson, and Lachie Makim did a great job as mekeeper. My thanks go to Mr Bill Messner for once again being adjudicator, and to Mrs Rose Mar n for coaching the team. Last year we were the champion school in the Western Challenge and it will be interes ng to see how far we can progress this year. Whatever the outcome, it is wonderful to have this commitment and enthusiasm from our primary deba ng team at TCS! Keep up the good work and all the best.
The Music Workshop held at Trangie last Thursday was again a fantas c success with over 100 students from schools across our district taking part. Our musicians: Will Horsburgh, Claire Barbary, Charlo e Lindsay, Stewart Jarvis, Angus Baker, Ashleigh Horsburgh, Zanthie Hewe , Archie Baldwinson and Grace Barbary enjoyed their day. They will have benefi ed from this wonderful opportunity, being tutored within a group and then playing in the concert at the end of the day. My thanks to Trangie CS for hos ng this workshop and to Mr Mar n Lee and Mrs Susan Larkings for all their efforts in promo ng music and making days such as this happen.
Last week, 32 primary students competed in the Gobondery/NARRAF cross country at Tullamore. I understand that some excellent results were achieved, in‐cluding Alice Radford and Laura Harley win‐ning their age division and seven students qualifying for WA PSSA Cross Country. These great results culminated in To enham gain‐ing second place. Congratula ons to all our cross country compe tors. My thanks go to Mrs Lindsay and Mrs Adam for organising and suppor ng the team. Thanks also to all our parent supporters for helping transport and encourage our students.
Over the last few months we have been developing a new School Plan, which will be effec ve for the next three years. The full School Plan is on our website. The first part of this process was se ng three strategic direc ons. And they are as follows:‐
Strategic Direc on 1 ‐ Quality Educa onal Prac ces Purpose: To con nue to develop consistent, quality educa onal prac ces across all Key Learning Areas (KLA’s) resul ng in improved student achievement. To provide our students with the best possible prepara on for success in society. Strategic Direc on 2 ‐ Student EngagementTI Purpose: To enhance student engagement and a ainment of educa onal outcomes. This will lead to successful learning.
Strategic Direc on 3 ‐ School Culture Purpose: To con nue to enhance a posi ve school culture where students are engaged and develop posi ve a tudes towards becoming successful.
Last week surveys on ‘school culture’ were distributed to parents, teachers and students. Early results indicate that most people are rela vely happy with the ‘school culture’. However, there are indica ons that we need to improve in some areas.
Best wishes to all Stage 4 and Stage 5 students who begin their Semester One exams this week. Year 11 students have been si ng their half yearly exams and it is extremely pleasing to hear how seriously these students have approached their exams. Well done Kane Hardy, Leonie Jones and Amy‐Lee Wilson!
Steve Garriock
T o t t e n h a m C e n t r a l S c h o o l
School news
P a g e 3 W e e k 6 , T e r m 2
MERIT SYSTEM Congratula ons to Shauna Pollard who has recently achieved Bronze level in the Merit System.
SCHOOL SPRAY JACKETS Parents are reminded that school spray jackets are not to be worn in classrooms. Children need to wear their school jumper under their jacket, so it can be taken off and le on the pegs outside their classroom. This rule will be strictly adhered to, as a safety precau on inside the classroom. WESTERN CHALLENGE DEBATING Congratula ons to our primary deba ng team who defeated Narromine in the first round of the Western Challenge. Our next debate is against Trangie, in Trangie, on Thursday, 11th June. CWA PUBLIC SPEAKING Good luck to our four students who are compe ng in the annual Public Speaking Compe on in Parkes on Tuesday. They are: Zanthie Hewe , Ashleigh Horsburgh, Anneka Lees and Kira Roberts.
INFORMATION
Venue: Parkes Chris an School, Back Trundle
Road, Parkes. NSW.
Date: Tuesday, 26th May. 2015.
Times:
Years 5 & 6 Registra on 8.30 am
Compe on starts 9.15 am SHARP
Years 3 & 4 Registra on 11.00 am
Compe on starts 11.30 am SHARP
S 4 5 H Y E
G S 4 5 S O .
P S 4 .
SRC STUDENT LEADERSHIP DAY Last Thursday, Hannah and Bridget travelled to Parkes to par cipate in a SRC student day. Through‐out the day we learnt different leaderships strate‐gies and ways in which to improve the SRC. Overall, It was an enjoyable day and it was interes ng to learn how others run SRCs in their schools. Thank you to Miss Hall for taking us. PRIMARY INTERVIEWS The schedule for primary interviews is included in this newsle er again. Please contact the office to organise alterna ves if these mes do not suit. BOOK CLUB Book Club orders are due back on or before Monday, 1st June. Cheques should be made payable to To enham Central School TERM 2 COMBINED MUSIC DAY The Combined Music Day, which was held at Trangie, was again a success this term. With around 101 students a ending, they came from: Trangie, Tullamore, To enham, Yeoval, Peak Hill, Gilgandra and Dubbo South. I would like to thank all the parents for their support for this day, the students for the their dedica on and Mr Lee at Trangie for doing a wonderful job organising the day.
P a g e 4
Sport news
T o t t e n h a m C e n t r a l S c h o o l
Well done to our
lawn bowlers who
competed in the
Central Schools
Competition
CHS GIRLS TENNIS KNOCKOUT
Good luck to Danielle Harding, Michelle Harding, Rebecca Smith and Alexandra Lindsay who are playing West Wyalong High School in Round 2 of the CHS Girls Tennis Knockout this Wednesday.
CENTRAL SCHOOLS LAWN BOWLS
Congratula ons to Brock Ivory, Colby McGeorge, Brendon Vincent and Danielle Harding who par cipated in the Central Schools Lawn Bowls compe on last Wednesday at Tullamore.
GOBONDERY/NARRAF CROSS COUNTRY
Congratula ons to the primary students who competed at the Gobondery/NARRAF Cross Country trials at Tullamore last Friday. All students competed well. The following students placed in the top six, making them eligible for the WSSA Cross Country trials at Geurie on Wednesday, 10th June: Chloe Harley, Anneka Lees, Sarah Mills, Laura Harley, Digby Lees, Archie Baldwinson and Alice Radford. Laura and Alice won their age groups and To enham placed second overall in the handicap trophy.
P a g e 5 W e e k 6 , T e r m 2
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
WEEK
ST &
EXAM
WEEK
CWA Public Speaking
‐ Parkes
CHS Girls tennis vs.
West Wyalong
Central schools Under
’s touch football ‐
Dubbo
WEEK
June
Captains visit to Sydney
HSC seminars
ASSEMBLY
WEEK
Queen’s Birthday
holiday
PSSA Golf ‐ Mudgee
WSSA cross country
trials ‐ Geurie
Round Western
Challenge Debating vs.
Trangie
Gobondery/NARRAF
netball/touch Gala Day
‐ Warren
WEEK
WORK
EXP.
CHS Girls Tennis ‐
Dubbo
Central schools Under
’s netball ‐ Dubbo
Central schools Opens
netball ‐ Dubbo
Sand Green Golf ‐
Trundle
WEEK
NAIDOC
WEEK
Primary parent /
teacher interviews
T’s Gala Day
Tottenham
Talking Tottenham
published
END OF TERM
School calendar
ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCES
Missing school means your child misses out on vital information and maintaining learning routines. This can result in a loss of confidence and missing out on forming vital friendships.
Attendance is recorded each day. As a parent or caregiver you are responsible for ensuring your child attends school every day, including sports days unless your child:
has an unavoidable medical or dental appointment (preferably these should be made after school or during holidays)
is required to attend a recognised religious holiday
is required to attend an exceptional or urgent family circumstance (such as attending a funeral)
is sick, or has an infectious illness.
Students need to attend school regularly to meet the course requirements of the Higher School
Certificate.
If you are having difficulty getting your child to attend school regularly, you might like to talk to the
school principal or the school counsellor.
If your child has to be absent from school for any reason, including arriving late or leaving early, please
either notify your child's teacher or the administration staff at our school, or explain the reason by phone,
email, or written note as soon as possible, or within seven days.
P a g e 6
T o t t e n h a m C e n t r a l S c h o o l
Exam metables
WAP news
Other news
P a g e 7 W e e k 6 , T e r m 2
YOUR SAY
You are encouraged to use this space to give us
any feedback on things which you feel you need
to: congratulate a student, teacher or parent, let
us know what you think of the newsle er format,
make a sugges on or request.
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TENNIS COACHING – SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Craig Christopher who coached in Tottenham, sometime ago, has offered to come out during
the school holidays and conduct a 3 day tennis clinic. The proposed dates are Monday 6th July – Wednesday 8th July
9am – 12pm $45 per child.
The clinic will only be run dependant upon sufficient numbers. Could you please submit
names to Simone Berryman by no later than Friday 5th June.
email: [email protected] Ph: 68924234 or 0429924234.
Prac cal ideas for high school study
At a glance
Mark key exam and assessment dates on a calendar.
Keep a notepad handy when reading over schoolwork to make notes or reminders.
Tell your child to take a complete five‐minute break every 40 minutes when studying.
Good study approaches include making a summary of the main ideas During exams, look for task words such as ‘discuss', ‘compare' and ‘explain', that tell you what to do. Check out schoolatoz for homework ps h p://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework‐and‐study/homework‐ ps