Principal’s Report

CCC

Kingfisher Avenue, Coleambally, NSW, 2707

Phone: 02 6954 4131 Fax: 02 6954 4396

Email: coleamball-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 7

Coleambally Central School

A Quality Education in your Community

10 March 2020

Welcome to Week 7 of term 1! 21st century education centres around developing within a child the ability to think for them-selves. To think critically and wade through the huge myriad of ‘information’ out there in our modern world. The most important academic skill therefore is being able to read. To do this successfully children must be able to;

Understand that markings make words and make meaning Learn to decode the letters to form sounds and words Understand the use of punctuation Draw upon a broad range of skills to decode trickier words Comprehend what they are reading and self-correct if meaning is lost Read with fluency

Children who read fluently are then able to access all other subjects and learn at their own pace. Children learn to read well by practising – A LOT. Please help your child become a flu-ent reader by having a variety of reading material at home, use the Library and make reading a priority, read aloud to your child and help them develop a love for the written word. Your child’s academic success can be greatly assisted by reading together regularly. Welcome Miss Hall Yesterday we welcomed Miss Gillian Hall, who commenced her position as Year 6 Classroom Teacher for the year. On behalf of the school community I would like to welcome Miss Hall into our school and thank her for accepting the Year 6 teaching position. We are all looking forward to working with you. Welcome aboard! Wednesday Afternoon Supervision As many community members would be aware, the funeral of Ella Painting will be held to-morrow afternoon. We wish to inform the school community that the school will operate on a restricted timetable from 12.30 pm, with an alternate timetable and supervision taking place until the end of the school day. We will have limited staff on site. The front office will remain operational, if you wish to sign your child out of school, please do so through the office. HSC Minimum Standard From 2020, students must demonstrate a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy to be eligible for the award of the Higher School Certificate. The school has commenced communi-cating this important change to the school community and a HSC Minimum Standard Fact Sheet for parents and carers will be attached to next week’s newsletter. Year 7 and Peer Leaders Borambola Excursion Today Year 7 and the Peer Support Leaders departed at 7.00 am for their two day camp at Borambola Sport and Recreation Camp near Wagga Wagga. The estimated time of arrival on return will be posted on the school’s Facebook page, as will photographs taken while on the camp.

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2020 Term 1 Tue 10 - Wed 11 Mar Yr 7 Borambola Excursion Wed 11 - PSSA Riverina Swimming Thu 19 Mar - Yr 7 & 10 Immunisations Fri 20 Mar - Primary Assembly 2.20pm School Hall Mon 30 Mar - Fri 3 Apr - VET Work Placement Mon 6 - Wed 8 Apr - Stage 6 Preliminary Exams K-6 Gymnastics Program

Assessment Task - Due Dates

20 March - IST Assessment

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Year 7 Science Assessment

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Year 8 Science Prac

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23 March - Stage 5 Science

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24 March - Stage 5 Science

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25 March - Yr 7 History

Assessment Task 1

27 March - Stage 5 English

Assessment Task 2

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Stage 2 Virtual Excursion Education technology can make learning more interactive and collaborative, and this can help students better engage with lessons. Rather than memorising facts, they learn ‘by doing’, for some students, interactivity provides a better learning experience. Tomor-row Stage 2 students will participate in a Cattle and Sheep Farming Virtual Classroom, which has been facilitated by the technology we now have access to. School Maintenance This week the verandah floor of the ‘Deni’ Block is being replaced. Early in the week classes will be timetabled into different rooms and staff from the English/Humanities faculty will be working from the old Mathematics Faculty Staffroom. We hope to have access to Room 11 and 12 by midweek. We apologise for any inconvenience, but I prefer to focus on the positive, a wonderful new verandah floor and the continuing upgrade of school facilities! Secondary Year Advisor Mr Rod Hughes has accepted the role of Year Advisor for Years 7-12. The main objective of the Year Advisor is to look after the wellbeing of all students in their group. There will be times in every student's school life where they will need extra support to cope with the stresses that arise both in and out of school. We thank Mr Hughes for taking on the position. Finally…. Our door is and always has been open – whether you are happy, sad or mad. We need to know if we are not doing something right, but I also need to know that you trust our motives and intentions. Everything we do, every single day is for YOUR children. Also, give your child the most valuable gift in the world – a good education – so send them EVERY day. We have a great school and it

is such good value for very little money.

Until next week,

Timothy Allen

Principal

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PBL Draw Week 7

Our winners for Week 7 are Lilly

Roberts - Yr 6, Alec Roberts - Yr 3,

Madison Pound - Yr 1 and

Lachlan Vearing - Yr 8.

Congratulations!!

Primary Class Awards

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K/1 Piper Sutherland For great enthusiasm in Dance and Drama. Madison Pound For enthusiasm in learning her sight words. Brock Shields For working hard at sounding out words. Year 2 No awards given this week Yr 3/4 Jack Cooney For excellent use of the split strategy to solve addition problems. Delilah Filmer A great effort with spelling activities. Year 5 Jessie Pound For fantastic results in our Multiplication and Division unit in Mathematics. Tyler Pardy For always being willing to lend a hand to anyone that needs assistance. Year 6 Millar McGown For a positive attitude applied to all aspects of learning. Wilke Evans For using advice to produce an effective artwork.

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Primary Class Awards

Captain’s Corner

Griffith PSSA Calendar- Primary Trials occurring in Term 1 are for individual students. Only students in Years 5 & 6 with particular sporting expertise in these areas may nominate to attend and parents are responsible for organis-ing attendance. The details of Term 1 events are:

Girls AFL trials – Nominations close Friday 13th March. An information sheet is available from the school office NRL trails - Nominations close Friday 13th March Hockey trials - Nominations close Monday 16th March

Please contact Diana Tooth at school to nominate your child for this event.

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aintball Warfare!

On Sunday morning we arrived at Wagga Paintball and excitement was in the

air!

We put our suit and safety mask on then headed to the war ground.

Paintballs started flying everywhere through the air. The battlefield was a

nightmare! Bruises swelled up on everyone’s skin. - Tristan

It was fun until I got hit in the head. I was going to knock out Kayleb but the

Youth Worker stopped me. - Buddy

I got hit in the head by Tristan and Beau and have bruises all over my arm. I got

them back! - Kayleb

It was so much fun! The best shot was when Uncle Dookie hit three boys from

the old car. The other boys all came back with heaps of bruises but I only got

one. My finger really hurts- not sure who fired that one.

- Xavier

Paintball was fun, apart from getting hit in the jaw. In the second game, we

played ‘Capture the Flag’. The last activity was fun too until it turned into a

free-for-all when everyone got shot at least three times. At the end, Buddy and

I had a 1:1 shoot-out. - Beau

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Coleambally Central School

welcomes Miss Gillian Hall as

the Year 6 Classroom

Teacher, pictured here getting

to know some of her students.

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P&C & Community Announcements

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KIDS Camp Out WHO FOR: Kids in Primary School Yrs 3 - 6 but families are welcome too. HOW MUCH: $20/camper or $50/Family WHY: Opportunity for kids to join together with others from across the Riverina to enjoy loads of fun activities, camping, games, singing, and to learn something about Jesus. Come and be part of the Coleambally community for 24 hours of chaotic fun. Forms available at CCS Canteen or St Peters Office. Please call Demi on 0447685575 or Austin on 0427277906 for more info and to register.