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JINDABYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Jindabyne Central School 8 Park Road Jindabyne NSW 2627 Ph.: 6456 2346 Fax: 6456 1082 http://www.jindabyne-c.schools.nsw.edu.au/
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Dear Parents and Community
As we near the end the term with only three weeks to go before lessons end on Friday 15th December, the school becomes a hive of activities both in our classrooms and our outside learning spaces, with many excursions and
adventures in multiple venues around the region and the state. This newsletter is full of information on some of the highlights from this term.
To keep up to date with the latest JCS news, like us on Facebook and check out the News section of the JCS website that gets updated regularly.
Please enjoy reading through the many achievements of the students, staff and parents at Jindabyne Central School, and we look forward to all parents and family members joining us to celebrate a great year at the upcoming Awards
Day on Friday 8th December. Steve Cooper - Relieving Principal
New digital signboard for JCS Gym When the extended JCS gym was launched earlier in the year Michael Henley approached the school to offer the purchase of a digital scoreboard. The board was recently installed in the gym to be used by students and hopefully
the wider school community in time to come. Mr Henley commented it would be a great thing to see an evening local basketball competition held in
the gym. The school sincerely appreciates the new scoreboard and looks forward to it getting a lot of use.
TERM 4 | WEEK 8 SPRING 2017
IN THIS ISSUE PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
PRIMARY NEWS SECONDARY NEWS
CAREER CORNER SPORT
COMMUNITY NEWS DIARY DATES
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P&C News Presidents Note – Kath Harris A huge thank you to everyone involved and who supported the first P&C Colour Run! I'm very excited to announce that we raised $14,335.72!!!
These funds will make a huge contribution to improvements at our school. In addition, I'd like to congratulate to our Athletes Foot Voucher
Winners. Dominic Stubb, Noah & Axl Fines, Sienna Yeo, Isla Borcherds, Lachlan Grixti and Ayla Mahwinney
Awesome effort and thank you to our top two fundraisers at $600 each Lachlan Grixti and Ayla
The last P&C meeting for 2017 is Wednesday 29th November at 6pm. An end of year dinner will be at 7:30pm afterwards at Takayama. Please RSVP to [email protected] if you can come along.
Working Bee – Sunday 12 November 2017 by Claire Hanley
– P&C Working Bee Coordinator WOW!! What a great turn out for our Spring Working Bee. Over 30 volunteers came along and donated a total of 112 hours of their time to help weed, clear and mulch the school gardens which are now looking
fabulous. Thank you very much to all the students, families, friends, staff and
Lions Club members who worked incredibly hard to make our school beautiful:
Matthew, Jack and Harry
Fish
Lee, Tom and Zac Brulisauer
Gracy Blazey
AJ, Victoria, Annabelle
and Sarah Jones
Luke Van Der Heiden
Wendy Hukins
Shachaya Rajabodi
Sophon Boonsiri
Sasha Heath
Ryker Williams
Adam and Teena Robinson
Pat Sullivan
Karen Ratana
Kahurangi Baker
David, Keira and Ryder Parr
Marty, Frances, Manny
and Rosie Whittington
Kirsty and Josh Piontek
Lawson Willmot
Jack Van Dongen
Steve Cooper
AND ANYONE ELSE – SORRY IF I MISSED YOUR NAME!
Save the Date: P&C next Working Bee will be on SUNDAY 18 MARCH 2018
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PRIMARY NEWS
Enriching to learn about world-wide water struggles
Students involved in the JCS Enrichment program have been looking into how
remote communities around the world use water. Through studying Nepal and other developing countries the students learned about their struggles to get water
for daily use, the poor quality of water and that villagers have to sometimes choose between water for living or to water crops.
The students simulated what it would be like for young villagers who walk for hours each day carrying water up and down mountain paths for their family instead of going to school.
Read the full article on the JCS website here
Grandparents Day a success Grandparents Day on Friday 3rd November saw JCS welcome approx 200 special visitors across K- 6.
2HW hosted the assembly where students sang to the grandparents and handed out handmade flowers. The day was memorable for both students and the visitors who attended.
There were many photos taken on the day with students and their grandparents, parents and other special visitors. Click on link to view
JCS 2017 Grandparents Day Photo Album
Colourful and confident JCS students perform at JCS Musicals Two JCS musicals were staged during November. K-2 performed Eddie the
Penguin that is a fabulous play all about environmental issues, from recycling to saving water and gas.
Years 3-6 performed Alice The Musical
that is a timeless classic incorporating a creative combination of song and dance, narrative and drama.
All students performed a number of shows confidently to audiences from the whole school community. Funds raised will go towards future school resources. A huge thanks to all involved. Thanks to Janet Hines for the fantastic still images.
Click on link to view JCS Musicals Photo Album
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Primary weekly assemblies – A Snapshot
K-6 hold a weekly primary assembly on each Friday morning during the school year.
Each week the assembly is hosted by a class who put together a performance of their choice and then assist in leading the assembly run sheet with the assistance of Year 6 leaders and the teachers.
The assemblies often include a special presentation and an update on school items, events or other important information.
The assemblies also offer an opportunity to present the weekly primary awards to showcase student achievement to the wider school community and gives students the opportunity to be recognised among their peers. Parents are carers are always welcome to attend.
Go to JCS Website to see more of the latest award winners
Book Fair - a great success Thank you to all parents, staff and students for your support of our Scholastic
Book Fair. JCS is delighted to have earned $446 worth of books and $1,348.50 worth of reward points that will be used to attain resources for students to use
to support their learning. A big congratulations to the winners of the Book Fair colouring competition. Victoria Jones from KM, Isla Adam from KK, Markus Henley from K/1N,Zara
Hensgen from 1T, Alice Schuler-Clare from 1S,Lucy Quinlan from 1/2GP, Eve Owen from 2S, Jessica Filtness from 2HW, Grace Kelly from 3O, Jessica Pieper
from 3C, Chloe Lawrenson from 3M, Max Naisby from 4M, Nell Owen from 4H, Chad Cumbers from 4/5B, Hunter Harvey from 5B, Lottie Lodge from 5C, Charlotte Kowalewski from 5/6DAriella Guttridge from 6S and Lara McLennan
from 6CM. These students were all delighted to select a book from the fair as their prize.
Year 4 and 5’s head off to camp
A fabulous camp experience was had by all of the
Year 4 and 5 students who attended the Yr 4 Camp at the Kianinny Outdoor Education Centre in Tathra and Year 5 Camp at Cooba Sport and
Education Centre held during October.
Primary Principal (Rel)
Matthew Stanger presents the weekly awards
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2S work with Yr 9/10 Ag Students to get the vege garden going!
2S working with Yr 9/10 Agriculture to plant vege seedlings in preparation for the commencement of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. When the
garden is well established a fortnightly cycle of garden and cooking will begin. The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program aims to develop lifelong healthier and happier eating habits in children by having them grow, harvest, prepare and
share delicious and healthy food. The program helps children learn new language to
describe foods, plants, textures and flavours and use maths to measure and weigh, to work as a team, to
develop greater self-confidence and to develop awareness of the environment, sustainability and plant diversity.
Kindystart program welcomes new students The JCS Kindystart program has been running for the past few weeks with
approximately 55 preschoolers attending the Kindystart sessions. The aim of the program is to provide parents and children with a positive, nuturing and successful introduction into the school environment. The program
commenced with a parent information evening on November 8 that was well received. The session welcomed new parents and carers, delivered a presentation on what to expect in the first year of Kindergarten and
concluded with a short tour of the school.
Click here to read the full article and more images on JCS
Website
2017 Jacaranda Concert
The Festival of Instrumental
Music features musically
diverse performances from
1000 public school students in
Combined Recorders and
String Ensembles, supported
by individual items from
exceptionally talented
vocalists, instrumental soloists
and ensembles. The JCS
Recorder Ensemble performed as part of the concert dueing September and represented the school with pride.
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SECONDARY NEWS
JCS student Georgie achieves pinnacle in HSC Drama Jindabyne Central School HSC Drama student Georgie Bright has
been rewarded for her excellent performance during the HSC showcase by being selected for On Stage, a prestigious event that showcases a selection of exemplary performances and projects
submitted by student for the 2017 HSC Drama Examinations.
Read the full article on the JCS website here
JCS students learn the motivation behind White Ribbon Day
On the 7th of November five primary students and five high school students travelled to Queanbeyan to attend the White Ribbon Day held by NSW
Police. It was an eye-opening, inspirational experience as we listened, learnt and empathised with four amazingly strong victims of domestic violence. We
gained significant knowledge about the prolific nature of this issue in our society, as 1 in 3 women will experience domestic violence. One lesson we
took on board is that “even if we are not part of the problem, we are all part of the solution”. Evrim Aktekin
Remembrance Day The JCS Remembrance Day Ceremony focused on "Service and Sacrifice" since the Great War and also the important role of Australian Peacekeepers since 1947.
Year 9 students Marlee Diver, Faolan Love-Smithson, Pippa Bright and Alexandra Stille led the ceremony with Mitchell
Thrum and Nicholas Zusak laying wreaths to honour those who have lost their lives in military service.
Read the full article and more images on JCS
Website here
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Year 10 science students challenged with a mini STEM project Year 10’s enjoyed the final moments of learning in Science
as they were challenged with a mini STEM project; to construct balloon powered cars. The cars (which demonstrated Newton's 3rd Law - For every action, there
is an equal and opposite reaction) were later raced ... with varied levels of success!
Year 12 End of Year awards
The Year 12 Awards Day was held on the last day of Term 3 and was a memorable celebration of the achievements of
the students in HSC. The program included an address from Year 12 Advisor Jenny Paterson and speech from Dux of 2016 Bronwyn Brandon. Students were presented with
their reports and special awards and were entertained with performances from Georgina Bright, Naomi Waters and Patrick McCraw. The Awards Day concluded with
Kindergarten students handing each Year 12 student with a personally decorated farewell card and they were all
touched with the gift.
Click here to see all the special award winners
Click here to see the Year 12 Photo Album
Year 12 Formal The Year 12 Formal was held at the Adventist Alpine Village
in early November and a great night was had by all in attendance.
Click here to view the Year 12 Formal Photo Album
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New chook pen for JCS
The Grand Opening of the JCS
Chicken Coop was held Monday 27 Sep - a joint project with JCS and the
community. Thank you to Jindabyne Mitre 10 and
Bluescope Steel for their kind donations and to Mr John Taylor for his dedication and
inspiration in helping build the coop.
9-11 Ag excursion Year 9, 10 and 11 Agriculture students visited the Monaro Native
Tree Nursery and the Lette sheep property for some hands on learning.
The students learnt about the day to day running of the nursery as well as assisting with grading native trees and pricking out seedlings. The afternoon was spent helping out with lamb marking
on the Lette's property.
Read the full article and see more photos on the JCS
website here
Year 7 brave the weather for biodiversity studies
Year 7 braved the wet and miserable weather recently to visit the
Kosciuszko National Park for their Science field trip. Students were introduced to a wide variety of field work skills and new pieces of
equipment that are used in areas of science such as ecology. Students demonstrated their skills and understanding of ecosystems and
variety of organisms to conduct sampling techniques in teams across 4 different quadrants. We once again thank the National Parks workers for all their efforts of the day.
Click here to check out some of the actions shots of our brave year 7s on JCS Website
Australian History Competition Awards
Congratulations to all students who received their Australian History Competition Awards in
late October. Special mention must go to Cade Lette who placed in the top 15% of participants nationwide, achieving a prestigious High Distinction. Year 10: Ben Taylor, Bryce Robinson, Zara Gardiner, Cade Lette.
Year 8: Jake Taylor, Keely Green, Lucy Thornton, Odessa Johnson, Zephyr Ashe.
K - 1 and Secondary Agriculture students gathered together to welcome this new building that will create many learning opportunities for current and future JCS students
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Year 6 into Year 7 transition
Over 65 Year 6 students from Jindabyne and around the State
attended the first JCS Year 7 2018 Transition Day today. Students undertook lessons and activities from across the curriculum, highlighting a focus on high expectations and academic rigour. A
highlight of the six week Friday program also includes High School preparation with a focus on wellbeing. Students enjoyed a special
lunch today to evoke a strong sense of spirit and community. They were joined by a group of Year 11 students who made them feel comfortable and relaxed and were able to begin a process of
mentorship. All students are really looking forward to what the next five weeks have to offer.
Investigations into Yarrangobilly Caves
The HSC Geography class headed to
Yarrangobilly Caves fieldwork trip as part of
their investigations into Core 1: Ecosystems at
Risk on November 22.
The excursion involved fieldwork, a guided
tour of the Jillabenan Cave System and
conversations with the Park Rangers.
Year 10 Holocaust Exhibition
As a final assessment task the JCS Year 10 History students created a museum exhibit that was a visual presentation of their connection to
their study of The Holocaust. The students created a museum within the classroom to exhibit their project based learning assessment pieces. Their exhibits were open for viewing by the whole school community on
Friday 24th Nov that was well received. The museum classroom was also used as a teaching and learning space for other students including Year
6. A number of students received top marks for their assessment pieces.
Click here to view some of the exhibits on the JCS
Website
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CAREER CORNER with Rayna Green
White Card Qualifications for Jindabyne Central School Students.
Friday 10th November, nine (9) Jindabyne Central school students attended a White Card course at Cooma TAFE. The white card qualification entitles the holder to enter and/ or be employed
on ‘building sites. The white card is essential if working in the building industry in NSW and a requirement if studying entertainment for their HSC.
Our students spent the day learning about workplace safety & procedures and congratulations they all passed and will receive their white card accredited by NSW WorkCover in the next few weeks.
Well Done: Finley Topalovic, Ian Grant, Matt Engelkamp, Lachy Mayhew, Jade Old, Brett Snowden, Jackson Groschell, Bryce Robinson, Chris Mills and Craig Dixon SLSO, who accompanied the students at the course.
Year 11 students attend UOW Leadership Forum
Year 11 JCS Students: Ethan Inches, Angus Warner, Kayla Gay and Emily Heimann attended Day 2 of the University of Wollongong Young Leadership Elevate Forum. The day was defined by three
leadership themes, Inspiring Action, Social Responsibility and Creating Change. With students from 60 high schools attending it was a fantastic chance for our Yr. 11 leaders to liaison with other
future leaders.
Read the full article on JCS Website here
Jindabyne Central Students complete Work Experience with Perisher
Year 10 students, Ian Grant, Joshua Merchant, Callum Rynehart and Emily Stonestreet participated in 10 week work experience program at Perisher in their Media and Marketing department.
Each student had the opportunity to see what real life media production was all about and gain valuable skills and insight into the industry of media and marketing.
Click here to read the full article and VIEW ALL THE VIDEOS
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SPORT
JCS was invited to participate in the Country Rugby League Girls Tag
Competition Gala Day. The event is run by the CRL in conjunction with the NRL. Teams were made of Years 7 & 8 together and Years 9, 10 & 11 together. It was a great day held at the Cooma Showground with teams
showing awesome ball control and tagging.
Term 4 swimming lessons improved everyone’s skills!
Term 4 swimming has been a success
with all students from K-6
participating in the weekly program
that finishes this week. The program
included both learn to swim and
stroke correction to life saving skills
for for the older students.
Coordinator Lynne Burke
commented that everyone improved their swimming skills from getting into the water, swimming half a lap to
learning to swim butterfly and the older kids had fun swimming in clothes this week. The program is an integral part
of the schools Personal Development/Health/Physical Education key learning areas and will run again in Term 4 in
2018.
JCS Students selected for Youth Olympics
Hard training, passion and a dream to be in the team
has been realised for JCS students Rhianna and Kirra
Burke and Jackson Stewart who have achieved
national selection to the Youth Olympics next year.
The students representing Brumbies at the National
7s u17 Dec 8/ 9 10 in Brisbane where their selection
was made. Congratulations to you all!
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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As we draw closer to Christmas it is a good time to stop and think
about those families in our community less fortunate than our own. While we plan what we buy our loved ones and what food
we might serve on Christmas Day, there are families in our community that are wondering how they are going to provide a meal on Christmas Day. A simple way to help is to donate a non-
perishable food item or an unwrapped new toy (please no stuffed toys as the Salvo’s have enough of these already).
By donating a non-perishable food item you will be helping
families or individuals enjoy a special Christmas meal. These foods will be collected and delivered to the Salvation Army where
they can be distributed to the families in need. Please be aware that Occupational Health & Safety Legislation
does not allow for the distribution of second hand toys, so please only send in new ones.
When you donate, know that your contribution is greatly appreciated.
Please bring your donations to the front office by Monday 4th December
SUMMER HOLIDAY TENNIS
CAMP DATES -JINDABYNE
19th Dec /16th Jan /23rd Jan all Tuesday 9am -
3.30pm cost $50
Includes BBQ Lunch.
CONTACT Tom Perea 0404838049 🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾
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IMPORTANT DATES CONFIRMED FOR TERM 4 Important dates are regularly updated at Jindabyne Central School Calendar on the JCS website.
