DATES FOR THE CALENDAR

4 Jun P & C Meeting 6pm 5 Jun Girls Touch Footy @ Scone 7 Jun Athletics Carnival 11 Jun Infants Public Speaking G/F 12 Jun Knights K/O Touch Footy Gala Day Stage 3 Public Speaking G/F 13 Jun Stage 2 Public Speaking G/F STEM Stage 3 17 Jun SHS Orientation Day

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Week 6 3 Jun Rachael J 4 Jun Rachael J 5 Jun Rachael J 6 Jun Sharon G 7 Jun Wendy P

Week 7 10 Jun Queens BDay 11 Jun Rachael J 12 Jun Rachael J 13 Jun Help Needed 14 Jun Wendy P

ASSEMBLY TIMES Years 3-6 No

Assembly 12.45pm Years K-2

Item KH

BEST WISHES TO ALL EISTEDDFOD ENTRANTS

Over this week Scone Public School will see many of our students recite poetry in the Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter Eisteddfod. 3O and 3/4B are participating in the Choral Speaking sections, reciting two poems each. Many students will repeat their school public speech in the Apex Schools Public Speaking sections. This event will take place at 4:30pm on Wednesday 5 June at St James’ Catholic Primary School Hall. All interested persons are invited to attend. Please note there is a small admission fee of approximately $3 per person. We wish them all the best and recognise the hard work undergone by all entrants in preparation for their performance. Thanks to parents and teachers who have supported the children in their endeavours in this area. It is wonderful to see so many eager to share their talents in this way.

Nicole Borg

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE This week our school will be holding “Wellbeing Week”. There will be a week long focus on strategies and activities to boost our student and staff wellbeing. Our Wellbeing Team have organised before school and lunchtime activities to engage students in positive social interactions as well as activities for our staff to help de-stress at this busy report writing time. Each of our exits has a sign prompting students to think about ‘What went well today?’ This is a great positive tracking exercise for students and can be a great discussion starter for parents instead ‘What happened at school today?’

This week we have many students participating at the Muswellbrook Eisteddfod for Poetry and Choral Verse Speaking. We wish everyone the best of luck as they perform throughout the week.

This Friday we will hold our Primary Athletics Carnival at the Bill Rose Sporting Complex. Our students will compete in the various events. We look forward to seeing students experience success in their sporting endeavours and join together to cheer on their House groups and show great sportsmanship throughout the day.

Deborah Fisher Principal

SCONE PUBLIC SCHOOL Success For All 82 – 98 Liverpool Street, Scone NSW 2337 Phone: 6545 1049 Fax: 6545 3046 Email: scone-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.scone-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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LITTLE RIPPER PRIZE WINNERS FROM THE BLUEY DRAW

ON 1 JUNE 2019 Infants - Cooper C (2W), Harper (KH), Charlie (1/2D), Tazmin (KO), Evan (KO), Billy (KO), Izzy W (2W), Ivy (1C), Angus (2S), Harley (1T)

Primary - Hayden (5H), Shaelee (3M), Grace (3/4B), Carolyn (5H), Halle K (3M), Eva (6A), Ashton (3/4B), Halle K (3M), CJ (6A), Harmony (3M)

Their reward is to have the opportunity to sit on a chair at the next Assembly. Bluey will be spending his time in KR this week. We look forward to hearing about his adventures.

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DISCIPLINE REVIEW Come and hear about our review of the SPS discipline system at this week’s P&C Meeting. Mrs Schofield our PBL Coordinator will be informing the parent body about the anticipated changes to the current system. If you would like to know more please join us in the school library at 6pm.

QUIRINDI SCHOOL HORSE SPORTS

On Friday 24 May we had a great day competing at Quirindi School Horse Sports in a variety of events. Everyone came home with ribbons from the day and Toby S was awarded the overall champion for his age group, Clay S Reserve Champion for his age group and Olivia C was awarded the Sportsmanship Award for her age group.

Rachael Roberts

PSSA HUNTER CROSS COUNTRY

Last Friday we had several students head to Cessnock to participate in the Regional Cross Country Carnival. The students had a great day. They participated with enthusiasium and some students exeeded their expectations and improved on the goals they had set for themselves.

CANTEEN NEWS NO TACO TUBS AVAILABLE THIS

THURSDAY

Term 2 Week 6 Tuesday 4 June 2019 PSSA SOCCER

Round three of the PSSA Soccer Competition crept up on us quite quickly. The blustery Monday winds had a few players (and team manager) shivering on the sidelines. The boys were quick to get into action against Singleton Heights though, scoring their first goal within ten minutes of play. Singleton Heights replied, scoring their first goal. We knew then, we were going to need both strong defence and huge efforts from our midfielders and strikers. The boys followed the game plan precisely, maximising our sidelines and went on to score another four goals. Unfortunately Singleton Heights remained goal-less in the second half and we went on to win 5-1. Goals were scored by Sullivan, Matt, Cooper (2) and Atticus (assisted by Zoran (2), Will, Matt, and Steven). Our strong line of “footy player” defence worked

harder than ever. All players in the team put in a mammoth effort this game and I am so proud of them. We are now through to Round 4. Details of the match should be out shortly.

MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

Scone Public School will be participating in the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition this year. We will be selecting two students to compete in the Years 3 & 4 section and two students to compete in the Years 5 & 6 section. The students will be expected to give two speeches – A Prepared Speech and an Impromptu Speech. The students must choose a topic from the list of Multicultural topics which is available from Mrs Borg. The local final will take place on 1 July at Maitland East Public School. Students who are interested in participating in this competition will need to have their speeches ready for Mrs Borg to hear by Thursday, 6 June. Students will present their speech on this day, then four representatives will be chosen. For the Multicultural Perspectives Competition the Year 3 & 4 students are allowed three minutes for their Prepared Speech and one minute for their Impromptu Speech. The Year 5 & 6 students are allowed four minutes for their Prepared Speech and two minutes for their Impromptu Speech. Good luck to all interested students.

Nicole Borg SUPER STRENGTH SPOTTERS

Don’t be alarmed! They are friendly characters! This week students are being selected to spot strengths in others during lunch play and give reasons for their choices.

Every individual possesses all 24 character strengths in different degrees, giving each person a unique character profile. We can dial them up or down depending on what we are doing in our everyday lives.

Knowing your character strengths isn’t just interesting information. When skillfully applied, character strengths can actually have a significant positive impact on your life. Research shows that using your character strengths can help you:

• Buffer against, manage and overcome problems

• Improve your relationships • Enhance health and overall well-being

We look forward to sharing the photos with you in next week’s newsletter from our ‘Super Strength Spotters’.

During the week students are also invited to participate in lots of other fun activities that have been planned! Please see the attached flyer for what is happening across the week.

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Term 2 Week 6 Tuesday 4 June 2019

PREMIER’S SPORTING CHALLENGE Students and staff will be recording and tracking their physical activity over the next ten week period. The aim is to encourage everyone to be more active. Mrs Schofield has been co-ordinating a “Walking Club” before school and students have been responding positively to this activity.

Our school also operates a Breakfast Club every morning in our Community Hub and offers a healthy breakfast of cereal, toast and fruit to those who need it.

Many students come to school and begin their day by munching on packet foods such as chips and biscuits while they wait for the start of the school day. Please encourage your child to pack and eat a healthy option to have before school. Alternatively, encourage them to attend Breakfast Club for a nutritional start to the day.

WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN 2019 This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school and all we need you to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths. From Wednesday 1 May to Tuesday 25 June, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into the Collection Box here at the school or at your local Woolworths. At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources for Maths, English, Science and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft, Sport and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

COMMUNITY NEWS

Scone Films will be screening the romantic comedy, Top End Wedding, 2.30pm Sunday 9th June. Rated M. From the makers of ‘The Sapphires’. Starring Miranda Tapsell & Gwilym Lee. Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren's mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding. Top End Wedding will screen at their pop-up cinema at the corner of Oxford Road and Cooper Street, Scone. Tickets are $12. To be sure of a ticket, purchase in advance from our website or at Hunt a Book, Scone. Running time is 1hr42. Everyone is welcome. Doors open 2pm. Delicious homemade Afternoon Tea $5. For insurance, Under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. But tickets www.sconefilms.org.au/film-info Like us and share www.facebook.com/sconefilms Service NSW is coming to Scone Service NSW is pleased to announce that we are increasing access to NSW Government transactions and services in your area through a new offering, Mobile Service Centres. Mobile Service Centres launched earlier this year and provide access to transactions and services that are available at Service NSW Service Centres. They are custom-fitted buses with dedicated Service NSW staff on board to provide support to our customers across a broad range of services including:

• Renewing a driver licence or vehicle registration • Undertaking driver knowledge tests • Applying for births, deaths and marriages certificates • Undertaking eyesight tests for licence applications • Consulting with a Cost of Living specialist for help accessing more than 40 government rebates and

savings. Mobile Service Centres will accept cashless payments by credit and debit card or cheque. A Mobile Service Centre will now visit Scone every seven weeks. The first visit is scheduled for 5 June 2019. Please check the website for the latest information on service locations and opening hours at service.nsw.gov.au/msc. If you have any questions or would like to promote this service in your community, please feel free to contact me on 8059 2080 or engagewithus@service.nsw.gov.au.

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