DATES FOR THE CALENDAR

7 May P & C Meeting

6PM 8 May Mother’s Day

Stall Zone Cross Country 10 May Scone Cup Half Day Holiday 13 – 15 May Year 6 Great Aussie Bush Camp 13 – 17 May NAPLAN

CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 2

NO TACO TUBS THIS

THURSDAY

Week 2 6 May Rachael J 7 May Rachael J 8 May Rachael J 9 May Amanda R Wendy P 10 May Canteen Closed

Week 3

13 May Rachael J 14 May Rachael J 15 May Rachael J 16 May Jodie R 17 May Kristy O Sharon C

2019 PSSA Dates 8 May Zone Cross

Country 9 May Soccer

ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATION SERVICE Scone Public held its ANZAC Day Commemoration Service last Wednesday. The service was lead by our student leaders – Hallie, Lachlan, Abbey, Jayden, Lauren, Chloe, Ben, Dusty, Hass, and Harper. Each class made a wreath which was placed under our War Memorial Honour Roll.

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE What a wonderful weekend celebrating the Horse Festival for Scone Public School. Our students did a fantastic job dressing up in the Fantasy, Myths and Legends theme. We had so many creative costumes and all the students had a great time and showed such great school and community spirit. Well done all! Our P & C put in a huge effort over the last few days catering at the Professional Farrier’s Association competition. We really appreciate their fundraising efforts for our school. This week we remind parents of the Scone Cup half day holiday on Friday. All students need to be picked up by 12pm on Friday. Students will be in their classrooms from 11.15am to help facilitate this sign out process. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation in this matter. 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

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 May 2019

ASSEMBLY TIMES:

No assemblies due to half day Public

Holiday

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 May 2019

HORSE FESTIVAL PARADE Thank you to all our wonderful students, parents and friends who participated in our parade entry or cheered us on from the crowd. Our students had a terrific time being part of this community event.

FANTASTIC HORSE FESTIVAL EVENTS Sophie E competed in the 11-14 years Barrel Race, riding Deano and placed first and also the Junior Breakaway Roping, riding Wombat. Caitlyn M (riding Charlie) and Bella O (riding Cheyanne) competed in the U11 Barrel Race. Caitlyn M

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION VISIT Last Wednesday the newly appointed Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell, visited our School. She met with students and staff and toured our school finding out about our various programs and activities. Our student leaders did an absolutely amazing job talking with the Minister and discussing their roles and what they loved about our school. Mrs Mitchell addressed our years 3 – 6 line up assembly and asked the students if they could change one thing about the school, what would it be? Responses included; put in a pool, no homework, double the amount of homework and a giant slide. It was lovely to meet our new Minister and for her to take such a keen interest in our school.

Caitlyn M Sophie E

Bella O

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 May 2019

PSSA NETBALL “It was a nail biter and we were on our toes the whole time! On Thursday 2 May our school Netball Team went to Bill Rose Sport Complex to play in Round 2 of the PSSA knockout competition against Muswellbrook Public School. It was a very close game - unfortunately losing by 8 points. At the end of the 2nd quarter we were only down by 1 point and at the end of the 3rd quarter we met at 21 points all. The final score was 31-23. We are all so proud of our achievements today.” “Before the game we had a skill session with Murrurundi Public school. Mrs Shoesmith congratulated us on our sportsmanship in helping out a less experienced school”

Scone Public School Netball Team

PSSA BASKETBALL Last Wednesday, the Scone Public School Boys PSSA Basketball team played their first game against Muswellbrook Public School. It was our first home game with a decent crowd to cheer on both teams. The boys demonstrated good sportsmanship and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. They came away with a great win, 60-8. A big thank you to Danielle Fisher for your time so far with coaching, Kylie Ralston and Danielle Burnett for scoring along with Brad Ralston and Wilf for refereeing.

Kylie Dow Coordinating Teacher

Jayden, Lachlan, Dusty, Bayley, Jayden, Sullivan, Zander (Josh injured)

RUGBY LEAGUE TACKLE CLINIC On Tuesday 30 April, girls in year 5 and 6 participated in a tackle clinic with Dan Swan the NRL league development officer for the Upper Hunter. The girls learnt correct tackle technique, where and how to tackle. The afternoon was in preparation for the Rebecca Young Cup that will be played in Raymond Terrace on the 29th of this month. We have 11 keen girls to join a senior girls rugby league team for this which is fantastic.

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 May 2019

OPEN RUGBY LEAGUE KNIGHTS KNOCKOUT On Thursday 2 May, the Opens Rugby League teams participated in the Knights Knockout in the A division.

The boys won 3 out of 4 of their pool games and made it to the quarter finals where we took on Singleton Public School. Unfortunately the boys went down in this game and were knocked out. The boys played well on the day, showing great skill and sportsman throughout the day.

A big thank you to Mr Seckold, Mr McInerney, our coaches, Mr Cuschieri and Mr Stewart the trainers. Also, thank you to Kerri Smith for washing our brand new jerseys, also thanks to the parents and grandparents for travelling and supporting our boys.

PSSA CLASSIC SHIELD GALA DAY

On Monday 6 May, the Opens League team participated in the PSSA Classic Shield knockout gala day at Pirtek Park in Singleton. We first played Muswellbrook South, winning convincingly 42-0, we then played Muswellbrook Public, winning 10-0. Our third game was against Singleton Public and sadly went down 8-4. The boys only had two tries scored against them all day and racked up 56 points, an outstanding effort by all involved. Thank you as always to the parents and grandparents for getting the boys to the game and supporting them. Again, thank you to Kerri Smith for the washing of the jumpers. Thank you to Mr Smith who took on the coaching and training duty for the day and to Mr Cuschieri for training duty.

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 May 2019

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

MOTHER’S DAY STALL The Mother’s Day stall will be held on Wednesday 8 May for students to purchase gifts. All gifts will be $5. Students wishing to visit the stall will be taken in their class groups on Wednesday. If students are away or unable to purchase on Wednesday the stall will operate at lunch and recess on Thursday. If you are available to help on the day it would be greatly appreciated. Please call Jodi on 0400 474 863. Could students wishing to purchase a gift please bring a bag eg: Library or shopping bag to hold their gift.

Jodi R

Stall Organiser

CANTEEN INFORMATION Please note that the canteen will not be open on Friday 10 May due to the half day Public Holiday.

SCONE CUP HALF DAY GAZETTED HOLIDAY

Please don’t forget to return your notes to indicate how your child will be getting home on Friday 10 May as the school will be closed at 12pm. Students can be picked up and signed out from 11.15am to 12 noon.

SCONE CUP HALF-DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY- FRIDAY 10 MAY 2019 The Upper Hunter Shire Council has applied for, and successfully been granted that Friday 10 May be gazetted as a half day local public holiday from 12.00pm. After consultation with the Department of Education Industrial Relations Department and the Director of Public Schools – Wollemi Cluster, schools in the area below will be adhering to this ruling. Friday 10 May 2019 Half-day from 12 midday

Towns of Aberdeen, Blandford, Bunnan, Ellerston, Gundy, Moonan Brook, Moonan Flat, Murrurundi, Parkville, Scone, Rouchel, Timor and Wingen within the Upper Hunter Shire Council area

These are the designated areas included in this declared public holiday. Please refer to this site for more information, if needed: http://www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au I have communicated this to all of the bus companies who service this school, and they have advised me that they will be completing their normal schedules for this day i.e. picking up at school as normal at 3.15pm. There will be no teachers at school at this time to supervise the buses. The buses will not be picking up at 12pm. Please contact your individual bus company if you have any further questions regarding bus pick-up times. Howards 6546 6178 and Osborns 6543 1271.

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 May 2019

NAPLAN ONLINE INFORMATION NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy – important skills that each child needs to succeed in school and life. The NAPLAN tests are designed to help us make sure students are on track with their literacy and numeracy development. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in NAPLAN tests for reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. In Term 2, Week 3 our school will participate in NAPLAN Online. Students do not need to be computer experts to take the NAPLAN test online. Making sure students have computer skills is part of our school curriculum, and our teachers will ensure your child is familiar with the online format. To see the types of questions and interactive features of NAPLAN Online, visit the public demonstration site. https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site If you have any questions about NAPLAN Online, please contact your child’s teacher. For more info: · How to support your child during NAPLAN · information for parents and carers · Watch a video that explains NAPLAN Online · Subscribe to ACARA’s monthly parent newsletter, Parent Update Parents who do not wish their child to participate in this year’s NAPLAN testing must sign a consent to withdraw form prior to the commencement of testing. Testing dates for our school will be Monday 13 May – Friday 17 May.

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 May 2019 P AND C NEWS

The Uniform Shop will also be open Tuesday to Thursday mornings 9am – 11.30am.

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 May 2019 COMMUNITY NEWS

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 May 2019

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 May 2019

HORSE FESTIVAL PARADE 2019