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Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460
T: 02 6642 3388 F:02 6643 [email protected]
Welcome back to Term 3. I hope all of our families had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. We are looking forward to a very exciting term where our students will have the opportunity to participate in a number of school based initiatives.
There has been updated guidelines from the NSW DEC which have been distributed to all public schools for this term. The guidelines remain very similar however there are changes:
* The visitors form which must be signed declaring that they have not been in Victoria.
* The additional cleaning is continuing this term and we will be enforcing the personal hygiene measures with our students and staff.
* We are still unable to have large events with crowds of parents which is disappointing but we will still be offering these events to our students eg. Book Character Parade with students only.
* PPP - we are still unable to have Kindergarten transition programs so unfortunately PPP is unable to start at this stage. We will be emailing our PPP parents to keep them up to date with any guideline changes and all Kindergarten transition information.
* School overnight excursions are still on hold this term.Our Year 4 Lake Ainsworth excursion has been cancelled. We are trying to negotiate a new date in Term 4. We are still planning our Year 6 Sydney excursion hoping restrictions might be lifted by Term 4.
* Students need to bring a water bottle as bubblers are still closed.
* Non essential visitors are still not allowed on school grounds.
* Parents should not congregate at school dropoffs and pickup and remember to practise social distancing. In particular at our Infants campus parents should not be lingering in the morning on school grounds. This is not allowed within these guidelines.
* P&C meetings face to face are still on hold.
This term beginning week 2 we will be operating a Breakfast Club on our Infants campus which is very exciting for our students and our staff. The Breakfast Club will operate using the same guidelines as the Primary Campus. Mrs Shorrock will be coordinating this initiative in the infants and Mrs Dodd will continue to coordinate this initiative in the primary. The Breakfast Clubs will operate Monday to Thursday and are a free service for our families. Our thanks to Mrs Shorrock and Mrs Dodd for their organisation of this terrific initiative in our school.
In Week 3 all NSW Public Schools will be celebrating Education Week. The theme is Learning Together. In this year of bushfires, floods and COVID-19, the key messages of Education Week 2020 are:
*Schools are the cornerstone of communities.
*Parents and carers are our partners in learning. Schools and families benefit from strong, respectful relationships where responsibility for student learning is shared.
*Change and resilience.*Our teachers and students are lifelong learners, collaborating in a positive learning environment to achieve their best. Learning together makes us strong and creates resilient communities.
*Connect better and learn together.*Our school staff are dedicated professionals who know, value and care for all students. Technology enables learning together anywhere, any time. During Education Week we normally invite our parents to visit our classrooms and our students perform in a wonderful concert. Unfortunately this year we are not allowed to have parents visit our school in large numbers. Our staff will still be participating in a number of activities throughout this week to recognise and celebrate Education Week 2020.
South Grafton Public School NewsletterWe acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work
and pay our respects to the Elders both past and presenthttps://sthgrafton-p.schools.nsw.gov.au www.facebook.com/SouthGraftonPublicSchool
Term 3 Week 1 - Thursday 23rd July 2020
Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460
T: 02 6642 3388 F:02 6643 [email protected]
Take a leisurely stroll down ‘The Link’ at Grafton Shoppingworld during Education Week to see our students art work on showcase. From the3rd – 9th of August.
This week our new school cricket pants have arrived to support our boys and girls cricket teams. Our teams will look very smart when they represent our school in these new navy pants which will match with our school polo shirt.
This term our Primary campus will be participating in the annual Premier’s Sporting Challenge which runs for 10 weeks. All students have received log books which they use to record their daily physical activities in 20 minutes blocks. The log books daily entries accumulate to a weekly result which may be bronze, silver, gold or diamond award. Each student tracks towards an average final award level at the end of 10 weeks. Next term students will then receive a certificate which records their overall result.
This term we have organised a large number of initiatives to support our staff and students. Many of these activities you would recognise as our normal Term 3 activities but they will be operating under the NSW DEC guidelines. This will mean our parents in most cases will NOT be able to attend unless DEC guidelines change but we will be highlighting these with photos for our parents on our Facebook page, website and in our newsletters. Listed below is a calender of events for Term 3:Tuesday 28th July - AFL - Mr ZacekMonday 3rd - 7th August - Education Week the theme is ‘Learning Together’Wednesday 12th August - Rugby League - Mr DurouxTuesday 25th August - Hockey boys and girls - Mr Kelly and Miss Emily RyanWednesday 26th August - Performing Arts Concert for students and staff onlyTuesday 1st September - Book Character Parade No ParentsTuesday 8th September - Soccer girls and boys - Mr Newman and Mr DaviesFriday 4th September - Multicultural Public Speaking School FinalsFriday 18th September - Infants Sports carnival no ParentsTuesday 22nd September - Netball - Mrs HeymanThursday 24th September - Primary Athletics carnival - Barnier ParkTerm 4Tuesday 20th October - Basketball girls and boys - Mr HickeyTuesday 17th November - Cricket girls and boys - Mr Newman and Mr ZacekWe are very excited we can offer our wonderful students these excellent opportunities and we will continue to endeavour to provide as many activities as possible.
Grafton Vet Clinic will be visiting our Stage 3 students on Monday 27th July to talk about animal health care and the responsibilities of owning a pet. This presentation will launch the Stage 3 Chicken Coop Project Based Learning Unit. We thank the team at Grafton Vet Clinic for their time.
Next week our primary students will be participating in Littlescribe’s Mini Writing Festival. This is a unique opportunity to interact with 13 of Australia’s most treasured children authors. Each day students will participate in a workshop where they will meet a new author, focus on a specific writing theme and be given a writing challenge. Some of the authors include Andrew Daddo, Jackie French, Wendy Orr and Deborah Abela.
We have received approval for the installation of two additional walkways on our Infants campus which will provide shelter for our community entering from the Armidale Road entrance and for our students who utilise the walkway to the bus shelter. There will also be a covered area where these 2 walkways meet outside Mrs Walters room. Our Infants office has also been upgraded to provide extra security for our staff. This upgrade occurred this week.
Ms Melissa Page has been offered and accepted an opportunity to work at Induna ETC for the rest of the year. We would like to thank Ms Page for her excellent work as our Instructional Leader - Literacy on our Infants campus throughout the last 3 1/2 years. The Instructional Leader position is currently advertised and I am hoping it will be filled shortly.
Please remember to make sure your child’s winter uniforms are clearly marked with their name. Occasionally students may take home the incorrect jumper. If this is the case please return to school as soon as possible.
Have a great weekMr Peter Hickey Principal3KG Artworks
3KG were reading many books about kindness last term, including a book about Macca the Alpacca. They completed some fantastic Alpaca Artworks for their Kindness Display.
Last Term Primary Rewards Day fun
CanteenPRIMARYMonday Suellen Davies, HELP NEEDEDTuesday Julieanne Parente, Riley BurtonWednesday Kelly Gavin, HELP NEEDEDThursday Belinda Wormald, HELP NEEDEDFriday Trudy Clydesdale, Suellen DaviesINFANTSMonday Rebecca Milligan, HELP NEEDEDTuesday Barbara Tibbett, Rhonda King,Wednesday Suellen Davies, HELP NEEDEDThursday Jasmin Wyse, Rebecca Milligan Friday Simmone Skinner, Sara McClymont
A message from the Infants canteen - If parents could please help with writing out their child’s lunch order before coming to school. The volunteers can’t hear or understand the children and they also struggle to know what they require. This would be greatly appreciated!
Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE
Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460T: 02 6642 3388 F:02 6643 2065
Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460
T: 02 6642 3388 F:02 6643 [email protected]
AwardsStudents of the Week AwardKRB Abygale Cottee KMS Reck SinclairKCK Emma Peterson KET Shilah Paine1SM Cailin Deem 1AO Mikayla Pigg1KR Logan Skinner 1KD Darcey-Lee Hamilton1/2KW Phoenix Eggleton 2SB Molly Barton2LB Indiana Kroehnert 2LS Quinn Tattis3JD Hayley Skinner
3KG Isabella Roughley3DR Elise Graimes 3JR Isabel McSwan4MA Flynn Street 4ES Dexter McMahon4TB Lachlan MacLean 5KR Emily Loy5/6TC Emilie Patterson 5DH Lucy Warwick5/6ER Clover Staader 6TM Monique Fisher 6LG Charlotte Moran 6SD Hope Bullock
Principal AwardsElsie Pugh, Ivy Stevens, Sheamus Prosser, Pixie Niesler,Miley Abraham, Sky Boney, Poppi Vercoe, Connor Worthy,Jimmy Golden, Sierra Menzies, Jaxon Worthington, Kelsey Ferrie, Lily Vercoe, Rylee Kroehnert, Mia McKenna,Alexander HarperBlue RibbonsCarter McDonald, Jayden Snowden, Kyla Amos, Lilly-Anne Willemsen, Sheamus Prosser, Kenzie Really, Asher McGregor, Jasper Burgess, Liena Brown, Michaela Bullivant, Shilah Paine, Hugh Corrigan, Connor Worthy, Khloe King, Amelia Goodwin, Nythanuel Wyse-Kuschert, Thomas Patterson, Nellie-May Clancy, Charlie McLennan, Hailey Muller, Logan Skinner, Bray James, Lewis Woodley-Walker, Rosalie Skinner, Denzel Habashy, Jordan Polsen, Jaiden Skinner, Quinn Tattis, James Reeve, Braxton Cooke, Poppi Vercoe, Darcey-Lee Hamilton, Mikayla Pigg, Chase Taylor, Tony Spek, Coby McDonald, Amayah Christopher, Dustin White, Ezra Backwell, Ryan Cox, Jacob Laurie, William Patterson, Leumeah McKenna, Lacey Polsen, William Stephens, Mikinleigh Bullock, Jessie Rohleder, Kelsey Ferrie, Sierra Menzies, Jimmy Golden, Jake Elliott, Lucas Stone, Ayden Baird, Rhiannah Blair, Analah Colley, Lochlan Egan, Joshua Green, Layla Knight, Hunter Kroehnert, Jena-Leigh Lang, Rhianah McGrady, Braxson O’Davis, Kayne O’Neill, Piper Really, Kaden Rook, Jasmine Skinner, Chloe Valencia, Ava Thurgood-Randall, Evie Wilson, Alex Dunn, Samuel Morrow, Charlotte Reeve, Harmony Fielden, Solomon Brown, Isabella Bailey, Jayden Vandermeer, Kiara Gibson, Nate Pohlmann, Jaimin McLennan, Lachlan MacLean, Liam Drewett, Isla Vercoe, Georgie Salmon, Mia Muller, Ezra Morrison, Zaliah Burrows, Lara Clydesdale, Shania McCarthy, Braithen De Bono, Pippa Creighton, Isabella Houlihan, Seth Anderson, Noah Narayan, Beau
Subat, Violet Williams, Mitchell Zammit, Izabella Campling, Monique Fisher, Beau Gregson, Alan Haynes, Lucas McCann, Ryan Lawson, Alexander Harper, Henry Ricketts, Maddison Burgess, Chase De Bono, Jake Grebert, Matthew Reckless, Deegan Robb, AJ Cox, Taylor Ball, Gemma Nicholson, Jordan Pritchard, Finn Hegedus, Hayden Howard, Riley Lolic, Lilyana De Fossard, Clover Staader, Brayden Cameron, Rhys Torrens, Ella Redman, Ally Graham, Tallyn Burrows, Damian L, Donavan Bailey, Saphira SinclairPride AwardsSophia Perkins Blyth, Kenzie Really, Flynn Catterall,Akeelah-May Skinner, Noah Tallon, Layla O’Meally, Imogen Thompson, Flynn Hewitt, Ayla McConnell, Taya Sandor, Dash Bowling, Lilly-Anne Willemsen, Zayne Really, Luke Warwick, Tye Bailey, Anna Clancy, Leah Hastings, Sophie Parente, Zyrah Pinote, Beau Torrens, Isabella Houlihan, Pippa Creighton, Channing Katon, Seth Anderson, Olivia Reckless, Scott Warwick, Chloe Jones, Jessie Rohleder, Brodie Rolls, Jake Elliott, Lachlan Hamilton, Savannah McLennan, Joseph Menzies, Rhianah McGrady, Piper Really, Ava Thurgood-Randall, Lochlan Egan, Alex Dunn, Brilynn Jones, Solomon Brown, Harmony Fielden, Ruby Backwell-Geerin, Isabella Bailey, Jayden Vandermeer, David Pigg, Georgie Salmon, Kiara Gibson, Lacey Lawrie, Matthew Reckless, Beau Salmon, Mary-Grace Ballis, Jemma Leslie, Cody Clydesdale, Nicola Longstaff, Blake Gavin, Aidan Really, Leila Horstman, Jaylin Mundine, Mia Bathgate, Walker Sanne, Mia Van Doorn, Rhys Torrens, Ryli Britton, Ella Redman, Jordan Pritchard, Lilyana De Fossard, Ally Graham, Gary Y, Jesse Really, Donavan Bailey, Saphy Sinclair, James Skinner, Melinda Rolls, Noah Narayan, Sophie-Lee Watson, Nayte Meyer, Lily VidlerUpcoming Events
Monday 27th July Grafton Vet Clinic Visit Stage 3Tuesday 28th July AFL Monday 3rd Aug Education Week - theme is ‘Learning together’Wednesday 12th Aug Rugby League Tuesday 25th Aug Hockey girls and boysWednesday 26th Aug Performing Arts Concert no parentsTuesday 1st Sept Book Character Parade no parentsFriday 4th Sept Multicultural Public Speaking School FinalsTuesday 8th Sept Soccer girls and boys Friday 18th Sept Infants sport carnival no parentsTuesday 22nd Sept NetballThursday 24th Sept Primary Athletics carnivalFriday 25th Sept Last day of Term
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CRANES Jacaranda Preschool has been a part of the local community for nearly fifty years. We pride ourselves on providing high quality education and care for
children in the Grafton area. Jacaranda Preschool is open from 8.30am to 4.00pm. Fee support for low income families. Please contact the preschool for more
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Mark Hunting Branch Manager
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