It was a good day out at the Ariah Park Show yesterday and it was great to see so many of our students involved. A huge thank you to the students who volunteered their time to help make the show a great day for everyone. The show display in the pavillion was excellent and I received many comments about the great work our students are doing. A big thank you to Ms Gash for setting up a great display. The Sheep Dog Trial was massive this year and we finished the last dog just before dark. Thank you again to the Barking Dog Team for running the event for the day. It was great to receive an email last night from a community member recognising two of our students who stepped up on the day to help without any notice.

Well done to Josie Heath and Lucy Edis who made the day easier in the luncheon pavilion by clearing and setting up tables for new customers.

The pace won't slow down this week and today we are hosting a regional SRC gathering. A number of schools are attending from the area and it is great for our aspiring leaders to interact with others. They will also take a look around our school and see what we have to offer.

The P&C will meet again this Tuesday evening at 7.30pm in the Library. It will be good to see you there. This week we will be discussing the draft student leadership policy and how we can further develop our young leaders. We appreciate all perspectives.

Justin Dunn Principal

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Friday, 14/9/18: A Donoghue, R Heath Monday, 17/9/18: T Haddrill, T McCormack

P&C Meeting Don’t forget our next P&C Meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday 11th September at 7.30pm in the School Library. Come along, bring a friend, and see what’s being planned for our fabulous school.

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Tuesday, 11/9/18 Riverina Primary Girls’ cricket Trials Yr 8 into 9 Subject Selection Evening 5:30 – 6:30pm P&C Meeting 7.30pm School Library Wednesday, 12/9/18 Secondary Students’ Study Afternoon Thursday, 13/9/18 TAFE Primary Sporting Schools @ Tennis Court Friday, 14/9/18 Year 7 Student Vaccination 2nd Visit RAP Study Day @ BCS

Tuesday, 18/9/18 Electives Day Secondary Scripture Secondary Students’ Study Afternoon Thursday, 20/9/17 TAFE Primary Sporting Schools @ Bowling Club

Yr 9/10 Rotary Debating Last Tuesday, Ariah Park competed in the second round of the Rotary Debating Competition, competing against St Anne’s in Temora. Kindra Byquar, Rafferty Edis and Jack Kenworthy represented Ariah Park, ably assisted by Jack Speirs from Year 8. In a very apt debate on the topic "That We Should Ban Mobile Phones In Schools", with each team coincidentally representing the current position of their own school, Ariah Park narrowly lost as the negative team. This means that St Anne’s School has won the overall shield for this year and we congratulate them on their win. Thank you also all parents for their support with debating this season. Mrs Drumore APCS Secondary Debating Co-ordinator Yr 7/8 Rotary Debating The second and final round of the Yr 7/8 Rotary Debating Competition was held last Tuesday evening at St Anne's School, Temora. Fortunately, we were able to field a team this time! Brooke Denyer, Sinead Rogers, Jack Speirs and Deklan Ross demonstrated that they benefitted from the intense debating they had completed recently in the Year 7/8 Premier's Debating Competition by winning against St Anne’s with the Negative side for the topic "That Competitive Sport Should Be Compulsory In Schools." The Yr 7/8 Debating Trophy will be awarded to Ariah Park this year. Well done, team! Thank you also all parents for their

support with debating this season. Mrs Drumore APCS Secondary Debating Co-ordinator Year 8 into 9 Subject Selection Information Session Tomorrow evening at 5:30pm Year 8 students and their parents/carers are invited to attend the 2019 Subject Selection Information Session. This session will go through the mandatory and elective subjects on offer for study in 2019. Today, Year 8 have been issued with a subject information booklet that they are encouraged to read over with their parents/carers this evening. We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible. If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact me at the school. Miss Horne. Ag Vision Thank you to the students who attended AgVision at Junee High School last Friday. Students were involved in a range of workshops. Some of the workshops offered to students were: Stock and Station Agent, Grain Marketing, Wool Classing, Machinery Technician, Vet Nurse, Vet, Mechanic, Apprenticeship/Traineeship Workshop and Aquafisheries to name but a few. These workshops allowed students to speak with people in the industry and learn about many occupations they could do in the future in Agriculture (see collage). Mrs Tidd

Wollongong Excursion Please note that deposit (of $50) and expression of interest forms are now overdue for the Secondary Excursion. The first instalment will be $50 and is due by next Friday 21st September. If you are experiencing difficulties making these payments, please contact Justin Dunn to discuss payment options. Mrs Tidd

Stage 4 – Visual Art, English Stage 5 – English, PDHPE, Visual Design Prelim – D&T, EEC

Week 9 Stage 4 – Ag, PDHPE, Yr 7 Food Tech, Music Stage 5 – Math, PASS, Ag, PDM, Music Prim – Exams start on Thursday

Year 2 Musical Performance (NOTA) Students will be dressing up as chickens for our performance. Each student is required to wear a white long sleeved t-shirt. BOYS are required to wear white shorts over their costume. Please bring costumes to school in a labelled bag. Mrs Cox Year 1/2 Home Reading Year 1/2 are no longer reading their home readers during the morning at school. Students are welcome to change their readers at school. When they change the readers, reading logs will be checked. Ms Studholme's class will be changing their readers on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Mrs Cox's class will be changing their readers as needed. Please continue home reading at home. Thank you to our parent volunteers who have helped out this year. If you would still like to listen to students read, Kindergarten will still be reading Monday-Thursday. Mrs Cox & Ms Studholme Year 5/6 Geography Assignment Students in Year 5/6 need to complete Part 1 of their geography assignment by the end of the term. They will be given opportunity to do the assignment at school but can also do some at home. An outline of the assignment has been given out to students last week. Mrs Jenkins

Wolsan Elementary School- South Korea Students in Year 5/6 will be taking part in three video conferences with students from the Wolsan Elementary School in South Korea. The first video conference will be in Week 10. Mrs Jenkins Year 5/6 Debating The Year 5/6 debating team won their final debate on Monday 3rd September. They debated against Beelbangera Primary School via video conferencing. The topic for the debate was, “That All Students Should Do 30 Minutes Of Exercise Each Day at School.” Our team had some great points and spoke very well. We had eight students in Year 6 that had a go in at least one of the four debates this year, which is really encouraging and I’m sure over the next few years we will have the same enthusiasm. Mrs Jenkins

Borambola Excursion Tuesday, 4th - Friday, 7th December Due By Details Amount Past Due Deposit $ 20 14/9/18 Instalment 1 $ 50 28/9/18 Instalment 2 $ 50 19/10/18 Instalment 3 $ 50 2/11/18 Instalment 4 $ 50 16/11/18 Instalment 5 $ 20 TOTAL $240 Instalment number 1 due by this Friday 14th September. Payment in full can be made at any time.

Sporting Schools Due to the cancelation of tennis last week, this week’s Sporting Schools session will be held at the tennis courts. We will have afternoon tea at school and walk down to the courts. Thank you for your understanding. Miss Horne.

Northern Jets Presentation Night - Friday 21st September 6pm @ Ardlethan Hall Entry $20 includes nibbles, dinner and entertainment by "Flat Strap". 6pm for 6.30pm sharp start. Dress is semi-formal. RSVP to Helen Bray by Monday 17th on 0409 533 988. Anyone interested in catching a bus from Ariah Park contact Robyn Buerckner by Monday 17th 0429 366 374 netball.jets@gmail.com. ALL WELCOME!!!

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Borambola Instalment Payment (Primary Excursion) Enclosed please find my instalment payment (instalment number 1) of $50.00 for the Borambola Excursion which is to be held from Tuesday, 4th - Friday, 7th December. � I have enclosed $50 (Instalment # 1) � I have made an online payment of $50 (Instalment # 1). POP receipt

number: …………….. ………………………………………….. ……………………………………….. Parent/Guardian Date ---------------- Please return by this Friday, 14th September 2018 with payment-------- Wollongong Instalment Payment (Secondary Excursion) Enclosed please find my instalment payment (instalment number 1) of $50.00 for the Wollongong Excursion which is to be held from Wednesday, 5th - Friday, 7th December. � I have enclosed $50 (Instalment # 1) � I have made an online payment of $50 (Instalment # 1). POP receipt

number: …………….. ………………………………………….. ……………………………………….. Parent/Guardian Date ---------------------- Please return by Friday, 21st September 2018 with payment---------