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Cassilis Public School, Vision Statement

To prepare every student to be successful lifelong learners who are confident and creative individuals; and

active and informed citizens through a commitment to equity and excellence in education.

We believe it is important for students to be self-aware, build resilience and positive relationships and

actively contribute to the school, the community and the society in which we live.

We value and support strong partnerships with the broader community to maximise student engagement and

achievement in a nurturing environment.

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Term 1, Week 8 Monday 19 March 2018

Some Important Dates for Your Calendar

19-21 Miss Hodgson &Mrs Austin away for Visible

Learning Workshop- Mrs Latter and Mrs

Rose In

21- 23 Kia Ora Camp

22 CANTEEN

26 Harmony Day/ Easter Hat Parade

30 Good Friday

April

3 LST Meetings

4 Cassilis Town Walk

5 Cross Country

What’s due this Week?

Cross Country Canteen note

Easter Hamper Items

Easter hats need to be made and brought in

by Friday!

$5 per family for Harmony Day/ Easter Hat

Parade activities

Student of the Week

Paul Anderson

Paul has been voted Student of the Week by

staff and students this week for having a great

week of learning.

Last week, Paul was putting in 100% effort with

all his work and not giving up if he couldn’t do

something the first time. He happily listened to

feedback and took on advice from all staff

members.

During IEP lessons, Mrs Nairne was impressed

with his efforts. He worked really hard on his

reading with her last week and is trying hard to

achieve his goals.

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In golf on Wednesday, Paul gave everything a

go even if he didn’t get the ball in the hole. He

understood it was about having fun and

enjoyed challenging himself.

Some of the reasons Paul’s peers voted for

him include;

‘Paul for being respectful in the library’ and

‘Paul for following instructions’

Congratulations and keep it up, Paul!

Captain’s Report

By Isabelle Bibby

We had an exciting week of learning last week. On Wednesday we had our last day of golf, and found out who won the golf hole competition. Sharon was very impressed with our amazing ideas and final projects. The decision to choose the winners was hard with so many holes to look at and compare. She conducted a raffle draw and had three prizes. First prize went to Paul, second prize to myself and third prize to Summer. We all loved having Sharon for sport this term. Thursday we were lucky enough to have Michelle, Harold and the van arrive at our school and tell us all about staying healthy. Everyone enjoyed seeing our friend Harold again. Friday we celebrated Anti-Bullying Day by wearing Orange clothes to show our support. We watched an informing video clip about a girl who took her life because of bullying. This was upsetting that others treat people to cause bullying and depression to happen. The quote “Speak, even if your voice shakes”, touched us all.

A Visit from our friend

HAROLD!!

Cassilis students enjoyed a visit from Healthy

Harold and the Life Education Van on Thursday.

Here are some of the student’s thoughts on

Harold’s visit;

Today we visited Healthy Harold he taught me

healthy things like, wash your hands before eating

and how to pack a healthy lunchbox.- Gordie

Anderson

Yesterday the 15th March was my last time I get to

see Healthy Harold the giraffe, I will remember him

as the funny giraffe he was.

Harold taught me about alcohol, which was the

most effective drink and which one was the least

effective, what the effects were, how many grams

each drink is and where the alcohol goes.

We used cards, knowledge, memory and light-up

body-parts to learn these things. One of the things

we used was a light-up human named Pam. I had a

stick that would light up a body part after I pointed

to it.

I watched a video about what alcohol does to the

liver and how fast the liver can process the alcohol.

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After that Harold wanted to play a game of

basketball. I got the ball into the hoop more times

than Harold. Later we did a sword fight and after

Harold was beaten with the banana he said “There

is something wrong with the carrot” After I beat him

with the carrot he said “There is something wrong

with this banana, as well”.

As I said before this is my last time learning with

Harold and I will always remember the fun things

he did.- Isabelle Bibby

Today I saw a giraffe called Healthy Harold. He

brushed his teeth.- Paul Anderson

Today healthy Harold told me that exercise is

good.- Skylah Anderson

Yesterday Healthy Harold visited Cassilis School.

He came to teach us about the body and how it

works and the things inside the body. I enjoyed

Healthy Harold’s visit and I had a good time. -Ben

Bibby

Yesterday on the 15th of March Healthy Harold

came to visit Cassilis. Healthy Harold taught us

about alcohol and where it goes in the body. First

we had to fill in a puzzle, then we took turns to

point to the body part and read it out loud. We then

had to choose between myths and facts. After that

we watched a video called is it safe for Uncle

Martin to drive. We then had to make the most

dangerous situation from cards. The ages were 14

year old girl, 17 year old boy, 35 year old woman

and 50 year old man. We also had to sort cards out

from lowest to highest alcohol and then we did how

many grams in each.

We had a staring contest and it was a tie between

Isabelle and Harold. After that, Healthy Harold said

that he wanted a rematch of basketball from last

year. It was a tie again. Then we had a sword fight.

Harold had the carrot and I had the banana and

Harold said “there is something wrong with the

carrot”. He had the banana and Isabelle had the

carrot and then he said “there’s something wrong

with banana”.

I was very lucky that I got a handball from Healthy

Harold. Over all I enjoyed the day and I can’t wait

until next year to see Harold again.- Sophie

Anderson

Our last day of golf fun with

Sharon!

On Wednesday students at Cassilis Public School

had their last golf lesson with Sharon. Students

were asked to design their own golf courses as well

as their own golf hole we could use. All students

did such a fantastic job that neither Sharon or

myself could pick a winner! The students were very

sad that it was their last golf day with Sharon as

they have enjoyed it so much. The students wrote

some lovely cards to thank Sharon for travelling to

Cassilis to teach them golf. I was very impressed

watching our students golf skills develop over the

weeks that we had Sharon, and I know many

students are now keen golf players! - Mrs Austin

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Monday 19 March 2018 Term 1– Week 8

Bullying.

NO WAY!

On Friday 16 March students at Cassilis were

encouraged to wear something orange to support the

National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. As

a school we watched a very moving video in the morning

before starting school to understand why we were all

wearing orange. Students participated in activities during

the day to help them understand the effects bullying can

have and how important it is to be able to stand up

against it. -Mrs Austin

Canteen will be on THURSDAY instead of Friday this week!!

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Monday 19 March 2018 Term 1– Week 8

P&C AGM

Report

Our P&C committee for 2018 continues to be strong with all roles filled as last year. The committee are as follows;

President: Stacey Anderson

Secretary: Suzanne Bibby

Treasurer: Fiona Cornish

Uniforms: Anne- Maree Nairne

Congratulations to these dedicated members of our school community and thank you for supporting our students and school community!

Other discussions from the last P&C meeting;

The P&C have purchased lanterns and Cash boxes for the Cassilis Rodeo gate.

Thank you notes have been delivered to all helpers on the Rodeo gate

Discussions regarding organisation for upcoming Cross Country lunches (Thursday 5 April).

Positive Education Survey feedback discussion.

The school building will be receiving a spruce up with interior and exterior painting of the school buildings planned.

Upcoming fundraising opportunities were discussed and will be shared once more details are known.

What Does a Cassilis Learner

Look Like?

This week our focus is:

A Cassilis Learner identifies their strengths and weaknesses

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Monday 19 March 2018 Term 1– Week 8

Kia Ora

THIS WEEK!! Sophie Anderson and Summer Turner are both

very excited about attending the Kia Ora Music

Camp that is coming up in Scone this week!

They will be travelling via the Scone Grammar

Bus and will get dropped off at Scone

Grammar each day. At the camp they will meet

their supervising teacher for the camp whose

name is Serena White.

They are going to have an exciting week ahead

involving lots of choreographed dancing,

singing and drumming activities.

Kia Ora Music Camp provides a fantastic

opportunity for all students and I look forward

to seeing our students perform at the concert

on Friday night with other talented students in

our region!

Recounts of their Kia Ora experiences will be

in the week 10 newsletter.

More photos from week 7…

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Monday 19 March 2018 Term 1– Week 8

WELCOME BACK DYLAN!!

We are sure you’ve had a wonderful

fortnight away at Stewart House and

look forward to sharing your stories

in next week’s newsletter