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Coleambally Central School

A quality education in your community school

Find us at: Kingfisher Avenue, Coleambally, NSW, 2707 Phone: 6954 4131 Fax: 6954 4396 Email: coleamball-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Week 4 Term 4 Tuesday,28th

October 2014

This Issue

Principal‟s Report page 1

Primary News page 2

Secondary News page 2

Community Announcements page 3

What’s happening at Coleambally Central School

Week 4 Term 4

Monday 27th

October

Tuesday 28th

October

Wednesday 29th

October

Thursday 30th

October

Friday 31st October

Landcare

6 into 7 Orientation Day

HSC – Design and Technology

Year 9 Scripture

Kindergarten Transition

HSC – Business Services

Primary Assembly Year 2

Week 5 Term 4

Monday 3rd

November

Tuesday 4th

November

Wednesday 5th

November

Thursday 6th

November

Friday 7th

November

P & C Meeting – 7.30p.m.

HSC - Geography

Landcare

Kindergarten Transition

Primary Assembly Year 3/4

Secondary Disco

Jack Weymouth-Smith’s Design and Technology Project

Wingara Mura Summer Program

Congratulations to three Coleambally Central School

students, who have been successful in their applications to

attend the 3 day Wingara Mura Summer Program to be held

at the University of Sydney during January, 2015.

Jai Coe, Mark Faber and Monique Dinsdale will stay on-

campus, access the world-class facilities of Australia's oldest

university, and have the chance to speak directly with leading

academics and industry figures.

The Summer Program is not just about books and studying

hard; it's fun, too. They'll experience the opportunities that

come with studying in the largest city in Australia and with

young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people attending

from all over the country, the friendships that they make will

last a lifetime. We wish them well.

World Teachers Day Last week our school P&C acknowledged our teaching staff

with an afternoon tea for World Teachers Day, which was

well received and much appreciated at our staff meeting.

Thanks to the P & C for their “thanks”.

Exams and Formals

Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 students will sit their yearly exams next

week. I would encourage all students to be preparing for

these exams. Exam timetables have been distributed to

students and are also now available on the school website.

For our Year 12 students the exams conclude with the final

HSC exam being held on Tuesday 4th

November. On

Thursday 13th

November the school will formally farewell the

class of 2014 in a function to be held at the Coleambally

Community Club.

Beginning of New Academic Year

A reminder that for our current secondary students, Monday

10th

November, will mark the beginning of a new academic

year. Be prepared.

Primary Swimming Notes will be distributed to all primary students with regard

to our Term 4 swimming program in the very near future.

This program will run from Thursday 27th

November to

Friday 5th

December.

Enjoy the week

John McFadyen

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Primary News Assembly Awards

Kinder

Nicolas Pretty Huge effort learning his numbers

William Rhode Super effort with his home readers

Kaylee Filmer Great enthusiasm with her reading

Year 1

Piper DeMamiel Consistent effort in all areas

Ella Pound Beautiful book work

Izabella Cooney Improved accuracy when solving addition

Year 2

Mia Jones Excellent effort in home reading189 nights

Clair Hay A hard working student in all subjects

Lachlan Vearing Striving hard to complete all tasks

Year 3/4

Daniel Collier Fantastic work and help in origami

Great work in subtraction

Max Rainbird Outstanding maths work with fractions

Georgia Stewart Outstanding maths work

Jordan Mannes Excellent problem solving in maths

Year 5/6

Hugh White Vast improved attitude and application in

all learning areas

Millie Rossato Working positively and co-operatively in

groups

Josie Moore Well written extended responses in English

Maddie Rainbird Expressive and descriptive imagery in all

writing tasks

Jarred Smith Settling well in the year 5/6 classroom

Healthy Harold K-6 Life Education and Healthy Harold are coming to our school

on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th November. Each class

will be visiting the van and taking part in a range of programs

addressing many components within the NSW PDHPE

curriculum. Please return payment to the office by 5th

November.

Janine Foster

Assistant Principal

Year 5/6

Here we are in week 4 and the term is whizzing by at a

furious pace. Only 21 more days until year 5-6 head off down

the highway to Ballarat. The class is abuzz discussing the

itinerary, sleeping arrangements and most importantly. “Will

we be able to use the pool Mr Watts?”

We have been trying to „get a feel‟ for the living conditions

way back in 1854 and I‟m sure when our students are

standing on the actual ground, the whole process will become

a lot more meaningful.

The Goldfields Diaries are starting to look very impressive

and it is encouraging to see so many students thinking of

ways to add authenticity to the „look and feel „of their

booklets.

If you need to contact me regarding any concerns or

provisions for your child please don‟t hesitate to call me at

the school. The best times for a guaranteed contact are

Monday afternoons between 12.00pm and 4.00pm or Friday

mornings between 8.30am and 11.00am. Alternatively, you

can leave a message at the front office and I can make contact

with you.

And finally, a big thanks to Chris White and Julie Bellato

who will be accompanying as on our journey.

In all, it should be an exciting, educational and memorable

experience.

Dave Watts

Assistant Principal

Stage 3 Poems

What if the whales never called again?

I might never jump into the deep blue sea

What if the seagulls flew into the horizon?

I could fly away too.

What if the sand washed away?

I would wash away with it.

Would you jump before me?

Shakyra Stevenson

What if I was a pen?

I might run out of ink

What if I get thrown in the bin?

I could be a little loner with some ink left in me.

What if someone found me?

I would still work because I‟d have an owner.

Will I be happy again?

Maddie Rainbird

What if I was taken?

I might never make it out

What if no one noticed?

I could always hope.

What if I could escape?

I would try till I can‟t see them.

How long would it take to find me?

Josie Moore

Secondary News SRC School Disco

All secondary Students years 7-11 are invited to attend

A School Disco

Date: Friday 7th

November 2014

Time: 7-9pm

Where: Coleambally Central School Hall

Cost: $2

RSVP: Purchase your ticket from the front office by Tuesday

4th

November 2014

Please note: Tickets cannot be purchased at the door.

Careers Corner

Congratulations! to Jai Coe, Monique Dinsdale and Mark

Faber who applied for and have been selected from applicants

Australia wide to attend the Sydney University Wingara

Mura – A Thinking Path Summer Program 2015. It is an

opportunity for our students to meet other indigenous

students and to experience three days of life at university.

Students who attended the Defence Force talk in the library

last term are invited, along with family members, to attend

the Open Day at the Army Logistics Training Centre in

Wodonga. See below for more info.

We would hereby like to invite you to attend the Army

Logistic Training Centre (ALTC) Careers Day at ALTC near

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Wodonga – 15 Nov 2014, where a fantastic opportunity

possibly awaits you.

Please note that this event is not open to the general public

and attendance numbers will be strictly limited.

Should you be interested in taking up this invitation, please

send an e mail to cptalbury@dfr.com.au and we will happily

reserve you a spot which will guarantee attendance if you

wish.

Ema Munro

Careers Advisor

Community Announcements

Coleambally Australia Day 2015 Committee

The first meeting of the Coleambally Australia Day

Committee will take place at 5.15pm on Thursday, 30th

October, at Coleambally Shire Office. New members would

be most welcome.

Halloween Disco Saturday 1st November from 5.30 to 9pm

At the Coly Community Club

Get dressed up and dance with the monsters!

$5 per child which includes nibbles, drinks, glow sticks,

lollies plus more!

Hosted by Coly playgroup.

Coleambally Junior Cricket

Coleambally Junior Cricket registration and first game is on

Saturday 1st November starting at 8.45am at the No. 3 Oval.

Registration per player is $50 and is open to players of school

age Year 4 to Year 8. For more information please contact

Nathan Jones 0427334010.

Family Fun Night @ St Peters School Fete

Friday the 31st of October from 5pm – 8pm

Raffle, Chocolate Wheel, Hot Food, Drinks, Cake Stall,

Produce, Jumping Castle, Sumo Suits, Laser Tag, Tattoos,

Scratch Art, Rainbow Looms & More!

See you there!

P&C News

The P&C are looking for someone to fill the role of Vice

President. If you are not a current member and would like to

take on this position please pay your $1.00 membership to

Penny Sheppard. Nominations and voting will take place at

the next P&C meeting on 3rd

November, 7.30pm in the school

library.

Fusion

Fusion Stall down the Street 17th December - will need lots

of help please for things to sell - any questions ring

0428 544 018 Fusion Advent Pageant is on again for both Primary Schools

on Friday 21st November from10am -lunch at McInnes

Square. Fusion have a 'Laser Tag' Day Trip in Wagga on Saturday

15th November from 10am-8pm (Year 6 - Year 12 students) -

contact Marg on 0428544018.

Cypress View Cypress View Lodge Ltd. AGM Wednesday 5th November

2014 at 6pm to be held at Cypress View Lodge Activities

Room. All members welcome. New members are welcome;

applications are available at Cypress View Lodge. New

applications must be submitted before AGM.

Swimming Club

Coleambally Swimming Club first swim meet and

registration night. 07/11/14, 5pm at Coly Pool.

$57 to be paid to Swimming NSW and $5 registration fee to

Coly Swimming Club.

New members must be registered with Swimming NSW by

07/11/14 to participate.

Everyone welcome, we‟d love to see some new faces.

Any queries, please contact Megan Schliebs 0427 548 547 or

Kristy Payne 0402 268 683.

Coleambally Central School

Primary

Literacy

Year 3

Maths

In PDHPE year 3 have been extremely busy. In PD we have been learning about smoking, the

dangers of smoking and the effect smoking has on peoples bodies. In PE we joined with year 4. Group One played

tee ball with Miss Flack and group two played volleyball with

Mr Dean.

In literacy we started reading the BFG (Big Friendly Giant)! We

practiced writing narratives. Our class narrative was about a dog that dived into a volcano to get a potion

that would destroy all the cats on earth.

Year 3 did Chinese dragon drawing in art. We watched a video about drawing Chinese dragons. As we watched the video Miss Flack would pause

the video so we could draw our dragons with pencils.

We also made origami cranes and hearts. Miss Flack read the story

‘The Peace Crane’. Origami cranes originated in China.

Year 3 have been exploring fractions in maths. We learnt how to add two

fractions together. We also investigat-ed millilitres and litres in maths. We estimated how many millilitres and litres were in buckets, bottles and

different sized containers.

Creative Arts

PDHPE

Coleambally Central School

Primary

Year 3

Science

In science we made water bottle rockets with Mr Dean. We half filled an empty soft drink bottle

with water and pumped air into it using a bike pump. When the pres-sure built up inside the hose on the bottom of the bottle it shot off and the rocket flew up into the sky. The

rockets went really high!

Name: Mackenzie Smith

Age: 9

This week I have

learnt: How to add

fractions in maths.

Name: Max Rainbird

Age: 9

This week I have

learnt: How to make a

water bottle rocket.

Star Learners

This week in fitness we played Norton’s car yard. We were each given a brand of car and when our brand of car was called out

we had to run from one cricket pitch to the other.

Fitness