LADYSMITHPublic School

Principal: Helen Sturman

Student success through an innovative quality education.

A proud member of Wagga Wagga Community of Small Schools

Term 4 Week 1, 2019

TOUCH FOOTBALL - SYDNEYRESULTS

It was a great experience for the the touch team. They won the first game against Nangus 3-1, the second game was played against Ellerston we lost 4-2 and the 3rd game was against Wilcannia we lost 7-5. We came 4th overall, an improvement on last year. Well done team!

We would like to acknowledge the generous donations from Forest Hill Foodworks and Woolworths Kooringal which ensured our students were well fed and watered while away.

Fuel vouchers were donated by Tasco, we would like to thank them for their generous donations which lowered the cost of travel.

A huge thank you to Stewart Cole for his coaching which ensured all students made enormous progress in their ability to play touch football and to give their very best efforts throughout the competition. Thank you also to Bec Cole for her team management, organisation and support to all the students.

We look forward to competing again next year.

CHORDS

STAFFING FOR 2020

BIG BIKE BASHSUNDAY 27TH OCTOBER

AFTER SCHOOL CARE

WEEK 1 TERM 4

Everyone is welcome, bring the family plus a family of friends to support a fun and active day.

All funds raised will go to a P & C approved event or resource.

Rides and BBQ for all the family.

Entries on day from 9.30am.

See attached for more information.

Welcome back everyone, we hope you had a great break and are ready for a fun filled term to culminate the year.

We have a few important activities this term starting with CHORDS 31st October for the whole day and the whole school.

On Thursday 31st October all students will spend the day at the Civic Centre from 8.50am to 2.30pm.Students are to travell by private transport to Civic Centre and will be met by Ms Sturman, Mrs Webb and Mrs D. They are then required to be collected by 2.30pm and to be returned back to the Civic Centre by 6.15pm and collected by parents at 8.15pmIf you are having difficulty with transporting your child please contact the school.

We will participate in a morning practice session, then perform at the matinee and then we get to have a rest, go home and come back for the evening performance.

Tickets are on sale for parents for the evening session.They can be purchased online at the Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Website or call the Civic Theatre on 6926 9688. Price is $60 per family, $22 per adult, under 15’s is $12. Tickets are selling fast.

A permission note is on the APP as we need students to be driven into Wagga in the morning and collected in the afternoon.

Primary students require black trousers/ tights, black socks and the CHORDS t-shirt which will be supplied. Please ensure your child has all these black items especially the black socks.

Infant students will require their outfits for their dance as per what they wore at the education week performances.

Please ensure your child has a full water bottle on this day plus plenty of food to keep them happy.

The government has been busy getting this under way, and we at Ladysmith have a date for the tender process and should have information around who will run our before and after school care by the end of November.

As more information comes to hand we will pass it onto you all.

The tender committee is Mrs Webb, Alison Reid and Helen Sturman.

Ms Sturman will be taking long service leave from Day 1 Term 1 2020.

She has relinquished her Principal’s position at Ladysmith which enables our Director Ms Jenene McGrath to advertise and fill the position before the end of term 4 ensuring a positive hand over and a smooth start to the school year of 2020.

Mrs Webb will continue to be our second teacher and Mrs DeFranceschi’s position will be determined once our funding for 2020 is received and reviewed.

YEARBOOK 2019

Year 6 are in the process of completing another year book for 2019.

If you would like to sponsor a page and receive a copy of this yearbook please complete the attached notice of intent to sponsor and return to the office as soon as possible.

As we did last year we will only order the number of yearbooks required so if you’d like a copy please sponsor a page and secure your book.

This will be a wonderful collection of memories from the year so don’t miss out.

Thank you in advance Year 6’sSee attached for order form.

LEARNING WITH MS STURMAN

This week K/1/2 have reflected and analysed their STEM project from term 3 and their science experiments in term 3.

K/1/2 will have a strong focus on their geography unit of learning with a new STEM project linked to this topic. The question will be “How can we protect a natural resource in the local area?”

This will culminate in a project which shows the answer to this question to be ready for presentation in week 7.

Ms Sturmans maths group will be focusing on two important aspects of stage 3 maths- order of operations and data gathering and recording.

This term Ms Sturman’s maths group will be working with Mrs D on a STEM project. The focus of the project will be to organise and conduct a vegetable and plant market stall. The date and location will be announced next week. The students will provide regular updates in the newsletter about their progress. As they will be sourcing products at different times. Please keep an eye out for their updates and app messages. Thankyou for your support Mrs D

MARKET STALL

The maths group are asking for donations for next Monday 21st October they are looking for paddle pop sticks, glass jars, and garden labels we are happy to exchange these for spinach, leek and pasley out of the Garden.

LEARNING WITH MRS WEBB

Well the term has started off with a bang! We’ve hit the ground running with CHORDS practices, yearbook, STEM and our new Geography unit utilising our new virtual reality STEM equipment. Students will be looking at Australia and it’s position compared to the rest of the world. They will also be looking at the geographical characteristics of Australia using ouR VR equipment and create a mini atlas using various maps and mapping techniques.

We’ve FINALLY finished our fractions and decimals unit which I’m sure some students are glad to see the tail end of :) I want to congratulate them on their dedication and perseverance throughout the unit. Well done guys!!

Stem will be finalised this term as well. A note will be going home by the end of week 2 stating the STEM presentation day date and agenda of projects. The student projects are all very different ranging from advertisements, ninja warrior courses and information books. The students are looking forward to presenting their finished projects to family and friends. Looking forward to a busy, fun-filled term!

LEARNING WITH MRS DE FRANCESCHI

Term 3 ended wonderfully with our excursion to ErinEarth and the Botanic Gardens. Our day was made possible through the Eco Schools grant, provided by the NSW Environmental Trust (which covered the cost of our bus hire), and the free sustainable education resources at ErinEarth.

Ben, the ErinEarth education officer, welcomed us and shared the processes for making compost and soil testing. He also helped us understand and appreciate the benefits of maintaining a natural environment and the planting and wildlife associated with the garden.

We then travelled to the Botanic Gardens where we had lunch and toured the different garden zones on display, including a walk around the animal park. We finished with a scavenger hunt organised by Matilda before returning to school. It was a great day!

CONGRATULATIONS

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OCTOBER22nd Bluearth23rd Town & Gown Parade 11.30am24th CHORDS Core Choir T/Park 1-3pm27th Big Bike Bash & BBQ31st CHORDS Festival - Wagga Civic Centre 8.50am-2.30pm Whole SchoolNOVEMBER5th Bluearth6th Puggles Visit 11.30am6th NSWPSSA Athletics State Championships7th NSWPSSA Athletics State Championships12th Culture Day - Kapooka Whole School13th Puggles Visit 11.3014th Mobile Library19th Bluearth20th Transition 9am-11.30am27th Transition 9am-11.30am28th Mobile LibraryDECEMBER2nd Year 6 Farewell Dinner - Carriage House3rd Year 6 Orientation WWHS3rd Bluearth3rd Transition 9.00am-3.10pm4th Transition 9.00am-3.10pm9th-18th Swimming Lessons - Oasis17th Presentation Night18th Last day of Term 1

DIARY DATESP&C NEWS

LEADERSHIP LUNCHESLeadership Lunches tomorrow Friday 18th October 2019.

Chicken Burgers (Tomato, Lettuce, Cheese) $5Lime Cordial $1

Next P&C meeting - Tuesday 22nd October - 6.30pm at school

Please note the change of day to Tuesday, just for this month.On the agenda so far:.....

•Grant update•Bike bash•Social night (just for fun)•Duathlon bbq

Big Bike BashMs Sturman is organising a fantastic day for the Big Bike Bash on Sunday 27th October. We hope all families can come along for a relaxing ride and bbq, Spread the word to family and friends. The P&C will help out by cooking the bbq, so if you’d like to help out with the snags, let us know. Keep an eye out for Fleur’s message on messenger.

After School CarePlease fill in the online survey. Your responses help to secure after school care here at Ladysmith.

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/basc

On Monday Duncan told us some exciting news at assembly. He has a new baby brother and his name is Jessie Lee. Congratulation to Mark and Toni.

Celebrate 20 years of Puggles operation during Children’sWeek

20 OCTOBER 2019

Celebrate 20 years of Puggles operation during Children’sWeek

20 OCTOBER 2019

Celebrate 20 years of Puggles operation during Children’sWeek

20 OCTOBER 2019

Celebrate 20 years of Puggles operation during Children’sWeek

20 OCTOBER 2019Teddy Bears

TUMBARUMBA SPORTS HUB(Aussie Rules Ground)

11am until 2pm TICKETS $20 per family WHICH INCLUDES...

• Lunch + drink• Celebration Cake• Jumping castle• Face painting• Biscuit decorating

Coffee, tea & cakes will be available for purchase on the day - Nest

Kindly sponsored by a $2,000 grant from the Tumbarumba Community Small Grants Program

Teddy BearsPicnic

You are invited to celebrate 20 years of Puggles operation and Children’s Week