Balranald Central School, We Street, Balranald NSW 2715 ׀ Phone: (03) 5020 2222 ׀ Fax: (03) 5020 2269 ׀ Email: balranald-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.balranald-c.schools.nsw.edu.au

N E W S L E T T E R STUDENT NEWS FROM BALRANALD CENTRAL SCHOOL 24 July 2017 ISSUE 16

NAIDOC DAY

On Friday 30th June, Balranald Central School together with St Joseph’s Primary School, celebrated NAIDOC day. The day started with some wonderful dances and then students participated in various activities such as; boomerang art, boomerang throwing, didgeridoo playing, indigenous games, sand and leaf art, cooking Johnny cakes, making emus and rainbow sticks.

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Principal’s

Perspectives (page 2)

Primary Ponderings

(page 3) Term 3, 2017

Calendar (page 8)

EDUCATION

WEEK BCS is going to

celebrate Education Week on

Friday 4th August

There will be open classrooms and a

free barbecue lunch for parents, carers, grand friends and

students. Please come in and

see what our students are doing.

PARENT TEACHER

INTERVIEWS Tuesday, 8th August

JEANS FOR GENES DAY August 11th

See page 4 for details!

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PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVES Thank you and congratulations to all staff, students and parents involved in our NAIDOC celebrations at the end of Term 2. Our students were involved in a variety of activities that have contributed to our knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal Culture. The students level of engagement and their sense of having fun while learning is a credit to all involved. It was pleasing to see many parents attend our school assembly in the final week of term. Students always thrive when there are parents in the audience. Congratulations to all of the award winners. Thank you again to all students, staff and parents involved.

Balranald Central School would like to welcome Grant Mannix to our staff team. Grant has just completed a Bachelor of Education degree at Federation University in Ballarat and has been teaching in the Victorian education system for the past 6 months.

Grant was born and raised in Balranald and having accepted the Rural Area Relief teaching position is ecstatic to be back home and a member of the community once again. Congratulations to Kiandra Dalton, Tessa Duryea and Jordyn Jolliffe who competed in the Hay War Memorial High School AFL team that competed in the State carnival last week. The girls defeated Scots Albury 31 to 5 in the Grand Final and are now the State Champions and the holders of the Giants Cup. Well Done! Thank you to Mr Will Godber for organising our students to be part of the AFL school system.

On Friday the 4th August, Balranald Central School will be celebrating “Education Week”. Education week is a state-wide, annual event to celebrate public education in NSW. This year’s theme is I Learn, We Learn. It is a celebration of our schools’ commitment to ensuring: • We cater for the needs of each individual student • We have a culture of high expectations for our

students • Every student will be known, cared for and

respected • Partnerships with local business and industry create

opportunities for our students to thrive in society

To celebrate education week our teachers will be opening up their classrooms for parents, grandparents and community members to see teaching and learning in action. Visitors can arrive at any time during the day and will be greeted in the foyer by student representatives who escort visitors to the classrooms. A free sausage sizzle will be provided at 12.40pm. See the open classroom timetable in this newsletter. We have our parent/teacher evening on Tuesday 8th August. This is an important event on our school calendar and it is hoped that as many parents and students as possible, take advantage of this opportunity. We are all aware that quality education is a partnership between students, the school and parents and these interviews are a valuable way for information and student progress to be shared. On Monday 14th August from 6.00pm, we will have our Year 10 into 11 student and parent information evening. The evening will provide general information about the Higher School Certificate requirements, subject/course preferences, pathways and an opportunity for questions and answers. It is important that parents and students attend the evening if at all possible. Aaron Flagg

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PRIMARY PONDERINGS Lion Club Public Speaking Winners The Balranald Lions Club Final of the Junior Public Speaking was held on Thursday 29th June at the Balranald Central School. Students from BCS and St Joseph’s Primary participated. The Year 3/4 section of the competition was taken out by Lilian Matarazzo from St Joseph’s Primary School and the Year 5/6 section by Rylan Dalton from BCS.

Pictured: Rylan Dalton Welcome back to term 3, I hope everyone had a well-rested holiday and are ready to hit the ground running. This term will be as busy as last term with many things happening. We will continue with the Mathematics groups on a Monday with Kindergarten to Year 6 involved. We will also continue with the Writing groups twice a week. It is important with colder months that all clothing worn to school is clearly labelled as it is much easier to hand back when it is left in unimaginable places. District Athletics Carnival This Friday a team of Athletes will be heading to Tooleybuc to compete in the Moulamein District PSSA Athletics Carnival. The Carnival starts at 9am sharp. Students are required to wear full school sports uniform and appropriate running shoes. A BBQ will operate on the day. Students will need to bring their recess and a water bottle. Parent/grandparent helpers are required to assist with timekeeping. These carnivals do not work without parent helpers and it would be great if we had quite a few parent/grandparents to work on a roster system. If you are able to help please let me know ASAP. Good luck to all our students who will be competing on the day. 100 Nights of Reading Congratulations: Ryan Johnstone Will Cimino Celena Cimino Zara Ellis

Read Aloud to kids It turns out that reading aloud; a time-honored tradition in so many families is actually a wonderful way of helping children to reach their full potential:

Reading aloud is a great way of engaging with young children.

Reading aloud promotes language development and early literacy skills

Reading aloud: • Builds motivation, curiosity and memory • Helps children cope during times of stress or anxiety • Take children to places and times they have never been -

enlarging and enhancing their worlds • Creates a positive association with books and reading Donation A very big thank you to Kerry White my Aunty for her very generous donation of 50 plus novels and picture books to be used in the primary and secondary classrooms. Kerry White is an author, reviewer and a judge for the Children’s Book Council of Australia.

Kate Harper Relieving Assistant Principal

Students of the Week

Back Row (L to R) Logan Gaston, Maddy Militto, Hope Militto, Daytona O’Farrell Front Row (L to R) Chayse Mitchell, Joshua Renfrey

Absent: Elouise Hines

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Expressions of Interest

The Balranald Early Learning Centre is looking for suitable employees to be placed on our Casual register.

Eligible candidates must have: • Minimum qualification Certificate III or working towards (funding may be available to assist with

training costs). • New current Working with Children’s Check. • Current First Aid Certificate.

For more information, please call 5020 1221 and speak to Jayne

We are looking for reliable cleaning staff to work at various local Government sites in the Balranald area.

Monday to Friday, various part time and casual positions available.

Experience preferred but not essential.

Training and uniform provided.

Please email your résumé to careers@jossgroup.com.au

Or for more information contact Terre Holcroft Ph: 0407 004 737 between 8:00am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday

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MUSIC AT ASSEMBLY (TERM 2)

It was fantastic to see such talented singers, piano players and performers from primary and secondary school students at assembly in Week 10 of Term 2. Well done to all students who performed! Unfortunately, Year 3/4 was unable to perform due to the internet being disconnected. Miss Carmen Woods

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My lost thing written by Rylan Dalton

As I was mining helplessly for profitable gems, I had no luck at all! Out of nowhere, I heard a horrific BOOM! As I took cover, there was another BOOM! After the explosions ceased I walked to where I thought the sound came from, and there it was, a gigantic hole. I decided to explore it. As soon as I walked in, a million lights shone at me from every direction! There, right in the middle of it all it was… T.N.T! I ran and took cover… but surprisingly there was no explosion! I went back, and figured out that it was not just a pack of T.N.T; it was combined with a scorpion! I had never seen anything like it. Who, what, where, why, how? Not only had I never seen anything like it before, it looked furious! After it had calmed down, I could pick it up. I called it Scorpoimite. Later on I went and mined many of those valuable gems and went home with Scorpoimite because I had gained its trust, big mistake we no longer have a house just a creator. Mum and Dad were furious so I showed them the gems I had found. It quickly quietened them and made them happier then I mined the rest of the gems through the year and made millions!

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Balranald Central School

Achieving a quality education for all students in a caring environment

WE ARE TAKING KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS NOW FOR 2018 Children participating in these visits need to be accompanied by their parent/carer for the duration of

the visit unless they have filled out enrolment forms.

KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION PROGRAM VISITING DATES Visit 1 9.00 am to 10.30 am Wednesday, 11th October 2017 Open morning to meet Mrs Harper and have a look around the Kinder room

Visit 2 9.00 am to 10.30 am Wednesday, 18th October 2017 This visit will comprise of activities in the Kinder room

Visit 3 9.00 am to 10.30 am Wednesday, 25th October 2017 This visit will comprise of activities in the Kinder room

Visit 4 9.00 am to 10.30 am Wednesday, 1st November 2017 This visit will comprise of activities in the Kinder room

Visit 5 9.00 am to 10.30 am Wednesday, 8th November 2017 This visit will comprise of activities in the Kinder room

Visit 6 9.00 am to 10.30 am Wednesday, 15th November 2017 This visit will comprise of activities in the Kinder room

Visit 7 9.00 am to 10.30 am Wednesday, 22nd November 2017 This visit will comprise of activities in the Kinder room

Visit 8 9.00 am to 10.30 am Wednesday, 29th November 2017 This visit will comprise of activities in the Kinder room

Visit 9 9.00 am to 11.00 am Wednesday, 6th December 2017

This visit will comprise of activities in the Kinder room and recess (supplied by the School.)

These orientation days are separate from the orientation days that are organised by the Balranald Early Learning Centre.

For all enrolment enquiries, contact Principal, Aaron Flagg at

Balranald Central School on (03) 5020 2222.

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Week 2 B

24 JULY Exec meeting

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26 TIS Event in Swan Hill

27 K-12 Sports Day

28 PSSA Athletics @ Tooleybuc Riverina Athletics @ Albury

Week 3 A

31 JULY Exec meeting

1 AUGUST

2

3 K-12 Sports Day

4 Education Week Celebrations

Week 4 B

7 AUGUST Exec meeting

8 Parent/Teacher Interviews

9

10 K-12 Sports Day

11 Jeans for Genes Day

Week 5 A

14 AUGUST Exec meeting Yr 10 into 11 Information

Evening

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16 Whole School Assembly @ 12pm

17 K-12 Sports Day

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Week 6 B

21 AUGUST Exec meeting Trial HSC

22 Trial HSC

23 Trial HSC

24 K-12 Sports Day Netball @ Dubbo

25 Netball @ Dubbo

Week 7 A

28 AUGUST Exec meeting Yr 11 Work Placement Trial HSC

29 Yr 11 Work Placement Trial HSC

30 Yr 11 Work Placement

31 K-12 Sports Day Yr 11 Work Placement Yr 6 Transition Day

1 SEPTEMBER Yr 11 Work Placement PSSA Athletics @ Albury

Italic: K-Yr 6 Normal: Yr 7-12 Bold: K-Yr 12

CANTEEN SPECIAL

Wednesday, 26th July - RED DAY Flavoured water $2.50

Thursday, 27th July

Butter chicken & rice $5

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