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■ 2014■ Term 1 ■ Weeks 2 and 3 ■ Principal: Kay Thurston

■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839 Loyal to my School

■ Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School

■ Email: juneenorth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Queen Street

■ Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663

Our new school leaders!

Ready for a big year ahead

Junee North Public School ■ Principal: Kay Thurston Loyal to my School

■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839

■ Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School

■ Email: juneenorth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 1-15 Queen Street

■ Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663

■ 2014 ■ Term 1 ■ Weeks 2 & 3 ■ Newsletter

Calendar Term 1, Week 2

4 February Cyber bullying session Yrs 4-6

P&C meeting 6:30 pm

7 February Badge presentation assembly @

2:30 pm

Term 1, Week 3

12 February JNPS Swimming Carnival

14 February Assembly 2:30 pm

Term 1, Week 4

17 February Active After-School K-2

18 February Active After-School 3-6

21 February PSSA Swimming Carnival

Assembly 2:30 pm

Welcome BBQ 5:00 pm

Term 1, Week 5

24 February Active After-School K-2

25 February Active After-School 3-6

28 February Clean Up Australia Day

Assembly 2:30 pm

Week 2 assembly: 5/6G & Badge

presentations

Week 3 assembly: 3/4D

In this issue ... Principal’s report ........................................................................... 3

Welcome back ........................................................................... 3

Kindergarten 2014 ................................................................... 3

2014 classes ................................................................................ 3

Parent Information sessions ................................................ 3

New playground games ........................................................ 3

Swimming Carnival .................................................................. 4

School Captains ........................................................................ 4

Sporting House Captains ...................................................... 4

Student Representative Council ......................................... 5

Uniforms ...................................................................................... 5

Merit & Behaviour Systems .................................................. 5

Our new app .............................................................................. 5

Cyber Safety ............................................................................... 5

Our new break times ................................................................... 6

Feature Photo

Our 2014 school captains are ready for an exciting year.

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Principal’s report

Welcome back

Welcome back to our past students and families and a

big welcome to our new students and their families.

Once again we have a very busy term and year ahead

but one filled with lots of wonderful opportunities for

our students.

Kindergarten 2014

A very special welcome to our 29 new Kindergarten

children. They have settled in beautifully and have

been made very welcome by our other wonderful

students.

Welcome Kinders!

Our new Kinders settled straight into their learning!

2014 classes

My note last week detailed our 8 classes for this year.

We have several pockets of very large numbers in

particular grades necessitating the formation of

composite (multi-age) classes right throughout the

school. Our class formation is dependent on our

Kindergarten enrolments as this has a ripple effect

throughout the entire school.

Parent Information sessions

During Weeks 4 and 5 teachers will be holding

information sessions to provide parents with details on

classroom programs and procedures, as well as any

special events or excursions coming up during the

year. This is an opportunity to meet your child’s

teacher and to see how you can get involved in their

education. Notes will be sent home soon detailing

days/ times. Parent-Teacher interviews will be

conducted later in the term during Week 8.

New playground games

My thanks to our very generous P&C who have

enabled some fantastic new playground markings

under our COLA. The children have been having a

fabulous time playing chess, hopscotch, snakes and

ladders and handball in these newly painted areas.

Your move! Lots of strategy has been going on during

chess games

Daminica and Makeeta show some of our younger

students how to play ‘Snakes and Ladders.’

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Fun at hopscotch

Swimming Carnival

Our annual school swimming carnival is being held

next Wednesday 12 February at the Junee Aquatic

Centre, Our carnival is for all children K-2. Permission

and information notes were sent home on Monday. A

reminder to all parents that this year all students will

travel to the pool from school by bus. Parents are

most welcome to join us at the pool.

School Captains

Welcome to our 2014 school captains – Captains:

Jamie Whiles & Taylah Hackett; Vice Captains: Jordan

Hawke & Kiara Longmore. Whilst these 4 were

announced at our 2013 Presentation night, they are

now able to officially wear their badges. I look forward

to working with this lovely group of leaders and I know

they will do a fantastic job.

Jordan, Kiara, Taylah & Jamie ready for a big year

ahead

Sporting House Captains

Congratulations to our newly elected House Captains

for 2014:

Slater (Yellow): Maddy Deacon, Riley Makeham

(Captains); Brooke Harpley, Bailey Robertson (Vice

Captains)

Floyd (Green): Maddison Howard-Kroker, Rhys Diggins

(Captains); Ellie White, Luke Davis (Vice Captains)

Latham (Red): Arianne Crowley, Dylan Gustowski

(Captains); Isabella Field, Bailey Vanzanten (Vice

Captains)

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Student Representative Council

Congratulations also to our newly elected Student

Representative Councillors (SRC). These students have

a busy year ahead. Not only will they be coming up

with suggestions for improving our school, but they

will soon be planning many fund-raising and other fun

student events which will occur throughout the year.

These students, along with our sports captains will

receive their badges at this Friday’s assembly:

K: Emily Edson, Taj Sheedy

K/1: Adam Parker, Jessica Eccleston

1/2W: Hannah Fitzgerald, Jack Diffey

1/2S: Elizabeth Collins, Jaxson Allen

3/4S: Madeleine Cameron, Riley Hackett

3/4D: Lilly-May Sutherland, Ryley Dietrich

5/6G: Campbell McDevitt, Eilee Philipse

5/6B: Tayla O’Rafferty, Patrick Tulaga

Uniforms

Thank you to all of our families who have ensured that

our students have returned to school this year in their

correct uniforms. A reminder that black shoes are to be

worn (except on sports days). Please ensure that your

child is wearing the correct footwear.

Merit & Behaviour Systems

Attached to today’s newsletter is a copy for parents of

our updated Merit & Behaviour systems. Last year we

introduced and trialed these two new systems, and

following some feedback from students, staff and

parents, some adjustments have been made. Our

school expectations centre around 3 key values:

Respectful, Responsible & Safe – leading to successful

learners. Parents will receive more information about

our system at upcoming Parent Information sessions in

Week 5.

Our new app

Recently I sent home information regarding a new

phone app we are trialling “Skoolbag.” At the moment

during this trial, it is only available on IPhone. However

I have received such positive feedback from parents

who have already accessed it, that we will be

purchasing the app. This will mean that (hopefully by

next week!) it will be available on all smartphones.

Cyber Safety

On Tuesday we were fortunate to have senior

Constable Gavin Coleman, Police liaison officer visit our

school. Constable Coleman talked with our senior

students about safe use of mobile devices and some of

the dangers they need to be aware of. Unfortunately

for teachers and parents, all too often our children

know more about using many technology platforms

and apps, but not of the consequences surrounding

their use. Hopefully this session provided some more

awareness for our students. I will continue to publish

more safety facts and tips surrounding this issue in

upcoming newsletters.

Kay

Junee North Public School

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Community News

Kids Club

Kids Club will start today, Thursday 6 February from

3:30 – 5:30 at St Lukes. For more information phone

Reverend Glen on 0433077330

Junee Tennis

TENNIS HOT SHOTS

Commences this Sunday 9 February - 9.00 am to 10.00

am. Ages 5-12. All Welcome.

For further information, contact Jason Barrett 0412

898437

Active After-School

Our Active After-School program will

once again be conducted on Mondays

for K-2 and Tuesdays for Year 3-6.

Sessions will commence in Week 4,

Monday 17 February / Tuesday 18

February. Sessions run for 7 weeks

and are held from 3:30 – 4:30. There is

no cost for students. Ms Karen

Hemmsley runs our sessions – this

term there will be a mix of croquet

and Frisbee fun! Permission notes are

available from the office or via our

website for any parents wishing their

child to participate.

Our new break times

As mentioned in last week’s note, we are currently

trialling new break times. Lunch will now be held from

11:20 – 12:00, with an afternoon tea break from 1:50 –

2:20. This year we have a BIG focus on getting our

children to eat healthy and to be more active. We will

be providing lots of tips for healthy lunchbox and

snack recipes – stay tuned!

P&C News 2014 Committee

At the end of 2013 our new P&C committee was

elected. Office bearers are:

President: Paula Becroft

Vice President: Anthony White

Secretary: Natasha Harpley

Treasurer: Sherri Longmore

The committee looks forward to a great year and to

seeing lots of new faces at our meetings and school

events.

Family Welcome BBQ

On Friday 21 February a ‘Welcome to Junee North’

Family BBQ is being held, commencing at 5:00 pm.

Come along all of our new and existing families for a

relaxed, get-to-know-you evening. Free sausage

sandwiches and drinks will be provided. Some games

and a little bit of bush dancing will also be on offer!

Families wishing to attend are asked to send in the

attached RSVP so catering can be organised.

Meetings

Our first meeting was held on Tuesday. Meetings are

generally held on the first Tuesday of each month at

6:30 pm in the staffroom. The next meeting will be held

on Tuesday 4 March. Come along with your ideas on

fundraising and other ways we can continue to

improve our wonderful school.

Canteen News

A reminder that our canteen/ uniform shop is open

every Monday and Friday. Our canteen is run purely on

a voluntary basis and we are always keen to have new

family members to assist. A note was sent home last

week seeking volunteers – so far we have not had

many replies! If you can spare a day or even a few

hours we need you!

Footy Tipping Competition

We are once again running our Footy Tipping

competition. See separate note for details.