2 June 2017

OCTOBER 2015 Batlow Technology School Pioneer Street, BATLOW NSW 2730

Phone: (02) 6949 1208 Fax:(02) 69491666 Email:batlow-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 2 - Week 6 (B)

BATLOW

TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL

Principal

Mr Greg Hodges

Assistant Principal

Mrs Vicki Dodd

Head Teachers

Mr Mark McDonell

Mrs Amanda Gorman

WHAT’S ON AT BTS Wednesday 7 June 2017

Zone Cross Country – Harden

Thursday 8 June 2017

Blood Bank visit

Friday 9 June 2017

CHS Netball & Rugby league Leeton

Wednesday 14 June 2017

Senior Drama Camp – Sydney

Thursday 15 June 2017

Riverina PSSA Cross Country

CWA International Day

Monday 19 June 2017

P&C Meeting 6.30 pm

Wednesday 28 June 2017

Whole School Assembly

Motivational Media

Primary Well-being Rewards day

Friday 30 June 2017

Secondary Well-being Rewards day

BATLOW TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL

P&C Meeting

Monday 19 June 2017

6.30 pm, Learning Hub

An important item for the

agenda of this meeting will be;

adding a “Hoodie” to the

Uniform Policy

Parents/Carers of all students

are invited to come along and

voice their opinion on this

matter and any other matters

relating to school issues.

GRIP LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Last week Year 6 leaders and our Year 5 JRC representatives went to

Wagga Wagga Charles Sturt University for the GRIP Leadership Conference.

Batlow joined schools from throughout the region to learn about leadership roles

and how they can become better leaders in our schools.

The students enjoyed the interactive experience and all had a great time.

Principal’s Message

Firstly, I must apologise to Taylah Bowman. At our recent assembly to

recognise student achievement, I have accidently over-looked a certificate.

Taylah is in fact the first student in 2017 to reach the ‘Platinum Level’

within the merit system. This will be amended, on Tuesday morning when a special

assembly will recognise Taylah’s outstanding achievement.

Our School leaders have this week visited Sydney to meet the Governor General. This is

an annual event for school leaders and always provides lasting memories. Mrs Wainwright

escorted Hannah Collins and Taylah Bowman to the event and a full report will appear in

the next issue of “Scoop”.

In light of a national awareness on waste materials, I have given instruction to Mrs Fairlie

in the canteen to commence on a new initiative. Our canteen sells hot milo and

commencing next week, hot soup will be available. Our effort to reduce waste will be

achieved through reducing the number of disposable cups that are provided. Students will

be encouraged to bring their own re-usable cup with a fitted lid and receive a 50 cent

reduction in the costs of milo or soup.

The wearing of the correct school uniform is pleasing. I encourage parents to continue to

support our school through insisting their children wear the required uniform. Obviously,

over winter, we all need to layer up with our clothing. I have informed students this week

that, I am comfortable with the wearing of larger coats that are not school uniform as long

as the uniform is underneath. We also encourage students to wear suitable head

coverings although these must be removed when entering classrooms.

Staff have now entered the reporting period of this semester. This task takes two-four

weeks to conclude with the final reports issued in the final week of term. This is not a time

for students to reduce their effort in learning, as any assessments conducted in the later

part of this term will provide the initial marks for the next reporting period.

Student merits will be tallied on Friday 9 June 2017. Students in both Primary and

Secondary will be recognised further for their outstanding efforts. Mrs Arnall and Mrs Dodd

have already commenced planning the celebrations for Week 10 of this term.

It has been delightful working with the Junior Representative Council members, who have

constantly tabled proposals to improve the learning at our school. The JRC intend to host

several fundraising events and technology days before the end of term. Their energy

levels are commendable.

Our debating teams have been in full swing over recent weeks. Although we have not

secured a win, Mr Bell has great confidence in the team and believes that victories will

come our way later in the year. On Thursday the team composing of Ryley Collins, Tahlia

Grant, Jack Gould and Liam Lengronne returned, having been narrowly defeated by

Harden. The team produced some great arguments that had everyone believing Batlow

Technology School had won. Even the opposition felt beaten!

Have a great week!

Mr Hodges

Level Promotions

BRONZE Mitchel James-Bedard

SILVER Aeden Andersdon

Jayden Bedard

Ethan

Holly Casey-Patterson

Justin Egginton

Pheobe Egginton

Jaymin Gould

Alvin Lengronne

Larson Matthews

Mackenzie Morton

Kai Quarmby

Cassie Ross

Ffion Simpson

Akira Speechley

Alexander Speechley

Zoe Taylor

Shari Thompson

Isabelle Trueman

Presentation of Certificates Silver, Gold and Platinum Certificates

were presented at the

Whole School Assembly on

Wednesday 31 May 2017

The next presentation of certificates will

take place at the final

Whole School Assembly for this term, in Week 10

Bronze Certificates are handed out by

class teachers

GOLD Aeden Anderson

Jessica Bedard

Riley Gould

Jim Howell

William Lott

Kevin Miller

Mackenzie Morton

Seth Osborne

Cassie Ross

Ffion Simpson

Isabelle Trueman

Tara-Lea Woodland

PRIMARY SPORT NEWS CROSS COUNTRY

On Friday 26 May 2017 a small

group of Batlow Technology students

travelled to Gundagai for the

Highlands PSSA Cross Country. All

students performed extremely well,

with a great attitude and

sportsmanship displayed. Several

students excelled on the day and

have qualified for the next level. Riley

Gould placed first and Jaymin Gould

gained a third place. Jim Howell

came a very creditable 5th , being

beaten on the line for 4th place.

The first four placed students have qualified for Riverina and Jim will be the first reserve

for this event. Both Riley and Jaymin Gould will compete in the Riverina Carnival to be

held in Gundagai in several weeks time. Well done to all students.

ATHLETICS

On Friday 19 May 2017, Batlow Primary students travelled to Tumbarumba for the PSSA

Athletics Carnival. They had a great day competing in a range of field and track events. As

rain was predicted, the organisers hastened the events through and the carnival was

completed before the rain came. A number of our students performed very well on the

day.

Riley Gould was awarded the 11 years boys champion, winning the 100 metres, 200

metres, 800 metres, long jump and discus and placed third in high jump. Well done to

Riley on an excellent result!

Mackenzie Morton participated in several events and came first in 8 years girls 100

metres and third in long jump. A great result for Mackenzie, well done!

Jaymin Gould came third in the Junior Boys 800 metres recording a new personal best

time. Good work Jaymin!

Riley Gould and Mackenzie Morton have both qualified for the Riverina PSSA Athletics

Carnival to be held in Albury at a later date.

MORTIMER SHIELD

Year 6 student Dylan Taylor represented our school at the

Mortimer Shield competition held in Tumut on Thursday 25 May

2017. Dylan played in a combined Small Schools team. Dylan’s

team qualified for the next round to be played in Wagga in

June.Congratulations and good luck to Dylan.

NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME

The National Simultaneous Storytime is a

nation-wide campaign that occurs every year.

Each school reads the same book, on the same

date and at the same time. This year Batlow

Technology School participated in the read.

The book read this year was “The Cow Tripped

over the Moon” by Tony Wilson and Laura

Wood.

The idea around the simultaneous read is to

encourage children in K-6 to read for enjoyment

and to promote Australian writers and publishers.

We have this book, and many other enjoyable

books for students to borrow in our school

library.

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE ROBOTICS

“Why did the robot go back to robot school? Because his skills were a little rusty!”

Semester One has seen the return of the First Lego League robotics team. Since 2015,

our team has grown and has a younger focus than past years. This year the team

members are; Ben Howell, Benjamin Wilesmith, Amy Murphy, Rayleigh Gould, Chelsea

Lengronne, Alvin Lengronne, Dylan Taylor, Ethan, Riley Gould, Tim Gardner, Georgia

Pate and Jamie Crouch. The team decided on the name Beat Boppin’ Bots and are

currently practicing their skills for the First Lego League competition occurring later on this

year.

The team has been set challenges throughout this time. The first challenge was for

students to design and create a theme park ride using the EV3 robot and Lego pieces.

Students worked in groups to make a roller-coaster and a merry-go-round. Students

needed to work together to discuss ideas and code the EV3 to make the rides work.

Currently the team are working together to develop a maze out of Lego for the EV3 to

navigate its way through. They will need to create plenty of challenges along the way. The

Beat Boppin’ Bots will be continuing into next semester.

WANTED: LEGO PIECES

The Beat Boppin’ Bots are seeking any unwanted or unused Lego pieces for donation.

HSC DRAMA STUDY DAY

Earlier this month, Year 12 Drama students travelled to Albury to attend a HSC study day.

Throughout the day, students physically explored the individual project of performance

and worked together with other schools to develop ensemble work. In the afternoon, they

engaged in a ‘how to write a drama essay’ session. Students had a great day out and they

are excited to apply their new skills in their HSC projects. Thank you to Mrs Gorman for

providing them with this rich learning experience.

LET’S HAVE A SHAKESPEARE CARNIVAL! Year 11 Drama students, with the help of Hannah Collins, performed recently at the Regional Shakespeare Carnival in Albury. As part of an actor’s ensemble, students were asked to devise, rehearse and perform a seven minute Shakespearean piece with a focus on storytelling or theme. The Drama class choose the theme of manipulation and created a mash-up using the plays Macbeth, Othello and Hamlet. Students performed with passion and are to be commended for being critically self-aware and responsive to feedback and they look forward to competing again next year. The Drama class would like to thank Mrs Gorman for organising this opportunity and driving them to, and from, Albury.

YEAR 11 JINDABYNE EXCURSION

Seven Year 11 students, along with Mrs Wainwright

and Ms Jones, travelled to Jindabyne for a leadership

bonding trip. They had a jam-packed full three days

where they were involved in archery, frisbee golf,

rock-wall climbing, BMX bike riding and puzzle rooms.

On Thursday the group hiked to the summit of

Mt Kosciusko.

All students supported each other throughout the

activities and showed great maturity and

perseverance when the hike to the summit became tough. Both teachers were extremely

proud of how the students conducted themselves during the excursion and thanked Mr

Hodges for supporting the idea and helping fund the excursion. The students thanked Mrs

Wainwright and Ms Jones for organising and accompanying them on the excursion.

Community News

NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE HOLIDAY CLINIC

Come along and enjoy a Rugby League experience

BATLOW MEMORIAL PARK

Monday 3 July 2017, 10.00 am until 1.00 pm

Cost $40.00 includes barbeque lunch and

NRL backpack, water bottle, pencil case, football and pump

Boys and girls aged 5 to 12 years, are welcome to register as follows:

1. http://www.playnrl.com/programs/

2. Type Batlow into the search panel

3. Click on the Clinic and follow the link for details

For further information contact Dean Whymark 0411 159456

TUMBARUMBA ADULT RIDING CLUB

ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT

Saturday 17 June 2017 at Tumbarumba Bowling Club

6.00 pm for 6.30 pm start

Tables of ten, $10.00 per person or pre-purchase a table of tickets for $90.00

More information from Secretary, Brooke White 0422 960641

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Loads of helpful information, what to use, when to use etc

BATLOW TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL

P&C IMPORTANT MEETING Monday 19 June 2017 at 6.30 pm in the Learning Hub at BTS

Parents/Carers are invited to attend this meeting to voice their opinion on

adding a “hoodie” school jumper to the Uniform Policy.