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Public Speaking Champs Well done Tom and Johanna! 2015 Term 2 Weeks 3 & 4 Principal: Kay Thurston Phone: (02) 6924 1839 Loyal to my School Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School Email: [email protected] Queen Street Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663 Reading Recovery Achieving great success

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Public Speaking Champs

Well done Tom and Johanna!

■ 2015■ Term 2 ■ Weeks 3 & 4 ■ Principal: Kay Thurston

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

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

■ Email: [email protected] Queen Street

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

Reading Recovery Achieving great success

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

■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839

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

■ Email: [email protected] 1-15 Queen Street

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

■ 2015 ■ Term 2 ■ Weeks 3 & 2 ■ Newsletter

Calendar Term 2, Week 3

5 May P&C meeting @ 6:30 pm

6May Mother’s Day Stall

8 May JNPS Cross Country Yrs 3-6

No assembly

Term 2, Week 4

12 May NAPLAN – Years 3 & 5

13 May NAPLAN – Years 3 & 5

14 May NAPLAN – Years 3 & 5

15 May Assembly @ 2:30 pm

Term 2, Week 5

21 May Year 5 Talented REEC visit

22 May Parent Information Session –

assessment and reporting @

1:30

Assembly @ 2:30 pm

Term 2, Week 6

25 May PSSA Cross Country

27 May Musica Viva Concert

28 May Mortimer Shield (Yrs 5 & 6)

29 May Girls PSSA Softball Knockout

Girls PSSA Netball

Assembly @ 2:30 pm

Term 2, Week 7

2 June P&C Meeting @ 6:30 pm

4 June Mark Sadler Aboriginal

workshops

5 June Assembly @ 2:30 pm

Week 3: No assembly

Week 4 Assembly: 1/2S

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

Healthy Lunchbox Session .................................................... 3

Live Life Well at School .......................................................... 3

ANZAC services ......................................................................... 3

Reports ......................................................................................... 3

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Sports news ..................................................................................... 4

Cross Country ............................................................................ 4

Riverina Rugby League .......................................................... 4

PSSA Boys and Girls Soccer Knockout ............................. 4

What’s happening in our school? ........................................... 5

Reading Recovery .................................................................... 5

Parents as helpers .................................................................... 5

Tiptoe through the classroom! ........................................... 5

Visual Art creations .................................................................. 6

Feature Photo

Junior practises his reading during his daily Reading

Recovery session with Mrs Higginson.

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Principal’s report

Healthy Lunchbox Session

Thank you to our small band of parents who came

along to last Friday’s Healthy Lunchbox session. Run by

the Cancer Council, by all accounts this was a most

enjoyable and informative session for our parents. We

will be looking to offer lots more information sessions

to our parents this year - stay tuned!

Live Life Well at School

Our school received funding in 2014 to train two staff

members (Mrs Commins and Mrs Kimber) in the ‘Live

Life Well’ program. This program fits perfectly with our

whole school focus on developing a whole school

ethos on promoting healthy eating habits and an

active lifestyle. Our school featured in the latest Live

Life Well newsletter, which detailed our lunch time

changes last year. We have certainly noticed a big

difference since this occurred. You can read about this

by visiting:

http://msnswlhd.nsw.pretagov.com.au/mlhd/keepingh

ealthy/health-promotion/newsletters-1/2015-

newsletters/term-1-autumn-newsletters/benefits-of-

an-earlier-lunch-a-story-from-junee-north-public-

school

3/4M discussing healthy vs unhealthy eating options

during their PD/H/PE lesson with Mrs Commins

ANZAC services

Thank you to our wonderful students who participated

in the Junee ANZAC march. We were very proud of the

way you represented Junee North and the wonderful

respect shown throughout the service.

Captains Daminica, Patrick and Nick proudly lead our

school.

Reports

At the end of this term parents will receive a report

outlining their child’s progress. This year, due to the

implementation of new Australian Curriculum in

English and Mathematics, we have had to alter our

previous report templates. We are bound to

incorporate a grading system (determined by the

Department of Education) that teachers must use to

indicate the level of achievement in each curriculum

area. Staff at Junee North believe that we provide a

much more comprehensive report than the standard

one used by most schools. We have incorporated

specific indicators in English and Mathematics (based

on our new syllabus) to provide parents with much

more information about their child’s progress. A

sample copy of our report is being sent home this

week, along with an accompanying explanation. If any

parents require further explanation, please feel free to

come in and chat with me. I will also be running a

parent information session on our assessment and

reporting system on Friday 22 May at 1:30.

Kay

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Reminders

PSSA Cross Country: Friday 8 May –

permission notes must be in by Wednesday 6

May. Parent helpers for checkpoints

appreciated!

NAPLAN: Year 3 & 5 students will sit the

NAPLAN assessments next Tuesday –

Thursday (12 – 14 May)

Sports news

Cross Country

Reminder: our school cross country will take place on

Friday 8 May at Loftus Oval. This is for all students in

Years 3 – 6 plus any 8 year olds in Year 2. Parental

assistance with checkpoints would be greatly

appreciated.

Riverina Rugby League

Congratulations to our boys who were selected to trial

for the Riverina Rugby League team: Brock Chisholm,

Kye Wright, Nick Hogarth, Patrick Tulaga, Tom

Fitzgerald. All of the boys put in a huge effort. A

special congratulations to Kye Wright who has been

selected as part of the Riverina Rugby League team.

PSSA Boys and Girls Soccer Knockout

Congratulations to both our boys’ and girls’ soccer

teams who played their hearts out last Friday! A special

congratulations to the girls’ team who forged a

resounding victory over Junee Public 4 – 0.

Unfortunately our boys’ were defeated, but put in a

huge team effort. The girls will now move on to Round

2 in the next few weeks.

Our victorious girls! Well done!

A great effort boys!

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What’s happening in our school?

Reading Recovery

For many years Junee North has conducted the

Reading Recovery program. Reading Recovery is a

program designed to assist those Year 1 students who

just need a boost along with their reading. Reading

Recovery lessons are conducted one-to-one every day,

with home follow-up activities providing that extra

practice. Mrs Alison Higginson has been conducting

our Reading Recovery sessions for several years now

and is a very experienced practitioner. As well, many

other staff members are trained in Reading Recovery

enabling them to bring these skills into their

classrooms to benefit all students. Reading Recovery is

a wonderful program that continually produces

amazing results.

Junior is just one of several of our Year 1 students

making wonderful progress through Reading Recovery

sessions.

Parents as helpers

We love having parents coming along to assist in any

way they can at Junee North. Several of our teachers

welcome parents as helpers during reading groups. As

well, 5/6S have been fortunate to have assistance in

several ways. Dr Matthew Collins visits each week to

assist with their computer skills; Mr Otoa Tulaga has

shared his rugby experiences with some much –

enjoyed sports skill sessions; Mrs Natasha Harpley has

conducted netball skills sessions and Mr Anthony

Fitzgerald assisted with cricket skills last term. If any

parents are keen to get involved or have a skill to share

please get in touch. We are always very appreciative –

and the children just love it!

Learning the game of Fijian rugby from Mr Tulaga!

Tiptoe through the classroom!

5/6S have been enjoying a very unique experience over

the past few weeks – Ukulele instruction from visiting

teacher Mrs Trish Davies. Even after just a few weeks,

the progress has been great – stay tuned for an

upcoming performance!!

5/6S learning the art of ukulele playing

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Visual Art creations

3/4D have been creating some amazing 3D sculptures

recently. They began with paper sculptures and then

last week put their creativity to the test to come up

with these unbelievable wire and foil creations. They

are very keen to show them off at their assembly in

Week 5!

3/4D creations – just amazing!

P&C News Wood Raffle

This term we will be holding a raffle with the prize

being a trailer load of wood. Tickets will be sent home

shortly and we would ask that our families support us

by selling their book of tickets. The raffle will be drawn

on the night of our Trivia Night.

Trivia Night

Our P&C is currently organising a Family Trivia Night.

The trivia night will be held on Saturday 13 June (final

venue and start time to be confirmed). This will be a

fabulous family fun night. Stay tuned for more details

but make sure you lock in the 13th

June on your

calendar!

Canteen Update

At Tuesday night’s P&C meeting we had 2 guest

speakers from the Community Centre to discuss our

proposed ‘Meal Deal’ program. We are aiming to kick

this off very soon. This will involve a team of

community members coming into the canteen once

each fortnight and providing a healthy lunch meal for

our students. Students will be able to pre-order from a

set menu for the following week. In conjunction with

this we have had an expression of interest to re-

establish our canteen, as well as lots of interest from

several of our mums willing to volunteer to assist. We

are looking at finalising details on this at our next P&C

meeting. In the meantime, if any parents are happy to

help out at our canteen, please fill in the ‘Canteen

Helper’ form being sent home this week and return it

to the office.

Fundraising Ideas

We have several other fundraising ideas in the pipeline

for this year. On Sunday 2 August we have secured a

spot to run a BBQ at Bunnings in Wagga. We are in

discussions regarding a possible fundraising calendar,

a Canberra bus trip and a Cadbury chocolate

fundraiser. Lots of things happening and we will need

the support of all of our families to assist in whatever

way they can.

Next meeting

Our next meeting is being held on Tuesday 26 May,

commencing at 6:30 pm.

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Merit Awards Term 2 Week 1

Kindergarten Seth Wright

Cody Vanzanten

Thomas McCann

Sophie Baldock

1/2A Mattie Makeham

Bodhi Thelan

Destini Shephard

Ruby Lemmich

Mya Chisholm

1/2S Lochlan Judd

Aimee White

Kiralee Hogarth

Jessica Eccleston

Makayla Cameron

3/4D Torah Newman

Rogan Flagg

Allan Cameron

Seth Collins

Caidence Reberger

Cody Hackett

3/4M Linus Schachtner

Alex McGregor

Isabella Cameron

Gabrielle Sladek

Bailey Willis

5/6S Laelah-Roze Burgess-Finn

Lilly-May Sutherland

Joshua Boyton

Caleb Gustowski

Nicholas Hogarth

Patrick Tulaga

5/6B Paige Thelan

Matilda McDevitt

Craig Rogers

Zach Diggins

Tenaya Gerhard

Merit Awards Term 2 Week 2

Kindergarten Brayden Hewson-Buckby

Millie Allen

Dakota Parker

Sienna Butt

Savannah Walker

1/2A Alesha Orr

Tristan Davis

Emily Edson

Claire O’Rafferty

Zachary Green

1/2S Miah Robertson

Adam Parker

Alexa Wright

Lachlan Phillips

Ryan Schultz

3/4D Dimity-Lee Crocker

Madeleine Cameron

Cooper Wright

Felicity Davis

Allan Cameron

3/4M Charlie McEwen

Matthew Boyton

Erica Wooden

Lachlan Honeysett

5/6S Jesse McGregor

Trinity Johns

Grace Fahy

Grace Flagg

Kye Wright

Tahlia White

5/6B Jake Vanzanten

Samuel Gallop

Savannah Field

Riley Hackett

Mikayla Parkhurst

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Positive Behaviour Awards Term 2 Week 1

Kindergarten Seth Wright

Brayden Hewson-Buckby

Sophie Baldock

Thomas McCann

1/2A Micah Kemp

Ayla Harris

Seth Wooden

Claire O’Rafferty

Alesha Orr

1/2S Ryan Schultz

Kailyn Harris

Cameron Robertson

Kiralee Hogarth

Aimee White

3/4D Chloe Masters

Dimity-Lee Crocker

Seth Collins

Torah Newman

Paige O’Rafferty

3/4M Kiara Parker

Jaidyn Vanzanten

Maggie Hawke

Ella Baldock

5/6S Brandon Collins

Ryley Dietrich

Nicholas Richards

Daminica Jackson

Thomas Fitzgerald

Campbell McDevitt

5/6B Savannah Field

Riley Hackett

Lachlan Howe

Jaylah O’Meley

Mikayla Parkhurst

Positive Behaviour Awards Term 2 Week 2

Kindergarten Delaney Baxter

Cody Vanzanten

Cody Butt

Katelin Heir

Leah Schultz

1/2A Mattie Makeham

Ryan Crowder

Montana Butt

Tahlia Mellish-Clarke

1/2S Mazry Aurisch

Kailyn Harris

Cameron Robertson

Isaac Ghanumi

Alexa Wright

3/4D Madeleine Kemp

Elizabeth Collins

Shallan Wright

Jaxson Allen

Julian Schachtner

3/4M Myles-Cody Fletcher

Gabrielle Sladek

Charlie McEwen

Hannah Fitzgerald

5/6S Patrick Tulaga

Maddison Howard-Kroker

5/6B Zach Diggins

Paige Thelan

Sophia Cameron

Tenaya Gerhard

Makeeta Jenkins

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Principal Awards Term 2 Week 2

Kindergarten Seth Wright

Cody Vanzanten

Thomas McCann

Sophie Baldock

1/2A Mattie Makeham

Bodhi Thelan

Destini Shephard

Ruby Lemmich

Mya Chisholm

3/4D Torah Newman

Allan Cameron

Seth Collins

Caidence Reberger

Cody Hackett

Rogan Flagg

Elizabeth Collins

3/4M Alex McGregor

Isabella Cameron

Gabrielle Sladek

Bailey Willis

5/6S Joshua Boyton

Nicholas Hogarth

5/6B Craig Rogers

Zach Diggins

Blue Level Awards

Term 2 Week 2

Kindergarten Seth Wright

Brayden Hewson-Buckby

Sophie Baldock

Thomas McCann

1/2A Seth Wooden

Claire O’Rafferty

Alesha Orr

1/2S Kailyn Harris

Cameron Robertson

3/4D Chloe Masters

Dimity-Lee Crocker

Torah Newman

3/4M Kiara Parker

Jaidyn Vanzanten

Ella Baldock

5/6S Brandon Collins

Tom Fitzgerald

Campbell McDevitt

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Home Reading Awards Term 2 Week 1

25 Nights

Sophie Baldock Katelin Heir

Emily Edson Cameron Richards

Maggie Hawke

50 Nights

Bodhi Thelan Tristan Davis

Eleanor Baldock

Term 2 Week 2

25 Nights

Destini Shephard Micah Kemp

Seth Wooden Ryan Schultz

Chelsea O’Rafferty Torah Newman

Paige Vanzanten Cooper Wright

50 Nights

Montana Butt Tahlia Wooden

Annabell Eccleston Madeleine Cameron

Morgan Fitzgerald

75 Nights

Tahlia Wooden

Kindergarten 2016

Enrolments are now being taken for our

2016 Kindergarten. Often parents feel they

need to wait until the end of the year, but

the earlier we get enrolments the sooner we

can start making plans and touching base

with our new families regarding our Transition programs. If your child, or your

friend’s child, is starting Kindergarten in 2016, please come in and collect an

enrolment pack, or phone our office on

69241839.

Our Kinders love our Better Buddies program (and so do

the big buddies!)

Thumbs Up!

A big thumbs up to all of our mums! Have a

lovely Mother’s Day on Sunday. We hope

you get very spoiled!