Ross Hill Public School Monday 3rd April 2017 Term 1: Week 11

Dates for your diary…

Week 11

Monday 3rd April

Senior Fabric Sewing Workshop 1

Tuesday 4th April

Support Unit Water Confidence

Wednesday 5th April

School Disco - School Hall

K-2 -5-6:30 pm

Primary 6:30-8 pm

NAPLAN Information Session for Years

3&5 parents - 6:30pm

Friday 7th April

Stage 2 Sport at Complex - 9:45am

Last Day of Term 1

Term 2

Week 1

Wednesday 26th April

School returns

Friday 28th April

Years 3-6 School Cross Country @ Inverell Sporting Complex

Week2

Monday 1st May

GRIP Leadership Conference @ Moree

Senior Fabric Sewing Workshop 2

Friday 5th May

Zone Trials for Soccer, Touch

and Rugby.

Week 3

Tuesday 9th

NAPLAN Testing

Wednesday 10th May

Mother’s Day Stall

NAPLAN Testing

Thursday 11th May

NAPLAN Testing

Friday 12th May

Mother’s Day Stall Catch Up

Legacy Luncheon Congratulations to Alexia, Bridget, Tameisha and Will who represented our school at the Inverell Legacy President’s luncheon last Sunday. The students heard about the work that Legacy does in supporting the families of veterans and met Legatees from different parts of NSW. Our students sat with local legatee Brad Lewis and the President of Port Macquarie Hastings Legacy Ken Fahey and his wife Rosalynd. Ross Hill would like to thank Inverell Legacy for the opportunity to join in the President's luncheon.

Staff Farewells All the students and staff at Ross Hill would like to thank Mr Preston Connors and acknowledge his dedication and service to Ross Hill as he leaves us to take up a position as Aboriginal Education Officer at Tingha Public School starting Term 2. Preston has

been a long-time staff member and respected football coach. He will be sadly missed! We would like to wish him the very best at his new school.

We would also like to wish Mrs Margarete Coddington the very best as she has accepted the position of Relieving Principal at Gum Flat Public School. Kinder Purple will welcome Mrs Nadine Fuller to the teaching role full-time, a position that she has been undertaking in a

part-time capacity. During Term 2 Mrs Jessicca Gartshore will be the Relieving Assistant Principal for Early Stage One. ANZAC Day March Ross Hill students and staff are invited to attend the RSM ANZAC Day March and Ceremony on Tuesday 25th April. Students are asked to wear their sports uniform, their school hat and joggers. We will meet at 10:15am in Evans Street, at the Art Gallery and join in the march at 10:30am. The ANZAC Day Ceremony will then be held at the War Memorial in front of the Town Pool at 11.00am. Our SRC leaders will lay a wreath on behalf of Ross Hill. Parents can collect their children at the War Memorial at the conclusion of the service. We hope everyone can join us at the march.

Phone: 6722 2475 Email: rosshill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Fax : 6722 5806 Website: www.rosshill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Canteen News Thanks to everyone who has supported the canteen during term1. If anyone has 3 hours between 9 - 12 on a Monday Wednesday or Friday, it would be very much appreciated. The Term 1 winner for the volunteers raffle is Lauren Miller. Lauren has won a Pedicure at V’s Nails. Thanks so much for your help Lauren. A new canteen menu is with today’s newsletter. Happy Easter Everyone and have a safe and happy holiday.

Sports Calendar

Cricket

Finals @ Tamworth 8th May

Swimming

State @ Homebush - 5th & 6th April

Cross Country

School @ Inverell Complex - 28th April

Zone - TBA - 19th May

Regional - 16th June

State - Eastern Creek - 21st July

Netball

NSW Schools Comp @ Inverell 31st May

Girls & Boys Touch Football

Trials @ Tamworth - 29th May

Rugby Union

Trials @ Tamworth 25th May

Football (Soccer)

Trials @ Armidale UNE - 2nd June

Group Photos from School Photographer Group photos are available to view and order at the school office. Groups include SRC, Canteen Monitors, Junior AECG, Library Monitors, Sports Captains, SU Monitors and Visual Arts Monitors. Orders need to be placed by 28th April.

Library News David Walliams - The new Roald Dahl?

Recently during library lessons, Stage 3 students

have enjoyed studying David Walliams’ books. Apart

from being an actor, comedian and judge on

“Britain’s Got Talent” David Walliams is currently

the fastest growing Children’s book author in the UK

and his books have been translated into 46

languages. With titles such as, Gangsta Granny,

Demon Dentist, Awful Auntie, Mr Stink and The

World’s Worst Children Walliams appeals to readers

through his wonderfully skilful use of humour and

charm. His writing style has been likened to that of

Roald Dahl- Walliam’s self-professed hero. There is

a fabulous website where students can meet the

characters and listen to extracts of all the books

read by Walliams.

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/

Walliams’ brand new book “Grandpa’s Great

Escape” is available for purchase in Inverell.

School Disco We are going to celebrate the end of the term and Easter with an Easter disco this Wednesday 5th April. The K-2 disco will be from 5pm to 6:30pm and the Years 3-6 disco will be from 6:30 to 8pm. Students are invited to dress in an Easter theme for the evening. There will be two options for tickets. 1. Disco only tickets are $2 2. Disco plus meal ticket is $6. The meal ticket

includes a sausage sandwich, a bottle of water and an icy pole. Additional sausage sandwiches are available for $2.50.

All meal tickets must be pre-paid so that we can arrange catering. Meal tickets will not be available for sale after Tuesday 4th April. Tickets can be purchased from the classroom window in the 3/4 area each morning before school. There are no tickets available at the door. We are looking forward to a fun evening and hope you can join us.

Term 2

Week 1

Volunteer

Wed 26/4 Ann Bussey

Thurs 27/4 L . Miller M. Blackburn

Fri 28/4 A. Bussey J. Green

Week 11 Volunteer

Mon 3/4 Help Needed

Tues 4/4 K. Johnson J Haidle

Wed 5/4 Help Needed

Thurs 6/4 L . Miller M. Blackburn

Fri 7/4 J. Mepham J. Green

Ross Hill Kids Love Colour A very large number of students entered the Inverell Show Colouring In Competition and it must have been very difficult to choose the winners. Ross Hill achieved many awards and special mention goes to Alex Johnson awarded Year 3 Champion and Madison Carse awarded Year 4 Champion.

Creative Kids Exhibit At The Inverell Show

Making and creating were very important for over 100

students, who supported our local Inverell Show. Along

with lots of prizes, our students were awarded 3

Encouragement Prizes and Most Successful Exhibition in

Infants Handicrafts and Special Needs Children’s

Needlework. A fabulous effort.

Needlework:

1st, 2nd and Highly Commended - Zoe Harmon

Special Needs Most Successful Exhibitor: 1st Isaac

Clifford

Knitting: 1st Zoe Harmon

Handicrafts:

Special needs children: Encouragement Awards – Cooper Hill-Buxton, Faith

Edwards, Resheena Gregory, Isaac Clifford, Jordon

Walker. Infants: 1st: Alex Trevithick

2nd: Elleisabeth Walker 3rd: Kira Duff Most Successful Exhibitor:

1st, 2nd, 3rd Darcy Oakes Primary: 1st Bridjet Hidden, Kobi Weiss

2nd: Mia Sumowski, Joshua Cathie

3rd: Ashleigh Haidle, Tori Alliston and Michala Moylan Fine Arts:

Special Needs Children 1st: Isaac Clifford, 2nd: Josh Appleby.

3rd: Montannah Whittaker, Jack Tuck.

Infants: 2nd:Murray Barnes 3rd: Clifford Barnes Primary: 1st Alexix, Clusker, Angel Clifford, Kayle Walker,

Matilda Newton, Bailey Robinson-Cam. 2nd:Joshua Cathie, Maddison Carse, Chloe Hidden, Kate McDonald

3rd:Victoria Alliston, Jessica Cathie Highly Commended: Angel Clifford.

A special thank you to Mrs Gina Baker, Miss Cutmore and

Mrs Debbie Baker for assisting with the collection of the show entries. Entries are on display in the school hall and

front office. Prizes will be presented to students at the Whole School Assembly in Week 11. Congratulations and

well done everyone.

Congratulations also

goes to teacher Ann Gibbs for her

Champion Awards in

knitting and crochet at the Inverell Show.

Senior’s Fabric Dyeing Workshops

I would like to say a big thankyou to Mrs Turner and Mrs Walburn and the parents that helped out for the successful day we had. We learnt new skills through out this workshop. We have made these beautiful pieces of wearable art, such as socks. First we soaked the socks, then we wrung them out. We chose whatever dye we wanted, for example, blue and purple. We dipped the material in, then squeezed the excess dye out and let it dry. We learnt a lot more like, heliography, marble effect using shaving cream to swirl. You use shaving cream and print off the foam. We also tye dyed a T-shirt and did 5 finger blending to make crystals. It was hard for some people or easy. I found some difficult, but in the end we all got there. It was so much fun. The next workshop will be a sewing workshop and we will learn how to sew. If you don’t know how, see how you go at learning some new skills. You could even make clothing. Report by Torah Youll, SE. On Monday 27th March, some students from SC, SE and SW students did a fabric dyeing workshop. I has so much fun learning new techniques and helpful things to know for the future. Everyone learnt how to dye T shirts, socks and we even did our own marbling art work. It was lots of fun to learn and do new things ourselves. We saw lots of Mrs Turner’s work that she has done in the past. It was really cool. I loved everything I made and what everyone else made. It was all very cool. The workshop helped me learn things that I have never learnt before. Thanks Mrs Turner, Mrs Walburn, Mr Boney and Mrs Germany for all your help. I would do the fabric workshop one million times again. Report by Imarlee Cox SW

K-6 J at the show

Legacy Luncheon

Kindergarten Nursery Rhyme and Fairy Tale Day

School Contribution Winner

Thank you to all the parents and caregivers that

have paid their children's school contribution for

2017. We really appreciate your contribution to help

with the ongoing cost of running this great school.

The winner of the contribution draw is the Alliston

family, congratulations to you.