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11 Bottlebrush Street, THURGOONA NSW 2640 Phone: 02 6043 1244 Fax: 02 6043 2045

Email: thurgoona-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: https://thurgoona-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Principal: Theresa Kane

Office hours: 8:30 am to 3:15 pm

Term 3, Week 7 5 September 2019

Providing the foundations for life-long learning

Principal’s Message

Congratulations Tournament of the Minds Teams

Tournament of the Minds (TOM) is an opportunity for students with

a passion for learning and problem solving to demonstrate their

skills and talents in an exciting, vibrant and public way. Teams are

required to work together on a Long Term Challenge for six weeks

without assistance from teachers, parents or peers. They are

encouraged to explore possibilities and experiment with ideas as

they endeavor to produce their best possible solution. They develop

a creative and original way to communicate this solution to others,

working within predefined parameters such as limited materials,

complex challenge criteria and the deadline of Tournament Day.

The teams must also participate in an unseen Spontaneous

Challenge on Tournament Day. This challenge requires rapid

interchange of ideas, the ability to think creatively and well

developed group cooperation skills.

Last Saturday both TOM teams participated in the Riverina finals in

Wagga. The teams won their categories and will compete in the

State final in Sydney on Sunday, 15 September at the University of

NSW. This is an outstanding achievement and I congratulate all

students for their commitment to TOM. Mrs Ward must be

recognised for providing extensive additional learning opportunities

for the students after school and during the weekend to prepare

them for the TOM finals.

Revised Enrolment Policy

The enrolment policy communicates a transparent enrolment

process to staff and the community. The policy was revised and is

designed for schools to manage all enrolment applications, encourage greater consistency in decision-

making and make sure the enrolment choices are clear for parents. ALL students living within the

Thurgoona Public School zone are eligible to enrol at Thurgoona Public School.

An Enrolment Policy information pamphlet has been attached to this newsletter.

Theresa Kane

Principal

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School News

Shining a light on K-2

Book Week

Wow! What an amazing sight it was on Wednesday to see so many staff and students come dressed as

their favourite book characters.

Thank you to Mrs Peachey and Mrs Nicholls for their organisation of our parade and for the Book Fair

stall. A big thank you must also go to all the students and their families for their support and effort to

make our Book Parade such a success.

Book Week is an important reminder of how much enjoyment and knowledge we gain from reading

books, which is especially valuable in this digital age.

If you would like to find our more about how to best support your child(ren) to read at home, check out

the department’s website for parent tips at: https://schoolsequella.det.nsw.edu.au/file/1c9d5c6a-8126-

41e9-ad68-7efc70cb0917/1/reading-with-your-child-at-home-english.pdf

Happy reading everyone!

Kelly Grohmann

Congratulations Merit Award Recipients

Years K to 2 Merit Award recipients – Term 3, Week 6

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School News

Year 3 Camp – We’re going to

The Great Aussie Holiday Park!

Not long to wait now (only 2 weeks in fact) until

we head off on the bus to The Great Aussie

Holiday Park!

We are all so very excited about the many fun

activities we will enjoy and the great times we

will have with each other.

We are, however, aware that this may be the

first overnight camp experience for your child,

so please take the time to talk to your child

about it. They may have concerns about camp

but try to emphasise the positives and all of the

fun they will have! Explore options and coping

strategies they may use should they have any

anxieties (i.e. home sickness) and make a

concerted effort to emphasise that they can

overcome any obstacles they may face if they

are resilient.

Further suggestions include sleep overs at

friends, other relatives or family members’

houses to support and assist in preparing your

child and their night away from their immediate

loved ones.

Below is the link for The Great Aussie Holiday

Park, if you would like to have a look at the

camp facilities.

https://greataussieholidaypark.com.au/

Keep an eye out for further information!

Year 3 Teachers and Camp Organisation

Committee

Responsible Pet Education Visit

K-2

On Wednesday, 18 September, students in

Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 will have the

opportunity to learn how to positively interact

with pets. This is a chance for students to

become more confident around animals in a safe

and fun way.

We look forward to meeting Helen and her dog,

Milo soon!

Thurgoona Public School is entering a team in this year’s

Relay for Life — The ‘Thurgoona Troopers’. More information

will follow soon.

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School News

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School News

Thurgoona Public School—Providing the foundation for life-long learning

School News

Thurgoona Public School’s Book Fair

started on Monday, 2 September and

concludes Friday, 6 September. The

Book Fair will be held in the school hall

at the following times:

8:30 am to 8:50 am every morning;

3:10 pm until 3:30 pm Monday,

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

is on every Wednesday morning with Mrs Grohmann in the

library from 8:30 am.

Library News

Book Club

orders

should

arrive this

week on

Friday, 13

September

Trent Barrett Shield

Students in Years 3 and 4 will be participating in

the Trent Barrett Shield Rugby League and

League Tag Gala Day at Alexandra Park on

Friday, 13 September. The aim of the day is to

expose children to Rugby League and League

Tag in a supported manner, with a focus on

development of skills. Students will be travelling

by bus, departing school at 9:00 am and

returning by 3:00 pm. Boys and girls playing

rugby league must wear a mouth guard. If any

parents are interested in being a coach for one

of the teams for the day please contact Mr

Shoard.

Riverina Athletics

The Riverina Athletics Carnival was held at the

Les O'Brien Athletics Precinct on Friday 30

August. Well done to all those students who

competed, they are commended for their

dedication and proud representation of

Thurgoona Public School in sporting activities.

Four students have now made it on to the

NSWPSSA Athletics State Championships in

Sydney in Term 4. Well done to our junior girls

relay team who came third. Mackenzie Ryan,

Elbe Shepherd, Aliyah Cross and Hailey Merkel.

We also had some great individual results.

Mackenzie Ryan came first in long jump and

second in high jump. Elbe Shepherd came

second in shot put and second in discus.

Congratulations to all these students and good

luck at the State Championships in Sydney.

Mr Shoard

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Canteen News

New this week!

Fruit juice slushies for just $1.50

Recess and Lunch

Counter Sales Biodegradable cups and straws

Week 8 Meal Deal Chicken salad wrap and drink $5.00

Term 3: Hours of Operation Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

and Friday

SHOP

Week Date Time

T3 Wk

8

Friday,

13 September 8:30 am to 9:00 am

T3 Wk

9

Wednesday,

18 September 8:30 am to 9:00 am

T3 Wk

10

Friday,

27 September 8:30 am to 9:00 am

P&C NEWS

● $2.50 Sausage in

bread ● ●

● $2.00 Glow sticks x 5

$1.50

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Term 3 Calendar

Term 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 7

September

2

BOOK FAIR

P&C meeting at

7:00 pm in the library

3

BOOK FAIR

Stage 1 Gymnastics

ICAS Digital Tech

4

BOOK FAIR

Character Parade 2:15 pm

5

BOOK FAIR

Stage 1 Gymnastics

ICAS Science

6

BOOK FAIR

Yr 3-6 Peer Support

program

Week 8 9

K Mallee to visit Thurgoona

Preschool 2:00 pm

10

K Nervilia to visit

Thurgoona Preschool

2:00 pm

Stage 1 Gymnastics

ICAS Writing

11

K Daisy to visit Thurgoona

Preschool 2:00 pm

12

Stage 1 Gymnastics

ICAS Spelling

School Disco

13

K Callista to visit

Thurgoona Preschool

2:00 pm

Trent Barrett Shield (Yrs 3

and 4)

K-2 Assembly

11:50 am Item: Bluebell,

Announcing: Grevillea

Primary Assembly

Week 9 16

Stage 1 (Bluebell, Coolibah,

Grevillea, Huon Pine, White

Gum) excursion to Jindera

17

Kindergarten (Callista and

Daisy) excursion to

Beechworth

Stage 1 Gymnastics

ICAS English

Aboriginal Culture parent

meeting - 2:00 pm

18

K-2 Responsible Pet

Ownership

19

Kindergarten (Nervilia and

Mallee) excursion to

Beechworth

Stage 1 Gymnastics

ICAS Maths

JFHS extra transition

20

Stage 1 (Atalaya, Cypress,

Gimlet Gum, Melaleuca,

Rosewood) excursion to

Jindera

Yr 3-6 Peer Support

program

Week 10 23 24

Kindergarten 2020 Twilight

Information Session at 6:00

pm

Years 3 to 6 Cricket Gala

Day at Ernest Grant Oval

25 26

Yr 3 Great Aussie Holiday

Park Excursion

27

Yr 3 Great Aussie Holiday

Park Excursion

K-2 Assembly

11:50 am Item: K-2,

Announcing: Melaleuca

Primary Assembly 12:25

pm Sports Leaders

Footy Colours Day

Last Day Term 3

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Term 4 Calendar

Term 4 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 1

October

14 15

2020 Kindergarten

Orientation

16 17 18

Week 2 21

P&C meeting at

7:00 pm in the library

22

2020 Kindergarten

Orientation

23 24 25

K-2 Assembly

11:50 am Item: Nervillia,

Announcing: Atalaya

Primary Assembly

12:25 pm Wattle

Week 3

October/

November

28 29

2020 Kindergarten

Orientation

30 31 1

Week 4

November

4 5 6 7 8

K-2 Assembly

11:50 am Item: Mallee,

Announcing: Coolibah

Primary Assembly

12:25 pm Kurrajong

Week 5 11 12 13 14 15

Week 6 18 19 20 21 22

K-2 Assembly

11:50 am Item: Daisy,

Announcing: White Gum

Primary Assembly

12:25 pm Atriplex

Week 7 25

P&C meeting at

7:00 pm in the library

26 27 28 29

Week 8 2 3 4 5 6

Presentation Day

Week 9 9 10 11 12 13

K-2 Assembly

11:50 am Item: Callista,

Announcing: Rosewood

Primary Assembly

12:25 pm Needlewood

Year 6 dinner

Week 10 16 17 18

Last day for

students

19 20

Last day for staff

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Term 3 Community News