To enham Central School Encouraging all in the aim to Be er Our Best

Week 8, Term 4 

Monday, 23rd November, 2015

Merilba Street

To enham, NSW 2873

Phone: 02 68924006

Fax: 02 68924159

email: to enham‐c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal 

Mr Steve Garriock

Assistant Principal 

Mrs Rose Mar n

Head Teacher Secondary Studies 

Mrs Sarah Lindsay

P & C President 

Mr Rick Benne

We are on the internet

www.to enham‐c.schools.nsw.edu.au

Reminders  Monday 23rd Gradua on Dinner Wednesday 25th Burgoyne Debate Thursday 26th Western Challenge deba ng final

Friday 27th

Secondary excursion to Sydney

Assemblies 

Friday, 11th December ‐ Week 10

P & C Mee ngs 

Mee ngs are held every third

Tuesday of the month in the school

library star ng at 7.30pm (Term 1 & 4)

Next mee ng ‐

TUESDAY, 15TH DECEMBER 

 

TRANGIE AGRICULTURE                 RESEARCH CENTRE 

On Thursday, 19th November, the Stage 5 Ag Elec ve class a ended the Farm Safety Day at the Trangie Agriculture Research Centre. During the day the students rotated around four half‐hour work sta ons and developed skills in the following areas:

Sheep yards and woolshed Tractors and implements Ca leyards and livestock behaviour Quadbike safety on the farm

Glen Walker, from the Trangie Agriculture Research Centre, organised a fantas c and informa ve day with students a ending from Trangie, Trundle, Yeoval and To enham. The students were enthusias c and were keen to get involved. They all received informa on bags from Tocal College and went away with some great experiences and thoughts for the future. Well done Jack, Josh, Brendon, Danielle, and Zohe!

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DEBATES 

Burgoyne Debate  Wednesday 25th 

 

Western Challenge Grand Final  

Thursday 26th 

Principal’s message

My congratula ons go to all the students who par cipated in the Gobondery Cup and the Gobondery Shield last week. Despite extremely hot, dry and tes ng weather, all reports indicate our students had a great me at Trundle. It was very pleasing to hear from the supervising teachers about the praiseworthy behaviour, a tude and sportsmanship demonstrated by To enham Central School par cipants. Mrs Lindsay was par cularly impressed with the secondary student’s efforts ‐ well done everyone!

Many parents, who I hope are now recovering from the pressures of harvest, a ended a very entertaining assembly last Friday. It was great seeing Mrs Smith’s K/1/2 students’ story, ‘Pete the Perch’ and Mrs A enborough’s Year 2 students did an equally outstanding job making and reading their acros c poems.

A highlight of the assembly for me, was presen ng eleven students with their Gold Awards ‐ Harry Chase, Sophie Hopkins, Henry Baldwinson, Bree Adam, Kayla Anderson, Grace Barbary, Zanthie Hewe , Alice Radford, Archie Baldwinson, Isabelle Lindsay and William Horsburgh. Six students received their Silver Awards and my congratula ons also go to those six students and all the students who received Merit Cer ficates and Sports Awards.

This week there are a number of major events and ac vi es to look forward to including:‐

THE YEAR 12 GRADUATION 

At the Year 12 Gradua on Dinner we will formally farewell Hannah Smith and Bridget Benne . This special event commences at 6.30pm at the To enham Golf Club.  

THE WESTERN CHALLENGE DEBATING GRAND FINAL 

This Thursday, our primary deba ng team; William Horsburgh, Kira Roberts, Chloe Harley and Madi Hopkins will be par cipa ng in the final of the Western Challenge deba ng compe on. To reach the finals of the compe on, for the second year in a row, is an amazing achievement. It speaks volumes about

the quality of our primary debaters, and of Mrs Mar n’s expert coaching. This final debate is against Parkes PS in Parkes on Thursday ‐ our best wishes to all team members, we trust you will have a good debate!

THE BURGOYNE DEBATE 

This week we will be enjoying the Burgoyne Debate, which is on Wednesday, 25th November. This is always an entertaining evening with the Year 5 and Year 6 deba ng teams compe ng for the coveted and pres gious Burgoyne Shield.

THE SECONDARY SYDNEY EXCURSION 

Secondary students will be par cipa ng and enjoying their Sydney excursion this week. Mrs Jarvis has organised a wonderful i nerary with a good mix of educa onal and recrea onal ac vi es. On the first day of the excursion students will be visi ng the Parkes radio telescope and Charles Sturt University at Bathurst. Another part of their work involves comparisons of Lachlan Shire Council and Penrith City Council opera ons. It should also be noted that Penrith City Council and To enham Youth Club have made generous contribu ons to this excursion.

Prepara ons are underway for our Presenta on Ceremony which will be on the morning of Wednesday, 16th December, which is also the last day of school for students for 2015. I would ask all parents to keep this date free.

On a personal note I would like to inform the To enham school community that I will be on leave, Term 1, 2016.

Trus ng everyone will have a great week!

Steve Garriock

Better Our Best 

BURGOYNE DEBATE Wednesday, 25th November

Tottenham Golf Club Dinner 7pm

For those who only wish to see the debate ‐ it will begin at approximately 8pm.

School news

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GRADUATION This evening’s gradua on will start at 6:30pm and finish at 11pm. It would be appreciated if parents could ensure that their children are collected by then.

 MERIT SYSTEM Congratula ons to Jack Baker, Thomas Brennan, Tasmyn McKeown, James O’Brien, Sophie Ayton, Billy Simpson, Kirralee Brown, Ciara Anderson and Alex Lloyd for achieving Silver and to Claire Barbary, Jasmine Miller, Angus Baker and Robert Adam for achieving Gold in the Merit System. A very special congratula ons go to Sarah Mills for achieving Pla num. Sarah will receive her award at the Presenta on Assembly. Well done to these students. WORK EXPERIENCE We wish Jack Benne and Chelsea Smith well as they head off to enjoy a week of Work Experience in Hornsby. Jack will be assis ng in the running of Hornsby 24/7 Gym while Chelsea will be assis ng in the delivery of Art lessons through Studio A, also in Hornsby. We are extremely grateful to the members of Hornsby Rotary Club for their ongoing support with this program, and look forward to mee ng up with them for a barbecue on Sunday.  WESTERN CHALLENGE DEBATING Good luck to our deba ng team in the grand final of the Western Challenge deba ng compe on on Thursday, 26th November, in Parkes.  

COMBINED SCHOOL & YOUTH CLUB EXCURSION Thank you to all parents for assis ng by returning permission notes promptly. Final plans for our adventure are coming together well. Please remember the par cipants need to bring a packed lunch on Thursday and be ready to leave school at 7am. Our return to To enham is planned for approximately 9:30pm on Sunday, however we will make sure that we message families as we leave Parkes. If parents wish to discuss this opportunity further, please don’t hesitate to call me. L Jarvis

 

UNIFORM ORDERS 

Uniform  orders  are  due  back  this               

Friday.  This  is  the  only  summer               

uniform  order  that  will  be  placed. 

Please  ensure  that  you  return  your               

order  before the due date.  Payment is 

requested  with  order,  but  will  be               

accepted  on  pick  up,  if  arrangements 

are made .

 

K/1/2    Harry Radford Emily Harley Kirralee Brown Henry Baldwinson Olivia Mills Jorja Wykes Billy Simpson Sophie Ayton 2/3/4  Tori Ivory Harrison O’Brien Kayla Anderson Brianna Ayton Kate Brown William Anderson Zanthie Hewett Allysha Wykes

5/6 Lachlan Makim Kira Roberts Charlotte Lindsay William Horsburgh Jacob Loftus Chloe Harley Stewart Jarvis Secondary Jack Bennett (7) Jeanne Hardy (4) Josh Wilson Tommy Shanks Rebecca Smith (2) Michelle Harding Alexandra Lindsay (2) Danielle Harding Chelsea Smith Zohe Eames Brock Ivory Faith Miller Amy‐Lee Wilson

Merit cer ficates Congratulations to the following students who received merit certificates at assembly on Friday.

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School news

   

K/1/2 and 5/6 classes will be having a ‘Secret Santa’ this year. The name of the student you are to buy for will be sent home this week. The amount is limited to under $10. Could the gi be wrapped and sent to school with your par cipant’s name on it. The gi s will be given out at the class party on Tuesday, 15th December.

                      

 

 

 

CAREERS 

Parents of students in Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 are strongly encouraged to register at www.jobjump.com.au , a careers support website which students will be using in class to help iden fy possible career paths.

To register, please use To enham Central School’s account, with your own email address, and a password “giraffes”. Alterna vely, ask your child to show you through this fabulous resource.

Please feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss this great opportunity.

L Jarvis

Better Our Best 

SCHOOL SWIMMING SCHEME Swimming lessons will begin this week, on Thursday, 26th November, and con nue for 10 days (excluding Mondays). If  you  haven’t  returned  the  permission  note  and/or  $10  for  the  bus,  please  do  so                    tomorrow. The children par cipa ng must bring:

® Swimmers ® Rash shirt ® Towel ® Sunscreen

®$2.40 each day for pool entry or season cket.

No spending money is required un l the last day of lessons. Please contact me at school if you need further informa on. Mrs Adam

  K‐6 DISCO The K‐6 disco will be held on Tuesday, 8th December in the school library. Times are as follows:‐ K, Year 1 and  2   5:30‐7:00pm Years 3, 4, 5 and 6  7:00‐8:30pm Children are asked to bring a small plate of party food and / or a bo le of drink. Parents must pick their children up promptly at the end of each disco.

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School calendar

  MONDAY   TUESDAY  WEDNESDAY  THURSDAY  FRIDAY 

WEEK 

 

 GRADUATION DINNER 

    Burgoyne Debate 

 Western Challenge debating grand final vs Parkes Public School swimming scheme begins 

 Secondary                 excursion to                 Sydney 

WEEK 

 

   December   Year   transition 

   Year   transition   

WEEK 

 

       Talking Tottenham published  

 Whole school             assembly  . pm 

WEEK 

 

   Class parties P & C meeting TBC 

 PRESENTATION                CEREMONY  .  AM  STUDENTS LAST DAY FOR   

 Staff development day 

 Staff development day 

Term 4, 2015

  MONDAY   TUESDAY  WEDNESDAY  THURSDAY  FRIDAY 

WEEK 

 

 

 

 

Australia Day 

     

WEEK 

 

     

 Staff Development Day 

 

Students begin school for   

 

School swimming carnival 

WEEK 

 

       

 

 

HEAT WEEK 

Term 1, 2016

More photos from Stage 5’s visit to Trangie Agriculture Research Centre.

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School news

SWIMMING NOMINATION FORMS 

Nomina on forms have been sent home for the swimming carnival next year. These need to be returned as soon as possible. For those parents with 8 year old children in Year 2 it is easier to complete the nomina on form now and send it in then see how they go over the holidays. If you feel your child cannot swim in the carnival they can be taken out at the beginning of next year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOBONDERY CUP AND SHIELD 

Congratula ons to all students who par cipated in the Gobondery Cup and Gobondery Shield last week. It was terrific to see all of our students display good sportsmanship throughout the day. Thank you to Mrs Williams, Mrs Adam and Mrs Radford for supervising the students.

Better Our Best 

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   YOUTH CLUB Thank you to Jeanne Hardy and Carmen Ta ersal for Open House last week. Youth Club will not run this Friday 27th, as we will be enjoying our evening under the lights of Sydney Harbour! ‐ Get your “happy” packed! Calendars will be available soon ‐ $10. L Jarvis  

 

 

 

 

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