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SCHOOL

INFORMATION

Address:

Derribong Street

(PO Box 6)

Trangie 2823

Phone: 6888 7578

Fax: 6888 7602

Email:

trangie-c.school@

det.nsw.edu.au

Website:

www.trangie-

c.schools.nsw.edu.au

Principal:

Anne Holden

Deputy Principal:

Dimiti Trudgett

Access Coordinator:

Troy Jones

Head Teachers:

Kate Wilson

Ted Wright

Assistant Principals:

Jo-Anne Ellis

Jacky Murtagh

Welfare Coordinator:

Cheryl Rowley

School Admin Manager:

Jaye Milgate

Parents & Citizens

Association

President:

Melinda Gleeson

Vice President:

Meredith Andrews

Secretary:

Kate Broughton

Treasurer:

Amanda Kater

Trangie Central School Newsletter

24th November 2016 Term 4 - Week 7

What’s On

P & C Meeting

Next meeting

2017

Week 7 25/11 Year 5/6 Canberra Excursion - Return time will be advised via App & Facebook

Week 8 27/11 Schools Spectacular - Return time will be advised via App & Facebook

28/11-9/12 Primary School Swimming Scheme 11.30am - 1.15pm daily

28/11 Year 12 Visual Design Pizza Challenge at TCS 10.00am - 2.00pm

29/11 Year 8 PDHPE Swimming 10.00am - 11.15am

29/11 Year 6 PDHPE Swimming 2.00pm - 3.00pm

30/11 Primary Interest Groups Swimming 2.00pm - 3.00pm

1/12 Secondary ‘The Amazing Race’ at TCS 11.30am - 3.00pm

1/12 Kurrajong Court Visit (Music students) 2.00pm

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From the principal Hi everyone – what a year !

Business as Usual

Exams have finished and we are writing reports, but we have certainly NOT finished working. All the teachers will be

teaching right until the end of the year. Every moment is precious and we will not miss a single minute. I have noticed

that some students are beginning to miss school and they need to realise that they are missing valuable learning time,

with skills and content being taught in preparation for next year.

I teach Year 10 Mathematics for example, and I intend to revise Trigonometry for the next couple of weeks and end

the year with a bang with compound interest! I love Trigonometry, as I am sure everyone does!

We get a very good holiday break and so don’t waste the rest of the term – make the most of it.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

If you are thinking about presents for Christmas, why not buy your child a laptop, especially if he/she is going into

senior school. We do have some laptops to share but it is so much better for them to have their own. If you think you

have found a device that looks promising, why not visit your friendly Technology Support team here at school free of

charge and get some advice about the best machine to buy.

Tell Them From Me Surveys

The students completed these surveys again at the end of last term and once again the results were very pleasing. The

data from these surveys is used to evaluate the success of the strategies outlined on our School Plan. We believe that

students who have a good relationship with their teachers and have a wide and varied range of opportunities to succeed

will be happier at school and will have the confidence to take risks and achieve at whatever they do. The graphs below

are a strong indication of how great our little school is.

PRIMARY

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SECONDARY

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The surveys, done on line and anonymously give the students a voice about how they feel about their school. We need

to know student opinion because student voice is essential if we are to build on what we have achieved and continue

to grow.

We take from the surveys the knowledge that we have a happy school with engaged and confident students. We also

take on board that there is work to be done with Year 7, who come from a variety of feeder schools and who will take

a little while to settle in to the culture of our school. This culture is very strong and well defined and is built on mutual

respect and trust and sometimes it takes a little while for the newcomers to assimilate. BUT, assimilate they do and by

Year 9 and upwards they have well and truly taken on our values and expectations. I was only having a conversation

with a Year 9 boy the other day – Do you remember what you were like in Year 7 and 8 …..? It is funny now!

I see the success stories that make me know why we do this job. Maybe we think of one student who shall remain

nameless who left in Year 8, tried other places and then came back home and has turned himself around. I have never

seen such an improvement – so well done. You know who you are!

Finally ........

My door is and always has been open – whether you are happy, sad or mad. I need to know if we are not doing

something right but I also need to know that you trust our motives and our intentions. Everything we do, every single

day is for YOUR children. If we can do it better, tell us – to our face. FaceBook is the coward’s way out!

All the best

Anne Holden

Attend! Engage!

Achieve! Succeed!

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Deputy Principal

Dimiti Trudgett

Head Teachers

Kate Wilson

Ted Wright SECONDARY

Head Teachers’ Report

The Amazing Race - SRC

Mrs Rush and the SRC will be running ‘The

Amazing Race’ next Thursday 24th

November for all Secondary students. The

students will be organised into mixed teams

from a range of years. These teams will

participate in many interesting and fun

challenges throughout the day (from 11.30am

-3.00pm) that are designed to promote

teamwork and develop an awareness of other

countries and cultures throughout the world.

This is also a fund raising activity for the

SRC and a gold coin donation is appreciated.

The students are encouraged to wear suitable

clothes that link to the theme of the day.

REMINDER: Years 9-11 Urban Challenge Excursion

Arrangements are being finalised for the excursion to Sydney for the Years 9,10 & 11 students in Week 9. I would

like to remind all parents and carers to please make any final payments towards the cost of this excursion to the school

office.

University of Newcastle Visit

Some of our Year 9 girls will be travelling to Newcastle to spend a week at the university where they will be

participating in a program designed to develop an awareness of university life and encourage them to consider

attending Newcastle University after the completion of their HSC.

Years 7-10 Cyber Safety

Unfortunately, the Cyber Safety program planned for last Monday had to be postponed as the police were called to a

major incident in the local area. Arrangements have been made to reschedule this program for tomorrow. Our thoughts

and sympathies are extended to the family and friends of the pilot and others affected by the tragic accident.

Ted Wright - Head Teacher

Victor Chang Awards

Congratulations to Malcolm Hanley for receiving the prestigious Victor Chang Science Award on Wednesday 16th

November. Mal attended this prestigious award ceremony at Dubbo Senior Campus, together with other students from

schools in the Central West. He received a gold-embossed certificate and has been invited to attend an open day at the

Victor Chang Institute for Cardiac Research in December.

The ceremony was very formal, with a number of important speakers including Professor Jamie Vandenberg (Deputy

Director, Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory) who gave an inspiring speech. Professor Vanderberg

acknowledged the efforts of our students, as well as the valuable contributions both parents and Science teachers make

in supporting our students to achieve to their potential. He also made the point that MOST of the Australian Nobel

prize winners have come from regional Australia. He stated that our regional students grow up with the qualities,

values and motivation that help make them successful, more so than their city counterparts.

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute established the awards

more than a decade ago, to foster and encourage an interest in Science

and a career in Science. It was Victor Chang’s enquiring mind and

enormous talent that led to his pioneering work in the field of heart

transplantation. These awards are a timely reminder that Science is

vitally important to our nation, in terms of both health and economic

prosperity.

Ms Ebsworth - Science Teacher

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SECONDARY Deputy Principal

Dimiti Trudgett

Head Teachers

Kate Wilson

Ted Wright

Year 12 Biology - Maintaining a Balance

This week our Year 12 Biology WAP students visited the Education Centre at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.

As part of their Maintaining a Balance course module, they had a hands-on experience as they learned about the

adaptations that have evolved to enable some of our most unique animals to survive in Australia’s harsh and varied

environments.

First we met a skin-breathing frog with a cataract, then a corn snake, a shingleback lizard and a blue-tongue lizard. The

Education Centre teacher, Ashley, gave everyone some fantastic facts about these animals, including that the

shingleback is one of the only lizards NOT to lay eggs, but to give birth to live young! We learned that snakes do not

urinate- they excrete a white solid waste called uric acid (so do birds and insects). We also discovered that male

bearded dragons have to be VERY careful when finding a mate - the results could be catastrophic if they get their

timing wrong!

After the information session, we then took off and looked at the other

zoo animals in a whole new way. Every animal has adapted to its

environment over many millions of years and we discussed some of the

features they have and the challenges they face in the wild. For example,

giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks as you do, but

they must move their front legs wide apart in order to reach water on the

ground. Crocodiles open their mouths wide (gaping) to cool their bodies

and kangaroos lick their forearms, where they have extensive networks

of blood vessels in their arms to help keep them cool. We watched the

otters being fed one of their six meals a day and saw how streamlined

and capable they are at finding food in murky water using their sense of

smell.

It was a great day to visit the zoo! Our students are so lucky to have this

amazing resource so close!

Ms Ebsworth

Biology Teacher

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Access Coordinator

Troy Jones ACCESS NEWS Year 10 VET Induction Day

On Monday 21st November, our Year 10 students travelled to Peak Hill to

participate in the VET Induction Day with all Western Access Program (WAP)

schools. Students met their VET Course Coordinators and took part in information

sessions throughout the day. Special guests included Kim and Kylie (Western

Student Connections) and Caroline Wilson (Senior Pathways Officer).

Year 12 Work Placement - Block C

Above: Hannah George at the

Coffee & Tea Exchange

Below: Nick Newman & Sam

Hamilton at Dubbo RSL

Above: Katelyn Thompson at

Trangie Hospital

Below: Angela Linnett at

Chefs Plate.

Above: Kye Villa at Lavish. Above: Pat Skinner at Zoofari.

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Assistant Principals

Jo-Anne Ellis

Jacky Murtagh PRIMARY Assistant Principals’ Report

Grandparent’s Day

We had a lovely day last Friday, with a record number

of honoured guests coming along to celebrate the

special relationship between grandparents and their

grandchildren. Remy and Mia Gleeson were so very excited that

their Gran was a surprise visitor and actually, we had a number of

grandparents who’d travelled a great distance to share some time in

school with the children. Vincent and Jack Coventry’s nan and pop

had travelled over 4 ½ hours to attend!

The students were all so excited to show their school work and

their classrooms…. We hope that the grandparents enjoyed the

morning and will be keen to return next year.

Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for more lovely photos!

To our beautiful Grandparents -

Thankyou!

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Assistant Principals

Jo-Anne Ellis

Jacky Murtagh PRIMARY To our beautiful Grandparents -

Thankyou!

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Assistant Principals

Jo-Anne Ellis

Jacky Murtagh PRIMARY Academic Success

At TCS the staff work diligently to provide interesting, educational opportunities each day.

As the whole community knows, we excel in the arts and sporting fields. Alongside these

creative endeavours we also offer a thorough and

comprehensive academic program. Each week children work

on spelling, grammar, writing, reading, mathematics, history,

geography and science. Many children excel in these areas

and we have begun to publicly celebrate these successes on

our Facebook page. At TCS we always try to meet the needs

of the individual by modifying our programs; providing

support for children who are struggling in a particular area as well as offering

extension for our gifted and talented students.

Year 5/6 Canberra Excursion

Students are having the time of their lives in Canberra. The accommodation is fantastic and so far the students have

visited some great sites in our Nation’s Capital including Questacon, the National Dinosaur Museum, Government

House, The Royal Australian Mint and the National Museum. Stay tuned next week for some student reports and

more photos.

School Food Reminder As the weather heats up it is important to stay hydrated. Please pack lots of fresh fruit and vegetables for your children as well as a drink bottle with water. Jacky Murtagh Assistant Principal

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Assistant Principals

Jo-Anne Ellis

Jacky Murtagh PRIMARY K/1D has had a very busy term.

Enjoy looking at photos of my

wonderful class!

I’d like to say how proud I am of all the achievements

and effort K/1D has put into this year! It has been a

pleasure teaching them!

Miss Druce

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