■ 2017■ Term 4 ■ Weeks 9 and 10 ■ Principal: Kay Thurston

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

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

■ Email: juneenorth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Queen Street

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

Ballarat Excursion

Stage 3 step back in time

WHO WILL BE OUR

2018

SCHOOL CAPTAINS &

VICE CAPTAINS?

YEAR 5 NOMINEES

A VERY WORTHY GROUP!

Our School Vision TO INSTIL IN OUR STUDENTS, THROUGH DIVERSE, INNOVATIVE & QUALITY EDUCATIONAL

EXPERIENCES, THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO BECOME CONFIDENT, CREATIVE AND HIGHLY

SUCCESSFUL LIFE-LONG LEARNERS AND RESPECTFUL & RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.

■ 2017 ■ Term 4 ■ Weeks 9 & 10 ■ Newsletter

Calendar

Term 4, Week 9

5 December Year 6 Transition visit to JHS

P&C meeting @ 6:15 pm

7 December Presentation Evening @ JHS hall

@ 6:30 pm

8 December Pool Party

Term 4, Week 10

12 December Year 6 dinner

13 December Year 6 Wagga Excursion

14 December JNPS Talent Quest @ 12:30

15 December Last day Term 4

Term 1, Week 1 2018

29 January Staff Development Day

30 January Years 1-6 return

1 February Kinder 2018 commence

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

Presentation Night ................................................................... 3

Who will be our 2018 captains? ......................................... 3

2018 Staffing changes ............................................................ 3

Happy holiday ........................................................................... 3

What’s happening in our school? ........................................... 7

Feature Photo

Very nervous Year 5 nominees for 2018 school & vice

captains!

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Principal’s report

Presentation Night

Our annual Presentation evening is being held this

Thursday 7 December at the Junee High MPC. The

event will commence at 6:30 pm. This is our celebration

of a wonderful year of achievement for our students. It

is a night where we recognize and award students for

their academic, sporting, cultural achievements.

Who will be our 2018 captains?

Presentation Night will also be a very nervous time for

21 of our Year 5 students. Last Wednesday 11 boys and

10 girls delivered some wonderful speeches to their

peers. We have a wonderful pool of students running –

any of whom would make wonderful school leaders.

Well done to our boy nominees: Jaxson Allen, Myles-

Cody Fletcher, Bailey Willis, Cooper Vanzanten,

Matthew Boyton, Tyler Heir, Luke Moon, Benjamin

Smith, Allan Cameron, William Holloway and Cody

Hackett. Well done to our girl nominees: Zoe

Fitzhardinge, Elizabeth Collins, Shallan Wright, Erica

Wooden, Maggie Hawke, Hannah Fitzgerald, Torah

Newman, Madeline Kemp, Chloe Masters & Caidence

Reberger. Votes have been tallied with 2018 School

and Vice Captains being announced at Presentation

Night.

2018 Staffing changes

We have some changes happening within our school in

2018. Sadly we will be losing the wonderful Mrs Emily

Dunn and Miss Rebecca Hyams – both of these ladies

have been employed in temporary capacities over the

past few years. Both have elected to seek other

experiences next year (including exciting travel plans!).

We will also not have Mrs Maree New or Mrs Viv

Hamilton who have worked in part-time temporary

roles. I would like to sincerely thank all of these

teachers for their wonderful dedication to our students

and to Junee North. We will miss you! Hopefully we

might see them back as visiting casual teachers. In

2018 we will see some new and familiar faces – some

in different capacities! We have Mrs Heather Brockwell

coming to us from Nulkaba Primary School. Heather

will be joining us on a Stage 2 class and she brings

with her a wealth of teaching experience, as well as lots

of amazing skills in dance, drama, art (she is a stage

manager for the Schools Spectacular!) and many more.

We can’t wait to meet her and see what amazing

experiences she will bring to our students!

Our teaching staff for 2018 will be:

Kinder Red – Mrs Justine McDevitt (Assistant Principal)

Kinder Blue – Mrs Tammy Makeham

Stage 1 Red – Mrs Alison White/ Miss Stephanie

Walters

Stage 1 Green – Mr Adam Baldock

Stage 2 Blue – Mrs Sue Davis

Stage 2 Green – Mrs Heather Brockwell

Stage 3 Blue – Mr Jared Maxwell (Assistant Principal)

Stage 3 Yellow – Mrs Lynne Shephard

Release from face-to-face (Years 1-6) –

Mrs Gabrielle Commins (Science &

Technology)

Release from face-to-face (Kindergarten) –

Mrs Helen Pattison

Librarian – Mrs Jo Reeves

Mrs Leigh Fitzgerald – Learning Support Teacher

Mrs Alison Higginson – Literacy/Numeracy Support

Miss Walters will continue to work as our Early Action

for Success Instructional Leader driving this K-2

initiative (Mondays – Wednesdays)

Mrs Pattison & Mrs Reeves will also work on Tuesdays

releasing teachers for sessions for collegiate planning

time. Next week parents and children will be advised of

their class teacher for 2018.

Happy holiday

Next Friday will be the last day of Term 4. We have

once again had an amazing year full of wonderful

opportunities for our students. I trust all of our Junee

North families will enjoy a happy, healthy and safe

holiday. I look forward to welcoming you all back in

2018.

Kay

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Merit Awards Term 4 Week 7

Kindergarten Bella O’Rafferty

Tylah McAuliffe

Jayde Sainsbury

TJ Holloway

Mason Butt

Nevaeh Tuua

Charlie Munday

1/2M Cody Butt

Thomas McCann

Samuel Schachtner

1/2W Angus Baldry

Sophie Baldock

Shaylie Johns

Chelsea Hume-Landrigan

1/2D Rylee Henderson

Charlotte Asmus

Delaney Baxter

Aaleya Harris

Savanah Walker

Cody Vanzanten

3/4D Ruben Jacobs

Alesha Orr

Kailyn Harris

Aimee White

Kiralee Hogarth

Makayla Cameron

Caleb Kearnes

Tahlia Mellish-Clarke

3/4M Caitlyn Payne

Claire O’Rafferty

Lachlan Phillips

Mya Chisholm

Blake Lloyd

5/6B Benjamin Gallop

Bailey Willis

Allan Cameron

Grace Robertson

Jaidyn Vanzanten

Tiger-lily Kemp

Cooper Wright

Linus Schachtner

Charlie McEwen

Bayley Guinan

Shallan Wright

Luke Moon

Montanna McLennan

5/6S Madeline Kemp

Felicity Davis

Ben Smith

Isabella Cameron

Ryan Rogers

Erica Wooden

Dimity-Lee Crocker

Myles-Cody Fletcher

William Holloway

Tyler Heir

Bailey Judd

Chase Baxter

Merit Awards Term 4 Week 8

Kindergarten Zach Shaw

Kennedy Eastoe

3/4D Emily Edson

Ayla Harris

Lochlan Judd

Book Awards

Term 4 Week 8

5/6S Bailey Judd

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Medallion Awards

Term 4 Week 7

KM Lesley Doolan

Serenity Howarth

Emily Kearnes

Kayleigh Morriss

Milton Butt

1/2M Abby Lloyd

Addison Reberger

Benjamin Field

1/2W Lillian Barton

Holly Boyton

Georgia Watkin

1/2D Isabella Dargin

Grace Hume-Landrigan

Aleeya Masters

Nate Wooden

Ace Hayman

3/4D Ruby Lemmich

Cameron Richards

3/4M Destini Shephard

Tahlia Wooden

Amy Jarrett

Alexa Wright

Ryan Schultz

5/6B Madeleine Cameron

Matthew Boyton

Cody Hackett

Jaxson Allen

Paige Vanzanten

5/6S Ella Fitzgerald

Hannah Fitzgerald

Term 4 Week 8

Kindergarten Charlie Munday

Bella O’Rafferty

Tylah McAuliffe

Jayde Sainsbury

TJ Holloway

Mason Butt

Nevaeh Tuua

1/2W Angus Baldry

Sophie Baldock

Shaylie Johns

Chelsea Hume-Landrigan

1/2D Rylee Henderson

Delaney Baxter

Charlotte Asmus

Aaleya Harris

Savanah Walker

Cody Vanzanten

3/4D Makayla Cameron

Caleb Kearnes

Tahlia Mellish-Clarke

Ruben Jacobs

Alesha Orr

Kailyn Harris

Aimee White

Kiralee Hogarth

3/4M Caitlyn Payne

Claire O’Rafferty

Mya Chisholm

5/6B Montanna McLennan

Cooper Wright

Linus Schachtner

Charlie McEwen

Bayley Guinan

Shallan Wright

Luke Moon

Benjamin Gallop

Bailey Willis

Allan Cameron

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Grace Robertson

Jaidyn Vanzanten

Tiger-lilly Kemp

5/6S Myles-Cody Fletcher

William Holloway

Tyler Heir

Chase Baxter

Madeline Kemp

Felicity Davis

Benjamin Smith

Isabella Cameron

Ryan Rogers

Erica Wooden

Dimity-Lee Crocker

Home Reading Awards

Week 7

175 Nights Benjamin Field Maggie Hawke

200 Nights Izabella Douglas

Home Reading Awards

Week 8

150 Nights Mason Butt Sienna Butt Ruby Lemmich

Natalie Smith Annabell Eccleston

175 Nights Mason Butt Emily Kearnes Annabell Eccleston

200 Nights Emily Kearnes Caitlyn Payne Annabell Eccleston

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Reminders

PRESENTATION NIGHT

Our annual Presentation Night is being held on

Thursday 7 December at the Junee High hall,

commencing at 6:30 pm. Students may wear mufti

on Thursday to ensure clean uniforms on the night.

YEAR 6 DINNER

Tuesday 12 December at the Railway Café. RSVPs

and money need to be returned as soon as possible.

6:00 for 6:15 start.

POOL & STADIUM REWARD DAY

This Friday 8 December. Permission notes and

money to be returned by Wednesday 6 December.

TALENT QUEST

Next Thursday 14 December see our amazing

showcase of talented students perform.

YEAR 6 FINAL BELL

Our departing Year 6 students will do the

traditional bell ring on the last day, 15 December at

3:00 pm.

What’s happening in our school?

5/6S Artwork launch

On Saturday 25 November the amazing artwork of the

5/6S students was launched at a very special ceremony

at the wagga Art Gallery. The students, led by the

wonderful Mrs Shephard, were part of a year-long

Aboriginal art program: Yalbayarra: telling to speak.

The students created a variety of artworks using ideas

from Aboriginal artists. The exhibition at the Wagga

Art Gallery is on until 7 January – go and check it out!

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3/4M rocket launchers

For Home-Learning project this term we had to create

a space rocket to get us to Kepler 62E or 62F. Firstly,

we had to make a plan to make a space craft. The plan

was of our space craft. Then we had to add detail to

our plan of what we were going to add to our space

crafts. Next we had to make our rockets out of

different materials at home. After we made our space

crafts, we had to write a description to read to the class

of who we would take and why. Lastly we brought our

space crafts in to present to the class. Our class mates

would then mark us (peer assess) of our plan,

description, care we took and what materials we used.

By Ryan C, Natalie S, Ryan S and Tahlia W

Christmas on Broadway

Well done to all of our wonderful carol singers last

week. We had lots of very enthusiastic children dressed

in their Christmas gear join in with our choir.

Congratulations to Annabell Eccleston and Felicity

Davis who were the Year 6 colouring competition

winners.

2018 changes to our Award system

Following feedback from staff, students and parents

from surveys, student focus group surveys, and the Tell

Them From Me data, our Kids Matter team have been

working for the past few months on some changes to

our current award system. With any system, there

needs to be a regular review and several flaws were

found with our current levelled system.

In 2018 we will not have our tiered system. Some

changes will include:

There will not be a limit imposed on the

number of class merit awards.

Every student will receive a book for their

birthday.

Staff may nominate students to receive a

Principal’s Award.

Medallions will be presented at Presentation

Evening but students receiving these must

meet specific academic, personal growth &

wellbeing, and behavioural expectations.

A new House Points system will be

implemented with teachers giving raffle tickets

(in class, on the playground, in the library..) to

students displaying respectful, responsible

and/or safe behaviour. Students give these

tickets to their class teachers & a point is

awarded to their house. Captains will tally the

points each fortnight, with the winning house

having a special trophy displayed in the office.

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A special treat for the winning house at the

end of each term!

Reward days will be held Week 5 and 10 of

each term. These will be for all students on

Green Level (ie not on a Yellow, Orange or Red

behaviour card).

As well, we will be making some changes to our

assembly format – most notably moving it to a

fortnightly Thursday event. With our very crowded

curriculum, a weekly assembly has made it very difficult

to cover all curriculum areas. The format of our

assemblies will see a greater student-focus with

reports being presented by student groups.

As with all change, we will seek feedback from

students, staff and parents as the year progresses on

these changes.

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