2-28 FOREST STREET, PO Box 83 TUMUT NSW 2720

Phone: (02) 6947 1533 Fax: (02) 6947 1377

franklin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.franklin-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

FRANKLIN NEWSLETTER TERM 1 | Monday 18th March 2019 | ISSUE 7

Week 8

Tuesday 19th March

Harmony Day and Meal

Deal Day.

Wednesday 20th March

Stage 3 Victoria

Excursion.

Friday 22nd March

Hume Assembly 2:15pm

Week 9

Wednesday 27th March

Middle School Year 6.

Friday 29th March

Macarthur Assembly

2:15pm

Stage 3 Victoria

Excursion

Reminder that the

students are to be at the

bus at 6.30am this

Wednesday. Students do

not have to wear their

school uniform but they

DO have to wear their

Franklin hats.

TOGETHER WE LEARN

Student Voice

This week we have two budding journalists from Year 5,

Reegan Oddy and Keigan Sutton interviewing other

students about our PBL values at Franklin Public School.

Keigan: Reegan:

Hi My name is Reegan Oddy I am in Grade 5 and I

am an SRC Representative at Franklin Public School

for 2019. I am very excited about being an SRC

representative and having the opportunity to come

and share our school news with you in the school

newsletter.

PBL Values

Both Keigan and I had some questions to ask stage

3 and stage 1 students.

I asked Chloe Weir, What does it look like when we

are following the PBL values in the hall ?

Chloe said the following things about our PBL

values: For Respect - you should listen to the

person who is talking and try not to get distracted

when other people around are talking. Always be

polite! No talking, don’t be rude to other people

and their work. For Safety - If there is an emergency

you need to listen to the teacher and keep your

arms and legs to yourself. The right place the right

time. Finally for Achievement - Try not to be noisy

and be disrespectful and try to learn something. Do

your best at listening and follow the rules.

I also asked Ella Appleby the same questions about PBL values and Ella said “Because you can learn things”. For Respect - Try not to get distracted! Always look to the front. For Safety - You always walk in the hall. There is no running and keep your hands and feet to yourself and for Achievement - Cross your legs. Put your hands in your lap. Right place Right time.

Harmony Day

Just a quick reminder! Make sure to wear Orange

next Tuesday because its Harmony Day! Don’t

forget your gold coin donation.

Franklin Choir

A quick update on the Franklin Public School choir. We have roughly 50 members but if you really want to be part of the choir we always have room for more. Our Franklin Public School choir will be performing on Anzac Day and at the Festival of the Falling Leaf. Both these events are in April so they

are getting closer.

Hello my name is Keigan Sutton and I am also in

year 5 at Franklin Public School. I am one of the

technical support people for the school assembly

hall. Just like Reegan I am very keen to be a

success at school and I look forward to sharing

news this week in our newsletter.

PBL Values

I asked some questions about PBL values in the

assembly hall. I had one student from Stage 3 and

one from Stage 1.

Kayla Gilchrist was my first interview and she was

from Stage 3. The question I asked her was: What

does it look like when we are following the PBL

values in the hall?

Kayla said: If we are all being very quiet sitting with

our legs are crossed we are showing respect and

not being rude. We should always walk in sensibly,

not touching anyone, and we should always make

sure it is the “right place at the right time”. Kayla

also said that it is very important that we are trying

our hardest to follow the rules.

I had one other question for Kayla: Why is it important for students to follow the PBL values in the Hall? Kayla said “So you don’t get into trouble and you will not hurt yourself or anyone else”. Kayla also thinks that if everybody follows the PBL rules and values in the hall it will not be noisy so you can hear what is being said. I also asked Lilly Sturt from Year 2 Why is it important for students to follow PBL values in the Hall? Lilly said: “You should listen to the teacher, sit quietly with your hands in your lap. You always walk quietly when you’re going on stage and you must wait for your turn. Always keep your hands and feet to yourself. This is so you don’t get into trouble, you do not hurt yourself and you don’t hurt anyone else. I think they are all showing the Franklin PBL values

CELEBRATING FRANKLIN!

TOGETHER WE LEARN

Middle School

Franklin Public Year 6 students go to Tumut High School every second Wednesday for the Middle School program. This helps our students become familiar with the High School grounds and teaching staff which will help their transition to Year 7 next year less daunting.

School Band

Just 3 of the 22 young trumpet players are keen to come to Big Band Bash Day on March 27th. Well done to Will, Jett

and Lucas for mastering a 3 note scale!

Band Talk by Reegan Oddy: I talked to Mrs Crane about what our Franklin band was up to and she told me about “The

Big Band Bash” that is happening on Wednesday the 27th of March at

12pm in our the school hall. The Tumut Public School Band is also coming

along, so all up we will have about 70 students in total. There will be 22

trumpet players on the day. That is a lot of trumpets in one place! Parents,

Grandparents, Aunts and uncles are also welcome to come along and listen.

There will be musical games to help our sight reading and we will be work-

ing on 2 pieces of music. This might also be the first time that our band

members get to wear their new band shirts. We have 2 conductors and

about 8 volunteers who will be helping out. There are also a couple of extra

instruments (with their musicians) such as flutes, clarinets and one trom-

bone. Our band members have been working very hard and trying to do

their best and they are sounding pretty good.

TOGETHER WE LEARN

Tuesday - Baby Ccino 9.30 to 11.30am Wednesday - Let’s Play 9.30 to 11.30 am Wednesday - Gurinya Playgroup 12.30 to 2pm Thursday - Paint and Play 9.30 to 11.30am

HONOURS

Blaxland Isaac Woods, William Jamieson, Jakayla Hillier, Zachary Schubert

Oxley Lexi Bulger, Julius Percival, Kaylee Moy, Brody McNally

Wentworth Sophie Ryan, Tarlera Crane, Alejandra Gulliford, Reuben Hartwig

Chisholm Adrian Barnard, Alyse Waterman, Jessica Martin, Maddison Thatcher

Lawson Rangi Keefe-Horo, Riley Dowell, Jessica Barnard, Brooke Johns

Macarthur Keegan Stubbs, Jake McMullen, Chloe Bell, Ovanna Hodgkin-Craig

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Blaxland Riley McMullen Madison Bell

Oxley Abbe Whiting Jordi-Lea Annetts

Wentworth Joshua Swan Llewella Hardwick

Chisholm Ella Rapley Matthew Ferguson

Lawson Brodie Field Kayla Gilchrist

Macarthur Elysia Jackson Kayleb O’Keefe

SACC News

All of our playgroups are FREE! All are welcome

Just bring a piece of fruit along to share

Call Laura 02 69476961

Greater Western Sydney AFL Visit

Last week Franklin students were lucky enough to have a visit from two rookie Greater

Western Sydney players, Zach Sproue and Matt Flynn. The players spoke to students

about their positions as players and their roles within the team. Students were encour-

aged to ask questions about AFL and were rewarded with GWS merchandise for correct

answers. Thank you to these players for taking the time to visit us at Franklin Public

School.

ICAS & REACH Programs

This year Franklin students will be given the opportunity to participate in the new REACH Program. This program is based

on assessment and benchmarking for students. The ICAS programs, recognising excellence and academic achievement

cost $14.50 each.

Cut off dates for the REACH program and pricing are below: Cut off dates for ICAS program below:

Digital Technologies Monday 1st April $9.50 Digital Technologies Monday 26th August

Science Wednesday 3rd April $9.50 Science Monday 26th August

Writing Monday 20th May $18.50 Writing Monday 2nd September

Spelling Monday 20th May $12.50 Spelling Monday 2nd September

English Monday 24th June $9.50 English Wednesday 11th Sept

Mathematics Wednesday 26th June $9.50 Mathematics Wednesday 11th Sept

Please contact the office if you would like your child to participate in the REACH program or the ICAS program later in the

year. All payments must be made to the office by the cut off dates.

Congratulations to our FPS canteen who have been officially

named a “Healthy Canteen”

FRANKLIN STARS — Week 8 Students who follow our PBL school values of:

RESPECT ~ ACHIEVEMENT ~ SAFETY

Peppa-Jane

Cook

Isabella

Sturt

Travis

Wentworth

CELEBRATING FRANKLIN!

TOGETHER WE LEARN

Hume in Action

CANTEEN ROSTER

Tue - 19.03 J. Hodges

Thur - 21.03 J. Hilly, S. McDonnell

Tue - 26.03 D. Emonson, J Kitchener

Thur - 28.03 K. Davies, L Quinnell

Tue - 02.04 N. Withers, K. Oxenbridge

Thur - 04.04 L. Oxley, R. McLennan

Tue - 09.04 M. Bradshaw, K. Jones

Thur - 11.04 K. Annetts, K. Hepburn

Tue - 30.04 J.Hodges

Thur - 02.05 L. Oxley, R. McLennan

We have been exploring efficient addition

strategies in Mathematics! Kierra and Jaxon

are counting on from the largest number.

Hume enjoy using technology while learning!

Lacey and Hari are using our laptops for

Reading Eggs.

Hume love L3 time! Cooper and Mason have

made sight words with magnetic letters.

Tumut Auskick Centre Registrations

now open.

Register your child now for the 2019 Jun-

ior Footy season. Active Kids Vouchers accepted. Visit play.afl.

For more information contact Dwayne Murray 0421 000 401.