Friday 24th February, 2017 ph: 6725 4101 fax: 6725 4336 email: ashford‐c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

2017 Primary Swimming Champions

Snr Prim - Storm Lavender,

Snr Prim - Rachael Krauss,

Snr Prim - Mackenzie Fomiatti Snr Prim - Alexander Bradley

Jnr Prim - Summer Morley

Jnr Prim - Leroy Dedula

Secondary Champions

Jnr Sec - Joe Luckett,

Snr Sec - Jye Lavender,

Jnr Sec - Dannica Charles,

Opens - Chloe Lavender

Snr Sec - Brodie Irwin

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Good Luck Swimmers!

The staff and students from Ashford Central School would like to wish the following students good luck as they are participating in the Zone Swimming Carnival this Friday at Inverell.

Montannah Fomiatti, Summer Morley, Storm Lavender, Rachael Krauss, Leroy Dedula and Zachary Thorn

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NITS/HEADLICE/TICKS Dear Parents,

We have been no fied of several cases of head lice this week.

PLEASE CHECK ALL CHILDREN’S HAIR TONIGHT FOR NITS.

If nits are present they must be treated with the appropriate solution (available from the chemist) and can return to school as soon as they are clear.

Everyone in the house should be treated.

ALSO CHECK YOUR CHILDREN FOR TICKS.

If a tick is found, spray it with an aerosol insect repellent that contains Pyrethrin. The tick should be sprayed again one minute later and left. After 24 hours the tick should fall off naturally or be gently removed with fine-tipped

Forceps. The use of methylated spirits on a tick will cause the tick to inject saliva into the skin, making the situation worse.

PRIMARY SPORT - SWIMMING

Students in Years K-6 will be swimming every Friday during sport as from this Friday, 17th February. All students, except season ticket holders, are to bring in $2.50 each week for entry to the pool. Students must please bring their swimmers to school in a plastic or water-proof bag. ALL clothing and towels must also be labelled. If your child is not going to swim on the day, they must have a note to excuse them from participating in swimming. A permission note is also required for students in Years 3-6 who wish to stay at the pool after sport. Please note that the front office will NOT be ringing home for any forgotten swimming items.

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ASHFORD CENTRAL SCHOOLS POSITIVE REWARDS SYSTEM

EXCITING NEW REWARD.

Students who have not received a misconduct or haven’t a ended a deten on within a two

week period, will receive a

ZOOPER DOOPER ICYPOLE each Friday fortnight during lunch. If you do not wish for your child to receive a Zooper Dooper please advise the school in wri ng. At Ashford Central School, we provide a posi ve learning environment for a diverse range of learning styles and individual needs. We believe educa on is a life‐long process and students need to be empowered to take ownership of their own learning and behaviour. Students, teachers, parents, caregivers and community members are all ac ve par cipants in our school. As a PBL school, Ashford Central School commits to four core values: SAFETY TEAMWORK ACHIEVEMENT RESPECT Each week, students will be engaged with short social skill lessons that are developed based on our classroom expecta‐

ons. The focus topics for these lessons will be detailed in our weekly school newsle er, on the local radio and on ACS Facebook page. STAR Reward System As part of the PBL process, we implement a school wide behaviour reward system. As a school it is our job to explicitly teach and reinforce posi ve behaviours across the school. The implementa on of our STAR reward system is a way for ACS to do this with consistency and a shared language. The Posi ve Conduct System consists of a number of awards. Students begin on Level 0 at the beginning of Term 4 annually and moved through posi ve levels as they receive class awards. Levels Silver to Pla num Bar are very pres gious awards made to those students who deserve special recogni on. Class awards are presented to the students during weekly assemblies. An accumula on of class awards will result in Principal Awards. Gradua on of Principal Awards Principal Awards are presented to the students during Term Principal Assemblies. Green Level ‐ 10 posi ve awards ‐ printed cer ficate Red Level ‐ 20 posi ve awards ‐ printed cer ficate + school PENCIL Blue Level ‐ 30 posi ve awards ‐ printed cer ficate + school PEN Silver Level ‐ 40 posi ve awards ‐ printed cer ficate + school USB Gold Level ‐ 50 posi ve awards ‐printed cer ficate + school t‐shirt presented Presenta on Night Pla num Level ‐ 60 posi ve awards ‐ printed cer ficate + school t‐shirt presented Presenta on Night Pla num Bar Level ‐ Available to Years 6 and 12 only, a aining gold level or above each school year ‐ presented at annual Presenta on Night Pencils, pens and USB rewards are printed with Ashford Central School’s PBL logo, ‘Play the Game, Be a STAR’.

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How does our STAR Reward System work? STAR ckets are distributed to students for displaying posi ve behaviour. Staff will use these across the school (classroom, playground etc.) and hand them out when they see a posi ve behaviour from any student. Students are responsible for placing the completed star cket into their allocated star cket box, which is located in the Ashford Central School Library. Yellow box = Primary Silver box = Secondary Weekly winners will receive a voucher to spend at the canteen. All weekly ckets are then transferred into the annual PBL Star Ticket Box giving the students the opportunity to win a major prize—$50 voucher at Presenta on Night. STAR ckets A STAR cket recipient will only be eligible for the reward voucher if: they are actually present on the day they are in full school uniform they are not on a monitoring sheet for nega ve behaviour they must obtain 85% a endance at school PBL rewards day each term: Term rewards days celebrate those students who did not receive a misconduct report. Those students who have not received a misconduct all term are eligible for a STAR cket in the end of year draw.

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Dates for 2017 March 2nd P& C Meeting 2nd Studec Training / recess onwards 7th School Photos 10th Principals Assembly 22nd Girls League Tag—Inverell April 7th Easter Hat Parade

Ashford Central School P&C Meeting schedule for 2017

TERM 1 2nd March & 6th April

TERM 2 4th May & 1st June

TERM 3 3rd August & 7th September

TERM 4 2nd November & 7th December

We hope to see as many people as possible!

School Photos 2017 School photos will be on the 7th March, this term. The individual photo envelopes and family envelopes will be handed out as of Monday 27th February, 2017.

Next Thursday 2nd March, STUDEC will be holding a shared feast in the Memorial Hall for their training day from Recess until

3.05pm.

All STUDEC will be required to bring a plate of food to be shared during

this feast!

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Thought For The Week I used to be decisive. Now I’m not so sure!

Ashford Bushfire Brigade Next meeting

Wednesday, 8th March, 2017, 7.30pm at the fire station unless notified otherwise. All members are asked to attend.

Bun Bun Playgroup

Ashford Bun Bun Playgroup is a supported playgroup for parents/grandparents/carers of children aged 0-5 years. It is held every Wednesday (except school holidays) between 10am and 12.30pm at the Ashford Memorial Hall. It is free to attend and brunch is provided. For further details call IFYSS on 67 208 850 or like us on Facebook. All welcome.

* All health care needs * Wound care

* Distance dispensing service *

Baby care & nutri on * Sunglasses

* Health & beauty products

Phone 02 67254013

For All Your Vertebrate Pest Control Needs

ABN: 12 517 260 209 STEVEN AKHURST 0488 276 622 JOHN AKHURST 0427 254 116 6725 4116 Email: stevenakhurst@hotmail.com

Ashford Rural Fire Brigade Due to a recent verbal complaint, a remind‐er to all volunteer members that all call‐outs/incidents are confiden al and are to remain within the Brigade!

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Ashford Memorial Bowling Club

POSITION VACANT

Title: Secretary / Manager

Loca on: Ashford Memorial

Bowling Club

Award Wage: $23.06 per hour

Enquiries to Jason Lucke on

67 255 546 Resume and references

required by: Friday 24th February

THE LIONS’ CORNER LIONS: Meeting

The Ashford Lions will be doing the BBQ for the show again this year. Come and have a steak from us! Our next meeting is to be held on the 14th March, at the Bowling Club 6.30pm for 7.00pm.

LEO’s Leos will be manning the gate again this year to catch you coming through the gate to have fun at the

show! We meet again on the 8th March, in the science room at lunch time.

BINGO Held the first Wednesday of the month. The next time will be 1st March 2017. Cost is $5 a book of 20

games and $2 for a jackpot ticket. The pot is up to $110.00 in 67 calls. Eyes down at 1.00pm see you there!

MINI LOTTO Drawn every Friday night at the Bowling Club at 6pm. $1 a ticket, this gets you 2 games per ticket. The jackpot at the moment is $4399.00. Winning numbers were 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13. Draw date 17th February. You have to CROSS OUT BETWEEN 1 TO 14 ONLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

DRIVER REVIVER

Thank you once again to my volunteers for your help this holidays, I greatly appreciate it.

News from the Den Lion Helen Hilton 12th December, 2016

World day of prayer.

Will be held at the Catholic Church on Friday, 3rd March.

Commencing at 9am with morning tea.

All welcome to come along!

St Patrick’s Parish Mass Times.

Each Sunday at 10.30am except

the 5th Sunday of month - Liturgy

at 9am.

Enquiries: Cathy Foelz

ACS Chaplain

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ASHFORD GOLF CLUB

Golf is played at Ashford Golf Club every Sunday morning or there is social golf anytime. Phone Alan on 67 254 333 for more information. MARCH Sun 5th Deepwater Open Sat 11th Emmaville Medley Sun 12th Emmaville Open Sat 25th Texas RACQ Ambrose

Lucky Members’ $380.00. Drawn 8.30pm on Friday 16th December, 2016.

Progressive Members’ Draw starts 7.15pm @ $20. If not won increases by $10.00

every 15 minutes till 8.00pm. Meat tray raffles starting at 6.30pm.

Happy Hour - Wednesdays 5.30 - 6.30pm Thursdays 5.00pm—6.00pm Euchre -Saturday, 2.00pm start. Raffle 17th December, 4 Banjo hams, drawn @ 1.50pm.

NO EUCHRE - 24th Dec - 31st Dec RESUMES: 7th January, 2017.

Social Bowls- Thursday, 2.00pm start Sunday 2.00pm start

CATERING ON FRIDAY NIGHT

6.00–8.00pm • Bookings desirable.

Phone 67254202

Catering available on alterna ve days for private

func ons. Minimum 20 people. Phone 67 254 202

booking essen al

Ashford Medical Centre Information

Doctors Visiting Ashford Dr Abbas, from Texas, is at the Community Health Centre, Saturday 8.00am for blood tests and normal surgery from 9.00am to 5.00pm. There is a hospital at Texas. The phone number for the doctor on these days is:- (02) 67 262 000. Phone number for the doctor at Texas Surgery is (07) 46 531 363. To make appointments any other days call Campbell & Freebairn Chemists, Ashford, on 02 67254013.

CHEMIST The chemist is open Monday to Friday 9.00am to 12.30pm and then 1.30pm to 5.00pm. Closed for lunch from 12.30 to 1.30. Saturdays 9.00am to 12.00pm. If prescriptions are needed, they can be dropped at the chemist by 11.30am for the afternoon delivery which is here by 2.30pm. Any scripts after that time won’t be out until the next afternoon. There is no delivery on Saturdays.

OTHER NECESSARY PHONE NUMBERS Community Health Centre: (02) 67 262 030 H.A.C.C. Phone Number: (02) 67 254 479 Blood tests are done Thursday fortnightly. For enquiries call (02) 67 262 030

Ashford Community Church

Presbyterian Parish Office Ph: 02 67 210 511 Anglican Office Inverell Ph: 02 67 223 179 Church services:

Alternate Sundays 9.00am @ the Presbyterian or Anglican Church. Service held at Sunhaven Activity Room Bi-Monthly

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For Design, Survey & Construction of Earthworks.

Contact John & Maree 0267254116 or

mobile 0427254116.

Ashford Home Support Programme

(Previous known as HACC)

The service vehicle is available to all eligible clients for transport for medical ap-pointments within a set area. As a general rule, the boundaries are: Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Warwick, Tamworth and Armidale. Due to current demand, if you need the vehicle, ring the office and book as early as possible. Cost for this service depends on where you need to go. Day Centre is held each Tuesday from 10am to 2pm with a bus trip outing on the 4th Tuesday of each month. If you would like to join the Day Centre, call the office for more information. Volunteers are required for the Day Centre with cooks and kitchen hands both required. If you have some spare time and would like to help out and meet people, please phone the office. Office hours are; Monday 8.30 - 3.00, Tuesday 8.30 - 3.30 & Friday 8.30 - 3.00. If unattended please phone the office on 6725 4479 and leave a message.

For further information call 67254479.

Advertising Costs for Weekly Adverts

(Appear once in newsletter)

1/16 page $5.00 1/8 page $10.00 1/4 page $15.00 1/2 page $20.00 Full page $25.00

Meals at the Rock Goat Rock Camping Ground

Saturday 4th March,2017 6.30pm (Qld)

2 Course meal - $25/person BBQ Smorgasbord - 5 meats &

lots of sides! Booking essential! BYO Drinks

0437 713 488 www.goatrock.com.au

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ANZAC Day 2017

If you are wishing to lay a wreath during this years ANZAC Day

Ceremony (either representing a committee or personal) please

advise the school so we can prepare a list. Contact 67 254 101.

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WEEK 6—PBL FOCUS Classroom Safety

Be in the right place at the right me

Follow the class rules

Congratulations to the following students who have displayed last week’s STAR Focus Behaviour.

They have been rewarded with a canteen voucher.

Infants Winners: Tayla Stevens, Hunter Irwin & Bailey Foelz Primary Winners: Kruz West, Alex Bradley & Montanha Pettman

Secondary Winners: Joe Luckett & Patrick Irwin

This Friday sees the start of our Zooper Dooper give away to those students who have not received a misconduct or haven’t attended a

detention within a two week period. they will receive an icypole each

Friday fortnight during lunch!