HRCS Happenings

Term 2, Week 7 14 June 2019 17 Melaleuca Drive Metford NSW, 2323 Phone: (02) 4933 5844 Fax: (02) 4933 5557

Principal: Tracey Rapson Assistant Principals: Amanda Worton - John Winters - Natasha Brown/Jackie Bright (Rel)

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Dear families and friends

I hope everyone enjoyed their June long weekend!

Star Struck: Everyone has been involved in all things Star Struck this week.

On Wednesday our performing troupe headed off for their first rehearsal of

the week. Everyone had a wonderful time reconnecting with friends and

watching each of the dances.

On Thursday the excitement levels continued to rise, with students attending

the first dress rehearsal of the year. Everyone was thrilled to be dancing in

their costumes and were very proud of their efforts on stage!

Friday marked the beginning of two days of performances. The matinee

session was a sell-out, with hundreds of schools watching the extravaganza. It

was a very emotional moment for all the staff and families present when our

dancers ran out on stage. Everyone performed beautifully and their smiles

after the performance was certainly worth all of the hard work.

Performances continue on Friday evening, Saturday Matinee and Saturday

Evening. If you have not yet purchased tickets, please contact Ticketek!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff who have

volunteered their time to support students during this year’s Star Struck

journey. We certainly could not participate in the program without their

commitment and dedication.

Friday 5 July

End of Term 2

Monday 22 July

Staff return for Term 3 2019

Tuesday 23 July

Students return for Term 2 2019

Wednesday 14 September

Year 7 & 10 Vaccinations

Friday 20 September

Footy Colours Day

Friday 27 September

End of Term 3 2019

Monday 14 October

Staff & Students for Term 4 2019

Wednesday 18 December

Last day of Term 4 for Students

2019

Thank you

Charlotte

I would also like to thank our on stage support volunteers. This year we have been extremely

fortunate to receive assistance from some lovely young people from Maitland High School. Jasmine

Campbell, Brigid Douglas, Chloe Heazlewood and Caitlin Rodrick, along with Britt and Alexis have

worked alongside our dancers on stage to support them throughout the performances. We are

extremely grateful for their assistance, as our dancers would not have been able to perform without

their support. Well done and thank you!

Star Struck is a significant commitment for our families and friends, with several early starts and late

pick- ups. Once again our ability to perform on such a large stage is dependent on the support of our

families, and we would like to sincerely thank them for all they have done!

Finally I would like to congratulate Tash for all of her coordination of Hunter River Community School’s

Star Struck squad. There is an enormous amount of work involved, however the rewards of seeing our

students performing alongside their peers, in front of thousands of cheering fans, makes everything

worthwhile! Congratulations everyone!

Star Struck Excursion: On Friday a group of students headed off to watch the Star Struck matinee

performance. Everyone loved the lights, music and overall atmosphere of the session, and were

extremely excited to see their friends on stage! Thank you to Mandy for coordinating the excursion

and well done everyone!

Cultural identity: Did you know that 20% of our students and their families identify as being of

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent? Aboriginal Education is an extremely important and

highly valued element within, not only our school, but the Department of Education. This term we

have been gathering information from our Indigenous families that focus on the origins of their

ancestry. We will be using this information to guide class projects which will target each identified

area and investigate the unique factors of each area. We are looking forward to learning about the

histories of our friends.

Congratulations: We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Viv Davies on being

presented with his Proficient Teacher Certificate this week. Viv is a wonderful, creative and dedicated

educator, and we are certainly fortunate to have him on our staffing roster! Well done Viv!

Chickens: We are pleased to introduce our new chickens. These beautiful birds are an Orpington/

Frizzle Cross who are as unique as their feathers. Room Hornbill have named our 2 new chickens,

one being Daffy (black tail feathers), and the other is Molly (brown tail feathers). Our new additions

have made friends with Bella, Snowy and Cloud. Our chickens love food scraps – if you have any

vegetable scraps, please do not hesitate to send them in.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful week! Kind Regards - Tracey

Wellbeing Quote: “It’s not the load that weighs you down, it’s the way you carry it”.

Sign of the Week

Word: More

Browny’s Blog

Cup right hand and place

fingertips on center chest

move hand forward.

Shopping: What a great shopping

experience we had this week. The

kids were fantastic, they used the

PODD book to find items. In the

pictures, Lilly is telling Brielle that

she’s having a lemonade and Blake is

telling Brooke he’s having a

milkshake.

We had a very busy morning in Giraffe Room. In the pictures, Tash is

talking to Isaac and Elsie about ‘how they are feeling’ and ‘I can see

something’s wrong’. Great work Tash!

100% Attendance

7 June - 13 June 2019

Jackson Anderson

Hayden Armstrong

Catherine Awraham

Jack Bajric

Breanne Cook

Charlotte Coulter-Grace

Mattie Davies

Christopher Densley

Jack Digney

Mitchell Fenning

Chloe Hancock

Adam Hoare

Justin Hosking

Billy Hutcheon

Alivia Iriarte

Lochlin Johnson

Blair Lockley

Emilia Moya

Jonathon New

Kody O’Brien

Travis O’Connell

Ethan Parkinson

Lillian Ramsay

Haysam Sheldon

Darcy Simon

William Smith-Gardiner

Zachary Smith-Wildey

Zachary Thompson

Elsie Tolhurst

Brielle Vanderheul

Jacqueline Vidray

Koby Willis

Circus Quirkus

We have once again been given complimentary tickets for the upcoming ‘Circus

Quirkus’ in the school holidays. We have tickets available for both day and night

time sessions. If you would like to take advantage of this wonderful offer and

take your family, please contact our office for tickets on 4933 5844.

When: Wednesday 10 July

Time: 11.30am & 6.00pm

Where: Wests City - Cnr King & Union Streets Newcastle - please see

attachment with newsletter for more information

What is Circus Quirkus: Circus Quirkus is an animal-free contemporary

take on your favourite, traditional circuses of ages past. It is an eclectic and

entertaining mix of Circus acts brought to you from all over the world.

Internationally renowned Clowns, Jugglers, Acrobats, and more deliver funny,

hugely engaging and sometimes death-defying acts of unbelievable skill. Circus

Quirkus is suitable for audiences of all ages. For further information please

visit the website… www.circusquirkus.com.au

We would like to thank the ‘CIRCUS QUIRKUS’ and their amazing team for

hosting this show. Thank you also the wonderful local businesses who made

our complimentary tickets possible.

PBL Awards

Term 2

Week 7

Teacher

of the Week

Viv—Gazelle

Non-Teacher

of the Week

N/A

Top Playground

of the Week

Gazelle

Bottom Playground

of the Week

N/A

PBL Staff Awards

Term 2

Week 7

Emilia

Ethan

Hayden

Michael

‘Principal Leuca Awards’

Chloe

4 June

Bevan

12 June

Braith

13 June

Isaac

16 June

Lochie

17 June

Claire C

22 June

Darcy

24 June

Luke

25 June

Michael

26 June

Blake

27 June

June

Birthdays

Captains Awards: Today’s Captain’s Award was selected

by Jacqueline and was awarded to Samantha from Cheetah

Room for great ‘office’ visiting skills.

House Captain Awards: Today’s House Captain’s Award

was Brennan and was awarded to Breanne from Toucan

Room for enthusiastic riding at RDA.

Prefect Awards: Our Prefect’s Award for this week was

selected by Zachary T and was awarded to Allen Hicks for

going quickly to class this week.

Student Leader Awards

Toucan Room Toucan Room have adopted the role

of looking after our resident

chickens here at HRCS. We have 5

chickens, Snowy, Bella, Cloud, Daffy

and Molly and they were named but

our Room 1 students.

Every afternoon we visit the other

classrooms and offices to collect

food scraps and take it up to feed

the chickens.

We have experienced holding and

touching “Snowy” our white chicken.

Hopefully soon, we will be collecting

our first eggs at HRCS.