Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460

T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

sthgrafton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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Congratulations to all our students who participated in last Friday’s Cross Country held at McKittrick Park. The carnival was a great success due to the students’ positive attitudes and excellent sportsmanship. The students who are placed in the top 6 will now compete in the Clarence District Carnival on 5th May, Term 2. Students who have received notes please return these as soon as possible. Mr Newman, Mrs Pope and Mr Jones will be attending the District Carnival.

Congratulations to our Cross Country winners: 8/9 Year Girls: Georgia Shorrock, 8/9 Year Boys: Callum Dalton, 10 Year Girls: Tallara Taylor, 10 Year Boys: Jacob Vickers, 11 Year Girls: Charlie Birkett, 11 Year Boys: Mason Slis, 12/13 Year Girls: Emma Rogers, 12/13 Year Boys: Lochlan McMullan. Congratulations Andrea Thomson who competed yesterday in Sydney at the State Swimming Carnival. We are all very proud of Andrea’s achievements.

Our school will again be involved in the Premier’s Sporting Challenge in Term 2 which will run for 10 weeks.

Congratulations to our boys’ Rugby League team who played Westlawn on Monday in the PSSA knockout competition. The boys played well but unfortunately went down 20-8. Special mention for a great game goes to Mason Slis, Isaac Barker and Jack Knight. Thanks to Mr Duroux for coaching our team.

Yesterday we held a morning tea to farewell Mrs Trish Wicks. Trish has worked for the Department of Education for 22 years and the majority of that time has been at South Grafton Public School as an SLSO (teacher’s aide). We are extremely sad to see Trish retire as she has worked tirelessly to support staff and students in her time at SGPS and always did many extras behind the scenes! She will be greatly missed but we wish her wonderful health & happiness in her retirement.

South Grafton Public School Newsletter

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work and we pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.

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Term 1 Week 11 Thursday 7th April 2016

Principal’s Report

Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460

T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

sthgrafton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE www.sthgrafton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

The Grafton Show is on in the holidays - 15th and 16th April. We have entered 65 pieces of artwork in the display in the barn so it will be well worth a look. Anzac Day this year falls in the school holidays, Monday 25 April. South Grafton Public School is always very well represented at this ceremony and we are hoping that again this year we have a large number of students attend. The South Grafton March commences at 10.45am from the New School of Arts. We will assemble from 10.15am in Spring Street. Students are to wear full school uniform, including school hat. Not sports uniform. The service commences at the Cenotaph at 11:00 (and is expected to conclude at approximately 11:45 am.) Yesterday our Year 6 students participated in the STELLAR Leadership Program held at our school. This activity was a great success and our students learnt about expanding their leadership abilities, putting leadership into action and building a leadership journey. Our thanks to Mr Zacek for organising this program for our students. Thank you to all our families who were able to attend this week’s parent teacher interviews. I hope you found them valuable, please contact your teacher or the school if you require further follow up. Today students in K-2 attended the Responsible Pet Program which reinforces taking care of pets and safety strategies when dealing with animals. Thank you to our families who have supported the Amart Allsports Kickback Program. Earlier this week I received our school quarterly rebate of $650 which we utilise to purchase sporting equipment for our students. Thank you to our staff, students and community on a wonderful term at our school. I wish everyone a happy and safe holiday period. Peter Hickey Principal

GHA Junior Girls Draw Saturday 9th April 2016 Brent Livermore Field, Division 1 9.30am South 1 v Sailors Angels Legends Field, Mods 9.30am - South Nalas v Sailors Pixies (Sailors Pixies) South Cubs v GPS Sunshine (South Cubs) Bye South Simbas

Scratch Club has been a raging success. Not only have students had the time to explore scratch games and scripts, they have created their own games and scenes. Students also collaborated, shared ideas and worked on a combined 'anti-bullying' scratch script. The skills they were so keen to practise on Monday afternoons have enhanced their problem solving, communication and technological skills. Thank you to all students for making this a success. Mrs Pope.

Applications for a place in the SGPS Opportunity Class in 2017 for gifted and talented Year 4 students will be available online from 26th April 2016. Parents will be able to access the online applications at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/ocplacement. Applications can only be made online – there will be no paper forms available. Important dates are as follows: Tuesday 26 April 2016: Online applications open Friday 13 May 2016: Online applications close Wednesday 27 July 2016: Opportunity Class Placement Test. A note will be sent home to Year 4 students early next term. For any enquiries or assistance with applying please call Mrs Buckley on 6642 3388. Mark this date in your calendar: Variety Bash Friday 20th May. The Variety Bash Breakfast is a major fundraiser and a great opportunity for our school. On Tuesday 26th April at 6.00pm in our Library we are holding a meeting for all interested parties to help organise this event. This day is the pupil free day at the beginning of Term 2. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

Hockey Draw

Opportunity Class Placement

SCRATCH CLUB

Variety Bash Meeting

Principal: Mr Peter Hickey Vere Street South Grafton NSW 2460

T: 02 6642 3388 F: 02 6643 2065

sthgrafton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Inspiring Excellence through PRIDE www.sthgrafton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

KDR Jules Appo KTA Jaimin McLennan KMS Shakiaya Brown 1BK Aidan Menzies 1MB Jemma Leslie 1AS Izaac Stiff 1CC Emily Robertson 2LH Lexi Bryant 2BT Mitchell Zammit 2KT Jami Reid 2JT Annabel Dungey 3JD Tyler Allison 3JD Charlotte Blood 3TM Nikki Truman 3TM Matika Lloyd 3DM Blake McPhee 3DM Sophie Johnson 3/4LG Lilly Tough 3/4LG Ben Simpson 4DM Casey Palmer 4DM Benjamin Egan 4KG Tallara Taylor 4KG Lillian Patterson 5WC Natasha Hogbin 5IW Keanin Rowe 5TC Isabella Patterson 5/6AP Riley Sinclair 6JR Brent Glass-Parsons 6DZ Logan Tough Principal Awards Zoe Cameron, Isaac Hayes, Jalani Bannerman, Maddison Selby, Allyrah Dodd Blue Ribbons Sophie Johnson PRIMARY Monday Belinda Wormald, Niki Wormald Tuesday Chris Fuller, Jo Morgan, Wednesday Chris M, Help Needed Thursday Danni McPherson, Mindy Keyte Friday S. Rogers, Norma Purnell INFANTS Monday Rhonda King, Help Needed Tuesday Barbara Tibbett, Rhonda King Wednesday Jess McCord, Cristal McIntyre Thursday Jess McCord, Help Needed Friday Bronwen Brown, Nicole Robb

Friday 8th April Stage1/Stage 2/Stage 3 Rewards Day Last day of Term Monday 25th April Anzac Day March Tuesday 26th April Variety Bash Meeting at 6pm

Library Wednesday 27th April First day for students Term 2 Canteen Survey out Wednesday 4th May Mothers’ Day Stall Primary Thursday 5th May Mothers’ Day Stall Infants Clarence Cross Country Friday 13th May Canteen Survey due Monday 16th May Canteen Meeting Tuesday 17th May P&C Meeting Library Friday 20th May Variety Bash Breakfast Tuesday 31st May Grafton Eisteddfod Wednesday 1st June Grafton Eisteddfod Music Viva Friday 10th June Coffs Harbour Dance Eisteddfod Thursday 16th June Coffs Dance Variety Night Monday 27th June NAIDOC Week Tuesday 19th July PPP starts Week 1 Term 3

Remember for every pair of shoes purchased from The Athlete’s Foot, $5 will be donated back to our school.

GRAFTON NRL HOLIDAY CLINIC Thursday 14th April, NRL will be conducting a fun holiday clinic at Frank McGuren Oval, Grafton. Day starts at 11:00am (registrations from 10:30am) Day ends by 2:30pm. Cost $40 (including fruit break, lunch, NRL gift pack and lots of fun skills.) Available for boys and girls of primary school age. Log on to register. www. playnrl.com/northernnsw Go to NEWS, Select Grafton clinic, then click on “ link” to register. Best Option is First time user.

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��� Our next Grafton District Hot Shots Competition at the Grafton City Tennis Courts will start on the 6.5.2016. The competition will again run over 7 weeks (excluding 10.6.2016) and is for all children of the Grafton district. The cost of the program is $50, which includes a piece of pizza and a drink each week for each child. It is important that the participants attend each Friday from 5.00 - 6.30pm to make up teams and to run the competition smoothly. Please let us know well beforehand if your child is away. We also ask that a parent/ grandparent/ older sibling commits to helping with umpiring or pizza handout.Phil and Ayesha Beckman: 0422 586 089/ 0403 475 474————————————————————————————————————————

Name of Child: ___________________________________________ is registering for the

7 week hot shots competition at the Grafton City Tennis Courts starting on the 6.5.2016.

DOB: ______________ Address: _____________________________________________

Name of parent/s/ carer/s: __________________________________________________

mobile/s: ___________________________________ home phone: __________________

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allergies: ______________________________________________________________________

The fee of $50 is included with this form. I/we, as responsible parent/s/ carer/s commit to helping with the running of the competition, and I/we will organise a substitute and swap with another parent if I/we are unavailable on a day I/we are/am rostered on. In case of an emergency, I/we agree that the Tennis Club may call the ambulance and/or call me/us on the mobile above. I have disclosed any allergies or health problems. I/we agree to my/our mobile number distributed amongst the parents /carers.

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