TERM 4 2013 – WEEK 3

Executive Staffing Principal: Miss Rebecca Freeth Assistant Principal Mrs Donna-lee Horsburgh Head Teacher Secondary Studies: Miss Natasha Shankelton Parents & Citizen’s Association President: Mr Brendan Williams Secretary: Mrs Hailee Fidock Treasurer Vacant Tullamore Central School is a Positive Behaviour for Learning School. At Tullamore Central School we are: RESPECTFUL RESPONSIBLE COPERATIVE HONEST

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TULLAMORE CENTRAL WEEKLY Tullamore Central School

Hinkler Street Tullamore NSW 2874 Phone: (02) 68925005 Fax: (02) 68925109 Email: tullamore-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

In this issue:

Principal’s Report Pg. 2

Primary News Pg. 2

Secondary News Pg. 4

Community News Pg. 6

TUESDAY 11th DECEMBER 2018 – TERM 4 WEEK 9 2018

OUR SCHOOL IS AN ALLERGY AWARE COMMUNITY

WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS WEEK 8

5/6 BLUE MOUNTAINS EXCURSION

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

PBL Excursion

This Friday we will be attending our PBL excursion

in Dubbo. Please make sure you have returned your

notes to be able to attend.

Sunglasses

Next year each student will be given a pair of

sunglasses to be used as necessary at school. A big

thank you to our P and C for their contribution to

the cost.

Market Day

Next Wednesday we will be having our PBL market

day. We will be having an early lunch on the day

and all students will be given a sausage sandwich at

no cost. We are looking forward to the activities on

the day!

Wifi Upgrades

We are currently in the process of upgrading our

school wifi. This will give students increased access

to technology throughout the school and allowing

for an increase in flexible learning spaces.

Cooler Classrooms

We are on the list! We have been identified as one

of the schools in need of an upgrade to our air

conditioning units. This will take place in all

classrooms in the near future.

Kind regards,

Rebecca Freeth

Principal

Tullamore Central

School

PRESENTATION NIGHT

TUESDAY 18TH DECEMBER

7:00PM

TULLAMORE WAR MEMORIAL HALL

SCRIPTURE CHRISTMAS SERVICE

All students K-11 will participate in the annual

Christmas Scripture Service on Thursday 13th

December.

The service will be held at 10:15am in the K/1/2

room.

Parents and family are welcome to attend.

PRESENTATION NIGHT

Next Tuesday 18th December is our

annual Presentation Night. This event

will be held in the Tullamore Hall

starting 7:00pm.

Students are to be in full summer school

uniform please and arrive at approximately 6:50pm.

Our 2018 Captains will host the evening and will

need to wear a white button up shirt, boys in

trousers and girls in skirts. They will be given the

school tie to wear on the night.

MARKET DAY END OF TERM

On the final day of school we will celebrate our

accomplishments with a Market afternoon. Students

are encouraged to wear Christmas costumes,

clothing and accessories for the day and will be able

to spend their Tully Bucks on a range of fun

activities. It would be a good idea to have a towel

on the day too!!

On Market Day we will have an early lunch to

allow for extra time for our fun market day

activities and auction.

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AWARDS

Congratulations to all our award winners

Primary and Secondary

Term 4

Week 8

Making Positive Contributions to Class

Discussions and Work

K/1/2 - Ellie Williams

3/4 - Kharliah Parry

7/8 - Mackenzie Horsburgh

9/10 - Amber Martin

11/12 - Jack Darcy

Faculty Awards

7/8 - Logan Perks - LOTE

Jeffrey McLean – Visual Art

9/10 - Anthony Paterson – Visual Art

Paris Curr - Visual Art

PBL Raffle

Primary - Dylan Davison

Secondary - Anthony Paterson

PRIMARY PIECES

This week our Year 6 students will be celebrating

the end of their Primary School Education. Mrs

Laing and the class have organised a final assembly

which we look forward to.

Completing Primary school is a wonderful

milestone, and we wish our Year 6 students all the

best for their secondary schooling.

K/1/2 News

This Wednesday K/1/2 will be

having a Christmas Party.

Students are invited to wear a

Christmas accessory such as a

Santa hat, tinsel or red nose with

their uniform.

Homework

There will be no homework for the

rest of term. However it would be

wonderful if children could please

continue to read each night and over

the holidays.

We also ask families to please check bookshelves,

under beds, in bags and all those odd places for any

readers or library books. They can be returned to the

classroom or Library.

Donna-lee Horsburgh

K/1/2 Teacher

3/4 News

Homework

Maths - Unit 34

Spelling - LSCWC

Christmas Party

Next Tuesday our class will be having a class

Christmas Party. All food will be provided.

Thank you.

Lauren Flavel

Class Teacher

5/6 News

Last week 5/6 had a fantastic time on our Blue

Mountains Excursion. We experienced amazing

challenges, ate lots of food, lots of laughs, belting

out the tunes on the bus, learning new things and

facing our fears. We visited The Bathurst

Goldfields, Flipout, Jenolan Caves, Scenic World,

watched The Grinch, Grose River Tree Top

Adventures, Laser Tag and Bathurst Aqua Park. We

would like to thank Nadine Mortimer for her

amazing treats and Mrs McMahon for all her help.

Year 6 Graduation

Tomorrow, Wednesday 12th December, the Year 6

Graduation Assembly will be held in the 5/6 room

at 11:30am followed by the Year 6 Graduation

Lunch at the Bowling Club at 1.00pm. Year 6

students may leave with their parents to get ready

straight after assembly. This is a very special event

for these students and we look forward to seeing

family and friends at the assembly.

Carmel Laing

5/6 Classroom Teacher

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SECONDARY NEWS

Welcome to Week 9. Another massive week with

students involved in a number of events this week.

A few reminders for secondary students and their

parents / care providers:

WAP Camp 2019

Students have received information last week about

WAP camp for 2019. Students are reminded that

they need to register online for the camp, using the

link provided on the form. Students will need their

medicare details and details of any medication that

they are using to complete this section.

Eddie Woo Maths Workshop

Students are reminded to be at school ready to

depart for Yeoval Central School at 8:25am. Please

ensure that you bring a pen and a note book for the

day, along with any food required, water bottle and

a hat for playground times. Students who have

ordered lunch will be able to pick up their lunches

from the canteen on the day.

Work Health & Safety – Shoes for Practical

Subjects

Students need to ensure that they have their hats and

boots for practical agriculture, along with boots for

any other practical subjects such as food tech and

industrial tech. They are also required for practical

science where chemicals and sharps are in use.

Please ensure that students have their enclosed

leather shoes either on their feet or stored at the

student pigeon holes so that students have them

when required.

Have a great week!

Miss Natasha Shankelton

Head Teacher Secondary Studies

AGRICULTURE IN ACTION

POTATO POTATO!!!

ORGANICALLY GROWN DESREE

POTATOES AVAILABLE – COME AND GET

THEM WHILE THEY ARE FRESH!!

This season we have had a bumper crop of potatoes.

These have been organically raised using prime

quality Dexter manure! They have been harvested

and graded by students into large, medium and

chats. These are available from the front office for

$4:00 per kilo. Please bring a bag to collect them.

We also have free range eggs available for $4:00 a

dozen.

Please contact the front office to order and for

payment.

Miss Natasha Shankelton

Agriculture / Science Teacher

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9/10 PASS EXCURSION

The 9/10 PASS excursion that was postponed

earlier in the year will now be held 17th and 18th

December. This trip has also changed venue and we

will now be going to Katoomba to help combat the

warmer weather. Permission notes have been sent

home, please return these as soon as possible.

Cassie Hinchley

PASS Teacher

NEWS Library borrowing has now finished for students

this year. Thank you to everyone for returning

outstanding books - we would appreciate all library

books being returned by next week.

If you know a book has gone missing or been

damaged, could you please let us know so we can

organise a replacement.

Reminders

* The Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge is a

great way for students to maintain their reading

skills. If you would like more information, book

recommendations and free resources for parents,

visit www.scholastic.com.au/summer

* The library is open at lunch each Monday,

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for students to

visit, borrow and return books.

* The library is a drink and food free zone.

We hope you have a great week

Belinda Lindsay and Julie Porter

KEY:

-School Events - Primary Assemblies - Sporting Events

- Secondary Stage 4 Assessments Due - Secondary Stage 5 Assessments Due

- Community Events

TULLAMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL

Term 4 2018

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9 10/12 11/12

Super 8s Cricket

Finals @ Dubbo

Primary 5/6 only

and Secondary

12/12

Year 6 Graduation

Assembly & lunch

Infants Christmas

Party

13/12

Scripture Service

10:15am K/1/2

Room

14/12

Rewards Day

10 17/12

PASS Excursion

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18/12

Presentation Night

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19/12

Students last day

20/12

Staff Development

Day

21/12

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TULLAMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE,

PHARMACY AND HEALTH SERVICE.

Updated Changes over the Christmas period.

Doctor coverage:

Dr Tich Muvirimi will be away for the month of

December.

A Locum Dr will be covering the Tullamore

practice for the following:

Thursday 13th December.

At Tottenham: Wednesday 12th Friday 14th

December.

Dr Tich will return to Tullamore Thursday 10th

January 2019 at 9:00am.

Your Pharmacy: Phone 6892 5285, Fax 6892 5205

The pharmacy will be open on the following dates

for dispensing of prescriptions:

Monday 17th December 9.00am -1.00pm

Thursday 20th December 9.00am -1.00pm

Monday 7th January 9.00am -1.00pm.

You will need to ensure all your prescriptions are up

to date before Doctor goes on leave.

For all Accidents & Emergency’s Phone 000

For Tullamore Multi Purpose Health Service Phone

6891 3100

The MPHS staff will review urgent cases and

contact the remote medical service as needed.

Merry Christmas to all

TULLAMORE HEALTH SERVICE

APPOINTMENTS 2018 –

Parkes Community Mental Health, Drug and

Alcohol Contact phone number is 68612 570 for

any concerns.

1800 Mental Health Information and Support

Service Freecall 1800 011 511

Australian Hearing – phone Tullamore MPHS

on 6891 3100 for an appointment.

Physiotherapy Every Thursday at the Tullamore

Health Service, phone 68 913100 for an

appointment.

Crops Playgroup PLEASE NOTE:

For information contact 6862 1872

Family and Childcare CLINIC Please phone

Julie Strudwick 6891 3100 for more information

Women’s Health Nurse Phone 6891 3100 to

make an appointment.

Dietician. Phone 6891 3100 to make an

appointment.

Podiatrist – Phone 6892 5285 or 6863 4171 to

make an appointment. Clinics are on Monday

24th December at the Tullamore Health Service

Youth Mental Health Services Phone 6863 7404

Carer’s Group Phone Margaret McAneney on

6892 5246 or Vicki on 6861 2555 for more

information

Continence Advisor Louise (Nurse Practitioner

for Continence) is available for an appointment

via teleconference at the Tullamore Health

Service on. Phone 6891 3100 to make an

appointment

Sexual assault counsellor is available for

appointments, Phone 68612400 for more

information or for an appointment.

THE SHED

The Shed would like to invite you to their

Christmas Party.

When: Thursday 13th December

Where: At the shed 9:00am to 12:00 midday.

Come and enjoy a chat some nibbles

Cost $2.00 he shed will be closed after the

Christmas party on Thursday 13th December until

first Thursday in February.

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COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CAROLS

Presbyterian Church Tullamore

Sunday 16th December 7:30pm

You are invited to come and join in the

singing of Christmas carols

and watch a Christmas DVD.

We will have supper after.

Contact Shirley for more details

Phone 026893 7238

POOL HOURS OVER THE CHRISTMAS

BREAK

Monday 24th December (Christmas Eve)–

CLOSED

Tuesday 25th December (Christmas Day) -

CLOSED

Wednesday 26th December (Boxing Day) –

CLOSED

Thursday 27th December – Normal Hours

Merry Christmas Everyone

Leanne Porter and Michelle Murphy

GENERATION POUND

Thanks to all the amazing rockstars who gave

Generation Pound a go this week. You all did a

great job, and we hope you had as much fun as we

did!

For anyone keen for more classes, we will be

running a school holidays program at the hall

starting January 7th 4:30pm. We will also be

running our regular Pound classes for adults and

teens Mondays and Thursdays at 6:00 pm. For more

information check out our Facebook page: Pound

with Lucie and Kate.

We look forward to rocking out more awesome

workouts with you all soon!

Thank you,

Lucie and Kate

UPCOMING EVENTS TULLAMORE

BOWLING CLUB

Christmas Greetings.

On behalf of the Tullamore Bowling & Citizens

Club the Directors and Manager would like to take

this opportunity of wishing you all a very Merry

Christmas and Prosperous 2019.

14th December. KIDS TOY BONANZA plus our

Hams and Meat Trays after the raffles.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT TJ tunes SOLO.

21st December: SANTA arrives, Christmas Raffles

and Barrel Draw.

Christmas and Boxing Day CLOSED

New Year’s Eve Closing at 8:30pm

2019 membership now due.

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