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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 Mrs Sally McMahon Tullamore Central School is a Positive Behaviour for Learning School. At Tullamore Central School we are: RESPECTFUL RESPONSIBLE COOPERATIVE 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. 7

TUESDAY 18th FEBRUARY 2020– TERM 1 WEEK 4 2020

OUR SCHOOL IS AN ALLERGY AWARE COMMUNITY

CONGRATULATIONS TERM 1 WEEK 3 AWARD WINNERS

YEAR 11 DRAMA CLASS STUDENTS IN ACTION

TERM 1 2020– WEEK 4

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Wonderful week 4 already!

Swimming

Congratulations to those swimmers who have made

it to district for swimming this Friday. Please make

sure that you have your notes in as soon as possible

and are at school early on Friday morning if you are

travelling on the school bus.

Strategic Directions

Our wonderful staff have been working on our 2020

school plan and are looking at all of the fantastic

opportunities we can offer our students. If you know

of something that is happening around town that

would benefit our students, please let us know.

Presentation Day

At the end of last year, we held our presentation

day, congratulations again to all of our students on

your behaviour and attendance on the day. The

event was greatly attended and we would welcome

any feedback you have on our running of

presentation day during school hours, as was the

case in 2019. Please feel free to give the lovely

ladies in the office a call if you have any

suggestions on how we can continue to improve this

event.

School Gates

Please be advised that our bottom school gate

(closest to the highway) and the second gate along

will be locked during the day for student safety. The

main visitor gate remains unlocked. Please ensure

you visit the office to sign in if you are on site.

Hampers

Due to the kindness of Ashcroft’s IGA shoppers in

Orange, we have a hamper available for each

family. Please come to the front office and see one

of the office staff to collect.

Rebecca Freeth

Principal

AWARDS

Congratulations to all our award winners

Primary and Secondary

Term 1

Week 3

Positive attitude towards learning

K/1/2 - Brody Stevenson

3/4 - Maya Williams

5/6 - Samuel Mortimer

7/8 - Bella Male

9/10 - James Powell

11/12 - Alicia Dean

Secondary Faculty Awards

A motivated approach to Year 7 English

7/8 - Sabrina Martin

Positive Approach to learning Stage 5 English

9/10 - Mackenzie Horsburgh

Positive approach to learning English Standard

11/12 - William McLean, Anthony Paterson

Application English Studies

11/12 - Charles Harvey

PRIMARY PIECES

We wish all competitors in the District Swimming

Carnival this Friday all the best. We know they will

all be great representatives of our school and

community and will compete with great

sportsmanship. Thank you to all families for

transporting and supporting our swimmers! Go

Tullamore.

ASSEMBLY DATES

This term our Primary assembly dates will be:

Wednesday 26th February – 5/6 hosting

Wednesday 11th March – 3/4 hosting

Wednesday 25th March – K/1/2 hosting.

All assemblies will be in the K/1/2 classroom

starting at 2:30pm. We look forward to seeing lots

of you at these assemblies.

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LIFE EDUCATION VAN

The Life Education Van will be

visiting our school for students K-6,

on Monday 2nd March.

A permission note will be sent home

this week, please promptly sign and

return with money.

We are also seeking a volunteer to collect the Life

Education Van the Friday before. Please contact the

office if you are available to assist with this.

K/1/2 News

History

This term K/1/2 are learning more about their

family history and how family life has changed over

time. It would be great if K/1/2 could please bring

to school this Thursday at least 1 of the following;

1. A family photo (immediate or even extended

family)

2. A photo at a family celebration (wedding,

birthday etc and a short story about the celebration

to share with the class)

3. Places of birth for themselves, parents and

grandparents (if known also great grandparents).

Thank you for helping with this task – it really is

appreciated.

Library Day

This year our Library borrowing

will take place on a Monday.

Please remember to send a

library bag and enjoy reading the many wonderful

books our library has on offer.

Homework

Years 1 and 2 have spelling and reading homework.

Maths homework will start next week. Kindergarten

will have a maths sheet and their sounds book. All

spelling and maths homework is sent home on

Monday and returned on Friday. Readers can be

changed daily, please remember to send them in.

Toys for News

A reminder that students can

bring in items from home to

share for news, but they are

kept in the classroom or

students bags. We do not want

students upset and disappointed if anything should

get broken or lost. Your assistance in reminding

your children about this is greatly appreciated.

Please contact me at school if you have any

questions.

Have a spectacular week.

Donna -lee Horsburgh

K/1/2 Classroom Teacher

Year 3/4

The students have received homework this week

and should refer to the homework grid that is glued

in the front of their homework books. Here they will

find the set tasks that need to be completed and

handed in this Friday (Thursday if you are going to

swimming).

This week we are focusing on the 5x tables.

Mathletics tasks that can be completed on

subtraction and addition and 3D shapes.

If you have questions or concerns please contact me

via the school office.

Belinda Lindsay

Year 3/4 Classroom Teacher

Year 5/6

Homework

Congratulations to all students for handing in

their homework last week. It was fantastic to see

18/18 students complete their homework!

Spelling LSCWC

7 times tables

Mathletics (addition and subtraction)

20 minutes nightly reading

Students who will not be attending the District

Swimming Carnival this Friday will combine with

3/4 and are expected to attend school as per usual.

They will complete set work during this time. There

will be no swimming on Friday, however sport will

be held at school.

Good luck to all students competing in the District

Carnival!

Carmel Laing

Year 5/6 Teacher Classroom Teacher

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SECONDARY NEWS

Welcome to Week 4.

WAP Camp 2020

Thank you to all of our wonderful students and

course coordinators who presented sessions at the

Western Access Program camp held at Burrendong

Sport and Recreation Centre last week. Feedback

from students was that they had some fantastic

learning sessions and were very tired when they

arrived back. Thanks must go to Mrs Stanford and

her organising team for a well-run and enjoyable

camp.

Shoe Reminder

Just a reminder to secondary students that you need

to ensure that you have enclosed leather shoes for

science and technology subjects. This is a WHS

requirement. Students are encouraged to wear their

correct shoes to school and bring their joggers for

when they have PE. For students studying

Agriculture and Primary Industries in stages 4 – 6

students need to ensure that they also have a hat for

practical lessons.

Natasha Shankelton

Head Teacher Secondary Studies

ENGLISH FACULTY REPORT

Stage 4 English

This term in English we are focusing on Gender

Stereotyping in Advertising and students have been

working on their understanding of what the media

tells us we should look like and whether that is

actually what we think as individuals.

One of the activities we completed early on in this

topic was to, in boy and girl groups, come up with a

picture, words and phrases that make up what we

are told is the ideal ‘man’ or ‘woman’.

All students really engaged with this activity,

showing some very clear understandings and quite

informed discussions were held from that

understanding. I cannot wait to delve into this topic

more with this great group of kids!

Courtney Foley

Secondary English Teacher

Stage 5 English

Stage 5 English are currently studying a unit on

documentaries. Throughout the term, they will

examine how documentaries represent the world

around us through point-of-view and a variety of

film and visual language techniques.

As an introductory activity, students had to create

their own mini nature documentary and I think it is

safe to say that all students had a lot of fun! They

had to come up with their own imaginary animal

and improvise that animal’s behaviour in the wild,

while ‘David Attenborough’ narrated in the

background. Term 1 in English at Tullamore

Central School is off to a flying start! –

Ben Knight.

Secondary English Teacher

Stage 6

Access Camp

Last week all Stage 6 English classes attended

sessions at Lake Burrendong. Congratulations to all

students on demonstrating their mature and

committed approach during these sessions with their

Stage 6 English course coordinators! As always,

Access camp is a fantastic opportunity for students

to engage with hands on learning with their peers

and teachers.

Year 11 English Studies

This term English Studies students are doing the

English in Education, Work and Community topic.

The aim of this topic is to prepare students for life

outside of school by helping learn how to write an

effective resume and cover letter, and organise their

resources and money in the real world.

Year 11 Drama

So far this term, Drama students have been in the

process of learning about the ways in which you can

perform. One of those ways of method acting is

called improvisation – where you make up the scene

as you go. It is safe to say we have been having a lot

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of fun! Here you can witness a zookeeper trying to

catch an escaped elephant… with a bucket?

Courtney Foley

Secondary English Teacher

Year 11 English Standard

Throughout term, Year 11 English Standard

students are investigating the relationship between

reading and writing and how this relationship

impacts on their everyday lives. One of the

components of this unit is to encourage students to

read as widely as possible so that their writing can

become increasingly sophisticated and nuanced.

The class has set themselves a reading challenge,

started a reading journal, and borrowed some books

from our library! I was impressed to see the

enthusiastic way all students have approached their

learning so far!

Year 12 English Standard

This term Year 12 English Standard have been

studying a variety of short texts to build on their

repertoire of skills and knowledge in the craft of

writing. Students are enjoying the opportunity to

take inspiration from a variety of quality texts from

literature to compose their own discursive and

imaginative texts.

Ben Knight

Secondary English Teacher

AGRICULTURE IN ACTION

Wanted – Cans & Bottles

As part of our fundraising for the Agriculture

program, we will be collecting the 10c return cans

and bottles. No need to sort them, as we will do

this! Cans and bottles can be dropped in to the

Agriculture plot area where there are two bins

labelled Cans and Plastic Bottles and Glass Bottles.

Show Team Practices

Permission notes will go out this week for students

in the junior and senior show squads. The first show

for 2020 is Bathurst Royal Show, which will be in

the April school holidays. Information about this

will go out soon for senior squad.

Natasha Shankelton

Agriculture Teacher

SPORT

Please refer to Term at a Glance for upcoming

sporting events.

District Swimming

Best of luck to all our students heading off to the

district swimming in Narromine this Friday. There

will be Gobondery/NARRAF polo shirts available

for $25.00 on the day.

Pool Sport

Primary students will not be at the pool for sport

this week. Students will participate in regular sport

at school instead.

Cassie Hinchley

Sports Coordinator

It has been great to see so many students already

borrowing books and reading this term!

The primary students have allocated borrowing time

during class and students are welcome to borrow

and return books during lunch times when the

library is open.

Please remember to bring a library bag to keep

books protected. Spare library bags are available if

required.

A few reminders

* Due to the amount of missing/damaged books last

year, we unfortunately are going to have to ask

parents to reimburse the school or replace copies of

books. In other schools, this is common practice.

* If you know a book has been lost or damaged,

please let us know as we still have some outstanding

from last year.

* The library is a drink and food free zone.

* The library is open at lunch Mondays, Tuesdays,

Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Have a lovely week

Belinda Lindsay and Julie Porter

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Quelch Icy Tubes for sale

Year 3/4 are selling cool, delicious Quelch icy

tubes each Wednesday for the rest of the term.

Where: In the 3/4 room

When: Wednesday at recess

How Much: 50 cents each.

Healthy Canteen App

YEAR BOOK 2019

2019 Yearbook still for sale from front office.

Cost is $25.00.

REMINDER

Parents who have not collected and signed for their

Woolworths $30.00 gift card please do so as soon as

possible from the office.

KEY:

- School Events - Primary Assemblies - Sporting Events

- Community Events - Tully’s Tucker days

TULLAMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL

Term 1 2020 Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

4 17/02 18/02 19/02 20/02 21/02

Primary District

Swimming

Carnival @

Narromine

5 24/02 25/02 26/02

Primary Assembly

@ 2:30pm

27/02 28/02

6 02/03

Life Education Van

K-6

03/03 04/03

SAMBA Music

Athlete Visit

2:00pm-3:00pm

05/03 06/03

7 09/03 10/03 11/03

Primary Assembly

@ 2:30pm

12/03

Secondary Western

Swimming Carnival

@ Dubbo

13/03

Primary Western

Swimming

Carnival @

Dubbo

8 16/03 17/03 18/03 19/03 20/03

District Cricket

Gala Day @ Peak

Hill

9 23/03 24/03 25/03

Primary Assembly

@ 2:30pm

26/03

Richardson/ Peachy

Shield @

Condobolin

27/03

10 30/03 31/03

Science &

Engineering

Challenge

(Secondary)

01/04

Science &

Engineering

Challenge

(Secondary)

4 T’s Gala Day

02/04

Science &

Engineering

Challenge

(Primary)

03/04

Science &

Engineering

Challenge

(Primary)

11 06/04 07/04 08/04 09/04 10/04

Good Friday

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TULLAMORE HEALTH SERVICE

APPOINTMENTS 2020

Please note the NEW phone number for

Tullamore Health Service is now 6892 6400

Family and Childcare Clinic Please contact

Tullamore Health Service 6892 6400 to

make an appointment.

Parkes Community Mental Health, Drug

and Alcohol Contact number is 6861 2570

for any concerns.

1800 Mental Health Information and

Support Service Free call 1800 011 511.

Australian Hearing Tullamore MPHS 6892

6400 for an appointment. Free 15-minute

hearing test available. WE NEED CLIENTS

TO BE ABLE TO RUN THIS CLINIC.

Physiotherapy Every Thursday at the

Tullamore Health Service, 6892 6400 for an

appointment.

Crops Playgroup Every two weeks on a

Thursday. Held at the CWA rooms

Tullamore. For more information contact

Shonel on 0418 412 093 or Tullamore

Playgroup Facebook page.

Women’s Health Nurse Phone 6892 6400 to

make an appointment.

Dietician Phone 6892 6400 to make an

appointment.

Podiatrist Phone Tullamore Health Service

6892 6400 to make an appointment.

Youth Mental Health Services Phone 6863

7404

Continence Advisor Louise (Nurse

Practitioner for Continence). Available for

an appointment via teleconference at the

Tullamore Health Service. Phone 6892 6400

to make an appointment.

Sexual Assault Counsellor Available for

appointments. Phone 6861 2400 for more

information or for an appointment.

BINGOS BACK

Where: TULLAMORE HOTEL

When: Sunday 23rd February 2020

Time: 11:00am – 11:30am start.

Lunch Available

Donations Accepted

Will run every 4th Sunday of the month.

TULLAMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

New surgery now open.

Doctor available every Monday and Thursday.

Pharmacy also now operating from the new

surgery.

For all appointments, please phone 6892 6450 –

NEW NUMBER

REMINDER

TECH TALK is on this Wednesday at the

Tullamore Bowling club commencing at 1:00pm.

Learn how to increase your mobile coverage.

All welcome.

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