Trundle Central School Newsletter · Term 3 Week 10 Page 2 Principal’s Message Year 3 This week is Big Gig. These performances are the culmination of much hard work by staff and

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23rd September 2019 Term 3 Week 10

Trundle Central School Newsletter A school that provides a

professional, stimulating and challenging learning

environment

Principal Mr John Southon

Head Teacher Secondary Mr Gerry Capell

Assistant Principal Mrs Fiona Sanderson

Reminders

THIS WEEK

Monday 23/9/19

Big Gig Tullamore

Tuesday 24/9/19

Big Gig Trundle

Thursday 26/9/19

Big Gig Yeoval

Friday 27/9/19 Year 12 Assembly @

10:30am Golf Club

Last day of school

ALL STUDENTS

RETURN MONDAY

14/10/19

P&C President

Mrs Rhonda Grady

Secretary Mrs Kelly-Lee Dunn

Treasurer Mrs Lubka Prebendarcik

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.trundle-c.schools.nsw.edu.au/


Page 2 Term 3 Week 10

Principal’s

Message

This week is Big Gig. These performances are the

culmination of much hard work by staff and students. It

would be great to see the hall full on Tuesday for both

performances. On Friday is the Yr 12 final Assembly

10:30 am at the Golf Club, followed by a morning tea.

Big Gig is a showcase of public education as three

schools come together for short performances.

However, it is more than the performances that

promote public education. Big Gig is a confirmation of

the goodwill, passion and professionalism that still exists

in public education. Teachers, parents, office, support

staff and students have put in many unpaid hours to

bring together this event and should be congratulated.

There is an old saying ‘the world is run by those that

turn up’. Public education always turns up to support

communities.

This year, the end of Year 12 Assembly is at the Golf

Club. I thank the Services Club for allowing us to use

this venue as for reasons only known to a few in high

places, our school does not have a hall. I have looked at

the possibility of extending the cover around the

existing stage and installing roller doors. This area then

becomes a hall but can still be open for normal school

activities. We will soon have surplus air conditioners

available so this may be a small window of opportunity

to obtain something that other schools take for

granted. The problem is, I have the idea but not the

money. Common problem throughout my life.

On Friday this week I will be meeting the contractor for

the start-up meeting of the air-conditioning up-grade.

This is an exciting development, as it means the project

is close to commencement. It is true, the school has

been here over 100 years and students survived

without air-conditioning. However, the technology is

now available and modern refrigerated units are now as

efficient as older evaporative models. If people are

passionate about the need to remain in the past to

‘toughen’ up children, grab your typewriter, write a

letter, saddle up the horse and post it. Newsflash, the

stamps are not a penny anymore.

As mentioned in the previous issue, NAPLAN is one of

the diagnostic tools schools use to determine progress

in Literacy & Numeracy. In the interest of transparency

I have highlighted some positives and areas where the

school needs to continue to improve. The Year 3

results are, I believe, outstanding and a true indication

of the quality teaching and learning in the K,1,2

classrooms. Examples include:

Year 3

Positives

22 % of our students are in the top two bands of

Reading

No student scored in the bottom band of

Writing, indeed 40% are in the top two bands

20% of students are in the top band for Grammar

and Punctuation. This is compared to 2015 where

there were no students in the top band.

20% of students are in the top two bands for

Numeracy compared to none in 2015,16,17.

Areas for improvement

Approximately 20% of students are still in the

lowest bands for some categories. This is a

massive improvement from 2015 where over half

the students were in the lowest bands, but not

good enough.

These results are particularly pleasing considering our

school has been without an Instructional Leader for

most of this year and we also have a larger student

sample this year. Also, every child is included at this

school. We do not have mystery viruses going through

the school only affecting students struggling

academically around NAPLAN time like some schools

with fancy gates tend to have.

Year 5

Positives

32% of students in the top two bands of

Numeracy.

50% reduction in students in the lowest two

bands of NAPLAN since 2015.


There is still an unacceptably high number of

students in the lower bands. However, in my

view, one is an unacceptably high number.

Year 7

Positives

30% of students are in the top two bands of

Spelling. This includes 18% in the top band

compared to 0 in 2015.

A 50% reduction in students in the lowest two

bands across the school since 2015. This is with a

significantly larger sample.






There is still too many students not completing the

whole paper. This is an indication of cognitive fatigue

because of a lack of automaticity in basic skills, I believe.

This is a fancy way of saying they need to work quicker.

Year 9

Positives

50% reduction in the number of students in the

bottom two bands in Spelling.

No student scored in the bottom band for

Numeracy. This the third year this has been

achieved.


Year 9 students are very difficult to motivate to

complete the test or place importance in the process.

I find these results pleasing because it indicates

continuous improvement. However, the work is far

from complete. We need to have the majority of our

students in the top two bands before I will be happy.

The trend is starting but needs to continue.

The media was focusing last week on class sizes. The

implied message was that class sizes are smaller because

of diminishing populations. This school before this year

increased from 92 students to 122 over three years

before the drought started to hit, so it is not consistent

across country areas. There is also a question of equity

in this argument. A child born in a rural area still

deserves access to quality public education. In central

schools the need to have specialist teachers in High

School often lowers the child to teacher ratio.

However, I would argue very strongly that country

children still need access to specialist Science, Maths,

English teachers and indeed across all the subject areas.

Educational access should not be determined by

geography.

Those of us with a few miles on the clock can

remember the droughts of the 80’s. Last week I was

asked if I think this one is worse. I would have to say

yes because in the 80’s despite Australia having several

million more sheep, feed was more easily available and

as a result at a cheaper price. I have no doubt we will

recover as a town and farming community but I wonder

what that recovery will look like. If our economy does

not diversify we are at the mercy of future droughts

economically and socially. Maybe the next one will get

us. Indeed, if this drought continues and some farmers

are forced to sell because the understanding,

benevolent financial institutions foreclosing, who will

purchase the property? Global trends are for corporate

farming and corporations do not put kids into schools

or purchase groceries at the shop. In my home town of

Moree, vast amounts of land are now owned by

insurance companies or overseas agri – business, not a

good situation for the survival of towns.

The Federal Government has recently announced an

enquiry into the Family Court System. As an educator

of 28 years experience, I have often witnessed the

tragic toll on children and parents of slow or poor

family court decisions, so I welcome this well overdue

enquiry. Prime Minister, Morrison, has asked that

people adversely affected by family court decisions

write to their local Federal member. In our area, it is

Michael McCormack. The contact details are as follows:

Email: [email protected]

Address:

Suite 2 11-15 Fitzmaurice St Wagga Wagga 2650

If you are hesitant to write because you are emotional

or feel you cannot articulate your point of view well

enough in a written form, I am very happy for you to

come to the school and I can help you in complete

confidentiality as I feel extremely strongly about this

issue in terms of the impact on families and

communities.

Last week, I had a student ask me why I seem on the

surface at least confident to the point of some perceive

arrogant. The point was when people criticise them, it

hurts so much. I simply quoted Morgan Freeman

famous American actor. Morgan Freeman said, he does

not take criticism seriously from those he would not go

to for advice. I think if we could instil this attitude into

our children, bullying would be significantly reduced

across all schools.

For sale is a resignation speech for the Department of

Education. Going cheap as I have 150 million reasons

why I do not need it.

John Southon

Principal

Congratulations

to the Year 12

students on

their

achievements.

Pictured at the

Access

Graduation

Dinner. Cont. p. 11






PLEASE ENSURE ALL ITEMS OF

CLOTHING ARE CLEARLY

LABELLED WITH YOUR CHILD’S

NAME.

K/1/2 PARENTS PLEASE CHECK YOUR

CHILDREN’S JUMPERS TO

ENSURE THAT THE JUMPER

BELONGS TO YOUR FAMILY. WE

HAVE HAD A FEW PHONE CALLS

TO THE SCHOOL REGARDING

LOST JUMPERS. IF YOU DO NOTICE THAT YOU

HAVE SOMEONE ELSES JUMPER,

PLEASE RETURN TO THE FRONT

OFFICE.





2019 Country Women’s

Association Education Grants

Application forms for the 2019 Country

Women’s Association Education Grants for

years 6-12 are available at the school office.

It is well worth applying for these grants as

last year all those who did so were

successful. Please note that two letters of

recommendation are required, one to be

educational.

If you would like a CWA member to write

the other letter, or if you require

information or assistance with the

application, please contact Carmel Berry

(68921216) or Robyn Taylor (68921274).

The forms are to be returned by the

applicant to the CWA email or street

address given, by 30th September.

REMINDER

PLEASE ENSURE LUNCH ORDERS ARE IN

BY 9AM TUESDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER DUE

TO BIG GIG PERFORMANACES.





Ajax’s

Weekly Woof

Woof Woof Awards: I have had lots of time off this term because of the ‘Hilux leg’. I will be visiting the vet over the

Christmas break to see if I will need another

operation. Before that I have enrolled myself in

Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers and the Michelle

Bridges Program to get ready for surgery. Southo

said I need to lose weight. I have never seen a man

in more urgent need of a mirror and a bucket load

of reflection.

500 happy barks to the students who are

performing in Big Gig. The only complaint is

no role for a Labrador?

500 happy barks to Natasha Grady for the

excellent job of painting the toilet block.

They look brand new and do not need a two

legged electrical fault as someone suggested.

500 happy barks to the Primary

Enrichment group. You have worked well and

produced a quality product.

501 happy barks to Ryan Dorman. The

school received a phone call from a national

television program commenting on the ‘Pied

Piper of Trundle’ short film. They want to

talk to him.

500 happy barks to Austin Kirk for

voluntarily picking up the rubbish last week. Someone who lives close to the school in

Croft Street could learn a lesson.

1000 happy barks to those students who

have made a massive improvement in

NAPLAN over the last two years. Ironically,

I have been the ‘Pets as therapy dog’ for two

years.

500 angry growls to smokers who leave their butts in the street. Smoking is legal but

littering is not!!!

The holidays are here and all students deserve a

break. However, we should always remember that

not all places are as safe as Trundle. Please look

out for your children and remember also a road

runs through Trundle, so we do not know who is

in our town.

Until next week, Ajax

Bark with laughter with

Ajax:

Why did the fish blush?

Because it saw the ocean’s bottom!





Trundle Central School has a long tradition of quality inclusive public

education. We would like to recognise successful people from trades,

professional people and the business world. Please contact the school to

have someone placed on the Honour Roll.

Employment Achievement

School Administrative Manager

School Teacher

School Teacher

Proprietor - Harvey Norman Warwick

Heavy Vehicle Diesel Mechanic

Teacher (Band 6 HSC Industrial Technology)

Business Owner

Relieving Principal

Head Teacher

Lawyer/Teacher

Plumber

Engineer at Qantas

Doctor

Teacher/Nurse

Doctor at RAAF Fairbairn hospital in

Canberra

Doctor Cooma

Software engineer

Essential Energy Line Worker

Combat Medic in Australian Army Asia Account Manager Heat at Citibank Singa-

pore (Jennifer completed Year12 through

Western Access Program)

Teacher/Grants Officer Parkes Shire

Industrial Chemist

Registered Nurse Orange

Teacher Dubbo

Students Name

Ann-Marie Taylor

Trish Morgan

Blake Ridges

Chris Robson

Daniel Hosie

Luke Watt

Nicole Pascoe

Nikki Mayall - Mudge

Caroline Page

Sally Taylor

Dale Page

Craig Hawke

Jason Maher

Helen Gray

Danielle Dickson

Kylie Fardell

Daniel Pate

Tim Taylor

Craig Robson

Jennifer Sefonte

Jennifer Hawke

Danny Page

Merrilee Morgan

Michelle Morgan








Page 9

Primary

Term 3 Week 10

Students of the Week K/1 - Austin Kirk

3/4 - Lachlan Skipworth

5/6 - Nicholas Taylor

Mrs Sanderson - Alex Stevenson

Sportspersons - Mikayla Penny, Harry Wu, Dani Lowe, Hailey Bolam,

Callum Deaman, Annabelle Cotter.

What a great term it has been. We wish all

the students a happy holiday and look

forward to seeing them all at the beginning

of Term 4.

Canberra Excursion payments Just a gentle reminder that excursion payments are

due each fortnight during this term. The next

instalment of $40.00 is due Wednesday 16th

October.

A detailed itinerary will be sent home next term.

We will also be having a parent/student information

session later in Term 4.

Hats Although Terms 2 and 3 are not part of our NO

HAT NO PLAY policy, we are recommending that

the students bring a hat on sport days and P.E. days

to reduce any risks of sunburn and windburn.

Please ensure your child has a hat for Friday sport.

Kinder Transition

Thank you to all

parents, children and

staff who attended our

Kinder Transition

Orientation last

Thursday. We are

looking forward to

seeing the future

Kindergarten students

during our transition,

starting next term.

K/1/2/3 Big Gig Students in K-3 are looking forward to presenting

an item at the beginning of the 1pm and 7pm

Trundle performance of Big Gig on Tuesday, 24th

September. Students are reminded to refer to the

permission note sent home last week.

Big Gig Performances Parents, please refer to the itinerary sent home last

week.




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Secondary

What an incredibly productive and full weeks we

are finishing the term on.

Firstly congratulations to our Year 12 on their

graduation on Friday night. This is the first of ceremonies commemorating this milestone in our

students’ lives. In particular congratulations to

Brooke Morgan for her Awards of Excellence for

English Standard, Community and Family Studies,

and her Certificate of Achievement in Hospitality,

Mathematics Standard 2 and PDHPE. With these

array of awards it will come as no surprise that

Brooke also received the award for dedication to

studies. Well done Brooke, Brodi and Harrison for

all of your achievements in Year 12.

We also had one of our Year 11 extended students

receive an Award of Excellence for HSC

Mathematics. Congratulations to Ella Bridger on

this achievement.

This Friday we will be hosting these students for

their final assembly. This will take place at the Golf

Club at 10:30am and will be followed by morning

tea at school.

Last week we had 3 students involved in the plane

build in Parkes. On Sunday I had the pleasure of

watching this plane fly. This is an incredible

achievement to be involved in a program like this

for the students. The organisers of the event made

a point of finding me to tell me how impressed

they were with the students and their level of

autonomy in the build. Well done Jamie, Nick and

Will. A special mention must go to Mr Grady for his preparation of these students which is reflected

in the high calibre of their work skills and ability.

This week we have the Big Gig performances. This

is a culmination of an extremely long period of

preparation and hard work by both the students

and staff involved. In my limited involvement I have

to say that the students have been nothing short of

amazing in all aspects of their participation. If I was

to mention all the single incidents that have

impressed me I would need several pages to

complete the task. The performance is in Trundle

this Tuesday and is nothing short of an unmissable

event!!

As always if there are any questions in regards to

secondary matters please contact me at school.

Have a fantastic week

Gerry Capell

Head Teacher Secondary Studies

Secondary Sportspersons of the Week Daniel Williamson, Oliver Dunn, Sam Charlton

Year 10 Work Experience A reminder to Year 10 that you must have a

placement organised for Work Experience before

Friday 27th September.

Congratulations to the following students who

have received the correct amount of pink slips to

move to a higher level. All students start at Level

3 each semester. Each level has rewards with

Level 6 being the highest.

Level 4

(15+ pink

slips)

Year 7 – Hannah

Year 8 – Daniel

Year 11 – Bobbie, Willa

Level 5

(30+ pink

slips)

Year 7 - Charlie, Maggie, Harry,

Jake, Sam, Sasha, Jason, Paddy,

Kiera

Year 8 - Ryan, Harrison, Grace,

Xander, Casey, Alex, Aliethea, Mya

Year 9 – Will C, Jennet, Jamie,

Lionel, Aidan, Jason, Will L,

William

Year 10 – Anthony, Dylan, Hamish,

Jaxson, Nick

Year 11 - Ella, Emily, Monique,

Ethan, Robert, Ryan, Codie

Year 12 - Brooke, Harrison,

Brodi

Level 6

( 75+ pink

slips)





Year 12 Final Assembly

Trundle Central school will be hosting the final assembly for our Year 12 class at the Trundle Golf Club. We would like to invite students, families and community members to join us

in celebrating the achievements of the graduating class of 2019.

There will be a morning tea after the assembly in honour of the Year 12 class.

Time: 10:30am Date: Friday 27th September Where: Trundle Golf Club





Secondary Assessments & Homework

All assessments must be submitted to the teacher before 8:55am on the due date.

Penalties will apply after this time. YEAR 9/10

SUBJECT

DATE

GIVEN DATE DUE

In Class or

At Home TOPIC

PDHPE 11th September 25th October

One lesson in

class and at

home

Empowering safe choices

HSIE 11th September 25th September

At home Invasive Species

MATHEMATICS 10TH September 18th October

At home Measurement

YEAR 8

SUBJECT

DATE

GIVEN DATE DUE

In Class or

At Home TOPIC

MUSIC 20th August 24th September In class Composition

LOTE 20th August 17th September In class and at

home French brochure

VISUAL ARTS 29TH August 18th September In class and at

home Urban Art

ENGLISH 10th September 25th September In class and at

home Macbeth

YEAR 7

SUBJECT

DATE

GIVEN DATE DUE

In Class or

At Home TOPIC

MUSIC 27th August 24th September In Class Composition

LOTE 23rd August 17th September In class and at

home French brochure

PDHPE 9th September 23rd October

One lesson in

class and at

home

Mental Health

English 10th September 25th September In class and at

home

A Hero’s Journey – Star

Wars film study.




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Community

Term 3 Week 10

Trundle P&A Society September Meeting Moved - Now on Wednesday

25th September 7pm

Trundle Services and Citizens Club.

Trundle P&A AGM will be held on Wednesday

16th October 2019 7pm Trundle Services and

Citizens Club - Love to see you there, and new

members welcomed!

Trundle Cricket

Kicks off next term commencing Thursday 17th

October 2019 and will run during Term 4, 2019 and Term 1, 2020. The following programs are

available and online registration is now open:

Junior Blasters 5-7 year old kids $75

Master Blaster 7-9 year old kids $75

The ‘Blaster’ cricket sessions will be held at

Trundle Central School, Trundle on Thursday

afternoons 4-5:30pm Players should register at playcricket.com.au under

‘Trundle Cricket Club’.

Any questions call Graham Quade: 0488 920 003

The primary comp is called ‘Junior Cricket’. It is

for 10-14 year old kids.

Matches are played on Saturday mornings with training

sessions held at Berryman Oval in Trundle on Thursday

afternoons from 4-5:30pm.

Players can register for this competition at

playcricket.com.au under the ‘Condobolin Junior

Cricket Club’. Cost is $100.

Any questions about the primary cricket call Digger

Anderson: 0417 616 907

Active kids vouchers can be used for all programs.









TRUNDLE DAY CENTRE

ACTIVITIES

September 27th: War memorabilia

display at Trundle Memorial Hall

October 4th: Where in the world-

souvenirs and stories

October 11th: Trivia and

Scattergories

October 18th: Music, hoy








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