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Under 16 Girl’s Netball Team

3rd August 2015 Term 3 Week 4

Trundle Central School Newsletter A school that provides a

professional, stimulating and challenging learning

environment

Reminders Friday 7/8/15 Jeans for Genes Day P&C Street Stall Tuesday 11/8/15 ICAS - Mathematics Wednesday 12/8/15 Gobondery NARRAF Athletics—Dubbo

P&C President

Mr Mitch McAlister

Secretary Mrs Joanne Coster

Treasurer Mrs Rasha Lynn

Principal Mr John Southon

Relieving Head Teacher Secondary

Miss Leisa Rowlands

Relieving Assistant Principal

Mrs Fiona Sanderson

(back l-r) Hannah Dunn, Leah Martin, Ella Bridger, Lucy Aveyard,

Willa Stokes and Monique Morgan

(front l-r) Tahlia Dellow, Brooke Morgan

mailto:[email protected]

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


Page 2 Term 3 Week 4

Principal’s

Message

Week three of term was another busy week at

Trundle Central School. The RAGE program was

an outstanding success. The quality of the

presenters and student participation were

excellent. Centracare staff were glowing in their

praise of our students. The conclusion of the

program will be on Monday 17th of August with a

two hour audio visual presentation. I have asked

the presenters to modify this program for Years 7

& Year 8 boys and they have agreed. The sessions

will be conducted in the near future. I feel our

school has a responsibility to educate the whole

child rather than concentrate solely on the core

curriculum. This is why we offer pastoral care

activities such as this program as they complement

the curriculum not detract from it.

I am investigating offering parenting programs for

the community. It is amazing that in our modern

society you need to complete a course to be a

traffic controller (stop/go person) but becoming a

parent has no formal qualifications or even

required learning. Traffic controllers at least please

motorist 50 percent of the time. Try pleasing your

teenage child at this high percentage. I believe only

dead people have learnt as much as they need to

know so why not investigate these courses for our

community?

The content of some programs is often

confronting to students. This was the case in the girl’s session last week conducted by our

counsellor Ms Sally St Clair. This is why a note

was sent home advising parents that these sessions

were optional. However, ignorance of the issues

surrounding adolescence and the support services

available in our school, I believe, does not lead to

students being safer. Open discussion about issues

and emotions generated by adolescence and

knowledge of the role of the school counsellor I

believe, is vital to keeping young people safe.

Indeed, statistics indicate that 1 in 3 young people

will experience a significant mental health event

before they reach the age of twenty. Knowledge

of support services is vital to reduce the intensity

and duration of these events.

The school is also in the process of inviting welfare

organisations to come and speak to students about

the dangers of ICE addiction. Literature I read

from the Department indicates that this drug has

not created new addicts but it creates a level of

addiction in existing drug users that is almost

impossible to overcome. The associated violence

and anti-social behaviour is also to a level never

seen before in our society. Trundle unfortunately

is not immune from this problem.

Many parents believe sheltering young people is

the most effective protection from drugs. I respect

a parent’s right to choose this option. These

sessions when available will be voluntary and open

to the community. Recently the former Labour

Premier of New South Wales Neville Wran’s

daughter was jailed for a drug related crime. All

the money and power of this man could not

protect his daughter from drug addiction.

Education, I believe is more effective than wrapping

children in cotton wool or pretending the problem

does not exist.

On Monday I accompanied a group of footballers

and netball players to Dubbo. Our students once

again set a standard of behaviour and effort that

the whole community should be proud of. During

this carnival one of our students was heavily

concussed. I asked our boys to be supervised by a

teacher from another school whilst I transported this student to hospital. Once again their behaviour

was excellent, a true tribute to their parents and

the school. One of our boys also displayed

excellent community spirit by speaking to a young

lady from another town after our student was

injured. I am sure asking for her phone number

was just to check on her continued welfare at a

later date.

An outstanding feature of our students is the level

of heart and determination they display. I

overheard boys from another school saying they

were injured when they realised the size of some

of the opposition. I suspect they were suffering

from heart muscle injuries. I rarely mention

students individually but as far as determination,

Bryce Rowley Haworth was outstanding. Bryce is





only small in terms of weight but I suspect most of

him is heart. This is just another example of how

contact sport gives boys an opportunity to display

character and determination. This is why whilst

ever I am Principal contact sport will be supported,

even if it is not politically correct to do so.

One of the pleasing changes I have seen in Country

Rugby League is the increase in the level of

professionalism. The Dubbo carnival was well run

with good refereeing and medical care available. If

the game is going to survive, schools need to enter

these days to promote the game at the grassroots

level. This will only be achieved with high standards

of professionalism and care from Country Rugby

League. One thing that never changes

unfortunately is the expert spectator that needs to

run the game from the sideline. A common, but

unfortunate feature of the game of Rugby League.

It is hard to believe the game is struggling in the

country with the amount of un-tapped and

unwashed talent on the sidelines.

Another example of the heart and talent of our

students is our recent results in the Western Area

Athletics Carnival at Dubbo. Six students from our

school will represent Western Area at the state

carnival in Sydney. This is an outstanding effort

from our students. I wish them well in the state

carnival. I would like to especially mention Eliza

Stokes who won her event. Eliza just goes about

her business without any fuss but look at what she

can achieve! Well done to all the students. If you think I was a proud Principal last week you are

right.

Next week HSC trial exams begin. These exams

are another part of the assessment process. It is

important that students give these exams their

highest priority to maximise their performance.

Perspective is something that is often difficult to

understand when you are in the teens but I

encourage students to remember that an exam is a

judgement of academic performance rather than a

judgement of the quality of the person. If they can

honestly say they tried their best they should be

proud of their attitude and performance. I am sure

the group of Year 12 girls I drove to Peak Hill on

Thursday last week were only focusing on their

graduation dresses, hair and make up to give me

confidence, everything else was under control.

On Thursday Primary students will be taking part

in a creative arts day. This day will allow students

to display their talents and gain an improved

appreciation of the arts. These days also provide

alternative avenues for students to display talent. I

support these activities and thank staff for being

willing to organise these activities.

Recently there was an issue in a Sydney school

where a child was preaching radical terrorist

related thoughts, actions and doctrine. This is an

unfortunate aspect of modern Australian society.

Thankfully, I can honestly say Trundle Central

School has not an issue with students being

influenced by radical terrorist groups. However, I

did notice a student wearing a Wests Tigers hat

last week. This is certainly a radical thought

process but I do not believe the safety and security

directorate needs to be informed at this stage.

The school orchard is developing with the earth

works almost complete thanks to Mr Donald

Wright. It is too wet for the final trim of the site

so this should occur in the near future. This

project is taking a former wasted piece of land and

hopefully making it productive. We will make some

mistakes in the process but I believe our end

product will be well worth it.

The school has started planning for 2016. It is

disappointing that such a great school is always

struggling for students to maintain staff through

factors largely beyond our control. One child

makes an enormous difference in terms of staffing

numbers as the Department does not have the flexibility of other systems, so please consider us

when making the decision on where to send your

child in 2016. It saddens me when decisions on

where to send children are made at birth rather

than considering the current product which is

available locally. Losing talented staff has an

enormous effect on the community of Trundle

both economically and socially. This school does

not educate for conformity but opportunity and I

can assure parents the quality of education here is

best practice. I will gladly provide a personal tour

of the school so people can make an informed

decision.

Another great week in Trundle.

John Southon




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P&C

School Jackets There is only 1 x Size LB School Jacket left.

Cost of Jacket is $78.00

If paying by Cheque please make payable to Trundle Central School P&C Association

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Street Stall Roster - 7th August 2015

I am unable to help on the day but I am able to donate cakes/slices/Eggs.

P&C are accepting any donations for the Grocery Hamper. Please drop into the office before Friday.

Thank you

P&C Committee

Time Name Name Name

8.30am-9am

9am-10am

10am-11am

11am-12pm

12pm-1pm

1pm-2pm

2pm-3pm





Jeans for Genes The SRC have decided to support Jeans for Genes day this year. Jeans for Genes

is the iconic children’s fundraising campaign of Children’s Medical Research

Institute. On Friday 7th August, students will be asked to bring a gold coin

donation to wear jeans to school for the day. Students will need to wear their

school shirt and appropriate school footwear must also be worn.

Rehearsals will continue this week for Big Gig.

The schedule is as follows:

Primary students who normally go on a bus are to walk to the Memorial Hall with Mrs

Sanderson at 3:30pm. They are to be picked up from the hall at 4:30pm.

We are also looking for donations of unwanted makeup and hair spray.

If you have any of these items, please hand them into the front office.

Tuesday 4/8/15 Wednesday 5/8/15 Thursday 6/8/15

Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 After School - 3:30 – 4:30

Lunch

1:00 – 1:45

Scene 3 ALL CAST Scene 1

Medical Notes Medical notes have been sent home for

ALL students last week.

Each student will need to have one filled in.

Please take the time to fill these in and return them to the office by Friday 7th August.

Student Absences The Education Act of 1990 requires all students to attend school unless an

explanation is provided and accepted by the School.

If your child/ward is absent from school please send in a note or ring the school

with an explanation.




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Primary

Students of the Week K/1/2 - Riley Randall 3/4 - Paddy Williams 5/6 - William Taylor Sportspersons - Xander Hartig and Sam Charlton Special Reward - Jake Zerafa, Paddy Williams and Nathan Howarth Mrs Jones - Alice Bridger

Assembly Year 3 and 4 will be hosting an

assembly this Friday at 12:15 in

the library. The students from

K-6 are extremely excited

about sharing their work with

their parents/carers/

grandparents and friends. This event is not to be missed.

Creative Arts Day This Thursday 6th August the K-6 students will

participate in a Creative Arts

Day. The children will be spending

the day in some engaging art

activities. These activities will begin

at 9:00am and finish at 1:00pm.

We are asking the children to

come in Mufti for the day. Please ensure your

child’s clothing is appropriate for messy activities.

We are looking for creative parents and helpers to

come along and work with a small group. If you

are interested in being a part of this fantastic day,

please call Mrs Sanderson on 68921303.

CWA Country of Study projects The CWA country of study projects are due back

to school by the 11th August. This year the

country of study is Italy. If there are any questions

regarding these projects, please

call Mrs Sanderson on

68921303.

Gobondery/NARRAF

Athletics Carnival – Dubbo

Students who are eligible for the Gobondery/

NARRAF Athletics carnival were given a detailed

note last week. Please ensure that notes are

returned by Tuesday 4th August.

A Friendly Reminder

Just a reminder that the next instalment for the

Year 3/4/5/6 excursion to Canberra is due this

Friday.

(back l-r) Xander Hartig, Paddy Williams, William Taylor

and Nathan Howarth

(front l-r) Alice Bridger, Jake Zerafa, Sam Charlton and Riley Randall




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NAIDOC Day at Trundle Central School A beautiful day was had by everyone. It was the only day in the week that the sun was shining. The

students rotated through 3 groups and the activities were: clay tiles, painting, boomerang painting,

jewellery, cooking, traditional language songs, artefacts, dance, didgeridoo and stories, dreamtime

stories.

The students had a wonderful day, learning about the traditional Aboriginal culture. We were very

fortunate to have the Peak Hill Central School Dance Group perform for us during lunch time. These

students also conducted one of the workshops with our own students.

Our students also had the opportunity to work with Daphne from Condobolin, who helped us paint a

mural for the school. A big thank you to our local parents who helped; Darren Wykes, Cheree Stokes

and Melissa Stokes.




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Secondary

Across the Careers Advisers Desk Bedford College Leadership and Management

and Early Childhood Education Pamphlet

UAC Guide

Year 10 Work Experience All Year 10 students have received paperwork to

organise their next Work Experience. This must

be completed and returned to Mrs Morgan by

Wednesday 9th September.

Secondary Sportspersons of the Week

Karl Gregson Adam Smith

Hannah Dunn Ethan Pascoe

Black Leather Enclosed Shoes A reminder to parents of secondary students that

your child must wear black leather enclosed shoes

to school on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and

Friday each week. The P&C has determined that

Trundle Central School is a uniform wearing

school. Please contact Miss Rowlands on

68921303 if you required financial assistance.

Under 16 Girl’s Netball (see front cover) Last Monday the Under 16 Girl’s Netball team

travelled to Dubbo to compete in the small

schools competition.

All girls played very well, and improved with each game. They showed fine Trundle fighting spirit,

never giving up regardless of the score. Thanks to

Mr Southon for driving the bus so that we could

compete.

Player of the day was Lucy Aveyard who never

stopped trying even though she was defending girls

who were a lot taller than her and more

experienced.

S. Price

Secondary Welfare Levels

Congratulations to the following students who are

on Level 4 and 5. Remember to complete all your

work and assessment tasks, speak nicely to others

and wear your uniform. These are just a few ways

to receive pink slips.

Level 4

(2nd highest level):

Bryce Gavin-Rossiter

Ethan Pascoe

Bobbie Smith

Codie Wilson

Paige Fox

Tahlia Dellow

Chelsea Taylor

Brodi Gavin Rossiter

Adam Smith

Wills Wells

Jeremy Smith

Karl Turner

Jess Farrar

Jamie Mahoney

Level 5

(highest level):

Lucy Aveyard

Shelby Dellow

Hannah Dunn

Emily Harper

Monique Morgan

Willa Stokes

Alex Brown

Zac Longhurst

Robert Stokes

Ryan Taylor

Brooke Morgan

Liam Walsh

Harrison Williams

Leah Martin

Ashleigh Newham

Eliza Stokes

Albert Wykes

Bradley Watt

Isabelle Wykes

Karl Gregson

Daniel Martin

Luke Watt




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HSC Week Subject Weighting Form of Assessment

5 Exam week

Trial examinations for all HSC subjects.

6

Preliminary Week Subject Weighting Form of Assessment

4

Hospitality

Visual Arts

- -

25%

CAFÉ SKILLS: PRODUCT ASSESSMENT WITH WRITTEN

AND ORAL COMPONENTS

POLITICAL ART : THE ACTIVIST

5 Agriculture

Senior Science

20%

20%

EXPERIMENT REPORT

SECONDARY SOURCES RESEARCH

Year 11/12

YEAR 12 Webinars The webinars are for Course Coordinators to provide

additional information for students. They will allow

students to gain further access to the course and

explicitly teach and prepare students for upcoming

assessment and examinations.

2015 HSC Trial Examination Timetable 10th - 14th August.

WEEK TIME MONDAY

10/8/2015

TUESDAY

11/8/2015

WEDNESDAY

12/8/2015

THURSDAY

13/8/2015

FRIDAY

14/8/2015

5

9.05-

12.00PM

STANDARD

ENGLISH

Paper 1

(2 HOURS)

HOSPITALITY

(2 HOURS)

CONSTRUCTION

(2 HOURS)

SENIOR SCIENCE

(3 HOURS)

EXTENSION

MATHEMATICS

(2 HOURS)

ADVANCED

ENGLISH

Paper 1

(2 HOURS)

METAL AND

ENGINEERING

(2 HOURS)

BUSINESS STUDIES

(3 HOURS)

PHYSICS

(3 HOURS)

AGRICULTURE

(3 HOURS)

COMMUNITY

AND FAMILY

STUDIES

12.20-

3.25PM

GENERAL

MATHEMATICS 2

(2 ½ HOURS)

ADVANCED

ENGLISH

Paper 2

(2 HOURS)

BIOLOGY

(3 HOURS)

INDUSTRIAL

TECHNOLOGY

(1 ½ HOURS)

VISUAL ART

(1 ½ HOURS)

MATHEMATICS

(3 HOURS)

STANDARD

ENGLISH

Paper 2

(2 HOURS)

PDHPE

(3 HOURS)

MODERN HISTORY

(3 HOURS)

CHEMISTRY

(3 HOURS)

SPORT, LIFESTYLE

AND RECREA-

TION




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Each week there will be a newsletter article promoting

courses run across the Western Access Program. This

program is highly successful in delivering a wider

curriculum across our schools, maximising student

choice and achievement.

Sport, Lifestyle & Recreation – Trish Morgan – Trundle CS Year 11 SLR having been studying a module called Fitness. Students develop the knowledge,

understanding and skills necessary to design, implement and evaluate individual fitness programs. As

part of their assessment students had to carry out a range of fitness test and compare their results to

standards for their age. They then designed a fitness program to suit their specific goals and carried out

the program for three weeks. On completion of the program they re-tested themselves to see if they

improved. Students applied knowledge and skills learnt relating to types of training, designing

programs and the nature of fitness.

The Standing Long Jump The Sit & Reach Test

Each week there will be a newsletter article promoting

courses run across the Western Access Program. This

program is highly successful in delivering a wider

curriculum across our schools, maximising student

choice and achievement.

Visual Arts – Michael Richards –

Tullamore CS

This year I have been lucky enough to be teaching a very talented bunch of year

11 Visual Arts students. These students have excelled in both practical art making activities and theory based assessments. The pictures bellow are from a recent

assessment task called ‘Copy Cat’ which required students to learn about a 2D artistic medium by studying masters from the past. The results speak for

themselves.

Issabelle Goodwin – Peak Hill Central School Madaline Harvey – Yeoval Central School

Jacqualine Fiddock – Trangie Central School

Tanya Hattingh –Trangie Central School




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Library

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Library

JOKE OF THE WEEK

Book Fair in the Library Many of our students found books that they

were interested in and purchased at the fair.

A huge thank you to the following parents and

community members who bought books and

donated them to the library. With your

generosity these books will provide the

students of Trundle central school years of

enjoyment and help foster a love of reading.

Lubka Prebendarcik

Cheree Stokes

The Whiley Family

The Smith Family

Jo Coster

The Zerafa Family

Robyn Hawke

For every book purchased the name of the

buyer went into a raffle to win $30 worth of

books from the fair.

Well done to Melissa Stokes who won the

raffle and was able to choose more reading

material for her family to enjoy.




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Community

Shearing Competition

@ Trundle Show

Special Shear

Jim Mudge Perpetual Trophy

Learners

Trundle Junior Rugby League

League Tag It was lovely to see many

children participating in League

Tag on Friday night after a long

break due to wet weather.

League tag will be on again this

Friday 7th August.

A game fee of $2.00 per child per league tag game

will be payable to Ann-Marie Taylor (Treasurer)

before each afternoon commences. This helps

cover use of equipment and materials.

Parents and carers will be notified via email/text

message no later than Friday 12pm if league tag is

cancelled for the night.

See you all at Berryman Oval Friday 7th August,

2015 at 5pm.



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Trundle Central School Newsletter · two hour audio visual presentation. I have asked the presenters to modify this program for Years 7 & Year 8 boys and they have agreed. The sessions