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Issue 1 - Term 4 - Week 2 16 October 2013

From the Principal Welcome Back and Good Luck Year 12 Welcome back to the final term of the 2013 school year. This is an extremely busy and important term for all students and staff. This week saw the beginning of the Higher

School Certificate examinations and we wish Ty, Sarah, Craig, Thomas, Bree, Taylor, Kieran, Laura and Michelle the very best over the next four weeks of their exams. As I stated at their final assembly, Year 12 have worked particularly well over the past couple of years in preparation for the HSC and they are very well respected by the school and the local community. There are a number of significant events this term and the first is next Wednesday‟s Bronze, Silver and Gold Assembly where we celebrate students‟ achievements during Term 3. The ceremony will begin at 2:00pm and all members of the school and community are invited to attend. Other major events are the Year 5/6 excursion to Sovereign Hill in Victoria departing Sunday 17 November, the Year 6 Luncheon on Monday 9 December and the school‟s Presentation Night on Thursday 12 December. Free Dental Assessment and Screening Consent During Term 4 all students from Warren Central School have the opportunity to participate in the Australian Mobile Dental Care (AMDC) free dental assessment and screening. As part of this issue of Jumbunna a consent form has been attached for all parents and care givers to complete. This consent form must be returned to the front office by next Wednesday 23 October 2013 so that we can notify the AMDC to finalise appointments. Parents may have received Medicare Teen Vouchers in the mail. These vouchers can be used for dental treatment associated with the program. This is a wonderful program and I encourage all families to take the opportunity to have your children at least assessed and screened for no cost. If you have any queries about the program please do not hesitate contacting me and I will happily answer your questions. Attendance The school is concentrating on improving student attendance this term. There are substantial benefits for sending your child to school every day. International

research clearly shows that students who regularly attend school get the maximum benefit from school and optimise their life choices. They develop skills and attitudes that help them to be successful in later life. These include self-discipline, punctuality, being organised and being able to stick to routines. By attending school every day children can make friends and learn to maintain friendships and relationships over a length of time. Finally, the more you attend, the more you learn. I am asking every family to support the school in raising the awareness that good attendance has significant advantages for every student, parent and member of the local Warren community. NAPLAN Parents and caregivers will be receiving their children‟s NAPLAN results in the mail this week. If you have a child in Years 3, 5, 7, or 9 who sat for the assessments and do not receive your results please contact me immediately so I can follow it up as a matter of urgency. 2013-2014 Captains

Nathan Clarke Vice-captain & Megan Callander Captain

K-6 News Welcome back to another very busy and productive term. We hope everybody had a wonderful break and are now ready to continue being positive and happy learners. How wonderful and proud the K – 6 students look each day in their full school uniform. Congratulations and keep up the great efforts. . Our K-12 Assembly will be held in Week 3, Wednesday 23 October 2013 at 2pm.

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Welcome We would all like to extend a very warm welcome to Mr Rob Moffitt who is teaching 5/6 Oceans for this term. Mr Moffitt has settled in very quickly and has started the term running and the students in the class have settled into having a new teacher with bright and new ideas. We know it will be a very valuable and enjoyable term for everyone in 5/6. STAGE 3 EXCURSION – SOVEREIGN HILL, BALLARAT, VICTORIA. (Term 4 – Week 7) This wonderful excursion is fast approaching and our Year 5/6 students must now hand in any outstanding Cadbury Chocolates money to the front office as soon as possible as well as paying off the excursion cost. Tissues needed During the winter months tissues are in great demand. So as we find ourselves at the end of winter our stocks need to be replenished for those annoying little trickles and bouts of hay fever. Please send a box of tissues in with your child to replenish the stocks for your child‟s class. Baby News Huge congratulations to Mrs Quigley and Mrs McCormack on their baby‟s safe arrival. Mr and Mrs Quigley are the very proud parents of a beautiful girl, Eva and Mr and Mrs McCormack have been blessed with a beautiful boy, Hugh. We all wish them so much joy and love as they start this new stage of their lives together as family units. Premier’s Spelling Bee Shyanne Buswell, Year 6, competed in the Regional Premier‟s Spelling Bee and WON. Congratulations Shyanne and now down to the final part of the competition. Shyanne will travel to Sydney to compete in the state finals on Wednesday 6 November. We wish her all the best and good luck and good spelling! STATE ATHLETICS CARNIVAL – Max Irving and Shakira Duncan are participating in the State Athletics Carnival this week in Sydney. Max is competing in the senior boys 800m race and Shakira is in the 11 year girl‟s discus event. We wish both students all the best but we realise they have already achieved well by reaching this final stage of the competition. Well done Max and Shakira. Dates for your diary: Term 4 16/10/13 Milo Cricket Fun Day 22/10/13 Performance “Cut Snake” Years 6 - 12 23/10/13 K-12 Merit Assembly 24/10/13 K – 6 Disco 5pm – 7pm

28/10/13 Prefect Nominations completed 6/11/13 K-6 assembly – Prefect Speeches for

2014 8/11/13 Gobondery/NARRAF Zone Tennis Gala

Day – Tottenham 17/11-22/11/13 STAGE 3 EXCURSION – Sovereign Hill,

Ballarat 25/11-6/12/13 School Swimming Scheme – selected

students from Years 2 - 6 27/11/13 K-6 Presentation Assembly 9/12/13 Year 6 Celebration Luncheon 12/12/13 K – 12 Presentation Night

K – 6 Prefect Profiles: Felix Weston How old are you? 12 What is your dream job? Engineer What is your favourite food? Kebabs Who is your favourite athlete? Ian Thorpe What is your favourite sport? Water skiing What are your goals? Happy life How many pets do you have? 20 Who is your favourite friend? Max What is your favourite holiday destination? Mississippi What is your favourite colour? Blue What is your favourite thing to do after school? Go for a swim What is your favourite book? Cherubs What is your favourite movie? Johnny English Who is your favourite actor? Rowan Atkinson How many siblings do you have? 2 How many countries do you want to visit? A lot Where do you live? “Nihill Gully”, Warren What is your favourite animal? Monkey Do you like vegetables? They are alright Max Irving What do you want to do when you leave school? Complete a GAP year in the Northern Territory. Favourite food: Pasta Favourite subject: English Favourite colour: Red Favourite sport: Football What do you do when you get home from school? Have afternoon tea Favourite possession: My wallet What do you do on weekends? Help dad Favourite teacher: Mrs Oates (who was Miss Holland)

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Who is your best friend at St Mary‟s? Digby Jones What is your bike? 125 Yamaha How many pets do you have? 1 dog and 2 chickens Favourite athlete: James Magnusson If you had $1million what would you spend it on? A ski boat When were you born? 30 March 2001 Favourite animal: Rabbit Favourite fruit: Fruit loops Favourite holiday destination: Tasmania Favourite song: Pumping Blood Courtney Graham Hair colour: Blond Eye colour: Hazel Favourite sport: Running Favourite animal: Horse Favourite subject: Art Spare time activity: Horse riding Favourite food: Watermelon Favourite actor: Hugh Jackman Favourite movie: Flicka Favourite country: France Best holiday destination: Coffs Harbour Favourite book: Black Beauty Best friend: Abigail Irving Favourite singer: Karma Birthday: 25.5.2002 Ambition: To be a horse rider Favourite cereal: Women Plus Stephen Owens How old are you? 12 Favourite teacher: Mrs Quigley Favourite singer: Toby Keith Favourite colour: Blue Favourite food: Chinese Favourite drink: Lemonade Where do you want to live when you are older: Dubbo What job do you want: Diesel mechanic Favourite football player: Israel Falou Favourite holiday: Gold Coast Favourite country: China Where would you like to visit? South Australia Favourite fruit: Apple Eye colour: Blue Favourite subject: Maths Best friend: Louie Do you have any siblings? Yes, one Who are your parents? Archie and Carol

Tyrin Darcy-Hutchinson Hair col 7our? Brown Ey e colour? Brown Favourite sport? Football What do you want to be when you grow up? Football player Favourite thing to do? Play football If you had $1million what would you spend it on? A car Favourite place in School? Playground What did you first think when you woke up this morning? I don‟t want to go to school Favourite food? Hot chips If you had one wish what would you wish for? Lots of money Favourite athlete? Jarrod Hayne If your house was on fire and you could only take one thing what would you take? Fire Extinguisher Favourite sport other than football? Soccer When were you born? 5/12/2001 Favourite animal? Dog Favourite fruit? Mango Favourite holiday destination? New York Mrs L. Westgarth – Relieving Assistant Principal SECONDARY DATES Years 7 – 10 have the following important dates for this term: Week 3 22 October Cut Snake Performance (Years 6-

12 $10 Cost) Week 5 4-8 November Year 10 Yearly Exam Week 6 12 November Year 8 ESSA Test (Science) 13 November Catch up ESSA Test Week 7 18-22 November Year 7-9 Yearly Exams Year 10 Work Experience Year 12 Charity Fundraising Royal Far West ‘Come-N-See’ Speech Therapy Program. Congratulations to Year 12 and their wonderful efforts in raising $4492.50 for the Royal Far West „Come-N-See‟ Speech Therapy Program. We were overwhelmed with the support from students, staff, families and the wider community in purchasing tickets, buying 100‟s Club numbers and in guessing the number of lollies in the lolly jar. Thank you also to Auscott Warren for their very generous donation of $2000 for our Charity. Year 12 students were involved in catering for the Dinner on 29 August, and spent many hours in the kitchen under Miss Rice‟s and Mrs Mayger‟s supervision. They produced a fabulous meal and spent many hours cleaning up afterwards. Thank you to all the families who contributed groceries for our grocery basket raffles. So large was the response that we were able to create 20 baskets of varying themes. A special thank you to Neil, Janelle, Aleena and Ty Arnold for their very generous donation of the IGA and Wish Gift Vouchers, as well as to IGA Warren for their donation of a $20 Meat Tray Voucher.

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Please refer to the list for the winners of the prizes. Wish Gift Cards: David Burrell, Paul Williams, Dan Eaton. IGA Meat Voucher: William White, Till Sayers, Deb Kentwell, Steven Campbell. Hampers 1

st Healthy Food – Don Nesbitt

2nd

Italian – Sonia Evans 3

rd Breakfast – Aleena Arnold

4th

Breakfast – Jennifer George 5

th Kids Snack – Lyn Dowton

6th

Adult Snack – Sally Waters 7

th–12

th – Mixed Grocery – Jean Barnett, Yvette Murphy,

Jim Graham, Suzanne Mayer, Glen Darcy, David Whytt. 100’s Club Number 1 1

st June Hawkes

2nd

Rodney Thornton 3

rd Jean Barnett

Number 2 1

st Robyn Dwyer

2nd

Bruce Oriel 3

rd Damian Plunkett

Number 3 1

st A & K Marks

2nd

Bill and Rhonda Darcy 3

rd E. Brouff

Lolly Guessing Jar: 163 lollies – Marilyn Wilson The program is recommencing in Term 4, involving a number of students who are continuing with the program from terms 1 and 2, and several new students who were assessed in term 3. The program will run 1 day a fortnight via VC, each student receiving a personalised program for 30 minutes. Students who have been involved in the program have demonstrated progress in their speech and language development. We again look forward to a busy term with the Royal Far West and are most appreciative of the support they can offer students at Warren Central School. Higher School Certificate Examinations 2013 We send our best wishes to Year 12 as they prepare for and sit the Higher School Certificate Examinations. The examinations commence on Monday 14 October and finish on Wednesday 6 November. This group of students have been very dynamic in their presence at school, contributing to many facets of school life including academic excellence, outstanding sporting achievements, technological knowledge and skills, cultural expertise (piano and dance) and a broad range of vocational experiences. All students have firm goals in mind, ranging from attending university, apprenticeships, local employment and overseas travel.

Here‟s a little insight into what they will be doing:

Bree is travelling on a work exchange to Canada and the USA.

Thomas is moving to Parramatta to pursue a career in Rugby League and undertake an apprenticeship in a trade.

Michelle is planning to attend university and study an Arts Degree.

Taylor is planning to study at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst where she will undertake a 3 year nursing degree followed by a postgraduate in midwifery.

Damien plans to further his education in Dubbo and seek part-time employment.

Sarah hopes to either travel or work in Child Care.

Kieran is planning a career in Technology and Design.

Laura is considering travelling before starting a career in nursing.

Craig will be moving to Parramatta to pursue a career in Rugby League and undertake an apprenticeship as a plumber.

Farewell and congratulations to Year 12 2013, may all your dreams come true.

Damien Elliott, Craig Field, Thomas Field, Ty Arnold, Kieran

Murphy, Michelle Wright, Taylor McCloskey, Bree Lomas,

Sarah Bolton and Laura Sayers

Mrs Jenny Brooker - Year 12 Patron.

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NAIDOC CELEBRATION NAIDOC celebrations were held at Warren Central at the end of last term in a gathering of community to acknowledge the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The day began on a formal note with a whole school assembly, in which Mableah Fuller, Reighan Peckham, Isabella Gordon, Kyle and Amber McClenahan carried out official duties including explaining the history behind this year‟s theme; the 50

th anniversary of the presentation of

the Yirrkala Bark Petitions to the Federal Parliament. The Australian and Aboriginal flags were raised by Mrs Joyce Fox, the oldest locally born Aboriginal elder in Warren alongside members of her family; of which four generations were present. After a community morning tea it was time for the fun to begin with a myriad of activities organised by our Aboriginal Education Officer, Phyllis Oates and her team. Art and craft activities, traditional games, music and staff/student netball and touch football games were enjoyed by everyone including visitors from Warren Preschool and Little Possums. Donny Dixon and his son David Rose kept up the supply of Johnny cakes and fried scones while Gary Daley, Eric Crisp and Barney Dixon lent a hand turning the sausages on the barbeque. Representatives of local organisations including Mission Australia, Barnardos and NSW Health also contributed to the day‟s festivities which were capped off by the cutting of a beautiful cake by Joyce Fox, Thelma Darcy, Leonie Darcy and Phyllis Oates.

Mr Paul Loxley our School Educational Director with Phyllis,

Nikki, Allison, June and Brett

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AGnVet Golf Day AGnVET is hosting Junior Golf Day on Sunday 20 October at the Warren Golf Club. It will start at 10:00. It is a three person ambrose and each team or three must have a junior in it. All juniors play free and there will be a free lunch and drinks for all playing juniors. A junior is anyone under 15 years or who is a novice player. Heaps of prizes to be won just for playing. Regards

Andrew Brewer

Customer Service Manager

AGnVET Services Warren

Ph: (02) 6847 3166 Fax: (02) 6847 3188 Mob: 0428 473 166 www.agnvet.com.