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■ Phone: (02) 6924 5475 Learn for Life ■ Fax: (02) 6924 5432 Illabo Public School ■ Email: illabo-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 1 Layton Street ■ Website: www.illabo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Illabo NSW 2590

■ 2019 ■ Term 3 ■ Weeks 6 and 7 ■ R/Principal: Meg Reynolds

Welcome Hon Mr Michael McCormack MP and Acting Prime Minister to our school

- Thank you for visiting!

Illabo Public School ■ R/Principal: Meg Reynolds Learn for Life ■ Phone: (02) 6924 5475 ■ Fax: (02) 6924 5432 Illabo Public School ■ Email: illabo-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 1 Layton Street ■ Website: www.illabo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Illabo NSW 2590

■ 2019 ■ Term 3 ■ Weeks 6 and 7

Calendar Term 3, Week 6 SASS Recognition Week Thursday 29 August Assembly, 2:45pm and P&C

Meeting in Library, 6:30pm

Friday 30 August Riverina Athletics, Albury

Term 3, Week 7 Tuesday 3 September ICAS Digital Technologies

Thursday 5 Sept ICAS Science

Saturday 7 Sept P&C Long Lunch

Term 3, Week 8 Tuesday 10 Sept ICAS Writing

Thursday 12 Sept Assembly, 2:45pm and ICAS Spelling

Friday 13 Sept Kindergarten half day transition 12:10-3:10pm

Term 3, Week 9 Tuesday 17 Sept ICAS English

Thursday 19 Sept Talk like a Pirate Day and ICAS Mathematics

Friday 20 Sept Kindergarten half day transition 12:10-3:10pm

Term 3, Week 10 Thursday 26 Sept Assembly, 2:45pm

Friday 27 Sept Last day of Term 3 and Reward Day

Term 4, Week 1 Saturday 12 October Illabo Show!

Monday 14 October First day back for staff and students

Feature Photo

Mr McCormack, the Acting Prime Minister with our students on Monday

In this issue ... A message from Meg ..................................................... 3

Thursday Assembly ......................................................... 3

Father’s Day Barbecue ................................................... 3

Riverina Regional Athletics Carnival ........................... 4

UNSW ICAS Assessments .............................................. 4

Kindergarten Transition Program ................................ 4

Reading with students EOI ..................................................... 5

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A message from Meg On Monday we welcomed Mr Michael McCormack to our school. We performed two songs for him before Sadie, Tom and Maeve took Mr McCormack on a tour.

Mr McCormack was particularly interested in the Stage 3 students’ research task about Australia’s political history, supporting our History topic Australia as a Nation. He enjoyed playing cricket at lunch time and was impressed with our beautiful big playground.

It was a pleasure to host Mr McCormack at Illabo Public School. The students appreciated the opportunity to show him their classrooms and share some of their learning with him. I was extremely proud of the way all students conducted themselves throughout the day.

Thank you to Lyndal and Chrissy for supplying slices for the visit, they were very appreciated by all who were here.

Our Learning Habit this week is Reasoning. When we use reasoning, we create logical arguments for solving problems and look for evidence before progressing. We can spot the flaws in other people’s arguments. Next week we will focus on Meta-learning. Meta-learning refers to the process of learning about our strengths and focus areas. When we practice Meta-learning, we seek feedback from others and look for ways to become a better learner.

This week we welcome Miss Lily Irvin from CSU who is completing her placement for the next 5 weeks. We are delighted to have Lily with us and feel sure she will gain a lot from her experience at IPS.

Thank you to everyone who came to our Book week parade last Friday. The students looked great in their costumes and really got into the spirit of sharing their secret power with everyone! A big thank you to Miss Callow, Mr Steward and Mrs Ryan for their help with organising the parade and to our Year 6 students for leading it.

This week is SASS (School Administrative and Support Staff) Recognition Week. We would like to thank our SASS staff – Julie Ryan, Kim Guthrie, Megan Callow, Max Harris and Wayne Manning who all do above and beyond, helping to make Illabo PS the wonderful school that it is.

A message from Lily

Hello, my name is Lily Irvin and I am in my final year of Early Childhood and Primary Education at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. I will be completing my five week placement here at Illabo Public School commencing on the 26 August to the 27 September.

Feel free to ask me any questions or give me feedback on any interactions or work I complete here. I look forward to meeting you and your children in my time here.

A little bit about me... I am from a small town called Deniliquin and live on a farm. I moved to Wagga 5 years ago for University and now call Wagga home with my partner, Chris and our gorgeous dog, Bella. I currently work in Childcare as a Junior Preschool Teacher and Room Leader in a Wagga based centre where I enjoy creating play-based activities and working with the children to extend their literacy, numeracy and social skills.

Thursday Assembly Our next fortnightly Assembly is to be this Thursday, 29 August at 2:45pm. All very welcome.

Father’s Day Barbecue We wish all of our fathers and grandfathers a very happy Father’s Day this Sunday and welcome you all to a special Father’s Day barbecue on Friday, 6 September at 8:00am.

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Riverina Regional Athletics Carnival The Regional athletics carnival is being held on Friday 30 August in Albury. Congratulations and best of luck to these students who will be competing on the day in the following events:

• Oliver Wilson 100m, 200m, 800m and relay • Zoe Brabin 100m, 200m and relay • Scarlett Wilson 200m and 800m • Asha Hillam 800m and relay • Tom Day relay

Results from the recent Zone athletics carnival:

Asha Hillam 2nd 800m and 1500m, 1st Small School’s Relay

Oliver Wilson 1st 100m, 200m, 800m and Small School’s Relay, 3rd - 11 Year Boy’s Championship

Scarlett Wilson 1st 200m, 2nd 800m and Junior Girl’s Championship runner-up

Zoe Brabin 1st 100m and 200m, and Small School’s Relay, 11 Year Girl’s Championship runner-up

Tom Day 1st Small School’s Relay Sadie Croker 2nd 1500m Lloyd Hunt 3rd 1500m Illabo PS Small School’s Point Score Trophy

UNSW ICAS Assessments

Following are the dates for this year’s ICAS competitions:

• Digital Technology 3 September • Science 5 September • Writing 10 September • Spelling 12 September • English 17 September • Mathematics 19 September

Good luck to students who have entered!

Kindergarten Transition Program We understand that a child’s first year of school is an important one for both the child and their families. Our Kindergarten Transition Program is an ideal opportunity for your child to explore our wonderful school and begin their ‘lifelong learning’.

The program will commence for two half days this term on Fridays 13 and 20 September and continue for a full day in term 4 every Friday from1 to 29 November.

P&C News Next P&C Meeting The next meeting is on Thursday, 29 August, 6:30pm in the school library.

Awards Merit Certificates Stella, George B, Elsie, Jessica, Olivia HW2Learn George D, Zailey, Matthew, Asha, Nell Wow Awards Darcy, Asha, Stella, Maeve (2), Oliver, Tom, Sadie

Meg

Merit Certificates

HOW2Learn Awards

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Did you know? Technology Facts 1. TVs receive and then display broadcasts of images

that move so fast they appear as a smooth motion to the human eye.

2. The internet and the World Wide Web is not the same thing. The internet is a network of other smaller networks that link computers together all over the world. The World Wide Web is a collection of linked pages that can be used with the help of the internet and a web browser.

3. All electrical devices have fuses in them. Fuses are essentially fire-breakers. If there is a power surge, the fuse will break, preventing any damage or fire.

4. Electronic computers were developed around the 1940s and were the size of a large room. Today, computers have gotten so small that they have been embedded into other things like microwaves, toys, mobile phones, etc.

5. In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci sketched out designs for a humanoid robot. Today, there are many robot prototypes being made.

Community News

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Recycling Information – Junee Shire Council

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More photos from our Book Week Parade

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Mr McCormack’s Visit

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Day/s available Time Name/s Monday 2:30pm Tuesday 2:30pm Wednesday 2:30pm Thursday 2:30pm Friday 2:30pm

Reading with students EOI

If you would like to help our students with their reading, please fill out the following expression of interest with the day you’re available and we will look at doing up a roster.