‘SCOOP’ 80 Pioneer Street BATLOW NSW 2730 Phone: 02 6949 1208 Fax: 02 6949 1666 Email: batlow-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: https://batlow-c.schools.nsw.gov.au

9 August 2019 Term 3 – Week 3 (A)

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Welcome back to Term 3

The term has started and already the whole school is extremely busy. We

started with a special Sport’s Assembly in honour of Mrs Vicki Dodd, many

students were recognised for their participation in swimming and athletics

carnivals and also the cross country. We are impressed with the amount

of students who participate and display sportsmanship and

encouragement to others when competing.

Some of our primary and high school students participated in the Mount Selwyn ski trip and had a

fantastic day on the slopes. Congratulations to all students who displayed resilience whilst learning

to ski for the first time, it is not easy and by all accounts from our teachers all students thoroughly

enjoyed their day and represented our school with pride and wonderful behaviour.

Year Advisers are busy planning the stage excursions that will be occurring in Term 4, these trips

involve an enormous amount of scheduling for all staff and notes will be going home soon to

enable parents to forward plan for this activity.

Once again we have had a careers talk delivered to high school students from Snowy Valleys

Council, students were exposed to all facets of council, the careers involved and opportunities that

are offered by the council. Mr Kass will be following through with opportunities for our students to

become involved with Snowy Valleys Council.

This week is Education Week and all students have been involved in various activities school

wide, I have visited all primary classes this week and have enjoyed being involved in the learning

that is occurring in all classes, debating occurred yesterday against Tumut High School with Mrs

Gorman adjudicating, our students again displayed teamwork when preparing for the debate and

are to be congratulated on their maturity and eagerness to be involved in this learning experience.

Thank you to Ms Beattie for arranging the debate and all teachers and students involved.

Parent/Teacher evening took place on Tuesday, this was an opportunity for parents to discuss

their children’s schooling and meet new teachers in our school. We appreciate that not all parents

are able to make this evening and if you would like to arrange an appointment please call the

office and they will assist you.

Wednesday 21 August at 5.30 pm in the Learning Hub there will be an information evening for

parents and adult community member on social media and the different types of technology that

our students have access to in their personal lives. Senior Constable Troy Fisher will be running

the evening so please come along and be informed about the technology and media that our

students are using and have available to them.

I would like to welcome Ms Aleisha Singleton and Ms Eliza Robertson to our school in the primary

department, they are both welcome additions to our teaching staff and are getting to know all of

our students. If you did not have the opportunity to meet them at Parent/Teacher evening please

call the office for further assistance if required.

We look forward to another busy term of learning and seeing parents at our Book Fair Parade

during Week 5, further information will be sent home.

Michelle Wainwright

Relieving Principal

Principal’s Message

KINDERGARTEN AND YEAR ONE NEWS

Students in K/1 have had a fantastic start to the term. Students have leapt straight back into their

learning with plenty of enthusiasm. We have been reading and writing excitedly and practicing our

mathematics using counters and dice to create groups and count.

SCHOOL NEWS

YEAR 8

TECHNOLOGY

CLASS students are

making a four jointed

timber jewellery/bling

box that will

incorporate an arduino

alarm system.

YEAR 8 STUDENTS – Students have been

completing a series of experiments to observe chemical

reactions. Students have attempted elephants

toothpaste and lava lamps to observe gas evolution.

Wednesday 31 July 2019, Mount Selwyn Ski Trip

OFFICIAL SPORTS ASSEMBLY

Held on Thursday 25 July 2019 in memory of Mrs Vicki Dodd

Athletics Age Champion Boys Athletics Age Champion Girls

Primary Girls Athletics places winners

Cross Country Age Champions

Secondary Boys Athletics places winners

Secondary Girls Athletics places winners Swimming Age Champion Girls

CHS Regional Athletics Carnival

Results from the CHS Regional Athletics Carnival held last Friday 2 August 2019 in Albury.

Riley Gould won 13 Years Boys 800 metres with a new pb

Rayleigh Gould placed 4th 16 Years Girls 400 metres

Jack Gould won 16 Years Boys 800 metres with a new pb

won 16 Years Boys 400 metres

placed 2nd 16 Years Boys 100 metres

Metta Sweeney placed 4th 16 Years Girls 400 metres with a new pb

Ryley Collins placed 8th 17+ Years Boys 800 metres with a new pb

placed 5th 17+ Years Boys 1500 metres

Riley and Jack Gould have both qualified for the CHS State Athletics Carnival to be held in Sydney

from Wednesday 4 September 2019 to Friday 6 September 2019. Congratulations to all students

who competed on the day.

Batlow Technology School would like to send

a very big thank you

to the Gould family

for supplying seedlings for planting in the school community garden.

BOOK WEEK 2019

To celebrate Book Week 2019, our school will be holding a

Book Character Parade on Tuesday 20 August 2019.

Primary students are invited to dress up as their favourite

book character. Parents and community members are

welcome to come and watch the parade, beginning at 9.30

am in the school Learning Hub.

Student entries in the Book Week Colouring-in Competition

will be on display in the Learning Hub.

Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the school Learning Hub on Monday 19 August 2019 and

Tuesday 20 August 2019. Come along and purchase some great books.

NEWS FROM OUR COMMUNITY

All Saints’ Tumbarumba Primary School

All Saints' would like to invite interested girls in Year

10 or older to participate in this year’s Debutante Ball.

There are limited places. Training is every

Wednesday evening from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm. The

ball will take place on the 26 October 2019.

For more information please call Terry 0439 482 592

REMINDERS FOR TERM 3-2019

What’s on at BTS Thursday each week 3.00 pm - 4.00 pm Home Learning Club Wednesday each week 3.00 pm - 4.00 pm (starting Week 4)

Creative Writing Workshops 13 August 2019 P&C Meeting 6.30 pm 19/20 August 2019 Scholastic Book Fair 20 August 2019 Book Parade 21 August 2019 Police Talk for parents and community members 30 August 2019 Australian Defence Force Careers Talk Years 9-12 4 September 2019 Kindergarten Orientation YAM Program Year 9 11 September 2019 YAM Program Year 9 13 September 2019 Immunisation, Years 7 and 10 18 September 2019 YAM Program Year 9

P&C

Meets on Week 4 and

Week 8 of each term in the

Learning Hub at

6.30 pm.

All welcome to attend

Email: batlow-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.batlow-c.schools.nsw.edu.au

9 August 2019 mw.lw

Dear Parent RE: NATIONALLY CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF DATA ON SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY (NCCD)

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).

Information provide about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

year if schooling

category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional

level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.

This information assists schools to:

formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools

consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools

develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provided data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about this matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy.

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal https://www.nccd.edu.au.

If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact the school. Yours sincerely

Michelle Wainwright Relieving Principal

BATLOW TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL 80 Pioneer Street, Batlow NSW 2730

Kindergarten to Year 12

Telephone: 02 6949 1208 Facsimile: 02 6949 1666

Relieving Principal: Michelle Wainwright