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Edgeworth Public School Newsletter

Minmi Road, Edgeworth NSW 2285

Phone: 4958 1831 Fax: 4950 8174

Webpage: http://www.edgeworth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: edgeworth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 2 week 8 Principal’s Report Star Struck ‐ It’s A‐Maze‐Ing Following many weeks of organisa on, planning and rehearsals our Star Struck team of dancers and choir will take to the stage at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre next week for the 2015 produc on ‘It’s A‐Maze‐Ing’. Star Struck showcas‐es the crea ve talents of students across our region and provides an opportunity for students to learn new skills, work in teams and perform in front of large audi‐ences. Needless to say, an incredible amount of effort is required to put a pro‐duc on of this size and calibre together. DEC personnel, teachers, execu ve, parents, volunteers and students work together to ensure its success year a er year. Students at Edgeworth PS have par cipated in Star Struck for a number of years and have had the support of a many teachers and parents who have trained stu‐dents, transported, fund‐raised and sewn costumes to ensure our students par‐

cipa on. I acknowledge the incredible amount of me, work and effort by Miss Welsh, Miss Darcy, Miss Mar n, Mrs Bogusz and Mrs Maloney to give our stu‐dents this A‐Maze‐Ing opportunity. Good luck to all our students and staff par cipa ng in Star Struck this week. Tick‐ets are available through Ticketek for performances: Friday  12  June  2015  at 10:30am and 7:00pm, Saturday 13 June at 2:00pm and 7:00pm. Public Speaking Speak‐Off Congratula ons to all student finalists par cipa ng in the school ‘Speak‐Off’ on Monday 15 June to determine the champion and runner‐up public speaker for each stage. Scheduled mes for each stage are: Stage 2 ‐ 9.20am, Kindergarten ‐ 10.25am, Stage 3 ‐ 11:30am and Stage 1 ‐ 2.10pm.  Trophies will be awarded for the winner and runner‐up in each stage group and all students represen ng their class will receive a cer ficate. Parents and members of the community are most welcome to a end. The winner and runner‐up from each stage will represent the school at the Zone Public Speaking Compe on next term. Thank you to Miss Kellert for her leadership in coordina ng our school public speaking this year and to all students who prepared and delivered a speech as part of their English assessment this semester. P&C Trivia Night Due to the outstanding success of the P&C Trivia Night last year a similar evening is planned for our Edgeworth PS community on Saturday  15 August  at  Edge‐worth Bowling Club. This is a guaranteed evening of entertainment and fun well supported by staff and parents with all proceeds to school resources. Please show your support, organise a team or just come along and join In, the ckets are $10 and available online or through the school P&C.

Respect Responsibility Learning

FRIDAY 12 JUNE Star Struck Performance

MONDAY 8 JUNE Public Holiday — Queens Birthday

WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE Star Struck Dance Rehearsal

THURSDAY 11 JUNE Ship O’Fools Concert — 2.15pm

Star Struck Choir & Dance Technical & Dress Rehearsal

MONDAY 15 JUNE Public Speaking Finals

TUESDAY 16 JUNE ICAS Assessment

WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE ICAS Assessment

THURSDAY 18 JUNE High School Transition —

Taster Visit — 2.10pm Debate: Edgeworth Stars vs

Edgeworth Owls

FRIDAY 19 JUNE Hunter PSSA Rugby Union trials

PSSA Rd 4 vs Barnsley (home) Star Struck Choir

Circus Workshop & Show Debate: Biddabah vs

Edgeworth Stars

Awards IILA Launch On Tuesday 26 June a combined assembly of Glendale Technology High School, Argenton Public School, Elermore Vale Public School, Glendale East Public School and Edgeworth Public School will be held to formally recognise the amalgama‐

on of these schools into the Innova on, Inspira on and Learning Alliance or the IILA. The Innova on, Inspira on and Learning Alliance has been formed primarily so that students from all these schools have access to greater opportuni es for learning and so that teachers from all schools can work collabora vely to provide a true con nuum of learning from preschool to Year 12. School leaders from each of the schools, special guests and staff will be in a endance for the signing of the agreement and the unveiling of the IILA logo and banner. The IILA logo will be introduced to our school le erhead from Term 3. Uniform Procedures Edgeworth PS Uniform Procedures consistent with the expecta ons of the NSW Department of Educa on and Communi es School Uniform Policy and the School Uniforms in NSW Government Schools Guidelines was endorsed last week by School Council and now in the process of implementa on. The Uniform Pro‐cedures represent the final stage of the uniform review process conducted by an elected team and ensures the adherence of procedures across the whole com‐munity. The new uniform changes, and subsequent prac ces including the im‐plementa on of a uniform shop and online ordering has been very successful. The manner in which our students arrive at school each day, proudly wearing their school uniform is testament to the success of the process and a credit to students and parents. The uniform procedures are available on the school website www.edgeworth‐p.schools,nsw.edu.au or made available in hard copy from the office. Term Assembly Our end of term assembly will be held on Friday 19 June at 11.30am in the school hall where a variety of performances from all stages will be showcased and a number of awards will be presented to students, staff and community. I hope you are able to join us for this occasion. Jennifer Parke Principal

Our School now has our own Skoolbag Smartphone App which we will be using to send you important in‐forma on. Please download and install it by searching for our school name in either the Apple App Store, or Google Play Store. 

Early Stage 1

Joshua Field, Archie Jarvis, Shia Towers, Ebony Caunt, Bailey Kirkland, Kye Reed‐man, Josie Edwards, Josie Edwards, Co‐

rey Croker, Isabella Milton, Kylara Burns, Georgia Brooks, Noah Hindman, Kyarah Douglas, Temperance Loveday, Alyssa

Kelly, Liam Yardy, Aubrey Ferguson, Mika Gonzalez, Skyla Roxby, Harmony Barber, Indigo Gardner, Jack Hannah, Jhordin Shafie, Arwen Blackert, Olivia Elvidge, Noah Bulbert, Beau Linhart

Stage 1

Emma Streete, Angus Caunt, Marley Griffis‐Lang, Ryan Aus n, Annelise Harri‐son‐Virag, Kane Dean, Alea de Grandis, Joel McCann, Hunter Morris, Mackenzie

Nimmo, Benjamin Partridge, Hunter Su on, Lucas Africa

Stage 2

Ashleigh Barber, James Armstrong, Liam Cro y, Loghan Douglas, Kya Faith, Bailey Dundas, Neyo Walton, Shannen Good,

Julie Courois, Toby Carlisle, Kaylb Agocs, Aaliyah Dahmen, Kate West, Laura

Squires, Cyle Hodson, Brayden Stoimenoff, Caelan Watson, Mischa

Herivel, Joshua Howard, Flynn Gibson, Jaimee Dobbins, Emily Cox, Lara Cock‐burn, Brielle Bailey, Angelo De Grandis, Reegan Simpson, Patrick Turon, Holly

Durham, Abbi Sadler, Seth Wya , Jakeb Saillard, Mia Dzananovic, Ava Wilcher,

Andr’e Hornell, Indiana Kilroy, Luke Smith, Natasha Whitbread, Josh Young, Tyrone Hornell, Hayden Bryant, Amelia Ivin, Taylor Knowles, Lucy Drinkwater,

Laura Squires, Dimi Weatherall

Stage 3

Rhys Pearson, William Dennis, Jarrod Anstee, Ayden Fajkovic, Taen Parker, Ella Harrison‐Virag, Kooper Robson,

Jesse Trimble, Jack Hillier, Jameca Gill, Holly Dunn, Zac Hopton, Ben Allsop,

Molly Blundell, Kayla Philp, Lachlan Kite, Deky Giugliarelli, Jacob Mar n, Georgia

Chapple, Anthony Maddigan, Jarvis Graczyk, Layla Mossman, Maddison Rose, Jordan Rendma, Luke Nichols,

Libby McGovern, Logan Roxby, Tru Par‐ker, Brock Robinson, Dylan Thompson, Callum Hughes, Zaria Terry, Mackenzie Quinlan, James Nicholls, Kade Youlten, Jack Barlow, Hunter Anderson, Hayley West, Kynan Hellyer, Ashleigh Clark, Blake Bridge, Emily Jones, Harrison

Smith

Deputy Principal’s Report                                 A endance Ma ers! 

         

If your child‐

misses…..

That equals

…..

Which is ….. Over 13 years of schooling

that’s …..

Which means the best your child might a ain

is…..

1 day per

fortnight

20 days per year

4 weeks per year

Nearly 1 ½ years

Equal to finishing in Year 11

1 day per week

40 days per year

8 weeks per year

Over 2 ½ years

Equal to finishing in Year 10

2 days per week

80 days per year

16 weeks per year

Over 5 years

Equal to finishing in Year 7

Use their manners. Play fairly and take turns. Keep our school clean. Use equipment safely.

News from the Canteen ...  

Roster:  Please note if your child orders noodle cups, ice‐blocks, milkshakes and bliz‐

zards, they MUST bring their lunch order bag up to the can‐

teen to collect them. These items are not put in the lunch

tubbies.

Late Arrival & Early Pick Up of Students Parents/carers are advised that children who arrive late to school need to come to the office to get a “Late Arrival” note, regardless of whether they are accompanied by an adult. If you are picking up your child early from school, parents/carers or a designated person MUST come to the office to get an “Early Leaver” note before collecting their child. Teachers will not allow your child to accompany you unless you provide them with the Early Leaver note.

Aboriginal Updates Students in Kindergarten and Years 1 and 2 will par ci‐pate in a weekly 1 hour Story and Art session facilitated in class by Mr Kelly. In Week 1, students were read the story book Ernie 

Dances to the Didgeridoo and were given a demonstra on by Mr Kelly on how to make and play a Didgeridoo. Students were shown how to make bird calls and different rhythms they par cu‐larly enjoyed the story of the dingo and the kangaroos. Each student then completed a colouring in of a Didgeridoo and were encour‐aged to use different colours and pa erns based on the noise they heard through the Didgeridoo. In Week 2, students learnt about Emus and had the opportunity to put their hands on Emu eggs and feathers, and completed a ‘Design’ an egg ac vity. Edgeworth PS has also developed a seniors and juniors Didgeridoo group. They will meet twice a week to learn the skills and techniques needed to play the Did‐geridoo. We are preparing the students and ge ng them ready for a combined performance with the schools choir later in the term. Mr Kelly is coordina ng a ‘Building Leaders’ program for boys in Years 4 & 5 which aims to support the students in their school work, behaviour and personal responsibili es on a weekly basis. The students will meet twice a week and will work towards se ng goals focused on educa on, health and self awareness. I will soon be sending out an invita on for parents and families to join me for a meet and greet session and a chance to discuss how I can support your child/children during their me at Edgeworth PS. Ray Kelly Aboriginal Educa on Worker (AEW) Library News Thank you to all the happy customers who bought books at our book sale last week. It was amazing how quickly those books walked off the tables and shelves. We sold $102.40 worth of books which will allow Mrs Mitchell to purchase at least eight new books for the library. Congratula ons to these students and the parents who supported them to com‐plete their Premier's Reading Challenge: Brock Simpson, Reagan Simpson, Jessi‐ca Xu, Aidan Griffith, Hayden Bryant, Kynyn Hellyer, Tiarne Hagan, Mikayla Stand‐en and Aja Rippon. That makes 27 students who have completed their challeng‐es. Keep those reading logs coming in ‐ eight more weeks to go. Mrs Mitchell Librarian

LOST SOMETHING?

There is a lost property box located near the school office.

Please remember to label all items that are brought to school so that they can be returned to your child if they go missing.

STARSTRUCK COSTUME 

FUNDRAISER 

As part of our plan to support families with the cost of Star

Struck costumes for dance and choir, we are running a fantas c

Cadbury Fundraiser.

If you would like to support our fundraiser by selling a box (and

not a part of our Star Struck team) please see Miss Welsh for

details.

Money is due now!

Thank you.

Miss Welsh & Miss Mar n Star Struck Coordinators

$

Ronowldo Day Congratula ons to all the students at Edgeworth who have been consistently earning Ronowldos for demonstra ng respec ul and responsible behaviour and quality learning. Last week students were able to cash in their Ronowldos for a fun experience. Face pain ng was a popular choice with over 80 students ge ng their faces painted by some great ar sts in Year 6. (And Mrs Haley and Miss Goldberg!) Staff and students cannot wait un l our next Ronowldo Day. I wonder who will make it to 100? Here are some photos of our students enjoying ge ng their face painted.

ICAS – Spelling The ICAS Spelling assessment will take place on Tuesday 16 June for those students who have entered in Years 3‐6.  ICAS – Wri ng The ICAS Wri ng assessment will take place on Wednesday 17 June for those students who have entered in Years 3‐6. P&C News Save these dates:

24 June — Pizza Day 21 July — Sports Carnival Canteen; helpers required for BBQ & Canteen Term 2 / Term 3 — Thompson’s Pie Drive

Thank you Jo Egge Pizza Day Canteen are looking for volunteers on Wednes‐day 24 June. If you can help on that day, please let Jen in the Canteen know. Due to an increase from the supplier, we have had to increase pizzas by 50cents. This is the first increase in 6 years. Thank you for your un‐derstanding and support. Canteen PSSA — If your child is playing PSSA sports and is ordering their lunch; can you please mark their lunch bag ‘PSSA’ so the lunches will be ready early for them. Jenny Hampton Canteen

For only 

$60  you’ll receive over 

$20,000 worth of valuable 

offers 

* Available from the EPS Office 

PE R MI SS I ON NOT ES & PA Y ME NT S DU E

Early Stage 1

Preschool Fees Ship Of Fools 

Stage 1

RAW Art Star Struck Choir Fee 

Ship Of Fools 

Stage 2

RAW Art  

Stage 3

RAW Art Great Aussie Bush Camp 

Next Friday 19 June Early Stage 1 students will be presen ng an item at the whole school assembly at 11:35am. This will be their first performance in front of the school. All are welcome to a end the assembly. Our DEAR with me program is having great success in our Kindergarten rooms. Mums, dad, grandparents and siblings are invited into our classrooms at 3pm each day to read with the students. This program allows students to increase their fluency and confidence in reading as well as showing their family how clever they are. Come along. We would love to read to you.

Circus Performance Stage 1 is very excited about the circus workshop and performance that is hap‐pening on Friday 19 June. All students will be given the opportunity to par cipate in a workshop where they will make their own juggling balls to keep and then prac se the art of juggling. The day will culminate in a performance by “Ship of Fools” circus. Our focus in English this term has been The Circus and the workshop and perfor‐mance will be a lovely way to celebrate the learning that has taken place in class‐rooms. Please send permission notes and money ($8.00) to class teachers.  Public Speaking Finals Monday 15 June 2.10 ‐ 3.10pm Stage 1 Public Speaking finals will be on at the above me. All parents are wel‐come to a end and support our speakers.

Gymnas cs As the program is in its final weeks, this week is an assessment for all involved students. Our students have enjoyed the many and varied ac vi es designed for them to develop coordina on by qualified teachers Rachael and Yo. Parents are invited to observe their child's class in ac on for the final lesson on Tuesday 23 June or Wednesday 24 June. CAPA Each Tuesday a ernoon during this term, students have par cipated in crea ve arts and prac cal arts groups. Musical opportuni es including singing and playing instruments, dance, drama, yoga and visual arts have given students an expansive insight into all things crea ve. The program will con nue into Term 3. Star Struck All the best for our students in the Choir and Dance groups who will be perform‐ing in Star Struck this week. A special thanks to Miss Mar n and Miss Welsh for the mammoth task of organising these items. Public Speaking Finals Congratula ons to our Stage 2 students represen ng their classes for our Public Speaking Finals on Monday 15 June. All students underwent a busy process of assessment and selec on for representa on. All speakers have achieved much already but the best will represent our school at zone level next term.

Stage News

Early Stage 1 

Student Safety Around Staff Car‐park & Roads The 3:10 pm pick‐up me is a “heavy traffic” period of the day when we need to take extra care for the safety of students leaving the school grounds. The school carpark is an OUT  OF  BOUNDS area for students and parents between the hours of 8.00am and 3.30pm. The carpark is used for

STAFF PARKING   ONLY.  The new disabled parking area is for the safe drop‐off and pick‐up of  students  and  parents  with special needs only.   Please keep in mind these very important safety procedures: Use the pathways and

gates when entering and leaving ‐ don’t  walk  your children  through  the  car‐park or use  the driveways as an entry or exit. 

Use the pedestrian crossing ‐ don’t walk your children across the street, and nev‐er call them from across the street.

Park on the street ‐ do not enter  the  carpark  unless you or your child have spe‐cial needs.

COMMONWEALTH BANK STUDENT BANKING

DAY IS TUESDAY

Stage 1 

Stage 2 

C A N T E E N R O S T E R

Beginning Monday 15 June 2015 

Monday 15 June K. McCafferty, K. Coulin 

Tuesday 16 June B. Handford, D. Everson 

Wednesday 17 June A. Bergquist, A. West 

Thursday 18 June J. Doig, R. Bromell 

Friday 19 June M. Chapman, C. Ellio  

Beginning Monday  22 June 2015 

Monday 22 June W. Stevens, M. S  

Tuesday 23 June O. Standen, J. Young 

Wednesday 24 June L. Towers, B. Towers 

Thursday 25 June K. Nupier, T. Clarke 

Friday 26 June LL. Mistelbauer, K. Nicholson, 

G. Blakeley 

3C In the Spotlight During Term 2, 3C have been comple ng a unit on the book Tashi by Anna Fienberg. The children have been wri ng lots of great imagina ve texts, using the narra ve as inspira on. 3C have also been crea ng art works based around the unit. "I like the way Tashi is able to solve his problems easily." Zac Lewis "I find the book interes ng. The characters and the themes are amazing." Abbie Mar n "My favourite character is the Wiked Barron because he makes the story in‐teres ng by being really evil." Riley Chapman

Stage 2 Cont. 

News from the Canteen ……….  

Roster:  Please note if your child orders noodle cups, ice‐blocks, milkshakes and bliz‐

zards, they MUST bring their lunch order bag up to the can‐

teen to collect them. These items are not put in the lunch

tubbies.

Road Safety Message 

Talk with your children about Stop, Look, Listen and Think 

every me they cross the road.

STOP! One step back from the curb.

LOOK! For traffic to your right, le and right again. LISTEN! For the sounds of

approaching traffic. THINK! Whether it is safe to

cross. Young children can learn 

these safe pedestrian habits from you and con nue them

later on when they are old enough to travel alone.

***NEW*** UNIFORM

SHOP HOURS

TUESDAY 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

THURSDAY

8:30 am - 9:30 am

EFTPOS AVAILABLE

  

Deba ng Workshop On Monday 1 June, 8 Year 5 students a ended the interschool Lake Macquarie Deba ng ‘Developing Deba ng Course’ at Wiripaang Public School. Abbey Good‐win, Drew Mar n, Ella Griffith, Ka e Dingwall, Preston Douglas, James Nicholls, Jackson Leenderts and Kynyn Hellyer a ended the course. All students had a great day and repre‐sented the school with pride. They learnt many skills and strategies that they will be able to implement in future debates. Miss Kellert  RAW Art Please keep RAW Art payments coming in. During Weeks 9 and 10 students will be par cipa ng in some wonderfully crea ve, innova ve and fun art and cra ac vi es. Star Struck Good luck to all Stage 3 students who will be performing during Star Struck this week. We know you will be amazing! Public Speaking Stage ‘Speak Off’ Finals The Public Speaking Stage ‘Speak Off’ Finals will be held in the school hall on Mon‐day 15 June. All student finalists have received a note about this event. Parents are welcome to a end. The top 2 students from each stage will go on to repre‐sent Edgeworth P.S at the Zone Public Speaking Compe on next term. Public Speaking Stage ‘Speak Off’ Finals Timetable:  Stage 2: 9:20am — 10:25am Early Stage 1: 10:25am — 11:10am Stage 3: 11:30am — 12:40pm Stage 1: 2:10pm — 3:10pm

Stage 3 

SPORT Junior Knights Knockout Rugby League The Edgeworth PS Junior Rugby League team took part in the Junior Knights KO on Thursday 4 June at Learmonth Park, Hamilton. For some in the team, including Noah, Emily, Kayleisha and Tyson, it was their first experience playing compe ve rugby league. Edgeworth PS was drawn in Pool D and Sam, Mika and Jerome played well and began the day with a 12‐8 win over Raymond Terrace PS. That was before a great 12‐4 victory over the tradi onally strong St Joseph’s Taree, with strong games from Jerome, Noah, Jason and Loghan. An 8‐0 win over Telarah PS with Max, Andrew, Dimi and Flynn having their best games. Their final pool match was against a very tough Scone PS. Sam starred in the 12‐12 draw, with Scone scoring a er the siren to e up the match. This saw Edgeworth finish second in their pool and progress to the quarter finals for the second year in a row. Unfortunately in the quarter final, Edgeworth couldn’t quite get their game in order, even with best efforts from James, Sam and Loghan, we went down 16‐12 to Scone Grammar. Despite the disappointment of ge ng so far, the boys and girls can be ex‐tremely proud of their efforts. All of them played to the best of their ability, and above all had fun. Thank you to all the parents, grandparents and family members who came to cheer on the team. Special thanks to Andrew Hodges who took photos throughout the day. Team ‐ Sam Jones, Loghan Douglas, Jerome Weatherall, Noah Hodges, Jason McKenzie, James Dwyer, Dimi Weatherall, Andrew Smith, Kayleisha Gaddes‐Abbo , Flynn Gibson, Max Young, Mika Kaminski, Emily Cox and Tyson Gradwell. Edgeworth PS 12 (Tries ‐ Mika 2 and Sam) def Raymond Terrace PS 8 Edgeworth PS 12 (Tries ‐ Jerome 2 and Jason) def St Joseph’s Taree 4 Edgeworth PS 8 (Tries ‐ Jerome 2) def Telarah PS 0 Edgeworth PS 12 (Tries ‐ Sam 3) drew Scone PS 12 Edgeworth PS 12 (Tries ‐ James 2 and Jerome) defeated by Scone Grammar 16

SRC ‐ Fundraising/Chari es Commi ee  Cupcake Day Well done to 6G and 4M for hos ng a successful Cupcake Day last week. $396.00 was raised to support the SRC in making posi ve chang‐es in the school.  Out of Uniform Day – a‘MAZE’ing Thank you for suppor ng the a’MAZE’ing out of uniform day on Thursday 28 May. We raised $563.00 to assist with the cost of Star Struck costumes. Well done Edgeworth Public School. Ring Pull Collec on Just a reminder that we are con nuing to ask all school com‐munity members to collect ring pulls and send them into school to raise mon‐ey for charity. The ring pulls will be cashed in to raise money for the Newcastle Ronald McDonald House. Please start sending in your ring pulls as soon as possi‐ble. Each classroom has a bag/container in which to collect their ring pulls. On Friday 26 June (Week 10, Term 2), we will be conduc ng our next ring pull col‐lec on from each class. We will weigh the amount of ring pulls each class has collected to deter‐mine which class has collected the most. Students in the win‐ning class will each get a reward. Start collec ng ring pulls today! 

SPORT CONT. PSSA Netball In the past 2 weeks the netball girls have been lucky enough to sneak in 2 games of netball with this horrible weather. Our first PSSA game of the season was a home game against Elermore Vale PS on Friday 29 May. The junior team lost 2‐0 however played very well considering it was their first game together. They were unlucky to lose as the other team only scored their 2 goals in the last 5 minutes. The senior team won 16‐7 and had a fabulous game. Our second game was an away game against Cardiff South PS on Friday 5 June. Again the juniors lost 9‐0 however made lots of improvements from the first game. The senior team won their game 15‐6, the senior team this year is extremely strong and I hope they con nue their excellent game skills for the remainder of the sea‐son. Just a reminder that there is no PSSA this week (12 June) due to Star Struck. Our next game is a home game against Barnsley on 19 June. The senior team will also play on Tuesday 23 June. This is their round 3 game for the state Knockout compe on. They will be playing Taree West PS, who have kindly volunteered to come to our school to play. The me is yet to be determined. As soon as I have a me I will let the community know so that the girls have a won‐derful cheer squad to encourage them on the day. Also this year the PSSA has a website where you can see weekly results and point scores. The link is below. (We are in the Crossroads Draw) h p://je uxton.wix.com/crossroads PSSA Soccer There were mixed results for the Edgeworth PS soccer teams two weeks ago. The Junior soccer team had a convincing 3‐1 victory, playing some a rac ve soccer throughout the match. Unfortunately the Senior team weren’t quite on their game, going down 2‐1. Last Friday, Edgeworth PS played Cardiff South PS and a er a slow start, the junior boys finally started to gel in the la er part of the first half. They then took this teamwork approach into the second half to play much stronger and finish the game with a 4‐0 victory. Down to just 11 players for the en re match, the senior boys played controlled soc‐cer right from the start in what was an excellent display from every player. Edge‐worth PS took the lead 2‐0 before Cardiff South PS were able to capitalise on a rare mistake and put the ball in the back of the net. Towards the end of the game fa‐

gue was evident but Edgeworth PS managed to s ck it out to the end, registering another goal in the process to record a 3‐1 victory. Crossroads Zone Rugby Union Congratula ons to the following Edgeworth PS students who successfully gained selec on in the Crossroads Zone Rugby Union team: Beau Walker, Lauchlyn Spicer‐Douglas, Georgia Chapple, Jack Barlow, Logan Cox, Jake Hodgins, Jerome Weatherall and Jack Hillier. They will now par cipate at the Hunter PSSA Rugby Union trials on Friday June 19. Good luck! Mr Gray and Miss McGrath

It’s NOT OK to be away

Please plan your Family Holidays in the

School Holidays

Environmental News The environmental group started plan ng herbs and vegetable seedlings in our newly built raised garden beds. The students have been maintain‐ing our fruit trees and are looking forward to see‐ing the trees mature and start producing fruit. The SRC Environmental Commi ee visited the Hunter Wetlands Centre to engage in different ac vi es exploring biodiversity and encouraging sustainability. Thank you to Tyler Neilsen, Aja Rippon, Coby Forrest, Ethan Falvey, Imogen Egge, Izabella Towers, Hayden Borrow, Reagan Simp‐son, Ella Kidston and Cooper Griffiths for demon‐stra ng wonderful respect and enthusiasm at the excursion. On 4 June, the SRC Environmental Commi ee and Mrs Emerton a ended an excur‐sion to the Hunter Wetlands Centre to learn about Australia’s environment. When we got there we received a passport including a list of ac vi es that we would be par cipa ng in. The first ac vity we did was ‘Our Australia’ where Ranger Gary talked to us about Aboriginal totems and what each animal meant to the family tribes. We were lucky enough to be able to pat some stuffed animals that were once alive but were sadly killed. We had the opportunity to pat a Powerful Owl the mascot of our school. The next ac vity was called ‘Plan ng for a Be er World’. We planted some shrubs and we also learnt about biodiversity. In the third ac vity we made badges with mo os about the environment. The fourth ac vity was ‘How Green Is My Lunch Box?’ We discussed how much of our lunch box contains waste and then changed our foods to make them waste free. The final ac vity was all about healthy and unhealthy energy. We learnt the importance of using renewable energy sources for a sustainable future. Overall the experience was fantas c and we hope that the younger children get the opportunity next year. Aja Rippon & Tyler Neilsen

Would parents please check children’s hair for headlice.

If found, please treat the infection before returning

children to school. Information on headlice is available on the

NSW Health website.

Headlice (Pediculosis)

Dogs in the School Grounds The New South Wales Compan-ion Animals Act was introduced in September 1998 and is about the welfare of animals, their owners and the broader community. Section 14 of the Act particularly states that dogs are PROHIBITED in SCHOOL GROUNDS (whether or not they are leashed or other-wise controlled). Any visitor to the school is not able to bring their dog into the school grounds but may remain with their leashed dog on the footpath outside the school gates. The exceptions are Assis-tance dogs that are specifically trained to assist those who are sight or hearing impaired. I thank you for your anticipated co-operation in this matter.