Dear Parents and Friends,

Vale - Robert Armytage It is with great sadness we farewell one of Edward School’s much loved, admired and respected former staff members,

Robert Armytage.

Robert passed away at home last Thursday after a brave

battle with illness.

Robert joined the Edward School staff in 1974, providing

over 30 years of dedicated service to the pupils of Edward School, retiring in 2006 and continuing to live in Deniliquin

with wife June, herself a former Edward staff member.

Robert was an exceptional teacher, possessed with great

skills in mathematics and language teaching. He also had a great love of Australian history, science and literature which

saw him enthusiastically share these passions over the years with the pupils under his care.

Many high achievers from Edward School in varied fields and professions will attest to the wonderful teaching skills of

Robert Armytage and the thorough grounding in the basic skills that he imparted.

Robert’s three children, Katherine, Martin and Gillian all attended Edward School. Katherine and Gillian attained the

honour of school captain in 1982 and 1987 respectively, both also graduating as dux of Edward School. Martin was

also elected as a school leader, serving as a prefect. All three of Robert and June’s children are university graduates

and he always made known his admiration for the quality

teaching that was provided for his children by his colleagues at Edward.

Robert served under a number of principals and worked with

many teachers during his time at Edward. He enjoyed the

wonderful ‘team’ ethic of the Edward school staff and

community and was always supportive of programs and

activities that were instigated to enrich pupils’ lives and broaden their wider experiences.

He was appreciative of the talents and contributions of his

fellow staff members and was particularly proud in later

years to work alongside former pupils Georgia Jacobs and Nicole Bermingham as teaching colleagues.

Excursions, river camps, rideathons, theatrical productions,

school fetes, school grounds improvements and challenging

wood craft projects were among the many special school activities Robert was involved with over the years.

He was also an active member of the P&C, both as a parent

and supportive staff member and always attended monthly

meetings during his whole career at Edward.

As mentioned earlier, Robert was a noted mathematician and one of the state’s most respected question writers for

the Basic Skills program, as well as contributing to various

state and Riverina professional mathematics groups.

Robert leaves a legacy of exceptional service and an outstanding contribution to public education. His efforts on

behalf of hundreds of students over three decades of

dedicated teaching will never be forgotten.

He will be sadly missed by many past and present staff members, students and parents of Edward Public School and

the wider educational fraternity.

We convey our sincere sympathies to June, Katherine,

Martin, Gillian, partners and families.

Goodbye Mr Armytage.

Contributed by Wayne Bradley - Robert’s friend and teaching colleague of 30 years at Edward School.

Thursday Afternoon Parents and carers are advised that quite a few of our staff members will be attending the funeral service of Robert

Armytage on Thursday afternoon. Thanks to the additional support from teachers from Deniliquin South PS, together

with Edward staff, all classes will be supervised.

Altina Wildlife Park Yesterday, all students in Stage 2 should have received a note advising the postponement of this excursion until

Monday 17th November, 2014. Parents and carers are asked

to contact the office if they have any concerns regarding this.

Assemblies A special invitation is extended to the families of students in 2/3JW to attend this week’s assembly on Friday, as this class will be presenting their poem. Our assembly commences at 9.00am.

EDWARD PUBLIC SCHOOL

Butler Street DENILIQUIN NSW 2710

Phone: 5881-2612 Fax: 5881-5090

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

Website: www.edward-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Newsletter: Week 5 Term 4 – 4th November 2014:

A PBL SCHOOL - Positive Behaviour for Learning - WE VALUE

RESPONSIBILITY SAFETY RESPECT

EDWARD PUBLIC SCHOOL

Week 5 Term 4

Tues 4th Nov P&C Meeting - 7.00pm

Wed 5th Nov Aspire Me - Art Exhibition

Thurs 6th Nov Kinder Transition - 9.30am-11.00am

Fri 7th Nov Kindergarten Excursion

Week 6 Term 4

Thurs 13th Nov Kinder Transition - 10.00am - 11.30am

Week 7 Term 4

Mon 17th Nov Year 6 Full Day Orientation DHS

Mon 17th Nov Stage 2 Excursion - Altina

Tues 18th Nov Stage 1 Excursion - Hay

Wed 19th Nov Big Bash Cricket - Year 3/4

Thurs 20th Nov Kinder Transition - 11.30am-1.30pm

Thurs 20th Nov Big Bash Cricket - Year 5/6

Production Survey Results

From our recent Production Survey, we received 10 responses from 131 school families. Of those who responded:

80% felt that the RSL Club Auditorium was an ideal venue

100% believed that non-allocated, but pre-purchased seats were good

80% believed the performance should remain outside of school hours

100% believed a whole school production was a worthwhile activity and that it was also an important component of the school curriculum

90% believed that one evening performance was enough

100% appreciated the time and effort that went into staging such a performance.

Canberra Excursion As our school community is aware, students in Stage 3 have

recently undertaken an education tour of the national capital. Students have participated in a variety of

educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history,

culture, heritage and democracy. This has complimented our classroom learning and enabled deeper understanding

of lesson content through practical activities and first-hand exposure.

The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as

part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion, the Australian

Government has contributed funding of $30 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program

towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the

school upon completion of the excursion and has been already factored into the budget for our excursion.

This PACER rebate together with the $50 subsidy provided by the Edward School P & C ensured that the majority of

Stage 3 students were given the opportunity to attend. Many thanks to the Edward P & C and PACER for their

contributions. All the students had a fantastic and memorable trip.

Kindergarten Transition On Thursday, we will welcome those students who will begin their formal education at Edward PS in 2015. This will be the first of 4 sessions designed to make the transition to ‘big school’ a smooth one. Mr Day will be leading this program with some helpers from KGD. Mrs Bowie will have the remaining students from his class from 9.30 to 11am. Normal classes will resume after recess.

Aspire Me Art Exhibition Community members are invited to view the art exhibition

being held at the Peppin Heritage Centre in Deniliquin commencing with the opening on Wednesday evening. We

have art work from 2 students featured in this exhibit

following their involvement in the Aspire Me Arts Camp in Moulamein last term. Congratulations to Ebony Behsmann

and Chloe Blenkiron for their inclusion in this exhibition.

Enviro-matters Stage 2 and 3 students participated in environmental science activities about water. They learned about the water cycle and brainstormed different ways to save water. They were placed into groups and were given a water saving device. They then had to devise an advertising campaign to promote their product on saving water. All students thoroughly enjoyed the activities

Edward Awards Bodie Crowe Kinder Bronze 1 Mac Scoullar Year 3 Bronze 1 Paige Wesierski Year 3 Bronze 2 Shia Parsons Kinder Bronze 3 Coby Bysouth Kinder Bronze 3 Toonie Nguyen Huy Year 3 Bronze 3 Braelie Wesierski Kinder Bronze 4 Ronnie Owen Year 1 Bronze 4 Michael Garner McLean Kinder Bronze 4 Eliza Bermingham Year 3 Bronze 4 Miley McCully Kinder Silver 1 Angus Lawson Kinder Silver 1 Leroy Edwards Year 2 Silver 1 Aria Taylor Kinder Silver 2 Trinity Larcombe Year 2 Silver 4 Bill Green Year 2 Silver 4 Nathan Kelvy Year 6 Silver 4 Tom Bradley Year 5 Gold 1 Tyler Marchant Year 2 Gold 1 Maisy Edwards Year 5 Gold 2 Zach Noonan Year 6 Gold 2 Ella Harvey Year 5 Gold 3 Dustin Lawson Year 2 Gold 3 Bonnie Everett Year 2 Gold 4 No.2 Rory Wesierski Year 2 Gold 4 Gold Achiever

Canteen Roster

Tues 4th Nov CANTEEN CLOSED

Wed 5th Nov Kerry Parsons, Debbie Gazzara, Gail Barling

Thurs 6th Nov Kylie Green, Elif Ozmen, Gail Barling

Fri 7th Nov Sarah Graham, Debbie Gazzara, Gail Barling

Mon 10th Nov Andy Ingram, Gail Barling

Tues 11th Nov CANTEEN CLOSED

P&C Meeting- TONIGHT at 7pm in the staff room. All welcome! We are planning next year’s fundraising calendar- so if you

have an idea, let us know!

Uniform Shop- Summer Special- Hats (LWR) $6 each- (usually $9). Get in quick. Only while stocks last.

New Arrival- Congratulations to our P&C secretary Sarah Herberte on the safe arrival of little Leo. We wish Sarah, Dean and their

family all the best at this exciting time.

MILO CRICKET STARTS THURSDAY The season for Deniliquin Milo Cricketers commences this Thursday November 6. Activities will be held at the Deniliquin High School Oval between 5- 5.45 pm. Activities will run each Thursday through to and including Thursday December 11. There have been 48 registrations – the largest group to enrol in the program. Please ensure participants wear a hat, shorts, tee shirt and runners and bring a filled drink bottle. Participant packs will be distributed on the first evening and all players are asked to wear their Milo shirts and bucket hats to fol-lowing sessions. Parental assistance to assist with simple activities will be welcomed and necessary given the large numbers in this year’s program. Full details have also been posted on the Deniliquin Junior Cricket Association facebook page.

Wayne Bradley - Deniliquin Junior Cricket 0428 811 603