TERM 1 WEEK 9

Thursday

28th March 2013

Principal: Mrs Emma Jeffery Assistant Principals: Mrs Lynda Heath

School Captains: Georgie Orman and Hayden Baker Mr William Dowe

Administration Manager: Mrs Kerryn Pryor Mrs Judy McGowan

Phone: 6742 1899 / 6742 1488 Fax: 6742 4217 Mrs Nicole Walsh

Email: gunnedahs-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.gunnedahs-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Gunnedah South Public School

Proud supporters of the

‘You Can Do It’

Program Supporting & caring

for your children

Gunnedah South

Public School “With oar and sail ”

Special points of

interest:

28th Easter Hat Parade

4th April- Game Training

5th April Grandparents Day

1st May Return to school

9th April - P&C meeting

7.00pm

School

Week MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

10

March

1

Easter Monday

2 3 4

Game Training

9.15-10.15

5

Grandparent’s Day—11.30

Curlewis Horse

Sports

11

April

8

9

P&C meeting

7.00pm

10 11

12

Last day of term

1

April/May

29

30

1

Students return

to school

2

3

PUPIL FREE

DAYS

A few words from our Principal...

Dear Parents and Carers

School Uniform

Thank you to all of our students who come everyday wearing full school uniform. The school regularly

receives positive comments from our community on how well presented our students are here at South.

The clothing pool now stocks girls hair bands and scrunches made in the fabric of our school uniform. One of

our clever mums Allison Eveleigh has provided us with these, and I’m sure will sell like hot cakes.

A reminder that it is school policy for all students to bring a red broad brimmed hat to school each day. If you

require assistance will school uniforms please make an appointment to see the Principal.

Back by popular demand

Mention head lice and most of us instantly develop an itch. While head lice and nits, (the eggs of head lice) are

certainly annoying and persistent, they're not dangerous. Here's everything you need to know to rid your kids of

head lice and nits.http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/headlice/Pages/nitbusters.aspx

During school holiday periods are a perfect opportunity to tackle and rid your child's hair of nits. These

annoying little creatures go around schools every year and we have certainly had our share during Term 1.

Please take the time to check your child's hair and treat if necessary.

School zone safety

A reminder to parents about the operation of school speed zones around the Easter holidays.

School zones exist for the safety of children and families; they will operate on Thursday 28 March, then

resume on Tuesday 2 April.

Forty-kilometres-an-hour school speed zones operate across New South Wales at all school sites on gazetted

school days, which are all days the school is open, even pupil-free days.

Find out more: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/children/schoolroadsafety/schoolzoneprogram.html

Excursions

The following is a list of the major excursions for each grade. Excursions provide a wonderful opportunity to bring the curriculum to life for our students, as well developing peer relationships, organisational skills, getting

along and juts having some fun with fellow students and teachers.

Kindergarten = Wildlife park—Term 4– approx. cost $10.

Year 1= Tamworth—Term 3—Approx cost $25

Year 2= Zoo Snooz—Dubbo— Approx cost

Year 3 = Red Hill Environmental Centre—Gulgong—October- approx. cost $130

Year 4= Lake Keepit—December—approx cost $225

Year 5= Canberra- November—approx. cost $500

Year 6= Canberra– November—approx. cost $500

A few words from our Principal...cont

Voluntary School Contributions

Each year the school requests a small contribution to assist us in the resources needed to support our

extensive programs.

Lead and colour pencils

Paper

Glue

Tissues

Student exercise books

Photocopying

All stationary

And much much more.........

The voluntary contributions are $40 per student and $10 per additional child. The school will again be raffling a prize—a huge 42” LG TV, which will be drawn in term 3. This is a fabulous prize worth $799. All families

who pay the voluntary contributions by the end of Term 2 will automatically go into the draw.

Thank you for supporting our school.

Happy Easter

Only 3 more sleeps until someone may hop into your garden or bedroom and leave a little surprise!!

To all our students and families, on behalf of the staff, have a wonderful happy Easter. If you are going away

over the long weekend, travel safe and we look forward to seeing you back at school on Tuesday 2nd April.

Kindest regards, Emma Jeffery

Principal

SCHOOL NEWS…

CANTEEN NEWS

MON 1/4 - Easter Monday

TUES 2/4 - HELP NEEDED

WED 3/4 - HELP NEEDED

THURS 4/4 - Roxanne Milne

Janelle Scott

FRI 5/4– CLOSED for Grandparent’s Day

MON 8/4 - Kim Street

TUES 9/4 - Michelle Stewart

WED 10/4 - Sharyn Hancox

THURS 11/4 - HELP NEEDED

FRI 12/4 - HELP NEEDED

Quick and easy

breakfasts. Make sure your child starts every school day with a nutritious breakfast that includes foods

from at least two of the five food groups.

For example...

Stage 3 Rotations Week 10 Monday-1/4 Tuesday– 2/4 Wednesday– 3/4 Thursday -4/4 Friday- 5/4

Miss Folley Technology

5S 5F

No

Rotations

on

Thursdays

6F

Mrs Heath

HSIE

6H 5/6H 5S

Miss Small

PE/PD 5/6H 5S 5F

Mr Humphries

Science

5Z 6H 5/6H

Miss Zerner Art

6F 5Z 6H

Miss Flannery Drama

5F 6F 5Z

EA

ST

ER

MO

ND

AY

wholegrain cereal with reduced-fat milk

fruit smoothie

boiled eggs and toast

slices of fruit with yoghurt

raisin toast with sliced banana

muesli, chopped fruit and yoghurt

KS Oscar Donoghue, Kadence Milne, Sam Winnard Lucas Passman

KR Daniella Kelly, Shaniah Haines, Eliza Winsor, Jakoby Webber Jack McCulloch

KL Simone Donnelly, John Hoppe, Alyssa Smith, Tim Thorning

KB Hunter Gow, Mitchell Slee, Taleigha Elphick, Owen Shoesmith

KM Sienna Hobden, Alyshia Spain, Mason Louis, Liam Reid, Jade Emmerson

1PW Katherine Squires-Morgan, Archie Stark, Dylan Mackay-Mitchell Clair Barnes

1M Kalan Southwell, Jay Hancox, James McKenzie, Chantelle Stubbs

1H Brodie Coombs, Tahlia Newman, Jedd Rennick, Cooper Perrett

2W Bailey Harris, Breeana Ward, Jasmine Bilsborough POW – Hayden Forrester

2H Annie Elphick, Wesley Dundas, Benni Griffin Connor Morgan

2E Heath Stark, Tom Sheedy, Chelsea Webster, Tristan Poeschl, Laura Harris

2M Seth Hoffman, Amelia Woolaston, Flynn Cameron Person of the Week- Laurel Thomas

3D Mackenzie Leader, Annie Walsh, Chantell Pike, Jarrod Ferguson

3M Courtney White, Emma McCulloch, Declan Dean-Djuve,

4S Cooper Bedggood, Jayden Winsor, Lucy Jackson

4W Isaac Coker, Cobie Winsor, Larna Saddler

5S Marlie Thomas, Maddison Coombs, Courtney Draper, Logan Dries

5/6H Elsie Hunt, Samuel Hibbert, Jacob Hortin

6F Shay Forster, Samantha Randall, Brandy Harris

6H Bayley Williams, Josh Naura, Lucy Moore

Sport Annie Elphick, Toby Bartlet, Charlotte Jeffery, Dakota Milne, Chloe Waugh

Gold Paris Thomson, Kurt Fisher,

Chance Moore-Duff

Silver

Cooper Perrett, Lyndon Eveleigh,

Hayden Forrester, Matilda Betts,

Paris Thomson, Kaiden Blair,

Kurt Fisher, Isaac Jeffery,

Indira Lees, Nicholas Leech,

Chance Moore-Duff

Why reduce television time?

Studies have shown we use less energy watching TV than

sitting still.

TV influences the food choice of kids – Australia has a high rate of food advertising during children’s viewing hours.

TV replaces time a child can be active and enjoy physical

activity.

There is an association between TV watching and

being overweight.

40% of children 5 – 12 years report watching an average

of two hours or more of television or videos a day.

It’s on Again! Monday 8th April

is the starting date for this year.

When you shop at Woolworths,

collect your Earn & Learn points

and send into school.

Active After School Dance.

Active After School Dance with Miss Flannery has finished for the term.

Active After School Sports will be offered again next term

and I strongly advise your child to

participate again.

I hope all the children enjoyed their

term of dance.

Thank you,

Miss Aylish Flannery

Girls’ League Tag

On the 19th March, twelve Gunnedah South School girls went to Narrabri to compete in the 2013 Girls League Tag Competition. Playing against teams from St. Xaviers, Narrabri and Wee Waa, our girls came away with two wins and played fantastically.

I was incredibly proud of the whole team. Not only did they show great improvement as the day went on, they also demonstrated great sportsmanship and exceptional behaviour.

Well done to Stephanie Towns, Leisel Torrens, Emily Garner, Stephanie Mitchell-Roberts, Madilyn Jessup-Little, Bella Barr, Emma McCulloch, Dakota Milne, Claire McGuirk, Charlotte Eather, Holly Hunt and Alyssa Batinic.

I would like to say a huge thankyou to the parents that came along on the day. They were a big support for the girls getting involved and cheering them on.

Kristie Hudson

SRC South Social Students, parents and teachers of Gunnedah South demonstrated how they support friends in need. The SRC Social last Thursday, 21st March was a huge hit with loads of families turning out to help raise funds for Thomas and Hollie Eveleigh who lost their home in a fire over the Christmas holidays.

We raised $1800.00 minus expenses and will be presenting Thomas and Hollie with Target gift cards at our Thursday assembly.

A huge thank you to Ian Doyle’s Butchers who provided us with plenty of meat at such a small cost. Also thank you to Steve Trainer who was DJ on the night and helped create an exciting atmosphere for all to enjoy.

Well done to our SRC students and their parents who ran the night and did such an awesome job. It was a pleasure to work with such caring people and I can’t wait until our next SRC event to do it all over again.

Thank you to all the families that came and supported this event. I’m sure Thomas and Hollie will never forget your generosity and kindness.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Lynda Heath

SRC Coordinator

A thank you letter from Hollie & Thomas Eveleigh...

Year 6 and Kindergarten

Buddies

For another year, year 6 students have been assigned their own kindergarten buddy whom they have been asked to support as they settle into school. Every Tuesday, buddies join together for a short period of time to complete various tasks and lessons.

This week year 6 students helped their buddies with making Easter hats for the Easter Hat Parade. Some buddies went out on a gardening lesson together and other classes had practice sessions of literacy skills.

We will be continuing this program throughout Term 2 as well, offering opportunities for year 6 students to help their buddies with their reading, writing, counting and gross motor skills.

New Procedure at Western Gate

for Infants Students

Here at Gunnedah South, teaching staff are extremely dedicated towards ensuring

the safety of your children while at school.

One area of our school that we would like to improve is Western Gate in the afternoons,

especially now that we have an increased number of K-2 students

leaving the school via this exit.

Our NEW procedures for Western Gate are:

1. Students who walk, will sit on the blue seats under the shelter.

2. Students who are being picked up are to sit on the grass bank and

wait for an adult to collect them.

3. Adults will need to walk inside the gate to collect their children and

hold their hands as they leave.

Please note that these actions only need to be taken for infants students, students in

kindergarten through to year 2.

We would like to thank parents for their efforts in helping us with this matter.

Kind Regards,

Infants Teachers

Frangipani Plants for Sale

$25 each. Money goes

towards buying meat to

cook with in the kitchen.

Gunnedah South Cookbooks for Sale!

$17 for one, 2 for $32, 3 for $45

and $15 each thereafter. Come

and see the lovely office staff to purchase!

Next term the kindergarten children will have allocated time in the SAKG program. We will be having an adult cooking session for parents, grandparents, aunties or uncles who would like to come and cook up some tasty recipes and see how the kitchen classes operate! The cooking session will be held on Monday 8th April at 9am in the kitchen. We would love

to see you there.

The kitchen is lots of fun for all the students. It is fun to learn how to cook the food and get

the ingredients from the garden but it’s not lots of fun washing up! Our favourite part is eating the food. It is good to try new

food.

Nathan Bush 5F

We had cooking today and we cooked swirl bread, potato

soup and chocolate pudding. I also think that the SAKGP is a great learning program so that we can help out at home and

other places.

Eli Rankmore 4W

6F have worked extremely well in the kitchen this year and they are continuing to improve. They work

together as a team and show respect

toward the kitchen rules.

Congratulations 6F

5Z are keen in the garden. Their listening skills have improved and they show real interest in

learning facts about the garden.

Congratulations 5Z

The Golden Trowel Award goes to… 5Z

The Golden Whisk Award goes to…….6F

Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding

Egg and Dairy Free Serves: 6 full size or 12 tastings

Ingredients

Pudding Mix

150g self-raising Flour

120g brown sugar

25g cocoa powder

125ml dairy free oat milk, rice milk or soy milk

40g dairy free margarine

Topping Mix

120g brown sugar

25g cocoa powder

500ml boiling water

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray the ovenproof dish with cooking oil spray.

Pudding mix – Melt the margarine in the microwave in a small bowl. In the large bowl combine the flour, sugar and the cocoa. Add the milk and melted margarine and stir until

well combined. Pour and scrape into the prepared ovenproof dish and level it evenly.

Topping mix – Add the brown sugar and cocoa into a bowl and mix. Using a spoon

sprinkle pudding mix with the sugar mixture.

Slowly and gently pour the boiling water over the sugar mixture.

Bake in oven for around 35 minutes or until a cake-like top forms. Remove from oven

and set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly.

Happy Easter and happy cooking!

Great for special occasions!