Manilla Central School

Newsletter K-12 Newsletter No. 15

Monday, 23rd May, 2016

Secondary – Phone: 67 851 184, Fax: 67 852 138 Primary – Phone: 67 851 599, Fax: 67 851 705

PSSA Netball Knockout

Congratulations to our year 5/6 netball team who were victorious in their first game of the PSSA Netball Knockout Competition. The girls played Moonbi Public School last Monday at the Tamworth Sports Dome. Moonbi had some very young inexperienced players, and our Manilla team had an easy 17-2 win. Our next knockout will be in the next few

weeks. A big thank you to the parents who assisted with transport and scoring. A big thank you also to Leah Leard who gave up her time to umpire the game.

Above Left – Emma Scott defending a pass. Above Right – Kira looks for a team mate to pass to.

Year 5/6 Netball team: Back – Trudie Ison, Laura Carter, Kira Roberts, Emily McBride, Front – Holly Wagstaff, Emma Scott, Jasmine Collier, Angela McCubbin and Phoebe Riley.

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NSW Schools’ Cup

Congratulations to our 7/8 Boys Netball Team who dominated the boys netball division at the Netball Schools’ Cup held last Thursday. The boys were undefeated in their small pool of competitors. The boys won by at least 10 points each game and played O'Connor Catholic School and Glenn Innes High. The boys were commended by Netball NSW for their netball skills and sportsmanship both on and off the court. We wish the boys luck at the next level to be held in Tamworth, mid-July. A special mention to our 7/8 Girls team, coached by Ashley Arnold, who also competed on the day against some high class teams hailing from around the region including, Armidale and Glenn Innes. The girls, unfortunately, are not progressing through. However they had a great day and their skills improved significantly across the day. A special thanks must go to Tara-Lee Moon and Carrigan Jones for umpiring the games at a high standard, again carnival officials impressed at the skill, knowledge of the rules and professionalism our young umpires demonstrated. The Year 5/6 primary girls netball team also competed on the day. Only one other school entered in the competitive division, which means our team is through to the Regional Carnival to be held early next term. The team, however, participated in the non-competitive division and won 4 out of 4 games. The girls should be very proud of the way they played, as well as the level of sportsmanship they displayed. Well done girls.

7/8 Boys Netball – Back Row: Paul Thompson, TJ Howlett, Aiden Faulks, Zac McNeill, William Lake Front Row: Adam Stackman, Dylan Walker, Bailey Wagstaff.

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7/8 Girls Netball – Back Row: Caitlin Pryce, Sophie Good, Hayley Northey, Taylor Arnold, Jesse Dowling, Jessica Paull Front row: Samantha McCubbin, Zantara Stanton-Sing, Shona Hughes, Hope-Maree Withers

5/6 Girls Netball – Back Row: Emma Scott, Holly Wagstaff, Angela McCubbin, Emily McBride. Middle Row: Laura Carter, Kira Roberts. Front Row: Jasmine Collier, Trudie Ison, Phoebe Riley.

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PSSA Zone Netball Trials

Last Friday 5 students from year 6 (Holly Wagstaff, Trudie Ison, Phoebe Riley, Jasmine Collier and Emma Scott) attended the Tamworth Zone netball trials. Congratulations to Holly and Trudie who were both selected in the team. The girls will now play in the North West selection trials on Friday the 3rd June. We wish them both the best of luck. Above: Trudie Ison and Holly Wagstaff

Art of Leadership

Mrs Ferguson along with eighty other school leaders will be gathering in Tamworth this week in order to attend the ‘Art of Leadership’ course. This is a great opportunity for Mrs Ferguson and our school as ‘The Art of Leadership’ course enables the participants to develop their leadership skills, efficacy and ability to support teacher development and student achievement. The participants will also expand their understanding of leadership and explore multiple approaches for addressing leadership challenges.

The Shoehorn Sonata

Mrs Wilkinson and Mr Windred are taking nine students to Sydney today to see the play ‘The Shoehorn Sonata’ at the Giant Dwarf Theatre in Redfern as a component of their HSC Standard English course. They left the school at 5.50 a.m. and headed towards their accommodation at the Sydney Harbour YMCA at The Rocks. It is sure to be an educationally enjoyable excursion.

Library News This term there have been a few changes to class library days. Library days are now: KP - Friday K/1S - Monday 1D - Tuesday 2W - Friday

2/3M - Wednesday 3/4F - Thursday 4/5A - Monday 6W - Tuesday

Just a reminder that students who are borrowing are required to have a library bag. The Premier's Reading Challenge is still running. Remember to return any completed challenge sheets to Mrs Hawley in the Primary Library so she can validate them.

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K/1S Assembly

K/1S ran their first assembly for the year (for some, it was their first one). The students did a fantastic job, speaking confidently to the school. The school and parents were entertained by a poem called ‘5 A Day Vegetables’. K/1S have been learning about healthy lifestyles. They educated the audience on the importance of exercise, drinking plenty of water and healthy eating. Well done K/1S.

Above from Left: Sophia Maloney, Zane Watson-Gayford, Brooke Browning Below: Award Winners at last Friday’s assembly.

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Monday, 30th May, 2016

Time 12:15 – 1:15pm

High School Hall

$6.60per student

K – Year 7

Aussie Kids Rock is an Entertaining! Educational! And Wacky Rock Band.

The show has a fun, yet educational angle presenting many different styles of music including Heavy Metal, Country, Hip-Hop and Blues. The kids are totally absorbed in the atmosphere and leap at the opportunity to participate, enthusiastically singing and dancing as instructed. Their faces will light up as they join Aussie Kids Rock onstage to improvise, demonstrate actions and model an outrageous variety of costumes. Rock-It is designed to leave students confident and buzzing with excitement at all the possibilities open to them through music.

Parent On-line Payment

From 13th May, 2016, it will be possible for parents to make online payments to the school for amounts owing for students, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools website by selecting ‘$ Make a payment’. Items that can be paid include voluntary school contributions, subject contributions, excursions, sales to students and creative and practical arts activities (these include band, drama and dance). There is also a category called ‘Other’ for items not covered in the previous headings, ‘Other’ can be used to make a complete payment of a school invoice. When you access the ‘$ Make a payment’ you must enter: • The student’s name • Date of birth • Payer details • Payment description These details are entered each time you make a payment as student information is not held within the payment system. There is also the option to enter the Student Registration Number and Invoice number if you are aware of them, these are optional. This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details are captured in a secure manner, these details are not passed back to the school. You have the ability to check and change any details of the payment before the payment is processed. Receipts can be emailed and/or printed. We anticipate that this payment option should make it easier for you to make payments to the school. Information is available at the school offices.

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Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability Notification for Parents and Carers

All Government and non-Government schools across Australia are required to participate annually in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).

All Australian schools will collect data on their students who are receiving adjustments to meet additional learning and support needs in accordance with their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Disability Standards for Education 2005. This data will be provided to the Australian Government to assist in the development of a consistent, national picture of the education needs of students with disability. The data provided to the Australian Government by the NSW Department of Education and Communities is provided in such a way that it cannot be used to identify any individual student or school.

General information about the national data collection can be found on the Australian Government Department of Education and Training website at http://education.gov.au/fact-sheets-nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability.

Privacy Protection

The NSW Department of Education and Communities follows the requirements of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002. Schools will collect, record, store and use data about individual students in line with these requirements. Data security and protection is a priority and students’ personal details will be kept confidential.

Under Clause 52 of the Commonwealth Australian Education Regulation 2013, data collected by the NSW Department of Education and Communities for the NCCD must be provided to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training. This includes the number of students at each level of education, the number in each category of disability and the number at each level of adjustment. The information is provided to the Commonwealth as a series of number sets that cannot be used to identify any individual student or school. The Australian Government Department of Education and Training follows the requirements of the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 when handling any data provided by NSW Department of Education and Communities in connection with the national data collection. A privacy notice has been developed to by the Australian Government to provide students, parents and carers with important privacy information in relation to the data collection. This notice is available on the department’s website at http://education.gov.au/notices

If you have any questions about the data collection, please do not hesitate to contact Heidi Hawley at the Primary Office.

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New Students

Two new students enrolled in the Primary Department last week. They were Blaire Carroll - year 2 & Chelsey Carroll - year 5. Welcome Blaire and Chelsey.

A DVD based program to cure bedwetting with Dr Mark Condon and Physiotherapist, Margaret O’Donovan, has been developed by the Bedwetting Institute. It outlines a successful four step program for parents to implement at home with their children. For a free Bedwetting Fact Sheet please visit the information section on the website:

www.bedwettinginstitute.com.au

COMING EVENTS – Week 5

Mon, 23rd May UNE Booster Day Year 12 English Excursion

Tue, 24th May Year 12 English Excursion

Wed, 25th May White Ribbon Camp Interschool Chess @ Narrabri

Thu, 26th May White Ribbon Camp

Fri, 27th May White Ribbon Camp 2/3M Assembly – 10.40am

Manilla Central School, as a service to the school community, may publicise non-school events which may be of interest. Manilla Central School does not endorse or sponsor these events and accepts no responsibility for the service provided.