“enriching Primary education”

MOLONG CENTRAL SCHOOL

“Providing Opportunities for Personal Achievement” Phone: 6366 8224 Fax: 6366 8220 email: molong-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Kindergarten to Year 12 Issue No: 10 22ND June 2017

SCHOOL CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS 29/6/17 30/6/17 18/7/17

RURAL CUP MOLONG vs OBERON AT MOLONG

LAST DAY TERM 2 STUDENTS RETURN FOR TERM 3

28/7/17 31/7/17 14/8/17

SECONDARY WESTERN ATHLETICS TRIALS -

M. Paterson

EDUCATION WEEK COMMENCES

TRIAL HSC EXAMS COMMENCE

THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE To get the most out of education, children need to go to school every day. School attendance has a major influence on educational outcomes. Students who attend school regularly are more likely to achieve better results at school and are more likely to complete their schooling. Parents can encourage their child to attend school every day by having a positive attitude to learning and education. Poor school attendance can begin in Early Stage One and escalate into a major concern in High School. Missing an average of 10 days a term adds up to missing two full years of schooling by the end of Year 10. Tips – Things you can do to support school attendance Talk positively about attending and learning Help your child get into a routine for getting ready to go to school stress-free Help your child get ready for school in the morning Talk about the positive social side of the school environment for example friends, favourite subjects For Teenagers- talk with your teenager about their long-term goals and dreams and how school can help them achieve their dream Acceptable Reasons for not Attending School When students are ill, have an essential appointment, an injury or exceptional family circumstances, leave is acceptable. Birthdays, holidays, helping parents out at home or visiting relatives are unacceptable reasons for students to be absent from school. If you are unsure please call the Deputy Principal in either the Secondary or Primary Department and they will be able to clarify the situation. What is the role of the school? The school is here to help and work in partnership with parents that are having difficulties in getting children to school. There are policy requirements that will result in school contact to gain an explanation for absences and an offer of support to help improve attendance should that be required. If your child is absent from school it is essential that you contact the school within two days to explain the absence. If you are having difficulty with a child’s attendance please contact the school who can support you in your efforts. Punctuality supports learning There are always circumstances that may result in lateness and the school understands when this happens on rare occasions. Patterns of lateness have an impact not only on the individual but can disrupt the learning environment for all students. If a student is late to school it is necessary to have a note explaining the lateness or give the school a call.

Michelle Barrett, Principal

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SECONDARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2017 Our School Captains, Tieke Thomas and Brooke Watts represented Molong Central School at the Secondary Schools Leadership Program organised by the Parliamentary Education Office. This program runs seven sessions throughout the year for school captains of NSW Public Schools to be exposed to the parliamentary system, and provide awareness of the potential leadership path through public service. Members of Parliament addressed Tieke and Brooke, with a surprise guest speaker, the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. They also spent time with our local State Member Philip Donato who gave them a brief tour of the parliament. Following a light lunch, the students walked down to Government House where they were greeted by Governor of New South Wales, The Honourable David Hurley, for afternoon tea on the picturesque grounds of Government House. Tieke and Brooke had a personal conversation with the Governor and his wife, which was a highlight of the excursion. “This has been a wonderful opportunity to meet other school leaders and develop a better understanding of how our democracy works” said Tieke Thomas.

Mrs Alicia Chisholm, HSIE faculty

WHAT’S ON - WEEKS 9 &10, TERM 2

23/6/17 Yr 12 Eng. Advanced – Speeches essay due

23/6/17 Yr 11 Stand. Eng. – in class task periods 3&6

26/6/17 Yr 12 Anc. Hist. – Julius Caesar research & presentation

27/6/17 Yr 12 Bus. Stud. – Finance assessment task due

Mr Scott Taprell, Deputy Principal

Secondary News

Brooke Watts, the Honourable David Hurley, Tieke Thomas & Mrs Alicia Chisholm

DUKE OF EDINBURGH EXPEDITION to THE ROYAL NATIONAL PARK.

A group of eager Duke of Ed kiddies joined Mr & Mrs Costa recently for a challenging expedition to the stunning Royal National Park

to the south of Sydney.

Heading off from school after lunch on the Thursday the group headed to Orange to catch the XPT to Sydney. Arriving late into

Sydney Central YHA we all had a quick meal and then headed for a walk around Chinatown and Darling Harbour to see the amazing

lights being set up for the Vivid Festival.

Early the next morning we loaded our packs, headed off from the YHA, boarded a train and made our way to Otford where the big

hike would begin... and it certainly began with a bang, with possibly the steepest climb of the trip to get up the hill from the train

station.

The walk for the first day saw us passing though beautiful coastal forests, along broad wind-swept beaches and over rocky headlands

before arriving shortly before dark at the soggy campground at North Era, where our happy little campers set up tents, cooked their

dinner and told stories before falling asleep.

Awaking very early the next morning we were all packed, fed and ready to start by 7am – ready for the big day, which took us the

length of the park – through incredible scenery and rough terrain. During the day we walked over 23km which, with large packs and

rough walking, is quite an effort. We even had a wonderful surprise when Maddi spotted a whale breaching just off shore as we

walked along the top of one of the huge sea cliff areas.

Settling in for the night at our camp at Bonnievale, the talking didn’t last too long, as our tired little group quickly fell asleep. (Except

for Jacob and Joshua’s ongoing debate about batteries). Mr Costa’s Fitbit suggested that he had walked over 36 000 steps during

the day.

Our final day involved a 6am wake up time and then we were off for the final walk, a couple of kilometres to the jetty where we caught

the Bundeena ferry back across to Cronulla to begin our long journey back home by train, foot, train again and then coach – arriving

back at Orange station just after 5pm.

This was a great trip, which all members of the group got into and gained a wonderful experience. Well done to Jacob, Tristan, Piper,

Maddi, Amber, Leigh, Joshua & Pedro on completing this challenging hike.

Kevin Costa, Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator

NEWS FROM THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT It has been a busy term for English so far. Years 7-10 have all completed their exams while Year 12 Standard English completed their Module B Close Study of Text- Visual Representation. The students produced work which demonstrated their understanding of the text in interesting and varied ways. Year 10 have performed their Shakespeare task. They had to choose a scene, edit it and produce a short performance. The students who had watched the Bell Shakespeare visit found it immensely useful to their work. The photos show some Year 10 boys working on their Shakespeare and the Year 12 girls with their work. Ms Geraldine Brown, English teacher

Careers Corner

Exploring the World of work.

Preparing futures

All Year 9 have been learning about various employment opportunities. Students were given an assignment where they had to choose a job that not only interests them but is also is in the career area that they would like to work in. They had to collect, organise and analyse ideas, concepts and information and then creatively design an informational poster that communicates to people about the job in general, the tasks performed, personal requirements, education and/or training required, employment opportunities and include any other information they deemed relevant and important. The poster and information needed to be presented in a way that would entice people to read about their choice.

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Mr Tony Taylor, Careers Advisor

Sharna Campbell - Naturopathic Doctor, Corey Packham – Accountant and Alyssa Saxelby - Animator

Jack Thomas – Carpentry, Jesyca Pearson – Sports Doctor, Olivia Hogan – Marine Biologist and Heidi Thornberry – Sport and Exercise Psychology

PRIMARY NEWS

Primary Girls Soccer On Tuesday 13th June, the Molong PSSA girls soccer team, Paige Bohringer, Lacey Brown, Kelsey Quinn, Reagan Quinn, Taylah Hobbs, Molli Huggett, Stella Johnson, Sophie Heath, Chloe Brouff, Demelza Lee, Maggie Kirby and Juliette Whyburn, played soccer against Mulyan Public School. In the first half, we had good defence and the score was only 1 Nil. In the second half, the other team got better and we just did not have the energy like the first half. We thought “Uh Oh we are in trouble”. And we were right! In the first 5 minutes, they had scored a goal. In the end, they got 3 more goals. At the end of the game, Kelsey had a goal lined up and was ready to receive and kick a goal but it was finally full time. The whistle blew and we went “oh blast!” The end score was 5 – 0. We lost but we had a go and tried our hardest. By Paige and Lacey

Primary Athletics Last week we received some wonderful news that two of our students did very well at the District Athletics Carnival held recently. Well done Carter and Maggie! I am pleased to announce the following:

Junior Girls Age Champion

Maggie Kirby

Senior Boys Runner Up Age Champion Carter Kirby

Primary Western Cross Country On Wednesday 14th June, 5 students from Primary travelled to Geurie to compete in the Western Primary Cross Country Trials. They were: Taylah Hobbs, Emily Pearson, Ryan Huggett, Rose Kelly and Maggie Kirby. The students certainly saw a difference in the terrain after competing at Cudal for District. Each student really tried hard and all gained excellent places against many competitors across the Western Region. Luckily enough, three students qualified for State that will be held at Eastern Creek next term. Congratulations to Taylah Hobbs, Maggie Kirby and Emily Pearson on their selection to compete at the State Cross Country Trials. Well done and good luck! Taylah Hobbs Maggie Kirby Emily Pearson

Important Dates to Remember

28th June David Peachey Shield Finals – Rugby League 28th June Senior Debating in Orange 29th June Junior Debating in Orange 30th June Last Day Term 2 17th July Staff Development Day 18th July Students return – Term 3 begins 19th July PSSA Girls Hockey 19th July NRL Backyard Footy Clinics K-6 21st July Primary State Cross Country Trials Eastern Creek 26th July NRL Backyard Footy Clinics K-6 2nd August NRL Backyard Footy Clinics K-6 31 July Education Week Commences

CLUB 200

The following students have reached

Club 50 Sam Ball Lily-Jade Duncan Jessica Ball Sefton Power Dylan Eassie Lydia Philpott Mackenzie Mitchell Charles Burrows Emily Goff Flint Althaus Lily Goff Rosemary Quilty Olivia Greenwood Jack Greenwood Hannah Williamson Cameron Quilty Owen Webster Charlotte McDouall Nevaeh Jackson

Club 75 Evangeline Ellis Carl Lingat Evan Murdoch Thomas Gavin Juliette Whyburn Olivia Power Priscilla Power Naomi-Rae Power William Kirby Myah Brouff Jebediah Dykes Marley Vandervelde Indy Vandervelde Abbie Lyons

Club 100 Samuel Lapins Laura Lapins Charlotte Lapins Demelza Lee Harry Lee Layne Mills Juliette Mills Ella Ring Ashton DeGabriel Paris Mills Patrick Thorne Alice Wilson

Please find Club 100 photos on the following page

Primary School French or Spanish Classes

A number of parents are looking to start a language class for young primary school students, open to MCS students and others. It is universally agreed that when starting a second language the younger a student is, the quicker they pick it up and with less of an accent. We are looking at one after school class per week ongoing. A second language is one of the best gifts you can give your child and one that stays with them forever. If you think your child would be interested in joining the class please contact Billy Mitchell on 0427668181 or

wandoo@skymesh.com.au

PRIMARY NEWS

STUDENT OF THE WEEK – Week 7 T2

Class Student

K Macaw Hamish Brazier – For a super story about our pet canary, Kirby.

K Quail Sam Lapins – For improved writing about our pet bird.

1/2 Cassowary

Lydia Philpott – For writing an excellent procedure text about vegemite sandwiches.

1/2 Eagle Tilly Van Fossen – For surprising contributions during class discussions.

1/2 Lyrebird Violett Armstrong – For pleasing effort in writing.

3/4 Babbler Bailee Williams – For amazing focus and diligence in all areas.

3/4 Sunbird Jamaine Trapman – For great BTN comprehension work.

3/4 Thornbill Sam Ball – for greatly improved reading results.

5/6 Magpie Paige Bohringer – For great results in all recent assessment tasks.

5/6 Rooster Banjo Fowler – For a huge improvement in all areas.

5/6 Toucan Emmison Shapland – For fantastic effort in Guided Reading Groups.

Library Imogen Nancarrow – For outstanding application to her work in Library.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK – Week 8 T2 Class Student

K Macaw Owen Webster – For great improvement in concentrating and working neatly.

K Quail Riley Roberts – For improvement in reading.

1/2 Cassowary

Joshua Petrie – For trying hard in all areas.

1/2 Eagle Mia Saxelby – For always being a kind and considerate class member.

1/2 Lyrebird Lucas Penson – for fantastic general knowledge.

3/4 Babbler Demelza Lee – For outstanding application in all areas of learning

3/4 Sunbird Jayden Sheehan – For neat handwriting in his handwriting book.

3/4 Thornbill Jett Weekes – For outstanding results in Maths.

5/6 Magpie Milly Punch – For fantastic contributions to classroom discussions.

5/6 Rooster No award this week.

5/6 Toucan Abby Cundy – For fantastic effort in all areas.

Library No award this week.

Have a fabulous fortnight and a great holiday! See you in Term 3! Jane Backhouse, Deputy Principal Primary

MCS CLUB 100 RECIPIENTS WITH MRS BARRETT

We are still working on our goals. Hopefully some of us can set new ones next term!

In Science this term, we are studying the unit ‘Living Land’. We have now set up 2 experiments with plants and we are monitoring and recording our results. In one experiment, we planted snow peas. We are looking at the life cycle of the plant and the different stages of the plant.

Some of our seeds have just started appearing. In our other experiment, we are looking at the water quality and its effects on the growth rate of plants. For this experiment, we planted

water cress seeds.

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3/4 Sunbird with Mrs Bale

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ART WITH MRS HONEYMAN

This term, the students are focusing on pencil drawings and sketching. They are making some brilliant artworks!

Note-taking Skills We have been working very hard on taking notes in class, especially while we watch ‘Behind the News’. We then use our notes to write sentences. We are getting much better with this skill!

THE GREAT BEAR We have been studying

‘The Great Bear’ by Libby Gleeson and discussing

the topic, ‘It is cruel to keep animals in cages.’ We have been looking at both sides

of the topic and the students have written

some great discussions.

MOLONG CENTRAL SCHOOL

Kindergarten Parent/Carer Information Sessions

If you have a student starting school in 2018, Molong Central School would like to invite you to attend their Thursday morning Information Sessions. The sessions will be held in the school Library on the dates listed below, from 11.00am until 12.00pm, during the Ready Set Go Transition Program visits. The sessions will include the following topics:

Date Session Name

27.7.17 Kinder Classroom Programs L3, maths, literacy, homework, reward systems, parent helpers

3.8.17 Healthy ears and hearing Nose blowing, hearing loss, hygiene

10.8.17 School Library Borrowing, student access to Library resources form home, Book Club

17.8.17 Community Health Services Speech Therapist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist

31.8.17 Healthy Lunch boxes Dietician

2.9.17 Open Forum Parental feedback on transition to school

Everyone is welcome to attend the sessions, even if your child is not participating in the Ready Set Go Transition Program. Morning tea will be provided for parents & carers. If you have any enquiries or would like any further information, please call the Main Office or Primary Office on 63668224.

School Holiday Clinics

JULY3RD - 12TH

Keep the boredom out and the hockey in this July school holidays with one-day hockey clinics run by Hockey NSW-accredited coaches. Focused on fun and development and utilising the revolutionary new Joey Ball, they’re suitable for kids of any ability under the age of 12 and start from just $47. Don’t hesitate - get your school holidays plans sorted now.

WWW.HOCKEYNSW.COM.AU

CANTEEN 23/6/17 – 21/7/17 HELP IS DESPERATELY NEEDED ON THIS ROSTER. Please give one morning per month to the Canteen-that is all it takes. Ring the Canteen on 6366 9009 from 8.30am-1.45pm. If you can’t work on your day just call me. Thank you, Tina McGovern, Canteen Manager.

23/6/17 4th FRIDAY

Melissa Wilks

26/6/17 4th MONDAY

27/6/17 4th TUESDAY

28/6/17 4th WEDNESDAY

29/6/17 5th THURSDAY

30/6/17 5th FRIDAY

Barbara Chown

Belinda Mills

Help Needed

Help Needed

Melissa Wilks

17/7/17 3rd MONDAY

18/7/17 3rd TUESDAY

19/7/17 3rd WEDNESDAY

20/7/17 3rd THURSDAY

21/7/17 3rd FRIDAY

Barbara Chown

Help Needed

Help Needed

Help Needed

Melissa Wilks

AURORA COLLEGE NEWS Aurora College is the NSW Department of Education’s virtual selective high school. Established in 2015, Aurora is providing innovative, flexible learning in a completely new context, by allowing students to connect locally and to learn globally. Aurora offers selective classes in English, Mathematics and Science to gifted and talented Year 7-10 students from rural and remote areas across NSW. Students are chosen in the same way as students in all other selective classes in NSW government schools. Applications for entry into Years 8 to 10 (2018) at Aurora College open 23 June 2017 and close on 25 July 2017. For information on how to enrol, please visit http://www.aurora.nsw.edu.au/learn/enrol/. Aurora also gives Stage 6 government high school students in rural and remote communities the opportunity to study subjects not available in their own school. In 2018, Aurora College will be offering the Stage 6 subjects listed below:

Year 11: Mathematics (2 Unit); Mathematics Extension 1; English Advanced; English Extension 1; Agriculture; Physics; Chemistry; Economics; Italian Beginners; Japanese Beginners; Software Design and Development.

Year 12: Mathematics (2 Unit); Mathematics Extension 1; Mathematics Extension 2; English Advanced; English Extension 1; English Extension 2; Agriculture; Physics; Chemistry; Economics; Italian Beginners; Software Design and Development; History Extension.

Applications for enrolment in:

Year 11 open Monday 24 July 2017 and close Friday 27 October 2017

Year 12 open on Tuesday 18 July 2017 and close on Friday 25 August 2017.

The Aurora College timetable template for 2018 is available for viewing on the partner school information page of our website (http://www.aurora.nsw.edu.au/partner-school-information/). I invite you to review the range of relevant support documents on this page. I would appreciate you making this information known to your school community. If you have any questions about partnering with Aurora College in 2018, I would be happy to receive your phone call on 02 9886 7560 or email at christopher.robertson@det.nsw.edu.au

at.wilson@bigpond.com CONFEDERATES - Samone Vennard

thevennards@hotmail.com CITY – Christie Johnson

orangecityhockeyclub@hotmail.com CYMS - Janeen Toner

janeen@randworange.com.au EX-SERVICES - Gail Kennewell

gailkennewell12@gmail.com MOLONG - Joe Clayton

ardens@skymesh.com.au

at.wilson@bigpond.com CONFEDERATES - Samone Vennard

thevennards@hotmail.com CITY – Christie Johnson

orangecityhockeyclub@hotmail.com CYMS - Janeen Toner

janeen@randworange.com.au EX-SERVICES - Gail Kennewell

gailkennewell12@gmail.com MOLONG - Joe Clayton

ardens@skymesh.com.au

Drum Kit Group

Some vacancies available for students in Year 1 & above

3:15-3:45pm Tuesdays in the hall.

Enquires: Gerard Noonan 0408 622 819

SCHOOL HOLIDAY

JUNIOR CHESS TOURNAMENT

IN ORANGE

WHERE: St Barnabas Anglican Church Parish

Hall, Corner Dora and McLachlan Streets, East

Orange

WHEN: Thursday 13th July 2017

TIME: 9:45 am to 3:30pm

ENTRY FEE: $10 [$5 each additional family member]

PRIZES: Trophies for 1st, 2nd & 3rd in Under 18

and Under 12

Coaching Voucher for 1st place in U18 and U12

REGISTER BY: 11 July 2017 at the latest by

contacting one of the following Junior Chess

Coordinators:

1. Alexander Aich Moblile 0408 200 564 alexander.aich@gmail.com

2. Joe Cummins Ph 6362 6882 heather.cummins@optusnet.com.au