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■ 2016■ Term 2 ■ Weeks 5 & 6 ■ Principal: Kay Thurston

■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839 Loyal to my School

■ Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School

■ Email: [email protected] Queen Street

■ Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663

Caring for our kids

Walk Safely to School Day

Junee North Public School ■ Principal: Kay Thurston Loyal to my School

■ Phone: (02) 6924 1839

■ Fax: (02) 6924 1794 Junee North Public School

■ Email: [email protected] 1-15 Queen Street

■ Website: www.juneenorth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663

■ 2016 ■ Term 2 ■ Weeks 5 & 6 ■ Newsletter

Calendar Term 2, Week 5

25 May Mortimer Shield

27 May District PSSA Cross Country @

EA Southee School

Assembly @ 2:30 pm

Term 2, Week 6

2 June Musica Viva

3 June Assembly 2 2:30 pm

Term 2, Week 7

10 June No Canteen

Assembly @ 2:30 pm

Term 2, Week 8

13 June Queen’s Birthday holiday

14 June Uni NSW Writing Competition

15 June Uni NSW Spelling Competition

16 June Riverina PSSA Cross Country

JHS Production

Week 5 Assembly: 5/6S

Week 6 Assembly: 3/4M

In this issue ...

Principal’s report ........................................................................... 3

REEC Excursions ........................................................................ 3

Walk Safely to School ............................................................. 3

Debating ...................................................................................... 3

Kids Matter ................................................................................. 3

Sports News .................................................................................... 6

PSSA Cross Country................................................................. 6

Boys & Girls Soccer Triumph ............................................... 6

What’s happening in our school? ........................................... 7

REEC Excursions ........................................................................ 7

Walk Safely to School Day .................................................... 8

Volcanic Eruptions! .................................................................. 9

Feature Photo

Aleeya gets escorted safely across the road by big sister

Chloe

Junee North Public School

Principal’s report

REEC Excursions

Stage 1 and Kindergarten children enjoyed a fun

(although cold – and wet for Stage 1!) day out at the

Riverina Environmental Education Centre recently. Bush

walking, sensory walks, and even treasure hunting were

the order of the day! We are very fortunate to have this

wonderful facility available for our students to visit.

Other classes will have the opportunity to attend later

in the year.

Walk Safely to School

We had a fantastic turnout last Friday with children,

mums, dads, grandparents and even puppy dogs

joining our ‘walking bus.’ Not only was it a chance to

enjoy a lovely morning walk to school, but also a

chance to remind our students about the importance

of crossing roads safely.

Debating

Last Friday Mr Maxwell had the pleasure of taking our

team of debaters to Sturt Public School to compete in

the Premier’s Debating Challenge. This was the first

event for our team. They did a fantastic job, with the

convenors amazed that they had never competed

before – big things to come from this team I think!

Tenaya, Tahlia, Lilly-May and Matilda getting their

arguments ready

Kids Matter

Our school is embarking on a whole school wellbeing

and positive mental health program called ‘Kids

Matter.’ All of our families received a survey to get

their perspective on how our school is going in this

area. Surveys are due back this Friday. We need your

feedback! Returning your survey will not only assist our

planning, but will place your family in the draw to win a

brand new scooter!

Kay

Reminders PSSA CROSS COUNTRY: This Friday. Parents assisting

with transport & students requiring transport need to

meet at school by 8:45.

MUSICA VIVA: Next Thursday 2 June. Money &

permission notes due in by next Wednesday 1 June.

KINDER 2017: Please get your enrolment applications

in as soon as possible.

KIDS MATTER PARENT SURVEYS: Due back to Mrs

White by this Friday 27 May.

Thinking of you……. Our sincere condolences to the Deacon family on their

very sad loss. The thoughts of the Junee North

community are with you at this difficult time.


Merit Awards Term 2 Week 3

KM Abby Lloyd

Lachlan Cameron

Lilly Barton

Samuel Schachtner

KW Anna O’Rafferty

Callum Cochrane

Nate Wooden

Preston Thelan

1/2D Sienna Butt

Emma McGuinness

Amelia Moon

Zoe Green

Lemand Bath

1/2W Junior Dargin

Zachary Green

Ayla Harris

Lucas Schachtner

Ace Hayman

Cody Vanzanten

3/4D Myles-Cody Fletcher

Erica Wooden

Lachlan Phillips

Caitlyn Payne

Madeline Kemp

Eleanor Baldock

3/4M Alesha Orr

Elizabeth Collins

Montanna McLennan

Aimee White

Lochlan Judd

Jaxson Allen

5/6B Lilly-May Sutherland

Brandon Collins

Zach Sheppard

Annabell Eccleston

Laelah-Roze Burgess-Finn

Cooper Wright

5/6S Madeleine Cameron

Benjamin Gallop

Savannah Field

Nicholas Richards

Riley Hackett

Tenaya Gerhard

Merit Awards Term 2 Week 4

KM Phoebe McGuinness

Annabelle Howarth

Jessica Hume-Landrigan

KW Chelsea Hume-Landrigan

Benjamin Field

Georgia – Kitty Watkin

Shaylie Johns

1/2D Millie Allen

Seth Wright

Montana Butt

Kailyn Harris

Isaac Ghannumi

1/2W Delaney Baxter

Ayla Harris

Keegan Newman

Miah Robertson

Cody Butt

3/4D Ruby Lemmich

Ryan Crowder

Hannah Fitzgerald

Mya Chisholm

Sierra Gustowski

Bailey Willis

3/4M Kiralee Hogarth

Jessica Eccleston

Will Holloway

Caidence Reberger

Seth Wooden

Mattie Makeham

5/6B Isabella Cameron

Paige O’Rafferty

Ryan Rogers

Chelsea O’Rafferty

Dimity-Lee Crocker

Jack Armstrong

5/6S Paige Vanzanten

Riley Hackett

Sophia Cameron

Jake Vanzanten


Principal Awards

Term 2 Week 3

KM Tyrone Bath

KW Isabella Dargin

Carlie Irvine

1/2D Darcey Harrison

Kaden Shaw

Angus Baldry

1/2W Emily Edson

Savanah Walker

Katelin Heir

Cody Butt

3/4D Ryan Crowder

Kyran Burgess-Finn

Alexa Wright

Alex McGregor

Deegan Wooden

3/4M Shannon Yelland

Seth Wooden

5/6S Joel Crowder

Tiger-lilly Kemp

Bailey Judd

Grace Robertson

Hailea Baker-Shephard

Ryley Dietrich

Principal Awards

Term 2 Week 4

1/2D Lemand Bath

1/2W Junior Dargin

Zachary Green

Lucas Schachtner

Ace Hayman

Cody Vanzanten

3/4D Myles-Cody Fletcher

Erica Wooden

P&C News

Monster Raffle Winners: 1st: Fiona Rynehart; 2

nd:

Matilda Mcdevitt; 3rd

: Sandie Samon. Thank you

everyone for your support!

Wood Raffle: Huge thank you to the parents who

assisted with selling of tickets, and to Roo White &

Denis Hawke for the wood load. We raised over $800!

Fantastic!

Coming events: Melbourne Bus Trip & Trivia Night -

Stay tuned for more details!

Thumbs Up! A big thumbs up to all of our students, parents and

grandparents who participated in our Walk Safely to

School Day!


Home Reading Awards Term 2 Week 3

25 Nights

Holly Boyton

50 Nights

Aleeya Masters Maggie Hawke

Torah Newman Nikita Simpson

75 Nights

Torah Newman Hailea Baker-Shephard

Sophia Cameron

Term 2 Week 4

25 Nights

Junior Dargin Millie Allen

Lochlan Judd Seth Collins

Paige O’Rafferty

50 Nights

Lilly Barton Preston Thelan

Keegan Newman Sienna Butt

Ruby Lemmich Hannah Fitzgerald

Seth Collins Tahlia White

75 Nights

Shaylie Johns Bodhi Thelan

Sienna Butt Ruby Lemmich

Hannah Fitzgerald Ryley Dietrich

Tahlia White

100 Nights

Matilda McDevitt Sophia Cameron

Hailea Baker-Shephard

Sports News

PSSA Cross Country

Best of luck to our team of 48 runners competing at

the Cootamundra District PSSA Cross Country on

Friday. We know they will give it their best effort.

Boys & Girls Soccer Triumph

Congratulations to both our girls and boys soccer

teams who won their Round 1 matches last

Wednesday against Junee Public. The girls fought hard

to maintain a nil-all draw by the end of the game. The

game went into overtime, with our girls still managing

to hold out Junee Public. Fortunately, on a corner-

count, the game was awarded to our girls.

The boys played with tremendous effort and team

work, managing to defeat Junee Public 4-2. Our teams

now go on to play against Young in a few weeks.


What’s happening in our school?

REEC Excursions

1/2W & 1/2D enjoyed a great (although very wet!!) day

out at the Riverina Environmental Education Centre.

They went searching for bush creatures and plants,

then took a closer look at them under microscopes.

Micah has his specimen ready to check out

Under logs was a great spot for Miah to find creatures

Now Miah & Tahlia get ready to take a closer look

Ruben has his eyes glued to the microscope

Blake is amazed by what he saw under his microscope!

Next it was KM and KW’s turn to visit the centre.

Luckily the rain had gone for their visit and they got to

enjoy a sensory blindfold walk, a creature treasure hunt

– and topped it off with a fun play at the Botanical

Gardens!

‘Look out! There’s a giant spider!” warns Jacob – but

Charlotte, Aleeya & Holly aren’t too worried.


Thomas & Shaylie enjoyed the climbing web at the

Botanical Gardens

Walk Safely to School Day

Sunshine, exercise and learning about safety – our walk

Safely to school Day was a big success. It is important

that our students remember safe road crossing at all

times – not just on one special day.

Part of our Walking bus arriving at school

Savanah showing her grandmother how to safely cross

Mrs Fitzgerald reminding our younger students to hold

an adult’s hand when crossing

Mrs McDevitt organised some delicious fruit platters for

our walkers. Our senior students were on hand to serve

it up.


Volcanic Eruptions!

Two weeks ago Mrs McDevitt’s class came to visit 5/6S

for buddies and we all made volcanoes. We created the

volcanoes out of plastic plates, cups and aluminium foil.

We put water and baking soda into the crater at the top,

then made a mixture using vinegar, red food dye and

washing detergent. We poured this into the crater

making it erupt! It erupts because baking soda is a base

and the vinegar is an acid. When they react together

they form a carbonic acid – that is why it fizzes and

erupts. The kinders were amazed to see it erupt!

By Jake & Sophia

Holly pours on the liquid ready for a big eruption. Grace

& Tenaya are big buddies lending a hand

School Banking

This term Junee North School Banking

Program is running a Deposit Blitz

Competition.

All Junee North students who make three

school banking deposit or more during

weeks 6 to 9 will gain entry in the draw to

win a Dollarmite Prize Pack.

Also continuing on a state wide basis, any

students who make 15 deposits for the year

have a chase to win a family trip to Australia

Zoo.

All deposits made through our School

Banking Program helps raise funds for our

school. Deposits can be as large or as small

as you like.

Junee North has awesome school bankers,

good luck with our Deposit Blitz

Competition


FROM THE COUNSELLOR’S DESK…..

Bullying

As parents, it’s helpful to know the difference between

what is an opportunity to support the further

development of your child’s social and life skills and

when there is a need to seek immediate assistance

because you suspect your child is a victim of bullying.

Bullying is the selective, uninvited, intentional and

repetitive harassment of one person by another

person or group.

There are five kinds of bullying:

PHYSICAL:

e.g. hitting poking, tripping, pushing or damaging

someone’s belongings.

VERBAL:

e.g. name calling, insults, homophobic or racist

remarks and verbal abuse.

SOCIAL ( COVERT) BULLYING:

e.g. lying, spreading rumours, playing a nasty joke,

mimicking and deliberately excluding someone.

PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLYING:

e.g. threatening, manipulation and stalking

CYBERBULLYING:

e.g. using technology ( email, mobile phones, chat

rooms, social networking sites) to bully verbally,

socially or psychologically.

Bullying is not:

Mutual arguments and disagreements

Single episodes of social rejection or dislike

Single-episode acts of nastiness or spite

Random acts of aggression or intimidation.

These actions can cause great distress. However, they

do not fit the definition of bullying, and they're not

examples of bullying unless someone is deliberately

and repeatedly doing them.

What to do if you suspect your child is being

bullied?

Look for warning signs. These may include reluctance

to go to school, feigned illness, headaches and

evidence of injury.

If you suspect your child is being bullied, take him/ her

seriously.

Avoid over-reacting and stress… things can be done to

help address the concerns.

Get a clear picture from your child of what is

happening. Listen to the whole story without

interrupting. Explain it’s normal to feel hurt. It’s never

ok to be bullied and it’s NOT their fault. Find out when,

where, who, how often, and who else saw it.

If appropriate, some suggestions can be made, such as

reporting to a teacher, avoiding certain areas or

playing near others that may offer support.

Give sensible advice. Don’t advise your child to fight

back. Don’t explain that the child didn’t mean it – they

did. Don’t tell them it will go away – it probably won’t.

Don’t let your child stay away from school – it won’t

solve the problem.

Inform the school. Present your concern to the

principal or teacher and explain that you are hoping to

find a solution to the problem with the school’s help.

Find out what you can do and what the school can do

to help resolve the situation This may include:

Your child learning assertive verbal and non-verbal

behaviours, rather than submissive or aggressive

behaviours;

Close monitoring by school staff;

Education of students at school on the nature of

bullying, the role that bystanders play in either

promoting or reducing bullying behaviours and

collective school community responsibility to address

bullying when it occurs;

Consideration of mediation between the students

involved;


Implementation of the School’s welfare and discipline

procedures.

You can assist your child develop lifelong skills by

encouraging them to be responsible for their own

behaviour and empowering them to develop solutions

to their problems. Please encourage and support your

child to seek help when necessary.

References

Some of the content in this article is gathered from the

web sites below. These web sites are reputable and

reliable sources which parents may also find useful in

providing additional information and tips about

Bullying.

http://bullyingnoway.gov.au/

http://www.kidshelp.com.au/kids/information/hot-topics/bullying_1.php

https://www.ncab.org.au/bullying-advice/bullying-for-parents/

If there any issues raised from this article which parents

or kids may wish to discuss please feel free to contact

me.

Tanya Willis

Junee North PS School Counsellor (Monday)

Behaviour Expectations

At Junee North we are proud learners

who are:

Respectful – we treat ourselves and each

other with respect, show care and regard for

people, property & our school.

Responsible – we take responsibility for our

learning and our actions. We own up to our

mistakes so we can learn from them.

Safe – we always take care and act in a safe

and appropriate manner.

Community News

Kids Matter Surveys!!

Parents – we need your feedback!

Send surveys back by this Friday 27

May to help us help our students &

be in the draw for a new scooter!

http://bullyingnoway.gov.au/






20 Alternatives To “What Did You

Learn In School Today?”

1. When did you notice yourself most interested and

curious today?

2. Was there a time today when you were especially

confused? What did you do?

3. What is one thing that was hard to believe? Not

confusing, but surprising?

4. If you were more ____ today, how would it have

impacted the day?

5. When were you most creative today?

6. Tell me one fun thing you learned, one useful thing

you learned, and one extraordinary thing you learned.

7. What does a successful day at school look like to

you? Feel like?

8. What sort of different reasons do your friends go to

school?

9. When did you surprise yourself today?

10. How else could you have learned what the teacher

taught?

11. How do your teachers show they care?

12. What would you like to know more about?

13. What made you laugh today?

14. Tell me one chance you took today, and how it

ended up.

15. What is one thing you learned from a book?

16. What is one thing you learned from a friend?

17. What is one thing you learned from a teacher?

18. What still confuses you? What will you do about

that?

19. What is something you heard that stuck with you

for some reason?

20. What’s stopping you from being an (even more)

amazing learner?

Our School Vision

To instil in our students, through diverse,

innovative & quality educational experiences,

the knowledge and skills to become confident,

creative & highly successful learners and

respectful & responsible citizens.

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