Mission Statement

Quality education for all

Principal Mrs Coral O’Neill

77-85 Currajong Street

PARKES NSW 2870

Ph: 6862 1702; 6862 1867

Fax: 6862 5047

Email:

parkes-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website:

www.parkes-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

P&C Association

President Mr Grant Orr: 0428 643 282

Secretary Mrs Sarah Todd: 0438 622 297

Treasurer Mrs Kristen Jarvis:

0427 928 214

Term 1, Week 6 - Tuesday 3 March 2020

Parkes Public School Swimming Squad

Congratulations to our amazing squad of swimmers who attended Condobolin on Friday to participate in the Lachlan Swimming Carnival. We have seven students; Phoebe, Lily, Timmy, Savannah, Finlay, Eamon and Karma who are all competing in individual events as well as our junior girls, senior girls and senior boys relay teams. They will all be travelling to Dubbo for the Western Carnival in two weeks. The children will be competing as members of the Lachlan Swimming Team.

Clean Up Australia Day

Last Sunday 1 March, was Clean Up Australia

Day. To help inspire our community, during

Week 5 many responsible infants and primary

students volunteered their play time to help

keep Parkes Public School a clean and safe

environment!

Thank you to all the students and helpers.

What wonderful role models you are for

everyone. Well done!

K-2 LITERACY AWARDS The students who received the literacy awards and capes at the assembly were:

KM Annabelle Munday Thomas Wilkinson 1D Gemma Orr Phillip Brown

2C Laura Brooker Blake Price

Congratulations to the following students who gained a:

White Merit Certificate:

Judah Pearce 4R

Koby Zagrovic 1/2B

Skye Hulse 1D

Alexis Chambers-Lewis 1/2B

Mia Bilbow 1H

DON’T FORGET

School Banking every Wednesday

Book Club Issue 2 orders close

Wednesday 18 March

Name: Miss Newbigging

Hometown: Peak Hill

Role: Classroom Teacher

If you were stuck on a desert island and you could only bring three things with you, what would they be? Boat, Ipad and food (cupcakes)!

Favourite holiday destination: Somewhere very relaxing.

What was your dream job when you were little? Work and train dolphins.

Name: Georgia Van Opynen

Age: 6

Class: 1H

Teacher: Mrs Howard

Teacher Comment:

Georgia is a great friend to

others. She is truthful, kind,

gentle and inclusive. Georgia will go out of her way

to make her peers happy so that they can learn.

Favourite Activities: I like doing writing and art.

I like to play outside with my dogs at home.

When I grow up: I would like to be a good

learner and be a ballerina.

School Photo Timetable

TIME CLASS

9.05 Kinder M

9.15 Kinder E

9.25 1H

9.35 1D

9.45 1/2B

9.55 2C

10.05 2L

10.15 K-6B

10.25 3-6S

10.35 Infants Scripture

K-2P

10.45 3-6T

10.55 3-6W

11.05 Recess

School Captains Vice Captains AECG Members

11.30 3-6N

11.40 3L

11.50 3W

12.00 4R

12.10 4K

12.20 5S

12.30 5W

12.40 6R

12.50 6C

1.00 Family photos

1.10

1.15 Lunch

2.00 Family photos & catch ups

3.00 End of Day

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Monday 9 March

Kindergarten Dads’

Day @ 11.30

Tuesday 10 March

School Photos

Monday 16 March

P&C Meeting

LOST PROPERTY

Please check the office lost property

basket if your child is missing any items of clothing, hats, lunch boxes, drink bottles,

jewellery or swimming gear.

SCHOOL PHOTOS TUESDAY 10 MARCH

Don’t forget students must bring in their envelope next Tuesday and hand to the photographer at their scheduled time. Family photo envelopes are available from the office if required. Online ordering is also available.

Current PBL Focus

We are safe at Parkes Public

Parkes Public School Netball

The netball season has begun at Parkes Public School with the selection of 10 students for our mixed PSSA and School's Cup team. Congratulations to Taj Lovett and Karma Dechen (Co-Captains), Will Bligh, Bodhi Ashcroft, Chloe Phillips, Lucy MacGregor, Liliani Latu, Cody Newman, Renna Dechen and Zac Guy. They will begin training

this week on Friday from 3.30-4.30pm at the town courts.

Over 40 students turned up for the selections and gave it everything they had. Narrowing it down to 10 was not an easy task! Thank you to everyone who came and who showed once again, just how much enthusiasm Parkes Public School has for sport and for their school.

Ms Kenny

CLEANERS REQUIRED IN PARKES AREA

Training and uniform provided Award Wages

Please email your résumé to: careers@jossgroup.com.au

Or for more information contact Geoff

Ph: 0400 468 430 between 8:00am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday

A Working with Children Check is required

PARKES & DISTRICT NETBALL ASSOCIATION 2020

REGISTRATION / GALA DAY 21ST MARCH 2020

Come along, have fun, learn skills and be part of our great club!

PLACE: McGlynn Park Parkes Netball Courts TIME: 10am - 12noon

COST: $100 (Active Kids Vouchers accepted) DIVISIONS

NET- Kindy to Year 2 (skills and fun) SET- Years 3 and 4 (team based skills and games)

GO (division2) – Years 5 and 6 DIVISION 1 (Junior) – High School

Congratulations to the Week 6 K-2 Literacy Cape winners:

Blake Price, Laura Brooker, Thomas Wilkinson, Gemma Orr, Annabelle Munday and

Phillip Brown (absent).

3W have had a great start to the year. We have especially enjoyed our science and STEM lessons where we are learning to work cooperatively in groups and mastering the engineering process of planning, trialling, reassessing and trying again.