Young North Public School NEWSLETTER Term 3 Week 5 2016

Phone: 02 6382 2579 Fax: 02 6382 3002 Website: www. youngnorth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.auDear Parents, Students and Friends of Young North P.S.

As I type it is late at night and I have just been swimming through the 2016NAPLAN data. As usual it is not the data that drives performance but the use ofthe data that is truly important. Once again there is much to be proud of and forme it is also the breaking down of the data into personalised stories that is themost rewarding. Knowing each of our students and seeing them make personal andacademic growth is what our school is about and what we celebrate again thisyear.

At present the school is also completing a new phenomenon in the Department ofEducation which is called ‘External Validation’. This is a process that requires usto map our performance against the School Excellence Framework and provideevidence of our decisions. Kind of a self audit, but with a follow up panel meetingin coming weeks. It has been a time consuming, but incredibly rewarding processwhere we have been forced to press pause and truly reflect upon schoolperformance. After 5 years of significant change it is a great time to do this andmuch of the data is truly amazing. I have enjoyed very much sharing it withcolleagues across the state who have the greatest respect for Young North PSand its community.

I must apologise for not getting to this week’s athletics carnival, but the SEFprocess requires the school to put in a lot of time on the paperwork front. Whenour students are out of the school there is more chance of getting some of itdone. Besides, the truth is after breaking my leg and with new young staff I amsacked from the relay team. A big thanks to Mr Druett and everyone who helpedmake it a great day after such a long and frustrating wait.

I would also like to thank the community for your support of our recentEducation Week events. Students and staff had a great time and the Book Fairwas an absolute success. Your attendance at these events always reminds us ofour strong and committed school community.Kel SmerdonPrincipal Young North PS

Rose Thompson Family Support Worker @ Young North PS Fridays

Here to help with :Parenting tips, home finance, family relationships,

separation, legal proceedings, general family support

Walk in or make an appointment

@ the school office

Term 3 Dates to Remember!

Do you or anyone you know need a place in Young North PS

KINDER 2017?Now is the time to return your enrolment forms to the Office. With growing school

numbers and in order to help with transition planning and subsequently Kinder class formation it would be great to receive forms now.

TICKETS SELLING FAST

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From the OfficeLoaned UniformsWe have been lending a large amount of clothing pool uniforms to students who have slipped in mud / got wet during recent weather. However, this is not being returned. Could you please endeavour to wash and return items so that we can continue to help students in the future.Final Dates for Camp PaymentsFinal payments for school camps need to be in by the following dates or places willbegin to be offered to reserve lists:1.Jenolan Caves Yr 3&4 - 26 August2. Milson Island Yr 5&6- 23 SeptemberSkoolbagDon’t forget to download the App. It isthe best way to keep in touch with school events.We have POPped- Online payments now available through Skoolbag and Website

NEXT P&C Meeting Tuesday 6:30pm

Term 3 Week 10 20th September in the Admin BuildingIGA Fun Day BBQ helpers needed 3/9

Reflex Maths Million FocusYoung North has been using the Reflex Mathsprogram to improve student fluency and recall ofbasic facts. So far this year, the students haveanswered just over 345, 000 basic fact questionscorrectly. The leading class is 4/5F with over95,000 questions correct. Students have beenchallenged to reach the magical target of 1,000,000questions by the end of the year. Students can logon at home, before school and during math lessonsto improve their skills. Have a look at the graphs tosee a break down of questions answered correctly byclass and year level.The leading class and year level will win a prize at

the end of the year. The challenge is on!!Mr Berry Assistant Principal

2016 Mini Fete - Nov 3rd (Term 4)

Cyber Wiser Incursion – 24th AugThe school will be hosting Cyber Wiser an exciting performance involving characters, puppets, amazing props and sets, illusions and a little juggling thrown in for good measure. Cyber Wiser is designed to get students questioning both what they see and hear before they jump to conclusions.Kindly return your permission form and $5 by the 23rd Aug.

Mr Huff – 9th Sept

IGA Kids’ Fun Day – 3rd Sept (Sat)

Each year, in celebration of Book Week and Literacy Week, Meerkat Productions adapts one of the books shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of The Year Award. This years book is Mr Huff by Anna Walker, a gentle, poignant, affirming and wise picture book sure to delight all ages. This performance will be visiting the school in Week 8 at no cost to students as part of the PBL program.

Come along to the IGA Kids’ Fun Day and have a great day out with the family. Young North will have our award winning Aerobics Team, dance group and drummers performing from 10.15am. Students involved in these activities please arrive promptly. The P&C will also be running a BBQ and we welcome any support you can give them on the day.

After last year's amazing MuscularDystrophy-Mini Fete, this year we areraising community awareness of andmoney for Autism. With the passionatesupport of our Learning SupportOfficer-Mrs Angela Martin and theschool's SRC, students are alreadymaking items for the stalls andplanning the exciting day. This week5/6C made these great Pokemoncoasters. It turns out the creator ofPokemon also has Autism. Don't believeme! Check out this facinating link:http://www.autismkey.com/pokeman-creator-draws-creativity-from-autism/

Education Week Mini Olympics

Aerobics Girls

Sass Recognition Week

Open Day Kinder Orientation

Life Education Van Coming to Town

Week 7 is ‘School Administrative Support Staff’ RecognitionWeek. Our school is lucky to have a range of in class learningsupport officers, administration staff as well as the wonderfulMr Tierney. We are thankful for them every week!

Thanks to our students and community for helping us celebrate our amazing Public Education system during Education Week. What a great Mini Olympics and Book Fair (raising $1425 in reward points for Library resource purchases).Mrs Froon, Mrs Kirkwood & Mrs Partridge | Event Co-ordinators

Just in case you haven’t heard, our Aerobics girlsplaced 4th at the recent Nationals held on the GoldCoast! It was a wonderful team effort and we areso very proud of them all especially considering thelast minute challenges including a team member outwith pneumonia and staff member in hospital thenight before flying out! Many thanks to the amazingstaff and great parents’ support over many monthsleading up to and in Queensland. Also thanks to theYoung Community for supporting various fundraisingefforts leading up to the trip. The word is out andthe team are being booked at many local events solook out for them around town.

Healthy Harold is on his way at the end of this term.Life Education has been empowering children and youngpeople to make safer and healthier choices througheducation for more than 35 years. They design programsthat are relevant to Australian children and youngpeople every day, as well as their families andcommunities.

When: 14th Sept – 20th Sept 2016 (Week 9 and 10)Cost: $10 (which includes a student workbook and sticker for each child)

There will be Healthy Harold merchandise for sale againthis year. Permission notes are out this week with anorder form attached if you are interested.

“Come and join the tour as you grab your passport and set off on a trip around Young

North Public School!”When: 10-11 Tuesday 23 August

Who: All 2017 Kinders, their parents and any other interested community members.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Sport Report

Mr Scott DruettSports Co-ordinator

PBL UpdatePBL Master Class TrainLast week, Mrs Kirkwood and Mrs Eatock had the privilege of attending a PBLMasterclass conference in Homebush, Sydney where we were immersed in the richwisdoms of Keynote speaker Professor Terry Scott, a behaviourist from USA who hasbeen instrumental in implementing the PBL framework. The conference has helped toequip us with strategies and structures to move into effective Tier 2 supports for ourstudents here at Young North. Stay tuned to see the developments in our Tier 2Support groups next term. We hope to structure groups to meet the needs of a widerange of students, explicitly teaching and practising specific skills in a safe environmentwithin the small group environment.

Mrs Suzanne KirkwoodPBL Co-ordinator

GIRL BOY8 Years Lana Blizzard Liam Irving9 Years Jannet

AltabbouchEthan Fuller

JUNIOR Libby Wilder Finn Blizzard & Jayden Speering

11 Years Yasmin Ali Jack NicollsSENIOR Casey Ballard Cameron Martin

After the long wait we finally got our Athleticscarnival in last Friday (6th time lucky). Welldone to all those students who competed onthe day. Congratulations to the winning housefor the day Zouch and the following agechampions:

Athletics & Sports Day PhotosLast week students across the school enjoyed both the school Athletics Carnivaland the K-2 Sports Day. A huge thanks to our event organisers, communityhelpers and enthusiastic students for making the day so much fun!

Yesterday we had around 35 studentscompeting at the District Carnival. Ourathletes did their very best and did YoungNorth proud. We had 6 of our studentsqualify for Regional. Well done to LanaBlizzard, Destiny Le Gay Brereton, JackNicolls, Clayton Ross, Libby Wilder andChantelle Bourne. Special mention to ChantelleBourne who was 11 years girls champion.Now that the weather is better we willrecommence our Bowls and Croquet visits forYears 3 to 6. Bowls will be on Thursday the25th August and 1st September with Croquetbeing the same days plus Thursday 8th

September to make up a day they missed.I look forward to some nice weather so we canget the kids back up on the oval at lunch andduring sports times.

We have been doing experiments to find out how we use water in our world. We did artworks using parallel and

perpendicular lines.

This term 1M have been doing all sorts of interesting things!

We have had some fun sports days with our mini-olympics and K-2 Athletics Carnival.

NoticeboardThe year has been busy with exploring the ins and outs of resilience,core values and emotions! This term our focus has been onunderstanding empathy, a difficult concept for many to grasp but onethat I believe makes the single most impact in our community and to anindividual’s success in the social arena.

We continue to use Circle Time as the method of teaching which is atotally fun and engaging way to learn. It also gives all students an equalopportunity to participate and feel like a valued class member. This isgreat for self-esteem.

What a great resource our Children’s authors provide by creatingliterature with depth to help us to understand the concepts of life in ameaningful and engaging way. Role play is also a favourite activitywhere students experience a safe environment to play out what theyare learning. And of course the games we play are also a great funway to learn some specific social skills, like being part of a large groupand co-operating.

In Terms one and two, our small groups kicked off, offering somestudents the opportunity to experience a mentored approach tolearning. Here, where we are able to unpack some of the grey areas tosupport our students in creating more success in their friendships, self-esteem and self-regulation skills. Thanks for your ongoing support for oursocial skill program here at Young North.

Social Skills Program Buzz

KIDS YOGA. Health & Vitality. Social-Emotional Intelligence. Improved Sleep.Better Focus & Concentration. Improved PeerRelations. Ages 7-12. School terms,Wednesdays 4-5pm at the Yoga Tree Studio,Millard Centre, Young. $10/class payable forfull term. For more info or to register, visitdanettewatsonyoga.com or call Danette0419242053.

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BOOK SALE – huge range of top quality second-hand books, DVD’s, CD’s and more at bargain prices.

Children’s books from 20 cents.St John’s Church Hall in Cloete St Young

Thursday 25th Aug – 4.00pm to 7.00pm; Friday 26th Aug –9.00am to 5.00pm & Saturday 26th Aug - 9.00am to 2.00pm

All stock discounted to ½ price from 12.30pm on Saturday

SCOUTSCurrent programs

Cubs 8 to 11 years oldScouts 11 to 15 years old

Upcoming Potential Programs Joeys 6 to 8 years old

Ventures 15 to 18 years old

We are also advertising for Leaders and parent helpers.

Contact: Cindy PaagChairperson / President

Mobile: 0414092297Po Box 401 Cootamundra NSW 2590

Emil: cindypaag@outlook.com