CULCAIRN Newsletter Term 2 Week 1 1 May 2018 PUBLIC SCHOOL 43 Balfour Street CULCAIRN NSW 2660 Phone: 6029 8385 www.culcairn-p@det.nsw.edu.au E: culcairn-p.admin@det.nsw.edu.au What s In Our Newsletter A word from our Principal On The Ball & On The Go Out & About Class News Friend on the Fridge And So It Starts Welcome back to Term 2. I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and the lovely warm weather and are refreshed and ready for another term full of learning opportunities. We Remember the Fallen Thank you to the students and staff who marched on ANZAC Day in the Culcairn RSL ANZAC Day march and service. Thank you also to the Year 6 students for conducting our ANZAC service today, and to Michael Smith for sharing his experiences in the Australian Defence Force. Brekkie with Mum Hopefully many of our mother s and special ladies will be able to join us for breakfast next Friday 11 May from 8:30am until 9:10am, to celebrate Mother s Day. We Remember Them Upcoming Events Tuesday 1 May ANZAC Service 10:55am Friday 4 May Paul Kelly Cup Monday 7 May SRPSSA Cross Country Tuesday 8 May K-1-2 Excursion Debating Workshop Albury Billabong High School musical Friday 11 May Mother s Day Breakfast 8:30am Assembly 9:20am It s All About Mum Our Student Representative Council (SRC) will again be running a stall for Mother s Day next Thursday 10 May. Students will be able to purchase from a variety of gifts ranging in price from $1.00 to $5.00. Senior SRC students will take a display of gifts to each class beforehand so that children know what is available. And the Day Gets Better To coincide with our Mother s Day breakfast, we will hold our first assembly for this term next Friday 11 May from 9:20am. The children in K-1 will present their speeches. It s a Goal The annual Paul Kelly Cup will be held this Friday 4 May at the Culcairn Sportsground. Students from Years 4, 5 and 6 will form a team. Training sessions will continue this week. The first game will begin at 10:00am and there will be a canteen operating on the day. Students must wear a mouthguard to be able to participate. 1
Run, Run Like the Wind Students will travel to Burrumbuttock for the Southern Riverina PSSA Cross Country on Monday 7 May. Thank you to those parents who have volunteered to take students and therefore significantly reducing the cost of the day. A note will be sent home advising each child who they will be travelling with and confirming with each volunteer the students they will be transporting. They re Off...to Wagga Our annual K-1-2 Excursion will take place next Tuesday 8 May. Students will travel to Wagga Wagga with Lodges Coaches to see the performance of George s Marvellous Medicine and visit the Conservatorium of Music. This excursion supports units of work in English and Creative and Practical Arts. The bus will leave at 9:00am sharp. Mrs Leov advises that the bus will not wait for latecomers. Villians Anonymous Students in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 have been invited to attend the matinee performance of Billabong High School s musical Villians Anonymous on Tuesday 8 May at 11:00am. The musical looks at the history of Disney Villians with plenty of singing and dancing. Students will walk to the high school with their teachers. We thank Baillabong High School for making the performance available to our students at no cost. NAPLAN... As in previous years, students in Year 3 and Year 5 will sit their NAPLAN assessments in Week 3. Language conventions and writing will be held on Tuesday 15 May, Reading on Wednesday 16 May and Numeracy on Thursday 17 May. Parents will receive the results of these assessments later in the year. Parents, Citizens Lend Me Your Ear? Our next P&C meeting will be held on Thursday 10 May at 4:00pm in the school library. Hopefully many of our parents and friends will be able to attend. New Friends, New Families This term we welcome two families to our school - Nayte Hill (Year 3), Indy Hill (Kinder) and Darren Fletcher (Year 3). We hope you and your family enjoy your time at our school. Yours in Education Craig Allibon PRINCIPAL 2
On the Ball and On The Go Annual Athletics Carnival Congratulations to all the students who participated in our annual Athletics Carnival last term. Well done to Hovell for winning on the day. Thank you to Mr Kent for organising the day, all the parents and Billabong High School students who assisted on the day. SRPSSA Athletics Carnival The Southern Riverina PSSA Cross Country will be held at Burrumbuttock Recreation Ground on Monday 7 May 2018 (week 2 of Term 2). Competitors will walk the course at 9:45am. All students will be travelling by private transport, thank you to those parents who have volunteered to assist us with the transport. The cost of this would be much higher if we didn t have volunteers to assist us with our carnival transportation. A canteen will be operating throughout the day. Children need to provide their own lunch or canteen money, drinks, hat and sunscreen. Don t forget our Mother s Day stall next Thursday 10 May. We have a variety of gifts for both Mums and Grandmas. Prices range from $1.00 to $5.00 Monday is Student Banking Day for the Hume and Commonwealth Bank Accounts Notes Sent Home Recently Notes Who s Involved 3
CLAIMING THE DATE RAND FOOTBALL NETBALL 35 th AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL/NETBALL DEVELOPMENT ROUND ROBIN CARNIVAL 2018 To be held at the RAND SPORTSGROUND AND RAND PUBLIC SCHOOL OVAL SUNDAY 5 th August 2018 First Game Commences at 9.30am BOYS GIRLS 8 & under ( 9 a side) 10 & under 10 & under ( 9 a side) 12 & under 12 & under (9 a side) 14 & under 16 & under Age groups to be confirmed CARNIVAL COORDINATORS Carole/James Rand Public School RAND NSW 2642 Ph: 02 60295228 bh Fax: 02 60295301 Email rand-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 4
Out & About Class K-1 Welcome back to Term 2. K-1 can continue to practise their speeches. Our speeches will be performed at assembly on Friday 11 May. On this day assembly will begin at 9:20am following the Mother s Day Breakfast. So come along for breakfast and stay to support K-1 in saying their speeches. The K-1-2 excursion to Wagga Wagga is next Tuesday 8 May. The bus will leave at 9:00am, please be on time, we will not be waiting for latecomers. Students will need to bring their fruit for fruit break, recess, lunch, 2 drinks, hat and jumper/coat if the weather is cool. Students are to wear full school uniform. Dojo winners: Week 10 - Madix Chapple, Emma Pumpa; Week 11 - Memphis Jongeneel, Issak Gilmour, Jake Holden, Emma Pumpa. Bronze Awards - Tatum Shoemark, ryder Brown-Jerrick, Madix Chapple, Issak Gilmour, Jake Holden. Class 1-2 Welcome to Term 2. I hope everyone had a lovely holiday and is rested ready for another busy term ahead. Next Thursday the Mother s Day stall will be held after recess. Items for sale are between $1.00 - $5.00. To celebrate our amazing mothers we will be holding a Mother s Day bacon and egg roll breakfast on Friday 11 May at 8:30am. Assembly will take place straight afterwards at 9:20am. Students have been given a Home Learning Workbook based on this terms HSIE topic: Families Past and Present. Students need to complete the first worksheet - Family Event Oral Presentation by this Friday 4th May so we can begin writing our speeches in week 2. Class 2-3-4 Welcome back, I hope everyone had a great holiday. A term overview will be sent home next week to keep you up to date with what we will be learning in the classroom, what other activities are coming up and also any other important information. Our home learning will begin next week. NAPLAN is coming up soon in Week 3 for our Year 3 students. Ada, Annabell, Nakoda, Max and Liam were our Dojo winners from weeks 9 and 10, last term. The students will be heading down to Billabong High School next Tuesday to watch a performance. The Mother s Day Stall will be next Thursday, with items ranging from $1 to $5. There will also be a Mother s Day Breakfast on Friday the 11th before school. Class 4-5 I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday break. Thank you to those students who came to the Culcairn ANZAC Day service in the holidays. Well done to all those students who participated in the Athletics carnival and congratultions to all those who won ribbons. Some students from 4-5 will be going to the Southern Riverina PSSA carnival on 7 May. Home learning will commence this week. Class 5-6 Class News Welcome back to Term 2! Thank you to all students who turned up for the Culcairn ANZAC Day service during the holidays. It was wonderful to see some of our senior students paying their respects and laying the wreath on behalf of our school. Our Mother s Day stall will be next week on Thursday, please remember to bring in some money if you would like to purchase a gift. Just a reminder as the weather cools off to make sure you find your school jumper and stay in uniform. 5
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3 Top Tips to Overcome Fussy Eaters In lunch box studies, parents site their children being fussy eaters as one of the main barriers to packing healthy lunch boxes. This week we look at 3 Top Tips To Overcome Fussy Eaters when packing lunch boxes. 1. TRY EVERYTHING AT HOME, 7-12 TIMES Most people don t like change and we tend to eat with our eyes first. Including something new in a lunchbox without trying it at home is likely to get a fussy eater response. It will come home uneaten. At home, if it s new, it s a change and it may go uneaten too. But the first reaction doesn t always mean they won t eat it. Research shows it takes 7-12 times of trying a food in close succession before they really work out if they don t like it. Don t stop at one, two or 3 tries. Keep trying. 2. GIVE THEM FAMILIARITY The best way to do this is to turn your evening meals into lunches. We tend to make more of an effort with our evening meals and include more vegetables. Turning your dinner into a lunch will mean they get more vegetables. For more ideas at http://rootcau.se/o 3. ADD-IN & CROWD-OUT This is a great way of transitioning your family to healthier food choices. Give them a little of what they want, but addin healthier choices. Overtime, crowd-out the less healthy choices. This is not a quick option but allows fussy eaters to transition to healthier options without the power struggle. eg. If you include chips everyday, do this but Add-In some crunchy carrots everyday. Then Crowd-out the chips by including them every second day. Keep reducing the regularity until you don t add them in anymore. U THIS MAD FOOD SCIENCE HEALTH TIP COPYRIGHT BEL SMITH 2017. BEL SMITH A REGULAR ON CH 7 SUNRISE IS A HEALTH COACH, A JAMIE OLIVER FOOD REVOLUTION AMBASSADOR, AND A MUM ON A MISSION TO TRANSFORM CHILDREN S HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA. FOR FREE WEEKLY RECIPES, LUNCH BOX INSPIRATION, AND A FREE EBOOK, SIGN UP VIA EMAIL AT THEROOTCAUSE.COM.AU. 7
Fortnightly Calendar Updates Your Friend on the Fridge! TERM 2 2018 Week 1 Monday 30 April Staff Development Day Culcairn Public School 43 Balfour Street CULCAIRN NSW 2660 Phone: 6029 8385 www.culcairn-p@det.nsw.edu.au E: culcairn-p.admin@det.nsw.edu.au Tuesday 1 May All students return to school ANZAC Service 10:55am Wednesday Thursday 2 May 3 May Friday 4 May Paul Kelly Cup Week 2 Monday 7 May Southern Riverina PSSA Cross Country Tuesday 8 May K - 2 Excursion to Wagga Wagga 9:00am Debating workshop @ Albury Public School Billabong High School Musical Performance @ 11:00am Wednesday 9 May Thursday 10 May Mother s Day Stall Friday 11 May Mother s Day Breakfast @ 8:30am Assembly 9:20am K-1 Speeches 8