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Ash Street, PO Box 833Leeton NSW 2705

sjle-info@ww.catholic.edu.au

Phone: (02)6953 3248Fax: (02)6953 5080

web.sjleww.catholic.edu.au

From the Principal

Dear families,

Indigenous Cross This week we took possession of a hand crafted indigenous cross for use during school ceremonies. This stunning cross was created for our school by Michael Lyons. It will be on display in the office for all to see.

2019 St Joseph’s Swimming Carnival A very big thank you to Mr Mannes and the staff of St Joseph’s for such a smoothly run carnival. Thanks also to the students from St Francis College, who's help on the day was invaluable. Our students’ sportsmanship was outstanding. We were so proud of the way they supported and congratulated each other. Congratulations to Mackillop House who were victors on the day.

2019 Age Champions- Congratulations to our age champions: 8/9 Boys- Jamie Woods  10 Boys- Salvatore Alampi  11 Boys- Cooper Jones  12/13 Boys- Calan Nicholls   8/9 Girls- Emme Dowling  10 Girls- Charlotte Mallamace   11 Girls- Ella Thomas  12/13 Girls- Sophie Cross 

Parents and Friends first 2019 meeting-come along! We are blessed to have an energetic friendly Parents and Friends association at St Joseph’s, Leeton. New members are always welcome. Attending our P&F meetings is an ideal way to meet fellow members of the St Joseph’s parent group. The first meeting for 2019 will be held on Monday February 18 at 6.30pm in the Staffroom.

Coolibah St Pick Up Each afternoon families can choose to pick up their children in Coolibah St. This pick up location operates as drive through pick up option. Students are walked by a teacher to the Coolibah gate at the bottom of our school grounds and are directed to their family car as it arrives at the front of the queue. We ask that you DO NOT park on Coolibah Street, school side, after 2:45. This is to prevent confusion for those using the drive through pick up option, as they presume any cars along this area are waiting in line to move forward. If you are using the Coolibah Street pick up you need to have your family name on the front passenger side visor. This assists our staff to efficiently get each child to their car. Our office staff are happy to make one for you.

Carnevale 2019 On Friday 1st March the school will celebrate with a party … Italian style! Carnevale is celebrated just before Lent and it is a time to enjoy the good things in life. You may already know that Italy is a catholic country and it is the custom there to take Lent (the six weeks before Easter) very seriously. People give up many of their favourite things to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made. But before they do, they have a big FESTA! So, on Friday 1st March we will celebrate with dress ups, music, delicious Italian food, games and much more.

Digital Technology Use Included in today’s newsletter is the updated version of the Acceptable Use Terms and Conditions for the use of technology and online services for learning and teaching. Please take a moment to read through this document.

MaryJane Simms

Principal

SJLE Calendar

2019, Term1

Week 4

19th Feb

Junior Joey’s 11.30am-12.30

P & F Meeting 6.30pm

20th Feb

Griffith Netball Trials

School Council Meeting 7pm

22nd Feb

Deanery Swimming Carnival

Friday 15 February 2019Term 1, Week 3

A Prayer for our Student Leaders

Lord,We come to you in prayer.We pray for the leaders of our student community,Our Year Six Students,Our School Captains, Vice Captains,Sports Captains and Student Representative Council.We give thanks for their willingness to serve others,Give them your grace to lead with humility and gentleness,We ask this, through Christ, Our Lord,Amen.

18th Feb

Stage Three Parent Meeting 6.00pm

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PARISH MASS TIMES St Joseph’s Parish Leeton: Saturday Vigil - 6:00pm

Sunday - 10:00am

Reconciliation:

Friday - 4.45pm - 5.15pm

Saturday - 5.30pm - 5.50pm

St Patrick’s Parish Yanco: Sunday - 8.00am

UNIFORM SHOP The Uniform Shop will be open every Wednesday and Friday during term time from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.

Gina Galluzzo Uniform Shop Coordinator

NUDE FOOD DAY EVERY MONDAY

Every Monday will be Nude Food Day. On Nude Food Day, our aim is for student lunch boxes to be wrapper free. The purpose of this is to raise awareness of ways we can reduce waste/packaging and also to keep the healthy food profile high. We want our students to be informed about how we can be stewards of God’s creation. This is a practical way to show that each of us CAN make a difference to the amount of waste created. Thank you for your support.

URGENT: WANTED!!! PASTA MACHINES

Do you have a pasta machine somewhere in your back cupboard that you haven't used in years?How about lending or donating it to the school?Signor Q.T. will be taking Italian cooking classes very soon and is in urgent need of some.Please contact the school if you can help.

Thank you

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY

All staff will be participating in a Staff Development Day on Friday 22 March 2019. School will be closed for students on this day.

KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP

Do you follow St Joseph’s on Facebook? If you do you will know that photos, messages and other valuable information is posted to Facebook by the school. This is information that is provided to families between newsletters or is additional to the newsletter. Also consider downloading the Skoolbag App. It is free and is another way we communicate with families in between newsletters. (It is important that all families connect with us via either Facebook or Skoolbag.)

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SPORT

On Wednesday Samuel Alampi, Oliver Nardi and Kody Schmetzer travelled to Griffith for the MIA Deanery Soccer Trials. All three boys had a great time and enjoyed the experience. Kody was successful in qualifying for the next stage where he will travel to Junee later in the term. Congratulations Kody! 

On Wednesday we were lucky to have fantastic weather for our school swimming carnival. It was a terrific day that was enjoyed by all, especially Red House who were our winners on the day. Congratulations to our Age Champions also:

Age Champions 2019  8/9 Boys- Jamie Woods 10 Boys- Salvatore Alampi 11 Boys- Cooper Jones 12/13 Boys- Calan Nicholls  8/9 Girls- Emme Dowling 10 Girls- Charlotte Mallamace  11 Girls- Ella Thomas 12/13 Girls- Sophie Cross    

Red- 409 Green- 331 Blue- 194 Yellow- 193 

Mr Adam MannesSport Coordinator

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MUSIC

STUDENT LEADERSHIP 2019

SCHOOL CAPTAINS SCHOOL VICE CAPTAINS Sophie Cross Maria Piccolo Jaxon Steele Zach De Guzzo BLUE CAPTAINS GREEN CAPTAINS Emily Looby Riah Morris Nate Fletcher Harrison Seymour GOLD CAPTAINS RED HOUSE CAPTAINS Mikayla Woods Chelsea Purtill Annmaree Ciurleo Jasper Dawe

2019 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

S2R – Israel Caffery & Liam Harvison S2I – Tully Fletcher & Riley Blowes S2CH – Nate De Paoli & Emme Dowling S3MT – Laura Bailey & Zoe De Paoli S3C – Tyra James & Emma Fiumara S3K – Cooper Jones & Cale Sayer-Roberts

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ABORIGINAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY WORKER

I would firstly like to acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of this land the Wiradjuri people and pay my respects to the Elders both past and present.

A little about me; my name is Jassmine Leigh-Smith, I am a Gumbaynggirr woman from the Mid-North Coast but have been extremely fortunate to have worked with many different Aboriginal cultural groups, these include the Biripi, Bundjalung and Dunghutti Nations. I am grateful to be able to live and work within the Wiradjuri Nation.

I first began my role at St Joseph's in May 2018 and throughout that time I have been successful in helping teachers with class containing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content. I also have been involved in numerous community events and forming connections with the school and community.

This year, I will be assisting and supporting staff in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content in the curriculum and enabling connections between the school and the local Indigenous community. I will also be supporting teachers in the development of programs and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with an emphasis on Indigenous culture and history.

I look forward to being able to work alongside teachers and with students to build cohesive relationships that illustrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. This year at St Joseph’s we will be celebrating NAIDOC Week along with Reconciliation Week. I look forward to continuing to get to know you all and being apart of the St Joseph's team.

GOLDEN APPLE DOCKETS

A major fundraiser for St Joseph’s is the collection of GOLDEN APPLE DOCKETS. The Golden Apple Supermarket very generously donates money to the school according to the amount spent over the year by the school (and extended) community.

This is an EASY fundraiser for the school, so please KEEP YOUR DOCKETS AND SEND THEM IN WITH YOUR CHILD TO BE COLLECTED IN THEIR CLASS.

INDIGENOUS CROSS

This year, St Joseph’s is excited to announce we have purchased a handcrafted freestanding Aboriginal cross for our Liturgies. The cross depicts how the Wiradjuri peoples journey to heaven. We have been lucky enough to have Michael Lyons craft our cross and tell us the meaning behind each symbol. Both side of the cross have been hand painted and carved to illustrate Wiradjuri Totems along with meeting places, water holes, camp sites, love and the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The cross will be displayed at our Liturgies and within the school. The cross will be displayed in the front office if you would like to see the fine details in the carving and paintings.   

Miss Lauren IrvinRE Coordinator

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ST JOSEPH'S MERIT AWARDS TERM 1, WEEK 2 2019

Maria Macmillan S1F For positively contributing to all learning activities.

Anuj Gill S1F For using interesting words to make his writing engaging.Max McGrath S1F For always trying and persevering with difficult tasks.Max McGrath S1F For his amazing positive start to reading and writing this year!Richie Vitelli S1I For being an organised and enthusiastic learner.

Kasey Trembath S1I For writing a detailed recount of her school holidays.

Jamie Woods S1I For being a kind and friendly student at all times.

Ahaan Chand S1W For his confidence sharing ideas in the classroom.

Aria Gregurke S1W For her strategic thinking in Mathematics.

Tiana Mooney S2CH For her 'ready to learn' attitude.

William O'Bryan S2CH For his happy and enthusiastic attitude in our classroom.

Shannai Trembath S2RFor increasing her confidence and participation in class. It is awesome to see your personality and sense of humour starting to shine through.

Angus Smith S2RFor settling into S2R so well. Angus is a wonderful young boy and is a delight to teach. I am looking forward to seeing great things from Angus this year.

William Famador S2I For choosing kindness when supporting a new student.

Oliver James S2I For being a caring and helpful friend in the classroom.

William Famador S2I For being an enthusiastic learner.

Shayla Walsh S3C For starting the year with focus and determination to complete her work to the best of her ability.

Harrison Seymour S3C For using his initiative and focusing on his own work when completing tasks.

Cooper Jones S3K For confidently demonstrating the place value of six digit numbers.

Faima Ali S3K For confidently demonstrating the place value of six digit numbers.

Cale Sayer-Roberts S3K For demonstrating leadership when working with the Kindergarten buddies.Calan Nicholls S3MT For stepping up and assisting with a Kinder in a dangerous situation.

Seth Shirdon S3MT For taking initiative to buddy up with a Kinder student and choosing kindness.

Lily Blowes S3MT For confidently demonstrating the place value of six digit numbers.

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WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/SUN

4 18Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

P & F Meeting 6.30pm Staffroom

19Stage Three Parent Meeting 6pm

20Netball Trials - Griffith

Kindergarten Rest Day

School Council Meeting 7pm

21 22Deanery Swimming Carnival

PD - Sue Larkey

23/24

5 25Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

26MIA/Wagga Wagga Dicoesan AFL Trials

27Kindergarten Rest Day

28Leadership Meeting - Mrs Simms, Mrs Tavella

1Whole school Mass 11.30am - S3K

Carnevale Whole school 1pm-3pm

Leadership Meeting - Mrs Simms, Mrs Tavella

2/3

6 March

4Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

PD - IDL Cluster Meeting - Mrs Tavella & Miss Reneker

5 6Ash Wednesday Mass - 12noon - S3C

Diocesan Swimming Carnival

7PD - Inclusive & Diverse Learners -Mrs Tavella

PD - Pathways to Leadership - Mrs Flagg

8PD - Pathways to Leadership - Mrs Flagg

9/10

7 11Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

12 13Girls Diocesan Soccer Trials - Junee

14 15 16/17Confirmation Commitment Mass 6pm (Sat)

8 18Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

19St Joseph’s Day Mass 12noon - S2R

20 21Harmony Day

22Staff Development Day - 7 Steps Writing - school closed for students

23/24

9 25Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

26PD - ASPA - Miss Kane, Miss M Ierano, Miss Reneker

27 28PD - Inclusive & Diverse Learners -Mrs Tavella

29 30/31

10 April

1Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

PD - Maths - Mrs Maybon & Ms Dally

PD - Diverse learners Conference - Mrs Tavella

2 3 4 5Holy Week Liturgy - Whole school 12 noon

6/7

11 8Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

9 10 11 12Term 1 ends

13/4

TERM 1 SCHOOL CALENDAR 2019

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St Joseph’s Primary School

Canteen Menu Term 1, 2019

Volunteers Please check the school website http://web.sjleww.catholic.edu.au/canteen.html or contact Gina at galluzzog@ww.catholic.edu.au

Online Ordering Quick, convenient and fuss free. Register at www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au/signup.aspx . Please allow 2-3 days for funds transfer. Orders must be in by 9:30am

Safety Please note that we cannot guarantee student safety with very hot items we are unable to heat student lunches in the microwave or to supply boiling water for instant noodles or soups. We encourage the use of a thermos to keep home packed lunches warm. Cutlery can be supplied at a cost of $0.10 per piece.

Soldiers (Rice Paper Rolls)

Chicken Soldier $2.50 Tuna Soldier $2.50

Savoury Mince Soldier $2.50 Soy Sauce $0.30 Lunch Specials

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Canteen Closed

Pizza $4.50 Hawaiian Meat Lovers

Chicken Twister $5.00 Plain/Cheese/Salad Sauce on request Mayo, Tomato/BBQ

Cheese Burger $5.00 Plain With Salad (Lettuce/carrot/tomato)

Pasta Bolognese $4.00 Mac & Cheese $3.50

Sandwiches, Wraps and Toasties

Vegemite $3.00 Cheese and tomato $3.40 Vegemite and cheese $3.20 Cheese $3.20 Cheese and lettuce $3.40 Vegemite and tomato $3.20 Salad $4.00 Cheese, lettuce and tomato

$3.40 Ham add $0.30 Chicken add $0.50 Tuna add $0.50

Salads

Salad tub $4.00 add Ham, Tuna or Chicken as above Drinks

Popper (Paradise Punch, Apple) $1.50 Milk (Chocolate or Strawberry) $2.50 Recess Snacks (Selections will vary)

Cinnamon Donut $0.50 Muffin $1.00 Jelly Cup $0.50 Garlic Bread $0.30

Lunch Snacks (Selections will vary)

Zooper Doopers $0.60 Mini Calippo $1.00 Paddle Pops $1.50

Lemonade Twist $1.00

Chocolate ShakyShake $2.00 Cyclone $2.00 Assorted Chips $0.50

Volunteers Welcome

Please consider ordering online

www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au/signup.aspx

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St Joseph’s Primary School Canteen

Online Ordering

Register We would like to congratulate and thank all those families who have already started using our online ordering system for canteens. We feel very encouraged by the response we have had so far from our valued customers. Please remember that every single order, no matter how small, helps us give back to the students and the community. Your school P&F has made an important change for getting online with ordering and so is heading for a more efficient and effective service for you and your family. Congratulations! It has cost your school a minimal amount and will cost you as a parent nothing.

Signup

1. Go to www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au/signup.aspx. 2. Select SIGNUP button (top left) 3. Fill in the form and select Submit 4. Be sure to select St Joseph’s Leeton from the list. There are lots of schools so take care. 5. You will receive an email with instructions to confirm your email address and activate your account

Get started

1. Enter your Login and Password to login to the website. 2. Select the “Add student" tab. Make sure to fill out all your child’s details before selecting “Next” 3. Select the “Add credit” tab to add credit to your account.

Please allow 2-3 days for bank transfer. Credit card payments are instant but attract a 2.2% fee 4. Select the "Add order" tab to add an order.

Order

1. Select child 2. Select date 3. Select the meals you would like to order and add them to the order 4. Confirm the order or if you have more than one child, click “Confirm and Place New Order” Tab. Once you have confirmed the order, you will receive a confirmation email from Our Online Canteen. You can also double check your order by clicking either the “Active Orders” tab or the “Transaction History” tab. If you have any issues or concerns, or have any queries, please email Our Online Canteen at info@ouronlinecanteen.com.au or call 1300 11 66 37 .

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Catholic Education Diocese of Wagga Wagga 

Acceptable Use Terms and Conditions for the use of technology and online services for learning and teaching 

 Information for Students, Parents/Residential Guardians 

By enrolling your child in a school in Catholic Education, Diocese of Wagga Wagga, you and your                                 

child agree to abide by our policy in relation to the use of digital technology. It is important that you                                       

and your child understand the policy and terms associated with the conditions of use of technology                               

in our schools. 

 Policy Statement 

Staff and students at schools in the Catholic Education, Diocese of Wagga Wagga (CEDWW) use                             

electronic communications and digital technologies, including the internet, for learning and                     

teaching, and acknowledge they must be used responsibly. Online behaviour should at all times                           

demonstrate a Christ‐centred respect for the dignity of each person. Therefore, our schools believe                           

the development of digital citizens who demonstrate ethical and responsible online behaviour is                         

essential, and is best taught in partnership between home and school.  

 Using electronic communications and digital technologies to harass, bully or humiliate any individual or group of individuals is prohibited. 

 Use of digital technologies in our schools The school utilises a range of digital devices and services to facilitate an engaging and effective                               

learning environment for students. To enable them to work in this environment, your child will have                               

a digital account (“Account”) that includes an email account and access to the internet. As part of                                 

their learning experience, students will be exposed to tools and information that we control and                             

others that we do not, which will include: 

● Email - using their email account, students will be able to send and receive emails from staff                                 

and students within the school as well as email accounts outside the school. 

● Google Classroom - a learning environment only accessed by staff and students 

● Google Suite - a collection of online tools for creating, storing and collaborating with other                             

students and staff. 

● Online learning applications - a range of cloud hosted tools are provided to support learning                             

across the entire curriculum. Some of these tools allow students to capture and store audio                             

and video content aligned to their lessons and assessments. 

Information about each student and the digital content they create is stored electronically. To                           

facilitate and engage in learning, personal information that may include name, date of birth and                             

email account details is shared with services such as Google and other learning technology providers.                             

This may mean information is transferred, processed and stored outside Australia. Regardless of                         

location, due diligence is undertaken to ensure our service providers have robust practices in place to                               

maintain the security and integrity of student information. 

 Acceptable Use of digital technologies - student responsibilities 

All students and staff who utilise our digital technology and services are regularly required to review                               

and agree to our Acceptable Use Terms and Conditions, (AUTC) which is available here.                           

Acknowledgement is undertaken online as a step to accessing our digital services.  

 

It is important that students understand their obligations and rights as defined under the AUTC. To                               

ensure this, Parents/Residential Guardians are encouraged to read the AUTC and discuss safe and                           

responsible use of digital technology with the student. 

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Catholic Education Diocese of Wagga Wagga 

 Monitoring and protection of the School’s digital environment 

The Catholic Education Diocese of Wagga Wagga (CEDWW) and the School acknowledges the                         

responsibility to provide safe and secure online services and reserves the right to capture, store and                               

review the use of digital technology in the School including internet browsing, emails and social                             

media across the CEDWW and Schools’ provided network. During school hours, CEDWW will                         

respond to situations identified where there is a high risk to student welfare. While CEDWW will                               

monitor student behaviour on our devices and network at all hours, parents and guardians are                             

ultimately responsible for their children’s welfare, and are reminded to ensure their children are                           

using technology safely and responsibly, particularly outside of school hours. 

 

All users are advised that the School and CEDWW will cooperate with legal authorities and/or third                               

parties in the investigation of any suspected or alleged crime or civil wrong and take appropriate                               

disciplinary action including referral to police regarding any digital breaches by students or staff. 

 

Monitoring Usage: CEDWW monitors usage by all staff and students including emails, internet,                         

collaboration and social media applications that is conducted on any device connected to the                           

CEDWW network and on CEDWW issued devices on any network. 

 

Internet Filtering: The CEDWW network has an internet filter to minimise the risk of exposure to                               

online content that may be harmful to children. Be aware that there is still a chance that students                                   

are able to inadvertently or deliberately access inappropriate material, so the filters are regularly                           

reviewed and updated.   

 Use of Social Media Social media can be defined as how we use technology to communicate and connect with others.                               

Despite the range of positive uses for social media, there are also a number of ethical and legal issues                                     

associated with its use. Parents should be aware that there are a number of legal liabilities that may                                   

arise, particularly in relation to issues pertaining to reputational damage, and defamation and other                           

criminal matters. 

 

Parents/Residential Guardians can ensure they abide by the laws and the School’s expectations, by                           

complying with the following:   

● The School, its staff and members of its community should not be mentioned or discussed in                               

a negative or defamatory way; 

● Photographs of students in school uniform, and should not be posted if they have the                             

potential to bring negative connotations towards the Schools or its staff and students; 

● Photographs containing other students should not be posted without the express consent of                         

the other child/children’s parents; 

● Email addresses of parents, staff and students should not be given to other people without                             

their express consent; and 

● Parents are discouraged from making contact with students via any form of social media                           

without the express consent of the student’s parents. 

 

Questions or Concerns? CEDWW schools have established our digital technology policy and practices with a view to the                             

safety and security of our students. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the School. 

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Do you know an inspiring scientist, innovator, or science, maths or technology teacher? Nominate them for the 2019 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.

There are seven prizes recognising achievement across a range of disciplines and career stages. Recipients will share $750 000 in prize money.

Nominating is easy!

1. Decide who you will nominate.2. Get their OK (and their CV).3. Write 500 words about their achievement.4. Identify two supporters.5. Identify three referees (for non-teaching prizes). 6. Fill out the nomination form and hit submit.

We welcome nominations that reflect and celebrate the diversity of Australia’s science, innovation and teaching communities.

Nominations open 6 February and close 12 March 2019.

Go to industry.gov.au/pmscienceprizes to find out more and submit your nomination.

THE 2019 PRIME MINISTER’S PRIZES FOR SCIENCE

Celebrating 20 years

THE PRIME MINISTER’S PRIZES FOR SCIENCE

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LEETON JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE

2019 registrations are now open for those turning: 5 – 14 year old Rugby League Players

5 – 16 year old League Tag Girls Registration cost is $100 and includes:

1 X LJRL Socks 1 X LJRL Playing Shorts

1 X LJRL Jersey (handed out at presentation) LJRL are an Active Kids participant sport.

This year will see the introduction of a minis competition to be held on a Thursday afternoon at Training with the ages U6, U7, U8, U9 in both boys and girls (pending numbers).

Minis playing on Thursday are still able to nominate to play on a Saturday if they wish however it will be dual age groups so will run as U6, U8, U10, U12, U14 for boys and the addition of U16 for League Tag.

Training will commence 7th March 4pm Leeton High School Ovals

Saturdays will be run as a Home and Away draw for 2019 which will hopefully be released in the coming weeks.

2019 Coaching Applications close Friday 15th February and can be emailed to leetonjrl@gmail.com.

Go to playnrl.com to complete registration All registration enquiries to Kristy Jackson 0409 833 218

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