Term 2, Issue 2- 2018

Brewarrina Central School News

Last week our students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 were

involved in NAPLAN. Each time I visited the

NAPLAN rooms the students were conscientiously

engaged and intent on doing their best. Well

done to all students and the staff who ensured

NAPLAN ran so effectively.

Another highlight of the week was the school’s

Annual Cross Country Carnival. Miss Dove and

Miss Morgan had organised a wonderful event

which all the students from 8 years of age and

above participated. The weather was superb and

all the students involved approached the run with

good spirits and energy. Well done to all the

students and staff involved. Everyone had a great

day.

Meanwhile back at school the Kindergarten to

Year 2 students were also involved in their own

Cross Country on the oval. Their enthusiastic

efforts were matched by the staff’s energy and

participation. What a great place Brewarrina

Central School is!!

Last week Brewarrina Girlfit18 started. Girls from

Year 5 to 12 are invited to attend on Thursday

afternoons from 3pm to 4:30pm at the school. If

they didn’t receive a note they are available from

Ms. Grieves. Students will be driven home after

each session if parents have given permission.

The program for the term has been organised. If

you have any queries please contact the school.

This week and next week students in Year 10 and

11 will be involved in a TAFE Taster. They will go

to TAFE each day and be involved in a variety of

courses. They will also be able to do their White

Card. Mrs Hertslet has supported the students to

complete the necessary paperwork. This is an

excellent opportunity for the students to get a

‘taste’ of what is involved in vocational training.

Three Year 12 students will travel to Dubbo to

continue their involvement in the IPROWD

program.

It is wonderful to see how many boys regularly

attend Clontarf training on their designated days.

Chris and Uncle Charlie are to be congratulated

for ensuring the boys display the Clontarf spirit in

all their training sessions and this permeates in

their application at school. Chris and Charlie are

always available to talk about any aspect of

Clontarf. Please contact them at school.

The Annual School Report and The School Plan

2018- 2020 are available on the school’s website:

www.brewarrina-c.schools.nsw.edu.au and

printed copies are available at the Office. If you

have any queries regarding any aspect of these

please contact me at school.

I look forward to another happy and productive

fortnight at Brewarrina Central.

Christine Grieves

We hope everyone enjoyed the Mother’s Day

morning tea and assembly. It was awesome to

see so many family members attend. Aunty Jen

and Aunty Kylie did a fantastic job organising the

Mother’s Day stall in the library. All the children

were super excited with the many items to

choose from and I’m sure the mums, nans and

aunties would’ve loved what they got, I certainly

did. Thank you to Aunty Jen, Aunty Kylie, Aunty

Sherrie, Aunty Kim and Ms Kellett for making

both the stall and morning tea run so smoothly

and thank you to Colin Gibson, Rhae-Kye Waites

and Ms Moylan-Mcguirk for hosting the

wonderful assembly.

In Week 3 we had NAPLAN for Years 3 and 5; all

the students put in a great effort and should be

proud of themselves. On the Friday we had cross

country and it was lovely to see families cheer the

kids on. We have over thirty children who will be

representing Brewarrina Central at District Cross

Country next week.

Yesterday all of the K-12 children participated in a

hearing workshop which focused on the

importance of ear health and blowing your nose.

The K-2 children then went to the local library to

participate in the nationwide Simultaneous

Reading. They enjoyed listening to the book

Hickory Dickory Dash read by Miss Murphy.

Teachers are currently writing school reports,

ready for Parent-Teacher afternoon on 27th June.

Please put the date into your calendar. We look

forward to seeing you all then and speaking with

you about your child’s learning.

The cold weather has hit us in the mornings and it

has been great to see children wearing jumpers.

There are a few that have lost their owner and

we are asking that all jumpers and jackets are

labelled so we can help them find their way

home.

We hope you have a great fortnight and please

feel free to call in and have a chat.

Take care, Beck Williams

The Secondary Department continues to be very

busy. Over the next two weeks, we have 18

students participating in the YES program- a

fabulous chance for students to experience a

range of TAFE courses. Thankyou to Mrs Hertslet

for chasing up the mountains of paperwork to

ensure our students could have this opportunity.

We will be sure to post plenty of photos for

Facebook and the next newsletter.

Year 11 Half Yearly Examinations are coming up-

Stage 6 can be a very stressful time for students,

as the requirements as they work towards their

HSC means they must work hard for good results.

All students are provided with an Assessment

Schedule and all Assessment Tasks must be

completed. Please ensure you talk with your child

about how they are going with their assessments.

Students should try to find a space every night to

study, get plenty of sleep and simply ask for help

if they need it.

A reminder of the school and the DEC policy on

mobile phones- they are not permitted during

class time. Please support the school with this

policy, it is for the best opportunity for your child

to learn without distractions.

Our Year 7 and Year 9 students sat NAPLAN this

week- the process went smoothly and all

students gave their best.

The following students also received Safe

Respectful Learners merit awards at our

Secondary Assembly this week:

Savannah Gordon- always having a positive

attitude towards her learning

Kobi Bennett- being safe and responsible in the

Ag plot

Belmont Kellett-McHughes- always having a go

Clayton Walsh- fantastic work in HSIE

We welcome any feedback from parents and

want to work with families to ensure the best

outcomes for our students. If you have any

questions or concerns, please contact the school.

Sarah Trapman

Head Teacher

At our school we are

Safe

Respectful

Learners

To keep our school looking beautiful, we need to

show respect for it. We ask all students to please

put their rubbish in the bin.

Ways to reduce rubbish being left around is the

Infants/Primary rule of sitting to eat before

playing.

We have lots of bins around the school for

students to put their rubbish in. Staff will be

continuing to push the expectation that students

put their rubbish in the bins after they eat and

keep our school clean and tidy. A reminder that

no glass bottles are allowed at school.

We will soon have new plants placed in the

gardens in an effort to beautify our school and

keep it as a welcoming learning environment. We

would expect that all students care for their

school and recognise that that we must all make

the effort together.

PBL is based on data collected by staff to track

problem behaviours and to ensure strategies are

put in place to prevent or reduce the negative

incidences that may be occurring. For example, if

it is recorded that students are constantly asked

to place their rubbish in the bin, then strategies

such as giving reward tickets to students who are

spotted by staff placing their rubbish in the bin or

if someone is spotted littering, explicit instruction

on how and why to place rubbish in the bin is

given by a staff member.

Enjoy our PBL findaword and keep our school

clean!

Year 7 have been learning about Widja Chains

and Widja Webs as well as ecosystem dynamics

this term. As part of this topic we have been

learning the Wayilwan words for various

organisms in the Brewarrina ecosystem. This was

a difficult task but we stuck to it and everyone in

the room, including Mr Daymond, learnt a lot of

new words for flora and fauna we see every day.

The results speak for themselves.

Well done on a fantastic project to Monty, Ty,

Janayah, Sienna, Fred, Savannah, Keelan, Tara,

Chloe, Ashlei and Dylan.

2/3D have had a very busy start to term 2. Our

Year 3 students have completed their NAPLAN

testing, and did a fantastic job. Everyone tried

their very hardest and made us all proud!

Our class has been creating some wonderful

writing pieces, and this week we are looking at

procedures. We created paper planes and then

had a mini comp to see whose plane could fly the

furthest. It was a lot of fun.

In maths we are working hard on our double digit

addition and subtraction and will be practicing

how to count money.

The positive behaviours and attitudes to learning

in our class are continuing this term. It is so great

to see the students are engaged and excited to

learn new things.

Feel free to visit!

Miss Dove, Aunty Tahnee and Uncle B.J.

This term in the Support Class, all students are

working well and doing some great work. They

have been engaged in our English topic, Stories of

Survival. A text we have been studying in this unit

is Rabbit Proof Fence. This has tied in very well

with our HSIE unit, Colonisation in Australia. We

have been able to study the stories of survival of

the Indigenous Australians. We also looked at the

traditional way of life for the Indigenous

Australians prior to colonisation, and how this

changed so dramatically with the arrival of

Europeans. We used the Murdi Paaki Languages

website to learn some words in language which

the students really enjoyed.

In Maths we are looking at percentages for the

next few weeks, having just finished a unit on

Data. Students enjoyed gathering data and

creating a range of graphs.

In Science, students have been looking at Human

Body with Ms Nolan, learning about the functions

of various systems in our body and how we

develop.

In Visual Arts, students have been creating

various artworks, including painting and mosaics.

A photo of our Learning Maps for Rabbit Proof

Fence- students add to their map as we read the

text, recording the journey of the 3 Aboriginal

girls as they escape the Moore River Settlement

and follow the Rabbit Proof Fence back home to

Jigalong.

Winners of our Mother’s Day Raffle

were:

Janice Frail

Hank Kirby

Sanaa Kirby

Sue Mason

Christine Grieves

Notice Board

REMINDER PARENTS

Nursing Staff from the

AMS visit our school every

Monday, Wednesday &

Friday to conduct

General First Aid

Dates for the Term

31st May- District Cross Country (Bre)

1st-4th June- Mid Term Break

7th-8th June- HSC Workshop (Dubbo)

11th June- Public Holiday

13th June- Regional Cross Country (Geurie)

14TH June- Outback Rugby League

Challenge (Bourke)

26th June- Secondary Parent/Teacher Event

@ 3.30pm

27th June- K-6 Parent/Teacher Event

29th June- Athletics Carnival

2nd-6th July- NAIDOC Week

8th July- School Holidays

24th July- Students Return to School

Mid Term Break

Friday 1st June – Monday 4th June