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PRINCIPAL Ben Delanty Friday 21st June 2019 CAPTAIN CharloƩe Thompson VICE CAPTAIN Summer Lavender PRIMARY CAPTAIN Montannah Fomiaƫ PRIMARY VICE CAPTAIN Micaiah Donaldson Lesson ObservaƟons: Teachers have been partaking in criƟcal reflecƟon and professional development of their pracƟce by undertaking lesson observaƟons. The process is aligned to current research and helps to strengthen teacher capacity and the quality of lesson delivery in every classroom. Please be aware that this process works best when students behave as if the second staff member is not in the room. Teachers observe a peer and then provide feedback on the lesson. The process is then reversed to allow for the second teacher to complete a lesson observaƟon and provide feedback. Improvement, innovaƟon and change: I have spent the last week at the Secondary Principal’s Annual Conference. This professional learning opportunity was a thorough and extensive look at ways that schools can learn from the world’s best educaƟon systems and work smarter to engage students and communiƟes to achieve greater results from our system. Some common themes across the some 500 high school and central schools were: 1. Staffing (aƩracƟng casual staff and retaining high quality teachers in rural areas) 2. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, MathemaƟcs: how do we integrate more into our schools?) 3. Lack of student engagement at school (apathy, see no point, no moƟvaƟon) 4. Curriculum (concerns around the breadth of what is required to be covered may result in a narrow/ shallow look at vital areas). All of these common themes pertain to our school and I look forward to conƟnuing to build in soluƟons for ACS staff, students and families. Every student is known and cared for: I have spent much of my Ɵme this week moving through classrooms and the playground speaking with students about their sense of belonging at our school. Most primary students explained that they don’t really think about it and that ACS is a friendly place where they play with their friends and work hard. They communicated a posiƟve sense of belonging in our school. Secondary students were more candid in their responses and arƟculated that they felt part of our school but that they saw themselves stuck in very small groups with nothing to do at breaks. On probing further in this area, secondary students did agree that there was plenty of acƟviƟes that they could do but just liked to sit and talk to their friends. Classrooms, remain calm on my observaƟons with students engaged in set work and happy to discuss what they were working on. Teachers’ feedback includes that a small but constant group of students are interrupƟng class and not engaging effecƟvely. School staff will conƟnue to contact families of these students to work through ways to beƩer engage students at our school. It is expected that parents also assist in unequivocally ensuring that Safety, Teamwork, Achievement and Respect (STAR) is communicated to their children. From the Principal

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PRINCIPAL Ben Delanty 

Friday 21st June 2019  

CAPTAIN Charlo e Thompson 

VICE CAPTAIN Summer Lavender 

PRIMARY CAPTAIN Montannah Fomia  

PRIMARY VICE CAPTAIN Micaiah Donaldson 

  

 

Lesson Observa ons: Teachers have been partaking in cri cal reflec on and professional development of their prac ce by undertaking lesson observa ons.  The process is aligned to current research and helps to strengthen teacher capacity and the quality of lesson delivery in every classroom. Please be aware that this process works best when students behave as if the second staff member is not in the room.  Teachers observe a peer and then provide feedback on the lesson.  The process is then reversed to allow for the second teacher to complete a lesson observa on and provide feedback.   

Improvement, innova on and change: I have spent the last week at the Secondary Principal’s Annual Conference.  This professional learning opportunity was a thorough and extensive look at ways that schools can learn from the world’s best educa on systems and work smarter to engage students and communi es to achieve greater results from our system.  Some common themes across the some 500 high school and central schools were:  1.  Staffing (a rac ng casual staff and 

retaining high quality teachers in rural areas) 

2.  STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathema cs: how do we integrate more into our schools?)  

3.  Lack of student engagement at school (apathy, see no point, no mo va on) 

4.  Curriculum (concerns around the breadth of what is required to be covered may result in a narrow/shallow look at vital areas).  

All of these common themes pertain to our school and I look forward to con nuing to build in solu ons for ACS staff, students and families.   

Every student is known and cared for: I have spent much of my  me this week moving through classrooms and the playground speaking with students about their sense of belonging at our school.  Most primary students explained that they don’t really think about it and that ACS is a friendly place where they play with their friends and work hard.  They communicated a posi ve sense of belonging in our school. Secondary students were more candid in their responses and ar culated that they felt part of our school but that they saw themselves stuck in very small groups with nothing to do at breaks.  On probing further in this area, secondary students did agree that there was plenty of ac vi es that they could do but just liked to sit and talk to their friends.   Classrooms, remain calm on my observa ons with students engaged in set work and happy to discuss what they were working on.   Teachers’ feedback includes that a small but constant group of students are interrup ng class and not engaging effec vely.  School staff will con nue to contact families of these students to work through ways to be er engage students at our school. It is expected that parents also assist in unequivocally ensuring that Safety, Teamwork, Achievement and Respect (STAR) is communicated to their children.  

From the Principal 

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 Parent Mee ngs Please remember that all teachers at ACS are available throughout the week to meet with you in person or via the phone to discuss the par cular strategies developed to improve the educa on of your child.  Do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any concerns and use the classroom teacher most applicable to your child as the first port of call.  

 HSC minimum standard Informa on for parents and carers: The HSC minimum standard was created to help ensure that students have the key literacy and numeracy skills for life a er school.  Students in New South Wales will need to demonstrate a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy to receive the HSC creden al from 2020.  A parent and carers fact sheet is a ached for your informa on.   

The school will host an informa on session prior to the end of 2019 to clarify the changes and to answer your ques ons around the HSC minimum standard.  

Ashford Central School Top A enders Congratula ons to the following students for having above the state average of 92% a endance. 

From the Principal ‐ Con nued... 

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Na onally Consistent Collec on of Data on School Students with Disability 

No fica on for Parents and Carers 

All Government and non‐Government schools across Australia are required to par cipate annually in the Na onally Consistent Collec on of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).  

All Australian schools will collate data on their students who are receiving adjustments to meet addi onal learning and support needs, in accordance with their obliga ons under the Disability Discrimina on Act 1992 and Disability Standards for Educa on 2005. This data will be provided to the Australian Government to assist in the development of a consistent, na onal picture of the educa on needs of students with disability. The data must not explicitly iden fy any student. General informa on about the na onal data collec on can be found on the Australian Government Department of Educa on and Training (AGDET) website at h ps://www.educa on.gov.au/what‐na onally‐consistent‐collec on‐data‐school‐students‐disability 

 

 

Privacy Protec on 

The NSW Department of Educa on follows the requirements of the Privacy and Personal Informa on Protec on Act 1998 and the Health Records and Informa on Privacy Act 2002. Schools collect, record, store and use data about individual students in line with these requirements. Data security and protec on is a priority and students’ personal details will be kept confiden al.  

Clause 52 of the Australian Educa on Regula on 2013 (Cth) iden fies the data NSW Department of Educa on must provide to AGDET for the NCCD. It includes the number of students at each year of schooling, the number in each category of disability and the number at each level of adjustment. The informa on is provided as a series of number sets that must not explicitly iden fy a student.  

The AGDET follows the requirements of the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 when handling any data provided in connec on with the NCCD. A public informa on no ce providing students, parents and carers with important privacy informa on about the data collec on is available on the AGDET website  

If you have any ques ons about the data collec on please do not hesitate to contact the Ashford Central School Principal, Mr Delanty on (02) 6725 4101. 

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Is your Preschooler coming to 

Ashford Central School next year? 

Are they a ending the Transi on 

Program yet?  

If not, call the school today!  

Ph 6725 4101 

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STUDEC FUNDRAISER 

 

Friday 28th June 2019 

Studec invite all students to wear their 

favourite footy colours to school for a gold 

coin dona on.  

Students will par cipate in Footy Trivia and 

a game of Football throughout the day. 

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Collect as many s ckers as you can 

between now and 25th June 2019.  

Bring the s ckers into the ACS office, so 

we can redeem them for new equipment! 

ACS Ag Plot are growing an assortment of vegetables.  Pumpkins are available to purchase through the front office at 

school for $3.00 each. 

WANTED

Cardboard tubes from paper towel, aluminium and cling wrap. Could you please send these into the front office so they can be

used during NAIDOC Week!

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PERMISSION NOTES 

Please ensure all notes are signed and returned before the due date! 

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

24 Life Educa on 

Van 25 Life Educa on Van 26 27 Community Morning 

Tea 28 Studec Footy Favourites Day

June 2019

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 Yr 11/12 Inves ga ng Science Excursion

2 3 NAIDOC School Celebra on Day

4 Principals Assembly, P&C 

Mee ng 4pm @ ACS, School Planning Commi ee Mee ng 3.05pm

5 Rewards Excursion

8 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 9 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 10 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 11 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 12 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

15 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 16 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 17 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 18 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 19 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 22 Staff Development 

Day ‐ Pupil Free Day 23 Students Return, Premiers Spor ng Challenge Begins

24 25 26

July 2019

Community Morning Tea

On Thursday 27th June, from 10-11am we will be hosting another community morning tea. Anyone is welcome to come and have a cuppa and a chat. Please spread the word!

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Infants  Arya Green  Natasha Burton 

Primary  Josie Harvey  Chloe Drysdale 

Secondary  Sarah Harvey   Ethan Bonehill 

TERM 2 ‐ WEEK 8 

Kurt Charles 

Eliza Minos 

 

Ashford Central School recognises the struggles 

and stresses the current drought is having on 

our community. 

We would like to offer our shower facili es and 

washing machine to community members who 

are low on water, FREE of charge.  Facili es are 

available during  mes the cleaning and teaching 

staff are present at school. 

For more informa on please don’t hesitate to 

contact the office. 

2019 Term 2 PBL FOCUS “Between Classes” 

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Ashford Rural fire Brigade  Next mee ng will be held the second 

Wednesday of each month,  

7.30pm at the fire sta on 

unless no fied otherwise. 

All members are asked to a end.  

 

* All health care needs * Wound care               

* Distance dispensing service                   * 

Baby care & nutri on  * Sunglasses                                       

* Health & beauty products    

     

                                       Phone 02 

Phone 02 67254013 

Ashford Community Church 

Presbyterian Parish Office  Ph: 02 67 210 511 

Anglican Office Inverell  Ph: 02 67 223 179 

       

Church services: 

Alternate Sundays 9.00am @ the Presbyterian or 

Anglican Church.  

Services held at Sunhaven Ac vity Room  

Bi‐Monthly. 

“Jesus is moving, Jesus is present, Jesus is Lord”

St Patricks Catholic Church 

Mass Times 11.00am each Sunday, except the 5th 

Sunday of the month. Liturgy is at 10.30am.  All are 

welcome to a end. 

Thought of the Week 

Your value does not decrease based on someone’s inability to

see your worth.

Games.  Food.  Friends.  Bible Talk.   

Ashford Community Church Youth Group 

 Every Friday night, 6pm‐8pm.  Youth Group is open to all high school aged students in the community and has no cost.  Hope to see you all then!  Regards, Ashford Community Church Youth 

Leaders. 

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Lucky Members’  

Drawn at 8.30pm on Friday  

Progressive Members’ Draw starts 

at 7.15pm @ $20. If not won, it 

 increases by $10.00 every 15 

minutes  ll 8.00pm. 

Meat tray raffles start at 6.30pm.  

 

Happy Hour ‐   Wednesdays 5.30 ‐ 6.30pm 

                              Thursdays 5.00pm ‐ 6.00pm 

Euchre & Uno ‐  Saturday,  2.00pm start & Raffle  

Social Bowls ‐   Saturday 7.00pm start 

 

CATERING ON FRIDAY NIGHTS, 

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS 

(take‐away menu on Saturdays) 

5.00–8.00pm • Bookings desirable.  

Phone 67254202 

Website: www.ashfordbowling.club 

Email: [email protected] 

Catering available on

alterna ve days for private

func ons. Minimum 20 people.

Bookings essen al—Phone 67 254 202

For 

Design, Survey & Construc on of 

Earthworks. 

A loader is also available for desil ng of 

dams 

Contact John 0427 254 116 

Or Maree 0438 294 646. 

Ashford Medical Centre Informa on 

 

Doctors Visi ng Ashford  

Dr Abbas, from Texas, is at the Community Health 

Centre, Saturday 8.00am for blood tests and normal 

surgery from 9.00am to 5.00pm. 

There is a hospital at Texas. The phone number for the 

doctor on these days is:‐    (02) 67 262 000. 

Phone number for the doctor at Texas Surgery is  

(07) 46 531 363. 

To make appointments or any other days, call Campbell 

& Freebairn Chemists, Ashford, on  

(02) 67254013. 

 

CHEMIST 

The chemist is open on Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 

12.30pm and then 1.30pm to 5.00pm. Closed for lunch 

from 12.30 to 1.30. Saturdays 9.00am to 12.00pm.  

If prescrip ons are needed they can be dropped at the 

chemist by 11.30am for the a ernoon delivery which is 

here by 2.30pm. Any scripts a er that  me won’t be out 

un l the next a ernoon. There are no deliveries on 

Saturdays. 

 

OTHER NECESSARY PHONE NUMBERS 

Community Health Centre:  (02) 67 262 030 

H.A.C.C. Phone Number:    (02) 67 254 479 

Blood tests are done Thursday fortnightly.  

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Ashford Home Support 

Programme (Previous known as HACC) 

 

This service vehicle is available to all eligible clients for transport 

for medical appointments within a set area.  As a general rule, 

the boundaries are; Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Warwick, 

Tamworth and Armidale. 

 

Due to the current demand, if you need the vehicle, ring the 

office and book as early as possible.  Cost for this service depends 

on where you need to go. 

Day Centre is held each Tuesday from 10am to 2pm with a bus 

trip ou ng on the 4th Tuesday of each month.  If you would like 

to join in for Day Centre call the office for more informa on. 

 

A shopping bus service is available from Ashford to Inverell on a 

fortnightly basis (Pension Day Thursday).  The cost is only $10 

return and passengers are collected from home & returned to 

their home.  For further informa on contact the office. 

 

Office hours are ‐ 

Monday 8.30am ‐ 3.00pm 

Tuesday 8.30am ‐ 3.30pm 

Friday 8.30am ‐ 3.00pm 

 

If una ended please phone the office on 67254479 and leave a 

message. 

Ashford Golf Club 

 

Golf is played at Ashford 

Golf Club every Sunday 

morning as well as social 

golf any me. Phone Alan 

on 67 254 333 for more 

informa on. 

WOMEN’S  HEALTH CLINIC  

Monday 22nd July 2019  

Phone Jodi Lennon for appointments   0428630959 

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Bun Bun Playgroup  

 Ashford Bun Bun Playgroup is a supported playgroup for parents/grandparents/carers of children aged 0‐5 years.  It is held every Monday (except school holidays) between 10am and 12.00pm at the Ashford Preschool.   It is free to a end and brunch is provided.   For further details call IFYSS on 67 208 850 or like us on Facebook.  All welcome. 

Sunhaven Hair Salon

HAIRDRESSER AVAILABLE THURSDAYS

Ladies Colours & Cuts Men’s cuts Kids cuts

CASH ONLY

Taking appointments for the following dates in July and August-

4th July 11th July 25th July 1st August 8th August

To Book Please Call Eliza

0457045595

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Pre‐booked tables will be 

reserved  

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Joe 0413 776 558

Thursday Pizza’s by Tash!

5pm—8pm 

$14.00 each 

Dine in or Takeaway! 

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TBA

26th June, 2019