Gunnedah South

Public School “With oar and sail ”

Relieving Principal: Mrs Nicole Walsh Assistant Principals: Mrs Justine Davies

Deputy Principal: Graham Conn Mrs Judy McGowan

Relieving Deputy Principal: Jonathan Smith Mrs Vicki Merlehan

School Captains: Toby Bartlett & Lucy Reid Mrs Lynda Heath

Administration Manager: Mrs Kerryn Pryor Mrs Jenny Ross

Phone: 6742 1899 / 6742 1448 Fax: 6742 4217

Email: gunnedahs-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.gunnedahs-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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Special points of interest:

FETE

Sports Photos

Kinder Transition

9.00—12.00

School

Week MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

5 Nov

6

Sports Photos

7 8 9 10

FETE

Kindergarten

Transition 2018

9.00-12.00

6 Nov

13 14

Captains & Prefects

Radio visit

15 16 17

7 Nov

20

21 22

23 24

Gunnedah South Public School

Proud supporters of the

“You Can Do It” Program

ORGANISATION Supporting & caring for your children.

Friday

3rd November, 2017

TERM 4 WEEK 3

Intensive Swimming Years 2 & 3

From the Office

Farewell Mr Smith

It was with great

sadness that we said farewell to Mr Smith

at the end of week 2. Jonathan brought

with him a wealth of knowledge and

skills that have been a true asset to

Gunnedah South since he arrived half

way through term 2. In his time here, he

quickly gained rapport with students and

was able to meet many of our South

school families.

We wish Mr Smith all the best as he

resumes his position at Mungindi Central

School and hope that he can one day

return to visit us at Gunnedah South.

Titanium Lunch

It was my pleasure to take Owen Shoesmith and Finn Leader to lunch on Thursday for their Titanium lunch. Very mature, well mannered young men, who offered great conversation and weren't shy to give me some ideas on how to improve the school. Not surprisingly, their ideas mostly centred on a word starting with s...followed by p...or...t! Congratulations boys, I was very proud of you.

Premiers Spelling Bee State Finals

Good luck to South’s super spellers,

Lewis Donaldson and Charlie

Bridge who are off to Sydney this

week to compete in the finals of the

Premier’s Spelling Bee. We will be

thinking of them on Wednesday when

they take the stage at the ABC studios

in Ultimo. Good luck boys!

Sports Photos

Sports photos will be held on Monday

6th November. A note regarding this

went home on Friday.

Getting used to North West Colours

Isabelle Moore is getting used to

wearing blue after competing in the

North West girls cricket team last

week. Isabelle has also represented

the North West in Soccer and Tennis

this year. A great achievement for an

amazing sportsperson!

Isabelle was named captain of the

side last week, playing in Maitland.

From the Office

Changed traffic Signs

Please note when parking in Winder pl, that we now have disabled parking right outside the front gate. There has also been a loading zone added from 9am-2pm from the front of the school for approx. 7m heading North. Please ensure

that you are looking out for the signs.

Writing with a difference

Ed Waerea from 1M came to the office to show me his writing last week. It was done on an ipad and when I asked him to read it, it was simple; just touch the screen and I could hear him read, as he had already made a recording of himself reading it.

Excursions

Yr 2 and Yr 6 both enjoyed fabulous weather for their excursions during week 3. Yr 6 travelled to Sydney for a full week and Yr 2 to the Warrumbungle education centre.

What a glorious day to be sitting on a mountain!

A full week in Sydney is very tiring for

the students, and also for the adults

who attend. Firstly, organising the

excursion and then leaving family and

being on duty 24hrs a day for 5 days is

exhausting! We thank Ms Davies, Miss

Flannery, Mrs Craig, Mr Silver and Mr

Robertson for giving the students this

unique and memorable experience.

CAPERS

What a huge week our CAPERS

performers and their teachers have

had this week! Mrs Merlehan and Mrs

Passfield took a group of approx. 25

students to Tamworth on Wednesday,

Thursday and Friday to practice for the

production. Not arriving home until

close to midnight on Friday night and

then backing up for Saturday night’s

performance.

CAPERS is a musical production held

at TREC which includes around 2500

students from public schools in our

region. The event is held biannually

and showcases the amazing talent in

our Primary and High schools.

This is the first time South has been a

part of the event and we cannot thank

the two teachers enough for their

commitment and effort in making this

experience possible for our students.

The photo below illustrates just how big

a production this is with the entire floor

of TREC covered by performers.

Rumour has it that Mrs Passfield even

ended up on the big screen!

Thank you Mrs Merlehan and Mrs

Passfield for providing an experience

that our students will never forget.

School Fete

This Friday is the P&C fete. A great deal of time goes into the organisation of the Fete. If you have any time to spare, please contact Lacey Swain or Sally Hathway. Notes concerning donations can be seen on Fbook page and school

app.RAFFLE TICKETS MUST BE RETURNED SOLD OR NOT BY MONDAY 6TH NOV.

Titanium Owen Robinson, Clarie Varcoe

Gold Owen Robinson, Claire Varcoe, Angus Wearea, Jydan Davison, Jayla Battis,

Lachlan Young, Olivia Welsh,

Silver

Owen Robinson, Claire Varcoe, Angus Wearea, Jordan Higgs, Luke Lumsden, Chloe Williams, Charlie Beasley, Jydan Davison, Thomas Garner, Charlie Alvey,

Jayla Battis, Deakyn Laws, Ruby Beasley, Chelsea Budden, Cooper O’Hearn, Lachlan Young, Olivia Welsh, Tyler Rayward, Addison Hathway, Kate Mitchell,

Bill Scott, Lillee Gray, Dustiin Weekes

Class Bronze Cooper O’Neill, Imogen Welch, Joanna Villegas, Jai Read-McInnes,

Amber Welch, Ted Pease, Charlie Bridge, Jack Wild, Phoebe Street, Thomas Garner, Sienna Mitchell, Jayla Battis, Lucas Passman, Deakyn Laws,

Kye Towill, Clive Donnelly, Siri Sparkes, Zara Wise, Kodee Bendall, Kiarni Mallia, Scarlett Donoghue, Nate Jaeger, Jacob Martin, Niles Thompson,

Ollie Tudgey-Hennessy, Kobi Knight, Clancy Heath, Hunter O’Neill, Aiden Flannery, Ava Bartlett, Ella Pringle, Byron Eveleigh, Kieesha Winsor,

Jack Borthistle, Johno Barton-Collins, Gavin Sams, Lochie Ellison, Bella Stephens, Caleb Roberts, Ruby Friend, Tyler Hobden, Alyssa Wise

YCDI

Noah Haley, Zayden Kleinscaffer, Zali Beasley, Maddison Thomson, Bridee Weekes, Mackyla Utami, Katie Eveleigh, Zahlia Milne, Charli Alvey,

Braydon Morgan, Harry Ryman, Bella Lee Colbran, Mason Louis, Kyren Roberts, Shelby Anne McKay, Chyanne Squires, Jaxon Young, Cooper O’Hearn

PBL

Lochlan Janson, Tyler Crowley, Chelsea Budden

23rd October - 29th October - WEEK 3 Term 4

TOP CLASS 3/4M 11,982

TOP STUDENTS Emmy Torrens 2,782

Steven Hopwood 1,898

Alice Swain 1,500

A big week in Mathletics.

Congratulations to all the students.

North West Representatives at State Athletics Last week, 8 athletes travelled to Sydney to represent our school, Zone and the North West Area at the N.S.W. P.S.S.A. Athletics Championships, held at Sydney

Olympic Park.

Junior Boys Relay: Chad Fisher, Mason Louis, Harry Ryman, Jake Atkins; The 3rd ranked North West Junior Boys Relay team really hit the ground running, going under a minute for the first time ever and beating the other two higher qualified North West teams. Harry Ryman: Made a Semi Final with a new P.B. in the 100m sprint and finished the carnival ranked 17th in the State. Chad Fisher: Finished the 800m in 4th position in his heat and came in 20th overall, and created a new P.B. as well. Owen Shoesmith: Ran the 200m and competed in the Long Jump, but it was the High Jump where he made a new P.B. of 1.25m. Jacob Price: Competed in the Senior Boys High Jump and finished on a credible 1.45m. Ellie Thomas: Also a high jumper, just missed out on jumping a P.B. at 1.25m but came away ranked in the top 30 of the State. Bella Sawyer: Finished the Long Jump competition ranked 15th with a P.B. of 3.82m. Also competed in the High Jump and did another P.B. of 1.25m and was ranked 15th.

Congratulations to these Athletes. It is a wonderful achievement to qualify for the Championships and produce such great performances. A big thank you

goes to the parents and families who make these representative opportunities possible.

This year some of our infants classes participated in the 2017

NAIDOC Week Colouring In Competition.

The aim of this initiative was to provide our students with a

greater understanding of the important of friendship and

diversity.

20 students were selected throughout NSW to received a

NAIDOC Medal of Excellence for their entry.

Congratulations to Cooper Mitchell from 1S who received this

award.

CANTEEN VOLUNTEER ROSTER

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

30/10 31/10

Christina

Jones

1/11

Mandy Coward

2/11

Gail White

Lisa White

3/11

Amber

Donoghue

Kim Street

6/11

Mandy Coward

7/11 8/11

Mandy Coward

9/11

NEED HELP

10/11

Hope Rennick

John Flannery

13/11 14/11 15/11

Mandy Coward

16/11

Chris Pease

17/11

Lyndal Jewiss

Rebecca Ryan

20/11 21/11 22/11

Mandy Coward

23/11

NEED HELP

24/11

Talie Sawyer

John Flannery

OCTOBER / NOVEMBER

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!!!!!

Can you spare some time to volunteer in the canteen???

Please contact Sharon Tydd, Canteen Manager during school hours

on 6742 1899

FETE CAKE STALL All those wonderful master chefs planning to

bake something for

our FETE’S FAMOUS CAKE STALL

Please remember to deliver your goods to your child’s

classroom or the office on FRIDAY,

the day of the fete to ensure freshness.

Remember we need ingredients to be listed, nothing which is

store bought and nothing with fresh cream please.

Toffees are always a favourite

WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS

THANKYOU

Wanted! Alive!

Pot Plants

Drop off at school–

anytime before the Fete

Any variety would be appreciated

Ready for the fete

Gunnedah South School Fete

Friday 10th November 2017

5pm—8pm

To make our fete successful, we need your help!

We are asking for blocks of chocolate to be donated (big

or small) for a new activity

THE CHOCOLATE POOL

Plant stall

We have a wonderful

plant stall at the fete.

If you have any plants

to donate we would

love to have them.

They are always

popular!

As our fete approaches, we are asking for families to put together jars with

gifts inside to donate for our new

stall—Tombola

Chocolate Wheel Hampers

We have some fabulous prizes being

donated by local businesses but still need pantry items to help fill our

hampers for the Chocolate Wheel.

For example wine, chocolate, chips,

biscuits, tinned food etc.

Gunnedah South School

Raffle Tickets

Don’t forget ALL raffle tickets need to be

returned to school by Friday 3rd Novem-

ber (even if they are unsold)

Great prizes to be won

$1000 Grocery voucher

4 nights accommodation North Haven

Holiday House

$200 Pamper Pack

Cake stall

Donations of homemade

cakes, slices or sweets.

Please include an ingredients

list.

Thank you very much for your support!

All money raised goes directly back into our school, providing resources to help our kids learn.

All donations can be sent into school with your child or left at the front office for collection.

All enquiries to

Lacey Swain—0407484492

Sally Hathway—0474999010

As of Term 4

NO PAYMENTS

will be taken after 1.30pm

each day due to the new finance

system

PLEASE NOTE: If there has been a change in Contact Details, Address or Student Emergency Contacts please fill out the form below and return it to the school or call the office on

6742 1899 ASAP:

Students Name:

Class:

Updated Information:

Parents Signature: Date:

The last banking day for

this year is Tuesday

December 5th

Gunnedah Ministers Fraternal presents

2017 Gunnedah Carols in the Park

Friday December 1st (or Sun 3rd if washed out)

6:30 PM, Wolseley Oval

BYO Chairs and Blankets

BBQ, Drinks, Glow Sticks, Santa, FIREWORKS!

Free Entry. All Welcome

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