HAPPY AND SAFE STUDENTS 10 November 2017...Q&A this week, our students were part of the audience...

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HAPPY AND SAFE STUDENTS 10 November 2017 NEWS AND VIEWS OF YOUR LOCAL CENTRAL SCHOOL

WALCHA CENTRAL SCHOOL

154E North Street Ph: 02 67772777 WALCHA NSW 2354 Fax: 02 67771009 PRINCIPAL: Mr Mark Hall P&C School Pesident: Mr Cameron Hayton Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.walcha-c.school.nsw.edu.au

CANTEEN ROSTER - Week 5, Term 4, 2017

13/11/17

Finlai

Wilson Bird

14/11/17

Chloe

Swanton

15/11/17

Olivia

Haslem

16/11/17

Kloe

Levingston

17/11/17

Tig

Fenwicke

K-12 NEWSLETTER

On 26 October, 9 students from the WCS livestock team, 8 steers, Ms Barr and several parents headed off to Scone to participate in the Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza, along with over 450 other head of cattle and 800 other participants.

The weather was hot, wet at times and the days very long but the students worked hard at ensuring the cattle were well looked after, fed, watered and well-groomed at all times.

The students and steers did a great job putting their best foot forward representing Walcha Central. We came home with 8 ribbons in paraders competitions and 2 ribbons in steer classes. A job well done to all of the students in the livestock team.

There were plenty of tears as the students said goodbye to their steers. We now await the results of the carcase competition.

Thank you to those parents who came along to support the students, providing food, drinks and moral support.

The livestock team welcomes any student who would like to come along and join in and any families that would like to support our endeavours. We are always on the lookout for our next group of show steers or show cattle for the 2018 show season.

Jo Barr, Teacher

Marrunga Dhanang...Welcome everyone to this edition of our newsletter. At Walcha Central we are all about learning and these past few weeks have demonstrated our strength and diversity not just in the classroom but also through our many extra-curricular programs including:

Science in the Bush held over two days at UNE for students in Years 5-10.

Sydney Cultural and Academic Excursion held over five days for Year 11. If you happened to catch the ABC’s Q&A this week, our students were part of the audience debating the future of Australia.

Youth Frontiers Project Presentation in Armidale. This program linked local Walcha mentors with our Years 8 and 9 students. A huge THUMBS-UP to our mentors including Clr Eric Noakes

K-10 Talent Quest hosted by Year 9 student Stephanie Magnay.

Fred Hollows Award recipient – William Swain from Year 6 takes his first flight to Parliament House to receive this well deserved and prestigious citizenship award

Y House fundraiser – Year 10 decide to ‘pay it forward’ raising funds to their charity of choice

Youth Frontier Finalist - Thomas Micallef selected to attend Parliament House as a finalist for his initiative with Apsley Riverview Hostel.

K-12 NEWSLETTER 10 November 2017

For photos, notes, information and more, visit our school website http://www.walcha-c.schools.nsw.edu.au

School Plan…on the move

Our school is well underway with constructing our School Plan 2018-2020. We have started by reflecting on our progress and celebrating our many successes. All staff came together to discuss the best way forward and have worked collaboratively to project their ideas for clear, achievable and measurable targets to further improve our great school. This week the P&C rallied to join in the debate and contribute great ideas on behalf of all parents. Over the next weeks we meet with the Dunghutti Elders Group and host our Yarn-Up to listen and discuss ideas on how best to continue to bridge the gap for our Aboriginal students.

The focus is clearly about supporting a safe and creative learning environment for all students – Learning Everywhere, for Everybody, All of the Time. I will keep you posted on our progress.

Compressed Curriculum

After more than twelve months in the planning, our school is ready to launch the compressed curriculum model on Monday 13 November. What this means is that existing secondary students from Years 7 through to Year 10 will all move up a year. Students have received a new timetable. For our existing Year 10 students they will commence their Preliminary HSC studies. Please note there will be no change to Primary Classes, including Year 6.

Farewell to Staff

This is the final week for two members of staff, Mrs

Hobbs and Ms Watts.

Mrs Hobbs will commence at Uralla Central School next

week to align with the compressed curriculum start dates

existing in both schools. Mrs Hobbs has been an integral

member of the school executive and a highly respected

member of the school team. As yet I have no news on

Mrs Hobbs replacement.

Ms Watts position has been filled by staffing and Mrs

Adair who comes to us from the Campbelltown region will

commence on Monday 13 November. Ms Watts will

remain with us to assist with our swim school and as a

casual teacher. Ms Watts has worked hard to develop a

strong music program right across the school and as the

girls supervisor, has supported many of our students.

We wish both Amy and Andrea every success in the next

phase of their career. We will miss you both.

Mark Hall Principal

Year 11 at the ABC studio

WALCHA CENTRAL STUDENT RECEIVES FRED HOLLOWS HUMANITY AWARD On Monday 23 October, William Swain travelled to the Parliament of NSW to receive the Fred Hollows Humanity Award.

This award recognises Year 6 students who follow in Fred's footsteps by making a positive difference in their community. It celebrates students who show compassion, integrity and kindness in their everyday lives. William was able to meet with Gabi Hollows and the NSW Minister for Education, Mr Rob Stokes, at the awards ceremony.

William was nominated for this award for his contribution to Walcha Central School through his participation in the Student Parliament, Buddy Reading Programs and his general enthusiasm for all school activities. It also recognises his contribution to Walcha through the Youth Advisory Committee.

Well done William!

Chloe Swanton (Year 9)

Interschool Horse Extravaganza 2017 Six students from Walcha Central School - Chloe Swanton, Hannah Dunn, Anastasia Haling,

Abbey Mackaway, Charlize Haling and Charlotte Overton - competed at the 2017

Interschool Horse Extravaganza which was held at the Australian Equine & Livestock Events

Centre in Tamworth from Friday 13 to Monday 16 October 2017.

Five hundred competitors from schools across NSW rode over the four days in a variety of horse

disciplines including campdrafting, sporting, jumping, dressage, cross-country, horse ball, stock horse

challenges and polocrosse.

All Walcha students had lots of fun and came home with wins and places in a number of different events.

A big thank you to Mrs Tania Haling for being our Walcha Central School team manager and supervisor.



Orientation Day for Year 7, 2018 Students and Parents

An orientation day for students starting Year 7 in 2018 will be held on Thursday 16 November 2017 commencing at 9am in the library and concluding at 3:10pm.

Parents are invited to attend the morning session which concludes with morning tea with the executive staff at 10:50am.

Students are encouraged to wear their sport uniform as they will be participating in activities throughout the day. Students are also advised to bring their recess and lunch or order from the canteen.

Chloe Swanton Chloe Swanton, Hannah Dunn & Charlotte Overton Charlotte Overton

Aidan Williams, Student Advocate Gabi Hollows, William Swain & Rob Stokes



It was both exciting and rewarding to see so many people spreading the message to ‘Share The Journey’. The theme was significantly highlighted on the white t-shirts that were screen-printed and worn during the colour run which was held on Friday 13 October to end a week’s worth of activities during Mental Health Week at Walcha Central School.

The week kicked off with an introductory lesson to enlighten and inform on the importance of mental health and wellbeing. Michelle Wayte addressed students to, literally, share her journey. Thanks Michelle for demonstrating the strength it takes to communicate, be positive and smash goals.

The Motivational Media presentation and workshops encouraged students to set goals and ‘Take the Shot’.

Students were provided with the opportunity to learn about and practice mindfulness. They participated in activities we call tactile therapies. This involved making playdoh, colouring in and creating their own inspirational art and quotes to teach the brain to stop and rest: a skill that needs to be learned and practised in today’s world.

Building resilience and social skills was also a focus of the week with Circle Time, Go Noodle, Growth Mindset lessons, Mind Matters, Mental Health First Aid, Safe on Social and a movie, The Avenue, for getting kids immersed and challenged. Students also created a coping card which is the ‘go to’ if they need help at any time.

The action did not stop there: let us not forget the importance of physical activity. Educational sports visited the school to provide primary students with 2 hours of non-stop exciting tabloids. The smile on the kids’ faces was hard to ignore.

Social connections are so important. We would like to thank all who joined us in the journey to better mental health. If individuals have better equipped themselves with strategies to cope with life’s challenges then the week was a huge success!

Bonnie Brown Coordinator

Parents, caregivers and all members of the community are invited to attend the Awards and Presentation Day Assemblies being held at Walcha Central School

Awards assembly Years K-11

Friday 1 December 2017

at

9:30am in the MPC

Presentation day assembly

Years K-12

Tuesday 12 December 2017

at

1pm in the MPC


CALENDAR See website for more details

13/11/2017 - 17/11/2017

Year 11/12 TAFE work placement

14/11/2017 Student Parliament

15/11/2017 School banking @ 8:30am

16/11/2017 Year 6 into Year 7 Orientation Day

17/11/2017 Year 5 Captain speeches - period 4

20/11/2017 PSC - Sport leadership workshop @ Oxley High School

20/11/2017 - 1/12/2017

11am primary swim school @ Walcha pool for Years 2 - 6

20/11/2017- 1/12/2017

K-6 Safety Talks in Year 5/6 classroom

23/11/2017 -24/11/2017

Year 10/11 First Aid course

27/11/2017 General construction induction training - White Card course for Year 10 students

1/12/2017 K-11 Awards Assembly - 9:30am in the MPC

12/12/2017 Presentation Day Assembly - 1pm in the MPC


Monday 13 November – Friday 24 November

9:00am – 3:00pm

Walcha Central School (MPC)

Items include but are not limited to: bookshelves teacher’s desks blackboards cupboards

All items wilI be sold by silent auction.

Please call at the front office on arrival

and to make your offer

All items sold as is – no returns

Make an offer

Jo Barr, Teacher



Youth Frontiers is a mentoring program funded by YWCA NSW and the Department of Family and Community Services. The program provides young people (mentees) in Years 8 or 9 with an opportunity to build life skills and self-confidence by working collaboratively with an adult mentor to undertake a project which makes a positive difference within the local community.

This year in the Northern Tablelands electorate, five students from Walcha Central School were successfully selected and paired with a mentor. Together they took part in a minimum of 30 hours of mentoring, including facilitated group sessions and one-to-one mentoring sessions guided by a structured workbook.

Annabella Darcy, Jackson Imberger, Stephanie Magnay, Thomas Micallef, and Isabelle Williams were participants in the 2017 Youth Frontiers program and recently celebrated their successes at a showcase in Armidale. They have each represented Walcha Central School with an impressive level of enthusiasm, commitment, and maturity.

Ashleigh Walton Youth Frontiers Program Coordinator (Tamworth & Northern Tablelands)

Back to School

Stationery

Requirements 2018

Students have been given a list of back to

school stationery requirements for 2018 as

well as an order form and price list for

Walcha Newsagency for these items.

These lists can also be found on our school

website.

Please note that the 2018 school year will

commence on Monday 13 November 2018

for students currently in high school.

K-6 will require their books at the

beginning of 2018.

Cattle Preparation Workshop

The Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza cattle team including steers and students were very fortunate to have the guidance and assistance of local cattle breeders – Mr Guy Lord and Mrs Colleen Green. Guy and Colleen very generously gave their time and expertise to help our students ensure that the 8 steers entered in the Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza were clipped and ready to show. The students had the opportunity to witness the finer art of clipping and have a go themselves. Lessons in parading and junior judging were also incorporated in the day.

We are very lucky to have such experts within the Walcha community who are willing to lend the students a hand and share their many years of experience. We were also very lucky to have some parents drop in and lend a hand.

We would like to once again thank Mr Guy Lord and Mrs Colleen Green for their time and interest in the Walcha Central Livestock team.



Another year has passed and we have farewelled 17 students from the class of 2017. They have completed

their formal schooling and finished their HSC exams.

The students were excited to be finished with school but it is an emotional time for me having to say goodbye to a great bunch of kids I have looked after for six years.

The farewell assembly was touching, with a slideshow of highlights of their years at school and skits about their favourite teachers. All in good fun and taste. They left the assembly to an AC/DC song, a tribute to their Year Advisor.

Thank you Year 12 and remember “everyone is proud of how far you have come”.

Mr Anthony Bozza

Year Advisor

Year 12

2017

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