NarrabriWEEK 6 TERM 1| 2021

P U B L I C S C H O O L N e w s l e t t e rS a v o i r C ’ e s t P o u v o i r

WEEK 6MON

01 Mar K-6 Assembly @ 9.30amNorth West Swimming

TUES 02 Mar Infants Sports Day

WED 03 Mar P & C AGM at 7pm in the admin building - all welcome

THURS 04 Mar

FRI 05 Mar Primary Sports Day

WEEK 7MON

08 Mar K-6 Assembly @ 9.30am

TUES 09 Mar Infants Sports Day

WED 10 Mar P & C Fruit DayTHURS 11 Mar Selective High School Place-

ment Test

FRI 12 Mar Primary Sports Day

Upcoming Events

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RESPECT | RESPONSIBILITY | RESILIENCE | ACHIEVEMENT | INCLUSION

SRC BADGE CEREMONY Last Monday, 22 February, we honoured our Semester One Student Council Representatives at a whole-school assembly. It was such a pleasure to have families join us in celebrating their children’s success in being elected into these prestigious leadership roles. These students will play a vital role over the coming semester, fundraising for student events, being a voice for their classmates when working with staff to make decisions and sharing information from meetings with their peers. We commend each of these students for stepping up to undertake these roles and know they will work hard to fulfil their responsibilities. SURVEYING OUR FAMILIES This week we are surveying our families to find out how many people would prefer electronic newsletters. We are currently updating our web-page and doing our best to instil environmental sustainable practices into our school. Newsletters are one area we could improve our use of paper, by offering families the option of electronic newsletters. Please complete the survey by holding your phone over the QR code. Thank you.

UPCOMING DATESTerm 1 1st Mar North West Swimming Carnival 3rd Mar P&C AGM 7pm - all welcome 11th Mar Selective High School Placement Test 15th Mar School Council 6pm 01 Apr MONSTER Easter RaffleThis section of the newsletter will be updated as events are scheduled.

Positive Behaviour for Learning plays a very important role in reinforcing our Core Values shown below.At Narrabri Public School we are committed to teaching the Core Values and acknowledging those actions through our reward systems.

PBL NEWS

RESPECT RESILIENCE RESPONSIBILITY INCLUSION ACHIEVEMENT

-Have good manners.-Use kind words and actions.-Care for each other and our school.-Right place, right time.-Follow the rules.-Listen to others.

-Have a go.-Encourage others.-Think positive.-Ask for help-Keep trying, never give up.

-Know and fol-low the rules.-Be prepared and ready to learn.-Cooperate with others.

-Include others.-Accept differ-ences.-Work together.

- Aim high and do your best.-Be proud.-Believe in yourself.

EVERYONE EVERYWHERE EVERYTIME

YAAMAACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to acknowledge the traditionalowners and custodians of the land I work on asthe first people of this country, I would also liketo pay respect to Elders past and present of theGamilaraay Nation and extend that respect to allyouth today, as they are our future generation.

LIBRARY MATTERSLibrary Lovers Month continued last week and stu-dents were loving coming in during Play 2 and hav-ing a range of options to choose from. Buddy read-ing has started each Wednesday and Thursday, with Stage 3 students reading with infants. There is also the options of playing board games, including our new Bananarama, listening to music or just having a quiet chat with friends - the library is the place to be! We are excited that the Premier’s Reading Chal-lenge is starting up again this week! Last year, more people than ever participated in the PRC. Information regarding how to enter and participate in this exciting opportunity will be sent home this week, including the fun things I have planned for participants.Mrs Whan“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to be-come comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.” – Roald DahlBook RecommendationsMiss Borg recommends...A Boy Like Me by Libby HathornMrs Quirk recommends... James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

The R.S.L. Club, Narrabri

Saturday March 6th & Sunday March 7th Cost is only $6 for adults and $3 for children and pensioners

Register under the R.S.L. Club from 8.00am Saturday to 11.00am Sunday

Final weigh in at 12.00pm Sunday with presentation to follow.

Catch a carp for your chance to win thousands of dollars’ worth of prizes! For more information contact Narrabri Amateur Fishing Club 0427 328 099

P&C MONSTER EASTER EGG RAFFLETickets are $1.00 eachDrawn Thursday, 1st AprilDonations PLEASE of Easter Eggs, bags/baskets or chocolate for our raffle would be very much appreciated.Donations can be left at the front office.Once you have sold the book, please return it and the money to the school office.Further books are available at the office if needed.THANK YOU

1ST WHITE CARDSRiley Fry, Sophie Chisholm, Lola Barrett, Callum Lawler, Caleb Loder, James King, Noah Allen, Lucas Summers-Lawler, Aida Renaud, Aurora Kison, Taleah Harvey, Deklan Condran, Lachlan Cameron, Frazer Penberthy, Khynen Gibbs, Jasmine Weekes, Renee Ward, Emily Walton-Potts, Lilly Thompson, Halle Em-merson, Larissa Clark, Marlei Arnold, Lincoln Saun-ders, Lachlan Coffey, Jace Campbell, Cindee Rose, Lily McCahon, Martha Barton, Levi French, Bo Burgess, Jad Harris, Guhan Gunasekhar

AN INTERVIEW WITH A SUPERSTAROn Monday 22nd February, Jad Harris travelled to Tam-worth to compete for a position on the North West Ten-nis Team. After successfully being selected, we decided to sit down and chat with our very own tennis superstar. How long have you been playing tennis and how did you learn? I’ve been playing since I was 6 years old, so around the last 5 years. I do holiday clinics, the ones advertised in the newsletter, and I also do lessons each week on a Monday and Wednesday with Shane Murphy. He’s a funny coach and he really gets you going and helps you do your best. What do you love about tennis and what’s your favour-ite swing? I love that it’s fun and active. My favourite shot is the serve and I’ve managed to get lots of aces in my games. Who’s your favourite tennis star? Dominic Thiem. He’s an Austrian tennis player (In March 2020 he was ranked No.3 in the world). Where are you off to next? We head to Newcastle on the 27th of April. I’m really excited. If you get first you can be chosen to play inter-state, but I’m really just looking forward to having fun and playing with new people.

THANK YOU AUNTIE PATTIE AND WHITEHAVENLast week, Auntie Pattie put together a submis-sion for a funding grant that is designed to build community connections and share culture within our community. It has always been Auntie Pat-tie’s dream to share her love of culture through language and dance in our wider community. Her passion is highly valued by our students and our whole school community and through this pas-sion we have seen our students learn about the Gamilaroi totems through dance, the language of common items and areas in our local commu-nity, and learn to sing known songs in language. Traditional practices and the importance of Wel-come to Country have also been a cornerstone of our students’ cultural education. Narrabri Public school is committed to developing this shared understanding of Aboriginal culture and fostering our older students to become role-models for our younger students; instilling in them the value of being future leaders of their community. The generous Whitehaven grant will go towards culturally enriching products including books, yarning mats and performance materials, as well as supporting our students to attend cultural camps and excursions, bring in visiting perfor-mances and speakers, and make our 2021 NAI-DOC celebrations one to remember!