This week we farewell Mrs. Fiona Chant who has been working for our school as our relieving School Administration Manager (SAM). On behalf of the school community I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Fiona for her professional diligence, time, effort and care for students and her ongoing valuable contributions to our team here at NPS. The Department of Education’s merit selection process has been completed to fill the vacant SAM position and we can now announce that Mrs. Desiree Jessett will begin in this position at NPS on Monday 14th August. Mr Colin Burrell will relieve as SAM for 2 weeks until Desiree can start her work with us. We look forward to welcoming Desiree to NPS. Due to numerous changes and progressions at NPS since our 2015-17 School Plan was developed in 2014, staff members have been reflecting on, and reviewing, this plan and have up-dated the plan for 2017. We have also begun evaluations of aspects of this plan and are beginning to draft ideas for the 2018-20 School Plan. YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO ATTEND ONE OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETINGS THAT WILL BE HELD IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS AND TIMES: Session 1 on Tuesday 1st August at 12:15 until 1:15 p.m. Session 2 (repeat of session 1) on Tuesday 1st August at 6 until 7 p.m. These sessions will be a terrific chance for us to have a look at the key school plan processes at NPS on behalf of the children and will also be the beginning of our discussions to prepare for our next 3-year plan in support of children’s learning and wellbeing. We hope that you can come along to one of these sessions. If you can’t make a session, please contact the

school via the school’s email or call us to have a chat about your ideas for consideration. We will keep you all up-to-date about ways in which everyone can contribute to our school evaluation and planning processes. What an exciting time in education as we continue our partnerships with families and the wider community and combine our efforts to work alongside children to optimise their educational opportunities. And another exciting time ….. we have a growing list of children beginning Kindergarten in 2018 who will be coming along to our ‘Little Learners’ program starting on Monday, 31st July. If you have a child starting school next year, or you know of others, please don’t miss out on this wonderful program for all children in Narrandera starting Kinder next year. It will be loads of fun, extremely well organised, focused on quality early learning activities, is free and, is being coordinated by highly experienced staff. Mrs. Judy Farrell, our coordinating teacher, would welcome all contacts and enquiries about our new look ‘Little Learners’ activities --- we hope that no child in Narrandera misses out on this opportunity. We hope to see many of our newsletter readers at next week’s school athletics carnival being held on Wednesday, 2nd August. The children love to see you all at these special events and it’s the best fun to be able to cheer on the children and to encourage best efforts throughout the day. See you there!

Have a most enjoyable week as we launch into

Education Week that starts on Monday 31st July.

By the end of this week we will send you all a

special note about Education Week activities.

Susan Ruffles

From the Principal . . . . . . . . . . .

MICRSFT

Newsletter Date Tuesday, July 25

Tuesday, July 25

Calendar

Week 2

Tuesday, 25th July—Friday 28th July

Book Fair

Week 3—EDUCATION WEEK

Monday, 31st July

First day of Narrandera’s Little Learners transition to Kindergarten program

Tuesday, 1st August

AECG—NHS—1:30pm

Narrandera’s Little Learners—12:15-2:15pm

Wednesday, 2nd August

Athletics Carnival

Thursday, 3rd August

Year 6 and their Grandparents attend the Elders/Grandparents lunch

Friday, 4th August

Assembly—2:30pm

Week 4

Monday, 7th August

P&C—5:30pm—Library

Wednesday, 9th August

School photos

Adams Street Narrandera NSW 2700

Tel: (02) 6959 2144 Fax: (02) 6959 3274

Email: narrandera-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.narrandera-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

“We learn and meet on Wiradjuri Country”

Narrandera Public School Informer

Principal – Ms Susan Ruffles

Term 3, Week 2 Tuesday, 25th July, 2017

2:30PM

Friday, 4th August

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LEETON SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC The School Dental Clinic is available for all children aged from 0 – 18 years of

age. We encourage all parents to make an appointment for your child to have a

full dental check. Treatment at our clinic is FREE to all children who have a

Medicare card. To make an appointment please telephone our call centre on

1800 450 046 We hope to see you soon!!!

Our School has students who are highly allergic to

NUTS and NUT PRODUCTS

We seek your co-operation in trying to keep our

school NUT FREE

Principal: Susan Ruffles Assistant Principal: Karla Jamieson Assistant Principal: Helen Files Assistant Principal: Julie-Anne Rowe Phone: 02 6959 2144 Fax: 02 6959 3274 Email Address: narrandera-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au School Website: www.narrandera-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Dental Clinic: 1800 450 046 Narrandera Schools as Community Centre: 6959 3894

NAPLAN Online School Readiness Test To prepare for the move to online testing, NSW schools will participate in an online practice run,

known as the NAPLAN Online School Readiness Test.

The readiness test is an assessment of a school’s technical readiness to administer NAPLAN

Online. It is an opportunity for schools to become familiar with the NAPLAN Online test platform

and to identify any technical issues they may have.

The test will be for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 and will comprise two one-hour tests. Schools

will be each allocated an entire week between Monday 14 August and Friday 22 September

to schedule their tests.

The readiness test is an opportunity to experience the online environment and the different

question types that can be used in online testing. It is not a test of skills and knowledge.

On Thursday, Term 2 Week 10, 10 of our

fellow students who are in the NPS softball

team went to Wagga Wagga to tryout for a

spot in the Riverina Softball team. The girls

did some base running warm ups, throwing

and catching the balls and some base sliding.

The boys did some throwing and catching,

base running, some bunting, and also played

a quick game. After all the warm ups they

played a game for possibles and probables.

The people who made it into the Riverina

team were Jahrel Tereva, Harvey Odgers,

Mia Buchanan and Ainsley Maver.

By Mia Buchanan and Jahrel Tereva

LOST PROPERTY 2 wallets have been handed

into the front office, if you

own them please come and

identify them.

Page 3 Tuesday, July 25

Canteen News Specials for Recess ONLY

Wednesday – Fudgy Brownie—$1

Thursday – Honey Joy Slice—$1

Friday – Sweet Weetbix Slice—$1

DATE: Tuesday 25th July until Friday 28th July lunchtime

TIME: Lunchtimes and after school until 4pm

PLACE: NPS Library

LOTS OF BOOKS, POSTERS, COOL STATIONERY ITEMS

AND LOTS MORE. PRICES START FROM $1.00

Every purchase helps our school buy more great books for

our school library. Everyone is welcome!

Athletics Carnival

Please let the school know if you are able to

help with timekeeping. The carnival will begin

at approx. 9.30am next Wednesday, weather

permitting.

The track events will be held first at the park

followed by rotations of field events in the

school grounds. High Jump will

be held in the lead up to the

carnival.

THE BOOK FAIR IS HERE!!!!

Page 4 Tuesday, July 25

As a reward to end a successful term of Girls Group we held a morning tea in the AEO room. The

girls had the chance to do lots of chatting while enjoying some yummy food and drinks. We have

our new activities planned and ready to go and we look forward to another great term of fun craft

activities and league tag. If you didn’t get a chance to join us last term you are welcome to join us

this term for something new.

AND………….. We couldn’t leave the boys out. They had a reward of hot chips and gravy to say

thanks for joining us on our Monday and Friday league tag sessions which will continue this term as

well.

Thanks, Simone, BJ, Mrs Galluzzo and Tracie.

This newsletter is

produced with the

support of the

following local

businesses:

Page 5 Tuesday, July 25

Hello everyone!!! Welcome to Term 3!! We have heaps of exciting things

happening at the SaC Centre for this term. Tiny Tots Playgroup- Our supported playgroup runs 3 days a week Mondays,

Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9.30-11.30am. This has reverted back to the

earlier time again. Each week we will have a new theme for craft and play and will read a story in line

with our theme. Please come in and say hello - playgroup is fun and a great way to meet new

people. There is no specific age groups for each day and no pressure to stay the

whole time, so spread the words to mums, dads, nans and aunties, that all are

welcome!! Look for us on Facebook as well for my updates. ‘Little Learners’- Transition to Kindergarten program (NPS)- Transition starts week

3 for our kids starting big school in 2018. We have been busily preparing exciting

activities to help settle our new Little Learners in, so they feel happy and

comfortable to start Kindergarten next year. Little Learners will pick up and drop

off everyone in Mr Beer’s bus each Monday and Tuesday and will run for both

terms. If you or someone else you know has a little person starting school next

year, please contact the school or myself at SaCC for further information or an

enrolment pack. Thursday 27th July 2017- SaCC will be hosting a lunch with Centacare and TAFE

NSW service providers, for families with children under 5. During this luncheon we

will answer any questions about services that the community would like or need.

We will have a face painter, balloons and a BBQ and launch the new program “Our

Story Time” and the Women’s group. “Our Story Time”- I am very excited to have Brenda from the TAFE at the SaC

Centre to run this fun and educational program. The program runs for 8 weeks

and focuses on reading to your children and the importance of early literacy skills.

Program starts 3rd August. Centacare Aboriginal Peer support group- starting Thursday 3rd August, Maree

from Centacare will be running a group after story time for Aboriginal families.

Maree will focus on empowering carers through a variety of ways that will lead to

strong parenting. I am at the Centre Mondays to Thursdays and would love any ideas from parents

and carers about what they would like to see delivered at the centre or just to call

in and say hi. The number for SaCC is 69593894 if you have any questions.

Melody Davies

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

*Tiny Tots

Playgroup (9.30am-

11.30)

* “Little Learners”

Transition to

Kindergarten

12.15pm-2.15pm

*Tiny Tots

Playgroup- ‘Cooking

on a

budget’ (9.30am-

11.30)

* “Little Learners”

Transition to

Kindergarten

12.15pm-2.15pm

*Tiny Tots

Playgroup (9.30am-

11.30)

“Our Story Time”

10-12pm (in

partnership with

TAFE NSW)

*Centacare’s

Aboriginal women's

peer support group

12-2.30pm