Enrolling for Kinder 2020 KINDER ORIENTATION IS THIS

THURSDAY This Thursday we are saying hello to our new Kindergarten 2020 enrolments. Orientation Day commences at 10am. Enrolment forms and general information packs will be handed out to those who have registered. If you have not already registered your interest please phone the school office on 6545 1049 to leave your child’s details. Children will visit Kindergarten classrooms while parents attend an information session followed by a morning tea together.

ASSEMBLY TIMES 9.30am Years 3-6

12.45pm Years K-2

DATES FOR THE CALENDAR

20 Aug Rewards Day 21 Aug Newcastle Perm Maths Competition 22 Aug Kinder Orientation 10am 23 Aug Year 1 Reptile Park 28 Aug Father’s Day Stall 29 Aug Father’s Day Stall 30 Aug Year 2 Reptile Park Hunter Athletics 4 Sept Year 6 SHS Orientation

CANTEEN ROSTER

TERM 3

Week 5

19 Aug Rachael J 20 Aug Rachael J 21 Aug Rachael J 22 Aug Rebecca S 23 Aug Gemma A Rachael C

Week 6 26 Aug Rachael J 27 Aug Rachael J 28 Aug Rachael J 29 Aug Christine P 30 Aug Sharon C Makala B

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Congratulations to all the students who attended Rewards Day today. Obstacool was a great way to acknowledge the students who have achieved above 85% attendance and who follow the school behaviour expectations to be Respectful, Responsible and Considerate. This week we welcome our Kindergarten students for 2020 at Thursday’s Kindergarten Orientation. Our Year Five students eagerly await meeting their Buddies and are looking forward to the special responsibility of helping them transition to ‘Big School’! Thank you to this year’s Kinder parents who will be making some yummy treats to share with our visitors and sharing their experience of having their child start school. Deborah Fisher Principal

SCONE PUBLIC SCHOOL Success For All 82 – 98 Liverpool Street, Scone NSW 2337 Phone: 6545 1049 Fax: 6545 3046 Email: scone-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.scone-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 5 Tuesday 20 August 2019

LITTLE RIPPER PRIZE WINNERS FROM THE BLUEY DRAW

16 August 2019 Our Friday 16 August Little Ripper Winners: Primary – Amber (6D), Reg (4S), Jazmin (6A), Eloise (6A), Lacey (3/4B), Ella (3M), Nate (4F), Bridget (3O), Lachlan (4F), Leelan (6M). Infants – Jackson (1C), Quinn (KR), Isabella (KO), Izzy (1/2D), Lila (1T), Mahalia (1C), Jackson (1C), Liam (1T), Neve (KH), Jett (2W)

Bluey will be spending his time in 1/2D and 4S this week. We look forward to hearing about his adventures.

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ZONE PUBLIC SPEAKING RESULTS On Wednesday 14 August eight Scone Public School students went down to Muswellbrook South Public School to participate in the Zone Public Speaking competition. The hall was filled with lots of people and it was very nerve-wracking! Everyone tried their best and had a great time. Congratulations to Toby in Stage 1 and Adelaide in Stage 2 who both came runners up in a field of approximately fourteen other outstanding students in each section. Well done also to fellow Scone Public School entrants; Jackson and Ava in Early Stage One, Nathaniel in Stage 1, Lacey in Stage 2 and Hallie and Charesse in Stage 3. Many thanks to parents who transported their child to this event.

Adelaide and Lacey Stage 2 competitors

Last week I went to Muswellbrook South Public School to present my speech for the zone competition. My speech was titled, “Redheads” and I tied for first place but because the other boy’s time was closer to two minutes, he won and I was runner up. I got a medal and a certificate. I felt good and awesome because I like making people laugh. Humour is my top character strength.

Toby 2W Stage 1 competitor

Nathaniel C 1/2D Jackson O KO (Ava O KH absent)

Charesse L 5S and Hallie C 6D Toby O 2W

Lacey C 3/4B and Adelaide H 3/4B with Mr Graham Turvey, adjudicator

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ZONE ALTHETICS On Wednesday 7 August, 52 students attended the Zone Athletics in Singleton. The students faced very windy weather conditions. However, their effort and behaviour on the day is to be commended. Thank you to all the parents who transported their children to the event and a special thanks to those who transported other children. Hunter Athletics will be held at Glendale in Newcastle on the 30 August and we are proud to announce that 10 of our students have qualified for Hunter.

Vicky Schofield

2019 School Concert- Imagine. We are well underway with preparation for our 2019 school concert. The concert times and dates are as follows: Tuesday 24th September • Rehearsal. Class run through at Scone High School with students watching, catching buses to the high school and returning to Scone PS in the afternoon. Wednesday 25th September • Matinee performance at Scone High School (catching buses to the high school and returning to Scone PS in the afternoon). Thursday 26th September • Night Show (6:30pm - approx. 9:00pm, time to be confirmed) Children will need to be dropped off to their holding rooms at 6pm.

Tickets are now on sale! $10 each. If you have any questions about your child’s costume/item please see your child’s teacher.

SPS Concert Committee

THE STRENGTH-BASED PARENTING ONLINE COURSE

Last week Professor Lea Waters visited the Upper Hunter to launch her Strength Switch Project. She spoke about her theory of strength based parenting and her experiences as a mother of two raising children in today’s society. Professor Lea Waters is offering our community the opportunity to take part in this program which covers the elements below. If you would like to participate, please call our school to put your name on the list.

What your family will learn and experience

• Help you find a new and positive way of seeing the qualities and talents in each other. • Create an energizing and fun approach to parenting and family communication. • Give you a lens to understand the perspectives and motivations of other family members. • Provide ways to uncover new strengths in each family member that you may not have seen before. • Foster a bonding family approach that builds warmth, trust and happiness.

This course, is made up of three face to face sessions and some online learning.

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ABORIGIINAL EDUCATION

PBL REWARDS

DAY TODAY!

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Scone Public School Little Ripper Menu

Little Rippers Rewards

10 Shoes off in class

10 10 minutes extra reading time in class

10 Chalk drawing at recess

10 Bluey’s box (K-2 and 3-6)

10 Weekly Homework free pass

10 Sit next to a friend for the day

10 Use a pen for the day

10 Have the little Bluey on your desk for a day

20 Hokki chair for a day

20 Ice block voucher

20 Assist the bell ringer for the day

20 Sit on a chair in Friday’s assembly

20 20 minutes free time

25 $5 lunch order voucher

25 Office messenger (afternoon session)

25 Luxury lunch (picnic table with a friend on the grass) Week 7

25 Bronze Certificate presented at assembly

30 Have the Principal’s chair for the day

30 Lunchtime pizza party Week 7

30 Recognition on front billboard

30 Help in an infant’s classroom for the afternoon session

50 Silver Certificate presented at assembly

75 Gold Certificate presented at assembly

100 Bluey Badge

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A MESSAGE FROM OSBORN’S TRANSPORT Just a reminder for all students while waiting at bus stops please be respectful and mindful of other people and their property. Whilst waiting please do not climb trees or walk through their yard, if you have rubbish please make sure you take it with you and not leave in their yard.

P AND C NEWS

BLOOM IS BACK FOR 2019 - SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The warmer weather and longer days will be upon us, so we are planning a Christmas-themed twilight market.

• Planning is well underway but we really do need your support. • The last few years have seen our markets get bigger and better! This is fantastic because Bloom is

the major annual fundraiser for our school - but it also means that we need more help to organise and run the markets.

• Last year’s market provided us with the funds to engage Lex James, who painted our awesome

playground art. This year, funds raised will be used to purchase Interactive Touch Tables for our school library and our special needs classroom.

HOW YOU CAN HELP • We are looking for parents who want to get involved by helping us co-ordinate and decorate the

stalls allocated to each of the grades. • For example, if you have a child who is in Year 1, you could co-ordinate the Year 1 Cake Stall.

You are welcome to team up with another parent/friend and co-ordinate together – loads more fun and not so overwhelming. FYI, for Kinder parents, it is tradition that Kindergarten is allocated the Tombola stall. It is a fun and exciting stall and arguably the most popular on market day!

• Co-ordinating a stall is a great way to learn new skills, use your existing skills, make a valuable contribution to your child’s school, meet new people and have a bit of fun. There is absolutely no requirement to come along to meetings, though you are very welcome if you would like to.

• We’d love you to get in touch with us by emailing bloommarkets@outlook.com.au if you are interested in being a stall co-ordinator for this year.

• We are also currently looking for sponsorship. If you own a local business and you are interested in supporting the markets by way of sponsorship, please email us on bloommarkets@outlook.com.au for more details.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Scone Films will be screening Yesterday, rated M. 7.30pm Friday 23rd August. Yesterday everyone knew the Beatles. Today only Jack remembers their songs and everyone thinks he’s a genius. He’s about to become a very big deal. Yesterday will screen at their pop-up cinema at the corner of Oxford Road and Cooper Street, Scone. Tickets are $12. To be sure of a ticket, purchase in advance from our website or at Hunt a Book, Scone. Running time is 2hrs. Everyone is welcome. Doors open 7pm. For insurance, Under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. But tickets www.sconefilms.org.au/film-info Like us and share www.facebook.com/sconefilms Australian Government Mobile Service Centre The Facebook post for the visit to our local area is now live. The post can be viewed via the following link: https://www.facebook.com/234951666611245/posts/2056127801160280

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