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Nowendoc Public School Brackendale Road Nowendoc 2354 Ph: 67770905 Fax: 67770947 What she doesn’t tell you is that she successfully applied for this cutting edge program addressing 21st century learning. I am very proud of Tracey’s enthusiasm for em- bracing this new educational world and thoroughly enjoyed watching her in action during our Sydney trip last week. So, yes, we are a little rural school but we are at the fore front of this new world. Why? Tracey and I are committed educators, we care deeply about ‘our’/your children and we understand that to contin- ue to provide these children with the best education we need to be continually stretching ourselves and be in the midst of current, best practice. We are helping shape the new DEC and alt- hough it may be tiring, it is exhilarating. Our children deserve our effort. Keep smiling! Week 3 already and our whirlwind year continues. The rate of change , expecta- tions for leaders, teachers and learners and the con- stant juggle of meeting the conflicting demands of being a Teaching Principal and a leader within the DEC system sure keeps life busy. Lead- ing, teaching and learning in our 21st century has com- pletely transformed during my time at Nowendoc Public. We may be a quiet little school and on the surface that is what people see and that is the world we strive so hard to capture for the chil- dren. We do not operate alone anymore though and nor should we. The world we live in is based on collaboration, continual striving for excel- lence and communication. That is why we now operate as the Wild Rivers Alliance with Niangala, Yarrowitch and Woolbrook. Each school maintains its uniqueness but the teachers within each school collaborate in online environments after school, focus on consistent teacher judgment and moderation of children’s work and engage in a professional learning community. This week I will travel to Syd- ney to attend my Principal Credential graduation cere- mony. This is a new leader- ship qualification within NSW and I am honored to have been one of the first chosen to pursue this leadership opportunity. As Tracey informs you in ‘Mrs Worth’s Week’ we are both now engaged in another new initiative of the DEC. Kathy’s Corner Mrs Worth’s Week– will return The Nowendoc Shout 21 OCTOBER 2015 TERM4 WEEK 3 Diary Dates 2015 Term 4 Week 3 Thurs 22—Fri 23 Oct Kathy’s Principal Credential Grad- uation –Sydney Wed 28 Oct Principal Net- work Meeting in Armidale Thurs 29 Oct Billy Bush Tea Perfomance & Dancing at WCS activities on Presentation Day. To support this learning we will be sending home a digi- tal camera. On Monday stu- dents wrote about their fa- vourite landscape in their paddocks. We would like the support of parents to help their child/ren have access to their chosen landscape to take photos of it. Please return the camera the next day so that each family has this opportunity. Wow, this year has disap- peared quickly. Kathy and I were recently chosen by the DEC Learning Systems di- rectorate to write a learning resource called Through the Gate. It is based on collabo- rative learning activities in the classroom and online learning tools. We travelled to Sydney last week, spend- ing two days of intensive learning; becoming familiar with the template and to collaborate with our team of four specialists; Creative Arts, Literacy, and Quality Teaching & Learning Sys- tems. We are now writing the resource back at school. As it is written I will be teaching the resource on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Today is our third day of working on activities from the resource and so far it has had a very positive result from the stu- dents. We look forward to presenting the completed
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Nowendoc Public
School
Brackendale Road
Nowendoc 2354
Ph: 67770905
Fax: 67770947
What she doesn’t tell you is
that she successfully applied
for this cutting edge program
addressing 21st century
learning. I am very proud of
Tracey’s enthusiasm for em-
bracing this new educational
world and thoroughly enjoyed
watching her in action during
our Sydney trip last week.
So, yes, we are a little rural
school but we are at the fore
front of this new world. Why?
Tracey and I are committed
educators, we care deeply
about ‘our’/your children and
we understand that to contin-
ue to provide these children
with the best education we
need to be continually
stretching ourselves and be
in the midst of current, best
practice. We are helping
shape the new DEC and alt-
hough it may be tiring, it is
exhilarating. Our children
deserve our effort.
Keep smiling!
Week 3 already and our
whirlwind year continues.
The rate of change , expecta-
tions for leaders, teachers
and learners and the con-
stant juggle of meeting the
conflicting demands of being
a Teaching Principal and a
leader within the DEC system
sure keeps life busy. Lead-
ing, teaching and learning in
our 21st century has com-
pletely transformed during
my time at Nowendoc Public.
We may be a quiet little
school and on the surface
that is what people see and
that is the world we strive so
hard to capture for the chil-
dren.
We do not operate alone
anymore though and nor
should we. The world we live
in is based on collaboration,
continual striving for excel-
lence and communication.
That is why we now operate
as the Wild Rivers Alliance
with Niangala, Yarrowitch
and Woolbrook. Each school
maintains its uniqueness but
the teachers within each
school collaborate in online
environments after school,
focus on consistent teacher
judgment and moderation of
children’s work and engage
in a professional learning
community.
This week I will travel to Syd-
ney to attend my Principal
Credential graduation cere-
mony. This is a new leader-
ship qualification within NSW
and I am honored to have
been one of the first chosen
to pursue this leadership
opportunity.
As Tracey informs you in
‘Mrs Worth’s Week’ we are
both now engaged in another
new initiative of the DEC.
Kathy’s Corner
Mrs Worth’s Week– will return
The Nowendoc Shout 2 1 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 T E R M 4 W E E K 3
Diary Dates
2015
Term 4
Week 3
Thurs 22—Fri
23 Oct
Kathy’s Principal
Credential Grad-
uation –Sydney
Wed 28 Oct
Principal Net-
work Meeting in
Armidale
Thurs 29 Oct
Billy Bush Tea
Perfomance &
Dancing at WCS
activities on Presentation
Day.
To support this learning we
will be sending home a digi-
tal camera. On Monday stu-
dents wrote about their fa-
vourite landscape in their
paddocks. We would like the
support of parents to help
their child/ren have access
to their chosen landscape to
take photos of it. Please
return the camera the next
day so that each family has
this opportunity.
Wow, this year has disap-
peared quickly. Kathy and I
were recently chosen by the
DEC Learning Systems di-
rectorate to write a learning
resource called Through the
Gate. It is based on collabo-
rative learning activities in
the classroom and online
learning tools. We travelled
to Sydney last week, spend-
ing two days of intensive
learning; becoming familiar
with the template and to
collaborate with our team of
four specialists; Creative
Arts, Literacy, and Quality
Teaching & Learning Sys-
tems. We are now writing the
resource back at school. As
it is written I will be teaching
the resource on Tuesdays
and Wednesdays. Today is
our third day of working on
activities from the resource
and so far it has had a very
positive result from the stu-
dents. We look forward to
presenting the completed
Author Day with Kim Toft
Author Day with Kim Toft
Thank You Kim Toft
Mary’s Birthday
Students Return to School
Monday, 30 January, 2012
Thank You Kim Toft
Mary’s Birthday
Students Return to School
Monday, 30 January, 2012
Happy 10th Birthday Emily
Mary’s Birthday
Students Return to School
Monday, 30 January, 2012
Happy 9th Birthday, Phoebe & 10th Birthday, Layla
Mary’s Birthday
Students Return to School
Monday, 30 January, 2012
Bucket Fillers
Mary’s Birthday
Students Return to School
Monday, 30 January, 2012
Community Chat
Nowendoc Tennis Club Committee
The A.G.M. for the Nowendoc Tennis Committee will be held at the Tennis Club on Monday
the 26th October 2015 at 7 p.m. New members will be warmly welcomed. For further enquir-
ies please contact Graham on 0400351905.
NOWENDOC LADIES AUX. INC.
The Annual General Meeting of Nowendoc Ladies Auxiliary Inc. will be held at the Nowendoc Memorial Hall on MONDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 2015 at 4pm
ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND
Margaret Higgins Pres.
Gladys Lordanic Sec.
CLAIM THE DATE
CHRISTMAS CAROLS with performance by The Walcha Singers
Nowendoc Memorial Hall
Thursday 10 December 2015
CLAIM THE DATE
A COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TEA will be held at the Nowendoc Memorial Hall on FRIDAY
18 DECEMBER 2015
CLAIM THE DATE
NOWENDOC PUBLIC SCHOOL Presentation Day
with Visit from Santa
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Mary’s Birthday
Students Return to School
Monday, 30 January, 2012
Community Chat
Nowendoc Public School
Creativity - Collaboration - Care
Visitors Always Welcome
www.nowendoc-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Class of 1965 Reunion
October 3, 2015
