Students and staff will be participating in a range of activities to support quality public education in NSW. The timetable below is an example of some of the activities classes will have the opportunity to participate in, utilising Livestream and IT technology. Tuesday – Introduction to Aboriginal languages livestream; Wednesday – Virtual Film Festival livestream; Thursday – Virtual Activities; Friday – Virtual Activities.
Don’t forget to take a leisurely stroll down ‘The Link’ at Grafton Shoppingworld during Education Week to see our students art work on showcase. Our Performing Arts concerts which we would normally hold in Education Week will be held on Wednesday 28th August for students and staff. We are looking forward to our talented students showcasing their excellent skills at these concerts which will be held during school times. We will post snippets of each performance on our Facebook page for your perusal.
As part of our sporting organisation for this term to provide opportunities for our students due to all PSSA NSW Knockout competitions being cancelled our AFL team played Grafton PS at Ellem Oval. All children from both schools participated in a skills coaching session before the game and then displayed outstanding determination and sportsmanship during the game. The eventual score was SGPS 54 to GPS 12. Congratulations to the team on a fantastic effort.
We received our photos back from the NSW DEC Communication and Engagement team. These photos will be used to represent the NSW DEC and promote our school across many platforms. The photos are of a very high quality and we also received a very positive comment complimenting our staff and students. “I just wanted to say thank you so much for having us at your school! We were so blown away by the kids and staff working and learning there”.
Earlier this year we were notified that the National NAIDOC Week 2020 celebrations were postponed and will now be held from the 8th-15th November. They were to be held in July. Our school celebrates NAIDOC week each year with a range of activities to recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As part of this wonderful week every member of our staff is supplied with a NAIDOC shirt which we wore collectively last Monday to recognise this fabulous week leading into the formal celebrations to be held in Term 4.
The 2020 Premier’s Debating Challenge has been reorganised for this term. Due to COVID restrictions we have had to renominate for this competition and this year and we have entered our Year 6 team. The first round will be debated against Iluka PS tomorrow, Wednesday starting at 10.30am in our school Library. The debate will be held using the Zoom platform for adjudication and we are very fortunate to have Mr Tony Davey from the Arts Unit NSW DEC adjudicating this debate. The following two debates will be against Maclean PS and Grafton PS.
We are ENROLLING NOW FOR KINDERGARTEN 2021. Please complete your enrolment forms and lodge with either office to help us with our planning for 2021.
Our Infants breakfast club was very successful last week. Students have been enjoying a healthy breakfast on both campuses.
We would like to thank to Kylie from Grafton Veterinary Clinic who visited our Stage 3 students last Monday to talk about animal health care and the responsibilities of owning a pet. The presentation was a perfect way to launch the Stage 3 Chicken Coop Project Based Learning Unit. The students were truly engaged in the presentation.
Last week our primary students participated in Littlescribe’s Mini Writing Festival. This was a unique opportunity to interact with 13 of Australia’s most treasured children authors. Some of the authors included Andrew Daddo, Jackie French, Wendy Orr and Deborah Abela. This was a wonderful opportunity for our students!
Canteen Roster
PRIMARY
- Tuesday Sam Kroehnert, HELP WANTED
- Wednesday Leanne Torrens, Megan Hunter
- Thursday Belinda Wormald, HELP NEEDED
- Friday Rae-Anne Finlay, Amy Reid, Suellen Davies
INFANTS
- Tuesday Grace Snowden, Chris Clay
- Wednesday Rebecca Milligan, Suellen Davies
- Thursday Rebecca Milligan, Suellen Davies
- Friday Rhonda King, Barbara Tibbett, Rebecca Milligan