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KEY DATES
14 MAY
APCS Athletics
Carnival
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WEEK 4B TERM 2
WEEK AND TERM IN ARIAL BLACK FONT 36 Secondary &
Primary District
Athletics
Carnivals
Respect, Honesty and Resilience
ARIAH PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL
1 Harrison Street Ariah Park NSW 2665
02 6974 1105 ariahpark-c.schools.nsw.gov.au
Principal’s Report Dear Families, Welcome to Week 4. I cannot believe we are nearly halfway through the term. I have the privilege of writing this week’s Principal report as Mr Craft will be away for the first two days this week, welcoming the newest addition to his family, another grandson. This week is especially busy for both staff and students, with many different activities going on within the school. Firstly, students in Years 3/5/7 & 9 will be undertaking their NAPLAN at different stages throughout the week in literacy and numeracy. We encourage all students to attend and undertake the NAPLAN tests as it supports the school to identify areas of strength and focuses for student improvement. Thankyou to Mrs Anderson and Mr Stevens for all of their hard work in getting the students set up online and I know that Mrs Anderson and Miss Pearsall have also been sending practice papers home to students. I wish all these students good luck over the coming days. I know that all of you will try your very best. Ms Starkey has arrived at our school this week. She has really been enjoying getting to know the students and is settling into the daily routines of our school. This Friday, we will be hosting our annual Athletics Carnival. You will notice that it is earlier than normal, however this needed to occur due to both PSSA and CHS Zone carnivals being hosted at Ariah Park in Week 9. We will be walking down to the Town Oval at 9am and will commence events at 9:30am. I cannot wait to see all students dressed in their house colours, supporting their houses with pride, as they chant down to the oval.
We have previously mentioned in the last couple of newsletters that
students would have one attempt recorded at school. However, after
careful consideration and discussions, we have concluded that all students
will have 3 attempts on the day of the carnival. I would like to encourage all
students across K-12 to have a go on the day, no matter what your ability is.
Sometimes you will be surprised at what you can achieve when you “play
the game”.
This week we also welcome Miss Horne’s baby boy, Archie Edward King,
who arrived into the world early Sunday morning. Both Archie and Miss
Horne are doing very well.
Miss Melissa Saffy
Relieving Head Teacher Secondary Studies
11 May 2021
Canteen Roster
Friday 14 May: Athletics Carnival
K O’Shea, T Haddrill, G Wilson, S Furphy & L Maxwell
School News
Athletics Carnival
On Friday this week, we will hold our APCS Athletics Carnival.
All students from K-12 will be departing Ariah Park Central School at
9am to walk down to the Town Oval. Please ensure you are at school
prior to 9am.
Students are encouraged to wear their house colours on the day. Events
will commence at 9:30am. Please be aware that the program times are
indicative. If your child/ren finish an event early, they will move onto the
next one if it is available. All Primary students will be supervised by a
teacher on the day. If you need to take your child for any reason, please
let the supervising teacher know.
This year, infants will be participating at the carnival for the entire day.
There will be a designated area of the field, where they will be
participating in their own interpretation of field and track events. If you
would like to watch your child/ren in their events, please listen out for the
announcements of these events throughout the day on the PA. Thank
you to Ms Studholme and Miss James for running these events for the
students.
The canteen will not be open around 10:30-11am. This allows our
wonderful P&C volunteers time to prepare. There will be a large range of
delicious food available and make sure you pre-order lunch, so you do not
miss out.
The buses will be picking students up at the oval in the afternoon. If you
intend on making a change to your child/ren’s regular afternoon routine
(such as picking them up directly from the carnival), please let the front
office staff know.
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School News
Students will be in the following age categories
Junior Primary Girls (ages 8,9 & 10)
Junior Primary Boys (ages 8,9 & 10)
11 Years Primary Girls
11 Years Primary Boys
Senior Primary Girls
Senior Primary Boys
Junior Secondary Girls
Junior Secondary Boys
Senior Secondary Girls
Senior Secondary Boys
Due to COVID restrictions, parents are reminded to stay 1.5 meters away
from other parents. All visitors will need to scan in using the school’s QR
code which will be displayed around the clubrooms and canteen. Please
remember to regularly wash and sanitise your hands and please stay
home if you are unwell.
Miss Saffy
Relieving Sports Coordinator
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Chess puzzle
What is the one move the white player can
make to get the black king in checkmate?
Checkmate: A position in which a player's
king is directly attacked by an opponent's
piece and has no possible move to escape
the check. The attacking player thus wins
the game.
To go into the running to win a weekly prize, email the solution to Mr
Davey at: greg.davey2@det.nsw.edu.au
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NAPLAN
Students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 will undertake NAPLAN tests this week.
Students have been practising the structure of the tests and the types of
questions they may be asked.
NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills. The best way you can help
your child prepare for NAPLAN is to reassure your child that NAPLAN tests
are just one part of their school program, and to urge them to simply do
the best they can on the day.
We encourage all students in Year 3,5,7 and 9 to attend and undertake
the NAPLAN tests as it supports the school to identify areas of strength
and student improvement.
We wish all students the best of luck and are proud of their efforts for
having a go.
Tuesday 11th Wednesday Thursday 13th May Monday 17th May
May 12th May
Year 7/9 Year 7/9 Year 3/5 Language Year 7/9 Numeracy
Reading Writing Conventions
Year 3/5 Year 3/5 Year 7/9 Language Catch Test Day
Writing Reading Conventions
Year 3/5 Numeracy
Mrs Anderson
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PBL Update
Staff will begin handing out our new
embossed PBL tokens. These tokens
are a fast and frequent reward given
to students who display our school
wide expectations and positive
behaviours. They become part of
each class/stage reward count.
Each classroom will have a class/stage
bucket to fill. See bucket example below.
Each class/stage will work towards a goal
each week to beat their previous level. At
the end of the week if they reach their goal
level they will receive a whole class reward.
Students pick these rewards each week
from a list of rewards which has been
compiled by students and teachers.
These class bucket tokens then count towards our whole school rewards
day. Our class/stage buckets will be emptied into our whole school count
trays displayed in the front office each week. See count tray below.
PBL Team
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Primary News
Primary News
Last week Kindergarten were focusing on writing. They have enjoyed
writing descriptive sentences about animals.
Year 2 loved having Rusty the dog visit and listen to the students read.
Year 3 learnt about regular and irregular shapes in Maths and Year 4 have
enjoyed learning about tessellating shapes.
Year 5/6 have had another week focusing on preparing for NAPLAN. They
have been writing both narratives and expositions on the computer and
undertaking NAPLAN style questions using Study Ladder. A highlight for
the week was learning how to add and subtract numbers on a
spreadsheet.
We are excited for Ms Starkey to arrive this week. The Year 3/4 students
are very excited to meet. Ms Starkey will spend the week getting to know
the students.
Year 4 did a great job of completing the Check in Assessment last
Tuesday. Miss Pearsall was very pleased of their efforts. We are all looking
forward to the Athletics Carnival on Friday. Remember to bring your
house colours.
Mrs Anderson
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Year 3/4 Art—Mandalas
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Year 1
Year 1 have been learning to use pan balances to measure the weight of
items. They used their skills to estimate and then measure the weights of
items around the classroom by using everyday things such as pencils,
Base 10 longs and unifix cubes. We are currently starting to learn
addition and subtraction skills in Maths.
In writing, Year 1 have been learning to write informational texts on
different animals. They are learning to use the writing processes to create
their texts. We have practiced planning and drafting thus far. Each week
we look at a new animal to learn different facts about. We view videos,
audio books and physical books to gain our information and look at how
the text is set out.
In History, Year 1 and 2 have been busy investigating what the past,
present and future is all about. We have looked at words that help us to
understand whether it is the past, present of future. We have looked at
the calendar using days, months and years to help us remember when
special days are upon us and we have investigated how different cultures
celebrate special days.
Last week we were very luck to have Rusty the Reading Dog in our
classroom. Brigette and Rusty come in every second week on a Tuesday
to help with Reading Groups. The students enjoy reading with Rusty and
Brigette helps with group activities.
Ms Studholme
16Year 1
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Secondary News
Secondary Assessments
Please be aware that students in Years 7-12 have a large amount of
assessments that need to be submitted over the next couple of weeks.
Please remember that the Thursday study session is on for those students
that would like assistance with these assessments. Year 9/10 students will
also receive a letter from Mrs Forster about amendments to their
assessment schedule for HSIE and HSIE Elective. Key dates and the type
of assessment task for these students have been altered.
Miss Saffy
Relieving Head Teacher Secondary Studies
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Secondary Excursion—Payment Plan
Please contact the Front Office if you have any questions or if you require
a prolonged payment plan. Payments can be made by cash or cheque at
the Front Office or made via “POP” (Parent Online Payment) by visiting
the school website.
Due By Details Amount
Week 1 Payment Deposit $50
Week 2 Payment Instalment 1 $60
Week 3 Payment Instalment 2 $60
Week 4 Payment Instalment 3 $60
Week 5 Payment Instalment 4 $60
Week 6 Payment Instalment 5 $60
Week 7 Payment Instalment 6 $60
Week 8 Payment Instalment 7 $40
Medications
Any child that requires medication whilst on the Secondary Excursion
must have a Medications Permission Form filled in and sent back to the
Front Office prior to going on the Secondary Excursion. A medication
schedule needs to be developed to ensure that each child receives their
medication at the correct time. This includes any medication your child
takes whether a prescription is required or not. All medication must be
provided to Miss Melissa Saffy on the morning of the excursion. If we do
not have the correct permission form completed, your child will be una-
ble to take the medication on the excursion. Please contact the Front Of-
fice if you require this form.
Miss Saffy
Relieving Head Teacher Secondary Studies
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Sport News
NSWCHS Girls State Basketball Championships
Congratulations to Georgia who spent last week representing Riverina at
the State Basketball Championships in Maitland. Riverina finished in 9th
position overall.
Georgia saw plenty of court time and was a wonderful contributor in both
defence and attack, taking on the older players without hesitation.
In the first game she proved herself with a huge 3 pointer and finished
that game with 9 points and the second highest scorer that game. Over
the carnival Georgia shot 29 points and finished as the fifth highest point
scorer for Riverina, averaging 6 points per game while also being a strong
reliable defence player.
Georgia was commended on her performance and attitude by the
Riverina coach. Well done Georgia!
Miss Saffy
Relieving Sports Coordinator
2021
School News
NSWPSSA State Australian Football Championships
Last week Joe & Cooper represented Riverina at the NSW PSSA
Australian Football State Championships at Byron Bay.
Riverina was in Pool X and on day 1 played 3 matches. The first match
against Sydney South West resulted in a great win. The second against
Sydney West was much more physical and the boys also won this game.
The last match of the day was against Polding and unfortunately they
lost, the boys didn’t quite have the same run as their opponents.
Day 2 started with a great win against Western which saw Riverina finish
second in their pool. The first cross pool final was against CIS and
unfortunately the boys weren’t able to come away with the win.
Day 3 was for all the finals. Riverina was battling it out for 7th place
against Hunter. In a tight game Riverina showed their determination
and skill and were able to come away with a great win. They played with
pride and should be very proud of the way they played. Congratulations
should also go to the Mackillop side who took out the championship.
It was a great week for Joe & Cooper.
Both boys played well and should be
commended on their sportsmanship
and the way they carried themselves on
and off the field. They both learnt a lot
from the experience and should be
proud of their efforts.
Miss Saffy
Relieving Sports Coordinator
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School News
P&C News
P&C Meeting
We would like to invite parents to our general meeting tonight, Tuesday 11
May at 7.30pm in the School Library.
Mother’s Day Stall
Thank you to the volunteers who spent the day wrapping the Mother’s
Day Stall gifts and those who also came in and volunteered on the stall
selling gifts to raise funds for the P&C last Friday.
Your assistance is very much appreciated.
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Community News
Round 3 Jets v Narrandera Netball Reports
Under 11s
A game under lights was a very exciting event for our 11s. Our game was
played on Thursday night at Ariah Park. We had lights, a great crowd and
lots of bugs!
Our 11s battled hard all game against a strong Narrandera side.
The 1st quarter saw some nice passages of play through the centre court,
with Grace O’Brien and Hannah Maxwell attacking strongly to get to Lana
King and Adelaide Brown in the shooting circle. Lucy Brill was brilliant with
lots of touches in defence and Zoey Edis stuck to her GS like glue.
The 2nd quarter saw Adelaide take intercept after intercept in GK. Letisha
Clune chased lots of loose balls all quarter and made herself an option
coming out of defence. Ruby Prentice came in at C and strongly contested
all quarter. She gave us a strong opinion to move the ball down court, with
a great attitude and lots of passion! Amelia Haddrill tried out WA and was a
good option to get to our goals. Montana Crouch did us proud in GS on
some bigger opponents and worked hard to get in front.
The 3rd quarter was awesome. Grace, Adelaide and Montana had some
great turnovers and kept up with the Eagles speed. Ruby worked hard
again in C. Hannah was again fabulous and contested everything.
The final quarter saw Letisha at GK. She continued to grow in confidence
with Ruby offering great support. Grace and Lucy toiled hard in our
shooting circle. Montana was strong and consistent in WD on a much taller
opponent.
Some great improvement again this week combined with great teamwork.
Score: Narrandera 28 def Jets 5.
Beckom Hotel $5 voucher Players Player: Letisha Clune
AriahPark Bowling Club $10 BOC: Hannah Maxwell
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Under 13s
The girls were keen to play today. Trying hard to find space and sending
the ball down the court.
Maya, Jade, Isabel and Summa were doing well shooting when they could.
Ella, Georgia Pursehouse and Maya worked hard in defence and their
intercepts paid off. Adelaide worked tirelessly all game, finding space and
running all around the court. Jojo, Georgia Maxwell, Adelaide, Summa and
Jordan played well through the centre. The girls found there feet in the 4th
quarter with some great passages of play. It was an awesome effort girls.
Narrandera took the win this week 19 to 7.
Awards this week:
Ariah Park Bowling Club $10 - Adelaide Gaynor
Beckom Hotel $5 Canteen Voucher - Johanna Speirs
Under 15s
Game 1: Narrandera Gold
Jets came out confident and settled well. 2nd quarter was our strongest,
shooting more goals then the opposition, only down by 3 at the end of the
quarter. Defensive 3rd quarter by both sides with limited goals score by
either. Narrandera Gold skipped ahead in the 4th quarter to take the game
24-36. Welcome to the team Sophie Maxwell deserving players player with
great leads and assists around the circle. Elsie connected the team
brilliantly as centre and earning BOC. The combination of Josie & Soph D in
the circle worked beautifully. Phoebe stepped up playing in new positions &
giving strong direct passes.
Award winners:
Ariah Park Bowling Club ($10 Best on Court) - Elsie Furphy
Beckom Hotel ($5 Canteen Award, Players Player) - Sophie Maxwell
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Game 2:
In the 2nd game of the day the 1st quarter was evenly matched for goals
despite the height of the Narrandera Blue team. Unfortunately the
opposition started to move away in the 2nd & 3rd quarters. Our defenders
stepped up, staying on their toes ready to intercept, Alice put this into
practice well resulting in many tips & intercepts. Lucy lead well throughout
the game, confusing her opposition with her attacking strategies.
Unfortunately we went down 12-28 however finished strong going goal for
goal in the last quarter.
Award winners:
Ariah Park Bowling Club ($10 Best on Court) - Alice Doyle
Beckom Hotel ($5 Canteen Award, Players Player) - Lucy Edis
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Round 3 Jets v Narrandera Football Reports
Under 11’s
Northern Jets 10 14 74 def Narrandera Eagles 3 0 18
Our Mighty Under 11’s made the trip down the Newell Highway to
Narrandera and again showed that winning on the road is possible. In what
only can be described as an annihilation of a much fancied opposition, as
our boys really hit their straps. Liam Edis dominated across the half back
line and won the Ariah Park Ardlethan Pharmacy socks. He marked
everything that came at him and used his raking left foot to turn solid
defense into many attacking moves. Cooper Herden played an inspired
game after travelling back home from a week of representative duties.
Congratulations to Coops in winning the Beckom Roadhouse $10 award,
playing in the ruck for most of the day.
Coach and staff were pleased with the development of the younger team
mates, Leo Furphy, Finn Leiper and James Chalmers played pivotal rolls up
forward. Billy Strickland and Dallas Haddrill controlled the wings while
Cruze Batterham and Hayden Walsh didn’t allow the Eagles Forwards to get
any easy ball.
Without a doubt the highlight of the day was when our little forward pocket
rocket, Fletcher Davey, ducked and wove to snag a goal midway through
the third term. The coaches and crowd erupted into raucous cheers. As if
this wasn’t enough, he then took a strong grab. Went back and signaled his
intention with a gesture and slotted one from fifty. The crowd was
deafening as Fletch cooly iced the game. Fletch collected the “Two Ben’s”
$10 award.
Goals Kickers
3 Cooper Herden, 2 Fletcher Davey, 2 Jobe Davey, 1 Oliver Foster, 1 Zack
Gaynor and 1 Henry Prentice
Best Players
Liam Edis, Cooper Herden, Henry Prentice, Jobe Davey and Fletcher Davey
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Under 13’s
Another beautiful day for football. The under 13’s played a hard game
against a taller and well skilled Narrandera side. Joe Furphy had a terrific
game in the centre
Seth Marinkovic played well all day scoring the first goal for the jets.
Narrandera continued to kick goals with the jets only kicking one more goal
which was kicked by Charlie Heath.
The 13’s were fortunate to have four permit players this week with Luke
Dennis, Jack Burgess, Copper Burgess and Charlie O’Reilly. The boys all
played a great game with Charlie O’Reilly taking home the Mirrool Hotel
socks award. Joe Furphy was awarded the Ariah Park Hardware $10 award.
Final score was Jets 2.1.13 defeated by Narrandera 16.4.100.
Under 15’s
This week the Under 15’s battled away against a well organised Narrandera
team. After struggling to move the ball to their forwards in the first half the
boys rallied in the second half and kicked 4 goals. Goal scorers were Riley
Curran, Spencer Plane and Ash Smith with 1 each.
Lachlan “Alex Rance” Buerckner had a strong game at Fullback and
winning the Ardlethan Ariah Park Supermarket Socks. Oliver ”Max Gawn”
Petrie competed very hard in the ruck and CHB to win the Jason Bryce
Spreading $10. Better players were Ash “Lachie Whitfield” Smith providing
run from halfback and Seth “Andrew Gaff” Marinkovic also at halfback.
Final score was Jets 4.3.27 defeated by Narrandera 22.20.152
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May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14
Apr 30 NAPLAN NAPLAN NAPLAN APCS Athletics
Carnival
Week Garden Patch
Cafe
4B
P&C Meeting @
7:30pm
School Library
May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21
NAPLAN RAP Parent Wellbeing Whole School
Teacher Afternoon and Assembly @ 10am
Week Interviews Evening
5A
School
Psychologist Visit
ARIAH PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL
Principal: Peter Craft
1 Harrison Street Ariah Park NSW 2665
Mobile: 0456 964 387 (Peter)
PO Box 56 Ariah Park NSW 2665
Phone: 02 6974 1105
Principal’s Email: peter.craft@det.nsw.edu.au
Mobile: 0488 741 329 (School)
Website: https://ariahpark-c.schools.nsw.gov.au
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