11 February 2016 - Quirindi Public School

Term 1, Week 3
Principal’s Report – Mr Kerry Kurtz
Swimming Carnival
Congratulations to all who participated in last week’s Swimming Carnival. It was a
great day with some outstanding competition and performances. The behaviour
of our students was terrific and it was great to see lots of participation.
How about the Quirindi
teachers/parents (Mr Roach,
Miss McGilchrist, Mr Thistle and
Mrs Woolley) taking on the Gold
Coast Titans (with a little help
from two of our fine senior girls,
Molly and Emily). The
Queenslanders won, but only
because of the fine performances
from our girls.
These carnivals take a lot of preparation and commitment from staff and
parents. A huge vote of thanks to Mrs Alcorn, the organiser and carnival
convenor. Thank you to the staff and parents also who carried out lots of jobs
to make the carnival a success. We wish those students who are off to the Zone
Carnival on Friday next week, every success.
11 February 2016
Upcoming events
15 February
Special SRC & Leaders Induction
Assembly 9.20am
17 February
Parent Information Night
6.00pm
P&C Meeting 7.00pm (after
Information Night concludes)
19 February
Zone Swimming Carnival
24 February
School Council Meeting 5.00pm
25 February
K-2 Swimming Fun Day
29 February
Young Leaders Conference
Whooping Cough
There have been many cases of Whooping Cough across our region and the state
over the past 6 months. For your interest, we have included information in this newsletter from the Department
of Health about Whooping Cough.
The Leader in Me
You are probably aware from previous newsletters and information disseminated last year, that our staff along
with the other schools in the Liverpool Plains Alliance of schools have had three days of intensive training in the 7
Habits of Highly Effective People and The Leader in Me.
Our alliance of schools received a large grant from the Department of Education to implement the 7 habits with
our students. We have already started!!!
Teachers in our classes (and in the other alliance schools – Wallabadah Public School, Walhallow Public School,
Werris Creek Public School, Spring Ridge Public School and Willow Tree Public School) are beginning to teach the
children that there is a leader in us all… and leaders practise the 7 habits of highly effective people.
This week at Quirindi our CARES value is Respect. We have talked to the
children about the importance of using people’s names when you are
addressing them, as a way of being respectful. We developed a poster that
says:
LEADERS show RESPECT by using people’s names.
Just so you are aware what the 7 habits are when your child starts talking
the 7 habits language:
Habit 1 - Be Proactive
Habit 2 – Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3 – Put First Things First
Habit 4 – Think Win-Win
Habit 5 – Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Habit 6 – Synergise
Habit 7 – Sharpen the Saw
We will have a spot in our newsletter each week to give you more information and let you know what is going on in
our school and the alliance of schools.
Saver Plus
Don’t forget tomorrow, Friday 12 February, Anne Yates from the Benevolent Society will be at school between
10:00am and 11:30am to talk to anyone who might be eligible to take advantage of the great opportunity to get
$500 for free. There are many people who are eligible to take advantage of Saver Plus.
Give me a call if you need more information
for yourself or someone you know who
might benefit.
2015 School Magazine
We still have 2015 school magazines for
sale. Magazines are selling for $10.00 each
and are available at the school office.
It is a lovely way to remember your
child/children’s year at Quirindi Public
School.
Respect
Student of the Week
K-6S
K-1D
K-1T
1-2S
3-4A
3-4M
3-4W
5-6M
5-6S
5-6R
Thomas Ward
Ashton Cronin
Oliver Pollard
Charli Hoswell
Mackivy Brown
Jessica Farr
Miley Clark
Lily Stewart
Laura Crombie
Kiara-Lee Tolhurst
Merit Awards
K-6S
K-1D
K-1T
1-2S
3-4A
3-4M
5-6M
5-6S
5-6R
Cooper Gourlay
Charlotte Robertson
Alexander Stone
Jacob Parker
Samuel Payne
Bella Pollard
Nicholas Forsyth
McKenzie Mizzi
Jarryn Grinter
Notes home this
week
1. The Young Leaders
Conference
2. SRC elections
3. Zone Swimming
Carnival
4. ICAS Competitions
At Quirindi Public School we are
considerate of everyone and our
environment.
Banners
Congratulations to Olivia Hill and Bronte Matthews on receiving their
banners at last Friday’s assembly.
New Forms for Authority to Publish
All students in Years 1 – 6 have received a new purple Authority to
Publish form for parents and carers to sign and return to the school
as soon as possible. Each year we must send out new forms for you to
sign and they will replace last year’s forms. We ask that you read the
form carefully so you understand where the school may use your
child’s work, name or picture and for what purpose.
We would appreciate you returning these forms as soon as possible
so we may include your child’s name in newsletters, website etc. if
you have any questions please contact the office.
Swimming Carnival
Our champions and runner up champions at our carnival were awarded with their Medallions and Banners at our
Monday assembly.
They were:
Junior Boy Champion
Junior Boy Runner up
Mitchell Taylor
Henry Pursehouse
Junior Girl Champion
Junior Girl Runner up
Bella Pollard
Lucy Scanlon
11 Year Boy Champion
11 Year Boy Runner up
Keenan Davis
Jasper Thistle
11 Year Girl Champion
11 Year Girl Runner up
Brianna Clark
Cailtlin Scanlon & Emma Percy
Senior Boy Champion
Senior Boy Runner up
Rowan O’Reilly
Eden Gray
Senior Girl Champion
Senior Girl Runner up
Emily Taylor & Molly Elford
Camilla Andrews
Winning House
Taylor
Thank you to all the parents, grandparents
and staff who assisted in the swimming
carnival. It was a wonderful day and the
children displayed outstanding
sportsmanship.
Jennifer Alcorn
Swimming Carnival Convenor
Bookclub is due
back Friday 12
February 2016!
Quirindi Public School P&C
Notice of Meeting
Have you considered joining our Quirindi Public School P&C? The P&C’s Annual General Meeting will be held at
7.00pm on Wednesday 17 February, straight after the Parent Information sessions.
We are lucky enough to have a strong P&C at our school. Attending meetings is a great way to learn more about
what is happening in the school community and to provide your own input into decision making processes. The
membership cost is $2.00 per year.
As we have outlined previously, we know that all our members have other commitments - your time and support is
welcome, but not expected.
Our role is not only to help raise funds for our school, but to strengthen the broader school community for the
ultimate benefit of all students. If you would like to attend meetings, but are not able to assist with fundraising
efforts, that is perfectly fine. Likewise, if you cannot attend meetings but would like to assist with occassional
P&C activities and remain on the P&C’s contact list, that is not a problem.
A copy of the Formal Notice of Meeting is listed below in this newsletter. The agenda for the meeting is as
follows:
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Welcome to meeting and open meeting
Apologies
Confirmation of the minutes of previous AGM
Business arising from the minutes of the previous AGM
Receipt and adoption of the Association’s audited Annual Financial Statement and Treasurers Report
Receipt and adoption of President’s Annual Report
All memberships lapse
Application for membership (including renewals)
Election of Officers/Executive committee
Appointment of Auditor
Times approx. 8.45am to 12 noon
General business
6746 3043
12 February
Help needed
Meeting close
15 February
Help needed
16
February
Help Needed
All committee roles will be declared vacant at this AGM and
17 February
Help needed
nominations sought (some existing officeholders have signalled
18 February
Help needed
their availability to continue in their current roles if nominated).
19 February
Help needed
The P&C committee roles include:
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Canteen Roster
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Canteen Treasurer
Canteen Coordinator
Fundraising Coordinator
Fundraising Committee Members
Ground Force Coordinator
School Council Representative
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers
As you can see we need more volunteers
to keep our prices down.
School Office
Hours
Office hours are
8.30am to 3.30pm.
If you have any questions about the AGM and potential roles, or cannot attend the meeting but are interested in
joining the P&C, please don’t hesitate to contact –
Tammy McGuckin (President) via the school on 6746 1565 or
Kate Hallman (Secretary) on 0413 946 704 or [email protected].
Notice of Annual General Meeting of Quirindi Public School P&C Association
To all members of the Quirindi Public School community. This is to advise you
of the upcoming annual general meeting of the members of Quirindi Public
School P&C. The details of this meeting are as follows:
Date:
Time:
Place:
Wednesday 17 February 2016
7.00pm
Quirindi Public School Office
Attached are:
 The agenda for this meeting
 The minutes of the last annual general meeting
At the
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Quirindi Public
School Bell Times
9.20am
School begins
11.20am - 12.00pm
Break 1
1.30pm – 2.05pm
Break 2
3.20pm
School concludes
meeting, members will have the opportunity to:
Find out about Quirindi Public School P&C’s operations and finances
Ask questions about the operations and finances of Quirindi Public School P&C
Speak about any items on the agenda
Vote on any resolutions proposed
At the meeting, members will be asked to vote to:
 Accept the minutes of the last annual general
meeting
 Accept the annual report
 Accept the auditor’s report
 Accept the annual financial statements
 Appoint and pay an auditor
 Elect the committee
If you have any questions regarding the meeting please
don’t hesitate to contact the P&C President, Tammy
McGuckin, via the school or contact me on 0413 946 704
or [email protected]. We look forward to welcoming
as many people as possible at the meeting.
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen
Look at our amazing watermelons!
Jack and Jhiyla were very excited to help Miss Taylor
pick one of the watermelons which are growing in the
garden this week.
Miss Taylor cut the watermelon up and everyone said it
was delicious!
Welcome to our new students
It is always lovely to meet new families who have moved to
Quirindi and we would love to welcome the following students
to our school. We hope you all enjoy your time here with us at
Quirindi Public School.
Darcy Robertson
Madeleine Mooney
Jarryn Grinter
Brett Seymour
Thomas Ward
Adam Patton
Jayke Jordan
Natasha Romans
Fletcher Phillip
Chase Patton
Walt Flanagan
Charlotte Robertson
Nullakaay Porter Craigie
Emily McNamara
Henry Duncan
Beau Swain
No hat no play
As parents are
aware the school
has a Sun-Safe
Hat Policy which
was approved by
the school
community. School hats must be worn
during any outside activities. Those
parents who cannot provide their children
with a school hat are asked to contact the
Principal.
SWIMMING CARNIVAL
Term 1 Calendar
Feb
8
9
10
11
SRC Elections
Back up SC
12
13/14
19
20/21
Debating
Workshop
Feb
15
16
Special SRC +
Leaders Induc
17
18
Parent Info Night
6.00pm
P&C
Zone Swimming
Carnival
Best Start Ass
Feb
22
23
24
25
School Council
K-2 Fun Day
2
3
26
27/28
4
5/6
Best Start Ass
Feb/Mar
29
1
Young Leaders
Conference
Mar
7
Blandford Horse
Sports
8
9
Regional SC
Mar
10
11
12/13
18
19/20
Year 6 Disco
14
15
16
17
P&C
Meeting
Willow Tree Horse
Sports
Parent Teacher
Interviews
Mar
21
22
23
24
25
School Council
Easter Hat Parade
Good Friday
29
30
31
1
5
6
7
Harmony Day
Mar/Apr
28
Easter Monday
Apr
4
8
Last Day Term 1
ANZAC School
Service
Community News
QUIRINDI & DISTRICT SOCCER ASSOCIATION INC
(Quirindi Junior Soccer 0-18yrs)
Annual General Meeting – EMERGENCY FOLLOWUP MEETING
7.00pm Thursday 18 February 2016
Quirindi RSL Club
For further information contact:
Warren Faulkner Phone
Michelle Gallagher
Davin Goodwin
0455 090183
Phone
0428 463505
Phone
0428 658045
If the Committee positions are not filled at this meeting, there will be no Junior Soccer in 2016.
26/27
2/3
Tennis Coaching
Coaching resumes this Thursday 4th February
2016 at the Quirindi Town Tennis Courts.
Beginners Class commences at 3.30pm to
4.30pm.
Private lessons also available.
Qualified Coach:
Clare Cohen
Phone:
6747 4731