Jo Jackett - Millthorpe Public School

Term 3 Week 1
Wednesday, 18th July,
2012
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MILLTHOPE PUBLIC SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Principal’s News
Welcome back everyone!
There have been a few changes in the school
grounds over the holidays, with the relocation
of the demountable buildings. I did tell the
children that someone had stolen our classrooms,
and that a crime scene had been
established. We are hoping to discover the
where-abouts of our classrooms soon.
Changes to routines
Due to the demountable movements, there
are no library lessons. Students can borrow
and return books during lunch-hour on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Remember we have cancelled Senior percussion,
senior and junior craft, and Rock band
after school while we get our spaces sorted
out.
Active After School Communities Activities -
“Sing, Dance, Move” will move into the hall
starting Tuesday 24th (3.15 - 4.15) for Year 1
and Kindergarten students, and Thursday 26th
for years 2 - 6 students, starting next week.
Boomerang Street is a handy drop-off and
collection spot with ample parking for parents,
or you can choose to walk through the
school grounds to collect your children. Miss
Jasmines other dance classes will move into
the school hall as of next week also.
The school Concert band will have their
lessons in the hall with Mrs Byles from this
Thursday.
Tennis will run on Mondays, after school,
3.15—4.15 put your names down in the office
quickly, as there are only 20 spaces. Lawn
bowls will be on Fridays, initially at school, and
afterwards at the Bowling Club. Both will start
in week 2 . We need a few more names for
lawn bowls….. I know it’s different, but Mr
Goodacre will make bowls fun for you, and
vary the games you will play, Go On, Give it
a go!
Whooping Cough
Thanks-you to all those families who had their
children tested (and in some cases diag-
nosed) with Whooping Cough over the holiday
break. I would like to reinforce that once children
have been tested, after a five day course of antibiotics
they are no longer infectious, and can
return to school. If students are undiagnosed, and
untreated with antibiotics, they remain infectious
for 3 weeks. Undiagnosed and untreated children
may not appear to be particularly sick, but can
still be carriers, spreading the disease much further
through our community. Even if your children
present with a slight cough, or runny nose, please
ask that they are tested and treated for Whooping
Cough.
State Cross Country
Congratulations to Jesse Ryan and Max Kay who
are representing Western Region, and Millthorpe
Public School in the State Cross Country carnival
at Eastern Creek this Friday. Go guys!
Boys Softball
Good Luck fellas, in your games today
(Wednesday) and Well Done Miss Henderson. My
thanks also to the very mature students of KH,
who are “used to being split-up” when Miss Henderson
is taking the seniors to softball, and of
course the wonderful parents who are driving the
boys into their games.
Toys in the Playground
We are having issues with toys in the playground,
and their appropriate use. We must remind children
and parents, that toys in the playground are
frequently lost, and occasionally broken. We
can’t accept responsibility for damage to sometimes
expensive and well loved toys when they
used in the playground. We are also aware that
mum and dad might not always be aware of the
expensive toys coming to school, and this could
be a cause for friction. Currently, with the demountables
being resited, the sand pit (a favourite
spot for toy games) is not available, and I
would encourage you to ask your children to
leave their toys at home, until we have the library
open at lunch-times, when we will invite the toys
and their owners into play, in a cleaner, safer,
supervised space, where toys are safe, and appropriate
play can be monitored by teachers .

Boys and Girls Soccer Games
Good luck girls and boys in your games against Bowen Public
School this Friday. Well done Mr Mason, for your coaching
and planning. Let’s Go Millthorpe! Lets Go!
Harold’s Back!
The life education van is here! The students are enjoying their
visits to Healthy Harold, he is apparently as cheeky as ever,
and rather sleepy in the mornings. See the information about
merchandise in this newsletter.
Beyond the Line
Next week, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, we are
hosting 4 visiting teachers from Macquarie University. These
student teachers have volunteered to come to Western NSW
Region to have a taste of working in a rural school. Our evil
plan is to entice more city students to work in the country.
Please make them feel welcome.
Primary Assembly
Our next assembly is for years 3 - 6, in THE NEW HALL, on Friday
27TH July. From 2pm - 3pm. The performance will be by 5/6
S… come see what assembly is like in the hall!
Gypsy Ball for the Hall
Saturday 28th July is the date for our first community hall celebration.
Tickets are now on sale from the office for $25. Rob
Shannon is (our very own) very accomplished teacher, and
musician, and has his Sydney based band “Arabesk” in the
area for the weekend, they will perform for us in the hall from
8pm till late. There will be tables of 10, and even enough
room for some dancing. You are encouraged to bring your
own refreshments, nibblies, and beverages. There will be tea
and coffee making available.
“Arabesk” Workshop and concert for the kids.
Rob and the “Arabesk” boys are planning a students workshop
and concert in the school hall on Saturday 28th, from
4.30 to 5.30pm. Percussion, guitar and music students (both
young and old) will have a wonderful opportunity to enjoy
the energy and expertise of “Arabesk”.Cost for the Workshop
and concert is $15 per head.
Save the date
Education week is week 3, with activities being planned at
school on Tuesday 31st July. Although we don’t have final
details yet, the afternoon will include a parents video conference
session with1D, and a presentation by our Pre2 coordinator,
Colleen Alchin,
There is talk of displays in the hall, and slide shows, as well as
performances, and the possibility of a sausage sizzle at lunch
-time. Save the date, take some time off work, and come
into school to see what wonderful things the children and
teachers have been up to.
Kind Regards
Jo Jackett
Tom Taylor receiving his gold banner from the students
for great work in constructing our new hall. Peter Archer
also received a gold banner for being a great foreman
on the job but is currently in Broken Hill so we will pass
it on to him later ….

Ukulele Orchestra !
Kids....Get your ukuleles locked and
loaded for Ukulele Orchestra! There
will be Ukulele Orchestra during second
lunch on Tuesdays in Mr Masons’ room
for Year 4/5/6 students who wish to
continue learning new ukulele songs.
This will be a lovely opportunity to not
only learn and practise songs, but to
play with like-minded music lovers. All
you need is your ukulele, voice and
enthusiasm ! Mrs Gray.
CALLING ALL ROCKERS !
The Woolworths Earn & Learn has been extended
and now concludes on the 12th of August 2012. Just
four weeks to go………..
You only have about four weeks to earn valuable resources
for your children, including art supplies, books,
musical instruments, construction and much more.
Get double the stickers. From Wednesday the 18th -
24th July, you will get double the amount of stickers by
just spending $10 or more and including at least one
Kelloggs, Dairy Farmers, Be Natural, Pura or Berri
product in your basket.
ATHLETICS PRACTICE with Mr MASON
Mr Mason will hold practice sessions with
students for the upcoming District Athletics
Carnival. The sessions will be held at
Redmond Oval from 3.15pm - 4.30pm .
Events are as follows :
Tuesday 24th - Sprinting 100m / 200m and
Long Jump
Thursday 26th - Throwing Events
Friday 27th - Relay Practice
Tuesday 31st - High Jump and 800m
Welcome back to Term 3 Groovy Rockers! Tuesday afternoon Rockband with Mrs Gray will not begin until
approximately week 4, depending on the school building moves. I will place a note in the newsletter when we
are able to commence rocking again! This term there are some changes to Rockband. So that we can form a
more cohesive group, I have decided to raise the age of members to only Year 4,5 & 6. Students can audi-
tion, and will be expected to stay with their instrument, or be in their role of singer for most songs. There
will be a smaller number of students in Rockband this term to allow effective playing and practise. Looking
forward to rocking up a storm very soon. Keep your eyes posted to the newsletter for further updates. Roll

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FREE MASSAGE DAY
FOR MILLTHORPE PARENTS & CARERS
W HEN: Two weekdays in coming soon
W H E R E: M illthorpe PS H all, M illthorpe
TIM E: Choose your ½ hour session upon booking –
morning, afternoon and evening times
available
COST: Free of charge ($5 donation for the use of
the hall would be greatly appreciated))
The M assage Diploma students of the M urray College of
H ealth Education, in conjunction w ith A nula H ealing and
the CW A M illthorpe B ranch, w ish to invite parents and
other child carers of the M illthorpe area to enjoy a day of
massage and friendship.
T his com m unity service is being provided to assist the
students of M urray College in m eeting the required clinic
hours to receive their Diploma.
A fter your session, you are invited to relax w ith a tea or
coffee.
To register your interest in a session, please phone M arie
O ’B rien on 0420 277 104. D ates w ill be confirm ed shortly.
For further inform ation, please visit our website:
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY
VENTURE
Millthorpe Village
Committee
The Millthorpe Village Committee
will hold a strategic planning
workshop for the village and district on Monday 23
July from 6pm to 9pm at the School of Arts. Its purpose
is to explore our future community requirements
for the next 10 to 15 years and what needs
to be done to achieve them. The workshop will be
facilitated by Trade & Investment NSW and ideally
will have representatives from local businesses,
service & community groups, tourism, health services,
sporting clubs, arts and culture. We know
Millthorpians have a great interest in their community
and your input will help shape the Community
Strategic Plan for Millthorpe. This will be a plan for,
and owned by, the entire community and inform
Blayney Shire Council (and other State Government
Departments) of our future community requirements
and priorities. Some examples of community
requirements may be roads infrastructure,
communication technologies infrastructure, sporting
infrastructure, social assets, child care, medical
and aged care facilities, access to sustainable water,
energy and waste management, development
of rail infrastructure & public transport, viable business
and tourism industry, centre for arts, a safe
community, maintenance of heritage value, and
good communication with Council.
We hope you will attend, and you should RSVP to
Randall Edwards on 6366 3967 or millthorpevillage@gmail.com
by Monday 16 July. A light supper
will be provided. If you are unable to attend,
you can email your input to this email address or
post to Millthorpe Village Committee, PO Box 101,

MON TUE WED THU FRI
Week 1 16
STAFF
DEVELOPMENT
DAY
Week 2 23
17
24
Kindergarten & year
1 dance after
school in the hall
Week 3 30 31
Kindergarten & year
1 dance after
school in the hall
Boys Softball
ASSEMBLY REPORT …. Whole School 29th June 2012
KG - Joel Davis, Ruby Coulton, Hugh Hinrichsen, Phillippa Parkinson, Grace Brown,
Archie Casey
KH - Codie Collins, Jordan Brun, Harrison Coleman, Matilda Lochrin, Chanai Jenner,
Megan Roweth
1D - Cordellia Navin, Alex Sinclair, Heidi McMahon, Makeedi Taylor, Amy Copelin,
Noah Ellem, Finn McDonell, Zielle Lewis
1T - Bren Millgate, Lili Read, Scarlett Mason, Hannah Keukenmeester, Sam Gifford,
Thomas Dixon
2OB - Aiden Bird, Charlotte Cantrill, Bradley Denzel, Amelia Hinrichsen, Jayda Orenshaw,
Jesse Thomas, Alicia Wilson, Ethan Wilson
3G - Loretta Francis, Angus Blyde, Tate Juffermans, Zac Millgate, James Thomas, Lily McFeeters,
Cleaa Taylor, Max Andree-Evarts
3/4M - Nick Harris, Caitlyn McDonald, Jack Sargent, Nathan Wallace, Lew Connick, Millie Ellem,
Max Kay, Rachel McKenna, Tristan Read, Paris Robinson, Michelle Woods, Jasper Worland,
Ed Taylor
4/5M - Angus Ellem, Jack Goodsell, Charlotte Stewart, Katelyn Boorer, Sarah Brown,
Brenna Millgate, Jasmine Radburn, Darcy Ryan, Nathan Schubert, Sally Uttley,
Emily Zwiers, Katharine Markham
5/6S - Clare Funnell, Liam McCann, Sunday Wolters—Wood, Sabastian Cowan, Jack Dixon, Tjanala
Friedrich, Meliss Higgins, Joseph Kay, Kurt Morris, Celeste Truloff, Claudia Wilson
AWARDS of MERIT
Georgina Kingham, Ella Truloff, Liam Francis, Ella Fisher, Noah Yates, Grace Hill, Finn McDonell,
Sarah-Jane Bottom, Chloe Begbie, Fiona Bottom, Olivia Richards, Nathan Schubert, Campbell
Roweth, Eleanor Edwards, Ellie Wilson, Ayla Bird, Amelia Bird, Lily McDonell, Jessica Zwiers,
Patrick McKiernan, Will Cornally, Octavia Robinson, Jay Tennant, Max Truloff, Thomas Dixon,
Jack Dixon, David Dixon, Sally Uttley, Ollie Worland .
BANNERS
Green - Eleanor Matheson - Clarke, Tayla Hildenbeutel
Red - Jay Tennant, Sarah Coleman, Shani Babic
18
25
Gardening club after
school
August 1
Gardening club after
school
Scripture day
19
Concert band day
in the hall
26
Dance afternoon
for years 2-6 in the
hall
Scripture day
Concert band day
in the hall
2
Dance afternoon
for years 2-6 in the
hall
Scripture day
Concert band day
in the hall
Boys/Girls
Football
State Cross
Country
20
27
Primary Assembly
2pm in hall
DISTRICT
ATHLETICS
3

P&C Presidents Weekly Report
Welcome back to term 3. As you have no doubt noticed, the 3 end demountables have been moved, and only
just in time to beat the wet weather, which would have hampered the mammoth operation. It was an amazing
site to see sections of classroom swinging through the air on the end of a gigantic crane, but it is not finished
yet. Work is still continuing to hook up power, data, etc and to make them liveable again. This should take a
couple of weeks during which time there will be some disruption to normal school activities. Some of the
playground is still fenced off as they repair the inevitable scars from the vehicles involved in the mammoth
task.
I hope you were as pleased as I was with the first event in our new hall. Although it wasn’t quite finished, we
got special permission to hold the combined assembly in it and it is a great space with the potential for so
much use by our school and community. Don’t forget the “unofficial” opening celebration for our new hall
on Saturday 28 th of July with Rob Shannons amazing band “Arabesk”. The event will have a gypsy theme and
the cost will be $25 per head. Any profit made will be used to start equipping the hall.
At the final assembly the Markets committee officially presented the staff with their new coffee machine and
the P&C kicked in a supply of their favourite pods. If you are looking for cheap easy way to say thank you to
your child’s teacher then next time you’re doing the groceries, consider picking up some Nespresso coffee
pods. Their favourites are Ristretto, Arpeggio and Roma.
Don’t forget that the P&C meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6.30pm in the library. The
next P&C meeting will be on the 1 st of August. ALL parents are welcome.
Andrew
Removing the demountables……..

Canteen News
Please remember if your child is ordering RECESS as well as lunch, you need to put the Recess order on
a separate brown bag.
$2 Soup Special ~ large cup of soup and bread roll
Pumpkin Soup or Chicken, Vegetable & Noodle Soup
Thursday’s helpers ~ Verity Morris & Kathy Penrose
Friday’s helpers ~ Karen Waterson, Sarah Navin & Stacey Lochrin
Below is the Term 3 roster, please contact Jo on 0417 284 383 or
email jcparko@bigpond.com so we can complete the terms roster.
Letters to all volunteers have gone out today, so ask your kids for your letter
Cheers Ali & Jo
Friday Helper 1 Helper 2 Helper 2
20th July Karen Watterson Sarah Navin Stacey Lochrin
27th July Rosalie Rice Karissa Taylor Cindy Beetson
3rd August Beth Osborne Helen Bottom Keli Wood
10th August Virginia Begbie KerryAnn Cridland Debra Hobson
17th August Jeanne Truloff Terri Latimore Leanne Woods
24th August Jo Copelin Johannah Francis Sue Richards
31st August Donna Jones
7th September Brenna Thomson Dave McDonald Helen Foran
14th September Mary Taylor Diane Dixon Vanessa Connick
21st September Verity Morris Kathy Penrose
Millthorpe Junior Soccer Round 9 Saturday 21 st July 2012
U6 Panthers v CYMS Indigo 9.45 am Millthorpe
U6 Tigers v Waratah OCS 10.30 am Millthorpe
U 6 Cheetahs v Waratah Braves 9.45 am Millthorpe
U7 Panthers v CYMS Green 10.30 am Millthorpe
U7 Tigers Waratah Titans 10.30 am Waratah SG 5
U8 v CYMS Gold 9.45am Millthorpe
U9 v CYMS Gold 11.00am JBP 23
U10 v BYE
U11 v CYMS White 12.10pm JBP 1
U12 v CYMS Gold 12.10pm Millthorpe
Double Header Round for U14s
U14 v Oberon Utd Wolves 10.55am
U14 v Bathurst 75 Blues 3.15pm Millthorpe

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NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND TRAINING
Millthorpe Public School
Park St,
Millthorpe 2798
Phone: 02 63663104
Fax: 02 63663230
E-mail: millthorpe - p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
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Soccer Canteen
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