Welcome to Week 6, Term 4!

It was great to have our Kindergarten students visit again yesterday and we had a nice BBQ to welcome all kindergarten students and their families to our school. They all seemed to really enjoy spending time with their teachers and getting to know each other.

Tell Them From Me Survey Results

Last week I mentioned that I was going to share the results of the Tell Them From Me Parent Survey with you. Today I will show you the results of the first two measures, Parents Feel Welcome and Parents are Informed.

Parents Feel Welcome

As you can see, this year we scored 8.7 out of 10 in this measure up from 8.4 last year. There was improvement in the areas of Teachers listen to concerns I have, and I can easily speak with the school principal (that's good!). We are also pleased to see that the information that we send home is clear and easy to understand.

Parents are Informed

Last year we scored 6.6 in this measure, so this year's results are very pleasing. We showed significant improvement in all areas, something that we have been very conscious of trying to do.

Christmas Party and Fireworks

Not long now to the Christmas Party. There will be:

BBQ
Disco
Dunking Machine
Chocolate Toss
Duck Races
Tombola
Various Stalls

Santa will be visiting at 7.00pm and the evening will conclude at 8.00pm with the FIREWORKS.

Today an "Insight" was sent out via COMPASS calling for parent helpers, so please support your P&C by lending a hand.

Gaga Pit

Over the weekend Nathan Kentwell was able to finish off the Gaga Pit, Year 6s gift to the school. The staff and students really appreciate the work that Nathan and his family have done for this project. As mentioned previously, thanks also to Dan McLean for the concrete work and Adrian Cuttle for the earthworks. There's still some finishing touches to be made, but the students are able to use it.

Infants Choir Assembly/Grand Parents Morning

Next Friday, 29th November the infant's choir will be performing at assembly. We would also like to invite to the school your child's grand parents. They can come a bit earlier at 12.00pm and visit the classrooms and read a book with their treasured ones, and then attend the assembly at 12.30pm.

Celebration Of Learning

This year our Celebration of Learning Assembly will be held on Friday 13th December starting 10.00am. Class awards, major awards and Year 6 graduation certificates and book awards to all students in Kindergarten to Year 2 will be presented. Parents will be notified shortly if your child will be receiving one of the class or major awards.

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School

Applications are now open for Year 5 boys interested in attending Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School for Year 7 in 2026.

Day student applications are via Selective Schools for registration to sit the Selective Schools Placement Test.

Boarder student applications are submitted to Farrer and students do not need to sit the Selective Schools Placement Test.

To apply for either a Day or Boarding position visit the Farrer website.

Students interested in applying for both day and boarding will be required to complete both applications. Please note students local to Tamworth will not immediately be interviewed for boarding positions. They will only be considered if there are places available after the first round of offers are complete.

For more about changes to the application process visit the Selective High Schools website.

Important Dates:

Selective Schools Registrations for Day students close: 21st February 2025
Boarder student interviews commence in December 2024
Boarder first round placement offers announced by end of Term 1, 2025
Day students sit the Selective Schools Placement Test held on 2nd of May 2025
Day student placement outcomes and offers from Selective Schools released to parents and carers Term 3, 2025

Please don't hesitate to contact the school on 6764 8607 or at farrer.enrolments@det.nsw.edu.au if you require further information.

You Can Do It! RESILIENCE

The Resilient Lifesaver can help you stay afloat when faced with stress.

Steps for Strengthening Your Resilience

Prepare means you are transparent about what event or person is stressing you out. You decide ahead of time on the positive ways you’d like to feel and behave to make the problem go away – if possible!
Self-talk is the private conversations you have with yourself. The key here is to eliminate negative thinking and replace it with healthier, more positive thoughts.
Coping skills are the little things you can do to keep calm and relaxed.
Action is how you deal with a stressful event and solve the problem so that it reduces in size or disappears altogether.

Resilience means being strong, positive and having self-belief. It’s not something you are born with. The good news is that we can all learn to be more resilient. Remembering The Resilience Lifesaver can help.

Icy Pole Friday

Icy Pole Friday is back. At recess time students can purchase an icy pole for $1. Money raised goes towards the Year 6 gift to the school.

Dates for your calendar:

Dates for Term 4

Week 7

Friday 29th November - Assembly - K-2 Choir

Week 8

Tuesday 3rd December - Year 6 Orientation Day - Armidale Secondary College

Friday 6th December - P&C Christmas Party and Fireworks

Week 9

Friday 13th December - Celebration of learning Assembly 10:00am

Week 10

Tuesday 17th December - Whole school pool day

Wednesday 18th December - Year 6 Final Farewell Assembly and the last day of the year.

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