Dog Safety Talk

On Friday 15th November, Transition, kindergarten and Stage 1 had a guest speaker and a guest dog, Indi visited them to deliver the Responsible Pet Education Program. Students learnt how to approach a dog and what to do if a dog is off a leash and near them. They also learnt about being responsible for a pet dog and how to stay safe around pet dogs too.

Over the past fifteen weeks I have had the pleasure of running the Transition program at Guyra Central School. Eager future students have been; learning about our school, exploring the new playground, and meeting new friends both inside and outside the classroom. Students have been focused on writing their name, recognising numbers and building fine motor skills. Pride, respect and responsibility has been shown by transition as they practice the school routines ready for next year. Each student has been provided with a bag of activities to help them continue to prepare for school over the holidays. Please enjoy the activities and help develop a love of learning in our future students. Enjoy your holiday Transition!

Sarah Mitchell

Classroom Teacher

NSW Primary School CPR Awareness Campaign

NSW Primary School CPR Awareness Campaign

On Tuesday 19th November 2019, Cameron McFarlane came to our school and gave stage 3 a talk about CPR and lifesaving. Cameron gave us a demonstration of how to administer CPR and taught us what to do when someone is in trouble using dummies. He was very informative and taught us a lot and showed us what to do in a real situation. He explained it well in a way that we all understood and showed us how to administer CPR on a baby, child and an adult. Cameron was very inspiring and hopefully if faced an emergency situation we will all be able to administer CPR if needed.

Thank you Cameron.

Written by: Jake Tibbs - Stage 3

On Tuesday 19th November, Cameron McFarlane came to Guyra Central School to give Stage 3 students a demonstration of what to do in the event of a real emergency requiring CPR. He was kind enough to let us use the dummies for us to practice administering CPR after he explained to us how CPR is administered on a baby, child and an adult. Nearly all of us were able to perform CPR on the dummies, well done to Cameron for explaining to us so well in a way that we all understood. Cameron has been attending New South Wales Schools teaching this program and has taught 10,000 children how to do CPR, hopefully that will help save lives. Thank you Cameron for the very informative talk.

Written by: Ryan Williams - Stage 3

Kindergarten celebrates Tongan culture!

Kindergarten have been learning about similarities and differences between people and also learning about different cultures around the world. On Friday 22nd November, Kindergarten were very lucky to have Amy Rose's mother, Mrs Malulupe Davidson come in to talk about Tonga with the class. Mal explained traditional clothing, sports, dances, food, houses and we looked at images of these on the Internet. Kindergarten found Tonga on a world map too. Mal also made a beautiful, traditional Tongan dress for Amy Rose that she wore to show her class. Mal explained to Kindergarten that the style of dress is worn by girls in Tonga for special celebrations within school and the community including sporting events. When Tongan girls wear their beautiful dresses, they also cover their skin in baby oil to make it shine and look even more beautiful. Kindergarten had wonderful morning learning about Tonga and they would like to say a huge thank you to Malulupe for coming in to the school to teach them and also thank you to Amy Rose for dressing up.

Small Schools' Student Leaders Lunch!

On Monday 4th November, our primary student leaders and Mrs Nicholson attended the Small Schools' Student Leaders Lunch which was held at Peterson's Guest House & Winery and hosted by Adam Marshall MP. The lunch was attended by students and staff from small schools' across our district including; Ben Lomond, Chandler Public School, Bald Blair, Ebor Public School and Black Mountain Public School. The luncheon provides opportunities for our young leaders to discuss leadership and meet student leaders from other schools. As stated in a recent Facebook post from Adam Marshall; "I am always amazed with our students maturity, passion and thoughts about regional and national issues are as impressive and inspiring!"

Respectively, Guyra Central School would like to acknowledge and thank Adam Marshall for providing this incredible opportunity to our primary leaders.

Merit Certificates

Stage 3 Purple

Emma Looker - Creative writing and excellent pictures to illustrate her book

Tyler Meehan - Amazing artworks to illustrate his picture book

Jye McKellar - For his commitment and engagement in his writing

Caitlin Montague - For her dedication to designing a wonderful website on Antarctica

Ryan Saunders - For his creative use of photoshop to complete his picture book illustrations

Jack Soraghan - For his commitment to his joint coding project in STEM

Max Blyton - For his hard work in designing a fantastic Antarctica website

Cooper Reeves - For his hard work and dedication in creating his website on Antarctica

Shearnna Wadley - For her dedication to STEM

Stage 3 Indigo

Neville Stanley - An improved effort in all subjects this semester

Ava Campbell - Excellent work on gathering data for her I-Maths investigation

Wyatt McGinty - Showing a keen interest in science and the world around him

Shakira Beechey - Providing interesting information on her Antarctica website

Stage2 Scarlett

Maddison Tooth - For her kind nature and always including others

Acacia Jones - An improved understanding of place value

Kobie Killen - Using chance vocabulary to correctly describe the probability of an event in Mathematics

Hayley Williams - Always completing set tasks to a high standard

Tommy Mitchell - Demontrating leadership skill in the classroom and following instructions the first time

Stage 2 Navy

Harry Missen - Welcome to Guyra Central School

Indi Pascoe - Improved understanding of doubles in Maths

Charlee Roberts - Improved comprehension skills - Chelonia Green

Kayden Mulligan - Attention to detail during Visual Art activities

Peyton Heagney - Great collaboration during a group activity on threats to turtles

Assistant Principal Award 3-6

Charli Ellis - Cosistently demonstrating core values of Pride, Respect and Responsibility

Stage 1 Yellow

Dean Rumbel - Persistence in problem solving mathematical equations

Payden Misson - Welcome to Guyra Central School

Stage 1 Green

Taearliegh Torrens - For her improved expression and fluency when reading

Riley Brown - For his effort during interactive writing sessions

Lincoln Atkin - For always trying his best in every subject

Mackenzie Tooth - For her improved strategies using a number line

Early Stage 1 Rainbow

Jacob Jones - Improvement in maths

Luka Massey - Improvement in maths

Khloe Roberts - Improvement in writing

Assistant Principal Award K-2

Tenae Tighe - Always being a responsible learner, taking pride in her work and being respectful to her teachers

Secondary Boys Cricket

Guyra Central School 14 boys cricket team played Armidale Secondary College on Monday 25th November at the school oval. Armidale Secondary College won the toss and elected to bat. Guyra took wickets in over 5, 10 and 12 and then there was a solid partnership which saw Brock Parsons reach a century. Armidale Secondary College reached a total of 246 after their 40 overs with 5 wickets. Bowling figures for Guyra included Tahmani Landsborough 2-18 off 6 overs, Cooper Brennan 1-21 off 3 overs, Brodi Campbell 1-26 off 7 overs, Brendan Landsborough 1-44 off overs and Harris Dullaway 1-21 off 2 overs.

Guyra Central Schools batting innings started strongly. Josh Bell and Brendan Landsborough held onto their wicket for 10 overs before the fall of the first wicket. Tahmani Landsborough was looking very good but unfortunately was run out for 6. This brought Brodi Campbell in who top scored with 33 run and held his wicket for 22 overs. Other scores for Guyra include Brendan Landsborough (13), Tom Lockyer (23), Josh Bell and Tommy Ryan (5). Guyra Central School were bowled out in the 35th over on 129 runs. Congratulations to Armidale Secondary College and good luck in your next round against Oxley High School. Congratulations to Guyra Central students for displaying excellent sportsmanship throughout the game and thank you to Mike Birmingham, David Moffitt and Billy Youman for umpiring and the Armidale staff and students for a great competitive game of cricket.

Mrs Linley Ryan

Secondary Classroom Teacher