Around the School

In Week 4, Kindergarten learned about echidnas. They read lots of books throughout the week  including Puggle, Echidnas can't Cuddle and an Aboriginal dreaming book called The Echidna and The Shade Tree.  Kindergarten learned that  Short-beaked Echidnas are mammals and females lay a single egg which takes 11 days before it hatches. Baby echidnas are called puggles, and they grow in the mother's pouch. As adults, Short-beaked Echidnas are covered with spines. They live in Australia and can live in  a range of habitats from  deserts to forests. Kindergarten think echidnas are really cute and in math, they recognised that an echidna is on the 5 cent coin. For art, kindergarten enjoyed making echidnas out of clay and they used toothpicks to make the spikes.

On Thursday 3/9/20, Kindergarten met their kindergarten penpals from Dubbo via Zoom. All students were very excited to met each other and share their learning. Kindergarten are looking forward to writing and receiving more letters in the future and having another Zoom catch up with their new pals.

Kindy's Penpals

This term Kindergarten  Rainbow have been writing and receiving  letters from their Kindergarten Penpals  at Dubbo West. It has been very exciting getting letters throughout the term! Next week, Kindergarten are looking forward to meeting their penpals via Zoom.

On Thursday 3/9/20, Kindergarten met their kindergarten penpals from Dubbo via Zoom. All students were very excited to met each other and share their learning. Kindergarten are looking forward to writing and receiving more letters in the future and having another Zoom catch up with their new pals.

Early Stage 1 Rainbow

Ashton Hutton - Always demonstrating Guyra Central School's core values

Harry Watters - Great contributions to class discussions 

Braxton britt - Thinking deeply about books we have read in class 

Indigo-Grace Atkin - Improved focus in reading groups 

Stage 1 Coral 

Tenae Tighe - Trying hard to learn O'clock times during Mathematics

Samuel Ashman - A wonderful effort in learning time in Mathematics

Lexie Chochran - Welcome to Guyra Central School and for a wonderful start

Zachary Fereday - For his wonderful work in Maths, doing Place Value

Sophie Rumbel - For being a wonderful role model in Stage 1 Coral

Stage 1 Emerald 

Lachie Ellis-Collie - Improved reading skills with Miss Fletcher and Ms Wilson

Ryan Vidler - Great dodging skills during sport with high school students

Oliver O'Brien - Excellent reasoning during number talks

Callie Cameron - Using mathematical language to explain her writing 

Rosie Gordon - Detailed illustration and labeling in the Science unit 'Water Works'

Taerarliegh Torrens - Improved attitude to her learning 

Stage 2 Sapphire 

Kyara Alefosio - For improved fluency when reading 

Krikit McGinty - For following teacher instructions 

Sammy-Rose Dowden - For reading with expression 

Acacia Jones - For her hard work during spelling activities 

Mateo Brazier - For improved fluency when reading 

Ruby Soraghan - For her positive attitude towards learning 

Kelsey McLeod - For always contributing to class discussions 

Stage 2 Ruby

Jack Watters - Welcome to Stage 2 Ruby

Thomas Bull - Welcome to Stage 2 Ruby

Poppy Post - Welcome to Stage 2 Ruby

Oakley Brazier - Welcome to Stage 2 Ruby

Jack Cochrane - Welcome to Stage 2 Ruby

Stage 3 Aqua 

Wyatt McGinty - Excellent preparation of his art work 

Gwenisha Landsborough - Working positively and productively in class this term

Ella Vidler - Excellent contribution of ideas in report writing 

Liam Hutton - Improving his understanding of equivalent fractions 

Stage 3 Gold 

Hayden Bezzant - For a great start to his report on Prime Minister Frank Forde

Caitlin Montague - For a fantastic plan for her information report on Prime Minister Bob       Hawke

Maddison Tooth - For her hard work and participation when learning about using                   algorithms in Maths

Tommy Mitchell - For his teamwork and contributions during our shared reading of "The Diary of Mary Talence

Stage 3 Author Zoom Sessions 

Stage 3 PDHPE

Stage 3 Science 

Stage 3 Weaving 

Aboriginal Weaving 

During Week 7, Stage 3 Gold spent time learning how to do Aboriginal Weaving with AEO Eunice Blair.  All of the students found this an exciting task with many of them completing key chains or a necklace.  

On the 14th August 2020, two police officers visited Guyra Central School to talk about drugs and how bad they are for you.  Jamie and Fiona also spoke about how they have dealt with people on drugs.  They also spoke about how there are illegal drugs and prescription drugs and if you are caught with illegal drugs you can get into big trouble and even have to go to court. Jamie and Fiona also spoke about the concequences of being caught holding a drug in your posession even if it is not yours.

Thank you to Jamie and Fiona for coming to speak to us.

Written by Charlee Roberts

Stage 3

On Friday 14th August, Stage 3 and Years 7-10 were involved in a talk from our police liaison officer about alcohol and drugs. The talk went for around an hour and we learned about alcohol, drugs and there short and long term effects on people.  We also were spoken to about prescription medication and how they should not be abused.  

Written by Summer Tibbs

Stage 3

On Friday 14th August 2020, Fiona and Jamie from the Police came to the school to speak to us about drugs. We learned about the effect that drugs have on us and learned that using drugs without a precription is also illegal and you can get into a lot of trouble. We asked lots of questions after the talk which Jamie and Fiona answered in a way which we all understood.

Thank you to Jamie and Fiona.

Rose Kliendienst

Stage 3

This year at Guyra Central School introduced the VIVO Rewards system to manage the 7 – 12 positive rewards Snowburst system. The VIVO system allows teachers to rewards students with Snowburst/VIVO points electronically. The students receive the positive recognition for doing the right thing through their VIVO account and can then redeem the points that they have earned through the VIVO Shop which has prizes from the VIVO people but also rewards provided by the school. This is a great initiative aimed at recognising those students who consistently follow the school PBL expectations of Pride, Respect & Responsibility.

Congratulation's to Year 10 student, Naomi Hartas-Berry who is the first of our secondary students to redeem her VIVO points ! Naomi earned enough VIVO points to score herself one of our new secondary hoodies from the uniform shop.  Congratulation's Naomi!

During the unit on First Aid, Year 11 PDHPE students applied their knowledge of managing injuries. Students practised bandaging techniques for a variety of arm injuries as well as penetrating injuries and head injuries.

Mathematics -The students have been delving into multiplication and linking this to area. We have been playing lots of games such as multiplication concentration and domino squares to extend our knowledge of numbers and multiplication. 

Some students found the area of the letters in their names. Some students also worked on visual proofs related to more difficult multiplication problems. This involved proving the answer to the sum in four different ways. Congratulations to the students on their deep thinking. 

In other news, the students have been researching which bird builds the best nest. Here are some of our speeches: 

Some students also noticed a magpie who is building a nest in one of trees in the staff car park so we are keeping a close eye on it to see the finished product. 

Reading Groups

In reading groups, the students are really engaging well with an online reading program, Epic! There are thousands of books in this program that students can read and listen to. Some of the texts have a quiz at the end of the book to test the students' understanding. In addition to this, the students have been listening to the ABC's Short and Curly podcasts for kids. This involves the two presenters answers challenging questions from children all over Australia and even overseas. https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/shortandcurly/

K-2 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AWARD

Shy Shy Torrens - Showing pride, respect and responsibility 

EARLY STAGE 1 RAINDOW

Airlie Vidler - Terrific effort in guided reading 

Mia Reed - Improvement in reading 

Jaearla Landsborough - Welcome to Guyra Central School 

STAGE 1 CORAL

Lilly Colley - Using her fantastic measuring skills during Volume and Capacity

Corey Jnr Banfield - For a wonderful start to Guyra Central School 

STAGE 1 EMERALD

Dominik Massey - for being a positive role model to new students in Minilit 

Adam Jones - For extending himself in his writing to create a fantastic poem on a cyclone

STAGE 2 SAPPHIRE

Sophie Bezzant - For her attention grabbing starts to persuasive texts

Emily-Jayne Graham - For improved spelling

Payden Missen - For her high level of concentration during art activities

Lincoln Rowe - For using rhyming words for his cyclone poetry 

STAGE 3 GOLD

Maddison Tooth - For great work and deep thinking in Mathemaics with Mrs McIlwain and Mrs Farmer

Blake Raper - For a great weaving project

Charlie Wilson - For a well presented and rehearsed speech on Alfred Deakin

Savannah Lansley - For a fantastic effort during Maths 

Sam Surawski - for his dedicaton in working independently to write his speech about Julia Gillard.

Kiearnna Wadley - For her hard work ad focus in Maths with Mrs McIlwain

Karleah Alefosio - For her commitment to sharing her ideas in class discussions 

Faith Cochrane -

STAGE 3 AQUA 

Gwenisha Landsborough - An excellent effort with her presentation on Paul Keating 

Kate Ward - A fantastic report and presentation on an Australian Prime Minister 

Darcey Heagney - For a positive contribution to our discussion on persuasive texts

Year 7

Lincoln Brown - Consistant effort in Mathematics

Aukustino Alefosio - Consistent effort in Mathematics

Lincoln Brown - Being responsible and helpful in STEM

Year 8

Braden Daly - MultiMedia Studies: Showing Initiative and interest in coding

Oscar Atkin - Consistent effort in Year 8 Geography

Oscar Atkin - Always being respectful and consistently on task

Year 9

Dante Lloyd - IST: Showing grat leadership in group assessment preperation

Shanae Bull - Enthusiasm and effort in the study of MacBeth 

Riley Campbell - Enthusiasm and effort in the study of MacBeth 

Natahlia Landsborough - Food Technology: Consistently being on task during practical lessons and always cleaning up

Year 10

Kelly Daly - Careers: Exceptional work ethic and attitude on work experience 

Tahmani Landsborough - Exceptional work ethic and attitude on Work Experience 

Lucy Mayled - Conscientious attitude in Year 10 HSIE

Kelly Daley - Conscientious attitude in Year 10 HSIE

Andrew Pearson - Consistent effort in Industrial Technology Metal

Michael Looker - Consistent effort in Industrial Technology Metal

Fletcher Richardson - Consistent effort in Industrial Technology Metal

Year 11

Joshua Hartas-Berry - Business Studies: Maintaining attendance greater than 88%

Claire Davidson - Outstanding Multi-modal assessment task for Year 11 Advance English

Harrison Dowden - Outstanding Multi-modal assessment task for Year 11 Advance English

Bailey King - Outstanding Multi-modal assessment task for Year 11 Advance English

Cooper Stanley - Outstanding Multi-modal assessment task for Year 11 Advance English

Joseph Stanley - Outstanding Multi-modal assessment task for Year 11 Advance English

Olivia Little - Excellent Multi-modal presentation for Year 11 Standard English 

Neil Ashman - Excellent Multi-modal presentation for Year 11 Standard English 

Claire Davidson - Outstanding result in PDHPE 'Body System' Assessment Task

Cooper Stanley - Creative Biology Assessment 

Bailey King - Outstanding Biology model

Matthew Sisson - Positive progress on Skill Development in Metals and Engineering 

Year 12

Colleen Pearson - Consistent effort in Mathematics Standard 1

Kye Walls - Outstanding Ancient History Assessment Task

Lauren Irvine - Consistent effort in Industrial Technology Timber and Furnishing 

Colleen Pearson -  Consistent effort in Industrial Technology Timber and Furnishing

Cormack Hume - Consistent effort in Metals an Engineering 

Colleen Pearson - Consistent effort in Metals an Engineering

Over the weekend, Mr Miller competed in the Colin Say & Co Led Steer Extravaganza in Glen Innes with 4 school steers. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 restrictions, students were unable to attend. (So Mr Miller had a nice and relaxing weekend... HAHA )

 It was a highly competitive event as it has been one of the only cattle competitions across Australia in recent months. So this meant that cattle who were destined for other events such as Wingham beef week, Casino beef week and the EKKA were all in attendance due to the cancellation of those events. 

The school steers were all in excellent condition and received positive feedback on their quality. 

Quincey, a 660kg Murray Grey steer, who was bred at school, was an absolute crowd pleaser and gained plenty of praise from the judges and other producers who were keen to learn more about his breeding pedigree. 

We now wait to learn the results from the carcase section over the coming days. A big thank you to Mr Terry Williams for assisting with the transportation of the cattle to the event.

I would also like to take this opportunity before I leave to take up a position at Glen Innes High School next term, to thank all of those people who have assisted me in creating a diverse and exciting environment at the school farm. I firmly believe we have successfully immersed students in valuable learning opportunities in the realms of Agriculture. To all the people who have helped with tasks such as sourcing and donating livestock,  excursion and event organisation and sharing skills, knowledge and expertise, your assistance has been very much appreciated. 

I look forward to keeping in touch in the future!

Signing off for the last time

Scott Miller

Early Stage 1 Rainbow

Charlotte Perrott - Improved focus in all KLAs

Ashton Hutton - Lovely letter formation and neat handwriting

Shy Shy Torrens - Improvement in phonics and reading skills

Stage 1 Emerald

Brax Hutton - Listening to the sounds within words to improve his spelling and writing

Kiarnie Shersby - Using rhetorical questions in her writing

Taerleigha Torrens - Improvement in using the split strategy in maths

Stage 1 Coral

Isabelle Fox - For her wonderful work in Maths doing place values

Indica Hoiland - For her wonderful work in Maths working with doubles

Bailey Joyce - Fantastic improvement in reading 

Stage 2 Sapphire

Lincoln Atkin - For reading with improved fluency

Mateo Brazier - Finding a variety of synonyms for 'noisy'

Brooke Clark - A fantastic first draft of an information report

Stage 2 Ruby

Shelby Heagney - Improved fluency in reading 

Malikah Tighe - Increased expression when reading aloud

Harley Hammond - excellent introduction to his persuasive speech

Tiara Youll - excellent reflection in writing - speech

Stage 3 Gold 

Emily Bull - For her hard work and persistence in class

Harry Missen - Class award for his hard work and persistence in writing

Kayden Mulligan - For her good attempt at a persuasive writing piece using evidence to support her argument

Bree Wilson - For her engagement and participation during Mathematics

Stage 3 Aqua

Robert Ashman - Improvement in writing

Charlee Robets - Using great ideas in her persuasive writing

Summer Tibbs - Outstanding artwork in our unit of work on Escher this term

Aiden Brown - Showing a great understanding of the properties of 3D objects

Year 7 

Toby Handebo - Consistent effort in Mathematics 

Year 8 

Emily Jackson - Improved effort in Mathematics 

Dylan McGinty - For his excellent attitude and improved effort in Science, Maths and PDHPE

Zoe Banfield - For consistent effort and improvement in Mathematics

Oscar Atkin - Consistent effort in Mathematics and Science

Year 9 

Shanae Bull - Outstanding planning and delivery of physical activity sessions for infants students in PASS

Tristan Bull - Excellent effort in rehearsing and performing his practical music assessment

Riley Campbell - Diligent effort and application in completing Year 9 History Assessment Task

Stephanie Spradbrow - Diligent effort and application in completing Year 9 History Assessment Task

Ashley Donnelly - Perceptive understanding of the play Macbeth

Year 10

 Millie Roberts -  Excellent  planning and delivery of physical activity sessions for infants students in PASS

Joseph Ashman - Excellent effort in rehearsing and performing his practical music assessment

Lucinda Mayled - Consistent effort in Mathematics 

Billy Youman - Supporting other students in English

Year 12

Courtney Reeves - Commitment to undertaking additional classes in Year 12 Advanced English 

Melissa Hawthorne - Commitment to undertaking additional classes in Year 12 Advanced English 

Kye Walls - Commitment to undertaking additional classes in Year 12 Advanced English