NPS Newsletter
A Message From The Principal
Mrs Claire Allen
Our Kindergarten transition program is off to a flying start this term, with many new faces joining our program each week. Attending the Tuesday sessions from 2:00-3:00 pm is a wonderful opportunity for our 2024 kindergarten students to become ready for life at 'big school'.
They engage in early literacy and numeracy skills development activities, learn about social conventions, and become familiar with the staff, students, and environment of Narrabri Public School.
Upcoming Events
Families & Community invited to attend
Week 6
Monday
- K-6 Assembly at 9.30 am - Primary COLA
Tuesday
- Infants Sport
- EISTEDDFOD Yr 1 & 2 Group Speech 10.30 am
- Mrs Smith's Woodwind music lessons
- Mr Carrett's Brass music lessons
Wednesday
- Infants Assembly @ 2.40 pm 2K
- EISTEDDFOD Junior Yr 3 & 4 group Speech 10.30 am
Thursday
- EISTEDDFOD Yr 5&6 Group Speech 10.30 am
Friday
- Primary Sport
- Reconciliation Day
- School Choir to sing for Seniors
Please be aware, our Term 2 and 3 dates have changed this year due to staff professional learning commitments
Term 2 Dates are: 26/4/23 to 29/6/23
Term 3 Dates are: 17/7/23 to 22/9/23
Last day of Term 4 classes will be Friday 15 December 2023.
Narrabri Eisteddfod
Our students continue to shine on all fronts at Narrabri Public School, with 4 first-place wins in the Narrabri Eisteddfod. Our Stage 1 Musical Entertainment, Primary Choir, Kindergarten Dance, and Primary Dance (Pattie's Dancers) all were commended for their outstanding performances and they were so proud coming back to school to share with their friends and other staff members.
We wish our competitors for next week the best of luck and thank the Narrabri Eisteddfod Committee for all their hard work in bringing this event together for our community.
NPS Eisteddfod Timetable
Week 6
Tuesday 30th May - 10:30 am
- K,1 & 2 Group Speech
Wednesday 31st May - 8:30 am
- S4 Set poem year 4
- S3 Set poem year 3
- S6 Set poem year 6
Wednesday 31st May - 10:30 am
- Junior Primary group Speech
Thursday 1st of June
- Senior primary Group Speech
OOSH at NPS
Nurruby Narrabri OOSH are working on the final details for the establishment of an OOSH service at Narrabri Public School.
This was in response to surveys conducted during Term 1 this year. The service is hoping to be operational for Term 2-3 holidays from 3rd July and will be available to NPS and NWPS students. If you are interested in seeking placement, please contact Hannah on 0491 332 628. It is anticipated that positions will fill up fast, so please make sure to call quickly and secure a spot for your child.
Nitbusters Reminder!
A reminder to all our families who participated in Nitbusters K-3 last Friday, if you treated your child's hair over the weekend it is time to give it a second treatment.
Research shows that a second treatment 7 days later has the greatest effect on keeping head lice under control and preventing any re-infestation.
Week 6 Infants Assembly
We are excited to welcome back our families to our afternoon assemblies. Classes host these assemblies and present items related to the work they are undertaking in class.
Our week 6 assembly is hosted by 2K on Wednesday, beginning at 2.30 pm in the school hall. If you are able to attend please sign in through the front office.
We look forward to seeing you there
With
Mrs Cathy Charles & Mrs Melissa Packer
Gardening Gurus coordinators
Our Gardening Gurus have been hard at work turning seasonal vegetables, like zucchini, capsicum, shallots and carrots into delicious fried rice. This was the biggest hit yet, with absolutely no leftovers!
Our students devoured the dish almost quicker than it could be made and many students were excited to take home the recipe to share with their family. We even had some Year 6 students declaring that they would be making the dish themselves for their family.
What a success! Well done Mrs Charles and Mrs Packer.
You've Got Mail
As part of our school's development of sustainable practices and efforts to keep our family and community connected, we request that you check your emails regularly as Narrabri Public School moves towards online communication.
If you are unable to access the information digitally, please contact the office on 02 6792 2246 to make alternate arrangements.
Mrs Therese Lindsay & Ms Lisa Marple
Assistant Principal Curriculum & Instruction
Parents, have you seen the ‘Everyday Maths Hub’ on the NSW Government Website?
As a parent or carer, you play a vital role in how your child thinks and feels about maths. Even if it wasn’t your favourite subject when you went to school, maths is all around us.
A suggested activity on the ‘Everyday Maths Hub’ is to teach your child about volume and capacity whilst baking a delicious snack.
Link HERE
Baking Brownies
Unleash your inner chef
Step 1
Collect all the ingredients you need for the recipe. Ensure the recipe is suitable for your child's dietary requirements.
Step 2
Get your child to help with measuring and weighing out the various ingredients, discussing what is meant by the different quantities and measurements as you go.
Here are some examples of what you can ask to support their understanding:
"Do any of the measurements need to be converted to cups or grams, depending on the measuring tools you have available?"
"What's bigger, half of a cup or a quarter of a cup?"
"What’s smaller, a teaspoon or a tablespoon?"
"We are doubling this recipe so we can take brownies to the picnic. How can we work out together two lots of three-quarters?"
Follow the steps of your recipe until you've cooked something delicious that you both can enjoy!
Ingredients
125 g unsalted butter
200 g CADBURY Baking Milk Chocolate Chips
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup caster sugar
1 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a 20cm x 31cm baking tray with foil, and then spray it with cooking spray and place to one side.
2. In a small saucepan melt butter and chocolate over a low heat. Once melted, add eggs and vanilla essence and beat to combine.
3. Add sugar, flour and baking powder, stir well to combine then pour into the baking tray.
4. Bake for 30 minutes.
5. Remove from oven, cool on wire rack then cut into portions when cool.
Method
National
Simultaneous Storytime
Last Wednesday, our school took part in the annual National Simultaneous Storytime at 11am. Infants made their way to the Town Library for the event, enjoying a chance to experience the wonderful storybook with our town librarians. Our classes in 3-6 joined with their stage groups and found the whole experience wonderful.
A Dose Of Daisy
Mrs Charles and Daisy continue their training together with NSW Therapy Dogs. Daisy, a valued member of our school, provides love and support to not only our students, but also our staff. Mrs Allen's King Charles Cavalier, Shadow, works every Thursday with Mrs Charles to obtain her NSW Therapy Dog accreditation.
Save the Dates
Thursday 8 June - NPS Leaders speak on MaxFM @ 9am
Thursday 22 June - School Photos - winter uniform
Thursday 22 June - NPS Leaders speak on MaxFM @ 9am
Thursday 29 June - NAIDOC Celebration Assembly
Friday 21 July - Primary Athletics Carnival @ NHS
Monday 21 August - Book Fair begins
Monday 21 August - Life Education Visit begins
Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21 September - Year 5 Excursion to Gulgong
Friday 20 October - Grandparents Day & Twilight Fete
Monday 23 to Friday 27 October - Year 6 Excursion to Canberra
PSSA Boys and Girls Touch Knockout Competition
On Thursday morning our boys and girls Touch Football teams played their first round of the PSSA knockout matches against the Narrabri West Public School at Leitch Oval.
Both of our teams have been training very hard over the past 6 weeks in readiness for these games.
The boys played first and this game was played at a fast pace, with play going from end to end with some amazing tries being scored.
At half-time the scores were locked up at 3 all, so with 20 minutes to go it was anyone’s game. Unfortunately our boys didn’t come away with the win, going down 8 tries to 4 at full time.
Our girls were up next playing some great touch football putting all their skills they learnt at training into the game.
The girls were down 4 tries to 2 at half-time and although they played some great touch in the second half, the Narrabri West girls ran away with the game 8 tries to 2. Our boys and girls should be very proud of themselves on their sportsmanship on and off the field, which was outstanding and the way they played the games was a real team effort. Well done to both teams.
North-West PSSA Netball
On Friday 19th Elsie traveled to Tamworth for PSSA netball trials over the course of the day for selection in the North-West PSSA netball team.
Over 140 students trialed at this level & Elsie made it through to the final 17 Possibles & Probables, narrowly missing out on north-west selection.
Heathly Hints
Please be advised that if your child requires any medication to be administered at school, it must be brought to the office by an adult. Students are not able to carry and hand in medication. This includes any form of medicated creams, tablets, cough mixture, or antibiotics. There is paperwork that must be completed for the administration of medication at school.
ICAS returns in 2023
We’re delighted to inform you that we will be participating in ICAS again this year, to recognise and reward students’ academic achievement. The assessments are now fully online and sitting dates will commence in Term 3. Learn more by visiting icasassessments.com.
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