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Tin Town Tales
Emmaville Central School & Community News
Find us at: 20-28 Park Road Emmaville NSW 2371
Ph: 67347235 Email: emmaville-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Issue 3 Tuesday 9 March 2021 Term 1 Week 7
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
Assembly- All community members are invited
Due to the easing of Covid-19 restrictions we will be holding our first assembly for the year on Thursday
11th March at 2:25pm. This assembly will be held under the Secondary Cola to allow for social
distancing. During this assembly we will be presenting our SRC leaders with their badges and will be
giving out the awards for the term, including the swimming carnival awards. It would be great if as
many parents/carers and community members could come and celebrate the wonderful achievements
of our students this term. Please ensure you come a few minutes early, so that you can QR code and
sign in. There will be a table with sign on sheets for all parents to sign in.
Staff Training
This year staff have begun a 7 module
training suite on the school Wellbeing
framework. This training is being
delivered by Mrs Karina Hutchins,
who is the region’s Learning and
Wellbeing coordinator. Last week
staff were trained in the physical
module of student and staff wellbeing.
The importance of good physical
health was outlined and discussed.
Please see the enclosed information
about the importance of sleep. As we
continue to work through this
framework training we will continue to
share information that can assist
parents and students with their
Wellbeing.
School Attendance and Attendance sprints
Parents are reminded that regular school attendance is vital to ensuring that your child achieves their
best possible education. If your child is away, please ensure you notify the school of your child’s
absence. Last week the School had an attendance sprint. These sprints are weeks where we reward
students for being at school for every day. 69% of our students received the award for outstanding
attendance. Primary students were rewarded with an extra period of play on Friday afternoon and
Secondary students with a movie. My congratulations to all students who received the reward. Our
next attendance sprint will be in Week 9.
School Support
My thanks go to the many organisations and community members who support our school each week.
This week Secondary students were provided with boots from the St Vincent de Paul Bush Fire Appeal
grant that we received last year. Many thanks to Heath at Haywards Fuel Station Emmaville for
supplying the boots.
Take Care
Mrs Gillian Davis
Principal
SECONDARY NEWS
With the change of seasons, there seems to be a Celebrating student work
lot of illness going around. Please keep your It has been my absolute pleasure to commence
children at home if they are unwell, students teaching an English class again this year, and
should not return to school until they are symptom Year 11 students are generating some
free. Teachers are able to email work to students, outstanding work. Last week students learned
so that they do not fall behind. about micro-stories, and the importance of writing
Parent/ teacher interviews succinctly, focusing on word choice. A micro story
Parent/teacher interviews form part of the still has the traditional structure of a story with a
important communication that occurs between beginning, middle and an end, but uses only 50
school and home. This year, all secondary words. I couldn’t help but showcase these
students have been allocated a time slot (notes outstanding examples- students were given the
have been sent home), and parents are requested stimulus of ‘sand’.
to attend to discuss their child/children’s progress. SAND!
Miss Grant, Mr Glennan, Miss Lawler, Mr Davis, Society is like sand, many small pieces make up
Mr Hanna, Miss Smith, Mrs Key and Ms Burkhardt a complex world. Sand is a filter a waypoint of
will all be available to speak to parents. We look where the sea ceases to exist. It homes the larger
forward to seeing you on Monday 22nd March more powerful creatures, in which the world is built
2021. If, for some reason, you are unable to attend for them by the sand. The only problem is only a
the interview, or if you would like to request select few are crabs. By Logan
another time, please contact the school on 6734 Sand
7235. No one enjoyed our beach trips as much as me.
Secondary SRC barbecue Soft, sizzling sand on my feet was the ultimate
The Secondary SRC and Mrs Key held a very high. Walking on the minute granules was the
successful mid-term lunch last week. It’s great to equivalent to a Hawaiian massage. Waves
see the SRC functioning so well and holding brushing over my toes, like the world cleansing all
events for students from K-12. sins. New layer of sunburn, making me stronger.
Harmony Day SRC Fundraiser By Laura
Tuesday 16 March Miss Rebecca Grant
Students are allowed to come out of uniform.
Head Teacher- Secondary Studies
$2 cupcakes will be for sale.
PRIMARY NEWS
Gardening Unit
This term in our gardening unit we looked at the
different varieties of plants that can grow in
autumn. Our first step was to clean up the
gardens from last year and prepare the beds,
then investigate what plants would have the
most success in popularity and production rate.
Mr Hill is also busy building us a strawberry
garden so we will be able to enjoy them for fruit
time from garden to plate. If we produce enough,
we may even be able to make some yummy
strawberry treats.
We also looked at the different types of edible
flowers there are that we could plant in our
gardens. We enjoyed looking at the different
flowers and planning the ones we wanted to
have in our garden. We even found some that
were already growing in our school.
We have been busy planting and caring for our little
seedlings that have started growing in our garden.
This term also saw the return of the ‘Discovery
Garden’ at Woolworths. We have been busy
collecting the different plants on offer. Thank you to
the families who have sent in plants to add to our
collection. If anyone has any additional discovery
garden pots they would like to donate, we would be
very appreciative.
Recently, we commenced germinating the little
seedlings. We have been carefully watering and
observing their growth.
Swimming
Congratulations to Jasmine, Angus, Charlee and
Dexter who qualified in the 4 x 50m relay swim in
Armidale last week. It is wonderful to see our school
being represented with such pride at events like the
New England PSSA Swimming and competing
against many schools in the district.
PSSA Soccer Trials
On Wednesday, students in Years 3-6 went to
Tenterfield to try out for the NNE PSSA Soccer team.
All students tried their hardest and had a fantastic
day. There were a lot of fantastic skills and players
on the day. Check out the ECS Facebook page for
the great photos.
A huge congratulations goes out to Jasmine Fuller,
for being the first girl selected for the PSSA team.
And to Dexter Blanch and Angus Feltham for being
selected for the boys soccer team. These students
will go onto the next round in Inverell on the 16th
March. We wish them and their teams all the very
best.
From the Primary Staff
SCHOOL BUSINESS
We are excited to announce we will be are rolling out the new Online Enrolment System from
Monday 15 March 2021
The Online Enrolment System is designed to provide flexibility for our parents to submit an
enrolment application online and at the time that best suits you. The application can be accessed on
all browsers and mobile devices including iOS and Android.
The online application process is currently restricted to:
• Enrolments into local schools only
• Children who are Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or permanent residents
• Children who live in NSW.
We offer our support and encourage you to complete your application to enrol online. If, however,
you do not feel comfortable completing an application online, a paper copy will be available for
collection from the front office or can be downloaded from the Department’s going to a public school
site.
SCHOOL BUSINESS CONTINUED
STEWART HOUSE
Donation Drive 2021
Envelopes have been sent home this week
and can be returned to school before the 14th May 2021.
As little as $2 gives you the chance to win a $4,000 GIFT VOUCHER .
Emmaville Central School will collect donations
and forward them on to STEWART HOUSE.
THE DIGITAL PARENTS SHOWCASE IS BACK FOR 2021!
The Skills and Thrills Digital Parents Showcase is a 30 minute video available (FREE) to all parents,
with most benefit to parents of high school aged students.
This video resource will only be available from March 03rd to May 31st 2021, we encourage it to
be watched it in this time.
The video will cover the following information:
•Industry trends for the next 5-15 years
•Industry trends post Covid-19 impacts
•Apprenticeships
•Traineeships
•School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBATs)
•Opportunities in the vocational education and training sector (VET)
•How to support your child to make informed career choices
The video can be accessed here: https://www.skillsone.com.au/digital-parents-showcase/
SkillsOne will additionally be hosting a video panel discussion with industry representatives and
ambassadors on Tuesday 11th May (evening). Parents can pre submit questions to be addressed
on the evening via info@skillsone.com.au.
The Digital Parents Showcase is supported by the NSW Government.
P & C NEWS
The P & C will be holding their AGM on
16 March 2021 At 3.15pm.
Please come along and help us support our
school.
We are asking for donations for our Easter Raffle.
Please leave donations at the school office.
COMMUNITY NEWS
for school aged children
every Tuesday afternoon
during school terms
3.30 – 4.30 pm
Glen Innes Severn Council
Public and TAFE Library
TERM 1 CALENDAR 2021
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 7 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March
Assembly
2.25pm
Week 8 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March
Deepwater
Primary to visit
Week 9 22 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March
Parent
Teacher
Interviews
Week 10 29 March 30 March 31 March 1 April 2 April
Last Day of Good Friday
Term 1
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Apple and Zucchini Muffins
bestrecipes.com.au
Yield: 18
Ingredients
• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 eggs large
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup apple grated peeled or
banana
• 1 cup zucchini grated
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. Grease or line 12-hole muffin pan.
3. In medium bowl, combine flour, sugars and cinnamon.
4. In large mixing bowl, beat eggs, oil and vanilla.
5. Stir in apples and zucchini.
6. Add in dry ingredients and stir to just combine.
7. Spoon into muffin pan.
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
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