Bingara Central School We are a Positive Behaviour for Learning School. Our values are Pride, Honesty and Respect. Principal: Mark Vale Address: 55 Finch Street, Bingara, NSW, 2404 Ph: 67241606 29th May 2014 Week 5, Term 2 Email: [email protected] UPCOMING EVENTS MAY 30th Legends of League in Ashford for all Year 6 students JUNE 2nd Half Yearly Exams for Yrs 7-11 Privacy Awareness Week I had a conversation this week that went something like “Did you know that a lot of young people here in Bingara and Warialda had a Facebook friend whose actual identity they did not know. They had simply accepted the friend request”. I said I was not aware and that like them I was alarmed by this. I did some research which led me to another schools website page and found the following article which has some timely information for our community. I encourage all parents to follow the advice here and to have a conversation with their children about the hazards of accepting friend requests from people they don’t know. Type in to your browser or follow this link http://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/privacy/ipc_resources/ privacy_awareness_week_2014.html to the NSW Government website for more information. Regardless of your child's age, the world may already know a lot more about them than you suspect. According to recent research: 4th Science ICAS  9th Queens Birthday Public Holiday  16th P & C Meeting 5.00pm   16th-20th Writing ICAS 17th Spelling ICAS 19th It’s A Hard Day’s Night - At The Roxy Schools matinee performance 11am 20th It’s A Hard Day’s Night - At The Roxy Opening Night 7pm 22nd It’s A Hard Day’s Night - At The Roxy Matinee performance 1.30pm www.bingaracentralschool.com.au 92% of children under the age of two have a digital presence (it starts with proud parents posting newborn baby photos on Facebook or Instagram) a quarter of Australian children aged between eight and 12 use Facebook, despite the minimum age for a user being 13 more than 20 per cent of tweens publish photos of themselves on the photo-sharing website Instagram young people between the ages of 14 and 19 have an average of 453 fans, friends or followers on social media. Even if you don't know a lot about social media yourself, you can help your child stay safe online simply by asking them about the social media accounts they are using, and regularly reminding them the importance of keeping their personal information private. The Information and Privacy Commission NSW has created a lot of practical information for parents and children, to support 2014 Privacy Awareness Week. It includes:      security tips for parents and teens resources to help prevent identity theft information on cyberbullying guides to protecting your digital reputation information about mobile apps and the data they may collect. You can also find a parent's guide to social media – including Kik Messenger, Instagram, Vine and Facebook - in the School A to Z technology glossary. Mark Vale Principal ____________________ A proud member of the Gwydir Learning Region PRIMARY NEWS Primary Assembly There will be no K-6 Assembly this Friday. Zone Cross Country A big congratulations to all students who travelled to Ashford last Friday for the Zone Cross Country Carnival. All students did our school proud and looked great in their school singlets. There were some outstanding results on the day with many of our students finishing in the top 10-15 out of fields of 60 students across 10 schools in the zone. Erica Dixon competed exceptionally well finishing 6th in her division and being selected for regional level, which will be held in Coolah on Friday the 13th June. Well done Erica! Legends of League Students from Year 6 will travel to Ashford tomorrow for the annual Legends of League day. The boys will play in a 7 a side rugby league competition and the girls will play in a 7 a side league tag competition. It is always a fun day for the students and we wish our Year 6 students all the best. Northern Regional Netball Trials Well done to Erica Dixon who competed in the Northern Regional Netball trials on Monday in Inverell. She played well and was successful in making it through to the next level. She will travel to Armidale on Monday for the North West trials. Congratulations on another excellent achievement Erica. Reward Day The first Reward Day for Term 2 was held today. Congratulations to all students who qualified. Those who missed out will need to focus more on their behaviour for the remainder of the term. A Hard Day’s Night at the Roxy All students were given an order form for the Beatles T-shirt which will be part of the costume for our upcoming school musical. The cost of the shirt is $5 and all students will require one as part of their costume. Money can be paid at the front office or sent in an envelope to the class teacher. Rehearsals for the performance have continued to improve and it is shaping up to be quite a show. We look forward to staging it at the Roxy and hope to see you there for one of the performances. Reminder As the weather begins to get cooler, please label all clothing that you think that your child might take off during the day e.g. hat, jumper and track pants. Alison Johnson & Jon Alliston Assistant Principals IT’S A HARD DAY’S NIGHT AT THE ROXY FRIDAY 20th JUNE OPENING NIGHT 7.00PM SUNDAY 22nd JUNE MATINEE PERFORMANCE 1.30PM TICKETS $5 OR $20 FOR A FAMILY Bookings at the Bingara Tourist Office or online via the Roxy Website Primary Cross Country Kaitlyn Starr on v en s e t S e Pheb a Tayl Shayla h Rich ardson ing Will Johnson ney Maho Sam am h Ke Jasm ine S Darc ey Pr iest Emily -Kate Douglas Grant Steven Todd & Brody Michell Rattra y Thomas Y oung & Dennis Sarah son John Isaak Isabell e Butle r Kimberly Sing e Whit Toby ite Jake Wh a cFarl t er M e P & Brooke McKinnon Tay lo r Le wis nd Dylan McKinnon nro y Mu Digb Jai Bo oth Sarah Heaton od Jack T d kov men a t S Miki uey ha S s y a K ic Katie Dennis Jacqueline Coombes Tayla Lee Alex Lewis Angeli na Stam Jack enson a Stev e s l e h C enkovi c McFa rland Seth Keam Josh Armstrong S ng rmstro Jack A & in r am Per Erica Dixon Andr Macey Michell ew M cGarr ity PSSA Netball On Tuesday, 10 girls from Years 5 & 6 travelled to Warialda to play in the first round of the PSSA Netball competition. The girls played with great determination and proved to be fierce competition for the Warialda team! All girls played hard right to the end! The result was very close with Warialda coming out winners 13—10. All girls displayed outstanding sportsmanship and should be pleased with their efforts. As a school, we are certainly proud of their commitment and effort!! Well done girls! Jacqueline Coombes, Tayla Lee, Erica Dixon, Katie Dennis, Angelina Stamenkovic, Madison Williams, Claire Bilsborough, Alex Lewis, Kimberly Sing, Zara Darlington FROM THE DEPUTY HALF YEARLY EXAMS These commence for all students in Years 7 to 11 on Monday 2nd June. Students would be well advised to ensure that they are well prepared for these exams. If students tell you they have no homework remind them that next week is exam week so they have plenty to do, and should be preparing. MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE On Friday 30th May Mr Hansen, Mrs Gasson and myself will be going to Sydney for this all day seminar. Some of the topics include ‘Helping Kids through the Middle Years’, ‘Internet Addiction - is it real?’, ‘Anxiety in Young People’, ‘Bullying ……;. It should be a really fruitful seminar covering a wide range of very relevant topics. ICAS These competitions continue next week with the Science competition taking place on Tuesday 4th June. Until next time ……. Robert Johnston Deputy Principal Sit-Say-Share If you could be Prime Minister for a day, name one thing that you would change: I would change the amount of Asylum seekers coming into Australia. Name a person in your life who you most admire, and tell us why: I admire my mum because she is always there for me and helps me do the things I love. What is your favourite film? The Hunger Games; Catching Fire because it is an action packed movie. If you could visit any country in the world what would it be, and why? I would visit Paris because it has always been my dream to go there. What is your favourite meal? Dads special Spaghetti Bolognaise. What skill or talent do you excel at? Horse riding, mostly show jumping. HANNAH PERRIN Where do you see yourself in five years time? In Year 12, hopefully with my friend Ruby at Calrossy. Is there something else you would like to share about yourself? I love to play the piano. I have been playing the piano for three years now and I hope to continue. CANTEEN MAY Friday Bingara Central School Finch Street Bingara NSW 2404 30 Helen Seage JULY Monday 2 Michelle Tanner Tuesday 3 Wendy Wearne Wednesday 4 Barb Hands Thursday 5 Jo Munro Phone: 02 67241606 Fax: 02 67241927 Email: [email protected] TERM DATES JUNE 9th Queens Birthday Public Holiday 27th Last day of Term 2 TERM 3 JULY 14th Staff Development Day 15th First day of Term 3 for all students SEPTEMBER 19th Last day of Term 3 TERM 4 OCTOBER 6th 7th Labour Day Public Holiday First day of Term 4 for all staff and students DECEMBER 17th Last day of the year for all students 18th Staff Development Day 19th Staff Development Day Krissy Grant BINGARA MINOR LEAGUE NEWS This week Bingara play away to Inverell Wests at Kamilaroi Oval, Inverell. There will be no under 8’s or girls this week. Game times are as follows: Under 10’s 10.50am Under 12’s 11.40am Training for all teams will continue as normal despite the long weekend on Thursdays at Gwydir Oval commencing at 4.00pm. The next game after the long weekend will be a home game against Inverell Easts on 14th June commencing at 10.00am. In the July school holidays the NRL will be hosting a number of NRL Holiday Clinics as well as supporting the annual NSW Sport and Recreation’s ‘Emerging Talent Camp’. Details are as follows: What: Bingara NRL Holiday Clinic When: 9.30am-12.30pm Tuesday 1st July 2014 Where: Gwydir Oval, Bingara Who: 5-12 year old boys and girls Cost: $30 for an NRL Holiday Clinic Pack NRL Holiday Clinic Pack To register got to : https://reg.sportingpulse.com/v6/regoform.cgi?formID=30294 What: NSW Sport and Recreation Emerging Talent Camp When: 1.00-4.00pm Thursday 10th July and 9.00am-3.00pm Friday 11th July Where: Farrer MAHS, 585 Calala Lane, Tamworth Who: 11 and 12 year old players Cost: $95