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Developing learners for life
T: Telephone02 4964 1369
E: Emailthornton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
I am the Defence School Mentor for Thornton Public School and I am here to support students of Defence families. I work on a part-time basis and am available at school on Fridays. A message left at the school office at other times will be passed on to me.
My email address is: yvonne.fletcher@det.nsw.edu.au
The Defence School Mentor at Thornton Public School:
Thornton is a great place for young families to live. It is a growing community with new estates being built. Conveniently located near the freeway to Sydney, the New England and Pacific Highways to Brisbane. The local railway station takes us East to Newcastle (30 mins) and on to Sydney, West to Maitland and beyond. We are close to Greenhills Shopping Centre, beaches, vineyards and wineries, farms and country air. There is a selection of pre-schools, high schools, university and TAFE, evening colleges, family day care and playgroups. All kinds of sports and cultural activities that you or your children can be involved in. We are close to Newcastle, the sixth largest city in Australia, with all the services that go with it.
DEFENCE EVENTS
Defence Bowling Afternoon March 24, 2021
Thornton’s Defence School Mentor, Yvonne Fletcher, in association with Veteran Sport Australia and Bowls Australia organised a combined Bowling Afternoon for Defence families from the Maitland and Port Stephens Area. A great afternoon was enjoyed by the children who undertook some of the activities provided by the Rookie Rollers Program ran by Bowls Australia. Even the adults were given some valuable coaching tips on how to bowl. A sausage sizzle was professional cooked the members of Raymond Terrace Bowling Club. Thank you to Raymond Terrace Bowling Club for hosting the event and Rachel Kerrigan from Veteran Sport and Craig Donaldson from Bowls Australia for organising and supporting our Defence Families.
Defence Welcome BBQ
Today we held our Defence Welcome bring a friend BBQ. Over 200 sausages were cooked by Rotary Rutherford Telarah who are great supporters of our school. The event was sponsored by Thornton Coles who supplied the sausages and the bread. All Defence students were able to bring a friend and enjoy a lunch together. Thankyou to Mrs Fletcher our Defence School Mentor for organising another lovely event for our Defence students.
Defence Students Hot Dog Day
Yesterday Mrs Fletcher, our Defence School Mentor, held a Hot Dog Day for our Defence Students. The aim of the event was to bring out Defence Students together in a social, fun atmosphere to met and play. A huge thank you to Jess and Tiff from Muse Restaurant in the Hunter Valley for helping with the preparation the serving of the food and the clean up.
ANZAC Day & Remembrance Day
address
28 Government Road
Thornton NSW 2322
telephone 02 4964 1369
On behalf of our Thornton Public School community I would like to pay respect to Elders past, present and future. I would like to acknowledge the Wonnarua people who are the traditional custodians of the land on which we are learning together and growing as responsible, respectful and resilient learners.
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