Open from 10am to 5pm. Mon, Wed, Fri & Weekends Telephone: (02) 62274251 Fax: (02) 62274406 Glengarry Road Phone or email Paul Glover, your local painter for a free quote on 6227 4435 or 0404 071 910 [email protected] No job too big or too small All work guaranteed. Yass Medical Centre Ph. 62266178 Fax. 62261673 116 Meehan Street Yass Open 6 days Mon-Fri 8.30am- 6.00pm Sat 9am-1pm ** New Female Doctor** *** Medicare Bulk Billing *** Visiting Allied Health on site * Dietitian * * Pathology * * Ultrasound Therapy * * Skin Cancer checks * * Hearing tests * * CardioFirst * Come in or call today for an appointment Principal: Mrs Renee Arabin SAM: Mrs Susanne Ferry Address: Dickinson Street, Binalong, NSW, 2584 Phone : 02 6227 4381 Fax : 02 6227 4380 Email: [email protected] SCHOOL NEWS Parent InformaƟon Sessions What a wonderful school community we have at Binalong Public School. Last Thursday evening parents and caregivers joined teachers in an informaƟon sessions relaƟng to their child’s class. Over 70% of families were represented during these sessions. Students and their families then joined us for a welcome BBQ and we had over 40 people in aƩendance throughout the evening. Thanks must go to Mathew Arabin for cooking a delicious BBQ for us. It was lovely to catch up with all families and it was a great opportunity to welcome new families and teachers to our fantasƟc school. There was lots of laughter and smiles throughout the evening and we look forward to sharing many more special memories with you throughout the year. Laurie Connery – Principal Mentor One of the strategies that the DEC has employed to support principal inducƟon is through the appointment of a principal mentor. I have been fortunate to have been matched with Mr Laurie Connery who is a Principal Liaison and also the principal of Moss Vale Public School. Laurie will mentor me in the first 12 months of my principalship and we have already had Laurie visit us twice in the last two weeks to support me in my new role. I will certainly seeking advice and support throughout the year to make the most of this wonderful opportunity. Home‐Ɵme Arrangements Thank you to families for keeping the school up to date with any changes to the school pick up rouƟne. This really helps staff to keep your children safe. Skoolbag We are in the beginning stages of using Skoolbag to enhance communicaƟon with our school community. If you haven’t downloaded the app yet, simply follow the instrucƟons from last week’s newsleƩer so that you are able to keep up to date with school events and happenings. Working Bee Together with the P&C we will be having some working bee sessions in the school gardens. Many hands make light work, so if you are able to join us for an hour or two please bring along your gloves, a shovel and a rake to help improve our school grounds. The P&C will advise of a date and Ɵme over the next week or two. School Code of Behaviour At Binalong Public School we encourage posiƟve behaviour choices. Our School Code of Behaviour is as follows: Respect People and Property Show Kindness Be Honest Jugiong Writer’s FesƟval Students from K‐6 will be aƩending some writer’s workshops at Jugiong Public School on Friday 10 March in preparaƟon for the Jugiong Writer’s FesƟval. AƩached is informaƟon about the Writer’s FesƟval and a permission note will be sent home closer to the date. Mrs Arabin Principal Term 1 Week 5 Monday 20th February 2017 1. Jugiong Writer’s FesƟval Flyer Binalong Public School BULLETIN