BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 37 Gibraltar Street Bungendore NSW 2621 Phone 6238 1317 Fax 6238 1718 PO Box 242 Bungendore NSW 2621 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Website: bungendore-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: [email protected] THURSDAY 15 MARCH 2012, WEEK 8 TERM 1 2012 Dear Parents, All Yrs 3-6 students received a note home yesterday with the information regarding the Bungendore Rotary Public Speaking Competition. As I indicated in that letter the short timeline is absolutely my fault. I hope you will accept my sincere apologies and I know you will help your child/ren so they are ready for the ‘Speak Off’ at school tomorrow. The ‘Speak Off’ will be held in the school hall between 12 – 2pm with Mrs Dabusti coordinating this event. The Section winners will then represent our school on Tuesday 20th March at Palerang Council Chambers. Mrs Dabusti will contact the families of the section winners about attendance on Tuesday 20th March. Thank you for your support in this matter. Today all Yr3 & Yr5 students will bring home a note explaining NAPLAN assessments and the timeline for the tests. The note also explains special provisions for students with specific needs and also exemption or withdrawal. You are always welcome to discuss, with me, any issues or enquiries you have by contacting the office. Today or tomorrow Kindergarten parents will also receive their child’s Best Start Student Report with a letter offering the opportunity to have an interview if you would like to discuss any aspect of the report. On Tuesday evening the P&C held their AGM and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new executive being: President: Mel Swan Vice Presidents: Hugh Meggitt and Lorraine Oliver Treasurer: Juliet Dowling Secretary: Lucy Kealey Committee members: Mel Carne, Malcolm Campbell and Trudy Wynne I look forward to working with the new team and having a productive year that supports our students. Many, many thanks to the outgoing committee for their hard work and dedication. We are lucky to have such a proactive P&C and I hope that all parents will find some little way to help as that certainly lightens the load of the committee. You can all help on March 31st by attending the ‘Back to the Future’ fundraiser. Buy a ticket and come along for lots of fun and you’ll be supporting the P&C initiative to provide more IWB’s for classrooms. Last week our School Captains proudly welcomed our Regional Director and 10 School Education Directors to our school. They commenced the meeting with Acknowledgment of Country and also conducted school tours into various classrooms. Apart form Mrs Dabusti and I explaining what was required they carried out these leadership duties by themselves. We are proud of the way in which they conducted themselves and interacted with this team of adult executives. Congratulations to our students that represented the Queanbeyan District at the Regional Swimming Carnival in Dapto yesterday and to our students that played AFL at the Regional AFL trials at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Monday. A more detailed report is contained later in the newsletter. Coming events • Tuesday 20th March – Rotary Public Speaking Finals • Friday 23rd March – Sausage sizzle – Yr 6 Fundraiser • Thursday 29th March – School Disco • Saturday 31st March – P&C fundraiser Back to the Future • Tuesday 3rd April – Easter Hat Parade A huge congratulations to Ben Ballard and his wife, Katy on the arrival of their baby girl this morning! Have a safe and enjoyable week. Ros Roworth ☺
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BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
37 Gibraltar Street Bungendore NSW 2621 Phone 6238 1317 Fax 6238 1718
PO Box 242 Bungendore NSW 2621
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Website: bungendore-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: [email protected]
THURSDAY 15 MARCH 2012, WEEK 8 TERM 1 2012
Dear Parents,
All Yrs 3-6 students received a note home yesterday with the information regarding the Bungendore Rotary Public Speaking Competition. As I indicated in that letter the short timeline is absolutely my fault. I hope you will accept my sincere apologies and I know you will help your child/ren so they are ready for the ‘Speak Off’ at school tomorrow. The ‘Speak Off’ will be held in the school hall between 12 – 2pm with Mrs Dabusti coordinating this event. The Section winners will then represent our school on Tuesday 20th March at Palerang Council Chambers. Mrs Dabusti will contact the families of the section winners about attendance on Tuesday 20th March. Thank you for your support in this matter.
Today all Yr3 & Yr5 students will bring home a note explaining NAPLAN assessments and the timeline for the tests. The note also explains special provisions for students with specific needs and also exemption or withdrawal. You are always welcome to discuss, with me, any issues or enquiries you have by contacting the office.
Today or tomorrow Kindergarten parents will also receive their child’s Best Start Student Report with a letter offering the opportunity to have an interview if you would like to discuss any aspect of the report.
On Tuesday evening the P&C held their AGM and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new executive being:
President: Mel Swan Vice Presidents: Hugh Meggitt and Lorraine Oliver Treasurer: Juliet Dowling Secretary: Lucy Kealey Committee members: Mel Carne, Malcolm Campbell and Trudy Wynne
I look forward to working with the new team and having a productive year that supports our students. Many, many thanks to the outgoing committee for their hard work and dedication. We are lucky to have such a proactive P&C and I hope that all parents will find some little way to help as that certainly lightens the load of the committee. You can all help on March 31st by attending the ‘Back to the Future’ fundraiser. Buy a ticket and come along for lots of fun and you’ll be supporting the P&C initiative to provide more IWB’s for classrooms.
Last week our School Captains proudly welcomed our Regional Director and 10 School Education Directors to our school. They commenced the meeting with Acknowledgment of Country and also conducted school tours into various classrooms. Apart form Mrs Dabusti and I explaining what was required they carried out these leadership duties by themselves. We are proud of the way in which they conducted themselves and interacted with this team of adult executives.
Congratulations to our students that represented the Queanbeyan District at the Regional Swimming Carnival in Dapto yesterday and to our students that played AFL at the Regional AFL trials at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Monday. A more detailed report is contained later in the newsletter.
Coming events • Tuesday 20th March – Rotary Public Speaking Finals • Friday 23rd March – Sausage sizzle – Yr 6 Fundraiser • Thursday 29th March – School Disco • Saturday 31st March – P&C fundraiser Back to the Future • Tuesday 3rd April – Easter Hat Parade A huge congratulations to Ben Ballard and his wife, Katy on the arrival of their baby girl this morning!
Have a safe and enjoyable week.
Ros Roworth ☺
SCHOOL CALENDAR
2012—Term 1
Week 8 Fri 16 Mar Year 7, 2013 EOI due! Fri 16 Mar Rotary Public Speaking BPS ‘Speak Off’ 12-2pm in the hall Week 9 Mon 19 Mar Tickets go on sale—SRC Disco Wed 21 Mar Orders & payment due for Sausage Sizzle on Fri 23/3 Fri 23 Mar Sausage Sizzle Lunch Order Day! Week 10 Thu 29 Mar SRC Disco ‘Into the Future’
Term 2 Week 5 Thu 24 May Campbell High School Info
Uniform Shop News Just a reminder that during Term 1 the uniform shop is open every Friday afternoon from 2.45 to 3.45pm. Our winter polar fleece jumpers are now in stock, so make sure you grab a jumper for your child before it gets too cold!!! We also have a large range of second hand uniforms for sale. These uniforms are in fairly good condition and are at very good prices. We have recently reorganised the second hand section, so it is much easier to rummage through sizes to grab a bargain. We accept cash, cheque or direct debit transfer.
Year 7, 2013—Expressions of Interest Expressions of Interest for Year 7, 2013 are due by Friday 16th March 2012 to Mrs Dabusti.
Head Lice Recently we have had several cases of head lice in our classrooms. As this is an ongoing problem, we ask that you please check and if necessary, treat your child’s head tonight so your child can return to class tomorrow free of any head lice. There are a variety of treatment options for head lice. It is only when everybody makes an effort at home to check their child’s hair regularly that we’ll be able to remove head lice in our school. Please help us by being vigilant in the monitoring of your child’s hair.
SRC Disco ‘Into the Future’
The SRC are having a disco on Thursday 29 March. The theme is ‘Into the Future’. We are raising money to help purchase
two new Interactive Whiteboards.
There will be 2 discos:
Infants Disco will be 4.30—5.40pm Primary Disco will be 5.50—7.20pm
Tickets will be on sale from Monday 19 March, before school, in the playground. The cost will be $5 and will include a drink and a packet of chips. Thank you, SRC and Ms Millard.
Campbell High School Year 6 Open Night
Thursday 24 May 2012. Please contact the high school directly for further information.
Nutrimetics Lipstick Fundraiser
Orders have now arrived at the office and are ready for collection.
Sport Swimming Yesterday I had the good luck to take 9 fabulous children to Dapto to participate in the Regional Primary Swimming Carnival. Many swam personal bests, and all were "good sports". Thank you to Gus Y, Charlotte T, Danielle H, Alex R, Layla L, Stacey D, Hannah T, Grace S and Gabrielle S for representing Queanbeyan District so well. AFL On Tuesday I took 6 boys to regional AFL trials in Bateman's Bay. Due to the recent bad weather, they'd skipped the District trial step, so this was an opportunity they probably wouldn't normally get. Although they all tried their best, none are through to the next level. Jack N, Nathan C, Hugh C, Jack H, Jay S and David B all did Bungendore Public School proud. Tracey Leggett
K-2 Easter Hat Parade It’s Easter bonnet making time and we are looking forward to seeing the fabulous and funky hats that families will be putting together at home for the annual K-2 Easter Hat Parade.
The Easter Hat parade will start at 9:40am and finish about 11am in the Bungendore Public School hall on Tuesday, April 3. The K-2 students this week started learning a few cute and clever Easter songs for the parade.
Parents are welcome to come along to join in the excitement on April 3 and to admire the many beautiful designs that will be on show!
Ms K. Forman
BPS Library News The school library operates on the basis of trying to develop in the children the habit of using the library when they need to rather than at a set time. Children have the opportunity to change their library books EVERY DAY! It is best to encourage the children to put their library books in their school bags as soon as they have finished with them so that they can exchange them the next day.
I award certificates for excellent borrowing in order to encourage children to use the library regularly.
Mrs Franklin
Wanted—Plastic Bags If anyone has any spare plastic shopping bags for library books could you please drop them off to the library or front office.
Mother’s Day Stall Mother’s Day is the 13th May and the P&C will be holding a
Mother’s Day Stall early in Term 2. Gifts will be priced between 50c and $5, so kids, start saving
your pocket money so you can spoil mum!
More details will be announced soon!
Year 6 will be holding a fundraiser day on Friday 23rd March to raise funds for the End of Year Gift to the School and the Year 6 Farewell. A sausage sizzle will be held at lunch time with a sausage sandwich, popper (or water) and an ice block all for $4.00. An extra sausage sandwich can be ordered for $2.00.
Please complete the order form below and return to the Sausage Sizzle Box in Mrs Dabusti’s room before Wednesday 21
st March
along with payment. �----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year 6 Sausage Sizzle Lunch Order Day - Friday 23rd March 2012
Name: ________________________________________________ Class: _____________ I would like a sausage sandwich pack with a sausage sandwich, drink and an ice block.
Please indicate if you would like: juice popper
water
Total Cost $4.00
I would like an extra sausage sandwich
Total Cost with extra sausage sandwich $6.00
Gibraltar Street
Bungendore NSW 2621
Phone (02) 6238 1317
Fax (02) 6238 1718
BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Email: [email protected] Website: bungendore-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PO Box 242
Bungendore NSW 2621
OFFICE USE 090-472
COMMUNITY NEWSCOMMUNITY NEWSCOMMUNITY NEWSCOMMUNITY NEWS
Piano Tuition Piano tuition on Thursdays and Fridays, at the school. After school hours, lunch and recess times available. Beginners most welcome. Craig Mewett. Ph: 6278 5331 or 0409 151 887.
Escape to the Lake A Weereewa Festival Event Mirramu Creative Arts Centre
23-25 March 2012 Workshops to nurture mind, body and soul.
Enrol now - residential and day students welcome. Dance/movement with Elizabeth Cameron Dalman, Tanka poetry with Kathy Kituai, Photography with Tim Anger and Sculpting in nature with Jeffrey Frith.
W: www.mirramu.com E: [email protected]
P: 0418 698 196 Supported by Food Lovers Bungendore
High School Open Days Queanbeyan High School—Wed 14 March 2012
Campbell High School—Thu 24 May 2012 For further info please contact the schools directly.
Heart Foundation Walking Group The Heart Foundation is coming to Bungendore! Walk off those Easter eggs, join in the fun, meet Happy Heart. Where: B’dore Community Health Centre When: First walk kicks off Thursday 12 April at
10.30am and then every Thursday after. Who: All welcome, even bring your dog. Cost: FREE For further info please call Margaret 6298 9233.
Back to School Adjustments The transition back to school can involve lots of adjustments and challenges for children and parents. Whilst change is a constant, we are all creatures of habit and adjusting to change can be quite stressful and also result in concerning behaviours, which if unaddressed, can become more problematic. Some of the adjustment related behaviours and concerns that the Parent Line can provide information, advice and support with, include:
• Distress about and/or refusal to attend school
• Sleep issues and concerns
• Increased anger and irritability
• Temper tantrums
• Homework and study issues
• Friendship and playground issues and concerns
• Behavioural concerns at school
Seek support and assistance with challenges. Stress can isolate us and cause us to withdraw when what we really need is to reach out. Parent Line counsellors are on call 24/7 to discuss any issues that relate to your family, there is also information on our website www.parentline.org.au or phone 1300 1300 52.
Bywong Community Car Boot Sale Sunday March 25th
This has now become a major annual event in the region, and the Community looks forward to seeing even more locals enjoying this free and easy day out. Or even turning a profit by taking a spot (only $15) and selling off your surplus ‘stuff’. People selling can set up from 7am on the day and the great buying public can roll up from 9am.
Bywongcommunity.org.au
ONE2STEP Dance Academy Presents The Fairies
A fun filled class where children dress up in their favourite fairy outfits and let their imagination take them to a magical place! Classes include fairy dancing, stories and games! Classes held on a Sat 10:00–11:15am at St Mary’s Hall, Turallo Tce. For boys and girls ages 2–7.
Tiny Tots Our Tiny tots classes are educational dance lessons, where students explore different topics through movement. Classes held Fri 9:30–10:15am & Sat 11:15–Noon at St Mary’s Hall, Turallo Tce. For boys and girls ages 2–5.
ONE2STEP Dance Academy Through movement we encourage children’s creativity and wellbeing. Dance classes for 2 years to adults—boys and girls. Classes in Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap, Zumba and Zumbatomic. For more info or to secure your place in our fabulous classes please phone 0400 442 026 or email [email protected]
Sutton Country Fair Saturday 24th March 2012 10am—2pm
Sutton Public School, Victoria St, only 8km along Federal Hwy. Many attractions for all the family. Come Enjoy A Fun Family Day the Sutton Country
Way.
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