School Matters...Public Speaking Competition During Week 5 some of our Stage 2 students participated courageously in the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition. They

School Matters

Old Bathurst Road, East Blaxland 2774

Phone 4739 1579 Fax 4739 8300

Principal Kerry Bryan

Email [email protected] Webpage www.blaxlande-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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Term 2 Week 8 22 June

Morning Bell 9.00am Afternoon Bell 3.00pm Office Hours 8.30am - 3.15pm

P&C Association meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm Next Meeting Thursday 28 June PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE

Next Fete Meeting Wednesday 27 June 7.30pm

CORE VALUES

Be Respectful

Excellence Always

Participate Courageously

Serve Others

Public School Blaxland East

Core Values

Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition Stage 2

Premier’s Debating Challenge

Winmalee Cup

Senior & Junior Winmalee Cup Netball

Blue Mufti Day for Isla

Regional Cross Country

Dance Update

Senior Boys & Girls Knockout Basketball

AFL Tony Locket Shield Knockout

Premier’s Spelling Bee

Relieving Principal’s Report

Core Values Awards

Principal’s Schoolwork Awards

Office News

P&C News

Fete News

Canteen News

Garden Update

Blaxland High School Extension Class information

Opal Card reminder

BMCC School Holiday calendar

Cancer Council nutrition snippet

NDIS & Supported School Transport

In this School Matters:

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Multicultural Perspectives

Public Speaking Competition

During Week 5 some of our Stage 2 students

participated courageously in the Multicultural

Perspectives Public Speaking Competition. They

covered a range of topics from Refugees to

Racism, from Kid Power to What Makes an

Australian.

The competition encourages students to explore

the topic of multiculturalism, whilst giving them an

opportunity to develop their public speaking skills

and improve their confidence along the way.

Students presented both a prepared speech and an impromptu speech. The judging proved difficult with

many students performing at a very high level. There could only be one winner per grade on the day.

Congratulations to Hayley Van Der Meer of 3D and Dallyce Rose of 4HW who will now go on to represent

BEPS at the local area final on Tuesday, 3rd July.

On the 31st of May, two debating teams

travelled to Springwood Public School for

Round 1 of the Premier’s Debating

Challenge. The A team, Lara

Schuetrumpf, Banjo Tucker, Emily

Kirkpatrick and Hunter Kelly, debated first

against Springwood Red, with the topic

that ‘only feedback should be given to

students instead of grades and marks’.

Both teams spoke extremely well, and it

was a tight win for BEPS! The second

debate was the B Team, Emma Garvey,

Hannah Moss, Ella West and Louise Viney, against Springwood Blue, with the topic that ‘everyone must

attend separate gender schools’. The B

Team was on the affirmative side and after

lots of great arguments and rebuttals,

Springwood Blue came out on top.

Everyone was amazing and showed great

core values, many thanks to Miss Dub for

training us and taking us out on these

debates, we had so much fun and can't

wait for the next one.

By Emily K and Lara S 6W

Thursday morning was just like any other.

Until around fifty students from Blaxland

East Public realised that yes, they did

have to get out of bed early and change

into shorts and t-shirts. But soon excite-

ment replaced weary groans. The bus was

heading to Jamisontown for the Winmalee

Cup.

It was a long but terrific day for both the

netballers and the soccer players thanks

to the organisation of Miss Thomas and

the help from Mr Good, Mrs Falzon, Miss Addison and Mrs Watson.

Every student from BEPS displayed phenomenal sportsmanship and core values throughout the entire

day, even stopping to pick up rubbish at the end.

Then, when the time came for the presentation ceremony the Senior and Junior Boys Soccer teams were

both presented with medals—for they had won the Winmalee Cup!

As well as that, the netball teams came second and third. Finally, the non-competitive soccer team won

most of their games and most importantly, everyone had a spectacular time.

By Emily Kirkpatrick 6B

On the 14th of June the Senior and Junior netball teams went off to Jamison Park to play 5 games of

netball. When they got there, they warmed up and stretched. Both Junior and Senior teams were super

pumped. Senior won 2 games and finished 3rd overall. Juniors won 3 games, lost one and drew one,

finishing 2nd

overall. The girls played with a smile. Everyone had heaps of fun and behaved very well.

By Lara Brear and Zoe Scoble 6W

We’d like to say a very big thank you to the whole BEPS community – the students, teachers and parents.

We were overwhelmed by the support shown to Isla at the recent “Go The Blues” mufti day. The financial

support is greatly appreciated, as are the continuing words of encouragement she has received from

everyone. She is looking forward to swimming at the Nationals Championships in 6 weeks time.

We’re very proud of her hard work and achievements, but we are even more proud and happy to be part

of such a fantastic school community.

Many thanks,

Anil, Michelle and Isla Puri

On Friday the 8th of June, Blaxland East held a fundraiser day for Isla where we all wore blue to

represent NSW. Every student who wore blue made a gold coin donation and there was also the option

of purchasing raffle tickets. Due to the generosity of our beautiful community, we raised over $1100 to

go towards Isla’s trip to Tasmania. She will be representing NSW for swimming at a National level

during the first week of Term 3. We wish her all the very best and GOOD LUCK ISLA!!!

On Wednesday 13th June, 12 students from Blaxland East went to the Regional Cross Country Carnival at

Eastern Creek Raceway. The students had a terrific day, running hard and pushing themselves to their

limits. Congratulations to the following students who now go on to the NSW All Schools Cross Country

Carnival at Eastern Creek Raceway first week back next term: Deanna Drake, Ellis Haydon, Isla Puri,

Virginia Cole and Will Haydon. We wish you the very best of luck!

Mrs Hunter

Coordinator

BEPS dancers did our school proud on Tuesday when they auditioned for the Blue Mountains Nepean

Dance Festival. Three members from the selection panel visited our school to watch each of the five

dance groups perform.

The visitors were most impressed with the progress each group has made and it was wonderful news to

find out that all groups were successful in their audition and will go on to perform at the Joan Sutherland

Centre in early September.

It is exciting that this year Mrs Przydacz has formed a Stage One mixed dance group and together with

Mrs Shandler's groups there will now be over 120 students representing BEPS at the Festival.

Well done dancers!

On the 4th of June the Senior Boys and Girls basketball teams went to Hazelbrook Public School to play

their very first round of knockout basketball. Both teams were extremely excited and a little bit nervous to

verse them. When they got there, they changed into their jerseys and warmed up ready for the game. The

boys played first and won 27-10. After that the girls played and also won, 32-8. Everyone had a great day

and can’t wait for their next game.

By Emily Crambrook and Zoe Scoble 6W

On Thursday 14th June 2018, I was honoured to take

18 Year 5 and 6 students to compete in the AFL’s

2018 Tony Lockett Shield Knockout at Blacktown

International Sports Stadium in Rooty Hill. On a

beautiful sunny windy day Blaxland East Public

School was courageously represented by a team of

14 boys and 4 girls. The students showed bravery,

enthusiasm, passion and spirit in competing in two

games to reach the semi-final and play the

tournament winners. The quality of skills was quoted

as being as good as the District level games.

Their first game was against Crestwood Public

School who started off with three quick goals to lead

by 18 points after 5 minutes. Our team rallied with

some determined efforts from Angus Warburton,

Hunter Kelly, Claire Nicholls, Larissa Niklaus and

Sam O’Connor to control the opposition and restrict

their progress. A couple of behinds quickly after half

time got the team back into the contest. Attacking

raids from Jesse Shandler, Ryley King and Tavila

Gibson-Lelilio resulted in us bagging a goal through

Alex Williams and finish the game winning the second half 8 to 1. Crestwood 19 (2 goals, 1 behind) to

Blaxland East 8 (1 goal, 2 behinds).

The second game against Crawford Public School saw the opposition score and lead by 6 points. Our

courageous team rallied again and took control of the game through some constructive passages of play.

Hunter Kelly, Sam O’Connor,

Ryley King, Angus Warburton

and Rory Jenner worked

tirelessly throughout the centre

and were supported by some

great defence by Riley

O’Donohue, Isabelle Baldock,

Zeke Turnbull,

(Continued on page 10)

Rory Jenner, Tom Sach, Liam Griffiths and Imogen

Handley. Through individual brilliance from Jesse

Shandler, Ryley King, Alex Williams and Kieran

Thomson and some great marks taken by Claire

Nicholls, Zeke Turnbull, Alex Williams, Jarred

Drake and Kieran Thomson we controlled the play.

We took the advantage and kicked 4 goals through

Alex Williams, Jarred Drake, Ryley King and Kieran

Thomson to win the game. Blaxland East - 24 (4

goals) to Crawford 6 (1 goal).

The team came second in pool A and faced the first placed favourites from pool B Kings Langley. The

semi-final was played on the second field which was more exposed to the wind making their challenge

more difficult. The Team

made a gallant effort with

some outstanding defensive

efforts by Tavila Gibson-

Lelilio, Tom Sach, Liam

Griffiths, Larissa Niklaus, Rory

Jenner and Ryley King.

Hunter Kelly once again

worked tirelessly in the centre

with Angus Warburton, Rory Jenner and Sam O’Connor, but they were outclassed by a quicker more agile

opponent who dominated the game from start to finish to win. Kings Langley 54 (8 goals 6 behinds) to

Blaxland East 0.

Players Player – Hunter Kelly

Player of the Day – Ryley King

Coaches Award – Sam O’Connor

Girl of the Day – Claire Nicholls

Boy of the Day – Alex Williams

I had a wonderful day in watching you all take the field with high spirits, happiness and determination to

succeed. You never took a backward step and showed the true spirit of never giving up. I am so proud of

the commitment from all the students as they displayed the Core Values of Blaxland East Public School in

every game. I would also like to sincerely thank Mrs Jenner, Mr Sach, Mr King, Mr Shandler, Mrs Lelilio-

Gibson, Mrs Nicholls, Mr O’Connor and Angus’s Grandparents for their support and help in getting the

team to and from the venue. Well done and thank you.

Mr Shannon Blunt

Organiser

(Continued from page 9)

Congratulations to the 80 Stage 2 and 3 students who participated

courageously in Round 1 of the Premier’s Spelling Bee this week.

Stay tuned to find out which super spellers have made it through to Round 2.

Mrs Fuller

Hello everyone and happy Week 8! I’ll begin with an update on Mrs Bryan. Last week Kerry had surgery on her foot

and after a few nights in hospital she has returned home and is making a steady recovery. I’m sure she is missing

everybody but enjoying the chance to sleep in on these chilly winter mornings. Mrs Bryan will return to work at the

beginning of Term 3.

Teachers have been busily writing half yearly reports, which will be sent home at the end of term. Parent Teacher

Interviews will take place during the first week back next term. Interviews will be held over three days, from the 24-

26th July. A note will be sent home with your child’s report, detailing how to book your appointment online.

Fete preparations are coming along nicely and we are grateful to the fete committee for the time and effort they are

putting into organising yet another fabulous, fun day for our families and the wider community. All day ride passes

are now on sale at a discounted early bird rate and we have more donation days coming up soon. Keep your ears

and eyes peeled for more information about these events.

Being a school of opportunity, we’ve had so many extra-curricular activities over the past two weeks; ICAS tests,

AFL gala day, the Winmalee Cup, the Spelling Bee, the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition,

debating competition, Dance Festival auditions, the commencement of Stage 1 dance group, soccer and basketball

knock-out games, as well as the Regional Cross Country Carnival.

Amongst all the extra-curricular activities, students have also been engaged in their core business of learning. Here

is a little tiny insight into just what everyone has been up to in class…

Kindergarten have been learning how to subtract

Year 1 have been studying light and sound

Year 2 can now tell you all about persuasive writing

Year 3 have been learning how to multiply and divide

Year 4 can explain convection, conduction and radiation

Up in Stage 3, Year 5 have been learning how to add fractions and

Year 6 are learning to use sizzling starts in their Writing

Keep up the good work everyone!

Before I sign off, I’d like to extend my thanks to Mrs Graham for teaching 3D whilst

I’m in the office and to Mrs Bryan for trusting me in the “hot seat” whilst she is on

leave. Last, but not least, thank you to all our dedicated and diligent staff for their

support and for their tireless effort to provide amazing opportunities for the students

of BEPS!

Liz Dunning

Relieving Principal

(relieving)

Stage 2 Term 2 Week 6

Nicholas Crerar-Daly 3/6T Participating Courageously

Gabe Wickerson 3B Being Respectful

William Mitchell 3B Serving Others

Blake Nelson 3B Participating Courageously

Euan Woodsell 3B Excellence Always

Tyler Duric 3D Serving Others

Jack Dodds 3D Serving Others

Lucy Wheeler 3D Excellence Always

Finn Kelly 3D Being Respectful

Alex McDonald-Tickner 4G Serving Others

Wynter Cluney 4G Being Respectful

Samuel Fordham 4G Excellence Always

Elliott Cairns 4G Participating Courageously

Olivia McKone 4H Being Respectful

Thomas Hitchon 4H Participating Courageously

Jonah Lamplough 4H Serving Others

Olive Gauci 4H Excellence Always

Stage 3 Term 2 Week 6 Lita Murphy 5M Excellence Always

Ella West 5M Serving Others

Laylah Ryffel Goldsmith 5M Being Respectful

Will Haydon 5M Participating Courageously

Claire Nicholls 5/6T Excellence Always

Lucinda Page 5/6T Being Respectful

Cooper Terry 5/6T Being Respectful

Charles Gauci 5/6T Excellence Always

Jack Wicks 6B Participating Courageously

Gabriella Adams 6B Serving Others

Emily Kirkpatrick 6B Excellence Always

Emily Crambrook 6W Being Respectful

Abbey Paag 6W Excellence Always

Lydia Loscialpo 6W Serving Others

Isabella Gray 6W Being Respectful

K-2 Term 2 Week 8 Ashleigh Adams KC Serving Others

Ruby-Rose Batko KM Serving Others

Anisah Woellner KP Serving Others

Lucy McKone 1D Serving Others

Lucas Buchtmann 1H Serving Others

Ruby Wards 1M Serving Others

Scarlett Dennis 1/2T Serving Others

Stella Davies 2H Serving Others

continued…….

K-2 Term 2 Week 7

Felix Spillane KC Participating Courageously

Harry Sach KM Participating Courageously

Henry Jack KP Participating Courageously

Declan Hunter 1D Participating Courageously

Jarvis Gauci 1H Participating Courageously

Tahlia Sherratt-Whyte 1M Participating Courageously

Amelia Duncan 1/2T Participating Courageously

Ellis Haydon 2H Participating Courageously

Ethan Fuchs KP Dean Thomas KP

Henry Jack KP Milo Tucker 3D

Tyler Duric 3D Mrs Wendy Graham 3D

EFTPOS - morning payments ONLY

Due to changes in the school finance system, EFTPOS payments at the office can only be taken in the

mornings.

Please ensure you are subscribed to the ‘Whole School Notes’ Group in Skoolbag

to make sure you can access all notes that are sent home.

Please remember you can view, download and print notes if needed.

We still have a collection of items in the office (see page 10 of this Newsletter for photos), including a

Pandora bead and Garmin fitness tracker.

Upright piano free to good home!

Currently located outside the

school canteen.

Transport at own cost.

Thank you so much for your kind support for the Coles Sports for Schools promotion. We have put in our

sports equipment order and can't wait to receive our new gear at BEPS.

We ordered: yellow bibs, base set, 4 netballs, 16 discus, 11 shot puts, 6 basketballs, 6 volleyballs, 1

volleyball net, 3 x 5m skipping ropes, a ball trolley, a large team bag. Thank you for supporting the school!

Thank you also to Sarah Richards for your hard work behind the scenes counting all the dockets!

Look out for this article in the Blue Mountains Gazette about the Grow Free movement

in which Blaxland East Public School is mentioned! Thanks to Beth Healy for your

support and initiative with this venture.

Next Meeting: (PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE) Thursday 28 June, 7.30pm

Next Fete Meeting: Wednesday 27 June 7.30pm

Kind regards,

P&C

How to order at school or online

Lunch orders must be placed in class baskets before 9.00am each morning. Lunches are delivered to the

classrooms at the beginning of lunchtime.

Students in Kindergarten and Year 1 may order recess through class baskets and buy snacks and drinks

over the counter at lunchtime.

You can also order online via Our Online Canteen (now called QuickCliq) - information can be found

here.

Busy bees in the garden this winter, no slow season for us! Our Garden Friends Club meet on the 2nd

Tuesday of the month to chat, plant and maintain the patch. As you can see, the mulch pile has been

relocated as the paths were finished off.

With some soil delivered thanks to Lower Mountains Landscape Supplies, we have been able to start the

process of getting pots ready for the Fete. With some team work and muscle power, we have filled the

potting bays ready! We would love your help potting some plants ready for the plant stall. We are also in

need of some pot donations for the Fete (terracotta or plastic, tea cups or jars). We will have a donation

box near the garden for easy drop off.

We have had some visitors in the garden from KC, helping mix some mud pies and moving the soil to

potting bays. They had a blast exploring the gardening, watering the plants and trying some fresh herbs

and edible flowers. Our power team from 3-6T set up a new patch with the help of Mr Healey as well as a

greenhouse to grow plants for the fete and enjoy the growing experience.

Thank you to the compost team for collecting the crunch and sip scraps and creating awesome compost!

Thank you to all the families and students for recycling their canteen plastic bottles and from home, we

have been able to purchase many seedlings for our garden. What a great way to grow food for free! We

appreciate your support.

With spring planning starting

soon, we would love your ideas

for edible plants and favourite

herbs and vegies your family

likes to eat.

Drop us a note at the office or

via Facebook P&C page.

We are writing to you as a School Bus provider to and from your School with some concerns regarding the

current use of Student Opal Cards.

One of the more significant changes created by the recent introduction of the Student Opal Card is the

requirement for students to ‘tap on’ and ‘tap off’ when travelling to and from school on any school bus

boarded in the course of their journey.

Opal data gathered by ‘tap on’ and ‘tap off’ is used to determine demand for bus services. If students

don’t ‘tap on’ and ‘tap off’, lack of perceived patronage could lead to a review of the level of services pro-

vided to your school.

With this in mind, we seek your assistance in reminding your students that tapping on and tapping off

correctly is one of the conditions of using the Student Opal Card.

Transport for NSW also produces the “Code of Conduction for School Students on Buses” that can be

used as a reference tool and mechanism for continued education about the importance of student behav-

ior and safety on buses. Please click here for more information.

Thank you in advance for your assistance and please contact us if you have any questions about any is-

sues contained in this letter.

With thanks

Samantha Rutland

T (02) 8603 3040

E [email protected]

25 Great Western Highway

Valley Heights NSW 2777

cdcbus.com.au

The Australian Government has released a discussion paper about ‘Supported School Transport and the

National Disability Insurance Scheme’ on their website https://engage.dss.gov.au.

As the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is rolled out across Australia, this paper asks for your

feedback on how supported school transport could work under the NDIS.

This is your opportunity to have your say via a submission on how you would like to see supported school

transport operate in our State. The consultation period will end on 20 July at 5:00pm.

There will be some face-to-face consultations held throughout the state, full details will be updated on their

website when they are available.

For any further information about the discussion paper or submission you can email

[email protected].

Thank you for your continued

partnership with us.

Suzanne Rothwell Director Assisted School Travel

Program

P 1300 338 278

W https://

education.nsw.gov.au/public-

schools/astp