Blakebrook Public School Bulletin Term 3 Week 8 - Thursday 13th September 2018

Email : blakebrook-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone : 0266 293 263 Website : blakebrook-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

T3 Week 8

Thu 13th Sep Multicultural Day: Chinese Dragon Dance performance visit for K-6 $10 per child

Multicultural Evening Feast and class performances

Fri 14th Sep NCPSSA Regional Athletics Carnival @ Riverview Park for qualifying students. Mr Duroux attending/Mrs Perren

Mrs Tate & Sandra: SAP Finance PL @ Albert Park PS / Mrs Lord & Sonia

T3 Week 9 Mr Duroux away all week @ School Sport Australia Soccer in Sydney / Miss Stephens

Mrs Perren on leave all week

Mon 17th Sep

Tue 18th Sep Wendy: SAM PL day in Ballina / Sandra

Wed 19th Sep

Thu 20th Sep Lismore Cup Race Day. School finishes at 11.30am—pick up before 12pm please

Fri 21st Sep

T3 Week 10 Mrs Perren on leave all week

Mon 24th Sep

Tue 25th Sep

Wed 26th Sep Mrs Skorjenko: on leave /

Thu 27th Sep Mrs Tate on leave / Mrs Lord

Fri 28th Sep Last day of term!

Mrs Tate on leave / Mrs Lord

Holidays Monday 1st—Friday 12th October

T4 Week 1 Mrs Tate on leave / Mr Haban

Mon 15th Oct All students and staff return to school for Term 4

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AWARDS will be presented at assembly tomorrow 3pm PRINCIPAL’S AWARD Beau for being a super helpful and friendly student

CITIZENSHIP Ayla CAPA Alex & Millie ENVIRONMENT Dane SPORT Ashlee PBL Rocco GOOD FRIEND Darcy chosen by Massimo

ACADEMIC K Fynn for writing interesting descriptions 1-2 Lilah for reading her part in “Stone Soup” with confidence and clarity 3-4 Jake for quickly learning how to solve algebra 5-6 Bradley for accurately converting data into graphs GO FOR IT K Lincoln for improvement in listening 1-2 Isabella for writing interesting narratives during daily writing 3-4 Amber L for being a quiet student who always tries to assist others and do her best 5-6 Ozzy for being a brilliant side stepper in Touch Football scoring five tries at the Gala Day POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR LEARNING (PBL) K Mikayla for taking pride in our classroom environment 1-2 Layla for always remembering how to move safely around the school 3-4 Joe for motivation re-applying maths skills using Mathletics 5-6 Drew for motivated positive efforts inside and outside the classroom LIBRARY K Baxter for being a learner who shares ideas Mikayla for being an excellent learner 1-2 Rhys O for being an excellent learner who listens attentively Layla for always being the best learner you can be 3-4 Joe for always trying hard to be a great learner Lily C for being attentive at all times which shows you’re a keen learner 5-6 Wendell for being a very enthusiastic and capable learner Willow W for being a more responsible learner

There is a half day gazetted local public holiday for Lismore Cup Day 12-6pm on Thursday 20th September (Wk 9) for the Lismore City Council area. Parents & carers should send their children to school for the morning session but need to arrange to pick them up after lessons finish at 11.30am. Please ensure children are collected before 12pm midday. Buses will not be running for early pickup.

Principal News Multi-Cultural Celebration

Tonight, our school will host the annual multi-cultural festival from 5:30pm. Families are invited to come along and see some

displays of student learning, watch a short concert by the students and enjoy a community dinner. This is the culmination of the

students learning in class. Each class has been studying a country all term. Parents are respectfully asked to bring along some

prepared meals to share. A detailed note from Mrs Tate was sent home this week. It promises to be an exciting night and I look

forward to seeing many families in attendance.

Chinese Dragon Dancers

As part of our multi-cultural and LOTE studies, a visiting performance was here today. It was an amazing performance which truly

enthralled the students. Thank you for supporting this extra curricula activity.

Tell Them From Me Surveys

Each year we seek information and feedback from our community about the school. We have initiated a survey, which only takes

about 10 minutes to complete, for parents and carers. I would dearly love to have 100% of families complete the survey. Split

families are invited to submit a survey each. You are able to complete a survey for each child or a single survey for the whole

family. Your intended cooperation is truly appreciated. The survey will close on Friday 21 September at 3:30pm.

Please log into the following web address to complete the survey: https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/blakebrook

Half Day Public Holiday

A half day public holiday has been gazetted for Lismore on Thursday 20 September. As a result our school will have no supervision

from 11:45am. A separate note was sent home last week with details and a request for parents to collect children before

12:00noon. Please note buses will not be running at this earlier time. I thank you for your assistance with this matter.

2019 Kindergarten Enrolments

We are currently taking enrolments for 2019 Kindergarten. If you have a child who is coming to Blakebrook next year, please

contact Wendy to arrange enrolment forms and other information. If you know of a family with a child ready for ‘Big’ school in the

local community, encourage them to contact the school for an appointment to discuss enrolment or to have a look at our wonderful

school.

Kinder 2019 Orientation Dates

T4W3 Monday 29th October: half day Tuesday 30th October : half day Thursday 1st November : half day T4W4 Monday 5th November : full day

Staff Leave

Next week, 17-21/9/18, I’ll be in Sydney attending School Sport Australia Soccer. Miss Stephens will be on 5-6 class and

Mrs Tate will be relieving Principal in my absence.

Mrs Perren is taking leave 17/9/18-17/10/18.

Mrs Tate is taking leave 27/9/18-28/10/18. Mrs Lord will be on K class for 27-28/9/18 and Mr Hoban for 15-28/10/18.

Have a great week - Allan Duroux

Storyboard Bus review We were all wowed by the Byron Bay Writer's Festival author, Zanni Louise, last Wednesday. She entertained us with reading from her own books and taught us how to become better writers using the same techniques as real authors to construct a story. How lucky were we to participate in this amazing opportunity. Thanks very much to the Byron Bay Writer's Festival and their Storyboard Bus! Dianne McInnes Teacher-Librarian

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Upcoming dates Term 3 Week 10 Fri 28th Sep Last day of Term 3 Term 4 Week 1 Mon 15th Oct First day of Term 4 for all staff & students K-6 (no pupil free day) Week 6 Tue 20th Nov Nimbin Central School Y6 ‘Secondary Sampler Day 1’ of 3 for students attending NCS Y7 in 2019 Week 7 Tue 27th Nov The Rivers Secondary College ‘Orientation Day 1’ of 2 for Y6 students attending RRHC Y7 in 2019 Nimbin Central School Y6 ‘Secondary Sampler Day 2’ of 3 for Y6 students attending NCS Y7 in 2019 Week 8 Tue 4th Dec The Rivers Secondary College ‘Orientation Day 2’ of 2 for Y6 students attending RRHC Y7 in 2019 Nimbin Central School Y6 ‘Secondary Sampler Day 3’ of 3 for Y6 students attending NCS Y7 in 2019 Week 9 Fri 14th Dec Awards Presentation afternoon & Xmas Tree Night Week 10 Wed 19th Dec Last day of Term 4 for all students K-6 + Magical Mystery Tour

Touch Football Gala Day

On Tuesday ten 5-6 students travelled to Goonellabah for a Touch Football Gala Day. The squad has

been training for the past five weeks with Lochie Perren and Kim Anderson.

Blakebrook PS played five games throughout the day and scored tries in four out of five games.

The students enjoyed the day and improved their skills and confidence with every game.

Many Thanks to Lochie and Kim for

coaching and providing transport.

Well done to our Touch Footy squad:

Ozzy, Brayden, Tamzyn, Dane, Simon,

Wendell, Georgia, Drew, Ashlee and

Hannah.

~ Mrs Perren