From the Principal’s desk…Mrs Miezio relieving.

28/03/2011

BRAIR ROAD NEWS

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

*Harmony Day

*PBP Launch

*Easter Hat Parade

*Supervision

*Assembly

NO SCOOTERS OR

BIKES IN SCHOOL

FOYER PLEASE

X

DATES

Circus Exc 5/4

PBL Launch 6/4

Easter Hat Parade & Raffle

7/4

Whole School Assembly

7/4

Attendance Awards

8/4

Last Day 8/4

School Resumes 28/4

Assembly

I would like to thank the many parents and community members who have been coming to our

weekly assemblies this term and remind everyone that you are very welcome to grab a seat

and join us each Wednesday at 10am. The numbers of visitors at assembly are growing each

week. A special thank you to all of the community members who helped with our Harmony

Day assembly performances last week. It was great to see so many of you involved on the

day!

Special Notice: There will not be an assembly this week (Thursday 31st March) due to

’Planning Week”.

PBL Relaunch

You may have noticed our new Behaviour Expectations signs going up around the school. These

are in preparation for our PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) Relaunch which will be held

on Wednesday 6th April. On this day parents and community members are welcome to come

in for a sausage sizzle during AM break, which will be followed by our Relaunch Assembly. A

more detailed note outlining the day will go out soon.

Easter Hat Parade (Crazy Hat, Crazy Hair)

This will be held on Thursday 7th April at 2.15pm—detailed note to follow—parents and fami-

lies are very welcome to join in the fun.

*Welcome to Mr Bessessen who will be teaching 4K from Monday 28th April

*Reminder— As there is no teacher supervision provided before 8.30am it is unsafe for

children to be in the school grounds before this time.

Thanks to all of the parents who have come and had a chat to me over the past few

weeks, whilst I’ve been relieving for Mrs Browne, and to all of the staff at Briar who

have been such a great support! Mrs Browne is due back on Friday.

NO WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY FOR WEEK 10…….

RIBBONS,BANNERS ETC ASSEMBLY WILL BE WEEK 11 THURSDAY 7TH

APRIL 10AM—11AM

School Contributions Tenielle Dredge and Heath Dredge

BRAIR ROAD NEWS

KR Jesse Alam

Justin Moss

Marcus Poseta

Wagun Carr

KM Joshua Dufour

Jayden Ellis

Byron Chaffey

Allegra Lozano

K/3R Cameron Blom Cameron Blom

1A Gailna Butler

Tairo Faamausili

Samantha Jenkins

Tyreese Tailby

1H Keira Carter

Jordan Maloney

2M Shawna McIntyre

Martin Davis

Bradley Tidmarsh

Seme Leului

2P Haillie Row

Dylan Connolly

Sarah Hardy

Samantha Galea

3S Dylan Longley Dane Deece

3/4C Logan Hoskins

Sarah Pickford

Brandon Chapman

Eneseli Kamuta

3/6M Kaitlyn Tidmarsh

Alice Horspool

Emily Smith

Bradley Lewis -Waller

3/6W Samara Lynch Justine Paton

4K Jacob Lardner

Shaylee Hall

Jye Robinson

Jason Khuth

4/5M Brianna Cherry

Dean Brown

Jordan Larcombe

Morrison Charles worth-Budge

5/6S Kimberly Anderson

Damon Mlinaric

Tray Hoskins

Courtney Connolly

6R Mandy Talaoloa

Aurin Jones

Pelagia Dmitrieff

Lorna Hampton

Congratulations to the following Merit Award Winners

WEEK 8 WEEK 9

Page 3

BRAIR ROAD NEWS

Emerson Schuster

Lachlan Beilby

Jayden Franklin

Semu Leilui

Jasmin Deece

Dylan Thompson

Ashton Reeves

Kyle Bugatto

Jade Hughes

Dean Brown

Teleya McDonald

Rose Taala

Jacob McIntosh Fililava

Tara Bell

Maddsion Dunn

Jacob Lardner

Casey Tidmarsh

Samara Lynch

Jordan Rodgers Seiver

Jaiden Talbor

Brandon Connolly

Britney Connolly

Layla Gillett

Grace Talaoloa

Rebecca Taala

Jeannie Voorwinden

Katelyn Price

Jarae Dobson

Blaze Thompson

Blaze Thompson

Dylan Longley

Kurtis Minton

Ajmal Samuels

Josef Treiblymayr

Jayden Ellis

Brett Langton

Michyla Sawyer

Lincon Connolly

Allegra Lozana

Samantha Iby

Cheyenne Smith

Chloe Baker

Hannah Bugatto

Margaret Wright

Kaitlyn Tidmarsh

Breah Lewis-Waller

Joshua Dufour

Tairo Faamausili

Galina Butler

Jumain Wickey

Sam Iby

Cheyenne Smith

Lorna Hampton

Shakayla French

Sarah Everett

Kyiesha Sanchez Sayers

Tray Hoskins

Tyreese Tailby

Tremayne Beve -Leigh

Lorna Hampton

Jake Borg

BLUE BIBBONS

BANNERS

MEDALLIONS

MAJOR ASSEMBLY AWARDS

WELL DONE BRIAR RD STUDENTS

NO WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY FOR WEEK 10…….

RIBBONS,BANNERS ETC ASSEMBLY WILL BE WEEK 11 THURSDAY 7TH APRIL 10AM—11AM

Page 4

WEEK 8

KM—Imogen Matthews

1H — Sara Knight

1A— Bradley Minton

2M— Sarah Everett

2P—Jacob Dunn

3S— Britney Connolly

3/4C— Seli Kamuta

3/6W - Jacib Wilkins

3/6M— Alice Horspool

4K— Jacob Lardner

4/5M— Brooke Pepper

5/6S—Kaliesha Russell Wong Kee

KR —John Carter

K/3R— Lachlan Guthrie

WEEK 9

KM—Byron Chaffey

KR– Emily Jager

K/3R—Shane Lynch

1H—Izaak Kroh

1A—Luke Lawrence

2M—Marty Davis

2P—Latisha Thorpe

3S—Courtney Dufour

3/4C—Crystal Batise

3/6W—Jaiden Talbot

3/6M— Emily Smith

4K—John Azzi

4/5M— Tara Bell

5/6S—Eseta Ropati

6R— Jade Coupland 6R— Conner Baxter

Page 5

It would be greatly appreciated if each student could bring one box of tissues for their

class. Thank you

HELMET ART WORK

DESIGN COMPETITION

We are asking students to create the artwork for a new helmet. The winner will have their design used on a limited edition

helmet that will be available Australia wide plus our school wins a cycle skills workshop. Use colours and pictures to create

a unique design that stands out from the crowd. Your artwork must appeal to both males and females.

This competition is part of Bicycle NSW Helmet Awareness Program

Collect your helmet template from school office and return to office by the 20th May 2011.

PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME AND SCHOOL ON THE BACK OF SHEET.

Briar Road’s

Koori Dancers

Harmony Day

Assembly

Page 6

Page 7

Harmony Day Thank you to all the Parents and Community members who attended the Harmony Day assembly and all the effort that was put into the dance groups, they looked spectacular!

Behind the Scenes

Parent Meeting/Association

We are holding our first Parent Meeting on Monday 2nd May at 9.15am in the Community Room. Please come along so we can talk about fundraising and other school issues. There are a lot of exciting things coming up at Briar Road Public School this and we would love to have as many parents as we

can on board. This is a good opportunity to be the first to know about up and coming things happening in and around Briar!

Bully Information Morning Tea There will be a Bully Information Morning Tea on Thursday 5th May at 9.30am in the Community Room. It will cover— **‘How Briar Road P.S handles bullying **‘Signs to look for if your child is being bullied **What to do if you think your child is getting bullied ay school. Please come along to this important information session.

Parents Excursion

Our Parents excursion will be now held on Wednesday 4th May. There is only 2 seats left

on the bus so be quick! You can add your name to list in in the Community Room.

Easter Raffle Tickets

Easter Raffle Ticket will be going home today. 3 for $5 or $2 each. Drawn 7th April after

the Easter Hat Parade. We have 4 fantastic prizes to be won. You can see them on display

in various places around our school. Please bring money, tickets and any un-sold tickets

back to the front office. Good Luck!

Page 8

News from the Counsellor

Our Counsellor Ros McClure will be adding information

here each fortnight. Ros is at Briar Rd School every

Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday and Natasha on Thursday and Friday.

# Did you know an anxiety disorder affects one in ten children? Small Steps is a program is a

program for anxiety. Contact 93396088 for more details or the Anxiety Information Line at

1300794992.

# Sibling Support for children between 8 & 17 years who have a brother or sister with a dis-

ability. A chance to meet other kids in the same situation, share stories, learn about disabili-

ties, play games and have fun. Contact Jessica Brennan at 4620 4318 or 0409 049353. Meet-

ings held at Ambarvale , cost is $2 and transport is available.

# Are you caring for a family member or friend who has a disability, mental illness, is frail

aged, has dementia or chronic illness? Free event for carers 29th March 10.15—3.00pm at In-

gleburn RSL. Bookings essential on 1800 683 232.

Please see Ros for more information about any of the above programs.

NO BAG = NO BORROWING

It has been a pleasure to see so many children bringing library bags and returning

books each week. If you find a book in need of a repair please let me know so that

I can fix it using the correct type of tape.

A very BIG thank you to Ms. Pennington (Alice 3/6M) for her kind donation of books to our library.

See you in the library in 2 weeks (the library is shut due to the teacher planning

days next week) – Mrs Keierleber

9

The students in 1H have been working really hard

this term.

We have been enjoying playing games from the

TEN program to improve our maths skills.

We’ve been using whiteboards to write recounts in-

cluding who, what, when, where and what.

Page 10

BRAIR ROAD NEWS

GAME 1 GAME 2 GAME 2

GIRLS T-BALL Loss Loss Loss

BOYS T-BALL Loss Loss Win

JR CRICKET loss Loss Loss

SR CRICKET Loss Loss Loss

GIRLS SOFTBALL Win Loss Win

BOYS SOFTBALL Loss Win Win

JR TOUCH Loss Win Bye

SR TOUCH Loss Win Win

GALA DAY RESULTS

T1 W8 2011

Best & Fairest

Girls T-Ball Maria Lilomaiava Girls Softball Madison Tidmarsh

Boys T-Ball Mathew Collins &

Tresley Faamausili

Boys Softball

Andrew Burns

JR Cricket Connor Evans JR Touch Christian Fuimaono

SR Cricket Pelagia Dmitrieff SR Touch Connor Baxter

ATTENTION STUDENTS

Winter Gala day try outs are now on for years 3 to 6 at Friday sport time for the next 3

weeks. Students can choose from Netball, Soccer, Touch and League. If your child is interested

in any of these sports please encourage them to try out. Gala day cost $10 per term for your

child to participate. Good Luck to all students.

Page 11

TUESDAY—PIZZA DAY = PIZZA ,CHIPS AND A POPPER

FRIDAY—HOT DOG DAY = HOTDOG , CADBURY CHOCOLATE AND A POPPER

ONLY ….$5.00

SCRIPTURE

Please discuss with your child if they/you would like them to attend

scripture every fortnight.

If you do not wish for your child to attend scripture at school please come

to the front office to change your child’s details.

Thank you

FREE Holiday Activities

Housing NSW & Sport & Recreation have organised two FREE holiday activities for April for kids

aged 6-12 years. Places are limited and parents must book in by com-

pleting the enrolment form at your school’s front desk.

Dancefun Holiday Workshop

Learn some funky hip hop and jazz dance routines at a FREE holiday clinic.

Date: Wednesday 20th April

Time: 11am-1.30pm (lunch provided)

Where: Airds Youth Centre, Riverside Dr

Who: aged 6-12 years

Relay and Obstacle Challenge

Race each other through a variety of obstacles. Enjoy fun egg and spoon races, limbo, tunnel

ball, balloon waddling and lots more new and interesting games and relays.

Date: Thursday 21st April

Time: 10am-1pm (lunch provided)

Where: Airds Basketball Courts, Riverside Dr (behind Airds

Youth Centre)

Who: aged 6-12 years

Briar Road Public School

Briar Road Airds

NSW 2560

Ph 46 255 957

Fax 46 280 134

School Security...1300 880 021

Briar Road Public School works tirelessly to provide all

students with the highest standard of education. It is our aim

to allow all students to reach their full potential. We want all

students to feel safe at school and valued as

citizens. If you have any issues regarding your child’s

education please do not hesitate to come and see us.

NEWSLETTER

Would you like your newsletter

emailed to you?

Please give email address details

to front office and we should

be up and running for Term 2.

………………………………….

Canteen Stationery

Pens 50c Rubbers 50c

Rulers $1.00

Pencils 30c

GENERAL NEWS

We are on

the Web!

We would like to thank McDonalds for their generous donation of 500

McDonald’s Awards—this sponsorship is to the value of $3000.

www.briarrd-p.school.nsw.edu.au