BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

THURSDAY 25 AUGUST 2016, WEEK 6 TERM 3

2016

Term 3

Tue 30 Aug Fathers Day Stall

P&C Fundraising Meeting

Thur 1 Sept Primary Assembly 6B

Fri 2 Sept Fathers Day Brekky BBQ

Regional Athletics

Uniform Shop Open 2.45pm

Mon 5 Sept Olympics Fun Day

Tue 6 Sept P&C General Meeting

Fri 9 Sept Calendar orders due

Thur 15 Sept Primary Assembly 6W

Infants Concert 6pm

Fri 16 Sept Uniform Shop Open 2.45pm

Wed 21 Sept AFL Gala Day

Thur 22 Sept K - 6 Assembly Yr1 host

Fri 23 Sept Last Day for Students

Term 4

Mon 10 Oct First Day for Students

Fri 21 Oct Twilight Fair 4pm

Mon 14 Nov Fri 18 Nov

Year 6 Camp

Thur 15 Dec Presentation Day

Tue 20 Dec Last day for students

SAVE THE DATE!

Monday 5 September 2016

K - 6 Olympics Fun Day!

More details to come.

The Fathers Day Stall will be on this

Tuesday 30th of August from

9.30am - lunchtime in the hall.

Good luck to our fabulous recorder players

who are performing at the Sydney Opera

House tonight!

What a great Book Week!

Next week’s newsletter will

include all the fabulous

photos of all your creative

dress ups!

Have you ordered your Egg

and Bacon roll yet for the

Fathers Day Breakfast BBQ?

Spare order forms are available

from the office.

3B Soraiya

3H Isabella

3JR Isabella

4M Damon

4/5G Cameron

5F Ella

5T Sienna

6B Griffin

6W Wyatt

Class Citizenship

KC Daniel

KE Jack

KW Kalarni

1D Addison

1T Izabella

2C Billy

2N Tahlia

2R Hayley

AWARD WINNERS

WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

WEEK 5 TERM 3

Class Citizenship

Tony Murphy cartooning workshop

Bungendore Public School recently hosted Aussie artist

and author, Tony Murphy, who held interactive workshops

for students K-6 in the art of cartooning.

Each year group was shown how to represent likenesses

of things in the world and experiment with western and

manga cartoon styles.

He said his underlying aim was to show all students the

power of cartoon art as a communication medium and

stimulate them to access their own unique cartoon skills.

Year 5 teacher, Ms Forman said the students now were more aware of the power of

cartoons in the media and how useful cartooning can be to convey mood and messages.

“Since the workshop, many of the children also are trying their hand at producing

cartoons in their free time and we can see that it is a useful and positive way for them to

express their feelings.”

Student Sarah Cavanagh said the workshop was “definitely worthwhile and lots of fun!”

Thanks!

Our school would like to

thank Darren Heathcoat

of Bungendore IGA for his

generous support of our Crunch and Sip

healthy eating initiative.

Defence News

Defence kids are in the middle of a really busy term.

Today the K-2 students had a presentation by Anna Stewart from the Defence

Community Organisation. The aim of the program is to assist younger Defence kids to

identify and manage worries that can arise from living the Defence lifestyle, for example

during parental absence or relocation. This is done through the reading of a book with

the help of the mascot “Tyler Turtle”.

On the 7th September, the Year 4-6 students will be attending a service at the Australian

War Memorial for the Battle for Australia Commemoration National Ceremony. The

students will participate in making a wreath, with all other Defence Students around

Canberra. It is with great pleasure that our school has been chosen to have two year 6

students lay the wreath on behalf of all other Defence Students in the Canberra

Community.

We will again be representing the school at Floriade with the garden gnome painting

competition. This will again involve all of the Defence Students. Feel free to pop over to

gnome knoll if you happen to go to Floriade this year.

Next Thursday will mark the first of our new and improved coffee mornings. This will now

be held on the 1st Thursday of the month at Café Woodworks. This coffee morning will be

open to ALL parents of BPS whether Defence or not. The aim of this is to foster new

friendships with both Defence families and civilian families in the school community.

Please join us on the following mornings after the bell at 0910:

Thursday 1st September

Thursday 13th October (note this is the first Thursday back after the school holidays)

Thursday 3rd November

Thursday 1st December

Alice in Wonderland

Piano Tuition Thursdays and Fridays,

after school and during lunch and recess,

All ages and all styles, Beginners Welcome

Craig Mewett Ph 6278 5331 or 0409 151 887

COMMUNITY NEWS

Lost Property

Each Friday our Yr6 school Captains sort through the lost property items and send any

labelled items back to their owners. Anything not labelled will be put out in the

quadrangle before and after school on Fridays for parents and students to check

through.

UNIFORM SHOP

Term 3 Opening Hours

Friday Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9 @ 2.45pm

Skoolbag App

Go to the App Store on

your mobile phone and search

“Bungendore” to find it.

Skoolbag will keep you up to date with

everything happening at BPS!

www.iwoolknit.com.au

Your local online yarn shop in Bungendore!

We offer a wide range of Australian and European yarns, incl.

wool, merino, cashmere, cotton, alpaca, mohair, certified eco-

yarns and sock & felting yarns.

Free local pick-up available! Contact Barbara at

sales@iwoolknit.com.au or

call 0406 886 347.

Packing a healthy school lunchbox

When children eat well they behave

better, are able to listen well and

concentrate for longer. Packing a healthy

school lunchbox will help children to learn

and play well and be happy at school.

Make time to prepare. Have fresh fruit

and vegetables, milk and yogurt, bread

and crackers all bought in advance.

Queanbeyan & Districts Junior Cricket Club

Registration days

Riverside Plaza;

Thursday 1st & 8th September 5.30 – 8:30pm.

Saturday 3rd & 10th September 9 – 12pm.

Registrations can also be done online

through the My Cricket website.