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Newsletter Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019
Bilambil Road, BILAMBIL NSW 2486 . 07 5590 7210 . [email protected] . Bilambil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
School Uniforms are important
at Bilambil Public School The NSW Department of Education supports
the wearing of school uniform. The wearing
of our school uniform helps build self-
confidence, school pride and a sense of
belonging at Bilambil Public School.
Our uniform was developed in collaboration
with our school community and we really
appreciate parent/carer cooperation in
supporting all students wearing their uniform
during school hours, while travelling to and
from school, and when engaged in school
activities outside of school. Our school
uniform also contributes to the personal
safety of our students by allowing easier
recognition of students inside the school and
in the community.
Perhaps most importantly, our uniform helps
us maintain our strong culture of equity.
When everyone is in uniform there is no
distinction between the advantaged or
disadvantaged circumstances of our
students – we are all one big family. This is a
key element to the beautiful culture of
kindness and care that we value so highly at
Bilambil Public School.
If you are having financial difficulties please
contact the school office and ask about our
second hand uniform pool or financial
assistance.
Happy holidays! Friday 5 July will be our last day of school,
after a very busy term! Teachers will return on
Monday, 22 July for a SDD and students will
start back at school on Tuesday, 23 July
ready for an exciting Term 3.
We hope you all have a fantastic break and
spend some terrific family time together. See
you next term!
Please Close the Front Gate In the interest of student safety and
wellbeing, please remember to keep our
front gate closed.
Thank you! Brad Davis
Principal
Athletics Carnival A reminder that our annual Athletics carnival has
been postponed until Friday, 26 July, 2019 (Term 3
Week 1). The day will operate as follows- all
(including those children in Year 2) 8 – 12 year olds
will be running their track events at the beginning of
the carnival. K-2 children who are eight or turning
eight this year will be collected by primary staff to
join the older children for the whole day of events. K – 2 staff and students will join Yr3-6 at the carnival,
coming across to the Jets Oval at 10.00am.
Students in K-2 will start their races at 10.15am. Races
will be heats and no finals will be held for age races
for five, six and seven year olds. The reason for this is
to place more emphasis on fun and participation for
the whole school in a carnival atmosphere. There will
be a sausage sizzle and cake stall courtesy of the
P&C. K-2 students need to pre-order their sausages
on the order forms that will be sent home, first thing
next term. Students 3-6 may buy their lunch directly
at the P&C stall on the day. Please note the normal
canteen will not be operating on the day.
At the end of lunch, K-2 students will return to their
classrooms and Year 3-6 students (except for those 8
years in Year 2) will return to school to complete the
field events finals.
We look forward to a great day!
Newsletter UP AND COMING EVENTS TERM 2 & 3 2019
School items P&C Items
TERM 2 WEEK 10
Thursday 4 July Stage 1 Assembly 1.30pm
SRC Fundraiser for Forbes
Friday 5 July Last Day Term 2 - Happy Holidays
TERM 3 WEEK 1
Monday 22 July School Development Day
Tuesday 23 July Students return for Term 3
Student School Banking
Music Mates Rock Orchestra
Thursday 25 July Music Mates Percussion & Ukulele
Friday 26 July School Athletics Carnival
TERM 3 WEEK 2
Monday 29 July Canteen Sushi Day
Tuesday 30 July Student School Banking
Music Mates Rock Orchestra
Wednesday 31 July Newsletter
Thursday 1 August Primary School Legends 7’s Gala Day
Dave Burn Oval Sth Tweed
Music Mates Percussion & Ukulele
Friday 2 August PSSA Tweed District Athletics
TERM 3 WEEK 3
Monday 5 August Canteen Sushi Day
P&C Meeting
NAIDOC Week
Tuesday 6 August Student School Banking
Music Mates Rock Orchestra
Wednesday 7 August PSSA Touch Gala Day Sth Tweed
Ned's Mindset Show
Thursday 8 August Grandparents/Family Day
Music Mates Percussion & Ukulele
Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019
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STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Term 2 Weeks 9 & 10
KB Charlie, Cash
KH Cheyenne, Charlie
KT Red, Jackson
1/2B Violet, Cailin
1/2G Frankie, Gypsy, Andre
1/2H Olivia. Lola
1/2P Myah, Ruben, Shylar
2/3C Grace, Seth
3/4M Thomas, Kahu
3/4S Crystal
5/6B Zane, Jack
5/6E Annika, Mylie
5/6S Chloe, Lacey
RFF Lara, Gypsy
New Furniture for Kindergarten KH, KT and KB were very excited last week to
receive their brand new Reading Corner
furniture.
The furniture aligns with the pedagogy on best
practice in early reading. So much learning to
be had!!
Karen Baird
Teacher/ES1 AP
Bilambil Road, BILAMBIL NSW 2486 . 07 5590 7210 . [email protected] . Bilambil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Tips from Mr Davis
Newsletter
Tip Number 6
They feel heard Sometimes it’s too easy when
you have things on your mind
to switch off and give
autopilot-type responses to
children’s attempts at
conversation. It may seem
to satisfy them, but notice
how joyfully they continue
when you are really
present, truly listen and
engage actively in
conversation with them.
Listening properly to our kids
teaches them to become
good listeners and good
conversationalists, too. Bring
humour into the
conversation, the sillier the
better. Kids have a strong
sense of fun and laughing
and joking together is a great
equaliser that strengthens the
bonds between you,
particularly when you have
special “in jokes” just
between the two of you.
Children have such fresh and
interesting perspectives on
things too, that you can learn
a lot by listening to them,
which in turn builds their self-
confidence and increases
their happiness. It will pay off
long term when they are
teenagers and are more
likely to talk to you because
there’s a history of easy,
open communication.
Mr Davis’s
Q: What happened when the wheel was invented?
A: It caused a revolution!
Q: Why did the teacher wear sunglasses?
A: Because his class was so bright!
Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019
&
Come and join us at Bilambil Public School
on Thursday 8 August 2019 from 10.00am to
12.30pm to enjoy our Grandparents/Family
Day celebrations.
The Day’s events
10.00 – 10.45am Open classrooms
10.50 – 11.00am Choir performance
under COLA
11.00 – 11.30am Morning tea picnic
11.30am - 12.30pm Tabloid events
FAMILY DAY!
In 3/4T, we are Growing Stronger Minds by looking at how our individual strengths come to together
to create the classroom we want.
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Newsletter Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019
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Newsletter Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019
3/4T is learning what it means to 'Be the change...' we wish to see in our classroom and school
community. We are discovering how we can make an impact on the global waste crisis by
changing the way we use plastic. We are very excited about some of the changes we wish to
see in our school. More to come.....
Stop polluting the ocean by Abraham How would you feel if you woke up in an ocean full of trash with hardly any room to move
around? There’s so much rubbish in the ocean we have to stop this problem.
Firstly, look at Trash Island, it’s a real island made of rubbish. There’s nothing under it but trash.
Seriously you can walk on Trash Island. It’s not funny! We have to stop this problem otherwise it
will just keep growing and growing at least a ton each week.
Secondly, why do we even toss? It’s not fun! Just put it in the bin. It’s not that hard. Heaps of
sea life are dying from rubbish in our water ways. This is not good.
In conclusion, there’s a lot of things we can do to help the ocean. We can help by using keep
cups, fabric bags, wooden straws and metal bottles and when you see rubbish pick it up and
dispose of it.
Stop polluting the ocean by Lilli Do you like seeing sea animals washed up on the beach? It is horrible when you go to the
beach with rubbish being washed up on the shore. We must respect our precious ocean and
throwing rubbish in it needs to come to an end today!
Firstly, have you seen the horrifying photos and videos about sea life eating plastic? A few
months ago in Thailand they found a baby whale washed up on the beach that swallowed 80
plastic bags. How would you like to be a turtle that could not tell between plastic bags and
jelly fish and ate all the plastic bags.
Secondly, do you know about Trash Island? Trash Island has no land underneath! Trash Island
was created because we threw so much trash around, it is now a massive big island. If you
don’t know what I am talking about you can literally walk on Trash Island. It floats around in the
Pacific Ocean. I can’t believe it! It’s a disaster!
Finally, if you want to help, grab a reusable bag and go to the beach, park, shopping centre
and the street and pick the rubbish up! You can even make a tonne of posters and put them
up in the shops.
In conclusion, I definitely wish SOFT PLASTIC WAS NEVER MADE!! We must step up for our sea life.
So come on world, start picking up for yourself.
Stop polluting the ocean by Hugo Do you really want to be swimming in polluted oceans? It would be devastating walking
around and seeing plastic taking over our environment for the rest of our life. We must stop
polluting our precious oceans now!
Firstly, there has been a massive impact on our sea life because of plastic. The amount of
plastic in our ocean is horrendous. Our sea life is in danger because of us. We must make a
change to save our sea life.
Secondly, Trash Island just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Trash Island is a polluted land full of
rubbish. It has nothing underneath it but trash. We need to limit this pollution.
Finally, we need to reduce the amount of plastic that we use on our planet. We can do this by
using keep cups for coffee’s, smoothies and juice. Let’s use metal straws instead of plastic
straws and use reusable bags.
In conclusion, it’s your choice if you want to help. All you have to do is pick up a piece of
rubbish and use less plastic. You can be the change.
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Newsletter Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019
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Newsletter Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019
Congratulations to all students
who performed at
Murwillumbah Performing Arts
Festival last week, our students
certainly did themselves and
our school proud. They were
focused and enthusiastic in
their poetry performances and
very well behaved throughout
the entire time!
Despite the competition being
of a very high standard, Stage
3 and Kindergarten came
away with a Highly
Commended and 3/4M and
3C received 2nd place. A big
thank you to all students and
staff for time spent rehearsing
and preparing and a thank
you to all parents for
supporting this venture.
It is a great opportunity for the
students to gain confidence in
performing and public
speaking, work in unison as a
team and to have their time
to shine on stage. Great job
everyone!
Donna McGlinn
Choir Teacher/Choir Leader
Murwillumbah Performing Arts Festival
WOW! Congratulations Bilambil
ICAS Assessments Bilambil Public School will be participating in the world-renowned
ICAS Assessments this year. ICAS is developed by UNSW Global, a
wholly owned subsidiary of the University of New South Wales,
with over 35 years’ experience in educational assessments.
ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and
problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing,
Spelling and Digital Technologies.
Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by
providing opportunities for recognition. Every student will receive
a certificate and an online result report. Top performers will be
eligible for medals and are invited to attend special award
ceremonies to have their academic excellence publicly
recognised.
We encourage you to consider entering your child into ICAS this
year. The assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend
themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of
competing in an international assessment. Your child will be
presented with
high-quality, expert-developed questions, allowing them to apply
their learning without the need for prior study or revision.
ICAS Assessments are now online, a move that reflects a
sector-wide transition to computer-based assessment. This allows
greater accessibility for students and faster delivery of results.
ICAS Online Parent
Payment & Permission
Information Your child will be sitting ICAS
Assessments. ICAS fees can now
be paid online. Visit
unsw.global/parentpay and
enter your school’s unique code
to make a direct payment to
UNSW Global.
Online payment will close on 31 July 2019.
Note: you will receive your
school’s unique code after
registering for the Parent
Payment System.
Florence Borra
Coordinating Teacher
Bilambil Road, BILAMBIL NSW 2486 . 07 5590 7210 . [email protected] . Bilambil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Newsletter Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019
Subject Sitting Date Online
Test Cost Closing Date
ICAS Digital
Technologies
Monday 2, Tuesday 3 & Wednesday 4
September 2019
$ 14.50 Monday 26 August 2019
ICAS Science Wednesday 4, Thursday 5 & Friday 6
September 2019
$ 14.50 Monday 26 August 2019
ICAS Writing* Monday 9, Tuesday 10 & Wednesday
11 September 2019
$ 14.50 Monday 2 September
2019
ICAS Spelling Bee Wednesday 11, Thursday 12 & Friday
13 September 2019
$ 14.50 Monday 2 September
2019
ICAS English Monday 16, Tuesday 17 &
Wednesday 18 September 2019
$ 14.50 Wednesday 11
September 2019
ICAS Mathematics Wednesday 18, Thursday 19 & Friday
20 September 2019
$ 14.50 Wednesday 11
September 2019
Prices shown excl. GST
*Offline assessments only available for ICAS Writing Years 3 & 4 and priced at $ 14.50 AUD
UNSW Global recognises International schools that are registered with the Council of International
Schools (CIS)
Newsletter Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019
The Chappy Chapter
BRONZE AWARD
Term 2 - Weeks 9 & 10 KH Duke, Felicity, Ayla, Brodie, Lucas, Aileen, Louella, Mirielle,
Charlie, Isla, Indigo, Hugo
1/2B Zoe, Olivia, Taj
1/2G Mariah-Louise, Katie
1/2H Jade, Lola, Luke
1/2P Lily, Shylar, Zavier, Angel, Olivia, Koby, Myah, Trinity,
Kalumb, Bodhi
2/3C Connor, Mason, Grace, Arjay, Annie, Henry
3/4M Dempsey, Liam, Banjo, Mason, Jaiden
3/4S Brock, Sienna, Seth, Finn, Dante, Taj
5/6B Kobi, Montana, Sikari, Shelley, Jasco, Dash, Isabell
5/6E Serenity
5/6S Michael, Nataya, Beau, Elsie, Chelsea, Sonny, Byron,
Lacey, Ben, Rigby,Chloe, Hannah, Maddison, Byron
SILVER AWARD
Term 2 - Week 9 & 10
KB Dallas
1/2G Christopher, Jazmyn, Asher, Alexander, Talei
Canteen Kitchen Rules
The class with the second most amount of money raised in the
five cent challenge is… I honestly don’t know. But what I do
know is that they will be the recipients of the best cup-cakes
they will eat that day! Beautifully iced and decorated with
some snake lolly and M&M’s.
No wonder so many classes were trying to get into the top 2!
Well done boys for your cooking efforts. You have learned lots
and you have displayed great attitudes. Best part is that the
teachers have seen improvements to students in the classroom
as a result of being involved in Canteen Kitchen Rules.
Seasons for Growth
Wow! I have really enjoyed this group and getting to know
these amazing students from Stage 3. I love their honesty and
openness. This week is our last week together. Great stuff guys. I
hope you’ve grown through this experience. Bring on the next
group. There’s another group waiting in the wings.
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Boot Camp
The lads have been pushed
and they are loving it! I think I
need to push them harder.
They are learning to work as a
team and encourage one
another. One lad, after doing
his part in the team, just
collapsed and laid down to
catch his breath. Fantastic
effort! There are no put-downs
in this group. Anyone putting
another person down owes 10
push ups.
Stage 3 Maths Group
One of the reasons I teach
and do chaplaincy is for the
“ah-ha” moments when the
students understand
something, especially if it’s
been a battle to learn the
concept. Last week we had
some “ah-ha” moments with
long division. Very exciting
stuff!
Have happy and safe holidays
everyone. See you Week 3
next term as we head of for an
epic road trip up the middle of
Australia.
Gav Irvine
School Chaplain
Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019
Sports Carnival volunteers needed Our school athletics carnival is always a great day with an
awesome atmosphere.
It’s also one of the biggest days on the P&C calendar as we
provide all the food and drink for the hungry athletes and their
cheer squad. This year it is being held on Friday, 26 July 2019.
If you can support us in any way – whether it be setting up, turning
sausages on the BBQ, baking for our cake stall or helping us
behind the counters in between your child’s events that would be much appreciated.
Please email: [email protected] or speak to Chappy Gav at school if you can help.
You don’t have to give us all day, just an hour of your time allows one of our other volunteers to
take a break and enjoy the atmosphere!
Bilambil Uniform Shop Opening Hours
Monday 8.30am - 9.00am
Wednesday 8.30am - 9.00am
Friday 8.30am - 9.00am
Located inside the canteen. Pay by credit card, EFTPOS or cash.
Bilambil Online 24/7 Shop
Order online at www.bilambilpc.org and have your order sent home with your child or pop in to
collect from the uniform shop during opening hours.
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Enrol and Pay Online Did you know that you can
now enrol and pay online for
the Music Mates programs in
the school? Just head to
ww.musicmates.com.au and
you’ll see that Bilambil Public
School is listed as one of
Champion Schools.
You can begin your enrolment
into the program just by
clicking on the school logo!
Nice and easy.
Percussion & Ukulele Concert A very big WELL DONE! to all of the students who just performed
in the Music Mates half yearly concerts. It takes a lot of
preparation and courage to get up and perform and I was
absolutely thrilled to see so many of you doing your very best. It
was great.
And you can do it all again at the end of the year. Whether
your children have done it before or doing it for the first time,
consider getting them involved in the Music Mates programs
that are available for their year group. It is a wonderfully
positive experience for everyone that’s involved and the
concerts that the kids put on are just fantastic for the school
community.
If you’d like some information about the Music Mates programs
that are run at the school, you can either ask at the office,
speak to Nicola and Ben (the two Music Mates Mentors), head
to their website www.musicmates.com.au or email them on
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Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019 Newsletter Another $100 Active Kids voucher available
to you! Tweed Dance is very excited to announce that from 1 July
2019, Service NSW will provide a second $100 Active Kids
voucher for each school-enrolled child. As an approved
provider Tweed Dance will accept both Active Kids vouchers
and Creative Kids vouchers to put towards the cost of
registration and participation.
We are still taking enrolments up until the beginning of Term 3,
so please contact Tweed Dance to secure a spot for your child.
For more information, please call Service NSW on 13 77 88 or
visit the Tweed Dance website for further details and to enrol.