Newsletter Term 1 Week 6 Dates for the Diary

THURSDAY 8th MARCH 2018

BDCS Sports Day Friday 9th March

Adelaide Cup Public Holiday Monday 12th March

Student Free Day Tuesday 13th March

MNSEC Sports Day Jamestown

Tuesday 20th March

R-5 Great Galaxies Excursion Tuesday 20th March

SAPSASA Swimming Adelaide Friday 23rd March

Primary Young Leaders Day Tuesday 27th March

7-12 Young Leaders Day Wednesday 28th March

SAPSASA Basketball KO

District Carnival Wednesday 28th March

Easter—Good Friday Friday 30th March

Easter Monday Monday 2nd April

Primary School

Primary classes have recently been busy practising their events for the R-12 sports day which is fast approaching this Friday. Due to the weather forecast the of 35 degrees the R-5 component will be modified with their events finishing at 12pm. R-5 students are encouraged to be at school at 8.30am Friday morning and need to meet their teacher in the gym to get their name tags before the official opening at 8.45am. This year the Primary shades will be located west of the gym. Children need a wide brimmed hat, sunscreen, water bottle, recess and lunch. A reminder that the SRC will be running a BBQ and canteen on the day from which students can purchase food and drink. At the completion of events there will be an assembly in the gym to conclude the day and announce the R-5 scores and all children are expected to attend this as an R-5 shield will be awarded. At the conclusion of the assembly at approximately 12.45pm students are able to leave with their parents and are required to hand their name tags back to class teachers while the remainder of students will return to classes.

On Tuesday March 20th R-5 students will be travelling to Orroroo by bus for the performance ‘Great Galaxies’. Invoices and consent forms have been sent home and need to be returned by Friday 16th March. The performance begins at 11am and we will have lunch at Orroroo before heading back to Booleroo. Our year 6 students will be travelling to Jamestown for the 6-12 MNSEC athletics carnival.

Harmony Day is celebrated on the 21st March each year and is about bringing people together to celebrate Australia’s community harmony and cultural diversity. This year the R-6 classes will be celebrating Harmony Day on Wednesday March 21st. Students will be participating in classroom activities on this year’s theme ‘Everybody Belongs’. Primary students are encouraged to wear orange on Monday 21st to show their support for cultural diversity and an inclusive Australia.

R-6 Parent –Teacher interviews will be happening in week 10 this term. Interviews are an important opportunity for parents to discuss aspects of their child’s learning with the class teacher. This year students will be involved in the interview making it a three-way conference. This will enable us to discuss and set learning and social/emotional goals for your child. This year we are again using an online booking system with parents receiving information on how to book in a letter home in the near future.

All students at BCDS are invited to participate in the Premiers Reading Challenge. Each R-6 student participating in the challenge will have a student reading record which will be kept at school. Students are challenged to read 12 books of which 8 need to be chosen from the Premier’s Reading Challenge booklist at their appropriate year level. Students have until September 2018 to complete the challenge.

Paul Arthur Primary Leader

Kindy News

Last week at Kindy we experimented with straws to see what we could make with them. Frankie decided to build a house and he used the hot glue gun to glue to straws together. We also introduced the children to a few "red foods" through the "Eat a Rainbow" program. We smelt, licked and ate some strawberries, watermelon, tomatoes, red grapes and capsicum, before using the vegetables to make savoury scrolls!

Don't forget that the kindy has a student free day next Tuesday 13th March 2018, as the staff will be attending some training at the school.

Gail Carroll on behalf of Booleroo Centre District Kindergarten and Rural Care Service

Senior School News

Career News – Please contact Kathy at school if you are interested in these options

Makeup and Hairdressing

Students interested in studying courses or short courses in Makeup, Hair and Beauty are advised that Colour Cosmetica offer a range of courses, including screen and media makeup as well as qualifications in hairdressing and general makeup. Brochures are available from school. There are other options that exist for students in these fields that are more local, including the hairdressing courses offered by TAFE at Jamestown as advertised in the newsletter last week. If students are interested, they should contact Kathy at school. UMAT – Careers in Medicine & Dentistry (South Australian universities)

Students who are interested in these careers need to sit the mid-year UMAT test before they can be accepted into

courses. Although no Year 12 students have nominated this year, interested students in Years 10 & 11 are advised

there are courses available to prepare you for the UMAT before you get to Year 12.

Work Experience

Students from Years 10-12 are encouraged to take up opportunities to complete work experience. There are many benefits for this, including personal development, but opportunities for future employment and training may also open up, including school-based apprenticeships. Students who show a passion for a particular field of work by completing a range of work experiences in that field are often highly valued by employers.

At this stage, Year 11 students have been provided with the necessary forms and letters to complete their planning for work experience. Year 10 students will be provided with the materials as soon as we can access these.

If students are interested in a particular field and are unsure of places to contact, please email me with your query at kathy.kupke820@schools.sa.edu.au

Ben Muggleton, Kate Seidel and Kathy Kupke Senior Leaders

School News

On Monday we made apple fritters. We got the apples from the Primary Garden.

This is what we thought:

Eddie; I thought they were very yummy.

Lexy: We got to mix.

Lottie: Very, very, very, very, yummy.

Ty: There was sugar on them.

Oscar: We had to do the dishes.

William: I didn’t want to do the dishes. I still had to.

Elise: It tasted like apple.

Harper: They tasted yummy with the sugar on them.

Lily: I liked it with the apple.

Charlie: I liked it because it had sugar on it.

Jane Crawford, Teacher

SPORTS DAY The Bureau of Met forecast is 35 for Port Pirie for Friday 9th March. Therefore Sports Day will go ahead. The Primary section will be modified with a shorter program. The Secondary section will assess in the afternoon with students prior to 200m and relays whether they run on the day or be put to next week. There will be sunscreen and water available place around the oval though of course encouraging students to apply with own sunscreen. See you all there.

Sports Day SRC prices for food and drinks

Steak sandwich- $3.50 Sausages- $2 Ham + cheese toastie - $3.50 Pies/pasties/sausage rolls- $3.50 Jelly- $2 Watermelon- $2 PowerAde- $4.50 Cans- $2.50 Fruit boxes- $1.50 Water- $2 Zooper doopers- 50c Lolly bags- $1/50c Muffins- $1/50c The BBQ will be ready with food by 11:30 and the canteen at the gym will be opened at 9. We would appreciate help from any parents who may be able to help cook the BBQ on the day. the cooking will be done at the outdoor camp kitchen under the shade. Thank you from the SRC representatives.

This year the SRC have discussed some local, national and international organisations we would like to support. The Red Cross falls in to all of these categories, with Australian Red Cross – Northern Region offering a range of pro-grams in local communities and schools.

On THURSDAY 15th March, the SRC invite all students and staff to “wear red for Red Cross” and make a gold coin donation.

RED CROSS DAY

BMW Football Club

Junior and Senior Colts training commencing at Wilmington Wednesday March 28th 4.30pm. New players welcome. Any queries contact Lachlan McCallum, Junior Colts on 0418 848 516 or Darren Vogelsang, Seniors on 0428 899 771.

Steam and Traction 2018 – Volunteers required

The school parents are running a food stall at S&T on Sunday March 25th. This is one of our major fundraisers.

We are seeking volunteers to help with donations and help on the day. Please choose where you are able to help out below and return to school or contact:

Jacqui Jones: 0427 002 479

Suzanne Govers-O’Callaghan: 0487 444 114

Steam & Traction 2018, Sunday March 25th

Name:___________________________________________

Contact details:____________________________________

I can donate money for sandwich supplies

I can donate fresh scones (baked and delivered on Sunday 25th)

I can donate sandwich supplies (e.g. curried egg or farmers salad, jam, chutneY)

I can donate cake or slices

I can help on the gate for a 1½ or 2-hour shift, preferred time: morning/afternoon

I can work in the stall on the day, preferred time: --morning/afternoon

Thank you in advance for your support.

Community News

BMW NETBALL CLUB 2018

Selections Trials Squad Trainings Team Trainings

Tuesday 6th March Wednesday 28th March Wednesday 11th April

Sunday 18th March Wednesday 4th April (Teams will be announced after training) Wednesday 18th April

Wednesday 21st March

FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON 21ST APRIL

(Tues/Wed Trials) (Sunday Trial)

(Years 5 – year 7) 4:30pm – 5:30pm 8:30am – 9:30am

(Years 8 – 10) 5:30pm – 6:30pm 9:30am – 10:30am

(Years 11, 12 and Seniors) 6:30pm – 8:00pm 10:30am – 12:00pm

Minis & Sub- Minis (Years 3-4) start their training on Wednesday 28th March (4:30pm – 5:30pm). If they would like to

attend earlier sessions they are welcome, however it is not essential. Registrations will commence at training on Tuesday

6th March, and all registrations must be complete by March 28th. Fees are: Seniors $130, Juniors $120 (school students),

Sub minis & minis $55. Fees are to be paid in full by 11th April. Payment plans can be arranged, please contact Brooke