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Wednesday, 24 August 2016 REMINDER Berinba is an allergy aware school

Berinba Public School 81 Church Street, Yass ph: 6226 2110 berinba-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.berinba-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

BERINBA OFFICE HOURS: 8.30am to 3.30pm Tuesdays 9-11am: Playgroup at Berinba Hall

We value being: Respectful, Responsible and Safe

Yaama Welcome to our new families, it is great to see new faces in our school. We hope your children achieve everything they dream for in their time at our school.

NAPLAN results should by now be in your home. These test results are the efforts of your children on the one day of the test. Our school does not teach the test, it is not a part of our curriculum offering, we do however endeavour to expose children to the type of questions that are regularly used to prepare our students for the unknown. Many students find NAPLAN extremely stressful and this does impact on their outcomes. Other students appear to be quite stress free in the testing environment and their results reflect this confidence. Please remember that our school reports and data shared with you all go together with NAPLAN to paint a full picture of your child’s progress.

I have attached to the newsletter the following link to the Tell Them From Me parent and community survey. This survey is used by the school to ascertain the perceptions, thoughts and advice of wider parent community. It is an important element in our endeavours to ensure the school is meeting community expectations. Please go to the web address and complete the 10 minute survey. All feedback to the school is collated data with no link to names of people completing the survey. https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/berinba2016 Students in years 4-6 will also be completing their second survey in the next week. All teaching staff will be completing their version of the Tell Them From Me survey in the next fortnight also. This collected data will help drive the schools evaluation and planning for 2017.

The school had a visit from Pru Goward, our local State Member of Parliament on Monday. Our school captains welcomed Ms Goward to the school and visits to 5/6S and 1H followed a working lunch. Ms Goward was very impressed with our students, the very busy nature of the school and the size and condition of the physical property of the school.

I wanted to take the time to congratulate the staff of Berinba Public School. The amount of time they give freely to out of school training opportunities is quite extraordinary. L3, How2Learn, Writing in the Middle Years, Bridges out of Poverty, TOWN are just a few of the courses your teachers are working on to build their skill sets. These courses are proving invaluable as we work towards improved outcomes in all areas of our children’s schooling. For most of us as we travel through life we can remember a teacher who made a difference for us. Berinba’s aim is to have 7 teachers in the life of every child who make a difference for our students becoming a successful contributor to society, their family and themselves.

Parent Survey link: https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/berinba2016 Yaluu Brian Giles-Browne (Principal)

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal nations, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future

KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS FOR 2017 ARE NOW BEING TAKEN

BOOK CLUB orders are due: Friday, 2 September 2016

Doing Things Together Day (DTT)

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

CANTEEN ROSTER: Term 3 (NB: NO Canteen MONDAYS) Friday, 26 August Jean Pearson Wednesday, 31 August Fiona Thursday, 1 September Jo Collaredo Friday, 2 September Danielle White Samantha Campbell Wednesday, 7 September Michelle/Sera Friday, 9 September Rose Baldini

BERINBA CALENDAR: Wednesday, 31 August Scripture Thursday, 1 September School Spec raffle tickets returned P&C Father’s Day Stall Friday 2 September Regional Athletics Scholastic Book Club orders due Tues, 6 Sept-Friday, 9 Sept Years 5 & 6 Berry Camp Thursday, 8 September Choir sing at Daffodil Tea @ 2pm Saturday, 10 September Schools Spectacular Street Stall Tuesday, 13 September P&C Meeting @ 7.30pm Tuesday, 20 September School Performance: Colour Dreams

Wednesday, 21 September School Performance: Colour Dreams

BINALONG BUSH POETRY PRIZE: 9-11 September 2016 The Binalong Arts Group Inc has organised a Poetry Performance competition. The Junior Poetry Comp is scheduled for Sunday, 11 September at 9.30am. Entry forms available at Berinba Office. Further information: Robyn Sykes 6227 4377; robynsykespoet@gmail.com

YASS COMMUNITY GARDEN: Sunday 11 September 2016 Open Day from 11.00am-3.00pm

YASS FOOTBALL CLUB: Summer football-juniors & seniors Registration day - Wednesday 21 September 4-6.30pm @ Walker Park. Enquiries: registrar@yassfc.com.au www.yassfc.com.au

YASS INTERACT CLUB’S HUGE TRIVIA NIGHT! Saturday 24 September 6.30pm @ The Soldiers Club $10 per person. Book a table of 10 at yassinteract@gmail.com or register on the night.

- All funds to Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign -

BEST FOOT FORWARD AUCTION (YASSarts) 4.00pm Sunday 25 September at Tootsies, 289 Comur St Proceeds to legacy projects in memory of Kim Nelson. Contact/more information: Caitlin Nelson 0478 142 208/caitlin.maeve.nelson@hotmail.com

SCHOOLS SPECTACULAR CHOIR RAFFLE: tickets sold and unsold need to be returned to school by Thursday, 1 September 2016

P&C FATHER’S DAY STALL: Thursday, 1 September 2016 Please donate suitable goods for the stall eg: soaps, books, coffee mugs, chocolates, gardening gear etc. Helpers are also needed between 9-11am on the day. Gifts will be priced between 50c and $5 for your child to purchase a Father’s Day gift.

LIBRARY NEWS This week, Year 3 to 6 students were very excited to see our new library books. These books include Ahn Do’s Weirdo Series, Tim Cahill’s Tiny Timmy and many of David Walliams books. Berinba students have been learning how to use our new library system ‘Oliver’. Students can access Oliver via their personal portal at home and school. By using the new system, students and parents can access their library history. This way students will know what books they have borrowed and need to return. Students can also search for books and see the new books that have been added to our library.

VIRTUAL EXCURSION Both Year 5/6 classes participated in an Andy Griffiths virtual excursion. The virtual excursion entails using the school video conferencing equipment to listen to an author talk with the opportunity for questions and answer time. Andy Griffiths is the author of the Treehouse series, Just Crazy series and many more books. Andy gave the students a brief insight into the writing. He explained his thought process when writing a story and his use of props to gain an idea and elaborating on them. He also encouraged making a storyline that an audience is not expecting. Students and teachers enjoyed the Andy Griffiths presentation. We are hoping to participate in more virtual excursions in the future.

BOOK PARADE I am currently organising a street parade planned for Term 4, Week 1. This will involve walking down the street in our book character costumes to show community members, reading books in the park and promoting the use of our local library with a tour by Michelle, our local librarian. I am very excited and will provide you with more information towards the end of term. The most important thing at this stage is ‘planning the costume’. If students need ideas, tell them to visit the library at second half lunch and have a talk with me. Hayley Bradley (Librarian)