the bally buzz...2019/09/11 · respect, responsibility, real learning aloma stewart - principal po...

Respect, Responsibility, Real Learning Aloma Stewart - Principal PO Box 192 Fairy Meadow NSW 2519 P&C: www.balgowniepnc.com

The Bally Buzz

Balgownie Public School Living & Learning

W:www.balgownie-p.schools.nsw.edu.au T: 4284 4245 F:4284 3462 E:[email protected]

Term 3 - Week 8 Wednesday 11 September, 2019

Calendar - Term 3 - 2019

From the Principal’s Desk

I hope all of our dads had a magnificent Father's

Day, spending some quality time with family and

being spoilt. Thank you very much to the P and C

for providing a wonderful Father's Day Stall for our

community.

Book Week ends with a bang. What an

outstanding day Friday before last when we

celebrated Book Week with our Book Parade. The

costumes were amazing, as usual and I would like

to thank the parents for their enthusiasm and time

for this much-loved event. The smiles tell the story,

the kids had a ball! It was topped off by some very

impressive dioramas where students designed

their ultimate reading space. The students also

loved Welly’s Wonders and thanks to Adam and

Demelza for your fabulous presentation. Thanks to

our Mrs Birchall who always goes above and

beyond with promoting a lifelong love of books.

Kiss and Drop Zone in Balgownie Road. There are

many parents I could thank for their common

sense approach to using the Kiss and Drop Zone. I

would particularly like to thank those drivers who

see the zone full and go around the block. One

aspect I would like to improve is the length of time

cars are waiting in the zone. There are only 4

spaces and the time limit for using this zone is 2

minutes. I have seen cars pull up in the zone

before the bell and wait there for up to 10 minutes

for their child to come out. This will result in a $200

fine by the rangers if they come by. If you pull up

in the zone and your child is not there within 2

minutes, please do a lap around the block and

free the space up for other cars. Thanks to you all

who do the right thing for all of our kids.

Playground celebrates its 4th birthday. This time 4

years ago we were excitedly watching the

installation of our play equipment and climbing

wall. It is timely to celebrate the enthusiasm of our

community as we launch the draft of our new five

year grounds plan. This has been put together

after consultation with students, parents and staff.

Have a look and let me know what you think? We

will be discussing it at the P&C meeting this

Wednesday evening in the library starting at

7.15pm.

The last plan has been very successful and we

realised so many of the goals we set out to

achieve in 2012. See attached for the new plan

and for celebrating the old one.

Wed 11 Sept P&C Meeting 7.15pm in

Library

Frid 13 Sept South Coast Athletics in

Canberra

Sat 14 Sept P&C Working Bee

Tue I7 Sept ICAS English

Thur 19 Sept ICAS Maths

Frid 20 Sept Colour Run

Wed 25 Sept Stage 3 to Canberra till

Friday 27 Sept

25 Sept

School Starters Playgroup

in James Pearson Park

9.15am

Frid 27 Sept Last Day of Term 3

Mon 14 Oct Students return Term 4

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Term 3 Week 8 2019

Respect, Responsibility, Real Learning Aloma Stewart – Principal PO Box 192 Fairy Meadow NSW 2519 P&C: www.balgowniepnc.com

Southern Stars In Week 5 our Stage 3 dance troupe performed at

Southern Stars. This year’s theme was ‘Come

Alive’. Students performed 4 dances: Nine to Five,

Come Alive, a medley of When Love Takes

Over/Born This Way/Tonight Again, and they also

combined with the High School Performing

Company for Nothing Holding Me Back. Our

students worked hard in the lead up to the shows

and had a wonderful time performing for their

classmates, family and friends.

Sport Report

Girls Touch Football On Monday 9th September, our Senior Girls’ Touch

Football team played the 4th Round of the PSSA

Knockout Competition. They had a convincing

win of 8-3 against Bulli Public School. The girls

showed commendable sportsmanship and work

well together as a team. Our next game is on

Wednesday against Shell Cove Public School. A

special thanks to Mr Masters for reffing our last 2

games.

Athletics A few weeks ago we had 61 students represent

our school at the Brokers Athletics Carnival. We

had a number of students place in their events,

with 18 students progressing to the South Coast

Athletics Carnival to be held this Friday in

Canberra.

Congratulations to our 4 age champions at

Brokers Athletics:

Madhu M: Junior Girls Champion

James D: Junior Boys Champion

Cooper M: 11 years Boys Champion

Morgan N: 12 years Boys Champion

Good luck to the following students who will be

representing our school at the South Coast

Athletics Carnival:

Lukas

Alex D

James D

Jordan F-L

Escher G

Kyden H

Aden J

Mitchell L

Madhu M

Isaac M

Jasmine M

Cooper M

William M

Morgan N

Charli O

Cody O

Emily P

Skye S

Representative Sport Term 3 Throughout Term 3 we have had a number of our

Stage 3 students represent our school at various

sporting trials and as part of Brokers and South

Coast representative teams. The various sports

include:

Brokers Girls Touch Football: Jordan F-L,

Gemma K, Eva F-L, Alex D, Skye S

South Coast Girls Netball: Skye S

Brokers Girls Rugby 7’s: Jordan F-L, Gemma

K, Eva F-L, Alex D, Skye S

South Coast Girls Rugby 7’s: Skye S

State Cross Country: Alex D

South Coast Boys Rugby Union: Cooper M

All Schools Boys Soccer (Nationals): Dylan K

South Coast Girls Softball: Skye S, Alex D,

Angelique S

Stage Three Canberra Payments A reminder that Canberra payments are due by

Friday 20 September 2019. All payments must be

made in full before students can attend this

excursion.

ICAS Assessments This is a reminder that the 2019 ICAS assessments

for English and Mathematics will be held in Week

9 for those students that have entered. Both

assessments will be held in the computer lab

during the morning session on Tuesday 17/10/19

(English) and Thursday (19/10/19). There will not be

any make up assessments if students are absent.

P & C 2019 Colour Run Update!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

The countdown is on! Thank you to everyone who

returned money and permission notes promptly.

No further notes or orders can be received.

A huge thank you to the very generous sponsors

and families, without their support this event would

not be possible;

Local Certification Services

Convenient Chemist Wollongong

The Sukara family

Term 3 Week 8 2019


The Ivaneza family

Hospital Hill Pharmacy

Awaken Dance and Fitness Academy

Prime Lawyers

Thank you to all the parents and community

members who have volunteered their time to

assist on the day. We have had a huge response.

As such if you have completed a form and can’t

see your name below, just come along and enjoy

the day from the spectators area. Please note NO

parents or younger siblings will be able to

participate in the Colour Run on the day due to

safety and supervision issues. The Playground will

also be OUT OF BOUNDS.

ALL VOLUNTEERS please note what time you are to

arrive and please wear something colourful! It is

very important all volunteers who are listed below

and have not received an email confirming your

role, email [email protected] ASAP.

Compulsory Educational Fees Please note any outstanding Educational Fees

need to be paid now, this is an annual fee of $30

per student. These fees are for subscriptions, IPad

apps, Reading Eggs, etc. and are charged on a

per-student basis. These items are used at school

to develop your child’s learning through

Technology. This fee must be paid before any

extracurricular activities are undertaken.

Playgroup Is Underway Thanks to Miriam Galvani,

our parent led playgroup

will be on again this year!

It is wonderful to be part of a community who

contribute to our children. In Term 3, the playgroup

will be down at James Pearson Park. The dates for

Term 3 playgroup are: 11 September and 25

September.

Uniform Shop The Uniform Shop will be CLOSED Friday 20th

September. No online orders placed from 14th

September will be distributed Friday 28th

September.

All 2020 Kindergarten dress orders will occur early

Term 4 at the Playgroup so if your daughter is

commencing next year, please attend to place

your order.

Double Deal - Helping your

school & the environment! You probably know about

Return & Earn? What you

may not know is that you can

contribute Return & Earn

money to Balgownie Public School! Return & Earn

works for those small single serve plastic bottles

(eg. gatorade), cans or glass bottles. Milk cartons

or big juice cartons etc are not accepted. You

can recycle them in your yellow bin at home.

Where is Return & Earn located? The automatic

deposit machine is located at the back of the

Fraternity Club in Fairy Meadow. When you get to

the Return & Earn collection point, simply scan the

barcode below and start feeding your bottles

down the chute. This money is then sent to the P &

C's PayPal account which will help us raise money

throughout the year. Every little bit helps and your

children are always the recipients of material

bought with the money raised for the school. Of

course recycling in any way is better than it going

to landfill, so you can involve your children in

Return & Earn where they can earn some pocket

money, or you can choose to donate it to one of

the charities or organisations listed.

Happy bottle & can collecting!

PLEASE ARRIVE

AT 1PM

PLEASE

ARRIVE AT

1:15PM

PLEASE ARRIVE

BY 2.30PM

Kimberley J Amy L Perri R

Catherine D Renae O’F Hayley H

Sam B Laila P Steve W

Emma K Jenice G Sam B

Clair R Emma T Tania A

Sally T Grace R Kelly H

Tania A Melissa B

Krista W Matt R

Kate N Jemma M

Loren J

Emma K

Carly R


Term 3 Week 8 2019


CORRIMAL SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB

BECOME A NIPPER!

Surf Life Saving is a great activity for growing a

child’s confidence, knowledge and skills in the

beach environment. Not only will your child have

fun and meet new friends, they will become part

of an iconic organisation that has served the

Australian community for over 100 years.

Nippers is a great family activity that is a lot of fun

for kids and adults alike. Membership is from

U6 to U14 years (U6 must turn 5 by 30th Sept 2018).

REGISTRATION DAY FOR NEW MEMBERS

SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 10AM-12 NOON

Or register online www.sls.com.au

ALL EXISTING MEMBERS PLEASE

RE-REGISTER ONLINE

www.sls.com.au

#mightyblackandwhite

#livelocalplaylocal

Five Year Ground Plan 2019.

Refurbish the

craft room.

Men’s Shed

Under trees,

natural play

space, dirt pits,

wooden

building stuff,

rocks, tonka

pits. Seats in

between.

Make different

sections.

Spruce up the entrance,

better signage. Art work

etc

Murals

planned

around school

to brighten

place. To be

painted on

marine ply and

with outdoor

water based

gloss paint.

3 raised

platforms

and storage

for creative

play

Planter boxes

along edges of

hall COLA- side

and end

Play Stage area

and dress up

box in behind

the crocodile.

Skinny shed to

store props

Lego table

with murals

on walls in

alcove near

top of stairs

Class

amphitheatre and

outdoor learning

classroom

Yarning circle and

bush tucker

garden. Remove

seats

Shade

planting

along

border

Knock out internal

walls, plumbing etc

and make better

sport storage

Trees in

pots,

spruce up

courtyard

in front of

heritage

building

Shade

planting

along

border

Shade

planting

along

border

Shade planting along

border

Move silver seating

under trees

Repaint the

existing murals

above the office

to freshen them

up.

Outdoor

musical

instruments

planned for

near hall

outdoor area

EYEWEAR- EITHER GOGGLES

x ARE PERFECT. PLEASE

N ENSURE THEY ARE CLEARLY

MARKED WITH YOUR NAME.

WHITE TSHIRT AND CLOTHES

FOR WHITE MUFTI DAY ON

FRIDAY 20TH

SEPTEMBER

SPARE CLOTHES TO WEAR

HOME……. eeek!!!

GOLD COINS TO PURCHASE

AN ICE BLOCK $1.00 OR

A BUBBLE WAND $1.00

FOR USE IN THE BUBBLE

FUN AREA

WHAT DO I NEED FOR THE COLOUR

RUN ON FRIDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2019?

NSW Early Days

Understanding Behaviour Workshop

When: Part 1 - Thursday, 26 September 2019 10:00am-1:00pm Part 2 – Thursday, 31 October 2019 10:00am-1:00pm

Where: The Shellharbour Club, Cnr Wattle & Shellharbour Rds, Shellharbour

Please note: Participants must have attended Part 1 in order to attend Part 2 of this workshop

Early Days Workshops are designed for parents and carers with a child (aged 0-7 years) who is

(or may be) on the autism spectrum

Understanding Behaviour Workshops focus on:

Understanding why children with Autism may struggle with behaviour

Identifying and Describing a Behaviour: Creating a clear description of a behaviour and

examining what happens before and after the behaviour

Understanding the Function of a Behaviour: Using the information that has been

gathered to identify what the child is communicating through their behaviour

Planning for Intervention: How to make environmental changes to support the child, find

realistic replacement behaviours and how to reward appropriate replacement behaviours

Workshops Are:

Facilitated by qualified professionals with backgrounds in providing services, advice and

supports to families of children on the spectrum

For small groups

Free of charge – all attendees will receive a range of resources

Run within school hours

Not able to provide childcare

To register for the workshop, please visit https://enews.autismspectrum.org.au/eventsandworkshopscalendar

Or for more information: Call (02) 8977 8353 or email [email protected]

The NSW Early Days program is funded by the Department of Social Services (DSS)

https://enews.autismspectrum.org.au/eventsandworkshopscalendar


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