BILPIN PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Excellence in Learning 2517 Bells Line of Road, BILPIN 2758 Telephone: 4567 1154 Fax: 4567 1388 Email: bilpin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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Term 4 Week 6 Tuesday 15th November, 2016

TERM 4 2016

Tues 15th Nov - 2017 Kindergarten Orientation Day

Wed 16th Nov - Drumming Workshop - Yr 5

Fri 18th Nov - Gymnastics K-6

Mon 21st - Fri 2nd Dec - Swimming Scheme Yr 1-Yr 6

Thurs 24th Nov - White Ribbon Breakfast

Fri 25th Nov - Gymnastics K-6

Fri 25th Nov - Yr 5 Leadership Day

Fri 25th Nov - Book Club orders due

Tues 29th Nov - Scripture Christmas Presentation

Fri 2nd Dec - Gymnastics K-6

Tues 6th Dec - Year 6 High School Orientation Day

Wed 7th Dec - PRESENTATION DAY

Fri 9th Dec - Return order form for

2017 Yr 6 shirts

Fri 9th Dec - Gymnastics K-6

Tues 13th Dec - Thank You Morning Tea 10.00am

Fri 16th Dec - Students’ last day of Term 4

Dates to Remember

We are now winding down to the busiest time of the year. This newsletter features information about up and coming events for the rest of the term. Please keep these important dates in your calendar.

Kindergarten Orientation Today the Kindergarten Transition program will conclude with the Kindergarten Orientation. The new Kindies participated in a variety of activities with their buddies who will be looking after them during 2017. Parents attended an information session in the library where they were provided with information about the school and the P & C. I would like to thank Kelly Haines our Uniform Coordinator, for being present to discuss uniform orders. Parents wishing to order uniforms must pay cash or cheque, payable to the Bilpin P&C, otherwise orders cannot be filled. Payment CANNOT be made online via the school website. I would like to thanks Mrs Oram for the time and effort she has put into the transition activities for the students. Mrs Chapman spends a lot of time in the lead up to Kindergarten Orientation preparing information packages for the parents and students. We are very grateful for her organisation and for making such a memorable package for the students. We look forward to seeing them in their new school uniforms on

Tuesday 31st January 2017!

P & C Meeting

To be advised

The Staff Room 3.40pm

White Ribbon Breakfast Bilpin Public School is taking an important step to break the silence on violence against women. On Thursday 24th November students and their parents are invited to celebrate the White Ribbon Campaign. Between 7:30am - 9am the staff will be hosting a BBQ to create awareness about violence against women in our society, and encouraging students and their parents to have healthy and respectful relationships. Bilpin School is urging everyone in our community to break the silence about violence against women. Our school will be joining thousands of schools, businesses, individuals and communities across Australia who will be participating in various White Ribbon Day activities to raise awareness around violence against women. White Ribbon Day, is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and it is the day in which men and women throughout Australia wear a white ribbon as a personal oath to never commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women and children. For more information about White Ribbon Day visit www.whiteribbonday.org.au. Please complete the attached order form so that we can ensure we have enough food for the day. We look forward to sharing this important event with you.

Swimming School

Swim School begins on Monday 21st November and will conclude on Friday 2nd December. Please ensure that permission notes and payment is forwarded to the school before Friday 18th November. Students will not be able to attend without written permission. Payment can be either by cash or cheque (made out to ‘Bilpin Public School’). Payment can also be made by using the Parent Online Payment option (POP) on the school website:- www.bilpin-p.school.nsw.edu.au During Swim School, students will still be able to order lunch from the canteen. However there is no canteen on Monday 21st November and Thursday 24th November. Canteen will be available on Monday 28th November and Thursday 1st December. Students will need to ensure they have their recess, lunch (as normal), drink, a towel, hat, costumes, sun screen, goggles and a change of clothes to take with them to the pool. Students will leave school at 1.00pm and return by 3.25pm If parents wish to collect their child from the pool for an extended

Bilpin Public School P & C Committee are as follows

President Darryl Carle 4567 1018 Please feel free to contact any of Vice President Angie Pirie 4567 7469 these representatives if you have Treasurer April Vigurs 0404 476 806 any concerns you wish to discuss Secretary Nikki Wheen 4567 1154

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swim, students will need to be signed out. Richmond Pool then requires parents to re-enter the pool with their child and pay a separate social swimming entry payment.

Year 5 Leadership Training Day

On Friday 25th November, Year 5 students will attend the Year 5 Leadership Training Day for the Colo High feeder schools, at Richmond North Public School. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the skills required to be an effective and successful school leader. Student will also be able to meet students from other primary schools who they will attend Year 7 with in 2018. We hope that students will be able to share what they have learned when they present their student leadership speeches for 2017. A permission note was sent home with the previous newsletter.

Year 5 Elections

Eligible Year 5 students will present their speeches on Tuesday 6th December at 10am in the library. Students will be given speech writing guidelines and criteria this week. Speeches need to be handed to Mr Hynds and Mrs Mackie to read before Thursday 1st December. The successful students will be announced at Presentation Day on Wednesday 7th December.

Enrolments 2017 At present we are in the process of planning for 2017. If you know of a child that was intending to enrol next year that has not yet done so, can you please let the office know. If you happen to be leaving next year but have not yet notified any staff member, please notify the office as soon as possible. Accurate enrolment numbers play a vital role in the formation of classes and the allocation of staffing. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Reports Student reports will be sent home on Friday 9th December. Any parents who wish to talk to their child’s teacher are welcome to organise a mutually convenient time for an interview.

Special Scripture Christmas Presentation On Tuesday 29th November the Catholic and Protestant scripture groups will be combining for a Special Christmas Assembly. Students from Townsville University will be presenting a play and singing several songs. Students who attend Bahai or Non-Scripture will be given a permission note to attend, which needs to be returned to school before 29th November. Parents have also been invited to attend the presentation which commences at 9.30am.

Award Assembly Our last Parent Assembly will be held on Monday 28th November at 10am to accommodate swim school. At this assembly, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Awards will be presented.

Colo High School Orientation The Year 6 students will be attending the Year 7 Orientation at Colo High School on Tuesday 6th December. All parents are reminded that they will need to attend the day with their child.

Final School Assembly and Thank You Morning Tea The final school assembly for 2016 will be held on Tuesday 13th December at 10.00am to be followed by the Thank You Morning Tea in the library. We would like to invite all the parents and community members who have helped us during the year. We look forward to seeing you on this day so we can take the opportunity to thank you for your time and effort. Please note that in the event of inclement weather on Presentation Day (Wednesday 7th December), this day will serve as our ‘back up’ Presentation Day. A PROGRAM FOR PRESENTATION DAY WAS SENT HOME LAST FRIDAY.

Salvation Army Christmas Fundraiser The Salvation Army provides Christmas hampers and gifts to needy families within the Hawkesbury community each year as part of a national Christmas appeal. The Salvation Army prefer to give grocery gift cards for clients to have the opportunity to purchase their own Christmas items as they feel that this allows for more dignity to those in need. This year we have attached to the newsletter an envelope for each family to make a donation if they wish, to this worthy charity. Please return your envelope to the school office by Friday 9th December, 2016. Your donation will be much appreciated by needy Hawkesbury families.

Thank You Many thanks to Tony Noonan for his kind donation of pelargoniums which will be planted in our gardens to beautify our grounds.

Mrs M Mackie Principal

CLASS NEWS

KINDERGARTEN/YEAR 1 - Mrs Oram and Mrs McCloy

K/1 will be completing their Term 4 assessment tasks this week for English and Maths, this will involve lots of 1:1 work with Mrs Oram and Mrs McCloy. We will still be having normal lessons in the following weeks, however as swim school is starting next week, there will not be as much class time. During swim school, we will have reading groups at these times: Monday 9.45am, Tuesday 11.45am, Thursday 9.45am, Friday 10.30am and maths lessons after recess.

Maths homework for Year 1 this week is Unit 31 and next week is Unit 32. Please do not worry if your child is not up to these units, they can continue working in their books until they have finished and bring them to me for marking each week.

CLASS 2/3 - Mrs Mackie Students have been doing a fabulous job with their prepared speeches. The last speech that was placed in the Homework Outline will be completed in class instead of at home so that students can focus on completing their Australian Habitat Dioramas which are due

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next week. If you haven’t already sent your Swimming Scheme notes to school, please kindly return them before the end of this week. Week 8 will be the last week of Homework for this year. Our last parent assembly will take place on Monday 28th November at 10.00am. This will be the last assembly for Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum awards for the year. It is hard to believe this year is nearly over! It has gone so fast and all of the boys and girls have grown so much physically as well as emotionally. There is still much to do in the last 5 weeks we have left!

CLASS 4/5/6 - Mr Hynds Our 3 week reading rotation is in its final week before students commence a new reader next week. We welcome any parents who would like to assist in listening to groups read on a Monday and Tuesday at 10.45am and on Wednesday at 12.00pm. This week we will finalise mathematics assessment activities with concepts in Measurement. We will also be revising some areas of Number and Space. In Writing students have been completing some assessment tasks, focusing on accurate spelling, punctuation and well-structured sentences in their self-editing. In pairs we are also creating a design brief for a product created using a piece of foam. As part of this task the class has also been examining the persuasive techniques used in printed advertising. They will be using these techniques to create a matching ad for the finished product and explain in a short oral presentation which techniques they chose and why. Students have a compulsory information report due for an oral presentation this week or next week. It is an assessment task for Speaking and Listening. We will glue the task sheet everyone has received into homework books for parents to peruse. They will have time to complete some of the research at school, but will need to do some preparation and practice at home. A reminder that Year 6 students need to gather together some home photos of themselves to bring in on a memory stick. They will be used as part of their memories book they will be creating for the Year 6 Farewell activities. Year 5 students who are interested in standing for leadership positions in 2017 will bring home information regarding their responsibilities involved and can start to prepare their speeches to be handed in.

P & C NEWS

P & C Meeting A date and time for the last P & C Meeting for 2016 will be advised in the next newsletter.

P & C Positions 2017

Canteen Coordinator

I would like to thank Michelle Coe for the fantastic work she has done as Canteen Coordinator this year. Michelle is unable to continue in this role in 2017 so we are seeking out volunteers who may be able to take on this role next year.

Please see Angie Pirie or Michelle Coe if you have may questions regarding the roles and responsibilities of this position.

As the canteen is the biggest fundraiser for our school, we hope someone is able to take on this very important role.

Book Club Coordinator

At the end of this year, Hannah Carpenter will be leaving us. She has tirelessly worked as Book Club Coordinator for the past 6 years. Michelle Leer has kindly offered to take on this role in 2017. Thank you Michelle.

Thank you Hannah for all the time you have spent cross checking orders ensuring that our students received their goodies each month! Thanks must also go to Eli for making sure the books always arrived at school safely!

Canteen News The following parents have been rostered on for Term 4. Thursday 17th November - Michelle Leer

Monday 21st November - CLOSED

Thursday 24th November - CLOSED

Monday 28th November - Helen Newman &

Vanessa Smith

Thursday 1st December - Elizabeth Peters

Monday 5th December - Kelly Haines &

Sam Craigie

Thursday 8th December - CLOSED

Canteen Specials

The following items will be discontinued next year. Specials for the remaining of this term are -

Spinach & Ricotta Rolls $2.50

Potato Bake $1.50

Banana Bread - $1 per slice (recess only)

GRANDPARENT’S FUN AFTERNOON

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COMMUNITY NEWS