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Coming Events

Term 3

Thursday, 26th September Celebration of Learning

Friday, 27th September Last Day of Term

Calendar of Events

Week 6

Friday, 30th August Transition to Kindergarten Class

Week 7—PLP 3 Way Interviews

Monday, 2nd September

School Banking

ASAP—Tennis/Homework Centre P&C Meeting - 6pm

Tuesday, 3rd September

ASAP—Hockey/Homework Centre

Wednesday, 4th September

ASAP—Computer Club/Homework Centre

Thursday, 5th September Assembly—2pm

Friday, 6th September Transition to Kindergarten Class

Week 8—PLP 3 Way Interviews

Monday, 9th September

School Banking

ASAP—Tennis/Homework Centre

Tuesday, 10th September

ASAP—Hockey/Homework Centre

Wednesday, 11th September

ASAP—Computer Club/Homework Centre

Black Mountain Public School

815 Black Mountain Road, Black Mountain NSW 2365

Phone: 02 6775 0192 Fax: 6775 0228

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.blackmtn-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3, 2019 – Week 6 Tuesday, 27th August 2019

ASAP—3 Days/2nd Bus

Tennis – Monday

Hockey – Tuesday

Computer Club - Wednesday

Reminder:

Morning Supervision

begins at 8.10am. Please

do not leave your child/

children at school before

this time.

mailto:[email protected]


Principal’s Report

Dear Parents/Carers,

It’s hard to believe that we are half

way through Term 3! Staff and students

are busy preparing for Celebration of

Learning, which will take place at the

end of this term. In the last two weeks,

we have travelled to Sandon Public

School in Armidale for our annual

Science Day where students participated in a range of Science

Activities, enjoyed by all students. Thank you to all staff who

attended, ensuring a successful excursion. Last week, we held

our Book Fair Parade. I attended professional learning at our

Northern Tablelands Network Learning Day for Principals, and

on Wednesday, we are going to Wattle Ridge to celebrate

NAIDOC Week.

I am excited to report that our rigorous External Validation

process and journey has

been submitted. In two

weeks’ time, our panel will

meet with our teaching

team to analyse our

submission. I’d like to thank

all our staff for their support

and expertise during this

time.

I’d like to wish Mrs Sally

Castle, our transition co-ordinator all the very best as she takes

up a full-time position at another school. We wish her well in

her new position and would like to take this

opportunity to thank her for her dedication to our school. Her

expertise provided all transition students with the best possible

start to their education and I thank her on behalf of all families

and staff for her commitment to public education. At present,

our transition class has expanded and we now have a class of 10

which is very exciting for our school. Mrs Nikki Robinson will be

our Transition teacher.

Kindest regards,

Mrs Justine Eddy

Relieving Principal

K-2 Stars of the Week


Mikyla Patterson

Musician Award

Amber Hayes—our Musician of the Week.

Mariska Campbell



Science Day Fun at

Sandon Public School

Three-way interviews will be taking place in Week 7 and

8 this term.

Please find attached interview times for Miss Lindeman

and Mrs Eddy. If you have not already done so please

complete a form and indicate the best times that suit

your family to attend these meetings with your child/

children.

PLP Interview Times

Reminder

On Friday, 16th August 2019 students from Black Mountain Public School participated in a Science Day in Armidale, hosted by Sandon Public School.

The students attended a range of workshops, allowing them to explore the different areas Science has to offer.

K-2 students engaged in workshops based around sound, the human brain, healthy eating habits and robotics. They had a wonderful day exploring, through hands-on activities and extending their knowledge of Science.

The 3-6 students enjoyed colourful chemistry making elephant toothpaste using a variety of household products that created a fun chemical reaction. They also participated in exciting electronics using batteries to power up a small light bulb. The last activity for the day was exploring seeds and insects where they duplicated a paper seed to represent the transportation of seeds in the environment.

P&C Meeting

Just a reminder the next meeting of the P&C is Monday, 2nd

September 2019 at 6pm.

We would love to see some new faces to help support our

great school. Come along, have a bite to eat and share your

ideas with our P&C.

Our great P&C will once again be catering at our annual

Celebration of Learning which will be a great night to get

together with family and friends to celebrate our students

learning so far this year.

No Hat No Play

As part of our school uniform policy all students are required

to wear a broad brimmed hat at recess and lunchtime and

for all other outside activities.

If your child does not have a hat they will be asked to sit in

the shade at recess and lunchtime. Please ensure your child

has a hat at school at all times.

The green broad brimmed hats can be purchased from

Terrys Menswear in Guyra.



Our Book Fair was a great hit with the students taking

advantage of the many interesting and colourful books

on display that Scholastic Books provided for us. Some

students were lucky enough to have a voucher to spend

as their prize for costume originality and design.

The students excelled with their costumes this year

which made it difficult for our judges to decide on the

winners of the various categories.

The results from the parade were:

Khaleal Iboai— Year 5

Jayda Hayes—Year 5

Amber Hayes—Year 4

Xavier Maunder—Year 2

Tanyarli Patterson—Year 1

Savannah Veall—Kindergarten

Book Fair and Parade

Last Thursday we had the pleasure of working with Mr

Murray from Guyra Central School on some STEM

inspired challenges. His visit was the first of a number

of opportunities that will take place, to facilitate our

transition to high school program during Terms 3 and 4.

Last week, our challenge was to work in two teams to

create a solid weight-bearing structure using only blue-

tac and spaghetti .

The students did a fantastic job collaborating with their

project, following this up with effective team work to

test and amend their ideas. We look forward to the

next experience which will take place at Guyra Central

School.




Justine Eddy - PLP Interview Times

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Complete your preference for interview times below and return form to school as soon as possible.

I, ____________________________________, will be available to attend an interview at any of the below times:

Preference 1: Date _______________ Time: ________________



Signed: ________________________________ Date: _______________

Week 7

Monday 2nd September

Tuesday 3rd September

Wednesday 4th September

Thursday 5th September

Friday 6th September

2.40pm 3.00pm 3.20pm 3.40pm 4.00pm 4.20pm 4.40pm 5.00pm 5.20pm

8.10am 8.30am 2.40pm 3.00pm 3.20pm 3.40pm 4.00pm 4.20pm 4.40pm




Week 8

Monday 9th September

Tuesday 10th September

Wednesday 11th September

Thursday 12th September

Friday 13th September






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