I am extremely proud of all of our Bongil Bongil public speakers. They all did an amazing job and special mention to the following students who either won their category or were highly commended.

Early Stage 1 Winner - Liyla Davis Early Stage 1 Highly Commended - Lucas Bellette Stage 1 Winner - Ruari Buttle Stage 2 Highly Commended - Oscar Hickey Stage 3 Highly Commended - Kane Perrie

Staff this week have analysed data from recent assessments to ensure we are delivering quality teaching and learning programs that address the learning needs of all children. I was impressed by the level of thoroughness and professional discussion that was conducted by all staff. Stage 3 will be participating in a cyber safety session on Monday. It is being conducted by Police Youth Liaision Officer, Jo Brookes. It is vitally important that we are all

well informed about the dangers of being online and how to be safe. Here is a link https://www.esafety.gov.au/

education-resources/iparent

Thanks to the SRC for organising activities for our Day for Daniel which aims to increase awareness of how to stay safe. Have a great weekend! Brad Lyne - Principal Community Cookbook Order Form You can now pre-order your copy of ‘Boambee’s Best Bites!’ We are using the publishing company ‘Schoolyard Stories’ to publish our cookbook, which will be printed in full colour and be of exceptional quality. Our Boambee Community Cookbook is A5 size, 92 pages long and filled with loads of delicious and nutritious family favourite recipes. It is a highly personalised cookbook, including lots of student photos and drawings. An order form went home yesterday to all families. Reserve your copy now so you don’t miss out! It will make a perfect Christmas gift! The cost is $15.00 each or for 2 or more copies $13.00 each.

All classes in the school are part of our cookbook. If you do not wish to have your child/children’s photo included in our cookbook please let the office know during Week 4, as the print run is scheduled for the beginning of Week 5.

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BOAMBEE BULLETIN Phone 6653 1107 ‘Achievement through Effort’ Fax 6658 2543

E-mail boambee-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au BPS online www.boambee-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

“How to be happy! Decide every morning you are in a good mood”

Year 6 Farewell/Graduation An information note about the Year 6 Farewell/Graduation went home yesterday. We will be having a meeting at the school on Thursday, 3rd November at 6pm for Year 6 parents to assist with the organisation of this event. Menu, decorations, cake etc will be discussed at that time. If you can come along and offer your assistance, it would be greatly appreciated. Year 1 to 4 Swimming Program for Non-Swimmers

This program has now been extended to Year 1 students who are Non-Swimmers

This year in Term 4, Week 6, 100 Non-Swimming students will have an opportunity to participate in an Intensive Swimming Program for one week. The cost of this program is $20.00 per child which covers the cost of entry to the pool, lessons from qualified instructors and bus transport there and back. This program is subsidised by a Sporting Schools Grant. We still have quite a few spaces left. If you would like your child to participate please send the permission note with payment back to the school by Friday, 4th November. Ritchies IGA Community Benefits Please make sure you have a Ritchies IGA Community Benefits card with our school as the beneficiary. Every time you make a purchase and swipe your card the school receives 1% of what you spent. Pop into the store for more information or log onto www.ritchies.com.au.

ASSEMBLY Week 2 CLASS AWARDS Congratulations to the following students for their fantastic week at school.

KL Bailey Webb & Bianca Smith KD Joshua Evans & Rhyse Ward KF Sophie Bourne & Alannah Moore KW Eric Burns & Lila Wheeler-Smith 1G Miley Smith & Amali Te Skinner 1A Jye Blake & Taylor Williams 1W Bryson Galvin & Graham Cook 2H Cooper Brooks & Hayden Brown 2D Noah Corner & Sophie Taylor 2S Max Tiedeman & Adelaide Trindall 3/4D Claire Richards & Brianna Schweikert 3/4T Aiden Beynon-Whitelaw & Mitch Shaw 3/4J Isabelle Zammitt & Ella-Ruth Beynon Whitelaw 3/4F Harry Fardy & Jay Bloomfield 5/6T Benjamin McArtney & Lance Marland 5/6M Andrew Spencer & Liam Larnach 5/6G Jayden Purnell & Hayden O’Rourke

2S won the Gus Award last week.

The next Assembly will be on Friday, 4th November from 1.00pm in our school hall. School Hours Teachers are officially on duty at our school from 8.30am. We ask that no child be at school before 8.30am as teachers don’t officially commence duty until that time. The bell to start school rings at 8.50am. Please make sure your child is at school before that time to assist us with our no interruptions policy. No Interruptions Policy This term we are trying to implement a school wide policy to allow for learning to continue and progress uninterrupted. This has been going well. Students will remain in class and will only leave the classroom if they are sick, injured or need to go to the toilet. The office won’t be running messages before 1pm to ensure the quality learning environment is maintained. Your continued support is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Kinder Transition Program Thursday, 3rd November 2016

9.15am until 11.00am in the Kinder classrooms The children will again participate in early literacy,

numeracy, craft, singing and tabloid activities in the Kinder classroom. Parents are to walk students to the

Kinder classrooms and collect them at the Tallow wood tree at 11.00am.

2016 Class Requisites Last week we sent invoices home for all outstanding class requisite payments for each family. Class requisites are the essential tools students will need during the year to support learning. The requisite fee covers the packs all the students were issued with at the beginning of the school year. In the packs each student received their school books and classroom materials to assist in their learning. The cost of requisites for Kinder is $50.00 each child and Year 1 to 6 is $65.00 each child. If you have not paid these yet, please make payment by Friday, 18th November 2016. A massive thank you to all our families who have already paid. “Day For Daniel!” There was a sea of red at our school today for the “Day for Daniel”. Look out for next week’s back page for some lovely pictures. Our students wrote “Day for Daniel” in chalk and covered it with the coins everyone donated. Thank you for your wonderful donations and support. Kinder Dolphin Marine Magic Excursion As part of our Save Our Seas unit, Kindergarten went on their excursion to Dolphin Marine Magic. During our time there we learnt all about the different ways we can look after our sea life to ensure their survival. Later on in the term Kindergarten will also be participating in the ‘Seal the Loop’ program which will see our Kindergartens design a poster to go with a fishing line bin at Boambee Beach. Stay tuned for more details. Year 3 and 4 Bongil Bongil National Park Excursion As part of our Bridges unit of work, Year 3 and 4 will visit the Bongil Bongil National Park to assess the design of the Bonville Creek train bridge. Students will gather information to design an appropriate footbridge to cross Bonville Creek from the picnic area. This excursion will be held on Wednesday, 2nd November. The cost is $6.00 per student which covers the bus and a sausage sizzle lunch. Bus Travelling Information for 2017 If your child is starting Kinder next year, going from Year 2 to 3 or from Year 6 to 7 a new bus application form needs to be completed. A reminder if you have any concerns about your child’s bus safety, please contact the relevant bus company. All bus applications are completed online by going to transportnsw.info/school-students.

Student Banking Student banking is every Thursday. Just drop your bank book in the green tub at the canteen as soon as you get to school.

Bingo Eyes down at the Coffs Ex Services Club every Tuesday from 7.00pm. Please come along and have some Bingo fun.

Bingo Roster Kate Kelly, Leanne Krainik and Kieran Richards will be

organising the Bingo on the 1st November 2016. Canteen Special This week’s special is a Mini Chicken Wrap with any drink for only $5.00. The Mini Chicken Wrap is a hot tenderloin with lettuce, grated carrot, tomato and cheese. Canteen Roster Wed 2 Nov Kristy Watson & Debbie Crowfoot Thu 3 Nov Allison Main & Agnieszka Hambling Fri 4 Nov Julie Bellamy, Ellen Davis & Mel Fardy Uniform Shop The uniform shop is open from 9.00am until 10.30am every Monday morning. Wendy will not be open on Monday, 28th November. To help our new Kindergarten families, the uniform shop will be open on the 5th December for extended hours from 9.00am until 2.00pm.

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Important Dates 31.10.16 Cyber Safety and Anti-Bullying Information Session Year 5 & 6 02.11.16 Year 3 & 4 Excursion to Bongil Bongil 03.11.16 2017 Kinder Orientation 9.15am-11.00am 03.11.16 Year 6 Farewell/Graduation Meeting 04.11.16 Assembly 1.00pm 11.11.16 Remembrance Day 14.11.16 to 18.11.16 Year 2 to 4 Swimming Program 21.11.16 P&C AGM Meeting 02.11.16 Yarn Up 11.00am in KF Classroom 06.12.16 Toormina High Orientation Day Coffs High Orientation Day Orara High Orientation Day 12.12.16 Year 6 Graduation 13.12.16 Picnic Day

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“Dolphin Marine Magic”