Bondi Beach Public School School Newsletter T4W5 Principal's … · 2020. 12. 13. · Recorder Ensemble Our Year 2 Recorder groups have been getting ready for their first performance

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Principal's News T4W5School Disco

What a wonderful night! Thank you to the P&C committee members who worked to create a memorable and amazing school disco. The activities and the food stalls worked so well to create a fun and a well organised event.

Battle of the Minds

Last Wednesday a group of year 6 students attended the Battle of the Minds at Rose Bay Public School. The day involved competitions and workshops around problem solving, quizzes and conundrums. Well done to the teams. Please read their report below.

Kindergarten Transition

Next Wednesday is our last Kindergarten Transition morning for 2020. The parents and carers have been involved in quality information sessions delivered by our experienced Kindergarten staff whilst the students attend classes in the Kindergarten rooms. It is wonderful to see the children transition to school life so well.

Bookshelf/Cubicle Donation

There are still some white IKEA bookshelves in the hall which are available free of charge. Please arrange with the office if you wish to collect any.

P&C Meeting

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All are welcome to the P&C AGM next Tuesday at 7pm. We will meet in the staffroom. Come along and hear what the P&C are organising for 2020.

Alexia DuncanActing Principal

Office News

Remembrance Day AssemblyOur Remembrance Day Assembly will be held on Monday 11th November at 10:45am in The Quad.

All Welcome

Kiss and GoThe kiss and go area is a no parking zone. This means you may stop to drop off or pick up your children for a maximum of 2 minutes, remaining in, or within 3 metres of your car. Council parking officers and/or highway patrol can and will book you so please be vigilant and move on quickly.

Presentation Day CeremonyAll parents and carers are invited to attend our presentation day ceremonies held in the school hall.

• Years K-2: Thursday 12 December 2019 at 11:30am - 1pm • Years 3-6: Wednesday 11 December 2019 at 9:30am - 11am

Judith JenkinsonStage 1 Coordinator

All School News



Plastic bottle caps collection for a wonderful cause - UPDATE AFTER WEEK 1After the first week of collecting plastic bottle caps which are going to be recycled into prosthetic limbs for children in need, there has been such a positive and overwhelming show of support from the whole school community. Every class from K-6, staff and the canteen have worked together and contributed to our whole school collective box, which is almost completely full!

It is even great to see that classes are integrating this initiative with mathematics lessons. 1K have been extremely busy keeping a daily tally count, grouping and sorting their bottle caps. 1K collected a total of 978 bottle caps for just their class in one week. Awesome effort everybody, keep up the enthusiasm and happy collecting! 4V students will go around to all classes again next Friday to collect.

This is such a fantastic opportunity to make a difference in children’s lives, minimize our impact on the environment and help show the world what can be



done with what is considered waste.

Sophia Elise-VasiliYear 4 Teacher

Music News

Recorder EnsembleOur Year 2 Recorder groups have been getting ready for their first performance in Week 6 at 2M’s Thursday assembly.

The Senior Recorder Ensemble have been busy rehearsing for Carols by the Sea on the 11th December. Students who are currently in one of the Year 2 recorder groups and are interested in joining the Senior Recorder Ensemble next year will need to audition in Week 8. More details from Mr West.

Important Dates1) Band Expo 12 Nov 11:30am : For students interested in joining Band next year. Our conductors will demonstrate a range of band instruments that students can learn as part of the BBPS band program.

All Year 2's will attend this Expo plus any interested students in Years 3-6.

2) Junior and Senior Band:

Our Band Evening concert will be held on the 16th Dec at 6:30pm.

Junior and Senior Band will be showcasing their talents. A few special items will also be included in the program.

Mr WestMusic Teacher

Festivilion right on our doorstep!BBPS Choir is performing at this exciting festival to celebrate our iconic Bondi Pavilion: ‘Festivilion’. Bondi Pavilion has been a part of so many of our lives as our first cultural hub. Children from BBPS have been performing there for decades.

I am thrilled that our wonderful violin group will be performing at 11.30a.m. and



our fabulous choir will be doing a set from 12.15 on Saturday 16th November. They’ll be alongside many old BBPS students playing in rock bands in the amphitheatre. There is a wonderful art workshop programme for the kids and it’s free. Come along and support our choir and violinists, and celebrate all our great cultural neighbourhood with your friends. Please see programme below.

Hope to see you there, Cassy

Stage 1 News

Year 1 NewsIt has been another fun and exciting week in Year one this week! The students have really enjoyed learning tennis skills at Got Game and doing Mathematics rotations. We are beginning to talk about what we are feeling excited about



learning in Year Two but are making the most of our last few weeks together in our Year One classes. I hope everyone has a lovely weekend after all their hard work this week. We are looking forward to another wonderful week in Year One next week!

Rosa HortonYear 1 Teacher

Stage 3 News

Battle of the MindsOn Wednesday, eight of our Stage 3 students attended the Battle of the Minds tournament at Rose Bay Public School. The students competed against 10 other local schools to solve puzzles, riddles and much more! It was a pleasure to see the teamwork and excitement from these students who represented Bondi Beach Public School with pride.

"We enjoyed many of the different challenges at Battle of the Minds, one of them being the Rebus puzzles. The main reason we enjoyed this challenge was because we had to think about the image in ways we normally wouldn't. We also liked Einstein's Riddle. This was due to the fact that it was challenging and it helped us think about riddles in a new way."

Year 6 team- Jagger, Lynda, Amelia and Josh W

"We enjoyed figuring out answers, as it was challenging but fun at the same time. The hardest activity was Einstein's Riddle, but another activity that was really challenging was the team challenge. Two people couldn't use their hands and two people were blindfolded and we had to make a strong windproof structure. It was also a very good feeling when we spent ages working out something and it was right!"

Year 5 team- Olivia, Lewis, Josh B and Hanna

Well Done!



Melis KaraCoordinator

Important dates for your diary

Week 5

• Mon 11 Nov: 10:45am - Remembrance Day Assembly in the Quad• Thurs 12 Nov:

◦ 11:30am - Band Expo◦ 7pm - P&C Meeting held in the Staffroom

• Wed 13 Nov: ◦ 9:30am - Kindergarten Transition #3◦ Stage 3 Surfing - Session 6 (6L)

• Fri 15 Nov: Stage 3 Surfing - Sessions 1-5

Week 6

• Mon 18 Nov: 9am - School Spec Rehearsals @ Genea Netball Centre - Leave BBPS @ 7am

• Tues 19 Nov: 9am - Stage 2 Walking Tour Excursion @ The Rocks • Wed 20 Nov:

◦ School Spec Rehearsal @ Qudos Bank Arena - times TBC◦ Stage 3 Surfing - Session 6 (5F)



• Thurs 21 Nov: ◦ School Spec Rehearsal @ Qudos Bank Arena - times TBC◦ 9am - Anglican and Catholic Christmas show for scripture students

held in the hall◦ 2:15pm - K-2 Assembly hosted by 2M

• Fri 22 Nov: ◦ School Spec Performances @ Qudos Bank Arena - matinee and

evening ◦ Stage 3 Surfing Sessions 1-5

• Sat 23 Nov: ◦ School Spec Performances @ Qudos Bank Arena - matinee and

evening

Week 7

• Wed 27 Nov: 1:45pm - Stage 3 Surfing - Session 6 (5R)• Fri 29 Nov: 10am - Stage 3 Surfing - Sessions 1-5

P&C News

P&C MeetingWe have our next P&C meeting on Tuesday the 12th November at 7pm in the staff room. This will be our AGM where we present audited financials along with hearing from the Canteen, Hive, Uniform shop and our fundraising and events efforts. Alexia will also present a Principal’s report so its an excellent catch-up for anyone who feels they want to know a bit more about what’s happening behind the scenes. We stick quite well to a 7-8.30pm deadline so you can plan to be home shortly after that.

Being the AGM, my position as El Presidente is also up for grabs. I’ve been in the role for more than 3 years (its closer to five). If someone would like the title, then I cannot stand again. So if you feel like adding something to your resume and want to get a bit deeper into school life, it’s a wonderful opportunity. It doesn’t require that much of your time. If nobody chooses to stand, I will happily continue in the role for another year.

We have added a new co-ordinator for our fundraising efforts and the delightful



Arielle Nakache-Moulay has stepped forward to steer that. We will allocate some time each meeting to brainstorming different event opportunities. Ones that we’ve had in the past for example are a Moonlight Cinema, an Aboriginal Art fair and of course our kids disco which is the Glowchella event happening this Friday. So if you are a creative type, we’re always open to something new. And the events are as much a chance for the parent community to get together as they are for fundraising purposes.

We are also looking for someone that has grant application experience as there are many different grant opportunities that sit squarely within our remit of being a school P&C body, but also a space that serves the community. We shall ask at the meeting for any takers for this spot as well.

And if you have volunteered at the school in any capacity whatsoever this year and have not yet received an invite to our Volunteer’s drinks at Shuk, please send an email to Antje at [email protected]. Something like a quarter of all school families have at least one parent helping out which is a staggeringly large number when we are all time short and its worth celebrating that – and so we will.

Thanks,

RobEl Prez

Festivillion BBPS kids have been getting creative! Our choir, our violin group and many dancers have been working for weeks to get together some fantastic entertainment which will be showcased at Bondi Pavilion as part of Festivilion on Sat 16 November. Our Hive kids have been working on amazing artwork which will be shown throughout the Pavilion in giant cut outs and marine sculptures.

There will be free art workshops and 'clayplay' for the kids. Free music all day including 16 rock bands from Rose Bay Secondary College, jazz and choir performances. Wander through and see the marine installation, grab some food from the sizzle, and the chai tent and enjoy the fair atmosphere. Half of BBPS will be there. Come and enjoy our local community festival. All free.



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Sydney Academy of ChessJust a friendly reminder that the chess class is due to start on Wednesday, 16 October 2019,

8:00am to 9:00am.

If you would like to book, please contact us immediately on either [email protected] or call us on (02) 9745 1170.

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Bondi Beach Public School School Newsletter T4W5 Principal's … · 2020. 12. 13. · Recorder Ensemble Our Year 2 Recorder groups have been getting ready for their first performance