Tarlington Parade BONNYRIGG NSW 2177 Email: Bonnyrigg-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Ph: (02) 9610 1511 Fax: 9823 7826 Web:bonnyrigg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au School Hours: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Bonnyrigg Public School Newsletter Term 1 Week 3, 2017

CALENDAR FOR 2017 Principal’s Message

WELCOME I want to welcome you back to the 2017 school year. I trust you have taken the opportunity to relax and renew a bit over the summer. I know there are busy days ahead for you as the new school year begins. The children have settled in well after the holidays and most are thriving in their new classes. The following are the classes for this year: Preschool – Linda MATHESON K Amethyst – Ly HUYNH K Jade – Natasha HANDCOCK 1 Ruby – Alison WHITE 1 Onyx – Rebecca VERNOT 2 Quartz – Karen McELROY/ Karla KING 2 Topaz – Rebecca WEST 3/4 Opal – Fiona NHAN 3/4 Pearl – Janet OSHANA-EMANOUEL 3/4 Sapphire – Sandra GAGLIANO 3/4 Moonstone – Lyndall HAYTON 5/6 Diamond – Nathan DAVIS 5/6 Emerald – Dean LOVE 5/6 Amber – Maureen FISO

FEBRUARY

9 Parramatta Eels Visit 12.30-1pm

13 Zumba 9.30-10.30am

20 Zumba 9.30-10.30am

27 Zumba 9.30-10.30am

28 Swimming Carnival Whitlam Centre

MARCH

6 Zumba 9.30-10.30am

13 Zumba 9.30-10.30am

14 Sydney South West Swimming

20 Zumba 9.30-10.30am

27 Zumba 9.30-10.30am

SUPPORT STAFF – Robyn BRADY, Karen FORLAND, Lyn O’MARA, Melissa FONSECA, Julie CHANTHAVONG TEACHER LIBRARIAN – Marianne GRASSO VIETNAMESE TEACHER – Khanh NGUYEN SCHOOL LEARNING SUPPORT OFFICERS: Diana DICKSON, Tracey WILSON, Jackie BRKIC, Vanessa PERKINS COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER: Jenefar JAMHOUR SCHOOLS AS COMMUNITIE CENTRES (SACC): Marianna HERRERA OFFICE ADMINISTRATION: Lindy TREVENA. Nuran SINECKI, Katerina TICCHIO, Nicole WELLS Most children starting Kindergarten this year will enter work or higher education in 2030. Given how quickly everything is changing, that is a lot of pressure on us as educators. Our schools are great, but they are going to need to be even better to serve young people by preparing them for that world. We need to think carefully about how we attract the best candidates into teaching and develop them to be excellent teachers. We need to consider what we teach and how we teach to ensure every child makes expected progress in every classroom and during every year at school. And we need to ensure that each child in our schools is cared for and supported. These are formidable challenges. It is what we all want – our schools providing a foundation for a purposeful, rewarding and fulfilling life for each child in our care. We will do this by committing to the improvement of every child, every teacher, every leader and every school.

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SCHOOL AND STUDENT SECURITY Our new electronic gate system is finally fully operational. Last week’s serious incident at Bonnyrigg H.S. served to highlight the importance of ensuring that in case of an emergency in the community that we are able to respond and secure the school accordingly. I extend my respect to all the staff, students and community of Bonnyrigg H.S. for their tremendous response that ensured this incident was dealt with appropriately and sensitively. On that note I would like to bring to your attention that the school pedestrian gate will NOT be opening until 8:30am which is the official school start time. Please do not buzz the intercom to be let in before this time unless there is a specific reason to do so eg. a prescheduled meeting. I also ask once again for your cooperation and understanding in not sending your children to school prior to this time. The pedestrian gate will open again at 2:45pm to allow parents in to collect their children. This includes our preschool parents who I ask respectfully to not arrive prior to 2:45pm to wait for their children. This still allows plenty of time for parents of preschool students to collect their older children from the assembly area. A reminder of these times will be included each fortnight in the newsletter.

BEST START The Best Start initiative provides support to our youngest students with literacy and numeracy during the first year of school. This week all our Kindergarten students took part in this. State wide assessment that helps teachers identify the literacy and numeracy skills of each student at the beginning of Kindergarten. Children start school with a range of early literacy knowledge, skills and understandings. Best Start Kindergarten Assessment: Literacy involves teachers finding out about each student’s early literacy knowledge, skills and understandings by using a series of specially designed assessment tasks. The assessment, which will be conducted in English, will help teachers develop effective learning programs that build upon what students know and can do when they start Kindergarten.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL The swimming carnival which was scheduled for this week has been cancelled for the whole school due to a number of risk factors. These include the high number of non-swimmers across the school, the extreme weather conditions and the time constraints for compliance with the new management system. A note will be sent home with eligible students inviting them to participate at a carnival with another local school. This would be for the purpose of registering an official time for Zone. Please note that should you accept this invitation it will be the responsibility of parents to take them to this carnival.

UPDATED INFORMATION On many occasions we try to contact parents/carers due to a child being sick or injured and parents have not been able to be contacted on the numbers provided. This causes much distress to the children. If you have changed your mobile or moved please inform the office.

NRL VISIT This Thursday 9th February the NRL Parramatta Eels will be visiting our school to promote the sport to our children. They will be bringing some players and have some giveaways to give the students. They have given us the heads up that photos may be taken! If you do not wish your child to be photographed please ensure that the correct permissions are updated

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Your child will need to bring to school the following supplies for 2017.

Kindergarten to Year 2

Paint shirt

6 glue sticks

2 boxes of tissues

2 x pump hand wash

4 x paper towel rolls

Years 3 to 6

4x lead pencils,

2x red pens, 2x blue pens, 2x black pens

1 x 30cm rigid ruler

1x eraser (rubber)

1x pencil sharpener

1x glue stick

small pair of scissors

textas

twist up crayons

pencils

1x highlighter

1x black sharpie marker

1x black Artline felt tip pen

2x boxes of tissues

2x paper towel rolls

1 x handwash

Newspapers (for art activities)

Plastic containers (for art activities)

HomeReading Library Bag

Dear parents please ensure your child brings in their home reading bag as soon as possible so that home reading and library borrowing can start. Every child needs a home reading bag to participate in home reading and library activities.

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Canteen Notice As of next Monday 13th February, the canteen will be serving Breakfast every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8.30am to 9.00am. Below is a price list detailing the food that will be served:

Slice of toast with a choice of toppings: Margarine Cream cheese Vegemite Jam

$1.00

Bowl of cereal $1.50

Slice of Banana Cake $1.00

Slice of Fresh fruit $1.00

Specials on alternate days: Pancakes Toasted Sandwich French Toast Mini Egg Omelette

$1.50 $1.00 $1.00 $1.50

TIMES FOR THE ELECTRONIC PEDESTRIAN GATE

8:30am – 9:15am | 2:45pm – 3:30pm

During these times, the electronic gate is unlocked for entry and exit to the school.

Outside these times the gate will be locked. Entry and exit will be via pressing the button located on

the gate and waiting for a response from our office staff.

Unless you require picking your child up early from

the front office, the gate will remain closed until 2:45pm.

PLEASE NOTE: There is no access to the school

grounds via the Car park gate. This is for the safety of you and your children. Ensure only the pedestrian

gate is used for entry of a morning.

UNIFORM ORDER FORM

Student ___________________________ Class __________ Date ____________

Parent Contact Number ______________________Deliver to class ______________

Items Sizes Price Size Quantity Total $

Polo Shirt - s/sleeve 4 - 16

S - 4XL

$25.00

$30.50

Microfibre Sport Short – NOT AVAILABLE

THROUGH STUDENT ASSISTANCE

4-16

S-3XL

$13.00

$15.00

Boys Gabardine Cargo Shorts 4 – 16

S – 2XL

$18.00

$23.50

Boys Gabardine Cargo Pants 4 – 16

S – 2XL

$22.00

$31.00

Girls Pants 4 – 16 $21.00

Girls Box Pleat Shorts 4 – 16 $21.00

Girls School Dress 4 - 10

12 – 16

$42.00

$44.00

Girls Tights 4 – 14 $10.50

Microfibre Jackets – NOT AVAILABLE

THROUGH STUDENT ASSISTANCE

4-16

S-3XL

$55.00

$59.00

Microfibre Sport Trackpants – NOT

AVAILABLE THROUGH STUDENT

ASSISTANCE

4-16

S-3XL

$25.00

$27.50

Fleece Jumpers 4 – 16

S – 4XL

$20.00

$25.50

Bucket Hat

Caps

S – M

OS

$13.00

$13.50

TOTAL $

Please place correct money in an envelope with your full name and contact number

and return to the office.

BONNYRIGG PUBLIC SCHOOL

Principal: Voula Hatzidimitriou

Tarlington Parade, Bonnyrigg 2177 Telephone: 9610 151 Facsimile: 9823 7826

bonnyrigg-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au