Contact Details: Address: Jacaranda Avenue, Bradbury. 2560 NSW Phone:

4625 2271 Email: bradbury-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.bradburyp.schools.det.nsw.edu.au P & C: Meets on the third Tuesday of the month.

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Thursday 4 March 2021

From the Principal

Swimming Carnival The swimming carnival was definitely a little bit quieter this year with only the competitors attending. Hopefully next year we can get back to taking all of the primary students. It was still great to see the competing students try their best. Zone Swimming Carnival Well done Bradbury! We came second in Zone for swimming. Thank you to all the students who competed.

Upcoming Events

9 March 2021 Regional Swimming Carnival

P&C AGM 5pm

11 March 2021 Selective High School placement

test

12 March 2021 Summer GALA Day 1

16 March 2021 Harmony Day

18 March 2021 Cross Country

1 April 2021 Easter Hat Parade K-2

2 April 2021 Good Friday

20 April 2021 Term 2 - Students Return

Regional Swimming Carnival Congratulations and best wishes to the students who will be representing the school at Regionals next Tuesday.

Prioritising attendance In 2020 our students did very well to continue their learning, however due to the disruptions of Covid some learning time was lost therefore we are asking parents to prioritise their child’s attendance. The Department of Education has provided the school with additional funds to employ extra teachers to make up for lost learning. This support is only for 2021. So in order for you to support your child we encourage you to not allow your children days off for birthdays, to look after younger children, to go shopping, to keep you company or because they were tired from a late night. Children who are used to having days off school for these kinds of reasons develop an attitude that their attendance at school is not very important to you. Teach your children that being on time is an important habit to develop. Children that are constantly late to school miss a very important part of the school day when the teacher outlines what is happening during the day. It is also an important part of the day for new skills and concepts to be presented to students, as this is the part of the day when they are freshest and can concentrate better. Students that are late to school miss these messages and then find that they do not know what is going on and feel like they do not belong.

Transition to school program – Buzzy Bees At this stage we are planning to begin Term 2 week 2. This is designed for students intending to enrol into Bradbury PS Kindergarten for 2022. Enrolment packages and additional information will be advertised and available Monday 8 March 2021. Harmony Day Bradbury PS will be celebrating Harmony Week on Tuesday 16 March. Students will be involved in classroom activities. What is Harmony Week? It is a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, and the successful integration of migrants into our community.

Australia is one of the most successful multicultural countries in the world and we should celebrate this and work to

maintain it.

Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic

background, united by a set of core Australian values. Why orange? Orange is the colour chosen to represent Harmony Week. Traditionally, orange signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect. Students can choose to wear cultural dress or something orange on Harmony Day Tuesday 16 March to show their support for cultural diversity and an inclusive Australia.

K-2 Merit Awards

Congratulations to all of our K-2 students who received a merit award this week.

Safe, Respectful Learner Awards Merit Awards

KB Roxana H KB Hurairah I

KB Hawa R KB Hasan N

KV Jaick M KV Sianne B

KV Aaliyah H KV Amelia C

KD Ekaterina N KD Emerson H

KD Zara C KD Ellah K

KM Billy T KM Thomas S

KM Mackenzie W KM Loveah T

K/1R Scarlett M K/1R Noah E

K/1R Leviticus S K/1R Tiana M

1C Elizabeth 1C Christina A

1C Illia O 1C Flynn C

1W Jesse J 1W Codis N

1W Ruby H 1W Lucia C

1S Violet O 1S Maisarah R

1S Thomas K 1S Adam A

1E Ibrahim A 1E Heath B

1E Leilani A 1E Leah Nupier

2B Tyreece C 2B Anika F

2B Faith S 2B Tokio B

2H Mia T 2H Scarlett L

2H Jake W 2H Eli O

2J Ebonie R 2J PJ A

2J Johan 2J Aayushka P

2A Liyana S 2A Shania H

2A Aaron S 2A Teikoelolo T

K-2W Ifhaam C

3-6 Merit Awards Congratulations to all of our 3-6 students who received a merit award this week.

Safe Respectful Learner Awards Merit Awards

3P Angus B 3P Matilda C

3P Haidon R 3P Piper B

3G Poppy S 3G Rawas H

3G Kaiden P 3G Noah T

3/4H Alice N 3/4H Briannon M

3/4H Zahra M 3/4H Jackson W

4D Isabella B 4D Fynn M

4D Lync T 4D Celeste J

4G Abigail A 4G Hayden T

4G Reuben R 4G Amelia T

4B Anton R 4B Jaxon R

4B Kristy S 4B Isaac H

5A Mercy P 5A Charli G

5A Mohommed Z 5A Lachlan C

5C Issachar A 5C Evan R

5C Maali T 5C Jacob E

5L Laga O 5L Layla O

5L Luke R 5L Monna S

5/6M Tajib R 5/6M Zarif H

5/6M Arisha H 5/6M Inan R

6B Elise S 6B Sukaina A

6B Luke R 6B James C

6P Jumana A 6P Zara M

6P Dylan E 6P Walles S

6S William B 6S Cheyenne G

6S Lily C 6S Caitlin

k-6G Nic P K-6G Dean N

K-6S Dante B K-6S Omar A

K-6P Taimana M K-6P Matthew H

2021 SRC Representatives

3E Gene M

Scarlett Mc

3P Charlotte C

Fadel S

3G Maddy B Kaidyn L

3/4H Zaviaar I

Daiana M

4D Chace L

Mashiya H

4G Zaid K

Anabia S

4B Uriah L Kristy S

5L Kyle P Ella M

5C Tyson S Huda W

5A Charli G

Samuel S

5/6M Jeremy F Abyan C

UNIT Matthew H

Dante B Mitchell B

Smoking on or near school grounds We ask our community to remember that smoking is prohibited on school grounds and to please observe the smoking signs near our entry gates and ensure that you are at least 4 metres away for the safety of all of our community. School Banking The P&C are setting up school banking for 2021. Bank books need to come in each Wednesday morning to the classroom to be processed. Teachers will return the bank books to students ready for the next week. More information will be provided to our Kindergarten and new families soon if you would like to join the school banking program.

Police Liaison Officer Visit for Stage 3 students On Wednesday 10th March, Constable Louise Michelle from Campbelltown will visit our stage 3 students to talk about internet safety especially around social media apps. This will link into our PDHPE curriculum on cybersafety and make them aware of their responsibilities when using social media and the internet at home in a safe way.

Stage 2 Ribbon Recipients for Weeks 3 and 5 Congratulations to our Ribbon recipients Elijah M, Archal C, Jackson W, Michael B and Gene M.

Selective High School placement test information Applicants for Year 7 placement in a selective high school in 2022 are required to take the Selective High School Placement Test to be held from 9.00am to 1.30pm on Thursday 11 March 2021. The test centre for students from Bradbury Public School is: Thomas Reddall High School Cnr Woodhouse Drive & Jaggers Place AMBARVALE NSW 2560 It is the parent’s responsibility to get students to and from the Test Centre on Thursday the 11th of March. P&C news Reminder our AGM meeting is on Tuesday the 9th March at 5pm in the school library. All positions will become vacant on that night and a new executive committee will be selected. Nomination forms are available online on the (school Facebook page and newsletter) or printed copies are available at the front office. Submit your nomination on or before Monday the 8th March. Once the new executive team has been announced then the first official meeting will immediately commence. I hope you all stay safe and laugh plenty. Niddal Karaki P&C president GALA DAY Week 7 Our first Primary GALA Day starts in Week 7, Students are to wear full sports uniform, bring their Bradbury hat, drink bottles, lunch and recess and sunscreen for the day. Gala fields are as follows: OzTag – Eschol park, Softball- Milton park, T Ball- Rosemeadow Playing Fields, Cricket- Jackson Park.

NAPLAN 2021 Reminder: Years 3 and 5 will be involved in NAPLAN practice tests in weeks 9 and 10 of term 1.