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TERM 3, Week 8 Bilpin Public School Tuesday 10th September 2019
NEWSLETTER 2517 Bells Line of Road, Bilpin NSW 2758 Phone: 4567 1154 Fax: 4567 1388
Email: [email protected] Webpage: www.bilpin-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
** All newsletter attachments / notes will also be available for printing from the school webpage **
IMPORTANT DATES PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Hawkesbury District PSSA Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to Abby, Ariarn, Cleo, Leander, Dion, Keira, Peppa and Bailey who competed at the Hawkesbury District PSSA Athletics Carnival. We achieved some great results and Abby, Leander and Dion will now represent Hawkesbury at the Sydney West Carnival at Blacktown on 17th October. We wish them all the best. Results were: Abby T - 1st 11Yr Girls 100m Leander - 2nd Junior Girls 800m 3rd Junior Girls Long Jump Dion - 2nd 11Yr Boys shot put 3rd 11Yr Boys discus We are looking forward to presenting their ribbons when the school receives them.
Bilpin Bush Run
On Saturday 24th August, Bilpin Bush Run was held. It was a lovely day for a run in the bush with a full contingent of runners and more spectators than usual, so the BBQ was extremely popular! I would like to thank all the people for helping with organisation prior to the day and on the day with cooking and serving. Marty Graham, David Hazeltine, Cheryl Baird, Sue Tydeman, Michelle Leer and Angie Pirie.
I would also like to thank all of the teachers and Mr Eugene for giving up their Saturday to work at the Bush Run. Patrick, Cleo, Ariarn, Mia B and Mia M were also a big help with serving. Your time and assistance was much appreciated! Many thanks to all our donors and bakers as well. On behalf of the school and the P & C, I would like to thank Cathy Wilson, Penny McKinlay and the Bilpin Bush Fire Brigade for their organisation of a wonderful event and for continuing to allow us the opportunity to run the BBQ for the day as a special fundraiser to support the school.
After expenses, we raised approximately $2700 which is a fantastic effort!
Please see the P & C section for all donors, cooks and helpers.
Kindergarten 2020 Transition Program Last week I had the pleasure of meeting our new Kindergarten students for 2020 and delivering their invitations for our transition program which begins next week.
SEPTEMBER
Thursday 12th – Small Schools’
Public Speaking and Debating
Competition
Tuesday 17th – 1st Kindergarten
Transition day 1pm – 3.00pm
Wednesday 18th – Year 5
Leadership Training Day
Thursday 19th – Friday 20th – 5/6
YMCA Camp
Monday 23rd – Year 6 Ambassador
Visit
Monday 23rd – Parent Assembly
Tuesday 24th – Newsletter
Tuesday 24th – Return Uniform
Order
Friday 27th – K/1/2 Brewongle
Excursion and last day of school
The transition program will begin on Tuesday 17th September and continue into early Term 4, culminating in our Kindergarten Orientation Day on Tuesday 26th November.
If you are aware of any neighbours or friends that have school age children but have not yet contacted the school, please encourage them to contact the office for enrolment information. Thanking you.
Small Schools’ Public Speaking and Debating Competition
On Thursday, 12th September, Ariarn, Isaac, Max, Billie, Annika and Sojo will compete at the Small Schools’ Public Speaking and Debating Competition at Maraylya Public School.
I would like to thank Ms Wheen for all the time and effort she has spent in coaching the students with their speeches.
I would also like to thank Mr Gaffey, the Principal at Maraylya for organising the competition and providing this opportunity for our students to compete against other small schools in the area.
We know the students will perform fabulously on Thursday and make us very proud!
Year 5 Leadership Training Day
Next week, on Wednesday 18th September, the Year 5 Leadership Training Day will take place. I had the pleasure of training the Year 10 leaders from Colo High School a few weeks ago and they are looking forward to working with the Year 5 students from across the Colo Learning Community of schools.
The Year 5 students will participate in activities about the 5 Building Blocks of Leadership in readiness for student elections in Term 4.
The permission note for this program was sent home on Friday 6th September and is due back by Friday 13th September.
Parent Assembly
Our next Parent Assembly will be held on Monday 23rd September. We hope you are able to join us for the presentation of Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards.
Yr 5/6 YMCA Camp
A reminder for parents that payment must be finalised before Friday 13th September. An information sheet outlining what students need to take for the 2 days will be sent home next week. Children will need to be dropped off at the YMCA by 9.45am on Thursday 19th September and collected on Friday 20th at 1.30pm.
Multicultural Public Speaking Competition
Congratulations to Annika for her excellent performance when she participated in the Multicultural Public Speaking Competition in Week 5.
Hawkesbury Dance Festival Tickets
Attached to the newsletter is information regarding the Dance Festival tickets. Please ensure notes are returned by Friday 20th September.
State Orienteering Championships Well done to Mia, Annika and Billie who went along to the State Orienteering Championships at Mittagong last weekend. Billie was placed 2nd in the 9 Year Girls Sprint and Annika 2nd in the 10 Year Girls Sprint. Fantastic work! Thanks to their families who took them all the way there. We hope you had a great time!
Mrs Melanie Mackie
Principal
CLASS NEWS
CLASS K/1/2 - Mrs McCloy & Ms Wheen
This week K/1/2 are learning about fractions. Kindergarten are looking at equal shares of a whole and Years 1 and 2 are investigating parts of a whole and parts of a collection. In English this week we are looking at commas in lists. We are also learning about instructions as an informative text. K/1/2 will be designing their own LEGO models and then writing their own instruction booklet for another team to use to assemble their model. In Drama this week we are continuing our unit on story building. Last week we became pirates complete with our own origami pirate hats (although our hats were a little small!). In Science K/1/2 have been busy learning about all aspects of insects ready for our excursion to Brewongle in Week 10.
CLASS 3/4 - Mrs Mackie & Mrs Carroll
Students have been continuing to present speeches of a very high standard. We look forward to their last presentation, their Show Bag Character Presentation, during the last week of school. The students have been working diligently in class, particularly during Literacy Groups. Students began a new rotation last week. Their books will continue to be sent home each day to practice fluency and expression. Please ensure they are returned daily as the books are required for their rotations. For the next 3 weeks, the students will be working on Multiplication and Division as well as Fractions and Decimals in Mathematics. During Writing, we will be focussing on Informative Texts and Poetry. In fitness we are working on kicking and dribbling. Students are working through their Life Education program during the Personal and Development and Health component of PDHPE. Enjoy your week!
CLASS 5/6 - Mr Hynds
My students having been working conscientiously and achieving great success with their class work over the past few weeks after some disruptions to our normal classroom routines due to many extracurricular activities. Over the next two weeks we will be talking about our exciting YMCA Camp happening at the end of next week and giving students information in regard to activities and what they need to bring along. We will be continuing our usual spelling, reading and homework routines up to that point. In Numeracy our topics include multiplication, addition, percentages, angles, volume and data. We will also continue our work in Science on earthquakes and on our connections around the world topic in Geography. Year 5 students and our Year 6 leadership group received notes last Friday in regard to the Leadership Day next week. Please sign and return these ASAP.
NEWS, NOTES AND HAPPENINGS
NOTES Home
NOTES Due
Year 5 Leadership Training Day Friday 13th September
Yr 5/6 YMCA Camp Friday 13th September
Hawkesbury Dance Festival Tickets Friday 20th September
School Uniform Order form Tuesday 24th September
AWARDS
PBL
Week 5 K/1/2: Ivie 3/4: Zakath 5/6: Oskar
Week 6 K/1/2: Chloe N 3/4: Lexie 5/6: Zak
Week 7 K/1/2: Ben 3/4: Annika 5/6: Aliza
CANTEEN Many thanks to the parents who have volunteered in the canteen this term. A roster for Term 4 is attached to the newsletter. Please return them by Friday 27th September, to ensure a roster can be created ready for the beginning of the term.
CANTEEN ROSTER MONDAY
16/09 – Rebecca Giles 23/09 – Edie Bullock
P & C
Many thanks to all the volunteers and donors who supported the Bilpin Bush Run on Saturday 24th August.
Munro Quality Meats Wilberforce
Kurrajong Bakery Donors:
Hillbilly Cider – donation of 8 boxes of non-alcoholic cider
Greg Giles – use of large cool room
Tadrosse family
Pirie family
Baird family
Kezik/Demmocks family
McCarthy/Phillips family
Teuma/Miller family
Westland family
Barrett family
Williams family
Carle family
Galbraith family
Harris-Beissel family
Baking:
Bourke/Leer family,
Baird family
Teuma/Miller family
MacRae family
Kelly Haines
Graham family Helpers:
Bourke/Leer family
Hazeltine family
Graham family
Croumbie-Brown/Tydeman family
COMMUNITY NEWS
TEE BALL – 2019-20 Hawkesbury Baseball Club
Bensons Lane, Richmond
Summer Season starts 12th October & runs until March (excluding school holidays)
We are looking for players aged 5, 6, 7 or 8 for our Under 8 and Under 9 teams.
Games played on Saturday mornings
Registration cost – governing bodies $35 to $60 (based on age) Club fee covered by Active Kids Voucher
For further information please contact Rod on 0414 733 859
or email [email protected]
The Bilpin Flower Show will run from Saturday 12th October from 11am
until 4pm and continue on Sunday 13th October from 10am until 3pm.
There are 4 categories for children;
9 years and under (2 categories) Toy Story in flowers
Vegetable construction
15 years and under (2 categories) In a teapot
Like a rainbow
All entries for the Show are received between 10am until 8pm on Friday 11th October at the Bilpin Hall. Entry is free.
We encourage students to support the Bilpin Flower Show by entering in the following categories and attending over the weekend, which is the last weekend of the school holidays.
What’s On at Penrith Observatory in September 2019 Date: Saturday 7 September 2019
Event name: Public Astronomy Night: The Lives of Stars
Event details: Speaker – Ms Raelene Sommer
It seems like the stars last forever but they don’t. This evening will be an exploration of stellar evolution, including
star formation, the reactions inside of stars, and what happens when they run out of fuel for nuclear fusion.
Includes presentation, short 3D movie, tour of the dome and viewing of the night sky through a range of
telescopes (weather permitting).
$18.00 Adult
$12.00 Child/Concession
$50.00 Family (2 adults + 2 children)
Children under 3 years of age free.
IMPORTANT: Parents/Carers are responsible for and must remain with their children at all times.
BOOKINGS VIA OUR WEBSITE ESSENTIAL
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Venue Address: Penrith Observatory (Building AO), Western Sydney University, Werrington North campus, Great
Western Highway, Werrington 2747
Contact phone or website for public enquiries and bookings:
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/observatorypenrith/penrith_observatory/whats_on
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/894100034301039/
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Date: Saturday 21 September 2019
Event name: Public Astronomy Night: How to be a Cosmic Revolutionary
Event details: Speaker – Dr Luke Barnes
Our universe is a strange place, but have scientists made it a bit too weird? Expanding space? Curved space? Dark
matter and dark energy? Redshift? Why do scientists think that the Big Bang is a good idea? I’ll explain the
evidence for the Big Bang, and how you could try to do better.
Includes presentation, short 3D movie, tour of the dome and viewing of the night sky through a range of
telescopes (weather permitting).
$18.00 Adult
$12.00 Child/Concession
$50.00 Family (2 adults + 2 children)
Children under 3 years of age free.
IMPORTANT: Parents/Carers are responsible for and must remain with their children at all times.
BOOKINGS VIA OUR WEBSITE ESSENTIAL
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Venue Address: Penrith Observatory (Building AO), Western Sydney University, Werrington North campus, Great
Western Highway, Werrington 2747
Contact phone or website for public enquiries and bookings:
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/observatorypenrith/penrith_observatory/whats_on
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3248830218467935/
*Payment is required upon ordering. Please enclose order with payment in sealed envelope. Please make cheques payable to ‘BILPIN PUBLIC SCHOOL P & C’. Orders to be sent to Bilpin P.S. Office
Attention - Mrs Chapman. ** For further information please phone Tessa McLaughlin 0407 481 080 **
BILPIN PUBLIC SCHOOL
UNIFORM PRICE LIST AS AT 20TH MARCH 2018 (All prices include GST)
ITEM SIZE QTY. PRICE Boys Grey Shorts 4 - 16 $25.00
Boys Grey Cargo Shorts 4 – 16 $25.00
Boys Grey Long Pants 4 – 16 $25.00
Boys Grey Cargo Long Pants 4 – 16 $26.00
Boys Green Basketball Shorts 4 - 14 $16.00
Gold Polo Shirt
6 - 16 $20.00
Green & Gold Polo
6 – 14 $25.00
Green & Gold Polo
XS - S $28.00
Gold Skivvy 4 - 16 $15.00
Girls Skort 4 - 16 $25.00
School Green Fleecy Zip Jacket 4 - 14 $30.00
School Green Polar Fleece Jumper 4 - 14 $28.00
Girls Green Fleecy Bootleg Pants 4 - 16 $28.00
Trackpants 4 - 14 $28.00
Library Bag $6.00
Sunglasses $15.00
Bucket Hat 58cm $15.00
Akubra Hat – Only L available at school
L 58-59cm $15.00
Insulated lunch order bag Re-usable $12.50
CHILD’S NAME........................................................................................ CLASS: ………………….. PHONE NUMBER: ……..……..…………… TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $........................
ORDERS DUE TUESDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER – LATE ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
BILPIN PUBLIC SCHOOL TERM 4 2019
CANTEEN ROSTER
DATE MONDAY DATE THURSDAY
14TH OCT
17TH OCT
21ST OCT
24TH OCT
28TH OCT
31ST OCT
4TH NOV
7TH NOV
11TH NOV
14TH NOV
18TH NOV
21ST NOV
25TH NOV
28TH NOV
2ND DEC
5TH DEC
Canteen hours are 9.30 am to 2.30 pm approximately
If you are unable to make your rostered day, please phone the Canteen Co-ordinator, Rebecca Tadrosse on 0415 312 995
