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1-2W sharing their Dreamtime story at assembly

43-45 Charles Street, Blackalls Park 2283

Phone: 4959 1213 Fax: 4950 4913 Web: www.blackallpk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: blackallpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Public School

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Woolworths Earn and Learn started last Wednesday. Our school is taking part again

this year so please collect your stickers. You can drop them into the box at the

front office or the box at Woolworths marked Blackalls Park P. S.

Thank you in advance for supporting our school.

What’s on at

B.P.P.S. ____________________

Friday 11th August

Band 8.15am

Junior Netball Gala Day Monday 14th August

Tennis

Zone Athletics Tuesday 15th August

Dance

ICAS Maths test

Wed 16th – 18th August

Myuna Bay – Yr 4 Full payment due by Friday 11th August

Friday 18th August

Band 8.15am

Senior Netball Gala Day

Monday 21st August

Tennis Tuesday 22nd August

Dance Wednesday 23rd August

Newcastle Permanent Maths Competition

Thursday 24th August

Book Parade/Book Fair Friday 25th August

Band 8.15am __________________________

4th – 6th September

Central NSW – Yrs 5 & 6 Full payment due by Wednesday 30th August

You might have heard on the news that NAPLAN is moving online

from 2018. Our school has already started testing our computer

readiness. Yesterday, around thirty of our Year 3 students went

through the process of logging onto computers and attempting to

perform a NAPLAN test online. There were some hiccups with the

technology and software. The children however took the hold-ups

and difficulties in their stride. We will not receive any results from

these trial tests.

Our Public Speakers all performed admirably last week in the

finals of the Lake Macquarie West Zone Public Speaking

Competition. We didn’t have any speakers invited to compete at

the Inter-Schools finals but one of our youngest students, Isla C,

in Early Stage 1 was Highly Commended for her efforts. Miss

Jeffrey will enjoy handing out the students’ awards when they

arrive at school.

Isla C with her proud mum

We are on the look-out for new enrolments for 2018. If you know anyone in the area with a pre-schooler ready for school please ask them to contact the school.

Nicole Wotherspoon-Brown

Relieving Principal

Awards for Term 3 - Week 3

The Act of Kindness Award Term 3 Week 3 went to

Oliver C for making someone feel special.

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This program is nearly full. We have one spot left because of a cancellation. If you are interested please contact the office ASAP. This will be an intensive program with the children attending every day during weeks 9 and 10. The cost is $65. Most people have paid their $20 deposit, can you please pay the remaining $45 by Wednesday 6th September. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Merit Certificates You Can Do It! Student of the Week KA Zarlee C

Owen H Persephone R Tae E

K-1N Chase G-W Kayla D Tyler M William S Mason D

1-2W Hayden S Porscha C Lachlan M Matilda B Tyler L

1-2A Luke C Austin G Alexis B Blaide L Isaac M

2-3F Lila C Oliver C Meila E Cordelia R

3-4M Layne M

Alexander C Latarni W-G Kaleb K

Amelia B 4-5K Alyssa R

Tatiarna N Caide B Patrick C Beau M

5-6H Lainee P

Toby H Jye S Olivia H

James S 6WB Emilie C

Grace R Nicola S Ally S

Amy S

BAND

AUGUST

BIRTHDAYS

2nd Joshua F

5th Kloie T

6th Jaxon S

12th Matilda B

17th Nyah E-C

20th Owen C

21st Eric H

24th Sienna R

25th Clayton T

28th Zac W

31st Abbie B

BOOK WEEK: To celebrate Book Week this year we will be having a book parade on Thursday 24th August 2017. Children will need to choose a character from a book and dress up on the day. More information will follow closer to the date.

BOOK FAIR: We will be having a Book Fair with children able to purchase books on the day of the book parade to take home and enjoy or to donate to the library. This is a great opportunity to support the school and the library. All purchases earn reward points for the school to purchase books. I will be talking to each class about these events over the next few weeks. If you have any further questions, please contact me at school. Thank you

Mrs Cashin

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This week’s game is 3 sevens in a row

To play this weeks’ game you will need some scrap paper, pencils and dice.

Have players draw a 3 x 3 grid as a game board. Players

take turns to roll a six sided dice and write the number

rolled in one of their boxes. The goal is to be able to write

two numbers in each box that combine to make 7. Players

continue taking turns until a player has been the first to

make 3 sevens in a row.

To make it trickier, you might like to find some bigger dice

and change the target.

For example with a 0-9 dice you could make it the first to

get 3 tens in a row or with a 20 sided dice to find friends of

20 in a row.

To infinity and beyond! Craig Findley (Instructional Leader)

6 + 1 5 + 2 + 5

4 + 3 3 +

1 + 6

Kindergarten 2018

We are now taking

enrolments for

Kindergarten 2018

Please ring or call in at the

office to place your child’s

name on our list. If you know

of any pre-schoolers in your

area please pass this

message on to them.

Father Day presents that were ordered, will be going home with students Thursday 31st August.

A decision has been made that we will not be selling pikelets from the canteen until

further notice. We have had a big decline in canteen volunteers so it is not possible

to make pikelets at this time, sorry for any inconvenience.

Monday mornings 8.45-9.15am Thursday mornings 8.45-9.15am Thursday afternoons 2.30-3.00pm

CANTEEN ROSTER – Term 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

August 14 August 15 August 16 August 17 August 18

Jeena Y Melitta H Help needed CLOSED Mel F / Sheree R Help needed Help needed Kelly B

Tuesday 6th September

6:30pm in the staffroom

Don’t forget our online ordering system, it works very well.