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Balmain Public School Volume 4 Issue 3 1 November 2019
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PIGEON POST 2019 NOVEMBER • Tues 5 ~ Senior strings
performing at morning lines
• Wed 6
• Wed 6 ~ P&C meeting 7pm
• Sun 10 ~ Belle Property BALMAIN FUN RUN
www.balmainfunrun.com.au
• Wed 13 ~ Beethoven & Bach bands performing at morning lines
• Wed 20 ~ Kindergarten Orientation
DECEMBER • Mon 16 ~ Year 6 Graduation
• Tues 17 ~ Celebration of Learning
• Wed 18 ~ LAST DAY
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ALL UNDERLINED ENTRIES ON THIS PAGE ARE LINKED TO UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR, WEBSITE AND/OR OUR
INSTAGRAM PAGE
School Calendar
2019 TERM 4 @ BPSWEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
44 November 5 November
Senior strings performing at morning lines
6 November P&C Meeting ~ 7pm ~ ConneXion Hub
7 November 8 November
510 November Belle Property BALMAIN FUN RUN
11 November REMEMBRANCE
DAY
12 November 13 November Beethoven & Bach bands performing at morning lines
14 November 15 November
618 November 19 November 20 November
Kindergarten Orientation
21 November 22 November
725 November 26 November 27 November 28 November 29 November
82 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 December
99 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 13 December
1016 December Year 6 Graduation @ Balmain Town Hall
17 December Celebration of Learning @ Balmain Town Hall
18 December Last day of school for students and staff
BPS event
P&C event
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P! Pal A"tral# P$t
Balmain Public School has registered for a PenPal writing opportunity through Australia Post. We are very excited to engage with authentic writing, to focus on writing skills (paragraphing, drafting, editing, sentence structure), handwriting, questioning and comprehending. Australia Post matches classes to schools around Australia with classes of the same grade with similar student numbers.
Teachers will approach this authentic writing opportunity with sensitivity to the disclosure of personal information. For example, letter writing will not respond to personal questions and will only engage in general questions based around school life. A student’s full name, age or address will not be communicated at any time. The letter writing process will be explicitly guided by the classroom teachers.
Students will engage in writing and responding through this initiative. General topics discussed in letter writing may include: - Favourite colours, subjects, interests - School programs: investigations, music, ProjectNEST, Freedom 2 Learn - Current incursions/excursions: Sydney Dance Company, Halloween Disco, gymnastics
The whole letter writing experience is supported by ‘The Pen Pal Club’ by Sally Morgan. Lesson plans have been developed to further support writing in a specific manner. For example, whilst this whole experience places an emphasis on letter writing, lessons hone in on the teaching skills. A very specific example may include the teaching of adjectives. This encourages students to ask themselves, ‘how can I make my writing more interesting through the use of adjectives?’
We have commenced our letter writing this week and look forward to receiving letters from other students around Australia!
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Sa%y M&g'
Sally Morgan is one of Australia's best-known Aboriginal artists and writers.
For as long as she can remember, Sally wanted to paint and write but at school she was discouraged from expressing herself through her art because her teachers failed to see the promise in her individual style. It was not until she researched her family history and discovered her Aboriginal identity that she found meaning in her images and gained the confidence to pick up her paints again. Sally’s widely-acclaimed first book, My Place, has sold over half a million copies in Australia. Her children's picture story books include Little Piggies and Hurry Up Oscar. She has collaborated with artist and illustrator Bronwyn Bancroft (past parent of Balmain PS) on several picture books including Dan's Grampa. Curly and the Fent was written by Sally in collaboration with her children Ambelin, Blaze and Ezekiel. Sally is a Professor at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at the University of Western Australia and lives in Perth with her three children.
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EARLY STAGE ONE & STAGE ONE ~ LEARN LIVE LEAD
K Duruga Lily O - consistently being a kind and supportive friend K Potoroo Thomas R - working persistently to achieve handwriting goals K/1 Miima Emily L - contributing to our class discussions and making a pop art 1/2 Banjorah Genevieve P - always showing a positive attitude to her learning and supporting others 1/2 Collarenebri Vivan N - his great enthusiasm for mathematics 1/2 Gidgjirrigaa Annabel L - her excellent piece of persuasive writing. Well done! 1/2 Hielamon Charlotte R - always trying her best in her work
S2 & S3 ~ POSITIVE PETE & YOU CAN DO IT! (Term 4 ~ Resilience)
S2 Positive Pete - Jayden Y (3/4A) ~ S3 Positive Pete - Eeshna S (5/6N)
3/4 Alura Hudson L - working hard to improve his focus 3/4 Kabi Kabi Matilda P - showing great resilience when faced with challenging situations 3/4 Malya Zacharie S - resilience in bouncing back to uncomfortable situations by being positive and caring 4/5 Manbara Olivia S - being a dedicated student and giving things a go! 5/6 Lamalama Hannah B - her resilient approach to working with many groups of people at one time during ProjectNest. Well done! 5/6 Nakkara Laila C - viewing difficulties as challenges with an optimistic mindset 5/6 Waka Waka Jonathan T - using a range of strategies to spell complex words 5/6 Yorta Yorta Annie P - her concentration and focus during library this week
ES1 & S1 ~ POSITIVE PETE & YOU CAN DO IT! (Term 4 ~ Resilience)
ES1 Positive Pete - Miles L-R (KD) ~ S1 Positive Pete - Rosalind C (1/2H)
K Duruga Harry S - being able to adapt to all learning situations K Potoroo Kaia N - A Brave and Positive Attitude K/1 Miima Amber Z - continuing to work on bouncing back when things don't go her way 1/2 Banjorah Kateryna T - demonstrating resilience when working in groups 1/2 Collarenebri Harriet J - demonstrating focus and hard work 1/2 Gidgjirrigaa Keira R - her responsible and resilient approach to all aspects of school life 1/2 Hielamon Oliver B - his continuous effort to solve difficult problems
STAGE TWO & STAGE THREE ~ LEARN LIVE LEAD
3/4 Alura Alf V - always working consistently in all subjects 3/4 Kabi Kabi Maxim P - improved effort and focus in all learning tasks 3/4 Malya Benjamin C - being an active listener in class 4/5 Manbara Caleb G - his thoughtful and respectful attitude towards teachers and peers! 5/6 Lamalama Keira C - her hard work and dedication creating backdrops for our class play 5/6 Nakkara Lara P - taking the initiative to expand her vocabulary 5/6 Waka Waka Eleanor L - consistently contributing to class discussions 5/6 Yorta Yorta Hayden F - his cooperative group work during ProjectNEST
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TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE ON FLEXI-SCHOOLS FOR THE PARENTS EVENING & PURCHASE OF KID’S INDIVIDUAL ARTWORKS www.flexischools.com.au
To visit The School Canteen website, click on logo
Contact Kirsty: [email protected]
To order lunch, click: Flexischools
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Race to the link
below and register
now! https://www.balmainfunrun.com.au
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This year the Male staff (Mo Bro’s) of Balmain Public School have decided to work together in raising funds and awareness in men’s health and support.
How you ask?By growing a glorious Mo
(or facial hair)
By growing a Mo, it can inspire donations, conversations and real change.If you would like to donate to this wonderful cause, please follow the link listed below. Or
alternatively you can scan the QR code to take you to our‘Mo Bro Teachers of BALMAIN’
page where you can donate.
https://mobro.co/14035628?mc=1
What is Movember?
Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men’s health. It exists to help men live happier, healthier, longer lives – this is what drives every single one of our men’s health projects.
Since 2003 Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health
services reach and support men.
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CLICK ANYWHERE ON THIS PAGE TO VISIT THE P&C WEBSITE
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FOBL Awards
Evening FOBL is a competition organised annually, for Stage 3, by the ‘Friends of Balmain Library’. This year we had to write a story of 800 words maximum.
Everybody that entered had to write a story based on one of the three story prompts: ‘Don’t Make Me Use My Super Power’, ‘This Day Had Come At Last’, or ‘In All My Life I Had Never Felt So…’. These stimuli change every year.
Six people from Balmain PS got an award, including Alexandra S, Alistair G, Sooyeon K, Sylvie D, Ricky S and Thomas A. The awards were presented at the awards night on 18th October. We received awards and were able to share a small proportion of our story. Next year, the topic will be a poem with a maximum of 400 words.
(L to R: Ricky S, Alistair G, Thomas A, Sylvie D, Alexandra S)
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Brad Marshall, The Unplugged Psychologist, is on the front line helping parents deal with the dominance of gaming and problematic technology use. His clinic, the Internet Addiction Clinic @ Kidspace, was one of the first in Australia established to help young children, teenagers and families whose lives are totally torn apart by technology…
7-step plan to unplug & reclaim your kid’s childhood
Unplugged Step 1: CONTROL THE WIFI
Reframe the internet as a REWARD and not a RIGHT - Implement INTERNET ONINTERNET OFF
Unplugged Step 2: AVOID GUERILLA WARFARE
Unplug the Wifi rather than remove device
Unplugged Step 3: NEGOTIATE A SCHEDULE
eg 5:30pm-9:00pm Homework? Dinner? Leisure time (ie internet use)?
Unplugged Step 4: ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT
eg If agreement is 2 hours per night, that means 2 hours. Total. This includes homework, other ‘educational needs’ or even face-timing Grandma!
Unplugged Step 5: NAME YOUR PRICE
Unplugged Step 6: MINIMISE MOBILE DATA
Find a plan that will give your child minimal capped data usage
Unplugged Step 7: LOCK IT IN
Keep the contract casual and informal - brainstorm together - take a photo and text/email it to your child
Useful App - Qustodio Parental Control
With Qustodio, you’ll have more information to help protect your children against the growing number of serious online issues such as viewing inappropriate content, cyberbullying, cyberpredators, and screen addiction.
Beware!!!!! Innocent-looking apps on your child’s phone
The Secret Calculator App looks like an innocent calculator app on your child's Iphone or Android device. Actually, this app is used to hide files, photos and videos. ... This app is popular because it helps anyone to hide images, sexting photos, and files in a folder that can never be found. https://www.anxioustoddlers.com/calculator-photo-vault/#.Xb6NcC2B2CQ
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