BOAMBEE BULLETIN

23rd November, 2018 Term 4, Week 6 Phone 6653 1107 ‘Achievement through Effort’ Fax 6658 2543 E-mail boambee-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au BPS online www.boambee-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

“Never stop learning because life never stops teaching!”

Principal’s Report The newly elected P&C representatives are: President - Tasanee Alam Vice President - Kirsty Schweikert Secretary - Vicki Totzl Treasurer & Fundraising - Tania Myers Uniform Shop - Wendy Gallagher Bingo - Vicki Totzl School Banking - Vicki Totzl Canteen Supervisor - Leanne Larnach Thank you to 2018 P&C executives. We would like to congratulate and welcome the 2019 committee. Thank you to Mr Pike for organising another successful swimming program. Today was the last day of the two week program and importantly, we strongly suggest you follow up with swimming lessons as two weeks of intensive swimming is a starting point and coming into summer, it is so important to be competent in the water. Well done to all students who attended as your behaviour was outstanding, as expected. We have less than four weeks of school left - can you believe that?! Whilst we do have some end of year activities planned, we will be working every day and we expect students to be in attendance up until the 19th December. With the festive season upon us, we will see the appearance of Christmas cards at school, when students will exchange cards among friends. It is also common for children to put a candy cane or similar with the cards. We encourage the festivities and the giving of cards and would appreciate it if any candy canes handed out at school are not eaten until students get home. Thanks for your support! We are in the process of putting classes together for 2019. If you know you will be

moving and leaving Boambee, please contact the office ASAP as it really assists us in planning. Also, if you know of family or friends intending on enrolling in Boambee, can you encourage them to enrol prior to the start of the 2019 year so we can minimise disruption at the start of the year. When we form classes, we take into consideration the academic, social, emotional and behavioural needs of your child. I am happy to have a discussion with you about your child’s placement and we have started transition processes for children who have been identified by teachers and families. As the term comes to a close, it is important to celebrate the successes of teachers and students. We will be recognising some students at our Presentation Day but we can all be proud of the progress our students are making in all areas of the curriculum. Brad Lyne - Principal Helpers Morning Tea In appreciation of your valued contribution in assisting the staff and students of Boambee Public School during 2018, you are cordially invited to attend a special morning tea for volunteer helpers on Tuesday, 11th December 2018 at 11am in the Boambee Public School Staffroom. PBL During Week 6 and 7 our PBL focus is: Being a LEARNER. The Stage 3 students lesson outlined: * Being ready to learn * Staying focused * Completing work to the best possible standard. Well done to our Stage 3 students for delivering another excellent PBL lesson.

Primary Assembly Week 4 Class Awards Congratulations to the following students for their fantastic efforts at school. 3BF - Miley Smith, Sam White, Ivy Sothman and Max Vaughan 3G - Aaron White, Jaylen Naden-Dumas, Samantha Hayer and Ella Bertoli 3/4H - Tuoll Mapuor, Mia Barber, Ronan Lindsay and Stephanie Perry 4B - Charlie O’Brien, Cooper Thompson, Brooke Mulholland and Mokura Rutter 4S - Jax Mackay, Maddox Bird, Katie Rawling and Angela Bathgate 5D - Tyler Whaley, Landan Laws, Chantelle Smith and Joshua Jones 5T - Caleb Saxby, Roxy Thomas, Harrison Sharkey and Ella Stock 6M - Lara Trebilcock, Kyla Thompson, Samuel Whelan and Jay Bloomfield 6S - Tyler Barnes, Chloie Toy, Lydia Wakeham and Maddie Hatfield

At this assembly Lilia Katona, Chloe Paine, Piper Howe, Jono Cox, Amber Morley, Isabelle Besse, Isabelle Zammitt, Oscar Hickey and Abbygail Squires received a Respectful Award. Congratulations!

Kinder Graduation and Infants Assembly The Kinder Graduation Assembly will be held on Friday, 30th November in the school hall commencing at 11.50am. All Kinder parents and caregivers are invited to attend.

Infants Assembly Week 5 Class Awards Congratulations to the following students for their fantastic efforts at school. KD - Abel McKay, Leyla Mapuor, Te’ella Kelly and Sienna Blundell KL - Mase Feltrin, Elizabeth Wood, Amelia Alaban and Archer Dawson KW - George Filet, Corinne-Leigh Matthiesen, Mikkila Eggins and Alijah Brown 1F - Ava Burnett, Liam McDonell, Raphael Alam and Cooper Phemister 1H - Chelsea Morley, Lincoln Perry, Chloe Williamson and Indi Vine 1T - Atticus Beynon-Whitelaw, Ella Hawkins, Elijah Matthews and Vivi Thomas 1/2N - Eli Townsend, Lila Wheeler-Smith, Harry Trindall and Darshini Prajapati 2P - Mason Sipple, Patrick Smith, Lilli Drewell and Grace Ablett 2S - Riley Forsythe, Dylon Barron, Rubi Drewell and Kodi-Lee McDonell

At this assembly Hannah Clark, Mylee Jeffery, Maleeah Ferreira, Chelsea White, Amaya Seager, Ruby Brookes, Coco Lindsay, Lucas Forsyth and Phoebe Reed received a Respectful Award. Congratulations!

Bus Travelling Information for 2019 If your child is starting Kinder next year, going from Year 2 to 3 or from Year 6 to 7, a new bus application form needs to be completed. All bus applications are completed online by going to transportnsw.info/school-students.

Chess Tournament Our Boambee Chess students were able to show their impressive Chess ability, competing in a one-day tournament at St Augustine’s Primary School. Congratulations to Samuel Ablett, Keiran Porter, Cooper Moore and Sam Mee who ended up tied in 1st Place of the B Division, narrowly missing the trophy on a countback. Well done to all students who participated!

Captain Elections 2019 If your child has nominated themselves to try out for the position of Boambee Public School Captain for 2019, speeches and elections will be held on Wednesday, 28th November in our school hall. The male nominees will present their speeches first, starting at 9.30am. After a short break, the female nominees will present their speeches. Parents are welcome to attend. Picnic Day - Tuesday, 18th December Kinder to Year 2 will be going to BCC Cinema to watch “”Ralph Breaks the Internet” and then to the Jetty Foreshores for a Picnic Lunch. The students will need to bring a hat, sunscreen, healthy packed lunch with plenty of water and school uniform must be worn. Students will not be permitted to purchase from the canteen at the Cinema. Students can bring a bottle of water and a small healthy snack into the Cinema. Year 3 to 6 students will be going to the Big Banana Water Slide. Students will need to bring a hat, sunscreen, rash shirt, goggles, swimmers, healthy packed lunch and recess with plenty of water.

Kinder 2019 Orientation Sessions The last of the Kinder 2019 Orientation Sessions finished on Wednesday last week. All students who commence Kinder 2019 will undergo a 45 minute Best Start Assessment commencing Wednesday, 30th January, Thursday, 31st January and finishing Friday, 1st February prior to starting school. Below is some pictures from our last orientation, it was great to see so many students having a good time and their lunch boxes were full of beautiful fresh and healthy food.

Bingo Tuesdays, at 7.00pm, eyes down at the Coffs Ex Services Club. Tuesday, 27th November - Team 2 Tania Myers, Kieran Richards and Billie Brooks Tuesday, 4th December - Team 3 Kate Kelly and Leanne Krainik

Library Books Week 7 is the last week, all books due back by Week 8. Thank you to the people who have returned overdue books. Just a reminder to return any overdue books and remember to bring your Library bag each week. Well done to all our Star borrowers throughout the term. Miss Adams Lego Kits If any families have old lego lying around at home we would love to take it off your hands. If you have any basic Lego please email Mr Shipman on chris.shipman@det.nsw.edu.au or bring it into school. Lego is a fantastic learning tool for Design and Technology units, as well as Mathematical design. 2018 Student Equipment List Next year the school will supply Kindergarten with all their stationery requirements. OfficeMax under our direction have set up packs for Year 1 to 6, they are different for each year, please make sure you order for the year your child is in next year. If you place your order with OfficeMax before the 2nd December 2018, delivery will be free of charge and delivered to your nominated address before the start of Term 1, 2019. If you order your child’s supplies from OfficeMax after that date, postage will cost $12.95 and the delivery date is not guaranteed. If your child is going into Year 6, please only use the Year 5 shopping cart. OfficeMax provide quality items at a reduced price. If you require assistance with ordering please feel free to call the school office on 6653 1107. If you would like to order your 2019 student equipment list just visit OfficeMaxSchool.com.au search for Boambee Public School and enter our school access key 2XR9W, complete the student’s details and select which year. Reminder: Year 6 students please use the Year 5 shopping cart. Uniform Shop The Uniform Shop will be closed on Monday, 26th November, orders left at the school office will be filled on Tuesday, 27th November. The following Monday, 3rd December the Uniform Shop will be open from 9am until 2pm.

Canteen The special for the next two weeks is Chirpy Burger (crumbed chicken patty with lettuce, cheese, pineapple and mayo on a roll) with a drink for $5.00. Canteen Helpers Wed 28 Kylie Welsh & Agnieszka Hambling Thur 29 Allison Main & Sonja Chubb Fri 30 Trudy Phemister, Sherryn Drewell & Simone Thompson Wed 5 Katie Clunas & Shannon Pulleine Thur 6 Sarah Floyd & Susan Dean-Hickey Fri 7 Donna Nash, Krystle Knowles & Ada Lambert If you would like to volunteer to help in the canteen please call or text Leanne on 0427 686 291. Students love seeing their parents or grandparents helping at the canteen. You will also be provided with lunch on the day you volunteer. School Banking If your child has collected 10 Dollarmite tokens and would like to redeem them for a School Banking reward item this term, please fill in your child’s redemption slip and bring it along to one of our School Banking days before 30 November 2018. This will ensure the reward item will arrive before the school holidays. Our final School Banking day for 2018 is Thursday, 13 December 2018. Any Dollarmites tokens that are not redeemed this year can be used in 2019.

Important Dates 26.11.18 Uniform Shop Closed 28.11.18 School Leadership Speeches 30.11.18 Kinder Graduation/Infants Assembly @11.50am 30.11.18 Year 5 & 6 Sport 03.12.18 Uniform Shop Open 9am until 2pm 05.12.18 Yarn Up Meeting Cancelled 07.12.18 Whole School Assembly @ 11.50am 07.12.18 Final Year 5 & 6 Sport 11.12.18 Helpers Morning Tea @ 11am 14.12.18 Presentation Day @ 9.30am 17.12.18 Year 6 Farewell Dinner 18.12.18 Whole School Picnic Day 19.12.18 Students & Staff last day for Term 4