BOORAGUL PUBLIC SCHOOLAspinall St Booragul 2284 Phone: 49582013

Email: booragul-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.booragul-p.schools@det.nsw.edu

Issue 10 - Term 3 - Week 2 Thursday 2 August 2018

Athletics Carnival Our annual Athletics Carnival was held at Wangi Oval on the last Wednesday of term. Thank you to Miss Jacinta Stokes for her outstanding pre-organisation of the event and to Mrs Sharon Morris for coordinating the day. We congrat-ulate the students on their participation and sportsmanship. Thank you to the parents who assisted and cheered on our students on the day. Days like this cannot run without continual parent support. We wish our zone competitors all the best at their next competition.

Dear Students, Parents, Carers and FamiliesWelcome to Term 3! This is certainly shaping up to be a busy and exciting term of learning and activities.

NAIDOC CelebrationsWe closed Term 2 with fabulous NAIDOC celebrations and activities organised by Mrs Aylee Klein. Our Aboriginal elder, Uncle Bill Smith, opened Booragul Public School’s NAIDOC Day with a traditional smoking ceremony. Over two days, Uncle Bill and his family shared traditional and contemporary storytelling, dance and music with our students, teachers and visitors. A huge thank you to Uncle Bill for making our celebrations so special and memorable. This year’s NAIDOC theme, ‘Because Of Her, We Can’, celebrates the essential role that women have played, and continue to play, as active and significant role models at the community, local, state and national levels. Aunty Sue from Speaking in Colour explored this theme with our students. They also engaged in Aboriginal art workshops with Cara and Brett from Malang Indigenous Corporation. Students participated in Aboriginal games, cooked Johnny Cakes and had the opportunity to try a variety of ‘bush tucker’ foods at our community BBQ. We were amazed by our Aboriginal Dance group led by Tazmyne Lushchwitz and the Nydakki Group from Lake Macquarie High. We thank all of our special guests for leading our students in the celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Learning For The Future

Education Week Education Week is a statewide, annual event, held during the first week of August, to celebrate NSW public education. The week communicates the achievements of public schools, their students and the value of public education. Booragul’s Education week celebrations will coincide with Book Week. Please join us next Wednesday 8 August to celebrate the excellent learning that takes place in our classrooms. Parents and carers will be invited to take part in Literacy activities in classrooms from 12pm. These activities will be followed by our Book Parade at 1pm.

Staff News Our school is extremely excited to be welcoming Mr Bradley Emanuel back to the teaching team. Mr Emanuel will be working with us on Release From Face-to-Face (RFF) and intervention programs. As you know, Booragul now has a vacant Assistant Principal position following Mrs Morris’ promotion to Greta Public School. This Assistant Principal position will be advertised in coming weeks and I am required to form a Selection Panel for this position. I invite interested parents / carers to attend the next P&C meeting on Tuesday 7 August where we will be nominating and selecting the parent representative for this panel.

P and C Meeting In addition to electing our parent representative on the interview selection panel, I will be sharing information on our Student Wellbeing programs at the next P & C Meeting. I will be discussing our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program and consequences for positive and negative behaviours within the school setting. I will also be talking about the student use of mobile phones in school. Please come along so that you may be part of the school’s decision making.

Social Media On Tuesday 7 August, Lake Macquarie’ s Police Youth Liaison Officer will be talking to our Stage 2 and Stage 3 students about social media. Most social media services and apps require users to be 13 years old to join. This is usually to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) which is a law preventing the collection and storage of personal information from a child under 13. App stores set their own age ratings based on the app’s content. Please refer to the table from the Office of the Children’s eSafety and esafety.gov.au/iparent to determine which apps are suitable for your child.

Table: Age Guide to Social Media Social Media Terms of Use –

Minimum Age Requirements

App Store Rating Google Play Rating

ASK.fm 13+ 12+ 12+ Club Penguin All ages

(directed at 6 – 14 year olds)

4+ G - General

EA (Electronic Arts) 18+ (with parental permission up to 17 yrs)

n/a G - general

Facebook 13+ 4+ 12+

Learning For The Future

Facebook Messenger 13+ 4+ 3+

Flickr 13+ 12+ 12+ Foursquare 13+ 4+ 12+ Google+ 13+ 17+ 12+

Instagram 13+ 12+ 12+ Keek 13+ (with parental

permission up to 17 yrs) 12+ 12+

Kik 13+ (with parental permission up to 17 yrs)

12+ 12+

Linkedin 14+ 4+ 3+

Minecraft All ages (parental permission required to create a mojang account if user is under 13 yrs)

n/a M – Mature (Pocket Edition)

Moshi Monsters All ages (Directed at 6 – 12 year olds. If user is under 13, parent’s email is required)

4+ G - General

Pinterest 13+ 12+ 12+

Skype 18+ (With parental permission up to 17 yrs)

4+ 3+

Snapchat 13+ 12+ 12+ Spotafriend 13-19 yrs only 17+ 16+

Steam 13+ 17+ 12+ Tinder 18+ (Facebook account

required to register) 17+ 18+

Tumblr 13+ 17+ 12+

Twitter 13+ 4+ 12+ Vimeo 13+ (With parental

permission up to 17 yrs) 17+ 12+

Vine 13+ 17+ 12+ WhatsApp 16+ 4+ 3+ Yellow 13+ (With parental

permission up to 17 yrs) 12+ 12+

YouTube 13+ 17+ 12+ * Age guide based on published Terms of Use and app store ratings as at April 2016.

Kind Regards Kristy Luff

Learning For The Future

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Upcoming Events

Kindy Club Semester Two commences Friday 3 August K/1S, 1F, 2/3A & 5/6S Assembly in hall at 2:30pm Friday 3 August

Westlakes Zone Athletics Monday 6 August Student Dollarmites Banking Tuesday 7 August Stage 2 and Stage 3 Cyber Talk Tuesday 7 August P&C Meeting in Library from 3.30pm-4.30pm Tuesday 7 August Book Parade from 1pm Wednesday 8 August Book Club orders and money due to office Thursday 9 August Stage 2 Zone Public Speaking Final @ Edgeworth PS Thursday 9 August Early Stage 1 Zone Public Speaking Final @ Speers Point PS Friday 10 August

Kindy Club from 9.15am – 11.45am Friday 10 August KH, 1/2K, 3/4J, 4/5L & 5/6P Assembly in hall at 2:30pm Friday 10 August

Stage 3 Zone Public Speaking Final @ Booragul PS Monday 13 August Student Dollarmites Banking Tuesday 14 August ICAS Mathematics Tuesday 14 August Stage 1 Zone Public Speaking Final @ Speers Point PS Wednesday 15 August Kindy Club from 9:15am – 11:45am Friday 17 August K/1S, 1F, 2/3A & 5/6S Assembly in hall at 2:30pm Friday 17 August

Student Dollarmites Banking Tuesday 21 August Stage 3 Active Outdoor Education Camp Wednesday 22 August Stage 3 Active Outdoor Education Camp Thursday 23 August Stage 3 Active Outdoor Education Camp Friday 24 August Kindy Club from 9:15am – 11:45am Friday 24 August

Canteen Meeting

The next canteen meeting will take place on Tuesday 7 August at 2:30pm prior to the P&C

meeting, in the classroom next to the P&C room. Everyone is welcome to come along,

especially if you volunteer or are interested in volunteering. Come and see what it’s all

about!

Canteen Roster

The canteen really needs your help! Please volunteer where you can as the school canteen

can only operate with the assistance of family and carers. Lots of help is still required on

Thursdays in August.

Wednesday 1 August Michelle Sherelle

Thursday 2 August Corinne **HELP NEEDED

Friday 3 August Christy Lianne Chelsea

Wednesday 8 August – BOOK PARADE Sarah Jo Alysia Naomi

Thursday 9 August Nic **HELP NEEDED

Friday 10 August Trish Danielle Haley

Wednesday 15 August Michelle Sherelle

Thursday 16 August **HELP NEEDED **HELP NEEDED

Friday 17 August Julie Sarah **HELP NEEDED

Wednesday 22 August Sally Emily

Thursday 23 August Jodie **HELP NEEDED

Friday 24 August Tracey Mel Rhonda

Wednesday 29 August Michelle Sherelle

Thursday 30 August Corinne **HELP NEEDED

Friday 31 August Trish Danielle **HELP NEEDED

Book Week canteen order form

Book week order forms are due back at the canteen no later than Friday 3 August.

Fresh for Kids Promotion

Starting Wednesday 8 August and running until Friday 21 September, Lakeside Lunchbox will

be running the Fresh for Kids promotion where kids can eat fresh and win. Every time an

item of food containing fruit and veggies is purchased, the child will receive a sticker which

can be placed on the associated card. When the card is full it can be redeemed for a foil

pack and the chance to win one of several prizes including: Garmin Vivofit Junior watches,

Tupperware Lunch Packs and a Microsoft Xbox One X.

Eat fresh for your chance to win!

Kindy Club Semester 2

This week, Kindy Club Semester 2 begins and we would like to give a huge welcome to all

our Kindy Club kids and their families. Look out for updates here in the newsletter and on

the Kindy Club blog.

One way Kindy Club is made special is via our wonderful volunteers; if you are free on Friday

morning’s between 9:15am-11:40am, and would like to help please speak with Miss Hogan

or Mr Hutton. Whether you can help for one session or several, any help is greatly

appreciated.

Matt Hutton Community Liaison Officer

Learning For The Future

Uniform Shop Open on Tuesday & Friday mornings from 8.30am – 9am. Current Price List Polo Shirt Sky Blue $25 Polo Shirt Red $25 Shorts Navy Blue $20 Skorts Navy Blue $20 Jacket Navy Blue & Red Trim $45 Long Pants Navy Blue $30 Hats Navy Blue Bucket $12 Beanies Navy Blue $10 Hair Accessories Navy Blue & Red $4 Library Bags Navy Blue $5 Recycled Uniforms $5 (Limited stock available) Summer Pack – 2 x Polo Shirts, 1 x Shorts or Skorts, 1 x Hat $75 Winter Pack – 2 x Polo Shirts, 1 x Long Pants, 1 x Jacket, 1 x Beanie or Hat $130 Please be advised we suggest you try on uniforms as sizing has changed. When paying by cash, we would appreciate the correct money if possible. If paying by EFTPOS, payment must be made at the office before any uniforms can be taken.

The Premier’s Spelling Bee

Once again, Booragul Public School is entering the 2018 Premier’s Spelling Bee. This is an opportunity for our students to increase their literacy skills while engaging in an educational and enjoyable activity.

All students will be encouraged to enter. The word lists for the competition are provided by Macquarie Dictionary and are now available for the students. The link and password to access the lists will be available from class teachers. To help familiarise our students, the format and procedure used at the Regional and State finals will be the one used at school.

The competition consists of a Junior division for students in Years 3 and 4 and a Senior division for students in Years 5 and 6.

Each school may enter two students in each division of the competition. Our school representatives will be selected via a spelling competition held at school. Our successful students will compete in the Regional Finals and the winners will then proceed to the State Final.

Regional Finals are on between Monday 3 September, 2018 and Friday, 14 September, 2018.

Thank you everyone,

Mrs Stevens Learning and Support Teacher

Save the date!

Book Week is coming! Term 3 Week 3

Wednesday 8 August 2018

Come to school dressed as your favourite book character.

Parents invited to join us for a parade at 1:00pm.

A Scholastic Book Fair

will be held in the

library during

Term 3 Week 3

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involves temperament testing of dogs and

training the volunteers to become pet partner

teams. Volunteers and their Delta Therapy

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reading program removes stress and peer

pressure for the reluctant reader and BaRK

makes reading fun.

What is BaRK and where is it offered?BaRK is a free eight-week program run

during school terms, that allows children

to practice reading on a one-to-one basis

to a trained therapy dog. Each session is

fifteen minutes. Families must commit to the

full eight-week program. The dog’s trainer

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BaRK is available at various Lake Mac

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How does BaRK encourage reluctant readers to read?A bond is encouraged between child and dog

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Book week Pre-order form Wednesday 8 August Book week will be held on Wednesday 8 August. The canteen will be operating for pre-orders only. If you wish to place an order, please use the order form below. Please return this form with correct money, enclosed in an envelope, to the canteen no later than Friday 3 of August. NO LATE ORDERS will be accepted. This form is for students, siblings and family members. Lunch to be held at normal time. Drinks, cakes, chips, ice blocks, tea and coffee will also be available for purchase

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$3.00

Chicken, lettuce & mayo wrap

$4.50

Tomato sauce 30c BBQ sauce 30c Total $

Name:____________________ Class:_____________________ Sorry refunds cannot be given if you do not attend on the day.