BOORAGUL PUBLIC SCHOOLAspinall St Booragul 2284 Phone: 49582013

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

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

Responsible Pet Ownership Program

Students in Years K-2 were once again part of the NSW Government’s Responsible Pet Ownership Education Program this term. Through role play, song and story, students were provided with a variety of stimulating activities to teach a wide range of concepts relating to “responsible pet ownership”, such as the importance of being safe around dogs. The highlight of the day was a visit by Zac the border collie. We look forward to continuing to offer this important safety program.

Issue 20 - Term 4 - Week 10 Tuesday 12th December 2017

Year 6 Farewell

Last night we celebrated the end of primary school for our Year 6 Students. Each student looked amazing and enjoyed a wonderful dinner, dancing, presentation and of course the Year 6 DVD. It was also great to see Mr E and Mr Lewis come along to celebrate with us. We wish these gorgeous young people all the very best as they start their secondary school years.

Smart Art Winner

Congratulations to Samantha Enright, who was fortunate to be drawn out in the Smart Art challenge individual prize winners draw. All of the creative girls who participated in the Stage 3 Art Group submission last term were placed into the draw. Samantha is able to spend up to $500 for resources, tuition or equipment. Congratulations Samantha!

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Term 4 Week 10 2017

Term 1 Week 1 2018

Upcoming Events

Christmas Carols Concert at Lake Macquarie High Hall from 6pm-7pm Wednesday 13th December Reports to be sent home to parent/carers Thursday 14th December Year 6 Party day Friday 15th December Intensive Swim Scheme Yr 2, 3 & 4 Students Friday 15th December Year 6 Clap Out from 2:45pm under COLA Friday 15th December Last day of term Friday 15th December

Staff Development Day – Teachers only Monday 29th January Uniform Shop opens 11am -1pm Monday 29th January Students Yr 1 – Yr 6 return to school Tuesday 30th January Kindergarten Students start from 9am – 2:10pm Thursday 1st February Yr 3 – 6 Swimming Carnival (students turning 8yrs included) Friday 2nd February

Happy Holidays and Stay Safe

The staff and students wish all of our BPS families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy start to 2018. We have enjoyed a wonderful year, filled with excellent growth in literacy and numeracy, as well as admirable academic achievements from particular students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Parallel to those achievements are those students who have made amazing personal and social gains in the classroom and playground environments. The staff at Booragul PS always look at the whole child when assessing their achievements, as we recognise that students will always achieve at different rates and in a variety of ways. If you are around our school during the holidays and you notice something which looks unusual, please contact School Security on 1300 880 021. We will also put this number on the school sign for your reference. If we all work together in keeping an eye on our school, then it should remain safe and secure during the break.

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Staffing News - Miss Hanna and Mr Emanuel

The staff would like to wish Miss Laura Hanna all the very best at her new school on the northern NSW coast. She has secured herself a temporary position, much closer to her family, and will be taking on a Kindergarten class in 2018. Miss Hanna will be greatly missed by everyone and we know she will take everything she has learned since her first year at BPS to her new school, along with the ability to lead staff in data collection and analysis, which is part of being an Early Action for Success school. Good luck, Miss Hanna! Mr Brad Emanuel is staying on at Eleebana PS as an Assistant Principal (AP) in 2018. He took up a temporary AP position at the beginning of Semester 2 this year, and led the staff in Years 3-6 on implementing the Explicit Instruction model in literacy and numeracy. Mr E will continue this role next year, in a temporary capacity, and we know Eleebana staff are very happy to have him on board. We wish him all the very best and look forward to catching up with him at teacher professional development events next year.

2018 School Terms and Dates School resumes for students in Years 1-6 on Tuesday 30th January, 2018. Kindergarten students will be participating in their Best Start Assessment on Tuesday 30 th January or Wednesday 31st January, 2018. These students will start their first day on Thursday 1st February, 2018 and finish at 2:10pm for the first couple of weeks. These dates and times have been communicated to families during Kindergarten Orientation earlier this term. Please keep an eye on our Skoolbag app for further updates and information closer to when school resumes next year. For your information, 2018 school terms and dates for NSW public school students are as follows:

TERM 1 Tuesday 30th January - Friday 13th April

TERM 2 Tuesday 1st May - Friday 6th July

TERM 3 Tuesday 24th July - Friday 28th September

TERM 4 Monday 15th October - TBC (dependent upon Teacher Professional Development) Easter weekend holidays will be in Term 1, from Friday 30th March (Good Friday) until Monday 2nd April (Easter Monday).

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Uniform Shop Open on Tuesday & Friday mornings from 8.30am – 9am. Open on Monday 29th January from 11am – 1pm Open every morning during 30th January – 2nd February, 2018 Current Price List New BPS Beanie $10 School Shirts $25 Hair Accessories $4 School Jackets $45 School Shorts $20 School Winter Pants $30 School Hats $12 School Skorts $20 Library Bags $5 School Sports Shirt $25 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.

Congratulations to Students:

Michael – “P” Charm Charlotte – “P” Charm Ollie – Quality Student Badge David – “I” Charm Felicity – “P “Charm Travis – Quality Student Badge

Act of Kindness Award – Harper Act of Kindness Award - Felicity

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Presentation Day Awards 2017 Student Names

School Leaders 2018

Kiara

Imerie Morris

Isabella Lewsam

Patrick Mott

Brayden

Keagan Vowels

House Leaders 2018 Reid

Hunter

Macquarie

Shortland

Amy Carroll

& Jaxon Kinchington

James Beeston

& Sascha Sabotkovski

Liberty-Rose Jones

& Chelsea Stanbury

Marcus Manev

& Millie Clempson

Cross Country Junior Boy Billy Kenny

Junior Girl Indiana Tam

11 Years Boy Marcus Manev

11 Years Girl Isabella Lewsam

Senior Boy Lachlen Bennett

Senior Girl Sarah-Jane Belshaw

Swimming Junior Boy Hayden

Junior Girl Amy Carroll

11 Years Boy Brayden

11 Years Girl Chloe Gill

Senior Boy Amanuel Fitzgerald

Senior Girl Amber Knight

Athletics Junior Boy Ethan Paterson

Junior Girl Amy Carroll

11 Years Boy Zye Midwood

11 Years Girl Isabella Lewsam

Senior Boy Isaac Farrelly-Beeston

Senior Girl Amber Knight

Gordon Triplet Early Stage 1 Lachlan Gillanders

Stage 1 Aaliyah Midwood

Stage 2 Tamara Brittle

Stage 3 Baxter Pinkney

Public Speaking Will Vowels

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Library Award Early Stage 1 Mason Sneddon

Stage 1 Kalia Commandeur

Stage 3 Brayden

Performing Arts

Junior

Natasha Manev

Senior Ashley Hartin

Premier’s Sporting Challenge Sportsmanship Amanuel Fitzgerald

High Academic Achievement (DUX) Year 6

Xander Britt

Amanuel Fitzgerald

Leadership Year 6 Malia

Citizenship Year 6 Jye Hobbs

Peer Award Year 6 Felicity Matthews

Regional/School based Representative

Sport

Athletics

Athletics

Cross Country

Athletics

Lily Stanbury

Isabella Lewsam

Lachlen Bennett

Zye Midwood

State/School based

Representative Sport

Athletics

Indiana Tam

Debating - Premiers Debating

Challenge Team

Amanuel Fitzgerald

Brayden

Malia

Keagan Vowels

Felicity Matthews

Emma Taoho

Olivia Garrett

Riley Atkinson

Xander Britt

Isabella Lewsam

Amy Carroll

Imerie Morris

Ella-Rae Meeks

Class Awards

KH – Miss Kathryn Hogan Academic Award Benjamin Hutton

Academic Award Ashton Soper

Booragul PRIDE Ruby Goss

Most Improved Kranney Liu

KS – Mrs Kylie Smith Academic Award Isabella Morris

Academic Award Olwen Wheatley

Booragul PRIDE Oliver Bowling

Most Improved Jackson Jones

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1H – Miss Laura Hanna Academic Award Michael Farley

Academic Award Cody Westbury

Booragul PRIDE Vinnie Bartolo

Most Improved Annika Hobden

1/2K – Mrs Christie Kinnaird Academic Award Luke Hutton

Academic Award Amity

Booragul PRIDE Jensen Soper

Most Improved Cameron Gillon

2/3G – Mrs Aylee Klein

Mrs Deborah Mbonimpa

Academic Award

Alakai Morris

Academic Award Will Vowels

Booragul PRIDE Mavrick Welsh-Ross

Most Improved Hailey Williams

3/4L – Mrs Amy Lawrence Academic Award David Farley

Academic Award Indiana Tam

Booragul PRIDE Liam Darlington

Outstanding Effort Breanna Stewart

4R – Miss Renae Le-Leu Academic Award Elea Morris

Academic Award Kaliesha Winsor

Booragul PRIDE Hugh Ballin

Most Improved Jade McIntosh

5/6E – Miss Karly Fischer Academic Award Riley Atkinson

Academic Award Amy Carroll

Booragul PRIDE Felicity Matthews

Most Improved Samantha Enright

5/6L – Miss Jacinta Stokes Academic Award Xander Britt

Academic Award Keagan Vowels

Booragul PRIDE Millie Clempson

Most Improved Charlie Winter

5/6P – Mrs Trish Pallas Academic Award Brayden

Academic Award Malia

Booragul PRIDE Sarah-Jane Belshaw

Outstanding Effort Patrick Mott

100% School Attendance for 2017 Harry Godwin

Tori Parkin

Brayden

Lachlan Angel

Did you know……..

Lake Macquarie City Council has a fantastic range

of information, services and activities available in

your local community?

Go to… LMCC website

Community Tab

Noticeboard for community

Services providers

Happy holidays

I would like to wish all of our families and

community members a very happy and safe

Christmas.

Enjoy the festive season!

Shaye Francisco – Community Liaison Officer

Volunteers

Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who have

given their time to ensure the Canteen continues

to serve tasty treats and lunches for our children.

This would not be possible without your

dedication.

We would love for you and new parents to join us

in 2018. If you would like to be a part of the

Canteen roster, please see Sue.

Canteen stock

There will be limited stock available in the

Canteen over the last few days.

Kindy Club 2018Expression of Interest

Kindy Club is a school readiness program designed to assist students in making a smooth transition to Kindergarten at Booragul PS. The program

has a range of activities including name recognition, counting, number recognition, listening skills, social skills. The aim of this program is to allow

students to make friends and become familiar with the school environment. We are seeking expressions of interest for children wishing to attend the Kindy Club program in 2018. If you could please fill out the form below

and return it to the school office. We will be in contact later in 2017 with more information.

Name of Child - ____________________________ Date of Birth _______________

Address: ________________________________________________________________

Parent/caregiver name: _________________________

Parent/caregiver contact details: _______________________________________

Child’s preschool: _____________________ Number of days: ________________

Parent/Caregiver signature: ____________________________ Date: _________Office Use Only

Zoned for: _________________________ Kindy Club enrolment pack sent__________

To find out more information or to register please contact

Allison on 4950 7215 or 0428 166 119

An Invitation from Allison at SAMARITANS and

Kath at CALM

Parenting can be tricky for everyone at one point or another. The Circle of Security provides a roadmap for parents to look beyond their child’s behaviours and understand how to meet the underlying needs being expressed. The Circle of Security focuses on the relationship we have

with our children, to give them the emotional security they need.

When: Every Wednesday for 6 weeks.

From 7th February — 14th March 2018

at: 10am to 12.00 pm

Where: Nar-un-bah Schools As Community Centre

Fennell Bay Public School, Bay Road, Fennell Bay

Cost: FREE

A free morning tea and child minding will be provided.

Child minding is limited and must be pre-booked.

Venue kindly provided by Nar-un-bah SACC

Practical Bike Skills

Free bike service and minor repairs

Free Helmet

Refreshments provided

Date: Monday 18th December, 2017

Time: 1pm to 4pm

Place: Toronto Public School

31 Renwick St, Toronto

For further information contact 0411 260 735

Jenny or Damien on 0411 260 735

FREE Aboriginal Bicycle Safety Program

4th December 2017

Booragul Public School’s Christmas Concert - Reminder 13th December 2017

Dear Parents/Carers,

This year, we are holding a whole-school Christmas Concert on Wednesday 13th December, in the hall at Lake Macquarie High School, commencing at 6pm. All students K-6 are required to wear a Christmas shirt or Christmas colours, as part of their performance. Students must be under the COLA at Booragul Public School by 5:15pm, to allow them time to get organised before the performance and mark rolls. Staff will walk students up to the high school. Students will be staying in their class groups, under the supervision of their teacher, until the very end of the concert. The performance is estimated to finish around 7:00pm, and students are to be collected at this time. Teachers will take their classes under the Lake Macquarie High School COLA, located outside of the hall at the conclusion of the concert, for collection. All students will need to have their name marked off the roll by the teacher, before going home with the nominated parent/caregiver. Students must remain until the end of the concert and are not to be taken home after their item has finished. Please note: If someone other than yourself is collecting your child, the name of this person, along with a handwritten permission note, must be handed to his or her classroom teacher, at least one day prior to the concert date. Students will not be permitted to leave without a parent/caregiver, unless this has been provided.

Thank you for your understanding,

Renae Le-Leu Sharon Morris Coordinator Relieving Principal

Booragul Public School Aspinall Street Booragul, NSW 2284 Phone: 4958 2811 Fax: 49583152 Email: booragul-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: http://www.booragul-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Mrs Sharon Morris – Principal (Relieving)