Bowning Public School Newsletter · Newsletter Principal: Miss Emily Jones Ph: 62276093 Term 1, Week 4 20th February, 2020 Calendar of Events Week 5 Book Fair Tuesday 25th Feb Pan-cake

Ph: 62276093 E-mail: [email protected] Address: 147 Bowning Rd Bowning

Principal’s Message

With week 4 almost complete we are

racing towards the middle of the

term. Our new students have all set-

tled in and are enjoying their new

classrooms.

We are continuing the search for a

new teacher to take on the fulltime

role on the 3-6 class and we have

made some progress in this area. I

will keep you updated when we have

more news.

Next week will be a very busy one

with Book week, Pancake day and

windfarm demonstration lessons. To

make sure your child is ready and

has all the energy they need for a

busy school day could you please

make sure they are getting plenty of

rest and are having a healthy break-

fast to keep them going throughout

the morning. Packing healthy non

processed snacks such as fruit and

PBL Focus

School Happenings

Bowning Public School Newsletter

Principal: Miss Emily Jones Ph: 62276093

20th February, 2020 Term 1, Week 4

Calendar of Events Week 5 Book Fair Tuesday 25th Feb Pan-cake day $3 Wednesday 5th March Excursion to Yass Police Station and Courthouse Wednesday 11th March Scripture Saturday 21st March Colour Run—Yass Tuesday, 24th March P & C Meeting 3.10pm. Friday, April 3 Cross Country @Gunning. Thursday 9th April Whole school Assembly 2.20pm at Hall. Friday 9th April—last day of school for Term 1

vegetables with yoghurt will help keep

them full and able to learn through

the entire day.

I would like to congratulate our district

swimming representatives who repre-

sented our school with pride and the

relay team who have trained and

managed to knock 19 seconds off

their time and have now qualified for

the regional swimming trials. Jonah,

Daytona, Flynn and Lewis, well done

to you all!

Book Fair

Bookfair will be held next week. Pur-

chases can be made in the school

staff room from Wednesday 26th

February to Friday 28th February

from 8.30am—9.30am and 2.30pm—

3.30pm. Visa and

Mastercard available.

Pancake Day

Katie Bush and Katie Burns have

kindly offered to supply the pancakes

(2 per serve @$3.00 per serve) and

toppings to our students on Tuesday,

February 25.

Life Education Van

Friday, March 6, cost is $10 per stu-

dent. Please complete the permis-

sion note attached and return it to the

office.

Online Payments

You can now make online payments

for excursions, voluntary school con-

tributions and much more, through

our school website. It is a simple as

going to www.bowning-

p.school.nsw.gov.au and select pay-

ments at the top of the home page.

Further information is attached to the

back of this newsletter.

P&C Online Payments

To purchase uniforms you can direct

deposit into the P&C bank account.

Attached is a convenient wallet

sized card with the bank details,

please keep this in a secure place.

When making a payment, use the

first 3 letters of the students last

name as a reference.

Whole School Expectations

• We are Safe

• We are respectful

• We are Responsible

• We are Learners


P a g e 2 T e r m 1 , W e e k 4

Our Learning

What a treat it was to have Yass Po-

lice visit us last week to explain their

job and how they help to keep the

community safe. Our students were

extremely interested in all of the tools

and implements that they carry with

them on a daily basis. We will be fol-

lowing this visit up with a trip to Yass

Police Station and Yass Court House

on Thursday 5th March. Please com-

plete the permis-

sion note at-

tached and re-

turn it to the of-

fice by Tuesday

3rd March.

Community Announcements

Catholic Sacraments 2020

The Catholic Parish of St Augustine’s,

Yass, invites children baptised in the

Catholic tradition, Year 3 or older, to

continue their journey in faith by pre-

paring for the Sacrament of Reconcilia-

tion in preparation for their First Holy

communion. If you believe your child Is

ready to take this next step and you are

prepared to be involved in the journey,

please enrol your child at St Au-

gustine's Presbytery on Wednesday 26

February or Thursday 27 February be-

tween 5-6pm. For further details and to

print an enrolment form please visit the

parish website www.staug-yass.org.au/

wp/sacraments or contact Dianne Car-

ey 0419 276 889 Sacramental Team

Leader.

Yass Show

This year’s Show will be held on 21st

and 22nd of March. Students from

Bowning will be entering a whole

school artwork and a selection of in-

dividual pieces. I would like to en-

courage all families to go along and

have a look at the wonderful displays

in the pavilion.

Colour Run

We will be hosting our first Colour

FunRun at the Yass show on Satur-

day March 21. The cost per entrant

will be $10. It is open to all ages and

we encourage friends, families and

members of the community to join in

the fun.

Wellbeing

Congratulations to the following stu-

dents who have started the year off

strong and won the ‘On Target’ and

Milkshake draws.

On Targets

Week 3: Kendall, Ezra, Noah and

Cooper

Week 4: Chase,

James, Ezra and

Emlyn

Milkshake Draw:

Courtney, Aaliyah,

Armani and Tristan

Attachments

Net-Set–Go

Junior Netball

Book Fair

Life Education

Yass Police and

courthouse

excursion



Did you know that you can make payments to your child’s school

online?

We have a online payment portal linked to our school’s website to make it easier for you to pay for

school related payments. This is a secure payment page hosted by Westpac.

What expenses can be paid online?

Voluntary School Contributions

Subject Contributions ie workbooks

Excursions

Sport

Creative and Practical Arts ie dance

Sales to Students ie Yr 6 T Shirts

Other - any other school related payment except uniforms

How?

Log onto School site at

www.bowning-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

. Click on “Make a Payment” and follow the prompts to make a payment via Visa or MasterCard.

PERMISSION NOTE – LIFE EDUCATION VAN VISIT K—6 FRIDAY 6TH MARCH, 2020

Please return to school by Monday, 2nd March, 2020

I give permission for my child/children …………………………………………………………………..., to attend the Life

Education Van on Monday 3rd September, at Bowning Public School.

The cost is $10 per student.

Signed ………………………

Parent online Payment Amount enclosed $ …………….

http://www.bowning-p.schools.nsw.edu.au


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Bowning Public School Newsletter · Newsletter Principal: Miss Emily Jones Ph: 62276093 Term 1, Week 4 20th February, 2020 Calendar of Events Week 5 Book Fair Tuesday 25th Feb Pan-cake