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BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
THURSDAY 25 JUNE 2015, WEEK 10 TERM 2
Coming Events
Term 2
Fri 26 June BGT Finals
Last day of Term 2
Term 3
Mon 13 July Staff Development Day
Tues 14 July First Day of Term 3 for Students
Fri 17 July Uniform Shop Open
Thur 23 July Yr1 Excursion to Questacon
Fri 24 July Schools Tree Day
Sat 25 July P&C Trivia Night
Tues 28 July P&C Meeting 7.30pm
Fri 31 July Yr6 Camp 1/2 payment Due
Uniform Shop Open
Thur 6 Aug District Athletics Carnival
Fri 14 Aug Uniform Shop Open
Fri 28 Aug Uniform Shop Open
Fri 11 Sept Uniform Shop Open
Fri 9 Oct Yr6 Camp Final Payment Due
Thur 10 Sept Primary Concert
Fri 18 Sept Last Day of Term 3
For the full newsletter including articles, fabulous photos, permission notes and community information, please log onto our website below:
www.bungendore-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
A HUGE congratulations to the
following heat winners from Infants:-
Abbey Hyles, Scarlett King, Charlotte Knight,
Chloe Stevenson, and Olivia Johnston.
The Grand Final is tomorrow, starting at 12.20pm.
A running sheet is included later in this newsletter.
Please come along and support the wonderful talent at BPS.
It is a gold coin donation at the door, with all proceeds going
towards buying music and art supplies.
Last weeks SRC Cake Stall raised $606.15!!!
Thank you to all the bakers and all the cake eaters!
Message from the Principal,
Thank you students and staff for all your
hard work this term.
Have a safe and happy holiday, and
welcome back to school:
Staff on Monday the 13th of July
Students on Tuesday the 14th of July.
Mrs Lloyd
Principal
PLEASE USE TIMES AS AN INDICATION ONLY. ALLOW AT LEAST 10 MINUTES EITHER
SIDE OF A PERFORMANCE IN THE EVENT THAT THEY ARE NOT RUNNING TO TIME
BUNGENDORE’S GOT
TALENT
GRAND FINAL!
Planet Ark is celebrating 20 years of National Tree Day
- Australia's largest community tree-planting and
nature care event. For the first time this year Bungendore Public School will be
joining around 3,000 Australian schools taking part in Schools
Tree Day 2015 on Friday July 24th
. Tree Day is an opportunity
to do something positive for your local
environment and community and to reconnect with nature. Families are
welcome to attend our tree-planting event – watch for more details in the
next newsletter.
Please consider a donation towards the purchase of plants and
materials, and help to make our school more beautiful! Drop into the
school office or call on 6238 1317.
NAIDOC Public Speaking Challenge 2015
Three teams represented Bungendore Public School at the 2015 NAIDOC Public Speaking Challenge held
on Monday this week, with two teams selected to go through to the finals in Week 8, Term 3. The topic for
the public speaking challenge was: “We all stand on Sacred Ground: Learn, Respect and Celebrate” with
each team consisting of two students, one Aboriginal and one non-Aboriginal, working together to prepare
and present a 4-minute speech. Bungendore’s three teams faced three teams from Queanbeyan East Pub-
lic School and Wollondilly Public School. The members of each team were presented with a certificate of
participation following a morning tea, attended by families of the entrants. The adjudicator, Aboriginal
Community Liaison Officer Public Schools NSW, Rochelle Koster said the teams had represented their
schools well. The speeches had been well researched and prepared by the students themselves, showing
knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures in a localised context.
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Ms K. Forman
Teacher
Bungendore Public School
Premier's Debating Challenge
Bungendore’s two teams entered in the Premier’s Debating Challenge 2015 will complete their Sutton rounds this week when Bungendore hosts a debate between Sutton’s Talking Heads and the Bungendore Bluetongues on an education-themed topic.
Results to date:
Bungendore Boomerangs won a debate against Sutton Untouchables on the topic: Homework should be banned for all primary school students.
Bungendore Boomerangs won a debate against Bungendore Bluetongues on the topic: That all par-ents should provide pets for their kids.
Bungendore Boomerangs won a debate against Sutton Talking Heads on the topic: That we should have longer school holidays.
Bungendore’s two teams will head to Crookwell Public School next term to finalise the Zone 14 debates.
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Ms K. Forman
Teacher
Bungendore Public School
Win for Bungendore at the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking
local finals
Bungendore Public School student Emily Hinder has won the Years 5 & 6 division and
Charlotte Velnaar was a runner-up in the Years 3&4 division of the 2015 Illawarra & South
East Local Final of the NSW Department of Education’s Multicultural Perspectives Public
Speaking Competition held this week at Jerrabomberra Public School. Charlie Campbell and
Ellie Meggitt also represented Bungendore, delivering prepared speeches with great
confidence and skill. There were 13 speakers in each division, representing seven schools
from Crookwell to Cooma.
Adjudicator Phil Holloway praised the students on the structure of their set speeches and the
way they had engaged the attention of the audience and built a rapport to deliver social
messages on a range of multicultural issues.
“You spoke with a clear purpose and used a relaxed and conversational tone,” he said.
“Public speaking is a life skill that opens up many career paths.”
As well as presenting a prepared speech, the students were asked to deliver an impromptu
speech. The junior speakers’ topic was “Let’s get busy” and the senior speakers were given
the topic: “Creating a new future”. Only five minutes was allowed for each student to prepare
their impromptu speech.
Emily now proceeds to the regional final to be held in Wollongong in August. The winners of
the regional finals will
proceed to the state finals
to be held at the ABC
Centre in Sydney in
November.
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Ms K. Forman
Teacher
Bungendore Public
School
UNIFORM SHOP NEWS FOR TERM THREE
Due to term three being a quiet term for the uniform shop, we will only be opening every
second Friday afternoon during this term only. Opening hours will still be 2.45 to 3.45pm.
So, we will be open on the following dates:
Friday 17th
July, Friday 31st
July, Friday 14th
August, Friday 28th
August and Friday 11th
P&C UPDATE
25 June 2015
The Week in Review
Multicultural and Public Speaking Event
The P&C extends its heartfelt congratulations and admira-tion to the students selected to represent the School at this week’s multi cultural public speaking event conducted at Jerrabomberra Public School.
Prepared and impromptu speeches were delivered with aplomb in an environment the majority of us regard as the most daunting of arenas. Well done.
Garden Group
The Garden Group meeting was cancelled due to illness. We will let you know the new date on Facebook and in the next newsletter.
Those interested in attending future meetings or being involved can contact Emily Brown via the P&C email ad-dress*
P&C Committee
The P&C is seeking parents interested in writing funding grant applications and assisting with the remaining parts of the BPS play ground project.
Those interested are asked to contact Natalie via the P&C email address*.
The Fundraising and Garden Groups are seeking volun-teers to assist with future initiatives. Those interested can email Sam (Fundraising) or Emily (Garden) via the P&C email address*
The Week(s) Ahead
Bungendore’s Got Talent
Following the hotly contested heats for Bungendore’s Got Talent (BGT) concluded last week. There was a lot of competition and we congratulate all who participated. This Friday is the finals and the talent will be on display at the BGT finals this Friday.
Show your support for those with (and those aspiring for) talent with a gold coin donation on the day.
The P&C extends its heartfelt thanks to Haidee Whiteley, Sam Bowering, Kyle Brothers and staff who have once again made this a great event.
Trivia Night
Planning continues for the annual extravaganza that is the BPS P&C Trivia Night – scheduled for Saturday 25 July in the BPS School Hall.
Entry details for teams and individuals have been promul-gated separately in this week’s newsletter and sent home with children.
Teams can book their spots via the try booking website:
www.trybooking.com/141632
or at the School Office. Those willing to assist on the night are asked to contact Sam directly at:
Uniform Shop
The Uniform Shop will be open fortnightly for term 3; the Shop will be open in weeks 1,3,5,7,& 9. Orders can still be placed and will be filled at these times
P&C Executive
The next P&C meeting is scheduled for 28 July 2015, 7.30pm (BPS Staff Room). All parents are most welcome to attend and become involved in the goings on of the School.
The position of BPS P&C Secretary continues to be avail-able.
Anyone interested is requested to contact Natalie on:
0408 023 824, or the P&C email address:
End of Term
The P&C updates will resume next term.
Stay safe if you are having some time off travelling with the kids, stay sane if you are staying home with them.
NAIDOC WEEK
ACTIVITIES
COMMUNITY NEWS
Offering excellence in childcare and early learning delivered in a fun, vibrant and caring environment. Visit our brand new centre at 7-9 McKeahnie Street, Queanbey-an or phone on 6297 3755. We welcome all enquiries for chil-dren aged between 6 weeks and 5 years. Check out our website at www.cilqueanbeyan.com.au
McKeahnie Street, Queanbeyan
6297 3755
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS TENNIS CLINIC
Bungendore Tennis Club
FREE 1ST DAY!!
From Kindergartens to 17yrs (all standards)
Mon July 6th – Fri 10th
8am – 1pm Half Day
8am – 5.00pm Full Day
100% refund after Day 1 if not continuing!
LESS THAN $5/HR FULL DAY, $6.50/HR HALF DAY!
Total stroke development
(First timers will be serving by end of clinic)
Professional well credentialled coaching staff
Trophy singles tournaments Thursday
Heaps of fun, Prizes galore!
Enrolment forms at Bungendore IGA or the School Front Office
Ph. Matt McDonald, Professionally Qualified Level 2 Tennis Coach, on 0412 565 137
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
DRAMA CLASSES
1: (1 DAY PROGRAM) “3,2,1, IMPRO!”: Monday
29th June, 9 am – 3:30 pm. Cost: $70,
Max 20 students, Ages 7 - 12
2: (2 DAY PROGRAM) ‘PUNCHLINE’: Tuesday 30th
June – Wednesday 1st July Cost: $150 ,
Max 12 students, Ages 10 -15, 9 am – 5pm each day
3: (2 DAY PROGRAM) ‘STARSTRUCK!’: Thursday
2nd July – Friday 3rd July. Cost: $150, Max 12 stu-
dents, Ages 12 – 18, 9 am – 5 pm each day.
Venue: Drama Stars Academy very own studio,
4/56 Heffernan Street, Mitchell, ACT.
See webpage for more details, dramastarsacade-
my.com.au, or phone Donna on 0417 535 200.
