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BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2018, WEEK 9 TERM 3
Term 3
Thur 20 Sept Infants Concert—6 pm
Fri 21 Sept Aus Tag talk for Years 5 & 6
Fri 28 Sept Year 6 Fundraiser ‘Dress like a
Teacher’ for the day
Paper Plane Competition
Last Day of Term 3
Term 4
Mon 15 Oct First day for students and staff
Fri 19 Oct Yrs 3 & 4 CSIRO Excursion
Sat 27 Oct 150 years Spring Fair
Mon 19 Nov - Fri 23 Nov Year 6 Camp
Mon 17 Dec Presentation Day
Tue 18 Dec Year 6 Farewell
Wed 19 Dec Last day for students Term 4
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER, TO SEE THE FULL COPY,
PLEASE GO TO EITHER THE SKOOLBAG APP OR OUR WEBSITE.
BPS classes have a Fruit Break
every day.
This means that…
Every Child
Is encouraged to….
Bring a piece of fruit
Science Quiz
Week 9 Questions:
1. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
2. How many lungs does the human body have?
3. True or false? Crocodiles have no sweat glands so they use their mouths to release heat.
Week 8 Answers:
1. Which planet do the moons Oberon and Titania belong? Saturn
2. What is the human body’s biggest organ? The skin
3. What is the largest type of ‘big cat’ in the world? Tiger (specifically the Siberian tiger)
Lost Property! Please LABEL all clothing to
ensure the speedy return of items when lost!
LOST PROPERTY is located in the quadrangle.
Citizenship Award Winners—Week 8 Term 3
Reminder! Paper Plane Notes! Paper Plane Notes!
Year 6 Fundraiser
*Notes and Money are due back by Thursday 27th September
Calling all Gardeners!
The School Garden Club will be having a Stall at the 150 Years Spring Fair in October and they
are seeking volunteers to ‘strike’ plants that they can sell. If you are keen and have a Green
Thumb, Mrs Nicholls would love to hear from you! Please email the school
[email protected] with a Reference of—Mrs Nicholls, Garden Club, to ex-
press your interest.
Term 3 Week 9 - 20th September 2018
Latest P&C News
Thanks to all who came along to last week’s P&C meeting. Planning for our upcoming Spring Fair was a hot topic of conversation, with plenty of activity already going on behind the scenes to make this a successful fund-raising event for our school community.
Our 150 year pavers have arrived and they look fantastic - we’ll keep you posted on progress of having them installed.
Mrs Lloyd gave the P&C an update about what has been an extremely busy and productive Term 3 - it’s great to see our students representing us so well across our region at events such as District Arts, Debating, Cultural Perspectives Public Speaking and the recent Spelling Bee. A huge thank you also to Mrs Donaldson, BPS teaching staff, parents and students for going all out for this year’s Book Week - a lot of fun was had by all.
At the meeting the P&C agreed to bring forward the delivery of the first stage of our 150th Year Technology Pack purchase (LED screens, laptops and storage) to facilitate the upgrade of existing equipment that needs replacing sooner than anticipated. We’ll publish more information about this in coming weeks once the purchase is finalised and also give an update on our current fundraising tally.
Finally, the P&C watched an interesting video from the Fair Funding Now campaign - which seeks to put pres-sure on the Federal Government to ensure that ALL schools in Australia receive fair and equitable funding to support our children. A petition supporting the Fair Funding Now campaign was circulated and signed by our P&C representatives. If you are interested in finding out more about the Fair Funding Now initiative or signing their petition to show your support, visit www.fairfundingnow.org.au
Have you started your Spring Fair ‘stand-in photo booth’ design yet?
We know that Bungendore is home to some of the most creative, colourful and talented kids in all of Australia… so expectations are running high for our Spring Fair ‘stand-in photo booth’ design competition! Notes about the competition went home with students last week, calling for original designs for our commemorative stand-in pho-to booth for our school’s 150th Anniversary Spring Fair!!! The idea is that everyone who attends the Fair can have a personalised photo with our very own Fuzzy Mac and have a lasting keepsake from what is sure to be a terrific day.
The design must include:
1. Fuzzy Mac
2. The Spring Fair logo
3. Cutouts for faces
Entry is by gold coin donation along with your completed hand drawn A4 size page submission. The winner will receive $30 worth of Bungendore Bucks to spend at the Spring Fair. Please return your entry to the school front office by Friday 28th September 2018. Good luck to all our artists - the winner will be announced in the first week of Term 4.
Parents & Citizens Association Newsletter cont…
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Parents & Citizens
Association Newsletter
Countdown to the Spring Fair: Saturday 27th October 2018
The countdown is on for the Bungendore Public School P&C Spring Fair on Saturday 27th October, 11am - 3pm. As part of the school’s 150 year celebrations, the event is set to be bigger and better than ever. Delicious food, fun activities for the kids, lots of goodies to buy and take home… and a few surprises too! So put the date in your diary and start thinking how you can lend a hand this year. Interested in becoming a sponsor or having a stall at the fair? Stalls cost $30 and a donation to our raffle. Please contact us at [email protected] if you’d like to know more.
Getting to know the P&C
Natalie Blake, P&C Hall Representative
How long have you been living in Bungendore? We moved here from Sydney almost 5
years ago.
What is the best thing about Bungers? There are so many great things about Bungendore it's hard to choose one - it's gotta be the bacon though haha! I love being part of this community and seeing the way people come together to support each other and the many worthy causes in this wonderful town. What is the best school event you have attended so far? I really enjoyed the Grandparents Day / K-2 sports day last year, that was lots of fun. How many kids do you have at BPS? Both of my children attend BPS - Ruby is in Year 1 and Louis is in Kindy
Favourite movie / TV series: I've just finished watching the TV series The Crown, which was very interesting.
Favourite book: The best book I've read in the last year would be Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne, it's full of great ideas.
Favourite food: A big fry-up on a Sunday morning, especially with Bungers Bacon and fresh local eggs.
Tricks and hacks that will make life easier and fun
Take a photo on your phone of every birthday party invite/ school note that comes home. You’ll then have ready access to dates/times/addresses - and you’ll be easily able to send copies to other parents and family members.
Joke of the week
How do you stop an astronaut’s baby from crying? You rocket!
Uniform Shop - Volunteers needed
The Uniform Shop will be open this Friday 21st September from 2.45-3.30pm. This is the last time we’ll be open for Term 3, so come on down if you need new supplies.
In Term 4 the Uniform Shop will return to opening each Friday to meet the demands of the changing season and all the new orders from incoming Kindy 2019 students. Lindsay and team could really use some more volunteers - so if you are a Mum, Dad, Grandparent or carer who can spare 45 mins every couple of weeks to lend a hand we’d love to hear from you. The Uniform team is super friendly and volunteering is a fun and easy way to meet new people and do your bit to support our school. Email [email protected] for more info.
Upcoming events
Next meetings for the year
Term 4: Week 3, 30th October 2018 & Week 8, 4th December 2018 at 7pm in the staffroom. All welcome! If you’d like to add an item to the agenda, please send an email to Len at [email protected]
BUNGENDORE PUBLIC
SCHOOL
ENROLLING NOW FOR 2019
OUR VALUES
Respect, Responsibility, Co-operation,
Doing Your Best, Honesty
“readiness for school”
An information session will be held at Bungendore Preschool on
Tuesday 4th September 2018 at 6.15pm.
Please RSVP to Bungendore Preschool on 6238 1423 if you would like to attend.
INFANTS Concert dress rehearsal
Kindergarten 2019 students and parents are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of our Infants Concert.
In the school hall on Tuesday 18th September at 12.15pm.
Kindergarten orientation morning
Our Orientation Morning will be held at Bungendore Public School
from 9.30am to 11.00am on Tuesday 23rd October 2018.
Parents/Carers are invited to attend our Information Session in the School Hall.
Kindergarten 2019 students will participate in fun activities in the Kindergarten classrooms.
Kindergarten activity sessions
Thursday 1st November 2018 from 12.30pm – 2.00pm.
and Friday 9th November 2018 from 9.30am – 11.00am.
Kindergarten 2019 students are encouraged to come to school to participate in fun activities.
“getting to know you” interviews
Interviews for Parents/Carers and Kindergarten 2019 students will be held from
Monday 19th through to Friday 23rd of November 2018.
This is a good opportunity to talk with our staff regarding your child.
Interviews will take approximately 15 minutes and can be booked at the school office.
Your preschool child must attend this meeting.
Infants assembly
Kindergarten 2019 students are invited to attend our Infants Assembly
in our School Hall at 12.10pm on Thursday 29th November 2018.
Enrolment forms
Enrolments forms are available from the School Office, Preschool & Milestones.
Birth Certificate or Passport & Immunisation Certificate must be provided.
The NSW Department of Education requires all children to produce a full Immunisation Certificate
before starting school.
UNIFORM
Uniform samples will be on display at Bungendore Preschool and Milestones during November,
this is to allow for correct sizes to be ordered.
Bungendore public school
Gibraltar Street, PO Box 242, Bungendore NSW 2621
Phone: 6238 1317 Fax: 6238 1718
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.bungendore-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
QDJCC Registrations are now open for the 2018/19 Cricket season
Ages from 5 to 8 for Woolworths Junior Blasters.
Ages from 8 to 10 for Woolworths Master Blasters.
U13 All Girls team for QDJCC Juniors.
Ages from 10 to 18 for QDJCC Juniors.
Simply log onto www.playcricket.com.au to register.
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 0405 080 623 - Micheal Hunter
Bicycle and Scooter riders are required by law to wear an
approved helmet, securely fitted and fastened.
In NSW there are no exemptions from wearing
an approved bicycle helmet.
The Bungendore Oztag Competition will commence next term. Interested players can collect registration forms from the Bungendore School Front Office. The completed form and money ($25) should be brought to the Registration after-noon on Wednesday 17th October at the front of Bungendore IGA between 4:30 & 7:00 pm. Please note Primary students are not eligible to play in the Seniors completion. The Bungendore Junior Oztag competition will commence the follow-ing week on Wednesday 24th October and run for 8 weeks. Games are from 5:00-5:45 pm. Players can either organise their own teams or Deb will organise them. Families with queries can contact Deb on either 6238 3063 or 0413 240 254 or [email protected] Yours in Sport—Deb Gordon
Bungendore
Junior Oztag
(for Yr 5/6 students only)
