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Thursday 21st November 2019

From the Principal

Student/ Classes 2020

We are well into the planning of classes for 2020.

If you have not yet enrolled for Kindergarten for

2020 or are planning on moving schools could you

please contact the office as soon as possible,

accurate numbers will assist with limiting changes

to classes next year.

Change of Details

With the end of year fast approaching if you have changed your child’s contact details, including

address, phone numbers or emergency contact details and medical conditions.

Please notify the office by:

phone: 46252271

Email: www.bradbury-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Up to date information is vital for when emergencies arise

Upcoming Events 22nd November 2019 Rock Band

Autism Support Group Morning Tea

2nd December 2019 Year 6 Production

3rd December 2019 Year 6 High School Orientation

5th December 2019 Year 6 Production Matinee / Evening

Performance 13th December 2019 P&C Disco

ICAS 2019 Results

For the first time, 2019 ICAS tests were offered to students at Bradbury PS as online tests and the response to the online format was pleasing. All tests were held in Term 3 and students had the opportunity to take the following tests; Digital Technologies, English, Mathematics, Science, Writing and Spelling. Congratulations to all students who participated in the assessments. It’s exciting to see such terrific results across all tests.

Digital Technologies Results-

Merit Certificates were awarded to: Eamon. B, Eva. S and Edwin.B.

Credit certificates were awarded to: Meenakshi, A, Reki, R, Aidan. B, Chris. J and Dan. T.

A Distinction certificate was awarded to Nehan. R.

English Results-

A Merit Certificate was awarded to Eva. S.

Credit certificates were awarded to: Amelia.R , Prisha. S, Zarif. H, Mischa. L, Eamon. B, Aidan. B, Meerub. M, Nehan. R, Riya. R, Reki. R, Talia. S, Chris. J and Eamon. M.

Distinction certificates were awarded to: Michael. B, Briannon. M, Larissa. L and Dan. T.

Mathematics Results-

A Merit Certificate was awarded to: Mischa. L, Zlata. S, Alif. R, and Chris. J.

Credit certificates were awarded to: Ameila. R, Meenakshi. A, Eamon. B, Kaelan. R, Aidan. B, Rayan. D, Aarham. I, Chelsea. L, Riya. R, Reki, R, Talia. S, Samual. M, Edwin. B, Larissa. L, Mia. S and Karthik S. R Distinction certificates were awarded to: Briannon. M, Calvin. R, Zarif. H, Ryan. U, Hasnain. A, Nehan. R, Eamon. M and Isaac T.C.

High Distinction awards went to Michael. B and Aidan. B

Science Results-

A Merit Certificate was awarded to: Larissa L.

Credit certificates were awarded to: Michael. B, Prisha. S, Eamon. B, Nehan. R, Reki. R, Talia. S, Anthony. C, Eamon. M, Dan. T and Isaac. T.C.

A Distinction certificate was awarded to: Briannon .M.

Spelling Bee Results-

Merit Certificates were awarded to: Evie. P, Zlata. S and Chelsea. L

Credit certificates were awarded to: Eva. S, Prisha. S, Ryan. U, Eamon.B, Mischa. L, Aidan. B, Nehan. R and Riya. R.

Distinction certificates were awarded to: Michael. B, Chris. J, Meenakshi. A, Dan. T, Rayan. D, Talia. S, Larissa. L and Eamon. M.

High Distinction awards were given to: Briannon. M and Reki. R.

Writing Results-

Merit Certificates were awarded to: Aidan. B and Karthik S. R. Credit certificates were awarded to: Zarif. H, Hasnain. A, Rayan. D, Alif. R, Riya. R, Reki. R and Talia. S. Distinction certificates were awarded to: Lily. S, Mischa. L and Meerub M.

Kindergarten 2020 Our 2019 Kindergarten Orientation Program was successful. The children enjoyed a range of Kindergarten experiences ending their very first school performance for parents in the hall, singing 'Do you know I'm going to school now'.

Best start letters will be sent out over the next two weeks. Please check the date and time. It will be on one of three dates Jan 29th, 30th & 31st. It is important that you tell us if you are still on holidays or unable to make it and we can reschedule a time for you.

Year 2 ICAS Awards Congratulations to our Year 2 ICAS Certificate winners. We are very proud of all your efforts. A special congratulations to Briannon who received a High Distinction in Spelling and Michael who received a High Distinction in Mathematics. There have been lots of Distinctions, Credits and Merits received from all students in all subjects completed. Well done!

Tin Forest Creations 1/2K and 2C enjoyed their culminating task of building their own Tin Forests last week, after studying the picture book this term. We planned our design in small groups, utilising the skills of many of our fantastic drawers and discussed the resources we would need to make our designs come alive. We experimented with a few options and sometimes had to start again when things didn't work but we were persistent and our final products are certainly creative and interesting.

Autism Support Group Open to anyone who is a carer of a person on the Autism Spectrum. Come along for morning tea and a chat. When: 22nd November 2019 Where: Meeting room Bradbury Pubic School office Time: 9.00am to 11.00am

Children’s Music Foundation of Australia Student participated in music Count Us In nationwide singing of the song “WE ARE”. The program is an initiative of the Children’s Music Foundation of Australia. YrK-5 enjoyed singing the song so enthusiastically.

National PSSA Softball competition Last week, Ben from 5S represented at the National PSSA Softball Competition. NSW went through the tournament

undefeated showing the quality of the team. Well done Ben on your achievement.

Healthy Kids School Our school has been adopted as a Healthy Kids School! We would like to take this opportunity to thank the team at Wests Campbelltown for funding our school's membership of Healthy Kids Association until 2022. Thanks to their generous support we will be able to create an even healthier environment for our students. This website has a section of healthy tips for parents https://healthy-kids.com.au/

Kindergarten in Action Look at some of the amazing work Kindergarten students have been doing in their classrooms this fortnight. Students have been reading a quality text called Tin Forest. See some of the students working hard to create their inclusion to a class Tin Forest display after some careful planning and discussion. KM have been learning about 3D objects and you can find students working mathematically on investigation tasks.

KE students took the opportunity to write thank you letters to our firefighters that have been working hard across communities to save lives and homes. In KR, students discussed the importance and meaning of Remembrance Day. Here are some students sharing their writing and poppies.

Kindergarten building skills This year kindergarten have been building their coding skills Bee-Boys.

Lyrebird Festival Last Wednesday Mr O’Kane, Mr G and myself had the pleasure of accompanying a small group of our Aboriginal dancers to attend the Lyrebird Festival at Briar Road Public School. Deacon. D, Loki. D, Spencer. G, Ryder. V, Kobe. W and Xander. G represented Bradbury Public School. The festival included a number of different school from the Campbelltown region including Claymore P.S, St Helens Park P.S, Woodlands Road P.S, John Warby P.S, and Ambarvale P.S. Uncle Ivan officially opened the festival with a traditional smoking ceremony. This was surrounding an amazing dance floor made of sand. The boys performed 3 Aboriginal dances directed by Mr G to a large audience of students, staff, Department and school executives as well as the wider Aboriginal and Campbelltown community. Mrs Sivell attended the event with a number of very proud Bradbury Parents. The boys demonstrated exemplary behaviour and represented our school with pride! This was a fantastic opportunity for our students to engage in their culture, learn new dances and network with their community.

Interactive TV As of Tuesday morning, all classrooms have an interactive tv in them to use. Not only are the screens brighter and the sound better, but they come with a few new programs to use with our teaching programs. It has been a long process to get them all and the students will enjoy using them.

Athletics Results On Wednesday, 30th October we celebrated the achievements of our Athletics champions. Students across Years 2-6 received ribbons for placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in track and field events held at our school carnival in March. Zone representatives received certificates of achievement for various track and field success at the Zone Carnival. Our Zone representatives were: Sienna. B, Luca. M, Chace. L, William. B, Tiare. N, Charlie. M, Alanah. J, Leah. B, Dylan. E, Tyson. S, Nicole. M. B, Amelia. T, Jasmine. J, Caitlin. J, Tyson. S, Evangeleen. M, Charlotte. M, Riley. I, Austin. M, Talia. S, Isaac. F, Adrian. R, Levi. N, Dyllan. A, Addison. C, Taylor. T, Mia. D, Tahliyah. B, Walles. S, Maahir. B, Cooper. F, Edward. Z, Osana. H, Corbin. M, Saia. T, Benjamin. H, Don. J, Tyrese. W, Alilia. S, Patressa. A, Darcy. E, Madison. B, Reki. R, Isaiah. A, Chelsea. L, Eyvette. J, Brydi. P, Brooklyn. O, Tamati. W and Ashton. I. The following students were selected to represent our region based on their success at the Zone Carnival: Dylan. E- 100m and 200m

Tiare. N- 9 Years 100m and Junior Girls Relay

Patressa. A- Junior Girls Relay

Alilia. S- Junior Girls Relay

Sienna. B- Junior Girls Relay

Chelsea. L- Junior Girls High Jump

Brydi P - 12/13 Years Shot Put

Eyvette. J- Senior Girls Relay

Madison. B- Senior Girls Relay

Darcy. E- Senior Girls Relay

Reki. R- Senior Girls Relay, 11 Years 100m and 200m and Long Jump

Brooklyn. O – 11 Years High Jump

Isaiah. A - 11 Years Long Jump, 100m and 800m

Ashton. I - 12/13 Years 800m and 1500m

Reki was declared the 11 Years Girl Age Group Champion at the Zone Carnival, qualifying for State level competition with her 2nd place Zone result in the 11 Years Girls 100 and 200m track events. She went on to place 30th in the 200m event at the State Carnival held on 6th November. Brooklyn’s 1st place result in the 11 Years High Jump event at Regional level earned him a place at the State level competition, where he placed 10th with a terrific jump of 1.35m. Ashton represented our region at State Carnival in the 12/13 Years 800m event. He placed a commendable 4th in his heat and finished the competition with a respectable 14th place overall. Congratulations to all of our young athletes on your individual and team performances throughout 2019.

Student Leadership Positions for 2020 On Monday, nominated Year Five students will be presenting their speeches to the school for student leadership positions in 2020. All the candidates will have 2 minutes to present their prepared speech as to why they will make a good leader in 2020. Students and teachers will be voting after lunch, with the outcome to be announced at the end of year Presentation Assembly. Good luck to all the candidates. Production 2019: Zombied! Production rehearsals are well underway, and the students have been doing a phenomenal job so far. This year we have

over 90 students participating in the Zombied cast. We would like to give the families of our Year 6 students the best

opportunity to attend the Production. Therefore we have decided offer Afternoon and Evening performances over two

nights (Wednesday 4th & Thursday 5th December).

Wednesday 4th December (Campbelltown Hall Theatre)

o Afternoon performance at 4.00pm

o Evening performance at 7.00pm

Thursday 5th December (Campbelltown Hall Theatre)

o Afternoon performance at 4.00pm

o Evening performance at 7.00pm

This does mean that we will not be offering a Matinee performance. Siblings of participating students will need to attend the Production performances either in the afternoon or evening performances under parent supervision. Tickets for the musical, “Zombied” will be allocated by ballot. We feel this is a fairer system for all. Tickets cost $15 each.

There are no concessions for either performances. Please note that the Request Form, should not be accompanied by

money.

Ticket Request form needs to be returned to school NO LATER THAN MONDAY 18th November 2019. Please note that

due to the large cohort of students participating, EVENING tickets will be sold with a 4 ticket maximum. Families can

indicate if they would like extra tickets and names will be placed on a waiting list. Tickets will be sent home by Monday

2nd December.

A payment note with ticket allocations will be sent home once ballot is completed and payment needs to be received by

no later than Monday 25TH November or these tickets will be offered to another family.

Afternoon sessions have been made available for the whole school to purchase, Wednesday and Thursday 4pm. Come

along and place your order in the front office while tickets last.

Brain Strain Academic Challenge

Would we stretch our brains? We asked ourselves in preparation for the inaugural Brain Strain Challenge held at Mount Annan Public School on Wednesday, 13th of November 2019. Nineteen schools competed in this brain-stretching challenge. Our school sent four amazing representatives; Isbah A, Nehan R, Chelsea L, Rhys A- we all had a real fun time.

One of the challenges of the competition was the vocabulary challenge, which included amazing anagrams, spectacular spelling and the wonderful word wizard activity. Another challenge of the competition was the awesome Did You Notice?’ challenge, which tested our observation skills through a video, a photograph and an artwork. We performed well in this area. Next, was STEM. We were asked to create a mini Lunar Lander made out of household

materials which would remain intact after testing at 1m, 1.5m and 2m heights. For the Australian trivia we were asked to research Australiana prior to the day. We found some of this section challenging; particularly the Australian poem section, where we needed to replace omitted words. Next, was the Maths Challenge. It was filled with complex problems for us to solve. We were very sure we got everything right! The highlight of the day was the Amazing Race. Teams raced to and from tables to get to the pit stop where we received numerous envelopes containing clues and riddles. Correct answers helped us progress through the race. There were 17 clues and we completed 14 of them. To conclude the event, an award ceremony was held. We were awarded second place, between Harrington Park PS and Campbelltown North PS. We had lots of fun and we thank Miss Starr for organising our participation in this event. “It was a brain straining experience for all of us!” we agreed. Written by Bradbury’s Brain Strain Challenge representatives.

Aboriginal Community BBQ

A BBQ for our Aboriginal community will be hosted by Bradbury Public School on Wednesday, the 27th of November. All are welcome!

This will be a great time to share some time together and connect. Please note the follow details below:

· BBQ for our Aboriginal community

· Wednesday, 27 November at 3:15pm

· Sausage sizzle and cold/hots drinks provided courtesy of Bradbury PS

· Parents, carers and children are welcome

We looking forward to seeing you there!

Aboriginal Education Committee

Library news A huge thank you to all who bought from our last Book Fair. Book orders have been placed and should be in by the end of this week. They will be delivered to your child. We have earned some commission and been able to add some new books to the library, so thank you.

I ran various competitions during the book fair for students to win a $10 voucher. Congratulations to our winners, Yasmin 4/5B who guessed 126 dinosaur lollies correctly, Talia 5/6E, Preston K/6K, Shania KT, Alice 1L, Anton 2S.

You will soon receive the last book club brochure, you’re last purchasing opportunity for the year. Please return by Friday 29th, so we can be sure to get the books by the end of term. Remember to use the online LOOP, or cash to the library ONLY on the 29th as this is picked up by the P&C for processing.

Happy reading Community Helper Morning Tea Venue change Please be advised the new venue for the community Helper morning tea is now in the Library

When: Wednesday 27th November 2019

Time: 11.00am to 12.00pm

Where: Bradbury Public School Library

Rapunzel By Menaal

Rapunzel was locked in a tower,

Old Mother Gothel guarded her with power,

A lot of hair Rapunzel had,

And yes it was the latest fad,

Wash, brush, blow and styling,

And no she wasn’t smiling.

One day she had a thought,

And no she wasn’t caught,

She was going to snip away,

And this thought she wasn’t going to relay,

A pile of cut hair grew,

And yes this was very true,

A few hours later she was done,

The pile of hair weighed a tonne,

Then along came a prince on a horse,

Fancy clothes he was wearing of course,

“Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair,

I have heard you are very fair,

Don’t worry it’s not a big fall.”

“Sorry dude, I cut it all!”