From the Principal’s desk… Mrs Bowne

NAIDOC WEEK

SCHOLARSHIPS

HELMETS

INAPPOPRIATE LANGUAGE

3/6c

Please do not bring

bikes or scooters into

the front foyer.

DATES

PPP Parenting Workshop

WED

22/8

9AM

BOOK WEEK PARADE

FRI

24/8

ZONE ATHLETICS

WED

29/8

ZONE ATHLETICS

THU

30/8

PARENT EXCURSION

FRI

31/8

Gala Day Fri

7/9

NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS It was great to see the community come together to celebrate NAIDOC Week. A big thank you goes to the Committee who comprise of teachers and community members. Also to all the students and teachers who participated in with enthusiasm and respect in culturally inclusive activities. The week culminated in a brilliant performance by the ‘Beatty Clan Crew’. Fun was had by all!

CONGRATULATIONS Well done to Hannah Buggatto, Jayden Vidovic McCarthy, Masei Fetui and Steven Leului. These students all received Academic Scholarships in 2013 for Airds High School. The selection panel was very impressed with their applications and the supporting documentation from their teachers was equally impressive.

SCOOTERS, BIKES ,SKATEBOARDS AND

ROLLERBLADES Thank you to everyone for supporting the school’s stance on children riding the above to school with out a helmet. It has been quite calm over the past few days and we have had the children settled and safe in the mornings and ready for learning without disputes! Remember if your child does come to school without a helmet we will call you to come and collect their bike, scooters, skateboard or rollerblades.

INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS Over the past week I have had to deal with a spate of inappropriate racially based comments by students towards each other. All schools are required by policy to have an Anti Racism Officer. At Briar Road Ms Mair is our officer. Any comments that are of a racist nature are referred to her. Ms Mair follows a process that is set out by the Department of Education and Communities. The process involves writing up the incident and speaking with the children concerned. Consequences are put in place depending on the severity and consis-tency of the comments. This can range from discussions between students to resolve the conflict to referring the behavior through the schools welfare procedures for follow up. Every case is recorded and entered onto our behavior management system Risc. All cases of racism are dealt with on a individual basis and in accordance to the situation. Please reinforce to your children that it is not appropriate to refer to the colour of a persons skin, their ethnicity or culture.

Parents of 3/6C Mr Chomicz will be on Long Service Leave for the next 3 weeks Mr Pudya will be taking his class during this time. If you have any concerns regarding your child please contact Mr Pudya in the first instance.

Clubs Grant Award

A huge thank you goes out to the Airds Bradbury Community Changemakers

who have helped us to secure and fund our Attendance Reward for the next 12 months.

This was obtained through their successful submission to Club Grants on our behalf.

Our reward will be funded by the Campbelltown RSL Club. A very big thanks to the club and especially Natalee Bonnell from Community Changemakers for her continued efforts to support our school.

REMINDERS

PLEASE DONOT PARK IN THE STAFF CAR PARK UNLESS YOU HAVE PERMISSION

PLEASE DO NOT BRING DOGS ONTO THE SCHOOL GROUNDS

Congratulations to the following Merit Award Winners

KV Cameron Franklin

Taha Yassine

Kulija Wiggins

Joshua Samaauga

KM Tyson Reid

Amelia Welsh

Shyla Moloney

Taylan Norton

K/3K Shaun Carr Joshua Cooke

1E Justin Moss

Jesse Alam

David Matagia

Adam Bell

1/2A Jade Hughes

Brittany Connolly

Tristan Musgrave

Zachary Turanek

2M Barry Carr

Joshua Harrison

Jordan Moloney

Marshall Budge

3M Jacob Dunn

Sarah Everett

Samantha Galea

Jackson McCoy

4T Britney Connolly

Ajmal Samuels

Salvation Leatuafi

Jasmine Smith

3/6C Taneesha Prasad

Pe’A Tuisila

Jye Parson

Pe’A Tuisila

3/6M

3/4/5H Layla Gillett

Shakayla French

Ethan Keith

Brooke Pepper

4/5D Elyzena AhHong

Ishmael Toleafoa

Pandora Taala

Craige Nelson

5P Sean Smith

Jacob Lardner

Jye Robinson

Lachlan Harrison

6G away Jasmine Slavin

Damon Mlinaric

6R Tamara Harland

K-Lib Tanea

Yolandi Fuimaono

Hannah Buggato

WEEK 4 WEEK 5

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Ajmal Samuels

Jasmine Smith

Hanna Hendry

Sarah Pickford

Masei Fetui

Teleya McDonald

Britney Holahan

Ryan Gillett

Sophie Walsh

Layla Gillett

Connor Evans

Caitlyn Vidovic McCarthy

Alapati Iosua

Tremayne Beve -Leigh

Damon Mlinaric

Brittany Connolly

Abby Olsen

Mytchel Davis

Kaleopa Fetui x2

Britney Connolly

Rebecca Taala x2

Shawna McIntyre

Brittany Connolly

Taylan Norton

Ajmal Samuels

Tiana Willoughby

Jordan Moloney

Tairo Faamausili

Layla Gillett

Courtney Maisano x2

Jeannie Voorwinden

Grace Talaoloa

Jayden Franklin

Tairo Faamausili

Taylah Hansen

Maria Lilomaiava

Josef Treiblmayr

Britney Connolly

Salvation Leatuafi

Crystal Batiste x2

Karissa Carr

Jaleel Sampson

Barry Carr

Paul Kennedy

Shaun Carr

Hannah Bugatto

Sarah Hardy

Jacob Dunn

Shyla Moloney

Tiana Willoughby

Taia Leului

Kyiesha Sanchez Sayers

Rose Taala

RIBBONS

Rebecca Taala Tairo Faamausili Felicty Cameron

Kaliesha Russell Jackson McCoy

Reuben Lilomaiava Sophie Walsh

Caitlyn Vidovic McCarthy x3 Craige Nelson

Banners

*Travis Jenkins *Caitlyn Vidovic -McCarthy *Sophie Walsh

Medallions

Haillie Row Sophie Walsh

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READER OF THE WEEK READER OF THE WEEK READER OF THE WEEK

WELL DONE & KEEP READINGWELL DONE & KEEP READINGWELL DONE & KEEP READING

KM Hayden Robinson KV Montana Larkin K-3K Joshua Cooke

1E Malakai Peter 1/2A Blake Kemsley OConner 2M Tairo Faamausili

3/6C Harrison Fisher 3/6M Justine Paton 3M Jayden Franklin

4T Ajmal Samuels 4/5D Bailey Fletcher Colvin 3/4/5H Ethan Keith

5P Latishah King 6G Tyler Dick 6R Abby Olsen

KM Joshua Jenkins KV Joel McGee K/3K Ryan Carr

1E Adam Bell 1/2A Liam Spears Solberg 2M Sara Knight

3/6C Bradley Lewis Waller 3/6M 3M Afaf Yassine

4T Joel Olsen 4/5D 3/4/5H Dylan Thompson

5P Madison Dunn 6G Masei Fetui 6R Andrew Burns

WEEK 4

WEEK 5

PBL WK 4 Focus BE SAFE

KM Taia Leilui KM Mytchel Davis K/3K Shane Lynch 1E David Matagia 1/2A Nicholas De Sousa

2M Leeam Taylor 3/6C HarrisonFisher 3M Benji Varu 3/6M 4T

4/5D Craig Gilbert 5P Jason Khuth 3/4/5 H Grace Cherry 6R Elvis Oloaga 6G away

KM Rueben Lilomaiava KV Mytchel Davis K/3K Shaun Carr 1E Sera Suters 1/2A Lamara Gillett

2M Victoria Hendry 3/6C Bradley Lewis

Waller

3M Shawna McIntyre 3/6M 4T Eneseli Kamuta

4/5D Courtney Dufour 5P Elenora Taala 3/4/5H Grace

Talaoloa

6R Steven Leului 6G Teleya McDonald

PBL WK 5 Focus BE RESPECTFUL

SOCIAL SKILL LESSON W6

TYPES OF BULLYING

SOCIAL SKILL LESSON W8

WHY PEOPLE BULLY

Home Reading = 5 points

White Awards = 10 points

Gold Pass for = 10 points

Being safe, being respectful, being a learner

Ribbon = 15 points

Banner = 20 points

Medallion =30 points

START COLLECTING YOUR POINTS TO PICK FROM THE BEE HIVE

Read and Feed

Come along to Read and Feed on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.

Read and Feed is for All students and is held in the

REMINDER…….

BRIAR BUDDIES IS ON

every second

WEDNESDAY FROM 2.10pm-2.40pm

week 5 week 7 week 9

The office will be closed during this time as all staff are involved.

All students are enjoying this time with staff and fellow students.

Thank you

ACTIVE AFTER SCHOOL SPORT..

Wednesday Hockey and

Thursday Tae kwon do

FATHERS DAY STALL…...FATHERS DAY STALL……..

WEEK 7 TUES 28/8/12

Prices $2.00 up to $8.00

Lots of great for gifts for Dad, Uncle/Grandfather….

This years NAIDOC celebrations took place in W5.Activities included: Traditional Games, Assembly,

Craft/Art lessons , Performers, BBQ and Combined school celebrations which included John Warby,

Airds High and Bradbury PS. The staff all wore their NAIDOC shirts which looked fabulous. It was

great to see everyone enjoying the activities. A big Thank You goes to Tammy Anderson, Jason

Sampson, Alicia Hodges and all those who assisted and helped make it a successful NAIDOC Week.

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3M News This term, 3M have been looking at the Olympics. We

have been very excited and have been watching many

events and keeping a medal tally to support our

wonderful Australian athletes. We have also been

looking at information reports and practising general

statements to introduce a topic. 3M has been very

busy in Maths, doing maths raps and fast maths

nearly every day to help us with our times tables as

well as making arrays with counters.

FREE fun program for kids to become fitter, healthier and happier!

Do you have children 7 to 13 years old? Are you worried about their weight?

Call 1800 780 900 toll free

SMS 0409 745 645

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Do you have children 7-13 years old?

Are you worried about their weight?

The Go4Fun Program is an established healthy lifestyle program to improve health, fitness, self-esteem and

confidence in children above their ideal weight.

What happens in the Go4Fun Program?

The program runs over one school term. There are 20 sessions (2 sessions/week, 2hrs/session). Sessions include:

games, activities and swimming for kids; easy, effective ways to improve your child’s self-esteem and

confidence; demonstrations, games and tips on healthy foods, label reading and portion sizes; and a fun

supermarket tour!

South Western Sydney Local Health District has 15 places on the program in your local area, completely free of

charge. Places are offered on a first come, first served basis. Children need to be 7-13 years old and above their

ideal weight to attend. A parent or carer must accompany each child to every session.

To find out more contact 1800 780 900 or visit www.mendcentral.org and click on ‘Australia & NZ’.

FREE fun program for kids to become fitter, healthier and

happier!

Do you have children 7-13 years old?

Are you worried about their weight?

The Go4Fun Program is an established healthy lifestyle program

to improve health, fitness, self-esteem and confidence in

children above their ideal weight.

Go4Fun runs for 10 weeks over school term for children and

their parents. Sessions include games, activities, tips on healthy

food, label reading, portion sizes plus much more!

South Western Sydney Local Health District has 15 places on

the program in your local area, completely free of charge.

To find out more contact 1800 780 900 or visit

www.mendcentral.org and click on ‘Australia& NZ’.

BRIAR’S NEW PHONE OPTIONS….

If your child is absent from school you can now leave a message on our answering machine by pressing

option 6.This so far has been very successful.

We now have a “school news” option which allows you to listen to what's happening at Briar. To hear

the latest news press option 8.

Our after hour messages will be listened to first thing in the morning, so you can leave a message during

the night and we will retrieve it and pass it on to the relevant staff member. Thank you

BRIAR SPORTS NEWS

By Alison Perry—your sports reporter.

GAME 1 GAME 2 GAME 2

JUNIOR NETBALL WIN DRAW DRAW

SENIOR NETBALL A WIN WIN WIN

SENIOR NETBALL B LOSS LOSS DRAW

JUNIOR SOCCER WIN WIN LOSS

SENIOR SOCCER LOSS WIN LOSS

JUNIOR LEAGUE BYE LOSS LOSS

SENIOR LEAGUE LOSS WIN LOSS

Junior Netball Rhylee Connolly Junior Soccer Ajmal Samuels

Senior Netball A Tamara Harland Senior Soccer Jayden Vidivic-McCarthy

Senior Netball B Jade Ashe Junior League Issac Russel-Wong Kee

Senior League Rayshaun Carr & Jakcob

Wickey

Best & Fairest Next Gala

Day Friday

7th of

September

REMINDER

Not all venues have a can-

teen. Please make sure your child has a sand-

wich, plenty of water and a hat for Gala days.

SPORT SHIRTS

Don’t forget to purchase your gala sport shirts

from our canteen at the very low price of $25. The

children look fantastic in these shirts it really

makes the school look first class.

Gala Day Results T3 Week 4

Photos of

Junior & Senior League

Triple P Workshop (Positive Parenting Program)

This program can help parents understand the way their family works and use the things that they already say, think and do in new ways to:

Encourage better behaviour from your child.

Deal consistently and decisively with problem behaviour.

Build positive relationship between parents and children so that conflict can be resolved.

TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF PARENTING

This Wednesday 23rd August 2012 at 9am—11am in the

Community Room.

This is the 1st of 3 sessions. Morning Tea is provided.

Thank you to Lisa Powell, Deborah Dawe, Mary Kembrey, Katie Cameron, Heather

Dufour, Kim Pennington, Sita Excell and anyone else who ducked in while I wasn’t there for all their

hard work and dedication in counting the Coles voucher and Woolworth’s stickers. Our final amount for Coles

vouchers was 21,091 and Woolworths 30,155 stickers.

Winners for bringing the most Coles vouchers and Woolworths stickers will be announced soon!

UNIFORM MEETING

Thank you to all the Parents and Community that attended our uniform meeting. We are currently get-

ting some quotes and will keep you all posted regarding the school shirts.

Come and join all the happy families that attend our playgroup.

When: every Monday (school terms only)

Where: The Community Room Time: 9am—11am

MORNING TEA INCLUDED FOR CHILDREN

Briar Road Public School

Briar Road

Airds

NSW 2560

Ph 46 255 957

Fax 46 280 134

School Security...1300 880 021

Briar Road Public School works tirelessly to provide all

students with the highest standard of education. It is our aim

to allow all students to reach their full potential. We want all

students to feel safe at school and valued as

citizens. If you have any issues regarding your child’s

education please do not hesitate to come and see us.

NEWSLETTER

Would you like your newsletter

emailed to you?

Please give email address details

to front office and we should

be up and running for Term 2.

………………………………….

We are on

the Web!

We would like to thank McDonalds for their generous donation of 500

McDonald’s Awards—this sponsorship is to the value of $3000.

www.briarrd-p.school.nsw.edu.au

CANTEEN NEWS

We have a new lunch special!!

LASAGNE PACK $6. Includes: Lasagne,

garlic bread & a drink

Potato pies are back. Only $3.80.

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CANTEEN SELLS

STATIONARY ITEMS.

Glue Sticks $1 Lead Pencils .50c

Pens .50c Eraser .50c

Sharpeners .50c