Newsletter - bilambil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au · 5/6B Students K—6 resume for Term 2 STUDENT OF THE WEEK Term 1 Week 9 & 10 KB Summer, Casper KH Paige, Lucas KT Jackson, Amelia 1/2B

Newsletter Term 1- Week 10, 3 April, 2019

Bilambil Road, BILAMBIL NSW 2486 . 07 5590 7210 . [email protected] . Bilambil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

What they eat is important, too. Lots of refined

carbs will produce those sugar highs and

crashes with the characteristic mood swings.

They’ll also make them constantly hungry, even

though momentarily satisfied. Unfortunately,

many of the handy packaged kids’ snack foods

are just that. On the other hand, little snacks with

some healthy fats and a small amount of protein

can offer less bulk but satisfy for longer.

Family law matters The educational interests, safety and welfare of

the child are given paramount consideration

when decisions are made by the school about

the impact of family law matters on a child's

education.

Parents or carers are responsible for providing

the school with any court orders that impact on

the relationship between the family and the

school. In the absence of court orders it will be

assumed both parents are involved in any

decisions made concerning major long-term

issues impacting on the school. The school is not

the appropriate place for family disputes to be

resolved, nor is it appropriate for school staff to

resolve such issues. However, we do value any

information from parents that will help us support

the health and wellbeing of our students during

difficult times.

Brad Davis

Principal

Mr Davis’s Funnies of the Week: Q: What did the ground say to the earthquake?

A: You crack me up!

Q: Why did the music teacher need a ladder?

A: To reach the high notes.

Feedback and complaints The best education happens when families and

schools work together. At Bilambil Public School we

work with parents, carers and families to create

positive learning environments for students.

If you want to ask a question, raise an issue, make a

complaint or provide a compliment about our school,

we’d like to know. We encourage families to raise any

concerns with us early, so that we can take prompt

action. You can contact us in person, by email, phone

or letter.

Mr Davis’s Tips for Happy Kids Happy Kids Tip Number 1: They eat on time, and they

eat well

A no-brainer? Not to everyone. Some people think that

eating after school, for example, will “spoil dinner”.

And “on time” doesn’t just mean mealtimes. Active

little people need snacks in between to refuel their

brains and growing bodies. Blood-sugar lows can result

in poor concentration and inability to focus and settle,

which can have consequences at school.

Kids don’t always tell you they’re hungry; sometimes

they’re so restless they don’t focus or express

themselves clearly. Often, the difference between an

unco-operative, grumpy child after school and a

cheerful one is a small snack such as a few nuts, some

cut-up fruit or a home-baked treat — not enough to

spoil dinner but adequate to get the blood sugar back

up.

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Newsletter Term 1 - Week 10, 3 April 2019


IMPORTANT DATES TO START TERM 1 2019

School items P&C Items

TERM 1 WEEK 10

Wednesday 3 April

Friday 5 April

Infants Choir lunchtime

rehearsals

Year 5 TRHS Sports Day

Tuesday 9 April

Thursday 11 April

Friday 12 April

Cross Country Carnival

P&C Hot Dog Canteen Day

PSSA District Netball

Tweed River High School STEM

Olympiad

Easter Hat Parade and Book

Characters

Anzac Day Service

Students’ last day of school

Monday 29 April

Tuesday 30 April

School Development Day

Students K—6 resume for Term

2

STUDENT

OF THE WEEK

Term 1

Week 9 & 10

KB Summer, Casper

KH Paige, Lucas

KT Jackson, Amelia

1/2B Summer, Hayden

1/2G Jazmyn, Talei

1/2H Holly, Ezekiel

2/3C Henry, Lara

3/4M Ellie, Ethan

3/4S Connor

3/4T Hugo

5/6B Jasco, Sikari

5/6E Thomas, Kirrah

5/6S Zoe, Elsie and Beau

Music Ebony

Stage 3 Election Day Stall A huge thank you to all the students, parents and teachers who supported the Stage 3 Election

Day stall with contributions of baked goodies and volunteering to run the stall on a busy

Saturday morning. As a result of your efforts $500.00 was raised and Stage 3 students have

decided to buy 15 bales of hay for farmers and several hampers to give to families affected by

the drought. It was a great response from the community and we are very pleased that our

efforts helped in a positive way.

Thank you

Stage 3 Teachers


Term 1 - Week 10, 3 April 2019 Newsletter


And learning some

great dance moves

Naplan Year 3 and 5

Online 2019

NAPLAN assesses literacy and

numeracy – important skills that

each child needs to succeed in

school and life. The NAPLAN tests

are designed to help us make sure

students are on track with their

literacy and numeracy

development. Students in Years 3, 5,

7 and 9 participate in NAPLAN tests

for reading, writing, conventions of

language (spelling, grammar and

punctuation) and numeracy.

Between the 14—24 May, our school

will participate in NAPLAN Online.

Students do not need to be

computer experts to take the

NAPLAN test online. Making sure

students have computer skills is part

of our school curriculum, and our

teachers will ensure your child is

familiar with the online format. To

see the types of questions and

interactive features of NAPLAN

Online, visit the public

demonstration site:

(http://www.nap.edu.au/online-

assessment/public-demonstration-

site).

If you have any questions about

NAPLAN Online, please contact

your child’s teacher.

The Stage AP's will add another

reminder in their Stage Newsletter at

the start of next term.

Ryan Thomas

Organising Teacher

Anzac Day Celebrations Anzac Day Ceremony— Friday 12 April Anzac Day

March—Thursday 25 April

On Friday 12 April, our school will commemorate ANZAC

Day with a morning assembly commencing at 10.30 am.

In addition to our school event, we have also been

invited to participate in the annual Tweed Heads &

Coolangatta ANZAC Day March to be held on

Thursday 25 April, 2019. This day commemorates an

important part of our history and many students in the

past have proudly represented our school for the march.

Teachers will supervise children during the march.

Students are invited to assemble at the Jack Evans Boat

Harbour in Boundary Street, Tweed Heads (next to the

children’s playground) at 10.10am for the march to begin

at 10.30am. Students are asked to wear full school

uniform. They should also wear a school hat, have

sunscreen and insect repellent on and bring a water

bottle. Students are also asked to stay for the formal

ceremony which begins at 11.00am. They will then be

provided with refreshments from the RSL before they will

be released to enjoy a great day with their families. We

look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the

day.

Sharon Butler

Assistant Principal


Newsletter


Term 1 - Week 10, 3 April 2019

Literacy Groups

WOW! What a busy first Term

we have had in KB!.

We love working with our sounds

on the whiteboards, making

words, writing sounds and saying

them out loud.

On Mondays we developed our soccer skills with

Bazza learning how to dribble,

stop, turn and kick and run.

Soccer

KB is the place to be!




1/2B are extremely fortunate to have amazing

volunteers who come in and help with reading

and maths. Thank you Ms Browne.

In sport we have been develop-

ing our gross motor skills— bal-

ancing, throwing, catching and

working co operatively in small

groups.

KB in Sport



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The end of the term is near, which means the

holidays are here. Yet there’s still much to be

done and a Cross Country Carnival to be run.

Benches and seats to build, in the bottom field.

Yummy food to bake, so happy families we

make!

Yard Blitz

“The Mango Bench” is what I’m calling this

natural and quite comfortable seat as it is

located under the mango tree. Very original, I

know! As you can see it can hold many students.

To fix the slab on, the boys (and I) had to figure

out what part of the slab needed to be chiselled

out using our measuring tape. Then we went

about chiselling out two bottom sections to

flatten the rounded part of the tree so it sits well

on the legs. Following that, we drilled holes

through the slab and then into the uprights,

before screwing the slab down with 100mm

stainless steel screws. That kept us busy the whole

middle session. Congrats boys on a fantastic job!

I think we’ll sand it back now.

Canteen Kitchen Rules Honey Soy Chicken Stir-fry was on the menu last

week for the Canteen Kitchen Rules team. The

cooking part went well. A few little touches of

the fry-pan, but we’re getting better. The hardest

part, and best part was what was happening

behind the scenes. The conversations that took

place and the personal stretching that was

happening. I was so proud of the lads for pushing

through and producing the goods in the end.

Maths Group It’s always pleasing when you see students have

“ah-ha” moments because they get it. We’ve

had a few of those recently. The only other thing

I would like to say to all stage 2 and 3 students is

Please learn your times tables! You will need

them.

Green Thumbs Weeds. Weeds. Weeds. What a battle, hopefully

one we’ll win! Let’s see how they handle an

organic poison!

All the best for another fortnight.

Gav Irvine

SchoolChaplain



Fundraiser Fun

Your P&C committee has been busy planning

lots of great events that will help us support our

kids.

Mother’s Day Stall All the fabulous gifts for our annual Mother’s

Day stall have been ordered, ready for our

little shoppers. The kids get so excited about

bringing in their money and getting to hand

pick something special from our shop. Gifts

start from as little as $1.00. Keep an eye on our

Facebook page for the date of the stall but it

will most likely be the second week back next

term. We’re in need of a few volunteers to

come along and help with serving the kids so if

you’d like to help out please get in touch!

5 cent Drive Got a lot of pesky five cent pieces weighing

your wallet down? Don’t despair, we’re

running our famous 5cent competition during

the first two weeks of next term – get rid of

your 5cent pieces by donating them to us!

Each class will have a collection tin and we’ll

be giving away first, second and third prizes to

the classes that bring in the most coins. All

money raised will help us fund a badly needed

new oven for our canteen!

Federal Election BBQ

Just when you thought all the political

campaigning was over – nope, there’s a

federal election due very soon and once

again our school will be a local polling station.

We intend to host a democracy sausage sizzle

for all the voters passing through and we’d be

very grateful for some helping hands to sell or

turn the sausages at our BBQ. The election

date hasn’t been decided on yet but it’s

expected to be a Saturday in mid-May.

Amazing Feet The wonderful Athletes Foot has forwarded the

P&C a cheque for $175.00 ! They have

donated $5.00 each time someone buys a

pair of shoes and mentions our school!

That equates to 35 pairs of shoes bought by

our supporters since November! THANK YOU!

Any shoe, any size – it all helps. Just remember

to mention Bilambil Public School at the time of

purchase. Thank you Athletes Foot!!

Healthy and Delicious! Hats off to our amazing canteen coordinator

Danelle and all her wonderful canteen

volunteers. Not only do they keep our kids fed

when our fridges (or our energy levels) are

empty, but they do it with the nutrition of our

kids in mind. NSW Health recently popped in to

check out our menu and gave our canteen a

score of 83%! Wow! The Department of

Education has set a goal of 75% or above so

we are well and truly meeting our

requirements.

Positions Vacant We are still searching for a secretary, treasurer

and uniform shop coordinator. Our most urgent

need is for a secretary. We have a treasurer

and uniform shop coordinator but this is their

last year so we’re hoping to find someone to

step in as their wing man and learn the ropes

so it will make a nice smooth transition for next

year!

Stay Informed In 2019 our meetings will be held on Monday

afternoons at 3.15pm in the school staff room.

Next term’s meeting dates are 13 May and 17

June. We’d love to see you there.

We’re on Facebook Stay in touch with what’s happening at our

school by joining the P&C Facebook page.

You’ll get to hear about events the P&C is

planning, uniform or canteen specials, and all

sorts of things we think parents and families

want to know about and it’s an easy way to

send us a message when you can lend us a

hand at one of our events. It’s fun and there’s

no pressure, plus we reward you with points you

can redeem at our canteen or uniform shop!




HOOPLA

CIRCUS

Circus skills with Hoopla Circus! Try some acrobatic balances, juggling, small hoops, diablos and more! For children aged 6 to 12 years. Bookings are essential. Tuesday 16

th April 10.30am

Murwillumbah Library 02 6670 2427 Thursday 18

th April 10.30am

Tweed Heads Library 07 5569 3150

Special Storytime with Veterinarian Joan Meet our local Vet Joan for some fun stories, craft and a chat about looking after your pets. For ages 3 to 8 Wednesday 17

th April 11am

Murwillumbah Library 02 6670 2427

Under the Sea There’s something fishy happening in the library ………….. Join us for some Under the Sea stories and craft. For ages 3 to 8. Bookings essential. Wednesday 17

th April 11am


Kids Upcycled Book Craft Join us for an afternoon of paper and book craft. For ages 8 and over. Bookings essential Thursday 18

th April 2pm

Kingscliff Library 02 6674 1607

Dr Seuss Storytime There will be cats in hats, foxes in socks, games and craft to enjoy at this special sto-rytime! For ages 3 to 8. Bookings essential Wednesday 24

th April 11am


Now is the time to think about your winter gardening! The Tweed Shire libraries provide a free seed library for their members. Ask about the seed library on your next visit.

Borrow – Grow – Return


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Newsletter - bilambil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au · 5/6B Students K—6 resume for Term 2 STUDENT OF THE WEEK Term 1 Week 9 & 10 KB Summer, Casper KH Paige, Lucas KT Jackson, Amelia 1/2B