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Friday, 9th November 2018
Newsletter No: 7
NEWSLETTER
Phone: 6216 4400
Website:
www.bullcreekps.wa.edu.au
Email:
SCHOOL WATCH: 1800 177 777
I N D E P E N D E N T P U B L I C S C H O O L
Kai
Young Translator of the
Year
Interschool
Champions
Champions
Year 6- Elih
Year 5- Angus
Year 4- Tino
Runners– Up
Year 5- Tyla
Year 4- Brodie
Year 3-Noah
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
Welcome to Term Four.
Our students are provided many opportunities to participate and excel in all Learning Areas. This term the Glee Club students performed at Telethon for the first time, which gave them another opportunity to showcase their talents. Congratulations to Miss Eversden and our Glee students for their fantastic performance.
Kai, Year Six, has won The Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators Inc’s, Young Translator of the Year 2018, Russian to English, junior category. This is a very prestigious award and demonstrates his considerable skills and knowledge.
Congratulations to all participants in the Interschool Athletics. We competed against six schools in track, field and team games. Bull Creek achieved an exceptional result by winning all three categories- Overall Points, Meritorious Award (based on school numbers) and Team Games. The students’ athleticism, endeavour, team work and enthusiasm contributed to a very successful day. I would like to thank Mrs Mac, Mrs Simon, Ms Francis, Mrs Austin, Mrs Allier and Mrs Lance who gave up their time in preparing the children for the events. Bull Creek students were excellent representatives of our school in their individual and team events and as always their behaviour and sportsmanship were exceptional. Well done to our Individual Award Winners. It was a fantastic celebration of the cultural diversity of our school during Multicultural Week this year. Sushi making was a huge success. Many thanks to the wonderful parent volunteers and Mrs Michelle Ward for helping to lead the team. More exotic and delicious international food was provided by parents on Thursday.
The grand finale was the Assembly on the Friday where virtuoso Theresa played two pieces on the Chinese Zither. The music was stunning! Our very own dance group performed a traditional Japanese dance called “Soran Bushi”.
Finally, Mrs Sudah Hegde and Maitree had the whole school dancing - Bollywood.
Our students increased their knowledge and understanding of our multicultural community and I wish to thank all the volunteers, teachers and especially parents who made the week a very special one with their kind donations of time, effort and scrumptious food. Congratulations to Mr Hofmeester and Mrs Watts for once again organising this important event in our school.
Congratulations to Mr Marshall, Mr Tisdale, Miss Sumastra and Mr Ellis and the music students and the children of Banksia Six and Sheoak Five for their entertaining assembly items. It is always a pleasure to see the enjoyment of the children as they perform their items.
Bull Creek Primary School took part in “Music Count Us In 2018”. Schools across Australia counted down to sing the same song simultaneously. This year's song, "One Song" was written by five high school students, in conjunction with music industry favourites Justine Clark and John Foreman. Students learnt the song in Auslan and joined in the singing with a live web stream from Hobart.
The 11th day of November 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the day the guns fell silent on the Western Front and the First World War officially came to an end. The RAAFA on Bull Creek Drive has poppies on display on the Aspect Lawn from Friday 9 November until Monday 12 November.
Outstanding Students
Kindy Orientation - Wednesday 14th November from 2-3pm
Celebration Night - Friday 7th December
Year Six Graduation - Thursday 6th December
Important dates to remember for 2019:
School resumes 8:50am Monday, 4th February for Students.
Term 1 Monday 4th February to Friday 12th April 2019
Term 2 Monday 29th April to Friday 5th July 2019
Term 3 Tuesday 23rd July to Friday 27th September 2019
Term 4 Tuesday 15th October to Thursday 19th December 2019
School Development Days for 2019:
Tuesday 4th June
Monday 22nd July
Monday 14th October.
A fantastic start to the term.
Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter .
Sue Martin
Important dates for your calendar this term.
Open Board Meeting
The Board are pleased to announce the annual public Board meeting will be held in the Staff Room on Wednesday 28th November 2018 at 4:15pm. The Chair of the Board, Richard di Perna, will present the Annual Board Report outlining the Board’s activity for 2018. This report will be followed by light refreshments for all participants. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend and we look forward to seeing you there. For catering purposes, please RSVP to [email protected] by Wednesday 21 November if you will be attending.
Thank you Morning Tea
This morning tea is the school staffs’ expression of thanks for all those volunteers who give up their time to support the school. If you have volunteered in any capacity we would like you to join us for a thank you morning tea. We will be entertained by the school ensemble conducted by Elita Monkhurst.
Succulent Sales for Christmas
Once again the Year Sixes will be selling succulents at the last assemblies on Friday 23 November and 7 December. We will use these funds to purchase seating for the outdoor classroom area.
2019 KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS
The School is currently taking enrolments for Kindergarten in 2019. If you are a parent, or know of
a parent with a child who was born between July 1 2014 and June 30 2015 they are eligible to
attend Kindergarten in 2019.
Please enrol your child by coming into our school office.
You must provide ORIGINALS of the following documents:
Birth Certificate
Passport and Visa Information if applicable
Immunisation Certificate
Medical records where applicable (e.g. asthma, allergies, disability)
Family Court Orders
Proof of residence e.g. lease agreement, a current Synergy, Alinta, Telstra account showing your
name and residential address.
If your child is not born in Australia, you must provide:
Evidence of the date of entry into Australia
Passport Number
Visa Grant Number (This is the unique number assigned to the visa and shown on the letter that
notified you of your visa grant)
Passport or travel documents
Current visa and previous visas (if applicable)
CURRENT KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS GOING INTO
PRE PRIMARY IN 2019
If your child is returning to Bull Creek Primary School, you will need to re-submit two documents:
Student’s up to date 4yr old immunisation
Proof of address
Current visa and previous visas (if applicable)
Once enrolled in the Kindergarten for 2019 you and your child become eligible for our Pre Kindy,
Switched on to Learning program in Terms Three and Four of 2o18
Applications for enrolment in a public school for 2019 close on Friday, 20 July 2018. Application for
Enrolment forms will be distributed to current Kindy students prior to the end of this term.
If your child is not returning to Bull Creek Primary School in 2019, please let the office know in
writing as soon as possible.
Children currently enrolled in Pre Primary to Year 6 do not need to submit an application for
enrolment for the remainder of their primary schooling at Bull Creek.
SCHOOL NEWS
GLEE CLUB
Glee Club at Telethon 2018 Congratulations to the Bull Creek Glee Club who performed at Telethon on October 21st at the Perth Convention Centre. Glee performed in front of a live audience and panel of television personalities from Channel 7, singing and dancing to ‘A Million Dreams’ from the musical movie The Greatest Showman. With solos from Will, Ruby, Olivia and Dylan.
Glee Club had to go through an extensive audition process to get into Telethon. It was the very first time our Glee Club had performed at Telethon live on television and parents and students alike were all excited to be a part of it. Thank you so much to the parents of Glee Club members because without you Glee Club would not be able to perform and enjoy such wonderful opportunities. Ms Eversden Glee Club Coordinator
Many things are happening in semester two in German at Bull Creek. In September we had our annual Laternenlauf. It was great to see so many families making this event such a success. A special "Danke" to the Caspelherr family for organising food and drinks and well done to the actors and singers. Kids, you are amazing. Also in September, Years 4 - 6 took part in the German "Art and Poetry " competition. I was very proud of the qaulity of work our students put on display at this family event at the Rhein Donau Club. It was a fun evening with lots of games, songs, dancing and yummy German food. A few weeks ago, students in Sheaok cluster took part in the German Day Out. This year, we traveled to a school very close by, Shelley PS. It was a fabulous excursion where 500 Year 3 & 4 students played , danced, sang and spoke German together. In Pre-primary we have lots of adventures with Felix and Franzi, a frog and a duck puppet that help us learn German. Frau Colgan German Teacher
GERMAN
SCHOOL NEWS
WATTLE 10 - KOALAS
We are having great fun this term in Kindy. We have all grown so much and are getting
very clever. Mrs King and Mrs Payne are so very proud of us all!
We read the story; “The Little Red Hen”. She found a grain of wheat, she planted the
grain of wheat, she watered the wheat and it grew tall and ripened. Then she cut the
wheat, took the wheat to the mill, took the flour home, made the flour into bread and
baked the bread. The Little Red Hen had to do it all by herself as her friends wouldn’t
help, they all had better things to do. When the bread had cooled her friends were keen
to help her eat the bread but The Little Red Hen ate it all by herself!
We all helped make bread and we all got to eat it! It tasted yummy.
We tried to crush the wheat into flour in mortar and pestles. The grains are very hard
and it took a lot of hard work to turn it into flour.
We played in trays of wheat. It was lots of fun! We got a lot of wheat on the floor! Evan’s
Mum was very busy sweeping the floor when she was in for parent help that morning.
We made wheat heads. We watered them and put them in the sunlight and watched
them grow. Mrs Payne took photos of our funny faces so the wheat would look like our
hair!
We planted carrot seeds in the vegetable garden. We need to look after them so they
grow and water them when it’s not raining. We all got to pull out some carrots and take
them home for dinner!
We read the story; “Rosie’s Walk”. Rosie went for a walk on the farm, across the yard,
around the pond, over the haystack, past the mill, through the fence and under the
beehives. All the while a very sneaky fox is hot on her tail feathers and gets himself into a
lot of trouble. It is very funny!
We have been practising our positional language such as; in, under, on top, beside,
between and in front, in activities.
We have finished learning all 26 basic sounds of the alphabet. We have fun singing the
Jolly Phonic songs, doing the actions, remembering the sound the letter shape makes and
writing the letter shapes correctly. We can even sound out and write words like; jet, zip,
web, van, yak and fox. Mrs King and Mrs Payne think we are amazing!
We are having so much fun learning our dance with Miss
Jenna on Friday’s. There are lots of dance steps to
remember but we are doing a brilliant job! Our skipping
has improved so much since the first week too! We are
looking forward to performing at Celebration Night.
Mrs King
Wattle 10 Teacher
SCHOOL NEWS
WATTLE 5
Flashing fireworks in the night sky.
In the night sky, I hear a mighty bang.
Red fireworks so beautiful and bright.
Every family watches the glowing sky.
Wild fireworks everywhere.
Orange lights glittering.
Ripping lights in the dark sky.
Karate fireworks in the sky.
Sequins dance like fairies in the sky.
By Evonne
Fireworks flashing, sparkling bright.
In the night sky I hear a mighty bang.
Red fireworks so beautiful and bright.
Every firework is a flash of light.
When fireworks glow I think of the show.
On the big fireworks I see a glow.
Rainbow fireworks falling down on the ground.
Kites light up in the fireworks sky.
So beautiful and bright, they shine in the light.
By Sophie
Flashing light falling to the ground.
I love the sparkling bright colours.
Red lights sparking out.
Explosion of light sparkling down.
Wonderful fireworks come into your sight.
Outstanding shows everywhere.
Rainbow fireworks falling down.
Karate fireworks in the night sky.
Shimmering movements in the sky.
By Stephanie
Fantastic fireworks.
Interesting fireworks. I love the colours of the
fireworks.
Roaring fireworks. Rainbow fireworks
falling down.
Exploding in the dark.
Wild fireworks. Wild fireworks everywhere.
Outstanding fireworks. Orange lights
glittering.
Red fireworks. Ripping lights in the dark
bright.
Kites light up the fireworks sky.
Smokey fireworks.
By Elijah
SCHOOL NEWS
Dyslexia Awareness Month
October is Dyslexia Awareness month and in recognition of this, some classes have constructed and flown red paper planes. The children measured the distance flown by the planes and the times that they stayed in the air. The colour red was chosen to represent the red pen that is used to mark and correct the children’s work.
School Photos
We have been advised by Kapture Photography that all sports and/or special team photos taken this year will be removed from their website at the close of Term 4. This is your last chance to view and purchase these photographs. Please visit www.kapture.com.au and access the gallery using our school code PDUCKQ. This code can also be used to purchase class or individual photographs should you have not ordered earlier in the year.
SCHOOL NURSE
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Term 4 - Week 6
Monday, 12th November Parent Helper Morning Tea
Wednesday, 14th November Kindy Orientation for 2019 Kindy Students 2-3pm
Term 4 - Week 7
Monday, 19th November B5 & B6 Kino-an-der Uni
Tuesday, 20th November P&C Meeting 7pm in the Library
Friday, 23rd November Assembly—W2
Term 4 - Week 8
Tuesday, 27th November Year 6 Leeming SHS Transition Day
Wednesday, 28th November W10, W8, W7 Messy Mud Incursion
Wednesday, 28th November Board Meeting—Open Public Meeting
Term 4 - Week 9
Thursday, 6th December Year 6 Graduation
Friday, 7th December Assembly—W8
Friday, 7th December Celebration Night
Term 4 - Week 10
Tuesday, 11th December Year 6 End of Year Excursion—Bounce and Zone Bowling
Wednesday, 12th December Year 6 End of Year Excursion—Rockface and Mobile Laser
Games
Thursday, 13th December Students Last Day
SPONSORS
BULL CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Thanks LJ Hooker Leeming,
Leeming Forum Shopping Centre
Farrington Road, Leeming
For their sponsorship of 4 Paper Recycling Bins! Tel: 9332 4000
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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WAAPA Summer School 2018/2019
This Summer WAAPA at ECU, Mt Lawley is offering an exciting performing arts program for students from Years 1 to 12. The Summer School includes classes in RAP, Acting, Dance, Drama, Screen Performance, Music Theatre and of course, how to perform Shakespeare. For information about the fantastic courses on offer please visit WAAPA Summer School or contact Gabrielle Metcalf at [email protected]
