Dear Parents and Carers

Communication across our school community has been identified as a high priority at Bogangar Public School and is the focus of one of our three Strategic Directions in our 2018-2020 School Plan - Excellence in Leading – Communication. Strategic Direction 3, Excellence in Leading – Communication purpose aims to promote a culture of effective communication, high expectations and proactive community engagement, evident in all school activities, resulting in, continuous sustained whole school community. The Management Team leading Strategic Direction 3 is made up of staff and parents. The team commenced their 3 year journey in 2018 and is being guided by information gathered from students, parents and staff via survey’s, student voice, suggestion box with focus questions, evaluation of events and face to face conversations with key stakeholders. Major achievements in 2018 were the new school website platform, the inclusion of our school in the Coastal Learning Communities website, the purchasing and of information sharing tools - Skoolbag app and Sentral. In 2019 we will continue to review and upgrade communication systems and the next in line is our school newsletter. Commencing in Term 2 2019 the school newsletter will be distributed electronically every fortnight, even week. The newsletter will be made available on the Skoolbag app and also on the school website. Please note that no paper copies will be distributed. This method of communication will

save time – preparation, printing and distribution;

cost efficient – reduce photocopier expenses ie paper, cartridges and servicing

environmentally friendly – reduce our carbon footprint. If you have not already please download the Skoolbag app and

make yourself familiar with our school website.

Muriel Kelly - Principal.

Bogangar Public School - NEWSLETTER

Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity, Success

Email: bogangar-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

TERM 1 Week 8 Phone: 02 6676 2755

TERM 1 CALENDAR WEEK 8 Tues 19 Mar Wild World & HOTA 4/5P, 5/6 B & O Wed 20 Mar School Disco Thurs 21 Mar Harmony Day Fri 22 Mar Stamp out Bullying performance - K-4 National Ride to School Day WEEK 9 Mon 25 Mar K-6 Assembly (2/3 Turtles) Thurs 28 Mar K-6 3 Way Interviews 3.30pm-7.30pm Fri 29 Mar Rugby League Gala Day IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES Fri 5 April Yuli Day - Aboriginal students K-2 Assembly 2.15pm - Library Tues 9 April Easter Hat Parade - K-2 K-6 Music Concert 2.00pm Fri 12 April School Cross Country - K-6 Last day term 1 PSSA TRIAL DATES FOR TERM 1 (DISTRICT) Tues 19 Mar Hockey Fri 22 Mar Rugby League Trials open + 11s Tues 9 April Netball Trials PLEASE PUT THIS DATE IN YOUR CALENDER FRI 3 MAY SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS (FIRST WEEK OF TERM 2)

Events in Christchurch Dealing with Friday’s terror attack in Christchurch is difficult for all of us. Feeling upset by such events is in the nature of being human. It is entirely normal, and part and parcel of being a com-passionate person. Things you can do to help your child feel safe. • Re-assure your child of their safety at school; comfort them, remind them that they are safe and that these sorts of events are very rare. • Maintain normal routines and schedules. • Deal with fears by reminding children that many good things still occur in the world. Encourage students to participate in their faith community if relevant. Help children to separate angry thoughts and feelings

about specific people who behave in violent ways from the larger cultural or religious group to which those

people may belong.

Remind students if they are feeling distressed that it is important to talk to someone they trust such as a family member, friend,

teacher or school counselling staff member. School counselling staff will be available to support students. If students would like to speak with someone anonymously confi-dential sources of support are: • Kids Helpline (1800 551 800 or www.kidshelp.com.au) • Headspace (1800 650 890 or www.eheadspace.org.au )

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Every Monday at our whole school assembly a student from every class is acknowledged with a class award. WEEK 6 assembly award went to WEEK 7 assembly award went to

CLASS AWARDS WEEK 6 WEEK 7 K STARFISH Isla Tewes K WAVES Chase Butler Kiara Pilling K-1 REEF Bonita Lawson Paul Hadley 1 FRANGIPANI Toby Gates Milan Tusa 1 CORAL Charlie Reid Marshall Appo 2 SUNSHINE Bobbie-Anne Zell Jake Holmes 2-3 TURTLE Sadie Stock RevaRose Beacroft-Davies 3-4 CURLEWS Billy Ind Sophia Jovaisa 4 LONGBOARDS Khaled Haffejee Frankie Suttle 4-5 PANDANUS Rosie Maccoll Alexis Rackley 5-6 BANKSIA Rosa Atkins Charlie Suttle 5-6 Ocean Sunny Hurworth Marley O’Rafferty CLASS WEEK 6 INFO HUB WEEK 7 M/D/D K STARFISH Ava Lee Ruby Kamnerdkan K WAVES Van Gane Chase Butler K-1 REEF Sapphire Harlow Jamie Davis 1 FRANGIPANI Thana Boody Isabella Gasparetto 1 CORAL Jaia Wheeler Kash Mathisen 2 SUNSHINE Mabel Pentland Sandy Clauson 2-3 TURTLE Jasleen Chatha Lex Pallesen 3-4 CURLEWS Maya Atkins Tatum Hall 4 LONGBOARDS Khaled Haffejee Tyler Cain 4-5 PANDANUS Lucas Gough Seanna Dorney 5-6 BANKSIA Indi Beetson Navrin Taylor 5-6 OCEAN Cohen Aitken Poppy Davis SCHOOL VALUES WEEK 7 Jasleen Chatha - Responsibility Asher Ross - Excellence Connor Schlottmann - Responsibility and Excellence Bear Gates - Respect, assembly manners MUSIC PRESENTION Dear Parents / Caregivers, We will be having a K-6 Music presentation on Tuesday 9th April commencing at 2.15pm in the hall. Each student will be a per-forming a song with their class and stage. We invite all parents, carers and family members to join us to see all the hard work the students have been doing in their music classes. Katie Houghton Music/Dance/Drama teacher

Library Newsletter Hello Bogangar community, I would like to thank you for your help searching your house for any rogue Bogangar PS library books and returning the books you have found. Please contact me if you cannot find books that your child may have out on loan. The Library is open at lunchtimes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for browsing, borrowing and quiet activities. It is great to see so many children enjoying the library on these days. I also open the Library on Wednesday and Thursday morning at 8.30 am for any parents who would like to browse and borrow with their children. The 2019 Premiers Reading Challenge commenced on the 4th of March. Please encourage your child to log in to the student web-site https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/studentExperience.html#/ and enjoy reading with them. Contact me if they do not know their log in details. They are to use the same log in that they use to log in to computers at school. There has been a slight change to the timetable and 2/3 Turtles library day is now on a Thursday. Your child’s library day is as follows: Tuesday: 2 Sunshine, 4 Longboards, 4/5 Pandanus, K Starfish, K Waves Wednesday: 1 Frangipani, 1 Coral, K/1 Reef, 3 Curlews Thursday: 2/3 Turtles, 5/6 Banksia, 5/6 Ocean Could you please ensure your child has a library bag on these

days or whenever they choose to borrow.

Helen Kay Teacher/Librarian

AWARDS

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NATIONAL RIDE2SCHOOL DAY 2019 Bogangar Public School are excited to be celebrating National Ride2School Day on Friday 22 March 2019. In the spirit of embracing a healthy and happy start to the day, we encourage all students and their families to leave the car at home and give riding, walking, scooting or skating to school a go. National Ride2School Day is the perfect opportunity to kick-start new healthy habits and promote the many benefits of active transport for our community. If you can’t actively travel the whole way, consider parking the car nearby and riding or walking the rest of the way. It’s going to be a wheelie good day and we hope to see you there!

YEAR 1 & YEAR 2 SWIMMING PROGRAM Over the past 4 weeks, students in Year 1 and Year 2 have been attending weekly swimming lessons. Every Wednesday, students get organised and board the bus to Casuarina Rec Club to practise their swimming skills and even have a little fun! Swimming is a skill for life and at Bogangar Public School we aim to support the development of swimming across all levels. We want all students to have the skills required to enjoy swimming safely – especially considering where we live and being surround-ed by the beautiful coastal waters on a daily basis! Thank you to our active parent community, who readily support our swimming program at Bogangar Public School. Year 1 and Year 2 Teachers

EASTER HAT PARADE 2019 Easter is fast approaching and our Easter Hat Parade will be here before we know it! We will be having a K-2 Easter Hat Parade on Tuesday 9th April commencing at 9.15am in the hall. There will be a parade and Easter songs to share with you all. Please help your child to make their Easter hat at home and bring it in on the day. We invite all parents, carers and family members to join us for this special occasion. Kind regards, Mrs Williams and Miss Dempsey Coordinators

HARMONY DAY Harmony Day is being celebrated at Bogangar Public School on Thursday 21st March.

Harmony Day is a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, and the successful integration of migrants into our community.

It is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.

We will be having a whole school assembly at 9:15am Thursday 21st March in the school hall. Parents and community members are welcome to attend.

The rest of the day will be spent doing a variety of multicultural games and activities in class groups. Students are asked to wear orange, which is the colour of social communication and meaningful conversations.

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SCHOOL ROUTINE

9.00AM 1ST LEARNING SESSION 11.00AM Recess 11.30AM 2ND LEARNING SESSION 12.50PM Lunch 1.30 PM 3RD LEARNING SESSION 3.00PM END OF SCHOOL DAY WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Every Monday at 2.30pm in the hall. All welcome. SCHOOL BANKING MONDAYS UNIFORM SHOP TUESDAY & THURSDAY MORNING 8.45AM TO 9.15AM. School hats are also available at the Canteen CANTEEN THURSDAY & FRIDAY SURFSIDE BUSLINES 0755 716 555 SCHOOL SECURITY 1300 880 021

PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT The equipment is for use of students at Bogangar Public School during school hours under the supervision of teaching staff.

BOOK CLUB

Book club is on again this term! Thank you to all the families who continue to support this rewarding program. Your child has received the current Book Club catalogue for issue 2. They have a wonderful range of books, games and activities, suited to all ages and abilities, with prices starting at $2.00! Book Club is a fun and convenient way of bringing popular titles and series from best-selling authors that we know kids love, and helps with bridging the ever-important class-to-home reading gap. Book Club Issue 2 has an exciting offer for parents to purchase David Walliams' just released book, Fing, for just $15! Research from the most recent Australian Kids and Family Read-ing Report shows that the more children read, the better readers they become, and the better readers they become, the more they enjoy reading. All orders processed through Book Club, earn points for our school. These reward points go towards buying new books for our school library and educational tools which we use across all stages. This year all book club orders must be made online through the LOOP system at www.scholastic.com.au/loop Once you have created an account, you can link your child and their class to your profile. Simply select the current issue, place your order and pay online in one easy transaction. Your order will then be delivered directly to your child at school with noth-ing else for you to do. Just a reminder that all orders for issue 2 must be placed by 23 March. Thank You for your support and HAPPY READING! Nicole Dempsey – Book Club Coordinator (K/1 Reef Teacher)

LITERACY AND/OR MATHS TUTORING Commencing Term 2 2019, I will be offering lessons in Literacy and/or Maths to enhance your child's skills and confidence. I have been a teacher at Bogangar PS for the last 13 years of my teaching career. WHEN: Monday to Thursday TIME: From 3.00 pm WHERE: Bogangar Public School If you are interested in receiving more information, please contact me by phoning or texting 0412 732 582. Carol Barlow - BA dipEd