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Principal's News T2W8Spotlight Dance FestivalLast Tuesday, the 4 Dance Ensembles (Junior, Intermediate, Senior and Boys) held a preview performance for the school as a rehearsal for their upcoming Spotlight Dance Festival. It was such an entertaining show.

This Friday night, the Senior Dance Ensemble will be on stage at the Seymour Centre and we wish them the very best for their Festival performance.

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Page 1 of 19School Newsletter T2W8

18/06/2018https://mailchi.mp/10e201ec6436/school-newsletter-t1w1-1009363?e=acd4cd4d6e

Thank you to Ms Rebecca Devine, Ms Georgie Spong and Ms Melanie Goodhew for their tireless efforts to get these students prepared for their dance performances. Thank you to those parents who have assisted with costumes, makeup and hair. It is a huge commitment for families.

Next week, the Junior, Intermediate and Boys' Ensembles will also be performing at the Seymour Centre (see below for dates).

I would also like to congratulate Eliza H who was successful at her audition to be one of the Master of Ceremonies at next Monday night's Dance Festival.

The secret life of Pets and Plants in BondiWe now have 269 responses to our survey: The Secret Life of Pets and Plants in Bondi.

All Stage 1 students are studying plants and animals, particularly those found in Bondi. If you live in Bondi, you can help by completing this fun survey. Students will analyse the data. The more data we can collect, the more valid the data. Please support their learning.Here are some of our results so far:

• 31% of respondents are parents or carers• 23% of respondents were born between 1970--1979• 41% of respondents live in an apartment• 39% of respondents have a vegetable garden



• 45% of respondents say their favourite pet is a dog• 46% of our pets have come from a pet shop• Only 16% of our pets have come from the pound or shelter

Multicultural Public Speaking CompetitionThis term, Stage 2 and Stage 3 students have presented speeches in class for the Multicultural Public Speaking Competition. In the last two weeks, the class finalists have competed against each other.Congratulations to the winning speakers who will be representing our school at the local finals.Stage 2 - Asher (3D) and Polly (4S)Stage 3 - Megan and Suki (6F)

School Band ConcertI am looking forward to attending the End of Term School Band Concert on 3 July from 6:15pm-7:30pm. All welcome.

Parent Helper RegisterWe are now collecting data on parent support in classrooms. If you are currently helping in classrooms or in the MiniLit program, please complete this Parent Helper form. It will only take 2 mins. Thank you to the 18 respondents so far.



Permission to PublishThere are a number of children who have not returned their Permission to Publish form. Please make sure you have signed this form. If you are not sure, you can download the form here and return it to school as soon as possible.

Is your child playing Fortnite?Have you read the Parent Guide to Fornite info sheet on our website?

At BBPS, we are noticing the negative effects of this game, particularly on boys and most concerning, on boys in K-2.

Safe on Social Media says: The game is highly addictive and has an M classification.

"Films and computer games classified M (Mature) contain content of a moderate impact and are recommended for teenagers aged 15 years and over" Source

If your child is playing Fortnite, you should read the guide and some of the editorials: SMH 7 June 2018; and Weekend Australian 31 May 2018

The M classification is attributed to Fortnite. We have seen a noticeable change in some behaviours in the classroom and in the playground, that are directly linked to Fortnite.

Beanies for Brain Cancer Last chance to purchase a beanie for winter. There are only 50 left that can be purchased over the front office counter (cash only) at school this week. All proceeds will go to the Mark Hugh's Foundation.



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I am looking forward to seeing some of you at the 2019 Kindergarten Orientation session on Wednesday morning and 5G assembly on Thursday afternoon.

Debbie EvansPrincipal



Office News

Curriculum LeviesCurriculum Levies are due now for semester 1. Please find below.

KindergartenYear 1 Year 2 Year 3Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Payment can be made online at http://www.bondibeach-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Kindergarten News

Parent Orientation & Student Transition To School Program for 2019

Wednesday 20 June 2018Welcome to Bondi Beach Public School Day Orientation Session for parents in the library9.30-11am: Parents and Carers’ information session

Wednesday 29 August 20186.00pm-7.30pm: Parents and Carers’ information and Q & A session



Kindergarten Student Transition sessions 9.30am - 10.30am3 sessions over 3 weeks for all 2019 Kinder students

• Monday 29 October 2018 • Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Wednesday 14 November 2018

Our community works closely with our dedicated staff to provide a quality education for all children in our care. Read more...

Dance News

The Spotlight Dance Festival previously Ultimo Dance Festival

• SENIOR DANCE ENSEMBLE: Performance Date: Friday 22 June• INTERMEDIATE DANCE ENSEMBLE: Performance Date: Wed 27 June• BOYS DANCE ENSEMBLE: Performance Date: Thursday 28 June• JUNIOR DANCE ENSEMBLE: Performance Date: Friday 29 June

Please refer to the Dance page on the school website to find the performance schedule.

Rebecca DevineDance Coordinator



Sports News

PSSA Rugby League On Friday, Bondi Beach PS competed in all three SCPSSA Rugby League Semi Finals for the first time in my six years at the school.

Mr Delaney said, “the Open A’s played a magnificent team game” and thus were victorious over Double Bay PS. The Under 10’s had a try-for-try battle with Double Bay PS. Their strong defence allowed them to finish with a hard fought 32-28 victory. Even though the Under 9’s only had six players in the last of the semi finals, their brilliant long-range tries and exceptional goal line defence helped them take the win home against Bronte PS. The Open B’s played Bronte PS in the 9th placed semi final match and Mr Delaney said, “they played exceptionally well to hold on for the win”. A huge congratulations to you all, well done!

Grand Final matches to be played this week with times TBCBBPS Open A vs Randwick A’sBBPS Under 10 vs RandwickBBPS Under 9 vs Bellevue Hill

AFL NewsAt the end of Friday afternoon, our Senior AFL team were once again applauded by the opposition, this time Randwick PS. The Randwick PS teacher spoke to our teachers admiring the manners displayed by our team towards each other and the



Randwick team. Our teachers were asked to pass this message on to Ms Evans. This team is building an exceptional reputation with the opposition schools for their team spirit. We are very proud of them.

Mr GeorgeBBPS Sport Coordinator

3-6 Sport Options for Term 3In Week 9 (next week) the options for Years 3-6 Term 3 Sport Options will go live on Google Forms The options will be available for Weeks 1-6 ONLY as this is when PSSA finishes for 2018. The options include:

• Skateboarding (attract a fee)• Tennis (attract a fee)• Basketball• School Sport• Beach Sports• Yoga

Alexia DuncanDeputy Principal

ERC News

Rubbish-Free Lunchbox: Wipe Out Waste 2018 The Environment Representative Council (ERC) are excited to announce the return of a Rubbish Free Lunchbox day!

Week 7 results:Last Wednesday, 72% of all students had rubbish-free food for the day.The winning class this week was 2S = 96% Rubbish-free Food!The best class so far: Week 7, 2S achieved 96% rubbish-free food.

The Environment Representative Council



Return and Earn Reverse Vending machineThank you for your donations to the Reverse Vending Machine at Bondi Pavilion. Passers-by have told me that many of our families are supporting this program already.

Bondi Beach Public School is a donation partner and our ERC will benefit from your recycling efforts.

MiniLit News



MiniLit We have some fantastic parent volunteers supporting our MiniLit sessions at Bondi Beach PS. They are a wonderful addition to the children's literacy learning... and we would love more people to become involved.

You need to be able to commit an hour of your time each week (either 9-10am OR 10-11am). Please indicate your interest by emailing the school:[email protected]

Vanessa Cahill MiniLit coordinator

Library News

Premier's Reading ChallengeDon't forget the PRC began on Monday 5 March. Go to our Library page to find out more.

Ms TruscottTeacher Librarian

Important dates for your diary

Week 8

• Wed 20 June: 9am - Kindergarten Orientation Morning Session• Thurs 21 June: 2:15pm: 3-6 Citizenship assembly hosted by 5G• Fri 22 June:

◦ Rugby League Grand Finals◦ Spotlight Dance Festival - Senior Dance Ensemble

◾ 5:30-8:30pm: Evening performance◾ 8-11am: Technical rehearsal

Week 9

• Wed 27 June: Spotlight Dance Festival - Intermediate Dance Ensemble• Thurs 28 June:



◦ 2:15pm - K-2 Citizenship assembly hosted by KG; featuring School Choir

◦ Spotlight Dance Festival - Boys Dance Ensemble• Fri 29 June: Spotlight Dance Festival - Junior Dance Ensemble

Week 10

• Tues 3 July - 9:30am: Premier's Debating Challenge: Coogee V Bondi Beach• Wed 4 July: Athletics Carnival• Thurs 5 July: 2:15pm - 3-6 NAIDOC & Citizenship Assembly hosted by 6F

Kindy News2019 Kindy Orientation 20 June Read more..

Stage 3 News5G Assembly & Citizenship Awards

ERC News2S wins WOW Food last Wednesday

Stage 1 NewsThink mathematically: Tower of Hanoi

3-6 Sports NewsPSSA Rugby League finals this week

Band News3 July: Band Concert Read more..

Stage 2 NewsScience workshops: Heat

Dance NewsSpotlight Dance Festival Read more...

Recorder & ViolinFOIMRead more...



Library NewsParent helpers needed. Read more...

Assembly Roster5G AssemblyW8 Thurs

Uniform ShopUpdate, Price List & FAQ's

BBPS GalleryFestival of Instrumental Music

Term OverviewsTerm 2

The HiveRead the latest in our weekly newsletter

School CalendarSchool calendar here

Canteen NewsWelcome to Shark Bite News

P&C NewsMon 28 May 7pm Read more...

P&C News

Canteen News

In the canteen we cook almost everything from scratch!!.The images below are of the butter chicken and just some of the fantastic veggies that go into the lentil soup.

Our Winter Menu is extensive and delicious with plenty of hot options to keep your kids toasty this winter.Drop us a line or pop in and put you name on the calendar.

Many thanksThe canteen team :)[email protected]



New Child Care Package InformationFrom 2 July 2018, Australia will have a New Child Care Package. Under the new package, the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) will replace the existing Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate. CCS will be the main way the Government assists families with their child care fees.

These changes are far-reaching and will affect the majority of families at the school, whether through kids at The Hive or younger siblings receiving day care.

All affected families should log on to their myGov account and complete an online assessment, which will determine the appropriate level of support. This must be done before 2nd July in order to remain eligible for assistance.

More information can be found here.

2018 Interschools SnowsportsThe Interschools Snowsports Championships is a series of snowsports competitions where students compete for their school as part of a team or an individual, in a number of discipline events. Events run between 17 - 20 July. Entries open in the beginning of May and close mid June. They have a strict no late entry policy.

Where: Perisher Ski Resort, approx 5.5 hours drive from BondiFind out More: please contact Brad & Carol at [email protected] information is found: http://nswinterschools.com.au/



Community News

Sydney Academy of Chess



WAYS CHARITY AUCTION - Click HERE for tickets and information

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Principal's News T2W8 · Term 2 Week 8 View this email in your browser Principal's News T2W8 Spotlight Dance Festival Last Tuesday, the 4 Dance Ensembles (Junior, Intermediate, Senior