18 Newsletter Term 1 Week 4 2016 Week 08
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18 Newsletter Term 1 Week 4 2016 Week 08
BIDDABAH PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Thursday 18th February In this weeks issue Roundabout Changes Student Survey Zone Swimming Results Newsletter Item 1B Banking Awards Green Plover Canteen Roster P&C News School Diary Advertisements 04/16 The school roundabout was constructed to provide a safe dropping off and student collection zone for children attending Biddabah Public School. Access to the roundabout is from Ruswell Avenue into another council street Watt Street. Watt Street provides access to the school roundabout and is subject to RMS rules and conditions. Council parking officers and police patrol it as a condition of the school being able to use it. Cars may enter Watt Street and proceed around the roundabout offering other motorists due consideration and respect. Parents dropping off and collecting children may not use the teacher’s car park. Apart from the congestion this would cause, children on foot in a car park is extremely dangerous. Children may not leave the vehicle until it comes to a stop alongside the log fence in the exit lane of the roundabout, using the space nearest the exit. Children leaving a car parked on the roundabout are in extreme danger of harm. Children should be ready to leave the car on the passenger side. They close the car door and walk through the log fence, joining the path that leads safely into the school grounds. Parents using the roundabout should never leave their cars except in an unforeseeable emergency. All cars should progress to the vacant place nearest the exit in the drop-off zone. Cars just stopping near the school gate when other places are available are likely to prevent other drivers from entering the drop-off zone. We now have one “Disabled Car Space” located in the carpark behind the School Hall should it be required. Arrivals & Departures Children should arrive at school by 8.50am. Cars should not return to collect them before 3.10pm. It will take your child at least 10 minutes to get out of class and proceed to the roundabout assembly point. Queuing around the roundabout only causes delays and frustrations and nobody gets away before the children arrive any way. If you want to see your child’s teacher or enter the grounds for any reason, DO NOT USE THE ROUNDABOUT. PHONE: 4954 6058 FAX: 4956 6780 EMAIL: [email protected] 1 The Tell Them From Me student feedback survey I am delighted that this term, our school, like many others in the state, will participate in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey aims to: Help improve student learning outcomes and measures factors known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student: Wellbeing and engagement. Effective teaching practices. More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide the following: Our school with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, How engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. Schools in Australia and around the world have used the Tell Them From Me survey to help improve how they do things at school. Important facts to know about the survey: It is confidential and school staff will not be able to identify individual students from their responses. The survey is conducted online Takes less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 14 March and 8 April. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary. A consent form and a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for parents/carers about the survey is being sent home with students. IN YOUR OWN WRITE 1B have been discussing what their aims might be for 2016. Here are some of their thoughts. This year I would like to…………. go to the school disco, read harder books and swing on the monkey bars properly. – Rylee learn to skip with a rope and get better at reading. – Tamara go to all the school discos and do more craft work. – Allierah be able to do underwater handstands and get better at reading. – Blake learn to swim down the big pool and learn to skip with a rope. – Bailey do handstands, do lots of Maths and go to the school disco. – Hamish do underwater side flips and get better at skipping with a rope. – Josh go to the school disco and do lots of art. – Will be able to skip with a skipping rope and hold my pencil properly . – Liliana do underwater back flips, read harder books and go to school discos. – Sonny do lots of Maths and learn to do cartwheels. – Layla do handstands and read harder books. – Ethan go to the school disco and learn some more Maths. – Tahlia do underwater backflips and get better at story writing. – Jarrah learn how to do cartwheels and get better at handwriting. - Fletcher go to dancing lessons and do more Maths. – Gabriella go to the school discos and do lots of art. – Charlotte be able to do handstands and do lots of Maths. – Dakota skip with a rope, do Maths properly and read harder books. – Georgia read harder books and learn to dive into a pool properly.- Callum improve my handwriting and learn to skip well with a skipping rope -Peyton learn to do underwater handstands. - Noah 2 SPORT NEWS Congratulations to our Swimming team who all did really well in the WLPSSA Zone carnival, held at Speers Point Pool on Tuesday 16th February. Thanks to Mrs Connolly who provided her shelter (after the unfortunate demise of the school one at the last school swimming carnival). All events are timed and those that meet regional qualifying times will compete at the Hunter Swimming Carnival at Maitland in early March. Those that qualified were The Senior Boys Relay team(D Williams, T Blackman, R Suba, J Marshall), Taj Blackman(12yr Freestyle, Snr relay) and Daniel Williams(Snr Medley, Breast/s, Back/s, Butter/f, Snr Relay,100m free and 50m free). All results were Archie Young 3rd Jnr Butterfly Jack Bruce 3rd 11yr Breaststroke, 2nd Snr Medley ,1st 11yr Backstroke Laura Hyslop 3rd 12/13 Breaststroke, 3rd Snr Relay, 1st 12yr Butterfly Reuben Suba 2nd 12/13 Breaststroke, 2nd 12yr Butterfly, 2nd 12/13 Backstroke, 1st Snr Relay Noah Mudford 1st 11yr Butterfly Taj Blackman 2nd 100m ,2nd 12yr 50m, 1stSnr Relay Emily Milton 2nd 11yr Butterfly Kirra Priestley 3rd Jnr Backstroke, 3rd Jnr Relay Ellie Carroll 3rd Snr Relay Mackenzie Curtis 3rd Snr Relay, 1st Snr Medley, 2nd 12/13 Backstroke, 2nd 100m, 3rd 12yr 50m Emerson Connolly 3rd Snr Relay, 1st 11yr 50m Max Roach 3rd Jnr Medley Mia Hyslop 3rd Jnr Breaststroke Cambell Connolly 2nd 8yr 50m Amelia Snape 1st 9yr 50m3rd ,Jnr Relay Matthew Williams 2nd 9yr 50m, 1st Jnr Relay Ella Dabelstein 3rd Jnr Relay Cora Snape 3rd Jnr Relay Oskar Watson 1st 11yr 50m Jacob Marshall 2nd 11yr 50m, 1st Snr Relay Sam Donaldson 1st Jnr Relay Kye Ralph 1st Jnr Relay Tyce Hall 1st Jnr Relay Daniel Williams 1st Snr Relay, 1st 12yr 50m, 1st Snr Medley, 1st 50m Free, 1st 100m Free, 1st 12/13 Back. 1st 12/13 Breast, 1st 12/13 Butterfly 3 CANTEEN ROSTER PLOVER AWARDS CANTEEN ROSTER Green Plover Awards Congratulations Will receive a certificate at the next Friday school assembly. Samantha Woodhouse Cooper Fiitchett BANKING NEWS 2016 Outstanding Charlie Sobb Bridie Asquit Harrison Aurisch Daniel Sponneck Ethan Cowling Taylah Cowling Mon Feb 22 Louis James, Malea Parker, HELP NEEDED X 1 Tue Feb 23 CLOSED Wed Feb 24 Kristy Newman, Louis James, Leanne Fong Thu Feb 25 Cheryl Brown, Kerri Ford, Louis James, Linda James Fri Feb 26 Paula Boersma, Kerri Cornally, HELP NEEDED X 3 Mon Feb 29 Louis James, Linda James Tue Mar 1 CLOSED Wed Mar 2 Kristy Newman, Louis Judy Maddison (10-2.30) Thu Mar 3 Paula Boersma, Louis James, James, Linda James Fri Mar 4 Jo Chock, Emma Swain, Abbi Bagnall, Kerrie Keenan, HELP NEEDED X 1 CANTEEN NEWS UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS Tuesday Mornings Thursday Mornings Thursday Afternoon 8.30am-9.00am 8.00am-9.00am 2.30pm-3.00pm Donna Newham Mel Adams Kirsten Rae Renea Shepherd Easter Raffle: Donations Needed PLEASE!!! Our annual Easter raffle is again being organised for the end of this term. Any donations of chocolate eggs and baskets are required and will be greatly appreciated. Please drop all donations to the office. Its good to see the canteen roster filling up with volunteer names, thanks so much. Don’t forget, that if you have never done canteen before, whether you are new to the school or an existing family and if you would like to do canteen, please go in and have a look around. There are friendly and experienced volunteers that would love to show you how it all works. Canteen is lots of fun and is an easy way to have a catchup with your friends and/or to also meet new friends. Not forgetting that the children enjoy seeing their loved ones in the canteen. Don’t forget, our competition where the prize is a $50 voucher to Absolute Thai Charlestown. If you have your name on the canteen roster starting from the 8 February through to the 8 April 2016, you will be automatically entered into the draw. Your name will go into the draw once. The winners name will be drawn on the 24 February and be notified this day. The canteen will not be open on a Tuesday at this point. If we get more volunteers then hopefully the canteen will open 5 days a week. The canteen requires volunteers for Monday 22 February and Friday 4 March. If you can volunteer in the canteen whether it’s for a half or full day, we would love to hear from you. Get some friends together and make a day of it. Please contact Mel Aurisch on 0419 294 046 or Jo Chock. Alternatively, there’s a roster in the canteen where you can write down your name. 4 Wk 8TH MARCH 2016 READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON MSP SCHOOL DIARY: TERM 1 3 February 8 4 February 15 5 February 22 6 February 29 7 March 7 8 March 14 9 March 21 10 March 28 11 April 4 ENVELOPE. FAMILY envelopes only at the office soon!! Student to bring correct money on the day Cash, cheques and money orders only. Joke of the Week Why did the fox break into thebuilding so it could watch FOXTEL!! Jayce 3O LOST PROPERTY? Keys found!! Swans AFL-12.30-1pm Yrs3-6 Hall Stage 3 Assembly 10:30am Fri Assembly 10:10am 6D Zone Swimming Tues 16 Feb K-2 12.40pm Assembly Stage 2 Assembly 2:00pm Stage 3 Assembly 10:30am K-6 Assembly 10:10 2MC K-2 12.40pm Assembly Stage 2 Assembly 2:00pm Stage 3 Assembly 10:30am K-6 Assembly 10:10am 4D Hunter PSSA Swimming K-2 12.40pm Assembly Stage 2 Assembly 2:00pm Stage 3 Assembly 10:30am K-6 Assembly 10:10am 1B School Photos Tues 8th Mar K-2 12.40pm Assembly Stage 2 Assembly 2:00pm Stage 3 Assembly 10:30am K-6 Assembly 10:10am 4W K-2 12.40pm Assembly Stage 2 Assembly 2:00pm Stage 3 Assembly 10:30am K-6 Assembly 10:10am 2B P&C Meeting 17 Feb 7:30pm Library K-2 12.40pm Assembly Stage 2 Assembly 2:00pm Stage 3 Assembly 10:30am K-6 Assembly 1X K-2 12.40pm Assembly Stage 2 Assembly 2:00pm Stage 3 Assembly 10:30am K-6 Assembly 3C K-2 12.40pm Assembly Stage 2 Assembly 2:00pm Stage 3 Assembly 10:30am K-6 Assembly 10:10am 4/5H NSW PSSA Swimming 6th-7th Notes Sent Home This Week Excursions & Payments Due Textbook fees Care Record 8th Code of Conduct Feb BYOD note Technology Note By Friday 19th Feb Check for Individual Class or Activity Notes Sent Home 5 6