Blakebrook Public School Bulletin Term 3 Week 3 - Thursday 8 August 2019

Email : blakebrook-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone : 0266 293 263 Website : blakebrook-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Awards will be presented at assembly tomorrow at 3pm. This is the first week of awards for this term.

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD: Declan for being a fantastic athlete at the Terania District Athletics carnival CITIZENSHIP: Indie O CAPA: Darcy ENVIRONMENT: Daniel SPORT: Georgia GOOD FRIEND: Chloe K chosen by Chloe W PBL: Beau

ACADEMIC K-1 Luna for quick mental addition and subtraction skills 1-3 Fynn for great sporting efforts at the Athletics Carnival at Riverview Park 4-6 Austen for improvement in writing and presentation skills GO FOR IT K-1 Darcy for focus and accuracy in completing all tasks 1-3 Willow A for an engaging imovie book trailer of “Super Worm” 4-6 Hannah for being a tremendous chef POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR LEARNING (PBL) K-1 Chloe W for 100% effort in class and being respectful 1-3 Tanisha for representing the school in a positive manner at the Athletics Carnival 4-6 Daniel for helping Mr Hayes make the school a safe and enjoyable place to be

Crunch ’n’ Sip

This term Nude Food has been replaced with the Crunch ‘n’ Sip program.

The first awardees will be published in the Bulletin from next week (Week 4).

Thu 8th * Book Fair - final day Fri 9th * Assembly 3pm -Year 6 shirts presented

Mon 12th * Mr Duroux: leave / Casual on class *Mrs Perren: leave for day / Casual on class Tue 13th * Mr Duroux: leave / Casual on class * Mrs Skorjenko at Infantry PL @ Caniaba PS / Casual on class Wed 14th * Mr Duroux: leave / Casual on class Thu 15th * Mr Duroux: Sports Council meeting in Sydney

Fri 16th * Footy Fever Day: Bring $2 and come dressed in favourite team colours and enjoy a special ice cream. * Deadline: Assessment & Reporting Survey

Mon 19th Tue 20th * Small Schools Choir Rehearsal at Lismore PS 1pm ( private transport )

Wed 21st * Blakebrook Soccer team knockout game at Murwillumbah ( private transport )

Thu 22nd * NRPSSA Athletics Carnival @ Riverview Park, South Lismore: qualifiers only ( private transport )

* Attending carnival are: Mr Duroux - Carnival Convenor and Mrs Perren - Terania District Team Manager

* Blakebrook PS P&C are running the Canteen at the carnival

Week 3 - August

Week 4 - August

Week 5 - August

PRINCIPAL NEWS

Assembly The weekly assembly and Canteen will recommence tomorrow. Year 6 Commemorative Shirts Our very generous P&C have donated a year 6 shirt to each of our Year 6 students in their final year in Primary school. We will be presenting these shirts at this Friday’s assembly. We are organising to have the school photographer return to take a group shot of year 6 later this term. The students and school sincerely thank the P&C for their generosity and the work by Riley’s mum, Sarah in coordinating their manufacture. Thank you. Terania District Athletics Carnival Last Friday our school moved to Riverview Park, South Lismore for the Terania District Athletics Carnival. Students competed against students from Nimbin, Coffee Camp, Goolmangar, Jiggi, Larnook and Caniaba. All students were very well behaved and participated to the best of their ability. We were very successful on the day. Our school won the overall point score, the handicap trophy, 2 out of 3 ball game trophies and numerous individual champions or runners up. A fantastic effort by everyone. Thank you to the parents and carers for transporting the children to and from the venue. A big thankyou to Mrs Perren for organising this huge event and all our other staff members for ensuring the day was a success. The following students have qualified to compete at the Northern Rivers Zone PSSA Athletics championships on Thursday 22 August: Beau, Django, Willow W, Daniel, Rueben, Baylie, Amber B, Maddie, Lilly R, Ashlee and Melanie. Book Fair Our annual book fair will open this week. It is an opportunity for families to purchase good quality books for their children. The school receives a small commission from the sales which is used to replenish books in our library. Your support of this book fair is truly appreciated. Education Week 2019 – Every Student, Every Voice Our school held an Open day today as part of the State Wide Education Week celebrations. We commenced with a BBQ breakfast followed by showing some great student work samples and opening the doors to our classrooms. It was fantastic to see so many families visit our school and share the education journey with us. This year the theme for Education Week is a celebration of student empowerment and how we as a school, and as a system, build and develop skills our students need in order to have and express a voice during their educational journey and as an engaged global citizen. Having a voice opens up a conversation for clarity, enquiry and also explores possibility. Assessment and Reporting Survey A survey about assessment and reporting in our school has been presented at the Parent information evening and has been sent home to all families recently. We are seeking your input into the effectiveness of the semester 1 student report and interview process. As a school we are always trying to keep programs and systems meaningful and relevant, and by conducting surveys, we can implement change if it is required. We respectfully request that you fill in this anonymous surveys and return to school by Friday 16 August. Chooks Our chickens have started to lay eggs which is very exciting for the students. The eggs didn’t last long as some of our senior students quickly used them to whip up some cakes in the canteen to share across the school. Talk about fresh! 2020 Kindergarten Enrolments We are currently taking enrolments for 2020 Kindergarten. If you have a child that you wish to enrol at Blakebrook PS next year, please contact the office to collect an “Application to Enrol pack” and arrange an interview with the Principal. Department policy requires ALL enrolment applicants to meet with the Principal, even if they are in zone and have a sibling at the school. Our preferred method of contact is by email blakebrook-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au If you know of a family with a child ready for ‘Big’ school in the local community, encourage them to contact the school for an appointment to discuss enrolment or to have a look at our wonderful school.

Have a great week - Allan Duroux

Future dates & events TERM 3

Week 6 Fri 30 Aug Dress rehearsal 12:30pm at Blakebrook for selected BPS students performing ’Porridge’

Week 7 Tue 3 Sep Touch Footy Day @ Hepburn Park for selected students - Organiser: Mrs Perren

Wed 4 Sep LPAF Rehearsal for selected students of BPS ‘Porridge’ at Lismore Workers Club 12:50pm (40 mins)

Wed 4 Sep Responsible Pet Education program visit for K-2

Thu 5 Sep Selected BPS students performing at LPAF - matinee and evening performances of Blakebrook ‘Porridge’

Week 8 Fri 13 Sep NCPSSA Athletics Carnival @ Riverview Park, South Lismore: qualifiers only ( private transport )

Week 9 Thu 19 Sep Storyboard Bus

Week 10 Fri 27 Sep Last day term 3 for all students K-6

TERM 4

Week 1 Mon 14 Oct First day of term 4 for all staff and students K-6 (no pupil free day)

Week 4 Mon 4 Nov Kinder 2020 Orientation #1 half-day (am)

Wed 6 Nov Kinder 2020 Orientation #2 half-day (am)

Fri 8 Nov Kinder 2020 Orientation #3 full-day

Week 8 Tue 3 Dec TRC Richmond River High Campus: Orientation Day for Y6 -> Y7 in 2020

Week 10 Wed 18 Dec Last day term 4 for all students K-6

Terania District Athletics Results Age Champions

Juvenile Boys Joint Age Champions: Fynn

Juvenile Boys runner-up: Declan

Junior Boys runner-up: Django

Junior Girls runner-up: Amber B

11 yrs Boys Age Champion: Willow W

11 yrs Girls Age Champion: Georgia

12/13 yrs Boys runner-up: Drew

12/13 yrs Girls Age Champion: Maddie

12/13 yrs Boys runner-up: Ashlee

Congratulations to Blakebrook PS for winning the

following shields for 2019:

Juvenile Ballgames

Senior Ballgames

Overall Point Score Shield

School’s Handicap Point Score Shield

Northern Rivers PSSA Zone Athletics

Congratulations to the following Blakebrook PS

students: Beau, Django, Willow W, Daniel, Rueben,

Baylie, Amber B, Maddie, Lilly R, Ashlee & Melanie.

They have qualified for the NR Zone Athletics Carnival

to be held at Riverview Park, South Lismore on

Thursday 22 August.

Please return Permission Note & $5 levy to Mrs Perren

at school.

Gardening Club Notes

Our apologies for not submitting our monthly gardening notes last

week. However we are now back to normal so have a few comments

for all.

We picked our first pea last week and will be paying close attention so

that the children will be able to enjoy the harvest.

The beetroot and carrots are growing well as are the bok choy and

lettuce.

We have harvested a few second crop broccoli and hopefully we will

have a few more this week.

The cauliflower bed has been dug up and will be planted with

tomatoes in early September.

Finally we give an invitation to parents to call in and look over the

garden anytime they come to the school. We are here every

Thursday.

Kindest regards

Marion and John

Open Day

It was wonderful to see so many people attend

this morning’s Breakfast and Open Day.

Thank you for supporting our wonderful

school.

Soccer Match result

Congratulations and thank you to all the parents that competed in

todays Parents V’s Y6 soccer match.

After a very hard fought game the parents were victorious with a

close score of 7-6.