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Hewlett Street Bronte NSW 2024 P 9389 4527 F 9369 3001

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BRONTE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Wednesday 27 March 2019 - Week 9 Term 1

TERM 1

March

Fri 29 Assembly 1 Gold 2pm

Uniform Shop 8.30-9.30am

April

Mon 1 Parent Teacher Interviews

Mon 1st- Fri 5th

Tues 2 Room on the Broom K-2

Wed 3 Grandparents Day 9.00am Hall

Wed 10 Walkathon—SRC Fundraiser

Thu 11 Easter Hat Making K-2 2pm

Fri 12 Easter Hat Parade K-2 2pm

Uniform Shop 8.30-9.30am

Mon 29 Pupil Free Day

Tues 30 Day 1 Term 2 for Students

May

Thu 2 3-6 Cross Country

Fri 3 Assembly K Magenta 10am

Mon 6 Extra Curricular Activities start

Tues 7 PSSA Boys Basketball Maitland

Tue –Thur 14

-16

NAPLAN

Fri 10 Mothers Day Breakfast

Wed 15 P&C Meeting 7pm

Fri 17 Assembly 2 Blue 10am

Fri 31 Assembly K Green 10am

June

Mon 10 PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Fri 14 Assembly 2 Red 10am

Mon 17 P&C Meeting 7pm

Wed 26 Band Assembly TBA

BULLETIN Grandparents’ Day

Wednesday, 3rd April 2016

Dear Parents, Grandparents and Loved Ones,

You are invited to spend a morning at your Grandchild’s

school on Wednesday 3rd April at 9.00am to celebrate

Grandparents’ Day.

This year is a double celebration as we also come to-

gether to celebrate Harmony Day. Both days are an im-

portant part of the Bronte school calendar which we all

look forward to. It’s a chance for us to celebrate the

amazing diversity in our school community and share

this with the special people in our lives.

Parents and Grandparents are welcome to donate a

book before school or during the morning, which will be

for sale on the day in the library. All books donated will

go towards our school library.

Program

8:45 – 9:15 Donate a book in the library

9:15 – 10:30 Grandparent Assembly (Hall)

Performances by: Band

Choir

Dance Ensembles

Various class items

10:30 – 10:45 Morning tea will be provided for par-ents and grandparents

10:45 - 11:00 Classroom visits

We look forward to seeing you on the day.

Yours sincerely Grandparents’ Day Committee

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Yr 5-6 Camp at Broken Bay

By Zoe Pearce

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Yr 5-6 Camp at Broken Bay

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Last Thursday, Year 1 visited the Rocks area as part of our History Unit “The Past in the Present” Firstly, we visited the Museum of Contemporary Art and our students compared the different features of the buildings in the past with the new building in the present. Once inside we discovered lots of fun and creative artefacts and artworks.

We ate our lunch sitting on the very old Cumberland Place Steps next to Susannah Place.

After our lunch we visited Susannah Place. Did you know that Susannah Place is a terrace of four houses built by Irish immigrants in 1844? For nearly 150 years these small houses with tiny backyards, basement kitchens were home to more than 100 families.

The parents’ bedroom with a baby cot and the older children slept together in the other bedroom.

Our Year 1 Students playing a game of Quoits in the tiny backyard.

We also visited the Corner Shop and we wore aprons to do our shopping.

Our student discovered a world with-out electricity, water, bathrooms and no toilets. Our guide told us that the children did all the chores around the house.

It was very dark inside Susannah house and in the past the windows and candles were used to light up the house.

Our students sitting in the main room of the house called the Living Room.

We were all happy shoppers and had an informative and extremely enjoyable day.

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The Rocks excursion Yrs 3&4

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The Rocks excursion Yrs 3&4

Mr Brandon at Stage 2 excursion In early colonial garb

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Dear Parents,

Parent-Teacher interviews will be held in week 10 this term. Please book an appointment with your teacher online follow-

ing the instructions on this page.

Teachers are looking forward to discussing your child’s progress.

Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au

enter the code jq34h

Enter your details

Select the teachers you wish to see

Select the appointment times that suit your family best

When you click FINISH your selected bookings will be emailed to you immediately. If you not receive your email, please

check your junk-mail, or enter the event code again and check your email address spelling. Update your details if email

address is incorrect.

DO NOT DELETE the email you receive. Keep it somewhere safe. You may need to refer back to it at a later date.

REMEMBER TO ADD YOUR APPOINTMENTS TO YOUR CALENDAR - reminders will not be sent home.

Bookings must be finalised by 1st of April at 4pm

If you need to view, cancel, change or print your bookings:

Click on the link in the confirmation email you received after you made your bookings

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Principal’s Awards will be presented this Friday

and at all Friday assemblies.

K Black Poppy Comninos Jack Shrimpton

K Magenta Oliver Lyons Vivienne Mitchell

K Green Abigail Jones Beau Clark

1 Gold Harriet Smith Xavier Jones

1-2 Yellow Oscar Burke Clemmie Reuss

1 Purple Liam Morris Estelle Canty

2 Red Xavier Darragh Sebastian Burden

2 Blue Jasper Craig Evie Willis

3 White Jack McCallum Amity Martlew

3 Tangerine Ava Grantham Morgan Sharma

3-4 Brown Eleanor Ward Lucy Hamilton

4 Silver Jade Derwin Scarlett Colman

4 Pink Jasper Robinson William Lyons

5 Aqua Celt Fitzpatrick Dante Scarfone

5-6 Glitter Caoimhe O’Beirne

Stephenson

Johnny Clark

6 Bronze Sienna Pickering Eva Dyson

STEWART HOUSE CLOTHING

APPEAL

All bags have now been

collected.

Please DO NOT SEND ANY BAGS

TO SCHOOL

Thank you for your donation

Principal’s Message

Hi everyone, Welcome to our first fortnightly newsletter. The end of term is near and the next two weeks will fly. Can you believe there was no rain at the Stage 3 camp last week? (see photos in this newsletter) The students and teach-ers had a wonderful time at the Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Camp. Big thanks to the teachers for organizing a wonderful camp experience for our Stage 3 students. Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 all attended excursions last week to the Rocks where they considered Sydney’s history. Thanks to all the teachers for their commitment and organization. Every week the teachers attend a communication meeting and a professional learning meeting. Teachers are par-ticipating in training on the national literacy and numeracy progressions this week. During Term 2 teachers will be using the progressions to improve students’ writing and understanding of number. Next week there are parent –teacher interviews being held everyday. It’s not too late to make an appointment with your class teacher. It is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s academic progress and social/ emotional life at school. See booking details in this newsletter. I hope you can join us for Grandparents’ Day next Wednesday morning and the Walkathon at Bronte Beach the following week, finishing off with the Easter Hat Parade on the last day of term. Have a good week! Catherine Ryan Principal

THE SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER WILL

NOW BE PUBLISHED

EVERY FORTNIGHT

Next newsletter

10 April

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Our Vision Statement

We Look After our World

At Bronte we:

Know many different ways we can look after our world: by refusing plastic bags

and excess packaging, reducing our food waste, reusing objects multiple times,

repurposing objects in creative ways and recycling as much as we can.

Respect our home, school and community environments and acknowledge how

fortunate we are to live near such a beautiful gully and so many gorgeous

beaches in Australia!

Truly appreciate the AWEsome world we live in and are doing our best to look

after our world for future generations.

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K-6 Creative Arts Syllabus Program: Dance

In dance studies, all our students are learning mindful meditation, Yoga, authentic movement

experiences from improvisation to composition, and contemporary dance technique. Below are some

images of our Stage 2 students demonstrating some of these activities.

If you and your child are interested in further dance experiences, please go to the NSW Department of

Education: The Arts Unit website https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/ for information regarding student

workshops.

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Bronte Public School Dance Ensemble

On Monday 25 March all members of our dance ensemble will be

required to participate in our In the Spotlight Dance Festival

(ITSDF) video audition. This will take place in the hall from

11.20am till 1.20pm. Please ensure that your child has plain (no

logos) black or navy dance appropriate attire on this occasion.

Bronte will keep our families updated with news regarding our audi-

tion applications. Schools should be notified early Term 2 as to

whether or not we have been successful into the ITSDF perfor-

mance program.

In preparation for school and offsite performances, Bronte Public

has been collaborating with costume designers. This is a sneak

peak of our design and colour scheme for our dance ensemble

work – very exciting!

NSW Department of Education: Performance Calendar

A gentle reminder that our Bronte Public School Dance Ensemble is applying for placement in the be-

low productions. If selected, our school will be involved in one performance date for one or both events.

In the Spotlight Dance Festival

Week 1: Monday 17 – Friday 21 June Week 2: Monday 24 – Friday 28 June

State Dance Festival

Monday 9 – Friday 13 September

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Ethan was selected in the Sydney Coastal basket-ball team. This year he competes at the State Tournament in May for basketball

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Class Assemblies

1 Gold Assembly

Friday 29 March at 2pm

Our School Song

At Bronte School we are proud to be

Working right beside the sea

By surf and sea, the sand, the land

We grow each day hand in hand

So Bronte keep your spirits high

Blue and gold we wear with pride

One for all and all for one

Bronte School is so much fun.

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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES HAVE NOW FINISHED

TERM 2 commences from Monday 6 May

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Thank you to those families that have paid their school fees

To pay your invoice you can use Skoolbag App, or the school website or pay at the

office with cash or card.

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Circle of Security

8 Week

Parenting Program

Circle of Security Parenting™ is an 8 Week Program

to assist you to secure your parent-child relationships and see

how these relationships can be strengthened and supported

We can help parents/carers to:

Understand your child’s emotional world by learning to understand their emotional needs.

Support your child’s ability to manage their own emotions.

Enhance the development of your child’s self esteem & confidence.

Through Attachment, learn how to provide a secure relationship between you and your child.

Presenters -

Joanne Hodzic – Senior Social Worker, Child & Family East/NSW Health

Belinda Middleton - Clinical Psychologist, Child & Family East/NSW Health

Bookings are Essential

Time: 10.00 am – 12.00 pm

Dates: Tuesdays – May 14th, 21st, 28th -_ June 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th_ July 2nd Venue: Botany Family & Children’s Centre – 13 Banksia Street, Botany

Limited Childcare can be provided for participants Cost $ 5.00 per session per child ($40 for entirety of program)

To find out more about the program or to reserve your place, please call Evellen or Rachael on 9666 5047

or email evellen.t@bfcc.org.au

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