BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL WEEKLY …...Association Newsletter Term 3, Week 4 – 15th August 2019...
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BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER THURSDAY 15 AUGUST 2019, WEEK 4 TERM 3 PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER, TO SEE THE FULL COPY, PLEASE GO TO EITHER THE SKOOLBAG APP OR OUR WEBSITE. Term 3 2019 Wed 21 Aug Book Week Activities Wed 28 Aug Fathers Day Stall Fri 30 Aug Fathers Day Breakfast Tues 17 Sep Primary Concert Rehearsal Thurs 19 Sept Primary Concert Fri 27 Sept Last Day of Term 3 Term 4 2019 Mon 14 Oct First Day for teachers & students Sat 19 Oct Spring Fair Fri 1 Nov Infants Fun Day Fri 15 Nov SRC Disco Fri 29 Nov P&C Colour Run & BBQ Mon 16 Dec Primary Presentation Tue 17 Dec Year 6 Farewell SAVE THE DATE! Book Week Parade & Activities Wednesday 21 August See full Newsletter for more details CHICKEN POX & SCARLET FEVER We wish to advise that our school community has had confirmed cases of CHICKEN POX and SCARLET FEVER. Chicken Pox symptoms include a mild fever, runny nose, fatigue, general rash that turns into itchy, fluid filled blisters before scabs appear. Symptoms for Scarlet Fever are a sore throat, high fever, vomiting, and itchy eyes followed by a rash. If you are concerned please see your GP. Skoolbag App Go to the App Store on your mobile phone and search “Bungendore” to find it. Skoolbag will keep you up to date with everything happening at BPS! You can also notify the school of student absences via Skoolbag. Our preferred method! Mums and Dads we need your help In the mornings: Your children need to sit down quietly with their friends, not play games or stand with you. When it is time to go to class they need to line up with their class and walk with their teacher. At assemblies: If you have little ones with you can you please encourage them to sit quietly in the chair next to you. Once the assembly has started, if you need to talk to someone can you please leave the hall to have your conversation. Thank you for helping
Transcript of BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL WEEKLY …...Association Newsletter Term 3, Week 4 – 15th August 2019...
BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
THURSDAY 15 AUGUST 2019, WEEK 4 TERM 3
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER, TO SEE THE FULL COPY,
PLEASE GO TO EITHER THE SKOOLBAG APP OR OUR WEBSITE.
Term 3 2019
Wed 21 Aug Book Week Activities
Wed 28 Aug Fathers Day Stall
Fri 30 Aug Fathers Day Breakfast
Tues 17 Sep Primary Concert
Rehearsal
Thurs 19 Sept Primary Concert
Fri 27 Sept Last Day of Term 3
Term 4 2019
Mon 14 Oct First Day for teachers & students
Sat 19 Oct Spring Fair
Fri 1 Nov Infants Fun Day
Fri 15 Nov SRC Disco
Fri 29 Nov P&C Colour Run & BBQ
Mon 16 Dec Primary Presentation
Tue 17 Dec Year 6 Farewell SAVE THE DATE!
Book Week Parade & Activities
Wednesday 21 August
See full Newsletter for more details
CHICKEN POX & SCARLET FEVER
We wish to advise that our school
community has had confirmed cases of
CHICKEN POX and SCARLET FEVER.
Chicken Pox symptoms include a mild
fever, runny nose, fatigue, general rash
that turns into itchy, fluid filled blisters
before scabs appear. Symptoms for
Scarlet Fever are a sore throat, high fever,
vomiting, and itchy eyes followed by a
rash.
If you are concerned please see your GP.
Skoolbag
App
Go to the App
Store on your mobile phone and search
“Bungendore” to find it.
Skoolbag will keep you up to date with
everything happening at BPS!
You can also notify the school of
student absences via Skoolbag.
Our preferred method!
Mums and Dads we need your help
In the mornings: Your children need to sit
down quietly with their friends, not play games
or stand with you. When it is time to go to
class they need to line up with their class and
walk with their teacher.
At assemblies: If you have little ones with
you can you please encourage them to sit
quietly in the chair next to you. Once the
assembly has started, if you need to talk to
someone can you please leave the hall to
have your conversation. Thank you for helping
Congratulations to our PSSA Netball
team who made it to the Semi Final,
Round 5 of the PSSA Knock outs.
This is a great result for these hard
working girls!
Congratulations to Bowral who have
made it through to the next round.
Parents & Citizens
Association Newsletter
Term 3, Week 4 – 15th August 2019
Latest News
Thanks to all who attended this week’s P&C meeting. Our next meeting will be in Week 8 on Tuesday 10 September. All welcome!
Spring Fair Update - Saturday 19 October
Planning is in full swing for our school’s upcoming Spring Fair on Saturday 19th October 2019. This year we are so pleased to be partnering with some of Bungendore’s best and most loved community organisations to make the event a fun family day out for everyone in the community.
Do you like to cook? Do you like to create art? We have some super exciting competitions planned - stay tuned for updates, including announcements about our very special local judges
If you’d like to join our Spring Fair Committee or you know of a business who might like to come on board as a sponsor please contact us at [email protected]
My Community Project - voting closes TODAY!
Thanks to everyone who has voted for Bungendore P&C’s projects as part of the NSW Government’s ‘My Community Project’ initiative. We’ve applied for funding to upgrade both the School Canteen and the Infants Playground. Voting closes at midnight on Thursday 15 August. Please spread the word amongst family, friends and neighbours and rally support to help our school community.
How to Vote
If you live in NSW and are 16 years or older, you'll be able to vote for the projects in the MONARO electorate.
To vote, you'll need:
1. a MyServiceNSW Account – if you do not have an account, sign up on the Service NSW website at www.service.nsw.gov.au or call 13 77 88
2. your Medicare card to verify your name and age
3. your NSW residential address to identify your electorate of MONARO.
Choose up to FIVE local projects, arrange them in order of your preference, then submit your vote at www.mycommunityproject.service.nsw.gov.au
Thanks to all those who have already voted - time to cross our fingers and wait till the results are announced in September!
Father’s Day Stall - Wednesday 28 August
Our annual Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls when they get the chance to buy up for the ones they love. The 2019 Father’s Day stall will be held on Wednesday, 28 August, with a great range of gifts priced from $1 - $6. We’d be grateful for some helpers on the day - you can sign up for a shift between 8.30am - 11.45am at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0549aea62ba0fc1-fathers2 or simply send an email to [email protected] Thanks in advance!
Canteen news
The BPS Canteen has loads of great snack options to keep even the fussiest of little tummies happy and satisfied. Banana Bread (Gluten free option available), pear & raspberry bread, raisin toast (only 80 cents a slice), Corn cobs, garlic bread, vege chips, crackers/cheese/sultana packs and so much more.
All of these snacks, and the rest of our fantastic lunch menu can be ordered at the Canteen before school (EFTPOS available) or online via www.flexischools.com.au
Uniform shop news
Our new range of hair accessories are proving to be super popular - lots of varieties available. All priced at $3.50 - come in and take a look.
The BPS Uniform shop is open every 2nd Friday throughout Term 3. Next opening
date is FRIDAY 23 AUGUST from 2.45 - 3.30pm.
Can’t make it into the shop? Simply download the order form on the BPS school website and send it via the school office or email to [email protected]. Remember we happily exchange items that have all the labels and tags attached!
Joke of the week
Why aren’t koalas considered actual bears?
They don’t meet the koalafications!
Parenting news
Parenting can be a tough gig - we all need some advice or reassurance sometimes. All BPS families have access to a free resource www.parenttv.com, which has loads of useful videos and articles. To create an account using our school subscription, go to www.parenttv.com/membership and use the code bungendore to gain access to all of the videos through our P&C’s subscription. Some of our current favourite videos include:
Handling goodbyes / separation anxiety at childcare or school: https://parenttv.com/videos/handling-goodbyes-separation-anxiety-at-childcare-or-school
What parents need to understand about online gaming https://parenttv.com/videos/what-parents-need-to-understand-about-online-gaming/
What counsellors wished parents knew: https://parenttv.com/videos/what-counsellors-wish-parents-knew/
My kid ate everything and now they won’t eat anything https://parenttv.com/videos/my-kid-ate-everything-and-now-they-wont-eat-anything/
Upcoming P&C events
P&C Meetings: Meetings are held Week 3 and Week 8 of each school term in the Staff Room on
Tuesday evenings from 7pm. All welcome. Please email any agenda items to
[email protected] the week prior. All welcome.
Father’s Day Stall - Term 3, Wednesday, 28th August 2019 - Helpers Needed!
Spring Fair - Term 4, Saturday 19th October 2019
Colour Run - Term 4, Friday 29th November 2019
Pet
Shampoo
2019 BUNGENDORE JUNIOR OZ TAG
Bungendore Junior Oztag will be running on Wednesday
afternoons (5:00pm) in Term 4 and this year will be played on
the Warren Little oval in Elmslea.
Organiser Deb Gordon will visit the school later this term with
information for players and teams. Registration will occur in
Week 1 of Term 4 as per previous years.
Further information will be outlined in the school newsletter
and Bungendore Bulletin towards the end of this term.
