BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2018, WEEK 9 TERM 2

Term 2

Fri 22 Jun - Mon 2 July Life Education Van

Thur 28 Jun BGT Heats for Yrs 3 & 4

Fri 29 Jun BGT Heats for K - Yr2

Wed 4 Jul Reports Home

Thur 5 Jul District Athletics

Whole School Assembly

Fri 6 Jul BGT Finals

Last Day of Term 2

Wed 4 Reports Home

Term 3

Mon 23 Jul Staff Development Day

Tue 24 Jul First Day for Students

Mon 6 Aug Education Week Begins

Mon 12 Aug Science Week Begins

Fri 28 Sept Last Day of Term 3

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Science Quiz

Week 8 Answers:

1. What do our eyelashes protect us from? Getting

dust or dirt in our eyes.

2. What is a galaxy made up of? Stars

3. Which of the following is not a type of tooth? A)

Incisor B) Retina C) Molar. Retina.

4. What is in your stomach that helps to digest

food? Hydrochloric acid

5. In what era did Tyrannosaurus Rex live in?

Cretaceous.

Week 9:

1. Where is the largest bone in our bodies?

2. What space ‘object’ does ISS stand for?

3. What colour is a Lapis Lazuli rock?

4. How many years ago was the last ice age?

5. What is the name of someone who studies

weather?

School Zone Changes are

Coming in Term 3

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Opera House ConcertOpera House Concert

Bungendore students hit all the right notes in Opera House concert...

Bungendore Public School’s recorder club has performed in the Jacaranda Concert of the Festival of Instrumental

Music at the Opera House, an extravaganza that puts more than 1000 public school students on stage every night

for four nights.

aThis was BPS's 10th year of participation in the festival and next year the school hopes to take students in both the

recorder and strings ensembles. Music teacher, Mrs Margie Lawson said she was exceptionally proud of all the stu-

dents. “They were exemplary ambassadors for our school and community,” she said. “They applied themselves

with diligence and determination to learn the repertoire and played with confidence.”

Year 4 student Anton Lettfuss said: "It was fun and relaxing and a great opportunity to play with so many friends

and other kids. It was very cool seeing all the schools coming together to play from so far away. I was inspired to

see the strings kids all play together too. I’d like to play with the strings one year soon. It was a great experience

seeing other children who had played all over the world with their bands and I’d like to do that when I’m older.”

Each year, public school students from across NSW join together to celebrate musical excellence in a series of four

concerts in the Festival of Instrumental Music for Combined Recorder and Combined String Ensembles.

Year 5 student Meg Pailthorpe said: "I thought it was an amazing experience especially for young kids. The music

from all the other schools was inspiring. My favourite piece was Different Worlds because of the soloist singing and

how we got to sing with her for a little bit. I loved having a special weekend with mum in Sydney, too.”

Bungendore Public School principal Narelle Lloyd said the students involved in this year’s performance had been

rehearsing for the concert since the end of last year.

“They played beautifully. They were joined by strings, percussion, brass and a soloist singer during the night,” Mrs

Lloyd said.

Infant Citizenship Award Winners Primary Citizenship Award Winners

1st Bungendore Scouts TUPPERWARE Fundraiser

to fill our new pantry in the scout hall currently being built opposite the Community Hal in

Healthy Harold, that loveable giraffe, is back with his Life Education programs, much to the excitement

of the students at Bungendore Public School.

The first few classes have been through the Van which will be located in the bus line area at the school

until Monday, July 2.

It has been a couple of years since Healthy Harold’s last visit and this year’s programs will cover mak-

ing friends and caring for others, safe use and storage of medicines, healthy food choices, function of

body systems, peer pressure, cyber safety, short and long term effects of smoking, effects of passive

smoking, safe and respectful relationships both on and offline.

The Life Education Van in partnership with schools delivers a curriculum based program to preschools,

Healthy Harold is Back!Healthy Harold is Back!Healthy Harold is Back!

28 June 2018

OnceOnce again the musical and artistic talents of our Defence chil-

dren and friends have been enjoyed recently at the first heat of

BGT and further afield at this years performance at the Opera

House. Well done to you all your practice and hard work has made

you shine. If you think you maybe interested in coming along to De-

fence club, it is on every Thursday at lunchtime in the music room. If

your circumstances have changed due to be postings, discharge

etc or if you have any concerns or challenges that I may be able to

assist with, please let me know.

Michelle English DSTA Def

ence

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New Pick Up Zone - Gibraltar Street

School Zone Changes

Articles from the BPS Gazzette

Bungendore’s Got Talent Heats Up

with Amazing Performances

Story by Ted Niven, Bungendore Public

School Gazette Reporter

Stage 3 heats of Bungendore's Got Talent

have been a resounding success this year

with over 20 acts ranging from dancing and

singing to instrumental performances.

The contest took place in the school hall last

Friday and was attended by parents, staff

and students of Bungendore Public School.

The show, sponsored by Bungendore Chiro-

practic, is an annual event where partici-

pants compete to have the chance to win a

$25 gift voucher that can be spent at the

school canteen.

This year's finalists are Miles Bray on the key-

board, Chloe Stevenson tap dancing and

Chloe Stevenson and Ella Hamson perform-

ing a dancing and singing routine to A Mil-

lion Dreams. Among the other amazing acts

were Tambah Gowland playing an original

composition on guitar, Isabella Carroll and

Isabella Peck gracefully performing a classi-

There are many people who are helping behind

the scenes too, with more than 20 stage han-

dlers assisting with curtains, music and more.

Mr Kyle Brothers has proven to be an entertain-

ing master of ceremonies again this year.

But there is one other person who has been in-

tegral to the show and that is Mrs Sam Bower-

ing, who is the main organiser of this year's

event and a tower of strength and encourage-

ment for the performers.

This Thursday and Friday the school will be treat-

ed again, this time with acts provided by Stage

2 first and then Stage 1 and Kindergarten.