Beresfield Bugle Beresfield Public School

Live And Learn Cnr Anderson Dr & Lawson Ave, Beresfield NSW 2322

T: 4966 1146 F 4966 2492 E Beresfield-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 2 Thursday 2nd August 2018

PRINCIPAL TALK

Education Week 2018

Next week we celebrate Education Week. The theme is “I Learn, We Learn”. Woodberry PS will host the reception for all the schools in the Gateway Learning Community. It will be held next Wednesday evening at 6:30pm to recognise members of our community for their achievements. Recipients from the other schools in the Gateway Learning Community will also attend. Our choir will perform at the event. Congratulations go to the following recipients from Beresfield Public School…

Concert

There is one performance of Berovision to go this evening. It has been a sell-out yet again!

Thanks to parents and grandparents in supporting the event through providing costumes, and transporting students. Thanks to staff for co-ordinating the many things that go into making the show happen, and for giving up two evenings in a row away from their own families. And thanks to the students who have learnt their moves to produce yet another great performance. Special mentions go to Melissa Smith and her team who have led the organisation of the event, and our three stars Molly B, Abby M and Ruby A.

Zone Athletics Carnival

Our best athletes will be at Woodberry Oval tomorrow to represent our school at the Zone Carnival. Good luck!

Busy Bees Playgroup

Our playgroup for children starting in Kinder next year continues tomorrow at 9:15 in the school hall.

Burning Question

It was sad to hear that fire destroyed the Uluru Roadhouse at North Arm Cove on Tuesday night. It is directly in front of the Great Aussie Bush Camp. The camp wasn’t affected in any way and our Year 4s will be attending the camp later this term as planned.

Crazy Hair and Sox Day

The student leaders are organising a fundraiser next Friday 10th August for the Year 6 gift to the school which they will present at the end of the year. For the price of a gold coin, students can come to school with crazy hair and crazy socks. The rest of their uniform remains as normal. We look forward to seeing some crazy combinations.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Busy Bees Program tomorrow 9.15am—10.45am

Zone Public Speaking Finals—Next Week

Stage 3 Excursion—Final Payment Friday 10th August

Notes sent home

Father’s Day Breakfast invite

Choir Education Week Performance

Creative Maths Enrichment Program

Website

www.beresfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Facebook

www.facebook.com/beresfieldpublicschool

Uniform Shop Open:

Tuesdays 8.30am—9.00am

Fridays 8.30—9.00am

P&C Meeting

2nd Monday of each month

5.30pm in the staffroom

Student Achievement Osha Wilson, Claira Raymond

Abby McDonald

Excellence in Teaching Carol Cusick

Non-Teaching Award Nolene Hill

Community Award John and Anne Bettley

Colouring-In Competition

Congrats to Ella M and Aleasha E who were winners in the NAIDOC Week Colouring-in competition run by Beresfield Railway Station. They were presented with their prizes at school on Tuesday.

Father's Day

Invitations go out this week for our Father's Day Breakfast which will be held at school on Friday 31st August from 7:30am. Early invites allows dads with 4-week rosters to be able to request the morning off work. The event starts from 7:30 with food, activities and finishes with a short assembly from 9am till 9:30. Please come for some or all the time. Please return the RSVPs to class teachers, so that we know how much food to buy. See you there.

Mr Jonathan Ridgway

CU Students Celebrated the Re-opening of the Beresfield Public Library

Our Children's University students visited Beresfield Public Library to celebrate it's re-opening on Friday 27th July.

Students had the opportunity to meet Nuatali Nelmes - Lord Mayor of Newcastle and participate in a treasure hunt through the library.

Students have until the end of Term 3 to complete their 30 hours of extra learning to be eligible to graduate on the Monday 5th November at the Newcastle University.

Primary Gifted and Talented Students (GATS) Program

In Weeks 3-10 of Term 3, Beresfield Public School will be running a Maths Enrichment Program involving a one-hour class every Tuesday afternoon. The classes will involve students from Years 5-6 who have been selected by their classroom teacher as someone who demonstrates aptitude in the area of Mathematics. Students will be informed of their inclusion in this program in the upcoming week and a note will be sent home to confirm their placement. The classes will be run by Mr Edwards.

Zone Athletics Carnival

Thank you to all students who have returned their permission note for the Zone Athletics Carnival. This carnival will take place at Woodberry Oval this Friday and all students are to meet Mr Edwards and Mr Gab in Area A at 7.45am for a 8am departure (unless otherwise communicated). If meeting teachers at the ground, please get your child's name marked off at the ground. A list of event details was sent home earlier in the week and an itinerary of events will be available at the event. Please make sure your child has a $2 payment on the day. A canteen will be open and available but I suggest that all students pack a healthy lunch and recess with plenty of water. The weather looks like it is going to be great, so pack the sunscreen and hat. We are looking forward to seeing our students compete on the day and look forward to your support. If taking your child early, they will need to be signed out with the supervising teacher. Students who are successful at the Zone Athletics will progress to the Regional Carnival to be held at Glendale Sports Complex on Friday 31st August.

PSSA State Netball

Claira R is in Sydney this week with her family and is representing the Hunter PSSA Regional Netball team at the State Netball Competition. A NSW team will be selected at the conclusion of the event and we wish Claira all the best.

Hunter Golf Trials

On Monday 13th August, Chaise C will play in the Hunter PSSA Golf Trials held at Newcastle Golf Club at Fern Bay. We wish Chaise all the best at this event. Chaise is looking to improve his game each year and even though it is an individual competition, he has a great team around him, encouraging him to do his best. Thank you to Mr and Mrs Chapman for the support they provide for these events.

Michael Edwards

Public Speaking

Goodluck to the Public Speaking finalists next week.

Kindy students go to Telarah PS on Friday 10th August at 12pm (Karyln.R and Ivy.T)

Stage 1 students go to Thornton PS on Tuesday 7th August at 11:45am (Tayne.W and Mollie.G)

Stage 2 students go to Black Hill PS on Thursday 9th August at 11:40am (Zayne.W and Emily.W)

Stage 3 students go to Tenambit PS on Wednesday 8th August at 12:30pm (Manaia.P and Lilli.G)

Year 4—Great Aussie Bush Camp

The Great Aussie Bush Camp excursion is fast approaching and regular payments are advised. The final $40 payment is Friday 24th August. If your child is not attending please contact the office ASAP.

Stage 3—Bathurst & Katoomba Excursion

The Bathurst & Katoomba excursion is fast approaching. The final $50 payment is due on Friday 10th August. If your child is not attending please contact the office ASAP.

Next week’s focus is: Right Place, Right Time

When I’m in the right place at the right time:

I stay with the group

I play in the right place

I follow instructions

I follow the rules

Congratulations to ……...Lilyarna, Curtis, Will, Brock, Will, Sarah who were our weekly focus winners and had their names drawn out of the box.

Tips for tackling kids head lice

Use hair conditioner and a fine head lice comb.

Apply conditioner to the hair and comb through with a wide-toothed comb to remove the tangles.

Then use a fine metal lice comb to remove the lice and pull the nits off the hair.

The conditioner helps slow down the louse and makes it easier to comb out.

For more information go to the “Nitbusters” website www.health.nsw.gov.au/headlice/

Last Week’s Quiz

On what part of your body would you find your scalp? On your head.

Congratulations go to Harvey, Noah, Emily and Bree who submitted correct entries.

This Week’s Quiz

Which of these animals DOESN’T shed their skin?

A. Frog

B. Lizard

C. Mosquito

D. Snake

E. Spider

Question supplied by Jayden R in 2G.

Write your name and class with the answer on a piece of paper, and post it into the Quiz Box near the office by Wednesday.

Kindergarten Enrolment for 2019

If you have a child or know of a child who will turn 5 years old before 31st July 2019 and wishes to enrol in Kindergarten please contact the school as soon as possible and collect an enrolment form.

School Absences

When students stay away from school their learning and friendships are affected and their teachers can become frustrated and disappointed because learning becomes disjointed and difficult.

Students who stay away from school:

Miss the introduction of new work.

Fail to complete work.

Miss revision.

May lack confidence and feel embarrassed because they cannot do work the class has been studying.

Miss celebrations, for example student of the week, class awards, excursions, school visitors, assemblies and special activities.

Can find it difficult to develop good friendships.

Don’t forget if your child is absent from school you must send a note into the class teacher the day your child returns. If they are away for more than 3 days please ring the office to notify us of the reason for the absence.

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School Facebook Page

Our school has a Facebook page. Photos may be posted from special events, excursions and assemblies. We will also use the page to broadcast reminders, make announcements and post links to things such as our school newsletter and other websites worth reading.

Entry to School Grounds

If you need to come into our school for any reason that is different to drop off and pick up times, before and after school, you MUST come to our office area and let us know that you are on school grounds. This is particularly important in case we have a lock down or evacuation at any time. It is also important for use to know who is on site at all times so that we can manage any incidences that may occur.

Book Week Celebrations

During Week 5 we will be celebrating Book Week. During the first five weeks of term, during library lessons, we will be reading a collection of amazing Short Listed books to the children and complete a variety of activities based on these books.

Book Parade and Reading Picnic

On Thursday the 23rd of August, we will be celebrating Book Week with a Book Parade. The theme for Book Week this year is, ‘Find Your Treasure’. The children will be focusing on identifying the books that they treasure. The children will be participating in a dress-up parade at 12.00pm. All children are asked to join in the excitement and come dressed in a costume from a book that they treasure. Some children may treasure nonfiction texts and come dressed as their favourite animal or a person from another country, time or place. This could involve ancient Egypt, medieval times when there were knights, kings and queens or even back in the times of dinosaurs. Other children may prefer fairy tales and come dressed as their favourite character or travel into the future as astronauts or aliens. The possibilities are endless. Please use your imagination and have fun.

All parents and friends are invited to attend our parade and stay for a Reading Picnic. Please bring along a rug or fold up chair, a picnic lunch, then lay back, relax, read books with your children and escape to where ever your imagination will take you. Don’t forget to come and visit our Book Fair and buy some of the fantastic books we will have on sale. The Fair will be open in the hall at lunchtime and after school until 3.30pm.

On Friday the 24th of August, the children in Kindergarten will walk to the Beresfield Library to watch a fabulous Book Week play, presented by the talented team from Newcastle Library. The children will be entertained by stories, songs and art and craft activities. The children are required to wear full school uniform and take any necessary medications along with them to the library. Their class teachers, Mrs Ladmore and Ms Wallace, will accompany the children.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge will be closing on the 20th of August. If you have not entered your child’s personal reading log details onto the website, please send your record sheet to the library and I will enter the details for you. Congratulations to all those wonderful readers who have completed the challenge.

Karen Meyer—Teacher Librarian

Congratulations to the following students who

received awards at the last assembly.

KL Briannah S Jaxon S

KW Kurtis B Laila D

1H Ebonee-Rae B Beau M

1V Lachlan C Mackayla B

2G Jake T India-Rose E

2L Alayah G Zoe B

3/4A Connor S Mia B

3/4E Laylah S Brodie C

3/4W Ryan B Lucy B

5/6D Aleasha E Blake D

5/6E Marcus D Garry F

5/6W Mekenzi B Sam F

K/6SJ Jack B

K/6M Riley S

K/6R Sarah M Will G

Book Fair

Our school library will be hosting a Book Fair from the 20th to the 23rd of August. This is our major fundraiser for our library. There will be many fantastic books, novelties and posters for sale. Book Fair hours are 8.30am-9.00am and 3.00pm-3.30pm from Monday until Thursday.

However, it is impossible to run these special events without the help of parent volunteers. Please indicate on the note below if you are able to assist for half an hour, before or after school.

Please return your note as soon as possible.

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Child’s Name:

Class:

Parent’s Name:

I am available to help at the Book Fair at the following

times:

(Please tick day and time available.)

WORLD BOOK WEB Don’t forget that our library subscribes to the following award winning World Book Web products. World Book Kids—is based on World Book’s

award winning Discovery Encyclopedia and is

designed to give younger students, ESL students and reluctant readers a rewarding online learning experience. The site illustrations, diagrams and maps enrich more than 2,000 articles selected for appeal and relevance.

World Book Student—forms the foundation of an expansive reference database that includes over 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, thousands of links to outside web sites selected by World Book editors and contributors. It also includes an extensive Dictionary and Atlas plus audios, visuals and animations.

World Book Timelines - browse 425 unique Timelines spanning the arts, science and technology, society and culture, sports, world history, geography and more! Create, customize, collaborate, and share your timelines. Use 12,000 events built into the product. It includes historical notes, and a wealth of engaging images and videos to craft stunning presentations.

It is integrated with World Book’s My Research accounts. It is great for visual learners and perfect for all ages. World Book is supported on most popular Tablets and Handheld Devices. Our World Book subscription allows us to give you and your family access to this valuable reference source at your home computers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. We are providing this service to you at no charge! We hope that your whole family will use the World Book sites often to help with homework, special projects, at-home learning and information seeking. To access the World Book Web, follow these simple steps: 1. Go to the World Book web site: http://www.worldbookonline.com 2. Type in the following user Login ID: beresfield 3. Password: beresfield Please remember that login and password information is for students and their families only, and extending this information to people who do not live within the school district could result in loss of at-home access for our students.

Day 8.30am- 3.00pm-

Monday 20th August

Tuesday 21st August

Wednesday 22nd August

Thursday 23rd August

Term 3 2018 Calendar

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2

30 July

31 July

1 August

5.30pm Concert

2 August

12.00pm Concert

5.30pm Concert

3 August

Zone Athletics Carnival—Woodberry Oval

Busy Bees Program

3

6 August 7 August

Stage 1 Public Speaking Finals

Thornton PS 11.45am

8 August

Stage 3 Public Speaking Finals

Tenambit PS 12.30pm

6.30pm Education Week Reception @

Woodberry PS

9 August

Stage 2 Public Speaking Finals Black Hill PS

11.40am

FGHS Enrichment Program

10 August

Kinder Public Speaking Final Telarah PS 12.00pm

Final $50 Payment for Bathurst Excursion

Crazy Hair and Sox Day

Busy Bees Program

4

13 August

P & C Meeting 5.30pm

14 August

15 August

NAIDOC Cup

16 August

P&C Movie Night 6.30pm

17 August

K-6 Assembly

Busy Bees Program

5

20 August

Book Fair

Book Week

21 August

Book Fair

22 August

Book Fair

23 August

Book Fair

Book Week Parade & Reading Picnic

24 August

Final $40 Payment Great Aussie Bush Camp

Year 1 Excursion Reptile Park

Busy Bees Program

6

27 August

28 August

29 August

30 August

FGHS Enrichment Program

Father’s Day Stall

31 August

Father’s Day Breakfast

Year 2 Excursion Tocal

Busy Bees Program

7

3 September

4 September

Stage 3—Bathurst Excursion

5 September

Stage 3—Bathurst Excursion

6 September

Stage 3—Bathurst Excursion

7 September

Busy Bees Program

8

10 September

P & C Meeting 5.30pm

11 September

12 September

13 September

14 September

Busy Bees Program

K-6 Assembly

9

17 September

Year 4 Great Aussie Bush Camp Excursion

18 September

Year 4 Great Aussie Bush Camp

Excursion

19 September

Year 4 Great Aussie Bush Camp Excursion

20 September

FGHS Enrichment Program

21 September

Kinder Excursion Taronga Zoo

Busy Bees Program

10

24 September 25 September 26 September 27 September 28 September

Busy Bees Program

P & C News

MOVIE NIGHT Grab your blankets and your comfiest pillow!! This term the P & C will be holding a Movie night at school. What: Bero School Movie Night When: Thurs 16th August 2018 Where: School Hall Cost: $6 per student (correct money only, NO CHANGE GIVEN) Time: Sausage Sizzle from 6pm Movie starts at 6.30pm Students collected from the hall at 8.30pm What to bring: Pillows and picnic blanket to enjoy the movie in comfort. Movie: Coco (PG) Included in this newsletter is an admission slip. These slips are to be handed back to the canteen ladies with payment. Please ensure slip and correct change is in a zip lock bag. Admission pre-orders are due back by Monday 13 August 2018. Each student will receive 1 sausage sandwich, cordial, popcorn and a bottle of water.

Uniform Shop Opening times:

Tuesday: 8.30am-9.00am

Friday: 8.30-9.00am

We are always looking for pre-loved uniforms.

We resell them for $2 per item.

There are no EFTPOS facilities, so please bring cash.

Order forms are available at the office and orders with money will be filled and sent to your child's class.

Canteen Roster Term 3 2018

Monday 6th August Tuesday 7th August

Stacey Munzenberger Aimee Rolph

Carolyn Watt Carolyn Watt

Wednesday 8th August Thurs 9th August

Tegan Brown Aimee Rolph

Carolyn Watt Lesa Ashard

Vicky Smith

Friday 10th August

Carol Pirie Maria Warwick

Jenny Smith Tiffany Lovell

If you are unable to attend on your rostered day, or if

you would like to help in the canteen, contact Tracy

Twitchin on 0418 979 514

Berovision Pictures