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 5 Thursday 18th August 2016

PRINCIPAL TALK

NAPLAN Results

Students in Years 3 and 5 will receive individual results today. The school results came out on Monday. Beresfield has attained remarkable achievements this year.

Let’s blow our own trumpet for a bit…

Significant improvement

Year 3 reading

Year 3 spelling

Year 3 numeracy

Year 5 reading

Year 7 numeracy

At State average

Year 3 grammar and punctuation

Year 5 numeracy

Above State average

Year 5 grammar and punctuation

Year 5 spelling

The school’s biggest achievement, however, is in the growth of students’ results between their Year 3 scores and their Year 5 scores.

In the past few years the school has put an enormous amount of time, money and energy into academic programs, and we are beginning to see the results. Gonski funding has certainly assisted the school to

provide resources that couldn’t have been dreamed of

previously. Congratulations to all school staff who have contributed to this pleasing result.

2016 TERM 3

WEEK 5

Fri 19 Aug Zone Athletics Carnival

Fri 19 Aug Busy Bee Playgroup 9.15-10.45am

WEEK 6

Wed 24 Aug Fathers Day orders due to canteen

Thu 25 Aug PSSA Primary Sport 12.30-2.45pm

Thu 25 Aug Pie Drive Orders go home

Fri 26 Aug Busy Bee Playgroup 9.15-10.45am

Fri 26 Aug Whole School Assembly 2.05pm

Fri 26 Aug Yr 2 + K/6K visit Beresfield Library

WEEK 7

Tue 30 Aug P & C Fathers Day Stall

Wed 31 Aug School Concert Night performances

Thu 1 Sep School Concert Matinee & night performances

WEEK 8

Wed 7 Sept Pie Drive Orders due back

Thu 8 Sept PSSA Primary Sport 12.30-2.45pm

Fri 9 Sep Busy Bee Playgroup 9.15-10.45am

Fri 9 Sept Father’s Day Breakfast 7.00-9.00am

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

Fathers Day Orders due Wednesday

State average of all students (including independent,

catholic and public schools)

Beresfield Public School Difference

Reading 80.1 91.2

+11.1

Spelling 77.6 97.7

+20.1

Grammar and

Punctuation 76.3 123.4 +47.1

Numeracy 91.7 111.9 +20.2

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Food Drive

Our food drive is in full swing. We are collecting food items for the Anglican Parish who hand out regular food bundles to needy local families. The P&C have organised this drive to help fill the gap. The students of the class who bring in the most items by next Friday will each receive a $2 voucher to spend at our canteen. Please find the item list for each class in the P&C section later in the newsletter.

Reward Day

Tomorrow afternoon is Reward Day. Students who have not received a note from the Reflection Room in the last 5 weeks are rewarded for good behaviour tomorrow at 2:30pm with extra play. Teachers will be providing and joining in structured activities.

Pie Drive

Next Thursday, the P&C will be handing out pie drive order forms.

Last Week’s Quiz

What is the past tense of walk, smile, sleep? The correct answer is walked, smiled, slept.

Congratulations go to Blayden, Brody, Josie and Ben who submitted correct entries.

Mr Jonathan Ridgway

Swapping recess and lunch on Thursdays

From next Thursday, over 100 students will be hopping on buses around 12.15 to travel to Maitland Park for sport. For this reason, we will trial a swap of recess and lunch times on Thursdays for the whole school. At 11am each Thursday, students will eat lunch and the canteen will serve lunch orders. The other 4 days will remain as normal.

Concert Tickets

Ticket sales have been fantastic and the evening performances have sold out! Tickets are $7 per person with a limit of 4 per family until Friday, no limit from Monday onwards.

Notes sent home

Class concert notes - KG, 5/6E, 3/4C

2L class note

FGHS uniform fittings for 2017

Calling all Dads and other Father-figures!

Celebrate Fathers’ Day with us at Beresfield PS

You’re invited to a special BBQ breakfast in your honour on Friday 9th September from 7:30am until 9:30am. There will be special activities to do with your children and then an assembly. Invitations went home last week.

Next week’s focus is: Speak Appropriately

When I’m speaking appropriately;

I use friendly words

I use a friendly voice

I use my best manners

I say sorry

Zone Athletics Carnival

The Zone Athletics carnival is on tomorrow, Friday 19th August at Fred Harvey Sports Centre, Lawson Ave, Woodberry. If you are walking to the ground with Mrs Kirby please be at school ready to leave by 7.45am.

Maria Kirby

Maitland Inter-school Sport Competition (Years 3-6)

Unfortunately sport is cancelled for Years 3-6 this week due to Maitland Council maintenance of the grounds (spraying) and will resume next week. The loss of play this week is being discussed by the committee and further information will be forwarded at a later date. Thank you to all students who have nominated a sport and to parents for your support and encouragement. We look forward to this sports competition kicking off next week.

Just a reminder that students in Stage 3 who are playing soccer will need to wear shin pads (compulsory) and soccer boots (non-compulsory). All students in all teams will need to take their water bottle, hat and wear sunscreen. Students will leave the school at around 12pm. Students will arrive back at school by approximately 2.30-2.45pm.

Michael Edwards

Book Week Celebrations

During Week 6 we will be celebrating Book Week. Over the last five weeks, during library lessons, we have read a collection of the amazing Short Listed books to the children and completed a variety of activities based on the books.

On Wednesday the 24th of August between 1.00 and 1.20pm, all children across the school will participate in a buddy reading session, where children in Years 3-6 will visit a K-2 class and read stories to the children. The pupils will then have a picnic lunch together.

On Friday the 26th of September at 9.20am, the children in Year 2 and K/6K 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. The children will be accompanied by Mrs Lyle, Ms Aparicio and Ms Dooner. The children will return to school at approximately 10.40am.

We will not be hosting a parade this year, as all classes are busily practising for our musical spectacular.

Oliver is here!

During Week 4 our library received a new computer program called “Oliver”. This new program has excellent features for our students and can be accessed by our students at home or at school. The children can access Oliver by logging into the Student portal and looking for the Oliver Library symbol on their Kidspace page. The Oliver site offers search options into our school library and into the Newcastle Library network. It also provides direct links to ABC Splash, Primary Games, Kids National Geographic and CBeebie Story Time which includes a collection of online stories. Over the next few weeks the children will be taught how to access, navigate and use all of the wonderful features this new program offers.

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

Public Speaking

Our Public Speakers, who made it through to the next level, went to Rutherford P.S. today, Thursday 18th August, to represent our school at the Zone Finals. We're sure they did their very best and hope they enjoyed this great experience. Now we eagerly await the results.

Carol Cusick & Lauren Latimore

This Week’s Quiz

Which previous principal is our school hall named after?

Write your answer on a piece of paper with your name and class and post it in the Quiz Box next to the office counter by Wednesdays at 10am.

Sydney Aquarium Visit

On Friday 29th of July, 1H, 1L and K-6K hopped on a bus and travelled down to the Sydney Sea Life Aquarium. We had a wonderful picnic recess by the harbour before entering the Aquarium.

Straight away the penguins were a hit as they were speeding through the water. We were able to find Dory quite easily swimming around in a giant tank. The shark tunnel was a little spooky at first but once inside the children were mesmerised by the majestic creature swimming above their heads. We saw a diver swimming in the shark tanks and one even held up a shark tooth for us to see. We saw some glow in the dark jelly fish and were even able to feel some of the magnificent sea creatures that live in the waters around Australia like the sea cucumber and the star fish.

After a long day we hopped back on the bus for the trip home and a few of us even had a little nap because we were so exhausted.

Kayla Hawkins

Congratulations to the following students who

received awards at the last assembly.

KG Baker B Sienna K

1L Axel M Trinity S

1H Deegan L Bree C

2A Lyla M Brodie C

2L Mia W Jye F

3/4C Taneisha T Mercedes F

3/4G Tyrone H

3/4W Aleisha B Tyson N

5/6D Iszak J Lilli W

5/6E Calum K Blayden B

5/6M William E Kaleah P

K/6K Jacob W Name Withheld

K/6G Blake B Maddi C

Canteen Roster 2016 Mon 22 August Tuesday 23 August

Colleen Large Sarah King

Lesa Ashard Stacey Munzenburger

Vanessa Burrough Rhonda New

Sarah King

Wed 24 August Thur 25 August

Stacey Munzenberger Colleen Large

Debbie Budden Tegan Brown

Rhonda New Rhonda New

Melissa Smith

Fri 26 August

Carol Pirie

Jenny Smith

Maria Warwick

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

P & C News Fathers Day

All Fathers Day BBQ breakfast RSVP’s are to be handed to class teachers by Friday 2nd September for breakfast on Friday 9th September. Please mark this date on your calendar!

If any mums have time to help cater for our Father’s Day breakfast please contact Tracy on:

0418 979 514 by Friday 2nd September.

Thankyou Thank you to all our helpers for our special Olympic Day lunch. A great day was had by all.

Uniform Shop The uniform shop opening times are:

Tuesdays - 8.30am - 9.00am

Fridays - 8.30am - 9.00am

The uniform shop has no EFTPOS facilities, so please bring cash.

Beresfield Anglican Church Pantry Drive Beresfield Public School is having a food drive for the Anglican Parish of Beresfield-Thornton. The church regularly supplies food to local families and have found an increase in need this year. The food drive starts on Monday 15th of August. Please see the list adjacent to this article for the food item that each class is asked to donate. The class who supplies the most food in the 2 week period will receive a canteen gift voucher for each child. Thanks for your support.

KG 2 minute noodles

KS Weetbix

1H Pasta Sauce

1L Strawberry Jam 500-600gm

2A Pull Tab Chunky Soup 550gm

2L Long Life Full Cream Milk

3/4C Cornflakes

3/4G Pull tab Baked Beans 400-500gm

3/4W Pull tab Canned Fruit 400-500gm

5/6D Pull tab Spaghetti 400-500gm

5/6E Penne Pasta

5/6M Raspberry Jam 500-600gm

K/6G & K/6K Shapes - any flavour

Fathers Day Stall Our Fathers Day Stall will be held on Tuesday 30th August.

Anyone who would like to give a hand can put their name down at the canteen, your help would be appreciated.

Pre-orders are due back at school on Wednesday 24th August and are to be handed in to the canteen.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

You’re invited to a

Father’s Day BBQ Breakfast!

Friday 9th September

from 7:30am until 9:30am.

For fathers, and father figures!

Dad can’t make it??

Then bring granddad, or uncle,

or older brother, or mum etc

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Please return this section to your child’s teacher for catering and planning purposes by Friday 2nd September

Child/ren’s name/s & class:

Name of father / father-figure attending:

Number of Egg & Bacon Rolls: Number of Sausage Sandwiches:

***Please note that there is only one roll or sandwich per person. ***

Please note that we need “Mums” to come along to help with the BBQ.

Please see Mrs Kirby/Miss Dooner if you can help. Thank you!!!

FATHER’S DAY STALL – TUESDAY, 30th AUGUST

Please complete and return with money to the canteen by

Wednesday, 24th August.

An order form is required for each child please.

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Father’s Day Gift Order Form

Child’s Name: Class:

I would like to order gifts at $5.00 each. I have enclosed $

An order form is required for each child please.

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Father’s Day Gift Order Form

Child’s Name: Class:

I would like to order gifts at $5.00 each. I have enclosed $

An order form is required for each child please.

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Father’s Day Gift Order Form

Child’s Name: Class:

I would like to order gifts at $5.00 each. I have enclosed $

An order form is required for each child please.