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43-45 Charles Street, Blackalls Park 2283

Phone: 4959 1213 Fax: 4950 4913 Web: www.blackallpk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: blackallpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Public School

Stage 3 excursion

What’s on at B.P.P.S.

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Thursday 12 September • Learners Band • Kindergarten Open Day

9:30 to 10:30am Friday 13 September • Band Monday 16 September • Rugby League Tuesday 17 September • Dance Thursday 19 September • Learners Band Friday 20 September • Band • Senior Netball Gala Day Tuesday 24 September • Dance Thursday 26 September • Learners Band Friday 27 September • Band • Last day of Term 3 Monday 14 October • All students and staff

return for Term 4

Tomorrow will be an exciting time for many of our 2020 Kindergarten students and their carers. This year’s Kinders will be hosting an open morning so that they can show their new friends what life in Kindergarten is all about. Our more formalised transition to school program will be held next term. Invitations have been mailed to all the students on our list. Most of these arrived in yesterday’s mail. If you didn’t get your letter or your child’s name isn’t on the list please give Mrs Cowburn a call.

Last week Stage 3 were “on tour” through Central West NSW. There was lots of new learning for them, with some of the highlights being a behind the scenes tour of the zoo, gold panning and riding the Skyrail and Cableway at Katoomba. Our students were great ambassadors for our school with lots of the presenters complimenting them on their wonderful manners and excellent behaviour. Some of our exciting photos are on the school website.

Regular attendance at school for every student is essential if students are to achieve their potential and increase their career and life options. If a student misses as little as 8 days in a school term, by the end of primary school they’ll have missed over a year of school. Our Home School Liasion Officer regularly checks our rolls and attendance patterns. Our most recent check was completed last week. At that time I was asked to make sure I reminded parents of the importance of explaining their child’s absence. If your child is absent from school or late to school and we haven’t received an explanation from you we will send you an SMS message. This also works as a child protection message if you think your child is at school and for some reason they haven’t arrived. After 2 days if we still haven’t received an explanation of your child’s absence then we send a written reminder home. After 7 days, even if we receive an explanation from you the absence is automatically recorded as unexplained.

Merrita Jeffrey (Principal)

Awards for Term 3 - Week 7

The Act of Kindness Award

Term 3 Week 7 went to

Aidan V for treating classmates with kindness and respect.

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Merit Certificates You Can Do It! Student of the Week KF Madison C

Indy B Zac T Braxton K Max J

KN Pyper F Charlotte A Curtis W Koah S Keeley B

1A Shaylee C Tahj B Elcie F Decklan M Laiylan L

1-2L Ethan D Isaac G Jack S Kyden R Tyler H

2W Bowie H Lincoln G Iona Mc Abigail H Charlotte C

3-4S Meila E Blaide W Tyler L Lachlan M Liam C

3-4H Jake C Charlotte L Cameron A Gabriel R Deklyn W

5-6K Mia A Reid C Tristan D Sienna H Abigail L

5-6M Darcie W Michala N Alana E-T Natalie S Ben F

Dance

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

1st Isaac G 3rd Jesse D 3rd Madison P 4th Shaylee C 5th Hayden D 5th Landon F 6th Rhylan F 6th Ethan D 6th Kayla D 9th Nate E 10th Kabe C 21st Henry G 22nd Porscha C 24th Zarli H 24th Ayla Mc 25th Molly G 27th Madeline F 28th Samuel W 29th Lincoln G 30th Charlie E Tomorrow 12th September

9:30am to 10:30am

Kindergarten Open Day

Resilience and Happiness - You Can Do It! In Early Stage 1 and Stage 1, students are learning ways to stay calm and resilient. To achieve this they are being encouraged to use relaxed breathing, find something fun to do or talk to a grown-up. These strategies will help them from becoming too upset and allow them to get back to work or play.

Everyone experiences negative events differently. Some children may ‘make a mountain out of a mole hill’ by exaggerating a situation, while others remain calm and unworried. In Stage 2, students are beginning to use the Catastrophe Scale to keep things in perspective when dealing with negativity and challenging situations. Anger, worry or sadness do not have to be a constant in our lives.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening in the present moment. Scientific research has proven that mindfulness meditation:

• helps us to manage pain and stress

• helps us to build resilience and confidence

• improves our focus in the classroom

• helps us with creativity and collaboration

It's not about trying to clear your mind but allowing thoughts and emotions to come and go without judgment and familiarising ourselves with the present moment. Stage 3 are finding that it takes practise to be able to do this.

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Can you help with our BUNNINGS BARBEQUE on the 1st December??? As this is a major fundraiser for the year we will need lots of helpers please. Any amount of time you can spare would be very much appreciated. Please leave your name at the office or with Jane at the canteen. Thank you. ______________________________________________________________________________

CANTEEN ROSTER – Term 3

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday September 16 September 17 September 18 September 19 September 20

Kez T Jo A Lana M CLOSED Jane M / Carissa M Susan Mc Jade H Help needed 2 MORE NEEDED

Uniform room open hours

Monday mornings 8:45-9:15am Wednesday mornings 8:45-9:15am Wednesday afternoons 2:30-3:00pm

Tuesday 5th November 6:30pm in the staffroom Everybody is more than welcome to attend this meeting.

Remember our on-line ordering system. Our new home cooking items are proving to be very popular.

We have been asked by numerous parents to run this wonderful education Interrelate Program once again.

Today all children from Years 3 to 6 received a form to participate. We only run this program every two years as it has a wonderful reputation of meeting the needs of many questions that your children will ask at this age group. This is not compulsory but we recommend considering this program.

Tuesday 22nd October 2019