Newsletter Term 3, Week 4 · 18 – 36 Degance Street, South Tamworth, NSW, 2340 T 6762 8003 F 6762...
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Page 1 Bullimbal Bulletin Bullimbal School Friday, 11 August 2017 18 – 36 Degance Street, South Tamworth, NSW, 2340 T 6762 8003 F 6762 8007 E [email protected] Week 4, Term 3 P and C Annual General Meeting Please note our Annual General Meeting for the P and C will be held next month. This is an important meeting where members are elected into various roles to continue the vital work of the P and C. It would be great to see as many families and interested community members as possible for this meeting. Look forward to seeing you there. Education Week Last week was Education Week across NSW Public Schools. The theme for this year was ‘I Learn, We Learn’. Congratulations to all our students, families, and staff on your ongoing achievements and for making Bullimbal school a place of excellence. Highlights of our education week celebrations included dreamtime story sharing with Stella Lamb, a multi-sport day for senior students and our Family Assembly on Friday. Book Week Don't forget Book Week is fast approaching. 'Escape to Everywhere' is the theme for this year's Book Week. Please come along on Friday 25th August at 10:40am and celebrate this event at our special Book Week Family assembly and BBQ. Students and their families are encouraged to dress up on this day as a book character. Festival of Abilities A reminder the Festival of Abilities is on again this year on August 26th, 10am-2pm. This year the venue will be Bicentennial Park. Please refer to the flyer in this newsletter for more information.
Transcript of Newsletter Term 3, Week 4 · 18 – 36 Degance Street, South Tamworth, NSW, 2340 T 6762 8003 F 6762...
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Bullimbal Bulletin Bullimbal School
Friday, 11 August 2017
18 – 36 Degance Street, South Tamworth, NSW, 2340 T 6762 8003 F 6762 8007 E [email protected]
Week 4, Term 3
P and C Annual General Meeting
Please note our Annual General Meeting for the P and C will be held next month. This is an important meeting where members are elected into various roles to continue the vital work of the P and C. It would be great to see as many families and interested community members as possible for this meeting. Look forward to seeing you there.
Education Week
Last week was Education Week across NSW Public Schools. The theme for this year was ‘I Learn, We Learn’. Congratulations to all our students, families, and staff on your ongoing achievements and for making Bullimbal school a place of excellence. Highlights of our education week celebrations included dreamtime story sharing with Stella Lamb, a multi-sport day for senior students and our Family Assembly on Friday.
Book Week
Don't forget Book Week is fast approaching. 'Escape to Everywhere' is the theme for this year's Book Week. Please come along on Friday 25th August at 10:40am and celebrate this event at our special Book Week Family assembly and BBQ. Students and their families are encouraged to dress up on this day as a book character.
Festival of Abilities
A reminder the Festival of Abilities is on again this year on August 26th, 10am-2pm. This year the venue will be Bicentennial Park. Please refer to the flyer in this newsletter for more information.
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Running Festival
A massive thank you to the Tamworth Triathlon Club, the Tamworth Running Festival and all the wonderful people who participated and helped to raise funds for our school. The Running Festival was held last Sunday, 6th August. Thanks also to staff and parents who gave their time to volunteer for the event.
Disability Expo
The Links for Life Tamworth Disability Expo for 2017 will be held on Thursday September 14th at the Sports Dome. As always this event will provide a great opportunity for families to visit and speak with a range of services who support people with disabilities.
School Photo Day
A reminder School Photos will be on Monday 11th September. Please ensure all students are in full school uniform. You should now have received an order form that explains the various packages available.
School Development Day
As mentioned previously please put Friday 15th September in your calendar as our school's next School Development Day. This day will be a pupil free day which has been moved from Term 2.
Parent Communication Training
On Wednesday 13th September parents and carers will have the opportunity to undertake training in Augmentative and Alternative Communication. This training would be particularly beneficial for families with children using a Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display (PODD) to assist in support the use of PODD in the home. This training will be delivered by Haylee Parfett, a speech therapist From Melbourne who specialises in AAC.
2017 Calendar
AUGUST
Monday, 21st August BOOK WEEK Friday, 25th August Book Week Family
Assembly & Barbecue – 10.40 am
SEPTEMBER
Monday, 11th September School Photo Day Wednesday, 13th September Parent PODD Training Thursday, 14th September Links for Life Disability Expo
at Tamworth Sports Dome Friday, 15th September School Development Day -
pupil free day Friday, 22nd September Family Assembly – 10.40 am Last day of Term 3 Saturday, 23rd September Trivia Night
NOVEMBER
Friday, 3rd November CAPERS Saturday, 4th November CAPERS
Have you downloaded the Skoolbag App? Search “Bullimbal” in the App Store or
Play Store and get communicating today.
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Woolworths Earn & Learn 2017
Bullimbal School is participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn Program. Through this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school and all we need you to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths. The program goes from 19th July to Tuesday, 19th September. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent. Place the sticker on the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into the Collection Box here at the school. At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. If you would like to know more visit woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn.
Parent Online Payment “POP” Did you know you can now make payments to school online from our website. Simply go to http://www.bullimbal-s.school.nsw.edu.au, click on $ MAKE A PAYMENT, complete the mandatory fields (they are the ones flagged with a green star) select “Other” and provide a brief description and you are finished. If you are paying for more than one thing, for example an excursion and uniforms just receipt them individually – it’s that easy.
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Class 1 News Class 1 have been preparing for Book Week by researching their favourite books in the library. Don’t forget to come to the family assembly in Week 6 for a special presentation from Class 1.
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Dreamtime
Class 2 and Class 3 Class 2 and 3 enjoyed a visit from Stella Lamb during Education week. She told a dreamtime story and read us a contemporary story. Then, we tried to draw some characters. It was great!
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Class 4 News
Wombat Stew In the last few weeks Class 4 has been reading and completing literacy activities featuring the Australian picture and poetry book Wombat Stew written by Marcia Vaughan and illustrated by Pamela Lofts. They enjoyed using our new jellybean table to complete these activities also.
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Fiona’s Mini Bus Rentals
Phone: 67609084
Community Notice Board and Sponsor’s Page
CONTACT US 18-36 Degance Street Tamworth NSW 2340 P: 02 67628003 F: 02 67628007 E: [email protected] W: www.bullimbal-s.schools.nsw.edu.au
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We have a fantastic free opportunity for your parent/carer/grandparent community to learn more about autism, behaviour and other learning difficulties.
Positive Partnerships have a free workshop happening at Narrabri RSL for families of children of all ages to attend who may have an autism diagnosis, be on the path to one, not have any diagnosis just looking for help with learning and behaviour www.positivepartnerships.com.au
What families will learn: 1. Tools to understand autism, learning and behaviour 2. How to work effectively with schools 3. Local networks in the community.
