“Plover Planet” The Newsletter of Biddabah Public School.

Week 5 Term 3- 2018

45 Medcalf St Warners Bay NSW 229 Ph. 4954 6058

Email: biddabah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au “Future Focused Learners”

Achievement awards for Week 3 T3 were presented to Future Focused Learners who have demonstrated excellence in our three core areas of "Safety, Respect and Responsibility".

Focus of the week………. Buddy says

“ I play safely”

The following students received awards this fortnight.

KB: Lachlan J, Stella F, Uta S

K/1F Lincoln B, Taj P, Sofia D

1B Willow Rose H, Joseph L

1P Evan J, Ethan A, Maddison W

2H Isabella R, Aliesha J

2MC Misha C, Beau S

2/3W Jake H, Noah K, Skye T

30 Cooper M, Zoe K, Blake P, Sora S

3/4R Charli A, Lucy M, Will J, Laura S, Fletcher A

4M Charmaine B, Jye M, Eva Y, Noah DS

4B Carter K, Eden H, Tom M

5W Kate s, Bonnie P, Kye P

5F Grace R, Jesse S

6L Oskar S, Talia G, Angus M

6F Sam B, Jasmine R, Maximus M

6D Ethan N, Jorja K, Angus M

5F have made paper lanterns to be used in a ceremony on Saturday at

Merewether Beach. They will light up the shoreline in recognition of World

Ocean Week.

Principal’s Report. Book Week - Thank you to everyone who attended our annual Book Week parade yesterday. The array of costumes was eye catching indeed as the K-2s put on a dazzling display of colour. It was easy to ‘spot’ 1B who predominately dressed as dalmatians which looked quite spectacular en masse. There was a veritable feast of wizards, critters and princesses all looking awesome along with a selection of very impressive Alpacas with Maracas!

A huge thanks to Mrs McEwan, Mrs Barbour and the K-2 staff for coordinating this event. Similarly it was an opportunity to recognise the fabulous student Librarians who do a splendid job every day in helping out in the library.

Our K-2 teachers are certainly looking sharp.

Congratulations to Ella D in 6L who has become the first student in Primary to collect 40 Buddies and thus reach SUPERSTAR level. All students who reach Superstar level will be presented with a commemorative gold and enamel Buddy badge at an assembly in Term 4.

The Big Day Out in Term 4 is an opportunity to reward students for their fabulous commitment to learning and exemplary behaviour at school. As outlined to parents and all students in Term 1, this event is made available only to students who reach a minimum of Gold Level. (30+ Buddies) and who have had less than 3 planning room visits throughout the year.

All students are aware of the high expectations we place around acceptable behaviour at BPS. Staff continue to not only recognize positive behaviour but also reinforce our school rules and remind students of the strict requirements for qualifying for the Big Day Out. We predict that the vast majority of students will reach this level. However, we also need parents and students to be fully aware that poor behaviour will preclude them from accessing this extra curricular activity.

If you are concerned that your child has received a planning room note(s) and may be at risk of not reaching Gold Level please take the time to talk with them about ensuring that they do not make themselves ineligible for end of year activities due to repeated, poor behavioural choices.

Steve Gately (Principal)

Library News Book Fair- Success A huge thank you to all the students and families who supported our Book Fair. It was an overwhelming success. The enthusiasm from the students from kinder-garten to Year 6 was lovely to see and we managed to achieve a commission of almost $1500 which will all go directly towards purchasing new books for the library col-lection and students to borrow. Author Visit – Matt Cosgrove Matt Cosgrove’s visit was enjoyed by students and teachers. He shared his journey to become a successful children’s author and illustrator and inspired many of us to become authors and illustrators. Below is an extract from an email I received from Matt after his visit. “Thank you so much for having me at Biddabah Public School on Tuesday. It was lovely to meet you and all the students. Thank you for making me feel so welcome, and a big thank you to the little girl who redrew Macca The Alpaca for me! I love it!!” Premier’s Reading Challenge The closing date for the Premier’s Reading Challenge is the 31

st August. Students in K-2 will have their challenge

books recorded for them and 3-6 students will be working on recording their lists in Library lessons over the next 2 weeks. If you have any problems recording your books, please see Mrs Barbour. Book Club Issue 5 will be handed out this week. This issue had been delayed from Scholastic due to the school Book Fairs being held this term. We will no longer be able to take any cash orders from issue 6 onwards and any money handed into the office will be sent home with students. Future orders will need to be ordered via the LOOP online. We apologise for any inconvenience. Mrs Barbour Library Teacher

Debating News

On Thursday 16th of August 2018 the Biddabah Buddies, our

school debating team, versed Charlestown East. The topic was that schools should require teachers to be fit, non-smokers. We were the negative team and it was a very close debate but we won. Our team positions were 1

st speaker Callie S, 2

nd speaker

Mia L, 3rd

speaker Ruby P and team advisor Poppy F.

Mrs Davidson

Canteen News Week 5 Term 3 There are a number of days that require volunteers in order

to keep our canteen open. The hours required for canteen

are from 8.30am to 12pm. When you volunteer in the

canteen you’re welcome to consume drink and food.

It’s a great way to have a morning with your friends and

meet new people. If you would like to volunteer there is a

roster in the canteen that you can write your name on or

send us a message. If we don’t have enough volunteers

the canteen will be closed and sometimes at short notice.

Do you know that if your child has a Canteen Plover

reward they can also use it to go towards a lunch order

to the value of $2!

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DAYS THAT REQUIRE

VOLUNTEERS.

Carley Lavelle is now the main contact for canteen

volunteers. If you have any questions in relation to

volunteering in the canteen please give Carley a call or

message. You can still contact me in relation to any

canteen concerns/questions as well.

If you would like to do canteen, please Carley Lavelle on

0411 261 851 or Mel Aurisch on 0419 294 046.

Alternatively, there’s a roster in the canteen where you can

write down your name and contact number.

NB Changes made to the canteen roster after

Wednesday will not be reflected in the current newsletter.

Mel Aurisch

CANTEEN ROSTER

TERM 3 2018

Mon Aug 27 Linda James, Louis James

Tues Aug 28 Jackie Blundell, HELP NEEDED X 1

Wed Aug 29 HELP NEEDED X 2

Thurs Aug 30 Cristina Lang, HELP NEEDED X 1

Fri Aug 31 Kylie Harris, Ellie Foster, Mel Aurisch,

Rochelle Price, HELP NEEDED X 1

Mon Sept 3 Erin Stanford, Jen Bagnall

Tues Sept 4 Karen Lee, HELP NEEDED X 1

Wed Sept 5 HELP NEEDED X 2

Thurs Sept 6 Cristina Lang, HELP NEEDED X 1

Fri Sept 7 HELP NEEDED X 5

Mon Sept 10 Linda James, Louis James, Erin Stanford

Tues Sept 11 Jackie Blundell, HELP NEEDED X 1

Wed Sept 12 Judy Maddison, HELP NEEDED X 1

Thurs Sept 13 Cristina Lang, HELP NEEDED X 1

Fri Sept 14 Ellie Foster, Lucille MacDonald,

HELP NEEDED X 3

P&C NEWS BIDDABAH FETE 2018

NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH

The countdown is on, we have 11 weeks to our fete.

Save the date for our 2018 Biennial Fete Saturday

10 November.

The fete committee is working tirelessly so we can produce

the best and most successful fete so far. It’s not too late to

come onto the committee. If you would like to help please

send us a message. If you have any businesses that you

know would like to sponsor or donate to the fete, please

send us a message and we can give you a letter with all of

the fete details for your business.

Dates for Fete Committee meetings are at 6.30pm in the

school library on Wednesday 5 and 19 September,

Monday 15 and Wednesday 31 October. Monday 5 and

Wednesday 7 November are also for meetings and

hamper wrapping. It’s not too late to be on the committee.

As they say, “many hands make light work”.

Please come along and bring your ideas to make the 2018

Fete the best one yet.

A note has gone out requesting for donations from each

year. If you would like to start bringing in the requested

items that would be great. Keep up to date with the pro-

gress of the fete by “liking” our Facebook page “Biddabah

Biennial School Fete”. If you would like to be a stall holder

or know someone that would like to have a stall at our fete

this year, please send an email to biddabahpc@gmail.com

OR send a message to the fete’s Facebook page.

Thank you Mel Aurisch P&C President

Save the Date 2018

Year 6 Gymnastics Tuesday 14th-August-Tuesday 4th September Year 5 Gymnastics Wednesday 15th August-Wednesday 5th September Fathers Day Stall Tuesday 28th August Kindergarten 2019 Info Night Tuesday 11th September 5:30pm-7:00pm Hunter Life Education Monday 17th September-Wednesday 19th September Blue Mountains Years 3 & 4 Thursday-Friday 13th-14th September Year 6 Canberra Wednesday-Friday 17th-19th October School Fete Saturday 10th November School Service Awards Tuesday 9th December Year 6 Dinner Wednesday 12th December Big Day Out Friday 14th December Presentation Day Tuesday 18th December Year 6 Graduation Assembly Wednesday 19th December

Notes Sent Home Due

12 Jun Yr Canberra Bal 21 Sept

Check for Individual Class or

Activity Notes Sent Home

School Banking Awards Congratulations Silver Georgie W

Lewis C

Jessica F

Cooper P

Hannah W

Chelsea A

Time for Kindergarten

Enrolments 2019

To ensure a place in Kindergarten for next year

please come into the office or phone 4954 6058. For a map of our zoning boundaries and for

information regarding the current

situation regarding

Non Local Enrolments go to:

Biddabah Public School Website

Our School

Non Local Enrolments

Find document attached.

Tuesday

Mornings

Thursday

Mornings

Thursday

Afternoon

8.30am-9.00am Michelle Hain

8.30am-9.00am Kirsten Rae

2.30pm-3.00pm Renea Shepherd

PARENT OR CARER TRANSPORT BY CAR

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Thank you for offering to transport students in your car for school activities. For your protection and to cover the school, DOE requirements mandate that every parent or carer who is transporting children to a school event needs to lodge the following documents every 12 months along with the covering Parent Transport by Car 2018 form. The office staff need to sight the original documents at least 24hrs prior to the event and a copy of these will be filed in the office. Any renewal or updated documents are to be presented to the office for sighting and copying. The following documents are to be supplied to office.

WWCC or Stat Dec with 100pts ID

(e.g. Birth Cert & Drivers Licence)

Drivers Licence (number & expiry)

Car Registration Papers (expiry)

Insurance Policy Number & Expiry

Stage Assemblies Term 3

K-2 Assembly– Tuesday 2:15pm

Presenters Week 6 Noah B, Allierah B, Chase H

Public Speakers Week 6: D’Luca M, Phoebe M, Nicolas U

Stage 2 Assembly– Monday 2:15pm Stage 3– Thursday 2:15pm Whole School Assembly– Weeks 4, 6,8,10 Friday 11:45pm

Before we know it the 10

th of November will be here!!!!!

The committee has been busy planning a fun-filled afternoon for the community to make this our best Fete yet! Amusements and rides are bigger and better than before. We’ve also had lots of enquiries about stalls and activities. One of our most successful stalls, in the past, has been the Hamper Stall. Its success is largely due to the generous donations from our Biddabah families. As done previously, we have allocated each Year group with a theme for hampers. We are asking for donations (big or small) that can go towards making hamper baskets in the lead up to our Twilight Fete.

Themes are listed below. We greatly appreciate all contributions.

Kindergarten – Christmas decorations/items

Year 1- NEW baby items

Year 2 - gardening items

Year 3 - beauty/mens’ & womens’ toiletries

Year 4 - cooking/BBQ/tea/coffee

Year 5 - car/camping/sporting

Year 6 - beauty/mens’ & womens’ toiletries

Please send any donations for hampers to your child’s class teacher. If you have any baskets or gift boxes that would be suitable for the hampers, please send them in to Ms Minett. As part of our fete each Year group takes on the responsibility for running a stall. We ask for parent helpers on the day to assist with the stall associated with your child. A timesheet will be sent home closer to the date if you wish to nominate a time where you are able to help with the stall. Stalls run by each Year group, their parents & teaching staff on that Year group. Kindergarten - Lucky Jar – please donate a jar full of goodies!

Year 1 - Raffles - help sell tickets

Year 2 - Cakes - Please cook something delicious

Year 3 - Hampers + Photo Booth

Year 4 - Photo Booth + Quality Treasures

Year 5 - Chocolate Toss – please donate a block of chocolate closer to the date.

Look out for specials.

Year 6 - Portraits

Quality treasures stall- We are now accepting quality second hand items including pre-loved books, toys (NO stuffed toys), kitchen items, etc. for the quality treasures stall. Please send any donations to your child’s classroom.

Further details on stalls, activities, ride passes and performances will be forwarded in the coming weeks. We are looking forward to seeing you all at our Fete and thank you for supporting the P&C and our Biddabah Community.

This Newsletter is produced fortnightly by the students and staff of Biddabah Public School. For further information phone 4954 6058. Advertiser please contact the office to negotiate special rates. Parents are reminded that paid advertisements are not necessarily endorsed by the school, but they do

assist with the costs of publication. Steve Gately

Principal