TERM 1, WEEK 5 Bilpin Public School 25 th February 2020

NEWSLETTER

2517 Bells Line of Road, Bilpin NSW 2758 Phone: 4567 1154 Fax: 4567 1388

Email: bilpin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Webpage: www.bilpin-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

** All newsletter attachments / notes will also be available for printing from the school webpage **

IMPORTANT DATE

Bilpin Swimming Carnival 2020

Congratulations to all competitors at our swimming carnival in Week 2. Everyone swam tremendously and cheered each other on as they made their way down the pool. This year’s champions were presented with their medallions at our Week 5 parent assembly yesterday.

Junior Girl Champion – Cleo Junior Boy Champion - Hugh 11 Years Girl Champion - Leander 11 Years Boy Champion - Bailey Senior Boy Champion - Kye

House Champions - Wallabies

Small Schools’ Swimming Carnival

We congratulate our 12 students who competed in the Small Schools’ Swimming Carnival in Week 2. Students swam enthusiastically throughout the day and Bailey was named 11 Years Boys’ Champion. The following students were placed in events and if times qualify will be attending the district carnival.

Leander -1st 11 Year Girls breaststroke Bailey -1st 11 Year Boys 50m freestyle

-1st 11 Year Boys 50m butterfly

-3rd 11 Year Boys 50m backstroke

- 3rd Open Boys 50m medley

We wish Leander and Bailey the best of luck at the Zone Carnival on Wednesday 26th February. Well done team!

No Bees No Future Project

Students from Years 3 to 6 will be going to the WSU Richmond Campus today for some introductory activities about bees. The project aims to teach children about the importance of bees in our environment and what we can do to assist. This project will also involve activities at school where our students will collect data and studying bees our school playground.

Colo High School Information Evening

Colo High School information evening which will take place between 6pm and 7:30pm on Monday 2nd March in the school hall. This year the invitation is for both Year 5 and 6 students and their parents. Opportunities to ask questions about the school, and a school tour, will form part of the evenings’ session. Year 6 students will also have opportunities later in the year to visit the school and learn about the programs at Colo High. All Year 5 and 6 students will receive a note this week.

February

Tuesday 25th – Steps Kindy

Screening

Tuesday 25th - ‘No Bees,

No Future’ Excursion Year 3-6

Wednesday 26th - Hawkesbury

Zone Swimming Carnival

March

Monday 2nd – Halogen Young

Leader’s Day

Monday 2nd - Colo High School

information evening

Tuesday 3rd – P & C AGM 3:40pm

Wednesday 4th - Scripture

commences

Thursday 12th & Friday 13th –

Leadership camp

Expression of Interest Year 7 Placement forms

Year 6 students will receive an Expression of Interest for Placement in Year 7, 2021. The forms need to completed and handed into the school office to Mrs Chapman before Friday 13th March 2020.

Halogen Young Leaders’ Day

On Monday 2nd March, our school leaders will be attending Halogen Young Leaders’ Day at the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour.

Halogen ran the first National Young Leaders Day in Sydney 1997 and has evolved significantly since this time. The National Young Leaders Day quickly expanded into primary and secondary student events and became an annual event in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Halogen Australia exists to inspire and influence a generation of young people to lead themselves and others also. Guest’s speakers are invited to the event to share their own leadership experiences with young Australians.

We know that our student leaders will have a great time and represent Bilpin PS proudly!

Uniform

There are gold short sleeve polos with the school logo available normally $20 – now $15 limited sizes available. 2 x size 6 5 x size 10 4 x size 12 2 x size 14 2 x small (adult size)

Please leave correct money and sizes required in envelope at the office by 2nd March 2020.

P & C AGM

The P & C AGM will be held at 3:40pm on Tuesday 3rd March in the staffroom. ‘Office Bearer’ positions will be declared vacant at the beginning of the meeting. We would like to once again thank our executive for 2019 for their hard work and commitment to the school.

We welcome all who wish to attend to find out what is happening at school this year!

Year 6 Leadership Camp

The Leadership Camp scheduled for Week 3 was cancelled due to the floods. Leigha, Joel and Sam will now be going on the 12th and 13th of March.

Over the two days, students from public schools across the Hawkesbury will participate in a variety of activities to help them develop effective leadership skills to undertake their leadership duties to the best of their abilities. Activities included; public speaking, leadership skills, team initiatives and a number of physical challenges. By attending camp, our leaders will be able to meet leaders from other schools, share their experiences and develop friendships for the future. We know they will have a valuable experience and enjoy their two days.

PSSA Participation Note Years 1 – 6

This year Hawkesbury PSSA have requested that parents of children from Year 1 to Year 6 complete a participation note covering code of conduct and permission to publish documents for all students participating in their sports events. They have indicated this will cover them for their entire school life, so it will also cover younger students who will be participating in PSSA events in the future. A note has been sent home today to be filled out and returned to the office by Friday 6th March.

Technology News Our students have created some amazing inventions using the stem T4L PC Robotics Kit. After reading the book 'Rosie's Walk', K/1/2 created a map using the coding textas for the Ozobot to travel along. Last Thursday they also made a mouse wheel for their Ozobot to play with.

Years 3/4 and 5/6 have had the opportunity to program the Microbits which are tiny computers with 25 red LED lights that can flash messages and be used to create games. Keira and Leigha even made a sign which read 'We love the RFS' Zakath and William also made a Scissors, Paper, Rock game which you could play by shaking the Microbit. 3/4 and 5/6 also used the Makey Makey kits which are an electronic invention tool that allows users to connect everyday objects to computer programs. In Week 3 the students created a piano with playable keys using Play Doh. They then created a Pacman controller out of Play Doh and played a game on the computer with it. How cool? Last Thursday Mr Watson, the Stem Community Leader for our area, came and taught the 5/6 students about driverless cars. After viewing a video of the latest self driving Tesla, the students then designed and made a Riley Rover vehicle using the Mindstorms Lego EV3 kits (complete with 2 motors and a sensor). The students' designs were super creative and some of them could even code their vehicles to drive along a road made of masking tape on the carpet. Thanks to Mr Watson for visiting our school again and for showing us what is possible with these incredible kits.

School Banking Commbank are excited to share that the new School Banking theme for 2020 is Treetop Savers. They’ve developed a new range of rewards designed to appeal to all ages. This year's rewards are more eco-friendly and sustainable. All rewards are reusable and packaged using sustainably sourced paper. This year, the Dollarmites (Pru, Addy, Spen, Lucas and Pat) are ready to take children on a Treetop Savers adventure to the enchanted Treehouse of Savings. Here they’ll discover lots of fun financial activities and rewards for saving. Term 1 Treetop Savers rewards - When your child makes 10 deposits with School Banking, they can redeem one of our Treetop Savers rewards. Term 1 rewards are available now, while stocks last. Terry Denton’s Activity Book or Mini Soccer Ball. A school banking program for 2020 parent guide has been sent home today. Happy Birthday We wish the following students a great birthday for this month, Joel (12 years old), Gemma (10 years old), Kai (6 years old), Ben (6 years old), Thomas (6 years old), Connor (5 years old), Zack (7 years old)

Mr Allan Hynds Relieving Principal

CLASS NEWS

CLASS K/1/2 - Mrs McCloy & Ms Wheen

K/1/2 have had a wonderful start to the term and are transitioning into our class routines. This week’s News topic is ‘My favourite book’ and our learning intention is to maintain eye contact with our audience. News has been entertaining and we have heard about everyone’s favourite toy and information about our students’ families. Thank you to those children who have provided drawings and photos of their families to display in the classroom. Mrs McCloy would like a recent photo of each child’s family as part of her History Unit – ‘Daily Lives Past and Present’. A scan or copy of an original photo would be appreciated.

K/1/2 have been busting out some funky moves in Dance2Bfit for Sport. They have already learnt 2 dances with Carissa.

We are crazy about subitising in K/1/2. Subitising is the ability to recognise a number pattern instantly without having to count by ones. We have been singing songs about subitising and playing lots of dice and domino games to brush up on our skills.

Last week we started Literacy Groups. The Kindies are trying very hard to work independently while Ms Wheen reads with small groups at the rainbow table. The Year 1/2’s have been fabulous helpers and we’ve had some of the Year 6 buddies assist too. You’ve got to love Bilpin School!

Our Visible Learning Disposition for the first half of this term is ‘Resilience’. In K/1/2 we have been talking about building resilience because it applies to every aspect of our lives. Making mistakes is part of learning. We are practicing how to say ‘Oh well’ and then having another try.

NEWS, NOTES AND HAPPENINGS

NOTES

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NOTES

Due General information form Monday 10th Feb - overdue

Permission to publish form Monday 10th Feb - overdue

Dance2bfit payment Fri 28th Feb

P&C AGM Fri 28th Feb

PSSA Participation Note Years 1 – 6 Fri 6th Mar

Expression of Interest for Placement in Year 7 2021 Fri 13th Mar

AWARDS

Silver

3/4: Max, Zakath

Gold

K/1/2: Tex, Charlotte, Cassie

3/4: Sojo, Ryan, Luke, Lilly, William, Khannah, Charlie

5/6: Abigail, Sam G, Sam P

Platinum

3/4: James, Mia, Leander

CANTEEN

Unfortunately, our canteen will remain closed this term due to renovations being completed. Thank you to those parents who have volunteered their time on the roster, you will be contacted when everything is ready and up and running in Term 2.

COMMUNITY NEWS

K/1/2 Class Newsletter

Week 5, 2020

K/1/2 have had a great start to the term and have settled into our class routines quickly.

Ms Wheen and Mrs McCloy will be sharing K/1/2 again this year. Ms Wheen will teach Monday to Wednesday and will be covering Literacy, Numeracy, Science, and Creative Arts. Mrs McCloy will be teaching Thursday and Friday, continuing with the Literacy program whilst also covering Measurement, HSIE and PDHPE.

During the morning sessions Monday to Wednesday, students will be taught writing and reading through the L3 program (Language, Learning and Literacy). They will also receive explicit instruction in phonics through our Jolly Phonics program. Students will continue their spelling through the Words Their Way program, which combines phonics, spelling patterns and meaning.

Library will be on Tuesdays with Mrs Gaffey. Please ensure your child brings a library bag to school that day so they can borrow. Students are permitted to take home up to 3 books at a time. All books must be returned before they can borrow again.

This term Dance2BFit will take place for Sport.

HOMEWORK

Students will bring home levelled books, which they will change on a regular basis. Reading folders should be returned to school daily for new texts to be sent home.

Kindergarten students will also have a sight work program to practice.

Year 1 and 2 will have Maths mentals to take home. Completing Maths homework with a parent not only greatly helps our students but keeps parents in the loop of how their child applies maths.

CLOTHINGPlease label all clothing with the current student’s name.

TRAVEL CHANGESPlease let us know about any changes in travel before 3pm each day.

MUNCH AND CRUNCHIn the morning K/1/2 have a serve of fruit or vegetables for munch and crunch. To make it easier for the students could you please pack munch and crunch separately from their main lunchbox.

PARENT HELPERSIf you would like to be a parent helper this term, please contact us to find out how you can help.

AWARDS4 Purple Awards = Bronze Award9 Purple Awards = Silver Award15 Purple Awards = Gold Award22 Purple Awards = Platinum Award

In class when students receive 20 Dojo points, they are eligible for a purple award.

3/4 Term 1 Class Newsletter 2020

February 3, 2020

Mrs Carroll will continue with the class spelling and reading programs on Wednesdays and Fridays. She will also teach Library, Handwriting Geography/History (HSIE), Creative Arts and Sport, as well as a novel study each term.

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Homework will be handed out each Monday

to be returned on Fridays.

Homework will mainly consist of Spelling, Reading and Maths. Speeches and

assignments will be set at various times throughout the year.

Welcome back to 2020! This year Ms Leer will be teaching the class on Mondays and Tuesdays with Mrs Carroll teaching the class on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Ms Leer will be teaching Spelling, Reading, Writing, Patterns and Algebra, Measurement/Geometry, Data, Science, Fundamental Movement Skills and Fitness as well as Creative and Practical Arts.

DEAR 3/4 FAMILIES

Spelling:

We will continue with the program Words Their Way. The program is differentiated to meet the needs of every student and develops their understanding of complex spelling patterns with a vocabulary focus.

Homework is tailored to match the implementation of Words Their Way. If you are unsure about any aspect of the layout of the Words Their Way spelling homework, please let us know.

Fitness and Sport

Fitness will take place each Monday and Sport will take place on Friday.

This term Dance2bfit will take place on Fridays for sport. Students are permitted to wear sneakers on these days.

Literacy Groups:

Literacy rotations will take place on Monday and Tuesday before recess and straight after recess on Wednesday each week. Let us know if you are able to help out with reading on any of these days!

Reading:

Students will undertake explicit lessons in reading as well as novel studies and reading activities during Literacy Groups.

SUBJECT ORGANISATION

RFF

Technology: The class will be having technology lessons on Thursdays with Ms Wheen for the first few weeks. Students will have access to the Department’s STEM kits which includes the VR (Virtual Reality) kit this term.

Technology work will be reinforced in class with a focus on speed typing and publishing in Word, Publisher and PowerPoint. Students will use Excel in class for Data lessons.

Library: Library lessons will take place on Tuesday mornings until Week 6. We will let you know of changes after this.

Mathematics: This year we will be using the Stepping Stones Maths Program which is differentiated to meet the individual needs of students. It has a guided, independent and extension section. Students will complete activities applicable to their stage of learning. As the class are working towards Stage outcomes, students will have a variety of whole class, grade and small group instruction. Activities will include TEN (Targeted Early Numeracy) tasks and games. Mentals books will be used to practice knowledge learnt across all Mathematic strands. Students will also be using Mathletics and Maths Online to reinforce and consolidate their understanding.

DEAR (Drop Everything and Read)

Each day after lunch we will be doing DEAR for 15mins. Each child needs a novel to read during this time, this can be brought from home or borrowed from the library.

HOUSEKEEPING:

• Please ensure all clothing is labelled so that it can be returned if misplaced.

• Please let the school know if there are any travel changes for your child (before 3pm each day). If you know in advance, please send in a letter.

• If you wish to ask questions that may require a short response, a message via Class Dojo is the quickest way to receive a response. If you have a complex question, please arrange to meet with Mrs Carroll or Ms Leer at school.

• We have a School Counsellor for half a day per fortnight. If you have concerns regarding your child that you think require counselling services, please contact Mrs Gaffey the Learning and Support Teacher or Mrs Mackie.

Class and School Rewards System

• 10 Dojo Points will earn a student a Purple Award. Purple Awards can be earned by other teachers at any time for excellent work or behavior.

• 4 Purple Awards = 1 Bronze Award

• 9 Purple Awards = 1 Silver Award

• 15 Purple Awards = 1 Gold

• 22 Purple Awards = 1 Platinum Pennant