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NEWSLETTER Phone: 9484 8844 18 September 2018 Fax: 9484 8200
P & C. Meeting – Wednesday 19 September 2018 7:30 p.m. – Library Website: www.beecroftpublicschool.com.au Email: [email protected]
Principal’s Report
Operation Art Operation Art is an initiative of the Children's Hospital at Westmead in association with the NSW Department of Education. It enables young people to be involved in the special work carried out by the Children's Hospital at Westmead. Congratulations to Yuxi W. 1P, Eric L. 2W, Kristine W. 4L, Poppy H. 5S whose artworks were selected for the Operation Art Exhibition at the Armoury, Sydney Olympic Park. Each year 50 artworks are chosen to become part of the hospital's permanent art collection, which includes sculptures, paintings and prints from many well-known Australian artists. Congratulations to Yuxi (Giraffe) and Eric (Superdad) whose artworks have been selected for this collection. Their artworks will go on tour and will be exhibited at The Art Gallery of NSW and selected regional galleries and will then become part of the Children's Hospital collection.
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P&C Working Bee Our school looks fresh and bright thanks to the amazing efforts of our school community who lovingly clipped, trimmed, cleared, mulched and much more last Sunday. Thank you to Ben McSweeney for his detailed preparation and execution of the working bee and to Lyndal Van Hooft and her team for making sure everyone had lunch and treats. Thank you to all the parents and children for giving generously of their time and hard work. Our school looks spectacular. Thank you!
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PSSA Congratulations to all of our Year 6 and Year 4 students who participated in PSSA in 2018. Your dedication to training and sportsmanship throughout the PSSA season has been exemplary. Thank you to our dedicated coaches and parents for your support and expertise.
Stage 2 Soccer- Mrs Berryman, Mr Rob Boreham and Mrs Amanda Wilson Stage 2 T-Ball- Miss Woodbury
Stage 3 Netball – Mrs Johnson Stage 3 Soccer – Mr Littlejohn Stage 3 Softball – Mrs Faber Stage 3 Oztag – Miss Kirk
NAPLAN 2018 All Year 3 and 5 (plus Year 7 and 9) students completed NAPLAN assessments in Week 3, Term 2. Each year NAPLAN Student Reports are sent home to families. NAPLAN Student Reports will be sent home this week. NAPLAN Student Reports provide individualised information regarding student strengths and areas of need in Reading, Writing, Spelling, Language and Numeracy. While these reports provide useful information on student performance, the data is a point-in-time assessment, and should be considered in conjunction with all other available information, including your child’s school reports. Although the student reports will be sent home this week, our school summary reports have yet to be uploaded onto our school-based system. Until all schools throughout Australia fully transition to online testing, there are (understandably) inconsistencies with comparative data, so we will be publishing comparative data less than we have in previous years (this is the advice that has been given to all schools). For more information, please visit www.education.nsw.gov.au/news/announcements/naplan-student-reports-out-this-week or NAPLAN Frequently Asked Questions at https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/student-assessment/naplan-online/frequently-asked-questions Tanya Rose Principal
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Deputy Principal’s Report Kindergarten Orientation Day The first of three Orientation Days for our 2019 Kindergarten students takes place this Thursday 20 September. Parents are asked to meet the current Kindergarten teachers under the COLA just outside the school hall and canteen at 9:45a.m. The session will conclude at 11:00a.m. when parents are invited to collect their child from the classroom. Kindergarten Orientation Dates for students enrolling for 2019 Thursday 20 September - children will participate in activities that support the development of literacy skills. Thursday 1 November – a fun morning outside the classroom where students will participate in minor games that promote the importance of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. Thursday 22 November –children will have the opportunity to participate in fun and engaging numeracy activities. Thank you to our current Kindergarten parents for their time in organising and catering for the new students’ morning tea. It is sure to be an exciting morning! Irene Robbins K – 2 Relieving Deputy Principal
Sport Report Wow! Wow! Wow! A huge congratulations to Rebecca Y who competed in the golf State Tournament in Camden last week. Despite having an allergic reaction in the middle of her game, Rebecca kept playing and has placed 2nd reserve for the national primary schools golf team! Well done Rebecca, what an amazing achievement! Sydney North Area Athletics Carnival Yesterday, Alice L, Bronsen B and Marcus P competed at the Sydney North Area Athletics Carnival at SOPAC Homebush. Their results are as follows: Alice – personal best in the 100m event. Placed 14th in the Sydney North Area. Bronsen – placed 9th in the 800m in the Sydney North Area. Marcus – personal best in the 100m and 200m events. Place 4th in the 100m and 6th in the 200m in the Sydney North Area. Just missed out by 21 hundredths of a second (1 place) in progressing to the State Athletics Carnival! What outstanding results from all these students. BPS is very proud of your achievements yesterday. Finals Time! Congratulations to the many students who played in grand finals over the weekend. Some wins, some losses and some draws. From all the students I have spoken to the resounding message was that they enjoy playing sport and being active with their friends! It doesn’t get any better than that!
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Mrs.Joanne Justic Sport Coordinator Dear Parents, Teachers and Coaches, 2018 Primary Schools Challenge Term 4 - Pennant Hills Tennis Centre Dear Parents, Teachers and Coaches, The Primary School Challenge in Term 4 is on Saturday evening, 17 November at Pennant Hills Park (start at 5:30p.m.). I have attached the promo sheet and this has all required information to send out to interested players and parents. Please fill in the attached School Entry form and return to us as soon as possible. Entries for the Primary School Challenge are now OPEN online on the ETDTA website. Players can (only) register online : go to etdta.com > Challenges > Register and select Primary Schools Challenge Term 4 and then complete the page. Entries close on Friday 9 November, 2018. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Kind regards, Sandi Edwards Manager
Eastwood-Thornleigh District Tennis Association Inc. PO Box 44, Pennant Hills NSW 1715 Mobile: 0452 525 832 Ph 02 9980 7957 Email [email protected] Website www.etdta.com
Semester 2 Accounts Statement of accounts for Semester 2 were sent out via our School Bytes system on Friday afternoon 24 August. Thank you to those families who have paid so promptly. If you currently receive an email for the school newsletter but have not received a statement for your child, it may be because they access separate databases and your information needs to be updated to be the same in both. To those parents who have not received a statement, please send an email with your child’s name/class and your full name to [email protected] from the email address you wish to use to receive correspondence regarding fees and financial matters. Payments were due last Friday 14 September. Deirdre Familton
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Eco Corner Report Organic veggies – step on up. More veggies were harvested and sold this week; the beautiful weather providing a bumper crop of snow peas, celery, rocket, broccolini
and lettuce. After the very successful working bee, the garden is looking fabulous and there is more room for some spring plantings this week. All
years 3-6 welcome to join us in the garden on Friday lunchtimes.
Ben the Green Garden Guru
In knowledge we grow \
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Message from the President Working Bee Last Sunday saw a fabulous turn out at our second Working Bee for 2018. After the heat of Saturday, we were blessed with perfect working bee weather. We had nearly 60 parents and kids painting, planting, watering, sweeping, pruning, sawing, sweeping, weeding, shovelling, dragging, fertilising, assembling and cooking. A very big thank you to Tony Laguzza and Patrick Robbins who were the backbone of the working bee, making very light work of the BOOSH sails and the outdoor playground, not to mention all the little and major jobs that were effortlessly done throughout the day. Thank you also to Andrew Harris who has all the right tools to get all our challenging hedging and pruning done. Thank you to our DP’s Karan McDonnell and Irene Robbins and GA Garry Burgess. And thank you to all the other helpers who joined us for the whole day, or when they could. Thank you Jack, Isaac, Abigail and Georgia, Jenny and Marcus, and the old boys Zac and Anthony, my neighbours Hoasin and Roger, Davinder, Maya and Keirrin, Alison, Michael, Tara and Toby, Eric, Therese, Isabella and Daniel, Vera, Lance and Nelson, Dean and Jason, V Fan, Alex and Seren,Alfred, Lachlan and Luke, Jenine and McKenzie, Luke, Lucy and Annabel Mickaela (who did a fabulous job of watering the whole school), Aaron, Jo, Anna, Patrick, Adam and Ben. And a very special thank you to Lyndal who organised the food and refreshments to keep all the workers fed; thank you to her team of helpers, the Mitchells, Anne, Helena, Lindsay, Jennie, and Sarah. P&C Meeting this Wednesday Last meeting for the term. If you want to know what goes on with the school, or ask questions about why those things go on, please join us at the P&C Meeting tomorrow, Wednesday at the library, starting at 7:30p.m.
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Multicultural Fair Information Night 6:30p.m. this Wednesday, before the P&C Meeting Every second year is a big community building year for the school, when the whole school comes together to put on the Multicultural Fair. Lots of thought and time go into making this a very successful day for not only Beecroft Public School but also for the wider Beecroft/ Cheltenham community. As with all big events many hands make light work. It has been very encouraging to see not only the old hands getting involved but also those new to the school. This Wednesday before the P&C meeting Multicultural Fair Committee is putting on an information session to give reassurance as well as information on how to run the different stalls in preparation and on the day. Upcoming events: P&C Meeting: 7:30p.m. tomorrow Wednesday 19 September, in the Library Kindergarten Orientation Morning Tea: this Thursday 20 September 11:00a.m. International Teachers’ Breakfast: 7:30a.m. (Week 1 of Term 4) Multicultural Fair: Saturday 27 October 10:00a.m. onwards (end of Week 2 of Term 4) Ben McSweeney Mobile 0412 441 626 Acting P&C President
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Canteen News-(Phone 9980 7255)
#timeforatreat Next Monday, 24 September, we are going to be having a one-off sale of the best Rocky Road to be had this term! Hand made by our incredible events co-ordinators, the treat will be nut-free and instead be full of dark and milk chocolate, rice bubbles, jelly snakes and marshmallows! We will be selling the Rocky Road slices to our lucky students for $1 each. There will be a limit of one per child, until stocks run out. All monies made from this event will go towards the P&C fund where contributions towards school resources are made. Please make sure they bring their change should you wish to allow your children to partake of this end of term treat.
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Roster for the upcoming week Wednesday 19 September: Peter S, Sonia K Thursday 20 September: Andrea T, Sang Hee Friday 21 September: Cherry Y, Misoon K Monday 24 September: Yvonne L Tuesday 25 September: Sherri C, Hala H
If you are rostered on and cannot commit, please arrange for someone to cover your day. Please try and let either myself or the Managers know to help organise the weekly roster. If you are still having difficulties, please phone the Canteen Managers, Jenny or Julie, on 9980 7255. Thanks. Belinda Varndell 0458 214 041 Canteen Convenor [email protected]
Arts & Crafts Program
The draft brochure for Term 4 Arts and Crafts is attached. Please note the addition of TUESDAY DRAMA and an EXTRA STEAM class. Term 4 classes will run from Day 1 (Monday 15 October) until the last day of school (Wednesday 19 December), EXCEPT POTTERY (which is 8 weeks as always; week 2 - week 9). Qkr! will open Wednesday 26 September (week 10), after 9:00p.m. and stay open until Sunday 7 October. Please enrol during this time. Maret and Helena [email protected]
Lost Property
Thank you to the class parents who have sorted out the lost property area. 1B is rostered on to sort lost property this week.
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Any concerns, please email: [email protected] Thanks, Lisa Yen Class Parent Coordinator [email protected]
Uniform Shop
Hours: Wednesday 3:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. Thursday 9:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. The Beecroft Summer uniform is available now. Our summer uniform is: Blue & white Beecroft check dress, plain white ankle socks, black leather school shoes OR Grey shorts, blue short sleeve shirt, grey socks with blue/white stripe, black leather school shoes Helpers this week: Wednesday September 19: Zahra M Thursday September 20: Kristy S Next week: Wednesday September 26: Michelle T Thursday September 27: Shannon L Sherri Cooper Uniform Shop Convenor [email protected]
School Banking
Regular Hours: Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
School Banking Specialists will be visiting the Kindy Orientation this Thursday to meet all our kindy parents. If you have any questions about school banking, you can find the team outside the hall from 9:30a.m. We will now start taking pre-orders for the Term 4 items. The long awaited Slushie Maker Cup and Zoom Flying Disc can be ordered but will not be delivered until term 4.
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Alice Clayton 0408 628940
BOOSH
Hello Booshies!!! It is time to learn some circus tricks and games! I am looking forward to learning how to juggle on Friday afternoon! We also have ‘Guess the staff as a baby’ up on the whiteboard in Boosh! VACATION CARE The last few spots have been offered to new families – and any current families still looking to book any spots should do so as soon as possible. FEES Tomorrow (Wednesday 19 September) families will receive a statement for the next 2 weeks fees – This means term 3 week 10 and the first week of Vacation Care. The second week of Vacation Care will be charged to families on Wednesday 3 October along with week 1 term 4. PAYMENT OF FEES PRIOR TO AGM The Enrolment Policy also outlines that 'Families who are not registered for direct debit of fee payments must also ensure that fees are paid in full to the end of the school year (i.e. last day of school) by the date of the AGM (Monday 5 November). Payment or proof of payment will be accepted on the night of the AGM.' If you would like to join the DebitSuccess Direct Debit/Credit system please fill in the form found on our website http://www.boosh.com.au/forms-2/ and return it to Boosh in person, via email or by uploading it into your child's enrolment form in My Family Lounge before Wednesday 17 October. A final statement with year-end care costs will be issued to families not on Direct Debit/Credit on Wednesday 17 October 2018. This statement is to be paid in full, including any additional casual sessions, prior to the AGM on Monday 5th November. Families on Direct Debit/Credit will be issued fortnightly statements as per usual.
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BOOSH Page 2 SPECIAL AFTERNOON TEA We enjoyed amazing home-made Sausage Rolls on Monday afternoon. Have a great week! UPCOMING DATES: Vacation Care available to book– Open! (if permission slip has been lodged) AGM and Re-Enrolment Night – Monday 5 November 6:30p.m. at the Beecroft Bowling Club First day of Vacation Care – Tuesday 2 October 8:00a.m. Mel and the Boosh Team 9980 8224 [email protected]
Band News
The Band and Strings tour of the north coast is next week! Students attending will depart BPS at 6:00a.m. on Tuesday September 25 and return at approximately 4:30p.m. on Thursday September 27. More information, including a full list of what to pack, is available on the school website at the link below. ttps://beecroft-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/events/2018/9/band-and-strings-tour.25_-_27_september.html There will be no SCB1/2 rehearsals in the week of the tour. Notice of AGM The Band and Strings subcommittee AGM will be held on Thursday 1 November, from 7:00p.m. Please put the date in your diary. Come along to hear what’s been happening in the Band and Strings program this year and how you can contribute in the coming year. Parent Rosters Combined SCB1, SCB2
Date Time Section Parent Tue 18 Sept 7:45a.m. – 9:00a.m. Combined band Heesung Kim Fri 21 Sept 7:45a.m. – 9:00a.m. Combined band Lauren W
Sectionals SCB1
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Date Time Section Parent Thu 13 Sept 3:30p.m. – 5:00p.m. Brass & percussion Benjamin McIntosh Thu 20 Sept 3:30p.m. – 5:00p.m. Woodwind Shane Wang
Co-ordinator: Irene Robbins, [email protected] SCB2
Date Time Section Parent Tue 11 Sept 3:30p.m. – 5:00p.m. Brass/percussion (incl bass guitar) Skye T Tue 18 Sept 3:30p.m. – 5:00p.m. Woodwind Molly S
Co-ordinator: Nicole Tyzack, [email protected] Stage Band No further rehearsals in Term 3. Co-ordinator: Karen Hopkins, [email protected] Intermediate Band
Date Time Section Parent Wed 19 Sept 7:45a.m. – 9:00a.m. Full band Kiki Chen Fri 21 Sept 3:30p.m. – 5:00p.m. Woodwind Sunae Park Wed 26 Sept 7:45a.m. – 9:00a.m. Full band Claire Han Fri 28 Sept 3:30p.m. – 5:00p.m. Brass/percussion Ella Justic
Co-ordinator: Quyen Bui, [email protected] Training Band Training band rosters are now available through SignUp.com. If you have any questions, please contact Ruby. Co-ordinator: Ruby Kandola, [email protected] Please contact the relevant band coordinator if you have any questions. Megan Hobbs [email protected] Secretary
String Ensemble News
You are invited to the Band and Strings AGM. Time: 7:00p.m. Date: 1 November 2018 Location: BPS staff room Come along to hear what has been happening in Band and Strings this year and how you can contribute in the coming year. Band and Strings Tour The Band and Strings Tour is coming up next week. Please find information about what to bring for the tour in the link below: https://beecroft-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/events/2018/9/band-and-strings-tour.25_-_27_september.html Whilst Year 5 & 6 students are on band tour, there will be no Advanced Strings rehearsal on Thursday 27 September. Training String Ensemble - Expression of Interest
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The Band and Strings Committee is planning to start a third string ensemble at school next year for beginners. We are looking for expressions of interest to see if we have enough students to start such a group. If you have a child who has just started learning violin, cello or double bass, or if you are intending to start your child on learning a string instrument and for your child to join a school string ensemble, please complete the Expression of Interest form on the following link: https://bpsstrings.typeform.com/to/r9mvEy Thank you to those parents who have filled in the online EOI form last week. If you know of other children who might be interested in joining the Training String Ensemble, please encourage them to complete the EOI form in the link below. It is a lot of fun to play music with friends. Kindy Orientation Thursday 20 September We are still looking for parents to help with strings promotion on the day. If you able to help in the morning of 20 September, please let Winnie, Sonia or Eric know. Thank you. String Award Please be reminded the String Award form is due back on Friday 2 November. Please have your child’s tutor sign the relevant sections and return the form to the string box at the front office. If you have any questions about the award, please contact your ensemble coordinators. Term 3 & 4 Events:
Ensemble Event Location Date Time
Advanced Kindergarten Orientation
BPS Thurs 20 Sep 10.30am School Hall
Advanced Yr 5 & 6
Band and Strings Tour Port Macquarie Tues 25 – Thurs 27 Sep
Advanced + Intermediate
Multicultural Fair BPS Sat 27 Oct TBA
Advanced OC Orientation BPS Thurs 15 Nov TBA
Intermediate Nursing Home Visit Chesalon Nursing Home
Mon 26 Nov 10.45am
Advanced + Intermediate
BPS Christmas Concert BPS Thurs 13 Dec 5.30-8pm
String Ensemble Application for 2018 Does your child play a string instrument? The Beecroft Public School Strings Program welcomes new players of all levels, from Year 1 to Year 6. Violin, viola, cello and double bass players are needed. Students with one year of tuition on their instrument can join the Intermediate Strings and more accomplished players are invited to audition for the Advanced Strings. Rehearsals are on Monday mornings (Intermediate) and Thursday mornings (Advanced) before school. The Intermediate and Advanced String Ensembles perform at festivals and events throughout the year. Playing music together is lots of fun and a great way to extend musical learning. If you would like to find out more, please contact Winnie, the String Ensemble Coordinator on [email protected]. Winnie Wong Strings Co-ordinator [email protected]
4L Springtime Play in the Park
Class 4L is having a get together on the Village Green tomorrow Wednesday 19 September straight after school. Please bring a small plate of food to share for afternoon tea, ensuring it is nut free. If it is raining we will postpone, but fingers crossed we will see some lovely Spring weather Jen Mitchell & Karen O’Connor
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4O Parent Dinner
Dear Parents and Caregivers of 4O Please join us for our class dinner Friday 21 September at 7:00p.m. Venue: Tung Tong Roong Thai restaurant, 1A Hillcrest Rd, Pennant Hills. Kindly RSVP to Joanne on 0418 262 227 or [email protected] by Tuesday 18 September. We are excited that Mrs Berryman will be joining us. We hope to see you there! Joanne Karaboikis ( Ellena's mum ) Class Parent.
Community News Beecroft Public School, as a service to parents, will advertise community events that may be of interest. Beecroft Public School does not necessarily endorse or sponsor the events and accepts no responsibility for the management or organization of these events.
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Piano Small Group Piano lesson at school
Use our special Piano Book with Digital Piano Learn Piano easy and fast . $24 per 45 min
Pay by Term . Monday after school at Room 4C Contact:
[email protected] (leave mobile number ) Mobile SMS to 0424 614 591+Child & school name
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