BILPIN PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Excellence in Learning and Technology 2517 Bells Line of Road, BILPIN 2758 Telephone: 4567 1154 Fax: 4567 1388 Email: bilpin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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Term 4 Week 8 Monday, 25th November 2013

Term 4

25th November Rotary Citizenship Awards Night

26th November School Captain & House Captains

Election - 9.40 am

27th November Special Scripture Christmas

Presentation 12.30 pm

27th November School Assembly 2.45 pm

28th November AASC - Soccer/Basketball Boot Camp

29th November Salvation Army Christmas Appeal -

Mufti Day and BBQ

29th November Book Club Orders due back

3rd December Presentation Night 7.30 pm

4th December Yr 7 Orientation Day Colo High School

5th December AASC - Soccer/Basketball Boot Camp

11th December Final School Assembly 9.45 am

11th December Thank you morning tea 10.30 am

12th December Year 6 Outing & Dinner

17th December School Party Day

18th December Last day of Term 4 for students

19th December Staff Development Day

20th December Staff Development Day

Dates to Remember

School Captain and House Captains Election

On Tuesday 26th November at 9.30am the Year 5 students who wish to be considered for School and House Captains for 2013 will be presenting their speeches to the students in the school library. Following the speeches the students will be casting their votes. Students elect the Captain and House Captains who they believe will be best for the positions. The successful students will be announced at Presentation Night on 3rd December. Scripture - Christmas Presentation This week Scripture will be on at the later time of 12.30 pm. The students from Kuyper Christian School will be performing a Christmas play for the students. Students who attend the Protestant Scripture groups will be attending. All other students are invited to attend, but must have a permission note signed by their parents. Please find the permission note attached to this newsletter.

Salvation Army Christmas Fundraiser This year we will be holding a mufti day and BBQ this Friday 29th November to raise money for the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal. The students can wear mufti for a gold donation and purchase a sausage sandwich and a drink. All money raised will go to the appeal. The sausage sandwich will be $2 and a popper will be $1.

Letters of Support and Paintings from St Marys District School - Tasmania The students and staff of St Marys District School: St Marys and Fingal Campuses in Tasmania, have sent letters of support and paintings to our students. In 2006 they experienced a devastating bush fire that resulted in the loss of several houses and sadly one life. The students from Year 4/5 Fyle (St Marys Campus) and 2/3/4/5 Cook (Fingal Campus) were encouraged to discuss their feelings about the fires in Bilpin and many remembered their own personal experiences. The children felt that they wanted to offer support to our students so have sent paintings and handwritten letters of support, which are displayed outside the school office. Also enclosed was a book entitled Regener8, a compilation of stories written by members of the St Mary’s community as part of the healing process, after the 2006 fires. This is also available to view.

P & C Meeting

4th February 2014

The Staff Room 7.30pm

Bilpin Public School P & C Committee are as follows President Darryl Carle 4567 1018 Please feel free to contact any of Vice President Heidi Wilson 4567 0070 these representatives if you have Treasurer Nicole McEvoy 4567 1351 any concerns you wish to discuss Secretary Nikki Wheen 4567 1154

Term 4 Week 8 Monday, 25th November 2013

School Presentation Night The School Presentation Night will be held Tuesday 3rd December in the school weathershed. The proceedings will commence at 7.30 pm. All the students need to attend as they will be participating in the musical items and each student will receive an award. The students need to be at the school by 7.20 pm in full summer uniform, dresses for girls and grey shirt and shorts for the boys. If the weather is inclement and we have to cancel the alternate date will be Thursday 5th December.

Colo High School Orientation The Year 6 students will be attending the Year 7 orientation at Colo High School Wednesday 4th December. All parents are reminded that they will need to attend the day with their child.

Last School Assembly The last school assembly for 2013 will be held on Wednesday 11th December at 9.45am to be followed by the Thank You morning tea. Thank You Morning Tea We will be having our Thank You morning tea on Wednesday 11th December at 10.30am following the last school assembly. We would like to invite all the parents and community members who have helped us during the year. We look forward to seeing you on this day so we can take the opportunity to thank you for your time and effort.

Year 6 Outing and Dinner Year 6 will be going on their special outing on Thursday 12th December. A note will be sent home regarding the activities for the day. Parents will need to pick up their children from school at 6.30 pm.

Class Parties We will be having our class parties on Tuesday 17th December. This year we will again be having a combined party with all the classes. We will only need to have one plate/food item from each family for the party. We will be having some combined activities during the day. This day will also be a mufti day. Year 6 Shirts and General Uniform Orders An order form for the Year 6 Senior Shirts for 2014 and a general uniform order form are attached to this newsletter. Both forms, with payment, must be returned to the school office by Friday 13th December. If you have any questions about sizes please call Kelly Haines ph 4567 0246. Kelly will notify parents when the uniforms and shirts have been delivered.

Choir News The students in the choir have been spending a lot of time rehearsing in their lunchtimes, with some important upcoming performances. We have an opportunity to audition for the 2014 Primary Proms choral concert, which is run by The DEC Arts Unit. The concert is held in the NSW Town Hall. If accepted, the students will sing in a mass choir of 450 students for one performance in Term 3 next year. In order to audition, we must video tape the choir singing two songs. We then send the tape to The Arts Unit who decide which schools will be able to participate. If you do not wish for your child to be present in the audition tape, please let Mrs Oram know as soon as possible. Mrs Oram

2014 Bilpin Calendars and Postcards The 2014 Bilpin Calendar is now available for purchase from the school office for $10. We have also recently produced Bilpin postcards, which can also be purchase for $1.50 each or 5 for $5.00 dollars. All the proceeds from the calendar and postcards directly benefit the school. Canteen News Thank you to the following parents who have volunteered to assist in the school canteen; Monday 25th November Christine Plew Thursday 28th November Michelle Leer A very big thank you is extended to the parents who volunteered to assist in the school canteen this year. Our last canteen day will be Thursday 28th November. Angie Pirie Happy Birthday Happy Birthday to the following children who celebrate their special day in December; Ashley (12), Nick (12), Olivia (8), Saya (11) Aisling (8) and Natasha (11). Class News Kindergarten/Year 1 News - Reading and Spelling lessons and homework will finish at the end of next week (Week 9) for this year. Thank you to all of our helpers in the classroom. Maths Homework for Year 1 this week is 28.1, 28.2, 28.3 followed by 29.1, 29.2, 29.3 the following week. This will be the final week of Maths homework for this year. We are looking forward to seeing all the parents at Presentation Night in Week 9. Mrs J. Shields and Mrs S. Carroll Year 2/3 News - The students have been continuing to work hard in class. The rehearsals for Peter Pan are going really well, thank you to all parents for helping the students learn their lines. We will be presenting the play to parents in week 10 on Tuesday, 10th of December at 2.30pm. The students have been working in maths groups on Tuesday afternoons, focusing on putting maths strategies into everyday life situations. This week we will be focusing on money and change. Next week will be fractions. Just a reminder, we will be completing spelling and maths homework, right up until the end of week 10. So please make sure the students continue to bring these in each day to be marked. We are also still having reading groups until the end of week 10, so any help is still very much appreciated. Maths homework for year 3 is pages 72 & 73 . Next week, page 74 & 75. Maths homework for year 2 is pages 68 & 69. Next week, page 70 & 71.

Mrs N. Oram and Mrs K. Pearson

Term 4 Week 8 Monday, 25th November 2013

Year 6 News - In Maths over the next 2 weeks we will be completing activities on fractions, number sentences, properties of 3D objects, volume and area. It will be the final weeks for our Reading and Spelling programs over the next fortnight. I would like to take the opportunity to thank all parents who were able to assist in the classroom during the year. Your help is very much appreciated by myself and the students.

Year 6 is very much looking forward to our presentation activities on Tuesday of next week. The students have been practising hard to make it a wonderful time. We hope everyone is able to come along and enjoy it. In keeping with previous years Year 6 will be completing some graduation formalities on this night, but our final farewell activities and presentations will be at our final school assembly on Wednesday 11th December commencing at 9.45am. We hope parents are able to come along to see them cut the graduation cake on this special occasion. We have also organised a day out for Year 6 on Thursday 12th December. Next week Year 6 will receive information in regard to this day. The note will explain the activities we have planned. We will be travelling by bus and at this stage it is envisaged students will not return to school until 6.30pm, so parents will need to make arrangements to pick up their children. A final reminder to parents that the Colo High Year 7 Orientation Day is on Wednesday 4th December. Parents will need to take their children to the high school and stay with them for the duration of the day. Students will be given a tour of the school by their peer support leaders while parents attend information sessions. All supervision of students will be organised by the high school as it is not necessary for me to be there on the day.

Mr A. Hynds

Year 4/5 News - Good luck to our Year 5 students who are presenting speeches for School or House Captain for 2014. This will occur on Tuesday at 9.30am in the library. Parents are welcome to attend. As always we know they will do a great job! Our new school leaders will be announced at our Presentation night. Over the next two weeks will be the last weeks of homework for the year. Maths homework will be Unit 29 for this week and Unit 30 for next week. Also the next two weeks will be the final weeks for our reading groups. We would like to thank all the parents who have helped us over the year. Your time and commitment has been much appreciated.

Miss J. Currey

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Term 4 Week 8 Monday, 25th November 2013