Dates to Remember

Regional Cross Country Carnival

Zane and Leander competed at the Regional Cross Country at Eastern Creek last Wednesday with great results achieved by both students. Leander came in at second place and will now compete at State Cross Country next term! This is a massive achievement and we are all extremely proud! Well done Leander and Zane!

Hawkesbury Enrichment Programs

Many thanks to all of the students attending enrichment courses at the end of the term for returning notes so promptly. Signed notes were returned to students on Friday. These will need to be taken to the respective courses with students on the day of attendance.

Deputy Secretary and Small School Principal’s Meeting On Thursday last week, the Deputy Secretary, School Operations and Performance, Murat Dizdar visited our school, along with Kerri Brickley, Director Educational Leadership Hawkesbury, Tina Bennett, Director Educational Leadership, Windsor and Christine Tasker, Director Educational Leadership, as well as the Hawkesbury, Windsor and Penrith Small Schools Principals.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss concerns we have surrounding funding to small schools, staffing entitlements (teaching and non-teaching), maintenance (funding and staffing entitlements), technology, professional learning and Department reforms.

Mr Dizdar was extremely responsive to our concerns and has promised to look into each area of concern that we addressed with him. We are truly grateful to Mr Dizdar for taking time out of his extremely busy schedule to meet with us. We were also very appreciative of the time committed to this meeting by the Directors of our respective networks.

The Small Schools Principals feel that after the meeting there is now a better understanding of the contexts and complexities faced in our small schools. I would like to thank Alana, Nikola, Beau, Sasha and Ariarn for being such fabulous greeters and guides for our specials guests!

Executive Director’s SASS Recognition Awards On Thursday 14th June, Mrs Chapman and I attended the Executive Director’s SASS Recognition Awards ceremony. Below is an excerpt from her nomination: Mrs Chapman has humbly served Bilpin Public School in the role of School Administrative Manager for the past 26 years. She is much beloved by the students, staff, parents and community of Bilpin. In the time she has worked at Bilpin, she has worn many hats and juggled many tasks at once. Mrs Chapman is the centre of our school. She knows the inner workings of the idiosyncrasies that are so unique to Bilpin.

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Term 2 Week 8 Tuesday 19th June 2018

TERM 2 2018

WEEK 8

Mon 18th Jun - P & C Meeting

Tues 19th/20th Jun - Years 3/4 Camp Yarramundi YMCA

Wed 20th Jun - Book Club due

(Ordering done online)

Thurs 21st Jun - CPR Help K-6 permission notes due

Fri 22nd Jun - CPR Help K-6

WEEK 9

Mon 25th Jun - Friday 6th July - 2018 Hawkesbury

Creative Arts Enrichment Program Commences

Mon 25th Jun - Reports sent home

Tues 26th Jun - Athletics Field Events

Week 10

Mon 2nd/3rd/4th Jul - K/1/2 Parent / Teacher Interviews

Mon 2nd Jul - Parent Assembly 2.45 pm

Tues 3rd Jul - Athletics Track Events

Wed 4th Jul - Uniform Orders due

Wed 4th Jul - Term 3 Canteen Roster due

Thurs 5th Jul - Principal’s Lunch

Thurs 5th Jul - 3/4 Parent / Teacher Interviews

Thurs 5th Jul - 5/6 Parent / Teacher Interviews

P & C Meeting

Monday 6th August

The Staff Room 3.40pm

Bilpin Public School P & C Committee are as follows

President Angie Pirie 0414 570 365 Please feel free to contact any of Vice President Michelle Leer 0410 548 210 these representatives if you have Treasurer Cheryl Baird 0414 499 239 any concerns you wish to discuss Secretary Nikki Wheen 4567 1154

CPR Help K-6 On Friday 22nd June, all students K-6 will participate in CPR Help program. CPR Help is a safety awareness program that teaches children aged 5-12 years the DRSABCD concepts. It is a fun and interactive program that aims to teach children what to do in an emergency. The P & C have kindly paid for this wonderful, fun and educational workshop. Thank you P & C! Please see information and permission note attached which needs to be returned by Thursday 21st June.

Athletics Carnivals The Field Events Carnival will be held on Tuesday 26th June starting with long jump, shot put events followed by high jump events in the school grounds from 10am. The Track Events Carnival will take place on Tuesday 3rd July which will take place at Bilpin Oval from 10am. Parents are welcome to attend.

Parent Assembly The next Parent Assembly will take place on Monday 2nd July. This term’s Shining Star Medallion will be presented along with Bronze and Silver awards. Students receiving awards will receive a letter before the end of Week 9.

Principal’s Lunch Students who have received Student of the Week, three Principal’s Awards for the semester or the Shining Star Medallion for this term, will be invited to attend Principal’s Lunch with me on Thursday 5th July. Students who were absent for the last Principal’s Lunch will be invited to attend on the 5th.

Happy Birthday Happy birthday to the following students who will be celebrating their birthdays in June. Sophia (6 yrs old), Ryan (8 yrs old), Dion (10 yrs old), Kye (10 yrs old).

Mrs M Mackie PRINCIPAL

CLASS NEWS

Year K/1/2 News - Mrs E McCloy K/1/2 have been busy working on fractions this week and last week. We are learning about parts of a whole, and parts of a collection. With Ms Wheen we were able to extend what we learnt by using the iPads to create videos using live drawings and audio where we explained our fractions. Some clever K/1/2's even identified equivalent fractions such as 4/8 being equal to 1/2! Our L3 reading rotations have been going well with our students taking care to complete their must do activities before they move onto their 'can dos'. Kids News is one of our must do activities. Students go to our Google Classroom to read a news article written especially for kids. They then complete their comprehension questions on a Google form and submit electronically to the teacher. It is a challenging task yet they are all doing incredibly well. We have also used the computers to create acrostic poems and this week

She is a woman who demonstrates great integrity and professional-ism and is held in high regard by all who know her. In everything she does, she endeavours to make the lives of the teaching staff easier. She will redirect her attention from the task at hand to attend to students, help her colleagues or assist parents and community members. She epitomises the core views of public education - excellence, equity, trustworthiness, integrity, accountability and service. We feel very blessed to have Mrs Chapman at Bilpin and wish to acknowledge her unwavering commitment to our school, the broader community and the Department of Education. Congratulations Mrs Chapman! You are truly deserving of this award!

Stage 2 Camp to Yarramundi YMCA Stage 2, Mr Hynds and I will be on camp for the next 2 days. Students will participate in a range of activities that will require stamina, coordination and teamwork. Students will experience rock climbing, the giant swing, the flying fox and low ropes. For the night activity we will sit around the campfire and enjoy cooking marshmallows and sharing stories. We will be posting photos throughout the camp. We a looking forward to an action packed two days.

Twilight Excursion at Grose View Public School On Thursday 14th June, the Think Blast students attended a Twilight Excursion at Grose View Public School. The students listened to presentations from the experts from Brewongle and Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centres, teaching the students about observing and collecting data on native fauna in our local environments. The students then took a tour of the nature area at Grose View and looked for nocturnal animals. Unfortunately all they could spot were a few kookaburras perching in a tree! We kindly thank the staff at GVPS for hosting us for such a worthwhile event.

Stage 3 Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition at Grose View Public School On Wednesday 20th June, Alana Year 6 and Ariarn Year 5, will be representing our school at the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition at Grose View Public School. Both girls will be presenting the topic 'Welcome to our Place'.

Semester 1 Interviews Notes to book interviews are attached to this newsletter. Dates and times as follows: K/1/2 Monday 2nd July, Tuesday 3rd July and Wednesday 4th July, 2018 between 3.30 pm and 5.00 pm 3/4 Thursday 5th July, 2018 between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm 5/6 Thursday 5th July, 2018 between 8.00 am and 1.30 pm If you are unable to attend during advertised times for your class teacher, please contact the office to make an appointment for a mutually agreeable time.

Term 2 Week 8 Tuesday 19th June 2018

are using the chart function of Excel to turn our data into graphs. Our K/1/2 students are reading at a ferocious rate! They are devouring books and that is fantastic! The key message for this week is to let them make a mistake and read on a bit before bringing their attention the error. This is because we want K/1/2 to: 1. identify their own errors 2. then fix them. When they realise they have made a mistake they will pause. This is a great reading behaviour and should be praised! It means that they have noticed that the word didn't make sense and proves that they are not just decoding text but reading for meaning. Which is the ultimate goal of reading. After our staff completed their first round of TEN (Targeting Early Numeracy) training a couple of weeks ago K/1/2 have been putting into practice our differentiated numeracy activities. These activities are played as a game. There is lots of discussion and decisions to be made but that is how maths should be, vibrant and exciting! Just a small note re canteen money. If possible please send money in a small labelled wallet that can be zipped up in lunch bags. We have had a few students bringing money in plastic zip lock bags and they are becoming confused over who owns what. Enjoy the rest of your week!

Year 3/4 Class News - Mrs M Mackie Camp: The students and I are really looking forward to camp this week! It will be a great opportunity for the students to build relationships in a non-school setting. YMCA camps allow for many opportunities for team building experiences and personal goal setting. Students will write about their experiences on their return with their recounts featuring in the last newsletter for the term. Homework: This week Homework will be due on Friday of this week due to camp. The homework that will be sent home on Friday will be the last for the term so that the students can concentrate on their assignments. Interviews: As mentioned in the first part of the newsletter, if you wish to meet with me before interviews in the last week of school, please contact the office to make an appointment.

Year 5/6 News - Mr A Hynds We were happy to have Mrs Oram visit us yesterday to talk to us about the TEN Maths Program and complete activities with our class. Each day as part of our maths we will be completing 20 minutes of these introductory group tasks.

Term 2 Week 8 Tuesday 19th June 2018

Mrs Carroll will be taking Years 5/6 on Tuesday and Miss Wheen will be on Years 5/6 class Wednesday while I am on camp with our Year 3 /4 students at

Yarramundi.

Macquarie Towns Arts Society’s Macquarie Towns Arts Society will once again be running their popular School Holiday Art & Craft workshops for children 5-15yrs in the July Holiday break. (See Program below). MTAS is a not-for-profit community organisation promoting Art activity in the Hawkesbury area. The MTAS School Holiday Art & Craft Workshops will be held in the class room at Richmond Art Supplies, Shop 1, 328 Windsor St, Richmond.We hope to encourage budding artists and give kids something fun and creative to do in the holidays, in a safe and friendly environment. Macquarie Towns Arts Society also runs After School Art Classes for children 7-14 years. The next 8 week term begins 30th July, 2018, 4-5.30pm. Ph 0412979731 for information and bookings.

Macquarie Towns Arts Society’s School Holiday Art & Craft Workshop Program

July Holidays, 2018

Monday 9th July 10 am - 12noon Make Mini Monsters 1pm - 3pm Draw Dinosaurs Tuesday 10th July 10 am - 12noon Paint a Glittery Fish 1pm - 3pm Make Gift Cards Wednesday 11th July 10 am - 12noon Make Dragons 1pm - 3pm Pottery Thursday 12th July 10 am - 12noon Make Fairy Lanterns 1pm - 3pm Make Pom Pom Kittens & Puppies Friday 13th July 10 am - 12noon Make Jewellery Monday 16th July 10 am - 12noon Make Little Clay Animals 1pm - 3pm Decorate Photo Frames Tuesday 17th July 10 am - 12noon Create an Abstract Painting 1pm - 3pm Paint an Undersea Scene Wednesday 18th July 10 am - 12noon Paint a Landscape 1pm - 3pm Make Your Own Slime! Thursday 19th July 10 am - 12noon Draw Fairies & Fantasy 1pm - 3pm Make Butterfly Wind Chimes Friday 20th July 10 am - 12noon Draw Cartoons Cost: $15 per 2hr workshop; everything supplied. Venue: Richmond Art Supplies, Shop 1, 328 Windsor St, Richmond Bookings Essential: phone Deidre 0412 979731 MTAS After School Art Classes for Term 3, 2018, also now enrolling.

Term 2 Week 8 Tuesday 19th June 2018

P & C NEWS

Term 2 2018 CANTEEN ROSTER:

Thursday 21st June - Tessa McLaughlin

Monday 25th June - Jenny Andrews &

Louise Saarinen

Thursday 28th June - Samantha Craigie

Monday 2nd July - Shaynee MacRae

Thursday 5th July - Michelle Leer

Canteen hours are 9.30am to 2.30pm (approximately)

Term 3 Canteen Roster is attached. Please return to the office by Wednesday 4th July. Uniform Deadline: Wednesday 4th July

NEW ITEM – An insulated lunch order bag for $12.50. Replaces a paper bag when ordering from the canteen. Includes a window for the order note and a zippered pocket to keep money away from food. Easy to clean and the PEVA lining will keep food hot or cold. Black with a grey trim. If any parent would like to sample the lunch bag there is one available to view in the office.

PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) Focus

PBL Focus for Week 8

Over the next two weeks we will be focusing on how to work at our desks in a safe and respectful way. We know the importance of sitting on our chairs properly with all four legs of the chair on the floor. We should also try hard to remain on task and not distract others. Taking pride in our work shows everyone that we care about ourselves and our learning.