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Term 3 Week 1
Black Hill Buzz Black Hill Public School
COMING EVENTS
TERM 3
JULY / AUG / SEP
Mon 29 Aug— Hunter Dance Festival
Thurs 1 Aug— Public Speaking Final,
9.00am
Fri 2 Aug— Zone Athletics Carnival
Thurs 8 Aug— Wetlands Excursion
Thurs 22 Aug— Book Week &
Education Week celebrations, 12-3pm
NOTES & MONEY DUE
Zone Athletics note due— Next Wed
31 July
Wetlands Excursion note & $20
payment due— Friday 2 August
Hot lunch orders due— Friday
Text/Resource & voluntary contribution
Fees— ASAP
P&C
P&C Membership—due asap
Cadbury chocolates— handed out next
week
SAUSAGE SIZZLE
Bianca Keats &
Ebony Kozis
Friday 26 July
$1.50
THIS WEEK
NEXT WEEK, WEEK 2
24 July, 2019
Term 3 Week 1 408 Black Hill Road, Black Hill NSW 2322 P: 0249 303137 M: 0476 293 214 F: 0249 303105 E: [email protected] - www.blackhill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Friday 26 July: Sausage Sizzle
Hot Lunch orders due
NO ASSEMBLY
Thursday 1 Aug: Public Speaking Final, 9.00am in the COLA.
Friday 2 Aug: Zone Athletics Carnival. Return note Wed 31 July
Sausage Sizzle
REMINDERS & OTHER INFO
CADBURY CHOCOLATES— The P&C Cadbury Chocolate Fundraising Boxes are due to arrive Next week, week 2. To opt out please text Anne-Marie ASAP on 0418 653 105, with your oldest child’s name & class.
WETLANDS EXCURSION— K-6 Wetland Excursion will be held on
Thursday 8 August. We will be leaving school at 10.00am and arriving
back at school at approx. 2.30pm. Students are to wear full school
uniform and a packed recess & lunch.
Please see attached permission note for more information.
Notes & payment of $20 is due to the front off by Friday 2 August.
EDUCATION WEEK / BOOK WEEK— SAVE THE DATE!
Education Week and Book Week, Thursday 22 August from 12pm - 3pm.
The afternoon involve classroom activities, family picnic lunch and our
Book Week Parade. "Reading is My Secret Power" is the Book week
theme for 2019.
NO ASSEMBLY
INSIDE THIS ISSUE School News ………………...…………..……………………..……………………………..…..............…..…. Page 1-3 PBL & P&C News …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. Page 4 School Info…………………………………………………………………………………………………….………....Page 5 Awards ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 6 Stories …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 7 Hot Lunch Menu ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..… Page 8 Tuck Shop Prices………………………………………………………………………….……………………......... Page 9 Community News ………………………………………………………………………………………………….… Page 10 Activity Note ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 11
long service leave at the
end of last term. Mr and
Mrs A had a wonderful
time during their holiday
to New York, with their
days filled with lots of
sightseeing and
adventures!
We also warmly
welcome Mr Aaron
O'Driscoll from the
University of Newcastle,
who will be with us for all
of Term 3, completing his
Internship with Mrs A
and Year 5/6. I think Mr
O'Driscoll is already
realising how lucky he is
to be at our wonderful
little school and working
with Deb and our
incredible Stage 3
students!
A special, special
welcome also to Bethany
and her family, Bethany
started yesterday in Mr
Braye's class and we
wish her and her lovely
family a very warm
welcome to Black
TERM 3
NEWSLETTERS Our fortnightly newsletter
routine will continue
again this term. A long
extended newsletter will
be emailed on odd
weeks, with a short 1-
page newsletter being
given out on even
weeks. Each week our
newsletters are emailed
to families and are also
available to access on
our school website. Each
family will also continue
to receive the front page
WELCOME BACK! Welcome to Term 3!
We hope you had a
wonderful school holiday
break and were able to
do some of those things
that we just don't often
get a chance to do
during school term when
our busy weekly
schedules are often
taken up with school and
after school activities,
not to mention making
lunches, ironing
uniforms and just plain
old wondering where the
days and weeks go!
Maybe you and your
children had a sleep in
and pyjama day, saw a
movie, visited family and
friends, played a game,
or even just had a little
extra time to have a
chat, I am sure there
were some special
moments together. I love
the quote, "Enjoy the
little things in life, for one
day you will look back
and realise they were
the big things." It
certainly sums up that
even though our days
and weeks are often so
busy, it is important just
to take that little bit of
time whenever we can
just to enjoy those
special moments.
We're thrilled to have
Mrs Adamthwaite back
with us, following her
every week, which
contains important
dates, reminders, etc.
There will also be a link
on our Facebook page
to access our current
newsletter. Please take
a moment each week to
read our newsletters.
Considerable time is
spent in preparing these
and they are the most
effective way to keep up
to date with everything
happening at our school.
Hard copies of the
extended newsletter are
also available at the
office. Thank you for
your support with this.
ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING
UPGRADE As you would have
noticed we are very
lucky to be getting a
complete refurbishment
of our administration
building. Builders,
painters and a host of
other contractors were
busy working on this
building during the
school holidays. It is
anticipated that the work
should be completed
within the next few
weeks. I ask that you
take a little extra care
when walking near this
area, especially during
morning drop off and
afternoon pick up.
Thanks you for your
support and
understanding with this.
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION
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NAIDOC WEEK NAIDOC Week
celebrations are held
across Australia each
July to celebrate the
history, culture and
achievements of
Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples.
NAIDOC is celebrated
not only in Indigenous
communities, but by
Australians from all
walks of life. NAIDOC
originally stood for
‘National Aborigines
and Islanders Day
Observance
Committee’. This
committee was once
responsible for
organising national
activities during
NAIDOC Week and its
acronym has since
become the name of
the week itself.
NAIDOC Week 2019
was officially held
during the first week of
our school holidays.
Today our students
enthusiastically
participated in NAIDOC
activities and we
warmly welcomed Leon
Hammond, a local
Aboriginal Elder and
some very talented
local Aboriginal high
school students. Keep
an eye out in next
fortnight's newsletter for
a further update...
PUBLIC SPEAKING
FINAL We will be holding our
Public Speaking Final on
Thursday 1 August at
9.00am in the COLA.
There will be speakers
from each class
competing to move on to
the inter-school
competition.
ALL WELCOME!
BUNNINGS BBQ A very big and very
heartfelt thank you to all
of our wonderful
volunteers who assisted
with the Bunnings BBQ
which was held the first
Sunday of the holidays.
We had so many mums,
dads, sisters,
grandparents and
students so generously
come along and help out
cooking sausages,
making sandwiches,
serving and cleaning up.
On the day we sold
about $1,150 worth of
sausage sandwiches
and cans of drink. Once
our costings have been
finalised, we should
make about $850 profit,
which will go directly
towards the Stage 3
Canberra excursion.
A wonderful, wonderful
effort! Thank you!
EDUCATION WEEK /
BOOK WEEK SAVE THE DATE!
This term we will once
again be having a
combined celebration for
Education Week and
Book Week. This
celebration will occur on
CONTINUED
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Thursday 22 August
from 12pm - 3pm. The
afternoon will commence
with some activities in
our classrooms, followed
by a family picnic lunch
and then our Book Week
Parade. We invite all our
families to come along
and join in! The theme
for Book Week 2019 is
"Reading is My Secret
Power". Start having a
think about your Book
Week costume!
HUNTER DANCE
FESTIVAL Best wishes to our Stage
3 dance group who will
be performing next
Monday evening in the
Hunter Dance Festival at
Wests Newcastle (NEX).
Our dancers have been
very busy practising their
routine under the
guidance of our
wonderful Mrs Youman
and are all polished and
excited to perform at this
very special event!
Thank you Renae for the
time and commitment
you have put in to this,
and thank you to our
families for your support.
Good luck Abby, Leisy,
Blake, Chloe, Claudia,
Emily, Emma, Harry,
Luella, Matilda, Nash,
Reina, Savannah,
Sienna, Seth, Tammy
and Troy! You will all be
fantastic and we can't
wait to see you perform!
SEMESTER 1
STUDENT REPORTS Semester 1 Student
Progress Reports were
handed out at the end of
last term. If you would
like to discuss any
aspect of your child's
report or any other
issue, please contact
either our office or your
child's teacher.
MOTIV8SPORTS Just a reminder about
the Motiv8sports after-
school program,
commencing next
Wednesday afternoon
for 8 weeks. We still
need a few more
families to register for
this to go ahead so
please register ASAP if
you haven't already
done so and would like
to be involved. Children
can participate free of
charge using the Active
Kids or Creative Arts
vouchers.
https://
www.service.nsw.gov.au
/active-kids
https://
www.service.nsw.gov.au
/campaign/creative-kids
Please let me know if
you need help accessing
these vouchers as I am
more than happy to sit
down with you and do it.
Have a great week!
Kylie.
Kylie South
Principal
BEANIE BHPS are now selling a
Royal Blue, Polar
Fleece Beanie for an
unbelievable $4.00!
For
purchase at the front
office
CADBURY
CHOCOLATES The P&C Cadbury
Chocolate Fundraising
Boxes are due to arrive
next week, week 2.
If you
would NOT like a box
sent home with your
child please text Anne-
Marie ASAP on 0418
653 105, with your
oldest child’s name &
class.
P&C Committee.
P&C NEWS
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PBL NEWS
PBL LAUNCH Our PBL launch day was
held on the last day of term
2 and it was an excellent
way to introduce our
signage and our mascot!
Thank you to all of the
parents and caregivers who
attended the event and
helped out with the
activities.
While our new mascot has
been introduced and some
of the signage will start to
be seen around the school
after this Friday, we now
need to name our mascot.
The students of Black Hill
PS will have a chance to
come up with some names
this week at school. If
anyone from the community
would like to offer an idea,
please come and see Mr
Braye or send a message
by next Wednesday 31 July,
2019.
All of the ideas will be
considered and the name
will be announced Monday
of week 3 when we start our
special PBL lessons at
school.
SCHOOL INFO
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TEXT FEES Fees have remained the same as last year. The text/resource fee, which covers texts and online subscriptions etc is set at $70. per student. Families experiencing genuine financial hardship can apply confidentially to the Principal for assistance with the text/resource fee. POP PAYMENT OPTION: Subject Contributions DESCRIPTION: Texts 2019 VOLUNTARY SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS Voluntary School contributions are set at $40. per student. POP Payment Codes when paying online using POP. POP PAYMENT OPTION: Voluntary School Contribution DESCRIPTION: VC 2019
POP PAYMENTS This payment option is available on our school website. Access the website (www.blackhill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au) and the payment tab at the top of the page. When you access the $Make a Payment you must enter: STUDENT’S NAME & DATE OF BIRTH Only enter the fields that have an asterisk beside them. These details are entered each time hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details are captured in a secure manner and are not passed back to the school. You have the ability to check and change any details of the payment before the payment is processed. Receipts can be emailed and/or printed at the time of payment. Payments are passed daily to the school where they will be receipted against your child’s account. A further receipt will not be issued by the school. For any enquiries regarding the Online Payment process, please contact the office. Note: Payment Ref as indicated on our permission note must be quoted. Also write your POP receipt number on the signed student permission note and return to school. https://quickweb.westpac.com.au/OnlinePaymentServlet
STUDENT
ABSENCE
A reminder that if
your child is absent
from school, please
notify the office
between 8am and
9.15am.
If the office is
unattended you can
always leave a
message on the
school’s Home
Messagebank.
This would help us
with the timely marking
of our rolls and
maintenance of our
records.
SCHOOL MOBILE
PHONE
Our school mobile
phone, which will be
used for excursions,
etc.
THE SCHOOL
MOBILE PHONE
NUMBER IS
0476 293 214.
EMERGENCY CARDS Thanks to those families who have returned the GREEN Emergency Cards so promptly. Please complete and return to school asap if you haven’t already done so, to enable us to have up to date records. P&C PAYMENTS PLEASE NO POP ONLINE PAYMENTS FOR P&C. CASH OR CHEQUE ONLY
FRANCIS GREENWAY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER You will find the Francis Greenway High School newsletter on the following link: https://francisgre-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/newsletter.html
NEWSLETTTER BY
To receive our school newslet-
ters by email, please send an
email to: blackhill-
[email protected] with
NEWSLETTER in the subject.
IMPORTANT
TEXT BOOK &
VOLUNTARY
CONTRIBUTION
FEES
Text Book/Resource
Fees & Voluntary
Contributions Fees
are due ASAP.
Text Book/Resource
Fee— $70.00
Voluntary
Contribution Fee—
$40.00
ASSEMBLY REPORT FROM TERM 2, WEEK 9
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WEEK 9
Mrs Lawson’s Awards Merit
Merit
Izaac
Harmony
English Indi
Mathematics Maddon
Quality Learning Award Kylan
Citizenship Award Riley
Mr Braye’s Awards Merit
Merit
Jack
Sophia
English Tristan
Mathematics Jack
Quality Learning Award Kobi
Citizenship Award Sophie
Miss Gardoll’s Awards Merit
Merit
Isabelle
Cooper
English Eden
Mathematics Logan
Quality Learning Award Lily
Citizenship Award Ruby
Mrs Adamthwaite’s Awards Merit
Merit
Cooper
Emma
English Aleisia
Mathematics Chloe
Quality Learning Award Claudia
Citizenship Award Cooper
Prefect’s Report We hope everyone had fun at the
PBL launch & activities.
Prefect’s Awards Catherine
Principal’s Award Abby
Community Award Mr Golby
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STORY TIME
The Railway Track One day my friend Isabelle and I went to investigate an old mysterious forest.
We got there at 4 o’clock in the morning. We walked there because it was just across the road.
When we got there Isabelle and I saw an old broken down railway track. Isabelle and I went to the railway and
followed it to the end.
“Aaaahhhhhhhhhh!!! There is a cart with a skeleton in it!” I screamed.
The skeleton was moving it was very scary. Isabelle and I ran trying to get away but it was too fast!
“Isabelle” I yelled. “I’ve got an idea, try pulling one of its legs out of position.” It worked! The skeleton had
stopped running and broke. “Few”, Isabelle panted.
Isabelle found a tyre swing that went over the bridge, so we started to play on it & it broke with a loud Crack!!!
Luckily the bridge was there to save us.
Isabelle and I stood up, but the bridge couldn’t hold the weight. Snap!! The bridge broke Isabelle and I fell to the
bottom of the hills. We couldn’t back out so Isabelle and I started to call for help.
“There is somebody coming” Isabelle said. Isabelle was right, there was someone coming to save us. The person
threw a rope ladder down and told us to climb up it. The person was a girl called Emi.
The Train Track I was walking in the dangerous forest with my sister. We found an old rusty abandoned train track. It was not to
be trusted. It was creepy, over grown and who knows where the demolished track led.
“It leads to a cave, where a troll lives,” I whispered. “Nah!” yells Maddison.
“You wanna make a bet?” I respond in a scared whisper.
“Yeah, I bet ya five bucks, you better just pay me now.” Maddison replies in hushed tones.
“Well let’s find out,” I say with confidence.
As we go across the foggy abandoned over grown track, it starts to creak.
“Ahhh,” we screeched. Some of the sleepers break. We hold on for dear life, but my foot slips, I slip.
I grab onto the rusty metal track. I yell to my sister, “Pull me up!” So she does.
We keep on walking until we hear a growl.
“What is that?” We ask quietly.
“Ahhhh! It’s a…a…a… well I don’t know,” as cool as possible to hide the fact she doesn’t know.
“Hahaha! Sister, you have so much to learn. It’s Big Foot! RUN!!!!!! NOOO!!! The other way,” I shout.
As we run, he follows after us. Crack! The bridge brakes behind him. He tumbles.
Now how will we get back? We start to wonder where the end is. We see a lady in the distance, it’s an old lady. I
guess we were both wrong? It wasn’t a Troll or a Big Foot, it was an Old Lady trying to help us.
“So how do we get back?” We say. The old lady then whistles. A helicopter appears. The old lady tries to say hop
on but her teeth fall out. Gross!
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HOT LUNCH MENU
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TUCK SHOP ITEMS AND PRICES
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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ACTIVITY NOTE