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Blaxland East Public School

Old Bathurst Road, East Blaxland 2774 Phone 4739 1579 Fax 4739 8300

Principal Kerry Bryan Email Blaxlande-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Webpage www.blaxlande-p.school.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 4 8 August, 2014

P & C Association meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7.30 p.m. Next Meeting Tuesday

In this School Matters: Library News

Premier’s Reading Challenge Eisteddfod News from the Band

Fete Donation Day Guessing Competition Tickets

Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians – student results Stage 2 Excursion

Greg Alexander Shield Finals Day NSW Boys Touch Trials

Admission Student Work 4H

Fridge Flyer

Library News

Due to timetabling conflicts BEPS will be holding their Book Week activities in Week 7 (25 August). Colouring In competition – Infants Each Infants student will colour the picture for “Connect to Reading’, the motto for Book Week this year. One student, per grade will win a $10 voucher from the Turning Page bookshop in Springwood. Design a Book Cover competition – Primary Students will choose their favourite book and create a book cover for the book. These will be displayed on the windows of the classrooms. One $10 book voucher from The Turning Page per grade will be awarded. Book Swap Books, in good condition, (no magazines or textbooks please) will be collected on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 August, 2014 from 8:30 am, outside the library. A $2 fee per person will also be collected then.

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Students, parents, siblings and pre-schoolers are welcome to participate. Fees are collected on behalf of The Indigenous Literacy Foundation which provides books to outback indigenous communities. Students will receive their Book Swap vouchers on Tuesday afternoon. All the books will be set up between the hall and library on Wednesday morning (27 August). People can swap a voucher for a book, starting at 8:30am. Students will be able to select books during class time in the morning but a far better selection is available between 8:30 – 9:00am.

Book Character Parade Last year’s Book Character Parade was a great success. This year’s parade will be on Wednesday, 27 August, at the COLA, from 11:30am to lunchtime. All are welcome to attend, there is no charge. R. Brown Librarian

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) is finishing on 21 August, 2014. All computer entries need to be completed by this date. There will be an assembly later in the year for the presentation of certificates, Gold Awards (4 years of PRC completion) and Platinum awards (7 years of completion). Congratulations to these students who have completed the PRC… 6G Charlie Duncan, Indiana Cleary 6M Kasey Fox, Isabella Jay 6W Emma Bonwick, Simon Dowd, Jackson Pearce, Hannah Saad, Jai Malik, Georgia Biaggini, Reuben Ford 5G Jordan Watson, Lilianna Clark, Oliver Clark, Lachlan Nicholls, Angelina Cenda, Luke Dunning 4/5B Rose Halliday, Olivia Bird, Paige Christensen, Joshua Drake. 4H Samuel Wootton, Sebastian Boucher, Ethan El-Fadle, Ashton Hooley, Samantha Latouche, Harry Paag, Grace Cranby, Jesse Wickerson, Benjamin Watson, Alexander Bezuidenhout, Samuel Wootton, Sienna Williams, 3/4G Ella Terry, Lachlan Baldock 3B Cohen Haldane, Caleb Fox, Charlie Huszar, Jake Wood, Samuel Attard, Joseph Ristoski, Jacob Ling, Lily Frampton, Matilda Duncan, Benjamin Busch, 2/3H Louise Viney, Thomas Sach, Zachariah Wootton, Lachlan Nelson, Jamie Beifus, Thomas Cairns, Eli Geisker, Dominic Eagle, Bethany Davison 1/2T James Gardner, Ryan Fisher, Kobie Thacker, Kynan Dellow, Jarred Drake, Toby Fowler, Finlae Nightingale, Isabelle Baldock, Lara Brear, Bianca Beifus, Jeremy Spikmans, Edward Frampton, Lucinda Page, Abbey Heath, Logan Myhill, Lilly Allport, Juliette Latouche, Joselyn Hurd, Larissa Peresipkin, Larissa Niklaus, Georgia Brown, 1M Zach Alexander, Jessica Bell, Christopher Cenda, Isabell Chardon, Grace Court, Sarah Elliott, Anzac Goetze, Oliver Greedy, Imogen Handley, Helena Harper, Ruby Kennedy, Amelia Lockett, Isabella McGrath, Lewis Miller, Lita Murphy, Jesse Shandler, Evelyn Shipp, Cooper Terry, Lucy Webber, Ella West KM Ethan Ashtyn-Smith, Jackson Brown, Ashera Cantarella-Murray, Gracie-Alyssa Clark, Cristina Cluff-Garcia, Wynter Cluney, Matilda Gill, Deanna Drake,

Samuel Fordham, Emma Gardner, Elianah Garth, Carter Goodhart, Jack Godwin, Aiden Hall, Dylan Korber, Zara Paschetto, Joshua Patfield, Cooper Strathdee, Jayden Wells,

Eve Wood

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Eisteddfod News from the Band

On Monday 11 August the Blaxland East Concert Band travelled to Windsor to participate in the Hawkesbury Eisteddfod. We were competitor 1 in the ‘B grade Band section’ and against 4 other bands from around the Hawkesbury and Hills area. We were placed 4th in our section. The Band played 2 pieces of contrasting feel – ‘March of the Hyperion Robots’ and ‘Rum-bah’. The adjudicator noted the following in his adjudication. ‘March of the Hyperion Robots

Excellent rhythmic opening ……

Good ensemble from b(bar) 25 ……

Well played b 49 – 74 You play very well together. Rum-Bah

Good rhythmic opening ……

Well done clarinets and sax b 5 ……

I would like more lower brass and woodwind to balance the ensemble.. Your style and articulations were very good throughout. You are very well directed.’

As you can see our adjudication contained both positive feedback and advice for the future. We are looking forward to more members joining the band for 2015 – as you can see from the adjudication, we particularly need the lower brass players ie tuba, trombone, euphonium. We look forward to contesting the Penrith Eisteddfod next Thursday 21 August, 2014 then entertaining the Seniors group at the Blaxland Uniting Church (across the road from the school) on Friday 22 August. I would personally like to thank Mr Chris Anderson and Mr Smith for their assistance in the movement and supervision of the band on Monday. A big thank you to the parents and family members that travelled to Windsor to support your family member. Thank you also to the parents and families that continue to support our school band. We ask that our band members keep up the practise at home and attendance at school rehearsals so we can perform to our very best. Great work everyone, Mrs R Wallis Band coordinator

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Fete Donation Day

The Fete Donation Day was a huge success with 3521 items being donated to stock our Book Stall, Soft Bears/Toys and we now have plenty of baskets to fill for our Chocolate Wheel hampers. A Ride All Day Armband was won by Missy & Sarah Elliott and class 3/4G are in for a nice surprise for donating the most items. Thankyou to all those who made a donation and to Delwyn, Sue, Christa, Michelle Rossetto, Michelle Page, Cherie, Dana and students Emily, Tess, Rose, Charlotte and Hannah for their huge assistance on the day, much appreciated.

Guessing Competition Tickets

Please return your Guessing Competition stubbs and money by 31 August for another chance to win your Ride All Day Armband and a class surprise!!!. Also the chance to win the great prizes on offer in the Guessing Competition Thanks Kelliann Chardon Fete Coordinator

Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians – Student Results

‘A teacher has several identical tables each in the shape of an isosceles trapezium….. Each table has places for 5 chairs: two on the long side and one on each of the other sides…..The teacher can join two tables in other ways. Draw four of these other ways which are different from one another.’ These and other conundrums were set to be pondered. During May and June this year a group of enthusiastic mathematicians from years 5 and 6 participated in the Upper Primary division of the Mathematics Challenge. These 22 students were among 3300 students Australia wide who completed a set of 4 problems that required group and problem solving skills. These problems fell into the categories of Manipulating Trapeziums, Money Matters, Five-by-Five Square and Maths Society. Many hours were spent contemplating, discussing, solving, checking, arguing and agreeing with the solutions to these problems. Awards were granted across 4 categories: Distinction, Credit, Proficiency and Participation. The following students achieved: Distinction Elena Goudis, Paris Hooley, Kala Puri, Caspar Zauner, Georgia Biaggini, Emma Bonwick, Emma Cole, Jonathan Fitzgerald, Rohan Telleman, Simon Dowd, Deklan McKerrell, Holly Nelson, Hannah Saad. Credit Sarah Plumpton, Sasha Titovs, Jenna Hind, Shahar Buskilla, Aaron Hodges, Thomas Kwok, Geordan Nicholson, Lachlan Simpson, Luke Zoglmeyer. Congratulations on these wonderful results! Mrs R Wallis Challenge Coordinator

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Stage 2 Excursion

Greg Alexander Shield Finals Day – Tuesday 24 June, 2014

As previously mentioned, 9 boys from year 6 competed in and won the final to advance to The Legends Shield to be held at Macquarie University on 20th August. I forgot to make mention of the outstanding efforts of Benjamin Crilley who was awarded with Player of The Match in the Grand Final. This was a great feat, as this was the second time in as many years Benjamin had received this award. Well done Ben!

NSW Boys Touch Trials

The state championship for boys touch was contested recently on the South Coast at Milton over three competitive days of touch football. Five players from Blaxland East had been training since Sydney West trials were held early last term. Liam Robinson was selected by his team members as co-captain of the Sydney West team. He played strongly in all thirteen games including the semi and was unluckily not to be selected in the state squad. He was well supported by his fellow Blaxland East team mates, Zac Hunter, Ben Crilley, Caleb Jackson Brown and Jed Drew, finishing in third place. Congratulation boys and good luck in the future

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Administration

Permission Notes As permission notes are legal documents, it would be appreciated if when returning signed permission notes to school that a separate note be completed for each child. Lost Property There is a mountain of lost property held behind the administration block. If your child/children are missing anything, please feel free to come and have a look. Dance Fees Due to concerns raised in regard to dance fees a note has been sent home to all dance group families outlining dance group expense guidelines. It should be noted that Natasha Shandler of Fanci Footworks has not increased her fees. Should anyone have any further questions please feel free to contact the school office.

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Student Work from 4H

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Schoolwork Awards

There will be a double lot of schoolwork awards next newsletter

Fridge Flyer

NOTE - a more up to date flyer will be transmitted tomorrow Term 3 Week 4 Week Commencing 4 August, 2014

Upcoming Events Payment/Permission In line with Blaxland East Public School Money Collection Policy no late payments will be accepted without prior arrangements. Please send correct money as the school does not hold a cash float. NOTE: It is a legal requirement that each student has a signed permission slip for ALL extracurricular activities

11.8.14 Hawkesbury Eisteddfod - Band 12.8.14 ICAS Mathematics Competition 13-15.8.14 Year 6 Snowy Canberra Excursion 14.8.14 Opera House Pulse Choir 20.8.14 Year 6 Blaxland H.S visit 21.8.14 Aussie Of the Month Assembly 22.8.14 Zone Athletics 25.8.14 Dance Rehearsal JSPAC 25-27.8.14 Book Week Book Swap 27.8.14 Book Parade 27.8.14 Art Show 28.8.14 Kindergarten Calmsley Hill Farm Visit 1.9.14 Dance Performance JSPAC 4.9.14 Father’s Day Stall 5.9.14 Stage 1 Featherdale Excursion 13.9.14 Fete 10am – 3pm

Term1 and 2 Dance Fees are now overdue PAVe permission note now overdue Hawkesbury Eisteddfod permission note and

payment now closed Ned show OPT OUT note due no later than

9.00am Thursday 7 August, 2014 Calmsley Hill Farm permission note and

payment due no later than Friday 22 August, 2014

NRL Legends Shield Finals permission note due no later than Wednesday 13 August, 2014

Hawkesbury Eisteddfod permission note and payment due no later than 9.00am Wednesday 6 August, 2014

Featherdale Wildlife Park permission note and payment due no later than 9.00am Friday 22 August, 2014

Nepean Dance Festival permission note and payment of $16.00 due no later than 9.00am Monday 1 September, 2014

Voluntary Contributions can be paid at any time to the office

Notes Home this week

Book Week 2014

Nepean Dance Festival 2014

Featherdale Wildlife Park Stage 1

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