We had our second of three Kindergarten orientation sessions yesterday and Mrs Ferguson reports that it went exceptionally well. We are learning a lot about our newest Boambee students. Our third session is our longest with our Kinder Go Day taking place on Thursday 17th November.

A note was sent home this week calling for nominations from our Year 5 students who would like to be one of our elected leaders next year. (School Captain and Vice Captain) Students nominating will participate in a leadership course prior to making their speeches so they know the expectations of elected school leaders. We provide many opportunities for our students to develop their leadership skills and I’m looking forward to working with our leaders again in 2017. We had a Year 6 Graduation/Farewell meeting last night and I am pleased to advise that the organisation is well underway. Thank you to the parents for coming along and volunteering your time - a real team effort! We are moving forward with our implementation of PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) and will be able to share more information in the coming weeks. Ms Adams and Mrs Ferguson have been leading the reinvigoration of this program at Boambee. Our technology is also being updated at the moment. Our wifi should become more reliable and be able to support more devices. We are currently in the process of purchasing more ipads and laptops and we will be able to

use our technology more readily as an educational tool to support the education of your children. All staff will be participating in whole day workshops in week 6 of this term to ensure their expertise in technology is increased. All staff continued to analyse assessment data at our staff meeting this week and is using that data to plan effective teaching and learning programs for all children. The staff at Boambee is committed to providing a quality education to all children. What a great team to be part of! Have a great weekend! Brad Lyne - Principal Community Cookbook Order Form You can now pre-order your copy of ‘Boambee’s Best Bites!’ We are using the publishing company ‘Schoolyard Stories’ to publish our cookbook, which will be printed in full colour and be of exceptional quality. Our Boambee Community Cookbook is A5 size, 92 pages long and filled with loads of delicious and nutritious family favourite recipes. It is a highly personalised cookbook, including lots of student photos and drawings. An order form went home last week to all families. Reserve your copy now so you don’t miss out! It will make a perfect Christmas gift! The cost is $15.00 each or for 2 or more copies $13.00 each. Please send your order back by Friday, 11th November 2016. Year 1 to 4 Swimming Program for Non-Swimmers

This program has now been extended to Year 1 students who are Non-Swimmers

This year in Term 4, Week 6, 100 Non-Swimming students will have an opportunity to participate in an Intensive Swimming Program for one week. The cost of this program is $20.00 per child which covers the cost of entry to the pool, lessons from qualified instructors and bus transport there and back. This program is subsidised by a Sporting Schools Grant. We still have quite a few spaces left. If you would like your child to participate please send the permission note with payment back to the school as soon as possible.

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BOAMBEE BULLETIN Phone 6653 1107 ‘Achievement through Effort’ Fax 6658 2543

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A Big Boambee Welcome! Welcome April and Jakai. April has joined 2S and Jakai has joined 1W. It is wonderful to have you and your families join our Boambee School Community. Permission Note and Payment Letter Box Boambee Public School now has a ‘Permission Note and Payment’ Letter Box. Permission Notes and Payments are to be deposited into the letter box upon arrival at school. It will be checked at 10.30am. Bank books will continue to be put in the green tub at the Canteen on Thursday mornings and absent notes are to be given to the classroom teacher. This change is to help with our “No Interruptions Policy”. “Day for Daniel!” “Day for Daniel” at our school this year was very successful. We raised $761.05. Thank you to our Boambee school community for their wonderful donations.

Year 6 Taster Lessons Recently Year 6 students who will be progressing to Toormina High School next year had the opportunity to participate in a choice of three Taster Lessons. The Taster Lessons on offer were Drama, Timberwork and History. Pictures is Bree-Anna, Joshua, Kalob and Joss enjoying their time at Toormina High.

ASSEMBLY Week 3 CLASS AWARDS Congratulations to the following students for their fantastic week at school.

KL Jasmine Hill & Oscar Gunthorpe KD Nevaeh Corner & Grace Ablett KF Rylan McGowan & Alita Makinson KW Sam Grabovsky & Riley Forsythe 1G Dallace Brown & Isiah Jedyn 1A Taj Abercrombie & Baianna Ward 1W Tyler Nielsen & Nahla Findlay 2H Ronan Lindsay & Bella Ingram 2D Tate Harrison & Lochie Schweitzer 2S Gus Tiedeman & Macsen Carter 3/4D Hannah Chidgey & Sam Watson 3/4T Roxy Thomas & Darcie McInally 3/4J Savannah Johnstone & Bradley Szabo 3/4F Abigail Black & Ashleigh Nugent 5/6T Kyle Potter & Layla Smith 5/6M Josh Marsden & Zali Kelly 5/6G Elke Bowles & Albert Squires

KD won the Gus Award last week.

Year 3 and 4 Bongil Bongil National Park Excursion

On Wednesday Stage 2 students visited Bongil Bongil National Park to study the structure of the railway bridge and to use our knowledge of bridges to design a footbridge to the other side of Bonville Creek. We walked from Lyons Road through to the bridge and then to the picnic area. Mr Walsh celebrated his birthday by cooking over 200 sausages for our lunch, which was delicious. We observed and sketched the creek area, sketched a sound map and played some games in the warm sunshine. At the end of the day we were thirsty and tired, but we had enjoyed ourselves immensely. Thankyou Mr Walsh and Mr Clem for cooking our lunch.

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Assembly Friday, 11th November 2016 At next weeks assembly Ms Nitschke has small groups of students from Stage 1 to 3 performing short songs on the boomwackers. Ms Nitschke would like to invite parents and caregivers of the students performing. 2016 Class Requisites Class requisites are the essential tools students will need during the year to support learning. The requisite fee covers the packs all the students were issued with at the beginning of the school year. In the packs each student received their school books and classroom materials to assist in their learning. The cost of requisites for Kinder is $50.00 each child and Year 1 to 6 is $65.00 each child. If you have not paid these yet, please make payment by Friday, 18th November 2016. A massive thank you to all our families who have already paid. Bus Travelling Information for 2017 If your child is starting Kinder next year, going from Year 2 to 3 or from Year 6 to 7 a new bus application form needs to be completed. A reminder if you have any concerns about your child’s bus safety, please contact the relevant bus company. All bus applications are completed online by going to transportnsw.info/school-students. Uniform Shop The uniform shop is open from 9.00am until 10.30am every Monday morning. To help our new Kindergarten families, the uniform shop will be open on the 5th December for extended hours from 9.00am until 2.00pm. Second hand Uniforms: We love to get all your pre-loved uniform but please make sure any pre-loved uniforms are in good condition before sending in. No non-school items please. Back to School: Get in early, beat the first day rush by purchasing next years uniform now. The shop is fully stocked with all your uniform needs. Please remember when getting ready for next year to purchase black covered in shoes. Hats: are available at the school office for $12.00 each. Student Banking Student banking is every Thursday. Just drop your bank book in the green tub at the canteen as soon as you get to school.

Bingo Eyes down at the Coffs Ex Services Club every Tuesday from 7.00pm. Please come along and have some Bingo fun.

Bingo Roster Penny Smith, Kristy Watson and Peta Robinson will be

organising the Bingo on the 8th November 2016. Canteen Special This week’s special is a Mini Chicken Wrap with any drink for only $5.00. The Mini Chicken Wrap is a hot tenderloin with lettuce, grated carrot, tomato and cheese. (Sausage rolls or large pies will not be available for the rest of this year). Canteen Roster Wed 9 Nov Leanne Krainik & Simone Thompson Thu 10 Nov Sam McGowan & Lynda Mclaughlin Fri 11 Nov Susan Dean-Hickey & Donna Nash Dorrigo Show Fun Run Is on Sunday 27 November, 2016. With 1.5km, 6.5km and 13km distances, the whole family can join in. Beginning at the North Dorrigo Store at 8:00am and finishing at the Dorrigo Showground. Registration is on the morning and includes a bus from Dorrigo Showground leaving at 7:00am and 7:30am and entry to the show. Cost $12 Adults, $8 Juniors Mobile Baby Safety Coffs Harbour Mick is a certified child restraint fitter. If you are interested you can call Mick on 0437 008 630 or email mbscoffsharbour@outlook.com

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Important Dates 11.11.16 Remembrance Day 11.11.16 Assembly at 1.00pm 14.11.16 to 18.11.16 Year 1 to 4 Swimming Program 17.11.16 Kinder Go Day 9.30am until 2.00pm 21.11.16 P&C AGM Meeting 30.11.16 Yarn Up 11.00am in KF Classroom 02.12.16 Kinder Graduation Assembly 06.12.16 Toormina High Orientation Day Coffs High Orientation Day Orara High Orientation Day 06.12.16 Helpers Morning Tea 09.12.16 Presentation Day 12.12.16 Year 6 Graduation 13.12.16 Picnic Day

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“Day for Daniel”