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Newsletter Term 1 - Week 6, 4 March, 2020

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Parent Parking and Kiss and Drop The easiest way for us organise children getting home in the afternoon is catching the bus. We

understand that, for some families this is not possible. Our aim is to keep children safe when

leaving school grounds. I would like to thank all parents and carers for your patience and

cautious driving when picking up your children using our “Kiss & Drop” service or parking. We

have seen an impressive decrease in cars illegally turning right when leaving “Kiss and

Drop” (almost zero incidences). We also understand that parking in our area can be challenging

when it is busy and we appreciate your efforts to park safely. The Jets Rugby League Club

graciously allow us to open the gates to their car park to ease the parking pressure. To avoid

damage, we keep those gates closed during wet weather. Thank you for being respectful of the

Jets grounds.

When your kids eat breakfast, they have a better day at school. Eating breakfast is very important for school aged children, as students that regularly eat

breakfast have:

► Improved classroom behaviour

► Are better able to socialise

► Improved test results (Maths, English and Science in particular)

► Better memory and concentration (reduces the “brain fuzz” that many people that skip

breakfast feel)

Breakfast foods that take longer to digest are best as they improve concentration for a longer

period of time. Grainy breads, whole grain cereals, fruit and yoghurt are a great base for a

healthy breakfast.

Active & Creative Kids Vouchers Don’t forget – Active Kids Rebate vouchers are available twice per year for children aged 4.5-18

years for sports registration or creative arts fees. They can be used to subsidise registration costs

by up to $100.00

To activate your voucher, go to the Service NSW website to complete the application - https://

www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher

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Bilambil Road, BILAMBIL NSW 2486 . 07 5590 72125. [email protected] . Bilambil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

STUDENT OF THE

WEEK

Term 1 Weeks 5 & 6

KH Lucas, Branden

KT Finn

K/1B Samara

1/2C Harper, Jesse

1/2H Marli

1/2P Chase, Jack

3/4C Keanu, Charlie

3/4S Blaze, Mason

4/5V Chloe

5/6B Zander, Joel

5/6E Rhiannon, Isabella

5/6S Sooke, Zaiden

RFF Luke 3/4T

UP AND COMING EVENTS TERM 1 2020

School items P&C Items

TERM 1 WEEK 6

Wednesday 4 March Newsletter

Thursday 5 March Canteen Taco Thursday

TERM 1 WEEK 7

Monday 9 March Canteen Sushi Day

Tuesday 10 March Student School Banking


Friday 13 March PSSA

TERM 1 WEEK 8



Wednesday 18 March Newsletter


TERM 1 WEEK 9


Tuesday 24 March School Photos

Student School Banking


TERM 1 WEEK 10



Wednesday 1 April P&C Disco

School Photos The School photo day is Tuesday 24 March, 2020 (Week 9). Individual

student photo envelopes were sent home yesterday (Tuesday 3

March), if you wish for a sibling photo please have your eldest child

pick up an envelope at the admin office. Follow The School

Photographer instructions on the envelope for ordering and payment.

Michelle Eddy

School Photos Co-ordinator

Homework tip #2 Have a set place where the

kids can do their homework,

with the equipment they’ll

need, for example:

►pens and pencils

►highlighters

►scissors

►glue

►scrap paper

►ruler

►calculator

►computer and internet

access


Mr Davis’s



Some of you may have

noticed Miss Henry growing a

belly lately.. Some of you may

have guessed…

I am excited to announce, my

partner Dan and I are

expecting our first child late

July. We are beyond excited

to start a new journey of our

lives.

This means I will be taking

maternity leave in Semester 2

(Terms 3 and 4). With this news

I am super excited to

announce that Miss Chantelle

Kidd will be taking KH for

Semester 2 (Terms 3 and 4).

She is a wonderful teacher

and we are so lucky to have

her here at Bilambil Public

School.

There will be a meet and greet

afternoon later in Term 2 for

parents and carers of KH to

say hi and meet with Miss Kidd

(a note will go home late Term

2 with a time and date). She

will cover KH in the interim

when I am off sick or on stage

based planning days. This will

help students to become

familiar with her.

Miss Kidd has extensive

experience with Kindergarten.

It was an easy decision as she

has the same teaching style as

myself. If you have any further

questions please do not

hesitate to call the school or

contact myself via SeeSaw.

Thank you.

Simone Henry

Teacher

Q: What do you do if a teacher rolls her eyes at you?

A: Pick them up and roll them back

Q: Why did the teacher write on the window?

A: Because she wanted the lesson to be very clear!



Term 1 - Week 6, 4 March, 2020

School Captains Mia & George

Vice School Captains Hannah & Rigby

Stage 1 SRC Members Stage 2 SRC Members Stage 3 SRC Members

1/2B Summer & Kai 3/4C Ararliah & Zy 4/5V Mia & Hugo

1/2C Olivia & June 3/4S Makaira & Hudson 5/6B Isabella & Tayden

1/2H Marli & Benjiman 3/4T Ava-Rose & Aston 5/6E Grace & Cael

1/2P Jimi & Ruben 5/6S Paige & Roy

Newsletter

SRC Congratulations to those students who have been elected as

class representatives for the 2020 SRC.

The Student Representative Council (SRC) is a student body

representing students of Bilambil Public School. The aim of the

SRC is to create a program which actively involves all students

in their own education and welfare, develops leadership skills

and empowers students to make a positive contribution to the

school community.

The SRC works to make the school a better place through:

Representing students at Bilambil Public School as a voice

for the student body

Helping to improve the school environment

Organising activities for students

Connecting the community through the organisation of

fundraisers.

We look forward to an exciting year!

Amy Calleji

SRC Co-ordinator

Welcome back to 2020 for a

new year in the School Library.

It has been a real privilege for

me to be given the

opportunity to start a new era

of my career as a teacher

librarian at Bilambil.

It is wonderful to see lots of kids

already remembering their

book bags on library day and

the Library being used

regularly by lots of students

each lunchtime.

Please feel free to pop in and

have a look at our Library as

new things and opportunities

will pop up as the school year

progresses.

Congratulations to our 2020

Library monitors:

Isla 4/5V

Lilli 5/6B

Daisy 5/6E

Amelie 5/6E

Isabell 5/6B

Aleigha 5/6E

Jarah 5/6B

Sabrielle 5/6E

Thomas 5/6E

Cody 5/6E

Lara 5/6S

Jarrod Menin

Teacher/Librarian

Library News


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Reaching for the stars in

KH! KH are a beautiful bunch of students who I am so lucky to have

in my class. We have started the year off strong! We are already

doing maths and reading group rotations and blowing Miss

Henry away every day! Watch us reach for the stars this

Semester!

There is no limit to our learning!

KH are so lucky to have Miss Danielle work with us each

afternoon. Our maths rotations using the spinner have been a

big hit!

Miss Danielle is always busy in KH cutting and laminating and

working behind the scenes to ensure our room has the

resources we need! Thank you Miss Danielle, we are lucky to

have you working in KH!

The students love working with Ms Michele. We are so lucky to

have Ms Michele work in KH most mornings. We love doing

literacy activities with her!

Thanks a million Ms Michele!

Lilith showing us her handwriting. We are learning and

practicing how to correctly write the letters of the alphabet.

Amelia and Georgia working

on the ‘bee bots’. We have

been so lucky to have Mr

Thomas share his technology

skills in our classroom. We are

learning the basics of coding

using these ‘bee bots’. It is

really fun!

Branden loves working with Ms

Michele.

Ivy, Peyton, Noah, Charlotte

and Lucas having a turn on

the new book bus. An exciting

addition Mr Menin has added

into the Library. We look

forward to Monday every

week to spend time with him!

Grace and Harper show us

how fun the ‘buckets’ are

when we practice our gross

motor skills.

Charlotte and Hamish were

just as excited as Miss Henry to

find out there is a way we can

connect to See Saw at school

(Miss Henrys phone doesn't get

reception!) So we used it to

take some selfies to show off

our amazing work!

Peyton and Buddy showing off

their skills. We are learning

hand eye co-ordination using

the grip balls. This is tricky stuff!

Mason loves ‘sight word

fishing’. We always catch and

release these little ones!

Ruby loves building her sight

words with the coloured rocks.

Building those fine motor

muscles is really important in

Kindergarten!

Amelia and Ivy loved our ‘b’

painting. We painted balloons

using balloons!


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6pm while

Have you tasted one of our Tacos yet? If not you’re missing out! Due to popu-

lar demand every Thursday is now Taco Day at our canteen! We’re opening

Don’t forget to write your preferences on lunch order. Eg: no salad (seems to

be popular!) extra salad (we wish) or no salsa etc. We just want the kids to en-

We’ve expanded our Uniform Shop opening hours so you can now pop in any

Welcome back to all our Dollarmite School Bankers who have already started

have arrived and look awesome! During Term 1 you can order a Bumper Ac-

, by popping into the Commonwealth Bank or enquire via

look forward to school

banking day so remember to fill out your bank books and pop them into your

every 10 school banking deposits processed per student, which goes towards

Week 6 and I get my first

Chappy Chapter update on

the what’s happening

welbeing wise around the school. I’m looking forward to working with many students and helping

them in their area of need. My goal – to see the students become the best they can be and

thrive at Bilambil Public School.

Maths Group My Year 6 group is well under way. They are a happy bunch of vegemite’s, even if I do give them

times tables for homework. Great seeing them excited for maths and learning. Also great using

our new room out the back of Stage 3.

Great space for many of the groups we run

plus for other staff to use as well. An air

conditioner and data projector are about

to be installed. This is all paid for by the

money raised at last year’s Colour Run

Fundraiser. A big thanks to Carpet Court

Tweed South for the top deal and fantastic

looking carpet!

Canteen Kitchen Rules Yes, the Kitchen Crew are back for another year. Still the most popular program and still bearing

great fruit as students who are part of this program grow in confidence, come out of their shells,

and engage in chat that helps them in life.

Let’s see what else happens in 2020! More to come in the (deep voice) “Chappy Chapter”!

Gav Irvine

Student Welbeing Officer

From this

Wow! To this

Chappy Chapter


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UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS We’ve expanded our Uniform Shop opening hours so you can

now pop in any morning of the week. We’re open five days

from 8.35am-9.05am. Of course you are still welcome to order

and pay online at www.bilambilpc.org

SAVE MONEY AT SCHOOL! Welcome back to all our Dollarmite School Bankers who have

already started saving their money through our School Banking

program. The new rewards have arrived and look awesome!

During Term 1 you can order a Bumper Activity Book or a cool

Mini Soccer Ball.

2020 Information Packs have been handed out to Kindergarten,

and to students from other stages who have expressed interest

in joining the school banking program. If you missed out, you

can pick up an info pack from the school office.

You can also sign up online at https://

www.commbank.com.au/banking/school-

banking.html, by popping into the

Commonwealth Bank or enquire via our

P&C Facebook page.

Our banking team – Janelle, Bronny, Jody

and Emily – look forward to school banking

day so remember to fill out your bank

books and pop them into your bags each

Tuesday so you can start working towards

a fantastic reward.

By supporting our P&C School Banking

program, our school receives $5 for every

10 school banking deposits processed per

student, which goes towards helping our

school and students with resources.

SUMMERTIME DISCO Get excited kids, your first school disco of

the year will be happening on

Wednesday, April 1!

Kindy-Year 2 will get their groove on from

4.30-6pm while Years 3-6 will shake up the

dance floor between 6.15 -7.45pm. The

theme is SUMMER. We’ll send out all the

entry details closer to the date. Only

Bilambil school students are able to

attend.

NO RIGHT TURN We are sure you’ve noticed

our new No Right Turn and

Child Safe Zone sign at the exit

to the Kiss and Drop Zone. A

massive thank you to Andrew

‘Greeny’ Green for making it

as bright as he could for us!

Most people are now doing

the right thing by our children

and turning LEFT out the gate

and using the round-a-bout.

Thank you!! It’s always been

the law, but we hope it serves

to remind you on those busy

school mornings and

afternoons. Our children’s

safety depends on you.


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In Term 1 the canteen will be offering specials on

Thursdays at lunchtime only. Term 1’s special will be

Taco Thursday, orders will need to be placed in

their classroom tubs before 10.00am. Each term

there will be a different special available on

Thursdays.

Canteen now open on Thursdays for brekky club

and recess. Don’t forget about our great lunch

Tacos special available.

P&C AGM Interested in being a part of our school community making a difference for our beautiful students

and wonderful school? Come along and join your P&C. On Monday March 16 all current

positions will be declared vacant at our AGM where we’ll be looking for some new faces to form

our committee. Please get in touch via our Facebook page if you would like us to send you the

job descriptions. Of course, if you don’t want a job that is absolutely fine – your opinion is well and

truly valuable enough!! Come along to the staff room at 3.15pm on Monday 16 March, or any of

our meetings on the Monday of Week 3 and Week 8 every term. All welcome.

TACO THURSDAYS ARE HERE! Have you tasted one of our Tacos yet? If not

you’re missing out! Due to popular demand

every Thursday is now Taco Day at our

canteen! We’re opening the canteen on

Thursdays exclusively for Tacos. No other

lunch options are available that day. Choose

between have beef or vegetarian taco’s,

complete with salad, salsa and sour cream.

Don’t forget to write your preferences on

lunch order. Eg: no salad (seems to be

popular!) extra salad (we wish) or no salsa

etc. We just want the kids to enjoy it!!!

Orders are to be placed like a regular lunch

order on the day (Thursday) in class baskets

or at the Canteen by 10.00am.

1 for $3.00 or 2 for $5.00

Vegan option available. GF option may be

available, please contact the Canteen to

discuss first if you require this.


Term 1 - Week 6, 4 March, 2020 Newsletter

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