Term 4 Week 6 Newsletter 2015

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Upcoming Dates:

11th November:

Stage 2 Rugby 7s

Tournament & Stage 1

Excursion to The

Entrance

16th – 27th November:

Stage 1 Swim School

18th November:

Star FM Breakfast

Broadcast & Yr 6 Tumbi

High Orientation Day

19th November:

Stage 3 Oz Tag Gala Day

11th December:

Picnic Day

14th December:

Presentation Day

16th December:

Kindy Graduation &

Year 6 Farewell

Week 6 We are almost half way through the term and ‘busy’ is a word being bandied about in all areas of the school and wider community. I think for educators, the end of year is one of our most intense times: planning for the coming school year, organising classes, presentation assemblies, Year 6 farewell, reports etc. It is really important to read all of the information that comes home to families to ensure a smooth transition into the Christmas holiday period. At this time, classes for 2016 have not been finalised. Organising class structures, staff and placing students into classes is a long and carefully considered process. Students will be advised of their new classes on the first day back next year. If you know that you will be leaving the school before the commencement of the 2016 school year, can you please advise the ladies in the office as soon as possible. Each year, the school conducts an Annual School Assessment Survey. This survey is designed to assess current school practices and policies on learning, along with parent satisfaction. Responses will be used to improve and guide future directions at our school.

All feedback is greatly appreciated and we would appreciate if you have the time to complete the survey via the link below as we truly value your feedback The link will be accessible until Friday 11 December, 2015.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/bapsparent

You can also access the survey from both our Facebook site and school website.

Do you have a friend or family member who is considering attending our

great school next year? If you do please encourage them to come and

collect an enrolment form.

Mr Dalkeith

Uniform Shop News

EXTRA UNIFORM SHOP OPENING TIMES FOR 2016

Tuesday 19th January 9 am -11am

Wednesday 20th January 11am - 1:00pm

Thursday 21st January 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Wednesday 27th January 8:30 am – 9:30 am

Monday 1st February 8:30am - 9:30am

After the 1st February normal hours will continue as follows:

Tuesday and Friday 8:30am – 9:00am

Wednesday 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Kindy 2016 Play-date

THURSDAY 12th NOVEMBER

We invite all 2016 BAPS Kindergarten students to join us for a

play-date THIs THURSDAY (12th November) at the Saltwater

Creek Rotary Reserve at Long Jetty (the bike track park).

The play-date will start at 9.30am and finish at 11am.

Please come along! Don’t forget to bring a hat and a drink!

Star FM live breakfast broadcast

On November 18th Star FM will be broadcasting live from our school from 6am - 9am! Don’t forget to order your Bacon & Egg Roll! We will have a coffee van, performances from our

talented school groups and raffle tickets for the P&C

Christmas raffle will be available.

If you know of any local businesses who would like to

kindly donate to our raffle, please see Miss Sadi or

our P&C.

All welcome to spend the morning with us.

Breakfast Club

Now on Monday AND Friday mornings in the Hall from 8.30am

Stage 2 students have been researching silkworms and compiled an information report. Here are some interesting

facts they’ve discovered…

* Silkworms can live in a container as long as there are air holes for them to breathe.

*Silkworms don't need to drink water. Instead, they get water from the mulberry leaves they eat. (Can you think of

another animal like that?)

* Don't worry if you run out of fresh mulberry leaves, as silkworms can eat a small amount of lettuce leaves, but it

affects the quality of their silk.

* They have large strong jaws for cutting and slicing through mulberry leaves.

* Silkworms hatch out of eggs and as they eat, they grow bigger. Once they reach a certain size, they spin a silk

cocoon and turn into moths.

* The worms grow to about seventy times their original size and shed their skin four times!!!!

* Did you know that a silkworm stays in its cocoon for three weeks before emerging as a moth?

*Did you know that once a

moth lays eggs, it dies? : (

* The scientific name for a

silkworm is Bombyx Mori.

* Today there are no wild

silkworms left.

Selective High School Placement – Yr 7 2017

Are you interested in your child gaining a placement at a Selective High School for Year 7 in 2017?

Online applications for Year 7 selective high school placement in 2017 opened on Tuesday 13 October 2015 and

will remain open until 10:00 pm on Monday 16 November 2015. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE ONLINE.

THERE ARE NO PAPER FORMS.

http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/…/k-6a…/shsplacement/index.php