Week 8, Term 3 Learning Together 8/9/16

NewsletterBlairmount Public School

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Principal: Mr Greg Turnbull Rel. Deputy Principal: Mrs Renee Heyburgh Dear Families, Could we please remind ALL parents and students to use the school crossings on Badgaly Road and Clydedale Drive of a morning and afternoon. We had two near misses this week where parents and students crossed NOT at the crossing in front of traffic. We can only be thankful that these incidents were not more serious. Thank you for your support in this matter.

On a much more positive note I would like to congratulate all of the students that have represented Blairmount at the Zone Athletics Carnival over the last two days. Mr Evans and Miss Palmer have had nothing but praise for both the behaviour and the sportspersonship demonstrated by our students. Please look out for a full report in our next newsletter. Regards Greg Turnbull Principal P&C Meeting Just a reminder that our next P&C meeting will be held on;; Monday 12th September at 6pm in the staffroom As always everyone is welcome to attend.

Library Borrowing Due to Mrs Burden taking some leave, unfortunately there will be no more library borrowing for the remainder of the term. Students will be able to borrow again in term 4 once Mrs Burden returns. Spelling Bee Congratulations to our dual Kindergarten Spelling Bee Champions: Tahlee H (KR) & Logan M (KR)

The regional finals are in Week 10 for our two junior and two senior finalists. Wish them well if you see them around! Aleksandra M, Jackson P, Martin M & Carter E.

Book Week 2016 On Thursday the 25th August we held our annual Book Week Parade. The effort students and teachers went to this year on their costumes was fantastic. Students enjoyed parading their costumes and getting into character for a day. A big thank you to all the parents and carers for your help in preparing students costumes the day was a huge success. Book Week is all about fostering a love of reading. At Blairmount we encourage students to read for enjoyment and it was great to see that so many students spent time and effort reading books and researching the perfect character. Finally a big thank you to teachers and staff for their support on the day, it was enjoyed by all. Mrs Currie

Year 6 News Save the Date Wednesday 14th December, for the Year 6 Farewell.

Our Year 6 farewell will be at the Campbelltown Catholic Club again this year and students and teachers are really looking forward to a wonderful evening.

Please note -­‐ The Campbelltown Catholic Club are not permitting any cars to drop students off at the club entry or any hire cars on site for safety reasons.

Invitations will come home early next term.

Enrol Now for Kindergarten 2017 If you have a pre-­school child turning 5 years old on or before 31st July 2017, they are eligible to enrol in Kindergarten for 2017. Please begin enrolling siblings, informing family members, friends and neighbours. Enrolment forms can be collected from the front office. Completing an enrolment form will ensure you receive valuable information about our transition programs. The Busy, Buzzy, Learners program is also filling fast. The program held at Blairmount PS is an 8 week transition program preparing pre-­schoolers & parents for BIG school. Each session will have a specific focus with a variety of activities including literacy, numeracy, music, art, craft and social play. There will also be opportunities to visit the library, computer lab and become more familiar with different areas of the school. Many different skills will be highlighted including some simple, cheap and effective ideas for you and your children at home. To ensure your child’s place in the program or if you have any questions, please contact Penny Golledge on 4626 1795.

Art Competition Last term students from Blairmount were invited to enter the ‘Collective Visions’ Art Competition at Sarah Redfern High School. The competition was open for all students in the Macarthur/Campbelltown area. Blairmount was represented by 15 very talented artists. I am very pleased to announce that Caitlyn C was awarded 1st place in the Stage 3 category and Hannah D was awarded 2nd place in the Stage 3 category. Congratulations to Caitlyn, Hannah and all the other students who represented our school. The winning artworks will be displayed near the foyer if you would like to see them. Thankyou Ms Gosling

Girls Rugby League ‘Legends’ State Finals On the 1st September (Thursday Week 6), the Senior Girls Rugby League team represented Blairmount Public School in the NRL Legend’s State Finals. The team trained regularly with Mr Blake at lunch times and represented the school well with their behaviour and their effort in all the games on the day. They won 3 out of the 4 games in their pool and went on to win their semi-­finals. Unfortunately, they lost their Grand Final game against St Joseph's Taree by two points (the final score was 12-­10). Congratulations to the following girls for their amazing success on the day:

Lourdez 5/6P Meleana 5/6P Lyric S 5/6M

Latoyah A 5/6M Latoya S BC56 Sisilia S BC56

Angelene F BC56 Brennae D BC56

Kelli F BC56 Tristeny 5/6J Monalisa 5/6J

Tell Them From Me Survey We always value your feedback in regards to what we are doing at school. If you would like to have a say about what we are doing at Blairmount please use the link below to complete the survey;;

HTTPS://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/ws6jw First Aide in the Home Last Tuesday 12 of our parents participated in the Family First Aid course run by Hands-­On First Aid. Everyone had a great time during the workshop & came away with a lot of information & skills to use within the home.

Annual parent Conference Last Thursday Miss Pollock, Mrs Golledge & 8 Parents attended the Annual Parent Conference at John Warby Public School. This was a very inspirational day with many wonderful guest speakers including the former Governor of NSW, Professor The Hon Dame Marie Bashir. We also enjoyed many performances from students of other schools & took part in a Drum Beat exercise. We all came away with some wonderful ideas of how to implement the ‘Power of Positive thinking’ into our school community.

Zone Champion Today at Zone Athletics Carnival Kaleb Chatters was announced as the u/11 boy champion for the carnival. Kaleb had a first in the 200m and a second in the 100m events today as well as solid efforts in his field events yesterday. Well done on your efforts Kaleb. Kaleb along with a number of other Blairmount students will represent the Campbelltown Zone at the Sydney South West Regional carnival next Wednesday at the Campbelltown Athletic Stadium. A full report on the Zone and Regional carnivals will be in the next newsletter.