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PIGEON POST 2019 MAY • 27 May-3 June

RECONCILIATION WEEK

• Tues 28 ~ NAPLAN Online Yr 5 Writing re-sit (opt-in)

• Fri 31 ~ P&C Trivia Night

JUNE • Wed 5 ~ P&C meeting ~

7pm

• Tues 18 - Wed 19 ~ Bachs Band ~ Camp with Woollahra PS

JULY • Wed 3 ~ P&C meeting ~

7pm

• Fri 5 ~ Last day of Term 2

• Mon 22 ~ Staff Development Day (NO STUDENTS)

• Tues 23 ~ STUDENTS RETURN ~ Term 3 starts

• Wed 31 ~ OC Placement Test

Student voice and leadership is highly valued at Balmain Public School! This manifests in a variety of ways…

It’s fabulous to see our students’ passions and initiatives being realised and nurtured within the school environment.

Watch out for upcoming information on how we’re going to sponsor a koala!

We’re excited! Maria Lambos Principal

Order your school uniform items here...

Student voice…

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School Calendar2019 TERM 2 @ BPS

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/SUN

5 RECONCILIATION WEEK

27 May 28 May NAPLAN Online Y5 Writing re-sit (already opted-in only)

29 May 30 May 31 May TRIVIA NIGHT

63 June 4 June 5 June

P&C Meeting 6 June 7 June

710 June QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY ~ PUBLIC HOLIDAY

11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June

817 June 18 June

BACHS BAND CAMP (with Woollahra PS)

19 June BACHS BAND CAMP (with Woollahra PS)

20 June 21 June

924 June Music Evening

25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June

101 July 2 July 3 July

P&C Meeting4 July 5 July

LAST DAY OF TERM 2

2019 TERM 3 @ BPS

122 July Staff Development Day ~ NO STUDENTS

23 July ALL STUDENTS K-6 RETURN *OC 2020 Placement Test

24 July 25 July 26 July

229 July 30 July 31 July 1 August 2 August

3 EDUCATION WEEK

5 August 6 August 7 August P&C Meeting

8 August 9 August

BPS event

P&C event

ALL UNDERLINED ENTRIES ON THIS PAGE ARE LINKED TO UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR, WEBSITE AND/OR OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE

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!is week's Positive Pete winners…

PREMIER’S DEBATING CHALLENGEOn Thursday 23rd May, Alexandra S 5/6W, Arjuna T 5/6Y, Danielle K 5/6N, Eleanor L 5/6W and  Seeyeon K 5/6Y (reserve), participated in the first debate of the 'Premier's Debating Challenge' against Annandale Public School.

The team was the negative team and argued that 'All classes shouldn't have a dog or cat as a class pet'. It was a well-argued debate from both teams and the end result was a win to Balmain Public School!

All of debaters did an absolutely amazing job for their first debate in front of another school, showing their dedication through lunchtime practice sessions.  Balmain Public School is very proud! We look forward to hearing how future debates go and wish the team the very best of luck for the remaining three debates - well done!

Ms Megan Sweeney ~ Coordinator

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TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE ON FLEXI-SCHOOLS FOR THE PARENTS EVENING & PURCHASE OF KID’S INDIVIDUAL ARTWORKS www.flexischools.com.au

an ArtistSpotlight on

Ken Done has verygenerously donated thelimited edition print(pictured), DecemberReef that will beavailable in the silentauction. Ken’s first soloexhibition was held inSydney in 1980.

EARLY STAGE ONE & STAGE ONE ~ LEARN LIVE LEAD

K Duruga Miles L-R - demonstrating maturity and growth in the class rooms K Potoroo Tom R - excellent handwriting K/1 Miima Kolohe P - assisting all his peers and making sure they always feel included 1/2 Banjorah Mira F - displaying a positive and mature attitude towards her learning 1/2 Collarenebri Vivan N - using incredible vocabulary while working on his writing 1/2 Gidgjirrigaa Mason M - doing a fantastic job of listening to and following instructions 1/2 Hielamon Charlotte H - consistently completing her work thoughtfully with time and care

STAGE TWO & STAGE THREE ~ POSITIVE PETE & YOU CAN DO IT! (Getting Along)

S2 Positive Pete - Kaito S 4/5R S3 Positive Pete - Marcella C-H 4/5R 3/4 Alura Dante S - embracing all subjects all of the time and starting tasks straight away 3/4 Kabi Kabi Luca D - improved organisation towards his learning 3/4 Malya Marco M - organisation with all learning activities and being prepared for learning 4/5 Ritarngu Vilja J - her exemplary behaviour during class. Well done! 5/6 Lamalama Antoine F - organising his maths investigations in a neat and tidy manner 5/6 Nakkara Oscar F - always being willing to help 5/6 Waka Waka Izac M - his contribution to an excellent Freedom to Learn presentation, demonstrating his organised approach to group work 5/6 Yorta Yorta Veronica N - her organisation and productivity when working on independent learning tasks

ES1 & S1 ~ POSITIVE PETE & YOU CAN DO IT! (Term 1 ~ Getting Along)

ES1 Positive Pete - Miles L-R KD S1 Positive Pete - Annabel L 1/2G

K Duruga Naomi O’B - always assisting her peers K Potoroo Anna B - excellent concentration in reading groups K/1 Miima Georgie C - organising herself in the classroom before she starts her work 1/2 Banjorah Max O - organising his team of construction workers to create a procedure of his Lego rocket ship 1/2 Collarenebri S Thomas H - demonstrating patience and organisation in all situations 1/2 Gidgjirrigaa Oliver D - always being kind and looking out for his friends 1/2 Hielamon Oscar F - being well organised and settling to tasks quickly in Literacy Groups

STAGE TWO & STAGE THREE ~ LEARN LIVE LEAD

3/4 Alura Luca M - consistent improvement throughout the year 3/4 Kabi Kabi Lucas Y - his improved effort towards writing 3/4 Malya Billy B - his confidence, enthusiasm and dedication to his learning 4/5 Ritarngu Santi L-S — showing he is ready to learn during class time! 5/6 Lamalama Charlotte P - her excellent persuasive essay incorporating high modal verbs 5/6 Nakkara Winona M - her very convincing and compelling visualisation performance 5/6 Waka Waka Eehit S - demonstrating outstanding commitment to his learning this term Liam Y - application to all areas of his learning 5/6 Yorta Yorta Sofia H - her confident public speaking skills when presenting her Freedom to Learn project

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VOICE. TREATY. TRUTH. LET’S WORK TOGETHER FOR A SHARED FUTURE. 7-14 July 2019

This year's NAIDOC week theme is 'Voice. Treaty. Truth'. At Balmain Public School, we are committed to involving Aboriginal families and students in our decision making process. We believe it's important for our Aboriginal students to have a say in what aspects of Aboriginal culture we teach in our school and how we implement cultural programs. https://www.naidoc.org.au

On Friday, we visited Boomalli Artist Gallery and Cooperative, to connect with local Aboriginal artists. Our Aboriginal students viewed artworks by more than 20 different artists and created a 'wish list' of people they would like to have visit our school. We are getting excited about the next part of this process, which will be reaching out to local Aboriginal artists to help us make works in our classrooms.

As part of this initiative, Aboriginal students have also had the opportunity to visit the bookshop to choose the Aboriginal texts we will be using in our classrooms.  These texts will also inform the indigenous component of our investigative learning program, as we aim to have teachers, students and families, working together to foster Aboriginal student voice at BPS. 

 You can visit the awesome Boomalli Art Gallery at 55/59 Flood St, Leichhardt NSW 2040 https://www.boomalli.com.au/

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Congratulations to…

Lauren H, Leo L & Lachlan R for qualifying for the next competitive level:

The Sydney East Cross Country Championships! Stay tuned for updates!

Balmain Zone Cross Country Carnival

At Bicentennial Park, Glebe

Wednesday 22 March

Thank you to the following students for representing Balmain PS with pride and showing so much support for one another. We had a fantastic day!

8/9 year olds

Lauren H Leo L

Elise G Henry S Emma C

Andrew K Amelia W

Joe S Georgia F

Will M Vivienne T

Zac S

10 year olds

Clementine B Oscar F Emily R

William B Alesha S-D

Max R Hayley M Jonah J Olivia S Luca D Ellie B Mac F

11 year olds

Cassia D Lachlan R

Asha S Lachlan W Harriet L Samuel S Matilde L Arjuna T Greta R

Joshua C Lara O Santi S

12/13 year olds

Hannah B Auli C-Y Leah S-D Lachlan W Eeshna S

Finn W Alexia K Charlie H

Mya H Jonathan T Phoebe M

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NSW Interschools

Skiing Championship Next school holidays, Balmain Public School will be entering a team in the NSW Interschools Skiing Championship in Thredbo. http://www.nswinterschools.com.au

The event runs from 16 to 20 July and is suitable for competent skiers and boarders, from K to 6.

Events include:

• Ski - Ski Cross, Downhill, Cross Country, Moguls

• Snowboard - Giant Slalom and Board Cross

The event attracts hundreds of participants from across the state. It should be a fantastic opportunity for the students of all standards!

All travel and accommodation is arranged independently. To be clear, this is not a school ski trip. The team will race together and support each other, but otherwise, each family will arrange their own trip.

It would be great to get a good sized team together, I’m sure there must be lots of ski families in the school community who would love to see their children compete in this fun event.

To find out more, contact Natasha Foster nfoster@balrec.com.au or 0428 181 700.

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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE! Kindergarten have been studying LIVING THINGS for science. Our first excursion to

Wildlife World was SO much fun and we learnt about so many creatures.

We had real encounters with some of the animals and

even got to pat a kangaroo!

Some of us were curious about the reptiles, some of us were

wary… some of us found them a little

bit scary!

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At the end of the best excursion ever… we needed a rest, so

we lay down together!

We tried to be scary, but we are really too sweet…

Crocodiles look terrifying with their

scales and sharp teeth…

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1/2 CollarenebriInvestigations

MathematicsArt

“With Cormac and my friends I made a haunted house in box construction. When you go inside there is a table with a scratch, the carpet is smothered with blood. Inside the toilet it is flooding with water. The person who is sleeping here has a Ferrari. We made it out of one big box, some paper and paddle-pop sticks, tape, some small boxes. I kinda like that it's haunted and has all these cracks in it.” – Oscar D

"There's thousands of money in our bank and inside the bank there's the button that lots of money falls out and you can grab it. We have been working on it for a very long time and the robot makes the money at the mint and I'm the robot. Aitan is the bank keeper and he's half robot half bank manager. He keeps the bank and helps make the money. Vivan is the backup robot and he makes money with me. We are the richest men alive!" - Lachlan H

"First I wanted to make a triangle so then I wanted to make a square and then I thought I wanted to make some curls on it so that's how I got it! Tessellation is shapes that don't have any gaps or overlaps and then we decorated them for art." - Frederique R

“We've started area, area is the space that something takes up. We're measuring it. We're figuring out if squares or rectangles are better to use.” - Arwen J

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Literacy“If you use adjectives and if it's a chapter book you know what one of the characters look like and it can help you have a good picture inside your head. It makes your w r i t i n g m o r e interesting. We used adjectives to describe the Gruffalo.” - Emmie B

"The gruffalo has Raser sharp finger nails and teeth as sharp as a harpoon and bright white horns also a cherry red nose. He has flaming orange eyes and a pinecone tail. He has a lime green wart on the end of his nose and spiky claws at the end of his hands." - Aitan M, Emmie B and Farran W

Mother’s Day“We cut the pieces of writing out and we did whatever drawing we want and I did lots of leaves, about s ix teen leaves , and butterflies too. My mum said “Miss Cooper must have done a LOT of work!” She loved it!” - Rosie F

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