BOAMBEE BULLETIN

2nd March, 2018 Term 1, Week 5 Phone 6653 1107 ‘Achievement through Effort’ Fax 6658 2543 E-mail boambee-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au BPS online www.boambee-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

“A smile and a kind work can change someone’s whole day!”

Principal’s Report We are almost halfway through the term - can you believe that?! I’m sure you heard the big ‘crunch’ from our oval yesterday as our school participated in the Big Vegie Crunch. It was fantastic to see the healthy food being consumed - well done everyone! I’m hoping to see as many families tonight at Flip Out for the P & C’s first fundraiser for the year. There will be a bbq and cakes to purchase as well. See you there! We have had great success at the district and mid north coast swimming carnivals over recent weeks. We certainly have a talented group of swimmers! Our school was the champion school at the district carnival - what a great achievement! Good luck to all swimmers who have qualified for the north coast carnival next week. This week, I participated in an Education Roadshow that was delivered by Mark Scott, Secretary NSW Department of Education, Murat Dizdar, Deputy Secretary and Georgina Harrisson, Deputy Secretary. Principals and Directors from the North Coast gathered to discuss the Department of Education’s Strategic Plan and for us to provide feedback about the needs of our schools. It was pleasing to participate in a transparent and open forum. Our Strategic Plan for 2018-2020 is close to being finalised and will be released to the community before the end of this term. Staff have been meeting with me over the past two weeks, discussing their 2018 Performance and Development Plan. Teachers identify professional goals, identifying relevant professional learning and discuss what evidence we can gather to

support the achievement of the goals. As part of my performance and development plan, my role as an instructional leader will be to support and guide staff and students in the classrooms. I’m looking forward to having an increasing presence in all classrooms this year and beyond. Have a great weekend. Brad Lyne - Principal PBL This fortnight, our PBL focus is 'Being a Learner'. Our Stage 3 leaders did another amazing job on Monday teaching the younger grades what Learners do. The lesson explored knowing your learning goals, following a path to success and sharing and celebrating success. At our assemblies, one student from each class will receive the PBL Learner award for demonstrating the qualities of a Learner. Assessment and Reporting This week students in Years 1 to 6 received Feedback on Student Progress (pink cover sheet). This overview lets you know how your child is going in some key areas of Literacy and Numeracy and provides some ideas on things you can do at home to support your child in these areas. As always if you have any questions about this feedback sheet please contact your child’s teacher. Primary Assembly Week 3 Class Awards Congratulations to the following students for their fantastic efforts at school.

3BF - Jazz Barrow, Rose-Anna Herden, Jasmine Dunstan and Max Vaughan 3G - Taylor Williams, Poppi Hudson, Cooper Hatfield and Bryson Galvin 3/4H - Troy Backhouse, Jake Clunas, Isabella Brooks and Lily Bourne 4B - Jaylah Jeffery, Brooke Mulholland, Kash Vine and Noah Nielsen 4S - Ruari Buttle, Jax Mackay, Emma Totzl and Hendrix Ward 5D Koen Loader, Casie Anderson, Ben Bourke-Hernandez and Isabelle Eggins 5T Luke Smith, Madison Duck, Lauren Krainik and Caleb Saxby 6M - Duke Cassel, Joe Grabovszky, Lara Trebilcock and Ella-Ruth Beynon Whitelaw 6S - Sky Hoskins-Quinn, Hamish Flemington, Ella Floyd and Jia Mounser

At this assembly Amali Te Skinner, Perri Nash, Sophie Watson, Macsen Carter, Kaitlyn Ablett, Chelsea Burns, Roxy Thomas, Kiara Thomson and Malekai Jedyn were awarded a Safe PBL Award. Congratulations! Infants Assembly Week 4 Class Awards Congratulations to the following students for their fantastic efforts at school. KD - Jordan Foster, Isla Williams, Abel McKay and Levi Mclauchlan KL - Josie Zariquiey, Isabelle Bathgate, Mase Feltrin and Thomas Edmonds KW - Bronte Nightingale, Viggo Harriman, Sebastian Wiseman and Mia Luck

1F - Quincy Barrow, Estelle Baechtold, Chisel Hudson and Bronte Doyle 1H - Kyan Ferreira, Amaya Seager, Lachlan Purnell and Sophie Ralph 1T - Cooper Francis, Alana Chamberlain, Ivy Wheeler-Smith and Oliver Horton 1/2N - Mia Ryan, Liyla Davies, Harry Trindall and Cody Booth 2P - Alara Goodwin, Grace Ablett, Jasper Wakeham and Eric Burns 2S - Millie Curran, Riley Forsythe, Clementine Hook and Indi Knowles At this assembly Te’ella Kelly, Will Forsythe, Joshua Keipert, Izabella Lawson, Pippa Robertson, Kennedy Lane, Tahlia Keipert, Olivia Purnell and Oscar Gunthorpe received Safe PBL Awards. Congratulations!

Thank You A huge thank you to everyone that helped cover our new readers. Most of the books have now been returned and are in classrooms being used. Uniform Shop For the next two weeks the Uniform Shop will be open on Monday’s from 9am until 10.30am. Please remember you can purchase school hats from the school office any time for $12.00 each.

Kindergarten Bus Safety On Wednesday Kindergarten had a visit from Steve and Sandra from NRMA to teach us all about bus safety. Sandra and Steve told us to keep 5 steps back from the road when waiting for our bus at the bus stop. Then Kindergarten went for a fun bus ride to

practise our bus safety rules. Toormina District and MNC Swimming Congratulations to all our wonderful swimmers who represented our school. Pictured is the Senior Boys and Girls Relay Teams. Those swimmers who have qualified for the North Coast round will head to Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre on Wednesday, 7th March.

School Photos - 21st March 2018 School photo envelopes were sent home with students this week, one envelope for each child. If you need a sibling order envelope please see the front office. Please return envelope with correct money inside (no change will be given as the envelopes are processed by Advanced Life Photography).

2018 Class Requisites Class Requisites are $50.00 per student from Kindergarten to Year 6. These funds will be used to upgrade our technology and help with classroom supplies. Payments can be made online: school app or website or at the school office with cheque, cash or EFTPOS. P&C Voluntary Contribution The P&C is asking families for a Voluntary Contribution of $40.00 per student or $100.00 per family with three or more students. These funds help subsidise various activities through the school such as home readers, library books and technology. Canteen Supervisor Bellingen PS An opportunity exists for an innovative person to take on a temporary role of canteen supervisor at Bellingen Public School. The role is to oversee the day-to-day operations of the school canteen, including the supervision and rostering of relevant staff and volunteers. The hourly rate for this position is $20.63 to $21.68. The total salary package will include employer’s contribution to superannuation and leave loading. For further information please contact the Principal: Graeme Ross 6655 1147. All applications for this position must be made through https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/ Applications close at 4:00pm on the 8/3/2018. Canteen News The special for the next 2 weeks will be a Chirpy Burger (crumbed chicken patty with lettuce, cheese, pineapple and mayo on a roll) and any milk or popper for $5. Canteen Roster Wed 7th - Leanne Krainik, Kylie Welsh & Jenny Makinson Thur 8th - Agnieszka Hambling, Birdie Wilson & Jodi Hudson Fri 9th - Susan Dean-Hickey, Sandra Jeffery, Kylee Evans Wed 14th - Ada Lambert, Jan McJannett Thur 15th - Sarah Floyd, Krystle Knowles Fri 16th - Donna Nash, Marie Kane, Pam Thompson

Bingo Tuesday’s, at 7.00pm, eyes down at the Coffs Ex Services Club. Tuesday, 6th March - Team 4 - Penny Smith and Kristy Watson Tuesday, 13th March - Team 1 - Trudy Jeffery, Sandra Jeffery and Lisa Townsend Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday 4 March Clean Up Australia Day is an opportunity for all Australians to bring family, friends, neighbours and colleagues together to take action to protect their local environment by removing rubbish before it damages our precious parks, bushland, waterways and oceans. “Signing up for 2018 Clean Up Australia Day is the ideal way for every Australian to take a positive position - lots of small actions like picking up local rubbish can help reduce the 8 million tonnes of plastic entering oceans worldwide each year,” said Ian Kiernan AO, Chairman and founder of Clean Up Australia. Visit www.cleanup.org.au to find a clean-up site near you, or to register your own site. Today, all classes at Boambee Participated in ‘Clean Up Schools Day’. We joined thousands of students around the country to clean up our school. Each year group was allocated the area around their own classroom, as well as a communal space to clean up.

Boambee Basketball Your child in Stage 2 has just completed Week 3 of its basketball session in the Sporting Schools Program. We have many children enjoying basketball and Coffs basketball would like to enter teams in the Year 3 and 4 boys and girls competition on Saturday at Sportz Central. The government is offering $100 rebate for each child to help in registration. If you would like your child to play please email development@coffsharbourbasketball.com.au with your child’s details. Also we are looking for Year 5 and 6 boys and girls.  

 

Boambee PS is collecting vouchers. 

There are collection boxes located at 

the top of the stairs outside the school 

office as well as one 

inside. Toormina Coles 

will also be placing one 

at the store. Please 

encourage your friends 

and family to start 

collecting the vouchers 

so we can order some 

new Sports Equipment. SRC News

The SRC assisted with and promoted two events, which the whole school took part in this week. The ‘Big Vegie Crunch’ and ‘Clean Up Schools Day’. We would like to thank the sponsors of this event Golden Dawn, Kennie Little’s Fruit and Veg, Woolworths and Mother Natures for their donations which kept us crunching all day.

Important Dates

02.03.18 P&C Flipout Fundraiser 07.03.18 North Coast Swimming 09.03.18 Infants Assembly - 11.50am 16.03.18 Primary Assembly - 11.50am 21.03.18 School Photos 21.03.18 Yarn Up Meeting - 11am in 1F 23.03.18 Cross Country 26.03.18 to 29.03.18 Book Fair 29.03.18 Easter Hat Parade 30.03.18 Good Friday 02.04.18 Easter Monday 06.04.18 Whole School Assembly- 11.50am 11.04.18 to 12.04.18 NSW PSSA Swimming 13.04.18 P&C Colour Run 13.04.18 Last Day Of Term 1