Banksia Bulletin Banksia Road Primary School

65 Banksia Road, Greenacre NSW 2190

Tel 9707 3423 Fax 9790 5607 Email banksiaroad-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Caring, creative, challenging and achieving

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

CALENDAR

Week 10 2019 April

Wednesday 3rd Playgroup Thursday 4th K - 2 Assembly – 2C Item Friday 5th Uniform Shop 8:45 – 9.15am Year 1 & 2 parents are

invited into their child’s

classroom from 2:15 – 3pm.

Week 11 2019 April

Monday 8th Uniform Shop 8.45 - 9.15am Gelato Day ($3 each) Coles providing Crunch ‘n’

Sip No Homework Club

Wednesday 10th Playgroup Good as Gold Day Thursday 11th K – 2 Easter Hat parade from

9:30am Year 3 to 6 Cross Country at

Gosling Park from 9:30am P & C Bake Stall No Assembly Friday 12th Uniform Shop 8:45 - 9:15am ANZAC Assembly (no PSSA)

Last day for Term 1

Students return for Term 2 on Tuesday 30th April

Notes home:

P&C Raffle ticket booklet and note

K-2 Easter Hat Parade Gelato Day

Year 3-6 Cross Country Upcoming events:

Next P & C meeting is Monday 29th April from 6:30pm in the staffroom

Homework Club resumes Monday 6th May (week2) Year 1 & 2 Vaucluse House excursion (2nd & 3rd May)

NAPLAN ONLINE

By the end of this week, every student in Year 3 and 5 will have sat an ‘Omnibus’ test which is a practice test

involving a combination of reading, numeracy and language conventions. Of course these are done online and are a test of our internet connectivity. Every school

across Australia will do NAPLAN online by 2020.

There are two main benefits:

- Students are more engaged with the online platform (note: Year 3 still complete the writing with pencil and paper).

- Schools receive the results within three weeks which informs our teaching.

NAPLAN will occur from May 14th till May 24th.

UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDING

The construction of the new building is expected to start in approximately 8 to 10 weeks. We will keep you

informed of future updates.

GELATO DAY

On Monday 8th April, Stage 3 are holding a Gelato Stall to support their learning in history and science. All

students are welcome to buy a gelato at a cost of $3 per serve. This will be a fundraiser for ‘Year 6 Funday’ and

Farewell.

COLES CRUNCH ‘n’ SIP

On Monday 8th April, Banksia Rd students will receive their Crunch 'n' Sip, a donation from our local Coles

supermarket. Every student will be encouraged to take 1 - 2 pieces of fruit to encourage healthy eating habits. As

such, parents and caregivers do not need to provide Crunch 'n' Sip for their child(ren) on that day. The school

would like to thank Coles Greenacre for their generous

donation and continued support over the years.

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K-2 EASTER HAT PARADE

On Thursday 11th April at 9.30am under the Infants COLA, K-2 will hold their annual Easter hat parade. Easter hats should be made at home and brought to

school to parade. Parents are invited to attend.

P & C - BAKE STALL – 11TH APRIL

We are asking for donations of cakes/slices for the Bake Stall on Thursday 11th April. Please bring to the

Uniform Shop Wednesday afternoon (10th April) or Thursday morning (11th April). All proceeds will go towards purchasing more laptops for students.

P & C EASTER EGG RAFFLE – 11th April

Raffle booklets have been sent home today. Children can sell tickets to family and friends. They are 50c

each or 3 for $1. (One whole booklet contains 15 tickets = $5 per booklet). The raffle will be drawn at

the Easter Hat Parade on Thursday 11th April. All parents are welcome to attend the parade from

9:30am in the hall.

Please make sure any tickets sold have the name

and class / contact phone number clearly written on

the stub.

Donations of Easter Eggs are also requested which can be left at the Uniform Shop any morning from

8:45am till 9:10am until Wednesday 10th April.

YEAR 3-6 CROSS COUNTRY- 11th April

All students in Year 3 to 6 are expected to attend the Cross Country carnival at Gosling Park from 9:30am

till approximately 12pm. Students will complete the

course of roughly 1.5km in either:

- Junior (8 and 9 years old)

- 10 year old category

- 11 year old category

- 12 years or above category

Girls and boys are in separate categories

The age is what you turn this year

Students will need to wear sports uniform or house colours. They will need a hat, sunscreen and a water

bottle. Lunch will be back at school.

All parents are welcome to attend. Permission to walk to the park has been given as part of the enrolment process. Please return the note only if your child has

a medical condition we need to be aware of.

PAYMENTS DUE

Year Excursion Due Date Cost

K-6 Good as Gold Movie

Wed 3 Apr

$10

1-2 Vaucluse House

Wed 10 Apr

$20

6 Polo shirt Thu 11 Apr

$35

K-6 School Requirements

Fri 12 Apr $100 -$120

TERM 2 FUNDRAISER ROHINGYA CAMP

We will raise money during the month of Ramadan

(approx. 5th May till 4th June) and for the remainder of

Term 2.

After discussions at the P & C meeting we have decided to once again raise funds for those who are less

fortunate.

We will raise money for the Rohingya camp in

Bangladesh (the largest refugee camp in the world). Over 50% of these are children. Having fled Myanmar,

they are forced to live in difficult conditions. Banksia Road Public School students, staff and parents think it's a suitable program for a school fundraiser, as it

promotes the right to an education even in the most dire

of circumstances.

BRONZE AWARDS

Congratulations to the following Year 3-6 students who

received their bronze awards at last Thursday’s assembly:

3A – Sedra; 3R – Adam M, Ayah T, Khaled D, Ryan, Yaqub; 4A – Layla, Lyne, Shoaib; 4H – Mohammad,

Bilal, Syed Khalid; 5O – Esilome Congratulations to the following K-2 students who will

receive their bronze award at this Thursday’s (4th April) assembly:

KM – Sereen; 1/2S - Yasin

The cut off to hand in merit awards to the office is Thursday at 11.55am which is the end of lunch. These

bronze awards will be given out to students on their next

allocated assembly.

SCHOOL BANKING

A reminder that Thursday is school banking day; please send in your yellow booklet to the school. To participate

in school banking, open a youth saver account at the Commonwealth Bank. School banking encourages

children to regularly deposit money and earn Dollarmite tokens to be redeemed for a reward.

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FLEXISCHOOLS

A Canteen online ordering system will commence next

term. If you would like to place a canteen order online then download the APP as outlined below.

Wednesday, 3 April 2019 Issue 39 - Term 4 - Week 9

Wednesday, 3 April 2019 Issue 39 - Term 4 - Week 9

Wednesday, 3 April 2019 Issue 39 - Term 4 - Week 9

Wednesday, 3 April 2019 Issue 39 - Term 4 - Week 9

Wednesday, 3 April 2019 Issue 39 - Term 4 - Week 9