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BARNIER PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

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Mon 15th Feb @ 7pm

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Wednesday, 16th May

ES1 Assembly @ 1:45pm in the hall

Friday, 18th May

Stage 3 Assembly @ 1:45pm in the hall

Monday, 21st May

P&C Meeting @ 7:30pm

Wednesday, 23rd May

Maths Olympiad 5/6K

P&C Second Hand Uniform Stall @ 8:30am

Interrelate - Year 6

Stage 1 Incursion - Last day for payment


Thursday, 24th May

Interrelate Year 5

Friday, 25th May

PSSA Winter Round 1

Stage 1 Incursion - Fairytale Fiasco


Tuesday, 29th May

ICAS Science (Years 3 - 6)

Wednesday, 30th May

Coffee Morning Tea @ 8:45am

Zone Cross Country

Interrelate - Year 6

ES1 Assembly @ 1:45pm in the hall

Thursday, 31st May

Interrelate Year 5


Whole School Assembly @ 1:45pm

Friday, 1st June

PSSA Winter Round 2



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Mon 15th Feb @ 7pm

PRINCIPAL REPORT

Welcome back to school everyone! I hope you all had a

relaxing and fun holiday!

I look forward to a productive and happy term ensuring that all

our students achieve their very best in all areas of their learning

as well as being happy and safe at school.

Staff Development Day

Our Staff Development Day was spent focusing on staff

professional learning and preparation for the busy term ahead.

Staff focussed on compliance training, Assessment and

Reporting, Learning Support for students and data driven

programming in the area of Literacy, specifically Reading and

Writing. Our teachers are extremely committed, passionate and

dedicated. They strive to do their very best for the students at all

times. It is an absolute pleasure to work alongside them all. Our

Staff Development Day was a productive, extremely positive and

student-focused day.

ANZAC Day

I had the very great honour and privilege of attending the ANZAC

Day dawn service at Riverstone cenotaph during the school

holidays. I sincerely thank all students, staff and parents who

attended with me and represented our school so beautifully. I felt

extremely proud. On Wednesday 2nd

May, our school had a

special ANZAC assembly organised by one of our teachers, Ms

Sarah Guy. Ms Guy did an absolutely wonderful job, this

assembly was one of the most beautiful and moving assemblies I

have ever attended. I have to admit that I fought back tears

during the assembly when our students very gently placed their

flowers in memory of all those who had died or suffered as a

result of war. Our choir sang beautifully and the behaviour of all

our students was absolutely outstanding, respectful and

considerate throughout the entire assembly. Heartfelt thanks to

our special guests, Lieutenant Lachlan Cairns and Greg Englert

who made the assembly especially meaningful for our students.

Cross Country Carnival

Many thanks to Mel Hayhow and her amazing team of teachers

who organised a wonderful Cross Country carnival. Our students

were fantastic, showing excellent behaviour and exemplary

sportsmanship at all times. I was fortunate to be able to attend for

part of the day and was very impressed by students and staff.

The event was well attended by parents who were really positive

and supportive of all our competitors. What a superb day!!

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Mon 15th Feb @ 7pm

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Mother’s Day

Many thanks to our wonderful P&C for organising the Mother’s

Day Stall and Mother’s Day Morning Tea. Our P&C parents

continually go over and above to support our students and our

school community. They are superstars!!

NAPLAN

Next week our year 3 and year 5 students will be completing NAPLAN. We ask all parents to assist this process by encouraging their child to do their very best without causing them to feel pressure to perform as this can result in extreme anxiety and stress. Please ensure that your child arrives at school on time after a good sleep and a healthy breakfast. Ensure that your child has a healthy lunch and healthy snacks each day. This is great advice, generally for all students every day of the year!! It is helpful to acknowledge that your child may be worried or anxious. NAPLAN provides an opportunity to help students build resilience to anxiety through teaching them some relaxation techniques such as deep, controlled breathing, relaxing the shoulders and keeping thoughts calm and positive. In every newsletter, I like to include some information that

may be of interest to parents and carers.

THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP Getting a good night's sleep often comes down to routines.

Avoiding late-night technology use and keeping a regular

sleep schedule are two important techniques as children

head back to school. Recent studies found that adolescents

used multiple forms of technology late into the night,

including gaming systems, cell phones, and computers. As a

result, they had difficulty staying awake and alert throughout

the day.

Any factor that decreases the quality or quantity of sleep will lead

to difficulty with school performance and poor behaviour

problems. When children stay up late at night texting in bed or

playing computer games, they are increasing their risk for neuro-

cognitive problems.

According to research, having a regular bedtime was the most

consistent predictor of positive developmental outcomes in four-

year olds. In this 8,000-person sample, language, reading and

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Mon 15th Feb @ 7pm

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maths scores were higher in children whose parents reported

enforcing regular bedtimes.

Disrupting the normal sleep pattern, whether with

technology or not, can reset the brain's circadian clock. A

common problem, staying awake late and sleeping-in on the

weekends, can make it difficult to fall asleep and wake-up

during the week, so it is important to maintain a consistent

schedule all week long.

The number of nightly sleep hours required by children varies by

age. In general, five-year olds should get 11 hours of sleep,

nine-year olds need 10 hours and 14-year olds require at

least 9 hours. If the child is not alert and functioning properly

during the day, sleep length should be gradually increased or

decreased, or the bedtime routine should be adjusted.

For better sleep, it is important to maintain a routine bedtime

pattern to prepare the brain for sleep.

Exciting, high-energy activity should be avoided within one hour

before lights-out.

Pre-bedtime activities like taking a bath, teeth-brushing, and

reading a non-stimulating book will signal to the brain that it's time

to sleep. Exercise, caffeine, and sugary foods should be avoided.

The ideal sleeping atmosphere is a dark, quiet room that is kept

below 20C. Technology should be removed from the bedroom.

Insufficient sleep and poor sleep habits have been linked to

health problems such as obesity, cardiovascular disease,

diabetes, depression, moodiness, irritability, reduced memory

functioning, and delayed reaction time.

Acknowledgement: ScienceDaily

Have a great fortnight, everyone!

Mandy Hollis

R/Principal

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ANZAC Care Packages

We would like to say thank you to the

Barnier Public School community for your

support with the ANZAC Care packages.

We were overwhelmed with donations and

exceeded the amount of boxes with a total of

57 boxes being sent to Australian service men

and women who are serving all around the

world. Also a special thank you to the families

who came along to pack the boxes. We are

sure that these boxes will be well loved and

enjoyed.

Mrs Bird, Mrs Ristic and Miss Guy.

ANZAC Service at Barnier

On Wednesday 2nd May 2018 , Barnier Public

School commemorated ANZAC Day with a whole

school ceremony.

We were lucky enough to have Lieutenant

Lachlan Cairns who is a current serving member

of the Royal Australian Navy attend for the

ceremony. Lieutenant Cairns visited many

classrooms during the day and explained what a

day in the Navy is like. He also answered many

interesting questions from the students.

The choir sang a beautiful rendition of ‘Lest we

Forget’, this brought tears to many eyes. The

student leaders ran the ceremony in a respectful

manner, which reflected the school values.

Thank you to the class representatives who laid

flowers as a sign of respect and remembrance.

Thank you to, Samuel P, Evelyn S, Emily G,

Sienna H, Sadhula W and Akane P who spoke

about what ANZAC Day means to them.

It was great to see so many parents and family

members attend the ceremony.

Miss Guy

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ANZAC Service at Riverstone-Schofields RSL Sub-branch

On Wednesday 25th of April, the school leaders

McKenzie V, Samuel P, Abby S, Dominic H

and Kodi E attended the ANZAC Day Dawn

Service at Riverstone. We met when it was

early and still dark. As we marched down the

road the school leaders carried the school

banner with Mrs Hollis. As the service and

commemorations continued McKenzie the

President and Samuel our Vice President

carried and laid the wreath on behalf of the

Barnier Public School. It was a quiet and

respectful service, and an honour for us to be

able to attend.

Barnier Student Leaders

Stage 1 Excursion - Australiana Pioneer Village In Term 1, Stage 1 students attended the

Australiana Pioneer Village. It was an

absolutely wonderful day out and the weather

was wonderful too. The students took a trip

into the past to learn how people dressed,

learnt, travelled and lived. Some of the

highlights of the day included the horse and

cart ride, making butter and walking into a

classroom from the past. The teachers would

like to congratulate all students on their safety

and beautiful manners on the excursion. A big

thank you to Mrs McCarthy for organising such

a great day.

NAPLAN (Year 3 and Year 5)

During Week 3 and Week 4 all students in Year 3 and Year 5 will

be completing NAPLAN tests in Writing, Reading, Language

Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and

Mathematics. Our school will be completing NAPLAN online this

year (with the exception of Year 3 writing) with all school Australia

wide moving towards online testing by 2020.

Individual test dates for classes can be found on our Skoolbag

App.

For more information, please read the parent brochure or speak

to your child’s class teacher

http://www.nap.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/naplan-online-2018-information-brochure-for-parents-and-carers.pdf?sfvrsn=2

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Stage 2 Excursion - Muru Mittigar

Stage 2 had a great time last term

exploring Aboriginal culture at the Muru

Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural and Education

Centre.

Across the day, students rotated between

different activities. During the first

rotation, students learnt about Aboriginal

artworks and created one of their own,

using ochre paint and traditional symbols.

In another rotation, students were taught

about many different tools, weapons and

instruments and the purpose of each. In

the last rotation, students had the

opportunity to practice throwing a

boomerang and understand how various

plants were important as a food source

and medicine.

Cross Country

Our yearly Cross Country Carnival was

held on Thursday 3rd

of May at

Paterson Reserve. The day was warm

and sunny which meant perfect

conditions for the event. All students

were eager to try their best and the

house spirit and atmosphere was

uplifting. It was especially encouraging

to watch the kindergartens at their first

carnival running around with big

smiles. A big thank you to all parents,

grandparents, carers, teachers and

students for making the day such an

incredible event. Good luck to those

students who made the Zone Carnival

which will be held on Wednesday 30th

of May.

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BARNIER P&C

Second Hand Uniform Donations

The P&C Second Hand Uniform stall is in need of donations. Please consider donating

any uniforms that do not fit anymore or you do not need, that are in good

condition, to the clothing pool. All money raised will go directly to the P&C, which in turn

is used to improve our childrens’ education. Donated uniforms can be left in the yellow

P&C bucket located in the office foyer or drop them off at the P&C room.

Mother’s Day Stall

It is a wrap on another successful Mother’s Day Stall. We would like to hugely thank Lisa G and Mandy C for the amazing hard work and effort they put in to make this event successful each and every year. This year was no exception.

To all our beautiful Mum’s of Barnier and the wider community, we wish you all a very HAPPY AND SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY.

Mother’s Day Morning Tea

This is the 2nd

time Barnier has held this event. It was another successful morning for our

lovely mums and special loved ones to enjoy. We would like to thank Maria H, Lisa G,

Mandy C, Katie L and Catriona N for their time and efforts in organising the Mother’s Day

Morning tea.

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BARNIER P&C

Behind the scenes fundraisers

Heading to the movies? Don’t forget to take your Reading Cinemas Rouse Hill Coupons! Hand over one

coupon for each ticket purchased when you visit Reading Cinemas Rouse Hill and the P&C will receive 1

free movie ticket for every 10 tickets purchased. These tickets are used as prizes for different fundraisers

throughout the year. The coupons can be found on the P&C website:

http://barnierpandc.wixsite.com/barnierpandc/behind-the-scenes-fundraisers

Entertainment books are back. Inside are a wide range of vouchers and discounts that can be used at a variety of places - restaurants, cinemas, cafes, bowling, laser tag and so much more! Books can be purchased in digital format that can be used on your smart phone, or in hard cover copy.

Are you in need of new school shoes or labels for your children’s school items? My Name Labels and

Athletes Foot are supporters of your P&C. Further details can be found on the Behind the Scenes

Fundraisers web page of the P&C website. Follow the link below for more information:


Thank you very much for the continued support to our school community.



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