birchgrove buzz term 1 week 10 28th march, 2012
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Birchgrove Buzz Newsletter of the Birchgrove Public School Ph: 02 9810 2469
A NSW Government School Fx: 02 9555 8653
Birchgrove Road, E: [email protected]
Balmain NSW 2041 W: www.birchgrove-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 Week 10 28th March, 2012
Term 1 28/5 Assembly 2W
28/3 Start Smart CTB 11/10-12/10
Music Camp
28/3 4F, 4B, 3D, 5/6K Parent/Teacher Interviews 17/10 P&C Meeting 7pm
29/3 School Cross Country 12/6 McDonalds Eisteddfod – Senior Strings & Consort Recorders
30/3 KW, KF, KC, 1/2H Parent/Teacher Interviews 12/6 Music Committee Meeting
30/3 Back up Gala Day 5&6 18/6 Assembly 3D
2/4 Assembly 1K 20/6 P&C Meeting 7pm
2/4 Tombola mufti Fete 21/6 School Athletics Carnival
2/4 Fete meeting 7.30 staffroom 25/6 Assembly KF
2/4 Start Smart CTB 22/6 Backup Gala Day 5&6
4/4-5/4 State Swimming Carnival 24/6 Solo Soiree
5/4 Easter Hat Parade
5/4 Last Day Term 1 28/6 Torres Strait Island Performance Naidoc Week
Term 2 29/6 Last Day Term 2
24/4 First Day Term 2 22/6 Backup Gala Day 5&6
25/4 Anzac Day Term 3
30/4 Assembly Cross Country & 5/6P 17/7 First Day Term 3
30/4 Start Smart CTB 20/7 State Cross Country
30/4 Fete mufti 30/7-3/8 Education Week “Creating the Future”
30/4 return raffle tickets 15/8 P&C Meeting 7pm
30/4 pre-paid fete rides go on sale
16/8-17/8
District Athletics Carnival
5/5 second hand Saturday: 2-4pm (fete) 27/8-30/8
Great Aussie Bush Camp
7/5 Assembly 1C 5/9 Regional Athletics Carnival
7/5 last mufti Monday Fete 11/9 Music Committee
7/5 last fete meeting 7:30 staffroom 18/9 School Photos 1
8/5 Music Committee Meeting 19/9 P&C Meeting 7pm
18/7 P&C Meeting 7pm 20/9 School Photos 2
11/5 District Cross Country 21/9 Last Day of Term 3
12/5 FETE Term 4
15/5-17/5 Naplan Years 3&5 8/10 First Day Term 4
14/5 Assembly 1/2H 9/10 Music Committee Meeting
16/5 P&C Meeting 7pm 17/10-18/10
State Athletics Carnival
20/5 Bands Workshop 24/10 Music Recruitment Night
21/5 Assembly KW 21/11 P&C Meeting 7pm
21/5 Book Fair 27/10 Music Committee AGM
27/5 Ryde East Music comp – Concert Band 19/12 Last Day of Term 4
On Monday the 26th of March year 6 took a bus to the Sydney Entertainment Centre to attend National Young Leaders Day. There were five speakers to talk to us about leadership; the five speakers were Mike Martin, Tom Harley, Ronni Kahn, Anh Do (who was very funny) and Ruben Meerman (who did an awesome experiment).
My favourite speaker was Ronni Kahn because she has a business called Oz Harvest, which collects unused food from restaurants and supermarkets and donates it to charities for people who can‟t afford a decent meal. Another good speaker was Anh Do because he hilarious and very entertaining. He told stories about his childhood and his own family now. Rose 5/6N
Birchgrove Buzz Newsletter of the Birchgrove Public School Ph: 02 9810 2469
A NSW Government School Fx: 02 9555 8653
Birchgrove Road, E: [email protected]
Balmain NSW 2041 W: www.birchgrove-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 Week 10 28th March, 2012
Principals News
Thank you to the Environment Committee and the families who came and helped out with Sunday‟s working bee. The area looks so much better and it will be far easier to start setting up our bush tucker garden there now!
Daylight saving ending Remember to put your clocks back an hour when daylight saving ends in NSW at 3am Sunday 1 April.
Apps for learning Young children love smartphones. Rather than just playing Angry Birds, why not download some educational apps that are fun too? You can find them at many different sites including:
www.apps4kids.net/
www.smartappsforkids.com/
www.bestappsforkids.org/
www.abc.net.au/abcforkids/sites/playschool/about/apps/
www.inkids.com.au/
www.australianmuseum.net.au/BlogPost/Web-2U/How-to-Choose-iPhone-Apps-for-Kids
Don‟t forget to download the terrific free app available at School A to Z for smartphones and tablet devices at: www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/about/mobile
-applications.
Earth Hour 2012 Add a bit of ambiance to your evening and help reduce carbon emissions for just one hour when you become part of the worldwide environmental event that is Earth Hour. This year it takes place on Saturday 31 March from 8.30-9.30pm. More info: www.earthhour.org
Last week the P&C Sponsorship Committee launched a brand new trade based sponsorship programme called The Local Trader for our school. All the tradespeople who are part of The Local Trader are proud sponsors of Birchgrove Public School. As part of the sponsorship programme we have set up a Facebook page for The Local Trader. Here is a link to the page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Local-Trader/293043617402923 It would be appreciated if those of you who are Facebook users would "like" The Local Trader Facebook page and encourage your friends and family to do the same. If you "like" the page before 1 May 2012 you will go in the draw to win a dinner for two at The Riverview.
Congratulations to the students who made the Balmain Zone Reps Teams. Lilli Taranto - Girls Soccer Mack Dotson - Boys Soccer Will Dotson - Boys Soccer Lewis Cameron - Boys Soccer Luke Gallen - AFL Zac Dennis - AFL Jaylan Foster - AFL Reilly Large - Rugby League Matthew Tuhetoka - Rugby League Finn Morely Stewart - Rugby League Amy Jane Quiling Large - Tennis Cross Country Carnival 2012 Order of Events
1. 10am Walk the Course 2. 10.45am Boys 12 Years 3. 11am Girls 10 Years 4. 11:15am Boys 11 Years 5. 11:30am Girls 8-9 Years 6. 11:45am Boys Kindergarten 7. 12:00pm Girls Kindergarten 8. 12:15pm Girls 12 Years 9. 12:30 pm Boys 10 Years 10. 12:45pm Girls 11 Years 11. 1:00pm Boys 6-7 Years (Years 1&2) 12. 1:15pm girls 6-7 Years (Years 1&2) 13. 1:30pm Boys 8-0 Years Lunch & Play return to school 2:15pm
Tracy Gray
Birchgrove Buzz Newsletter of the Birchgrove Public School Ph: 02 9810 2469
A NSW Government School Fx: 02 9555 8653
Birchgrove Road, E: [email protected]
Balmain NSW 2041 W: www.birchgrove-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 Week 10 28th March, 2012
Codes of Conduct
All children in the music programme (along with their parents) must sign the Music Code of Conduct. Copies of this document were emailed to parents late last year. Thank you to the many students and parents who have already completed and returned it. Parent contacts will be chasing up the remaining forms over the next couple of weeks. Please speak to the parent contact for your child‟s group if you require a copy. Completed forms can be handed to the parent contact or into the school office.
Arrival of children at music classes
Please note that it is a requirement that all children who are on school grounds before 8.45 am be under the supervision of a responsible adult. This means that music students must be accompanied by an adult to their music groups/band practice. Upon arrival their name will be marked off a roll. It is important that the parent contact for the group be informed if a student will not be attending a particular lesson/class.
Care of your instruments All instruments need regular care and maintenance – talk to your tutor about how to look after your instrument. It will be easier to play and sound better
Music t-shirts
Birchgrove Music t-shirts are on sale on Thursdays at the uniform shop. Music t-shirts must be worn by all
students in the music program when performing and representing the school.
Music invoices
Music ensemble invoices for Term 1 are overdue. If you have not received an invoice please contact Nicky at [email protected] .
Dates for the Diary
☺ Next Committee meeting Tuesday 8th May at 7.00pm in the staffroom.
☺ Music Committee dinner, Wednesday, 28th March, Royal Oak Hotel, Curtis Rd, upstairs at 7pm.
☺ The school fete is on Saturday, 12 May.
From The Office
Office hours are 8.30am – 3.15pm
Please conduct any business with the
office during these hours.
Student Absence - Please contact the
school office if your child is absent for a
day. If your child is away for more than one
day an email or note sent to the class
teacher explaining the absence is required.
Permission Notes and Money should
always be returned to the class teacher.
Alternative collection arrangements –
PLEASE GIVE THE CLASS TEACHER A
NOTE with any alternative pickup
arrangements. A phone message to the
office at the last minute is not the ideal way
to convey this information as it is not
always possible for the message to be
delivered to your child/class teacher .
Unless there is an emergency it is very
disruptive for the class teacher to be
delivering playdate or reminder messages
etc throughout the day.
Birchgrove Buzz Newsletter of the Birchgrove Public School Ph: 02 9810 2469
A NSW Government School Fx: 02 9555 8653
Birchgrove Road, E: [email protected]
Balmain NSW 2041 W: www.birchgrove-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 Week 10 28th March, 2012
FETE NEWS Rides, gelato, coffee, cakes, tombola, craft, gifts galore… the fete is starting to take shape and promises to provide loads of fun activities for the kids, as well as plenty of desirable gifts for mother‟s day, such as flowers, jewellery, pamper hampers, PLUS a photo booth to capture the perfect mum and child moment!!
A HUGE thanks to our amazing Sponsors: Harris Partners, The Riverview, Prestige Auto Traders, Sydney Ports Authority and Dentistry by Design.
We‟d also like to thank our generous donors,
to date, for their valued support:
Australian Geographic Balmain Automotive Balmain Blu Captain Cook Cruises Delmain Providore Emile's Fresh Fruit & Veg Herbies Spices Imax Theatre Manjits Indian Restaurant No Chintz Our Place on Darling Stem Sucre TJs Quality Meats True Religion Espresso Bar
** Don’t forget it’s TOMBOLA MUFTI this coming Monday. Bring in a jar of lollies or empty jar/s with a coin inside. (Extra jars also welcome).
Can you knit or do you know of any knitters?
If so, the craft stall would love to hear from
you. They will supply a kit with a pattern, wool
and everything else needed, apart from
needles. If you can help, please let Katy
Evans know, on 0413 009 832.
* A reminder that the next fete meeting is
on this Monday 2nd
April - 7.30pm in the
staffroom. (Class coordinators also
welcome if you have anything you’d like
discussed or clarified).
Any questions, please contact us: Trish Power [email protected] Clare Britton [email protected] Your Faithful Fete Coordinators
Birchgrove Buzz Newsletter of the Birchgrove Public School Ph: 02 9810 2469
A NSW Government School Fx: 02 9555 8653
Birchgrove Road, E: [email protected]
Balmain NSW 2041 W: www.birchgrove-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 Week 10 28th March, 2012
Kids At The ARThouse The Kids At The ARThouse at Birchgrove Public School –
TERM 2 Wednesdays 3.15 PM– 5PM
$30 per class + $30 materials fee
Kids At The ARThouse provide afternoon tea!
Our students had a highly successful 2011 achieving:
WINNER of the Avant Cards “Calling All Artists” Competition – 2011
WINNER of The Sydney Port Authority Poster Competition – 2011
WINNER of the Sydney Port Authority Photographic Competition -2011 SECOND PRIZE in the Sydney Port Authority Poster Competition -2011
The Kids At The ARThouse presents a Visual Arts Program to inspire your child’s creative spirit. It is designed to develop and enrich skills in a variety of mediums while allowing children to express themselves individually in the art making process. Classes will be conducted in a caring, fun and dynamic art space by a qualified and experienced Art Teacher. Creative thinking skills learnt in the Visual Arts such as the ability to express, observe, envisage, concentrate and explore ideas can be easily transferable to other areas of learning. NEW! The Kids At The ARThouse have been invited by the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) to design and co-ordinate a very exciting collaborative art and words project that the Kids At The ARThouse will be running in conjunction with ALNF during term 3. If you would like your child to be apart of this exciting new project please contact Sabina.
Contact: Sabina Carney m: 0403768282 e: [email protected] www.kidsatthearthouse.com
Student Parliment
Cakes at the Carnival On Thursday 29th March, the Environment Ministry of student parliament will be running a cake stall at the Cross Country Carnival to help raise money for the World Wildlife Fund. We will be selling cakes at Birchgrove Oval for between $1 and $3 at recess and lunch. All cakes will be nut free and there will be gluten free options available. So please remember to give your child a few gold coins to bring to school on the day of the Cross Country Carnival to support a worthy cause.
Rebecca 5/6N Environment Minister
Italian
Years 3 and 4 have learnt how to ask what flavour someone prefers and how to request a certain flavour of ice cream in Italian. Posso avere qualche gelato al cioccolato per favour? Can I have some chocolate gelato please?
Say g’day on Neighbour Day The 10th annual Neighbour Day is being held this Sunday 25 March. The day recognises the importance of creating strong community connections and relationships. Celebrate by holding a street party, BBQ or just pop over to your neighbour‟s house and say hello. For ideas check out: www.neighbourday.org
Birchgrove Buzz Newsletter of the Birchgrove Public School Ph: 02 9810 2469
A NSW Government School Fx: 02 9555 8653
Birchgrove Road, E: [email protected]
Balmain NSW 2041 W: www.birchgrove-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 Week 10 28th March, 2012
SPECIAL EDUCATION IN ETHICS Following the Dec 2010 amendment of the NSW Education Act 1990, students who don‟t attend Special Religious Education (SRE)/Scripture classes in NSW public schools now have a legal right to receive philosophical ethics classes (known as Special Education in Ethics) as an option to supervised „private study.‟ The NSW government has authorised Primary Ethics, a not-for profit organisation, to deliver these classes. The philosophical ethics classes that make up the Primary Ethics curriculum are inquiry based. Children use dialogue and discussion, learning how to think about ethical matters through the give-and-take of reasoned argument. At this stage, the curriculum is only available for Years 5&6 students in classes of 8-22 children. Those children who already opt out of SRE will have priority access to this class over others who might want to join by opting out now. Primary Ethics has appointed Justine Ellis as its volunteer Ethics Coordinator at Birchgrove Public School. We have not yet recruited our first volunteer Ethics Teacher, to be trained to teach the curriculum and deliver the program at our school. For further information about the content of the philosophical ethics curriculum or to see a short video, What Happens In Ethics Classes, please go to www.primaryethics.com.au If you are interested in having your child attend this class, please complete the form below and return to the office before April 5. If you are interested in volunteering to teach Ethics, please go to the website and fill out an application form or contact Justine Ellis: [email protected] Justine Ellis Tracy Gray SRE/Ethics Coordinator Principal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Child‟s Name: ____________________________________ Class: ________________ Tick one box only… My child currently opts out of SRE or I would like my child to opt out of SRE* I would like my child to attend Special Education in Ethics until further notice. Parent Name:_____________________________ Signed: _______________________ * If demand for Special Education in Ethics exceeds positions available and your child cannot be accommodated in the ethics class, he/she will remain in SRE until you notify the office otherwise.
Birchgrove Buzz Newsletter of the Birchgrove Public School Ph: 02 9810 2469
A NSW Government School Fx: 02 9555 8653
Birchgrove Road, E: [email protected]
Balmain NSW 2041 W: www.birchgrove-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 Week 10 28th March, 2012