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23 High St, PO Box 212 Ph: (02) 65647162 Email: [email protected]
BOWRAVILLE NSW 2449 Fax: (02) 65647801 Website: http://www.bowraville-c.schools.nsw.edu.au
BOWRAVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
TERM 3, WEEK 10, 26th September 2018 PRINCIPAL: David Taylor
Calendar
27th September Year 12 Formal 31st October P & C Mee ng 5.30pm
28th September Last Day of Term 3 1st November HSC Exams—Ab. studies
15th October First Day of Term 4 6th November Years 4,5 & 6 Adventure Centre
23rd October Vaccina ons 12th to 23rd November Swim School
26th October Bowraville Memorial Cup 20th to 23rd November SMILE Camp ‐ Secondary
26th October HSC Exams—Senior Science 3rd to 7th December Year 10 Work Experience
Proud member of Nambucca Valley Community of Public Schools
Congratula ons Year 12 of 2018
Ms Jan Sheriff, Jessica McEwen, Trista Richards, Maleeka Darcy, Isaac Simon, Brendan Brown, Zane Doolan and Michael Kennedy. Absent from photo:‐ Antoine e Edwards, Jaxon Primmer, Marjory Rose Stadhams and Ollie Walshe.
P R I N C I P A L ’ S M E S S A G E
You might have seen the sign outside the school in recent weeks. Last week it read ‘we have raised the bar’. This week it reads ‘Every student improves every year.’ This is part of the schools plan for improvement. I have been reading the Grattin report ‘Making time for great teaching’. It talks about the amount of white noise in schools impacting on school improvement, including teachers focussed on non‐teaching tasks and students focussed on non‐learning activities. It states ‘Schools must make difficult but crucial trade‐offs in how teachers and school leaders spend their time. We must be explicit that every time we ask teachers to perform extra activities we are decreasing the quality of teaching and learning in schools. Education strategy must change.’ If we are to significantly improve our school performance we will need to start prioritising learning. This means some of our extra curricula activities may need to be minimized. I realise that learning is not all about what happens in classroom and a child’s most fond memory of school may include going to Dubbo or the Year 7 camp to Scott’s Head, so there needs to be a balance. I am currently asking my staff to look at the Calendar for 2019 and consider what needs to happen and what could possibly go. I am also interested in your opinion. My office is always open if you have an opinion or feel free to join us on Monday afternoons at 5:00pm, weeks 3, 6 and 9 for P&C. Your opinion is important to me. Strategic plan 2018‐2022 The NSW Department of Educa on released the five year Strategic Plan with the vision ‘To be Australia’s best educa on system and one of the best in the world’. The plan includes 10 goals. Each fortnight I have been discussing one of the goals and how it related to Bowraville Central School. This week I will unpack with Goal 4 – ‘Every student is engage and challenged to con nue to learn’. Given what I have said above, this is the plan. We need to challenge our students to con nue to learn. As parents you can help by asking them what they have learnt each day when they come home. In 2019, we are also looking at offering new Stage 5 elec ves with the goal of engaging students with a changing curriculum. Last week I a ended the NESA School Curriculum Review Roadshow in Coffs Harbour. They asked the following ques ons: What should the purpose of schooling be in the 21st century? What knowledge, skills and attributes should every student develop at school? How could the curriculum better support every student’s learning? What else needs to change? If you want to have your say go to https://www.nsw.gov.au/improving‐nsw/have‐your‐say/nsw‐curriculum‐review/
Naplan growth I am really pleased to announce that as a school we have seen significant growth in 2018. We improved in 70% of assessments. Most importantly when you compare our results to our similar schools, (schools considered to be like us based on geographic and social factors) we are outperforming them in 15 of the 20 assessments and have gone from behind similar schools to in front in the last twelve months on 8 of 12 assessments. We s ll have lots of work to do to move towards state averages. We have a wri ng strategy in place and will increase the effort across the school in improving Literacy and Numeracy further in 2019 with the appointment of a new Numeracy role and the implementa on of the Leading and Sustaining Quality Teaching and Learning Ini a ve commencing in Term 4 2018. Health Care Plans We currently have a number of students with out of‐ date Health Care plans. These plans are very important as without a current Health Care plan your child may not be able to access extra curricula ac vi es including sport, excursions and prac cal subjects. Please contact Gloria in the front office to get details on how to update your plan. Best Regards, Dave Taylor
Scien st of the week
Year Student Achievement
7 Eli Benne Knowledge of simple machines
8 Locky McEwen Consistent applica on
9 Ky Grace Understanding wave energy
10 Gwen Keller Mad Scien st Award recipient
S C H O O L N E W S
Primary Industries (AHC20116 Cer ficate 2 Agriculture)
Year 11 & 12 Primary Industries students have been undertaking a course in Quad bikes over the last 2 Tuesdays .Laurie Gallagher from Taree Tafe brought 4 Quad bikes from Tafe to Bowraville to teach them safety, maintenance and how to safely ride through courses and on slopes. Thank you to the Racecourse Commi ee who kindly allowed us to use the centre of the racecourse to undertake the prac cal component of this course. All students enjoyed and excelled in the prac cal gaining a Cer ficate of A ainment for this competency. Year 12 students have now completed their Cer ficate 2 Agriculture and I wish them “all the best” in their future. It has been a pleasure to return to BCS and deliver the last year of their PI course. I‘ll con nue in Term 4 with year 11 students, then I am re‐re ring and leaving PI in the capable hands of Ms Lori Wilson who has been managing the Ag. Dept. this past year with enthusiasm and innova on.
Jeane e Perkins
Year 10 Agriculture - Introduction To Beekeeping
As part of Year 10 Agriculture, students have to choose an agricultural enterprise and research it. This year, three students identified that they would be interested in learning about bees. On Tuesday, the 11th September 3 students, Zeth Grace, Ethan Davidson and Matthew Williamson-Roe as well as Ag. Teacher Ms Wilson and Farm Assistant, Sharon Aitkins all attended Little Star Bee Sanctuary to undertake 'The Introduction to Beekeeping Course'. After an in-depth discussion regarding the advantages and disadvantages of GPS and a few stops to ask directions after a GPS failure, we arrived at Little Star Bee Sanctuary, which is nestled into the hillside of the Missabotti Valley. We were met by our Instructor Steve and his wife Trudy. We introduced ourselves to the other participants and settled in for the day, to begin our learning journey. We listened attentively as Steve introduced us to his philosophy on natural beekeeping and outlined what we would be learning throughout the day. We learnt about the different lifecycles of the bees and were shown how a Langstroth Beehive works and is assembled. Steve discussed the health of bees in Australia and how pests and disease are one of the biggest threats to the beekeeping industry.
After our morning introduction it was time to put on our beekeeping suits and take the scenic walk up the hill to the apiary. We arrived at the apiary to witness the spectacular sight of a bee swarm. This is natural part of the lifecycle of bees that can occur for many different reasons. The sight and sound of over 50,000 bees swarming was certainly a memorable moment. The swarm subsided and they all re-entered the box. Now it was our turn to be shown how to use the smoker and a Jtool to enter the beehive. We all had a turn at opening a box, stacking it correctly and taking out a frame. Steve then identified the brood, the capped honey, the pollen, the larvae and the uncapped honey. Some participants started the hands on activities with a little trepidation. However, this was quickly replaced with excitement and enthusiasm to remove frames and be around the bees. We were lucky enough to see a Queen Bee and witness the birth of a baby worker bee who began working less than 30 seconds after it emerged from the cell. Once we had collected enough frames to harvest some honey, we headed back down the hill to the learning space where we were shown how to extract the honey using low cost equipment, as well as the more advanced equipment available on the market. We then enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Trudy and poured ourselves a jar of honey from the frames we had collected and harvested ourselves. I recommend this course to anybody who is interested in bees and beekeeping or anyone looking to take up an exciting hobby. Steve’s passion, enthusiasm and knowledge, shone through all day and it was such a pleasure to be a part of the course. The students thoroughly enjoyed the day and they are all keen to explore beekeeping in the future. Ms Wilson & Sharon are also pretty excited to explore beekeeping and possibly having our own hives onsite at the farm. We envisage that this will just be the start of an educational relationship between Bowraville Central School and Little Star Bee Sanctuary.
Zeth – “My favourite part was being allowed to explore the hive and pull the frames out. Steve’s philosophy of looking after the bees first, really made sense to me.”
Dorrigo Jersey Show On Saturday 15th Sept, eight students from our BCS ca le team went to Dorrigo Jersey Heifer Show. We achieved some outstanding results including Toria Kete 2nd, and Beau Davidson 4th in Junior Parader and Chyenne Cameron 4th in Senior Parader. The students received some expert tui on on Ca le Parading from a local Jersey Breeder, who demonstrated some higher level skills. A er the ca le parading, one of the breeders commented on the quality and skill of our students in handling their ca le. Over the season we have quickly become known as a polished team of enthusia c students, who are helpful and willing to learn. At the end of the day the team all enjoyed par cipa ng in the Jersey dress up event. We had some fantas c costumes. Jessyka Cameron (with her rainbow party cow) and Tori Harrison (with her Santa and Reindeer cow). Both made the final three. Overall, another great day for BCS. The students should be congratulated on their exemplary behaviour and commitment to the team.
Kerry Kete
What’s Happening with Got It!
Got It! would like to say a big thank you to
Bowraville Central School and the families for
their support throughout Term 3. The Exploring
Together Program is ready to go for Term 4 and
the families involved will be contacted during
the upcoming days to confirm their places. We
look forward to working with the children and
their families in Term 4.
Have a safe & happy holiday!
Years 7and 8 All Schools Touch Football On Tuesday the 18TH of September our 7/8 girls touch team along with referees Brady Atkins and Ma hew Williamson–Roe le Bowraville bright and early to compete in the North Coast All Schools Touch Football Compe on. There were 12 teams entered in the girls’ division with many proving to be tough compe on, par cularly teams from much larger private schools. However, this didn’t in midate our girls who displayed excellent resilience and teamwork throughout the en re day. The Bowraville girls started the day with two losses against St Johns Regional College (7 – 0) and Heritage Chris an School (6‐0). From this point onwards, the girls began to gel as a team and put together some impressive passages of play, only just going down to MacKillop College (3‐0). Our first win came in our second last game against Chatham High School (2‐0) where Shaylee Langham and Lennie McIntyre made outstanding breaks and sprinted away for the try line. A well contested game against Great Lakes College – Forster (2‐1) meant that the Bowraville girls would finish 5th in our pool. A fantas c achievement considering many of the girls have only began to play touch this year! Congratula ons to all girls who represented our school superbly on and off the field. A special thanks goes to Brady Atkins and Ma hew Williamson–Roe for coming along to umpire for the day and Lee Grace for driving the bus.
Kate Butcherine.
It’s spring time, parents!
To give a little bit of a helping hand, the Uniform Shop is offering a special on Senior Girls and Boys Polos – $25 until the end of term. We are also selling our Primary Sport Polo line - $14 until all stock is sold. The Uniform Shop is open from 8:30am to 8:55am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Dear Parents/Carers, At Bowraville Central School we promote posi ve a tudes and behaviours. It is our aim to support students to be the smartest, happiest & healthiest young people that they can be. We would like to remind people that smoking in cars while there are children inside is not only damaging to their health but it is also an offence in NSW under the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008. Informa on about this legisla on is available at h p://www.health.nsw.gov.au/tobacco/Pages/smoke‐free‐cars.aspx B.C.S. supports all children’s right to a smoke free environment. LOVE YOUR KIDS! Don’t smoke if they are in the car with you.
Canteen Meal Deal Special $5.00
Meal
Chicken & Cheese sandwich / toasted
Ham & Cheese sandwich / toasted
Chicken & Lettuce mayo wrap
Drink
Water
Fruit Popper apple /orange
Treat
Alfie Pop
Canteen made snack
Fruit A piece of in season fruit
Recess Lunch
Name……………………………………………….
Class …………………………………………
C A N T E E N N E W S “Eat Healthy Stay Happy”
FRIDAY BURGERS $4.00 Burgers have been added to our Friday menu.
Hamburgers and Chicken Burgers will be sold on alternate Fridays
A big thank you to Alissa for coming on Tuesdays to do some cooking for the canteen. We no longer have any sausage rolls on the menu. As from next term we will have some new things on the menu and some items will be going. Next term due to distributor price increases there are some price increases in the menu. We do try to keep increases to a minimum. If anyone is interested in doing “Canteen Credit”. Where payments are made in advance and a record is kept as purchases are made. Below is a form for parents/guardians who are unable to personally come in.
Canteen Credit
Name ………………………………….. Class ……………………..
Amount $ ………..
Budget/Boundaries…………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………...
Budget/Boundaries may include:‐
Dietary requirements, buying for others, or limit
amount. Or phone 65647162 and ask for the can‐
teen.
C O M M U N I T Y N E W S
NVNA is proposing to host a Fast 5 Compe on in November/December this year if there is sufficient interest. It will run for approximately six weeks and most likely on a Friday evening. Players 14 years and up are eligible and teams can be
a mixture of male/female players. The cost per player per game will be around $6 ‐ $7. This will help cover cost of ligh ng and umpires as well as a por on that is payable to Netball Australia and Netball NSW. You can register your interest as an individual looking for a team, or as a team. Please ensure that only ONE member of the team completes the form. To register your interest in par cipa ng in this exci ng new format, please complete the Google Form available on the NVNA Facebook page or NVNA website ‐ h p://nambuccavalleyna.nsw.netball.com.au/ . Alterna vely, you can email [email protected] and provide your name, email address, contact number, and whether your interest is as an individual or team. Please include in the subject heading: Fast 5.
P&C MEETING Wednesday 31st October 2018
5:30pm
Everyone Welcome!
Bowraville Folk Museum You’ll find a treasure trove of memorabilia from the past. AS GOOD AS YOU’LL SEE
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