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Newsletter Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019

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School Uniforms are important

at Bilambil Public School The NSW Department of Education supports

the wearing of school uniform. The wearing

of our school uniform helps build self-

confidence, school pride and a sense of

belonging at Bilambil Public School.

Our uniform was developed in collaboration

with our school community and we really

appreciate parent/carer cooperation in

supporting all students wearing their uniform

during school hours, while travelling to and

from school, and when engaged in school

activities outside of school. Our school

uniform also contributes to the personal

safety of our students by allowing easier

recognition of students inside the school and

in the community.

Perhaps most importantly, our uniform helps

us maintain our strong culture of equity.

When everyone is in uniform there is no

distinction between the advantaged or

disadvantaged circumstances of our

students – we are all one big family. This is a

key element to the beautiful culture of

kindness and care that we value so highly at

Bilambil Public School.

If you are having financial difficulties please

contact the school office and ask about our

second hand uniform pool or financial

assistance.

Happy holidays! Friday 5 July will be our last day of school,

after a very busy term! Teachers will return on

Monday, 22 July for a SDD and students will

start back at school on Tuesday, 23 July

ready for an exciting Term 3.

We hope you all have a fantastic break and

spend some terrific family time together. See

you next term!

Please Close the Front Gate In the interest of student safety and

wellbeing, please remember to keep our

front gate closed.

Thank you! Brad Davis

Principal

Athletics Carnival A reminder that our annual Athletics carnival has

been postponed until Friday, 26 July, 2019 (Term 3

Week 1). The day will operate as follows- all

(including those children in Year 2) 8 – 12 year olds

will be running their track events at the beginning of

the carnival. K-2 children who are eight or turning

eight this year will be collected by primary staff to

join the older children for the whole day of events. K – 2 staff and students will join Yr3-6 at the carnival,

coming across to the Jets Oval at 10.00am.

Students in K-2 will start their races at 10.15am. Races

will be heats and no finals will be held for age races

for five, six and seven year olds. The reason for this is

to place more emphasis on fun and participation for

the whole school in a carnival atmosphere. There will

be a sausage sizzle and cake stall courtesy of the

P&C. K-2 students need to pre-order their sausages

on the order forms that will be sent home, first thing

next term. Students 3-6 may buy their lunch directly

at the P&C stall on the day. Please note the normal

canteen will not be operating on the day.

At the end of lunch, K-2 students will return to their

classrooms and Year 3-6 students (except for those 8

years in Year 2) will return to school to complete the

field events finals.

We look forward to a great day!

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Newsletter UP AND COMING EVENTS TERM 2 & 3 2019

School items P&C Items

TERM 2 WEEK 10

Thursday 4 July Stage 1 Assembly 1.30pm

SRC Fundraiser for Forbes

Friday 5 July Last Day Term 2 - Happy Holidays

TERM 3 WEEK 1

Monday 22 July School Development Day

Tuesday 23 July Students return for Term 3

Student School Banking

Music Mates Rock Orchestra

Thursday 25 July Music Mates Percussion & Ukulele

Friday 26 July School Athletics Carnival

TERM 3 WEEK 2

Monday 29 July Canteen Sushi Day

Tuesday 30 July Student School Banking


Wednesday 31 July Newsletter

Thursday 1 August Primary School Legends 7’s Gala Day

Dave Burn Oval Sth Tweed

Music Mates Percussion & Ukulele

Friday 2 August PSSA Tweed District Athletics

TERM 3 WEEK 3

Monday 5 August Canteen Sushi Day

P&C Meeting

NAIDOC Week

Tuesday 6 August Student School Banking


Wednesday 7 August PSSA Touch Gala Day Sth Tweed

Ned's Mindset Show

Thursday 8 August Grandparents/Family Day

Music Mates Percussion & Ukulele

Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019


STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Term 2 Weeks 9 & 10

KB Charlie, Cash

KH Cheyenne, Charlie

KT Red, Jackson

1/2B Violet, Cailin

1/2G Frankie, Gypsy, Andre

1/2H Olivia. Lola

1/2P Myah, Ruben, Shylar

2/3C Grace, Seth

3/4M Thomas, Kahu

3/4S Crystal

5/6B Zane, Jack

5/6E Annika, Mylie

5/6S Chloe, Lacey

RFF Lara, Gypsy

New Furniture for Kindergarten KH, KT and KB were very excited last week to

receive their brand new Reading Corner

furniture.

The furniture aligns with the pedagogy on best

practice in early reading. So much learning to

be had!!

Karen Baird

Teacher/ES1 AP



Tips from Mr Davis

Newsletter

Tip Number 6

They feel heard Sometimes it’s too easy when

you have things on your mind

to switch off and give

autopilot-type responses to

children’s attempts at

conversation. It may seem

to satisfy them, but notice

how joyfully they continue

when you are really

present, truly listen and

engage actively in

conversation with them.

Listening properly to our kids

teaches them to become

good listeners and good

conversationalists, too. Bring

humour into the

conversation, the sillier the

better. Kids have a strong

sense of fun and laughing

and joking together is a great

equaliser that strengthens the

bonds between you,

particularly when you have

special “in jokes” just

between the two of you.

Children have such fresh and

interesting perspectives on

things too, that you can learn

a lot by listening to them,

which in turn builds their self-

confidence and increases

their happiness. It will pay off

long term when they are

teenagers and are more

likely to talk to you because

there’s a history of easy,

open communication.

Mr Davis’s

Q: What happened when the wheel was invented?

A: It caused a revolution!

Q: Why did the teacher wear sunglasses?

A: Because his class was so bright!


&

Come and join us at Bilambil Public School

on Thursday 8 August 2019 from 10.00am to

12.30pm to enjoy our Grandparents/Family

Day celebrations.

The Day’s events

10.00 – 10.45am Open classrooms

10.50 – 11.00am Choir performance

under COLA

11.00 – 11.30am Morning tea picnic

11.30am - 12.30pm Tabloid events

FAMILY DAY!


In 3/4T, we are Growing Stronger Minds by looking at how our individual strengths come to together

to create the classroom we want.






3/4T is learning what it means to 'Be the change...' we wish to see in our classroom and school

community. We are discovering how we can make an impact on the global waste crisis by

changing the way we use plastic. We are very excited about some of the changes we wish to

see in our school. More to come.....

Stop polluting the ocean by Abraham How would you feel if you woke up in an ocean full of trash with hardly any room to move

around? There’s so much rubbish in the ocean we have to stop this problem.

Firstly, look at Trash Island, it’s a real island made of rubbish. There’s nothing under it but trash.

Seriously you can walk on Trash Island. It’s not funny! We have to stop this problem otherwise it

will just keep growing and growing at least a ton each week.

Secondly, why do we even toss? It’s not fun! Just put it in the bin. It’s not that hard. Heaps of

sea life are dying from rubbish in our water ways. This is not good.

In conclusion, there’s a lot of things we can do to help the ocean. We can help by using keep

cups, fabric bags, wooden straws and metal bottles and when you see rubbish pick it up and

dispose of it.

Stop polluting the ocean by Lilli Do you like seeing sea animals washed up on the beach? It is horrible when you go to the

beach with rubbish being washed up on the shore. We must respect our precious ocean and

throwing rubbish in it needs to come to an end today!

Firstly, have you seen the horrifying photos and videos about sea life eating plastic? A few

months ago in Thailand they found a baby whale washed up on the beach that swallowed 80

plastic bags. How would you like to be a turtle that could not tell between plastic bags and

jelly fish and ate all the plastic bags.

Secondly, do you know about Trash Island? Trash Island has no land underneath! Trash Island

was created because we threw so much trash around, it is now a massive big island. If you

don’t know what I am talking about you can literally walk on Trash Island. It floats around in the

Pacific Ocean. I can’t believe it! It’s a disaster!

Finally, if you want to help, grab a reusable bag and go to the beach, park, shopping centre

and the street and pick the rubbish up! You can even make a tonne of posters and put them

up in the shops.

In conclusion, I definitely wish SOFT PLASTIC WAS NEVER MADE!! We must step up for our sea life.

So come on world, start picking up for yourself.

Stop polluting the ocean by Hugo Do you really want to be swimming in polluted oceans? It would be devastating walking

around and seeing plastic taking over our environment for the rest of our life. We must stop

polluting our precious oceans now!

Firstly, there has been a massive impact on our sea life because of plastic. The amount of

plastic in our ocean is horrendous. Our sea life is in danger because of us. We must make a

change to save our sea life.

Secondly, Trash Island just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Trash Island is a polluted land full of

rubbish. It has nothing underneath it but trash. We need to limit this pollution.

Finally, we need to reduce the amount of plastic that we use on our planet. We can do this by

using keep cups for coffee’s, smoothies and juice. Let’s use metal straws instead of plastic

straws and use reusable bags.

In conclusion, it’s your choice if you want to help. All you have to do is pick up a piece of

rubbish and use less plastic. You can be the change.




Congratulations to all students

who performed at

Murwillumbah Performing Arts

Festival last week, our students

certainly did themselves and

our school proud. They were

focused and enthusiastic in

their poetry performances and

very well behaved throughout

the entire time!

Despite the competition being

of a very high standard, Stage

3 and Kindergarten came

away with a Highly

Commended and 3/4M and

3C received 2nd place. A big

thank you to all students and

staff for time spent rehearsing

and preparing and a thank

you to all parents for

supporting this venture.

It is a great opportunity for the

students to gain confidence in

performing and public

speaking, work in unison as a

team and to have their time

to shine on stage. Great job

everyone!

Donna McGlinn

Choir Teacher/Choir Leader

Murwillumbah Performing Arts Festival

WOW! Congratulations Bilambil


ICAS Assessments Bilambil Public School will be participating in the world-renowned

ICAS Assessments this year. ICAS is developed by UNSW Global, a

wholly owned subsidiary of the University of New South Wales,

with over 35 years’ experience in educational assessments.

ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and

problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing,

Spelling and Digital Technologies.

Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by

providing opportunities for recognition. Every student will receive

a certificate and an online result report. Top performers will be

eligible for medals and are invited to attend special award

ceremonies to have their academic excellence publicly

recognised.

We encourage you to consider entering your child into ICAS this

year. The assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend

themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of

competing in an international assessment. Your child will be

presented with

high-quality, expert-developed questions, allowing them to apply

their learning without the need for prior study or revision.

ICAS Assessments are now online, a move that reflects a

sector-wide transition to computer-based assessment. This allows

greater accessibility for students and faster delivery of results.

ICAS Online Parent

Payment & Permission

Information Your child will be sitting ICAS

Assessments. ICAS fees can now

be paid online. Visit

unsw.global/parentpay and

enter your school’s unique code

to make a direct payment to

UNSW Global.

Online payment will close on 31 July 2019.

Note: you will receive your

school’s unique code after

registering for the Parent

Payment System.

Florence Borra

Coordinating Teacher



Subject Sitting Date Online

Test Cost Closing Date

ICAS Digital

Technologies

Monday 2, Tuesday 3 & Wednesday 4

September 2019

$ 14.50 Monday 26 August 2019

ICAS Science Wednesday 4, Thursday 5 & Friday 6

September 2019

$ 14.50 Monday 26 August 2019

ICAS Writing* Monday 9, Tuesday 10 & Wednesday

11 September 2019

$ 14.50 Monday 2 September

2019

ICAS Spelling Bee Wednesday 11, Thursday 12 & Friday

13 September 2019

$ 14.50 Monday 2 September

2019

ICAS English Monday 16, Tuesday 17 &

Wednesday 18 September 2019

$ 14.50 Wednesday 11

September 2019

ICAS Mathematics Wednesday 18, Thursday 19 & Friday

20 September 2019

$ 14.50 Wednesday 11

September 2019

Prices shown excl. GST

*Offline assessments only available for ICAS Writing Years 3 & 4 and priced at $ 14.50 AUD

UNSW Global recognises International schools that are registered with the Council of International

Schools (CIS)



The Chappy Chapter

BRONZE AWARD

Term 2 - Weeks 9 & 10 KH Duke, Felicity, Ayla, Brodie, Lucas, Aileen, Louella, Mirielle,

Charlie, Isla, Indigo, Hugo

1/2B Zoe, Olivia, Taj

1/2G Mariah-Louise, Katie

1/2H Jade, Lola, Luke

1/2P Lily, Shylar, Zavier, Angel, Olivia, Koby, Myah, Trinity,

Kalumb, Bodhi

2/3C Connor, Mason, Grace, Arjay, Annie, Henry

3/4M Dempsey, Liam, Banjo, Mason, Jaiden

3/4S Brock, Sienna, Seth, Finn, Dante, Taj

5/6B Kobi, Montana, Sikari, Shelley, Jasco, Dash, Isabell

5/6E Serenity

5/6S Michael, Nataya, Beau, Elsie, Chelsea, Sonny, Byron,

Lacey, Ben, Rigby,Chloe, Hannah, Maddison, Byron

SILVER AWARD

Term 2 - Week 9 & 10

KB Dallas

1/2G Christopher, Jazmyn, Asher, Alexander, Talei

Canteen Kitchen Rules

The class with the second most amount of money raised in the

five cent challenge is… I honestly don’t know. But what I do

know is that they will be the recipients of the best cup-cakes

they will eat that day! Beautifully iced and decorated with

some snake lolly and M&M’s.

No wonder so many classes were trying to get into the top 2!

Well done boys for your cooking efforts. You have learned lots

and you have displayed great attitudes. Best part is that the

teachers have seen improvements to students in the classroom

as a result of being involved in Canteen Kitchen Rules.

Seasons for Growth

Wow! I have really enjoyed this group and getting to know

these amazing students from Stage 3. I love their honesty and

openness. This week is our last week together. Great stuff guys. I

hope you’ve grown through this experience. Bring on the next

group. There’s another group waiting in the wings.


Boot Camp

The lads have been pushed

and they are loving it! I think I

need to push them harder.

They are learning to work as a

team and encourage one

another. One lad, after doing

his part in the team, just

collapsed and laid down to

catch his breath. Fantastic

effort! There are no put-downs

in this group. Anyone putting

another person down owes 10

push ups.

Stage 3 Maths Group

One of the reasons I teach

and do chaplaincy is for the

“ah-ha” moments when the

students understand

something, especially if it’s

been a battle to learn the

concept. Last week we had

some “ah-ha” moments with

long division. Very exciting

stuff!

Have happy and safe holidays

everyone. See you Week 3

next term as we head of for an

epic road trip up the middle of

Australia.

Gav Irvine

School Chaplain

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Sports Carnival volunteers needed Our school athletics carnival is always a great day with an

awesome atmosphere.

It’s also one of the biggest days on the P&C calendar as we

provide all the food and drink for the hungry athletes and their

cheer squad. This year it is being held on Friday, 26 July 2019.

If you can support us in any way – whether it be setting up, turning

sausages on the BBQ, baking for our cake stall or helping us

behind the counters in between your child’s events that would be much appreciated.

Please email: [email protected] or speak to Chappy Gav at school if you can help.

You don’t have to give us all day, just an hour of your time allows one of our other volunteers to

take a break and enjoy the atmosphere!

Bilambil Uniform Shop Opening Hours

Monday 8.30am - 9.00am

Wednesday 8.30am - 9.00am

Friday 8.30am - 9.00am

Located inside the canteen. Pay by credit card, EFTPOS or cash.

Bilambil Online 24/7 Shop

Order online at www.bilambilpc.org and have your order sent home with your child or pop in to

collect from the uniform shop during opening hours.


http://www.bilambilpc.org/



Enrol and Pay Online Did you know that you can

now enrol and pay online for

the Music Mates programs in

the school? Just head to

ww.musicmates.com.au and

you’ll see that Bilambil Public

School is listed as one of

Champion Schools.

You can begin your enrolment

into the program just by

clicking on the school logo!

Nice and easy.

Percussion & Ukulele Concert A very big WELL DONE! to all of the students who just performed

in the Music Mates half yearly concerts. It takes a lot of

preparation and courage to get up and perform and I was

absolutely thrilled to see so many of you doing your very best. It

was great.

And you can do it all again at the end of the year. Whether

your children have done it before or doing it for the first time,

consider getting them involved in the Music Mates programs

that are available for their year group. It is a wonderfully

positive experience for everyone that’s involved and the

concerts that the kids put on are just fantastic for the school

community.

If you’d like some information about the Music Mates programs

that are run at the school, you can either ask at the office,

speak to Nicola and Ben (the two Music Mates Mentors), head

to their website www.musicmates.com.au or email them on

[email protected]


http://www.musicmates.com.au/



Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019 Newsletter



Term 2 - Week 10, 4 July 2019 Newsletter Another $100 Active Kids voucher available

to you! Tweed Dance is very excited to announce that from 1 July

2019, Service NSW will provide a second $100 Active Kids

voucher for each school-enrolled child. As an approved

provider Tweed Dance will accept both Active Kids vouchers

and Creative Kids vouchers to put towards the cost of

registration and participation.

We are still taking enrolments up until the beginning of Term 3,

so please contact Tweed Dance to secure a spot for your child.

For more information, please call Service NSW on 13 77 88 or

visit the Tweed Dance website for further details and to enrol.


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