“Plover Planet” The Newsletter of Biddabah Public School.

Week 3 Term 3- 2018

45 Medcalf St Warners Bay NSW 229 Ph. 4954 6058

Email: biddabah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au “Future Focused Learners”

Focus of the week………. Buddy says

“ Todays schools creating

tomorrow’s world”.

Principal’s Report Education Week - “Todays schools creating tomorrow’s world”.

Our very first Education Week Biddabah Learning Expo took place today. We were delighted with the phenomenal response from our community who turned up in droves to witness first hand the amazing things we are doing in Future Focused Learning and CAPA. After a scrumptious morning tea, courtesy of our staff, parents were able to engage first hand with students to look at the incredible work being done in areas such as robotics, green screen , garage band, woodcraft, geology claymation and much more. This was followed by a spectacular performance from our dance groups, drumcorp and choir. I am pleased to announce that a whopping $3608.50 was raised to support drought stricken families which will go towards “Buy a bale”.

I was so proud of our dance groups and choir who performed to a packed crowd at Charlestown Square as part of Education week celebrations on Thursday. This was yet another wonderful showcasing of our incredibly talented students under the tutelage of our dedicated staff including Mrs. McEwan, Mrs. Osborn and Mrs. Bradshaw.

And in a week which proved that “Too much excitement is never enough!”, last Wednesday our students were treated to an exhilarating display of dance, storytelling and other cultural gems from our special guest NAIDOC performer Sean Choolburra. Fortunately the school’s insurance was fully paid up as Sean wowed the crowd for a full 90mins with a frenetically fabulous show which included “making fire” (see picture below). Macklin certainly got things ‘cracklin’! (With a little help from Olivia).

Congratulations to Evie F in 2MC who has become the first student in the school (in fact the first student ever!) to collect 40 Buddies and thus reach SUPERSTAR level.

All students who reach Superstar level will be presented with a commemorative gold and enamel Buddy badge at a special assembly in Term 4. Steve Gately (Principal)

Dance News Hunter Dance Festival 2018

We would like to extend a massive congratulations to our students who danced at the Hunter Schools Dance Festival last week. The hard work and dedication that they put into learning their routines this year certainly showed as all dancers shone beautifully on stage. Our teachers and dance teachers were incredibly proud of them all. CONGRATULATIONS DANCERS!

Boys Dance Group ATTENTIONS BOYS

Mrs Bradshaw invites all interested primary aged boys to come along and join the brand new ‘boys only’ dance group. Lessons begin next Friday during lunch time in our school hall. Come along and give it a try. Mrs Mc Ewan

Canteen News Week 1 Term 3 As you can see there are a number of days that require volunteers in order to keep our canteen open. The hours that are required for canteen are from 8.30am to 12pm. When you volunteer in the canteen you’re welcome to consume drink and food. It’s a great way to have a morning with your friends and meet new people. If you would like to volunteer there is a roster in the canteen that you can write your name on or send us a message. If we don’t have enough volunteers the canteen will be closed and sometimes at short notice. Do you know that if your child has a Canteen Plover reward they can also use it to go towards a lunch order to the value of $2!

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DAYS THAT REQUIRE VOLUNTEERS.

Carley Lavelle is now the main contact for canteen volunteers. If you have any questions in relation to volunteering in the canteen please give Carley a call or message. You can still contact me in relation to any canteen concerns/questions as well. If you would like to do canteen, please Carley Lavelle on 0411 261 851 or Mel Aurisch on 0419 294 046. Alternatively, there’s a roster in the canteen where you can write down your name and contact number.

NB Changes made to the canteen roster after Wednesday will not be reflected in the current newsletter.

Mel Aurisch

CANTEEN ROSTER

TERM 3 2018

Mon Aug 13 Linda James, Louis James

Tues Aug 14 Jackie Blundell, Jen Bagnall

Wed Aug 15 Judy Maddison, Nic Robbs

Thurs Aug 16 Cristina Lang, HELP NEEDED X 1

Fri Aug 17

Ellie Foster, Alana Unsted,

HELP NEEDED X 3

Mon Aug 20 Linda James, Louis James

Tues Aug 21 Jackie Blundell, HELP NEEDED X 1

Wed Aug 22 Judy Maddison, HELP NEEDED X 1

Thurs Aug 23 Cristina Lang, HELP NEEDED X 1

Fri Aug 24 HELP NEEDED X 5

Mon Aug 27 Linda James, Louis James

Tues Aug 28 Jackie Blundell, HELP NEEDED X 2

Wed Aug 29 HELP NEEDED X 2

Thurs Aug 30 Cristina Lang, HELP NEEDED X 1

Fri Aug 31

Kylie Harris, Ellie Foster, Mel Aurisch,

HELP NEEDED X 3

P&C NEWS BIDDABAH FETE 2018

NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH

We have 4 months to our fete. Save the date for our 2018 Biennial Fete Saturday 10 November. Dates for Fete Committee meetings are at 6.30pm in the school library on Wednesday 15 August, Wednesday 5 and 19 September, Monday 15 and Wednesday 31 October. Monday 5 and Wednesday 7 November are also for meetings and hamper wrapping. It’s not too late to be on the committee. As they say, “many hands make light work”. If you know of any businesses that would like to donate or sponsor the fete please send a message to us on the Facebook page or to the email address below. Please come along and bring your ideas to make the 2018 Fete the best one yet. A note has gone out requesting for donations from each year. If you would like to start bringing in the requested items that would be great. Keep up to date with the progress of the fete by “liking” our Facebook page “Biddabah Biennial School Fete”. If you would like to be a stall holder or know someone that would like to have a stall at our fete this year, please send an email to biddabahpc@gmail.com OR send a message to the fete’s Facebook page.

Thank you Mel Aurisch P&C President

Save the Date 2018

ICAS Maths Test Tuesday 14th August

Year 6 Gymnastics Tuesday 14th-August-Tuesday 4th September

Year 5 Gymnastics Wednesday 15th August-Wednesday 5th September

Book Week/Book Parade K-2 Monday 20th August-24th August

Fathers Stall Tuesday 28th August

Kindergarten 2019 Info Night Tuesday 11th September 5:30pm-7:00pm

Hunter Life Education Monday 17th September-Wednesday 19th September

Blue Mountains Years 3 & 4 Thursday-Friday 13th-14th September

Year 6 Canberra Wednesday-Friday 17th-19th October

School Fete Saturday 10th November

School Service Awards Tuesday 9th December

Year 6 Dinner Wednesday 12th December

Big Day Out Friday 14th December

Presentation Day Tuesday 18th December

Year 6 Graduation Assembly Wednesday 19th December

Notes Sent Home Due

25th July

13th Jun

12th Jun

6th Mar

Hunter Life

Gymnastics Yrs 5&6

Yr 6 Canberra

Blue Mountains Yrs 3&4

7th Sept

3rd Aug

Bal 21st Sept

Bal 24th Aug

Check for Individual Class or

Activity Notes Sent Home

School Banking Awards Congratulations Class Banking Award goes to 3O with a total of 17 banking deposits. Closely followed by 4B with 13 deposits. Silver Tahlia F Flynn S Mia A

Time for Kindergarten

Enrolments 2019

To ensure a place in Kindergarten for next year please come into the office or phone 4954 6058.

For a map of our zoning boundaries and for information regarding the current

situation regarding Non Local Enrolments go to:

Biddabah Public School Website Our School

Non Local Enrolments Find document attached.

Tuesday

Mornings

Thursday

Mornings

Thursday

Afternoon

8.30am-9.00am Michelle Hain

8.30am-9.00am Kirsten Rae

2.30pm-3.00pm Renea Shepherd

PARENT OR CARER TRANSPORT BY CAR

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Thank you for offering to transport students in your car for school activities. For your protection and to cover the school DOE requirements mandate that every parent or carer who is transporting children to a school event needs to lodge the following documents every 12 months along with the covering Parent Transport by Car 2018 form. The office staff need to sight the original documents at least 24hrs prior to the event and a copy of these will be filed in the office. Any renewal or updated documents are to be presented to the office for sighting and copying. The following documents are to be supplied to office.

WWCC or Stat Dec with 100pts ID (e.g. Birth Cert & Drivers Licence) Drivers Licence (number & expiry) Car Registration Papers (expiry) Insurance Policy Number & Expiry

Stage Assemblies Term 3

K-2 Assembly– Tuesday 2:15pm

Presenters Week 4: Eleanor A, Hannah S, Lacey H Public Speakers Week 4: Harry J-D, Layla M, Noah B

Stage 2 Assembly– Monday 2:15pm

Stage 3– Thursday 2:15pm

Whole School Assembly– Weeks 4, 6,8,10 Friday 11:45pm

Before we know it the 10th of November will be here!!!!!

The committee has been busy planning a fun-filled afternoon for the community to make this our best Fete yet! Amusements and rides are bigger and better than before.

We’ve also had lots of enquiries about stalls and activities. One of our most successful stalls, in the past, has been the Hamper Stall. Its success is largely due to

the generous donations from our Biddabah families. As done previously, we have allocated each Year group with a theme for hampers. We are asking for donations (big or small) that can go towards

making hamper baskets in the lead up to our Twilight Fete.

THEMES ARE LISTED BELOW. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL CONTRIBUTIONS. Kindergarten – Christmas decorations/items Year 1- NEW baby items Year 2 - gardening items Year 3 - beauty/mens’ & womens’ toiletries Year 4 - cooking/BBQ/tea/coffee Year 5 - car/camping/sporting Year 6 - beauty/mens’ & womens’ toiletries

Please send any donations for hampers to your child’s class teacher. If you have any baskets or gift boxes that would be suitable for the hampers, please send them in to Ms Minett.

As part of our fete each Year group takes on the responsibility for running a stall. We ask for parent helpers on the day to assist with the stall associated with your child. A timesheet will be sent home

closer to the date if you wish to nominate a time where you are able to help with the stall. Stalls run by each Year group, their parents & teaching staff on that Year group.

Kindergarten - Lucky Jar – please donate a jar full of goodies! Year 1 - Raffles - help sell tickets Year 2 - Cakes - Please cook something delicious Year 3 - Hampers + Photo Booth Year 4 - Photo Booth + Quality Treasures Year 5 - Chocolate Toss – please donate a BLOCK of chocolate closer to the date. Look out for

specials. Year 6 - Portraits

Quality Treasures Stall – We are now accepting QUALITY, second hand items including pre-loved books, toys (NO stuffed toys),

kitchen items, etc. for the Quality Treasures Stall. Please send any donations to your child’s classroom.

Further details on stalls, activities, ride passes and performances will be forwarded in the coming weeks. We are looking forward to seeing you all at our Fete and thank you for supporting the P&C and

our Biddabah Community.

This Newsletter is produced fortnightly by the students and staff of Biddabah Public School. For further information phone 4954 6058. Advertiser please contact the office to negotiate special rates. Parents are reminded that paid advertisements are not necessarily endorsed by the school, but they do

assist with the costs of publication. Steve Gately

Principal