Week 11, Term 2 Monday 24th June, 2013 19/13

Monday 24th June Reports Home Thursday 27th June Open Day Friday 28th June Friday 28th June

Last Day Term 2 Band Together with a Buddy Day & Healthy Breakfast

Monday 15th July First Day Term 3 (Staff) Tuesday 16th July First Day Term 3 (Students) Mon 22nd July – Fri 25th July Year 5/6 Canberra Excursion Friday 2nd August Athletics Carnival (Years 3-6 and 8 year olds from Year 2)

Principal’s Report Semester 1 reports have been sent home today. For those who chose to have an interview with their child’s teacher notes have been sent home to inform you of your interview times. This Thursday, 27th June, we will be showcasing our school for prospective new families in 2014. Our Open Day will begin at 9am and run through to 3.00pm. If you know any families who are interested in enrolling their children at Barooga Public School please invite them to come along and check out our great school. No appointment necessary, just call in to the office. On Friday we will be hosting a “Band Together with a Buddy Day” and Healthy Breakfast to raise funds for the “Allanah and Madeleine Foundation”. Breakfast will be served from 8.30am and students may come out of uniform. Please bring a gold coin donation for this worthy cause. This Friday is the last day of Term 2. Staff will return to school for Term 3 on Monday 15th July and students will resume on Tuesday 16th July. Please remember that the school is OUT OF BOUNDS during the holidays. Hope you all have a happy and safe holiday. John Francis, Principal

Thought for the day: Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions. ~Author Unknown

Students of the Week Kinder: Isaac Woods, Noah Cheong, Savannah Zoch Year 1/2H: Justin Walsh, Daniel Campbell, Taylah Magill Year 1/2P: Samuel Perryman, Thomas Brooks, Deacon Fisher Year 3/4: Claudia Leighton-Daly, Lachlan Nolan, Tyson O’Shea Year 4/5: Shaquel Thorpe, Lily Brooks, Charli Sutton Year 5/6: *Hayley Gow, Kayla Laws, Jasmine Houzaife-Grinter *Student chosen by his/her peers

You Can Do It! Awards

Ali Al Mousawy

Thomas Brooks

Eliza Bayliss

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Ph: 03-58734242 & 58734920 Fax: 03-58734700 ‘Building Partnerships with the Community’ Barooga PS proudly sponsored by the Barooga Sports Club

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WOOD-FIRED PIZZAS This week we are having pizza parties to celebrate the end of term. We will be firing up the wood-fired pizza oven down in the garden on Wednesday and Thursday to cook our pizzas. BAROOGA WINTER MARKET Last Saturday, 22nd June, we held a very successful market stall at the Barooga Winter Market, raising over $800 to help fund the kitchen garden program in our school. It was a lovely day and the Barooga Advancement Group is to be congratulated for holding such an enjoyable and well-organised event in Barooga. The market was a great fun day for the whole family. Thank you to all the wonderful parents and grandparents who baked delicious goods for the children to sell. The baked goods were extremely popular and we sold all our stock. The children had made soups, lemon butter and other preserves to sell at the market in class and these were also popular. Thanks to Alan McCluskey, Daryl Bird and John McCabe for helping us to set up and pack up at the end of the day. Thank you to Tracy McCluskey, Amy Paroissien and Gwen Hyde for helping me to supervise the children. And the biggest thanks go to our wonderful students; Eliza Bayliss, Marlie Noonan, Alex Woodhead, Will Brooks, Jasmine Houzaife-Grinter, Claudia Leighton-Daly, Lily Brooks, Mazzi Post, Maddison Lewin-Howard, Indi Frazer, Jordan Lewin-Howard, Noah Frazer, Tyson O’Shea, Cashen Nolan, Kaylum Tempo, Jai Nolan, Isobella Stillard, Phoebe Murdoch and Grace Stillard. These children represented their school with confidence. Their manners and conversation with customers was exemplary as were their maths skills when adding the total of what they had sold then needing to work out the change. I was very proud of them all. The next Barooga Four Seasons Market will be on Saturday, 21st September. ART IN THE GARDEN The children are currently working on some projects in the garden to help brighten it up and add some colour. Projects include

∗ making a hopscotch game for the children to play ∗ painting recycled bins to use as plant pots ∗ painting a garden mural on the concrete pipes ∗ painting watering can signs to label plants for harvest in the garden ∗ spray painting bike wheels to make a garden trellis

Year 4/5 will have had a painting day in the garden today and Year 5/6 will have their turn on Thursday. The children need to wear old clothes to paint. STEPHANIE ALEXANDER KITCHEN GARDEN FOUNDATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Last Friday, Tracy and I attended training in Melbourne at the Foundation’s Learning Centre in Collingwood. The SAKGF always provide us with excellent training and this time was no different. Tracy attended a Kitchen Specialist Forum and learnt to bake bread with the staff of Phillipa’s Bakery. I attended hands-on workshops on growing gourmet mushroom, willow weaving and irrigation. The keynote speaker was Prue Gill, an ex-teacher, program volunteer and SAKGF board member. She spoke on the program’s role in social change and helping our students to take control of their future. Her speech was very inspiring.

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Visit our website: www.barooga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au E-mail: barooga-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au (Staff/General) e-mail: john.francis@det.nsw.edu.au (Principal/Confidential)

Ph: 03-58734242 & 58734920 Fax: 03-58734700 ‘Building Partnerships with the Community’ Barooga PS proudly sponsored by the Barooga Sports Club

THANK YOU

∗ Thank you to Jason Brooks for offering to pick up our new greenhouse frames to rebuild the entrance arbour.

∗ Thank you to Peter Byham for donating more plants. If anyone is interested in buying any, please see me at school. All of our plants sell for $2 each.

CAN YOU HELP US? We are looking for the following items. Please contact the school if you are able to help us. ∗ Empty metal olive oil tins, or similar

interesting containers, for the children to turn into herb plant pots. Any tins can be brought to my room.

∗ Milk bottle lids (without any print on them, please).

∗ Large pots, old metal garbage bins, plastic drums etc.

∗ Bicycle wheels to make a trellis. (The Year 5/6 children have started work on this project but we can keep adding more wheels to the structure.)

∗ Metal tins with lids such as baby formula tins to use for a craft activity.

Nikki Bird SAKG Program Coordinator

Band Together with a Buddy Day This Friday 28th June, being the last day of term, we are having a “Band Together with a Buddy Day”. The day will begin with a Healthy Breakfast at school from 8.30am.The children will need to bring a named plastic cup. The breakfast menu will comprise of: Juice, milk, cereals, pancakes, toast and fruit. Throughout the day the children will be involved in other activities with a buddy. Children may come out of uniform but they will need to wear suitable footwear for outdoor activities. A gold coin donation would be appreciated and will be given to the Allanah and Madeleine Foundation who support the Better Buddies program.

Visit our website: www.barooga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au E-mail: barooga-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au (Staff/General) e-mail: john.francis@det.nsw.edu.au (Principal/Confidential)

Ph: 03-58734242 & 58734920 Fax: 03-58734700 ‘Building Partnerships with the Community’ Barooga PS proudly sponsored by the Barooga Sports Club

2013 School Photos Captains, SRC, House Captains, Swimming Captains, Zone Swimming Team, Year 6 Muck Up and Whole School photos can be viewed in the foyer. Copies of these photos are available to order at $15 each. Please return orders to the office with payment by Thursday 27th June. Please contact Academy Photography for any queries regarding your order 1300 766 472

Open Day Canteen Cappuccinos, muffins and toasted sandwiches will be available for parents to purchase throughout the day.

P&C News As you are all aware the P & C together with our school staff and administration, especially Nicky Bird, worked over a long period of time that resulted in us being accepted into the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. This project forms part of the school’s educational and associated activities program that enables all of our student body to participate in a variety of interesting and exciting projects that embraces and engages the student. Our school is extremely proud to have been selected in this program and its development over the past few years will ensure that it remains as a legacy to all students who attend our great School. Like most extra activities the school subsidised the costs involved as part of the curriculum. This year we needed to ask that an annual contribution be attributed to offset some of the costs for the Kitchen Garden Program. We are fortunate that this is the only major contribution that is requested from our student body. There are real concerns that some of these contributions remain unpaid and after discussions with our principal the school is prepared to allow payments to be spread over the school year to assist those families who are not in a position to pay it all at once. The students can continue to participate in the program but with the continuing rising costs we need to cover the annual contribution of $80.00 per student so all of our kids can enjoy the fruits of their labour so to speak. If you have issues regarding how the contribution is structured please discuss with Mr Francis or Mrs Bird. Cheers and thanks, Andrew Leighton-Daly President Barooga Public School P&C

Friday 28th July Canteen

Special Recess

Pizza Homemade Sausage Roll

Toasted Sandwich Boat Sandwich Savoury Muffin

Chocolate Muffin Mini Hotdog in a Roll

Pop Corn Chocolate Milk

All 80c each

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Ph: 03-58734242 & 58734920 Fax: 03-58734700 ‘Building Partnerships with the Community’ Barooga PS proudly sponsored by the Barooga Sports Club

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Last week Kinder read the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’ then acted out the story with much “huffing and puffing”. Year 5/6 buddies then assisted the Kinders do their Art work about the story. I’m not sure who enjoyed the activities more – Kinder or Year 5/6? Glenys Wilson.

Community Notes

THE LEARNING TREE FINLEY We are now open at 101 Murray St, Finley (in the front of Arthur Real Estate) We are running our first fabulous school holiday program for children of all ages and abilities. On the 9th July we will be holding a Creative Arts Day. The day will be filled with fun and imagination, so prepare to get creative! There are limited spaces, so ensure to book your children in as soon as possible. For more information, please visit our website. www.thelearningtreefinley.com or call Jo Palmer on 0481 160 915

Visit our website: www.barooga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au E-mail: barooga-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au (Staff/General) e-mail: john.francis@det.nsw.edu.au (Principal/Confidential)

Ph: 03-58734242 & 58734920 Fax: 03-58734700 ‘Building Partnerships with the Community’ Barooga PS proudly sponsored by the Barooga Sports Club

Visit our website: www.barooga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au E-mail: barooga-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au (Staff/General) e-mail: john.francis@det.nsw.edu.au (Principal/Confidential)

Ph: 03-58734242 & 58734920 Fax: 03-58734700 ‘Building Partnerships with the Community’ Barooga PS proudly sponsored by the Barooga Sports Club