Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

TERM 2 WEEK 2 Friday, 10 May 2019

Sunday 12 May Mother’s Day

Tuesday 14 May NAPLAN – Yr 3 Reading

Wednesday 15 May NAPLAN – Yr 3 & Year 5 Writing

Stage 3 Science A – Cumberland HS

Thursday 16 May NAPLAN – Yr 5 Reading, Yr 3 & Yr 5 Language Conventions

Friday 17 May PSSA Round 2

Walk Safely to School Day

Monday 20 May Biggest Morning Tea (9am in Hall) all Welcome

Tuesday 21 May NAPLAN – Yr 3 Numeracy

Leadership Day – Rydalmere PS

Wednesday 22 May NAPLAN – Yr 5 Numeracy

Stage 3 Science A – Cumberland HS

Thursday 23 May School Photos

Friday 24 May School Photos continue

PSSA Round 3

Tuesday 28 May Zone Cross Country – Don Moore Reserve

Wednesday 29 May Stage 3 Science A – Cumberland HS

Friday 31 May PSSA Round 4

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS – Thursday, 23 May

Full winter uniform and green school jacket/jumper must be worn on school photo day, Thursday 23

May. This year The School Photographer team will return on Friday, 24 May to take photographs of all

the sporting teams.

Please ensure that all students wear correct uniform for both of these days.

ANNUAL SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

The annual cross country went very well yesterday. Thank you to all the parents who came and

volunteered to help and all the supporters who came, watched and cheered on the runners.

Thank you also to Miss Parish and Miss Kendall-Kelly for a well-organised day.

YEAR 6 FUNDRAISING – CAKE STALL

Thank you for supporting year 6 in their fundraising events. The students raised over $600. This will go

towards the farewell gift that year 6 students give to the school every year. A big thank you to all the year

6 families for suppling the cakes. This made the cake stall very successful.

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

NAPLAN – YEAR 3 AND YEAR 5

Our year 3 & 5 students will complete NAPLAN online over the next 2 weeks.

Tuesday 14 May Year 3 Reading

Wednesday 15 May Year 3 & 5 Writing

Thursday 16 May Year 5 Reading / Year 3 & 5 Language Conventions

Tuesday 21 May Year 3 Numeracy

Wednesday 22 May Year 5 Numeracy

MOTHER’S DAY STALL

Thank you to our P&C fundraising committee and parent volunteers who organised and ran our Mother’s

Day stall. The students enjoyed choosing special gifts for the special ladies in their lives.

ASSEMBLY – Week 1

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

ASSEMBLY – Week 2

WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN

Earn & Learn is on again. If you shop at Woolworths or a family member

shops at Woolworths, please ask them to collect the Earn and Learn

stickers. Pop them into the box at the front office and we will be able to

purchase educational resources.

Earn and Learn commenced on 1 May 2019 and will run until Tuesday,

25 June 2019.

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

ONE TOUCH FOOTBALL

Congratulations to Adley, Jinmo, Lucy and Zara who

represented the Zone in touch football at the Sydney

West regional carnival today. Lara C was also

selected but unfortunately was unable to play today.

WINTER PSSA – Round 1

Burnside Team Opponent Won or Lost Score

Junior Soccer Parramatta Won 1 - 0

Senior Soccer Parramatta Won 7 - 2

Junior Netball 1 Parramatta East Won 15 - 0

Senior Netball 1 Parramatta East Won 11 - 2

Junior Netball 2 Carlingford 1 Lost 3 - 5

Senior Netball 2 Carlingford 1 Lost 3 - 8

Junior League Tag Parramatta East Won 7 - 1

Senior League Tag Parramatta East Won 9 - 2

Junior AFL Bye

Senior AFL Bye

Soccer Draw Grounds

Round 2 17 May Curtis Oval 1 Round 8 28 June Curtis Oval 2

Round 3 24 May Curtis Oval 1 Round 9 2 August George Kendall

Round 4 31 May Bye Round 10 9 August Curtis Oval 3

Round 5 7 June Curtis Oval 1 Round 11 16 August George Kendall 2

Round 6 14 June Curtis Oval 1 Round 12 23 August Curtis Oval 1

Round 7 21 June Rydalmere Oval Round 13 30 August Bye

YEAR 4 PARENTS - YEAR 5 OPPORTUNITY CLASS PLACEMENT FOR 2020

Applications for opportunity class placement are considered mainly on the combined results of the Opportunity Class Placement Test and school assessments. The Opportunity Class Placement Test will be held on Wednesday 31 July 2019.

If you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2020, you need to apply soon. You will need to apply on the internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email address).

Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available from Tuesday 30 April 2019 at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5

The application website will close on Friday 17 May 2019. You must apply by the due date.

There are no paper application forms. If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public library. If you have a disability that prevents you from using a computer, you can contact the Team for assistance after 30 April 2019. You must submit only ONE application for each student.

BOOK CLUB – ISSUE 3

Book Club Issue 3 was sent home with students last Tuesday. Please return any orders to the school

letterbox by Monday, 13 May. Orders may also be placed online using the Scholastic LOOP system.

Visit scholastic.com.au/LOOP or download the app.

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK 2019/2020 – YEAR 6 FUNDRAISING

NEW 2019 |2020 Entertainment Books or

Entertainment Digital Memberships are now

available.

Books are available for collection at the school

office. To order please go to:

https://www.entbook.com.au/21430k3 \ .

For $70 you'll receive hundreds of valuable offers for everything you love to do, and help our fundraising

at the same time! 20% of the proceeds from every Entertainment Membership we sell will contribute

towards Burnside Public School Year 6 Fundraising.

Gae Bromwich

Principal

SCHOOL NOTES

Band Students Band Administration Fee $20.00 per student overdue

Selected Students PSSA $100.00 per student overdue

Senior Band Senior Band Workshop $70.00 per student due Friday, 24 May

K – 6 The School Photographer Envelope Thursday, 23 May

P & C INFORMATION

Mother’s Day Stall

The students had a wonderful time choosing their special gift for

Uniform Shop

Open every Friday morning from 8:45am – 9:15am or you may place an order at the school office.

Please remember winter uniforms will be worn during term 2 and 3.

BIGGEST MORNING TEA – CANCER COUNCIL (Monday, 20 May at 9am)

Dear Burnside Parents and families,

You are invited to come along to a morning tea catch up, where you can enjoy some delicious baked

goods, provided by the P&C, catch up with fellow Burnside parents and support an incredibly worthwhile

cause, the Cancer Council.

Join us on Monday, 20 May at 9am in the Burnside Public School

Hall. If you aren’t free and would like to donate, here is the link to

our page:

http://nsw.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/CIdstein2

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

HILLSBUS ROUTES

As the new Sydney Metro Norwest will open on 26th May, 2019, there will be some changes to

Hillsbus public routes.

Route M60 will be renumbered to 600. The services remain unchanged.

Route M61 will be renumbered to 610X. The services remain unchanged.

Route 604 will operate through Hills Showground Station.

New Route 617 operates between Adelphi St, Rouse Hill, Beaumont Hills and Kellyville

Station.

Route 619 will operate through Hills Showground Station.

Route 626 will not operate to James Henty Dr and Jenner Rd, and it will be extended to

Kellyville Station via Cherrybrook Station and Castle Hill.

Route 633 will operate via Victoria Rd and Castle Hill Rd to Cherrybrook Station and Castle

Hill Station. It will no longer operate via Thompsons Corner or Coonara Ave and Highs Rd.

Route 635 will operate via Coonara Ave to Cherrybrook Station and Anglican Retirement

Village to Castle Hill. It will no longer operate via Ellerslie Dr.

Route 714 will commence and terminate at Norwest Station.

Route T60 will operate through Norwest Station via Barina Downs Rd and Reston Grange.

For more details about the coming changes, please visit www.transportnsw.info

There is no impact on your school’s student travel advice sheet. Students can travel on the Metro

with their existing SSTS Opal cards.

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’