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THE BIDWILL BUSH TELEGRAPH

Newsletter Term 4

27th November 2014

Bidwill Public School Principal : Mrs Toni Thomas

Bunya Rd, Bidwill 2770 Phone : 9628-2444

Email : bidwill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Fax : 9628-0480

From the Principal With only a few weeks left of the school year we are getting very busy with school events. In this weeks newsletter there is a com-prehensive list of events over the next few weeks. I look forward to the chance to thank our many par-ent helpers at our parent helper morning tea on Tuesday December 9th. Our Diamond club students will be invited with their parents to attend a special afternoon on Mon-day December 15th. I look forward to celebrating with these students and their families their successful year at school. All students will finish school on Wednesday December 17 with Years 1-6 returning on Wednesday January 28th, 2015. Year 6 Gala Day What a great day we had yesterday for our Year 6 Gala Day! The weath-er was perfect for throwing wet sponges at staff. Our students showed great accuracy too! The activities were plentiful, donut eat-ing, lucky dips, pushcart rides, cakes, sausage sizzles, a photo booth and more. Many thanks to Miss Fleming and her Stage 3 team for working closely with the stu-

dents from Mount Druitt Tafe to ensure the event ran smoothly. This event is always a great fund raiser for our Year 6 students. Thank you to the many parents, family and friends who joined us for this event. We appreciate your support. Pacific Island Dance Group What a fabulous performance our students gave at Tregear Public School's 9th annual Polynesian day. I was so proud watching our stu-dents on stage. We owe thanks to Julie and Flora from Chifley College, Bidwill, as they provided our stu-dents with dance instructions dur-ing the many rehearsals leading up to the big day. They also attended to support our students during their performance. We stole the show! It was incredible. I would like to thank our families for attending to support the per-formers as well as thank Vavae for dedicating his time to preparing the students for the performance. He has spent many afternoons back at school holding rehearsals. P&C Meeting Our final P&C meeting will be held at 9:10am Tuesday December 2 in the school library. During this meeting we will look at the new behaviour systems for our school.

On the next page is a brief explana-tion of the card system and the re-ward system. Stage 3 has found the card system far easier to follow with students having a key role in managing their own behaviour. During this meeting the P&C will plan their major fund raising event for next year. 2015 Student Leaders Congratulations to our Year 5 stu-dents running for leadership roles. Our students Year 2 to Year 6 had the pleasure of listening to our can-didates share their vision for our school, should they be voted into the role of school captain. The speeches were great. Thank you to each candidate for taking the time to prepare for their speech. Best of luck to each of you! PSSA Finals Best of luck to our PSSA teams for

tomorrow afternoon’s games. We

have 3 teams in the Grand final at

Heber park. The girls Softball is at

3.30pm and the boys Tee-ball and

Softball games are both at 4.30.

Please come and support these teams!

Parents are asked if they could take

their children to and from the venue

and if they can't do this to please con-

tact the school.

Inside this issue: Page 1 From the Principal Page 3 Bunya Awards Bidwill’s Got Talent Notice to Parents PSSA Grand Finals

Page 4 School Air Conditioners Library - End of Year Dates to Remember Kindy Orientation K-6G Artworks Page 5 Year 6 Gala Day

Page 6 Goannas Learning Story Page 7 End of Year Events Page 8 Community News

mailto:bidwill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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Bunya Awards Congratulation for being Safe, Respectful Learners

GOLD Madison H KM

Lucas C KM

Joe F 1L

Faithful S 2C

Norman D 2C

Susana P 2P

Tiana H 2P

Seini T 4C

Connor R 5H

Liana N 6H

Rory B 6H

Samantha T 6H

Tania W 6H

Juston B 3L

Riley H 1H

Nikola T 5B

SILVER Ethan M KG

Liam B KG

Cornelius P KG

Terehia W 3F

Kathy B 3F

Matthew T 4C

Shaun C 4C

Blessing S 6H

Jahrohme T 6H

John F 6H

Aaliyah F 6G

Emma J 6G

Daniel McC 5B

Kirsty-Lee B 5B

BRONZE Issac D KM

Cameron B 2C

Jennifer F-L 2C

Jaminda W 2P

Preston McK 4C

Shyanne L 4C

April H-W KH

Zoe G 1H

DIAMOND Emily R KG

Mylei P-V KG

Kate W KH

Hayal B 1H

Eva T 2C

Chloe F 2P

Alfonso L 3F

Teneisha D 3F

Hazel 5b

Andy Y 6F

Lachlan M 6F

Tanayah A 6F

BIDWILL’S GOT TALENT K-6

Thursday 11th

December, 2014 @ 11:45am—3pm

Parents, friends and family wel-come to attend.

NOTICE TO PARENTS

REGARDING HEAD LICE Dear Parent

Unfortunately, we currently have a

problem at school with head lice.

Your child could be one of those

affected.

We are asking all parents to examine

their children for head lice very care-

fully and carry out treatment if nec-

essary. A second treatment may be

required as re-infestation is always

possible.

Thank you for your

assistance in eliminat-

ing this problem.

Toni Thomas

PSSA Grand Finals

The Grand Final for our girls Soft-

ball and boys Tee-ball and Softball

teams will be played on Friday

28th November at Heber Park.

The girls Softball is at 3.30pm and

the boys Tee-ball and Softball

games are both at 4.30pm.

Please come and

support these teams

and our school for

making this great

achievement.

Could parents please

transport their own

children to and from

the park, if there are

any problems please

contact the

school.

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Dates to Remember 2014 November

Fri 28th -Kindergarten Orientation, 9-11am

-PSSA Tee-ball & Softball Grand final

from 3:30pm at Heber Park

December

Mon 1st -PATHE talk for Year 5 and 6, 2pm

Tues 2nd -P&C Meeting

Thurs 4th -Kindy Manly Sealife Sanctuary Excursion

Fri 5th -Kindergarten Orientation, 9-11am

Tues 9th -Parent Helper Morning Tea

Wed 10th -Year 6 manly Excursion

Thurs 11th -Bidwill’s Got Talent Final

Fri 12th -Preschool Graduation

-Celebration and Books in Homes Assembly

Mon 15th -K-2 Presentation Assembly 9-11am

-3-6 Presentaion Assembly 11:30am-1:30pm

Tues 16th -Year 6 Farewell

-Preschool Orientation

Wed 17th -Year 6 Graduation Ceremony

COME TO SCHOOL AND

ENJOY THE AIRCON!

A reminder that our classrooms

are fully air-conditioned so our

children can continue to learn in

comfort in the day's hot weather.

Please pack plenty of drinks of

water. See you at school!

The library will be closed for stocktake in weeks 9 and 10. Please return all library books to the library by this Friday. Thank you, Miss Scott

My one has 11 roses – Brendan

The roses are pink – Sealtielle

I love my flowers – Lucas

Flowers – Haveesh

Peter liked Mrs Rowen’s flowers

My picture is beautiful and colourful – Austin

28th November

5th December

All orientations are from 9 - 11am

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On Wednesday 26th of November, Year 6 worked with Mount

Druitt TAFE students to hold a Gala Day for all the students. Stu-

dents were able to participate in a range of activities including a

donut eating competition, basketball shoot out, throw the sponge at

the teacher, a photo booth, footy pass competition and ride the push-

carts. Students could also indulge in delicious food like chicken

wraps, manoush, sausage sandwiches, cakes and soda spiders.

The day was a huge success and all students and staff had a

wonderful day.

Year 6 would like to thank all the teachers, TAFE volunteers, stu-

dents and parents of our wonderful school community for support-

ing this event. We were able to raise $2000 towards our Year 6

Farewell.

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Learning Story From Preschool Goannas

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Dear Parent/Caregivers,

As the 2014 school year draws to an end, we are excited by the many events that we are

holding to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students. For your reference, be-

low is a list of the events to add to your calendar. If you have any questions, please con-

tact the front office on 96282444.

Bidwill’s Talent Show

When: Thursday 11th December 2014

What: Bidwill’s got talent finals and Song Room performances from each class

Time: 11:45am – 1:30pm

Where: Hall

Books in Homes Assembly

When: Friday 12th December 2014

What: Books in Homes presented to students and Patrick White Writing awards

Time: 12:00 – 1:30pm

Where: Hall

Kindy, Year 1, Year 2 and Support unit Presentation Day Assembly

When: Monday 15th December 2014

What: K-2 and support presentation assembly

Time: 9:30 – 11am

Where: Hall

Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 Presentation Day Assembly

When: Monday 15th December 2014

What: Year 3 -6 presentation assembly. 2015 school leaders and whole school awards

will be presented during this time.

Time: 11:30 – 1:30pm

Where: Hall

Diamond Bunya afternoon tea

When: Monday 15th December 2014

What: Afternoon tea with principal

Time: 2pm – 3pm

Who: Parents and students who receive their diamond bunya

Where: Lower staffroom

Year 6 Graduation Ceremony

When: Wednesday 17th December 2014

What: Year 6 graduation

Who: Parents and students

Time: 9:30am

Where: Hall

We look forward to seeing you at our end of year celebrations.

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