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THE BIDWILL BUSH TELEGRAPH

Newsletter Term 2 Week 9

21st June 2017

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

Dear Parents and Carers,

I have had a fantastic time at Bidwill Public School this

term. When I return to Plumpton House School in Term

3, I will miss the friendly students, parents, carers and

friends. Thanks to all for making me feel so welcome.

The Bidwill school community is spoilt to have such a

dedicated and caring staff. At Bidwill PS I have been

able to work with great teachers, fantastic support staff

and caring office ladies. This makes for a great place to

learn for your children.

When I reflect on my time with the children at Bidwill

Public School, the following words come to mind:

TERM 2

JUNE

Monday 26th -NAIDOC Opening Ceremony

Tuesday 27th - Parent Teacher Interviews

Wednesday 28th - Parent Teacher Interviews

Thursday 29th -NAIDOC Closing Ceremony

- Silver Award Celebration

Friday 30th - Last day for Students

TERM 3

JULY

Monday 17th - Staff Development Day

Tuesday 18th - Students return for Term 3

Dates to Remember

Nanna’s button tin is very special.

It has buttons of all shapes and sizes and

they all have a different story to tell. But

today, one button in particular is needed.

A button for Teddy.

Bidwill

Imaginative

Determined

Willing workers

Independent

Loyal

Laughter

I wish everyone in the school community a safe and

restful holiday. Thanks for having me at your wonderful

school throughout Term 2.

Michael Cruickshank

NAIDOC Week Please join us for our NAIDOC week celebrations! Our

dance, poem and choir groups will be performing.

Opening Ceremony will be at Bidwill Public School on

Monday 26th at 12.30pm.

Closing Ceremony will be held at Chifley College Bid-

will on Thursday 29th at 12.15pm.

REMINDER

Keep up to date with

camp payments

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PSSA Rugby League

Congratulations to both our rugby league teams who

played against Shalvey last Friday. Our junior team won

26-12 and the seniors won 16-8. Players are reminded to

bring a mouthguard every Friday.

Girls Rugby League Day

Next Wednesday 27th June, girls from years 4-6 are in-

vited to play in the Girls Rugby League day at Whalan

Reserve. They will learn skills such as tackling, passing

and kicking before playing against other schools in the

Mt Druitt area. Players are asked to return their permis-

sion notes to Miss Marlow by this Friday.

Panther Trophy Finals Day

Last Wednesday, Bidwill's under 11s rugby league team

played against Madang Avenue PS in the Panther Trophy

grand final at St Marys stadium. The boys played a fast

and exciting game but unfortunately lost in the last mi-

nute of the game 10-6. Congratulations to the team on

being runners up!

Miss Marlow

Sydney West Cross Country

Last Wednesday 14th

June, Jackson from rep-

resented Mount Druitt at

the Sydney West cross

country carnival. Jack-

son from 5/6G was Bid-

will's only representative

on the day and finished

23rd after an exciting

race. Congratulations

Jackson on such a huge

achievement, we are all

very proud of you!

K RED

Poiti

Braxton

Shanel

Shaylee

Ui

K YELLOW

Jarryd

Josiah

Owen

Patricia-Alice

Taliah

Travis

Tyrelle

Tehlia

Riley

Presley

Leilani

Helen

1 RED

Jaxon

Kyra

Luke

Tanahlia

Samuel

Riana

Jamelia

David

1 YELLOW

Destanee

Hossanah

1 YELLOW

Jeremiah

Kiara

Noah

Rubie-Raw

Sale

Tyler

2 BLUE

Leilani

Junior

Caden

2 RED

Ashanti

Lucy

Ariana

2 YELLOW

Theodore

Jeremiah

Taliyah

Kadence

Eliza

Chelsea

3 BLUE

Axle

Charlie

Emily

Cailyce

Jerome

Kate

Orisma

3 RED

Mele

Seth

Mylei

Indiana

4 BLUE

Midac

David

Praise

4 RED

Jaeden

Constance

5/6 BLUE

Shania

Jahstyce

Jamaine

Justin

Salamasina

Anaise

5/6 RED

Talayalah

Serena

Lorita

BRONZE

Bunya Awards Congratulation for being Safe, Respectful Learners

Circus Coming

To Town

If your child was lucky

enough to receive a free

ticket, you must call the

box office to book. The

ticket is only valid for the

7pm show Friday 30th

June.

To book please call:

1300 667 269

Friday 23rd June

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On Thursday 1st June, students in 3-6 and those in year 2 turning 8 participated in our school Athletics Carnival. It was

a great day and students displayed great talent and sportsmanship. Congratulations to all students who participated! Be-

low are the results for the day.

8 Yrs Boys 100m 1st - Junior 3B 2nd - Seth 3R

3rd - Kal-al 3R

8 Yrs Girls 100m 1st - Tyra Debbie 2B 2nd - Mama-Sera 3R

3rd - Ariana 2R

9 Yrs Boys 100m 1st - Kordell 3R 2nd - Robbie 4B

3rd - Alexander 3R

9 Yrs Girls 100m 1st - Michegan 4B

2nd - Mylei 3R 3rd - Kate 3B

10 Yrs Boys 100m

1st - Midac 4B 2nd - Nikola 5/6G 3rd - Tyler 5/6Y

10 Yrs Girls 100m

1st - Leaniva 4R 2nd - Bre-Anna 5/6B

3rd - Kiva 4B

11 Yrs Boys 100m 1st - Alfonso 5/6Y 2nd - Kharel 5/6B 3rd - Raphael 5/6Y

11 Yrs Girls 100m 1st - Talaylah 5/6R 2nd - Keiara 5/6R 3rd - Kathy 5/6G

12 Yrs Boys 100m

1st - Stuart 5/6Y 2nd - Jackson 5/6G

3rd - John 5/6B

12 Yrs Girls 100m 1st - Malia 5/6R

2nd - Jahstyce 5/6B 3rd - Maddie 5/6Y

Junior Boys 200m 1st - Midac 4B

2nd - Tyler 5/6Y 3rd - Nikola 5/6G

Junior Girls 200m

1st - Leaniva 4R 2nd - Bre-Anna 5/6B

3rd - Kiva 4B

11 Yrs Boys 200m 1st - Alfonso 5/6Y 2nd - Raphael 5/6Y 3rd - Kharel 5/6B

11 Yrs Girls 200m

1st - Kathy 5/6G 2nd - Keiara 5/6R

3rd - Talaylah 5/6R

Senior Boys 200m 1st - Stuart 5/6Y

2nd - Jackson 5/6G 3rd - Rico 5/6B

Senior Girls 200m

1st - Malia 5/6R 2nd - Jahstyce 5/6B 3rd - Makayla 5/6G

Junior Boys 800m

1st - Tyler 5/6Y 2nd - Albert 4B 3rd - Seth 3R

Junior Girls 800m 1st - Bre-Anna 5/6B

2nd - Paige 2B 3rd - Kiva 4B

11 Yrs Boys 800m

1st - Jesse 5/6G 2nd - Tyrese 5/6R 3rd - Kharel 5/6B

11 Yrs Girls 800m

1st - Kathy 5/6G 2nd - Keiara 5/6R

3rd - Teneisha 5/6G

Senior Boys 800m 1st - Jackson 5/6G 2nd - Stuart 5/6Y

3rd - Brendan 5/6G

Senior Girls 800m 1st - Jahstyce 5/6B

2nd - Makayla 5/6G 3rd - Maddie 5/6Y

Junior Boys Shot Put

1st - Midac 4B 2nd - Alexander 3R 3rd - Cornelius 3B

Junior Girls Shot Put

1st - Constance 4R 2nd - Roana 4B

3rd - Tyra Debbie 2B

11 Yrs Boys Shot Put 1st - Raphael 5/6Y 2nd - Jezrhiel 5/6G 3rd - Demetro 5/6G

11 Yrs Girls Shot Put

1st - Lorita 5/6R 2nd - Olivia 5/6G

3rd - Teneisha 5/6G

Senior Boys Shot Put 1st - Stuart 5/6Y

1st - Brendan 5/6G 2nd - Jackson 5/6G

Senior Girls Shot Put

1st - Maddie 5/6Y 2nd - Selena 5/6R 3rd - Shania 5/6B

Long Jump Results TBA

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Tuesday the 20th June 2017, Stage 2 students went to Sydney by bus. We saw the Sydney

Opera House and travelled over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. We went to the Hyde Park Bar-

racks to learn about convicts. We got to wear convict clothing and built a brick fireplace. We

also pretended to fall asleep in the hammocks just like a convict.

After that, we went and had lunch at Hyde

Park. After our delicious lunch, we went

to the Art Gallery of NSW. We saw sculp-

tors like bikes in a circle, power cords

floating and a black spiral in a square.

Hannah and Tarlia (4 Red)

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Date: 7 July

Event name: Hands On Workshop - Rockets

Event details:

Build and launch paper rockets using compressed air, watch a model rocket launch.

Includes presentation, short 3D movie, tour of the dome area and viewing of the Sun SAFELY through a telescope (weather permitting)

$15.00 per person (children and accompanying adults) for hands-on workshops

Time: 10am – 12pm

Venue Address: Penrith Observatory (Building AO), Western Sydney University, Werrington North cam-pus, Great Western Highway, Werrington

Contact phone or website for public enquiries and bookings:

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/observatorypenrith/penrith_observatory/whats_on

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL

Date: 15 July

Event name: Public Astronomy Night – The Living Traditions of Aboriginal Astronomy and Navigation - NAIDOC WEEK – SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER, Professor Ray Norris

Event details:

Aboriginal people have studied Australian skies for thousands of years, seeking to understand the sky and their place in it, as well as using it for practical purpos-es like calendars and navigation.

While some languages and cultures have sadly passed away, others still live, and are even being rejuvenated. We are fortunate that there are elders who can still recount this ancient knowledge in their traditional songs and stories.

Includes presentation, short 3D movie, tour of the dome area and viewing of the night sky through a range of telescopes (weather permitting).

Time: 7pm – 9pm

Venue Address: Penrith Observatory (Building AO), Western Sydney University, Werrington North cam-pus, Great Western Highway, Werrington

Contact phone or website for public enquiries and bookings:

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/observatorypenrith/penrith_observatory/whats_on

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL

Date: 22 July

Event name: Public Astronomy Night – Cassini's Last Hurrah; the Grand Finale at Saturn – SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER, Professor Fred Watson

Event details:

If there was ever a space project that totally exceeded the expectations of the scientific world, it has been the Cassini mission to Saturn. Launched in 1997, Cassi-ni reached its target after a seven-year journey, and immediately began re-writing the textbooks. Now, 13 years later, we have a remarkable catalogue of amaz-ing discoveries. Storms and a hexagonal jet-stream in the planet's atmosphere, ripples and spokes in its rings, global oceans and oily seas on its moons – and they are just the start. But the best may be yet to come. With the spacecraft's fuel running out, mission controllers have thrown caution to the winds in an audacious series of orbits that thread Cassini between the rings and the planet before a final plunge into Saturn's atmosphere on 15 September. Celebrate this triumphant mission with Fred Watson, as he presents an entertaining update on all things Cassini.

Includes presentation, short 3D movie, tour of the dome area and viewing of the night sky through a range of telescopes (weather permitting).

Time: 7pm – 9pm

Venue Address: Penrith Observatory (Building AO), Western Sydney University, Werrington North cam-pus, Great Western Highway, Werrington

Contact phone or website for public enquiries and bookings:

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/observatorypenrith/penrith_observatory/whats_on

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL

Penrith Observatory

July will be an exciting month for us, check out our special events coming up.