The Buzz Beresford Road PS School & Community News

74 Beresford Road, Greystanes, 2145 T 98962644 F 9896 3172 E beresfdrd-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

The Buzz- Issue 10 Term 3 - Week 6 Tuesday 20th August 2013

Assemblies

Friday 23/8 9.00am Years 3-6 5/6L

Friday 30/8 9.00am K-2 K/1B

Friday 06/9 9.00am Years 3-6 3/4G

Upcoming Events

August

Wed 21st Aug Character Parade 11:30-1:00

Wed 21st Aug Open classrooms K-2, 9.15-10.15

Wed 21st Aug Open classrooms 3-6 ,10.00-11.00

Fri 23rd Aug SRC night 5pm-9pm

Tues 27th Aug Zone Athletics Carnival

Wed 28th Aug Father’s Day Stall

Thurs 29th Aug Father’s Day Stall

Sept

Wed 4th Sept Celebrating the Arts Festival

Thurs 5th Sept Mufti Day

Sat 7th Sept Election day mini market

9th-11th Stage 2 Camp

Tues 10th Sept Featherdale Excursion-Kindy

Thurs 12th Sept Stage 1 Fairy Tale Excursion

Mon 16th Sept Public Speaking Competition

Fri 20th Sept Last Day of Term

PSSA NEWS

WINTER PSSA

The next two weeks are the final weeks of Winter PSSA and our competition will conclude on Friday 30th August.

On Friday 6th September all training for the Summer PSSA Sports teams will commence, with the Summer PSSA Competition recommencing on Friday 13th September.

We will continue to have PSSA in the afternoons for the remainder of Term 3 and then revert back to morning PSSA in Term 4.

The last Winter PSSA Fixtures for the next weeks are as follows:

Round 9 – Friday 23rd August

Girls Soccer vs Darcy Road @ Girraween Oval Boys Soccer vs Toongabbie @ Binalong Oval

OZ Tag vs Toony White @ Binalong Oval

Netball vs Toony Red @ Binalong Oval

Bus 1 – Boys Soccer, Netball & OZ Tag going to Binalong Oval

Bus 3 – Girls Soccer going to Metella Rd PS then onwards to Girraween Oval

Round 10 – Friday 30th August

Girls Soccer vs Westmead @ Daniel St Boys Soccer vs Metella Blue @ Daniel St OZ Tag vs Pendle Hill @ Binalong Oval

Netball vs Metella Blue @ Binalong Oval

Bus 1 – Boys & Girls Soccer & OZ Tag going to Daniel St then onto Pendle Hill PS then onto Binalong Oval

Bus 3 – Netball going to Metella Rd PS then onwards to Binalong Oval

SPORTS NEWS

ZONE ATHLETICS

This is a general reminder for those students who have been selected to represent Beresford Road at the Zone Athletics Carnival on Tuesday 27th August that you need to return their permission note along with their money to Mr Wicks by this coming Friday 23rd August, otherwise you will not be attending the carnival.

If you have been selected to compete in the 800m event you will need to make your own way to the track to compete in your race as IT will be starting at 8.30am.This may mean some car-pooling to make it easier for parents.

All of the other competitors will be transported to and from the track by bus – leaving at 9.00am and returning by 3.00pm.

Thanks

Jerome Wicks

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Principal’s Message

It’s been a very busy start to the term with the concert and athletics carnival in Education Week before a quick transition into Book Week this week. Tomorrow is the end of our Book Week celebrations with our Book Character Parade from 11.30 in the K-2 quad. One character in each class will be selected for a book prize. We have combined the character parade with open classrooms and the opportunity to stay and share a picnic lunch with your children to try and better accommodate our working parents. Many parents have indicated that it is easier to have a single day’s leave rather than 2-3 hours on a couple of days in a short period of time. K-2 classes will welcome parents into the rooms from 9.15 to 10.15 while 3-6 classrooms will be open from 10.00-11.00. Tomorrow is also your last opportunity to purchase books at the book fair in the library. School Hours All students need to be at school before 8.55am each day. We have a school assembly at this time to share daily messages and then go straight to classrooms. As a class teacher, you want to get the day started as quickly as possible and having a student arrive at the door late, even a couple of minutes, affects the learning time of every student in that class. Needing to remark the roll, collect extra notes and money all takes time away from the class, especially if the parents then want to talk with the teacher. It is easy to think that a couple of minutes won’t affect anything but trying to settle 25 children and then having a knock at the door is extremely distracting – and in some cases, 3 or 4 students may be late and enter the class at different times causing 15 minutes of lost time. That time is the same as 2 lost reading lessons every week! As parents we need to be responsible for having our children at school every day ready to learn. This includes having all the necessary stationery, food for the day, a jumper if it is cold and to arrive before the start of the day at 8.55.

Helping your child with literacy and numeracy

Helping your child, ages 3-8

Here are some ideas while shopping:

On the way to the shops, play a memory game. Take turns adding to a list.

Say: I’m going shopping. I want to buy something starting with a /b/

sound. I’m going to buy a brush.

Your child says: I’m going to buy a brush and a book. You say: I’m going to buy a brush, a book and a banana… and so on.

Ask your child to find certain groceries, for example, Weetbix in the cereal sec- tion.

See how many groceries he/she can find that begins with the letter ‘w’.

Point out signs and labels and read them aloud. Explain what they mean.

Ask your child to count out the fruit. For example, you ask for three oranges, five red apples, one green apple and two

bananas. Say the fruit in your home language as well as in English.

Show the contents of a pack by pointing to the amount on it.

Talk about the position of a container when putting it somewhere. “This can is next to the fruit.” “Let’s put the cans

under the bread.”

Count how many steps it takes to go from the trolley to the wall. Can your child make up a song or a rhyme while

counting?

Play a guessing game for a rhyming word. Begin with easy clues and gradually make these more challenging.

Say: What word am I? I eat grass all day and I rhyme with ‘how’.

Helping your child in Years 3 or 4

Here are some ideas while shopping:

Make a shopping list with your child before going out.

Discuss ‘specials’ you might want to buy in brochures.

Read a street directory together before you drive to the shops and find the best way to avoid traffic lights.

On public transport, look for times and destinations. Count the number of stops to your destination.

Encourage your child to practise counting in your home language as well as in English.

Ask your child to estimate the weight of fruit and vegetables first and then use the scales to weigh them and check how

close he or she was.

Your child could check your shopping dockets for correct prices.

Give your child little problems to solve. For example, imagine that you are having five people to a barbeque. You want

to cook three sausages for each of them. How many sausages will you buy? What would you do if sausages only came in packs

of eight?

When watching television:

Discuss different types of programs that we see on television, such as, comedy, soap opera, musical, documentary,

drama, lifestyle and thriller. Discuss which ones are the preferred kinds in your family.

Watch advertisements and favourite shows together and discuss why you like them. Discuss some of the values and

moral codes seen.

Ask your child to create a chart and total the number of hours that each family member views television in a week and

discuss the findings.

Your child could time the advertising during a film or time the intervals between the advertisement breaks. Discuss

how this impacted on the program. You could also discuss how advertisements try to persuade you to buy or use a

product. Helping your child with literacy and numeracy in the middle years of schooling – Years 5 to 8:

Here are some ideas that you can use at home:

You could encourage your child to help with such things as:

• home or garden renovations

• calculating the cost of phone calls

• measuring out pet food

• building a kennel or home for a pet

• assembling Do-it-yourself items.

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Stage 3 Camp

Department of Sport and Recreation Camp at Sydney Academy Narrabeen

This is just a reminder that the final payment instalments for the Stage 3 Camp at Narrabeen are fast approaching. The final two payment dates are:

Thursday 29th August

Wednesday 18th September (Final Payment)

Parents are reminded that payments can be made on any Monday, Wednesday or Thursday through the school office and that credit card payments will be gladly accept-ed.

Students were given a note on Friday last week, which had the final payment figure noted so that parents/guardians are aware of how much is still remaining to pay for the camp.

PBL News

Rule of the week –

Week 6 – Respect – I use appropriate language

Week 7 – Be Safe – I walk around the school sensibly

Library News

Just a reminder that the character parade and the last

day for Book Fair is this Wednesday 21st August.

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You could ask your child to estimate the amount of water used when washing the car and how much it would cost. Would

car-washing facilities be cheaper?

Show how to create a budget & discuss how to maintain it.

Talk about jobs where it may be vital to be accurate with measurements or numbers, such as in plumbing and hairdressing.

Newspaper and magazine articles about sports, the weather, economics, cars and music often include graphs and tables. You

can use these to discuss how this information influences or informs the reader.

Do you show your electricity, water and phone bills to your child? These often include graphs. You could discuss how you

could reduce the quantities shown in the graphs.

Talk about words such as approximately, about, nearly. You could discuss why these words are used at different times.

When you’re driving somewhere, you could ask your child to use a map to find the place.

The child could also use the map scale to work out the distance to be travelled and

calculate the time it’ll take to get there.

You could encourage your child to help prepare a recipe that he or she really likes.

That will help with learning about accurate measuring. You could also ask your child to

help you work out the quantities needed when changing a recipe from four people to six people.

Thank you

David Leydon

If parents are having difficulties in keeping to the payment schedule can you please contact the school ASAP, so we can come to some sort of arrangement in regards to payment.

Medical Forms

Thank you to all the parents/guardians who have returned the completed medical forms. However, there are still some forms that are missing Medicare numbers and these numbers need to be entered on the form before we can submit them to the Dept. of Sport & Recreation.

So if your child has brought the form home this week can you please ensure the Medicare numbers are added to the form and return it to Mr Wicks ASAP!!!

There are also a few students who have still not returned their medical forms. Could these students please return these forms ASAP!!!

These forms are extremely important and necessary for us the teachers to ensure your child is well looked after whilst on the camp.

Thanks

Jerome Wicks and Jade Leverett

Camp Coordinators

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KC It’s a Jungle In Here!

KC have been learning all about living

things. We have learnt about what

animals need to survive, jobs that we

have to do to keep our pets healthy and

we have even looked at how seeds grow!

Yasmine’s Independent Writing

Making masks

Making Grass Heads

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Making grass heads

Making our animal masks

Learning about the importance of space

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P&C News

Market Day The P & C are holding a market day on the Election Day Saturday 7th September. We will have many different types of stalls including candles, craft items, gelatos and sausage sandwiches. We are asking for parent helpers on the BBQ so if you can help even for an hour of two. Please fill out the attached slip below with your name & contact number as well as the time you can help. Then return it to the P & C Letter box inside the office. Please remember all funds raised will go back into your Childs education and school resources. If there are any parents that can donate any products for BBQ sausages, onions, or drinks please let us know by email beresfordrdpandc@y7mail.com Dates for diaries Friday 20th September- Movie night Thursday 5th September- Mufti day

Mr Sinclair in the spotlight

Fathers’ Day Stall

Wednesday 28th August, 2013 If stock is left also on

Thursday 29th August, 2013 Spoil Dad with a special gift

Prices range from $1.00 - $10.00

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Election Day BBQ Roster

Time Slot (Please tick below what time slot you would like and return to P&C Letterbox)

Name Contact Number 7:30am-9:30am 9:30am-11:30am 11:30am-:1:30pm 1:30pm-3:00pm

Joshua: What is the book you are currently reading?

Mr Sinclair: The Bible.

Jordan: What is your hobby?

Mr Sinclair: Stunt kite flying.

Joshua: What is your favourite movie?

Mr Sinclair: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

Jordan: What is your favourite food?

Mr Sinclair: Mexican.

Jordan: Do you have a pet and what is it and what is its name?

Mr Sinclair: A dog named Parker.

Jordan: What is your favourite colour?

Mr Sinclair: Burnt Amber.

Jordan: What do you love most about the students at Beresford Road Public School?

Mr Sinclair: They are always willing to learn and they have beautiful manners.

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Beresford Road Public School Merit Cards Presented on Weeks 4 & 5

Blue Certificate

Ria Sallakonda Seth Di Salvia

Harrison Hudson Riley Farrugia

John Azzopardi Amber Manners

Emogen Lane Will Hudson

Kayla Wagner

KA Ryan Ready

Olivia Cho

Annabelle Azzopardi

Tyron Schultz

KC Hussein Muhieddine

Amreen Brar

Riley Clelland

Damon Cardozo

KHD Kahan Jhaveri

Mac Hunt]

Stephanie Mirjanic

Ethushan Sivaraj

K/1B Fetet Elkheir

Javen Zhang

Malik Amin

Patrick Eisenhuth

1A Emir Muhammedoglu

Chantelle Hovell-Marsters

Caleb Picone

Lily O’Neill

1L Oliver Chan

Isabella Kearney

Ace Chalghin

Elisha Hua

1S Annabelle Bullock

Samson Afasene

Lucy Topic

Emily Cincotta

1/2M Tyson Newby

Ethan Crawly

Chaela-Lee Falls

2S Emilia Agius

Tulisha Chettiar

Nikolas Grech

Emma Stoparic

2E Donya Afshari

Tiarna Annetts

Nishitha Ravipudi

Braden Smith

2L Dimitri Halacas

Jessie Douaihy

Siena Bozkent

Aydin Ozbal

3F Manny Ye

Dylan Concha-Attard

Kayla Marks

3/4G Kayla Nader

Alex Alizart

Marley Fausto

3/4P Mackenzie Haladus

Megan Abood

Thomas Murdoch

4/5F Harshita Kashuap

Faith Van Der Ent

James Hunter

5/6D Avegail Matutina

Monique Wynn

Ben Gregory

5/6W Melanie Kidd

Zachary Flores

Pene Bonovas

KA

Week 4

Mia Scott

Angelina Antoniou

Yasmine Yucebasoglu

Sport Awards

Megan Abood

Kaitlyn Ratucoka

Chelsea Akhurst

GOLD AWARD WINNERS

Terese Chakti

Jacques Murray

Caught you Being

Good:

Jack Eisenhuth 2L

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Did you know Before and After School Care is available for your Children?

Beresford Rd Activity Centre is located in the primary area of this School.

We are open all school days

Before School Care from 6.30am to 9.00am

After School Care from 3.00pm to 6.30pm

Vacation care is available at our Girraween service 6.30am to 6.30pm

Our Organisation is registered with Centrelink being able to offer fee relief through the Child Care Benefit (CCB) and the Child Care Rebate (CCR) schemes.

For further information or to enrol you can; Print the Family Information book and enrolment forms off our website www.activitycentres.com.au or pop into the centre and see Rachael Bajo our Centre Coordinator or anyone of our friendly staff and pick up an enrolment pack

Our program includes a large variety of both indoor and outdoor activities. All chil-dren have input into games and activates we provide. The programmed and free play experiences enable children to utilise the large playground and fixed equip-ment within the school grounds.

Activity Centres Incorporated is a community based not for profit organisation managed by a parent committee and approved by the Department of Education and Communities. Provider Approval ID

PR -00006732

Our Full Fees With CCR you pay

Before School care $12.50 $6.25

After School Care $17.00 $8.50

Fees are even less for families entitled to child care benefit (CCB).

Girraween Activity Centre

216 Targo Road, Girraween NSW 2146

Ph: 9896 1466

Toongabbie West Activity Centre

83 Ballandella Road, Toongabbie NSW 2146

Ph: 9631 0855

Beresford Road Activity Centre

74 Beresford Road, Greystanes NSW 2145

Ph: 9896 8661

All Correspondence to:

PO Box 768, Toongabbie NSW 2146

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Beresford Road Public School does not endorse any item or service advertised in this newsletter

Come and see us at the brand new

Licensed Telstra Store in

Centro Shopping Centre, Seven Hills

And when you sign up for a new mobile phone plan*

of $60 per month or above

and mention the name of your school

for every 15 new plans we will donate to your school either:

An Apple iPad

Or

$500 cash

Or

50 child Hoyts movie tickets

Be sure to tell your friends and family to mention

the name of your school too!

Also if you “like” the Telstra Store Seven Hills Facebook page

you will go into our monthly prize draws!

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Book Week

Dear Parents

The students and staff at Beresford Road Public School

would like to invite you to join us in celebrating Book

Week 2013 .

Wednesday 21st August

9.15 - 10.15 K-2 classrooms open to visitors.

10.00 - 11.00 3-6 classrooms open to visitors.

11.30 - 1.00 Book Character Parade

1.20 - 2.00 Enjoy a picnic lunch with your

children.

All welcome.

Come and celebrate all that is great

with public education!

Don’t Forget…..

Book Fair

Parents and students may

purchase books from the library

at recess and lunch.

K-2 Scripture

K-2 scripture classes will occur

from 10.30

Wednesday 21st August 2013

Character Parade

11.30am - 1.00pm

Beresford Road Public School

CHILDREN ARE TO COME DRESSED IN THEIR

PARADE CLOTHING AND WILL STAY IN THIER

OUTFITS FOR THE ENTIRE DAY.