1 JULY 2019 WEEK 10 TERM 2

FOCUS OF

THE TERM

YCDI!

PERSISTENCE &

ORGANISATION

BRISBANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL

1 High Street Saratoga NSW 2251

Phone: (02) 4369 1246

Fax: (02) 4363 1068

Email: brisbania- p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

School Web Page: www.brisbania-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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THANK YOU, CONGRATULATIONS AND TERM THREE UPDATE Thank you to all staff and students for their flexibility and willingness to support changes this term. B Block continues to have their new roof installed, the delay has been due to the weather restrictions and possible security concerns if left unsecured on the weekend or overnight. Mrs Duruz, Miss Gamble and Mrs Evans have continued their Kindy programs despite working in the hall for most of the term. The students have been exceptional in their flexibility and resilience. Well done! We expect KG and KK to be back in their rooms on day one next term. Due to the unavailability of the hall this week, the Term Two disco has been postponed and the Assembly of Excellence has been moved to I Block for a modified assembly. Congratulations to our Central Coast Dance Festival dancers, Mrs Wilding and Ms Howarth on their wonderful coordination of the dances that were fabulous. It was Miss Chapman’s and my privilege to attend the Central Coast Dance Festival last Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Special thanks too to the other teachers who gave up their evenings to help supervise the dancers- Mrs Vanderstichel, Mrs Self and Miss Yarnold. Lily, looked lovely and spoke very professionally on Tuesday evening as MC at Central Coast Dance Festival, we were very proud of her! It is a great honour to be chosen to MC and she did a wonderful job. She also performed the acknowledgment on Thursday. A massive thank you to Mrs Strickland who has taught 2S this semester with Miss Yarnold. Miss Babbage returns to her full time position at Brisbania next term and will be teaching 2S for Semester Two. Miss Yarnold continues as our casual relief teacher and Mrs Strickland will be one of our valued day to day casual teachers. Mrs O’Hara has decided to continue to work 4 days a week in Term Three and Mrs Major will continue to teach 3V on Wednesdays. Mrs Huisman will also continue to teach RFF 4 days a week and Miss Yarnold or Mrs Major will teach RFF on Thursdays. Staff on leave- Ms Simpson, Mrs Collins and Mrs Farncomb will be on leave in Week One. Mrs Kirkaldy will teach 3/4D for the week, Miss Yarnold will teach K/1C for the week and Mrs Srtickland will teach 1F until 24 July. Thank you to my staff on their hard work writing reports that are informative and an accurate reflection of their students’ progress and areas for improvement. Brisbania PS is proud to support the diversity of our students from the Davistown/Saratoga community through quality public education where every student is known, valued and cared for by staff. KINDERGARTEN 2020 ENROL NOW for Kindergarten 2020. Please pick up an enrolment pack from the office.

SRC CAKE STALL AND FUNDRAISERS The cake stall on Friday 21 June raised $904.70 towards our playground upgrade that is due to begin in the holidays. Well done and thanks for your support.

The next fundraiser will be on FRIDAY with a gold coin donation for wearing mufti. Please wear joggers for safety and no singlet tops. Remember to keep warm! Well done SRC, Mrs Huisman and Miss Gamble! SEMESTER ONE REPORTS Semester One reports will be sent home on Thursday, please check your child’s bag for the report in a yellow envelope. Class teachers will contact you if they would like to meet with you to discuss your child’s report, alternatively, if you would like an interview with your child’s class teacher, please contact the office to make a mutually convenient time for an appointment. As discussed at the information evening for 1M and 2C early this term, interviews are offered to all parents should they wish to meet with Miss Thomlinson or Mrs Carey, a separate note was sent home last week.

Brisbania PS

2020

SPORT IN SCHOOLS The Sport in Schools program for Kindergarten to Year 2 begins in Week One next term. A note was sent home last week for payment of $40 by Wednesday, 3 July. Years 3-6 will be involved in the program in Term Four. Our K-2 carnival at Davistown Waterfront will be run by Sport in Schools on Friday 16 August, weather permitting.

NETBALL AND RUGBY LEAGUE Thanks to Mr Ingram and Mrs Wilding for organizing and coaching our students ready for the Netball and Rugby League events this week for Stage Three students. Good luck! As always, thanks to parents on transporting and supporting our teams. SCHOOL PHOTOS Photos taken earlier in the term will be delivered early next term. Thank you for your patience. EDUCATION WEEK Week Three, Term Three (5-9 August) is Education Week. We begin the week with our dancers and choir performing at Erina Fair in The Hive in the morning and a display of quality work will be up at Erina Fair for the week. Our annual Book Parade and Open Day will be on Wednesday 7 August from 10am until 12:30pm. The book parade will begin after recess. SCHOOL HOLIDAYS The school holidays begin on Friday 5 July at 2:50pm and students return to school on TUESDAY 23 July. Staff return on Monday, 22 July. The Administration staff will be in the office, however, teachers and School Learning Support Officers will be at workshops with Erina Learning Community staff at Erina High School working on promoting critical and creative thinking linked to technology. If your child is leaving at the end of the term or if you are changing contact details, please advise the office as soon as possible. SECURITY Please call security on 1300 880 021 if you see anyone on the premises during school holidays. Have a fabulous holiday Annette Parrey

ENROL NOW FOR KINDERGARTEN 2020 Do you have a child starting school in 2020? Please register at the office and pick up your information pack. If you have friends or neighbours with children who will be in Kindergarten next year, please let them know. Kindergarten numbers impact on the whole school structure each year, so the earlier we know Kindergarten numbers the easier it is to plan teachers, classes and rooms needed in 2020. Mrs Duruz and her 2019 Kindergarten team will begin transition visits to preschools soon. Our Headstart program will be held on the first 5 Fridays of Term 4 - 18 October, 25 October, 1 November, 8 November and 15 November with our Headstart Parent Information Morning on 18 October @ 9:30am.

Brisbania PS

2020

TERM 2 - 2019 DATES

Thursday 4 July Assembly Of Excellence 9:15 am

Reports home today

Friday 5 July Mufti Day - Gold Coin Donation

Last Day Term 2

PRINCIPAL’S GOLD BOOK

Will Jacob Elizabeth

Stage 2 students have been studying a STEM unit on Force and Motion this term. As part of the unit, students were required to build a car from recycled materials that would travel a long distance after travelling down a ramp. One car travelled a total distance of 8.4m ! We would like to take this opportunity to thank our parent helpers who came in to offer their time and support. Congratulations to ALL Stage 2 students for their efforts.

Stage 2 Teachers

EARLY STAGE 1 AWARDS

KK - Charlotte, Estelle,

Sophia, Attraio

KG - Kiarrah–Lee, Olive, Ryder, Maxwell

K/1C - Winsdor, Charley

STAGE 1 AWARDS

Max, Jagger,

Abbie, Zarah,

Jett, Willow, Mila,

Jayden, Ruben, Nicholas,

Piper, Bridie, Luca, Naeisha,

Aiden, Ellie, Grace, Grace

YOU CAN DO IT!

Bonnie

ASSEMBLY LEADERS

Phoebe, Dane, Mila,

Vance, Ava

NAIDOC Day EHS

WEEK 11 Monday - R Cattley Tuesday - K Dobell W’day - A Russell

Th’rsday - S Purtell Friday - E Brock

CANTEEN

ROSTER

Week 10

Tues - L Trudget Wed - R English Thu - K Thomas Frid - N Bray &

C Stone

Thank you to everyone who supported our Trivia Night on Friday. I hope that everyone had a great night. A huge thank you to Kristie Hughes for organising the night and to Janelle Chapman for being our MC. We really appreciate you giving up your time to support our fundraising efforts. Thanks also to Kate Boni, Peter, Susan Blanche and Nat Bray for helping us to set up the room on Friday. Our next P&C meeting is on Tuesday 20 August at 7pm in the staffroom. Please come along if you’re free. The next fundraising meeting is on Tuesday 6 August at 7pm in the staffroom. Have a good week Suzanne Petrie Sapsford P&C President 0423 036 697

Brisbania Public

School Uniform Shop

Opening Hours: Every Friday

Morning 8:30am - 9:15am

Uniform Coordinators:

Renae Godden & Caitlin Richards

0416 207 330

Tuesday

O403 368 517

ogradydrama.com.au

Dear Parent/Guardian, Time is running out! This is your last chance to purchase the delicious Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough. Your support is greatly appreciated as all funds will be used for the Year 6 Farewell and school gift.

Remember that this delicious cookie dough is only available through fundraising and is not available in stores, so make sure to stock up! For those who are yet to put in an order either online or in cash, the final cut off for orders is Wednesday 3 July. When our fundraiser ends, the online prize ordering will be activated and you will have 7 days to place your prize order online. We will confirm the scheduled day for pick-up in the near future. We thank you for helping make our Billy G’s Fundraiser a huge success! Kind Regards, NAOMI EAGLE

Billy G’s Online Fundraising Page

Create an Online Fundraising Page at www.cookiedough.com.au which is unique to you. There are also some great

features including choosing your own avatar, selecting your prize goal, adding in cash orders and viewing our school ’s

leaderboard. You can register for online fundraising. It’s the easiest way to help reach your fundraising goals.

Win a Dream Holiday worth $7,000! Create an Online Fundraising Page at www.cookiedough.com.au, sell or

purchase one tub or more of Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough and you will automatically go into the draw to win a $5,000

Helloworld Travel Mount Ommaney Gift Voucher and $2,000 spending money.

Apple Prize Pack Leaderboard Challenge

The highest fundraiser from our school will go into a draw to win a HUGE Apple Prize Pack including an iPhoneX, iPad

32GB, Apple TV and an Apple Watch. There will also be in-school prizes for the three highest fundraising students!!

Create an online fundraising page at www.cookiedough.com.au and view your ranking on our leaderboard.

How to Order Prizes?

To reward your child for their efforts, they will receive incentive prizes based on the total amount of tubs sold in cash and

online. You have two options to place your prize order:

1. Login or create an Online Fundraising Page at www.cookiedough.com.au. Once the fundraiser has finished, click the

‘ORDER MY PRIZE’ button and then confirm your total amount raised and order your prize/s. Once our fundraiser ends,

online prize ordering will be activated and you will have 7 days to place your prize order. OR

2. Complete the order section of the order form and return to the school.

Thank you in advance for your participation. Happy fundraising!

FREE GINGERBREAD MAN COOKIE CUTTER WITH EVERY GINGERBREAD COOKIE DOUGH PURCHASED!