17 march 2016 week 8 term 1 · 2019-11-13 · friday, 1st april commencing at 9:00 am. the easter...
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Congratulations! Charlotte Carroll
Made it to the State Finals!
I congratulate Charlotte Carroll for gaining 2nd place in the 50 metres Butterfly, 6th in Freestyle and 8th in Breaststroke at the Northern Sydney Region Swimming Carnival. This is an outstanding achievement and we wish Charlotte well as she competes in the NSW State Swimming Championships. Information was sent yesterday inviting parents to book a Parent/Teacher Interview online. The online site closes by next Sunday, 20th March at 6:00 pm. https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code?code=2wcr2 Please contact the school office if you would like to organise a time outside the suggested times. School photograph day has been postponed to Tuesday, 22nd March. We hope for a fine day and ask all children to wear their full summer uniform. The Cross Country Carnival for children in Years 3 to 6 and children turning 8 in Year 2 will be held on Friday, 1st April commencing at 9:00 am. The Easter break might be an opportunity for a family run to prepare for this event.
Many thanks to so many parents who helped to make the Beaumont Bivouac a memorable event for the children. There were many ex-students from the school joining 155 families who pitched their tents. Particular thanks to our P & C Executive for providing the breakfast and Richard Palmer for organising the band. See below an aerial drone photograph taken by Greg Potter, of the school grounds with the pitched tents on Saturday. The Building Committee will be meeting tonight to evaluate feedback from parents about the School’s Master Plan. I thank parents who provided information which will enable future planning options. I have met with representatives from OSHClub who are preparing to commence the OOSH service for our school. If you require the service next Term, I invite you to register online: http://www.oshclub.com.au/ The Grandfriends’ Day was enjoyed by our many visitors. It was a delight to listen to the performance by our three bands and observe so many people enjoying the school. Many thanks to the Kindergarten parents for providing the morning tea and the Year 2 parents for organising the sale of library books. Malcolm McDonald Principal
IMPORTANT DATES
FRIDAY, 18 MARCH PSSA CANCELLED National Day of Action Against Bullying & Violence 3.00pm Canteen Open
MONDAY, 21 MARCH 2.15pm K - 2 Assembly Parent / Teacher Interviews
TUESDAY, 22 MARCH Student Banking 2.15pm Years 3 - 6 Assembly Parent / Teacher Interviews
WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 8.45am Years 1G & 1J to Vaucluse House Parent / Teacher Interviews
THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 9.00am Years 3N & 3V to Macquarie ICT Centre Parent / Teacher Interviews
FRIDAY, 25 MARCH Good Friday Holiday
MONDAY, 28 MARCH Easter Monday Holiday
TUESDAY, 29 MARCH Student Banking Parent / Teacher Interviews
WEDNESDAY, 30 MARCH Years 5 & 6 Peer Support Training Parent / Teacher Interviews
THURSDAY, 31 MARCH Years 5 & 6 Peer Support Training Parent / Teacher Interviews
FRIDAY, 1 APRIL PSSA CANCELLED School Cross Country Parent / Teacher Interviews 3.00pm Canteen Open
MONDAY, 4 APRIL Years K - 2 Awards Assembly Intermediate & Senior Bands to perform
TUESDAY, 5 APRIL Years K - 2 Awards Assembly Intermediate & Senior Bands to perform
FRIDAY, 8 APRIL Years K - 6 OZ Opera 3.00pm Canteen open Last day Term 1
17 MARCH 2016 WEEK 8 TERM 1
This section reports on events held week 6 - 7 and explains how you can help our Fundraising Committee plan for 2016 Gala Day.
Thank you to parents in Year 2 and Kindergarten who contributed food to, or volunteered their time for Grandfriends’ Day on 7 March. All three of our bands played pieces in the morning under Sian Joyce’s leadership; it was the first time the junior band performed before an audience. The visitors purchased 200 books for the school library with a value of $2,450. The children, whose Grandfriends bought books, will be the first to borrow the new book. Thank you to all of you who have taken a box of Easter eggs home and are selling busily to colleagues, friends and family members. Please remember to pay for the box if you haven’t done that already. Year 3 parents did a great job handing out boxes and now they are running the competition to guess the number of chocolate eggs in the jars. Look for them under the COLA if your child wants to join in. We know that lots of families enjoyed the Beaumont Bivouac last weekend. Helen Hogben and her team of parents sold a variety of items from the canteen counter on Saturday, including freshly cooked, home-made donuts; a huge thank you to Yulee Choi, who was in the canteen for quite a while that afternoon making the donuts. We hope you enjoyed the breakfast cooked and served by your P&C Executive and their spouses! A special mention to Simon Holt, Pete Wilson and Guy Winslow who ran the BBQ and cooked sausages, bacon and eggs for everyone. The canteen and breakfast contributed almost $1,300 to our funds. We may form a Bivouac committee in Term 4 to share the workload of planning and delivering the P&C part of the weekend. There will be a Federal Election this year, although no-one knows when. We schedule our Gala Day to coincide with elections when possible; the school is a polling station and elections bring in around 3,000 voters. Our Fundraising Committee, led by Guy Winslow, has started to plan Gala Day, even if we don’t know when it will be. You can help our Fundraising Committee by donating prizes for the silent auction. We are grateful for all prizes, whatever the size and value. Please talk to Guy Winslow or send an email to our P&C account if you can help. Your P&C [email protected]
Executive Committee 2016: Carey Francis, President Meredith Holt & Nicholas Walker-Levy Vice Presidents Kari Berg, Treasurer – [email protected] Linda Hutton, Secretary Vacancy for Assistant Treasurer Non-Executive: Helen Hogben, Class Parent Coordinator – [email protected] Geeta Sully Guy Winslow, Head of Fundraising Canteen [email protected] Uniform shop [email protected] Volunteer roster [email protected]
HELP NEEDED IN THE LIBRARY
NEW BOOKS NEED COVERING BEFORE THE STUDENTS CAN
BORROW
See Ms Muddell in the Library.
Thank you.
CANTEEN NOTICE Thank you to Gerard McNamara for volunteering in the Canteen over the past 9 years, making him one of our longest serving volunteers. Gerard has done just 1 shift per year but has made a consistent and valuable contribution to the running of the Canteen, and his children have loved seeing him come in too. Will is now in Year 6 so it's the last time Gerard will get his hands wet in our sinks! Our Term 2 roster is coming out soon, you don't have to volunteer a lot to make a difference and we'd love to see you! Elle Turchini Canteen Co-ordinator
GIRL GUIDES Fun and friendship for girls 9 - 13 years Contact Deanne Godfrey at : [email protected]
Killara West Pymble Rugby Club. This is your
local club – it is a well-run, family friendly club and we are looking for new players for the Under 6 teams. It’s not too late to join! Training sessions will be on Fridays 4.30-5.30pm at Lofberg Oval, West Pymble, starting Friday 18
th March.
We will be training in the area behind the posts, near the dog park. Any questions please call one of our U6 managers, Tim Hunt on 0402 027 514. It’s not too late. Check out our website. www.kwprugby.com
BAND BEGINS WITH A BANG!
Grandfriends Day saw the debut of our 2016 junior band and by all accounts their performance was a winner. The junior band students have only been playing together for half a term and in this time have worked hard to be able to perform for our grandfriends and school community. Well done JB! Our Intermediate and Senior bands also impressed the crowd, getting feet tapping and heads bopping. Look out for the IB and SB in their upcoming performances at assemblies in week 11 (4th & 5th April). For any band enquiries please email our Band Program Coordinator Jane Stormon - [email protected]
BEAUMONT ROAD SCHOOL HOUSE CAPTAINS
& VICE CAPTAINS