Week 10 – NAIDOC Week

Monday-Friday Parent/Teacher Interviews

Wednesday 3 July Maths Day Wed/Thurs 3/4 July Maths Incursion Thursday 4 July Read-In – Stages 2 and 3 Friday 5 July P&C Guessing Comp Drawn Friday 5 July PSSA – Round 8 Friday 5 July Last day of Term 2

Term 3 – Week 1

Monday 22 July Staff Development Day Tuesday 23 July Students return for Term 3 Tuesday-Friday Breakfast Club from 8.30am Thursday 25 July Stage 2 – Taronga Zoo Friday 26 July PSSA – Round 9

Week 2

Monday-Friday Breakfast Club from 8.30am Monday 29 July Mothers Group 9-11am Tuesday 30 July Premier’s Spelling Bee - Hall

Friday 2 August PSSA – Round 10

Week 3

Monday-Friday Breakfast Club from 8.30am Monday 5 August Mothers Group 9-11am Tuesday 6 August EaLD Excursion

Wednesday 7 August Athletics Carnival Friday 9 August PSSA – Round 11

Dear Parents and Caregivers, This week’s Principal Award recipients are:

• Hamoodi A - KBlue • Aya Z - KBlue • Zainab M - 2Blue • Sana Z - 2Blue • Audrey K - 2Blue • Zain M - 2Blue • Aayat N - 2Blue • Ibrahim W - 2Blue • Ousman D - 2Blue • Rihanna S - 2Blue • Kristina K - 2Blue • Omid Z - 2Blue • Raphael A - 2Blue

This week’s Certificate of Excellence recipient is:

• Aylin K - 1/2Green

Congratulations. These awards will be presented at the K-6 Assembly to be held on Thursday 4 July. Parents are welcome to attend. Relieving Principal For weeks 1-5 of Term 3, Mr Godwin will be taking Long Service Leave, returning to work on Monday 26 August 2019. During this period, Mrs Sol Fletcher will be Relieving Principal. Mrs Susan Mooney will be covering Mrs Fletcher’s Learning and Support Teacher (LaST) role and Mrs Chacon will continue to relieve as Assistant Principal (AP). Workshop – Parent Apps Thank you to those parents and caregivers who attended our Parent Workshop last Wednesday afternoon. We had a record number of attendees. Many of the parents and caregivers have expressed how informative they found the session and are excited about the advancements in technology that allows them a window into their child/rens learning through the Seesaw Family and Sentral Parent apps.

Bankstown North Public School

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Issue 10 Term 2 – Week 10 Wednesday 3 July 2019

Are you reading with your child every night?

If not, why not??

It’s important!

Please contact your child’s class teacher if you need assistance with

reading strategies.

At the conclusion of the workshop, parents who attended were eligible to win one of two $50 vouchers kindly donated by Bankstown Sports Club and two $50 Myer vouchers. The lucky winners were: • Mrs Del Rosario • Mrs Farooqui• Mrs Farooq • Mrs Huynh

Thank you to Bankstown Sports Club for their generosity in providing the vouchers.

Term Dates A reminder that the last day of Term 2 2019 is

FRIDAY 5 July 2019 School resumes for Term 3 for all children K-6 on

TUESDAY 23 July 2019

Please note that Monday 22 July is a School Development Day (SDD) for all teachers and SASS staff therefore there will be NO CLASSES conducted for students on this day

Next P&C Meeting The next P&C meeting has been scheduled for Friday 23 August (Term 3, Week 5) commencing at 9.15am. I strongly encourage all our parents and caregivers to attend our P&C meetings, as your input into your child’s school is both valued and important.

Semester One Reports Semester One reports were sent home last Friday with your child/ren. With the introduction of the Parent Portal on Sentral, you can also now access their reports by logging onto your account.

If you have not yet registered, I would strongly

encourage you to do so by going to the following link: bankstownnorthps.sentral.com.au/portal/register

You will need a valid email address and the Access Key code that was both mailed home and a copy given to your eldest child. If you have lost this access key code, please contact the office for a reprint of the letter.

Important information, such as notes, attendance, and newsletters can be also be accessed through the parent portal. We look forward to sharing information about Sentral Parent as further modules become available.

Education Week Education Week this year will be celebrated in the week beginning Monday 5 August and concluding on Friday 9 August 2018 (Term 3, Week 3). This year’s theme is ‘Every Student, Every Voice’.

Our school will celebrate Education Week with an Open Day and library Book Fair on Thursday 8 August 2019. Thank you in advance for getting behind your school and supporting this very important week. I encourage all parents and caregivers to mark the date in your diaries and/or calendars. If you are unable to attend our open day, please make yourself available to visit our school and your child’s classroom during this week.

The P&C will be holding a cake stall on Open Day. Notes will be sent home shortly asking for donations and helpers to sell on the day.

School Development Day Changes Please be aware that the Term 4 School Development Days (SDDs) that are scheduled for Thursday 20 and Friday 21 December have been changed.

Therefore, I am confirming the following days/times as our 2018 Twilight Sessions:

Term 1 • Monday 9 April 3.30-6.30pm (Week 11)

Term 2 • Monday 14 May 3.30-6.30pm (Week 3)

Term 3 • Monday 13 August 3.30-6.30pm (Week 4)• Monday 10 September 3.30-6.30pm (Week 8)

This change will cause no disruption to student learning as the last day for ALL students in Term 4 is Wednesday 19 December.

Parents And Caregivers Approaching Other Students Please be reminded that under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are any parents or caregivers permitted to approach another child. If you have a concern with another

student, you must see a teacher or a member of the school executive. Parents and caregivers who do not adhere to this practice will be banned from entering the school grounds

Pedestrian Parent Pickup - Hume Highway and Davies Lane Gates As a matter of SAFETY! Both the school and the P&C request that all PEDESTRIAN parents and caregivers who enter the school grounds each afternoon to collect their child from school ENTER AND EXIT VIA THE HUME HIGHWAY OR DAVIES LANE GATES.

In the interest of student safety, no pedestrian parents or caregivers are permitted to enter or exit the school grounds via Beresford Road. Beresford Road is strictly for use by those parents and caregivers in cars who have registered to use the Kiss and Drop zone.

Accepting Kindergarten Enrolments 2020 If your child turns five years old before 31 July 2020, they are eligible to enrol for Kindergarten in 2020. Enrolment forms are available to print from our website at www.bankstownnorthps.com.au or from the front office. Please pass this information on to any family, friends and neighbours who are looking to enrol their child in Kindergarten next year.

Notes will be sent home next term to those children who are enrolled for Kindergarten 2020, inviting them to Kindergarten Transition sessions to be held later in the year.

Accepting Enrolments Years 1 to Year 6 Bankstown North Public School is now accepting enrolments for all classes Year 1 to Year 6 for 2020.

Holiday Fun Want to do something more exciting than watching TV or playing on the internet these holidays? Why not try:

• Getting involved in a local or backyard sport withfriends

• Drawing and painting• Playing board games• Start learning a musical instrument• Help in the garden – maybe your child could

have part of the garden as their own• Help to organise a family get together

Take charge of your holidays in advance by making lists of things to do and setting aside some time each day for them – nothing creates stress like last minute shopping and preparation. When entertaining children, one activity each day will keep them excited.

Encouraging Literacy Skills at Home Let your child help you write shopping lists. This is a great way to get them reading words that don't always come from a storybook. Children can help you read recipes and then write out lists of items you need and link names to products that you point out in the refrigerator or the pantry cupboard. More ideas at:

Reading with children is fun and one of the best ways to help prepare them for school.

Tip: Try not to let television intrude on reading time - set aside some uninterrupted time to read with your child.

Assembly Our next whole school formal assembly will be held on Thursday 4 July in our school hall at 2.00 – 3.00pm. This will be the last assembly for the term. Your attendance at our assemblies is always welcome!

Thank you for your continued support and I wish you all a safe and happy holiday and we look forward to working with you all again in Term 3.

Jon Godwin Principal

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Saturday 6 July 2019 10.00am – 3.00pm

Paul Keating Park 375 Chapel Road Bankstown Entertainment, rides, stalls,

activities and food.

NAIDOC 2019

Yeronga Uniforms Stocktake Please note Yeronga Uniforms at Roselands will be closed in the first week of the holidays for stocktake.

CLOSED Monday 8 July – Sunday 14 July

OPEN Monday 15 July onwards

ICAS Assessments ICAS Assessments are now online, a move that reflects a sector-wide transition to computer-based assessments. This allows greater accessibility for students and faster delivery of results. ICAS fees are to be paid directly online to UNSW Global, not to the school. Visit the new online Parent Payment System to make a direct payment to UNSW Global. Parents can access the online payment service by typing unsw.global/parentpay into a browser. Parents will also require a unique access code to purchase assessments. Our school’s unique access code is: 8b7f9192ad. Competition dates are as follows for Years 2-6:

Science – Thursday 5 September English – Tuesday 17 September

Mathematics – Thursday 19 September

Most classes from years 3-6 are currently running spelling bee

competitions and class winners will be competing in the school

competition next term.

Further details:

Our School competition will take place in Term 3 Week 2

Tuesday 30 July in the school hall.

The Junior competition

(years 3 and 4) will take place

between 11.20am-12.20pm

The Senior competition (years 5 and 6) will take place

between 12.20-1.20pm

All parents of class competition winners will be advised and are

welcome to attend.

The winners of each competition will represent our school at the

upcoming Regional Finals which will take place in

Term 3, Weeks 7 and 8 (More information to be given at a

later date).

Please see your class teacher or Mrs Morgan for further

information.

Thank you

Premier’s Spelling Bee Competition 2019

2019 Spelling Bee

STAGES 2 AND 3 ARE INVITED TO A

READ IN AT BNPs LIBRARY

THURSDAY, WEEK 10, TERM 2

CHAPTER BOOKS REQUIRED,

SNACKS AND CUSHIONS WELCOME,

STAGE 2, 11,20,12,20PM STAGE 3, 12,20,1,20PM

WHAT IS A

READ IN? A number of major long term studies show that reading for leisure in students is the

most important factor of both academic progress and social skills over time. To assist our students in developing this love of reading the Library is running a

‘Read-In’ for Stages 2 & 3 this Thursday. The decision to run this event during class time was made to emphasise to students

that reading for fun is as important to their education as any of the other skills learned in class.

Students are required to bring a chapter book and are welcome but not required to bring a comfortable cushion and a small snack. You can assist us in this effort by

talking to them about the book they plan to bring or even helping them to select one.

THE MONTH OF MATHS

The Month of Maths is coming soon!

All through August, we want to know about the maths you see and use in your life outside school.

Bring in your ideas to share with your class. Your class will choose their favourites to be put on display, and at the end of the month,

our special guest judge will choose the best from each stage.

More information will come home next term.

You can start getting your ideas ready these school holidays. If you are stuck, think about the maths you use when: cooking measuring something that you are making reading the time, or working out how long something

takes looking for patterns using money solving a problem

For more information, please see Ms Howland

Voice, Treaty, Truth Bankstown North celebrated NAIDOC week with a special assembly last Thursday.

The hall was beautifully decorated with submissions from all classes in our NAIDOC week creative arts competition with the stage winners and class runners-up being sent to be displayed at Bankstown Public School during the weeks celebrations.

We were luck enough that Aunty Lyn, our local elder, was able to deliver a Welcome

to Country and present the competition winners with the prizes. Everyone enjoyed the performances by KBlue, 1/2 Green and 5/6Blue and 5/6Red and tested their

knowledge with a heads and tails trivia game. Early Stage One Winner

Diandra O KRed Stage Runners Up Rupkotha S KBlue Kimberly C KRed Ali K K/1Orange Stage One Winner

Maryam Z 2Red Stage Runners Up Safwan Z 1Reed Katherine B 1/2Green Kristina K 2Blue Zahra U 2Red Stage Two Winner

Ayah K 3/4Blue Stage Runners Up Taha E 3/4Blue Ibrahim C 3/4Red Owais M 3/4Yellow Stage Three Winner

Amara M 5/6Red Stage Runners Up David L 5/6Blue Isabelle A 5/6Red Eva V 5/6Yellow

Holiday Fun Looking for something fun but educational for your child to do over the holidays? Well, Word Mania could be your answer. It is a fantastic resource for students to improve a variety of key literacy skills like word families, phonics, rhyming and root words, prefixes, suffixes and word recognition. BNPS has been registered to compete in Word Mania, and students can access it by using their Literacy Planet password to log in on computers or laptops, or downloading the Literacy Planet Word Mania app on iPads or Mobile phones.

How does Word Mania work? Word Mania is the ultimate word building competition. Students are given three minutes to build as many words as possible from the board of 15 letter tiles. By dragging and rearranging letter tiles into the word panel players build, extend and rebuild words in a race against the clock.

Plenty of fun features Word Mania has a range of features designed to raise the stakes with Gold Tiles, Diamond Tiles and Word Multipliers for higher scores. Students can also test their word building abilities against their friends with the Word Buddy Challenge, earn badges for specific achievements and high scores and create a Mini-Beast avatar.

For more information see Mrs. Morgan or use this link: https://www.literacyplanet.com/au/news/word-mania-is-back/

P & C Lolly Guessing Competition

$1.00 per guess

Lolly jars on display outside hall every morning

Being drawn at morning assembly on Friday 5 July

Support your P&C

On Tuesday 25 June, Joe Chambers and Andrew Crawford (First Officer Ditty and Professor Poet, as seen on ‘The Rhyme Rocket’ on CBeebies), joined us for an

exciting interactive literacy morning. Children from across the school were treated to their Ridiculous Rhyme Show, a live performance of rhyme, poetry, song and

silliness with the aim of improving and promoting rhyme awareness within literacy.

Following the performance, children in Stage 3 participated in their TV Workshop which was an opportunity for the children to gain an understanding of what Joe

and Andy do as a job and how they got into working in television.

Seesaw Family & Parent Sentral Apps What an amazing turnout we had for our first workshop on our new parent apps. Thank

you to those families who have a vested interest in your child/ren’s school life and attended to hear first hand about how these great apps will open up a window into your

chid’s classroom. Congratulations to the four winners of the $50 vouchers.

Positive Behaviour For Learning (PBL)

At Bankstown North Public School, we choose to be safe learners

As of the beginning of this term, Bankstown North Public School has undertaken the Positive Behaviour for Learning program as the major focus of the school’s Wellbeing component.

As part of the program the children are rewarded for Making Good Choices, Being Safe and Being Learners by receiving a ‘Crikey’ – a yellow slip of paper that the child receives from teachers when they are seen to be following our school expectations.

The children then place these into a barrel and enter the weekly ‘Crikey Raffle’. The more ‘Crikeys’ a child receives in a week; the greater chance they have of winning the raffle.

The ‘Crikey’ Raffle takes place at the Friday morning assembly with winners winning a $2 canteen voucher and a letter home from Mr Godwin.

Our winners are:

Week 8 • Azmi J 1/2Green • Amara E 3/4Yellow • Ceriin H 2Red • Yassin A 5/6Yellow

Week 9

• Daniel A K/1Orange • Ghenwa A 5/6Red • Hiba A 2Blue • Hawani K 5/6Red

Fortnightly Points Tally

Banks 120 Bass 121 Cook 59 Hume 63

Term Points Tally

Banks 331 Bass 334 Cook 153 Hume 235

5/6 Blue

Class Chatter Term 2 Review

It has been a busy term! We have had our cross country carnival, composting, counted thousands of Crikeys and created papier mâché creatures We combined classes for incursions and excursions, and learnt a LOT about aboriginal education,

including the Dharawal national anthem.