barellan central school term 1, week 5a...barellan central school parent’s and citizens...
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Perseverance Conquers All
THE GAZETTE
Barellan Central School Boree Street, Barellan NSW 2665
Phone: 02 6963 9202 • Fax: 02 6963 9302 www.barellan-c.schools.nsw.edu.au
Email: [email protected] Principal: Mr Bob Willetts
PRINCIPALS' REPORT
20th February, 2012
Term 1, Week 5A
7/8 “Lapping” up Technology Parents of Year 7/8, if you’d like to check what
your children have been doing in English this
week, get them to log into MOODLE and show
you their work.
Please Note Change of Date
The date of the PSSA Swimming Carnival
has changed to Monday 27th February.
Information Technology Innovation - Year
7, 8 and 9 receive laptops
The library was packed last Tuesday as year7/8
and 9 and their parents awaited delivery of their
new laptops. Usually students have to wait until
year 9 to receive their laptops, but in another
BCS innovation, all of our year 7 and year 8 stu-
dents have taken delivery of a laptop as well.
The feedback from the students, teachers and
parents about this initiative has been outstand-
ing and we look forward to staying at the fore-
front of innovation throughout the year with the
transition to MOODLE 2 which will give increased
functionality to students, teachers and parents.
Thanks to all of the parents for taking the time
to attend the briefing about the DER laptops and
cyber safety.
Sporting Opportunities A Plenty!
It is fantastic to see how many opportunities are
available for students in a wide range of sports
at this time of year. As part of the school policy,
students who participate in sports must have
their academic clearance. This is obtained by
following the school rules and being up to date
with their school work.
Masters Games
Best of luck to everyone participating in the
Barellan Masters Games this weekend. Don’t
forget to warm up and warm down!
RAP Sports Trials
Congratulations to all of the students who partic-
ipated in the RAP sports trials last week. The
trials bring six schools together to try out for our
combined CHS sporting teams. Selection in one
of the RAP sports teams is a success in itself.
Leading Learning
The Riverina Principals conference will be in Al-
bury this week and I have been invited to deliver
a presentation on how the school MOODLE
(Modular, Object Oriented Dynamic Learning En-
vironment) has enhanced learning at BCS. We
have some wonderful examples from within the
school, if you have a story about how any of our
innovations over the past few years have en-
hanced learning for your child, please let us
know.
Family Health and Fitness: Miniman Triath-
lons – An awesome atmosphere
If you are looking for a great family event, have
a look at the Elite Energy Triathlon calen-
dar. I took my children down to the Huskisson
Triathlon last weekend and my son Keegan
participated in his first “Miniman” Triathlon
(along with hundreds of other children) .
Children from 7 years of age can participate and
it is a wonderfully safe and supportive atmos-
phere. All children receive a medal and a fantas-
tic sense of achievement when they participate.
All they need is a bike (any form of deadly
treadly) and some swimming goggles. Highly
recommended!
Perseverance Conquers All
PRIMARY LIBRARY DAYS
Tuesday - Kinder/One Wednesday - Year 2/3
Wednesday - Year 4/5/6
Don’t forget your library bags!
Barellan Central School Parent’s and Citizens Association
Membership Slip
Paying your membership entitles
you to vote at upcoming P&C Meetings.
$5.00 Per Family
Name ...........................................................
Please return slip with your money
to the front office Thankyou
CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 1 - 2012
Mon 20/2 Thur 23/2 Fri 24/2
Marissa Lucas Jo Flagg Tina Haeusler
Mon 27/2 Thur 1/3 Fri 2/3
Sarah Lees Joy Geltch Jeanette Brumby
Mon 5/3 Thur 8/3 Fri 9/3
Jo Ohlsen Julie Kenny Colleen McDonald
Mon 12/3 Thur 15/3 Fri 16/3
Alison Male Sue Wilson Volunteer Reqd
Mon 19/3 Thur 22/3 Fri 23/3
Denise McDermott Rebecca Rainbird Volunteer Reqd
Mon 26/3 Thur 29/3 Fri 30/3
Jo Flagg Sarah Lees Jeanette Brumby
Mon 2/4 Thur 5/4 Fri 6/4
Rhonda Duncan Karen Smith CLOSED
PSSA Swimming Carnival The Coolamon/Ardlethan District PSSA
Swimming Carnival will be held at the Barellan
Swimming Pool on Monday 27th February, 2012.
As we have a small primary staff, we would ask
if any parents are willing to assist with
timekeeping or any other job on the day, please
contact the school and leave a message for
Mr Hinde.
Mobile Library Dates 2012
March - Tuesday 20th April - Tuesday 24th May - Tuesday 22nd June - Tuesday 19th July - Tuesday 17th
August - Tuesday 21st September - Tuesday 18th
October - Tuesday 23rd November - Tuesday 20th December - Tuesday 11th
CALENDAR
February 2012 Tuesday 21 Year 11 RYDA @ Yanco
Wednesday 22 Primary Parents Meet & Greet
2pm in the Library Monday 27 Primary Zone Swimming
Carnival @ Barellan
March 2012 Friday 2 Secondary Riverina
Swimming Carnival @ Leeton
P&C NEWS
The BCS P&C are catering for a wedding in Binya on the 31st March at midday. The P&C would love anyone who was available to help on the day to contact Sarah Lees on 6963 9409.
BCS was well represented at the Seconadary Zone Swimming Carnival in Coolamon last Friday. Results still to come.
Perseverance Conquers All
Meet and Greet
A Meet and Greet and Parent Information Ses-
sion will be held for parents on Wednesday 22nd
February at 2pm. This will be an opportunity for
parents to meet their child’s teacher as well as
hear about some of the things that will be hap-
pening throughout this term and ideas we have
for the remainder of the year. We will have all
parents meet for a general information session,
where the classroom teachers will provide par-
ents with information specific to their class. An
afternoon tea will be provided. We encourage all
parents of student in Kinder to Year 6 attend and
find out how the home/school partnership is im-
portant in the education of children.
Parent Information Sessions for 2012
This year we will again be running some parent
information sessions related to the curriculum
and what is being taught to your children. A
questionnaire will be handed out at the Meet and
Greet and will also be available on MOODLE,
asking for suggestions as to what you would like
to see in these sessions. Please have a think and
have some suggestions ready for us to consider.
Stationery
At the end of last year a list of stationery sup-
plies went home. Please ensure that you child
has all the necessary stationery supplies to as-
sist them with their learning.
Nut-Free School
Please remember that our school is a “Nut-Free
Zone”. We would like to encourage all children
and parents to check the ingredients of all food
items such as muesli bars to make sure they do
not contain nuts.
Old Magazines
If you have any old magazines at home that you
no longer want, please send them in as they are
always required for various activities in all KLA’s.
Holiday Reading is Rad!
We hope that all students participated in reading
as part of the Holiday Reading is Rad! program
over the summer holidays. We have begun test-
ing the students as part of their Accelerated
Reader program for this year and some of the
results have indicated that many students have
indeed been reading. Now it’s time for students
to return their Reading Diaries, if they haven’t
already done so. Once we have all diaries re-
turned we can begin handing out the Reading
Certificates.
Australian Schools Competitions ENTRY FORM
Family Name: ____________________________ * Computer Skills Yr 3-10 $5.00ea Names ________________________________________
* Science Yr 3-12 $5.00ea Names ________________________________________
* Mathematics Yr 3-12 $5.00ea Names ________________________________________
* Primary Spelling Yr 3-6 $7.00ea Names ______________________________________
* Writing Yr 3-12 $10-00ea Names ______________________________________
*English Yr 3-12 $5.00ea Names__________________________________ Payment enclosed : $ ________________________
Australian Schools Competitions 2012 The Australian Schools Competitions run by the University of New South Wales will be on again this year. Competitions are held in schools throughout Australia and the Pacific. All students from years 3 to 12 are encouraged to participate. Results are collated from throughout the state so students can compare their progress with others. Participating in the competitions is good practice for the students in undertaking external examinations (e.g. Naplan, School Certificate, and HSC). All students receive a certificate of participation or for those students who perform well, certificates of merit or even distinction. Entry fees (subsidised by the school) are $5.00 for each stu-dent for each competition, except for the writing competi-tion which costs $10 and the spelling competition which costs $7.00 (these last two are hand marked by specialists in their fields which is why they cost extra). The entry form is included in this week’s Gazette and is due back with the pay-ment to the school office by Monday, March 12. Dates for competitions will be included in the school calendar as they become closer.
PRIMARY NEWS
Perseverance Conquers All
Let’s Meet Year 2/3
Paige, Norman & I
were making and
decorating a 3D cube
to hang on the wall.
Jake
I like being in Year
2/3. Jane
If you get hungry you
can always have Crunch
& Sip at 10am. You
need to bring your fruit.
Jasper
Nikita, Melissa & Lily
making 3D shapes.
We don’t have pizza and chips in the
morning because it won’t give us energy.
Charlotte
Apples are my
favourite fruit. Lily
Crunch & Sip helps us stay fit and
healthy. Annabelle
Crunch & Sip helps our
brains to be healthy
and it stops us
getting sick. Wyatt
Fruit & water give you energy and helps you
grow faster. Aysel
Annabelle
Lachlan Jane
Wyatt Arnold
Lily
Melissa
Charlotte
Ryan Cooper
Aysel
Jacob
Jake Norman
Paige
Jasper
Ebony Nikita
Tait
Sarah
Perseverance Conquers All
BARELLAN COMMUNITY NEWS
In conjunction with the John O’Brien Festival in Narrandera, there will be two great
competitions for children running.
Teddy Bears Picnic Sunday 18th March 2012
12.30pm in the Narrandera Park Teddy Bear Competition
Age Groups Under 5yrs, 5-8yrs, 9-12yrs, OPEN
Sunday 18th March 2012 10.30pm in the
Narrandera Park Age Groups
Kindy, Year1, Year 2, Year 3
Flyers available from the Front Office
Barellan Diner NOW OPEN
· Serving Freshly Battered Fish · 5oz Meat Patty Hamburgers
· Fresh ‘made to order’ Sandwiches · Meals & Roast of the Day · General Takeaway Items
· Milk & Soft Drinks Available · FREE tea & Coffee with every Sit Down Meal Ordered
· Full Aussie Breakfast
EFTPOS Available Opening Hours - As the Rooster crows until late at night
Phone 6963 9385
There will be no tennis this Friday due to
the Masters Games. Tennis will resume
Friday 2nd March.
Perseverance Conquers All
Barellan Swap Meet
Sunday 25th March
6.00am - 2.00pm
Barellan Show Ground
Sites Available Inside $30.00
Sites Outside $20.00
Car Entry $5.00 Per Car
Gate Entry $5.00 All Adults
Refreshments Available
All Proceeds to Barellan Aged Care
Barellan Rural Fire Brigade Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Barellan
Rural Fire Brigade will be held at the fire station
on Monday 27th February 2012
commencing at 7.30pm.
Ian Barbour Lyn Woodham
President Secretarty
0407 972 132 6963 9111
BARELLAN COMMUNITY NEWS
Griffith Friday Night Junior Tennis Registration Day—Friday 24th February at
5.00pm. Come along for a parent/child fun night.
Junior Competition starts Friday 2nd March 2012. Cardio Tennis sessions now available
Contact Cheryle 04029 126 586 or Jeremy 0414 991 623
Barellan Masters Games
Donations of Cakes & Slices
greatly appreciated.
Drop to the Kiosk Saturday / Sunday
Barellan Masters Games
Helpers Needed
BBQ & Kiosk @ Sports Ground
Saturday & Sunday
If available phone Jo Ohlsen 6963 9526
Or just turn up.