Friday the 23nd of March

Bonshaw Public School

Well the term is really flying by with us already in

Week 7.

We were very fortunate last week to have Mrs

Julia Harpham present us all with a display and

talk on a wide variety of information from Papua

New Guinea (being the CWA Country of Study for

this year). Yetman and Mingoola Public Schools

joined us for the day along with parents and CWA

ladies. A special thank you to Mrs Harpham for her

very informative talk. Thank you also for the

wonderful morning tea provide by our parents and

the CWA ladies.

On the 5th March we also enjoyed a performance

from a 31 piece Bavarian band at Mingoola Hall.

The band actively involved the students in a

number of songs - including the "Chicken" dance.

Gwen and Jack from “Sketch n Scripture” visited

this week and shared stories and songs with us.

Our minibeast studies have taught us a number of

fascinating facts such as:

dragonflies can fly up to 95km/h

European Honey bees can flap their wings up to

200 times a second

Ladybugs eat up to 5,000 aphids in their

lifetime.

We are busy getting organised for our Anzac Day

service on the 25th April, 8am. We welcome all

community to come and join us on Anzac Day.

Kind regards,

Mrs Kim

Newton

School Library Library lessons take place

each Thursday. Could you

please send your child's

library bag in with them

RESPECT

PARTICIPATE

CHALLENGE

Next Bonshaw P & C Meeting

Monday April 1, 2019

3pm

At the School

Friday’s for students days off Term 1;

March 29th, April 12th.

Office is open Wednesday, Thursday and on the

Fridays that the children are here. On these days

I am able to take admin enquiries, uniform sales

and any other queries you may have.

Leah Sharpe

Important Dates;

Monday 1 April—Yetman Cricket

Friday 5 April—MacIntyre Horse Sports

Thursday 11 April—Last day of Term 1

ANZAC DAY—THURSDAY 25 APRIL 8AM

WEEKEND OF APRIL 6/7 IS THE END OF DAY LIGHT SAVINGS.

A big thank you

to Sandy of

Sandy’S MuSic and

Tuition, Inverell. Through Mycall Wardle, our School Music Tutor,

Sandy has donated two covers for our keyboards at

the school.

Starts May 1, so don’t forget to collect your stickers for Bonshaw Public School

WINTER JACKETS The school is putting in an order for winter jackets to complement our school uniform. The style was decided last year at a P & C

meeting. The school will be placing the order with LW Reid on Friday 5th of April. Could you please ensure you have let the

school know by this date if you want us to order a jacket for your child/children. At this stage the jacket with embroidery will cost approximately $45.00. If you need sizing information or wish to view the

jacket please head to the LW Reid website.

www.lwreid.com.au

Sketch n Scripture

Gwen and Jack from Sketch and

Scripture visited on Tuesday 19

March. The students enjoyed a fun

time of singing and stories.

A Morning with the

CWA.

Papua New Guinea

Congratulations to ALL the Bonshaw Public School Team. . .we were awarded a grant of $1000 from Woolworths and Landcare to revitalise our garden! So the "Bonshaw Bush Tucker Garden" will be a project for this year. In the application we had to outline where we were located and how many children attend Bonshaw, and how a grant could help them build a garden.

Because we already have a garden established, we wrote about how the drought had made all growing things struggle, and how if we could grow some native plants or plants that we use to cook with, then Bonshaw could use the money to grow plants and cook them in their new kitchen! So things like a new timer to help watering, and plants like Davidson's Plum, Finger Limes, and other natives or edible plants were mentioned. Soon you can all help in the planning, then planting, watering and growing, and hopefully the EATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woolworths representative Belinda came all the way from Inverell to present the grant, and promises to return later in the year to enjoy the garden when it is productive. She left the school a huge box of gorgeous fruit to be shared among the kids, and we hope to have something yummy to present her when she returns.

The 31 piece “Original Bavarian Brass Band” that performed at Mingoola Hall and the Tenterfield

10th Biennial Bavarian Music Festival in March. It was very entertaining for the

adults and the students.