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Newsletter No 6 Monday, 12 March, 2018

Email: [email protected] Website: www.baulkhamn-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Phone: 9639 6936

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Principal: Graham Holmes Deputy Principals: Sandra McKay – Sue Taylor

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Meet and Greet – Last Week

It was tremendous to see so many parents come along to the ‘Meet and Greet’ sessions last Wednesday.

While it was certainly an opportunity to meet me and ask questions, it was also an opportunity to talk

about the vision for the school for the coming years. At both sessions generous and productive discussion

took place with a number of themes regarding the vision for the school being consistently raised. They

were:

Ensuring that there is a mastery of key literacy and numeracy skills for all students

Continue to deliver key subjects such as English, Maths, Science, and Humanities and ensure that

gender participation rates in STEM subjects are balanced.

A teaching of skills such as creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration that will

prepare students for an increasingly complex life

Utilising information, communication and technology effectively but to make sure that they do

not take over the human dimension of teaching.

Other themes included – lifelong learning, global citizenship, resilient learners, Asian literacy,

learning beyond the classroom, acknowledgement of ‘soft’ skills as being important, flexibility,

adaptability, kindness and looking after others.

From the meetings, a number of parents have volunteered to be on a working party to develop a school

vision statement, one that consolidates the ideas of the meetings and provides a reference for what we

value as we move forward as a 21st century school. Once the statement is developed, I will publish it in

this newsletter and seek further comment and input from you. A big thank you to all involved and please

look forward to another forum to be held next term.

Zone Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to our team of swimmers who excelled last Tuesday in the Zone Carnival. Overall our

school achieved second place in the carnival with there being outstanding individual and team

performances by all swimmers. A considerable number of students have made it through to the Area

carnival being held tomorrow at Homebush. We wish them all the best of luck. A full run down of Zone

results is to be found inside this newsletter.

Partnership in Learning Interview Times.

The Partnership in Learning interviews will be held during next week from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd

March.



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Click on the link below to book your Interview.

Please use Event Code: ghhvn (all lower case)

www.schoolinterviews.com.au

To make the most of your interviews, parents may wish to consider the following questions:

1. What are your child's strengths?

2. Where would you like to see your child develop further this year/goals for learning?

3. What are your child's interests?

4. Is there anything in your child's life outside school that could be impacting on their school performance?

National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence – Take a Stand Together

The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) is Australia's key anti‑bullying event for

schools and encourages all Australian students to stand united against bullying and violence in the

classroom, in schools and beyond. At the Year 3-6 assembly this week our student leaders will be

presenting key messages and performances about how our school responds to this problem. This will

include the signing of pledges by the leaders of the student, staff and parent community. I welcome your

attendance to hear what our school is doing in addressing this significant issue in society. The assembly

commences at 2:00pm.

http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/



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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

SCHOOL PHOTOS School Photos will be taken on Tuesday 3 April. Students will this week receive their photo envelopes. If you would like to purchase school photos, please return the photo envelope on the day of the photos. Sibling photos are also available. If you would like a sibling photo to be taken, please request a special envelope from the school office. Year 6-7 Expression of Interest Forms. Expression of Interest forms for students entering Year 7 in 2019 are due back to school on Friday 16 March. If you require any assistance with this form please contact Mrs Clare Brett or Mrs Sandra McKay on 9639 6936. National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence Friday March 16 is the National day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. On Tuesday at the 3-6 assembly our school leaders will be presenting information on this topic. During the week students in all grades will be signing a pledge against bullying and violence. At Baulkham Hills North we aim to create a safe and supportive school community for everyone



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UPCOMING EVENTS

EVENT DATE TIME INFORMATION

Evacuation Drill 12/3/18- 16/3/18

TBA Staff and students will have a mandatory evacuation drill to practise emergency procedures at some time during the week.

3-6 Assembly 13/3/18 2.00pm Assembly is in the school hall. At this assembly principal’s awards and excellence awards will be presented. The school leaders will also be presenting on Anti Bullying. Parents are most welcome to attend.

Area Swimming Carnival

13/3/18 All day Selected swimmers from the Zone carnival will compete at the Area carnival.

Mayfair Mufti Day 14/3/18 All day Students are encouraged to come dressed in their brightest colours and donate an item for the Mayfair. Item requested include: non-perishable gourmet food item, new beauty or pamper product, new toy, new baby item. If you are unable to donate an item a gold coin would be appreciated.

Selective High School Test

15/3/18 9.00am Students who are applying for entry into a selective high school in 2019 will sit the entry exam. Parents of students who have applied would have received an email confirmation with exact details of test times and locations.

PSSA Round 5 16/3/18 9.00am PSSA sporting teams compete at various locations

K-2 Assembly 20/3/18 2.00pm Assembly is in the school hall. At this assembly principal’s awards and excellence awards will be presented.

P&C meeting 20/3/18 7.30pm P&C meeting will be held in the library, all parents are welcome to attend.

Harmony Day 21/3/18 All Day Students are encourage to wear a touch of orange with their school uniform to support Harmony Day.

Castle Hill High School G&T class test

22/3/18 Students who have applied for the Castle Hill High School G&T class will sit their entry test at Castle Hill High School

PSSA Round 6 23/3/18 9.00am PSSA sporting teams compete at various locations.

Year 2 Incursion 27/3/18 All day Year 2 “Forces” incursion in the school hall.

Northmead High School Higher Ability Selection Test

27/3/18 Students who have applied for the Northmead High School Higher Ability class will sit their entry test at Northmead High School.



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AWARDS EXCELLENCE AWARD

3F Owen ,Rohit, Annabelle, Ngaire, Jiho, Konna, Evan

3MT Elizabeth, Imogen

3W Sofia

4H Gabriella

4J Jack

4KH Ebony

4S Grace, Liam

5D Lucas, Susie ,Jesse, Emily

5G Heather

5R Ethan, Kayla

5S Alisa

6B Ria, Keira, Ellen, Khyati, Lily, Saxon

6PB Rory

6R Ashvith

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD

3K Melody, Todd, Joel, Harper

3MT Zoe, Jarrod(2), Madeline, Liam, Andrew, Mathew

3W Madeline, Failzaan

4H Lilly, Rahul

4S Aidan, Grace

5R Timothy, Xavier, Taylor, Kayla, Lily

5S Zac, Hannah

6B Lily, Ellen, Khyati, Kanwal, Jasmine

6D Jude, Ruby

6PB Derek, Teagan, Drew, Sofia, Jeein



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RECENT EVENTS

Clean Up Australia Day Report

Congratulations to all students who participated in Clean up Australia Day. There was a buzz of

activity with students and teachers seen weeding, collecting litter, clearing leaves and generally

making our school a cleaner, tidier place. All students were demonstrating pride in their school

and of course supporting this National Initiative.

Act locally, think globally is a great slogan that demonstrates the need for every individual on

our planet to contribute to the protection of our planet as each small effort combines to a

mammoth global effort.

How do you contribute each day? Think about your efforts…. Let’s make our school

environment a cleaner place everyday!!!!!

Mrs Henriksen, Mrs Johnson and Ms Fillery ….Green team Coordinators..2018

Zone Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to the 23 students who competed at the Zone swimming carnival last

Wednesday 7th March. It was an enjoyable day watching all our swimmers move through the

water so gracefully and enjoying themselves at the same time. All swimmers performed to the

best of their ability and some achieved personal bests on the day in numerous events.

A big congratulations to Saxon and Elina for achieving age champions on the day.



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Name Zone Event

Elina Ist place: Senior girls IM, 11yrs girls Butterfly 11years girls backstroke, 11 years girls breastroke, 11 years 50m freestyle, Open girls 100m freestyle

Saxon 1st place: 12 years boys 50 m freestyle, 12 years boys backstroke, Senior boys Breastroke 2nd place: Open boys 100m freestyle 3rd place: Senior boys butterfly and Sneior boys IM

Zane 2nd place: 11 year boys backstroke 3rd place: 11 year boys butterfly

Blake 1st place: Junior boys IM

Ayden, Saxon, Jude, Zane 1st place Senior boys relay

Alanah,Alyssa, Jaedin, Elina 1st place Senior girls relay

Lillian, Kasey, Jessica, Madison 2nd place Junior girls relay BHNPS placed 2nd out of all the schools.

Good luck to the students attending the Area Swimming Carnival next Tuesday at Sydney Olympic

Aquatic Park.



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SHINING STARS

ELINA and SAXON

Congratulations to Elina and Saxon who were Age Champions at the recent Zone swimming

carnival.



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School Club

Thank you to all our new faces at our meeting last week. Hope to see you again and at many more. Thank you to Mr. Holmes who hosted a Q and A session right after School Club. Hope everyone got something out of both meetings. We welcome the school community to attend our next meeting. Our next meeting is Wednesday, April 4th, shortly after 9:00am in the after school care room. Morning tea is provided and as always we welcome all the little ones not yet in school. Please join us for an informal meeting to discuss our future events and hear from our school executives. Our Facebook page is going well and has a steady increase of followers. If you haven’t yet seen our page it is never too late. Keep up to date with the latest School Club activities and like our page!

Thank you and any questions you can contact me. Beth Tamba 0409 929 831 [email protected]

Please like us on our Facebook page and stay up to date with

School Club activities. https://www.facebook.com/bhnpsschoolclub

or search @bhnpsschoolclub

https://www.facebook.com/bhnpsschoolclub

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If you would be interested in attending either of our Northen Stars Playgroup sessions, please contact Susan - 0408 963 874

The playgroup sessions run on Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 11am and welcome all families with children 0-5 years of age not yet in school. Costs are $20 per term. Toys, crafts, books and morning tea are on offer. This is a great way to meet people from our community and possible future BHNPS families. Thank you to Jody (Tuesday) and Lakshmi (Thursday) who have volunteered to coordinate on those days.

Chess Years 3 - 6

Are you interested in representing our school in the NSW Junior Primary Schools Chess

Competition?

WHEN IS IT? During 2nd and 3rd terms, usually after school on Fridays. Games normally last

for approximately an hour.

WHERE? Games are played on a "home and away" basis: i.e. some games will be played at school

while others will be played at nearby participating schools.

WHY COMPETE? There are tremendous benefits for children involved in the competition - new

outlook, new friends, intellectual stimulation, improved concentration, a new reason to develop

self-esteem.

For further details, contact Mrs Vather in Room 14 by Friday, 16th March. A commitment is

required.

Chess Co-ordinator

Mrs Vather



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School Banking Information Session.

Baulkham Hills North Public School is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students.

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.

The rewards available during 2018 are:

Twister Power Handball

Secret Scratch Pad

Sparkle Glitter Pens

Glow Light

Mighty Boom Handball

Heat Reactor Pencils

Slushie Maker Cup

Zoom Flying Disc

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.

School Banking day is Thursday. Each week students should drop their Dollarmite deposit books in the designated box at the school office before class starts. We will be holding a School Banking Information Session at our school: Time: 8:40-9:15am Date: Thursday 22 March 2018 Location: Kindergarten Quad Please join us and find out more about the School Banking program and how your child can get involved.



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If you are interested in opening a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account for your child you can visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account. A School Banking representative will be available at the Information Session to show you how you can do this. In order to verify yourself and your child, you will need your driver’s licence and your child’s birth certificate, but if you don’t have these with you on the day, you can complete verification online at home.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2018 School Banking program information pack from the school office, email the School Banking Team at [email protected] , phone/SMS Olivia on 0422511327 or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

Completing your deposit slip for School Banking day. !!UNLABELLED WALLET Last week (8th March), the School Banking team has received a School banking deposit ‘yellow wallet’ containing money but no other detail, therefore we cannot process and return the wallet to the student. Please email the School Banking Team at [email protected] , phone/SMS Olivia on 0422511327 if your child has not being returned their banking wallet last week. Let this be a timely reminder , Please ensure your child’s deposit slip is correctly filled out before banking with School Banking. The below example indicates the fields that are required to be completed.

mailto:[email protected]




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$1811.01 raised through School Banking in 2017! Thanks to the fantastic efforts of our students we have raised $1811.01 for our school through the School Banking Contributions Program in 2017. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.

These funds will go towards to P&C, where it will be funding the students’ needs. Saving regularly is an important habit to get into, whether you're saving a little or a lot. Keep up the great work and remember, School Banking day is every Thursday. The program require parent volunteers to facilitate the banking and distribution of School Banking rewards. This only takes a small amount of your time one day a week and the Commonwealth Bank will provide support in how to run the program. Your help with the program will greatly benefit students as they develop vital saving skills and also help our school with fundraising. If you are interested in volunteering for this great program, please Please email the School Banking Team at [email protected] , phone/SMS Olivia on 0422511327.




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P&C

Dates to diarise Dates for the P&C meetings for 2018 are as follows:

Date Time

20 March 2018 7.30 p.m. Term 1 general meeting

15 May 2018 7.30 p.m. Term 2 general meeting

19 June 2048 7.30 p.m. Term 2 general meeting

21 August 2018 7.30 p.m. Term 3 general meeting

18 September 2018 7.30 p.m. Term 3 general meeting

16 October 2018 7.30 p.m. Term 4 general meeting

20 November 7.30 p.m. Term 4 general meeting

18 December No meeting No meeting

Uniform shop

The P&C runs the school's uniform shop. Our uniform shop is staffed entirely by parent volunteers who generously give up their time to make sure our uniform items are always in stock. Without our parents generously donating their time to keep our uniform shop running, we will not be able to provide this service to our families. By having our uniform shop on the school grounds, we can keep costs to a minimum and thereby offer affordable uniforms to parents.

The uniform shop needs volunteers! If you would like to become part of our fabulous uniform shop team, please contact the uniform shop [email protected]. You can volunteer as much or as little of your time that suits you.

Uniform items can be purchased online at http://www.flexischools.com.au/. Please note that on-line ordering is only available during school term. Our uniform shop trading times are as followings:

We have EFTPOS and credit card facilities available at the uniform shop for your convenience.

If you would like to receive news from the P&C and get copies of our meeting Agenda and Minutes, just send an email to [email protected] so that we can add you to our mailing list.

Have a great week

Charmaine Hetem

BHNPS P&C President

[email protected]





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UNIFORM SHOP

Opening hours

Monday afternoons 3-3.30pm

Fridays 9 -9.30am

If you cannot come to the shop, you can order school uniform on https://www.flexischools.com.au/,

where you have the option to have the uniforms delivered to your child’s classroom during school hours.

Contact Information:

email [email protected] or

phone/SMS Olivia on 0422 511 327

Dr Shoe is coming to BHNPS UNIFORM SHOP

Dr Shoe is coming to BHNPS Uniform Shop on Monday 12 March

2:45pm-3:30pm.

Olivia

BHNPS Uniform Shop Coordinator

0422 511 327

https://www.flexischools.com.au/




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SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE CASH ONLY

Monday 26 March and Tuesday 27 March 2018

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Term 1 is whizzing by so fast and before we know it, the students will be in their Winter Uniforms! Full

Winter Uniform is usually worn by no later than week 3 of Term 2.

Once again, we will be holding our BHNPS Second Hand Uniform Sale over 2 days. Monday 26 March

before school from 9.00am to 10.00 am and Tuesday 27 March in the afternoon from 2.30pm to 3.15pm.

The sale is for anyone who would like to buy or sell second hand uniforms that are in good, clean

condition. The sale will be held in Quad 1 near the steps to the Uniform Shop.

Get your uniforms ready for sale and bring them to school between Monday 12 March and Thursday

22 March. All uniforms for sale are to be individually and clearly labelled (using the attached labels)

and in a bag. Sellers need to also complete the attached form.

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR ITEMS FOR SALE IN THE BOX BY THE FRONT OFFICE. This will be

collected regularly.

Sellers decide the price of each item for sale. Using the labels provided in this newsletter, please safety

pin your completed label to each item to be sold. From a safety aspect, please do not use dressmaker

pins or staples.

$1 from each item sold will be donated to the school. The remainder of the money for items sold will

be sent to the seller via their child’s classroom along with any unsold items after the sale. If you have

friends who want to sell uniforms, please arrange with each other so that your child can bring it to school

and take any unsold items home. If you would like to buy any items and are unable to come at the sale

times, try to arrange with other parent(s) who could buy on your behalf.

Clean and neatly presented items sell best. Please note, unwashed uniforms will not be included in the

sale.

NO ITEMS DROPPED OFF DIRECTLY TO THE SALE WILL BE ACCEPTED - NO EXCEPTIONS.

The last day to drop off your items to the office will be Thursday 22nd March.

This sale will be run by volunteer parents. If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Sophie

on [email protected] or Sharon on [email protected]

If you have any queries, please contact either of us. Please note this uniform sale is not connected

with the School Uniform Shop - no returns, no refunds are possible.

Cash only will be accepted on the day.

Many thanks,

Sophie Roche and Sharon Brown





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Seller to complete this form and place inside

Bag of Clothing to be sold-----------------------------------------------------

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Contact Phone Number

Child’s Name at BHNPS

Child’s Class

Total number of items enclosed for sale

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Please return my unsold items to the above classroom

Please donate my unsold items to the BHNPS Uniform Shop

Please attach one completed label for each uniform item for sale

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HAST TESTING – NORTHMEAD HS

Over the past several years Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School has been implementing a Gifted and Talented Academic Program, the entry to which has become extremely competitive. Selection into this academic program is based on an entrance examination. This year for the 2019

placement, we will be conducting a Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST). Please note that this

program is for selection to the academic program, rather than the Creative and Performing Arts

stream. However, the two streams are not necessarily mutually exclusive. . The non-refundable

cost to parents for this examination is $69.00 which is what the school is charged and covers the cost

and marking of the examination.

Testing will occur on Tuesday March 27th, 2018 from 9.00am to 1.00pm at Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School in the school library. There will be four (4) tests which will include:

Reading Comprehension 45 minutes

Written Expression 25 minutes

Mathematical Reasoning 40 minutes

Abstract Reasoning 30 minutes Candidates who arrive late for the first test will be admitted only at the discretion of the supervisor, and additional time will not be allowed. Parents who are interested in applying for a placement in this class can find the application form on the school website and may contact the school for further details if required. A Botrill Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator



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