Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

TERM 1 WEEK 7 Friday, 13 March 2020

Monday 16 March Harmony Day - African Beat Performance

Wednesday 18 March 3 Way Interviews

School Council Meeting

P&C Meeting

Thursday 19 March Sydney West Swimming Carnival

Friday 20 March National Day of Action Against Bullying

Tuesday 24 March Maths Olympiad 1

Wednesday 25 March Stage 3 Sport and Rec Camp – Narrabeen

Friday 27 March Stage 3 return from camp

Monday 30 March Life Education commences

Wednesday 1 April P&C Healthy Breakfast (from 8:35am)

Tuesday 7 April End of Term Band Performance

Thursday 9 April Easter Hat Parade

ANZAC Day Assembly

Last day Term 1

Monday 27 April Staff Development Day

Tuesday 28 April Students return for Term 2

Wednesday 6 May Maths Olympiad 2

Friday 8 May Mother’s Day Stall

NO PARKING ON SCHOOL GROUND AT ANY TIME - Please Park on Masons Dr

• At present the school will be fully operational next week.

We will keep parents/carers informed of any further updates.

Three-way Interviews Years 1-6

Families should now all have their Three Way Interviews times for next week. Please note that teachers

will be keeping to the timetable so ensure that you are not be late for your interview or you may have to

reschedule.

If you have questions regarding this process please contact the office, assistant principals or myself.

Harmony Day Parade

Next Monday, 16 March we will be celebrating Harmony Day at Burnside. The students will enjoy the

African drumming group in the morning session. The annual Harmony Day Parade will commence at

11.30am.

Unfortunately we have postponed the cup cake stall until later in the year but parents and families are still

welcome to join us for recess.

Students have a choice to wear the colour orange, a national costume or a country’s sporting colours as

they parade in their class groups.

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

High School Expression of Interest Forms – Yr 7 2021

An information guide and expression of interest form were sent home with your year 6 child last

Wednesday, 11 March. Your child’s designated local high school, based on your address, is written on the

form. If your address has changed, please contact the school immediately. Forms are to be returned to

school as soon as possible, no later than Friday, 20 March.

Please note the Selective High School placement process is conducted separately to this ‘expression of

interest’ form. If you have applied for placement at a Selective High School, the ‘expression of interest’

form still needs to be filled out with your alternative preferences to selective schools (eg local high school).

If your child will be attending a non-state school, please state this on your form and return it to the office.

Stewart House Donation Drive

A Stewart House Donation Drive envelope for 2020 has been sent home with each child. Every donation of $2 or more will put you in the draw to win a $4000 holiday to a destination of your choice. If you like to donate to Stewart House, please return the envelope to the office no later than Friday, 27 March 2020.

Life Education and Healthy Breakfast

The Life Education Van will be visiting Burnside in Week 10 (Monday, 30 March – Thursday, 2 April). Each

class will be timetabled to visit the Life Education Van for a one hour session with the classroom teacher

and the specially trained Life Education educator.

There will be a parent information session on Wednesday at 9.30am to allow parents to see what is

involved in the Life Education program. If you will be attending this information session, please inform the

office, so that the educator knows how many will be present.

To compliment our Life Education Visit we will be holding a Free Healthy Breakfast on Wednesday,

1 April from 8:35am under the COLA. Each student is invited to come along (with a bowl and spoon) and

have a breakfast of cereal, milk and fruit. We would like to thank our P&C for sponsoring this healthy

community initiative.

Please remember to complete the permission note and return it to the school office by Friday, 20 March.

National Day of Action against Bullying

On Friday, 20 March 2020, Australian schools will stand united in their communities to celebrate the tenth

National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA). Burnside Public School will be part of this

national event. Students in all grades are currently participating in weekly lessons to learn about

bullying. For more information about Bullying and the National Day of Action visit

https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/ .

P&C Position Available

Since the P&C AGM last month three positions have become vacant. We need new nominations for a

second Vice President, a new Secretary and a new Treasurer. For more information on these positions,

please see the note in P&C Information at the end of the newsletter.

Lunch Orders

Students may order lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays ONLY through Spar Supermarket at

North Parramatta by on-line ordering and lunches will be delivered to school by approximately 1pm.

Orders need to be in by 9:30am the day of deliver.

Spar Supermarket North Parramatta - Phone: 02 9330 8595

Website: sparlunches.com.au

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

AFL Paul Kelly Cup

On Tuesday, 14 boys from Stage 3 represented Burnside at the Paul Kelly Cup. The boys played four

games against Northmead Public , North Rocks Public, Beresford Road Public and Christ the King. The

boys displayed good sportsmanship towards the other schools and enjoyed a great day of AFL and getting

muddy!

Assembly Awards

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

School Notes – due by 3pm

Yr 5 & 6 Camp Final Payment due Friday, 13 March

K - 6 Kings School Permission Note due Friday, 13 March

K – 6 Life Education Permission Note ($11.00) due Friday, 20 March

K – 2 Stewart House Donation Drive return by 27 March

Gill Bennett

Relieving Principal

P & C INFORMATION

P&C Positions Available

Our next P&C meeting is on Wednesday,18 March and we are asking for parents to volunteer for some

really important positions. The roles of Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary are vacant. The Vice

President will work closely with the fundraising team to help raise funds for our agenda this year and will

play a leading role in starting to organise the 100 year anniversary of Burnside Public School. The

Treasurer will keep track of our receipts and our spending from the Uniform Shop and from the Fundraising

team. The Treasurer must be proficient using MYOB and have book keeping skills. The Secretary keeps

a record of what happens at the meetings and prepares the Minutes. All three of these positions will join

the President, Marc Croker, and the other Vice President, Caroline Idstein, to form the P&C Executive. We

also have a couple of spare spots available on the Fundraising Team if you are interested in helping with

organising fundraising events this year.

Please consider helping out on the P&C this year. Volunteering is a very rewarding experience especially

when our children get the benefits of our hard work.

P&C Meetings

The P&C meeting is held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm in the staffroom. All welcome

to attend. The next meeting will be in 2020 - Wednesday, 18 March 2020.

Uniform Shop

Open every Friday morning from 8:45am – 9:15am or you may place an order at the school office.

Newsletters and most notes can be found on our school website at

https://burnside-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/newsletters-and-notes.html

Go to Newsletters or the relevant year for notes or download the Burnside School Enews app for easy access

UNIFORM Clearance Sale

50% off selected items

The Uniform Shop is clearing out deleted lines

of stock for $5.00. Deleted items include:

• Bottle Green Track Pants

• Girls Bottle Green Winter Pants

• Old Style Sports Shorts

• Bottle Green Sloppy Joes with school

logo

Be quick – limited sizes and stock available (no

rainchecks). Only available to purchase from

the Uniform Shop (no orders through the office)

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

Burnside Public School 1 Masons Drive, North Parramatta NSW 2151 Phone: 9630 1422 Fax: 9890 1876 Email: burnside-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.burnside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ‘Omnia Pro Bono – For the Good of All’

Greetings Friends of Penrith Observatory

Date: Saturday 21 March 2020

Event name: Public Astronomy Night: From Darkness to Light: Star Birth in the Milky Way

Event details:

Speaker – Dr Nick Tothill

Stars like our sun are still being formed all around us in our Galaxy, although they're sometimes hard to

see. Some of them are going to be like our own Sun, some of them will be smaller, and some will be

much, much bigger. Find out about new stars and the places we can see them, and what this means for

our understanding of our Sun and our place in the Galaxy.

Includes presentation, short 3D movie, tour of the dome and viewing of the night sky through a range of

telescopes (weather permitting).

$18.00 Adult

$12.00 Child/Concession

$50.00 Family (2 adults + 2 children)

Children under 3 years of age free.

IMPORTANT: Parents/Carers are responsible for and must remain with their children at all times.

BOOKINGS VIA OUR WEBSITE ESSENTIAL

Time: 8pm – 10pm

Venue Address: Penrith Observatory (Building AO), Western Sydney University, Werrington North

campus, Great Western Highway, Werrington 2747

Contact phone or website for public enquiries and bookings:

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/observatorypenrith/penrith_observatory/whats_on

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3601725336520526/